THE OMAHA' DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 2S. 1005. STATE VOTE IS CANVASSED Only 0o Error f One Hundr.4 Tolei in Unofficial Statement. SHEET OF OLD WILDCAT MONEY FOUND Attorney General Brown Goes to Omaha to Take Dome More Dep. osltlona la the Railroad Tarn Litigation. Miraculous Cure of Pneumonia Miss Susie John Cotton, of Jackson, Trnn., rcllrviHl from her Intense pain aftwr he had taken the Tory nrt dose of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. Pretty Blouses for Holiday Parties Designs by Mrs. Ralston; Drawings by Augusta Rcimcr The Ladies' Home journal for December is a REAL Christmas Number. 15 Cents a Copy of All Dealers THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. liEltlWETHER WILL TESTIFY Vidshipraan Accustd of Vanilaaghter to Take Stand in Own Bekalf. BRANCH SHOWED GREAT HOSTILITY Hituess Says Dead Mnn Asked Him to Malta False He port Against the 1 Defendant. ANNOPOLIS. Nov. 27. No great progress waa made today In the trial by court-martial of Midshipman Meriwether on charges that embrace one of manslaughter In con nection with the death of Midshipman James R. Branch, jr., after a flat fight be tween him and Midshipman Meriwether. Perhaps the most important developments of the day were the declHlon of counsel to lut Midshipman Meriwether on the stand In his own defense, and the appearance of Dr. L. W. Gluzebrook ot Washington, who was present at the autopsy held on the body ft Branch yesterday. In the role of advisor to Meriwether's counsel. Most of the testimony offered today was by mid shipmen!, and related to details of t lie fight and events that led thereto. Counsel for the defense offered Midship man W. Y. Bradley of the second class to testify. Bradley said that he had been de tailed for duty with Branch shortly before the fight. Branch had told him that they must try to get a report against "chat man Meriwether." When on duty Branch had tried to In duce the witness to make a report sgatnst Meriwether, which he (Bradley) did not think was justified and which he refused to make. Midshipman Leigh Noyes, who was the A Food to Work On Mrs. RrJston's Christmas Chat Inexpensive Christmas Remembrances Christmas Ideas for the Sunday-School What to Give and What to Make New Christmas Music, Plays and Christmas Stories and Christmas Dinners timekeeper In the fight, testified that Branch and Meriwether had fallen together in clinches three times. Branch had fallen in three other Instances and two of the falls had been hard. He had always risen promptly and did not appear to be stunned. MldHhlpman " A. W. Fitch, who refereed the fight, was recalled and testified aa to the falls during Its course. He said Branch had not received much punishment up to the seventeenth round, when Meriwether offered to stop. Meriwether Spralas Ankle. During the afternoon session Midshipmen A. W. Fitch and Leigh Noyes, respectively referee and timekeeper of the tight, were recalled and again went over their testi mony as to certain Incidents In the fight. They said that twice, it was thought, Branch had hit his head against the floor.' Lieutenant Commander Decker testified that the floors In Bancroft hall, where the light was neld, have a concrete base, then a layer of rough boards, and then the smooth surface boards. Midshipman Ralp Yeager, who was Meri wether's second, said the latter had slipped in the fifteenth round, spraining his ankle, and that he was almost disabled thereby, but said he could continue the fight, though he could do little to defend himself. The defense will close tomorrow unless the medical testimony relating to the au topsy consumes more time than Is now ex acted. The court will meet on Thursday (Thanksgiving day) unless an unexpected order to the contrary Is received from the secretary of the navy, and the probability Is that the court will finish rts work by Friday. The court adjourned shortly before 3 p. m. until tomorrow morning. Kin I'.dward Offers Prise. NKW YORK. Nov. K.-Klng Edward. It whs announced today, has offered a cup for a transatlantic yacht race to be sailed in V.i". Th: race Is to b from Sandy Hook lo The Needles. The race Is to be under the management of the New York Yacht club and open to yachts of the world. A Work! Work! I Work!!! Lots of energy is needed to keep np the pace. In the struggle, the man with the strong body and clear brain wins out every time. The man of to-day needs something more than mere food ; he needs a food that makes energya food to tpork on. Although some people may not realize it, yet it is a fact, proved and established beyond doubt, that soda crackers and this means Unoeda Discult are richer in muscle and fat-making elements and have a much higher per cent of tissue-building properties than any other article of food made from flour. That this is becoming known more and more every day is attested by the sale of nearly 400,000,000 pack ages of UnOOda DisCUlt the finest soda cracker ever baked. An energy-giving food of surpassing value sold in a package which brings it to you with all the original flavor and nutriment perfectly pre served. Truly tht food to teork on. Whoever you are whatever you are wherever you wort Unoeda Discult NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Pastimes, special meeting of the club will be held tonight to accept the offer which was pre sented by Prince Louis of Battengerg at his recent reception at the club. STORY OF LOVE AND CRIME Girl Tells How Man Wooed and Won Her, Then CoTCted Her Brother's Coin. Miss Rose A. Hoffman was a witness In the district court Monday afternoon against George Edwards, accused of forgery. Her story was that the accused had made her acquaintance nt the Victoria hotel last summer, while she was taking a rest from work. They had become pretty good friends, "because he always followed me when I went out walking." said Miss Hoff man. Edwards told her he war.ted to gst to Chicago, where he was supposed to have money in bank. Miss Hoffman says he tried to get money from her at that time, but Bhe had none. Through reading letters the girl received from her brother Edwards learned that the lutter had deposits in two banks In this city and that Rose had the bank books. He broached to her the plan of getting some of the brother's money. She would not listen to him at first. "I said I had no right to get any of my brother's money," said the witness. "But he assured me positively I had, and when he drew a check and signed my brother's name after practicing on the signature I went to the bank with him. I felt all the time very queer, that there was something wrong In whut I was doing, but I couldn't figure out Just where the wrong was. When we got to the bank steps 1 was awful ner vous, but he pushed me Into the bank, al most. If the man had asked me anything about the check I would have told him the whole thing, but he only took a little card and compared the signatures. Then he made me write my name on the check and fave me the money." When she got outside with the $50 she 9 I had drawn, witness said. Edwards had taken the money and they went back to the hotel. He was to stay In Omaha a week, he said, but did not show up that night. Then to relieve her ffeellng of anxiety she spoke to a friend about what she had done. He told her that forgery had been committed and she at once went to the police. On the stand, under cross-examination. Miss Hoffman admitted the action of Ed wards in getting the money under promise to return It and then going away had made her very angry. "He also got 115 from me," she said, "and I had no reason to feel very good toward him." In consequence she entered Into an agree ment with the authorities to write love letters to Edwards In Chicago to get him to come back. Attorney Cooper cross-questioned Miss Hoffman about the love letters she had written, and he caught a Tartar. "Didn't you write him some very endear ing letters?" asked the attorney. "I suppose I did," was the reply, "but not any more so than he wrote me trying to get me to go to Chicago; but I had an ob ject In view, to get him back, so he would be punished for the wrong he had done my brother." Mr. Cooper took the witness all along the line from childhood to the present. She Is an orphan, reared In a public Institution and In several families In New York. She came to Omaba a year ago last June to meet the brother, whom she had not seen in thirteen years. Her story as brought out had pathetic features, Indicating cruelty, sickness and hard work, borne with good spirit. Miss Hoffman apparently did not attempt to conceal anything and made a decidedly good witness for the prosecution. TEMPLE ISRAEL SISTERHOOD Amateur Minstrel Performance t'nder Its Ansplees at Metropolitan Hull. An amateur minstrel entertainment of unusual merit was given last evening on the stage at the Metropolitan club by the Sisterhood of Temple Israel. A large gather ing greeted the young singers and perform ers. Ray Conn served as interlocutor In a most pleasing manner and was ably sup ported by all hands. The hall was specially decorated for the occasion. Dancing and refreshments followed the entertainment. Those In the entertainment were: Inter locutor, Ray Cohn: Dinah, Hattle Rehfeld; Salagazam, Rose Splesberger: Jeremiah. Blanche Rosewater: Augusta, Corlnne Tel ler; Sukle, Viola Cahn; Topsy, Stella Bran- dels; Ophelia. Jennie Klein: Zuble, Evelyn Bergman; Sarsaparllla, Hazel Cahn: Alaska. Blanche Grotte; Erasta, Zerllna Drlefus: Delia, Sybal Hass; Leanna, Laura Goetz; Savannah, Minnie Myers. Those In charge of the event were: Mrs. Carl Brandels, president; Mrs. M. Meyer, vice president; Mrs. N. Splesberger, treas urer; Mrs. D. Gross, recording secretary; Mrs. Harry May. corresponding secretary; Mrs. Sol Bergman. Miss Flora Beckman, Mrs. Iee Rothschild, Mrs. L. M. Cohn, Mrs. Fred Cohn and Mrs. E. Simon, board of directors; Mrs. J. Klein, Mrs. Dave Meyer, Mrs. Kahn, Mrs. Sol Prince. Mrs. H. J. Abrahams and Mrs. Dave Sampson, en- rtalnment committee: Mrs. Albert Cahn Mrs. Ray Cohn and Mrs. Abe Mandelberg stage directors. ORGANIZATION A GOOD .THING Omaha Hotel Clerks Association Beaents Its Members, Says the Presldeat. Th. annual meettnc nf tfm nm.h. TJ n . i Clerks' association will be held Monday evening, uecemoer t, at me urand hotel. Council Bluffs. The election of officers for the ensuing year will take place at this meeting ana tne several officers will submit their annual renorta. .hnal.. t,e . , first year's work of the association. Presl- oeni Anaerson is oooaea ror tne principal address. He says: "It will be brief, but full of meat for the boys to think about. The association has proven a, big success, far beyond our anticipations when ws or ganised a year ago, and I expect to be able to ahow the boys that we have had a most profitable year." ' Lac Curtains. 16o each. Tue,Uy last day of sale I ORCHARD WJHIELM CARPBT cti! (From a Staff Correspondents LINCOLN. Nov. !7. (Special.) Today the State Board of Canvassers met In the office of Secretary of State Galusha and can vassed the vote for Judge of the supreme court and regent of the University of Ne braska. The original abstracts were opened and the tabulation from the duplicates was compared. The result Indicated tnat the announcement heretofore made that Judgu Letton has a plurality of 23.718 wa correct, as wero the other totals, with the excep tion of the total vote of D. C. Cole, a fusion candidate for regent, whose vote In Greeley county had been given at 6i3, Instead of 703, the corrct figure. Aa shown by the tabulation of the unoffi cial returns published heretofore. Judge Letton's total vote is 96,187, while that of Hastings is 72,949. giving the republican candidate a plurality of 23.218. Parker Con dlt, the socialist candidate, had 8.241 votes, while the prohibitionist aspirant, Fred Beall. is credited with 6.184. The vote on regent Is as follows: Repub lican, Frederick H. Abbott, 95.897; Victor G. Lyford. 93.010; democratic and people's Independent, D. C. Cole, 71.419; Louis, Llghtner, 69.J77; socialist, Mary Pierce Roe, 3.713: Leonard DeVore. 3.4R1; prohibition, Harry Wilson Trumbull, 6,277; Nathan Wil son, 6,408. Has Wildcat Carreney. Bank Examiner Fred Whlttemore on one of his recent trips to examine the Bank of Florence found a sheet of unused bank note currency, secured by a bank of the same name which occupied the identical building In 1856. The currency Is printed on one side of a tough linen paper by the litho graphing firm of Tappan, Carpenter & Co., Philadelphia and New Tork, There are four notes of the denominations $1. $2, $3 and $6, which appear In medallions at either end and all around the border, while, as an additional bar against counterfeiting, the amount Is printed in letters an inch high across the face In Ink, which soaked through the paper so as to prevent erasure. On each there Is the significant legend, "Stockholders personally liable." Free Banqnet Tickets. Deputy State Superntendent E. C. Bishop announced today that the out-of-town con testants In the corn growing convention will be given free tickets to the corn banquet which is to be held In this city December 15. Railway Tax Snlts Again. Attprney General Brown will go to Omaha Wednesday to attend the taking of deposi tions In the Union Pacific tax case. He has been notified that the attorneys for that road will now introduce further evidence. The larger part of the material accumu- j lated by the counsel for the Harriman line i dealt with the alleged public clamor, shown j by the dally papers of the state. Brown ; says he has assurance that the road will proceed to introduce the testimony. If possible, without unnecessary delays. Woman Released. Marcus M. Balrd of Sturgts, 8. D., ar rived In Lincoln this morning, accompanied by Sheriff Gibbon, to reclaim his fugitive wife, who was arrested Saturday afternoon on a Burlington train while traveling with Jnmes L. Wilson, her former soldier hus band. All day the parties have been in vigorous conference, in which they were aided by City Attorney Strode and the local police. The woman gave It out flat-footed to the officers that sho did not want to go home with her husband, of whom she gave a deeldeily bad report to the city attorney. For some reason the police would not per mit reporters to get near her, and it was stated that she did not want to talk to them, although she unburdened her mind pretty freely to everyone else with whom she came in contact. During the afternoon an agreement wss reached with the husband, who had been placed in the cell with her for a conference, whereby her alleged former husband, Wil son, was released to go on to Pittsburg, while she, it Is understood, will go to Mis souri to visit with relatives. Interorban Work Stopped. Today the - district court granted tem porary Injunctions to several of the prop erty owners on North Fourteenth street who have demanded that the construction of the Omaha, Lincoln & Beatrice road along that thoroughfare be stopped. Re straining orders had been in force for some time. Counsel for the company claim that the action of the court will make It Impossible to proceed with the work. Sev eral sections of the street have already been Ironed, leaving those portions in front of the enjoining property owners un touched. Franchise Tax. The taxpayers are now enjoying the realization that there Is such a thing as a franchise tax, for today the Lincoln Light, Heat and Power company sent Its check to the city treasurer for $165, which Is 1 per cent of its gross earnings for the fiscal year ending In April, 1904. Tells Where Money Is Kept. Today City Treasurer Beman C. Fot gave to the public his first statement as to the location of the city funds. Agitation has been carried on to compel him to do so for some time. His report shows that out of a total of $71,853 the First National bank has $50,992. Simultaneously County Treasurer Knight established a new precedent for his office by exhibiting a statement of the balances In the various depositories. Railroad Builder Killed. HASTINGS. Neb., Nov. 27.-8peelal Tele. gram.)-A. R. Layson of Concordia, Kan., a member of the Missouri Pacific construc tion corps, was accidentally killed at Pros ser today. He was caught between a post In the roundhouse and a moving empty coal car and crushed to death. Business rheasie at Beatrice, BEATRIC E. Neb., Nov. f7.-(Speclal Tele gram.) Today ex-Senator Graham pur chased the dry goods and grocery depart ment of Cook & Scott's store. Cook A Scott will retain their Interest in the fur niture and undertaking department. Railroad Ruthin Work. DAKOTA CITY, Neb., Nov. 7.-8peelal.) 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Duffy's Pure For more than flftv years Duffv's Pure doctors and used In over two thousand leading hospitals as the greatest tonic-stlm- uim ana netuin-nuuaer Known to meaieai science. uurty s fure msii wnissey cures coughs, colds, consumption, grip, bronchitis and pneumonia. It stimulates and enriches the blood, aids digestion, builds up the nerve tissues, tones up the heart and fortifies the system against disease germs. It prolongs life, keeps the old young and the young strong. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey contains no fusel oil and Is the only whiskey recognized by the Government as a medicine. This Is a guarantee. CAl'TIOX Be careful to vet the Kenulne when yon nsk for Duffy's Pare Malt Whiskey. Sold la sealed bottles trade-mark, the "Old Chemist," on the bottle la unbroken. All reliable druggists nnd grrocers, or direct, fl.OO al bottle. Advice and medical booklet free. Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Roches ter, X. Y. Ashland-Sioux City connection of the B. A M. railway, at this place, Is the scene of considerable activity at present, workmen not even stopping to observe Sunday. The depot and other buildings are now In course of construction. This will be the first depot to be erected along the new route. The fencing gang, which for two weeks past bad been located here, has removed to Homer. The switch tower, which Is to be used at the crossing of the Omaha railway and the Great Northern Is In course of con struction. The surfacing gang Is still at work In this locality, drawing sand from a point about three miles south of this place. The Blenklron company Is erecting Its ele vator and cribs. BIHGLARS PAY A VISIT TO A BASK Safe at Chapman Wrecked and Money Taken from Vault. GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Nov. 27.-(Spe-clal Telegram.) The state bank of Chap man was entered at 2:30 this morning, the safe forced by dynamite and between $1,200 and $1,500 was taken. The burglars apparently secured entrance through the front door by use of skeleton keys. The safe was badly wrecked and all the cash was taken, but papers were not disturbed. The report of the explosion aroused citizens, and within twenty minutes a score of men were on the scene of burglary. A woman of the village saw two strangers hurrying away In the dark ness, but could give no description of them and It Is not known thlch direction the men took. The bank Is fully protected by burglar Insurance and will have a new safe In the morning. It is doing business as usual today. Sews of Nebraska. BEATRICE A heavy rain has been fall ing here most of the dny. It Is growing colder tonight and clear. MADISON The council Is seriously con sidering submitting at the spring elections the Issuing of $10.u00 bonds, the proceeds to be used In the erection of a city hall. NOFFOLK-D. C. O'Connor left Norfolk at noon today for Panama to assume the duties as superintendent of education, lie will return probably July 1 for a visit. WEST POINT-Frank Ouenther of Mon terey township has sold his farm to John Krtikenieler for $V) per acre. This sale In dicates that the price of Cuming county farm land Is still within the limit. MADISON Diphtheria, which broke out In the George KreltniHii family on a farm south of town, resulted lutully to the youngest girl. Soven other children who were down with the disease are recovering. WEST POINT-Prof. Rudolph Peters has accepted the position tendered him as a teacher In the German Lutheran parochial schools of Cleveland. O.. and lib resinned his position here and moved away with his family. LEIGH Rain hpgan falling here this mornlnz. It Is growing colder and Is very disagreeable. The sudden change Iihs put a stop to corn pUKing, wnu-n was in run blast, and If the favorable weather had continued many would have finished by ThankxRlving. LEIGH Frank Knapn. sr.. an aged Bo hemian farmer who lives ten miles south east of town, died at the home of his son-in-law late Saturday night. His death wan caused by Injuries received ten days ago In falling from a wagon. WEST POINT The tine weatner or tne la few weeks was broken this morning by a sudden change in the temperature, the thermometer dropping M degrees In a short time, with slight snow flurries and u raw east wind, with every Indication of the commencement of winter. WEST POINT Hon. Henry Houck. dep uty state superintendent of public Instruc tion in Pennsylvania, viwited friends In West Point during the latter part c f last week and was the guest of Colonel J. C. Elliott, editor of the Republican, an old time friend, during his stay here. Fl'LLERTON Rev. Ralph H. Houseman, pastor of the First Presbyterian chun h of this place, announced at the dose of his Sunday morning sermon that he had re ceived a call from the Westminster Presby tertan church at Lincoln and asked th-il hi. rhnrrh accent his resignation to takt effect January 1, as he d Hired to accept the call. OAKLAND Franklin Pierce Jolly dllv ered his lecture, "The Jolly Side of Life," to a large audience at the opera house here Saturday. His humor and pathos won the undivided attention of his hearers. This is the third number of the Commercial club lecture course given here. The laat num ber will be a lecture by Fred Emerson Brooks. M COOK The marriage of Miss Ethel, only daughter of Albert Burnett, president of the Barnett Lumber company, ami J. Rainond Mct'arl, took place this evening at 6 So ciclork in the presence of a com pany of relatives and friends. The groom fs private secretary to Congressman Norm of the Fifth Nebraska district. The happy couple departed on the night train for Washington, D. C, where they will spend the winter at the national capital. FREMONT The Great Northern roal has deckled lo raise its grade about thre JOHN COTTON. of my fellow passengers, among whom is well nigh a miracle." MISS 8. J.-COT Malt Whiskey Malt Whlskev hss been nrescrlhed by only) never In bulk. Look for the label, and be sure the eenl on thai feet higher at the north end of the Plat river biidue on account of the water. Thl grade across the Island, which Is abnin twenty feet high. Is completed and tlJ J bridge across the south channel Is read! for the rails. The work of driving tl piling across the broad north channel , progressing slowly. Since It has con menced the current has shifted cunslde ably. . I The Strangest fblnsr ) that could happen would be a case ot co stlpatlon that Dr. King's New Life PT wouldn't cure. Guaranteed. "2Ec. For sa' by Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Snow nnd Much Colder Today In fit braska and Sonth Dakota Fair and Warmer Tomorrow. WASHINGTON, Nov. 27,-Forecast hf the weather for Tuesday and Wednesday: For Nebraska and South Dakota Snow and much colder Tuesday; Wednesday, fair and warmer. For Iowa Rnln, turning to snow, and colder Tuesday; Wednesday, fair. For Kansas Rain, turning to snow, and much colder Tuesday afternoon or night; Wednesday, fair. For Missouri Rain Tuesday, colder In west portion; Wednesday, clearing and much colder. For Colorado Snow or rain and colder Tuesday; fair Wednesday, except snow In east portion. For Wyoming Snow and much colder Tuesday; Wednesday, fair. For Montana Snow Tuesday; Wednes day, fair and warmer. Local Record, OFFICE OF THE WEATHER Bt'REAl! , OMAHA. Nov. 27. Official record of tern perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the last three . years: 1905. 1904. 1W3. W.' ) Maximum temperature... 48 40 45 ; Minimum temperature.... 33 31 26 1'. Mean temperature 40 3D 3n ?A i lirlnltullnn 'Mi ,lA frt fM i . v , .a, .,,, . ....... . f .uvr . .n, .w , Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha since Marnh i 1 and comparison with the last two years: iNormai temperature jo Excess for the day 10 Normal nrecinltatlon .03 Inch, Excess for the day ' .33 Inch Precipitation since March 1 27.26 Inches ' Defioiency since March 1 i. (W Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1904.. 4. f2 Inches Excess for cor. period, 1903 2.96 Inches Reports from Stations at T.P. M. 1 Station and State Tern. Max. Bain of Weather. 7 p. m. Tern. -fall. illsmarck, snowing 12 1 .80 Cheyenne, clear 36 42 .10 Chicago, cloudy 42 42 .00 Davenport, raining M 40 .60 Denver, clear 40 44 .02 Havre, snowing 6 .10 Helena, snowing 4 4 .04 Huron, snowing 32 34 .41 Kansas City, cloudy 62 M .04 North Platte, cloudy 24 3ft ,0ft Omaha, cloudy 4ft 4ft .34 Rapid City, snowing 22 30 ,2ft HI. Louis, raining 64 M .04 St. Paul, snowing 32 U .04 Salt Ijtke City, cloudy 42 4 . Valentine, cloudy 32 22 Wllllston. snowln.g 2 It .0$ "T" Indicates trace of precipitation. Indicates below zero. L. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster. WANT AND NEED. There's a big differenca between what a baby wants i and what he needs. Deny him the one, give him tho other. Most babies need Scott's Emulsion it's tho right thing for a baby. It contains a lot of strength building qualities that their food may not contain. After a while they get to want it Why? Because it makel them comfortable. Those dimples and round cheeks mean health and ease. Scott's Emulsion makes children easy; keeps them so, too. COTT SOWN, 4of rearl.t,rw VMk. ,