Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 3, 1903, Page 7

B § E ! ! i ! | } [ i ¥ - ,'& || year — AFEALLS AT SOUTH OMABA Imprévers Ask Officlals for Better Oonditien of 3 £ NO ONE READY 30 .SIGN PETITIONS YL o Failare A% May! Delay Paving and Posstbly ¢ DRptive the City ot -.n.hwl, Eleetr! P at Fo gl el ‘mprovement ibe" AN the eastern and southe. -yu‘»gb,a: the city are still asking city - oficlalh ‘for improvements At one time It was_the Intention of the mayor and- founafl to. fry and have Rall- road -vm: L«bfl through Albright to the county’ ifne’ this, s, but while prop- erty owners sty they want the street paved oty iR AAKIOATIME nainda bo.5. sertson or agres to ,of the total cost on the part of Lowners bas put off nite. period. In case the foad is tin through on original lines a portion of the Bradford lumber yard will have to be moved. It was re- ported at the city hall Saturday that the lumber comparny objected to this, thereby putting another stumbling block in the way #f the councik. N Thel result of ‘the MAek of inferest shown by the improvement clubs will result, so it was stated last, in the postponement of the paving and the possible cutting out . ot four electric lights. With the present appropriation four lights in some portion of the city will have to be cut off and the chances are that the lights will be taken out somewhere east of Twenty-second street and south of Q street. As for fire hydrants, the statement has been made that fio more hydrants will be located this Saloons Closed Tuesday. Chajfman Vansant of the Fire and Polich + board has lssued (nstructions to the police L« foroeto see to it that every saloon in the . e i ! city i» closed on election day. The saloons . will Be compelled to close at § a. m. and i remuin closed until § p. m. “ Last night Mr. Vansant said that prob- ably a mesting of the board would be | _called for this evening. The object of this | 'meeting will be the appointing of a speclal /4 policeman, for each voting precinct in the ™ eity, Mr. Vansant sald that he proposed to see to it that the best of order should prevall at the polls and he deemed the appointing of special policemen & necessity. . B4l Sosping Windows. Not long ago Acting' Chiet Elsfelder gave 1€ out that he would ¢ause the arrest of mischeyious boys who make a practice of making marks with soap on store windows. Not'a single arrest has been made and the practice still continyes. ‘Last night the acting chief gave out specific instructions | to his men to pay particular attention to this hulsance and .arrest all offenders. It Is thought by the police that If a few a rests are mado the youngsters will desist. Exchange Meets Friday. D. 8. Parkhurst, president of the South Omaha Live Stock’ exchange, said yes- terday, that on Friday of this week there would be & meeting of the exchange and 1/ delegntes selected to dttend the convention at Fort Worth, Tex, This convention is the annual meeting of the National Livg Stock (e About ten will south “to_attend the vention. This ron- ventlon meets on Il:yv:mbcr 19 sud will last for several days. ‘0 packers Imvoleing: AIGF the packers here are talffji the an- nual invoice of property on hand. Men in “/the plants who have charge of departments are working overtitas and the clerks In the offices are doing the same thing. As a gen “eral thing it takes about a week for each _“houne to involce. Every article on hand on ssthe lagt day of Octoher 18 scheduled. These “ involces are kept on hand and are used toa great extent in adjusting losses In case of fire. { Eagles Wil Dance. Tickets are out for & dance to be given by Bouth Omaha aerie No. 164, Fraternal Order of Kagles, at tho Anclent Order of United ‘Workmen templo on the night of November 2. This will be the thiird annual ball given by this aerie and by the way the tickets are selling the big danciug floor at the temple will be crowded, The South Omaha aerie ~ bas a.large membership and candidates are being initiated at almost every meeting of the order. ' Counell Meets Tonlight, . The city coundil Wil meet in regular monthly session tonight. This afterroon " | thets will bé a meeting of the finance com- ._smittes.and the regular monthly salary Hat #'will be put In the appropriation sheet. Bids will 'be recelved for the bonds offered for +male for the grading of C street. As the is small it is thought that local 4 ¢ Smount ‘buyers will take up the {ssue. The money » . for the overlap bonds.is expected here by ‘Wednesday. 5 Magle City Gossip. is to bl: meeting of the Board of Educa! friends. a - Visiting has returried from & wing. few - J. N P ohe, Briegs. chist of police, 1 Dome trom The west togay. " '* A will be served by members of § parish at ‘?vrilun temple onoolo:: the roof of the pub- G b i N You don’t know all the comforts of good == underwearif you haven't worn the Staley. T:Wnn Food and Clothing Hou: o " McReynolds came up from Peru turday and is_spending a fow days with ther, J. F. McReynol s fal \ J. lds, 417 North Twenty-fourth street. The remains of Edward Jetter were in- urel Il cemet: &‘-( Y ere_held at family and Y streets. ™ Wk \ expected ma h he d. that he kookn‘l‘ln Sarsaparilla day. , Take other kinds e e v——e THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1903. AT THE PLAYHOUSES. “Foxy Grandpa” at the Boyd. Joseph Hart, Carrle De Mar and com- pany in ‘‘Foxy Grandpa,” & musical shot in three snaps; book by R Melvillé music by Joseph Hart; under n of Willlam A. Brady. The prin- P Goddleby Goodman, foxy grand 4 ' .l’o.!w h Hart T . Eugene Redding Jack Richman, who has a_fondness for rge C. Pearce y . Hiram Hopper, proprietor of the Green ni 4 miner: ohn T, Ray Hank, his bell head waiter, porter and Anyl.l: cler! Wi es grandpa into her confidence ....Marguita Dwight thy Goodman, Horace's daughter.. Mitiicent Goodman, m;.!.'.'“‘"a.".‘.‘.u?.'r oo Potly Brigs ; (Marie Franklin a's prote N o“y' ".‘. gl .. Carrie De Mar At first blush the Foxy Grandpa pletures look a mighty small peg on which to hang any sort of a play, musical or otherwise; but a very good thing in the way of a musical comedy has been suspended from it, and Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar, a sisted by a bevy of pretty girls and some very clever yoLng men, give life and quality to the concelt. Foxy Grandpa pictures merely figure incidentally, just emough of them being usod to give license for the use of the name, but there are other plctures far mote to be desired than these rather in- ane comic supplement features, and they are afforded in plenty In the working out of the theme for play purposes. A some- what connected story runs through the plece, holding tofgéther the several Inci- dents produced. Briefly, Foxy Grandpa and the boys, his nieces and his protege, Polly Bright, are at a summer resort, where an Ifallan adventuress seeks to and for a time does ensnare the old man. He discovers what he is up againat, and es- capes by the ald of an impersonator who has made up as his double. Polly Bright is awarded in marriage to the young man of her cholce, and the curtain goes down on everybody happy. Mr. Hart's charactoridqation of the old man who has not gotten over being a boy is good; he has his own way of making fun, and does it without ever getting out of the character. Miss De Mar is the Polly Bright of the cast, and she fairly revels In witty words and cheery songs. She and Mr. Pearce do g burlesque tragic stunt that brought down the house at both perform- ances yesterday. Miss Wright makes a signorina who might easily capture a less susceptible heart than that of Foxy Grandpa, and Mr. Redding’s Bolero Is also a clever bit of Impersonation. The chorus is strong in numbers, voice and good looks, and groups together most effectively in thi spot light plctures. The two boys are genuine boys, and thelr contribution is not the least of the good things the plece con- tains. Altogether, “Foxy Grandpa" is well worth the time spent In watching and listening to it. “Hearts Adrift” at the Krug. ‘Hearts Adrift,”” a melo-drama in which intrigue and infidelity, vicarious suffering and simple love are the essentlals, thrilled two packed houses at the Krug yesterday and Is on the boards for three days more of thrilling, with a matinee Wednesday afternoon. It is certainly a thriller, but one that takes and whose spell does n Préds o hard but that it conveys mm;ol} that is of intense human interest. The first two presentations yesterday afteinoon and ;vonln.. respectively, were decidedly popu- lar, This 18 one of those little vivacious melo- dramas in which, though hearts and other treasures do drift off, they all come back and everything dovetalls In at the last In the very way the over-wrought spectator ‘would have it. The villains are slain, thelr plots and conspiracies frustrated and ruined, heroes and herofnes triumph and relg ‘well that ends well, thoughttul spectator is repeatedly reminded that “There's many a slip 'twixt cup and Hp,” for verlly its & rough road to travel be- tore q'l‘l blissful culmination is reached and what perils beset the way. /The firing of pistol shots becomes a fad, “0.000 is stolen, two murders and one sulcide committed be- fore the goal is captured, but it's finally captured and then everybody is gladder than ever that the pistol shots were fired, the money stol and recovered the trugedies committed and half sorry that there is nothing more doing. Mr. E. L. Snader as Captain Teddy, the hero who wins his fame in the role of a detective, is 8o far advanced from ordinary twentieth ' century selfishness he is willing to dle for a friend, became very popular for his good work, and Frederick Backus and Augustin Glassimire as the two villains ought to have been satisfled, for they brought out the hateful elements of their parts so lucldly as to force the audience to hiss them for nothing else than being villalns. Miss Mabel Florence as Rose Barkworth, Miss Fannle Midgley as Peggy McGuire, a Klllarney daffodil and Mr. Bert Walter as Simon Green, the last two comedians, all won merited applause. The entire company was pleasing and the scenery effective. Vaudeville at the Creighton-Orpheum. The bill for the current week at the Creighton-Orpheum has some remarkably good features. All of the acts are good, for that matter, but at least three stand out strongly. Arnesen, the gymnast, isn't on the scene long, but he s there quite long enough to convince watchers that his title of “incomparable” has not been lightly assumed. His balancing is simply marvelous, almost beyond belief. Charles Dickson and his assistants, Miss Pauline Billings, Master Harry Goodwin and West- cott Adams, present & bit of & comedy that is far above the average seen in a vaude ville theater, Mr. Dickson and Miss Bill- ings assume the bulk of the work, and by their quiet methods succeed in winning much epplause, They are both finished actors, and do not allow the fact that they are in vaudeville to deter them from doing their best work. Paxton's pictures are & series of llving models grouped to repre- sent well known works of art, and are most cl.v7r11 posed and lighted, 50 as to bring out!the beauties of color and pose in the strongest way. The lst given com- prises the following: “The Quarrel,” by Blaas; “Sword Dance,” by Medavic; “On & Country Road in Norwa; by Hans Dahl; “Unexpected Visit," by Koch; “Scenic Pro- duetion of the Verdict of Parls in Ol by Scalbert; “A Christian Death in the Cireus of Nero,” by Slemiradzki; “The Af- tair of Honor,” in two pictures, by Bayard. Al Almont and Mile. Dumont contribute & pleasing series of selections on different horns, thelr trombone and cornet solos and duet being loudly encored. Emily Lytton, Willlam Gerald and Joe M. Wickes have & sketch, “A Lucky Duck,” which contains the elements of & clever farce, but which is rether overdone. Bearl und Violet Allen do & stunt of conversation, song and dance that is pleasing, and Carieton and Terre have & new conception In the way of a “rube” sketch, % e If it's & "Gariend,” that's all you need to Enow about & #love or rangy W't GOSSIP OF THE POLITICIANS Oowell Bure of Uomplete Republioan Vio- tory, While Dablman Hesitates. DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN USES Bartlett of Republican Ju- felal Committee Predicts Success for Entire Ticket and Ed Smith is Sure. ‘s On the eve of election the republican campaign managers were confident of the success of the whole ticket, while the demo- cratic leaders confused thelr predictions with a plentiful sprinkling of “ifs” and “buts.” Following is what the county chairmen sald yesterday afternoon: Chairman Cowell, Republican—Every can- didate of our party without a single ex- ception will be elected by a handsome ma- jority. While I dislike to forecast figures 1 am confident that the republican majori= ties will ranfte from 1,000 to 1,600 and may 80 even Ligher in some cases, We are thoroughly organized and you will find every man at the polls performing his duty by casting a straight ballot. No one need feel alarmed over what the opposition has to say concerning a lack of “sincere har- mony.” The upification of the party in Douglas county is complete, and I see no reason why we should not feel confident over the returns tomorrow. Chairman Dahlman, Democratic — We rely. on the manifest lack of sincerity in the harmony movement among republi- cans, and I believe our whole ticket stands an excellent show for winning out. Ther will be more scratched ballots than for years, despite the open factional fights that have prevailed in the past. The best in- formed workers of the opposition concede that Power will be the high man on. our ticket, and this means his certain election. The most excellent canvass made by Otto Bauman for treasurer and Platti for county Judge insure their elections by handsome majorities, as does the campaign made by Broadwell, Boyd, Drexel and Gish. Re- ports from varlous districts in the county Indicate that the remainder of the ticket will win out by safe pluralities.” y Chairman Bartlett of the republican ju- diclal committee: “It is Interesting to note in an advertisement in the daily papers where Mr. Ed P. Smith, chairman, and J. A. C. Kennedy, secretary, have promul- gated matter under the following heading: ‘Shall the District Court Be Partisan or Nonpartisan?' and sign the matter ‘By or- der of the democratic judiclal committee, Ed P. Smith, chairman, J. A. C. Ken- nedy, secretary.’ If this is genuinely non- partisan it must suggest itself to the mind of every thinking person that the order would not have been signed by the demo- cratic judicial committee, but by some non- partisan committee. The truth is that the ticket nominated by the democrats at the bar meeting, at which meeting the repub- lican attorneys withdrew, contained the names on the democratic ticket, with the exception of A. N. Ferguson, and instead of Mr. Ferguson the democratic lawyers | POS! nominated a republican, Mr, Herman Aye of Washington county. The republican ju- diclal convention, having failed to endorse the action of the democratic bar meeting, Mr. Aye publicly announced that he would not accept a nomination at the hands of the democrats, go that it became necessary for the democratic lawyers fathering the scheme to supply _some one to fill the vacancy on the democratic bar ticket caused by Mr. Aye's declination. But in filling. this vacancy they did not copsult the democratic bar,meeting, but induced the democratic couply ecéntral committgé to name the delegates tq, the democratic Judicial convention, Instead of permitting the rank and file of the democratic party to choose them at primaries, thereby se- curing the democratic ju- dicial convention, and were thus en- abled to accomplish thelr purpose. The selection of the slaté ‘named by these few democratic law- yers was resisted in the convention by such prominent democrats as C. 8. Montgomery and others, but the result was that the slate went through, and A. N. Ferguson was substituted for Herman Aye “without the aid or consent” of the democratic bar meeting, and the ticket named by the dem- oeratlc judiclal convention, including Mr Ferguson, was dubbed by it a nonpartisan Jjudiclal ticket. “It Is & well known fact that lawyers are somewhat technical and as a body cannot be induced to father a proposition which they do not endorse. Judge Ferguson may Dbe one of the best men and a worthy can: didate upon the democratic_ ticket. It is a well known fact that many democrats were not in favor of his candidacy, but whether In favor of it or not that ticket cannot be considered as a bar nomination. without its endorsement by the bar, although composed mainly of demdcrats &t the bar meeting which finally made the nomination without their being consulted. Hence it is unfalr and untrue to say that this is a nonpartisan bar nomination, and the very fact that Ed P. Smith and J. A. C. Kennedy sign this ag chairman and secretary of the democratic judicial committee stamps thelr manifesto with error in making the statement that this is & nonpartisan ticket. “Democrats everywhere in the district are on to the scheme, as well is the republic- ans, and intend to rebuke the high-handed manner by which this ticket was selected, and to visit punishment upon the candi- dates who, without any sense of decency, accept & nomination brought about as this was. I expect that the republican judicial ticket will carry every county in the dis- trict, something unheard of heretofore.” Vice Chairman Bcott of the democratio state committee who, officially, is conduct- ing the campaign for the state ticket, was heard sollloquising the other day some- thing like this: “Money we have none. We are t6o poor to carry out many legiti- mate campaign schemes. Whether we are going to get through with all bills. paid or not I don't know. At first I thought there would be plenty of funds, because of a great amount of entbusiasm, but I have found the enthusiasm disappointing and the wherewithal most elusive and retreat- ing. I do mot like to manage this kind of & campaign and will not do it again if 1 can help myself. 8o much for the ungudrded statements of Mr. Scott, which, to do him justice, were not couched in exactly the words used—but the meaning was the same. It is the sentiment of the democratic leaders generally—that the Sulllvan rainbow is due to fade from the sky election day. A closing spiel is expected in the shape of a batoh of dodgers boosting Yelser and Dickinson in the name of union labor for circulation especially among the South Omaha packing house men. An effort was made last week to get the Central Trades ocouncil of South Omaha to pass an en- doreemient for these candidates, but it falled. “In order that nonregistered voters may know whether they have a right to swear n' their " votes today, I wish to have the conditions thoroughly understood,” sald City Clerk BEibourn. “In the first place his aMdavit must be supported by two resident freeholders of the voting dis- trict in which the nonregistered elector re- sides. 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All are skillfully and scientifically compounded. Its value is due to our method of manufacture and to the orginality and simplicity of the combination. To get its beneficial effects — buy the genuine, \ Manufactured by (huiroria g vy ¢ San Francisco, Cal. Louisville, Ky. New York, N. Y. FOR SALE BY ALL LEADING DRUGGISTS. city on all three dhys, sickness and a calamity in his family. In case of sick- ness or injury preventing a man from registering I shall. require a certificate from the attending physician.” TROOPS ON THEIR WAY HOME Soldiers Returning in Three Special Trains from Mancuvers at Fort Riley. Three * special trafns containing the Twenty-first infantry arrived at the Union depot yesterday over the Unlon Paclfic. The troops were on thelr way home from the maneuvers which recently took place at Fort Riley and left that place at 8 o'clock Sunday morning, not arriving here until al- most 9 Monday morning. The first train carried the Second battalion, made up ot companies E. F. G and H, and numbered about 400 men, under command of Lieuten- ant Colonel Cornelius Gardner. They were sent east over the Illinols Central to Fort The train catrying the Third bat- the next to arrive and was com- ed of companies I, K, L and N, under command of Major George Palmer. This group was sent eAst over the Chicago Great Western, the first two companies being stationed at Fort Keogh, Wyo., and the latter two at Fort Lincoln. The third train ¢ontained the ‘First battalion under command of Colonel ‘Joseph Kiein, who is in direct command 6f ‘the regiment. and they were sent on to-their destination at Fort' Snellmg over Mthe Minneapolis & Omaha, Each train Was composed of seven Pullman cars, two ek of stock, one car of baggage and one oaff' used for cooking. ‘There are at present only about. 500 men the réglment, as ral of the companie are not mustered to'f rength. TO INSPECT, WATER MAINS Excavations Will ‘Be Made in Pur- suance of Orders of Board of Appraisers. Excavations to determine the condition of water mains at fifteen different points in the city will be put under way In a day or two by the water company. The board of appraisers has sent out a list of places for preliminary inspection of the pipes, and as the board will convene here November 5, it is the intention to have the mains bared at the designated points by the time the appraisers arrive. According to Superintendent ' Hunt,* every excavation named is for pipes that were put down when the works were bullt, and none later than 1883, Edward 8. Cole, the engineer employed by the gompany to make an inventory of the overground property, completed sched- ules for the Burt street, Walnut Hill and Poppleton avenue pumping stations last week and left for New York Saturday. He will return In about two weeks and complete the work. PATTON GOES TO NEW FIELD Leaves for Iowa, but His Succe as Electrician is Not Yet Appointed. Paul H. Patton, who resigned last week from the office of city electriclan, will leave Omaha for his new position at Waterloo, la., tonight, and his family will fol- low some time later. Until Mayor Moores appoints his successor F. P. McGough, as- sistant eleotrician, will perform the duties of the office. The mayor has not intimated who Patton’s successor will be. The name of Edward F. Schurlg, who resigned from the place ) spring and took the manager- ship of a light company at Beatrice, has been mentioned, as has that of Mr. Me- Gough. General Bates Here. Major General Bates, commander of the Dej ments of the Missouri and the Lake: is in the city. He is -ccon;runled by his rsonal aides, Captain W. Wright and jeutenant VanlLeer Wills, General Bates and his two aldes will remain in Omaha for a few days, and are on their return from the Fort Riley maneuvers enroute to Chicago. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Chiet Justice J. J. Sullivan of Sullivan 1s in the city, & guest at the Paxton. Colonel Silas J. Alexander of Lincoln 1s an Omaha visitor, quartered at the Iler b Lusk, G. H. Pu H. Voorhees of Lusk, G. H. Purufort of Bheridan T M. King Kendall of Dens Ver, W, 8. Herron of Mobile and D. Ows- ley 'of Muskogee are at the Paxton. A. W. Wilson of Haigler, C. M. Haup, Timothy J. Day, E. B. Shaftner of Casper, P, Healy, ir., of Buffalo, Wyo., and L. M. Shaw of Oscéola are at the Merchants. Colonel Richard Lodor, U. 1s in the city, nccompanied by Mra. Lodor. They are at the lier Grand. Colonel and rs. have been spending several months in_ Mexico. . and Mrs. H. 8. Eaton of Denver, and Mrs. W L. alatin of Nerfol, W, Hunt of Sioux City, Mr. and Mre, C imond of pri an R reank Mtiton of Beotiand; 8. at the Millard, 5 e . E. Wantland of Denver, C. E. Ficken of ‘Waco, BB Wade of Lead, ira Martin of Kearney, E. M. Bent 'of Cod: Wyo., J. R. McKenna of Colorado Springs and M7, and Mrs. H. Lodor of Norfolk are at the ller Grand. E. J. McClernand, chief of staf o, P, Noves, assistant sdjutant ge ; Colonel J. B. Gi chief surgeon; Lieutenant Coionel J. A. Hull, cate, and the en clerical Department of the uri returned Sun. day evening f i ers at missary will r. and are CUN WOUND PROVES mn‘ Thomas Brookdorff. Ole Hanson Dies from Bhot Fired hy, LATTER PROTESTS INNOCENCE OF MALICE Under Nervo Strain He Admits Shooting His Companion, but Deelares it Was Done Accidentally, Ole Hanson year-old boy of - Benson, the 11- who was shot Sun- day afternoon by his ls-year-old com- panion, Thomas Brockdorff, 2613 Cass street, while the two were out huhting on the Dodge street road near Woll's saloon, died from the wounds, which produced in- ternal hemorrhage, at his home at 3 o'clock Monday morning. Brockdorft, who admits shooting his com- panton accidentally and with no malicious purpose, is held at the police station, but will be preferred until after the inquest Wednesday, if then. The body of young Hanson will be kept at his home in Benson until after the inquest, pur- suant to orders from Coroner Brailey. It will be interred Thursday in Springwell cemetery near Benson. ’ 3 Young Brockdorft expressed a desire this morning to make a statement for himself which he, Captain Haze and Sergeant Sigwart should sign. His desire was granted, and this is the statement as the young man dictated it to Captain Haze: “'Ole’Hanson and 1 went out for a hunt, as told in' the morning papers, and Went west ‘along the rallroad track to Paplo creek. Ole had my revolver. I, asked him for it, but he refused to give it to. me, and then I asked him the second time for it. Ole kept on shooting with my revolver and 1 sald: ‘If you don't give me that revolver my gun may go off.’ I had put my gun to my shoulder and was pointing It directly at him. I did not in my heart intend to shoot him—I pulled the trigger, not realizing the gun was cocked—and shot him In the Brockdorft s under a tense nervous strain and manifests grief over the tragedy. Story of the Affair. The two.boys started out early Sunday morning to hunt. Each of them carried a shot gun and young Brockdorff had a revolver. The two boys were shooting at a fence post and Brockdorff handed the revolver to Hanson, who fired a shot at the post. Brockdorft asked his companion to return the revolver to him, which the boy for some reason failed to do mt once. Then the statement of Brockdorft and the tragedy followed, The gun was discharged and the entire load of shot entered the back 4t Hanson, who fell to the road. After the shooting occurred Brockdorft immediately started down the road on the run. He had gonp but a short distance when he met H. C. Barnes, a contractor who resides in Benson. To Barnes the boy sald that a man down the road had been gecidently shot and asked him to go to his assistance. Barnes made the Loy ac- company him back to the spot where Han- son lay. The wounded boy was taken Into Barnes' buggy and conveyed to the home of his parents in Benson and & physiclan summoned. John McGuire, who i justice of the peace in Benson, heerd of the shooting early in the evening, but understood that it was accidents!, and took no steps at once to secure the arrest of- Brockdorfl. Later he with Special Deputy James Gallagher of Benson called at the Omaha police sta- tion, where they left a report of the case. Detectives McCarthy and Ferris were as- signed to arrest Brockdorff. They went to the home of the young man about 10 o'clock, but the house was dark, and they could secure no information as to his whereabouts. About 12 o'clock Sunday night they made another trip to the place and found the young man at home. Brockdorff Was Excited. The parents of Brockdorft said that he had come homie early in the evening and had sppeared very much excited - and nervous, but when questioned falled to tell them anything of the shooting. Bhortly after his arrival home the family went to church and the boy accompanied them. They were at church when tlie" officers called the first time. After his arrival at the station Brockdorft said he was so excited at the time that he did not know what to do and did" the first thing which came into his mind, and that was to run for assistance., When he met Barnes he did not know what to say, but it occurred to him that it would be better to deny the shooting, which he did by stating that the man had accidentally shat himself. The story which was secured from Han- son shortly after the shooting agrees with that told by Brockdorff, excepting in a few minor detafls. The Hanson and Brockdorft families have been friends for years, and the two boys have been playmates for a long time past. It is not belleved by those who are acquainted with them that Brock- dorff Qid the sheoting maliclously, and, in fact, the police 1ook upon it as more of an acgident ;than anything else. HUNTS UP MANY OLD BOILERS Inspector ~ Scheidt Makes Record for His Department During October, The month 6 October has beat all previ- ous, records in the city boiler inspector's office, the best previous month being July, 1900, More boilers were inspected and a greater amourit of fees returned than for any -single ;month heretofore. Inspector Scheldt accounts. for it,by the fact that he has Qiscovered a number of old bollers niever before Inspected and that a number of new onos Were ‘installed during October, notably -fourt by the- elevtric 'n'h pany and three by the Willow Springs dis- T R A recapitulation of'the bullding permits issued” during ‘the ‘month shows that the total' value 0F" constructlon' authorized is estimated at $12615. This| s against 78,800 for the same month last year. Thé number of plumbing permits lssued during the month was much kreater than usual. STAB -WITH INTENT TO KILL Charge Preferred Against Young Man Who Creates Stir at Saturday Night Dance. A complaint charging stabbing with in- tent to wound was filed by 'Assistant County Attorney 'Magney against Willlam Van Duskey, the:young man who stabbed Willlam Bhovlik in the right breast with a pocket knife SBaturday night at Metz hall, whHere a soclal dance was in progress. The complaint alleges that the smaller of the two blades in.the knife which Van Duskey carried was used, which prevented a seri- ous wound from being inflicted on Shoviik. Van Dusky wiil be araigned on the charge next Saturday morning and 1s now out on bonds. M. E. STONE SAYS LOW IS SAFE General Manager of Associated Press Predicts Republican's Reé- Election in New York. Melville E. Stone, general manager of the Assoclated Press, together with his wite and daughter and bis father-in-law, J. 8. McFarland, all of New York City, were passengers west over the Rock Island yes- terday. The party was on a pleasure trip to Los Angeles and other California points and expects to be gone - several weeks. Speaking of the political situation in the east, Mr. Btone said: “Seth Low"will undoubtedly be re-elected mayor of New York City by an overwhelm- fng majority. It s also conceded that Roosevelt will be the nomines for presidént, but there is much speculation as to who will be in second place on the ticket. We stopped in Chicago for-the last week and I am not sufficiently well informed to speak intelligently on who will make up the dem- ocratic ticket." Mortality Star Whe following births and deaths been reported to_the Board of Health Births—Gust H. Johnson, 228 North ew, have Twenty-seventh avenue, boy; Willlam Ches- ney, 408 North _Thirteenth, girl; Harry Baueér, 2204 Lake. girk Deaths—Rachael ~ Tipton Atkinson, 811 " com,, | Presbytesy ' Michel North Thirty<third, 17; Warry 1314 Pine, ¥ Louise Wallace, 2622 Decatur, 6; Z. P. McMillen, died in 8t Joseph's hos. pital, home Red 'Oak, Ia.. 70; Ralph Rob- erts, 1104 South Thirteenth, 1 month) Mrs, J. V. Mulvenon, Fortieth' and Poppleton avenue, 30. INSTALLED IN NEW PULPIT ot F. B. Foster, Formerly Omaha, Now Pastor of Johns- town (Pa.) Church. The Johnstown (Pa.) Evenjng Tribune gives this account of the' installation of Rev. F. B. Foster as pastor. of the Frank- lin Street United Presbyterlan church, where:he went from the First United church of Omaha, whose pastor he had been for seven years: “The Rev.' ¥rank B. Foster, late of Omaha, Neb., was last night installed pas- tor of the Franklin Street United Presbyte- rian church by the Conemaugh presbyter the fall session of which'was held in thi city yesterday. The Rev. R. E. McClure of Blairsville presided and delivered the ser- mon, his subject being, ‘Taking a ¥irm Hold of the Work.' The Rey, O. H. Milligan of Elderton delivered the charge to the people and the Rev. Dr. D, 8, Tinker of Boltvar charged the pastor. “One of the features of the evening was the music rendered by the church cholr, composed of Mr. and Mrs. James N, McKee, Prof. and Mrs. Sherman A. Ferrell, Miss Carrie Dick and Mrs. W. A. Cochran. In one of the selections Mr. McKee sang & baritone solo. The installation exerclses were held in the auditorfum, which was decorated with potted plants and palms for the ocgusion. The church was well filied. “At " yesterday afternoon's session of the following" ministers were elected delegatés 10 the gereral assembly, which meets in May, 1904, in the United Presbyterian church of Greenville, Mercer R. A. Hutohison ef Altoona, E. L. Ralston of the West Union, church near Saltsburg, and H. M. Telford of Knoxville, ‘fenn., who is a member of this presbytery, but 18 connected with the faculty of the col- ored college mission at Knoxville. The lay, delegates will be chosen at the meeting of presbytery to be held at New Florence next April. “Presbytery held a brief session after the installation sarvices last night to approve of the action of the committee of three ap- pointed to perform the work.” Morrison, Rev. May Accept ol. The Board of Education tonight probably will acoept the bid. of Thomas Herd for the construction of the Monmouth Park school, subject, however, to certain condi- tions involying the cutting out of consid- erable work planned. The changes, which have been arranged by (Architect Kimball, will knock several thousand dollars fro; the low bid of $36.800. The ‘exact chang will not be finally determined upon until after discussion by theé full board tonight. LOCAL BREVITIES. Harry L. Mitchell has secured a permit for a $2,000 frame dwelling ut 132 North Fortleth street. Joseph Killlan of Grand Island and Henry ot South Omaha were given their final discharges in voluntaty bankruptey in_the United States district court, Articles of incorporation of the W. F. Kassebaum company were filed with' the county clerk Monday. The concern will in carpets and rugs. The capital stock 325,000 and the incorporators are W. Kassebaum and E. W. Dixon. In o petition for divorce filed Monday. by Adolph Benak it is alleged that his wife, Polly Benak, is physically incapacitated for such & position; that she hus been gullty of extreme cruelty and that she placed & quantity of matches in a bowl of drinking water with the evident intention of con- verting it into poison. It is further alleged that she has absented herself from the home of the defendant. In Justice Altstadt's court Marle Lucas was placed under bohds of 3200 to keep the peace on complaint of her neighbors, Mrs, Biera “Vann, * Sadie” Dwight and Loulss Brenner, Another case has been instituted by Mrs. Lucas, who asks that the three women who complained against her be like- wise. put under bonds to keep the peacc. This fatter case will be heard ¥riday. Ali parties concerned reside near the Webster street depot. Papers were flled in _the district court in the case of Thomas J, Carothers against the National Biscuit company wherein the plaintiff asks for $15,000 damages. The pom- plainant s 60 years of age and lost his right hana while in the employ of the de- fendant. His hand was mutilated by a de- factive air fan. The suit is based on the ground that the defendants were gullty of carelessness and negligence in causing or permitting an employe to work about a de- fective and dangerous Méchanical device. CANDY CATHARTIC THEY WORK WHILE Y ANNUAL SALE—TEN MILLION BOXES @reatest in the World AMERICAN BOUNCING BABIES are kept crowin with the de- A MILLION lght of living because their mamas have learned to use CABGXR}:N Candy Cathartic. Neighborly neighbors tell ch other of CASUARETS and the kind words eaid bave created a sale of over A MILLION BOXES A MONTH. tp protect infants Itis easy have their beginning siflll 4 childre stomach perfect medicine that will always k s complaints, because all these nd bowels, and we have in CAS- the delicate machinery in achild's body clean, regular and in working order. Children like the little candy tablet, and are l:&t;m. from all stomach, bowel, blood and akin dis- eases. All druggists, stamped C C C. Address s STERLING , @6¢, 50c. Never sold in bulk. Genulne tablet bookiet free. REMEDY CO., Chicago or New York. 60