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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1905)
THE OMAIIA DAILY REE: SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 11. 100o. TAX CASE COMES UP TODAY r. Attorney, in. City to Take Up Bailroad Injunctioa Against County Treasurers, ARGUMENT TO BC MADE lit DEMURRER Twrafy r More (ontr Attorney Kxjiffird to Be Prenent to Advise rlh Attorner Oeaeral Korrla Brown. f Attorney General Norrls Brown, J. L. jaiuweu. attorney ior LiOncssier cwimjr; n. iveivjn, auomey ror utge county, arvl J. C. Moor, attorney for Johnson county, arrived In the city Infit night preparatory to npprarlng In the federal court today whrn arguments will he heard on the demurrer filed by the ntnte against th action of the railroad whloh seek to enjoin the collection of their 1S04 taxes a assessed and levied. " Mr. Brown aald that he expected thnt twenty or more county attorneys would be present during the sub mlsMon of the rnsr, which afTeota every county In the state. Thos already here held a conferen.ro at the' JHijtton hotel last ntKht, but nothing was given out. "It la our Intention to press the case and get It submitted with all possible speed," said the attorney general. "We oh Jert to the Injunction on the broad grounds tliat the federal court has no Jurisdiction In the ense. and tha. It has no power to enjoin the collection of the taxes In the manner ivajltod." This la the case In which the railroads declare thev were assessed unequally by the Starts Hoard of Equalisation In com parison with other property. It Involves thousand of dolfncs In taxes throughout many counties of the state. XOTICK. Tvi the Members of the Commercial Clnb. There will be a meeting at the club rooms today at 12:20 p. m. of the Jobbers, man ufacturers, bankers and other business men to consider matters of vital Importance to the business Interests of omaha. It Is necessary that this meeting be at tended by the heads of all the various house. ."W. B. WRIOIIT. President. F. W. Jl'DSON, Chairman Ex. Com. Faneral of Mrs. Benson. The funeral of Mrs. J. ' Benson Is to bo neid flunriay afternoon at 2 o'clock at All 'Saints' church. Rev. T. J. Mackay Is to conduct the service. The Interment, which St. Mary's AiR. s w a Congregational Church Vesper 4:30 Rev. ML Yost Special Music ft fa n a $$S l B LVM Ir-wl kim TX?.S n It is our business to know something about coal. We 0 will tell you the truth about what we know. Bevler Mo. Lump $4.75 Bevler Mo. Nut $4.50 Cherokee Kan. Lump $3.50 Cherokee Kan. Nut $5.25 Illinois Lump ,.s $6.25 Illinois Washed Nut $0.00 Hock Springs Lump and Nut, $7.40 Bonanza Ark. Lump... $7.50 Ppadra Ark. Orate $8.50 Hard coul. all sizes $11.00 All "nutomatlely" HAND SCREENED. At least our cus tomers say our coal Is WLLL SCUEENED. Central Goal & Coka Go. I5th & Harney Streets Phones I22M699-47I8 Public Attention Is hereby directed to the great Bale of Men's, Hoys' and Chil dren's Hats at lluyden Bros. The undamaged stock from the Martiu-Cott Hat Co. goes on Bale Saturday a. 111., and will be an event of the keenest econom ical interest to all buyers. See large ad on page 8. PARKER'S Hair . Balsam i'iuuiuie uia growta of the balr and give It the lustre and sUlclneis of youth. Whoa tbs hair Is jray or faded It BRINGS BACK THB YOUTHFUL COLOR. It prevents Dandrutf sod hair falling and keeps the scalp cleaa and kralthy. PAY FOK CHAMPAGNE NCT fOR DUTY CRY CO CVCRYWTtCRB will b private will be In the waiving vsult nt Kort'St Lawn. I-nter In the year the body will b takon to Frtfport, 111., Ior burial. CASES IN THE DISTRICT COURT R i pert Testimony Slowly Gathered la Trial of the Sholes Uam- Salt. A closely drawn I'ltal battle Is being fought out In Judge Redlck's court In tha case of Lewis Sholes against The II. J. Pcnfold Company for damages by reason of the loss of a band through the explosion of a flush lamp. There are several attor neys for the defense, led by R. 8. Hall, while M. A. Hall is the principal attorney for Mr. Sholes. The flash lamp which exploded Is of peculiar construction, yet apparently sim ple In operation. It required the most pa tient endeavor on the part of plaintiff's attorney to get In testimony concerning Its construction and operation, also testi mony relating to the different kinds of flash powders. As the whole subject Is largely technical, experts are being used, and they are having many thoughtful mo ments between the attorneys for the lltl . - j. Much care Is making the progress of the case rather slow and It promises to lap over Into next week. Judge Estrlle and a Jury are engaged In hearing testimony In the personal Injury case of Mrs. Lucy Weber against the city of Omaha. The plaintiff claims she was seriously Injured by falling at the crossing at Sixteenth and Harney streets by reason of a hole in the pavement which the city neglected to repair. Judge Day and a Jury still have the Kar ten and McCarthy case on trial. In which the state is seeking to convict the defend ants of attempted burglary, their Instru ment for breaking and entering being a pop bottle filled with sand. The case of the Bute against James M. Beck is now on trial. Defendant is charged with having forged an Indorse ment on a certificate of deposit for 120 and gotten the money on the same at South Omaha. DARTMOUTH ALUMNI BANQUET Elsrhth Annual Reunion of the Asso ciation 'of the Plain Well At tended by Graduate. The Dartmouth Alumni Association of the Plain held Its eighth annual reunion and dinner at the Millard hotel last night, about a score of graduates of the eastern seat of learning and their wives attending. County Superintendent Edwin J. Rodwell, '88, was master of ceremonies and the Invocation wna made by Rev. W. R. Adams of the class of '69. President H. E. Lewis, "72. delivered his annual address after the "cafe nolr;" Arthur K. Dame, '82, dls cussed the Panama canal situation; Ar thur H. Norrls, -00, talked about the re strlctlon of Immigration; Rev. Harvey C. Wood, M4, spoke of the diminished demand of the present of applicants for the min istry, and B. Wynne Matteson. 03, closed the program and revived old memories by describing the Dartmouth of today. The out-of-town guests were: H. C. Wood, '44, of Aurora, Neb., who Is 88 years old; H. E. Lewis, '72 of Lincoln; Judge Wilbur F. Bryant, '77, of Lincoln; Mr. Sawyer. '72, and wife of Kearney; A. H. Norrls, '00, and wife of St Paul; A. K. Dame '82. of Fremont The following officers were elected: Hon orary president. Rev. H. C. Wood, '44, Aurora, Neb.; president C. W. Pallord! '93, Omaha; vice president, C. H. Sawyer', '72, Kearney; secretary-treasurer, B. W. Mattison, '03, Omaha. Announcements of the- Theaters. Miss. Mabel McKlnley, who has been de lighting.. Orpheum patrons, with her fine voice", will be heard for the last two times; matinee and night, today. Next week, beginning with a matinee Sunday, McMahon's Minstrel Maids and Watermelon Girls will be the headline at traction. This big act Is one of. the latest New Fork vaudeville successes. It Is a bright. Jingling, musical melange and reg ular minstrel show given by sprightly and pretty maidens who can sing and "dance. The Ching Lan Fob troupe of Chinese ma gicians Is another big act. Cunning, "the Jail breaker," Is a wonder-worker rivaling Houdlnl. He will court the efforts of the local experts and fly cops to fasten him In handcuffs and leg Irons. Other features embraced on the program are: Eleanor Falke, the dainty singing -comedienne; C. Qrant Gardner and Marie Stoddard, Imper sonators, mimics and musicians; the dan cing De Mutha; Lindsay's educated dogs and monkeys and entirely new klnodroma pictures. Mildred Holland's engagement at the Boyd closes with two performances of "The Triumph of an Empress" this after noon and evening. On Sunday afternoon and evening the atractlon will bo William A. Brady's great production of "Way Down East." This fine drama of home life In New England has never aged a minute, but Is still the same fresh, appealing story of real life that it has been from the first. Its populylty has never been questioned nor Its effectiveness doubted. It will be given here with all the original accessories and scenic equipment and a competent company. The engagement la for the one day only. It la an Education That every cltlien of the United States should have, vis. a visit to the" national capital. March 1, 2, S agents of the Penn sylvania lines will sell tickets, Chicago to Washington, at rats of $17.TSr for the round trip. This Is a rare opportunity. Persona taking advantage of these ratea also h.v. tha advantage of witnessing the Inaugura tion or Fresldent-Elect Roosevelt Six trains dally. Through sleeping cars. Agents of connecting lines will sell you through tickets over Pennsylvania lines from Chicago and make sleeping car reser vations for you. For full information ad dress TWOS. H. THORP. T. P. A.. 28 U. S. Bank Building, Omaha, Just received, car of Portland cutters, also bobs. LININQER & METCALF CO. A. B. Huberman, diamonds. Direct Imp. Harry B. Davis, undertaker, 411 S. 15th, Tennessee Miners Strike. JELLICO. Tenn.. Feb. 10-Two hundred miners employed at the Blrdseye coal mine struck today because of the alleged refusal of the company operating the mine to -tend recognition to the miners' union. DIED. DK LANKY James,' February 8, 1905, aged 60 years & months and 1 day, at his home, the Lunge hotel. Thirteenth and Jackson streets. Custer post. Grand Army of the Repub lic, will hold their services at the Lauge hotel at 1 p. m.. Sunday, after which the body will be removed to Masonic hall. Sixteenth and Capitol avenue, where ser vices will be held at 2 o'clock p. m., un der auspices of St. John's lodge. No. 26. A. F. and A. M. Deceased ws proprie tor of the St. James and Lange hotels. Interment at Forest Lawn cemetery. Friends Invited. STEPHENS Eva Grabls, February 9. 1905. ngrd iJ years, beloved wife of Charles F. Stephens. Funeral Sunday afternoon, February 12, at I o'clock, from Harry B Davis' under taking rooniH. 411 So.ith Flteenth street. Intwiiient Prospect Hill. Friends Invited, tfprlngrlnld, 11U. papers please copy. BTEINHAI'SER-Llna, February t, 1906, aged to- years, wife of Frank N. 8le:n- huuser. Funeral Saturday afternoon, February 11 st 2 o'clock, from her daughter's r-nl.1, nc Mrs. Leo Orotte. IIS Boulh Twenty-eight!) street, lutenueut Proopect Hill. Frittd Invited, AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAIIA Plans for Beautifying Betidenoe Districts Ara Being Diacntsed. PARKING STREETS ONE OF THE LEADERS Many tltlsens Have Already Besrnn the Work In Anticipation ( mm Ordinance that Will Make It l.eaal. Within a short time the mWTor and city council will take up the matter of park ing a number of streets. So far Twenty third street from F to J streets, has been parked, but the Intention of property own ers now is to park the street from A to J streets. There Is st the present time an ordinance in force regarding the parking of streets. This ordinance was passed on July 16, 1818, and was signed by AV. G. Bloane as mayor and Thomas Hoctor as clerk. This ordinance provides that In parking streets a fifty-foot street may be parked ten feet; sixty-foot streets, twelve feet; sixty-six-foot streets may be parked thirteen feet; eighty-foot streets, sixteen fart and streets 100 feet In width may be parked twenty feet. On their own ac count a number of property owners have parked their streets with the expectation, that an ordinance will soon be passed mak ing this permissible. Some of the streets In the residence por tion are considered too wide and the ob ject of parking is to permit the planting of trees and the location of flower beds between the sidewalk and the curb lines. If this Is done as the property owners pro pose many of the residence streets will be parked during the coming summer. There is also some talk of trying to es tablish a boulevard In South Omaha, and If this is done the parked streets will come In for their share of the benefits to be de rived from tho boulevard fund. Funeral of Ralph Sasre. Ralph Sage, one of the best known men In South Omaha, as hurled yesterday by the members of Bee Hive lodge. Services were held at the First Presbyterian church, Rev. R. L. Wheeler officiating. The church was crowded with friends and relatives of the deceased and floral offerings were something out of . the ordinary. The pall bearers were W. B. Wyman, B. E. Wil cox. J. W. Hastings, Charles McAdam, J. F. Schulta and A. B. Farrer. At the grave In Laurel Hill cemetery the Masons held the final service over the dead. This cere mony was In charge of C, C. Howe, master of the lodge. Will Let Snow Remain. Mayor Koutsky said yesterday ' that he had been asked a number of times why he did not put men and teams at work re moving snow from the streets. In reply to this question the mayor said to a Bee reporter last night that, to move the snow would cost about 11,600. There still re mains In the street repair fund about $1,900 and thla must last until August 1. "I will not permit an overlap in this or any other fund," said the mayor. The snow will have to melt and run off into the sewers, for I do not propose employing men and teams to remove the snow from the streets or sidewalks." It was suggested to the mayor that he might give work to quite a number of unemployed men In the removal of snow, but this the chief executive refused to do as he said that the money In the street repair fund would be needed In the spring and summer. Christian Association Notes. The annual valentine masquerade of the boys' department will be held Saturday evening. All friends of, the department are Invited. . ..j. r - , . Sunday afternoon George Van Winkle will speak to men at 4 o'clock. State Secretary Bailey was the guest of the January club this week. The report of the finance committee at the meeting of the board of directors was very gratifying. Mors men are giving and giving larger amounts than ever be fore and the prospects are that the business end of the association will be on a good basis by the end of the next sixty days. Several members are expecting to attend the state convention, at Grand Island this week. Maa-lc City Gossip. A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Fritz, 2711 Q street. V." Kunger. Thirty-fourth and U streets, reports the birth of a son. E. T. Miller, Twenty-seventh; and N streets, is on the sick list. A. A. Thurlow has recovered from his re cent illness and la at work again. Mrs. T, C. Marsh, who is seriously ill, wad reported to be Borne better lajt night. Police Judge King had only one vagrant before him yesterday and he let blm go. Mrs. Henry C. Richmond Is confined to her home with a severe attuck of the grip. D. S. Parkhurst is out again after being laid up for a number of days with throat trouble. The young son of Councilman William Martin was reported to be conalderably im proved last night. He suffering from Slssemen of Omaha has started ex cavating for foundations for a store build ing to be erected on Twenty-sixth street just north of O street. City officials axe cutting down expenses In the distribution of charity. The fund is ex hausted and only the very needy will be given assistance hereafter. About Hn members of the local lodge of Fugles went to Council Bluffs laBt night as the guests of the Eagles over there. The party from South Omaha went over In a special motor car and returned the same way. Funeral Kotlce. -St. John's lodge No. 26, A. F. and A. M. The funeral of our late brother, James Delaney, will be held from Masonic tem ple 16th and Capitol-avenue, Sunday, Feb ruary 12, 1905, .at 1:80 o'clock p. m. All friends Invited. CHARLES A. TRACT, C. E. HERRiNU, Secretary. Master. Monday nights Rev. M. R. Strltch will give lectures on einics. SNOW PLOW STRIKES TRAIN Conductor, I.oudy Caught In Caboose nd Crushed to Death. A snow plow sent out on Thursday night by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha road to open the snow drifts plunged Into a freight train with fatal effect. The freight was local No. 16 snd was battling with the growing drifts be tween Sioux City and Omaha. Near Da kota City there IS a sharp curve In the road. The snow plow hud been sent out to clear the road and was making good time. A cloud of swirling snow helped to obscure the vision and the engineer could not see tha lights. Between 11 and 12 o'clock he approached the train, which was slowing up. Before tha engineer real ized his danger he plunged Into the ca boose of the freight. Conductor J. , S. Loudy was In the caboose alone and be fore he realised his danger the snow plow was plunging Into the car. The conductor was pinned to the side of the caboose and crushed to death. The remains were taken to Bioux City, where Conductor Loudy's family lives. He Is survived by his widow and two children. Two members of the crew were Injured, but not seriously, by being thrown from the train. The snow plow was In charge of Engineer Wleberg. It Is claimed that owln to the snow and the bend In the road he could not see the danger signals in front. Rev. Dr. O'Connor's Lecture. In Crelghton college last night. Rev. Dr. O'Connor gave the ttvst lecture of the sem ester for the benefit of the law students, on "Psychology and Thedlcy." These lectures are to be continued throughout the school year, every Friday night, and form an im portant part of the law students' work. On Jr z0? IFARNAM AND nrtrrMTH t ii iLurwii Mm 1 1 k'l.P.li!C-1 FARNA1N AND FIFTEENTH Correct quality goods and lowest prU-es at A. B. Hubermann's, Jeweler, 13th &. Doug. United States Army Shoes Saturday $2 Made of kangaroo calf, double soles to heel. These, shoes make ideal shoes for the cold weather. Sold everywhere for $2.50, our price Saturday Only we will sell $4 Men's Shoes for $2.50 Made of box al Goodyear welts, lace, good pump poles, Va3 best quality drill lining styles are new. They are our regular $ 4.00 ehoe3 Saturday only. .$2.50 D... ' V.4U made of box cH, Rood stout Sizes 2 to 6, at $l.90 uoys ana i outn s cmocs gole4t fool forra ,Mti j size, m to 2, .t ...$1.73 Men's New Spring Hats, $2 and $2.50 Values for $1.00. Saturday we will place on Bale a line of new sample liata for men at $1 They were a traveling man s samples, i00 hats iu all- nice, new, clean hats choice Saturday. .' CPT1 ai kftH-fliaV r - Others have grown stong on Gfhirardelli's Ground Chocolate why no, you? It contains all the Nutritious substance of hifii grade cocoa the flavor and deli cacy of a toothsome confec tion and a uniform excellence that crownv its superiority. Makes d T.cious cake and pastry. THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES 1 . by A. CONAN DOYLE - f v - ' . ...1 ' ' '1 .t''y-cf'-'-i- " ' -v. . .. TOIL" o& ?r a- r TOW '.: Tlx A . s-i i? ill 1 t . i . -r. .- "COLONEL MORAN 8PHANQ FOIIWAKD WITH A CRY OK UAGK." Back to life for a brand new set of adventures, Sherlock Holmes has come, and it may safely be said that these thirteen stories surpass anything that has yet been recorded of the great detective. The titles themselves breathe excitement and mystery. They are: The Adventure of the Empty llouse The Adventure of the Norwood Builder , The Adventure of the Dancing Men The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist The Adventure of the Priory School The Adventure of Black Peter The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton The Adventure of the Six Napoleons ' The Adventure of the Three Students The Adventure of the Oolden Pince-Nez The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter The Adventure of the Abbey Orange The Adventure of the Second Stain 'I l'!H When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created the character of SII ERLOCK HOLMES he founded an absolutely unique type and reconstructed the entire theory and nature of detective Btories. Heretofore such tales had belonged largely to "dime novel literature.'' Doyle made his famous detective a deductive genius, and the style and nature of his adventures set the reading world to talking. When the author ceased at last to to write SIIERLOCK IIOLMES stories there arose a universal demand for more of these great detective narratives. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has written, by special arrangement, a new and final series of the ADVENTURES OF SHER LOCK IIOLMES, for which he has received the highest price ever paid for such literary work. These stories have achieved a great success the greatest perhaps In the annals of so-called light literature. This great success was, of course, due in part to the fact that the thirteen tales comprising the series are the last SHER LOCK HOLMES stories that will ever be written. Thousands of people have grown to regard Holmes almost as a personal, friend, and they would not willingly miss reading a single one of his adventures, the more especially as the present SHER LOCK HOLMES stories will be followed by no others. "THE RETURN OF SIIERLOCK HOLMES" is SHERLOCK HOLMES' farewel performance. At the conclusion of the series he will become but a memory. On this point Sir Arthur Is firm he. will write no more SIIERLOCK IIOLMES stories, now or later By special arrangement THE SUNDAY BEE has secured the right to publish these stories. They will appear for the next three months each week a complete adventure and mystery. You cannot afford to miss a number order of news dealer or by sending subscription direct to The Bee Publishing Company, Omaha