Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THTJKSDAY , DECEMBER 1 , 1898.
FEDERAL CRANDJURTSWORK
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Body of Inquiiltora Very Btuy Preparing IU
Presentment * .
MANY TRUE BILLS ALREADY REPORTED
Probability thnt Some Spn tlon
lie flprnnir ! Stronn What
the Judge * Are Doing- *
Suit * Started.
The United States grand jury Is still In
session with a possibility that the body
will complete Its labors and be discharged
on Saturday of the present week. There
aecms to be little doubt of the industriousness -
ness of the present grand jury , ns the mem
bers turned in nineteen Indictments last
week and twenty-nine yesterday. There
Is no Intimation as to whom the Indictments
recently found are against , but It Is surmised
that some of them will catch the bankers
who have allowed their banks to go to the
wall within the last year or so.
' Capiases are being Issued for the arrest
of the parties indicted and they will be
arrested as rapidly as the warrants can be
served by Marshal Thummel and his
deputies. It is the Intention to arraign all
of the prisoners before Judge Manger on
Saturday of this week and begin the trials
on the following Monday , disposing of as
many cases as possible at the present term
of court.
Wah Lee , the Lincoln Chinaman who came
here for the purpose of trying to secure the
indictment of Hong Sling of the Mee Lee
Wah Village company on the charge of
bringing Chinese women to this country for
the purpose of sale and for Immoral pur
poses , has returned to his home without hav
ing his ambition gratified. Ho was before
the grand jury and told what ho know
realttvo to the alleged transaction , but his
utory was eo vague and barren of facts
that the case was thrown out without a bill
having been found.
The following parties who have been
Indicted have been apprehended and have
given bonds for their appearance until the
cases agalnet them are called for trial :
Selling liquor to the Indians on the Win
nebngo reservation : James Smith , Loula
Priest , We-Lum-Nlc-Law , James Noble ,
James Bird , Ocorgo Lake.
Passing counterfeit coin : Jack Haley ,
For having In bis possession and trying
to pass a $20 counterfeit bill : Frank Dln-
nuzzo.
The case of John W. Scofleld , receiver of
the Union National bank of Denver , against
Edgar M. Morsmau , on trial before Judge
Munger , baa been disposed of by the jury ,
which found for the defendant. In this case
the receiver sued Morsman on some bank
Block that he formerly owned and turned
over to his son before the bank became In
solvent. The plaintiff contended that the
jury should find that the transfer of the
stock was made for the purpose of Morsman
avoiding liability as a stockholder , but the
jury did not take this view of the situation.
In Judge Garland's court the case of Rice
Bros. & Nixon against W. J. Perry and
others still drags along , with a prospect that
the trial will consume the balance of the
week. The plaintiffs are suing to recover
on an indemnity bond given by Perry to se
cure his honesty and Integrity while serv
ing as manager of. the South Omaha business
of the firm of Rice Bros. & Nixon.
Wiley and Keith County IlondM.
Solon L. Wiley Insists that he is misrepre
sented by the allegations In the petition filed
the other day by the Cleveland Savings bank
In dbo federal court. Mr. Wiley Bays that
his connection wlth * the Ogalalla irrigation
ditch Is solely as sub-contractor for Us con
Btructlon , The contract for the work had
. .tve'eptlpttotho Ogalalla.'Powcr nritl'Irrlgti.-
tlon company , under which Wiley began the
work on a sub-contract. After he had built
n portion of the ditch and paid $5,000 , the
officers of the company stopped him and
finished it themselves. Keith county sued
Mr. Wiley for damages for not finishing
the . ditch , the case having been de
cided against the county only a short time
ago. _ Mr. Wiley asserts further that he
never had anything to do with the bonds
and never handled them , as they were soli
directly by the county authorities and the
proceeds paid to the Ogalalla Power and Ir-
rlga'tlon ' company. Ho had helped to or
ganize the company , but had no interest
In It.
Girl Held for Trial.
Bessie Sutphenk the young colored girl
who opened a letter , the property of Jessie
Harris , appeared before United States Com-
mlislcuier Anderson yesterday and pleaded
guilty. She was held in bonds In the sum
of $500 to await the action of the United
States grand jury. l
nurglar * nnd Thieve * .
CLAY CENTER , Kan. , Nov. 30. ( Special
Telegram. ) Burglars and thieves are nu
merous in this county. Friday evening of
f last week several lap robes and harness
were stolen from teams and buggies at
Sweede church , fix miles north of town.
The property was located , but the thieves
have so far escaped. Sunday morning
burglars entered the cold storage room ol
M. O. Patterson nnd stole forty-two cases of
eggs. No clue. Early this morning burglars
visited the Union Pacific depot , blew off
. ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD.
A NEW DISCOVERY WHICH 18
WOIITH THAT MUCH.
To Any One Afflicted with Pile * .
The Pyramid Pile Cure , the new , painless
remedy which baa been so remarkably suc
cessful in curing very form of piles and
rectil diseases , has reccntlv been placed on
eate at druggists , and It is sjfe to say that
when Its extraordinary merit bt.'antes fully
known there will bo no such thin ; as surgi
cal operations for the cure of thb obstinate
and common trouble.
Mrs. M. 0. Hlnkly of 601 Mississippi
street , Indianapolis , Ind. , says : I had been
a terrible sufferer from piles for 15 years
and no remedies benefited me until I saw an
advertisement of the Pyramid Pile Cure ;
I got a package , also * package of Pyramid
Pills and used both according to directions.
I was astonished at tha Immediate rellel
obtained and now I honestly believe the
Pyramid to bo the only certain cure for
piles.
That you may reallzo how bad I was , 1
wilt say I was confined to'zny bed and wenl
before the college physician * hero , who sail
my case was a new one to them and wanted
seven or eight hundred dollars to undertake
cure ; the great pain had brought on a
rupture and I knew an operation would bo
death to me on account of blood poisoning
Nearly every one here knew of my terrible
suffering from piles and I feel that I cannoi
praise the Pyramid Pile Cure enough and
the Pyramid Pills also. My husband will
join me In blghlr recommending the Pyra
mid , my daughter was cured by one box
only. For several years I weighed about 9 (
pounds , now I weigh 150 and feel In perfect
health.
This seemi to be tha unlverstl testimony
of every sufferer from piles who has ever
tried the Pyramid ; it 1 the safest , most
painless pile our * yet discovered ; contains
no opiate , morphine , cocaine or any poison
ous Ingredients whatever , has a soothing ,
healing effect from the first application and
the moderate price places it within the reach
of every one needlng'treatment. The Pyra
mid Pile Cure li sold by druggists at CO
cents and $1.00 per package and the Pyra
mid Pills at 25 cents per box.
Send to Pyramid Co. , Marshall , Mich. , far
fret book on causa and cure of pllei.
ho outer door of the safe , but failed to got
any money. They alto visited the Olffcrd
umber company office with the same result.
'o arrests have been made. The tools usM
were taken from Chapman's foundry * nil
eft nt the Union Pacific depot.
TIRES OF LIFE'S ' STRUGGLES
Yonnic Mnit Found Dead In IIU Dwel
ling Young Woman Aban
dons Her Babe.
ABERDEEN , 9. D. , Nov. 30. ( Special. )
A young Scandinavian named Andrew Iver-
4on was found dead In his house , ten miles
from Frederick , S. D. , on Sunday.
Neighbors , becoming alarmed over the fact
) f Ivcrson not being seen around his place
for several days , broke open the door of
Ills house and found his dead body hanging
from the rafters , frozen stiff. Ho had been
quite despondent over money matters of late
and no doubt this caused him to commit
the deed.
A few weeks ago a young woman rented a
houio hi this city , saVlng she was the wife
of a railway mall clerk running Into Fargo.
She soon gave birth to a child , which she
tried to get some friends to adopt. Shortly
after this the babe was found on the door-
iteps of the Manitoba house by Mr. and
Mrs. Westmeyer , the proprietors. The
heartless mother disappeared at this time
and was finally located at the home of her
parents In Dickey county. She had never
been married and took this method of coverIng -
Ing up the results of her error. Mr. and
Mrs. Westmeyer have became quite- fond of
the little foundling and may decide to adopt
It rather than attempt to compel the heart
less mother to care for her little one.
Senator Kyle Is still here , having been
detained by the serious Illness of his mother-
in-law , Mrs. Dugat. He will not bo able
to leave tor Washington for a few days.
Another large colony of Russians arrived
here on Monday , cnroute from Russia to
Monango and other points north and west
of here.
GA8 1'HOSPECTOnS STRIKE FLOW.
Jievr Well Shoir * Very Good Result *
nt Depth of 40O Feet.
PIERRE , S. D. , Nov. 30. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The first flow of gas In the new well
was reached today at 400 feet. The flow is
the strongest found In any of the wells be
fore the artesian flow was reached at about
1,100 feet. The new well promises to be
the best ono yet sunk.
Plan to Abolish Choke-Up.
YANKTON , S. D. , Nov. 30. ( Special. )
Mr. H. C. Bergman , head miller , and John
Edborg , assistant miller at the Excelsior
mills In this city , have been at work upon
an Improved feeder. All mills are troubled
more or less with what Is known as choke-
up , the flour from the roller going Into the
elevator becoming clogged , and In rectify
ing this the miller is obliged to take a cer
tain amount from the elevator to start the
flow of flour. This has to be put Into the
roller again by means of a shovel. The
new feeder Is designed to do'away with this
extra work. It Is self-feeding , the corru
gated fe d roller being governed by a bolt
Just over It , which can be set to suit the
flour and feed. Any flour needing rebelling
can be placed In this feeder and no more
trouble experienced. A large mill , It Is esti
mated , will use several to each floor , per
haps one to every other roller.
MerchantN Support State Fair.
YANKTON , S. D. , Nov. 30. ( Special. )
Fifty-one per cent of the amount guaranteed
by the business men of Yankton on last
fall's state fair hero has been agreed upon
by the directors of the fair association
toward liquidating the expenses Incurred
then and collections arc being made ac
cordingly. Conducting a state fair wholly
without state funds Is conceded by the ma
jority to bo a poor Investment.
DEATH RECORD.
Mnnon and Veteran.
AVOCA , la. , Nov. 30. ( Special. ) John
Cool , an old and high respected citizen ,
died at his home last evening , aged 74 years.
Mr. Cool came to Avoca in 1869 and has re
sided hero continuously since. He was a
member of the Grand Army of the Republic
and a prominent Mason , having belonged to
.the . Masonic order forty years and to Mount
Nebo lodge of this place twenty-eight years.
His wife , two sons and a daughter survive
him. The funeral will occur Thursday , con
ducted by the Masonic order and the Grand
Army of the Republic.
Death In a Hotel.
HEBRON , Neb. , Nov. 30. ( Special. ) W.
J. Pemberton of Falrbury died In his room
at the Central hotel In this city last night.
He was here as a collector for the Deerlng
company and seamed as well as usual In
the evening , although be bad mentioned tea
a friend , earlier In the day that he had felt
a pain In the region of his heart. He failed
to respond to the call this morning nnd on
entering the room was found dead.
I V. Smith.
DE3 MOINES , Nov. 30. ( Special Tele-
eram. ) L. V. Smith died In bis chair In
his office in the Youngerman building this
afternoon. He had just come to the office
from his home and was talking to Jolly
Jones , when ho dropped back in his chair
and died. Ho is the agent of the North
western Mutual Life Insurance company of
Milwaukee. Ho was about 60 years of age.
He baa been sick for some time , but had
been to his office each day ,
Jnme * Myer * .
CRESTON , la. , Nov. SO. ( Special. )
James Myers , an old man , aged OS years ,
dropped dead on the street yesterday after
noon about 3 o'clock. No one saw him at
the time , but he was found a short time
thereafter by J. P. Weber , who was passing
along the street. Word was brought to the
city and the body was taken In charge by
Sheriff Edward Nichols , who immediately
notified Coroner Stewart.
FouKht Agalnit Maximilian.
SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 30. Captain A.
do la Terre , organizer of the Jaurez guards
of this city In early days and an officer ol
the army * of ex-President Jaurez of Mexico ,
who foucht to drive Maximilian out ol
Mexico , died at San Rafael after a prolonged
illness. Heart fallurft was the cause of his
death.
Young Graduate.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Nov. 30. ( Special. )
Kenneth Freeze , son of Nellie Freeze ,
formerly of this city , died In Washington
recently. Master Freeze was a bright youth
and had just graduated from the public
schools of the capital city whei ne was
taken sick and died.
FIRE RECORD.
Illerole Store.
TRBMONT , Neb. , Nov. SO. ( Special. )
The fire department was called out about S
o'clock last evening by a blaze In a build
ing belonging to Richards & Kcene , on F
street. The loss on the building , which
wai partially destroyed , Is fully covered by
Insurance. William Durtz , who occupied
the building with a bicycle repair shop ,
place * his loss at $150 , with no Insurance.
A number of wheels were saved.
Good * Damaged.
MITCHELL. S. D. , Nov. 30. ( Speclil Tel
egram. ) A fire occurred in the store o
Spooner & Nordlker last night. The fire
did but little damage , but the large stock
of goods , valued at $24,000 , was Injured by
water. The building was filled with smoke
and prevented the firemen from getting a
the fire. The building was damaged abou
$600. Iniurance on stock of goods was
117.000.
{ IRELAND'S ' SLAYERON TRIAL
Man Who Killed His Friend Instead of His
Enemy Faces the Jury ,
HORT STORY OF SULLIVAN'S ' CRIME
Qnnrrel .vlth yrgtocn Which End * In
the Shooting or nn Innocent
White Man Wltneme * the
State nolle * Upon ,
It took all day yesterday to get a jury In
ho Sullivan murder case In Judge Sla-
laugb's court. Sullivan was formerly an
employe at the warehouse of W. M. Bush
man. The crime with which he Is charged
s the shooting and killing of his friend ,
Thomas Klrkland , on the night of May 23
ast , under the Tenth street viaduct. He
ms all along contended that the killing of
Klrkland was the farthest thing from his
mind at the time. He supposed ho was
shooting at a negro when lie fired at his
victim.
In the work of empaneling the jury every
man put on the stand was closely qucs-
loned for the state by Phil E. Winter , who
3 prosecuting the case , and Qurley and
Sstelle , Sullivan's attorneys. The full num-
> er of peremptory challenges , sixteen for
he defense and six for the state , was ex-
musted. The jury was completed and
worn Just before the hour for adjournment.
Along In the afternoon a batch of fifty
lames on the regular venire had been ex-
tausted and It was necessary for the court
o have Deputy Sheriff Grebe go out and
summons enough additional men to com
plete the panel. Quite a number had been
challenged by the state because of their
scruples against capital punishment. Leo
Estcllo objected to Mr. Winter's questions
on this point when ho BO framed them as
to say that the statute provided capital
punishment , but the court generally over-
ulcd the objections on the ground that
the statute does practically provide for the
death penalty in giving to the jury the
option of saying whether It shall bo death
or life Imprisonment for murder In the first
degree. Judge Slabaugh took this position
n consideration of the supreme court deci
sion In the Hill case at Plattsmouth.
The first man brought in from the out
side was A. J. McVlttle of 2903 North
Thirtieth street. He was an exposition
cashier in the Department of Concessions.
Another man was called and Winter exer
cised one of his peremptorles on McVlttle.
John Hensman and W. P. Cowger soon
ound themselves In the jury box to stay and
Charles Eden , O. C. Wilson and John Lak-
ctrom followed.
Lint of the Juror * .
The complete list of the jury by residence
ind occupation Is : George D. Blckol , la
borer , South Omaha ; J. D. Wilson , butter-
trader , 219 North Thirteenth street ; Frank
Wlllard , teamster , 2975 South Twentieth
street ; Benjamin Malqulst , contractor , 1627
South Twenty-seventh ; F. W. Swain , me
chanical engineer , 3167 Davenport ; Edward
fJenze , harness maker , 1409 South Four-
eenth ; Peter Feeney , packer , South Omaha ;
Fohn Hensman , shoemaker , Forty-ninth and
Walnut ; W. F. Cowger , bricklayer , 1007
North Twenty-second ; Charlea F. Eden ,
salesman , Sixteenth and Williams ; O. C.
Wilson , clerk , 122 South Twenty-fifth avo-
lue ; John Lakstrom , restaurateur , South
Twelfth and Jackson.
The state will open Immediately this
morning and the taking of testimony will
Follow. It Is thought that the case may
take eeveral days.
The case IB surrounded with many peculiar
circumstances. Sullivan's chief point of de-
tense is that he could not have maliciously
killed Klrkland , because he intended to
shoot another man , the negro , Samuels.
Sullivan had formerly kept bar for Walter
Brandes , and had more or less terrorized
the negroes in that vicinity. On the night
the shooting occurred he was with the Hult-
berg girl and bad been drinking a great
deal. He saw a negro .woman , Laura Lock-
ley , picking up some shingles back of the
saloon. The evidence given at the coroner's
Inquest was to the effect that 'he ' accosted
the woman roughly and swore at her , de
manding what she was picking up the shin
gles for. She went home at 80814 South
Tenth street and told her husband , Thad
Lockloy , about it. Lockley and Robert
Samuels went after Sullivan to take him to
task about Insulting Mrs. Lockley , where
upon Sullivan showed fight , and the negroes ,
becoming frightened , fled.
Bound to Ilnve It Ont.
The Hultberg girl tried to get Sullivan to
go home , but he had made up his mind to
have It out with the negroes for good.
Samuels afterward appeared In the saloon
and Sullivan assaulted him , almost tearing
the negro's shirt off. Samuels ran out of
the saloon and Sullivan after him. Ho
chased the negro under the bridge and was
struck with a missile of some kind In the
breast. Sullivan said it was a brick , and
that Samuels bad thrown It at him , though
Samuels testified that he went up town to
buy a new shirt.
Then Sullivan returned to the saloon , and
threatening that he was going to "kill some
nigger , " took a pistol from behind the
bar , In spite of Bell's opposition , and went
out , supposedly to shoot Samuels. He saw
a man coming around the corner of Tenth
and Leavenworth streets , and at once took
aim and shot at him. The man dropped
and Sullivan went up to him , to discover that
he had shot Klrkland Instead.
Klrkland and Sullivan had both been
rooming with the Tadlocks , white people , at
1019 Leavenworth street. The former had
been drinking some and had started ostensi
bly to buy a piece of tobacco when ho met
his sudden fate. Ho was a married man ,
but his wlfo had just packed up her things
and left for some reason , and this had set
Klrkland to drinking that afternoon and
night.
Mrs. Hill , who Is a widow , was with
Mrs. Lockley when Sullivan started the
trouble. Esther Hultberg testified at the
Inquest that when Sullivan had his first
quarrel with Lockley and Samuels he had a
knife In one hand and a brick in the other.
Mpgenth Anwer * the Connty.
Answers to the suits brought against him
by the county were filed by ex-Register of
Deeds T. A. Megeatb yesterday. As against
the amount with which he was charged with
collecting In 1892 , namely J15.799.20. Mr. Mo-
greath sets the sum of $13,609.92 for salaries
for himself and deputies and employes
around the office , leaving a balance of $2-
289.28 , which , on the demand of the county
board , bo says , he paid to County Treasurer
Irey , February 7 , 1893. Likewise be charges
$12,054 for salaries against the $12,773.20 col
lected In 1S93 , and nays he paid the balance
to Irey , January 30 the following year.
Other sums said to have been collected by
him ho explains by representing that they
were personal fees for certifying to Hens
and mortgages and not a charge against htm
In favor of the county In any way.
DUtrlct Court Note * .
Judge Keysor Is expected to return from
Sarpy county court today , having pretty
well cleaned up his docket there.
There Is not much probability of the
gambling cases being called for arraign
ment until the Sullivan murder case is dis
posed of.
It was agreed between County Attorney
Baldrlge and City Attorney Connell yester
day to have the Bechel case called on Tues
day or Wednesday next
Divorces have been granted to Mlnnlo
Roenfleld against Ferdinand Roenficld for
non-support and Sadie A. Petrel against
Charles Petrel for abandonment.
In the suit of Clarence L. Chaffee against
the German Village company , the exposition
and Urn Belndorff estate , to recover for ma
terial furnished , the Johnson-McLean com
pany has Intervened with a smalt bill.
Judge Fawcett has overruled n motion to
vacate the writ of mandamus In the suit of
Mrs , Lincoln against Constable Learn over
the picture of "Trilby" and allowed forty
days for a bill of exceptions to be filed ,
A motion for a new trial In the case of
Mrs. Mary W. Gaylord against the Nebraska
Savings nnd Exchange bank was partly
nrgucd before Judge Dickinson yesterday
afternoon. In thin suit the jury awarded ta
Mrs. Gaylord a verdict for over $12,000.
The controversy between the Consumers'
Ice company and M. Rawllnga baa been
decided by County Judge Baxter in favor
of the former concern on the ground that
the Ice was not twelve Inches thick nnd
therefore not according to contract , but ho
allowed only part of the amount asked for.
The Consumer * ' Ice company ued Hawllngs
for $1,000. Judge Baxter awarded the plain
tiff a judgment for only $256.39 , with 7 per
cent interest.
Mrs. Gertrude Gobcl Crane tins filed a re
ply In the matter of the guardianship of the
Gobel heirs. In which she reiterates that
Rev. John Williams received $3,000 on Feb
ruary 22 , 1S97 , but never accounted for It to
her' and also that the judgment on the
Christian Spccht conveyance was made In
favor of Mr. Williams but not the Gobel
heirs. She admits that $1,580 , the amount of
the foreclosure proceeds , should bo deducted
from the Item of the loan to Specht of $4,000.
The controversy between the Goodyear
Glove company and the Commercial Na
tional bank on the one hand and the Omaha
Rubber company ou the other has been set
tled by stipulation. Accordingly a journal
entry was made by Judge Dickinson yes
terday finding that Sheriff Bennett had the
goods properly In his custody 'under ' execu
tions issued in replevin and that the Apsley
Rubber company Is Indebted < to the Good-
ynar company and the bank to the amount
of $1,229 , judgment for which Is rendered.
NEEDS NEW PLATFORM SCALE
Work of the FoHtofflce Hampered
l y the Lack of Facilities for
Handling It.
Postmaster Martin , Assistant Woodard
and Superintendent Latenser of the new
government building are taking steps to
secure the location of largo platform scales
n the mailing room of the postofllco. Just
tow they will proceed to secure such scales
ias not been decided upon , but it is more
han likely that they will do so by showing
that their Installation Is necessary In the
nature of repairs in the mailing room.
At this time there are some scales In use
n the mailing room of the new government
building , where all paper and second-class
mall bos to be weighed whenever It comes
o the office. As the scales are small nf-
nlrs , the weighing of this mall Is slow and
cdlous work , 09 each sack and parcel haste
to be handled separately , thus consuming
a great deal of time. During the lost thirty
days the paper and other second-class mall
has aggregated 700,000 pounds , taking into
consideration nothing except what has come
along In 1,000-pound lots. During the second
end and third quarters of the present year
ho amount of this mall has bSon simply
enormous , averaging 8,340 pounds per day.
When you ask for De Witt's Witch Hazel
Salve don't accept a counterfeit or imitation.
rhero are more cases of piles cured by this
ban all others combined.
DISAGREE ON MILWAUKEE BASIS.
PaiBenger Men' * Conference at St.
Panl in to Meet Again.
CHICAGO , Nov. 30. Roads interested in
eostbound passenger business from St. Paul
'ailed to reach any agreement at their con
ference today , regarding the discontinuance
of what la known as the Milwaukee basis in
: ho construction of through rates. A reso
lution was offered , providing for the dis
continuance of the Milwaukee basis Decem
ber 10. The result of 'this would have been
to advance through rated' from St. Paul
11.80 on the day named- ' * ' t
The amount of ttio'"Mllwaukeo basis i *
lower than the Chicago , which it was the
desire of the other roads to adopt. When
the mid-day adjournment was taken it was
believed this resolution would be adopted ,
but on reassembling it soon became apparent
that the concert of the "Soo" line thereto
could be obtained only on conditions which
would have the effect of restoring the Cana
dian Pacific's old differential by way of
Montreal. It was therefore decided to take
an adjournment to next week.
SANTA PE RAILWAY DROPS SUIT.
Sued to Compel WeNtern Union to Par
for StampN on It * McNing ? * .
NEW YORK. Nov. 30. The suit of the
Atchlson , Topcka & Santa Fo Railway com
pany , In the United States district court , to
compel the Western Union Telegraph com
pany to affix and pay for the revenue stamps
required in telegraphic messages trans
mitted under Us contract With the railway
company , , has been dismissed at the rail
way company's cost.
The contention of the railway ompany
was that the service which the telegraph
company agrees to give to the railway com
pany Is to be free of all charges. The tele
graph company's answer was that it could
have no responsibility for the taxes laid by
the government on telegraphic messages ,
and especially In view of the repeated rul
ings of the commissioner of Internal revenue
that the law requires that the "maker ,
signer or issuer , " of telegraphic messages
must affix and pay for the stamps.
Overcome evil with good. Overcome your
coughs and colds with One Minute Cough
Cure. It Is so good chlldicn cry for it. It
cures croup , bronchitis , pneumonia , grippe
and all throat and lung discuses.
HEARD ABOUT TOWN.
"While the National Hemp , Ramie and
Fiber association organized nt Omaha last
September has not accomplished much yet In
the way of benefiting the farmers of the
west , I am of the opinion that eventually
It will bo heard from , " remarked J. 1J.
Olion of Blue Earth City , Minn. , last night.
"Such men as Secretary Wilson of the De
partment of Agriculture , Hon. J. Sterling
Morton of Nebraska , Commissioner Dortch
otd many others are Interested In the as
sociation , and I believe that within five
years they will do much to Induce the farm
ers of the west to raise more flax and ramie
than they are growing now. At the present
time ramie Is comparatively a new product.
The time will come , however , when It will
bo raised by every farmer In the west , for
as a crop It must provo more profitable than
any that Is now grown. Ramie , you know ,
Is raised for the fiber , which is almost as
fine as silk and as strong as flax. Experi
ments show that It makes a cloth that Is
much finer and more durable than linen. As
to flax , most of our farmers raise It for the
seed , 'thus ' allowing the most valuable portion
tion the fiber to go to waste , simply be
cause there are not the mills to treat It.
With the fiber association doing the work
for'which It was organized , I think thn time
will come , and nt no very far distant day ,
When you will see mills and factories all
over the west where the flbcr of ramlo and
flax will be made into cloth. "
"Speaking of snakes , " said T. H. Perry ,
an old hunter from the Black Hills , "tho
most curious I ever saw was up In the South
Dakota bad lands along the White river last
summer. I had been trailing an antelope
for several hours one afternoon , when I
came upon a little pocket In the clay bluffs.
It bore some resemblance to a cave , extend
ing into tha hilt possibly fifty feet , the en
trance being slightly narrower at the farther
end. As I reached tha spot I heard a Wss-
Ing sound and suddenly stopped. Looking
around I saw that the floor of this cave was
one writhing , squirming mass of snakes of
all kinds , from the harmless little garter
snake to the big yellow rattler. They all
seemed to bo going In one direction , and that
toward the extreme end , where there was a
hole some three feet In diameter extending
still further Into the hill. Outside of tbe
cavern the snakes seemed to be almost as
numerous as Inside and all seemed to bo
making for the same point. While I did
not count them , I feel safe In estimating
that there were 10,000 snakes within a
radius of 200 square feet. Not having lost
any snakes , I got away as soon as I could
and In telling the story to 'the ' Indian whom
I met a short time thereafter , was Informed
that for years this had been the winter hab
itation of snakes. Ho said that they went
into this bluff each summer long before the
approach of cold weather and remained there
Until spring. Slnco then I have told this
story to a great many white men , but about
nine times out of ten , after the conclusion ,
they ask mo what kind of liquor I hod been
drinking 'that day. I hope you will not ask
the question , for on the day when I saw
the snakes I was as sober as on the day
when I was born. "
"Out In western Kansas people are pre
paring to put out a great crop next year , "
said Dudley H. Barnes of Santa Fe , who
came * In from the west last night. "This
fall the farmers have sown an unusually
largo acreage of fall wheat , which , owing
to the late rains , Is looking first rate. Dur
ing the post two weeks there has been a
heavy snowfall throughout the western part
of the state and farmers out there argue
that an Inch of snow is equal to an inch of
manure. Next spring the farmers will sow
some spring wheat , but their principal crop
will be corn , the acreage of which will be
the largest In ten years. At this time there
is plenty of old corn , plenty of hogs , plenty
of cattle , and most of the people are out of
debt. The greatest surprise to mo is that
the Omaha merchants do not reach out and
secure a portion of the trade of that section.
The country Is overrun by the traveling men
from St. Joe , Kansas City and St. Loula , but
it Is seldom , If ever , that you see a repre
sentative of an Omaha wholesale house out
there. It Is a good country and It seems to
me that its trade ought to bo worth going
after. "
"There is a better and cheaper way of
disposing of snow than by hauling It off the
streets , " said Ernest E. Dawson of Buffalo ,
N. Y. "Two years ago this coming winter
wo had a very heavy fall of snow at Buf
falo and in a few hours after It com
menced our streets were next to Impassable.
The street forces were put at work as soon
as the storm subsided , shoveling up end
hauling the snow from 'the ' principal streets.
This proved to bo not only slow but very
expensive work and threatened to bank
rupt the city treasury. A happy thought
struck one of the city councllmcn , who
suggested the use of the small , down-blast
portable furnaces , used by the asphalt com
pany in repairing the asphalt pavements.
The associates of this councilman smiled
when ho suggested that the snow could be
melted at a very small expense. Well , the
experiment was tried and It proved a great
success. The furnace was placed In a huge
drift , the gasoline turned on , the fire started
and the blast put In operation. In less than
two minutes three feet of snow and Ice un
der and three feet on each side of the furnace -
naco had been melted. The furnace was
moved and again put In operation with the
same result. This was kept up for half a
day and nearly a block was cleaned in the
We've Got 'em ' Now
A $3 shoo that boats the world no
rubber boots required just these ? H tun
shoes that Drex L. Shoman now offers
the men folks a heavy sewed sole ex
tension sole back stay and strap In one
piece , Riving the shoo an extra solidity
latent perforated tip now wide , round
toe brass eyelets and hooks a shoe that
looks like n 94 shoe that Is a ? 4 shoe
and n shoe that you would pay $4 for If
we would ask It but It's only ? 3 and
It's the bljJKost ? 3 worth ever put In a
shoe let us show you this ? 3 shoe.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omaha's Up-to-date Shoe Ho * * * .
1410 FARNAM STREET.
Our Christmas Showing
this year Is oven better than last , only
the more substantial toys , such ns
velocipedes , tricycles , wagons , wheel
barrows , shooflys , hobby horses , tool
chests , banks , stoves , sleds , skate *
( Peck & Snyder skates ) aud the more
fancy articles , as carvers in stag , bone
and pearl handles , razor sets In
cases , scissor sots In cases , knives the
largest assortment In Omaha. Wo In
vite you to come In and sec what wo
have and get our prices. Special reduc
tions this mouth ou Jewel 1mno burucrs.
A. C. RAYMER ,
WE DELIVEtt YOUtt PUtlCIJASK.
1514 Farnam St ,
HOME FURNISHERS
We do'nt advertise to jjtvo you nine dollars worth of poodo for 84.33
the doaloi * that ivs ho will h uUhonodt , and you can't rely on his state
ments. If you want asurvlcnhlo , dependable article at a rousonablo prlco ,
wo will Biipply you. WEEKLY OH MONTHLY PAYMENTS if you like.
No extra charge.
Our Our
Guarantee Guarantee
It will heat
It will heat
3 Rooms 3 Rooms
> a Bcason with
a season with
2 Tons 2 Tons
of coal or your
of coal or your money back.
money back. The handsomest
500 Omaha Btove in the
Testimonials world.
meant I mo. The next day the work was re
sumed with a dcucn of the furnaces In oper
ation and before night a mile of street had
jeen cleaned and the water from the melted
snow turned Into the sowers. To do this
work required less than $5 worth of gas-
ollno" and the services of twelve men at
$1.25 each a total of about $20. Last win
ter wo adopted this plan of disposing of
snow when It became so deep that It ob
structed travel , and I think that we will
continue It this winter. "
Two of the Omaha hotels change managers
today. At the Murray , Nat Brown , formerly
with the Merchants' and more recently with
the Drexel , takes charge , succeeding Benton
SHloway. Ira Hlgby will remain In charge
at the Murray and will act In the capacity
of chief clerk. Colonel Anderson , who has
been with the hotel as clerk ever since Its
opening ten years ago , has resigned. He
has several flattering offers to engage In
business but for the present he will enjoy
a vacation , probably going into some other
line of employment In < the near future.
At the Schlltz J. E. Hlmo , formerly of
the Pacific hotel at St. Joe , succeeds Henry
Lelben , who has been In charge of the house
since thu opening , a couple of years ago.
Colonel Sttllwell , connected with Biiffalo
Bill's wild west show , Is In the city for a
few days. Ho says that Cody has had one
of the' most prosperous seasons that he has
yet experienced nnd has made all kinds of
money. Ho declares that Cody cannot get
over talking of the flattering reception that
was accorded him hero last summer when
ho paraded the exposition grounds upon the
occasion that was set apart nnd designated
as "Cody day. "
Df. Salothe and J. Clement Uhler , twopf
the cattle kings of Wyoming , are In the city.
They say that the recent storm on the west
ern ranges proved rather severe on Block
that was without shelter , but odd that the
Iocs was very light. They say that cattle
throughout the entire western country are
In prime condition , owing to the fact that
the late range has been the best In years.
D. B. Breok of Lacrosse WIs. , came In
last night and will remain several days , lookIng -
Ing after his property Interests In the city.
Ho Is the owner of a largo number of lota
In outlyvg additions and when asked If he
vas desirous of selling" replied : "Not yet.
Omaha lots are as good as gold bonds. The
town has been slow for a number of yearn
but now the turn In the tide of affairs has
sot In and property will continue to ad
vance. Omaha is bound to be the best city
between Chicago and the Pacific coast and
with the coming of two or three new rail
roads people will BCD much better times here
during the next few years. I anticipate that
before the end of another year Omaha will
bo the liveliest city In 'the ' United States. "
Pemonal I'arngrnphii.
Rabbi Leo Franklin returned home yes
terday morning after a short eastern trip.
County Commissioner Thomas Hector Is
laid up with n slight attack of pneumonia.
County Commissioners Ostrom , Harte nnd
Hofeldt , Sheriff McDonald , Charles Wltte
nnd II. A. Nolto of Elkhorn left on the nftcr-
noon train for St. Loula. They expect to bo
back by Saturday.
Senator Warren of Wyoming was la
Omnha for n few hours yesterday. Ho spent
the time In conference with friends.
Assistant Suuerlntendeiit Tnlcott of the
Pullman company returned to Omaha yester-
duy morning after several days' absence in
the east.
Rialph H. Owens , hardware merchant oE
Knnsas City , Kan. , is in the city visiting
friends and relatives.
Mies Bertha Ilurkett has resumed her
duties nt the union depot looking after the
comfort of the feminine travelers after a
two weeks' vacation.
Nebrnskans nt the hotels : D. M. Owen ,
Norfolk ; F. M. Ratbbun , McCook : Tom.
swan , Gordon ; E. H. Allen. Arnpahoo ;
Henry Mwrrymnn , Orctnn ; F. Flick , Crow-
ford ; Andrew Flint , Lltchficld ; Charles E.
Hewitt , Fremont.
Colonel Lamollo of Dubuquc , In. , Is In the
city , the first time In twenty-seven years.
Ho notices many changes In the city slnco
his former visit and predicts that with the
coming of the Illinois Central railroad there
will bo something of n boom.
Henry S. Uurko of San Francisco is In
town , renewing old acquaintances. Mr.
Burke Is a Bon of Colonel Burke , who waa
In business In Omaha twenty-five years ago.
This Is his first visit to Omaha In twenty-
two years. Ho Is n member of the staff
of the San Francisco Commercial.
TaxcN on Exposition Ground * .
Tax Clerk Solomon bns figured up what
the tnxcs on the exposition property for 1897
amounted to. .The total Is J3.150.49. Esti
mating that the taxrs for 1S)8 ! ) would foot
up about the same flKuro brings the total
for the two years up to $0,300. Adding half
the amount for 1S % mokes It a little over
$7,800 altogether. This Is what the execu
tive committee nskcd the county commis
sioners to rebate , which request ) 4ho board
refused at Its Tuesday meeting.
Credit Mon'H O Hirers.
The election of officers was completed at a
meeting held nt the Commercial club yes
terday. It resulted In the selection oi
V. B. Caldwell , president ; W. S. Wright ,
vice president , and J. H. Taylor , secretory
and treasurer. A couple of hours were spent
In an informal discussion of matters con
nccted with the future plans of the organize
tlon.
Snlrilrm Arc Welcome.
FORT CROOK , Neb. , Nov. 30. To th
Editor of The Boo : Men are always wel
come where men would be. One-third of
the attendance at Bcllovuo 'Church Is of
men In blue uniforms , welcomed In honest
fervor by the citizens. In the same fervor
men In uniform arc- welcomed In Bellevua
homes and social gatherings.
M. C. ELLIOTT ,
Twenty-second Regiment.
llolio Get * a MiicklutoMh.
Some hobo passing the stare of the Omaha
Tent nnd Rubber comrony , 1311 Farnam
street , Tuesday night denuded a dummy left
In front of the place of an expensive mackin
tosh and coolly donnlnK It walked away.
Several people who witnessed the act were
so dazed by the coolness of the man that
they did not recover their senses until tha
fellow hnd faded from view around a cor
ner.
It's ' Easy for Us
to make such prices as we do ot only
first-class pianos for we buy In such
quantities and are the sole representa
tives of such popular and well known
makes as the Klinball , Knabe , Kranich
& Bach , Ilullet & Davis , IIospu and
twelve other makes we have saved
from $50 to ? 100 for other plnno buyers
why shouldn't we for you ? Our terms
are the most liberal kind usually $12.1
cash secures one of these new pianos-
then a smaller payment each montn It's
like paying rent , only the piano Is your
own.
A. HOSPE ,
MUSIC ono An 1513 Douglas
Saturday We Give Away
A flno lllumlnum plate-tested ther
mometer that sells ut $1.00 to every
b
cash purchaser of that amount or over
In any of our departments This Is no
cheap penny affair , but a thoroughly
reliable thermometer that would retail
nt $1.00 anywhere It Is 2x8 heavy
wood back Como In Saturday and
purchase $1.00 or more at our cut prices
and get your money back In a ther
mometer.
The Aloe & Pen fold Co
Cat I'rlce Drug Iluune In
Omnliu. Uriilem In Camera
and Optician.
1408 FARNAM STREET.