Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 30, 1900, Page 3

¥ NEEDS CASH IN ITS BUSINESS Lincoln Commeroial Olub to Profit from the Inangural Ball, WILL COLLECT ADMISSION FEE FROM GUESTS Public Fanction Hecomes a Source of Revenune to (he Thrifty Organization of the Capital City. LINCO! Dee. 20.—(Special.)—=Under the plea that “it needs the money” the Commercial club of this city proposcs to charge $2.50 each for tickets of admission to the inaugural reception and ball to be given in the Lincoln Auditorium on the ovening of January 3. This is a radical departure from established cusioms in 16 spect to such functions and is naturally creating unfavorable comment arm those who wished to take advantage of ih opportunity to see and greet the incoming state officials. It Is sald that back of the plan is a desire on the part of the club to raise funds for boosting a bill providirg for an appropriation of state money for the contsruction of permanent state fair bufldings in this city. Committees have begun a canvass among the merchants of the city, who are asked to buy a quantity of the tickets, ranging from lots of 100 down to a single ticket, according to the financial ability of the prospective pur- chaser. In this way the club hopes to dispose of 1000 or more tickets, which would net a clear profit of over $1,500 The Commercial club function is designed to be a reception and dance for coming and outgoing stal officials and glela- tors and free tickets will be supplied to all of that number except the members of the legistature. A few other distingulshed citlzens have been officially invited by the Commercial club commitiee and they aloo will be guests, but all other persons must pay the price or forego the privilege of attending. State OMMcers Not Consulted, The plan of charging admission, it fs saild, was without consent or knowledge of the state officlals, who intended that the aifair should be open to the public. G ernor-elect Dietrich left the arrangem entirely with members of his staff wore afterward relieved of the responsi- bility by a committee appointed by the Commercial club. This committee pro- posed to make all necessary preparations, but no public announcement that admis- slon would be charged was made until a few days ago. Dissatisfaction is expressed on all sides, but there is no disposition to criticise the state officials in the matter. Stephen B. Hoover explained that the Commerclal club s selling the tickets for the purpose of ralsing money to defray its running expenses. “The expenses of the club are very heavy and it {s only just that it should take this course for raising a little money. At the end of every year it has to square its accounts and it is usually a llttle behind. The sale of tickets will leave the club in good condi- tion.” Individual members of tho organization come In for a good share of the unfavora- ble criticism, but most of them say that tho plan was entirely a creation of the X~ ecutive committee and not of the whole club, Fuston Senatorial Scrap. There promises to be a pretty warm fight among the fusionists for the complimentary vote of their party members for the various appointive positions within the gift of the Jexislature. It is hinted that the retiring state officials will attempt to control the Qistribution of these consolation prizes. The list of impossibilities lacludes two United States senatorships, speaker of the house of representatives and president of the senate, and the fusion endorsement for cither of these positions would be gladly recefved by almost any member of the fusion party. A retiring state official offers the following suggestions to the fusion members “All fusion members should bear in mind the fact that they have important duties to perform in the legislature. Being in the minority, we do not, of course, expect to get any of the important positions, but in the transaction of business we expect to cut quite a figure. To do this we must have recognized party leaders in both branches. The man who receives the party vote for speaker of the house should be recognized a3 the minority leader in that branch, and the same is true concerning the fusion choice for president of the senate. Some of our members have formed an impression that an endorsement for either of those positions 1s simply a complimentary ward for services performed for the party and consequently are figuring on bestowing the compliments on men whom they would nuot think of voting for were we in the mafority. We want a man at the head ot our side of the house who is competent to lead in discussions. The choice for the senatorships is not so important. Bryan Will Lend. “It would be a testimonial of our regard 1t we would vote for Bryan for one of the senatorships and it would not be entirely out of place it we endorsed Governor Poyn- ter for the other one. However, it s not Iikely that the entire fusion side of the leg- islature will agree on any two men. The men mentioned will get some votes and others will go to Thompson, Allen and Hitcheock. “There are several men among the fu- slonists in the house of representatives who could acceptably act as our leader. There' Hanks of Otoe for one. He's a strong, vig- orous talker, young and cnergetic. It might be well, however, to select an older man for this pia George L. Loomis of Dodge county is a cool, conseryative fellow Hard Coughs No matter how hard your cough is or how long you have had it, you want to get rid of it, of course. It is too risky to wait until you have con- sumption, for sometimes it's impossible to cure this disease, even with Aver’s Cherry Pectoral If you are coughing today, don’t wait until tomorrow, but get a bottle of our Cherry Pec- toral at pnce and be relieved. Three slzes: 25c., 50c., $1.00. THE ()\l Al’h\ DAILY BEE: fll' and would be all right In the place. Mark Murray of Pender, Tanner of Nance county and Sprecher of Colfax might also be men- tioned In the senate there are Meredith of Saunders, Ransom of Douglas, Weber of Antelope and Lyman of Adams, either one of whom would be a good selection. Still others might be mentioned.” ¥ €. T. U, Bleetion, The Young People’s Christian Temperance unfon of Nebraska closed its annual meet- ing last evening. The following officers were elected: President, Prof. F. E. Young of Pawnee City; vice president at large, Rev. P. A. Shatpe of Beatrice; recording secretary, Miss Margaret Brown of Grand Island; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Kate A. W. Filley of Beatrice; vice president of the eastern section, A. D. Schermerhorn of Omaha; vice president ot the central di- vision, Rev. Beebe of Beatrice. Jules Schoenheit, once a clerk in the office of Governor Holcomb, later prosecuting at- torney of Richardson county, but now & resident of Guthrie, Okl, was at the state house this afterncon. He came to the city to interest the outgoing state officials and employes in an Oklahoma colonization scheme. The Globe Health and Accident associa- tion of Omaha has applied to Auditor Cor- nell for a charter permitting it to transact business. NO CHOICE YET FOR SPEAKER Candidates for the Place Are Active and Confident, but Not Certain of Winn LINCOLN, Dec. Special Telegram.) The outcome of the speakership contest was as uncertain as ever tonight, neither candidate apparently having made any ap- preciable headway in the last twenty-four hours. The friends and advisers of Sears | are confident that they have the high man, but equally strong claims are being made in behalf of McCarthy. Andrews of An lope is still in the race and insists that he stands a strong chance of winning. Up to 9 o'clock this evening there were no devel- opments in the situation of a notable na- ture. Notwithstanding the fact that the Sears men claim the solid vote of Douglas, Lancaster and Gage counties it is true that none of the delegations have declded on any candidate. Not over a dozen repub- lican members of the legislature are in the city tonight and those who are here are awalting the arrival of their colleagues be- fore announcing their cholce, veral of the candidates for United States senator were here today going through the preliminaries to the contest, which will be on in earnest by Monday even- ing. Edward Rosewater of Omaha, E. J. Hainer of Aurora, E. H. Hinshaw of Falr- bury, Lorenzo Crounse and George D. Mefk- lejohn will probably open headquarters at the Lindell hotel Monday morning. So far as can be learned no combinations or tieups have been formed by any of the candidates, The genatorial situation rematns unchanged, with the strongest candidates of two weeks ago still in the lead. Rev. Edward Trefz of the Kountze Memo- rial church, Omaha, has entered the race for chaplain of the house of representatives. He has a strong following and is said to be in a good position to win. Talk of the Appropriation. HASTINGS, Neb., Dec. 20.—(Special.)— A very important meeting was held at the Asylum for Incurable Insane, at this place, Thursday evening, for the purpose of con- eldering matters pertaining to the appro- priation for the proposed new addition to this state institution. The meeting was attended by about twenty of Hastings' lead- ing business men and Senator John N. Ly- man and Representative Herman Redman were also present. Willlam Beach was made chairman and Wil Brookley secretary. A committee of three was appointed to recommend nine names as a committee to be chosen to look after the matter of ap- propriation. The committee consists of A. L, Clarke, Willlam Dutton, Fred Olm- stead, Jacob Fisher, Dr. Steele,. Henry Haverly, Willlam Brach, Mark Levy, C. L. Alexander. This committee will get to- gether as soon as possible and look after the matter of drafting a bill and also take up the matter of gencral appropriation. York Band “lkl‘l a Hit YORK, Neb., Dec Special.)—One of the musical events of the season was the first appearance last evening of Prof. Rol- lin W. Bond's concert band and orchestra. It was a genuine musical treat and York's music-loving citizens showed their appre- clation by filling the large auditorium and throughout the program each selection was loudly applauded The first sclection was a march emtitled “York's Enterprise,” composed by Rollin Bond. In addition to the solos, orchestra and band selections, songs by Prof. J. A. Parks' sextet and by Helen Lundeen-Wil- son, In one of Ardetta’s vocal creations, were sung. The next concert will be given on January 18. Year's Showing In Sutton. SUTTON, Neb, Dec. 20.—(Speciad.) During the year just closing Sutton has not been idle. At a cost of several hundred dollars the town has stralghtened a long bend In School creek by digging a canal 500 feet long and eleven feet deep In or- der to prevent the threatened inundation of a pretty public park that is very pop- ular as a location for reunions and cele- brations The year has also witnessed the opening of a large department store by a company with a cash capital of $25,000, the erec- tion of a planing mill and the transfer by one firm alone of more than 4,000 acres of farm lands, aggregating in value over $125,- 000, Three NELIGH, Nel George Wilson, Term 20.—(Special.)— . Myers and George rank Liss yesterday pleaded guilty to robbing the store of Wolfe & Bro. at Elgin and were this morning sentenced to, respec- tively, six years, six and a half years and seven years confinement in the peniten- tiary, They were lodged in jail one week ago, arraigned before an adjourned term of court Wednesday and today started to Lin- coln in charge of the sheriff and a heavy guard. Judge Boyd is highly commended for his prompt action and the sentence, al- though heavy, is endorsed generally. The prisoners are thought to be professionals who have lately been making their head- quarters at Norfolk. Recelve 850, PLATTSMOUTH, Neb,, Dec clal.)—Tho Misses Ella and Anna Crocker, who resided with their uncle, L. Ben- nett, in this city in the '70's, but are mow living with their uncle, W. F. Bennett, in Chicago, have received the cheering news that they are heirs to $50,000 each from the estate of an uncle, Benjamin Crocker, who had made a fortune of $300,000 during the early days in California. Parker Wa BEATRICE, Dec. 29.—(Speclal.)=- Louis C. Parker has secured a restraining order from Judge Stull preventing Attorney @G. W, Johnston and S.. Rinaker from In- terfering with his management of the estate of his mother, widow of the late Judge H. W. Parker of this city, Mr. Parker has recently applied for a discharge in bankruptey, which application is being brought by Beatrice creditors. Will Attend the Inauguration, HASTINGS, Neb, Dec ~(Spectal.)— Quite a party from Hastings will attend the inaugural ceremonies and ball in Lin- coln next Thursday. Among them are: Colonel and Mrs. . J. Miles, Mr. and Mrs. Jobu Slaker, Mr. and Mrs. W, H, Fergu- = son, Mr. and Mrs. George S Hayes, and Mrs. Hal Main, Mrs. Willlam M |..m man, Misses Edith Payne, Edna Cramer, Charlotte Breede, Margaret Pickens, Clara Miles, Mary Pickens, Grace Dillon, Flora Fisher, Nera Laurman, Janet Dilley Georgla Fowler, Emma Fisher, Messrs. Charles G. Lane, Robert Pickens, Willlam J. Hynes, Henry Spotts, Charles Adams and Adam Breede. Dr. Guttery Ia Bound Over. WAHOO, Neb., Dec preliminary heariog of State against Dr. J. D. Guttery, a case from Valparaiso, wiwerein the defendant Is charged with statutory assault, was held before County Judge Barry yester- day, taking the entire day. The defendant was bound over to the district court under $1,000 bond. Many witnesses were ex- amined on each elde and owing to the prominence of some of the parties figuring in the case the court room was jammed with spectators all day. 29.—(Special.)—The the case of the Alleged Kidna Beatrice. BEATRICE, Neb, (Special.)— The kidnaping craze has struck this city. The victim 1s the 12-year-old stepdaughter of one Booth, who, he claims, bas been abducted from his home by one Bill Browers, a local character. The police have been unable to locate either the ab- ductor or the abducted and the affair js likely to develop into a lmld sensation, Beatrice Club's Danee. BEATRICE, Neb, Dec. 20.—(Specfal.)— The annual dance and reception of the Beatrice club was glven last evening at the club rooms in the Drake block. It was the most brilllant soclal affair of the season and brought together the leaders of Beatrice soclety. Many very handsome costumes were worn by the women and dainty refreshments were served. Hastings Pastor Goes to Peorln. HASTINGS, Neb, Dec. 20.—(Special)— Rev. J. W. Nelson has tendered his resigna tlon as pastor of the Congregational church of this city and the board of trustees have accepted it. Mr. Nelson was compelled to resign on account of poor health. He has accepted a call to the Plymouth Congre- gatlonal church at Peoria, Ill, for which place ho will soon depart. Give Rector Young BLAIR, Neb., De Armesley Thomas Young, rector of St. Mary's parish, Blair, was presented with & gald watch by the members of his congre- gation yesterday in appreciation of his services for the past three years in this parish. Judge Jackson presented it on be- half of the congregation, making an appro- priate speech. d Watch. (Special.)—Rey. 20, Dodson e Deputy Clerk. TRENTON, Neb., Dec. 20.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The democratic and popullst com- mitteemen of this county met here and ap- pointed F. Dodson deputy county clerk, to act under W. H. Thornhill, county clerk- elect, No decision has been rendered in the Stewart-Bole error case that s in the su- preme court Observed Methods at Glenwood. BEATRICE, Neb., De —(Spectal)— M. A. Metzger, the newly appointed stew- ard of the Institute for Feeble Minded Youth in this city, has returned from Glenwood, Ia., where, with his chief, Dr, A. Johnson, the new superintendent of the Institute, they were securing pointers re- garding the management of the mentally afflicted. Clay Conuty Agriculturists. CLAY CENTER, Neb., Dec. 29.—(Speclal.) —The Clay county Agricultural society held its annual meeting yesterday and the fol- lowing officers were elected for the en- suing year: President, George P. Schwab; secretary, O. C. Willlams; treasurer, H. E. McDowell; general superintendent, B. H. Dunm. Woman's Club Ente PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., clal)—The universal of the Plattsmouth Woman's club, under the leadership of Mrs. B. M. Stouten- borough, gave its friends a rare treat last evening In the lecture of Rev. Asa Sleeth on the “Medes and Persians.” inment. Dec. 20.—(Spe- history department Taken to Reformatory. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Dec. 29.—(Spec- clal.)—Sheriff W. D. Wheeler has taken Albert, the 10-year-old son of John P, Sattler, to the State Reform school at Kearney. W. W. Coats flled. the com- plaint and County Judge J. E. Douglas sentenced him to a term. PINGREE DISOBEYS COURT ¥ to Appe. Answer to Su mons and Telegraphs He in “Too Buwy.” DETROIT, Dec. 29.—Governor Pingree, who was summoned to appear before the Ingham county circuit court today to an- swer to the charge of contempt, as the re- sult of an interview in which he attacked the court and prosecuting attorney, has re- fused to avswer the summons. He was cited to appear at 1 o'clock today, but at 11:30 the governor sent the following tele- gram to the court: As exeeutive of the state depresenting one of the thre equal and “co-ordinate power of the government, ndependent, divisions of the 1 am constraine (meaning no disrespect o the judiclal de partment) to deny the authority of the Judicls premises, Wer tive of this state disposed the authority of th judicial department on this particular oc caslon, the officlal dutles pressing upon m I the' closing hours of my ndministrati would not permit of my giving the mat attentien. H. 8, PINGREE, After he had given out the telegram Gov- ernor Pingree was asked whether he had anything to say in connection with his ac- tios ot a word,” he answered. “The public can read the telegram and draw its own conclusion: LANSING, Mich., Dec. 20.—When the con- tempt caso against Pingree was called be- fore Judge Wisner this afternoon, the court room was crowded. The judge read Gov- ernor Pingree's telegram and said that he d1d not think the case was against the gov- ernor, but against Hazen §. Pingree, the individual. Judge Wisner said he had no disposition to interfere with the duties of the governor and therefore would continue the case until January 5. In default of the governor's appearance at that time an at- tachment to compel his attendance will be issued. N intifis and 600 Defendants. CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 20.—A sult in- volving the ownership of “many million dollars’ worth of property in this eity and for $1500,00 damages for being excluded from the rents and profits of the same was commenced today by clalmants to the estate of Leonard Case, who died in 1880 The defendants in the sult are about 500 in num- ber. The plaintiffs, nine in numoery al they are the rightful heirs to the prope The basls of the claims of the claimants that cousins cannot become heirs to prc erty against a sister, the Case estoie hav ing been largely left to cousins of the de- ceased millionaire. To Control Steel Tube Industry PHILADELPHIA, D The Evening Bulletin today says the pust three weeks negotiations have been on foot in Philadelphia looking toward the control of the steel tube Industry In the United States by organizing a combination with over $160.000,000. Everything hus been kept quiet and nothing has leaked out. although the presence of big financlers and fron and stesl magnates with W, W. Gibb, in this city, his aroused various rumors. Mr. Gibbs' séero. tary denled any knowledge of the combina- tlon, but the Bulletin has it from reliable authority that the project is being pro- moted and that Gibbs is the prime mover, NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Tc all the bank clearing house the wee) $1.534,787,662, an increase of 17.2 the curresponding period of lasi al clearings of per eent ovel year, _, SINERAL SUMS 0P COVTEST’?.'J'.& .‘1',é,’.‘“.:l'.{.“h.'."a‘..".7‘3.‘;','.?,,‘.,“ o Says Fraud in Bouth Omaha Election Has Been Clearly Proved REGISTRATION FRAUDS UNCONTRADICTED Clatms Miles Mitchell's Testimony Has Been Thoroughly Refuted and Ex- pects the Intare to Seat the Republican Contestant The testimony in the Douglas county elec- tion contest, in which John F. Schultz and A. J. Coleson dispute the election of Frank T. Ransom and John Liddell to the senate and Carsten Rohwer and Fred M. Youngs, question the right of Charles T. Johnson and C. M. Hunt to &it in the house of representa- tives, s all in and the scene of the conflict will be shifted to Lincoln for the final acts Never before has there been a more impor- tant or a more thoroughly fought election contest taken into the legislature of this state. E. W. Simeral, who conducted the case for the contestants, with the assistance of Willlam A. Redick, summed up the proceed- ings yesterday in this way “On the night of election, when the re- ports of South Omaha were beginning to come in, we realized that the majorities re« turned against the republican candidates, from President McKinley down, showed stupendous frauds in the election there. A preliminary investigation was instituted and the results warranted us in believing that we could demonstrate to the satistac- tion of the legislature the following propost- tions “First—That there had been a systematie colonization and registration of illegal vot- ers in South Omaha worked up by the fusion managers in conjunction with renegade re- publicans for the purpose of defeating the republican tickets as a whole. “Second—That what is known as the end- less chain system of fraudulent voting was operated in behalf of the tusion candidates in a number of the South Omaha wards. “Third—That fn the counting of the bal- lots the judges and clerks in a number of South Omaba precincts militated against the republican ticket. “Fourth—That in one of the precincts of South Omaha the judges had thrown out re- publican ballots that were marked with a black pencil, bolding that the same were illegal. . “Fifth—That Hugh MclIntosh, one of the fusion candidates for the legislature, had injectod himself into the position of clerk at one of the South Omaha polling places and had kept one of the official tally sheets in counting the votes. Contest Proceedings Begu “Feeling certain that we could prove all of these propositions, we instituted contest proceedings and immediately served upon Ransom, Liddell, Johnson and Hunt the notice required by law to contest the legal- ity of their election, We began the taking of testimony on December ¥ and have been almost steadily engaged on the case from that time on. “On behalf of the contestants we have proved, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that stupendous frauds were perpeirated against the republican ticket in South Omaha. No one but counsel and those connected di- rectly with the case can understand the disadvantages under which we labored with the administration at South Omaha, with Miles Mitchell as chief of police, doing everything they could to prevent witnesses from coming and giving their testimony. “While we succeeded In getting evide: directly upon the question of the endless chain system from a couple of Wwitnesses the inference from the testimony of numer- ous witnesses who saw the ballots is frre- sistible that the endless chain was worked successfully against the republican ticket in South Omaha. The uniformity of the marking of the ballots in a number of pre- clncts shows that they were the work of one hand. We have proven that there were from 150 to 175 voters registered who could not be found, the names and addresses taken from the registration books turning out to be ficticious. Some of the addresses given in the registration books proved to be va- cant lots and some of the names were those of dead people. The registration also clearly indicated a heavy colonization in the nu- merous boarding houses. The defense, real- izing the vital importance of this testi- mony, sought to contravert it by producing some men to fit the names and addresses on our list of illegal registrations. They brought in forty or fifty men, and of this number perhaps ten or fifteen have shown themselves to have been legal voters, still residing at the places from which they registered, while the other thirty-five or forty were shown to have been erroneously registered. There still remains, however, over 100 names and addresses on the regls- tration books for which no material bodies could be found. Republican Ballots Rejected. “We have shown that in one of the pre- cincts there were about twenty-nine re- publican ballots rejected because they were marked with black pencils, “We have also shown ‘that McIntosh acted as clerk in the Fourth ward, having Kept tally of the votes as called oft by the judges during the count, in spite of the fact that he was interested as a candidate on the fusion ticket “The defense has been shaped upon the #ole idea that this contest was being waged in bebalf of Mr. Rosewater's senatorial candidacy, and with that idea in view they have attempted to throw discredit upon the republican campaign commitiee and Mr. Rosewater through the unquestionably false testimony of the republican chief of police of South Omaha, Miles Mitchell, Un- fortunately for Mr. Mitchell and the cause wiheh he advocates—the defeat of the re- publican ticket in this county—his testi- mony was so gauzy and transparently false of Mr. that it needed but the evidence 66 77 9 Influenza—Cold in the Head Is an Inflammation of the lning mem- brane of the nose Commences with ting- ling, Itching and dryness of the nostrils, followed by a watery or mucous discharge; frequent sncezing; dull pain and sense of welght in the forehead; lacreased secretion of tears; occasional chilliness, and fever, If not arrested, the Catarrh spreads to the throat and respiratory organs, attended with Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Tickling Cough and Oppressed Breathing. Checked Circulation, the cause of nearly all Colds, produces these symptoms; the use of starts the blood tingling through the veins until it reaches the ex- tremities, when the feet warm up and the Cold i broken, At all druggists, 25c, or by mail. New pocket edition of Dr. Humphreys' Manual of all diseases mailed free Humphreys' Homoeopathic Medleine Co., cor. Willlam and John Sts., New York. COLDS DAY, DECEMBER 30, 1900. 3 by the republican traitors and renegades of South Omaha, would go to accomplish their fraudulent purposes and defeat the ex- pressed will of the honest voters of this county. | ““As circumstantial evidence of the fact| that there were between 300 and 400 fraud- | ulent votes cast in South Omaba at the last election It appears that at the fall election | of 1809 Judge Holcomb, the most popular candidate ever placed on a fusion ticket, | carried South Omaha by a majority of while Bryan carried it this year by a ma- Jority of over §00. In this connection it must be remembered that out of mearly | 2,000 precincts in the state of Nebraska only the nine precincts of South Omaha showed such gains for the fusion ticket at the last election, It was re ved for South Omaha alone to give to the fuston candl date for president an increase over his vote of four years ago and the largest fusion Mrs, MARYVILLE, egram.) story which he Nodaway county, WOMAN'S FIERCE REVENG Ausailed Her Obaraoter, Misses Iunning Hand Both Parties Feeling Runs FIVE SUCCESSIVE SHOTS ARE EFFECTIVE Target Only When rabbed by Bystander— Prominent and igh, shot and probably fatally have told him that his wife had had intie 4 | mato relations with a doctor in Clyde and | satd that he could prove his assertions by Growney, Willls then went to Growney and Maryville Stookman's Wife Bhoots Man Who | asked him if he had told Doran the story nd Growney admitted that he had and re« fused to make any retraction. Willis went home and told his wife and sho came to town Saturday morning armed veting ¢ on the street sho opened fire withe preliminaries out any Ca tions Are Good. Clyde, the place where the shooting tcok | place, is an Irish ement and both fame | ilies are very prominent Growney has three brothors, | being member: | and practicing law in two of them of the Nodaway county bar The tam- Mo., Dec. 20.—~(Special Tel- {0 T yoih "sides are leaders among the Because of an alleged scandalous [0y “caqholics at Clyde and Conception, bad cireulated about her, | CAl t Rl igh, each bavin thetr Henry Willls, wife of a prominent gy Cop, stockman and politician in the east part of |"CWFEIG 0l Coman of quiet demeanor and would never be suspected majority evetr recorded there. It must| wounded Lawrence Growney, a wealthy | j¢iioniniing such a deed. After her are also be borne in mind that South Omaha is | farmer neighbor in Clyde, a lttle town fit= | o0 PO 00 iim and rofused to talk a fleld pecullarly adapted to the carrying | teen miles southeast of Maryville, Just be- | \h ot the affalr, proforring to seo her out of such election frauds as were perpe- | fore noon t Tho woman shot GFowney | couneat before saying anything trated there. | “We feel that the legislature will permit the frauds evidently perpetrated | and clearly demonstrated by our testi mony to go unpunished, and we are there fore confident of the seating of the con- testants.” not Alaskan Steamer Lost, CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—A special to the Record from Seattle, Wash, says: Th steamers Bertha and Dolphin ‘arrived from southwestern Alaska last night with news tending _to sustain the belief “that the United Etates mall steamer Tillamook of San Francisco, 80 long overdue from Duteh Harbor, 18 lost, and Information to the effect that the' steamer City of 'Tc which piled up on the rocks of Sullivan island, Lynn canal, three weeks ago, will be floated and saved ‘aptain Abercromble, U, 8. A, bullder of the government’s trans-Alaskian military Mrs. street Towed, twice on the revolver at him, of which took effect. Willls and Growney met in front of Merrigan Bros.' The woman leveled the revelver at him and | he threw up his right haud and she fired the ball going through his hand | and started up tho steps to the store and she fired again, the ball entering Growney's neck back of aud below the coming out at man ran into the store, number of people, opening his fire street, then following him to | & store into which he retreated, emptied tha | firing six shots in all, tive | on mouth, The Follows Him Inte a Store, store He turned right ear and wounded in which were a | leaving the door open behind him, and the infuriated woman fol- | again a8 quick as #he | got up the steps and into the door. BRUTAL CRIME RUNS RAMPANT Little Givl Cr Others Way men nt Kan the nally Assnulted and KANSAS CITY, Dec. 20.—~Threo women held up by highwaymen, one of whom is dylng from fujurics recoived, a girl attacked Ly an acid-thrower and another girl saulted, is the record of crime in the two Kausas Citica for the last twenty-four hours, A lynchiug wmay follow the capture of the assailant last mentionad At noon today a white man enticed Ethol Campbell, the S-year-old daughter of & former deputy marshal, from her home in road from Port Valdez to the Yukon, the tho east Lottoms and before making his es- Bertha officers report, 1 devoting his winter | Growney ran down the store with the ovl= | cape nearly choked her to death to prevent SO oo rone (nonatreton OF j4wnllitary | dent intention of escaping through the back | an outery being made. The girl, halt un- Brew: Allege Embezzlement ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20.—Charles J. Brenner, era bookkeeper. cashier, ar nfidential clerk at the Walnwrlght branch of the St. Lov Brewing company, | war- charged in rant fssued today with embezziing during the past three or four years. Bren ner, who is 48 years old and has a family, has been connected with the company in confidential capacity for nearly ten ye FORECAST OF THE WEATHER | Mercury Wil Take Shoot with ¥ 5,000 Decided Down ir Skies and ol each shot showed remarkable vitality, four shots fired in the fn his back about the shoulders. rigan, was standing betw ten feet from the door to the n M the shooting as fast as the smoke would ralse, and evidently taking faiy alm before who 18 a small man, for each of the store struck square | Growney, door and the woman followed more delib Bob rs. Willls came opposite him slezed her and wrested her, revolver entering the ceiling of the store— | Mer- | one of the proprietors of tho store en twe counters about building and | |y the revolver from sixth shot and the last one in the consclous, was found by desolato place near the the city physician's off covered sufliciently to give a Aescription of her assailant. A volunteer posse searched the bottoms thoroughly all afternoon, de- termined to lynch the man if he could bo found. At nightfall he had not been cap- tured. The girl will recover Edgerton, a suburb of Kansas City, Kan., a woman garbed in black threw car« bolic acid in 14-year-old Eleanor Bares' face, severely burning her cheeks and fore head. a fisherman in & river and taken to There she ro- he " No cause for the assault {8 apparent S AR tho only ono of all that had been fired In | and no clue to the woman has been found. WASHINGTON, Do, 20.—Forecast for | the running fight that missed the man being | The girl had gone to the street car line to Sunday and Monday: For Nebraska—Fair, much colder Sunday; Monday fair and cold, winds becoming northerly. For lowa—Fair; much colder Sunday; cold wave in northwest portion; Monday fair; winds becoming northwesterly. shot at. Merrigan sistance on constable of Jefferson township, gave hei Maryville tonight for her preliminary hear- fng. The wounded man will also be to Maryville by f up took the her part She woman without to the will b office of the where she brought brought train to be placed under meet her mother, Within a few days three women have been | held up on this side of the river and at- r tacked by highwaymen. One of the victims, 10 | Mrs. Mary Bolder, is in the hospital with a broken skull. She is unconscious and cane not recover. For Missouri—Fair Sunday; colder in |y yeand the bullets located it possible. | Crusn northwest portlon; Monday falr; —much |y, yo'yn g critical condition and may not [ WICHITA, K - arrle colder; winds becoming northerly. NIV it Nation s ure et b, which For North Dakota—Snow Sunday, with omen’s Christhan o unicn m a cold wave; Monday fair; high northerly Cause of the Trouble, bers are secuf accepts her f) k. She doclares she only fom that she may pros- winds. Several days ago a young man by the | cute r work mushing saloons. dhe For South Dakota—Snow Sunday and |name of Doran who, against the wishes of | Feceived fifty I n two days' mall, much colder; cold wave in central and east- | the father, had been keeping company with ! eral ame. ern portlons: Monday fair end cold; brisk | a daughter of Willis by a former wife, got GH neral Nels to high northerly winds. For Kansas—-Falr and colder Sunday; Monday fair, winds becoming northerly. For Colorado—Falr in western; much colder and probably snow in eastern portion Monday fair, winds becoming northerly. For Wyoming—Snow and colder Sunday; Monday fair and cold; northerly winds. For Montana—FPartly cloudy and colder Sunday; snow in eastern portion; Monday fair; northerly winds, For Illinols—Fair Sunday; Monday and much colder; winds becoming northwesterly. For Arkansas—Rain or snow Sunday; Monday fair; colder; winds becoming north- erly. For Oklahoma and Indian Territory—Gen- erally fair Sunday and Monday; colder Mon- day; winds becoming northerly. For New Mexico—Fair Sunday; Monday probably snow; colder in southern portion; northerly winds. For Western Texas—Fair Sunday; Mon- day colder and fair, except probably snow in extreme northern portion; varlable winds, becoming northerly. Loeal Re OFFICE OF THE WE OMAE Dec, 20.—Off fair brisk THER BUREAT, Al record of tem-® perature’ and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the last three years: 4 1600, 1809, 1898, 189 Maximum temperature 42 Minimum perature 5 Mean temperatu 10 2 ipitution 0000 01 0 Record of ten at Omaha for th 1600 Normal temperature . nd precipitation ny and since Mu s for the da xcews since precipltati y for the day Total rainfall since Mar. 1 Excess since March 1 Deficlency for cor. perle 1508 inches A. WELSH, Local Foresast Officlal, Deficiency for cor. perioc into a quarrel with Willis over the girl, and in the course of the racket is sald to | ¢ 'p, “Miles, and 1 Rock Eprings, on Trent ri Jerome, ire_hunting at T, as guests of Dyspepsia Cure It takes material to build and energy to work. Food nourishes the body by supplying the material required for building up worn out tissues,and maintains the ¢ energy that carries on the work. 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