TIITH OMAIIA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , JUNI13 , 1 5)5 ) .
PEOPLE OPPOSED TO GRADING
Mara Heating Declares Against Catting the
High School Grounds Down ,
| / QUESTION IS DISCUSSED"AT LENGTH
'ArRnmcnt * Tor nnil Aicnlnnt ihc
Proposition Arc Mnilr Chief
Snjn Present llnlld-
IK n rirc Trnp.
The Board of Education and citizens gen
erally united In a mass meeting on the Bute-
led of the grading of the High school
grounds last night and a long discussion of
the matter was had. Defore adjournment ,
resolutions declaring against any cut or i
grading of the grounds and asking the board
to build the new building In architectural
conformity with the old were adopted.
The meeting was called to order In the
largo assembly room , the usual board room
being Insufficient to accommodate all who |
fcad come out. Upon Ihc opening of the
meeting the resolutions adopted yesterday
afternoon by the Heal Estate Exchange
"were " read by & . member of the committee
of the real estate men appointed for the
purpose. General Mandorson opened the dis
cussion for the opponents of the cut by
asking for some positive arguments In favor
of the proposed cut. H was to be an enor
mous expense , he said , and no posltlte good
to result from It had jet been urged.
Landscape Architect I'hlrlch wan called
upon to defend the cut. He said he had been
Informed that Dodge street -was to be cut
down and If that were done It would be
absolutely necessary to cut the High school
grounds down. He belleted that It would be
better not to cut at all than to cut only
nlno feet. He did not bcllete the present
building was a sightly structure or deserted
to be completed by the addition of the
other wine.
HrNM hpcfiKu for tlic Ilonril ,
Member Hess of the board put the reasons
tor the cut before the meeting. He eald no
reduction of the street was contemplated
and that he would never sign a petition to
that end. But the reduction ho had recom
mended -was one of twenty feet at the
southwest corner of the present building.
That corner was now 206 feet above the
"water table and he proposed to bring It
down to 1S6 feet The people had toted
9150.000 for a new building. It would be
necessary to make the reduction or else ,
when the high school had outgrown the
present accommodations and more buildings
had to t > e protlded. it would be necessary
to pull down not only the old buildings but
also the new ones. Besides. It was not pro
posed to make the entire cut at once. The
fcoard had simply proposed to build one
building on the permanent grade.
"Then , " said General Manderson. "you
ttant to put the new building in a hole"
"You may put it that way if you wish , "
retorted Hess. "It Is better to have a
building In a hole than on a hill. And not
one parent ot the pupils In the High school
will object to hating the new building put
in a hole. Dozens of children have been
permanently Injured by tlio continuous
stair-climbing In the High school and a
great many of them hate been taken out
of school for that reason alone It's the
children we hate been thinking ot and It is
the welfare of the children we are consulting
ing/ '
Judge C. R. Scott made an Impassioned
attack upon the scheme to grade lUc High
echool grounds and the intelligence of the
board.
"Whcnetcr God creates a thing of
beauty , " said Judge Scott , " It seems that
there mustj-always bo some tand.il hand
laid upon It to tear It down. The city has
toted $150,000 and this must be spent if it
Is necessary to cut down ctery hill In the
city. How to spend the money Is more Hie
question than the health of the children. "
The Judge reminded the board of the mag
nificent tre s that would be sacrificed and
declared that there was no occasion to lose
them. lit returned again to the board , sayIng -
Ing that the most cxpcnslte luxury the city
had was the bull-headedness of the board ,
the members o ! which were used to lying
owako nights detlslng wa > s of spending the
money of the taxpajers. The time would
t > oou come when there would hate to be
2II&U schools for seteral different sections
of the city , where they were needed.
* Member Hess answered this with the
H statement that 20,000 inquiries had been
HS
S submitted to the peope on this tery point
and the answers had been fite to one against
the sjstem of High schools In different
parts of the city.
Mr. HoKctvntcr'M III can.
Edward Rosewater said be had been one
of the framers of the law by which the
city was enabled to put the High school
in Its present location and had been the
sole framer of the law creating the present
Board of Education for the city. Ho said
the question was simply cue of technical
utility. The board bad been empowered
coly to build a building. Very properly It
had first gaue to work to ascertain what
was proper for a city of 250,000 or 300,000 ,
ithlch Omaha would soon be. They had
called in an architect and he had drawn
up plans , from which the board was work
ing.
There'scemed to be a great many people ,
the speaker said , who were shocked at the
idea of touching a tree , remotlng it and
planting others. He bad planted a great
number of trees tthlch bad grown to be
large and beautiful , had Been them pulled
up by the roots and still surtivcd. In the
last jcar he had learned that It was possible
to transplant large forest trees and have
them flourish as well In thetr new places as 1
In the old. So that the beautlficatlon of
the grounds after the cut was not a diffi
culty serious enough to be considered.
The next thing for the board to do , Mr.
Rosewater eald , was to call In the city en-
g'tieer and the city council and find out
what effect the proposed cut would hate on
the grades of the adjacent streets. The
rights of the property owners around the
High schcol grounds were certainly to be
considered. But as for the High school , as
It was , being a thing of bcaut > . It was not.
The time would come , tilthln a few jears.
when the city would be ashamed of It. He
had eeen the High school at Duluth and was
astonished. Omaha had beaten Duluth In
many things , but was far behind It in the
matter of a High school
The city , Mr. Rosewater believed , should
conwtruct for the future and should protect
the children from danger cf fires and other
accidents that might happen In pcorly con-
rtructed echool 'bulldlngi. The present
High school building was a fire ( rap and one
of the tucst dangerous ones In the city. Ths
city had no right to Imperil the lives ot
l.COO cllldren. The city prided Itself on
Its magnificent city hall , but within ten
> eara the building would be vacated and
the city acfcnlnltnratlon would move across
the street and the city and county be got-
crned together In a new and far better
* building. The speaker -then called upon 1
Chief Redell of the fire department for us
expert opinion on the eafety of the High
echool 'building
Prcnent llttlhllnR n IMrr Trnp.
Chief Redell , while denying that he was
an expert , gave It as his opinion , based on
numerous examinations of the bull ling , that
It was the worst fire trap In the city and
was entirely urafe. It waa one big rlt k
fiom baiemcnt to cupola. H was a balloon
construction. The etalrways were unsound
and would not last a minute under a stam
pede , such s * an alarm of fire might create.
Its position on the bill made It a menace
to the entire city , as fire was known to
travel seven tnlles and commonly went as
far as three or four , and In addition the
building -was surrounded by frame houses.
C S. Elgutter , an alumnus of the High
school , maintained that there were legiti
mate sentimental considerations against the
destruction of the old building He referred
to the custom followed at all of the older
colleges and unltersltlrs of the country of
presertlng the old building * He denied that
the building was dangerous
C C. Belden spoke from the standpoint
of a parent. He had once considered the
High school a thing of beauty , but had come
to the conclusion that It was not a fit place
In which to keep the echool children.
General Manderuan went oter some figures
showing the expenditures of the Board of
Educa-lon the last jear and maintained that
the city could not afford at the present time
to tear down taluable buildings simply to
erect new ones. Judge Wakcley added his
voice to the protests against cutting down
the hill.
Dean Fair made the suggestion that the
Dodge street school bo given over to the
ues of the High school and that no mor
buildings be erected on the High school
grounds
Two resolutions were then offered , ono
declaring It the sense of the taxpayers and
citizens of Omah * that the High school
grounds should not be cut or graded , and
another that whatever new building was
constructed should be In architectural con
formity with the old one. Both of thews
were adopted
NEW GOVERNMENT BUILDING
Strnctnrc Will Me Throtrii Open to the
Public for Their Inxpcctiun
Thin Uicnlntc.
The new United States court house , cus
tom house and postofflce building will be
thrown open to the public from basement to
top story this etenlng , from S to 11 o'clock.
A general intltation is extended to the
public to tlslt the tarlous rooms and de
partments and see the magnificent building
which the government has provided for the
use of the citizens of Omaha. All of the
offices will be open , and as far as contenlcnt
the doors communicating will be thrown
open.
United States Judge Mungcr , United
States Clerk of Courts Hlllls. Marshal
Thummel , District Attorney Summers , Post
master Crow , Collector of Internal Revenue
House , Internal Revenue Agent Wheelock.
Surteyor of Customs Ta > lor , Superintendent
Van Devoort , Sergeant Welsh of the
Weather bureau , with their several assist
ants and clerical force , will be on hand In
each department to act as reception com
mittee and to welcome the public.
As far as possible the elevators will run
from the first to the fourth floors and the
tleltors can , after Inspecting the Weather
bureau and fourth floor , and other depart
ments , take the stalrwajs to the lo-wer
floors , visiting each In turn.
Music will be provided for the etenlng.
Peter Cooper Popullnt Clnli.
The Peter Cooper Populist club held Its
first formal meeting in Its new rooms , 1515
Howard street , last night. The hall is
tastily decorated with bunting , and Is filled
with new and substantial furniture. The
floor is neatly carpeted with a substantial
coterlng that wlir bear all kinds of applause.
It Is one of the best equipped political club
rooms in the city.
The bills for the recent banquet were
audited , and the club found a good sum left
oter after the pajment of all expenses
It was decided that the Modern Wood
men , who applied for permission to use the
hall for meetings , or any other secret so
ciety will be permitted to do BO.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
E. L. McBride of Lincoln is in the city.
Mire Dusenbery of Nelson was In the cits-
Monday.
Mrs B. F. Reynolds of Florence was In
town Monday.
H. E. Owen , bridge contractor of Norfolk ,
was In the city Monday.
F. Sonnenscheln , real estate dealer of West
Point , was in town Monday.
Mrs. W. R. Kelly returned Monday after
noon from New York City.
Senator F. E. Warren of Wyoming spent
a few hours In the city Monday afternoon.
S. J. Alexander of Lincoln is In the city.
II. C Andrews of Kearney Is registered at
one of the leading hotels.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred J , Sackett have gone
to Minneapolis and the Minnesota lake re
gion , where they will remain a coupfe of
w ceks.
Judge W. D. Cornish of New York , presi
dent of the Oregon Short Line and vice
president of the Union Pacific , passed
through Omaha Monday afternoon on his
way to Salt Lake City. He was accom
panied by Mrs. Cornish.
Julian H. Milter , n student of the Hebrew-
Union college of Cincinnati , having com
pleted the second semester , will return to
Omaha to spend the summer vacation. Ills
work both in high school and in college has
produced gratifying results.
At the Mlllard Allen S. Whltford , At
lanta , E L McBride , Lincoln , Lemuel
Simpson , New York , Charles C Martin ,
Kansas City : W. F. Evans , Topeka , Mr and
Mrs. John Rath , Chicago , W E. Clark , To-
peka ; M. Straus , Chicago , E. F. Jackson ,
New York , William Foards , Washington ;
Oeorge L Hastings. Red Oak , Mrs. John
Rath , Chicago , W H. Klapp , Chicago , W L
Carter. New York. J Kaufmore. Su Louis ,
D Frank , S. Rosin , Chicago.
Nebraskans at the boteFs , C. J. Trow-
bridge , York , Frank H. Scott , Emerson ;
J. H Edmlsten , Lincoln ; Isaac Shepherd-
ton , Rlverton , Fred Boehner , Arapahoe , E.
R Fogg , Beatrice. W. H Helllgcr , Auburn ,
H L. Brauer , Tekamah , J. A Douglas , Bas-
ett , r Slctranek , Crete. L. W. Wilson ,
Broken Bow , Mr. and Mrs. J. O Stout ,
O'Neill , C. F Calhoun. Springfield , Roy
A Davli. Gibbon , J , Swan. Lincoln , A. J
Simpson , Lincoln , Ed P McCallorn , Datld
City : J H. Vick , Gretna ; Oscar Olesen.
Hartlngton H C. Spauldlng. Ord ; Lara
Jordan. W F Dlers , Gresham. J. H Wol-
cott , Jackson , H. C Rountree , Lincoln.
At the Her GrandS W. Hamilton. Wl-
nona. M A Sullivan. Chicago , I. G. Mitch
ell , Kansas City , W W. Eastrlne , San Fran
cisco. H. E. Welsman , O. A Schneider , New-
York , E. Sesero , Chicago , E C. Brickford.
Nebraska City. W. H Johnson and wife.
Logan. Isabel C Datls , Auburn , N. Y ,
William H Cook. Mauch Chunk. Pa. ; L. M.
Lennon , Appleton , R L V Dead. Peorla.
H C Cummins , Imogene , E E Richards ,
Chicago. L O Bryan. Ruthven : Cornelia
Davis , Iheory E Datls , H M. Buckman
Auburn. T C Carroll Gothenburg : C G
Lucas Chicago , W J Bower , Norton , John
M. Tuttfe. Chicago , C Wateon , Vtnton ; C.
C. McNIsh , "Fremont.
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PUBLIC VIADUCT CONFERENCE
Council Sees No Eetler Immediate W&j Out
of the Difficulty.
SOUTH SIDE INTERESTS ARE CONSIDERED
Motion to neject the Propniml of the
Itnllrnniln KnlU to UcecUe Sup
port lllcjclc I.nmp Ordi
nance I ntouclicd ,
The city council , sitting Monday after
noon as a committee , decided to call for
a publhs conference Wednesday evening on
the \laduct matter , at which , besides the
council and the representatives of the rail
roads , the property owners of South Seten-
teenth street are to be present. A general
discussion will then be had. ThU course
was decided upon In preference to one sug
gested by Burkley , who made a motion to
reject the proposition of the roads and In
struct the city attorney to take the necee-
sary legal steps to compel the roads to build
It was thought that by conferring a viaduct
might b secured with less Ices of time than
by trying to force the roads to comply with
the ordinance.
The subject was brought up by the re
quest of a delegation of South Setentecnth
street property owners for a hearing. The
resolutions and petition drawn up at the
meeting In A. J. Vlerllng's office Saturday
afternoon was read and reinforced by state'
mcnts from the petitioners. Since Saturday
the resolutions , had been signed by 100 real-
den's of the vicinity.
Mount anked that the resolutions and pctl
tlon be referred to the same committee to
which the proposition had been referred , and
It was agreed that this should be done at
the regular meeting this ctcnlng.
Mr. Vlerllng. speaking for the petitioners ,
said the closing of Seventeenth Kreet as
proposed by the roads would prevent his
firm from continuing in business He was
emplojlng ISO men , and these would have to
be out of employment If the etreet were
closed. There was no way , he said , other
than by Setenteenth street by which the
city could be reached , unless teams were
sent over the Sixteenth street \laduct , and
that would necessitate six horses to etery
wagon. Contracts were figured KO closely
at the present time that the hauling of the
material under such circumstances would
often take attay the profits from a piece of
work.
Ex-Councilman Kmcnt also speaking for
the petitioners , said that he represented
more particularly the residents of Fifteenth
street , who had been cut off from the city
by the closing of that street , and were em
phatically opposed to being further hemmed
In by the clcelng of Sixteenth. He did not
beltete that the closing of Fifteenth
had been legally done , otherwise the roads
would not hate included in their proposal
a clause by which the city promised never
to seek the reopening of that street.
One of the petitioners , named Conte , made
an Indignant attack upon the actions of the
council In that It had failed to make any
progress for over a year. He Intimated
that the absence of Chairman Becbel of
the committee on railroads from the city
Just at this time might hate some signifi
cance.
President Blngham at once replied that
such could not bo the case and that Btchel
stas absent from the city for good reasons.
Mr. Conte then withdrew the remark , but
asserted that there were % ery few laws for
those who were not on the right side of
the courts.
Burkley then moved that It be the sense
of the council. In committee of the whole ,
that the offer of the railroads be rejected
and that the , city attorney be Instructed
to take the necessary legal steps to com
pel the erection of the tladuct.
Cornlnh A < U INCM TrentliiKirltli non < l * .
E. J. Cornish , who was present as a mem
ber of the Park board , expressed the opin
ion that the council would gain nothing
toy rejecting the proposition and might lose
considerable time by such action. Th3 reads ,
he said , bad already consented to modifica
tions of the propostlon and had promised
the Park board that Bouletard street should
not be dealth with as they had suggested
He admitted that the proposition as It stood
was not to be accepted by any means , but
that It might be quicker In the end to treat
with the roads until a satisfactory agresment
Ras reached than to go Into the courts ,
where the roads would bo able to tie up
proceedings for another jear He belleted
that if the city made a demand for three
tiaducts now and agreed to postpone the
building of the next one for a term of
three or fite jears the cio's Interests might
bo better sorted. As a lawjer he did not
think the council had the power , even If
It had the Inclination , to accept the pro
posal made , as It granted concessions no
council could grant foreter.
Mount counseled that It would te better
to work on the preposition In hand until
Itwas satisfactory than to reject It entirely
and have nothing to work upon or go into
the courts. He belleted that the residents
of the south side were entitled to immediate
relief , but he belleted they would get it
sooner thus.
Most of the councllmcn were In favor of
the motion , but finally agreed to an amend
ment proposed by Stubt , that nothing be
done at once with the proposition and that
a public conference be held Wednesday
evening at S o'clock. The representatives
of the roads will ibe intited to be present.
" \Vhccliueii Get Little Comfort.
Two delegations of wheelmen , one repre
senting several clubs of the city and the
other , alleged by their opponents , to repre
sent the bicycle lamp industry , appeared
before the council for and against the
lamp ordinance , which , though passed ,
Is on trial for Us life. An hour
was spent by the council in listening
to the pleas of thcso two parties and du-
cusslng the matter with them without any
tery definite result. The ordinance hue al
ready gone Into nominal effect and unless
the mayor again comes to their aid the
wheelmen who are not carrying lights this
evening will be under the ban of the law
They still hate some hope that the council
may do something , or that they may be able
to get it to do something at tonlght'a meetIng -
Ing
Attorney Strlckler appeared before the
council on behalf of the owners of some
property on Mason street near Eletenth
He claimed that the council had made a con
tract with him more than a > ear ago , agree
ing to mote four bouses off the property ,
grade It and restore the houses to their
original location ? . This had never been
done. In spite of the many attempts he had
made to get the ear of the council and have
something done. He said be thought this
difficulty and some others arising In the
same neighborhood were the fault of Coun
cilman Stuht.
fituht defended himself , < 1en > lng the
charge and alleging that the pceltlon taken
by the city was correct. But the rest of
the councllmen did not agree with him and
promised Mr Strickler that the matter
should be adjusted this evening.
There It a time for all thlntrb The time to
take DeWltt's Little Early Risers Is when
you are suffering from constipation , bllluus-
ness , tick-heartache , indigestion or other
ctomach or liver troubles They neter crlpe.
.North Omnhii Imiirot omeiit ( "lull.
Politics made itself felt at the meeting of
the North Omaha Implement club last
nlpht. Two candidates for the republican
nomination for county commissioner In the
Fifth district were present getting their
arms limbered up and the Judicial contest
came in for a hearing The club feels
klndf } duposM toward R W Rlchardson'i
candidacy , but Judge Fawcetx lUei In the
euth ward aid the club cannot ctnnot e
buck on him No definite action was taken.
but the feeling was that the Sixth ward del
egation should be frlenJly to Mr Richard
son even though It wa in. truct > d for Mr
Fawcctt. There was not a Targe attendance
owing to the Approaching storm and for the
name reason the few whs were there has
tened home
OMAHA MEN GAIN CONTROL
I'rmlddit ThniitpMin of rnrnirm * nil. I
Morchnntu" In urnnec Com-
ItctlrcB.
The Farmers and Merchants Insurance
company of Lincoln , of which D. E Thomp
son has long been the head has passed Into
the control of Omaha men representing
American and English capital , the change
coming about through the sale of President
Thomrson's interest. The transaction took
place In Lincoln Saturday and came rather ,
suddenly , no one outside the circle of those i '
Interested hating any Intimation that the
sale was contemplated.
D E Thompson will be remembered as the
chief opponent of Senator Hayward In the '
last senatorial campaign The Insurance '
company of which he has not only been j
nominally the head but also the active man- '
agcr is perhaps the most considerable of his
Lincoln Interests , though he Is also practl- 1
cally In control of the gas and electric light i
company of Lincoln Eter since his defeat
for the United States senate It has been
rumcred that he was anxious to dispose of
his Lincoln Interests , but the present sale I
Is the first action of the kind he has taken. ,
I
He has git en It out that the sale of his Interest - i
terest In the Insurance compiny will not ]
lead to his removal from Lincoln i
The Omaha men Interested In the Insur
ance company since It has changed hands
are H J Windsor. Louis E Wettllng and L
P. Funkhouser. Mr. Windsor has been made
president of the company , but it lofaldthat
he will hate only a nominal supervision ever
Its afalrs It Is said also that he has not )
made the Investment on his own behalf , but i
as the ngcnt of English capitalists , one of
tvacm , Horace Plunkett , a member of the
English Parliament , he ha ? represented In
thin country for some time Mr. Windsor
refuses to discuss the transaction of to say |
anything regarding the Intentions of the <
new company. He was not eten sure that
the headquarters would remain in Lincoln. I I
although the company owns a fine building ]
there.
The new directory Is composed of Frank
H. Woods. Seth W. Eddy and C. D. Mullen
of Lincoln and H. J. Windsor. Louis E
Wettllng and L. P. Funkhou er of Omaha.
At a meeting held In Lincoln Saturday night
the directors elected the fellow Ing officers :
President , H. J. Windsor , tlce president ,
Seth W. Eddy , treasurer , L E Wettllng ;
secretary , C. D. Mullen , assistant secretary ,
C O. Talmadge. Seth W. Eddy will have'
Immediate charge of the business. Neither
he nor the Omaha members of the directory
are willing to say whether any changes will
be made In the manner or place of con
ducting the business or the emplojes now
with the company. An Increase of the capi
tal stock has been hinted by persons not
connected with the company , but has nol
been confirmed b > any one in authority.
Mr. Thompson's Interest Is said to hate
been J51.500 out of the total capitalization
of $100,000. Just whom It passes to is not
known , eten Mr Thompson being reported
to be In Ignorance on this point. Mr Windsor
ser , the new president. Is In the city , but
Is still unwilling to divulge the names of
those for whom he Is acting. He does not
state that English capital bought Mr.
Thompson out , nor docs he deny the truth
of the suggestion.
The former directors of the company ,
only a few of whom remain , were D. E.
Thompson , D. E. Mullen , Henry Wlttraan ,
C. O. Whedon , W L. Dayton , W. H. Eng
land. S. H. Burnham. now president of the
reorganized First National bank , was treas
urer.
Thomas Thurman. fleputr sh ° rif ! of Troy ,
Mo. , says if eteryone In the United States
should dlscoter the tirtue of DeWltt's Witch
Hazel Salve for piles , rectal troubles and skin
diseases , the demand could not be supplied.
DIAMONDS ARE LOST AGAIN
.11 rd. Harry IIopUliiH Bellcien Her
Uemi Hate Ileen Stolen SIIH-
pcctn n House Cleaner.
If she were a resident of one of the
southern states ilrs. Harry Hopkins would
doubtless belietc her diamonds had been
hoodooed , but as she lives in a more mat
ter of fact locality she has come to the
conclusion for the second time within a
few months that her gems have been stolen
At the time of the Patterson block fire Mrs.
Hopkins was one of the unfortunates who
were severely burned. She was taken to
her home directly after the fire to hate her
Injuries dressed. While awaiting the action
of the physician , who was preparing to apply
the customary remedies , Mrs. Hopkins re
meted her diamond earrings , and handed
them to a friend , who placed them In the
corner of a commode drawer. The owner
forgot the receptacle "which contained the
taluables , and a few days later the public
was Informed that they had been stolen
from her at the fire. This story went the
rounds until It reached the lady who was
present the day the earrings were remoted
by Mrs Hopkins. She went lp Mr. Hop
kins and told htm it he would look In the
corner of a certain drawer he would find
the diamonds. He did so , and the sparkling
gems were recotered.
Mrs. Hopkins was not very careful of them
after that , but often left them lying In plain
tlew , or placed them carelessly In a re
ceptacles easily accessible to anyone who
sought for such valuables. About two weeks
ago she discovered that they were again
missing She suspected a man who had been
employed to assist her In housecleanlng and
notified Detectiie Jorgensen to look them
up It is believed by some that the diamonds
mends hate been misplaced a second time ,
and will be found somewhere about the
house. Mr and Mrs Hopkins left Sunday
night for a visit to friends in Illinois.
Tin Id TITO I'lnrr" for
Two places wore raided by the police on
the charge of gambling At the pool room
run by A. B. Adams. 305 North Sixteenth
street the officers rcundcd up eleven men.
Harry Hlllman Is charged with keeping a
gambling room , six are accur d cf being In
mate * and four are alleged to have been
gambling
A room occupied by Aady Wordward. 1120
Dodge street was the second place tlslted.
In this the officers found six colored men.
Woodward Is cbarced with keeping the place
and the others with ordinary gambling
W. M. Gallagher of Err = n i-a . sajs : "for
forty years I have tried various cou&n medi
cines. One Minute Cough Cure Is belt ot U. "
It relieve * Irmtantly and curea all throat
and lunc troubles.
< CHOLLMAN'S FATE IN BALANCE'
Jury in Criminal Court Fegint to Htr
Evidence in the Case.
FIRST DAY'S ' TESTIMONY NOT EXCITING
It In Lnrcelj of n PrcllmlnnrjClinr -
nctrr nn J Horn > ot Ulrcctlj
Connect the Uefotiilnnt
the Cn r.
The Jury that ! to decide whether George i
M. Chollman Vllled John n. Jones In the
saloon at 1301 Webster street last October
Is now hearing the etldencc. The state Is
petting In Its testimony rapidly , and there
Is etcry Indication that the trial will tc |
exceptionally short. The exigence that has I
been brought out so far contributes nothing I
to what was previously known of the crime , ,
and none of It directly connects Chollman
with the death of Jones The father of the
'tlctlra of the crime occupies a seat clo e
by the prosecuting attornets and Is an at-
tentlte listener to the evldene.
The only sensational Incident of jwter-
day's proceedings occurred Just before the
noon adjournment and after the selection of
the Jury had been completed. The attorneys
for the state stated to the court that they
had positive Information that one of the
Jurors had been < jn trial himself fifteen
jc.irs ago for a crime similar to that with
which Chollman le charged Their peremp
tory challenges had been exhausted , but
they wanted the Juror excused for cause
The court took the matter unier adtl e-
ment , but after Intestlgatlon It was droppel
The completion of the task of eslectlng a
Jury was without Incident. The examina
tion of Jurors included merely the routine
questions , and until Mr. Dunn sprung hit
somewhat sensational objections the pro
ceedings were decidedly monotonous. Forty-
fit e Jurors hate been examined In all. The
o'ate used all Its peremptory challenges ,
while the defense waived several. The Jury
as It now stands Includes V A. Johnson , W
H. Daniels , CHcar Cook , Sorcn Johnson , F
B. Osbourne Marlrn France , L E Knode ,
'
Charles Hello , C H Rogers , Fred Back. C.
D. Plckard and H. L Halplne.
Mntc'n rimt MMtnrm.
The first witness for the state 'was J C
Johnson , proprietor of the saloon at 1301
Webster street. In which the stabbing oc
curred. He said that Jones had been tend
ing bar for him for about three months
when he was killed. In reply to the queries
| of the prosecuting attorney the witness said
' that Chollman came Into his saloon about
IP i 30 o'clock on the etenlng of October 31.
I He was accompanied by William Grady and
i Stete Mahar. They called for o couple of
rounds erf drinks and made n good deal of
nclse while they were drinking them. Then
Grady asked him If he was not good for
45 cents and the witness told him "No. "
Grady pulled off his coat and wanted to
fight , but Jones came out from behind the
bar and succeeded In paclfjlng him. As
they went out Grady said he would get the
witness sometime outside , but neither Choll
man nor Mahar participated in the disturb
ance.
A few minutes later there was a dis
turbance at the front door , and Jones went
to see what was the matter. He came back
In half a minute and said : "Bojs I hate
got it ; send for a doctor. " He tore his
shirt open and the blood spurted tlolcntly.
Then Jones fainted and fell , and he neter
recovered consciousness. He died within
five minutes after the blow was struck.
Jcbnson stated that he sent for the po
lice and a doctor , but they did not arrite
until after Jones was dead. Grady and
Mahar were arrested by Officer Sebck , but
lie did not see Chollman at that time.
On cross-examination the witness said
that he heard no noise after Jones ttent to
the door. He did not hear a word said , and
there was no audible disturbance.
On redirect examination Johnson eald
that Chollman came to bis saloon on the
following morning with several police offi
cers This line of questioning wae with
drawn for the time In deference to an ob
jection from the defense , and Coroner
Swanson was called.
Other \VttnPimpn.
Coroner Swanson stated that fac was
called to the saloon Just after the murder
occurred. He found Jones dead with a
wound that had etidently penetrated his
heart. He remoted the body to the morgue ,
where an examination was made by Dr.
Edmlston.
J W Hackthorn , a teamster , eald that he
was In Johnson's saloon on the evening of
the murder His story of the tragedy did
not differ from Johnson's , except that he
sawjhe knife hit Jones In the breast. He
"
saw "the band and wrist that held the knife ,
but nothing more.
Dr A R Edmlston testified in regard to
bis examination of the body on the day
aftcT the murder. The wound was appar
ently made with a knife. The weapon had
entered the body between the second and
third ribs , pierced the pericardium and en
tered the aorta On cross-examination he
said that the weapon did not strike either
rib and that the wound might hate txren
caused by a very light blow. ,
Frank Daugherty , another Inmate of the
saloon at the time the stabbing occurred ,
related the occurence substantially as it
was narrated by previous witnesses.
TltOinLE AHOtT I1KI.MONT C WAL.
John A. McShnne Urine * Still Acnlnnt
MooUlifiliU-r to Knforre Contract.
The affairs of the Belmont Irrigation ,
Canal and Water Power company have
bf-en brought Into the district court In a
suit filed by John A. ilcShane of this city '
to enforce certain rights which he claims
by reason of a contract that has never been '
fulfilled The canal company was organized ,
about six years ago for the purpose of Ir- '
rlgatlng a lot of land in Cheyenne county , I
Nebraska , and up to date It has constructed i
fortj-three miles of ditches The capital
ttock was fixed at f450.000 , which was held I
b > George J Hunt , Israel B. Mason , James ;
Brown and F O. JIHson.
According to the petition filed by Mr. Me-
Shane P contract -was made by which Mo-
Shane was to assist Hunt to eecure posses
sion of the plant , and Induce the Rhode ! I
I Island Mortgage and Trust company to hold !
! the bonds of the company as trustee , and
I in return to recelte a half Interest In the
concern. He asserts that he carried out his
part of the agreement and also Induced the
Burlington railroad to construct a branch
line from Alliance through the land owned
by the company and that this road will be
Repairing Glasses ( Talk No , 16) )
Maybe you have a pair of glasses
that want repairing Possibly a len >
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baby pulled them off your face or you
dropped them on ( he floor and thev
were btepped on Even If they look like
a complete wreck don't throw them
away No matter how badly demolished
thej are we will make them good a&ain
Partb that cannot be repaired tie will
replace We do every kind of work con
nected with the spectacle business.
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completed this fall He now represents that
Hunt Is insolvent that he Is unable to meet
the claims of the other stockholders , and
that unless the courts intertene he will
be drlten from his possession and the rights
of the plaintiff will be sacrificed. He con
sequently asks that a receiver be apppolntcd
to take charge of the concern and that Hunt
be enjoined from disposing of any of the
property of the company.
sr.TTii\r. o\v.M2it& > iiii or
Control cruy fro ltiK Out of n I'ur-
vlinae in No In Court.
The case of James B. Hill , a sheep ral er
of Wyoming against the George Adams-
Burke Live Stock Commission company of
South Omaha is on trial before a Jury In the
I'nlted States court , the plaintiff seeking to
recover judgment on a claim alleged to ag
gregate { 2.224 .IS. The plaintiff contends
that last summer one Bastlan tl'lted his
ranch and purchased 690 sheep He gate
a check for the purchase price , the same
being upon one of the blanks of the de
fendant.
The sheep In controteny were shipped to
South Omaha , consigned to the George
Adams-Burke company , and upon their ar
rival it Is alleged that they were sold upon
the market and the proceeds applied up'n
a note that Baotlan owed the company and
which Is long past due. Hill now contends
that ho neter received any money for his
sheep.
In making a defense the commission
people rdmit the receipt and dlsj-osltlon o !
the sheep , but allege that their business was
with Bastlan and that they neter knew
Hill In the transaction. They say that they
supposed that the sheep belonged to Bastlan
and that consequently when the draft from
Hill came along they refused pajmcnt.
O.V ACCOtVI' OK A II\C AVIIIU.
John Itoiiiliolt AViintH HIjr
from tlio nirrtrlv l.lBht Comimnj.
A collision with a live wire that J. C.
Rombolt al.'eges he suffered while he was
emplo > ed as a lineman by the local electric
light company Is the cause of a damage
suit for $25,600 Rorabolt sajs that July 1.
1S9S , he was at work for the company stringIng -
Ing wires from po'es en Jones street , be
tween Fourth sod Fifth. Ho was sent to
the top of a forty-fit e-foot pole to make
attachments and after doing the work he
started to descend. Ho states that two live
wires had been spliced near the pole and
that the company had neglected to "tape"
the Joints as required to make the Insula
tion complete As he was climbing down
the crossbars his right arm came In contact
with one of the bare wires and his back
with the other , thus completing a short clr-
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cult and retting the full force of the current
flow through his bed > The shock caused
him to lose his hold and ho fell to the pate-
mcnt , breaking both feet and b.ls right
ankle Subscqucntlj the right foot was am
putated and he now wants the company to
settle for the sum mentioned.
\V111 Unit Thin \\Vrli.
That the tedious contest case oter the of
fice of county attorney will end this week
Is regarded as certain Judge Powell was
unable to proceed with the count today , as
the clerks in the office of the county clerk ,
who hate been assisting In the ballot countIng -
Ing , are busy receltlng the annual reports
of the assessors. It Is belleted that If no
further delaj Is encountered the count can
be complete Wtvinfsdaj. The introduction
of etldencc will not occupt much time and
two da > s more will be ample for the ar
guments.
l.oc I'linnpil from
Henrietta W. ndcn has brought an action
for ditorce against Albert C Eden on the
grounds of cruelty and desertion. Thej were
marrlel twentj jears ago and hate two
children nearly grown. Mrs 13J.cn asserts
that her husband has neglected to support
her during the last flte jeara During that
time she has acquired a small amount of
property , and she wants the decree to set
aside her husband's right of Joint possess
ion.
.Tnilee * Tr-Uo n " \ mvit Ion.
This the first day of the summer tacatloa
and most of the district court rooms arc
deserted. Judge Baker Is occupied with the
Chollman murder trial and Judge Dickinson
heard a few small matters during the fora-
noon Tnis was the extent of the proceed
ings in district court , and Judge Baxter's
da > 's work was confined to a few probate
matterb of a routine character
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'There will bo some hip surprises
among the popular pirls of Omaha We
have hurp > lsinfT values otvry day In
Drex L. Shooman's men's $3 tan , vicl
kid and Ku-iMa calf shoes Wo have
sold shoes a gieat many years , yet
have never been able to offer a fchoc
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A. IJo pe's preat orcan sale I'orty-
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herein des'Tibe .hist think of It On
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girl Mho hat > jtint concluded the lit *
i-chool MtidU's for this hp.t'on A bett
organ for 75 cents per \mik. and flu *
bci t inattunieiit of the lot for only > 1
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pahcd. voliod and tuned , and the ac
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ball , Newman UroHeHhoven. . George
Wood.s , Wlk-ox A. White and many
others.
A. HOSPE ,
W * celebrate our S5tl balneM
Ycr arv Oct. 23rd , 1809.
1'Qiir ' iod Art 1513