Nebraska Newspapers

    BRINGS PROCEEDINGS
Attorney General Flics tbo Information In
Quo Warranto Action ,
COUNCIL AND COMMISSION MUST RESPOND
PollOon Soli Out HxUtliiB Condition *
nuil Ankft the llcftpoiiilciil * to
Show CnttNe for Their
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' 1/fNCOL.N , Jnn. 21. ( Special. ) The su
preme court having granted leave the at
torney general thin afternoon filed his Information
mation In quo warrnnto In the Omahn police
commission case , the title of the cause being
"The Slate of Nebraska ex rel Constantine
J. Smyth , Attorney General , Helator , against
Frank U. lloorcs , William F. Illngham , Wil
liam F. Ilcchcl , I/ouls Ilunnester , Myron I ) .
Karr , Ernest Stuht , David T. Mount , Frank
J. Durkley , George W. Mercer , Charles C.
Lobcck , J. II. Pcabody , I ) . O. < Gregory , Wil
liam C. Dullard and R. 13. L. Herdman , re-
epondcnts. " i
In opening the petition states that on
April 1 , 1897 , the defendants , R. E. L. Herd-
Iran , J. II. Pcabody , D. D. Gregory and Wil
liam C. Hull-in ) , were appointed by the gov
ernor as members of the Fire and
Pollco commission for the city of Omaha ,
for the terma of one , two , three and four
yearo respectively. That the olid partlco im
mediately qualified and entered upon the
discharge of their duties and that slncci
that date , together with the defendant ,
"Krank 12. Moores , acting mayor of the city
of Omaha , " have been exercising the privi
leges and performing the duties conferred by
law upon the member * of the said beard.
The act of the legislature In corporatlng
metropolitan cities is also set fortli as the
authority under which the commissioners
have acted. The petition Bays that "said
management , direction anil conliol of eald
departments involve the control and mcn-
agemcnt of property belonging to the city
of Omaha of the vnluo of many thousands of
dollars and also the direction and manage
ment of about 200 men i-mploycd In preserv
ing the pcaco and public order of the said
city. "
The relntor further states that "Hon. Cun
ningham II. Scott , a Judge of the district
court of Douglas county , recently gave an
opinion without pronouncing any judgment
thereon or entering n final order from which
an appeal could bo taken to this court ,
wherein and whereby the said Cunningham
R. Scott declared that the said acts under
which the said iHcrdmau , Pcabcdy , Gregory
and Dullard field their said office and cxcr-
clsod the duties thereof , as herein stated , are
void , because , as 'ho declares , the same are In
conflict with the constitution of the state
and In contravention of the provisions of the
1)111 of rights , Declaration of Independence
anil the Inherent rights of the citizens o
Iho tald city of Omnlu. "
That the said Scott had declared nm
caused to bo published an opinion that there
was no law to authorize the governor to np
point the flra and pollco commissioners , bu
that the nwyor and city council have the ab
eoluto right to control the police and lire dc
partments and also the right to appoint tbo
commlsslor
EFFECT OF THE OPINION.
The petition says that since the i romul
gallon of this opinion the mayor and a ma
jorlty of the council have accepted it as
correct and ns stating the law , and now ns
sumo to bcllovo that it Is their duty to pro
ceed to assume the control and manage
mcnt of the flro and pollco department , to
tbo exclusion of the commissioners ap
pointed by the governor , and that there Is
now a dispute as to who shall .control am
direct the said departments.
The petition then further says that "the
dispute Is In danger of producing and has
produced discord , contention and lack o
discipline In the fire and police departments
of the fity and la endangering the peace
and welfare of the Bald city and the Inhnb
Hants' thereof,1' and that for the purpose
oC having determined judicially the rights
of all defendants this suit Is brought , "that
duo process of law bo Issued against tbo
several persons named ns defendants herein
and that said defendants and each of their
bo required to appear before this court anO
answer this complaint of the stats of Ne
braska , showing by what wan'ant , claimer
or regret they exercise , or claim to exer
cise , the rights , liberties , privileges anil
franchises aforesaid , and that upon flnni
hearing of this cause Judgment of ouster
bo entered against them , or such of them
s In the judgment of this court ore not en
titled to said olllces and to the rights , lib
erties and privileges thereto. "
The applications for .spaco In the educa
tional exhibit at the exposition are coming
to 'Stato Superintendent Jiickson very rapidly
now , schools employing over 1,300 teachers
( having already arplled There wore 375 ap
plications today and It Is expected that by the
flrst of February fully 2,500 will get In. The
etttlo superintendent goes to Drokcn Dow
tomorrow to address a teachers' Institute
and will visit Kearney , Eddyvillo , Mlnden
ami York next week , addressing farmers'
Institutes at each of Wioso places. Ho ex
pects to stir up a great deal of Interest In
the exposition < luring tbo trip.
The petition in error in the case of N. P.
Fell apalnst tbo Kitchen Bros. Hotel com
pany was filed in the supreme court today.
MILLERS FINISH THEIR SESSION.
The Nebraska millers nt their meeting last
night elected the following officers : Presi
dent , D. M. Dean , Seward ; secretary , O. C.
Holmes , Omaha ; treasurer , A , L. Johnson ,
Crete.
The millers concluded their session this
forenoon. Prof. Richards of the University
of Nebraska appeared before tbo association
nnd urged the mlllera to do nil they could
toward getting the manufacturers of mill
machinery to make a strong exhibit at the
exposition.
A. L. Dean read n paper on "Flshways and
Irrigation. " W. L. May of the Nebraska
( Pish commission read a paper on "Maln-
< alnlng FJshways Over Dams , " and Prof. 0.
V. P. Stout of rhe State university read a
ixiper on "Tho Waterways of Nebraska. "
The matter of sending Hour lo the Cuban
relief commission was discussed and It "was
recommended that circulars bo sent out to
the millers of the state asking them to make
liberal donations ,
It was decided that hereafter district
mcotlngo would bi held In different parts
of the state. In order that the millers from
the most distant counties might bo en
abled to attend. The first of thcso meet
ing ! ! will be held on call of the president.
At the meetings a vice president will bo
elected for c'ach district , who will preside
at the meeting In his district.
President Dean appointed the following
executive committee for the year : N. D.
Kendall , Lincoln ; Chnimcy Abbott , Schuy-
lor ; C. L. Mielenz , AVnhoo ; John Gralf , Tc-
cumsch ; II. 11. Smith , Holmesvlllo ; Ernest
Hey or , Oak ; Robert Hrldges , Fromctit. The
railroad committee Is as follows : N. n.
Kendall , A. L , Johnson and 0. A. Cooper.
A committee to confer with the Nebraska
Fish commission on the question of having
flshways over dams was appointed , conslst-
* , blotches , blackhead * , red , rough , oily ,
luothy nun , Itching , ncaly calp , dry , Ililn , mid
falling hair , nud baby blcmUlicn prevented by
CUTICUIU SOAP , the mo t effective kln purify.
lug mid Lcaiitlfjlui ; ioain | the orldn wella *
pureit and iwccteet for toilet , tatb , and nuwcry.
( uticura
Ii Mid tbroulhoit Hit - tU. Tom * P. * C. Co" . , & > '
l' [ l . , IWiuu , 07 " How lo U utl'tbi 8kln , " frM.
BLOOD HUMORS
ing of 11 n , Smith of Holmeavllle , W. 11
dimming of PnllJ.ido nnd F. M. Weathcral
of Hebron. Tills committee will nlno lee
after ipgi.Mallon In waterways and othc
matters affecting the millers.
Omaha people at the hotelsAt the Lin
doll A. Hone , C. K. Colllne , Frank L
Gregory , J. W. Parrlsh , iM. P. Server. A
the Lln"oln-vT. It , 'McCullough ' , 0. M. Fester
tor , W. D. Eck. C. II. Shatigle , C. W. Hare
0. W. Horn , jr.
noij < ; iAs coti'.vrv IIO.M ) CASKS ui
Unlilrlurr , IlcrUrlt nut
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LINCOLN , Jan. 21. ( Special Telegram )
The two Douglaa county .bond cases wor
argued before the 6-uprcmo court this morn
Ing , Justices Harrison and Norval and Com
mlssloncr Kagan 'being on the bench. At
torney W. R. Ueckctt presented the ccoe o
the funding bonds , while County Attorno
Haldrlgo made the argument for the expoal
tlon bonds , Mr. Daldrlgo said that the ox
limit Ion was a great Institution In which nl
of the pioplo of Douglas county were In
torestcd , nnd that the bonds had been
carried by more than a. two-thirds vote
The act of the legislature authorizing th
voting of the bonds wan constitutional , tie
cause of the fact that It was a general nc
for n special purpose , and did not repeal o
Interfere either with the constitution o
prior acts. A question was asked by Judg
Norval which Indicated Uiat the court .b . =
llcved the money was to > bo donated to th
exposition. Mr. Haldrlgo explained this b >
saying tlat the money was to bo used for n
county exhibit and for a building for sucl
exhibit. Thp state has appropriated monej
for just such a purpose the elate exhibit a
the World's fair.
The attorney general mido n ehort talk In
which he said that there had been doubts ate
to the legality of the bonds , and It had been
thought best to have the court pass on them
He had examined the authorities finding
none directly In support of his position hac
filed no briefs.
The argument of the Homo for the Friend
less mandamus case was heard In the con
sultatlrn loom thl morning before Judg
Sullivan and Commissioners Ryan and Irvine
SHOT uijAii Tr cjiiv.vimu
TrtiRiiI)1 TiilIowN Close I'pon Mnlrl
iniiny XtiuCrnu font.
CRAWFORD , Neb. Jan. 21. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Eva Davenport , daughter of Thomn
Davenport , a prominent ranchman at Glen
twelve miles from hero , was married 01
Wednesday to I. Gllinour , postmaster n
that place , at the Davenport homo and tha
night refused to respond In any way to th
charivari of the neighbors. Last night th
charivari turned out again In force wltl
guns and holla. The response was two shot
from a rlllo llrcd without warning from th
Davenport window Into the crowd. The firs
shot took effect In the body of William Mil
ler , but was not serious. The second cnterc <
the brain of his in-ycar-old eon , Frank Mil
ler , who died shortly afterwards at the nous
of a neighbor. 'Tho reports as to who llrec
the shots are conflicting , some claiming tha
it wna Davenport , about CO years old , am
others that it was Gllmour , only 10 year
of age. It Is reported that excitement In th
locality la Intense and more trouble i
threatened.
HARRINGTON , Neb. . Jan. 21. ( Spccla
Telegram. ) At a charivari last night n
Glen , a 11-year-old boy was shot and killed
It Is supposed by the groom , Irvin Gllmour
Particulars further than that Gllmour she
Into tbo crowd .with the above result arc
not known. The coroner and sheriff have
gone to the place of the Killing. Gilmou
has skipped.
TIIIOUUM : i.v .sroms KOII noxActm
Kil'ort < o Displace 11 Prli-st Proves ( <
lie n Klusi-i ) .
COLON , Neb. , Jan. 21. ( Special. ) Bishop
Bonacum of Lincoln sent Rev. Father Farrell -
roll hero this evening to relieve Rev. Father
Tucrjohn of this parish. Rev. Tucrjohn re
fused the new priest admittance to the parsonage -
sonago and as there la no hotel here Rev
Farrell was obliged to < lrlvo to Mead after
dark. Rev. Tnerjohn has been hero sevepa
yeara and had won the esteem and respec
of all , Irrespective of 'their religious views
and thu ! move on itho part of Bonacun
does .not meet with the approval of the
community. Tuerjohn's refusal to compel
menubrrs of his church to contribute to the
bishop's eastlo in Lincoln ia supposed to bo
the motive. Every ono is watching develop
ments with Interest.
WAHIIAXT OUT FOIl
AutliiirKloH After Liitp SiiiirrintL-iulciit
of tiniXcliriiNkit Clf.v IiistlttiU- .
NEBRASKA CITV , Jan. 21. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Information charging William
Ebright with obtaining money from the state
under false pretenses during his Incumbency
as suporintnodent of the Institution for the
Blind was filed this morning by County At
torney Pjul Jessen. The amount Is fixed at
? 500 , which the complaint alleges was ob
tained by salary vouchers made out in the
name of Ferd Hollingsworth ns "assistant
teacher" and employe and Lena M. TYucs-
dell as matron. The- complaint further al
leges that these parties were students of the
Institution and performed no duties whatever
as teacher or matron. The complaint does
not touch upon the alleged Irregularities In
the vouchers for drugs and other smyilics
for the Institution.
Kort Croolc Xotcn.
FORT CROOK , Neb. , Jan. 21. ( Special. )
Private John Case of the hospital corps at
this pool has been transferred by orders to
Fort Meade.
Private Murphy of Company F , who has
been very 111 with appendlcitus. Is slowly
recovering.
Mrs. Hall , wife of Lieutenant Hall , Joined
her husband after a pleasant visit with her
parents.
Lieutenant Stanley , son of General Stan
ley , retired , rejoined the Twenty-second ,
after a year spent abroad , where ho went
Lo study the foreign art of war.
Mrs. Robertson , granddaughter of Mr. Me-
geath of Omaha , has been the guest of
Lieutenant and Mra. Campbell for several
3nys.
3nys.Father
Father Johnson of the Episcopal church
in South Omaha , held communion service
at the post hall last Sunday.
Lieutenant Hughes , who has been visiting
Llouton-int and Mrs. Moore , left on Tues-
Jay for the east.
The hep given by Lieutenants Wolf and
Newell Monday evening , was one of the
most delightful social events ever given at
Fort Crook. The dining hall walls were
completely covered with Hags , the door was
In perfect order nnd the Twenty-second In
fantry orchestra played Its best selections
In Its Ixst stylo. The following Is a few
D fthe costumes worn : Mrs. Moore lavender
brocade , old gold ornaments ; Miss Jcnks ,
lilack net over \\Wto atln ; Mies Getty Black ,
Bat In ; Mrs. Mosher , pink silk ; Miss Robert
son , white organdie over green Bilk ; Mrs.
Jones , pink crcpon.
I'oulr ) * ANNoHadoii OtllriTH.
FREMONT , Neb. , Jan. 21. ( Special. )
The State Poultry association elected the fol
lowing olllcors for the coming year at Its
meeting last evening : President , W. II.
Havens , Fremont ; vice president , Jolm
Skinner , Politer ; secretary , E A. Pcgler , Lin
coln ; treasurer , J. M , Armstrong , Greenwood ;
board of managers , O. E. Galncs , Elk City ;
O , D , Talbcrt , Omaha ; L. S. Fisher , Geneva ;
T. H. Wheeler , Hennet ; L. W. Garrotte , Lin-
coin , The exhibit closed this evening. Al-
hough the number of birds was not as largo
OH was exhibited et the show last year In
quality and variety It Is ono of the best.
'bo exhibit of Plymouth Rocks was ono of the
argest over seen anywhere , every variety
and color of this popular strain being shown ,
The next session of tbo association will be
held at Lincoln.
iXtMV WoOlllllllIl ( 'llllll > . I
MEAD , Neb. , Jan. 21. ( Special. ) S , M.
Wright of Kcnnard Instituted a local camp
of the Modern Woodmen or the World at
111 si place last evening. The otllcers elected
vero as follows : Consul commander , C. H.
N'lgU ; adviser lieutenant , D , W , Edgar ;
lerk , Leo Johnson ; banker , Gus Oakson ; escort
cert , C. T. Tliorlon ; watchman , L. A.
iourk : sentry , Gcorgo Woods ; physician , Dr.
G. G. Stone ,
AVnlioo MUHli-liuiH OrKiuilzp.
WAHOO , Neb. , Jan. 21 , ( Fpecial. ) A
number of the best musicians of the city
tuot in the HlfiU school building last vcn-
Ing nnd organized the Phllharmonl' sc 1 'y
of Wahoo , the objoit being to nuet twa
evenings In each month for mutual benefit
and study In musical science. Mrs C W.
Sanford presided temporarily. II , F Good
was elected preslduit , Miss Edna Kwart ,
eecretory ; Mrs , C. W. Snnford , treasurer.
The organization Is to be Informal. The
committee to prepare music for the next
session Is Mrs , Sanfcrd , Prof. Miller nnd Mrs.
Alexander , Prof. Miller Is musical director
and Mrs. L. E. Gruvcr , assistant , The mem
bership may reach 100.
IXCOUI'OIIATIOX OF li.MO.V PACIFIC.
Itoml Fllt-n ArllolcN mill I'M 5 * In n
LINCOLN. Neb. , Jan. 21. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The articles of association of the
Union Pacific railway were filed with the
secretary of state late this nfternoco. The
capital stock Is $130.000,000 nnd the fee for
Incorporating , which was paid direct Into the
state treasury , wns $13COO. The expenses of
Kio secretary's ofllco for the two years com
mencing January 1 , 1S97 , were estimated at
} 17,000. Including the big fee of this otter-
noon the office haa already tnktn In $18,300
as Incorporation fees.
County Coal Pile Miorl.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Jan. 21. ( Special )
When t'.io county commissioners adjourned
a week ago n committee was appointed to
Investigate the alleged shortage of the county
coal pile. The committee met yesterday and
had several witnesses before It who gave
iomo rather strange evidence regarding the
disposition of' the coal. The matter will bo
laid before the grand Jury , which it is said
will bo called for the next. term of court
which convened the first week In February
The county bought nnd paid for forty-two
tons of ccal In November nnd the commis
sioners could not sno where so much cca
could bo used In so short a time.
The ColumbUB dclegatca to the firemen's
convention returned this morning.
Engineer Gottschalk Is busy this week sur
veying the routes for the new sewerage com
pany. Thcro U already much stock sub
set Ibed for this enterprise and It Is an as
sured go just as eon as the ground Is ready
to bo worked In the wring.
JIny Hnvo Ciiiiii * ( o Afrlrn.
COLUMBUS , Net ) . , Jan. 21. ( Special. ) I
Is now generally believed hero that J. T
Clark , who disappeared rather mysterious ! }
about the 10th Inst. , has gone to Africa U
engage In missionary work. Mr. Clark lu <
lived hero for the last fifteen years and was
a highly educated man. He had read much
about missionary work bolng done in Africa
recently and had frequently expressed a de-
slro to go there. Ho had about $ SOO when
ho left hero. Mrs. Clark received n letter
from L. N. Chamberlain , president of the
Phllafrlcan Liberators' league , Now York
City , under date Of January 15 , stating that
a man who well answered Mr. Clark's de
scription had called nt that office that daj
and fitatod that he meant to sail on the
steamer Umbria the next day for Liberia , vi-i
London. This Is believed to be him and It
so ho Is probably well on his way to the Dai It
Continent by this time. He Is 53 years old
and leaves a family of several children here.
Illt'Mnliil- lli-II.
HASTINGS , Neb. , Jen. 21. ( Special. )
Miss Mugglo Fritz pivsented St. Cecelia
Catholic church with a largo and costly bell ,
which was placed In position yesterday and
solemnly blcsced. The ceremonies began at
10:30 : n. m. , with a grand solemn high mass ,
Father Walter McDonald of Nebraska City
acting as celebrant. The other officers of the
mass -were Father Shine , deacon ; Father McKenna -
Kenna , subdcaccn ; Father Roach , master of
ceremonies. At the 'conclusion of the first
gospel an eloquent discourse was delivered
by Father Nugent of Lincoln. The bell was
blcfised by Dean Cullen , assisted by Fathers
Freeman , Caraher , Kncypeubender , Sproll ,
McDonald and FarroU.
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Colil Cure Cliili.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Jan. 21. ( Special. )
The twenty-sixth annual convention of the
Grand Island Gold Cure club is in eeflslon in
this city today , the session continuing until
Friday , A public meeting , at which the
various graduates are expecting to tell of
the differences In their experiences before
and after freedom from the liquor habit ,
will bo held tomcrrow evening.
HlK Deal i" Contemplation.
DECATUR , Neb. , Jan. 21. ( Special. ) A
big deal 1n agriculture is looked for hero
In the spring. Anderson brothers -will farm
about 1,500 acres of reservation land. Repre
sentative II. D. Bryan is making arrange
ments to almost double his 500 acre farm.
T. R. Ashley , J. G. Ashley , Tcnvpleton & Son
and other big men are going to lead out
heavily in this direction.
llurlts Cannot Ilocovor.
BEATRICE , Neb , , Jan. 21. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A consultation of physicians was
held this afternoon at the bcdblde of Hon.
J. R. BurKs , a well known business man of
this city , who Is very low with quinsy. U
is said there ia no hope of , his recovery.
His brothers at Lincoln and Falrbury have
aecn sent foi.
TlilcvpN I. not a. Saloon.
BATTLE CREEK , Neb. , Jan. 21. ( Special. )
Thieves broke Into Ingoldsby & Co.'s sa
loon last night , blew open the safe and se
cured $50 in cash and a madstono that had
been in the Ingoldsby family for a 100 yeays.
The tcols used In breaking the safe were
.aken from Joe Dletrlck's blacksmith shop.
To clue.
AlIcKt-il Indian Claim.
DECATUR , Neb. , Jan. 21. ( Special. ) Dr.
C. II. Hamlln of Newklrk , Kan. , is here iii-
erviowlng the Onnhas in regard to a $1,000-
500 claim lie says the government owes them.
The Omahas are going to put up expense
money and Hamlln will probably bo the
man who will light it through for them.
SiirprlKi- .
KENESAW , Neb. , Jan. 21. ( Special. ) A
lumber of society pecplo of Kenesaw met
nnd went In a body to Mr. Rydberg'fl and
ook formal possession of the house. The
event was a surprise In honor of Miss Jennie
lydberg's birthday. After games , etc. , super -
> er was partaken.
Concert anil SIIIIJMT.
JUNIATA , Neb. , Jan. 21. ( Special. ) Ono
of the best entertainments over given in
unlata was the band uoys' concert In Allen's
mil last night. Some 600 people attended
ind supper followed. _
Cli-iui-iitH of Oril U Itffl-rc'c.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 21. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The supreme court has appointed
3. J , Clements of Ord as referee In the
Jroatch-Moarcs caso.
\cliratilia iXiMVH Xod-x ,
Ponca Is falling in line with the prevailing
dea of building a creamery.
The Cedar County News Is a now candi
date for public favor at Hartington.
The North Platte Tribune Is out with a
landsomo Illustrated edition setting forth
ho advantages of Lincoln county.
About 1,800 "distress " warrants for the col-
eetlon of personal taxes for tlio years 1893 ,
894 and 1B9G have bctn placed In the hands
if the sheriff of Lincoln county for collec-
! on.
The officers of the Burt County Agrlcul-
ural society deem It not advisable to hold
a fair next fall on account of tbo exposition
at Omaha , but they favor making the best
> osslble county exhibit at the exposition.
Special Agent Matthews of the Interior
leiiartn-cnt has ordered removed fences coa-
tructed around government land by the
Club ranch In Cheyenne county , by the Bay
state Cattle company In Banner county and
by other smaller outfits.
Tom Huteson of Central City furnished
grub stake" for a Klondlker a while back ,
nd a few < lays ago the latter came back
vlth a gold mine In his pocket. It was worth
omethlng like $50,000 , and Tom is going to
ako a little pleasure trip on his profit from
lie Investment , leaving next Saturday for
lie sunny skies and soft breezes of old , bls-
orlo Italy , His destination Is Naples ,
The county commissioners of Saunders
efused to approve the bond of Deputy
herlff McQulre , alleging that lie Is not a
Itlzou of the United States ! Mr. tMcQuIro
Ived In that county at 0110 tlmo and about
fifteen jtara ago moved back to Canada ,
where he has resldeJ1 since , Some time last
ummer he came back , leaving bU family in
Canada. Last November ho took out his
rat papers , but his family la still in Can-
da.
LARCEXSf FROM THE PERSON
nv
Scmatling Abont a QJawof Oriras that is
UNWILLING ViCTIMS "QfV/ICKED / WOMEN
HiiTC Countrj menM'lio .Seelc llic
Seamy SI illof > llf- } In Omnlm
Are Iliilitiril" iVtul Thou
Wonitoil 'tnUiourt. t
i HUP *
> ri-j 1
"My son , If sinners' entice tlicc , consent
thou not. " This advlcoMs as gorxl now as
It was In the days of Kills Solomon.
Joe Rogers , a colored Amazon of the Third
ward who was arrested for larceny from
the person of Robert Hunter of $90 , was ar
raigned In pollco court yesterday morning.
She pleaded not guilty to the chnrgo pre
ferred and the case , wag set for a hearing
Tuesday afternoon , January 23 , at 2 o'clock.
Of all the class of thieves In the city
which glvo the rollcb the most trouble , the
ono represented by , the lingers woman Is
perhaps the worst. Among these notorious
women may bo merfTloned .Klttlo Owens ,
who lives nl 224 North Twelfth street ; Stelln
Green , who Inakcs her headquarters at this
dlvo ; Savannah Reed , 1119 Davenport street ,
and Ida Mitchell , who lived for years In the
"Wounded Knco" section of the bad lands ,
located north of CrtpHol avenue on Ninth
street.
The methods need by these women are all
practically the same. "With few exceptions
unsophisticated countrymen who visit the
city on elght-ooelng tours arc their victims.
The women as n rule meet the lambs whom
they flay upon the street. Wine rooms arc
visited and by means of liquor the lamb
soon parts with his senses and Is then > led
to the dlvo where the actual act of robbery
takes place. On reaching the homes of
these women several sj stems < are used to
rolle > vo him of his' money. The most popu
lar ono Is to crowd the room In which ho
Is being entertained with other women and
while ho Is engaged In conversation with
ono the others go down Into his pockets and
get his coin.
PLUNK HENDERSON'S PLAN.
Another system which Is known ns the
"panel" trick was used successfully for n
long tinio by "Plunk" Henderson and his
mistress , Pearl Henderson , who lived In a
cottage almost beneath the shadow of the
pollco station at Fourteenth and Howard
streets. This nest of thieves was at length
broken up by the police and the Hender
sons were banished. The system In vogue
by them was very simple. When n victim
had been landed In the 'little ' cottage Pearl
Henderson would seat him upon the sofa
and .herself In close proximity. At this
juncture of the proceedings "Plunk" would
sueak up from behind and would "frisk"
the clothing of the unsuspecting farmer.
Another method was for "Plunk" to net the
part of the outraged husband and extort
"hush" money from the farmer. Several
hundred dollars were stolen from country
visitors In this way , until the thieves were
finally run to earth. i
The men wVio get In the tolls of these
women as a rule are , strangers in the city
and as o consequcticoiarp locked up to make
sure of their avpeamncq at the trial. It
has been the practice- 'certain police at
torneys , who handle Ithls1 class of cases , to
set professional 'bondsmen to go ball for
their clients. In each -Instance , where they
do so their services a're'pald ' for according
to the amount of silrety given. Thus the
victim is locked up While" " the thief goes out
to steal agalu. ' "
When the cases -conle to trial In the police
court a largo numberr witnesses , who will
swear -to anything or go to almost any length
for a small considorltlon , are brought into
court and in this nipunqr an alibi Is fre
quently proven , wherp the- guilt of the prisoner -
onor can hardly bo questioned by those who
are acquainted with , th < > , facts In the cat * .
In case a. convictica should bo made In
splto of ( ho testimony c-f , , wljnesees for the
defense , the attorney laying the case In
hand usually files a coupler action against
the complaining witness , alleging that ho Is
either nn Inmate or has contributed to the
support of the dlvo where ho was robbed.
In tills manner a number of men have been
fined in pollco court of late and the attor
neys who appear for the criminals have
things there own way.
HISTORY OP A RECENT CASE.
It Is frequently recorded that a case of
larceny fiom the person Is continued at the
request of the defense' for several weeks. By
so doing the punishment of -complaining
witness Is made two-fold. A few weeks ago
a young farmer from Madison , Neb. , visited
the house of Ecsto Allen and Gertie Brown ,
near Ninth and Cinltol avenue and while
theio lie was robbed of ? 45. The women
were arrested and ho was thrown into Jail
with them. When the case came to trial no
conviction was made , , but the pollco after
wards arrested t'no women ca charges of
vagrancy and eac'.i waa lined a small sum
and costs. In order to even matters a well
mown pollco court attorney , who appeared
for the women , lodged a complaint against
Meyers , charging him with contributing to
the aupport of a house of Ill-fame. Ho was
rearrcsted and lined $10 and costs , which ,
he was obliged to serve out In the county
all. In several cases which have ome up of
ate these practices have been allowed by
Judge Gordon and in every Instance the
prosecuting witness Is worsted.
Probably the most notorious thief who re
mains in the city and with Whom the au-
horities appear unable to cope Is KIttio
Owens. This woman has been arrested so
many times that she regards n ride In the
patrol wagon rather In the light of a morn-
ng airing than otherwise. In each instance
n 'Which she has been arrestei the pollco
Live been unable to gather sufficient evi
dence to send her over the road , although
THEY PREACH ,
Leading Clergymen of Every Denomination Use and Advise
Paine's Celery Compound ,
Like Goldsmith's parson who
Tried each art , reproved each dull delay ,
Allured to brighter worlds and led the way ,
great preachers throughout the country have
been the most untiring and earnest In tell
ing the truth about Paine's celery compound ,
In urging sick people to use It , and at the
same tlmo they themselves have employed
the great remedy In their own homes with
results that have steadily kept up their faith
In Its health-giving powers.
It is significant that Paine's celery com
pound stands alone as the one remedy that ia
freely used In the homes not only of clergy
men , but of all liberally as well as profes
sionally educated men ; physicians , lawyers ,
school teachers and others , while every other
remedy purporting to accomplish equal re
sults , Is promptly shown the door.
No class of men have the public good so
disinterestedly at heart as clergymen ; none
others see EO intimately the affairs of so many
homes. It Is their business to know the sad
side , sorrows and sufferings. As confidant ,
confessor and comforter they learn the truth
as even the physician often fails to do.
And clergymen recommend Pnlne's celery
compound wherever they enter a homo where
some member needs a general building up of
the body , a purifying of the blood and a
she has been bound over to the district
court a number of times.
UNBALANCED A VICTIM'S MIND.
Ono of the most sensational cases in which
she became Involved was that of Valentino
Heinz , from whom she was charged with
stealing $125. She was arrested and Heinz
was locked up also as the complaining wit
ness. The evidence against 'her ' was strong
and she was bound over to the district court
In bonds of $1,200. In the interim before her
trial came up in the higher court IHclnz was
unable to furnish hall and was accordingly
locked up in the county jail. His confine
ment at length caused him to go insane ,
and ho was taken to his home by relatives.
While Heinz was serving tlmo In the county
Jail for being an Innocent man , the real
tblef was at liberty through bonds secured
by her attorney. When the case came to
trial In the criminal court It was dismissed
on account of the complaining witness being
of unsound mind and therefore being barred
from testifying. The Owens woman has a
Since It's too wnrm for ft slide nt the
nttoan , suppose you slide Into our store
and see what Drcx I * Slioonmn Is do-
DK with our winter weight shoes we've
taken all the broken lines some of the
complete lines of our ladlos' , misses' ,
children's , boyo' and men's shoes shoes
that have been KOOI ! Hellers with us all
winter put them in bins Just to make
mylni ; easy then we've cut the prices
n some cases less than half some Just
uilf and some not , 'lmIf but lot the
irice bo what It is never have such
dioo values been sho\\Tn \ In Omtiliti as
hose a couple of llaj . more ought to
' " " "
close them out. ,
ni
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1419 FAHNAM STREET
Say , but dis Is do'jobjfur ' y < r life you
lover seen so many.juh'ty fjlrls a-waden
n do mud at ono fiue | before doy all
got stuck on me au' I Rot stuck In do
mid so I ain't dun liuthln lately but
stay at my dad's store an1 smoke dem
Ire-cent Stowker ctaaj say , but dey's
) euts yor never ? ; ot so much In n llvc-
cent clfinr anywhere not eren In Pa-
illynn loss yor sot dem frum .Tltl o
low Ard an' ( ley toll me ho smokes do
stoecker he needn't be orshumed fur
t fur tlore'H lots of binds up hero dat
lo , too dat's no Joke most all Omaha
dealers tell dem.
1404 DOUGL&S ,
strengthening of tired norvcs.
Another gt eat preacher , the Her. S. Domer ,
pastor cf St. Paul's English Lutheran church ,
Washington , I ) . C. , says :
WASHINGTON , D. C. , May lu , 1S97.
Wells , Richardson & Co. .
Gentlemen Have taken Palno's celery
compound as a tonic , and am pleased to
certify that GO far as 1 have been able to teat
it I have found It quite i-atlsfactory.
Yours very truly ,
S. DOMER ,
St. Paul's 'Etig. ' Luth. Church.
It cannot bo repeated too often that the
stomach is the fountain which supplies every
part of the body. If the stomach Is sick , the
brain , heart , liver , bowe's and kidneys are all
sick. The trouble may all bo felt In ono
spot ; It may be in the stomach itself , or it
may be in the brain , or in a rheumatic
muscle. It will bo felt In the weakest place.
Paino's celery compound is fully competent
to correct all such disordered conditions of
the stomach , and to restore a healthy , hearty
tone that will enable It to meet every demand
made upon It by hard-worked brain , heart
and nerves.
A dyspeptic stomach cannot furnish sweet ,
healthy chyme , as the digested food la called ,
but acids and poisonous gases , and the brain
and nerves thus get poison Instead of food.
case of larceny from the person at the pres
ent time ending In tbo district court.
Of the other female thieves Stella Green
is at present confined In the county jail
awaiting a rehearing of a case in which she
Is charged with 'stealing $57 frcm a man
named Levi , It Is probable she will bo sent
to the penitentiary , as the pollco have a
strong case against her. Savannah 'Reed ' has
been arrested a number of times during the
last month on various charges and the Mit
chell woman has 'been forced out of this
city and Is at present in South Omaha.
HH Hi-ant of Seminary.
CHICAGO , Jan. 21. Hlshop W. 13. M. Mc-
Larin of the Episcopal church has resigned
the position of dean of the Western Theo
logical pcmlnnry , a phico he has tilled since
the establishment of the nemlnary in 1SS-I.
HlH diocesan duties require all of his time
ami ho was compelled to give up the leader
ship of the seminary. The seminary , which
wan founded by lilshop White-house , has ac
cumulated over $100,000 worth of property
It is not food swallowed , but food well d !
Rested that produces flesh and blood. Pnlnc'fl
celery compound disposes the body to take on
Ikeli. It makes the breath sweeter , the
strength more enduring , the body plumper
and tbo spirits better.
Dyspeptics and nervous , sickly persons ,
whoso whole lives are a failure , both as to
enjoyment and usefulness , ought to learn howr
closely their debility , aches and pains de
pend on their general run-down condition ,
and that the sensible , lasting euro can only
como from building up their general health
and constitution. This Is the grand mission
of Paino's celery compound. It cures neu
ralgia , rheumatism , stomach troubles , blood
diseases and headaches by this enlightened ,
broad treatment. Pure blood and plenty of
It , quiet , satisfactorily fed nerves and a
condition of the brain that makes sound ,
sweet sleep a safeguard against all nervous
troubles como when Paine's celery compound
Is used ,
If you nro "played out , " to use n forclhls
street phrase , can't digest , can't work and
have lost courage , Paino's celery compound
will show Itself to bo the best friend you
over had. t will enable you to forget your
stomach , and will do for jou what It ha
done for BO many others mnko you again a
healthy , active man or woman.
during Bishop McLarln's administration and
is today without either liondml or lloatinff
indebti'dne's. The position of dean was left
vacant and the position of warden created
with practically the name dtitieH. Hcv. Dr.
W. .1. Gold was elected to the place by tho-
trustees.
KOIIICCAS'P KOII TODAV'S AVIC.VTIIICBl.
Day AVII1 Tliri'iitcnliiKt with Viirln-
Mc tVlinlN.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 21. Forecast for
Saturday :
For Nebraska Threatening weather ; vari
able winds.
For lown F.ilr , followed by Increasing
cloudiness and Ilglit snow or rain In south-
cast portion ; nort'.icrly ' ulnds ,
For Siuth Dakota Fair ; variable winds.
For Missouri llnln ; nortlioaHterly winds.
For Kansas Lliht HIIOW or rain ; variable ;
For'Wyoming' Generally fair ; variable *
winds.
Don't be discouraged the Kimball
piano will soothe your troubled soul
wo'd like to show you the Kimball and
tell you all the oed things we know
and what the great musicians hare said
about it it is such a sweet toned In
strument with the most delicate touch
elegantly finished wo hare the Kim-
balls In all the newest designs made In
the popular woods of the day While the
Kimball Is one of the highest classed
pianos made wo are able to make such
low prices on them that it would belike
like throwing money away to purchase
an inferior make Our terms too nro
very easy.
easy.A. . HOSPE ,
isic out ! nn | 513 Douglas
It's hard to bcllere-but It's true Just
the same that we do extract teeth with
out the least pain sometimes wo use
gas but only when you desire it we've
n way of our own that does away with
gas and pain then It's cheaper only 00
cents wo make a set of teeth with a
thhv elastic plate for . ? 10 that Is the most
satisfactory plato ever produced It'a
light , durable and the lilting Is perfect
no much so that the user forgets their
artificiality you can hunt tlio world
orer and neror find their equal nt the
price the eels wo furnish at ? r > are
equal to most $10 sets the fact Is , wo
use the same teeth on thcso as on the
? 10 ones the plates nro different tlmt'rt
all Lady attendant. , .
BAILEY ,
13 Yenrn ad floor Pnxton Illk.
Rxucricnce. 10th uutl Furuuiu.