TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1!H.
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COUNCIL BLUFFS
STUBBS TO PLEAD GUILT!
Report Tornur ' u.ier of Light Company
Will Admit Embeizlemeol
EFFORT OF FRIENDS TO RAISE MONEY FAILS
t.ae tp Criminal Docket far
the Term, ('eatlnaaares Having
Hrrn firaated Othere
nh Trial Calendar.
David Htubbs, Indicted on the charge of
embezzlement of over $!, from tna Citi
zens' Qui ft Klectrlc company by which he
was. formerly employed as cashier. Is ex
pected to enter a plea of guilty In district
court today, i. His case Is the only one li ft
on the criminal docket for this term and
while. Information received by County At-
lorny He Is to the effect that Htuhba
has decided V plead guilty, Judge Oroen
yesterday ordered the petit Jury held for
this case; It . wan reported lajt evening
that oujity Attorney Hess had In hi.
possession a written confession from
fltubbv but this could not bo confirmed.
Efforts by friends of Btubha to raise the
amount of his defalcation failed.
The rase, against Art and Bert D.fl.on,
Indicted on the charge of holding up and
robbing Tony Whltmore, was lismlssed
yesterday on motion of County Attorney
Hess, who dccldid that the evidence against
the two defendants was Insufficient to con
vict. Following the hold-up Whltmore
stated to a number of pci)le that owing
to the darknexa he' would be unable to
Identify the men who robbed him. but a
few tlnya later the liaisons were arrested
Charged with holding up and robbing En
gineer Mlkeeell. When searched at the
city Jail one of the robbers was iound to
lie wearing Whltmore'a watch. The posses
sion of the watch, however. County Attor
ney Hess held, was not sufllclent evi
dence. The case against A. Kaplan, charged with
embezzlement of nearly $2,000 from the
(Jroneweg & Bchoenlgen wholesale grocery
company, was continued on application of
the defendant until tho next term. Con
tinuances were also granted In the casea of
Clyde Miller, charged with appropriating
to hla own use part of the proceeds of a
Fourth of July celebration at Ascot, la.,
and 8. P. Mathlaaon. charged with passing
a number of forged checks in this city.
Tha retrial of Leon Lotlef and Ed. Moore,
charged with conspiracy in connection with
the fake foot racea at Webb City, Mo.,
goea over owing to the defendants hnvlng
filed a petition for a rehearing before the
supreme court
William Baltxman, who waa indicted on
the charge of receiving part of the lead
bars stolen from the Illinois Central freight
cars In this city, entered a plea of guilty
jaterday and waa fined $10 and costs,
which he paid.
t U. C. Bell, against whom the two indict
ments were returned for the theft of rail
road tickets from tha depot office of tha
Rock Inland Railroad company, filled to put
In atv appearance when his case was called
in district court yesterda. This was not
tirridOkcd for. as the county attorney had
information that the young man was likely
to slip his ball. His bond of soo. furnished
by Banker Butterfleld of Hamburg. Ia.,
waai declared forfeited. It Is understood
that B.itfttfJlcld.'".bfc waa Indemnified .by
ike jroutig. man's mother.
Postmaster Georae 1 Wilkinson of
Xeola.who Is also publisher and editor of
the Neola Gazette, was yesterday awarded
In the district court HO . damages against
fcVed Foss, mjor of that town, in his suit
TAr te.ono for alleged assault. The jury waa
lilt .only about twenty minutes. The as-
sault, lr was claimed, resulted from Foss
tailing exception, to a criticism by Wilkin-
son of the action of the major and city
couuclt on a certain matter. It was stated
last evening that Wilkinson would likely
take an appeal to the supreme court in tha
event of not securing a new trial.
The case of County Treasurer Conslgny
Sgalnst if..' B. Knowles, guardian of
Jyamont Orr. a tax ferret suit, was finally
submitted to tho court and taken under ad
visement by Judge Green.
I ITTIH 'HIIJ TKHRIRI.V III HfK.ll
Mniall Brother Marts to Warm Its Feet
. with n Match.
The 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred' Davis. 'SR.'F Avenue C, was terribly nnd
possibly, fatally burned Monday afternoon.
The child with her 4-year-old brother were
alone In th house for a short time while ' n'ht ab"u' ff.lv. ere present to form a
, v . . . . . social organisation. The announcement
taa toother went across the street to visit a nuue thl4t ,, was to a danclml 'clu
neighbor. The little girl complained of her , la wrong, according to some of the mem
m... .i kr ii hmihar .n. i bers prevent, as thu organization la formed
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plied u. match to them to warm them. The
child's clothing caught fire and In a moment
ahe jaa enveloped in flames. The child's
anpeanis railed the mother hastily back, but
the IHtle one was terribly burned almost
uvec the entire body before the mother suc
ceeded In tearing off the burning clothing.
Mrs. Iiavls' hands were badly burned. The
child was taken to the General hospital, but
was "yesterday tokeu home by the parents.
Ttieoutcionie of llus child's Injuries cannot
be -ascertained for a few days.
1 . 1 Iowa Oeleeta Meuaters.
IOWA CITY. Iii., Dec. 19.-(Hpeclal Tele
gram.) Tho unniiul debate between the
Irving and Zeteguthlun literary societies to
determine the team which will meet Mill
iu.H4 .in Febrnary was won by Zete
xathlan on the negative. The question un
trr disciuisiaa -Involved the adoption rf a
policy on the part of tho I'nltcd Btates of
eLnlliM1ng a fiscal protectorate over such
i&uUl American republics as' fall to meet
their .foreign obligation. Tho Irving team
was comiioeed of Will Riley, Burlington;
Walter Meyers. Weslbranch; C. Barwood,
Clarion. The Ketegathlan team waa com
1ed of " R. Cleveland, Cedar Falls; W.
Clinton, Iowa City; Ray Flics, Iowa City.
lee tiorae Halses Klver.
FOOT ' DODGE, la.. Dec. 19.- Special
Telegram. l-Yatr In the Des Moines river
raised eighteen Inches last night and is still
rliing, due to an ice gorge formed near the
town of Kalo which extends to this city. A
week ago pc.ple living at Kalo noticed
takes' of Ice floating in the river forming a
sinnlr gorge. As mild weather continued
more cakes and debt Is came down stream
until the gorge now covers a distance of
five or six mile. As long us tlie weather
continue mild the gorge will continue to In
crease In length and the stage of water In
height. No damage has been done so far by
i hi unusual condition.
Iowa Man Found Dead.
CHICAGO. Dee. 1H, F. E. oVoville. said to
I a wealthy stockman living near Car
lisle,, la., was found dead today in a room
of the Teutonic hotel at 137 Canal street.
The room was filled with gas which had
escaped from an open Jet. It Is believed
that death was due to an accident.
. Iowa, Tearhers to Meet.
IOWA CITY; Ia.. Dec. W.-tSpecUtl.) The
aiinuhl meeting of the Southeastern Iowa
Teachers', association will be held at Ot
tumwa on April i. The date was set by
the ejMdtalee committee, consisting of 8.
K. otevensoa of this city. p. A- McMlllen
of Grinnell and A. W. Steward of Ottumwa.
The program will not he Issued for some
time yet. Aiming the men who have al
ready consented to appear are F. X.
8chooninaker, formerly Associated Press
correspondent In Chins: Senator Culloin of
Illinois and Rev. William n. Quuyle of
Chicago.
COSDIfTOH IS FtTALl.T IWIRF.D
Harry Atklaaoa of Northwestern la
rolllalono at Amess.
AMES, la., Dec. 19. (Special.) Harry
Atkinson, a conductor on the Northwest
en branch from Des Moines to Jewell
Junction, and whose home Is In Des
Moines, was fatally Injured In a wreck
here yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock.
Atkinson's train was backing Into the
yards when a coal car. which was being
witched onto a aide track, collided. At
kinson was standing on the platform of
the caboose, and when the collision oc
curred his hend was undohtedly bumped
against the wall with such force as to
cause a fracture of tha skull at the base
of the brain. When picked up he was so necessitate some change In the bou.e
lylng In a pool of blood from a deep gash vard In that vicinity. Tho Her proposition
In then calp. He was taken to the railway j doea not seen to strike the friends of the
physician's office, where everything possl- I sewer with any very pronounced enthusi
pie Is being done to save his life. He has i m, but Mr. Her Is Insistent and threatens
never regained consciousness since tho ac- enjoin the construction of the sewer un
c ident, and if he should recover it will j lps hla conditions are complied w ith. He
be a surprise to the attending physician, j have blue prints prepared to be sub
The two cars are a total wreck, the coal , mltted at the next meeting f the commit
car having been wedged under the entire
length of the caboose. The brakeman saw
what was going to happen, Jumped from
tho back end of the calioose and gave the
switch engine crew a signal to stop, but
found that he was on the opposite side
from which they were working.
Flection In F.aatern Star.
MISSOCRI VA1,I-EY. I a.. Dec. lS.-(8pe-cial.)
The Valley Chapter No. 26, Order of
the Eastern Star, has elected the follow
ing officers: W. M., Mrs. R. C. Hills; A. M-.
Mrs. J. W. Myers; W. P.. Oeorgo W. Bur
bank; secretary, Mrs. Emma H. Russell;
treasurer, Mrs. A. Hdgccomb.
Kastern "tar F.lcel.
MODALli. In., Dec. 19.-(Seclal,)-The
Order of the Eastern Star has elected the
following officers: W. M.. Mrs. J. Town
send; A. M., Mrs. W. A. Bmlth; W. P..
J. C. Cutler; secretary, Mrs. J. Cutler;
treasurer, Mrs. Itowen.
Iowa Bank Mobbed.
PES MOINES. Ia.. Doc. 19.-The safe of
the state bank of IMell in Appanoose county
was blown open last evening by robbers
and 1600 taken. I'dell Is sixty miles south
east of Dcs Moines.
AFTER GANG OF HORSETHIEVES
Vigilance Committee of Fairfax, S. It.,
eenres Cronfesslon from Two
llalfbreeda at End of Rope.
BONESTKEL. 8. D., Dec. 19.-I.ast night
Deputy Sheriff Wood of Dixon arrested
Sam Crazy Bull and Will Jones, two half
breed Indians, at Dixon about fifty miles
northwest of Bonesteel In the Bull Creek
country, charged with horse stealing. While
taking his prisoners to Fairfax, the county
seat of the county, he was overtaken by
a party of masked men who took the pris
oners from the officer and by threat of
lynching Induced them to make a confes
sion, which is said to Involve some prom
inent people In that part of the country
Tha two men wen) than returned to the
officer and are now In Jail at Fairfax. The
settlers are now In hopes that they will
soon break up a desperate gang of horse
thieves which have terrorized
the SettlerS
for a long time.
Criminal Court at Stargla..
8TCRai8, 8. D., Dec; 19.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) The Meade county circuit court was
In session here yesterday and today. Judge
McQee of Pennington county presided.
Jerry Crowley was tried and convicted twice
of grand larceny, first by Judge Rice, sec-
ond by Judge McGee and granted new trial
by latter. Sam Booth, a soldier charged with
obtulnlng money under false pretenses, was
convicted and sentenced to ten months In
the state penitentiary. Court adjourned
this afternoon till 'January 26, when the
, gemming cases will coma up.
Tankton Man Injured.
TANKTON, Dec. l.-(8peclal.)-A most
serious accident has befallen John T. Cox
head of this city, a maker of church furni
ture. He caught his sleeve in a handsaw, I
which penetrated at once Into the bone of
the left forearm, fearfully lacerating the
nerve centers and muscles. It Is feared
paralysis of the arm from the cut to the
hand may result.
Leather Purses r renter, 15th and Dodge.
Greeks Form .Society.
At a meeting of the Greek letter society
; men at the Commercial club rooms Tuesday
to promote a better acuuaintance anion
inn iinnnr men ur me cuy. wnne aancing
may be indulged In by the club, there will
w oanqucis ana smoKers oestaes.
The officers elected for the first year were
K. C. Page, president; H. 8. Byrne, vice
president; J. W. Battln, treasurer, and A
V. Shut well, secretary.
The next meeting of the club will be In
the nature jjf a smoker, to be held in the
banquet room over O'Brien's cafe.
Signet Rings Frenzer, 15th nnd Dodge.
iusnrtmce Agent Arrested.
On complulnt of Van B. I-ady, Claudlo 8.
De Paas was arrested Tuesday morning by
l'"1 J ir.t iiMiiuiKimjii, wno lUOK Hie
prisoner to the city .tail. 1 P
charged with obtaining money under false
pretenses. He will have a hearing In police
court Wednesday morning. It ia alleged
De Pass secured 50 from Mr. 1-nrlv ihrmi.h
false representation made regarding cer
tain business secured for the New York
Life Insurance company.
Carpenters In Ion ttmolter.
Cariienlers' union No. 4J7 held an i,n
meeting at Labor temple last nljhl. nl
w hich a large numlier of members and vis
itors were present. Refreshment mr.
served and a fine musical program was en
Joyed by the gathering. .T. W. McCullough
was the speaker of the evening. He dis
cussed the economical phase of the labor
question.
'Spud' Farrlah tirowlng Weaker.
Word comes' from Virginia that "Spud"
rarrish is gradually growing weaker and
that tho end in all probability is not far off.
Gorham Leather Goods Edtiohii, jeweler.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
John J. Cameron of Herman la at the Ar-
cade.
W. H. Grassmeyer.of Kearney is a guest
at the Millard. "
At the Paxum: (. B. Tyler and Claus
riahni of Hunting.
Chaiiee K. Williamson is in Chicago at-
t. limits 1,17 HIAK SIIUW.
W. A. Blrdsail. Chadron. la a prominent
stockman at the Arcade.
Kd A. Aires. Jcmes Ilxer. kVirhnrv t
M
Aldrup. Meiis. 8. D.. axe at the Arcade!
William H. Penn of Des Moines, superin
tendent of the railway mail service, is at
the Arcade.
At the Her Grand: T. P. Harrison. Un
coln; Mrs. C. Abbott, Schuyler; T. M. Per
rey, Wood River.
Henry Rabler, Mr. and Mrs. F. Rabler
I-elSli, W. E. Acher, Wahoo, lodged last
night at the Millard.
William Davidson, Gresham; R. U. Fields
Fremont: Ino Uunam, George I'rbau'
Henry BeeholT. Palmyra; Hans Filer, A j'
and J. B. Reshit. Gretna, are at the Murray!
J. I. laimb. Genoa; A. P. Cully. LoUj
City: N. B. Zehr. Chapuell; W. H V.rtli
Johnson: J. E. Martin. Chapman; J F Rogl
era. Ord; O. U Wilson. Ruebvlile, arc Nc
braskans at the Merchants.
Finest Quality Brovvhcs-Edholra, jeweler
AFFAIRS AT S0LTI1 OMAHA
P. L Her W.nti Sewer Up Toward Skeeliy
Town Extended.
THREATENS TO BRING AN INJUNCTION
Proposltlvn Ioes Sol Seem
Carry Much Favor with
Pro J vet.
. ,. I
There seems to be some trouble ahead for
the sewer proposition that was thought to ,
have been amicably settled at the big mass
meeting of last Thursday night. It ap-
pears that P. E. Her, who Is the owner of I
considerable property up toward Sheeley-
town. Is anxious that the proposes sewer
be extended northward, from its present
proposed terminus to F street, which may
tee of eighteen.
Ford mod Maker Deny Charge.
Mike Ford and James T. Maher were ar-
ralgned before Police Judge King Tuesday j as he aaw that the case was hopeless, pro
afternoon on the Joint triple charge of fel- j ceeded to encircle as much of the tempting
onlous assault, robbery and shooting with
intent to wound one leo Roemer. a saloon
let, on Sunday night, at Twenty-fourth and
Q streets. The accused pleaded not guilty
and their cases were continued to 3 p. m.
Wednesday.
Interest Money la ow Dae.
E. I Howe, city treasurer, has notified
the city council that Interest moneys
amounting to lo.PLl.GO on bonds, etc., is now
due and payable at the fiscal agency in
New York City.
IAsa from Collision.
T. O. Rice, an oil merchant. Is short
about P00 because of a collision with Dr.
Schlndell's automobile last Friday. The ap
proach of the HUtomoblle frightened his
team and In the wlndup the wagon was
badly wrecked and one of his horses sus
tained a broken leg. which necessitated Its
being shot. Mr. Rice does not blame the
automoblllst for the accident.
Promotion for Don.
John A. Duff, connected with the tele
phone company here for a. yeaf and a half.
has been promoted to the position of wire
chief of the same company at Blair. Mr.
Duff' departed for Blnlr Tuesday with his
household effects and family, and will make
his home there for the future.
City Refunding- Bonds.
The seventy bonds, representing Jl.OliO
each, for refunding the city Indebtedness
have been received nt the city clerk's of
fice for signature. The bonds are 4V per
cent and will take up the old $70,000 fund
ing bonds, which carried 6 per cent. The
bonds mature November 1. 19?S.
Mrs. Tonne Speaks.
Thursday afternoon at 5:30 a special pro
gram will be rendered at thn auditorium
to which patrons and friends of the high
school are cordially Invited. Tho occasion
Is the presentation of a number of beauti
ful pictures by the Latin department to
the school which have been purchased with
the proceeds of the entertainment given by
the department last spring. One of the
' Liuiff Vl mr piueiniii . fill nn-
aress oy Mrs. nr. towne or umana, wno
is an authority on art and a pleasing
speaker. It is hoped there will be a goodly
attendance of patrons and friends at this
program.
Magic City Koaalp.
A majority of the property owners of
abutting property on both sides of F street
from Twenty-sixth west to the Union Pa
cific tracks have petitioned the county to
gn-ie thet street.
Mr. and Mrs. J M. Abbott have returned
from a visit with friends in Chlcugo.
Mirie Cltv Kings' Daughters will .meet
with Mrs. Taylor. Twenty-seventh and A
stn-cts. Thursday afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. V. M. Slsson were called
to York, Neb., Tuesday by the death of
their granddaughter. Frances Elisabeth
BJsson. The funeral will be held at York
Wednesday morning from the home of the
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren B. Slsson.
Charles McGraw was sentenced to thirty
days In the county Jail Tuesday by Judge
King on a charge of vagrancy.
Mrs. Dora Cunningham and Mrs. Irma
Blessing were fined M and costs each by
Judge King for assault. The affair was
the outgrowth of a neighborhood row.
Banner court No. 75, Tribe of Ben llur,
will hold the annual' elect ioa of officers
Wednesday night at Independent Order of
Odd Fellows' hall. Twenty-f ourth and M
streets. It Is hoped that ull members will
be present.
C0NNELL CAUSES SMILES
Attorney Tickles the Rlalblea of the
Court and Jnrora In
Trial.
"These Juggernaut cars," "snawfoora"
and other peculiar attachments and idiosyn
crasies of automobiles came In for some
biting sarcasm at the hands of Attorney
W. J. Connell in Judge Redick's court
Tuesday morning. The occasion was the
suit of ths Powell Automobile company
against the street railway company for
$1,500 for damages alleged to have been
done to a motor vehicle a couple of mouths
ago.
Picturing to the Jury the see no of the
accident, the attorney for the automobile
company had described It as being at the
Junction of Thirtieth street and Redick
avenue, and had said the tracks of the
street railway company were elevaud un
duly. Mr. Connell said Redick avenue at
that point did not come up to Its name.
"It is not an avenue or street In the
accepted sense of those terms," he said,
'but Just a rabbit track, leading Into what
looks like a howling wilderness."
Judge Redick was forced to smile when
Mr. Connell described the avenue bearing
the family name and the jurora and spec
tators felt a few snickers chasing through
their funny bones when Connell got to dis
cussing the gasoline expresses and their
engineers.
in the car at the time of the accident
were P. E. Perkins, chairman' of the board
of directors of the Chicago. Burlington &
Qulncy. together with another man and a
woman. None of the occupants was hurt.
WHAT CAN A POOR MAN DO?
H
lugs Finds Himself l a Against
Proposition Hard for Him
to Solve.
"Oil, my guodness, what Is a man to do?"
This is the query City Treasurer Hen
nlngs propounded to himself and to his
visitors continually Tuesday morning in
discussing the action of the school board
Monday night In not accepting the bond
of County Treasurer Fink, but in conclud
ing to hold on to the city treasurer until
May i.
"Some of them want me to get out and
some of them want me to stay, and now
they say I have to keep on as treasurer of
the school district. It la a strange posi
tion and I don't know what to do nor what
to say. What would you dor
Treasurer Hennhigs expected to resign
the first of the year, and as the school
board will not release his bondsmen unless
the bond company will rn n n..
name ef Fluk lustead of Hennlngs without
extra cost to the district. Mr. tannines
finds himself In the position of the man
a ho had a hold on the bear's tall, lie has
about concluded, however, to await developments.
HARD NIGHT FOR THIEVES
even (sari Reported nail unert
Landed In Jail In Kaeh
Casa.
There were no less than seven caw of
petit larceny last night. In all of which the
suspect was caught. The first case devel
oped about 4 p. m. W. C. Melhart. North
venteenth street: Fred Campbell. 1"4 ;
8outh Twenty-third, and William Fahcy.
Moines, were detected In taking some .
norse biankets from the grocery team be- ,
longing to C. P. Weeln. at Twentieth and
Cuming streets. A small boy saw the men
making way with the blankets and warne I
Mr. Weslit. Fortunately Officer Shcperd
was within call nnd chased the men for
several blocks. He overtook them and with
the aid of Officer It-h safely landed all
of them In Jail.
The next was the case of John Kelly,
who appropriated several links of sausage
from the shop at Tenth and Capitol avenue.
The man In charge, whoso name was Felix,
saw the lengths of bologna In the man's
hands and set out In pursuit. Kelly took a
course that brought him toward the Jail.
The lusty crlea of Felix were heard by
Turnkey Ring, who hurried out and en
circled the unlucky Kelly. Kelly, as soon
bologna as he could before the bars claimed
him. He said: "Ol didn't think a-tall, tor.
thot de glntlemnn 'ud miss a strip or two ov
his long meat, sor."
Then came George Reams of Chicago,
who Is wanted In Council Bluffs on a charge
of stealing a bicycle and a monkey wrench.
He brought the wheel to this side of the
"Muddy," where he offered to sell It for
SO cents. He Is said to have confessed this
theft. He hod $1.56 In his pockets when hu
was searched. There were ,'ifi cents, varying
from old bluck ones to the new ones with
bright Indian heads. When questioned he
said h" always exchanged all the nickels
and dimes he got for cents, "so us to have
more money." The officers think It Is the
result of a raid on a Salvation Army col
lection box.
Phrona Smith was arrested for shoplifting
In one of the large department stores. Sh5
was detected by one of the special officers.
The last was the capture of Frank Han
ley, who took a watch and t'i from the
pockets of Hans Peterson, a Norwegian
boy. He met Peterson on the street anil
begged for a dime. Peterson gave him S
cents for which Hanley pretended to he
very grateful and patted him on the buck,
meanwhile taking the watch and the
money. Peterson discovered his loss too
quickly nnd Hanley was caught. At the
Jail the watch was found In hi trousers'
leg where he had shoved It, hoping It would
be overlooked. The police were glad to get
a clear case against Hanley for ho Is an
old and elusive offender. It is believed In
this case of larceny from the person thnt
he will get a long sentence. Others of
those arrested are suspected of much more
serious crimes than those committed lust
night.
REALGOOD JOKE, THAT WAS
Two Men Play llold-t p for Fan and
Both Are Given a f eve re
Beating;.
An opera bouffe hold-up resulted seriously
Monday evening at TCf lrtleth 'street and
Ames avenue, one of the victims sustaining
a, broken leg while ,boJy of. tho would-be
hold-ups were pummelled badly and some
of the victims more or less bruised. The
affair was generally reported a occurring
at the saloon of W. J Cuslck, -loos North
Thirtieth street, although Mr. Cuslck do
nled Tuesday morning that It did.
Charles T. Besen of 2709 Douglas street,
clerk at the store of K. P. Scllgren, 4502
North Thirtieth street, broke his left leg
In two places while trying to make his
escape from whom he believed at the time
to be real hold-up men, hut who were
only perpetrating a practical Joke of the
most serious character.
It was reported from several sourcs
that the mock hold-up could not n.ive been
much more dramatic had It been the real
thing. The report Is several patrons of the
Cuslck saloon hove been boasting recently
of their bravery In the event of meeting
hold-up men. To put the men on their
metal Cuslck Is said to have taen two
soldier patrons of his place Into confidence
Monday evening, the result being the sol
diets disguised themselves as real masked
bandits, one entering the front door and
the other the rear at the same time, which
was about 9 o'clock.
Ten men instantly were lined up to the
wall at the point of revolvers. It was at
this point that Been broke ranks and ran
out of the rear door, stumbling In his haste
and sustaining the Injuries mentioned.
When It came to making the victims of
the Joke give up their valuables one of the
soldiers was stricken with cold feet and
unmasked himself. His companion then
threw his revolver on the floor and a stam
pede followed.
The so'dler holdup men were badly beaten
up and had It not been for some of the
cooler heads would have' been more serl
ously dealt with, so the report was given
out.
One of the soldiers ia named Clinger. but
the companion's name could not be learned.
dinger's eyes were blackened and his nose
disfigured.
The matter was not reported to the po
lice except through an indirect source.
The affair wus the subject of general
comment on Ames avenue Tuesday morn
ing.
BAUGHMAN HA HIS TRIAL
Man Charged with Itobblng Minister
Says Rren Circumstantial Evi
dence la Insufficient.
Cleveland Baughman. arrested last week
on suspicion of having been Implicated In
the robbery of Rev. G. P. La r sen at the
Murray hotel, was tried In police court
Tuesday morning. The defense was that
even thu circumstantial evidence offered
against Baughman was not convincing.
Judge Berka will pass on the case Wednes
day morning.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The business meeting of the Visiting
Nurses' aaao-iation will be held Thursday
at 4 o'clock in the Paxton hotel.
Rev. Philip Davidson, who-has received
a call to the office of dean of the cathedral
In Salina. Kan., has declined the call at
the urgent request of the vestry and con
gregation of St. Matthias' church.
The body of John May. who was found
dead In a bunk of the car accommodating
the repair crew of the I'nlon Pacific, was
received by Coroner Bralley from Elkhorn
yesterday evening. Mr. May had sons in
this city who have arranged that he be
burled here.
F. E. Ensminger, formerly an electrician
of this city, where he worked for the elec
tric light company, died In Denver Sunday,
lie will le burled here today st 1 p in
from the Tenth Street Methodist Episcopal
church. Mr. Ensminger was a Modern
Woodman and he will be burled under the
honors of his fraternal order.
No action will be taken by the Board of
County Commissioners oa th bids received
for furnishing county supplies during la Hi
until Wednesday. December ;"7. It la ex
pected by that date all the bids will have
be,en tabulated and thoroughly analyzed
situ mH i-umr4:i can ue awaraed with an
ISwftS! wuderi,t"dln ln ne'
CURRENT LITERATURE.
"France ntid the Irrepressibles at llucna
Veita Farm," by Frames Crrgo Mont
gomery, author of "Christmas with Santa
Clans." shows a decided advancement of
the author. Frances, one of the lovable
children of today, goes with her brother
and sisters to a large and beautiful sum
mer home or farm on Ike le Neven. tlx
miles from Fon du Lac. Wis. The farm
Is the rendezvous of children from many
la I Be cities, who come here to enloy free
dom and the hospltalltr of three very kind
n(, dev.d rlar,v lldleB Thr h,, fu
of k. trUk f , n9fpy l(iml.
on, nijnull , ,ne nrxt w(,t to
laugh
know the consequence.
It thrills a grown
person a-s much as a child, for It t.ikes you
from the swings, caves and lake, with the
children as Indians, to the picnic, auto rides
and home theatricals. The photograph Illus
trations are many and benutlful, making
the hook oh that any child .would tie
pleased to own. The Saalfled Publishing
company are the publishers
A Volume which should appeal strongly to
lovers of Dickens, especially. Is the holiday
edition of "A Christmas Carol and the
Cricked on the Hearth," from the press of
the Baker & Taylor Company. Mr. Oenrge
Alfred Williams has furnished the Illus
trations and decorations, which seem to Il
lustrate the spirit of the text In a very
comprehensive manner; nine of these are
done In pen and Ink while the frontispiece
I Is In colors and represents Old Berooge
playing horse for little Tim on the return
from "church. The book Is printed on heavy
paper In clear type, which will make It a
delight for the old lovers of Dickens .is
well as the younger admirers.
"Sidney; Her Summer on the 81. Law
rence." Here Anna Chapln Ray, author of
the "Teddle" books, Introduces Sidney with
an entirely new set of characters. Sidney
Stay res Is one of the true, earnest, and
doing girls. Her openness of character,
free nnd active thought Is that which we
all like to meet.
The story la laid In Canada, where Sidney
and her cousins meet for the first lime;
she brings home life shared alike In
anxiety and in happiness to the life of re
ticence and reservation. The little love
story throughout Is onu full of animation
and fortitude, such as one can easily draw
out and realize as a truth. The illustra
tions are by Allco Barber Stephens. Utile,
Brown & Company are tho publishers.
Probably most persons, even those ac
quainted with the ' Intricacies o English
pronunciation, hove been pronouncing just
as It Is spelled the name of Mrs. Humphry
Ward's la.test hero, John Fenwlck, in
"Fenwlck'a Curoer," now running In The
Century, liut the ears of the true Britisher
would be greatly offended by such Phllls-t.-ilsm
the artist's name should he pro
nounced as if there were no "w" In it
Fcn'lck.
In a holiday cover of yellow, decorated
with cream roses, green leaves and some
small outline heads representing characters
from "Alice in Wonderland," the "Lewis
Carroll Blrt Inlay Book" Is one of the sea
sonable oflerlngs. It is a small sized book
containing on its introductory pages the
representative flower for each month and
the birth stones. Tho selections for each
day ha vo been made from "Alice In Won
derland," by Christina Terhune Ilerrlck,
whose name Is sutflcieut assurance for the
merit of the selections. Each page has a
marginal border of purple and the whole
forms a seasonable gift book. Funk
Vngnalls are the publishers.
In her book entitled "Boya Who Became
Famous Men." Harriet Pearl Skinner re- I
lates in a nifin delightful style Incidents of
the childhood of eight celebrated men-
poets, urtlsts and musicians Including i
Giotto, Bach, Byron, Gainsborough, Handel,
Coleridge, Canova and Chopin. The stories
are supposed to be founded on true Inci
dents In the lives of each, which makes It
of vaiua blogi aphlcaJly, but the stories ate
told in such an Interesting manner that
they ure enjoyable as Action, and will be
appreciated by the older people a well the
younger. Tho book Is Illustrated by Sears
Gallagher and comes from the press of
Uittle, Brown & Company.
Men and Women for December Is re
splendent In holiday garb, presenting u
variety of material and a wealth of illus
tration that can hardly fall to interest
and instruct young and old. A family
magazine distinctively, it alma to enlighten
and elevate by contributions from eminent
writers On current topics, descriptive
articlea, fiction, poetry, and on matters per-
tabling to home life. The Christmas num
ber leaves little to be desired in quality,
quantity and attractiveness. "Men and
Women" Publishing company, Cincinnati.
Mr. William LeQuex, whose writings are
perhaps the best examples of what may lie
termed the present-day historical novel,
has Juxt passed from the press a stirring
story dealing with the political Intrigues of
Russia In her late attempts to obtain mas
tery among the European nations.' "The
Czar's 8py" deals with that side of Russia's
methods which have always been considered
her strongest side, and which has obtained
for hor so unenviable a reputation In sub
terranean diplomacy. Russia's Inhuman
treatment of Finland and the cruelties of
the governor whose assassination excited
such a sensation last year, are vividly and
realistically exposed. The book, which
is of unusual interest, Is published by the
Smart Bet Publishing company.
The story of Christmas is told in sixteen
page plates in Donahoe's Magazine. These
beuutlful reproductions of paintings of the
nativity by famous artists form a valuable
size the holiday t'mo of the numlwr. Cap
Uln Jack Crawford collaborates in a paper
descriptive of life in the Klondike, when
the gold craze was at it. height and pay.
deserved tribute to the noble work of the.
lahenFUfaminJ.u1:,:d VerTe"." rlfV"' tZ
edition Is profusely Illustrated and from
cover to cover Is worthy of the holiday
season.
"Queen Zixi of Ix." Suppose that fairies,
to please a passing fancy, wove a cloak of
wondrous beauty, whose magic power
would grant each possessor one wish.
Suppose that a little peasant tad, by the
unexpected working of a dead law suddenly
revived, became king of the great realm
of Noland. hla will absolute and supreme.
Suppose
that hi. young sister was the fir.t
r of the magic cioak. which, passed
rom hand to hand moat persons
possessor
lightly from hand to hand moat persons
Ignorant of its powers granted child and
counselor alike one wish, wise or foolish
till the fairy garment waa stolen. Suppose
that, a strangu race, the Roiyrogues, sud
denly descended upon Noland, and only In
this extremity waa the theft of the magic
cloak discovered. All very improbable, of
course; but can yeu not Imagine the queer,
ridiculous, perplexing developments possible
in "Queen Zlxl of Ix"? The success of
"The Wizard of Oz," both on the-stage and
In book form, ha. proved that no writer
of the day can handle nonsense quite so
delightfully ' as Frank L. fteum. The
Illustration, of "Queen Zlxl of Ix" are
a notable and attractive feature of an
unusual book. There are over ninety pic.
tures In all. by RI.snlon. sixteen of
which are full-puce ln.t. In color. 1'iib
llshed by the Century Company.
"The Road Builders." by Srni'iel Mer
win. Is sn industrial romance full of human
Interest. In It the writer has given .in
exciting and dramatic account of the
building of a line or railroad across Tetis,
which comioamls the readers' intense In
terest from bigl:ip!n to end. The stot y
Is rlear cut. tro and thrilling. The de- j
termination and ever ready ingenuity of
Paul Carhart. the young engineer, enable
htm to overcome the natural obstacle and
the cunnlne of enemies of the rood and
complete the conetncMon on time. He Is
representative of many of those fenrW. J
determiner! and evrr-rendy men who nude j
the achievements of the strenuous days of
our early western country possible The :
oook is tnnmugmy American i.oiu m "
setting and In the pluck, perse veranee and ,
roscurcirulnrju f tho -nlcf rnarartrrn.
While there
I
noi a ioe wjt) mi.!-
w-oven
there I a nitlct humor throughout
.... . . - ,
which adds much to, the enjoyment of tne '
. , .n i h
storv. It Is a book which will be much '
enjoyed. The opening chapters of this
story were run In the Saturday Evening
Post under the title. "A l.fnk In the Gir
dle." The Mncnilllan Company are the
publisher.
"Jim Crow Tales." by Burton Burner, I
one of the holiday lwks for children which !
will especially appeal to the boys. "Jim I
Crow" was captured by a farmer's son. who I
made a great pet of him, ami "Jim Crow"
tells many delightful stories of some of his
former friends In the woods "Terrible
Claws the Snow Owl." "Slim Nose the Rac
coon," "The Narrow Escape of Piny and
Proud Tall" and eleven others. The tale
contain a large fund of nature study in
formstlon which Is told In a delightful
style. Th hook contains many Illustrations
in black and white by Carl B. Williams,
which add much to the interest of the book.
The book IS from the press of the Sunlfield
Publishing company.
"Flower Babies." by Ellxulieth May, is
one of the very attractive holiday Kioks
for children. All the flowers of the garden
and field are beautifully pictured In colors,
each page being devoted to one particular
variety. In addition to the flower pictures
there Is one or more bab:es for each page.
Illustrating the llt'.le rhyme which assists
In tho remembrance of that particular
flower. Published by the Saalfield Publish
ing company.
A new Illustrated edition of 'Tinier the
Lilacs," one of the two remaining volumes
In Louisa M. Alcott's "Little Women
Series," has Just been Issued by Little,
Brown Co. "I'nder the Lilacs" Is the
story of Bon Brown, who, with his per
forming dog, Sancho, ran away from a cir
cus and found a home with Bub and Betty
in the old house "under the lilacs." The
descriptions of child life are unusually
good, the hoys and girls are resl flesh and
blood children, and as in her other stories
Miss Alcott is genuinely natural, bright,
wholesome and entertaining. Alice Burlier
Stephens, who stands in the front rank of
artists, is particularly happy In plctorlally
presenting eight of the series of the book.
Miss Alcott's books are among those that
never grow old nor out ef fashion, and are
always highly appreciated by the younger
reader.
"Baldwin's Fairy Reader" contains ten of
the famous fairy stories adapted from
Grimm and Andersen that for hundreds of
years have given pleasure "to both young'
and old, rewritten In simple form for first
year pupils. In this volume of the Eclectic
School Readings. The expressions are
such as will tie easily understood by the
youngest, but the main . thread of each
narrative la left unaltered. Those who
have lys-fned to read with some fluency In
any standard first reader will have no diffi
culty with this book. New words are put
In lists at the head of each section. The
illustrations are numerous and attractive.
Published by the American Bonk company.
"A Child's Aiok of Abridged Wlsdom"-A
guide fur young and old by Chllde Harold,
Is a volume of Illustrated nonsense verses
which sparkle with humor that Is guaran
teed to amuse but not to offend. An effort
has been made In this Weighty volume to
supply In the externals a sugar coating to
the pill that lurks on every page, resulting
in a startling eflect. .Published by Paul
Elder Co. V
"Wee Pieces foi Wee Speakers," Is a
collection of poems and recitations for little
girls, little boys, for some older children,
and for Christmas, which have been com
piled by Matilda Blair for home and school
entertainment. It Is a book which will
assist greatly In the selection of opproprl-
, ate recitations for little people and will
be especially appreciated by the teachers.
MoLoughlln Brothers are the publishers.
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OMAHA, NED.
DARING WORK OF SWIMMERS
Thrilling Fcne of Men Imprisoned in
Tunnel Under Latt kivor.
HB0RIRS SHUT iN FlRlY HOURS
Pamps Finally Uner Water Mlghtly
and 'Ihree Wen Bleh.
Their Uvea In ley
'Water.
XKX". AoHK p,.,-. 1 -Three daring
. , , rescued tha two Italian
lniri who for more than forty hours
m..rl,on,d , the rlVer tun-
ni!, of lhe p(.nnlu.van railroa-t by caveli.
pf lm
WMrw
Him itiM-. oiii i tiuinifti -
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.,..., r-n .i.i it i.
nm iifni nir eiiiMiiti inn n. ...
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check the two entombed men had kept up
........ ,
constant communication with the surface
by rapping on the ples which brought them
air. They were almost exhsusted when th
three men swam up to the platform on
which they wore huddled.
Mtart Method Too 9lov.
"Ever since the caveln which filled the
horc ijnd of the bore, where the men were
working, with water, more than WO laborer
had worked desperately to sink a shaft to
the point where the Imprisoned men were
thought to be. Ite today they reached
the concrete top of the tunnel. Then the
work became so tedious and slow that It
seemed the men could not be reached while
alive.
In the. meantime powerful pumps were
working to overcount the Inflow of water
from the river. At. first they did not seem
to gain, but finally there came a slight
lowering of the level In the choked en
trance to the tunnel. A rowhoat was sent
fur, hut it was Impossible to use It.
Knlmmers Volunteer.
Then It wns that some one at the entrance
suggested that the rescuers swim to the
exhausted men, who had for so long been
shut from the light of day and who had
lived under th heavy pressure of com
pressed air for a, length of time that made
them helpless. 'Benjamin Lewi, himself an
old tunnel worker; Charles Murdorn and
Philip Edlondo at once volunteered. Wlth-
out thought of their own personal safety
these tnree men plunged Into tho Icy water
at the entrance and were soon losttto view
In the darkness of the bore. Barely (wo
feet separated the tunnel top from the sur
face of the floodwater. Then followed anxious
moments for the watchers outside. The
swimmers bad been gone seemingly an age
when at last a splashing of water brought
news to anxious ears that the quest had
ended. Iwls soon appeared In view with
one of the entombed men on his hack. Then
a mighty chr-er was'sent up. Edlondo next
appeared with the second laborer clinging
to him desperately.
Work In the rescue shaft' stopped and all
five men were tenderly cared for.
FIRE ON BLACKWELL'S ISLAND
Lives of Many Women Prisoners
sirred, but All Are Raw
moved fafely. I
NEW YORK. Dec. to. Fire broko out In .
the women's wing of the city workhouse
on Black well's Island, situated In the Bast
river, off Seven! y-nlntli street, shortly,
before 3 o'clock this morning and half an
hour later was still burning furiously. Calls
for assistance were sent to fire headquarter
In this city, and several engine companion
were sent Over by" ferry to augment the
Are fighting force on the Island. Over 400
women are confined In the Institution.
At 3:15 o'clock additional apparatus Was
sent to help fight the flames. v
The warden telephoned that lie had re
moved the women prisoners to a place of
saf et y.
r
Police rewerves have 1een sent, over from
this city to assist the guards and "trusties"
In maintaining order. All danger of loed
of life among the inmates waa said to lie
past at 3:-0 o'clock, when all arrangements
had been made to remove the male prison
ers In case of a further spread 0t fast
flames.
Doubt About Annexation.
SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 18. To ths Fxiltor
of The Bee: The writer sees In an editorial
of The Bee today that you take It for
granted that It Is only a question of time
when the metropolis on the south will be
annexed to Omaha. If our city Is Ailed
with grufiera, etc.. I should think you
would not le so anxious to annex this city,
with grafters, etc., I should think 'u
sees It, and therefore wants It, but It la tha
writer's opinion, like our townsman, O'Neal,
this will never lie done by the consent of
South Omaha. J. O. BLESSING.
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