Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 22, 1888, Page 8

SR i 850 ANOTHER SENSATIONAL SUIT. The Slomans Again Oalled to Ac- count in Court. AN ALMOST INTERMINABLE CASE. David Kaufman Charged With De- frauding M. F. Anderson—Funer. of Henry Kaufman sm, Fire—Other Local News. Arraigning the Slomans. The financial troubles of Sloman Brothers and the causes thereof, over which the veil of mystery has been drawn, promises soon to be fully explaine It will be remembered that at the timeof the failure there were many charges of fraud made, and Judge Hrewer, in the United States district court, gave the Slomans unmerciful scoring. Hall & McCulloch, attorneys for the Omaha National bank, have filed papers in a suit against the following defend- ants: Morris H. and Eugene Sloman, for® merly doing business under the firm name of Sloman Brothers; Samuel A., Cora H. and Fanny M. Sloman and S phia The allegations made in the petition very sensational. The plaintiff complains of the defendant: that on _the 20th of August, 1887, the forme obtained a judgement against Sloman Brot ers of #5,641.66 and costs, on & promisso note discounted by the plaintiff, and that the said judgment remains still unsatisfied. On the 14th of Febriary, 1888, plaintiff caused an execution to be issucd against Morris H. and Bugene Sloman, but it was returned by the sheriff unsatisfied, as no property could be found to levy upon. The sheriff at that time the sheriff searched the public records, but they disclosed nothing except that the de- fendants were wholly insolvent. Plaiutiff further alleges that at the time of the contraction of the debt the Sloman Broth ers were engaged in the who ale and retail business of buying and selling leather, ete. They rrprlw(-nlwl to the plaintiffs and to the comimnereial agencies of Dunn and Bradstreet that they were entirely responsible and had large assets 1n_excess of th liabilities. Within twente-five days after making their note for the amount referred to, the firm of Sloman Brothers failed and the assets mys- teriously disappeared, 8o that creditors re ized little or nothing, and the plaintift noth- are ng. Flt‘lnilllifl believes that large sums of money were withdrawn by the defendants Morris H., Eugene H., and Samuel A. Sloman and eted by them for their own personal and rivate benefit and were invested by them in Douglas county real estate and ihat same was the primary cause of their financial em- barrassment and failure. Plaiutiff in support of the above statement, attaches to the petition a statement of property purchased by Samuel A., Col and Fanny M pman with the m drawn out and designates it as ‘‘Exhibit A" whieh will be found below. Cora H. is the wife of Morris H. Sloman and Fanny M. isthe wife of Samuel A. Sloman. Plaintiff further states that on January 8th, 1888, Cora H. Sloman filed with the register of deeds a full and general power of attorney to her husband Morris whereby he was empowered to sell, mortg or trans- {ler in her name all property balonging to 3 Up to the time of the issuing of this power of attorney the records of the register of deeds disclose but a smal amount of real es- tate owned by Cora H. Sloman, and all such property has been purchased by her husband through his power of attorney. Plaintiff further alleges tha. all property purchased by Fanny M. Sloman was bought with money belonging to her husband, Samuel A. Sloman. It is also alleged that on November 21st, . 1887, Samuel A. Sloman conveyed to Sophia Rau lot 8, block 5, of Paddock Place addition without consideration and for the purpose of defrauding plaintiff and other creditors. The plaintif prays that the title to property now standing i the name of Sophia Rau and Fanny M. Sloman be declared as held in trust for the latter's husband, Samuel A. Sloman; that the title to property in the name of Cora H. Sloman be declared as held in trust for her husband, Morris H. Sloman, and that same be | sold, and the proceeds applicd to the pnxmul of the aforesmd judgement. schedule of the property still remaining lu!!gnlmu of Cora H. Sloman, is as fol- o Loets 56 and 57, Redick's Grove. Lot 25, Redick's Grove. Lots 1 to 14, block 11 lh‘im:fl place. One-half of lots 5, 6 and 7, Redick’s Grove. Lots 8, 9, 11 and block 5, Orchard Hill, Lot 18, block b, On'hmd Hill, Lot 8. block 9, McCormick's addition. Lot 8, block 3, Belvidere addition. One-half of lot 5, Mayne's addition to Or- chard Hill. Lots 1t0 7, 10, 11, 15 to 18, block 3; lol» 1y 2,4 to 15, 17 and 18, block 4: lots 8 to 6, 8, 9 18, block 55 lots 1 to 18, hhl\k 6; lots lml , t0 15, block 7. 7 lots 3, 4, 6 to 16, block ~' all in'C. E. Mayne's addition'to Valley. The property mentioned above shows the original holdings of Cora H. Sloman. The following described property has been udded to her estate by her husband through the power of attorney granted him: Lots 9 and 10, block 7, Kirby place. Lots 26 and 27, Tuttle's subdivision, Lots 17 to 80, block 10, Briggs place. Lots 16 and 17, block 9, Jerome park. Lota 5, 8, 16 and 17 block 10: lots 1 to 9 and 12 to 18, block 2; Mayne's addition to Valley. Lot 4, Burdette court. The property owned by Fanny- M. Sloman is described as follows: Lot 46, Cuningham and Breanan's addi- Lot 11, Capitol Hill addition. 8. A. Sloman’s holdings are as follows: East 3 of lot 15, Blocie 3 3, Capitol Hill ad- dition. Lot 5, block 5, Paddock’s place. Lot 2, block 10, West Omaba. The plaintiffs and their attorneys state that these holdings are worth over $100,000, and that the Sloman scheme is one of the most collosal swindles ever attempted in Omaha. Dist Court. ‘The Omaha & Grant Smelting and Refin- _ing compa he defendant in two $10,000 damage suits filed with the district clerk yesterday. The first plaintiff is Daniel Iilm He al- leges that he was on the 12th of September empioyed by the defendant as a laborer. His duties consisted in hauling pots of hot slag and molten metal to an open court, ‘where the same was dumped. On the date mentioned above, while pursuing his duty a pot of the slag exploded burning him frightfully and inflicting per- manent injuries. He was confined to his bed for nine weeks and for seventeen weeks was unable to work and is still partially disquali- He asks for a $10,000 judgment and costs. Paul Neseyhleb was another laborer in the employ of the defendant with duties exactly the same as Brady. On December 26, 1887, the same kind of an explosion took place in" flicting serious injuries. He also wauts $10.000 damages and costs. PLEADED GUILTY. Richard Roberts, charged with burglary, withdrew his plea of not guilty yester and substituted that of guilty. He'was sen- tenced to one year in the penitentiary by Judge Groft. MERCY TO MARTIN. Joseph Martin, the young man con ed of robbing May Vaughn of §5, was sentenced ge-wn ay to one year in the penitentiary. udge Groff stated that the jury who tried Martin unanimously requested the court to give him the lightest sentence possible, BIG FKANK AND PARTNER. Frank Jones and William Crawford were denied a new trial by Judge Groff yesterduy. They will - be sentenced on ‘Phursday next. A LIGHT SENT William Parks, convicted uf burglarizing ® barber shop, was sentenced by Judge Hope- well to 30 days in the county Jail yesterday morning. © STILL DRAGGIN Judge Doane is still occupied with the dam- suitof Arnold vs. the y of Omaha. e end 1s apparently as fur off as ever. Ov. A SUIT AGAINST POLACK & CO. Ginterman Bros. yesterday brought action against A, Polack & Co. to recover $73.17 t-‘l:'-" for merchandise furnished the defend- THE DETWILER CASE, Judge thaly has handed down his opinion. the suit ox William T, Detwiler and four other heirs of Mary A. Detwiler against Matilda Detwiler and the heirs of John B. Detwiler, deceased. The action was brought to recover possession of d 4, block 258, valued at §30,000. The ecrec was that the conveyance be set aside and that all amounts advanced for taxes and special assessments by J. B. Detwiler and his heirs be refunded to the heirs of Mary A. Detwiler, Notes, Poter Brower, charged with robbery, will be tried on Thursday. There will be no court to-day legal holiday. County Court. Yesterday Mrs. S. P. Rounds filed her application in the county court that she be appointed administratrix of the estate of S. P. Rounds, deceased. SWANTS IT SET ASIDE. J. Russell Griffiths petitioned the court yesterday to set aside a judgment found against him while he was a non-resident and for the reason that notice of the suit was never served on him, A BIG WHISKY BILL. J. H. Rogers & C accepted the promissor & Co. in the sum of #7175 to pay for a con- signment of whisky, but when it fell due the defendants failed w0 pay and therefore Judgment is asked against them, CONPESSED JUDGMENT. Kaufman Bros. came into court yesterday and confessed judgment in favor of McCord, Brady & Co. for cigars furnished, in the sum of #456.11, it being a note of . C -unl-llv Court, s were disposed of Pol The following cas terday mornin, Drunk and Disorder] and costs: Joseph Mo Murtin_Hughes, 1_day; days: M. Colbum, & and cost Géochoy, £15 and costs Vugrants—John Wells, 10 Jones, ttie_Roach. H. Peal, 10 days; Henry Jumes Collin, 30 duys Assault—Joseph KKaufman, $15 and costs. Dol Doherty, &1 iley, discharged; Morris Koellay, 2 Hugh Me- days; Nellie dischurged ; John y Ellison, continued; A COMPLICATED CASE. M. F. Anderson Charges David Kauf- man With Having Defrauded Him, David Kaufman, of the late firm of Kauf- man Bros., cigar dealers, is now charged with embezzlement and a warrant is out for his arrest. The party preferring the charge is M. F. Anderson, of Corning, In. About Feb. 1 Anderson, in company with a relative named John Wilson, came to this city for the purpose of investing in real estate or other promising enterprise. They, shortly after their arrival, were informed that Kaufn Tenth street store was for sale. They and at once entered into negotiations for its transfer to them. Finally a bargain_was agreed upon. Anderson agree- ing to give the Kaufmans $300 for their stock, fixtures, good will and lease. In payment they gave David Kaufman a draft for $850 of First National bank of Corning on New rk, and in return received a bill of sale on showing that he (Da- 1) would return to Anderson the he draft (#160) as soon as ho as- by telegraph whether the draft K. Kaufman did learn immedi- v thereafter that the draft was genuine by telegraphing to Corning, Ta., but then, in- stead of surrenderm the balance, he told Anderson and Wilson that he would have (to wait until he heard from the bank in New York on which the draft was drawn. Sufticient time elapsed for Kaufman to have fully established the genuineness of the paper, but on one pretext or another he continued to put the two men off, until they. finally determined to have him arrested. Before this step was taken, how- ever, they learned that before their purchase, Kaufman had already sold out his store and that one J. T. Hornick was the haser, the price being £200, which was paid in the form of a note, Hornick giving a chattel mortgage on the store as his surety. . Kauf- man negotiated this note at the Nebraska Savings bank, and the bank is now about to foreclose the mortgage. Kaufman denies all this, pleading business embarrassment alone as the sole cause of his procrastination with: Anderson and Wilson. But_ this will all be thoroughly aired in the courts, Mr. Anderson having remained here to push ' the matter to the end. e HARD-WORKED MR. KENT. He' Didn't Go to Help the Flooded Families on Center Street. The Bee stated yesterday that Street Commissioner Kent had gone down to Center and Tiwenty-first streets to see what had caused the flooding of several residences in that locality. But Mr. Kent did not go. The Bee's in- ut had unintentionally misled the re- He thought Mr, Kent had gone to ne of the flood and the unhoused families, but that was not the cas Mr, Kent simply pocketed the communication of Jensen and Honore families, and it to the couneil last night. Mr, Kent was asked if the reason for his not looking into the com- plaint of the flooded families was because he had no men to attend to the matter. He re- plied that it was not. “Could you not _take a shovel and pick and some nails yourself and give these people the i ') ire?" asked the reporter, +1t's been many a day since I took a shovel or apick for any such purpose,” said Mr. Kent, “and I ain’t hired by the city for that kind of business.” “You are hired by the city simply to super- intend the work of others, even when there are no others working, arn't you?" inquired the scribe. “That'sabout it,” answered Mr. Kent, “I've got five men working for me now. They are out on Twenty-second and Dodge streets building a cross walk.” ‘Couldn’t you send some of them out to improve this culvert which has done so much damage to certain families and perhaps laid the ground for a suit of damages against the city ! queried the reporter. “No, sir. My men were not put in for that purpose. They were given me a few days with instructions from the mayor and council to put down cross walks, I can't put them at any other work unless am ordered to. As I tell you Tl send the commurication of these flooded people, who went through a culvert and may be tloating still, to the council. If the council tells me to send my men out to aid them, why I'll do it, that's all.” “*You haven't been oit o sce them? you say. L I\n The fact 18 there is a sloughs out there and the been some filling done, and these people are way below grade—I don't know how much.” et An Old Trick of His. Joseph - Kauftman, a former Sixteenth street saloon keeper, got into a dispute in the Full Dress saioon yesterday evening with ex-City Marshal Westerdal, and, finally, to lend emphasis to his argument, struck the whilom officer over the head with a cane. This is an old offense of this man Kauffman, who, although he is lame or crippled in some way, is a burly, muscular man, and fully able to take his own part without resorting to the club be always carries. He toed the scratch before Judge Berka yesterday and plead- ing guilty to the charge of disturbing the peace, was fined $15 and costs, : ——— Nominating a Bishop. Bishop O'Connor has returned from a trip to St. Louis and the cast, covering a veriod of about three weeks. At the former place he attended a meeting of the council of the province of St. Louis, which consisted of all the bishops of the province and the aren- bishop of St. Louis. This meeting was called to select three candidatgs for the position of bishop of Wichita, Kan. The original ap- pointee was Rev. F. O'Reilly, of Leaven- worth, who died before his consecration. The names selected by the council have been for- warded to Rome, and from them the most worthy will be selected for the position. The names of the priests who have n honored by being selected as candidates are known only to the prelates who attended the couneil, neeting of two Financially Embarassed. The Adawms Bridge Co., doing business at No. 1519 Dodge street, filed three chattel mortgages yesterday on their entire stock and business, as follows: To the Bank of Commerce, Omaha, §3,400; to George B. Hudd & Co., New York cit; $1,522.02; to Alfred: I\ Field, Omaha, u,lw, total, $0,992.92, JOURNEY MEN AND CONTRACTORS They will Probably Agree on Wages To-day. The question of wages between contractors and bricklayers will come up again to-day for consideration at a meeting of the brick contractors which is to be held in the after- noon at three o'clock in room 439, Paxton block. At the same place in the evening, there will be a meeting of the brickmakers and last evening, in Central hall on Four- teenth street between Dodge and Douglas there was o meeting of builders, contrec- tors and material furnishers’ association. There is a strong desire on the part of all the parties — interested to have the question settled because the season is opening most auspiciously, and some contractors feel l“ul there will be some difficulty in getting help enough for their work. There is understood to be a desire on the part of the bricklayers flml stonecutters to work the same number of hours per day, and at the same wages. such au agreement has not yet been effected, because one of the organizations, it is claimed, favors £4.50 for eightand the other $4.50 for nie hours work per day. It is thought that at the meeting to be held to-day the matter will be settled. MORTUARY. Henry Kaufman's Funer: The funeral of the late Henry Kaufman took place yesterday morning at 9 o'clock from his late residence, 537 South Twenty-seventh street. The remains were enclosed in a beautifully draped cloth casketupon the lid of which rested a profusion of floral tributes and a silver plate bearing the name, age and date of death of the deceased. Mr. Kaufman had just attained his forty-fifth year. The pall bearers were Philip Wagner, Williamn Wechbach, J. Burkhard, John Wiederkar, Jos. Beckman and Max Grimm. The re- mains were borne to the church of St. Mar; Magdalen on Douglas, near Sixteenth stre where the funeral services were held: Solemn requiem high mass was chanted, Rev. F. Glauber, pastor of the church, act: mg as celebrant, Rev. F. Daxacher, deacon, and Re Johw Jeannctte sub-deacon. The choir. for the bccasion was composed of the ladies and the gentlemen of St. Philomenas under the direction of Prof. Hofman. Father Glauber, at the close of the funeral service delivered an eloquent discourse on the life and merits of the de- ceased. During the services, the streets in the vicinity of the church were thronged with friends of the deceased who were unable to zain admission to the church which was crowded to the door. The funeral proces- sion consisted of about fifty carriages and :30 o'clock took'its way to the Jatholic cemetery where the re- family lot. BIRKHAUSE The remains n! this talented gir], the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Birkhauser, were buried yesterday afternoon in Prospect Hill cemetel AMUSEMENTS, BILL NYE TO-NIGHT. Bill Nye, the most popular humorist of this country, lectures this evening in the Grand opera house forthe benefit of Custer post, G. A. R, of this city. There is no doubt that he will have one of the largest lecture audiences which ever as- sembled in_ this _city. Both the effort and the lecturer deserve such a_recog- Mr. Nye is a western product. He z into fame as the editor of the Laramie h attained, through the genuineness of his wit and humor, a national reputation. He published his first work entitled *Bill Nye and the Boomerang,” the latter standing for a mule which never did much standing, especially with its_hind feet. He afterwards pressed “‘Baled Hay" upon the people, and it was de- voured with avidity. Iliness caused him to return to Hudson, W where he continued to write, later describing his connec- tion ‘with a _ cyclone ivhich broke one of his legs. He has been favored with a number of offers and now is a regular contributor to the New York World, which pays him £5,000. He is out on & lark or rather, & vacation and will tell all the res about himself at the Grand w-nighe‘ e A HEINOUS CRIME. Frank Gross Arrested Charged With Traficking in Young Girls. Frank Gross was arrested yesterday after- noon by Sergeant Matza. The ofticers have been watching this man Gross for some time who, it is alleged, has been carrying on a most devilish business under the guise of being an employment agent, having sent scores of young girls into houses of prostitu- tion. Although he has been carrying on this fiendish business very slyly, the police claim i utable proof of his guilt. s arrest he became very ugly loud und thamm-mn language ; gathered a crowd who xfiédul to The arrival of a second officer par- tially quieted him, but the appearance of the patrol wagon threw him into a frenzy, and according to his threats the police of Omaha will be annihilated for this outrage upon him. Mid Day Blaze. blaze occurred at corner of son and Ninth streets &t yesterday. The fire had 1ts origin from a defective flue in one of the upper sleeping apartments of Max Tal- mund’s lodging house, but before tha flames could make much headway the fise depart- was on hand and extinguished the flames. In the same building, which, by the way, is owned by John H. Green, is the boarding house of James Shausseu and the feed store of H. Berthold. The building 18 a Jarge two story frame, and is damaged probably 200 worth, With no insurance. Talmund's loss &0; Strausser's £0; Berthold, none. A small the A ch-rltnhle Organization. ABee reporter had a talk with a well- known Catholic of this city yesterday from him learned that the question of estab- lishing a branch of the charitable organiza- tion known as the society of St. Vincent de Paul is now under consideration. In nearly all the large cities of the country this society is v ell established, branches of . it existing in almost every Catholic parish. The members raise funds \)\ subscriptions and entertain ments, and with them provide for the poor in their districts during the winter. I'here is no di: mination usto erced in the bestowal of relicf, and as a conscauence the work performed added to the systemati means of reiief employed by the county goce a great way in making the destitute c comfors able during the season of cold and sickuess. t Ll A Saloon Keeper's Work. Charles Wesley, a Chicago saloon keeper, who has been in Omaha the past weck, tele- graphed to the inspector of police at Chicago Monday night that Tascott,the supposed mur- derer of Snell, was in this city. ~Chief Seavey is in consequence in recleipt of numerous lengthy telegrams from theMuddy City,but he telegraphed to Bonfield yesterday morning Wesley was drunk and not to be relied upon. SR -l Mr. Simeral Says No. The county commissioners have received County Attorney Simeral’s opinion as to their right in calling a special election to vote 0, 000 for the purpose of grading public high- ways. Mr. Simeral's decided opinion is that the commissioners haye no right whatever so to do, and ha 0 power to use more money than is inthe road fund for grading pur- poses. e Seidenberg’s Figaro is the only long Havana filled 10¢ cigar for 5c on sale everywhere. Al e by DIED. FRANKIE, son of E. J, and Mary E. Edwards, ' Feb. 20, aged 14 years and 1 month. Funeral from 605 So. 13th, street, 22nd, at 3 p. m. Friends invited. Philadelphia, Pa., and Canton papers copy. Feb, e “When we two parted, Ifelt thatI had taken cold,” said Thomas Takein- time, “‘and next morning I was hoarse indecd. But a 25 cent bottle of Dr, Bull’s Cough Sprup fixed me up. Cententious women are slaves to headache; but twenty-five cents spent for a bottle of Salvation Oil will restore harmony it the household, Real Estate Transfers. Frank B. Johnson and wife wl‘rlnk Bailey, lot 8, blk 1, Nowpnn wd.. Geo. T. Van Alst %0 Jonas A. Fry, se 82-16-11, wd.. Alonzo P. Turk Johnston, lot and wife to 4. 1. 8, blk 1, Brennan W d Gny V. H\‘nrv andi wife to George W. Ames et al., lot 28 Redicks Grove, o ¢ Edward Haman otal, to August Hal- ukmm lot 14, hlh 7 Riverside add, Dnvhl R. f "Archer's sub. o m 1, 2 and 25, bl 1 Cotner & Archeris add. Geo C Hobbie et al to Home Invest- ment Co, lots t8and m bk 2, South Exchange Place, w d. Anna Gross and husband to O'E Thur- sie, loH blk 10, Isaac & Selden’s OE 1hur-h~ to Karl Bjorkman, e lot 3, blk 10, same, w d.. Edward Haman et al to_Peter Holm- ru, Inl! 5 mul 6, blk 2, Riverside "a0d, Iooled o B W OF & wbld George N Hicks to the public, plat of Westlawn Park, being o subdivision of n 3¢ of sc of se of 2-15-12.. Eugene F Seaver et al to _the publw plat of Westlawn, partof sec 2 Abbey K Staysa and husband to W E Putnam, ¢ 15 ft of lot 4, blk 8, Shinn's 1sf, wd.... in Cahn et al to Chan ng Follett, 6, Grammere, Park mhl. ott A Stone, lot 14, blk 1, Jerome l'urk, Wi Simon J Weigel and wife to' C'J Bal- lots 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, . North Side add, w d g cGimpsey und \um toSumuel CMcl., sky, lot 8 blk 5, Plain View ade, w d, . . Samuel C MeC! lusky to Eila Boatrico McJimsey, lot 8 blk 5, Plain \h'\v 2,100 ndivided half-interest in Radford heigghts, w d J W Gross and wife fo Jamos MK ln(‘]\ lot 1 blk B, Lowe's l!'. lldd q srenaee voel $18,052 One Building Permit, The only building permit issued yesterday ‘was to Eskild Hansen to erect a £350 cottage on the corner of Gold and Reed streets, Bibbins' Twenty-one deeds Deflance. Charles D. Bibbins of this city, in an inter- view yesterday denied that he said that Al bert in his walk in New York had accom- plished his alleged 621 miles in six days by means of his brother, but that he knew how such a thing could be done. He still claimed, however, ~that Albert could not repeat his alleged achieve- ment, and stood ready to risk any sum from $1,000 to £10,000 on the result. For the purpose of proving his assertion, he had he said, deposited $1,000 with P, J. Fallon that Albert coula mnot again accomplish his feat as accomplished in New York, the trial to take place in Omaha. He feit if the New Yorkers meant what tney said they could now dem- onstrate it by covering the money deposited. The (Press Club. The rehearsals of the Press club are pro- gressing in a most satisfactory manner, and the entertainment which will be given at the Boyd on next Monday evening, will be one of the most varied and interesting ever given in Omaha. e The Weather. To the Editor of the BEE: In your daily of recent date I read a sketch of a lecture deliverad by a Mr. Pollock, be- fore the Y. M. C. A., of Omaha, upon the subject of “How to Become a Weather Prophet.” As your journal has the general repu- tation of being fair-minded, I beg space to reply. The burden of the argument was that signal service meteorology was the cor- rectone; and,that all other meteorology was astrology. This is equivalent to saying signal service chemistry is cor- rect, all other schools of chemistry are alchemy. There are differing schools of meteor- ology as well as in all other branches of science, and to use the astrology argu- ment, is not only false, but shows lack of true argument. If Mr. Pollock had given a rew items of the fupdamenytal goints of his true theory, the good sen¥e of his audjence would have seen his fallacies. As wé understs ?‘nu My. Pollock’s meteorology, it is of the molecular school, and one > of the basest of fabrications. The ancient Chaldeans during a num- ber of centuries of observation formula- ted systems of both astronomy and meteorology. Both these were sup- pres ed and Ptolemaic systems erected. The Ptolemaic system of astronomy held for 1,800 years, and was finally aban- doned, and the Chaldaic astronomy re- vived in its stead. But the old Ptole- muic meteorology has held its way for 2,200 years. And backed by the army power of a nation and an ability to draw on the nation’s treasury to the amount of 879,000,000 a year it is likely to hold 1om:c|'; but it is no argument that it is co}'rect. n the fifteen years that we have been making effort, we confgss that we have been unable to take the weather service by the neck and shake a little sense into it, but would acknowledge the corn on the other shoulder; and any that blames us for lack of success and feel like trying it on, we agree to fur- nish the facts if they will lariat the sub- ject. Mr. Pollock says: “If we could pre- dict the weather with perfect accuracy, rly save millions of dol- \\ o have for years been saying that the weather can'be predicted with per- fect accuracy but not by our imperfect m S, The storm of January 12, 1888, could have been told, and a at share of its thousand victims saved, and not less than two millions of property. But the result of the millions expended during the ypast thirty years,a sum not less than $300,000,000, ‘proves that its ability is not worth a cent but rather worse than a failure; and devotees with Pol- lock still doing the thinking of the country by wire can sit in Washington in goldenlnce—the tinselry of barbar- ism—and compleicently AR sands of salary,and if a congressman rises to touch the sacred idol the yell goes up. astrology! And still the bliz- zard sweeps death ana destruction with the warning oily following in its track. But state the true facts as_held by Mr, Pollock arkl myself, and 50,000,000 of the 60,000,000 of the people of the United States would vote against Pollock I will go further. If Mr. Polloc just put down in black and white in the columns of the Omaha BEE at least sentences of what constitutes his true theory, I will guurantee to prove it to be cither atheism, agnosticism, alchemy or astrology: or 1 will agree 1o relinquish forever to them the -ulhju.t of meteor- ology, even theugh I desire ever so much to see meteorology taken out of the rut of ervor into which it has been held for 2 3 In an earher da ments that made a business to hoist flags to tell mankind the time to plant. But Chaldaic astronomy taught men to tell for themselves when to plant. A better way is to teach men from the facts known to judge for themselves the times of destructive storms, which can be done. The “‘weather prophet”™ business is only a chimera, and only used as an argument by such men as govern- .$ 1,000 it was* Pollock. I only ase plain, simple and easily knowable facts that are patent to any ten year old child. The flag hoist- ing business is un expensive relic of barbarism. E. J. Coucn. —_—— Execution by Electricity. Electrical World: Mr, Elbridge Gerry,of the commission which reported recently in favor of electrical execu- tions, has been interviewed as to the hanging which he witnessed last week in this city. That execution was, it so happened, a complete success, it it may be thus described, but Mr. Gerry re- mains entirely favorable to electricity, but as regards its certainty and its weight of awe. ‘“There can be no doubt,” he said,‘‘that execution by elec- tricity would be quite as impressive as that by hanging. There was nothing impressive about the execution 1 saw this morning.” It may be that electri- cal executions woul be as attractive as those which my Lord Tomnoddy and his tiger Tim were wont to witness, but we doubt it. Such a swift and sudden death, unaccompanied by elements of ncnmnmmlmu would probably frighten and repel the most brutally inquisitive. —_— Absolutelv Pure, This powder never varies. A marve] of puri- ty, strength and wholesomeness, More econom- ical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition witn the multitude of low cost, short welght alum or phosphate powders, Bold ouly in cans. Royal Daking Fowder Co, " 120 Wall street, New York UNPI!CEDENTED ATTRACTION, OVER A MILLION DISTRIBUTED. CAPITAL PRIZE, $300,000 Louisiana State Lottery Company. 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