OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , DSOVEMBEH 127 , 1898.
TWO HABEAS CORPUS CASES' '
Rhode MoNarnara and Olauj Hubbard Appeal
to Magna Ghana RighU.
FIRST LOSES AND SECOND WINS HIS CASE
White Mnii Held on n Charge Suftl-
clcntlr .Strong ( u Wnrrntit III * Ite-
tenllnn Culorc-d Mnn .Show *
KnutiKh to Get Away.
Two habeas corpus cases emanating from
the police station were heard by the dis
trict court yesterday afternoon. One waa
brought by a white man named niioJo Me-
Nnmara , arrested for Implication In a chiig3
of larceny. The other petitioner wa. a
Third ward negro , Glaus Ilubbanl , who has
been something of a political factor In that
section of the city , and a sort of police !
court attorney. Hubbard buj boon prnwted
for vagrancy. The basin of lila demand for
liberty was that ho had br > en arrested with
out a warrant. Judge Slabatii-h beard the
McNamara case and Judge Scott that of
Hubbard.
It was necessary to postpone the decision
! n the MoNamara case until the question of
costs had been eottled. From his state
ment the court was Informed that ho wns
first arrested for stealing his own coal. A
dismissal was about to bo orJorod then and
there when It was explained that the rtal
charge against McNamara that "
was of "ac
cessory after the fact" o a ctlmo of lar
ceny and that a compfalnt had been lodged
gainst him In duo form. It wns sal.l by
the police that the prisoner was wanted
to account for eome money said to bavo
been stolen by two women of shady reputa
tion and part of which he U accused of
npcndlng after It had been entrusted to his
keeping by the women. Under the clicum-
tonces the court could not let McNamara
go , the complaint on this second charge hav
ing been filed within a reasonable time.
In the Hubbard hearing both prisoner and
court were amusing at times. HubViard
assorted the claim that ho had made mote
out of politics In some months than some
people have In years , which wns not denied.
For sixteen years ho has been a reel-
dent of Omaha. Ho Is a graduate of Chor-
Iln , according to his story , and taught
Khool for nearly a score of years In various
parts of the country until ho became an
invalid "I have never done a bit of man
ual labor In my life , " ho proudly Informed
the lawyer who was cross-examining him.
Asked If ho had over been connected with
"crap" games ho said he had not ; he had
M kept several saloons In the city and "crap"
games had been run In them , but ho had
never gotten anything out of them. "There
never were any receipts from any crap
game , " ho said , when an Interrogation wns
thrown at htm to ascertain If ho Imd re
ceived anything for the privilege of let'.lng
the games run.
To nn objection from hie counsel that an
swering such questions might tend to In-
orlmlnato the prisoner , Judge Scott ven
tured a witticism by asking , "What ? Any
body Incriminate himself for gatnollng in
this town ? "
In Hubbard's connection with the police
court as attorney and general advisor and
ball procurer for persons of his color under
arrcet , ho said he had protested to the po
lice so much against indiscriminate ur-
resls of negroes with warrants that the po
lice look upon him as a nuisance and that
this was why he was vaggsd.
The court ordered his release , using the
occasion to Inform the poH o officers prts-
ont and Chief White In particular tlmt any
policeman attempting the arrsst of any cit
izen without duo process of law virtually
'ikea his life In his own hands , uurtir a
supreme court decision quoted by the julge ;
and he went so far as to ramark that Hub-
hard would have been Justified In shooting
the officer who arrested Mm if ihe wo of
a pistol had been in defense of his consti
tutional liberties. At this Hubbanl looked
hard at the policemen and bowrd his head
In emphatic assent several tlmea.
KINO lIOOlHiim IS FOUND GUILTY.
Leader of Sixteenth Street Terror *
Convicted of UlKhTTiiy Robbery.
The verdict in the case of Henry Kehl ,
on the charge of assaulting and robbing
Oust Welamlcr at the south end of the Six
teenth street viaduct on the night of Oc
tober 22 , In company with six other hood
lums , was "guilty as charged. "
Frank McClusky , who on October 13 threw
a stone nt James J. Ryan and struck him on
the head with It at the corner of Sixteenth
and Webster streets , pleaded guilty to a
charge of assault with Intent to do great
bodily harm. Judge Slabaugh sentenced
him lo one year In the penitentiary. Prom
McClusky's story It appeared that both men
were drunk at the time , otherwise the sen
tence would have been heavier.
Germnn Savin * * Ilnnk Salt.
/ V Judge Fawcctt was engaged the entire
forenoon In the hearing of the application
of I. R. Andrew * and D. 0. Burbank for an
order directing Receiver McCague to sell
the assets of the German Savings bank for
the benefit of the depositors. Mr. McCague
said another dividend of 5 per cent was con
templated and was expected to be declared
soon. The court ordered the Twelver to
submit a report of the bank's condition In
three weeks and one also directing the bank
to then shown cause why Its assets would
WORKS WONDERS.
A Remarkable Cure of Sore Eyes
And Sight Restored.
I am a gradnaU of Oberlln College , taught
lone enough after I graduated to have them
give me th Honorary deproe , and I have a
great many acquaintance * In and around Boa-
ton. About throe years ago my on brought
homo a box of CUTICUBA ( ointment ) , and 1
picked up the circular that was around itand
learned about the Cirrirtiiu SOAI' . and told
nlm to get tne a cake. When I pot It , the clr-
cularadvlsed its use fortbebath , teeth , srnlp ,
to. I had been a great sufferer all my lift
from sore eyelids , the wholellilounldesndlu
waa red as a beet. I bad to tit In a dark room ,
evenings , for eight and a half > ears , and wear
blark spectacles lo kef p the sun from my e ) es
In the daytime. When I got tha CUTICUIIA
SOAP , I pot a fine , soft cloth , dipped It In hot
water and rubbed It on the § oap and washed
my eye * with It. I can't tell you bow nuicli
good it has done me , although It smarted
\ ory much at first. My ej cs are as clear and
bright aa when I was a joung lady. I had to
go backwards in getting ijioctaclM and wear
No. 15 , the anie as I did twenty years ago , ;
Cin r iJ mtdium ittj print In daylight tcttti
out any iptctarltt , Asa matter of course I am
kind of walklnead\crtlseuietitofCtnicuRA.
People will call to mo when I am going along
the atreet and tell me how much good my
CDTICOUA SOAP has doue tliclr cjes.
Mrs. M. K. COXOUON.
Jiu. 18 , ' 07. 2fi Xo.Cellar AvouueObcrlln , O.
nWo take plp.iurelur.ublt.hlng thU ttdl
moulal .fanning the Interrtl Ukeu In CUTI
CL'ai UEMEUii , nd the varloiu u ( § made of
them nol anticipated or lUgKCited t > jr ue. Wi
cannot , of count , anticipate bow Uimcui'.A
BOAF will work la ci r § lmllur to tbe above , butte
to th040 who tirilro to try It we would lUfgirit
A beginning with a rcry weak aolutloo or " udi "
of warm niter and Curicuru H < ur until Ut
action U determined. Kor Indumed , RranuUUd ,
orecjemalouaeelld * , light t > | > | > llc tloni of Ou <
TicunA ointment will in mon coica lie found
to oik wonder * .
_ Sol4throuitinutth worUl. I'orrn Dirn lDC iu.
Coir. , ta.t lriufk. boitua. " Uow lo ClUuaiw. . , " bte
not bo dliposed of according to the demand
of the two petitioners ,
WA.NDHItlMJ LAM ) QKT9 INTO COURT
Piece of nronnil the Mlonrl IMnrn
With the llnul * of n .Hull.
A suit to qutct title to real estate some
what out of the ordinary wt brought In
the district court yesterday. The conflict
of claims had been caused by the caprices
of Iho Missouri river which aom ltmes runs
ono way around a piece of riparian properly
and pometlmefl another. The piece of land
In dispute Is tbo east half of lot 1 , scclton
7 , township 14 , range 14. This mlghl be
considered as part of Soulh Omaha were
It not for the probability of the river
switching U over Inlo Io a.
The plaintiffs were Daniel D. Gregory and
Maggie Alnscotv and the defendants Michael
McDermotl and J. W. Squires. Prom the
complaint It appeared that McDcrmotl had
squalled on Iho uncertain land. The story
told In the documenl was lhal al Iho tlmi
the old survey was made the river ran
along the north and cant of tha property ,
but that In 1SS1 It broke through tbo em
bankment nature had formed and now runs
west of It. This has made it ra her Insular
temporarily. McDermott after assuming a
claim to It put up a smalt shanty. Last
spring the plaintiffs leased the premises to
John Coyle , who has been occupying the
shanty.
The plaintiffs allege that McDermott has
been bothering Coyle for rent month In and
month out and they ask the court lo de
termine just to whom the land belongs and
to enjoin McDermolt from Iroubllns ihelr
tenant. The Squires' claim , they say , Is
based upon eome kfnd of a mortgage given
to him by McDermott.
Wlndlnir Ul > a Ijonn AHnoelntlnn ,
On a suit begun by Atlornoy General C. J.
Smyth , pursuant to a resolution of Ihe State
Banking board , Judge Kawcett has ap
pointed Albert Hoffman receiver for the Bo
hemian Loan and Building association under
* bond of ? 2JOO. (
In hla petition Mr. Smyth set forth the ex
amination , November 10 , made by V. E.
Wilson , of the company's affairs , and Mr.
Wilson's findings , a report of which , as well
as Ihe resolution of Iho board , were embodied
In Iho paper. According lo Examiner Wil
son , the tolal assets of the company
amounted to $2OC5.19 and the liabilities
$1,736,45 , but Wilson represented thai the
shrinkage In the value of the assets would
bo $622.57 and that Ihero would appear an
actual excess of liabilities over assets of
$153.57. Ho charged that no dues had been
paid on tbo stock of the company since Oc
tober , Iwo years ago.
Receiver Hoffman Is to wind up the af
fairs of tbe company unless some action
Is taken preventing this.
AinenilH Her Petition.
An amended petition has been filed with
the clerk of the district court by Fannlo
Bowman In her $5,000 damage suit against
the city , James Stockdalo and Henry C.
Moody , arising out of the drowning of nor
7carold son , Albert D. Bowman , In a
pond on the Moody and Stockdalc lota , along
side Davenport street near Tvventy-elghlh
street , Juno ItJ , 1892. She claims that the
pond extended out over where the Daven
port sidewalk ought to have been and was
from six lo nine feet deep , and that there
was no boundary or other Indication to
mark tbe lots from the street. Her child
was playing on the pond with some otner
children at the tlmo of his drowning.
* CnnnliiKham Appeal * .
Another transcript in the appeals from
the appraisals made In the condemnation
proceedings of the Omaha Bridge and Ter
minal company In the county court has
been filed with District Court Clerk Albyn
Frank. This one is by Sylvester Cunning
ham , who claims a mortgage Interest In
some of the property condemned for the
company's right of way.
Injunction Cue Com Over.
The hearing In the exposition history In
junction case was again postponed yester
day. This was at the request of the de
fense , and Judge Fawcett granled a post
ponement for two weeks.
Note * from the Docket * .
Judge Fawcett has granted Mary Lanlgan
a divorce from John W. Lanlgan because of
his deserting her.
Mrs. Hannah Saulsberg's $25,000 damage
suit against Ihe Exposition company for In
juries alleged to have been sustained by the
slamming of a door baa been compromised
and dlsmilssned.
The will of Valentino Grief was probated
yesterday nnd his widow , Mrs. Karollne Orlef ,
who is his sole heir , was appointed execu
trix. Grief left an $3,000 farm near Elkhorn
when he died October 21.
The $1,000 suit of Iho Consumers' Ice com
pany against M. L. Raw lings was heard by
County Judge Baxter yesterday afternoon
and taken under advisement. The plaintiff
claimed thai eight cars of Ice delivered by
tbe defendanl al Wymore were nol In as
good a condition as Ihe contract called for
II , Iherefore , sued for Ihe $500 II had ad
vanced on Its contract and the $500 to which
It thought U bad been damaged.
KNOCKED OOWNBY A MOTOR
_
George Itntekln Ilocelve * Injnrlc *
Which Mar 1'rnvc Fatal While
CroliiK I.e % u worth Street.
While on his way to an undertakers yes
terday morning to make arrangement : for
the burial of his daughter , who d'e-1 lost
night , George Ratcklo , aged 75 , of 2502 Sl.
Mary's avenue , was struck by a motir cir
at Twonty-fourlh and Leavenworlh streets
and sustained Injuries from which It la
thought be nil ! die.
He was attempting to cross the tra-k a * ,
the lime of Ihe accident anil evidently did
not hear the molorman's warning bell.
The low fender prevented his bo3y from RO-
Ing under the "hcnls and he was rnllcl
ahead of the car for half a block before
it could bo stoppod.
The Injured man was remove 1 to Ihe
Presbyterian hospital. KaleUn Is an oil
rcaldenl of Omaha , The car was In charge
of Conductor Malhowa and Molorman An
derson. '
At 10:30 : lasl night Ratekln was still alive
nnd In about the same condition as when
brought to the hospital. The physicians In
attendance do not know us yet how his
wounds will terminate , as a crisis In h s
case has not been reached and probably
will not bo until today.
HE MUST ANSWER TO MURDER
Pedro MMMCIIO Hold for the
of Philip Co tnnro It mult of the
Coroner' * Iniiict.
A charge of murder has been preferred
against Pedro Mancuso , who stabbed Philip
Coslanzo to death with scU ors during a
fight between several Italians over a game
of cards at 133S South Nineteenth street
Tuesday night , by Asslstanl Counly
Attorney Morgan , Charles Costanzo ,
brother of Mancuso' j victim , who sought to
avenge hU death , will be charged with
shotting nlth Intent to kill. Two counts
of this character will be filed against htm.
Costanro shot the slajcr of his brother In
the breast and received a stab wound In the
abdomen from Maneuso. Tbe latter Is con
fined to his home , 20S8 Poppleton avenue ,
suffering from his wounds. Charles Coslanzo
Is al the city Jail under treatment for tbe
wound In his abdomen.
I-ntnl Fall from Train.
PUEBLO. Cole , Nov. 26. Jamt-R H. Mee-
cbem , a prominent attorney of this clly. 39
years of age. fell from a train on the Denver
& Rio Grande railroad near Swallows today
when altempilng lo pass from one rar to
ar.other. HU neck wag broken and be died
In a few mluulea.
BOTTOM HAS DROPPED OUT
Freight Rates Have Nothing to Rut On
Jiut at Present.
NO ATTEMPT AT RESTORATION IS MADE
All Change * Arc One Way and thnt
Im lov rr Knelt Mile nintnei
the Other ( or Start
ing the War.
"Thero they go. All down In ono alley.
Set 'em ut > again. " This was the response
of one of the .Omaha freight men when i
asked the condition of rates from the east
yesterday morning.
Another replied like this : "I really do
not know what the rates are this morning.
I haven't been In my ofQce for llfteea
minutes. "
The third freight man answered like unto
the other two and then added : "The Bee's
description of the situation on Friday was
all right except In ono particular. You said
that the demoralization has been on for the
last month. As a matter of fact rate cutting
and the distribution of transportation has
been practiced by some of the lines here
for six months. "
Any one can tell from the excited bustle
about freight offices that there Is blood
on the moon. Rates are changed
almost hourly , and the change Is all one
way. No Increases in rates or attempts at
restoration are being made. Each line says
Its competitors are causing all the trouble.
The freight representative of one line says
the bustle of his rival Is nothing but per
nicious activity.
The wholesale demoralization , however , Is
on the whole quito welcome to the freight
officials. They say that the sooner the rales
reach the bottom at the toboggan chute the
quicker will the long-looked-for restoration
bo made. At the pace In which rates nro
being quoted by all the Chicago and Bt.
Louis lines it would appear lhat not
many dajs will elapse before the end of tnc
descent is reached.
Did Not Affect Omnlin.
The deep cuts announced by the Milwau
kee road on Wednesday were given out in
Chicago as applying from Chicago , Milwau
kee and Racine to Missouri river points. As
a matter of fact the reductions did not In
clude rates to Omaha , but only to lower
Missouri river points , to Kansas City and
points soulh of there. The same reductions
were announced by the Rock Island and the
Burlington , and all were made to meet the
cut of the Great Western from Chicago to
Kansas City.
The cut to the southwest , which knocked
down rates from CO to 76 per cent , has had
its effect on rates lo Omaha. Not on all of
the commodities on which southwest rates
w-ero cut have Ihe published tariffs been low
ered , but on a number of them. On canned
goods Iho old tariff ralo was 27 cents per
100 pounds. The new published rale Is
15 cents , but It was admitled on Ihe street
this morning that 12 cents was the figure
most often quoted. On lumber the old rate
was 12 > cents ; the new rate Is said to be
10 'cents , while those on the Insldo say 6
cents Is being offered and accepted by lines
that are greedy for business. Rates on agrl-
cullural Implements have dropped from 30
to 22 cents from Chicago to Omana and rrom
22 to 14V4 cents from the Mississippi river
to Omaha. It Is believed to be only a ques
tion of days when all the goods on which
rates lo lower Missouri river polnls have
been halved will bo moved to Omaha on the
same rales now offered to Kansas Oily. Tne
rates on Ihe various classes of merchandise
nro being put on the bargain table gradually
but none the less surely.
AI10UT COAL RATES TO OMAHA.
lovra Rallrond Comml loner Will
Make nn Investigation.
The Iowa railroad commissioners have set
January 4 as the dale for hearing cases of
alleged dlscrlmlnallon against Iowa coal In
favor of Illinois coal In the matter of freight
rates by Iowa lines. It Is said thai Illinois
coal is being shipped to Omaha for lesa
money than U charged for hauling Iowa coal
to th Omaha market.
The men who have prcscnled these cases
undoubtedly have sufficient testimony to sus
tain their charges , but against what roaas ,
or the extent of the discrimination. Is a
matter that is not known here. There are
any number of Omaha freight officials of
Iowa line who would like to know what the
forthcoming evidence will show , but It Is
probable thai it will not be disclosed unlll
the hearing.
If there Is any such discrimination it ex
ists In the mailer of secret rates. The pun-
llshed tariff rates show thai the ralei ou
Illinrls eoal are proportionately higher than
the rates on Iowa coal to Omaha. Although
western freight rates are demoralize. ! gener
ally , It is believed thai the rales on nofl coil
are being fairly well malnlalne.l. . This Is
nol due lo any virtue of the frcJzht depart
ments , but Is directly traceable to the fnct
that there are not today enough coil cars
on western lines to haul the toft c nl that Is
to be moved. With more of this business
In sight than can be handled Ihe lines are
not sirongly lempted to cul any sofl coal
rales. Wllh the hard coal rat is a differenl
condition of affairs exists. U is rumond
qulto generally lhal hard coal rate ? are
being freely cut , and som1.1 fr ° lsht men
think that It Is some of this cutMng that
has developed the cases that will be henrd
early In January by the Iowa railroad com
missioners.
One of the districts of Irwix that contrin-
ules considerable coal to Omaha and vicinity
Is that In the rpglon of lies Mnlnes. This
coal Is used by a > i > imber of the packing
houses and other plants wanting steam coal.
The rate Is $1.01 anl most of Urn coal Is
brought in here over : lie Hock Isl.md road.
The rate on coal to Onu'ia from the Mis
sissippi river IB $1 fi5 and the tlliUiU'o is " * M
miles. Fro-n De Mulnes to Omaha , \vlnro
the rate Is (1.01 , the distance Is 145 miles.
Considerable of the domestic coal used In
Omaha cornea from Centervllle , la. Fiou
here the rale on coal to Omaha Is $1.48
The Burlington and Rick Island bring moat
of the coal from this coal district to this
city.
city.While
While the rate of $1.55 on coal applies from
the Mississippi river to Omaha there mun
bo added from 25 to 35 cents for the rate on
the Illinois coal to be brought from the
Illinois mines lo ihe Mississippi |
river. As a matter of fact , however , [ I
very little coal crosses the upper MissisI I
slppl river bridges , where three of the' i
Omaha-Chicago llnea have their bridges
The bulk of the Illinois coal comes to Omilii I
through St. Louis , or over the Burlington i
road through Burlington , la. If It is brougl.t i
through St. Louis the rate is $1 73 from lha i '
Mississippi river to Omaha , plus whatever 13
needed to bring It from the mine lo the
river , about 5 to 35 cents.
Innovation * on Overland.
Two Innovations were established on the
"Overland Limited" of the Norlhwestern- j !
Union Pacific Friday. The barber shops
of the library cars , which bavo heretofore
been closed , have been opened for business ,
and a man may now get a shave on Sundays
as well as on week days anywhere along trie
line between Chicago and San Francisco.
It Is announced that Ihe barber shops will
remain open throughoul the winter season
at least. A neat catalogue of the library of
the same line of cars has been printed and
distributed. It contains the titles of sixty-
one volumes by popular authors and the
norter of the oar has been Instructed to
, study up on Ihe duties of a librarian. Hi , (
Is to alto have charge of the flic * of maga
zines , Illustrated weeklies and dally papers.
HOW TIIU UllBAT WKSTEllN COMES.
Line on Ike llontr Snld ( o Ilaie Ileen
Ueeldeil Upon.
According to the mott recently reported
plana of President A. B. Stlckney of Ihe
Chicago Great Western thai line will be
butll Into Omaha from Hampton , in the
northern part of Iowa , and not from the
southern line between DCS Molncs and Kin-
sas City. Should Ihls prove to be the ca e
Omaha will be given another line to St.
Paul and the norlh and Iho long hoped for
grain outlet through Duluth will move
nearer in sight.
II Is given out on creditable authority
lhat President Stlckney has announced that
his extension Into Omaha will follow this
route. From Hampton , la. , It will bo first
built to Webster City , which Is at the junc
tion of the Illinois Central main line nnd
Iho norlh and soulh branch of Ihe Chicago
& Northwestern , and also has a small road
known as the Crooked Crock odd. From
Webster City Ihe new line will con
tinue In a southwesterly direction lo
Jefferson , which Is at the crossing of the
Northwestern main line and the Den Molnee ,
Northern & Western road , sixty-seven miles
northwest of Des Molnes. From here the
road will bo built on In the same direction
crossing the Milwaukee main line at Coon
Rapids la. The line will bo pushed on to
Audubon , which Is on a stub of the Rock
Island , twenty-five miles norlh of Atlantic ,
la.
From Audubon the Greal Western's ' new
route will bo westward to Hnrlan. Tills
lown Is the norlhern terminus of another
Rock Island stub , fourteen miles norlh of
Avoca , which Is on the main line. The
two Rock Island stub lines are about twenty
miles apart.
The most remarkable part of this report
Is lhat for a starter the 'Groat Western
will use the Rock Island's line from Har-
lan Into Omaha , a dtslance of sixty miles.
It Is said the Great Wes ern will use Iho
Rock Island line tnlo Omaha until tl com
pletes Us own terminal arrangements here ,
when it builds from Hnrlan , la. , Into Coun
cil Bluffs and Omaha and runs Its trains
hero on Its own rails.
L Earning * of Io a Central.
T MARSHALLTOWN , la. , Nov. 28. ( Spe
cial. ) The approximate earnings of the
Iowa Central railway for the third wecu
of November , as shown by the auditor's
statement just Issued , arc J39.S3S.86 , divided
as follows : Freight , $32,11.CO ! ) ; passenger.
$5,918.30 ; miscellaneous , $1,300. This Is an
Increase over the corresponding week of
lasl wear as follows : Freight , $3,094.45 ;
passenger , $80.80 ; miscellaneous , $150 ; total ,
$3,320.25.
For the three weeks of the present month
the earnings were $130.602.58 , an Increase
over the earnings during the same weeks
In 1897 of $16,021.25.
Tried to St.-ul a III lie.
E. Conklln is the name of a man who
attempted to swing on the brake beams of
the last car of the Union Pacific "Fast
Mall" as U was pulling out of Gllmour
Junctldtt on Friday afternoon. He was
Jerked h' h in Iho air , then dragged along
the platform for aboul forly yards , pulled
over Ihe ties for anolher fifty , nnd finally
downed after he had covered about a quar
ter of a mile from the point where his trip
on the "Overland Route" commenced. Ho
sustained serious injuries to his back and
head , and was turned over to the county
authorities for medical treatment.
Wreck nt Droken Ho IT.
The Burflngton bad a wreck belween a
passenger and a freight train at Droken
Bow , Neb. , yesterday morning. An extra
freight train bound east ran into an eastbound -
bound passenger train , which was on the
siding. None of the passengers were hurt.
A brakeman who Jumped had one of his
legs fractured. The locomotive of the
freight train , several freight car * and tbe
rear Pullman sleeping car were oadly dam
aged.
MARRIED AFTERJVIANY YEARS
Neln XeUou and ChrUtlne that Wai
Ilorn Nelnon End Their Ro
mance In Wedlock.
"Ay tank ay skoll haf valfe , " was the
Information communicated smilingly to
Counly Judge Baxlcr yeslerday by 73-year-
old Nels Nelson of Oakland , NcbA , as , lean
ing blushlngly on his Icfl arm , bo led his
61-year-old bride Into the judicial sanctum
where licenses to marry are Issued and
sometimes eager couples are made one
Mesh. "Ay no can tak vera mooch Angleesh
but dees har es me vooman ; ay lalke be
married. "
Then the Judge tumbled. He Is not much
of a linguist and waa about to call into
requisition Ihe ablllltes in thai direction
of Harry Nell , holding In mental reserve
Chief Clerk Wlnler and Docket Clerk Wol-
cott In the event of Harry's falfure as an
Interpreter , but the last word was good
enough English for him and , a already
staled , he lumlbed.
"So > ou folks want to get married ? " he
Inquired , < to make doubly sure.
It was then the woman spoke up , as her
groom looked eoraewhat dazed , raying :
"Dees man hem baller'n seem Oder taller ,
ay tank. " She was Mrs. ChrUtlne Berg of
the same place as Nels ; a widow. The
future Mr. and Mrs. Nelron win make Oak
land their home as in the past , but will oc
cupy Ihe eame quarters Instead of existing
apart in a lonesome way.
The judge waa earnestly trying to solve
the problem of how bo was to make them
understand the elaborate marriage service
In plain United States , not having a Swedish
manual at hand , and Hairy Nott had al
ready starled lo pry them with all sorts of
questions as to where they had been born
and If they were cousins and other Inci
dentals about their parents and age , when It
became apparent that the medium of a
translator would surely be required. So to
the rrecue came William and Sclma Rus
sell , friends of the ro"tnt victims of cupid ,
and the ceremony went on , part In Swed
and part in Engl.rh.
Behind this incident there Is a pretly little
romance. Nels Nelson and Mn. B rg , whose
maiden name was also Nelson , knew and
loved each other In Sweden but the vicis
situdes of life made it necessary for Nets
to go to America to make a fortune and
an ocean came between them. In tlmo Miss
Nelson emigrated also to Ihls counlry and ,
like most Swedish girls , applied herself In-
duslrVoucly lo work unlll she could wall
no longer for Iho Nels Nelson she had given
up for dead , and she got married. Nels had
also married and death left both single
again. The cycle of circumstances brought
the two around to each other once more
and they concluded that time had cheated
them long enough. Therefore they came to
Omaha to have their hands and hearts le
gally joined as their souls had been , In *
way , all through life.
Then , as though spring had been lolling
In the lap of winter , a young couple of 22
years each tripped gaily In and asked for a
license. They were Andrew Rollln of thl
city and Mrs. Elma I. Taggarl , a blushing
voung widow of Chicago. They loal no
lime In being made man and wife.
ExdtlnK I'rowram I'reuared.
DENVER , Colo. , Nov. 26. The committee
In charge of arrangements for the com
ing convention of tbe National Live Stock
association has rejected the proposition to
make bull-fighting a feature of the out
door sports on that occasion. However ,
a typical western cowboy tournament will
be given. Broncho riding , rough riding and
roping , tbe lassoing of untamed borers and
stcc-s and all Ibe exciting operations
usually associated with cowboy life on Ihe
plains will bo on the program.
Bis Cloak , Cape and Slort Sa/e
" S S Nr- . W S N Nrf 'S ' WS V * * ? * * " /N X * ' 'V ' S * * * * * ' * * * * * * VVN * > * N * * * N WNWNVSN % / % * % H
Ladles' extra heavy sateen Under
skirts , thoroughly well made , deep
corded flounce , lined throughout
with flannel , worth $2.50 this week
I ' ' i $1.47
'
Ladles' fine Sateen Underskirts ,
deep metnllc flounce , cloth , In all
colors , actually worth $3.50 this
week ,
I $1.95
TKUNKS.
Embossed metal corner Trunks , flat too ,
equipped wllh rollurs. KOIK ! lock ami
Mronir hnnps. worth $150
Ihls week
Wall Trunks , made HO the trunk can bo
opened without drtwlnu from the wall ,
entirely different from uny other trunk ,
heavily lined throughout , with steel cor
ners. one of the ntronKest lhal money
canlmv and I * a bargain al jc
$11.00 this wek . O
Picture
and Mouldings
If you have any pictures
to frame for Xmns bring
them in. We frame them
complete. Pictures you
pay $1.00 for elsewhere we
charge
50c
II CKOCK13RY
100 piece Dinner Set , very
llnest engraved porcelain ,
bo.tullful bordered pattern ,
now design , brown royal
blue , regular prlco ffjA
$18 , this week. V 74
66-plece China Set , beautiful
spray pattern , Roltl trim
mings , assorted decorations ,
regular price $15 , fj rye
this week IO
6-plece Toilet Sets , in pink ,
ir en , brown or blue designs ,
largo sized pieces , very
pretly , worth $550 ,
this week i
vvararooes , worm O O < S
$17.50-thla week V O
Largo Book Cases , worth $15
this o Kll
week O OU
Baby Carriages , worth $12
mis f
week *
Sideboards , worth O'
37.50-thls wcek. . . .
Extension Tables , worth $17 ,
tula Q QQ
' ' ' '
Mante'rF'oid'lng'BedB. worlh
$2300-lhls 12 25
Poflshed ' 6ak 'Cc'nler Tables ,
worlh $ (3-this ( Q RQ
week
Select your
Xmas
Presents
now and we
will hold
them for you
till Xmas.
Beautiful Jardiniere , assort
ed colors , very flno cm-
bosRed. worth
Afir
>
$1.25-thls week 4OC
Biaullful assorted Spoon
Holders , Mugs. Sugar and
Cream Dishes , Plates , After-
Ulnner Coffees and Teas-
worth from 25c to .
1O1-
BOc-thls week lAZC
Imported Earthenware Jars ,
Just the thlnu for spices
worth COc 'ictr.
this w < yk OOC
b-pleco Glass Bels , pretty do-
slKns , worlh 75c OCr *
thfa week
Anttquo Dressers , worth $12 ,
this rr 7 =
week * * 5
Good cane seal Dining
Chairs , worth $1.75 , O4r- >
this w * k VOW
Iron Beds , brass trimmed ,
worth $8.00 A AH
this wefk * * OU
Handsome Chiffoniers worth
J1800 Q fiR.
thU week ° °
Mahogany Chamber Suits-
worth $75 00 An ( fin
this week 4V UU
Mahogany Parlor Suits
worth $56 00
IhU week
Bed Lounges worlh Q
$1750-thls week
131 < \V001
Waist Sale.
Bealillful Wool Wnlitt
worth
$1.95
Heautlful Wool Waists , with bono
stays , worth $5.60
$2.95
Beautiful 811kVnM , with bias corded
frouls worth $7.60
$4.98
r A/no/if ii os
Sewing Machine made by the National
Scwlnir Machine Co. . U as perfect as
any of the high priced machine * , all
joints and hearings are cuse hardened
steel with adjusting- screw * , o that the
natural wear can be taken tip , thureby
making the machine as well udjUMtcd
after > ears of usage na when llm used ,
has all the very latest Improvements.
S\e place on special sale this week thin
high grade muclilne O J.Rf |
* * * " *
for only
Blanket t\nd \
Modeling Sale.
Lrge slto Comforts , Rood covering-
well mad * , worth $ J6U- |
thii week
Cotton Blankets , pray with red nirlpe bor-
dora , big bargain ut $1.75 A '
Ihls week , " ,
All Wool Blankets , In gray or red. 10-4
size worth $9.00 A OR
this week . . . " tj
" "
SixPound""Pillows , well filled , with good
tlcklnz-worth $250 | JO
Ihls week LJL
lied Quilts , worth $250 TOc
this week M
Down Comforts , worth $950
this week
CI7TGJ/-1SS
Beautiful Spoon Holders nnd Trays ,
very must of heavy cul glass
rcKiilnr price $575
this week
Oil or Vinegar Ci lifts , beautiful deMjrnii
In out Kuisu. rogulnr price O Tn
$5.75-thl work " * "
Beautiful largo 7-Inch Bowl , very rich ,
genuine cul glass
rt'eulnr 1'Hte , $ S 50 A
Ihli week
COOK BOOKS.
President Cook Books , 410 pages ,
worlh $1.00-thls week
Amcrlcnnlted Kncyclo ; > cdla Brltnnlca r -
vlsed and amended , a dictionary of art ,
aclonco and literature , to which Is added
biographies of llvliiK subjects , 90 colored
maps and numerous Illustrations , edited by
\V. It. DePuy , D. D. LL. 1) . , nnd a corps of
eminent writers , coiiHlstlnK of ten volumca
nicely bound ; those books have never sold
for less than $1300 $ a set ; wo offer for lhl
nale a complete el for $9 88 Q Ott
$1 $ down nnd $1 per week
HUGS.
3x2H Union Art Squares ,
worth $8 50-thl A ,
-
week *
3yx60 Smyrna Hug ,
worth $5 50 |
this week
30x60 Blue k Fur Hug ,
worth $560- 2 45
this week . . . . . . . . i- *
Beautiful Velvet CariHit ,
worth $1.25 yard , Q2C
IlllH WClCi
Beautiful patterns of Tapes
try Brussels Carpet , worth
Sic , this 49C
' ' ' " '
Floor'biicioVh' , 21C
worth 40c , Ihls week * *
Axmlnstcr Cnrpctn , with
borders , many designs , worth
$1.25. this Rftc
week OOW
All wool Ingrain Carpets , in
ninny patterns , zi
r1
* * JW
worth Vnc , tills week
China Mattlnps. several d -
Blgns , worth SOc. 19Lr >
this week I6ffW
Closely woven Ingrain Car
pets , worth 65c per
yard , this week . . . .
Linoleum worth 75o
this week
Large Art Squares , sires 9x12
' worth $15.00
this week
Laundry Stoves , worth $ G
3 75
Parlor Cook Stoves , worth
$1000- e 75
this week . ° * "
Air-Tight ITealere , worlh $5 ,
Ihls 2 98
week . * * y < J
Base Burners , worth $2S
Ihls 17
week . l *
SNOW SMS ONTHE STREETS
Boaid of Public Works Unable to Get lionoy
to Eemove It.
COUNCIL DISINCLINED TO HELP OUT
Conference llemiltn In n Conclonloii
thnt the Public Will Ilne to Wnlt
on the Sun for Keller from
the Accumulation.
The mountains and hillocks and bluffs of
snow that Impede travel In the downtown
section of the city and made It almost Im
possible for carriages and wagons to dilve
to tha curbs In front of business houses
v111 probably remain unlll the sun melts
ihem away unless the clly council provide
the money needed to employ men and learns
lo cart tbo Bluff away. And the council
has not displayed a disposition to supply
the necessary wherewithal.
BualntBS men have been kicking abcut
the itnotv In the streets and have in a do
City Engineer Rosewatcr , chairman of the
Board of Public Works , and Mayor Moores
the targets of their wrath. These com
plaints became BO energetic and emphatic
that the two city officials yesterday got
their heads together In an effort to solve
the difficulty. They starled on Ihe propo-
sltlon that tbo Board of Public Works has
no money on hand with which to do the
work , and they quite naturally reachd
the conclusion that nothing could be
done until money was provided.
The money must come from the city coun
cil and the two officials at once preceeded
to round up the city fathers with ihe ob
ject of finding bow tbey slood on Ihe mat
ter.
President Blngham declared himself willIng -
Ing to back up the Board of Public Works
In what it did. but ho did not think that
the city should go to tbe e.\pen e of clearIng -
Ing the streets. II reeked lo him llko throw
ing away $1,000. Councilman Mount also
thought that the clly should wait a few
days. Councilman Burklcy waa opposed fo
Ihe expenditure of any money In this way.
From these opinions both tbe mayor and
the city engineer came to the conclusion
I that Ihe councllmen did not < vanl lo appro-
' prlato the money for Ibe work and Ibey
therefore decided lo do nothing. Ever elnce
the storm the city engineer h i employed
three teams to transport the snow from the
most heavily laden streets in the downtown
district , but thai force can nol do much. I
Take * Money to Hani Sitovr. I
"I will nol have the snow hauled away
unless the council provides ihe money , " de
clares City Engineer Hosewaler , "I have
bon handicapped all Ihe year by the small
fund set aside for streel work and every
lime I have undertaken lo do anything OB
my own responsibility I have always been
reminded thai a clly official who goes be-
jond his allowance Is liable lo Impeachment.
Therefore I propose to do nothing unless
Iho money Is In sight.
"The cost of hauling away Ihe snow on toe
downtown streets will be about $1,000. What
Is that ( n comparison to tbe Inconvenience
downtown merchants are Buffering. They
have good grounds for kicking , Inasmuch as
they bare paid large sums of money for pav
ing and then find the pavement almost use-
leia. We have only four or five bad nnow-
storma a year in this city , and If the snow
was cleared away immediately after their
conclusion it would cott the city but $5,000.
For this small sum we would have clean
streets instead of the present condition ,
which baa given Omaha a reputation tor
slovenliness.
"Thero is bul one way to treat the sltua-
llon lhat is lo haul the snow away. The
suggestion made that It could be evenly dis
tributed over Iho street so as to provide
level thoroughfares Is found to b chlmertca ,
If one takes the trouble to Indulge in a
bit of calculation. Omaha streets are 10 1
feel In widlh. On each side runs a side
walk Iwenly feet In width. Then we must
have the gulters open for four feel on cllhor
side. The street car tracks occupy fifteen
feet In Ibe middle and four feet should be
cleared away on each side of them. Thus
out of the 100 feel of street widlh Ihe snow
must bo absolutely cleared away on a lout
of seventy-one feet and thrown upon the
remaining twenly-nlne feel. With a six-
Inch fall of snow , this means that these
twenly-nlne feel of streel must be covered
with over Iwenly Inches of snow. "
Mayor Moores yesterday morning Informed
Chief of Police White that citizens are fall
ing in many cases to remove the snow from J
sidewalks and asked him to order policemen
to notify them thai they must comply im
mediately with tbe city ordinances.
Iiicrenie of Tvro Million * .
Clly Tax CommUstoncr Sackclt has com
pleted Ihe assessment rofl for the levy for
1699. U shows a total valuation of $35,209-
663 , against $33,049,603 for Ihls year , or an <
Increase of $2,160,160. The Board of Re
view which Is now Billing may cut down j
this total somewhat , but Tax Commissioner
Sackett Is confident lhal when Ihe roll goes
lo tbo Board of Equalization tbo Increase
will be over $2,000,000.
The Bee published some days ago the
tolal assessment with Ihe exception of ono '
Item , 4ht > ordinary personal , which Is now
given by the tax commissioner. Its total
Is $4S42C85 , against $4,369,114 for this year ,
or an increase of $4D3,071. This Increase i
almost entirely represents population lhat
Omalm has added during , Ihe lasl year , In
the opinion of Tax Commissioner Sackett.
Ho saya :
"There has been but lltllo increase In
the amounts assessed against residents who
were here a year ago. That la , If Omaha
today had the same population It had a year
ago , the totaf valuation would have been
about the same as It was then. Therefore ,
Ihe Increase musl represent an added popu
lation and an Increase In Ihe number of
business enterprises. "
Commiloner Whnrton Will
Park Commissioner J. C. Wbarton has an
nounced hla Intention of resigning from the
park board. Too much business la assigned
as the cause for this action. The resigna
tion will be handed lo the mayor and tbo
city council In the ncxl few days. j I 1
Guy C. Barton will probably be appnln'ed
by Mayor Moores lo succeed Mr. Wharton , ,
subject lo confirmation of the council. This I
will ! x Ibe flrvl act under Ihe ordnance recently - I
cently passed which gives the mayor and | '
city council Instead of the district judgi-s
the power to appoint the members of tbt *
board. Mr. Wharton has still two years to
serve.
Mortality Statistic * .
The following births and deaths were re
ported < to the health tomnl : iloner during
the twenty-four hours ending at noon yes
terday :
Births Daniel Illckman , 5121 North Thir
tieth , boy ; Grorge Huntzlngar , 2233 South
Twentieth , girl.
Deaths Mrs. Phillip Stein , 1216 South
Thirteenth , 30 years ; Mrs. Mary Fee , 942
Twenty-eighth avenue , SO years ; Dl.inrho
Ratekln , 2(02 St. Mary's avenue , 31 years.
Hunker Males III * Word Hood.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 26 Thomas \V.
Barlow , receiver of the People's bank , has
notified tbe depositor * of that IneUtuUim
Handsome Peninsula Bnso
% lebrnlcd Star Steel Hanges
- \ 01 ih $60.00
IhU week
Onnollno Slaves , worlh $600- < -
week IlllH 3 45
Oil heater , worth
$7-thls week
Blir Cook Slovcs , worlh $18 00 ,
this f I R
week . * -0
Watch for
our big Toy
Opening
soon the
largest assort
ment of
toys in Omaha.
lhat Ihe remaining 10 per cent due them
will be paid on and after December 6 , 1898.
This payment will close every uncontestcd
claim against the bank. Including the de
posits of the clly and state. The People' *
bank closed its doors on March 25 , after
Ihe cashier , John S. Hopkins , had com
mitted suicide. When Ihe bunk closed Us
leers tbo liabilities were about $1,500,000 ,
, 'hllc Ihe assets were less than $1,000,000.
At the lime of the suspension President Me-
Manes pledged himself to pay the deposi
tors dollar for dollar , and tbo announce
ment of Receiver Barlow shows that he has
kept his word.
ON CHARGE OF COWARDICE
Oaiccm Concerned In the illoodle * *
Duel to l < * ntc the Hoard
for IiivtlKiitlon ,
Acting on Instructions from the Board of
Flro and Police Commissioners , Chief Whlto
will prefer charges of cowardice and Incom-
petency against the five ofllccrs who allowed
George Van Haller and Royal Oeppner , two
young desperadoes , to pscapo from them
after a revolver duel two week * ago. Th9
officers who must appear before the board
and clear their name of these charges are
Captain Cox and Detectives Savage , Dempsey -
sey , Sullivan and Keysor.
None of the officers have as yet been
officially notified of the action of Iho board.
Chief White Bald this morning thai he had
nol made up 'his ' mind regarding Iho sus
pension of the officers pending the examina
tion , which Is set tor Monday nexl. Tha
chief did nol care to express an opinion on
the conduct of the men or the action of
the board. Ho said they might have acled
for tbo besl at the time of the fight and
might bo able to convince the board BO.
The men feel the humiliation the publicity
of the affair brought them very keenly and
do nol llko lo refer lo II. They bellcvo ihey
can show lhat their course was Iho only ono
open for them at the time.
Iiilinlc *
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 26. Dr. Mark H.
Lincoln , a well known phyflclnn of this city ,
committed sulcldo today Hi his homo hero
by Inhaling Illuminating gas. No reason for
the suicide l known Ir. Lincoln was a
graduate of the University of Pennsylvania
nnd was for several years physician for the
Carnegie steel works at Pltlsburg.
A GREAT IIKMKDY.
for ttulTercr * from I'llen.
Dr. Redmond , a specialist In the study
and treatment of piles and rectal cllBcnaee.
recently staled lhal the Pyramid Pile Cure.
Iho new discovery for Iho cure of piles , waa
Iho mosl remarkable remedy ho had ever
men or tried In one respect , and thai was
the Instant relief experienced In nil caeca ,
no matter how severe , from the moment the
remedy was applied. This v.-as the more
Eurpristng to him because ho had carefully
analyzed the preparation arid no trace of
opium , cocalno or similar poUon could bo
detccied.
Phyulclans look with great favor upon the
Pyramid I'llo Cure , because It U rapidly
laklng the place of surgical operations and
because It is BO bluiplo , so easily applied
and contains no mineral or other polsoni so
commonly used In cures.
Dr. Ksterbrook reports that the Pyramid
Pile Cure not only cures the various forms
of piles , but never falla to five Immediate
relief on tbo first application , no matter how
gevero tbe pain or dlsfomfart may be.
I'eoplo who have suffered from piles for
years are oftin astonished at the Inatini re
lief experienced from the first application.
Another Important advantage la the fact
that any ono can ugo the remHy without
detention from Ijuslnrsa or Interference with
dally occupation. Sold by drugging at CO
cents per package.
Send to Pyramid Drug Co. , Marshall.
Mich. , for free book on cause and cure of
nil * * .
