Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 8, 1902, Page 5

’ TH ! OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1902 AFEAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Elcotion of Officerr. of Live Stock Exchange tercsts the Membera, CONTESTS ARE ON A FRIENDLY BASIS Organtsation Fimancially is In Good Cond And Méembers Working Togeth mony on Al Are in Har- Polnts. Tedey the South Omaha Live Stock ex- will nominate officers for the en- vice president elected Flve members of the arbitration committee be named and five members of the change =sulng year. and three A president, directors are to be will committee on appeal. The nomination oonsldered as good as an election, a opinion among the members «change. change in January. Captain D. 8. Parkhurst, who s at will be a candtdate for president. to desire positions on the on each committee are to be choss One of the members of the exchange sald the exchange Is in first class condition financially and that all of last night that the members are working in concord. Stockholders Meet Today. The stockholders of the Yards company will meet In annual & slon at the offices of the company in South made by General Manager Kenyon the stockhold- Omaha today. Following reports ers will proceed to elect directors. It presumed that the same directory will be As for the directors electing sfficers it is Inferred | d: be re-elected. in cted at the yards as chosen with possibly one change. that the same officers will The report will show a large increa: the business tran compared with 1901. George Dare Here. George L. Dare, for a number of years engaged in business here, but now located is in the city looking after He will remain for ays that there 1s quite a South Omaha colony in Oklahoma now. All of those who went from here ap- As for himself, Mr. Dare says that he manages to do pretty A large In- crease in business in that eection is looked matters. Mr. Dare pear to be prospering. well at the plumbing trade. far in the spring. Hannon Commences Gri Dan Hannon expects to commence grad. ing on the two blocks north of G street and Tweuty-first and Twenty-second This work Is to be pushed Han- non is getting part of his grading outfit from Jowa for the purpose of doing this work. Those who have petitioned for the between streets today. fast as the weather will permit. ton there 4s very scldom any serious differences of of the ex- While the nominations will be made today, the elagtion wiil not be held until the first regular meeting of the ex« It is understood that the head of the exchange at the present time, will allow his name to be used again and As for the directors there is some difference of opinion, but the fight for positions on the board will, it is stated, be a friendly one. Few of the members of the exchange séem arbitration board or on the appeal committee, but five Union Stock V { silver thread was sinking again and had gotten to the 7 ecratch. When the hostler finally got the copy and started for the stable bedroom at § p. m. he noted by the back porch thermomster that two more moves would take the bloomin' stuff to the flat zero. There was no denying that the cold wave had arrived. There was not, much wind during the day, but the little there was, was plenty. At least nobody was asking for more. Neither was anybody hoping for any addi- tional snow right away. The flakes that bad previously fallen were enduring well, and there were enough to serve the neéds of the few who cared for sleighing in euch temperature, For today the prediction of the Wash. Ington forecaster fs the somewhat ambigu- ous and indefinite statement that In Ne- braska it will be “fair in the east, smow in the wost portion Monday and probably Tuesday; not so cold Tuesday.” This leaves everybody free to make his own prediction for today as to the exact alti- tude of the quicksilver and the exact ve- locity of the breezes—which breezes are no longer ‘“refreshing,” “invigorating” and “delighttul,” as In the summer, but ‘‘—," and “—" and “——" as is always the case in the winter. 'Tis true 'tis pity, but ‘tls true that that same atmospheric disturbance which makes a man bare his head and exclaim pretty things in July will make him say things not at all pretty when his head is bared for him In Decem- ber. - GROCERS FEAR CORPORATIONS Look to Them Not Vabor Unlons to Oppose the Garninh- ment Law. “It 1s not the opposition of the unions which we fear in the matter of securing an extension of the garnishment law,” said a prominent member of the Retall Grocers assoclation yesterday, “but the opposition of the corporations. The labor unions do not control enough votes in the legislature to make them a factor in the matter, and we control enough to give us considerable power, 8o that by tying up with one or two other Interests we could secure the law we ire; but the large corporations all are opposed to any modification of the law. As one of the laboring men said they object to having their managers brought into court in garnishment proceedings, and as long as the law remains In its present condi- tion they are immune. They have always at the legislature men who are there tq look after their interests, and at the last session of the legislature we experienced thelr power when the bill we introduced ‘was brought up. “We would like to co-operate with the laboring men—at least to have them on our side of the controversy, for by this means we might be able to influence a number of votes of those who are not bound either by the corporations or tho aseociation. Were the opposition of the corporations out of the way we could get the law amended. “The child labor law and the female labor law are as much to us as they are to the laboring men themselves. The children should be in the schools and women should not be permitted to work more than ten hours a day In the stores. When you look at it in the light of experjence it is found that as @ rule the woman who works in the | on some very severe charges. | oceurred at the Snow livery barn about | slungshot and their knives. grading say that it will be a great improve- ment, Gustafson Boards at Jail. John Gustatson, a native of Polk county, but recently employed in the Union Pacific shops in Omaha, has been a charity boarder at the city jall for the last two nights. ‘When Gustatson first appeared he reported 1o the jaller that he had been robbed of a stores and factories for tem hours a day works three or four hours longer after she goes home, and this means longer hours than any man would consent to work. We will stand for those laws regardless of the action of the unions in the matter of the garnishment law.” grocers have indorsed the desired by the whole- g¢ sum of money. He saild the checks ‘were certified and had been cashed at a bank ‘This was proven false by The police say that Gustafson looked more like a tramp than anrthing else and that he ate the jail food as it he had not had a square meal for in South Omaha. an inquiry at the banks. some days, Cavalry Troop Dance. The second of the series of dances to be given by the members of the South Omaha cavalry troop will be held at the armory Invitations have been sent to all of the members and the privilege of invit- ing frierds is given. An exhibition drill will be giyen, after which the croopers and the Dimmick's ar- vonight. lavited guests will' dance. chestra will furnish the musie. Looking for Advice. Bruce McCulloch, president of the South Omaha Library board, spent & day in Lin- coln the latter part of last week looking over the Carnegle library there and endeav- ored to ascertain how the Lincoln people secured the appropriation. As no word ha for a num- it begins to look as if South Omaha would have to worry along for some time without thé donation which Dave Mer- cer promised Mr. Carnegle would make. Mr. MoCulloch said last night that he did mot get any information of importance by vi iting the Lincoln library as the conditions between Lincoln and South Omaha were dif- ‘been received from Mr. Carne ber of weeks, terent. Eagles’ New Officers. Aerle No. 154, Order of Eagles, met ye terday afternoon and elected these officer: Frank Murphy, president; Edward” Copen- Richard Berlin, treasurer; C. E. Thompson, secretary; Wil- Bernard harve, vice president; llam Cole, chaplain; trustees, sale houses doing business in the state. This law is similar to one passed by the Ohlo legislature, which makes it the duty of any merchant In the state to notify all of hle creditors when he has made arrange- ments to sell his stock of goods in bulk— that is to dispose of his business either a golng house or otherwise. This notice muyst be given before the sale takes place, that creditors can protect their interests in the stock. One feature ot the law may be a provision giving the jobber the right to recover trom the retail merchant the identical goods sold which are unpaid for, |'|h- claim of the jobber upon these goods being euperior to those of general creditors. This feature is urged by many of the triends of the measure, while it is opposed by others, the opponents principally being persons who deal in perishable goods, which are valueless after they' have been In stock any length of time. These merchants feel that they should have an equitable lien upon all of the stock and not upon specific items, as the goods they have sold will be disposed of more rapldly and if not sold will be worth little or nothin; e — Very Newr a Crime, To allow coustipation to polson your body. Dr. King's New Life Pills cures it and bullds up your health or no pay. 3be. For sale by Kubn & Co. H. Converse Coming. George H. Converse, whoseé reputation be- came known through his assoclation with the Baldwin Locomotive works, will ar- rive In Omaha next Monday to assist Rev. Mr. Jenks, pastor of the First Presby- terian church. Mr. Converse i one of the 1éading evangelists in the Presbyterian de- nomination. The funniest fun is Piag Pong. Tables are 30 cents an hour. Bee Buildl lors, 214 South Seventeenth street. Geos Quinn, Fred Parks, Charles Alstadt; con- duetor, George Hi Magle Olty Gossip. The city council will meet in adjourned wession tonight. Ed Cahow returned yesterday fro cago, where he attended the cattle Knoxail councll of the Royal Arcanum representa- Herbert has chosen A. H. Murdock ve to the grand council idwell alternate, ‘The local lodges of thy of 04d Fellows of Boutl and of TALES OF THE WEATHER MAN Thermometer Flirts with the Zero Merk at Both Ends of the Day. When the newsboy got his papers yes- terday morning 4t § o'clock the thermom- When the hired girl brought the housebold copy the weather tally was 3 abo: ‘When the head of the house settled down to do his reading oter registered 5 degrees above. i Off the front porch at T o'clock at noon the mercury had climbed on up the 9 mark. When the foot of the table settled down to do hers, at 4 p. m., the What Shall We Have for Dessert ? This question arises in the family every day. Let us answer it to-day, Try Jell- Independent Order Omaha will go in & body Monday night to visit lodge No. 10 Omuha. inside watch, James Van Arnum; outside watch, C. L. Limpert. Chi- ow. Coopers' union No. 10 will give a dance at {Be troop armory on the eyening of Decem- At Sundey afternoon’s meeting of the Soclety of Philanthropic Protest, opened at the usual hour in Hammerstein's hall, K. N. Ocker said: “We who understand all about every- thing cannot but be distréssed by the pres- ent tedious and wholly unnecessary pro- cesses of essessing for taxation the be- longings of citizens of Omaha. The tax commissioner worked on the wrong theory. The Board of Review has approached its task by a wrong route. I should find mot the slightest dificulty, for I know a cor- rect and speedy method. “As & basis of assossment I would take the number of minutes required by an In- terviewer In reaching the capitalist or the head of the corporation to be assessed. Twenty minutes, $1,000.000; forty minutes $2,000,000; ffty minutes, $10,000,000; sixty minutes, $10; all over slxty minutes, 30 cents. To get at an Income I would figure on & basis of the number of sons and daughters away at college, the number of years they have been there and the number of scrapes in which they have required bail money. If that don't show up ‘the paternal income, nothing can. “To ascertaln the ready capital of each man, either In coin or clothes, I would multiply the number of times bis wife gets into the soclety columns by the number of times his brother-in-law gets into politics and divide by the number of times he him- self gets into trouble with his employes. Realty holdings I would ascertaln by not- does for the tax committee of to , of course, presents a somewhat more perplexing probiem, but one quickly disposed of by my method. I would use, as & basis, the valuation given it by its holders, multiplying the same by the num- ber of times they have felected that figure and dividing by the square root of the valuation given the iranchise by the aver- TOUGHS FINALLY * SUBDUED Livery Btable in Humboldt the Soene of a Bloody Affray. NIGHT WATCHMAN IS SEVERELY BEATENI Marshal Puats in en Appearance and with the Ald of His Son Puts the Rowdies Out of Com- mission. HUMBOLDT, Neb., Dec. 17.—(Special)— Most of the Humboldt people upon arising this morning were surprised to learn that the city had been the sceme during the tght time of & bloody scrap. AR a result one of the officers of the city is lald up with severe and perhaps dangerous in- Juries, after having a narrow escape from a violent death, and two toughs are lan- guishing in the city jall, awaiting a trial The aftray 11 o'clock Saturday night and the prin- cipal offenders were Willlam and Ed Early, two young farmers with an unenviable reputation, who filled up on bad liquor ' and were out looking for trouble. They came into the barn and attempted to plek a quarrel with the young man who 18 staying there, the latter belng a brother- In-law of the Early boys. “Dad” Turner, who drives the ‘'bus to the trains, had just roturned from & trip, and as he holds the position of night watch, attempted to quiet the offenders with disastrous re- sults. Both of them, nttacked him, one in front and the other from the rear, and after they all became mixed up ome of the toughs kicked the officer about the face and head. In the struggle one of the Early boys drew a knife and made an attempt to slash Turner across the throat, but was seen by Walter Billings, who ran up and kicked the knife from the hands of the would-be murderer. Some outside help ar- rived In time to rescue Turner, who was taken home in a badly bruised condition. The desperadoes stood off the crowd by brandishing knives, after knocking down Tom Allen, one of the bystanders, who had been attracted by the noise of the scrap, using for the purpose a neckyoke. Allen wae only glven some severe brulses and a light scalp wound. Marshal Settles Them. In the meantime someone had sent word to the city marshal, Captain Grinstead, who arrived on the scene shortly, accom- panied by his son Ben, a strapping young six-footer, No sooner did the Earlys spy the newcomers than they made a dash for them, attempting to use a heavy leaden The officer had not come prepared to pariey and there- fore began work with a loaded cane, ably assisted by his son, but not until Bd had been beaten into insensibility and Wil was laid out on the floor of the barn with blood gushing from a half dozen scalp wounds, would they desist from their mur- derous attempts. For a time It was thought that Ed had been killed, but after about thirty minutes work he was restored to consclousness and the two brothers were removed to the city jall and locked in separate cells for the night. The floor of the barn resembled a slaughterhouse, great pools of frozen blood being yet in evidence this morning. This morning the two prisoners were In o badly battered condition, still greatly stupefied by thelr debauch, and not appear- ing to realize the serlousness of their situation. The county attorney has been notifled and it Is not yet Knowp exactly what the charge against them will be. The marshal announces his determination to prosecute for assault with intent to kill and for resisting an officer. Both of the offenders have long been known as desperate characters. Both are married and have families and are well known In this section. Willlam 1s an old offender here and has been jailed numerous times on minor charges. Ed has been away several years and came back only a few months ago from Horton, Ka and has been working for a farmer In this section ever since. Both are a menace to soclety o long they are permitted to remain at large. “Dad" Turner, the nightwatch, was this morning resting quletly at his home, and while suffering considerably still feels like congratulating himself upon escaping with his lite from such an ault. as he s a man 70 years of age it may well be considered miraculous. Grinstead has learned since the scrap that Ed Early is wanted by the Kansas officers and has communicated with them. FATHER AND SON REUNITED Separated Since Son Was a Child and wed to Be Dead. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Dec. 7.—(Special.) —Charles Fish a young man who until recently was, a soldier in the Philippines, and who has been making his home In Plattsmouth since leaving the service, went to Kansas City yesterday to visit his father, whom he has not seen since in- fancy and of whose whereabouts he knew nothing until & few days ago. ¥ three years ago the ‘Fisher family resided age consumer of commodities under its stipulations. “Thus, my friends, I could dispose of all the knotty questions involved in the levy- ing of an sesessment, and make possible & speedy and fair adjustment of the differ- ences now distressing the public mind. “Corporations monopolistic in character are older than anything on earth, except the average minstrel joke. Adam had the frst one until Eve succeeded in breaking his corner on September ribs and com- pelled a partnership arrangement that later ralsed Cain on the market. Partnerships have been raising Cain ever siuce. Then they tried & corner on fruit, but Eve re- sorted to tacties ‘‘unbecoming a gentleman and a member of the board,” and they both were ruled off the exchange. “Some years later Noah got exclusive control of live stock and passenger trans- portation, but the damp late spring of that year ruined the wheat crop ia Rhode Island and he sickened of the business and threw it up—which has been a characteristic of seataring ever since. “Still later Solomon undertook the or- ganization of the world's first amusement trust, and for a while rival eircuits couldn't get an acceptable leading lady or even a chorus girl for love mor money nor black-faced type. It was then that fewale impersonators came into existence and were tolerated becauso nobody realized that they would persist in hanging on after real articles became avallable again. Solo- mon's mind finally gave way under the strain of acting as hie own impressario and elocution teacher and he became the first ruined theatrical manager—which species we have with us even to the pre ent day, “There have been other examples of mo- nopoly and corporate control all through the subsequent ages, but of these I need not speak in detail. 1 mention some only to demonstrate that the error which now dispensed | years ago Inasmuch | Marshal | in Illinols. Mr. Fisher was a sailor, and some of his voyages would keep him away trom home for six months or longer. The boy was 11 months old on the day his mother recelved word that the ship on which her husband had sailed was lost at sea. Five years later the family, con- sisting of the mother and three children, removed to lowa. Charles, the youngest, was adopted by a family there, while the other two supported their mother until the time of her death, which occurred ten At the age of 21 Charles went to the Philippines, but before the time of his enlistment expired he was taken ill and was eent bome. He secured his dls- charge several months ago. While recently reading a Kansas City paper he saw a small notice signed by Willlam M, Fisher, offering a reward of $500 for information which would assist him ta locate his wifs and three children, who resided in llinols when last seen by him. REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN BILL rer Richards Files His State- ment of Recelpts and Ex- penditn FREXONT, Neb., Dec. 7.—(Speclal)—L. D. Richards, treasurer of the republican state committee, has filed his report of re- ceipts and expenditures. It shows that the total recelpts were $8,090.12, derived from a large number of contributions. The ex- penditures were $8,619.29, leaving a balance of $479.83 in the treasury, against which there are outstanding and unpaid orders for $35.50. The expenditures are principally for office help and expenses in the state headquarters and expenses of speakers. The statement covers the receipts and expendi- tures for the entire year, and in the state- ment 18 ftemized by month: MISSOURI CHANGES CHANNEL Takes Water Supply Away from Ne- braska City, Carrying it to Towa. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb, Dec. 7.—A sud- den shifting of the main channel of the Missour river to the Iowa side has left this city without a water supply. Tonight the water works malns are drained and every basin is empty. The elsctric light plant is shut down and the streets are dark. It may be days or weeks before pipes can be extended to the main channel, and in the meantime every manufactory in the city dependent on steam or electricity must be shut down. Loses Foot Under Cars TABLE ROCK, Neb.,, Dec. 7.—(Special.}— Howard J. Chapman, a wealthy farmer and stockman living fix miles southeast of here, was the victim of a railroad accident in the yards here Saturday, which cost him his left foot. He had just recelved a carload of cattle from the western ranee and was going across the sidetrack to look after them. As the track was blocked with a long string of cars, he crawled under the bumpers and at about the same time the switch engine started up, too soon for him to extricate his foot, which was cut entirely off. He is now resting as easily 2s could be expected. Johnson County Mortgage Recor TECUMSEH, Neb, Dec. T.—(Speclal.)— During the month of November there were cleven farm mortgages filed for record in Johnson county, aggregating $27,100; seven- teen were reloased, amounting to $32,274.5. During the month four city mortga amounting to $1,825, ‘were placed on rec- ord, and six were released, which amounted to $3,125. In the fillng of chattel mort- gages the record was broken. Forty-five were filled, amounting to $29,317.31, while forty-three were released, which amounted to but $5,383.92. Give Old Folks the Slip. BEATRICE, Neb,, Dec. 7.—(Speclal.)— Word was received here last night by the police that William Hattersohl and Mise Bartels, who reside near Plymouth, Jeffer- son county, bad eloped, with the Intention of uniting their fortunes in the holy honds of matrimony. As the young woman Is only 16, the old folks objected, hence the flight. It is reported that the young couple started for Beatrice, but the au- thorities have o far been unable to locate them. Girls Banquet Foot Ball Playe BEATRICE, Neb., Dec. 7.—(Speclal.)— One of the most brilllant social events in the history of the high school was the Junior and senfor girls' banquet given last night to the high school foot ball team of this city. About 100 guests were in ate tendance and the affair was brought to a close about midnight by an elaborate spread given-by the young women in charge. Costs Money to Display Knife. TECUMSEH, Neb., Dec. 7.—(Special.’ The village of Vesta, in this county, had some little excitement last week. A voung man named Bert Schofer paid a fine In the justice court for drawing a koife on Dr. Dr. Ziegler is the postmas- Burled Together, FRANKLIN, Neb., Dec. 7.—(Special Tel- egram.)—For the last week three small children of B. N. Fagers have been very Society of Philanthropic Protest gives us such trouble is an old one, and one which we should have seen how to cor- rect long ago. “But in this work of assessing, even the prevent cumbersome methods might sue- ceed 1t it were not for some misfortunes of the parties to be assessed. I have at- tended the sessions of past boards and 1 have discovered some pitiful cases of fe- moralized business method. The helpless heads of great corporations have been forced to the reluctaut admission that they dldn't know and couldn't find out how much equipment their companies had, nor what it was worth. This 1§ most pitiful, gen- tlemen of the soclety, and I protest against our remaining indifferent another day to such condition. We must move in behalf ot these helpless and uninformed. We must force their employes to let them know something of what is being done in their name. We must demand for them thau when an employe takes money from the cash drawer while the manager is at dinner, or bas a load of poles hauled home for kindling and a load of wire for wash lines, he report it to somebody who will put it down in the books, and that mo carload lots be bought without the company’s ex. ecutives being given a hint of where it will be unloaded and how much there will be in the car. “In short, we must lend a helping hand and agitate this matter until affairs shall be so arranged that every little while the assessment officlals and boards will en- counter somebody who knows of something his company has that is of real value, and knows what that real.value is. To start this movement I will ask some brother protestant to second me in a motion for the adoption of & resolution Iavoring the organization of a Soclety to Ald Corporation Executives and Capitalists to a Better Koowledge of Thelr Own Business Cireum- stances and to am Approximate Uunder- standing Where They Are Financially At sick with pneumonia. Two of them, twins, dled and were buried today in the same casket. The other child is still in a very critical coudition. A large concourse of relatives and friends were in attendance at the funeral, which w very sad affair. EX-OFFICIAL DEFENDS MOSBY ALLIANCE, Neb., Dec. 7.—To the Editor of The Bee: I recelved a marked copy of a paper a day or two ago, the marked article therein containing severe strictures on Colonel Mosby, special agent for the gov- | erncaent, in his efforts to carry out his in- structions from the general land office in the matter of having fences removed from the public lands. The writer of the arti- cle in quegtion seems to take particular um- brage at Colonel Mosby for his exposures in regard to the homestead entries of the widows of soldiers, and it sald widows were the real target 1 would say amen to his article, as I am an old soldier myself, and my sympathies naturally favor the veterans and their widows, but the soldlers’ widows are not the persons who built the fences, and are “in it" incidentally to show the fraudulent manuer in which the cattlemen sought to obtain color of title, or right to possession, of many tracts of public lands to the exclusion of bona fide homesteaders. The evidence of Mrs. Carrigan as to the affairs at Gordon.is strong proof of the al legations made. As a former register of a United States land office, my opinion is that the officers of the local land offices where these alleged Irregularities were permitted deserve the everest condemnation; their conduct is ut- terly Inexcusable. That widows of soldies have the right to make homstead entries no one denies, but such entries must be made according to law. It is not material what the quality of the land is, if a quali- fled entryman desires to locate his or her entry in the Sand Hills who is to say him nay? On the other hand, such entrics must be made in good faith, and the requirements of the law must be complied with. The rules and law is as follows: “In case of the death of any person who would be entitled to a homestead under th provisions of section 2304, his widow * * ¢ may make filing and entry in the same manner that the eoldier might have dome, * * * the prescribed evidence of military ervice of the husband must be furnished. ® * ¢ The ruling hereinbeforo stated rel- ative to the widow and minor children of another deceased homestead party as to ac- tual residence is equally applicable to the widow or minor children of a deceased sailor or soldier, If the land is cultivated in good faith the law will be regarded as sub- stantially complied with, although the widow or children may not actually reside upon the land.” The presumption Is strong that the widows contemplated in the action brought were not well informed as to their rights nor the responeibility they assumed or they would not likely have subsoribed to the homestead aMdavit and allowed themselves to commit constructive perjury. Part of sald aMdavit reads as follows: My safd application is honestly and in good faith made for the purpose of actual .| settlement and cultivation, and not for the benefit of any other person, persons or cor- porations, and that I will faithtully comply with all the requirements of law as to settlement, etc.; that I am not acting as agent of any person. corporation or syndi- cate to give them the benedt of the land entered, or any part thereof; * & that 1 do not apply to enter the same for the purpose of speculation, but in good faith, * ¢ ¢ and that I have not directly or indirectly made, and will mot make, any agreement or contract in any way or man- ner, with any person or persons, corpora- tion or syndicate whatseever, by which the title which I might acquire * * ¢ ¢ should inure in whole or in part to the benefit of any person except myselt.” Now, as & matter of fact, if a widow makes homestead entry it carries no title; she has only an inceptive right, and must comply with the law in order to perfect title thereto, and while actual residence on her part is not insisted upon yet, settle- ment and cultivation must be made. What is a lease made by such a homesteader good for? The very fact of the existence of such a lease is prima facle evidence ot the want of good faith on the part of the entry man. Let the fences on the publlc lands come down; thelr existence is a detrl- ment to the public good. Respectfully, FRANKLIN BWEET. SNOW GENERAL OVER STATE atches Many of the Farmers with Their Corn Still in the Field, WINSIDE, Neb., Dec. 7.—(Special About six inches of snow fell here since midnight on top of about four that fell lakt week. Should & wind start uo and blow this into the cornfields it will cause considerable loss, as about one-third of the corn is blown onto the ground and unless we get a thaw much corn will be left in the flelds until spring. WEST POINT, Neb., Dec. 7.—(Special.)— Snow fell Friday night and yesterday to the depth of four inches, making a carpet of seven inches over this section of the coun- try. PAPILLION, Neb., Dec. 7.—(Special)— Four inches of snow fell here Friday night. Slelghing is fine. GIBBON, Neb., Dec. T.—(Special)—Two inches of smow fell here during Friday night. Musieal Event n BERTRAND, Neb., Dec, An exceptionally enjoyable musical tainment was given at the Congregational church Friday evening by home talent. The church was crowded and the various nbm- bers were well recelved. Don't Acecept Counterfel rira; ntel For plles, skin diseases, sores, cuts bruises, burps and other wounds nothing equals DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Don't accept counterfeits, Nome genuine except DeWitt's. “I have suftered since 1865 with protruding, bleeding piles and untl) recently could find no permanent rellef,” says J. F. Gerall of St. Paul, Ark. “Finally I tried DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, which soon completely cured me.” INTERNAL WAR IS IMMINENT Doug Demoeracy Chal- lenges Jacksonlan Club te Mortal Combat. County The democrats of Omaha are getting to- gether In the good old fashioned way for the municipal cempaign in the spring. For some time the commanding gemerals of the Douglas county democracy and Ja sonian forces have been in tranquil mood, and there has been no disturbance on the surface to indicate an impending battle. That a hot time is imminent, however, is shown by an editorial in the official organ of the county democracy, in which it s charged that the Jacksonian faction, which is now in contro] of the party machinery, is guilty of all kinds of corruption and veniglity. The Douglas countyites, being on the outside, make an impassioned pl to the rank and file to “depose the un- sorupulous leaders,” and then on the fromt page of thelr organ present the counte- 7.—(8pecial.)— For all ages Al seasons condi= tions Delicious with Warm Milk —The Perfect Food. Contains all the virtue of the whole wheat thoroughly cooked, scientifically combined with diatase of barley (the life of the grain). alta- —Original Flaked Food. Appetizing, wholesome, malted wheat flakes. ALL GROCERS. nance of Louls J. Platti, with the cap- tlon: “He is not unscrupulous, but the brilliant, brainy, fearless leader of the Douglas county demoeracy.” The editorial screed of the Douglas coun- tyltes starts out in an optimistic vein with the assertion that “with a leadership worthy of and commanding the respect of the rank and file of the party, there is little if any doubt that the democrats of Omaha wiil be able to carry the municipal eloction in the spring.” Then comes this jolt in the ribs of the Howell-Herdman faction: If the same coterie of consclenceless and venlal political highwaymen who have been in the foreground of the party’'s perspec- tive in this city and county for the past few years, are to be continued as the manlipulators of the party machinery, there is absolutely no hope for success and the taxpayers who have looked n vain to the republicans for an intelligent and honest administration of the affairs of the mu- nicipality will stay away from the polls in despalr rather than turn with lnr ope for relief to an opposi‘ion party which in- sists upon further allegiance to wholly dis- credited leaders. The round ends with an uppercut, ex- ecuted as follows: It s & matter ot common report that these leaders, managers, in fact, of the late cam- palgn, actually undertook to barter away to the corporations the prospective demo- cratic members of the legislature. Demo- cratic candidates on the legislative ticket were told that thelr campaign assessments would be pald by corporation agents, pro- vided they would pledge themseives ‘to do the bidding of these corporations in the event of thelr election. The candidates, it may be said to thelr honor and to the pride of the party, Indignantly rejected this Pproposition of thelr campaign managers to sell them out. PENSIONS FOR WESTERNERS Survivors of the Wars Gencruusly Remembered by the General Government. WASHINGTON, Dec. T.—(Special)—The tollowing pensions have been granted: Issue of November 18. Nebraska: Increas Price, Tekamah, $10; Charles W. Petty, Dakota, $12. Widows, minors and depend- ent relatives—Ione G. Fox, Garrison, $5; Anne E. Roche, Friend, $8. lowa: Originals—Henry W. Miller, M sourl Valley, S; Louis N. Kniskern, Clin- ton, ; John Dalgetty, Joiley, ¥ (var with Spain); ' Joseph CavaceK, Amana, $5 (war with Bpain); James C. Witm: An- keney, 3 (war with Spain). Incre: issue, etc.—Chauncey D. Rickerson, Adel, seph 8. Hathaway, Cromwell ' u&?...,{,. nnn‘non.yiéx- Thomas relssua, etc.—John 1 rles A lah Roosa, Coun- cil (3 y Kuk, South Dakota: Orll leb’ Stadel, Eureka, $12 (war with Spain). Increase, re. issue, eic.—Lemuel C. Summer, Bloux Falla $10. Tssue of November 19 Nebraska: Increase, L. Cook, Barnston, $10; coln, $8; Timothy Widows, minors and dependent relatlves— Lucy A. Moyer, Fremont, $12 Towa: Increase, reissue, etc.—Joseph Ful- mer, Council Blufti John Winsell, Wil- ton Junction, $10; Richard H. Brooks, Mar- shalitown, $§ reellus A, Nutting Red minors and d:éndum ooden, North Me- Gregor, $12. . Bouth Dakota: Increase, reles: ete.~ James H. Waldron, Woonsocket, $. HYMENEAL. Barthel-Wackle. WEST POINT, Neb., Deec. 7.—(Special.)— John A. Barthel and Miss Kate Wackle were married on Wednesday in this eity, Rey. F. W. Leavitt, pastor of the Congrega- tional church, officiating. The young couple are children of our oldest settlérs and will €0 to housekeeping in this eity. Omaha, $12. O . _Widow: refl‘hvu—)nry J. VIVISECTION SAVES LIFE Surgeon Olaims Aiken Would Have Died but for Animal Experiment. SAYS REPRESSIVE. LAWS ARE INHUMAN Pleads in Letter to Senator Gallinger to Cease Efforts Towards Clos! Laboratories Where Doctors Study Such Things. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7.—Dr. Willlam W. Keen, who was summoned to Annapolis to operate on Midshipman Afken, attributes the success of his operation to knowledge galned through experiments in vivisection. Saved by Viviseetion. Dr. Keen has addressed a letter setting forth the facts to Senator Gallinger, whom he regards as one of the leaders of the anti- vivisectionists in this country. He says: 1 deem it my duty to call your attention to the caso of Midshipman Alken of the United Btates Naval academy, Who was re- cently injured in a foot ball game. My reason for doing so is t7 show sou by a concrete example that knowledge gained by a single animal examination {s a boon to_humanity and therefore such experi- ments should be heartily encovraged. The facts of Mr. Alken's ca% ar 1. When I first éaw him, three days after the accldent, he had been unconsclous for half an hour, and ever since had com- plained bitterly of headache, which he focated always In the forehead 2. Soon afier the accident he began to develop convulsions. In six and a halt hours after 1 saw him he had twenty-four of these attacks, all limited in the right arm. 3. There was no fracture of the skull. The oniy physical evidence of any injury was a slight bruice at the outer end of the left eyebrow Had | seen this case before 1835 1 should unable to explain why the spasms were chiefly manifested in the rlght arm. . 1 should have been justified in inferring that probably the front part of his brain was injured at the eite of the bruise. Had 1 opened his skull at that point I would have found a perfectly normal brain and have missed the clot. The young man would, therefore, have dled whether his skull had been opened or not. Experiments Glve Knowledge. In 1902, observe the difference. As a re- sult of knowledge derived from experi- ments upon animals 1 reached the conclu- slon that there had been a rupture of a blood vessel within the head and that the situation ¢f the clot should correspond to the .'arm center.” Its position was fixed absolutely as a result of experiments upon animals. As goon as the skull wae opened at this goint the clot was found, its thick oint eing exactly over the arm center, and the b}Ilnns ‘wus removed, with the result that the patient's life was saved. This is only one of hundreds of cages in which a similar exact localization has made by many surgeons both in Burope and have been en have frequently surgeons have learn any- thing from' such experiments. 1 state with the Ereatest positiveness that without the knowledge derived from experiments upon animals which have demonstrated the facts of cerebral logalization I should never have been able to locate the clot in Mr. Alken’ head and remove it. In view, therefore, of the evident and dtive benefit of 'such experiments, I t that you will be willing to desist m further efforts at such repressive and, 1 regard it, most inhumane and crue islation. May Yet Be 3avea. All who bave severe lung tjoubles need Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. It cures or no pay. G0c, §1.00. 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