Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BISK : SATURDAY , SEPT EArBEB U , 1809.
PADDED PETIT JURY LISTS
Fraudulent OortiQoUea luaed in ths Name
of Jurors Who Hover Bened.
SAMPLE OF FRANK'S DISHONEST METHODS
County Uonril Wttn Informed of the
Abimcii , lint It SienloliMl to limtl-
tnte a Tliorouith In-
vcntlBiitlou.
The ventilation In The Dee of the dla
creditable record of Albyn Frank , as clerk
of the district court , wa the chief topic o
discussion In political circles almost as soon
as the paper wag on the street. WhlU mos
of the voterM were aware that Irrogularltle
had been committed , many of them did no
roallzo how thoroughly untrustworthy
Frank's administration had showed him to
be. It was practically the unanimous ex
pression that , If ono-half what Is chargei
against Frank la true , ho should get off
the track at once and make way for some
candidate whoie Integrity cannot bo ques
tioned. That The lleo haa not exaggerate *
the case Is established by the records , tha
cannot be tiueeeMfrl'y ' controverted.
The principal Iff ma of official mlsconduc
that arc alleged agulc t Mr. Frank are tha
he has been almost continually absent from
his office , that gross frauds have been per
petrated or attempted , through padded
vouchers nnd pay rolls , that ho has habitu
ally nied bills against the county for cervices
as Insane commissioner that ho never per
formed , and that fees paid Into his hands
for filing foreclosures of mortgages with the
register of deeds have been Illegally re
tained by him.
Just how far the fraudo extend will not
lie known until the Doard of County Com
i lUwloncra Inaugurates the systematic checkIng -
Ing up of the books nnd accounts In Uie
clerk's office that , for some reason , It has
apparently been reluctant to undertake.
The fact that the Jury pay rolls were
padded was discovered by the merest acci
dent. Otherwise It might have continued
to this time. On July 16 , 1S98 , Frank fllei
a certified pay roll of petit Jurors of the
district court who wore alleged to have
served during the February and May terms
Huw the Vrntul AVn IHitcuvvrnl.
When the pay roll carao before the Board
of Courity Commissioners one of the county
officials happened to notice that one of the
names on the list , who was cortlQcd us
having fcerved fourteen days , was a frieni
of his , whom ho know had not served as a
Juror. This prompted an Investigation am
Elmer Starr , then a clerk In the auditing
department , was detailed to check up the
account. By comparing the pay roll with
the court records ho ascertained that o
the amount certified $ D4D was certified to
persons whom the records proved had not
nerved as Jurors. This state of facts was
communicated to the board and Countj
Clerk Haverly was Instructed to draw the
warrants for the amounts as though noth
ing had happened. It was expected thai
when the fraudulent warrants were callcc
for the officials would then bo able to dis
cover positively all who were working the
swindle.
In some manner , however , the fact tha1
the fraud bad been discovered was com
municated to Frank and his deputy ap
peared at the county _ clerk's office the next
day and secured a Mat of the frauduleni
certificates. These were then recalled anc
to this day the parties who hold them have
never presented them for payment. Sev
eral demands ; 'have been made pn .Frank's
office for the certificates , but Vhey are sale
. , to have disappeared. 'William Schwarlck
the clerk who has charge of these doQU-
ments , says that ho has searched all
, through the files for them , but that these
particular certificates cannot be found. The
warrants have consequently been cancelled
and are so entered on the records.
Lost February County Auditor Tate form
ally called the attention of the board to
this and other Irregularities In the followIng -
- Ing communication , which was referred to
the committee of the whole :
A Lent from the Itecoril ,
OMAHA , Neb , . Feb. 11. 1899 To the Honorable -
, orablo Board of County Commissioners ,
Douglas County , Neb. : Gentlemen Permit
mo to call the attention of your honorable
board to some matters connected with the
public service , over which you , as custodians
. of the county's Interest , have the oversight.
* nnd to whom the citizens and taxpayers
look for the correction of any abuses that
tend , either wrongfully or fraudulently , to
the expenditure of the people's money.
Months ago action was taken by the
Board of County Commissioners instructing
the clerk of the district court to discontinue
the practice of Issuing certificates to Jurors
and witnesses In said court , as will bo
shown by the adoption of a resolution in
troduced by Mr. Klerstead This resolution
shows that the same was certified to the
district clerk , but no attention whatever
has been palif to It , and the practice still
continues. Item 13 , In section 3 , chapter 2S ,
Nebraska statutes- provides for the "cer
tifying to the county commissioners , at the
end of each term , the names of Jurors , and
their terms of service , and mileage , and
provides a , tea of Jl.GO for same. " There
la now In my department , pending before
your honorable board , a claim filed by the
district clerk January 19 , 1S99 , for J1.020.C5 ,
of which $201 Is for certificates Issued con
trary to the Instructions of your honors , and
for which the statutes provide a fee of $ C
only. This , however. Is not the worsl
feature of the practice. Pay roll No , 19,968 ,
filed July 1C , 1898 , and certified by the dls-
AWORDOFCAOTION.
The old saying that " a man , who is
naked can't Rive away his shirt , " is only
another way of saying that you can't '
give what you haven't got. The man
can't give ' 'free medical advice , " or any
other kind of medical advice who hasn't
got a medical education and a certificate
to the fact , In the form of a diploma.
And in this particular a woman has no
more privilege than a man. She can't
give medical advice without medical edu
cation and medical knowledge.
The offer of free medical advice made
by Dr. Pierce.chief consulting physician
to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute -
stitute , Buffalo , N. Y. , has been imitated
by so many , who without any medical
qualifications claim to give "medical
advice" that n word of caution is neces-
Bary.
Bary.Don't write for medical advice to any
one , man or woman , who is not a phy
sician. If they are physicians they will
take the title of physicians or doctors so
that you may recognize them. If they
don't claim that title it is because they
dare not , for fear of the law.
Do not forget that there is just as
much difference in doctors as hi artists.
Uvery little town has Its artist who draws
and paints. But these "artists" gener
ally paint copies of the works ofgreat
artists like Millet. There was only one
Millet.
There is only one Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute , such as Dr. Tierce
presides over. Thousands of women
come or write to Dr. Pierce who have
found no help at the hands of doctors of
lesser skill nnd narrower experience.
Any sick or ailing woman , suffering
from Uie distressing forms of disease
peculiar to women , is invited to con
sult Dr. Pierce , by letter , free. Such con-
eultatlons are absolutely private. Each
letter is treated as a sacred confidence ,
and each answer is Bent in a plain en
velope , bearing no printing upon it.
In tills way offensive questions and
repulsive examinations may be avoided.
Address Dr. R. V. Pierce , Bufialo , N. Y.
trlct clerk to your honorable board. WRH
known after examination to contain certlfl-
eaten wrongfully Issued , amounting to M9.
Thwo certificates wcro " potted" by this
department mid the warrant * allowed to
Isnue for name and held in the hop that
upon prceantntlon tha cause of the wrongful
tssuo could be made apparent. This action ,
however , for some cause , leaked out and , an
a consequent * ) , none of theno certificate !
were presented or warrants dcmandod.
On pay roll No , 21,662 , filed January 4 ,
1899 , this board la notified by the dlitrlct
clerk of the cancellation of the above
certificates wronRfulljr Issued , aggregating
J549 , the stubfl of which are now to marked ,
but on demanding the certificates I was told
by the clerk in charge that he could not
produce them. Query , What has been done
with them ? These certificate * , numbers nnd
amounts are hereinafter shown and It will
require an order of the board Instructing
the county clerk to cancel tfio warrants Is
sued therefor. Ono certificate , however ,
( and there may bo more ) for $30 was Issued
to a party who did not serve as Juror ;
neither did ho know of Its Issuance. This
party's name was filgncd on the back of the
certificate nnd It was eold to a warrant
broker of this city , who receipted the war
rant reglulor for same and obtained the war
rant , and the records In the district clerk's
ofllce show that the party answered and the
district cork certified that the service was
performed , I cannot longer refrain from ac
quainting your honors in your offlclnl ca
pacity of such abiiBos.
Again , I hnvo now on my desk a claim ,
21,613 , filed January 14 , 1S99. by the clerk
of the district court for $629.15 for services
as member of the board of Insanity and as
clerk of said board. In this claim Is In
cluded charges for 116 days' attendance a *
meetings of the board between Juno 1 ? .
1S98. and December 31 , 1893 , at $3 per day
and amounting to $348. I am led to be
lieve , from Information received , that the
major part of this US days' service was
never performed. The statutes provide a fee
for this service at the rate of $3 per diem
for tlmo actually employed , nnd I have the
written opinion of the county attorney that
this "docs not Include tlmo not actually em
ployed. " I await Instructions from your
honorable board before I can determine as
to my report on this claim.
This Is accompanied by a list of the can
celled certificates , the amount for which each
was Issued and the number of the warrant
that was drawn to pay It.
After a thorough consideration of the
facts , the committee of the whole presented
a report In which It concluded that the
abuses charged existed and thlo was signed
by every member of the board. The report Is
etlll on flic as follows :
Hoard KlntlN Kautn UN Stilted.
OMAHA , Neb. , Feb. 27 , 1899. Your com
mittee of the whole , to which was referred
a communication of J. H. Tale , county
auditor , calling attention to certain matters
In the oince of the district clerk relating to
the Issuance of Jurors and witness certifi
cates in violation of instructions from the
Board of Commissioners , also the wrongful
Issue of certificates to Jurors , amounting to
$549 , together with the $30 certificate upon
which a warrant had been obtained , and
the further reference to n claim fifed for
service as commissioner of Insanity , beg to
report :
That upon a careful consideration of said
communication and an examination of all
the matters connected therewith , shown of
record , your committee finds that the abuses
therein referred to are facts , and the con
tinuance of same should bo resisted by this
board , and to this end your committee
recommends that no further allowance bo
made to the clerk of the district court for
Issuing Juror or witness certificates. Your
committee further shows that a communi
cation has been referred to It by Albyn L.
Frank , In which he admits an overcharge
of $90 In his bllF for services as Insiuo
commissioner. This , together with any
other errors In said bill , should bo deducted
before Its allowance. Your committee
further recommends that the county clerk
be and hereby Is Instructed to cancel the
following warrants , towlt ( Pay roll 21,562
being the $549 In fraudulent certificates ) .
Your commlttca further recommends that
the county treasurer be and ho Is hereby
Instructed to refuse 'payment of warrant
2,148 for the sum of $30 , issued August 6 ,
1898 , the same being wrongfully obtained ,
all the foregoing warrants having been
issued on the general fund , fiscal year of
1S98. H. E. OSTIIOM.
JAMES P. CONNOLLY ,
A. C. HAUTE ,
THOMAS HOOTOR ,
PETER HOFELDT.
A'erlllciitloii of Ilie FruuilH.
An Investigation of the certificates that
are Included In the canceled list discloses
the fact that they were almost without ex
ception Issued In the name of taxpayers who
had been summoned as jurors , but had
been excused by the court. In spite of the
fact that no service had been performed the
clerk's office made out the certificates for
from one to fifteen days , most of them
being for $23 and $30. In most cases the
exact address of the alleged juror was not
given ; In others either the address or the
name was slightly changed , and In others tha
correct name and address wero'given.
A number of the men whoso names appear
on the list have been seen by a representa
tive of The Bee , nnd their statements are
almost exactly similar. The name of W.
Vincent of 810 Douglas etreot was attached
to a certificate of $14 for seven days' service.
Mr. Vincent says that ho was summoned as
a juror , but was excused by the court on
account of partial blindness. Ho did not act
as a Juror and drew no fees.
N. J. Maxwell , 419 South Nineteenth
street , was also drawn , but was excused. Ho
Is employed by the Omaha Water company
and , as ho could not bo spared at that tlmo ,
Superintendent Hunt secured his release
from service as Juror. Nevertheless a fraud
ulent certificate for $2S was Issued in hla
name.
O. 11. Glbler. whoso address is given on
the pay roll as South Forty-first street ,
appeared on the first day of the panel and
was excused. Ho drew $2 for his one-day
appearance , but in addition to this the pay
roll , contained a certified statement that ho
had served fourteen additional days and was
entitled to anotlicr warrant for $28.
E. L. Forral. 2520 Decatur street , was
also excused without service. The first let
ter of his last name was changed to "T , "
his residence number was chanced to 2528
and the altered name and residence irero at
tached to a certificate for $23.
Q. W. Orlggs , 710 South Fourteenth street ,
U also represented on the pay roll as en
titled to $23 , Griggs did not servo and Is
In fact Incapacitated from service on a jury
ay deafness.
C. D. Evans , 2010 North Nineteenth street ,
s supposed to represent E. D. Evans , who
resides at the number mentioned. Mr. Evans
did not serve as a Juror , but his name la
also Included on the $28 list.
W. Star , 2403 South Eighteenth etreot , is
another Juror who was drawn and excused
without service. In his case also the county
was charged up with $28 by Frank or his
subordinates.
, Some of the persons who are named in the
1st cannot be found at this time , but all
who were sepn told the same story. They
lid not serve as jurors during either of the
onus during whch ( their attendance was
charged and were entirely unconscious of
the fact that their names had been used In
an attempt to defraud the county.
A in ( i n K die IviinUnn ,
CHICAGO , Sept. 1 , "In rny Judgment ,
history Is repeating Itself In our now pos
sessions , the Hawaiian Islands. Ono in
every thirty of the natives has leprosy.
Tuberculosis i making terrible etrldes In
he Island and I look for tbo alo\y , but sure ,
extinction of the Kanakas by these agenclm.
The Hawaiian islanders , like the North
\uierlcau Indian , will , in the near future ,
be a race of the past. "
These words sum up the opinion of the
situation in the Uraudu of the Paclllo viewed
> y Dr. Nicholas Senn , the famous surgeon ,
vho today returned from an extended yaca-
lon in Hawaii , The doctor made a careful
examination of the health of the natives ,
dth iti connequent effects upon the Anglo-
laxon , and advltea all who have a tendency
o consumption , asthma or rheumatism to
emaln away from Hawaii.
TALK OF THE POLITICIANS
Hofeldt's ' Frlonda Trj Hard to Pall A , J.
Willinmj Off the Truck.
BROATCII STILL ASPIRES TO BE MAYOR
He linn John T. Clurk Out TryliiK to
1'at in n Delegation In tha
Thiril AVnrd to IIcut
Uurmcutur.
The principal anxiety that seems to bo
agitating the local democrats Just now Is Uio
possibility that they will really have to
concede the populists an office. Ouo of the
few things accomplished by the recent popu
list county convention was to nominate A
J. Williams of Waterloo for county commis
sioner from the Third district , which Is now
represented by Peter Hofcldt. Of course
Hofeldt Is a candidate for re-election , nni
the action of the populists was a tremendous
blow to his prospects. At first his demo
cratic friends laughed the matter off , Baying
that they would soon find means to pul
Williams off the track , but they have now
como to regard his candidacy more seriously
It develops that Williams has some opinions
of his own , and that ho luis trailed with th
fusion combination long enough to under
stand that ono nomination In hand Is worth
half a dozen , of the promises of future prof
ermcnt that the democrats keep In stock
, to deal out to populists who happen to
bo In the way. To Intimations that , If ho
would Just get out of Hofeldt's way , the
democratic party would see that ho Is wcl
rewarded , ho suggested that the populists o
Douglas county arc already overstocked will
Just that sort of paper and ho guessed ho
would toke his chances In the election. The
democratic leaders then ottered a written
pledge that they would give him practically
anything ho wanted If ho would get oft the
. track , but Williams happened to remember
< that a number of local populists have
similar documents that they have been un
nblo to discount at any price , and he stucl
to his original proposition. The democrats
now declare that , unless he gets out o
Hofeldt's way , they will slaughter blm a
the polls , but the threat has apparently
failed to effect Its purpose. Williams Is stll
In the ring and his friends assert that 1
the democrats propose to apply the knlfo
they will discover that the populist party
has a whole arsenal of knives that can bo
put Into action without much parleying.
The reluctoncy of the populists to abandon
their candidate for county commissioner la
emphasized by the fact that they have en
tirely failed to profit for their services In
assisting the democrats to obtain control o
the county board. When they worked for
Hofeldt nnd Connolly they were assured
that populists would receive equal recogni
tion In the dispensation of county patronage
The democratic majority lost no tlmo in
claiming the spoils after It got control o
county affairs , but there was always tame
good reason why a vacant position eliould go
to a democrat. The populists were- Invaria
bly put aside with the assurance that they
to-Quld bo taken care of In duo time , bu
now the Jobs are all filled , and the only
thing a populist has to go to the court house
for Is to pay his taxes or serve on a Jury
The populist workers who were assured tha
they would be Included In the distribution
of the spoils are still on the waiting bench
and they demand In the most emphatic
terms that their party shall have a commis
sioner of their own faith who can bo de
pended on to do them Justice.
Undaunted by the very emphatic inti
mations that ho has received In previous
campaigns that the people , don't want , hlu
for mayor , W. J. Broatch has again appeared
in the' ring and. Is getting ready to launch
himself Into the breach at the next spring
election. Preliminary to this voluntary sac
rifice of his private Interests for the munici
pal good , Broatch proposes to take a hani
In the county primaries , and has already
begun setting pegs for a delegation In the
Third ward. John T. Clarke , who. has offi
ciated as his treasurer in previous fights , Is
again helping to steer his craft , nnd they
declare their Intention of beating Louis
Burmcstcr out In his own ward , Just to
show that Broatch Is rftlll In It , and form
a base of operations for the future.
C. J. Anderson of the Eighth ward , who
was appointed market superintendent by
Mayor Broatch , Is managing Charley Pcder-
son'fl campaign for sheriff among the Swed-
ish-Amerlcau voters.
The Third commissioner district Is bring
ing out a big field of republican candidates
from which the convention will have an
opportunity to choose. 0 { the nine country
precincts that compose the district a.majorlty
have ono or more candidates , and If the
convention was to occur tomorrow none of
them would como In with more than two or
three precincts behind them. There Is some
disposition , however , to combine forces on
ono or two strong candidates , and the field
may bo considerably reduced during the
next two weeks. Among the republicans
who arc now out for the nomination are
W. 0. Whltmoro , J. Akerlund nnd Mons
Johnson of Valley , John Slefus of Waterloo
Peter Mangold of Jefferson , Zach Ellis of
Union and James Walsh of AVest Omaha.
REPUBLICAN CLUB MEETING
EiithiixliiMilc nnthcrliiRT In the Flrot
AVtiril AdilrcHNcd by Several
Prominent Speaker * .
The meeting of the First Ward Repub
lican club ut the corner of Eighth and
Hickory streets last night was thg largest
and most enthusiastic meeting held In the
city this year. The largo crowd remained
to a late hour and the interest was kept
up to the end.
Charles Elgutter , candidate for county
Judge , was the first speaker. Ho reminded
tlm republicans that the coming campaign
would bo a very Important ono and that
they should prepare for It by nominating
only good men on the county ticket. Ho
said that about 15 per cent of the voters of
the county wore nonpartlsans or mugwumps
and a ticket should bo nominated which
would draw from this element as 'well as
unlta the solid republican support. In the
past the republican party had suffered be-
cuuso of weak nominations and the mis
take should not bo made this year.
Peter Belsen's First Ward quartet fa
vored the audience with a selection which
was so good that another was Insisted upon
and both wore received with great applause.
Mr. Currau , candidate for county' super
intendent , was called out and told -a good
story on Mr. Bryan which was new Jo most
of those present. Irving G. Barlght , candi
date , for clerk of the district court , followed
with a short speech on the political Issues ,
N. 0. Pratt took the platform and said It
did him good to be among republicans. Ho
Imd found that the enthusiasm was growing
all over the city and he believed the party
would march to victory both In county and
state this fall. ,
A. W , Walkup was the next speaker. Ho
tallied at some length on the national Issues
and called attention to the prevailing pros
perity which had como accordlyr to the
[ > romlso of the republican party , TT * times
it the present moment , ho eald , vere the
best over experienced by the country. IU
advised all -present to vote the straight
ticket as the only sure way to insure'tha
continuation of the prosperity ,
Dr. Hanchett opened up a talk by say
ing ho did not believe in saying harsh
things about the dead and he considered
that the democratic party was dead. He
said It was no- wonder that the young men
of the country wnro republicans. The nd-
vance of prosperity hml como so soon after
the Inauguration of JIcKlnley Uint there
wna a Rrcat demand for labor. Ito referred
to tlm frco silver theory as & "Inst year's
bird's nc t" nml closed hla Bpo ch by highly
complimenting Mr , Hlguttor , the candidate
of the ward wfor county judge.
J. 0 , Holt , John Duller , Judge Hnskcll
and Krod W. Koettor also spoke , each Riv
ing evidence of the faith that was In hint
for the tfUcccsR of the republican party. At
the clceo of the speaking refreshments were
Bcrvcd.
INSTRUCTED FOR HAVERLY
Fourth AVnrd Clnh Solldlr tor Him
FoNter nnil Vltinouhnlrr AVIII
1'licht it Out.
At ono of the largest and moat enthusias
tic meetings that It has held In two years
the Fourth Ward Republican club Friday
night endorsed the candidacy of County
Clerk Haverly for re-election by a unani
mous vote and instructed any delegation
that may represent the ward In the county
convention to support him vigorously. An
effort to agreeon a single delegation In the
primaries was defeated by the fact that W.
A. Foster nnd D. M. Vlnsonhalcr of the
Fourth ward are both candidates for county
judge , and Mr. Vlnsonhaler insisted on his
right to put In a delegation Instead of plac
ing his name on the ticket with that of Mr.
Foster , with the understanding that the ono
that received the highest vote should have
the delegation.
Preliminary to the consideration of the se
lection of a delegation the following club
officers wore chosen by a unanimous vote :
President , J. W. Parrlsh ; vice president ,
Dr. 11. S. Anglln ; pecrotory , W. R. White-
horn j treasurer , Gustavo Anderson.
TRAVELING A RAPID PACE
llert I , . Tow lie linn llecii Cutting ; u
Wide SwatH | u Denver Wanted
lijan Omaha Firm.
Squires & Smith , the refrigerator dealers
at 1G14 Capitol avenue , have been having
some unpleasant experience with a very fly
young man named Bert L. Towne , who has
been acting as their agent In Denver. At
the present time Towno Is In hiding to avoid
arrest on a serious charge.
When young Tow no took charge of the
business at Denver ho waa armed with
good recommendations from Kansas City
business men. Ho at once assumed a promt-
nont place in Denver society nnd appeared
to have money to burn. As It turned out ,
It was other people's money that ho was
burning.
About ten days ago the Omaha firm re
ceived word that there was something
wrong at Denver and Mr. F. C. Squires
went out there to investigate. Ho found
that Towno had placed a mortgage of $150
on a consignment of refrigerators and after
securing the money had disappeared from
view. Mr. Squires was unable to locate
him , but now has reason to think he Is
hiding In Denver. Papers have been Issued
calling for the apprehension of the culprit.
The Omaha firm will lose nothing by the
deal , with the exception of the traveling
expenses of Mr. Squires to Denver , as the I
goods mortgaged were In consignment and
the mortgage broker will bo compelled to
stand the loss.
YELLOW FEVER AT KEY WEST
Four CiiMi-H A mo 11 K : Civilian * Giirrlxnn
Ordered Hcjnovoil Further
Xorth.
WASHINGTON , j Sept. 1. General Frank ,
commanding the Department of the Gulf ,
has telegraplipd thevtWaK dc.partm.ent that
four cases of yellqyv fever hayo appeared at
Key West and asking-instructions. In reply ,
General Mlloa sent- telegraphic Instructions
directing the removal of the garrison at
Key West to such Jiolnts as General Frank
may deem best , but suggesting Fort McPherson -
Pherson on account of tbo ample quarters
at that post.
The garrison at Key Weet Is composed of
Batteries B and H , First artillery. The |
acting assistant surgeon at Key West has
also reported to General1 Sternberg that four I
cases of yellow fever have appeared In the
town. There are no cases among the
troops.
PENSIONS FOR WI2STI2HX VETERANS
SnrvlvorM of the Civil "War Heiiicm-
hered by General Government.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. ( Special. ) The
following western pensions have been
granted :
Issue of August 18 , 1809.
Nebraska : Original" Thomas Watklnson
Lexington , $8. Original widows , etc. Re
issue , Eliza A. Foster , $12.
Iowa : Original Benjamin G. Cunning
ham , Hampton , $8 ; George W. Lamastors
Crcston , $6. Restoration and supplementa
Menzo J. A. Bronson , dead , New Hart
ford , $6. Increase John H. Ilalley , Hope-
vlllo , $12 to $14. Reissue Special , A.USUJ !
21 , David Carver , Inwood , $30. Original
widows , etc. Llddy A. Wlckhnm , Belmond ,
$8 ; Mary E. Hendry , Neola , $8.
Iilncal llaiilc of Army OlIlcerN.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. The War depart
ment Is making up the lineal rank of the
officers recently appointed In the first thir
teen volunteer regiments. These are being
made by regiments only and not for the
whole of the volunteers. Promotions in the
futures will bo made in regiments base * ]
upon this lineal rank. Length of tlmo In
which office-re served as officers In the serv
ice oc mo unuou siaies win aoiermme me
rank of the now officers. Service in the
mllltla will not count. Officers from state
regiments will have their service dated from
the tlmothey were mustered into the United
States service for the Spanish war.
I'ortiiliilnpr to 1'ontofllccii.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. ( Special Tele
gram. ) An order was Issued today establish
ing rural delivery at Earlham , Madison
county , la. William G. Armstrong was ap
pointed regular carrier and W. S. Plerson ,
substitute. Carriers will give dally serv
ice , supplying a population of CIO people ,
DEATH RECORD ,
Company C. 1V111 Attend Funeral.
GENEVA , Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Special , ) Ina ,
sister of Sergeants Earl and Ross Camp ,
was Very low with consumption and while
the boys were on route for home ebo
begged her nurses to keep her allvo until
iior brothers should arrive. She died at 7
; i. m. yesterday and will bo burled tomor
row. Company G will attend the funeral.
, AV. A. IlrtUnrr.
HASTINGS. Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Special Tele
gram. ) W. A , Bratney died tonight at 8
o'clock of typhoid fever , after an Illness
of six weeks. The funeral will be held Sun
day afternoon ,
YOUIIK KIIIIMIIH DeiiiouratN Unite ,
KANSAS CITY , Sept. 1. A special to the
Star from Hutchlnson , Kan. , says : P.epro-
Kentatlvo democrats of Kansas mot here to-
lay in conference in response to a call to
Consider the advisability of organizing po-
Itlcal clubs , to bo known as the Young
den's Democratic League of Kansas. " r.
E. Brown , promoter of the meeting nnd
chairman of the provisional committee , It
lad been decided at a meeting of leaders
ast night , should not be permitted to call
ho meeting to order pr have orf ofllrlal
place In the organization , fho claim yin&
made that ho was a disturber. When Brown
arrived today and learned of this action he
mmediately resigned a chairman of the
ommlttee. It was stated during ; he day
hat W. J , Bryan , A. M. pockery , W. J.
Stone , W , A. Harris and other prominent
peakers promised by Brown win not be
ere.
A special war history of
The First
By the famous war correspondent , Douglas
White who was on the fighting line with
the boys , profusely illustrated from photo
graphs taken at the time , together with
ninety-one other illustrations of the islands ,
soldiers , etc. , etc.
An
up-to-date
true and
concise
History
of the
Philippine
Campaign.
book
for future
.
> -
' reference.
Kleutentant Brumby of Admiral Dewey'a Staff nod hla . Flag-Raisin ;
Party on the Battlements of Old Manila. " *
.
Re-drawn from an illustration in "On to Manila. "
Only a limited number of these books were
printed and orders should be in early to in
sure getting one. Sent by mail to any ad
dress or delivered at The Bee office upon
payment of 50 cents.
History Department ,
FREE HAND FOR THE CUBANS
General Leo Would Expedite Formation of a
Eepublio in the Island.
UNITED STATES TO ACT AS GUARDIAN
ItuportN Nor nml OoudllloiiH Rapidly
Ituturuluu : In the Provinces
Under III * Immediate
Comumiid.
CHICAGO , Sept. 1. A special to the
Times-Herald from Washlncton says ; Gen
eral Fltzhugh Lee has made an elaborate
report on prevailing conditions in the terri
tory in Cuba under his jurisdiction and
takes strong ground for an Independent gov
ernment for the Cubans under an American
protectorate.
The War department in March directed the
commanders of departments in Cuba to rnako
a report on the conditions in their several
sections and to accompany it with recom
mendations as to the treatment of the na
tives. General Leo Is the only commander
who has BO far responded. General Leo be
gins his report by stating that conditions in
Havana and Plnar Del nio provinces are
making rapid progress toward a state of
r > eacc , good order and prosperity , Ho goes
Into this in great detail , taking up the sub-
loot , town by town , and showing a general
mprovoment throughout the western end of
.ho Island , His report In this respect Is
very gratifying , indicating as it does that
here is not as much suffering from want of
food as is often assorted In unofficial reports.
Turning to recommendations , General Leo
urges tto taking of a census as a first step
oward the establishment of self-govern
ment. General Lee thinks that the next
step should be the careful consideration of
he question of suffrage for the Cubans.
! e takes it for granted there will be elec-
lens by the natives and ho points out the
mportarce of wise action in determining the
qualifications of voters.
Jiulrjieiident Ileiiubllonn Oovcrnnicn ( .
He recommends an independent republican
government , with a president , a vlco presi
dent and a congress. Ho would have this
established soon and advises the holding of
a general election for the nolootlon of those
officers. He says nothing ftbout a constitu
tion , leaving it to be Inferred that he elUier
overlooked that Btep or would have It left
to the Cuban congress to provide after its
Installation in office. In this connection he
lays stress upon the need of a system of
Jurisprudence suitable for an independent
government and BO guarded as to secure
justice to the people.
General Lee evidently foresees that while
the United States might provide Cuba with
a model system of government , the natives
would bo likely to spoil It In the administra
tion , and ho has submitted suggestions for
keeping the government machinery running
along lines that commend themselves to the
American mind. He says the United States
should keep a strict supervision ovro Cuba
until its republican government is com
pleted and firmly established.
Even after relieving the Cubans In part
of American protection ho would have United
States troops maintained in tbo island to
protect Americans and other aliens In the
enjoyment of their personal and property
rights.
COMSV ISLAND CI.UII OI3TS FIOIIT.
mid Shnrlccy Fix I'lncc < o
Ooiid-xt flip Cliiiiniiloimlilp.
NEW YORK. Sept. l.Jlm Jeffries of
California and Tom Sharkoy of Dundalk ,
Ireland , will fltfht for the heavyweight
championship of the world at the Coney
iHland Sporting club on October 23. This
was decided today af a meeting of the
managers of the iiuglllfltH. Onlv two Mdn
were received for the contest and the man
agers of the club house by the seaside hav
ing plven < ho better Inducement secured
the bout , The Coney Island club offered
2-3 per cent of the gate receipts , with a
guarantee of J30.000 , and dcnoslted a certi
fied check for { MO as a forfeit.
TlnrlnnnU I'liBllUt MnIJrfrnf. .
NEW YORK , Sept. 1. Joe Cans of . Balti
more whipped Eugene nnzrnah of 'Cincin
nati at the Broadway Athletlo club tonight.
The men met for ft twenty-flve-round go at
133 pounds. For the first three rounds Oanz
confined himself to sizing up hla onponent ,
Rights and lefts were showered on Bezenah
In the ninth and the end came In the tenth.
Oans shot his left hard to the face and fol
lowed it with two rights on the J w which
put the westerner on his back and hn was
counted cut , Tlmo of last round , 2:23. :
Stiil'linrn F"ltrlit In Chicairo ,
CHICAGO. Sept. 1. One of thn faste t
and most scientific fights witnessed here in
Another
$10.00
Cash
Prize
to the woman who secures between Sept.
1st and ICth the grcatent number of White
KuHtlan soap wrappers , No wrapper *
turned In before Sept , 1st nor after 2 o'clock
P , m. Sept. 15th will be counted in this J10
contest , but each and every wrapper , no
matter when turned In. will count In the
ifrand prize contest ending Dec. 20th , 1593 ,
when the woman having the greatest num-
oer of
WHITE RUSSIAN SOAP WRAPPERS
to her credit will receive aa a present ft
fZoO.GO Alaska sealskin jacket made to meas
ure. There will also be nine additional
prizes Two valued at $25 each and seven
of J10 cash each.
These contests open only to the women of
Nebraska und the city of Council Illuffa. la.
Bring or send all wrappers to Jus. B. Kirk
& Co. , 306 B. 12th Bt. Omaha ,
Llllle A , Ragatz , Columbus , Neb. , had
the grimiest number of Whlto Kusslan soap
wrappers up to noon , Aug. 31 , and receives
the $10 cash prize.
years took place at the Fort Dearborn club
tonight between Harry Harris , a local 112
pounder , nnd Jimmy IJarry , who up to his
retirement last winter was conceded to 1/e
the peer of any bantam weight. Jt was a
cane of a tall and reacliy lefthand jablic-r
against a stocky and aggressive mixer , Un
til the end of the sixth round both men
fought fast and furiously , hut the points
were so evenly divided that In the end the
referc . without a moment's hesitation , declared - * %
clared the bout a draw. "A
After Iiullr.n Limit * . B1
WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. ( Special Telo- | l
gram. ) Inspector Mclaughlin of the Inte
rior department has left tor South Dakota to
negotiate with the Yankton Sioux for the
purchase of plpestone quarries in the county
of that name In southwestern Minnesota.
The secretary of the interior is anxious to Jtl
acquire those lands as there is an Indian
school on the tract , which contains about
G40 acres. The Sioux , it Is said , have asked
a high price for the lands , but negotiations
to be conducted by Major Mclaughlin are
expected to result in an agreement on a
price satisfactory to thoao interested.