.1I.B13VEDXJ3HDAY. \ . .TAX TAUT 10. i)00. ! )
WHERE CDI'ID ' HOLDS FORTH
Interesting Incidents In and About Omaha's
Marriage License Bureau.
THIS CITY A GRETNA GREEN FOR IOWA
Youth of Tu out j-Throe 31nrrto * a
Woman , lnM Twice III * . \ o unit
.SffiiiN to lie IlHl'l'J'
( lucNtlonn ArcAhUcd. .
The Installation of Judge Vlnsonhaler Into
the office of county Judge seems to have
brought with It a revival In the matrimonial
Industry If affairs of the heart may bo
classed among the Industrials. On the first
day of Judge Vlnsonhaler'a tenure there was
a record-breaking array of marriage licenses ,
and there l nothing to denote a discontin
uance of the rush. II. II. Morrlll la In
charge of the marriage license bureau under
the Vlnsonhaler administration. Mr. Mor
rlll has the happy faculty of making bashful
young men and coy maidens feel compara
tively at case In his presence , and ho bids
fair to become a popular hymeneal advance
agent.
No other department In the court hou'e
offern mich an excellent field for the study
of human nature OH the marrlago license
bureau , and the man who Insues the permits
to wed has opportunity to observe the grave ,
the gay , the poor , the rich , the cultured , the
uncouth , and , In fact , every typo of human
ity for there arc crises In the experiences
of all mo n which , accompanied with proposal
at the opportune moment , lead 011 to mar
rlago. This paraphrase Is made with due
apologies to Mr. Shakespeare.
It Is a notable fact that the average ap
plicant for mnrrlago _ licence Is ashamed to
tell his bu lhoHs. Ha may bo a farmer boy
from Wnhoo or he may bo a young scion
from Kountzo place , but ho Invariably be
trays awkwardness as ho announces his busi
ness. Women who appear at the marrlago
license bureau urc not nearly , so baohful norse
so awkward as the men. Women as a rule
huvo a sort Of n well-what-are-you-golng-
to-do-about-It manner of appearing before
the license clerk.
.VervotiN SltinotiiroN.
It Is a noteworthy fact that not one man
nut of every fifty Is able to afflx his natural
signature to application for marrlago license.
Even though he may be a skilled penman
nnd his letters may bear the general outlines
of oymmctry and gracefulness , there Is some
thing Hhnky about his hand when he goes to
write his mime on the paper that IB to bo
his passport to matrimony.
Despite the efforts of the marrlago license
clerk to give an air of freedom to his sanc
tum and to remove from it every suggestion
of embarrassment or restraint , some Inex
plicable bugbear hangs to the place. The
Nebraska law docs not rcriulre the presence
of the brldo-to-bo when application Is filed ,
but she la frequently In attendance , espe
cially If the contracting parties are from the
country districts and are to have the cere
mony performed In the city.
Many young persons , nnd not n few old
ones , living In remote partu of this and
adjoining states , fancy that It adds to the
happiness , of the occasion to have the mar
rlago take place In a big town , therefore
they come to Omaha. This class of seekers
after matrimony usually have the ceremony
performed by the county judge , and thus
save themselves the trouble of wandering
about the city In search of a minister. After
they are married they generally take the
first train back homo , and the villagers ac
credit them with having enjoyed the luxury
of a bridal. our , "
rt"cbss ( Iowa peOp'lo Just a' llttlo' more to
get married In Omnlm than In Council Bluffs ,
owing to the difference of the laws of Na-
braska and Iowa , yet the fact remains that
many Council Bluffs couples pay motor faro
across the big bridge. They often give In
formal trolley parties , bringing with them a
coterie of friends.
Council Bluffs Is not the only Iowa town
represented , and It frequently happens that
Mi&sourlans wander up this way. It Is sel
dom , however , that Kansas couples come to
Omaha. About the only Instance where
Kansas has been mentioned In the marriage
license records recently Is where a Kansas
youth marries a resident of this city.
Atcc of the Mrldo.
When It comes to revealing the secret of
her ago , moat young women object. But
the marrlago license clerk tells them that
It Is an official requirement , and rather
than forego matrimonial bliss they bliiHh-
Ingly respond.
In the matter of age , some queer unions
take place. Only a few days ago a beard
less boy of 23 eecurcd license to marry n
woman whoso ago was given us 46. They
came from a town In the Interior of the
state. The young man made no explana
tion of his strange choice they seldom do
explain In Mich eases. The clerk issued
the license as though forty-six and twenty-
throe were lucky numbers. The young
man was flashily dressed , and his bright
new Christmas ncclrtlo and his shining tan
gloves" proclaimed him the dudd of the town
whence ha came. It Is a common occur
rence for old men to marry young girls ,
but It Is 'moro out of the usual for the
Woman to Imvo the preponderance of age.
The lavs of Nebraska nro exacting as
to mnrrlago license data. The applicants
must statu In addition to their own names
-and' residences and wheru they expect to
reside after marriage , the name of their
parents , their place of nativity nnd a half
dozen other ancestral questions , Many
ludicrous Ir.CldcutH occur along this line.
Koiuo of.lhu lovo- stricken couples nro un
able to say much about their family tret
and require a Httlo Mme In whi > h to think
before they can answer satlsfa torlly.
It Is a fad with most young men nnd
women , and nome of the old ones , too , that
they must look Just right M to personal
appearance before the ceremony Is said.
The average young man will rub hl hands
over his hair , and the women make an
effort to straighten their hats.
Among the elite more or les mystery al
ways attaches to the Issuance of a mar
rlago license. The bride-to-be docs not
appear at the court house , as her presence
Is not a requirement of law. The pros
pective groom awkwardly appears , nnd after
looking twice to see that he Is not sus
pected by the court house loungers he pro
cures the document and goes away.
A man with ordinary talent for observa
tion and who has had a few months' court
house experience can spot n marriage
license purchaser half a block away.
MRS. KNIGHT WANTS MONEY
Stic I'roiioiPK to .MnKo tlic CltV 1' r
for Injury IloxnItliiK from Full
on the HlruetN ,
Mrs. Johanna Knight of 1524 Ohio street
has 'filed eult against the city asking for
$5,000 damages on account of Injuries re
ceived by a fall which she sustained at Fif
teenth and Douglan strcctn on the morning
of October 12 last year. Mrs. Knight , who
Is aged and feeble , fell to the ground , and
before she could regain her feet a horse
trampled upon her. Her action against the
city In based on the allegation that the street
wild made nllppory by a sprinkler. Although
she readily recovered from the Injury , so far
na appearances Indicate , Mr.i. Knight de
clares that her nervous system received n
severe shock.
: n 1,1 , .1111,1,1:11 iiii'oni : A .MUY. ;
Jail llrnikrr CIinrKPil wllli Holdiory
of 1'ONtolIli'tt nt Farmim.
Before Judge Slungcr and n jury In fed
eral court the case of the government ngnlnot
William Miller for the robbery of the pcat-
otrice at Farnam , Nob. , was completed yes
terday morning nnd the case was given to
the Jury about 11 o'clock.1
Sillier Is charged with having secured
about $300 $ In postage ntamps and $100 In
money from this robbery , which was com
mitted July 15. 1899. Sillier Is recognized
as n man of ncrvo and reckless daring. Ho
Is also under Indictment for the robbery ot
the postofllce at Mermi aome time after the
robbery of the Farnam office. In the latter
Instance ho was shot nnd captured. He was
confined In the Jail at Broken Bow for a
time , but In company with another prisoner
named Olson ho broke jail. Stealing a hqrso
and buggy the two fugitives drove with all
j speed toward the Kansas line , but were cap
tured nnd taken back to Broken Bow. There
is a dispute between them ns to which stole
the horeo and buggy and Sillier points to the
fact that he wna then somewhat Incapaci
tated for u vigorous campaign of theft by the
fact that he was on crutches from the
wounds received at the time of the Sterna
robbery. The principal witness against him
Is the man Olson , who testified that Sillier
told him that ho was the perpetrator of the
Farnam pcstoinco robbery , and there was
also some testimony to show that Sillier hud
been seen nt Farnam shortly before the rob
bery. Sillier will plead guilty to the Slerna
robbery.
I'lilia-.ipy Mnrrlfil Folkx.
Jennie Uoynton has sued John \V. Boynton -
ton for divorce , nllnglng Inlluru to support.
The BoyntoiiH were married In September ,
1S9S , In thin city.
Judge Fawcett has granted divorce decree
to Elizabeth Jntikhnn against Thomas F.
Jackson. The parties to the suit were
married In thin city Slarch , ISM. Cruelty
was the chief allegation.
MAKER AND HIS REGIMENT
Itonily to Prncvcil to Anxl tniice of
Jl'oerM UN .Soon u * Money Can
lie llnlncd.
John G. Slahor ot Chadron , who Is re
ported to be raising a regiment In this coun
try to go to the Transvaal In aid of the
Boers , was ono'of the enthusiasts in at
tendance at the Jacksonlan banquet. When
questioned in relation to the story ho
guardedly confirmed the published state
ments. It Is understood that he has the
names of 1,000 men who are ready to go to
the Transvaal as EOCII ns means can bo
raised to transport thorn thither.
The plan Is to embark them as citizens
emigrating to that land to go into farming
or the mines , and thus avoid Interruption
I by the federal authorities under the re
I qulromcnts of international law.
It will take nbout $200 per man to ta'o
them thither , and steps are said to be un
der way In New York , Chicago , Omaha nnd
other cities to raise the money. The np-
I pllcants are not by any means all Irish
men , as there are Americans , Germans ,
I Swedes and other nationalities among them ,
1nnd 1 Home young women have even written
for the privilege of going nlong ns nursca.
!
[ Kiiurlniiil'M Armored Train * .
J The > mngnlllccnt armored trains used by
England In her war with the Boers will
transport her troops , protect bridges and
telegraphic communications In nlKUt the
same way that Hosteller's Stomach Bitters
drives dyspepsia from the human stomach
, nnd then mounts guard that It does not re-
j turn. The/ Bitters have won In every case
I of Indigestion , biliousness , liver and kidney
' trouble for the past llfty years. It Is In valu
able ) at all times.
IiitcrnrliHii UnlMvuy Olilrliilx.
i The annual meeting of directors of the
Omaha * Couwll Bluffs Hallway nnd
Bridge company wan held In Ornalin yes
terday. The following nllleera ami di
rectors were re-elected : President. N. W.
Welles , Schuyli'r ; vlco president , J. J.
Brown : eucretary , Charles T. Htuart : treas
urer , J. II. Slillard : directors. Charles T.
Stuart , George. F. Wright. John P. Rtuart
flf Council liluffH. N. W. Wollea of Schuylcr ,
Guy C. Barton , J. J. Brown , J. II. SUllard ,
Omaha.
The Best Chocolate.
When placing on the market the new product Van
Houten's Chocolate ( for eating ) , some time ago ,
the manufacturers had before them the object of offer
ing buyers a nutritive and digestible Chocolate of irre
proachable composition , while at the same time more
delicious in flavor than any of the already existing
kinds ; in other words , a Chocolate which , both from
the point of view as to health as well as to flavor ,
should satisfy the most exacting demands. The uni
versal good opinion concerning Van Ilouten's Choco
late , seems to prove that this object has been attained ;
and it is , recognized as being superior to other Choco
lates , as Van Houtcns Cocoa is superior to other
cocoas. When travelling , picnicking , or bicycling , it
proves of great service.
Sold in Tins of Croquettes and Tins of Drops.
Also in Square Tablets and Small Bars.
KS I1P T
1-uJ L/l / l
HemarkabU Record of 1899 in Gifts to
Educational Institutions.
DONATIONS OF PREVIOUS YEARS SURPASSED
j .StirprMnir tJonoro ll.v llevonlcil ! >
ttic llnll of llonnr CliliMiKo'n
Ht'forni In SiicllliiB Kil-
iicntlonnl Not ox.
_ . _ i
Frequent mctitlon has been made during
the year past of the unusual number And lib
erality of gifts to educational Institutions ,
and the prediction was mndo that the rec
ord would surpass that of any year In the
country's history. Vcrlllratlon of the predic
tion is supplied by the annual record com
piled by the Chicago Tribune. The record
shows that the aggregate thus bestowed
amounts to the Immense sum of $ " 0,749 , ! > 5G ,
'as compared vllh $23,081,900 In 1S9S , $33.-
C12.8H In 1897 , $33,070,129 In 1890. $28,943.549
In 1895 and $19,907,110 In 1S94. In the prepa
ration of the Tribune statistics no record
was kept of donations or bequests of less
than $1,000 , since to collect them would be
manifestly Impossible. Of the total amount
Hinted above there has been given to educa
tional Institutions the extraordinary sum of
$55,851.817 ; to' charities , $13,206,67G ; to
churches , $2,992,5D3 ; to museums and art
galleries , $2,686,600 , , and to libraries , $5,012-
400.
| The following Is a roll of honor containing
the names of those who have made bequests
or donations amounting to $100,000 or over In
each casa :
1 Mrs. Leland Stanford. San Fran-
clsco , to Stanford university $2SC03,000
2-JPhoobo Hearst , San Francisco ,
to University of California 10,000,000
3-I . A. \Vldener , Philadelphia ,
to charity 2,000,000
4 James SI. Munyon , Philadelphia ,
to rharlty 2,000,000 j
5 Kstale of John Simmons , Uos- '
ton , for a female college 2,000,000 i
6 Andrew Carnegie , to Plltsburg
library . . . . 1,750COO
7 P. D. Armour , Chicago , to Ar
mour Institute 750,000
8 Maxwell Sommprs , Philadelphia ,
to University of Pennsylvania. . COO.OOO
Unknown donor to Yale college. . 500.COO
9-I..ydla Hrndwoll , < Peorla. 111. , to
Hrmlley . .PolytechnicInstitute. . . . . 5W.OOO
I 10 Samuel CUppley. St. Louis , to i
! Washington university 400,000
11 Jacob Sehlff. New York , to Har
vard college 3oOCOO
12 J. Plerrioiit Morgan , New York ,
to charity 350,000
13 Edward Tuck. New York , to
Dartmouth college SOO.CO }
14 J. D. Rockefeller , Now York , to
Hrown university 250,000
15 Crocker estate , San Frnnclsco , I
to charity 250,000 ]
1C J. D. Rockefeller , New York , to I
I city of Cleveland 23o,000
17 F. II. Cooper , Chicago , to char
ity 200,000
1S-H. U HlKKlnson , Boston , to
Harvard college 130,000
19 J. D. Rockefeller , Now York ,
to Rochester Theological sem
inary 150,000
20 Pennsylvania Steel company , I
for a school at Steelton , Pa. . . . 125,000 I
21 John O. Plllsbury , Minneapolis ,
Minn. , to Charity 100,000' '
22 David Slnton , Cincinnati , to Uni
versity of Cincinnati 100,000
23 / , G Simmons , Kenoslm , Wls. ,
for library 100.COO
24 A. Cnrnt'ijle. to Pennsylvania
State university 100.0CO
23 A. Uurncglc , to Atlanta for
library 100.COO
26 Unknown donor , to Kansas
Wesleyon university 100.000 ,
27 11. C. Fahnestock , Now York ,
to charity 100,000 !
2S J. D. Rockefeller , New York , to I
Dennlson college 100,0001
23 W. K. Vanderbilt , Now York , to j
Vunderbllt university 100,000 i
30 Unknown donor , to Princeton
college 100,000
31 Estate of Samuel Jones , Phlla- |
dolphin , to church 100,000 !
32 Mrs. J. E.'LegBltt , St. Louis , to |
Washington university 100,000
33 E. S. Converse. .Mnld ' < ? ; i , Mass. , , . . .
to charity , . ' . . . " . . 100,000
31-William Li. Williams , Richmond ,
Vii. , to charity 100.000
The following list shows the amounts do
nated to colleges , universities , academics ,
etc. , In sums of $20,000 and upward :
I-fcland Stanford university ? 2S,000.000
University of California 10.000.COO
Harvard college 2,300,010
Pennsylvania State university 1,035,000
Yale college S83.0CO
Armour Institute 7tO,000
University of Washington 576,000
Bradley Polytechnic institute 500,000
MasttuchuifcttR Institute , of Technology - .
nology 450,003
Princeton college 390,000
University of Chicago 3s9,370 !
Brown university 302,000
Columbia college * 803,200.
Dartmouth college 30.J.OOO
Alma college 225,000 ,
University of the City of New
'
York 200,000
New York Teachers' college 200,000
Oborlln university 177,000
Vanderbilt university 150,000
Union college ' . 150.0M
I Rochester Baptist Theological sem
inary 150,000
Tuft's college 110ttX )
Vasunr college. 109,000 i
Drake university IOT.,000 |
Kansas Wesleyan university 100,000
DcnnlMon college 100,000
Jlonmoutli college 100,000
'University ' of Cincinnati 100,000
1 Tuskeegee institute 100,000
Baltimore , Woman'B college 100,030
Ucrea college 100,000
Albion college 100.000 ,
Rockford seminary 9SOb3 j
Oroton academy 76,00 }
Franklin college 75,000' '
.McKendrco college 70.000
Wellesley college- 00,000
AVneaton Humlnary 00,000
i Knrlhnm college 60.000
! Knox college CO.OOO
IWo-stern Reserve college M,5W
i Olenwo&d Industrial TmlnliiK
I school CS.OOO
Whitman college 50,000
Colorado college fiO.COO
Jtoso Polytechnic institute IJO.OCO
Chicago Physicians' and Surgeons'
, college KO.OO )
Stevens Institute fiO.OOO
Trinity college 50,000
Hebron acndomy 60,000
Lawrence university 42 , 0
Carroll college 40,100
Hobart college 40,000
Williams college 33,000
Do Pauw college 35,000
Orlnnell college 35,000
Tnhor college 31,000
Newport Industrial school 30,000 '
TntladoBU Institute 30,000 i
Hampton Institute 25,000 l
Butler college 25,000
\Vesleyan university S.OOo ,
Grand Pralrlo seminary 20,000 i
Helolt college 20,000 ,
Phillips academy 20,000 ,
Whllworth college. " 0,000 , i
In addition to the nbovo nineteen Institu
tions have received between $10,000 and
J18.000 each and twenty-six others from
$1,000 to $9,000 each.
An Interesting feature Is tbo amount con
tributed by Andrew Carncglo to the or
ganization of libraries In various parts of
the country. Ills gifts for this purpose nro
us follows :
Atlanta. Gn. . . $ 100 , XErle. ) , Pa 6.00Q
Plttsb'rp. PJU 1.750,000Bust Mver-
Ban Dtceo , I pool , 0 50,000
Cnl CO.OOO Waco , Tex. . . . 1,000
Beaver Falls , iDa'Jas , Tex. . . 50.0W
Pa uO.OOOKmporla ,
PlHHbun , ' . I Kan GO.OOO
Tex BOOOBiiIuth ,
Washington , I Minn 60,000
D. C 59.000Clarion , Pn. . . &OGO5
Tyrone. Pa. . . . W.ooo S.indusky , O. . fAOOfl .
N. Y. City. . . . 1.700 Newport , Ky. 20.000 I
Tucson. Ariz. 25,0 > J Lint-oln , Nob. 75,000 !
Houston , Tex. 50,000.
Oil City. Pa. . EO.WO ! Total $2,652,700
I'lionrtlo Siiflllnu : , I
Following the lead of Superintendent An- i
diews , the congregation of the University
of Chicago has adopted the following reso- j
lutions : i
"Resolved , That tbo adoption by the Board
of the University Press for use In the offi
cial publications and journals of the univer
sity of the list of words with changed spel
ling accepted by the National Educational
association bo approved. "
The list of words thus "reformed" Is as
follows : Program ( programme ) , the
( thiugh ) , altho ( although ) , tborofare ( thor
oughfare ) , thru ( through ) , thruout
( throughout ) , catalog ( catalogue ) , proloe
. .
( prologue ) , < lci.nlog ( dc > nlognel. demagog
( demagogue ) , pcdagog ( pedagogue )
Commenting on the action of the board ,
the Chicago News says :
' 'The vote by which the university was
thus aligned with the so-called word "re
formers" was close , but the new spelling
carried the day. It IB mid an effort will
be made to Induce the leading universities
to Join hands with Chicago and form a
league or perhaps we should say n Iceg. The
general public , as well ns scholars , have
thrashed this subject over to often , and there
has been such a unanimity of opinion against
unsettling standard orthography , that It is
somewhat surprising to learn that the Uni
versity of Chicago has at last yielded to
wiles of "fonctlc-Bpelllng" people. It must
bo remembered , however , that there are
many professors In the university and that
the advocates of spelling by car are prob
ably more earnest In their advocacy of their
measure than are the defendants of estab
lished usage. It Is probable , or nt least to
bo hoped , that older and more conservative
universities will not fall in so readily with
the notions of the University of Chicago In
regard to word-pruning as uomo discover
ers of the new way hope. They will prob
ably continue to conform to the standard
dictionaries of America nnd England In their
orthography and merely set down the rec1-
ommcndntlon of the University of Chicago
In regard to the words given above as an In
stance of the "wild nnd woolly" applied to
education. If there were any practically
useful purposes to bo accomplished , or If It
could bo shown that exercising certain let
ters In certain words serves nny purpose
other than to quiet the unrest of people so
anxious to reform somebody or something
that they will not oven let the dictionary
alone , the case would bo different. But ar
gument seems to bo useless with these so-
called reformers. Efralm Iz joined to hlz
Idles and all that can be done Is to let
him Join. "
Kiliicntlonnt Xoton ,
Do Pnuw university trustees have raised
$100,000 for endowment.
Recent additions to.he faculty of the
University of Wisconsin make the present
number of Instructors 171.
Sirs. Plioobe Hearst says that her plans
for the new University of California will
not be realized for ten or fifteen yenr .
Mr , and Mrs. Samuel Mather of Cleve
land have plven J12.000 to the WosHcrn Re
serve university for the purchase of books.
O. ir. Ingham of lu CroKaoVs. ! . , has
given $15,000 toward tlu > building of n new
school of science for Rlpon college , Rlpon ,
Wls. The building will be named In honor
of Sir. Iiiffham ,
Trustees of Princeton college nro consid
ering the advisability of n department for
the pyslemullc study of principles of dis
putation , to prepare young men for politi
cal and crofcsslotinl life.
Leon SInndcl , the Chicago tuslnes man
who has given $50,000 to the. . University of
Chicago for the erection of Un assembly
hull , has left nil the details for thebull'l -
ing in the hands of a committee of the uni
versity's trustees.
By the will of Caroline Brewer Croft ,
who died In England some i'.mv ago , nlmo. t
$100,000 goes to Harvard university , to be
devoted to the Investigation of the disease
of cnncer. Mrs. Croft was much Impressi ? . !
with the horrors of Incurable diseases , and
during her life had Klvon much money for
the treatment of cnncer.
Provost C. C. Harrison of the University
of Pennsylvania will give tile university
$250,000 as n Now Year's gift. The money
will be placed In the hands of the trustees
to line as they think best. When seen the
other day Provost Harrison refuted to suy
anything about his gift except that the
cash would be paid to the trustees.
Two students arrived nt the Tuukcgee
Normal and Industrial Institute at Tusko-
gee , Ala. , a few days ago , who had walked
there from their home In South Carolina ,
a distance of 500 miles. They are now at
Tuskegce learning trades In connection
with their academic' training. One wants
to be a carpenter and the other a black
smith.
The registration nt Columbia university
has reached a total of 3,703 , or 700 more
than the registration o , last your. In 1S15
the registration was only 1.853. Of the
present aUcnuancc 410 nro In Columbia , col
lege , 294 in Barnard cdllfcfep , US In the school
of political science , TOS. iV philosophy , 53 in
pure science , 404 in applied science. 377 In
law , 757 In medicine and 1,007 In the Teach
ers' college. The registration In the school
of philosophy Is lets than last year , but the
apparent falling off Is due to the fact that
many students are registered In the Teach
ers' college , whllo taking a large part of
their work In philosophy. There are 143
olllccrs connected with the university.
DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION
Oninha Chanter lloliln ItN Annual
Meeting. I.lNtfiio to Heimrrn mill j
EctH OtlU'crn.
The nnnual meeting of the Omahn chnpter ,
Daughters of the American Revolution , was
held Slondny afternoon in the parlors of the
Commercial club. Considerable business of
importance wns transacted. The annual re
ports of the various officers showed an In
crease In membership and the affairs of the
chapter generally are flourishing. The fol
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year :
Sirs. A. C. Troup , regent ; Sirs. W. H.
Alexander , vice regent ; Sirs. SI. E. Hall , sec
retary ; Sirs. Ed Crone , treasurer ; SIlss
Louise Harris , registrar ; Miss Nancy Battln ,
historian ; SIlss Ida Johnston , corresponding
secretary. Mrs. C. W. Lyman , Sirs. J. W.
Grifllth and Sirs. Heel were elected to servo
on the advisory board.
The chnpter will bo represented at the
Continental congress of the society In Wash
ington next month by two of Its members
Sirs. Z. T. Llndsey , as alternate for the re
gent , and Sliss Ellenorp Dutcher as delegate.
Mrs. SI. E. Hall was elected as alternate for
the delegate.
STOLEN GOODS RECOVERED
I'nxton Hotel KnipIoyfN Ar < - Arrenleil
li > - DutretlvfN Hot-Inn mnl
For some lime past guests of the I'axton
hotel have been mUslng articles of value
from their rooms , nnd lately a number of
such thefts hnvo been reported to the police ,
The CUBO was put In the hands of
Detectives Heolan and Johnson , and
Slonday night William nnd Fred
1'le.rce , employes of the place , were
arrested. On searching the house of
the former nearly $500 worth of
stolen gcods were found. Stoat of the prop
erty wns clothing , the greater part belong
ing to Sirs. W. SI. Wyman. Fred I'ierco wna
merely nrrcatcd on suspicion ; nnd It Is not
known that ho had any part In the thefts.
A complaint was filed against William I'ierco
in police court yesterday by W. SI. Wy
man.
Moil of nn Ohio Merchant Cured of
Cliroulu Diarrhoea ,
Sly so i has been troubled for years with
rhronlo diarrhoea. Some time ago I per-
Hundril him to take some of Chamberlain's
Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
After using I wo bottles of the 25-cpnt Kizo
ho was cured. I give this testimonial , hopIng -
Ing eomo ono plmilarly mulcted may read it
and bu benefited. THOMAS C. BOWEIl ,
Glentoe , Ohl '
TlioiuilK iieetloii Context.
Attorney AVolcott , who reprefenls B. F.
Thomas In Ills election content against S.
I. Gordon for the police Judseslilp , says
that the report of Intended abandonment
of thn prococdlngH. as suited In the AVorld-
Hernld , Is not founded on fact. On the
other hand , Sir. Thomas und hl lawyer
fuel encouraued as to thu prolmblo out
come , and there Is no Intention of ccn liiB
until the entire vote has been canvassed.
"I am Indebted to One Minute Cough Cure
for my health and life. It cured me of lung
trouble following grippe. " Thousands owe
their lives to the prompt action of this never
falling remedy. It cures coughs , colds ,
croup , bronchitis , pneumonia , grlppo and
throat and lung troubles. Its early use pre
vents consumption. It la the only harmles
remedy that elves Immediate relief.
COMMISSIONERS REORGANIZE
Swprise is Sprung bj Eleotin ? Hofeldt as
Chairman of the Bond.
NEW CHAIRMAN APPOINTS COMMITTEES
r\-IHMrlet Court ClrrU AUij-ii Krnnk
Si- nil * Aiiotlu-r Delimit Ciiiiiiiiiinl-
entliiii ( o Hit * lldiiril of
The county commissioner nt their or
ganization meet I UK yesterday sprang a
surprise by electing Commissioner Hoieldt
to the chairmanship of the bonnl. Accord *
| Ing to nil of the slntemnkors who gave out
| n forecast Oommlpalonor Hector , who was
chairman Inst year , was to be re-elected.
Whatever opposition thorp was , If any ,
against the election of Mr. Hotcldt was kept
so quiet that It did not appear on the sur
face. His WP.B the only name officially an
nounced , Kx-Chalrman lloctor gracefully
relinquished his deal : and the new chairman
took charge.
The purpose of this mcotlnp was for reor
ganization , the board having adjourned nlno
die nl the end of the old year. Chairman
Hofrldt has announced tbo following com
mittee ? :
Finance Connelly , Ostrom. Hoctor.
Judiciary Ostrom , Harte , Connolly.
Court House and Jail Harte , Hector , Os-
trotn.
Poor Farm Ostrom , Hector , Connolly.
Heads Hector , Connolly , Ostrom.
llrldgcs lloctor , Hnrtc , Connolly.
Construction Hurtc and the board.
These committees arc much the same n
they wore last year , there being no material
chance.
The board IB In receipt of a second com
munication from Albyn Frank , late clerk of
the district court. In substance , Frank re
iterates his defiance of the county relative
to the payment of fees In accordance with
the recently enacted law on that subject.
While Frank writes the board In a polite
manner , be IR none the less defiant. A
resolution was Introduced asking that an ad
ditional accountant be employed to assist
In checking up of Frank's books. The name
of Klmer O. Starr was suggested , but the
resolution was not adopted , it being the
sense of the board that the accounting force
Is sufficiently strong. The Frank case Is
now ofllclally In the hands of the county
attorney , but just what action he will take
has not been definitely outlined.
The commissioners have made the follow
ing estimate of necessary expenditures for
the coming year :
General fund , $250,000 ; road fund , ? 50-
000 ; bridge , $75,000 ; bond sinking fund , $60-
000 ; soldiers' relief fund , $10,000 ; total , $115.-
000.
Another meeting of the commissioners will
bo held today , whin unflnhhed business
pertaining to appointments will be looked
after.
RENEWS OFFICIAL FABRIC
Kiu-llil Martin AVI1I ProluiMy lie
CIiONiMt I'roHl.lciit of Coiinui'r-
clnl Club.
The annual election of the board ot sixty
dlrectois ot the Cexnmereial club will occur
today , continuing from 10 u. ni. until 0
P. in. Some time ngo n special committee
selected the names of 120 members of the
club and the voters will check off on their
ballots the names of the men for whom they
wish to record their suffrages. Two elcftl-n
officials will bo stationed at the ballot box
all day to record the names of the voters and
prevent ballot box stuffing. The rivalry does
not promise to be spirited , as harmony ap-
penrs to'bo a drug In the club minrkut just
now , and according to nn unwritten law
which has hitherto prevailed , Euclid Martin ,
ns retiring chairman cf the executive com
mittee. Is reasonably sure of succeeding
President Haywnrd.
The president of the club will not bo
elected , however , until the meeting of the
new board of directors next Friday night.
At that meeting also n new executive com
mittee of twenty-live members will bo
elected and at the meeting of the new execu
tive committee next Tuesday a now chair
man will be elected to succeed Euclid Slar-
tln. Among the active cnembers spoken offer
for the position of chairman of the executive
committee are Isaac W. Carpenter , E. E.
Bruce , W. S. Wright and C. H. Plckens.
BRYAN AND THE PANTHER
AdinitM ( lie A il I in n I Hail Ileeii Io-
ineMtlcriteil , lint Ilcnlrx Hiillnc
oil nn O treli.
W. J. Bryan left yesterday for Sllnne-
npolls to attend a democratic banquet there
Wednesday evening. When quizzed In
reference to the published story that thu
panther captured by his hunting party
nenr Austin. Tex. , wns a domesticated unl-
mnl , ho unhesitatingly admitted that It
was ono which had been In captivity. "I
want , however , to deny the ostrich story , "
Bald he. "Some cf the papers had me rid
ing un ostrich In a ince ngalnst Governor
Hogg , who wns given by the reports n simi
lar mount. As fnr ns I can recollect there
is nothing In the story. "
I'iMipIr'N Cliureli.
Hev. C. W. SavMgc , pnstor of the
People's church , will bo out of the city for
Hoveml weeks , engaged In evangelistic
work. Ills llrst engagement Is with the
SlethodlBt Eplscopnl church ul Wccpln r
Water , Hev. K. K. SInxtlold , pastor. Dur
ing hl. absence llov. George J. Buck has
been requested by the ofllcem of the rhurcn
to supply the pulpit , attend upon nil cnlls
Hint may rome to the pastor and to hnve n
general oversight of the Interest of the
church .n all Us various departments of
work.
The People's church cannot accommodate
the conKregntlonH attending Its present
house of worship und nn effort I ? bclnu
mndo to oacuro .1 nowbulldlncr , to bo
located on the northwest corner of
Seventeenth und Chicago stroets. Sub
scriptions amounting to $7SC3 have nlroudy
broil received and a systematic canvaw ! s
about to bo made.
Mr. r AMNiicliitlidi Dinner.
The Douglas County Bar iiKxoclnUon will
Klvo its annual banquet on February 3.
General Manderson will act as toastmafitor
and 11 number of umlnont sneakerH from
abroad will bo present. W. It. Morris. 13.
W. Slmorul and F. A. BroRnn constitute
the committee on arrangement * ) .
Cr.NN .School.
The attendance at the c'ais school has
been rapidly increasing slnoo the now
building was ripened last wec-k. A largo
number of children who have not been In
ticliool at all Imvo added their mimes and
It bus been necessary to open another
room , innkint ? ton rooms In all.
WIIH Willing to Illi- .
PITTSBl'P.n , T'a. , Jan. . Wlllliim
Waseo. u Hungarian , wan hanged In the
yard of the county court hoiife at 10IC :
o'clock tills morning. Wasco met his fnto
without Jllnchlnt' . On the iicaffold he
prayed and then nnld : "Goodbye , peoplo.
I Kindly give my llfo for my sweetheart.
I lovrd her. " After the trap was Hprum ;
death resulted In a few minutes from
Htraiiffulutlon. The crime for which Wasco
O . / * . ft * 3 ?
Bear the _ / Kind Yen Have Always Boatf
Beaietbo
( Signature
cf
She washes her delicate laces
With Ivory Soap suds , soft and warm ;
The frailest In bottles she places
And shakes them it cannot do harm.
If thoroughly rinsed with clear water ,
They're wholly uninjured when dry
Because , as experience has taught her ,
Ivory Soap has no free alkali.
The vegetable oils of which Ivory Soap Is made fit It for many special uses
for which other soaps arc unsafe or unsatisfactory.
l , KM , tj Tb < rraM * OuotU 0 , CUHitill.
was executed wns the murder ot Annlo
Po-uak , a HuiiRarimi girl , who had refused
to marry him. Ho shnt himself txt the
same tlmo , but recovered.
GHURCH MEETING GETS WARM
Hymn ttook Too Frail to Annivcr I'nr-
IIOHI ; of ( iiivpl rimi'ieoM of
CrookiMliirxN.
CHICAGO , Jnn. 0. llov. John P. Brush-
Ingham , In lieu of a gavel , pounded a hymn
book to pieces last night In an effort to
prevent the consolidation of the Trinity
Slotlmillst Episcopal church with the Fltst
Slothodlst church. The latter church Is lo
cated In the business district. The at
tempt was successful , the members of
Trinity church being beaten.
I The jclnt meeting of the members of
the two churches was held at the. First
church. The meeting , which was called to
select three members of the baard of trus
tees of the First church , was a stormy one
and Insted two hours. At the conclusion of
the meeting the three trustees were reelected -
elected , thus Insuring the continuance ot
the First church for another year. During
the meeting Insinuations ot Illegal use of
the income of the Methodist church block
by the board of trustees were made by some
of the members of the Trinity church. A
committee was authorized , which will In
vestigate and report to the trustees nnd the
Mshop and three presiding elders of the
I ' Chicago district.
The First church has occupied Its prcs-
! ent site since 1833 , being the oldest church
in Chicago. The property , which IB located
in the down town dlstr'i ' valuable
one. and if Trinity church had succeeded
In naming the three new trustees It could
have caused the sale of the property.
DONATE MONEY FOR MISSIONS
Forelurn Ilonril Heeelve * it Totnl of
$ ( ittOf : : < l llnrliiK the
Yt > B r.
BOSTON , Jan. 9. The American Board of
Foreign Missions made public today
Its eighty-ninth annual report. The
summary for the year follows : Do
nations , $291,820 ; legacies , $102,219 ;
donations for school fund , $0,745 ; dona
tions for SHcroncslan navy , $2,587 ; donations
for young , missionaries' fund , $3,140 ; dona
tions for debt of September 1 , 1898 , $13,002 ;
donations for mission work for women , $206-
002 ; Income of funds , $7,491 ; total , $633,010. 1
The eastern Turkey mission has been ac- j
live In pressing the claims nnd needs of the j
women of the country nnd educating them I
until It Is now dlfflcult to nnd n Protestant' '
woman who cannot rend and large numbers
of the Gregorian women are equally edu
cated. A multitude of purely Gregorian
communities are asking for Christian teach
ers , to which requests missionaries are lin-
able nt the present time to respond.
GRAiN-0 ! GRABN-0 !
Remember thnt name when you wnnt a |
flellclouB. appetizing , nourishing- food drink
to take the place of coffee. Sold by all Kro-
cers nnd liked by nil who have used t.
Ornln-O Is made of pure Brnln , it aids di
gestion and strensthonB tlic nerves. It Is
not a stimulant , but a health builder and .
the children as well ns the ndultw can
drink It with ffrent benefit. Costs about I
> i as much as coffon. 15c nnd 25c. pnr packj j
age. Ask your grocer for CJraln-O. I
I Talking About Slices
Shorn thnt wore made for Just such
\vpntlior ns this wo can't h'U ( > but n- ;
mark that of all the Hlioes made for tlio
dainty foot of the women , uono can ovtsr
t'ljual the ! ? ' . ! . .r 0 tfi'inilnc ) woll-solotl that
Di'fxcl 1 > . Sliooman has In vM Uld
Hit so Solon arcJiwt heavy onoiiRli to
lii-pp ( ho foot dry and Jnut lloxlblo
onoitKh to ho onsy to wear \Vo roooni-
inoml thoin UK the very ItK-al wlntor anil
wet weather shoo made In the late
lastH that nlvo thorn a style that usually
fjoos with lie ) lilKlipr-jirkvil sradoH wo
haVe thcsi' in all slzon and all wldtlm
at if'J.fiO.
Drexel Shoe
Cp-t - te Shoe
1410 FARNAM STREET
ONLY SYMPATHY FOR BOERS
lllticrnlniin Deellne to Tnkc
1'art In the IV ml I UK
SPUINOFII5U ) , SIo. . Jan. ! ) . The Spring-
Held division of the Ancient Order of Hlbor-
illans , which hnd been solicited by the na
tional president to contribute to the fund
for thu nllef of the Boers , decided by
almost unanimous vote not to comply with
the request. The reply sent to John T.
Keating at Washington snys :
"Wo beg to sny thnt whllo we extend
our heartfelt sympathy to the Boers In
South Africa and wish them n great and
glorious victory In thin war , yet wo are
opposed ns inemberH of the Ancient Order
of HlbornlnrB to extending to thorn nny
Ilnanclnl nld whatever. Wo bollovo thnt
there are moro worthy causes In which wo
can expend our money. Wo nro opposed to
doing nnythlng that Is against the neu
trality laws of our country , which must be
rrapcctcd above all things. "
S ( n Kxiiortiitloii of 1'iilp Wood.
TORONTO. Jan. 9. The Ontnrlo govern
ment has under consideration an amendment
to the regulations respecting pulp wood ,
which provides for the application of the
manufacturing clause to spruce logs , thuo
putting them on the same basis as sawlogs.
The order , If adopted , will tuko plnco at tha
end of the present license year , April 30 ,
nud after that ( Into no pulp wood cut on any
timber limits sold by the government can
bo exported from Canada.
Killed hy an I2xi > IoilliiK lltnnt.
SPOKANE. AVuKli. , Jnn. 9. William J.
Borden uns Instantly killed nnd Mike Barn-
Held fatally injured by a premature explosion -
plosion at the Flagstaff mine at Republic
last night. Several other miners were
slightly Injured.
9&BRONCHIAL
*
Relieve Coughs and Colda.
" Contain no opium , or anything Injuri
ous. " Dn. A. A. HAYES , Chemist , Boston.
In Ixixcs only Avoid imitations.
The Eye
won't stand very much abuse
It refuses to work then you quit
working , too. The only reason
able thing for people with eyes
to do when they begin to show
signs of bolni ; contrary IB to se
lect some reliable optician and
have him doctor them with a
pair of tbo right kind of glasses ,
Wo are opticians. Wo are re
liable.
THE ALOE & TENFOLD CO. ,
I > nrceit Retail lruc Iloune.
1408 Farnam. OMAHA.
OIT08ITE PAXTON 1IOTKL
Investigate
this Kiile II' you don't want to nilHH nn
opportunity of n llfc-tlmo wn nro clou-
' ln out n number of certain style pianos
that we am ovurHtockt'il on seine are
new anil KMIIC Kllghtly lined and KOIIID
KlylcK wo wlHh to illHcontlntiP Wo are
ofTorlni ; these liiHtninientH nt wholesale.
prk'ou to Individual ImyorH and will at-
cupt cuHli or Oiisy paymentM Soiuo uprights -
rights will ho Hold UK low as $1" , > KOIIIO
at Jilts and other * at prices and terms
that will neil you All wo nt > k IH a visit
and Inquiries pcrHonally or hy mall for
description and prices.
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art , 1513 Douglas ,