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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1906)
HIE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: Fill DAY, DECEMHEK 28, lDOfi. 3C Tlbirty-ffive branch--want ad offices for the convenience off patrons Ul WIH ! 1 B II B ji , mJ!LL''''!?l'JT.'r''' "j!!!! , rS? 1 . --ir"'" 11 n J CHANGE IN INSURANCE LAW Deputy Auditor f ieroa Maks Borne Keo ommendationa in His Eeport. PLANS FOR SECURING SOME MORE FEES I'rrxnrrr Mortrnirn Receives Twenty-Five Dollars from Colorado Man to Start Con science Fund. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Dec. 27. (Special.) In his bi ennial report Insurant-? Auditor John L. Ilerce recommends the passage or a fire nmrshal law, passage of a law limiting the liability of a surety compRny on any one rik to one-tenth of the amount of the company's capital and surplus, an act pro viding for publishing- brief abstracts of annual statements of foreign legal reserve Ilfo Insurance companies, a new section providing for fees to be paid by all legal reserve life companies, the publication of the auditor's certificate of authority, ac companying the published abstract of the annual statement of surety companies, also that the publication be made In two news papers of general circulation, one of which Is published at the state capital, lie rec ommends that the law relating to fees be extended to surety companies, so as to Inolude fees for the company's certificate of authority and for the certificate of public- PERFffiLD'S ADVICE To Piano Buyers If taken, means money in your pocket. In this great bankrupt piano sale no one can possibly le hurt but the dealers. Every person buying a piano at this sacrifice sale gets a guarantee from a millionaire piano manufacturer; also from local national banks, If you so desire . A new feature for Friday and Saturday. I Hi ling these two day we will offer at the Interval of every hour In the day any upright piano on the floor or in our factory for Just so much money. This will be re gardless of the tajjs that have been hung on these pianos during the receiver's sale Thl feature should invite cash buyers to quite an eitent. No de tiers will be sup plied, however mucti money they may offr us for these pianos. We are bound and de termined that these plains shall go ex clusively to the homes of the surrounding territory. A beautiful stool and rlatio naif will be given free with each piano, ant will be delivered to your home at any time you may desire before New Year's day. Former prices. $J50. 3J5. 1'A H75, $ HO. Bankrupt sale prices, ?.. US. $1JS. Hi. flTS, VI. etc, . This sale is absolutely as represented and these pianos must le sold regardless of cost. Omaha piano dealei s s.iy it If an out rage to sell pianos at three prices. You will never again have the 4tpoi tunity to buy high grade pianos at such low prices. This sale Is in Its last hours and you must certainly make up your mind either to have a piano laid away for ou or be I'or ever too late to save your share of this t-0.000 worth of profits that is to be given to the ptan buying people. Iktit't Forget the Number. . 1611 Farnam St. Oyeu All Day and Ktcuius. 1'tMMlV IHuUm 701. Follow the example of thousands and put your ad in The Sunday Bee If you cannot come to The Bee office, step-into one of the following drug stores (you will find one near your home). These drug stores are branch offices of The Bee Want Ad Department and you will pay the same rates as you would at the Bee office and receive the same prompt attention. Albach, W. C 40th and Farnam. neranek, S. A., 1402 South 16th street. Becht's Pharmacy, 720 South 16th street. Benson Pharmacy, Benson, Neb. Caughlln, C. R., 6th and Pierce, streets. Clifton Hill Pharmacy, 2213 Military Avenue. Conte, J. B., 31st Avenue end Farnam street. Crlssey Pharmacy, 24th and Lake. Cormak, Emll, 1262 South 13th street. Eastman Pharmacy, 4046 Hamilton. Ehler, P. H., 2802 Leavenworth Foster & Arnoldl, 213 North 25th street. FreytaR, John J.. 1914 North 24th street Florence DrugfCo., Florence, Neb. Goldman Pharmacy, 1929 Lake street. Green's Pharmacy, corner Park Ave and Pacific Greenough, G. A., 1025 South 10th street. Greenough, G. A., 10th and Hickory. tlon; that the law governing accident and sickness companies should have a new sec tion providing for fees to be paid by this class of companies. At present there Is nothing relating to them In the act relating to fees. Two laws which he says are virtually a dead letter he asks to be re pealed. They are section 23, chapter zlll, governing foreign Insurance companies and requiring a special deposit Of 125,000 In some of the I'nited States or territories; section 78, chapter xllil. relating to the auditor's certificate of the Investment of funds of mutual benefit associations. Two Apply for Pardons. Two applications were filed with Gov ernor Mickey for pardons today "Harry Dow, sentenced for three years for grand larceny from North Flatte. and Charles Schear, sentenced for three years for rob bey from Douglas county. Both men en tered the penitentiary last December. Dow j stole a grip and an overcoat from Con I ductor Anderson of the t'nlon Pacific, which : the Jury valued at S51. Anderson has filed I a letter with the governor that the value 1 of the two articles when new was $26. Judge Day wrota the governor last June recommending clemency to Schear and I Deputy County Attorney Fitch recently wrote him recommending the pardon. Judge Day wrote he sentenced the man for three years because that was the minimum under the law. ' Mortenarn (Marts Consclenpe Fund. State Treasurer Mortensen has started I a conscience fund and at this time It I contains $25, received from a man who , once upon a time broke a Nebraska law. since which time his conscience has never ceased to trouble him. With the $26 which was received today came the fol lowing letter dated at LaJune, Colo.: Nebraska State Treasury Department: Having broken the laws of the state of Nebraska 1 will endeavor to make It right by enclosing $26, which please accept as a conscience fund. The letter waa not signed. Storch for Adjutant General. Colonel Storch of the First regiment came t in this morning to boom his candidacy J for adjutant general. Inasmuch as Gov ernor Sheldon has not yet shown up. Colonel Storch Is doing some hustling among the legislators and says he has many endorsements from a number of the National guard. Teachers Fleet Officers. The nominating committee of the State I Teachers' una .clat.on this afternoon selected the following officer, for the ensuing year: A. 11. Waterhouse of Omaha, president; E. E. Magee uf Ashland, vice president ; Katherine Woods of Peru, secretary ; R. D. Overlmlt of Mlnden, treasurer: E, B. Sher man, member of the executive committee to take the place of W. H. Gardner, whose term expires. The list of officers was reported to the general meeting last night, and the nonil- , nees all elected. I Richard llobson addressed the teachers 1 at their meeting tonight and during the day each of the sections carried out Its par ticular program already published. The attendance at this time has reached 1.7.0. Brown Moves to Kearne. Attorney General N orris brown has gone to Kearney to prepare to move his family buck to that place as soon as his term of office expires. Mr. Brown lived at Kearney before being appointed deputy attorney general six years ago. Escaped Prisoner Makes Trouble COUl'MBL'S, Neb., Dec 17. tSpecial.V IM Tschudy. who was getting a Utile tired of being shut up, and especially on Christ mas night, dug his way out of the jail where he waa serving a thirty-day sen tence and came up town, and he and a friend named Mostag got Into a tangle In front of the Baua hletueay saUiufl on Elev Hayden, Wm. C, 2930 Farnam street l Hanscom Park Phar., 1501 South 29th avenue. Hoist, John, 624 North 16th street Huff, A. L., 2924 Leavenworth street. King's Pharmacy, 2238 Farnam street. Kountze Place Pharmacy, 3004 North 24th. Patrick Drug Co., 1602 North 24th street. Lathrop, Chas. E., 1324 North 24th street. Peyton, L. E.. 24th and Leavenworth. Saratoga Drug Co., 24th and Ames avenue. Schaefer's Cut Price Drug Store, 16th and Chicago. Schafer, August, 2631 North 16th street. Schmidt, J. H., 24th and Cuming streets. Storm Pharmacy, 16th and Martha streets. Walnut Hill Pharmacy, 40th and Cuming. Walton Pharmacy, 20th and Grace streets. Wirth, O. H., 40th and Hamilton streets. enth street. They made things hot, and while they were warm one of the fellows slipped around to the back entrance while the proprietor was In the front quelling the disturbance and helped himself to all the whisky, cigars and other things he could make merry with. Officer Burke cap- turea Dom iscnuay ana jnosiag arm iriey , are now In Jail until such time as they I can have their examination Derore judge O'Brien. ATTEMPT TO BIRS SCHOOLHOISK Excelsior Bonked In Oil Fonnd In the Structure. BRAD8HAW. Neb. Dec. 27. (Special Tele gram.) An attempt was mad j a few nights sine: to set Are to the puhlic school building at this place. The scheme had been carefully planned by the would-be Incendiary. A box about ten Inches square had been filled with excelsior which was well soaked with coal oil, whllo over this had been drawn a sack well soaked with oil. The steps and wall of the building had also been well saturated with oil and matches were found In profusion, some of which had been lighted, but for some rea son had failed to Ignite the excelsior. Prob ably the Incendiary was frightened at his own work and fled without accomplishing his design. At a meeting composed of the most prominent citizens held at? Dr. Allen's office last night It was decided to offer a large reward for the arrest and conviction of the would-be Incendiary. There Is much excitement over the affair and If the guilty party or parties are found the limit of the law will be their portion. Casualties Scar Ashland. ASHLAND, Neb., Dec. S.-tSpeclal.)-The holiday season seems to have brought an unusually large number of accidents of various kinds In this vicinity. Charles Benedict of Cass county has a broken knee, due to letting a wagon box fall upon It. Miss Pearl Mutnm of the same county looked Into a stove where she had poured kerosene to start the fire and backed out of range with a badly burned face and head. Carl Wohlforth, a young boy, be came mixed In the spokes of a revolving wheel of a delivery wagon. After "looping the loop" several times he emerged with a broken leg. Barney Williams of Cedar Bluffs fell off a stock car while loading cattle and was picked up unconscious. A detail Inventory of his Injuries consisted of two fractures of his right leg, a fracture of his hip and a badly splintered ankle. About the same time the fireman on a Burlington freight train fell off his loco motive near Greenwood and was badly bruised, and a stranger giving his home as In Iowa attempted to commit suicide with a knife on the public highway near the same village. The latter was found uncon scious In the road, and when brought to consciousness expressed his regret at the failure of his attempt. Allen Returns to Terumsrh. TECUMSEH. Neb., Dec. 27. tSpecial.) Hon. A. B. Allen, secretary to Governor Mickey during the two terms of office that gentleman has held. Is making arrange ments to move his family back to Te cumseh from Lincoln shortly after the first of the year. Mr. Allen la as yet undecided as to business plans for the future. Banker's Assailants In Jail. BEATRICE, Neb., Dec. 27.-(Speclal Tele gram.) Elvln and Harry Snyder, charged with assaulting Banker Pothast of Plckrell, are In Jail, and unable to give bond. Their preliminary hearing Is set for next Satur day. News ( Nebraska. COLUMBUS The county treasurer will close his office January, t while he makes settlement with the cuunty. OSCEOLA In the recent election on the subject of botuU for a proposed railroad la Polk county Canada and Osceola precincts voted in favor. BEATRICE At a meeting of the citv council last night Treasurer Jones was In structed to buy ?,( of 3 per cent bonds at 93 cents on the dollar. BLUE HILL- Mr. Ernest Johnson and Miss Emma Erfman were united in mar riage at 6 o'clock this evening at the Lu theran church in Pleasant Hill precinct. BEATRICE Mrs. M. M. Coe passed away last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. P. Saunders. She was 7 years of age and one of Beatrice's oldest resi dents. GRAND ISLAND Mrs. N. D. Mann died at her home near Cairo at the uge of 27 years. Lung fever was the fatal illness. She leaves a husband ana two small chil dren. EDGAiR Mr. William T. Caldwell and Miss Muud Anderson, both of Edgar, were united In marriage Wednesday at 8 p. m. at the home of the bride's parents, Dr. and Mrs. D. F. Anderson of this city. BEATRICE Mrs. J. M. Goodnight died yesterday at her home on East Court street, aged 31 years. She is survived by her husband and one son. The remains will be taken to McNlmble, Tenn., for In terment. GRAND ISLAND William Kern died at the Soldiers' Home hospital at the age of 78 years. He was a member of Company H, First Minnesota volunteer Infantry, and was admitted to the home from Arcadia, Valley county. In 1904. TECUM8EH Dr. P. C. Johnson of Tecumseh, chaplain of the Nebraska peni tentiary, was handsomely remembered by the convicts of that Institution on Christ mas. He was presented with a beautif'il solid gold hunter casn watch. GENEVA William Thompson, aged 76 years, was buried here yesterday. He died at Fort Collins, Colo., and the body was brought here Monday. Mr. Thompson for many years lived Just north of this city and went to Colorado last fall. BEATRICE The local barbers' union met last night and elected these officers: A. L. 8herwood, pres.drnt; G. H. Purvance, vice president; George West, secretary; Charles Avey, treasurer; J. J. Manion, guide; Clement Drew, recorder, and Harry Humphrey, guard. BEATRICE The seventh annual exhibi tion of the Soutneastern Nebraska Poultry association opened yesterday In t lie Young Men's Christian association building, with a large number of entries. The show will last three days and promises to be one of the best yet held. BEATRICE Mrs. Nancy Jane Kerlin, for thirty years a resident of Beatrice, died yesterday of heart trouble at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. R. I'rln. She was 73 years of uge and leaves six children. The funeral services were held today and Interment was In Evergreen Home ceme tery. OAKLAND Jesse Weaver and Miss Mary Hansen, daughter of Mrs. Robert Hanwn, of this city were married at the bride's home at high noon Wednesday by Rev. Mr. Ijiug of the Methodist church. They left on the afternoon train f'.r a visit with relatives at Wakefield, Neb. They will reside on the John F. Linberg farm, east of town, which the groom recently pur chased. TECUMSEH The coming meeting of the Johnson County Farmers' institute, which is to be held in Tecumseh the last two days In January and the first two days in Desk Trays Box Files Board Clips Stationery Racks FOR Desk Pads Loose Leaf Books Post Binders Loose Sheet Holders Office Ticklers Vtrucal Fife ana Cui Laaex Ssppnss 1907 Transfer Cases Ur Letters, Docsaenta as' Car. !- rSM-ets. Orchard ft WUfeela Carpet Co. 41-l-lS U. Xth U atMa bloWArUrk Use Convincing proof of the pulling powers of Bee Want Omaha Bee, Omaha, Neb. Dear Sir: Please take our ad out of The Bee. I gave you the ad for three days but exchanged the stove on the frst day and since that time we have been bothered to death by people who saw the ad and wanted to trade. We made a deal early on the first day. Myrtle Condon, 2525 Davenport St. Results are what you want. Then put your ad in next Bee. A few of the many things you can advertise. Furnished Rooms Houses for Rent You can get a competent girl real estate or buy a new home February, promises to be one of the best the society has ever held. A corn show will be a feature, and It is expected to Jo something In the way of exhibiting fruit. The committee on general arrangements is arranging to serve dinner each day to all comers tree of charge. Committees to take charge of the details of the meeting havo been announced. FREMONT The mystery of the team of bay mares which were taken up here a week ago has been solved. It appears that they belonged to a man named F. Smith living north of North Bend. Smith was In poor health and decided to go to a hospital In Omaha for treatment and to drive across the country alone. Some dis tance east of Fremont, probably In a fit of temporary mental aberration, he left the team uml walked the rest of the way to Oinnha. Nothing was heard of the team by his family until the accounts of the mat ter were published in the papers. GRAND ISi.AMJ A real estate purchase, completed yesterday. Indicates that a new saloon or restaurant building will soon be erected In the vicinity of tne government's site for the postottice building and opposite the street, John Wlndolph having pur chased an alley corner east of the building and across the way. The Blots Brewing company of Omaha has also purchased a lot In this vicinity and expects to build next year. It is expected that work on the federal building will be begun during the season. The three-story Odd Fellows building and the Etting wholesale fruit and candy factory building are nearing completion. TECUMSEH Judge W. H. Kelligar of the Johnson county district court has made a ruling in the Fred W. Buerstetla will case, suHtainlng the finding of the county court previously made. The case was on the construction of tne will. It seems that after providing well for his widow Mr. Bucrstetta divided the balance of his es tate equally among his seven brothers and sisters. The property Is in lands and moneys and Involves financially at least $12,ntx). To four of ills beneficiaries above mentioned he leaves their respective shares of the estate fee simple; this Is to be used or disposed of at will. To the other three he bequeaths as much property, re spectively, but leaves It as a life's estate. The three children so discriminated against desired that they should be as free with the use of their property as are the first four mentioned, and the case came up for trial In the county court some time ago. County Judge Livingston placed a con struction upon the will, which would dis pose of the property as above outlined, and now Judge Kelligar confirms that de cision. ROtSDIP OF HORSE THIEVES Two Halfhreed Indiana Arrested Near Pierre. PIERRE, 8. D., Dec. 27. (Special Tele gram.) Louis Brock and John Arpan, both mixed-bloods living on the Cheyenne river reservation, are in Jail In this city on a charge of horse rustling, having been cap tured in Stanley county with a good sized bunch of horses which they had stolen. In the preliminary hearing Arpnn Implicated a number of others In the work, Indicating a general band of rustlers working in the country wtst of the river. He said other stolen horses were In the care o." Alfred Brock on Moreau river and that William George, known as "Buffalo," and several other Lyman county men were In the work. Officers are out after all the parties accused by Arpan. Miner Killed br fsTfls. STURGI3. S. D., Dec. 27. (Spec'al Tele-j gram.)-iCarl Patterson, 29 years old. was killed In a mine near North Moreau river Saturday. He and his father were getting out coal and were working In a place that had been undermined, which gave way, burying them. The father wn burled all but one arm and his head and dug himself out. The son was killed almost Instantly. The father was badly bruised. The funeral was held today at Whltewood under the auspices cf the Odd Fellows. He leaves a wife and two children. Attempt to Wreck Trolley f ar. LEAVENWORTH. Kan.. IK. 27 An at tempt was mailt- early today to wreck a trolley car near Leavenworth. An obstruc tion placed upon the track waa discovered in time to prevent a collision. A report that It was the work of negro soldiers, who had trouble with a street tar crew ou Mon day lUgtil, Is being investigated. Furnished Rooms and Board Lost and Found Articles for housework you can through Bee Want Ads. WHITES PROTECT NEGROES Mississippi fffioen Are on Trail of Men lespoDiibla for Trouble LYNCHERS FLEE, BUT WILL BE TAKIN Twelve Persons Believed to Be Dead as Hesult of Conflict and Innocent Bleu Are Murdered. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 27. That white men protected Innocent negroes and that an effort Is being made by the whites to punish the "hoodlums" of their race who were responsible for the Christmas riots In Kemper county, Mississippi, was the information In detailed accounts arriving early today from the little towns which were the scene of tlje bloodshed. "A conference has been held," the dis patches say, "between the civil and mili tary authorities, at which evidence was produced that will establish the Identify of.flvo white men of good families of the county who took part In the lynchlngs. District Attorney Currie has made a public statement, in which he says: 'I found, upon an Investigation, that the trouble was caused by a lot of hoodlums and out laws, who openly violated all laws of God and man and decency. The four men killed Christmas were not connected with the affair In any manner, and I am In formed that the houses burned were oc cupied by negroes who were not even In sympathy with any of those who were con nected with the outrages. These men will be captured, If It Is In the power of the state of Mississippi to do so. " Officers Want White Men. The dispatches say the death list Is probably twelve; that the mob element 3 m J ft B E G SECOND GREAT ieairaimee Sale Starts Saturday and will continue until space is Omade for our new Spring goods. I"! THE GREAT SALE OF THE YEAR U - - j: I AT AlVd ciTTTrno fTTT) O OVTBTfl WAISTS, OPERA WRAPS, GOWNS, CRAVE- I NETTES, PETTICOATS, ETC. :: J WATCH AND WAIT hOK 1 1 j BERGEIVS GREAT CLEARANCE SALE fl U Starting SATURDAY, DEC. 29, '06. U See Our Ads S. FREDRICK The New CloaJc Shop. Ads Sunday's sell your among the whites has mostly fled toward the Alabama state line, while negroes In terror have gathered at Wuhalnk and Scooba to place themselves under the pro tection of troops or of citizens. The killing of a negro named Calvin Nicholson Is re ported as "one of the most brutnl which has occurred since the drtys of reconstruc tion." . . Nicholson was a negro of the best class. While a pouse was searching for a negro named Simpson, who had killed a deputy, they entered Nicholson's house and several persons began shooting at him. Deputy BherifT Alexander and two others rushed to the negro, shielding him with their bodies. They protected him until over powered, after which he was shot and his house burned. District Attorney Curris . says he has fixed the blame for this murdnr upon three men and will arrest them If they are still In the state. All Troops Leave fleoobu. MERIDIAN, Miss., Dec. 27. All the troops stationed at Scooba, the scene of the recent race troubles, returned this aftor noon In chsrge . of Governor Vardnman, vho went there last night to take personnl command. Returning mllltury officers and others say that apprehension of further trouble is passed. There were no outbreaks toduy. Personnlly Conducted Tour of Old Mexico. A special party for a thirty-day tour ot Old Mexico, embracing practically all the Important cities and principal points of In terest, will leave Omaha January. 1& Rate covering transportation, berth and meals only VMM. For further Information call or address Rock Island City Ticket Office, 13J Far Bam St. Police Launch frufe. NEW YORK. Dec. '."7. Police launch No, tf with three men aboard, which was re ported missing In Jamaica bay last night. Is safe. The men succeeded in making a landing and reporr-d to the Cunarsle polios station early today. E 3 ' Dec. 29, '06 Friday Night. BERGER & CO. 1517 Farnam Street. era c IIIl