Nebraska Newspapers

    TITE OMAITA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1003.
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JUDGES SUGGEST NEW LAWS
Eeptrt of Judicial Administration Goramit
ttt of Slate Bar Association.
RECOMMENDS DISTRICT ATTORNEY PLAN
Proposes Somber of ( hniiM in Civil
Prorrdarr In Divorce Cases, the
J'rlnclsel Object Ileitis;
to rnrtnll Fraud.
Following is the substance of the report
to be submitted by the committee on Judi
cial administration at the annual meeting
of the Nebraska Slate Hnr association in
Omaha Thursday and Friday. The rommlt
tee Include s Jutlao Charles n. Let ton of
Falrbury, chairman; Judge I. F. ISaxter of
Omaha, Judi?e B. F. Good of Wahoo, Judge
H. M. Crimes of Nor'h Matte and Judge E.
P. Holmes of Lincoln.
In the tnatt.-r of the officer chirped
with the duty of criminal proai-rutlon your
committee recommends n return In pome
respects to the old method of prosecution
by district attorneys, retaining, however,
the manifest advantages of tne present
countv attorney eystem. The purpose being
to gain the experience, learning and profes
sional ability as prosecutors In the smaller
counties of men who as matters now stand
Will not accept the office ol county at
torney for the meager salnry provided for
urn an officer At the same time It li
Intended to retain the county attorney as
an appointive officer for the purpose of
civil proceedings, advice to county officers
and In criminal proceedings to attend to
preliminary examinations, minor prosecu
tions and to assist the district attorney In
the trial of criminals.
For Dlatrlrt Attorneys.
The proposed legislation to comprehend
the following- In, substance:
1. The election of a dletrlct attorney for
each judicial district. His election to be
at the same time and for the same term i
as district Judges. His iiuaiincauon 10 oe
the same as district Judges, and In ad
dition that he his been a practicing at
torney In the district at least five years
crlor to his election.
2. JUS OUlieS "C HIP in'nrimivn
all offenses against the laws of this state
(cognizable In the district court) in his
district. His salary to be $i!.0uo per annum,
paid quarterly.
3. The county attorneys shall thereafter
transact the civil business of their re
spective counties as heretofore, and when
requested by the district attorney shall at
tend preliminary examinations, file com
plaints and aid the district attorney in
the trial of state cases.
Your committee further reports that In
Its Judgment the law relating to the com
mitment of offenders to the tstate Industrial
school should be amended to allow crimi
nals under 18 vears of age to be sent there
for crimes committed by them when over
the age of 11. Instead of limiting the class
to those who tommit crimes under thnt
age. We believe thatr the true principle
should be to avoid sending the young man
or boy -to the penitentiary for his first
offense and that reform should be the main
object to be sought for arm punishment
be subsidiary. We are of thu opinion th:it
the prevention of crime la more the duty
Df the state than Its punishment.
Your committee further recommends a
change In divorce procedure with the ob
ject of preventing migratory and fraudu
lent divorces.
Change for Divorce Procedure.
The changes proposed are substantially
those recommended by the national con
ference of commissioners for promoting
Uniformity of state laws and Dy the Ameri
can liar association.
They provide that no divorce shall be
granted for any cause arising prior to the
residence of the petitioner or defendant in
this state, which was not a ground for
divorce In the state where the cause arose.
That no persor shall be entitled to a
divorce for any cause arising In this stnte
who has not had actual residence In this
tats for at least one year next before
bringing suit for divorce with a bona fide
Intention of making this state his or her
permanent home.
That no person shall be entitled to n
divorce for any cause arising jut of this
tats Unless the petitioner or defendant
shall have resided within this state for at
least two years next before cringing suit
for divorce with a bona flde Intention of
making this state his or her permanent
homo.
That tin nerson shall be entitled to a
divorce unless the defendant shall have
been personally served with procers. If
within this state, or with personul notice
duly authenticated, If out of this state, or
unless the defendant shall have entered an
appearance In the case; but if It shall ap
pear to the satisfaction of the court that
the petitioner does not know the address
nor the residence of the defendant, and
has not been able to ascertain either, after
reasonable and due Inquiry and search con
tinued for one year, the court or Judge in
vacation may authorise notice by publica
tion of the pendency of the petition for
divorce, to oe given In manner as pro--vlded
In other cases under the code of
civil procedure, and that In cases where
notice has been given by publication and
the defendant has not appeared the decree
shall not be final for six months after
rendition.
JURORS FOR FEDERAL COURT
List of Those Whs Will Serve Daring:
tlis January Term t.t
Lincoln.
TO TRY NINE-CENT MEALS
Advisory Board Gives Trial Order
for Feeding; City Jail
Prisoners.
The advisory board yesterdiy rejected
all bids for the feeding of the prisoners In
the city Jail and awarded all other contracts
for which bids were received at the last
meeting to the bidder whose proposal aver
aged the lowest. Thus the contract for
lumber was awarded to the H. F. Cady
Lumber company, whose proposal whet the
bids were tabulated showed an aggregate
amount of $80 less than the next lowest
bidder. Klopp, Bartlett t Co. were the
lowest bidders on printing by an averago
of $243.30 and were awarded that contrtct.
The contract for furnishing sewer pipe,
brick, sand and cement was given to the C.
W. Hull company as the lowest average
bidder.
Discussion of the problem of feeding the
city prisoners occupied a greater portion of
the meeting, and the members are not yet
satisfied that they have found a satisfactory
solution. Chief Donahue was still Inclined
to believe that the most practicable plan
would bo for the city to operate Its own
kitchen at the Jail and feed its own pris
oners Independent of any contract, but this
presented difficulties, and It was decided to
give William Huston a trial of one month
in feeding the prisoners at the price of 9V4
cents per meal.
CHARLES H. FORBY IS DEAD
Father of the I.nte Captain Lee Forby
Boccnmbs to Typhoid-Pneumonia.
Charles H. Forby, the veteran trunk
dealer of Omaha, died yesterday morning at
4:30 o'clock at bis residence, 1408 Doug
las street, at the age of 72 years. Mr.
Forby was taken 111 December 23, with
slight cold, which developed Into typhoid
pneumonia.
The deceased was born in Albany, N.
Y., and came west seventeen years ago,
since when he has resided continuously
in Omaha, where he has been actively en
gaged In the trunk business. He removed
to this city from Indianapolis, Ind. Mrs.
Forby preceded htm in death about three
months ago. Her health was broken down
by the death of her soldier son. Captain
Lee Forby, who commanded' Company G,
First Nebraska, and who died while In
the service in the Philippine Islands In
1899. Mr. Forby Is survived by a brother,
George Forby of Portland, Ore., and a
daughter, Mrs. A. E. Coy, who resides at
1406 Douglas street. The funeral will be
held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
Myrtle hall. The interment will be made
at Prospect Hill.
The following Is a list of the petit jurors
for the January term, 1903, commencing
January 19, at Lincoln:
Arthur Q. Armes, Alnsworth; M. I. Alt
ken. Lincoln; N. C. Erock, Lincoln: 8. W.
Burnham. Lincoln; William H. Chapln,
Tecumseh: Hiram O. Clark, Craig; Ernest
Crouch, Wyoming; James H. Dickinson,
(Seward; Peter T. Huckley, Stromsberg;
Frank Day. Albion; Bert L. Downs, Pender;
F. K. Cropaey, IJncoln, R. F. D. : L. R.
Craig, Pierce; William F. Hair, Unadllla;
E. W. Hanks, Dover; Charles H. Hajsted,
Tecumseh: K. B. Heldt. Kiasell: H. A. Kel
ler, West Point; S. P. lister, Beatrice;
Charles R. Lee. Omaha: H. Vance Lane,
Omaha; A. M. Merrill, narungion; uavia
Pitman, Murry; H. R. Piatt. Pupllllon; W.
K Ritchie, Schuyler; George W. Bmlth,
Hayes Center: Ed W. Bayre. Qerlng: Ueorga
Belfert. Nebraska City; C. M. Bheldon.
Holdrege; Hubert H. Shaw Hebron; W. H.
Turner, Fremont; James M. Veac.h, Club
Orchard; K. O. Wright, York: Ray Wagner,
Oaiabs; W. I. Walling. Leigh.
UA1H -VVOVT FALL. Ol'T.
It Ton Kill the Dandruff Germ with
the New Treatment.
John N. Fuller, a well known citizen of
Colfax. Wash., says: "I had dandruff so
badly that it caked on my scalp. Herptcide
completely cared me." George H. McWhlrk
of Walla Walla. Wash., says: "Herplclde
completely cured me of a bad case of dan
druff of thirty years' standing." They took
the only really sensible treatment, a rem
edy that destroys the dandruff germ New-
fcro'a Herplclde. Stop dandruff, hair won't
fall out, but will grow naturally, luxuri
antly. Allays Itching instantly and makes
fcalr glossy and soft as silk. At druggists.
One bottle will convince any doubter of ita
merits.
THREE OUT OF LAW'S REACH
Retiring; County Attorney Wipes Some
Criminal Cases from the
Docket.
The county attorney has formally entered
nolle prosequi In the cases of the state
against John and Tim Broderlck and Joseph
Hecnessy, the South Omaha boys charged
with assaulting a girl while conducting her
home from a dance a year ago last August;
and against Robert Limerick, accomplice
of Frank Williams in the raid on Cliff Colo's
place.
Nothing has been dons In the South
Omaha bribery cases except by the retiring
county attorney, who had them continued.
James P. English, the Incoming attorney,
said yesterday that he had given the
matter no consideration as yet, his mind
having been taken from it by the illness In
his family. Hla children ars now able to
be up again and he baa resumed attention
to business. Tuesday he filed his $5,000
bond, secured by the American Bonding
company of Baltimore.
CHANGR OF TIME.
Milwaukee Railway Increases Number
of Trains and Changes Time.
Beginning today, Bunday, January 4, ths
Milwaukee railway increases its train serv
ice between Omaha and Chicago to three
first-class dally trains each way. East
bound these trains leave the Union depot
Omaha, aa follows:
No. 2, Overland Limited, 8:05 p. u.
No. 6, Eastern Express, 5:45 p. m.
No. 4, Atlantic Express, T:45 a. m.
These trains are all finely equipped with
palace sleeping oars, dining cara and free
reclining chair cars. "This is the road
that has the electrlo lights."
City office. 1504 Farnam street.
HALF RATES
Via Wabash Railroad.
Mobile and return $28.35, New Orleans
and return $29.60, Havana, Cuba and re
turn $63.35, sold Febuary 17 to 22. Half
rates one way and round trip (plus $2)
to many points south on sale the first and
third Tuesdays of each month. For full In
formation call at Wabash office, 1501 Far
nam street, or addreBs Harry E. Moores,
G. A. P. D., Omaha, Neb.
ONE TWO-nUNDREDin PART
Tax Committee Says Tbat Portion Beprt-
lents Amount of Railroad Assessment.
URGES REPEAL OF CLAUSE IN CHARTER
Committee Insists that There Is No
Justice In Making: Special Ex
emption for the Benefit
of Railroads.
The tax committee of the Real Estate ex
change gave out a letter written In answer1
to the Inquiry of O. W. Noble, received last
week, referring to the assessment for city
purposes of the property of the railroads
In the city. The answer Is aa follows:
Answering your Inquiry as to statement
that the railroads are only assessed at
one two-hundredths of their true value.
will sny. That Is correct If the directions
In the charter for metropolitan cities are
followed In the assessment of all railroads
extending out of Omaha. The facts war
ranting the conclusion are aa follows: Re
turns of the state board, $130,246; value of
same In Omaha, over $26,OO0,0uO. which Is
two hundred times the state board's figures.
The returns made by the state board to
county clerk are matters of record in that
official's office. The actual value Is verified
by testimony of officials of the various rail
roads In the maximum freight rate cases In
1M4, of record In the supreme court. Further
by the Income they bring as Indicated by
contracts with other railroad companies;
and further by the price per square foot
at which they value their ground In making
contracts with other railroads.
The only thing we can see by which the
railroads can justify such assessment is
the claus In the charter reading thus:
"Provided that the tax commissioner shall
take the valuation and assessment of rail
road property within the city limits from
the returns made by the State Board of
Equalization to the county clerk.
Effect of This Provision.
Thus you can see that the foregoing pro
vision is in effect saying: "The assessment
on railroad property within the city limits
shall be l-znoins of Its value." As you ray.
this Is certainly ridiculous! yet this pro-
! vision has been followed by the tax com-I
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II1IDBIUII. 19 MI1U uudiua UL I I. V ITT. Dlllir
until thin year. when, thanks to Tax com
missioner Fleming and the Board of Re
view, who. recognizing the great Injustice.
have assessed the railroad property at what
thev considered Its value, the same as
other property, but unlike other assess
ments, this against the railroads will doubt
less have to be defended in tne courts at
ths expense of the city or citizens Just he
caict of one clause In the charter which
should be eliminated, for it Is as unjust
aa If It read: "Provided all property front
ing -Farnam street shall be assessed at I
1-unoths of Its value."
The railroads have escaped the paymant
of over $1,000,00(1 in the five years that pro
vision has been In the charter. This may
be repealed If the citizens of Omaha insist
upon It and do all they can to assist Doug-
lns county's delegation In the legislature.
Omaha people must not be indifferent to
Its repeal. It has already gone too long
and n ust n t be longer permitted.
rne r vising ot tne revenue law or or tne
city charter snouid not be conrusea witn
or txchanced foe "No action" as to repeal
ing this tliuito. The remedy Is simply strik
ing freni section 98 of the charter for
metropolitan cities the words:
"Provided, that the tax commissioner
si all take the aluntion and assessment of
railroad property within the city limits
from the returns made by the State Board
of B-outillzstirn to the county clerk.
Nclhlnj; eise Is necessary to correct vh!s
Inlustice. Thero is no better wsy for you
or anyone else to siana up iot umniM
than by seeing to It that the clause is re-
peu led.
MAY CLOSE ITS RESTAURANT
Commercial Club Refers Old Question
to Special Committee for
Report.
At the meeting of the executive commit'
tee of the Commercial club yesterday the
question of the restaurant was considered at
length and was referred to a special com
mittee consisting of J. H. Dumont, O. T.
Kountze and John Steel, which was ln
structed to report at the next meeting.
The club waa asked to give format re
lease of the contract entered Into between
the late William Topp and the club for the
location of a tannery In the city and com
plied with the request.
The date for the annual election was fixed
for Friday. During the third week In Jan
uary there will be a dinner to the members
of the club, at which time ths reports of
officers will be received.
M. Wulpl brought up the question of as
curing the national headquarters of the
Endowment Rank, Knights of Pythias, for
Omaha, and after discussion the matter was
referred to a committee consisting of Sec
retary Utt and M. Wulpl. The headquar
ters are now at Chicago and four cttlea are
after them, as it has been decided to make
a change.
Publish your legal notices in Ths Weekly
Bee. Telephone 23s.
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disease germs, will prevent typhoid and cure
fever and ague or no pay. Only 60c. For
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Today A GRAND
CHALLENGE CLEARING SALE
dressgoods
Five Grand Lots of Dress Goods Will Be Placed on Sale
75C DRES5 OOOD5 AT 23C YARD
LOT NO. 1 Includes strictly all wool suitings and homespuns in all colors,
strictly all wool knickerbockers, poplins, basket cloths, Jacquards and
armurss in checks and plaids, and a full line of double width albatross In
svenlng shades. Including creme, pink and light blues J
every yard guaranteed to be 7Bc quality on aale on
bargain square at, clearing aale price
85C WAISTiNdS AT 39C-
LOT NO. 1 Consists of Imported French flannels in all colors striped wait
ings, double width whipcords In reds, greens and blues, 3
polka dot satin burbur, mohair, basket plaids and al
batrossea, all on aalo on bargain square at, clearing sale price.
2SC DRE5S Q0OD5 AT IOC-
LOT NO. 8 Strictly all wool" suitings, part wool, camera hair effects, in
plaids and stripes and zlbllcne plaids, especially adaptable
for waists, skirts and children's dresses, all on sale on bar-,
gain square, at clearing sale price
$1.00 DRESS GOODS AT 49C-
LOT NO. 4 Consists of 66-Inch Panama cloths, canvas etamlnes, Scotch
worsteds ilbllenes, mistrals, burr and vollle etamlnes, storm serges,
cheviots, illuminated diagonal cloth and mohair crepons. . A "
Every yard guaranteed to be worth $1.00 or more on sals
on bargain square at, clearing aale price
$1.23 DRE55 QOODS AT 69C
LOT NO 6 Embraces the highest grade of Imported armures, prunellas.
tailor suitings, broadcloths, granites, twine etamlnes and
canvas etamlnes, mohair lusters and unfinished worsteds.
All on aale on bargain square at, clearing sale price ....
$1.00 TOWELS AT 25C
We will place In one lot all the finest double satin damask towels, with fancy
open work borders, large drawn thread patterns, with fine
hem and spoke stitching, with deep knotted fringe, towels that
' wholesaled aa high as $12 per dozen $1.00 towela tor
CORSETS WORTH UP $1, AT 25C
All the odd lots of corsets from a Kalamazoo corset manufacturer In all their
staple brands, all their $4.60, $6.00 and $9.00 a dozen corsets,
sizes somewhat broken, in white, black and drab, all go on
bargain square choice
10c
69c
25c
25c
TREMENDOUS SALE OF EMBROIDERIES
Immense lots of all kinds of the finest embroideries and lnaertlngs In Suisse,
nainsook and cambric, in the neat and dainty patterns, also the wide showy
embroideries worth in a regular way up to 36c a yard, go on bargain square at
lie 3ic 7ic 15c
THREE BIG BARGAIN SQUARES OF LACES
Thousands of yards of all of our odd lots, medium and wide width laces, Includ
ing torchons, Valenciennes, point d'esprlte, mechllne, net top Orientals and
silk laces. Laces in this lot worth up to 35 o a yard, go at
2ic 5c lOc
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The Best and the-Vary
Best for the wureiOi
Chapped Skin . . .
Kuhn's Glycerole of Roses
25c Per Bottle- Ask for It.
MOVELL'S ANTI-KAWF
FOR COUC1HS, -COLDS,
SORB THROAT and
HOARSENESS TAKE
Ask your druggist or send 25 cents t o Howell Drug Co.,
Omaha, Neb.
REDDING PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Englishman says He Is AllUo
Take Law's Famishment,
However.
A Beantlfal Calendar.
The Milwaukee Railway has published an
artistic calendar tor 1903. Six sheets, 10x1$
Inches, of besutlful reproductions In colors
of pastel drawlnga by Bryson. Price, 25
cents. On sals at City Ticket Office. 1504
Farnam atreet.
Mortality Statistics.
The following births and deaths wars re
ported at the office of the Board of Health
In the course of the twenty-four hours end
ing at noon Tuesday:
Births George II. Jones, 2573 Spalding
street, boy; Martin T. Munson. S7H North
Seventeenth street, girl; Frank Nowak,
2412 Sjuth Twonty-flflh street, boy; Mike
Bosanac. 1307 William street, bov; Wil
liam Fuller, 17?9 Dupont street, girl; John
lioefler, ltxH North Twenty-fourth street,
girl.
Deaths Jax-ob Weirgender. S01S Cuming
street, aged 71 years: Anna J. Flttle, llut
North Sixteenth street , aged 26 years;
Charles H. Forby. I Douglas street,
aged 72 years; B. Dushek. 2231 South Nine
teenth street, aged 14 days; Elmer Mcln
tyro, 1206 William street, sged 14 years.
New Cur tor Weak Lg.
Dr. King's New Discovery tor Consump
tion cures all cougha, colds, grip and lung
troublea or no pay. 60c. J1.00. For aals
by Kuhn A Co.
MUST AWAIT JJURT'S RETURN
Conductors and Brnkemen CnnGet Ho
Action on Their De
mande Mow.
Union Pacific officials have decided that
they can take no ateps with regard to ths
Increase ot wages demanded by the con
ductors and brakemen without ths aid of
I President Burt. Aa a consequence the mem'
bers of the grievance committee of the
Union Paclflo division of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen now in the city for
that purpose, will of necessity wait here
till the return of the prealdent.
8. A. Macomber, president of the Union
Pacific division of the Order of Railway
Conductora, had an appointment with 8u
perintenaent of Transportation Buckingham
for 10:30 yesterday morning, at which It waa
thought the matter would be taken up. At
that time, however, Mr. Buckingham in
formed Mr. Macomber that nothing could
be done without President Burt, ao the
proposition to have the wagea raised 20 per
cent will go over for a few daya at least.
Have n Car.
Don't fool wltn a cold; no one can tell
what the end may be. Pneumonia, catarrh.
chronic bronchitis and consumption invar
iably result from neglected colds. Nothing
ran be compared with Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy aa a quick curs for colds and In
fluenza and by ita use these diseases snsy
be avoided.
to
Lloyd Redding, atlas James Davis, charged
with adultery, atood before Judge Berka In
the police court yesterday for hla pre
liminary hearing. After the reading ot the
warrant by the court the prisoner waa
asked how he desired to plead.
'I am not guilty. I waive all examina
tions," replied the'prlsoner.
I then bind you over to the district
court in the sum of $400 ball," replied the
court.
DcDUty County . Attorney Burnam In
spected the warrant and made out hla offi
cial list of witnesses, while the prisoner
told a short history of hla life in England
and what he knew regarding the marriage
laws of the United States.
He said that he had left England under a
ban and had asked hla wife, who was re
siding with him at Greet Mlasen, to flee
from the country to the United States with
him. To this she would not consent, and he
said that he left her, hoping to return In a
few years after the shortage In bis ac
counts was forgotten and again provide for
her. He admitted that he had never been
divorced from hla wife In England and said
that he knew he waa committing a wrong
when be waa wedded on thla aide of the
ocean.
Mra. Davis, the American wife, awore out
the warrant for the arrest ot her husband
and means to posh the case to the limit, she
aaya. She claims that her little home,
which was purchased with money from her
first husband's estste, has been mortgaged
by Davla and the proceeds squandered until
she Is now homeless, practically, and with
out the means she possessed when she waa
wedded to the Englishman.
Davla aald that ha did not desire to have
any legal defense made for him and waa
willing to take hla punishment. He had no
friends here who -would come to hla assist
ance with the ball bond, and he was re
turned to the city jail to await hla transfer
to ths sheriffs quarters.
AVERTS STRIKE OF ICE MEN
Union Paclfle Advances Wages
Within Tares Honrs After
Receiving; Demand.
road'a resources, as all the ice for use on
the road is out there. Extra forces are
working now, as the ice is in prime condi
tion for cutting, and a shutting down of
work at this time would have been disas
trous in the extreme.
Annonncements ot the Theaters.
It haa been a long time alnce musicians
scored a more genuine success at the Or
pheum than Les Dumonds, who are re
called several tlmea at each performance.
The violinist of the trio Is a remarkably
good artist and holds his auditors spell
bound during bis rendition. The bill aa a
whole la excellent, affords well adjusted
variety and merits the large attendance It
Is receiving. A matinee will be given to
morrow, Thursday afternoon.
MRS. J. BENSON
JANUARY CLEARING SALE
In all departments
25 to 40 per cent discount on
WINTER UNDERWEAR
10 doxen Outing
each, 69c.
Flannel Gowns value 1100, now.
iMR. UHL RETURNS TO OMAHA
Comes from Chicago to Become As
sistant Business Maaaser
ot Ths Bee.
Mr. Milton Vhl, who has been known to
Omaha business men for nearly a genera
tion, haa returned from Chicago to assuma
the position of assistant business msnsger
ot The Bee. He took up ths duties ot his
new position on Monday.
Mr. Vhl has been connected with The
Bee's business department tor mors than
twenty years. Up till four yeara ago be
was in charge of the city advertising, and
since then haa been in charge of the Chi
cago office ot the paper.
Union Butts, value 11.50, now 95o
Union Suits, value $1 25, now T5c
Union Suits, value 75c, now ' 49c
Vesta and Pants, value fl.tO, now .... 95o
Vtsta and Panta, value $1.25, now .... 75c
Vesta and Panta, value 11.00, now .... 69c
Vests and Pants, value 75c, now 48c
Ladles' Black Tlghta, value JL now.. T5o
Ladles' Black Tights, value 76c, now.. 60c
Ladius' Black Tlghta, Talus 50c, now.. S7o
Sunday night Belasco's "The Heart of
Maryland" will be given at the Boyd. The
engagement Includes Monday night. No
matinee will be given owing to the com
pany's Inability to arrive from Denver In
time. "The Heart of Maryland" has been
given In Omaha quite a number of times,
but never will be aeen to so excellent an
advantage aa on thla visit. Alma Kreuger,
who was the first to succeed Mrs. Leslie
Carter in the role of Maryland Calvert, la
again with the company, playing her old
part. Her support is the best that could
be obtained. Her work In the great belfry
scene and her scene with the drunken cap
tain is said to better than ever.
The music of "Ben-Hur" Is a feature
which haa attracted professional aa well as
popular Interest. Edgar Stlllman Kelley,
the composer, is an authority on this side
of the Atlantic on ancient and Oriental mu
sic His score la one of the most Interest
ing features of this most extrsordlnary pro
duction. Speaking of hla music, Mr. Kel
ley aald: "When I read 'Ben-Hur' for the
first time, I wrote down in my sketchbook
the theme of 'The Star; of course I had no
Idea it would be used In thla connection,
but the theme waa religious in character,
and I merely designed it for oratorio. When
apoken to in regard to writing the music
for 'Ben-Hur I at once thought of It In thla
connection. If the music la rendered in ita
entirety, which at present Is not the case.
it la the unifying theme."
BROWN'S
BRONCHIAL
TROCHES
rifty years of snooess prove these
ocb.ee the sim pleat and best reined v
for Coughs. Hoarseness, lirouotuai
and Lung Troubles.
tm ssjiH-aera
' Id in kmlk.
It waa learned yesterday that last Satur
day the Union Pacific barely escaped an
other strike on the part of Its employes,
Only by an immediate raising of the wages
of Ita Ice houss men st North Plstte did
ths railroad company prevent them walking
out in a body, eome 400 strong.
Aa regards the speedlnesa ef settlement
this controversy was a record-breaker. It
took Just three hours after the ultimatum
had been issued (by the Ice men for the
matter to be patched up. Ice house em
ployes have been drawing $1.60 a day and
laat Saturday they determined to have
more. They have no union organisation,
but all Joined In a demand for $2 a day.
Saturday night thla demand was sub
mitted to 'he railroad officials, with the an
nouncement that the Ice men would wait
till Sunday for an answer. Before midnight j certain track. Thla the man In the tower
the railroad waa back with a compromise
offer of $1.75 a day and this waa accepted.
The ice forces, which are working night and
day Just now, kept on duty aa usual and
not an hour was lost, while every man will
find his weekly earnlnga substantially In
creased. The Union Pacific Ice houses at North
Platte are a protaluent feature of ths rail-
SWITCH ENGINIE IN WRECK
Freight Cara Pash Locomotive
Down Grade and Into
Troahle.
Because of Inaufflcient air a train ot
freight cara got away with a Union Pacific
locomotive on a down grade in the upper
'yards early yesterday morning and aa a
consequence of ths collision which followed
No. 1196, the biggest switch engine In the
yards, is now put out or commission with a
smashed tank and a lot of broken pipes,
The accident was primarily the fault of a
lever man in the switch tower, who threw
the train onto the wrong track, but even
then the engine crew could have easily held
the cara behind had the engine been up to
snuff
At 6:45 yesterdsy morning No. 1196 was
pulling a string of twenty-one "loads" and
four "empties" along the upper yards, and
the switchman gave the lantern signs! for a
W. R. Bennett Co
B. E. HAST1NQS, Receiver.
Bankrupt
Sale
PIANOS
AND
ORGANS
Has been continued by
the court for ten days.
This will certainly be the last
glgantto slash In price of Planoa
and Organs that the clttzena of
Omaha will have for some time.
You want a piano. Wo have them
In many different styles Burl Wal
nut, Circassian Walnut beautiful
Mahoganya and Oaks all latest
Colonial designs, brand new and
direct from factories. The court
aaya they must go and to close out
the balance w have In the next
ten daya we will make you the
following off era:
1 Colonial Walnut case upright
piano, former price $350;
our price during thla 5185
(Terms, $10 cash $7 per month.)
One beautiful late design Colonial
case, former price $375;
our price during this $198
($10 down $5 per month.)
1 large beautiful Mahogany case
Piano, former price $400;
our price during thla 218
($10 down $7 per month.)
One nice Walnut Case Piano, sam
ple price $275; our price
.'..r. $150
(Terms $10 down $5 per month.)
And many others that we have
not room nor space to describe.
We sold aeventy-elght planoa In
December, and are now forced to
sell that many In ten days. Do
not let thla opportunity of a life
time go by without calling on us
and examining what we have or
writing ua for explanation and
catalogues.
Interpreted wrongly, snd threw the train
onto another track. The engineer waa ex
pectlng the level ground which he knew
prevailed along the track he should be on
When be finally discovered that be wa
moving on a down grade it waa too late to
atop the curs, as be had made no provision
for a grade and was not expecting it.
The engineer - tried everything possible,
Pianos Sold on Our Easy
Payment Plan.
$5.00 down and $5.00 per month
If required. Musical merchandise
and Sheet Music, Guitars, Mando
lins, Violins, Accordions, Harmon
icas, Strings, Sheet Music, folios
of all descrlpttona. All must go
regardless of coat. Call and look
over ths finest stock in the city
and aee for yourself the wonderful
bargains we are giving.
J. S. CAMERON,
Manager Music Department.
BROMO SELTZER
$1.00 Size, 60c
$1 Stuart'a Dyspepsia
50c Stuart'a Catarrh Tablota
60c Cause's Catarrh Tablets
50o Ely'a Cream Balm....
25o Kondon Catarrh Jelly..,
60c Kondon Catarrh Jelly...,
$1 Tarrant's Paste
25c Planten Capsules
25c Bromo Catarrh Snuff....
60c Bromine
60s Omega OH
2jo Mennan'a Talcum
26o Ricksecker's Soap....
Glycerine, per pint
Strong Amonls, per pint
EVERYTHING AT CUT PRICES
Fuller Drug & Paint Go
114 S. 14th Street.
WE ELL PAINT.
65o
830
Sue
30o
15c
SOc
65c
15o
15o
40c
35c
0o
I.'jC
sr.c
loc
throwing sand and reversing all he could,
but it waa useless. The "loads" were
started down the incline and pushed the big
engine along before them. When a atrlng
of dead cara loomed up In the darknosa
ahead both engineer and fireman jumped,
getting away just aa the engine struck.
Tho speed was only about five miles an
hour, but at that ths weight waa sufficient
to smash up things somewhat.
American Wine Surprises Prince,
Hla Royal Highness, the Crown Prince of
Slam, expressed the vlib that during Ma
extended tour through the United States
he should be servtd aa far aa possible with
American dishes and native wines. In
equipping the dining car of his special
train the champagne selected was "Great
Western" of the Pleasant Valley Wins
company, made st Rbelms, N. Y.
His Royal Highneus was especially
pleased with this wine snd snnounced his
surprise that I'l'-h excellent champagn
was produced In this country.
Gives Hml ( lllmaeir.
BERLIN, Jan. 6. Emperor William baa
presented a marble bust of himself to the
retiring French ambasssdor, Marquis de
Noalllca.
WE ARE CLOSING
out every used
piano, every
odd stylo piano, every
sample piano in our
stock preparatory to
our annual stock inventory.
A Chance
to aave the entire retail profit on a
good, serviceable piano. Soma are
brand new (such aa aamplo flanos),
some are shopworn (such aa odd
styles that have been dropped from
catalogues).
Some are slightly used (such aa re
turned from rent).
Some are old-styled uprights that
have been traded In on new pianos.
Some are Square Planoa. . True,
these take up lots of room, but they
are GOOD and CHEAP.
A Few Prices
Square Pianos $22.00, $28.00. $38.00
to $68.00, on terms of 75c per week.
Used Uprights $58.00, a0.00, $110,
$128, $138, $168 to $174; terms, $1.00
per week.
Sample Pianos ' that have been
shipped us on approval. Rather than
return them they will go at $189, $198,
$210, $213; on terms of $5.00 monthly
paymenta.
Discretion would suggest an Imme
diate Investigation ot these genuine
bargains.
SOHMOLLER
& MUELLER
Maasfaetsreri, Wholesale nnd
Retail Dealers,
1313 Farnam Street, Omaha
502 Broadway, Council Bluffs
tma rr pot
THE KING AND THE STONE
You've not forgotten the story of
the king- who placed a stone in
the middle of the highway?
Everybody went around the
rrone. None had energy enough
to roll the stone from the road.
Finally the king eitlled all to
gether and, lifting the stone, ex
posed to sight a well filed purse
marked, "For Him Who Moves
the Stone."
One would have to go a little
out of one's way to move the
6tone but the reward was
ample.
You may have to go a little
out of your way to have yonr
clothes made at our store, but
the reward Is ample for we're
going out of our way to please
those who are going out of their
wny to trade here.
Stilts, $25.00 to $90.00.
MacCarthy Tailoring Go.
Phone I80S. 1710-12 Farnam St.
Bee Bldf., Omaha.
A G&LA DAY
Monday. January 5th. waa the ir.u
prescription day we ever had. Six regis
tered men were liusv mh tw Aiiin
and we have other drueic lata ' hfkllprlnir
imtlhlpa" nhntit rn I. n-ili. ..., T. .11 ...
mlmlx ua of a little quotation we saw In a
church calendar Inst Sunday, which is as
luuuwa. mi ur.Aii, MAIIJ JltR Hi ,.
I.ICITOI'B MOTH UK PIG TO ONE OK
THINK INU KO'MUOH AND ROOT MO It K
iwu wilj. iNr.vcn MAKU A HOU OF
VOITRSKI.K." TmIim a liltlu .
tilA R till Vmi nllfMrtt a rwl ... ., . , I.
- - - ' I 1 " ' ' It J C I'll
won t have ma munv trn'it.lc .nH
bualneas. I 'lease remember, vhen It ronvx
to ei-lllng anything In ihe DJli'H, PATENT
.nr.iM.iii 1 llnr.n UtM 1 n OK Ol It-
(1ICAI. lNXTMl'A Mivr Pk'uiri'itn ,.1.
8I NIJRY I.I.VK, ' Ht'HAEKIuH 8 SKI. I, IT
run i.i.ns. BHiHii i.if&N ALL NKllIT
A full line of Antl-Toxlne and Vaccine al-
n rmiijr wnn a awiri cenvery boy ut
your service without extra chargos.
CUT PRICE
URUQ STORE
SCIIAEFER'S
OPEN ALWAYS.
Two I'houFK 747 nil A 3325.
. W. for. JUlU ail Chicago Bts.
Who's Your Tnilor?
Don't order your clothes until you Ion
over our line of woolens. linn thousand
(l.l) different styles to select from. I'rl'-e
reasonable und within reach. Vnrkmaiialii,
and trimmings A 1. Hull to It". Ovtr
coals, Vi to Trojarrv. tG to !.
DRESIIER
OPEN EVENINQ5. IS 15 PARNM"
3'elepbone 1&7.
Children's Union Suits. Vests or Panta, and Black Tlghta, all reduced It to 49 per
cent. See reductloaa al over store. J
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