Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 17, 1893, Page 7

THE OMAHA DAILY Alarm Clocks, 75c up. and Mandolins Guitars, ! $5 up. | { I MAX ! ) 4 P Desiring to close out our WATCH . —0r— or Cornets from $5.00 up. All Kinds of Band Instruments Very Cheap. ery Description, 'ERY MAKE AND QUALITY. $2.50 UP. EVERY ONE WARRANTED. Watches of All Kind PRICES g, retail stock entirely, prices will be no object. ES This complete silver Tea Set % Everything carried in first class Jewelry and Music houses can be found at our Stores at Lower Prices than Elsewhere. M Child’s vianos, G0e un. Child’s violins, 50¢ up. Child’s drums, 3¢ up. Harmonicas, 5¢ up. Accordians, $3.50 up. Banjos, $1.75 up. Music Rolls, 75¢ up. Max Meyer & Co. are next door. baccos, merschaum and briar pipes, cigar cases and holders, and lots of suitable presents for gentlemen, cheaper than ever. EYER & BRO. CO. The Oldest and Most Reliable Jewelry and Music House in Omaha. Lots of presents for chil- drcm---thcy must be closed out Sterling Silver ey Rings, 50c Up. TIMES. PIANOS; A full stock, from the cheapest to the finest Pianos» at prices that defy competition. CALL. ANDSERTHRM. OPEN EVENINGS. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR YOUNG AND 0LD. French olo-ks 87 up. Solid gold rin s #1 up, Walking sticks $1 up. Wateh chains and charms, 1 up. Siiver Thimbles 50 up. Gold Thimbies 3 up, Storling sliver puper cutters from §1 up, Sot of 6 Sterling Silver Spoons, latest Gorham pat- torn, $3.50. DIAMONDS Of any size, mounted or un- mounted, thoy will fit any purse, $2 up. Genuine Diamond Rings, $1.50 up to $1,000. Hand Organs, 75¢ up. Silver Novelties for Gentlemen, 50 up. Daggers for Ladies men, 50c up. Hair Brushes and Combs in Silvar 1 prices, Ladies and and Gentle« Violins in great vari- oty from 50¢ up. Organs, largest stock Souvenir in_the 25c up. west from Spoons. Pocketbeoks and cl- gar casos, with. sil- ver mountings, $2 up. Largest jinc in the city—500 up. They are still selling cigars, to= Corner Farnam and Eleventh, Our Old Stand. Established 1866. \ MERRY WAR AT THE MADISON Interesting Theme for Gcssip at a Popular Boarding Honse, ] (PATRONS WONDERING WHERE THEY ARE AT All Matters Com| test of Whicl Latest Fhase—-Ot Court 2 ieated by 1njun or District ws. Lugal Con- tion Ix the nn Like a pall, ereat dark clouds of trouble are hoveri) “The Madison,” the fash- g ionable boarding house at Twenty-first and streets, this cold, bright Sabbath and the guests who gather about ro kept busy wondering where t, as they know not what moment be called upon to go out and face s world in the search for a place to lay thei heads and pick thew molars. ] The hotel 18 in the samo old place, but there is a lawsvit attachment that has com- plicated matters in several particulars, so mtich 80 that no one will venture an. opinion as to who Is the authorized head of the house. Besides the regulation bill of fare ihere 1s an wjunction, o suit for damages §: and any number of licns filed by the cred- itors of the owners of the house Mow 1t All Happened, Early in 18 A. Leavenworth con- cervel the idea of building a fushionable hoarding bouse, though he was without iy thing of the kind, but hav- money o do ing some credit, he worked among the brick and lumber men, making the best kind of ises, all of ‘which, for the time being, pted instead of cash. Noxt the s wore seen, and they, like the ma- AL mon, tooke promises to pay. Having made this kind of deal, Leavenworth com- menced the erection of the structure and succeeded in 4 most admirable mwanner, get- ting tho building under roof and ueariy'com wloted before any of the vartics thought of asking for mouey in hquidation of the debts, | Soon after this Mr. Leavenworth stavted out in search of a tenant and long he found Helen A. and Samuel Lewis, mother and sou, both of whom were well up in the art of housekeeping. With them a denl wis consummated and they moved in, inviting boarders co come and tavry in their + bedsand around their board, At that time the hotel was not entirely completed, and ac- cording to tho terms of the contract the { driven, Avenworth beeame involved in ' aud deeded the property to @ Charics L. Gyger, a down town bookkeeper, B who av onco demanded rent from tho [l Towises They rofusod to pay until such \ timows the hotel was completed, according : 10 contract, and then the litigation com- wenced. The fen holders jumped in and | wanted their money. claiming that while the deed appeared absolute upon its face, it was only & morygage in fact, and that he had no ] rights until he had instituted and completed (doreclosure procoedings, Bills Stopped All Around, The Lewises did not become alarmed until @ fow duys ago, when they claim that they discoyercd that G was couspiring with the holders of tho licus to get thém out. fThe next thing that happened was the re- of notic they came from d v o the effcct that no money be paid to tho holders of the liens. wust After this the lien people wrote that money must not be paid to Gyeer, her son could have stood this well enough if B thoir boarders had beew loft aione, buk the B were not, fora fow days ago these votic gommencea 0 be sent to them. The [l Poarders wanted to settle their bills, but on account of not knowing to whom o pay the [l mouey. they ket it in their pockots and { coutinued to feast at the Lewis table, {ree of cost Mys. Lewis and hor son soon discovered thut thoy could not stuna the expense of sunuing a hotel upon this plan und yester: doy they went bBefore Judge Ambrose, Mrs. Lowis and alded by their attorney, F. A. Brogan, they secured an_injunction, by the terms of wiiich they have asked that the court declare that Leavenworth is the owner of tho building and that Gyger pe reswrained from collecting money or interfering with the boarders or the amairs of tho hotel. Arguments ou the_application for a perma- nent injunction will be heard by Judge Wal- ton next Thursday and in the meantime vhe temporary order will protect the boarders and allow Mrs. Lowis and herson to do little collecting of past due board bills for meals furnished. : g In their petition the plaintiffs claim that they haye expended the sum of $12,000 in fitting up the hotel and building up a trade. 1f they are ejected they aver that they will lose this amount and that ovher paries Will be bencfited thereby. Sued the Street Kallway Company. William Kirk has jumped into the legal arcna and has sued the Omaha Street Rail- way company in an action to recover the sum of $10,000 damages. For a cause action the plaintiff alleges that on Christ- mas day, 1801, he boarded a South Omaha motor at Seventeenth apd Cuming streets, intending to go to the south end of the line. On account of the crowded condition of the train he was com- pelled to stand on the rear end of the trailer. All went well until he reached ‘Cwentioth and Vinton streets, when he was thrown over the tailboard. When he struck the pavement it was ufficient force to where, break his spiue, making him a cripple for life. Ton Thousand on Notes. 1 M. Blount has sued W. G. Sloan and P, Johnson for the sum of $10,000, which umount the plaintiff alleges is due on two promissory nates. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants exccuted these notes a long time ago and deliverca them to a Chi- cago firm, and that now they refuse to walk up und settle, ————— WAS A PRETTY PICTURE, ds Adwire the Frank Wilcox Com- pany's Bowutiful Christmas Window. Originality and artistic taste combined constitute a magnet around which public intorest always clusters. This applies to the display of holiday goods and the dress- ing of show windows as well as other things inlife, That is why so mauy people paused m front of 1515-17 Douglas street last even- ing and viewed the large windows of the Frank Wilcox company with oxclamations of delignt. A They came, they saw, they were enrap- tured. There was nothing i the display that savored of Chmstmas week backnumbers. “The frost-covered whiskers of Santa Claus were not wisible. No sleigh bells or chim- ney tops greeted the eye and the perennial panorama of the fireplace and a string of empty stockings flapping listlessly against the mantelpiece was missing. Instoad of theso relics of ancient history were two pretty pictures from the album of nature, In the large window east of the main cn- trance was a sea of ice—a unique imitation of a Polur cocktall. A vessel jammed amid glaciers was pictured, in the background while an “ola inhabitant” of the Arctic re- gion iu the shape of an adult bear rechned on u ton of ice and calmly surveyed an array of shoes and slippers which seemed to be sighing for skates, In the west window was a realistic moun- tain scene. A long range, surmounted by snow-kissed peaks, was visible in the dis- tanc At the base of the moantains was & typieat ranch, On an adjacent cliff an eagle with blood stained talons was standing over & helpless child captive, ‘The windows, which attracted such gen- eral attention last evening, were dressed by Edward 8. Thompson and C. V. Durling, young men of original ideas and excellent taste, who bave been in _the employ of the Frank Wilcox company for some time. R 1l and & Broken Leg. While walking on Tenth sireet near Cap- itol avenue last might John Anderson, col- ored, had the misfortune to sliv and fall, suffering a fractured leg. The patrol wagon took the injured man to his howe at Nine- teenth and Harney streets. He is employed at the city lbrary, ‘T\\’»ELVE THOUSAND SHORT Showing Made by the Books of Ex-County Treasurer Snyder. ATTRIBUTED TO BAD BOOKKEEPING Steps Will Be Taken to Collect the Balance —Other Matters Brought Before the County Commissioners Yester= County Clerk Sackett and Auditor Tate reported to the county commissioners yester- day that they had spent some timo in checks g up the accounts of ex-County Treasurer Adam Soyder, from January , until January 6, 1802, and had found that the fol- lowing amounts were a General fund.. Bond siuking fiind Hospital butlding fuid Redemption fund Special school fund Apportionment fund $ 5,062.80 5,000.00 Total $12,4685.98 The repot showed the school bond fund overpaid in the sum_of §251, which amount should be credited to Mr., Snyder. The find- ing was also to the effe that there wer building fund notes ageregating §1,757.78 which were not in the hands of the present reasurer and thab there was no record to how where they had gone, though there s evidence to show that they had disap- ‘ed since the sale of the poor tarm lots. r report the two officials stated Suyder had been able to account for §5,000 of the mone ainder neither he nor they could find. Thoy did tribute the shortageto the dishonesty but thought that it was due ssness in_bookkeeping, orrors and blunders in caving for the records of the Stenverg offered a resolution proyid- ing for referring tho report to the chaivman of the board and the county attorney, and instructing them to take steps to collect the balances, Mr. Paddock opposed this proposition in a vigorous protest, urging that the report was not authorized by the board, and that the board bad no knowledge of the correciness of the figures. When it came toa vbte the resolution was adopted and the reference made. Elsasser and His Assistants, Peter . Elsasser, the register of deeds- t, notified the board that he bad named G. . Elsasser as his deputy and Messrs. Webber, iReed and Mahoney as clerks in the office. He a 1 that the salaries of the clerks be fixed at $30 per month each, and that they be made deputies. He also gave the board to understand that he would run the office with the assistance of eight elerks. The whole matter was laid on the table to be considered at the next moeting of the board. ‘The application to cancel tho Personal tax on the lumber yara of John A. Wakefield, which burned some months ago, was denied, the board holding that there was no au- thority for striking the tax trom the books of the county. A. W. Clark of Rescue hall asked that the county furaish that finstitution four tons of coal per month during the winter months, to be distributed to tne poor of the counsy. The request was referred to the commitiée on charity. Dr. Weaver asked to be appointed county physician, but, as the members of the board considered it a little early to make appoint- wents, the application went to the files, Statement of Halance, A statement from the county treasurer showed the following cash balances on hand Bridge fund, §,520.45; bond sinking tun $32,512.50; insane Judgment. $2,175.57; h pital judgment, $5924.57; soldlers' relief fund, $121.57. The same statement showed the county general fund overdrawn in the m of 4, ana the road fund in the same condition to the extent of $618.92. The whole matter was referred to the committee on fiuance for investigation and to report back the findings at some sul quent meeting. A vesolution wi presented providing for @ i the amount of the hond of the reasurer. Herotofore the bond has been in the sum of §250,000, but owing to the fact that th mount of money in the hands of that official is frequently much more thau the face of the bond, it was deemed _advisi- ble, as a précautionary measure, to increase the security. ‘The amount of the new bond was fixed at $700,000, and in that sum the treasurer will be compelled to qualify at the beginning of the new year. — CERAMIC CLUB RECEPTION, an iner county A Beautiful Display Made in Rooms Hand- somely Decorated. Despite the storm a great many people availed themselves of an opportunity to at- tend the first reception of the Nebraska Ceramic club held Friday evening in the argo room of the Now York Life building. Mrs. H. 1. Estabrook, the president of the club, and her ussisting committee reccived the guests. The prettily gowned ladies and the daintily shaded lamps added not a little to the brilliaut eff ect of the rooms. Mrs. tabrook was assisted by Mrs, Russell Harrison and Mrs, Kirkendall, while, grouped about the rooms, welcoming and showing tie dainty china, were M H. S, Fora, Mrs, Boady, Mrs. Merrill, Mrs. Gilbert, Mrs. Downing ot Kearney and Mr Palmer’of Minden. Tea and chocolate wer served by young lady friends of tho receiv- ing party, and altogether it was a very pretty affair. The porcelain was of every variety and use imaginable. The decora- tions were conceded to be unusually fine ana to far surpass tho cxhibit seut to the World's tai Fully 200 pieces were shown that had not been previously exhibited. Many sales were made Friday and yesterday and dupli- cate orders taken., ‘The rooms will be open 0 Visitors on Monday, both day and evening, for those who have been unable to see this really very fine collection of ceramics done by Nebraska wonien. ————— ON TOBACCO, TARIFF Congressman Lewis Sperry Confldent that it Won't Be Changed. Hartroun, Dec. 10.—Last year $6,000,000 was received for their product by toba growers in the Connecticut valley, The proposed reduction of the tariff on imported tobacco from §2 to §1, or even $1.50 as it is now talked of, would mean ruin to th quartes of the tobacco producers. This section 13 greatly excitéd over the tobacco co schedule in the proposed Wilson bill. Growers have not, however, been idle, They have made & Vigorous protest again any chauge of puty to thelr congressman, Lewis Sperry. A lettefl has beon received from him, m which he'days: I seriously doubt whether the *Wilson bill,) as at pres ent reported, will pass the house, and I am in hopes of ‘gelting the'{tobacco] tax re- stored as originally contwined in the Me- Kinley bill" aua . Many,prominent manu- , Dec. facturers of cotton yarn liave held a meeting to take action looking to some modification of the Wilson tariff bill, {asofar as it affects the mavufacturers of cotlfoy yarns, sud have formed & permauent orginization to push the work, — e Suits by the Edison Company, PHILADELY Suits have been filed by the reuit court here by the Edison Electrie Light company of New. York and the Edisen Eleotric Light company of Phi'adelphia against the Manu- facturers club of Philadelpnia, the Colonade hotel and the Spreekels Sugar Refluing com- pany to restrain them contiuing purchasiog and using incandescent lights, which have been adjudged in aecisions in various United States to infringe upon the patents of the “dison company, and also compel an ac- counting for the' purchase and uso of in- fringing lamps in past years, S For Sunday Liguor Sel Christian Wuetrich and Charles . Cull- ingham were each fined $100 and costs in police court yesterday afternoon for keeping open saloon on Sundays. Richard Burdish, Frank Swoboda and James Adawms, accused of the same offease, were discharged. FRAHM TURNS DEFAULTER German Savings Bank Bookkeeper Gets Away with Two Thousand Dollars, SPENT THE MONEY IN RIOTOUS LIVING Made Abstractions from the Cash Tray at the Noon Hour—Friends May Make Up Losses—A Stir i Ger- man Circles, Up to noon last Thursday Christ Frahm wasa trusted empioye of the German Say- ings bank in the capacity of bookkeeper, but he is_such no more, for the bank alleges that he abused the trust reposed in him and appropriated various sums of money that didnot belong to him. His summary dis- missal on that afternoon and subsequent taking iu charge by two detectives employed by the Casualty Bonding company has caused a stir in Germaa circles. Frahm was a member and treasurer of one of the most infiuential German associations, the turnverein, as well ns financial secro: tary of the German society. Bank nnd Socleties Not Losers. Financially, neither the bank, which is tho strongest’ German financial nstitution in this city, nor the societies spoken of will be losers, as none of the money belonging to the lutter hus been touched and the former is amply protected by the above named company, which furnished Frahm's bond the story of his defalcation, as lear trom reliable sources, is that he ente employ of the savings bank about one y ago. Soon therealter he fell into the habit of abstracting small sums in various amounts from the cash and altering the balance book in conformity therewith. The opportunity for appropriating the money was offered ut the noon hour when receiving teller would tempor fhe wrily 1eave his deslk, Small Sums Grew to Large, From small sums Frahm fell into the habit of taking larger ones until during one month #5300 was abstracted, so that his total de- falcation 1s in the nerzhborhood of §2,000 and perhaps more. Th amount cannot be given because experts are now engaged in figuring up the total sum, while the defaulter is closely guarded and confined in a room at the Drexel hotel, to which admittance is re- fused. 1t is expected, however, that the culpriv's uncle and_brother will come to his rescue and reimburse the bonding company to the amount of its entire loss and all costs, Efforts in this direction were mado yeste ay, and it is possiole that they will succeed, in whicn evont Frahm will perhaps escapé legal prosecution The defaulting bookkeeper 1s a married man and was formerly engaged in bank work at the First National. ‘The sums of money which he embezzled from time to time are said to have beon speut 1 riotous living and not one cent of it is now in Fralm's possession. R Took » Dose of Scrychnine, Hor Senixes, S, D., Dee. 16.—[Special to Tue Bee.)—A. D, Woods, local agent of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley raii- road at this place, attempted suiciae last night by taking strychnive. He is still very sick, but will recover. Domestic trouble is said to have caused the rash act, L e Wil Talk About Hawall, The last meeting of the year of the Sun down club will be hela at the Commercial club rooms next Thursday evening. * Hawaiian Question” will be discussed by Dr. George L. iller and John L. Webster. Ofticers will be elected at this meeting. A SWHY NOT: " Lucia B. Griffiu's latest book, 2 CATCHY CULLINGS, coutalulug Miss Gridin's best recitations, ouly 20¢. Wil be sent postpuld on recelpt of sl postal uote, Address MRS DAVIDE 4 P. 0. Box 011, Albia, lowa, hristmas Present Worth Giving. AMUSEMENTS. 'I5TH STREET THEATRE | PRICES. NIGHTS. e MATINEE TODAY. JOSEPH ARTHURS' Magnificent Production, | POPULAR | ssonted by an excontional stroug onst headed by the sterling young actor, DONIT MISS SEEING TheEngine House Scene—The Lightning Hitch—Tha Sacrad Trained Fire Hors2s. 2 MATINEE WEDNESDAY, I5th STREET THEATER /14" | BOY PIS T;MeHT EXTRA. This(SUNDAY)Evenin MR, WM. HARKINS, LAST TWO PERFORMA NIGHTS AND the st of all Comedy-Dramas SATURDAY MATINEE. Gl COMMENCING DEG. 2'; FRIENDS. THURSDAY, By EDWIN MILTON ROYLE, friends' i t Kt intercsting ylay ina gon: THE FAMOUS o TA-RA-RA most of the 17 H40 Good BOX OFFICE O] BOYD'S eat t 50, E 1 . 1 her N ow Musical Sketeh, ") NAUGHTY SUBSTITUTE," aud her Lat *Marguerite,’? SPLEOIAL ENGAGEMI 2 Nights and 1 Matince, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 19th and 20th, RHEA Will present the following favorite plays: Tucsday eveninz JOSEPUINE W 3 3t London Success, esdiny o, CAMILLE Wednesday evening. (Ne s) QUEEN OF 81 EBA Supported by a powerful dramatlc et company, ineluding M1z W. 8. A KT, Notwithstanding the groat expense of this RO 400" Voudeles: e BOSTON ‘BOYD'S THEATER, HOWARD MONDAY EVENING, DEC. 18, e | ol Chb Concet COMPANY. MISS E (Prima Do MR. WILLIAM FORANE, (Penor.) 100—Apollo Club Chorus Yoless—100 FULL OROCHESTRA. Reserved soats, 8100, at Chuse & urday and Monduy. Ineluding the great SCHAFFER 0f the ro SCHAFFER PAMILY. who created » tion at the Auditoriam, World's ¥a the great Speciacle, Ameriea.” 20-Huope's Gl Bl-20