'ftHE OMAHA DAILY BEE; FRIDAY, JAUAHY 10, 1902.
FREE TEXT BOOKS IN OMAHA
BiptriiUidiat Fowlar Bay Ho Law Bi
qairti Chj to Fanlih Thm.
MUST MAINTAIN SCHOOLS NINE MONTHS
Kctirnaka Commission for St. t.ntils
t!xinnltln Scrkn to Itnlne t-'ttnils
I. II. IMillliln'a .Itnlgment
AMrnieil.
IFi'om a Klnft Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. 9. (Special.) In nn opin
ion glten today State Superintendent Fow
lor declares that there la no lnw which, re
uulres the school district of the city of
. Omaha.' to furnish free text book to pupils
in the public schools. Thin ruling wns made
' In response- to an Inquiry as to whether or
not the Doard of Education of that cltv
could legally discontinue the practice of
Riving free text books In the High Behoof,
ilr. Fowler sayjii
"Replying to the- Inquiry, It la my opinion
that the school district of the city of Omaha
Is exempt from the provisions of subdivi
sion 18, school lawn of Ncbrasku, as revised
and amended In 1001, relative to text books
and supplies. Section 1 of said subdlv.slou
reads as follows:
" 'District school boards .and boards of
trustees of high school dfstrlcts 'and boards
of education In cities of the first and sec
ond class aro hereby empowered and It la
mado their duty to purchaso nil text books
necessary for the schools of such district.'
"The school district city of Omaha Is or
ganized under subdivision 17, schools In
metropolitan cities, and Is, therefore.
. clearly and purposely oxempt from tho pro
visions of subdivision IS. Moreover, sub
division 18 was enacted Into Uw by tho leg
islature of lsoi, when Omaha wns and for
many years had boon furnishing free text
booke-to tho pupils In Its public schools."
Replying to nn Inquiry ns to the length of
term required for tho school apportionment
of tho state, Mr, Fowler says:
"It Is my opinion that the school dis
trict of tho city of Omaha must maintain
a least nlno months of school to share In
tho state apportionment of school moneys.
Tho law says that In the nbsonco of any
agreement between tho director and teacher
to tho contrary twenty days shall consti
tute a school month. It Is not necessary
tht tho twcilty'days be taught, but holi
days must not bo doclarcd by tho board of
education Qnd tho teacher's pay must go
on for twenty days. In order that n legally
constituted'' school month may bo re
ported." Fund for chrnakn Display.
Tho Nebraska commission for the Louis
iana Purchase exposition will mcot In this
city tomorrow to formulate plans for Its
work and to determine upon somo method
for raising tho funds necessary. Tho com
missioners aro: J. Sterling Morton of Ne
braska City, B. E. Ilruco and O. W. Wattles
of Omaha, C. II. Itudge of Lincoln and, II.
S. Whlto of North Platte, and It Is be
lieved that nil will attend tho meeting
hero tomorrow, as It will be tho first and
thercforo ono of tho most Important to be
hold. The five members were together with,
tho governor In St. Louis on December 20
lu8t, but so far as known no dcflnlto plans
wero mado nt that time.
Stale Historical Society.
Early railroad history of Nebraska will
be tho chief topic of discussion at the
forthcoming Snooting of the State Historical
society, which will bo held In the chanel
of tho Unlvorslty of Nebraska, on tho even
ings of January 14 and 16j. The program
follows!
Tuesday Kvanlng. January 14-Presldent's
annual address, J. Sterling MoVton; "The
Oreat Railroad Miration Into North Ne
braska, J. It. Hueluinnn, genoral passenger
ngent Klkhorn rallroud; "The Work of tho
Union Pacific Railroad." K. U Lomax.
general passenger agent Union Pacific
railway; "Early ltaltroad Reminiscences."
a. round table of discussion conducted by
President Morton.
Wednesday. January 15, ft p. m. "Ne
braska Archaeology,'1 E. E. niackman;
"Recollections of the Nebraska ' Stato
Hoard of Transportation." Gilbert L. Lnws.
former member Stnto Ilonrd of Trnnspor
tnt on; "Nebraska Politics nnd Nebraska
, Hnllroads," J. II. Agor. Hurllngton & Mis.
sourl River rnllwny; "Nebraska County
noundarles," 13. L. Sayre, Union Pacific
law department.
Tho Nebraska Stato Horticultural so
ciety will meet In morning and afternoon
esslons January 14, 15 nnd 16 In Nebraska
hall, on tho university campus.
Ia cbmplianco Tvlth action taken a year
ago, a supper and social meeting for tho
members of tho societies and of tho Stato
Historical society will bo given at tho
Lincoln hotel nt 6 o'clock Wednesday even
ing, January 15.
l'hllhlii'a JuilKinrnt Affirmed.
Tho supreme court has affirmed thojudg
ment given P. H. Phllbln of Omaha for $3C0
damages against1 tho proprietors of tho
Paxton hotel for blocking tho cntranco to
bjs placo of business. Mr. Phllbln Is a
ticket broker and' had rented a room'from
the Kitchen Hotel company, tho apartment
communicating with", tho hotel rotunda by
means of a rear door. Ry dodging ubour
n couple of pillars ono could enter the
ticket, ofllca from the hotel. Suddenly, al
leged rhllblu, tho method of Ingress was
shut off by a partition eroctcd by tho hotel
people.' , ,
' When a bill of $500 for, rent waB pro
' sentcd to Phllbln ho refused to pay It nnd
when suit was brought ho appeared with
a counter claim for 800. The partition,
ho declared, had Injured his business fully
one-thlnl, besides making It necessary to
hire a "barker" to "spiel" outsldo on tho
streetB. Ho wanted MOO In excess of tho
rent bill. '
Tho company endeavored to show that
thoro wbb no accurnto way of telling the
average business tho ticket broker trans-
acted, even If tho damages were duo him.
Dtit Phllbln had an abundanco of data on
this point, which the court approved. Tho
broker was nllowcd all tho damages he
asked and tho company appealed.
Now the decision of tho supremo court
U on tha sldo of Phllblu.
.clirunUii Ni'liooliniiatera' Club,
A cnlHiaa been issued for thoslxtoentb
meeting 'of the Nobrnska Schoolmasters'
club la this city Friday, January 17. Rus
iries.s meeting wlll bo at' 0:30 and supper
Will bo served to all members from 7 to 8
o'clock. The, subject for discussion at tho
meeting Is "Tho College and the High
School," A paper on thfs topic will be
read of Prof. J, T. Lees of tho University
of Nebraska nnd tho points advanced will
bo discussed by Principal A II. Wnterhouso
of Omaha.
Inspector of OIIk,
The report of R. II, slier, statd Inspector
of oils, fqr the month of December show
tho receipts of the ofTlco to havo amounted
to $1,014.20, and tho expenses to 1912, feav
Jng a balance of Jl.00t.69, which was turned
Into the treasury The balance for the
corresponding prlod a year ago was $335.
Mnjruet Mute nnnk.
Secretary Uoyso of tho Stato Ranking
Hoard today Issued a charter to tho Magnet
Stato bank of Magnet, Cedar county. .It Is
capl.tnllted for 110.000 nnd Its Incorporators
ar: F. E. Strahsn, John T. Ilressler, II,
F. Wllscn, II. 8. Rlngland and Robert E.
K. Mollor.
Motor Vrlilrle t'oniiiui-.
The Goodrich Motor Vehicle company of
Omaha has incorporated unOer tho laws of
the state for tho manufacture and sale of
motors and vehicles of various kinds. It
Is capitalized for $200,000 and th principal
incorporators are: O. A. Goodrich, M. T.
Munslnger, John N, Westberry, R. A. Tal
bot and James Darrett.
Omnhn Country Ctnb,
An amendment to the articles of tho
Omaha Country club wero filed today, pro
viding for an annual meeting pn the first
Tucsilpy In each Dtcember and for the elec
tion of three directors at caoh annual
meeting. Tho directors so chosen shall
serve for three years.
.Judge lliirne Takes Oath.
The appointment of J. R. Barnes of Nor
folk as member of tho supreme court com
mission, vice Judgo Sedgwick, resigned,
was officially announced this morning.
Judge Rarnes took the oath of office this
morn Ins.
Xelirnakn Territorial Pioneers.
The Territorial Pioneers' association will"
meet In the university- chapel, Lincoln,
Wednesday, January 13, In placo of Tues
day, January 14, ns before announced, at 2
o'clock.
County orUcers TnUe Seats.
Newly-elected county officials and em
ployes took their scats today. The only
new officers are .Commissioner Tilton,
Treasurer Knight und Register Moore.
FAMOUS MILES WILL CASE
Taking of Testimony I" Concluded
and Thirty Dnya' Kitemlnn
Is Taken,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan., 9. (Special Telegram.)
Tho taking of testimony In tho Miles will
caso was completed before Judge J. J.
Thompson tonight and thirty days' time was
granted each side to obtain depositions of
absent witnesses. Tho hearing has taken
the entire time of Judge Thompson since
Monday morning, and tonight an evening
session of tho court was held In tho Llndetl
hotel.
The decision given by the court some tlrao
ngt was In favor of Joseph Miles and against
Samuel Miles, who claims a largo portion'
of the cstato under an alleged subsequent
will. The court hold thai there was not
sufficient evidence to establish the authen
ticity or cxlstcnco of this later Instrument.
Samuel Miles now is seeking a rehearing
on the grounds of newly discovered ovl
dence. To substantiate this claim is of
fered the cvldcnco of Paul Gadsden, for
merly of St. Louis, now of Mexico, who
says he wrote the will, which w'as In favor
of Samuel Miles. Final testimony and ar
gument will be before Judgo Thompson in
Grand Island.
SURVEY FOR ELECTRIC ROAD
Eiiiclnccra Looking for Itonte for
l.lnc Across Sarpy
, County.
PLATTSMO'UTH, Neb.. Jan, 9. (8peclal.)
The engineers who are running tho lino
of survoy for tho new electric road across"
Sarpy cour.ty to connect with" tho soverat
lines through this county have so far com
pleted their work that it is expected that
they will reach the Platte river this even
ing. Thoy nro experiencing a good deal of
trouble In finding a feaslblo routo across
tho divide between tho Papllllon and the
Platte, os the highest point of tho divide
between , the Papllllon and the Platto
reaches 200 feet higher than tho Platto val
ley and the dlstanco between that point
and the Platte Is so short that the grado
will ncrossarily bo quite steep. It is ex
pected that tho bridge over the Platte river
will be some twenty feet above low water
mark on that stream. As soon as the
work is completed on that -side of the river
the survey will be pushed through Cms
county as rapidly as possible. ,
JUDGE ELECT TAKES OFFICE
Ills First O0clal Act la laanance of
Marrlaae License to HI
Daughter.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Jan. 9. (Special.)
John Ratterman was formally inducted Into
tho olTlce of county Judgo this morning in
tho prcsenco of n dozen upoctators, he and
his predecessor, T. D. Roblson, each mak
ing a -short "speech.
Judge Ratterman's first official act was
tho Issuance of a marriage license by which
his own daughter, Miss Cclla, Is to become
tho wife, of O. II. Bender, a prominent
young business man of Cornlca.
Tho only other county ofllco to bo filled by
a new man Is that of coroner, in which Dr.
P. H. Motz" of Humphrey Is succeeded by.
Dr. A. E. Mooro of Platte Centor, whose"
official bond has been received, but who has
not put in an appearance.
Tho bond of County Treasurer Bcecher
has been fixed nt $60,000 and will bo sub
mitted with Individual signatures; that of
County Clerk Phillips at $3,000 is already
submitted and approved.
FORGES CATTLEMAN'S NAME
Dor Afllxea Wealthy Ilnnchman'a Sla
intuie to an Order for Cloth
ing and Shoes.
SUPERIOR, Neb., Jan. 9. (Special.)
Harry Witt, giving his ago as 17 and his
homo as St. Louis, was arrested near' Su
perior this afternoon on a charge of for
gery, Witt appeared in n dry goods store
this morning with an order for a bill of
clothing and shoes. The order bore the
name of Enos Lester, a wealthy cattleman.
Tho merchant suspected that tho order was
a forgery and stepped out of his store to
Investigate. In his absence Witt fled, but
later In tho day was captured by Police
man Jones a few miles out of town. He
confessed to forging Lester's name.
VIOLENCE 0FTHE STRIKERS
Members of Ilntchcra' I'll Ion Alleged
to Have neaten Men Who
rtefnaed to Quit.
NEBRASKA CITV, Neb., Jan. 9. (Spe
clal Telegram.) In the packing house strlko
both sides are waiting. It Is reported that
four or five eeltarmen who refused to iso
out with tho strikers were assaulted by
members of tho Butchers' union last night.
No arrests were made and quiet prevails
about the packing plant.
F,liit Itrpiilillcnn Judge In HO Years.
FREMONT, Neb., Jan.' 9, (Special.)
The newly elected county officers took their
position! today. A. M. Brlggn, the first re
publican county Judge In thirty years, ap
pointed Oraco Shlvely clerk. Treasurer
George Coddtngton appointed John II.
KnoclU deputy aud Anna Oodel clerk and
stenographer. County Clerk Murrell, who
was re-elected, retains the same office
force. Register of Deeds O'Connor retains
Frod Klaes as deputy. Sheriff Kreeder ap
pointed A. Bauman, Jr., deputy sheriff.
Superintendent Charles Amott, Coroner
Frank Brown and Surveyor Sanders have
no deputies or clerks- to appoint. The old
county board have not yot completed their
labors, but expect to finish up a large
amount of routlno business this afternoon.
rim a I Company laanea Stuck.
PLATTSMOUTH, Nob., Jan. 9. (Special.),
The Plattsmouth Power Canal company,
by tho president and' secretary, havo is
sued stock to the persons entitled to them
and tho owners of same hope they may
soon be worth their face value.
SIOUX INDIANS MUST WORK
Otmniiiitlir Jonn InangtmUf Radical
OhtifM in Trtstnmt f BWikiu.
FREE RATIONS ARE DISCONTINUED
Any Ahle-Ilodled Man Itefnalna; to Aid
in Irrigation Dama, Itoaila nnd
Fire niinrda Will Re Cat Off
the Feed Roll.
ROSEBUD, S. D., Jan. 9. (Speclal.)-In-dlan
Commissioner Jones has Inaugurated
one of the' most radical changes In the
treatment of tho Sioux Indians. After
Aprlt 1 no tree rations will be given to any
ablebodled Sioux Indian. But In lieu of
rations work is to bo provided for all such
at $1.25 per day. Anyono refusing to work
will be cut off of tho ration roll, but given
work when ho applies. This work will bo in
building dams for holding water In dry
creeks and constructing roads and bridges
and making Are guards. The old men and
women and all infirm or invalid are not
affected by this order.
The commissioner will also endeavor to
pay up all Individuals who are capable of
using their pro rata, share of all tribal
funds and make final settlement with
them when they will cease to bo mem
bers of a tribe. These new measures In
volve a large amount of work In revising
rolls and planning work to meet the
changes. At a council, when these new or
ders were explained, a wide difference of
opinion was expressed. Some declared
they would fight and some said it was Alt
right and what they had been asking for
twenty-five years.
AIRSHIP COMPANY ORGANIZED
Sonth Dakotana Tropoae. to Manufact
ure .Machines for Aerial
Navigation.
PIERRE. 8. D., Jan. 9. (Special.)
These articles of incorporation have been
filed:
Northwestern Aerial Navigation company,
at Elkton; capital, $2,000,000; Incorpo
rators, Henry Helntz, M. F. Helntz, nov.
George Sheehan and a number of other
persons of Elkton. The purposo of this
company Is to utlllzo the patents of Henry
Helntz of Elkton, who claims to havo per
fected a machine with which he can suc
cessfully navlgato the air.
Hamilton Hotel company, Pierre; capi
tal, $1,000,000; Incorporators, Montgomery
S. Graham, Charles N. Lomis and I. W.
Goodner.
Policy Holders' union, Huron; capital,
$250,000; Incorporators, W. B. Walker,
James T. Marchant and Phillip Lawrence.
D. E. Lester company, Huron; capital,
$500,000; incorporators, D. F. Lester, A. L.
Rlngo.and Phillip Lawrence.
Western Fuel company, Huron; capital,
$300,000; incorporators, Gcorgo II. Burns,
A. L. Ringo nnd Phillip Lawrence.
Citizens Telephone company, Sioux' Falls;
capital, $200,000; Incorporators, E. W.
Coughran, W. T. Doollttle, H. H. Natwick,
O. W. Burnsldo and J. R. Conway.
Tiger Mining and Milling company, Dead
wod; capital, $1,000,000; Incorporators,
Charles' Walto, Chambers Kellar and O. C.
Jewctt. t
General Exposition company, Pierre; cap
ital, $50,000; Incorporators, Allen S. Wil
liams, Harry D. Benedict and L. L. Steph
ens. Acme Lead and Zinc company, Pierre,
capital, $1,000,000; Incorporators, I. T.
Hunter, E. J. Mialck and Oscar Nelson.
Big Creek Mining company of Idaho, at
Sioux Falls; capital, $3,000,000; Incorpo
rators, William H. Lyon, Sioux K. Origsby
and P. R. Keisey.
NEW TOWN GROWS RAPIDLY
Transition from Mintntr Camp Into
Prosperous Commanlty in
Short Time.
DEADWOOD, S. D Jan. 9. (Special.)
Roubalx Is the corporate name of the sta
tion" on the Burlington formerly called
Perry. It Is rapidly graduating from a
small mining camp to a prosperous town.
Over fifty new houses have been erected
during tho last year, many of them being
substantially built, for permanent homes.
Tho town Is situated In the valley of Elk
creek, which at that point Is nearly halt
a 'mllo wldo, and Is supported chiefly by
the Clover Leaf Mining company, which
Is operating tho old Uncle Sam mine, pur
chased four years ago. The company has
lately completed a now stool hoisting plant
and is at present running twenty stamps
of the mill, which is soon to be enlarged.
Three shifts of sixty men each are cm
ployed by the company. The freight busi
ness of the town amounts to over $3,000
a month and tho express receipts are still
larger. Bonds are "being Issued to build a
new school house, and an electric lighting
plant is contemplated. Several now business
houses havo been established during the
last few months. The railroad was formerly
the Black Hills & Fort Pierre, owned by
the Homcstake Mining company of Lead
and sold to tho Burlington last summor.
ELOPERS WAIVE EXAMINATION
Man Who Deserted Wife and Woman
Who Left Iter ilusnnnd Com
mitted to Jail.
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SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Jan. 9. (8peclal.)
Philip Knodel and Sophia Kerr, an eloping
couple from Hutchinson county, who were
recently arrested at Sutton, Neb;-, and
brought back to South Dakota, at their pre
liminary hearing waived examination and
were held for appearance at the next torm of
circuit court In Hutchinson county. Tbelr
bonds were fixed at $1,000 each, but they
were unable to furnish them and have been
lodged In Jail. Knodel deserted a wife and
four children, wbllo the woman with whom
he eloped deserted her husband.
Fair Aaaoelntlon Klecta Officers,
YANKTON, S. D., Jan. 9. (Special.)
The Yankton Stato Fair board hus olected
theso officers for 1902: .Gcorgo W. Roberts,
Mtko Magncr, W. C. Lusk, William M.
Powers, Frpd Schnauber, Fred Donaldson,
E. Madolo, H. E. Brlsblne, W. E. ,Dcan,
W. Bader and F. Fanslow. A larger num
ber of' stockholders attonded than at any
previous moctlng and enthusiasm for the
future of the stato fair in Yankton for tho
year of 1902 was expressed. Theso orTlceri
of tho board were elected; President,
George W. Roberts;' vice 'president, Fred
Schnauber; secretary, W. R. Dean, and
treasurer, Fred Donaldson. Plans aro now
being prepared for a fair carnival, to be
held tho last week In January to raise
mqney to pay the Indebtedness of tho local
association.
Rlrctrlu Cnra for lllnok llllla.
DEADWOOD. S. D., Jan. 9. (Special.)
Tho city council of Deadwood has been
asked to grant n franchise for an electric
car line, to be built by Milton O. Conners
and associates, connecting Deadwood, Cen-.
tral City and Spearnsh. Spearflsh and Chi
cago capitalists propose to bulM the line.
Chartera Ni-tv Itnllrond.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan, 9. The secretary
of state today Issued, a charter to the St.
Louis, Hlllsboro & Southern railroad of St
Louis, with a capital stoilc of $1,000,000.
The road, the incorporators of which arc
all St. Louts men' except Otto Forcnhorst
and Edward Weiss of New York, will extend
from St. Louts to Hlllsboro, In Jefferson
county, a distance of forty miles.
PLEAD GUILTY TO THE"CHARGE
Tiro Men Acknowledge that They
Set Fire to n
nam,
rLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Jan. 9. (Special.)
Ernest Matcer and Walter Stock wero ar
rested today on tho charge of arson and rob
bery and taken before Justice Archor.
where they pleaded guilty to the chargo and
were bound over to the district court. Tho
crlmo for which they were arrested was
setting flro to the two-story frame barn
of Huntsman & Ramge. The flames con
sumed the building, three good horses, ono
cow, three wagons, two sets of harness and
a largo quantity of hay.
I'et Stock SIhmt at Fremont.
FREMONT. Nob., Jan. 9. (Special.) Tho
Dodge County Pet Stock association is hold
ing its annual exhibit at the Women's
Christian Tcmpcranco Union templo this
week. About 400 chickens of all the lead
ing varieties, besides geese and ducks and
Belgian hares, are on exhibition. There
aro a good many exhibitors from outsldo
of the county. The barred Plymouth Rocks,
Braumas, Buff Plymouth Rocks and Black
Langshans are especially welt represented.
The attendance is good and much interest
is taken In the poultry, though scarcoly
any In tho Belgian hares.
v Farmer'a Xarrovr ISacape.
OSCEOLA, Neb., Jan. 9. (Special.) Olo
Chrtstonson had a narrow escape on Mon
day. He had Just prepared to return .from
Clarks when a dog barked and frightened
his horses. The team dashed across the
railroad tracks right In front of the fast
train. The hind end of the wagon was
struck by the engine and Christenson was
thrown twenty feet. Dr. Shaw was sumf
moned and reports that Chrlstonson's In
juries will not prove fatal and that ho will
be moved to his home as soon as he re
covers sufficiently.
Mllltln Klects Officers.
LONG PINE, Neb., Jan. 9. (Bpoclal Tel
egram.) At an election of officers for the
company of mllltla recruited by Dr. H. P.
McKnlght these officers were elected: II.
P. McKnlght, captain; Clayton Potter, first
lieutenant; W. B. Dickson, second lieuten
ant; C. O. Wright, first Bergoant.
Quarantine at Pender.
PENDER, Neb., Jan. 9. (Special.)
Threo families have been quarantined for
scarlet fever In the last week. The cases
havo all been light and every precaution
has been taken to prevent tho spread of
the disease. Tho epidemic of smallpox at
Winnebago is gradually growing llghtdr.
Chorus to Hlnn "The Mraalah."
SUPERIOR, Nob., Jan,. 9. (Special.)
Handel's oratorio, "The Messiah," will be
sung here by a chorus of fifty voices In
March. The chorus is under the direction
of Mrs. W. L. Wilson and has been training
nearly two months.
IDENTIFY LOGAN AS ROBBER
Great Northern Expreaa Officials Vialt
Knoxvllle to See the
Prisoner.
KNOXVILLE. Tonn., Jan. 9. Oeneral
Manager D. S., Elliott and, Messenger C.
Smith of the Great Northern Express
company, and Fireman O'Nell, who were
on the train which was robbed by bandits
at Wagner, Mont., July 3 last, have
positively Identified the man under arrest
here as Harvey Logan, as one of the men
who robbed the express car of tho new
Montana bank bills and other valuables.
The same train which brought these throe
men bad as passengers a man and woman
who came on Great Northern tickets and
who are believed to bo friends of Harvey's
gang. After tho Identification Messrs.
Elliott. Smith and O'Nell departed for St.
Paul.
COLDER WEATHER IN PROSPECT
Fair Skies for Frldny and Saturday
in Nebraaka, hut Drop In
Tempcrntnre.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Forecast:
For Nebraska, South Dakota and1 Kansas
Fair Friday, colder in north and western
portions; Saturday fair, colder in southeast
portions; variable winds, becoming north
erly. ,
For Iowa Fair Friday and Saturday;
northerly winds.
For Montann Fair Friday and Saturday;
westerly winds, becoming variable.
For Oklahoma and Indian Territory Fair
Friday; Saturday fair, probably cold; south
erly winds, shifting to northerly.
For Arkansas Fair Friday; Saturday fair,
probably colder; southerly winds, becom
ing variable.
For "Missouri Fair Friday, colder In
northwest portion; Saturday colder; winds
shifting to northwesterly.
For North Dakota air Friday and Sat
urday; northerly winds.
For Colorado Fair Friday, colder In
southeast portion; Saturday' fair; variable
winds.
For Wyoming Fair Friday and Satur
day; winds shifting northwesterly.
For Illinois Fair Friday; Saturday, fair
and colder in south and central portions;
light westerly to northerly winds.
Local Ilecord.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER nunEAU.
OMAHA, Jan. 9. Official record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of tho last thres
years.
1902. 1901. Iftln 1M1
Maximum temperature.... 46 is id 33
Minimum lemperiiiurc..,. .1 12 26 H
Mean temperature 40 IS M u
Precipitation 00 .30 .14 ,00
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and sines March 1
1901:
'Normal temperature .- ig
Excess for the day '
Total excess since March 1 'low
Normal precipitation 02 Inch
Deficiency for the day ..: 02 nch
Precipitation since Mnrch 1 2.n tncnea
Deficiency, sine March 1 , 6.23 Inched
Deficiency for cor. period. 1901... .02 ch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1900... t. 37 inches
Iteports from Station at 7 p. ni.
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CONDITION OF THB
WEATHER.
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Omaha, clear
Valentino, partly cloudy ,
North Platto. partly cloudy...,,
Cheyenne, clear
Bait Lake City, cloudy ,..
Rapid City, cloudy
Huron, partly cloudy
Wllllston, clear
Chicago, clear , ,,
St, Louis, clear
St. Paul, clear-; ,
Davenport, clear ,
Kansas City, clear
Havre, clear
Helena, clear ....,
Illsmarck, clear
Qalveston, clear ,
42 46 .00
SS 40 .00
40 60 .00
,.. 48 .00
2S 30 .00
44 50 .00
31 40 .00
28 SS ,0l
44 50 .00
M 62 .00
32 3ti .00
42 52 .00
68 64 .(O
S2 42 .00
38 44 .00
30 36 .00
58 61 .00
L. A. WEt.HII
- local Forecast Official.
SMOKE DAMAGED SHOES ON SALE IN BASEMENT
$100
Pair,
Worth
$3 and $4
t
WARR1NTF0R HARVEY CURRT
Spiolal DittotiTt aid UnHtd Itatii Vat
shall to Afttr Outlaw.
LOCATED IN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS
Only Mmlier at Large of ht Gang
That Held Up and Ilolilied Union
Pacific Bzprcaa Train
at Wllcoi.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 0. (Special Tel
egram.) United States Marshal Iladsell of
Wyoming and W, T. Canadla, chief ot tho
Union l'acltlc secret service, secured a
warrant nt Casper today for tho arrest
of Harvey Cn'rry, ono of tho members of
tho Curry gang of outlaws that held up
and robbed a Union Pacific express train
at Wilcox, Wyo., on Juno 2, 1899, nnd who
threo days later killed Sheriff llazen of
Converse county during a battlo on Tea
Tot creek, forty miles north of Casper.
Curry Is tho only ono of tho flvo men
thut robbed tho train and murdered tho
pursuing oluccrs now at, large. Ho has
been located in tho mountnlns of Tennessee
nnd the ofllccrB are reasonably certain that
they will capturo him. Harvey Curry Is
said to bo tho man that fired tho shot that
killed Hazcn.
Of tho other members of tho robber gang
two are dead and two are In tho clutches
of tho law. Goorge Curry, tho leader, was
killed by officers near Thomsons, Utah, two
years ago; Lonny Curry, alias Lonnlo
Logan, was killed near Kansas- City while
resisting arrest a few months following the
death of Oeorgc Curry: "Bob" Lee, alias
Curry, was arrested at Cripple Creek early
In 1900, and was sentenced to tho Wyoming
penitentiary for twenty years, and Harry
Lonabaugb was arrested at St. Louts two
months ago.
Rewards aggregating $3,000 are still
standing for the arrest and conviction of
tho sole survivor of tho notorious outlaw
gang.
RAILROAD FOR BIG HORN BASIN
Cine from Cod? to Coal Flelda Near
Mceteetar in He Unlit In
SprlnaT.
CODY, Wyo., Jan. 9. (Special.) It Is re
ported from Garland, a station north of
Cody on tho Cody-Toluca line, that grading
outfitters havo stored tholr machinery there
with the understanding that the road will
bo extended on to tho cgpl field near
Meoteetso, owned by Senator Clark of Mon
tana. Tho lino has been surveyed and It
Is understood that work will bo commenced
on the grade early in tho spring.' Tho dis
tance from Cody to. tho coal fields is about
tfilrty-flvo miles.
It Is also .reported that Colonel Cody
and his associates havo a grant of 200,000
acres of land In tho Dig Horn basin which
they will lose In another year unless they
get water on it. It will cost upward of
$1,000,000 to water tho tract, but whou
tho canals aro constructed tho land will
be worth $10 per acre. Without railroads
It Is difficult to get farmers to settlo In
tho basin country, and Cody and his as
sociates are working to havo a number ot
branches of the Burlington, built. Including
tho lino to tho coal fields, to tap tho large
agricultural section. '
It Is said that tho coming year will wit
ness great activity In the Dig Horn basin
country. Tho Durllngton railroad, which
owns thousands of acres of valuable coal
lands there, Is Interested In tho develop
ment of tho country and will construct
numerous branches that will open up sec
tions now remoto from railroad communica
tion. Tho success attained by tho several col
onics of Mormons from Utah has been thor
oughly advertised and tho coming spring
promises to witness a' big Influx ot farmers
from tho middle' west, as well as several
more colonies of Mojmons from Utah.
MINE CONTINUES TO CAVE IN
Surface fllvca Way and Work of Ile
coverlnK lln r I ml Dodlea He
ed ni c nnitKernna.
NEQUNEE, Mich., Jan. 9. Tho surface
of tho Neguneo Is still caving In, going
direct to tho drift where tho bodies of tho
workmen wero covered. The blacksmith
shop west of the opening went down late
last night and from present Indications the
dry houso west of tho opening will go
down. It Is new problematical when the
bodies of tho burled miners wll be recov
ered, as with water pouring In and tho sur
faco giving way, tho work cannot be carried
on with any degree- of safety.
COLLIDES VyiTH FREIGHT TRAIN
VIckahurK Kxprraa on the Sllaalaalppl
Volley Wrecked Nenr New
Orlenna.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 9. The Vlcsburg
express on the Mississippi Valley, which
left here at 7:10 this morning, collided with
a frolght train twelve miles from New Or
leans. Honry 'Foster, a negro fireman of
tho freight, was killed; Engineer Campbsll
had hla Jaw and leg brokon; Engineer
Ilaldwln and Fireman fleorgo Was son of the
passenger train and threo negro brake
men were Injured. None of tho passengers
were hurt. .
1
Every pair of emoko damaged ahoos has been taken from
tho main floor and placod In tho basomont for lmtnodlato
clearance. Wo have mado a prlco on tho wholo lo( that will
sell thomqulok. This is beyond quostion tho most sensa
tional shoo valuos ovor offered. You havo our assuranco that
not n single pttir was sold for less than 53.00 most of
them were $4.00. It's your opportunity hotter como early
tomorrow, (Friday.)
Exceptional lots of good shoes' gathered, arranged and assorted
to make sizes all complete. Most all widths.
Women's vory dark tan shoos, in lace, fanoy trimtnod, eofoll work ami
inserted vestings, (broken sizes), 31.00 a pair.
Women's dongola kid shoos, vory serviceable, all sizes',
Misses' viol kid, box calf, ohromo kid and patont loathor ohoof, Might
nnd oxtension solos, nil sizes, $1.00 a pair.
Child's box calf, vici kid dress and cvory day shoos, think nnd tliin
solas, all sizos, (Sl.'OO a pair, ,
Men's onamol, patont loathor, cordovan and calf shoos, congress nn
lace, somewhat brokon in sizes, 81.00 a pair. Theso aro the host shoes ovor
placed on a bargain countor.
Little Hoys' solid knockabout school shoos, stzos 0 to 13, 79c a pair.
Women's carpct.sllppors, an odd lot, nt ll)o n pair
CURES
THE KIDNEYS
Kidney dliesta Is the enemy we have most to fear
as a result of the fererlsh haste of modern cWllltatlon.
Xt It a treacherous enemy
under corer of such trifling' symptoms as headache, slight
but persistent backacht, dizziness, heart-throbbing, weak
digestion, constipation, frequent or diminished passage of
urine, scalding urine, sediment in urine.
PRICKLY ASH BITTERS
h a kidney medldue of the greatest merit. Its action Is healing
ana strengtuemug, quickly relieves netting or soreuets In the
back, checks wasting or decay of the kidneys, corrects the
flow of urine and through Its excellent cleansing- and
regulating effect In the stomach, liver and bowels it
sptedlly testores the strength and ruddy glow of
vigorous wealth.
SOLD BY
i
PRICE,
THE FAST TRAINS
TO
DENVER
RUN VIA THE
UNION PACIFIC.
LEAVE OMAHA DAILY
4:25 P. M.
AND
11:30
BROWNELL HALL.
Reopcnn Jnnuary 6. Second term beg Ins Fcbrunrv i . 1 ..
uatcs. Principals' certificate admits to VoIIom J-i 111, '"J1?10' college grnd
vantages in Music. Art. Modcmlnguag J iL 'Tl 1 Sk'rhnr EX?"entJ,1
grndo nr.d academic branches. Special a Mention to , Tn,oroue" work In
for catalogue. Address, P- "M'TlACnlrRS'LT OMAHA."11
DOCTORING
FREE.
A staff of eminent physicians and sur
geons from tho Urltlsh Medical Instltuto
have, nt the urgent solicitation of a large
number of patients under their care in
this country, established a permanent
brnnch of the Instltuto In this city nt tho
corner of Sixteenth and Karnam streets,
Rooms 43S-I3D Hoard of Trado building. .
Iheso eminent gentlemen havo decided
to glvo tholr services entirely frco for
three monthM rmcrllpfnu. rvontnrik ,A ,i
Invalids who. call upon them for treat-'
mini ui-iwiin nuw and enruary ..
Tho object In pursuing thla course Is to
become rapidly and personally acquainted
with tho sick nnd allllcteil, und under no
conditions will any chargo whatever bo
made for pny sen-Ices rendered for thren
months to all who mil beforo Kebrunry S.
Malo nnd femnlo weakness, catarrh
nnd catarrhal deafness, also rupture,
KOltre, cancer, all Hkln diseases, and nil
diseases of the rectum, nro positively cured
by their now treatment.
LB
A Model
Doctor's Office
Most doctors And rt convenient
to hlva evening or Sunday ofllco
hours. Patients can hardly walk
up atalrs such times.
The Bee Building
has all 'night and Sunday elevator
service. Water and gas, as well
as electrlo light are In each room.
The rooms are all light and our
offices aro most attractive. Itenja
are no blghor than In inferior
buildings.
R. C. Peters & Co,,
Rental Ajency,
Ground Floor, Bee Building.
$100
Fair,
Worth
$3 and $4
working out Its dradlr effect
DRUGGISTS,
$ l.OO. )
P.M.
F. m ' auk laaui
to do business,
ADVERTISE.
To keep business,
' KEEP ON ADVERTISING.
Telephonc238
and a lice Advertising men will
call.
Oftice Ilonra, H a. m. to n p.
Suadaya, from 8 a. m. to .1 p. as.
DR. McGREW Ag9 53
SPECIALIST-
DUuiikea nnd DUitnlcra of ."!, ii Only.
'M Yeura llxiierliinco, 5 Veiira In
Omnhn.
VARinnr.Fi f cu.rfi in tnan 10 dft'3
lthollt flltllni.
irniLIO for life. All breaking. out and
Ul UIBVUSU IIIHUJIJICUI ni OIICO.
OVER 9fl ,in??,',. nervous
U I Ln III) www debility, loss of vitality
and nil nnnuturnl wcukuuHscH of men.
Structure, Oleot, Kldnov and madder Uls
euees, Hydrocele, cured permanently.
Curea (jiiiirniitrril, t.'iinaiiltiitlon Free,
CHARGES LOW.
Treatment by mill. V. O. Hox 76U.
Offlce over 21t B. Hth street, betweon Far
ram and Douglas Stn OMAHA, NEU.
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