THE OMAHA DAILY 1H2E: SUNDAY, DEO HMRETf 2!t, 1000.
Sons and Daughters
of Protection
Unite With Bankers Union
the World,
of
AN OMAHA INSTITUTION,
The Former Society Issues a Circular
Letter to Its Members.
The Consolidation Makes Both Orders
Stronger,
Resolutions of Lincoln Lodge No. I.
LINCOLN. Deo. IT, 1000.
TO THE MEMHHllSHIP OF THE SONS
AND DACQHTHltS OK PIlOTECTiON-
OHUKTINU;
For four years, tho Supremo Lodge of
tho Soiih inn! Daughters of Protection anil
the inutnliurithlp have endeavored to furnish
to ItB members safe Insurance at cost, r.ml
ut tho Haino time to build up a eonscrvu
Uvc, growing fraternal InHtltutlou. In this,
they huvo been at leaHt partially uuc-
CCHSflll.
At tho present tlmo wo have ahout :l,ooo
members In guod mainline, selected from
umong thu host pcopto of tho Stulo cf
Nebraska, anil while, our growth lum boon
k'ootl, It iiuwt bo conceded, however, that
u number of other Orders, whoso Supremo
Oltlccis have boon ablo to devote their on
tiro attention to tho work of tin Order,
huvo inailo a considerably moro rapid
growth .
Feeling thut tho huiiw Insurance could
bo furntBhcd our members moro cheaply
by tho consolidation of this Order with
somo mm of the young and progressiva
Orders of our State, wo have, after care
ful examination of the plans of Insurance,
records, methods of doing business, and
acquaintance with Uio Supremo Olilcers,
their qualifications and Integrity, dccldeil
that tho Hunkers Union of tho World, of
Omaha, Neb., la of all of these young
Orders the most progressive, conservative,
and business ilko In Its management and
most likely to furnish to our members tho
most satisfactory association and Insur
ance, and believing thut the best Interests
of our Order would bo subserved by a con
solidation with that Order, an arrange
ment bus been made whereby all tho obll
Buttons of the Supremo Lodge of tho Sons
and Daughters of l'rotection to its mem
bers, and others, have been assumed by
tho Hankers I'nlnn of tho World.
Uy way of Introduction to our members,
wo would ay that the Hankers Union of
tho World was organized November 10,
IS'JS. and claims for Its Jurisdiction all tho
healthy portions of tho United States.and is
now a brotherhood of moro than 2U,lK) mem
bers In kooiI standing; thut Its llnuncos aro
lit good condition and It has a largo and
growing reservo fund. It furnishes to Its
members llfo insurance, accident Insurance,
health ccrtlllcates, and protection against
tho Infirmities of ate, tho samo being
Issued either In separato policies or In ono
policy as thu circumstances dictate. Tho
Union udmltH men and women upon equal
terms, and their plan of Instiraneo and
form of government aro very similar to
that of tho Sons and Daughters of Protec
tion. Tho management of the Hankers Union
of tho World is certainly to bo congnitn
luted upon Ha mugnllleent growtli and Us
conservative, aggressive unu uuio manage
ment. In Dr. H. C. Spinney. Supremo Presi
dent, wo havo a man of largo experience In
fraternal insurance, of great executlvo
ability, of agreeable personality and tho
strictest probity', anil wo bespeak for those
united Orders ,u most splendid future, be
lieving that in this consolidation the mem
bership of both Orders have been greatly
strengthened and nono of tho rights or
privileges of either membership endungered
or curtailed in tho leust.
Wo ask of our membership tho same
cordial utid hearty support for tho Hankurs
Union that they novo always giveen to
tho Sons and Daughters of Protection, and
predict that within a fow years tho Hunk
ers Union of the World will bo tho leading
Fraternal Insurance Association of
America. Fraternally yours,
IUA J. AYEHS,
Assoclato Supremo Secretary.
On last Tuesday evening at Lincoln, Judge
13. V. Holmes In tho chair. Lincoln Lodgo
rJo. 1 Sons and Daughters of Protection,
with moro than live, hundred members,
adopted tho following:
"Whereas, It has been mado to appear
to tho membors of this lodgo that this
organization, tho Sons and Daughters of
Protection, has by tho notion of tho Su
premo Lodgo been consolidated with tho
Hankers Union of tho World; anil.
Whereas, it has been made to further ap
pear that by such uctlon tho Interests of
the Sons and Duughters of l'rotection,
holding beneficiary certificates havo been
fully protected by .tho action of tho Su
premo Lodgo In such consolidation, and
mado such ccrtlllcates moro secure and of
greater valuo; therefore,
"He It resolved, That we, tho members
of Lincoln Lodge No. 1. Sons and Daught
ers of Protection, hereby ratify nnd ap
prove of such action and fully endorse the
wisdom of tho Supreme Lodge In tho per
fection of such consolidation: anil,
"Ho it further Resolved, That wo hereby
epress our great appreciation of tho efforts
of tho members of tho supremo lodge, who
havo given their untiring efforts and mado
personul sacrifices that tho Interests of tho
members of this organization should at nil
times bo fully protected; und,
"Bo It further Resolved, That wo pledge
our support to tho consolidated ordors nnd
by Individual efforts will seek to muka such
organization first nmong tho fraternal or
ganizations of this stato by maintaining the
high stnndard of tho personal character of
our members, as wo havo In tho pnst."
8ECHETAKY LINCOLN LODOK NO, 1.
Sons and Daughters of Protection.
WINTER TOURIST RATES
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und Orient.
Half
Rates
Rates for the round. trlD to
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first nnd third Tuesday
each month.
To Hot Springs, Ark., tho
famous Winter Rciort of
America, on salb every day
In tho year.
Tickets now on salo to all tho winler ro-
sorts of tho south, Good returning until
June 1st, 1901. For rates, descriptive mat-
tor and pamphlets nnd nil other Information
call nt O. & St. Louis Ticket Olllce, 1415
Far nam St., (Paxton Hotel Hulldlng.) or
writo
Harry E. Moores,
C. P. & T. A., Omaha, Neb,
POLICE WORK IN SILENCE
Will Fimue Outlaliy Kidnapers Without
Lrnss Earnl Methods,
CHIEF DONAHUE DECLINES PUBLICITY
DrvelnpiiieiitM of Hnturitny Are Mlnlit,
hut SiLlllclciit ( Eiiciiurnite the
CUllier Who Arc WiirklnK
on (lie Cnsc.
Saturduy was not especially fruitful as
to developments iu tho Cudaliy klduaplug
case. No new ovldcnco of a striking char
acter was unearthed and lliuro aro no new
clues or theories, but tho police ure work
ing hard and with a settled, clearly-defined
purpose. A dozen or moro persons
called upon the chief during the day to
Bay that they had seen tho kidnapers and
would bo nblo to Identify them. The chief
questioned till such closely, took their
names nnd addresses und notified them
Hint In tho event uf tho arrest of a suspect
they will be called upon to look him over.
Hy far the greatest part of tho evidence
now In possession of the police consists of
descriptions of the supposed kidnapers, and
In the absence of anything moro tangible
tho task which the department bus In liutnl
Is by no means an easy one. The bandits
didn't leave much of n trail behind. They
muy not havo been professional crooks
but from the manner In which the Job was
planned and executed they were ccrtulnly
not altogether unread In the ways of crlm-
luuls.
Tho most gratifying phase of tho case
thus far Is the fact that four witnesses,
no two of them known to each other, agree
perfectly us to the description of two of
tho outlaws, whllo two other witnesses
agree as to the description of the third
bandit. J. N. II. Patrick. Miss Maud Mutt
shnw, Mrs. John Schnclderwlnd and Eddie
Cudnhy, the klduaped boy, describe tho two
men who Impersonated officers from Sarpy
county and who seem to havo done tho most
aetlvo pnrt of tho work. August Schlcmmo
nnd Frank aiymt describe the light-corn
plcxioued thug, who did the telephone nnd
spying for his principals. Their descrip
tions arc not detailed, however, and It
must be an o flit' or of keen Insight and Judg
ment, Indeed, who would feel Justified In
making arrests upon them.
it may do Unit the police are In posses
slon of much moro material ovldcnco than
they care to give out. The chief Issued an
ultimatum Saturday that no moro "bulle
tins" would bo given out until hu had some
thing of a really decisive nature to an
uouuec.
CHIEF ISSUES ULTIMATUM
.o More Kph'm Will He (ilvrn to n i
liitltcmV I Klilniiiiern Have
Jleen ArrrMfit.
J. J. Donahue, chief of police, has Issued
a decree to tho effect that ho Is going to
giro out no moro information to tho news
papers In connection with the Cudnhy kid
nnping case until the police department
has accomplished the arrest of one or more
of tho bandits. "Wo hopo to have somo
such good news for them very soon," ho
fibys.
An old detective, now in the cmployo of
the government secret service, gave his
opinion yesterday on fcevcrnl phases of
the cusc which Is now engaging so much
of tho public attention. Referring to Put
Crowe, ho said: "Tho fnct of the matter
Is, tho police department Is very much In
terested In this Individual Just now, though
the chief was perfectly correct when ho
said, 'Wo wouldn't arrest him If he should
Btcp In nt thut door this minute.' Of course
they wouldn't arrest him tinder such cir
cumstances as that. For him to pay tho
pollco such a pcrsonnl visit would'bc equiv
alent to his saying, 'I nm not guilty of this
Job, nnd I can provo that I am not.'
"The police know perfectly well thut Pat
Crowe, If Innocent, knowing that ho Is sus
pected, would come to Omaha from wher
ever ho may bo and report to Chief Dona
hue, becauso If he Is not guilty he will have
no trottblo In proving It. An nllbl would
square him all right. So tho pollco are
exrcctlng almost every minute that Pnt
Crown will bob up llko a Jack-ln-tho-box
and, If ho doesn't materialize within the
noxt fow days, they will proceed upon tho
theory that ho Is guilty. It cannot bo
doubted that thoro Is considerable- evldenco
against Crowe, but the pollco are dong
perfectly right In not wiring tho depart
ment of somo other city to nrrest hint.
Their gimo Is a waiting game, as they feel
netured that In tho courso of a very short
tlmo Pat Crowe, or anyone elso who may bo
guilty, will do something to 'flush his hand.'
A bandit with so many thousand dollars In
gold cannot remain always In obscurity.
"And speaking of gold, did it ever occur
to you to question why tbo abductors de
manded this kind of money from their
victim Instead of bills of a large denomina
tion? I have a theory in that connection
which I think Is good. They wanted It In
gold becauso they planned to bury It hero
In Omaha until tho excitement blew over
and then dig It up and decamp. Paper
money won't stand that kind of treatment,
as It Is likely to mildew or to bo attacked
by rnta or other vermin. Another reason
Is that gold Is less easily marked und
Identified than paper money.
"But you can readily understand that a
bandit wiso enough to hatch this plot und
carry It out so successfully would bo too Judge, slight of build, with a light-colored
wiso to strlko out of Omaha with somcth'ng j mustache and dark hair. Ho had a nerv
llko $14,000 In gold on his person, whllo tbo ous, nbrupt way about him. Tho woman
cntlro country Is wrought up over tho kid- ' was somewhat younger, ond wns a bru
naplug. No, I think that tho guilty men aro netto. Sho wore a dark fur collarette, a
right hero, within n radius of flvo miles of Bhcrt brown Jacket nnd n very stylish hat
tho Omaha postotllco, thnt the monev Is
burled, that the men ore at work at somo
legltlmato employment, and that these con-
c'itlons will obtain until public attention Is
diverted from tho case, or until tho pollco
get tho right t'p and arrest them."
FARMER SAW THIRD BANDIT
AiiKuxt Helileiiinie Is Confident
('nn Identify One of the Cud
nhy KltlnnperH,
He
August Schlemmo, a farmer who Uvea
with his family near Thirty-sixth and Cur
lew I.ano, In the sparsely settled section
in which has been locutc.1 the house used
by tho Cudahy kidnapers ns their strong
hold, called upon tho chief of pollco yestor
day with a story to which Is attached no lit
tin Importance, as It relates to tho third
bandit of tho gang. It has been known to the
pollco from tho first that thero wero threo
men in tho gang that kidnaped young Ed
ward Cudahy, but until tho present time
ono of theso men has succeeded In keeping
well in the background. Tho kidnaped boy
did not see htm; Miss Munshaw doesn't
Includo him In her description, nor Is any
rcferonco made to him by Jarac3 Siiineldcr
wind, tho broommaker who rented tiro bau
dltG tho hcusc, Hut now comes nn entirely
now witness In tho case with pcoitlvo us
surnnce that ho can Identify baudlt No, 3
and also tho light trap half wagon, half
buggy which wob used by tho abductors In
convoying the boy to his prison,
"Wo live a llttlo more than two blocks
from tho cottngo with the staircase out
side," said Mr, Schlemmc, "but my wifo
and I especially my wifo havo taken an
active Interest In tho ue.w tenants of that
piece from the first. That U ouch a lonp
somo neighborhood, und there is so llttlo
doing thero that uny now urrlval attracts
a good deal of attention. Well, about ten
days ago we saw tho tlrst signs of life ubout
the cottago which had been so lung vacant.
Two men came there, drlvli'u a single gray
hor?o hitched to u buckboanl. They tied
tho horso and went In. This was nbout
noon, nnd, as my wifo hod dinner ready, 1
sat down to tho tnblo and began eating,
forgetting for the moment tho new arrivals.
About ten minutes later my wifo called me
to tho window. 'Here Is one of tho men,
now,' she said. I went nnd looked, nnd
there, right In front of our house, walking
leisurely along with his hands In his pock
ets, and carefully 'sizing up' everything he
saw, was one of tho men who had arrived
In the buckboard.
"As ho was then walking toward tho
cottage, ho must havo passed our houso
once before when we didn't seo him. Ho
appeared to be on a tour of Inspection, nnd
1 reuinrked at tho time that he was prob
nbly trying to mnko out what mouncr of
neighbors hu was going to have. I would
surely know Hint man If I ever (aw him
again, and so would my wife. Ho was thort
and stocky built, without being fat, and
his face, which was florid, was smooth
shaven. Ho hod broad, prominent Jaws and
keen blue eyes. As to dress, ho wore n
brown overcoat, which lino evidently seen
two or three winters, n black slouch hot.
and, I think, a block suit of clothes, though
I am not mre nbout that, us his overcoat
was long nnd buttoned up, He couldn't
see mo looking at him, but I could see him
as distinctly as I seo you now. He wns
not mure thiin fifteen feet nwny.
"After ho had sauntered by the houso ho
re-entered tho cottnge, und In a fow min
utes he and his companion drove away in
the buckbonrd.
"I have never seen any women nbout tho
house, and If a woman has called there
during tho Inst two weeks sho must have
done so at night.
"On the night of Tuesday, December IS,
my wifo nnd I saw n light In the upper
room of the mysterious cottage. It won
not bright, however, being such a light as
would shine through u thln-curtalncd win
dow. This was tho night young Ctnlahy
was held there ti prisoner. I noticed the
light two or three times, and us luto as
10:30 o'clock, when I retired, but didn't
foo any rig going to or from tho house
that night. Our houso Is so far away und
the night was bo dnrk that we couldn't
havo seen a dozen rigs if they had stopped
there."
Milkman Sim tlir Slumil.
Chris Hansen, a milkman living on Cen
ter street near Ruser's park, Is an Individ'
unl of considerable Interest and Importance
In his neighborhood Just now, as he, by a
happy stroke of luck, saw Mr. Cudnhy and
his companion Wednesday evening as they
drove westward on Center street with tho
white and red lights to deliver the $25,000
Into tho hands of tho kidnapers.
"Of course I didn't know It was Mr. Cud
aliy In tho buggy then," said he, "and
didn't know they had $2.".000 in tho rig, but
I did seo the white and red lights, anil I
thought nt tho tlmo It was rather queer.
supposed It wns some bridge contractor
going to hang n red light on nn open brldgo
ns n warning to travelers, or something of
that kind. About nn hour Inter I saw tho
t-amc rig coming back, this tlmo without
tho lights."
HAPPY HOLLOW FIRST CHOSEN
llunillti Selee teil Tills fix Mte of Tin-1 r
Prison House, hut Alimi-
lllllll'll It.
A clrcumstnni'o came to light yesterday
which shows that tho pollco were light In
their coujcctuio that tho little frnmo phanty
out In Happy Hollow, property of J. N. H
Patrick, wus rented u month ago by the
kidnapers with a view to using It as young
Cinlahy's prison house. It will bo remcm
bcred that tho Happy Hollow shanty wns
visited late In November by the sheriff and
a posse, that Its doors nnd windows were
found to be fltted with now locks, tho win
dows covered with nowspnpers, anil that
It was nbrndoned forthwith by Its tenauts
though n month's ndvnnco rent had been
paid. Mr. Patrick's description of the men
who camo to him to rent this shanty tallies
perfectly with Mr. James Schneldcrwlnd
description of the men to whom hu rented
tho cottage at Thirty-sixth and drove
streets. Thus Mr. Patrick becomes nn Im
portnnt witness, as he, too, will bo nblo to
Identify tho kidnapers when they are
finally caught.
Mrs. Schneldcrwlnd of Sheolcy Station
wifo of the broommaker, snyB sho at
tended to the details of renting the cottago
to tho persons for whom the police aro now
searching. On the morning of December
a man and n young woman driving n gray
horse hitched to a light, top buggy, stopped
In front of her home, 194S South Twenty
eighth street, nnd, calling her to the door,
asked If tho houso ut Thirty-sixth and
Grover streets belonged to her husband, and
If It was for rent. Sho went out and talked
with them a few moments. Then, as tho
day was cold, sho asked them In tho house
Tho man tied the horse, helped tho woman
out of tho vehicle and thoy entered.
"Wo talked the matter over for somo
time," Bald Mrs. Schneldcrwlnd, "nnd tho
man, who gave tho name of James L. Con
ncr, seemed to want to bent mo down on tho
rcn' becnusc, hu said, tho house was out of
repair. I charged him $6 a month In ad
varce. Finally wo agreed that, after the
first month, any repairs ho might think
ucLersary ho could havo made and tho cost
of them deducted from tho rent. Thl
Bcc-iced to satisfy him. Ho paid mo $1 to
bind tho bargain, and then tho pair drov
nwny. Tho next tlmo I saw him was four
days later, when ho called alone and paid
mo tho remaining $5.
"The man was about 32 years old, I should
: with stool gray trimmings. I would con'
slder her n very well-dressed woman."
DEATH FOR KIDNAPERS
Illlnuli (ieiiernl AHncinlily Will He
AnUimI to I'nNH I,uw ImpuHliiK
Severe! I'viiulty.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22. Tho Illinois general
assembly, wlrlch convenes In January, will
bo asked to make kidnaping for ransom
punlehnblo by death. Stirred by the kid
naping of young Edward Cudahy nt Omaha
and his rcleasa on payment of $25,000 In
gold, somo members of the stato leglslaturo
are determined that tho Illinois laws shall
bo amended so as to make liable to the
gallows anyone who may commit similar
crimes in this stato, Already threo state
representatives from Chicago districts are
engaged In drafting bills to bo presented to
this end.
Tho present law prescribes n penalty of
five years' imprisonment or a lino of $100,
nt both, except In cases of children under
12 years of ago, when llfo Imprisonment
may bo tho penalty, Iloth democratic and
republican members of tho now general
ai&embly usscrt that tho deatli penalty
wilt be ndoptcd by a unanimous vote,
Amciig those who aro aiding In tho prep
aration of bills for presentation to tho leg
lulaturo nro: Ropresentntlves-clect Frank
C. Furnum nnd A. W. Noho' of tho Second
district and Representative D. K, Sulllvnn
of tho Twenty-third. Tho first two nro ro
publicans and tho latter Is one of tho lead'
ens of tho democratic minority.
DlNlutrreil Lawyer Jlny IleHiinie,
CLEVELAND. Doe, 22. Ex-Stuto Senator
Vernor II. Hurke. who was dlsbirred from
practicing law two years ago ua a result
of the Hennntlonal Hurke-Dcileiibnimli trial.
was rciusinieii uy ino circuii court today,
Hurkn cun resume tho practice of bin nro-
fesslon on January 1 next uccnrdlng to the
decision of tho court. Judgo Caldwell, who
renuereu uio decision, sum ino court lie-
iieveit tuai uurKa uuu uecii suiiiciently
puuisiicu.
WARD WANTS BUILDING FUND
School Houses in Bonth Part of tho Oity Aio
Eauiy Crowded.
DEFICIT STILL STARES TAXPAYERS IN FACE
evy for Cuinlnir Yenr Must He In
itorkciI tu Hnnlile llouril of I'.il
uentluti tit Meet It
OltllKlltliiti".
During tho first eleven months of tho
present year tho Incomo of tho Hoard of
Mucatlou amounted to $3Sl,?7u.3'J and the
receipts for December are estimated nt
1S0.000, making a total of $461,775.20 avail
able for school purposes. This sum bus not
met tho needs of tho beard. Twenty
thousand dollars should have been placed
In the sinking fund preporatory to taking
up tho $200,000 worth of 5 per cent bonds
which were Issued In 1SSS, but the members
of the board were unable to set aside this
money. Neither has any money been piuceu
In tho Insurance fund for the year H'00.
Of the board's resources for tho year
$137,S1S.S1 come from tho 4-mlll levy made
for nchool purposes. Tho Income from
other sources for the year 1001 will prob
ably bo ubout tho same us In 1000 und the
members nro of tho opinion thnt the levy
must bo Increased to enable tho school
district to meet Its obligations and pro
vide for tho Increasing number of pupils.
A .'-mill levy Is advocated by most of tho
board members. Such u ley would yield
about $175,000.
One hundred and seventy-one saloons
paid license In 1900, contributing $171,000
to tho support of the schools. Sixty-eight
other saloons were licensed to do busi
ness during the year, but these licenses
were paid Into tho city treasury in 1889
and do not appear In tho 1000 receipts.
There, will be no marked Increase In tho
number of saloons licensed for 1901. Pollco
court receipts for the first eleven months
of the present year wero $1,000 and with
Judge llnrdon out of olllco tho board's In
come from this source will bo much
Inrscr.
o liiercime In Iteteutie Anticipated
Tho state apportionment of school funds
for 1900 gave tho Omaha district $47,919.08.
Interest on funds yielded $3,241.30. Tuition
fees amounted to $323.95. Miscellaneous II
censes brought In $10,495.10, und tho In
como from various other sources amounted
to $10,300.10. Secretary Uurgcss Is of tho
opinion that thero will be no radical chunga
in tho amount of revenue these sources will
yield during 1901, and says that an Increase
of at least 1 mill in the levy Is necessary
to put tho board on u llrm basis nnd en-
nblo it to take enre of obligations which
must bo mot within the next fow yearH.
Although tho board will probably receive
n levy of at least 1 mill this year as a
payment upon the Judgment of $159,000,
which It holds against the citv, It Is the
desire of tho members that this money be
used to care for some of the outstanding
bonds, Forty thousand dollars must be set
nsldo next year for tho purpose of creating
a fund to retire the bonds Issued In 18SS.
Half of this money should havo been put
Into tho sinking fund In 1900. In 1902 the
board must place $38,500 In the sinking fund
preparatory to taking up $3S5,000 worth of
bonds, which were Isaued In 1S92, for a
period of twenty years.
Members of the board regard the money
which this Judgment will yield ns funds
of which they hnvo been deprived In former
yenrs and consider It no moro than Just
that all Income from that source should bo
dovofed to tho paymont or past obligations
and should not bo considered as funds avutl-
ablo for uso In paying the current expenses
of the schools for tho Incoming year.
llullilliiK I'linil Muni He Provided l'nr.
"Tho bonrd must mnko somo provision for
putting money In Its building fund," Sec
retary Riirgess said In discussing the needs
of the schools. "It is high tlmo that tho
Issunnco of bond3 bo discontinued. Tho
High school is provided for now, but other
buildings must bo constructed In a short
time. In tho south part of tho city tho
buildings aro so crowded that more room
must bo provided. Nearly all the schools
are full anil tho school population Is in
creasing nt u rupld rute. Wo cannot go on
forever Issuing bonds nnd must prepare to
meet educational demands In another man
ner. "Taxpayers realize that thero la no
economy In shaving down tho levy and then
Issuing bonds to pay for school buildings
which should bo paid for out of money do
rlvcd from levies. Ilonds nro n temporary
relief for depleted funds, but they only
delay pnyments, which must bo mado sooner
or Inter, nnd It Is high time thnt tho Omaha
school district provldo fuuds with which
to mnko lmprovoments In tho near fu
ture." FAIL TO PRODUCE WITNESSES
FimloiititK I'ntl Down In Their KITnrt
to Find Moiueiinu Who Will
I'entlfy.
Tho fuslonlsts In tho election contest
were virtually lost yesterday. When the
hturlng adjourned Friday afternoon the
fusionlsts announced that they would be
icady to proceed Willi me examination oi
their witnesses Saturday, but when tho no
taries and tho lawyers gathered nt room
108 of Tho Hco building at 11 o'clock yes
terday morning not n solitary witness could
be found. Will Qurloy and Frank Ransom
had a whispered consultation in tho hall
and looked worried, ah nanus waned
ncxlntisly for the promised witnesses, but
none put In an appearance, and at 12 o'clock
an adjournment was tnken until 3 o'clock
In tho nfternoon,
At 3 o'clock tho notaries and lawyers
camo together again, but It seemed that
witnesses wero not to bo had at any price.
At least the fuslonlsts wero unuble yester
day to produce a scintilla of evidence to
bolster up their sldo of tho case, which
up to date rests entirely upon tho Incon
sistent and Immaterial testimony given by
Chief of Pollco Mltcholl of South Omaha tho
other day.
Tho hearing has now been ndjnurncd to
10 o'clock Monday morning, when tho
fuslonlsts will make another effort to get
In somo testimony favorable to their cause
ANTON KMENT IS CRUSHED
Former Coiiiielliiinii Knnekeil Down
Ity Hiiiiliiuliiii Train mill I'roli
nbly Fitfully Hurt.
Formor Councilman Anton Kment, who
resides at 1217 South Fifteenth street, was
struck by tho engine of 11, & M. passenger
train No, 2 on the crossing nt Fourteenth
nnd Mason streets a fow minutes nfter 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon nnd so sovcroly
Injured that ho Is not expected to recover.
Kment wns going homo nnd apparently did
not boh tho rapidly approaching truln bo
cause of tho heavy snow which was falling
nt tho time. Ho was struck on tho left
side, his arm and leg being crushed and
broken nnd oxtenslvo Internal Injuries re
ceived. Even if ho should llvo both limbs
must bo nmputnted. Kment was removed
to St. Joseph's hospital by tho railroad
company.
To lleprrNent llnwiilliiit Pillule rn.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 22-Wllllam liny,
uwinil. former consul ireneral of thu I'nited
States to Hawaii, und afterwnrd eolleet.ir
of customs, arrived here today enrouto f r
Washington, vvhero ho Is to represent iho
Hawaii Planters' iiksocI itlon. lie will h.ivn
an office. In the nutlnnnl cnpit'U and will
remain there, looking after Hawaiian In
terests, especially those of the sugar men.
FUND KEEPS ON GROWING
Hiilierlitlmin Mini Doiintloim to the
Auditorium Are Vmv (Her Hup
lluiiilreil Tlioiisuuil Dnllnri.
At tho meeting of tho auditorium com
mittee yesterday new subscriptions In sufll
dent amount to Increase the fund to $101.
M0 were reported. The members of the
committee; expressed themselves ns being
highly pleased with tho progress of the
work, and no doubt whatever Is enter
tnlned ns to tho complete success of tho
nudltortum project. A number of small
nnd a few largo subscriptions are expected
next week. Tho subscriptions reported
yesterday nro ns follows:
Previously reported $ 93,731
Emerson Hall & Co f0
C. (I. Fisher IS
A. W. lunvinan M
Fred lluemplng 1W
H. J. Chlssell 20
Vivian Sperry 1
O. Hrueker (donation) 25
F. K, Anderson
Martin L. Stigurmau 5
II. H. Morrill 5
Charles A. Killing 5
Charles 1.ohI1i 5
David Olson 6
Clyde C, Sundolad 5
F. W. Shot well 5
I). M, Vlnsonhaler 25
J. II. Huney Co 1"0
Francis It. Oravcs 25
llarmnn II row 250
John M. Wilson 25
Relchenbcrg, Smith & Co 200
Mover & Ituupko HW
H. S. Westbrook 25
11. O. Strelght & Co 200
Charles R. Lee 1W
John It. Ileatty ' 5
Hamilton & Maxwell W
F. 11. Lawrence 25
Onion & Ledwick 100
August It. Arrlcns M
William Herg 25
J. C. Weeth 25
L. A. Harmnn 10
C. T. Houdlnot 5
Hay C. Houdlnot 5
Standard Oil Company 500
Roy C Jordan 20
Nebraska Ceramic Club 10
C. W. Hull & Co 100
Nebraska Fuel Company 200
Peoples' Store 200
Isabelln Doyle 10
1). A. Haum 250
Senvey .V Florslu Im M0
Jared J. Smith 10
I. P. Steam linking Company 50
A. Hloom 100
Reuben W. Taylor 1
Wurreu R. Taylor 1
Henry R. Taylor 1
Stella A. Tay'or 1
Augusta Hates T.ivlor 1
Midland lilass nnd Paint Company.. 2W
Nebrnska National Hank (donation).. 500
J. J. Derlght 50
John C. Read 50
P. II. Carey 10
J. H. Huum 250
Omaha .V- Couuc Hlulls Hallway
and Hrldire Comnanv 1.500
Margnret A. Nngl 500
Kf.w Otnilliii Thntimmi-HmtMtnn Khr-
trio Light Company 2.5H0
Totnl
.$104,610
BULLS AND BEARS MAKE MERRY
Memlierit of
eluiiiKf
Vev York Stuck IJx-
nuicnite In llnyish
Frolle.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2.'. Holiday eelebra
Hons wero held at the Stock exchange nnil
the Consolidated exchange today.
Elaboratu preparations had been made
nnd both exchanges wero packed with
members nnd their friends. At tho Stock
exchango the fun began soon after tho
close of tho market. An enormous ever
green tree hung with electric lights and
decorations of many kinds stood on a plat
form near the Ilroad street entrance. From
the stained glass skylight wero nuspended
garlands and wreaths of green, whllo tho
railing!) of tho balconies wero brilliant
with the national flag. The program opened
wit It a patriotic air by the Seventh Regi
ment band, which was stationed on a plat
form near the rostrum. Charles Knob
lauch was tho mnster of ceremonies. At a
signal tho windows which overlook the
trading floor wero opened nnd a perfect
storm of colored paper, confetti, wriggling
snakes, rubber balls and favors of various
kinds descended upon tho heads of tho
brokers. Then camo Inflated paper sheep,
bears, bulls and similar objects, which
wero caught by tho crowd on tho floor.
Dignity was thrown lo the winds nnd old
members, ns well as tho younger ones, In
dulged in horseplay whllo tho onlookers
laughed In delight. Impromptu parades
around tho trading posts Joined In good
natured tensing of some broker, who was
mado to mnko a speech of thanks for tho
distinguished courtesy shown him.
Tho program nt tho Consolidated ex
chango was moro formal in character nr.d
Included n vaudeville performance.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
W. H. Price of Linco'.u Is ut tho Murrny.
N. R. Welch of Rising City Is nt tho Her
Grand.
, A. II. Alllnson of Norfolk woh at tho Mil
lard yesterday.
.r:,l:'.K,!.u'r,of Topekn. Kan., Is n gueat
nt tho Millard.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Davis of Norfolk aro
nt tho Her Grand.
K. K. Valentine of West Point is stop
ping nt tho Her Grnnd.
William Sturgls of Cheyenne, Wyo Is
stopping at tho Millard.
J. D. Stcycn and Frank II. Hells of Nor.
folk aro Her Grand guests.
Lorenzo Crounso of Fort Calhoun regis
tered yesterdny nt tho Mlllnrdi
('. J. I'ntton or Deadvvood and W. O.
Smith nt Sturgls, S. D are In tho city.
City Attorney W. J. Council has gono to
New ork, vvhero ho will remain for about
II Wl'l'K.
F. Percy Weadon. ncent fur ih, tirwtnn
laiw and a former Minneapolis iievvspnpor
11IUII, 13 111 UIU HI.
Wolch of Rising City aro among tho Ny
bruskans at thu -Millard.
Nebraskans ut tho Merchants; John
D'ener of Hyaniils, il. M. Grimes of North
Plutte, 13. A. Pollnrd of Hafctlngs, Louis P
Larson, Jr., of Fremont, and J. O'Donnell
of Lincoln.
Major Daviii H. Wilson, chief commis
sary omcer oi ino department of tho Mis
souri, has left tor Silver Cltv, N. M., ac
companied by his wifo and run. The party
will remain In tho soutlnvcst u week and
will attend tho mnrrla;o ceremony of a
son of tho major who resides In Silver City.
Captain TowiiBcnd, chief clerk of the
quartermaster of tho Department of the
Missouri, has returned from a hunting trip
to Atkinson, Neb, Ho was accompanied by
his son, W. D. Townsend. Thoy killed
about 2ii0 birds, most of which wero quail,
nnd In addition bagged u number of Jack
rabbits
Nebraskans nt tho Merchants: Mr, and
Mrs, John Pimm and daughter of Elgin,
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Richards of Chudron. 11.
Perrlne and son of Wlsnor, Lennder Clark
nf Kearney. M. 11. Horton of Lincoln, H. R.
utiia or jcKiimnu, vv. J'Tuiik or uranii
Island. F. A. Hullock of St. Edward, W. W.
Vnjght of Millard and J. E. Hall of Peters
burg.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Diphtheria Is under qtinruntlnu nt 2775
Hurt street.
Leo Hurach has taken out a building per
mit for a $200 addition to be built ut 1501
William street.
Monday night tho Scottish Rlto Masons
of Omaha will meot for regu'ar business
and tho election of ottlccrs In tho Nebraska
coiiHlstry. John Arthur Epeneter. aged 2, died nt
1032 Izard street and the remains were
taken to Fnlrviovv cemetery, Council Hluffs,
for Interment.
Mrs, S, Lehman has been granted permis
sion to make $100 worth nf repairs on u
store building at 20(1 South Tweltth street
which was damaged by lire.
Tho Mystlo Shrlners of Omaha will hold
their uiiliuul meeting December 28 for thu
election of ofllcers and delegates to attend
thu Imperial council session which Is to bo
lit.' ii i in Kansas iuy eariy in June.
A largo billboard near Eleventh and
Douglas Htreets was blown down during
hist ulght'H utorin. narrowly mUslng
Emergency Ulllcer nelgleman, who vvmt
about to Investigate Hh condition.
Chief Dnnahuo reeolved n telegram yes
terday from tho chief of pollen of Seattle
uuniiiiiicluK the uccldentnl death of Will
Connolly, u former Omaha boy. Ho was u
switchman and, though the telegram did
not so state, it Is suppiMcd lie was killed In
tho railroad yards. Ills Omaha relatives,
residing at Thirteenth and CiiHttilar streets,
were iiouncu uy ino puueu.
EDIBLES FROM ALL LANDS
Delicacies from All Over the World Await
tho Bujer.
MERCHANTS MAKE SPECIAL PREPARATIONS
People with I.iiiiu' I'tirnm (.'nil Utile
nn Well In (liiiiiliu nn III Any
Other City In the
Country.
With a moderately full purse It nukes
little difference In theso latter days of tho
century, from a gastronomic nianupomi,
where a person llnds himself on Christmas
day, us rapid transportation brings to him
the delicacies of tho entire world, heated
at his Christmas dinner In Omaha tho man
of ordinary means will have before hint the
direct products of every clime. Pineap
ples from tho Antilles will hob and nob
across tho tublo with pheasants, whose an
cestors basked In the sun of southern
China, and tho stately Blrloln will bo
Hanked on either sldo with ducks whoso
habitat Is the waters of Oreat Slavo hike.
Abovo his head will be mistletoe from
Mexico und bright holly berries with their
dark green foliage from tho land of tho
Acadlans,
Thero Is everything In tho local market
which nn epicure could wish and as far
ns seasons nro concerned thero Is llttlo
dlffcroneo between tho latter part of De
cember und the latter part of August. Tho
melons havo disappeared, but every other
form of vegetable Is to bo found. String
beans from Ioulslaun, tomuioes from Flor
ida and the West Indies He beside spinach,
radishes, lettuce and onions produced by
market gardeners of Douglas.counly. The
Held Is only limited by tho purse of tho
buyer. Direct from famous Strasbourg
como pates do fole gras, with olives from
bluc-sklcd Italy. Covered with cotk dust
come grupes from the slopes of southern
California, with oranges from the Bunny
plains. Tho merchant has made especial
effort for Christmas and In tho shops are
to bo teen tho llnest of the products of the
year of 1?00.
At tho butcher's tho field is more lim
ited than usual at the holiday season and
generally "there is nothing to eat but
meat." Warm weuther has kept tho hunters
from the huunts of game and so far but
llttlo, If any, venison has been shipped to
Omahn. What game, has been killed in the
west has been consumed locally or has been
shipped to eastern centers, vvhero It finds
a icadler market. For this reason Omaha
gourmets w ill bo thrown upon Nebraska
resources. Quull and prnlrlo chicken are In
the market ut moderate prices, while with
them nro found squirrel and rabbits of
both varieties known to the ctutc. Do
mestic poultry Is plentiful and prices ure
lower than generally rule at this time of
the year.
At tho fruiters nuts uf nil kinds are on
the market. Small plnon.i, gathered by tho
swnrthy-sklnned greasern from the sides of
tho Sierras of Mexico, rest In boxcB be
side tho almonds of Egypt. Pecans from
Texns nnd walnuts from Nebraska tempt
tho taste of the citizen of Omaha, who can
be hcrvcd wit li the best tho world affords
whllo sitting at home In tho family circle.
0ECIDES FOR WESTERN UNION
i'pleurniili Company WIiin Suit
HroiiKlit AKiilimt It li j- Crent
Northern Itiillwnj.
ST. PA PL, Dec. 22. A suit Involving scl
eral millions of dollars, the value of tho
telegraph lines along tho route of the Great
Northern railway from St. Paul to tho
Pacific coast, was decided Into this after
noon by Judge Loehrcu In tho United
States district court in favor of tho do
fendunt, the Western I'nlon Telegraph
company. Its importance, however, was
not alone In tho amount of money involved,
for It wns tho general understanding should
tho railway company have won all tho
great roltwny systems of tho country
would, at the expiration of their contract.!
with tho Western Union Telegraph com- J
pany, huvo claimed the ownership of the
telegraph lines along their right of way
ond cither havo operated them independ
ently or huvo formed n consolidation, which
would havo been a strong competitor in tho
telegraphic Held.
Tho suit was brought- by the St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway company
(now tho Great Northern), against tho
Western Union Tolegroph company and tho
Northwestern Telegraph compnny, whoso
lines nro now controlled by the Western
Union company. In 1S79 the Northwestern
Telegraph company built tho telegraph
line along tho right of way of the plaintiff
road and In 1SS2 1,537 miles of lino had
been constructed. Tho same year tho
Northwestern company sold out to the
Western Union, tho consideration being
$1,800,000, together with a yearly rental of
$150,000 for a term of nlnoty-nlno years,
Contracts hod beon entered Into between
the rollwiy company and tho telegraph
compary In 1S79 and again In 18S2 by
which, among things, the telegraph com
pany was to supply wires, poles, etc., and
tho railroad company to furnish transpor
tation and labor for tho construction of the
lines, and tho railway company was to fur
nish tho operators. The caso turned upon
tho construction of theseeontracts.
Tho plaintiff Insisted that tho defendant
companies hud no ownership In tho tele
graph lines, except an Interest as a Joint
owner, nnd nsked that tho defendant be
obliged to accept tho valuo thereof and
relinquish the lines to tho Great Northern
company. On the other hand, tbo tolegraph
company claimed to havo a clear nnd un-
OF
161H & TAQNAM.
50 Per Cent Discount
on All Toys
PAY THE SALESLADY JUST ONE-HALF THE MARKED PRICE,
We mtint net rid of every dollar's north (if tiiyn Mmitliiy mill In
order tu ilu no will Null every toy of every Kind mtil ilenerlitlun
nt JUST O.VH-llAl.F TIIH MAUKKII PIll('l. TliU IneliiilrH nil toy
furniture, mieli nn Toy Dren-x-rn, ChlrTonlrra, Itefrliferittnr, Hook
enM'N, HenkH, Coimiioilen, ete. ALL K1MIS OF TOYS, llrrnheil nnil I'n
ilri'Mned Dull, Dmnm, Hloekm, AVnuoim, Hobby Homes, Ulnlira,
lllnilita, Work lloiex, (iiimcM, Trleyelen, SniolililK Setn, Wooil
nnil SI e tu I 'I'll)! of every kind, Handkerchief II o x e m, Perpetual
1'lnntN, ete.
AM. CROCKERY AMI (il, ASH WART, BS 1M1U CUXT DISCtH'XT TU
MOR HOW, TliU iiieliiilca ever ytliluu Fnney Ciipn nnil HnueerN,
Mouxtiielie Ciim, HiiKiir mid ('reiuim, Trnyi, Vuxex, l'niiey Plntr,
Siilml HovvU, Cliiieuliite Pot, Witter Setn, llu.tn, Cracker Jtirs, Din
ner Helii, Ten Het, l.nmpa, Toilet Nct, Etc., Etc,
mlstaknblo title to the properly In ques
tion, through thu contracts It had acquired
by reason of lis nbsorptlon of tho North
western company.
The suit had been pending since 1807 and
(he records submitted lo the court wero
voluminous. Arguments h.ivo been pending
before Judge l.ochren since lust Wednes
day, a brilliant array of counsel being
engaged on either side. Judge Dillon, for
the defendant, made his lln.il summing up
this morning, and this afternoon Judge
Young closed for tho plaintiff. Judgii
Loehren's decision was a verbal one, tho
written decision, which will bo a lengthy
one, to be Hied some time next week.
Tho Judgo held that the rights of both par
ties were tho n,um at the expiration of
the contracts ns they wero during tho
operation of tho contracts. Tho court al
lowed no costs In the ease for either Bide.
MID-ROAD POPULISTS MEET
liiillnmi Mrititicrn uf Party Anlous to
A in li I u it Mint with Other So-Culled
Reform lllenients.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dee. 22 A meeting of
the mlddle-of-tho-road populist state com
mittee was held hero today for tho pur
pose of Instructing delegates lo tho meet
ing of the national committee In St, Louis
next Suturday. Tho principal tuple under
consideration wus the proposition to organ
ize nil reform parties for tho formation of
a new political party. The Indiana dele
gation goes to tho meeting Instructed to
hold out unrelentingly for tho principles
advocated by tho Omaha and Cincinnati
platforms, and to make no Bncrlflco other
than the name of the party.
"All tho committeemen favor amalga
mation with thu other reform parties." snld
Secretary Waller of tho state central com
mittee, "If It can be done without n saerl
lice of our pint form, ns ndoptcd nt our na
tional conventions."
Nutlnnnl Chairman Joseph Darker was
present nt tho meeting.
llnttlenlilliM tin Mouth.
NEWPORT NEWS. Dee "J. The buttle-
ships Kearsnrgu anil Massachusetts sailed
(oiiigiu on i no annual winter cruise of the
North Atlantic squadron In southern wa
ters, to bo lolned later by the battleship
Alabama and torpedo fleet In the gulf.
State of Nebraska
Office of
Auditor of Public Accounts
Lincoln
INSUKANCi: DKI'AKT.M IJNT
JOHN F. CORNELL, Auditor.
C. c POOL, Deputy Auditor.
WM. n. PRICE.
Deputy Insurance Department.
December 22. 1000.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
As Indicated by n recent communication
from this department, n personal Investi
gation has been made ns to tho reasons
of tho officers nnd Executive Hoard of tho
Sons nnd Daughters of Protection In
transferring und consolidating of the Sons
and Daughters of Protection with tho Hank
ers Union of tho World, of Omaha, Neb.
After n careful nnd thorough examination
of tho contract and agreement entered Into
by nnd between the said Sons nnd Daught
ers of Protection nnd the Hankers Union
of tho World, I am convinced thnt snld
transfer nnd consolidation was for the best
Interest of tho members and certificate
holders of tho Sons and Daughters of Pro
tection and the said transfer meets with
the hearty approval of this Department.
It has nlwnys been tho policy of this De
partment to encourage tho eoni-olldatlon of
the various fraternal societies of this stat
for the reason that In so doing, the ex
penses Incident to the management of such
societies are very largely decreased and will
result beneficially to nil parties concerned.
I do not. deem It advisable at this tlmo
to make a ro-cxamlnntlon of the Hankers
Union of tho World, for tho reason Hint
a thorough und eompleto examination was
recently mndo by this Department, which
is now on Hie. The examination shows thnt
said Society Is now In a healthy and pros
perous condition and by reason of tho fact
that It now has added the Sous nnd Daught
ers of Protection to Its membership, will
mako It a much stronger and better or
ganization oven than it has been in the
past. The Hankers Union of tho World
has always shown a willingness to comply
with the ndvico and directions of this
Department. JOHN F. CORNELL.
Auditor of Public Accounts,
ny W. H. PRICE.
Deputy Ins. Com.
Receiver's
Sale
Full stock of oHlce, gas, electric, both
room nnd combination llxtures of tho
Metropolitan
Plumbing and Chandelier
Company
Must bo sold
nt onco
court.
by order of tho
Fred G. E. Kuehn,
Receiver.
519 S. 15th Street.
Mti$DIfr
STREETS, OMAHA.