Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 10, 1892, Page 5

DAY, APRIL 10, 1892-TWENTY PA BARGAIN WEEK, AINS---EXTRAORDINARY Read every line of ‘this “ad.” Read! Read!! Read!!! Note prtces on Ginghams. See our Dress Goods notes. carefully, it means, if you arc going to buy anything duction of from 25 to 50 per cent on your expenses this week, in Dry Goods, a See the special line of Wool Dress Goods on sale tomorrow at 55¢; value $1, WASH Goos, 100 pieces standard worth 7ic, at 3ic. 2 cases new challis at 3¢ worth 10c. New dress ginghams at 8lc, worth 15c, prints Ixtra Special, 10,000 yards of zephyr ging- ham, actial value 18c, “Monday, 11, 500 picces, 150 new patterns, added to our sale of fine Scotch ginghams. These are the very best quality and sell everywhere at Joc; our price, 19c. Silk finish Melaneis, one more week, at 19¢, value, 33c. French batistes, all colors, in China silk effects, at 40c. UPHOSTERY Department. brish Point lace curtain sale for Monday. Our ¢5 curtain, Monday, $3.75. Our $6.50 curtain, Monday, $5.25. Our $6.40. Our $8 curtain, Monday, $6.90. Our $9 curtain, Monday, $7.15. Our $10.50 curtain, Monday, $8.05. Our $12.50 curtain, Monday, $10.80. These Irish Point curtains will be sold at the prices quoted on Monday only. and can be seen in our show window* $7.75 curtain, Monday, Cheap Wool ' Dress Goods. New Grenadines, all wool, 124. New Honriettas, all colors, 12§c, New Bedford Cords, New Diagonal mixtures, 28¢ Now zipzag novolties' 20c. New Cheviot mixtures, 25c, Extraordinary Value. 40-inch all wool Cheviot worth 60c, all colors, for 89c. Extraordinary Value. 40-inch pure silk finish Brilliantine, worth 60c, all colors, for 25c, The above pricesare muae in order to advertise this new departmoent and make people talk about it. Come and securs & bargain while they last. Fine Wool Dress Goods. Tho finest assortment of Cheviot mix- tures, nobby and durable, never sold for less than 65c, for this wee| 40-inch all wool Cashmeres, an excel- lent wearer and makes up pretty, value 65c, for this week, 58c. 40-inch Wide Wale Diagonal, value 81.25; we have only a few pieces; for this week, 75¢ 42-inch new colorings in Camelettos, made from « fine Australian wool, and very durable, value, 81, for this weel, 85¢. Woe have the finest Henrietta made, and sold everywhere for $1.25,0ur price, for this weok, $1. The prettiest novelty vhis season is the new Diagonal weave at 81,25, New Crepon novelty stripe. a very pretty eflect, und worth $1.25, for this week, 81. Priestley’s grey novelties on special sale this week. 40-inch Hair Line Diagonal Twill, a beauty, for $1. 40 inch English Foule Twill, a beauty for $1.00. 45-inch Wide Wale Diagonal; for fin- ish and effect this cloth has no equal; $1.50. 50-inch new French gooa serviceable weight, for $1.25, New Crepon and Cote de Cheval, a reul novelty, and requires u very little trimming, for this week, $1.50, lSeo our beautiful Scotch Tweeds at mixtures Foule Twill: a cloth and light CHILD BURNED T0 A CRISP | Vradenburg; associato conductress, Mrs. N. Ulark: troasurer, Mrs. Wittenburg: sec- 1ts Parents, INJURED B INJURED BY FRIGHTENED HORSES Mrs. Judge Miller and Two Daughters Dan- gerously Hurt in a Ranaway Near Cole Ridge—Nebraska Pollt. 1cal News Notes. West Porst, Neb., April 9.—[Speolal Tele- gram to Tur Ber,]—Tho 3-yoar-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Helnman et with o frightful doath Friday morning at their home noar Bismarck, The folks were outside doing tho choros and upon enteriug the houso found a charred mass upon the floor that was de mauner, ignited hor clothing and was burned to doath, und was writhing in Ler agonics. for 0 April 9.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tne Bek.|—Messrs, Gunn, Yost & Co. of Fort Scott, Kan., have contracted for elghty acres of land in what is known as Huzolot's addition to O'Neill, and a well known and popular company will erect a normal college thoro, This is the same com- any that is now building o normal scoool ut %\'uyun. Parties here received a lotter to- night from Gunn, Yost & Co., who say that work will begin soon on the college and the contract calls for its complotion by Sentem- ber 1. It will bo about 50x60 and be - larged as time and addition of pupils require. There will be no boarding house in connec- ton with it. A mooting was held here tonight to disct & mill proposition. A committes U pointed 1o raise a fund for a bonus, and it is thought it will bo successful. It will ba a water mill and be ready for work by the ume new orops are harvestod, Cnptured Omahn Crooks. Beatuice, Neb,, April 0.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Ber.|-A couplo of crooks hail ing from Omaha, who had stolen s quantity of clothing from Klein's Rucket store, were captured this morning by tho police after a lively chase and lodged in jail, Tho Rock Island will puton & new traln botweon this city and Omana tomorrow. The train leaves here at 8:05 p, reaching Omaha at 6:35, R, L. Carey, local agent of tho Wolls- Fargo exnress company, received notification today of bis promotion s route agen® of the &amo company with headquarters at Fort Worth, Tex. £lo will bo succecded here by H. M. Byerly of Omaha. Took w Drink of Acouite, RANDO Neb., April 9.—[Special to Tus Drr.|—-A mistako, which nught have re- sulted futally to the participator, ocourred at 10 o'clock yesterday moruing, In the drug store of J. L. Stewart. In filling & presorip. tion a Lottle of aconite had been used aud bad not boen romoved when G, E. Beebo en- tored tho store, aud going behind tho pre- soription case took a swallow of the poison, not knowing its deadly nature, His mistal was imumediately discovered and sutidotes promptly admiuistered, which were finaily successful Ju thwarting the sction of the poison. it Result of an Oratorical Coute: it Guaxp IsLAND, Neb., April 9. —[Special to Tur Brk.|—At au oratorical ana deolawa- tory contost at the High school Wednesday | to oight, Jobert Holmes was awarded tirer prize, Miss Ada Whaley also recoiving hon. ors. “I'he contest was held to decide upou & represcutative to bé sout to the state high School oratorioal coatast o by held at Hast. Ines noxt ‘Phursday. Fastern Star Lodge Organized, Surron, Neb., April 9.—|Speoial Telegram o Tur Ber. |—Mrs, Billiugs of Geneva last I ovening organized w lodge of the Kastern Btar bore, with the following officers: Worthy wmatron, Mre. J. C. Merrill; woriby patron, I N. Clark; associata matron, rotary, F. A. Nolson, Horrible Death of a Baby in tho Absence of | With much enthusiasm,. After tho instalia. tion the company repaired to the Oakland, yhere an elegant I Mrs. Judge Miller and Two Daughters Hurt CoLe Rivgk, Neb., April 9,—(Special Telo- gram to T Miller and her two daughters, as thoy were driving 1to Cole Ridge from Hartington, Were run over by a frightened team coming from the opposite direction, SPraug upon the carriage of Mrs, Millor, turning it over and violently hurling the oo. cupants to the ground beneath the carriage. Mrs. Miller, porfeotly helpless, was carried to & houso near by, where she now li critical condition; tormined how dangerous hor injuries aro, Although boaeath the buggy and tho frightened horses twitehing—it was the littlo girl, who, in some | passod over them, thoy racoived only siight broises. to splinters. Frec B, J—A balf dozen Fremont businoss men are tod ay kicking themselves for having been confidenced by ono L. Marks of Omaha, who was in the city a day or two ago and who, according to his own confession, was a little short of funas. with the Albright Land company and that he was Lore paying taxes, ete. Ho succoedod in gettin, advanced him small sums of $12 o §15 each | pe; by his giviug them arafts on himself through | two Omaha banks, back unhonored and with protest chargos, which must be paid by those who had the honor of Marks' brief acquaintance, the victims is the city marshal, who is also at the head of a detective burenu, Death of Two Nebraska Papers, Beatnics, Neb., April 9.—[Special Tele- Aol gram to Tue Ber.|—The Beatrice Daily Leader, an indepondent paper, started hore | the Just prior to the boginning of the municipal campaign, susponded publication this even- ing. The Leader issued out twelve numbers, Its fuilure is attributed to lack of vatronago. Stiomsuira, Ne gram to Tur Ber. | &ress has suspende; support. Its publishor, Bric Johnson, will move tho plant to Clay Center and bogiu the publication of an alliance organ, Frexoxt, Nel Bee.|—Grand Master Loomis of the No. braska grand lodge, ludependent Oraer of 0dd Fellows, has just made engagements for all next weok, as follows : day uight; Orleans, Tuesday during the doy; Alme, Tuesday night; Wilsonville, Wednes. day, during the day; Beavor City, Wednes day pight; Iranklio and day afternoon and FiEyoy Brs. |~ mothods of working and improving country roads b rosulted in the calling of a county moeting, to be beld in Fremont Thursday, April 14 “One township of the couuty is al- ready moving in the matter of submitting & bond proposition for road purposes at & spocial election. Newsax Guove, & Bk, |— oW repres cowpany of Council Bluffs, canvassad. this city yestorday in behalf of this Nelson cyclons sufforers, raisiug quite u liberal purss. RicumoNy Dispatols says that L who sttempted an assault upon s young white lady liviag in Chiase county about two from tha jail by a baud of sevaenty-fiy aud baaged o & tree Lo the court yard, Mrs. Woodruff: conductress, Mrs. D; The order starts off vas spread. FRIGHTENED HORS inn Runaway, Deed Set Bir.|—Today. Mrs. Judge The horses and Gortr: in alJohn Wil It cannot at present be tho two daughters woro thrown |~ The pet were min, The carriage was literally smashed He Way from Omaha, parues to T, Nob., April 9.—[Special to Trz orty whel satisfy th sold ana 0,500 for Ho represented that he was g soveral suckers to bite and they The drafts have come Hopewell One of 1t s con over the bi April 0. —[Speciul Tela- | mutters d ho Polk County Pro. publication for want of | yould L in the ext What s 1 Master Loomis' Ap officers of » April 9. — ment of poclal to Tun | {9 LXPoC him In his litigants. court,' to I e | 0 Loldrodgo, Moo | ftors. ‘mi the one ki for the ex Red Cloud, Thurs euiug; Superior, Friday, ountry Roads. , Nob., April 9, [Speolal to Ty | Shumetul verely 'he wutho wust be sist that ance for Cyclone Sufferers, Nev., April 9. —(Special W. Randall of this place, iting the Eagle Mauufacturing prom! tocted by his purch: L 1god Him i the Court Yard, 1 April 9.—A lotter to the ¢ B. Ranson, a negro 15 tho g enemy of Hghts'In p was on Woednesday night taken weu Judge Hopowell Decides the Caso of Father Williams vs, J. J. 0'Connor. LACK GOODS. NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS! Princetta Cloth. A new and desirable weave for spring and summer wear; has a rich, lustrous finish and very light weight. In the east it is having a very large sale. We make a specialty of this cloth at 95¢ and $1.25 per yard. Wo have just recoived anothor con- signment of Priestley’s celobrated black £oods, which we will place on sale Mon- day and all weck at very low prices. Tamise cloth at 90¢, $1 and $1.2 Albatross cloth at 60c, 75c and $1. Silk and woel mousseline at 90c, $1 and $1.25, Crepon cloth at 8sc, $1, $1.25 and 81.50. Wool grenadines at $1.25 and $1.50, Nuns’ veilings at 65¢, 85¢, $1 and $1.25 per yard SILK DEPT. Figured India silk signs, worth 6éc, at 374c. Black faille silk sold all over at 81, our price 75 All bluack satin_ stripe pongee filler, something very desirable for summenr drosses aud weil worth 81, Monday (e, Black brocaded surahs, with colored swivel strives, which would be cheap at 81, but as n “Special” for Monday we offer them at 69c. MILLINERY DEPT. Wo will exhibit in our millinery de- partment this week a choice lot of im- ported hats and bonnets for Easter. in olegant de- Special Sale —OF— BLACK SILK DRAPERY NETS, ch silk drapery nots, valuo S50, Monday 49c. dd-inch silk drapery nets, value $1.15, Monday 7Sc. 46-inch silk drapery nots, value $1.35' Monday 98c. 46-inch silk drapery nets, valuo 8175 Monday $1.13. 46-inch silk drapery nets, value $2,25' Monday $1.68, 46-inch silk drapery nets, value $2.75, Monday $1.98. 46-inch silk arapery nots, valuo $3.50, Monday $2.48 Also a new lot of matched laces in the new styles. from 2inch to 15 inches fn width, at greatly reduced prices, EMBROIDERIES. 1,000 yards 1-inch embroidery 3¢. 1,000 yards 13-inch embroidery 5e. 1,000 yaras 2-inch embroidery Tic. 1,000 yards 3-inch embroidery 9c. 1,000 yards 5-inch emtroidery 1lc. 1,000 yards 9-inch embroidery 13c. 500 yards Allover embroidery 50c. noh demi-flonncing in black em- broidered mull, 85¢ per yard. Also narrow edges to match 3c yard. OUR LEADER $1.35, The above cut represents a wrapper made of a fine American print in all the new designs and patterns, The style of this wrapper is one of the bost brought out this scason. It is made with a yoke and rufling of the samoe ma- terial, is gathered in the senm to give it a peefect finish. It has a tight-titting lining, full front and pleated back. Size, 82 to 42, Price, Monday, $1 .8 Our aext number is made of u tine Pacific Challie, all now and handsomo uttorns copied from the imported ones, We offer, Monday morning, at $1.50, N La Cigale . Cigale This weapper is a novelty, made of a fine Bedford Cord, in de icate little heaves and flower puttorns, tans, navy: pearl grays and cronms; the entire waist is lined Amarie, making a y W for early spring r. ny price, $2.08. Jackets. Jackets. all new goods, sizo, 84 to in tannav and black, ranging in prico from & % On Monday wo will offer the choice at $4.85, We have along Russian Cape made of all wool mate or pearl gray. wo offer this garment at $10,50. It is a garmont that is sola at from $15,00 to Monday morning MEN'S FURNISHING DEPT., Men’s heavy Rockford mixed 4 hose for Men’s finer'seamlioss onyx dye 4 hose at o ¢ a pair, actual value, 15c. Dest value on oarth for the money. Bo Percale Waists, good patterns and fast colors, all sizes, 20¢, Boys' heavy Oxford Cheviot W. value. light and dark colors, at 50c, special Men's Choviot, Madras and Flannel Shirts for $1, 1,25 and $1.50, all good pat- terns and fast colors. 100 dozon Men’s Fancy Bordered Handkerchief for 8ic ench. 100 dozen Men's half Linen Bordered Handkerch A large varioty of Hemstitched Pure Linen Handkerchiofs nt for 40c. We aro showing a handsomo line of Mon’s or 50c, all the newest colorings of silks, Men’s fino French Balbriggan Underwour in ecru and Hands for wear at 75¢. fe. 124¢ and 16je. good fabrio Nockwear in Teck and Four-in- blue-gray for spring Men's Joan Drawora, all different lengths of logs, best quality,50c and 75¢ pair. LADIES HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT. Ladies’ fine Swiss Ribbed Jersoy: ting Ves! silk taped, for 124c ench, Best grades of Maco Cotron Jersoy-Fitting Vests ut 25¢.55¢ and H0¢; best valua shown, Heav ; long sleeves, high nock Balbwiggan Shirt, at 50c., Ladigs’ Onyx Dye Lisle Thrond Hoss o 89c. worti sor Boys’ heavy School Hose, onyx dye, 23c a Ludies” fine Gauge Onyx Dye Cotton Hose, 53¢ a pair, 3 vuir for $1. i \ § | the pervetrator of the fraud that renders tho A i\ b sulo void, To say that bo will bo protected by the courts from the predicament in which he finds hinself by reason of his {raud 15 to put & vremium upon vice wnd Were such the knowine that if suci lace virtue below chomer would 1y his evil practices, ui he would e fruits of wronz dolng. and 1f det he could stated on the docket and was an extremely disagreeable day. journ the hearing of the cause. kind of business. in suppo:t of the request fiied an aftidavit thac last Thursday Heo sup- posed that the court would take judioial no- ico of the condition of the weather and ad- The judgo Teplied that the court was not doiog that exocutor, was disposed of by Juage Hopewell yesterday. the executor mortgaged the property for tho sum of 85,000, offered McFarland & Saunders a largo sum of monay if thoy would not bid on the prop- testified that 1f the sale had been bonestly and fairly brought $1,000 more. Suit was brought to set the sale aside, iv ng charged that fraud entered into tho nsaction, Today in handing down his decision, Judge not denlod his own beha! dlclul sale whero the property of mivor pluint- made a practie would Le derelict in my duty did 1 conduct of ¢ They are lawyers of oxpeet Tolu the prosperity of unfortunate cred- . minors at Ution und enubling one of them a0 purehass berty for less thun its value and less The duty of the court In the premises is piain. There can be no question as to the iaw: counsel deny that this must be done, but in protect the defendunt o' the extont of the money paid out by i tuxes pald and for improvenients upon. the Undoubtedly it is the law that an innocent purchuser at a vold judicial sule Wil bo pro. whero the purchas traud which the contrary it s his fraudulent et that reg s the sule void, will he be protected? Tha: in the negative, An Uncompromising Enemy of Fraud, A court of equity 1s ¢ BEalust oppression, forth its arins to save Jarty from the canse- Guences of his own fray The defendunt 1a this case wus the actor, UNCOMPROMISING ENEMY OF FRAUD Aside by the Court and the At- torney Severely Reprimanded—Story of the Case—Other Court Matters, The somewhat sensational case of Allen ude Goble, by their guardian, Rev. liams, ngainst John J. O'Conner, ition sets forth that the plaintiffs ors, and that by an crder of court Later on he connived with have the wortgage foreclosed and 0 it was sold by tno sheriff to he mortgage. The property was bid in by O'Connor, he paying the same. Mcl'arland & Saunders made the property would have sa1d: Decislon of the Court, nelusively proven by plaintifts, and by defindant, though u witncss in f, that the ‘defondant at a ju- 1d by the order of the court induced clariand, anothor attorney, who whs u combeting bidder. to desist and” rotire from flold, and pald him 8200 50 to do; that the defendant, John J. O'Connor, then becamo the burchaser of the property at an advance of 8 Id made by MeFarlana, As n rule, It serves no good Diirposo for tho court to lucture parties tou suit n regard to ovelopoed in the trinl. I Ve not of this, and will no but [ uss by S0wo featurcs in this case. The 0 attornoys Is reprehensible ro the situation? bility and oxperience, this court. he Judge Las the right thelr ~ assistance, and At is ty oAt all tmos' to uld the endouvors to deal justly be twoen Yot in a cuse ponding befo re tho which one of them is 4 burty and thut, is being disposed of st . we find thei conspiring tozether, % and the othor receiving money Pross BUFp0so of preventing: com pe. bave sold for. Look ot view; cail it by the the transaction” 1y u one and cannot be consured 0o se. The Sale Sot Aside, oritles ure all ono wuy, and the sale sot aside. Nor does the defendant's 1t should bo upon terms that wii] lilm, to wit: purchuse price, the courts of equity to the extent of But whas s the rale * s not innocent of the vitlatos the sale? But when J 480 WODe; tlon here and it wust be answered ® uncompromising fraud ju all of its forms. It do: rotéoting the innooent and the wea k but it will not stretch et act. would get his monoy back with Interest. Defendants suy it womld ben monstrons wrong if plaintiffs are given their proporty free from encumbrance. That is nov the ques. tion now before the court. The quastion is, onn the defendant Invoke the nid of u court of equlity undor the facts broven and admitted in this case? But defendant contends that if he would not be entitled to tnvoke the powers of a court of equity In his own behalf, still the plaintiffs, being the moving parties, must first do equity tendering the money he has paid out. To thut the answeris that the right of the pinin. Ufls 10 have the. deod - set aside (e- ponds - upon thelr ability to show the raud charged, and ‘not on their ability to puy {nto court 8,00. Besides, if the court required that to be done, 1t would be doing on its own motion for the' defendant the very thing which would not be dono if asked by thew. viz: * giving them security. It ho can- voke the ald of the court of oquity, how can equity be invoked in his behalf! The prayer of the plaintiffs wili be granted and the deed set aside. Milton H. Gobie, the father of the pluintiffs, Who Is u'tenant by courtesy, not having joined with the piain- tifls, we'are of the opinion 1t would be n proper to allow a rocovery for rents und profits. but the pluintifs ‘are the owners of the property and entitled to have the deed set aside. History of the Case, Futher Williams, in speaking of the history of the caso, said that in 1884 Mr. ana Mrs, Goble bought the property in question situ- ated at 1910 Davenpory street. They paid $1,500 in cash and gave notes aggregating £6,000. Tho next year Mrs. Goble died, Goble made 1o attempt to pay off the debt against the properties at 1910 Davenport street and on June 3, 1840, O'Connor offored the property atsherll’s sale. M. Williams was absent when the salo was made, but re- turning June 15, for the first time learnod that there hiad been fraudulent transactions counectod with the salo of the property, which badboen bid iu by O'Conmnor. He learned that McFarland & Saunders had beeu bidders at the salo and that McFarland would have bid $7,500 for tho property. In fact he did bid §6,500, when ho was approsched by O’Connor, who gave him $20 1o retire and not bid any more. Ho, thinking that O’Counor did not intend to lot him have tho proporty, accepted the money and retired, after which O'Conner. bid Lhé property in in bis owu name at §6,508. When Mr. Willinmsdearaed this he brought suit against O'Conao £ set the sale as charging him with fraud, The fraud e sisted of hiring legitifiate pidders not to bid at the sale, i Continuing, Mr. Wijliams said that O’Con- uor, as executor of Lo estate, was guilty of cheating two minor Hdivs. Tnis was proven ou the witness stand=and no attempt was made to deny the fact., As evidence of the fraud Mr. Williams stated that after the sult was brought O'Con- ner approached him and offered to deed back the property upon payment being made of the amount that he hiad invested. Prior to the commencement :of-the suit, however, O'Connor would nok;gonsult with bim re- gurding the matter and at that time abso- lutely refused 10 transfor the property, Mr, O'Conuor was kean by a reporter and asked to state his side of tho ocaso., He said that he was ready Lo deed the proporty back if he was paid the money that he invested. Other Litigatio The case of Hoagland et al agaiust W, J, Paul was called in Judge Doane's court aud continued for one week. In this case there are Lwenty-five creditors and $75,000 at issue, ‘T'he trouble grows out of the building of & number of houses at Twenty-fifth and Har- ney streets, which Paul ereoted two yoars 8g0. Bolog uuable to psy the contractors and material men liens were filed and at: tempt is now belng made to establish their priority, Iu the case of the state against H. I, Mug- gius, obargod with having robbed & Swedo, Nols Olsen, of K, tho Jury returaed a yor. dict of not guilty. Attorney John O. Yeiser was before Judge Ieysor with @ peculiar request. Last Thute. day a case in which Yewser should have ap- peared for tho plaiutifl was calied. The attor. noy belug absent, @ dismissal was entered. Yosterday Yeisor asked Lo Lave the case ron. *Well,” avswered Yeiser, was io attendanco and 1| have no" doudt but the twelve men could have looked after the intorests of my client to much better advantage than I could if I had been present.” Tue judge has taken the matter under advisement. John Sullivan has orought suit against Swift & Co. of South Omaha, and is seeking to recover $5,000 damages. Ho alleges that last winter he was 1n the fce-cutting crew, and on account of the defendants using faulty machinery to conduct the ice into tho house a block weighing a ton or more slipped off the carriage. As it went down it crushed his right leg and foot to a pulp. Millspaugh & Cuddington want to recover 3,000 from the Omaha Stradamant and As- phait Paving compauy. They alloge that they had a contract to furnish §3,000 worth of sand, but though ready and willing to comply with the terms of the contract, the defeudant absolutely refused to nccept the materil. ‘the jury Declded by the Supreme Court. Parties owning lots in that vortion of the city bounded on the north by Binuey streot, on the south by Lake, on the east by Twenty- fourth and on the west, by Thirtieth streets, lavo reasous for rejoicing, Tho titlo to that strip of land has been settled by a decision of the United States suprome court, and Judga Ambrose has just received auihoutic infor- mation of the fact. The sult was an aged oue and originated liko this: In 1857 & piece of half-breed scrip was issued to Sophia Felix. In 1560 the scrip came into tho possession of M. T. and Al Patrick, who laid it upon the land abovo re- ferred to. Shortly after this, Pierre INolix, tho sole heir of Sophia Felix, brought sait, alloging that the scrip was frandulently obtained. This placed a cloua upon the titio of the land in question and affected all sub- sequent purchasers of lands and lots, 'no decision of the supreme court is to the effect that a dismissal is entered as to all sub- sequent purchasers from the Patricks, but still stands as far as tho land that is now in the possession of Al and M. T. Patriok is conceruod. [ G DISCOVERED THROUGH A CRIME, flord Tragedy Roveals Cecil ation to an Anxious Mother, A well dressed and rather care-worn ook ing women came to the olice station yoster- day morning for mssistance in finding ber daughter, Nellie Conway, who had left home tolead a life of shame in Omaba some months before. Sergeant Sigwart accompanied the woman and found the girl without any difi- culty in 8 notorious house on Niuth struet, Nellie Con is the Cecil Gray of the rocent Gafford-Moonoy trageay, = Shoe was the chum of the murdeved girl and the one who first discovered the bodies, and it was under Ler bed that the missing mouay ‘was found, She is a pretty, black haired little girl not vet 16 vears uld, and looks entirely too frosn aud iunocent for the life she has boen lead- ing. Her nome life in Carroll, Ia., she claims and the mother partially admits, was made unendurable by a tyrannical and overoearing fal and her eyes were dazzied with vis- ious of a life of luxury and ease and untimy- ted new dresses. She has @ sistor in the ity who left hone with her and who is now, it is claimed, working at the county hospital, The mother bad her suspicions, but bad no idea of the depth of her daughter's fall until she saw the acocount of the inquest over the vic. tims of the Niuth street tragedy in Tuy B, when she wrote, aud came W Owaha to find her. The girl made uo objections to returning with her mother, but exvressed the opinion that she would find tbe father unchanzed and would not boable to live in the same house with him. - Press Club Meetis Members of the Press club are raquested to meot in special session today &t 4 o'clock in room 314, Ber building, ns thers is busi- ness of great 1wportaice 1o the elub o trans act, R B. Pearnie, Presidout. ON CONDEMNING PARK LANDS Dr. Miller and Attorney Conuell Talk About the Park Board's Powers, SOME NEW POINTS IN THE MATTER Dr. Miller Says Condemnation is Too Slow —Mr, C 11 Says It Wil Save Much Money and Much comment and criticism have been indulged over City Attorney Connell's logal opieion in refaronce to the city having power to condemn lands for park purposes. Somo havo tho idea that the bonds voted at tho last election are oniy to be appropristed to the purchaso of grounds for parks, and not for their improvement. On tho contrary, the proposition voted upon states cloarly that the money to be gotten by tho sale of the bonas is 10 be appliod to both the pur- chase aud improvements of the parks aftor Lbe grounds have boen selectod by the park commission, Some of the city officials, togother with Dr. Goorge L. Miller of the park board,claim thut by coudemning lands the city will be delayed an indefinite loagth of timo in getting parks. ‘The delay, it is sot forth by those in opposi- tioa to coudemnation proceediugs, will be occasioned by ondless litigation 1 the shapo of appeals from appraisement, injunction suits and will only eud by the proceedings costing the city moro money than if it Lad purchased the property ouvright, Dr. Milior, upon beiug usked his opinion why the delay would bo made, said; Dr, Miller's Opluton, ““I have refrainod thus far from oxprossing any opiulon sLoat the ncw phase of park obstruction, It did not surprise me av gl from what I koew of a deliberate purpose to dofoat the project for securing parks this veur or at al It is plain to any ono that 1f tho apprasers ap pointed by the mayor, under the udyice of the city attorney, should place tho value of these linds bolow what hus been asked. for them, the citizens interosted in having the parks socuced at ouco and owners of this property would do everything iu their power 1o rosisi the procoedings. 1 hoar 1t suid thurs would be roum for injunctions and conton. tion 1u this caso at every step, but 1o not kuow this becausc | am not u lawyer, Tiut in my opinion the expeuse ot litigation which would bo cerlaiu W oceur to thy city would more thau equal any advautage thut could be attained from exercising the rights of omiaeut domain, bosides I hold firmiy 1o the opinion that the right of ewiment domuin js @ dangorous power, aud that Lhero is 1o jus. tification for its exorciso for the purchuso of broad acres for parks. Thero is 1o such no. oesyiLy for it, as exists in the caso for ruil Ways, strects, alleys aud those essoutial tbings necessary for the public wolfare.’ City Attoravy Connell was also seou by a reportor for Tik Bre, sud upon being inler viawed reurding the'delay which is claimed would result from condemnation procoedings aud the purposo of advisig such proces ings, stated that tho clain that be wus op. posed to parks or desired 10 cause any delay in securing them was utterly without founds. tion. Ho atated that he had iarge proporty interesis 1n boty localities whers it s pro. 360 10 secure land for park purposes. 'rom » personnl staudpoint as well us by reason of his general interest in public . provoments, bo strongly favored tho estah lishment of @ system of parks and boule. Vvards at the earliest day possibie. 1o also said that he belioved this should bo doue ae reauired by the plain provisious of the city charter aud ho was susolutely certain that the opinion be had given Mayor Bomis was correct and that the courts woula herealter viudicate bis position, With regurd W delay Mr. Connell says that lujunotion proceedings are more ikely w0 follow & disregurd of tue provisious of the charter than by following its plaw maa dates, About That Eminent Domain, "The city uttorney, further reforring to the right of tho city to obtain lands for purk pur. DPOses by condemuation, said : *I do not claim to be' absolutely infallibla regarding the law relating to the power of 1ho city W appropriato iand for park nue- poses, and if & lmwyer of the charactor and _standing of Judge Lake would say L was wrong, while 1 would continuo to think 1 was right, { would concede that tho city council would have somo justification for acting gontrary to my advice. If the council proceads with tho proposed purchase it wiil unneoessarily oxpond upwards of $50,000, 1t not $100,000, of the park money, which could be used for purchasing additional ground for parksor boulovards or for improving the same. A vory large amount of the monvy it is' proposed to expend for parks will at once bo tuken away from Omaba by uon-resident capitalists, ““Under the constitution, which provides that no property shall vo taken without just compensation, tho owners of theso lands aro. sure o obtain the fair, rensouublo valuo of thelands taken. This'ought to satisfy thom, ‘o atlow them a considerabie sam in addition 10 the real value of tho land taken will ro. sult in proventing the city from obtaining othor necessary land and furnishing omploy. ment Lo a largd number of workingmon, Will Help the Workers, “I boliove the workingmen of Omaha are ontitled to some cousideration in this matter. Tho bonds which wera voted by the people were to bo used not only for the purpose of paying for parks, but aiso for improving purics g Loulovards. Oue of tho oldest and most suo. cessful lawyers in tho city stated 10 mo thay he would be willing to ‘carey through the courta the condemnation suits necossury to obtain the land broposod to bs purchased for parks, provided the city would allow bim one-fourth of what he might save over and sbove $100,000. 1f this sum could be saved 88 tho result of condemuation procoedings, and [ beliove o very considerable portion of iL can be saved, it is tho duty of tho rop- resentatives of the city to take amction coordingly. The charter, in so many words, ates: ‘Tt shall bo the duty of tho mayor and council to take such sction as way be decessary for the np- propriation of lands aua grounds designatea by the park commissioners for parks and boulevards.! Iuis claimediby the editor of the World-Horaid that [ have failed 1o cite 80y provisions of the charter which givo the legal machinery uecessary (o bo usod In cons demnatiou proceodings for securing lands for park purposes, This is clearly an orror on the part of the editor of the World-Herald, 1 bave cited such provisions, and they ure the same provisions under which o great deal of land has been takon at different times for public use. It is 8 mistaken notion that auy serious dolay will result from con- demuation prococdings. Those procoed. iugs are summary in their natnre and itis expressly provided by the charter that 40 appeal from an award of dumnges shull delay” tho ity fu taking possession, To nd, s I8 proposed, the outire sum realized from park bonds in the purchase of lands which will romaiu for a cousiderable timo in their prosent wild aud unimoroved stats, it s00ms to me is the helight of folly ““The true plan 18 Lo condemn, &nd to allow the owners the reasonadle value of their lands, avsess special bonefits 1o tue extont that the same may exist, and dovote the ro- maniog fuuds 10 the improvement of tho parks and boulovards. This is due not ouly 10 the taxpaver but L the large number of men out of employment and in neod of work," Wareuvorn, N, J., April9.—Threo bun. dred men fought a forest fire near hero yos- torday, but in spite of their efforts it proved 0ue of the worst fires South Jersey hias avel known. T'lLe loss Is estimated to excosd £0,000 aud the fire is still raging, Tuousauds of dores were burned over. N T Right Oue Diod, New Yous, April 9.—At 9 o'clook last night Albert Iaibonnook, agod 25, stot Amelia Fross, 8 domestic of 105 Eust Iourth streot and thou comuitted suicide. 2'uo girl was uot daugorously Lurt.