DAILY Biltf: SATURDAY, THE OMAHA DKCEMHKK 30, 110.1. LAM) tLNttKb MDK OF CASE Cattlemen's Pari in Coi totomj Euted bj KDCber from Oodj, (lebruka. TAKES UP FEClNf CuURT PROSECUTIONS Declares K.rh Mm as Richards nd ((imilock Hai Beea of , Urrat t.voil the . . Stale.. . "Every Question has two aides and there fore tnet? me two aloes to thl Und itmctnn question," Morrt'd C. F. Stewart, a Brnaa ramuii.ttn fr.un near LoJy, Neb., who was at tue Aleicnants' tiuttl r rulny. "The CHiilemans moe ut tue question liaa nevrr n luesrntr-d to the public," he adud. iow, i uon t Hunt to exaggerate, but 1 want to l- lair In llila siait-tnent, baaing wnat 1 say on twenty years resilience -in tne western part ot Nebraska as a small ranchman. Jsu Intelligent person Is lgnor atu or tiie fact that there In a law on the statute hooks uruhlhltlna- the fencing of rW1n.urters In the Rohrhoue-h huiidlne; Thnrisy evonlng. The annual elertlnn of nniri'K tuoK jilarr and r-sult1 as follows: Prsldnt. J. filosbrr. Jr ; vlr pri-sldf-nt, H m IxifiiM tre.itiror, Chas Nathsn; sc retsrr, JoTh I.lpsey; trusts, Isve Bher msn. I-kgati to the annual ronven'Vin. whlrh tsks plnro st Minneapolis In May, Martin Superman and II. A. Wolf. FORMER OFFICIAL ARRESTED Deposed Register f aleatlae Unit Office (haraed with Conspiracy and ftaharnntloat of Perjary. A a result of the recent investigations by the agents of the secret sen-Ice depart ment of the government J. C. Pettljohn. thf former register of the land office st Valentine, has been arrested at Valentine by Deputy fritted Slates Marshal Allan on the charge of subornation of perjury and conspiracy. Attorney Tucker of th same place has also been placed under ar rest for alleged fraudulent transactions bearing on the appropriation of public lands In the Valentine district. In addition to the arrest of Pettljohn and Tucker at Valentine, other arrests are scheduled for liushvllle. to which point Deputy Marshal Moore has been dls- puOdc lands ana yet everybody Is Ignorant' Pntch"d of It ever being enforced Iwfore or any body being prosecuted under Its provisions. "Mr. Coinstock and Mr. Mlchnrd have been of untold 'benefit to this western country Instead of being detrimental to It, for these reasons: ly coming In, buying up land and enclosing government lands Among other arrests recently made In connection with the Nebraska hind frauds Is that of Kdward Detson of Horton. Kas. The evidence against Lt-tsun was worked Up by the secret service agents In Ne braska and refer to alleged fraudulent fil ings obtained by the accused for the Mar- and putting out water plants they made It ! "r"ve '"'Others, ranchmen In Sheridan ana nerry counties. Lieisnn lias neen iiosMibia for cattle to graio over thousands of acres which had heretofore been of no benefit to any one because there was no water tributary to It.' thousands of Dollars atril. ."When they put out water plants anil put up fences they saved thousand!) of oollars worth of property to stnnll ranch men that In previous years had been de wtruyed by prairie fires. For two reasons they have made the land more valuable than before a fence was put up; first by putting out Are guards and thus keeping the small ranchmen from being burned out hh they had been every fall; and second, by not overgrazing the land so that the country la producing more grass than prior to the, fencing. "Comstoik and Richards have never taken anything off of that land which could not be put back by a single shower In the month of April. "Since I have been living In western Ne braska I have seen hundreds of thousands of people pass pver this very land. It seenia strange to ine if It was of any bound over to the federal grand Jury for the Nebraska district. MORTENSEN IS IN THE LEAD Mate Treasurer Has ( Inch on Valley and faster Counties for Governor. V. S. Mattley of Ansley Is in the city. Speaking of the political situation, which Is beginning to assume form in that part I of the state, he snld: "Peter Mortenseu has everything coming his way. 80 far as Valley and Custer counties are concerned he can be the next candidate for governor or name the man who shall W. While John Wall and Sena tor Fries have a lot of personal friends In that part of the state, they are not In the race If Peter Mortensen wants the office or desires any other person to have It." NothInK Succeeds Like Success. The pa. longer traffic of the United States Is growing wonderfully, and Is the marvel value, they would not have located when 0( evpn tll9 mllrVellous nge. The secret they were hunting for homes. All the immigrants that finally settled in Wyom ing. I'tah, Washington, Oregon and (he l"aclfiu coast states, passed right over this very land, and all the land agents and nil the Influence that was possible, was Wrought to bear on these settlers to get them to stay In western Nebraska. Wouldn't Look at It. "you couldn't get a man 1o take up a quarter section of land In this section It you built a brick house on It and gave him a warranty deed to the place, pro viding he had to live there a year. "If the land Is so valuable as some think, It is strange to m that every man and woman In this country haa not taken a homestead on U. I know of hundreds of people, who have lived In the western part of the state for twenty years and w.ho have refused to exercise their home stead right and tuki- a quarter section, and now they even refuse to take the 610 acres under the' Klnkalri law. "In all my twenty years' experience In the western section of. the stato I don't know of a single case where there was any intimidation .used or any opj In tho least interfered with if he- wanted to set tle on a homestead, but, on the. other hand, the land agents have done all in their power to get people to come and settle on the land, hut no Inducement these agents could offer was sufficient to entice the people to taka up lands. Tnlklnar Without Knowledge. "A whole lot has neon said about the Hartlett Richards case by people who know nothing about It. I have known Mr. Rich ards for twenty years and know him to be law-abiding citizen In every sense of the word. ' I Ie would have been glad to have tMken down his fences when the order was llrst Issued., but with conditions wfilch t-x-intcd In that country ut that time and wlln the nuinlier of cattle he had on hand, It would simply have meant financial suicide to have compiled with the order. "There are few men In the Tnlted Stales who have any conception of what a condi tion It would have put a man in to remove the fences when he had on hand 20.0HO head of cattle. I believe there Is not a man In the I'nited States who would have ai'ted different from the way Mr. Richards acted. To have pulled down his fences when or dered he would have had to put his cattle on the market at half price and It would have completely wrecked him. "If the people would stop to consider the proposition and would think It over delib erately tho -cattlemen would not be cen sured as they are now. Especially should tha people of Omaha give this matter thought, for the cattlemen of the west haya done much for Omaha; they have built up Is. first, in the general prosperity of the country, which enublea everybody to go somewhere, and, second, the great strides made by American railways In their pas senger train service. This is demonstrated by the New York Central lines, with their magnificent service between the west and the east, from Chi cago. HI. Louis and Cincinnati. There Is nothing better. Card of Thanks. We wish to extend our sincere thanks to the Degree Team and members of North Omaha lodge No. 1S9. Ancient Order of I'nited Workmen, and to our kind friends and neighbors for their ready as slstance and heartfelt sympathy during our bereavement of our beloved husband and father. MRS. NETS J. DELFORD AND SON. Omaha December 27, 1!w6. Holiday ftafea. The Erie Railroad, the Picturesque Trunk Line of America,, announces special holi day rates over Us Una from Chicago De camber 23. 24,. 23. 30, 31st arid January 1, to Columbus, .; Akron, O.; Toangstown, O.; Jamestown, N. .; Salumanca, N. Y. ; Bm falo, N. Y.. and local stations. Apply to your local ticket agent, or J. A. Dolan. T. P. A.. Railway Exchange Bldg., Chicago, Holiday Hates Christmas and Now Years. Greatly re duced rates via the Missouri Pacific rail way. Tickets on sale December t!, 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31, 1906, and January 1, u. Good to return to and Including January 4, 1905. Full informo'lon at city offices, 6, E. Corner 15th and Farnam streets. Omaha, Neb. , WOMAN SENDS FOR WAGON Mo.htr Cilli on Felice to Cart Awiy Her Wrangling Children. WANTS IT SENT TO THE BACK DOOR losr annns Advises Her to I se Barrel stave on Her Boy Instead of the Wagon. "The ends of Justice would not be served should I give you the names In the case," remarked Tony Vanous of the police sta tion Friday morning, when he beckoned a coterie of reporters to his cosy corner and unfolded to them a tale which came over the telephone to him a few hours before. Is this the police station T' was the question asked of Acting Desk Sergeant Vanous by a shrill-voiced questioner when Mr. Vanous took down the telephone re ceiver at 7:13 a. m. Friday. Vanous gave the woman to understand she was speaking with one who was hold ing the receiver of the telephone In the office pf the police station. Worrian I want a policeman sent out here right away. Me son an' dawther can t git long at all, at all, an' Ol'm getting tolred of their tarnel squabbling. Will yet slnd the policeman right away? Vanous What's the trouble out there, madam? Woman An' didn't Ot be telling yet aboot It? Will yes plaie slnd the wagon to the back door; Ol don't like the sight of a police wagon at me front door; It makes the neighbors talk, an' Mrs. Mallery do be getting Jealous, anyway, since Ol bought that new phonygraph. Most Know tne Cause. Vanous But, madam, we must know what the trouble is before we send the patrol wagon. Woman Well, me dawther, she la 13, an' tne son, he Is 18; an' me dawther cooks th.i meals for me bye. Johnny does not like his sister's cooking and has been waking up the salnte be throwing the eggs and fritters over the floor. Now, Ol wants to ask yei agin not to send that cart by the front door, will yex? Ol have Ivery respect for the mlmbers of the force, but If they slnd that wagon be the front of me houso, Ol won't say a kolnd word for a policeman agin. Vanous Nothing serious out there no one hurt, is there? Woman No, but Ol was Just afraid Johnny might start something. Vanous Madum, what you ought to do Is to break up an old barrel, get a stave and apply vigorously where It will do the most good on Johnny. Woman Thank you; Of 11 take your ad vice. But Ol was afraid that wagon would buck up at me front door. ments of many ot the soldiers were to transfer the lands outright to the cattle men after making the formal final proof, and that all the money for filings and proof was furnished by the Iwnrtwood syndicate and that considerable British money was used In this manner. It Is further probable that several of the old veterans may hoi-e to answer to the grand Jury for being i ptrty to the ennspiracy In procuring ojher comrades to make filings. In onW Instance an old veteran ought to havnf his comrades make good to him or by subscription as his commission for) services, and money that be claim! to haVe been out In their interest. SWIFT'S MEN HAVE A BANQUET Men Who Sell the floods Kntertalned by the Management of the Company. One hundred of the men who sell the products of the Swift and Company plant at South Omaha came In off the road yes terday to be present at a banquet given at the Her Orand hotel In their honor lakt night. The hotel lobby was crowded with the traveling men until after I o'clock. when all repaired to a private dining room. Eleven heads of departments occupied seats near II. O. Edwards, manager of the Bouth Omaha plant, who acted as toastmaster. While most of the sales agents present were front Nebraska and Iowa territory, there were some from as far as Idaho and Wyoming. The managers present were H. O. Ed Wards, general manager; John Patterson, superintendent of the plant: C. H. Bradley, manager of the Jobbing department; O. D. Msbeiry, manager of the provision depart ment; E. L. Hastman, branch house gen eral manager; O. M. Patterson, manager beef cutting and freezing department; T. J. IAlnr, manager of. the produce depart ment; Q. F. French, manager hide, stock food and fertilizer department; C. C. Ryan, trafflo manager: M. D. Gallagher, general salesman; O. M. Lawrence, manager sotp and advertising department; David R. C. Smith, manager beef department. MPre eventory bales NEXT TUESDAY WE TAKE BNVENTORY That gives us only a few days to prepare our stocks for this final event. All this week we have heen sifting and search ing each and every department, where we have unearthed a great many odd lots. We are determined that these odd lots shall not appear on our inventory sheets. WE HAVE CUT THE PRICES ON MERCHAN DISE IN EVERY DEFT OF OUR STORE. Men's and Boys' Suits . Overcoats Reduced Furnishings for Men and Women Reduced INCLUDING UNDERWEAR AND GLOVES. I'.rle Itallroed. No change of cars Chicago to New York, Boston, Mais.; Buffalo, N. T., and Colum bus, O. These trains carry splendid Pull man and dining cara and coaches. Apply to Ticket Agents or J. A. Dolan, T. P. A., Railway Exchange, Chicago. DIAMONDS Frenzer. lGth and Dodge. , Selections from Handel's "Messiah" b the choir of sixty voices at Kountze Me morial church on Sunday evening, Decern ber 31. K. D. Keck, conductor. . Not only watches and diamonds, but all other Jewelry, sold below prices at Huber matin's store, corner ttth and Douglas. Silver Thimbles Frenier, 15th and Dodge. LOCAL BREVITIES. 1 Herman A. I.lneer died Thursday after noon at the Swedish hospital from tetanus. tht. South Omaha live stocg margei ana 1 j WBII i8 years old und leaves a wife. The they spend their money here, but aside ! funerul will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday from all that, they are entitled to some afternoon from the residence 1KC2 Spring 1 1 a street, interment to be at Forest I.awn considerntion and to a square deal. Teai- come,prv under the direction of the Brew- ing down tne government lenvea nas cost . ery v orKers union. the state of Nebraska hundreds or thou sands of dollars and It has not benefited a single person one dollar." MrKlnler l.odar Officers, One of the largest and most enthuslastla reotirg in the history of William McKln- ly lodge. B'nal B'llth. was held at its I Va.tertown. S. D. The funeral of luls Emerson, who died at his home. W?3 North Seventeenth street, at the age of S3 years, was held yesterday afternoon from the undertaking rooms of Ix-slln A Mace, Kl! North Sixteenth street. Interment was at Forest 1-awn cemetery. Knicrson leaves two daughters, Mrs. Grif fin of Omatoa and Mrs. Mary Kemp of There is no element of speculation in the quality of Old Urvderoof e PI It is good beyond compare, CHAS DENNEHY & COMPANY, Chicago. BREEN DROPS CASUAL REMARK City Attorney Merely Makes Two Honrs' Statement on Una Ordinance Matter. Judge Sutton has taken under advise ment the case in which T. W. Blackburn seeks a temporary Injunction against the ordinance passed and contract made with the Omaha Oas company by the city coun cil October 11. Mr. Conncll, for the company and" the majority of the council, concluded his ar gutuent shortly before noon Friday. He was followed by Mr. Weaver, for the plain tiff, and he finished early In the after noon. At the conclusion of Weaver's argument Hie court,-called on City Attorney Breen. caving he would like to hear whether the city attorney considered the city's interest J In the franchise granted to the gas com pany as a valuable assent or not. Mr. Breen said that tho city Is really but little interested in the controversy. "If the present contract fails." said he. "we can get another without any trouble. I am In about the position of the old woman whose husbiund tackled a bear and feel like saying 'Go it, husband; go It, bear!' For the three councllmen of the minority I will admit they were held In Imprisonment und were under coercion. They will even go so far as to admit that the passage of the ordinance and the mak ing of the contract were procured by fraud, hut I don't know that I care to go that far. I simply plead the record as It lias been made here and leave the decision to the court. As city attorney 1 cannot say this ordinance ami contract were procured by fraud, because that would be to accuse the majority. of the council of fraudulent action, and that I will not do." Mr. Breen then became Interested, ap parently unintentionally and without the least idea of malice, and went into a dis cussion of tho so-called franchise of the gaa company us co-related to tho granting of the contract in question. This disserta tion grew Interesting and before it was ended the court was asking questions and seeking light on various phases of the dis pute. Messrs. , Connell and Weaver were also participating and as a result Mr. Breen was on the floor about two hours Monger than he really Intended when he started. The city attorney by Implication con demned the use of outside and ulterior force against the rnuucilmen, drawing a sharp distinction between such force and that which might have been employed by the body itself, under Its own rules. He also held that while the gaa company's bids were not In compliance with section S of the franchise, that fact In Itself would he no ground for declaring the contract void, nor would It be proper for the court to void the contract solely because of the prle. That, he held, was a matter for the council to decide, within reasonable limits and depending on the equipment provided for and condition laid down. BALL FILES ANSWER IN SUIT Man Replies to Woman In t'onrt Who Hna Two, Hnshands In Dif ferent States. Robert A. Ball has filed an answer in the divorce suit of his wife, Zenetta Ball, In which Judge Sears recently set aside a decree heretofore granted Mrs. Ball. She is now the wife, under the Iowa laws, of Mark A. Sweney and has with her In Council Bluffs the two children, a boy and a girl. Ball sets up that sbe Is an unfit parson to have the custody of the chil dren and asks that they oe given Into his custody. He also sets up tbat Mrs. Ball S;eney . Is. not entitled to a divorce . and should not have one. It- doea not ask for a decree in his own behalf, but evidently wants the woman to be stili his legal wife in Nebraska, as her second marriage was in violation of the terms of the Nebraska law, which prohibits marriage within sis months of the filing of the decree. Harry B. Davis, undertaker. Tel. 1224. SHOTWELL'S P0pKET PICKED Assistant District Attorney Loses Wnteh and ( harm Valued nt Seven t-Klve Dollars. Deputy County,' Attorney Shotwell mode the discovery in police court Friday morn ing that his vest pocket had been picked for a fine gold watch and emblem charm. The watch and charm' were valued at 175. Some one asked the deputy attorney th" time, which Mr. Bliotwell was unable to state. 1 Aren't you tired of hearing Kansas City held up as the model of enterprise? Kansas City, for years, has been standing up and telling all the world about Kansas City it's high time Omaha did some yelling for Omaha ADVER TISE OMAHA that should be our watchword. Diamond Rings-Frenxer, ioth and Dodge. FOREIGN CAPITAL INVOLVED w roinnllcatlon Arlsea In t'onaeo tlon with the Case of Rev. Mr. War. The approaching trial of Rev. George O. Ware of 1. B. I. ranch notoriety, which Is set for January 8, has given rise to an Interesting question bearing upon the rela tion that ICngllsh capital may have to some of the lands the versatile divine is claimed to have acquired by alleged fraud ulent practices. It has developed that a Lumber of Deadwood. 8. D., capitalists are Interested In the Ware holdings, and that these capitalists are handling con siderable British money on the Nebraska land and cattle enterprises which Rev, Mr. . Ware Is said to control. The government I officials who have been Investigating the are case have discovered that some for eign interests are Involved In the matter, but to just what extent has not yet been fully determined. The present Indications are that the Ware case will be a bitterly fought legal battle and that an effort will be made to make It one of the leading, If not the fore most, test case In the land trials. The ostensible charge against Ware, lunbert and Welsh la that of conspiracy, and a host of witnesses la being summoned in the cases. I'pwards of fifty old soldiers have been summoned to substantiate the charge of conspiracy In nuking filings which were to be subsequently leased or sold to Ware and bis associates. The gov. eminent espeota lo prove that the agree. Announcement of the Theaters. Matinee this afternoon and the perform ance this evening, when the curtain will rise at 8:15 sharp, brings the Orpheum Christmas week bill to a close, und to succeed it, beginning mntlnee Sunday and Including a special matinee Monday, It Is claimed the New Trar week entertainment Is appropriately happy und even more excellent and fitting than Its predecessor. Tho Okabe Japanese family, Ave adults and three children, will be the headline feature.' The remainder of the bill Is well varied, balanced and cheerful. Kdwln L telle, the merry musical minstrel; Is Elgonas, Kuropean comedy acrobats; James II. Cullen, t,he man from" the west, with his latest parodies and stories; Dixon nd Anger, German dialect comedians; Mlrxl von Wendl, Tyrolean yodler; Math ews and Manning, In their comedy skit, "The Rarnstormers," and timely new klno dromc pictures. "The Marriage of Kitty," which Is to be the bill at the Boyd theater for two performances, matinee and evening, on Sunday, la one of the latter day comedies, bright, clean and sparkling, depending on Its wit, satire and repartee for its pleasing qualities. It was one of the hits of the New York aeaaon laat wiiaer. The Jules Murry Comedy company, which lias . the play In hand. Is picked for the purpose, nd is said to be competent In every re gard. Alice Johnson, who heads the com pany, is one of the cleverest comediennes In America. The engagement Is for one day only. , V No announcement this season haa aroused more Interest among the Omaha patrons of tho theater than that the New Year s attraction at the Boyd is to be Robert Edeson and his splendid company in "Btrongheart," the college play. In which foot ball, and Indians, a "pale face'' girl, I and the old racial prejudices are the fac tors. This piece has been one of the genu ine hits of recent theatrical experiences. Mr. Edeson's supporting company Is a tine organisation. The engagement opens with a matinee on New Year's day. It con tinues till after Wednesday night, with a matinee on Wednesday. The Bee has initiated plan to advertise Omaha to show in one big picture, all Omaha, and it will astonish every one to know what a city we have. Feople don't know, either, what we have in tho way of handsome store buildings great jobbing houses fine public buildings the immensity of the stock yards the II. IV" shops- the smelting works, or our beautiful homes. Neither do they know, that Omaha is the first butter market; has the greatest smelt plant in the world; second greatest corn market, or the third largest packing center in the country. All this will be brought out in tho sixteen-page New Year's supplement. AVc all want this known we all want to advertise Omaha right. The Bee has pointed tjie way. The Bee has hacked this proposition but it can't be a success, unless even-one joins The Bee in the enterprise. ARE YOU FOR OMAHA? Evtvy ttuhncriht.r to The Bet (jelt one vhj free Januar y fi rt. Extra cciita lifxenta. Advertise Omaha by sending copies to your friends. Mail us the Coupon. Omaha, THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY Fease deliver - copies of THE OM AHA BEE JUBILEE EDITION ani BirdVEye View of Omaha To . Address For which I agree to pay t:h c:nts a copy on deliv:ry. Sig.-.ed Order them now. as the edition will bo limited. TIIE BEE PUBLISHING CO., Omaha, Neb. The closing performance of "The Chris tian" at the Burwood will be given today. ! "Are You a Mason?" atarts on Sunday afternoon, and a special matinee will be given on Monday. RESTOREDHIS HAIR Scalp Humor Cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment AFTER ALLELSE FAILED "I was troubled with a severe scalp humor and loss of hair that pave me a great deal of annoyance and inconven ience. After unsuccessful efforti with many remedies and go-called hair tonics. friend induced me to try Cnticura Soap and Ointment. The humor was cured in short time, my hair was restored at healthy ever, nd I can gladly say I have since been entirely free from any further annoy nce. I shall always use Cuticura 60a p, and I keep the Ointment on hand to use as a dressing for the Lair nd scalp, (signed) Fred'k Buacbe, 1) East 37th fct., New York City." TO NEW YORK OVER MGIIT The 20th Century Limited Via the LAKE HORE and NEW YORK CENTRAL The Route of the Government Fast Mail Trains CHICAGO - NEW YORK 18-HOUR. TRAIN IT SAVES A DAY FROM LA SAU,E UT. STATION CHICAGO Leave Chicago at . 2:30 p- m. Arrive New York at 9:30 a. m. FROM ORAND CENTRAL BTATION THE ONLY TERMINAL IN NEW YORK Leave New Yor.c at 3:30 p. Arrive Chicago at . 8:30 a- m. W. J. LYNCH, Passenger Traffic Manager, Chicago, 111. r-'