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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1903)
THE OMAHA' DAILY KEE: TUESDAY, OCTOnEi: 13. Mm. THOMAS MURRAY HAS PASSED anussssaunsauj Another of Omaha's Pioneeri Joint the Eileat Mfjmtj. DEATH COMES TO HIM UNEXPECTEDLY Ia4 Been Ailing Some Tim, bat DI4 Not Think Ilia Illness Serious and Refused to Have a Physician. -torn Murray, known to residents of Omaha for nearly fifty years, died in the cottar of Mro. Johnson at Thirteenth and "rederick streets, at 1:30 Sunday after noon. Mrs. Johnson was formerly em ployed by Murray lrt his palmy days, be fore his fortune had declined and his financial sun had set. Murray came to Omaha from Boston In the early fifties and waa one of the earli est residents of thld' city. During the early days of his residence bere he en gaged In the Junk ' business, attending publlo salea and buying anything which was offered. He never made .much money in a business way, but 'acquired consider able real estate when It waa cheap, the increase In value of 'Which made him worth at one time about WOO.OOO, according J to the estimate of T. J. Mahoney, who f Was hla attorney. The first financial mls atep mado by Mr. Murray was the build ing of the hotel which still bears his name, at Fourteenth and Harney street. When be began work on the building his for tune was at lte' height h. He possessed little ready money, - but all of his real estate holdings were practically free from Incumbrance. A large amount of money was borrowed to complete the building, and after it 'Waa finished more loans were negotiated to conduct the business. In that manner the bulk of his real estate became plastered with mortgages, which be waa unable to meet. Several years ago ' the holders of the paper began foreclosure proceedings, and for a long period the most of hla business consisted in getting from under his obligations in a legal way. He oould not save the day and practically everything which he poaseased went down In the financial storm. I. J. Dunn, who has been his attorney Curing the laat five years, said last night that the Judgment against the estate would more than consume all the equity In It Vprlght and Honest. Mr. Murray waa a man of few friends and practically no confidants. There are few people who knew him aa he really waa. Thoae who have been connected closely with him In a business way say be waa honest and upright In all his deal ings. He was very, close and exacted everything which was due him, but wronged no man out of a dollar. He was a man not well understood, but lived in Ma own peoullar way, not molesting any one, providing they did not molest him. The principal part of his real estate hold ings constated 'of the Murray hotel cor ner, and the corner opposite; a block of land across the street south from the court house; 160 acres of land In the vi- vii in i. j- vi ruvsrview para, ana aoout 1,000 j kiw oi iarm janoa in ine western part of Doug-la county. ' He also possessed aome other property 'about the city, but at the time of hla death all of It stands In the name of other people. He had been living of late In an old build ing on the- land opposite the court house, which now belongs to Herman Kountse. During the laat six months be had com plained of not- feeling well, but no one thought he was In a critical condition. Sat urday evening he called at the residence of Mrs. Johnson and. complained of feeling worse than usual. The woman wanted to send for a physician, but he would not hear of it, and went to bed. About 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon he became unconscious and Mrs. Johnson sent for Dr. Esklldsen. It was too late, however, and Mr. Murray died about twenty minutes after the ar rival of the physician. His disease was pronounced 'tuberculosis. About three months ago be fell and Injured himself severely, and It Is thought tbe accident ' may have hastened his death. The only relatives known which survive the deceased are a sister who resides In - the vicinity of Boston and two nephews, one of whom, Charlee Lindsay, Is now at some point In South Dakota,, and tbe other, William !.' Murray, lives In this city and is employed by rthe 'electric light company laying cables . The- body lies at the under taking rooms of-theyMaul-Da vis company. No arrangements bad been made last night In regard t ,tbe' .funeral, and none will probably' be made 'until the nephew now in South Dakota can be heard from. He was never married. ' Here of Many Tales. Many tales have been told in Omaha re garding Murray, most all of which deal with his eccentricity of character and his undisputed love pf money, and many were the Jokes which were played upon him In tbe earlier days of the city's history. It can be truthfully said that In moat of them Murray did not come out second beat. But la certain parts of the city where he has long been a familiar figure the rattle of hla Antiquated rig and his cluck to the like wise antiquated steed. which he was In the habit of driving will be missed. During tbe building of the Union Paolflo i ' 1 : 0 headquarterf Murray had charge of trie work. He was a carpenter by trade and worked oft and on at the business for several year after he came west. The build inar was originally put up for hotel pur poses. At the time of his death, he was about T5 years old, although there la no one here at present who knows exactly bow old he was. OMAHA SUBURBS. Florence. Miss Dora Caskey of Ttlg Spring Is visit Ins Mr. and Mrs. Charles Townsend. Mrs. F. T. Gilbert and children of Coun cil Bluffs are visiting friends here. Mr. and Mrs. William Panlte spent Bun dav In Omaha the guests of relatives. Frank Flake of Wakefield la spending a week vl'iltlng the family of L. C. Ducker. Miss Emma King of South Omaha spent Sunday; here visiting her parents and friends. Willie Crosby, employed by the North western railway at Omaha, Is at home on vacation.. Mr. and Mrs. Bum Lewis of Bancroft are visiting Mrs. Lewis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Thlrtle. Jasper Smith, proprietor of the Florence drug store, Is visiting friends in Mllo, la., for a, few days. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thomas of Omaha pent Sunday visiting at the home of Thomas Ritchie. Mn and Mrs. James Rurhanan of Omaha Tent Sunday here as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Buttle. Mr. and Mrs. 8. Seldner of Fremont are here visiting their daughter, Mrs. W. A. Voder, for a few days, Mr. James A. Holtzman returned Tuesday afternoon from a months' visit with rela tives in l'hlladelphla and Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs. J. Weber, Jr., spent Sunday in Omnha, the guests of Mrs. Weber's par ents, Mr, and Mrs. John Bondessen. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Nichols gave a party at their home, Hylo Place. Tuesday night for the benefit of St. Mark's church. The Ladles' Aid society of the Ponca church will hold a special meeting Wednes day afternoon at the home of Mra. Carrie Deyo. Mrs. E. D. Calahan and Mrs. P. A. Johan sen were visitors a couple of days this week at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Keyo. Several of the frlenda of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Walker surprised them at their home Saturday night. The evening was spent In games of various kinds and refresnmtmts were served. Hev. Camp, former minister of the Pres byterian church here, spent a couple of days visiting old friends before leaving for Chicago, where he will take a course in McCormlck seminary. Thomas A. Marriott of the Allls-Chalmers company of Milwaukee, who la here super intending. the Installation of a pump at the pumping station, was called to Chicago Tuesday evening on account of the death of nis miner. West Ambler. Mrs. Kldd is entertaining her father and mother from David City. Mr. and Mrs. Nlcklen are contemplating removing to North Omaha. Mr. Allen and family were the guests of Mrs. Lena Darling Inst Week. Mr. and Mrs. I. Syas are entertaining relatives from North Platte this week. The Ladles' Aid society met at Mrs. Bone wits' on Thursday last, and nearly com pleted a quilt. Ed Dawson and family and Will Aughe and wife were the guests of their fathers during carnival week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Syas are entertain ing their uncle, Isaac Hegabone and wife, from Southern Nebraska. Mrs. Hlnsman and daughter. Miss Marv. are nicely housed in their new home at orty-sixtn and Fact no streets. Miss Anna Mlkeeell, primary teacher In c ouncil tiiuca. accompanied by her sister. Miss Lyda, were guests of Mrs, J. U. Auxlte the last or the week. Mrs. Ft. M. Henderson was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Nelson Pratt, Monday. airs, jonn uants ana aaugnter, Mies Anna, have returned from their month's visit to northwest Nebraska. J. E. Aughe was agreeably surprised last Saturday By a visit from his sister. Mrs. J. Whltelock, and brother, J. T. Aughe of Ashland, ana urotner Kooert, recently or New Mexico, and whom he has not seen for seven years, iney returned home Bun day. Benson. ' Miss Lettte Smith of Plattsmouth spent iasc eunaay visiting wun inenas in uen son. -j . . Mr. and Mrs. Otis of California are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. McCoy. Mrs. Otla la a sister oi Mrs. MC( ov. Mrs. O. H. Hmlth or l-lattamoutn spent last Thursday at the home or her daughter, Mrs. u. w. bleiger, ana iook in ine street fair. Harvev J. Grove returned home last week from his visit in the east. Mra. Grove and children also returned from Ashland, where they were visiting. W. E. Bomers and Thomas J. Hull of this Dlace were elected as president and treasurer respectively of the Douglas countv convention. The Benson Publlo schools were closed last Wednesday at noon to give the teach' eis and scholars a chance to take in the narnda and street fair. The poatponed business meeting of the Epworth league wilt oe neia mis evening. October li. tne postponement oeing on ac enunt of the conference. Mrs. Scott of Havelock was the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. E. Hoffman, a few days during the Ak-Sar-Ben festivities. She returned home me miaaie oi tne weex. x Dundee. W. L. Selby was out of town on bus! nesa lest week. Mrs. Fullerton of Fullerton, Neb., and her niece, Miss Jensen, are the guests of Mrs, W. a. Curtis. Mrs. 8. R Rush has returned from her trio to Hannibal. Mo. R. C. Peters is at home again after a business trip to the east. Cement crosswalks are now being laid on narts of Forty-ninth street. During Ak-Sar-Ben week the Dundee cars, with their extras, were run to their fullest capacity throusnout the day and evening, Mra. Frank Hutchinson and Mra Frank Bwan of Hloux City are visiting Mrs. P. J. Barr. Their husbands are expected here this weeK. Mrs. D. L. Johnson and Mrs. Q. 8. Leavltt represented the Dundee Woman's clun at the state federation held In Fre mont last week. Rev. Thomas K. Hunter, the new pastor of the Dundoe Presbyterian church, has moved Into one or the houses on Daven port street, near Fiftieth street . M. , .1 The PURITY of the STURDY PURITAN, the SWEETNESS of the BLOSSOHING r W M e". v W sat w j JnV m m - - . m a A. ,SK. --euana- w .jnusr AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Improvement Clubs Demanding Fir Ejdranti and Street Lights. NO MONEY IN SIGHT TO PAY FOR THEM Chief of rollce Issues Orders that All Suspicious Characters Be Ran In as Boon as potted. The improvement clubs all over the city keep after the city council for more lights, more fire'hydranU and better pavements. As far as the unpaved streets are con cerned the people aeem to be satisfied, as the streets this year have been kept In better repair than for a long time. There la no money on hand to supply more hy drants or elect rlo street lights and con sequently nothing will be done this year in this line. One thing is being done at the request of the Improvement clubs and that Is the laying of sidewalks and cross walks. The street department is kept busy these days laying something like eighty crosswalks ordered some time ago and two-plank sidewalks are being put down In all of the outlying districts. In the laying of walks and crosswalks especial attention is being paid to the localities near school houses in order that pupils at the Schools will not have to wade through mud In order to go to and from school. Mayor Koutsky proposes to have the side walks and the unpaved streets In first-class shape by the end of the month. In this work he Is being assisted by City Engineer Beal, who Is devoting all his time these days to the needed Improvements. Since the mayor has done away with a street commissioner several thousand dol lars has been saved to the city, as the work Is now being done by the city en gineer and the mayor. It is the usual cus tom for the mayor and the t engineer to look after all complaints about sidewalks or washouts personally and this has re sulted In a big saving to the taxpayers. The laying of permanent sidewalks Is still olng on and more will be laid before cold I weather comes. The laying of these solid) walks will, it Is expected, prevent In a great measure damage suits on account of personal Injuries occasioned by persona falling Into holes on wornout plank walks. Arresting All Suspects. At roll call at police headquarters last night Chief Brlggs gave orders that all suspicious characters should be arrested and brought to the station. Several small robberies have been reported lately and the chief thinks It advisable to arrest all sus pects as soon aa they arrive In the city. One thing the chief la going to atop la the congregation of offlcera at Twenty-fourth and N streets. After 11:30 o'clock it Is hard to find an officer on Ms beat, as they are all waiting for the midnight whistle to blow, when they go to lunch. The chief will Insist that hereafter officers take turns about In going to lunch and that a portion of the force will be on duty during the usual lunch hour. Ready for Roof. Bruce McCulIoch, president of the South Omaha Library board, said last night that Contractor Weise had reported to him that the structure was ready for the roof and that all that was needed now was the steel trusses. It Is expected that these trusses will be placed In position within the next ten days. Then the roof can be placed on ths building. So far only $20,000 of the amount given by Mr. Carnegie has been expended. The library board thinks that the building will be under cover before winter comes and that the interior work will be completed early In the . spring. The contract calls for a completed build ing by January L This will hardly be pos sible at the rate the work Is going on. Just ss soon as the board la reorganised some books will be bought. Up to the pres ent time no books have been selected. Cn-llt Getting Better. Casper Cuslk, who was run over and seriously Injured by a Burlington train at the crossing at Thirty-eighth and L streets late Saturday night. Is still at the South Omaha hospital. He was reported aa get' ting some better. Since this accident has occurred the attention of the mayor and city council has been called to the need of a watchman at this crossing and it may be that at tonight's meeting the company will be ordered to place a watchman there both day and night. A number of accidents have occurred at this crossing in the last few years and a watchman is needed. . Council Meets Tonight. When the city council meets tonight there will be no action taken on the viaduct or the street vacating ordinances. Action on these ordinances has been deferred on account of the restraining order from the district court The bearing In these cases cornea up on Saturday of thla week. A number of sidewalk ordinances will come up for second reading and one or two on third reading. There will be little busi ness before the council unless something transpires today. Cunningham Still East. Frank H. Cunningham of South Omaha, who was recently elected president of the Rural Mall Carriers' Association of the United States, is still In the east. No one In South Omaha seems to know Just where Mr. Cunningham is, but he Is supposed to Ready Btti 1 ' If you use it you have the best laxative the world , S3 1' . San FruncUco, CaL , - 1 , 1 i I produces. Louisville. Ky. New York. N. V. ! j?j I FOB SALS BY ALL LEADIXG DRUGGISTS. jj f j be in Washington. The fact that he was elected from this district brought forth the Idea that the headquarters of the associa tion would be in South Omaha. Until Mr. Cunningham returns from his vacation It will not be known where his headquarters will be. Maglo City ftossiu. There will be no meeting of the Board of Kducatlon this evening. Fred Ingersoll, 811 North Twenty-second street, Is on the sick list. J. W. McKay leaves today for Syracuse, Neb., to look after property Interest. F. J. Etter and wife have gone easts for a two weeks' stay with friends and rela tives. The woman's auxiliary of the Young Men's Christian association will hojd a gift social at the axsoclatton parlors on N street Tuesday aftornoon. C. A. Melchor and wife have returned from Atlantic, la., where they spent a few days visiting relatives. Mario City lodge No. 80. Fraternal Union of America, will give a baked-bean supper at Workman hull tonight. The Century Literary club will meet on Tuesday afternoon at St. Martin's guild hall. Twenty-fourth and J streets. A. R. Kelly, former mayor of South Omaha, arrived In the city Saturday from the west. He will return to Dead wood, S. D., today. THINKS BOARD WILL YET WIN Omaha Grain Man Looks for Backet Shops to Lose In Spite of Court Decision. "Notwithstanding thla decision," said Mr. Ward of Ward & Barnes, in the Board of Trade building, which . dissolves the Injunction made by the1 lower federal court In Missouri, preventing the Postal Tele grpah company from , delivering Chicago Board of Trade quotatjqns to the Chrlstlo Oraln and Trust company, of Kansas City, I believe that , the Board . of Trade will win in its fight against the bucket shops. The board Is yearly spending large sums of money In this fight to protect Its quota tions as property and until this decision tho courts have generally conceded the property right. - "I see the Chicago papers say there are no bucket shops in Omaha. This Is, of course, untrue. About a year and a half ago they were excluded from the Board of Trade building, but that Is the only step taken locally against them. The principal fight made by the Chicago board has been against this Christie company in Kansas City, for it is that concern which supplies quotations to the Omaha and Lincoln bucket shops. Christie has so far managed to get his quotations and no one has been able to say how. As common carriers, the telegraph companies Cannot refuse to lease him wires, and, of course, have no Inter ference with what goes over thorn, but if It can be discovered where he gets his quota tions, It is their business to cut off that supply. "The fight made on the shops has made It much more difficult and expensive for them to get the quotations. The New York Stock exchange will undoubtedly take up the fight when the Board of Trade haa won Ita part, and that will cut off the stock quotations, which are the princlpual de pendence of the bucket shops. Works Wonders for Women. Electric Bitters Invigorate the female system and cures nervousness, headache, backache and constipation or no pay, 6Cc. 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Kelly of the Union Paclflo have gone to Salt Lake City to attend the meeting of the directors of that road. Alex Millar of New York City, general secretary of the Harrlman lines. Joined the party at the depot here and will also participate in the meeting which takes place today. Among the important matters to be con sidered by the directors Is that of establish ing a continuous double track? from Omaha to Ogden. Some double-tracking haa been and la being done and it is the purpose of the company to have the entire route double-tracked as soon as It can possibly do so. Other Improvements of the route and road bed are under way and will be considered at this meeting. It Is said that the old board of directors will be re-elected and that the administration of Mr. Burt will be endorsed and his election confirmed for an other period. Rnntors About Baxter. - In railroad circles considerable gossip is bolng epept on the probable plans pf R., W, Baxter, whose resignation aa superintend ent of the Nebraska division of the Union Paclflo becomes effective Thursday. It Is known that Mr. Baxter has received more than' one substantial offer from railroads, Before his resignation he was tendered an offer from the Rock Island, which, after some consideration, he did not accept. Rumors are afloat about one or two other offers made to him, but Mr. Baxter has not intimated publicly any thing of his plans. Some of his railroad acquaintances are responsible for the state ment that he means to retire from active service, having a competency which might easily permit him to do so, and make his home in Oregon. Mr. Baxter's own state' ment that he Intenda to remain In railroad service, however, would seem to discredit this latter rumor. Cars for Great Western. The Chicago Great Western has ordered thirty-six cars for passenger service. eleven first class, seven cafe observation, five milk, four chair, four buffet, three baggage and two mall cars from the Pullman company at Chicago, delivery to be made in February and March of next yeara. The coachca will be 60 feet long 104 feet wide, and 14 feet 6Vi Inches high over all The observation oara Will be TO feet long, milk cars 60 feet long, chair cars 65 feet long, buffet cars 63 fedt long, baggage cars 60 feet long and- the mail cars 60 feel long The special equipment for all will Include Sterllngworth break-beams. Westinghouse air-brakes, Chicago couplers, Forsyth cur tain fixtures, pantasote curtain material Symington dust guards, Miller platforms, and standard steel wheels. Expressmen Want Increase. Employes of the Paclflo Express company, FIELDS, the HARVEST ambered food science." Its component parts are all wholesome. It acts gently without unpleasant after-effects. It is wholly free from objectionable substances. It contains the laxative principles of plant3. It contains the carminative principles of plants. It contains wholesome aromatic liquids which axe agreeable and refreshing to the taste. All are pure. All are delicately blended. All are skillfully and scientifically compounded. Its value is due to our method of manufacture and to the orginality and simplicity of the combination. To get its beneficial effects buy the genuine. Manufactured by LirORjflA JlVRlIP (? San Fra.nclco, CaL , Louisville. Ky. New York. N. V. FOB SALS B T ALL LEADING PS UGG1STS. about to make a demand upon the company for shorter hours and more pay. For several weeks the movement which Is sntd to represent a membership of 6,000 employes has been on foot, and the Paclflo company It Is said, has been selected to be used aa a starter so that in case the demand goes through, it will be tried on the other companies. The raclflc company operates over thousands of miles of road In the west and southwest, including the Gould and Harrlman lines. The officers of the ex press company are James Fggleston, presi dent and Frederick C. Gentsch general unwtnl.nilonl nnil t Via r fH mm nf th. brotherhood of expressmen are In Chicago. KILLED BY FALL. FROM CAR Sknll of John Nelson is Fractured and He Dies Shortly Afterward at Hospital. John Nelson, a laborer residing at 2322 Pierce street, died at Clarkson hospital at 8:15 o'clock last night. Nelson was on his way downtown about 5:30 yesterday after noon. He was on a northbound South Omaha car and when the car reached the south end of the Sixteenth street viaduct he fell off in some way, alighting on the back of his head. When picked up he was unconscious and the patrol wagon was called. He was removed to the hospital, where attention was given him by Police Surgeon MacDiarmtd and the hospital phy sician. Nelson never regained conscious ness. Hla skull was fractured at the base. Conductor L; Frank and Motorman A. J, Mead, who were in charge of the car, No. SS, stated after the accident that Nelson must have been pushed off the car by some one. At least that, was the only way In which they could account for the fall, as they did not believe the car was running fast enough when the man fell to throw him off. He was standing on the rear step at the time the accident happened and Just aa the car rounded the curve he fell out wards. Nelson was a married man and about 36 years of age. ' Flagrant Infringement Case. Manufacturers and dealers who are In terested In the protection of trie trade and the public from Infringers and Imitators will be glad to hear that the courts have lately punlBhed one offender severely. Some months ago the Lleblg's Extract of Meat Co., Ltd., obtained an Injunction In the Circuit Court of the United States, restraining one J. T. Walker from further imitating their labelH .and packages. Walker, who seemed to think that "In junctions don't go," kept right on selling Extract of Beef in packages and wrappers resembling the genuine Lleblg Company's Extract of Beef, till the court recently adjudged him guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to ten days Imprison ment In New York County Jail and fined him $1,000, with directions that he be con fined In prison till the fine is paid or his release ordered by the court. Los Angeles. CaL, and Ban Francisco. The Missouri Paclflo railway will sell tickets to Los Angeles or San Francisco and return at the very low rate of f&0. Tickets on sale from October S to IT, In clusive. For further Information call or address day agent of the company or Thomas F. Godfrey, passenger and ticket agent, S. E. corner 14th and Douglas sta., Omaha, Neb. of Centuries of thought iiii m . ii r. !l It p COSSIP OF TDE POLITICIANS Oity Central Oommittea Meets to Act on Bchool Board Nominations, ONLY TWO CANDIDATES SO FAR ON FILE Men Named by Democrats els Nom inees for School Hoard Sur prised to Learn of the , Action. The republican city committee will meet Tuesday night in room SU3, VeW York Life building, to consider tho matter of Board of Education nominations. Thus far only two candidates have fllod, Irving G. Barlght of the Sixth ward and J. W. Maynard of the Ninth ward, ft member of the present board. If no more than five have filed by the time the committee meets It will be incumbent upon the committee to declare these five the' regular nominees, but If more than five havo filed their names as candidates, the committee will have to call a convention for Friday to make nominations. All candidates must file fees with Treasurer Morgan of the committee not later than today noon. Subsequent developments show that the democrats were not altogether happy In their choices of nomlneea for the school board. One of the number, Alfred Millard, who lives at 2505 Farnum strpet, in the Fourth precinct of the Fourth ward. Is registered as a republican. . Mr.. Millard was observed Monday In a charge on the New York Life building, his object being to find out the Identity of the chair man of the democratlo City committee and te present his resignation. George B. Lake, another nominee, who. also lives In the Fourth, ward, is not affiliated . with any party, according to the showing of the reg istration books. James B. Sheehan. the railroad attorney, has had no aspersions cnt oh his party loyalty, but has Intimated that he will not pose as a candidate, as he haa no Inclination or taste for the office. "As a matter of fact it would not sur prise me if alj the nominees except Judgo Lake resigned," said a democratlo leader Monday. , "Lake Is the ordy man I am sure of that will stick on the ticket." . The registration place in the Fourth dis trict of the Fourth ward has been changed from the tent at the northeast corner of Twenty-fifth and Farnam streets to a barn at 2606 Douglas street.. This Is the only amendment made ao far to the list pub lished S-iturday. In order to strengthen his candidacy for the district bench. Judge Dickinson Monday filed papers whtcb provide for hla nomina tion by petition. Judge Dickinson la the regular nominee of the democratic convention. The domina tion by petition is a matter personal to Judge Dickinson, The papers filed, in clude the name of 275 voters. " ' Punished for Contempt of Court. BLOOMINGTON, 111., Oct. 12 -William O'Nell, arrested lust week for sllegml at tempt to bribe the lawyers lur the defense In a Chicago Hoard of Trade suit, was given a heurlng today for contempt of court, lined $100 and sentenced to sixty dsya In Jail. The criminal side of the case W be handled by the grand Jury. . , 1 : join in all grocers. - - JS .