Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, September 21, 1898, Part II, Page 13, Image 13
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 21 , 1808. TALE OF WOODS ASD WILDS "Rox Wnyland's ' Fortune" T > als with fhe Mountains and Rivers. NEW STORY OF THE GREAT NORTHVEST U'lint n 1'nlr of Writer * Snvr In a " " ( my lllilc Unit Acronii tlia Continent Koine Itcccnt Literary I'ruiliictloni. There are but few people who do not enjoy a tale of the woods and wLds , and to all such "Hex ' Wayland's Torluno. . or. Tbo Secret of the Thundcrblrd" will appeal most strongly. Tim scene of the romance Is the I'uget Sound region of tb < elate of Washington and the neighboring Olympic mountains. Though the story abounds lu daring feats of mountain cllmMng , hair breadth escapes from snow elides , peillous encounters with bears , wolves and the like , duck shooting and trout fishing , It by no means depends upon these elements for Its Interest. Krorn the moment a clue to the hidden Spanish treasures Is obtained from a ronowncd Indian princess , whose father gavea name to the city of Seattle , until the arduous search finally retults In Its discovery at the bottom of an extinct vol cano , this Is the absorbing thcmo of the story. The etory Is by no means lacking in plausibility. The author Is an eastern newspaper man but has spent much time among the scenes described In his story. Laird & Lee , Chicago ; price , $1. There has Just como to hand a copy of a new book bearing the title "Mr Eagle's , U. S. A. . " by John L. Wright and Mrs. Ab- blo Ames , as Been lu a buggy rldo of 1,400 miles from Illinois to Boston. The work contains no small amount of splco and com icality as well as much shrewd reasoning. The most striking feature of the work Is the loyalty to the west which Is apparent In every page. Two chapters are devoted . .to comparisons between the agricultural and Industrial conditions prevailing cast and west and the latter seems to have de cidedly the better of the argument. "Lights and Shadows of Our War With Spain" is the title of John H. Mustek's latest work. As may bo Inferred from the title , It deals with the humorous as well as seri ous side of our recent struggle with Spain. It contains about 230 pages and retails in paper cover for 23 cents. J. S. Ogllvle Publlnhlng company. "A Manual of Modern International Law" Is a recent publication which Is highly rec ommended as a model of concise statement of existing International law a subject which Is receiving Just at present more than usual attention from the American people. The present treatise has the ad vantage of being very compact , which makes It especially desirable for euch people ple as do not care to spend the lime neces sary to read the larger works. John Lever- ett , Upper Alton , 111. Paper cover , 25 cents. "Worry and Its Cure" Is the subject of the leading article In the September Tem ple. After picturing the nature of this complaint and Its consequences the author gives cogent reasons for considering It cn- tlrelv a needless and curable affliction. Ac cording to hiu Idea the natural remedy Is found In work and when men filial ! be come work seekers rather than vwigo seek ers many of the evils that so sorfcly per plex the students of sociology will disap pear. Theodore Waters has a poem and W. L Calver nil article In the September Home Magazine on the Bnttlo of Harlem Height's. Mr. Waters' poem Is remarkable In many ways and Sir. Calver's article presents sev eral frets of revolutionary Interest that are not generally known. This was the only Important revolutionary battle on Manhat tan Island. Thsro are many relics of the flght still remaining. Lieutenant Peary , Albert Opcrtl , the well known painter and sculptor of Arctic scenes , and ex-Governor Swlneford of Alaska contribute three arti cles. Lieutenant Peary's Is the story of his rrectjlrlp to the far north. Mr. Opertl tnils TOOw ho made plaster casls of the Greenland Uaktmo under many adverse cir cumstances and ex-Governor Swlneford re lates some very Interesting facts about Alaska of today. All are profusely Illus trated. William Dean Hovvelni Is the means of precipitating a lively discussion In the Sep tember National Magazine. The query ad vanced Is why the present generation of young readers do not take to his favorites In literature , "Don Quixote , " "Hoblnfon Crusoe , " "Pilgrim's Progress , " etc. , the va rious classics as compared to the more modern , more understandable literature of 110 present day. The same number contains Ocftivo Thanet's latest story , "Six Days of a Guardsman's Life. " Dooks received : "The Young Dank Messenger , " by Horatio Arger , Jr. Henry T. Coates & Co. , Philadelphia. "A Maid of the Frontier , " by H. S. Can- Held. Hand , McNally & Co. , Chicago. "A Great Love. " by Clara Louise Durn- bam. Houghton , Mlfllln & Co. , New York. Literary \ote . Dr. Max Nardau's new novel will not be published in London until the autumn. Prof. Goldwln Smith's "Guesses nt the Riddle of Existence" Is to appear in a new edition early In the fall The Macmlllan company will publish early In the fall "Ur. Pascal , " by Zola , trans lated by Mary J. Serrano. Mme Sarah Grand Is said to be nt work upon a short dramatic sketch fouuded upon the life of Cllvo In India. Henry James' new novel Is promised early In the autumn. The story will ap pear under the title , "Tho Two Magics. ' The Tunk & Wagnalls company announce that the Cyclopedia of Classified Dates , which has been under compilation for sev eral years , is rapidly nearlng completion. The many readers who have learned to value the line literary art of Maarten Maar- tens will bo glad to learn that his new- novel. "Her Memory , " will bo published in October by I ) . Appleton & Co It was only a very few weeks ago that the latest work by Winnie Davis was given to the public and her death following so Boon will bo a great shock to her admirers , who had come to anticipate still greater things from her pen In the future. A portrait of Edmond Rostand , the sud denly famous author of "Cyrano do Bcr- Kerac , " appears In the September Book Buyer , together with a new photograph of Coquolln as "Cyrano. " An enthusiastic let ter from Coquelln adds to the interest of the portraits. Mr. J. A. AUshcler's "A Soldier of Man hattan" has been published In Australia. Among the many favorable English reviews of this novel has been a notice of consid erable length IB the London Times , which gives cordial praise to the bcok. Mr AUshcler's new Novel , "A Herald of the West , " which will be published before long , Is regarded as his most Important work. Mark Twain Is the next famous person to bo "anecdotallred" by the Ladles' Home Journal and the humorist's closest frlenJs have sent to the raagarlue for Its next num ber some twenty odd stories about him , none of which have ever been printed. They are , of course , of the droll sort , but not more funny than the "snap-shot" pictures of Mark which his friends have also loaned the magazine. Those , too , have never been printed. The fifth In the unique series of pam phlets printed at the Blakely Press for Frank Putnam of Chicago Is "Love Lyrlci. announced to appear early lu October , with an Introduction by Onoto Watanna. Mr. Putnam's earlier publications in the order of their appearance were"Memories and "Songs of the Cedar , " "The Banquet' Songs of Evolution , " and "A Bat tle Call for Cuba. " "Lovo Lyrics" will been on nalo about October 10. The new edition of McCarthy's "Life of Gladstone" will bo published Immediately by the Macmlllan company. The additional chapters describe the last months ot Mr. Gladstone's life at Cannes , Bournemouth and Hawardcn and close with an account of the Imposing funeral scene at Westmin ster abbey. WOMAN BAFFLES SNEAK THIEF Mr * . I'eckhnm at Chicago linn a Wrentlc i > ltlt nil Intruder lit Her Itoom nt the 1'nxton. Two hotel sneak thieves wcro balked In an attempt to commit a robbery in the rooms of Mrs. C H. Pec-kham of Chicago at the Paxton hotel yesterday morning at 7 30 by the plucky actions of Mrs. Peckham. Had the several guests who heard her screams and who saw her struggling with ono of the robbers hod any courage the two men would now be behind the bars. As it Is they walked out of the hotel and escaped , Mrs. Peckham was only prevented from following the men by her scant attire. The robbers secured but a sliver dollar. Prior to the visit to Mrs. I'ecklmm's room ono of the men sneaked Into the elder Mr. Kitchen's room and ran Into that gentleman who was dressing. With an apology to the effect that he had entered the wrong room tbo thief withdrew. Mr. and Mrs. Peckham occupy room 02 on the second floor of the hotel. At 7 o'clock Mr. Peckham arose and went down stairs to breakfast , leaving his wife half asleep. She was so drowsy that she neglected to lock the door behind her hus band. Ho had been gone about ten minutes when Mrs. Peckham was aroused by a noise at her bureau drawers. She sat up and saw a man at work rummaging about the bureau. Instead of covering her head In the blankets and going Into hysterics the plucky woman sprang for the room door , opened It and began to scream. The thief was not disconcerted In the least by her actions. Ho simply smiled nt her and leisurely made hla way to the door to make his escape Mrs. Peckham stood lu the entrance and barred his way. and when he sought to push her aside , grappled with him and screamed. The two struggled for a moment and finally the man threw her off and left the room. As ho went he snapped hta fingers as a signal and ho was Joined by another man who had been keeping guard on the out side of the door. Despite the fact that the corridor was In a state of hubbub the two with cool effrontery made their way down the front stairway and escaped. Half way down the stairs they met H. J. Jurklng , head waiter In the cafe , who was on his way to Mrs. Pcckharn's assistance. One of the sneaks said to him In a voice that botrajed no excitement "Say , jou had hotter hurry up. There Is a crazy woman In C2 , and she Is very violent. " Jurklng said that at the time ho really thought the screams were uttered by some Insane woman. Mrs Peck- ham's first scream brought out a dozen or more guests In various attires , who looked wonderlngly about. None of them , however , went to her assistance , although It must have been plain to them what the trouble was , as She repeatedly called for the police and to "stop thief. " Mrs. Peckham said that she could Identify the man who was In her room among a thousand. She says ho was fashionably dressed In n black frock suit and were a black stilt hat. His face , which is a pre possessing one was adorned with a heavy sandy mustache. He weighs about 140 pounds and In height Is about flvo feet and a half. His companion eho did not get a good look at. Mr. Peckham Is the western agent for the A. C. McClurg book and holiday goods com pany of Chicago. FRATERNAL UNION PROGRAM Local I.odKfM KntertnliiliiK the Mu- preiiic Onieern of the Order During the I'reNent Week. This Is fraternal week for the Fraternal Union of America at Omahu and the exposi tion. The following supreme officers ar rived this morning from Denver , Colo. : Col onel John L. Handley , supreme secretary and ex-G. A. R. department commander ; Dr. S. T. McDernilth , supreme phjslclan , who is prominent In stnto and national medical associations ; S. S. Baty , supreme treasurer , for many jenrs prominently Identified with fiaternal work , Hon. C. W. Stephenson , ex- district attorney and orator of the order. The supreme officers will visit the exposi tion today and on Thursday evening Banner Lodge , No. 11 , will extend to them a publlo reception and banquet. All members of the order will be admitted to this reception upon giving the regular pass-word of the order. Their friends will bo admitted upon special Invitations which may be had by calling upon the secretary , J. H. Mason at 1611 Farnam street. Mondamln lodge will give a reception and banquet on next Monday evening , which will bo attended by the supreme officers , members of the order and their friends. The balance of the week will be spent In visiting the exposition and other places of Intere&t in the city. Seventy-five lodges In this vicinity have been Invited to spend the week In Omaha and partake of the bos- pltallty of the Omaha members. It Is ex pected a largo number of members will be present during the entire week. FEDERAL BUILDING NOTES. L. L. Troy of Chicago , superintendent of the railway mall service for the Sixth di vision , Is lu tbo city on official business , and Is finding some time to rook at the exposi tion. tion.New New floor scales nro to be put In the new postotflce , as the scale now In use Is In adequate to the business now being done there. The now one will permit the weigh ing of truck loads of mall sacks at ono time and will greatly facilitate the work of the office. Judge Munge.- has been called upon to act Judicially on his first case under the new bankruptcy law. He has approved the agreement made between James L. Paul of Chadron and bis creditors , whereby t'ho for mer Is to pay 40 per cent of the claims against him and Is thereupon to be relieved of further liability on these debts. The mony Is to be paid to the First National bank ot Chadron and the receipts from the tredlrors are to bo turned Into the court for the guidance of the Judge in finally disposing of the matter. N. B. Scott , commissioner of Internal reve nue , has made a decision upon the new revenue law which applies to the transac tions at the union stock yards. The question was raised by two firms of commission men at South Omaha. The commissioner holds that in all transactions at the yards where sales of live stock are made a stamp of 1 cent shall be placed upon sales for each $100 of value represented. The stock jards are classed as being under the application ot "other similar place , " where the language In the law reads "exchange , or board of trade , or other similar place. " Where the sales are made in a private yard , in cattle cars , or while the stock Is grazing upon the prairie , they are exempt from this tax , as these places are not considered general meeting places for trading. The commis sioner also holds that the commission men ore required to pay this tax on all sales shown by their books since July 1 last. rifth AViird .Man * MretlllK. A mass meeting of Fifth warders will be bold at Erntng's hall tonight to consider the advisability of asking the na tional authorities to donate to the city ot Omaha the Government building at the ex position grounds , Promoters of the meeting say the building can be had for the aiktng. It is well conitructed ot first-clow material , and could with little expense bo made a permanent memorial of the exposition and bo put to many B ° od uses by the city. OPENING OF CITY SCHOOLS I Pint Daj Sees a Handsome Increase in the Number Attending. HIGH SCHOOL ONLY ONE BADLY CROWDED I'rcmtnre for lluuni There Itciiulrci the Clnncn to He HnUcil < o n 311nlin 11 in of Tort ) ' limtcnd of Thirty. The public schools of Omaha opened Mon day with an Increase In attendance over last year of about 760 Reports of the teachers show that a total of 14,460 pupils responded to the roll call against 13,710 yast year. The gain Is a little less than on the open ing d y of last year , when the school at tendance showed an Increase of 1,000 over the preceding year , but It Is fully as large as was anticipated by Superintendent of Schools Pcarse. The Increase In the attendance was notice able in every school In the city and was pretty well distributed among the whole number. As a consequence none ot the grammar schools were overburdened wlthi scholars , although the Cass , Central , Lake < and one or two other schools are slightly , i crowded. In all these schools , however , It Is expected that no additional room will , i bo needed , I | The High school , however , Is more ! 1 crowded even than it was last year. The attendance has been Increased almost 100. The number who responded to the roll calls on the opening day was 1,017 , against an attendance of 925 last year. The ad ditions are packed Into the al ready overcrowded rooms , and the classes were made larger to accommodate all. The classes this year will average forty mem bers , whereas Superintendent Pcarse Insists that a class should not number more than thirty. The opening of the schools occurred with but little friction , All but three of the reg ular teaching force was on hand and the places of the absentees wcro filled with sub stitutes , who will servo until the regular teachers return. Supply n-teeeilH the Ilcinniiil. According to the action of the Board of Education kindergarten training will no longer bo given in the public schools to volunteers who expect In time to become regular kindergarten teachers. A resolu tion to this effect was Introduced by Mem ber Buchanan and was unanimously passed. The cause of this action lies In the fact that the supply of kindergarten teachers in this city Is far In excess of the demand. There are at the present tlmo some seventy young women who have taUen the training and would llko to occupy teachers' posi tions In Omaha's public school system , and these are all occupied. In view of this fact It Is considered poor policy to have the superintendent of kindergartens spend her tlmo In teaching the volunteers when she could better devote all her energies toward the directing ot actual teachers. Mortality The following births and deaths were re ported to the health commissioner during the twenty-four hours ending at noon yes terday : Births Albln Ulandor , 973 North Twen ty-sixth , slrl ; Valentino Szenarsyk , girl ; Andrew Johnson , 4221 North Thirty-third , girl ; Prank Uohrbach , 1270 South Thir teenth , boy , Joseph Schneider , girl ; Joseph Mucnch , boj ; George Ochsenbeln , 2418 Parker , boy ; Thohias L. Roberts , 2112 Grand avenue , boy ; Ludolg Landen , 1907 Paul , boy ; Jonas Prlntz , 2936 Castcllar , boy. Deaths Nora Clha , C07 South Seven teenth , 2G years ; Jerry Calahan , Thirty- third and Dodce , 75 years ; William Ben nett , Wlnflcld , la. , 79 jears ; Bernard Con- nelley , 1619 Cass , U years ; Kddlo Prop- lesch , Tenth and Paul , 11 months ; Samuel Wonizoe , 1705 St , Mary's avenue , 39 years. Will Let Hit- Mutter Hoot. The ordinance which was Introduced at n special meeting of the city council last week providing that right ot way should bo given to the East Omaha Bridge and Ter minal company from Fourteenth and Burt streets to Eighth and Capitol avenue , will not bo acted upon for a week or more , as the members of the council wish to thor oughly Investigate It before granting the valuable privilege. So far as known no one of the city fathers has the sllghcst inkling of the purpose ot the rodiest. except that some sort of a railroad is to bo put In. Even Councilman Bechel , who Introduced the ordinance , known nothing of Its ultimate object , and wishes to Inform himself before he Is will ing that a report should be made. CATTLE FEED RS CONFER XehrnxUn Men Interexted In the In- dmtry nineiiNH the Matter * that Affect Their Hi About fifteen cattle feeders from Nebraska met at the Commercial club yesterday after noon to discuss tbo drawbacks to their busi ness and the remedies needed to put It upon a paying basis. W. W. McKenncy of Bfalr acted as chairman and F. E. Sanborn of Omaha secretary. An Impromptu discussion of cattle feeding as an occupation was In dulged In , tbo burden of which was that the commission men at the stock yards and the speculators who are alleged to woik with them absorb all the profit there Is feeding cattle. ID was the unanimous opinion that something should be done to drive out the speculator and an organization was decided upon. In carrying out this Idea J. T. Dalley of Peru was elected president of what shall bo known as the Transmlsslsslppl Cattle Feed ers' association and F. E. Sanborn was chosen secretary. Another meeting will be held In Omaha on October 13 at the Ne braska building on the exposition grounds and shortly after that a third meeting Is to bo called at Kansas City. A general Invi tation la to be extended to cattle feeders In the west ro attend these metlngs and con tribute their experience and Ideas an a basis upon which to map out a line of work. A committee will be appointed by the presi dent In the meantime to draw up a con stitution and by-laws for the association. STOCK SALES AND WAR TAX lleii-nup StHinim Mint lie Attncheil tn All llllln , Afircemeiits or Mem * orniidn of Salei. E. M. Bartlett of this city has received a decision from N. B. Scott , commissioner of the Internal revenue department , relative to the question of whether stock commis sion men , such as are located at South Omaha stock yards , are required to place a revenue stamp upon the ticket or bill of Eale that figures In the transaction. The commissioner declares that if the sales oc cur at private yards or while a lot of stock is located on cattle cars or pasturing on the prairie , such would cot be subject to tax ation , but sales made at a general meeting place of traders , sought out for the ad vantages there to bo obtained , are within the provisions of the law This places stock yards In the category of "exchange , or board of trade , or other similar place. " The de cision of the commissioner then follows "Whero parties make sales through the medium of such places , for each $100 in value of the sale or agreement of sale or agreement to sell , 1 cent , and for each ad ditional $100 or fractional part thereof In excess of (100 , 1 cent in taxes must bo paid by stains affixed to the bill , memorandum , agreement or other evidence of sale. The books showing all such sales subsequent to July 1 , 1S03 , m\ist bo produced and exam ined and the amount of tax which should have been paid must bo ascertained and collected and hereafter the < ax must bo paid promptly In tbo manner provided by law. " TWENTY-SECOND FOR GUESTS Mlmmitrl I'nrlflc anil RTpimltlonVI1I Untertnin the Soldier Itoyn on I'rlilay of Thin Week. General Passenger Agent To , nRcnd of the Missouri Pacific has tendered the use of a special train to the Twenty-second regiment of regulars now at Fort Crook , to bring them to Omaha on Friday morning to spend the day at the exposition and to return to the army post on Trlday night. The management of the exposition has ar ranged that the regiment will be the guests of the exposition on this day. The soldiers will bo admitted free of charge , and a ban quet will bo served them at Markel's by the exposition management. The railroad com pany has donated the special train on the condition that the soldiers will bo the guests of the exposition , After these arrangements had been made a local paper endeavored to make arrangements with the Missouri Pacific for the free transportation of the regiment to Omaha and return in order that it might advertise that the regi ment was to become its guests. The request of the paper was turned down , as the rall- road company had already contributed the train In accordance with the plans of the ex position management. HABEAS CORPUSJOR HARLOW JtnlKC MaliiiKh Iteleiinen the I'rlnoncr for AVIiom .ImlKc Gordon Ilnil Suspended 11 feculence. Judge Slabaugh has let out on habeas cor- > us the man , Harlow , whose sentence of ninety days had been suspended by Police udgc Gordon , but a mittimus for whoso re- ease had been resisted by the shcilft and ho Jailer. Judge Slabaugh Is Inclined to the opinion that the police Judge's Jurisdiction ceased when the man was committed , but hero are certain considerations Involved In ho case which operated to Induce the Judge o allow the writ to have Its full effect. A similar move will be made In behalf of Ian Is. I'AI.KS OK Till ! L.MO.V PACIFIC. llatte Man MnlteN I'nlille Sonic Inter- 01111117 Information. BUTTE , Mont , Sept. 20. ( Special ) A well Known railroad man who was In Omaha a few days ngo and was close to the Union Pacific officials was In Butte recently and made an Important statement relative to then Union Pacific and Short Line rela tions. "I was told , " ho said , "that all negotia tions for a consolidation of the two lines have been dropped and by agreement no chungo In the present relations of the two roads Is to be made for ot least two years. During that time It will be determined what Is best for the Short Line , whether It shall remain Independent or bo taken Into the Union Pacific sjstcm again. The Short Line Is planning for the expenditure of more monoj In Improvements during the next year than ever before In the history of road nhd It Is done with the understanding that the road shall be operated Indepen dently for at least two years. " It Is stated that a consolidation had been practically decided upon and several dates had been set for the consolidation to go Into effect , but the Short Line people made such a strong representation that the mat ter was postponed and the road is to bo given an opportunity to show during the next two yeais what couiso will be best for the benefit of the stockholders. OpeiiliiK n New I.liie. WEST Sri'EHIOR , Wis. , Sept. 20. In formation from Grand Forks this morning shows that at least 2,000 Noith Dakota busl- ne&s men and citizens will come to Superior lomoirow on t'ho ' excursion which makes the formal opening of the Fosston branch of the Great Northern. The jieoplo of Superior are today making final arrangements for the visitors' entertainment and the city Is being decorated for the memorable occasion President Hill and other prominent railroad men will bo here to witness the formal openIng - Ing of a branch of his great system , which is to- make a great change In the current of traffic from northern Minnesota and North Dakota. The Tosston branch traverses a rich new territory between Superior and FosBton which will be quickly developed and gives the Great Northern direct con nection with Us Dakota lines. A big cut In rates has already been anonunced , to take effect the 25th , and lively competition will 'ollow. ' Comity C'onunlHNloiuTM Meet. The trial of Simon B. Clarke. Justice of the icaco for West Omaha , on charges of mal- casanco. was ogam postponed by the county board , this tlmo until the 30th. owing to the Illness of a witness , The applications of llffcrent papers to publish the delinquent ax list were referred to the proper com mittee Bills of the Iowa Brick company for 19814" for paving on Center street and of'Connelly & Shaw for $705.25 for grading n Union precinct were allowed and ordered paid. . Iteinitillenii County Committee. The new republican county committee has been called to meet at Washington hall next Satuiday afternoon to organize and map out a campaign. VICTIMS RECOGNIZE THEM Identification of the Long and Short Men Made More Complete. THEY HELD UP A PAIR OF FRIENDS Acatiniiilntteen Stopped , llolibetl , Clint- ted with , Ol % on llnck Their .Money mill IMnceil Under n Plcilcc to bny > othlne. Two more victims of the "Long and Short" highwaymen , James Cook and "Soapy" Mc Donald , positively identified the men j ester- day morning. The two , whoso names are John and Henry Brown , are brothers , and friends of the hlghwa > mrn. Their Identifi cation of the men was forced from them by the police and their relatives. They did not want to give Cook and McDonald away , because they feared the footpads' "gang. " When they faced the two highwaymen the recognition was mutual. The Henry brothers were victims of the last ot the scries of Sunday night hold ups Cook and McDonald committed. The two were walking north on Fourteenth street , near Center street , when they wcro accosted by the footpads , who ordered them to throw up their hands. They did so and the robbers relieved them of 45 cents. As they turned to go the mask of Cook blew aside and the elder of the Brown boys recog nized Cook. Brown called to Cook and asked him what ho meant by holding him , a friend up. See ing they were recognized the two took elf their masks , and entered into conversation with the Browns. They begged the bojs to say nothing about the occurrence to any one , and not to mention their names. This the Browns promised to do When they left the footpads gave them their money back and wished them good night. Later being unable to keep the secret the brothers confided In an elder brother who tuns a saloon and ho forced them to go to the police station and Identify the two men. Samuel Newman , the grocer at Tenth and Center streets , where rooms wcro robbed n week ago of diamond Jewelry to the value of $1,000 , called at the station this morning and Identified the small man Cook as the burglar who held a revolver on him the night of the robbery while bis partner was looking for plunder. John Cook McDonald was arraigned before - fore Judge Gordon In police court yester day afternoon. Ho pleaded not guilty to four counts of robbery and his boud was ll\ed at $1,000 In each case. Three counts cover the four hold-ups then committed , the victims being James Hooney , James Sip , P. Harrington and An ton Franco. Captain Slgwart's name ap pcais In each complaint as Informant. Mc Donald's father and sister wcro In court and promised the "long" man that a bonds man would be secured for him and that he would be released before nightfall. But he was not. None of Cook's friends made their appearance. Carrie Hart , whose buggy was used by the two men lu their effort to leave the city , was an Interested spectator tater of the proceedings. MURDER OLD MAN FOR MONEY Three Itnlilierx htruiiKle Htm to Death nnil Also Axnnult Ilia Wife. NEW YORK , Sept. 20. Andrew Cassagno was strangled to death by three men last night In a tenement in Brooklyn which ho occupied with his wife. According to the story told to the police by Mrs. Cassagne she had left the room for a few minutes In which she and her husband slept. ReturnIng - Ing she found her husband beside the bet : while three men stood over him. She ran to her husband's side , but was grasped b > two ot the men , who choked her nearly to Insensibility , w hllo the third man searched the room , finding ? 500 under the mattress of the bed. Meanwhile Mis. Cabsagno had contrived to reach the door opening In the hall and called for help. Her assailants re laxed their grasp on her throat anil she wa then able to scream , which she did Just as the three men fled from the tenement with the money. There w/re dark blue marks upon Mrs. Cassagne's neck bearing out the story of the assault upon her. Cassagne , who had been choked to death , was 51 years of age , his wife being six years younger. The police have arrested two men on sus- plc'on. They are Michael Mlgel and John Thomas. Oolil for Import. NHW YORK , Sept. 20. Brown Brothers have engaged $1,000,000 and Zimmerman & Torshay $100,000 gold for Import. Lazard-Freres have engaged $1,000,000 gold in London for import to New York. A member of the firm of Brown Bros. & Co. said today that the gold they were Ira- I orting consists of American coin ( eagles ) and that It had been purchased from the Bank of England. Importation was a regu lar natural exchange operation , the result of purchases ot commercial and bankers' bills , and was of course , a profitable transaction. The price charged by the Bank of England for the American coin was not learned. The transaction , however , disclosed the InterestIng - Ing fact that ) the Bank of England still had Bomo American geM coin to sell. It has been generally stated In banking circles hero that the Bank of England no longer held any American gold coin , and the news of today's purchase by Brown Bros , fc Co. was In the nature of a surprise to some persons. Misses' ' School Shoes- Misses * bprlng Heel shoes Imvo been irmile anil sold Uiese many years , but not this kind of a misses' spring licet shoo at the price of ? 2-with tlio value mil style of the much higher priced ones Tills new bhoe is In vlcl kid and light weight calf with the popular easy on the fci-t , but heavy extension sole- lace only-in all the new toes-a decid edly tnstv and stylish shoe-ln tact , the very Ideal ofvhat a misses' tall and winter school shop should bo and at u saving of at least $1.00 on every palr- for they're only ? U.OO. Drexel Shoe Co. , Qualm' * L'li-to-dato Shoe Home. 119 FARNAM STREET Woven Bed of Flowers Our carpets are so beautifully de signed and executed that it Is a pleasure to look at them any one of them will adorn your home We have some made up rugs made from short ends of the season's soiling beautiful patterns and a multitude of sizes the price on them Is about one-third le'.s than on tlie car pet In the piece bring the size of your room with you and sro how much wo can save yon on a rug. Omaha Carpet Co Jmahn's Exclusive Carpet House , 1515 Dodge St. Uncle SJim. "Th e tit my Battle Axo. " The late war between the United States and Spain as to what constituted Free dom developed one quality in our army and navy that is above all others reliability. They could be relied on. So can and if YOU have any freedom of opinion you will not be satisfied with any other chewing tobacco. emember the name when you buy again. CHANGES IN CIVIL SERVICE Humor Order In tit lie Itmietl Taklnjf IMneeu Out of the Clnanl- fled Mat. NEW YORK. Sept. 20. A dispatch to the Herald from Washington says : President McKlnley has again taken up the question of relaxing the civil service rules , so as to open more places for political appointments. Some months ago when the subject was under discussion In congress the president had the head ot each executive dopaitmcnt prepare recommendations showing which places under his department best could be exempted from the civil service rules. An executive order was drawn up based on these recommendations , and It has been on the desk of the president untouched ever since. Now that the war Is not occupjlng so much of his attentlcn , and as the congressional campaign Is nuking the pressure for places stronger , the president is considering the matter , and it is expected that he will issue an order In a short tlmo taking a largo number of places from the classified civil service and throwing them open to appoint ment by the various heads of departments and their subordinates. The places which will be removed from the protection of the civil service law are those ot private secre taries and chief office clerks and confidential clerks of heads of departments and assistant heads of departments and all persons classed a firemen , watchmen and laborers. The most Important exemptions will be In the Internal revenue service throughout the country , where all deputy collectors of Internal reve nue and all storekeepers and gaugers who receive less than $3 per day arc to bo taken from the classified service. In the customs service the only places now In the classified service that will bo ex empted are two at New York the counsel to the board of general appraisers and the paymaster to the collector of the port of New York. In the Department of Justice all at torneys and assistant attorneys and all dep uty marshals are to be taken from the serv ice. In the postal sen-Ice all superintend ents of branch postoffices and carrier sta tions and an clerks In charge of carrier sta tions , assistant cashlprs , private secretaries and stenographers to postmasters In the larger cities , messengers , porters , char women , Janitors , watchmen and laborers , are to be taken from the classified service. A stubborn cough or tickling In the threat yields to One Minute Cough Cure. Harmless In cflect. touches the right spot , reliable and just what Is wanted. It acts at once. Children Turn HiirKlnrH , SAN FUANCISCO , Sept. 20 It has Just been learned that on September ! ) a num ber of children entered the residence of $46 $ , $56 , $66 $ , $76 $ , $86- $ Those aio the special prices wp are making today and tomorrow at our great ? (5 ( organ sale JfG cash and a month not old second-hand organs but bright , new ones , right from the factory with the gloss of tlio finishing touches hardly dry this * 11J organ Is a beauty solid oak antique finish 10 stops 2 Unee swells hand carved high back bevel pinto mirror and moti'-e proof You can just mark it down that no siii-h organ opportunity has over presented Itself before. A. HOSPB , Music and Art. 1513 Douglas Proper Compounding Of prescriptions Is no child's play U requires conscientious care and aeeurato knowledge of drugs and their relations to each other Wo take an hnucstprlito In the purity of our drugs and the skill and accuracy with which we compound them on your physician's order We are prepared to 1111 any prescription at any time day or night. Wo make special low prices on the standard remedies - Wo are recognl/.cd cvt'rywlierc as tlio cut ptlcc druggist opposite tlio 1'nxton hotel. TheAloe&PenfoldCo lletnll Drop llonac. 1443 Farnam Street OH > C U Ftxloa liottk Julius Kruttschnltt , general manager of the Southern Pacific company , during the ab sence of the family and stole various articles valued at over $1.000. The burglars iang d in ago from 0 to 13 jcars. Most of the prop erty baa been recovered. FIGHT OVERSILVER ISSUE _ Coniieetlciit Hemocrntlo CoiiM-ntlon , Prominent to Develop Into n Wiirm hcMHlon. BRIDGEPORT. Conn. , Sept. 20. Arrange ments are practically complete for the demo cratic state convention which Is to nsscmblo In the Park City theater tomonow tt ) nomi nate a state ticket The convention promises to become the Held ot a contest between the silver and anti-silver factions , tlho ques tion of candidates being subsidiary to that of the currency. The first skirmish will take place this afternoon when the state central committee meet's ' at the Windsor hotel for the purpose of completing arrange ments for the convention's temporary organ ization. The conflict , It Is predicted , will begin t > eon after the committee assembles , over the ap- reaianco of contested delegations. In sev eral caucuses throughout the state the gold men have controlled , and as a result dele gates of that sort have bicn sent to the convention. The silver men will contest the right ) of such delegates to sit. Already no tices have been iccelved from eight or ten towns from which will como two sets ot delegates. The gold men wllf assert their right to seats on the ground that they are democrats as well as their silver brethren. The gold faction demands an utter elimina tion of national Issues In favor of state Is sues. The only latididatu who has been prominently named for the office of gov ernor li former United States Treasurer Daniel N. Morgan , of Brld-eport. iiK Mi'lc troni Camp llonpltnln. NEW YORK , Sept. 20 The hospital steamer Shlnnccock , with 2C9 sick soldiers' from Camp Wlkoff on board , reached porti today. About one-half of the men wcro transferred to hospitals hero or sent homo' on furlough , The others , moitly regulars , were convejcd to Jersey City , where Choy were put on board a hospital train , to be removed - * moved to Tort Meyer , Va. a Coal > l111.TM' Strike r.niloil. MONONGAHELA CITY , Pa. , Sept. 20. The coal miners' clillto In the third pool isg ovtr and woik will bo resumed In all the pits tomorrow , i > cnillnK a settlement of thoS differences by arbitration Both sides have agreed to abide by the decision of the arbi trators. The acceptance of the arbitration- , proposition is regarded as a victory for them miners. n. I r- :30 : a. ; p. , nd or- tu 6th e. pm am am ant. , 'aid , | om- K , a ) rth- was irg d i th * ( horn Thom m to Dills' n th ickud good menu * ) ban nental ftbacco I tlio Orln out ot Impoi- larga obacco larttu p > tned