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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1908)
TTTE 0MAI1A DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. . OCTOBER mo. 3 J)AINTY pastries, pies and desserts delicious, attrac tive, out of the ordinaryare the pride of the cook who uses CORN STARCH For filling for cream, lemon, rhubarb, pineapple, strawberry and other fruit pies, nothing equals Kingsford's. It makes them delicate and delicious. Improve your cooking by following "Origlial Recipes ana Cooking Helps' if two cook who know. Free on request. - taiiat upon the old reliable King'ford'l Osvf go Coin Starch . Pound packages, 10c. T. KiXCSrOSO & SON. 0SWEC0. N. T. MTHMIl STUt CI., Smcumc i f 5 ' STOCK TRAINS MEET IN DARK Two Extras on Northwestern Collide Near Oakdale. Sixty-six ' Years ef j Superiority NO ONE IS KILLED OR INJURED Mir Bleeked for rnrt of lr fna.bnn llrriri Tliwitd Foli ar 0 Flint Train to Fins eoend. BISHOP CONDEMNS CHEAP ART Sew Methodist Prelate Says Some Pictures of Christ Injure Cause. MANY SONGS IN SAME CLASS foolish Sentiment Eapressed tm WiUh neltartoas Scifi Keep Moa from Cfcarrfcea and j Misrepresent Chrlat. Weak and effeminate representations of Christ tit art and insincere rellgloua songs re an Influence In keeping men out of churches according to Bishop J. I Nuelsen. The bishop addressed the) men's mass meet ing at the Toung Men's Christian associa tion building Sunday afternoon. He pro nounced a number of popular religloua aong ridiculous and declared the formal face of Christ as seen In pictorial Bibles and art book la weak. "Do you know there are 26,600,000 men In the t'nlted States who are not affiliated with any of our churches. Andyof the church Members twj,,hjrds are women?" he asked. "Why la th jjlt la because a good many men think tho religion of Jesus Christ la not res'. ,?ythem, that It la some thing that does not appeal to them aa something teal and potent. "The religion of Chrlat Is often preaented In our churchea as something unreal, mys tical and uncertain. They hear people sing I want to b an angel.' and then In prayer meeting they aee the aame people go down on their knees and thank Qod that they are still In the land of the living and that He haa not . taken them to Heaven yet. This does not appeal to them. - 'Look at the pictures of Christ. He Is usually represented as a ahepherd or aa bearing a orooa. The representatlona we are lined to see of Him show a weak face. long lialr and a dreamy, far-away look In hie ryes. Ha la usually repreaented aa effmln ate. Even on the cross He Is so shown as to eiclte our pity. Hymn Rook Leaves Oat Sea;. "Many of the ongs we sing are ridicu lous. The words don't mean anything and the iiinelo - nut any brum- than tha words. 1 am glad the Association Hymn book lias ruminated many of them. There are still four or five that might be thrown out, "And so many have come to look on re ligion aa for women and children only. That Is wrong, very wrong. Chrlat waa the manliest of men. A Chinese thinker who iould look on the Christian religion from an independent standpoint haa said that the moat atriklng thing In the character of ciu-ist with Ilia courage, the undaunted oarage with which He faced the taunts of His fellow countrymen, the dullness of His followers, the pain of the cross. The next utiiklng Quality, he said, was His love, not effeminate love, but strong, aometlmes very exacting. "Thla view of Chriat Is more nearly coi vert than the repreaontatlona of Him we sea In our picture booka. Our old Anglo-Saxon forefather uaed to clap their swords and shlolda together and yell at the top of their voices, 'Hurrah for Christ.' He appealed to their manliness. Christ's Great IsSsiate. "Christ haa more to do with ua than Aris totle or rialo or any other of the world'a treat leadera. Jesus Christ is the most potent and Important factor In tha molding of our lives. We have to learn much from booka. but the greatest factor In the forma tion of our charactera la not what we learn in books, but whst we get from our asso ciation with men. More than mother and father, wife and children there la Jesus Christ to influence,, ua. He not only Influ ences ua in eur Uvea, but He also emanates th power of God. He la very real and very reremal In His relations with us. The manly Christ, He fought against wrong, who did right always, who uffored. He will be and can be a living and powerful influence in the lives of men." which la an Innovation In the way of en tertainment for the delegates, will attract an unusual crowd to the town and the cltliens are planning to make special prep arations for them. Among the Omahans who ev 111 probably go to the convention are Hugh Wallace, Paul Anthea and C. G. Linn, and It is expected that they will show the other men from out In the state a hot time In their efforts to break records. WEBSTER TO ANSWER ROADS Omaha Lawyer Asked by Commerce Cemmlsalon to Reply to Rail ways oa Cat Rates. Western railroads have put the Interstate Commerce commission in the position of defending the lower rates which the com mission ordered some time ago ore dry goods from Chicago to tha Missouri liver. From a petition filed by the railroads thla reduction saves the Missouri river jobber 1600,000 directly every year and cost the railroad million of dollars Indirectly. John It. Webster left for Chicago Sunday In response to a request frrm the Interstate Commerce commission to prepare an antwer to the railroads fiom that body as to why the rates should not be restored to their old schedule. Since Mr. Webster secured the order of the commission reducing the rates to tha Missouri river points the roads have been fighting hard and bringing forth every known argument. After the order wa Issued the railroads filed a petition for a rehearing, which waa denied. Then another petition was filed by other railroads not In tha petition originally, and that wa denied. Then file railroads originally de fendant filed a bill In 'the United States circuit court to prohibit the commission from making the rates effective. OAKDALK. Nb., Oct. M.-tSnerlal Tele gram )-F.arly this morning two extra freight trains, westbound on the North western, got together In a rear-end col lision. The first train, Conductor Btara, Enslneer Penton. standi!- on the main line, was run Into by the second extra. Conductor Mullendore. Kiitrincer OttIe. No one wa killed or injured. There wa slight damage to the engine and or.e ca boose or two smashed. Several stock cars were splintered. The wrecking crew Is here from Not folk and is at work clearing up the wreck. Traffic was resumed at noon. There seems to be some blame at tached to the cr?w of the first train for not Nursing and to the engineer of the second train for losing his bearlr.. WHY THE HUNTERS ARE MUM Two Voini Rarrlatera Mistake Calf for Derr aid Pay the Rill. W. C. FYaaer. clerk 1n the county judge's office and Clinton Rrome. a young at torney, took a hunting trip to Ilofelt'a Island below Gretna several daya ago, but since their return have . been atrangely silent about It. Several other Omahans Who visited the Island Sunday learned the raure of their silence and were unfeeling enough to tell about It on their return. From the stories told at thn Inland the two young barristers were beating the bUHh when they heard a crackling of twiggs and a rustle of dry leaves and an animal darted out Into the clearing- with tail erect and nostrils distended. Fraeer, according to the story, took a shot at It under the Impression It was the last rem nant of a herd of deer or antelope. The animal got away and a few hours later Fred Hofelt, the owner of the farm, found a heifer with its hid full of bird shot. The hunters settled the bill and raid nothing. ROW HE TIELPED TErO!TOn Congressional Candidate Set Barnard Mrtirrirrr Free. 0'NEIL.I, -Neb., Oct. 26. (Special Tele gram.) As the ror-gresslonal campaign draws to a close In this, the Sixth district, even the most partisan democrats concede the election of Judge Kinkaid by a very larffo majority. During the last two weeks Judg- Westovcr. the democratic nominee, haa undertaken to Inject life into his cam paign by moving his literary headquarters here and Is circularizing the district by personal letters and otherwise, tpreiling to the people to vote for him because he fa vors government guarantee of bank de posits. In view of Judge Westover's record as district Judge In liberating Barnard Me Greavey, the prince of forger and bank wreckers of Nebraska, many of his close political friends Hdmlt lie lias made a grave political mistake In undertaking to make the people of this locality believe he Is In sympathy with the welfare of at least Boine of the bar.k depositors of this community. McGreavey was president of the Eflkhorn Valley bank of this city, which closed It doors in November, VJ04. When the bank closed It wns discovered that its principal assets consisted of many thousands of dol lars of forged notes which forgeries were mide by ' McGreavey and Pat Hagerty, who was cashier of the bank. McGreavey fled to Arizona and waa traveling under the nom de plume of George Bryan wli arrested and brought back by Sheriff Hall of this county. Hagerty fled to Mexico. McGreavey was held In Jail In this city for several months and then on a showing made by his attorney, M. F. Harrington, who is now one of the Bryan electors, he was granted a change of vei-ue on the ground that he could not get a fair trial in this county. The change of venae was granted by Judge Wcstover and he set the trial for Bassett, Rock county. McGreavey was later taken to Bassett to be tried 1' fore Judge Weatovrr. A Jury was impnn' tiled and sworn; the attorney for Mo- Greavey asked for a continuance for a few hours from timo to time during the day, which continuances were granted by West- over, tho last continuance being until 7 o'clock in the evening. When court convened at 7 o'clock Judge Westover announced, to tho amazement of a committee of depositors whd were there as witnesses for thn state, that it had come to his knowledge that some of the depositors were trying to effect a settlement und compromise and he stated that he would not permit tha Judiciary to be. made a collecting agency, and he therefore dismissed the suits against Mc Greavey, arid he, McGreavey, returned home a freo man immune from further prosecution, as tho Jury had been sworn and McGreavey'a liberty onco pluced In Jeopardy. It la stated by the depositors who were In attendance at the triHl that whatever overtures for a compromise or settlement were made, came from the at torney for McGreavey; and most of the de- f ATHLETICS AT CONVENTION Arxt State Meettaa; of Y. M. C. A. at , Haatlasjn Mar Have Track, afoot la Connection. Something new In the way of ld inter ests for tho 1)9 atate convention of the Toung Men'a Christian association I be ing; planned by the state committee. If present indication hold good a real live athletic meet, at which aoma of the mid west and national record may be broken, be pulled off tu connection with the convention. Masting will be the next place of meet ing and the convention i to be held some time in February. The athletic meit, The mere fact that Scott's Emulsion is universally recom-' mended for Consumption is proof positive that it is the most energizing and strengthening preparation in the world. It warms and nourishes, it enriches the blood, stops loss of flesh and builds up. Get Scott's. DR. PARKHURST RESIGNS ev York Divine It el I res from Pres idency of Society for Preven tion of Crime. NEJW YORK, Oct. 2S- It became known today that Dr. Charlea H. Parkhurst ha resigned the presidency of the Society for the Prevention of Crime, which he haa held for eeventeen years. The resignation and the reason for It will be formally announced at a dinner to be held at Hotel Gotham next Thursday night. Rev. Dr. Parkhuret became president of the society through a sermon that he preached on municipal politics In 1690 at the Madison Square Presbyterian church, of which he is the pastor. The late Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby, who was then president, wa so Impressed that he Invited Dr. Park hurst to begin a determined campaign against trafficking In liquor on the Sab bath, and against gambling. He took an active part in the fight and extended the work to other forms of vice. BOY KILLED WHILE HUNTING Body Foand In Woods Mrar Media, Pa., ladrr I'irrn instance Indicating Marder. MEDIA. Pa.. Oct. L'6. The body of John Penny, jr., aged 23 years.- was found In the woods near I'pper Providence today under conditions which strongly point to murder. A large hole had been tern In the lower portion of his face' by a charge of shot. Deni.y started from his home in this ptnee Friday to go hunting. Accompanied by another man he was een going toward the woods where his body waa found. Tha suggestion that he was the victim of an cc!d?nt or shot himself Is discounted by the Mot that his gim and ammunition and all of hia valuables had beem taken. An examination of tiie wound seems to Indi cate that two charges struck him and that the shot was not of the tire he used. The police have arrested three negroes, who admit they talked with Denny, but they declare they know nothing f the shooting. tend tins Urt at Inanlaar wit a of eaaar la which appear, sour Asranl and torn reau to enter noati. and ara will scad nan a ' loaplste Haady Ada the Herat" tKOTT ft 60WNE. 0 fMrt Street New York Cnntlna Kvpnhllraua Kacenrnged. WK8T POINT. Neb.. Oct. -(Special. ) The republicans of Cuming county, who have been for so many years overshadowed by the enormous democratic majority of the county, are, since the rally at Beemer last Wednesday night, gaining some cour age and conaiderable hope. The thinking I democrats, especially those farmer who attribute their present prosperity to a re publican administration, are beginning to inquire Into the true inwardness of things and are more and more disinclined to allow themselves to be led away by the sophis tries and clap-trap of th Bryan shouler. More Independence of thought haa been de veloped among the democrats, the men of aublnte of this community, during the last, few months than they have shew a for a decade. A general awakening along poli tical line aeems to have overtaken them and the result wltl be aa unmlatakeablc flop and a reduction of the ridiculous ma jority heretofore given In l.lii count for the loiug candidates. posltnra would consider no terms of a compromise. This action of Judge West oer was at the time and Is yet considered by both lawyer and layman" of th: dlstrlrt. th rankest piece of Judicial Jugglery to save a bank wrecker through the Influence of beneficiaries and friend that was ever perpetrated In a civilised community. The unfortunate depositor who were ruthlessly robbed are still out their money and Mc Greavey and Hagerty are enjoying their freedom on the Pacific coast, thanks to the effort of their benefactor. Judge West-over. Judge Kinkaid, the republican nominee for rongress, ha not only served the people well during hi terms 1n congress. but he also served the people as district Judg of this district for thirteen years and during uch service no such flagrant miscarriage of Justice occurred to shame the Judiciary and humiliate the community. He administered the laws alike to the big thler with influential friends as well as the little one without friends. Hundreds of democrats from this portion of the district where the facts are known are supporting Judge Kinkaid. RENT HNED FOR YELLING MAYS DF..MK.S PARTISAN 1TKT raper Lacked Mark Entitling Them to Kenipisrr Ratea. NORFOLK, Neb., Oct. 26 (Special Tele gram.) Postmaster John R. Hay of Nor folk whose removal Is being sought by Thomas 8. Allen, chairman of tho Ne braska democratic state central committee and brother-in-law of Mr. Bryan, because copies -of Herman Rldder's New York weekly were held up several daya In the Norfolk postofflce. disclaims any paVtlsan nofion In hia act and say be would repeat his action under similar circumstances to morrow. The paper came to people not regular subscribers and were not marked sample copies. "There was no evidence, the papers were entitled to regular news paper rates under which they were ent," said Postmaster Hays, "and I could do nothing but hold the papers and write for instructions.'' There were 1,126 copies of the paper, Local democrats admit they were for cam paign purposes only. After rlx day demo crats here put up enough money to cover possible postage charges. This later was refunded. DETECTIVE AFTER CHAMBERLAIN Latter Waa In Beatrice Recently to Confer with Attorneys. BEATRICE. Neb., Oct. 2.-(Special Tele gram.) Detective Bentley of Lincoln haa been here today trying to secure Infor mation regarding the whereabouts t Charles M. Chamberlain of Tccumseh, whose case Is to be heard In district court next month. Chamberluin was here several days last week and it is reported he wa In the city today conferring with At torney Hazlett and Colby relative to his case. The attorneys have little to give out" regarding' Chamberlain' visit to Beatrice and will not admit that they have been retained aa his counsel. ACCIDENTALLY- KILLS HIS BUY Cleaning; nifle When It Is Discharged, Ball Entering- Child's Head. FLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Oct. 2s.-(Speelal Telegram.)-While John Murrey was cleaning hi rifle In hia home in this city Monday afternoon the gun was ac cldentially discharged and the ball entered the head of his 2-ycar-old son, killing him almost instantly. People of Tecnmaeb Enraased. ECUMSliH, Neb., Oct. K.-CSpeolal.)-The people of Tecumseh are indignant and wrought up over the theft of the books of tho defunct Chamberlain Banking house Friday nlghC. The deefl Ta' consMeTeJ the greatest Insult to the people here or any. thing that has happened In years. It is said the receiver of the bank, John Ward, will offer a reward for the return of the books and County Commissioner W. H. Abbott is of the opinion tiie county board will aluo offer a reward. However, most people are of the opinion that the books have been destroyed. It has been sug gested that the large ledgers, unless torn to pieces leaf by leaf, would not be totally consumed by fire in several hours, at least, if not longer, unless subjected to furnace heat. There is not the slightest clew to the perpetrators. Noise Which Disturbs Meeting of Vet erans FroTfs Expensive. 0MAAH MAX DIIS IN PRISON J." . Fee, Who Attempted to F.atort Money from Lather Drake of Mer chants Notional Rank !nc enniha to Heart Disease. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Oct. 3D. (Special.) John T. Kent, Bryan's reception committee during those, trying 1us of tho Denver convention, the man who piloted Chairman Theodore Bell through the rain and floovls to a hand car which took him out of town, waa today fined t-it and costs for disturbing the peace of a number of veterans of the civil war. These veterans were In front of their hall and while the drum corps wa playing Kent, so the evidence showed, Insisted on drown ing out the music by jelling for Bryan. Ill action, caused his arrest by the police and toduy he, was fined. He appealed tho case. Latkr Case Dismissed. The suit of Levi . Muson against Mra. Latky, former supreme officer ,of the Ne braska Degree of Honor, Ancient Order of United Workmen, which was to have been tiled before Justice Stevens this afternoon, was dismissed without prejudice on the mo tion of Claude S. Wilson, attorney for the plaintiff. Attorney Wilson would say noth ing concerning the dismissal more than that the plaintiff had decided not to press the case at thla time. The suit was for $37 on nn alleged board bill That had been running sinco 1904. Omaha Dynamiter" Dead. The body of J. J. Fee, the man who stirred financial circles in Omaha some months ago, lies at the morgue and Coroner Jack Mathews lias yet to receive word from any of the man's relatives as to his dis position. Fee is the man who, armed with a bottle containing a colorless liquid, In sisted on Luther Drake of the Merchant National bank of Omaha giving him 3,OJO. Drake aucceedrd in getting the man out of the bank and then had him arrested. He was sent to the penitentiary, where he died Saturday morning of heart disease. Lindsay Bring Word of Cheer. H. C. Lindsay, who visited republican na tional headquarters at Chicago Sunday, came back this morning with the report that the headquarters officials were atle fled that Taft would be elected. "I have never Been people more confident." said Mr. Lindsay. "They are sure of the elec tion of Taft. Their optimism is based on the reports they have received from the va rious states." Trarhera Coming; to Meetingr. Superintendent McBrlcn and Deputy Bishop have returned from Holt and Boyd counties, respectively, where they attended educational meetings last week. Mr. Bishop report the following Boards of Education have given their teachers a leave of ab sence to attend the stalo meeting: Ponca, Monowl, Spencer and several country schools in Boyd county. While in Holt county, Mr. McBrlcn learned that the boards at' Ewhig and O'Neill had given all their teachers u leave of absence, while At kinson grants their superintendent the time to attend this meeting. All of the town and city " schools in Dodge county grant their teacher a leave of absence to attend the state meeting, and about a fifth of tho rural schools of Douge county have given their teacher the privilege of attending the state association "Without be liitf required to make up the time. Superintendent Penny of Oaklan.l write under date of October "All teachers given Thursday and Friday to attend the association. 1 shall be on hand for the Wednesday meeting." Superintendent Htockdale of Wisner write on October 20: "We are coming. Father Abraham, full force strong. At a meeting of our board last night, vacation for the. association was declared." Superintendent R. V. Garrett of Dodge writes: "Wo are to have Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, November 4, 6 and C, and all our teachers will be at the Btate association." Women tthmiid linrirtanr1 thnf. melancholia, commonly called "tho blues," ia in nine times out of ten a sure symptom of some serious female organic derangement and should have immediate attention. Women whose spirits aro depressed, and who are ailing and miserable, should rely upon LYDIA EaPINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND aa is evidenced by following letters. Mrs. F. Ellsworth, of Mayville, NY, writes to Mrs. rinkham: ' For three years I waa in an awful despondent and nervous condition caused by female troubles. I waa not contented anywhere, and waa tat auoh constant fear that something- terrible waa going to happen that it seemed aa though 1 should lose my mind. Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compouad baa restored my health, and I cannot Bay enough for it." Mrs. Mary J. Williams, of Bridge, port, 111., writes to Mrs. Pinkham: " 1 hare been Buffering from a female trouble, baokache and headache, and waeao blue that I waa aim ply In despair. I feel it my duty as well aa my pleasure to tell you that Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound cured me. The change in my appearance ia wonderful, and I wish every Buffering woman weuld try it." FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia K. Pink. ham's Vegetable Compound, mada from roots and herlw, Las been tho standard remedy for female Uls. and ha rjositivelycured thousands ol woman who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, irregularities, periodic pair bckvhi. Why dent jou try .ood Work In Coaler. EHOKEN BOW, Neb.. Oct. at!. -I Special.) -Last night at Downey school house on tho Loup river near Georgetown, Custer county, there was held one of the best meetings ever held in this section of the county. II. W. George with graphaphone and Taft records, Mr. Amaberry. republi can candidate for representative, and N. T. Uadd, republican candidate for county at torney. Mr. Gadd dealt oolely on present condition under republican administra tions, atate and nation, and made a telling aud au eloquent addrees. Drops Dead in Saloon. r-LATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Oct. 26.-(Speeial Telegram.)-Joe Moore, who has resided in this city for many years and for about four months has bnen working in the saloon of Fred Kgenberger. dropped dead lit that salon this evening. Deceased leaves a widow and two ons. Nebraska Hews Aotes. TBCL-MSEH-Ttm ladies of the Tecumseh Ti'Vi,UrCh Wl" "oId cliicken pie din! SaM,-,Ur-Tr "d an apro" bazaaJ- next Saturday. Tim proceeds from the enter tainment will be used In church work TKCrMSBJi-DIck Mclnahan, a mer chant of this city, Is opening a .ioUUng store at Adams. D. D. Tracy of Klk Creek haa been secured to manage the enterprise and haa moved his family to Adams TECUMSEH-Nicola Kallmann, imperial German apw.ial commissioner of agricul ture to the United Slates, has been In Te- buitoi. iii imam Kmst. Th i . , ,,. cm io jounson county to look into agricultural conditions. I'nfortunately hie-We".lhfr wa very '"agreeable while he was here and yet trips were made into TrXTMSEH The nr rtiMrx..,i.-. ....... that the Dr. F. W. K. Toms arrested In Larned. Kan., on a charge of blgamv hails from Tecumseh Tours has not made this citv his home for several years. At one ,,e cicrmra m a atore at Graf, near here, and later reaided in Tecumseh for a time. He was supposed to be a preacher and acquired the profislonal reference of "doctor" by having been an optician. The former Mrs. Toma and her daughter arc living with Mrs. Tom' parents in this city and are highly respected, the country. TEC CM8KII Tho member of the Te cumch High school are planning to give n rt exhibit at the Smith theater on Friday and Saturday. The famous Horace P. Turner collection of pictures, aoine 200 irt number and from the paintings of the best artists of ancient and modern times will be on exhibition. A candv sale will ha conducted Friday evening and an enter tainment will be given Saturday evening. The proceeds of the entertainment will be used In buying pictures for the school room. Japanese Wonld Crow Tall. , Miss Janet M. Johnstone, a teacher In the girls' school at Kanasawa. Japan, states the class of 190g is the largest in th history of tiie schooh She reports Ihet there has been a wonderful Increase during the last few yeara ill the Japanese nuuian interest in atnietlcs. They are no longer wtlllng to be a race of little people. In their anilety to become tall r wwiing io raae almost any amount of exercise. Walking especially has become extremely fashionable. V By using the various department of The Bee Want Ad pages you gej th beat reult at th least expeui. GETS WRONG NAME IN LICENSE Grooms Look Alike to License Clerk and Tronble I Threatened. Frank J. rtoach of Omaha and William B. Kelly of Torrlngton. Wyo., look so much alike they barely escaped a queer matrl monlat tanglo when they both applied tor marriage licenses Monday afternoon. Kelly Journeyed all the way from distant Wyom Ing only to find Marriage License Clerk Furay making out a license to wed his fiancee to Roach. The mixup happened in this way. Roach was first" on thn acene. Ho gave Mr. Furay his name and then Furay was called Into the Judge's private office on business. Thinking be had gone for some time Roach, who had a pipe in his mouth, wandered out into the hall tu have a few quiet puffs. While he wus gone Kelly, who also wore a pipe lu his mouth, entered and took the placo occupied by Roach. Mr. Furay came back and not noticing the change in grooms, went on with his ques tions. ' i I "What Is the girl' name?'1 he asked. "Elizabeth M. Black," answered Kelly. Mr. Furay wrote In the name under that of Roach and wa scribbling eway on tiie license when Roach sauntered back into the room, having finished his smoke. He looked at the license and saw a strange name under his own and then he protested. He refused to be married to a woman he had never seen and frankly told the mar riage license clerk so. Mr. Furay looked at the pair of prospective grooms and then tumbled to his mistake. He tore up the license und began all over again.. HALF MINUTK STORE TALK It Is Just the same In our atote In everyday life "Little thing count for much." We are Just a anxious tu sell jou an under-rment aa we are to sell you an over-icarmint. Rest assured we haven't oxer looked the little thing In this great store. THE NEW STORE OPPOSITE THOMPSON, BELDEN a CO. Most Any Man CouldrUsc A PAIR OF OUR GLOVES The weather is right foj glove wearing, and our prices are right for glove selling. IMPORTKIl ENGLISH GLOVF.S Strictly hand-sewed, real cape atock. and sold only in this store, $1 75 FOWXKS DKKTS Glovea are good to look at. but better to wear we have them to fit you and suit you. iiEvrs glovks . . FOWK8' GLOVES 92.25 and SUi.50 91.7S and $2.00 ... . s been no literal violation of the printed rule. "To enter or remain In the service is an assurance of willinancss to obey tho rules. "Obedience to the rule i- essential to the safety of passengers and employes, and to the protection of property. "All employes are considered In line lor promotion, aud will tie glvt:i Increased re sponsibilities and compensation, an tholr ability may warrant and the requirements of the company demand. 'Each employe,. In accepting employ ment, assumes its risks. 'Each employe Is expected and required to look after and be responsible for his own safety, as well as to exercise care to avoid Injury to others. 'Any negligent act on the part of any employe may be made the aubject of dis cipline, and employes who are not pru dent and careful In protecting themselves and others and the property of the com- Iiany from Injury will not be retained in service. "When It Is the opinion of any person whose duty It Is to enforce a- rule, that the rule cannot be enforced In the Interest of the company or In fairness to employes, tentlon of hia superior officer. Employes are Invited, to call the attention of tbir superior to any rule, which. In their opinion, Is superfluous, impracticable or unfair." FEDERAL COURT CLEANS UP Caatle A an Inst Missouri fad fin !. Cnse of Kali Term Criminal Docket ,oit, With the conclusion of the trlaj of the ease of C untie against tho Missouri Pa cific railway the Jury term of the United States circuit courU at Omaha has closed for the fall term. The civil docket has been" well cleaned up and the term for 'the trial of cases originating In the Omaha division is practically at an end for the vreaent term. ,:.. The United States distrtnt court wiM re convene November1 9 for the Nebraska di vision for the trial on audi lund cases as still remain untried on tho docket and originating before the division of the Ne braska federal district. Th petit Jury drawn from all over the division haa been excused for the recess term and will re convene In Omaha on November 9 to try the land cases. The first of these cases' set for trial Is that against J.- H. Edmis ten,, under Indictment for forgery, ' con -splrauy and perjury In certain land trans actions. This case will be called the first day of the term. v REGISTRATION IS LARGEST Totals for Omaha and Soalh Omaha Larger Than Foor or Right Tear Ago. aetistratloa by Ward lad. Tetal. 1,474 l.U 1.C4I a, iso a.33 l.eaa 1,73 1,913 a,s3 1.M3 1,789 ,07 83,465 The registration In Omaha and" Soutli Omaha combined this year Is 2S.6&0, which Is a record figure. In 1 the total for tho two cities was ni,6M and In 1D(H it wa 35,9CJ. The registration sfor Omaha and Soutli Omaha, which shows a large. gain for the democrat 1 deceptive. The populists Jliis year, most of them, have gone Into the democratic column, whero they alwa 8 voted. The figures allow a steady, consist ent gain for the republican. Advertlie in Tho Bee, tha paper that get Into tiie homes of the beat people. Bep. Xtn. Id, rirst 6S6 794 3 aleoond 784 1,0 7 Third 999 74S 101 Fourth l.aaa 804 iao Tilth 1,333 SOS Hath 1.810 ? 8? eath ..... 1,179 S47 hi Elf-nth ...... .1,081 737 98 Mlnth I,4b9 684 97 Tenth 675 843 10S Eleventh 1,1(18 648 86 Twelfth 1,323 734 SIS Totala ...13,883 a.99 1,814 Montgomery Konnd Gallty. PITTSBURG, Fa.. Oct. 2S. William Mont gomery, former cashier of the defunct Allegheny National bank whli-ti failed onii time ago for over S1.tHi0.000, who was placed on trial ' last Friday nn two Indictments charainir the cmbesaleroent. and abstraction of l4H9,oi0. was found guilty aa Indicted by a Jury In the United States district court this afternoon. Montgomery was Immed iately placed on trial on a third and last Indictment charging him with the misappli cation of 1144,000 in bonds. 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JR Proprieter PRECAUTION OF THE RAILROAD Erie llallruad Issues Book of Holes to Make Kmoloye t'arrfal. The Ki ie railroad lias Issued a new bouk of rule of the operating department, and under the head of "General Notice," the following observations are made: "The nature of the transportation busi ness aud its relation to the state and the community require the aervlcca of men of active minds, good character and general ability. The employes of a railroad are at ull times, both in the discharge of their duties as employe and as citizens, under the constant view of the public. Failure to be efficient pans of the transportation s.Nstem. or valuable cltisena in whatever place they are domiciled, brings reproach upon them and the corporation with which they are connected. "There are corporate and private duties devolving upon each officer and employe that aro' nut, nor can they be, expreaaed by. fixed Instruction or rulea. 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