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BOTH CLAIM THE OFFICE Eentead-Oonnolly County Commissioner Contest on Before Judge Baiter , RECOUNT OF THE BALLOTS IS UNDER WAY Lmryer Derole Mitch Time < n Spnr- rln , Thin TnkliiK Advantage of All the Trchnlcnllllm Known to the L.BTT. Every technical obstruction was placed In Che war of the contest of William I. Klcr. tead agalnet James V. Connolly over the county comralsalonorehlp for the Second dis. trlot during the proceedings In County Judge Baxter's court Wednesday afternoon and some Informalities In the manner In which the election return * were sent In from the First precinct of the Eighth ward came to light. The case waa called shortly after > p. m. W. 8. Strawn represented Mr. Klcrstead nd every single step made by him was met by T. J. Mahoney , who appeared for Con- Dolly , with some objection based upon th Illegality or Irregularity , as he claimed , of the position of the contestant. Mr. Mahoney finally disclaimed any intention of trying to pave the way for an appeal on a petition of error. Ho assured the court that ho wai proceeding on a basis of the county court being a court of last resort. After most all the afternoon was haggled away the case managed to progress tat enough io have recount of the one pre cinct. with the result that Connolly gained two votei. The first objection made by the attorney for Connolly was as to the bond filed by Mr. Kleratcad to cover the costs of the case. The sum of J100 was the limit fixed In the bond. Mr. Mahoney moved for a dismissal on the ground that Mr. Klerstcad had not Bled a bond as required by law. The point ho made was that the law contemplated a bond for all tbo coats and Inasmuch M the mount was limited , Mr. Klcrstead's bond WM practically Invalid. Judge Baxter remembered that ho had ap proved the bond himself. To this Mr. .Ma honey argued that all the court had renlly Approved was the surety and not the suf- Bciency. Right hero George W. Shields came to Mr. Mohoncy's assistance. Ho has filed an ob jection for the very same reason to the content ralecd by Phil E. Winter over ths county attorneysblp. As a "friend of tha court , " he Bald the law Is entitled to a etrlct construction and he contended that un less the contestant fully complies with it be should not be considered as having any landing In court. But Mr. Winter was also on hand , armed himself with an authority from the 77th Northwestern , 1,061. In the ca0e cited the bond was made to the state. The gist of his argument was that the qucs. tlon of the amount was not a Jurlsdlctlonal one. Hold * the Bond Good. Judge Baxter decided against Mr. Ma tionoy , laying the mere amount of tbo bond waa not a Jurlsdlctlonal defect and said ad- AUlonql security could bo given and ho granted leave to the contestee to make tills demand. Mr. Mahoney did not taltc ad vantage of this , but proceeded to object to any further proceeding whatever In the mat ter , arguing that tbo contestant still had a quo warranto proceeding to fall back upon as a proper kgal remedy. His formal ob jection met iho same fate as his motion to 'dismiss'and he then said bo would not ask Any additional security as be would not Admit thtt ' .hero had been any legal security at all. Mr. Stmwn informed the court lltat ho bad just taken hold of the case for his client and was not fully advised , but he expected to show that errors had occurred incite countot , the votes and-Incidentally > f otne questions of constitutionality would Arise. Again Mr. Mahoney saw an ad vantage. It was to the effect that as the contestant had failed to state any case lie bad nothing to say. The court proceeded io take testimony , first stating that the bond Just filed by Mr. Klerstead for $15,000 with the American ' 'Surety company of Now York as surety would bo regarded as tendered and filed , but would not be entered upon the records until the case had been decided. This was a aero formality of the law. The foallote of the First precinct of the Eighth ward wore then offered in evidence. The Third ward -would have been taken > up l first , but Henry Hhode. who has a contest usalnst Thomas Harrington for the asseas- orahlp was not present , and the court ex pressed a desire to have the three contestAnts - Ants , Klerstead , Winter and Rhode , take ad vantage simultaneously of the recount. Whnn the .bundle of ballots was produced In court by County Clerk Haverly he was put on the stand to Identify , the ballots s | And Andrew Bevlns , one of the Judges of i election for the precinct , was also called. I Btlll Mr. Mahoney contended that tbo bal lots had not been Identified , because Mr Bevlns could not positively say it was the Very package. J. W. Pumas , another Judge of erection was put on the stand and It was in his tc * * lmony that the sensational phase of the case developed. Ho admitted that he ballot box to his ' took the _ own home at' 1418 North Twenty-fourth street on the night of the election. The count had been finished about t o'clock in the morning. The next day he took the returns to the county clerk's office And turned them over to E. O. Solomon , * h * cht f clerk of the tax department , who bad been delegated by Mr. Havcrly to re- cel"e them and see that they were all right. The ballots were strung together , were properly wrapped up | n a package. Mr. Soromon testified that in some In- sjtances It had been necessary to put wrap pers around the bundles of ballots. Ho testified that In this jnstance ho locked the box. All the ballots had been properly Uken care of. It , came out that Halfdan Jacobsen , who ran against Klerstead three years ago , Sara Corey ' , an ex-polleeman , and W. It. O'Shaughnrssy had either opo or another , been guarding the vault of the county clerk containing the returns over since the election. Connolly had atoo witnessed the manner of receiving the returns. Because A clerk named Dewey had been employed by Mr. Haverly , Mr , Mahoney endeavored to show that the guarding of the ballots had been In Klerstead's Interest. And because the package had been done up In a cylindri cal shape from which the sealed string could be easily clipped off and on , Mr. Mahoney Insinuated that He e l and knot had not proved Adequate protection. The Final Objection. A final objection from Mr. Mahoney to the ballots as proper evidence was met by Mr. Strawn with the argument that to have th m thrown out would hurt the coalesce nor * than the contestant and as there had been nothing to show that they had been tampered with , It was simply the part of common sense to accept them. Mr. Ma honey came back with a great deal of hlnt- ing s to the possibilities incumbent upon the manner in which the ballots had been returned and afterwards handled. He con tends that instead of identifying the ballots VO HfS , Cff4ll AiHnMlrMi hitisf HtarsMiu M Stri Thrtat. Fae-SlmUa Slf nature - of on every the contestant ho/1 done the very opposite ' thing. He emphasized the Irregularity with which the receipt of the ballots In the * mat ter of wrapping , certifying to them nnd sealing them had been associated. Mr. Solomon could not say the writing on the wrapper was his own. Eventually the ballots were satisfactorily Identified to Judge Baxter's satisfaction , The court sharply criticised the election officers for their loose methods. He thought at least a prlma facto case In favor of the ballots offered had been made out unless the contrstee had other evidence. Mr. Mahoney called Daniel P. Angel ) , an other elei't'o.i ' Judge , to the stand. Mr. Angtill'a statement was that the bal lots had all been properly strung together when they wore turned over to the keeping of Furnas. There was nothing In his testi mony which the court considered sufficient BUpport for Mr. Maboncy'n last objection and the count was proceeded with. Halfdan Jacobson was chosen1 teller by Mr. Connolly aniLJ. L. Llvesey was selected by Mr. Kler- stead. The count showed 107 votes for Kterstead and 145 for Connolly , with seven teen blanks on the commlsslonershlp. Connolly nelly had received 143 on the official canvass and Klerstcad 107. Mr. Winter contends that he hag gained five votes over Mr. Shields. Both ho nnd Mr. Shields tallied 1.25otes. . On the official canvass he received 13 and Shields 128. The court room was crowded with Judges and clerks of election and politicians of more or losi Importance until the result of the first district's recount was declared. The case will bo rtsurned this morning at 10 o'clock. Following was the official canvass for the First and Second districts of the Eighth ward for the commissioner-ship and con gressman : KlerCon - Mcr- Hitch etcnd. nolly. cor. cock. First district 107 143 141 118 Second district SO 137 123 103 This gives an Idea of how the vote varied. In the Third , Eighth and Ninth wards the vote waa : Klerstead. Connolly. Third ward G19 Co' Eighth ward 703 SS > 0 Ninth ward 6S8 4D1 Thus Connolly received a majority of only twenty-eight votes over Klerstead and Klcr- stead in his pleadings claims a majority of 351. These three wards also , according to the claims made by Winter , should give him a change of vote In his favor of 103 , For the entire county Winter , in his petition' , al leged that ho ought to receive a majority ot 383. The ofllclal returns were : Shields , 9,169 ; Winter , 8,249. Winter's figures are : Shields , 8,511 ; Winter , 8,914. Ilcmnrkitlile Il Mrs. Michael Curtain , PlalnfleM , 111. , makes the etatcmcnt that she caught cold , which settled on her lungs ; she was treated for a month by her family physician , but grew worse. He told her she was a hopeless victim of consumption and that no medlcliia could euro her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption ; she bought a bottle and to her delight found herself benefited from first dope. She cons tlnued its use and after taking six bottles found herself sound and well ; now does her own housework , and IB as weltas she ever was. Free trial bottles of this Great DIs-1 covery at Kuhn & Co.'s drug store. Only EO cents and Jl.OOi every bottle guaranteed. ONE SALOON * IS ENOUGH Fire mill Police Comnilimlon Hefimrn to Iocnte Second Entnnllnhnicnt nt Twenty-Ninth anil The Board of Fire and Police Commis sioners held Its regular meeting last evenIng - Ing , Mayor Moores and Commissioners Col- I Una , Karbach , Coffman and Blrkhausor I being present. The protest In , the matter of granting a license to the Scnlltr BrewIng - Ing company to operate a saloon at Twenty- ninth and Cumlng street was heard. T. W. Johnson , a resident of the neighborhood , and Otto Simpson , local agent for the brewing company , were examined. The main objec tions were that there was already one sa- loonjat that point'and.-that A , puUUo , was only two blocks distant. After an ex ecutive session Mayor Moores announced that It was the opinion ot the board that ono saloon was sufficient for the needs of that vicinity and the license- was refused. Notice of an appeal was given by the at torney for the company. The protest against the Issuance of a It- cense to the same company for Sixteenth and Manderson streets having been filed ono day after the time required by the statute , the board ordered that the license bo granted. Liquor licenses were Issued to Max Frlod- land. 713 North Sixteenth ; Nelson & Jones , * I 1101Farnam ; Julius Trcltsdike , T01 South Thirteenth ; Nicholas Yager , 1201 Farnam ; James Douglas , 203 North Sixteenth ; Sam Kardonskl , 902 Capitol avenue ; Adolph Brandies , 1201 Douglas ; Charles Mies , 1723 Leavonvvorth ; South Omaha Brewing asso ciation , 2401 Cumins ; Fred Drows , 2023 Cumlng ; Mlnnlo Wlrth. 321 South Tenth ; Charles Bntnard , 122-124 South Fourteenth ; Fred H. Knig , 414 North Sixteenth ; H. Helns , rear of 1517 Douglas ; Qus Bonder- son , 1121 South Sixth ; Fritz Relmer , 2572 Leaven * orth , and Peter J. Boysen , 223 North Sixteenth. Druggists' permits were granted Nels A. Peterson , 1025 South Tenth , and R. W > Walton - ton [ 702 North Sixteenth street. MAY BE THE REAL WYMAN 1'blloe JudKc Gordon Heoelvcn Information mation ( lint the You ti it Mnn ! Mourned an Ucnd. Police Judge Gordon has received a picture of ( Wadsworth Wi'man from an uncle . In Syracuse , N. Y" . , which convinced hlnif'fhat the young man whom he had written east about was really the New York wanderer. The uncle enclosed a clipping from an Onelda paper which stated that the missing young man was found dead In Erie , Pa. , and buried. His relatives afterward exhumed tbo body and transferred It to Syracuse , where It was buried In a local cemetary , having been Identified by a peculiar forma tion of the teeth. The relatives , according to'this clipping , did not appear overjoyed * at the Idea that all their tears had been shed over a stranger. It Is supposed tliat Wyman lost bis pass book for the Onelda bank In Erie , Pa. , and that the man who picked It up was killed. It afterward found Its way back to the bank from whence It was Issued. Wyman seems willing to remain in the west to spend his money and leave his relatives to look for ward to his return at some other time. Aim HIT firleianoe. OMAHA , Jan. 4. To the Editor of The Bee- Through the columns of jour valuable paper I would like to air again the old-time and over-present grievance of the patrons of the North Sixteenth street cars against tlio Omaha Street Railway company. There ore Just half enough cars run be tween the hours of 5 and 6 p. m. o accom modate the rush of business men and "omTi returning from their various oac s and stores. Standing up. clinging to straps and being smothered half to death Is hard enough llres for the men , but when It conies to women of all ages having first to stand and fueze their toes on the street corners half an l.our waiting for a car and then stand squeezed Into half enough apace and joggled every tlrao the car Htrlkes a new rail or stops or starts , It seems to me the greed of the street railway company overreaches Itself. Men are naturally gallant and very willing to give up their seat to any woman , but they can't give a seat where there Is none to sur render. Everybody expected the accommodation furnished by the Omaha Street Railway com pany during the exposition to be Inefficient and all wondered that It wasn't worse , but If It can't accommodate Its own home traffic let it glvo up lln franchise to those who have more of the love of mankind and tbn milk of human kindness In their hearts. HELEN C. PLAN FOR A BIG AUDITORIUM BuslneM Men Consider Ways and Means for limbering the Project , LODGES AND ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATE Chntrmnn Dlokeni I * to Nnmc Com mittee on Wnjn nnd Mcitnn , Hlte , IlulIdliiK nnd I'rrmnuetit Business men who arc Interested In the erection of an auditorium In Omaha for thu accommodation of largo bodies which may desire to assemble In Nebraska's metropolis met last evening In the Commercial club rooms to consider plans for the furtherance of the project. A temporary organisation was perfected and arrangements were made for the appointment of committees to take I the matter In hand. Several local organizations which had been requested to send representatives , re sponded in a cordial way , their members taking a deep Interest In the meeting. R. Dickens was made temporary chairman and Clement Chase temporary secretary. The chairman was authorized to appoint com mittees on ways and means , building atte , building and permanent organization. The personnel ot these committees will be an nounced later. Mr. Dickens reported that a committee of which ho was a member bad discussed the outlines of a building. They had considered three kinds. First , a building with a seat ing capacity ot 10,000 people ; second , a building that would seat perhaps 8,000 people ple and have a market house In connection ; third , a building with a capacity of 6,000 persons , with accommodations for secret orders having national headquarters in the city and offices therefor. They had decided that the first plan was not feasible because such a building would bo cumbersome and the demand for It Is not sufficient to Justify its erection. They believed the second plan would result hero oa it had in other cities , In the market house killing the auditorium and * making It unpopular. Fnvor Till * Plan. The third plan would therefore be the ono which they would recommend. Their reasons for doing this were several. A more central location for suoh a structure could be secured. Its seating capacity would more nearly meet the requirement of the conventions which might want to assemble therein. It would cost less. The lodge room annex and the offices which might be placed therein would popularlz * it and the Income would maintain It. Mr. Lawrle presented a rough draft of the Inside of a building which would accommo- I date 6,700 persons. H was 264x132 feet , four | | stories In height. The pit would seat 3,200 3'persons and the gallery 3,500. He had found , that the reaching capacity of tbo average I voice Is about ninety feet , so he would recommend that the seats be erected on all sides so that no auditor would be compelled o loca'to himself beyond the speaker'sC scope. Then atthe side and along the front he 'would have lodge rooms and offices 'or the various secret societies. He estlma- ted that the Income from such a building would be a trifle over $10,000. He had not considered the cost of the erection of such a building , but rough estimates placed It all the way from $75,000 to $100,000. Several tracts of ground might be found available , , but one must be chosen in his estimation near the center of the city where the car lines converged to make It popular. for UnlaliiHr Fund * . Besides , the nearer It was to tbo business heart the greater the Income would be from the rent for tbo offices and the lodge rooms. No definite estimate could bo given as to the cost of half a'block of ground tliat wouldjjji accommodate the building , .but severalj , ' thought p'foperty that would answer the purl pose might be purchased for $100,000. A number of suggestions were made , con cerning methods which might be used to" raise money for the auditorium. Tho' thought which seemed to be uppermost In ICio minds of those discussing the project was that It must bo done -with a rush , a sub scription to the fund or a purchase which might aidit being looked upon as a craze. They spoke of the plans used In Kansas City of the sale of buttons , the donations of all kinds of articles from a piano to a house and lot being made In order that they could bo put Into ono grand lot and chances sold thereon. It was believed that straight sub scriptions should come last , when the project was well on .Its way to success and the plans almost consummated. These schemes , how ever , will be left to the committee on ways and means which the chairman will name. An effort will be made to secure the In terest and co-operation of all organizations in the city. They will be given an oppor tunity to show their appreciation of the plan by giving It their earnest support. Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champagne has a delicious aroma of the grapes. Its purity Is undoubted. OLD MAN TAKES HIsTwN LIFE J."R * . JoncB End * Hln Career by Pnt- a nutlet Throngk JIU , . Ilrnln. Despondency and 111 health prompted J. R. Jones , 61 years of ago , to end his own life last night at the homo of his slster-ln-law 1 Mr * . H. J. Wlllett. 2415 Blnney street. , , _ The , ' ; circumstances surrounding the old man's death ar unusually pathetic. The victim of a disease that had made him an Invalid far sixteen years ; too old to hope to regain health , and possessed of means Insufficient to prevent him from being a bur den to others , ho concluded to end his trou bles and fired a bullet from a 32-caliber re | volver into bis brain. Death was Instan taneous. The suicide occurred In the little front parlor of Mrs. Wlllett's borne. The tlmo was about 7 o'clock. Mr. Jones had just re turned from a walk down town In the course of which he had become thoroughly chilled. The supper hour was passed , but warm food was being kept for him on the kitchen stove. When the old roan entered the house ho was 'greeted toy hie wife , who asked If ho was not hungry enough to at bis evening meal. Ills answer was no. "Make me a glass of Jamaica ginger Instead , I am cold , " he said ae he went into the parlor and sat down In his big arm chair. Mrp. Jones hastened to prepare the drink. While carrying It to him. Just at the door of the room , she heard a pistol shot and glancing at her husband , saw him fall to the floor. When she reached his side he was dead. dead.Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Jones came to this city last July from Clinton , WIs. Thirty years ago they made their home here. Mr. Jones was a railroad man earlier In life , but for the last sixteen years he had been Incapacitated for work by disease. His suicide was un expected and Is thought to have been un premeditated. The bullet entered the head a little above and behind the right car and lodged In the brain. The coroner deemed an Inquest unnecessary. When you ask for a Do Witt's Wltch-Hazel Salve don't accept a counterfeit or imitation. There are more cases of piles being cured by this than alt others combined. Annvrer In the Ill tory Case. An answer to tbo amended petition in the action brought by Edward Rosewater against the Exposition to prevent the appropriation of money for the publishing of a history was filed yesterday. It simply states that all the buildings of the exposition have been disposed of ; that 75 per cent of the aubscrlp- tlonn have been paid to the stockholders nnd that histories of the Philadelphia Cenlen- nisi , Chicago World's fair. California MidWinter - Winter , Atlanta Cotton States and Tennes see Centennial expositions have been pub lished. ROCKEFELLERSJN THE DEAL | liny Into ClileHgn .t Alton to 1'ro- cnrc nn Onllet for Mlnaniirl , Knnmi * A. 1'v\n * . CHICAGO , Jau , 4. A special to the Tribune eays : An Interesting story con cerning the Rockefellers and the "Alton deal" Is current In Wall street. The Rocke fellers own a controlling interest In tha Missouri , Kansas & Texas road , nnd both John D. and William Rockefeller are on the board of directors. The line extends from Oalveston to St. Louis. Its earnings have not been of satisfactory plzn and the best prospect of Improving the property In that respect seemed to Its controlling Interests to lie ( n securing for their railroad an outlet to Chicago. So a while ago the Rockefellers untored a syndicate , of which Henry Budge of Hallgarten & Co. and Elward D. Adams were other members , to ta'xe over the St. Louie , Peorla & Northern road , which is already built from St. Louis to a point beyond Peorla , III. , nnd to construct from the point mentioned to East Clinton , 111. , a distance of about 100 miles , a road to bo known as the St. Louts & North Shore line. At East Clinton the line would connect with the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Chicago & Northwestern roads , over the tracks of ono of which the trains of tee Missouri , Kansas & Texas would bo car ried to the outskirts of Chicago. There connection would bo made with the tracks of the Chicago Terminal Transfer com pany , giving the Missouri , Kansas & Texas cars direct entrance Into Chicago. The syndicate organized also the Lacledo Con struction company , to build the St. Louis & North Shore line , but no construction has yet been undertaken by It. By the building of this pleco of road and by the other arrangements outlined above the Rockefel lers" would have been enabled to get their cars all the way to Chicago , where among other advantages the Missouri , Kansas & | Texas would have n chance to carry grain to - the gulf , and Mr. Adams , ho Is Inter ested in the Chicago Terminal company , would have secured a good customer for trackage and terminal privileges from that company. But a few weeks ago the Chicago & Alton road came Into the market. The Alton Is a well equipped property and the Jls shortest line between Chicago and Gat- vcston , 1,407 miles in length , Is that over the tracks of the Chicago & Alton nnd the Missouri , Kansas & Texas and roads affiliated with them. The Rockefel lers 1 entered the syndicate for the purchase 1t the Alton , the amount of their subscrip tion being said to have been $5,000,000. Having thus arranged for a satisfactory and Immediate extension of their road from St. Louis to Chicago , they naturally were not so anxious as they had been to promote j i the construction of the line from Pcona northward , and It Is said that they have within the last few days withdrawn from the Adams-Budge syndicate not , how ever , without a protest on the part of their assoolatps. A representative of Mr. Adams said yesterday : "We do net deny that the Missouri , Kansas & Texas Is In the Chicago & . Alton syndicate , but vvo do affirm that the Rockefellers are still interested in the St. j Louis & North Shore line and the con struction of that line will go on Just the same. " The Chicago & Alton , It Is said , v/111 , after its purchase Is effected , be managed by a Joint board of directors repre senting the several Interests participating In Its acquisition. The syndicate was formed , It Is understood , by E. H. Harrl- man , who has represented In the negotl- atlons with the Alton's owners more es pecially the Interests of the Union Pacific and'the Illinois Central. The Vnndorbllts .will be Interested In the Alton management " th"rough their large holdings In the Union I'Pacific ( ] , if not Indeed , as it Is reported , 'Uirough l | the presence of the Michigan Cea- I tral as one of the controlling group of rail ways. The Rockefellers will have a share ' In the conduct of the Alton through the MIs- | ' sourl , Kansas & Texas , and the Goulds will have a corresponding Interest through their Missouri Pacific road. It Is believed that the taking over of the Alton marks the first occasion on which these three great financial Interests Vanderbllt , Rockefeller and Gculd have Joined forces In railway direction. WINS AN ADMIRAL'S DAUGHTER MurrlnKo Ceremony of Ml * * Olive I Snnitianti to Sun Frnncliicnn I * Performed. NEW YORK. Jan. 4. Miss Olive Farrlng- I ton Sampton , daughter of Rear Admiral Sampson was married this evening to Henry Harrison Scott of San Francisco , In the Congregational church , Glen Ridge , N. J. Rev. Frank Goodwin will officiate. Among those Invited were President Mc- Klnley and the members of the cabinet with their wives. The president and Mrs. Mc- Klnley are unable to attend. Miss Sampson woie a gown of white satin , cut en tralne and made up with lace and chiffon. The long tulle veil was fastened ultli orange blossoms. Yellow nnd violet are to bo , the wedding colors , nnd Miss Hannah Walker Sampson , the bride's sister and maid of honor , wore palu ycllou and carried violets. The bridesmaids , Miss Annie Dunbar Davis , daughter of Colonel Davis of West ' Point , and Miss Elgle Grlsnold Perkins of Lynne , Conn. , wore yellow and violet. Walter Magee of San Francisco was tbo best man , and the ushers were Lieutenants Roy Campbell Smith and Richard Harrison Jackson , Ensign Watt Taylor Cluverlus , Wlnslow Hobart Hershel , Harry Lummls Parker and Frederick Aldrlch Cleveland. The Interior of the Congregational church ' was decorated with floral designs and Christmas greens , as Is also Admiral Samp son's home , where a reception was held after the ceremony nt the church. Mr. and Mrs. Scott will reside in San Francisco , where the groom Is engaged In business. DELAY IN STANDARD OIL CASE Attorney General Fllex Motion In hupremi * Court < o Onit C'oniinlH- Mlonor HrliiNliinlil. CLEVELAND. Jan. 4. The taking of testimony in the Standard OH case was not resumed today before Master Commissioner Brlusmald. That the case was not taken up Is duo to the fact that the state attorney general has filed a motion before tlio Onto supreme court to oust Brlnsmald from his position as master commissioner. This mo tion Is bet for hearing before the supreme court tomorrow. Mr. Brlnsmald has received the follow ing telegram from Attorney General Monctt : "Cannot resume the case Thursday. Have no money to pay expenses. " Not only will Commissioner Brlnsmald file an answer to Monett's ouster motion , but the Standard Oil company will do so as well , so Mr. Brlnsmald said today. Attorney Kline , representing the Standard Oil company went to Columbus this afternoon to per sonally file the company's answer with the supreme court. The commissioner com pleted his answer to the attorney general's motion to oust him today. MnrrliiKe lleeno * . County Judge Baxter Issued the following marriage licenses yesterday : Name and Residence. Age. Jake Conklln , Norton , Kan ' 2 Mrs. Ada Hlbbe , Norton. Kan 19 George T. Gascolgne , South Omaha 45 Mra. Elizabeth Tramo. South Omaha 42 'WILL ' | \ DIRECT AND CON1ROL Board of Directors of Greater America Expo sition Elect Committees , RESPECTIVE DUTIES ARE OUTLINED Coininltlro on Klnnnrr In ( o MnUc * n S > utrinntliCniiMin * fur SubwrlptloiiM In Aid of Eiitorjirlnc. _ Those men will have direct control nnd management of the Greater America expo sition to bo held In Omaha next summer : P. E. Her , William Havden , J. 11. Kitchen , H. J. Penfold nnd C. J. Smyth. They form the executive committee which was elected by the Board of Directors last night. The board also elected an advisory com mittee , composed of Herman Kountze , J. H. Mlllard , Frank Murphy , E. Rosenater nml Emll Brnndcls , whose duty It will bo to study the welfareof the exposition and make suggestions 1o the executive commit tee from tlmo to tl'no of such matters as It thinks advantageous to the enterprise. The directors met In the cafe at the Tax- ton hotel last evening , with C. J. Smyth presiding. After the reading of the minutes of the preceding meeting two or three Items of business came up , which were promptly referred to the cxecutlvo committee for nc- tlon. George E. Prltchctt brought up the mat ter of selecting an executive committee nnd after some discussion as to the best way In which to make the selection , It was decided to make nominations and vote by ballot. Several names were proposed , which were quickly withdrawn nnd when nominations were closed nnd the ballot taken the result was announced as mentioned In the forego- Ing. The advisory committee already mentioned was then promptly elected by a unanimous vote of the directors. A standing committee on finance , which Is to make a systematic canvass for sub scriptions , was appointed , composed of the following : N. A. Kuhn , M. D. Karr , Homo Miller , C. M. Wllhclm and J. II. Dumont. It was agreed that when the board ad journed It should bo subject to the call of the chairman of the executive committee' , thls not to Interfere with the regular meet- Ing'to bo held on Thursday evening , Janu ary 12. The directors adjourned and the executive committee hold a short meeting , during which Mr. Smyth was elected chairman and another meeting of the committee fixed for tonight at the Paxton hotel. THOMAHA NEWS At the regular monthly meeting of the South Omaha Live Stock exchange the following - , lowing rule was ordered posted for action at the next regular meeting : "Any member of this exchange having lr his employ any person who may bo found guilty of striking , pounding or prodding any , animal In the Union Stock Yards of South Omaha , thereby crippling , bruising or damaging - aging such animal , ehnll be fined $10 for each offense ; $5 of which shall go to the party furnishing eufflclent evidence to secure a conviction and $5 of said fine to be covered Into the treasury of the exchange. "Any employe or any member of this ex change who may bo convicted ot a violation of this rule shall not bo employed by any member of this exchange for thirty days nexi succeeding f the date of such conviction. . "Any member of this exchange who Is not an employe , who may be found guilty ot r striking , pounding or prodding an animal In the Union Stock Yards ot South Omaha , thereby crippling , bruising or damaging such animal , shall be fined $20 for such offense ; $10 of such fine going to the party furnlsh- ng evidence to secure a conviction and $10 of said fine to be covered Into the treasury of the exchange. " This rule will bo posted by Secretary Lott on the bulletin board for a period of thirty days , when It will be taken up by the ex. change and put to a final vote. General Manager Kenyan of the Union Stock Yards company has already disposed of the matter which the rules refer to by sup plying all employes of the yard company with new style whips for hogs. These whips are broad bands of belting , attached to handles and vvhllo a blow tends to hurry the hogs along , It docs not bruise the ani mal. Prod poles arc also being done away with. The otock jards management , was the first to take hold of this matter , and It now remains for the packing houses anrt commission men to enforce the rule amoiiR I employes. The flno Imposed In the new rule. ' 's considered enough to prevent any employe from using unneeded force in driving stock and If adopted the whole system at the. yards will bo under the same ruling us far as the handling of stock Is concerned. On Monday afternoon next the Board ot Directors of the exchange will meet for ths purpose ot electing a secretary and treas urer. Colonel A. L. Lott has been the sec retary of the exchange for many years and 1 without doubt will be re-elected , as no ono about the exchange seems to want the of fice BO long as the colonel Is a candidate. T. B. McPherson , cashier of the Union Stock Yards National bank , has been treasurer of the exchange for a long time , and he will without doubt be chosen again. SinII ArrniiKftnentH Nntlnfnetory. The Union Pacific fast mall , which went through here Wednesday morning , was drawn by engine No. 815 , with Engineer ' . Dolan at the < throttlo. The run from th depot In Omaha to the depot In this city was made In seven minutes. This fast train stops here to throw off mall sacks from the east. By the new arrangement the Chicago mall , which was formerly delivered at either 2 30 or 4 o'clock each afternoon , now reaches Its destination on the second delivery , which Is made at 10 o'clock In the morning. This change In tlmo Is greatly appreciated by members of the Live Stock exchange and of' ' fleers of the packing houses , as It gives plenty of tlmo In which to arrange replica | for the afternoon train. on Live Stock. A comparison of the figures sent out In \ annual reports by the different live stock markets of the country shows that South Omaha Is pushing rapidly nhead. The yards here show a gain of 1,295 head of cattle , whereas Chicago shows a decrease of 73,900 , Kansas City S'JSOO and St. Louis 103,600. In the matter ot ' hogs Chicago's Increase was 453,200 ; Kansas City. 321,800 ; St. Louis , 87.- 400 ; South Omaha , 486,700. In the way of sheep Chicago shows a loss of 16,300 ; Kan sas City , 153,900 ; St. Louis , 165,400 ; South Omaha , a gain of 45S.OOO. These figures are comparisons with those Issued for the year 1S97. Heat y Tux Collection * . City Treasurer Broadnell makes the statement that moro money was paid In for taxes on December 31 , January 1 , 2 and 3 than for any four davs In the history of the office. All of the big corporations and many small property owners have paid In order to escape the interest which commenced to accrue on January 1. During these four days about $20,000 waa taken In. This will help out the city's balance In the bank con siderably and no doubt a call for warrant ? will be Issued by the treasurer as soon as the rush is over. .MllKlC ( 'II ) noHNlll. The local offlco of the Omaha Dally Bco has been removed to the uaw Cltv Hall bulldln ? . Twenty-fifth nttd N' ntrcct * . Tele phone 27 Mile * Welsh of the firm of Martin A Welsh Is on the nick list , MM. Rcim Kelly of Chicago Is hero visit ing her uncle , N , A , Lotm. Mr . T. H. Unsor left jfsterday ixftcrnoon for a trip to Colorado Springs , Gospel meetings are being held every night at the First Presbyterian church. Mrs. A. L. Coleman , 2ilO M street , In suffering from nn attack of the Rrlp. Thcro will ho n meeting of the South Omaha Hospital asioclattbn thlo afternoon. John Flynn Is figuring on n ttlp to Chicago cage , where hp will make spring | nirchfccs. ' Frank Glndele has returned irom trip to Chicago , vvhcro ho spent the holld.iya wllh . relatives. " 0. Werren has been nppolnted night yardmaster - master for the Union Stock Yards Ka'lroad ' company. ciit The Presbyterian King's Daughters will meet this afternoon with Mrs. Thurloiv and elect : officers. Miss Mmido Lncey has returned to her homo In Iowa , after a visit with Mr , nnd Mrs. L. F. Walker. Upchurch ledge will give a public Inotnl- latlon of officers this evening. Dr. Wheeler will deliver an address. Miss Anna Levy has gone back to the State university , nfter spending a v > etk or two ' with her parents here. C. D. Richardson , a stock raiser and prominent resident of Burl county , was a visitor In the city yesterday. The police are having some trouble with tramps who congregate at the ro'ind houte In the northern part of the j > mls. Bonds in the sum of $1,500 for the con struction of the sewer in district 10(5 ( will bo offered for sale within a short tlmo. Roy Davis , formerly of this city but now In business for himself at Gibbon , lias re turned homo after a visit with friends biro. A meeting of the South Omaha club will I be held nt the club roomon Twenty-fourth | street this evening for the election of offi cers Lieutenant A. H. Knutson of the Fourth MI sourl volunteer Infantry has retuuied < o his regiment after visiting here for a week ' or two. W. H. Wyman , one of the directors of the Citizens' Gas company , said yesterday that thu Home Gas company Is not dead it It has been sleeping. The women of the First Methodist Episco pal church will glvo a tea at the homo of -Mrs. Chase , 230fi N street , Thursday r.Jter- noon. An Invitation Is extended to those In terested. The State Tanners' Insurance company lias elected officers as follows : T. B. Uolmnn. Lal'latte , president ; B. R. Stouffer , South Omaha , secretary ; E. R. Smith , South Omahn , assistant secretary ; directors , Iroac Noycs , Watcrlcto ; G. L. Redmond , Irvlngton , and G. M. Drexel , Klk City. Most of the families who were made home less by the fire at the Keystone hotel on . Sunday last are again quartered In the build ' ing. l ] Manager Copeland huftled around and made some needed repairs nnd about half of the rooms are now being occupied. It Is understood that Ray Nye , the owner ot the building , will commence to replnc'o the top story and roof as soon na the weather vtlil permit. Owing to the illness of Coroner Swnnson there was no lnquc' t held yesterday after noon on the lemalns of William J. Nor wood , the man who was killed by falling from a Rock Island train n day or two ago. The coroner expects to be able to be out to day and has set the Inquest for this after noon. Undertaker Brewer received a tele gram from relatives of the deceased jester- day Instructing him to bury the body here. The smallest things exert the greatest In fluence. DeWltt's Little Early Risers are un- cqualed for overcoming constipation and liver troubles. Small pill , beat pill , safe pill. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS , A. M. Lesllo and Charles N. Bromleyof the Implement Trade Journal , Chlcago-aro In the city. * * D. J. Simpson of Chicago ; who was su perintendent of construction at the Armour Packing plant of South Omaha , visited In the city yesterday on business. M. Strosbergcr of Now York , ono of the proprietors of the Nebraska Clothing com pany , is In the city for a day or two , lookIng - Ing after firm Interests. At the Murray : M. K. Sherwood , Chicago cage ; D. F. Huml and S. D. Barlow , Kansas City ; J. F. Renfro , Chicago , E. L. Button , Elm Creek ; W. H. Green. Crelghton ; Cnsy Edwards , New York ; D. J. Collman , Beatrice ; W. G. Clark , Topeka ; 0. N. Hum- I phy and J. B. Meserve , Lincoln ; A. Lucas and E. L. Button. Nebraska City ; J. W. Brlggs , Kansas City ; E. T. Knster. Shcnan- I doah ; R. R. Prey , Omaha ; W. F. Damon , Hastings ; A. H. Byrum. Blsomlngton ; O. F. Blilman. St. Louis ; J. M. Hershberger , Kan sas City. At the Mlllard : M. M. Lyon. Cincinnati ; M. Hasburger , Omaha ; E. R. Klmhall , Kan sas City ; O. M. Bosworth , St. Joseph ; W. G. Brenier , Denver ; Phil Mesery , Chicago ; M. A. G'arrett ' , Chicago ; H. W. Seaman. Clin ton ; B. C. Faulkner , Now York : A. T. Van Scoy , Milwaukee ; M. L. Goldsmith and D. J. Simpson , Chicago ; F. Sonnenscheln. West Point ; W. C. May , Lexington ; A. B. Garret- Eon , Cedar Rapids ; M. Janice Hamilton , Clinton : W. P. Manley , Sbux City ; K. S. Warhank , Chicago ; W. P. Logan , New castle ; E. E. Hcnklc , Chicago ; A. B. Oould , St. Louis ; C. C. Campbell , York ; Thomas Rafferty , Dubuque ; John Nuveen , Chicago ; H. C. Nutt , Sheridan. Wyo. ; James Steven , Shelton ; Myron E. Wheeler , Omaha. Nebraskans at the hotels : E. D. Hoxsey , Friend : E. Scdgwlck. Firth ; F. E. Jandt. Crawford ; W. M. Ervdn , Alma ; J. H. Aufderbelde. M. Albrecht and R. Ticrmann. Deshler ; T. L. Sloan. Ponder ; J. J. Johnson , Wahoo , Edward J. Taggort. Gretna ; A. C. Langdon , Papllllon ; H. B. Hansen. Nellgh ; F. M. Costeller and F. S. Howell. Blair ; George H. Brash , Albion ; John A. Wachtor , Pender : G. F. Heine , Hooper ; W. W. Young. Stanton ; C. W. Schroeder , Tekamah : Carl Staab , Leigh ; C. II. Dalstrom. Ceresco ; G. H. Ranson , Bancroft : W. E. Mukly and L. P. Bryans , Valley ; T. M. Sheaff , Fullerton ; Alex Scott , Stromsburg ; A. G. West , Fre mont : G. A. Lclscr and Louis E. Uppcrman , Grand Island ; J. C. Hartsburg , Oak ; F. C. Hamilton , Crelghton ; H. C. Spauldlng , Ord ; L. F. Fonda and George W. Hcun , Howell ; Fred Echtenkamp , Arlington ; George Har- ney , Kearney ; J. H. Overton , Nebraska City ; D. G. Ruby , Beatrice ; W. S. Collctt , Bancroft ; J. A. Lester , Wahoo ; H. N. Link , Mlllard : J. W. Llnkhart and daughter , Coleridge ; A. H. Harms Hooper ; Mlko Elinora. Alliance ; L. N. Gambs , Smithland ; C. K. Brown , Cozad ; A. W. Burchard. Falls City ; E. B. Laflln , Crab Orchard ; William Mathlescn , West Point ; W. BuHuston , South Omaha ; Charles Relden. Illoomfleld ; C. C. Denny , Tekamah ; H. E. Pankomln. Louis- vllle ; H. L. Breltensteln. Grctna ; C. N. Cottrell. Imperial ; C. O. Barratt nnd Bon , Springfield ; C. G. Pelander , HoldreRe ; C. J. Llndqulst , Oakland ; Fred Schrlober , Wls- ner ; David F. Burks , Talrbury : John F. Swift , Waterloo ; Peter BodenlR , Humphrey ; S. Schultz nnd E. E , Schultz. Kenesavv ; Hugh Roberthon. North Bend ; W. H. Black- man. Norfolk ; L. Wachtcr and wife nnd Mrs. William Brce. Herman ; R. W. Grant. H. C. Rountree , W. E. Barkley , Jr. . James Sorensen - enson , C. N. Qrandall. E. J. Grimm. 0. A. Robinson , James Manahan. A. O. Faulkner , S. P. Yoho. William Kloopper. William Greutzner and F. J. Starr. Lincoln. LOCAL BREVITIES. With the new year the name of the Law and Mercantile Reporter was changed by Its publisher , N. O. Talbot. It Is very much shortened and la now called "The Dally Rec ord " This publication has been In the field far t n years nnd Mr , Talbot is hopeful of a future more encouraging than the past has been. been.SKINTORTURED Babies and Tired Mothers Find Comfort in CUTICURA. A warm bath with CUTICUBA BOAP , and ingle anointing with CUTICUKA , purest of emollient ikln cures , will afford IniUnt relief , permit rcit for parent and sleep for child , and point to a Bpccdy , permanent , and economical cure of the most torturing , disfiguring , and humiliating ekln , scalp/and blood humon , with Ion of hair , wheu all tlie f Ui. La Grippe j It's ' here again I The doctors % say it mostly attacks the weak , S the thin , those with poor blood and nerves all unstrung , liscape u is easy , simply by taking $ Scott's Emulsion I The oil is the very best food for making rich blood and prog ducing force and energy. 'I he g hypophosphites give stability and strength to the nerves. 'I he S germs of La Grippe cannot af- * feet a body thus fortilied. < 3 > 500. ami f 1,00 , all drugglsti. Tlirvnrc in much HWc COATED ELECTRICITY na rclcuec can make them. Jtach one produces at much nervohiitldliiK substance at M con tained in the nmomit of food n man consumes in n week. This It why they have cured tliouiind'tof ci < ei of ner\otii dlsenses , Mich as Delill- Ity , Dirzlnesi , InsomniaVirlcoccle , etc. They cnnblc j on to think clear ly by developing brain mnlter ; force healthy clrc-nlntlon , cure Indiges tion , find impart hounding \lRor to the whole fi tcm. All weakening nnd tis nc-ilestrovlnu dralnt and losses permanently cured Delay nmy mean lusaulty , Consumption and Death. . Price , | i per box ; six boxes ( with KV BJ. | Irou-clad pimrnntee to cure or rewn fund inoncv ) fs. llookrontalntnKff positive proof , free. Addre Kuhn As Co uml l cunomtcal DrUK Co , Om.ilui. WREN oTnnn * FAIL ooitnrs/r Searles & Searles. SPECIALISTS. Omarantea to onrc ni'cetllly and radl * llr all NERVOUS , UHItONIO AND PRIVATE ! dlieaiCB of men und vromea WEAK MEN SYPHILIS BKXUALLV. cured for ' , ' * * Might Emission * . Lost Manhood , Hv- irocele , vcrlcocele , Gonerrhoa , Qlfet , Byph * flls , Stricture , Piles , KlBtula and Ktctot Ulcari , Diabetes , Brlght's Diaoase cured. CONSULTATION FHRK. Stricture new method without pain or outtlnv. .11 on or addreii with stamp. Treatment Jgf m. mm x SFARLFS. No Other External Remedy , and Few Internal , Are Equal To a BENSON'S. 3 SEAL ) /ON THE 6TAMP/ ( GENUINE 'tis the best POROUS PLASTER Invaluable In Kldnry Dlnoaio. It nrvnthci thn Kidneys , top thn dull ache , | irntectH Kli 't ' mil- dn cold. Trjr llrnxin'i. 1'rico'i.o. All llnik-cl't" . OlmTrn.boabuiyA Jilm < mN.Y.lf uuobulimlUo. Patronize Home Industries Hy 1'urclinnlHK Good * Mnilr nt ( he FeN lMTliit Nf'bniHkii I'liutorlcm COIINICR WORKS. G. F. i iAfin con.wcn wonic < * . Manufacturer of Galvanised Iron Cornices Galvanized Iron Sl < ) lights. Tin , Iron and Slate Hoofing. Agent for Klnnear's Steel Celling. 108-10-12 North Eleventh street. PLOUK MILLS. h. F. ( JII.MA.V. Flour , Meal. . . - Teod. H.-an , 1013-15-17 North 17th street , Omaha , Ncn. d. U , Uluck , Manager. Telephone S92. IKON WORKS. DAVIS A. COWIill.l , , IHO.V WOHIC.S. Iron nnd HI-HUN roiiiiilurn. Manufacturers and Jobbers if Machinery. General repairing a specialty. 1501 , 1D03 and 1D03 Jackson street , Omaha , Neb. LINSHCD OIL. AVOOHMA.N M.N : > iii : : > Oil , AVOIIK.H. ' Manufacturers old process raw linseed oil , kettle boiled linseed oil , old process ground llnsrod caltca , ground nnd HcrrcntxJ ( or druggists. OMAHA. NKH. OMAHA llltr.WI.Nf : ASSOCIATION. Carload shipments made in our own re. frlgerator cars. Dlue Kluhon , Elite Uxport , Vienna Export and Family Export deliv ered to all parts of the city. BOlLErtS. OMAHA IOII.iit ) : WOIIKS " JOHN 1C. I.OWnr.V. Pron. Boilers. Tanks and Sheet Iron Work.