STRICKEN WITHOUT WARNING
Tormer Judge Charles Ogdcn Buffers
Attack of Heart Failure.
CONDITION SAID TO BE PRECARIOUS
Wmn ClinttltiK
tilth rrlendx anil
In t'Ktnil lli'altli a
l'v .Moment llcfor.
Ho
WitM Attacked.
Former Judge Charles Ogilen was stricken
with heart failure at the court houso yester
day morning and has since been In u critical
condition. There was a pnrtial rally after
tho llrst attack, leading the attending
physicians to hone for his recovery,
hut a rolapso followed and during
tho succeeding few hours sinking
spells and periods when strength returned
alternated. Judge OgJcn was given at
tendanco In the court huuto roam whore
tho attack occurred. Three physicians
worked over him constantly, hut shortly
beforo noon they wero non-committal as
to his chances for recovery.
Judge Ogdcn was taken 111 without warn
ing, ilu camu to tho court house to ap
pear In a ease heforo Judge Kstcllo, and
after attending to a few errands of minor
Importance about tho building he entered
the court room and Joined n group of at
torneys, who were chatting und telling
torlcs in whiting awuy tho few moments
before time for the Judge to tako his scat
on tho bench. Judgo Ogdcn carried a cane,
owing to a lameness ho lins suffered In an
ankle and a kncd. Some of the attorneys
jokcu nun about tho dccreptltudo that
necessitated a cane. "That's all rlcht.
Ittughed the Judge, "I need It; my knee Is
bothering me pretty badly." One of the
Kroup related a humorous story regarding
a friend and an experience he had one tltuu
when ho had to use a cane for a few days
Judgo Ogdon laughed heartily at the anec
dote, but ho stopped in tho midst of tho
merriment, nnd his companions observed a
look of Intense pain In his countenance.
Judge Ogdcn raised his hnnd to his chest.
"I can hardly catch my breath," he said.
St.mo one suggested that ho go tn an open
window n few foot away. lie nroso and
tnrtcd to tho casement, when ho stuggered
and fell. Tho attorneys lifted him Into a
chair In tho Jury box. "Thu Judge Is III,"
one of them called to Judgo Rstellc and tho
bailiff In another corner of tho court room.
At this tlmo tho blood had rushed from
Judge Ogden's face, leaving him ghastly
while nnd without strength to sit upright In
the chair. At tho announcement of his 111
nrFs ho smiled and asked: "Do I look
pale?" Then consciousness loft him nnd his
bead fell forward on his chest.
Judgo Hstcllo,, I). L. Johnson and C. W.
PcLamntro rendered what relief was pos
sible with Ice water and by dialling tho
Ick man's wrists till the nttornoys, who
bad scurried In all directions In search of
physicians, returned with Dr. Ilrldges, Dr.
Ilcpfcwnter and Dr. Somcrs. Hypodermic
Injections on tho forearm partially restored
ccneclousiicss after there had been no pulse
for n period Hint seemed to Inst flvo min
utes. In half an hour Judgo Ogdcn had ro
rovered sulllctcntly to converse with thoso
nbout him, but there were freuuent nttneks
of severe pains In tho region of tho heart
that taado his condition precarious. The
physlcRns said that tho Illness is duo to
heart trouble.
CLERKS ARE GETTING BUSY
HitlltYit.v Mnll SrrtliT iintl I'liitolllci'
HlIlT KVIT)' A Vlllllllllr I'lT-
null n( Wiirk,
Hallway postal clerks and the clerks In
tho postofllco nro now feeling tho weight
of tho Christmas business. Kvcry avail
able clerk and substltuto in (he district
has been placed on duty, and then much of
tho work which has been dono on through
malls has to bo passed along to tho men
on tho other end of the run, as tho local
business make all of tho work the clerks
can do.
In tho registry department of the post
ofllco three additional clerks have been
placed on duty until after Christmas. Sat
urday a dozen or more registered pouches,
In addition to the regular number, arrived,
und with distributing nnd roc-lvlng tho
clerks nro working over houis. Kvcry avail
able clerk in tho postolllco proper has been
put to work. One boy is almost constantly
employed emptying tho baskets which rc
eotvo tho bundles deposited in the chuto
nt tho general delivery. Kvcry table In
th ofllco Is (Hied with packages, and tho
letters nro stored In odd corners.
Thcro is no way of determining tho vhIuo
of tho registered mail which pnnacs through
tho olllco during tho holidays, but $1,000,000
Is considered a moderato estimate.
"Kvcry ono who has used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy speaks well of It," says Mr.
Kdward P. Miller of Abbottstown, Ii. Too
plo who onco use this preparation are sel
dom satUlled with liny other. Thcro Is
nothing llko It to nllay n. cough or break
up a cold. It is pleasant to take, too.
' Merrliun for CiiIiIiipI I'lnee.
NEW YOHIC, Dec. S3. - A dispatch to tho
World from Washington says: There Is a
persistent rumor that ex-Onvornor Merrlam
of MlnneHotu, now director of the census,
will be given p. place In the cabinet somo
time after Match I,
"ABripBliieBoir
Would be sure of n welcome iu almost
any home. Hut what n welcome lie
would have in a home where the hope
of children had been extinguished,
What n welcome this particular "bright
little boy" did have in such a home,
may be judged by the closing paragraph
oi ins mowicr h
letter, given be
low. There is no
room for the
whole letter,
which recounts n
story of fifteen
years of suffering
nnd a perfect cure
by the use of
"three Iwttles of
Dr. Pierce's Favor
ite Prescription,
two bottles of
Golden .Medical
Discovery,' nnd
some of the ' Pel
lets.' Iu ninny in
stances childless
ness is the result
of conditions
which aie curable.
It has often hap
pened that when
"Favorite Pre
scription" has
cured a woman of
female weakness
ami the nervous
condition attending it, her return to
health is signalized bv the birth of her
first child. " Favorite Prescription" makes
weak women strong, sicl: women well.
I cannot tell half tint Or force's medicine
has dour for me." write Mrs. T A,
NorrH. Watauga Co.. N C, "It wilt do a that
U claimed for it-flrevent mlwrarriage nu l ren
der childbirth ciiy. It hay Klr J"' ''M1
little boy, and I would not have had him had It
uot bceu for your wonderful medicine. I ft",1,
not my too much in pratte of it . I t MiiV It I
worth it weight in koM. I thank Owl for my
life, aud Dr. Pierce for my health."
Pleusant relicts" clear the complexion.
HOLIDAY TRAVEL BEGINS
l'naaenKi-r IIimIih-kx lleuvier
Ilu Hern for .Many
1 rum,
I'll nn It
An activity moro pronounced than that
ch&tnctcrlzlng any holiday season for years
was ushered In yesterday morning at tho
dipots In Omaha, All through tho day trains
leaving the city In every direction have
been loaded down with happy folk bound for
home to spend Christmas. Saturday was tho
first date that holiday excursion rates went
Into effect and tho demand for the reduced
ratec has been far In excess of what had
been anticipated.
The ticket agents nnd the passenger di
rectors wcro not the only ones, however,
who found their labors Increased by reason
of tho near approach of Christmas day.
Great loads of express were trucked through
tho crowds nnd all of tho express offices,
up town and at tho depot, have had their
W'otklng forces largely Increased. Already
tho volumo of business has been far In cx
cesD of that anticipated, and It It continues,
ns there Is every reason for believing that
It will, tho amount of express matter car
ried Into and out of Omaha will be unprece
dented. Monday will of course be tho great day,
both In tho number of passengers leaving
and entering tho city and In the volume of
express business handled. The establishing
of a one-way rate between points within
200 miles of each other makes It possible
for the trnveler who wants to visit home or
friends within this radius to leave Omaha
lalo In tho afternoon or evening Monday
nnd reach his destination In tlmo for
Christmas morning, In the expectation
that tho amount of travel will bo record
breaking all of the railroads have arranged
for extra equipment for their trains Mon
day nnd stand In readiness to opcrnto spe
cial trains In ease tho demand of tho travel
ing public necessitates such action.
CIT-OI'I' W(lt 1,1) UK r.V.VIJCHSSA II V,
t'nliiii ViiellU- will iit lliilld from
Kvimxtnii In Mull l.ilUc.
"Tho report that the Union Pacific has lot
a contract of $0,000,000 for n cut-off be
tween Evnnston and Salt Lake Is not only
untrue." said a well Informed Cnlon Pacific
olllclal yesterdny. "but It la ridiculous as
well. Further than this, tho report that the
l-lllon I'acinc Is to bo Identified with the
now road to bo constructed from Salt Lake
to Los Angeles by Senator Clark of Mon
tana nnd associates Is also devoid of nil
foundation In fact.
'President Hurt nnd Qcnc-ral Manager
Dickinson have both denied tho truth of
any intention to build a cut-off from
hvanHton to Halt Lake, asserting that an
other Union Pacltlc line to Salt Lake Is tin
neccPBiiry, since tho present lino enjoys n
large proportion of Salt Lake's trafilc,
which would not be materially Increased
by any such cut-off.
"There Is absolutely no probability of
such a lino ever being built. Surveys
have demonstrated that the rut-off in quea
Hon would have more grades nnd curves
than the existing route, and tho Union
Pacific Is not building any cut-offs these
days except for Ilia purpose of eliminating
curves nnd reducing erode. The amount
said to bo Involved, JO.OOOVo, would mean
$133,333.33 per mllo for tho forty-five miles
Involved. Tho Southern Pacific Is the im
portant connection of the Union Pacific
nnd any connection otherwise than nt
Ogden, ns at present, would be lmprncticu
bio nnd entirely unfeasible."
HnlMrny Xotrn mill I'itnoiihIk
K. n. Orlflln, general agent of the Union
Pacific nt Denver, Is a visitor at genernl
neauo,uariers.
Herb Howell, traveling passenger ngi-nt
of the Mllwnukee, has gone to Chicago for
u unci pleasure trip,
Howard Leonard, rate clerk In the Union
Pacllle, general passenger otllre, will upend
inn nouuayn in iiih iioiiiu hi hi. i.ouih.
DoWItt llurulnnd, secretary to Chief
Clerk V. II. Murray of t he Union Pnc lie
genernl passenger department, accompanied
by his wife, will Mpend tho hnlldny neuson
In Kansas City, St. Louis nnd Chicago.
a imoy Doy horn a few iiays ugo on a
Burlington train entering Denver Is looked
upon as a. ward of that system, which wi:i
probably nccept the responsibility of being
thu child's godparent. Tho baby's mother
Is Mrs. Mary Zeleynak of Denver nnd hIic
Is cons (Urine thu ailontlon of a name
suggested by (leneral Agent Vnllery of
Denver, Via llurllngton Zeleynnk.
LEE EXPLAINS HIS SPEECH
llellovrn (In- I nltcil Stiitm Will l)n
n h It Him Agreed vlt
Culm.
ST. LOUIS, Dee. 22. Genernl I'ltzhugh
Lee, who Is In the city ns tho guest of the
Now Englnnd society, was seen this morn
ing by n representntlvo of the Associated
Press In regard to thu statement published
In n Chicago paper, purporting to quote
from his speech made on tho St. Louis Mer
chants' exchango yesterdny, In which he Is
said to have made the prediction that the
American Hag would continue to lloat over
tho Island of Cuba. Ho said
"Tho meaning I Intended to ronvey was
that tno American nag would neat over
Cuba until a stable government was formed
that will bo capable of protecting life and
property nnd giving eonlldenco to capital
Tho United States has promised tho Cubans
self-government and will carrv nut Its
promise. Upon the Cubans will rest the
responsibility of determining whether that
government shall bo permanent or other
wise."
Under tho escort of W. It. Homer, presl
dent, and a committee from tho Now En
gland socloty of St. Louis. General Lee and
staff, with tho women of tho pnrty, this
morning went to Jefferson barracks, the
regular army post south of tho city. Tho
trip was mado In a special trolley ear,
which returned to tho city after tho gen
eral and his party had mot the ollicers at
a luncheon and Inspected tho post. This
nftorncon a reception wns given tho dis
tinguished visitors by tho University club.
START ANOTHER EXPOSITION
Spokiuii' l.ii I'lnnri for n Mining
i:lillilt In lie llclil
In 1IIOU.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Dee. 22. At a meeting
presided over by Mayor J. M. Comstock
last night nnd attended by thirty business
nnd mining men it was decided to hold an
exposition In Spokane from June to
November, 1002. A committed was appointed
to develop the details of an exposition.
Exposition of the mineral wealth of Wash
ington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Urltlsh
Columbia will bo the fraturo of tho show.
Congress will be asked for an appropria
tion of $250,000 and each state nud district
represented will also contribute. Thoso In
terested In the project nro tho wealthiest
nnd most prominent mining nnd business
men of Spokane. Tho governors of each
northwestern Rtato will bo given olllclal
title and bo made members of tho executlvo
staff rf the fnir. Tho nnmo adopted wns tho
Northwest International Mining exposi
tion. Iiilm OtvciiH Won Tlmnm Siilllvuii.
LOUISVILLE. Dec 21 -According io
Chief of Detectives Hulllvau of thin city,
John Owen, who was hanged nt I'arU, I I.,
yesterday, was none other than Thomas
"Shiner" Sullivan of Louisville, a man who,
during the past fifteen year, lias spent
nearly nil of his time .dther In the work
lioUHo of this city or the I'rnnkfirt pp'il
tentlary. He aim terved lime In the Mis
souri penitentiary, rhlcf Sullivan made
the discovery today through a idintnura m
of Owens forwarded to this city from Paris.
nlxc'litirui- C'lilni-do CrM.
BAN l-'ItAN'OISCO, Dee. 22.Tho eighty
Chinese constituting the crew of the United
States transport Hancock have been ills
churned by the government and will bo re
turned to China on the steamer Coptic.
Tho Hancock has a crew of white men, all
of them American citizens.
CRIMINALS GET LONG TERMS
Men Who Hrto Broken Law Sentenced to
Penitentiary Service.
SORENSON'Si BLUFF FAILS TO WORK
l'rnnklllowe l.rt Off ullh Thirty Days
liijf Jll Koiir Ycnrn nl Hard
l.nltor for Clinrli-
Hookm ell.
A long list of men who have broken the
laws of tho state In the last six months
nnd have subsequently been found guilty In
tho criminal court wcro sentenced yesterday
morning by Judgo IJaker to terms in tho
penitentiary varying from thirty days to
ten years. Tho court mixed a little mercy
with strict Justlco and In' nn Instance or
two departed from tho letter of the law to
the extent of furnishing tho court room
loungers with n few surprises. Thcro was
ono Instance where It was pretty generally
believed that a prisoner who has tho ap
pearance of n man who will not live n week
longer would bo discharged as soon as he
stepped up to tho bench to receive his
sentence. Instead, he was given tho limit
penalty, seven years.
This was tho caso of John Sorrnson, who
was caught, with John O'Conner. In a closet
In the dwelling of Father Morlarlty nt
South Omaha ono night by the police. An
Investigation disclosed that the pair had
been ransacking tho premises and had been
caught before they could make their escape.
When the case catno to trial tho defense of
the men wns that they had mistaken tho
dwelling for n vacant house nnd had
crawled In to find a resting place for the
night.
Sorenson has tho npprarancc of n walk
ing skeleton. His skin Is tho color of
parchment. Ills limbs nro mero bones nnd
when he goes from ene place to another he
has to have the assistance of the deputy
sheriffs. The Jailers have said all nlong
ho would not llvo till sentence day, but
there were others who were convinced the
man wns shamming nnd came by tho as
pect of n dying man by the artlllce often
employed by cunning crlmlnnls and known
ns "soap-eating." Among them was the
Judge.
When Sorrnson was led beforo tho bench
Judge Ilakcr said: "What have you to say
why scnterce should not bo passeil on you?"
Sorensun's reply was not audible a foot
away, but by watching closely the move
ments of the man's Hps the court made out
the reply: "Nothing at all."
Siiri-iiNiiii (JUfii Hie Limit.
Sorenton," said Judge Poker, "if you
nro as 111 as you watit us to believe you are,
ou ought not to Le iu tho court roam nuother
second, but 1 havo taken the precaution
of havlnc you examined by competent
physicians unknown to you, and wo have
come to tho conclusion that you are fool
ing us or trying to. 1 am forced to bo-
llevo this from what honest physicians have
told mo, nnd they know. Now, Just be
cause you are shamming I am going to
give you tho limit. I think that under
ordinary circumstances a short sentence
would bo sufllclcnt, but I won't Impose the
samo penalty ns If you hnd stood before
mo llko a man. I'll glvo you seven years.
Hard labor. If you can bluff tho people
down at tho penitentiary, you won't have
to work. If you are 111, you won't have to
work, so I think I hnvo not been too
severe." SorenEon smiled defiantly nnd wns
led back to his chair. Ills partner In tho
attempted robbery, O'Conner, was given tho
samo sentence.
Frank Howe, the man whom the police
caught In tho act of trying to rob the Hyron
Ueed coin collection at tho library, received
tho lightest sentence possible. "Ily Inquiry
1 havo learned that Howe purchased the
tools ho used In prying open tho coin box
at a local store the day of tho attempted
robbery," tho Judge Bald. "Prominent citi
zens havo become Interested In tho case,
and wo have learned that Howe is a man
of unusually good family connection!). Prob
ably this Is tho first tlmo ho mixed In any
such vocation as burglary, nnd tho ends of
Justlco will bo subserved If he gets n very
light sentence. It will be thirty dnyB In
tho county Jail. Ilowo Is a mlddlo-agcd
mnn of very gentle appearance. Tears
streamed down his cheeks when tho court
Informed him of the leniency.
Four Venrw for Itnon-vi-ll.
Charles Hoosovclt, tho brass thief, got
four years In spite of the persistent ap
peals of his attorney. Iloosevelt took the
brass Journals from tho axle boxes of
freight cars. The railroad companies con
tend that the losses from wrecks nnd no
cldeuts duo to the loss of theso Journals
have been more than $10,000 In the last
year.
Iloosevelt has a boyish face, pale from his
long confinement in the Jail. He has deep,
shifty black eyes that shift continually,
giving htm the cunning look of a rogue.
When tho lad's attorney paused In tho
midst of an eloquent appeal and said
"Look at him, your honor; look at him, only
lit years old, does the Innocence In his face
beset m tho criminal? Ho Is not a crimi
nal," tho spectators laughed and Hoosevolt
hlu self smiled.
"No, ho Isn't n criminal, tho court re
sponded, "ho Just does criminal things.
You'vo got your side of the case down
pretty well, Mr. Attorney, but tho facts aro
against you."
"Thero was not a single bit of evldenco
to show that this boy has committed grand
larceny," persisted tho nttorney.
"I differ with you," said tho court, "tho
brass was found at tills boy's house. Thero
were pieces under hli bed, other pieces In
thu manger in the barn, brass In the attic
nnd brass In tho collar. None of the pieces
contained a klnetoscopo photograph of
Hoosovclt stealing the metal, but I think on
the evidence I'll be Justified Iu giving him
four years. That will be tho sentence of
tho court four years at hard labor."
Den Marshall wns given ninety days In tho
county Jail for assault. J. M. Shean und
Jamc3 Campbell received two years each
for daylight breaking nnd entering. Frunk
Jchnson wns sentenced to two nnd n half
years for grand larceny. Harry Floth wns
brought Into the court room to recelvo
sentence for the murder of Edward Fee
last November, but as tho attorneys suld
they want a new trial In the caso tho mat
tor went over till Monday morning.
ii.XTi:ii i)i:t ni:s s.si:s,iin.vr r.vsi:,
DccInIoii llcinlcicil Which Sutt-
Soiilli (liiinliii n Million llollui-N,
Judge Baxter has mado a ruling In the
enso of Lawrence Connors against tho city
of South Omaha that Involves assetsmonts
fcr tnxos to the extent of $1,000,000. The
plaintiff contended that in tho Instnnco of
the Twenty-fourth streot tax for paving
which the supreme court has declared to be
Invalid, In which he hail paid taxes In tho
sum of $1,000 befcro the ruling of tho court
this sum should bo returned to him. ns he
wns In Ignorance at tho time of pnymcn
that the tax was null und void.
There wns n demurrer by tho city beforo
the court. Judge llaxter took two weeks
for an Investigation of the points of law
Involved. Tho demurrer was sustained by
him Saturday. Iu his decision he held
that tho taxes had not been assessed for
nu lllegnl and unauthorized purpose and
that therefore tho plaintiff had no ground
to recover judgment for tho tnxes pnld In
Ignorance of tho ruling of tho court Invall
dating the taxes. A ruling by tho county
court allowing tho plaintiff to recover
would have caused a loss to the city of
many hundred thousand dollars, bb there
HICK: Sl'XDAV, "DlSCKMHHl? 23, 1J)00.
ro counttess Instances where taxes have
ccn paid not tinder protest aud In Igno
rance of tho Invalidity of taxes afterward
let Inrcd by the courts.
Jentiln C llvron hns commenced suit f.ir
n divorce from Thomas r . nrcii mi u.-
plea of extreme cruelty. Plaintiff iibks for '
uiimony in the sum or $u,tv.
Tho East Omaha Lnnd e.imnanv-Omnha
Siibiirbnti ltnltwnv conioanv contemn! rns -.
which was to have bem heard In Judgo
jJicKinson eouri yesteruay, wns passio
mini uitiijiirv io.
At n. mcetln? of the Douulas Coiinlv liar
association In Judge Maker's court, appro-
iriato resolutions memorial to me uentti r
Vllll.im It. Morris were t nssed. Mr. Mor
ris died In Colorado on July 3, 190
In the ensn of P. W. Miller aualnst the
Clraln Orowers' Mutual Hal: nssoelatl
Judge Maxtor instructed the jury to nn I '
for the defendant on n counter claim ef i
Jo.&jO. Miller sought to recover Judgment
for ViA" salary nuegeu to ue due uy an
greement or ine iiireeiors umuhihk" ine
resident 1 mill on ever dollar's worth if I
nsuraucc written. .
CHRISTMAS TREE ON 'CHANGE
lluy Willi Street Speculator Hold
I iiprcecilrntcil Celebration, ! I -liiK
t'ri-enlft to Attache,
NEW yoilK, Dec. 22. The annual celc-
iration on the floor of the exchange todny
after tho two hours of trading had been
disposed of eclipsed nil former records. An
enormous Christmas treo had been provided
nd seernl thousand dollars had been sub
scribed among members of the exchange
o provide n present for every one con
nected with the Institution. Cilleries were
losed to the public, having been reserved
for tho t'.so of the friends of the board, who
were admitted only by ticket, such
preparations for a holiday celebration nro
expected to Interfere with the genernl
irogrcss of business, but that was not the
case today. Tho volume of orders to buy
stocks has no( been larger on any day dur-
ng the recent excited bull market.
An idea of tho urgent demand for stocks
afforded by tho simultaneous sales
recorded at the opening In some of the
most Imprrtnnt stocks. Tho opening salt
n Northern Pacific wns one block of 1.000
shores at a gain of n point over last night
n other stocks the quotations opened wide.
sales being mnde at a vnrlatlon of n large
fraction. In Ilrooklyn Knpld Transit T.20'i
shares wero recorded In the first sale. In
St. Paul and Southern Hnilwny 4,000 shares
acli and In Sugar 2.C00 shares. Such an
urgent buying competition forced some vlo-
ent advances, Sugar rising t l-s. (ioncral
Electric 1. Ilrooklyn Transit St. Paul
uearly 3 points and Tennessee Coal. Minne
apolis & St. Louis nud People's (Ins from
2 to 2Ji.
While tho buying In these stocks was re
ported congested, the market was very
broad and the demand seemed without any
Incrimination. Hut business caution a
not altogether lost sight of nnd men on the
floor began to sell stocks to take advantngi
of tho cxtremo advances. This mado an
Impression on prices beforo the end of the
first hour nnd there were reactions running
from 1 to 2 points In innny active titoeks
and extending to 3 points In tlcncral Elec
tric. Hut now stocks constantly rnmo for
ward Into the ndvance nnd thero wns no
sign of n development of what Is usually
called n holiday market. Ilrokers continued
extremely busy and had all they could do
to exicute the belated orders, which were
delayed In reaching them in the excitement
of the opening denllngj. Disorder nbout t lie
exchange lncrenBod as tho tlmo came for
tho festivity to begin and there was dllll
culty In restraining tho exuberant brokers
from breaking out before the stroke of 12.
BANK ROBBERS' BUSY NIGHT
lircp liiMlltiitliiiiN Hulilot ami .11 one y
Noi-urcil from Tun-line
Itohlicr CiiiikIiI.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 22. Ilurglnrs late last
night nttempted to rob tho Exchange bank
at Madisjn, O., twenty-ilvo miles east of
this city. They blew open the safe, but
were frightened nway beforo securing Its
contents. A man who discovered the bur
glars at work was seized and bound nnd
gagged.
TULLAHOMA, Tenn.. Dee. 22. Tho vnults
of the Coffco County bank at Manchester
wero blown open early today by live rob
bers and all the currency In tho bnnk,
amounting to $5,000, stolen. Tho robbery
was discovered shortly after Its commis
sion by tho town watchman, who notified
tho authorities at Tullahoma. toward which
plnco tho robbers fled on a handcar. A
deputy sheriff and policeman from Tulla
homa met tho robbers a mllo from town
and aftir n short fight enptured the thief
with tho money. His four companions es
caped.
Tho enptured robber refuses to disclose
his name or tho Identity of the other four
men. Ho claims to como from Ohio and It
Is believed that this is tho gang which has
been operating recently In flint ctato.
Illoodhounds have been put on the trail of
tho escaped robbers.
DALTON CITY. 111.. Dec. 22. lletween
$3,000 and $4,000 was secured by a gang who
dynamited tho vault of tho Dalton City
bank early today, Although n posse wns
quickly formed, no trace of the robbers has
yet bctn found.
FIGHT SHY OF AMERICANS
I'rlviiii- i:lillillorN Decllm- to fun
tribute to I'lillmli-liililii
MllNCIIIll.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 22. Every nation
that was represented at the Paris exposi
tion contributed a portion of Its exhibit to
the Philadelphia Commercial museum, and
several countries have presented their cn
tlro exhibit. Dr. William P. Wilson,
director of tho museum, has returned from
Paris, where ho went in October to obtain
donations. The city hnd appnprlated $20 0)0
to pay the freight of the contributions
from Paris to this country.
Dr. Wilson stated that when ho left Tarls
400 cases had been packed for transporta
tion nnd that these, togetner with many
other cabes still unpacked, would hegln to
arrive In Philadelphia in a fortnight.
"Tho governments of tho various
countries wcro most generous contributors,'
enld Dr. Wilson, "while tho prlvato ex
hlhltors were very rhnry. I sent out 1,300
letters soliciting donations from prlvato
exhibitors and received Just thirteen
answers from manufacturers, ono nnd all
declining to glvo to our museum examples
of their work. They said frankly they
feared that In this country wo would
proceed to Imitate them, nnd that wo would
lenrn some of their secrets from a study of
their products. They did not propoto to
glvo us n whip with which we would turn
and flay them inter "
CHINESE WANT CITIZENSHIP
OIchHiiIn III HlMVilll Will Apjii'iil
from Territorial Hill HiiIIiik Unit
iiu-y An- Not ( Itli-iiK.
HONOLULU, De3. 14. (Via San Francisco
Dec. 22.) Chines- bore who wero citizens of
tho republic of Hawaii are preparing to
make an appeal against the ruling of the
Treasury department, that they wcro not
mado citizens of tho United States by tho
territorial bill. They baso their appeal on
section ! of tho bill, which bays that nil
citizens of tho republic nro mnde citizens
of the United States. Thero nro nearly 400
Chlneeo affected by the ruling of the Treas
ury department.
An assault has been made by local nt
tornoys upon tho Hawaiian law regarding
opium. Tho law on theso statute books
makes It a crime to havo opium tn pos
session at all. It Is claimed and generally
agreed among tho. attorneys that this is In
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LEATHER
ROCKERS
AND
CHAIRS
FOR CHRISTAIAS GlhTS
Our assortment oi these
very desirable and choice
pieces is extra large, many
now designs and styles
all of which are upholstered Iu tho
best genuine leather, somo with plain,
others with handsomely hand carved
frames.
A very pretty Turkish rocker, tufted
arms and back with a riilllcj puft
front, onk frame
special
at
29.75
Others at $32 00 and on up to $75.00.
j-nARLOR ROCKERS-
Tho Invest stuck of parlor
rockers ever shown, Our assortment
la by far tho largest and at the spe
cial holiday prices cannot bo dupli
cated elsewhere.
Pretty oak or mahogany O 7E
finished rockers with cobbler
leather Ecat nt $2.", $3.00, 3.00
$3 75 and $1.50 any of which C
are from 50c to $1.50 under " 'V:
prkc. Vast nssortinoiit of 4.50
fanny nrm chairs nnd parlor
rockers and chairs from $1.50 up to
$3'J.00 for the cxtremo line mnhoguny
hand i arved pieces.
rrOUCHES-
A special nK!ortinent of
couches for holiday selections nny of
which would make very dcslrnblo
gifts. Space forbids going Into details
nnd descriptions of the va
rious patterns, styles nnd
7.00
qualities, but we can sup- to
ply your couch wnnts In
anything In velour covered
couches from $7.00 to $30.00, genuine
lcnlher couches from $32.00 to $78.00
nil priced specinl for holiday telling.
a tea 7 - m , T. "j ntj a a.T
"Come Early Monday."
irchard & Wilhelm Carpet Co.
J 1414-1416-1418 Douglas Street.
Same Bright Record - ALWAYS FIRST.
"Tho Firft out (if Five. Companies in dolivorinir check for fuco of Policy." For inoio thun forty years that lias
been tho record of tho old, Kelitiblo Equitable Life Asaurauco Society of tho United States.
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Mr. H. D. TTecly, Mahager,
Equitable Life Assurance Socioty,
Omaha, . Nebr,
Dear
Sir:-
I have pleasure in informing you that" on receipt "of the policy
from Mrs. Miles mailed from Longmont, Colo., I delivered same at your
office here as arranged and received the chectt for $4000.00. I think
It io very creditable to your Company that although you were under the
disadvantage of being located at a distance both from the claimant,
and from myself acting as her agent, you still were 'the first out- of
five Companies in delivering check for the face of the policy.
I thank you very
POLICIES EQUAL TO SIGHT DRAFTS AT MATURITY.
Tho above latter tolli Its own btory-tho Mimo old story of tho Kqultublo always llrst to pay Tho nbovo polloy
wns on tho lifo of tho lutn much esteemed Frank F. Mile.-', head of tho provision department of Hie (,'i'imt plant of
Armour & Co.. South Omaha, Nob. This policy was written in July, 181)8. nnd was t ho last policy taken, but, as
we ceo, tho FUtST TAI1). Sumo ot tho policies hold had been running for twenty years. Moral If you want
policies which aro sicrht drafts at maturity, tako Tho Equitable. At time ubovo policy was taken $(1,000 additional
was issued, but Mr. Milos thought host to wait a year or two beforo taking more.
THE EQUITABLE
ronlllct with tho United States laws, which '
allow the Imp rtatlon and consequently pos
fcossiou of the drug. Thero Is no other law
regulating the matter in Hawaii, nnd If!
tho lawyers knock out tho possession law i
the salo of opium will bo utterly unro- '
I siricted until tho legislature makes a new
iw.
CLEVERCAPTURE OF BURGLARS
Men Who Itolilieil Hluln Store Arresleil
nud All 'I'lielr I'luiiiler
Ite.Mi vrreil,
Tll.nn.V, Neb., Uec. 22. (Special Tele
gram.) A clever capture of threo burglars
wns made near hete about midnight by
John Ashburn nnd an assistant. Thieves
had stolen $l,f.00 worth of dry goods tho
night previous from Wolf liros. store nt
Klgln, nineteen miles distant, anil
officers had been notified by telephono of
tho fact. j
Tho prisoners wcro heavily armed nnd
made somo show of resistance to arrest, but
wero eventually brought to town nnd aro
now In thu custody of the sheriff. All tho
stolen goods wero In tholr possession,
packed In grain sacks anil loaded Into a
heavy tprlng wagon. ,
Colli SI I in- Slrlki-rx Win. 1
iMT'rs'rriN'. Pn.. Dee. 22. Tho strlko of I
1.70O miners employed uy tho Pennsylvania
f'nnl rninnnnv. WI11C11 )l
which began on Tuesiiay.
. vi.tt-iorl.iti.t ,1a, tVllll'i.ttu
was ended todny. Suprlntei dent WIlllaiiiH
ot
the company grunting the demands of
workers for extra nelp for tho dump -
tho
men.
No
Child
should go sithout toys ihi$
Christmas. Somuchto please
at our store for so little
money. Everyone says there
is no line of toys in Omaha
thai compares with ours.
Come early Monday.
SEEUL HOLIDAY PRES
ENTS IN DRAPERIES
S0PA CUSHIONS
A largo lot of 10-Inch Sofa Cushion,
musllu covered, feather filled each
25c. Fenther nnd down filling each
36c. All down filling each 50c.
SOFA CUSlllONS-lu pink slllsln
covers, mixed filling, well filled
im-lr": 35c 50c
ID-Inch, 7sr ss-lncli, OHr
only only VlJW
21-Inch, 4 tfi 2i;-lnch, OC
only 1. Ivf oi,y l.&O
only 1.4U
CUSHION COVEIIS AND CUSHION
TOPS and covered cushions In va
riety. '
PIPE HACKS Wrought Iron.
LANTEHNS FOll HALL AND DENS
LACE CURTAINS, TAPESTHV
POIITIEHES, TAULE COVEHS- 111
high and low prices.
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NDIA SEATS AND STOOLS.
TAB0RETS, ROMAN
CHAIRS, PEDESTALS, MUSIC
CABINETS PIANO BENCHES
und Stools, Hall Harks, Hall Settees
and Chairs, Choval Glasses, Dressers,
Parlor Cnblnets, Foot Stools, Mednl
lon Mirrors, Iron or Brass Deds, In
fact a thousand dllTcrcnt furniture
pieces, any of which would make sult
ablo nnd handsome presents, priced
moderately In good rich attractive de
signs. LA SALLE STREET.
Dec. ' 18th,
much for 'your -attention
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very Tjruj.y yours,
TUESDAY, JAN.
9
WILL RUN
KOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS
TO
Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Washington, Oklahoma, Indian
Territory, Texas, Arizona, etc., at one fare plus $2 OO
for the round trip. There is Government Land in Okla
homa. A new lino now opens up the famous "Washita
District." For full Information apply to any Rock Island
Agent. Address 1323 Farnam Street, Omaha.
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jfMIINA
W CLOSETS
FOR GIFTS
A china closet
would make
a very accept
able gift i o
in o t h e r or
u2
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a
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who. unr as
sortment is beyond com
parison in all the latest
shapes, newest finishes and
passed along at quick inov
iug prices which aro not
inthited for holiday sales.
Very pretty select golden oak china
closets, mnde of best so- lj
leet quarter-sawed golden IOOU
onk, highly hand polished t()
has full swell front, oak K2S
shelves, mirror top, tpo- plv
elal nt $1S.50. and at In between
prices from this up to $125.00.
B
UEPETS
Our assortment is
most complete In serving tables and
buffets. These nro very sultivblo for
gifts. They come In spe- q jv
elnl qunrter-siiwrd onk, O.OU
hand polished, all the (()
new, odd shapes, rang- q
lug In price from $S.f.O O.UU
nud at In between prices up to $7S-00,
-qI A DIES' DESKS
These beautiful
pieces of furniture come
in dainty designs in solid
oak, bird's-eyo maple and
mahogany. They make an
appropriate present to any
lady. Somo very prett y de
signs moderately priced.
Solid oak writing desk with drawer
under writing bed, nt $1.00.
Quarter-sawed hand polished writ
ing desk of solid oak, special at $tl.50,
nnd nt nil in between prices up to
tho extreme handsome mahogany
pieces at $100.00.
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