Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 18, 1892, Page 5

THE _OMAHA DAILY BEE: i SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1892~TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. old tene beas N, B. Falconer’'s Special Sales Christmas Week. We never made such careful preparations for Christmas trade than this time, and the result will be found in our stock, your special attention to the magnificent display of Japanese ware on out third floor. I want to call The importation of these goods had been too heavy this year and the importers were obliged to unload at auction, with the result that they were sold at one-third of their value, and now our friends get the advantage. Our toys and dolls are all new, laagely Japanese. Our saie of silks will continue all this week, also our sale of dress goods. We also offer some astonishing bargains in rugs (bought at auction), also blankets, and the best value in handkerchiefs that we have ever shown. Something will surely strike your fancy in this list. Woe start out with an enormous sacrifice and offer all of our beautiful plush goods at a discount to you of 50 per cent on the dollar. Hundreds of cases of toilet sots, manicuro sets, shaving, smoking sets, ete,, ete. Just Opened. More chinawaro for the holiday. 800 china salts, tinted ana very cute, at fo, worth 16, 200 sugar shakers, large, 19¢, worth 60c. 300 handsome berry dishes, 10c, worth 25c. Hundreds of pickle dishes at 12¢, 15¢, 18¢, 20¢, 25¢ up 10 $1.50. Hundreds of vases at Tc, 9e¢, 180, 18c, 480, H8c, 68c up to $0.50, all worth double and much more. Superb collection of rose jars, 14c, 38c, 48c¢, 68c, 88c up to $4.50. Exquisite ornaments are these, all worth much more than double the price. Iruit bowls, 16¢, 20¢, 20, 35¢, H8c, Bic up to $2.25, every one a suporb bargain. 1,000 fruit or cake plates, 17¢, 18¢, 22¢, 23c, 28¢, up to G8e. These are all handsomely decorated and easily worth double the price. Elogant cracker jurs, $2, $3.25. Five o’clock tea- pots, a thousand of them at 8e each, and all well worth 25c. Berry plates in sels of 6 at28c, 8sc, 30c; large size, 11c each. These are very cheap. Soap dishes by the hundreds at 3¢, 5¢, 10c. 1,000 powder boxes at He, 92, 500 tea- pots at 16¢, 25c. Mustard pots, beauties, at 18¢, 22¢. Charming little china tea sets, beautifully decorated, at 38c, 650, 75¢, 8sc, 3. $2.50. China cups and saucers, all of dainty decorations, 28c, 8be, 48¢, 65¢, T5c $1. This is just about half what you would pay in a usual way. Chiznese Dolls. A great attraction and selling rapidly. Their oddity sell them. Plush Goods at a discount of 50 per cent, including ull toilet, smoking, manicure, shaving sots, ete., all in clegant cases. Don’t miss this opportunity. 50 per cent dis- count on every piece. Dollar type- writers for 60c. See our expert using them; they are simple; just the thing for boy or girl. Japan metal ware, beautiful pieces for ornamental pur- poses, at 25¢, Boe, 50e, T5c, 81 up to $10 apiece. Banjos, an excellent one for $1.25, good as any $2 article. French Dolls. The handsomest variety ever shown fn Omaha, from 40c up to 812 each. Beautifully dressed, and most of them adjustable; will stand or sit. Kid dolls from 20c up to $4.50 each, Nothing bet- ter than these made. Games. Amusing and instructive. We show a variety in sections from 10c up to 33, The newest and most popular. Drums of the best calfskin heads, 60c up to $2. ‘T'his is the same kind we sold so many of last Christmas. Others at 15¢, 25¢, ble, 7ac. Furniture. Is there anything in this list that strikes you? You will ind a grand col- lection of doll carriages, bedsteads, hobby horses, wagons, wheelbatrow, pieces of bamboo furniture, desk, tables, tool chests, trunks, sleds, bicycles; the patent ice or snow sled this year at $2in- stoad of $3. A few more of our cute lit- tle cooking ranges and parlor heaters. The prices start ut 75c. One of the Our book department is the most complete ever shown in this city. Silks. Our sale of silks will continue till Christmas. Look at these price Skirting silks in dark colors, wortk Colored crystal bengaline worth $1, at 624c; Colored crystal ben- galines, worth $1.25, at 78c. Black faille francaise, worth 81.15 at 73c. Black gros grains, armures, faille fran- case, rhadzimer and double warp dress surahs, worth up to $1.50, your choice 98c. 28-inch black armure silk, worth $1.05, at $1.25. Black gros grain cash- mere finish silk, worth $1.85, at $1.124. Black gros grain cashmere finish silk, worth $2 25, at $1.48. Black amuresilk* worth $2, at % Biack bengalino; worth $2.25, at $1.48. Dyress Good's. As a good, sensible present for Xmas a dress pattern is sure to be acceptable. ‘We offer great inducements this week. 5d-inch novelty suiting, only takes yards for a full dress pattern; 40c per yard, or $2 for the dress. bd-inch nove elty check cheviot, regular $1 quality, for this week, 75c, or $3.756 for dress pattern. High noveluy suiting: and desirable styles, which we ¢ ing our grand leader this we sold up to $1.75 per yard; this week, $13 6 yords makes a full dress. See our handsome novelty suits, reduced from $18, 820,and $25; now you can buy them for $10, $12 and $14 a suit. Come early pefore ‘the assortment is broken; we will lay them away for you or send them to their destination Perfumes. Blue Lilies,Crab Apole Blossom, Bou- quet Regale, White Helo, Frangipane, Rose Geranium, Asbustus and Glaxinia, all very fine extracts, 50c¢ ounce. It contains nothing but the latest and best publications. N. B. FALCONER. Handkerchiefs. 8tc and 10c handkerchiefs in plain Black Dress Goods. 8 specials inblack dress goods: 46-inch white hemstitched and colored borders | good black henriotta, regular $1 qual- at e, 124c all lines hemstitched hand- kerchiefs, 8kc. 15¢ oroidered handkerchiefs, 10 patterns, at 8te. 25c scolloped embroidered hand- kerchiefs ut 12jc. s all linen prints at 124c, 850 silk embroidered handker- chiefs at 19c. 50c silk embroidered handkerchiefs at 28c. 85¢ chitfon nand- kerchiefs in all colors at 19¢. 65¢ chif- fon and embrowdered silk handkerchiefs at 48c. French hand embroidered handkerchiefs, $3.58. %6 to 87 French hand embroidered handkerchiefs, $1.560, $7.50 to 38 Irench hand embroidered handkerchiefs, #5. $8.25 to $) French hand emproidered handkerchiefs, $6.25, 811,50 1o 313.50 French hand embroid- ered handkerchiefs, 38 “Drapery. ‘We place on sale Monday a beautiful line of Jupanese screcns, purchased by our No% York buyer at a price far be- low what it cost to import them: our price therefore will be 50 per cent less n the regular price for this style of n. A ooe-fold bamboo screen, 3 feet high, embroigered center, for 81.75 each. A four-fold screen, Painted panels, 53 feet high, for $5.00 ench. A four-fold screen, with embroidered panels, 4 feet high, for $6.50 each. There ave many different patterns, and styles, and all equally as cheap as the ones quoted above. Figured china silk at 75c und $1 yard. G-4 Derby table covers at $2.50 each. Select line cre- tonnes at 2i¢ yard. Japarese Rugs. 27x51 inches at $1.87 inches at $2.15 each, 36 $3,35 each. 27x54 inches Turkish rugs at, 35 each. Carpet swoepers, art squares and outside door mats are also ‘carried in this department. hemstitehed em- each. 80x60 inches at l’ for 85 40-ince superb black silk warp henvieta, worth 1,25, this week $1. Our 81 quality black silk warp henrietta, a beauty, and would v handsome present, this week $1,25, Millinery. Thero is nothing more appropriate for a Christmas present chan a stylish hat or bonne Wo will sell for this waek your choice of uny of our imported patterns for $10. Many of these goods cost us $20 and $ You should pur- chase one of those nobby hats we are showing; they are very choice and are going fast. To appreciate these goods you must see them. Soaps. 8 bars castile soap at 25c. Kirk’s Quoen Buth toilet sozp, 10c. White Clematis toilet soap, 10 Peach Blow toilet soap, 10c. Hyacinth toilet soay, 10c. Pears’ transpavent toilet v, 10¢. Sweet Lavender toilet soap, 124 But- tor Milk toilet soap, 12ic. LElder Flower toilet soap, 124c. Alpine Bouguet toilet soap, 15¢, Bay Rum toilet soap, 15¢. Umbrellas. Special prices for the coming woek: Umbrollas at $1.50—This is a beauty, all the new styles handles, regular price 82, Umbrellas, $250—A big drive, fancy bone and stick handles, splendid quality, regular prico$3.50. Umbrellas, $3.50—Regular price $5, all fine quality, stick handles, gold mounted and gold handles. Umbrellas, $5—A special line, all guaranteed, and as nice a lot as vou ever saw; they will be on exhibi- tion in our window. Blankets. A large and fine stock to select from. A desirable Xmas gift. A 104 white wool blanket worth #5.50 for $38.00 11-4 white wool blanket worth $7.50 for A 10-4 gray mixod blanket worth $4 for $2.75. An 11-4 gray mixed blan- ket worth $6 for $3.50. A 10-4 scarlet wool blanket worth $4 for $2.95. Choice Californisns in white and fancy colors suitable for wrappers worth $10 fov $6. Comjforters: Eiderdowns in all styles and grades, 600 'rench sateen for $4.75. 750 I'rench sutecn for 86, 1000 French sateen for $8.25. 2000 silk sateen for $16.50. 3000 silk sutoen for $22,50, Ribbons. Our ribhon sale goes merrily on tor another week. Ribbons 5c yard—Sating and gros grains, pretty shades for fancy work. Ribbons at 7c yard—All protty shades, satins, moires and fancy, regu- tar price 123c. Ribbons 15¢ yard—Satins moires, faillos, all bright colors, espoc: ially for the holidays, regular prico 2240 Ribbons 2l¢ yard—Regular price 27fe, and all put in ono lot No. 16-22; all pretty shades. Rugs. In this departmont we are doing an immense business, for a rug is as useful a present for Christmas as can be found. Smyrna Rugs. 16x80 inches at 65¢ each. 18x36 inches at 81 each. 2Ix45 inches at $1.76 each. 26x54 inches at $2 each. 36x72 inches at 83 each, Sheepskin fur rugs at $2 each, l mosv taking things we over had. fcers of the Omaha Board of Trade? ould not such men as W, V. Morse, M. E. mith, A. T. Rector, G. W. Lininger, Eunmst( Edmund Peycke, Fred Krug and g, P. Davis adddignity, loyalty and honor svith an aggressive diplomatic policy of ac- tion that such men have shown in the in- Yerests of their own business? H. R TOOTS FROM RAM'S HORN. hates the light. only polish. It does not change the heart. Pure sugar never sours or gets mouldy. Pure religion is like it. ‘When a lazy man looks toward heaven the angels close the windows. A hint to churches—ice is never allowed to #tay long in front of a saloon. 1t does not take an eloquent tongue to give & pleasant sound to good news. ‘When you want to see the crooked made straight look ata railroad map. A good man always brings more into the homes he visits than he takes away. Preaching science will never cause men to give up sin and go to loving one another. There is nothing for which men have to vilege of being Whenev @ut some me . take an important step. v, it looks up, e THE ATORIAL CIRCUS, Cedar Rapids Commercial: cannot poll the republican s! in the race at all. In casting about for a r publican who can unite the party and draw strength from the outside, Congressman- elect Meiklejohn should not ‘be overlooked. In the congressional race he polled several thousand votes more than his party strength. &elklr]ohn is u sure winuer, having never en defeated. Johnson unty Journal (dem.): All this alk from republicans to the effect that they - will elect o democratic United States sena- tor from Nebraska rather than see an inde- {mndl:ni elected is simply bug dust. They have no intention of doing so, but ure using such argument as a blind to sccure demo- cratic votes enough to organize the legisla- ture. Should they succeed in seducing enough democrats or independents into assist ing them in organizing tho | would then proceed to uns bers-elect to give them n majorit, o use talking, the vepublicans t, and the democrat or independent who lends his vote for the purpm-n) organization will be committing a_crime against the people of the state, as well as against humanity. independ uts should, doubted nize both the house and v have votes enough, and we » not one of them will be blinded by the blandishments of the republican oil room bummers, Nebraska City Pre: The Liucoln News is glving Senator Algernon ney Paddock {the same us Senator A. 8. Paddock) a mighty farving ; because, forsooth, he has not followed in ull things thoe carcer of the illus- trious and ancient English gentleman from Whoum he received his name. ‘This is unjustly the senator had nothing to ® was given a name, and it was practically impossible for the little, kicking, squalling Paddock to get one in- accord with the career ho had marked out for himself. Nor, ou the other hand, hus it been possible for the senator's parents to keep their son under the slipper during ull these years, and g0 shape his charac after that of the gentleman they had honored. Senator Paddock has evidently boeen conscious of the weight his name places upon him and hus sought to strew laurels upon it as his light has shown him, That o senator fully recognized the fierce old warrior, Sidney, had made a serious blunder in losing his head for so ephemeral a thing as_opluion or principle is altogether prob- able. He has made some innovations upon old Englishmau's carcer, hus taken warniug where he failed and muy assume to have been much more fortunate and wiser than he in the end. If Paddock ength he is not el Buy Potatoes for Awhile, iy Philadelphia Inquirer. w anuch longer are we goi to buy sil- yex bullion at market rates, l“w‘gu it n%x in the goverument vaulls and hold it at & loss? Why should the mine owners be permitted to dump their products before the treasury door and receive their cash for the output of their mines? If the government must pur- chase bullion, why should it not purchase potatoes and flour and coal and other Ameri- can products? The farmers and manu- facturers have as much right to sell their products to the government as have the sil- ver miners, ———— SUNDAY SMILES. Sparks: Lantern- throw light on a sub] Philadelphia Times: The price of whisky has advauced lately. Perhaps the defeated are recovering their spirl wed people can't always Baltimore Amorica roll call is fro- quently heard at the biker’ Elmira Gazette: One half the world doesu't let bis better half know how he lives. Lowell Courler: More than one orator secms to think that Boston is the hub of the universe because he spoke there, Detroit Free Pros: great deal of bother sel ents, don't you? Tiilinghust—Never have a parti “1ow on earth do you munage it “Never give any.” ildersleeve—T have a ting Christmas pres- en in my short life wmy mind oft float; addest sizht of ull, I ween, 15 a this year's collar of veivetcen On a last year's ¢ t When o young lady begins to mani- tin the arrangement of o young at his bachelor diys are numbered. Binghamton Leader: When you see aman that's very much inflated you mustn’t jump at the conclision that it's because his wife blows him up. Romo Hustler: Our wife suggests that we sell our “angel face™ for suliient fands 1 liquidate our froubles. “For,” suys she, never wear it at home and 1 will n miss i1 Brandon Bucksaw: Inquiring Friend—But after the raflians had knocked you down und while' they were going through your pockets, why didn'i you ery out? College Freshmun— I thought It was &’ lot of Sophs hazing me. Smith, Gray & Co.'s Monthly: Cholly—I think that M. Do Vere fs o steaptd follan. usslo—Whit's he said ne Icould get m Lhe said: “Let it stay firmlch AT think that was an awfully mabk; Teah't see any point to ft Brooklyn Eagle. Full many a flow 0 blush unseen, And wisto its sy the desert air;™ But millions mo; 1 florists' shops Aud sold for prices that make one swear, CHRISTMAS SHOPP Washington Star, 0 out shopping and he kept the s T He sald h A ) ! He joined owd_ which for the bargain counter made & dash. He nearly suftocated, and he felt his being irob With & mad desire to doa hari-karl through the mob, He saw his wife who took him ther stately ‘midst the throng, When It was vastly more than he could do to get along, And he vowed he'd ne'er thit was si When this won )f attainments on a tour of shopping went. L sweep n refer to money NORTIFICATION, Boston Transeript. She was cultured to an altitude of Boston ice and snow And Whitt Shé'd not a smattering of there was No use to know She spoke with vy ki Aud the hand sho wrote was angular by pr tice hurd obtained 5! L. To il that wade propricty sho was a dev- fror) And tho shocking things that some girls did " Wero very sud 1o see. She dearly Joved tho service of a ritualistic church, But hier slingy ligtle sister sald, “I'll call her off her \x‘l\'. » Soon a Sabbath mworning, when the sun was . shining bright, She tripped with' dalnty bag in hand to find at brewadh butolgh, 1 the softened colors of the trausept’s wellowed mist RS, Ble drow l%n‘a:‘: Iiahr‘.l:'_llysr book, but that inglish accent n her foreign ISSUED TWO CERTIFICATES Too Many Boyd County Reprasentatives in " the Field. HOW THE VOTERS WERE DIVIDED Result of the Loglslature's Work Viewed In Difforent Ways by the Varlous Elo- ments—Will Be Heard Next Weck. LixcoL, Neb., Dec. 17.—[Special to THE Bee.]—The Boyd county election contest has taken the place of the Clay county case in popular interes! and is today the sole topic of conversat circles. The stupidity of the legislature two years ago is in part responsible for the com- plications which now surround the I lative situation in Boyd county. That le lature created Boyd county, but the failure of the legislative apportionment bill left the new county unattached to any senatorial, representative or judi district. Conse- quently the voters of that county were much in doubt as to what course to pursue in the la st election. As a result the matter was looked at in two different ways, Hence the present complications. The advocates of one idea met in county convention and nominated candidates for the legislature. These candidates were A. L. Nickerson and C. J. Skuse, the former by the independent-democrats and the latter b; the independent-republicans. Nickerson cewved 495 votes and Sku. Both hold certificates from the county clerk in_ spite of the fact that their admission into the house will swell the number of members above the constitutional limits. On the other hand, the advocates of the that Boyd county was still attached to Knox county for legislutive purposes, voted for the candidates placed in nomination by the parties in Knox county. Chester Norton, the candidate in Knox county, received 210 votes in Boyd county, The number com- bined with the votes he received in Knox county gave him a majority over Kruse, his competitor. The county clerk declined to to him a certificate, angd did issue it to ise. Norton then commenced the contesy in the supreme court referred to in Tue Beg this morning. The an: of J. G. Kruse, as prepared by Sawyer & Snell of this city, was filed with the clerk of the supreme court late lust 1t alleges that the Twenticth legislati trict is composed of Knox county and no other county or unorganized territory, and that it is entitled to one representative in the legislature and no more; that Kruse was nominated by the independent party of Knox county and received the high number of votes cast for legislative candidates in that county; that in neither of the couventions held by the political rties in Knox county was Boyd county represented by delegate and that at the time tue conventions were held iv was not considered that Boyd county was in any sense u part of the legislative district: that Norton was not recognized as a candidate for representative by the count, clerk of Boyd couuty and that his name was not printed on the ofticial and sample ballots prepared under direction of theclerk of Boyd county; that Norton afterwards had his name written in the ballots in ink, aud that even then he did not designate to what po- litical party he belonged. ‘The case will come up for hearing before the supreme court next Tuesday afternoon. The merits of both sides of the case are freely discussed and many assert their belief that the supreme court will decline to disfranchise the voters of Boyd county by deciding that Norton is not entitled to a certificate of elec- tion. 1t is clearly certain that the citizens of Boyd county hiuve a right to vote for can- didates for the legislature, They will await the decision of the supreme court with a great deal of interest and will accept the Tosult as a guide to future political action. Laurel Gets a Depot. The findings of the secretaries of the State Board of Transportation inthe caso of the Town of Laurel against:the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway company sported today, ulars of the 8 Laurel is situ- ated at the junction of the defendant com- pany's road with the Pacific Short Line. Its citizens some time ago complained to the State Board of Transporta- tion that the defendant compuny re- fused to stop its trains at the place and that no depot or shipping privi- leges of any character were provided. They asked the board to compel the company to eroct a depot aud make Laurel one of the regular stopping places on its line, In answer to the complaint the company ted that it had established the town of Claramont, about 7,000 feet north of the town of Laurel, on high, rolling ground ; that the said town of Claramont was established before the town of Laurel was commenced ; that Laurel was located on low, flat ground subject to annual overflow, and that the cost of building n depot and maintaining u station would be greater than the revenue that could be de 1 The secretaries investigated the matter and find that Laurel has a population of about E that thirteen lines of busi- ted. The land upon which it is not low and has not been submerged since 1883, when the bursting of a waterspout flooded the enti lley. The amount of business done at the town fully entitles its people to a depot, and inasmuch as the citizens of the place had offered to donate fo the company the nec v grounds for a depot and switching yards the secre taries recommend that the company be re- i to erect and intain a depot and of its regular trains at Laurel as soon Burglars Make a Eaid. When the me thawed out this morning and Captain Ireland opencd is register to note down the list of bury- committed the night before, four men stood ready to make complaint. They were L. M. Myers, the proprivtor of a tailoring estublishment at 22 P street; Baron & who conduct a pawn shop at 818 Frank H, Brown, a saloonkeep and Hyman Goldwater, another pawnbroke doing business at 810 P street, Their place: wera all visited. during the night by i of thieves and all had been robbed of arti- cles of more or less value. At Brown's su- loon the visitors had helped themselves to all the loose change that had been loft in the cash drawer and then had prepared and caten a lunch of oysters’ and other delica- cies, heldfdown with the ehoicest wines and liguors the place afforded. After helping themselves to several boxes of cigars they left the plac Goldwater's pawnshop was s the saloon only by o board here the thie W T v, o few pocket booksand other things, s tailor shop seems to have escaped The door was cub away but the resence of a number of iron bars kept the fellows out. During the'day two men named N. B. Morgan and Max Postkaw were ar- rested by the police on suspicion of being implicated in the affairs What ul Vi AVy General Charles H, Vap/Wyck was in the city yesterd He was gaked by a Beg re- porter whether the report that he isa date for the United States senate was cor- rect. The senator had not heard any such report, and said that while certain influen- tial democrats had recently urged him to ent e senatorial race again, he had told them that their kind solicitations we somewhat behind time. He inti d further that had they been in dead earnest in their fealty to him the result of the re- cent election might have been different. The inference to be taken from the senator's re- iarks on this subject is that he is not a can- didate. Sounds Very Much Like Omaha. Chicago News. 1f the city c. | isn't careful it will turn over Lo the corporations in 4 moment ¢ - erosity its own lily white i i Aneous s thoughtlessly, down. Has this duuger (5 occurred 10 that bmmaculate body of alderment a e which the public b d o nail OSCEOLA'S DULL CHRISTMAS Public Gatherings Prohihited on Account of Contagious Diseases. SCHOOLS ~ AND CHURCHES ~ CLOSED All Polk County Apprehensive of the Re- sult—Prompt Action Taken by the Local Board of Health—Other Nebrasks News Notes.. b., Dec. 17.—[Special to Tne Osccola’s Board of Health had a meeting yesterday and ordered that for the present aud until further orders all public gatherings, schools, churches and every- thing else be closed during the prevalonce of scarlet dipthtt and other conta- gious discases. This will make it pretty d on the little folks, as they are getting ready for Chiristmas trees in the churches, and, besides, the Sons of Veterans had planned to have un entertainment to which they had invited the Daughters of Veterans, the' Grand Army of the kepublic and Woman's Relief corps, and engaged ten gal- lons of oystd Home Talent GRAND IsLAND, Neb, Dee. 17, —[Special to Tue Be The Thalia Dran of Grand Island, composcd en 3 its second season at the f ht and was met with o packe house despite the fact that a snow storm raged. “Every Lady's d” nd it gave gene under the direc He will take the company [ and Columbus and possibly other poin The proceeds go to the poor children Christ mas and a free matinee will be given them in addition next Saturday afternoon. atroni to Central City District Court at Holdrege. Hovonear, Neb., Dec. 16.—[Special to Tus Bee. | —District court convened at this place lay, Jndge 1. B. Beall presiding, with 130 cases on the docket. This is the largest docket Phelps county ever had. Tn the case of Joseph T. Thomas against Carl Boehl & Son the jury brought iu a verdict for Thomas for the sum of $1.200, This was an action ceount of injury sustained Plintiff by reason of stepping into a el of hot water and sealding himself. ase has been tried three times. 1t will ably be appealed to the supreme court, A ers to Meet, LixcoL, Neb., Dec. 17.—[Special to Tae Ber.|—The twenty-seventh ‘annual meeting of the Nebraska State Teachers associution will convene here December 27 and continue in session three duys. A large atte “tod., 1 o e is percentage nctually engaged this in roum. Tt was was won last year by M county. Lancaster county is uot to compete, except for houorable mention. B gram 1o Tug Bee.|—Milbourn & grain clevator caught fire at noon today but by brigade outrol, slevator was stored full of grain, and 210ss would have been serious had the building burned. Settled Out of Court. Hasnines, Neb, Dec. 17.—([Special to Tue ¢, | —Ex-Deputy County Treasurer nuel Fish has settled out of court the recent suits brought against him. The ereditors’ bill and petition to set aside deeds filed by H. H. Warner & Co., was dismissed aday or two afterward by the plaintiff. Warnoer & Co. when he were creditors of Mr. Fish led in the wholesale drug busi- ness in 1. They obtained a judgment for their cla which was returned unsatisfied by the . s for the plain- tiffs were also attorneys for Mr, Fish in his recent ti iding in the embezzlement of public moneys, when he was acquitted. A couple of days ago they filed aclaim of £400 for attorneys fees in the county court. The next day o dismissal filed. J. B. Oppenheime reditor Fish at the time of his failure, made a transeript to the district court of tho judgment he ob- tained. e IMPORTANT TOPICS DISCUSSED. Members of the Cosmopolitan Club Spend an Enjoynble Afternoon. The Cosmopolitan club is the name of a new society whose membership is composed of nearly twenty-five of the leading ladies of of Omaha. The society meets cach Savurday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Lininger art gallery, and its meetings as a general rule are well attended. The object of the ety is to inform the members upon the current topics of the day, and to give them a more general educatioh. i rs of literature, the arts, political y and other kindred s with h the feminine minds is not rega el acuainte more of a class having fo J Madame Randall the topics of the week, and takes u cussion of & subject which has boen sug- gested by one of the mémbers of the club Mmne. Randall is instructor 1o a class i German at the State university at Line woman, thoroughly ac- with the topics of the hour” and > of intercsting and in- members of the new meeting of ; the The e discussion was “Genius of 1 The subjeet was ably b cussion was greatly enjoyc December 31. Madame Randall 5 the question of “Immigration from New England,” a subject inte to the western mind CLARA ALLEN'S TRIAL. Testimony Introduced Tending to Convict Her of Perjury. y heaving of Ciara Allen, who is charged with perjury in counection with the Miller case, commenced in police court yesterday forenoon und occupied the timg e court until 10 p. m. The morning session was _taken up by the reading of the testimony of the defendints. Clara Allen paid but little attention to the proceedings aud rppeared to be utterly indifferent. At the opening of the afternoon session County Attorney Mahoney off dence’ the complaint filed in public court, charging Berlin and Hays with murder, Richard Berlin was put’ pu the stand in i detailed at length his mo: rom noon of October 4 until after | om Kun as City, He deuied ¢ South Kighth street orin that v did not know the Allen woman ness then told about three intervic with Mayor Miller regarding the licensing of gumbling houses. These meetings had always been pleasant and were purely busi- ness interviews Dr. Somers, city physician describod the wound in Mr.' Miller's ‘head and stated that in his opinion the weapon must have been held very close to the head o inflict that kind of & wound, The wi did not think it possible that the vor could have been held more than five or six inches from the forchead. The line of treatment followed in the case by tho physicians was then de scribed. Di. Towne corroborated the state- ments of the city physician. On account of the murde Faust coming up tomorrow honey was anxious to hasten the and the court held an evening session com- ug at 7 o'clock. . Hays testitied to his for his time on th denied knowing M ever having beeu in his compan The prelimin trial of Attors ctions and ay of the or Miller or Hattie Davis, who lived in the same bhouse l boi!2d.” vear that the parties to he ones who shot Miller, would be money in it for The witness said she de- clined the offer. George Schiller testified that he heard Clara Allen ask Hattie Davis to swear as she intended regarding the Miller case and promised her money if she did. Detective V swore that he talked With the defendant several times but she aid at first she knew nothing about the . Dateron she said that Miller had in her house in vith two men and that : drunk. Then the police detectives told their stories and m. the case was continued until nexy “riduy at 2 p. m. ——— AMUSEMENTS. Enjoyable Church Concert. The concert given by the Mendelssohn Quartet club of Boston at the First Metho- dist church last evening was favored by an audience of very modest proportions. The program was an enjoyable one, lated to please the artisti of an audi- @uce in which mus predominated. The quintette was heard in o half dozen selections, including compositions of Men- ini, Durond and Pleyal, h sense, dramatic, and close attention to appreciate its The violin solo by Mr, Sol Marcas- s a marvelof technique, and deserved very enthusiastic encore it received. A solo by Mr. Henry Herbort, and o clarinette solo by Mr, Thomas Ryun, were also well r d. Miss Lida Juel, the soprano, sang an aris from *Car by Virdi and a waltz i d Juliet.” She hich had been singing appealed to n to the heart. She t difficult selections but without iuspiration, inment was the 117th musicale Musical society. Will Carleton at Y. M. C, A, Hall, Will Carleton appeared again before an Omaha audience last evening at Young Men's Christian association hall. The hall was well fill few seats remain- ing unoceup! The auther of “Betsey and Tare Out” was very entertaining last night and his lecture afforded opportunity to the audience to listen to the author's recitation of many of the ballads which have made him s0 well known in the literary world, s not Mr. Carleton's first appearanco in this ¢ and the admirers of former i ssent o enjoy his lecture on etter Times,” which is” entirely new, and itis a pleasure 1o listen to it. well calcu- requir beau La very fair d, but he ather Lh somewl with preclsion, The ente of the Ladic Will Make Him Scue Ciry, Mo., Dec. 17, curs ago Augustus Schell, then a resident of this state and one of the original project- ors of the Missouri, Kunsus & Texas railway, founded a town on’ that railroad and called it Schell City, As an inducement 0 immi- gration he offered to give#1,000 in cash to the first male child born in the town, and as an enrnest of the offer filed a bond for the ful- fillment of the prox “The first male child The 81,000 ws never having become of age, hus sued S Schell s at present a resident of York City and is understood to be Preside Dusrgl Dee, 17.—The Commerelal bauk case was given to the jury at 1 o'clock this afternoon and at 8 o'clocl returned a verdict against K. 1. ves, president, find. 0\ ount in the indict- ounsel for the defense gave nos The penalty is from five to nitentiary. trial will probably begin on Monday next —~———— Haurd on the Baby, A Canadian newspaper calls attention to u nursing bottle advertisement which concludes with the words: *When the baby is done drinking it must be unscrewed and laid in a cool pluce under a tap. Il the baby does not thrive on fresh wilk it should be