Nebraska Newspapers

    TITE DAILY TJEEs TUESDAY , OCTOBER fl , 1800.
1AIES OF THE SPANISH WAR
Auitrian Who Fonght with Gomez Rsktei
Borne of His Experiences.
USES DYNAMITE TO BLOW UP TRAINS
nnrt Cnr * % Vrrckeil nml Sinn- |
Inriln Klllrd Ity ( lir IlntidrfdN
Confine-incut In Morro nnil
V lloleimc liy Wcylcn
General Maximilian Jantschn , chief of the
dynamite troops of the Cuban army during
the Cuban-Spanish war , In In the city
Benrchlnj ; for a former Cuban minister to
the UnlUxl States , Tomas Estrada I'alma ,
believed to be living incognito either In
Omaha or Denver. I'alma took an active
part In the negotiations between Generals
Urooko arut Gomez over the- payment of the
Cuban soldlera for services rendered under
the American flag. Ho was at Uio head of
the movement to have General Gomez em
powered to pay off his soldiers , and when the
project failed I'alma left Cuba , having re-
nolvcd not to return to his native country.
General Jantscha was born In Austria , and
although ho spent the early part of his life
In Cuba , where bin father owns largo sugar
plantations , ho served eight years 03 lieu
tenant In the Austrian array , having made
n special study of explosives In the nmunl-
tlon department. After leaving the army
General Jantschn spent several years studyIng -
Ing medicine In I'arln and Germany.
The general's service In Cuba lasted n
year. During that tlmo the troops under
his command were engaged In destroying the
( bridges and railroads constructed by the
Spanish engineers. At the battle of Sara
toga , Juno 17 , 189G , bo was wounded In
thlrty-BOven different places by the Spanish
rapid-lire guns and captured by a detach
ment of Spanish troops.
General Jantscha was placed In the mili
tary prison nt Puerto Principe , being kept
there flvo days. Ho was then removed In
chains , under heavy guard , toNcuvltoa ,
where the ! squad with their prisoner took a
steamer for Havana. There he was locked
up In the famous Morro Castle. He was
sentenced to bo shot and shows with prldo
A n release signed by General Weyler bearing
, the statement that the death penalty was
commuted because or bis physical condition
and that ho had been given liberty to leave
the country. The release was secured for him
by General Fltzhugh Lee.
American Imiirovciiu'iitM In Iliivmiu.
The general In enthusiastic over the mu
nicipal Improvements made by the Ameri
cana In Cuba Blncothe _ end of Spanish rule.
( < V ' 1 ° Bavs thn sanitary systems Inaugurated
' Iby the 'Americans have Improved conditions
wonderfully and have boautllled nil the
towns and cities where work has been done.
Syndicates of Americans have begun to build
nnd operate street car linos. Huge estab
lishments for the manufacture of Ice have
iboon built and largo department stores have
Ibeen started and already pay well.
The masses of people , General Jantscha
nayswant American rule. It Is
only the people whom independence
would raise to positions of af
fluence , who desire to determine the form of
government for themselves.
Speaking of experiences when In com
mand of the dynamite troops the general
told of one of the first duties he was as
signed to execute. It was soon after being
given command. Spies in Puerto Principe
' learned that ft train was expected from Nue-
vltas on March 8 with munitions nnd arms.
Ills troops struck the line of the railroad
cloven miles from Puerto Principe the night
of March 7. During the night seven dyna
mite cartridges wore burled under the track ,
connected with batteries and a key hidden
in a bunoh of shrubbery at the top of a bill.
The general lay near the key , keeping the
troopB In concealment behind the hill until
nbout 10 o'clock when a train came rumbling
up the grade. When the cars were above the
cartridges the key was touched , exploding
the dynamite. A cloud of debris rose In tfie
air and then settled. Nothing was left of a
dozen cars but fragments. Of 220 Spanish
eoldlera on board eighty were killed and 100
wounded.
\Vhnlcnn1e Job of Killing.
Another thrilling description given by the
general was that of the wrecking of a trainload -
load of Spanish soldiers near Matanzas.
IP NOWB was brought that n train carrying 800
j men and eomo munitions hod been dls-
' patched by Woylor from Matanzas to Ha
vana. The Cuban troops were marched tea
a small station on the road and a line of
cartridges was laid near a high precipice.
While waiting , a train from the west drew
< Into the station loaded with men and women.
1 The Cuban soldlora took possession of it
/ * nml locked the passengers in the station.
There were several engineers In the com
pany. They were ordered to build llWTSrea
beneath the engine boilers and put on a full
head of steam.
When the scouts signaled the approach of
the military train from Matanzas the dyna
mite cartridges were abandoned. Tbo engine
throttles of the captured train were thrown
wldo open and It was sent flown the hill to
meet the ono approaching from the other
direction , The two trains came together at
* ho edge of the precipice. The onglea rose
Jilgh lu the air , timbers wore torn , and
twisted , thtm the whole sixteen cars con
taining soldiers packed together llko oar-
dlncs In a box crushed together , toppled
over the precipice and fall eighty feet to
the rocks below and not a man of the 800
escaped Instant death.
fluurrelcMl About the Ileiit.
A complaint hus been flled against H. D.
Walker , 1603 Illnney street , charging him
with assault nnd battery , the complainant
being Miss Olive Gilford , living In the same
liousc. The two become Involved in n
quarrel over a payment of rent and Walker ,
the owner of the house , l mild to K < rvo
struck 'Miss ' Giftord andJTourrsSerS a ptstoi
In her face.
AMODESTREQUEST
BE ADVISED BY RESIDENTS OF
OMAHA , LET UTTER STRAN
GERS SEVERELY ALONE ,
Do not leave Omaha to look for proof ,
Head the testimony which appears In your
dally papers , given by Omaha'a beat cltl-
zoni. Hero U one out of scorea :
Mr. R. L. Rowe , 2C21 Bristol street , who
lias charge of the transmitters between Chicago
cage , St. Louis and California In the West
ern Union Telegraph Co.'s office , says :
"Before I procured Doan's Kidney Pills at
Kuhn & Co , ' Drug Store , corner 15th nnd
Douglas stroeta , I tried several well known
proprietary medicines guaranteed to be
euro cures for any form of Kidney trouble ,
but nt bret they only gave me temporary
relict. Finally I gave up ( searching for a
remedy , but as my back ached nnd there
\\na lee frequent action of the kidney secre
tions. It struck me If Plan's Kidney Pills
performed half what they promised they
might help U1 ° ever tll ° dltnculty. The
treatment has apparently cured me. for up
to date I have uot notlced a symptom of a
recurrence , "
Doau's Kidney Pills nre sold by oil deal-
era. Price 50c per box. Sent by mall on
receipt of price. Foster-Mllburn Co. , Buf
falo , N. Y. , Bole agents for the United
BUtca.
Remember the name , Doau'a , and take no
pubatltuta.
BUSINESS WITH A TRUST
Vnn ( Jllilrr of llnnrd of Krtucntlim
ItnUt > N Voice . \Kiilnnt Iliiylnu from
.Ititcrlt-un Sclioiil Furniture , C .
A report submitted to the Hoard of Edu
cation at Monday night's meeting by Super-
intcndent of Buildings Hanker , recommend
ing the purchase of 000 Buffalo school scats
from the American School Furniture com
pany , stirred up a brief hubbub. The scat
recommended Is made by the company whlcn
Is the defendant In nn Injunction suit
brought by Attorney General Smyth to pre
vent It from doing business In the state on
the ground that It Is a trust. Van Olldct-
declared he would not vote to buy anything
from a truat. Hes asked If It were not tru
that the board wns under contract to buy
scats for the now schools from that company
and Secretary Olllan answered that It was.
The recommendation was then adopted , only
ono vote being registered against It.
Cowlo Hecured the adoption of n resolution
to the effect that a committee of five mem
bers of the board , flvo other citizens , the
chluf of the flro department and the city
'building Inspector examine the top floor or
the High school building and report on the
advisability of using It any longer for school
purposes. He said It was too great a re
sponsibility for the board to boor atone , to
send children Into that dangerous portion of
thu building.
Upon recommendation of the High school
committee the following teachers were
olectol nt the salaries given : Ruth Phil-
Hl'Pi ' , 170 ; Julia Randall , $80 ; Maude Hammond -
mend , $ SO.
It was decided that credit would bo al
lowed for military drill at the rate of one
point for the first two years and ono point
for each succeeding year. A set of rulen
and code of discipline were adopted for the
government of the cadets.
Attorney Lunt reported that the title to
the military equipment of the High school
was vestal In the school district and was
subject to the solo control of the board.
The following new teachers were elected :
Ellen C. Boyden , Alice S. Converse , Bessie
Chambers , Mary French , Blanche Murphy ,
Uaura Moullck and Katherlne S. Reuff ; for
the kindergarten department , Eva Holde-
man and Evelyn Jones.
P. B. Myois , W. O. Gilbert , J. N. Williams
and K. I. Farmer , fusion nominees for the
board , filed their statements of expenses In
curred In securing nominations. They had
paid out nothing.
The board referred the election booth mat
ter to its attorney and will have his opin
ion before bruising Us head against a prop
osition that has so far baffled the com
bined wisdom of the county commissioners
and the city council.
The board was offered the north ninety-
two feet of lot 8 , block 25 , adjoining the
Cass school site on the cast for the sum of
J5.GS5. The offer was referred.
Teal offered a resolution ordering that
the further cleaning of seats cease. Ho said
$5,500 had already been expended for this
purpose and It was time to quit. Ilit the
board was too fond of cleanliness and referred -
forred the resolution.
HAS A FALL DOWN A WELL
Louie Illbhler Dropn n. Dlntniicc of
Tlilrt--irivc Feet nnd Ureiika
Uotli Lens.
While engaged in cleaning out a well on
the property of Adam Luc , Forty-fourth
and Leavenworth streets , Louis Hlbbler , ono
of Luo'a neighbors , fell thirty-five feet down
the well shaft , alighting on the brick bottom
tom nnd breaking both legs. The accident
happened at the completion of the job when
Luo was hauling Hlbbler to the top of the
shaft.
The rope was not a large ono , but was
thought to be strong enough to sustain a
man's weight. To the end was attached a
bucket used In hauling up the refuse scraped
from the bottom. When the well was cleaned
Hlbbler put one foot In the bucket and Lue
dragged him up. He was within seven feet
from the top when the rope strands parted
and ho wan tumbled back again down the
Bhnft , bumping the sides In the descent
till he was badly bruised.
The neighbors were attracted by Kibbler's
cries of palu and hastened to his assistance.
Luo was lowered by another rope which he
attached to the other man's body nnd friends
nt the top of the shaft dragged him up.
Physicians discovered that both of Kibbler's
legs were fractured.
Dr. Detweller was called and after mak
ing an examination found that the man had
sustained a compound fracture In one leg
nnd broken both bones in the other. Ho
was also Injured Internally , but to what
extent the diagnosis failed to reveal. The
man was removed to his home near Forty-
fourth and Leavenworth. He Is an old man
and the chances for hie recovery are not
of the very best.
Entertainment.
Magnolia lodge , No. 920 , Royal Neighbors ,
auxiliary to the Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica , hold an entertainment last night In
Woodman hall , Twenty-fourth street nnd
Ames avenue. It was attended by a largo
and enthusiastic crowd of members and
friends from different parts of the city.
The musfo wns furnlthed by the Orpheus
Mandolin club. It was well selected ana
will executed. After the opening festivities
were over the committee served refresh
ments.
No HlKlit to
The woman who Is lovely In face , form nnd
temper will always have friends , but ono
who would be attractive must keep her
health. If she Is weak , sickly and nil run
down she will be nervous and Irrltdble. If
she has constipation or kidney trouble her
Impure blood will cause pimples , blotches ,
akin eruptions and a wretched complexion.
Electric Dltters Is the best medicine In the
world to regulate stomach , liver and kidneys
nnd to purify the blood. It gives strong
nerves , bright eyes , smooth , velvety skin ,
rich complexion. It will make a good-look
ing , charming woman of a run-down Invalid.
Only 50 cents at Kuhn ft Co.'s drug store.
Soldier Stole IIU Satchel.
F. M , Gush of Genoa entered the police
station Sunday morning to tell the odlcers
a tale of misplaced confidence and of a
stolen satchel , containing- his clothing : ,
When Gush alighted from the train nt the
Union depot he wns thirsty , and seeing an
honest-lookinp Individual In a colJler's
uniform standing near he went to him with
the request to hold his satchel for a few
minutes while he visited a saloon. The
soldier readily consented and Cush de
parted on his errand. When he returned
soldier and satchel were missing. Cunh said
the man were a complete uniform and
carried a blanket roll to which wns attached
tin cups , plate and other soldiers' ac-
coutromentB ,
LOGAL BREVITIES.
The will of the late Wallace M. nurroughs
has been flled for probate. The property Is
scheduled at $3,700 and la left to the wife.
George A. Joslyn has sold three lots In
Jororne park to George P. Sloorehead of
Icnvii. The consideration named In the deed
la J19.000.
A. P. Boudenberg , formerly city boiler Inspector
specter , has been appointed to the position
of assistant engineer at the postolllce build
ing and has entered upon the discharge of
hits duties.
A lad named Uoy Green was nrrested
Sunday evening for the theft of a pocket
knife and a revolver from a showcase In
front of H. Gross' store , 618 North Six
teenth street
The two state cases of Harding' nnd
Holmes , charged with mealing brass , set for
trial In Justice Foster's court for this mornIng -
Ing , have been postponed until October 10
and 17 respectively ,
A lighted match dropped on the floor of
David Urodkey'a second hand store , 110
South Fourteenth street , started a small
blaze which the tire department was called
upon to extinguish shortly before noon ,
The damage wns slight.
Uert Ford , 123 North Slxtefnth street , reports -
ports the theft of q suit of clothing and u
pair of shot'H from the barber snop at the
corner of Sixteenth and Dodge streets. lie
told the police that he saw a colored porter
wearing thu stolen apparel.
SACRIFICED FOR POLITICS
Deaf and Dumb Institute Bun in the
Interest of the Fuiioa Machine.
PUPILS' WELFARE COUNTS FOR NOTHING
Stntr .Si-ltnnl Hriiinliin Clnnril While
the McmlnTH of ( lie llonrd Arc
CnmiinlKiiliiK for Their
Fntorlte CitiiillilntoM.
The Deaf and Dumb Institute , a state In
stitution located just outside the city limits ,
Is suffering from the blight of popullstlc and
fusion rule , and Instead of the poor unfor
tunates who should bo protected and cared
for there , and receiving the attention to
which they are entitled , they are permitted
to roam about the country nt will , while the
ofllcers of the school and the members of
the board , having Its affairs In charge , are
chasing up and donn the state , rolling In
the political mire and fostering the Interests
that placed them In power.
The Deaf and Dumb Institute should have
commenced Its school year on September 6.1 I
Circulars setting that date as the time for
the opening were sent to the patrons
throughout the state. Some of the pupils
who attended the school last year arrived ,
and with them came several new ones , but. .
instead of finding the school ready for thcil |
leccptlon , they found things in a very :
chaotic condition. The school rooms weru In
bad repair , the dormitories and the work
shops were In even a worse state , and a
general run-down appearance prevailed j
everywhere. Many of the teachers were ab
sent and nothing about the place Indicated
that the school was ready for the arrival of
the pupils. Of course ; some of the mutes
did not arrive at the date indicated In the
circulars and to these circulars were sotit
announcing that the school would opeu on
October 1.
Of the pupils of the Deaf and Dumb In
stitute who arrived early In September some
have remained at the Institute , but no at
tention has been given to their care. They
have been permitted to come and go as they
please , nlng down-town or wandering
about the country.
On the morning of October 1 , acting under
the supposition that the institute would open
on that date , another lot of the pupils ar
rived , but llko .those who came early In
September they found nothing ready for their
reception. Instead , they learned that the
officials of the Institution were out cam
paigning and assisting in pushing along the
political Interests of the candidates on the
fusion ticket.
When the Deaf and Dumb Institute will
open Its doors seems to be a mooted question
at this time. It Is given out seml-otnclally
that everything will bjp In readiness for pu
pils on October 12 , but little credence Is
placed in the statement. People feel that
on account of the delays that have hereto
fore occurred and also on account of the fact
that the political campaign la growing
warmer each day , the workers will not be
called off while their services are needed.
{ SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. IJ I
-J
Monday night's session of the city council
whs exceedingly tame ns compnred with pre-
v.ous sessions. Mayor Ensor wns absent
nnd President Bennett occupied the chnlr.
Blda for grading and laying a sewer were
opened and the tabulating of these occupied
some little time. Cnsh Brothers were given
the contract for grading 0 street from
Twenty-fourth to Twenty-sixth. Their bid
was 14 cents a cubic yard where the city
retained the dirt and 12 centa a cubic yard if
the dirt went to the contractors. City En
gineer Beal will determine whether the
city wants to use the dirt or not. It Is
estimated that 21,000 yards of dirt will have
to bo moved.
For the grading of Twenty-first street
from Q to S the contract went to Cash
Brothers at the same figures ns In the
other bid. Only about 5,000 yards will be
moved In this case.
George Dare secured the contract for layIng -
Ing n ten-Inch eewer along Q street from
Twenty-third to Twenty-elxth at a cost of
OS cents a lineal foot.
City Clerk Carpenter was Instructed to
advertise for bids for the laying of wooden
sidewalks from the present time until Juno
30 , 1900. Crosswalks were ordered located
as follows : North side of alley nt Twenty-
elxth and F streets ; on the alley on Twenty-
second street between Q nnd R ; on the south
side of S street at Twenty-third street ; also
nt Thirtieth and R streets.
A communication from Editor Dennett
of the Sun wns read In relation to the cut
ting of his bills by the finance committee
and the memorandum was referred to the
printing committee for Investigation.
A petition for the laying of a eldewalk
on the west side of Thirty-ninth street from
P to Q was referred to the committee on
viaducts , etreets nnd alloys. Property-
owners in Albright protested against the
laying of a sidewalk on the south side of
the county road between Washington and
Jefferson streets and the remonstrance went
to the street and alley committee ,
Reports from the heads of the different
city departments wore read and flled. After
allowing September bills the council ad
journed until next Monday evening.
IntcrcNt In Iliirixlnr ClnrU.
The wounding of Frank Clark , the burg
lar , at Twenty-second and I streets Sunday
night , caused considerable talk on the
streets yesterday and the hope wns expressed
that the shooting of Clnrk would hnvo a
salutory effect upon others who might bo
burglariously Inclined , It was learned here
yesterday that a smooth-faced man had been
nrrested In Omaha Sunday night while hav
ing a bullet wound In his leg dressed. It
la supposed that thla fellow Is a pal of
Clark'a and that he is the ona who left a
trail of blood on I street , coat of Twenty-
second street. Yesterday afternoon Police
Judge Babcock sent up a warrant for John
Doa and Chief Carroll brought him down
hero in hopes that bo will bo Identified as
ono of the men with Clark. In speaking of
hla adventure * Clark says tils pal bad a
beard and cannot therefore be the man ar
rested in Omaha. He further arserts that
only two men , himself and another , were
In tha Wilson house nt the time of the
tihooting. Those who surrounded the house
and saw the men break for liberty Insist
that there were three of them ,
Chief of Police Cnrroll stated yesterday
forenoon that Captain Allle must have been
mistaken when be asserted that Clark had
been In Jail hero before , as the prUonor Is
a stranger In these parts , Captain Allle
stated in the presence of Mayor Kneor that
Clark had been arrested a month or six
vtoeks ago on the charge of suspicion and
at that tlmo gave the name of Swanson. He
further asserted that Judge Babcock dis
charged Swanson. A decided difference of
opinion exists here. Judge Babcock posi
tively Deserts that Clark , alias Swanson ,
was never brought before him on any charge.
He further states that no such utuna as
Swanson appears on the docket. In this
Chief Carroll substantiates the statements
made by the police Judge.
This Is what Judge Babcock has to say
about the matter : "As a matter of fact , and
In justice to all concerned , Flank Clark ,
alias Swanson , the man caught In the act
of burglarizing the house of Cbauncey Wil
son last Sunday night , was never arrested
upon the charge of suspicion , or any other
charge , and the said Frank Clark ha * never
been broutht before mo M police Judge ns
stated by The Boo In y tordny morning's
Issue , upon any charge mhatotcr , and fur
thermore I never saw the man before , con
sequently when you * ay 'For reasons best
known to himself Police Judge Bnbcock dis
charged Clark , alias Snanson , from custody.
Uist night's escapade , however , shows that
the police were Justified in arresting Clark
ns a suspicious chnrncter , " > ou arc not stat
ing the facts In the case , and I nsk In nil
fairness space to present the matter In the
right light before the public ns the facts
nre Just ns I have stated in the first part
of this communication. "
The wounded man arrested In Omaha
gives the name of Herman Erbls. Ills
wound Is painful but not dangerous. Erbls
has told several different storlce about the
manner In which ho caino by hie wound.
First ho asserted that three negroes held
him up In'tho Union Pacific yards , but later
on said the holdups were white men. When
It came to giving a description of the loca
tion where the nlleged holdup Is supposed
to hnvo occurred Krbls appeared nil nt sea.
The police nro Inclined to think that Krbls
wns with Clnrk at the tlmo of the Wilson
burglary. It Is exported that both Clnrk
nnd Erbls Villl bo given n hearing before
Judge Babcock within a day or two ,
llunril of Kiliicnlloii Meeting.
At Monday night's meeting of the Board of
Education Superintendent Wolfe reported
upon the close of his first year's laborw hero
and reviewed the progress made by the
schools In the last twelve months. Dr.
Wolfe made a number of recommendations
which the board adopted. Leave of absence
from October 3 to October 14 was voted
the superintendent In order that he may
attend the annual meeting of nchool super
intendents to be held at Lincoln.
Hereafter no agents representing school
supply companies will bo allowed to can
vass school buildings In the Interest of
their products without permission from
the board or the superintendent. Bills and
claims amounting to $4S01.26 were allowed.
Adjourned until October n.
lnvHnttoii t < > CoriuTHiiiiio
Mayor Ensor Is In receipt of an Invitation
to visit Chicago on October 6 and assist
President McKlnley In the laying of the
cornerstone of the new government build
ing there. The Invitation is a handsome
affair and Is Intended to be framed. Each
of the visiting mayors who attend this cer
emony will be presented with a medal as a
souvenir of the occasion. The mayor ex
pects to leave here on Wednesday for Chi
cago.
City C
September stamp sales nt the postofllco
amounted to $5S30.SO.
Water has been turned on at the lire
plug recently located at Thirty-ninth nnd
P streets.
St. Martin's guild will meet with Miss
Plcrcp Wodncsday nftcinoon for the elec
tion of olllcers.
For the quarter ending September 30 the
stamp sales amounted to Jll,44.19 ! ' , which
Is an increase of J735.95 over the corresponding
spending quarter o last year.
George T. Sweetwood nnd Miss Kmmn.
Flowers of Albright were married last
evening by Rev. II. L. Wheeler.
A business meeting of the Christian En
deavor society will be held ut the home of
Rev. Dr. Wheeler this evening.
Charles A. Dunham , npsfstant cashier of
the Packers' National bank. Is back at his
desk again after a month's vacation.
On Thurs-dny afternoon the King's
Daughters will meet t the home of Mrs.
A. K Liott lor the annual election of olll
cers.
cers.The
The women of the Danish Lutheran
church are to meet nt the homo of Mrs.
Ed Erickson at 2 o'clock Thursday after
noon.
Rev. J. A. Johnson boa been appointed
pastor of the First Methodist church In
the place of Rev. II. H. Mlllnrd , who has
been tranaCerred to Omaha.
Allan Nellie Gallagher , sister of Deputy
Treasurer A. M. Gallagher , returned to her
home at Canton , 111. , yesterday , after hav
ing spent the summer lie-re.
The weighing of mails commences nt the
postoillce today. All mall mutter received
nnd sent out must be classified nnd
weighed for thirty-live days.
The Ladles' Aid socloty of the First
Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs.
nillott. Twenty-third nnd J streets ,
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 : o'clock.
Cnn tn In Dublin Ilcdnced to Haulm.
The trial of T. H. Downs , captain of
Engine company No. 2 , for maltreating one
of the horses belonging- the fire depart
ment. occupied the time nnd attention of
the I'lre and Police Commissioners at the
regular -weekly meeting Monday nlg-ht. In
n report to the board made by Chief Redoll ,
Captain Down * * was charged with un
necessarily beatlnp the hosecart horse while
exercising the animal near the corner of
Tenth street and Capitol avenue.
The horse's back was covered with deep
welta. The captain said the horse was
balky and the whipping was administered
1o make him travel. To substantiate the
statement Plpeman Frank Flesnlck nnd
Louis Schack were called as witnesses.
They said the animal was accustomed to
balking , but the chief thought Its alawnens
was caused by the heavy cart It had to haul.
After considering1 the case the board de
cided to reprimand Captain Downs and re
duce him to the ranks.
Leaves of absence were crantd as fol
lows : Firemen H. C. JnackB , three days ;
Andrew j. Clark , ten days ; Uriah Baker ,
flvo dayf" .
When told by the chairman of the board
the decision Captain Downs tendered his
resignation , to wko Immediate effect , nnd
asked to be relieved from the duty of re
porting. Captain Downs has served In the
lire department eleven years , having been
a captain seven years.
Cnii't KorKut n
Abe Johnson , a colored youth , wns
arrested by Detectives Helan and irudson
on the charce of threatening- nhoot. The
complaining wltnet was George Duncan
another colored youth. Johnson was re
leased last Thursday from the county Jnll
where he had served a sentence for shootIng -
Ing Duncan about four months aero , since
his release ho has followed Duncan about
the strveta on different occasions , threaten
ing to put another bullet through his hide
becnune of his Imprisonment. The original
qunrrel wna over the result of n foot rnco
between the two ono night , along- Twelfth
street from Davenport to Cnpltol uvonue
Each claimed the victory ,
Mnrrliifte Ijl
The following mnrrlago licenses were Is
sued yesterday by the county judge :
Nnme and residence. Age.
George n. Saerbnrood , Omnhn . . , ,32
Emma Flouros , Albright , Neb . ,24
Ernest Dall , Omnhn . 23
Emma M. Gehrkey , Cnlhoun , Neb . 20
Andrew W , Montgomery , Lincoln . ,39
Eleanor F. Noxon , Bee , Nebraska . 23
Charles A. Wlldermnn , Omaha . , ,24
Laura B. Anderson , Omaha . 20
T J 1 13 IIICAI.TV MAIIKI2T.
INSTRUMENTS filed for record Monday ,
October C , 1S99 :
AVarrnntr Herd * .
G. A. Joslyn and wife to G , P.
'Mooreheud , lots 3 , 4 and 6 , block 1 ,
Jerome park . $19,000
Mary Canflcld and hualbund to L , A.
Goldsmith lot block "O " '
, 1 , , Lowe'B
add . 1,500
H , E. McRobblo to H. F. Leydsn , mid.
Vs lot 6 , block 4C , Omaha . 4,000
Thomas 'Hoctor ' and wife to E. F.
Flanagan , lot 15 , Park View . . . . . 600
8nm to F. C. Taylor , lot 11 , same , . 500
J. AI. WosterfleUl and wife to P. A.
Wells , aVa lot 6 , block Cl , South
Omaha . , . . . , . 1,600
Frcdrecn Kadw to C. K. Balaton , e'A '
lot 10. block "F , " Lowe' First ndd. 600
A , F. Knight to J. L. Soil et al , 32.13
acres in no sw 34-16-12 and other
property . 5,000
C. B. Samuel and husband to Thomas
Hoctor. lot 15 , block 2 , Jotter's add. . 4,000
A. J. Wllklrrs to til. li. Heed , lot 6 ,
Clark's add . , . 2,600
J , A. McCandless et nl to 13. S. Mc-
Candless , lot 10 , block 3 ; lota 4 and
10 , block 4 ; lots 1 , 'i nnd 10 , block 6 ;
lot 0. block C , and lot 3 , block 8 ,
Isabel add . . . 1,000
J. D. Courtney and wife to I. P , Rob
erto , lot Gblock 3S , South Omaha. . 1,000
Unit Cl n I in Heed * ,
Peter Mangold and wife to Waterloo
Creamery company , lota 4 and 6 ,
block 9 , Bcnnlngton . , . 1
Total amount of transfers , . , . . , . . . , $41,101
cheers and InvlgoratM , makes life worth liv
ing , enbancea human enjoyment. Its BU-
perlor merit Is guaranteed , being made by
the Anhouser-Buech Brewing Auj'a.
CAMPAIGN FORMALLY
Politics Takes Tint Place in Attention of
the People ,
SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS FILLING UP
Crtitrnl Ciiiumlttccn Ktxnrlnir on the
AKncRMinoiitn o Cnndldntc * I'u-
lou Tot Munt HP Divided Into
Mntty Small 1'llci.
The season of street fairs nnd parades ,
which haa held ttway over the state with
such unusual strength nnd persistence , has
passed nnd for the present month politics
I11 bo the theme. The campaign Is set
nominally to begin todny nnd already there
has been n noticeable awakening , which will
become more nnd more marked aa the week
posses , until by Saturday , when the last of
the conventions will have been held , one of
the wannest contests ever hold In nn olt-
yenr will b < ? fully started. Already the sec
retaries of the various campaign commit
tees nnd their assistants nbout headquarters
nro busily prepnrlng lists of assignments for
the spaakcrs nnd In some caw.-s printed
tuatlor la being ordered for Immediate use.
Chairman Orlando Tcfft of the republican
state contra ! committed la In the city to
confer with the chairmen of the judicial nnd
county committees regarding meetings In
this locality. As fnr ns Is practicable the
three committees will work together on the
state meetings to bo scheduled at Omaha.
The three chairmen will also go over the
situation together nnd mature plans for tnk-
ing the best ndvnntngo of the wnve of polit
ical enthusiasm which the nomination of the
republican state ticket set In motion.
The Eighth ward will emphasize the rati
fication already received by the republican
state and county nominees this evening
nt Wolf's hall , Twenty-second nnd Cumlng
streets. Lee S. Estclle and Judge W. W.
Keysor have been Invited by the county
committee to address this meeting nnd have
promised to do so. Besides these all the
other candidates will bo there.
Just now the chairmen of the central
committees are figuring on the assessments
which they can make on candidates. Under
the new law candidates may contribute
$100 for the first 5,000 votes cast , nnd J1.50
for every hundred votes In excess. It Is
necessary to figure out In advance how much
this will allow each candidate and to keep
well Inside the probable limit. Moreover ,
the amount of money expended by every
candidate In securing his nomination must
be deducted from his contribution to the
campaign tund.
Right here Is where the fusion committees
are struggling with the tiller and trying to
keep It from sweeping them oft the deck.
They have to keep three engines going In
place of the one operated by the republicans.
The democratic , populist and silver repub
lican parties each have city , county , judicial
and state central committees , making about
nine piles Into which to divide the sinews
of war. Naturally there Is no pile large
enough to admit of any very active work beIng -
Ing done and with the Indifferent cooperation
tion or lack of It which is sure to prevail
among these many bodies , the efforts of the
fusion party will be scattered and Isolated
bejond hope of effective result.
Of course , with the abundance ofwell -
qualified and willing patriots which always
characterizes the fusion conventions , It came
about that some of the aspirants had to
throw themselves to get even the nomination
and those who did will , necessarily , cut
down'their contributions to the cause , how
ever willing they may be to beggar themselves -
selves to help It along.
All petitions for delegations to the city
convection must be In the hands of the sec
retary of the city central committee by
noon today. His office Is In room 837 , Now
York LJfe building. Protests , If any , must
bo filed before 6 p. m. of * .bo same day. The
executive committee will pass upon the pro
tests at 8 o'clock In the evening.
FIRST WARD REPUBLICANS
J. C. IlHrnnril In Rndnrnpil for Member
of the Hoard at Ed-
nentloii.
At n largely attended meeting of the First
Ward Republican club last night the candi
dacy of J. C. Barnard of that -ward for a
member of the Board of Education was en
dorsed and the following delegation , pledged
to his support , was selected to attend the
republican city convention October 7 : W. H.
Hanchett , John Cllne , John Mathlesen ,
James Cathroo , Peter M , Back , Peter Matza ,
A. B. Wnlkup , Charles Nelson , William
Hutton and F. W. Koetter.
Housing addressee WOTO mode by Charles
Elguttor , Isaac Haacall , Lee Estollo , Frank
Bandhauer and J. C. Barnard , touching upon
local , Btato and national politics. Their
speeches ivcro listened to 'with rapt atten
tion and tha local campaign In the First
-ward , while informally opened Monday
night is on In full blast with more than
usual interest manifested.
Physicians are the friends of the family.
Harper's whisky Is the friend of the physl-
olanc. A moat valuable assistant and ono
that can bo trusted.
. .SUPERIOR. .
SHOE BARGAINS
Astonishingly Low Prices on Good Shoes , Ovcrgaitcrs and
Leggings for Ladles , Misses and Children.
LADIES' SHOES.
Ladies' Shoes Made of finedongola kid ,
Fair stitched soles and now style toes ,
worth $2.00 , go in this week's
sale at
Ladies' Fine Shoes Made of Vici kid ,
in black and tan , single flexible toes and
kid tips , worth everywhere
$3 , on sale at
Ladies' Fine Shoes Vici kid , with 'silk
vesting tops , very lloxiblo soles , now coin
toes and kid tips , in this
sale at
GIRLS' SHOES.
Misses' Fine Shoes Made of fine don-
gola kid , with welt stitched soles , exten
sion edges , new style kid tips , just the
thing for school wear , sizes 12 to 2 , good $1.38
value at $2.00 , our price .
Child's Fine Shoes Made of line dongola kid , welt
stitched soles , new kid tips , extension edges , CELI "i f\
sizes , 8 to 114 , a regular $1.50jvalue for xpl.lW
Child's Fine Shoes Made of line kid , with turn sole
patent calf tips , lace and button , sizes 5 to 8 ,
worth $1.00 , at
Overgaiters and Leggings
Ladies' ' Fine Overgaiters Good cloth , seven
buttons , high , sizes 3 to 7 , 1 | Oo
worth 50c , at 1OV
Very Fine Jersey Leggings with closed tops , ex
tra length , for Ladies , 980 | Misses , 850 |
Children , 75C ,
Conkey's
Home Journal
Each month prints several popular selections
of sheet music worth from 80 cents to $1.20.
Any Bee subscriber can get a copy free
every month at The Bee Office when they
pay their subscription or it will be sent by
mail for one year free to any Bee sub-
scribar who prepays their subscription six
months.
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ton
The Most Successful
The Most Progressive
The Most Skillful
The Most Experienced
in Ilir , cure of iiurvoiin uml
cliroiilu cIUeiiNCH.
I1I.OOD 1MHSON ornilli > nto < l from in , ,
ny < oni forever tritlioiit the UNO of In.
juvloiiH ineillfliicn.
MOW K13STOHATIVI3 remedies for
lONH Of Vllnl 1)IMV T.
Oonorrlioon , Oleet , Vnrlcnorlp.
Hlrlo-
< iire , .SiKTiiinlorrlmon , , . ( o. , Heoillly -
mid ucTiiiunrntlourou. .
All < -Hioic1cmo utrlody
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ilcntlul. Cull or ivrlto.
Kntrmir.-t 1110.1 IIKO Hlrcot ,
OMAHA.ian. .
mi. a. T. DAVIS. CONSULTATION KHHI3.
$1.75 Rocker Free
To every one buying one of these
Iron Bedsteads
for
$500 CASH
Wo will give free of charge a $1.75 Rocker.
The Bedstead is white enamel finish with full brass
top rails and knobs and is sold everywhere at $ G to $7.
This Sale is for October 2,3 , and 4 Only ,
c
Dewey & Stone Furniture Go , ,
1115-1117 Farnam Street.