THE O UAHA DAILY BEE : StTJTDAY , FEBRTJAKY 0 , 1898.
BROATCMOORES CONTEST
Taking of Testimony Baforo Referee Olom-
enU Not Ended ,
DEFENSE HAS A LONG , STRONG INNINGS
Dentilriorlc Strorpntirt Jlnyor
Moiirci Toll I IIP Story tit the
l.ntlcr'x Acln nn
of tliu Ciiitrlx.
In anticipation of closing thr > testimony In
the Hroatch-Moores quo wnrranto hearing
Rpforou Clements and the attorne > s worked
from 0 o'clock jesterday morning until 10
o'clock laH night , with only short Intermis
sions for lunch. At 10 o'clock last night It
"became apparent to all concerned that the
Introduction of testimony would consume
fully another day and a recess was taken
until Mich tlmo as the referco notifies the
attorneys that he Is ready to go on with the
hearing.
The proceedings yesterday were watched
by many of HIP prominent buslncm men of
Omaha , and nt the hour of adjournment
there was a general opinion that the points
vcro largely In favor < ot Moorte The wit
nesses on the stand jcatcrday wcro those
for the defence and Included A. Stccre , dip
uty clerk of the courts under Moorcs ; City
Attorney Connell and Frank E. Moores. the
respondent lt the case. Each witness ga\o
testimony In a straightforward wn ) , expressing
pressing IID Inclination to cover ur > or with
hold the farts from the referco Moore * suc-
ci'edod In clearing up all of the charge ?
made apilnst him by Hroatch. Hovvoll , Hoil
field , Ruano , Wilijht and the others who ns-
nailed , him during the 'ast city c-xmpalgn
and ever nlnce Several ot the clique who
have furthered thu aruaults against Moorcs
wcro present during a portion of the day
but as tlio testimony In M behalf continue *
to bo strengthened they left In dcapalr am1
did not appear in the court room nialn.
The attorneys for Hroatrh resorted to al
of the tactics known to law } era. thus hopIng -
Ing to break do .MI the testlmon > of Moores
but In this the ) were unsuccessful , am
when lie left the Kami last night his ovi-
dcnco gl\en In direct examination atood un-
contradicted.
CHOSSEXMINING STEEKE.
Ansel Steere , the deputj under Moorcs , was
still on the witness Htnud In the referee's
court jcste-rdiy , subject to a cross-exam
Initlon by the attorneys for Hroatch. He
went Into details concerning the conduct o
the oirico while Moires was clerk of the court
explaining thr receipt of money and the
method of distribution Witness knew tlm
It was claimed that Moores had not pah
over lines it ml penalties , and ho also knew
that It was true that the county ovvet
Monros largo sums of money , long past due
Witness Knew that these charges were made
by E. P. Hovvell , democratic candidate fo
mayor last spring and wan also aware o
the fact that thuso charges were made fo
th campaign puiposo of Injuring Moores
political chances and advancing the pollen
chances of Howcll All of the attorneys con
nccted with the Hroitch side of the case
and most of the witnesses called for the
prosecution In the case on hearing were
campaigning against Moorcs and publicly
and privately were declaring that ho wa
short In his accounts und was also a dc
faultcr.
At various tlmeu witness wild Moore
had requested the auditing department o
thu county to check up the court dock
cts , that he might Know just how his ac
counts Htood with reference to the county
Attornojs for Hroatch tried to get In ovl
denco to show tint John 1'almqulst , who
checked some dockets for Moores , was at
expert , but they were hut off by the
referee , who held that the evidencewouh
bo Immaterial 1'almqulst was In the em
ploy of Monreu for a number of years. Afte
Mootrs retired from olllco I'almqulbt was
retained to woik on the dockets and ascer
tain ho\v much MOOIC.S owed the county
and how much was duo from the count ;
and from Individuals to Moores Ho con
tinned that work until last August , whet
ho suddenly quit , and without mvlcc dc
parted for Sweden , his natl\e country IIo
left no report1" with Moores relative to his
work It Is said however , thnt he turned all o
Ills papers over to the prosecution and tha
they In tuin were turned over to partien
who ha\e been persecuting Moore.s for
montlis "
Witness sa'd ' he paid thn sum of $ t SIS SI
fines nnd penalties Into the county treasury
on May ! ) last. IIo was In no p.rtlcula
burly to makepajment Moorcs had Jim
returned from thu east and being Informei
th t the sum was duo the county he slmpl )
pi Id over the money , acting upon the aiUlc
of his attorney. Moores told witness tha
If ho o\\ed the county he was desirous o
paying o\cry cent 'Mid scttl'ng In full Wit
nesa knew of no reason why the money wa
paid ovrr on Sunday uslle from the fac
that Moorcs was anxloiu to settle with the
county.
On re-direct examination Steere said when
Moores jpald money Into the county treasury
he took receipts showing the sum in bulk , In
eluding lines and penalties Witness firs
Inarned of the amount that w a claimed fron
Mnoros as lines anJ penalties on May 7
1SU7 , two Hlaja before the money was pal <
Into the county treasury. At that tlmo the
JI SIS S3 was all that It was claimed Moorcs
owed Witness himself believed that this
Bum aggregated all tbo lines and penalties
that Moorcfl owed.
MOO'tES ON Till : STAND.
Shortly before noon Prank E. Moores was
called ns a witness ami testified to the fac
of having held the olllce of clmk of the dls
trlct court for eight years prior to 1890 , am
that nt the prevent tlmo ho Is mayor of the
city of Omaha. I'rlor to bis election to the
olllco of clerk of the district court , witness
had some knowledge of bookkeeping , sucl
Knowledge being gained by hl oniploymon
In a railroad olllce When witness assumei
control of the otllco of clerk of the dUUrlc
Ifie Beauty
offleaK-li.3 -
Features don't ' mat
ter bo much. Most
any features will do
if the complexion is
clear , the eyes bright
nnd the lips rosy. Hearty , healthy whole-
eomeuess is better than mere beauty of
features. A fiice full of the glow of good
health full of the kindliness and good
humor that health brings , is bound tc
be an attractive face a face th.it will
maUe friends. The face tells the story
of the whole body. " Murder will out"
and so will "female weakness" nnd
nervousness and other disorders peculiar
to women.
If there is n drain on the system nnd
strength , the record of it will bliow in
the face. If there is nerve nagging
"bearing-down" pains , dr.tgging and
pulling nt the most sensitive organs in a
woman's body , the face will show it.
Abused nenes draw lines of care and
worry on the face. Nervous probtration
writes its warning on tlm face long before
it conies. Sleeplessness , nervousness and
debilitating drains make more wrinkles
than age.
Nine-tenths of the sickness of women
conies from some derangement of organs
distinctly feminine. Nine-tenths of this
sickness can be cured and avoided by the
use oJ Dr. Piercc's Favorite Prescription.
There is nothing miraculous about the
41 Favorite Prescription " nothing super
natural.
It is the result of rational thought
end study applied to medicine.
It has been prescribed by Dr. Pierce
for over 30 years. It has made thousands
of women hcajthy and happy , and has
brought joy to thousands of homes.
In "female weakness" it nets directly
nnd strongly in healing and strengthen
ing the parts that are most severely tried.
It clears out impuritiai ami promote *
regularity at all Utucx
court there wcro three Judges upon the
bench and when ho retired there were
seven ; there wcro two c\crks \ In the office
when ho * fl elected and when he retired
there were thirty-two ; the number of cases
Increased from a few hundred to more than
2,000 , which fact Increased the amount ot
the general buatncts. Moorcn testified that
the money received and paid out during his
term aggregated about J2.000.000. Money
received on cases wan entered on the dockets
and that paid out was receipted In connec
tion with the case * where they appeared
upon the respective dockets.
Moorco' flr t deputy was V D. Mackay ,
who died In the mountains some years ago
While acting us deputy Mackay had much
to do with the conduct of the office. After
Mackn > 'a death Tom Entrlkcn was ap
pointed , and fc-cnod for a time. Ho was
succeeded by Hlincr O. Starr and In 1891
Messrs. Stcoro and Palmqulst wcro ap
pointed. After the business had Increased
\ery largely , tt was Impossible for one
man to nssumo entire control of the office
In employing clcrki witness sought to cm-
plo > the best postilblo talent. Regarding the
time spent In the ofllco , witness slated that
ho was nlw.t > s there during term time unless
Kept away by sickness.
After 1VJ2. when witness was out of the
onico. Mr. Stocro vas In full charge , being
autliorlred to receive and pay out money.
If wltncfB and Sleere happened to be out of
the office money was received by Palmqulst ,
who wafl given tint authority. When tur
tles came to the ofllre to pay fees Palmqulst
was usually Instritrted to look through the
dockets and ascertain the amounts due.
When a fine was paid It was receipted on
the appearance docket. If there were wit
ness fees these were distributed. Otily In a
few h tancrs was there anything on the
dockets to show tint the fines had been paid
to the treasury. Sometimes It would be
\cars before the county officials would re
ceipt for nirnejs palJ.
Uni'OUTS TO COMMISSIONERS.
The afternoon session commenced half an
hour earlier than had been the custom here
tofore and Mocccs resumed giving his testi
mony. IIo slid that ho had not been In the
clerk's olllco more than twice since he sui-
rendered possession to his successor. Ilovert-
Ing to the dutli-s of the olllco while he was
the Incumbent , the witness stated that em-
Olovifl bad their work to perform and that
work was always attended to by the clerks
of the \arlous ihyactments Up to Hie tlmo
of Deputy Mack.ty's death ho made the re
ports and after that time they were made b >
clerks assigned to the work. Such reports
wtto compared by the clerks who made
them and were then presented to the wit
ness for hid signature before being presented
to the county commissioners Witness be
lieved that these reports were correct and
were made and filed In good faith.
The ( lues Imposed upon Cook , Copcland
und White appeared on the dockets as hav
ing been paid and the fact that they wun >
not receipted for was called to the atten
tion of the witness bj J. J. Points , who was
working in the olllce at the time. Witness
eald that ho had no know ledge of the 535) )
lines In these caseu ever having been paid
to him Tlio money was never paid to th
witness and to tlio best of his knowledge
It was never paid Into the olllce
Hcfun lug to the line Imposed upon Mike
Meeney , the witness said that ho had no
knowledge of It ever having been paid , It
was never paid to the wltnera
Heretofore tbo prosecution has laid great
stress upon the fact that the $ L'00 line im-
pospd In the case of the State against Ktclt
had not baen paid Into the county treastirj
although the tecords showed that It hail
been tecelved. In his testimony jesterday
afternoon Moorcs showed that when tlu
fine was paid he was In Europe , and knew
nothing about the receipt of the money until
after his return some months later.
In the matter of the payment of $181883
duos and penalties Into the county treasury
on .May 9 , 1S97 , Moorce said that ho paid
the money as soon as he learned that that
was the amount duo from him to the
county On that day ho was told that he
owed the county $1S1S S3 and n few min
utes later ho pjld the money over. At that
tlmo ho believed that that was all the
money ho owed the county. Witness site ]
that 1e still believed that that waa all the
money due front him to the county.
AI10UT THC WALLCNZ FINE.
Concerning the Wallenz fl io of $ GOO Im
pound In 1893 for the alleged selling of
liquor. Hurst , the license Inspector , de
manded one-half of the money aa city funds ,
It having been a tine collected from a saloon
keeper City Attorney Council demanded
one-half of the money and the coucitj at
torney demanded that It be paid to the
county treasurer Ilelng between two fires
witness held the money until April IS , 1S95
when he drew a check and was going to
turn It in to the city treisury , when anothei
demand was made 1 > > the county attorney
for the money. Then the Hoard ot Education
advised the wMtneas to bold the monej until
the controversy between the count > and clt )
could be adjudicated Owing to the con
tinued dlfferccice of opinion as to owner
ship , the $500 was hold by the witness until
May 9 1S97 , when It was paid over to the
county tiMsiirer , It being a portion ot the
51.S1SSJ.
Asked why ho did not ply the monov
nooncr , Mooies said that both the county
and city attorncja Instructed him to hold
all finrs and penalties until adjudicated On
May 9. 1S97 , City Attornej Ccaiiell told the
witness that he was satisfied that the city
had no local claim on the money paid in as
fines and penalties and eight houis later
all Mich fines and penalties were turned over
to the count } treasurer , accepting his re
ceipt for the same.
Whrui the witness as clerk ot the district
court made his repoits to the county com-
nils'loners. at the same tlmo ho would draw
a chuck for the full amount and turn that
over to the county treasurer , taking his re
ceipt for the same , the same corresponding
with the report made to tbo coinml-sloneis.
This receipt would not show the fines and
penalties In each case , but would chow the
aggregate. This receipt \\ltcms filed In hu
olllco , but he did not al.va > s make an entry
upon the dockets , showing the coses in
which the lines and pcr/tltlw were Imposed
Witness never IntenJcd to retain cnio penny
from tlio count ) , city or Hoard of Education
He testified that In every instance bo paia
the money over and that at this time ho
believed that Instead of him on Ing tliu
county , the cowity owed him $30000
When Kuane was put at work by the com
missioners to checking the books of thu
olllce wilt ess gave him all the assistance
In his power. Ituanu , witness raid vvoiked
In u Hteilthy manner , lefuslng to show wit
ness his figures. Auditor Tate also refused
to allow witness to examine the leporis
prior to their being filed with M H. Red-
fle-ld , then county clerk. When witness
learned tl at Ituane was checking the ottlco
hu emploed J. J Points and put him at
work. A few da > a later the commissioners
of the county demanded a report on the
condition of the olllco , whereupon th HUH
completed , showing witness fees , fine.s and
penalties. AVhen witness fees were fcund
that hnd not been receipted for the owners
\vero notified and they were requested to
oill and rrcelvo their money.
ErKOHTS MADE TO SETTLE.
In raso the notices weto ire-turned uncalled
tor tlio witness said that he > made dlllgcMit
Inquiries and If ho could loam the addresses
of the owners of the fees bo again notllleJ
t'tem ' that there wcro fees duo them and re
questing them to ciill and get their money.
Attoineys for lln atch objected to this
line of testimony , snlng tint It was Imma
terial and vvus encumbering the record.
Attorney Wharton eald that the purpose
of the testimony was to show the h nest ) of
Moores. Attorneys for Ilroitch had s Id
that Moorcs bad trlcl to corruptly steal the
sum of $1,800 , "and now wo propose to
show , " said Attorney Wharton , "that In-
Btutd of tr ) Ing to steal 'Jlr Moorcs has gone
uven furtror than the law requires ; ho bas.it
tls oun expense and without thu hope of re-
vard sent out thousands of notices request-
tig witnesses to call and receive tliulr
"
money
Referee Clements hold that the testimony
was material , after which the Ilroatch at-
orncys subsided and Mop res continued to
show the efforts that ho exerted to pay over
every dollar that he o\ved the yeoplo who
ha ! any claims upon him arising during hla
encumbcncy as clerk of ( ho district court.
Abkvd If ho was In court when Judge
> cott made an order directing Albyn L.
' 'rank to hold In hla hands all fees collected
and alleged to belong ; to Moores , Mr Mcoroa
replied tliat ho waa not. The same answer
va made with reference to the Inquiry con-
renting the order made by Judge Scott In
which It was allegoJ that Moorcs held $9,000
ar thereabouts which -the prevent clerk of the
court was ordered to demand
Taking up the question at trust funds In
till handg growing out of EOUIO litigation In
; ho Dlsbrow cage , commenced In 1S95 , Moores
said that ho had some $3 700 In three canes
that had been cons'-ndaled and were In ttio
supreme court pending a decision. In ad
dition to the tirlnrlpal. nltne. s Bald that
there was about $125 lute-rest that had ac-
ctued. This money , ho said , he jvng holding
under on order of court , pending the supreme
court's decision. Out of this amount , Moores
eald that there was due him the sum of $1,500
ae fees oiid advance costs.
WIUeiHTS COLLECTION.
There was another trust fund that It was
charged Moores tad Illegally held. In ex
planation , ho * ald : "When I entered the of
fice there was $4.700 turned over to rae In < x
case against the Omaha Horse Hallway company -
pany , brought by Her. I deposited the money
and It passed out of my mind After the
election at which Albjn Trank was elected , a
friend came to mo and said that an attor
ney , Wright , the Mme attorney who Is ( irose-
cutlng In this case , said that I was holding
$4,700 Illegally and that \\c \ \ would call for
CO per cent. I know nothing about the case
nnd paid no attention to the matter. Later
other friends came to me and asked what It
meant that an attocne } ( Wright ) was run
ning around the street * , telling that ho know
ot a certain claim ot $1,700 against me. and
that ho would collect U for one-half. 1 told
those friends to find out from Wright what
case ho referred to. They called on Wright ,
but could get no satisfaction from him.
After that I set Stecro at work looking up
the matter , and after some time ho reported
that the case was that of Her against the
Omaha Horse Hallway company. I then paid
$1,500 and ordered the balance paid by Albyn
lYank out ut the funds In his hands duo
me. I did not delay a day , but crnld the
money over just as soon as I ascertained that
I owed It , and that the amount was correct "
Hegardlng the $452 33 In his hands In the
case ot Gibbons against Keller , Moores said
that ho was ready to settle as soon ns thu
pending legal controversies In the case wcro
disposed of.
In the case of Edwards against the New
York Stornnei Company , wherein the Hroatch
attorneys assert that Moorcs Illegally holds
$115.11 , Jloores testified that ho had not only
pill the full amount , but had overpaid.
'HIS ' VERY FRANK STATEMDNT.
"Do } ou know of owing any fines and
penalties growing out of your Incumbency ns
clerk of the district court that ) ou have not
refcrrcxl to' " asked Attorney Wharton.
"Not a cent , " answered Moorcs.
"Havo } ou attempted to cover up or with
hold an ) money from any witnesses , jurors
or front any other person entitled to the
same , when such claims. If any. grew out of
your Incumbency as clerk of the dlstrici
court ? "
"Never , " answered Moorcs. "I am ready
and nxloui to pay every Just and legal de
mand made upon mo and will do so when
they are made by any person who presents
i claim showing that he Is entitled to tc-
i.elvo fees , fines or trust funds "
With the concluding of the foregoing
answer Attornev Wharton announced , "Your
honor , wo close our case. "
After a short bicuthlng spell the attorneys
for Hroatch took up the cross-examination of
Moores , questioning hint upon the conduct
of the olllco of clerk of the district court
and the matters gone Into by Attorneys
Wharton and Houchcr To all of these
questions Moores showed a willingness to
answer and at no time did ho attempt to
cvaJe the Interrogations propounded The
cross-examination was not concluded at C
o'clock and the attorneys agreed w Ith the
court upon the matter of holding an evenIng -
Ing session
CITY ATTORNEY CALLED.
At the evening session City Attorney Cou
ncil was called as a witness. He Identified
a letter from Secretary Glllan of the Hoard
of Education requesting him to take stops
to cover Into the city treasury the Walletu
fine of $500. Glllan's letter was broughl
about by reason of the board having ordered
the action taken. During 1895 and 1898 the
witness had a number of Interviews with
the county attorney relative to the fines col
lected by the clerk of the district court.
Witness contended that these fines should
bo covered Into the city , whllo the county
attorney contended that they should be
covered Into the county treasury. Attorney
Connell said that Moores was Instructed to
hold all fines In his hands until the question
of the owneishlp of the fine money could be
adjudicated. This order continued until Ma )
S , when witness said that bo fully satisfied
himself that the money should go Into the
county treasury. This was communicated to
John C. Wbarton on the same day.
It was on the following day. May 9 , that
Moorcs paid the Wnllen/ ; and other fines ,
aggregating $1S1S.S3 to County Treasurer
Holmrod. On May 8 , wltnces said that he
told Moores that bo was released from the
order Instructing him to hold the fine money
for the city treasmy It was as. early as 1S95
that the witness notified Moores to hold the
fines In his bands and not pty them Into
the county treasury.
On cross-examination the attorneys for
IlroRtch asked witness If ho was not a
friend of iMoorrs , and being Informed that
such was the case the attorney began n
rambling line of questions , asking if It
was not true that Moores. while clerk of the
district court , had not frequently given him
rebate" ! on costs In cases which be , the
witness , had lit court.
The attornes for Hroatch wcro consider
ably excited when they discovered that At
torney Oomiell knew that Moores had raid
the $1,818 83 fines Into the city treasury and
tried to confuse him by asking If ho was
not an appointee under Moorea and Indebted
to him for favors In this , however , tholr
efforts availed nothing , for Conuell answered
all of their question and they dropped him
In short order
HDLIEVES IN JIOORD3.
Witness said that ho campaigned for
Moores and was not ashamed of It. Ho had
considered Moires honest and never had any
reason for changing his mind , Prior to
Moores' nomination witness said that ho was
supporting Ilrcatch for mayo : nnd led his
delegation In the city convention. After
the convention and after the nomination ot
Moorcs ho was for him and the cntlro
republican ticket.
Mr. Mcores was called again on cross-
ox.imlmHIop and questioned as to Ills bal-
ance'i In hand at different times during his
Incumbency as clerk of the dlsttlct court
This book , much to the surprlso of the
Rroatoh attornejs , showed that every day
In each of the several ) ears Moores had
money In Lank to cover the fines and penal-
tin In his hands as clerk.
On rcMlIrect examination Attorney Whar
ton offered to show that during his Incum
bency Moores had a largo amount of prop
erty. To this offer attorneys for Hroatrh
objected A lengthy argument followed , at
the end of which the attorneys on both sides
stated that they could not finish their testi
mony at this session and an adjournment
was taken until Referee Clements notifies
thu attornejs when ho can be present.
mtr.viTiis. :
On Saturday of this week the Union Vet
eran's union vvl'l glvo a social dance at Wood
man bill , Crourso block
Mpljoiry iinil Crow , charged with swindling
the barkeeper of Cliarlei Stnrz's stlmn out
of $5. were discharged by Judge Oordon
Tno Illchardson Drug compaii ) of this city
has received an order for a full and com
plete stock ot drugs to bo shipped to Talva ,
Aleska
Kitty On ens alias LlnJa Lee , charged
with shoo'lng at a negro named Ctutchfiold
with Intent to kill , was discharged1 In Judge
Gordon's court.
Will'am ' Roth was arrested whllo making
nvva } with a ham which ho had stolen from
thn meat niarKft of ! ' . Kuncl , 1214 South
Till trcnth street.
Tl'o quarterly balance sheet for the quarter
end ng January 31. will bo read In the Salva
tion Army hall. 1711 Davenport , on Sunday
afternoon and night.
The Omaha Traveling MIMI'B Toinsmlssla-
i Ippl club will giro a social entertainment
at tlu > Commercial club rooms on Friday
even'ng. February 12.
In the suit of Georgia Shrppard against
Charles Shcppard. the defendant , lias filed
an amended petition , asking that In addition
to her divorce , uliu bo allowed temporary
alimony.
Jeff H < tes vvas arrested at the Instance/
Local Freight Agent Dennis of the Chicago
St Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha real , for
the theft of coal from the company's car3
stationed In the north yards.
Charles Snear , Walter Cramer and llarry
ilobar , small boys weto bound over to the
JUtrict court on charges of IncorrlKlbll ty
Flie bnH were Identified as those who stole
shoes front Dennett's store the Ilos'on store
uul some pocketbookg from the Megeath
stationery store.
LOOKING AFTER THE LANDS
Wyoming's ' Interest in Public Domain is
Object of Solicitude.
WHY MISS REEL GOES TO WASHINGTON
Siiitrrliiirntlcnt nt 1'iilille Instruction
Will Cli.-ok ( Uer I.Utu to See
What the ( Jot eminent l
HolilliiK Out On.
Miss Estcllo Keel of Cheyenne , state
superintendent of public Instruction of
Wyoming , spent yesterday In Omaha enrouto
to Washington , where she goes on business
connected with the public lands of the state.
Miss Heel Is head of the land department
of the state as veil as of the educational de
partment , and Is also directly connected
with several other of the departments of the
state government. She is regarded as the
representative of the inovmont In Wyoming
which rsultcd In giving the women of that
stnto the same suffrage as men , and Is a
most Important and popular person In her
Adopted state. In personal appearance she
Is prepossessing , with a grace and dignity
of bearing which veil become a young woman
entrusted with the many responsibilities
which rest upon the shoulders o Warning's
superintendent of public Instruction.
Miss Heel's tlmo yesterday was fully oc
cupied anJ she acquired aast deal of In
formation during her stay In the city re
garding .Jhu relation of the Wyoming edu
cational department to the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition. She visited Sectetury 1'ord of
the Woman's Hoard of Managers and con
ferred with her regarding the exhibit which
will bo made by the public schools under
Miss lliol'a direction , and called upon
Superintendent 1'earae to consult with him
regarding the educational congress which
Is to bo held In Omaha during the coming
summer.
La to In the afternoon , at the Mlllard
hotel , Miss Heel talked entertainingly re
garding the business which caused her to
start for the national capital.
"For the past four year/ ? , " said Miss Heel ,
"our State Hoard of Land Commissioners has
been encouraging the practice of leasing
lands for graying purposes and the Income
to the state from t'lla source has grown tc
a considerable sum. The Increase In revenue
Is only checked because- the amount of land
at the disposal of the state Is practlcall )
all leased. At a recent meeting of our boarn
Governor Hiclntds , who has had an ex
tended correspondence with the Department
of the Interior and the general land otnco ,
stated that ho had secured from the uccrotarj
of the Interloi ! lists showing the school sec
tions In the Shoshonu and Yellowstone res
ervations In Hen of which the state Is en
titled to scdect equal amounts of land In
other portions of thu atate The lists pro
cured entitle us to 200,000 acres to add to
our leasing area. Governor Richards had
also been advised that the state Is entitled
to select lands In lieu ol those reserved bj
the United States within Wjonilng as min
eral lands The board decided to oOiul mete
to Washington to cheek up the ltts of lands
so resened by the general government as
mineral lands , see could obtain thcli
equivalent In other parts of the state , anc
it Is on this business that I am now going
to Washington. I stopped In Lincoln yes
terday and spent tho. day lookl/ig Into the
Bystem In use there In the land dcptrtmont ,
and I was greatly pleiscd at the complete
manner In which the affairs of that part ot
the state government are conducted. I ac
quired considerable Inforniatlon there which
1 lihall bu glad to make use of when I re
turn hcinc.
"I have also been greatly Interested In
your exposition , " continued Miss Heel. "I
ha.vto heard a great deal aboutt It and I can.
say that our schools 'will ' 'bo represented In
a. manner of which wo eliall have no reason
to be ashamed. We have been \ery busy
for se\eral weeks about our capltol building ,
getting out the cases used for our exhibit at
the World's fair and preparing the educa
tional exhibit ! made nt that time * for display
at Omaha. Wo had an exhibit at Chicago
which made mo proud to say I came from
Wyoming , and we will use some of that ae
n nucleus for the. exhibit WP shall make
here. Our public school sjstom Is In good
condition and we have a s > stem of which
any joung etato need not be ashamed. The
malting of an educational exhibit Is largely
In the hands of Prof Graves , head of oui
university , but my department Is co-opei-
atlng with him ! In every way and I can say
thattho exhibit will bo a good one.
"Our teachers are greatly Interested In the
teachers' congress which Is to bo held In
Omaha during the exposition Wo were Iti
hopes that the National Educational associa
tion would be located at Omaha , but slnco It
was not to be , wo are coming bore to help
make the congress a SUCCORS. "
ND SLEEP FOR THREE MONTHS.
OmCiuiHi' of bli-opIeNini-NH That Cnn
lie ItiMiiIlI ) Oti-rvoiiic.
Mr Wm. Ilandschu ot 4Gth St Cotton Al
ley , Plttsburg , Pa , expresses himself as fol
lows regarding the- new remedy for that
common and obstinate disease , pllts : "I
take pleasure In stating that I wee so af
flicted with piles that for three months I got
no tegular sleep ; I became coirpletely pros
trated , the doctors did mo no good ; my broth
er told mo of the now remedy for piles , the
I'yiamld 1'ilo Cure ; I t > ui chased from my
drusKlst throe CO cent boxes and they com-
rilotoly cured mo. I am once more at my
work and but for this excellent medicine I
should bo on my back. 1 take gicnt pkusuro
In writing this letter because an many pe pie
are nuffcrers from this trouble * who llko myself
did not ! : r.o' " where to losk for a perma
nent , reliable safe cure.
Uxperleni-o wltli the 1'yramld Pile Cure In
the past three years has demonstrated to the
medical profession us well us to thousands
of suffereis fiom titles , that It Is the safest
and most efiectual pile euro ever offered to
the oubllc , containing no opiates or polsonn
of any kind , \ lnlcfcs ivad convenient to ban-
die , and being bold by druggists at 50 cents
and $1 per box , Is within the reach of every
puffeier.
Very frequently two or three boxes ha\
made a complete euro of chronic cases that
had not yielded to other tcmedles for years.
T'ltro Is scarcely a disease more nggra-
% atlng and obstinate to cute than the var
ious forma of t > ll s and It Is a common prac
tice to use ointments , halves and similar pre
parations containing danpbrous | utaons to
romcvo io ttoublo. This I'jratnlil has sup-
crcedcd all of tlics ? Ineffectual remedies and
no one suffering with an } rectal trouble will
make any mUtako by giving the Pyramid a
tilal
If In doubt as to th6 nature of your trou
ble cc'iid to the I'ynmld brug Co , Marshall ,
Mich . for \alimblo Ilttlo book on viles
describing all forum ot tliu disease and de
scribing the method ot cure.
Any druggist can furnish the Pjramld Pllo
Cura as It Is the best UliViw'ii and most popu
lar remedy for piles and If jou ask him bo
can I'oubtloas refer jou to inan > iietplo In
your \lclnlty who haVe baen cured com-
.jleloly by It '
MTin : TO covrnOTOHS. .
NOTICi : TO CONTHACTOHS
Sealed bids for the construction of the
Hist Colonnade on thn i\posltlun grounds
will bo received until 11 o'clock u in , ,
Thursday. February 10 , 1S9S
1'litiH arid Hpeclllcattona can Vic seen at
ho Department olllce. corner Klfuentb nml
pencor str-e'H , or bets will bo furnished
ildileru at cost
'Hie right Is reserved toeject any or all
bids T. 1' KinKiNMAM *
Manager Grounds anil Ilulldlng Hept .Trans-
mlsalaslppl and International Imposition
STOCK HOI. liilSl : M
MITING
N'otlcu Is hereby given that thu regular
innual meeting of the Htockholdcru of the
South I'latto I inil company will bo held
at the olllce of e.tld company In Klncoln
S'lbrauku , ut 11 o'clock a m. , on the Ilrst
Wednesday In Mircn , 1S93 , being the s ° iond
il.u of he month
11 > order of 1 10 Hoard of Directors
H O I'HIMJPS , Strrenry
Lincoln. Neb. , Jan 31 , liSJ. J31US ) in
The Continental's
The biggest Clothing Sale
in the history of Omaha to be
all
We make no apology We have no excuse to make except that
we want money , and we are bound to sell the goods and if price is
any inducement , you'll buy now.
It's the biggest bargain giving sale ever held under one roof
Men's , Boys' and Children's Clothing slaughtered at most unheard of
prices. If there's anybody left that we didn't sell Saturday , we'd like
to know it Monday.
s A ! ! Woo ! Cheviot and Gassimere Suits
$3.85 , $4,75 , $5.00 and $6.75 , worth double.
$15 Suits for $9.50 $20 Suits for $10.75 # 22 Suits for
The original cost is lost sight of on these suits.
OVERCOATS $5 , S6.50 , $7.50 9 $9,50 and $12 ,
Some of these coats sold as high as $20 and $22.
Nothing but fine ones left and they go for about 50c on the dollar.
Boys' suits , 95 © Boys' suits , $ | BJ5 Boys' suits , $2.00
Boys' suits , $2.50 Boys' suits , $3,00 Boys' suits ,
Boys' suits , $3.85.
You will never again buy them at any such price as you can at this
sale.
HOB/SKtiH/Sfcr rl f&rfatg$9 Ej/abR'ftH&j ! ' b ,
Heavy and medium weight suits not the cheap kind but all of the
best clothes used in this season's make. These are long pants suits
sizes 12 to 18 prices
$3,85 , S4.QO , $4,65 AND $6,50
SOFT
RTS 25o , 45c
25c , 38c AND
lOc. GUFFS lOc
Will be continued all this week with greater vigor than ever ,
so follow the crowd to our store MONDAY.
N. E. Cor. N. E. Cor.
15th and 15th and
Douglas Sts , Douglas Sts.