Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 19, 1893, Page 5

e e WILL CONSUME NUCH TOVE B 1 of Transportation Investigiting the Transfer Switoh Taw, L MANY CROSSINGS y TO BE EXAMINED Tour of tho State to e Made for the Par- Pose of Collecting Evidenas Bearmg on the sahjoct. Oct, 18, [Special to Tue Ben.] ate Board of T'ransportation is about 0 bogin another act in s farce of “how N0t 10 do business in the interests of the “This time the members will A burn at the transfor switeh law. It will bo remembered that two years Ago the secretaries of the State Board of Transportation took o junket over the state to hear evi in the matter of com- Plainis that the freight rates wore too high. & Tho bourd was out for two wooeks and then o' eame buck and submitted an exhuustive re- Port, to the efiect that the rates wereall s right, and that it would . be an inmstice to + the railvoads to lower them. All this time, however, the producers of the state were groaning under the burden of exorbitant “* rates, Aund now the board has resclved to take anotuer junket and see loy intorest the d railroads to have tho trans- fer switch law hampeved as much as possi- ble. Bofore starting ont the board made a pitiful plea that the work would have to be { for out of thie pocketsof the members, 0wing to the parsimony of the legislature. Several petitions transfer switches have been submitted to the board, and the junket i3 ostensibly for the purpose of collecting evidenc The Rock Island has twelve erossings and the Burlington sixty-six in this state, and as the petitions refer to each of these crossings the board will have to + Visitund persovally inspect each crossing. In this way o great dealof time may be ined for the railroads, and there is & chance that the railroads can socure the repeal of the law at the next session of the legisiature. about DAN Lauer's Caye, A jury las at 1ast been secured to try Dan Lauer on the charge of defrauding the state by means of forged vouchers. The jury was secured this forenoon, and at 10 n'r‘lm’i the opening statements in the case were made. N. 7. Snell made the opening statement for the prosecution. He said that the state pro- posed to prove thut in August, 1801, G, B. w0s0, living in Yas » Hill precinet, sold & cow to the Asylum for the Insane through itsagent, EFrank Hubbard. The cow weighed 800 pounds and the purchase prico was 2'g cents per pound. He was told at the time that the asylum authorities were too busy to fill out the necessary vouchers, and he induced to sigu them in biank. Ho dia 80, and the voucliers now show that he sold the asylum two cows weighing 2,100 pounds, while the cost was set down as 3 cents, thus defrauding the stute out of & D. G. Courtuny made the opening state- ment for the defense. He went into the methods of getting warrants from the state and getting the cash on them. He laid stress on the fact that during Laver's ~& connection with the asylum he had handled over §300,000, and was now accused of steal- ing the pitiful sum of $43. After Courtnay. had completed his statement Auditor Moore was called. The defense here ob- Jected toany evidence because the allega- tions failed to state any offénse; becnuse thero was no allegation that there was uny appropriation to pay the warrants claimed to have been ol ned. Judge Tibbetts promptly overruled the objection, and the great trial was fairly open. ~Auditor Moore simply identified the voucher, and then | Treasurer Bartloy identified the warrant, which is number 16,527, G. B. Loose was then sworn. In 1801 ho sold u cow to Hubbard for the asylum. The cow weighed 800 pounds and he wus to get (2lgcents u pound or $20. Hubbard gave him 1@ check on the Capital National bank forthe ‘ooney, saying that the asylum authorities ad arranged to pay by check. He had sold other things to the asylum before this and had always gotten his pay by warrant. In ‘ this instance ho signed thres papors in blunk and had not veceived n warrant. He did not sign for one, and his name on the back of the wartant in evidence was not in hus bandwriting. Ofticers of the Board Testif; Secrotary of State Allen was called and he told who compnsed the board that passed on all vouchers for supnlies for the state in- stitutions. Inall cases two vouchers were handed in, one remaining with the secretary of state and one with the auditor. The board relied on the certificate of the super- intendent, Dr. Knapp, that the vouchers ‘were correct and that the goods had been received; also that the prices charged were Just and reasonable, Commissioner Humpnrey was placea on the stand and explained the manner of pass- {ug on claims that came before the Board of |, PublicLands and Buildings. Hesaid that the board relied on the superintondents of the Btato institutions to certify that the exten- sion or figuring on the face was properly carriea out. A certified copy of the proceedings of the board so fur as it related to the auditing of the voucher in question was offered in evi- dence. but it was ruled out by the court be- cause it was not a copy of the full proceed- ings of the board on that day. ix-Auditor Benton was then ealled, and he identified the voucher and the warrant und oxplained the routine of passing upon claims. L Secretary Allen was recalled and brought the records of the board, containing a record i of the voucher in question. It shows that Mr. Loose was allowed $03 on the voucher, Attorney General Hastings was called and further explained the routine work of the board in passing upon ciaims. E.S. Past. bookkeeper at the asyium, was called, but he did not have the books with him he was excused and sent after them, napp Testiflos, was suporintendent of the Lincoln Asylum for the Insanc in 1591, ‘Phe steward was gen- eral purchasing agent. W hencver anything was sold to the asylum be mudo out ~ three Dr. Knapp was called and testified that he « youchers and sent them to the superin- tendent, who in turn gave them to the bookkeeper. 1f they appeared to be regular . they were approved.” One voucher was kept and the others sent to the Board of Public Lands and Buildings. Dr. Knapp said he had approved the vouchers in question be- eauso the signature and all the surroundings appeared to bo all right L the afternoon session the appropriation for the Lincoln asylum for the year Ln ques- tion was offered in evidence. Ex-Treasurer Bl Talks, « Ex-Treasurer Hill wus called and further detailed the manner of presenting and allow- ing vouchors and wareants, Ho identified the warrant and said it was registered and marked as not paid for want of funds. Aft- erward it was paid out of the state funds, He did not know to whom the money was pald, but it shows on the margin that it was paid to a man named Imhoff. Bookkeeper Past wus vecalled and said b e was well acquainted with Hubbard’s writin The hundwriting in the youcher was that of Hubbard, He also . Adentifled several of Lauer's signatures. Y voucher was then introduced in evi- dence. It calis for two beeves, 2,100 pounds, [ Boents a pound and is marked .approved b | bhe board of Publio Lands and Buildings lns d state auditor. S is closed the testimouy for the day. ~ Tomorrow the prosecation will veveal some , more things that will throw additional light on the manuer of purchasing and payiug for supplies for the state iustitutious, Lineoln in Brief, John McDonald of Exeter, who was to the police as missing and who hi on his person when he disappeared, has found. He came to Lincoln last Wednes aud on' Thu Y met some friends went with them. ke had such a good that nfi forgot Muuml:h wife where was, © appeal t worn sud %hlfl\lu his wite's lnukyhh,'n left k socretaries of the State Board of Y nsportation west to Omaha today on connected with the inspection ot The patrol wagon was called to the T Strent achool housa this morviug to rewove ' 0 hor home 4 fitulo girl who %ad fallen fn an epileptic fit while reciting het 'msson. Having finished its work the erand | lodge of the Daughters of Roboicah adjourned this morning. The grand Indge of the Odd ellows met this morning. Nothing but pre- liminary organization and_tho appsintment ot committees was accomplished today. The grand encampment adjourned last night. ‘The National Investment company of Lin- coln filed articles 81 1acorporation with the secrotary of state today. 'The eapital stock is fixed at 800,000, and Lhe incorporators ave: D. W. Brown, I. A. O'Shee,” 5. W. McDon- ald and 1, L. B Tho dificultics existing between Auditor Moore and Commiissioner Genoral Garneau were to have been aired before Judge Strode this morning, but some of Mooro's witnesses could not get away from Chicago last night because of the jam at the depots and the went over until tomorrow. The wit- nesses are men who furnished General Gar- neau with supplies for which he put in s hiimselt and paid se brought by Raymend Bros. in the UKt o restrain the Missouri Pa- Burlington Railway companies from putting into effect the new tariff abolishing the Lincoln differential has been dismissed by the plaintiffs without prejudice. Tho same points are involved in & case now in the federal court, In Supreme Court. Supreme court met this morning pursuant to adjournment, and a number of cases were argued and submitted. Tomorrow the court will hoar cases from the Seventh district. A large number of opinions wero handed down, the following Douglas county cases betnd among the numbe Manning vs Viers. FKrror from Douglas county. Afirmed. Opinion by Mr. Com- missioner Ryan, 1. It is within the dlscretion of the trial court in furtheranco of justice, upon such terms as shall be proper, to allow the amend- ment of any pleading and process, by corroct Ing the naae o a party thoro 3. Whero i amondmoent has heen permit- tod by which the glven namo of the plalntif is chaunged, no prajudico will be prosemed from the mcre fact of the change, resulting prejudice, it any there was, must be mado af- firmatively to appear. Foroes vs Petly. Error from Douglas county. Affirmed. Opinion by Mr. Ju: tice Post, 1. Where o plon'l!n:‘h sufficient in sub- stance, but wanting in torm or vomplotoness, the remedy is by motion and not by domurror. 2. In un action for the value of property al- leged to have been converted by the defendant, the nnswer was that * * % “the dofondant had u full ind complete settlemont and n full complete arbitration and sattlomont of all mattors and things in_dispute, which settle- ment and arbitration lncluded all matters and things in controversy between plaintift and defendant at the tinio, and more espocially the matter referred to 'in the poetition. Held to prosent the Issue of settlement as n distinct and sep defense, and that the defendunt 13 not d to proof of toe urbitration al ool Cunningham vs Katz. Appeal from Doug- las county. Afficmed. Opinion by Mr. Commissioner Ryan. 1. As the appeals by both parties present only questlons of fact, as to each of which there was ovidence sufiicient to sustain the find of the district court, its judgmont is airmed, Salisbury et al vs First National bank of Cambridge City ot al. rror from Doug- las count, Affirmed. Opinion by Mr. Justice Norval. A person, other than a payae, who signs his namo in blank upon the back of & promissory noto at the time of fts exocution and bofore its dolivery to the payeo is, as to & subsequent bona fide holder for valus, liable thereon as a Joint muker. noLT CoO TY SENTOIENT. Muss Meeting of the Citizens Adopts n Set of Ited Hot Resolutions, O'NEmL, Neb., Oct. 18.--Special to Tae Bre]—On Saturday afternoon last several hundred neople from all parts of Holt county gathered at O'Neill and held an indignation meeting, the subject being the financial con- dition of Holt county, brought about by spec- ulations and embezzlement of treasurers. The meeting was determined and passed strong resolutions denunciatory of people and conditions, full text of which is given her Whereas, Tho people of Holt county, Ne- braska, have had in thelr midst & gang of pub- lic plutiderers wnd robburs, who have centered thelren upon the troasury of sald county, and rt with the lato country treasurer, Barrett Scott; and Whereas, Our statute laws have been oponly and doflantly lgnored by this bant of conspic> ators, who, in our_opinfon, constitutes ono of the most ‘arrogant, insolent and thisving bands of public plunderers that aver disgrace a elvilized community: and Whoroas, Their villninous and long contin- ned acts of robbery and luwlessness roached the limit of their abllity to rob tho taxpiyors in the flight of sald Scott to the Republic of Mexlco; and Whereas, An empty treasury and a sworn report by 'a competent und reliablo export bear witness to the fact that in said con- spiracy the peoplo have boeon ruthlessly plun- dered to the extent of upwards of $94,000: Wioroas, This thieving band hus boen do with too lenicntly by our courts of Justie Whereas, Our courts have appurently hoon in political fear of this lawless band to (ho oxtent of withholding tho strong arm of {ho Inw unti] such deplorablo stato of affairs has and herens, Both beforo and_since the capturo and roturn of sald fugitive this b centratod its efforts upon n common dosire, exhibited by depraved nets, to provent the said Scott frou answering his alleged crimo, for which he stands Indicted by a grand jury duly empaneled in sald county, and fn its brazen eflrontery has heaped ' indignities upon onr county attorney, H. E. Murphy, and members of tho Board of Supervisors, Whoso sworn duty is to prosecuto violators of ourlaws, and the officors who nidsd in tho ptare and return ofScott 10 tho scone of hiy orfine, and bave viliflod all upright cliizens who have had the manhood. o assert that such robbery wis wrong, an Wherens, Wo bulieve sald lawless band Is actunted solely by n desiro to rotain in its poluted hands @ cortain portion of our hard enrned dollars, und to assis Scott in rotaining tho balduce ofsaid_ stolen money, - thorefors e it Resolved, by the poople of sald county in mass convention assombled, regardiess of pirty afiliations, That wo earnestly requesy tho ‘support ot &Il law respecting mon ‘und lovers of Justice, to aid the proper authorities in bringing sald consplrators to pay the penalty of th rime. Resolved, That tho active presence and in- trigues of Scot's co-couspirators s & menaco to good and honest government, and 1t i3 tho sonse of this conventlon that thé people of sald nty would linii us a blosstug the dopariura s our midst of cortain individuals particus larly promtnent and duly lndictod for” atding andubetting the sald Burrott Scott in the pers potration of sald felony. Resolved, “That the newspapers of Tlolt county w © alded this band of conspir- ators In coneealing the suld Scott's crimo from tho taxpayors of said county, aro nccossorios to that oxtent, and are unworthy of aur sup- port as subseribers, and of the 8Uppore of bus- ness menas advertisers, NEBRASKA MISSIONAKRY WORK, Congregationalists Have 8 Warm Discus- slon on the Subject. BeatricE, Oct. 18.—(Special Telegram to Tug Bek.)—The attendance at the meet- ing of the Congregational associution today was large and the interest shown in the proceedings unabated. The principal sub- ject under discussion was, “Shall Nebraska lave a Missionary ~ Society,” and this brought out “many warm advo- cates of home missions. This even- g lactures wero delivered by Rey. W. H, Buss of fremont and Rev. A. R. Thain of Omaha to a lavge and approcistive suaieace. Tomorrow's program includes a lu er by Rev. W. H. Buss entitled, *The Preacher’s Message and its Delivery,” ‘Sunday School Work,” by Rev. J.'D, Stewart and addresses by Revs. S.J. Han- fora, J. W. Delong, A. Washington, H. S, Macayal, John Doano, C. W. Preston ada Dr. W. A. Duncan. As to Am Fature, Penu, Neb, Oct, 18,—(Special to Tum Bee. |—Dr. Samuel Phelps Leland of Chicago gave his noted lecture “Our Country's To- morrow 1u the Normal hall Monday night. He comparea this coantry with others, in its many phases and showed where the United Statos is superior in all respects to others. He judged from the country’s today what the country's tomorrow will be. He talked from a financial, uot a political, stand- point, Sidney Murder Trial. SioNer, Oct. 18.—[Special Telogram to Tug Bee | -Krick Wicklund, who is alleged to bave murdered Andrew Anderson of North Potter ou the 6th inst, hada preliminary oxaminaion today before Judge DeCastro. © slate was represented by Prose- cuting Attorney W. P. Miles, who showed, by preponderance of evidence, that murder was premeditated. The defendani was bound over 40 the district court, refused. . DELAYING THE TARIFF BILL| Latsst £chame of Its Managers Ooncerning the Measure, WILL BE REPORTED AFTER THE ELECTICN Democratic Leaders Afrald Its Provisions Will Precipitate Farther Distress in Manufactory and Labor Circles If Announced at Prosent. Wasnixetox Brneav or Tne Ber, l 513 FOURTRENTH STREET, Wasiteatos, Oct. 18. § From the most available sources Tur Bes correspondent ®learns that although the tariff bill may be completea within two or threo weeks, the time when it shall bo made public is yota matter of conjecture and doubt. It is the purpose of the demo- cratic members of the Ways and Means com- mittes to keep dark all features of the biil until political conditions are in accord with the stato of business in congress- Then the bill will go 1o the full committee and the country. It was the original intention to report the billto the house before the end of this wonth, but it was finally thought advisable to hold it back untit after the , various No- vember state elections, as the yprovisions of the measure might precipitate further dis- tress in manufactory and labor circles and have an adverse effcct at the polls. It is now intimated that the bill may not be re- ported until congress convenes in its regular session on thoe first Monday in December. lntimation is made that inasmuch as Pres- ident Cleveland called congress together for the express purpose of repealing the silver purchasing law without conditions, it would be improper or impolite to propose tarifft legislation at the extraordinary session, es- pecially in view of the fuct that the silver ropeal bill has not been finally acted upon and is yot a bone of serious contention in the senate. Chadron's Friends Active. Mrs. Fannie O'Lion and her daughter, Miss Bessio O'Lina, of Chadron, who have been in the city threo or four duys, e: 10 leave for their home tomorrow. y will, enroute, stop a few days in Chicago. Mrs.1 O'Linn has been admitted to practice before the supreme court of the United States. ‘T'his morning she was at the Inter- for department to see Sceretary Hoke Smith 1 Land Commissioner Lawmoreaux in re- gard to the proposition to remove the land office from Chadron. Mrs. O'Linn wot in some hard licks in favor of retaining the land office ut her home town and believes that there will be no change made. The friends of Chadron have certainly made a strong _fight. They have impressed land oftico ofticials here and others who have 1n- fluence that the proposition to abolish the offico at Chadron and remove the business to Alliance is solely in the intcrest of a rail- road. Cleveland and Wail Street. The contest over the silvor legislation has deferred action upon a number of important nominations. There arve serious objections to the confirmation of Mr. Horablower of New York Civy to pe associate justico of the supreme court of the United States. He has for many years been a corporation law- yer in Wall svreet, and the anti-monopolists and silver senators are opposing him with hawmer and tongs. They hold that he is so biased in favor of corporations that he could not give cases against them full justice. President Cleveland, however, has been singularly fortunate in securing favorable action upon his nominations, and there is little reasonable doubt that the nomination of Hornblower will be confirmed when the senate reaches a point where it can give the ncmination sufticient time for discussion in executive session. A large number of im- portant cases before the supreme court, which must be heard by a full bench, are de- layed by the failure of the senato to act upon Horablower’s nomination. May Reinstate Many Olsrks. Representative Houk of Ohio has joined Representative Bynum of Indiana in a meas- ure to have reinstated without examination or formality and upon certification of the Civil Service commission those clerks in the railway mail service who were dismissed between March 1 and May, 188 There were 1,200 or 1,500 of these clerks dropped from the rolls during the period named, many of whom nad runs into Omaha and Council Bluffs, Western Pensions. Pensions granted, issue of October 3 were: J._ Wood, Increase—Charles L. Hall, Burbank, Box Butte; George W. Kinyon, Benedict, York. Original widows, ete.— Ruth F'. Betts, Nebraska City, Otoe; Nancy A. Wright, Dewcese, Clay. Towa: Original—Truman Grifith, Masoa City, Cerro Gordo; Morgan G. Shull, Everly, Clay; Charles Whipp, College Springs, Page. . Increase—Elijah Nation, Oskaloosa, Mahaska. Original widows, *etc.—Minnie Turner, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Re- issue—Honora Verhei, McGregor, Clayton, News for the Army. : The following army orders were issued to- day: ‘e superintendent of the recruiting serv- ice will cause ten colored infantry recruits at Columbus barracks, Mo., to be assigned to the Twenty-fourth infantry and foj warded to the Department of Colorado; also twenty recruits at Columbus barracks to be assigned to the Tenth infantry for the De- partment of Colorado; twelve recruits at Columbus barracks to the Seventh infantry und forwarded to Fort Logan, Colo.; eigh- teen recrmts at Columbus~ barracks 'to the Fufeh artillery and forwarded to California ; five recruits at David's island, New York harbor, to company F', Eighth infantry, and to Fort Washakie, Wyo.; five recruits at David's island to company G, Seventh in- fantry, and forwarded to Camp Pilov Butte, Wyo.; fifteen recruits at David's island to the Twenty-first infantry and forwarded to Fort Sidney, Neb.; fifteen rocruits at David's Island to the Fourth artillery for Washington barracks, District of Columbia ; twelve recruits at Jofferson barracks, Mo., to the Seventh cavalry for the Department of Texas; eighteen recruits at Jefferson bar- racks to iie Eighth cavalry for Fort Meade, On the mutual application of the officers concerned the following transfers to the Eighteenth infantry are ordered: Second Lieutenant Frederic D. Evans, from com- pany G to company H; Second Lieutenant George D, Moore, from company H to com- pany G. The oxtension of leave granted Captain Samuel M. Swiger, Second cavalry, is fur- ther extended one month, Personal Mention, Representative Julius Cmsar Burrows left Washington to spend Saturday and Sunday at his home in Kalamazoo, Mich., whence he goes upon the stump in the fowa campaign, Heo will speak in Obio during the last week of the campaign. He says Governor Me- Kinloy will bo re-elected in Ohio by 0,000 }nn)orhy and that the republicans will win owa. J. W. Boyle was today appointed post- master at Dunkerton, Black Hawk couuty, Ia., vice A. S. Cummiugs, resigned, and Zumri Elliot v Silver City, Mills county, vice Edwin Morse, reoved. E. 8. Edger of lowa, has through a friend filed his papers for a 'special agency in the 'l‘ruuur?' departmeat. Captain Hugh Gallagher of Indiana, who was in chargeof the Pine Ridge Indian agency under President Cleveland's iirst adminis- tration, is here and has his eye upon his old position. C. O. Sabin of the firmof Phelps and Sabin of Schuyler has been in Washington for the past three days for the purpose of arguing a case before the supreme court of the United States. He will start for his bome in abont ten days Perry 8. Heara, PREREEIT G s Hastings Attorneys Fight. HasriNgs. Oct. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—At a night session of the dis- triot court, during the trial of the case of diaud L. Bert against Martin, Bert, J. A. Casto, one of the a/ . accused the op- rmln; attorney, Johu vens, of telling a alsebood. Stevens very promptly landed a telling blow 1 the viciity of Casto's nose. Casto rushed to retaiato but was restrained by other members of the bar. Judge Beall fined vho aforenamed atiagneys $10 each and costs and stated that the fines would in no case be remitted.. Mod##¥s. Stevens and Casto apologized to thegeonrt and paia their fines, e SETTLED A CHURGH QUL Grand Island Prenchec Withdraws Charges of Stander Aguindt tizen, Graxn Istaxn, Oct. 183U [Special to Tae Bee.]—The trial of W. J:Davis, charged by the Trinity Methodist ehurch with malieious slander, opened yostorday. About two weeks ago Mr. Davis, who_was a member of that church, and who, acéordine to his own statement, stifl is, chatgted the pastor, G. K. McAdams, with attempting o put nis arm around and kiss Alta Dayis, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Davis. ' The majority of the church people elung £ the preacher and the council of the church preferred charges of slander against Mr. Tho court convened eut of the church yesterday morning, J. W Robinson of Contral City pi Ho an- pointed a committee to hear the evidence and render a verdict. The counsel for both sidos was announced, and the rules to obtain during the trial were laid down. Reporters, unless members of the church, were not ad- mitted, nor others excopt mombers. The defense filed & motion before Judge hompson at district court last night to re- strain the church dignitarios from procoed- ing with the trial on account of the allegod unfairness, and this has put a damper on the vroceedings. Judge Thompson heard the nr{umrnln of both sides this morning. Attorney Caldwell, representing Mr. Davis, at hearing of arguments for injunc- tion, nsked for a continuance until 2 o'clock t0 give him time to filo his objections ana answer. His request was granted, but be- fore the hour for the hearing the prosecu- tion proposed that it withdraw the charges against Mr. Davis, stipulating that Davis' withdrawal from tho cherch should stand. This was agreed to and will proba- bly settle the whole matte B, Smait Nebraska Biazes. BeaTrIOR, Oct. 18.—[Special to Tre Bae.]— Fire last night destroyed the large barn of Robert Camp, six miles west of here, to- gother with all the contents, including nine head of fine horses, fiftoen tons of hay, buggies, harness and farming implements. The loss will aggrogate nearly $,000. No insurance HEBRO: Oct. 18.—[Special to Tue Ber. | o barn of Frank J. Pracher, living “five miles southeast of town, was totally de- stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon, consum ing fity tous of hay, 1,000 bushels of oats 7,000 bushels of wheat, three wagous, two buggies, harness and one cow. Total loss, 2,000, with no insuranco. Cause unknown. Mr. Pracher is at present in Mexico. pringview N Serixaview, Neb., Oct. 18.—[Special to Tne Be Court is in session at this place with Judge Kinkaid on the bench. As there are but two jury cases it will be a short term. Politics is warming up in the county with three tickets in the field, republican, dlmnm'nuiu and populist. The fight wili be o tos, hreo women, Mrs. Wallace, Mrs. Harvy Dimerjean and Mrs. Arthur_ Olear, have been sent to the asylum at Norfolk in the ! few weelks. Typhoid fever has prev. oxtent in this locality this ber dying. iled to quite an 1, quite a num- Shermun County Pops Spiit. Love Ciry, Neb., Oct, »1 [Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]--A petition with nearly 100 signers was filed with tLe county clerk of Sherman county, asking to have the name of William Cooke of Logan towns! printed on the ballot as a candidate for county clerk. This was caused by a split in the populists’ ranks by the present nominee, Louis Rien, and promises to make an interesting fight for that oftice, with chances very favorablo . for T. H. Reasoner, the republican nominee. Demise of a Tecumseh Lady. TecuMsel, «Neb., Oct. 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—After an illness of ten weeks duration Auna L. Ferguson, wife of C. E. Ferguson, died at her home i this city this morning, aged 81 g’cur Mrs, Fer- guson was a woman of high social standing, a consistent Christian and respected by all who knew her, The funeral will be held at the Methodist Episcopal ‘church tomorrow at 8 p. m., conducted by Revs. Asa Sleeth and W. W. Harsha, Troubles of a Baptist Minister. Beatkice, Oct. 18,—[Special Telegram to Tre Bee.|—In the case of Walker against Walker, the jury brought ina verdict for the plaintiff, who is the divorced wife of the defendant. Walker, who is a Baptist min- ister, is at liberty on his own recognizance, but says he willnot give bond for the sup- port of the child, the cause of the suit. All this trouble1s said to have originated in Cmaha, where Walker met his wife during a church conference, W. B, Brown Pre‘erred, Hastias, Oct. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tre Bee. |—The republicans of this district last evening placed in nomination Hon. Wil- liam B. Brown of Adams for float represen- tative to fill the vacancy arising by reason of the removal of Hon. C. G. Wilson from this district’to Oklahoma, — Little pills for great ills: DeWitt' Early Risers. — Big Mining Deal. Colonel Lon McCoy, formerly of Omaha, but now a resident of Deadwood, was in the city yesterday, He was accompanied by R. Bullock of Lead Cil{. S. D. It was ascertained from these gentlemen that a mining deal of considerable magni- tude was on the eveof consummation in Lawrence county, South Dakota. An English syndicate has recently been organized, with a capiial of $1,500,000, for the purpose of investment in mining inter- ests in that lgeality. 1Itis said that Horace Plunkett, s member of the English Parlia- ment, is one of the promoters of the enter- prise, A few members of the syndicate will visit Lawrence county next Saturday, at which time, it Is saia, all arrangements will “be perfected for the purchuse of the property 10 question. ——— DeWitt's 1. ttle Early Rise) safe pill, best pill. — - — Taken to the Pen. Sheriff Bennett went to Lincoln yester- day, taking with him John Gray, William Nixon, Charles Welch and Louis Zink, all of whom have been convicted of the commission of crime and have been sentenced to terms in the penitentiary. Small pills Oolobration in Honor of Cardinal Gibbons at Baltimore, DEVOTED FOLLOWERS PAY HIM TRIBUTE Twenty-Fifth Anuiversary of fiis Elevation to the Episcopal Dignity Gratefully Remembored--Congratuintions Recelved from Pope Leo, Bavtovone, Md, Oct. 18.—Bright, sun- shiny weather grooted the openiug of the festivitios in cclebration of the twenty-ifth anniversary of the day on which Cardinal hbons was rafsed to episcopal dignity. Faithful Catholics began at early dawn to gather from all parts of tho city, their Mo beiug the cathodraland cardinal's residence, both of which were gaily decorated in lonor of the occasion. ‘The admis- sion was by card and only & fow of tho thousands were able to pass tho police cordon around the building, but tho peonle stood there patiently waiting for the interosting provession and uncovered their heads reverently as tho clergy, the bishops and archbisbops in thel roves of oftice passed, followed finally by Archbishop Satolli and the cardinal himself. The car- dinal's residenco, the Catholic club, and a number of residences and stores in the neighborhood of the cathedral were hand- somely decorated. Adorned for the Oconslon. Catvary halland the dining halls of St. Mary's seminary and of the Carrolton were also appropriately adorned for the occasion. Over tha front entrance of the cardinal's residence is reprosented a caaopy over a cardinal's throne, and from the windows float the stars and stripes, while below 1s fringe of the papal colors. ‘The central bay window js decorated with the coat of arms of Maryluna, while the right and left windows 'bear tho coat of arms of North Carolina and Virginia in re- cognition of three states in which Cardinal Gibbons has sorved as bishop. From every window of the Catholic club float the stars and stripes, and the papal colors are fes- tooned in moss from the upper windows. All of the archbishops in the hierarchy excopy Archbishops Riordan of San Francisco, Ken* rick of St. Louis and Salponite of Mexico were present. The exercises began_with the high vonti- fical mass at tho cathedral at 11 o'clock, Preceding this there was a procession of clergy. Tho procession was formed in two seotions, which afterwards joined in tho march 'to the cathed The higher ccclesiastics formed a3 the palace of the icardinal and the seminarians and | priests formed in Calver hall, two squares away. The latter body marched to the pulaco where tho two bodies Joined and started through an immenso throng to the cathedral. T'ho seminarians of St.” Sulpitius and the students of | Charles college were followed by the mon- signors, who were in turn followed respect- ively by the bishops and archbishops. The | apostolic delegate, Mer. i { rectly in front of the carer of the cardinal, who was followed by the lesser clerg: Arriving in the massive cathedral the clergy and the seminarians occupied the { places assigned them. His eminence the , cardinal and Mgr. Satolli_occupied their spective thrones. The entiro coremony , Of the most imposing description. The sol- { emn pontifical mass was celebrated by the cardinal. Mer. Corrigan of New York preached the sermon. At the end of the mass the papal benedi tion was dispensed. The procession from the church was inthe same orderas the entry. Congratulations from Leo. The following is the congratulatory letter of the pope to the cardnal. It was read by Father Rooker: Leo XIII, to our beloved son James Oardinal Gibbons, archbishop of Baltiuore, health and Stolic b fon. In_ the month of Octo- next r auspicious day on which, five and twenty years ago, you were ralsed to the eplscopal dignity. We, therefore, are” prompted, both by your dovoted attachment to usand by our affection- ate regard for you, to express ihe feelings of heartiest congratulation wherowlth wo wel- couie this occasion, that is no joyous for us thun it for " you. Wiille we render thanks to the Almighty God who ~ hns hitherto had you - In_ his holy keoping, wo humbly besocch Him in Ifis goodness to grant you the privilege which He has this year mercifully vouchsafed to us (of celebrating the goldon Jubllee of our eplscopate). In the meantinic we send you a memorial of thisgracious anniversary, intonds ing it likowise as u token of our earnest good will toward you. We moreover Invoke upon you every bless- ing for your Lappiuess and weltare uid lov- ingly Impart to you, your clorgy, und tho talthtul intrusted “to your watchful' care, our apostolie benediction. Givenat St. Petors, Rome, the 30th of Au- gust, 1598, In the sixteenth yeur of our pontifi- cate! LEo XIIL, Pove. Coroner’s o8 Hum. An inquest was held at 5 o'clock yesterday afternocn on the body of James C. Ham, swho met his death by falling from the fifth story window of the Barker hotel. Several friends of the deceased testified that -they were aware that Mr. Hum wuas subject to dizzy spells, It is thought that he was taken with one of these while trying to raise a window in his room, and, losing his balance, fell to his death. The jury returned a verdict of aceidental death, F'riends have ordered the body embalmed, and if relatives are not heard from by Sun- day it will be buried here. e Eleotion Proclamatio; The proclamations calling the county election have been issued by the county clerk and are now boing posted by Sherift Bennett iu the wards of the city and the country precincts. e L Acospted the Engine, It is understood that the Board of Fire and Police Commussioners has accepted the new fire engine which was tested Tuesday and will put it in service as soon as the Harnoy street house is completed. —_ Blaze in n Burn, Fire in a barn owned by Charles Curtis, Sixteenth and Charles streets, called outr the departweat at 4 o'clock yesterday after- noon. A pile of hay had been set fire to by children. There was no loss, Doctors Recom fQUAKER CHALK TALKS Drnggist— How is it Doctor you are sending me no pre- scriptions); I have seen none of your patients lately. Doctor — No = they go to the grocer's — I am recommending Quaker Oats, Sold Only in Quaker Oats. OF LOW PRIC KEEPS BLOW HENCE RIPPL A RADE WAVES AND A LIVELY STIR AMONG OUR CUSTOMERS, Thursday wo willsell: The greatest dress goods hargain ever ssen on our counters, consisting of 50 picees of wool and worsted goods, 40, 45 and 50 inches wide, some worth $1.00, some $1.25, some $1.50, some $1.7 To make a clean sweep of them, the price goes down to §fe. You will never meet such a chance to buy a good dress for so little money again, Come and see the goods. You will buy the $3.45 pays for a beauty. 1.75 printed cashmeres 98¢. $1.80 Grunning silks g\. RP'-Ilk faced '\'ul\ um|)\l ones, §9e- ‘fl cmnants of dress goods 50 r cont off. White shaker flannel, 8¢ quzll)l?ly. 2}0t Grey blankets, 85¢ quality, 55¢ carlet wool blankets 82 S-pound all wool blankets, worth $1, 83 S.pound all wool blankets, worth $5, 83.79 Himalaya-cloth, something new for wrappers and children's cloaks, made to sell for 50¢, at 2 g‘% bleached muslin, 8¢ quality, @ie tra large linen towels 18i¢ All our 25¢ and 30¢ towels 19¢ ‘Lot $3 bed spreads 81.98 Ladices’ all wool 1 ckets 83, Ladies’ fine all wool ‘jackets in Scotech mixtu BO0c Corset day any of the fnlh)\\'iug named corsets: French Woven, Warner's, Featherbon to scll up to $1.75. Ladics’ ni Ladies’ d Ladies’ cor 5 h?ucks and le—At 50¢ will sell you 'l'h'lll'.fl. J. B, made et cov 20¢ 'y black hose, 20¢ quality, 9¢ pn-shrinking underwear,” regular ‘hursday 25¢ heavy woolen hose, sold always at day’s price 250 Children's heavy ribbed hose 25¢ Ladies® heavy camel’s and white mer vests and pants, for Thursday only, 49¢. They are worth much more Ladies’ jersey ribbed und can’t be matched under 75 Ladi combination suits, $1.50, buy at 90c¢. Lot of ladies’ fine kid gloves which make hus- < brisk at the glove counter, 83¢. silk satin edge ribbons in widths up to No. 16 at 4. Lot of ruchings, were 25¢, now Lot of ruchin, W unscented no flecee lined, v5c¢. 35¢ and 50¢, now 10¢. oap 10e. rge cake honey, elder flower, castile and , 8 cakes for WSitne 3 bt oCior 5o BASEMENT BARGAINS. Genuine ostrich feather duster, worth $1.75 to $3.50, your choice 75¢- ¢ Strausky nickel plated pudding dishes, regu- lar 1.25 goods, at ?10. American waffle irons'85¢. 6 rolls toilet paper 25¢. The above are all money saving values—come prepared to buy liberally. B The MORSE Dry Goods Co. Our Drapery Department Has developed with the in- creased room, and the new stock now open will give some We extend an invitation to all to visit our fresh suggesticns. second floor and see the variety of new materials, a splendid as- sortment of rope and bambo portieres and all styles, and all A prices of chenille curtains. little money well spent in drap- eries goes a long way toward furnishing your room. Orchard & Wilhelm, Carpet Co.