Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 19, 1884, Page 5

————— THE DALLY BEK FRIDAY DECEMBHR | — YESTERDAY'S COURTS. The Three Comncilmen's Cases Con- tinned to Next Term, Tho Motions to Quash fa the Oioe COases now Before the Conrts The Brighton Ranch's Amend. ed Answ 1n the police court yesterday afternoon tho examination of Frank Burns and Pat Cominskl, begun on Wednesday, waa concluded. Burns was bound over in the sum ot §1,000 and Cominski in $300 to appear at the next term of the district court. These defendants were placed in charge of an officer and given until 6 p. m. to farnish ball, but being unable to give the required bonds were remanded to jail. George Wagner, whoto charge for burglary was examined into Wednesday afternoon, was discharged by Judge Boneke, the evidence not being sufficlent to warrant his belng held. STATE COURT, In the district court the motlons for continuance in the bribery cases against the three councilmen came up for argu- ment before Judge Neville. The application was based upon an affidavit alleging that Contractor Mack, a material witness for the defense, is now s in northern Nebraska and before he re- turns to Omaha weuld go to St. Louis or Chicago. The motions were opposed by District Attorney Goodwin, but the con- tinuances were granted by the court thus putting the trials of the cases over to the Fobruary term. In the last one of the five indictments for bribery now pending against Ex- Mayor Chase W. T. Connel, yesterday gave notice that should the motion now before the court in this case be decided against his client he would file a plea in abatement averring that the testimony in this case is the same as in a former one in which acquittal was obtained and ask- ing that hia client be dizcharged. Before Judge Wakeley the case of Killingor and others against Hartman, ocoming up on exceptions o the referee's report, was taken under advisemeat by the court. It will not be decided until the February term. Judge Dosne, counsel for Rasmussen in the Nelson-Rasmussen case, will file amotlon for a new trial to-Cay. Christlan A. Jensen yesterday institut- od suit in this tribunal to recover the sum of §944 80 tor grading done on West Farnam street. THE FEDERAL COURT. Upon the convening of court_yeater- day morning the defcuse in the Lovejoy case took up the introduction of evi- dence. Tho witness first called to the stand was C. E. Lovejoy, the son of the absconded receiver and principal upon the bond. Thoname of the witness ap- peared upon that instrument, but when cailed upon to testify to the genuiness of his signature declared he had signed it netther as bondsman or witress in both of which capacities it was wrltten. Thomas W, Means, the next witness, swore he never signed the band although . his name as surety appears upon it. Dr. Schwenck was next called to testify to the habits of the defaulting eceiver, and was allowed to give such testimony over District Attorney Lam- bertson's objection of irrelevancy and immateriality, Judge Dundy refusing to rule out this evidence and preferring to leave itto the jury on a verdict of speclal findings. Upon the conclusion of yesterday's trial of this cause the court took up the tlons to quash the Otoe land conspiracy cases. Messrs. Ashby, Woolworth, Griggs and Thurston argued for the mo- motion. The points urged upon the urt were that it was the Otoe Indlane, e holders of the titles to these lands, who were defrauded, and not the govern- ment, as charged in the indictment, and that the prosentments did not charge a conspiracy to defraud vhe government out of a specific thing, this averment be- ing in general term District Attorney Lambertson will probably bo heard to-day in his arga- ments agalnst the motlons. THE AMENDED ANSWER, Tho Brighton Ranch company by its attorney, Hon, J. M. Woolworth, yester- day filed its amended answer to the peti. tion of the United States, praying for a mandatory injunction to compel the deatructionof hifty-Lwo miles of wire fence in northwestorn Nobrasks, alleged to have been bullt by the defendant and enclosing several thousand acres of the public do- main, This answer is of considerable length,covering ten follos, and specifically denfes several of the allegations of the petition. It admits the corporate exis. tence of the Brighton Ranch company under the laws of Nebraska, and denies that the absolute title to all lands enclosed within the barb wire fence is in the plain- tiff, and avers that others have rights to certain portions of them and are entitled to the enjoyment of their posesslon. It traverses the averment in the petition .ibat all these lands are subjact to entry “otho North Platto land ollice, and al Jeven that no part of this feace is upon sovernment pripsriy and that patents Aave beeu lssued by the Unived States to some of the enclosed portions. The fences, it is sverred, were vrected with the knowledge and acqulessence of the United States, and great injustice would follow should the government compel the dsfendant to romove the fonces. These fences do not prevent ac- cess to *he lands within them, as several gates have been built at convenlent places for the purposes of ingress and egress. The detendant clalms it has a!- ways encouraged settlement within and without the enclosure, and built the fence to more profitably carry on the grazing and hording of cattle, Two hun dred and eighty-ons homesteads and two hundred and eighty-three timber culture claimes are now within this wire fencs. The defendant has protectad these claims by building fences around them, and has furnished a market for «<orn to those ocoupying them, The answer avers It is not the inten tion to enlarge the enclosure. No righte of small cattlemen have been curtailsd by this fence, nor has intimidation been remorted to against settlers to prevent tyfm from entering the lands In quer- on, No damage has resulted from the defondants' acts that could not be recoy ered in s suit at law, Fraudulent entries, to the defendant’s knowledge, have not been made, and, if such be the case, however, it has been In pursuance of nc agreement with the Brighton Ranch company. Further avswering, the defendant: say no Injanction, mandatory or prohib itory, should lssue; nor should ¢ b compelled to answer, as the signature ol {‘ | i i - ths attorney general is not attached to the plaintifi’s petition, The final allega tion seta forth the fact to ba that no conspiracy between the Brighton Ranch company and its employes has been en tered into to defraud the government of its lands, A COMPROMISE MADE. A Contract Abemt to be Betered Into Between the Oounty and Oity for an Exchange of Proporty, The difficulty and threatened litigation between the city of Omaha and Douglas county growing out of the disputed title to the court house site seems to have been averted. Some time ago a special committee with Mr. Haacall as chalrman, was appolut- od by the city council to exchange the lot on the southwest corner of Farnam and Sixteenth and the one on the northeast corner of Howard and Ninth, both be- longing to this municipallty, to the coun- ty for the present old court houso site. On Wednesday Mr. Hascall offered the county commissioners the sum of £20,000 for the site or as much more as these two lots would bring. The proposition was accepted by the county commissioners subject to the legal opinion of Gen. Cowin, county attorney. After investt- gating the matter Mr. Cowln came to the conclusion the exchange could be legally made and yesterday afternoon the acceptance of the commissioners was spread upon the records. The report of this special committes will bs made to the councll at its next meeting and its adoption will complote the contract. It is said that this scheme will be opposed by one or two council- men, but its ratification by the council is assored. An offer of €13,000 by the board of trade was made at the last coun- il meeting for Farnam and Sixteenth St. lot and the matter was referred. It is pro- posed, however, to put them up at public aalo and sell them to the highest bidder. It is not thought, howover, that the Farnam street lot will sell for over $13. 000 and should it not do so the board of trade will become the purchasers and in the near future will erect a chamber of commerce building upon it, The How- ard streot lot has a sixty-six foot front and its value is placed at $10,000. The proceeds of the sales of these two Tots should this contract be’consummated will ba used by the county in erecting a retalning wall to the Farnam front of the new court house equare, Tho city, immediately upon the abandonment of the old court house, by the county will ocoupy it for the pur— poses for which it was purchasod, The court room will be used for a council chamber and the various rooms for offices. The building will be repaired and rodded at once, and will bs occupied by the city un- til such a time as it will be able to build a city hall, The measura appears to meet with gen- eral favor and considering tho long litigs- tion that would ensue before the title would b determined by the courta, it seems the best thing to be done, although the county will not receive any more than one half the value of the court house site. ———— Chiristmas Musicale at Brownell Hall The young ladies of Brownell Hallgive a musicale this evening to mark the com- ing of the holiday vacation, with the fol- lowing PROGRAMME? rart I Duet—Tannhauser March. Miss Flora Castetter Blanchard Starry Night. . Sydney Smith Misa Tl Burgess, Galope Do Concert. . ... Kettorer 58 Adda McBride, **Joseph Allen's Wife Mies Flora Castetter, Hunting Song “Mendelssohn Miss Mario Maynard. part IL Vocal Duot—"‘The Flower Gatherers,”. (; Miss Stella North and Miss Adda McBride. Waltz, Op. 42............. Chopin Miss Hinma Fric Fantesia in C Minor. ....... Tiss Flora Castattar. Recitation—"Ho saved St Michael's”. ... Miss Jennio Abbott, at AL T, +...Mozart ¥ Duet - Op. 64, No. 1 2u Miss Mario Maynare and Miss Stella e PERSONA., Dr, D, T, Martyn, of Columbus, is at the Millard, J. Sterhing Morton, of Arbor lodge, is in the city, stayiog at the Paxton. E. Kendall, manag:r of;Claybough’s Creole company, was at the Millard yesterday. Hon. D, P. Newcomer, republican member- elect cf the coming legislature, is in the city. Mr, 8, M. Demmond, western traveling agent of the Pennsylvania cowpany, is at the Paxton, Harvey Rustin, of Leadvills, Colorado, formerly of this city, is here on a visit to par- ents and friends, Dr, Tierman, chief surgeon of the Northern Pacific railroad, and wife, ara registered at the Paxton, having arrived in Omaha yes- terday. Mr. James Powers, who was called to the bedxide of hix sick mother in Indianapolis, Ind., about two weeks ago, returned last night 0 Omaha, T.ast evening's trains ovor the JC, & N, W, the C, B. & Q, and the C., St, P,, M, & O. roads were all behind one hour owing to the extreme cold weather, Mr, Max Hoffmar, Stubendorf & Nestor's traveling salesman, and one of ths royal men of the road, is 1n the city and spent last eyen- ing with W. J. Chappelle, representing Daly's “Va- cation” company, was at the Millard, theatri cal headquartera yesterday, His company will pass through Omahs in & few days and will uot make a stand until San Francisco is reached, William Becker and wife, John Fangeman, Talmege, Mrs. Abker, Dunbar, Newell Bur. rett, North Platte, A. G. Hastiogs, L, D, Woodruff and wife, York, J. W, Faragher and John A, Mann, of Bl he Metropolitan, Mr, W, H. Kent, who has been connected with the prees of this city fora bumber of years, left lust night for Alaska, It has been the one fund dream of his life, to visit that sountry and he has had in view the building f & railroad across the Behring straits, and if %e cav, after looking over the ground, secure sufficient capital, bis plan will be carrled out, r, Neb.,are at THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE. The Innocents Slenghtered with an Up- relentless Hand, Never | Hoard of Annals of Urime, Something re in the One of the most fearfal slaughters ever heard of in this country has just taken place. Men atand awed, whilo the la dies themselves are thunderstruck, and yeot the work of death goes on. Death! Yes, death to high prices and a elaugh- terlng iIn all classes of goode and in all departments, Swmith, the dry goods man at 1307 Far- nam street, 1s the butcher who s doing all this frightful work, and with one fell stroke of the batcker knife he has cut the pins out from under all high prices and goods have come down with a crash which 1s as tremendous as it is frightfal. Nover in the history of Omaha was there time when goods could be bought at such low prices as now at Smith's store. This gentleman has in- augurated a system of low prices in the dry goods trade in Omaha which bides good for the purchaser. But the line ot goods in which the greatest cut has been made is holiday goods. An enormous atock s on hond and must be closed out immediately, regardless of prices. Dolls, photo albums, toilet cases, nall nots glove boxes, Indies hacd satchels in alligator, plash, grain, seal and plain leather. Ladies’ and gents’ fine linen and silk handkerchiefs, gents' mufflers, plano covers, table covers in wool and raw silks, jute and Parisian tapestry. All tho above goods will be sold at 25 per cent less than they can bo bought for in Chicago. A largs line of senl skin sacques will be closed out at 25 per centless than they can be I bought for in this clty or Chicago. In tho cloak department can be found bargaina nover before heard of In this eoction of the country. The entire stock of cloaks, and it isa large one, is thrown upon tho market at 33} per cent less than any other house in this city can sell them for. There is no exaggeration about this report and if you will visit auy other place and get prices and then com- pare them with the prices at Swmith's, you will at once be convinced that the latter gentleman is offering goods at prices never bsfore heard of in Omaha. In ashort time Mr, Smith will nave possession of the large store now occu- pied by Grunebaum Bros,, and will open a large double atore, converting his pres- ent quarters Into one mammoth store- room, second in 8fz3 to none in the city. I order to close out his stock before opening the large store he is determined to make prices which will soll the goods without any trouble, and he cectainiy bas done this. 1f you are the least bit skeptical and think that Smith will not do s he says, juct call in and after look- ing at the goods and seeing the prices, your prejudices will melt away like dow before the summer ——— —Young Charlie Connoyer, whote leg was broken at the Union Pacific crossing on Tenth street threo weeks ago, is improving rapidly, and ia now atle to be about with the aid of a crutch, —This morning about 1 o'clock it was dus- covered that a water main had bursted snd the pipes were all shut off to find the leak. At3o'clock the leak had not been found and scarcely enough water remained in the boilers throughout the city to run the en- gines, —Tt is stated upon good authority that Parson Davis, of Chicsgo, is making arrange: ments to entertain the lovers of the manly art of this city with a firat class glove fight. He will bring Cardiff, the Illinoia pugilist, and Dominick McOsffery with him, and offers to givo 850 to any one who will stand up be- fore either of thom four rounds. o — OFFICERS' CONVENTION, JUDGES AND' TREASURERS, CLERK3 AND OF- FICIALS MEET TO TALK OF TROUBLE, Lincoln Journal, 18th, Tn response to a call issued some time ago for county officers to meet in convention to talk over plans for tho best means of securing their rights in a financial way, a large number of officials, county clorks, clerks of the district court, county judges, sheriffs and troasurers, arrived In the city yesterday and mot last evening in convention at tho district court rooms, . V.S. Saunders, of Gage county, was chosen chairman, and C. W, Mecker, of Sa- line county, was made secrata-y. After o brief vession, motion was mada that the convention divide and that representatives from the several counties, judges, clerks, tre: ors and sheiiffs meet in separate bodies and discuss and formnlate plans and report in general session this morning at 9 o'clock, The motion | revailed, and when our reportar vis- ited the court house last night the different bodies were getting down to the merits of the case in hand in a busiaess-like way, £ It is the purpose of the convention to pre- vail upon the coming legislature to pass some Jaw that will enable couaty officers, especially sheriffs, to eecure their fees after they have earned them. Under the present law a Neb- raskn sheriff does about half his work for nothing, as the requirements concerning se curity for costs in certain cases are very slack. ‘I'he grievance of county clerks and clerks of district courts is that while in Lancaster, Douglas, Otoe, Gage, and many of ths older and more thickly settled counties of the state the pay of these officers is fair aud right, still 1nmany of the western counties the clerks havd. ly get enough to enable them to run their «f- fices, much less to live respactably, To reme- dy this it is proposedpto ask the coming legis- lature to abolish entirely the salaries of county clerks and clerks of district court, to reduce the present fecs and allow the officers these for their work, Just what the judges and treasurers demand was not made known last evening, but that they want only what is right for themselves 15 certoiu, The present system of fees works injustice to officers in new and thinly populated counties of the state, and it is to “revise those or move in that direction, that the convention is held. Officera in older and denser populated counties understand the ivjustice that 1s worked uuder existing circumstances, and hence the readi- ness with which they join _in the present con- vention and take hold of the matter before it. ‘The following gentlemen are in attendance upon the meetiog, Adams county—Geo, elerk; K., B, Tussey Butler - James Bryson, clerk of d COummings ~K. A, Mewis, county judge. Dawson - R. B. Pierce, county judge, Douglas—H. T, Leavitt, county clerk; A. M. Chadwizk, county judge. Filmore—W. G. Hannes, sheriff, Fravklin—~Wm, A, Cole, county clerk; C, Hildrath, county treasurer, Gage—A, V, Saunders, clerk of district court, Hall ~James Oannon, sheriff, Harlan—J, A, oFiper, county acd district Spicknall, county clerk of district court, vans, county clerk; O, A. istrict court, tchoock—A . B, Strant, county judge, ter, J. A, McC ay, county clerk, R. Parker, county judgs, 8, Oice—W., Stevenson, ciunty clerk, W, T, Canada, sheritl. Thoi, P, Morgas, county judge. Pawnea—W, B, Raper, county clerk, G, T, Belding, judue. | v % Phelps—C_J, Bachman, county judge. _Platte—John Stauffer, county” clerk, O, A, unty clerk and C. conrt 3, Webb, clerk of district sheriff ns, county clerk verin, county clerk, J. H. — FORKIGN. CT 1IN GOOD HEALTH, Lospos, December 18— A dispateh from Turla denies the rumor of Louls Ko:suth's death, He is in excellont health, UNDER THE MoxtrEAL, December 18.—La Favre's jow elry store was broken into early this morning, the safe broken open and $10.000 worth of watches and dismoends taken. The store is but ehert distauce from the police station, Leirsio, Decomber 18, — Witness Palm stated that the fuse in the drain pipe became damp and thus the explosion was prevented, Ho said Knechler made conteadictory state ments regarding the affair; he told Pali at first that he went to Niaderwald with Ruysich to distnrb the procession, and afterwards swid he went to frustrate the murderous attempts, The poculiar feature of the anarchist trial is that each criminal endeavors to throw the blame on the others, except Remsdorf, who hae the couraga of hi opinions, and tries to shield his accomplices. He bears the character of being kind-hearted and re. markably gentle with women and children, The question of capitsl punishment in the cases of Rupsch and Knechler hangs on the the f of the question of the fuse and its nction without their intervention, Lliner pleads the was intoxioated whe gave Rupsch money to defray tho exp thoir work. Hs has a chanco of ac Reinedorf concluded his harangne to-uay, he said he knew ho risked his own life in the cause ho had engaged in. If he dies he will die & martyr, and in obedience to the Script- ural demand. * Be faithful, even unto death.” The crown prosecutor demanded that those words be taken down, and t ey will form the basis of the charae of inciting to murder, When Reinsdorf was asked whether ha pleaded guilty or innocent, he replied, draw- ing himsalf to his fall height: “I have nothing further to say, deal with me as you pleaso,” DISAPP DIRECTOR THE MAGYAR NOT DEAD 1 YES OF T LICE, E MILLION DOLLAR mbor 18,—The bourse is nn- to-day, in _consequence of tho disap- arance of Lucas Juuner, director of the securities department of the lowa Austrian scount_ and the discovery of a deficit of $1,000,000. At the last examinat on of the bank's ussets November 15th evorything was right. EXTRA GUARDS ON DUTY AT THE PUBLIC BUILD- Vi v mber 18, —Tho United Treland says the Englich_exhivit admirable patience under the senseloss and wicked frights to which they are su' jected. The police direct the dynamite conspiracy and pay for tho ox- plosions., ~ Extra guards have baen placed on duty at the public buildings, the crown offi- cials belng esgecially guarded. HavANA, December 18 —Fifteen ingurgonts were captured recently in s small_salling ves- sol, Itis expected they will be shot. ‘The Weather, RicnyoND, Va., Decembor 18, —Snow fall- ing throughout the day, the thermometer dropped 30 degrees since midnight, at 9 p. m. it marked 20 degrees above. New Orieans, Decomber 18,—Following heavy rains yesterday to.day was intensely cold and the attendance ut the exposition was less than on Wadnesday. Ciicaco, Decomber 13 —4 p. m.—Tho se- vere atroas of weather hero and throughout the northwest continues to-nf Tn this city the temperature of 10 degrees below zero is indicated, with a tendency downward. The following reporta from northwestern points to the associated pressand by specials show the tamperature at 6 o'clock this evening, all be- low zsro: Bloomington, IlL, 16; La Porte, Ind,, 14; Rock Island, 2lil, 24 Mattoon, southern Til., 10, and_growivg_ colder, Osh kosh, Wis., 5; Dea Moines, In, 20. At 6 o'clock this morning_the following tempera. turea are roported: Dubuque, Ia., 14; Wau- paca, Wis., 28; Milwaukee, 22, and colder to- night. St Paul reports 20 to 43 below at points in Minnesota. ———— Des Moines Ttems, Dis Moixes, December 18.—This has been the coldest day of the season. Estheryille re- ports 28 degrees below zeto there this morn- ing,{Humboldt 21 below at 7 this worning. The meroury here marked 20 below at 10 this ‘morning. Suit has besn brought in the clrcuit court here by the Burlington Fire Insurance com- pany of Burlington, Towa, asking sn_injunc- tion to restram State Auditor Brown from withholding their official cortificate and other- wise prejudicing thelr busineas before_the publio. The company claims 1n the petition that the attorney general hay decided that they are entitled to such certificate under the laws of thestate, A temporary injunction was granted, — The National Sugar Growers, Sr. Lovrs, December 18,-The last day’s session of the national sugar growers met to- day. Alotter was read from Prof. Wiley, chief chemist of the agricultural department, which saverely condemned the present policy of the United States regarding the sugar trade especially in relation to the Spanish treaty. The discussion on cane carriera gen. orally participated 10 by the committes ap- pointed to establish the nomenclature of seeds on account of the confusion now ex- isting from the variety . of names. O The Bicycle Championship, CHI0AGO, Decembor 13,—Articles of agreo- ment wers signed and $50 forfeit each depos- ited to-day by John 8. Prince and W, M. Woodside, toride a bicycle race for the 15. mile championship of America, the race to oc- cur on Christmas day in conne.tion with the races of the Hermex club at the exposition building. The race ia open to all on the sume conditions, . I, Cowles, editor of the Mir- ror of Amorican Sports, is stakeholder and referes, —— Raising Insurance Rates, S1, Louts, December 18,—Soveral promi. nent fire insurance men held a secret meetibg hera yesterday to consider the question of raising the rates of insurance in various cities, but it is not known whether they reached any definite conclusion, The proposition to ad- vance rates in this city from five to ten per cent was taken under consideration, —— Go the Fences, CHEYE: Docember 18 —From special agent Sanborn of the interior department, who h's been in the tenitory for several days, it is learned that in obedience to the order from the interior department the ranchmen all over Wyoming are removing their fences from the THE ILLINOIS SENATORSHIE An Onhto View, and the Correct One, ot Oertain Contingency The Cincinnatl Eoquirer eays cditori- ally: “In the Washington correspond ence of the Ecquirer of yesterday was the followlng interview with Ropresentative Townsond, of Illinois, respecting the election of a Senator to succeed Logan; ‘It is my opinion the legislatare will fail to elect, and a deadlock will follow. In such event 1 belleve Governor Oglesby will appeint Senator Logan,’ This is all nonsenee. The governor of & state may appoint a senator to fill a vacancy which occura by death or resignation when the legislature I8 not in session, and then only until there be a session of the legis- lature, 1f the logislature, when in ses- sion, fails to elect a senator the office is vacant and remains vacant until it ls filled by legielative election, When a senatorial term expires by limitation and no sucoessor is elected to fill it, it is alm- ply vacant and remains vacant until a senator {s elected. There is no emergen- oy, as by death or resignation, and there- fore there is no power in the governor to make an appolntment. Of this there can be no doudt. And it is amazing that representative shonld make the utterance that is attributed to Representative Townsend, of Iilinois, A ocase in point: In 1844, in Indiana, the legislature was a tie. Jesse D. Bright was lieutenant gov- ernor and president of the senate. The term of Oliver H. Smith as senator ex- pired ‘n March, 1845. No election was made by that legisiaturo, an the seat was vacant after Marce 4, 1845, The coming logislature, elected n Augost, 1845, was democrat; It assembled on the first Monday of Docember, 1845, and elected Jesse D. Bright senator. The eeat wes vacant from Mtrch 4, 1845, and until Bright appeared after his election, The senate of the United States has passed upon the precise question, and it is not debatable. 1f the legislature of Illinois fails to clect a successar to Senator Logan, there will be no occupant of the office until it does elect one, even if it ehould be vacant for a hundred years, i A Smoke-Burning Locomotive, A smoke-burning locomotive, which has been tested on the Chicago & North. western and Chicago & Rock Island rail- roads, has proved very successful. Though the poorest quality of bituminous conl was used, there was an absence both of black smoke and cinders, As the gasses are oll burned in_this locomotive, thero is a considerable saving of fuel. The smokestack, which is st the back of the locomotive, Is straight, and to reach it the smoke travels forty feet, instead of twelve, the usual distance, passing throngh an upper and lower set of flues. The heavy cinders and dust fall into a smoke arch in front, and another arch in the rear catches the lighter particles of dust and ashes. Thus no cinders, ashes or firo is thrown out, and the light white smoke causes no annoyance. e The O'Neill Fi nothing of the condition of affairs at Valen- tine, mor does it wish to do that town an in- justice, but for information would inquire if itisoris not a fact that the county judge keeps a ealoon, that the sheriff also keeps a &a- loon, that the county clerk clerks in a saloon, that the deputy sheriff deals faro, that the judge, clerk and sheriff also deal monte and faro, that the sessions of the county court are held in a ealoon, and if gambling is not the main business of the town,” tier ‘‘personally kunows —_— O'Hara}Bros. ninety milo contract on the Valentino extension is fluished all but three milos of heavy work, which i and will be completed by M DBros, have the refutal of the fifty miles of geading next west of their contract, but will not close a contract for it until the Work they aro now on is completed. Itis also said that the object of the Northwestern in lotting the additional fifty mile contract this senson is to allow the rock work noar White river to be done during the winter, This rock is a soft/ dstone, and the cuts through it are of con- siderable depth. It is desired to get those cuts opened during the winter, so that tho fifty milos reaching to White river can becom- pleted by the middle of next July. e CHRISTMAS CARDS GIVEN AWAY, NO HUMBUG. All our odds and ends of Chrlstmas cards will be sold at just half price, be- ginning at six o’clock to-night and con- tinuing two days. We have more cards than we canshow and will sell all odd cards at half price. All will be on sep: ate table o that there will be no mis- take, KUHN & C), 15th and Douglas st. e Opera Glasses from $2 50 to $25 a pair at EDHOLM & ERICKSON'S. s Go to axe's for your Nmas and New Yoar Cards. Best stock in the clty. e All kinds of Christmas Toys. Candy Toys, Dolls, Novelties and Christmas Trees. the cheapest in the city, at John Strukel's, dealer in all kinds of nuts and candies, 610 S, Tenth, eod S — Tuck’s Xwas Cards at Saxe's. \Oasslalat X 25 PER CENT DISCOUNT ON ALL HEAVY OVERCOATS AND SUITS, B. NEWMAN & CO. o EER ELEGANT XMAS PRESENTS, At SAXE'S Opora House Pharmacy you will find the largest and best selected Btock of Holiday Noveltien in the oity, everything new and attractive and prices as low as tho lowest. Call oarly and make selection while the stock is fresh, Wirth Bros, & Owen s Xmas Cards at Saxe's. T Do not buy until you have seen our g0ods and cowpared our prices. EDHOLM & ERICKSON, —— The groat sale of damaged Hats, & continues with unabated rush at Freder- iok's, Smoked and wet goods for almost public domain, —— Hocking Valley Troubles CoLuxnus, Obio, December 18,—Sheriff Bodin and others to-day made a request of Governor Hoadley fo sand two companies of troops to the Hocking Valley. The governor refused saying that he thought the local authorities could moet the emergency. — General Gordon and the ; Kartoum Garrison, LoxpoN, December 18,—Wilfred Blunt writes the peace association is certain it could negotiate safe conduct for General Gordon aud the Kartoum garrison to Dongols wnd could also securs a general pacification of the upper Nileregion, —— Justica Done, Louisvicie, Ky., December 18, —Professor Slocum, the school master who defended him- self against the mob, killiog one mau and wonnding several others at Horse Cave, Ky., nothing. EVERYTHING MUST GO, e " POLACK'S DISCOUNTS are the larg- ost and his prices the lowest. e Wirth Bros, & Owen's Nmas Cards at Saxi it o — MILLIONS of Hayden's Fire Kind- lers have boen sold during this *‘cold susp” and the ory is “give us more " Every grocer sells them, and thousands of families say *‘we cannot do withont them.” — POLACK'S DIZCOUNT'S are the larg- est and hls prices the lowest® — Best Minnesota Fiour, $2.75 a hun- dred, Also a full line of wiNEs, wiis- KIES, BRANDIES, ALES, BEER, PORTER, eto,, at S. Katz's, 1308-1310 Douglas St. —— Saturday night, was discharged frou custody w-day. Jewel Cases, Work Boxes, Odor Ca Opera Glasses, Fans (embroidered and hand painted), Gent's Smoking Sets, Clgar Cases, Lotter Oases, Toilet Cises, Collar and Coff Boxes, and hundreds of other beautiful and useful presents for Newman, treasurer, Christmas at SAXE'S Opera House Pharmacy, AFS AND HOODS, IN PLUSH AND VELVET. Somethicg new and very pretty, just arrived ana very chesp. See prices underneath, 75¢, $1.26, 1,50, 1,75 and $2.00. N. B. FaLconex, Prang's Xmas Oards st Sax — Prang's Xmas Cards at Saxe's, CHAS, E'uvirmni UPHOLSTERY AND PASSENGER: ELEVATOR TO ALL ¥LOORS. I 108 CK W e ) Farnam st V35 DRAPE o i J GERMAN D. WYATT, -LUMBER MERCHANT 8ASH, DOORS, SHINGLES, CUMINGS AND 20TH STS MOULDINGS, | LI¥E, PLASTER, 1409 and 1411 . Dodee St., THE LEADING CAR Cataloguos Furnished on applistion, G Ul pjgeisy | g ACE FACTORY } OmahaNsh, 1013 Jones Btreet } sk For gEp cross. { Orange Blossom Flour WHOLESALE BY L A. STEWART & CO,, OMAHA NEB A FINE LINE 0P Planos & 1o —AT— WOODBRIDGE BROS, THE ONLY EXCLUSLVE MUSIE ROUSE IN OMAHA NEB, Imported Beer X BOTTUER. Erlongery cescrvsiain Culmbacher, .o «.oue o Pilsner.eeeses . Ba'ser.. . Bavaria .Bavaria. . Bohemisn. DOUBSTIC, Budwerser.vusvsaevass..St, Louia. Anhauser i Best's.. o 3chlitz-L1lsner .. Krug's A Milwaukee. ++.Omaha. Porler, Domostic and Rhine ¥D. MAURER, 1213 Farnam St. ESTMINSTE Wine. BASE BRURNER. ~AND— AGORN STOVES AND Ranges (EVERY STOVE WARRANTED.,) JOHN HUSSIE'S Hardware Store 2407 CUMING STREET Coar. Couvrant& Squines, 213 5,13th Read Morse & Brunner s new card 8-m-th-tf M. R. RISDORN, Gen't [nsurance Agent REPRESENTS: Phonix Insurance Co., London, Cash Assots, 0 Westohosier,N. Y., Capital TheMerchants of Nowark N. Glrard Firo, Philadelphia, Cavital Woman's Fund, Capital g H @ ‘—J@ EVERY PERSON, 15 SICK OR WELL, ddress to Tug Swirr SpEcie Ts nvited to send thels 10 Co., Drawer & Atlanta, Ga., for a copy of their treatise on Blood Lud Skin Discascs, which will be mailed froe. Cancer for Many Years. A tomily sorvant has been afiicted for many yoars with & cancer on her noss, and was treated by Kome of the best physicians, and the old remedics used witnout benefit Finally we gave her Swilt's Bpe- clfic and sto hes been completely cured, Joux HiL, Uroggist, Thomson, Ga., August 10, 1554 NOSE EATEN OFF. John Naves, young man near here, sad & cancer on his face whi'ch bad eaten away his nose end part of his cheek, and was extending up to his oves. -~ As & last resort he was put on Swift's Specific, and it bas entirely cured bim. His face is all healéd over with new tloah, and his gonera hoalth i excolient Hisfeoovery was wonderful. CrumEy, M. _OMAHA Wedical and Swrical lllgwfiso-v!;llsgDu;‘."lBEéET. N. E. Corner 12th aud Toward Sta.) For the Treatment of all Chronic and Surgical Diseases Diseases of Females, Oz the Nervous System, And Private Dise ses of the Urina: vy and Sexual Organs, a specialty. Catarrh, Bronchitis And all disenses of the Lunge, « A Throat,treat by Tohala- (The New German Inhalo: or Atomizer) EYE and EA Discaca treated by an experlenced Specia'ist; also d's aves of 3 Kidneys, Blad- Ete. Eto. atus to bo cal Insti- CONSULTATION And Examination Free We Locate your discase, and give you eclentific ex- nations of your symptoms @ hes and paiow, We 't claim o ¢ suflering from tn- able discases will infoime. of their oondition. Putionts wishing rooma will hesupplicd in the Ine titute buildin ‘Al letters and consultations Strictlv Confldential, Medicives sent to all yarts of ths country by ex= ked from observation, It ‘full do. Oue personal luterviow all o bo caudidly Surgical Discases, Diseasc Peculiar to Private Dispases, Seminal Weakness, Sexual Iicas pacity, Nervous, Debility. eto., otc, Medical and Surgicei ofiice OPEN AT ALL HOURS DAY AND NIGHT. Address ull lettors to Omaha Medical & Surgical Institute 1118 Howard 5t., Omaha, Neb, STARTLING are the changes tnat, in a tew yoars, have taken placo In the mauufacture of Clothing Improvernent after Improvement has been made, until to-day the clothlng offered by Bchlank & Prince, 1210 Farnam stroet, s equal in every respect to the beat Custom Work While st the eame time tho lowness of prico of the fine grade of clothing they handle ls no less astonish- ing than the Perfection of Wit | AND THE QUALITY Or MATERIAL AND MAER Boston ClothingHonge 1210 Farnam Street, 1210