Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 23, 1900, Page 3

DRINTING FOR THE STATE. Oontracts for Work Incident to Legi Session Are Let. he ™ con ative 1 d Last Time, proy mnir most emphati. 3 in other n selected at various times by the coun- | location, parts ot the city borhood that the police authorities decided to look around for a better location. protest comes from the Lin- which has links adjoining This club met yes- afternoon and adopted a resolution the action of the council and | that have cil and about the only solution of the pr The THE OMAHA DATL Y BEE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1900. ACADEMY PRISCIPAL QUITS . Atmore Resigns Position in Kearney's Military Echool. ointing each ber a special commit- — > that the will of the council fs SLIGHT RISE IN PRICE PAID FOR BILLS | not curried fnto «fect. There are many | TRUSTEES ALSO WITHDRAW FROM BOARD | i | restdents in the viclnity of the house se- | J— House and Sennte es Wil Cost “'"“ I,‘”I:‘ s ):;‘.“,N\v,lnu-w’q"y‘y:ul‘ ;‘::;l, !‘; | Blshop Graves' Plans Not Satisfactory Elght Centa Per Page More . ly diminished. Similar pro.| '0 Some Othe sted ties This Year Than They s have been entered by citizens resid- d Genernl Change Resulta— School to Continue, Howey LINCOLN, Dec clal.)—The nec- | lem 18 to locate the house beyond the city| KEARNEY, Neb., Dec. 2:v.sxw\n1.:'r éssary printing for the legisiature will | linits on land that cannot be used for agri- | Another change has taken place at & cost the state approximately $8,000. Con- | cultu urposes. There is an abundance | Luke's Military academy, |-~vmf knn\?f\ '-3; tracts for the major portion of the work | of such land west of the city and a move- | the arncy Military academy l(--uv(x Iy were awarded tod by the State Printing | ment l¢ under way to purchase several|there was a change in the school and Re! board. The largest item of expense will | acres of it for a site for the proposed hos- | W. 8. Simpson Atmore, rector of the Epls- be the printing of house bills and sena pita copal church of this city, was chosen pl“tn- files, which will cost considerably more New Postoffice Farniture. | ctpal of the school and a board of trustee than two years ago. The successful bid- | A consignment, of new furniture for the | composed of « 'n |<|mn,'r : x‘ .Ilrnwn ders for the legislative printing were the varicus department t the postofiice was J. G we, ¥. G. Keens, W. 8. Clapp vmvl State Journal company and the lLeunter- |received today and this afternoon most of (J. I tick, appointed to ald in the con- Woodruft company of this city aud the [it was placed ‘in position in the federal [ trol of the school. Differences soon aro a Priming company of Omaha building. The furniture was purchased with | between Bishop Graves and Mr. Atmore and The contract price per page for print- (an appropriation of $1 ured from the [ several of the trustees in regard to pro- ing the hoase and senate bills is $1.15. The last congress by Congressman E. J. Burkett. | viding certaln jmprovements. No result same company Aid (he work two years ago State 1§ 4 of Agriculture. | was reached and Wednesday Mr. Atmore ge. tles will be | g resigned as principal, as did also the board O e DB et nt o cont of 16% | o7 1o Bbte Board of Agriculture will meet | "l ooy, “Several of the trustees wers Inted under contract at a cost of 16% Lincoln d o Brs .| o es. Se o t southwestern Nebraska will cost $00 titled to membership on the state boara | 'D Order that he might have a free hand " eir resignations were handed in, together Contracts for printing the legislative |and a call has been lssued fo tena | their res! bille, bill tities, 46,000 blanks, 1500 as- | tho meeting . oo oo e fOF 1L 10 AL |y thore of the trustees who were op- ! rign posed to hls plans sessment hooks and the irrigation map ate Auditor Thomas H. Benton, now | Posed to b ‘ were awarded to the Journal company. The | engaged in the mining business near Sait | It 18 eaid thhmhmn!yhui_oz«;eu:h::vl- Hunter-Woodruff company was authorized pake City, returned to Lincoln today and 'mvulhfl{ for l“‘h "n‘- t ‘|‘q d ‘hnllv to print 400,000 personal assessment blanks, [ will spend the Chrlstmas holidays in this | Which the bishop has invested an s price $300, and Th, ntract given company calls for 12 the Omaha tax books. Red Cloud, notified this after- of small- d fn Red Cloud and | Printing Smallpox at pox had besn discov, at the request of several citizens of that plate he authorized Dr. A. R. Towne of | Omaha to make an investigation and take | whatever precautions necessary to prevent the disease from spreading. He also In- | structed the mayor of Red Cloud to exer- cise ay much care as possisble In the treat- | ment of the trouble. It is not known here whether or not the cases discovered are mit tax and cash books. |ty Cane for Dr. All classes in the department of physical culture of the University of Nebraska united ‘m presenting a cane to Direc | a8 n token of respect and friendship. Dr leave the Nebraska institu- For the remainder of the | Booth, coach of the foot | ball team, will occupy the position made | | vacant by his resignation. | Hastings will | tlon January 1. year Waiter C. r Hastings New Charter for Lincoln. ted t charter for th o th changes will o be one City Attorney Strode is preparing a new city of Lincoln to be sub- legislature. Among providing an easier in trust as the beginning of an endowment that will grow to large proportions if his plans do not miscarry. Principal Atmore | and several of the board were desirous of having this money used for present im- provements, insisting that a gymnasium was needed, together with sanitary im- provements. The bishop stated his wHling- ness to provide these things when a show- iog was t.ade by the school and those who differed with him sald that the out- lay necessary was needed to place the school ou a paying basls. The bishop would not | accede to thelr demands—hence their resig- | nations. Bishop Graves has assumed control of the school und has offered the position of the really smallpox. The information came|Way to force the repalr of sidewalks at| 0 TURET MG (A8 T 8 Bl her ot by telephono (o the Kovernor's office and |the expense of tho property owners. It |RCRRPLL 0 T SONRE T Rt was very indefinite. Members of the State |18 belleved that a good law on this subfect | VE © €, BE0 B0 LU0 RERREES EEPEV” Board of Health say that people should not | Would lessen the number of damage suits | become alurmed at the reports concerning the outbreak of smallpox. The diseass | wherever it exists 1s particularly mild in | form and e not considered dangerous by |exhibited under the ausplces of the Ne- Sxpers. | braska Art assoclation was begun today Price Proposes to Examine, | under the direction of J. Laurle Wallace of W. B. Price, insurance deputy under |Omaha. Auditor Cornell, went to Omaha today to | tnspect the books of the Bankers' Unfon Fraternal Insurance company. This order recently attempted to consolidate with the Sons and Daughters of Protection, u so clety having its headquarters in this city. One or two examiners from the auditor's office have already looked over the books of the Omaha concern afd report favor ably, but Mr. Price determined to Investi- gato himself befors he would permit the transter. He sald today that he had a | certain well-define icy which he fn- | tends following. Supreme Secretary I J. Ayres of the Sons and Daughters of Pro- G soclety was made Fossler of the Those chosen are | Margaret Davie, Marie Hall Ida M. Taylor and Dalsy M. Hansen. CONFESS THEY STOLE BRASS Acknowledge wton Road Plattamouth Having Robbed Bu brought against the city. Hanging the The work of hanging the pictures to be | Plotures. Get Greek Letter. University of Misses Edith Cltizens The announcement of selections for mem- bership in the Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship this morning by Prof. Nebraska. Abbott, Rosalind Hess, of $140 Worth of Metal. He was in the city Friday to look over the ground and regards the matter favorably, but cannot leave North Platte for some time, %o the matter will rest pending his | decision. In the meantimi the officers of | the school will remain and Bishop Graves | will give the affairs of the school his per- | sonal attention until epring. There I8 no differences among the cadets and all have signified their willingness to return arcer the Christmas holidays. The Episcopal church at large will be asked to assist in making the Improvements needed and interest from the endowment will be used for a strong and well paid faculty and al«o for any future emergencles The cadets left yesterday for their homes to spend the holidays and when they re- turn the school will be running as before. |MORE TROUBLE AT ST. LUKE'S Entire Board of Trustees Resigns and tection has a copy of the demands Mr.| PLATTSMOUTH, Neb, Dec. 22.—(Speclal Bishop Graves Takes Price intended to make on the Omaha com- | Telegram.)—Special Detective James Ma- ohvike pany. 1f the oficlals of that order sign |lone of the Burlington came from Omaha & written statement agreelng to the com- missloner's demands permission to make the change will be given. Mr. Price said his one desire was to protect the policy of the Lincoln order. Liocoln membe; sist that Mr. Price is going beyond authority fn the matter of the amalgarm tion of the two socleties. They assert ih ther no disposition on the part members of the Lincoln order to his | res of TS the consolidation until he announced that he would demand certain cone: slons. Just | of the Omaha order in- | lington | to dispose imed recel that red today and before Justl a complaint against John W. Whalen and | | John Richardson, both of this city, charg- ing them with having stolen brass to the resist | The arrest of Whalen was a g to his many friends here, as he sidered an honest and upright citizen and | Archer swore out | of a quantity of the metal. | Whalen stole the brass and | commission for selling it. | at surprise | | was con St. Luke's Military academy, an Eplsco- palian institution In Kearney, has reached another crisis in its short but checkered career, The present trouble pronmses to o 11,400 pounds o Bur- YRluscof ’nH;) I‘l"r "‘;{‘,’:»:mi:‘;""‘ ":"m":: be more serious in its results than the tenyl el b s eruption of a month ago, in which all ted In Omaha yestorday while trying P B h al | of the teachers and nearly dents entered an emphatic | the management of the 11 of the stu- protest against hool by quitting He it. The teachers and pupils were induced to return by the retirement of Dr. C. F. Chittenden from the presidency of- the school and in the reorganization of affairs what demands he will make cannot be as- [ has held a_responsible position with the [ 1“\% AR TG FEOTE el GORtIRAAL IR thin ity | Burlington here for the last fifteen years. “I‘”“:::'”' s B G ‘,:'p,p,:;::":.',mhz Mr. Prico will demand fees, however, for | Whalen had a key to the room and would | o0 TC0G0 I Grives to take, chatke examining the books and records of the [ take the metal home with him, a small |y, e AEOTERRY TGe board WI | the Omaha_society and 1t s believed that as | uantity at a time. Both men, who are | y'*}0F % CRATHIAR, Bas tomposed of Jobn soon as they are paid he will permit the | nelghbors, have slgned a written confes- |y ((CHeR FRATPE WA Charles 3 ABRkGHRA LS. | #lon. Justice Archer bound them over to | b v h e | the aistrict court in the sum of $650 each, | APP 8nd Rev. W. 8. 8. Atmore, all of ka' Club Rooms Open. i * | Kearne Rev. Mr. Atmore was selected The club rooms of the local order of Elks, which are classed among the finest rooms of that organization in the west, | wero formally opened to the public last & Pumber of robes from D. B. Hi evening. The evening's entertainment con- | farmer residing near Greenwood sisted of a reception, a supper and a ball For Attempting to In the receiving line were Mr. and Mrs. W.| pLAPTSMOUTH, Neb., Dec. J. Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Thompson, Mr. | oa1,)—In district court Judge Jessen fined and Mra. C. J. Gunzel, Mr. and Mrs. James | gam Archer $50 and costs after he pleaded Manahan, Mr. and Mrs. George Fawell and | guilty o the charge of having attempted to Mr. and Mrs, L. P. Funkhouser. Over 800 | {yquc one of the jurymen to hang the jury persons of Lincoln and other Nebraska |, tne cace where Lulu Taylor succeeded towns atte The Elk lodge occuples | praving that Lawrence Stull the entire upper floor of the Smith buildiug at 1213 O street Wrangle Over Pest J une. father of her child Walker pleaded not guilty to the charge brought against him by Louis Fah- | Sheriff Wheeler returned from today with Henry Selb: who Lincoln is charged | with having stolen two sets of harness and arve was progressed smoothly until a few days ago, when differences between the bishop and the trustees In regard to providing cer- tain improvements reached that acute stage from which there is no retreat. Tho refusal of the bishop to allow the funds necessary for the improvements de- manded by the trustees was the last straw. All of the trustees, including Principal At- more, sent In their resignations, and the school was left to the care of the bishop once more, Some time ago a bequest of $33,000 was left for the benefit of the academy the fund was Invested by Bishop Gra | for principal and the uffairs of the academy | the Various municipal authorities, physicians | nestock of Avoca and was admitted to ball, | 88 trustee. Principal Atmore and the other and cltizens have become involved in a|which he furnished and was ieleased | trust sisted that a portion of this wrangle over the location of a pest house. | H. B. Groves was given possession of tha | Money should be withdrawn from invest- The city council recently authorized the | Plattsmouth Journal plant, which he had |™Ment and used immediately for improve- city Board of Health to establish the hos- | replevined from W. B. Whecler and others, | Ments, which they considered necessary to pital near the Mockett pumping station at|by paying the costs of the suft the growth of the school. Bishop Graves Thirtieth and A streets. This action of th The case of the State against the Com- |Stated his willingness to provide the money councll was followed by such an outburst | mercial Natlonal bank of Weeping Water | f0F the proposed fmprovements when the of indignation from residents in that neigh- | came on to be heard on an application of | FeSUlts of the new administration were [ the receiver to have his accounts passed | *hOWD In an enlarged roster and a profit e ; o ol e B able school year. The trustees, however, GOOD REASONS FOR IT. The divorce of John Eidenmiller [ ¥CTC not satlsfled to wait, because they A ey ; gulnst Susan Eldenmiller was dlamizsed | belleved that an Increase in the roster The Succems and lnrity of the lalntiff's cost. District court was then | 80 In the Income of the school could mot e 5 B 0 05 redad i be gained without making the improve- The remarkable success and popularity of | #djourned until January 7 next. ments they asked mr‘I1~|,:.,::‘",.i'f'”,”; the new catarrh cure, Stuart's Catarrh | Wins %15,000 at Fare, trustees is shown clearly n Mr. Redlokg | Tablets, is largely because it not only cures | HASTINGS, Neb. D (Special.)— | letter of resignation, addressed to the catarrh, but because catarrh sufferers Who | Nows of the remarkable luck of Dayid bishop, which says use these tablets know what they are tak- | Ajjen former Hastings boy, has just witlon which you too ing into their systems; mo secret is made | reached this clity. Three weeks ago David ot our board Tcame to of what they contain. They are composed | Allon won $32,000. from faro banks st Diw. « St of Hydrastin, bleod rool alacol and red | gson, Klondike. Two of the houses at which v i gum, are pleasant to the ta: and being | he played turned over their boxes and two ! ught wau'd he | dissolved in the mouth they take immedi- | othera closed their places shen young | Now ahn Tii0Cr (o buldd b the school ate effoct upon the mucous lining of the | Allen came around. Commencing with $5 50 | Sone’ Judam 1 st differ with veu | throat, nusal passages and the whole respl- | Allen won, in four davs, $35,000, Of this | 255070 NOU My dear bishop, ‘thore mever | tory tract | amount he dovoted $8,000 to “staking” his | ot the schoot when $2000 T gsne, hixtory The cures that Stuart's Catarrh Tablets | friends, but ¥y one—William Cullen—won fudic ly and pre perl ,'\"" P have accomplished in old chronic cases are | with the money. He drew out $4,000 for | f0 A% Tl Wt the prosent time, 10" or little short of remarkable, and the advant- | himself and a like amount for Allen. The | cure pupiis from all cjasees mng s o age of knowlng just what you taking | latter played from Saturday morning until |1 no other source from which funds into your system i of paramount {mport- | Wednesdny noon without sleap. T said | DpFJCUre excent by the donatons ance when It Is remembered (hat the co- [ he ate only a lttle and drank Just enough re ed o Brneina caine or morphine habit has been frequently contracted as the result of using secret| David Allen resided in Hastings In the | hatents b sonding thie sy 45 o0 JUSULY | (eat of “Kilfyre,” the dry powder com. catarrh remedies, as €0 many of them are | early '50s, when he was a young boy, and | Now. WHit In the ute of haviee 3 buike % | pcund, at Fourteenth and Harney streets, well known to contain these Injurious (assisted In bill posting. He went from here | £IX OF seven business men empowered to | Monday at 2:30 p. m., to be glven under drugs to Lincoln and from Lincoln to San Fran- | You. i Histin reuce 1o pein e WHH | the supervision of Fire Chiet Redell, by P. Stuart's Catarrh Tablets meet with the | cisco, where he !s now loca i o O approval and cordial support of physicians because their antiseptic character renders them perfectly safe for the gemeral public [ Plattamouth Ma; Kieps (o remove my boys Lo BHEirLoLiate to use and their composition makes them [ PLATTSMOUTH, Nebh. Dec. 22.—(Spe- | 8t. Albans. I hereby tender my resigna. a common sense cure for all forms of ca- | C1ak)—-Mest Excellent Grand Secretary !ll s vice president of the board e E. White installed the following officers -x” N'hup Graves x||{s perzonally taken | SUILD nearly all advertised oatarrh ouree| \\v.x‘q”m.. .Jh.\ v;Tyx»'\“\- & Rowal Arch 1‘ ts:;:;:fl:{)1{;:;“4‘“'.’.5:‘.-‘;1'\“ \::nfl he can secure It is a matter of guess work as to what | "* IS SRR HVERInE: i\u.'»l ;ln_-l ap, B. | & ¢ prineipa it you are takiug in(o the stomach, us the | .ot G EE Neely Kingi HL J. Helps Bald Ao & proprietors, while making all rorts of |y " o0 Dr. B. W. Cook, C. H GRAND ISLAND. Neb, De (Spe- clalms as to what their medicines will do, | /A (FERERAR AT ! o { cial.)--Last Thursday evening Attorney F. are very careful to keep it close secret | 1/ o' 5 ' Ronertaon, M W. Ashton of this city was returning from as to what they really contain. M BILL fauter AT Omahka over the Union Pacific. When the This {s one reason why Stuart's Catarch | H B0 e | tratn was just pulling oWt of Fremont he Tablets have been so widely recommended | was sitting in the day coach reading, with becauso they are mot culy pleasant and | What a Defectlve Sidewalk Cost, | his overcoat thrown over the back of the convenlent to take, hut the patient also| FREMONT, Neb., Dec (Special )— | seat. He suddenly felt it jerked away, and knows he is not putting into his stomach ter, anything of an injurious charac These tablets where In the Unitel a Cans B0 cents for complete treatment, and prob- ably there 18 no better remedy ever dev for the permanent cure of cafarrh, whether | Jocated in the head, throat, bronchial tubes or in the stomach. . Ing 3 the nad bills were allowed. it w | to keep him braced up. as he re- | turned from Klondike with nearly $40,000. At a meeting of the city council lust eyen- a8 dec tuculty are handicapped advertise school properly ol hought when I accepted a position on rd that the 1 would rematn 1n nt conditlon I certainly would hive to act. T will t looklng around he saw two men making for Ided to pay the Judgment of | the door. He followed, but the men jumped 0 rendered in the distrist eour: from the train and in the darkness he city in favor of M R. Follansby could not get a description of them. Mr. for injuries which she received on , & plumber of thls city, was ap- | of a defective sldewalk, the gencral opii, ed yesterday afternoon by two men fon of the councilmen being that th ! said they were maklug their way #ot off easily, The usual mouthly | through the country, had no money and wanted to sell an overcoat. He bought ft, | years and the latter one vear, to person- | paying the men $2, and an hour later read in an evening paper of Mr. Ashton's loas. He immediately advised the latter, who called and identified it as his property. A search was at once made for the men and | they were found in one of the saloons and | fdentifid by Mr. Postel. Nebraska Wenather Bulleting. FREMONT, Neb., Dec. 22.—(Spectal)— The pleasant weather of the past few weeks came to an end this morning, with a light n, which changed to snow about noon, | most of 1t melting as it fell. Corn ts all husked and beets out of the ground, so that the farmers are in good shape for winter weather. SCHUYLER, Neb., Dec. 22.—(Special.) The exceptionally fine December weather. after yesterday's threatening changes, was | interrupted early this forenoon by a cold, drizzling rain, accompanied at times by | snow from the northeast. | WEST POINT, Neb., Dec. 22.—(Specal.) ~The balmy, spring-like weather of the | past four weeks was suddenly broken this | morning by a heavy downpour of rain. The | weather {s cold and raw and indications are for colder and snow. | BEATRICE, Neb., Dec. 22.—(Special)— | The heavy rain which began falling here this morning changed to snow this after- | noon. A heavy snow, accompanted by wind; | coutinues to fall, with no prospect of abate- | ment | LINWOOD, Neb., Dec. 22.—(Special.)—Tt began raining here about 10 o'clock nnd [ centinued until shortly atter noon, when the | |drops changed to flakes. It Is the first &now of the season. SYRACUSE, Neb., Dec. 22.—(Special.)— A nice shower of rain—just sufficientto lay the dust—fell here this morning Attempted Holdup COLUMBUS, Neb,, Dec. 22.—(Spectal.)— | Henry Blaser, a young farmer living in Loup township, was attacked by highway- men last evening about & o'clock while driving to the city. He was about two miles from town and nearing the Loup bridge when three men sprang out from the roadside and grabbed his horse. One of the men attempted to get into the buggy. Blaser was accompanied by his sister. He was driving a spirited horse and when he attempted to itrike at one of the men the horse broke into a lively run. Blaser gave a good description of-his assaflants and the authorities have & clue. Blaser had $60 with him. ar Columbus, Firemen Prove Clever Decorators. FREMONT, Neb., De (Speclal.) The decorations of the hall at the ball glven by the Brotherhood of Locomotive | Firemen last evening wero elaborate and quite out of the ordinary. At one end of | the hall, resting upon a track, was the front end of an engine, with headlight, stack, pllot and everything complete. At the sldes of the track were minlature for- ests of palms and evergreens. Clusters of colored lanterns hung about the room and nearly 300 colored lights about the walls made the scene a brilliant one. There were many railroad men from out of the city present and the occasion was a success, Weat Point Incendinry. WEST POINT, Neb., Dec. (Speclal.)— Another incendiary fire was discovered at | 1 o'clock this morning in the western part of the city. The dwelling house belonging to Louis N. Rice and which has been va- cant for some time was totally consumed. The loss 1s about $300,which is partially covered by insurance. Fires of this char- | actor are now occurring at regular inter- vals, the structures burned being gener- ally barns, stables and empty houses. Had the wind been blowing this morning the consequences would bave been disastrous, as the burncd bullding was beyond the water service of the city. Prisoner Denles His Name. COLUMBUS, Neb., Dec. 22.—(Special)— Charles Immick, who 18 charged with steal- ing his employer's horse, was arraigned in justice court this morning for preliminary | examination. He entered a plea of not gullty, waived examination and was bound over to the district court in the sum of $40¢, in default of which he was committed to juil. He dentes his name and when asked what his real name was sald he didn’t be- | leve anyone could tell what it was. It has since been learned that the Kilpatrick fam- ily at Madison wero his foster parents. Fifteen Days for Petit Larceny. OSCEO] Neb, Dec. 22.—(8pe- clal)—The young man whom Sherift Nuquist arrested for robbing the safe of the Polk County Independent gave back $5 of the $14 he took and was then brought to Osceola, where he pleaded guilty to a charge of petit larceny and was sentenced to fitteen days In jail by Judge Ball. The young man served through the Spanish war in Bryan's regiment and had since been a trusted employe in the In- dependent office, long enough to learn the combination of the safe. For Polk Connty Shipper: STROMSBURG, Neb,, Dec. 22.—(Speclal.) —The Kansas City & Omaha railroad Js to | soon commence bullding a spur to Swede- | home and another from Stromsburg straight west to the Platte river to gather up the grain and stock In the western part of the covnty. The surveying for both branches has been completed and the pui- chasing agent is to arrive soon to acquire the right-ot-way. Find Young Wanderer's' ¥ BEATRICE, Neb., Dec. 22.—(Special Tcle- gram.)—The parents of Walter Tracy, the young lad who was rescued from a couple | of tramps several days ago by the Beatrice police, have finally been located. They live | in St. Joseph, where his father is a clerk in a justice of the peace office. The father | has sent money to the chief of polica with | which to send the boy back to St. Joseph. | Recovern His Stolen Stock. NORFOLK, Neb., Dec. 2.—~(Speclal.)—H E. Glissman has recovered at Pilger twelve head of his cattle that a thief had driven there to ship to Omaha. The “rustler” es- caped, but the station agent gives a good |dezeription of him and Mr. Glissman has in- stituted a vigorous search Kelberg and Dodge Imprisoned. Plad i oMoUTH, Neb., Dec, 22.—(Spe- clal)—Sheriff W. D. Wheeler has taken | Charles Kelberg and George Dodge to the the for | state penitentiary T to serve eight Fire-Extinguishing Teat, Don't fail to witness the fire fighting con- L. Wilbur, representative of the Monarch | Fire Appliance company of 27 Willlam | street, New York City, J. S. GIBSON, State Agent. JOHN ALLEN, PRIVATE, umor Will No Longer Amuse the Private John Allen of Mississippl will not | [be a member of the mext house of rep- resentatives and probably no one of the de feated candidates for re-election will be as greatly missed. Mr. Allen is the humorist of the house, and even his political a versaries are pleased when ho rises to ad- dress his colleagues, for he I8 “a fellow of | Infinite jest,” and no mallclous utterances | | his (Harrison's) Chillan message had been | | to gather, the lightning began to flash and A Record Breaker End of the busiest month on record—our sales far ahead of our expectations— and the close of the largest year in the history of our business. We have about two dozen pieces which arrived too late for the holiday season, also a few fine ar- ticles which we wish to move b insure their sale, No. 101—Ladies’ Art Nouveau Table— Very handsome parlor piece in the new | art-solld mahogany and cacoanut wood | —finely inlald—a decidedly French | plece—regular price $30— | Special Inducemont 8.0( 0. 69—Gold Parlor Table Onyx top—hand carved beautiful de- slgn—genuine gold leat—regular price :’;:‘:Vlflf nprrln|.|n-|\|re- 28-()()‘ No. 64—Vernis Martin Table— French design—hand palated—hand- gome mountings—fancy shaped top-—regular price | $28—special inducement ... 17'()(' No. 689-—Combination Case— Hand polished—mahogany finish—fine carvings—swell front—shaped beveled | Prench plate—mirror size 18x20—large desk and venition leaded glass door on cuphoard—a beautiful design—regular price $35.00 --pe«-l:l in- 20.00 ducement efore January 1Ist and have marked them at a price that will AMONG THE PIBCES ARE A large selection of Vernis Mar- tin Chairs—divans and parlor tables— solld mahogany rockers and tea tables. | No. 436—8olid Mahogany Rocker— Wood seat—hand corved—highly pol- lshed—all solld mahogany—extra largo #lze—regular price $33-— 17 ()" special Inducement ‘ann stock of Tabourets and | Indian Seats In all woods. | No. 443—Tapestry Couch— No. 48—-Parlor Divan Mahogany frame—earved claw foet— Length 42 finches—no back—French finest quality French tapestry uphol- legs—carved arms —spring seat— a reg- stering--very finely made -an elegant ular $25.00 plece spectal {nducement 13.50| No. 606-—Golden Oak Rocker— Leather seat—high back—finely fin- ished—see this in our show window—we have sold over 300 of thess rockers for Christmas rockers—worth 2-85 fully $6—our spectal .. design—size $33.00 Couch— special inducements 2x6 feot 4 Inches—regular 17.00 | Fine selection of Cheval Glasses and Dressing Tables—Chiffonters and Shaving Cases—all woods and any fin toh. We invite you to call and see our fine stock whether anticipating purchasing or not. beside it. About the time the possum was done a slick little darky, happening that way, stole the possum and ate it up. Then he took the bones and laid them dowm in front of his sleeping brother, greased his lips with possum grease and smeared pos- sum grease over his fingers. “When the owner of the possum awoke he looked about, dazed and surprised to find his plece de resistance gone, but the bones lay in front of him, he saw the grease upon his fingers and tasted it upon his lips. “‘Is it pos'ble,’ he said, ‘dun eat dar pos. sum when I was ‘sleep? 1 smell possum, I taste possum, an' dar s de bones. It sar- tinly do look like T mus’ hab eat him, but fo' God dat der possum dun hab less ‘fect on my con'stution dan eny ole possum I ever did eat befo'." “That s the way with Depew. He should have patronage. It looks as If he did have patronage, but fo' God dat der patronage has less ‘fect on his con’stution dan enny ole patronage he ever did have befo'." During the debate on takingup the war in Cuba Mr. Allen sald the assumption that the nation was carrylng out the decreo of Providence reminded him of the philospohy of an old darkey in his country, who was asked about special providences in prayer. “Well,”" he answered, “that depends upon the form of prayer. If T ask the Lord to send me a turkey he pays no attention to it. But If T ask him to send me after a turkey there is sure to be a prompt answer.” When it was given out in a Washington interview previous to the presidential campalgn of 1892 that republican sentiment | seemed to be drifting to Harrison and that {ssued just in time, Mr. Allen was reminded of this little story: “Mr. Speaker, out In Towa on a certain oc- casion, while a number of men were en- gaged in the harvest fleld, the clouds began | finally the drops of rain began to fall. When | a man is working for wages out In a hot harvest fleld there Is nothing more delight- | ful to him than a little fall of rain to | drive him in. These harvesters broke for the barn. “When the great body of them arrived there they found that one fellow had got there before them. He was so entirely out of breath that he had fallen flat on the barn floor. The foreman asked him ‘What made you run yourself to death in that way? ““Why, T was afrald the ratn would stop before I could get in.'" Such was “Private” Jobn's idea of the “Just in time.” Abram S. Hewlitt once made a speech at a southern socloty dinner in Washington, in which Mr. Allen felt called upon to make «ome response. It was about the decadence of southern statesmanship. To the house Mr. Allen eald, on the Hewltt speech betng quoted: “Why, sir, T recollect not long ago I| went to a banquet in Baltimore where | everything was so good, where I was sur- | rounded by so many rich men, that by the | time it came my turn to speak I felt so well that I addressed them as ‘fellow cap- italigts.” Therefore I, on my own motion, would never quote a banquet speech on anybody, because I do not think it exactly the fair thing."” FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Sunday and Monday Are Apt to Be Falr, with Winds Blowing from the Nor WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Forecast for Sunday and Monday: For Nebraska, North Dakota, South Da- kota and Kansas—Falr Sunday and Mon- day; northerly winds. | For lowa—Colder Sunday, with fair in | western and suow in eastern portion; Mon- | day, fair; northerly winds. | For Missouri—Colder Sunday, with fair in western and rain or suow in eastern | portion; Monday, falr; winds becoming northerly. For Colorado, Wyoming and Montana— Ir Sunday and Monday; variable winds, For Illinols—Much colder Sunday, prob- ably turning into snow in northern por- tlon; Monday, fair; high southerly winds shifting to northerly. For Arkansas--Fair and colder Sunday; Monday, fair; northwesterly winds For Oklahoma and Indian Territory—Falr Sunday and Monday; northerly winds. Fair portion; For Western Texas colder In western northerly winds. Sunday and Monday, falr; OFFICE 0O OMAHA periture’ and the corresponding yeurs: TWE RURLAU, OMclal record of tem Ipitation compared with day of the last three 8. 1897, Maximum te Minimum temper; Mean temperature Precipitation 12 4 Tecord of temperature and preecipitation | ever creep Into his speeches. Chaunc at Omaha for this day and since March 1, | Depew shortly after his election to the | 1900 nato became the object of one of Mr. | Normal temperature i) Allen's keen shafts. The Misslssippian said | Yaial excess since March i1 me one day hs mal precipitation 08 \nch “'A negro eplcure caught a fine, large pos- . (08 (R CAY) L sum, skinned, dressed and hung It before a | 1asss bineo Atarel i fneh blazing fire under & spreading tree, and | Deficiency for cor. perfod: 189 inches J\«MI» it was baking to a delectable brown | Deficlency for cor. perfody 188, (8.8 inches . A WELS/ lay down on the ground aud weat to sleep +. &ocal Forecast Omclal, ' use itin our own homes We do You would use it {n yours if you knew its excellent qualities. Economy Nut Coal i{s a clean burning, washed nut coal that will make more fire, more heat and cook more meals than any other coal of similar price. Economy Washed Nut Coal, $5.50 A coarse, well screened washed coal. All the slate and stone washed away. An all-coal coal. A jewel in fuel. Yes, woe use it in our own homes amd it suits us in every respect. Economy Lump, 25 cents higher. No other dealer can furnish “Economy.” Omaha Coal, Coke & Lime Co. SUNDERLAND BROS. S. E. Cor. 16th and Douglas Sts. Phones 252-799. 5 g SUNDERLAND BROTHERS UNION™ PACIFIC Not Cccasionally, but Itis not necessary to con- sult a calendar to find out when the UNION PACIFIC ORDINARY (Tourist) CARS leave for Pacific Coast, for they run every day. The Cars for Oregon leave Omaha dally at 8:20 a. m., and for California daily at 4:28 p. m. 8peclal Personally Conducted for Portiand every Friday at 8:20 a. m Speclal Personally Conduoted for 8an Franclsco and Los Ang every Friday at8:20 a. m. Speclal Conducted Excursions for 8an Francleco and Los Ang ry Wednesday at 5 p. m. These cars are fitted up complete with mattresses, curtains, blanke illows, ete., requiring nothing to be furnished by the passengers. Unitormed Portars and conductors who are in charge of them, are required to keep them in good order and look after the wants und comforts of passensers, The cara ure new, of modern pattern, and are nearly as convenient and comfortable as first-class Palace Sleepers. New City Ticket Office 1324 Farnam St. Tel. 316, S A ] TN A et o s NO YULE TIDE CIRCLE is complete without a plane. “THE HARDMAN”’ Is the best and will glve you and your dear emes years of pleasur We Invite You to Call and we can at least give you a half hour of unalloyed pleasure in listening to the beautiful tone of the * HARDMAN.” Te be had on cusy terms, pricos the lowest for the very best. MAKE NO MISTAKE te be scen and heard in numbers enly at Musller Piano and Organ Co. | Mise Condit-Smith's Baggnge, | Paris. She pleaded that as her clothing NEW YORK, Dec. 22— Miss Mary Condit- | hud been lost in the defence of Pekin she Smith's baggage wis retained by the cus- | was entitled to bring Into this country tha toms authorities when it waus taken from | which she had parchased abroad. Depu the American line steamship St. Louts and | Col'ector Herriman and Deputy Surveyor ent to the appralser's stores. Mixs Condit- | Dowling sald, however, that it was not for Smith explalned that she had lost all her | them to interpret the law and they ther clothing In the slege of Pekin and that she fore would have to conflscate her trunks had purchused a smow wardrobe while in ! and baws