Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 13, 1895, Page 3

(8 e e e THE OMAMA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1895, THE OMAHA DALY BE< COUNCIL BLUFFS, OrFICE, « - NO. 12 PEARL STREET. Delivered by carrier to any part of the eity, H. W. TILTON, Lessee. TELEPHONES—Dusiness . No. o ELEY 8 office, No, 43; night MINOR MENTIO. Qrand hotel, Council Bluffs, reopened Oct. 1 Mayrs Real Estate agency, 530 Broadway. ©. H. Markeson of South Omaha.and Belle Hall of Livingston, Mo, were married by Justice Cook yesterday. A Northwestern switchman named Hunt had one hand badly crushed between the bumpers Monday night, Mrs. Grate's attorneys yesterday filed a motion for a new trial of the case she prose- cuted against Jacob Neumayer. Members of Bluffs division, Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias, work in Sir Knight rank this cvening.” Full attendance desired. C. B, McCohn of Persia, In., was brought in last cvening by Depity United States Marshal Hillweg charged with violating the internal revenue laws. A musicale will be given Thursday cven- ing at the residence of J. Mueller, Willow avenue, for the benefit of the Ladies' Ald so- cloty of the Congregational church. Matt Morrissey, who threatened to carve soveral inmates of 137 Pierce street with a shoe knife Monday night, was fined $16.30 in police court yesterday morning. He paid the fino and was released. The will of Willlam Ballard, who died re- cently at the Woman's Christian association hospital, has been filed for probate in the office of the county clerk. A. Loule Is made executor, without bonds. Elder Duck, the alleged faith healer who was unceremoniously fired out of Overton's mission a couple of weeks ago, Is making efforts through his friends to secure another place to hold his meetings. On account of death in one of the families of 8. John's English Lutheran church the Utlle Dulel soclety of that church has post- poned for two weeks an entertainment that was announced for the coming Friday night. The Ministerial association held a meeting yesterday afternoon at Dr. Phelps’ study and discussed the Chautauqua project again. Col- onel Reed's proposition is not definite enough yet, and the meeting adjourned until he could be scen again, Wade Roper is confined to his home at the corner of Avenue A and Bighth street as the result of a fall. He was going down an out- side cellar stairway when his foot slipped. In striking the ground he broke two ribs and injured his spine badly. Chief Nicholson of the fire department has had his buggy equipped with a full set of rubber tires without expense to the city. They avoid a geod deal of jolting in passing over the rough pavements, and corners are turned without so much danger of slipping. H. H. Fleld and L. E. Bridenstein are the members of the school board whose terms of office expire next month. Each says he has had enough of serving the people without pay, and Is willing to yield the place to some other patriot. No applications have as yet been filed, Emil Lefferts died yest:rday morning at 4:30 o'clock of heart trouble at the age of 60 years at his residence, 826 Eleventh avenue. He was a tinner, and a member of the Masonic order, the Danish Brotherhood and the Baglish Lutheran church. Funeral notice will be given later. Charles Schulthelss was very much ex- cited yesterday over what he termed the em- bezzlement of George Potter, who had been soliciting orders for a baking pan. The amount In controversy was $29. Schulthelss sWore out a warrant for Potter's arrest and the case will be tried tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock in Justice Cook'’s court. It is said the case has already been compromised. John Sandal, the patrol driver, has had a trap set to catch a wolf that makes its home beneath the patrol house. Yesterday after- noon he saw the wolf just as it entered the hole, and making a quick grab he caught it by the tall. He was afrald to pull very hard for fear that the wolf would come out, so he compromised matters with _the animal by chopping off about six inches of the tail. The plece {s now on exhibition at the police station. Iraenius Duncan, the young man who has been-sick nearly all the time since Theresa Reed filed an information against him charg- ing him with being the father of her child, was on hand in Justice Walker's court yes- terday afterncon for a preliminary hearing, but the prosecuting witness had met a change of heart and did not appear. A number of young fellows were also there, ox- pecting to tell what they knew, but their in- formation was not needed. Duncan was dis- charged. The trustees of the free library have de- clded to present the old papers and maga- zines to the various charitable institutions of the city. Thos: for January were appor- tioned in the following whay: Woman's Christian association hospital, 15§;. jail, 142; Christian home and St. Bernard's “hospital, 116 each. A copy of the library catalogue is to be placed in each of the school buildings in order that the pupils may have ready ac- cess to it and may have the benefit of the principal’s advice is to selection of books to read. The janitor of the Thirty-second street school was hit by a motor train last evening and quite severely bruised. He was crossing the tracks at Thirty-fourth street and ob- ed the street car coming only a short distance away. While in the middle of the track and attempting to increase his speed he slipped and fell, and before he could get off Athe track the front platform of the motor struck him in the face and side of the head. The motor people carried him to hisi home and sent for a physiclan, His injuries were paintul, but not of a serlous nature. We have over $300,000 to loan upon im. proved Towa farms. Farmers desiring loa can save money by dealing direct with us, thereby saving agent’s commission. We do not loan on wild lands, nor In Nebraska. Louges & Towle, 235 Pearl street. Hleautiful Linon Muslin Underwear at Your Own Price, Ladles' white skirts, 50c; corset covers, 160; chemise, 33¢c; corsets, 35c; ladies’ hand- Kerchiefs, 8c; dotted velling, Ge; crinoline, be; Saxony yarn, all at de. VAVRA'S DRY GOODS STORE. That potple dinner at the Pearl Chop house for 16c—never anything like it PERSONAL PAKAGRAPIHS, J. T. Tidd Is confined to his home with the grip. Miss Sue Ellls, formerly employed as book- Xeeper with David Bradley & Co. of this city, returns today from a visit with her parents at Little Sioux, la., to accept a similar posi- tion with Keys Bros. Deputy Sheriits Ed Anderson and W. H. Barker of Woodbury county were in the city on thelr way home to Sloux City from Clarinds, where they had taken an insane patient named Bureau. Mr. and Mrs. Francls Murphy have been holding temperance meetings in Pittsburg, Pa., and Lisbon, O., ntly, which have been very successful. The newspapers of the two places speak In flattering terms of Mrs. Murphy, who has developed into quite a public speaker and does almost as much work among the ladies as her husband does among the men. Harry Curtis, secretary of the Young Men's Christian asscclation, left last evening for Oskaloosa and Ottumwa. At the latter place he will attend the megting of secretaries from all over the state, and will investigate the gymnasium and bath room equipment of the assoclation, with a view to getting some ideas which will be of use to him in fitting up the new headquarters here. He will re- turn Monday, and before that time the com- mittee which has the responsibility of se- lecting a location hopes to have made its choleo and gotten the work of making alter- ations well under way. Marriige Liconses. The following marriage licenses were is- sued Ly the county clerk yesterday: ame and Address. ‘2 . H. Markeson, South Omaha. Belle Hall, Livingston, Mo., . ghatles B Morrow, Harrison county, . 2 yrtle Martin, Councll Bluffs... 5 | Davis sells drugs, paint and glass cheap. | Neatest drug store. Taylor's, Grand notel. NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFES J. D, Edmundeon Wins His Suit Against the Swiss Musio Box Makers, ROTHOLTZ CASES ARE TO BE DIVIDED Attorneys Could Not Agree and the Trinls Wil Be Separate-Soveral Inter- osting Matters Docketed for an Early Hearing. The case of J. D. Edmundson against Baker & Co, of Geneva, Switzerland, over a $400 music box, came to an unexpected end yesterday morning in the district court. At the conclusion of the testimony Bdmundson's attorney filed a motion asking that it be taken from the jury. The motion was ar- gued and sustained by Judge Thornell, and a verdict of §193 with interest was rendered in Bdmundson’s favor, by the direction of the court. The Interest brings the total Judgment up $210.04, The music box, which Is now stored in a music house in this city, wildoubtiess Le selzed on execution and Bdmundson and the manufacturers will have a chance to bid upon it. The market for $400 music boxes in this vicinity is not lively, and the chances are that they will have the sale all to themselves. A disagreement between the attorneys in the three law suits against H. Rotholtz of Neola prevented them from all being tried at once, and the first one in the batch to be put on trial was that in which Kirkendall, Jones & Co. of Omaha were plaintiffs. L. A. Goldsmith, a Ninth street saloon keeper in Omalia, was the principal witness during the afternoon, and the way in which he set court records at naught was rather amusing. Roth- oltz sold out to Goldsmith, and the former's creditors garnisheed Goldsmith, In the Omaha records, for some money belonging to Roth- oltz. On that occasion a long series of ques- tions were propounded to Goldsmith and his answers were taken down in shorthand by the court reporter. The bulky document thus made was flashed upon him wnen he mount- ed the witness box yesterday, and read to him. It contained numerous damaging ad- missions, the principal one being that he knew Rotholtz was insolvent when he bought him out. As ono question and answer after another was read to him he denied them all, thus indicating that some one had lied about it, or that the court reporter had a lively imagination. The court reporter who made the record will be put upon the stand this morning. According to the assignment made by Judge Thornell a day or two ago, the case of L. C. Duffy of Creston against Colonel F. C. Reed of Manawa will be tried today. Dufty sues for damages for a bullet which he caught in the neck from a fancy shootist last summer at Manawa. The old case of Bixby against the Omaha & Council Bluffs Bridge company, Involving the right of the company to run its cars along South First street, is set for a hearing next Monday. That of Damitz against Bauerkemper, in which the plaintift accuses the defendant of being the father of her fatherless babe, will be tried the following day. Washington's birthday is set for learing the case of Bvans against the city, involving the collection of taxes for paving West Broadway; the Citi- zens bank against the city, in Which the bank wans its assessment reduced, and Coyle against tne city. to SPECIAL TO CLOSE. Our Stock of Sheets and Pillow Cases at Less Than the Price of the Mus in. 8-4, 9-4 and 10-4 hemmed sheets, Fruit of the Loom and Lockwood sheeting, worth from 69c to 90c each, to close at 49c each. 42 and 46-inch pillow cases, worth 22¢ and 26¢ each, to go at 19c each. MUSLIN UNDERWEAR AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. Fowler Dick & Walker, BOSTON STORE, Council Blufts, Ia. Still Wrecking His Fortune. Frank Naprovenek, .who lost a wite and $65 at tho same time, is still earnestly en- gaged In drowning his sorrows, and the flow- ing bowl is in active operation. Monday afternoon he drew a check on the local bank which contains a part of his wealth and gave It to his friend, Selly Hough, to be cashed, Selly got the cash and immediately froze to Naprovenek with such a wealth of affection as would have been affecting to a man with a smaller jag than Naprovenck had with him. They “went to Omaha and camo back on the last motor, after hunting closely for the bottom of several growlers, and succeeding In each case. They spent the night at @ house on Pierce street, the doting ex-husband footing the bills, of course. Dur- ing the afternoon the report had been in circulation that he had $2,000 in cash hidden away in his trunk in the shoe shop. Some one broke a hole in the back window, forced open the lid of the trunk, and made a thor- ough search of its contents, while its owner was wasting his substance, ~All he found was $10, however, the remainder being the fig- ment of some one's imagination. Naprovenck is said to be well fixed financlally. His home surroundings would never. indicate it, for a filthier apartment would be hard to find on Broadway. He formerly lived in Omaha, where, it is said, he has a divorced wife and several children. He always was noted for being a miser, and this quality of his was the causo of the separation between him and his wife. He also lived at one time in Plattsmouth, where he is reported to have several thousand dollars in a bank. Yesterday he announced, through a lively shower of tipsy tears, that all he wanted was his wife; that if she would come back all would be forgiven, but if not he would have to go on with his mourning until his money was all gone or all the whisky in town drank up. Chief Scanlan says he knows where the woman Is, and if he wants her she can be brought fo view at any time. But he s somewhat puzzled to know what Naprovenck would do If he had her, Inasmuch as there iz some doubl as to whetlier a woman can steal from her husband any more than from her- self. Dr. V. L. Treynor recelved yesterday the Underwriters' Mutual Accident assccla- tion of Des Moines full settlement of Lis claim on account of injuries received by a recent accident. The Underwriters las a large membership in Council Dluffs, the re- sult of a visit from General Agent J. B. Newman and Hiram Woolworth last year, and has gained an enviable reputation for fair and prompt settlement of claims. Another Day Finds us still selling frames and pictures at half price. Today we will increase our line of mouldings and we cannot fail now to please you. Remember they all go for just half the market price. Open every evening. H, W, SMITH & CO., 45 Main St Attempted Hurglary, An attempt was made by a burglar to enter the house of George Smith, on Mynster street, near Scott, a night or two ago. Mrs. Smith was occupylng a lounge in the parlor when she was awakened by a sound from the bay window on the west side of the house. She sat upright and could see a man trying to push the window up. She called to her husband in an adjoining room, but the fel- low evidently did not hear her, for he got half his body inside the room beforo her sec- ond serles of screams frightened him away. He dropped the window and walked lelsurely down Mynster street. The moon was shin- ing brightly, and she got a good look at the would-be burglar. She describes him as a tall man of medium build, smooth face, and wearing a black ulster with a cape. To any charitable organization or to any person for charitable purposes we will fur- nish groceries and provisions at actual cost, and deliver same to any part of the city, BARTLETT GROCERY CO. 744 Broadway. Gas heating stoves for rent and for Councll Bluffs Gas company’s office, Graders Hegin Work, The graders commenced work on Unlon av- enuo yesterday morning. During the day about forty teams were employed in hauling dirt, and the work was finished almost as far as Ninth street, a fill of anywhere from six inches to two feet being required. Only two shovelers were employed all day, so that it has rot been made manifest just what benefit this improvement is to be to the poor people who do uot bave teams. Quite a number of would-be workingmen gathered at the place where the work was 1o be com: menced, armed with shovels, and some of them loitered about all day, hoping that more shovelers would be put on. But tifey wera doomed to disappointment. This leaves the poorest of the poor in as bad shape as they were before, although those who are fortunate enough to be able to beg or borrow teams have a chance to make anywhere from $2 to $4 a day, according to the size and number of loads' they can haul. Most of the dirt is brought from the hill just east of Oakland avenue, owned by J. N. Casady and C. Straub. These gentlemen keep several shovelers at work ioading the wagons. A good deal of dissatisfaction was expressed by the men who have been looking for a chance to earn a little money, but the two shovelers who worked yesterday afternoon seemed to do all that the forty teams re- quired, and there is no immediate prospect ot any increase, Today is Valentine day, and the fact that it Is to receive unusual attention was forcibly impressed upon a Bee reporter yesterday when he stepped in at Brackett's, There never was such a magnificent array of valen- tines seen in this country, everything from 1c_up to beautiful creatiol costing many dollars. It's worth a visit just to see them and watch the eager crowd of buyers, The latest report says the blizzird Js com- ing. So is the grand musical and concert at Trinity Methodist church on Friday n'ght. Be sure and come, The best talent in the city. Yes, the Eagle laundry is “‘that good laundry,” and is located at 724 Broadway. If in doubt aboat this, try it and be convinced, Don't forget name and numbet. Tel. 157, e Wkt IT WAS FAIR TO UNCLE SAM, Weasures that Amply Protected Government Interests in Pacific Roads. President Clark of the Unlon Pacific came in Monday night from St. Louls. The president is looking much better than when last in Omaha, his trip, as he says, to the cast hav- ing greatly benefited ‘him, although the work that he accomplished may be regarded as somewhat of a fallure in view of the action congress took upon the Reilly bill. Speaking generally of the situation and the many complications surrounding the Union Pacific, Mr, Clark said: “Under the Reilly bill there never was a better or fairer proposition made to congress. It meant giving the government a first mort- gage on all the property, principal and in- terest, on a basis of 8 per cent. It Is per- fectly plain to bo seen that under this propo- sition the government weuld be amply se- cured, but there were conditions confronting the bill that at the time of its introduction were hardly dreamed of. “I am not advised as to the proposition which Mr. Bolssevain and Mr. Anderson of the reorganization committee made yester- day to the committee on Pacific roads, except what I see in the newspapers. It is a clear cut way of disposing of a serious problem. As I understand it the government gets the entire principai of its ciaim in cash and the bondholders take the property, In that light it has merit. It was not talked of be- fore I went uway, and the vote on the Reilly bill was taken after I reached St. Louls. ““Should congress fail to pass uny favorable legislation looking to the reliet of the Union Pacific, foreclosure w:l! undoubtedly be pushed to a final conclusion, in which event the government interests would be somewhat Jeopardized.” Relative to the construction of a union de- pot in which the city of Omaha is vitally in- terested just now, Mr. Clark, when asked as to the position the receivers of the Union Pacific railroad would take in regard to the matter, said: ‘“The Union Pacific will enter the union depot at the foot of Farnam street upon anything like favorable terms. I have seen the plan of the proposed depot, and so far as I can see there will be no trouble in its bullding. There is not a single grade crossing on the plan proposed; nobody ap- proaching it has to cross any tracks. Tral from the north cross the streets overhead, there being an overhead elevation at Leaven- worth street, while trains from the south wiil come directly into the depot. It can be used as a pocket or a through station, and in that way it will be made accessible to all lines. The Missouri Pacific would run through it, coming over the Union Pacific tracks to their shops in the north part of the city, while trains going south would run the same way. The Rock Island, Milwaukee and Union Pa- cific would use it as a pocket station, cross the bridge and back in and head out. The Elkhcrn would have the benefit of their own tracks and that of the Terminal company’s tracks. The St. Louis plan has a fourteen- degree curve approaching the station; the curvature, as I remember the plan for the proposed depot, would not exceed ten degrees. The St. Louis station Is a pocket station for all lines; this proposed depot at the foot of Farnam street could be used as a through or pocket station, and I understand there Is a very favorable plan proposed for letting the Burlington into the depot. For the inter- ests of Omaha I believe the depot should be built at the foot of Farnam street. It would have tho advantage of plenty of room; there would be no grade crossings and all lines could use it most advantageously. Should the depot be bullt and action taken by which the differences between the city of Omaha and the Union Pacific could be adjusted the re- celvers would go into court and ask to be permitted to run their trains into the new depot at Ninth and Farnam streets.” Of a successor to Mr. Thurston Mr. Clark would not say anything, except that Mr. Waggener was not a candidate for the posi- tion, As to becoming a member of the western trunk line committee, Mr. Clark sald: “The Union Pacific will join the associa- tion upon terms of equality with all other lines parties to it. The Union Pacific is favorable to the maintenance of rates and tho conservation of revenue. We are en- titled, however, to the consideration from other’ roads.” To Oregon—Personnlly*Conducted. The second personally conducted excursion to Oregon will leave Omaha Thursday, Feb- ruary 14, at 4:35 p. m. Only $35 to Tacoma, Portland, Roseburg. For further information call on or address M. J. Dowling, city passenger agent, Burling- ton route, 1324 Farnam street, Omaha, Neb. WEATHER FORECAST, Salem or €alr with Northwest Winds Fromlised for Nebraska. WASHINGTON, Keb, 12.—The forecast for Wednesday For Nebraska, Missouri, sas—Fair; northwest win For South Dakota—Fair; slightly colder in the central and northwest portions. Loeal Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA, Feb, 12,-Omaha record of temper- perature’ and rainfall, compared with the corresponding day of the past four v 5. 1894 1893, 18 21 41 0 4 2 14 Towa and Kan- Maximum temperature Minimum_temperature Average temperature 12 30 Precipitation 01 06 .0 .00 Condition of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for the day and since March 1, 1804: Normal temperature Deficiency for the day Normal precipitation . Deficlency for the day. Total precipitation since March 11§65 inches Deficiency since March 1........ 16.10 inches Roports from Other Stations av 8 P. M. BTATIONS. STATE OF WEATHER, * moneldPaad] | | Cloud: Cloudy, rowing. Davenpor ar. Kansas City. Denver. Salt Lake EEnErReeEs ar, art cloudy. Snow ine. Partcloudy. Clear. Cloudy. Cloudy, Clear. Olear. Part cloudy. St Vincent Cheyeune Milcs City. Gulveston * below zero. T indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH, Observer. |geesssstees e S The Burlington Route Changes Time. Important changes In the Burlington's service to Chicago, St. Louls and Ka City are made by the schedule effective Wednesday, February 13. Seo time' tables in another column, or call at the eity ticket office, 1324 Farvam st., and get full information, ILLINOIS TREASUAY ROBB:D woT Most of the Money Was Lost in ths Lebanon Bank Faildfe,” DJE BILLS RI PRESENT' THE BALANCE Ex-State Treasurer, Who Died Sunddenly Three Months Ago, WAs Nearly Halt a Million Behind—¥i¥ ' Bonds- men File Climi, CARLYLB, I, Feb. 12'~When Rufus Ramsey, who died suddénly’ three months ago, supposedly of heart disease, went into the state treasury two years ago he was thought to be the richest man in southern Tlinols, Within a week over $500,000 in claims against his estate have been filed, but the most startling is that of the five Chi- cago bankers who were his surety as state treasurer. When Henty Wulff succeeded the dead man he found a shortage of 2 which he communicated to his bonds men, who have go far suppressed it in the hope of reimbursement out of the estate of the dead man. Now F. M. Blount, cashier of the Chicago National bank, of which John R. Walsh, a bondeman, is president, and Carl Moll, cashier of the Illinois National bank of Chicago, of which John J. Mitchell, another bondsman, s president, have filed in the county court claims for the full amount ot the shortage. In the claims filed by Messrs. Blount and Moll it is specifically alleged that the shortage was of the amount named, that the bonds- men made it good and that the claims are filed for the reimbursement of the bondsmen. When the bondsmen filed their claim in the county court for $303,539.52 the amount was 50 stupendous Judgo Jesse Jones refused to allow it until further proof of its correctness was filed. This was done on February 9, when an itemized statement of the amounts abstracted by Ramsey from the state treas- ury was put in the hands of the court. It showed that Ramsey had begun tampering with state funds seven days after taking office. He was sworn in January 3, and on January 11, 1863, he helped himself to $25.- 000. One form-of his embezzlement was to toko the cash from the state funds and turn in a personal due bHI, having it charged up as cash, all others being much the same. STOLE FROM THE START. On January 19 he took $15,000; January 24, $20,000; March 4, $5,000; May 10, $13,000 June 6, $5,600; June 21, $6,000; July 21, §12,- 000, and =0 on’down the year. His last with- drawal in 1893 was November 11, when he took $4,761. For a whole year then there was a total intermission, £o far as the item- ized statement of the bondsmen shows, and then there comes one more, the last, $10,000, taken® November 8, the day upon which Mr. Ramsey took to Lis bed. The claim of the bondsmen on the bond, which was filed in the county court, is very simplo in language and reads as follows: “Estate of Rufus N. Ramsey to John H. Wilbeck et al, dr., to_cash paid by them as bondsmen for Rufus N. Ramsey, late treas- urer of the state of Illinois, to Elijah P. Ramsey, his successor, to make good the former’s deflcit as such ‘state treasurer, $363,- 539.62.” This sum will have to be paid before any other sums oan be satisfled, , It was what is known as the sixth-class trust funds, while depositors’ claims are in {he seventh class. Together with the claim ‘was a paper con- necting Ramsey with Henry Seiter, the Lebanon, 1L, banker, who ‘failed so disas- trously just after Ramsey's death. This paper shows that the banking firm of Henry Seiter & Co. owed Ramsey -personally the um of $243,778.62. The first note was drawn cptember 5, 1893, for $161,078.62. It was largest one drawn. The bthers ranged from $3,000 to $16,000 in amoynt, The last one was drawn October 31, 1894, and was for $3,400. The first is-writtan dn the regular form of a note, but theibthers are in the form of due bills, with no date of maturity. These notes and due bills/were in the treas- ury, together with his oW dije bills, repre- senting cash. There were alsg due bills for the Napa Land company amowsting to $4,400. The three amounts made upithe sum total which theé bondsmen were obliged to make good. 3 £ In addition to the claim of $363,539.52 made by the bondsmen, claims of merchants and tarmers of Cariyle and Iron counties have been filed in the county court, the entire indebtedness up to date amounting to $468,- 278.85, while the estate is probably not worth over $200,000, including the assets of Seiter which can be held. PRAISED BY A FRIEND. W. H. Curtin, a close friend of Rufus Ram- sey, the deceased state treasurer of Illinols, had this to say of his affairs: “No better man than Rufus Ramsey ever lived, and had he lived every dollar of his Indebtedness would_have been paid and his family left with $50,000. Had not Henry Seiter failed everything would have been all right. Seiter borrowed over $240,000 from the Union Trust company of Chicago and gave security on 2,900 acres of land near Lebanon. This money came out of the state treasury, the trust company acting as a go-between, When ho failed his assignee filed o motion to set aside the conveyance of this property, and the bondsmen, rather than accept security cover which there was liable to be litigation, filed a claim against the state. This property is worth, in ordinary times, over $200,000. 1 don’t_know that it would bring that now, but it was worth that at the time it was accepted, and Ramsey had a right to do as he did. Tho law allows a state treasurer to uso money as he pleases, All he has to do is to put it back. This has been done and everything is all straight.” SPRINGFIELD, Tll, Feb. 12.—Treasurer Wulft was scen foday and had little to say when_confronted with the developments at Carlyle. He sald Ramsey's son had ac- counted to him for everything. If there was & shortage Ramsey's bondsmen made it good before he (Wulff) took the office. Wulff had no other coursc than to receipt for every- thing, as the funds In the office were as they should be. FORTY ————— VILLAGES BURNED. Further Atrocities Keported from Armenia Through Vienna- VIENNA, Feb. 12.—According to advices from Armenian sources at Constantinople outrages by the Turks, In addition to those reported some time ago, have been committed in Armenia. The advices say that besides the outrages in the Sassoun district outrages of a similar character occurred about the same time in the province of Harsen. Be- tween forty and fifty villages in the province are sald to have been burned and entirely destroyed and all the flocks of the people stolen or dispersed. The people who composed the residents of the villages have made no effort to rebuild them, but have gone to other portions of the proyinee, P TS No Fears About Géld Keserve. In the Black Hills—The output of gold and silver from the mines of 'the Black Hills in 1893 1s as follows: Gold, 221,675,858 ounces, with & colnage value of $4,119,083.27; silver, 137,916.20 ounces, with a' comage value of $96,540.64. The output for 1894 is placed by conservative mining men at: Gold, 443,351,716 ounces; colnage value, $8238/360.64. 'Silver, 172,394 ounces; colnage value, $120,675.80. The Northwestern line, 'Fremont, Elkhorn & Missourl Valley railroad, 1s the most direct from Omaha, and its through trains are equipped with Wagner palace sleepers and freo reclining chalr cars. 'Paseengers for the Keystons and Holy Terror district buy to Hermosa; those for Greem Mountain district buy to Deadwood. 13,57 Ticket office 1401 Farnam:st. Depot 15th and Webster sts. J. R. BUCHANAN, General Passenger Agent, Omaha, Neb. e — Farmer Kllled by Burglurs. PHOENIX, Ariz, Feb. 12—Frank Smith, a prosperous farmer, was murdered at mid- night at his own door. He and his wife were aroused by two men entering their room. Smith jumped up, grasped a chair and had driven the burglars to the porch, when one of them drew a reyolver and fired. The bullet penetrated Smith’s heart and he fell back in his wife's arms, dead. Ben Earle, A. Johnson and Tom McDonald, three tramps, are under arrest suspected of the crime. Disastrous Paper M 11 Explosion, COLUMBUS, 0., Feb. 12.—A disastrous raper mill explosion is reported from Ken- ton, ©. LAMBORN'S SEED GRAIN BILL. ELM CREEK, Feb, 11.-To the Rditor of The Bee: Will you kindly publieh in your next edition house roll No. 1, or the bill Just passed by the legislature authorizing countles to issue bunds for the purchase of seed and feed for the farmers. here geems to be a great difference of opinion in regard to its contents, FARNSWORTH. F.H A bl for an act to authorize county boards to issue the bonds of their re- gpective counties for the purpose of procy ing seed and feed for tenms used in culth vating the land on which the secd Is planted; to provide for the sale of the same, and to punish the violation of the provisions of this act. Introduced by John J. Lam- born of Red Willow county. 1 by the legislature of the braska: Section 1, That the y board of any county of this state shall have the authority to issue the bond of euch county, to an amount not to exce 5 per cent of the assessed valuation of the . for the year 1884, but not to exce the sum of $60,000, the purpcse of ra ing money to proc see be plant and gown during the nd foed for pams used in planting . said provided, a special election shall be 1 at which the question of bonding the ounty shall be submitted to the people as provided herein. ec. 2. If ‘the pesple of any county in the state of Nebraska shall be in a destitute and dependent condition on account of th failure of crops from drouth or other causes over which they have no control, i petition setting forth fact that the people of such county, or a large number of them on account of failure of crops in sald county, are in a_destitute and dependent condition, and stating the cause of the failure of crops and the amount of funds which will be re. quired to supply such people with seed and feed, signed by at least one-fifth of the resident electors of said county, may be filed with the county clerk praying the county board to call ‘a_specinl election to yote upon the question of Issuing the bonds of the county to ralse such funds. Where upon said board shall call an e prayed for in sald petition, and the ¢ clerk for such ¢ shall give notice of *h_election v tion in_two tive issues of one or more weekly published and of general circulation in county, and by posting a_notice at the polling plac ach precinct, and it a majority of the votes legally cast'at such fon shall be in favor of the issuing of ds, then the county board &hall ue the bonds of the county, payable in 7 'years with the option of the county to pay the whole or any part thereof after the xpiration of five years from the date thereof, with interest at 7 per cent per an- num, which sald interest shall be payable If any county of this state shall er this act, the hoard of provided for in section one vill of the constitution of the state of Nel ka are hereby directed and it shall be their duty to invest any part of the permanent school funds a ble in sald county bonds at their 1ue, _\! offered to them by the proper officers; pr vided, however, that the officer ‘n( the county or countles issuing bonds under this act shall negotiate said bonds at the !\h.' est obtainable price not less than par value. 4 The county board shall invest the & of sald bon 0 much thereof 8 be necessa r ring s foed for teams, as provid d in section 1 of this act, and s the same to such persons only as a zed in agriculture, aniform pri y o amers and shall take therefor such f of ‘Security for the payment of such pur- ch: price as will, in their judgment, be just, and_best protect the interest of the county. Provided, that the whole of said purchase price shall be due and payable on or before the first day of March, 1896, ith interest thereon at {he rate of 10 per ent per annum until 1 ald, 5. No party shall be permitted nurchase any of sald seed or feed until he Thatl have first made and filed with the county board an aflidavit showing l‘hl\l he is actually engaged In farming; = that he has no seed, or feel for his team, and ; without means’ to purchase the same, or i he has any, stating the quantit l!wnoi e mumber ‘of acres he owns or las rentes and the number of acres he intends to put into crops for the season, xmA.l that l|.\ will use said szed and feed for no nlhfr Durpose than that provided for in thig act, He shall so furnish the aflidavits (Jfrl‘\\‘u credible residents of said county and of A\s Telghborhood to the cffect that he I a. rep: utable c'tiz>n of £aid county and that \”tg verily belizve that the Slx\|8n.|('hls con- Yained in his afdavit are truei and, upon fueh Caffidavit being made and filed, the Shme to be preserved In the office of the Sounty clerk, the county board may sell fo said party such amount of seed or feed, or both, 83 they, the sald board, shali 5t and proper. dgemm 1 o phreon who, after having oh tained fe:d or eed, as herein provided, shall transter or in.any manner dispose of said doed or feed otherwise than is contem- Dlated by this act, shall be deemed gullty B ‘misdemeanor’ and shall on conviction thereof be fined in any sum not exceeding $100, or be lm))‘:igo'\\‘ll ‘{‘hs‘he county jail ceding three months. e X7 51 thall be lawful for the county board to designate some person to sell the said bonds, and, under their dircction, to fhvest the proceeds thereof in seed and feed and sell the same as provided for in this act, which sald party so designated Shall give a bond for th: faithful perform- ance of his duty, which bond shall rot be less than double the par value of the bonds %o “be megotiated, for the purchasing of £0ed and feed, and selling the same as herein prowded, and the person who shall Sell_sald bonds and purchase and sell eald Seeq ana feed shall make a full exhibit and settlement with the county board on the 10th day of June, 18%5. Bec. 8. If ‘any person entrusted with the selling of said bonds or the procuring and Selling of sald sced and feed shall fail to Account for and settle in full for the money, seed or feed placed in or coming into his hands, or shall convert any part thereof to his own use, he shall be deemed guilty of embezzlement, and upon conviction' thereof L 1 be P\mlfihvd accordingly. See. . Phe county board of any coun issuing & under the provisions of th fot shall levy a tax for the payment of i terest on said bonds as it becomes du provided. that an additional amount sha be levied and collected sufficient to pay th principal of said bonds at maturity; pr Videa, further, that not more than 2 per cent of the principal of said bonds shall be levied and coilected in any one year. e, 10. 1f any person shall swear falsely in the affdayits provided for in this act he shall be deemed guilty of perjury and Shall upon conviction' thereof be subjected to_the '111:1!1 penalty. See, 11. Whereas, an emergency —exists this act shall be in fu'l force and take ef- fect from and after its passage. — DR, FRAKER ADMITTED DEAD, ¥Famouns lusurance Uase Settled Oat Court—The Amount Fald. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 12—The sult of the helrs of Dr. G. W. Fraker of Excelsior Springs for $41,000 life insurance was settled out of court today, the life insurance compa- nles virtually admitting that after all the missing doctor 1§ really dead. The amount the heirs will receive under the compromiie is $30.018, This gocs to Mrs, C. I. Hatfield and Mrs. N. J. Magruder of Macon county, Missouri, sisters of the dead man, and the five crphan children of G. W. Fraker, the uncle of Dr. Fraker, who are living at Seat- tle, Wash, The remainder s to be divided equally among the seven heirs when the children become of age. e Five Murderers = enced # Buoncl JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Feb, 12.—The supreme court today sentenced five murderers to be hanged March 21. They are: Wil liam H, Taylor, James Muray, Edward Mur- ray, Luke G. O'Rellly of St. Louis and James Crisp of Wright county. . T Pilot Boat Cume In Safe. CAPE MAY, N. J, Feb. 12.—The pilot boat F. C. Knight, about which so much anxiety has been felt since she put to sea Thursday, reached Cape May at noon today. All on board were well, but have experienced terrible weather. Remorse Led to Salclde. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 12.—Salvator de La Heron, a Spaniard of noble birth, from Se- ville, Spain, committed suiclde last night by shooting himeelf through the head. His predigality bad turned to remorse. hundreds of dol My HQIRE onu.numgu and physiclans, ‘nailscame off, and my huircameout, leav+ Dpone pericetly baid. I then went to HOT SPRINGS but very soon became disgusted, and decided to wry 8.8.8. The cffect was truly wonderful. commenced to recover after taking the first bot. {le, and by the time I had taken twelve boltles, I was entirely _oured— cured by8.8.8. when the world - renowned Hot Bprings had falled, M. 8. LOOMIS, Shroveport, La. Our book on the Disease and it treatument mal 0 any address. BWIFT BPECIFIO Q0., Atlants, Ga. to ot 1 could get relief from & most horrible blood discase, I had l,)nnl lars STUDENTS CAUSE TROUBLE Sons of Prominent Quaker TFamilies Ex- pelled from Penn Collogo, RESULT OF TOO MANY PRACTICAL JOKES Roland Hunt and W. P, Smith of the Sopho- more Class Selected as Timber from Which Examples Should Be Made. OSKALOOSA, Ta., Feb. 12.—(Speelal T gram,)—A series of practical jokes, which have been carried on for several months by gome of the venturesome students at Penn college, culminated in the expulsion of Ro- land Hunt and W. P. Smith, both members { the sophomore class. The last joke which brought down a storm of faculty wrath w filling the chapel with Both young men come from good Quaker families, young Hunt being the son of Superintendent Hunt of the Oskaloosa Gas company. The college students are pretty will divided fn_sentiment for and against the students expelled, while the faculty was unanimous in voting to expel the practical jokers Dislocated His Hip, United States Marshal Desmond of Clin- ton was seriously injured at Dubuque in stepping off a street car. He rang the bell to stop the car, but it passed his crossing, and he stepped off. He fell heavily, but laid still, groaning but unable to move. He was taken up, and tcreamed with pain. It was necessary to give him ether to proceed with any operation for his relief. His right hip was found to be dislocated, and he received other injuries beside it. It will now be a long time before he will be able to leave his room at the Hotel Julien. Escaped the s nd Time. OTTUMWA, Ia, Feb. 12.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Edward Walton, on second trial for the murder of Melinda Amelia Cook of Hd- dyville by a_ criminal operation, was ac- quitted after the jury was out six hours. He was tried two years ago and convicted, and has served one and a half years in the penitentiary at Fort Madison. Looking for a Convention, Sioux City Times: Would it not be possi- ble for Sioux City to get cither the republican or the democratic stata convention this year? It has been some time since either party held a convention here, and it will be re- membered that the nominees named here were all elected, democrats and republicans. et nhing ONIO REPUBLICAN CLUR. State League Mece! at Transacts Ko itins Hum CINCINNATI, Feb. 12—The Ohio League of State Republican Clubs assembled here to- day, with 500 delegates. President Woodman- sec’s annual address reviewed the banner re- publican state work of the past year. Se retary Miller reported eighty-three clubs in gcod standing and Treasurer Beach a balance of $96 in the treasury. Tho constitution was amended &0 as to give each ciub ten instead of five delegates in the state convention. The amendment to reduce the dues from §5 to §2 was defeated, The usual committees were appointed and an executive board selected of ninety mem- bers, two each from Hamilton and Cuyahoga counties and one each from the other eighty- six counties, Cinclonatl ana Desha Breckinridge Collecting Income Tax LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 12.—Desha Breck- inridge, son of Congressman W. C. P. Breck- inridge, has been appointed income tax col- lector of this district by Collector Shelby, father of Colonel Breckinridge's law partner, Woma 1 Suffrage Victory in California. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 12.—Women suf- fragists have won a victory in the assem- bly. An amendment to kill the Spencer bill providing for woman suffrage was de- feated hy a vote of 48 to 23, Woman Suffrage in Arizona. PHOENIX, Ariz.,, Feb. 12.—The house has passed the right of woman suffrage in Arizona. e Joo Dusty’s Sentence Confirmed. ST. JOSEPH, Feb. 12.—A special to the Daily News from Jefferson City says the supreme court has afirmed the decision of the lower court in the case of Joe Dusty, and he has been sentenced to bo hanged March 21. Dusty was convicted of rape in tho courts here and escaped from jail while his case was pending in the supreme court. He was captured some days ago, however, and will be hanged on the date named unless pardoned by the governor. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 12.—Gov- ernor Stone today refused to interfere in the case of Philip Martin, sentenced to be hanged Friday at Kansas City for the murder of Eli Stillwell. Trouble for the Plumber. ARAPAHOE, Feb., 10.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: I see by the press that J. C. Reed Is looking for more trouble in another match at live birds, Enclosed please find draft for $100 for a race of 100 live birds each, American association rules to govern, match to be shot at Omaha at any date he may mention. Loser to pay for Lirds, ete. You to act as stakeholder, Yours respectfully.—J. W. Den. P. 8. Match to be for $100 a side, — - Warghouso Firo at Buffulo, BUFFALO, Feb. 12—Fire in the Dormer warehouse today caused a loss of $50,000. —e—————— $370.00 {or aar ldea. This fs the biggest price ever offered for a satch lino or heading for an advertisement. Mayden Bros. will give a choico of several first class pianos worth $300.00 each for the head line adopted and in addition will give orders on thelr music department for $50.00 worth of music for the next five best ideas, according to merit. . To secure an absolutely impartial declsion applicants are requested to sign in number only and to mail corresponding number with me and address to The Bee office, where it will remain until after the award’ s made. The right is reserved to use any head line once. The following are the facts to be adver- tised: Hayden Bros, of Omaha -2 the unly firm in the world showing a con.plete line of the instruments manufactured by tho five most_renowned plano makers on earth. Hay- den Bros, are not tied up with red tape restric- tions like regular selling agents, but are free to make the lowest prices ever neard of. Hayden Bros, put special streess on the Steinway and Vose pianos because they have a larger line in stock and can buy them cheaper than any other makes of equal Tepu- tation. Do not be misled by any one claim- ing tho sole agency. Hayden Bros, have them direct from the factory as well as from the Max Meyer & Bro. Co. stock, Music trade papers are saylng planos cannot be sold in a department store, but sensible people who do not care to be hoodwinked by silly frills_are not so notional and the best proof of this is that Hayden Bros. sold more planos, organs and musical instruments In one week than any five music stores west of Chicago have scld 1 six months. The music trade papers eay this innovation will be watched with unusual interest and Hayden Bros. propose to Keep them guessin INTERESTING STATEMENT OF A NEW YORK GENTLEMAN Regarding the New Discovery for Care ot Dyspepsin and Indigeation, Some weeks ago the newspapers of the couns try devoted considerable space to an account of an interesting discovery in medicine which, it is claimed, would cure all forms of. dys- pepsia and stomach troubles. Since that time many experiments have been made with the remedy in order to demonstrate Just how much real merit it possessed. The Tesults of these experiments have been all that could be desired; in fact, in many cases the cures are very litle short of wonderful. Tho remedy fs prepared in lozenge or tabe let form, pleasant to the taste and harmless even for the stomach of an infant. In fact, no secret is made of its ingredients, being composed of vegetable essonces, fruit salts, pure pepsin and bismuth. They are sold by dru ts under the name of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and are undoubtedly tha safest and most reliable remedy to use when the stomach s weak or any trouble what ever with the digestive orga Mr. C. Bensinger, of the firm of Bensinger & Co., § and 7 Dey street, New York Cit relates his experience briefly but unmistak- ably. He says: Some three months ago 1 purchased at a drug store two boxes of Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets and 1 take great pleasure in stating that after using about half of one fifty-cent box 1 felt such a won- derful reliet from the dyspepsia 1 was suf- fering from that 1 did not need the rest of the box. Having many friends who were equally troubled with some form or other of indigestion 1 suggested and offered to them some of the tablets, and the verdict of all who have taken them is the same, that they aro wonderful in their effect and the best thing of the kind. 1 have nothing but the best wishes for Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets, Very trul C. BE} 6 and 7 Dey St, New York. Thoughtful men and women are cautious regarding patent medicines and very prop- erly so. Being secret preparations you cans not know just what you are taking into your stomach. With Stuart'’s Dyspepsia Tablets, composed as they are of pure, fresh pepsin, vegetable essences, frult salts and bismuth, no risk is Incurred. The over- worked, irritable stomach is at once Invig- orated ' and rested, andperfect digestion means strong nerves and muscles, a clear head, energy for mental or physical work and_capacity to enjoy life. All druggists seil Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab- lets. It yours does not happen to have them ho will get them for you, as they are sold by all wholesalers. NGER, G. W. PANGLE, M.D, The Good Samaritan's WORLD HERBAL DISPENSARY OF MEDICINE, Clean Sweep for tho Blood! The Good & medicine and cases of SYPHILISani SCROFULA No need of going to the Hot Springs of Arkansas or clsewhere when you can be cured at home of tho Worst Blaod Polson man or woman cver becamo a victim of without. the use of mereiry, arsenic or any other min- ernl poison. Send £.00 by P.0. money order for a bottle of medicine. 1t only requires from 1 to 3 bottles to cure a discnse, from 1 week to 10 years standing. Address, 7 G. W. 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