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10 BALLOTS OPENED IN COURT Mr. Parith Finally Gaine Hie Point Contest JUDGES PROVE Tellers 1 by dge Vinson ler Count the Votes Cast Last Fall for County Atto Appoint Tewin In the Parish-Shields ele ontest the first package ball yosterday mor effort to i or strenu part ont T the the con hnic hield ous on al prev 1 ery ng of the ballots tired by biection timony tstant When ot Co from the nt safe their now ue uMetent ed tha the & clork they wore by the election judges had gained a stre must taken th who o n ha show Judges proceeded that the trom the June precincts by their th in the b and of the polls tant proposes to es of the by the suth t the county the the . nee in po 1on ¢ b take counted by In this v tablish the ballots in ruling of - T He packag clerk ballot n integrity preseribed onhaler and manner Vin the first acted 5 in & prec p maha at the last ka of ballots the nty clérk from was shown to the omptly identified It by the signatures al. He lared that the package nt 1 the ballots used the precinct in which he acted as judge. the court then granted the request of the contestant to order the package ned The ballots, including tha unused nd d, as well those voted and counted then scrutinized and identified by the after which the court ordered that d by the teller m each election precinct 1s to itify the packages and bal L hod was followed first precinct and in this to secure a count the court of all ey and Henry s tellor Voten. called ot election the Fir general roturned that witness and he p 1 of n ith ¢ The p t wa cle witne they be A Judge be called 1o | lots the in regard t way the by the the v counte fr by same me nt hope pointed Frank n con tellers st b Mah amed Five have Parish Gair A gain of five votes for Parish was mad th, in the afternoon. Gus Olson ction of the ond precinct of the ward sth Omaha, identified the package containing the ballots returned trom that precinct and when it was opened nineteen ballots that bad been rejected by the election officers because they had been marked with a black lead pencil instead of an indeliblo pencil were found. Judge Vinsonhaler held that these votes were legal and ordered them counted. Twelve of the votes were for Parish and five for Shields, making a pet gain of five for tb contest count of the votes of the First pr of the First w South Omaha, w concluded by the tellers yesterday after- noon. Shields gained three and Parish on a net gain for Shiclds of two votes in t precinct. The election officials had evi- dently erred in keeping their tally sheets. 1 Jud of el Second ARRAIGNED, » NDANTS ARE wr due A number of cases were made in yesterday and plea entered in every case Henry Lichenberg meekly be had stolen $56 in money of personal property from Annle the last day of the last century. you understand,” asked Judge Es- that by pleading guilty you make it for me to send you to the peni- Alleged algnm in criminal Judge Estelle’s court of not guilty were but one. admitted that and $4 worth Burts on telle, necessary tentiary The prisoner evidently did not so under stand it, but he no desire to change his plea. “If I can get out this time,” he said, “I'll be a good man and won't steal any m I was drunk when 1 stole that money and I'm sorry 1 did it.” Tho court deferred sentence to give the county attorney an opportunity to look into the case and recommend a punishment to fit the erime. Police Captain D. W fore the bar and pleaded not guilty to a ctarge of assaulting Michael Hogan on November G His bond was continued John F. Kelly, a saloon keeper at South Omaha charged with having appropriated $500 in cash belonging to Metz Bros. to his own use, pleaded not guilty and had his bond fixed at $1,000, Metz Bros. to leave with K, $500 every Monday with which to cash pay checks of Armour & Co., and it is alleged expressed ller appeared be- that he failed to account for one of these | transactions. W. C. Paine, who 18 sald to have sold to a second-hand dealer & quantity of house | ho1a goods which he had previously mort- gaged to the People’s Furniture and Car- pet company, entered a plea of not guilty George Parker, eorge Wright, Whitman, Joseph Leo and John Haas, cused of holding up Charles Duke in a s loon at Bighth and Leavenworth str relieving him of pleaded not guilty William Dunu and Ben McGovern declared they were not guilty of assaulting and rob- | McGovern bing Peter Wolf, as charged in IDENTTY OF BALLOTS be n| and | It was the custom of Iy the sum of Thomas ots and sald b could g bond and the amount of it was fixed at $600. akub Jakubosky pleaded not guilt and Fieenor entered a a case of larceny Harry as batlee who is sald to ha rowed $36 from H. M. Hodgen and § Isaac Pefley by giving mortgages stock that did not belong to him, a plea of not gullty Willlam Kehl and Harry Smith, the boy » are charged with entering the shop of Danfel Hedgren with intent to burglarize. sald they were not guilty John similar T 1 with larceny Frank 1. Study Johnson, char was dismissed against hor from live enter ALL W AT ENDS WEL fan Inte | | Terminati ral ¢ ting Case In 1. | States of the the United terday the nst Henry Holt ot attorney and an_incident which Indlan reservatl resulted in the transfer of the acting agent to Leech Luke, Minn | Howell Morgan was chief officio head of the Indian nt at the reservation at the time Holt, a half-brecd Winnebago, had asked permission to visit nd to business before claims, and the permis This angered the the clerk attempted to arrest interfered. He picked up which he aulted finally overpowered by and upon the order of the acting ngent placed in Jail, where he remained for several | hours. As soon as he was released he began suit in the district court of Thurston county against the acting agent, asking damages for false arrest. At the next meeting of the federal grand jury Holt was indicted on of with intent to kil en pending for over 1 distr court Unite smissed by its dismissa the Winnebago foundation and he res n to its clerk police and ex ncting Henry and other Washington the court of vas refused Indiaps, and one day when an Indian Ho ar with clerk. He the Indian poll ton n was Both cases have year At the council aft was taken up cipal men of the torney | be dismi that Holt tribe, and t | | b a| rat mecting of the Winnebago arrest of Holt the u 1 a delegation of the prin tribe visited the district king that the ¢ against HoM | ed. They stated in their appeal one of the leading men of the he had done more to pre on the reservation than any that, admitting his guilt, it result of a momentary fit of nger. Holt recently dismissed the case against the acting agent, who had been previously removed to Leech Lake, and the dismissal of the case today ended the af- fair the tter serve order other person only the | THIS WITNESS REVE SES HIMSELF, Testified Falvely Wh st Called in Case. Claims He ¥ The homest Hellman is the bone of contention In a case being heard by Judge Dickinson. When Mr. Hellman failed | | in business David Adler & Son secured a | decree of court declaring their claim inst th insolvent a | upon the house | tn which Hellman lived. Exemption by the | operation of the homestead law was not | sustained cn account of evidence glven by |1 B. Myers, then a traveling salesman for the Adlers, who testified that Hellman | represented his house to be among his as. 1,.;-‘4 when he ordered a bill of goods from | the Adler concern The sale of the property under the lien was about to be undertaken when Hellman |appeared in court and, upon the e | of Myers, secured a temporary injunction restraining the execution of the lien. My ers, who had ¢ 10 be in the employ of | the Adlers, reversed the testimony he gave in the first hearing, claiming that it was |false and that he a8 Intoxicated at the time he testified. The present hearing is on | a motion made by Adler & Son's attorneys to dissolve the injunction, and the main question s whether the witness, Myers, told the truth the first or the second time he appeared in the case. evidenc 0 FEDERAL COUR | &l"mm STATE T | = Damage Suolts Agn pany Are I'r Four cases, the total | aggregating $40,000, we States circuit court ye order of transfer fr ¢ Water Com- serred. amount involved | e filed In the United | terday morning on m the state court In each case the defendant is the Omaha Wate ccmpany, the plaintiffs eing Charles T. Willlams, 1da L. Watson, Emma J. Rex and | Laura B. Holt 1 With the exception of the first case the plaintiffs were all injured in the fire which urred at the Labor Temple In 1889, and that the fire was caused by an | employe of the water company who threw | a lighted match upon a pile of waste in the basement, the employe at the time being in the basement for the purpose of reading the water meter, Willlams sued for damages | consequent upon the death of his wife, who, finding her escape cut off by the flames Jumped from a third-story window and was killed. In each case the water company has fled answer denying any responsibility for the fire and alleging that it was caused by other agency. THE SCHOOL Demurrer to Damage Case Against | the rd Sustained, By sustalning the demurrer of the Board | of Education In the case brought against it | Mrs. Martha Blerbower Judga Sla- | h has in effect settled a number of damage claims against the school directors. Mrs. Blerbower sustained personal injuries by falling into an excavation at the High school grounds and brought suit against the school board for $5,000 damages. Attorney Herring, for the school board, demurred to the petition of the plaintiff, and as the demurrer was sustained the case was thrown out of court CANNOT n BOARD, Sues Clty for Damages. John A. Roeder, as admiuistrator, has sued the city of Omaha for $5,000 damag on account of the loss of his son, Austin, by drowning in a pond at Cedar and Sixth st s, July 18, 0. The city is said to 1|have been negligent by not draining the pond and by not surrounding it with a | |fence. Young Reeder was playing with | MRS. ). BENSON, January Clearing Sale Outing Flannel Night Dresses, Handsome Flannelette Night | Dresses in piuk, blue and striped | goods, lace n'iunnwl or plain, $1.38 and $1.25 quality, reduced to 87¢. Ladies’ Outing Flannel | Night Dresses as low as @ Children's as low as Children's handsome pink and| blue flannelette Night Dresses, | were cheap at THe, now 48¢, 20 Per Cent. Reduction on all eiderdown Dressing Sacques, oth | bankruptey | requ i b | the | his son, | bring THE OMAITA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, BOSTON children when he fell into the pond ar drowned ouse Notes begin wuit ) agatnst Augst A Carload Goods, Dress Goods and Bilke, befor te Tydge y of in renzo 11, GO ON SALE TODAY granted it il Jeswen ot Ne surt in Omaha, hearing the and others agalnst Hutchin n which plaintiff sce the N of a n ind that the is In This Remnant Sale Yon Can Pur chnse the Very Cholcest Materin e Importations of Wash Fas brics, Challis, Suitings, Bte, Larsen ers th m wro equ CODE OF MANY INTRICACIES National Rankrap Tawye the amount AT HALF PRICE AND 1 The very finest quality India linon, worth 40c, in mill remnants at 10c yard oy Act tan inon ¥ Smull 1. wer ~ Gre &0 at 10 yard The best quality wide, 10¢ yard Extra fine quality dimity and the finest quality corded lawns, g0 at 10c yard of the United ning a ince the enact- tey law in 1898 his classes the lawyers under the States district post- grad Inw ment of the and the num never grows of br nationa worth 1 | sard ‘ Good prints, worth Tl%¢, 15 of old practice” has a | lawyers careless, from pleadings may be nee Mr, Hoyt | bears out their lawsult the op- depended upon to nd matter Judge nts rather than Under the common | ® a mistake In form or nl'rl'fl'l" sult a litigant and the same is of the practice under the bar R There lawyers tendency the case with which umended, and the exp bankruptey fon. In an ordin posing counsel can b discover efects in the pleadings in the ways permit justice misc law practice would non practically ruptey #o at is no que: that the i cerlzed sateen, worth 40c, go at be yard New lot of fancy printed foulard mercer | ized sateen, in long remnants, 16c yard Fancy lnce striped white goods, 40c, at 10¢ yard New chambray gingham dark styles, 6igc vard, 40-Inch wide dotted drapery, madras, worth 5c, go at 15c yard Navy blue polka dot duck, worth 12ic, g¢ o New lot drapery cretonne and worth 40c, go at 10c yard Immense lot of remnants all drapery serim, worth up to yard And hundreds of other remnants in the basement 75C CHALLIS AT 39C YARD In order to close out all our remvants of new this spring's importation strictly all wool, light and dark grounds many silk-striped challls in this lot walst lengths, dressing sack lengths dren’s dress lengths, all worth pleces to match, at 89 yard DRE GOODS REMNANTS Immense collection of dress goods rem nants from our great clearing sale, in chev fots, suitings, cloths, fancy mixtures in skirt lengths, waist lengths, running | from two to six yards, go in two lots at and 25c yard ‘ashmere and serge remnants !r’uhrrn, in %-yard lengths, many | match, go in two lots at Sc and | piece SILK REMNANTS, 86, Taffeta silks, plaid silks, brocaded silks plain silks, in lengths from 3 to 8§ ya Some of | hargain squa ee lots 3¢, 49c iliire to/upRelty & are in three lots 3%c, 49¢ and debt, failure to | required and faflure | questions required 1 the petitions presented ry particular. Tt is not | lawyers who are the most liable | of the oldest and ablest fail when it comes to the Senator | Allen, who was in the nate at the time the law was passed, is no exception to the rule, of his cases going back for cor rection a short time ago. In each case the error I8 one which would have jeopardized | ent. a case at common law, but which is con. | sidered a defect easily cured under the code | practice. HOGS ARE DYING IN PLATTE practice in new light an worth 10c. pos any d amendr arry act Bo at 2g¢ In th hearing prev parte. of the panyin eme atter of volu us to the judge passing upe trom the petition hedules. For this reason of ute has to be ob- served in thesa documents. With the pur pose of saving time and expense to persons taking advantage of the act Mr. fully examines each petition filed and where he notes any mistake the papers are returned to the lawyers for correction before they filed and pre- | sented to the judge over two years this practice has been followed and yet from the same lawycrs come petitions with | the same mistakes, the cases being delayed | in consequen Wednesday morning three petitions were recelved from interior towns of the state and all of them had to be returned for cor- rection. At the present time fully 75 per cent of the papers are returned for correc- tion and many of them have k a second and a third time the principal mistakes constderation for sign the schedules as to answer all of the law, but some of seem to err in ove the young ary bank adjudic ipts the ation is ex the merits nd accom ory the in Hoyt care- it is The, many before re to ™ are or e some 16¢ black and pleces to 5 10¢ per 49, 69C YARD. to be sent s, on vara a Short remnants of silk work and trimmings, of plece, at 10¢ and BOSTON STOR .. Brandeis & Sons, suitable for fancy S0 per plece. OMAHA, Proprietors. 3.1 to error, as somc test The t Roof and Su next Skat tournam club will take place Saturday, January 19, lay, January 20, at 3 p. m skat player is cordially invited to be at the S one irth Reca The following births we health commissioner fo | hours ending noon T Ay man, 8. North Twenty. Jneabson, 2614 Nortn it 11 ‘South Thir 18i0.Grace, boy. Colonel J. B. North of Columbus \'\ ':-.(“‘T"‘T GE"TLEMIH the city yesterday, the guest of I, W, Have axiinyen ihe. aundlence Speaking of aftairs in the neigh- | his coughing half o much of his home, Mr. North sald: | theatre if he had used ip, If you are county would be in good shape were t thete. I8 nox it not for a disease which has carried off s Cough Sy the majority of the hogs of the county. Tt r's Cough Syrup . is conservative to place the figure of the Cramer's Kidney Cure loss to Platte county farmers at $500,000 in | Bro last thr * four months. Men with droves of 4 500 head of hogs find themselves, now that the plague has ex- hausted ftself, with ten or fifteen hogs, while droved of 100 and 0 | completely wiped out. ¥ farmers have been com! without apparent result hogs is only a part of the farmers ‘Asid twenty ourth ristol, girl} th, girl irst, girl with borhood Platte rom cold or on o effectuul | o months atting the d the lo total loss to the from this, the cou ishing condition from the and the snowfall and abundant ylelds y is in a flour. itlook, will | present temperature the coming year .~ M.i Arrive New 3 A, M. via Lehigh Valley rallroad—"Exposition | Express.” Luxurious sleeping cars. 'SCHAEFER ot Dictc Cor. 16th and Chicago Sts. Leave Bu oo PEEREEEEE LG4 EEEEL 4SS All Competition Distanced The fast trains of the Union Pacific reach n Francisco fifteen hours ahead of all com- petitors. If you are in no hurry take a slow train by one of the de- tour routes, but if you want to get there with- out suffering any of the inconveniences of win- ter travel, take the only direct route, The Union Pacific LATEST THING IN Kodaks Have you seen the new model of Eastman’s No. 4 Cartridge Kodak? This is the best finished and most compact instrument on the market. List Price $25.00. Our Price $20.00. of kodaks reduced All other makes cameras at specially and prices The Robert Dempster Co., 1215 FarnamStr GSESERIIELEEEAGLELSRLEAGEEEALSLENEESEEEEES MHiee m. Phone ation Phor New City _Ticket Union Passeng 10th and Marcy E ol L L L Exclusive rs in photo supplies, avde RN “A woman ought not to marry for money,”| but she shou.dn’t marry a man who cannot make | money to buy SHERIDAN CGOAL the best coal mined in Wyoming, VIGTOR WHITE, 1605 Flmm. PROFIT 1S ADDED TO THE QUALITY uo. UNION MADE BECAUSE THE JOBBERS F. R, RICE M, C, CO,, MANUFACTURERS, 8T. LOU JANUARY STORE RENNANTS of New Remnants of Cotton The very fiuest 40-inch lawn, worth 25c, rench percale, 36 inches dotted dimity Good quality unbleached muslin go at 1%c | New lot of black and fancy colored mer- worth swiss and denim, | grades of challis, | chil- | go according to size | Jaseph | 3 Half | Hall Wool, 2e33990 ib’.))bi)“““i.)i’.%)fl“’ 18, 1901, KELLEY, STIGER & €O, nys' Sale of Intelligent Appreciation- Of clothing qualities tell in our favoiin, variably. 20 PER CENT—DISCOUNT. Friday and Saturday 20 PER CENT Extra fine quality satin and gros graln ribbons. Full white, | assortment of colors, black and | \ | | | At the following low prices, trom which DEDUCT 20 PER CENT. 2¢ per yard, No. 1, %-inch wide 1%, 6-16-inch wide. No. 2, 16-inch wide. No. 3, %-inch wide. per yard 1-inch wide. 1%4-Inch wide. At $4.25 They are all wool, They are round cut sac| They are brown and gra| mixed, They are correctly con- structed. At $4.50 They too are all wool, Same style as $4.25 suits, They are Brown plaid and gray checked, They are of the latest style At $4.50 Are just about the best O’coat values we know of. You couldn’t find their Equal if you looked the Entire country over. Such values come only where best buying and best selling is looked after very carefully. 6c per yard, No. e per yard, 3 9c per yard, 1 14c o. 5, per yard, No. 17, 9, 12, 18, 18¢ per yard, No. 8, 1%4-inch wide. | 22¢ per yard, No 2-inch wide h | | per yard, No. 16, 2%4-inch wide 2, 3-inch wide 0, | 3¢ per yard, No. 2 per yard FANCY RIBBONS (Notwithstanding greatly reduced prices on fancy ribbons.) 15C, 35¢ No. 334-inch wide the | 250, AND 390, Friday one-fifth off these prices and Saturday, 1| Tafteta ribbons, 20 per cent discount Gros grain ribbons, 20 per cent discount. | No reservations, all 20 per cent off. | KELLEY, STIGER & CO, Corner Farnam and 15th Sts. i | The artistic splendors of a Strauss or- | chestral concert will be revealed to Omaha's musical enthusiasts at Boyd's | theater tonight and the event is destined | to prove one that will not xoon be forgot- ten by those who enjoy it. The orchestra comprises upwards of forty pieces in per fect combinations of harmony The pro grams rendered by this organization are rich with selections from the enti nge | of musical authorship. Saturday after-| | noon and evening Charles B. Harford will appear at Boyd's in “Private John Allen.” ‘atchy music, pretty girl elegant | scenery and handsome costumes, as well as | amusing burlesques and a star vaudeville \nllll serve to make the Trocadero a gather- | ing place for thousands of amusement seckers this week. The same performance | every matinee and evening this week, in- | cluding Saturday vight. | == = pe WON'T LEAK We sell the kind of Water Bags that do | not leak. We warrant them | 7 you have a SPIRE IN WINTF_R? » RE-NO-MAY PINK POWDER not only relleves, but positively cures all diseases of the feet. Stops edorous perspiration—cures tender and swollen feet. Endorsed by lead- tng physicians. RE-NO-MAY WHITE POWDER removes all bodily odors. If properly used no dress shields are re- "~ PRICE 50 CENTS Sold by all druggists. A. MAYER CO., Bee Building. Omaha, Neb. CONSULTATION FREE FROM 2 to 4. Kkache, ch ache or ragla, there is nothing that gives auicker relfef than « bag filled with HOT WATER and applied to the arts. We sell a ; good 2-quart Hot Water Bag for boc. VERY BEE BUILDING, OMAHA, NEB. sizes are just a trifle higher. Write for ber Goods logue. | SHERMAN & McCONNELL DRUG CO. ’ Southwest Cor, 16th and Dodge. Friday is Remnant Day ‘m Hayden’'s Economy Bargain Dept “AYDE“ Remmnants of Dress Goods 50¢ Buttons, per card two dozen. Waool 20¢ Buckles ool 35¢ Hose Supporters Standard Prints . .... 15¢ Pereales, in all colors 20¢ Madras Ginghams ... 20¢ Neoteh Ginghams 20¢ I'rench Flannelettes .. 10¢ Indigo Blue Prints . Ladi Slippers $1.50 Boys' School Shos ..\, $1 18" 8chool Shoes . ... Boys' Double Breasted Suits | Boys® Knee Pants . Boys' Knee Pants Carpet Rugs Carpet Rugs Carpet Rugs, worth .|0() Lace Curtains, extra fine, .n Chenille Curtains . ... Extra heavy Muslin Extra fine Bleached Muslin Towels, 24¢ each, He each up to Table Oil Cloth 25¢ $6.00, $8.00 and $10.00 Cloaks ... High Grade Dress Goods Dept $1.25 Golf Cloth . T8¢ $4.00 Tailor Suitings .... .3'.: U $5.00 Tailor Suitings L$3.50 $2 Tailor Snitings .. $1,60 $1. ilor Suitings .. RSy ] I'rench IPlannels, printed o 30 I'rench Flannels .$3.00 Chicago Cloak Stock garments in Ame: Most astonishing Friday bargains. 2300 ladies’ Jackets, Chicago manufac- | Ladies’ Box Coats, silk lined throughout-—made turer's price $12.00, Friday of the best kersey-—Chicago manu- 6 50 500 ladies’ Jackets, very swell, Chi- facturer's price $18, Friday cago manufacturer’s price $20, Friday Ladies’ T5¢ Petticoats . ....... | Ladies’ I'ur Collarettes, 12-in, cape, Chicago manufacturers’ price $3.00, 1 rulu\ seesesennnee .98c Dried Bic ™ Letting Down the Prices I e Rub- cata- When ordering by er's Cough | 28in wide 28%in wide Nilk and Wool, Heavy Nilk, Wool and Cotton All Wool, 36 Heavy Storm Serges S6-in. Ladies’ Cloth 46-in. I"rench Novelties . All Wool Homespuns, 44- 500 Dre Patterns (for entire p.mr-l n, ORe, §1 $1.50 up to Men's heavy Rockford Sox, full s regular 10¢ quali Ladies’ heav regular 25¢ .. : Men'’s heavy Fleece lined Underwear, ||:||' wool, regular 50¢ and T5¢ .. On one bargain square a lot of worth Lin v erges, 1 wool fleece lined Ve H0¢ Ak 10¢ and Trimmings at, yard . 20¢ and 25¢ Trimmings, yard . $1.00 Lmln'nllh red Linen Humll\( re lll('ffi Dress Goods Sale in Our 50 Black English Pierolas $2.98 Black Crepons | $1.00 Pierolas (black) §4.50, § .25 DO 8¢ 49¢ If Cloth .$2.50 0 Golf Cloth . .svvevsernens SI 98 2.25 Golf Cloth ORe The finest ca, bought for spot cash at one fourth their value, now on sale Prun ines, 1b ser_pound pound iright new (¢ Large ,8un i Japan Meatfi Hamu Beat New Hologna Best Welnerwurst Hsh Specials (Norsk) Herring, 10 pound. Norsk) Horring, 9 pound brador Herring, T%e pound Christianta Ancovies, § nd. imp.”" Berliner Roll Mops, 12i4¢ pound. “Imp." Russian S8almon Salad, 124e puond W0, Holland ierring Salad, 12i3c pound Cod Fish, In bricks, $4c pound lumbta’ River Salmon, 1le pound Alsh Linkon Herries, T%4e pound pounds new White Kraut for 10c Finnan Haddles, Smoked White sglmon, English Bloaters, on sale on Groceries Friday. 2-pound can C ! No. 1 Pienle | 1 French Plums, Ib Blackberries, pound Cheese and Butter Nice Country Butter Wisconsin Kull Cream O Full Cream Hrick Chees Canadian Red Cloud Cheese American Club IHouse Teas and Coffees Rroken Mocha and Java Whol Rio 1den Rio a Biftings gNsh Breakfast AYDEN BROS package yea, regular yound pric hot price : Hw 15c, tomorrow Fish 3 Prunes, l