Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 16, 1902, Page 7

INCREASE OF TWO MILLION Board of Review Approves Fleming's As- sessment of Franchise Corporations. WITH EXCEPTION OF TELEPHONE CONCERN Valuations as Approved Show an 1 erease in Total Amount of Over #2,000,000 an Compnred with Last Year. ABSESSMENT OF FRANCHISED PORATIONS FOK P Property + COR Omaha Water Co Omaha ‘Gas Co Nebraska Telephone o New Omaha I homs=on Houston Eiectric Co B Omaha Bireet Ry, Co 5,000,000 t Totals L. 810,416, With but one exception, In the case of the Nebraska Telephone cumpany, the Board of Review has approved the assess- | ment of the public service corporations as returned by Tax Commissioner Fleming The board made a proportionately slight reduction in the valuation of the personal | property of the telephone company as ad- justed by the commissioner, although the figures of the board are still an Increase over the return made by the company itself. The valuation as fixed by the board on the personal and real property of all of | the franchise companies is given above The total assessment the property of of last these year upon companies 000 for real estate. $747,000 | was | $8,2265,000 for personal property and $697,- trom the Unlon Pacific legal department, as the representatives are out of the city The Burlington offcials refralned from any discussion of possiblo plans by them, saying It was not Incumbent upen them to undertake any resistance of the board's ac- tion until the city councll, acting in & judiciary capacity, passed on the matter. | ‘ We would not say what we thought the couneil would do,” said Mr. Kelby, “for of | course wo would not anticipate the action | jenernl Manderson a her “If any rallroad was conducted as this municipal corporation {s it would go bankrupt at | once Omaha Is run on a most expensive bartis and it {s altogether !nexcusable and | | Indefensible. Before rafsing thie hue and | | cry against the railroads it would be well “ to look about at so of the glaring de- ficlencies in the ation of local matters | and see it there {s not where the remedies are needed.” [CONFER ON EVANGELIZATION r. Chapman of New Vork Meets Pres- byterinn Ministers of This Synod. The evangelical conference of the Presby- terian churches of the synod of which the churches of Omaha are members opened at the First Presbyterian church vesterday morning under the direction of Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman of New York, the secretary of the committee which has the work in charge. In opening, Mr. Chapman gave a brief | history of the movement, which originated at a meeting of the elders of the Presby- terian churches of Philadelphia, at a ban- to THE OMAHA DAILY FRANCHISE FOR POWER CANAL Andrew Rosewater Replies to Interview with President F. A. Nash. NO MONOPOLY OF PRIVILEGE IS SOUGHT Some Pertinent Questions Asked and Some Polnters on the Position of the Thomson-Houston People Given. OMAHA, Dec. 15.-vo the Public: Bight | | weeks ago an ordinance was introduced in | the city couneil providing for a franchise granting the right to Andrew sell cheap electric power and light to the people of Omaha, subject the following conditions: 1 That the city shall have public lighting at not to exceed $65 per arc light or 31 por cent less than it is now paying. 2. That private consumers shall have power and light based on maximum rates, comparel with which the present companies rates are 300 per cent higher. 3 granting of the privilege of selling cheaper light and power the city shall recelve $5,000 the first year, with an increase so that after the fifteenth year it shall receive $15,000 per year. Against the passage of this ordinanco the local electric light company, through its president, F. A. Nash, has exerted the most strenuous efforts after sending an army of special employes and some of hix regular clerks to secure signatures of citi- zens for a so-called free-for-all franchise, to Rosewater | That for the | BEE: TUESDAY, DE cial support to build this great enterprise No eapitalist will for a moment put his money Into a power plant if he can not be assured in advance that he will permitted todleliver and sell the pow where it Is to be used. I do not want my enterprise to be made dependent for its ex istence and its market upon Mr. Nash's company, which, as heretofore stated has be Omaha. 1 ask for no and if the city of Om Thomson- Houston clusive franchise a really owned the company electric light works and condults, which they have a right to appropriate under existing laws, at actual value without paying for a fran- | chise, since it has no validity I would be willing sell electrical energy the corporation limits, to the clty let the city distribute and sell current consumers at actual cost. If the | sentatives of tue Thomson-Houston com- pany at the Labor temple had been as | anxious as they profess for actual municipal ownership they should have shown their zeal by protesting to the council when the company’s franchise ordinance was illegally passed and afterward when jts conduit ordi- nance was adopted without a single amend- ment. 1t Mr. Nash's company is really sincera and desires equality and fairness it cannot even object to the grant of a franchise for | electric light aad power development by steam in Omaha under equal conditions and terms which it enjoys, but everyone knows that it would make even a more strenuous opposition to such an ordinance than you are making today against the ome under consideration. ANDREW ROSEWATER DINNER TO BISHOP M'CABE to repre- exciusive physical possession of franchise in | at | and | CEMBER 16 Acts Pleasantly; Acts Beneficially fcts truly as-a Laxative. Syrup of Figs appeals to the cultured and the well-informed and to the healthy, because its com= ponent parts are simple’and wholesome and be- ise it acts without disturbing the natural func- tions, as itis wholly free from every objectionable Methodiat Pre isters at the Commerclial Club, n.Onest of ihe Hine quality or substance. In the process of manufacturing figs are used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal virtues of Syrup of Figs are obtained from an excellent combination of plants known to be medicinally laxative and to act most beneficially. | quet two years ago, at which the late Rev. adopted | Dwight L. Moody was present. Some re- marks by Mr. Moody led those present to consider the advisability of the plan of an evangelistic movement, and at the meeting of the general assembly of | | the church in 1901. John H. Converse, who | had taken an active fnterest In the matter, intended as a choker of the one now pend- ing. After securing the appointment of committees of citizens speclally selected in his interest as representatives of cer- tain organizations to act as an advisory board to the council in the preparation of adverse legislation, after attempting to | placate organized lahor against competi- The hoard yesterday the following resolutions | Reaolved, That the thanks of the board be extended to the members of the com- mittee on taxation of the Real Estate ex- e for thelr assistance and co-opera- . at the same time expressing the hope t the members of the committee will | ontinue in their efforts for tax reform be- | afternoon Bishops McCabe and Hamilton were ten- | dered a ainner at 1 o'clock yesterday after- noon at the Commercial club by the minis- fore the Board of Equalization to the end that what has been mplished in that direction by this board may be held and perfected. Resolved, That the board commend the consclentious and painstaking work of the present tax commissioner and his agsist ants as evidenced by the record of his of fice that have furnished for the board's labors. Realty Men Are Satisfled. “I think the Board of Review has done better work than any body of like kind which has been appointed in many years,” sald F. D. Wead, chairman of the tax com- | nilttee of the Real Estate exchange. It certainly has shown good judgment iIn fts dectsions and lack of fear in carrying out what it belleved to be right. With fta action the Real Estate exchange can have no reasonable complaint, for it has done just what the exchange has been striving for ever since dt took up the question of | taxation. In discussing the probable action of tho tax committee from now on, Mr. Wead sald: “We will fight for the return made by the Board of Review as long ns we have life. We are satisfied with the railroad assessment and believe that the board had full power to pass upon it. If the rafl- roads attempt to secure a reduction beforo the Board of Equalization we will be on hand with evidence to show that tho figures are correct and we belleve that we can maintain our position." Mr. Wead then went on to show the prob- able effect of the Increased assessment upon the owners of personal property which bas been raised in assesed valu- ation. “If the rallroad assessments stand said he, “it will require only a 9-mill levy to run the city during the coming yea Take the case of the M. E. Smith com- pany, which probably had the largest amount added to its assessed valuation. Last year on a basis of 40 per cent the assessed valuation was $80,000 and the amount of tax paid under the levy of las year was $2,400. This year the ed valuation is $312,000, and at the 9-mill levy the total amount of taxes will bo only $2,808, an increase of only $408. Of course this is an increase, but it Is not so much as would naturally have been ex- pected with the large Increase in the asscased valuation. ‘The effect of the increased assessment on the small home owner is shown in a case where a young woman owns her own home, which last year was assessed at $1,600, and the total tax was about $45. This year the same property Is assessed at $3,600, and at the 9-mill levy the total tax will be $31 The tax committee held no meeting yes- terday, but a number of the members met and congratulated each other on the result of the work of the Board of Review. k. . “It is outrageous and fllegal,” was the reply of General Charles F. Manderson, general solicitor for the B. & M. railroad, when asked If he had any statement to make regarding the assessment of his com- pany's property in Omaha as fixed by the Board of Review. The board fixed an as- sessment of 37,863,140 on the combined Burlington properties within the city of Omaha. They were assessed by the state board at $28,925, and this was ralsed by Tax Commissioner Fleming to $2,892,500. General Manderson and James E. Kelby, ant general solicitor, also regard the assessment of the Union Pacific as fixed 5 the Board of Review exorbitant and amjust. No expression could be obtalned A WOMAN'S PRAYER. It is notable that in the despondency caused by womanly diseases, there seems w mul"wnlflcrm' woman hno way os esca in except at the price of fite eelf, 1t would B e record such a story of struggle and suffering ex- cept for the fact that in such dire distress many a woman has found a wa Burlington Lawyers T Pierce's Favorite Prescription. ‘This great remn- edy for womanly ills has well been called “A god- send to weak and sick women.” It establishes regu- 4 $ larity, dries weakening drains, heals in- flammation and ulceration and cures fe- male weakness. It makes weak women strong and sick wowen we! «Your medicine almost ra dead.” writes Mrs. Edwin K ¢ Plymouth Co.. Mass. Box iy X Tikie bricie dust, and 1 had pain all over me and such & draggiug feeling it scemed I could not do Tuy house wors, 1 had to sit down o wash the dishes, even. In the x i 1 was so sick I did not care to live srd prayed many times that God would take me. One day 1 found a littie book. | read it and wrote to Dr. Pierce, and in & few days received an answer. 1 decided to try his medieine. and to-day 1 am & well woman. 1 have na backache. no headac 1 used always to have headaches previously 1 the monthly period aud such pain that 1 w Foil on *ie fout |1 g ok thiss Bottics of Dr. Plerce « Favorite iption and three of ‘Golden Medics! Discovery’ and three vials of Dr. Merce's Picasant Pellets, and was com. pletely cured * Accept no substitute for Favorite Pre- scription.” There is nothing just as good. Dr. Pierce’'s Common Sense !fedicol Adviser—sent frec on receivt of stamps to cover expense of mailing only. Send 21 one-cent stamps for lhtiuok in paper covers; or 31 stamps for the cloth bound volume. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce Suffalo, N, ¥, the grand work | no pain at all succeeded in having a committee appointed | to take charge of the work. Mr. Converse gave $25,000 to the move- ment and with this fund the committoe organized a force of evangelists, who were placed in the fleld in a number of synods, the force now numbering about forty. Dr. Chapman, then pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian church of New York, was called upon to become secretary of the committee and since that time has devoted his entire time to the work Since the organization of this committee, he sald, a number of other reformed churches have entered the movement and the evangelists of the different organiza- tions co-operate in their work. In con- formity with the plans of the committes | Dr. Chapman {s now visiting the different synods throughout the country to create local interest. The session of the morning opened with a conference of the pastors. Dr. Chap- man outlined the plans for the evangeliza- ! tion of the country and the members of the | ministry present asked questions tending to enlighten the hearers as to what would be expected of the local workers. Then followed a conference over the subject of personal work, after which Dr. Carter, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Kansas City, was Introduced. He told of the plans adopted at the Kansas City church for carrying out the work of the committee. The conference is being held in the Sun- day school rooms of the First church and will continue until Tuesday evening. Last evening there was an evangelistic meet- ing conducted by Dr. Chapman in the church. Among the ministers from out of the city present at the conferepce gre Dr. Carter of Kansas City, Dr. Boyd of Los Angeles, Rev. E. I. Davies of Tecumseh, Rev. E. A. Enders of Creston, Ia., Rev. John Crelgh- ton of York, Rev. J. M. Ross of Shenandoah, Ia., Rev. J. M. Currens of Logan, fa., S. T. Davis of Afton, la., Dr. Thomss Sexton of Seward, Dr. J. M. Campbell of Pawnee City, Rev. J. McAllister of Missourl Valley, Rev. George Scarr of Colon, Rev. H. E. Nicklen of Woodbine, Ia., Rev. Walter M. Irvin of Shelby, Ia., Rev. Joseph H. Salesbury of | Gresham, Rev. J. V. Findley of Yorktown, | Ta., Rev. M. V. Higbee of Corning, la., Rev. Albert Aston, Atlantic, Ia. DRUGGISTS MUST BE CHARY. They Sell All Kinds of Hair Prepa tions, and Fear to Discriminate, Druggists sell all kinds of hair prepara- tions and rule they are wisely chary of giving preference to any particular one, but many of them bave come out plainly for Newbro's Herpicide, the new treatment that absolutely kills the dandruff germ. H. Swannell & Son, Champaign, Iil., say: “One customer of ours who did not have a halr on top of his head when he began to use Herpicide, now has a falr start toward a good head of hair. We belleve Herpicide to be by far the best preparation of its kind on the market.” Hundreds of similar testimonials from everywhere. TWO MEN AFTER SAME PLACE Applicants s License Take Up Board's Time. Contesting for The meoting of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners last night de- voted to hearing the matter of the appli- cation of Henry Roblff for a license to sell liguor at 302 North Sixteenth street. The hearing occupied over two hours In this case Walter Moise & Co. had made arrangements for an application for & license to be issued to J. 8. Cross. The evidence showed that the building Is oc- cupled as a saloon, operated by Henry Keating, & tenant of Henry Rohlf's, and that the Willow Springs Brewling company had secured a lease on the building &t a | higher rental than that formerly pald, and | that a contract had been entered into with Keating to handle the Willow Springs beer. Roblff maintained that bec e of fall- | ure to notity him to vacate his lease would continue for another year. After the testimany was in the board went into executive session, and after it | returned into the open room W. J. Broatch {ana C. C. Wright voted to refuse the li- | cense and J. W. Thomas and Lee Spratlin | voted for it. On the application of J. 8. Cross, Broatch and Wright voted yes and | Thomas and Spratlin ne. Henry Roh!ff an- | nounced that he would appeal. The board | adjourned uptil Thursday night AR i Announcements of the Theaters, Tonight the Gordon-Shay Grand Opera company return to the Boyd for three per- formances at the request of the musieians | and music lovers of the city. Four operas will be sung during the engagement, To- night a double bill will be given. “I'Pag- alacel” and Mascagai's “Cavaleria Rusti- A Wednesdsy matinee “II Trova- tore” will be sung and Wednesday might “Carmen.” Miss Shay will sing the prin- cipal role in all of the opera. In Mas- cagol’s beautiful and all to0 short operss the splendid singer will be peen to excellent advantage. In “Carmen” Miss Shay is seen (o be a consummate aciress as well aa a singer. All of the operas are to be splendidly ed and costumed ——— Wright wrongs no mam. Wright's tashioned buckwheat flour is pure. old tion and cheaper power and light, the president of the company, Mr. Fred Nash, appeals to the public through the medium of publiehed interviews in The Bee and Herald not to grant an exclusive franchise for power and light distribution in Omaha to any one person for fear that it may drive away all competitors. Date of Converston. First of all, let me ask, since when has this company become A convert to free- for-all franchises? Is it since its presi- dent succeeded, on March 16, 1897, to over- ride Mayor Broatch's veto and thereby repealed all franchises heretofore granted and had passed an exclusive franchise to his company in the very face of the char- ter provisions prohibiting such grant with- out the popular vote which had become a law on March 15, the day preceding such action? Is the company's conversion to free-for-alls since Mr. Nash had sent a special locomotive to bring a councilman from his ranch and by hls vote secured the passage of the ordinance compelling (?) the company to bulld conduits In Omaha? Is it since this company induced our city council to vote down resolutions to advertise for competitive bids for arc lighting in the city of Omaha and let this company dictate its own price for street lighting? When did President Nash ever favor granting a free-for-all franchise to do lighting or distribute power in Omaha? And now as to his statements as to deve opment of water power: Early in March last, in order to secure the exclusive con- duit ordinance Mr. Nash publicly announced that his company had $3,000,000 to begin construction of a power plant provided the city council would give it a footing here and show by its liberality that the people were not opposed to corporations. Since that time Mr. Nash professed that his company was anxious to secure the benefit of a new developed plan mear this city which I had drawn up and for the ‘basic water rights of which I had filed my claims nearly a year previous. He asked me to walt before golng elsewhere until the 1st of September, when his company would send out its best engineer to ex- amine and report upon that plan. I agreed to wait. The engineer came and examined not only my plans, but all the other float- ing projects hereabouts. About the 10th of October following Mr. Nash called me into his office and read the reports and recommendations informing me that my | plans were reported upon and recommended as the most suitable to his company and involving the least outlay of money. The same statement was made by Mr. Nash to numerous other citizens. Nash and Riley. When asked the question direct whetlier his company was not covertly backing up | the so-called Riley scheme he stated to| me, “I may as well tell you the truth, wo | did give Mr. Riley $150 towards his enter prise, not because we have any confidence in him, but that we want to use his testi | evidence which the ters and laymen of the Methodist church of Omaha and Council Bluffs. The presence of Bishop Hamilton was a surprise, Dr. Jennings explaining to those present that the bishop had been caught on the wing as he was making his way east from his home in San Francisco. Following the dinner Bishop Hamilton was introduced by Dr. Jennings and spoke briefy of his pleasure ot being present %nd detallod instances which had come to his notice {llustrating the growth of Methodism. He was followed by Bishop McCabe, who told of the wonderful growth of Methodism in South America. The Methodists there, he sald, are disputing the ground with Roman- fsm. The meaning of the latter he found he never knew until he visited the Spanish countries. Romanism there, he assertod, was made up of idolatry and superstition. Methodism is pushing its way there with ever increasing strength, and the speaker assured his hearers that their church would only need time and God's help to defeat the Roman Catholic SEEKS KEY TO THE SITUATION Lookw Solu- Collector the tion, Demented Bill in Vain for Maurice Stine has been taken from the Douglas county jail to St. Bernard's hospi- tal in Council Biuffs by a brother-in-law trom St. Louis, who will have Stine treated in the hope of curing him of his mental afflction. Stine's one hobby ‘appears to be a desire for “the key to the situation.” He called upon the secretary of; the street rallway company and asked for it; he called upon several merchants and asked for it and fitty times a day he would call to the jailers to bring it to him. Before becoming irre- sponsible he was a collector. A Wonderful tn Weak, sickly invalids are soon changed by Electric Bitters into healthy men and women. They cure of mo pay. 50c. For | sale by Kuhn & Co. {JUDGE FREES ALLEGED FAKIR Refuses to Hold Draper, but Prosecu- tlon Promises to P i ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. ~In the court ot criminal correction today Judge Moore declined to hold as a fugitive from ju: tice Willlam R. Draper, the newspaper cor- respondent for whost arrest a warrant was {ssued on Saturday at Wichita, Kan., on a charge of criminal libel preferred by | the Philadelphia North American. The judge refused to hear any of the North American was ready to present, declaring that he would ot hold Draper, as the warrant charging mony in some future suits, as he was one of the original incorporators of the old | Thomson & Houston company.” He fur ther stated that the Columbus people wer: trying to finance their scheme, and, as they | claimed a priority water right to the Fre- mont people, it became necessary to enlist | the Fremont company in a fight to break the Columbus project, as it would give | Omaha a black eye to have the Columbus | people succeed. In the meanwhile the com- | pany secretly set its engines at work to | kill my enterprise by covert attacks at Lin- | coln on my rights in favor of Riley's. They | have thus been all things to all projects, | but always against any one single profect. | And mow after having held caucus after caucus with certain councilmen and bam- | boozled a few business men to temporarially come to its aid and by well known meth ods got a special meeting of a handful of workingmen to secure by fifteen votes an | expression to appear as that of the 129 delegates of the labor unions for the second time Mr. Nash publicly protests against | granting the franchise proposed and urges in an ordinance which he knows has no | validity. Columbus and Fremont. As a last aid to the company's opposition My. Nash has had Mr. Babeock of Columbus here to appear before a committee picked | to suit himself and to plead against my franchise. This gentieman presented papers and statements to the effect that his com- pany has absolutely financed its enterprise by the backing of the General Electric com- pany, which controls your home company, | and that he had a contract with the New | Omaba Thomson-Houston company to sell power at $25 per horse power. When 1| asked this olegenous bluffer why it was that he appeared here to protest against my tranchise if he already had financed (he Co- lumbus scheme and had contracts with the Omahs company and therefore needed no franchise to eell here, he stated that low maximum rates if telegraphed | east and I was given @& franchise | might dampen the ardor of hss backers. Now, Mr. Nash, if this man is backed up by | your company, which claims a franchise and | is already physically entrenched in Omaha | with wires and cotduits, and If it be really | true that your company has finally, to kill | off competition with my project, consented “to give Omaha the black eye,” how is the | granting of a franchise to me golng to drive away the Columbus project? If the | Columbus people are to take the Loup down | as far as Schuyler and cut off the water supply from the Fremont canal your com- pany and not the granting of my franchise will have driven Fremont out of the field As to the reason why I ask for a fran- chise It is to enable me to secure the finan- esid | | stop until every | tion. | sion announces the libel was issued subsequent (o the pro- ceedings in St. Louls. 8. B. Amidon, law partner of the Wichita ounty attorney, who rfused to lssue a warrant on Saturday, appeared for Draper. In court at the time were “White Buf- falo,” the Indian, who was the principal character of an allegel libelous story writ- | ten by Draper and prifited fn the Philadel- phia North American; E. A. Van Valken- burgh and Emory Foster, editor and Sun- day editor, respectively, uf that paper, and Lieutenant Colonel R. H. Pratt, superin- tendent of the Carlisle Indian school Judge Gordon, speaking In reference to the court proceedings, said 'he action of the judge today merely delays and cbstructs our efforts. It will be as temporary in its effect, however, as the action of the county attorney at Wich- ita in refusing to give us a warrant. We got the warrant afterward directly from the judge and we will through other pro- cess and other tribunals yet take Draper back for trial. The prosecution will not lawful agency is em- ployed.” HYMENEAL. Spreckle: SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.—A notable wedding tonight was that of Miss Edith Huntington and John D. Spreckles, jr., at the Palace hotel. Archbishop Riordan per- tormed the ceremony of local clergymen of the Roman Catholic church. The bride 18 the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willard V. Huntington and grand niece of the late Collis P. Huntington, the railway magnate. The groom is the only son of Jobn D. Spreckles, the sugar king That And its terrible cough can soon be cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumn Try #t. No cure, no pay s For sale by Kuhn & C LOCAL BREVITIES. The fire department was ealled out Mon- afternoon at 3:06 L0 extinguish a small which had started in the store room threg-story brick building loc at 1223 South Thirteenth street. The age nied to about ¥ The United States Civil Service commis- iminations untington, Awtal Cala, bl of 1. pert frelght rate Omaha, at §1.200 a year, held January 2, 198. an. the Indian serviee ation January 1% FUNERAL NOTICE. field matron for FAIR—Rey cathedral, at his home avenue, Monday afternc Campbell, dean of Trinity 5 St. Mary's n at 5:30 o'clock Funeral notice later. assisted by a number | at §50 a month, examin- | For sule by sll dr\:fi’iah- To get its beneficial effects—buy the genuine—manufactured by the fiaSrrep( Louisville, Ky: STRIKERS NOT IN CONTENPT Judge Munger Decides There is Nothing in Union Pacific's Oase. REBUKES COMPANY FOR BRINGING SUIT Court Intimates that Raiiroad Law- yers Should H Known Thelr Evidence W umcient to Sustain Allegations. Judge Munger gave his decision in Union Pacific strikers’ contempt case yes- terday, in which he denied the allegations of the railroad company and discharged the strikers. Although the case has been onme of importance, attracting much atten- tion on account of the positions of the parties at suit, there was but little inter- est shown in the judge's decision Monday morning, because those who had followed the case could see beforehand that ft had only one side. In announcing his decision Judge Munger said that the charges made by the Union Pacific in the Firth and Tillman affairs, ‘n which the railroad charged that strikers had violated the injunction in accosting these men, had not been proven beyond a reasonable doubt, as Is necessary in cases of this nature, In regard to the picket line, the court falled to see from the evidence furnished that the strikers had been otherwise than peaceful in this regard. It had mot been established by any testimony that any- thing had been done in violation of the injunction or In violation of the law. These things being considered, he ruled in favor of the defendants and dismiesed the case. Judge Munger further administered what might be taken as a rebuke to the Union Pacific for bringing the case into court. He sald that he could not see why It should believe it had a case against the strikers without more evidence than it brought into court. Judge N. Baldwin, Union Pacific, was absent being in St. Louls before appeals. The railroad Charles Dundy. attorney for the this morning, the court of represented by Unfair Competition. An article of high quality is always sub- ject to imitation and unfair competition; hence we are compelled to warn the pub- lic against deception. Our Budweiser is 60ld under a well known label bearing that name and the word “Budwelser” appears on every cork. Patrons should insist upon bottles being opened In their presence. Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass All or- | ders promptly filled by George Krug, manager Anheuser-Busch branch, Omaha, | Neb. HEAVIEST SNOW South Dako: to Twelve Inches in Lasg IN YEARS Covered with from Six Few Day PIERRE, 8. D., Dec. 15.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Snow has been falling over this section of the state ever since Saturday night, being a fall of about six inches, with what came prior to that. The temperature | is mild and there is no wind MITCHELL, 8. D., Dee. 15.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Snow commenced falling here yesterday noon and has kept it up with but an hour's Interruption until this even- ing. Twelve inches of snow has fallen since then. Fortunataly there has been no wind with the snow and it has not drifted t all. It Is the greatest snowstorm that has visited this section In six years. The thermometer has stood at 22 degrees above zero all day and there h | thawing. ardware Store. STURG Dec. 15 gram.)—Two privates of cavalry at Fort Meade Lroke into a hard- ware store here carly this morning and took six revolvers and some money. They found in & dance hall. They shat twice at the officcrs and fled to a vacaut shed. Onpe of the privates was shot in the leg by a policeman. Both are now in jall on the charge of burglary. All the revoly- ers but one were found Lands FALLS, 8. D., Dee. 15.—(Special H. Wright, an attorney of Centerville, formerly state’'s attorney of Brule county, and three years a resideut | of Sious Falls prior to his removal to Cen- the Thirteenth wer Attorney SIOUX Telegram.)—$. n Penitentiary. | the been some | terville, was this afternoon placed in the Sioux Falls penitentiary, where hc will serve a term of one year for embezzlement. He was convicted in the state sircult court in this city a year ago, but app: ~d to the, state supreme court, which afrmed the verdict, and a few cays ago dented a mo- tion for a stay of proceedings so Wright | could perfegt an appeal to the United | States supreme court, he alleging that there was a federal question Involved. INDIANS LIKE TO WORK Voluntarily Relinquish Ration Tiek- ets and Take to Plck and Shovel. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Dec. 15.—E. J. War- ner, sub-agent at the Cherry Creek Indian agency, on the Cheyenne river, says that contrary to predictions the Indians have taken kindly to the president’s plan to make them self-supportin In many cases they have voluntarily sur- rendered their ration tickets, asking that they be given work by which to earn a liv- ing. They are paid $1.25 a day and one of them is a son of Sitting Bull. Several hundred miles of road and many valuable dams have been built on the Cheyenne and Rosebud agenoles. One hun- dred Indians are now at work on the Chey- enne agency and 500 on the Rosebud agency. | Heaviest Snow in Three Years. HURON, B. D., Dec. 15.—(Special Tele- gram.)—A snowstorm set in Monday after- noon and continued, except at brief in- tervals, till tonight. About ten Inches cov- ers the ground, and is the heaviest fall at any one time in three years. There was no wind. The temperature is mild and no harm is likely to result to cattle on the open range. DEATH RECORD. Funeral of Mrs, Mary A. Taylor, TECUMSEH, Neb, Dec. 15.—(Speclal.)— The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Taylor, wife of L. T. Taylor, was held at the Long Branch church yesterday morning at 11 | o'clock, conducted by Re¥. M. W. Dodge, the pastor. Mrs. Taylor bad been sick for | San Francisco, Cal. New York,N.Y. Price fifty cents per bottle, several months with a stomach trouble. She was a native of Ohlo and had lived iv Nebraska since 1882, the family home being four miles southeast of this city. Besides the husband two daughters survive her. Mrs. Taylor was aged 64 years. n W. Eln, PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.—John W, Ela, presidant of the Civil Service Reform league of Chicago, who was struck down with apoplexy while attending the national clvil service reform convention in this city, died toda DIES FROM INHALING GAS Roy Jol Palmer Succumbs Taken Into His System Saturdny. Roy Palmer, a lad about 20 years of age, who registered at the Metropolitan hotel last Saturday morning and was found later during the day lying unconscious in his room which was filled with gastescaping trom an open jet, died Sunday from the effects of the poison he had inhaled. Palmer appears to have been a farm hand and it is now belleved that he did not understand the manipulation of the gas jet Coroner Brailey is undecided regarding the holding of an inquest. He has re- celved word from the relatives of the de- | ceased at Manilla, Ia., asking that the body be held for them until their arrival in the city. Palmer's home Is supposed to be in Manilla. to Potxon 'hieves Visit Hardware Store. WYMORE, Neb., Dec. 15.—(Special.)— Thieves entered the hardware store of Stephenson & Lasher Saturday night and | succeeded in making way with about $100 worth of cutlery, guns and revolvors. A | reward of $26 has been offered for their | conviction, but so far no clue has been ob- tained. Bazaar, The George Crook Woman's Reliet Corp: (88, will hold a sale of Christmas article: at Twenty-fourth and Burdette street Tuesday and Wednesday. Lunch will also be served. JIAS. BOSS Watch Cases are, teed for 35 years. Few solid gold cases will last that long without wearing too thin, ly protect the works. 1f t & watch case for pro- durabllity and ‘the Boss with the Bend for booklet, THE KEYSTONE WATCH CASE CO., Philadeiphia. IFYOU ARE INDOUBT As to what to give for a Christmas Present -We Have Just What You Want. ~(8pecial Tele- | New arrivals of fine German China Cups and rors, Candlesticks, Vases and Ornaments. Zbony and Buckhorn. Prices one-third I Btationery, Calendars, Ping P Sets, | regulation size, 9x5 ywer thar for similar goods in other shops. 00KS AT CUT PRICES Donovan Pasha, by Gilbert Parker......$1.08 Kindred of The Wild, by Chas. G. Roberts, 1,60 | Twin Seven Shooters, $1 by General Manderson...... Plates, Military aucers, Bric-a-Br Halr Mir- Manic % in rush Ping Pong Tables, $12.00 Other Bargains Too Numerous To lMention. BARKALOW BROS.,, 1612 FARNAR ST., 3rd Door West of 16th St. '"PHONE 320.