Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 26, 1893, Page 11

THE _OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY! NOVEMBER ECHOES FROM THE ANTE ROON Nebraska Pythians Celebrate Their Silver Auviversary in 8plendid Manner, SPEECHES OF MEMBERS AND GUESTS History of Nebraska Lodge No. 1--Shriners Mawe n Night of {t—The Elks Dance ~Doings of the Week in Fra- ternal Circles. A quarter of.a century ago, when a vast proportion of Nebraska was an uninhabited prairic and but a small town dotted the spot where today stands the stately and prosper- ous city of Omana, Pythianism was first in- troduced west of the Alleghanies by the or- ganization of Nebraska lodge, No. 1, Knights of Pythiae, It was carly in 1868 when several promi- nent residents of the modest town of Omaha conceived the idea of the institution of the lodge of the Knights of Pythias, an order which was then attracting considerablo atteation throughout the country. The entive of such a movement lay in fact that Pythianism is one of the greatest ovdors of the fraternal world. Fraternity, charity and benevolence s its foundation, is solid and substantial and will stand as long as the civilized world. The work of tuis fraternity 1s interesting, Instructive and ennobling. During the discussion of the proposition to plant in the mid-west the first lodge of the order west of jthe Alleghanies nono among the promoters were more enthu- d active than George H. Crager, and enthu m had the desired effect and the preliminary mecting was held August Application was made to the supreme chancellor for a_dispensation. The same was granted and the loage was named Nebraska No. 1. When the dispensation issued. by the supreme chancellor to the following: George H. Crager, Davis, Idwin Stanton, L. ¥ Babcock, C. Skinner, Neal, J. Monier, Jokn Taylor and omas C. Bruner. Toenable them to establish the lodge in a proper maaner and upon a sound basis the mem- bers secured a loan of #150. The lodge was duly organized November 23 of the samo yoar afld it was started upon a perpetual and successful life. The first ofticers were as follows: Edwin Davis Skinner, V. C.; Dr. L. F\ ; S.; Edwin Stanton, M v C. Bruner, M. E.; J. E. Neal, M. at H. A. Monier, I. G.; John Taylor, O. G. Those who desired to avail themselves of the privileges of the membership in No. 1 in 1868 were not mearly so numerous as is the case today. owing to the less popu- lous community. [t was rather an uphill undertaking to keep the lodge from sinking into o state of inactivity and it required coustant prodding to keep some of the lag- ging members from sliding backwards. Howoever, the lodge weathered the storms of adversity and achieved magnificent suc During 1869 the membership was slight! creased and the attendance at meetings was very good. The flrst recorded effort of any lodge to compel its ofticers to memorize a ritual was by No. 1 in January, 1860, January 21 of the Bamc r the lodge conceived the idea of an investment in printers’ ink. Tho scheme was a good one, but 1t failed in the accom- plishment of its purpose. Complimentar invitations were tendered and as quickly a cepted by the editors of Omaha’s three daily newspapers, Republican, Herald and Times. Free advertising was looked for asa return of the compliment. It was not thus, how- ever, This lodge has always been foremost in joining in the celebration of important events for Omaha. Whenon May 10, 1809, the citizens of Omaha celebrated the com- pletition of the Pacific railway, No. 1 par- ticipated and over forty knights were 1n line under David Carter Charles Skinner served the first term of the year as chaneelior commander and Rod- ney Dutcher the second term. For the year 1870 George . Stallsmith served the first term and T. J. Lane the second. Mr. Lane was re-elected for the first term in 1871, David Robertson served the second. J. S, Shropshire was the pre- siding ofticer during 1872 aud for the first term of 1 T. C. Bruner filled the second. During those years the membership in- creased slightly and the lodge was in a pros- verous condition, considering that it was in the pioneer days when memoership material was not too plentiful, History does not record a cry of distress that has gone unheeded by No. 1, whether a knight or his family required assistance. It ‘was No. 1 that promptly went to the assist- ance of the grand lodge when it was finan- cially embarrassed in its infancy. Alsoin 1873, when the supreme lodge was in straightened circumstances, n per capita from the members of 25 cents each was leviea, Tho lodge has always promptly met the nssessments of the grand lodge, no maté ter how large. In 1874 the nccessary paraphernalia to work the amplified rank was purchased by No. 1, the first lodge in the state to work that rank and the first knight charged was Judge Gustave Auderson. At the annual session of the grand lodge held in Omaha in 18574, No. 1 exemplified the ritualistic worlk of the order and was com- plimented by the graud lodge. The first movement toward the introduc- tion of the uniform rank was in 1882, and it was successful, During the intervening years from 1874 to 1881 the membership fluctuated perceptibly. The lodge, however, prospered in many ways, The chancallor commanders were for vhose years: John J. Monell, D. G. Ander- son, K. G. Ryle C. E. Reynolds ana B.'D. McLaughlih, From January 1, 1882, €. K. Coleman piloted = the lodge along for three years, serving in the capacity for o longer time than any of his predecessors or successors. For the su ceeding years the chancellor commanders were S. M, Wilcox, J. W. Lounsbury, J, H. Gibson, C. M. Dinsmoor, W. S. Spencer, H. B. Irey, John Hayward, J. W. Malone, Georgo A§Magney. During 1892 the lodge experienced o most prosperous year, and the membership renched 177, This record will be cclipsed by that of 1803, under the able leadorship of M. L. Roeder. During: its quarter of a century of life the lodge found a home in many places. It was organized in Good Templars hall, 1819 Doug- las street. For a number of years meetings were held in Brown's hall, southeast corner of Fourteenth and Douglas, and afterward in a hall on Farnam strect. From there the lodge was removed to Central halion Four- teenth street. Thenext change was to Boyd's old theater, and quarters were retained there until Pythian hall, in the Paxton block, was completed. Meetiugs are now held thero ‘Wednesday evenings. The wemnbership of No, 1 embraces some of the best and most hovnored residents of this community and are identified with the business and commercial interests of the city, With a record of a quarter of a century of life Nebraska lodge No. 1 stands in the full vigor of its achievements. It has weath- ered the. storms of adversity and comes from under strong in pn perity, It was but proper and right that its silver auniversary should be the occasion for feasting and a timely commemoration of its birth and existence.” Thursday evening 200 Kuighits and their ladies, with distinguished visitors and spokesmen, gathered about the banquet bourd at the rooms of the Commer- cial club. Tha club rooms were thrown into a single apartmect, which was none too large to hold the throng of guests. The large tables were tastefully bedecked with potted plants and shining glasses. An orchestra discoursed excellent music. The earlier part of theevening was spent in forming new acquaintances and renewing old associations, 1 which the reception com- mittee performed a happy part. At 9:80 o'clook Grand Chancellor M. L. Roeder led the way into the dining room, where the next hour was passed i discusslog & menu of exceptional merit. The cuisine and ser- vice were of the best. After the coffee had been sarved the guests were in & happy mood to listen to the somewhat lenxl{\.v. ram of toasts which followed. The address of welcoma was delivered by Mr. Roeder, who compared the circle arouud the table to that which, centuries ugo, had graced Kipg Arthur's round table. In the old time, a8 now, all were of oue heartand one mind, thus proving, accorduig to the pre- cepts of Pythianism, that in union was power. The knights of old wore the colors of their lady lover on thelr coats of wail, to give them courage in battle and to ever re- mind them of the sacredness of the conflict in which they were about to engage. Today Wwe wear the pictures of our ladies in our hearts; her colors are those of modesty and honor, worn as sweet symbols of tender de- votion. Mr. Roder then briefly reviewed the history of tie lodge. Mayor Bemis re in behalf of “Omaha." As thic representative of the city he extended 1o the lodge congratulations on the prosper- ity that had attended its twenty-five years of life, He should remember this anniver- sary not onlyon account of the oceasion itself, but because the day was also the sil- ver anniversary of his firstarrival in Omaha. In the bond of union that was the founda- tion of the order was founa a principle that essentinl in municipal affairs, necessary to protect the city ption and corporations and gas as well, me [odge” was responded to by Richard O'Neill, supreme representatiye. Mr. O'Neill said that the history of the du- preme lodge was the history of every suc- cessful organization. 1t had met with many barriers to its progress and had proudly surmounted them all, There was no lodge in the United States that had taken as active a part in the af- fairs of tho supreme lodge as had Nebraska lodge No. 1. “I'he first resolution to organize aniformed rank was introduced by John Monell of Omaha, When dissension had menaced the life of the supreme lodge an compani ““The Sup ! Omaba man hnd stepped in and by his voice and influence restorel harmony and paved the way for continued prosperity. When it evident that the ritual was inade- quate to the necessities of the order, Mr. E. 1 French of Omaha had remodeled it and adopted it to the enlarged field of the organization, H. D. Iistabrook spoke in behalf of “Those Who Have Never Ridden the Goat.” The other toasts w “I'he Home and tho Lodge,” J. J. Mone 'he Knight of the Nineteenth Century.” Mrs. Eiia W 0 ““The Future of Pythianism,” S. Hamilton, P. G. C.; “Friendship, Charity and Benevolence,” Rev. J. G. Tate; *'The Beneficence of the Flag T. B. Minahan; ““The Ladies,” W. F. Bechel, P. C. They Found the Mare. The beautiful, pinky-eyed, silky-haired, long-cared Day Mare, the pride of the sul- tana, which had wandered away from the sacred precinets of Tangier temple, Arabi Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, into desert about gier, was recovered iday and the twenty-six candidates for mystic orders were permitted to look upon the sacred animal, as sacred to Shriners as the white elephant to the Siame: Wasted in its long fast amid the sands of the desert, the beast was mild and gentle and the novitiates formed a strange liking for the newost giit from the sultan to Tangier temple. The desert sands blazed hot and the caravan which set out at b o'clock Friday evening to reach the shrine was one of the t that ever crossed tho mirage- baunted wastes, Twenty-six of the unre- generated sons of the desert were shown the beauties of the loly of holies and fely invested with the star Accompanying the caravan were thirty-five nobles from Sesostris, Lin- coln, under the chaperonage of Attorney General Hastings, twenty nobles from Ei- Davenport, whilé along the way the proc n was joined by nobles from Kaaba and other nearby cities of the orient, come to worship at Tangier's templo. After the ceremonies, which wereof a high order of merit, 250 nobles sat down to the tables loaded with milk and honey, with meat from the breast of the ibes, and then the big men of the different temples talked, and the talk waslike unto the sweet flowing of mountain streams, fresh and very lovely to tho tired feet of the newly init- iated. Poems were read by Nobles Robert EFrench of Kedrney and L. M. Rheem of Omaha; speeches ‘were made by Attorney Hustings and a Swede noble, Mr. Shepherd of Lincoln, told of his visit to the Midway plaisance.’ There was sweet music by a quartet of well-tuned vocalists, and the night was made joyous by the siren voices of the sacred syhinxs. The Elks Dance. The members of Omaha lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, enjoyed them- selves Thursday evening at Chambers’ Dancing academy and treated their ladies to a pleasant evening. Dancing was the order and the pastime was enjoyed until a late hour. The members very generally re- sponded and the event was a success. Zach month the Elks give an entertain- ment, a new committee being in charge of each. Considcrable rivalry has sprung up and cach committee is endeavoring to outdo the others. Improved Order of Red Men, Yah-nun-dah-sis tribe No. 2, assembled in the wigwam in the Continental forest on the sleep of the 20th sun, to congratulate the past sachem, J. H. Flannagzan, on his elec- tion to the chair of the great sachem of this state by the great council of Nebraska, held at Lincoln last week. ‘This 18 not only an honor to Yah- sis tribe No. 1, and to the other tribes this reservation, but to J. H. Flannagan, whose untiring exertions for the order has succeeded in establishing it on a firm foot- hold, with other secret orders of this state ; also to show their appreciation of his knowl- edge and efliciency in conducting his office as great chief of records for the last great sun of the great council of Nebraska. Speeches were indulged in by the mem- bers, and at the call of the great sachem, Mr, Flannagan made a very appropriate speech, thanking the brothers for their con- gratulations and urging the tribe to venewed vigor in attendance and'in bringing new pale faces into the tribe; also s perfect knowledge of the ritual ana the working of the degrees so that with pride he could say to them, well done. After the council fire was quenched the brothers returned to their homes well satisfled with the ovents of the evening, and at the elec- tion of oficers on the 27th sleep of bever moon they hope to see oficers elected who will attend regular to the advancement of the order. e DIED OF HIS INJURIES, Ed Colllus’ Victim Dies from the Efects of the Shooting. Louis McPherson died at the county hos- pital at 4 o'clock yesterday morning and the remains were atonce conveyed to the morgue, Thedead man was shot it Valley last Satur- day night and was brought to this city for treatment, At the time of the shooting Mc- Pherson and iis friend Dale, were standing by a coal car futending to steala sack of fuel. Before they had curried their inten- tions into effect & shot was fired, and Me- Pherson dropped to the ground with a bullet in his head. The injured man was orought to Omaha and placed in the county hospital. Dale, the man who was with him, was held as a wit- ness and Fd Collins, one of the tougns of Valley, was locked up for doing the shooting. In his dying statement McPherson said that Dale did not shodt him, and thus all the sus- picion rests on Collins, who is now in the county jail. The police give Collins a bad nume, as he has beeo arrested in Omaha several times. Itis the opinion of two of the special agents of the Union Pacific who were in Vallay that night that Collins was after them because they bad caused his arrest several times for stealing from cars left standing on the tracks at Valley. It hap- pened that theso railway detectives gave it out that they would leave on acertain train, but, for some reason best known to them- selves, did not do so. They think that Col- lins mistook Dale and McPherson for the railroad detectives and shot to kill. At noon yesterday the coroner had a pos mortem on the remains, which was con- ducted by Surgeon J. . Summers. Several other physicians were present. After the skull cav had been removed an examination of the brain was made and part of the bullet wus found, Hemorrhage of the brain had set in and the surgeon remarked after examining the brain that nothing could have saved the patient. Ap laquest will be neld Monday. han Two Years. , Nov. 25.—The jury in the case of Fred Lucker, charged with murder in causing the death of four persons by wrecking & Santa Fe train at Barclay on August 21, 1801, yesterday brought in 8 ver- diot of not guilty. The jury, it is said, was of the opinion that Tucker had nothing to do with the wreck, but the evidence, it is claimed, showed that the wreck was inten- tional. JUDGE FERGUSON'S DECISION After Several Years of Litigation Over @ Oase, Omaha Holds the Back. DOUGLAS STREET GRADE CASE DECIDED Judge Ferguson Rules That the Assess. ment Proceedings Were Irregular and Vold—Juage Scott Decides Upon the Pay of City Registrars The Douglas street grade cases have been disposed of, so far as the courts of this county are concerned, Judge Ferguson hav- ing held that on account of frregularities in appraising damages, assessing benefits ana levying taxes the city of Omaha is perpetu- ally enjoined from collecting the tax which the council, sitting as a_board of equaliza: tion, assessed against property that was not benetited by the change of grade of the strect. Anna Meredith was the owner of a lot sit. uated at the northeast cornerof Twentieth and Dydge streets, and joining with other property owners who were off of Douglas, the street dn which it was proposed to change the grade, she protested against the award of the appraisers, Augusius Pratt. W. A. Gardner and George C. Bassett, who assessed the sum of #2012 ugainst blocks 108, 109, 110, 114, 115 and 116, During the year 1891 the council, sitting as a board of equalization, levied a tax upon ail'of the property from Iighth to tho west end of Douglas sireet and upon the in- torsecting streets between Dodge aud Farnam, This took in Tue Bee buildiog and the New York Life property,and at once the owners of these two buildings, who had been assessed benefits in the sum of 00, each appealed from the award and asked for a reasse: meral was employed to 100! and in the courts secured an injunction restraining the collection of the tax so levied. As a re- sult of the finding of the court the council ordered another assessment and the appraisers went to work again, this time omitting from their assessment allof the Douglas street property east of Fourteenth street, the Life and Tue Bee buildings, but taking in some additional Dodge and nam sireet lots, By reason of the new assessment the lots owned by Anna Meredith and located on Dodge strent were assessed for benefits, Not being able to figure out how she was benefited she emploped 1. W. Simeral and instructed him to fizht the case to the end. Other suits were talked of, but, by a com- promise, it was decided that the decision the Meredith case should govern in all mat- ter where the points at issue were prac- ticaliy the same. On December 31, 1882, this case was commencea by Anna Meredith securing the temporary restraining order, which later on was argued on an application fora perpetual injunction. The grouuds on which the order was asked were that the appraisers return did not state that in awarding damages, benefits, if any there were, were taken into consideration, as required by the charter. Another reason for asking the perpetual order was that as the appraisers had declared that the lot of the plaintiff was damaged the council had no jurisdiction for assessing it for benefits. This position was sustained by Judge IPerguson in giving his opinion and what the result will be is hard to tell, as it is a fact that the owners of some of the lots situated similar to the one which brought abou tthis legal controver: have paid their tax into the city treasury. Whether they will sue to recover tho money or let the matter drop is a question which is now agitating the city. Originally, when the damages were paid, the money to pay the same was advanced by the telephone company and A. J. Hanscom, but it has since been paid back, the city hop- ing to collect from the lot owners who have been interested in theoutcome of the snit which has just been decided, his decision has left the city holding the sack, as it will have to foot the bills unless the supreme court should reverse Judge Ferguson. This suit does not in any way involve the question of the pay for the grading of Doug- las street, but simply effects the payment of the expenses and costs arising from the change of the grade. PAY OF KEGISTKARS, Judge Scott Interprets the Law and De- cldes n Teat Case. From this time on registrars of election will know where they are at and what com- ensation they will receive for their serv- ices, as Judge Scottof thelaw court has decided a case which settles the matter for all time to come, provided the defeated party does not go to the supreme court and a reversal of the judgment is ordered. In the fall of 1801 Adolph Lander- greon was appointed a rvegistrar of clection for the period of one year, und as such offic he daly qualified. During the early summer of 1802 the city council ordered a special election,in order to allow the voters of Omaha to cast their ballots for or against the proposition to vote bonds in aid of tne Nebraska Central railway scheme. For three days preceding the holding of tbis election, that the voters of the city might be registered and that the registration lists might be revised for the November election, the rezistrars sat in eighty-eight clection districts in the city, As such registrars they commenced their labors at 8 o'clock in the morning and con- tinued until 9 o'clock 4t night. ‘When the bills of these registrars reached the council, they were allowed £) each. or §3 per day. Most of the men accepted the money, but Adolph Landergreen refused the tender, claiming thatvas a registrar, he was working undor the eight hour law of the states; that he was entitled to $3 per day for each eight hours of the thrée days and doublo pay for all over time., This bill the city refused to pay after which Landecgreen for himself and for nearly 100 of tho other registrars, brought suit against the vity, each man claiming $20.25 for the extra time over and above the eight hours, “To the petition the city, through its legal representatives demurred, and the case was argued before Judge Scott something like o year ago. In p&ush? upon the case yesterday, Judge Scott quoted the provisions of the eight hour law and then said, *It will not be con- tended that the plaiouff performed the work of & merchant, and hence he does not come within the terms of the descriptive word, ‘“merchant,” as used in the act. The work'did not involve the art of construction, nor require one skilled in mechanical art or occupation, nor was the plaintiff a servant within the meaning of the term as applied in the act. o plaintiff was notan employ city, but was an appointee of the city coun- cil, his compensaton,' duties and duration of service being fixed by law and not by ap- vointing power. He was appointed to per- form ofticial, executive, judicial and minis- terial duties for the electors within the sinet, which auties were defined by 'he plaintiff was not a laborer within the meaning of the term, but was a public officer and could not . be removed except for cause, and as such an officer he took the ofticiol oath, not the oath of a sgrvant, mechanie or laborer, but as an nflkm?‘;l the city, Everyact and auty required of him was an ofticial act or duty, under an official oath. Whatever clerical or scrivener work he performed a part of his official duty, much passing Judgment upon the right of an applicant to bo registered, ordering the arrest of aiscurbers of the peace at the place of regis- tration. The duration of his official services was fixed by law, as well as was the com- pensation which he was to receive. As public officer of the state the plaintiff is entitled to recover the salary provided by law, 3 per day, measured from 8 o'clock in the moraing uneil 9 o'clock at night. “In this case the plaintiff does not come within the law defining a legal day's work to be elgiit hours, as that law does not apply to nor inciude public officials. Any other construction would be unauthorized and un- warranted. His salary uch public ofiicer, and measure cf time of service is fixed by the law that created the office and canuot be increased, chunged or diminished, save by the enacting power of the state. **The petition does not state facts suicient to constitute a cause of action aund the de- murrer 18 therefore sustained.” The wew plumbiug ordinance is in the hands of the committepfon sewers and will undoubtedly be return®¥l to the council with recommendation that it do pass. This or- dinance provides forafid creates the office of plumbing inspector sugy assistant plumbing inspector, and nxc; the salaries at 1,800 and $1,500 each. NJone shall be eligible to either of the positions unless having served an apprenticeship of three years at the trade of plumbing and house drainage, and in addition lhnll?\ bHeen actively nnqn'(‘d in the business of plumbing and house drain- age as a master plumber, journeyman plumboer or plumbing inspector continuously for the last five yearw next preceding his ap- pointment. Before sentering upon the dis- charge of their duties they shall each exe- cute 4 bond in the sum of $3,000, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their duties. The plumbing inspector shall have the en- forcing of all orainances relating to plumb- ing and house drainage inside of lot lines, subject to the directions of the Board of Health. He shall also keep a correct record of all inspections made in such manner as to be easily accessible at all times. He shall have the right during business hours to enter upon any premises in the discharge of his duties, and he shail cause the arrest of on found violating ordinances over which he has supervision. The assistant plumbing nspector shall act under the direction of the plumbing inspector, and shall have like authority as the plumbing in- spector, and in the absence of the plumbing inspector shall have full authority to act as such atd perform all the duties of such officer. Both officers shall be appointed by mayor and be confirmed by the council, A new system will be inaugurated in the office when the new ordinance becomes a law, in case it does. A complete record of all inspections made will be shown by a diagram of the premises, These diagrams vill be shown in a book kept for tho pur- pose, and a glance at the same and the speci- fications and exvlanations will show the planof the plumbing and the detects it thero bo any. The salary of the plumbing inspector is increased 00 over what it is now, placing the same back at the old fizuves. The salary the ‘was reduced nearly two years ago, “Sliding Scale” Bids Don't Go. Yesterday morning Judge Whalton of the equity court passed upon the meaning of a sliding scale, as applied to bids, and bidders whoseek to secure contracts for the furnish- ing of supplies and materials to cities and counties, Something like a year ago the county com- missioners of this county asked for bids for the year for furnishing piling for brigges, hard and soft wood lumber. ‘There were three bidders, Raymond Bros., Charles Lee and C. L. Chaffee. When the bids ] opened it was found that Raymond Bros. were the lowest on the piling, Lee the lowest on the hard wood and Chaffee the lowest on the pine lumber, though all of the men had bid upon all of the material. In awarding the contract, each man was given what he was the lowest bidder on furnish- ing. Chaffee refused to accept the award. claiming that he was the lowestin the a gregate, and that therefore he was entitled to the whole of the contract. He sued the county, bringing mandamus proceedings and alleging that the commissioners had no authority to separate the bids, picking out any parficular article upon which any com- petitor might be the lowest, The commissiont held his $100 forfeit check and answered, claiming that they could tadopt the sliding plan and p the low articles and award the contract in accordance with the findings. Yesterday Judge Walton decided the case, holding that Chaffee would forfeit his $100 if he failed to sign the contract and_ accept the award of the commissioners. Ie also held that when a number of bidders sib- mitting bids upon a bumber of articles the commissioner had the authority to select such articles upon which any contractor bid low and award hin the contract. Brigham Young's Paper Not Good. The courts of this county have decided that deeds which come via Brigham Young and the Mormon church are not worth the paper upon which they were written. Long years ago when Young and the other Mormon elders held full and undisputed sway at Florence, they entered a large plot of land where the own now stands. When they pulled up stakes and emigrated to Utah tney left the land behind. After that and in the name of the church of the Latter Day Saints, Bricham Young deeded the lands and lots to parties who would accept the title. Some of the land was squatted upon by people who would not contribute to the tithing house fund, and among these parties was Alfred Woolfe, who some twenty years ago built a house and took possession of a block of land right in the heart of the little city, where for ten years he held undisputed possession. A few years ago V. G. Langtry got one of the Youn, deeds to this tract and commence an ejectment suit. The case was fought up and down all of the courts, but a trial was never reached untila few days ago, when the hearing came on before Judge Dufiie. After the arguments had been completed, the case was en under advisement and was decided this morning the ¢ourt holding that Woolfe was the legal owner of the tract and that the deeds from Young and the other Mormon elders were void. This is regarded one of the most im- portant decisions handed down in many a duy, as much of the Florence property has these Mormon deeds hanging over the title, Suit for Damages, D. E. McMurray has sued Hen an action to recover the sum of ages. He a running u y Ritter in } ie was doing # Drosperous busi fe rented the build- ing of the defendant aud avers that not long since that this same defondant broke down the door, entered the store and took into his vossession all of the appliances for ranning the market. Unrecognizible Masses of Charrad Fiesh Taken from the Rulns at Datroit, Derroit, Nov. 25. —Three bodies have now been recovered from the rains of the Edson, Moore & Co. building, which was burned Thursday, and two others are supposed to be buried beneath the mass of debris. None of the bodies have been positively identified, but the remains found yesterday are now be- licved to be those of P. J. Parkey and those this morning of Edward Genther and Ed- ward Viol, A lurge force 6f men 1s engaged night and day in clearing away the rub- bish, but it may be several days before the remaining bodies are discovered, - Miss Helen Gould's Intendod. Cuicago. Nov. 26.—Railroad men here seem Lo think Miss Helen Gould intends to wed I. 8. Thorne, third vice president of the Texas Pacific'railroad, to whom Miss Gould is reported to be engaged. “I know Mr. Thorne well,” said Mr, J. . Ennis, division passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific snd Texas Pacific roads. 1 think very likely he may marry Miss Gould and I know that when Jay Gould and his daughter visitéd El Paso, Mr. Thorne and the Goulds were always together. He is very friendly with'the Gould family and the story that he is to murry Miss Gould is not atall unhkely.” ——— Doctors Had w Hand In It. Searrie, Noy. 2.—Haoush Whitnall, whose mysterious death has caused a sen tion at Mason City, Ia., died in this city No- vember 13, She came here on that date with her foster parents. Mr. and Mrs. .George Pollock, and they stopped at the New En- gland totel. That night she died in conyul- sions and the fact became kuown that she was about to become & mother. The Pol- locks were greatly astonished at the di closure of her condition and when she wat dying threatened to leave her to her fate. They relented, however, and when she died had her body embalmed and burled. The physiciaus held o post-mortem and removed the child, of which they kept possession without iiforming the Boliocks. "The body Was exliumed aud sent to Mason City, whore investigation caused the discovery of the fact that the child was missing. ~The ofti- clals there believe the girl to have been poisoned, and have asked the Seattle offi- clals to investigate. - to tell wi make your ove rcoat? DO YOU KNOW --how fair our prices are? That we do the largest tailoring business in the world! That we have large and busy stores in all the principal cities in America! That we buy for money. ! That we sell for-—~cash only—(you'll have no one el That we can, and do ma Guaranteeing fit, trimm!ng and workmanship If not— WHY NOTV cash—you know that this enables us to give you the most for the least e's loss to pay). From a ke an excellent Overcoat or Ulster— large variety of fabrios. That for 825 to ¢30 we'll make an overcoat—silk—satin—or wool-lined, that you can't duplicare for less than $40. That our BUSINESS SUITS TO ORDER AT $20 are selling so rapidly that the best patterns will soon be gone. That the Trousers at ¢5.00 will tempt you to buy two pair. ~—Our chance is good if you know all this, — Nonresidents address our Mail Order Departm’t colt) 01 S0UTH 1o, KARBACH BLOCK, VERNIE COY’S GREAT PLUNGE Fell Headlong Nearly Seventy Feet, Lives % Toll the Tule, Vernie Coy, the 18:year-old boy, who has been employed as elevator conductor at the Merchants National bauk building for the past eight months, will have a story of per- sonal experience to tell for the vemainder of his life that can be equaled by few and probably excelled by mone, for he took a sheer fail of sixty-eight feet down the ele- vator shaft Friday evening and is not only alive today but is able to tell how it hap- pened. a A Ber reporter called yesterday to see him at his home at 1044 South Thirty-fourtn street and found him in bad, suffering quite a little pain, but perfectly rational and able athe knew about the accident. He said that he left the elevator at the fifth floor for a few moments, and when he turned he found that thec up? auring his absence and the bottom of 1t was about with the top of the elevator door. opened the door and took rope governing the movements of the cage and pulled it alittle in order to bring it back to the fifth floor, but it seems that in his hurry, or because of the dim light he caught hold of the wrong rope or pulled 1t the wrong way, for the oage shot up, ant his hand was knocked off the rove by coming in contact with the screen surrounding the shaft. 'This caused him to lose his balan and he piunged headlong down the shaft. Of what happened for some time after that, he has no recollection, and whatever sensa- tion he may have experienced during that fearful fall is now completely lost to him, for it “'seemed to take his breath away right at the start,” and he only realized that he was whirling around. It is quite certain, however, that he struck the sides of the shaft at least twice during the descent, the statement of a boy who was on the fourth floor being to the offect that Coy struck the further side of the shaft just after he fell, and he also struck the opposite side at the second floor, there having been sufficient of a rebound to throw him across the shaft. This contact ag: deflected his course to the further side, and to this fact is undoubtedly due his escape from an instant death, as it caused him to barely miss falling on the eightinch water pipe that runs diagonally across the bottom of the shaft. There is nothing on the sides of the shafton which he cculd have caught to materially break his fall, and it could hardly have been retarded except by the friction of the falling body by contact with a vertical wall, The space in the cellar, directly under the shaft, is needed for machinery und it was because of this that instead of the shaft to continue to the concrete flooring a platform floor had been constructed across the bottom of the shaft between the bottom of the cellar and the floor of the bascment, 80 that it was upon this board flooring that young Coy landed ofter making his aero- nautic trip without the aid of a parachute, The floor is constructed of in board: covered with zine, and laid upon six 2 severr feot long. Iivery onc of the was broken, One was snapped rely in two in the middle, another v split its entire length and the others were as badly split and splintered as if they had gone through a railroad wreck, while the entive floor was knocked out of its original position. Janitor Luther was going up the staieway when the accident occurred, and when the body whirled past him he thought that the cage had broken loose and fallen, He hur- ried down, and in company with the engineer opened the basement door at the bottom of the shaft, then discovering that the acrolite had been a human bod The boy was groaning, but conscious, aud when asked, **Vernie, is thav you,” replied,* Yes.” A doctor was hurriedly led and the - Jjured youth was examined and taken home, he was given an anwsthetic, and he nuch of the night, Yesterday the physician made & more complete examin tion and found that two ribs had been torn from their fastenings, the second toe on the left foot was broken and the back of the vie- tim wus a continuous bruise. A small bruise was apparent on the forehead und a lump appeared on the side of the head, but there were no other outward iudications of injury, although it was apparent that there were internal injuries, but their extent could not be determined, The indications were, however, that the young man would rapidly recover unless un- expected complications developed, 1t is statad that young Coy is a Young Men's Christian association gymnasium boy, and some of his feillow athletes advance the opinion that when he fell he instinctively pulled himself together and landed on his Lm'k in & compect ball, instead of with arms aud legs extended, and that this explains the fact that he escaped without broken limbs, Coy has been regarded by the tenants of the building as a very careful boy, much more 80 than any of his predecessors, and it was regrotfully commented ou that he should be the one to suffer 1n this way, us he was very popular with the people who were his regular passengers. But thav even Death of U, J. C. J. Bradley died at noon yesterday at his rooms at 606 North Seventeenth street, A rumber of years ago Bradley was a member of the Omaha police force, but for the last few years he has served business Louses on Farnam street by acting as private watch- man, The deceased was well known in the city and had many friends. Though nearly 50 vears ol age he was active and attentive to his business and was respected by those who knew him. Heart failure is supposed Lo vé the cause of death. The body is at Maul's, awaiting instructions from relatives in the east, . e e Shot and Killed His Son Mantox, O,, Nov. 25.—Charles Brundige, a prominent farmer of southern Marion county, murdered his 24-year-old son, James Brundige, early this morniug by shooting him with a shotgun. The affair is said to have resulted from a quarrel. 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