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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISIUSD JUKE 19 ; 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MO11NINGMA1JCII 23 , 181)8 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
BOOKS .OF SOLID READINI
Suppressed Letters of Napoleon GatLra
in a Volume !
FUGITIVE ARTICLES BY SPENCE
Short Slnrlm lirlhlnn W. Tiiiirnoo.
.AlMitit Anlinnl ! ' > i-liulo > - Hlmly
of 1'lij nloloKX JohnV < ! ! > 'H
Life Slor ) of ( he Greek War.
The supply of Napoleonic literature Is ft
from being exhausted. Napoleon was a ma
who committed bin thoughts to paper all tc
freely for his own good and for his countr ;
Ho was a prolific author , but a great do
that ho wrote will never bo known , for h
frlendji or his descendants have dci'lroyc
much that he wrote. Napoleon's letters n
veal the man aa he was , devoid of tl
glamour with which he had surrounded bin
celt by his military and diplomatic nelilev
incnts. Of the 30,000 letters and documen
written by him and preserved In the arohlvi
of France nearly a third were withheld 1
officials orders , and many were lost or d
Btioycd before being printed. A revk'lc
committee took charge of the Napoleon le
tera In 1S5I and publuhed ! many of them
a manner entirely satlsMctory , but a sccoi
committee appointed by Napoleon HI In IS
Btiuck from the collection everthing that
was believed would dim the glory of tl
family name. A writer In the New Uevle
aya that clauses were dropped ; prop
names , plain hejuml the possibility of crre
we o omitted on the ground of "Illegibility
erroneous statements were corrected , ai
characteristic phiuscs were icvlsed fifty > ca
after they were written. Whole blocks
Ict'crs ' referring to Napoleon's quarrels wl
Ills family and with the pope were BU
pressed , Despite all 'thUi , the world U nc
learning even the grentcrt secrets of tl
Napoleon letter books and nearly all of t :
meat Interesting of the letters have bci
brought to light.
Iho Apple-tons have Just brought out
second e.Iltlon of the "New Letters of N
poleon 1" by I/con Lccestre , curator of t !
French archives , a collection of humlrc
of the letters of the first Napoleon that h ;
lilthcito been snippretisod or which had be
officially mutllate'd. This collection ot le
tcrs Is Indeed more Interesting th
the other letters that have be
publlshedT for they are the on
that the followers of Napole'on I
Jloved showed too plainly the character
the man. They reveal the man as very <
dlnary In his fccllnps and tempera , th
thovv that beneath Die brilliant extcrl
then * was the crudity of a boor , and tl
manifes'cd Itself In Iho mast unexpected n
ments. Hero are letters to his brothers
had place'd lllo puppets on the brok
thrones of Europe In which ho bemted the
denounced them , abused them , called nun
and threatened them. Here are lettcro to t
pope giving ( ho mojt Imperative orders
matters that should not have concerned
French patriot. Hero are le-tters to 1
generals directing the utmost cruelty n
brutality In the treatment of certain persoi
IIo otdcred towns to bo sacked or burni
ordered tfiat Innocent uolillerb be shot to :
pease hlj wrath , ordered the most Impos :
bio marches or dangerous maneuvers. :
glvre directions to police officers to foil
end spy upon persons he has suspected ,
denounces those who have dared lo qiii
tlon hla fcupreme authority und directs t
greatest punishments without reason or <
portunlly for hearing. In short , In tin
hi herto suppressed letters of Napoleon , t
man Is seen as a cold-blooded butcher a
nrtogant knave. Hut the letters are cssi
tlal to an undei standing of the man nee
wry as supplemental to the more famll
letters that have been published. The be
L < Illustrated with a portrait of Napoleon
First Consul. 1) . Applcton & Co. $2.
The appearance of another volume fr
the pen of Judge Tourgco at once raises I
( liiestlon of purpose r.c had In writing
for his previous stories have oeen such
men write who wish to point a moral. I
"The Man Who Outlived Hlmeclf" Is rea
not a purpose story , but a strange tale tl
can have no purpose beyond amuolng '
readers. H Is a story of a man who f
lowed a literary eurccr , but secretly dabb
In stocks and as a result his mind been
unbalanced. He * mysteriously dlsappcai
and after a series of remarkable cxperlun
ho returned to his former home to peek
family. It li a study In menlul phases
processes without effort to be sclcntifica
Instructive. Two other storlra are In i
eamo volume and these are full of Jm
Tourgeo's keen perception Into human moi
and motives. Fords , Howard & Hulbt
New York. 76 cents.
The worl ; of Herbert Spencer has been
prolific that In his later years he has fo >
that many of hla best thoughts nro In fuglt
articles ho has contributed to reviews i
newspapers , and last year ho gathered so
of thcfcd together and put them Into a v
umo with the title of "Various Fragment
Thcro are a number of real gcnm In th
"fragments" hy the great master of pi
osophy. One of the longest of the > artlt
is a discussion of copyiight , In which
etoutly contended before a royal commlss
that copyright Is rleht and necessary , i"
though In appirent opposition to MI mo of
principles In general. One of the most
tcrtstlng of h's "fragments" Is a short c
In which ho Includes a p.v of a Jetteir s
to be re-ad at a demonstration Mareh 3 , 1 !
In favor of n permanent arbitration tre
between the United Stairs and Great llrlti
In thh ho sjmKo of the benefits aohlo
through war. and especially the ppiead i
predominance of the most powerful rai
"Hut though. " ho adds , "along with dotes
tlon of the cruellies and bloodshed and 1 :
tnl'zatlon nccompan > lng war , we must rec
iilzo these great Incidental brne'Hts
qucathrd by.lt heretofore , we air shown t
henceforth there can arise no such ultlni
good Jp bo set against Its enormous ev
1'qworful t > prs of men now possess
world : great aggregates of them Imvo b
consolidated ; societies liave been organl ;
anel throughout the future the conflicts
nations , entailing on larger scales than c
liefpre death , devastation and misery ,
yield to posterity no compensating
vantages. Henceforth social progress Is
bo achieved , cot hy nystems of education ,
by preaching of this or that religion ,
by irnlstenco on n hurnanei creed daily
peatt d and dally disregarded , but only
cessation from these antagonisms which k
allvo the brutal elements of human nati
and by persistence In a peaceful llfo wl
gives unehe-cked play to the sympathl
Of course , ho added that was In favor of
treaty of arbitration. There Is In the voli
a discussion ot the metric s > steni , soinctl
on evolutionary ethics and on nodal evolu
and social duty. It Is a book necessary
complete library of Spencer's works. D.
pleton & Co. . Now York. $1.25 ,
An uninviting title to an Interesting
lime U that of "Evolutional Ethics mvl . '
irol Psychology , " by B. P. Evan * , the au
of'Animal Symbolism In Kcclesla ? !
Architecture , " and other bookii. Dut w
It Is uninviting to the ordinary reader
title EUggestp much to the student of
rnce. The book Is an a-Jvanced Mudy
ono branch ot modern rriearch and phi !
pblc discourse. It explain * the cvolu'lni
ethlca , or tbo growth of rulei ot icni
In primitive human societies , partlcul
with reference to man's Ideas rccvdlni ;
lower animals and his treatment of tl
The first part , on evolutional othlm.
ciiBsej that conduct of tribal B3cl"ty ,
Influence of religious belief on It In
courto ot evolution , anil man's rttileal r
tlocis to the animal * closing with a c ,
tor on the doctrine of Motempayct-n.Mj.
that part devo'.ed to animal ps > chn < nyti
Is dlwufslon of manifestations ot r
ID the brute as compared with thobe
nan , the pcuslfelUly of progrvi : * In the c
animals , their powers of Ideation , an
speech an a barrier 'between ' nun atiJ beasl
On the scientific fptmditlim ho thui al i ,
to construct the aiithor basen claim fo
the recognition of thc 1 rfeht * of animal
which ho regards' ai subordinate only t
the rights of our fellow men. There ar
Interesting anccddles liseJ 'to Illustrate th
points rcado and 'the wok ! H clovcrl
wrought out. D. ApUeton & Co. , No'
York. $1.75.
Another volume for the students Is that h
Dr. Fiank Overton of New York , entitle
"Applied I'hvslology for Advance ] Grades.
This Is a school or college text book , I
which Is embodied the latett results of stud
and research In blolojlcul and chemlc ;
cclrnce. It re-presents a new and radlci
departure from the old-time methods pin
sued In teaching phyilology. It bslns wit
the study of the cells of the body as th
units In which life oxlsts an ! acts , an
with this as the basis of treatment , show
their relation to all the elements of the hi
Iran body and all the'processes of hutni
action. This Is the keynote of the trea :
ment throughout the book , and Is the fir ;
attempt to apply , In a consistent and sclcr
tide manner , the principles and facts i
njology to the study and teichlng- phj *
ti ogy In schools. American Hook compan
New York. SO cent ? .
Two Interesting small volumes about Joh
Wesley and his work have Just been pul
Hshed by ono book company. One of thes
the simple slory of his life , Is by Marlanr
Klrlew. There Is no excuse ! for telling ti
story of John Wesley's life In any way bi
the straightforward and simple way tin
vas characteristic of the man. There wi
nuch Interesting In his llfo aside from h
reat work of establishing the Mothodli
hurch In nngland and America , but tl
vorld is conceincd most In his teaching
This story Is co.nplcto and attractive. Tl
ithcr volume relates to Wrsley as a socl ,
cf rmer and contains many quotations froi
ils ficrmons and letters , showing how he li
fiuenccd social llfo In Cngland , his stern o
osltlon to slavery In the face of bitter o ]
loaltito , his inlumce upon thp labor movi
nent and his work among and for the poi
lecjile of two continents. The book shov
hot Wesley was much more than simply tl
cader of a religious society , or the foundi
> t a new creed he was a leader among me
n all good works/ Eaton & .Mains , Nc
'fork. Story of John Wesley , 75 cents ; As
ioclal Reformer , CO cents.
Among the ne-w school books by the Ame
can Book company Is a "Laboratory Mann
n Ilotany" by Prof. Charles II. Clark , wh ! <
ollowa In an acceptable manner the metlii
"ocommended for secondary schools by tl
cmmltteo of ten and already applied
calling public and private schools. It In
aboratory manual , but practical studies n
arranged to give the pupil a definite Idea
'ho successive steps followed by nature
: he development of the plant life of tl
; arth ; PC cunts A series of number bool
; lvlng "Graded Work In Arithmetic" cov
.ho work In primary and Intermediate grad
and embody the so-called "spiral" system
' .Fuelling arithmetic , which leads the put
-ho first > oar through simple work In a nui
'MW ' of subjects , and the next year retun
and reviews thcso subjects with more dl (
: ult problems , and so on to the end. Tl
nooks are by Prof. S. W. Balnl of Frankl
Grammar school , Wllkesbarre , Pa.
Henry n. Fuller has literary talent that
worce than wasted on Mich stories as the
tin has put Into \olume with the title
Frcm the Other Side. " They are , as stat
In the sub-title , stories of transcontlnent
[ ravel , and doubtless stories of the kind tb
Intelest u certain class of travelers w
"do Europe" regularly , but they are alt
gether too vague for the average reader
good books. The first of the stnrlcs co
ccrns a strange woman seen first In Slel
tiv two American traveleis. ShcJs Interc'
Ing. chiefly because she Is unapproichal
and unknowable. Whether she was a tra
eler from the east or the west Is not rcveale
but In the end she cots to America , pres
rnably accompanying one of the travelers. .
a story , It Is a poor one , but It gives t
author opportunity for presenting some pret
pictures of travel and clever studies
human character as found in distant parts
the world. The other btorlcs In the book a
of slmllaTklnd and character. Hougtou , M
Illn & Co. , lloston. tt.25.
William Henry Schoficld gives In the Ap
Atlantic re'tnlnlscenccs of personal visile
UJornson and Ibsen , concerning whose wide
different personalities so much Is written a
KO little really known. Mr. Scholleld's i
scrlptlons and the anecdotes he telntcs s
valuable from their accuracy ad well as I
tere * > tlng and stimulating from their fres
ness and piquancy.
Henry Noel Drallsford In "The Broom
the War God" gives the first good novel
the late war between the Gleeks and t
Turks. Ho gives gllmpaes ot Lamlu , rh ;
sala , Larlssa , Vole , Vclcstlno and Oomol
The author was ono of the disorganized a
leaderlcs , " arsemblage which constituted I
Greek army , and his wonderfully grap
sketches of the conditions of the ranks , I
Incompetence of the oflleers and the attlti
of King Geoige and the crown prince '
ward the war shed a new light upon I
disasters of the campaign. The hero ,
Englishman , embodies the characters a
the feelings of his strangely assorted coan
polltan comrades , and Illustrates the psych
ogy of war as Illustrated In a hopeless ca
palgii. It Is seldom that a hUtoilcal no
comes to quickly after the events portray
but the work has.not been hastily done.
Applcton & Co. , New York. $1.'J3.
The series of articles running thron
McCluro's magazine In which the [
Charles A. Dana gives his personal recoil
tlons of men and events In the civil wai ,
attracting derervcd attention , and cans
some harsh rejoinders. In the April num
he gives his Impretiilons of Lincoln and s
oral members of Lincoln's cabinet pan i
larlj Sevvard and ChasiO as he haw th
ofilc'ally and sol-Iatly , day ami night dur
Iho'war. . The paper Is illustrated with p
traits from the government collection of v
phutogiaphs.
A new serial by Itlchard Harding Da
begins In the April Scrlbner , with the t
"Tho King's Jackal. " It l.s to bo the d
malic story of the plot of an exiled kin , !
blackmail his late subjects. The setting
Tanglers and several Americans figure
the story. Mr. Gibson Is making n full-p
picture ) for each number , while spending
winter on the Mediterranean. Mi. Ia\
recent Scrlbner serial , "Soldlcrr of Fortuu
U no.v In Us tlfiy-Ilfth thousand , In b
form.
Hooka received :
"Silas Hood , " by'- Henry Thornton ,
political novel. W. L , Ilcynolds & Co. , C
cago.
"Half Hound the World to Find n U
band , " by May Crommclln , Hand , McNi
& Co , Chicago.
"A Prince of Mischance , " by T , Gallon ,
Appleton & Co. , New York. BO cents.
"Melr Ezofov Itch , " from the Polish of E
Oreszko , by 1/a1 Voung. W. L. Allison
Co. . New York. ' $1.50.
"Young Blood , " by E. W. Hornu
Charles Scrlbner' ' "Sons , Ne.v York. $1.2 ,
"Sir Jaffray-e Wife. " by A. W. Mar
mont. Hand. McNully & Co. . Chicago.
"Tho School for Scanetal , " hy John Oil
Hobbcs. Frtderlck A. StoKes Co. , New Y <
$1.50.
" .Mrn. Knollya" and other stories , by
J. Stlmson. Charles Scrltmer's Sons , >
York. $1.60.
"An American Mother" end other stor
r by Mary l.anman Underwood. Van Vcct
a i & Ellis. Wausa. Wls. $1.50.
, L "Miss Halmalne's Past , by n , M , Crol
. I J. B. Llpplncott Co. , Philadelphia. 53 r.
a | Mteriirrii i- .
The Newspaper Magazine was not Iss
, . last month as expected , but la promised i
„ i month , dated April.
< ' The announcement la made that LI
j M'fTln. whose volunje of sonnets. "A .
n Gntes ot S-ng , " wai uo well received. :
r y r. h gathered a large number of faU s
cellanccus poems Into a volume which wl
bear the title cf "The Slopes of Helicon. "
Prof. E. C. Clark of Cambridge la at war
upon a history of Roman law which la llkel
to engage him for a year or more.
The "Lewis Carroll" memorial Is to tak
the form of an "Alice In Wonderland" ce
at a hospital for sick children In London.
Anna M. Emerson , Joint author with Pro
Herbert J. Davenport , of the "Principles e
Grammar , " just published by the Macmlllan
Is an Instructor In the High school of Slou
Falls.
James Hlley , a Boston editor , who has a
ready Issued one volume of poems , has pri
pared another which Cstes & Laurlct wl
soon publish , under the title "Songs of Tw
Peoples. "
When Mark Twain answered the qucstlc
about what books bad most Influenced h
life he gave a list of his own works as gee
n reply and quite as Instructive as many i
the others.
Hamlln Garland contributes to the Apt
Century a characteristic story of western 11
entitled "A Good Fellow's Wife. " He all
has In the April McClure's "A Romance c
Wall Street. "
The Mother's Magazine , published t
George H. Baker. New York , edited by Jes
Gcrdon Mating Is the outgrowth ot a mov
ment started at the national congress <
mothers In Washington a > ear ago.
Dr. Grlflls has written for Houghton , Ml
flln & Co , a moderate-sized book on "Tl
I'llgrln a In Their Three Homre Englan
Holland and America. " H will be a wclcon
addition to "Pilgrim" literature and wl
lave several Interesting pictures.
TWO .TAIL SITUS AMI NO JA1
Oil ) ' OctH IlHi-lf Into it MoiSniirl I
KN Hi-ill l > lnUIlinlx. .
Major Moorcs has not yet afilxej his si
aturo to the resolution which center
lates the acquirement ot the Dodge scho
iroperty by ( tie city. As soon as that Is a
ompllshed the president and secretary'of ' t
Joard of Education have authority to e
cute the formal transfer of the propei
n accordance with the Joint agiceme
eachcd a week ago.
There Is likely to bo a serious compl
atlon , however , on account of the reluc
tico of the owners of the Elkhorn Valli
ropcrty to allow the city to luck out of I
irovloiiK agreement to buy the property.
s generally conceded that the city h
vo-kcd Itself Into a situation In which tl
iropcrty owners have a decided advanta ;
nd that It will experience a good deal
Illlculty in letting go ot Its previous ba
gain. George P. Bcmls , Tvho Is the age
f the owners end who handled the tra
action , has not said positively that t !
jwnors propose to bring suit against t !
Ity to compel It to take the property , b
t Is known that the owners thcmselv
ave retained attornejs and contemplu
ringing legal proceedings to enforce wh
hey consider their rights. Mr. Demls h
Iccllnol to consider the proposition of t
council that the city would pay him I
ommlsslon and let the mutter drop. I
says tha If he should do that It would I
Ilcato that ho had not acted In good fal
vlth the people he represents. The fa
hat the city practically took possession
ho Elkhorn Valey house , and actually I
; an the work of fitting It up for a ja
gives the owners a decided a Ivantage
hey Insist on holding the city to Its agrc
ncnt , and the city officials arc beginning
apprehend that If the deal with the Boa
f Education Is closed they niay'ffind thei
selves with two Jail sites on "their ham
MAY linVD OFF A GHADlXr. JO
loitril of I'nlilleVorkn Km-unntc-i-H
Minn nt HIIIIKOOIII riifk.
The grading In the vicinity of the norl
vest corner of Hanscom park , which h
been ordered by the city council and
which the Board of Public Works will :
celve tlds Friday , Is likely to be sli
racked. It develops that the Improvomc
nvolves taking up at least two blocks
asphalt pavement which the city will
compelled to replace at public expense , a
t Is contended that the value of the I ;
irovemcnt U not sufficient to offset t
icavy expense that would be Incurred. T
plans contemplate a five-foot cut at Thlrt
econd street and Woolworth avenue at t
corner of the park. Doth these streets
laved with asphalt and the pavement w
lave to bo taken up In order to make t
tut. As the property owners have i
eady paid for this pavement , It Is certc
that they can not be compelled to pay forever
over again , and the city will have to :
ilace the pavement out of the general fui
This feature was not considered when t
natter was before the council , but attc
: lon will be called to It when the bids i
returned by the Board of Public Works.
Liken Oiiinhn School MUM If.
C. H. Congdon , supervisor of music In I
schools of St. Paul , Minn , was the guest
Superintendent Pearse yesterday. Durl
the day Mr. Congdcin visited a number of I
Omaha schools and made a brief luvestli
tlon of the svatcm of musical Instruct !
with which ho was very favorably Impress
Ho spoke in thehlgheU terras of the e
eleney ot the Instruction In that departme
Mr. Congdon will also bo In charge of l
department of music that will be conduc
In connection with the Transmlsslssippl Ei
catlonal congress In Omaha next June. I
present trip U partially In connection w
that enterprise , an.I he will vlclt DCS Molt ]
Chicago and Kansas Clt > with a view
working up his department. He had elm
of the music section of the annual con\ceit
of the National Educational association
Buffalo two > ears ago , and It Is genera
conceded that he furnished the best nni
section that the association has ever bed
Mortnllt.v St'itlxtlcH.
The following births and deaths wcro
ported ut the health ofilje during the twcn
four hours ending at noon yesterday :
Births Frank Brown. Tenth and Niche
street ! ' , boy ; Frank F. Acialr , 1226 Soi
Eleventh , boy ; Andrew OMen. 2S21 Calif
nla , boy ; William Holmra , 283J Capitol a
nue , boy ; William Craron , " 721 Bristol , g
Dtaths-Clara Tueke. 31 , 1310 Jacka
St. Mary's cemetery ; Fannie Levy , 42 , 2
Franklin , Pleasant Hill ; Rutus L. Amis
monihs. 1513 North Nineteenth , pneumor
Clara M. Spoils , 4 , 604 South Fortle
scalded by hot water , Forest Uivvn ; Sam
Miles McQIll , 19 , 712 South Sixteenth ,
phlol fevei. Laurel Hill ; Edward L , Johns
20 , COS North Seventccnlh , pneumoi
Plallrmoulh , Neb.
City Hall \oti-ii.
A permit has been Issued to I. P. Jac
sen to build a frame dwelling at Fltty-f
and Marcy streets.
The demand for permits for small build
Improvements continues to boom , The av
age number ot these permits Issued U full
dozen a day , and the aggregate Improvem
In the appearance of the residence
Ic plalnlj perceptible.
The street railway company has app
to the Board of Public Works for permls :
to extend Its Twentieth street line by v
of Lake street to Twenty-fourth ftreet
ateo to build an extension ot the Te
street line to Bancroft Kreet. The Te
( street lne | now runs only to Williams sir
The desired permit will probably be grar
aa no objections are apparent.
Oilj- | Arllti * lliinkiT III.
CLEVELAND. March ! 2. The vcnen
Truman H. Handy , widely known as
v'.dest banker In active psrvlce In the Un
Bt te . Is pcrloufly I 1 at hla homo.
Hnndy la over 91 years of ago. Ah ut
' se Ui ago he contracted u cold , which -
Hpjn attended with complications. Toil as
Is unconFclou * . and owing to his extri
Lgi. It U not bcllivei ho cun recover.
. Ivlll- ; rl > Vent-lulili-n In Kuiiknn
EMPOniA. Kan. , March W % A gem
s
blizzard prevailed today In thli portUr
Kanrny , with no Indications at noon of
letting1 up.The -fruit crop. It Is asser
ha ben badly damaged , and In some i
tlons will probably be destroyed. Early v
table * Uavt beta killed.
HARD RAP AT MONEY LOASER !
Ruling lint Will NlUke ft Ohango i
Basinets Methods ,
JUDGI SCOTT DECIDES'A ' MORTGAG : C\S
i
\Vlfc Hail > ot Properly .ii-Umm IcilKf
Hie IIxi-i-iillou at tin * liiHlru-
iiifnt mill It Jin lli-elnrt-il
Void for TtilN.RciiHOii. ]
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The case of Leonard iA. Davis again
Allen H. Kelly ha , been tensed on by Judj
Scott , whoso decision etudes loan brokers
tremble. They constdcj- It far-reaching ai
ono likely to affect matyjof the loans mai
In this and other state , providing the bo
rowers see fit to take advantage of clrcur
stances as they may exist. The decision
In favor of the defendant and Is a con
plelo knockout for Davis , who loaned tl
money on the Kelly Kbraestoad.
In 1892 , Kelly and his wife desired
build a house on some lots that they owm
In South Omaha and In order to do so
was necessary to negotiate a loan. Tin
made their application to Wllcox & Berr
loan brokers , and secured $1,500 , giving
mortgage on their homestead , Davis occep
Ing the loan from the brokers , who we
his agents. Later on the Kelljo found th
$ tr 00 would not build the benne and i
they applied for an additional $ f > 00. Tli
was alsj furnlsned by Davis , Wllcox & Her
negotiating the loan. The old papers we
handed back to Kelly and his wife and
return they executed new notes , which we
secured by a mortgage on the homestea
In this case , as In tne-'flrst , Davis had i
dealings with the Kellys , alt of the Iran
actions being carried on through the br
kers.
kers.For a time after eecurlng the loan on tht
homestead , the Kcllys paid the Inlerei
but some years ago they , defaulted and lit
on foreclosure proceedings were Institute
The caao came to trial before Judge Sec
of the equity court and on the witness stai
Mrs. Kelly admitted that she signed I
mortgage , but denied that die e\er a
pcared before a notary or other ofllccr a
acknowledged that she affixed her slgnatu
of her frca will and accord. Kelly coirot
rated the testimony of hie wife and tcstlfl
that she did not sign the mortgage In t
presence of an officer. Not having had an
thing to do with negotiating the loan a
never having seen the parties until a lo
tlmo utter the papers were signed , Da :
could not deny the statements of the Kell ;
HH attorneys , however , argued that the fo
that the notary had attached his certifies
to the mortgage , saying that the parlies a
ptareJ before him , wasevidence , that th
did so appear. The court , however , took
different view of the caao and dccld
against the plaintiff.
Loan agents say that If the supreme coi
sustains the finding of Judge Scott , It w
ruin the business In this state and w
render void many of the Icons already mat
They contend that If thq derision Is allow
to otand , It means that dishonest part !
will como Into court by the tcore and testl
that they did not execute their mortgage
the piebence of an offlcori and that by sx > i
Ing they will present Jthe foreclosure
nearly every mortgage In the state.
i\PI.AI.VS CASH OF THE STAT
Shotting- the ItnrJJev TlondMiiioi
Suit Kllcil 'b > SmjUi . , ' „
Attorney General Sniyffijhas'flled a she
Ing In the office of the clerk of the distr
' '
court , the same being * a statement' t
Issues In the case of the state against t
'
bondsmen of Joseph R. Hartley , ex-st :
treasurer , which case Judge Powell now I
under consideration on an application foi
new trial. The case Vyas argued last we
and the statement Is a Urlef condensation
the points brought out by the state on t
arguments.
The attorney.general In his statement ct
tends that he furnished conclusive evldcr
that Dartley's defalcation aggregated ? 55
700.06 , na poitlon of whkh has ever be
covered back into the state treasury by Da
ley , his bondsmen or aqy dther person ,
contends that there was no evidence offei
by the defendants to disprove the allei
tlon that there was lost to the state I
$18,028.53 In the Uank "pf Orlears and I
Uauk of Alma , both of which became
solvent. He also sa > al that there was i
a word of evidence to/disprove the loss
the $201,854.56 drawn frcm the Omaha t
tlonal bank of this city Just prior to I
discovery of Hartley's defalcation.
'In commenting upolthe action of t
Jury In returning a verdict for the bondsm
the attorney general kays : "Will a coi
that sits to administer/Justice / sanction st
a brutal outrage committed In the name
justice ?
"The statement mafle In argument tl
the state did not show that Hartley recelv
any money Is too puerile to require serl (
consideration. The state showed , as I hi
heretofore stated , that Hartley had on hai
or , If It be preferred , charged himself w
the amount of money Involved In the si
How could he have had that amount
hand If he had not received It ? Dut he
ever that may be , If ho charged hlms
with It , but did not receive It , It was
the defense to show It , and this it made
attempt to do , ncr could | t have done
under Its pleadings. j
"This verdict was characterized as
famous. Never was ail act more accurat
named. To uphold It by rendering Ju
ment therern would be a parody qn conur
ccnso ; a brutal Insult to justice and a t
as dark as any that'ever disgraced
jurisprudence of a state. 1 firmly belli
that your honor bolli-vce this , and hei
that you will overtu-n this verdict i
grant the state a new trial. "
Iliinil iNNitr T It'll I'll.
The case ofFtcrnard Thurman &
against the city of Omaha has been pas
upon by Judge Fawcett , who haa grantci
temporary restraining order , which Is
eomlmio In force until the case can bo tr
on Its merits.
Bernard Thurman & Co. are New Y
bankers. When the $300.000 of city fund
bonds were offered for sale some weeks ,
they were the hlghett bidders and seen
the entire Issue. To n.uke thrlr bid gc
they put up a check' for $6,000 , which '
a guaiantee that they would take the bo
It the city compiled with all of tbo le
conditions surrounding the leisno of
securities. The city did Its part and a
clays after the purchase , the New York
backed out and demanded their check. '
city officials were , no.t Inclined to return
check or the proceeds of ( he same , win
upon the brokers , through their local ag
went Into court and efcured an order l
\entlng the city from securing the cash. '
matter came on before'Judge Fawcett , i
after hearing the arguments continued
restraining order In force until such time
'
the cceo can como up In Its re'gular or
and bo tried on lt , merits , . In the meant !
the city Is unable , to" pay the claims wl
It expected to cancel ulth the proceeds
the bonds which Bernard Thurman &
bought at public eale.
Tlmme ( iU a Vrrdli-t.
Ilcrm-in Tlmme sued Vor $5000 damci
to his character and reputation , but
c doesn't get enough out of It to buy q g
I of beer. In fact , according to the verdlc
. | the jury , he Is entitled to recover the i
o.of . 1 cent.
In 18 ! > 5 , while he us a resident ot E
nlngton , Hermtci Tlmme maJe a rac -
the ofiice of juttlce of the peace. On o
tlon day a quantity ot circulars oppe-a
at the polls. They were not of the kind <
wcro Intended to gladden the heart of
Tlmme. In four-line pica typo they |
1 [ j orteJ to give a brief hlitary of Mr. Tlmr
Miareer , Tlmme dd ) not | lko this an < l a
'j ejection was o\er he ueJ H nry Gruu.
.1 Using that be was the author ut the
, cUUn ana UlU tk * Uct of U lr pub !
tlon , circulation and observance , libeled an
vlarr.agcd hla reputation to the extent (
$ o,000. The case went to trial before a jur
In Judge Baker's court and after the li
troductlon of testimony , arguments of 01
torneys and Itittruuttju of the i-ouit , th
twelve meo found for Mr. rimtnj , but the
assessed hla damages at a very tin ill sun
the amount being 1 cent.
Otrrrutrn llriMt ! ' Di-niiiprer.
Judge Dickinson overruled the demurrer I
the casa of John Doceen against the Oman
Brewing association and gave the Brew In
association a limit of five dajs within whlc
to answer. This Is the case where Joh
Booecn , a saloon keeper , sues the Omah
Brewing association fcr $2,500 damages fr
breach of contract , and for ousting hit
from a saloon on Sixteenth and William
streets last May. The demurrer was th
last of a series of dilatory motions filed b
the Brewing association , and , being ovci
ruled , the Issues will now bo made up an
the casa will have to be tried-on Its merit
Hoiiry MoMlinu on Trlnl.
Henry Monvhan , charged with fitabbln
Patrick Desmond. Is on trial 'n the crlmln :
court. The cutting affray Is alleged to hav
occurred on November 1 last at a saloon i
Fifteenth anl Harney streets. There was
row , and after It was over It Is alleges ! th :
Mcnyhan whipped out a knife and slnbhc
Desmond across the neck.
\oU-K from the Conrtn ,
Edward Oroth has been divorced from Id
Groth. He proved desertion end secured h
decree.
Frank ( Fee , charged with larceny :
bailee , was given a hearing before Counl
Judge Baxter and was held to the tllstrl
court.
In the cnso of Elizabeth Hall agalm
Charles Hall a dreree of divorce has tee
planted. The plaUitift alleged and prove
desertion.
James DenBon Is on trial In the crlmln
court , charged with burglary. The pa
1 tlcular chaige against the prisoner Is th ;
he broke Into the barn of Abncr Travis ai
stole a quantity of garden hose.
A. E. Lane has filed an answer to the pel
tlon of his wlto , Sarah Lane , who seeks
dlvoice. He denies the allegation of cruelt
Infidelity and Intemperate habits. He KV
that he Is a good husband and Is ready ui
willing to furnish nib wife a good home.
The mandate of the supreme court In tl
case of J. C. Sharpe and others ogalait tl
Omaha Gas company and the city of Sou1
Omaha to resttaln the lay'ng of gas mail
alcng the streets has bcCn received by t !
clerk of the courts and has been Jocketc
By the terms ot the mandate the decision
the lower court Is rev creed and the case
dismissed.
The case against William Elliott has "jci
dismissed and the prisoner has been relcasi
from the county Jail , where he has bei
confined for several months. ( He was a
cused of the crime of highway robbery , b
as the prosecuting witness , who had left tl
state , would not return and prosecute , tl
county attorney felt that he had no ca
against the man accused.
COM ) W.VVK COMICS OX TIM
AVenthcr MuUi-rH Ot cmliHnt Wrxtvi
I'lilillu > vlth Their i'.i-nl.
It was professional pride only that I
Forecaster Welsh to smile as he watchi
his anemometer buzz In Its hurry to ke
up with a thirty-four-mile north wind , tl
while the mercury was crawling fltty-thr
degrees down the tube in twelve hours. F
Mr. Welsh had hung out a cold wave sign :
and this was hjs Justification.
The sun croeaed the line AloncMy ni
spring has come , although It would take
mlghtjr good-g.uesser to discover It. T
cold wave came 'suddenly and with consl
erable'emphas'S' . , It was predicted -twel
hours ahead of time , bright and ear
Monday morning. But people smll
as they looked upon the bla
flag as It straightened out In the wl ;
from the sonytjeast and the tcmperatu
kept going upward all tbo day. Warmer
got all. the day until the maximum w
reached about C o'cloi k In the nftorncr
The mercury hovered between C6 and
above between thai nuur and 6 and th
began slovvCy to drop. Even ut 8 o'clo
It was at Gl. By 9 oVlock a fall of ov
twenty degrees had occurred and the tci
perature continued to drop during thei
malnder of the night.t 7 o'clock tl
morning the temperature was 13 degrc
above. At 9 o'clpck It T-.ia 3' degrees abe
and It remained about that llguie durl
the rest of the day. In the sixteen hoi ;
from 5 o'clock In the afternoon to 9 o'clo
In the morning a drop of 53 degrees <
curred.
The cold wave , however. Is by no mea
confined to this section of the country , I
Is veiy general. Its staitlns point was
In British Columbia and the crest Is st
far to the northwest. As a consequence
Is predicted that It will be somewhat eoli'
tonight , but tomorrow It will commence
warm up. The temperature , however , de
not promise to bo very comfortable un
Thursday.
The lowest temperature registered was
Winnipeg , where 22 degrees below ze
recorded. At Willlston , N. D. , It was
below ; at Helena , Mont. , 16 beiow ; at B
marek , 10 below ; at Miles City 12 below ;
Valentine , 4 below and at North Platte e
actly at zero. The zero line runs throu
western Minnesota , down through northe
Nebraska , through Wyoming and up It
Montana. Weatherman Welsh says he woi
not bo surprised to see the tcmperati
down to 7 or 8 degrees above tonight
this city.
The wave Is slowly traveling eastward a
has well defined bounds. Although the
was such a big drop here , the tcmperati
went down only eight degrees at'DCS Molr
and It actually arose some fifteen dcgre
at Davenport , la. The wave , however , w
reich those and more eastern points todi
It Is wMe. for It extends way down li
Oklahoma , where f fall of thirty-two i
grees wno registered.
The bitter cold wind which accompan
the wave rendered the change In atmobphi
much more appreciable. Quite a gale bl
all last night throughout the territory c1
crod by the wave. At th's point It read ;
a maximum of thirty-four miles an hour a
! la about ten mites slower today. The rm
mum rate was reached at Sioux City , win
the wind traveled at the rate of fifty-t
miles an hour. Down In Texas It reachcc
rate of forty milts an hour , nt Puet
forty-eight miles ; at Denver , forty mil
The wind Is general In the entire MIsa
Blppl valley and la blowing at an avers
rate of thirty-five miles an hour.
Arn-Hli-il for Iliirtilnur lll AVIfo.
ST. LOUIS , March 22. A special to I
1 Post-Dispatch from Texarkana , Ark. , sa
Several weeks ago Mrs. John Cox and i
of her children were burned to death t
miles east of here It was reported as
accfldent , In Which Mrs. Cox had fain
and fallen Into the fire-place , where the c
bors set flro to her clothing and burned 1
up. The flames wern supposed to have a
Ignited a cradle and burned the baby. 1
story was told by an older child of Jc
Cux. The husband and father has been
e rested and Is confined In Jail , charged w
the murder of the woman and her child.
Grnft Moriilnir Cilorlf * on I'oliito
BEHKELY , Cal. , March 22. Superlnte
ent J. W. Mills of the Pomona lAgrlcultu
Experiment station has succeeded In a in
unlquo and Interesting experiment ,
grafting of a morning glory on a sweet
tate vine. As a result , both plants attali
an unusually large growth. The sweet
tate v'.ai produced twenty-one pounds
potatoes , the average being from ten
twelve pounds.
UofiiurN In UliMV .Inp to I.unil.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 22.-Immgrai !
Commissioner1 North and the ppeclnl beef
of Inquiry hnve refu Hl ri Hmllng ts thli
three out of the ninety-eight Jnpanpfo. *
nrrlveil rero-ntly by the China and the Do
The commlsiloner was convinced that t
were coolies.
< iiiIII TnUi-ir for v York.
LONDON , March 22. The aum of $1,1
000 In gold arrived here yesterday fi
Africa anil was taken for New York
77 lOd per ounce.
in : COMP.TH NOT , SHI ; s.vn
Merry Inrrlnxp Konnt I'niln rtlth til
HiiHliiitiil'M Dliiiiiiiit-nriiiico.
This story relates ' to a Wedding whle
finds the bride dlitractcsl and beside hersc
with grief over the unaccountable ellsai
pearanco of the groom during t" rcccptlc
which followed the ccrcmSny. Oscar Ei
wards of 230S South Twenty-seventh strci
called at the city Jail thla morning nt tl
request of the > oung wife and asked tl
authorities ) to assist her to locate the rcon
nnt groom.
At 4 o'clock Monday , afternoon Wlllla
L. Stephens of 1120 North Twentieth strei
and Miss Ida Post , a comely young wom.i
of 22 vears , were united In marriage at tl
home of the bride's parents on Nineteen )
street , between Caste-liar and Martha stree ,
The ceremony waa performed by a Justice <
the peace In the presence ot the Immcilh
relatives of the contracting parties and
few Intimate friend ? . Immediately afti
which preparations were made for the recci
tlon which followed Monday night.
Everything passed off happily nt this fun
tlon during the early part of the cvonlr
and the brldo and groom received the
numerous friends most hospitably , acccplli
their congratulation and serving them wll
light refreshments In u manner that on
wedding receptions Insure.
Nothing transpired to mar the success
the event until about 12 o'clock not eve
the charivari In which about fltty urchli
of ( hi ) neighborhood participated , leaving
the front yarxl numerous tin cans as a in
mcnto of their visit.
Among the guests at the reception wi
Herbert H. Boyles , a bosom friend of tl
gioom , and when the guests began to tal
their departure ho proposed to Stcphei
that they go out and have some ovstcr
The groom accepted the Invitation and p'.ot
ls'.ng his bride to return soon he left tl
1 otiso with Bojlcs.
The hours llltte-1 by , but Stephens fall
to return. Long after the last guest h'
departed the bride was sitting up for h
Hcge lord to como back , but ho appetr
not. Her Impatience gi\e place to anxle
and that followed by grief when day beg :
to break nhd the missing grnom had n
vet put In an appearance. Holatlvcs of t !
joung woman tried Ui vain to comfort h
and finally when the morning grmv old
she started out to search for her husban
enlisting the atslrUinco. of members of h
family and friends. The pollco believe th
Stephens will turn up all right.
Stephens showed tip at tdc house during t
day and his friends who wcroout with b
express some chagrin that the. foolishness
the women should have exposed him to ti
publicity h's ' escapade was given.
couvrv COM ISS > IOMIIV > IIKTI\
Ill-port AciiliiNtiir | | < iirlii | < liif Mom
for Stiiluiiry Is Adopted.
At the meeting of the Board of Conn
Commissioners jcsterday the flnan
committee repo'tcd on tl.o request of Mi
A. Sabki McDonald , who nskcd t'ut t
county appropriate the turn of ? 5,00a to u
slst In the purchase of nine pieces of sto
uary to be placed on the c\poslti
grounds. The co'nmltteo reported agali
the appropriation and the re-port w as adopt
by a unanimous vote.
By the adoption of a rommltt ° 3 > <
the clerk of the district court was Instruct
to turn over to the leslster of deeds 11
halt of the $1 too paid In on moi-egn
foreclosures , where the fee la for the pi
pose of canceling the mortgage on vvhl
suit Is brought. The report w a to tuo <
foct that at thin tlmo the cleric hn-s In 1
hands fees of this nature and that the sai
aggregate $ Sin , of which amount the com :
Is entitled to one-half.
County Surve > or McBrWo suggested t !
the exposition grounds be exempted fri
taxation this year. Ho snld that the e ;
had exempted the lands and lots. The nr
ter was icferred to the committee on Ju
clary.
The jury list for the ensuing jear w
ptescnted and approved.
A number of applications for positions
the exposition grounds and for positions
cormectlon with the paving of the l > jj
and Center street roa3s worn nre-'etn
id referred to the committee of the who
By resolution the county ; lork wan I
Etructed to retain his present oTco foi
until the completion of the 1893 tax list
Joe Vanderford was appointed to the ]
sltlon of custodian of the county's expo
tlon. now stored In a room on Norlh Tw <
ty-fourth street. For performing this we
10 Is to receive a salary of $50 per rnon
The next meeting of vhc board will
held at 10 o'clock next Saturday mornli
CiOIIIIO.V AMI rKMALH TIIIUVI
Teller JiiilKP ThlnkH n Lot of Can
Will le Out.
After so meny continuances that the coi
Itself has lost track of the present status
many of the eases , Po'.Ico Judge Garden 1
about given up all Idea of trying the ne ;
women of 111 repute who are at liberty un (
bonds charged with lewdnrss , larceny fr <
the pcreoa , vagrancy and other crimes. Thi
are yet pend'ng In police court more tli
thlrtj of such canes , and when the mat
was brought to Judge Gordon's attent !
jestcrday ho said that la all probability tt
would die a natural death and never be il
posed of through the regular channel.
The court's explanation of this rather
markable procedure Is that most o ! the c
fondants l.ave disappeared and cannot
found. While many of the cases had be
disposed of the express object of all tin
actions was to drive/ the Amazons out of l
city. The pollco department had been sal
fled to rid Omaha fiom tlmo to time of th
lawless characters In th's niaiinw end Iii
court's oplnlcci It was about the moat cffc
Ivc fichemo that could be thought of to dr
them away.
In this co-ncctlon It M a fact worthy
iwto that during the last week there 1
been a perceptible falling off of complal
ngalrst these women and the pollco rep
that ths Amazoiib arc "laying low. " Whet :
they have left the city or are only In hid
to wait for the recent crusade against th
class to blow over before they lainch i
again to ply their vocation bo'dly rema
for the future to develop. However , t
may bo UDler the law the bonds ot all wan
who have not appeared for trial are forfel
and It tematos for Judge Gordon to or
their satisfaction by the sureties.
lniiilr | > for Kiiiui/ .
Coroner Sv.nnson received u letter M-im
from Emma Knuuz of 2931 Jacob bcr
Wheeling , W. Va. , concerning u man nar
FrevJ or Ferdinand Knauz , who dlippe.i :
about a year ugo from Willow Springs * ,
nnd Is supposed to hnve come to Oma
where u Is thought ho was either kl
cr died. Ho wa a German laborer , 35 ye
old , sandy-hulrcd. had blue even nnd a
muptnehe , was about flvo feet eight Inc
In height and weighed 150 pounds. Hl up
teeth were nil out and he IB described
being sour and dejected In appearance.
iwas u man iwho was addicted to drink
the inoman who Is rmklns the Inquiry thl
that It ID very likely that If lie died
Omaha ho was burled at public expense
he hail no money.
To Induce Ili-r Xtin to Work.
Mrs. ChrLstlnn OenBler of 1717 South C
ter street reported to un original nnd n
gether gucoersful measure force her t
Philip Genslc-r , to .work , instead of Idl
iivvay bin tlmo In niloonn .and pool roe
The young man tried her patience by rcl
\nn \ to keep a jab which lie had In a r
road shop tind she ordered hln arrest n
vagrant. Yesterday xho appeared
police court and dismissed the case .igal
him , stating to the judpe that Gennler i
agreed to go to work. The young n
wits released from custody.
Xciv Htrrt-t dim Arrlit * .
Eight of the forty now cars which
Omaha Street Hal way company has i
chased have- arrived In Ornnhn , The- (
are open ummfr earn , and were madi
Troy , N , Y. They are niue-h handiomcr t
any of the oil rUIIng stock and will
( 'ii-ully to the apr > eurnnce of the line < ! n
the exposition , The earn are thirty-two
long and meli contains t-n Keatscapabli
seatlrif live people each. In cute It U i
etsary 100 person * can be era A clod into tl
cars , as the ptatlorrrut are Hrga and tl
to ample * pace between the * eau.
SURE THING CAMBLEK FLITS
Man Vrho Hod a Ho'd-Out Gives Onuha
the Shako.
THOMAS BRONSON JUMPS HIS BAIL
Aiinflii-r CHRP In Which 1'olU-c- Stu
pidity or l.'oimltIIIKMAllonii n
Criminal tu ( ii-l A u > With
out I'litilnhiiinit.
Thomcs Ilronson has disappeared from the
city In order to escape prosecution for a
felony and left a bond of $100 In police court
for Itatph Kitchen , his surety In the case ,
to iniko good. There are other features
about llroimon's case which have cuiiseil
Chief of Detectives Cox to cry out against
lax police methods , which arc to glaring lu
this Instance that even Chief oM'ollce Gallagher -
laghor savs ho Intends to Investigate the
matter.
Ilronson was recently arrested on sus
picion. The police tueik of of him a gambling
device which la known In the parlance ot
the gambler as a "poker holdout hnrncca. "
Ho was released on a bond of $50 and Cap
tain Haze took possession of the "rurneiu. "
Uronson wcs later arraigned on a charge of
carrying concealed weapons and was fined
$15 , which ho paid. No eflort was made < e >
punish him on the more serious charge of
setting up and maintaining gambling do-
vices. The police neglected to file any In
formation against him eavcrlng this count ,
although Itv s entered on the blotto.1- .
Later the gambling npiuratua c'.lsxippearcj
from the captain's elcf'.c In his private ulllco
very m > stcrlou3ly OIIP day last wiok , ami
when Chief Cohe'ard of this he Immedi
ately filed an Information Mat Saturday
against Ilronson , chniglng him with setting1
up and maintaining gambling Implements.
Ho was rcairt'stcil en this charge , which U
a felony In Nebraska , and calln for n bond of
not IMS tUin $500. Captain ll.-uu accepted
tin1 $100 bond from Ilronnm , however , a : d
released the prisoner from custody to ap
pear for his preliminary heating In pollco
touit > ester day morning at fl o'clock , but
not until after he hid regained possession ot
the missing "harness" which Ilronson ad
mitted ho had concealed In h'ri ' room at the
hotel where ho was stopping.
Judge ( Sordtn called the ca > 'u at the tlmo
It was set for hearing , but Bronson did not
icspond. Yesterday Chief Cox began an
Inve-3tlg.itIon. Ho telephoned to Mr. Kitchen
ar.l to'd him to pioJuco the gambler. That
gentleman Informed him that llrci son left
the city Monday night. He said that the man
\as here and read ) to appear hut that at 1) )
o'clock Monday morning ho ( Kitchen ) wa
uformeil 1 > > Captain Haze over iho telephone *
that It would be unnecessary for Ilronson to
appear , an the case > agalint him had bi'tii
'all il\ed up " Chief Cox stormed at th'ii
and gave Mr. Kitchen to understand that the
case had not been fixed up by a long shot.
Chief Co\ went straight to Captalci Haze
and asked for an explanation. The ) latter
lenled that he eviv lad such a conversation
with Mr. Kitchen as that which the bonds-
nan attributed to him. Cox then complained
to Chief Gallaghci , who took chuigo of the
lioldout hat new with the rcmnik that he In
tended to know how It came that a mail
charged with a felon > shoiilj get his liberty
- > y putting up t.a Inadequate bond to a po
lice officer.
Mr. Kitchen was seen by a Bo : reporter
and reiterated that he had the conversation
with Captain Hao about Ironuon' ca tv an
tic had stated It to Chief Cox. "I Riippcso
that I will have to make good the- bond , "
said he , "but when Cnptalu Haze told rco
that the case had been IKcd up I thought
everything was straight. Ilronaon vvns hcriv
until last night anl then he left the city. "
.OCATIMJ TIM : I.MUA.V mi'or.
Ilitllilliiir to UpSoltvtiHl l > y ( lie II11-
riMiu'M Agri'iit TliN Week.
According to tolcgiams read at the mcot-
Ing of the executive committee of the
Commercial club Agent Jones of the Indian
department at Washington will lo in the
city EOIIIO day this wee < k to bclcct n build
ing for an Indian supply depot. The data
of his arrival Is somewhat uticcitaln. Sec
retary Utt was Instructed to notify all the
merchants of the cltj of the fact. They
will meet the agent at a reception and a
luncheon to be tendered In his honor.
The special committee appointed for the
iiurpose of providing accommodations and
halls for the conventions that arc to meet
hero this summer report that It will have
a meeting with the exposition people ro-
gardliig the matter In the ne-xt day or two.
In this connection Hev. Uerg appeared bc-
fore the committee retarding a hall for the
accommodation of the delegates to the Swed
ish Evangelical Covenant MUMon Conven
tion. The Commercial club agieed lo furnish
halls Mifllclcnt to accommodaso 1,500 vlsltois ,
but It now develops that the visitors will
number about 7,000. Secretary Utt was ap
pointed a coimnltti'C to arrange the matter.
Secretary Utt read a largo number of let
ters from commercial clubs In the country
In answer to his suggestion that they es ab-
llsh reciprocal rclatlors with the local body
during the exposition. According to the plan
the visiting members of commercial bodies
will be given the prlvllora of the Omaha
Commercial club. ' All the rcsponsea wcro
favorable and Indicated that a large proportion
tion of the club membership throughout the
country will bo In attendance at the exposi
tion.
tion.The
The committee appointed to assist the
Lynch , Neb. , delcgatlcn , which came to thli
city recently lo boom the extension of the
Klkhorn rallvoad from Verdigris to Lynch , a
distance of thlrtj-five miles , reported that
Go.eral Manager Bldwell promises to do all
In his power to bring about the extcnslcn ,
but doubts whether the eastern stock
holders would be 'o favor of building at the
present time. The committee heartily en-
doised the exterslon
Secretary Utt reported that there was
every promise that a good many countiy
tnercl'iJ.ts would bo In the city from Maich
26 to April 1 to buy thclv wring stocks of
goods. These are the datc.1 of the second of
the spring meetings undcv the auspices of
tha merchants' bureau of the club. Special
excuralcn rates arc offered as an Inducement
to the merchants to come to Oinabn.
T , W. Blackburn and Charles J , Qreeno
were elected members of the club.
.Slrrftfclilcnl Ax-rd-il.
There was a chance for a bad accident at
Fifteenth and Farnam streets yesterday
r
at 9 o'clock. It was averted by the pres
ence of mind and quick action of a driver
for ton Pacific Express company arid of a
motorman of an caslboiiml Farnam wlreut
car. The team was standing In front ot the
Milwaukee office when the horses Blurted
down the street on a run. The driver wan In
an office , but after a hard run cuught up
with his team and succeeded In clambering
Into the back of the wagon and fcccurlnx
control of his runaway team. A collitlon
with a street car tt.ut was coming down the )
Fa main street hill by the quick application
of the brakes was avoided by the motorman
of tbo car.
Civil Si-r IIMKxiiiiiliintloiiN. .
Another special civil service examination ,
hits been announced to tuko place In the
near future. It l < § for the position of storeKeeper -
Keeper In the custom ? , service In this city
nt H salary of J&CO per annum , The exami
nation In to lake place on May 7. Applica
tions , which may be ccured from Miss
Collln , Hecretury of the- local lio'ird , must bo
n Uleil on April 29. The position lt > at present
n II leil liy nsslgnme-nt.
1 A number of c'vii ervlo examination ) ) ara
g Bciedulecl for the next me nth. On April (
t H-RUl.ir examinations for clepjitmental posl-
if Hunt ) will tie held , ami on the following duy
> another for portions of llremen In the publ
ic ? oir.ee bulldlrp wl I cccur. On April 25 ami
t -r HTther departmental examination Will
take place.