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rXTE OMAITA DAILY HEEi SUNDAY. -NOVEMBER 20, 1903.- WORK OF RECOVERY STOPPED Men Digghr o: Bol'io' D?nJ Firemen IMMINENT DAS ji ;ATLP.C. L Bllh Winds' in . ... Wrabtitd oier .. . Inrl aud .In? u. A c iu. c.i to S1 . . i . .ma'i, . "earful of tin 1 1. na ui.! ;i r li! a more appellln i vi to. I I. . i t recover the Lo..i.u ol i..v .u.r u .1.1 n burled beno'th to .3 of nv f o. iu Allen Bros, ito.a.e l.oia-e v.u .. .i,o..i II, suspended Li 4 ,e .f.aj,, A. that hour a w.nJ cf co.u us.a-.J v.io Uy came up from the i.ir; n ar.j ,l.e walla of tht ma L...1 I K 1.1 .hi u ..u Storage comi u y, wMji. hu.e .i.u n, since the fl.e w.t.x .t -,.y .....I ......i the Interior of tho uull a an to -w nd crack and oaasli.u. S...-1. j.,L.. (ell In. Danger to ins inon ..saj.- .it hi work of recuo tumme mo.o u..u ...Lie im minent aa the tviu.i l.uru.. ui.d .1 v.a. decided to c. 11 them oft un.il ij-li il.ne ao the fireroen, wlh t.id as.fta .iu of h; engineer depnrtmen , could render iho . ui k less hasardojs i pu..l . ihe i.Lrtu. -. 1 down to the height of the ;l:st ttoty. v..h an energy b.m tf 3.-p oration it.eme.i (an early to tiar town tne a. a u l.n! t. -iM and a portion of tho ,ar,Uljn .aii u tw e.i the collapsed storehouse, and the la. i c'x dflo Btorag s bul u.i.g. w. lc.i ..u i. g ih j night gave cvldui uf w ua.iva. vl. . 1-j be raaed bcioie tho w.ra ci ujivln Uo.vn Into the wrcjkaga la retimed. By noon the walli hud bn pjrt ol.y pulled down, and about 3 o'clock It was ui. alder ed safe for the men iu pro.ee. v.'iih the work of excavating f jr the bjd.es. Why th Men Lift UU. A report oirojlated gen tA y thai .hi thirty-Ova men digging r..r tha bo. lea In day night had refuixj to go in l.h the work from ler of the tjpp.lng walU was dlecredlted by one of the worKroc.i, who aid: "We did n't refura to contlnuj work, but When told that we could proceed and inkj our own chance we all quit." Working In a dim, uncertain light, con stantly breathing nox.out gases rlhliig In blinding and stifling clouds from tho moan of smouldering w.tctj , tha met were not loath to quit, thl.i workman ixt uitued, but had Condition berii lavurub e iu t a nan would have lala iuwii hi Mi.ovel, he said, and on.y sh reservation actuated them In declining tj co..tinua work when told that thoy did to at iheh- own rUk. ' "LamenUtble as It Is that tha recovery of the bodies of our brave boys has been topped temporarily," said Assistant Chief Windham, "yet It was Impossible to proceed without endnngerlng the lives of all tha men working In the building. It Is now necessary to tear down those walls and when this Is done tha rescuing party may proceed without fear of injury." Basement Flan Abandoned. Asked regarding the possibility nf getting at tha -bodies from the basement of tha main building occupied by Allen Bros., Mr. Windham said: "That plan waa proposed Friday night, and we went down and carefully examined the walla and forced our way through an Iron covered door leading from tha basement of the main building Into that of tha building which fell. We found that tha first floor la hanging by the Joist to tha east fire wall and reaches down to the bottom of tha cellar and Is Inclined at an angle of about 46 degree. It Is weighted down ' with thousands of tona of debris and (ha entire weight of the atock carried on all the top floors of the building. It would be Impracticable to try to recover the bodies from the basement and would endanger the Uvea of workmen from the fact that It would require little to cause this floor to sink to the bottom of the cellar. The work of rescue must continue from the surface, and I believe It will be two or three days yot before we reach the bodies." Water waa turned off the fire at an early hour, but Incipient biases which sprung up during the forenoon made It necessary to resume cooling the mass and two lines were opened np from the north end. Mayor Neons at Bceae. ' Mayor Moores was at tha scene of the conflagration early. He said he regretted very much that tha work of recovering the bodies had to be stopped even temporarily, but would personally see that It was resumed and prosecuted with all possible expedition aa soon as the danger ous walls had been raised. ."Every effort will bo centered on the recovery of the bodies," the mayor con tinued "and I hope for, no further delay than this." Twelve firemen ere ctlll detailed at the fire. But few of them exprese the 'hope of recovering the bodies of their fellow workers before some time Sunday. Shoplifter rar.ajht. Detective Lee Grler raptured two alleged hop lifters at tha Boston store Friday evenlnsr. One who was found to be 111 was released from the custody of the offl- TUB VALUE OF CHARCOAL. Vww roil Kbow How Csefal It Is am Preaewvtasj Health aad Scanty. Nearly everybody know that charcoal is the safest and moat efnclent disinfectant and purifier In nature, but few realize Its value when taken Into the human system (or the same cleansing purpose. , . Charooal Is a remedy tluit the more Vu take of It the better; It is not a drug at ail, but simply absorbs the gases and in purities always present In the stomach suad Intestines and carries them out of the system, --Charcoal sweetens the breath after smok ing, drinking or after eating anions and other odorous vegetables. Charooal effectually e'eirs and Improves the complexion. It writers the teeth and further acts as a natural and eminently sale carthartle. It absorbs the Injurious guea which col loot la the stomach an 3 bowels; It disin fects the mouth and throat from tho .poison of catarrh. All druggists stll charcoal In one fom or another, but probably the best chnrconl and the most for the money Is In Btuirt's Absorbent Lozenges; they are composed of the finest powdered Willow charcoal and ether harmless antiseptics in' tablet form, r, rather. In the form of large, plosunt tasting losengea, the charcoal being mixed with honey. The dally use of these lozenges will soon tell la a much Improved condition of the general health, hotter complexion, sweeter breath and purer blooj, and the beauty nf It la, that no possible hirm can re ml from their ccntiP'te us;, but. on the icp. trary. great t eneflt. A Buffalo, physician. In speaking of the banents of rlismnl. ssys: "l bdvl.ii Stuart's Al so bent I.c-.enses tn ell patlonts uffoiing from g is In the stomach anJ bowels, and to r!enr the complexion and purify the lr-it'. mo-it'i and threat; I also believe the liver It trr-nly benefited by tha dally u-s of them; they cost but twenty-five cents, a bo t flrur stcres, an! although In sine s-rie a patent rwepan tlon, yet I believe I get more end better eharooal In Stuart's Absorbent Losengea than Is any eg ths cbArcveJ tah- seW ' ofm, hut her slater. Mm. Mary MnKrnna, who lately rnni to South Umnha from C'rstnn, la., wan arraigned In polloe court or. the ch:ir; e of rricurlng twelve yards o' filk. vltioiJ nt till or.ts the yard, one rh-ttla'n h' c et TS rent.i, and ono woman's w iM. vi Iipi a tdi found guilty of the lirrny of inn ime nnJ (lneuf,,t and ci .-tr. ivl.irh ! rcll. v:.7c u .iC J i;iTE?.ESTED V. M'. t ? A U ii Im ilannoet and t'oi-I Mi-nnrUI rxivrn for V.vr ' Vltren. cut it tti " ?r.' nlon of Clnrl F. V i '-i- f'al Siilirtinr for (lie II. Ac "... O 'l 1 - ' Voteron Firemen's usnocli llon '; , likely al nndon tlr projos'"l it' uM ;.ingut for v.-hlfh invitations hnve p'ro-icv t 'rn lactic! iri.', i ithcr on .thit 'pip. Wrtfnciday, rreetnt'er ?, or on the Ii 1'owln;; S;;nday hold r.emorlil services In t'onor of the fo-jr flretien, whos bodlns r. iv: lie l;cpeith the wri-f kngc of the atur i lion" at Jor.e-i end Nkilli strrti. tn u letter daffd November 27 Mr. Man J ti-:i writes Justice Willi in Aim ndt, r' ilrmnn, John Uiuinpr p i i ' Chnrl Crii"lrjf, comml teemen In c:iarjs if i:-,? I . niii"t ;p-r n'allon?, rrtilr.g forth a pl.i.i v.iilrli tvas readily f0(:ulfsrod In by the oiramricc. to obatulin tha Imnquot and lo hold mnrorlul rervlfen Ir.stniJ, to which 1 STiall dml?slon I)."1 rharBcd. It Is the plan of Mr. M.ind-r.Jon to illvprt the pro crcCn to the Immciliate relatives of the dead i'r. McrUfrsrin crprryses horror and deep sorrow over the fato of the four firemen and el'ises his comrrunleatlon to Mr. Alt stiu'.i. by ruscrsling that the Veterun Fire mi n's esroclatlon. cf which lie Is it mem Iti start n rorular riil-scrlrtlon for ih? fTi!Mrs rnd offi rs (o head uny sui.'U list wlih a r.nnntlon of t"M. It Ih rjulie pioiable that the sujsestUins of Mr. Mir.dcrson will be cnrrled out by Omrha's pic ne?r lire fll.ters, of which there nre about 100 still resident In the city, For tho past thirty years the vet crin fliemen hnvo not failed to hold an annual bouquet, but this year are willing to forego all precedent to further the re lief of the families of the dead fire boys. NO MORE ASPHALT THIS YEAR lesion Too Far Ailrnseel and Work of rtopalr Will Re Abandoned (or the Winter. Orders to cease repairing asphalt streets have been issued by City Engineer Rose wcter and If they are respected will mean that no work of this kind will be done after tonight. Blnce resumption the north side of Cuming street has been repaired from Sixteenth to Cuming and one side of North Twenty-fourth Street nearly to Lake. Uncertain weather is given as the reason for the discontinuance by Engineer Rose water. Mayor Moores seya that asphalt repairs have Ceased for the winter. "Bad holes will be filled with crushed rock by the city," he says. "When I found that Grant wes still insisting upon charging $3S a day for the use of two steam road rollers I drew the line. This Hem, amounting to 1840, will bo vetoed. I think these charges aro exorbitant and do not think they should be paid." "I do not think It advisable to continue repairs In this weather at this season nf the year," said Engineer Rosewater. "With high winds blowing It is practically Impos sible to put the asphaltum In properly. In cold weather It costs more to lory it because of the precaution that have to bo taken. It Is true that I have seen asphalt laid In December, but one never can tell what re sults a Job of this kind la going to give. On the whole, I think It is better to let the holes go for the winter, filling the worst places with crushed atone.' ' TAKES A LOOK FOR HIMSELF Jadsjv Vlnaonhaler Personally Inves tigates the niley Horns arroand Inge at Plattemonth. The matter of the application of A. Calllnane of South Omaha for the custody of his 1-year-old son, who Is now with Calllnane'a wife's mother, Mrs. Riley, who lives In Plattsmouth, assumed a new aspect yesterdny when Judge Vlnaonhaler went to Plattsmouth to make a personal In vestigation of the case In order to satisfy his mind as to the merits of the case. When Calllhane'a wife died about a year ago In- South Omaha of tuberculosis she left a son a few weeks old. Being a day laborer and unable to care for the child himself, Calllnane committed the care of the child to his mother-in-law, Mrs. Riley, who lives at Plattsmouth, on the under standing that when the father wanted the child It would be given over to .him. Some time ago when application was msdo for tha child by the father. In order that he might place It in St. James' orphanage, the mother-in-law refused the request. Calllnane alleged that she was not a proper party to have the cuetody of the child. In order, to satisfy himself as to the facts surrounding the case Judge Vlnaonhaler went to Plattsmouth yester day, unannounced, and dropped In upon the Riley hqme. What he found there Is of course unknown, but he has intimated that he found facts sufficient to enable him to docldo tho case. LANDLORD ANDJENANT FIGHT Anton Gsantnrr and Elbert Steln In fold Their Dlfflcaltlee to 1 Jndge Berks. ntone Gsantnar, who lives at MM South Tli'iternlh. to'd Judge Berka a harrowing u p vi now j-ujrri Diein, wno occupies a part of his bulldlnc at 106 Californli, had hurt bis fee Ings by chasing bl-n out of his own yrd with a hatchet on the VAYi day of October. Mr. Stein In his own defenetoid a story of sn alloged persecution on the p?rt of his l.indlorj, who wanted to eject him wl I'e his wife was 111 and in sj He of the fnct that he pild his rent promptly. Ab ut seventeen of Eteln's neighbors were Involved In the case, but their testimony bring ba-ed i-p m hearsay only was not en-te-t"!ned by the ciurt. Tho evidence, tin Jiu'ge said, showed that an assault had been committed, and Qeantner, who carries the weight of three score years without the ten, was let off. but Stein received a fine ef 12 and costs. PERMIT FOR POOR CLARE HOME Thirty Thousand Dollars to Be Ex pended In Construction ef the Convent. A rermit to erect the new Frsnclscan monastery of St. Clare was scoured by the contractor. Charles Hamann. from the city building department yesterday. The convent will' nhe'tcr the Poor Clares, the most re c u-ive of all Roman Catholic ordera. and wl 1 cost t3i0"0. It will be located at Twenty-ninth and Hamilton streets and will be two stories high, of brick, and 130x16 fi ct tn Size. Charles Cleaves la the archl tc One Year (or Stevens. Arguments for a new trial In the case of ti e State of Nebraska fiaainst Guy Stevens, iol red. wiio wss convicted In Ihe district ooert of the thelt of 112 from Amos Iean, were mads before Judge Day tills morning. Tlx i-iotlon for a new trial was overruled and Elevens was sentenced to one year In Die penitentiary. The crime of which Stevens was convicted consisted In the theft of til from Amos lta while the lulter was lyli.g asleep In a rllr at at t'ouruMDih aiid Nicholas streets GREAT WESTERN BACKS UP G ves Ka-uii Oitv Eqnai Bate with Oirab to K n-ea' olii C0VLR3 SOUTHERN iE6RASKA GRAIN Territory Hint Krowt the Wheat Is Tome 1 (Her to Kansas City I iiilcr the eiv Order II t Th I !!!. Information hn been lecrlved from Bt. Taul which explains tl.c rates which the Chicago Gre.it Western Intends to have in elTrct. These make th j grain rates out of Omaha end Kunsie City y and 8 tents on what is termed the M.sMs.-ippi rate and 14 and 13 cents on the Chuago rate. The pur- lion of Nebr.nki covireJ by .he L'nton Pa cli.c una nrth ot that toad comes entirely l:ioc thu MiilBft;)jl ate and somo points vu ills ili.rll:;gt ,ii and the Rot k Island loutli ct the LVlun Pacific arc also carried on thai r.te. Most of hj polats on the Durllr.gton, making a tier of three or four counties In the lO-iihern loitt.n of the Ktatc, are curried under the Chlcigo laio. Ths pines Lmaha and Kansas City on ii. c tame footing. 'ihe i ate of 9 and 3 cents which his been In oeriitioii for a Itw weeks lrom points in southern f.eb:ask.i waj, It Is stated, a temporary late, which was put in to meet a temporary business condition p.nd which v.hB not intended to s:and for more than u few wilts. Under th!s rate. It is ial.l, Cmah.i wolU hav& had a E-cent advantagi over Kaneas -City from points In norlhern iCanea, nr.U could even have taken grain from Ka-iuaj City and handle it hero. Knnim City Controls. The tates us they now rtand give Oma'ia a G-cent advantage on pcints north of the I'latte to Minneapolis and an equal. ty with Kansas City to Mlnneipol.s from points in southern Nebraska. The rates on the Mis souri Pacific, which have been announced and weie Saturday coiitlnned, nuke. Omaliu and Kantas City cn an equal foot ing to St. I.ouK ulng the M!selH.-lppi ra.e of 9 and t cents, and g.ve ICansas City n 2-cent advantage to Memphis and New Or leans. The Rock Island has announced tho plac ing of the pioportlonal Chi. ago rate and the Great Western announces it for Decem ber 13, when its line Is finished. The 'rates from Omaha are 14 and 13 cents to Duluth and Chicago, 8 and 8 cents from two-thirds of Nebraska to Minneapolis and 14 and 13 cents from tha southern portion, 0 and 8 cents to St. Louis, 14 and 13 cents to Mem phis and 19 and 18 cents to New Orleans. A large portion of the Nebraska grain comes from the southern territory, gov erned by the Chicago rate. Adding the high local In rate from these points to Omaha and the proportional to Minneapolis of 14 and 13 cents, a rats Is obtained which will not be particularly conducive to active business. The rate from this territory waa formerly 21 cents, however, and what Is necessary now Is to reduce the local rate cn the short haul to Omaha. Secretary Utt of tho Commercial club states that In his opinion, from Informa tion which he has received, tho rates will not be restored to the original point before the reduoUon, but that Omaha will still enjoy a lower rate than It had before. He argues that acoordlng to the messages re ceived Mr. Stohr states the Mississippi river rate, which Is 9 cents on wheat and 8 cents on corn, will apply to Minneapolis from all points where It applies to the Mississippi river. Vtt Too Optimistic. When this stand was explained to one railroad man he said that If such la the case, when the new rates announced some time ago by the Great Western to Mis sissippi river points, and which according to announcement axe to be put into effect to the river as soon as their Una is open, become effective, It would place Omaha on the same basts as at present while the out Is In effeot. "The Mississippi river rats under the new tariff of the Great Western will be 8 cents on wheat and 8 oenta on corn, and that la wbat we have now, so that If the argu ment of Secretary Utt holds good nothing has been lost by this olty. But," said he, "I cannot eee It that way. The message I saw, whloh was signed by Mr. Stohr, plainly states that the rate Is to be re stored and there seem to be no reserva tions made. In case the plan as outlined In the dispatch Is carried out this city will have no (-cent rate In effect to Minneapolis except from such points on the Union Pa clQo aa the same rate under the old tariff applied, and this will let In but a small por tion of the stats, hardly worth mentioning. From all other points we will have a 14 cent rate on wheat and a 13-cent rate on corn, and I think when the matter has been thoroughly sifted this Is ths state of affairs whloh will be discovered. Of course I am talking cow from present Information and am not predicting what the Great Western will do tn the future." General Agent Thomas stated that he had nothing to say regarding the messages from Mr. Stohr further than that the new tariff will place this city on the same foot ing to northern marketa as Kanaas City. Ho said he had Information of the pro posed publication of the new tariff an nouncing the change In rates. Mlsaonrl Pacific's stand. On telegraphic Information from St. Louis tho following statement was given out at the local offices of the Missouri Pacific yes terday morning. "The Missouri Pacific, with a propor tional rate of 14 cents on wheat and 13 cents on corn, Omaha to Chicago, sees no reason why It should change Its propor tional rates announced effective .December 1, to Ct. Louis, MemphlB and New Orleans, and no rhar.se is'contempla'.ed. The Mis souri l'r.cllic has not been a party to nor has It hud anything to do with negotiations between Kansas City people end the Chi cago Great Western railroad as to propor tional ratis out of Omaha to St. Paul and Minneapolis. When advised that the Chi cago Great Western contemplated a change in Its proportional ratej to Bt Paul and Minneapolis, this company stated It would not cf.'ect its position aa already announced. Tho Missouri Pacific has no fight against Omaha and expects to protect its interest at this point. Its actloi s up to the present time speak for themselves and this con puny should be judged accordingly. The officials of the Missouri Pacific believe that the plair they have pursued so far has operated to the advantage of Omaha." The new rates, aa anpounced by the Mis souri Pacific, under the law, must be with drawn before December 1, otherwise It will require a ten days' notice to be given be fore that road can rescind Its action in declaring a rate of 8 cents on wheat and S cents on corn to St. Louis, and reductions to other points. This would make the rate effective during that period. It Is still the opinion of some railroad men, notwithstanding the atatement made by the Missouri Pacific, that the rates will be withdrawn, and this opinion la ap preciably strengthened by the action of the Chicago Great Western. Complalat Against Cemetery. The saeretary of the Grand VIbw Im provement club has lodged a complaint with the health department snaliiM the Rimwiun cemetery. Iix-uted on Fortv-seeond stiiet. between lirand avenue and Sartto;a street, lie una i u rn uarser mat corpns are not being burled dep enough and that a horrible stench that permeates the neigh borhood is the result. According to the complainant bodies are p!iifd but two ar d a kali or tluee feet Usiuw tus surface. whereas the reg-nlstlnns require six feet of eartn on the top of the cnr.ets. inmmla slnner Italph announces that he will in vestigate. ENLISTMENTS IN THE ARMY Omaha Rerrnltlnst Station Still Busy Tilth Applications from Yoans: Men. There have been about twenty enlist ments nt the regular army recruiting depot in Omaha during the month of November thus far, and It looks sb if the number will be Increased to twenty-five by December 1. The enlistments have all been for the riillipplno service, with the infantry nrm of the service prefernd. The recruits have been sent tn Angel Island, Snn Frsnclrco harbor, for Instruction. Tho character of enlistments Is now largely those of young men under 30 years cf nge. There, havo been some few re enlistments and a great many applications for enlistment have had to be turned down because of tho physlcnl tiis'iuallflcatlons of the applicants. Many applicants who tircruned themwelves to be Perfectly healthy have been surprised to lev.rn, upen the rigid physical examination tcciul:ed now, that they are In bad health, lartiirl cripples and puttering sohio un-drea-red-of deformity, I Colonel Charles B. Pyrne, tiie new clilef surgeon of the Department of the Mis souri, Is expected to arrive In this city Monday to relieve Colonel J. D. Olrarii, chief surgeon, who will depart Thursday next for his new station at San Antonio. Tex., as chief surgeon of the Department of Texas. LCOKS INTO JURY BRIBERY .luilsre .SlnbanKh Knye He Will Probe the Mutter to Its Very Dottom. Tho announcement which was made hi Jtidye BlabnuRh's court Friday morr.lnj by Adolph Elefkln, foreman of the grand Jury which tried the case of John T. Con nolly again'.' the Union Pacific Railway Company, whrreln the defendant, who had both legs cut off by a L'nlcn Pacific train, su-d for ;CO,0Q9 d images, that a member of the jury had been off. red a bribe for favor ing ce:t:ln parties to tbU suit, has led ti the belief that other jurcrs may have boan approached), and a thorough Investigation of the matter Is now to be made under the direction of Judge Slabaugh. "I propose to sift this matter to the bot tom," said Judge Slabaugh Saturday, I have asked the lawyers to both slffes of this ense to make an Investigation, and report their findings to me. And then on Monday I am to have a conference with A. Fitzgerald, the Juror who says he was of fered a bribe. This is a serious matter, and we shall leave no stone unturned In our effort to sift It to the bottom." FAIR AND COLDER COMING Forecaster Welsh Promises a Bright, Crisp Sunday (or Omaha People. "Fair and colder tonight and tomorrow." Is the story of the weather as given out by Forecaster Welsh yesterday morn ing. "It is warmer everywhere east of tha mountains, and there has been a 14-degree rise In temperature In the Missouri valley since yesterday morning. It is fair and clear west to the mountains and cloudy up the valley and over the lake region, with occasional flurries of snow. It Is unusually i cold down along the southeast Atlantic coaat. Twenty-six degrees above is re corded In northern Florida this morning, with frosts in Louisiana, although it la growing warmer. Twenty-two degrees Is reported from KnoxvtUe, Tenn., and 24 at Montgomery, Ala. The temperature at Omaha this morning was 87, a rise of twelve degrees since yesterday morning. There are no storm conditions manifest anywhere nor any prospect of a -cold wave." WANTS M0REF!RE ESCAPES Deputy Labor Commissioner Bush In sists that Delinquent Property -Owners Get Bnsr Deputy Labor Commissioner Bush is In Omaha conferring with Building Inspector Withnell regarding the protection to In mates of large buildings by fire escapes. "There are still a number of buildings In Omaha not properly equipped," he said. "Since I have been in office I have caused more than a score to be placed, but new cases are coming to light constantly and I have a list of buildings now that have not complied with the law. The ordinary notices will be given, and if they are rot complied with court measures and publicity will be resorted to to enforce the orders." BOARD OF REVIEW AT WORK Examination and Correction of As sessment Rolls Ooes Ahead with Steady Progress. Affairs with the Board of Review have been moving rather slowly during the lat ter part of the week. Few complaints have been made and few citations Issued to property owners to appear. A few assess ments have been raised, that of the Mutual OH Tank Line company, from $2,600 to 86,130, being the most pronounced. Interest in the workings of the board Is not nearly so general or intense as it was last, year. Next week it is likely that a number of heavy property owners will be summoned to make sworn answers to questions. Mortality Statistics. The following births snd deaths have been reported to the Board of Health: iilrths George Iverson. 1107 South Nine teenth, boy; Gulalppe GUlatto, 2U34 Popple ton, boy. Deaths Mrs. Ellen Richardson, IKS North Twenty-fourth, 71; J anion Cuda, t months; Mrs. Maggie Brewlngton. Thirty-fourth and Meredith. 44: Mrs. Mata C. Hick, 7u9 M undersoil, C2; Frank Maraska, 1Z15 South Klghteenth 1 year; Mrs. Anna Hrablk, 27; NetUe U V. Coy, 4233 Nicholas. 15. 7 Marriage Licenses. The following; marriage licenses were Is sued yesterday: Name. Age. Kenneth P. Hall, Omaha ?3 Susie R. Johnston, Omaha 23 O. Wilbur Denel, Omaha 20 Mary C. DeVol, Omaha .' 20 LOCAL BREVITIES David Neale of Fort Calhoun, Neb., has Just secured a patent through Sues 4 Co. for a submerged dike. The North Omaha Improvement club gives a musical entertainment Monday evening at its rooms, Twenty-fourth and Ames avenue. A quintet the personnel of which waa booked at the police station as Clara Bow man. May Laiilajiche, Clara MorUy, Joe Callia and Albert McDonald, was anaeeaed ti and costs each in police court on sub stantial proof of disturbing the peace in several localities la the Third wrd Friday night B. Blumenthal, who conducts a small grocery store at the corner at Twenty eighth and Cuming, reports to the police that Friday night tblevee stole all four wreels off his delivery "wagon and left the body of the rig in this dlamanllod condi tion near his brn. The police will go after the missing wheels. Dr. George I.. Miller will address the Philosophical society Sunday afternoon upon "Cruelly to Animals." The Commercial club meets as a whole on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock In the club rooms. It Is uElr.d that every member be present, as matters of vital Importance to the city will be taken up. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS . Rev. Peter C. Gannon, editor of the True Voice, has gone to low oa a bualucae trip for a faw dajra ARGUMENTS IN DUNN CASE At'orre7 Cornell Adurs.sei Jurj on Beha'J of Bcsp.ndcBts, QUESTI0NS MOTIVES OF THE RELATOR Asserts that Doss Is Actuated by Malevolence and Does Mot Keek the Pnhllc Good In the Ac tion He Has Drought. The morning hours in the mandamus suit Instituted by I. J. Dunn against the mu nicipal authorities to compel them to arrest those persons having a proprietary interest In the Diamond saloon, where, it 1b al leged, gambling devices are kept end oper ated, were devoted to the arguments of W. J. Connell, tho attorney for the defense. During; his argument, which covered a period of two hours, Mr. Connell said some very hard things about Dunn. It was al leged that the testimony throughout the trial had been sufficient to show that Dunn wan not actuated by good motives In bring ing the application for a writ of mandamus. The history of the city of Omaha for the lust four years, it was held, shows that Dunn has been after Thomas Dennison and has made practically no effort to apprehend or convict other parties in relation to whom ho had beci. afforded Information that they wtro engaged tn gambling. Tho burden of Mr. Conneli's argument was to the effect that Dunn did not have clean- hands and that this action was not instituted in good faith. The expression on Dunns face during the trial was re ferred to by Connol'.. It was said that It hhowed malevolence and vindictiveness to ward the mayor, chief of police and Thomas Dennison. From Dunn's standpoint Mr. Connell said that It would Beem that he (Dunn) waa the only pure and unsullied man in the city. Dunn cluims that the chief of police, the mayor, the Board of Fire and Police Com missioners, the sheriff and each of his dep uties aro wrong. But few remain true to the Ideals of Dunn, who was said to be the one bright, and shining example of the Dunn standard. Must Have Fuels. Then referring to the mandamua which is sought by Dunn, It was stated as a point of law by Connell, that generalities and Inferences have no bearing upon such a matter whatever. Only facts, and these well substantiated are to have any Influence whatever with the court In deciding whether a writ of mandamus shall Issue or not. If a writ of mandamus should Issue, and it should be found that the parties which havo been arrested under Its provisions, are not liable to the charges alleged against them, then it would subject the city Itself to a cult for damages. It was further stated that there were no gambling devices kept nt the Diamond saloon, according to the testimony which had been Introduced, and further that Thomas Dennison has no interest in the place, that he receives no portion 'of the proceeds and Is In no way interested In the place. These facts must be held as true, Mr. Connell contended, for the reason that no evidence had been Introduced tend ing to disprove them. It was further contended that no proof had been Introduced to show that pools on different horse races were being sold for money as was alleged. Testimony had been Introduced which proved that money had passed over the counter, but the wit nesses were unable to state for what purposes. It was held that Dunn assumed that the money was passed over the counter for the purpose of purchasing pools on the different horses, and since this is merely a matter of assumption on his part, It Is not sufficient grounds upon which the court may legally and - rightfully Issue a writ of mandamus. Following Conneli's argument at the noon hour. Judge Kstelle announced that the arguments would be continued until Mon day morning. The announcement was made that Mr. Dunn would make the closing argument at that time. Judge Estelle says he does not know whether he will an nounce his decision at that time or not. CORK FORESTS ALL GONE By Reckless Destruction of Trees the Italian Industry Has Been Ruined. Italy was formerly a large producer of cork, but the splendid cork-oak forests which were its pride and profit are now practically extinct, for no care was taken to replace those that were destroyed. We aro using In the same way the great tim ber forests of our own country. In some of the Italian provinces as for Instance, In Calabria the trees have been felled and used for charcoal-making. In other provinces they have been cut down on ac count of high potash contents. The cork Industry Is quite an Important one and will now receive a fresh Impetus, a new process having been discovered by which large pieces .can be made out of small ones, so that cork waste can be utilized In large quantities. This is all the more important, as the price of cork Increases steadily, -both on account of tha growing domand and the lessened supply of ths raw material. "Larger forests of cork-oak trees are ex isting m Spain, Portugal, France, Algeria and Tunis. None are found In Asia Minor and only rarely in Greece and European Turkey, although the climates seem to be favorable for their growth. The area cov ered by these forests is estimated at 800,000 hectares (741.800 acres) In Portugal, 250,000 hectares (617.7M acres) In Spain. 280,00 beo. tares (691,880 acres) In Algeria and. only 80,000 hectares (1117,730 acres) remain In Italy. While' Spain still furnishes 32,800 tons of cork annually, the production of Italy has decreased to 4,000 tons. The value of the Spanish exports of cork amount to 86,000,000 per year, against less than 8260,000 for Italy. Only Sicily and Sardinia are still producing cork to any considerable extent in Italy, while the former great oak forests of Cala bria are almost totally destroyed. It seems Incomprehensible that thlg-destructlon has been permitted. The trees easily reach an age of 200 years. They yield cork in their thirtieth year and continue to do so every seven years. Seventy-five years ago the English demand for cork was supplied ex clusively from Italy. The dertructlon of the remaining forests goes on uninterruptedly, and nobody seems to try to pivor.t it or to plant new forests. In spite of the fact, that Italy possesses the most favorable climate and soli for the oorfc-cuk, the most favorable conditions for Its growth being found In the volcanic soil of the peninsula. Chicago Chronicle. Oirl Is Mlaslns;. W. J. Powers of 8)22 Martha reports to the police that his stepdaughter. Rose Srhroerier, has been missing from her home since Thursday night. Mine Bchroeder has been employed at the Haarman bros. pickie worki, and Thursday night, when she left the pickling works. It is alleged she met a young man and the two have not been seen since. The (ather fears his daughter has elur.ed or tun led astray, and he asks the police to help him locate her. Case Continued. Billy CrutchAeld and Billy Bloom field, proprietors of the Midway saloon, at Twelfth and Capitol avenue, also Charles Hamilton, bur tender, and Ote Jackson, al leged participant In the profits of a game of cards raid to have been played with J. 11. Kills, a colored youth from Kansas City lust nunday night, were arraigned In polios court on the ciiarge of grwnd lar ceny. On reoueet of detendauts the en so was eouuouva oom wees 1313 FARNAT.1 STREET, Schmoller & Mueller THE DIG PIANO HOUSE ADVANCE ll s sWsi li Don't Put Oft the Piano Question Till the last Minute It's Only 25 Days Till Christmas No matter if you nre not ready to deal now, we want you to come down anyway examine the pianos look at the price and easy terms they will give you a new Idea of how easy it is to purchase here. RADICAL CUTS III PRICES There is more than low prices to commend this holi day sale. A superb showing of quality of the superior kind is found on every floor. 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