Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 14, 1901, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY ment for any crime less than murder in | the first degree would be a distinct step | backward, The tend everywhere is GERING HAS A BAD FIRE the number of crimes punishable by death | Falf of an Fxtensive Block is Wiped Ont, the movement s to abolish the death pen- 4 : alty altogether. 1 hav Tuvolving feveral Business Houses, kidnaping or kidnapers, should be promptly and with by means of a good sentence, but with a death penalty attached it would be impoesible to convict them be fore a jury if they were apprehended. Even the optional death penalty, to be determined by & jury, would not accord with modern tdeas. 1 expect to see some legislation en acted on kidnaping, but the death penalty will be cut out.” Immature Apportionment Bills. The apportionment bills that have al ready been introduced by various mem bers of their own accord the produc either of their own figuring or of some mathematical constituent all strike terror to the representatives in various districts that are being shifted around like pawns on & chessbourd. The apportionment com mittees will have to take these bills and work them out anew into some practicable scheme. In all probability the apportion- ment bill, when it comes up for final action will have to be brought before the caucus and made a caucus measure “A great many people want to know, #aid Chairman Lindsay of the republican state committee, “when the bill favored by the committee will be forthcoming, and bave taken it as a matter of course that the gommittee or its officers will prepare an apportionment bill. I do not believe this 18 one of the duties of the committee, and | it we did preparo one it would have no more claim for the support of the republis can members than any of them. [ be lleve, however, that the matter is so im- portant that it whould be delegated to a committee of representative men familiar with all parts of the state and with the political complexion In various counties. They might be members of the legislature or might be outsiders called in to assist | with advice, but they should proceed only after the most careful investigation and | copsultaticn with the interests of every sectfon. The trouble with most of the bilis prepared by the fndividual member is that while they strike it all right in their fmmediate localities, they fly wide of the mark in more distant parts of the state The next apportionment will have to hold £00d for at least three logislatures to come and it is of great importance to the party and to the people generally one to eelect a site and the other to col CHINESE APER A lect funds by private subscription for the purchase of the site selected taves are to be raised for payment of the No doubt the financial ald arey Mr. Miller's wishes will be obtained W oux Clty The 1 s Oy | champlonship games between and Bloux Falls. The agrregate ANUARY 14, 1901 Bloux City, 2,20; Sloux Fale [TELLS TALES OUT OF SCHOOL . " January 2 7 | Frak Dekmas Ehows Up Neraw and Rob- | pavion wiLL |SSUE PERMIT libiished In the vernucular of [ 4 y "a n i | imson in Unenviable Light, Pr otors of Jefivie ahiin Hout land. Shanghal end Canton port_two; the remaining one is Can Conduct Sparring Mateh, bat Not e Fight 223, Column or Personal aragen ot ¥ Maken Interesting Reading. China does not boast & very extenslv tv There are, In fact, to out no sympathy with but believe they effectively dealt stiff penitentiary each su publishe oint Installation at Tahle Rock. TABLE ROCK, Neb, Jan. 1 (Special.) John N. Gere post No. 135, Grand Army of the Republic, and the Women's Relfet corps of this place had a joint installation here yesterday at their hall The post and corps sat down to a well filled table at noon, to which all did justice. Hon. Willlama Sutton, past commander, was the lostalling ofcer for the post and the fol- lowing are the newly installed officers | John Hodges, post commander; John Bush, senior vice; Rev. A. C. Allinson, junlor vice '"r J. D. Longwell, chaplain; Peter Gold, sur- | "0 . x and- bitters goon; J. W, Hastings, officer of the day: | nege. C3ir Clpcoptiol My wrath abdnDiteen Peter Stevens, quartermaster; Allen Barnes, nticed away by this rascal's deceit. How adjutant; J. L. Fisher, sergeant major; | [ Wonder, can a mere taflor's dymmy he Jesse L. Morton, guard has not law of justice before his eyes It The officers of the Women's Re-|is on this ccount that I'am advertising Amanda Marble, past president, [ ter I will reward him with $30: should he and are as follows Mrs Allie | bring her back to her parents [ will joyfull” Fisher, president; Mrs. Maria Shaw, senior | 51v¢ hitn, $10. [ will most certainly not, ot vice; Mrs. Lucetta Fisher, junior vice; Mrs. | for a myrind generations, to all eternity, Gabriella Barnes, chaplain; Mrs. Allie Car- | Shall not be forgotten. "\ = secretary; Mrs. Julla Gold, ccnductor; Mrs.|to a son who has run away from home Lizzle Thompson, assistant conductor; Mrs, [ Funs thus Rebecea Bush, guard; Mrs. C. E. Groom, |y assistant guard; Mrs. Elzioa Baitey, first color bearer; Mre. Minnle Taylor, second color bearer; Mrs. Catharine Baker, third “If you delay longer and do not return cannot, cannot hear it. and shall most color bearer; Mre. Elvina Stevens, fourth color bearer. GRAHAM AND COCHRAN BUILDINGS GO In Ten Tsin | hese journals are run on strictly uvusi- | ness lines, reporte the London Express, | PLAYERS CHARGED WITH DOUBLE DEALING They give thelr readers a fair quantity of news and an abundance of “personal para- - graphs,” many of which are very personal indeed. But it is the advertisements that form the leading feature of a native «hi nese daily. = Adyertisement rates rule cheap, and thus it comes about that almost | every celestial patronizes columns of his | tavorite jourral. He even uirs private | grievances through the medium of the Press Here Is the concluding po nouncement inserted by whose lady e e CINCINNATL Jan. 13, Story of S(. Louls Mag« | 1he jefrries-Rublin fight here next month Seems to Have Been | oninued today, together with informal | ood Thing, Twain conferénces. Mayor Flelschman left for Cost Him $14,000 Last Year, W York to be gone a week and he left his ultimatum with the Saengerfest Ath letic asscciation. The mayor said As_the matier presented jtself to me nt the Friday meeting. the appl y tor the | { permit was not for the of giving @ sparring contest, but for the purpose of | ‘Retting out ne TR contest I %0 told t nt at the conference, piatniy. 1 [ algo called their 0 the fact well Known foher nderst fssued at the nroj and T added that had stood at the be t on with thelr uld be in their and 1t s well Wil be for a The agitation over Flames Set Toward Business Center A Only Frensied Efforts of the Citizens Sav Town from Destruction. rtion of an an- 1 Jlited ewain witii one Chou GERING (Via Scotts Blufts), Neb, Jan. 13.—(Special Telegram.)—Halt of an ex tensive block of Gering's business bulldings + |18 & smoldering, smoking mass of ruins. | The Graham building, Cochran building, Charles Stewart barber shop and residence building, were totally wiped out by fire early this morning. A heavy wind pre- valled during the time the flames were raging, but by strenuous labor the citizen volunteers prevented the destruction ot the principal business part of the city lylng southeast and the Commercial hotel fust north The fire originated in the Graham build- ing, which was occupied by the Beehlve grocery store, and E. 8. Wood, with his jewelry store. When first discovered the firc had made such progress that not & | penny’s worth of goods could be removed | from the building. The flames then com- municated with the Cochrane and Stewart building and all effort to check (heir progress was unavailing. A portion of the stock of the M. A. Cochrane general store in the lower story of the first building way saved, and all tho barber fixtures and household effects in the Stewart bullding. The property in the upper story of the Cockrane building, belonging to a lodge, was burned Mere conjecture aund speculation alove are advanced to account for the origin of the fire. The aggregate property loss I8 large, but in most cases is covered by | insurance, and new buildings will be erected upon the site of those destroyed NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—Frank DeHaas | Robiuson of the Si. Louls base ball club gave out the following statement concern ing the withdrawal of McGraw and Robiu son from the National Base Ball assocla- tion Before the last meeting of the Nationa assoclation was held at Chicago last winter McGraw and Robinson had both signed regular National league contracts to pla base ball with the Baltimore Base Ball company, Mr. Hanlon president and Mr Von Der Horst treasurer for the base ball scason of 1900 This done on the same night, and that same night McGraw, to- gether with Mr. Peterson, the president of the mew club that had been organized in Baltimore, started to attend the meet ing of their association. As is well known to all, McGraw and Robinson had previous to this time desefted the Baltimore Base Ball company and bhad become the prim movers in the new National movement, ‘They had never intended to remain with | that club, but, on the contrary, sent pri vate letters to Mr. Hanlon of the Balti- more club, asking if he would meet them some place. Mr. Hanlon decided he would meet McGraw and Robinson and hear what they had to say This was after the new | base ball company had been incorporated and had elected officers, and gone o far as to effect a lease of the ball grounds, which the property of Hanlon, Von Der Horst and others and had been im- vroved to over $3,060 in cas Meet Hanlon on the Quiet, love elope Better take a shot at thes: told them You know what our You know the quality of our goods. prices. time the conte stood Just wh Ing and that | gements the | two days in advance understood that sparring contest, and nothing else It s understood that if Mayor F man had issued a permit in advance it have been estopped at Columbus If it had not been declared illegal in the Cincinnatl courts. The only question here now about the fight among the agitators Is as to the time when the Suengerfest Athletic club will declare it off Gus Ruhlin_arrived and up to midnight affort to arrest him In training for a prize is here for w week's ment | TAKES WILSON AS PARTNER Billy statements are worth. this permit tnch- A You know the genuineness of i our mark downs. Overcoats $7.50 worth $12.00 overcoats $9.00 worth $15.00. surely geek an end to my life, and ‘hen you will stand in peril of death by thunder. I am now at my last gasp, and the famils ha suffored trom ineults most grievous. 1t you come, no matter how, evervthing is sure to ba arranged. | have thougnt of & plan by which your father may still be kept in lgnorance. My life or death hangs or the lssue of theso few days. Only 1 pray that all good people everywiere will sprea this message abroad, #o (hat the right per- #on may hear of it. So will they lay up for themselves a boundless store of secret | merit. " There 18 not much of the broken-hearted parent about the following ‘My second son, Hual Po, a boy of tender | years and no parts, was educated at lome n the country, and had no knowledge of the world. Even when we came to Bhang- hal last year he stayed indoors learning his lesgons and ver left the house until Sep- ember 26, when he went out to get cool and never returned. | ought to say that the boy s altogether unacquainted with the cus ns of Shavghal and the chara ple, and [ presime he has & ay by rascils for some bad purpose 4 charms he was wearing and the silve: o had about him 1 na [ am afrald, be ufMclent for his n eagities, On the con- ry, he will he borrowing money or doing something of the kind. In that case I will not hold myself liable. Should any of my relatives or friends see him [ earnestly hope they will command him to return at nee, and so will they earn my atitude, But | shall pay no monetary reward China ds a happy hunting = ground for quacks. Appendad s a translation of an “ad” typl of 1te class: ‘Our’ recips has come down to us from a physiclan of the Ming dynasty A certain mandarin was journeying in the hii | try when he siw a woman passing | ward over the mountgins as though fiying | Th her hand she held a stick, and she was pursiing an old fellow of 100 vears. Th mandarin asked ‘Why do you beat that old nan She anawered ‘Tle is my grandson, for 1 am 500 years old and he 114, not purify himself by taking his and %o 1 am beating him. alighted from his horse and knelt did obeisance to her. su " I pray you. this drug. that [ may wn to posterity for the salvation Hence, It got its name for Lengthening Life. Take nd the body will feel U for ten days, and your spirite brigk; for twenty davs, and » will be strong and clear and the hands 1d feet supple: for one vear, and | white ire will become black again, and you move as though flying: take it con- !ln"ll\{'"mu‘ n 'lruu\lh-s will vanish, and you wiil pass a long life without growin old. Two dollars per bottle. % Needless to romark. thers fs no law of tbel in Chinn. The celestial publicly heaps abuse on hig nelghbor. and the latter re- torts to the full extent of his voeabulary Tt s a delightful gystem of give-and-tuhe. had wfternoon been Mo enfes that he | fight and says he theatrical cngage- irl Hart While Consting. WE ING WATER, Neb,, Jan. 13.—(8pe- clal)—Gladys, daughter of Frank Warner while coasting down a steep hill last even- ing, was thrown off the sled and struck her head 01 a sharp rock, making an u wouni of several ‘nches on her scalp, and brulsing her head in several places, re quiring a number of stitches (ONTINENTAL GLOTHING(@ N B CORNER 15th AND DOUGLAS, 11 we please you tell others I we don't tell us. 'Dr. M\cGREW OMce open continuvusly from S a. |m. to © p. m. Sundnys from S a. m. Diny f One-Half of nterest in Hix Pacblo Base Hall Enteepri Modern Woodmen Delegutes, L, eb., 13.—~(Special.)—At the county convention of Modern Woodmen in this city Thursday to elect two delegates to attend the state convention at Kearney Neb., next month, D. H. Cronin of O'Neill | and F. W. Phillips of Star were ted | was PUERLO, ( An. owner of the Pueblo f ern league, has &old a half interest in_his team for 1801 to Park Wilson, the ex-New York Glant, who will cateh for the Pueblo aggregation this vear. Hulen has an | @ JC 00 nounced that the only men who were with | cHARCES Low 13- William Hulen nehise in the West Tecumueh Dwelling Damaged. ECUMSEH, Neb., Jan. 13—(Special Tele- gram.)- An overheated stove pipe in the small frame dwelling owned by John Gould | delcgates and E. L. Lackard of Ewing and on the east side of the square here, caused | M. L. Winternote of Chambers, alternates the building to become ignited this after- e noon. It is occupied by 8, K. Smith and therans Grew in Bened| family. Before the flames could be con-| BENEDICT, Neb, Jan. 13.—(Special )~ trolled both building and household effects | The Lutherans are experlencing a wonder. | had suftered considerably from fire and|ful growth, due to gosepl meetings. Last witer, Both were insured: woek over forty new members joined the Lutheran church. The good work is still Dwelling Damaged in Hastlugs. | 508 on and it is expected that a large HASTINGS, Neb., Jan. 13.—(Special Tele- | numbor more will join. gram.)--The fire department was called to the home of Aaron Nash on South Colo- rado avenue at 6 o'clock this morning to extinguish a blaze that had started from a defective flue, but the fire had a good start before the department arrived and the damage was $300. The property was not insured McGraw and Robinson stated to Hanlon that they did not want to play ball with | Bl Inet Ser hom e e itchor: | the new National association or become Raymer. . baweman, the Jutter being | connected with it if they could make suit contingent upon ‘, nnie Mack s manas. | able arrangements with Mr. Hanlon and | Hie, ias secured Plokett, outfieldoers Wolly | | Mr. Von Der Horst. At the conference held | and Jack Quinn, catcher, for next season by Von Der Horst and Hanlon, the two sald they would like to make a contract with him to play ball with the Baltimore club for the season of 1900. The propo- sition submitted wae: McGraw said he would sign a contract with the Baltimose | club belonging to Hanlon and Von Der st if he were paid a salary of $5,000 for the season. Robinson would sign it he were paid $3,200 for the season and in addition they stated that If Mcraw were released or bis release sold to any club in the National league he was to receive $3.500 in addition and if Robinson was sold he was to receive $2.500 in addition “At the time this proposition was made to Mr. Hanlon he suid be could not give them | an answer until he had consulted with Mr. ‘\'flll Der Horst 1 had been in Baltimore before and at this very time. Von Der Horst called me into a conference and submitted | the proposition that had been made by Mc Graw and Robinson. Van Der Horst then {and there declared that he would never | agree to any such terms, stating that it was | an outrage if the Baltimores were compelled to pay this kind of a bonus for the return of what they considered their stolen prop- erty. I finally suggested to them that it was not right that the Raltimore club should stand all of this lo R “I safd 1 thought the National league would share in the loss and help reimburse the Baltimore club in case Hanlon and Von Der Horst accepted the terms of McGraw and Robinson, and both Hanlon and Von e A, AL U, Boxing and Wrestling. PITTSBURG, Jan. 13.-—The annual tlonal championship boxing and wrestling tournament of the Amateur Athletic un will be Thursday, F'riday and Saturda the Avenue theater, The entry list large. The ref of the boxing bouts will be Charlie White of New York DEATH RECORD Drops Dead at BANCROFT, Neb., Jan 1) After spending the afternoon calling on the sick, Mrs. Nancy Young was returning howe | and reached her gate, when she dropped | dead. Her daughter, Mrs. Maud Phillips was working about the house and saw her mother coming, and when she did not hear her enter, looked out, only to see her life- less form lying nt the gate. Mrs. Young was the widow of an old soldler and leaves two daughters RINTENDENT trich to Appoint Him to ution, LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 13 pecial.)—It s learned tbat Governor Dietrich has about decided to appoint H. E. Stewart of Omaha to the position of superintendent of the State Institute for the Deaf and Blind in that city. Mr. Stewart served several terms as & teacher in the Omaha institute and is now engaged in a similar capacity in the lowa tate Deaf and Dumb school at Council Blufts, although he maintains his residence In the Nebraska metropolis. He was highly recommended to Governor Dietrich, among his endorsers being Mormer Superintendent iillesple. Governor Dietrich entertained a small party of friends at dinner at the executive mansion todal. The guests were Lieuten- ant Governor and Mrs. “avage, Senator and Mrs. Steele and Edward Rosewater. Nebraskn News Notews, Thirty-seven people were taken into the Lutheran church at Benedict on a recent Sunday. The new Catholle church, $4,000, has been completed Dixon county A local telephone company has been in 4 corporated at Neligh and the town expects Went Point Todges Inatatled. ®oon to have a local exchange. CE "y 9 ‘The business men of Bloomington WEST POINT, Neb., Jan. 12.—(Speclal. )~ | ;rgqnized a soclety to promote th Fraternal and secret organizations of this | o1y interests of Franiciin cau city installed their new officers last week.| The Postal Telegraph company is remoy The Woodmen of the World will have for | Ing its wires outaide the corporate limite officers the following M. K. Manning, of the towns of Blue Springs and Wymore. | bt - ' * | Horsethieves one night recently counsel commander; A. F. Walla, advisor team and harness from one ma lieutenant; Rudolph Boldt, B.; Joseph Kase, | Citv and completed thei outht C.; Al Hartline, E.; Fred Budwig, W.;|a fine buggy from a neighbor. Qasrge Rothl; G, B. Glazer, M.; Dr.| The city marshal of Chadron has serve NA T o e d ptico on the youth of that town that . Ling g of them found with airguns in thelr p The Rebecca Auxiliary to the Independ- | session will be deprived of their weapons ent Order of 04d Fellows installed the fol- | Several parties were convicted of fllegully lowing officers. Mra. Peter Poellet, P. N. | selling liquor ‘at Holdrege during the, re. ! g ot ; cent term of the district court at ha G.; Miss Clara Weisner, N. G.; Miss Anna | b, "F heraiied wuma ranging from Mathieson, V. G.; Miss Emma Miller, 8. 200 to $300, Mrs. D. C. Giffert, C.; Miss Emma Paul, A young man named Galliti Hving ne T., Mra. M. E. Kerl, R. 8. of N. G.; C. H. [ (reeley. was picking up wood near Carstens, L. 8. of N. G.; Mrs. Otto Wichert, | nome when he was shot In the arm by R 8. of V. G.i Otto Kerl, L. 8. of V. G. Migs Alice Schairer, conductor; Mrs. C. H. Carstens, warden; John Grammp, O. G.; (Dr. McGrew at age 62) THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SPECIALIST forms of DIS. ME! sperience, 15 years costing ahout at Southcreek, ( medicin andar i E AND ONLY. 26 years' n Oma VARICOCELE AND HYDROCELE RMANENT CURE GUARANTEED IAN 10 DAYS—withont loss ‘Falry Reclj it for fl | lient: tak, will_hecome the v stole a Falls taking Willia Dwyer. DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 13.—William 1. Dwyer, treasurer of the Peninsular Stove ompany, died at his home here ionight. He was 38 years old and was born in Pcughkeepsie, N. Y., in 1863, He had been cennected with the Peninsular Stove com- pany since it was organized by his father, James D. Dwyer, in 1881, by CHARGES LOW. SYPHILIS all stages and conditions cured and every trace of the disease is thoroughly elimiriated from the blgod. No “BREAKING OUT" on faco or any external appen disease whatever. A treutment that Iy more successful and far more satisfuctory than the “Hot Springs” treatment and at less than HALF THIE COST. A cure that {s_guaranteed to be permanent for life. WE“NESS o young and. middie-uged men. LOSS OF MANE Night Losses, Nervous Debiiit Brain and Nerve Power, Forgetiulness, Bashfulness, Stricture, Gonorrhoeu OVBR 20000 CASES ( To Foreclose Tax Licus. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Jan. 13.—(Spe clal.)—The case of the County of Cass sgainst Mary Fitzgerald and others has been on trial in the district court for sev- eral days. The suit was brought to fore- close tax llens and fnvélves nearly all the property in the city belonging to the es- tate of John Fitzgerald, including the Fitz- gerald block, which was assessed for taxes at over §1,000 a year for several years. The attorneys, County Attorney J. L. Root for the skin ot nces of the MATERIAL FOR ROMANCE Last Wills and Testamenty Afford an Abnndance. Much matertal for romance has been here- tofore extracted from the last wills and testaments of persons deceased, who had the ordinary human c or veeing into the future. and there is speet. that the supply will fail, sy v ar his the int- es W. Brown. ! ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Jan. 13~—Charles W. Brown. & wealthy business man of this city, died here suddenly today from heart Qiscase. He had not been well for sev- and carelessness of some person Who was {ng in the nelghborhood C. J. Anderson, a ranchman near Cody, has sold a carload of saddle horses for uge Mrs. Joseph H. Kuntz, I. G. at the Buffalo exposition. He also sold hin Tho German lodge of the Knights of Pyth- ias, the oldest fraternal organization in the city, installed their officers last even- ing as follows: J. Pscherer, Ex-C. M.; F. Sonnenschein, C. M.; L. Tiempke, P.; George Korh, sr., T.; F. A. Mewis, A.; Theo Kreake, . F. Singpiel, master-at-arm On Wednesday the Independent Order of 0dd Fellows installed their new lodge offi- cers: John Grammp, noble grand; Robert Cristensen, vice grand; Willlam Morten- sen, secretary; M. E. Kerl, treasurer. The new officers of the English lodge of the Knights of Pythias were installed last night: Douglas White, chancellor com- mander; Otto Kerl, vice chancellor com- 0. C. Anderson, master of work; Kerl, master of exchequer; J. B. Tharpe, master of finance; A. A. Peterson, keeper of records and seal; W. N. Ser- vous, master-at-arms; G. L. Nieburg, A. A. Peterson and H. 8, Miller, trustees. the plalotiff and James Manahan, D. O. Dwyer, Clark & Rawles and 8. M. Chapman for the defendants, will submit their argu- ments by briefs and Judge Jessen will give @ decision at the next term of court in this city, which will open March 4 The case of 1. 0. Dwyer, trustee for the Tourtelot bankrupt stock, against the West- orn Mercantile association of Omaha and others, the court decided in favor of tho plaintiff. Clat e In Innoc PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Jan. 1 cial.)—Gecrge Thomas, the young colored man who was arrested in Omaha while at- tempting to dispose of an overcoat which belonged to Conductor J. W. White, was arraigned before Police Judge Archer last evening and pleaded not guilty to the charge of burglary. At the request of (he prisoner the case was continued until Jan- uary 2 to allow him time to secure an attorney and witnesses. He claims that he can prove that the car on the freight train of the Missourl Pacific was not broken open at Wecping Water and that the coat was not taken from the caboose, as charged in the complaint by Detective John De- Long, Longevity in Table Rock. TABLE ROCK, Neb., Jan. 13.—(Special.) ~—A recent letter to The Bee from Elk Creek gave the names of sixteen persons over 70 years of age near that place and challenged competition. The following are the names and ages of the thirty-five per- scns over 70 who live in and near Table Rock: David Robertson, 89; William Brown, 87; Hiram Billings, 87; John Mor- ley, 86; Sarah Kerns, 86; Margaret Jones, 82, Daniel Layman, 78; Elizabeth Ball, 78; Benjamin Ball, 77; Mrs. Ruth A. Nesbitt, 76; Mrs. Keziah Tibbetts, 76; Mrs. J. B. Ward, 76; Mrs. Hiram Carmichael, 76; Mrs Joanna Hauna, 75; Joseph Hanna, T4: Ebenezer F. Decker, 74: Daniel Bent |ley.,, 74; Mrs. Jane Groves, 74; Mrs. Phebe J. Cooper, 74; Mrs. Ellzabeth Car- michael, 73; Mrs, Dimon, 74; Caroline Dimon, 73; John Aycor, 73; Emily Fisher, 78; Mrs. G. Phillips, 72; Mrs. Cordelia Goodell Mrs. H, H. Colton, 71; Frank Fenzel, 71; Mrs. Frank Fenzel, 70; Mre. Catherine Stover, 70; J. €. Clark, 70; Oren T. Crisler, 70; Eleanor Aylor, 70; Sam M. Parall, 70; Willlam Talbot, 70, Daniel Lyman was married to a lady 68 years old In Table Rock one week ago today., Who can beat this record? TECUMSEH, Neb., Jan. 13.—(Special.) George P. Keim of Tecumseh was a soldier In the Gerraan army from 1854 to 1871, serv- Ing during the Franco-Prussian war, and be has received a medal from Emperor Wil- liam of Germany in recognition of his sery- loes. Willlam I, who was the emperor at the close 7t Mr. Keim's service, made a re- quest that on the one hundredth anniversa of his birth these medals be given, one to each of the soldiers who served in that war, The medal is of bronze and was made from & cannon captured from the French in 1871 Mr. Kelm is proud of the recognition of his | services. Johnson County Mortgnges. TECUMSEH, Neb., Jan. 13.—(Special.)— During the year 1900 there were 3 farm mortgages, aggregating § 140 filed with the county clerk of Jahnson county During the same perfod there were 249 re- leases of farm mortgages, amounting to $335,546.81 Of town propert there were 11 mortgages filed, amounting to $38,166.58, and 75 releases on this same class of prop- erty, representing $36,799.9 Nine hundred and ffteen chattel mortgages were filed during the year, amounting to $451,421.90, and 202 released went on record, aggregat- 1ng $234,008.60. Armours to Rebulld at York. YORK, Neb., Jan. 13.—~(Special. )—Armour & Co. report that they lost In thelr recout fire here over 7,000 pounds of dressed poul- | try and a similar amount of live poultry, besides tools and other improvements Owing to the large business they do at York they have rented temporarily a large store building. Their Omaha agent is here to arrange for the purchase of real estate and will build a large poultry, cold storage and ogg house. They claim that York is one of their best poiuts | Hood’s Pilis Do not gripe nor irritate the alimen- tary canal. ‘They act gertly yet promptly, cleanse effectually and Give Gomfo ering Courier Gets the Plam, JERING (Via Scotts Bluffs), Neb., Jan 13 —(Special Telegram.)—The new county beard completed the work of its annual meeting yesterday. The Gering Courler | was determined as the officiul county paper and the contract for all supplies and sta tionery was given to the publishers of the Courier. E. A. Currie, who s a cousin of Sexator F. M. Currie, is the new republi- can member of the county beard York College YORK, Neb., Jan. 13.—(Special.)—The winter term of York college was opened thia coupon Wwith ten cents and get week and shows a larger per cent of at- your cholce of Photographic Art | tendance than previous terms. York col - |lege is growing and is now recognized as s:i‘;dl" W :‘:‘; :’xr:xeh’ matl # | one of the leading educational institutions o our cen 0] ol N ART DEPARTMENT, in the state The Bee Publishing Company OMAMHA, NEB. Desessessserreresesessvess nte i) CUT OUT THIS COUPON Present at Bee office or mall rospers. | Accept Mr. Miller's | CRETE, Neb, Jan. 13.—At a meeting of | citizens in the city hall last night the gift of $10,000 by F. H. Miller for a public library building, was formally accepted by | the city. Two fommittees were appolnted, fine driving team to b team on the band wagon at the expositio; up i ¥ sucpiclous character one night an o #ll about him until the second mor h|¥ thereafter. a Targe appetite In the meantime, but wi otherwise none the worse off. A G-year-old son of ', W, Doty of But fell Into a dry well fifty-five feet deep, Th boy was not rend being 1o body and was drawn up. He was conside ably brulsed, but it is thought he will r cover. A short time ago the B M. left a ca load of raflroad ties and bridge timbe standing on the t k at a siding betwee Lawrence and Rosemont. The timber di: appeared and railroad dotectives located in the possession of sevel nelghborin farmers. They were arrest and costs each & judictal district have been fixed by Judz: Good and Sornborger as follows: Butl February 12, May 21, November Saunders, March 4, June 10, December Polk, January 22, April September 1 Seward, February 11, May December Hamilton, January 21, April 29, September of the dlstrict courts of the Elghth judici district as follows: Cuming county, Ja uary 21 and September 6; Dakota count February 11 and September 30; Thurstc county, March 4 and_ October’ 21; county, March 18 and November 11; Stant county, April 1 and November Dixc county, April 15 and Degember 5. Veronica Pokorna, who has been an | mate of the county poor farm in Butl county for a number of years, died lu Sunday, aged 102 years 11 months and days. Deceased was the mother of twel children, of whom six are living leaves thirty-two grandehildren, great grandehildren and andchildren Stull and Letton of the First jud nine great gre trict court in the counties as specifie Richardson county, April 8, June 3, Noven ber 11; Gage county, February September 16; Jefferson May 27, October 21; Pawne 2, ‘May 2. October 21 February 18, April 22, September No Knife,” the last chief of the Om Indlans, dled last Monday on the rese tion at the home of his son, Matthew dale, at the remarkable age of 113 y He had not been sick within the memo those living and simply died of He was buried vesterday at the Tyndale place on the reseryation. vencrable Indian had lved in turles. He was born before was elect i of the constitution a the confeder in control of this fnciplent his was a long life county, county April Willla Th three ce Fatal ASTORIA. Landslide in Oregon. Ore., Jan. 13—A puriseng train on_the Astorls & Columbia Riv raflroad ran into a landshde near Cliftc about midnigut lagt night. The engine w deralled and rolled into the rive W. M. Scott remained at wak Kiiled. His body has 1 and it {s supposed to in the river. “Sreman James Davis into the river, but was r. in_the Fng his po ot be und was also were Injured avy had ‘brought down a engineer was running the entire train won the river esterdny slide. The spec r one into Waork of Tract Soclety. PITTSBURG, Jan T Ame Tract soctety foday for the first time he meetings in this city. General G. O, the president of the society, and Re kon Swift, the 1ield se ry nied district secretary, Rev. Geor, 8 J sne, held meetings in the Mir Presbyterian church of Allegheny. the Be rian and the Bust Liber rlan church of Pittsburg at t ted hours. The wervices evidenced interest on e au 1 the subject rd (o of the great desire for 1t Koclety's publicatic m | Philippines his own | and Christian ltera T¢ CURE A €O 8 DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. druggists refund the money If i talls cure. tox | appol | very ence how f ur e, used as the lead The night watchman at Schuyler locked The man had accumulated ered {nsensible and a rope ered to him he tied it around his and fined $35 The terms for holding court In the Fifth Judge Guy T. Graves has sei the terms Cedar She ry-two cfal district of Nebraska have decided upon the following dates for the holding of dis- 11, April 29, ald age. | ashington adoption thrown How - \ccompa on appealed for primer Al Bxpress wealthy farmer la near Geneva, in this state, leaving a . the ingenlous. writer of ro- as suffering from cancer in the mach and was childless, but he made will not only fn exp th of birth. and aim; iho fu- ture offsprings upon aving his n; tune to a s tingency of a daughter ple birth, and fhe {nstr as to carry cut his cherlshed pirpose in behalf of his “oldest son,” in case his widow and his memory should he blessed with one. The farmer was gathered to his father and within a week the widow gave birih to two boys. It was daly noted that the first- horn wns marked with a mole under the right shoulderblade, whicn would serve to identify him ue the eldest son, and In f excitement of the oceasion no’ further ob- servations were made. [t was afterward discovered by the nurse who was bathing the twins that they not only lnoked exuctly allke, but each had a mole at the same sput henedth right shoulderblade by that up” that she ne longer kn firsthorn. Here was the eldest son to be deprived of hig birth- right because his distinguishing mark fatl | to distingulsh and the nurse had blundered? There seemed to be no way but to contest the will in behalf of the helrs-nt-law, to that the twing might share alike. but' the testator had previously provided that if the will should Le contested the person persons In whose Interest action was t. should be disinherited and the prop shoul to_certaln charitable nstitutlons, This is the raw materlal, «nd we leave the romancer to work it up. A SQUE nd n- A8 set bulk of | nsidered th nd ment Wis so te he v- re on 8- it 14 . the w which was the how-de-do. Was M ) al n- n n on n er st| o ve CAREER, Early Strogsles and Later Successes of Joe Murphy. Joseph Murphy has reached the goal of Dis ambition. He Is probably the wealthiest actor on the stage today, reports Success and numbers among his admirers those thousands of theater-goers who enfoy comedies redolent of old Treland, her humor and_her pathos. Joseph Jefférson alone rivals him In wealth His struggles in early life read like n romance. and show the persevering spirit « f | this millionaire actor. He was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., about Af1y-Four years ag and. befng thrown upon his own’ resourc at an early uge, he went to California, ac- curing employment in a Sacramento resta rant. This restaurant wns burned to the Fround oue night and Willlam Lawrene Murphy (his baptiemal name) was bereft of smployment. For three days he cast ubo: lookine for work. The third nieht, in utter | despair, he wis Aragging himsel® alone o ide street. when he notheed something shin mocnlight. What he thought e of tinfoll. pro rold plece After g b good night's “slaep - for employment. While walk river bank he saw a boy In T . #hore. 1'pon Inquiry found thai t wowis selline wild herries er ich he received $1 a quart. Te houshi Jat for $10 got Information as to the \ of the berry ground and that sea- at d m- s, m \s n ing sup- he started n L4 st lgnovance that Pays, New York newsstand | prabably the only dealer who makes It a {point to know nothing about his goods Ask him for any publication you want and he will hand it out if it be in his stock It you ask him if it contains a certain ar- ticle he is not able or willing to tell you. One down fn Wall who was asked | about this, shrugged his shoulders and re | pliea 1 don't |1 knew it aid man is et street know. You buy and find out. It | contain what you want and said so I would o sale. And so it would be with anything but a newspa | per and T do not read that until evening." “Is this a custom in » “It is with wha business," not lose 1 v your business those understand he reply g their at il t hi south Dakotn Incorporations. a SRRE, 8. D., Jan. 13.—(Special.)—Ar- ticles of incorporation have filed for 14| the Vulean Mining company Keystone o | with @ capital of $150,000; incorporators Harry F. Champman, Elliott G, Stevenson, | Henry Binswough, James A. Clark, Fred- erick H. Whitfield and John H. Duffe. Fo the Norwegian Lutheran to | Fremont tawnship. Mo 1 been dy county: trustees E. W. Greve's signature & op each | Bottolf Iverson, Rasmus Arundson and Isaac | Thompson. bt | - | sociation ing part of the consideration “ | time sho had so “‘mixed those babi's |ana they (1 to be a | congregation of | Ner Horst said if I would bers of the National leag the National league wou! in this matter and share and get their consent telegraph to mem- ue asking them if Id stand by them the loss with them to do so, that they would accept the terms proposed by McGraw and Robinson. The latte they would break up the and drop them to telegraph to the mem r also agreed that w National as- entirely, this be- 1 consented bers of the circuit committee of the National league and did stand Hanlon then son and a by the Bal ted their te | s0, and getting replies from them that they | | would timore club. Mr. egain met McGraw and Robin- rms and they both signed National league contracts calling for the amounts state for Me Hanlon then made a sepa McGraw and Robin to be released to any oth nam on whereb nely: $6,000 salary aw and $3,000 salary for Robinson rate contract with they agreed er National league club if they were pald the amounts stated, namely: $2,600." MeGraw Makes ¥ McGraw, ile 500, and Robinson, Trip to Chicago After McGraw and Robinson had signed the contract McGraw companied by Mr. of his new base ball started for Chicago, attend the meeting of clation, that association at that took the train, Peterson, the president where they ac- organization, and were to he National asso- It was McGraw's idea to break up meeting, but he found Quinn and Havener, representing the Milwaukee Heckle, representing th Anson representing th Richter representing the and others at the meet called to order. These had each brought with club, Spink, Schaefer e St. Louis club, e Chicago club, Philadelphia club, ing when it was persons, it seems, them a bond, for, and I think, the sum of $5,000, which each club was 1o put up as & guaranty of good faith, were 50 strong their new movement that out his plans at that this meeting had put on a committee to the Philadelphia partics were ready to put up th the agreement that the association and eighth city to represent would McGraw found it impossible to carry meeting Peterson had aleo in believing that be a success McGraw at and himself see Mr. Koch for and to see if they eir bond and sign been drawn by to select fthe the league. This gave McGraw the opportunity to carry out his plans and he, Chicago or while on Mr. Hanlon to meet him t in Baltimore and he wou to him. Hanlon to put it they did not Anson that he was throu matter The St. Louis ball cl tional league meeting h New York, purchused t Graw, Robinson and Ke sum of $16,500 for the sar this amount, the St. Lou and did pay McGraw's s son of 1900, $5,000, and of 0. The Loul sume and pay and did p sum of $3,500 on and to Robinson release, and running their during the ball se $14,250 was paid for and Rohinsor Sious City Out o la.. Ja ot of rme Hahlon met him that 8t accou 2,500 paid saloon whi Sious Falls SIOUX FALLS Telegram. - Bloux I games in the first of a either the before leaving road, wired to he following night Id explain mattery and McGraw told he would go to Philadelphia up their guaranty immed; do 50 he tely would #h with the whole ub eld he after last rele the Na spring in ase of M eister, paying the me. In addition to is club had to pay alary for Robinson's 5 club had to to MeGraw of his account the sea salar 1y nt rele of man's service le they The were a amount release of McGraw | f the Game. 1. 13.—"The Westerr nager e ferred anage the toputs up M i wi hax ries of bowling ‘. \ | this morning of pneumonia | known in the banking interests eral monthe, but his condition was at no time considered dangerous. Mr. Brown was very largely interested in real estate in this und other cities Dent in ¥ HURON, 8. D, Jan. | Cora Risdon, daughter of G wife, died at ity Risdon was among ladies of the city chief saleswoman goods establishment Joseph Yates Paige. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—Joseph Palge, for the last six years of the comptroller of the al.)—~Miss the family residence in this the and prominent for several young yonrs Yates chief clerk currency, died He was well Mr. Paige was born in Albany, N. Y. in 1850 of a family distinguished in the state's history Salishury's Brother Dead LONDON, Jan. 14.—Lord Lionel il half-brother of the marquis of Salisbury, is dead. HYMENEAL. wa a4 Groo PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Jan. 13.—(Spe cial.)—At the home of Baxter Smith in this cfty last evening occurred the marriage of Frank E. Donelan of Glenwood, Ia and Miss Winifred F. Wells of ‘Tabor, Ia., Rev. J. Burgess officlating. Married in Huron, HURON, 8. D., Jan. 13.—(Special.) Bolte, a prosperous farmer and st Iiving near Virgil, and Miss Lizzie Grabam of that place were united in marriage in this city on Wednesday by Rev. Charles A. Brand. L) Henry ckman FLORENCE, Colo.. Jan. 13.—The stilke at the Union Gold Extraction company's mill ended today. President Milliken of the company granted the demands of the Mill and Smeltermen’s unfon for an elght- hour day and a satisfactory wage scale was arranged at a eonference hetween the presi- dent and a committee of the union. What Shall We Have for Dessert ? 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At D ei Never 10 & %0 Theater—'Phone 1531 Tonight | ~Omaha's The Flower of cetion, | Plucked from the ifelds of| Viudeville | | WILFRE HILDA THOMAS, Assisted by Lou Hall, in “The WRIGHT HUNTING And company in “A Stolen Kis: MAY DE SOUSO AND VINE DAL KINODROWE, changing—Evenings and lery, 10 Lz 'H I 5 never Pri ved et | | | | | rows, Ok < ‘oodward & Turg, BOYD’S | Noodvar argens TONIGHT=S ML HOWARD GOULD in RUPERT OF HENTZAU Sequel to “The Prisoner of Zenda' Tk Danlel Frohman | Prices—2c, B¢ i 10¢ oxeepting Tuesdny and Wednesday, Matin:e Wiy 108 Q. SEABROOKE n Evening prl b, Toc, 81, $1.50. Mat prices: o 60, $1 Seats nOW on wale M Nothing liwin's Majestic Burlesquers Wedne Packed to the | IAGQ'S TROGADERD 7iorbr And Entire Week i e cen in Omaha hefore, ke S and 1Fullies /