THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ! THURSDAY , DECEMBER US , 1S S. 8
BALLOT WORKS BOTH WAYS
Fopocnti Tarn th Law to Good Account in
Fillmore County ,
REVERSIBLE RULE PANS OUT SPLENDIDLY
Dlitiretlon of Election Onoriti lined to
AIA the ConntliiK In ot Couple
'morn Who Mn > - lie
Vniienlcd.
LINCOLN , Dec. 21. ( Special. ) As a re
sult of the present complicated ballot law ,
an election contest Is on down In Flllmore
county , which will create some Interest
when the legislature meets. On the face
of the returns the- two popocratlc candi
dates for the houte were elected , one by
ten votes and the other by fourteen votes
over the leading republican candidate. The
other republican was forty votes behind the
lowest populist. It has been ascertained that
a great dt-al of scratching was Indulged In
by the fuslonlsts , and that their legisla
tive ticket was affected thereby. But the
election boards in all the precincts were
In the hands of the popocrats , nnJ the
count was regulated so that the cause of
"reform" would have the best of It on
every point. Where a populist made a cross
Indicating a straight ticket , and then voted
for one of the republican legislative candi
dates , the Judges always registered a vote
for one of the populist candidates too , al
though the law was directly to the contrary.
But In precincts where straight republicans
voted for one populist , then the ballot was
counted according to law. If a uniform
method of counting had been adopted In all
the precincts , no matter whether It was
the legal or the Illegal method , at least
ono of tbo republicans would have been
elected. The republican members of the
elections boards have made affidavit as to
the way the count was manipulated and
showing that one If not both of the repub
lican candidates were fairly elected. To
get at the real facta in the case a contest baa
been commenced to bring about a recount
of the votes. The fuslonlsts of the county
fearing the result of such a move some
weeks ago filed papers In a case whereby
they wore contesting the election of a
county commissioner. By this they ob
tained possession of the ballots of three
of the precincts , and although they failed
to serve notice on the proper officers as
required by law , they refuse to give up the
ballots. The republicans propose to take
the matter before the legislature , and the
general opinion Is that If the ballots from
the three precincts are still held back the
recount can proceed on those that are at
hand and the result bo declared. Inasmuch
<
as the three precincts are popocratlc so far
as the Icclslatlve oart of the ticket Is con
cerned , such a recount would result In the
Beating of both of the republican members.
State Penitentiary StntUtlc * .
The warden of the penitentiary reports
on the condition of the Institution , showing
that on November 30 , 1S98 , there were 290
Inmates. During the two years the great
est number was reached In July , 1897 , when
there were 339 confined In the prison. The
report says that the general health and
discipline has been good and that the
officers and employes have all performed
their duties well. The value of Improve
ments for the blennlum Is given as
$6,831.06. The financial statement shows
that at the commencement of the period
the unexpended balance of the old appro
priation for maintenance was $27,586,57
and that during the period this was drawn
upon to the extent of $19,324.33. Of the In
cidental fundSj of the old appropriation
$535.59 were ui d during thpperiod , Of th.e
approprlatlonr1nate'rhr1897'ri9.8 ( : 9.55 had
been tued from'the ' maintenance fund and
$419.27 from the other funds , so that the
total amount spent In maintaining the In
stitution * from November 30. 1896 , to No
vember 30 , 1898 , wag $40,148.74 , about one
half of which was drawn from the old ap
propriation before It Japsed on the first of
August , 1897. The warden recommends the
following appropriations for the next two
years ;
Maintenance (30,00 :
General repairs 2,000
Telephone 200
Photographing prisoners 400
Delivering convicts 250
Returning prisoners 300
Total $33,150
State Home Gofinlp.
The following notarial commissions have
Juot bcon Issued : H. R. Joy , Odell ; H. P.
Buchanin , Creston ; C. J. Newton , Pleasant
Dale ; R. Stanley , McCool ; W. W. Barn-
grovcr , StockvIHe ; A. J. Slocum , Rushvllle ;
W. H. Conger. Loup City ; L. W. Schelbel
Omaha ; J. 0. Ross , David City ; O. W. Cleve
land , Omaha ; H. C. Smith , Falls City ; G.
H. Johnson , Beatrice ; J. Q. GOES , Bellevue ;
C. H. Randall , Randolph ; A. M. Morrlssy
Varcnttne ; H. Kllbourn , Battle Creek ;
George Fabllnger , South Auburn ; Warrea
Woodward , Exeter ; A. B. Christian , York ;
T. M. Wlmberly , Curtis ; T. J. Howard , Oreo
ley ; . . L. Staple , Ord ; T. Hermanson , St.
Paul ; H , O. Smith , Lexington.
Appointments have been made of John
Fltz Roberts to succocd H. E. B. Kenned
of Omaha and J. S. West of Dundy count )
to succeed himself as members of the State
Normal board. Roberts' term will expire
In 1902 and West's in 1903. The appoint
ments take effect January 1. The othe ;
U. S. CONSUL
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CUBA
CURED OF
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CUTICURA
VKITED STATES COXSULATC.
B -ruao HE CUBA , Dec. 13 fc , I&JT.
VrrxB Duuo AND CIIEU. Com- . ,
ItOSTON , U. 8. A.
Gentltmen ; Whatever la the cash Aalue of
the dlHercnco between 1U Ing on earth , and a
place laid to bo much hotter than Cuba , I
am indebted to the use of your CUTIOURA
BOAP uiit CUTICDRA ( ointment ) .
Eczema U a | ire\alent disuse on this island.
I bad an attack ot it , and ordered a box of
oxldu of zlno olnttuout. The first application
changed the Eczema to hell-lire , which teemed
unquenchable. The druggist tad used a ran
cid cera'.o and I waa poisoned.
t hive practised medicine over thirty > ear *
and taken a ipecUl course In cutaneous tin.
easfi under 1701. John V. Shumakorof 1'hll
but I lost faith In tba purity ot Cuban Urucs ,
a * everything either failed ( o help mytroubla
or made It worse. I called in a local jihjsl-
el.tn , Imt Uo did jiot help matttrsand J was
becoming iltspento , irhcn I thought of Ccn-
CVKA Hr.URDiED , and dispatched my tenant
for a cake of Cirm'rmA. HOAP and a box of
CirrrcuuA ( ointment ) . The Jtnl application
rtlltred me , anil in Ihrtt itayt I inu vt\l. \
PULABKIi' . HYATT , UnttcJ Stattt Coniul.
TORTURING DISFIGURING
Humors vhtlhrr ItchlnCibiirn In p. blrrdUff , sc sir.
craiKd. pimply , or blotchy , wlietlirr iltnplc.icrof-
Bleu * , or hereditary , tpcrdlljr , ixrmanrnUr , tntt
economically cured br w rm baths vlth Ci'Ti *
CT 4 t or. Rfntlo anotnttnn vriiu CITICUR *
( oUtmeat ) . purtit rt moment eUn rum. ami
julM 4osei nf Ctrriccst KI OLT NT , freattst of
Ioo4 punfltrsaad Uumor remedies.
oUUrotuWltteverli. Tonit Dice ireC
emr _ tele rnf * . , u < * i .
T Bv < Cute t MXl > 4 ol Cuta * , " tree.
members of the board arc J. L. Spencer , D ,
!
D. Martlndato and J. Lancaster.
A year ago when the supreme court do-
cldod the fttale printing case ghlng the
Woodruff Printing company a large batch ot
work aa against the combination bid of the
Journal company and the North Printing
company , it was considered that the state
had saved considerable money. The casa
came up becaute the Journal and North had
made bids whereby ono would make a very
high prlco and the other o low price on ono
piece ot work , and vice versa on another ,
with the Idc * ot capturing it an by this
nystrai and dividing the profit * . Woodruff
made a bid on all the work , the total of
which was lower than the total ot either
the Journal or the North bid. The figures
on totals were : Woodruff , $7,818.75 ; Jour
nal , $9,443.20 ; North , $9,870.90. The suit
was brought to altow Woodruff the com
plete contract , and was successful. The
printing board figured that the state had
thereby savcil about $2,000. In the last few
da } e , honcver , the clerk of the board ban
gone over the figures rgnln and has found
that If the low bids ot the Journal-North
combine had been accepted and the work
divided the cost would really have been
$1,109.85 ress than the amount paid Wood
ruff. Tht. Inclines the board to the belief
that printing contracts In Lincoln are "not
always what they soem. "
Lincoln I/ocnl Note * .
The charter revision meeting held last
night was not an enthusiastic one , the at
tendance being very light , nut one of the
subcommittees was ready to render a report ,
ther committees had held one or more
meetings and would have flomothlng sub-
tantlal to report In a few days.
The llITerent bimetallic leagues of the city ,
ogother with the personal friends of W.
. Bryan , have planned a reception to be held
t the Oliver theater on the evening of his
rrlval home. A committee of 100 citizens
who believe In the free silver doctrine has
jocn appointed to meet Mr. Bryan at the
cpit. The date of his arrival Is not yet
cpown.
Chancellor MacLean of the University of
Nebraska has Issued a < n order that all stu-
ents from towns having cases of smallpox
musit present at his olnce their certificate of
acclnatlon before going home , or they will
> o required to do BO before they can re-enter
fter the holiday vacation. While the danger
rom smallpox Is believed to be slight this
> rccauton ! Is thought best.
A meeting of the city charity organization
was held last night , but owing to bad weather
ho attendance was small and It was de
li ! ed to make arrangements for a mass
neetlng in the interest of the organization ,
o bo held tn the First Congregational church
n New Year's night. A board of managers
was appointed and It will meet on Thurs-
ay afternoon to select officers for < tbe con-
ng year.
The high schools of Lincoln , Beatrice ,
rpto and York are preparing for on Intcr-
cholastlc debate , which will take place In
he new High school auditorium at this place
next Monday evening. Lincoln and Beatrice
ake the affirmative and York and Crete the
cgatlvo of the question , "Resolved , That the
xtenston of territory on the part of the
United States Is not justified by manifest
ir apparent conditions. "
The Lincoln light Infantry , known ns Cora-
kiny F in the Second leglmcnt , has been
nustcrrd into the state service , with E. J.
Strelght as captain , being the first company
0 muster In. The Albion company is to bo
mustered tonight and will bo designated
'Company A , " with no assignment to regi
ment. This latter will probably be changed
and the company be taken to fill ono of the
'acancles that will occur In the Second reg-
mcnt. It Is probable that the Falrbury and
Vorth Platte companies will be the ones that
will drop out. ,
Last night woa a good night for thieves
it all kinds. About 6 o'clock two masked
men entered the grocery store of John W.
"Yey and walked away a few minutes later
with the small amount of cash In the drawer
and a box of cigars. At about the same
1 mo down town a fur overcoat was stolen
from the dummy in front of Armstrong's
clothing store and another from In front of
he Ewlng Clothing company. Before mid
night the Armstrong coat was found on the
icrson of n man named Henry Miller , with
the price mark still on It. Waller Sher
wood from Martel was assaulted by a negro
n the vicinity of the Burlington depot , but
10 used his fists to such good advantage
that the holdup waa not a success.
The Btate convention of the National Aid
association was held yesterday In the sea-
ate chamber at the capital. Reports were
received in the morning and In the after
noon officers were elected and several pro
posed amendments to the constitution of the
order discussed. The new state officers are :
President , H. P. McGraw of Hastings ; first
vlco president , F. M. Hallonell , Kearney ;
second vice president , Mrs. Luna E. Kellle ,
Hart well ; secretary , E. A. Carr , Lincoln ;
treasurer , Mrs. Delia Palmer , Beatrice ; di
rectors , J. C. Schwab. Nelson ; Mrs. Morgan ,
Lincoln ; F. W. Wood. Fullerton. J. Y.M. .
Swlgart was chosen as Nebraska's national
director and W. H. Lynn of Hastings and
O. F. Lambertson of Lincoln as delegates to
the national association , which meets at Topeka -
poka In February. The next state meeting
will go to Kearney. After the business ses
sion refreshments were served and a liter
ary and musical program was given.
BAD SID.V PAIL TO SPREAD TERROR
Try to Run o JVelirnnkn Town and
I.nnil Uchliid the Bar * .
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Specla
Telegram. ) At about 6:30 : this evening
three rough looking strangers entered Joht
Lehman's saloon on Eleventh street anc
ordered drinks. They were boisterous ant
partly Intoxicated and a quarrel soon en
sued with the bartender. The men drew
revolvers and one of them beat Lehman so
% erely over the head with the heavy butt
The police attempted to arrest the strangers
and they opened fire , wounding Officer
Brock In the leg. Two of them were cap
tured and taken to the county jail. The
other one was chased some distance am
finally overtaken and also lodged In jail
Brock's wound Is not thought to be serious
Take * HI * Own Life.
FRANKLIN , Neb. . Dec. 21. ( Specla
Telegram. ) A bachelor about 55 years old
named Charles Carlson , was found dead to
day about four miles southeast of this
place. He was last seen yesterday noon
when he took dinner with a neighbor , J. P
Juhl. Ho Is reported to have said when he
left there that he was going to kill him
self and he took his gun with him a Win
Chester ride. The ball entered his mouth
coming out at the top of the head. About
a month ago he was found with his boot off
to Ing to pull the trigger of a gun with his
toe , with the muzzle of the gun under his
chin. His life was only saved at the time
by the parties accidentally running across
him. On his person were found several pa
pers and $37 In cash. The coroner's In
quest will bo held here In the morning. His
remains nro now in town at tbo morgue. !
Mr. Carlson was a close neighbor to Peter
Krelchbaum , who was recently murdered.
Veteran * Kleet OIHorr * .
FRIEND , Neb. . Dec. 21. ( Special. ) At a
meeting of William T. Sherman post.
Grand Army of the Republic , held
last evening , the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year : Com
mander , A. Foreman ; senior vice , D , R.
Moon ; junior vice , William Fletcher ; sur
geon J. T. Moody ; chaplain , George A. Tay
lor ; quartermaster. W. A. Whltcomb ; of
ficer of the day , William Andrew ; officer of
the guard , Mike Stapleton ; representative testate
state encampment , , James Smith ; trustees i ,
E. Whltcomb , A. S. Bailey and William An
drew.
Held fur llojr Stealing.
FIiANKLIN , Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Special
Telegram. ) At the E. H. Laux preliminary
hearing for stealing a load of hoga from
W. H. Austin's feed yard , he pleaded guilty
to the charge and was bound over to the
district court , his bond being placed 11
$200 , which was furnished by his father.
The value of bogs stolen was $50.
A k Dniauueo fur Full.
FAIRMONT. Dec. 21. ( Special. ) Mrs.
Lydla Spade , who fell on a broken sidewalk
hero on July 28 , has filed a claim against
the city ol Fairmont for $5,400.
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR DAIRIES
Everything for Their Development is Found
in Thii Suto ,
/
BUTTER MAKERS ARE IN ANNUAL SESSION
I'rnilnetlon In Enul U erra ln Be-
ca e It Hoed \ot I'ny Purmeri
Low Price * o ( Gmln ArRn-
mcnt for Xetirimka.
FIIEMONT , Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Special. )
The fourteenth annual convention of the
Nebraska Creamery association held Its
first session last evening at Masonic hall.
In the absence of the president , George A.
Haskell of Lincoln , S. C. Bassett ot Gibbon
presided. The session was opened with
> rayer by Hev. W. H. Buss of Fremont ,
after which F. Grant sang. Hon. J. C.
Cleland then , in behalf ot the city author-
tlca and citizens generally , extended to
the visitors the freedom of the city. Gov
ernor-elect Poynter , who waa on the pro-
; ram for a response , was not present , owing
.0 other business , and W. W. Marple ol
Lincoln responded.
The address of President Haskell waa
read by Mr. Marple. Mr. Haskell stated
that the dairy Industry in Nebraska had
made satisfactory progress during the year
1898. Up to December 20 articles of incorporation -
corporation of forty-six creameries hod
jeen filed , the capital stock ot these com1
panics aggregating $283,400. Should this In-
irease in the organization of new creamer
ies continue It would not bo long before
.ho entire farming district of the state would
30 accessible to them. Mr. Haskell referred
.o the fact that the metropolitan newspa
pers of the state had become awakened to
the value and Importance ot the Industry
end had done much to bring before the peoi
pie a knowledge of the benefits derived from
it. He considered Nebraska the beet lo
cated dairy state and saw no reason why It
could not successfully compete In that
business with Illinois , Wisconsin and New
York.
In the way of recommendation * Mr. Has
kell thought it best that the association
urge the appointment of a special officer ,
whoso duty It Shall be to look after the
enforcement ot so-called dairy acts. The
law , as it now stands , Is satisfactory to tbo
dairymen of the state , but it IB not en
forced. In both Omaha and Lincoln quan
tities of oleomargarine are sold , contrary
to the law. He also advocated the enact
ment of a national law against oleomar
garine , owing to the present conflict of laws
of the various states. A larger attendance
at the meetings of the association would
be had , Mr. Haskell added , if the date of
meeting were changed.
nincnHB Practical Matter * .
The dairymen spent most of the tlmo to
day discussing practical matters connected
with the management ot creameries , the
questions considered being how to Interest
the farmers and retain their patronage. The
first paper was by Charles Harding of Nor
folk on the "Management of Skimming Sta
tions. " The principal difficulty In managing
such stations ho said was in getting the
farmers to bring their milk. Up to Jury
1 this Is an easy task , but when they have
their corn to plow and haying and other
farm work to attend to they do not like to
take the tlmo to allk the cows and the
creameries cannot get the milk they want.
A prominent authority has Eatd , Mr.-Hard-
Ing added , that the difficult problem of/ the
creamery was to get the farmer to see that
his Interest and that of the creamery were
identical. The actual coat ot production of
1,250,000 pounds of butter at a welt man
aged.creamery was 3 cents per ppundvwhile
3,000,000 could bo made .at an actual , cost
of but 1cents , . Further fUscusslon.jf.ql-
lowed on the value of pasteurized skimmed
milk aa feed for calves , which , developed
considerable difference of opinion.
F. W. Edmunds of Greqley , Ne.b. , spoke on
Nebraska as a dairy state. Ho said that
the production of butter in the east was
diminishing because the farmers found It
more profitable to sell their stock than to
pay the high prices necessary for grain and
feed to keep them In the best shape 'for
dairy purposes. Wisconsin , Illinois and
Minnesota , he thought , had reached their
limit in the production of butter. Nebraska
with cheaper corn and grain could easily
compete with them , and alt that was needed
was to get the farmers to keep cows for
the milk and not for stock purposes.
NcbraHka Rich In Reftonrce * .
A fine exhibit of butter , cheese and cream
ery supplies Is open for public Inspection In
the loner floor of the Biles block and Is
attracting much attention. There are ex
hibits of butter from a. large number ot
Nebraska creameries , aa well AS from farm
dairies and ot a quality to convince the
most skeptical that Nebraska butter cannot
be beaten. The butter and cheese will ba
scored by competent judges and the results
announced tomorrow. Dairymen who have
examined it are confident that it will score
as high , If not higher than the famous Min
nesota butter which received so many award *
at the exposition last summer. S. C. Baa-
set of Gibbon , who was connected with the
dairy exhibit of the exposition , stated this
morning that he wished to reply to some
of the criticisms on the butter awards at
the exposition. He said the awards were
correctly rendered and that the Judges did
not know what butter they were testing , air
tuba or packages being numbered and par
ticular pains being taken to mix up other
butter with that from Minnesota. The rea
son why Nebraska fared so poorly was be
cause its butter was not shipped in good
shape , some of it reaching Omaha already
spoiled and because so little , comparatively ,
was sent.
Experiment * by Lyon * .
Thla afternoon Prof. Lyons ot the State
university experiment station detailed the
result of a series of experiments with dif
ferent kinds of forage plants showing
which was the most valuable for pasturing ,
the pastures being one-fifth of an acre
each and one cow pastured on each. Sorg-
hum made the best pasturage and cowa
pastured on alfalfa produced the most milk.
S. C. Bassett ot Gibbon spoke on dairy leg-
, islatlon. He said the only new law needed
was one providing for a dairy commls-
sloncr. As the constitution would not per-
mlt such an office , be wanted to have the
, governor made commissioner with power
to appoint a secretary. To pay the salary ot
a commissioner and pro\lde money to en
force the dairy acts would require , he es
timated , $10,000 for the next two years , for
its enforcement would meet with tre-
mcndous opposition from interests In Lln-
' coin and Omaha. The present was just
the tlmo to get such a law enacted. One
great party had on the stump , platform
i and everywhere else declaimed loud and
' long against oleo and In ti\or of honest
' butter. The governor-elect of the other
party had taken the same position and
neither party could afford to go back on
Its position. Secretary Vaughn , he said ,
had pledges from members-elect of both
houses agreeing to support euch legislation.
He wanted a bill substantially like that
In Wisconsin or Illinois. A resolution was .
then unanimously adopted Instructing the
chairman to appoint a committee whose
duty It should be to draft a bill along the
lines recommended by Mr. Bassett and
"stay by It until It becomes a law. "
H. M. Duahnell of Lincoln read a long
statistical paper on "Market Expansion for
Farm and Dairy Products. " It was a labored
attempt to prove that the annexation of the
Philippines wouli be a big thing for the Ne- |
oraska dairymen. Some of the statements |
he made were denied by members of the as
sociation and it looked for a few minutes
as though a political expansion dUcimlon
was on hand.
F. W. Edmunds of Greeley closed the aft
ernoon program with an Interestlnr account
of his experience with a creamery *
Evening 8elon.
At the evening session addrnwes were de
livered by Charle * Y. Knight of Chicago and
Hon. Henry Wallace of DCS Molnei , la.
After the exercl e were completed the as
sociation went to the Woman's ChrUtlan
Temperance Union temple , where an clabo-
rat * banquet wa f lv n It by th buitnvu
men of Fremont. Covers wre laid for 200.
After the long bill of fare tad been dlipoied
of Ross L. Hammond Introduced Hon. W.
G. Whltmoro of Valley , who presided ac
ceptably as toastmaster , and tha following
toasts were responded to : "Bogus Butter , "
'
Charles Y. Knight , Chicago ; "Tho Dairy
Maid , " Ross L. Hammond , Fremont ; "Tho
Agricultural Press , " Hon. Henry Wallace ,
Des ! Molnes , la. ; "The Buttered Side , " Hon.
D. V. Wilson , Elgin , 111. , representing the
Department of Agriculture ; "Education , "
Chancellor ' MacLean , Nebraska State unlver-
slty ; "Fremont , " Hon. L. D. Richards , Fre
mont.
Music was furnished by an orchestra.
nilOWEKS WANT AN INSPECTOR.
Otrner * of Choice Cattle Ante Frotec- ,
tlnn fur Their Product * .
FREMONT , Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Special. )
The Nebraska Jersey Stock Growers' asso
ciation held Us annual meeting at the Com
mercial I club rooms this morning. D. C.
Noble I ot Crete , president of the association ,
presided. ] In the president's report , ho
stated i that there were 200 Jersey stock
breeders 1 In the state. The matter which In
terested I them most was the oleomargarine
question. The present law forbidding" the
sale of oleomargarine and other beef prod
ucts as butter was satisfactory , -but there
was no ono to look after those who violated
It , and U was being openly violated In
many ot the large and small towns of the
state. i What was needed was the appoint
ment i of a state dairy and pure food com
missioner i , whose duty it should bo to f reset
cute violators of the law. Governor-elect
Poynter , Mr. Noble said , had on several oc
casions pledged himself to the appointment
of such an officer. All that was needed was
an act of the legislature appropriating
money for the payment of his salary , as it
was considered that the dairy net gave the
governor authority to appoint such an of
ficer. The association appointed President
Noble as a committee of one to co-operate
with the dairymen In endeavoring to get a
bill through the legislature to provide for
the salary of a dairy commissioner.
GRAND AIIMY SUPPORTS IIAYWARD.
Veteran * Urge Their Comrade * to
Endnrne Illra for the Senate.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Special. )
At a regular session of Post No. 45 , Grand
Army of the Republic , the following resolu
tions were unanimously adopted :
Whereas , One of the most Important duties
of our legislature which meets the first
Tuesday In January is the election of a
United States senator to succeed W. V. Allea ,
whose term expires March 4 , 1899 , and
Whereas , We believe that our comrade ,
Hon. M. L. Hayward , js eminently qualified
and In every way worthy and deserving the
position , and
Whereas , Unless a soldier be elected to
succeed Senator Allen there will be no vet
eran of the civil war in our Nebraska legis
lature , , .
(
Resolved , That we ask the co-operation of
all our comrades throughout -the state to
assist in securing his election and we hereby
urge our legislators from Cass county to
use all honorable means to secure the elec
tion of our comrade , M.tL. Hayward.
Board Finally Select * Teacher.
WYMORE , Neb. . Dec.21. ; ( Special. ) The
deadlock in the Wymore school board has
been broken after several meetings. The
building of an " 'addltlon"to thefochool house
created a demand for'fcri l'inoro teacher In
the public schools. A'l'Mhe ' first meeting
of the board , held for the purpose''of ' 'se
lecting the new teacbe ? Tnore than forty
applicants presented themselves for the
position. The race was ebon narrowed
down to two applicants and 'after taking
twenty-five ballots and being unable to
agree , the board adjourned on Saturday.
Another meeting was hUd and thirty-nine
ballots failed to change the result. Mon
day night at the counting of the ninth bal
lot it was found that Miss Mabel Cushman
of Lincoln had the necessary four votes
and an exciting contest was terminated.
Cae * In Dakota County.
DAKOTA CITY , Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Special. )
Judge R. E- Evans convened the regular
term of district court for Dakota county here
yesterday. The first case was that of Fred
Schrtever & Co. against Ed J. Raymond , a
eult Instituted by plaintiffs to recover $54.44
from defendant for errors made by him in
the account between them while Raymond
was in thslr employ as clerk. The Judge
ordered a verdict for the amount returned.
The next case called was that of Hart
against Dakota county. Hart seeks to re
cover $30 on a bridge warrant which has
never been canceled. A verdict for the
'
county was rendered. Judge Ktncald of
O'Neill will arrive tomorrow and officiate in
the case of Frank Hunt against The Home
Fire Insurance company of Omaha to re
cover insurance.
Veteran * anil Recruit * at Banquet.
NORTH LOUP , Neb. . Dec.21. ' ( Special. )
The Loup Valley Veterans' association
held Its annual midwinter banquet and social
at Odd Fellows' hall this afternoon and even-
Ing. About 100 soldiers , old and .young ,
gathered together and spent the afternoon
listening to speeches and anecdotes and In
the evening they sat down to a bountiful
feast prepared by the Woman's Relief corps.
There were many representatives from the
neighboring towns. A shooting match for a
Christmas turkey was an attractive feature
of the occasion.
Acquitted for Robblnir Safe.
ALBION , Neb. , Dec. 21 , ( Special. ) A.
F. Mead , who was charged with ro'jblng
the safe in the Albion postofllce , had a
jrcllmlnary examination yes'eiJay before
Judge Campbell. The evident disclosed
that burglars entered the postofflce and
attempted to blow open the safe , but the
county Judge did not think there was
suflKlent evidence to hold Mead and ac
cordingly discharged him.
Military Hop at Kearney.
KEARNEY , Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Special. )
A concert and ball were given last night
at the armory of Company A. An orchestra
and concert company supplied a program
of musical numbers and later In the evening
the hall was cleared for dancing. The dec
orations and costumes were fanciful and
well constructed.
Semrant Home on Furlough.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Special. )
Sergeant LaVergne L. Gregg of Company
M , Twenty-second United States Infantry ,
Is hero visiting bis father , Colonel George
W. Gregg , and other relatives and friends ,
previous to the departure of his regiment
for the Philippines.
Gun Club Plan * a Shoot.
FAIRFIELD. Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Special. )
The Falrfield Gun club has made arrange
ments for a shooting match to take place
on December 23. The star event of the
day will bo a match betweea teams from
the Edgar and Sutton clubs at live birds
for n purse.
Opliilon * Eiiieeted Today.
LINCOLN , Dec. 21. ( Special Telegram. )
The supreme court sitting which began yes
terday continued today , but no cases o !
general Importance have- been presented.
The opinions arc expected to be banded
down at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Illicit Vendor * Arreited.
ASHLAND , Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Special. )
John Owen , Jr. , and Joe Ash are said to have
been selling liquor at Memphis , a small
town near here , without having secured a
llconic. They operated an alleged club room ,
In which the liquors are alleged ( o have
been dispensed. The men were arrested ,
but upon payment of costs the matter was
dropped.
DISPENSARY LAW MAY HAM ? FIRE.
Attorney General Hold * thnt It OOP *
Mot IHiplace Prcurnt Statute.
YANKTON , S. D. , D c. 21. ( Special. )
Attornty O ntral Grigsby hag rendered an
opinion on U > e itatiif of the present high
license liquor law , In which he holds that
the adoption of the state dispensary amend
ment to the constitution can In nowlso
affect the present law until the legislature
shall provide for putting the provisions of
the latter Into force and the repelling of
the present law. He does not eeera to think
It Is obligatory on the legislature to enact
a law to carry out the dispensary system.
It may withhold action on this amend
ment Indefinitely and the present law will
remain In force. H may be that the legis
lature will be unable to enact a satisfactory
law under the dispensary system If It at >
temps to frame one at the coming session
and until such a law Is framed the present
CC
one will not be repealed.
MINERS BURNED IN THEIR CAIIIN.
Polblllty thnt They Were Prevented
from Eicnplnir.
DEADWOOD , S. D. , Dec. 21. ( Special
Telegram. ) Two men , supposed to be Mike
Hennessey . , a prominent mine owner of the
district , and John O'Connell , a blacksmith ,
were burned to death this morning In a
miners' cabin at Crowuhlll. No cause can
.
so given for the fire and It Is hinted in the
neighborhood that there was foul play ,
which prevented the men escaping. Hen
nessey resided with his family at Lead ,
where he Is well known.
Pythlnn Officer * Elected.
ARMOUR , S. D. . Dec. 21. ( Special. ) Ar
mour lodge , No. 25 , Knights of Pythias , has
elected officers for the ensuing term as fol
lows : M. of W. , W. A. Roberts ; C. C. , D. C.
Raben ; V. C. , Dr. C. A. Brown ; P. , Rev. F. j
M.Cutler ; M. A. , D. W. Batchelder ; K. of
R. and S. , William Schalk ; M. P. , G. T.
'
Cha'ndler ; M. E. , William Chrlstalncc ; rep- '
rosentatlves to grand lodge , G. T. Chandler
and C. T. Kyte. The lodge has experienced
a p'ertod of unexampled prosperity , having
added about forty members during the last
year.
South Dakota Court Declilon * .
PIERRE , S. D. , Doc. 21. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The supreme court this afternoon
handed down opinions in the following
cases : By Coreon , Thomas W. McDonald
against George S. Fuller , sheriff Butte
county , reversed. By Fuller , Robert B.
Trlpp against City of Yankton , Yankton
county , on rehearing , affirmed. By Haney ,
Patrick McCarthy against Edward W. Speel ,
administrator , Pennlngton county , reversed.
Suit for Miner' * Death.
DEADWOOD. S. D. , Dec. 21. ( Special. )
The Deadwood-Terra Mining company has
been sued by Mrs. Maggie Lewis of Terra-
vllle for $30,000 damages for the death of
her husband , Michael Lewis , last year , who
was killed In the company's shaft by a fallIng -
Ing cage which had gotten beyond control.
It is alleged that the machinery was de
fective and that ho met his death through
the fault of the company.
Pardon Recommended for Cnaola.
DEADWOOD , S. D. , Dec. 21. ( Special. )
Judge Moore of the circuit court has re
ceived word that the Board of Pardons has
recommended that the governor pardon
Lucoa Cusola , who was sentenced four years
ago for twelve years for the killing of John
Glide In this city. Evidence has appeared
that mitigates the crime.
Workman Badly Hurt.
DEADWOOD , S. D. . Dec. 21 , ( Special. }
At the "spj'elf'cr yesterday Samuel"Hotty ,
who recently returned from the south as a
volunteer in a Black Hills company , got his
hand and arm mashed in a set of rollers.
Half of the arm had been drawn In and his
life was saved by the merest chance.
Discovered by a Woman.
Another great discovery has been made ,
nnd that , too , by a lady In this country.
"Disease fastened its clutches upon her and
for seven years she withstood its severest
tests , but her vital organs were undermined
and death seemed Imminent. For three
months she coughed incessantly and could
not sleep. She finally discovered a way to
recovery , by purchasing of us a bottle of Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consumption , and
was so much relieved on taking frst dose
that she slept all night , and with two
bottles has been absolutely cured. Her name
Is Mrs. Luther Lutz. " Thus writes W C. *
Hamnlck & Co. of Shelby , N. C. Trial
bottles free at Kubn & Co.'s drug store.
Regular size BOc and 11.00. Every bottle
guaranteed.
MORE DEFENSES AT MONROE
Formidable Fartrene * Will Be Ex
tended to Afford Protection
to WnxhliiKton.
CHICAGO , Dec. 21. A special1 to the Dally
News from Norfolk , Va. , says : Fortress
Monroe , already styled the "Gribaltar of
America , " Is to be made even more formid
able than now. It la proposed to extend the
fortifications at least half a mile on the
Chesapeake bay side , so that the big guns ,
which now command the entrance to the
Virginia capea , can also guard the approaches
to Washington. Crushed stone , of which
1,000 tons arrived today , wllf be used mainly
for the building of the defenses1.
for Infant * and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF
In Use For Over 3O Years.
, , .
ntt etHTnua OOMMHT TT Mumi T T HT MtwTQlm CITY.
Pictures of the
Exposition
make splendid
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
The best pictures of the exposition are the re
productions in colors of the paintings of John K.
Key. The color prints are by Prang. 13x19 inches ,
suitable for framing.
With Mat , 35 Cents.
Without Mats , 25 Cents
Full sets of 12 pictures in a portfolio , $4.00.
At The Bee Office , Bee Building.
PACKING HOUSE STATISTICS
Omaha Continue * to Show Vp TTlth
an Increnne In the Nnmber
of Killing * .
CINCINNATI , Dec. 21. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Price Current Says : Large supplies
of hogs continue available , western packers
having absorbed 730,000 for the week , com
pared with 755,000 the preceding week and
525,000 last year , making a total of 4,490,000
since1 November 1 , againstr 3,600,000 a year
ago. Prominent'places compare as follows : <
City. ' 1838. 1897.
Chicago . .v . . . . .1,635,000 1,235,000
Kansas City 660,009 600,000
Omaha 360,000 220,000
St. Louis 335.000 232,000
Indianapolis 230,000 20.1,000
Milwaukee 191,000 211,000
Cincinnati 1CO.OOO 133.00J
St. Joseph 201,000 72.00J
Ottumwa 125,000 101,000
Cedar Rapids - . . . . 81,000 71,000
Sioux City 75,000 60,000
Nebraska City 42.000 23,000
St. Paul 60.000 52,000
CRASH ON AN ELECTRIC ROAD
Two Suburban Trolley * Meet In the
FOB : In Leicester and TTTO
Men Arc Killed.
WORCESTER , Mass. , Dec , 21. Two fast-
moving cars on the Worcester & Suburban
load collided at the foot of tbo long hill
in Leicester this afternoon.
Killed :
JOHN KERRIGAN , passenger , of Cherry
alley.
alley.W.
W. H. HOLDROOK , passenger , of Leices
ter.
Several persons received dangerous In-
Jurloj.
Tbo accident was caused by fog , which
made It impossible to see an approaching
car.
Alnlmnm Mob Render * JOlce.
DECATUR , Ala. , Dec. 21. William Sim
mons , a soldier , who unprovoklngly murdered
Robert Norton , a prominent citizen of Town
Creek , six miles from here , while at a conn-
try dance , was dragged from the county jail
today by a I'.ob of 500 men and lynched. He
was hanged on a tree near the jail and his
body riddled with bullets. A brother of the
man led the mob.
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
Cold Wave Scheduled for Wet Ml .
oar11 Fair and Colder tn Iowa ,
and Nebraikn.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. Forecwt foe
Thursday :
For Nebraska , South Dakota and Iowa
Generally fair ; colder ; northwest wlndi.
For Missouri Rain , followed by clearing
and much colder weather Thursday after
noon or night ; cold wave in western portion
tion Thursday night ; northeaaterlr 'wlndi.
becoming northwesterly. t
For Kansas Generally fair ; cold wave ;
north winds.
' Local Record.
nSK IB P TMT3 WEATHER BUREAU ,
OMAHA , Dec. 21. Omaha -record of tem-
pe-ature nnd rainfall compared with tha
corresponding day of the last three yeari :
i , , . . 1898. 1897. 1896. 1S > 5.
I Maximum temperature . .38 20 44 41
Minimum temperature. . . . 29 5 22 27
Average temperature . . . . 34 8 33 34
( Rainfall oo .00 .00 .00
Record of temperature and precipitation
at9s Omaha this day and since March' 1 ,
Normal for the clay 23
Excess for the day Q
' '
Accumulated excesa Blnco March 1. . . .33
Normal rainfall for the day 03 Inch
Deficiency for theday. . . . . . . iosiiifch
Total rainfall since March 1 28.49 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 3 42 Inches
Deficiency for cor. j > erlod , 1S97..10.C6 Inchea
Excesa for cor. period , 1S9G 5.04 Inches
Report * from Station * at 8 'p. in.
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH , Local Forecast Official.
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