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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1903)
TITE OMAHA PA1IT "DEE: SUNDAY, MAHCTT R, 1003. riHPrF (IP H'RY T WDFIMM' ' IJl'UVUU Ul Jtlll l:Jll LlVlUi George E Tcozrr Ee;ore Judge Fancett to , Explain Hit Action. j JUROR HEATON SAYS HI WAS APPROACHED ! Heaton Informs ( oirt that He Was , Uftrrnl Ten Dollar for Ilia ,' "Good Will" In Case on Trial. Oflorgf E. Tooxpr, a bookkeeper employed If the I'nlnn Selllna, company, was before Jid?P Fawcett yesterday afternoon on a charge of having attempted - to brlbo a Juror. For severcl day the case of Augunt Bpftldell against the Union Belling company hai been on trial before Judge Fawcett and a, Jury, the plaintiff's claim being for $15,000 damages said to have been suffered by reason of having his Block of goods at Clay Center attached by the defendant com pany. T. J. Mahoney Is attorney for the plaintiff and J. H. Mcintosh appears for the dnfendant. Yesterday one of the Jurors. William S. Ileaton, a tinner at Thirteenth and Far Ddm streets, told Judge Fawcett that a man representing himself as being connected with the Union Belling company approached him Friday night and offered him $10 for bis "good will" in the case now on trial. The court sent Bailiff Morgan and Heaton to the place ot business of the defendant company, where the Juror Identi fied Toozer as the man who had made him the offer Friday night. toozer was arraigned at 2:30 In the after noon In Judge Fawcett's court after Infor mation had been filed by County Attorney Enll8h charging him with attempting to bribe Juror William S. Heaton by offering him $10 to Influence him in the verdict o be returned in the case. The accused asked until Monday morning to plead and the time was granted by the court..- Bail was fixed In the sum of $500, which. was furnished .almost immediately ant) Toozer was released from custody. He Is a very young man. The Information filed by the county at torney doea not contemplate criminal pro ceedings, It being merely the endeavor 'o show that Toozer Is In contempt of court ly attempting to obstruct the proceedings and hinder the due administration of Justice. ... More Counterfeit Money. A special effort is being made by the aecret service to discover the headquarters of a gang of counterfeiters who are making spurious half dollars and quarters. If caught they will be giyen the full extent of the law, the same as should be done with the' dealer who puts up a bogus article and sells It in bulk as' a substitute for Hostetter'a Stomach Bitters. The. genu ine la put up only In bottles, securely sealed, and will cure Indigestion, dyspep sia constipation, biliousness and malaria. Don't accept any other. PRISONER LOSES HIS WIFE Mra. W. O. Baum Disappears "While Her llaahand is Locked la Jail. Locked in a cell at the city Jail, where be la serving a' sentence of nine days In default of a $15 fine, W. O. Baum Is In an unhappy frame ot mind, not because of his Incarceration, but because be was notified Saturday afternoon by the offlcera that bla wife has disappeared. The only consolation Baum finds In his troubled moments Is that ho baa only bIx more days to serve betoro bla liberty la again granted him. Baum's arrest grew out ot domestic troubles which arose In bis borne at 2421 Cuming street. He waa living happily when another family,, named Wilson, It Is alleged, moved Into the building and took uDartments opposite those of Baum. The two families became friendly and an at tachment la said to have sprung up be tween Mrs. Baum and Wilson. When the latter waa complaining ot alcknesB, Baum aaya bis wife acted aa nurse, against the wishes of both Mrs. Wilson and himself. When Baum himself later became sick, he states, be deslrad - the same treatment bla wife gave Wilson. In this he v. as denied, he says. Ooing to the neareat aaloon be drank several soothing cupa and returned. Chaoa reigned for aome time till the of fleers arrived. The fine followed. When Baum sent a note to hla borne by an officer Saturday afternoon, that be might recover bla clothes,.' the arm ot the law knocked loudly, upon a door which re bounded the hollowness of the rooms be' -ond. AH Investigation revealed, the ot fleer states, that Mrs. Baum had conferred with a second-hand doaler, during Baum's enforced absence from the family circle and had disposed of all the household ef fects. - A further Investigation resulted In the discovery, the officer reports, that Mra. . Baum bad left for parta unknown. DESTITUTE WOMAN COMPLAINS ay Husband Drinks and Falls to ' Provide Heeds of Hla Family. "I wish you would do something for ma and my children," said a woman, who atepped feebly Into Captain Haze's office at police headquarters Saturday afternoon and whose clothing hung In tatters about her form while two little children, one In ber arms and the other walking slowly beside her, told of the poverty and wretch edness which the woman was enduring. "I reside with my husband, W. A. Hard "Doesn't cough muth through the day. It's when night comes that he coughs so harcf." Don't let these night coughs deceive you. Some day you may wake up to the fact that your boy is thin, pale, weak, -even seriously ill. You can't safely trifle with any throat or liing trouble. Cure the cough quickly with Oyer's Cherry Pectoral ,f It's the same medicine your old doctor gave you when you were a child. The young doctors indorse it now, too, for coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis, consumption. I - Tans alus J ra in I - I I iha irMlMl eonfldane In A reft f fi 1 uiii kum It to tail MS u ,"g' Thirteenth and Lothrop streets," she continued, "and for the last few days have been living upon what I could secure from the county. Sixteen years ago we were married. Later my husband took to drink. He soon began to neglect us, and now works only when he feels like It. He worked two weeks last month, rerelved $25 for his labor and igave me only $1.25 to mpply the family's nerds. "Thursday evening my husband came home In a drunken condition, and in at tempting to lie down upon the bed, rolled upon this little Infant, (horn I rescued wlih difficulty. Ho then grew inty at me and drove us from the house. We have not a morsel to eat, and I only came to get assistance that we might not starve, as I am unable to work ami earn any money." Mrs. Hardleita desired a warrant for the arrest of her husband. 8ho was Instructed to call Monday and make complaint. Mean while the officers are supplying the family with the necessary food and warmth. it ttHEi) tiif: doitoii. Sew rlrntlflr Dandruff Trentment Rrmmmrnilrrl hy Physician. Mrs. Mary C. Crawford, Oakesdalo, Wash.: "Herplclde cured me perfectly of dandruff and falling hair." Dr. E J. Beardsley, Champaign, 111.: "I used Herplclde for dandruff and falling hair and I am well satisfied with the result." Alf R. Kelly, 2195 Desadero street, San Francisco: "Herplclde put a new growth of hair on my head. Herplclde does more than Is. claimed." Herpicide kills the dandruff germ. "De stroy the cause, you remove the effect" dandruff, falling hair and finally baldness At all druggists. OFFICER SEVERELY BEATEN Three Men Take Ilia ( lab and After Belaboring; Him Make Their Kscape. Patrolman Knox was assaulted last night at Eleventh and Harney streets by three uniaenimnu men ana Deaten over tne neaii with his own club and his finger broken. He was unable to arrest any one of the hree and went to the police station to have his injurlea attended to. On the top of his head were four deep club wounds which Surgeons Vance and Joungbluth closed with ten stitches. Knox twice ex pelled one. of bis assailants from Fritz Wirth's place, where they were creating disturbance. The three, stopped at the corner of Eleventh street and continued to make a noise. The officer tried to move them on, and one of the men grappled with him. Knox did not think It necessary to use his club, but took hold of the man and they fell to the pavement. The club slipped from the policeman's hand, and as he struggled on the ground another of the men struck him repeatedly over the head with it No arrests were made last night. To Lad Ira Only. The wish to be beautiful Is predominant in every woman, and none can say she does not care whether she is beautiful or not it. i. t . uourauds Oriental Cream, or Magical BeaullQer, elicits a clear trans parent complexion, free from Tan, Freckles or Moth Patches, and so closely Imitating nature as to defy detection. It has tha highest medical testimony as well as pro fessional celebrities, and on its own merits it has become one of the largest and a Don uiar specialty In the trade. Ferd T. Hop kins, sole proprietor, 37 Great Jones street New York. For sale by all druggists and fancy goods dealers throughout the United btates, Canada and Europe. Barn Barn. A Small barn at Fortv-flmt nnrl tnntimn streets waa destroyed hv flro vpii.Hu atternoon shortly after S o'clock. Brenmin- juove are agents for the property. The ubiu waa oi nine value. LOCAL BREVITIES. While walklnr fin Tlfifi B A alt I am f hoturoPn Eleventh and Twelfth streets, one evening about two weeks ano Dora Wooturt wan tuiBauiien oy a negro, wno knocked her to the aldewalk bv delivering h terrltle hlnw on per race. ne was rendered unconscious naries Mitchell, a colored resident of th 1 hird ward, haa been arrested. h Mm dp. scrlptlon answers that given to the police tie is cnargea wun assault ana Dattery. Several needed changes have been made In tne interior arrangement of the biwemen beneath the city jail. Tunnels have been excavated leading to all parta of the base ment, which will be enlarged and equipped ior ceii rooms wnen tne present accommo datlona on the first floor become lnadenvate The' large furnaces have been removed and additional room thus secured. The cook n department has also beep remodeled, alvln more light and room for the culinary work uumo wauers win oe install', great I j facilitating the work of feeding the prison era in tne ceil room a Dove. The police are endeavorlnar to And Joh McSweeney, a resident of Creston, la., who is reporieu oy nis protner Josepn or tnu city as miSHing. jonn came to Omaha i few weeks ago to receive treatment at th Deaconess' Home. Last Tuesday, it Is said he left the Institution, falling to take with mm Ms watcn money and other valuables Mince then he naa not been heard from. Hi brother arrived In the city Saturday t notify the police tt Institute a search for the missing relative. McSweeney is de scribed as 6 feet 10 Inches In hlght 25 years old and weighing It pounds. He has small brown mustache, medium complexion and wore a troad brim sort diuck hat woe last seen. 1Mb brother thinks he Is tern. porarlly deranged. 0 PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Sam Carhnrt Is on duty again as day ciera at tne Murray, arter a rest or a coupl or weeks. a. H. bhephard or Nome, Alaska, is a Omaha visitor and Is making his headquar lew at tne tier urana. jonn Beoastian, general passenger an ticket agent of the Rock Island system, wa In the city yesterday afternoon In hi private car. He reached here at 12:40 an departed at a p. m. lie , He. I N. J C AYE! CO UwsII, , harry Pectoral. I have ih4 It for numbar at sculi." Ikiltu fasVosT. flaiuburg, . T. irriino IT CftlTTII nXltlll I Art1 A1K J A I OUU 1 11 UjlAUA Anti-Annexation Meeting Adopts Ee solu tions to Send to Legislature. COMMITTEE TO VISIT THE CAPITAL CITY Itlsrna Object to Annexation to Omaha Wlthoat aabralttlna; Propo sition to Voters of Sooth Omaha Separately. The antl-annexatlon meeting railed for Saturday afternoon at the council chamber was attended by about four score of tax payers. J. M. Tanner was chosen chairman nd Colonel J. n. Watklns acted as sec retary. About the first thing that was done was the appointing of a committee on resolutions. Tknner named Watklns, Montgomery and Welsh. After retiring for a few minutes the committee returned with he following resolutions, which were adopted with only one or two negative votes: Whereas, By the provisions of certain Ills now under consideration by the leg.'s- ature of the state of Nebraska the pre liminary steps are to be taken to so amend ne article or the state constitution relating o county organizations aa to admit of the anncxatlon of the city of South Omaha to manii wlhout the separate vote of the people of the cltv of South Omaha: and nereas. it la inimical to the Interests or tlth Omaha to enact Into law any meas ure affecting; Its Individuality without a vote of the cltlxens of South Omaha; there- ore te it Resolved. That we as citlsena and taxpay ers of South Omnha. in mass meeting as sembled, vehemently protest against the passage of uny act which provblvs for the aklng or any stein leading to the eoneolt- latlm of South Omnha with any other city without a vote of the people of South umiinit separately; and runner ne it KesolveU, Ttlllt tl his exoression be clven the widest publicity possible through the medium of the daily press, and that this resolution ne printeii in concise rorm anil e copy be sent to each member of the legis lature, now in sesBlon at Lincoln. Following the adoption of the resolutions here was considerable talk about the pas- I sage of senate' file No. 130, which' those present asserted meant annexation to Omaha without the consent ot the citizens of South Onaha. Colonel Watklns, F. A Cressey, J. W. Murphy, Dr. W. J. McCrann, L. Bergqulst, H. M. Christie. W. C. Lam bert, A. H. Murdock. Myles Welsh and Wll liam Queenan declared themselves as op posed to annexation at this time. Georgo Paul spoke In favor of annexation, but as he was about the only one In the crowd willing to express an opinion In favor of the bill hla remarks were not given a great deal of attention. I It was decided that a committee ot forty be sent to Lincoln next Tuesday to pro test against the bill. The forty named by Chairman Tanner are all well known busi ness men. When this committee returns from Lincoln it is understood that another meeting will be held for the purpose ot listening to the reports. , . Doing Good Work, The fire department under direction of Chief Etter completed . the flushing of Twenty-fourth street, from J to N streets, yesterday afternoon, and for an hour or so the two lines of hose employed were turned west on N street. The result was that the pavement once more became apparent and quantities of mud went Into the sewers. While the washing of the streets costs lit- .iA i. ..t ih. nn.rnnns tk: . " :.,i. . ,k i'-'" comforts or the cltljens. - . snould tne wenthift remain cood all of the naved streets will be flushed during the next ten w daya. Preparing Notices to Clean I'p. Within the last few days the mayor has bad an inspection made by sanitary offi cials of tlie condition of the alleys in the business portion of the city. The result of the inspection will be the serving of no tices on quite a number of business men to have ashes and garbage removed as soon as possible. Ten daya' time will be given from the date of serving the notices. Ehould property owners neglect to comply within this time the city will have the re fuse removed and charged to the persons owning the property. Brennan Goes Away. William Brennan, for a number of rears chief paymaster at the Cudahy plant, bas been appointed assistant superintendent at the Cudahy house in Sioux City. Mr. Brennan will leave for Sioux City today and it Is expected he will assume the du ties ot his office Monday. Before leaving the Cudahy plant yesterday afternoon Mr. Brennan waa called Into the timekeeper's office, where be was presented with a handsome gold watch, chain and charm by the foreman of the plant. The presenta tion apeech wa made by E. T. Ryan. Mr Brennan was taken by aurprlse and bis response to the presentation remarks would not take up a line In a newspaper. After the presentation Mr. Brennan was bid farewell in the offices of the company by " - nia many ineuas. everyone present wisoen . . , . him auccess In bis new position. After Gas People Again. The second case acalnst the Omaha Gas company win do inea in me aistnci court ... ... ..... m ... . iuuiiuaj. i uia iv lur iuo juukuicui iu uiur I i l i . i- i .. a . i , of Paul Elsfelder for about $4,600, which the city waa compelled to pay. City At- .. . . ... . .. torney Muraoca ana attorneys ior tne gas company met Saturday afternoon and em- paneled a Jury and everything is In readl - ness tor a trial Monday morning. The other case waa not submitted to the Jury, the court instructing a verdict fur South Omaha. Breaking t'p Bad.Gans;. The police are attempting to break up wbat they consider a bad gang o? colored people. For some time these people have made It an object to congregate la the vicinity of Twenty-sixth and P streets and there bold high carnival. Aa aoon as an officer would come within hearing distance It aeemed that the fact waa communicated to the rowdiea and they disappeared. Thursday night a raid was made upon the place and three were arrested. A trial was I had Saturday and all of them were fired. Residents of that part of the city say they are afraid to atay in their houses at nights If these disturbances continue. . for Mo.nlt.l ,..!.. The vaudeville entertainment which will be given by dramatic talent from Omaha, I.UUULH uiuub, i-iuuuiu mm Duum uiuKua for the benefit ot the South Oniaua hoapl- tal is now well under way and will be , . . , . " lu" u urer. jue euicriaiuiucui win oe given on one of the Omaha atagea early In the month oil April. Magic illy Gossip. Ed Cahow has gone to Texas to look after hla cattle Interests. Rev. Peter Swan preache morning and evening today at the United Presbyterian church. The canvass for members for the local Young Men's Christian association closes March 14. R. K. KeeVan has returned to Sioux Falls. 8. U.. after having spent a fortnight herd with menus. Frank J. Ft tie was up from Uncoln yes terday afternoon, attending to aome busi ness matters Mrs. George Hradley, 1214 K street, enter tained the l'resbyterlan King's Daughters rrltlay atternoon. John Flynn and W. D. Godfrey are still at Kxcelsttir Spilngs, where they are rapidly Improving in neaitn. C. W. Hill Is now located at Pacific Junc tion, la. He writes friends here that his health is greatly improved. Seven members of the local Young Men's Christian association attended the state i couvvnllun at ilea tries. Theae delegates will render reports at the meeting to be held h association rooms this afternoon. yesterday cleaning the crossings on the paved street all over the city. Mrs. Hannah lrevfoos returned to her home at Hloux City yesterday, after a Visit with Mr. and Mrs. 11. Steinberg. Mnntirtmprv Weeks drifted in from Fort Doria-e Kan., vesterdav. for the purpose of spending Sunday with friends here. An Important meeting or tne local urana Army post will be held Monday evening. All members are urged to attend. Rev. M. A. Head of the Methodist church Is arranging frr a series of revival meeting at hie church, to commence March a. The Junior leasue of the Methodist church will alve a social, with refreshments, at the church parlors on the evening of March 17. E. 11. Roberts and Samuel McDowell hnve been elected trustees of the First Presby terian church for a term of live years each. Clover Leaf camp No. 8. Royal Neighbors, will give a hard times social at Modern Woodmen hall Thursday evening of this week. Voluntary subscriptions without solicita tion is the way the money for the support of the First l'resbyteriun church la being raised this year. The ladles' Aid society of the First l'resbyterlan church will meet with Mrs. H. I Wheeler MM North Twenty-second street, Wednesday aflerncon of this week. Danish Brotherhood Mnsqaerade. The Annual masnuerade ball of Omaha lodge No. 1. Danish Brotherhood, was held at Washington hall last ntbt. Th affair was largely attended. The masks were varied, striking anil unique, many ot mem helng pretty conceptions as well as elabo- rate. The ball was under the direct man agement of John A. Jansen, as chairman or tne committee oi arrangements, wun Charles Johnson as floor manager. The dance began at s o'clock anc continued until long after midnight. At lit o'clock the dancers unmaeked. Refreshments were served, beginning at 11 o'clock. Runaway Boys Held. A career of adventure was unpleasantly Interrupted yesterday afternoon when Klenzor Gardner, Henry Nelmes, Harley Hush and Leroy Dolun, 15-year-old boys of Aurora, 111., were arrested by Officers Sav age and Russell. 1 he prisoners admitted that thev had run away from comfortable homes with the Idea of following In the il lustrious footsteps of Hurralo Hill. A tele gram waa sent to Aurora regarding the ar rest and late in the nlgnt an answer was ncelved from the chief of police there ask ing that the boys be held until this morn- lug, w hen particulars would be sent. OMAHA SUBURBS. Florence. Miss Dolly Tucker la visiting a few dayB at the home of her mother. Louis Grebe of Omaha was a business visitor here Thursday afternoon. Dr. Akers returned Monday from a few days' visit with relatives In Iowa. Mrs. Louis Green went to Tyson. Neb., Friday to visit relatives for a few days. Miss Emma Klna of Omaha is at home for a week's vacation, visiting her parents. Mrs. Hansen and Miss Kimball of Omaha "ere tne guests or Mrs j. a. , luesoay. u. J. jiuiil tame III 1 1 uiii ion ii lURryM, Neb., ranch this week to vijflt a few days with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Buttle and children spent Saturday and Sunday In Omaha visiting relatives and friends. Miss Mabel Anderson has been aulte sick the last week and was not nble to attend to her studies at the Omaha schools. Mrs. W. R. Wall and daughter Ruth and Miss Edna Price returned Tuesday from a week's visit with relatives at Denton, Neb. mIhk Nelson, who Is teaching school at DeSoto, Web. spent eamroay ana oununy with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nelson. Mr Rauma nt Cnffman. Neb., snent Fri day night here, the guest of his uncle, William Wilson, returning home Saturday morning. The Young Ladles' auxllllary of the Presbvterlan church (rave an entertainment at the city hall Thursday night, which waa K success. Dave Shipley of Washington county was I here thin week looking un a location preparatory to moving here and making I tlii hln f uiii v a nnmA IIIID HID .a,Mhwa3 rtenrv Holllnirsworth. who has been s resident north of town for several years, ha rented the property nf Mr. Richards on Fourth street, and will make his home here this summer. Pat Monvhan haa purchased the Mrs; Prlchard property at Main and Davenport streets and will make that his future home. George Cole will occupy the place vacated by Mr. Monyhan at Fourth and Clay streets, West Ambler. P. Campbell has his new barn under cover and It will soon De compieiea. Miss Mae Syas has been suffering with an acute case of tne grip tnis week Mr. Inning has his family cosily located In their fine new home In East Ambler. Rev. and Mrs. R. M. Henderson are both Quite poorly thla week with severe colds Mrs. Boscom and daughter spent the nrst of the week with Mr. and Mrs. I. Simpson n , iftlrarmnn Roscoe Bonewlts is very low with double pneumonia at the home of his parents on Forty-seventh and Mason streets. Bert French, who has been confined to his bed for the last two months with a broken leg, la able to get out with crutches. Mr. and Mrs. Will McDonald of Burdette street were guests of Mrs. McDonald's mother, Mrs. Malstrlck, the nrst of the week. E. Stevens left Wednesday, with his car of household goods and stock, for his new home In Clark county, South Dakota. Mrs. Stevens left Thursday. Orandma Hickman has rented her home at Forty-third and Grover streets and will live with her granddaughter, Mrs. Bert Oants, in the future. The Epworth league social and oyster I .... , . .... V. ,hl.h Una i Bumier ul nie oouiiiwrBi li.uil,,, " t()-have glven Tlluri,uMy evening of I last week, was postponed until last Friday. at the home of Mr. waisn. K. Stevena had a lively runaway Batur- day of last week. The axle of hlswagon .i nrriKf u mi iriuiiir - - ,ni7ned fter a lonu run without I f , . . i , I . i seriously injuring tne ariver or nuros, Andrew Ziebell of Winner, Neb., brought a carload of cattle ami one or nogs to the South Omaha market Tuesday. He i vtBlt,rt the Tett of the w ek with his step. I dauxhter Mrs. J. K Aughe and family. I Charles Syas Is recovering from an al most fatal attack of hiecoughs. Hi had them six days In succession and was com pletely prostrated before Dr. Clark was called. The doctor Immediately relieved him by using chloroform and by careful nursing and low diet he will soon be able to be about. Benson. Mrs. Ben Morton has been quite sick dur ing the last week. Mrs. O. I). Hellls was confined to her room with Illness a part of last week. Miss Klla Jack of Omaha spent several days of the last week with her friend. Miss Christine Jennings. Mls Frances Davis of the deaf mute in Rlliiilf Hoent a diiv of the nasi, week visit ing at the home of her friend, Miss Maud Zweirul. Mrs. Panaburn seriously scalded herself last week in such a way as to confine her " h" bed- bu "1,e now covering from 1 h ha. hMn pnnn , ,U room with' an attack of grin for two weeks, is again so far recovered as to be I able to attend school I The around has been broken for the lay- .riB 1 of tne Methodist ctiurcn. Services will be held today at the Metho dlst F.piaccpal church at 11 a. m. and 7:30 I 11. in . , ouiiuay tu I iih I Hi iiiii.ii, juiiiui iea(rue at 3;3o ,,. m., and Kpworih league at i m tne evening. .The Ladies' Aid society held lu regular business meeting last Weilnesiluy after noon at the home of Mrs. K. Zwelful. A large number attended and a ID-cent luncn was served from 3 to 5 o'clock. The next meeting will be held In two weeks. Last Sunday's exchange waa the last to be held weekly and after this I. will be held every two weeks. March 21 will be the data or the next one, wltn Mrs. r rederlca as leader. These exrhangej are now being held In the drug store. The oyster supper and entertainment whli h was to have been givt n last Friday evening by the A. and O. cljb of Benson was postponed on account of the bad weather. It will take plac on Friday, March 13. at the Benson to n hall If the weather permits. Dundee. A daughter was born to Mr. ami Mrs. Walter Siewurt of Norfolk. N-b.. Monday. The Dundee Improvement club held a meeting at the school house last Monuay evening. The Dundee Woman's club met Wednes day with Mrs. lJghtnn. when the wars of Ixiuls XIV were considered. The next meeting will be ou Munh U at the botne of Mrs. Curtis. BIC FLOODS THREATENED Southern Biters Continue to lise and Rain to Four from Heaven. SIX INCHES FALL IN EIGHT HOURS Missouri, Wisconsin, Mississippi and Keatnrky All S ne'er, the letter Prediction Innndatlon Sur passing All Records, WASHINGTON, March 7. The weather bureau tonight Issued the apeclal river bul letin: The Mississippi, from Cairo to Helena, Is above the danger lines as follows: Mem phis, 1 foot; Helena, 2.6. In the absence ot rain, conditions, while becoming serious, are not considered critical. A maximum stage of 37 feet Is expected at Memphis provided the levees do pot break. Below Memphis the rise will con tinue a week or more, and a toot or more of water may be expected from Helena to below Vlcksbjrg, making the Vlcksburg stage over 48 feet. In the New Orleans district the rise will continue for three or four weeks, and a twenty-foot stage may be expected. This 111 be accompanied by high southwest winds. Mississippi Above Danger I.lne. NATCHEZ, Miss., March 7. The Missis sippi Is 1 foot above the danger, line. The steamer Senator Cordlll, from Vlcksburg, Is twelve hours overdue, having been de layed by the removal of people and stock to places of safety. All landing places save two between here and Bayou Sara are sub merged. MEMPHIS, March 7. The water baa been pouring through an unfinished gap on the St. Francis levee for two days, and the counties of Lee and Crittenden, in Arkan sss, are overflowed. Reports from points south of Memphis state that many farmers and dwellers In the lowlands have left their homes with their stock. Kentucky Kxpecta Flood. PADUCAH, Ky., March 7. The river here Is 40 feet and rising. Great damage la be ing done in the lowlands, and many river men predict another 1884 flood. Six Inches of Rain Fall. - LAMAR, Mo., March 7. Six inches ot water fell in this vicinity in the eight hours up to midnight, according to the govern ment gauge. Several bridges have been carried away by high water In the river at Norfolk Springs and a portion ot the 'Frisco track j near here has been washed out. At Lamar water seven inches deep stands In the public square and several stores have been flooded. Innndatlon Certain In Indiana. . KVANSVILLE, Ind., March 7. Heavy rains commencing last night and this morn ing threaten to cause the highest water in the Ohio river alnce 1884. The Ohio was at 42 feet . this evening and rising. General rains from 2 to 6 Inches tell all along the Ohio, and tbla added to the flood stage, which has prevailed alnce Sunday, will undoubtedly result In a great flood. It Is believed the stage will exceed 45 feet. Farmers are hurrying from the bayous to high ground, and navigation Is practic ally at a standstill. BROADHEAD, Wis., March 7. A heavy rain fell ' here last night. In some por tions ot the city the tracks and walks were under water to a depth not known before In years. Wind Carries House Half a Mile.. , FORT SCOTT, Kan., March 7. A de structive storm" visited Hlattville, . ten miles south of here, today, doing much damage. One bouse, with its occupanta, a family named Masslln, is locally reported to have been lifted up and carried halt a mile. The bouse was entirely wrecked and the members of the family were badly bruised, Mr. Masslln being probably fatally Injured. A daughter was cut In the side by, flying timbers and is In a dangeroua condition. ... Others besides the Masslln family, were blown out of their houses, but received only slight Injuries. Many horses and cattle were killed by the storm, which lasted about an hour and was followed by the heaviest rain . experienced here In ten years. All the streams are overflowing and damage done by them la great. For Abasing; His Family. W. A. Harless, living at Thirteenth and Lothrop streets. Is the latest of those ar rested for abusing their families. He Is said to have driven his wlte and small chil dren from home Friday night. These took refuge In the house of the wife's mother and refused to return home until the hus band and father had been arrested. Marrlaare Licenses. Licenses to wed bave been Issued to the following: Name and Residence. Age. John J. Peterson, Omaha 40 Anna M. Larson, Omaha 34 Charles U Cllne. Omaha SO Sarah M. Morrow, Omaha 35 FREE TO EVERYONE. Read and Learn How Yon Mar Pro en re It. The question of why one man succeeds and another fails Is a problem that haa pus zles phlloeophern for centuries. One man attains riches and position, while hla neigh bor, who started with seemingly tbe same and better opportunities, exists, in poverty and obscurity. No man can win success who Is suffering from an Irritating and nerve-racking disease, . and the man . who has the qualities of success within him would be quick to recognize this fact and seize the beat remedy to eradicate the trouble. A person afflicted with a serious case of hemorrhoids, or piles, is handicapped In the race for power and advancement. It is impossible to concentrate the mental en ergies when this dreadful trouble is sap ping the vital forces. To show how easily this success destroying trouble can be over come, we publish the following letter from a prominent Indiana man: "When I received the former letter and booklet on 'Piles, Their Nature, Cause and Cure,' I was in a critical condition. Ulcers to tbe number of seven had formed on the Inside of the rectum, culminating In a large tumor on the outside, resembling fistula. I suffered tho most excrutiatlng pain, could get no rest day or night. After reading the booklet I aent to my druggist, but be happened to be out of Pyramid Pile Cure Just at that time. However, I obtained a part of a box from my brotber-ln-law and began their use. Five Pyramids com pletely cured me. . I procured a box later, but bave bad no occasion to use tbem. I have been waiting to aee that the cure was permanent before writing yeu of ita success. I believe Pyramid Pile Cure to be the great est and beat pile cure on the market, and ask you to pleaae accept ot my grateful thanks for tbla Invaluable remedy. . I take great pleasure In recommending its ubs to any sufferer along this line. Yoa may use the name It you wish for reference to anyone afflicted with thla disease." J. O. Llttell, Arthur, Ind. You can obtain a free sample of thla won derful remedy, also the booklet described above by writing your name and address plainly on a postal card and mailing it to the Pyramid Drug Co.. Marshall, Mich. DO YOU GET DP WITH A LAME J ' Jin ( aw i i pS mi laJ af.; f,, w jj y;, , Have You Rheumatism, To Prove what SWAMP-ROOT, the Remedy, will do foriYOU, all; Bottle Sent Free by:MalL Tain or dull ache in the back is unmis takable evidence of kidney trouble.- It la Ns lure's timely warning to show you that the track of health Is not clear. . . ' If these danger signals are unheeded, more serious results are sure to follow; Brtght's disease, rhlch is the worst form of kidney trouble, may ateal upon you. The mild and the extraordinary effect ot the world-famous kidney and bladder rem edy, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, Is soon realised. It stands the highest for Its won derful cures of the most distressing cases. A trial will convince anyone and you may have a sample bottle free, by mall. Backache, Trie Acid and I'rlaary Trouble. Dr. Kilmer & Co Blnghamton, N. T. Gentlemen: When 1 -wrote you last March for a sample bottle of Swamp-Root, my wife was a great sufferer from back ache, rheumatism and urinary trouble, also excess of uric acid and liver trouble. After trying the sample bottle she bought a large bottle here at the drug store. . That did her so much good she bought more. The) effect of Swamp.Root was wonderful and almost immediate. She haa felt no return of the old trouble since. F. THOMAS. 427 Best St., Buffalo, N. T. Lame back is only one symptom of kid ney trouble one of many. Other symp toms showing that you nee jSwamp-Roott are, being obliged to pass water often dur ing the day and ,to get up many times at night. Inability to hold your urine, smart ing or, irritation in paaslng, brick dust or aediment in the urine, catarrh of the blad der, uric acid, oonatant headache, dliitnesa. Sleeplessness nervousness, irregular heart beating, rheumatism, bloating. Irritability, To Ms n y Points in the State of California EVERYDAY The Union Pacific will sell One-way Colonist Tickets at the following rates FROM MISSOURI RIVER TERMINALS $25.00 to San Francisco, Los Angeles ) T"k;,;b,U . and many other California points. ) to June is, itbs $20.00 to Oden and Salt Lake City. &20.00 to Butte. Anaconda and Helena. era . c . -i' ' ' t.nf..i.-i xru I itiiSUIO pooneix vva.tmn.iicc, vvaaii.r Tickets en $25.00 to Everett, Fairhaven and NewVfsie f.o. is Wr.atrr.rn. via Huntintrton & Snokane. 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Hospitals use It with won derful success in both cllght and aevere cases. Doctors recommend it to their patients and usa it in their own families, becauso tbey recognlzo in Swamp-Root the greatest and most successful remedy. If you bave the slightest symptoms , ot kidney or bladder trouble, or if there la a trace ot It In your family history, oend at once to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Blnghamton. N. T., who will gladly sond you free by mall. Immediately, without coat to you, a sim ple bottle of Swamp-Root and a book ot wonderful Swamp-Root testimonials. Ba sure . to say that you read this generous offer In The Omaha, Sunday Bee. If you are already convinced that Swamp Root is wbat you need, yod can purchase tbe regular fifty-cent and oae-dollur sir bottles at drug stores everywhere. Don't' make any mistake, but remember tha no , Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Blnghamton, N. T., ' on .every bottle. T o Many Points in Oregon snd Wachlno-f An iiasiiiiihivu 1803. jortland. 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