Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 14, 1894, Page 8

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: ;SUNDAY OCTOBER 14, 1894 WHISKY FROM SUGAR BEETS Entirely Sucoessful and Batisfactory Experi- ment at Columbian Distillery, OF MUCH SIGNIFICANCE TO NEBRASK Utilization of What as Meretofors Been Waste at the Factory—Will Lead to Bulldiog a Plant in Omaha— The Proces: the stamp being affixed to the barrel and the stub sent to the Internal Revenue department in Washington. Then the barrels are con signed to the bonded warehouse, where they re still in charge of the gauger. The ware- [ house is fire and burglar proof, and even the | padlock which fastens the door is protected by a seal over the keyhole, so that even with a key it would be impossible for any- one except the gauger to enter without de- tection. When the product is taken house another test is made, and the tax Is collected. The result of the second test is also stamped upon the barrel, so that the purchaser can tell at a glance the age of the product and the amount of the test, When the whisky is barreled it is usually about 100 proof, and it increases in strength from the ware- An experiment, the result of which ie of material fmportance to the industrial inter- ests of the city, was successfully completed at the Columbia distillery at East yosterday afternoon. This was the producti of pure epirits from the sugar beet molasses which has until now been unprofitably wasted | by the sugar The experl- | ment was in every way successtul, and from | now on a carload a day of the molasse will be used at the distillery and converted | into spirits. | The success of the distillation is more im- portant from: the fact that it will afford addi- tional profit to the sugar manufacturers, and | give new Impetus to the great Industry of Nebraska. One result of the experiment may be that a large beet sugar factory will be Jocated at Bast Omaha. Local capitalists have been considering the project for some time, and now that a ready sale of the mo- lasses as well as the sugar is assured, it is stated on competent authority that the pro- fectors of the enterprise will have their es- tablishment in the field by another season. I8 A FRENCH METHOD. The process by which the molasses may be used for distilling purposes is well Known fn France, where it has been in successful operation since the time of Napoleon I It §s only recently that the attention of the ‘beet sugar manufacturers in this country has been attracted to this additional demand for their product, and the 3,500 gallons of gpirits that passed through the still of the Columbla company yesterday afternoon was the first that has ever been manufactured from the bect sugar refuse on this conti- nent. There are one or two distilleries where the molasses of the sugar cane is converted fnto rum, but outside of a few laboratory experiments, this s the first practical test of the utility of the sugar beet in this coun- try. The molasses used in the test was obtained from the Oxnard factory at Grand Island, and the Columbla is now using a carload a day of the product. The molasses in its raw state Is of a deep red color, somewhat similar to the pure fuice of the grape, and is of the consistency of ordinary syrup. When applied to the tongue a sweet taste 1s first noticeable, which is immediately fol- lowed by an alkaline flavor, that renders it very undesirable for any culinary use. The secret of the French system is the con- version of the alkaline salts by a chemical process, which transforms the molasses into a sort of glucose, which Is perfectly adapted for distillery uses IMPORTANCE OF THE TEST. The experiments at East Omaha are under the personal supervision of Mr. E. E. Brys- selbout, the superintendent of the Oxnard factory, who was brought to this country from France by the Oxnard company. He has had several years' experience as a chem- feal engineer in the continental factories, and 18 considered ome of the best beet sugar experts in the country. Although a native Frenchman, Mr. Brysselbout speaks Eng- lish without a suspicion of a foreign accent, and is an exceptionally pleasing conversa- tionalist, In speaking of the new industry to a Bee reporter yesterday, he said that the success of the experiment’ would operate to give a deglded boom to the beet sugar industry, The ‘distillers were willing to pay a good price for the molasses, which had heretofore been an absolute waste, bocause a much better grade of spirits could be made from it than from elither corn or rye. It was from this refuse of the sugar factories that all the high grade French spirits were. pro- dluced, and the new process was a boon to the distillers as well as the sugar manu- facturers. The test yesterday afternoon was most satisfactory and assured the success of the new venture. The tnitiatory steps in the manufacture of the beet sugar spirits were taken several days ago, when the first car of the molasses was switched on the house track and the contents drawn off into the immense vat in Which the alkali which has been gathered | from the sofl in which the beets have grown | 18 neutralized. To the raw molasses is added about 10 per cent of malt and yeast and a fuantity ot the chemical proparation which depended on to convert the salts. It is left in the vat for a short time until the alkall is transformed, when the process of fermentation begins, and it is then pumped into one of the large fermenting vats, where it lies for not more than seventy-two hours until the process of fermentation is com- plete. SOME ATTENDANT DANGERS. During the fermentation a quantity of car- bonic acid gas is generated, so that the greatest care Is necessary in working over the vats. The fact that the gas is heavier than the air keeps it from rlsing very far above the fermenting mass, but by leaning over the vat the presence of the gas is de- tected by the sharp pain In the head and nostrils that accempanies any attempt to breathe. A lighted lantern held over the vat Is immediately extinguished, and when the vat is nearly full the gas overflows and follows the outside of the vat downward, and this case the workingmen on the floor below have to exercise a good deal of Vigi- lonce to avoid coming in contact with the moxious fumes, After the fermentation is complete the wats are drawn off and the high spirits are carried through the refining process, while the slop Is run off into the sewer. The re- fining process is simply a charcoal filter, the epirits being carried through vats of pul- verized charcoal until all impurities are re- moved and the pure, white product is ready 10 o Into the cistern, from which it is drawn off into barrels, stamped by the government gauger and locked up in the bonded ware- house. Omaha manufacture UNCLE SAM'S MAN. The gauger Is a very important personage around the distillery, and that his importance is sufficlently recognized by the ment is indicated by the fact that required to give bonds in the sum of $20,000 for the faithful performance of his duty. the gaugers are changed every two months, and Mr. W. E. Magner, who was known as Billy' before he got a government job, is now watching Uncle Sam's interests at the Columbia. Consequently on Monday morning he will have the honor of gauging the first spirits that have ever been manufactured in America from the sugar beet, Tt is the duty of the gauger to see that every rule that the government has lald down for the distillers is strictly maintained Every gallon of the product must go through Bis hands, and be tested and stamped before t can be taken from the warehouse. He ust also collect the duty imposed by the government, which Is now $1.10 on every gallon. As the product of the Columbia is 8,600 gallons dally, and this is but a small establishment, 100, it is readily seen that your Uncle Samuel is mot an insignificant partner in the profits of the distillery busi- ness. And Samuel sees to it that no one steals & march on his Interests, Everything con- ected with the distillery is under lock and key, and the gauger is the only person who is permitted to make the acquaintance of $he key. All the vats In which the manu- g:lum product confined before it is Wn off Into barrels are tightly locked, and even the faucets are protected by a pad- k, which can only be opened by the goy- ment agent. SOME EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGES. The gauger must also see that none of the product Is tampered with, and under the Isting regulations It fs a practical impossi- t for anything uco]m the pure and uns Wltorated product to feave the warehouse o Bpirits are tested they are drawn from the vats, and stamped with tho date | from the factory at G as it les in the warchouse until it some- times reaches 105 proof. This fs usually di- luted by the purchaser, but the government takes care that he receives it in an abso- lutely pure state. The best whisky sold over the bar s usually 100 proof, but it is often adulterated until it would only show S5 or 90. The tax is pald by tne purchaser, o that this s one of the cases where the con- sumer eventually pays he tag. That the new process s of tremendous Importance to the sugar manufacturers is ob- vious, Last year the product of molasses and Island was 177,000 gallons, and they are now erawing for East Omaha demand from a tank sixty feet in diameter. This vast product would be a total waste if it could not be utilized by the distillers, and although the price paid for it by the distillers is not quoted, it amougts to a large item in the course of the season. This is so much clear gain for the manu- facturers, and when the projected factory s located in East Omaha it will be able to supply the Columbia direct, and thus save the freight on onme car a day from Grand Island FOUND OUT THE FORGERS. Bogus Chincse Certificates Tssned by the Wholesale in New Mexico. EL PASO, Tex., Oct. 13.—The wholesale issuance of forged Chinese certificates has been tricked from El Paso to Chicago. About two months ago Deputy United States States Marshal George Scarbrough of this place with Deputy Marshal Willlams of New Mexico arrested two Ol en here on the charge of being illegally in this country. The Celestials produced certificates and demanded that they be released. Officer Scarbrough, however, at once pronounced the signature of the collector a forgery. A closer examina- tloel DrOveas thit the Whols EeyTidcate Was frawdulent, The Chinamen were placed In fail, and this officer and Special Treasury Agent J. B Wagstaft went in search of the parties issu- ing the bogus certificates, At last they found that the printing was done at Las Cruces, N. M., by a Mexican job printer, who that he was paid for the work by Sam West, who 18 well known here, but is now in Chi- cago. These certificates’ after being printed were sent to a man in Chicago, whose name the officer wiil not divulge until he has been arrested. The officers say they are almost certaln this gang is making a business of this work, and that certificates are being issued by them for all parts of the country, T IN '"FIFTY-SIX. nted to ths First ite of Sioux City. Citizenship Papers Gri White Sactier on the ¢ SIOUX CITY, Oct. 13.—(Special Telegram.) —There was an event in Judge Van Wagenen's division of district court yester- day. This was the taking out of the final naturalization papers by Joseph Leonals. The remarkable thing about the transaction was that Leonals took out his first papers in 1856, making a lapse of thirty-eight years betwen the first filing and the last, Leonais was the first white man to settle on the townsite of Sioux City. He bought a por- tion of a ciaim of Theophile Brughier and bullt a log cabin near what is now the cor- ner of Third and Water streets, This habi- tation was undoubtedly on a spot about the present southeast corner and mnearly oppo- sito the police station. Leonals was born in France, and was one of the French Cana- dian employes of the Hudson Bay company who came up the Missouri in 1842, e TWICE SAVED FROM A LYNCHING. Murdered Man's Wife Wauted to Shoot Him but Faitered and He Went to Jull. CLARKSVILLE, Tex., Oct. Dykes' barn was set on fire, and as he rushed from his house to save his property he was shot from ambush and killed. The assassin was recognized by Dykes' son, and a posse was organized and Andrew Jackson, the accused, was captured, Mrs. Dyke asked the posse to let her kill the assassin it captured. Jackson was taken to her home and she was handed a shotgun. She raised the weapon and hesitated, and, lower- ing the gun, asked that the law be allowed to take its ‘course. The posse started for the jail with the prisoner but was overtaken by a mob. neck of the prisoner, and while the moh were in the act of hanging.him the sherift and his deputies dashed up and wrenched the prisoner from the lynchers, ALl St Fighting the Jarvis-Conklin Receivers. NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—A new application on behalt of Elizabeth Garnett of Bristol, England, was filed in the United States cir- cult court for the removal of the receivers of the Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage company. The application hus been filed on charges of fraud alleged to have been discovered by the examination of the company's books, which has been going on some time under the court’s direction. In making the appli- cation the attorney for Mrs. Garnett said it had been found that the receivers, on the day -of their appointment, appropriated $32,000 for thelr own use and converted $180,000 of the legitimate assets into other channels. Counsel objected to the appoint- ment of J. C. Willets to be receiver in place of 8. N. Jarvis, which was made by Judgo Lacombe. 13.—Henry s Alabama Town Badly Barned. MOBILE, Ala., Oct. 13.—The town of Biloxi, sixty miles south of Mobile with a population of 10,000, has been nearly wiped out by fire. The new opera house at $20,000, was destroyed. The flames were aided by ‘a strong northeast wind, Increas- ing into a gale, and business and residences caught fire and were destroved. The loss is abowt $200,000. The insurance is estimated at one-half. The fire is said to have been started by incendiaries. Mind Blapk fora Month, PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 13.—J. R. Morgan, (he banker from Ilwaco, Wash., who disap- peared mysteriously about a month ago and who finally turned up in Ohio, has arrived here. He claims that his mind is perfectly blank regarding the occurrences of the past two years. Hls memory is not yet entireiy restored. e Howard Carried u man Pass. CHICAGO, Oct. 13.— Vieo President How- ard’s passes, which were stolen from him, have been recovered. Among them was an | annual pass, issued to Howard by the Pull | man company several months prior to the great strike. - REALTY THE MARKET, INSTRUM 1894 NTS placed on record October 13, WARRANTY DEEDS Frederick Langendorfer to M F Ad 10, block 48 and lot 18, block 435, € w Elizabeth Appleby ot il (o ne 201611, W & acres of 8 10 acres of ne B 151610, it y B J Gillis and’ wife o' AT Gillis, "undi 1ot 29, Paulson's add o B A Budiong and husband to G B ‘Lasbury © 60 feot of & 1 lat 8 block 1, Purk Place. Elizabeth Huftzky and husband to B mer, lot 3, block 7, (w of 13th street) Park Forest d 1as W M Speer 10 1§ Dundy. Jr, n 10 feet iot 8 and 8 20 feet lot 10, block 7, South Omaha by A B Detweilcr to Aifred Miliard, tot 7, block 130, South QUANA:. ... es B T Allen and wite to 3 I Harbers, ot 1, block 3, A 8 Patrick’s add. Tr0n QUIT CLAIM DEEDS. ‘armers Loan and Trust company to R L Salinger, lot 31, block 8, Jerome park DEEDS. Special master (o Edward Dowling, lot 13, tristee of the Inspection, the result of the test and the name of the gauger. The stamp is taken from a book which resembles & check book Burdette Court and & 60-foot strip adjoin: Total amount of transtecs, (T0 PUSH THE CANAL SCHEME Executive Committee Appointed by Omaha Business Men Last Evening, AN ORGAN ZATION IN EACH PRECINCT Advantages of the Project Will Be Thor- oughly Presented to Vorers Both in Clty nesion, Halt a hundred of the business men of Omaha met in the rooms of the Commercial club last night to organize for Platte canal campaign work. J. 8. Knox was elected chairman. J. E the | | George N. Hicks | trom each A rope was placed around the | valued | thirty-five places of | Utt of the Commercial club spoke upon the | subject of what the Platte river canal would do for Omaha and Douglas county, showing that It would cheapen -power for manufac- turing and would result in bringing in many new indusiries. He discussed the establish- ment of a beet sugar facto saying that with the building of the canal one would come. Beets would be raised upon the fand along the line of the canal, shipped In boats to the factory, where they could be sold for much more than in the central portion of the state, where it cost 80 mueh money to fur- nish power. With this factory and the canal he predicted that all of the land in this county would be worth from $500 to $1,000 per acre. This could be made one of the richest sections in the world, and In time the county would hecome like a garden D. C. Patterson sald that while there was no organized opposition against canal bonds, there were many people who would not vote either way upon the proposition. This he showed to be true by producing figures indi- cating that one-fitth of the voters failed to cast their ballots upon even Improvement bonds. His idea was to have a central com- mittee of two men in each ward to explain the canal features at the polls, D. J. 0’'Donohoe thought that there was op- position to the canal, and many misleading and unture stories were being cireulated. He had heard prominerit men say that the plan was to charge $44 per horse power in the city and §$18 out at the end of the canal, when it was known that such was not the case, Every day in the week there were just such stories started, most of them originating from men who were against the interests of the city and only waiting to gather in property at sheriff’s sale. Dan Farrell thought that the power would be taken by new industries, and there were hundreds of them looking for cheap power, which would come with the canal. Organiza tion was the essential thing and pushing should be the policy. One-half of the wealthy men of the city had the habit of lagging behind and they could not be depended on in an emergency. What was wanted was a thor- ough explanation of the matter, that voters might be interested, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NAMED. Mr. Patterson moved that a central commit- tee, consisting of three men from each ward, two from South Omaha and two from each country precinet, be appointed to look after organization, Mr. O'Donchoe sald that there should be an executive committee, and that commitiee should select the names of the men to be on the general committee, Mr. Utt said that great care should be used In the selection of the committee, In order that only workers should be named. Mr. Patterson withdrew his motion, and then Major Clarkson urged the appointment of an executive committee, which would be empowered to name subcommittees and out- line & plan of campaign. Such a committee would be more effective than & large com- mittee. In closing Mr. Clarkson moved that an executive committee, composed of five members, be appointed to take general charge of the work. As an amendment Mr. Utt moved that the committee be composed of nine members. J. H. Kyner threw cold water upon the canal scheme by saying that the farmers were against it. He knew that 1,000 farmers of the county had about decided to come to the city and demand that the county com- missioners withdraw the proposition. Kyner favored the voting of the bonds, but he knew that the candidates for office would not dare to advocate the measure for fear that it would cost them votes. If a committee was to be appointed Kyner said that it should be a large one, with members from all of the wards and country precinets The motion as amended by Mr. Utt pre- vailed, and the following gentlemen wer named by the chair: D. C. Patterson, J. § Clarkson, D. J. O'Donohoe, J. D. Wertz, Z. Lindsey, J. B. Utt, Jeft W. Bedford and T. J. O'Nelil' This executive committee w empowered to select a_sub-committee of five member: ward in Omaha, five from eac! ward in South Omaha and five from eac country precinet, il Waterloo Farmer Fleeced. Henry Grayley, a resident of Waterloo complained to the police vesterday forenoon that he had been robbed of $20 by a prosti- tute in her room, and he wanted the woman arrested and his money recovered. Grayley is an old veteran and fought with the union army at the battle of Antietam. He Is also a novice in the ways of the world. Friday he came to town to draw his pension money. After a visit to the bank a $20 shiner and an cagle reposed in his old worn pocketbook. While in & store buying a pair of shoes he met a woman, who was also looking at sho Soon they became engaged in conversation and the result was that the woman took the old man to a room and his money was miss- ing when he left, At noon yesterday the police detectives ar- rested Mr. ‘and Mrs. Frank McKinnie at the St. Clair hotel and charged them with hav- ing robbed Grayley of $20. The woman pleaded guilty and produced the money, Grayley wants to drop all prosecution now that he has recovered the money, but the police will push the case, as it s reported that Mrs. McKinnle is engaged in the business of fleecing granger ) Wants Her Baby Back. Habeas corpus proceedings have been in- stituted in the county court, whereby Mollie Brown seeks to secure the custody of her child, Neva, a little girl 21 months_of age In applying for the writ the mother alleges that, being in somewhat destitute clreum- stances, last April she left the Infant in charge of Mrs. Ruth, a_woman residing at Thirteenth street and Capitol avenue, the understanding being that it was to remain there a short time as a boarder. Since then fortune has been more kind to the mother and feeling that she was able to sup. port her own, a few days ago she called for her babe. She avers that Mrs. Ruth re- fused to give up the child, and even went so far as to secret It, refusing to let it be seen by the mother. In court the mother alleges that Mrs. Ruth is not a proper person to care for a child, as her house is a resoft for individuals who' tarry at the wine, becoming drunk and noisy. The sherift will make a search for the baby, and seek to produce it in court next Monday morning, - Marriage Licreses. The following marriage licenses were Is- sued yesterday: Name and Address, Age. Ralph P. Wilson, Omaha.........., 2 Hannah E. McClusky, Omaha.. .. George Allen, Newton, Ta.... Jennie Smith, Hopevifle, Ta. D. A. Hart, Omaha........... Kate Donohue, Omaha.... Samuel Bernhard, Louise Marti, Ben For Slapping His Wite. Ed Gleason, 2518 P street, South Omaha was taken into custody by the police yester- day upon complaint of his wife, who alleges that he assaulted her. Mrs. Gleason was walking along the streets of Omaha Priday eventog when, she says, her husband met her and stepping up slapped ber in the face, The wife says this is not the first time her husband has abused her. - Caught & Chicken Thief. About 1 o'clock yesterday morning John A shaw, 1131 North Bighteenth street, Was awakened by a noise In the rear of his house, and went out to his barn to Investigate, Shaw found the lock on the door broken and went in, When he struck a match he saw ‘Inhu McAvoy picking some of his cholcest chickens off thesperéh and placing them in a bag. McAvoy jumped out of the door and ran like a deer. He was pursued and finally captured. Whilaitrying to escape the thiet fell and badly spmined his left ankle, thus allowing his pumwers time to close In on him. A complaint of burglary was filed against the prisoner yesterday. He pleaded not guilty, had @ preliminary examination and was bound over in the sum of $1,000. THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY. CENTRAL CITY, Neb, Oct. 10.—To the Editor of The Bee Considering the great Industrial struggle which has been going on in the world, and especially in the United States since the late war, it is strange how little interest has been taken in the sugar question. At a time when other nations have been putting forth their best financiul efforts to develop the beet sugar industry by offers of large bounties and by means of | prohibitory tariffs on sugar, the United | States has stood by, an idle spectator of this | great movement, watching millions of her | 8old go abroad annually for sugar, a product the raw material for which can be raised In at least one-halt of the states in the union, Just as well as can wheat or corn. One rea- son for this, probably, has been that the rais- ing of beets and cane requires a higher order of farming and a more thorough knowledge of soils and of agriculture than for ordinary crops, but behind this, as the greater rea- son has been the fact that very few men in this country understand the sugar industry outsido of Louisiana, where the raw material is cane. A few men who had studied the manufac- ture of sugar from beets invested their capi- tal and tried for success several years ago, in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Delaware, [linois and Wisconsin, but they sank their money, and, until recently, no further move- ment worthy of mention was made in the same direction. It was a case of history re- peating itself, because hundreds of men had gone over the same road to ruin in Burope ere success was attained. And today the beet sugar industry in this country, because of the repudiating action of congress in re- pealing the encouragement promised in 1890 for fourteen years, stands in great peril Nothing can save it from absolute destruc- tion: nothing can prevent tha annihilation of the millions of capital put into this beet sugar industry on the faith of the promise and pledge contained in the law of 1890, ex- cept the wisdom of the agricultural people and their rugged sense of honor. With a congress in power which ruth- \ossly Jopudiates the pledge of the nation, the Btates interested in this question alone can come to the temporary lief of the sugar industry e it over until we shall welcome to power an *American” rather than one constructed on the English free trade model, so destructive to the wel- fare of agriculture, labor and manufactures, as well as of transportation. Deeply interested as Nebraska is in this Sugar question, which was on the eve of a grand success, it would be a suicidal policy on her part to allow the large amount of capital invested in her borders in this great agricultural industry, to sink beneath the waves that threaten to engulf it because of the radical action of a free trade congress Nebraska s scmewhat singularly situate compared With some of her sister state and yet more fortunate in some other r spects. She has no coal, nor iron, mnor lumber, but she has a soil and a climate which nature seems to have thought would amply repay her for these, and it woul seem, in the light of recent intelligent inve tigation made into the character of our soil and climate, as #f Providence had in store for her a richer harvest from the soil than could be obtalned from the minerals, because no product in gemeral use has a more ex- tended and certaln market than sugar, and in her capacity to produce the raw material for this she is rich indecd. To now throw away her chance to develop this within he borders, simply because a few radicals have crept into congress and struck at it, would demonstrate that theibusiness men and the agriculturists in ‘Nebraska are not as wise in thelr day and generation as they should be. Nebraska sadly meeds diversified farming Because of the things that she needs not found within her borders, she must forever depend on agriculture, and on no one thing can she so safely depend as on a beet crop, 50 secure as it has shown itself to be against storms and drought. I hope, therefore, that in choosing men (o the legislature the people will be sure this fall to make no mistake in selecting those who are pledged to stand by the sugar industry and thereby uphold the cause of agriculture, because It means a great deal for the future of the state, HOME INDUSTRY. o DISPUTE STILL Te- and again congress ErTLED. | Boundary Controversy with Guatemnla No Nearer an Und. CITY OF MEXICO, Oct. 13.—Congress has voted the money necessary for the mixed boundary commission on the northern fron tier. The earnings of the national railway for the first wek of October are $80,270.70, an increase of $6,219 over tie same week last year. The official daily says the reports published by the press here that the incident between Mexico and Guatemala is settled and that this country has already notified Guatemala that It would send an apology is untrue. The affair stands as It did at the time the president read his message to congress wher. he gave an account of the affair, but the government expects the matter will be set- tled through diplomatic channels. General Rafael Cravioto, governor of the state of Hidalgo, and Geronimo Trevino are here. Two Americans were arrested in Guadala- jara for frauds in taking orders for ampli- fications of photographs. . FITZSIMMONS WiLL NOT SIGN, Hob Finds Several Flaws in the Articles as Drawn Up by Corbett. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13.—After recely- ing by mail a copy of the fighting article from New York Fitzsimmons declared he would not sign them in that shape. He ob- jects to fighting for a championship belt put up by a sporting paper, as he considers it put up for advertising purposes. He de- murs also to the size of the gloves, which he says should be five ounces, the same as used by Corbett, Sullivan, Mitchell and himself also to the club's naming the referee unles: a clause be inserted that he shall be satis- factory to both parties. Fitzsimmons said: “I know nothing about the Florida club, but I hear that Corbett's backers, the Dwyers, are behind it, and as he has had everything his own way so far, I think I should at least liave a say as to who shall be the referee.” Shedel A caadies Carholic Ackd More Deadly Than Whisky. PATTONBURG, Mo, Oct. 13.—Martin Meserve, a-prominent citizen of Jamestown, ten miles from here, met with a sad end about 6 o'clock this evening. He s a buggy manufacturer, and just before leaving his shop he burned his haud badly. He went o a drug store, ‘and while the physiclans were preparing.a prescription, Meserve asked the clerk for some Avhisky. Through mis- take the clerk gave him half a pint of car- bolic acid, of which Meserve drank about half and ten minutes afterward he was dead He was 36 years old, and leaves a wife and four children . ————— Nhowalier Leads by Four to Two, NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—A. Albin and J W. Showalter contested the sixth game of thelr mateh at the ‘Manhattan club. Sho- walter opened with Pronziani and secured the victory after thirty-nine- moves. re: Showalter, 4; Albin, B Diaz Pleads for Cienfugor SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13.—Juan Cien- fugos has received a letter from General EBzeta saying that President Diaz has recom- mended his ease to the Mexican minister at Washington. DIED. Notice of five lines or leas under this head, | ety centa; each) addjtiongl lines ten cents PICKET Infant_soh % and Mrs. I U. Pieket, Ocgober 13 184 Fuperal at Teuidonee, satt Kaylgr Sircal. sin ay, at 2 . m. Interment, orest Lgwn, SCHAEFFER—AL 6:48 p. m., Batiirday, Oc- ober 1% “Ady fowry. ‘wife of August chaeflef, ag years 10 months and 13 days. Funeral will take place at 2 u'ulucI‘J m., Monday, October 15, from her late Tesidence, 2020 Farmam street, FALCONER'S. Monday We Place on Sale an Extraordinary Purchase of Ladies' Fur Oapes, SAVE 25 TO 50 PER CT, ON THIS PURCH ' SE 80c Dress Goods for 30c—Silk Velvets worth 50c for 12 1-2¢ Yard-83.75 Table Cloths for ®2 48-G00 Gray Blankets for $3.75, FUR CAPES. fur capes, purchased manufacturer for FUR CAPES Just received 500 from a New York would guarantee to save you form cent 1o 50 per cent on this purch handsomer line of goods were never shown We have them in electric, seal, astrachan, cape seal, Canadian seal, monkey, etc., etc astrachan_capes $18.50, worth $18.00, , worth $22.50, 0, worth $30.00. worth $35.00. IAL DRESS GOODS SALE. 46-inch all wool henrietta cloth, black and navy, worth 60c, for 29c. 46-inch all wool imported surah serge, colors, worth 7he, for G0c. 44-inch fine imported crepe cloth, strictly all wool (black only), worth $1.25, f LININ silisia_for all Gilberts' 150 selicia for 15¢, Gilberts' 25c selesia for 20c. READ THIS, READ THIS. An extraordinary bargain in silk velvet, worth 50c, go on sale Monday at 12%c yard. 100 bleached damask table cloths, 4, for $2.48, worth §: Attend our grea! the latest noveltie: plain. 100 pair very fine all wool grey worth $6,00, for $3.7 Gents' fleece lined ,natural mixed hygenia, nonshrinkable shirts and drawers, $1.00 each, reduced from $1.25 Men's heavy Jersey ribbed, balbriggan shirts and drawers at 50c, worth 76c. An odd lot of ladies' and children’s woolen and merino underwear, 69c each, formerly sold at $1.00 and $1.23. Another odd lot of ladies’ black merino tights, natural merino vests and pants, 87%c a garment, reduced from $1.25 Just received an fmmense import order of flne lace curtains. Brussels point de sentis, Irish points, ete., ete. If you are in want of fine lace curtains do not ' buy unless you have seen this elegant line. B. FALCONER. — Omaha and Chlcago Limited Fifteen-Hour Train Leaves Omaha at 6:35 p. m. and arrive at Chicago 9:40 a. m. via O. M. & St. P. Ry. for Chicago and all points east. Trains made up and started from Omaha, assuring passengers clean and well aircd cars, The only line rurning a solid vestibuled electric lighted train from Omaha direct. No wait- ing for through trains. Elegant chair cars, palace slceping and dining cars. Ticket office, 1504 Farnam street. C. 8. CARKIER, icket Agent. e Free Public Entertainment. Literary and musicale at the Omaha Com- mercial college, now over Boston store, Tues- day evening. Our new quarters thrown open for inspection, Students, ex-students and the public_cordially invited. New classes Mon- day. Students should begin at once. ROHRBOUGH BROS. ——— New dressing tables and ladies' desks at Dewey & Stone Furniture company, 1117 Farnam street. ‘10c, Gilber See and ale of fancy linens in both stamped blankets, e Ceresota flour. Best on earth. Have you tried it. Sold everywhere. —_—— Mercer Hotel—1. Silloway, Manager. Rates reduced; $2.00 to $3.00 per day. Johnson Bros., hard coal. Tel. gyl i Lol Dancing hails for rent, D. C. Patterson 1052, Jewelry. Jos. P. Frenzer, opp. postofiice. e Planos to rent. A. Hospe, —_———— Joyce, millinery. 1624 Douglas street. 1513 Douglas, Prices that Will Please Your Eye and Tickle Your Pocket Book, COLOSSAL SALE ON MONDAY Grent Special Margains In Jowelry, Clocks, Pocket Books, Hand Bags, Glassware © and House Goods, JEWELRY DEPARTMENT. 100 for children's solid gold rings. 26¢ for chased solid gold rings. 49¢ for solid gold set rings, 6e, 8c, 10c a pair for side combs, 50 for imitation pearl hair pins. 25¢ for imitation shell hair pins. We have all the latest noveltles in jewelry at half usual pric 69¢c for Waterbury sold at $1.50 These are not to be cheap clocks thrown on price. LEATHER alarm cloc! ually the any compared with the market at GOODS DEPARTMENT. 49 our cholce of fifty patterns all leather combination pocket books, with ster- ling silver corners. Usually sold at $1.25 Big drive in our toy and doll department. is of interest to both old and young. SPECIAL SALE OF DOLLS. for sixteen-inch kid body dolls, bisk head, curly hair, moving eyes. This is equal to the usual 50c article Two big bargains in our housekeepers' de- partment. For Monday, or as long as they Potts' nickle plated sad irons, set, per set, 69c. Bissell carpet sweepe on earth, (he usual § during the sale, $1.18. Thousands of articles are kept in this de- partment that will interest you. Visit us get acquainted with our daylight methods | of running business. We do not deal in trash, but sell you reliable, trustworthy mer- chandise, at prices consistent with the closest economy. THE 99 CENT STORE, 1319 Farnam street. PRt The Ladies' Ald soclety of All Saints’ church will give an entertainment at Metro- politan hall, on Harney street, Tuesday even ing, October 16. The program will consist of living pictures, vocal and instrumental mu- sle. Admission, iIncluding refreshments, 25 cents, last, three Mrs. in a the best sweeper 50 sweeper, our price Samuel Burns, 1318 Farnam, Is this week an elegant decorated F ner set, 100 pieces, for $9.90, Telephone 1268. e Dewey & Stone Furniture company window shades, curtains and draperies, Farnam street. offering nglish din- formerly §$20. for 1117 Ceresota flour. Has no equal. The best bread-making flour made, it bk Y. W, C. A, Matters, The 400 and more members who were not present at the regular meeting of the Young Women's Christian association Monday night missed much, for there were many encourag- ing and inspiring things said and done. The finance committee reported, through Mrs. Ferguson, its new chairman. It told of its plans for raising money. Mrs. Godfrey, chairman of the membership committee with an air of conscious pride, reported 104 applicants for membership, eighty-four of whom had already paid, the result of one montl’s endeavor. If there was no cheer- ing at this report It is because the Young Women's Christian association is never un- duly elated at signs of great progress—it con- siders it a matter of course that such an excellent institution should succeed. The house and home committee sent in a report that was very gratifying: Good attendance and many new articles of use and ornament received. The classes already started are in good working order, some being full to overflowing. No one will be admitted after the 1st of November. Monday evening, § to 10, experience social and reception to new members, Every mem- ber who pledged herself to earn a dollar for the association is expected to be present and 0n Monday. for baloons, etc. at 50 cents up. A new line of Children’s Mrs. J. BENSON, Special Sale of Baskets Just receiled, a new line of Baby Hampers. Baby Baskets, Work Baskets in fancy shapes and colors, TINTED TABLE COVERS at 25 cents each on Monday, tray clotbs and center pieces at 25 cents, Real seal pocketbooks and card cases combined Real tortoise shell hair ornaments 50 cents up. line of Misses Caps with and without visors. A line of stamped Caps insilk. A'so pretty ARE LOOKING FOR A STOVE SAVE COAL, SAVE MONEY, SAVE TROUBLE. BUY AT ROG 14th and SOLE AGENTS FOR oy GARLAND ——AND— CARKANY &) - Stoves and Ranges. RADIANT HO YOU ERS’ Farnam, ME THE 99-CENT STORE | You're welcome at our | Chicago. Clnelnnatl tell all wbout it. Gospel meeting Sundaj afternoon at 4 o'clock. Subject, “‘Sin Atonement.” Leader, Miss Margaret Latey. P “eographical Soctal. Monday evening a very pleasing and In- structive entertalnment was given by the soclal committeo of the Young People's So clety of Christian Endeavor in the church pariors of the First Presbyterian chureh called a graphical social On tables were arranged articles representing forty citles and countries to be guessed by those present. Bach fn attendance was expected to draw a map of the state in which he was born, locating the city or town, and not the least of the fun was when ‘“the country | schoolmaster” placed a blackboard in the | audience room and called upon various ones draw the outlines of Nebraska, then te locate rivers, cities, towns, etc. This created | much amusement,” in the midst of which light refreshments were served. iR\ Seh ko Taight W sled by It W. H. Haight, who formerly lived at 1917 orth Twenty-seventh street, this city, but | now a resident of Missouri Valley, re- ported to the city detectives yesterday afters noon that he had been conddenced out of $150. According to his story he met at Missourt | Valley the other day Perry Custer, who had | & recipe which he guaranteed would cure any case of cancer, and Halght bought it, He was to meet Custer in Omaha yesterday, | but Custer did not appear. A physiclan | pronounced the recipe absolutely worthless. This is a vast museum of new things, and | = LET'S TALK Briefly About Oak Stoves. The Acorn Oak The doors se. We Is mounted absolutely air-tight ire fitted as closcly a8 watcho have hundreds of testmonials from Oma users ae to its fire-keeping qualities, Thé pric at which we are selling ft 18 so low that oyr competitors are becoming frantie. You'd Detter take a look at the Acorn stoves. If low Drices and fine goods fs what you want, we'll sell you. JOHN HUSSIE HARDWARE CO SOLE AGENTS, 2407 CUMING STREET, - It's a Toss Up With a good many men whether they have their clothing made to order or buy ready-made, It wouldn’t be if they knew the sort Nicoll makes to order at novel prices, $20 and up for Suits and Overcoats. $5 and up for Trousers and Waistcoats, THE RIGHT (FOR USE AT A .~ 7 ) HOME OR SORT { ABROAD, Visitors Measures' Recorded Free, Samples Sent by Mail. Garments Expressed Anywhere. 207 South 15th Street, OMAHA. otlor stores in elties of the United Statos: D feeetl TAILOR York, San Franclsco, thess 8t. Louls, St. Paul, Boston. “Denver. Pittsburg. Indianapolle. Minneapolis. Los Angeles. Washington. New Kensas City. Hartford Portland, Ore. A Dr. WITH 4ih Poor, Brown block, 10%h yad ‘Telaphohe 177