Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 26, 1894, Page 8

CHARGES EASILY REFUTED Magor's Opposition to Crooked Work Being More Olearly Brought Ont. DEFLNSE IN THE IMPEACHMENT CASE Records Show that Mayor Hem Action Was Well Taken In His Opposition the Coun lectrie Ight Deals Exposed—The Evidence. o 1| Combine- Nelther Manager Wheeler nor Hascall ap. peared in court yesterday in the Bemls im- | peachment trial. The proceedings began promptly at 9 o'clock and City Clerk Evans was recalled as witness for the defense, He produced a number of vetoes of the mayor against bills appropriations_ for city lighting by the Thomson-Houston In these vetoes call the & nd company the mayor took occasion to tention of the council to the fact that the city not half the service from the electric ny that it was being asked to pay for. He also sub mitted and of the of light furnished, made by the city electriclan, ghowing that the company was not carrying out its contract with With reports in their possession the mayor, wetoes, Aisting on robbing the city by voting double the sums earned by the company, and desig- mated such action as an effort to make a &\t to the Thomson-Houston company | Introducing the council journal in evidence ft was shown that in almost every instance where the interests of the city came in con- | fiict with the interests of the lighting com pany Hascall and Wheeler, the impeachment managers, stood solidly with the corpora- tions. These records showed that the council had from time to time allowed the bills of the New Omaha Thomson-Houston Electric Light company and. ordered the amounts inserted in the appropriation shoets. As a usual thing the mayor had vetoed the bills, giving Xils reasons (hat the company was furnishing only 1,200-candle power lights, when the con- tract provided that each lamp should supply 2,000-candle power. The original ordinance, providing creation of the office of clty electric troduced by Sol Prince and passed 1892, Wentified and introduced Wence. LE | | | was receiving compi reports tests amount these in his | t certain members in the city. protested aga for an the in was in LATION OVER This was the ordinance under ©f which M. G. Cowgill labored electriclan after his appointment, c inuing untll Haseall and Wheeler chopped off his ead by taking away his power. Following ut the same line of evidence, Mr. Connell, | ©on behalf of the mayor, showed 1 the rec- prds that on February 7, 1804, Hasgcall, chair fman of the judiciary committ prepared and introduced an ordinance repealing the prdinance providing for the fon of the ffice of city electriclan The o'dinance was 4n the handwriting of Manager Hascall, and lie records are clear upon the point that fter he had troduced the ordinance he noved that it be referred to his own com mittee. As chairman of that committee, on March 6, Hascall reported the ordinance back fo the council, with the recommendation that t pass. On February 7, 1804, there was ew ordinance Introduced for the ereation of he office of city electricl The records howed that this ordinance was introduced y Hascall in his own handwriting, and upon Mis motion it was referied to the committee Of which he was the chalrman In @ue time Manager Hascall reported the ordinanc back to the covnell, urging its passage, as it was abso- Jutely necessary that there should be an offh elal to inspect electric light Then, with great rapidity, the ordinance was passed and went to the mayor. At the next ssion of ghe council Mayor Bemis returned the ol @inance with his veto attached. He gave o his regson for rejecting the ordinance that , there was a conspiracy for the purpose of throwing the inspection of electric lights “l‘ll the hands of Wiley's lighting company. Phen the roll was calied on the veto, both managers, Hascall Wheeler, voted to override the mayor. Hascall's ¢lectrician ordinance was read [ the information of the court, and th ghere was not a word to show fhat it was r Quired that the official should b a proper person for the position, or that he should have any knowledge upon the subject of elee tricity, while the old n introduced by Mr. Prince, and repealed at the instanc of t call and Wheeler, provided that the arty appointed to the position should be horough and competent electrician WHO OPPOSED THE MAYOR “Who took the promir rt in the dis cussion of the g neral electric ordinance when it was before the city conncil asked Connell With a score of objections in seconds the attorneys for the ma upon their feet to protest Mr. Connell statcd to the court that he wanted to show that Whecler was the wet nurse at the birth of the ordinanc The court held that the witness could bIng 0 he said that Mr. Wk 1 pusher, with Hascall back LIGHTING the terms the city and in that many ers were fng him up. Then came the celebrated resolution, ap- inting L. M. Rheem city electrician, simply ecause the mayor would not name a man who' was satisfactory to the lighting com pany. The resolution, it was prov W written by Councilman Wheeler, now man- mger of the impeachment. This resolution was concurrent and was vetoed by the mayor, the reason being that the council wus usurping the appointive power, pow which, by the provisions of the City charter, yested only with the mayor When City Clerk Evuns read the record on the vote on the veto it showed that both Hascall and Wheeler voted against sustaining the veto. Following up the same line of testimony, the evidence showed thut each month Haseall and Wheeler worked a bill of $106 into the appropriation sheet, the same purporting to De the amount of the salary of L. M. Rheem Bach time the bill was vetoed, the mayor taking the position that there was no city electrician and that voting the mo 10 Rheem was simply giving him a pre of that h each and cvery month S wvetoes, the records showed, wers always re Jected, with the two managers voting against the position taken by the mayor While these bills were being presented to the coun ell and being vetoed by the mayor, the rec ords showed that on June 1894, Mayor Bemis naned Edward F. Schurig as city eletrician. The same night the appointment was referred to the judiciary conunittee, of whicl Hascall was the chairman, The ap pointment was pocketed by Hascall and Kept until July 81, when he reported back, recom mending the confirmation. This point was made to show that at the time when Hascall and Wheeler preferred their charges against the mayor Hascall had one of his appoint ments in his pocket and re fused 10 report it until he could file his impeachment petition in the court. The testimony of City Clerk Evans showed that the June salary of Rheem was allowed by the city council both Hascall and Wheeler voiing for the .appropriation of the money, and it a wed that it was allowed one month after Hascall had pocketed the appoint ment of Schurig. It also showed that at the (ime when Hascall and Wheeler filed their fmpeachment charges in the district jeourt, Hascall as chairman of the judiciary commitice was In possession of the com munleation appointing Schurig, waich was not reported back until Rheem had been able 1o get in another month’s time. BIDS FOR ELECTRIC Dropping the triclan time, Mr. Connell took up LIGHT, matter the subject. of for a hand and Again, Wheeler was in the matter. record showed that glove with Hascall the records showed that bide were invited for street lighting, to be accompanied by a certified check for $600. These bids were upon the basis of 2,000 candle-power, Wwith the Baker company putting up a bond of 900 1o carry out all tho conditions of the contract and the city ordinances, at $95 per annum per lamp. The Citizen's Electric Light company at that time bid $87.50 per lamp per annum, putting up the required eck and bond At that time the Thomson-Houston ecompeny bid $106 per annum When the subject was before the board, it was apparent that the Citizens' company was the lowest bidder, but as a matter of form, all of the propesitions went to the committee of which Hascall was the chair- On June 19, 1894, he submitted a re in his own handwriting urging the re- tion of all the bids. In this report he Wieeler said that the bid of the ( company was the lowest, but that it worthless, This report was adopted, in the meantime the Wiley company went on furnishing light to the city at this rate, one hundred lamps at $175, and ninety-five lamps at §140 per annum, con tinuing up to this date A message was sent city clerk upon the while he was absent mbling” ordinance has been said What's that?" Connell pre: clerk for which you campalgn, [ Jec and zens’ was and to the office of the some papers bearing street lighting, and Mr. Connell probed the of which muc to secure subject of asked Mr. McCulloch ented the ordinance identification he have been paradin * responded Mr as to or in Con Mr linance your purity nelt M and ting Mol illoch appealed to the court, three judges shut off the intere little discusaion, while electric matters were again taken up. Mr. Connell showing that a third time bids for electric street lighting were invited, but the other com- panfes tiring of the ledgerdemain, none of them except the Thomson-Houston company d the lists. This time Wiley of the “Thomson-Houston company pushed his bd up from $106 to $138 per lamp per annum, Upon this occasion the bid was referred to Haseall and Wheeler's committee, with a subsequent report coming in_recommending the making of a contract. This, however, was more than the majority of the council could swallow and the whole matter went by default, thus leaving the Wiley company dlone in the field, furnishing light under the ins and conditions of its old contract. 1n oppesing the confirmation of M. J. Cow gill for city electrelan the witness testified that the grounds urged against him by Has call Wheeler were that he was not ipablc Just M: ente the noon electrici Cowglll 1803, hour of ex-city Mr fore Wil the calted witness. d during Febry electrician appointed in the city. De- tail ng his experience an_electrician, he testified that he had been in the business for vears and was what was Known as an electrical engineer THROWS OUT HOOKS. witness had been appointed Wiley of the Thomson-Houston lec mpany wrote him requesting him to call at the offices of the company. Upon the receipt of the third letter, which was in the nature of a command, Wiley said_ that he wanted all of the arc lights reported as being up to the standard, rogaidless of what tests might show. At that meeting Wiley told the witness that he would have ary increased from $125 to $150 per providing witness would name F Plerson as his assistant or deputy Wit did not agree to the proposition, when Wiley told him that he might as well speak right out and say what he wanted. Regarding the arc lights, Mr. Cowglll testi fied that of 200 tests made the average lle power was 868, while sixty other the candle power to be 917 per Reports of witness' readings of the were presented to the council, when were always approved by Wheeler who as a usual thing was aided by Hascall, Resuming the direct examination cf Mr. Cowglll at the ufternoon session of the court the witness said that he remembered the date on which Wheeler refused hm a hearing before the city couneil, with reference 1o what he knew about the service given by the Thom:on-Houston company. That was du ing the early part of July, 1893 Al (hat vime witness asked for instruments with waich to est are Hghts, but met with opposi- ton from Wheeler, who claimed that the nstruments could not be o success When witness made the tests of the are lights, he was assisted by Alva J. Grove, the assistant city engineer. The clectrie wiring nance, the witness said, was known as Wheeler” ordinance, and took the place which the witness had prepared, and had heen approved by the best elec Jf the country. Attorneys for ithe that the line of testimony was immaterial to which Mr. Connell replied that his only jurpose was to show the raid that was made Al along the line by the Thomson-Touston sumpany and its supjorters, both in and i of ihe council. Photomater tests, witness said, were ognized as standard by all electricians. The machines were for the purpose of measuring clectricity, cost $150 each and were simple to understand. Al facts regarding the tests i lights were reported to Muyor Bemis, he being informed that the lamps were below Lo00-candle power. Wheeler, the witness said, wauted a man from Buffalo, N. Y numed Prof. Randall, to come to Omaha and make the test. Attorn ys for the managers strongly Jected and the objection was sustained. Mr Conuell, in reply, said that he proposcd to show that the Biffalo man was working in the interest of the Thompson-Houston co pany and that Hascall was aware of th fact The cross-examination of Mr. velop 4 no new facts. REFUSED WILEY Before the talk with Wiley the witness lad not suggested the picking out of two of threo young men as his assistants, and theie was no reason why Wiley should have thought that P to be named to ssist 0 the testing lights, At that the o promise that Wiley made that he would lock after the increase Tec was ap- and was the L. tric Light o also his moy th, s can tests th of one whicl rictans managers contended ob Cowglll de- BAIT, of time in's Hefoi th photometer came made by the volt and one-half Witness could candle power was examination in the fall r works hicago, rld’s fair ned that and he measuro- meter test ampheres t not remember Mr. Cowgill of 1893 A. D company offered that he might at Upan ing the the pass was coming refused the Bim end the wity 1 from Wiley transportation. Four hundred and fifty vots,” witn said, “'would not equal 2,000 candle pow Louis Rerka, judge of the police court of the city, was called as a witness. He testi fied that he was familiar with the mis- demeanor ordinance of Omaha @ you on the electric now?" asked Mr. Clarkson. “Wait and see” retorted Mr. Continuing, Mr. Berka testified was (he jndge who imposed the $150 per month upon the gamblers. “Did you have any understanding Mayor Bomis as to what the fines be? asked Mr. Counell Not a word," replied Mr. Berka. I mado up my mind after hearing the cases and defermining the offense from reading tho law and the eVidence adduced.” DIl you cver construe the imposing this fine as allowing gambling houses run?" asked Mr. Connell. All of the attorneys were upon i an instant to protest, claiming court and not the witness should the law When cross-examined Judge Berka said he thought that there were about five or six gambl ug houses that were “pulled” monthly and their proprictors fined, Since the order W to accept light matter Connell. that he fines of with chould of ) their feet that th { construe bids for electric lighting of city streets Ho showed that early in {he year the coun cil Y\\Ihl bids lectric street lighting for the term of three years, and that when the. bids were opened, the bld of B. T. Pardee & Co. was the lowest, be $112, knocking the Wiley cdupany on pon the opening of the bids, all of the papers wer peferred to the committes of which Hascall was the chalrman. For some weeks he pogueited with the bids, and then reported Bgaiust the acceptance of the lowest bid, waying that he had discovered that the records in the county clerk’s ofice failed to #how that Pardee & Co. had a legal exist- eice as & firm. Hascall's report was pted, notwithstanding the fact that Par- f4a' 804 Sled hip bond, and 1n Al cases. the of the chief of police, closing the gambling liouses, was issued, mo complaint, the wi neds testified, had been filed s all,” responded the nagers attorneys for the 1 “Have peoyle quit gambling?" Connell An objection “Did you act fines?™ Objected (o and objection sustained co the time of fining the gamblers, ald, that parties had been arrested, operating gambling hou but the evidence was not sufficlent to convict Judge Berka could remembér of but one case wlere there had been a conviction on the charge of gambling. The trouble had asked Mr. was offered and sustained | | | | honestly in imposing the | | the TIIF ()M‘\IIA I)AHY always been that wilnesses could not be se cured It was Impossible, or nearly so, for | | oficers to get into the rooms when gambling was going on, and again, men who were in ‘nw rooms would not testify that they had | gambled, or seen gambling. The judge | | knew that gambling was still going on In the | eity, as parties had filed the r complainte, in ‘! which they had alleged that they had gam- bled and lcst their money CHIEF SEAVEY'S TESTIMONY | W. 8. Seavey, the chief of police, was next | called {o the witness box, He testified that | he had hild the position for seven years and | had done his best to suppress gambling, but there never was a time when he could stamp out the crime. The best way to control gambling, the chief testified, from a po- Tiee point, by fmposing a monthly fin Such a plan les A the evil, gave the police free to the houses, and resulted in fewer complaints being filed by parti:s who had lost money. Under the present system, Meers ould not nter the houses unless they were armed with s arch warr s. The filing of complaints regular Intervals and fining the operatives of gambling houses re sulted in less crimes, less complaints frox men, mothers, wives and other relativ:s. Un der that plan all g bling houses closed at midnight, remaining closed until the next day. Minors were not allowed and liquor not sold, At the present time, while mbling was conduct:d behind closed doors. was Impossible to secure evidence looking onvietion f the re on that office suld 1ot enter the rooms and sce the games. e result of the anti-vice crusad: kept from 500 to $2,000 per month out of the schoo) Gambling, the chief said, could not ntirely suppressed in a city the size of the old plan of regulating it was the most effectiv. At this point to the chief of evidenc: The it $1 the mayor's instructions police were introduced in communication hore date of March 14, 1893, and instructed the chief to suppress ail ho of il fame outside of the burnt district, to close wine rooms where women were allowed (o con- gregate, to close saloons on Sunda to close | gambling houses where minors might congregate, and where parties under the influence of liquor might gather. This order, the chief said, he carried out to the letter and got good results. Chief Seavey testified that there was never a time when Mayor Bemis had suggested any violation of any of the city o:dinanc or the state law. MEANING OF THE cross-exam!nation, the he strued the order ment of the ordinances with the result to be re fre time to time. mbl ¢ houses com- menced running with” open doors at some time in the month of July, 1892, continuing up to the time of the anti-vice crusade, Raiding gambling hous had neve successful, as tips usually got out the officers could feach the places. information got out by re 3 of .1 to first swear out an information an then have a warrant issued. After this was all done, the men would go to the place to be raided and find nothing there. The chief was of the opinion that at the present time gambling W bel rried on in many places In the city Testifying upon redirect examination, Seavey said, that if he had mone command he would close the doors of the gambling houses now running In the city but it would be just as impossible (o prevent gambling as prostitution. There never was any understanding, testificd Chief Seavey that gambling houses that did mot violate the instructions conve; i he mayor's | letter were to be let alone. There were nc | exceptions, and all gambling houses treated alike, the proprietors being arcest ‘d and fined each month. Patrolmen were ordered not to go into gambling houses, for the simple reason that their services were required upon the streels During the twenty months while open gam bling houses were allowed to run the cap- tains, geants and detectives were the of ficers delegated to have charge of disorderly hous all ORDER chief testified to mean an of the city jorted Lo the mayor on that enfor s been before This ving Chief at s Cures that Falth Won't I flect Are brought about by the use of Hostefter's Stomach Bitters, foremost among American famly remedies, Rheumatism, =neuralgia pepsia, liver complaint, malaria and vous complaints succumb to this reliable emedy. 1t does it benign work thoroughly and those who use it reap a fruitful harvest of health. Physicians of the first stand commend it. ited Fifteen-tour - L Train. Leave Omaha at 6:35 p. m. at Chicago 9:40 a. m. via C. M. & St. P, Ry. for Chicugo and all points east. Trains made up and started from Omaha, assuring passengers clean and well ed cars. The suly line 1unning a solid vestibuled el:ctrie- lighted train from Omaha direct. No walt- ing for through trains. Elegant chair cars, palace sleeping and din ing cars. Ticket office, 1504 Farnam street. S. CARRIER, Ticket Agent. Omiha and Chiea and arrive to Chicago. August 12, the “Omaha and ' via the Chicago & North- lcaves Omaha daily at 5:45 p m., and arrives at Chicago §:45 next morning. Vestibuled dining car, Wagner slecpers and chair cars form the equipment of this train, and are all up to ‘‘North- western” standard, 1461 Farnam street, citv ticket office. B HOMESE EKERS' Via Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Commencing icago special, western railway EXCURSIONS Railway. | DEFINITELY | gust one fare for the good twenty days For full particulays call 1602 1% Sept. Z5th and Oct. 9th, round trip, with $2 added, from date of sale. at Rock Island ticket office, street, e Joyce, millinery. 1624 Douglas street, B — HAYDEN’S SILK MAN. Called as an Exper: Witness In a Case 1n- volving Millio By the first of October Philadelphia will visited by probably the most brilliant array of counsel ever retained Ifi a law suit, but this Is not surprising, for the tried s the famous trimming case more than $25,000,000 is involved. the United States cireuit court in phia will be the scene of the trial interest in the verdict is not nearly so large hat of New York, Boston, Chicago and other large cities, and while the trial lasts there will be many anxious eyes centered on | Philadelphia. The case was originally tried in 1891, when John R. Read, who conducted the case for the government, obtained a ver- dict. This time United States District At torney Ingham will have full charge of the case, and he will be assisted by ex-Solicitor General Aldrich and other well known law yers, well as by Mr. Ralston and Mr Newitt. The amount at stake is much greater than has at any other time been claimed from the government, and both sides will call in & number of expert witnesses Mr. W Morris, the buyer of silks and velvets at Hayden Bros., has been selected by the government as one of its expert wit- nesses. This is a compliment to Mr. Mor- ris and also to the Messrs. Hayden. The goods which the importers are contesting the dutles on are chiefly silk crepes, crepe lisses, cotton-back satins, colored plushes and vel- vets. It is contended by the government that such goods are chiefly used for dresses and dress trimmings, and this question is being contested by the importers, that they may get a pull on the United States treasury from March 3, 1883, of a rebate of 30 per cent of the 50 per cent duty pald on these manufactures of silk. Mr. Morris will .leave Omaha the latter part of the week for Phil adelphia, where he will probably be occupied several weeks on the case. e opening Thursday ai No cards. Mm be case to be in which Although Philadel- that city's Millinery All are invited. will be pleased to see her friends vony at 1622 Douglas. F. M ———- DIED, d day. Hickman and pat- Schadell & Co. ve lines or less under this head, h ndditional line, ten cen September typhoid er 21, ninth_and Pinki . m. Interment in Forest Lawn ves & wife and five children. rother of Otto Wagner. of ver. from ¥, at e Was a uneral el BORN. To Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Cralg, 305 N. | street, & daughter, on Replembes, Ust, 1494, Lth 1 BFl'.. WI'HNESDA\ FPI EMBER 206, 1894 _ JETLED AT LAST. Count Co 198 omers 0o to Submit ttle Canald¥md roposition The county commissioners held a meeting vesterday afternoonyiat which they formally decided to place the question of voting $1,000,0°0 for the Plétte river canal before the peopi: at the mext general election November 6. The anatter came up the form of resoluton: from the committe f the whole, as published yesterday, pre- sented by Chairman Paddock, and was car- ried by a vote of three to two. Messrs Williams and Livesey voted against the adoption of the report, and Messrs. Jenkins, Paddock and Stenburg voted for it Changes in the original proposition been made of import as follows If the legislature passes a law granting the authority, the county of Douglas or the city of Omaha may buy the canal at any time prior to August 1, 1895, but in the | event that the purchase is not made by Au- 14, 1866, the right of purchase shall be | deferred and shall terminate at the end of | the twenty-year period, when the bonds ma ture Bonded indebtedns no time exceed $2 County must be furnished power free for ninety-nine 5 Prices for power In Omaha Omaha range from $55 for from one to five horse power {0 $23 for over 500-horse power. These prices are per horse power. Canal must be completed by October 1 1868, with payments to be made as follows The sum of $15,000 is to be pald with the completion of each of the forty miles; $75 additional _when the Elkhorn river fs reached; $75,000 additional when the Platte river divisio the basi and weirs have been completed; §75,000 when the machinery | and equipments have been put in place; $ 000 when the wate has been brought to the eastern terminal point; $100,600 when the canal is completed and all of the machin- ready for operation, and the balance when the, plant is ready for the distribution of power, and when it has been accepted by the board of directors and the comm « s A ik Haydon Bros, AND FLANNELS. headquarters on blankets. gest stock nve the best make the lowest prices or on in h & of the company 000,000, shall at and South car assortment and money refunded Blankets at 49c, See our gray blankets at Finer grad: at and § Full stock of bed comforts, Closing out flannels. - All wool red twilled flannel, 14c yard. 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An excellent beaver jacket, tailor made, ble breasted, and full 36 inches long, at 98. A nice school cloak made of a good quality satint, with cape, at $2.25 HAYDEN BROS. cuits, ages 4 to 15 vears the choic st Regularly at this sale, the finest eres and Made up with silk. to rip in - DATES 10 BE REMEMBERED. September:26—Democratic State convention. September 28—Republican primaries to choose delegates to the county convention, September 29—Republican county conven- tion to mominate county officers. October 3—Democratic county convention to nominate county officers. Associated Charities of Omahn The annual meeting of this a tion will be held in the Young Men's Christian ass ciation rooms on Monday evening, October 1, at 7:30. John Laughland, secretary. Politient Notic Hereafter the Bee will make a uniform charge of 2 cents per word per Insertion, in advance, for political notices. No notice to be less than 50 cents. Candidates can publish cards at the stmo rate, a - Just a Little Faster, The “Northwestern" Number Six, leaving Omeha 4 p. m. daily, now arrives at Chicag 7:69 a. m., instead of §:15, as formerly. “Just a little faster.” Don't confuse this with tho Onaha Chicego special; which still leaves at 5:45 p. m. daily and arrives at Chicago 8:45 a. m. No need to change this train, City office, 1401 Farnam street, America Leads o suengts The Crowning Glory of the Age. Man's Exposition. The memory of it The fame there acquired will live for years. urers of Dr.Price’s Cream appreciate the Exposition. The significance of character of the stamps Dr. Price's as without a ders. The jury of awards, an e was headed by the Chief Chemis ment of Agriculture, Powder strongest in leavening of upiform excellence, | bim IEseing i on youngest 1 Goth shop. enterprise culminated at the World's Columbian award to them of highest indorsement, MAY RESULT IN MURDER. Cooper Prutally Heiten Gang of Tonghs, Charles and Jacob Neff have been arrested on the charge of assaulting and severely in- Juring John Peterson, a cooper working at Swift's packing house in South Omaha. All of the m:n are packing house employes and the cause of the assault Is alleged been from the fact that Peterson is a cooper who has taken the place of the South Omaha strikers Peterson lives In Om morning he went to the Seventeenth street crossing to await the Union Pacific work- ing men's train, While she was standing there he was approached by a gang of alleged union mn, who assaulted him, his brother and couple of other men who were with him. The assaulting parties are alleged 10 have be'n armed with pieces of gas pipe and they chased the “scabs” down the rail road track. Peterson did not make his es- cape and the gang beat him into insensi bility. He soon recove and went buck home. H: began growing worse and in a short time was a very sick man. Physicians were sent for and it was found that Peter son's skull had been fractured, render an operation of (repanning necessary Officers were sent after the gang saulted him and (hat night tley arrested the two Neffs, who were identified as the leaders of the gang. Th-y were locked up on a charge of assaull, but will be held to it the outcome of Peterson's injurles. esterday City Prosecutor Shoemaker new complaint against Charles and = Neft, alleging that they assaulted with tent to murder one John Peterson s soon as Judge Berka saw Jake Neff he remarked that Jake had been before him not a great while ago on a charge of as sault and battery. The records were looked up and show that on August 1, 1893, Jake eff was charged with assault and intent to do bodily injury. Pending the trial of 1 case bail was fixed at $500, A. L. Sutton going Nefl's sccurity As soon as released put his bondsman to and expense After some months Neff Chl and brought back guilty to assault and battery, a $100 and costs. Being unable to pay the fine Neff was sent to the county Jail, where he laid for fifty-one days. During Nefi's finement constderable pressure was brought to bear upon the judge to induce to remit part of the sentence, but the court eaid that the testimony showed that off bad assaulted a defensel ss man, and believed in punishing him. No modification of the sontence was ordered, and Neft served out his tim Peterson is very low, die The doctors said could not live a great wlhi Nonunion by o have “scab” one of i and Monday who as- Neff skipped out considerable and trouble was arrested in He pleaded d was fined ago nd is exy rday cted hat VERY LOW RA Homeseckers Excursl On September 25th and October 9th Missouri Pacific will sell tickets at one for the round trip (plus §2.00) to all south and southwest, limited to 20 days from date of sale, with privilege of stopping off and returning. For particulars call or address depot agent, 15th and Web- ster, or city offices, northeast ruer 13th and’ Farnain. THOS, . GODFREY PHILLIPPI, ¥ Rl PO At Omoaha, 8143 A The new vestibul d t N now tho “Northwestern” east dally. Achiove Aflairs running of the famous twenty-hour cago and New York route, In service dur A handsome litho-water n Le secured by ver to C. K. W Agent, Chicaga CHICAGO, ROCK AND & PACIFIC RY the fare points o P & & T. A J. 0, 30, at Chicaso running on A Remarkable nent in Rulirond Was the of Exposition train between via the Lake the World's olor of this sending 10 cents in er, Western “lyer, Chi Shore train sil Passenger California Tonrist Excursio “Phillips Rock Island” persona Aucted excursions. First throu ar leav, Omaha Friday, Oct. 12th, at 1:35 p. ., and weekly thereafter during the winter seaso For full particulars, berth reservations, et call at Rock Islund ticket office, 1602 Farnam street. con- Tive Undertaker in tha alley streets and terday. He was 1 Mrs. Anna_Goth, age Monday night of diphtheria child the oldest being 7 years and the day old. The husband, George is employed in a South Omaha cooper Motherless Children. Maul discovered between Sixth Pierce and Pacific called to a sad case and Seventh streets yes prepare for who he left five en, George Harner and Charles Conning were arraigned in the crimina’ court yesterday on the charge of burglarizing Richard S Hall's residence, near Twenty-fourth and Farnam streets, on the night of August 17 The attorneys for the accused demanded separate trials and Harner's case was taken up. A jury has been empanueled and evi- dence is being taken. the v orld will be a marvel for all time. The manufact- Baking Powder honors at the the compliment, the splendid It peer among the baking pow- cannot be underrated, xceptionally intelligent body, t of the United States Depart- They found Dr. Price’s Cream Baking power, perfect in purity, and ‘l"ooremofl. Baking Powder in all the World,” DM L R dicd | xmmmnmmmnnmrmmmnmnmnn BRAINS vest the crop. partment, Three little money, price, quality to whether 4 § or -=certainly, Thr --but in a few places, over 400 dozen, thing that color h: Autumn you in the matter They're cheaper thi vise ter one for six fifty gantly draped beauty thz Jars. w""mm"mnnmmmmnnmnmmrmm?nmnnnnnmmmmmrmnmnnmnmmm est extreme for swell Douglas street window. Cutalogues (Fall and Winter 00000000000 000000000C UL RILRRIE Ve roankly ol confess that ‘ we can't afford these prices than this week. - L . RAYMOND, EERRKRRRERRRRE RERRIRER Sound brains furnish practical ideas, being a close neighbor to brains, is entitled to hat- We lend our brains to our hat de- months of each year we study how to obtain a practical, shape-retaining hat, The result, compare any hat, at any quality==trimming to trimming--to our three dollar hat, and find ours overbalance the scale The *'Nebraska Special” hat, is exceptionally fine e dollars buys Derby, Fedora or soft. Two and two fifty are our other price identical hat you pay $3.50 and 8400 for. ionably blocked and every shade appropriate for the season--shapes, stiff 'edora, Tourist, soft and other. Crushers we sell at 35¢, soc, considerab'y cheaper--as a matter of course=-than any one selling a line anywhere--shades weight overcoats. of selccting a fall overcoat, ear tl can't do as weil elsewhere try us, you with a good dressy coat for four do lars, a bet- increase by dollar in price until we reach a tailor made, ele- A sample of the queer and awkward overcoat called ““Paddock,” which is--by the way--the new- wear, on NLor BAYGLAS & |4 1894-5) to be had on application. AU uuuunummmmumxmmmw 10000 000000NCONH OOHHNNBNNN000 OGO RERRRRERR KRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRIRR Solid Sn\' r Shoe Buttoner 15th and Douglas, JEWELER. I RRERRRRRRRRR K 0000000000 DOVVHOOOOLH VUONOONNV HHONVOONNVO VONNNNNO0O HOOOOOOOVD Chas. Shiverick & Co (OUND.) A hat, for 6 dollars--side by side-- our one fifty leading ason--sold so far as good a hat this se the Fash- 75C. $1.00, $1,235, are every- Shan’t omit to ad- an cver befor We If you hall please in grandeur and dollar t'll cost you but fifteen dol- exhibtion in our E 3 3 E 3 e 3 E E = E E E 3 3 = 3 3 E E E = = 33 3 Y0000 wy Nail File. Cuticle Knife. .00 Each. Corn knife. . .. Ink Eraser... NN H A H NN N AU IRRRAHRRE IRRRRRRRR FURNITURE A complete new stock, recently purchased at reduced market prices. 1206-1208 Douglas St R FROM 1GASOLINE DIRECT FROM THE TANK, CHEAPER THAN STEAM. Vo Boilcr. No Steam. No Enginecr. BEST POWER for Corn and Feed Mills, Baling Hay, OTTO GASOLINE ENGINES Runuing Separators, Creamerios, &c. Stationary or Portable, 1to 50 I P, nd for Catalogue, Prices, ete., describlng work o be done, HE OTTO GAS ENGINE WORKS 334 & Waluut Sts, LAD®LPIIA, PA. MANHOOD RESTORED! | unrunteed 10 ¢Ure i nerve "dinensor. suci ‘ower. Beadache, Wakelul o by overexertion ulants, which | vest p hgive an & MeConnell, 1594, pleased Y us an opti- a with gla Alce & Pentold Co:~I am v to comimena W, L. Seymour s ab cian, having been sati iy for tgmatism ed great benefit herefrom i my protes work. ' Would reos iigd gl of Baariitie prbteakion to'do ke Verd trily, 43" Calikie’ WaLLACE, Omaha Academy of Fine Arts. HEADACHE CAUSED RY EYE STRAIN. BON'T TRIFLE WITH YOUR EYES. Many persons whose heads are constantly ache ing have Do iden WHAC FCE B iy fited I give. thern: This theory I3 Row unbe y "estabilshed. | Improperly Nited ylasses \nvariably incresse the irouble and may HOTAL "BLINDNESs. Our abllity 3 wajuet” glasses safely and eorrectly in beyond Question: Conmuil us. Eyes tested free of charg: THE ALOE & PENFOLD CO,, Opposite Paxtcn Hotel. LOOK FOR THE GOLD LION, ry v will lead to o VGRG0 A AT A8 73,010 1N w811 drains and 10ss of powe ou th s Ask for I, 13l . Adare Kuhn & Co, and Vickers & Merchant, drugglsis, *ox catsed T Lobace, Oplum or sty nity. Can be earried | Witli o 85 ‘order ¢ money. Rold by rent sealcd Consumpton or 11y )85, Yegolalb,le. Prepared from the original formula served in the Archives of the Holy Land, ing ¥ datiog back 000y A POSITIVE CURE for all Stomach, Kidney and Bowel ‘troubles, especially CHRONIC CONSTIPATION, Price 50 cents, Sold by all drugglsts. ‘The Franciscan Remedy Co., 134 VAN BUREN ST., CHICAG0, ILL, ~4 for Circular and Niustrated Calendaly 8.