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'A ITIE OMATTA' DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1905. BRIEFS IS IDE GRAIN CASE But Content! for Eight ef Frocatdingi for an Iijtmotion. ' LAW PROCEEDING'S NO ADEQUATE REMEDY Mean Composed Entirely of Corn Prodneto Prepared for tho Ban jaet ( Yoathfnl Nebraska. Cora-Grower. (F"rom a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Nov. 11 8peclal.) Attorney General Brown and former Chief Justlc Bulllvan. In their brief on the suit for an Injunction against the Nebraska Grain Dealer' association and the members and officials thereof, which was filed In the su preme court today, claim that the evolution of society bas made It Imperative to ex tend the operation of Injunctions for tha prevention of Illegal combinations and agreements for the control of prices as tha only adequate remedy for the protection of the Interests of the general public,' thus answering the plea of the numerous coun sel for the grain dealers that the equity powers of the court cannot be Invoked. While the gist of the first brief filed by .'he attorneys for the grain dealers was tha illeged unconstitutionality of severs stat utes, the second brief prepared by a large number of eminent lawyers devoted Itself !o tho argument that tha state had no lght to seek a restraining order against :he defendants, but must resort to quo warranto or criminal proceedings against the Individual members. Attorney General Brown contends that the Injunction Is the only effective remedy for the trust and combination evil. He fays: . These cases show that It Is conclusively pstftbllnhed by the chnncery courts of Eng land, by the courts of last resort of many states of the union, and by the supreme srourt of the United States, that the equity power derived from the common law may exercised to prevent monopolies from 'njurlng the public; that this power may be exercised to prevent acts punishable as 'time, and that It may be Invoked by the tate rexardless of pecuniary Injury thereto or the existence of a nuisance. It is ulso tRtabllshed beyond question by the cases ?ited Hint the anti-truest statutes denoun cing; monopolies and combinations in re itralnt of trade do not take from the courts Jf equity their power under the common iiiw to prevent such Injuries to the public. He Insists that the courts have a power '.ndependent of the statutes to curb trusts ihroueh Aha Issuance of Injunctions, and :hat tha validity of the statutes Is an Im material factor, as long as the petition lets out facts showing grave Injury to the grain celling public. It must not be forgotten that the de fendants are here admitting by their sev eral demurrers the facts charged in the Information to be true. They confess to In- conspirators, all of them, corporations and individuals alike. o Other Remedy Effective. The learned and eminent counsel for defendants are mistaken. It Is nut the purpose of this action to punish the of fenders and thereby vindicate the criminal coae. The purpose Is to protect the pub lic from a continuation of the injury. The light of the publio to enjoy the benefits of a free market In the necessaries of life is one of the highest rights recognized by the courts. There Is none higher, unless II be life or liberty; and when It appears that the law will not protect and cannot protect that right, it fails to the province of the court to exercise its equity powers. No other remedy is even partially ade quate The public in this case comes to the court appealing to the conscience and power of the chancellor. lender the ad mitted facts In this case the court, how ever, may well hold with the supreme court of Wisconsin that the duty to grant Injunction to protect public rights Is mandatory, and not a matter of discre tion. To deny the prerogative writ asked by the state on the facts stated by sustaining me several aemurrers would te to say rither (hat the state Is powerless to sue In equity; or, that the defendants being ' In purl Individuals and In part corpora tions cannot be enjoined in a cause, even though they be Joined In the conspiracy; or. that being glulty of so many different nnd separate offenses, they cannot be Joined, though the offenses are committed in concert and for a common purpose; or, tuat neither the statute nor tha common law are sensible to the wrongs committed so far as equity is concerned. To say any of these things Is to destroy the hope of men that the courts have the power nd may be trusted to exercise it In the protection of the public against the men ace of conspirators in commerce, who ap pear to be growing more and more greedy for the possessions of others, and more and more reckless of the rights of others, hs tliey become stronger and more opu lent. The need of the occasion Is not more legislation by lawmakers, but the applica tion by the courts of remedies already provided. Legislative enactments, present or future, are powerless to cure the evil that Is Imminent, or to right the wrong I ready done, unless enforceable in a court .if equity. In this cape, there Is Imperative and Immediate need of a Judgment by the highest court of our state a decree In r-qulty which is easy and certain of en forcement and execution and which trikes at the very existence of the wrongs alleged. There Is no power except that rif equity adequate to protect the publio tcalnst the Injury confessed by the de murrers to exist The demurrers should therefore be overruled. Farmers gland and Deliver. In the section of the brief prepared by Judge Sullivan, he describes tha grain dealers' combination as follows: The Information shows that defendants formed a combination or conspiracy to con trol for their own prcflt the price of grain produced in this slat". They created a monopoly of the buslnens of buying and selling grain. They tlxed for themselves without reference to the laws of trade and commerce the profit they should re ceive out of each bimhel of grain pro duced in Nebraxka. They ruined Inde pendent dealers and drove them out of business. 1 heir profit was measured by their own rapacity and craft and divided among themselves. The producers of grain were nut consulted. Their Dart was to viand and deliver. The farmers planted and. la Korea in tne wind ana sun tor tneir har vest and took their chances with drouth and storm. Defendants took no chances. . Nell her did they toll. They met at nlaht. In secret, and in advance fixed prices and The Doctor Asks -. "Are your bowels regular?" He knows that daily action of the bowels is absolutely essential to health. Then keep your liver active and your bowels regular by taking small laxative doses of Ayer's Pills. Just one pill at bed time is enough, just one. We hate no secrets! We publish the formulas of all our medicines. SUa ky fa t. O. Aye 0s.. Lowell. Has. Aiae MaauBMtttrar ef A TIB'S gala TIQOa-Vsr th half. ATia'iCUWTT WCTOsULFoteoar. ATKii'3 HkSAFAklLLA-fof tx slooa. AXUt'A0UICC&sV-retBMlanas4a(B. their own profit. Their harvest waa defi nite and certain, and was limited only by the number of bushels of grain produced in the state and delivered at their ele vators. Thev monopolised the products of the chief Industry of the stale, and their operations affected directly or indirectly every home. Hints Proseeatloas. y '. The attorney general s brief In the por Hon written by Judge Bulllvah dealing with statutory construction hints at the possible need of Instituting criminal prose cutions to supplement the Injunction suit. He says: The state's contention Is that the act of 1N57, the act of 1S9J, tha Junktn act and part of the Oondrlng act (1897) are now In force, and that the misconduct charged against defendants was and is within the reach and grasp of the two general statutes, though criminal prosecutions and actions for damages for any of the special wrongs covered by the special acts may be, and perhaps must be, brought under those acts. It Is intimated by some of the defendants, and directly asserted by others, that the loo mis act Is Invalid. That, too, so far as this case Is concerned, may be conceded to be plaintiff's position, grounded, however, upon reasons other than those mentioned In the brief of Conrtrlght & flldner. This statute, dealing with a special phase of the trust evil and making those within Its reach eligible to the pub lic service at the penitentiary, being ad mittedly unconstitutional, will be further noticed only tor tne purpose 01 mi light upon the Intention of the legislature In the enactment of other laws. It Is the business of the courts, ha ay. to determine the legislative will, alnce there ' are no serious objections to the procedure which resulted In the adoption of the act of 1K87, the act of 1883, that of 1897, or the Junkln act. The rase Is nendlng on a demurrer, which Is set for argument at tha sitting of tha court November fl. All-Cora Men. Deputy State Superintendent E. C. Blahop has prepared the following menu for the corn banquet, which ia to be held at tha time of the boys' corn growing contest, December IS and It: Corn Soup, Pop Corn Float rvrn Tamalies. Corn Relish. Hulled Corn with State Farm Cream. State Farm Corn Fed Beef a la Challenger. Nebraska White Prise Hot Corn Bread with State Farm Student Butter. Aunt Chloe's Corn Pone. Granulated Hominy Grits Croquettes en Surprise. Rled's Tellow D&Dt Johnny Cake with Milk. Baked Indian Corn Pudding, ("ream of Corn Sauce. Moulded Corn Ice Cream. Corn Meal Wafers. Golden Corn Caka. Corn Coffee. Tabulates Election Flgnres. Deputy Secretary of State Fred Miller has tabulated the returns for the recent elec tion, exclusive of Boone county, whose abstract has not been received. The ngures for the eighty-nine counties follow: Candidate. T't'l. MaJ. iiSon a. n-22,864 Hastings Condit 3.21J Beall 4'9!'8 Abbott M.612-24,11 Cole 70.493 IJghtner J'51? Roe DeVore Sutton 5'1 Wilson KILLED BY MOVING MACHINERY Body of Toons; Man Fonnd Dead nnd Mangled on Shaft. BEAVER CITY, Neb., Nov. 18. (Special Telegram.) The dead and mangled body of Earl Stearns, an employ of the Beaver City mills, was found last evening wound around a shaft of the mill which Is situ ated a mile west of town. It Is believed he had been dead for fifteen minutes when his lifeless body waa discovered by tha proprietor of tha mill. The scene of the accident was In the basement where tha Una shaft Is connected with the water power and where the various belts and pulley direct the power to the different department of the mill. The unfortunate man had gone to this place to put In operation an auxiliary part of the ma chinery. In some way he was entangled in the moving machinery and met an awful death whirling around the rapidly revolving shaft. The lifeless body wa found dangling from the shaft, the broken neck and many bruise Indicating that the body had been subject to ntuch violence. probably after life was extinct. It la be lieved the belt which encircled the dead man' neck had choked out life before a cry 'of alarm could be given. The con nection of belts, pulley and shafting In that part of tha mill I not considered at all dangerous. Just what accident befell the young man Is a mystery. Mr. Steam had been employed at the mill about a year. He wa 19 year of age, a member of one of the oldest families of the county and highly respected. FREMONT VETS AMONG Dt'PES Location Aareat In Employ of Cattle men Makes fitimei Pit Cm. FREMONT. Neb.. Nor. 18.-(8peclal.) Among the old soldier declaratory state ment canceled by the United State land office at Grand Island were about eighteen or twenty made by residents of this city. They were procured "by a smooth "locating agent," himself an old soldier, who repre sented to them that actual removal to the land waa not necessary, that they could dispose of their relinquishments, have credit for their length of service and when they proved up sell out at a good price. They made their filing In good fa'th and In ignorance of the rule of the depart ment. Most of them paid the agent from 110 to 115 "locating fe," which he claimed wa much less than he usually charged. They are mostly men of advanced year. In poor health and of limited means, and not one made any attempt to complete his filing or make Improvement. They have now learned to their satisfaction that the agent was In the employ of a cattle company, his work being to secure soldiers' declara. tory statement, and that they paid for th privilege of being used a eatspaw for the stockmen end fared Worse than th oldlers' widow who received py for mak ing the filing. Naturally they decline to talk of their being so successfully duped, but are watching Intently the' prooeeding of the federal grand Jury. BTTS POISON AND DISAPPEARS Old Resident of Lone Pino Is Believed to Have Taken HI Life. LONG PINE. Neb., Nov. l.-f8pecial Telegram.) Utterly disheartened over a lit tle domestic quarrel John Kurt, night fore man at the Northwestern shop and an old resident of this place, last night disap peared from home and had In hi possession twenty grains of strychnine capsule pur chased previous to his disappearance. With these. It I thought, ha ha era this ended hi life. Yesterday afternoon Kurt returned home completely exhausted from overwork and the loss of two nights' sleep. Finding that one of his son had failed during hi at scence from home to carry out some In struction with reference to some chore about the house, Kurt undertook to punish th boy and met with resistance. Selling a stick from a nearby woodpile. Kurt was on the verge of striking when the mother In tervened. Kurt then turned upon hi wife nd might have dealt summarily with her only for the arrival and Intervention of some neighbors. Kurt then went up town, purchased the strychnine and no clew to hi whereabouts has since been learned. Busi ness men and many others today left town to Join the search parties and the town ha been almost devoid of male Inhabitants. A large party will be formed tomorrow and, with the assistance of bloodhound which will arrive tonight, the entire county will be searched. It Is thought the missing man has hidden himself In some remote place prior to ending hi career. Other believe he ha lost his mind and I aimlessly wan dering about the country. He Is 47 year old, sober and Industrious and the father of five children. The Kurt family 1 pros trated with grief. JAMES MILLIKEN HIT ON HEAD Fragments of Stick Taken from Brain nnd Ho May Recover. FREMONT. Neb.. Nov. 18.-(Speclal. James Mllllken of this city was seriously Injured yesterday by being struck on the head by a piece of board while looking after the moving of a house from North Bend to his farm In Union township. A brace which helped hold the building on the truck frame snapped and a piece of It truck him In the head, fracturing hi skull. He waa taken to North Bend by D. V. Stephen, who happened to be pass ing In an automobile, and brought to Fre mont on a local train. Fragments of the stick and pieces of bone were removed from the brain, and unless some complica tion seta In he will recover. Last evening It waa thought hi Injuries were fatal and his son, Harvey Mllllken of Omaha, waa sent for. For the last ten year he has been extensively engaged In the stock busi ness In Sheridan county, but has lived In Fremont. Woodmen District Convention. BLAIR, Neb., Nov. 18. (Special.,)' Dele gates from the Woodmen of the World camps of thl district met In Woodmen hall yesterday for their first annual con vention. State Manager Edward Walsh presided. The following were elected dele gates to the state convention which meet In January: Sovereigns Jackson, Le Crone, Moyer, Mlchelson, Moyer, Murdock, Blodgett, Chiistensen, Morley and Iverson. Paper were read by William Bonlne of Blair, John Le Crone of Kennard and Dr. Murdock of Blair. It wa unanimously re solved to continue the convention work and to graduate Into a district association. At the afternoon session papers were read by Mr. Jack of Tekamah, Frank Bige low. State Organiser Walsn and others. It wa unanimously resolved to celebrate the natal day of Hon. J. C. Root, which occur December 3, on ome evening be tween December 4 and 18. It was resolved to send five delegate from each camp to the designated district camp to meet In Blair on th first Friday In March. By request. Dr. Murdock read a pertinent paper on "Essential Feature of Fraternal Insurance." Woodmen New wa endorsed and made the official paper of this dis trict. Blair was chosen to entertain the next district convention on the second Fri day In March. Officer of the district con vention elected are: John Le Crone, presi dent; N. Iverson, vice president; H. C. Jack, secretary; E. L. Anderson, treasurer. Fnneral of Mis Durrle. LYONS. Neb., Nov. 18. (Special. )-One of the most Impressive funerals ever held here was held yesterday In the Presby terian church over the body of Miss Ger trude Durrle. Miss Durrle had been teach ing In Humphrey, Neb., and died there Wednesday night after an operation. She was operated on for appendicitis last sum mer in Des Moines and the operation wa not entirely successful mi,. n....i-.- home ha been In Lyon until a few week ago wnen her family moved to Des Moines. mere wa universal sorrow thrm,.i,n. the community over her death. Mlsa Dur- ne waa a, year of age. She was a grad uate of Bellevue collem mn i attended Highland Park college. Killed by n Switch Eaglae. BLAIR, Neb.. Nov. IX inii n-,- gram.) Gotlleb Bockerman, aged 72 years. w maianuy glued by a switch engine In the yards of the North western r,. A ti- morning. Mr. Bockerman. who r . mini aiong the track toward his home and was struck on the rr.r.h a by the tender of the engine. He has no immediate family living here. Coroner x-ierce aeciaea not to hold an Inquest. Nowa of .k...i.. f !hT.fc7? . !?t demand --.- . uii county at pres l.rtAI-? DJ f!" "ne weather of the : :uuniy iarmera have been busy as bees housing a large pe? cent of the corn croo. SXT. o.d ; . iea nay. nrok the bone in hla right am. Mr. Edward ... m WIVM Pnlon. He Is BEATRICE Word waa received here veaterrlav tmm Vl... '"."vrq nere In Beatrice. w" welt PAPILLION The county commissioners rounding them up with the large road fhF:dr.,H.ht hor'e " required ,or?S2 PI.TTU01'TU 1 .J.. - . . '-""'I'-iwin nouse, i perlntendent of the Cass county farm a Mrs. Ann Mir.A, i . " SU Mra. Anna Miner of Plattn,m,.h nd .K'i-tt."...!?!. A' 1fouy. PMtof were of oATICTh "'"'volent Protective Order of fc.lks ave a smoker at Elk headquartera last night. There was a larae attendance, and an enjoyable evening was spent by those present. TECrMSEH-Wllllam J. Devenney has S?? I 'L0"' ,hlB cUy' u-ceed Mr- E. H Bush, resigned. Mr. Devenney made his first trip today. PAPILLION-Th cement block factory hft5 r,d UP, manufacturing cement brick and tiling, having secured a leaae of ground from the I nlon Pacific. The plant will bm working full capacity next week. BROKEN BOW-Wlth over twenty di vorce cases on the docket this term Broken Bow should be sble In a ahort time to coni pte with other western citlea that aro making a specialty In that line. BEATRICE In returning from school yesterday Ruth, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rodgers. was severely In jured by being struik In the forehead by a stone thrown by a neighbor boy. WEST POINT The West Point Repub lican celebrated Its thirty-fifth year with the Issue of yesterday. The paiier ws founded oa November IS. 1870. by Jgar U Sweet editor and proprietor and N. 8. Bartlett as publisher. STELLA The Woodmen of the World had open house to their friends In the opera house with a program of music and elocu tion. Addresses were given by State Man ager Edward Walsh, Sovereign Clerk J. T. Tates and National Lecturer Iter. Dr. O. H. Schleh. WE8T POINT The local officials of the bureau of vital statistics sre now thor oughly organised. The number of births In Cuming county for the past thirty dnva ha been twelve, eight male anil foiir females. The number of deaths registered during the same time Is two. AINSWORTH Mrs. William Miller, about twelve mile south of here, died yesterday morning. She leaves a husband and two small children. The body wa taken charge of by the Odd Fellow lodge here and Interred In the Alnaworth cem etery at 1 o'cock thl afternoon. TECUMSEH-The local lodge Knight of the Maccabees have presented the city library with 100 volumes of standard works In fiction, history and poetry. The library board and the patrons of the reading .Fiu in j aiaieiui ior tne same. WEST POI NT The jury commission sp linted under th new Jury law have se- pol lee vuieu o umiene ui Luminr cotintv rmm which list the jurors for the terms of court for next year will be drawn. Twenty ix name have been selected from each voting precinct In the county. tkc UMaEH County Clerk-elect W. C. Redrleld announces that hla Hnutr - in k. Leslie Spence, son of ex-Comml Alexander Spnc of Went John Ward, the newly elected county treas- uier nai secured ine services of Earl Hardin of Tecumseh as his deputy. WEST POINT-Albert Romberg, an old settler of the Elkhorn valley, died at his residence south of West Point, aged 76. Death was due to a rheumatic affection. He la survived by three children and by two brothers. Arnold of Scrlbner and Fred of West Point. The deceased was a native of Germany. BEATRICE Goodrich eneamnm.nf xi 18, Independent Order Odd Fellows, met last night and elected these officers: A. P. Kelley, chief patriarch; D. C. Rambo, senior warden; John W. Hermon, high priest; Thomas Llddicott, scribe; Leo Munster, treasurer; H. C. Stoll, Junior warden: H. J. Chase. W. J. Pi. j j Johnson, trustees. OAKLAND Frank R. Rnherann teliv. ered his Illustrated lecture, "The Land of the Midnight Sun," to a full house at the Oakland opera house Friday evening, and It waa pronounced by all as the best en tertainment of Its kind ever given here. The Oakland orchestra rendered several beautiful piece before tho lecture which were greatly enjoyed. BEATRICE Two runaways occurred on Court street yesterday at the same time, and 4io less than half a dozen vehicle were badly smashed. A Utile irtrl who waa sitting in a buggy as the teams came dashing up the street was rescued Just In time to save her life. The runaway team belonged to Edward Bartlett and Henry Harvey, two farmer living west of tne city. FREMONT Joseph 8treeter nleaded guilty to breaking into a freight car on the Northwestern in July last and stealing some shoes and clothing, and was sentenced to one year In the penitentiary. Christian Kuehl recovered a judgment for 1140 against his son-in-law, Frank Knierlm. The case grew out of family troubles and waa tried last terms, the Jury disagreeing. The verdict la a compromise and either party may appeal. WEST POINT The reeular sesRlon nf the Woman' club of West Point was held at the home of Mrs. W. A. Black. Answers to roll, call were the names of college presidents. The subject of the first paper was "Universities, by Mrs. H. L Keefe, A Princeton Hasina" waa the title nf a college story read by Mrs. H. L. Wells. Miss Emma Miller read a paper on "Co education." "The Boys" was recited by Mrs. J. C. Elliott. BEATRICE There Is tlll much talk concerning the proposed Missouri Pacific extension from Virginia to this point, and It Is the Intention of the Beatrice Commer cial club to soon take the matter up with the otnciaia of tne roan with a view to having the line built. It is reported here that the officials are In favor of building the extension if Beatrice business men will show a disposition to give the road the proper support from a bus s stand point. BEATRICE The Crabtree Forensic club held Its regular meeting last evening. After parliamentary drill a debate was held, the subject discussed being "Re solved, That Immigration to th United States should be restricted." The affirma tive waa upheld by Richard Ahlqulst and Herman Wlebe, and the negative by Clif ford Butler and William Atwater. Im promptu addresses were delivered by Ben jamin Paine, Walter Vaaey, Donald Fol- som, Harold enaxo. WEST POINT At the last meeting of the West Point School Board arrangements were made for the systematic teaching and study of music. Miss Arline Lanouette, an accompllsed vocalist, now in charge of the music In thd public schools of Hop per and Scrlbner, has been engaged for that purpose. She will be here each week sufficient time to Impart Instruction In all the grades and to tne pupils oi tne niKii school. A class for the teachers will also be organized. The salary paid will be per month. TECUMSEH An Independent telepnono company, known as tne jonnson louniy Telephone company, nas Deen organized at Smartvlllc, a small town north of here. The object Is to supply the village and surrounding country with telephone ser vice. The new company Is officered as follows: President, Rev. Charles Cwlk llnskt; vice president, David Bowen; sec retary. Homer Moore; treasurer, Henry Hint. As soon as the lines can be put up a central office will be established nt Hints' store and Miss Maggie Hints will be the operator. waykK Wavne lodge. No. 103. Ancient Order of United Workmen, initiated a class of fifteen new members last night at the lodge room, wnicn provea a oeciumir Interesting event. Grand Recorder Hllas R. Barton of Grand Island and Deputy Grand Master Workman A. B. Dillon of Oakdale were In attendance and aided In making the occaaion a aeriuru "u. a. .neinimi of the work Mr. Barton addressed the members and his remarks were llBtenea to wun nuuaeu "-".iu.i throughout. The future of the Wayne lodge is exceedingly bright. BEATRICE Beatrice lodge No. 30. Knights of Pythias, held Its regular an nual election of officers last night, which resulted as follows: Samuel Eccles, chan cellor commander; C. M. Miller, vice chan cellor; F. T. McMahan. prelate; T. H. Burke, master of exchequer; Thomas Lld dicott, master of finance; J. H. Inman, keeper of records and seal; K. C. Koons, master of amis; John Terhune. master of the work; J. P. Wttzkl. inside guard; Louis Moschel. outside guard; M. 8. Wat kins K. C. Koons, H. D. Walden. trustees. O P Marvin was elected grand repre sentative, and Millard Watklns, alternate. Like Wild Animals that tear and rend you are the pain of Biliousness, Kidney Trouble. Cure guar anteed by Electric Bitters; too. For sal by Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. Milwaukee Alderman Convicted. MILWAUKEE, Nov. 13. Former Alder man Robert L. Rudolph was today found guilty by a Jury of soliciting a bribe while a member of the common council In 18u0. Sentence waa deferred pending argument for a new trial. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fair Today and Tomorrow In Ne braska, Iowa, Sooth Dakota, Wyoming; and Knnsn. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. Forecast of the weather for Sunday and Monday: For Nebraska. South Dakota, Kansas. Colorado, Wyoming Fair Sunday and Mon day. ' For Iowa Fair Sunday and Monday; warmer Monday. For Missouri Fair Sunday, except rain and colder in south portion; Monday fair srt warmer. For Montana Fair In east; rain In west portion; Sunday and Monday fair. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA. Nov. 18. Official record of tem perature and precipitation, compared with the corresponding day of the last three yre: 1905. 194. 1&03. laoi Maximum temperature... j ;o !J Minimum temperature.... M 3 10 34 Mean temperature 44 64 13 41 Precipitation 00 .00 .00 T Temperature and precipitation departure from the normal at Omaha since Mariai I. and comparison with the past two years: Normal temperature jj Excess for the day " 13 Total excess since March L lu6.... 481 Normal precipitation rg Inch Deficiency for the day 03 Inch Total rainfall since March 1 W IS Inches Ieficiency since March 1. 1906.. 3 1 Inches Deficiency for cor. period. 19u6.... 3 i Inch .,or. cor- Perl. 1 3 11lnche " Indicates (rare of precipitation. L. A. WELell, Local Forecaster. IF Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet 2o. 414 Ju fv days remain in tohih to secure tht neoesiart furnishings for the Thanlsaiv' ing Day. Now is the proper timi to choose that pieo of furniture or suite. We are showing an almost endless assortment o f suites matched up complete and odd pieces for tJie dining room, in all finishes . China Cabinets A Terr large stock to choose from. We offer a special full circle front China Closet, in the quarter sawed sol den oak, finely pol ished, 918.50. Other patterns at considerably under the market price, at $20, 921, 922, $24, f28, 932 and up. Dining v Chairs In all kinds and all' finishes. We start them at 70c, and can fur nish you a dining chair that we are sure will please you at any price you may wish to pay. I Dining Tables Over 90 pattern" to choose from, ranging from $4.75 up. A very special priced Dinine Table Is one in select quarter sawed oak, pedestal base, neatly ornamented with carving, entire table handsomely polished very special at 918.50. Other Pedestal Tables, 913.50, 915 up. HIGH CLASS LACE CURTAINS. $12,000 worth of high class Arabian, Cluny and two-tone double stitch Duchess lace Curtains will be placed on sale Monday morning at greatly reduced prices. They have been sorted Into three, lots, and we feel confident that you will agree with us that this Is the best lot and cheapest curtains we have ever placed on sale. IiOT 1 $20 Cluny, all made by hand on the very highest class of net; $21.50 Arabian, all hand made. You cannot afford to miss this lot for dining rooms, special, per pair, 912.50. LOT 2 All $25 Two-Tone Duchess Lace, $27.50 LOT 3 Pillow Lace Arabian, the highest class of Cluny, $24.60 to $28.75 Arabian Curtains, 50 lace put in curtains, not one pair is worth less than styles and over $5,000 worth the largest line of $32.50, and up to $40; Overshot Cluny Curtains exclusive designs ever shown In the west at, spe- this lace is almost twice as costly as ordinary cial, per pair, 915. cluny 20 styles to select from at, per pair, 910.50. 60c Window Shades, good roller, regular size, special, 25c. 25c Extension POLITICS IN BRITAIN (Continued from First Pare.) remarkable. Here is the Morning Post's estimate of Mr. Arnold Forster. the famous army reformer: "When Mr. Arnold For ster beg-in to give attention to the volun teer force It Is high time for the people of this country to give their attention to Arnold Forster, whose destructive ener gies, If unrestrained, may lead to results which would startle the nation." The retirement of Mr. Leslie Wanklyn from Parliament will leave a gap which Is unlikely to be filled. He has stated that he ha .taxed hi health by the long and late hour, which proved more than It could bear, and he therefore decided not again to contest Central Bradford. The split In the unionist party must hav cut so loyal a party man a Mr. Wanklyn to the heart. At the last election he it wa who "crystallised" Mr. Chamberlain fa mous battle cry. "A vote for the liberal Is a vot for the Boer," while till more re cently he came before the publio as the champion of the unionist party against Mr. Winston Churchill; bun his greatest achievement In politics was h"s single handed salvation of Lord Hugh Cecil from falling Into the toils of the radicals. Though Lord Hugh still insists that this was a hallucination on the part of Mr. Wanklyn, still one can easily understand bow a masterful, sagacious, experienced politician like the member from Central Bradford might have Influenced an Impul sive. Impressionable, susceptible young firebrand. NORWAY PLEASES WILLIAM Ruler of Germaay Likes Election of Charles of Denmark as Kin. BERLIN, Nov. 1?. The election of Prince Charles of Denmark to be king of Norway will receive the cordial support of Ger many. It Is already arranged Xhat Prince Henry of Prussia, upon the emperor's or ders, will proceed with the flagship Preua sen to greet the "king-elect November 25 upon lils voyage to Norway. The controversy as to who proposed th candidacy of Prince Charles Is attracting some attention In the German press, where It Is asserted that it was due to Emperor William's Initiative. It Is offi cially asserted that while the emperor did not propose Prince Charles' candidacy he expressed to the king of Denmark dur ing his recent visit to Copenhagen his full acquiescence In the prince's candidacy, which meanwhile had been under discussion. - 410 - 418 South 10th Street. mm 'wki OAs. i J ;bgggm J I 1.1 11 mm. Suite Like Illustration, containing buffet, china cabinet, both fitted with the art leaded glass, 54 inch round top dining table, serving ta ble, six leather seated side chairs and one leather arm chair, in weathered oak, finely constructed, $161.00. This is one of the most popular suites we have ever shown. "We match up other suites complete for $89 and up. 'Phon 2314 I SUNDERLAND Business, and Wants It Now. "Here since 1883." Big Yell-o Wagons. Correct weight. V ' a I 1608 Harney St. COMBINE IS FEARED (Continued from First Page.) and the same machines are sold at from $100 to S12S In the states, so that It has got something to work on. The binder trade la only part of It business, for It manul factures a general line of farm implements and machinery, and is 'now making Im plements for export from the best colonial patterns. Some of the local firm here seem to think they will weather the storm, but those who know the workings of the enormous combination of capital, and who are aware of the facilities for cheap production possessed by the 'trust," know that nothing can- withstand Its onslaught In countries like Australia and New Zea land, where the local manufacturers have not the same facilities. The International people will be able to maintain very high prices for their goods ana yet be able to undersell local firms. The .farmers of Australia and New Zealand at present pay higher prices for their Implement and machinery than do the farmer In any other country. Charge Aa-alaat Midshipman. WASHINGTON. Nov. 18. Secretary Bonaparte today mad publio the charges and specification under the charge Life Insurance One of tbe cleanest and best old line life Insurance companies In the west, which bas been established nearly twenty years and baa never written any of the catcb-penny contracts, board plans, etc., which was started as an old line company and therefore has no old assessment business to weigh it down, expects to gtart several new agencies In the west between now and the first of the year. Jt presents to the public a statement that Is not duplicated by any life li surance company In the United States, having nothing in Us list of assets but money and loans, the latter being first mortgages on western farms; it bas a low death rate, a very low expense rate and a high dividend paying power. If you are a life agent and are contemplating making a change or companies, or are In any other occupation and wish to take up life insurance work, this la your opportunity. Write "INSURANCE," care of this paper. Sideboards A special Sideboard at a special price Is one of our new patterns In quarter sawed golden oak, handsomely pol ished, one drawer lined for silver; a large, roomy, commo dious Sideboard; regu lar selling price should be considerably more than we ask, only 922. Buffet We have a very large itock of these pretty lining room pieces and can only describe some of our more special priced ones. Buffet .of quarter sawed white oak, hand polished, fit ted with art leaded glass, large mirror In top, one drawer lined and divided for silver; special at 922. Other good values at 91B and up. Hod, highly polished, special, 12c. Trunks, Traveling Bags and Suit Gases We have Just received a large shipment for the holi day trade which we are selling at way-down prices; also a lot of robes, horse blankets and all winter goods. Harness, Saddles and Fancy Horse Goods. Alfred Cornish & Co. 1210 Farnam 8tr, WANTS On A I your UU4L 'Phone 252 against Minor Meriwether, jr., the mid shipman who engaged in the fatal prize fight with Midshipman Branch. As Indi cated In Annapolis dispatches, there were three charges, namely, manslaughter, vio lation of the third clause of article vlll., naval regulations, and conduct to the preju-. dice of order and discipline. CHARLES FORMALLY ELECTED Sorireclia Parliament t'nanlmonsly Choose Danish Prince ' a Kin of tho Nation. CHRISTIANIA, Norway, Nov. 18.- p. m. The Norwegian Parliament today unanimously elected Prince Charles of Den mark to be king of Norway. There were 1H members present. The result was de clared at 6:55 p. m. As thl dispatch is filed the fortress I firing a royal salute of forty-two gun in honor of the nw king. Harding May Be Promoted. XONDON, Nov. 18.-Sir Charlea Hardlnge. the British ambassador to Russia, will return to Bt. Petersburg at the expiration of hi leave in January, but the Impression prevails that his tenure of the pot will not be long and that the reports of hi ultimate transfer to a foreign office a permanent under secretary In succession to Sir Thomas Sanderson may posslbLy tu'" out to b correct.
