THE OMAHA DAILY I3KE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 24, 1906.
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AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
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CLOfiGE MILLER ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY
Had
Eipft Greater Portion of
Stole Money as . Clothe and
' Other Thing: for Adorn
las of Ilia Pereon.
When brought face to face with the man
wK la m11n.,4 a h.... rol.Kf Kim
.Haturday night young Herman Tombrink
MM unable to iwrar positively that he
Identified William Kerr aa the young man
" who. went through hla pockets while I
Angus hold the gun. Tombrlnk said hla
eye were on the gun all the time and on
the man who held It. He said he did not
know Angus and that Kerr might hare
Tlxn there. 'He said the man stood at hla
vddc. moat, of th time and he did not dare
'to turn hla head. For thla reason ha aald
lie could not positively awear that Kerr
-wee the man. - He admitted also that he had
,,'en.,trt the. residence of Mr. Kerr at 2222 K
" street during the day. Tuesday, and that
Mr. Krr had bogged him to spare her
hoy'; If there was any chance. Ha aald he
. could not restrain hla tear at her pitiful
,.glef.- Ft la apparent that hla testimony will
not be strong If lie saw as little as he says
j lie did. Against this testimony la the con
fession "of t.eo Angus, who positively de-
clared that Kerr was with him when ha
held up the fcutcher boy. Moreover, they
held up another mat) on Mlsaouii avenue
. between Thirteenth and Fifteenth atreeta
rnhd semi red- a nietchbnx, all the man had
In hla pockets. Who this man waa the
. police haye not discovered, as he did not re
pott the caee to the police. Angus said he
held the gun on thia man also while Kerr
went thtough hla pockets, as he did In the
rasa Of JLho butcher boy. ..
tlterr Makes Confession.
. .Then .comes the full confession of Kerr
' himself. ' Krr confessed to Chief Brlggs
hla morning almost at the f est question ,
and told the entire story In tha presence of
two other oflTeers. ' He said: "Angus and I
.Jaft Omaha , about lk) and rode south on
' tha -Thirteenth street line aa far aa Mis
souri avenue. There we. got off. All the
way down Angus had been talking about
getting money, easy, and when we got oft
ha said, 'liet'a go Inside.' I expected he
wduld'WAnt to hold up the saloon, but he
did hot;-do If. Wa took a drink. After
ward', as we went going west on Missouri
avenue, we met a man. Then Angua aald,
'Now 111 show you" how easy It la done.' He
.'.held the man up and told ma to go through
'hla pockets. I did and found only the
matchbox. Then wa went on west to Rlx
,' teenth and turned south. There wa saw tha
butcher-boy i and Angua aald, 'We'll hold
. ll.'ll haawak a.t.a maniv Ue hdkld
him up.,' He 11 have some money. He held
Ti m up and again I went tnmugn ma
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about .the bigger Job, and I didn't like It. 1
r made-him .aome excuse and got away. I
went home, and I'm awful glad I did."
Th'e people of the city are intensely in
terested ' in the- case. Kerr's father and
; usitner. are membera of the Pi-eabyterian
'U-huiVh nd tne father la auperlntendent of
Ihe lard department at the Omaha Packing
i-orripany'a plant. Many of the church peo
ple have been down to see Kerr at the jail.
.. . Miller Charged with Robbery.
,Jorga Miller, who has been hanging
around Twenty-seventh and T atreeta for
some time past, waa arreated yeaterday.
suspected of robbing Andrew Olaqulst of
pocgets ano . ,u rr , - - - , houn! ft d and , twenty.two cltles
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Ang. divided with me giving m. $1.15, or and Miller at noon the police
... w a w.. (.ik been verv oulek That thev are atlll a little emalleat pay. and In Butte, Mont., the
n m i Glaqulst 1s a Gorman who haa only-.distance call from Lincoln yesterday, where
,. lately .fionve to this country, and ha been the four membera Implicated are In keep
steadlry at work for. some time. Monday . ,n' nd. though the chief did not elate It.
-Bight,; however, he got more liquor than 1 Jhere Is reason to believe that the' gang
was st for Mm. and became rash enough 1 ha" Implicated another of the young men
to 'show this money about at a boarding
)', bouse.' where. Miller saw It. Miller also saw
that Olaqulst wa partly intoxicated, and
when the latter left the place he followed
r and, as Olaqulst declarea, struck him on
f both- sides of the head and knocked hint
.'.down on the! walk and then took his money
'-away from him.'- Later the police discov
ered. Olaqulst. whom they arrested for be
jflng dwnk. He waa not so drunk as tha
u officer supposed, but hi wild talk and
frenxisd efforts to tell -of hie loss, not a
. word of which could be understood, made It
"'appear' a If .'hp .wa craxy drunk. In po--I
lie court yeaterday morning he waa fined
$4, but later he convinced the police of hla
,loea of. the night before, and hla fine wa
V remitted.- He described Miller aa hi assail
''ant.. Miller waa found dressed In clothe
WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU
w People' Realize) the Importance of
Good Digestion Until It is Lost.
; Ma,ny people auffer from dyapepsla and
,,.&o not know It, They feel mean, out of
u- aorta, peevish, do not aleep well, do not
' have a .good, keen appetite,- do not have
- the Inclination and energy for physical or
-e merital work they once had, but at- th
' same time do hot feel any particular pain
V or, dlstreaa In th stomach. Yet all this i
o the result of poor digestion, an insidious
form of Dyspepsia which cau only be
-eared , by a remedy specially intended to
cgre it and make the digestive organs act
naturally and properly digest the food
eaten,- Bitters, after-dinner pill aud nerve
tonic will never help th trouble; they
. don't reach -it. The new medical discovery
f' doe. lt is ealiert Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
bus and ; a -t speclflo for dyspepsia and
c. Indigestion. -It cures because It thoroughly
illgefts ail wholesome food tuken Into the
'stofnaA, whether' the stomach la in good
working order or not.
, Bluart s, Dyspepsia Tablets, by Ulgestiiuj
. t r t'uod -Instead of making the wornout
stmnHrli do all the work, gives it a much
needed rest, and a cute of dyxpepala is the
natuiHl i-eault. -
When you ure nervous, run down and
rlr-epless, don't nhike the common mistake
i f suppolug your nervaus system needs
- treatment Ad till your stomach with pow
iVfut nerve tonics, whirl make you feel
i:ool .Jor'v lMtl" while, only to fall back
f.-iartr.ct- than over.
'' "Your ;jorv-a . are all right, but they are
i-lurvid; lhiy want food.
Nourlhh them with mholesomo, every-day
-' 'ftfHt. ami plenty of it. well digested, and
! , jou ; rjin-.laygli at nerve tonic and medi-
Rut the nerve will not be nourished from
'a. weak, .abiterd stomach, but when the di
gestion ha been made perfect by the use
" i thl "remedy all nervous symptoms dis
a ppear.
Whu ever lieani of a uiun or woman
nleased with a vigorous digestion and good
appetite being troubled with their nervea?
Jood digestion mean a strong nervous
system, aqundanc of energy and capacity
, to eiJoy the good things of life.
., Btaart'a Dyspepsia Tableta will certainly
'set 'your stomach and digestive organ
t rlsIU; they, can't help but do It, because
j- they . nourish th body by digesting tha
food oaten and real th atomarh.
..You get nouriahnient and rest at one and
- tli same time, and that ia all the worn
out dyapeptlc needs to build him up and
. git jiew life to every organ and an added
y aeav. la every pleasure. , -
r Stuart' Dyspepsia Tablet are a Ood
" ind inf th army of men and women with
'. a-r-ak ", jtfiniach and nervee and Justly
- BierMa the claim of being one of th must
' wiit-rby medic I dtcovrte of th time.
very much out. of keeping with hla well
known worthlessness, and It waa discovered
that he had Just apent 5 for tint elothes.
The money waa In the same denominations
aa that which Olaqulst claimed to hav
lost. Resides the clothes Miller had bought
soma cheap jewelery, in all enough to l
count for what he took from Olaiiuist, with
IS found In his shoe and tlS In hie Vest
when searched at tho'Jnll. Olacjulat was
apeachleas. but ao full of joy that he stooped
down and kissed the chlef'a hand waen he
waa assured that he should receive his
money back.
More Candidate Kile.
O. 8. Kennedy filed yeaterday as, a re
publican candidate for city clerk. He la
the first one of ihe republicans to file for
that office. J. J. Qlllln, democrat, filed
about a week ago. They are the only can
dldatea In the race. J. A. Hall, alao a re
publican, filed for the position of tax com
missioner. That niakee three filings for
that office up to date. C. M. Sanford of
the Fourth ward filed for councilman. Ed
ward Kaln also filed as a democratic can
didate In the Firth ward. J. J. Cushlng.
republican, filed as councilman In the Sixth
ward. His filing brings the number up to
forty who will try for the council.
Information on Bona Wanted.
A communication waa received from Spll
er A Co. asking for additional Informa
tion with regard to the posting of notices
In ao far ae thla posting concerns the
transcript history of the city hall bonds
In which the company la Interested. It la
one of the minor potnta which It la thought
might affect the validity of the Issue. Clerk
ailllu telegraphed an aaaumnce that the
proper notleea had been published and
posted, and followed the same with a writ
ten testimonial covering all the points In
question. The Packers National bank drew
a draft for the first Installment yeaterday.
Thla was $15,000. and the balance will be
paid In similar installments at the end of
each thirty daya.
Republican Clan Meeting.
There was a good crowd and plenty of
enthusiasm at the meeting of the Good
Government Republican club last night.
By o'clock several had to alt In the wln-
1 UUffli A 117 10 IB, ill ,...w
for some very good work during the bai-
ance of 'he spring campaign. Laet night
the good-natured crowd waa entertained by
several of the men prominent In local af-
fairs, but no candidates wer aelected for
support. It is not the object to put up
much of a campaign before tha primaries,
ae any fight within the ranka would make
the work at the cloae of tha campaign so
much the harder. The local candidates,
however, took some part in the questiona
under discussion. Many were called out
by their friends.
Police oa tha Qai Vive.
Pat Fltigerald. Andrew Olaqulst, Charles
Chandler and Charles Stickles were each
paased out a fine of 4 by Judgo King yes- i
terday on charges varying from drunken- !
! VaTHncy. 1 OPY Will HII n&Vt 10.
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oulst. whose fine was remitted. Aside from
strongly-keyed up is so noticeable In the
fact that every lonely "hobo" who applied
for a place to sleep waa at once booked tor
vagrancy. Chief Brlgga Is evidently on a
crusade agalnat thla class. The chief fur
ther waa heard to remark that the police
wer aulet on the matter of the closing ' relation net ween tne men ana tne em
of the saloons last Sunday, hut that they Pwer. Most .treet railway are con
would have working order to. take a hand I trolled by eaatern capital and the owners
In mattera by next Sunday. Then the cases
of Infringement would be dealt with in a
severe manner.
It la noised about that still another mem
ber of the gang of young robbers Is wanted
by the police here. The chief got a long
of South Omaha.
Maa-le City Uoaalu.
St. Martin's Women' auxiliary will meet
at the guild hall thl afternoon. .
Mr. and Mrs. William Kelly of Ida
Grove, In., are the guests of J. J. GUlin.
William Henry will be burled this morn
ing at P. from the parlora of Heafy at
Heafy.
William R. Wamsley, Twenty-third and
Polk atreeta, reported the birth of a girl
yeaterday.
Mra. Burt Cass of Buffalo, Wvo., is
visiting her mother, Mrs. L. . H., Wilcox,
S810 E. street.
Mr. John Nles of Hamburg. Ia., is at
the home of her daughter, Mra. A. R.
Thrapp. Fifteenth and W. atreeta.
The funeral of Mra. Elisabeth Euan will
be conducted thla morning at 8:3u. Resi
dence, Twenty-eighth and W. streets.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Christian
church will meet with Mrs. Jacobs, frii
North Twentieth. Friday afternoon.
John Hopkins, living on North Thirteenth
treet, suffered a fracture of the arm aa
a result of a fall early in the week.
The new Outing club of South Omaha
will meet at ine norary tonignt, a, p. ni.,
for the purpose of effecting an organiza
tion Magic City Tent. No. . of the Knlghta
of Maccftbeos will give a card party at
New hall, Thlrty-alxtli and Q atreeta to
night. The German-American democratic olub
will meet at lta hall. SM North Twenty-
, fourth streets, Sunday afternoon. 2 o'clock.
There will be an election of officers.
Tha general caucus of the socialist party
will he held tomorrow night, .January 26, at
the Commonwealth hall. Twenty-fifth and
N street. A ticket will be chosen at that
liiectbig.
There was an election of officers at the
Northeast Improvement club last night,
n i meeting was held at tkn High School
building. It was attended by a majority
of the members. In addition to the elec
tion a small program of entertainment was
conducted.
Evsngellcal revival meetings will be held
In the Swedish taptist church. Twenty
second nnd K streets, Thursday, Friday
and Suturdui- nights, also Sunday morn
ing at 11 o'clock and the afternoon at t:i.
and In the evening. The pastor, Rev. A.
Jiicobaou. will be unalsted by Rev. 0. Hag
frit, Rev. C. Husselblat, Rev. C. Oberg and
hew Mr. Roe. All are welcome.
ROUTINE IN DISTRICT COURT
Laat Jary Discharged and Judge
Are ratting; in Time Hear
ing Motion.
Work In the dwiilcl courts Is practically
at a standstill these days. The last Jury
for the October term was discharged a
J week ago and tin- jury for the Aral three
weeks of the February term will not re
port until Monday, February 5. The judge
are putting in their time hearing motions,
clearing up old cases that have been under
! consideration so far as possible and wait
ing for anything In the line of motion or
demurrer that may turn up.
It la expected Judge Troup, will take up
th trial of the divorce case of Saunders
against 8a under a soon ss the Ware cas
Is finished In federal court, where T. J.
Ma honey, th attorney for Mrs. Saunders,
is engaged.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Many parties from outlying cities are
at the Merchants, having come to the city
for the purpose of attending (lie production
cf Hen Hur at the Boyd. Among them are:
C. C. bulges. E. J. Thomas. C. V. Con
wrse and . L. ConvenM of Cereaoo. Iowa;
W. H. Jennings. C. C. Mclreae. J. H. Kle
man. (I. . Kitaon. '. W. Tucker, B. W.
Ptuiwalter. T B. Stutseinan and W. 8.
TrtoiMreaux of Davenixirt. Neb.; Checkea
rod-tie and Bertha Ooehey of Weeping
Water; Mrs. J. Raugh. Anna Wilson. Irene
Flager. Cora Beem of Harlan, la,; Measra.
nnd Mea.ianie Frank Died rich and Vl E.
Piper of AvtM-a. la.; W. J. Mares and T. C.
Puttou of Wolhach. Neb.; Charles Corkle.
H B. Barkdoll and Leal K. Child of
Ttld-n: Ed 8. Fvee and J. 8. Hurricvtuo
of O'Neill, and Mr, and Pearl Van Oondy
of Imogen. Ia, - .
MORE CRIEF FOR BEXSOXITES
Injection ot Broatch lot Mayorahy Fihl
Stiri Up Indian. ''
CHARGE OF BAD FAITH IS ALREAOY MADE
Oreenleaf Perelet la Holding. Job
Inder City Clerk Kloonrn
W hile Banning Agalnat
Hla Chief.
Fresh grief baa broken out among the
Fontanellaa by the announcement from W.
J. Broatch that he will be in tha race
for the republican mayoralty nomination.
I'p to Monday friends of Benson and hla
ticket war loud-mouthed in their asser
tions that Broatch would not be a can
didate contrary to the wishes of tha Indian
bunch.
Broatch'a name waa submitted along with
Benson and Baundera to the Fontanallea
for tha mayoralty endoraement. It la now
pretty well understood that ha had been
given to believe that what ia known aa
the Union Pacific strength In tha club
would be exerted In hla behalf. It turned
out, however, that this Influence waa put
aqtiarely behind Baunder. Broatch
deemed thla nothing short of treachery, so
when It became apparent that he could
not make the goal, hla support was thrown
to Benson with the result of the tatter's
endorsement. Saunders laid down when
defeated but Broatch refused to do so.
The endorsement of Bam Oreenleaf pro
duced , a rather delicate situation In the
city clerk's office. Elbourn holda that If
Oreenleaf Is a candidate agalnat him the
latter should resign. Greenleaf can't see
It that way at all and is atlll plugging
away every day at his desk to stay on the
payroll.
STREET RAILWAY MEN'S UNION
Organiser Pratt Cornea to Talk to
Local Organisation About
Ita Affairs.
Labor Temple hall waa well filled Tues
day night by employes of the street rail-
way company to hear the address of C.
O. Pratt, chairman of the executive board
of the Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electrlo Railway Employes of Amer
ica, who has come to Omaha in the interest
of tha local union.
"Prior to 1892 there . was no. national or
ganisation of etreet railway workera," aald
Mr. Pratt, "althought a few local organiza
tions maintained relief associations. Prior
tha lme men wero receiving U and 14
cent per hour and were working twelve,
fourteen, sixteen and eighteen hours a
driving horse cars with no conductors.
ki n rm inn n r n i cu nnn wg nM ve in.initF Hit-ill-
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bera who In twenty-alx cltlea work nine
. -., -,Pv n
hours a day. in fifty-six cltlea Work ten
work
the
men
receive S3 centa the flrat year. S7H cents
the second and 40 cents after that, none
but union men being employed. The union
has been largely responsible for the vesti
bule law In some atates, has relieved the
working conditions and established better
nave no more interest in tne men man iney
have In the cars. The Omaha organisation
has brought changes through its Influence.
The men are paid every two 'weeks, extra
men- secure more work, men are not set
back if off the cars and the men gat more
pay.;.
"Trades unions are a' stepping stone ' to
better condition, and capital I rapidly
learning to consult the interest of the
unions. The general managers must get
dividend and must buy rolling stock, and
to do this puts on the double truck cars
and does other things to get more out of
your labor.
"Has the company the right to tell us
that wa cannot aak a man to join an or
ganisation which will help hla condition?
We don't want to compel men to come to
meetings, but we want to keep the corn
pany from stopping men from attending
j the meetings who wish to do so. We have
an old age pension fund and pay a death
benefit of $100 and $5 a week In case of
strikes. Employers cannot find men as
readily as formerly, and organised labor
has come to stay. It la not the rich man
who supports the merchants, but the labor
ing men, and the better pay the laboring
men receive the more money they will have
to spend with the merchants." 1
Another meeting will be held this after
noon, when an effort will be made to put
the organization upon a stronger footing
and to Induce all the street railway men
to join the union.
At the close of the meeting an opportunity
wa given those present to Join the organi
sation who were not already member and
every man present who was not a member
Joined the union.
THOMAS LETS CASES GO OVER
Aaree to Thirty Day' Delay,
Week I Finally De.
elded On.
hnt
The case of twenty-two saloon keeper
charged In police court by Attorney E. E.
Thomas, for the Civic Federation, with
remaining open Sunday, January (, ln
violation of the Slocumb law, wer called
for hearing in police court Tuesday morn
ing, but were set over for a week hence.
It wa flrat suggested by Attorney Parish
for one of the brewers that the cases be
postponed thirty days, which was agreeable
to Attorney Thomas. Then Parish spoke of
the possibility of Thomas dismissing th
cases at 'he end of that time, whereupon
City Prosecutor got u board and announced
If there was any dismissing to be done In
tha premises he would do It, adding that
all Mr. Thomas has to do 1 to offer hi
evidence and witnesses.
Of course. It Is understood, thut should
Mr. Thomas fail to appear next Monday
mornlng when tne cases are called Prose-
cutor Lee will make a motion for dismissal
on account of no prosecution. Attorney
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lions to drop the cases.
Mr. Lee suggested that thirty days con
tinuance was too lung and waa supported
by the police Judge In that contention. It
finally was agreed to set the cases for next
Monday.
EIGHTH GRADE PUPILS GOING UP
One Handerd and Twenty Seven Ell.
-lbl for High School on
Merit In Their Work.
Tli mid-winter promotion in the scUools
will make til eight grade pupils eligible for
th high school, but It I not known how
many wll continue their atudiea. Th first
term of th school year wll end Friday and
th new on will start Monday. Promotion
will be mada.in all the grade from th "A"
and "B" divisions, into which each grade
i divided. Following th custom Inaugu
rated last year no final examination will
be held and th pupil will be advanced by
an estimate of th teacher aad variou
tests given during th term, each to oount
equally in determining th final standing
Thl plan ia devised to vlct front school
Uf th ax4 and unaioa peculiar to x-
at i?1 nation upon, wljleli Mranoemetit de
pende entirely.
In the high school final examination are
be)ng held this week, hut they count only
Inddew tally. In. itm king u thf -permtfag
teffleieacy attained by the pupils.'
RECORD BREAKER THIS YEAR
rreaeat Twe re-Msatb, WMhnrll a,
Will Oatatrlp KverrtMn
la nalldlns;.
Building Inspector WUlitiell predicts that
the conatruction In Omaha In will run
over tha W.OOO.guo mark and break evrry
record of the city, It there are no strikes
or material shortages. Up to this Week
bricklayers, masons and carpenters have
tost hardly a day owing to the extrume
mildness of the winter. All over the city i
foundations are eing put In for large '
and small buildinas. The InHl..tnn.
that the north part of the city will bad
In the construction of dwellings this year.
Many such Jobs are now under way. j
"I am very confident we shall go above i
the HOOO.OOO mark nd .exceed the l!ft5
record by one-third this, year." says the
Inspector. "Among the buildings listed for
the year and their estimated cost are the I
L nlon Pacific headquarters, which w 111
cost not less than 11,000.000 for a struc
ture not under ten stories; the two M. &
Bmlth buildings, .1600,000; Carpenter Paper
company, MOV.OOO; United . States Hupply
company, 180,000; Pari In. Orendorff A Mar
tin, SUS.000; Nebraska Telephone company,
(50.000; Young Men's Christian association,
1125,000;. Falrmoynt ' Creamery company,
125.000; Cosmopolitan hotel, $400,000; John A.
Crelghton warehouee, ITS.ooa, and, the Fred
Busch Transfer company's barns, 120,000.
"These are only a few and lots of others
might be mentioned. It is stated that Lew
Hill Is willing to spend 1100.000 on a build
ing at the southwest corner of Seventeenth
and Capitol avenue; and Dr.' 8. D. Mercer
a large amount on the northeast corner
of the same Intersection, which he recently
bought, if suitable tenants can be secured.
The Mercer purchase was for 116.000 and
comprises the old A. 8. Patrick home."
WATER COMPANY IN COURT
Case get for Hearing Before Jndae
Carlnnd Here from Mloax
Falls.
Judge' J. E. Carland of Sioux Falls, 8. D
la presiding In the north court room of the
federal building, hearing the equity docket.
The morning session waa devoted to the
hearing of motions and demurrers. The
hearing of the case of the Omaha Water
company against Douglas county Is set for
Thursday morning. The rose of George W.
Smith against the City of Omaha will be
called up Wednesday morning and that of
Nora R. Wallace against the Sovereign
camp. Woodmen of the World, wll Also be
heard Wednesday.
Charles Younger has been appointed bail
iff of Judge Carland'e court.
THREE THOUSAND DECREASE
Manor Received by Local School
Board Far Short of l.aat
Yearns- Amoant. S
1. 1 ?
Th money received by the Umaha school
district from the' state for "the first half
of the school year of 1906-4 is $3,080.92 less
than last year. About half of the decrease
Is due to a more hbjfest school census last
June. The amount -to be received Is $17.
593.18, against $C0.tT4.08 for a similar erlod
last year. The money Is distributed among
the districts ot, -She county per capita
children of school age. The 1905 census for
Omaha showed onry 29.330 persons between
6 and 3, as opposed 'o $1,7(3 the year lie
fore. The decrease resulted from not count
ing the children in parochial schools and
other secular -Institutions twice.
MRS. STEVENS IS BOUND OVER
Suspected of Arson, Keeper of Boa
Inc Honse Most stand Trial
In. District Coort,
Mr. Mary Steven of 2308 Farnani street,
tried In police court on the charge of arson
preferred by J. f P. Richards, a roomer at
the Stevens boarding place, hu been bound
over to the district court In the mm of
$500. A week ago a, fire broke out In the
Stevens house at 5 a. m. It was testified
to In police court that the lire broke out In
three part pf th house simultaneously
and at places shut off by doors. Mra.
Stevens ts said to' have een seen a few
minutes after the fire fully dressed. She
is also reported ' to havs secured insur
ance to the extent of $600 a few days be
fore the fjre ou $3PU worth Of household
good.
AUSTRO-HUNGARY IS GROWLING
Bar Servian Cattle to show DU
plensnr Over Cnstoms I' nlon
f Balkan Stntea.
VIENNA, Jan. 23. The ' closing of the
Austro-Hungarlan frontier agalnat th Im
portation of Servian cattle Into Austria
Hungary 1 clearly an nggreaalve movement
for the purpose of Tusking Servian under
stand that Austria-Hungary I firmly op
posed to the proposed neutral custom
union of the ' Balkan states. Ninety per
cent of the Servian cattle are marketed In
Austria-Hungary. dk
SEX ATK IOSFIRM9 NOMINATIONS
Poatnsttrn on 1. 1st.
' WASHINGTON. . Jan. S3. The senate in
executive session today confirmed the fol
lowing nominations: '
Theodoslua Botkln of L'tah, consul at Port
Louis; Jsmea B. Soott of California, solici
tor forthe-. Department of State; Preaaley
M. Rlxey. surgeon ge.noral and chief of the
bureau of medicine and surgery in the De
partment of the Navy; John H. Burford
chief justice of the supreme court of Okla
homa. '
Postmasters: Iowa Walter C. Ramsay,
Belmond: John B. Hungerford. Carroll:
John T. Hogan. Cherokee; Ourdner 8. Ter-
, rill. Jefferson: Thoma F. Arniatron
Inox: Thomas D. Long. Manson; Clinton
L. Zollinger, Ogdcn; Frank E. Drake. Rad-
dine; James H. Morrison. Seymour; J
i
! v. Blaplelon. Spirit Lake; Thomas Wal.
pole. Storm Laki William II.
Waverly.
lyrreii,
Nebraska William P. Freeman. Auburn;
Dennis Tracy. Cedar Raplda; Carl Kramer,
Columbus; Jehlel H. Secor, Madison; Mad
ison H. Snyder. Tllden.
Wyomin William Pugli, Kvanstop; perry
Smith .Rawlins.
Send Sympathy tw Hrasll.
WASHINGTON. Jan. a.-lmmdiately
upon receipt of official new, of the destruc
tion of the Braxlllan battleship Aquldaban,
Secretary Bonaparte sent a cablegram to
th Braxlllan minister of marine, extending
sympathy.
latere Awakened. .
Interest awakened everywhere. Ir. th
utrrelou cure of .cuts, intra, woands,
with Bucklen' Arnica BalvsV toe. For sal
hy Sherman II McConnell Drug Co. .
Insurance Suit DUmlsaed. -
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.,- Jan., 23.-Stat
Insurance superintendent Vandlver today
received notice that the federal court had
dismissed the sun filed, by the New Tork
Life Insurance company uievent hini
fmm forcing hi prder of ouster from the
tat. - " v j- .
HOUSE IS WITH R00SEYE11
v - -
Ftaeel Baeolu'.ioa t Unanimous Vote n
- doming Bund on Rate Regulation.
MATTER SENT TO COMMITTEE IN SENATE
Antl-I.ohb) 1st Heaolatlon I Smoth
ered In the Hone Compromise
Rearhed on Measnre to
Hedlalrlct the State.
tKroni a Staff CorresiHiiidt nt.) .
IKS MOINES. Jan. 23.-(8peclaU-The
Iowa house of representatives today gave
th rreeldent hearty endorsement In his
fttnrt 10 "ecure betterment of the laws
.ang ' powers oi me iniemsi
Commerce commission, and the senate
promptly smothered the whole thing. The
Week's resolution on the subject was called
up In the house. Mr. Weeka explnlhcd
that there waa nothing new in the resolu
tion, that It waa merely to nolce th sen-tbiK-nt
of the Iowa people on a matter of
national Importance, and that all that Is
desired Is to have established as a principle
of the federal laws that which Is now so
well estttblished In lorn a In the matter of
regulating railroad rates There was no
ger.eral discussion and on the vote eighty
five vote were recorded for the resolution
and none agniust. Mr. Temple, who as
pires to be Cnlted States attorney In
southern Iowa, was in his seat and re
fused to vote on the measure. When the
resolution reached ' the ' senate It was
smothered by being sent to the committee
on federal relations, objection being muds
to Its immediate consideration.
l.nndt'a Rrsolotton.
The Lundt resolution, which wus Intro
duced last week, requiring all lobbyists to
report to the governor on their coming to
the city, and to state their buainess and
otherwise be under control, waa called up
by Mr. Lundt. the democratic member
from Tama, and It was promptly smothered
by being sent to the committee on federal
relatione ot the house with Instruc
tions to investigate and report to the next
general assembly.
The house resolved upon holding an after
noon session on Friday- to accommodate
the schools of New Virginia, so they may
aee the legislature in action.
Ilooac Proceedings.
The house passed a bill to appropriate tll
for expenses of the reception to the gov
ernor, a bill to legalise Dow. City and a bill
to provldo that reports of the supreme
court shall be furnished the superintendent
of public Instruction.
On motion of Kendall the spctiker was In
structed to have the bills Introduced, printed
and brought up to dat6 ln the fllea, so that
work may be done.
Compromise on Redlatrlctlng'.
A compromise developed tody on the plan
to redlstnct the state by changing the Sec
ond and iFlfth districts to make the Second
safely republican. It Is now proposed as a
compromise to place only Jones ln tho Sec
ond and leave Cedar, the home of Congress
man Cousins, In the Fifth and to take John
son and Iowa as first intended and place
them In the Fifth. This would still leave
the Second a republican district and would
make the Fifth a Cummins district.
WARM TIME AT A CLAS FIHHT
N
Police, Kpeclnl Ofllcera and Firemen
Protect Banqoeter.
IOWA CITY, la., Jan. 23.-(8peclal Tel
egTam.) In the most sensational school
tight known In years the freshman class of
tho state university of Iowa celebrated Its
annual banquet under , the protection of
the city police, augmented by twenty de
puties ant'L.the entire fire department.. The
frosHmen took possession of1 the - banquet
hall early In tho evening, the girls being
brought to the halt In cabs. The sophomores-
attacked the hall, breaking out
window In the rear, throwing rotten eggs
and chcmlcala Into the room. - Mayor Bratt
. . j . ... I ....
J woro In fifty deputies aai called, out
! lire depurtment. Lines of the posse ti
the
department. Lines of the posse have
been posted at the four corners bf the
block containing the hall and all streets
have been cleared of the riotous student.
Throe ' students ' are reported seriously
clubbed in a fight with officers, .
OMAHA MAS
STARTS
TROl BLE
Wheu Crane. Wrote Inanranco Statu
of Indiana Concern Questioned.
CEDAR FALLS. Ia.. Jan. 23.-(gpec!al.)
Prof. C. P. Colgrove of the Iowa State Nor
mal school has wop his suit In the district
court agalnat the State Life Insurance com
pany of Indiana. The case was a suit to
compel Prof. Colgrove to make payment on
a note for the payment of premiums on a
policy In the company for a sum of $10,000.
The company's troubles In Iowa, so far
a can be learned, found their origin when
George. J. Crane of Omaha appeared In
Cedar FaJI and announced himself as the
gent for the State Life Insurance company
of Indiana and began a campaign for new
policyholders. Attorney General Mullun
makes the statement that the above named
Insurance company violates the law.
RETAIL MERCHANTS' - COX VKXTIO
Catalogue Honse to Receive Large
Share of Attention.
MITCHELL, 8. D., Jan. S.-Bptlal
Telegram.) The ninth annual session of
th South Dakota Retail Merchants' asso
ciation convened in this city this evening
with a large attendance ln spite of the de
layed train from the south and east this
afternoon, about one hundred having ar
rived during the- day and this number will
be more than doubled by tomorrow.
President Orlmm made the opening ad
dress thi evening and presented the vari
ous proposition which are to come up be
fore the association for discussion, princi
pal of which were the combating of the
catalogue houses, the wholesalers and man
ufacturer who sell the catalogue house or
the consumer direct. Mr. Orlmm' address
bristled with denunciation of th catalogue
houses and their efforts to cut In on th
trade of the merchant.
The oddrea of welcome was delivered
by Hon. H. C. Preston In the abaence of
Mayor Silaby.
Murder In North Dakota.
ABERDEEN, a D.. Jan. 23.-Soeclal
Telegram.) Dr. Drake, a dentiat aged 35
years, was shot and killed at Ashley. N
v., last night by Henry Fulklnson. a plas
terer. Th murderer escaped. Drake wa
married and leaves a wife and child. They
quarreled over a bill of o cents which
Fulklnson Claimed Drake owed him.
Fulklnson claimed Drake owed him for
a small lub. Drake denied bwing the bill
Fulklnson became very angry and vowing
revenge, left Drake's office, where the
quarrel occurred. He returned In a short
time with a revolver, walked Into the office
and fired two shots, which took effect
In the right breast and stomach. Drake
died In ten mlnutea. Fulklnson. after the
shooting, walked from the room and dia
ppeeTed. Drake waa popular, married,
with a wife and child. Fulkinaou la single
and arrived in town last summer. Hla
previous residence and career la unknown.
A posse of Ashley cltliens is on the trail
of the murderer and traced him ten mile
southeast of town.
Huron College Select Debaters.
HIRON, 8. D., Jon. B.(gpertaL
Huron college will be represented In th
debate with Yankton college by Carl Weir,
Mont Apple, and Oeorge Mtarring. The
uutatioo t b vonaidsred U, "In th VulUd
tate. should partv csntlldates for stste. I
,.,- . .. . ,, . 1
county and city selection for officer and '
for slat and national legislature be noml-
nats.1 hx- rti ,-.-! wiu,i" The nintmi will i
take place on April 15, In Yankton.
OBJICtT TO THE MQtV t U CI LIW
ftonth. Dakota Democrats Will Tent It
la the C'otirts.
SIOUX FALLS. S. P.. Jn. SL-ifiwlMl
Telegram. V-At meeting tonight f Un
democratic state committte. which did not
conclude It dcllberstlons until nearly mid
night. Yankton waa selected as the- place
for holding the state convention for the
nomination of a ougrosstonnl and atve
ticket. The date, June 5. Is fixed hy law.
Four hundred and ninety-six delegnte.
tinder the new appointment, will be en
titled to seme In the convention. Cream
waa selected as the color of the ballots. A
resolution writ adopted denouncing the new ,
i-amtis law enacted by the last republican
legislature and Chairman John W. Martin
of the state cotnmittv wa employed to e. j
cut counsel and Institute nn action In the
courts fir the purpose of testing the con
stitutlonality of the law.
WHITE TALKS IN KANSAS CITY
Kansas Anther la the finest at
naaanet of Knife nnd Fork
rinb.
the
KANSAS CITY.- Jan. 3. William Allen
White of Kansas, vthe author and editor of
the Emporia Oaxete; Miss Ida M. Tarbell
of New York snd Prof. Martin O. Brum
baugh of the University of Pennsylvania
were the guests of honor here tonight and
delivered addresses at the monthly dinner
of the Knife and Fork club. Earlier 'in the
day Prof. Brumbaugh addressed Ihe pupils
of Central High school on higher educstinn.
Miss Tarboll spoke on "Commercial Machla-
vellsm." dealing with 8tandnrd Oil and
other subjects.
Mr. White made a characteristic talk on
"The Present Social and Political Move
ment," and said:
The fight for the recognition of the part
nership of society is started, and honest
cltixens. both rich and poor, are enlisted
sgsnlnt the Ablnn-lech of aggrandised cap
ital, which has set Itself up us a prince In
Israel, and no matter who began ft, at the
close of this contest We shall hear Ahlme
lech say to his Rimnrbearer after the upper
millstone has hit nis head and broken it:
"Draw thy sword and kill inc. that men
may not eay a woman slew ni"." Without
for a moment desiring to be captious, with
out wishing to make any unpleasant com
parison, one Is constrained to wonder If
Ablnielech did not pick out H. H. Rogers
ss his deadly armorbearer. and to wonder
further If the sarcasm which he flourished
at Missouri's sttorney general may not lie
the blade by which Ablnielech shall die.
Mr. White continued:
What the present movement detnsnds Is
not that Mr. Rogers and the owner of the
corner peanut stand be put on an Industrial
level, but that Mr. Rogers be made to re
spect the law and thut the absurdly dis
proportionate difference between him and
th present vender be removed insofar a
that difference is the result of Rogers' en
joyment of legal prlvile- and Immunities
which the peanut man doea not enjoy.
CHICAGO MAYJWSE LICENSES
BUI to Doable Revenae from Hnloone
ia Introdoced In Clt
Council.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3. How to Increase the
police force to prevent-crlme waa the main
question before the city council last night.
A proposition that saloon license fees be
raised from $500 to $1,000 was sent to the
license committee for It first consideration.
Th contrast between the reception given
this proposul and what It would have met
with If made a few year ago, wa evidence,
of the change which has coino over the city
council in that time. Aa late a 1900 if
such proposition had been seriously ad
vanced. It would have been laughed out of
court-and contemptuously referred' to soma
committee which was never expected to
meet.
Today it Is being most seriously consid
ered. It was sent to a committee, the chair-
, V ""' '
which are In favor of It, and the chances
na-ist mo Ins-lea ft 4ha 0
of lta pasaage are more than good.
LONG ADVISED TO GET RIGHT
la Reeponae Kansas Senator Sny
Dolllver and Hepburn Bllla
Express Hla View.
WICHITA, Kan.. Jan. 23 United 8tate
Senator Cheater I. Long of Kansas, has
sent a letter regarding his attitude on the
freight rate situation to C. L. Davidson,
president of the Wichita Chamber of Com
merce, which recently adopted resolutions
asking him to "got right" on' the ques
tion? . Senator . Long says "the Dolllver and
Hepburn bills more nearly express my
view on additional railroad rate legisla
tion than any other measures that have
been Introduced," and adds:
"I advise the Chamber of Commerce to
get right with the last recommendation of
the president, and show such activity ln
supporting him at this crisis in railroad
rat legislation as It did before his recom
mendation wer made."
Train Snowbound la Colorado.
Dt'RANOO. Colo.. Jan. 23. A raasenver
train on the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
tnat nan been anowoouna on Cumbrea rang
since Thursday reached Durango today.
The paasengers, who were .ooped up In tha
train lour aaya. noiainea provlaioua and
THE
COAT
FEATURE OFA
Is a BKxitcs Idta th abirt go
"On and 0(1 like a Coat'
Pr morning, atteraoea or erailr.s ,
to, lm for cttt sx uiofr-sdu
vwlor laM lesn- of la w till.
CLUETT. PEABODV CO, A
Latent nim Coiiut u saiiw jf S
J U Ik. gjfc
3BL ItikLKI IEAILEI, 4t
TOO
' from the section house and suffered
vnly Im onVenlonce. A laigv force la ahov-
,lus thr,l:n ,,,,,. ln Anlm canyon
In It rflort to pi n the mad to vttvsrion.
S r. in liaa imiio from .there aince
Vet'nroay.
(loll Match tn Mealeo.
MEXICO CITY. Jnn. 23. Ah unusual
nu-niev of tl'-s nnd n difference cf only nine
strokts letwccn thf- winning pair and' the
thirteenth lir Was the result of yester
day's Rolf match In Ihe amateur and pro
fessional contest. W. Smith. Mexico, .and
A. O. lxckwood. Massachusetts, held the
low record of ll; Alex Campbell. Brook
lyn, and A. W. Lewis, Boston, were second
with H!. Andrew Klrkaldy and C. E. Cum
m'ns scored l-'ij. .
French t'rnlsera Leave Trinidad.
PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad
Jan. . The French cruisers Desatg and
Jurkn do Ln Gravlere sailed from here
todity, presumably for La Oualra, Veh
tucla.
Old Dutch
Cleanser
TAKF.fl Al.t. THE HARD WORK 9VA
OF KF.F.PIMO THI10 f'LBA.
bid DUTCR CUtmEl
mHI do more clean
Ing quicker and with
less labor than all
the soap powder and
scouring agent put
together.
Loosens dirt, absorbs
It and carries It away
clean,
Mad from a fine,
pure volcanic mineral
No cauatlo, alkali or
acid In It to roughen
or redden the hand
and will not scratch.
' SOLD IN
LARGE SIFTING TOP CANS
AT JO CENT
WJCTa
OLD DUTCH CLEANSER.
CLEANS
SCOURS
SCRUBS
POLISHES
Pot, Pane. -Kettle. Sinks, ' Bath Tabs,
Tiling. Marble, Wood Floors, Windows,
Metals. Etc.
No dirt Is so thick, so hard crusted or
o greasy s to resist Its power to
LOOSE AND CARRY A WAT.
AT ALL GROCERS
MC'lARGE SIFTING CAN TOP. vC
Made by th Cudahy Packing Oft
South Omaha, Nb. .
Five Fast Trains
DAILY TO
Chicago
and the Etst vis the
CHICAGO &
NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY
over the' only double track
railway between the Mis
souri River and Chicago.
Thia complete service
includes Pullman drawing
room and private compart
ment sleeping cars, parlor
cars, composite observa
tion cars with library and
buffet-smoking apartment,
free reclining chair cars,
standard day coaches and
dining cars (a la carte ser.
vice.)
Tickets anc ail! information oa appli
cation lo ticket vfnet
U01 and 1403 Ftrnam 81,
OMAHA, NEB.
)ki..0"yl ii " ii i
p. A. Bampaon. bea'l Bale Agent, Omaha.
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- WEAK, NBRVOU8 MEN
from sce or victims to Krrou Debility or
haustlon. Wasting Wsakne, with Early Deolia In
young and mlddla-agsd: lack of rim, vigor rtj
strength, with organa Impaired and weak. Our
treatment will correct all of three evil and rsstore
yeu to what nature Intended, a hale, healthy, happy
man, with all power vigorous and perfect.
VIDIPOPri F cured perfectly and permanently for
lAftlbObLLL !, by on treatment. No cutting, n
pain, bo danger, no detention from work. Ne ethei
treatment will Cl'RE a quick.
Dl nnn Dni?nMcur4 quicker than at Hot Springs,
BLUUU rUUUil At once every trace of the dls.
ease disappear, no ore com on body (or In
mouth, throat, tnngu, hair falling out l at ene).
We also euro all contagious or acquired dlsea-
Hydrocele. Prostatic. Catarrh of Bladder. Kidney,
all rhronie diaease of men and women.. -rnrr
examination and consultation. VrM fo(
lfi Symptom Blank for home treatment.
lgU Streete, aaska,