TJTE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, "NOV EM TUSH 20, 1000.
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C ORDOXTRIAL NEARLY ENDED
Teitimony is All In and Attorneys Begin
Their ArgumcntB.
DEFENSE MAKES POOR SHOWING
Attnrnejr for I'ornier 1'ntli'p Judge
I'lrnil Precedent nnd KnclnlnKli'nl
Theories lit I'i Iciiiintlon of
Tliclr Client' Leniency,
Tho proceedings before Judge Dickinson
to Impeach tho former pollco magistrate,
S. I. Gordon, for Incompetency and corrupt
methods vera carried to n conclusion nt
yesterday's session of court without the
startling reactionary developments or tho
Indisputable vindication promised by Judge
Gordon's lawyers at tho commencement of
the hearing. The testimony was completed
nnd the cnunticl mado n start on the argu
ments, tho city attorney being flr3t to pre
sent his cnHo. Tho defense wnH content to
enter u mild denial of the multitudinous
charges and plead an Incomplete showing on
tho part of tho prosecution. "Considering
tho Instances where our client Is alleged to
have continued cases until the complaining
witness was tired of appearing In court
and then to liavo dismissed them for want
of prosecution, there has been no evidence
that these complaining witnesses neglected
to appear," they argued, "nnd tho presump
tlon under tho laws Is that thoso witnesses
did appear and so tho charge fulls ground
less."
Ono of tho attorneys found mitigating
circumstances In Judgo Gordon's leniency
from tho standpoint of n sociologist. "Laws
aro for tho good of society uud not to till
I he Jails," ho contended. "Judgo Gordon
accomplished greater good socially by com
muting sentences nnd remitting lines than
by sending men to Jail." Tho city attorney,
by way of reply, told the court ho thought
n law enforced was attended by greater
benefit to tho community than If It lay
dead on tho statute books. Another phase
of tho caso on which tho defense laid
strong emphanlH was that It had not been
proved that Judge Gordon, In his laxity and
questionable methods, had over ucted wltb
Intent to bo corrupt. "Tho fncl that tho
Judge has remitted lines after they were
paid to tho clerk and has suspended sen
tonces nfter tho men wore In Jail might ho
evidence of leniency and corruption If It
could bo proved that ho willfully Intended
to bo lenient and corrupt, but thero has
been no evidence to sustain this tlnory
and when It comes to Judicial nets It inn
not bo presumed to hnvo been with this
Intent; It must bo proved."
Sinn? Ciuirjte I'lituimvereil.
To many of the charges the defense pre
fcrrcd to aniwer only In a general way
finding protection In tho contention that a
pollco magistrate must of necessity bo leul
en). There Is not a court In tho land, It
was said, where ho much latitude and lout
ency uro required. At ono time when tho
attorney wandered from tho point nt lssuo
In a general Justification of Judgo Gordon's
methods without rcgnrd to the bpcclfltlo
charges the court found It nocesiury to
drop a reminder hat tho pollco magistrato
would bo tried only on the nllegiitloua men
tloned In tho complaint. Tho defense placed
a great deal of icllnnco In tho qlrcumstanco
that Judgo Gordon was merely following
precedent when ho uuHpondcd sentences, re
mitted lines and accepted struw bonds witu
out tho authority of tho law. It lias been
done ever since tho ofllco was established
according to tho utatcments of Judge Clor
don'a attorneys, the magistrato preceding
Judgo Gordon und tho present Incumbont of
the position were cited to uhow that Judge
, Gordpn la not a worse offender mau tney.
City Attorney Council concluded tho nr
gumonts with ft scathing arraignment of the
ex-pollco magistrate. Ho quoted u decision
of tho supremo court to uhow tnat wuere
negligence Is ho gross and disregard of duty
so flagrant a3 It has been In tho caso of
Judgo Gordon, tho court Is Justified In as
suming that there has been corruption.
Tho case, ho declared, docs not stand on a
elnglo chnrge, but is based on many of
them, and at least six wero not answered
In any way. "It mtist appear that tho ac
tions of Judgo Gordon, which he attempts
to excuso by Baying ho thought ho was
rlgljt nnd which wero so flagrunt on nu
merous occasions, will mako u stronger
case against him than If there was only
ono chargo on which to base tho Impeach
ment proceedings," declared the city at
torney. "Tho plea of Ignorance of all the
.circumstances under which many of the
lines were remitted und tho sentences sus
pended will not furnish nn excuse for any
of Judgo Gordon's actions, becauso under
tho law he Is presumed to know nil that
relates to his office." Judgo Dickinson took
tho caso under advisement.
Attorney tirnrrnl Slant AVnlt.
Tho rogular routine of the criminal
branch of tho district court was again in
terrupted yesterday by tho husto of
Attorney General Smyth to forco his case
against tho Omaha National bank to a trial
In tho supremo court before the expiration
of hlB term of olllco. Tho uttorney general
wus on hand to ask for an Immediate hear
ing on his motion made last Saturday for a
new trial. In tho ordinary course of pro
cedure tho motion will not como up for a
hearing until next Saturday. If matters
could bo hastened, tho attorneys con
nected with the case say" that It might bo
PimpBBB
Arc more than a disfigurement of the
skin; they are n handicap to a young
man, alike in love and business. The
pimply face looks dissipated and both
merchant and maiden look askance nt
the unfortunate fellow whose face is his
misfortune. An al
most pertain cure
for pimples nnd
similar utsfiguring
eruptions is found
in Dr. Tierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery. It pur
ifies the blood of
the corrupting
cause of ordinary
eruptive diseases,
elcA-ises the Uiu
and' builds up the
body with sound
wlyolcsome flesh.
"Discovery" con
taitrl neither alco
hol aor narcotics.
I mm well pleased
withlyour rucdlcitiei,"
writili John A. Callo
way, Kiq., of No. 118
6th St., Columbus,
Oa, "In 1894 I wn
working at night aud
I broke out In lump
11 over, and nheu
these left the fcUn
peeled oft. 1 took six
hot Ue or 'Golden
Medical Discovery,'
ud two of Doctor
l'lerre's rclleU, aud
I uo txl eve that I
am sound aud well. I have n good appetite, but
. m '""""Henced treatment I had uo appetite
i . !y Mcre sunken aud my face was
F ' U"1' Vlmplea and brown spot oa my
face. Now thcie are alt gout. I have used
many kinds of medicines but received uo bear-
1 L?" 'Mr 1 weighed one hundred and
thirty-four poumla, and uow I welch one hun.
ilred and forty-lite. Mease accept my thanks.
I am so glad I found the right Uud of medicine."
Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser sent free
on receipt of stamps to pay expense of
mailing only. Send 31 one-cent stamjis
for book in paper covers, or 31 stamps for
doth, to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, X Y.
taken before the higher tribunal In time
to allow the attorney general to spread tho
opinion that ho In exerting unusual dill
genco In behalf of the people. Hut tho op
posing counsel argued that they ha) al
ready mado sacrifices In postponing and de
ferring other Important mutters and they
asked that tho usUsI courso might be al
lowed to prevail. The court looked nt the
caso In the same light and announced that
the hearing on tho motion will be held as
soon at there In time, probably about the
first of ne.it week.
COl.VrV ATTOHNUV CO.MIMIOMISKS.
AIIimti lloofietrlt mul Vencli to 1'leml
(Inlltr to IVtlt I.urceii).
The county attorney's olllco made an
other of Its characteristic exhibitions of In
competency yesterday In criminal court
when the counsel In tho case of tho state
against Charles Koosevolt nnd Johu Vcach
agreed on an arrangement nmong them
selves permitting tho two men to plead
guilty to a chargo of petit larceny when
thoy wero charged with grand larceny and
thero as u good chanco of producing the
proof. Tho nttornoys conducting the de
fense aro shrewd criminal lawyers und the
action of the county attorney Is Interpreted
as a fear of defeat If tho enno should be
brought to trial. Roosevelt und Watch
arc tho men who are charged with stealing
brass Journals from freight cars. The rati
road detectives and tho city pollco havo
been engaged In running down the persons
who committed thoso depredations for more
than a year nnd Detectives Jorgeson nnd
Dotnpscy recovered stolen Journals of the
valuo of $tr, sufficient to wnrrant the
chargo of grand larceny. Somo of tho metal
was broken Into pieces, tho hammers with
which It was done having been found by
tho detectives. Tho broken mctnl being
worth less than the Journals entire would
bring down tho valuo bo that grand larceny
could not bo proved uulcss It could bo
shown that tho suspocts had broken the
Journals themselves. It was this fact that
led the county attorney to compromise.
MITi: IS PAID II V OTIimt NOTKS.
Mrllck (.'I it I inn That ltnnk Him Good
Col I n ti-rill for Ills Dcht.
Tho falluro of tho First National bank
of Xellijli, Neb., Is responsible for tho (lrst
Jury cuso to be tried at tho November
term of the United States court. In No
veinbcr, 1SDS, Howard J. Whltmorc Was up
pointed receiver of tho bank, and soon
thereafter Instituted suit against J. J
Mcllck for tha sum of 12,000, alleging In
his petition that In tho yenr 1894 Mcllck
hnd given a note to tho bank for $200,
which remnlncd thero for ono year, when
It wsh taken up nnd another note for like
amount deposited In Its place; that thin
second noto was turned over to Mellck
without consideration by the officers of
tho bank. In answer tho defendant ul
leges that tho first nolo was given with
out consideration and that tho second noto
was paid by two other notes, which wero
not duo at the tlmo the suit was Insti
tuted.
Tho chhbs of Westervelt, receiver, against
Georgo A, Mohrcnstccher and T. J. Easley
und others against tho Union Pacific woro
dismissed for want of prosecution nnd tho
Jury wus called In tho Ncllgh bank case.
llrt(l Itoirr'n Trlnl.
Frank Howo Is on trlul before Judgo
Ilakcr for having on his person n kit of
burglars' tools. Howe Is the man who was
taken by the police In tho act of trying to
forco open the coin cases at tho public
library containing the nyron Reed numls
matto collection. He was attempting to
pry up tho ltd, unuwaro that a system of
electric alarm was connected with the
cases. The alarm was sounded nt the po
lice station tho moment Howo commenced
his operations. As there wero many pooplo
about he was compelled to cease work every
fow minutes, so ho had not accomplished
the theft when the police Interrupted him.
Tho only churgo Howe could bo tried on
was the ono mentioned. Ho confessed to
tho pollco that ho purchased tho tools at
Jewelry storo In the city nfter having
Islted the library nnd Been tho rare old
coins In a tempting position, apparently
easily obtainable by an expert thief.
Court .Votes.
Tim will of Henrv II. Wilson hns been
ndmltted to probate. Samuel T. Doreey
wus appointed ndtnlnlntrntor, with the will
annexed, after rurnisniug n r,wo bona
John P. Iisrcott nnd wife, residents of
Illinois, havo brought suit In tho United
Statei circuit court ncnlnst Ella Jones nnd
therei for the partition, of certain Innd In
Thayer county, Nebraska, embracing about
:,uw acres.
in mo united Mintcs district court ni i
'clock yesterday
ufternoon the potlt Jury
was Impaneled for the trlul of cunps, Tho
first caso nn the call Is that of Edgnr M.
westervelt, receiver, against ueorgo A".
Mohrcnstocher and others.
John A. CrclEhton Is suinir tho Chlcaco,
Ilock Island & Pacific railroad In the
county court to recover damnces In tho
sum of $000. alleged to have been duo to
nro sot by the company s locomotives.
which puss the plaintiff s farm,
In the suit brought by W. 11. Ostrandsr
for a divorce from Solma Ostrnnder, an
answer has been filed bv tho defendant
entering n general denial of charges of
Rtntutnrv nrrenxes and nsklnc for SI. UK), al
legeu to nuve Leon given 10 tne piaiuiirc nt
tno time or tno marriugo.
Tho federal Jury has about completed Its
work und it Is expected that It will report
this morning. At that time Judgo
Muneer win assign tno cases on inn
criminal docket, for trial. It Is. expected
that Judgo curiam! win nrrlva in oniulin ",'-.v. ., . . , ,. i,,n
noxt Monday, when tho docket will be Voting." Mrs. Harford Is an able leader
divided. He opens court In Aberdeen. H.
Tuesday, nut win complete tno worn or
tho term Saturday
Kdwanl D. Meadlmber. tho nloneer
carriage rnanuiaciurer or umana, uas nieu
it nntitinn in rue unueu aiaies uisinci
court asking to be adjudged bankrupt. His
assetB are listed at J3,GtJ'J.:i nnu his
ilabllltlcb nt !10,ft3.03. The assets consist
irluclpaliy or opon accounts ana 1110
nihilities represent Inrcely endorsements
of notes for the benefit of others. Probably
halt or tno iiniiiuiies aro secured uy
mortgage on Omaha real estate.
Cnro Your Cold Yl'hlln lun Cnu,
Is It not better to cure your cold while
you can, in its mcipiency, rntner man iuka
tho chnnces of Its resulting In pneumonia,
cutarrh or consumption; all of which dis
eases begin with n cold and may bo pre
vented by curing every cold nt tho start?
Chomberlaln's Cough Remedy can always
be dopended upon. It Is pleasant and safe
to take, too.
FAMILY'S NARROW ESCAPE
(inn (rum Ilaieliuriier Mote llitilan-
urm the Liven of Mr. uml Sirs.
Uuutl)
nod Ttto Children.
Mrs. E. L. Huntley, wife of tho chief op-
orator ot the Associated I'rcss, narrowly
escaped death by asphyxlbtlon yester
day ut her home, 2833 Davenport street.
Sho was out ot danger at last accounts.
In tho bedroom occupied by Mr. and Mrs,
Huntley aud the two children Is n stovo
of the baseburncr pattern In which Is kept
burning at all hours u hard coal fire. Early
Sunday evening a kettle of water was
placed on the stovo to heat. Soon after
wards the cook removed tho kettlo, neglect
ing to replace the stovelld, and for seven
hours gas arose through tho aperture,
gradually filling tho room. About 3 o'clock
yesterday morning Mrs. Huntley nwoko
with a sharp pain In hor head and, smell
lng tho gas, rushed to a window and threw
It open. Sho then fell to the floor uncon'
sclous.
A doctor was called, who finally man
aged' to resuscitate her, but she Is still very
111. Aside from severe headaches Mr,
Huntley and tho children are little the
yvorse for tho experience.
Tenderness or aching In tho small of
tha back Is a serious symptom. The kid'
neys are suerlng. Take Prickly Ash lilt
tcrs nt once. It Is a reliable Kidney remedy
and system regulator and will cure the
trouble before it develops Its dangerous
,sUe' . - - . .
OMAHA JOBBERS PROTECTED
Western Classification Bureau DeoHncs to
Make Changes in Present Tariffs.
CARLOAD RATINGS ARE RETAINED
I'roiiiifiltliin to Cum pel Shipper
to II I ml lloxc with Wire U
A Wo l.nlil on the
Talile.
E. II, Wood, general freight agent of the
Union Pacific: Allen H. Smith, assistant
general freight agent of the Ilurllngton, and
J. E. Utt, secretary of tho Commercial club,
havo returned from Hot Springs, where
they havo been In attendance upon tho nu-
uuul meeting of the Western Classification
bureau. Messrs. Wood nnd Smith partici
pated In tho meeting in their official ca
pacities and Mr. Utt wait thero to watch
out for tho Interests of Omaha Jobbers.
In this ho was ably seconded by tho mil
toad ofllclals from Omaha.
"Tho mectlnc was of partlculur import
ance," iiittd General Freight Agent Wood
"becauso of the great number of questions
that came up for discussion. Over COO dif
ferent matters wero docketed. The changes
mado wero not of such nature ta nffect tha
general commercial or railroad sltuntlon.
Tho propositions to abolish the carload
ratings on certain commodities between
Chicago, St. Louis and tho Missouri rlvor
wero, for tho most part, negatived. What
few changes were mado In this respect re
lated to commodities over which thero was
uo conslderablo debate."
Secretary Utt was more than pleased
with tho results of tho meeting. "Tho
changes In carload ratings and other mat
ters of Importauco to Missouri river job
bers which wero so strenuously sought by
eastern distributors nnd Jobbers wero not
granted," ho said, "and tho homo Jobbers
interests wero well cared for
'Tho Hot Springs meeting was especially
Important becauso of tho unusually long
list of proposed changes. These originated
for tho most part In St. Louis nnd Chicago
and wero Inimical to the Interests of tho
Omaha Jobber. Tho tendency of these ap
plications was either to eliminate cnrload
rates or reduce tho dlfferenco between car
load and less than carload rates.
lliiKteni Jobbers nt DImhiI viitituiir.
"Tho theory on which tho Missouri rlvor
business wus built up Is that merchandise
can bo purchased In largo quantities and
shipped In cnrloads ut reduced rates per
100 pounds nnd shipped out In small lots
on short hauls, nnd that tho eastern Jobber
selling to tho western retailer and paying
a comparatively higher rato on Bmall lots
on tho long distance Is naturally placed nt
a dlsudvantago because his buso of supplies
Is too far from points of consumption, and
whllo op this condition of rates the western
Jobber has grown In business tho eastern
Jobber has withdrawn to a great extent
from western trade. The railroads havo fa
vored Missouri river Jobbers In present con
ditions becauso they earn moro money In
hauling heavy carloads long distances than
thoy would to haul tho same freight divided
Into small lots, so that whllo tho eastern
Jobber has continually complained to tho
roads they havo received little considers
tlon becauso u compliance would mean a
sacrifice of revenue.
Another proposition which was strongly
combated by tho representatives of tho Mis
souri river commercial Interests was that
of requiring boxes and crates of certain
articles to bo wired or strapped. This plan
originated with tho railroads with the Idea
that Its application would reduco tho
amount of losses, and claims paid In con
sequence, becnuso of boxes and crates be
Ing broken open nnd contents damaged In
transit. Tho Missouri river Jobbers mado
a snowing mar, inc ouopuou 01 nucn 1
rulo would not only cost them many thou
sands of dollars per year, but that It would
bo unjust discrimination. No such rule
prevails In tho territory east of Chicago
and beyond tho confines of the western
classification, and consequently the western
Jobber would have to pay tho wiring
charges on goods both received from the
east and on thoso shipped out. Conso
qucntly the Chicago Jobber, not having to
pay thoso wiring charges on goods received
by htm from the eastern manufacturer,
would havo a marked advantago over hi
Missouri river competitors. This showing
was followed up by statements from Job
. . u .jj.u. .... n,. ni .,,.1,
"t"B -i'v"-
11 plan would be to thorn, and ns a result
!iT A TOMAN'S
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M VV ORK X
There were a number of visitors nt tho
meeting of the parliamentary pructico do-
' . t f tho "Woman's club yeBtorday
parimcnt, ui "" , '
afternoon, nmong whom wore officers of
1 ,,f the local women s organizations.
. ,,,. nt ,hB i.Bon was "Methods of
nnd Omaha club women aro fortunato In
navtnR araong them ono so well qualified
to direct them lu this great essential in
ptnli manacement. The discussion which
followed tho lcBson, gave cvldenco of a
thorough understanding ot the subject.
This was followed by a drill conducted by
Mrs. C. C. Belden, consisting of n practlral
nppllcatlon of the various methods of vot-
lnir. Many motions were maue, wmi as
many amendments, resulting In numerous
complications, all ot wnicn wero aojusteu
In strict accordance with parliamentary
rule.
The next meeting will bo held on Decem
ber 3, tho subject bolng "Qualifications,
niehts and Duties of omenrs nnu Kignis
and Duties of Mombers." Mrs. Ucttls will
lead tho drill.
At tho meeting of the department of
political nnd social science yesterday nft
ernoon Mrs. Lotcngree, reported an out
line of a most Interesting und appropriate
program to bo given by the department
at tho general meeting. Desldes tho
muslcnl numbers It will consist largely ot
nnpers on tho needs nnd work of tho so
cial settlement of Omaha.
Mrs. A. Chard read an excollent paper
on "Compulsory Education In America."
Eho said that whllo thirty-one states havo
compulsory educational laws, In tho most
of them It Is a dead letter and It Is tho
opinion of some educators that such laws
are not only Ineffectual, but weakened tho
school system as well. The rest ot the
period was devoted to discussion.
"Schools and Educational Laws of Ne
braska" will bo tho subject of tho next
meeting, December 3,
Tho Salvation Army Rescue homo will
hold Its annual sale of Infants' clothing
nud useful and fancy Articles the early
part of December. These articles nro tho
work of the women nnd the Institution Is
largely dependent upon the receipts from
their sale. The home is greatly In need
ot suitable reading matter nnd nny dona
tion of religious books will greatly help
tho work.
Ae tho last board meeting of tho Young
Woman's Christian association tho mem
bership commlttco reported on 131 names
tor this month, which Includes both re
newals nnd new members. Thero was an
average attendance ot eighty at the noon
gospel meetings last week, It being the
annual week of prsyer, and n, dally at-
the railroads decided to table the proposl-
Trmmcoiitlneittiil Aoelntlon tn Meet.
Tho first meeting of the Transcontinental
Passcngtr association since Its completo
organization will bo held this week In St.
Louis. Tho matters to be taken up for
consideration will bo largely preliminary
and much of tho tlmo will bo devoted to a
general dlscuwdon of tallroad Affairs
throughout tho vast territory covered by
tho now association. Alt of tho Omaha
lines will bo represented the Union Pa
cific by General Passenger Agent Lomax
nnd Chief Hato Clerk Scott, tho Hurling
ton by Geueral Passenger Agent Francis
and the Elkhorn by General Passenger
Agent nuchannn. General Traffic Manager
Dabcock of the Ulo Grande Western Is In
the city from Salt Lake and will accom
pany tho Omaha contingent to St. Louis.'
Itallvrny Mote niiit I'crsoiinln.
Tr.l1nt tfnrncc G. Hurt of Out Villon
Puclflu lias returned from n brief business
trip to New York.
Charles 8. Young of tho Htirllugtoii
HiivrtiBlnir ilennrtment bus returned from
a buslnes strip to Chicago.
II. 1''. Fisher, traveling freight ntfent of
tho Missouri riicllle. started out for 11 busi
ness trip through tho north. Ills first stop
will bo nt St. Paul.
noni-rnl Kunerliitcndent 11. G. C ark of
St. Louis. Superintendent C. M. Kuthbum
and W. II. Hush, assistant chief engineer,
of Atchison, aro Missouri racinc oinciais
In tho city.
John Mellon traveling passenger ngotit of
the Northwestern, hns returned from
Galena, HI., where he spent Sunday und
attended tho funeral ut George Ktlsworth
Fawcett, son or juugo jhcou i-uwccu ot
this city.
Oeorgo , Loomlc assistant to Clenernl
Mnnneer Holdrrae of the IturllliKton, was
nt Ills desk yesterduy for tho first time In
ten days. During this period ho enjoyfd
great sport in tno iiepumicau vaney nnu
was successful In bagging a large number
of quail.
Mmlr Yoiinsj Auntit.
"One of Dr. King's Now Llfo Pills each
night for two weeks has put tno In my
'teens again," writes I), 11. Turner of
Dcrapscytown, Pa. They're tho best In the
world for liver, stomach nnd bowels.
Purely vegetable. Never gripe. Only 2Gc
at Kuhn & Co.'s drug store.
NO CLEWT0 KLUSEMAN'S FATE
Coroner's Jury Unnhlr to Solve lls-
tery .SiirroiiiiilliiK Driut lloil)
I'ounit In Clump of lIUNlirn,
An Inquest was hold Monday afternoon In
the caso of Henry Klusemau, tthose dead
body wan found Sunday morning In the
clump of scrub Umber near South Omaha.
A dozen or more witnesses wero examined,
but none could give nny direct evidence as
to tha causo of death, and tho Jury finally
returned a verdict to tho oiled that "tho
deceased had como to his death by somo
means to this Jury unknown."
Gustavo Wlckenberg, who found the body
whllo hunting rabbits, testified as to Its
appenrunce and surroundings. Ho said the
head was lodged between two oak Bupllngs
about tho slzo of his wrist, both of which
wero pressed closely, one against tho right
temple, tho other ugulnst tho left Jaw, It
was as If tho mun had fallen In n fulnt, ho
said, and, bolng In a weakened condition,
tho result of exposure nnd fasting, was
unablo to oxtrlcato himself.
Tho body was so far advanced In decom
position that signs of violence, had thero
been any, could not havo been detected. Tho
clothing showed no such signs. Tho only
clrcumstnnco not entirely cotihonant with
tho theory of natural death was tho pres
ence of a pair of overalls neatly folded,
upon which rested tho left arm of tho
corpse.
Mrs. Kluscman, widow of tho deceased,
testified that ho left homo on tho morning
of October 10. Ho bade her goodby us hu
walked away, as was his custom. Mrs.
Klusemun had not uotlced that her hus
band's mind was in any way affected, but
added that ho had been morose and taci
turn for nearly ttto weeks prior to his dis
appearance. If ho had any enemies who
would bo disposed to waylay him she did
not know of them. Th? testimony of the
brother, John Klusemau, wns substantially
tho same.
Dr. Robert Lucko testified that ha had
attended' tho deceased twlco Immediately
prior to his disappearance, but had been
called to administer treatment for catarrh
of tho stomach. Ho did not detect uny
evidence of mental unbalance In his patient.
TI19 body was so badly decomposed that
a post mortem examination, with a vlow to
ascertaining tho causo of death, wns not
possible The funeral will bo held today.
Do you need a hired girl?
A Iloo want ad
I wl
rill bring oni.
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LUB and
HARITY
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tendance of nluety-fivo at Dr. Pnrkhurst's
biblo readings.
Miss Helen Woodsmall, physical director,
nas organized a prayor clrclo for gym
nasium girls, with eighteen members, to
meol at 3 o'clock Sundays. The gymnasium
classes have more than doubled this year,
now having an attendance of 210. They
are doing enthusiastic work and propose
taking up somo novel featuro work next
month. All visitors aro cordially Invited.
"Orgnns of Voice and Itesplrntlon" will
bo tho subject of the Friday night lecture
In tho parlors this week.
Tho nursery committee of tho Child Sav
ing Institute has collected enough monoy
to buy new stoves for tho building. The
question of heating has been a grave one
and tho committee desires to thank the
friends who havo made It posslblo to do It
properly.
A goodly number of tho members of tho
Omaha Equality club braved tho Inclement
weather last Friday ovenlng to attend
the mooting, which was of special Im-
port&nco on account of tho revision of tho
constitution.
In these organizations, which are uni
form throughout tbo United States, a form
of constitution Is submitted by the Na
tional association which la rovlsed by each
club according to Its needs and the work
It chooses to do. Some of tho distinguish
ing features of tae constitution adopted by
the Omaha club aside from those of every
constitution aro Its object, which Is "to
advanco tho Industrial, legal nnd educa
tional rignts 01 women anil to secure
suffrage to them by appropriate state and
national legislation;" and becauso "uo
distinction on account of box shall bo made
In momborshlp or eligibility to offlco In
the association." Whllo tho work of this
organization Is distinctively for women,
mem aro Invited to become members and
aro cllglblo to office; several men havo al
ready joined tne club nnd ono of the
officers belongs to the Bteruer sex,
me regmur lucuunga ot tne club aro
hold tho first and third Tuesdays of each
month, the first lo bo un ufternoon moot
ing devoted wholly to buslnoss, lu which
communications from tho st&ta and na
tional headnuarters aro to bo considered.
and ths second meeting of the month Is to
bo a program meettng lu which llttlo or no
business will bo transacted, The club now
numbers tony inemuors and a contest to
Increase tho membership will soon com
menco. iri ine meeting issi f'rmay ovenlng nn
address was delivered by Mr. J. J, Points
In which tho common objections to tho
enfranchisement of women were answered.
Tho club meots In the bancjuct room of tho
rascton hotel,
UTj JjgT YEAR
Eliort Term Members of School Board Show
Courtesy to Incumbonti.
ARMY OF YOUNGSTERS AT SCHOOL
SUIrpii Tliouinml Two Hundred In
Hull? Attendance llorlliu the I. list
Vcek nt tho Viirloim lltilld
Iiik In the CM.
Attorney W. 11. Christie and M. F.
Funkhouscr, tho two men elected to 1111
short terms as members of the Hoard of
Kducntlon, were eutlttcd to tuko their seats
at Inst night's meeting. They refused to
do so. E. E. Hruco nnd J. J. Smith wero
elected by the board to fill vacancies until
successors should bo chosen by popular
vote, nnd would have yielded their scats
to tho new short-term men had they so
desired, but tho recently elected members
expressed n desire to wait until January 1.
1001, when they will enter upon their
duties, together with tho llvo men elected
for three-year terms.
Superintendent Penrso reported that the
total enrollment In tho schools during last
week wns 16,Uor, or r42 moro than during
tho corresponding month of last year. The
total enrollment In tho night schools wns
223. Of this number 123 were at Cats
school and ninoty-clght nt Comenlus.
Forty-seven rooms In tho schools have an
attendance of moro than flfty-flvo nuJ
olghtceu rooms' havo au. attendance of less
than thlrty-flvo.
Tho Demosthenlnn Literary society of tho
High school wns granted tho uso of the
assembly room on tho fifth floor of the
city hall tho nights of November 20 and
28. On tho first night tho society will
hold a preliminary debate and tho success
ful contestants will meet representatives
of tho Hcatrlco High school the night ot
tho 28th.
C. W. Hrltt offered tho board $100 for a
lot situated on Urowno Btrcct near Thir
teenth street.
Tho contract for slono carving at tho
High school wns awarded to A. Schnll &
Co. on a bid ot J3,f00.
A resolution of tho building nnd prop
orty commlttco was adopted which pro
vldes that all old bids for curpenter work
and flrcproofing on tho High school b.i
rojocted nnd that other bids bo received
until December 17, 1000.
Tho superintendent of buildings wns In
strutted to notify Mr. Pructte, custodian
of the High school grounds, Hint his serv-
Ives will bo dispensed with nfter Decern
bcr 1.
Itcports from the Saunders school showed
that tho hotitlng apparatus at that build
lng is not satisfactory and tho hoard cm
powered tho secretary to notify the Araerl
can Warming nnd Ventilating company that
tho plant must bo put In working order
without delay.
W. F. Johnson was appointed to repro
sent tho Omaha Hoard of Education nt
meeting or thu Northwest Teachers' as
soclntlon, to bo hold at St. Joseph Novem
her 20 and 30. Mr. Johnson will address
the association on "Work and Workings
of a City School Hoard."
CAR SERVICE ON AMES AVENUE
North Oniiihn I'ooplo not Inclined to
lU-lliiiiilfth 'Iholr l'luht for
Six Mlmitrii.
Councllmcn Mount, Hascall, Lobcck and
Zlmmun were present at tho meeting
tho North Omaha Improvement club, but
through somo misunderstanding few mem
bers of tho club wero In attendance
Thero was much complaint from tho com
mtttcu on sidewalks und crossings becaus
persons unknown havo torn up crosswalk
In various parts of tho Fifth and Sixth
wards, somo of tho walks having been ro
moved recently. The mutter Is to be brought
to tho attention of the Hoard of Publt
Works
Tho Important question before tho club
was tha matter ot tho restoration of th
street car sorvlco on Ames avenuo west ot
Twenty-fourth street.
E. E. French brought the matter up, say
ing that tho matter was In tho hands of
tho council. Mr. Lobock, when called upon,
said ho favored giving tho people tho
servico they desired. At tho request of
tho chairman Mr. French rehearsed tho
events loading up to thu present condi
tion, saying that tho company for two
hours lu tl'o evening operntcB a stub sup
posed to glvo a slx-rolnuto service; that
this servico averages about twelve
minutes. Tho matter wus discussed by tho
members at length. S. It. Slnglcy Htated
that to the petition presented to tho coun
cil thero wero GOO names attached nnd
that nothing has been heard trom that peti
tion since.
Judgo Hnicall thought it would bo a
good idea for the members of tho council
to go over tho lino to suo Its condition
for themselves; that they would then bo
In a Patlon to talto action In tho mutter.
F. C. Craig called attention to tho fact
that at tho last election over COO voters
wero registered In tho FIr3t and Second
precincts of tho Sixth ward, lying west
of Twenty-fourth street.
Councilman Zlmman stated that ho fa
vored the proposition to reHtoro tho serv
ice, but that ha had had nn opportunity
to vote on the proposition. Ho advised the
club members to visit tho council meeting
In a body and Insist upon tholr rights.
It was finally decided to appoint a com
mlttco of five to rupresont tho club before
the next mooting of tho council In com
mltteo of tho whole Monday afternoon to
meot tho officers of tho street railway
company. Tho commltteo consists of C. II.
Grnttan, E. E. Freuch, W. H. Wnddoll,
John Morrison, F. C. Crnlg, Wlllium F.
Johnson, R. H. Wnllaco and J. J. Smith,
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CURE SICK HEADACHE.
A Young Wife s Trials
A generous, beautiful younjr wife! Sweetest o'f dispositions, graceful inure
ment, fascinating manners, cliucuiing curves, bite hits come up through tho
earlier years ot young womanhood, every yenr nn added clinrtn to her develop
ment of mind nnd liody. Sho is the most delightful creature in the world as sits
becomes n wife. Her heart is filled with
joy. Her outlook in llfo full of glowing
hope for lifelong happiness. It is 11 perfectly
natural tiling to sec young women start in
llfo with nil this equipment. Look ut her a
year hence, two years hence, live years
hence should sho have shown nny diminu
tion of tho beauty and grace of her youth?
No, sho should not, but she docs, nnd excep
tions to this uro rare.
Tho obligations of her sex ns wife, nnd
perhaps as mother, have, through some mis
management, made inroads upon her health.
Sho is becoming nervous. Her face shows it.
Sho lias some trouble of the female organism.
Her step hns lost its springiness, site is tired
most of tho time. Her back aches', her Ilguro
is showing somo nnglcs, mid her disposition
Buffers. Children como. New trials, new
responsibilities, new worries, more phy
sical pain. History repents itself. Tho
beautiful, earnest, engcr woman of
twcnty-Hvo hns become a nervous,
oiling, fretful woman of thirty.
It goes 011 nil around us; ten
chances to ono somo feminine
weakness hns declared Itself and
constant medical attendance be
comes necessary. But no or
dinary treatment will help
this woman to get back
what bho has lost.
Dr. Greene's
Nervura
Dr. Qrccnc'n Ncrvura blood and nerve rem
edy is the medicine that will build her up nnd
help Nature throw oft tho troubles that hnvo
come. This medicine would havo prevented all
the sacrifice if it had been used when the first trial came. Now it will repair,
but the years of suffering nnd disenchantment hnvo been lived nnd luauj sad
experiences undergone.
NERVURA FOR WIVES AND MOTHERS.
Ncrvura Is a magnificent help for women at every turn in their lives. It
prepares them for every womanly chnnge. It fits them for wifehood, nnd sus
tains them. It prepares them for motherhood, nnd all the tlmo It not only
preserves them physically, it keeps the nerves and disposition in condition to
mako Idenl wives and mothers both.
Dr. Greene's advice is a priceless help to all women who arc passing through
woman's peculiar trials. Ho shows them how to avoid costly errors, und how
to retain nnd recover health. He makes no chargo for consultation either by
call or letter. His address is 35 West 14th Street, New York City. Women
write to him in perfect confidence, and receive his advice promptly.
If you arc ailing and run down, don't neglect Dr. Greene's offer
of counsel free to all who call or write.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Scarlet fever Is quarantined at 2711 Leav
enworth street.
Mrs. Kllza Downey, uged 23, died nt 1219
South Sixteenth street nnd her remnin'J
wero sent to Clurindu, In., for Interment.
New cuse.s of dlp.itherla nro under quu'
nntlno nt tho following places: 511 South
Twenty-sixth street. 1107 Houluvnrd etrcct
und C23 North Twenty-seventh street.
James Fetinlgitn was fined f23 nnd. costs
in police court yesterday for beating
William Hlordan with a pair of brass
knuckles. Hlordan Is badly disfigured.
Tho uollce received word yesterday morn
ing that McOulre's store nt Hennon wus
robbed Sunday night. No particulars wero
given. This In the sceonu btirglury that
hns occurred in Hcnson during tho lust
two weeks.
huridar mndo n nrotltuble tour of Ilen-
Bon Sunduy night, securing $3 from tho hotel
moneyarawcr, nine razors nnu two re
volvers from 11 barber shop uud an un
known 11m mint of cliuugo from two slot
machines In tho saloon.
Milk lnsnector L. K. Hulton bus tested
ho milk offcied for f.tlo by all Omaha
dairymen during tho first two weeks of
November and found Hint nil samples con
tinued tins required ;i per cent or nutter
fnt nnd that tn somo cases tho milk showed
us high nu 5 per cent.
Iteurv l-lspnbiirir. who was recently ro-
tnn.nil frntn till .'nnntv lull. lll(m llH llllfl
served a term for burglary, wns arrested
vestonlay ny welcomes aiuoneii 111111
llnmnsey. He was currying 11 ten-gallon
Jug of port wine, for tho possession of
WHICH lie couki 11111 uucmuii.
A iraier irlns In the nlant of tho Frotitlar
laundry ut 1512 Howard street broke Mon
day evening. Illllug the hulldlnr: with steam
anil flooding tlm lower floor A vlgllunt pa-
trolmau wno saw tno sicum insuuib irum
Hereford's Acid Phosphate
A Great Tonic.
It invigorates and strengthens, re
lieves nervousness and headache, and
creates a fjood appetite.
Genuine bcari name HorsFourA on wrapper.
Wait For Drox L. Shooman's
Kt'solutlon-we're noliiK 1 rccopiilzo tho
free nnd Immediate miperloiity or our
Indies' filioes ut nil prlces-lnit imrtUni-
huiy our ?'2 shoo for the liest value ever
shown In the city- Mnde on the new
Inwts nnd Iuik a Htyle that In every way
will 1'oinpnre with the ?:i nnd .$ I wlioes
Thero'8 no reiinon why wo hhould sell
so cood a Bhoo for S-exeept that wo
alwuyrt hnve nnd nlwnys Intend lo tflvo
our customers moro vnluo for tholr
money than they can Ret elsewhere.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
New CnlnloRvo roinl-Snt frep for
the hhLIiii.
Oniulin'n llp-to-dntc Shoe Holme,
141H KAIUVAM STIUJIST.
Only Ono Placo-
I'or the Knubo piano, Kluibull pltino,
Kriuileh & Hach piano, Ilnllet A; Davis
piano, IIospo piano you dou't hnvo lo
pay nil cash yon can got time easy
payments don't forgot that i?.-,00 per
month buys thoso beautiful $107 pianos
In oalc, liinhoKauy and walnut crises
yon pay moro than this elsewhere. In
our organ department wo. havo Instru
ments from Slfi.OO up on very small
monthly payments.
A. HOSPE,
Mgjlo ul Art. 1513 Hindu.
HI
1 1
I BiiDQd ssmi I
tho windows of tlm second story thought
It was xnioko und turned in u lire alarm.
Tho water und steum did but llttlo dam
age. "Itov." S. T. Taylor, colored, who claims
to bo u IJuiitlst piciicber, nud lits '.".year-old
granddaughter, Jcniib' Orccn, havo been
brought buck from Huwllns, Wyo., an I.
upon i-iimplul,it of the girl, n Vliurgo tf
criminal assault wus filed .ignlnst Taylor
lu pollco court yesterday. Tho alleged
ofTenso occurred 111 Unuilm about ten duys
ngo.
An examination of tho coul sculcs
throughout the city by the Inspector of
weights und measures showed thnt they
wero nil In good condition with the excep
tion of a city scale at Twentv-llrst nnd
Cuming streets. Investigation showed that
tho heums beneath this scale hnd been tam
pered with lu such 11 muiiner thnt tho scnlo
would not break with a weight of less than
250 pounds.
Prickly Ash Hitters can bo depended on
to curi tho kidneys, corrects tho urine,
strengthens tho stomach nnd relieves back
ache. !
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