Nebraska Newspapers

    TUE OMATIA DAILT IlEEi FllIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1902.
CURRENT
COUNCIL
GREAT WESTERN' TERMINALS
Flans Already Prepare 5 for a Large Brick
aid S'xne Freight Depot
FINE PASSENGER STATION PROMISED
Thrff ew Tonni to It Laid Out In
Pottawattamie? (oanlr Along;
(he I. In of the Sfw
Road.
f"he Orca,t Western railroad baa com
pleted the plans for Ita large freight depot
In this city. The building will be erected
on Ninth avenue., between Seventh and
Eighth atrecta, and will occupy the entire
block In length. It will be one atory In
height, constructed of brick with . stone
trlmmlnga. - and will be practically' 'sur
rounded on all sides with ample platforms
for the handling of freight. Blds'for the
construction of the depot, It la understood,
will be asked for at the beginning of the
new year. . 1
Plana are . now being prepared . for the
roundhouse, which will be located on Third
. street between Sixteenth add Seventeenth
avenues, 'it will hav a capacity for twenty
engine and will be connected with a thor
oughly equipped repair abop.
The plans for the passenger depot, which
It Is understood will be located on Ninth
avenue between Main and Fourth streets,
have not yet: been determined upon, but
offlclala of the railroad have promised that
the bullaiug -wfiS Z. a asdern two-story
structure and equal, ita appearance and ca
pacity to any passenger depot in the, city.
New townaltes on tbe route of the Great
Western In Pottawattamie county have been
ao far established at Bentley, four miles
east of UndorwooA; McClelland, thirteen
miles northeast of Council. Bluffs; Ollllat,
seven miles east. -of Council Bluffs, . and
Mlnden, which. Is already ' reached by tho
Rock Island. '
CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR ALL
Those Who Hare In Plenty Remember
the Lea Fortunate
Ones.
The arctic weather yesterday failed to
prevent the people of Council Bluffs from
observing Christina rn due and' proper
form. ' The morning services In the several
churches were well attended and the same
, ' waa true of tba various social functions la
'. the evening.
. The dance of the Council Bluffs Rowing.
association at tbe Grand hotel and that of
.the Eagles in Royal Arcanum ball both
attracted large crowds, and the festivities
jat both place were kept up to long after
midnight. At the New theater, where
"Janice Meredith" waa the attraction,
standing room waa at a premium, and many
i- from tola aid of the river enjoyed the
. performance, at the Omaha theater.
. The poor were not forgotten and tba
various charitable organisations ot the city
,vlsw with eata other la looking after
.their want yeatarday., Through, th, uutlr
I lag effort of Captain Sherwood the Salva
I , tlon Army provided a substantial dinner
. . (for nearly 100 men, women and children.
fwhll the associated charities, in addition
; X providing a genuine Christmas for the
Jlttt ones at th. churches, distributed a
large quantity of provisions among the
(' needy. The Union mission and DeLong's
mission also attended to the welfare and
. -want ot a large number of tbe poor, and
. few. If any went without some good cheer
yesterday.
' The Elk did their part toward providing
the Christmas cheer for tbe poor by do
nating 7S to the Associated charities, $50
- 'each to the Salvation Army and the
Christian home and $25 to th Flower mis
sion. '
1 At St.- Bernard's hospital the annual mu
sical -entertainment for' the . patient waa
held In the evening, the program being In
charge of Mr. Dillon. The hall waa taste
fully decorated for the occasion with holly
and evergreens.
At tbe Iowa Bchool for tbe Deaf the
Christmas distribution ot gift to th pu
pil was held In th morning. In the aft
ernoon the little girl had their annual
party, and In the evening there' was a ao
' clal for th elder pupils, member ot the
faculty and their friends.
N. T Plumbing Co., telephone got,
bENY K1LLPACK'SC0NTENTI0N
Telephone Attorneys Asaert Aye and
Kay Vote Was Practically
' Ueeorded.
' Local attorneys of the Nebraska Tele
phone company contend that County At
torney Klllpack's attack on tbe validity
ot tho ordinance granting tbe company the
franchise under which it has been operating
In this city since 1888 is based on erro
neous grounds. They deny that tbe or
dinance waa passed without the require
ments at tb law,' being oomplied with In
regard lb the recording of the aye and nay
tot. . . .
Examination of the records of the meeting
ot th elty council of the date on which
the ordinance waa pasted ahow that five
of the six aldermen then constituting the
city council were present and their namea
are duly recorded. Tho mlnutea relative
to tbi passage of tbo ordinance read:
"Ayes, B, and nay, none." This, follow
ing ihe "recording of the namea ot tho
aldermen present, is held by the attorneys
for th telephone company to be sufficient
and ffl complete accord with the require
menta of tbe law. ' Tbe fact that each al
derman's name waa not rewritten In re
cording the yote, it 1 claimed by the com
pany's attorneys, csnnot In any way a Beet
the validity of the measure.
Plumbing and healing. . Bixby Son.
Prlae for Well Kent Yard.
Early in the summer H. G. McOee and
other real eatat and rental agents ottered
a prise of $10 for Cta best kept yard In
the 'city, to be competed for by children.
The. 'offer ot this prise stimulated a keen
competition among the young folk through
out the entire ttlty and yesterday Mr. Mc
Gee aanounceds-that tba $10 bad been
award to Barl; son ot O. P. Anderson.
101 North Eighth street. The compel-
NEW THEATER...
, , Price, c, 60c. 75c. J1.00.
. SATIKDAV, DEC. IIT.
"WHEN WE WERE TWENTY-ONE"
Beat Cusncdy .Ever Written.
V LEWIS CUTLER
v .UOBXICIAK.
Prl t . fniincll Wlirtf 'Pirn-
NEWS OF IOWA.
BLUFFS.
tlon wss so keen that the Judges had con
siderable difficulty in arriving at a con
clusion. Mr. McGee and his associates ex
pect to renew the otter of a similar prize
next summer.
Sheriff Greeta O'Brien.
' Thomas O'Brien, against whom th grand
Jury returned an indictment on a charge of
malicious destruction of property, baa teen
arrested and placed In tbe county Jail. It
is alleged that O'Brien, . after a dispute
one night about three months ago with
John Astats, proprietor of a resort, burled
a brick through the front window mt tb
saloon. Before the Indictment was fonad
O'Brien left the city, but, believing that
the trouble had blown over, returned a
few day ago and hi arrest followed.
Flo-are I p Cost of raving.
' City Engineer EUiyre has completed tha.
figures, on the South Sixth and Ninth avenue
paving, recently accepted by the city coun
cil. The total cost ot the improvement on
South Sixth street between Eight and Six
teenth avenues amounts to $19,232,34, on a
cash basis, of which tbe city will assume
$1,326.62. . The amount assumed by the city
Is mainly for tbe intersections. Tbe cost
of the paving on Ninth avenue between
Maine and Sixth streets amounts to $2,
495.82, of which the city assumes $250.
Another Heating Stove Free.
Tbe first heating stove given by William
Welch to his coal customers was awarded
to the Christian home. Another ha been
put up on tbe same plan, and during the
next thirty day will be given away tree to
one of his customer. Before ordering your
coal call . at It North Mala street or
'phone 12S.
Gravel roofing. A. H. Retd, 121 Main St.
MINOR MENTION.
Davis sells drug.
Stockert sells carpets and rugs. .
Kxpert watch repairing, LefTert, 400 Bway.
Officer is selling dwellings cheap. 41 B'y.
Burnt wood and leather good. C. E.
Alexander & Co., 333 Broadway.
Mrs. M. M. RoblnSon Is spending the holi
days with friends at Canon City, Colo.
Wanted, good cook, also housemaid. Ap
ply to Mrs. Charles T. Stewart. 226 8. 6th at.
Mrs. J. R. Doty of Freeport, III., is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. M. E. Patterson.
The till at George McCoy's restaurant 622
Broadway, was tapped laat evenlnc and tio
stolen.
Dr. Beth Craig and wife will leave to
morrow for a trip to Texas and point In
the south.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Treynor are spending
the Christmas holidays with friends in
Minneapolis. -
We are headquarters for glass of all
kinds. See ua before ou buv. C. B. Paint.
OH and Glaae Co. , .. . . . , .
Robert McPherson Is home from the State
Agricultural college-at Ames, to spend the
nouaay wim relatives.
Hawkeye lodge No. 114, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, will meet this evening for
work In the third degree. - . ,
Mr. and Mrs. Scott F. Evans ot Minne
apolis are the guests of Mrs. Kvana' mother.
Mrs. Ptnney, for the holidays.
John Jay Frainey returned yesterday from
a Shakespearean recital tour through the
southeastern part of the state. .
Henry and Walter Saunders and Floyd
FUcklnger are home from the Wisconsin
state university at Madison, to spend the
holldaya.
. Mr. and Mrs. J. W.. HollMay of Denver
and Mrs. S. F. Rockwell of Boone, la., are
guesta of Mr. and Mr. W. A. Prlndl of
Park avenue. . .
Mr. Virginia ' McConnell of Chicago I
spending th holiday aa th guest of Mrs.
O. A. "Van lnwegen . of Avenue C and
Thirty-fourth street.
The case against Henry Stev.nson, who
Is charged with assaulting Ous Burke In a
Broadway aaloon, ha been dismissed In
Juatloe Bryant' court for want of prosecu
tion. John Huaa oaatle, Royal Highlanders, will
hold weekly meetings after the first ef the
year and will meet Monday night In the
new Maccabee hall In the Brown building.
Instead of In th Merrlam block, a hereto
fore. Dan W. Gaines of Newport, Neb., la In
the city visiting hi former comrade In
the Fifty-first Iowa volunteers. Mr. Gaines
waa captain of the Fitty-nrst foot ball
team while the regiment waa stationed at
the Presidio, Ban Francisco,
JEALOUSY LEADS TO MURDER
Harry Adams ef Alcona Kill Ma Wife
and Then Blows Hla Own
Head OsT.
SIOCX CITY. la., Dec. 25. (Special Tele
gram.) Maddened by Jealousy, Harry Ad
am' of Algona (hot and killed hi wire
and then blew oft hla own head. Tbe
weapon 'used waa a shotgun. Th Christ
mas tragedy occurred near tbe college
building. Adam met his wife and, running
up to her, placed the gun beblad her ear
and fired. Tbe woman dropped without a
word. Adams then killed himself. Jealousy
and a home destroyed are tbe causes as
signed. Six months ago Adams' wife de
serted him and another man entered into
the caae. A reconciliation was effected,
but since then there have been frequent
quarrels. They leave, two small children.'
Adam la the son of William Adams and,
grandson of Ccorge J. Adams, well known
In Kossuth county and northern Iowa.
FEW CHANGES AT STATE HOUSE
Moat Offlclala Have Been Re-Elected
- and will . Retain' Their Old
Aaslstanta.
CHEYENNE, Wyo..' Dec. K. (Special.)
Early in January the a.wly sleeted state.
county and city officer will take charge ot
their offices, and It Is Interesting to not
that with few exception the old officer
succeeded themselves and. will reappoint
the old aiatutaata.
Governor Richard will retain Wallace
C. Bond, who haa made aa efficient private
(ecreisry fqr four year,
Secretary ot State Chattertoav Will prob
ably retain R. P. Puller a chief clerk, al.
though there have been report that a
change might occur In the office. . .
State Auditor L. Roy Qrant will retain
F. J. NIswander, who haa acrved aa deputf
tor eight consecutive yeans.
Superintendent of Public , IostructloS
Tynan will retain bis present office force.
Judge C. N. PoUer succeeds himself as a
member of the suprems court, but la sue.
eeeded aa chief justice by . Judge C T.
Corn. Stats Examiner H. B. Hsnderaoa.
State Engineer' Fred Bond, State Coal
Minn Intl V'aoK V.a.n L? -. - f 1
gist H. C. Deeler, State Ltbrarlaa Coutant. 1
t hief Clerk C L: Hinc-h). ot the a at. land
board and the old membera of the atate
board, of live st,ock commissioner, steep
commission; etc., , will 'be reappolated. ',
SHOOTS ESTRANGED , y WIFE
Jealoaa ' Orrcoa Man KIIU Cen.ert
aad Afterward. Caaaaslt
Salrlde.
EUGENE. Or... Dec. J5. Oeorg Carter
shot and killed bis wife and then billed
himself today.
Jealousy waa undoubtedly the causae, as
the eouple have been having frequent euar
rela tor aeveral day a. eaica auiaJaated tn
a separation yesterday.
IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
Interesting lessioo Anticipated at Capital
Tuosday and Wedneiday.
saasanaaean
GETTING RAILROAD LABOR STATISTICS
Employe Besrlanliia to Show Dispo
sition la Paral.b Labor Bnreaa
with the Faeta Desired.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
. DE3 MOINES, Dec. 25. (8peclal.) The
annual meeting ot the lewa Academy of
denes will be held la the rooms of tbe
But Geological society In the capltol next
Tuedy and Wednesday. The meeting,
which la the seventeenth annual meeting,
will be highly Interesting. The president,
Prof. H. E. Summers, is to deliver an ad
dress on "The Problem of Heredity," on
which subject be baa made a study. Prof,
T. H. Macbrlde of the State university Is to
deliver an address on "Some Neglected
Factor In Our Irrigation Problem." On
this subject he has given a great deal of
time to Investigation. He will also deliver
an Illustrated lecture before the academy
and the science teachers' round table of the
State Teachers' association on tbe "Desert
of Sanora." I H. Ford has a paper on
"Smallpox in the Public Schools," Prof. L
H. Pammel ha a paper on tbe "Flora of
the Uinta Mountains." Frank A. Wilder will
discus the "Origin of the Lignite of North
Dakota," Prof. David E. Hadden will dis
cuss th "Solar Surface During the Past
Ten Year," being observations made by
him at Alta. A valuable report la expected
from the commute on food adulterations.
This committee, at the head of which Is
Prof. Weems of the State college, ha been
making investigation for a number of year
in regard to food adulterations, with a view
to perfecting a proposed law to prevent
adulteration In Iowa. Tin committee ha
conducted original Investigation of great
value. Other who are on the program are
Charles R. Keyes, B. Shlmek, Alfred N.
Cook.' H. W. Norrls. Nicholas Knight, T. E.
Savage, Alice Ward Hess, E. C. Myers,
Howard B. Simpson, B. Fink, H. H. Hume,
Edwin. Morrison, Frank F. Almy, William
E. Saunders, E. H. Bailey, George W. Car
ver and I Begeman.
Getting? Railroad Statistics.
State Labor Commissioner E. D. Brigham,
who ha been engaged during his term in
making an effort to secure statistic In re
gard to labor mattera from a number ot
sonrcea which have not hitherto been
worked, I receiving encouragement In the
matter of eecerlag - labor statu tics from
railroad employe In Iowa. At first the ef
fort t Motrr tela Information waa received
with Indifference or- resistance. More re
eently the railroad employe a ad railroad
official have taken a different view of tbe
matter. He ha Just received a aample
letter from tbe secretary of a lodge of the
trainmen In railroad center In town, in
which ha nay!
"Pleas send me some Individual Wage
earner's statistical blacks to fill. The rea
son of my failure to fill out th blank
which yen aent me some time ago waa be
cause It waa a hard matter Id find cut any
thing en account ef th lack f Interest on
tbe part of th men working here, but I
have brought th matter up and talked a
good deal about the Importance such Infor.
matton will b to th commissions of la
bor." Thl I taksa to mdlcat renewed Intereat
In the matter, aa It la of similar Import t
letters received from several aouress. The
statistical Information aaksd for relate
to the wage and conditions of employment,
hour and the safety' appliance, etc., of
railroad men. This la a line of Investiga
tion never before attempted and the fact
that th state labor omsaUrieaer I . a
railroad ng1ner enable htm to get at the
matter better than might otherwise be the
case. .
lows Batter Shipment.
'Th elate dairy commissioner has Just
received the report! from the railroad In
dicating th butter shipment from Iowa
point to the outside marketa for 1902.
These report show a steady decline In the
butter shipment for several year. The
total of shipments from the state thla year
was 72,716,584 pounds, against 74.863,995 the
years previous. . In 1897 the total was 83.
620,081. Twenty-flv of th counties of the
state shipped 60 per cent of all the butter
thl year and their records thl year, aa
compared with last, are at follows:
1901.
1,320.515
I.7US.133
2,7,634
1.8!6,678
2.860.J22
, i,868.
, S.S36.U0
2.(162.776
1.3)17.400
2.2M.M4
1903.
1.956,47
3.6S8.707
J.6N06U
2.503,524
2.417.61T7
2,21,2 Hi
2.244.14
2.066,9X8
1.860.8M
,947.237
1.741.46
1.612.669
1.612.6' 2
1.662.136
1.641.837
1.4 11.4(8
1.267.M5
14.9
1.190,5X9
1.WS.W0
J. 096.047
1.0H0.673
1,023.369
l,0t,(HK
1.003,266
Woodbury .'
jonea
Buchanan
Clayton
Bremer
Chickasaw
Delaware
Fayrtt. ,..,..
Dubuque
Butler
Polk ....
Kossuth .'
, 1,8x3.043
Mitchell .,
Black Hawk
Hardin
Palo Alto
Wlnneehlek
Howard i..
Calhoun .v..........
i.4i,sr.ii
l.Ml.JSO
2.079.390
l.-'1.210
1.620.579
1.2S3.69J
1.617.616
l,3:'0,o3
1.119.311
1.204.817
1.515.610
1.U96.3M
7(10,123
Story
Allamakee ..
WlTinetwgo .
Guthrie
Linn
Carroll
Totals 45.li7.613 44.J0S.01U
Activity ef SneTraslats.
Miss palsy Delghton of Shenandoah, ons
ef the stale rganlsera for th Jowa Equal
Buff rag society, waa in th city today and
ah report that the work of organising
club auxiliary to the general soolety Is
j In progress all over the atate. Sh aad
Mr. Lot McMillan ef Des Moine r
j engaged all the time la organisation work,
, aad it la Brobahl that other oraaalsatlons
will be put in the field after tbe holidays.
They report that ' the movement appears
to be gaining ground rapidly la Iowa, and
they hope tar aucee.sfel legislative efforts
la a tew years., A large number ot dele
gate will go from Iowa te th national
meeting In New Orleans 1a March.
. Per Mar Laa fwe State.
ChatribaA Joha. Cowni ot th State Board
of Control haa Just purchaaed too acre of
land for th atat. near the hospital for
th Inaan at Mount Pleaaant. Thla is
prastleally all pf .the land which will be
i purchased for state Institutions. A part
of this tract coat the state 15 an acre.
O. J.' McManua of Council Bluffa. member
of the State Educational council, haa In
dicated that he will not be a candidate for
state superintendent. He has urged Super
intendent Barrett to be a caadtdate tor an
other term. .. Prof. Reggs of Sigournry is
tbe only avowed candidate new In Ibe racs.
There are aeveral candidates for member
of the Board of Pharmacy commissioners
t succeed Ueland, whoa, term expire in
April. Letand, who Uvea in Hawarden, la
atrengty supported. Other candMatea are
B. X. Kelt of Webater City, Fred Russell
ot Rockwell City, E. M. Burns ot Mason
City, A. X. Uaa ef Whlttemere and E. J.
Or.ssl.r at Caaptn.
Kas
A Tma. Lata Caatraet.
GCTHRJE. Okl.. Do. 25. Th. Missouri.
j Kansas A Texas Railroad company ha 1st
the contract for fifty miles of track from
Coalgate. I. T.. to Ada, I. T. The line will
strike both Violet and Shawnee, Okl.
CATTLE DISEASE COSTLY
(Continued from First Page.)
let an opportunity pass to catechise Mr.
Reed on a ruling that was out of the rou
tine. On several occasions he annoyed the
spesker very much by his pertinent In
quiries, and once came dangerously near
putting him In a hole on an Important rul
ing. One afternoon, Just after a bout with
tbe Buffalo congressman, Mr. Reed said te
Representative James R. Toung of Phila
delphia: "Jim, there are all kinds of people
In this world and Roland BlcnerhaBaette
Mahany."
The speaker: knew the bible thoroughly
and quoted from It frequently. One day a
member who had been absent from a com
mittee meeting the day before when a bin
In which ' Mr. Reed was especially inter
ested was under consideration went to the
speaker with an explanation of his absence.
As ho was talking with Mr. Reed. Repre
sentative Foote of New York passed. Mr.
Foote, who was one of the best dressed
men In congress, bad a weakness for flam
ing red neckties. He wore one on the oc
casion referred to. In reply to the mem
ber's explanation Mr. Reed said: "Though
your sins be as Foote' necktie, I will make
them like snow.".
Story Told of Kaat.
Thomss Nast was a less frequent visitor
to the capital than the others, each of
whom long lived here. But be waa here
many times during the last forty years. On
one occasion heveral years ago be came te
attend a canvasback dinner given at Har
vey's celebrated restaurant. He came away
from New York In great haste, and by ac
cident himself and his dress suit case did
not make due connection. The result was
that he was forced to appear at the din
ner which was attended by many notable
In hi ordinary traveling garb. The large
framed and large-hearted proprietor of th
establishment did not know Nast. But h
was impressed by the appearance of a
short, stout, stubby-whiskered gentleman
who sat at the dinner and seemed uncom
fortable without the customary raiment
and gave the waiters orders that he should
receive particular notice. He alao gave the
guest nis personal attention. This was a
dlstlnot compliment to Mr. Nast, for Mr.
Harvey ha entertained all sorts of dis
tinguished men at hla establishment for
nearly two generations. Nast was de
lighted with Harvey's courtesy a much a
hi cuisine. He was also amused by the
circumstance that Mr. Harvey did not know
him. Later he sent the noted restauranter
a pair of finely executed but grotesque cir
toons. One was of Nast in a short- tailed
coat addressing the canvas-backers. The
other was Harvey, depicted as a prlnco ot
dinner givers and weighing about a ton and
a half. These two have long hung in
frames at the old establishment. Mr. Har
vey has several times refused $1,000 for
them.
Hill Fall Into Ills Own Trap.
"Jim" Hill, the president of the Great
Northern railroad, " was in Washington a
few day ago and that fact brought .out a
story. The presence in the capital of any
man of great prominence, especially It he
be a self-made man, I certain to remind
some on of a atory.
"It Is not generally known," said a fed
eral official,' "thai MT." Hill is one of the
greatest cnnlaeer ot precloua stor.es in
the country. Those who do know him well
are aware of tfie"fact that he ha a mag
nificent collection of uncut gema, which he
guard carefully gqd in which he takes
great pride. 1 '
"Mr. Hill hat a beautiful home In St.
Paul, where be spends all his leisure
and that is mostly late at night In
reading. ., HI library ' J situated In one
corner of the bouse, from which a mag
nificent view of- the Mississippi river I to
be had. Some year ago I had occasion to
call upon htm with a friend on evening.
W sat In the library and talked over
business until a late hour, and aa we were
about to leave, Mr. Hill auggested that
aa we bad never seen his collection of
gems he would show them to ua. Arising,
he stepped over to the wall and pushed a
button. A panel slid back and revealed
a vault In which were a great quantity of
the most superb uncut gems that I had ever
seen. After expressing our admiration we
Stepped to the window with Mr. Hill to see
the view of the Upper Mississippi by moon
light. Mr. Hill raised the window and we
atepped out onto tbe porch for a few
moments. We ire-entered the room and
started to leave the house. Mr. Hill In
sisted upon accompanying us to the door.
It is perhaps lucky for us that he CId.
for as we left the library two men sprang
from behind the columns in the hall In
second and we were looking into the
muzsles of a pair ot ugly revolvers. In'
opening the window Mr. Hill had aet off
the burglar alarm and the two guards,
who are always on duty, promptly came
down from their room above to find the
cause. I do net believe that any burglar
will ever be able to get away with those
uncut gems."
Dea Moiaea Botvlera Suecamb.
DES MOINK8. la.. Dec. 25. -Th All
American bowling team won four out of
the Ave games played this afternoon and
evening with a picked local team. Total
pins: AU-Amerlcuns, 2.902; locals, 2,673.
THE GREAT
PAIN KILLING REMEDY
OF THE CENTURY.
C-IT
CURES
RHEUMATISM
SORENESS
STIFFNESS
SPRAINS
HRU1SES
MEXICAN CHURCHES ROBBED
Toledo Van Tell Tale of Looting During
War with America.
JEWELS AND PRECIOUS STONES TAKEN
Hidden t'nder the flagstones of Chap
eta, Where the Planter Has Sine
Remained Decease Thaee Im
plicated Dare 5ot Retarn.
TOLEDO, O., Dec. 25. Warren J. Baker
secretary of the Northwestern Ohio Ma
sonic Relief association, today, for the first
time, make public the secret history of th
looting of Calholle cathedral during the
Mexican war, tells hew It waa done and
how treasure wss burled.
His tongue wss loosened by a dispatch
from Mexico City announcing the discovery
of a chest of diamonds, sapphires, rubles.
pearls and golden Imagea beneath the flag
stone In the chapel of La Voscalnas col
lege In Mexico City.
Mr. Baker's siory rivals the mythical
tales of Captain Kldd and, moreover, bears
the unmistakable stamp ot truth. He says
that his father marched from Vera Cms to
Mexico City with General Scott's army
during the Mexican war. He and a lent
mate, after plotting for wecka, dug thel
way Into some of the richest tathedral an
pillaged them of tlelr fabulous wealth of all
sorts ot valuable stones and huge goldon
Images.
For hours they looted, carrying their hur
dens of precious stone to a hiding plac
beneath the flagstones In a cathedral yard,
Shortly afterward Baker'a companion died,
Baker returned to his borne In New York
and then went to Hillsdale, Mich,
Fifteen year after plundering th cathe
drala he confided hi story to an Intimate
friend. Tbe friend wrote to the Mexican
government, asking "if there would be any
chance of a division of the spoils," If h
should tell the government where It could
find the sacred and valuable altar decora
tlon that had been stolen.
In a letter bearing the official seal the
Hillsdale man' received warning that If he
knew of any one who had a hand in the
notorioua pillaging, or If he himself partlc
lpated In It, he would do well to forget
all be knew about It and keep quiet, lest his
life be sacrificed In revenge for the desecra
tlon of the cathedral.
Baker took the advice, but atlll Intended
to secure tbe treasure he had buried.
w
HYMENEAL
mlth-amone.
William C. N. Smith of Lincoln and Mlea
Nettie M. Sammons of Calhoun were mar
ried by Rev. A. W. Clark at the home of
the brlde'a parent. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. 8am,
mons, near Calhoun, Christmas morning at
8:30. After the. service an elaborate wed
ding breakfast waa served and at 10:30 the
bridal pair left for a two weeks' visit at
Chicago and point eaat, after which they
will go to live at Lincoln, where th groom
is manager for a drug supply firm. Tbe
bridesmaid was Mis Nettle Bayley ot Shel-
ton, Neb., and the groomsman Mr. Herbert
Emlthers of Chicago. Among the forty
guest were several from a distance, in
eluding the bride's brothers. Dr. 8. A. Sam
mons ot West Point, Neb., and W. C. Sam
mons of Wolcott, Wyo., each accompanied
by his wife; the groom' parent, Mr. and
Mrs. J. r. Smith of Battle Creek, I., and
his nephew, Paul Roadlfer, of Logan, la.
Pair of Cnasnat Weddings.
AIN8WORTH, Neb., Dec. 35. (Special
Telegram.) Alnswerth ha furnished two
remarkable weddings th last two days.
Yesterday oeeurred the marriage ot Levi
Llndqulst aad Mia Orac Hagerman, two
of Brown county' young people, the groom
weighing a little over 100 pound, while
the bride weigh 120 pounds. The second
marriage occurred at 10 o'clock today, when
Mr. Caleb Hiveley, aged 71 years, waa
united In marriage to Mrs. Anna B. Sopher,
aged 67 year. All th contracting parties
are well connected.
nofcartavllBcfcakrda.
ASHLAND, Neb., Dec. JB. (Special.)
Joseph M. Robert and Ml Ines Richards
were married last night at t o'clock at the
home ot the bride's parent, Mr. and Mrs.
Clinton Richards, la the Falrland district,
aouth of Ashland, by Rev. A. M. Perry ot
tbe Methodist Episcopal church.
Bell-Sheldon.
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Dec 25. (Special.)
At tbe residence ot Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Sheldon, In this city, occurred the wed
ding at noon today ot John Irwin Bell ot
Oeddes and Mlas Clara Josephine Sheldon of
Chamberlain.
Harvty-Rst,
ST. PAUL, Neb., Dee. 25. (Special.)
Rev. J. P. Yost of the Methodist Episcopal
church of this place married Mr. William
Harvey and Mis Ella May Roe at the home
of the bride's parent.
Railroad Superintendent Rtilgsi.
ST. LOUI9, Dec. 24. Edwin Du'nlop. who
for twenty years has been superintendent of
the Terminal Railroad association ot St.
Louis, resigned that poaltion today. He
haa not announced bis Intentions for the
future.
USED FOR 50 YEARS
THERE IS NOTHING SO
GOOD. IT ACTS LIKE MAGIC
St. JteoSs Oil h ta ba
granted twilvt geld radals
at intern ttionat exhibitions
for its wondarful povrir to
kill p tin. UaeJ In all th great
hospitals and on board all
ships ot war hnl Atlantis
steamship. So d In 2.1 and
50c sizes. St. J tco .- Oil, Ltd.,
Baltimore.
Better When Old
Only pure vegetable oils arc used in
it, and they arc treated with antiseptics.
They are so pure so preserved that
the older the soap the better.
apRo.
Pay us ten times the price and we
can make nothing better nor can
anyone. So pure that you can read
through it, and one-sixth is glycerin
JAMES S. KIRK It COMPANY, CHICAGO
Whit RlKiflfl 1 Sop Wrapper exchanged
IT 111 iV iUOOiail for valuable premiums, at osr at,
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....WHY STAY....
IH A GOLD OFFICE P
Warm Rooms $10.00 Up
THE BEE BUILDING.
Rental price Includes Heat, Light, Water aad
Janitor Service.
R. C. PETERS & Co., Ground Floor
Rental Agents. Bee Bldg.
3BE
Vihy Not
Mexico?
Tea have been to Europe.
Tou have aeen California and
Colorado. Why not try Mex
ico T It I worth while.
Th , Curious architecture;
( .the rast plasas, where th en.
' tire population of the city
gathers nightly to listen to
th atlrrlnc atralna of a mllW
tary band; the rare beauty ot
the women; the plctureaqua
attire of th man; th prtmi.
tlve method of agriculture
th?s are only a few of th
core of tblnas that can b
een and enjoyed In Mexico
In MID-WINTER.
Out out this ad. send It te
a. aad w will mail you a
book about Mexico. Tell
lust what you want to know.
Ticket Offico, 1323
Farnam St.
OilAHA, NEB.
Specialists
In all DlStUAsEg
and DISORDERS
of MEN.
12 years of bus
ftcseful practise la
Oinana.
CHARGES LOW.
ARICQCELE HYDROCELE and
ILES;:
-ured I va. wklboul culling. Sia or
om or i.m. Lil iwrtBM to an
vom or bioiiov roruB.oa. -
CVDUll IC evr ' UU UM SOlM
OirnlLId thoroughly cImdm4 from th.
Urn. iuu Trr ! ui. .rmptom .lanproor.
Mwolnolr n for"r. No "SRBAKINO OUT" at
Uo ioM on th. ikn or lui. TmlmiK eonulo.
o t.ng.rou Snig. or tojartou, stoatalaOT.
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Cur. gitarmBtooa.
CTDIOTII9C ear " home trrat
dlillulUab auat. No .. ao (itauw
trotn Ductile. . .
UU.VAH1, KMmt n Bl.dow TroablM. Woo
hoeh, burning Urln., rr.au.ocr al I'rluliits. Una.
High Color., or with mtlF atalaunt .a eundlng.
Coasaltatioa free. Treatment by Mali.
Call r aadrr... tin . 14tn St.
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Treat all forms of
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17 Tears Exp.rl.nca,
ears In Cmana.
remarkable auo
baa never bean
qualed and every day brings many flatter-
In reoorie or in. ioou u. u
relief he ha aiv.n.
Hot Sorinzs Treatment for Syphilis
And all Blood Poisons. NO "BREAKING
OUT" on th. akin or face and all external
algns of th. dlaeaae dl.app.ar at one.
BLOOD DISEASE .u.y..ta
VARICOCELE St?;.VSTfitti?
..it l c cured of nary-
UVCli OUiUUU eue d.biluy. loss of
.i.u.ui aiacaarg.. Stricture,
Uio.i. viuny ana biaaa.r in..., H-
urcwi.-
C.U1CK CUREe LOW CHAHQES.
Troaimont by rua-LL P. O. tiux Oflloe
over .1 S. Mlh street, belw.n r-'arnem aad
Douatae atrMia. UMAliA. NaiB.
FCPDRUM1CARDS
a. - a
j WHITS OOVR CUaeier.'JIiudr.iru .r.
mT 1 Jog fir .tron. drlah. iri appetite, for wuli h consul
I rilot offer utile llil refnrdr. Glvea In out lkiuU
nkJ ) v.lh v OMIhvul griuwie.gn of paneeli IMlvirM; .1 f
v v , feu.rruuu at AUlvnncll Vruf Co., Omaha.
IN
pAILWAf TIMES CARD Caatlaned.
.BURLINGTON STATIOlvlOTH A MASOK
Barllnarton k Sllaaaarl River.
. Leave. Arrlv. 1
Wymore, Beatrice and
Lincoln u a 1:40 am bll:58 am
Nebraska Express a 1:40 am a T:46 pro
Denver limited a 4:25 pra a :4& ani
Black Hills and Puget
Sound Express all:10 pm a 1:19 pro
Colorado Veatlbuled
Flyer ' a 1:10 pm
Lincoln Fast Mall b 1:61 pm a t:H am
Fort Crook aud Platta-
mouth b 1:20 pm Miriam
Bellevu A Pacific Jot. .a T:M pm a ;ST ant
Bellevu. aV Pacific Jet.. a t:0 am
Kaaaaa Cltr. St. Jpk at Can net I
' Blaffa.
Kansas City Day Ex.. .a :4S am a ; pm
St. iouls Flyer a 6:10 pm allK am
Kansas Cltr Night x..al0:O pm a t.lt am
Chlcaffo. Barliaartan 4t (salaer.
Chlcaro Special a T:00 am a l-ra .k
Chicago Veatlbuled Ex. .a 4:00 pm a T:S0 am
Chlcaco Local a t to mm aHHW pm
Chicago Limited a l:tt pm a i-M am
Fast Mall , t:a pm
PNIOlf STATION 1UTH AND MARCY.
Union PaelSJe.
Leave. Arvtve
..a ; am a T:W pm
.. , atSpa
.a 4:20 pm
..aU:30pc
a 8: ao pm
" ... a 70 am
.a 7:10 am a 1:40 am
Overland Limited
tub jrasi Man
California Express..,.
Pad no Hxprnss
Eastern Express
The Atlantlo Express.
The Colorado Special.
cnicago epeciai
Lincoln Beatrice and
a 1:40 am
8tromshurs; Express.. b 4:00 pm blt:M pm
North Platte Local a S:00 am a 6:16 pm
Grand Island Locai ,...b t:& rm b t:St pm
Caleae. Roek Islnna at Paalfle.
EAST.
Chicago n.yllt-ht L't'd .a B oo m B am
Chicago Daylight Local. a 7:00 am a : em
Chicago Express bll :15 am a 6:06 nm
De Molnea Express.. . .a 4:M pm bI!:Mm
Chicago Fast Express. ..a i:3l pm a i:2S pm
WEST.
Rocky Mountain L't'd.. a l:W pm a 4.68 am
Lincoln. Colo. Springs.
Denver, Pueblo and .
We,t-. el-.tOpm a 140 pm
Colo.. Texas. Cat. and
Oklahoma Flyer a 1:30 pm all:40 pm
rhle.ro k Northwestern.
"The Northwestern Line."
Fast Chicago a 3:40 am a 7:00 am
Mall a 1:00 pm a S:30 am
local Sioux City a 6:10 am a 1:60 pm
Daylight St. Paul a 7 .16 am alO 16 pm
Daylight Chicago a no am all:t0 pm
Local Chlcaao al0:&6 am a 6:10 pm
Local Carroll a 4:00 pm a t '-ti am
Fast Chicago a 6 50 pm a 4:00 pm
Faat St. Paul a 7:6 pm a 1:15 am
Limited Chlcajro a 1:10 pm a am
Fant Mall a 1:40 pm
Local Slnux City b 4:00 pm o t:60 am
Wabash.
6t. Lotila "Cannon Bail"
Express a 1:58 pm a 1:20 am
St Lonl Local, Coun
cil Bluffs a : am aJ0:tS pra
llllnola Central.
Chicago Express a 7:20 am a 1:11 pm
Chliae-o, Minneapolis A
St. Paul Limited a 7:60 pm a 1:01 am
Minneapolis A Bt. Pau! i
Express b 7:10 am bl0:3f pra
Chicago Express aJO.65 pm
htcagn. Mllwaake r St. Peal.
Chicago A Omahv, Ex..b 7:40 am b 140 pm
Chicago Limited Ex a 1:00 pm a 7:60 sea
MiMosrl Paeiae.
8t. Loula Express s 10:00 am a :H are
K. C. and Bl L. Ex alOtt pm a i.U am
WEBSTER DEPOT I8TH at WEBSTER
Fren.it,
Valley.
. Klkaera Jk MUeaarl
Leave. Arrlv.
B'ack Hill. Dead wood.
Lead. Hot Spring. a IKS) pm e st pm
Wyoming. Casper and
Dougl.. .. a I! pa IM pm
Ilatlng. Torn. David
City, Buperlor. Geneva,
Exeter and Seward. ...p 1:00 pm k IxM nm
Boneateel. Lincoln. Nlo- - ov naa
brara and Fremont... b 7 :M am brS.tt am
Fremont Local .o 1M am
Cklcaao. St. Paal, Mlnaeanalle m
Omaha.
Jw,n ,.ty P"nr...a 4 SO am a : pm
Sioux City Paaang.i...a t 00 pm eli te an
Oakland Local b 1:4 pm H Z 12
Mlaaaarl Pacta.
Nebraska Local, Via
weeping water
b 4:10 pm al0:X am
a Dally. o Dally except Sunday. a
Monday, c Sunday only.
xeept
STEAMSHIPS.
RtAoND WHITCOMB-S w,h annnal
OF OLD MEXICO
will leav. January 1. .rid a econd'taur
vl.ltlng the MAKD1 Q RA S. TTl.ala.
February 21. Entlr. trip U mid? tM
clal iirtvat. vextlbuled train f IlZ.
PULLMANS. '.v.t. Uc.;rro0Ur.,o V
fornia frwjuently during winter. Pari!.,
to CL'bA, POhTO ItlCO rVoRini
WEST INDIA CRUISE JanuaVTu
Annual tour to Egypt and HOLT llAND
U "SB Clarklt ,huo""l ""'"in,
iwux. m Clark t., Chicago. MiiJ Jg