Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 29, 1903, Page 3, Image 3
TUP, OMAHA DAILY RISK:' TFKSDAY, DITHMRI'll 20. 100.1. GAMUT ADVISE RAILROAD Vor twtsUrn Warm I .itruo'.ioni cn IU turning Tut Schedule!. BOARD IS NOT CLEAR ON THE SUBJECT ft knar of Trnrhrrt va ho Art Taking Rsamlaatlons for state Orim rat Arrive mm Start la Oa Their Work. (From a, Blarf Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Dee. in .-(Hpct In I )-Thc State Jiosrd of Equalisation, with all metnbori present except Treasurer Mnrtensen, held a abort meeting (hi morning at the request of Mansgcr Kldwcll nf the Northwestern In Js'ehraska and Wyoming and Tax Comrnla alonrr Crandon of the legal department of tha tarn road. These desired to get an expression from the board a to the sehed Ula for personal taxes, t'nder the old law It wu necessary for the railroad In turn ing In thrlr switch trarka to lump the number a so many miles, t'nder the new hf It la necessary to designate each par ticular one, and the snme way with email building that have hern put up by the company. If the rallronda are required to Hat everything by detail It will be neces ary to send out a number of englneera, and It will tnke about sixty daya to corn plot the work. The bnnrd did not give the rallrond representative any Idea of what it Intended to do, becauae the board doea not know. The matter waa discussed for pome time and It la up to the rnllroada to Interpret' the law themselves. The bnnrd hn aent for the schedule used by Illinois and Indiana, the revenue Inwa of those atatra bejng almllar to Ne braska's, and when they arrive the board Kill be able to talk. Teacbera Com Inn In. Tha teachera begnn to arrive laat night, and while not even a'good sized guard hen yet showed up, It Is expected that tonight and tomorrow they will come In droves. Tha morning was spent In taking examina tions In chemistry and history and the aft ernoon In examinations In English litera ture, plane trigonometry and xoology for professional life certiorate. Those who took the examinations .were: Agnes R. Akaamtt. Crete; Dorothea Kolls, Grand Is- mna w. n. I'nie. vjraiinn u. n. xuuanei- mn. Aunurn: rnru-les it. weeks. Crete: u. Orundy.. Valley; I. N. Clark, Sterling; Mrs. F. Ilertha Hosford, Garrison; W. D. Kave, Kimball; Grace Greves, Fremont; R. A. Johnson, South Omaha; J. B. Sillier. Arery; .Thomas J. , Jones, Iawrence. PROGRAM FOR TTESDAT. Forenoon Examination for professional life certificates, state superintendent's of fice, s:S0 a. m.. geology end physical geog raphy. Afternoon Examination for professional life certificates, stite superintendent's of fice, 1 :iN p. m., intellectual philosophy and rhetoric. Liable for I ncotlected Fees. Judge Cornish has decided that C. O. Boettcher and his bondsman, the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, are re sponsible for $2,700 fees, which as district clerk of this county Boettcher fnlled to collect. Thr court hold that a clerk of the 'court Is responsible for the statutory fees Cue for work done In his office and must account for thorn whether collected or not. Ths caae of Boettcher contains some rather unique phases. Sam E. Low was elected clerk In 1RT. but died before his term sxplred. His chief deputy, J. H. Mal la'.leu, was appointed to 1111 the remaining nine months. Before six of these nine months had passed he died himself, and Boettcher, who was also a deputy, was hamed. This was on September 14, 1899. At the legislative session the preceding winter a bill had been passed making the office of district clerk a sularied one Instead of a fee office, as It had been for years. Ths district clerks In the larger counties banded together, raised a fund and dis puted the legality of this act. Mr. Boettcher, txllevlng that the act was bad and that the office would be put back upon a fee basis for the three months In which he would hold at least, started In on a speculation. In many of the cases that had been tried In past years complete rec ords bad rot been made. Boettcher hired some fifteen stenographers and put these at work making these and and In other re spects bringing the records of the office up to date. In this way lonw $13,000 worth of fees were earned within less than three . months. For only a part of these, how ever, was Boettcher able to collect. ' Church Loses la Litigation. The First Christian church congregation lost out in Its lawsuit in district court against .the Northwestern Life Insurance company. It secures a small Judgment, for $77. M, where It asked for $1,806. The North western filed a motion for a new trial, which was. overruled. Yeara ago, when the boom time was on, tha congregation built a costly edtn.ee at Fourteenth and K streets. It was com pelled to borrow $17,000 from the North western company, and when the hard times cam the congregation was compelled to allow the church to go under tha hammer. The company hud to take It, and still owns It 1 Some time ago' the church brought suit against the company, claiming $1,996 dam 'ages for conversion, It being claimed that the life Insurance people had no right to the boiler, tha twenty-five radiators, sixty runs church pews, fourteen two-light gas fixtures, nine one-light fixtures, one three light and ona four-light fixtures, and a thlrty-elght-llght combination chandelier. The case turned upen whether these ar- Jlek Basdsek and tellers all tb trouble toe, cot to a bllioas Mat of ta trsirm, aura ss 1) te aman, Hsaae, ProwstneM, Distress afur astlog, rtia In ths Bide, o. While thr most rasuui. asl auccsss hi sera shows lu curtug SICES H radars,, yn I'arter'sUula Ur Fills srqai VsJaabis in Constipation, curing and presenting hit aaaoylsf complaint, whus lhr also correct s.l siaordrrs of Wis ttoatarti. stlmulsl Ik Iivbt mui ttguUi tkt bosrals. Kits) if I lit J only cur) HIE ASS Ash they vol Id be almost prtrrlrsa to those waa suirt IriKa this distressing complain', bo I fortu salal; thair spudnss dor sot rud bars, and Ukm who one try luriu will tsd ttiea little tiilaia aols to so slant ways ilial tbry sill sol ha wUuaf erk,jiUouih. but after ail lie a oa , Aetata I ths base of so aiauy Htm that here la when we a sHir (raaa bvaal. Uar I'Uls cars It alius oihsr do sot. t artar a Litll Llvse Pills ar very saull u Very easy to taa. On or two pills snakaa sVjaa. Ikry ar strictly vesrtabU sua da sol srip unr. bmbsttrlr (mills sciumi pl ase all art na usa. Is vials al llran; for 11. bd If aUssgisIS nary what, or saal y BiX CAfiTEU MEDICINE CO., Nw York CltJI CARTERS flm TE3T tides wer p'lt In as permanent fixtures snd then by becsme a part of the realty. The conrrg itlon Insisted that the molt goxe covered only the building, nnd nit these fixtures, but the court held that wbrte It was not proven thiit they were enly of n temporary chiirscter, snd to be taken awny Inter, be mut find them lo lie a pirt of the renlty. fly tills conie of rensnrilng he figured thiit the rhnndcller whs it jurt of tie hulldlng, while the mhs-llg-it fixtures were not. To this conclusion the company excepts. ARSON IS MADMAN'S CRAZE Aaed Resident of Teesjmarh llaia to Re Removed to Asylam to I're serve other Property. TKCI'MSEII, Neb., Dec. 2R (Special. ) Dn. Rills, en old man of this county, who has been mentally unbalanced for some time, has been returned to the Lincoln asylum, from which he was released some months sgo. During the past summer and fall Mr. Kills had been maklna his home with his children In this county, but of lata he has been laboring under strange hallucinations, being desirous of setting buildings afire. For his own ssfety, ns well as that of those about him. It wne deemed advisable to return him to tha asylum. Mrs. Caroline Lane, wife of George Laue, who Uvea Just south of this city, has been tnken to the ssylum for the In sane at Lincoln. Mrs. Iaue Is a young woman, perhnps years of sge, and Is th? mother of several young children. Her mind boenme unbalanced, and It was deemed advisable to send her to the asy lum for treatment. The case Is a snd one. Rob store at Leavllt. FREMONT. Neb.. Dee ! B.-il The store of the Ames Mercantile company at Leavltt was robbed last night nf between $200 and $TJ)0 worth of goods. When the clerk opened up this morning he found goods scattered nbout the store and the hack door broken open. Some shirts, underwear, dress goods, shoes 'and other goods were tnken. From the quan tity of goods mincing the burglnrs evidently had a team. The high wind had blown away all traces of tracks. Sheriff BafJmsn went out to Leavltt this morning, but so far has been, unable to get any clue to the thieves. The same store was broken open nnd several hundred dollars' worth of goods taken about two months ago. The officers are convinced hat there Is an or ganised gang operating' In this vicinity, as this Is the fourth burglary within the lat three months. lias Both Lea Broken. FREMONT. Neb., Dee. 28.- Special). Martin Enrlght, a laboring man about 2S years of age, who has. been working around town for aome time, fell under the cars while trying to board a freight train bound west this afternoon and was seriously injured. His left leg was broken at the ankle, both bones protrud ing several Inches. Both bones of the right leg were fractured Just below the knee. The accident occurred about half a mile west of the depot, .A team was secured and the Injured man brought to town as soon as possible. It may be necessary to amputate his left foot. Enrlght was on his way to North Bend when, the acci dent occurred. Poultry show for Papllllon. PAPILlToN. Neb.. Dec. 2S.-(Speclal. An organization to be known as the Sarpy County Poultry association was formed In Papllllon Saturday night with the following officers: President, G. D. McClaskey; vice president, M. P. Brown; secretary, C. B. Tower; treasurer, C D. Brown. The' first annual poultry show will be held here February 4, t and and preparatlona are being made to make this show a very successful evnt. Besides a fine display of birds the visitors will be entertained with music and a moving pic ture of a cock fight. Admits Uelnat a Forarer. KEARNEY, Neb., Dec. 28. (Special Tel egram). Jack Ottls was brought here from Elm Creek yesterday charged with for gery. Saturday he got two pay checks from the Standard Bridge company for his com panions and endorsing their names on them had them cashed. Later he was arrested and gave up the money. When arranged here today he admitted his guilt and will probably be arranged In district court to morrow, when It la said he will plead guilty. Ottls Is a young man and says drink Is what caused him to commit the crime. I.odK Elections. TECl'MSEH, Neb., Deo. .-8neclal.)-The members of Heckathorn post. Grand Army of the Republic, of this city have elected the following officers for the com ing year; Commander, Rev. P. C. Johnson; senior vice commander, Abe Sherman; Ju nior vice commander, John Roberts; quar termaster, W. Robb; chaplain, Thomas Goodman; officer of the day, O. 8. Mason; surgeon, Robert Dew; officer of the guard, Danile Ray; delegate to state encampment, J. A. Dillon; alternate, George Miller. Pair of Holiday Accidents. NORFOLK. Neb., Dec. 28.-(Speclal). Two boya In north Nebraska are battred up from the holidays. Roy Mason of Long Pine has a charge from a shot gun In his knee. .The gun went off outside of the house and the full load was lodged In the lad's knee cap. Tearing a bole through the door the load carried a portion of the wood Into the wound. Miller McClln tock of Newman Grove fell twenty feet from a telephone pole and broke both of his arms. Beatrice Corps Entertain. BEATRICE. Neb., Dec. 28 (Special.) The members of the Woman's Relief corps whose birthdays have occurred during ths past three months were entertained in Grand Army of Republic hall last night by the corps. A musical program was ren dered, after which a banquet was held. Those In whose honor the reception was given are Meadames Mary Hngy, Alice Wade, Nancy Lowe, Emma JIughes, Elda Treadwell, Catherine Spink, 8. C. Crangle and F. J. Cole. Teensnseh Bendy for SnsTraalat. TECl'MSEH, Neb., Dec. 28.-(Speclal.T Thai state headquarters of ths Nebraska Woman's Suffrage society will be removed from Omaha to Tecumseh. for the coining year, at least. This action hss been de cided upon by tbe executive committee. The work of the headquarters will be un der the personal direction of Mrs. II. T. Ward of this city, who Is the state secre tary. Tecumwh has a good local society, and Mrs. Ward Is a very active worker In the cause Kindles Fire on Pnrlor Floor. TECl USER Neb.. Dec. 28. -(Special h Dean, sthe 4-year-oid son of Mr. and Mr. W. M. Buffum of thia city, kindled a fin on the parlor floor at the Buffum house, and before It was discovered the carpet and some of the furniture of Iho room was considerably damaged. Beatrice Fnlr Snrrea. BEATRICE. Neb.. Dec. 28.-(Speclal. -The firemen's fair closed last night at the Auditorium after a run of one week. TlK affair, both from a financial and .xlJ standpoint, was the most successful uf any l given by the ursnisj. NORFOLK STILL IN DOUBT Not Contiro"d Board Will Not Allow Aij itira AptrcprintioD to Lapie. LINCOLN MAN'S VIEW OF SITUATION Insists That rinsed Is Opposed to the nrfnlk Asylnm HehnlldlnaT nnd 'Desires to ( oneentrate lnt It of Inn. NORFOLK, Neb., Dec. 2S (Bpeclisl . ' "No. I csn't say that I believe the State Board of Public Lands and IlulldlnKS In tends to do anything st a'l toward the re construction of the Nebraska Insane hos pltnl at Norfolk. I believe there Is a dei liberate and positively planned scheme to kill time In order that the appropriation of '$1011,0(10 for that reconstruction may lapse, and in order that the next leglsls ture may be Induced to turn the money toward the Lincoln Institution, with the Idea of concentration." In this manner did a Lincoln politician of prominence who has been on the "In side" of affairs with the Hoard of Public Iands and Buildings, make known to a personal friend In Norfolk today what hs really thouaht nbout the prospects for comp'etlng the state Institution at this plnce by fall. Weight is added to the statement from the fact that the speaker has been around the state house pretty much all the time during the past two years and that, having been Interested personally In the reconstruction of the bptldlnas which were destroyed by fire, he has been keenly wstchlng all the signs which tend to point toward action for or against the rebuilding. "The reason for letting the appropriation laise," said the visitor, when asked for the grounds upon which bis statements were based. "Well, the reason Is clear enough, to be sure. In the first place the state bourd almost to a member, believes in concentration nf state Institutions. Just why they believe In It I am not In a posi tion to say, but I have talked with them enough to know that. And In the second place there are n whole lot of people who are Interested In this insane asylum that you never hear anything nbout. There are more Interests than one trjlng to get the lapse to succeed, and there would be more people In Lincoln than Norfolk or Ne braska has ever been told about who would rejoice at the change of plans. Renaon for Ills Relief. "What makes me think there Is a de liberate plan to delay so long that nothing will bo doiieT "Well, for one thing the Norfolk hospi tal Is never mentioned In the corridors nor the halls nor the offices of the state house unless the matter Is forced. There Is never a whisper nbout the appropria tion, nor is there ever a word as to when tho contract may be l;t. Out at the asylum It Is precisely the same. There is never n word there about the Norfolk hospital. You wouldn't know there ever had existed one and you couldn't be con vinced from plans that are made there, that there ever would be such a thing on the mnp. "What of the promises of the board that the asylum would be done by fall? and that tbe contract would be let in January and that the plans would be drawn right oway nnd that bids would be advertised for after a while, you ask? "Well, what of the promises that the work would have been almost done by now? What of the promises of the board that they would get the bids ndvertlsed for along Inst summer eight months ago. and ' that the ' material would be "on the ground by September? What of their promises that the plans would be com pleted by November 1 and that the con tract would be let by December 16? And Why haven't they been kept? Why hasn't the state architect been busy a long time ago weeks and weeks and weeks ago, at those plans? Why weren't the bids adver tised for during the summer? And why was It that the whole board came to Nor folk, the other day, after The Bee had mentioned their delay, with only a little roiiRh lead pencil sketch of a couple of buildings, which could have been drawn In two hours at most? What did" they say In explanation? The board said it had been so busy that It couldn't get togethor. So busy that four men found no time within ten long months when they could attend to a state appropriation of $100,000. And If they haven't had time during those ten months, what assurance beyond their repeated promises la there that they will find time In the next ten? For what has there been during the past year to es pecially take tip their time except the Norfolk arylum and the Kearney Nor mal school? And what has the architect been doing to keep him ao rushed and why is It that they all blame each other?" COZAD WATCHMAN IS SHOT Inidenllfled Enemy Peppers Saniael Bvrgeas with Back . ahot. COZAD. Neb., Dec .-(Special Tele gram.) This morning about 1 o'clock Sam uel Burgess, night man at the Pendee hotel, was shot while standing in the office. The shot was fired through the window by someone unidentified. The weapon used was evidently a shotgun loaded with buck shot. The charge struck Burgess In the face, four of the heavy buckshot passing through the lower part of the face. The wound is serious, but not neceasari'.y fatal. There Is no clua aa yet as to the identity of the would-be assassin. The wounded man has been marshal and night watchman for tha last six wteka. Bnylns Klght-of-Way. PAPILLION. Neb.. Dec. 28.-(Speclal). Representatives of tha Omaha, Lin coln & Beatrice electric line have been In this vicinity during tha past veek buy ing up the options on the right-of-way of the proposed road which ware made last summer. It Is positively stated that the road will commence work of construction in the early spring. Work on tha Omaha & Southwestern line has stopped on ac count of the frozen coudltion of tha ground. ' Tecontsch Hear Temperance Talk. TECl'MSEH. Neb.. Doc. 2S.-(Spclal.) -A series of temperance mec'lngs were held In this city today, with Hon. Thomus Dar nell of Lincoln as the speaker. Mr. Dar nell is the utlorney for the State Anil Saloon league. This- morning he spoke at the, Presbyterian church, thia afternoon at the Baptist church, and this evening he aJOresred a union meeting at the Metho dUt church. Two small Robberies. NORFOLK. Neb.. Dt-c. S8. (Special!. Two small burglaries were effected l Norfolk hint iilght. The saloon of WU llum Berner wsa entered and $3 in nickels stolen, while thieves broke Into the city station of the Northwestern railroad and found $1 K In the cash drawer, which they too.li. The saloon burglar declined to UK In pennies. For a Cold on tha Lungs, and to prevent Pneumonia, take PUo'a Cure. All drug gists. 25c. Everybody reads tbe want ad page these daya Now la the time to (tut your ad uwr. MORE RECORDS IN COTTON ev Tork Rirbana Una A Wild Itny with Heavy Advance. NEW TORK, rec. :,-New high, record prices were made smld the greatest ex citement st the opening of the cotton ex change today. First prices were at sn advance of 2Vii.ri1 points. Before the csll wns f.ilrly completed Miirih bad sold it 14 01 cents. Mny at 14 Di and July at 1414. The advance followed the Surprising strength st Liverpool, where prices were 17 to m points hhshcr st the time of the local opening. Instead nf a shnile lower, ss exnefted, wllh private cables nscrlhln gains to heavy buying for continental, Kgvptlan and American accnunte. The esrly market was sctlve snd ex cited. There wss a tremendous buying for both accounts, with New Orleans sup porting Just enough to add to the appre hension of shorts, who were apparently In a panlc-atrlcken condition. Hut realising, too. was very heavy, and after the cull pricss showed a declining tendency, sag ging off several points from the best during the first fifteen or twenty minutes' al though th market continued very feverish nnd unsettled, with most of the selling by psrlle having profits to take. The market at mldilsy was less active, but steady, with prlies net 31 to ."W points higher. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28-An Immense volume of business was done on tha cotton market todny, with prlees from 2 to 67 points higher thnn the close of Thursday. Profit-taking was enormous, but had little effect on prices. The demnnd from all quarters was strong and the market bulled Itself. Little or no support was offered by the prominent longs, nnd, in a mensure, they checked the advance. With a Ilttlaj s-jpport from the long side prices could easily have been pushed to the 15-cent mark. VENGEANCE ON GRAVE ROBBER Frank Mcttnniec, Philadelphia tihonl, la Overtaken by l.onar Ex. pected Death. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S -Pursued for twenty-one years by a fear that death awaited htm at the hands of a negro, Frank McNamee, who was the hend of the syndicate that sto!e more than sixty negro bodies from the Lebanon cemetery In this city, was found unconscious at Fifth and Walnut s'.-eets with his head fractured. He died a few hours Inter. Owing to the fact that McNamee Is sup posed to have aroused the deep enmity of negro lot holdera who lost relatives In I.ebannn etmetcry, the police are Investi gating, but thus far hove found no trace of his slayer. McNameo was arrested for the grave robberies at the Ibanon cemetery and sent to prison for two years. When he left the prison he was followed by negroes bent on killing him. For years he lived In constant fear and regretted ever having left prison. Announcements of tbe Then! era. "Not Guilty," filled to the brim with sen sations and hairbreadth escapes, will be the attraction at the Krug theater tonight and tomorrow afternoon and night. The principal characters In the drama are na tives of Sheldon's'Corners, Pa., where the scenes of the first and last acta are laid. In the first act the, villain murders his benefactor and falsely accuses another man who unfortunately Is found with the body, of the crime. The accused passes through many persecutions before he Is freed from guilt and' resumes hlsj honorable station In eclety. ' "Peggy from virls." .. the successful George Ade satire, will be given at a spe cia! matinee t the Boyd 'theater this aft ernoon. This piece has repeated In Omaha the success that has greeted It everywhere, and Manager Burgess feels complimented that he was enabled to secure a special performaneo this afternoon for the benefit of the matinee patrons of the Boyd. The engagement closes this evening. Terrlll. Finding that I arn greatly overstocked in all sorts of materials, I will for the next month make a great reduction on every thing In stock making evening nnd dinner gowns for less than cost, shirtwaist dresses for $50 and $65, handsome lace gowns for less than cost, cheviot walking skirts for $23, mixed goods, $X. E. H. TERRILL. Attention, Odd Fellows. All Odd Fellows are requested to attend the funeral of our late brother. George Smith, from his late reeldence, 2234 North 18th street, at 2 o'clock p. m. Tuesday, Da cmeber 29. J. H. COOPER, C. A. ANDERSON, Chairman. Secretary. More mis-spelled words thia week In the want ads. FORECAST 0FTHE WEATHER Promise of Fair and Colder Tneaday, with Fair Wednesday in Nebraska. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28,-Forecast: ' For Nebraska and South Dakota Fair Tuesday and colder In east portion; Wed nesday fair. For Iowa Fair Tuesday, colder In west portion; Wednesday fair. For Il'lnois Clearing in northeast, fair In southwest portions Tuesday; Wednesday fair; fresh southwest to north winds. For Missouri-Tuesday, fair; colder in northwest portion; Wednesday fair. For North Dakota, Colorado. Wyoming, Montana and Kansas Fair Tuesday and Wednesday. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA. Dec. . Offlciul lecord of tem perature and precipitation compared with tha corresponding day of tbe lust thrc ear: 19ui lo2. U01. 1300. Maximum temperature... 4 31 3.1 n Minimum temperature.... IT Tl 21 H Mean temperature ;n 2 -rj Precipitation i .03 Mi T Record of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day since March L 1ISJ3: ' Normal temperature i Pxceas for the day ,) Total excess since March 1. 19u3 . ti Normal precipitation (13 inch Deficiency for the day (a Inch Total rainfall since March 1 32.24 inches Kxcfas since March 1. 19-3 2.12 Inches Deficiency for cor. period. 1902... .48 Inches Deficiency for cor pe riod in lSul.. 01 inches Report Iron stations at T P. M. -3 2 s 3 - 2 . c : 3 CONDITION OF TUB WEATHER Omaha. cler Valentin-, clear North Plntte. clear t'heyenue, clear 8hU Lke Cltv, clear Ha Id City, clear Huron, cloudv Wtlilstnn. cloudy l'l:lc4go, snowiu 8t. I.ouis, nart cloudy ,, St. Paul, cloudy Davenpjr. doer Kansas "Uy, clear Havre, pxrt cloutiy Helena, cloudy Rlamsnk. clear (Jalveston. clear 36 4i'l .CO III SM ,(k S4' ,0c) SS! 3v .Ul 2: 34 .(HI X4 3! . i 4 T 24' .") n 22 a 36 .10 X 2P M 22! 32 .114 4o 4' ."0 31 .la) t t . IM IV .(si Mt C2 .00 "T" Indicates trace of preclpltntlnn. L. A. WELSH. Forecaster. FINAL FIGURES ON CROPS Chief of Btirta of Stttiitlot Iiuei 8tU mentof Product on for 1003. OVER TWO BILLION BUSHELS OF CORN Winter Wheat Held Aaaregrate ntnt,lM,ano Bnshel. Kprlna W heat 7m.tmn nnhrl Oat 7ft4 (HI4,1IH llaahel. WASHINGTON. Dec. ?l.-FlniiV returns In I lie rhlef of the bureau of statistics of the Department of Agriculture from regu lar and special corn spondents, supple mented by reports of specbil field sgents, show tha acreage, production and value of the principal farm crops of the i'nlleil Stites In 1I3 to have been ss follows: Produe'n Farm value Crops. Acrenge. bushels Dee. 1. HI. Corn K(ril.lW S.'.Mt.KS 25 $'2.t,M Winter wh'l..3.'.rii f.tn .rfi x.;i ,i c.2,2M Hp'g wheat.. .M.!s".4.4fi7 2!i:,.'!r,4.fcS IW.iNl.iri) Out 27.ti.fli.l2i. 7M.iiH4.l! Wi.im.it Barley 4.KO.H7 l.'ll.Wl.Wl fiO.(W..1l J Rye I.!i,k!i a.4l 16.lr3.Tt look Wheat .. W'4: 14.S43.ii44 .sw.7:il Flaxseed .... 3.12' 1. 22! 27.aii.10 J2.'211..Y7 Potatoes 2.HIm 247.IZ7.HHO Kd.rcw.n94 Hay 3S.W3.7Kt H .3HT.W1 fiM,.m X-'i Tolmccn I.(7.73& 1X15,972,425 6G,614,ii27 Tons, ti'ounds. Order General oart-Mart lal. In sccordnnco with the recommendation of the Board nf Naval Officers which went to Ionia. N. T., to Investigate the explosion In the naval mngnxlne there, resulting In the loss of several lives, Sccretsry Moody has ordered a general court-martial to meet at the New Vork navy yard on January 6, for the trial of Otto Fries, gunner In charge, and Sergeant Brooks, In charge of the marine guaid. Fries Is charged with falling to observe the necessary precau tions as the regulations In such cases pro vide, nnd Brooks is charged with running away and seeking a place of safety, taking bis men with him. Wonld Incrrnse nvy. Senator Hale, chairman of the committee on naval affairs, said today that it Is the Intention to make provision for another liberal addition to the ' navy during the present session of congress. He says that when tha additions already authorized are complete tbe United States will have a more powerful navy than any other nation, except Great Britain. Henson'a Hearing Postponed. . United States Commissioner Taylor, by agreement of the counsel, postponed the hearing In tha case of John A. Benson of San Francisco, recently arrested here In connection with tlss Investigation of land frauds, from next Wednesday to Janu ary 6. ASK TELEGRAPHERS TO JOIN Society of the Army of the Camber lnnd Wonld ' Admit Mllltnry Telegrapher. WASHINGTON. Dec. M.-The Society of the Army of the Cumberland headquarters In Washington, by unanimous decision of Its officers and executive committee, has taken action of great Interest to survivors of the United States military telegraphers of the civil war, - among whom are such prominent persons as General Thomas T. Kckert, late president of the Western Union; Colonel R.' C. Clowry, president of the Western Union; Colonel L. C. Weir, president of the Adams Express com pany, and several hundred others holding high executive positions throughout the country with telegraph companies and with many of the most powerful firms. The so ciety has admitted privates to membership. Now It has acted favorably on an appli cation for admission from a member of the military telegraph corps and he has been duly received. The decision was based on the position taken by General Sherman when at the head of the army that "they were as much a part of the army as though armed with muskets In the ranks," and upon the fact that both General Thomas, com manding the army of the Cumberland, and General McPherson, commanding the army of the Tennessee, prescribed a uni form for the members of the corps In all respects similar to that of commissioned officers except the shoulder straps. READY FOR LINCOLN BUILDING Advertisement for Construction Bids to Be PoblUbed Jan nary 15. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. (Special Tele gram.) The Lincoln public building will be put on the market about January IS. Speci fications are now being prepared and bids will be Invited for the complete building, which is to occupy the space north of tha present building, except heating, electric wiring and elevators. The building will be atone faced with either limestone or sand atone, the appropriation of $:I5.0M) not being sufficient to warrant a building to be con structed of granite or marble. Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes: Elliott, regular, Francis A. Hubbard; sub stitute, Ellas Ashburn. Emerson, regular, Alexander A. Patrick; substitute, William A. Rrown. An additional rural route has been or dered established February 1 at Shelby, Shelby county, la. The route embraces an area of thirty-seven square miles, contain ing a population of &60. Thousands will read your want ad. word for word, if run this week during the mis spelled word contest. SECRETARY HAYMUST LEAVE Pcrnlrlona Chnrnctcr of Bronchial Trouble Makes Southern Visit Imperative. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -The condition of Secretary Hay remains unchanged. Con trary to the expectation of his physician the secretary's bronchial trouble has not yielded readily lo treatment and Mr. Hay probably will leave Washington early In January for Thomasvllle, Ga., for a visit to Colonel Oliver Payne. The mild c!lmste there has lielped the secretary before, and It la hoped may again prove an effective cure. Unless a decided and unexpected change for the better In Mr. Hay s condi tion occurs within the next few days Mr. Loomia wilt officiate at .the breakfast on New Year's day to tha diplomatic corps at the residence of the secretary and Mrs. Hay. Mr. Loomls also will be present at the president's reception In the same ca pacity. Or. Lyon's PERFECT ' Tooth Ponder Used by reopte of refinement cor over a quarter of a century PRC PAR to tJT ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK Thousand of Men and Women Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It. To Prove What the Great Kidney Remedy, Swamp-Root. Will Do for YOU, Every Reader of The Bee May Have a Sample Bottle Sent Absolutely Tree by Mail. It used to be considered Ihst only urinary snd bladder troublea were to be traced lo the kidneys, but now modern aclence prove that nearly all dis eases have their beginning In the disorder of these most Important organs. ' The kidney filter and purify the blood that Is thtl work. Therefore, when your kldneya are weak or out of order, you can understand how quickly your entire body la affected, and how every organ seem to fsll to do Its duty. If you are sick or "feel badly." begin taking the real kidney remedy, Ir. Kilmer s Hwsmp-Hont. be cauae aa aoon aa your kldneya ar getting better they will help all the other organs to health. A trial wlU convince anyone. I waa m ronilial Isrrr fop a aaalser at yeara with weakaeae the kldaeya aaa feaek and frequent dealre to arlaate, bat after aalag Ir. Kilmer' lis amp-It ot, I am entirely rarest and rheerfnllr reenannsend thia waadsrfal remedy t any who may aaffer from the romnaoa roan plaint. Moat traly years, W. f. Rally, 24 Meat, of Pollee, t'olsjmkaa, Ca. Weak and unhealthy kldneya are reaponalhte for many kinds of disease, and If permitted to continue much suffering and fatal results are sure to follow, restless, sleepless and Irritable. Makes you pass wster often during the day and oblige you to get up many times during the night. I'nhealthy kktnys cause rheumatism, gravel, catarrh of the bladder, pain or dull ache In the back. Joints and muscles; msk your head ache and back ache, cause Indigestion, stomach and liver trouble, you get a sallow, yellow complex ion, make you feel as though you had heart trouble; you may have plenty of ambition, but no strength; get weak and waste away. The rtire for these troubles Is Dr. Kilmer's Bwamp P.oot, tha world-famous kidney remedy. In taking ttwamp-Root you afford natural help to Nature, for Swamp -Hoot Is ths most perfect besier snd getitia aid to the kldneya that Is known to medical science. How to Find Out If there Is any 'doubt In your mind as to your condition take from your urine on flalng about four ounces, place It In a glass or bottle and let It stand twenty-four hours. If on examination It Is milky or cloudy. If there is a brlck-duxt si-tillng, or If small particles float about In It. your kidneys are In need of Immediate attention. Rwsmp-Koot Is pleasant to take and Is used In the leading hospitals, recommenced by physlclsns In their private practice, and la taken by doctors themselves who huva kidney ailments, because they recognize In It the greatest and most successful remedy for kidney, llvir and bladder troubles. EDITORIAL NOTE You may have a sample bottle of thia wonderful remedy, Bwamp-Koot, sent absolutely free by mall, also a book telling all about Hwamp-Koot. and containing many of tha thousands upon thousands of testimonial letters receive! from men anu women who owe their good health, in fact their very lives, to tha great curative pro perl le of Bwamp-Itont. In writing to 1t. Kilmer Co.. Blbghatn ton, N. Y., be sure to say you read this gen erons offer In The Omaha Ually bee. Weakness and Decay We offer our professional services to men suffering frorj any private' dis eases resulting from inaiscretlons and dissipations. Does thin concern you. and is ;-our heahh trembling In the balance? Are you troubled and perplexed, and do you feel the need of sympathy, counsel snd medical aid? If so, come to me privately and tell me all about your condition, end I will make s thorough and sclt ntllic examination of your ailments. An examination that will disclone your l'ii;Bii.ak! vunuiliuil, stlllioui a knowleuge of which you are groping In the aark. Many a man ails, anu be doesn't know what alls him nor docs his physician. We 00. li you have taken treatment elsewhere without success, 1 will show you why It faded. 1 will explain why you have not been cured, and why we cure when all others fail. You have nevar been treated by our method,- It has cured thousands of others. It will cure you. It will cost you nothing to call ana in vestigate its merits, so don't delay an other day. No disease remains at a standstill. Delays are dangerous. Home men contract diseuiie by being indiscreet. Others inherit weaknesses and suffer for the shortcomings of their parents and drug therm-elves through a life of decreptltude because they are trying to conceal the serious , errors committed. Strength can no more proceed from weakness than pur water from a polluted fountain. A lifetime of suffering often results from neglecting the first symptoms of dis ease. It la not so much of a calim.ty that a man contracts diseases or weak nesses, but that he neglects them fans to secure the proper treatment lor their cure or he has experimented with too many FREK TRKATMKN I and QUICK Cl'RE Sf HEMES. We treat men only and cure them quickly, safely and thoroughly. Every man Buffering with any private disease Viricocele, Stricture. Nervo-Sexoal Debility, Impotency, B!ood Poison (Syphilis), Weakening Drains, Kidney, ' Bladder and Urinary Diseases, v lth any of their numerous snd distressing svmptoms. ewes It to himself his fi mily, and especially to the future generations to get cured promptly safely snd thoroughly. . t 0SL1TAT10N f Qff .Office hours. lUilOlLlttllUn I KLL ony. ,f you STATE BffiES: INSTITUTE r FAST TRfv CALIFORNIA ARC OVER Union Pacific kni ria Omaha rtack (fnir Itttination ixt$n kor quicktr Viam any thr lint. 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Tnmum. wfctl) b iW frrrmssf k ainTV ffekW, f H lHastmU. rmw tmf W9 dk. cum co SnUHAMTOS, n. T. Sold by sll Druggists. (Iwamp-ltont Is ylaaaant to tak. I If you are already convinced that Hwamp-Root la what vou need, you can purch the regular fifty-rent and one dollnr alse hoitlea at the drug stores everywhere, ttnn't msk sny mlstske. but remember tha name, Hwamp-Koot, Dr. Kil mer's Swamp-Hoot, and the ad dress. Plnghamton, N. Y., on every bottle. I WILL CURfc. YOU a. m. to t p. m. 8undays. 10 to 1 cannot call write for symptom blank JO", Farnam Sr.. Jt 1 and 14th St.. .Tl AnA, r t: B. smmvll . t'araaa Si reel fhone ::t. fT--"., laaare Parc,Vft.alut Skia aw pvasuiau l sMH . car Eeaaasa a4Tsta. a SHiusif sn ratauavsatr Z Tt , raaaoss Blatkhasaa. fraa- f 3 V . los s-iajsW, kus ..s. iHia- f ' J w" uia aJki Taa. I'ssa) mum t was- ?' 1 "' "''" " S fae- IX ess to acsaraS arSs. niaiS-WSSl at BBSS. kSBtllA. ISIBB1 --savatay. 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