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ESTABLISHED JUNE li ) , 1871. OMAIIA , WEDNESDAY MOUNTING , FEBRUARY 13 , 1898 TWELVE PAGES. StXGLE COPY .FIVE CE TS.
RECENT WORKS OF FICTION
A Homantic Historical Novel Dealing with
a Eco'.tiEh Pretender.
CARTOONS OF HDMER DAVENPORT
IA I'fillNliovr1 u-llli ( JllnipHCx or lltin-
Nlnn Oiirc | | lnn Mor.v of nil In-
vlxllili- Mini Short .Slorlcx mill
cN t.llrrnry Xi'M a.
One ot these charmingly picturesque his
torical oovcU with the title of "Sjanlsh
John" lian nothing to do with Spanish things
but a great deal to do with the history of
Scotland nnd the lives of some well known
characters In Scottish history. The hero ' .a
one et the McDonnells of Scolland , and he
If Introduced aj ho Is about to leave * for the
Scoto' college In Rome. Ho U an adventur
ous } oung man , and the number of his
adventures Is measured by the number ot
llmtw ho was able to get out In eood form ,
but with narrow escapes , He Is Intendc-d for
the priesthood , but he prefers the llfo ot n
soldier. Having become acquainted with
"H's Majesty , James III , " nl the college lei
Home , ho becomes greatly Interested In the
pretensions of the man to the throne of
his native country. Later lie Joins the Span-
Uh army operating In Italy and wins pro
motions as rapidly .i \a \ usual Iri the case
ot bright heroes of historical novels. Ho
l finally tent by the pretender on n pccrpt
mission to Scotland , entrusted with a largo
nuni of money In gold * Ho meets with od-
venturcs. but sorrowfully loirns of the col
lapse of the pretender's cau t ! and twins ta
hU enemies with revenge. The story Is plc-
turcs'iuc nd .full of action. William Mc
Lennan U the author. The Illustrations add
greatly 'o Its value. Harper & llro. , New
York. $1.50.
"Gloria Vlctls" Is a love story beginning
with a crime and endVig with another.
There Is too much of wickedness and sorrow
In the otory to permit attractiveness , but It
Is after all a love story In which human
emotions and unfortunate circumstances are
BO blended that the reader realizes that
there Is nolli'iug Improbable .about It. A
New KngUnd woman , who has marrleJ an
Italian art'st who died after accumulating
a small fortune. Is robbed of her money
by a smooth villain. She and her sweet
little cViughtcr live on for years and then
the son of the mm who commlite-J , that
robbery comes to woo the daughter of the
robher'H victim. When hlo Identity Is re
vealed Jie kills the one he loves In iiige and
the curtain , drops. It Is almost too intense
and fcnwtlonal , but the produce of ono
familiar with tbo best there is in lllcratutc.
J. A. Mitchell , editor of Life , Is the author.
Charles Scrlbncr's Sens , New York. $1.25.
Tbo publication of a book of the old and new
cartoctns of Hoinlar Davienport can'iat bo prt > p-
erly termed ono of the literary events 11
the year , nor an artistic triumph , but the
book Is ono of those rare productions nil
the more valuol because they are so ex
ceptional. Mr. Davenport's cartoons dur
ing the campaign of 1890 were widely pub
lished and provoked n great deal of merri
ment. His pencil was kept active thnn
nnd for long thereafter , and he has done
well to gather Into a book some of the best
of his-famous cartoons , where they may ha
preserved for future generations to laugh
orcr. Tlere ( Is un Introduction by ex-Sena-
lor Ingalls , DeWItt Publishing house , New
York XI 7fi.
Much of the comment current In regard to
"Hernanl , the Jew , " a new novel by A. N.
Homer. Is such as ought to discourage the
nulhor from further efforts In the line of
flfctlon , but In truth there I ? some good In
the book. It Is n story or Poland and of
Russian oppression , therefore a book with a
purpose not at nil concealed , The .nory Is
of a Jewish banker In Warsaw during the
political troubles of 1SG1. His beautiful
wife attracts the attention of the govertioi
general and both arc seized and Imprisoned
on a false charge of conspiracy against the
Kus'lan government. The husband Is sent
to a dungeon and the wife Is ( sequestered In
quarters richly furnished by the governor
general. The complications that ensue aie
many and varied and often the lending
characters of the story are placed In ab
surd positions. Hand , McNally & Co. , Chicago
cage , $1.
The sub-title of "a grotesque romance"
doesn't make a beginning at fair description
of the remarkable .story II. G. Wells tells
under the name of "The Invisible Man. "
The opportunity for grotesque romancing
with the men nnd women of flMh and blood
with whom the ordinary novelists deal Is
almost , unlimited , but this author goes a
step further nnd tells a story of an In
visible man who can bo put Into all klnJs
of pQsltlons without destroying the con-
fclitency of the story. IPs Invisible man Is
made to do n great many things which. If
done by a visible man , would tend the
cold shivers down the spinal column of
even an Inveterate reader ot cheap detective
htnr'- " 'p-i MuwtM says ono womin In
the Blnry. "I know Man sperets. I've read
In papers of en. Tables nnd chairs leaping
nnd dancing. " That's nothing to what
might have been expected with an Invisible
man as the leading character In the ro
manecv but It Is enough. Edwin Arnold ,
Now York , $1.
A tu"-lrs or stories In which are given
choice views ot slmulo town nnd country life
lieaw the title of "Thro * Lattice Windows"
i > n ' 't'ruttljnr dcdlrit'K the collection to W.
Ilobortson Nlpoll. These short stories by
AV. J. Dawson are strikingly similar In that
the sreno Is substantially tlm Mine , the
people people might all bu near neighbors
nnd they take about the same delight In
llfe\ each one ns the other. Hut the pret
tiest bits of local color are always picked
out for description and Individuals and
groups nro shown tn the best advantage.
The characters are real persons and one
ran laugh nnd cry with them heartily.
Doubleday & McClure , New York.
E. Phillips Oppenhelm In "Tho Modern
PromiitheiiB" has given the reading public
nn unusually clever piece of novel writing
for Iho purpose of showing that even In this
] , .tter day n man may be clfalnpd to the
rock -by his wretched past with the vultures
nf conscience gnawing at his vitals. To
those who .take pleasure In ,1 simple talc
de-vo'd ot mich moral theories as modern
nrthora Insist unon weaving Into their pro-
fouirJ works this volume Is cordially rec
ommended. F. T. NVcley , Now York. Fifty
cents.
In the story of "Secretary to Uiyno , M ,
P. " W. Pett HUgn gives a picture nf a
prlnco of on eastern principality who settles
In London In order tn pursue an Engl nil
woman he has met. There ho boomea sec
retary to a member of Parliament and Is
Introduced to nil the customs and manncrc
of the blx city. He is sent to Investigate
thu Kant End and there me-ets the woman
who gains his love which ends In marriage
after a series at Interesting adventures. It
Is an Interesting story , carefully prepared ,
with ch-.racters all well drawn and Incidents
aiiniclent to guarantee Interest on every
page. Harper & Bro. , New York. Jl.25 ,
Margaiet Button Drlscoe U the author of
a collection of short stories which Is named
from the leading story , "Jlmty , " the lead-
ins character In which U the ton of a
ruined Virginian. The son goes with hln
father to n Mrge city In search of work
and they meet'with many adventures. The
Ftory Is strong In description and generally
-well done. Among the other stories In the
volunva three , the "Goose Chase , " the
"Quartern Loaf , " and "An Entomological
Wooing. " glva Incidents In the career of on
unusually eccentric- Individual who discovers
which ot two girls he shall marry by fol
lowing the lead of A flock of gccsc and then
wins bis choice by clearing her potato patch
of beetles. Harper & .Bro. , New York. $1 25.
"The Embarsy IM1I , " by Vlrglna Uomllo
COXP. it a thoroughly modsrn novel In that
the charicters arc Up-to-date and speak In
the conventional talk of the ball rooms and
club housea. They visit ball games , hori-o
races nnd the seaside , 'make long journeys
.nnd meet with adventures that are neither
dlmcult nor thrilling , but there Is running
through the narrative' a love story of plcsn-
Ing construction. F. Tennyson Nccley , Now
York.
The Lincoln Literary collection has been
named In honor of the martyred president ,
who wns noted for his habit of committing
to memory poems tha-t he enjoyed and choice
passages of prose which he wns wont to
quote In his orations. Many of the selec
tions In this book arc those which were his
favorites. It is a book ono can take from
the table nt nny time nnd enjoy for an
hour or longer. All the old favorites nro
there und many comparatively new , ones.
American Hook icompany , New York , $1 ,
The biography of the Prlnco of Wales ,
which Mesi.rs , D. Applcton nnd Company
have had In preparation tor some months ,
will ho publlched Immediately. The full ti
tle of the book la "H. H. H. the Prince of
Wales. An Account of his Career , Includ
ing his nirth. Education , Travels , 'Marriage '
and Homo Life , nnd Philanthropic. Social
and Political Work. " This Is the first tlmo
that n ll.'o of the pilnco has been given to
the public.
The annual almanac of the New York
Work Is a complete encyclopedia of current
events , well arranged nnd nhoruushly sys
tematized. The World almanacs are the
largest of all nnniinls and In ninny respects
the best. T-ho IBSUO for 1S9S Is Just out.
New books received :
Told In Iho Heckled , by A. Maynard Har
bour. Hand , McNftlly * Co. . Chlwso. $1.
The Hock of the Lion , by Molly Elliott
Seawall. Harper & Hio. , New York. $1.53.
A Sailor In Splto of Himself , by H.iny
Cnstleman. Henry T. Coates & Co. , Phila
delphia. $1.25.
A Mlle of Gold , by William M. Stanley.
Laird & Lee , Chicago.
The Stramo Story of My Life , by John
Strange Winter. Hand , McNally & Co. ,
Chicago. $1.50.
Mental Arithmetic , by W. J. Milne. Amer
ican Hook Co. . New York. 35 cents.
The Honor of a Princess , y F. KImball
Scrlbncr. F. Tennyson Neclcy. New York.
Ci cents.
History of Methodism In the Unlte-1
States , by James M. DiK'kley. Two volumes.
Harper & Uro. , J cw York. $5.
Placer Mining , by Prof. Arthur Lakes.
The Colliery Engineering Co. , Scran ton ,
Pa. $1.
I.ltiTiir.v XotuK nnil Coniiiii-nt.
The lleokman.learns that the end of Trilby
Is not yet , biit"thnt a German musician Intends -
tends to convert It Into an opera.
Andrew Lang ! sr engaged In writing a new
series of Letters to Dead Authois , which
are to appear during the coming year In
The Chap-Book.
At the suggestion of the editor of the
Youth's Companion of Boston , Bret Harte
has recently completed the manuscript of
an autobiographical sketch , entitled "How T
Went to the Mines. "
France , by John Edward Courtcnay Bnd-
loy. Is the title of a two-volume work an
nounced by TileMacmlllan company for
simultaneous publication early In February
In England nnd America.
Leslie's Weekly publishes some Impressive
nnd beautiful pictures of the Impending
Transmlsslsalppl and International 'Exposi
tion , which Is prophetically characterized as
"tlm grcnt event of the year 1S9S. "
Hallle Ermlnlo Hives , the youthful south
ern author nnd cousin of Princess Tecbetzkol ,
formerly Mrs. Amelle nives Chanler , Is a
patient at a sanitarium In Brooklyn. Un
nerved by hostile criticism of her recent
work , "Smoking Flax , " and overtaxed by
the effort to get out another volume dealing
with southern problems , she wns removed
from New York recently and taken to a
sanitarium for treatment and rest.
II.MIKV AVA KS TO I'liASTKIJRHS.
Anothi'r Xolnl > li > Victory for Or an-
IXIM ! l.lllior In Omiilui.
The threatened difficulty between the Ne
braska Exposition commission and the labor
organizations of Omaha over the wages be
ing paid to plasterers on ths Nebraska build
ing on the exposition grounds has been ad
justed In accordance with the terms of a
resolution parsed by th,3 commission at Its
last session , which directed the staff con
tractors to pay the scale of wages adopted
by the Omaha labbr unions.
Before the eons'tructlon ' of the Nebraska
building was commenced the commission
adopted a resolution docl'irlng ' that the
scale of wages adopted by the Omaha
unions should TJO the guide In fixing the
wages to bo paid men employed on the Ne
braska building. .Tlio building wns erected
by day's labor , the scale being paid.
The staff and plaster work , however , was
let to Klmbull Bros , of Lincoln , and soon
after they commenced work It was charged
that they were paying their men less than
the union scnlo foiMJthat class of work. The
scale is CO cents per hour and the con
tractors admitted thUC they were paying but
35 cents. A committee representing the la
bor organizations nglrnted the matter and
held sessions wlth'ithe members of the com
mission and with Governor Holcomb , charg
ing that the commission had broken faith
with the labor clement. This resulted In
the passage of a resolution by the commis
sion ns heretofore referred to.
Assistant Secretary Dcarlng notified the
contractors of tha notion of the commission
and the following- ' reply from them closes
thu matter :
LINCOLN , Jan. 31. Hon. W. H. Dearlng.
Secretary , Omaha : iDenr Sir Your letter of
the 27th Inst. is received , Insisting that we
comply with the resolutions passed by the
bor\rd \ nt their Jast meeting , relative to
paying the plasterers on the Nebraska
building the Omalm union scale of wages.
Our men nro apparently satisfied with
the wages being paid , which are 33 cents
per hour , nnd are each onu under contract
to finish the building' nt that rate , nnd wo
believe thjs Is u fair and reasonable rate ,
considering1 thu wages paid for other kinds
of mechanical labor "at the present time ;
however , wo have no objection to trades
men uniting in the proper way to dignify
t'helr respective professions and get na
high wages for their work ns possible , nnd
wu do not wish te > stnmll In the way of the
Omaha union In upholding their scnlo of
wages , nnd for the further reason that tbo
former resolutions , passed by the board
upon the subject of wages , has been con
strued by the governor nnd nlso by mem
bers of the board , to be- Implied by our con
tract , which has been so strenuously In
sisted upon ,
You may Inform the board tlmt we will
comply with their request In this matter.
Yours truly. KIMHALL BUGS.
llruunrx OrilrriMl to I.cnvi1 ,
Patrick Grace and John Wilson were
brought before Judge * Gordon on u charge
of being suspicious characters. The. patrolman -
man who arrested Grace reported tlut he
had gone Into n house near Twentieth .nul
Furnanv streets nnd secured n meal. After
ho camp out ho was HJcn In onvcrsntlon
ultli Wilson , nnd then Wilson was seen to
vlflt the place. The ofllcer .Mrnw ta ( he
conclusion tlmt the men Intended to rob
the place , and accordingly placed them
under arrest. Grace said that ho hid ; I > < < . < n
given the best meal nt ; he house men
tioned that lie had ever eaten : n his life , and
tlmt ho had only told Ills friend a'lout it
so IhaL ho might KO and do IlkoiiYUc , when
lut wns placed under arrost. The men \\vro
discharged on condition tlmt they li-ave the
city.
I'riro ' Cnvrrnnu'iil Aid for Can ill.
SP1UNO.FIKLD. III. , I < Vb. l.-In the sen-
ntu today Mr , Fort offered a resolution
which wna adopted urging thu Illinois mem.
bers In congress to mle vor to secure Im
mediate aid from the gavprriment for tn
project of constructing the Nicaragua cnnnl ,
at the game time guarding the Interests of
the United Stutea from u commercial and
military standpoint , (
HITCHCOCK GETS OFF EASY
Displeasure of the Oouri Expressed iu Very
Mild Terms.
JUDGE KE.YSOR LETS HIM DOWN GENTLY
Hln Attack oil the Court AVnn UIIIICCCN-
unry , lint Contempt IN Avoided
ThrotiKh n TcclinlcnHtj-
the liiiliMiinlf ) IIIR llnnil ,
Judge Keysor yesterday morning handed
clown his opinion In the case of the State of
Ncbraplca against Gilbert M. Hitchcock , prca-
Idcnt of the World Publishing company ,
wherein , as proprietor of the World-Herald
and cdltor-ln-chlof of the paper , he was
charged with contempt In hi ! efforts to In
timidate liquor dealers and thus secure for
publication their applications for liquor li
ce na to.
Judge Keysor holds that so Jong as Mr.
Hitchcock published a resolution adopted by
the Hoard of Flro and Police Commissioners
as a matter of news ho was not guilty of
contempt. Tlio court further holds that
when he Issued the Injunction , restraining
the publication of the resolution heretofore
rejcrred to , ho was In no wlso abridging the
liberty of the press , as was claimed by the
defendant. The court further sajs that this
resolution was not published as news , but
merely for the purpose of advancing the
financial interests of the paper.
In. hlo decision Judge Keysor recites the
Incidents on which the action was based and
opens the discussion In thcae words :
The court desires to say nt the outset ,
however , that neither a defiance of the
court , nor a disobedience of its orders , wits
necessary to test dofen hint's rights. When
n temporary Injunction was granted In the
case of the- Dee Publishing company ngnlnst
The A&soclated Press , Mr. HlehcX ! ' . : Im
mediately Informed the court ( hat he de
sired modification ot the Injunction , nnd
asked to bo made n party to the suit , His
leanest was promptly granted , nnd he Js
now receiving the Associated Press dis
patches by virtue of tlio decision of this
court. So , In this Instance , had he nsko <
for a modification of said Injunction untl
he coul'l be heard , It would have bo.cn
cheerfully granted. The World Publishing
company Is amenable to law the same as
any other person or corporation , nnd his
assertion that It Is ono Institution that wll
not bo , run by Injunction Is mere bravado ;
for about three years ngo this very court
ran the World-Herald for several days by
an Injunction which he obeyed without pretest -
test or attack upon the court. Any person
has a right to disobey an lnjuiiclon Issued
by n. court without jurisdiction nnd doubt
less , may choose his own method of doing
so ; but I do nat believe that the people of
this Judicial district will approve of the
testing of legal rights by an Insolent and
spectacular defianceof the court nnd an
attack upon the Integrity of its Judge , even
though ho may have erred. The defendant
Is a member of the bar ; ami as such ho
was under a professional obligation to nd-
vlse , not to defy , the tribunal erected for
the administration of the law.
FATAL TECHNICALITIES.
In examining the bond which was given
In the Injunction case the court finds :
This bond runs only to the defendants In
the Injunction case. The World Publishing
company , Its president and managers were
named In the injunction ; but the bond does
not purport to Indemnify all persons en
joined. An Injunction bond ought to run
In favor of nil persons named In the In
junction , In order to render them liable to
punishment for their disobedience of the
writ , even though they be co-conspirators
of the defendant * who are secured by It.
Under the rule of ptrlct construction nboVe.
stated , it seems clear that nn action against
Mr. Ffll. the surety , would not lie on said
bond In favor of the defendant , and that
no mich bond n.9 the law requires was given
in said case.
And this ruling on the bond acquits Mr.
Hitchcock of any contempt of court. Judge
Keysor then discusses at length the Issuance
of the restraining order In the case , citing
many authorities to prove the correctness of
his decision In giving The Bee Publishing
company the equitable relief sought when
the Injunction was asked for. Along this
line ho says ;
The nflldavlts on file were uncontrndlcted
nnd unlmpenchcil , nnd tlio court was not at
liberty to disregard them. These affidavits
prove the following facts , to-wlt ; That The
Evening Heo had n larger circulation than
either the Morning World-Herald or the
Evening World-Herald , or both combined ;
that the board passed said resolutions , that
they were passed by the board In order to
pay a political debt to the World-Herald
and to punish. The Hee for Its criticism of
the board ; that said resolutions were driving
liquor dealers nnd druggists from TSe Bee
to the World-Herald , because they feared to
Incur the 111 will of the board by advertising
In The nee ; that the World Publishing com
pany had sent to liquor dealers nnd
drufi1sts of this city through the mall
BiiFlncsfl Men's Postal card , whereon said
resolutions were printed In larpc type fol
lowed by these words , "You can't get your
license unless you advertise In the World-
Herald ; " that December G the Morning and
the Evening World-Hernld contained nn
article In a consolcuous place , entitled "The
Publication of Liquor Noticei. " which sta el
that the present board would recognize the
derision rendered by the board In January ,
1SW ! , nnd would grant licenses to those who
ndvetlsed In tlio World-Herald , nnd which
closed with these significant words : "Any
applicant who wants trouble should ad
vertise In The Hee , but nil applicants who
want their licenses , snould advertise In the
World-Herald. "
NEGLECTED HIS RIGHTS.
The police board knew that Bald nflldavlts
were on flic , and If nny of the material
facts therein stilted were not true , It was its
duty to Inform the court by nllldavlts or
other competent evidence. The World Pub
lishing company undoubtedly knew the con.
tents ot said affidavits , for the defendant
herein nnd some one acting under Ills direc
tion examined them , or some of tlicin , ut
least , In the presence of the court. Said
company knew that n conspiracy between
It and said board was alleged In the peti
tion , nnd the board had resolved to make no
defense on that Issue. Even though not a
party to the suit. If the World Publishing
company stood Idly by nnd saw Issues sub
mitted to the court Which were prejudicial
to Its rights ; or If It know that the affidavits
on fllo which related to the circulation of Its
were untrue , and made no objection , It
ought to have obeyed whatever was made
until a hearing was asked for , and ought
not , under such circumstances , to have
accused the court of malice and lawlessness.
Neither In the Injunction case nor In this
proceeding has Mr. Hitchcock , or nny mem
ber of the board , gone upon the witness
stand and dented the conspiracy nlleged , or
vouchsafed nny reason whatever for the
passage of t'ho resolutions In question ,
Under the evidence nnd all the circum
stances the couit was amply justified In
finding Hint n conspiracy had been entered
by said majority of the board nnd the World
Publishing company for the purpose of
diverting from The Hee to the World-Herald
liquor notlco advertising to which the
latter was not entitled under our statutes
and the evidence ; that snld conspiracy was
belivs carried out on the ono hand by the
majority of the board passing the afore
said Illegal resolutions , and on the other
hand by the World Publishing company
publishing them In Its newspapers nnd postal
cards , and printing In connection with said
resolutions threats nnd warnings , which
were calculated to nnd would coerce and
Intimidate applicants for licenses and per
mits to advertise In the World-Herald nnd
not In The lieu. Such conduct on the part
of the board nnd the World Publishing company -
pany could not bo otherwise than highly
prejudicial to The lice's rights to solicit
trnld advertising , nnd such was no doubt
their object and Intent ,
Ammrm llrr lluxli . ] > H Suit
In the dlvorco suit of Robert A , Hrantly
against Juanlta Brantly , the defendant has
filed an answer In which BIO ) fays that she
Is the ono who Is seeking a separation , She
alleges that eho Is a resident of Georgia ,
in which utate she eays that she hail a suit
for divorce pending , She asks that the suit
brought by her husband- the courts of
this county bo dismissed as she is about to
Bccuro u dccrco on the grounds of desertion.
Hit * Writ ,
The domestic difficulties of Llzzlo and
Louis Kroltzcch were given an airing In
Judge Scott's court today , whoa the plaintiff
nought a restraining order to prevent the de
fendant from Interfering with her In the
conducting of a carpet renovating csMbllflh-
ment. The testimony .Showed that the
plaintiff broke the defendant's hand nnd thai
the defendant threw the plaintiff out of the
house. The court fouid tlMt both of the
parties were In the wrong .And consequently
denied the writ. _ ,
KASTM2US 70 Ill'j , 'BT OX TIUAI ,
SrtiNiitlonnl Cnxo tbCfintr | on for Ili'itr-
liiBT CVoxi f > V > < * k.
The assignment of criminal cases to be
tried during the firsujvcck of the February
term of the district tourt : that opens next
Monday morning wasjmudc last night ani
today nnd the sherlffV ttll ! servo the wit
nesses who will appear \iipon behalf of Iho
state. , J ]
Next Monday the case of the State ngalnsl
Joo'Osborne will bo celled. The defendant
Is charged with burglary. On Tuesday the
case against Arthur Smith , n colored man
will bo put on. Smithes charged with help
ing to rob an old map ( It , E. Adams , who
was passing through the city last fall on
his way to LcavcmYortu , Kan. Smith's
partner , a colored woman , was convicted ol
the crime and was sentenced to a term ol
six years In the penitentiary.
Tim sensational criminal cose of the Feb
ruary term of court Is set for next Wednes
day. This Is the case wherein the Knstncrs ,
father and two sons arc charged with the
murder of Ofllcei' Tlcdenmn nnd the woundIng -
Ing of Officer Cloven The crime was com
mitted last summer nt a saloon at Thir
tieth nnd Spauldlng streets. The saloon
was being burglarized and the officers were
called there to arrest ( the parties. When
the officers arrived , the burglars fled , bul
before doing so they fired several shots , one
killing Tledcman and the other severely
wounding Glover. Tho. Kastners were nr-
restcd as suspects nnd have been held In
the county jail since th'at time. The evi
dence upon the part o ! the state Is circum
stantial. The defendants contend that they
will bo able to prove an alibi.
CluliiiH AKiiliiNt Hamilton Uxtntc.
Jane Hotchklss , a resident of New York ,
through her attorneys , the Crane Brothers ,
has filed claims against the estate of
Charles W. Hamilton , deceased , aggregat
ing J03.C3S.92. The claimant alleges that
she Is the daughter o ( Lucy Loamls , de
ceased , who was a sister of Hamilton's. She
further states that beginning lu October ,
1865 , nnd continuing until October , 1881 , her
mother , who was wealthy , sent to Hamilton
various sums of money -to loan nnd that he
never accounted , for the same to the mother
or to herself.
f
Charles W. Hamilton died November 10 ,
1S9G , In this city and left an estate valued
nt ? 120,000 , consisting largely of personal
property.
Itt'MtrniiiN the Huckiiicti.
J. B. Kitchen of the Kitchen Brothers'
Hotel company has secured an Injunction
against John W. Carver and about all of
the other hackmen of the city. The Injunc
tion restrains the defendants from allowing
tholr horses nnd hocks to Bland In the
streets around the IVixton hotel.
In the suit which the plaintiff has brought
ho alleges that ho is. operating a hotel and
that by reason of hackmen allowing their
teams to stand In the street about the ho
tel his business Is materially Injured and
his guests arc annoyed.
OUAIIA FIKMI.VXII UEXVHIL IIUILDIMi
Trouble Ailtlclimtcil for the lll.ldcrx
on the .VtMV Mint.
A story has been sent out from Denvei\
Colo. , to the effect that Iho local contractors
who bid on the construction' of "tire new
United States mint building to bo erected
in that city are expressing' ' doubts as to the
ability of Hubbard & Co ! of Omalla to erect
the structure at a profit ! It Is further as
serted that the firm I would likely have
trouble In complying wlEh the terms of the
contract should It secure the work on ac
count of its low bid. {
This firm comprises. C. W. Hubbard of
Sioux Falls , S. D. , anoVContractor James E.
Hlley of this city. The latter gentleman
said this morning that While the firm was
not well known In Omaha building circles ,
Its headquarters were : hero. it was this
firm that erected the new- federal building
nt Sioux Falls and Mr , < Hlley said that it
was a bona fide copartnership. Ho refused
to discuss the merits ot the Denver story
other than to affirm thtit the firm was In
the field to stay. Ho n looked for an an
nouncement of the successful bidders for the
Denver work from the government In a few
days and ho expressed but little fear but
that his firm would secure the contract.
It Is reported that 0 , J. King ! a also a
member of the firm , or that ho Is lending
to It his financial backing In the Denver
competition. Mr. Rllcy refused to dtocuss
this phase of the matter In any way. Mr.
King has worked for the government before
oad It Is said that owing to the difficulties
then experienced In reaching a aettlement
with him that the supervising architect doca
not want to award the contract to the firm
If ho Is connected with It. Mr. Illloy poo-
Itlvely refused to express himself regarding
this report other than ta. < my that If the firm
of Hubbard & Co. should secure the contract
It would conduct the construction with faith
ful regard for the government's Interests.
A Washington dispatch aiys that Supervis
ing Architect Taylor has announced that
Hubbard & Co. are the lowest actual bidders
on the mint , but that It Is believed at the
Treasury department that Mr. King Is be
hind the Hubbard bid , and If thla Is demon
strated the bid will bo birred out. Wbe > i
shown this dispatch Mr. Rlley simply said
that It looked as If the competition for the
work was arouaing an unusual amount of
Interest In different section * ) of the country ,
David Seerlo , whoso Denver contracting
firm furnished the granite for the now fed
eral building In Omaha , arrived In this city
yesterday from Washington , where ho had
been In the Interest of his bid for the Denver
work. Ho called upon Mr , IMley Immedi
ately upon reaching Omaha and was closeted
with that gentleman and Mr. Hubbard , who
had co mo down from Sioux Falls , all morn
ing. The result of this conference none of
the gentlemen wdilld state , Mr. Seerlo re
fused to talk about the matters nt all for
publication.
The Denver story alleges that Mr. Seerlo
has announced that all three of the firms
who underbid his firm have , proposed In tbolr
contracts to use the granite ifrom the quar
ries of Oeddts & Seerlo In Colorado and that
this firm has quoted none of them absolute
prices , consequently It now has the power
to put the prices for the granlto above the
reach ot the successful bidders. Mr. Hlley
eald In relation to this statement that he did
not consider It would bp absolutely neces
sary for the successful contractors to use
Oeddia & Secrlo's granltu.In thu construction.
To bo sure , the in 'tit must be bullded
of Colorado granite , but he thought there
were other quarries la that state besides
those controlled by this ) linn. The success
ful bidders will be held , by certified check
to the material they Announced they would
use In the construction. ) The bid of QcddUt
& Seerlo for the work was { 249,750 and that
of Hubbard & Co , Vas')92,500. )
Not thu
A picture of Joe WJIjiamB , which was
enclosed In a letter frotn. Chief MoMnhon
of Little. Rock , Ark. , to Chief Gallagher ,
wns shown to Emerson Ewln ? , nn express
man , who IIVfH ut 2600 Michigan street ,
Init the latter fa Ilex 1 to Identify him. Wil
liams U wanted In this city for ndmlnlster-
ng poison to member * of the family of
Ewlng about four yeans , KO , whlcti re
sulted in the death of one of them. Ho
made his escape and 1ms been at largo
ever since , A man giving the name of
Joe Williams wan urmiled in Little Hock
n short time ago and his. photograph was
sent here for Identification ,
llclil IIH n
A stranger In the city , giving the name
of Wully Harvey ; was arrested by the de-
ectlvca Inat night ncjir Sixteenth nnd
Howard streets , in connection with the
loldlng up of Charles Iluckles near Sevrn-
eenth nnd Jackson streets Sunday night ,
Harvey will bo held at the station for tlio
mrpose of Identification at the hands of
Huckles ,
SHOWS LIFE SAVERS A F WORK
Lieutenant MoLollun Gomes to Establish a
Bunch of the Service.
PLAN OF-THE EXPOSITION MANAGEMENT
Ciorcrtiiitritt to Mnlte nil I'vlillilt ol
the ( IrciltVorlc of Thlx 1m-
liortnnt llruncrilot UN
FiiiiullniiM.
Lieutenant Ci H. McLellan , an officer of
the United Statee Ltfo Saving service , is In
the city to arrange the details regarding the
exhibit to bo made by that department of
the government at the exposition. An ap
propriation of $2,500 $ , Is available for that
purpose and Lieutenant McLellan has been
sent to Omaha to view the situation and de
cide upon the adaptability of thu exposition
grounds for a display such as Is desired by
the department.
This ofllcer has had extensive experience
In this line of work , having been In charge
of the exhibits made by the department at
the Philadelphia Centennial , the expositions
at London and Paris and at Chicago and At
lanta. Ho stated to the exposition officials
that it Is the desire of the service to Install
a complete station of the live saving service
and equip It with a full crew of men nnd
all the latest life saving devices In use In
the actual work of the department.
Provision has been made by the archi
tects of the exposition for the Installation
or such an exhibit at one side of the broad
pool forming the -west end of the lagoon ,
known as the Mirror. This pool Is about 400
feet In width at this point and has siilll-
clcnt depth to allow the boats used In the
service to bo manipulated without difficulty.
A spot has been left nt the south side of
the pool and n similar spot directly oppo
site nt the north side , In cither of which
the llfo saving station may bo erected. A
roadway to the water's edge could easily
be provided , passing from the station
through the colonnade without Interfering
with the use of the covered passageway.
Lieutenant ' .MoLellan spent the morning
In consultation' the exposition officials
and the architects and made a visit to the
exposition grounds to Inspect the locations
pointed out by the architects. If either of
these prove satisfactory he will make the
necessary report to the department and pro
visions for erecting the small building re
quired for the station will be made at once.
The building will be of the style- approved
by the department for sea coast life-saving
stations and will require but n short tlmo
for Its erection.
"The object of the department , " said Lleu-
tcneint McLellan to a I3ee representative-
to make the exhibit as realistic as possible ,
so as to show the people who are remote
from the scacoast Just what the department
la doing la the way of saving the lives of
people on vessels which may bo wrecked
along our coasts. The people of the west
help contribute money which supports the
department and its officers take the view
that they arc entitled to know how It Is be
ing used. For this purpose there will bo In
stalled at Omaha a complete station of the
service and the full operation will be shown.
To do this effectively provision will be made
to simulate a wreck a rcast will be erected
In the water to represent the exposed
portion of a wrecked ship and a line will
be fired over this from the small cannon
used by the service for that purpose. This
will serve to haul out a heavy line , to
which will be attached the breeches buoy ,
the llfo car and the numerous other devices
with which hundreds of human lives are
saved by our men every year. There will
bo many other features about this display
Which will be of great Interest to the people -
plo who have never lived along the coast
and , consequently , never have had an op
portunity of seeing the work of the serv
ice. There are many different methods for
rescuing people from shipwrecked vessels
and those will be sufficient to make exhibi
tions which will not grow monotonous. I
shall probably bo In charge of the display
at your exposition , as I have been detailed
for that duty at every display made by the
department , and I can assure the people of
the west that the exhibit of the live saving
service will not bo the least Interesting of
the many things the government will ex
hibit. "
_
IIUII.niNG FOR FOniSKJX MX II I II ITS.
N'ccd for Such an IiiNtltntloii IH Ilu-
' uoinlnir Very AiMinrpiit.
The Department of Exhibits will soon be
gin clamoring for the erection of a building
for foreign exhibits. Applications for space
for tills class of exhibits have been coming
In at a rapid rate within the last month ,
and there is no space In which to Install
them. Notwithstanding the recent change
in the designation of the main buildings ,
which gnvo the manufactures exhibit an In
crease In space of about 25 per cent over
what was available theretofore , the applica
tions for apace from all parts of the United
States ore pouring In nt such a rapid rate !
thatj the available space In the Manufactures
and Liberal Arts buildings will not be suf
ficient to accommodate them. In addition
to the applications already received , the de
partment received1 notice toiloy from Its
agent In Paris , Frederick .Mayer , that at
least 160 French firms will make exhibits
of their wares ami will want considerable
space. He also stated that the officials of
the French government have under consider
ation the advisability of making n govern
ment exhibit at Omaha , and will pass upon
It about February ID , Ho eays pressure has
been brought to bear upon the officials , and
ho Is hopeful that an exhibit will bo made.
In this contingency the department Is dis
posed to urge the erection of an additional
building , In which the foreign exhibits may
lie placed. It has been suggested that an
annex might be made to the Manufactures
building , extending north on Twentieth
street from the west end of the Manufac
tures building ,
iioiri'icriruiii.sT.sWANT < IIKM > .
, to County C < iitimlNNliiiK > rM fur
nn Apiiroiirliitlon.
A delegation composed of G , W. Hervoy ,
Henry Elcke , J , Y , Craig nnd William Tur
ner , all members of the Douglas County
Horticultural society , appeared before the
county commissioners yesterday and
explained their views relative to Douglas
county making a fruit and floral display at
thu exposition , As * spokesmen for the party ,
Mr. Ilervey stated that It was the purpose
of the society which ho represented to
collect all of the pare flowers grown In the
county and with the aid of his assistants
placed them In beds and pots about the
grounds. Fruit would bo gathered and
shown In the Horticultural building , the
purpose being to collect the fruit frequently
enough so tluvt U would be fresh all of the
tlmo ,
The members who accompanied Mr. Iler
vey said that they all expected to work with
out pay , but money would be required in col
lecting the flowers and frultH and that they
might carry out their plans , they would bu
pleased to acquire a portion of thu money
ijccrulag from the sale of tbo exposition
bonds ,
The county rommlsiloaers Informed the
mombera of the committee that the supreme
court had not passed upon the legality of the
bonds and that nothing could bo done until
It waa known whether the county would have
money to appropriate. When the court
passed upon the question , and If It W-JB bold
that ( ho bonds were legal , the commlBfloneiH
said that they would consider the proposi
tion.
for KIIIINIIM Kxhlhlf ,
B. S. Tucker , the Kansau cotmnUsIoner for
ho exposition , reports that bo baa Just made
a tour of the state in tie Intercut ol tbe
show and found the prospect most encourag
ing for securing n fine exhibit from nil sec
tions of the state. He pays he found that
the countlcn are- each < ] trrmlned to excel
the others In agricultural exhibits.
I'MIKHVIUTKHS AT Till ! 1IIC SHOW ,
PI mix roriiiulntiMl for Tholr Kntcr-
tnlntitciil Next Summer.
Flro Insurance men who visit the exposi
tion with their families or friends will be
entertained pleasantly during their sojourn
at the great fiMr. Steps looking to this end
were taken at n meeting yesterday nftor-
noon In the Ware block , which was attended
by forty special agents of fire Insurance com
panies , who reside In Nebraska. They or
ganized the Flro Underwriters' Transmls-
slfiMu ) ! Exposition club of Omaha and de
cided to maintain headquarters In Uio city
during the fair for thercctptlon of visitors.
The officers of this organization as elected
nt this sceslon are 1) . I ) . Welpton , president ;
W. E. Hitchcock , vice president mid H. K.
Benedict , secrckiry. The club closed a lease
with W. A. Paxton for rooms 520-21-22 In l'.io
Ware block for one year and they will bo
elaborately fitted up nnd handsomely furn
ished tor headquarters of the organization.
U alfO Intend * to expend nt least $1,000 for
literature descriptive of the exposition and
the club's headquarters , , which will bo dis
tributed among the 1,200 members of t'.io
Northwestern Flro Insurance Underwriters'
association , who will bo requested to circu
late It among the agents of their respective
territory. Visiting special agents who at
tended yesterday's meeting were N. S. Hard-
Ing of Nebraska City , S. F. Alexander of
Lincoln , Walter Atwater ot Iowa City ,
Charlca Martin of Kansas City , W. A. Tower
and D. H. Andrews of St. Louis.
IDAHO WANTS CO VSIUHU.Ml'liK IU1OM.
Will MtiUc n. Fine"Kxhlblt of Itx
VnrloiiH lU'nonrcFM.
Frederick J. Mills ot IloUt 0ty | , state en
gineer of Idaho , arrived. iVomati-i yesterday
morning to consult with tl oxposltlon man
agement regarding the exhibit to bo made
by his stato. The Idaho Exposition commis
sion wns appointed by Governor Steunen-
berg after Mr. Mills had left the state , but
ho Is acting at the request of the governor
and will report the result of his Investiga
tions for the Information of the commission.
"Our people have taken very little Inter
est In the exposition until within the last
two weeks , " said Air. Mills. "They arc-
pretty well aroused now , however , and 1 be-
Ilovo we will have a good exhibit. 11\e
legislature failed to make any appropriation ,
but wo expect to raise about Jlii.OOO hy
private subscription. We will probably oc
cupy about G.OOO feet of spaos , divided be
tween the Agriculture , Horticulture and
Mines buildings. People not familiar with
our state take It for granted that wo are
only a mining community. Whereas horti
culture Is one of our principal Industries.
The counties In 1ho southwest part of the
stite grow fruit which will compare with
that grown In any western slate and we
will have exhibits which will demonstrate
tha't ' fact. Our agricultural resources are
alee extensive and we shall make a ci edit
able showing In that line , us well as In
minerals. "
In < < - Appllc-iilloiiN fur .Spnoo.
Among the applications for space for ex
hibits which have been received by the De
partment ot Exhibits within the last few
days appear the following : The St. Louis
Well Machine and Tool company , 000 feet
for an exhibit of machinery In operation ; the
Swccperetto company of Gra id TUOlds , Mich. ,
200 feet for carpet swHcpurs : T. & S. C.
White company of Now York , 300 feet , lor a
very fine exhibit of sulphur in all Its forms ;
Harroun Portrait and Picture Frame com
pany of Grand Kaplds , Mich. , 40 feet , for a
display of water colors ; Antonio
DoOaro of Chicago , space In the
ItallEti section for Imported art goods ; Cali
fornia Fig Syrup company , 250 feet ; Mandel
& Oluck , New York , fi.OOO feet In the French
section for n display of tapestry , enameled
jewelry , silk shawls nnd French products
of all descriptions ; Haarmann Vinegar com
pany of Omaha , 256 feet ; Hetie & Co. . Omaha ,
250 feet for a cigar factory In full opera
tion ; New England Preservative Food com
pany , an exhibit in rperatlon showing the
process of preserving food by the sterilizing
method.
Llnlnger & Metcalf of this city have ex
tended their space for the display of agricul
tural Implements to 18,500 square feet.
. .Soiittiwt'HlfiriifliriiHlcii InlcrrHteil.
Tiiere will bo a meeting of vast Importance
to the eight counties of southwestern Ne
braska today at McCook , at which arrange
ments will be made for their representation
In the state section of the Transmlasls/jlppl
Exposition. The Board of Supervisors of
each county will assemble In Joint convention ]
and consider the preposition for a corri.mHo
exhibit of the agricultural and horticul
tural products of that section. State Com
missioner AV. A. Poynter of the Third con
gressional district. Secretary W. H. Doarlng
of the Nebr/wka commission and Superin
tendent W. D. Johnson ot the AKrlcultur.il
Bureau of the State commission left Omaha
yesterday afternoon to attend the meeting.
The board of supervisors will each ap-
proprlato a fund of about $100 from their
respective counties with which to defray the
expenses of getting up the joint dltnlay.
For .Stork Crixvrrx' HrnilqinirliTH.
Peter Jensen of Jensen Nob. , Is In the
city attending the licet Biignr convention and
Is also taking advantage of his presence
hero to make arrangements for a building to
bo erected on the exposition grounds by the
National Stock Growers' association , Mr.
Jensen being a member pf the executive
committee of that organization. Ho says
the committee proposes to erect a building
on the grounds to cost about $3,000 , which
shall bo headquarters for stock growers and
stock buyers from all parts of the country.
Ho was authorized by the committee to
make the preliminary negotiations In the
matter and report the result to n meeting
to bo held In the near future at the call of
the president. Definite plans will bo made
LV tills meeting and Mr , Jensen nays they
will bo put In effect at once.
Di-nvcrV Own Iliillillnif.
IV. S , Ward , chairman of the Denver
Exposition committee will arrlvo In the
city to4ay to make arrangements with
the exposition authorities for the building
which will bo erected on the grounds by
Denver. This building will bo In the form
of a Greek cross with u high dome sur
mounting the center. In It will be displayed
exhibits by the public schools of Denver ,
the manufacturing Interests of the city , etc. ,
whllo the frieze of the dome will bo deco
rated with pictures In color showing a bird's
eye view of the city from a central point
and above this will bo transparent pictures
of beautiful mountain scenery In Colorado.
1,1-iiMu for ( till Kurt Oinnhn
Acting Secretary of War George D. Mclkle-
John has sent to President Wattles the lease
granting to tbo exposition authorities the
.free use of the old Fort Omaha reservation
from May 1 to November 1 of this year. The
lease does not Include the buildings on tbo
reservation.
To Hmploy nil Kl
The executive committee authorized 'Man
ager Klrkendall , at Us meeting yesterday
afternoon , to employ Will Hogets of Oinulii
as en electrician In the exposition work.
Null Over llt-rrlui'rnlor Unr 1'iilmtv ,
CHICAGO , Fsb. l.-I-Jdwln T. Karl , presi
dent of the California Fruit Express of
Oakland. Cnl. . filed n bill In the United
Stutea circuit court here today nsUIng for
nn Injunction to restrain Armour & Co ,
packers , from taking nny legal action
against him In regard to certain Improve
ments In refrigerator earn , which Mr. Karl
Buys Armour & Co. ( insert are Infringe
ments on patent rights controlled by them.
The 1)111 says that Armour & Co. , through
their attorneys , have made threats of legul
proceedings In eastern courts ngulnut tie !
plaintiff unless the USD of the cur appliances
was discontinued. Thu patents over which
the controversy arose urn un lea tank In a
refrigerator1 car und a foldable ventilator.
THREE MEN BADLY SCORCHED
Were Chased Out of Bed by a Fierce
of Flamo.
RESULT OF FIRE AT A RESTAURANT
ICj.cnlit' liy Stiilm Cut HIT unit Six Mct
l'orr Ml to SiM-k Sitfi'ly by
.In in pi HUT from the
Srrotul Story.
Six men narrowly escaped death In tho.
burning of the Hose restaurant , 1304 FVimatu
street , early yesterday morning. Three were
burned quite severely nndre at present con
fined nt St. Joseph's hoevltal. The others
escaped with a few scratched and brulsca
resulting from shattered , window glaiM. The
, nicn Injured nro J. P. Murphy , Hugh Pitman
and Irving Mrtilroy.
At 4:43 : yesterday morning n pedcstrlsn
passing the restaurant heard crleo
from the second etory of the build
ing and looking up saw seven !
men gesticulating wildly nt him. At
the same tlmo ho saw smoke IfHiilng from
above their he > ids and looking In on the
ground floor of the restaurant he- could ECO
the names breaking through a frame partl-
tlcci. Hurrying to the nearest telephone the
stranger summoned the lire department
and , securing aid , went after a
ladder. Before either the ladder or
the llro department arrived , however , the
mini on the second floor were forced out of
the building by the flames , which were
sweeping from the windows. A young man
named Will Hallnm made his way along
! the stone coping of the building nnd climbed
\ Into a window of the place nevt door , whllo
! the others either jumped to the sidewalk
below or held outo the window sills , shoutIng -
Ing lustily for help. Pitman and Murphy
were ut length rescued with the aid of n
ladder , whllo McElroy , who had also boon
hanging out of one of the windows , released
hln hold and fell to the sidewalk. Pitman
nnd Murphy were found to have sustained
burned hands and faces , while McElroy
was cut quite badly with glass. All three
were removed In the patrol wagon to St.
Joseph's hospital.
HOW TUB FIIU3 STARTED.
The origin of the fire Is a mystery , al
though It Is supposed to have- started in
some way near the kitchen range which Is
situated near the middle of the building.
The place was locked up i.bout 11:30 : by
Pitman. IHo and one of the others played
cards half an hour nnd then went to be\l.
A flno had been left In the range ns wns
customary. J. J. Bradley , who slept In the
front portion of the building , was awakened
by smoke In his room and rpcnliig the door
saw flames coming up through n skylight
Intho floor over the range. The stairway
Just west of this had already burned away.
Running Into the next ro.ni Bradley
hastily aroused the others. Some of the
men In the confusion ran for the stairway ,
but were badly singed r.nJ were again
forced to the front of tbo building. They
at length got out in the manner already
described.
The restaurant was operated by M. A.
Tcstard , late of Nashville , who opened the
place about three months ago. Mr. Tcjtard
rooms outsldo ot his place of business , whlln
his employes slept on the second floor. Thcro
were also a couple of boarJcrs who had
lodgings In the building. One of these waa
M Gordon , who ercapod without Injury.
The building was badly scorched on both
floors , the restaurant fixtures on the ground
floor , however , were not badly Injured and
tlm loss to the contents of the building will
not exceed $200. The entire contents nra
Insured for $1,000. The building was dam
aged about $150 , covered by Insurance.
J. P. Murphy , Hugh Pitman and Irving
McElroy , the men scorched In the Fnrnam
street restaurant lire , were reported much.
Improved last night. Their Injuries are not
of a serious nature.
WOODEN SHACKS DESTROYED.
Ono of the sharks which have grown up
under tbo " special permit" action of the
council took lire at 1318 Douglas street
shortly after ! o'clock. Theflro originated
In "Jim's" restaurant , duo to the explosion
of a gnsollno lamp under a coffee urn. The
lamp overflowed and one of the waiters
throw It out Into the rear of the lot , back
of the shack. Hero James Dennis , owner or
the restaurant , had begun thu construction
of an addition to his place , the annex being
entirely of wood. The flames caught the
dry timbers and Immediately swept back :
Into the restaurant , destroying Its contents.
They then communicated with nn antiquated
wooden structure next door , occupied by C. y
V. Nlemnn as a cigar store , and also by J.
H. Fllegel's tailoring shop. The flro do- V' .
stroyed the roof and damaged some of the \
stock of both places. Dennis estimates his
loss nt about J400 with no Insurance. Tlio
loss to the other building and contents WOH
about $100.
A defective chimney In the home of Otto
Shnolderwlnd , 310 North Thirteenth street ,
called the. llicmcn out at noon. The damage-
was slight. jk\
HOY II A.Ml ITS \O\V IX CTSTOUV.
I'olli-e Itonnil l'i | n lli'Miic-rntc ( iimur t
Miirmiili-rM ,
John B. Avery , living nt 91 ! ) Jnckeon
street , called at the .police otatlon Monday
night and requested that the ofllcera look for V
his young aon , who had run away during tlio .
day. A fearch located young Avery with a y
gong cif small urchins In the hotel near
Thirteenth and Dodge streets. Among Iho
other boys In the- loom were Harry Harbin ,
Waller and Halph Cramer ai.d Charles
Snear , the Infant prodigy who has figured
quite prominently In police circles In con
nection with the curfew ordinance. The
IIOJH were playing robbers and had , cinong
other thl'.ps. an old riv-ly icvolver , a hllver
watch which wa alleged to have been taken
In a holdup , and other souvenirs of out
lawry YOUIIK fi.icar malntilncd that Walter
Cramer had actually stolen the watch from
a lower DoiiKlas street pawnbroker , but this
wne found afterward to bo untrue. The boya
were locked up on a charge of Incorrlglblilt ) ' .
i.vcitic.vsi : i.vnit\\i : , IIKVK.VI i : .
ItCfCllllN III Olllllllll OIIU'll SIllMV II
Tri-iiicmloiiM ( iron1 Hi ,
During the month of January the total re
ceipts In Omu'ha o ( the United Staled In
ternal revenue department , according to thu
report of Collector Houtz , were { 1S9.8I8.OI ,
as against J93.880.36 In the corresponding
month nf H87. This U nn Increase of J35-
9G7.G8 over the buslcess transacted during
the first month of last year. The Incnuyu
of biiiilncMi for the first olx inontlm of the
present fiscal year , ended December 30 , 1S97 ,
wan JCCO.OOO , which Is about $40.000 moro
than the entire receipts of the Omaha ofllco
for the corrrsitondlng period ot the prevlcnu
fiscal yea , .
.llouoi'M . for lloyli'M ,
Kendrlck t' . Hill of New York Clly , er.inlr-
man of the National Stenographers' associa
tion , .him . appointed H. U. HoyK-H , one of the
olllulal court reporters tnls city , chair
man of the Nolmtttku committee of the nn-
tloniil uHHorlutlon , nnd It IH expected that
the association will meet In Omuhu during
the TrnnsmlBslHslppI Uxi > o.sUloii. The an-
Hoclatlon met ut Nashville. IIIHI yt-ur , und
August 4 was set apart by tlm exposition
IIH stenographers' day. T ere were nhoiit
1,000 utcnographertf In attendance nt thu
convention.
Ovrrcont nnil Thlrf Scmireil.
An overcoat belonging' to Jiuncx Donald
son , stolen out of the Midway ttuloon by
Jeff Iinte , was recovered yesterday after
noon and .Ilulta was placed under arrest ,
Donald -on hud ttomo trouble , AHh ono of the
otlitr I jutKITH ! around thu place and threw )
his coat off an lie made an offer to light.
Hates came In and appropriated the
ineiit.