Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 13, 1894, Page 5

> “Dé Gent's Furnishing Department. The most attractive stock of holiday goods in the west. of suspenders, neckwear, silk handker- chiefs, mufflers, silk umbrellas and fancy nightshirts now on displ 100 doz. gents.’ silk handkerchiefs, full Bize, worth 50¢, now on sale at 25¢. nts' initial linen handkerchiefs, 15¢. nts' fancy teck and ties, new styles, 25¢, 50c and T5c¢. Elegant suspenders, 25¢, 50¢ and 7 Gents' dogskin worth $1.50. gloves, $1.00; Men's fine wool half hose, 25¢; worth Boc. Best quality linen collars, 12%e. Men's linen 12%%¢. Men's unlaundered e cuffs, 25¢ quality go at shirts, , B0c and Men's fancy nightgowns, 50e¢, T6¢ and $1.00. Gents' silk umbrellas, $1.98, $2 $3.00. uts' heavy wool underwear, and 98¢, Beautiful kuives. 50 and 50e, display of gents' pocket black e, Gents' fast 12445 worth 100 A chiefs, cotton half hose, 24¢; worth 25¢. Men's lined gloves aud mittens, 50c, Toe, 98¢ and $1.25. Feather Boas. 1 lot of boas, short length, and 5oc. 25¢, 35c 1 lot of boas, long, $1.50 each; worth $3.00. We are now showing a beautiful line of fur muffs at popular prices. 8ilk Specials For Thursday. Yard wide black satin, 59¢ yard. Yard wide Loray dress silk, 49¢ yard. We have thousands of silk remnants, in light and bright colors, suitable for doll dresses, at 10¢, 15¢ and 25¢ each. Cloaking plush, 50 inches wide, only $2.50 per yard. A beautiful llm'k! four-in-hand | . ents' fancy border handker- HAYDEN; Toy Department. TOMORROW'S BARGAINS CHILD'S CELLULOID SI comb, brush and mirror, in plush case, on sale | tomorrow morning from 9 to 12 for 30¢; a neat, useful present that costs twice 39¢ to manufacture. BARGAIN DOLLS, 35e. At 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon shall place on one counter a lot of dolls | that sold as high as $2 to $3, bodie { slightly sofled, or nice kid bodies that | are worth 75¢ to $1; the the total | acenmulation of our stock together with | some bargains we ple | price will be reduced 5¢ Per Hour. until sold; so from 2 to 3 o'clock, choice from counter 35c. 3 to 4 o'clock, choice for 30c. 4 to 5 o'clock, choice for 2 5 to 6 o'clock, choice for 6 to 7 o'clock, chofce for 15c. to 8 o'clock, choice for 10c to 9 o'clock, choice for BGe. we 8 Special Handkerchief Sale. 500 doz. neatly initialed handkerchiefs for Ge. 500 do kerchie 300 doz. 25¢ and handkerchiefs, slightly 100 doz. of the new embroidered, 15c. 200 doz. of the finest embroidel handkerchiefs ever shown in the regular H0¢ goods, at Big job lot of very fancy handkerchiefs, 15¢ an/l 20c. Beautiful n2-embroidered linen handkerchiefs, 50c to 7Sc. These goods always sold at 90¢ $2.! 100 doz. fancy silk handkerchiefs at T Big job lot at 10c¢. Big job lot at 19c. Big job lot at 25c. Special sale on fancy silk garters. 1st lot, regular 50c beauties, only 235c. 2d lot, genuine $1.00 goods, only 49¢c. beautiful embroidered hand- 3¢ soiled, t things in f: embroidered ity, initialed pure | to fancy silk handkerchiefs fancy silk handkerchiefs fancy silk handkerchiefs 1,000 DOZEN THREAD, SPOOL. Fancy back combs, 10c. Fancy back combs, in black, shell and amber, 10c. Fancy back combs, 15e¢. Fine side combs, 5¢ pair. Books. Our book department is crowded. No wonder. Look at these prices: Children's very fine juvenile books, 4%e. Children's very fine juvenile book Oe. Bibles from 58c to $5.00. Prayer books at all pri Fancy box papers, 10¢, 15¢ and 20c. 2C PER { $10.50 and §. _THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: DAY, ) 2 Glin d Suits. BREATCHRISTMAS SALE NOW ON. Our entire stock of ladies cloaks, in black, navy, brown, tan. oxford and gray, sizes 32 to 44 inches, are divided into the fol lowing prices: $5.90, $5.00, $7.90, §9.50, §9.90, $12.50. This sule includes all our lu dies cloaks from $8.50 to $20.00 and are 38 to 46 inches long. We will put on sale Thursday morning 150 Ladies’ Suits worth from $§ to $15, «$4.49, 178 Ladies' Suits, 5 to $40, »$9.90. See our Astrakhan Capes $10.90, $14.50, §22.50. See our Cooney Capes( AT %7.50. worth from § 27 in) Department. Our great stock reducing sale of men's, boys' and children’s clothing; :i\'in_); away a beautiful battleship Columbia or a snave drum with each boy's snit all this week. Boys' all wool knee pant suits, ages 4 to 15, in cheviot and cassimere, which sold up to $4.00,stock reducing sale $2.50 Very fine 2-piece suit, same age, strict- 1y all wool worsted cassimere and chevl- ots, in all the latest styles and patterns, | and brown and oxfords, always sold from $5.00 to to §3.25, $3.75 and $4. Men's S SUI 50, reduced M Boys' cape overcoats, ages 4 to 12, great value for $3.00, reduced to $1.95. We offer you a splendid all wool cape overcoat at $2.75, worth $4.50. Boys' extra long storm ulsters,in gary 5.00 and $6.00 value, stock reducing price $3.25 and [ Suits. [gray and blue, $30.00 values, stock re You can now buy any sult from our | ducing sale $6.00. big, men’s all wool $7.50 suit line, stock reducing sale $3.00. Men's very fine suits, in clay worsteds, | fine cheviots and Bedfords, cassimeres, which sold for $12.50 and $15.00 and up to $20.00, stock reducing sale $8.50, 2.5 Men's alul wool Shetland Ulsters, and all wool/ 82-ounce Frieze | Storm King Ulstey, ii,black, brown and the kind adl store: old for §16:50, Gl for $18.00 tock reducing o this wepk and you'll find the biggest cut prices on flrst class merchan- dise ever witnessed in: this country. HAYDEN BROTHERS. Creditors’ Shoe Sale. The G. W. Cook & Coe shoe stock is now being closed out by creditors at about half price. The crowds that attend this sale every day assert the fact that shoes have never been sold so cheap in Omaha. Remember, $50,000 stock of fine shoes at about your own price. Rubber goods of all kinds at cost. Slippers at cost. Christmas beo. W, Gook & Son's O Stand, 203-205 South 15th Street. MAXIMUM RATE CASE STATUS Asscoiate Counsel for the State Reports to the Attorney General. ADVISES THAT AN APPEAL BE TAKEN Some FPolnts of Great Importance to Ne- braska Declared to Have Heen Ig nored in the Recent Decision— Reason for Further Effort, LINCOLN, Dee. 12.—(Speelal.)—Attorney @eneral Hastings has received a letter from Hon. John L. Webster, assoclate counsel in the rallroad maximum rate cases in the federal court, which is in the nature of a report of the status of the case. The ques- tion whether or not an appeal shall be taken 1s submitted for consideration of the state authorities: .OMAHA, Dec. 4, 1894.—Hon. George H. Hastings, Attorney General of Nebraska: My Dear Sir—Kindly permit me to call your attention to the maximum _frelght rate cases lately decided in the United States clreult court for the district of Nebraska. The opinion of the court settied in favor of the state the many questions which have been urged against the regularity of the roceedings of the legislature in enacting he law. Notwithstanding this, however, the court ruled that the rates established In the law were not sufficiently remunerative to the railway companies, and therefore granted the Injunction against the enforcement of the rates. With all due respect to the emi- ment jurist who wrote the opinion, I can underatand neither the logic nor the arith- metic by which he reached this conclusion. The frelght auditors and accountants of the Union Pacific company and of the Bur- lington company all stated the cost of local freight per ton er mile, and also the amount received by their respective com- panies for each ton of freight hauled one wile locally. They also stated the aggregate cost of transportation of all local freight, and also the total recelpts arising from the transportation of local freight, statements, which were in the nature of missions and confessions by the railway companies, the revenues arlsing from the transportation of local freight are nearly \® per cent above the cost of transporta- jon To undertake to call particular attention to these points would extend this letter to an unreasonable length. I thercfure insert but two illustrations. FIGURES OF THE OFFICIALS. Mr. Willlam Randall, freight and ticket muditor of the B. & M. road in Nebraska, that the local freight earnings of M. company for the year 182 were rating expenses, including ,183.70. again states: Earnings ton per milo on local freight in 1893, cents; average cost per ton per mile in 1802, 1091 cents. Mr. James Taylor, auditor and assistant treasurer of the B.' & M. raflroad in Ne- braska, stated: Average earnings per ton per mile in Nebraska, 1232 cents; average cost per ton per mile Nebraska, 879 cent. Andrew 8. Van Kuran, who has been the frelght auditor of the Union Pacific system for seven yeal stated that the local freight earnings on the Union Pacific line in the state of Nebraska for the year 1883 Were $4,313,204.40; operating expenses, $2.341,- §15. Mr. Van Kuran also stated: Freight earnings per ton per mile, 8.08 mills; cost per ton per nuile, 4.9 mills, It was argued by all parties tha: ‘he re- duction of rates as fixed by the law was 9% per cent on an average. After deduct. ing 9% per cent from the net profits over and “above the cost of transportation, as above stated, it {s Impossible for me to understand how the companies wouid not be making money sufficient after the lower- l"lllof local freight rates to the rates fixed aw. it do¢s not appear that the eminent judge who wrote the opinion had in mind or con- sidered the testimony of the auditors and accountants of the rallway companies Whose statements are above referred to. 1 would also invite your attention to the fact that opinfon ‘of the court leaves wholly un- rmined the basis upon which a computa- tlon shall be made of what may be con- red u reasonable oF unreasonable Faie. does ocour to me that when a court undertakes to say to a state that certain Jelway rates established by It are unrea- From these a- in Juld advise the state of some onable It v v reasonbale rates may be de- rule by whic termintid also remark that the opinion of the court leaves undetermined the long agitated question whether the fictitious cap- {talization of these corporations should be added to the real values of the property in determining the valuation upon which rall- way mpanies shall be permitted to earn incom There are many other questions of inter- est which, added to these already men- tloned, induce me to believe that these questions ought to be prosecuted until they Teach a court of last resort, if so much be nhecessary, in order to establish the rights O e pardoned 1f T further suggest that T have faith that- the state has been right in this litigation and that it will be ultimately successful. To this end I am prepared to take steps to prosecute an appeal, and shall prosecute the same to the end if it shall meet with the approval of the legislature and of the ex- ccutive officers of the state. Respectfully submitted, JOHN L. WEBSTER. SEED GRAIN FOR THE DESTITUTE. An fmportant meeting of the Nebraska State Relief commission was held this after- noon at the headquarters in the Brace block. Those present were: Presldent W. N. Nason, Omaha; Secretary L. P. Ludden, J. H. McClay, C. J. Ernst, J. W. Hartley, Lincoln; and §. B. Thompson, Broken Bow. A committes of three, consisting of Messrs. Nason, Ludden and Thompson, was appointed to confer with Governor Crounse and Gover- nor-elect Holcomb In regard to recommending to the legislature some plan to procure seed grain for the destitute people of Nebraska. The object sought Is to unify all soclety or individual efforts in this direction, that the greatest and most immediate good may be secured. Governor Crounse, It is expected, will devote a portion of his message to this subject, and Governor-elect Holcomb will un- doubtedly have some suggestions regarding the same in his inaugural address. That they may meet and agree upon similar lines of action Is the desire of the commission. 1t is expected that the report of the coms mittee of threo will be made next Saturday. Secretary Ludden is recelving nearly 200 letters dally asking about the prospeet of seed grain. Relief cash contributions re- ceived from parties outside Nebraska reported today amount to §124. TO REVISE SCHOOL LAWS. At the request of the Lincoln Board of Education a number of county school super- Intendents and others interested In edu- cational matters throughout the state met at State Superintendent Goudy's office this | afterncon. The obfect of the meeting was to consult with each other concerning the best plan of action to be taken during the coming session of the leglslature in refer- ence to work among the members of the | committees on education. There are a num- | ber of revisions of the present school laws to be asked for, together with some new legislation on this important subject. The following gentlemen were present: State | Superintendent Goudy, W. A. Hackney, Lin- . Pinkerton, Falrbury; C. E. Hol- A. A. Munroe, South Omahba; SLA , Falls City; H. R. Corbett, York; Daniel Miller, Fremont; Thomas K. Gillar, Auburn; W. P. Hall, Holdrege; Q. H. Geddes, Grand Island; E. D. Gidion. IN' THE DISTRICT COURT. Judge Hall handed down his decision in tho case of the Call Publishing company against J. H. Edson, finding that the plain- [ tiff did not state a cause of action in his petition, and entered up judgment for the | dofendant. The Call had ‘sued Edson on a contract entered into in 1891 for the printing | of 5,000 lines of local reading matter at the | rate of 2% cents a Mne. Edson used and pald for but 891 lines, and declining to fur- nish_any more, was sued for the remainder of the contract price, $102. He set up as o defense that the Call had represented that it had 5,000 daily circulation, whereas it had not one-fifth that number; that the | lines used by him did him no good, he never having recelved an answer to the advertise- | ments, and that the effect of it was destroyed | by personal abuse unjustly heaped upon him as & member of the school board. He had | oftered to pay for what he had used at double | the contract rate, but this was declined. The | court found that thers was no provision in the contract requiring the defendant to fur- nish any more copy after having once fur-| nished some {0 the plaintift, and as the latter | bad falled to run the matter furnished to! | the | annual it until the 5,000 lines were used up it had no_cause of action. P. A. Bowman alleges in a petition filed in district court that the agent of the Farmers and Merchants Insurance company represented to him that the Farmers Mutual Insurance company, in which he was carrying several thousand dollars’ worth of risks, was fnsolvent, its policy worthless, that it was fraudulently organized and incorporated, that it was a swindling concern and liable to be closed up at any time, Auditor Moore having threatened to refuse it permission to do busi- ness in the state, and induced him to transter his risk to the Farmers and Merchants com- pany. He says he did so, and In payment of the premium executed a note for $40.30. Afterwards he found that the representa- tions of the agent were false, and he re- turned the policy and demanded his note again. The policy was accepted, but the note was not returned, and he asks the court to_order it cancelled. Paxton & Gallagher appealed to the dis trict court from a verdict of a jury in Jus- tice Spencer’s court, in which they found for Willlam Wethmeler in a suit for $354 damages. Judge Strode yesterday afternoon granted the motion of Gorham F. Betts for a new trial of the charges against him of defraud- ing the state. Court Reporter John M. Fair- fleld was not called to defend himself from the charges of negligence, but the case sub- mitted on the record evidence. This will probably end the case. County Attorney Woodward sald today, when asked regard- ing the matter, that it was a difficult matter to decide, and that he had not yet made up his mind what he would do. V. A. Ringer asks the court to give him $5,000 damages from Charles Beerup for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. He alleges that Beerup falsely and without prob- able cause had a warrant for his arrest is- sued on the charge of stealing six turkeys, and caused his Incarceration in_ ‘“a dirty, nasty, fiithy and lousy jai He alleges that afterwards Beerup investigated where plaintiff had secured the turkeys alleged by Beerup to be his, that he found there was no probable cause, and upon his de- mand the charge was dismissed. W. S. Scott, charged with the Davey burglary, was found guilty yesterday after- noon, but was recommended to the mercy of the court. This morning Judge Strode began the selec- tion of a jury to try Henry and Fred Gross- man on the charge of recelving stolen prop- erty. The county attorney this morning moved dismissal of the case against Charles Tworson, charged with basiardy, and it was dismissed, George Nightingale, the Lincoln mall car- rler, whose mysterious disappearance has been noted in The Bee, is in Omaha. So says a gentleman lately returned from there, who says he saw him on the street, and that Nightingale said he did not care whether he lost his job or not. Nance County Wil €are for Her Destitute. FULLERTON, Neb., Dec. 12.—There was a largely attended meeting of the citizens of this city at the offics of J. W. McClelland last uight, for the purpose of Inaugurating & policy to help the worthy poor of the city during the coming winter months. Compe- tent committees were appointed in each of the wards of the city to Investigate all who | may be in need and to solicit donations from those who are able to contribute. Up help. own people this winter. The young men of the city wil give a charity ball tomorrow night, the proceeds of which will go toward purchasing actual nec- casaries of life for the worthy poor of the city. Vi Hastings' Poaltey Show. HASTINGS, Dec. 12.—(Speclal.)—The four(h exhibit of the Southern Nebraska Poultry and Pet Stock assoclation opened in real carnest today. There aro at birds on exhibition, among which are some of the finest in the country. Osceola Sons of Veternns Flect (ffe OSCEOLA, Neb., Deec. 12.—(Special.) lizer camp, Sons of Veterans, tion at their last meeting. C. C, Stull was eleoted captain; James McBeth, first lieu- tenant; George Gregg, jr, second lleuten- 8- had their elec- to | date but one or two familles have called for | Nance county will take care of her | least 500 | P ant; John Holt, W. H. Brown and Leverne Gregg, camp counselors; delegate to state camp, W. H. Brown, and delegate at large, D. C. Foy. The boys are making arrange- ments to have a big time at installation, and will join with the Women's Relief Corps and Grand Army of the Republic and give the old vets a taste of something good. IRRIGATION DITCH OPENED, North Loup the Scene of a Big Celebra- tion, NORTH LOUP, Neb., Dec. 12.—(Special Telegram.)—This was a big day for this place and the surrcunding country. It was the occasion of the dedication and celebra- tion of the completion of the North Loup irri- gation ditch. Nearly 2,000 people were pres- ent. A specfal train was run from Grand Island, St. Paul and other places. The day was warm and pleasant, and could nct have becn nearer perfect if made to order. The ditch, which is thirteen miles long, s com- pleted and nearly ready for practical irriga- tion, many of the lateral ditches being well under way. A practical demonstration of irrigation was given by B. M. Rohrbcugh of Omaha, the company's engineer. Water has been running in the main lateral through town all day. The ditch has been planned and completed in a little more than a year. The first shovelful of dirt was thrown from the ditch one year ago today. York County Litigation, YORK, Neb., Dec. 12.—(Speclal)—Three damage suits have been filed with the clerk of the district court within the last few days. Mr. Ora G. Pruett has commenced an action against the B. & M. railroad for $195 damage, He claims a spark from an engine of the road set a hedge fence or his on fire, resulting in the destruction of the same. Peter Parsel brings suit agalnst Thomas Reardon for $7,000 damage. Parsel in his petition sets up that Reardon had been slandering him for some time to a great extent, and he could endure it no longer. Harvey Bicksford of this place has brought suit against eastern parties for $15,000 damage. He claims that in a land deal with them they misrepre- sented the land to him, “much to his dam- age. The snow which fell at this place Monday and Tuesday was the first moisture of any kind that has fallen here for some time. In fact, thero has been but ome or two good rains since July 1. The ground was becom- Ing dried out, and much anxiety was caused by the condition of the wheat. After a slight shower Monday a good snow set in, and now lies several inches on the level Seutenced to the PIERCE, Neb., Dec, 12.—(Special)—Claus Wulf, who has been implicated in several stealing scrapes in tijs county during the past three months, 'and who pleaded guilty to one of the charges against him a short time ago, was taken to Madison yosterday by Sherift Littell to be sentenced. Wulf got two years in the penitentiary and will be taken to his uew home the first of next week. Postmaster Powers refurned from Madison yesterday, after & two days' Investigation of the postoffice robbery, as mentioned in The Bee Monday. The fobbers in jall there had no stamps, as was Feported. Henry Davidson will ‘have Lis preliminary hearing tomorrow in, Judge MeDonald's court Davidson Is charged | with stealing thirty-four head of hogs from the pasture of Robert Lucas. Davidson Has settled with Lucas, paying him about $700, and the charge against Davidson has been changed from “stealing” to “recelving stolen property.” Hall County's x-Tressurer on Trial GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Dec. 12.—(Special Telegram.)—The trial of B. C. Hockenberger, | ex-treasurer of Hall county, for embezzling $6,400 of county funds, was begun today and the day consumed in securing a jury. The regular panel was exhausted. County At- torney Ryan wanted a speclal venire and the defendant wanted talesmen, and about fifty of them were called béfore a jury was ob- tained. Married at Ings. HASTINGS, Dec. 12.—(Speclal)—Irving Van Patten and Miss May Wanzer were mar- ried last evening at the home of the bride's parents, Rev. Mr. Healey officiating. The groom is an energetic young man, while bride has been a successful school tea and is the daughter of Chief of Police Wan- zer. They left this morning for Tobias. Delegates to the lrrigation Convention. SIDNEY, Neb., Dec. 12.—(Special.)—Chey- enne county will send the following delega- tion to the State Irrigation assoclation con- vention at Kearney next week: Curtls D. Esslg, Edward MeLerron, Jcseph Obertelder, William P. Miles, Doriel McAleese, Butler A. Jones, L. C. Stockton, Charles Osborn and Julius Neubauer. These men are all pushers and will do all in their power to advance the interests of western Nebraska. The peo- ple here feel the necessity of united action and are heartily in favor of a good appro- priation from the state for a preliminary survey, as well as enlisting the government to perform their share for the hardy settlers beycnd the 100th merldian, On the Oberfelder ranch south of this city a deluge pump was erccted today and has proved a wonderful success. From a nine- inch cylinder, ralsing water fourteen feet high, @ contsant stream is emitted. The pump has a capacity of 200 barrels of water an hour. This will irrigate forty acres of land, if reservoired. It was erected by Oberfelder as an experiment. Supplies for the Destituto. CALVERT, Neb, Dee. 12.—(Speclal)— Sunday the Burlington brought a car free to Wauneta to Messrs, Nesmith and Nuding, containing corn, oats, flour and coffee, do- nated to the farmers in this vicinity by the people of Washington, Il Thirty-six heads of families each received ten bushels of corn, ten of oats, two sacks cf flour and two pounds of coffee. The distribution of this car of aid has given the best satisfaction. The peopls who sent it put it in the hands of the farmers, not letting it pass through the hands cf so-called “prominent men” in the town for them to give to their friends as they saw fit. Grain, flour and groceries are needed most, although some families need clothing. Vine springs Brovities. BLUE SPRINGS, Neb., Dec. 12.—(Speclal.) The funeral of Solomon Harpster, one of the ploneer homesteaders of this county, took place yesterday. The Unfon Pacific Rallway company has just finished overhauling and remodeling its dam on the Big Blue river here, A number of good farms have nands in this vicinity recently. Some flelds of corn in this section have vielded as high as forty to fifty bushels per acre. Several carloads of horses have shipped from this polnt to Omaha and cago markets this fall. This city has not had a police case during the last two years. changed been i North Nebraska ¥ NORFOLK, Neb., Dsc. 1 next meeting of the North Nebraska Teach ers' assoclation will be held at April 3, 4 and 5, 1595. A good program is being arranged and will be announced early, Chancelior Canfield will lecture on Wednes- day evening. A popular lecturer will be en- gaged for Thursday evening. The orat rical contest will be held on Friday evening. There will be reduced rates on all railroads und at hotels, A large attendance Is ex- pected. After More Beot Rugar Factorles, HASTINGS, Dec. 12.—(Special)—The Bus- fness Men's club held & meeting today in the Unton oclub rooms for the purpsse of con- sidering & proposition made them by eastern | gentlemen in regard to erecting a beet sugar and sorghum factory in this city. The proposition will be accepted, but as yet no committees have been appointed or any other steps taken further than a call for a meet- ing Friday evening, which will b held at the court house. e syracuse Wedding Bells. SYRACUSE, Neb., Dec. 12.—(Special)— Miss Mina Y. Weller of this place and Charles H. Wood of Syracuse, N. Y., were married today. at the residence of the bride's parent i Howard County District Court. §T. PAUL, Neb, Dec. 12.—(Special)—Dis- Norfolk on | trict court convened Monday morning, with Judge Kendall on the bench, and 120 cases on the docket, and none of any great importance. There is not a single criminal case on the docket. Adams County loneers’ Reunlon. HASTINGS, Dee, 12.—(Special Telegram.) —The old scttlers of Adams county met in annual reunion at the court -house in this city today. There were about 200 mem- bers of the association present, who enjoyed their annual gathering very much. General Bowen delivered the address of welcome, and response was made by General A. V. Cole of Juniata. Sketches and anecdotes of the early days were given by Mrs. 8. L. Brass, Mrs. Emma Steever, Mrs. Judson Burwell, Mrs. E. J. Henchett, Mrs. Sarah C. Wells, Mrs. Tisdale, Mrs. Smith, Hon. R. A. Batty and Charles Kilburn. A paper by Isaac Ledloyt rounded out the program. K. J. Henchett was elected president; S. L. Brass, secretary; C. B. Bigelow, treasurer, and Isaac Ledioyt, Aaron Powers, Jacob Wooster and A. V. Cole historical committee. Hastings was se- lected as the place for holding the next meet- ing. A midsummer meeting, to be held next June, was also decided upon. Matrimonial Fron NEBRASKA CITY, Dec. 12.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Ernest Hansell was arrested this afternoon by Deputy Boehm, charged with using the malls for fraudulent purposes. Hansell advertised in certain newspapers that he had a love powder calculated to induce the divine passion in the coldest heart, which could be procured for a small sum. He also conducted a matrimonial bureau, agree- ing to furnish the address of wealthy mar- riageable young ladies of this vicinity for $1. Nearly 100 letters to his address are held by the postoffice authority here, He was taken to Omaha this afternoon, Arrested. r on the Charge of Higamy. BEATRICE, Dec. 12.—(Special Telegram.) —The preliminary hearing of Margaret EI- liott, charged with bigamy, was held this | afternoon, and the dofendant'’s bond for appearance in district court fixed at $500, Falling to procure bondsmen, she was placed in the jall. The hearing of Fred Hoble- | man, charged with being accessory to the crime, 18 for Thursday. Mrs. Bllott | fs the woman who left her home in Omaha | me weeks ago and, coming down to Gage county In company with Hobleman, took up her abode with him, and a few days after- wards was married to him. Work of sneak ‘Thi BEATRICE, Dec. 1 cclal Telegram.) —The residence of E. R. Fogg, recelver | of the Nebraska National bank, was entered by sneak thieves last night while the family was absent and jewelry worth $25 was tak ORTH BEND, Neb, Dec. 1 Telegram.)—While' John Cherney was tem porarily absent from his lumber office at noon some sneak thief went through his safe and got away with $32 clew. N Funeral of Kev, Jumes R. French. NELSON, Neb., Dec. 12.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—The funeral of the late Rev. James R. French was held here today in the Chris- tlan church. Mr. French was pastor of the church at Belleville, Kan., at which place he d Mondey. He.was 38 years and was an old resident of Nuckolls county, | having held the positions of county superin- tendent and deputy treasurer, - ¥ ver for the Clover Leaf. SPRINGFIELD, Til, Dec. 12—In the fed- eral court today Major Bluford Wilson, so- licttor for the American Surety company and state trustee of New York, made ap- plication for a receiver for the Toledo, Cin- cinnati & Bt. Louls (Clover Leaf) railroad and the resale of the road to satisfy claims and llabilities for $300,000, The court set January 3 for the hearing, Protesting Agal Rates, CHICAGO, Dec. 12—A committee of 800 | Chicago business men, representing the man- | ufacturing and jobblag trade of the city, | met the Starr committee this noon to pro. test against discriminating rallroad rates No action was taken. old | Oregon Kidney Tea cures ali kidney trou- Trial size, 26 cents. All druggists, BREWERS FORM A COMBINE Complain of Grievances Which They Pro- pese to Stand No Longer, THEY WILL SHUT CUT SOME SALOON MEN To Protect Thelr Own Intorests, They Will Drop s Number of Saloons Whioh They Have Forn ly Un) rled on Thelr L The brewers of Omaha have formed a pro- tective assoclation, which means that the coming year will see the number of saloons in the city cut down thirty-five or forty, and that the school fund will be just as many thousand doilars short. The object of this assoclation fs not only to weed out dishonest and worthless saloon keepers from the list carrled by the brewers, but to also bring about a regular standard of rentals op the property owners, Hereto- fore the brewers claim that they have been put through a process of “macing” they do not intend to endure any longer. There have been many cases where property owners liave rented their places to saloon keepers at a certain rental, and then, after they had pald their licenses and gotten into running order, raised the rent on them, which the brewers would have to stand. Next year if the rental Is raised on any property carrled by the brewers, the same will be dropped, and let severely alone, as no brewer will accept the same for any of their saloon men, It has been the case for one brewer to take up a place whenever a business competitor refused to be mulcted additional rent. Many saloon keeprs have also taken advantage of the brewers. They would get their places secured, license paid and everything in shape | for the year's business, and then manage to have a misunderstanding with the brewery carrying them, and transfer their patronage to an opposition firm. The brewers' new combine does away with this practice. It a saloon man is found gulity of any sharp practice he will be blacklisted and set afloat on his own hook. The brewers assert that this will weed out a large proportion of the disreputable class, and put the saloon business on a higher and better plane. As far as could be ascertained, the brewers have already made out their lists, and a goodly number of saloon keepers when they make appilcation for a renewal of favors next year will find themselves friendless, so far as their fo r supporters are concerned. One single brewery had over $50,000 tied up in licenses this year, which will afford a fair estimate of the enormous sum theso establish- ments have been In the habit of putting up to carry on their business. b 1n tho Interost of Beet Sugar. J. G. Hamilton, secretary of the Norfolk Beet Sugar company, arrived in the city from New York yesterday and s stopping at the Millard, Mr. Hamilton stated that the sugar market was in a very depressed condi- tion. His company has forty carloads on the track at Norfolk and as yet has no purchaser, He is looking for favorable legislation at the coming sesslon of the state legislature, He believes that the sentiment s strong in favor of a bill which will pay a bounty of at least $1 per ton to the farmer for a limited time, or pay the factory a bounty amounting to 1 ent & pound, with the condition that the farmer be paid $5 per ton for his beets at the factory. Either plan would give the farmer the $1 per ton additional and either would be satisfactory to the factory people. The Grand Island factory is still closed. Mr. Hamilton stated his bellef in Governor Hol- comb's interest in the beet sugar industry and sald he belleved the govenor would sigm any reasonable bill passed by the next legise lature for the encouragement of the best sugar industry In this state, -~ Oregon Kidney Tea cures all Kidney trowe bles, Trial size, 26 cents. All drugglate