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Story of tbe Destruction of the Maine as
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the exchange of official courtesies and the
thrco weeks' stay In Havana harbor. The
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the president's message based upon the
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wounded members of the crow of the Maine ,
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by Mies Sarah Orno Jewett ; "Tho I.'tch Ing-
ham Letters , " xxxvl.-xllv ; "Little Hol
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but are serious for the two-oired boats , " )
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order to have "A Duet" come before the
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Tbe recent success of the British arms
over the Mahdlsta 4n the Soudan demon
strates that even fanaticism cannot stand
against drill and discipline. But In earlier
days it Is easy to understand why the Arabs
swept al | before them. An Ingenious tenet
of Mohammed taught his followers that the
hour and minute and second of death were
fully ordained. Therefore tbe believing
soldier's eclf-regardleu fighting was for a
while invincible. Confucius , Zoroaster ,
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United States , U la consequently the highest
political wisdom to understand what each of
our new wards believes. The February num
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first chapter of "Tho Founding of an Em-
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part gives a bird's eye view of Mohammed
and his religion.
JIATAAFA , THE PEOPLE'S IDOL
After Six Years' ' Exile the Samoana Give
Him a Royal Welcome.
ADVERSE PARTY IS HEAVILY OUTNUMBERED
Attempt IN Mnilp to Sent tlie Tununii
on the Throne , hut Mutter In TiiUen
Into Court mill Finally Cut-
mlmiten In Popular rprlnltiK.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 21. An occa
sional correspondent of the Associated
I'recs now In Apia sends the following ac
count of the trouble growing out of the
election of a king. :
For some considerable time after the
death of Mallctoa the vacant kingship gave
little concern to the people of Samoa for
the ofllce had been shorn of so much of Us
Importance during the lifetime of the late
ruler that during the last tow years ho was
scarcely In evidence nt nil. Since 1S8S
Mataafa had apparently been the popular
Ideal and though since 1S93 he had been In
cxllo his fame had suffered nothing In the
eyes of'the Samoans , who eagerly awaited
his return. Had Mallctoa lived thcso people
ple would probably have risen and over
thrown him without a single word or sug
gestion from 'Mataafa , who probably could
not have stopped such a movement had ho
tried so tired were the people seemingly of
the late king and BO anxious were they to
do honor to Mataafa , who they considered
had been unjustly exiled and denied his
rights. No district In all Samoa failed to
send Influential delegations to express to
Mataafa their Joy at his safe return and
with each party came liberal supplies of
needed food and property. During the short
tlmo that elapsed until the election took
place It Is estimated that not less than
2,500 cooked pigs were presented to Mataafa
and his fellow exiles. On the arrival hereof
of Mataafa and his fellow exiles they were
received by the different consuls with con
siderable ceremony , but they demanded of
htm that he and his friends should remain
on Mullmnl , a small peninsula on which Is
located the capital. Such a restriction after
so long an absence angered the Samoans
whom the powers sought to please by re
turning their friends.
Several CaiiillilntcN Appear.
When the subject of the vacant kingship
began to bo discussed though there were
several candidates In the Held none had any
considerable following except Mataafa.
Early In October H. J. Moors , an American
who has constantly espoused the cause of
Mataafa and who was closely connected
with the late R. L. Stevenson In this mat
ter , applied to the chief Justice and to the
president that the restrictions placed on this
chief should be somewhat ameliorated that
Instead of being confined to 'Mullmnl ' he
should only be required to reside there ,
that during the day time ho should bo per-
tnltted to freely visit Apia and other points
within the Apia municipal iboundarles. The
president , Dr. Raffel , replied that ho had
not the slightest objection to such nn ar
rangement , but that the matter rested with
the consuls entirely.
Chief Justice Chambers said In his reply :
"I am much occupied In telling people that
I have nothing to do with the Chief Mataafa ,
he having the same right to aspire to the
kingship as any other-Samoan and If tbo
people elect him as Maljetoa's successor In
a rightful manner and according to the laws
and customs of Samoa why shouldn't ho
have the office ? As to his movements I can
say nothing that Is a matter absolutely
with the consuls. "
Mr. Moors then applied to the consular
representatives , who granted Mataafa's re
quest.
Itoynl Party ChooNen n Ilcnil.
Shortly after this young Tamasese came
to Apia and announced himself a candidate
for the kingship , employing a local barris
ter to press his claims. Of course ths
friends and relatives of the late king sought
amongst their following a successor to the
head of their family , although It was very
well known that the late king 'Was accepted
many years ago only on the understanding
that he was to 'be ' succeeded 'by ' a member
of the Tupua family , of which ( Mataafa Is
the head. Finally Tanu , the 15-year-cId son
of Malletoa , was chosen to represent their
party and an attorney named Gurr was em
ployed to back him up.
In Samoa It Is very seldom Indeed that
the son succeeds to ills father's titles and
the rule of the tribal lands. These titles
and responsibilities must be awarded to a
full grown man , who must , If possible , bo
without a physical blemish. The late
Malietoa himself succeeded his undo who at
the time of his death had a son 10 years of
age , named Faalata.
Oil Invitation from the Falpules , or
representatives cf the late government of
Mallotoa , every Important chief In Samoa
was summoned to Mullmnl early In October
for the rurpose of deciding on what sort of
rule should bo established and who should
be king In CASO they decided on having a
monarchy. Finding themselves with a very
trifling support Tamaseso and Tanu at the
Instaneo of their lawyers concluded to form
a coalition , putting Tauu forward as the
klnglx candidate with Tamaseso to bo' recog
nized as regent during Tanu's minority ,
Political Selieme IK Worked.
These .two candidates were able to delay
matters on Mullmnl for weeks , using ono
pretext after another In the vain hope that
they would tire out the largo party which
came there In the Interests of Mataafa , and
they had this advantage , that their own
supporters nearly all came from the neigh
borhood of Apia and their supplies were
handy , whllo the others had to draw their j |
1 supplies and even their fire iwood from dis
tricts In some Instances sixty miles away.
I Finally , when delays would no longer suf-
j flee and finding themselves totally outnum
bered , the Tanu-TamascEe party withdrew
I frcm Mullmnl and on the Hth of November
I Mataafa was elected king and Faalata was
chosen as his successor.
At this "point the chief Justice declares
that the consuls should have acted and have
recognized Mataafa as the lawful king of
the Islands , as there was then no known op
position for some four or five days , when the
lawyers protested In the supreme court that
the election had not taken place according
to Samoan custom and their candidate was
ths lawful successor to his father , etc.
At this time and In fact much earlier It Is
said that some of the members of the Lon
don Mission saciety undertook a quiet but
i vigorous campaign agalnct Mataafa because
of the fact that ho Is a Catholic , about 5,000
of the 35,000 of these people t > clng of that
faith.
Power Men with Chief Juntlee.
Soctlon 6 , article ill of the Berlin General
act reads as follows : "In case any ques
tion shall hereafter arise in Samoa respect
ing the rightful election or appointment of
king or of any other chief claiming author
ity over the Islands , or recocting the
validity of the powers which the king cr any
chief may claim In the exercise of this ofUce ,
such question shall not lead to war , but
shall be presented for decision to the
chief Justice of Samoa , who shall
decide It In writing , conformably to
CASTOR I A
For Infants aud Children.
Tno Kind You Have Always Bough )
Bears the
Signature of
the previsions of thU act nnd to the Ian *
and customs of Samoa not In conflict there
with and the signatory government * will
accept nnd abide by such decision. "
Tlw protest of the Tanu-Tamaecae party
was accepted and the Mataafa party notified.
Kvery effort was made by the latter to
show their strength nnd the weakness of the
other side to the chief Justice no that he
would MO how hopelessly beaten the weaker
side wae. A number of the foreign rcfl-
dcnts endeavored to point out how trifling
the opposition w.is and how U was only kept
together by the lawyers. The Mataafa people
ple who occupied Mullmnl ( the capital ) gave
tfsast nnd paraded past the chief Justice
3,500 armed warrior * , whom they had gath
ered In a few days. They challenged the
Tanu-Tamaeeae party to show anything like
this force , but though they were doing all
they could to muster men In Apia they were
unable to make even a respectable showing.
Mntnnfn I'roclnlmeil KlttK.
Shortly after this Mataafa was anointed
nnd proclaimed king In the public square at
Mullmnl In the presence of a very large
gathering of people. Replying to the com
plimentary speeches that were made to him
he staled that he accepted' the omeo only to
please the people , as ho personally had no
ambition to bo king of Samoa. Aa they had
freely chosen him , ho would take up the
reins of government ns soon as the treaty
powers had confirmed their choice and hu
should always do his be t to bring about
that harmony nnd good feeling between the
whites and his own people that always ought
to cxlat.
A few days later , In a native house not
far distant from the supreme court , Tanu
was Invested with a number of titles nnd
anointed by some Inferior chiefs of his fol
lowing. Thus there were two kings. Chief
Justice Chambers , against the advice of
people whoso opinions should have had
weight with him , decided to have n trial In
open court , Instead of making careful in- (
qulrlcs from all sides and deciding after the
result of these had fixed his conclusions.
Before proceeding with the trial ho drew
up an agreement which he wanted both
sides to sign binding them to abide by his
decision when rendered , nnd at the same
tlmo ho Intimated that the lawyers might
be Introduced Into the case. The Mataafa
party , it appears , had no objection to a fair
trial of a matter In which all the parties
concerned were Samoans , but , as they did
not 'believe In having lawyers meddle with
their affairs nnd as they should not employ
one , they objected to the other side having
any. The Mataafa party thought they had
good reason to suspect that the chief jus
tice would favor the opinions of the mis
sion party If It were possible and the agree
ment was declined. The Tanu-Tamascse
party was ready to accept anything nnd
signed without hesitation.
At this point in the dispute the chief
Justice proposed to the Matnafa chiefs that
both sides count their forces In his pres
ence and thus settle In one day which was
the larger party , for the Tanu-Tamascse
kept claiming to have fully as large a fol
lowing as Mataafa. This proposition was
accepted by the 'Mataafaltes ' but declined
by the lawyers.
Finally the chief Justice ordered both
parties to appear in his court on December
19 , and declared that on the 29th ho would
render his decision. On the opening of the
court he again demanded that 'both parties
sign his agreement , ibut met with a firm re
fusal from the Mataafa chiefs , among whom
were nearly all of the prominent followers
of the late King Mallctoa. On the ono side
the whole of Samoa was represented by
the highest chiefs In the land , on the other
a few lesser chiefs , mostly from the dis
trict surrounding Apia. At the last mo
ment the Mataafa chiefs were Induced by
tbo German consul , who had been a number
of years In Samoa and who had taKcn great
pains to find out the true situation , to ac
cept of the services of a1 Mr. ' Von Bulow ,
who knew nothing of law but a good deal of
the Samoan customs.
LmvyerH Ilrlnur on War.
Instead of confining the discussion to tbe
circumstances of the election and thereby
trying to discover which was the stronger
party , the lawyers were allowed the widest
latitude and undertook to search back
through many generations to prove that
Mataafa was Ineligible and , In fact , no chief
at all. Several times the court was nearly
broken up by the principal chiefs , who were
provoked by the statements of very com
mon people which they believed to be un
true.
true.No
No result was reached and the trial was
followed toy the outbreak accurately de
scribed in press dispatches. The Tnnu-
Tamaseso party was defeated and many cap
tives were taken.
After making their humble submission
and signing an agreement never again to
fight against their chiefs four-fifths of the
prisoners have been dismissed and ordered
to go to their homes. Of the remainder ,
mostly natives who have long resided In or
near Apia and who are still considered
dangerous to tbe public peace , part have
been sent to Manono , an Island some
twenty-flve miles distant from Apia , and the
others to Tutullla and Manua , with orders
for the people there to treat them kindly.
A few prisoners still remain In tbo Mullmnl
Jail , but they will likely be dismissed In a
few days , possibly after first removing the
barricades which still encumber public
roads In many places.
KIUIISTH.VU AVIMj TAKE APPEAL
I'ropoxi'N to Take County Coiuinl -
Hloner CoutfHt Into DlNtrlut Court.
William I. Klerstcad says the papers for
j
nn appeal from County Judge Baxter's de
cision of the county commissioner contest
In favor ot Connolly have 'been perfected
by hU attorney.
The particular point upon which he will
stand Is the form of the ballots , based upon
Chief Justice Poet's opinion and the ob
servations of the county Judge himself.
Judge Post declared that the intention of
the old Australian ballot law was that a
candidate should not have his name on the
ballot more than once , as , otherwise , a can
didate having his name on more than once
enjoys a superior advantage to the mind of
the voter.
This position Judge Baxter adhered to ,
but because tbo objections of the contestant
had not been made in time , namely , previ
ous to the election , Judge Baxter eald ho
was bound under the decision of Commis
sioner Ragan In another case before the j
supreme court to decide against Klerstcad. j
Klerstcad cays It was Impossible for him
or any other candidate to know just how
the ballots would be printed until the time
of election , and no objections could have
been made before that time ,
"Give me a liver regulator aud I can regu
late the worldf" said a genius. The druggiHt
handed him a bottle of De Witt's Llttlo Early
HUers , tbo famous little pills.
SPIRITED BOUT IN COURT
Gambling Oase Stirs Up Bad Blood Between
Witness and Attorney.
COX INVITES RITCHIE TO ENTER THE RING
DonnlHon 1'ollcy S1uii llrnrlnir Con
tinue * ti Drntf AloiiK llrforo
llnxtor In the
County Court.
The taking of evidence In the preliminary
examination of Thomas Dcnnlson and Wil
liam Neetlchousc before County Judge Bax
ter Tuesday developed a little friction be
tween ex-Police Captain W. W. Cox and
A. S. Ritchie , the attorney defending tha
accused men. This occurred when Cox was
being cross-examined. Hr had stated that
he had seen both defendants at 109 and lit
South Thirteenth street In December last
and tcatldod that some signs hung about
the room , bearing as a signature to them
the nome of "John R. Crowdcr. " Ho had
purchased a "policy ticket , " which V.KS put
In evidence , and he en Id he had seen Dcmtl-
son at the telephone calling off the num
bers ns the report of a drawing which had
Just taken place. Nestlchousc told htm ,
witness stated , that the "crap" tables were
studded with nails to make the dice roll
better.
Witness said he paid 23 cenU of his own
money for a ticket for the purpose of find
ing out what n man was doing behind a
screen , Ho admitted he communicated with
County Attorney Shields before being sub
poenaed and told that official Just what bo
expected to testify to.
"Why were you dropped from the pollco
force ? " Ritchie asked.
"That Is a matter of opinion , " Cox re
plied ; "I believed 1 was discharged for
political reasons. "
"You were discharged for cowardice , were
you not ? " continued the lawyer.
"Now , your honor , " Cox said pleadingly ,
as he turned to Judge Baxter , "If my
bravery Is to bo tested I want to do It right
hero with this attorney. "
"You can test It If you want to , " Ritchie
retorted , "and get all you want. "
Judge Baxter broke In at this point with
the observation : "Oh , It la a matter of
common knowledge and the witness might
Just na well answer. "
"Well , your honor , I came here In good
faith and not to be .bulldozed by a petti
fogging lawyer. "
"You ought not to call .Mr. . Ritchie that , "
the court remonstrated.
Cox eventually quieted down and admitted
there had been several charges against him ,
ibut .whether cowardice was one of them no
did not exactly know.
Halter MnkcH n Proposition.
Ex-Pollco Captain H. P. Haze and ex-Ser
geant Nicholas V. Halter were also put on
the stand for the state. Haze said ho once
saw Tom Dennlson giving some Instructions
to a carpenter and a telephone man about
the Thirteenth street place. Halter stated
that he saw both Dennlson and Ncstlc-
house there and that In January last he
asked Dennl'on "If Shields 'Would let him
run" and that the answer of Dennlson was :
"I don't know. He'll have to get enough
evidence and then It will only "be a fine and
I'll pay that. " On another visit ho noticed
Dennlson calling off numbers at the tele
phone , ho eald , and saw some "policy
tickets" sold.
Halter admitted on his cross-examination
that he had talked with Dennlson about get
ting himself put -back on the police force ;
that Dcnnlson had told him ho would not
herp him and he had then Informed Dennl
son he ( Halter ) might have to appear
against him In some case.
The greater part of the day was occupied
with the examination of Charles Coleman ,
a negro keeper of a Douglas street rooming
house. He was the first witness for the
state , but all he was permitted to tes
tify to , at first , was his acquaintance for
several years with both the defendants. Ho
then had to give way to General Manager
H. V. Lane of the Nebraska Telephone com
pany , who was called to show that the telephone -
phone wire between the Thirteenth street
place and the South Omaha establishment
was a private one. Mr. Lane did not seem
to have any personal knowledge of a con
tract with Dcnnlson for a private wire. A.
D. Lane , who Is a solicitor-for the telephone
company , testified that Dennlson made a
contract with the company and signed the
name "John R. Crowder" to It. The con
tract was put In evidence.
Coleman was recalled to explain the uses
of the wheel on exhibition In the courtroom.
It was used for a "policy wheel , " he said ,
and he gave his knowledge of how the so-
called "policy" game Is played , going Into
details. Coleman appeared to bo an expert
from the knowledge ho communicated. He
was also diked to describe the game of
"craps. " Coleman was quite at homo In this
and the court was very much enlightened.
Mr. Ritchie , representing the defendants ,
was willing to admit that "craps" Is a game
of chance. The witness Identified ono of the
table tops In the courtroom , the ono covered
with canvass and studded with round-
headed nails , as one he had seen In January ,
elx years ago , to which Ritchie objected for
the reason that six years was a long time.
The court said It was not necessary to
demonstrate that "craps" Is a game of
chance. Coleman was kept on the stand all
the rest of the forenoon as an expert on
gambling.
Co loin n ii ICxplnlnx III * Motive.
The end of Colcman's testimony was not
reached until late in the afternoon and the
scene with Cox was after the negro was
through with. Coleman Informed the court
that ho had been employed about gambling
houses a great deal for the last twelve or
fifteen years. Recently ho bad visited the
resort which Dennlson Is alleged to have
conducted at 109 and 111 South Thirteenth
street , he stated , and had seen money taken
In through tbreo windows In a screen , Rob
ert Alton writing the tickets. Several times ,
he continued , he observed Tom Dennlson
calling off tbo numbers at a telephone to a
man who was chalking them down on a
blackboard. Ho testified to the notices about
the place being In the name of "John R.
Crowdcr. " A supposed "policy ticket , " pur
porting on Its face to be a "Mutual Benefit
Association" agreement of some kind and
signed by "Crowder , " was handed to the
witness and he Identified It. There were
some numbers stamped on Its back. He
swore that he had seen Ncstlehouse appear
on ono occasion with a 'bag of sllved coin
and Invlto the "boys" to risk their money.
At tbe time of his last visit , tbe night of
The Question Naturally Arises
How can Ualdurt do It ? What do
you care so long as you van set the
s.iinc elcKant service and the mune
menu for half the money that the
business men and women appreciate
thlH reduction is attitjted liy the num
bers that take advantage of It this IH
particularly true of thu "nupper" from
r i'50 to 8:150 : which Is being well patron.
Ized The menu for the mippcr nlono
consists of over thlrty-flvo different
dishes and It Is well worth going ncy
eral blocks after There Is only one
place like It that's
BALDUFF'S ,
Uaci-lfcJO to 2430 , Suppw-3JO
1620 Fnrnam Bt
"Just see , father , how this stocking is ruined , and
I've only worn it once. I thought it was because Jane
had rubbed it too hard , but mother says it's all the fault
of the soap that Jane used. And she wants you to be
sure and order a box of Ivory Soap to-day. "
A WORD OF WARNING. There are many white soaps , each repre
sented to be "just as Rood as the 'Ivory' ; " they ARE NOT , but like all counter
feits , lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the genuine. Ask for "Ivory"
Soap and insist upon getting it.
.
BYtNl PTOOTIR k QAM Git 00. OINOINN tl
January 21 , Xcstlehouso ordered him out.
of the place and ho had not been there j
since. I
'
Ritchie brought out from Coleman that ho
had been a gambler or , rather , employed ;
about gambling dens , for a great many years
nnd that before ho was subpoenaed ho had
talked with the county attorney and to sev
eral other persons , among them John KI1-
len. One of the "cran" tables he had had
made for himself In 183 and ho was run
ning a "crap" game In January of that year.
The witness , however , was allowed to refuse
to answer questions when to do so might
have Incriminated him.
An attempt at a conversation Coleman
had had with Dcnnlson was also brought to
the surface. IIo did not deny that ho had .
given Dcnnlson to understand that It might ;
bo to the latter's interest to "havo n talk
with him , " but he qualified this by tolling
the attorney for the defense that Dcnu'.son
had threatened to have him and his friends
thrown Into Jail and kept there If they didn't
stop Interfering with his business.
"Wore you going to talk about a gambling
house In which you were Interested ? " Mr.
Ritchie queried.
"You can make any inference you like , "
was the noncommittal response.
Coleman finally said there was a oolltlcal
difference between himself and Dennlson and
"If Dennlson would not treat him right ho
proposed to exercise his right as a citizen
and have a stop put to Dennlson'a business. "
There was a blackboard at the place , ho
said , when Illgglns ran a horse pool there
ten years ago.
Chief of Police Martin Whlto was called
after Haze , Cox and Halter. The chief said
he had known both defendants for several I
years past , but he did not know that anything - :
thing Illegal had been going on at 109 and
111 South Thirteenth street between Decem- i
her 13 and January 20 , nor had ho talked
with Dennlson about bis personal affairs. Patrolman - |
trolman John P. Rector , who was on the beat
there for a few days after January 1 , said
he paid the place a visit on January 4 an-1
eav Xestlehouse and a number of men
around the tables. The watchman on the
block , James M. Gorman , told of a "crap" i I
game and William Cullcn testified to hav 1
ing seen Dennlson at the telephone and to
having purchased some of the "policy tick1 1 i
cts. " I
It was necessary to adjourn over until !
Thursday after this.
EXJOIXS T1IK TEKMI.NAfc COMI'ANV.
Suits HrniiKlit to Trevcnt the Acquir
ing of Dcixit nroiiiiilH ,
Three more Injunction suits have been
started against the Omaha Bridge and Ter
minal company , this tlmo by the Byron
Reed company , John A. Crelghton and the
Shelby heirs , respectively , to prevent It
from going ahead and taking possession of
the property of the plaintiffs In blocks 37
and 3S , and Cl and 62 for its depot site
and grounds , between Casa nnd Davenport
and Tenth and Twelfth streets. The com
missioners appointed by County Judge Bax
ter to appraise the property had Just filed
their report when W. D. Beckett , repre
senting the plaintiffs , went before Judge
Dickinson and obtained restraining orders ,
pending further hearing. The ground upon
which the suits are based are that the
present appraisement board has no Juris
diction. It was originally appointed when
the Omaha Bridge and Terminal company
made Us first , application. Recently a sup
plemental application was made to have
condemned the property In question , and the
same board acted. Mr. Ucckott contend *
that the same board could not legally act
upon an application made subsequent to Its
appointment ,
The report filed makes the following ap
praisement : Lot C , block 37 , (6,000 , ami
lot 6 , block Cl , J3.EOO , both belonging to tba
Byron Reed company ; lot 1 , block 61 , $7,000 ,
and lot 3. block 61 , $5,000 , both belonclnc
to John A. Crelghton ; lot 4 , block 61 , $7,000.
belonging to the Shelby heirs ; part of lot 6 ,
block 37 , $2,500 , belonging to Sophia Dallow.
and the cast half of lot 5 , block 38 , $3,200 ,
belonging to William Krug. The rest ot the
property designated In tbo supplemental ap
plication has not yet been appraised , except
the north half of the 300 foot strip through
the Horbach property north of Nicholas
street , owned by the Omaha National bank ,
which is appraised at $7,000. John A Scott
represents this piece ns trustee and ho al
ready has an Injunction suit pending In
Judge Kawcctt's court over the forty-foot
strip leading to the Intersection of Nicholas
and Fourteenth streets , In which the Omaha
National bank and the Omaha Loan and
Trust company claims an easement as a
driveway to the old wlro works plant.
Minor Mnttcrx In Court.
Mattlo Gray sues Hugh Gray , to whom nho
was married In this city December , 1893 , for
a divorce on the ground of cruelty , alleging
that she was compelled to leave him Febru
ary 15 , 1SD7. A divorce was granted by
Judge Dickinson to Nortna M. Dlllu from
John F. Dills because of abandonment ,
cruelty and non-support. ' ,
The trial of Lawrence Pembertco , the
negro waiter , charged with shooting Ed
Jensen , a whlto cook , at a Douglas street
restaurant last summer with Intent to kill
him , was ended Tuesday and the Jury found
him guilty. The fbootlng of Jensen came
about during a fight among the waiters.
Jensen tried -to put an end to the dis
turbance and Pcmberton sent a bullet Into
his breast. Jensen recovered from the
wound In a short time.
J. Sheer , Sednlla , Mo. , conductor on clec-
trie street car line , writes that his llttlo
daughter was very low with croup , and her
llfo saved after all physicians had failed ,
only by using Ono Minute Cough Cure.
The Eye is
Responsible
for more nervous Y
troubles than all Y
other conditions T
combined. Y o u Y
should avoid Huch T
dangers by conmilt- ' :
Jng : the able upeT
c-lnllst. Dr. MeY
C'nrthy. who has
relieved thousands ! !
of such cuff a In
young and old ho
succeeds w h e r e X
others fall In furo
nlshlng the
proper 4 >
Blahsts that effect < >
a permanent euro
for the eye defect.
DR. MCCARTHY ,
TUB BVI3 Sl'KCIAMST.
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