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Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-21
I,Oclsner and Thomas erocox for the posi-.

Ioclsner and Thomas Grocox for the posi-.
tion OF piving inspector.
The certified check Of Hayes \ Son OF
Cleveland, the successful bidders tor the
paving bonds, was received. The contract
was not awarded because 10 was stated that
certain complications still remained TO be
disposed OF before the award was made.
An order was received from the district
judges allowing the assistants in the county
attorneys Office each 1000 per annum, an
Increase of 800 each.
Two petitions from majority OF the foot
'front.' property owners on Center street ask
ing the county board to sign with them for
paving on that street were presented and
read. They were conditioned ON the extern
sion of the street aailway system, and one
guaranteed the company exemption from
prying for the paving.
The chairman was opposed to Offering q
bonus to the street railway company.
The committee on roads was instructed
TO sign for whatever material was desired
by the majority of the property owners.
MIR. Livesey moved that the committee be
instructed not TO agree to pay for the street
railway company's paving.
This was opposed by Mr.. Paddock, who
appeared as the champion of the stseet rail
way company He thought it more prudent
to lay it over and 1t was so ordered.
Adjournment was taken until next Satur.
day at 3 o'clock
Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-21
AFTER PosToFFIcE CONTRACT.
Mr.. Seerie of Denver, just Back from
Washington, Talks of His Bid.

Washington, Talks of His Bid.
David d. Seerie of the Denver firm of
Geddes & Seerie, contractors, arrived in
Omaha yesterday and registered at the
Murray. Mr.. Seerie came direct from
Washington, ID. c., where he has been look
ing after the interests Of his firm In connec-
tion with the contract for the new Omaha
postofice building.
I'VE are the lowest bidders on granite,
which the specifications exclusively called
for" said Mr.. Seerie to a BEE reporter
1--WE will know definitely in a few days who
will get the contract. l have every reason
to believe that il the award be made now
the bid Of Geddes & Seerle will be favorably
considered. However, there is many a slip
'twlxt the cup and the lip, you know. II we
get the contract work will be commenced at
once and the building pushed to completion.
Colorado granite will be used in that event.
~ met the ex-supervising architect in Chi
cago yesterday, and he says that under the
specifications bids for granite exclusively
should be considered. Some OF the other
bidders put in their bids for sandstone
That is what Is causing the delay in the
awarding at Washington. Possibly result
of the misunderstanding among bidders may
lead to readvertising for bids, which would
cause delay of several months. / think,
however, that the bids on granite only will
be entertained and delay obyiated by an
carly award under those specifications. The
building will be an architectural gem, and
we will give satisfactory results, II we get
the contract. Our work at Kansas City will
soon be finished. l found that the eastern
bidders made determined effort to get the
contract.
"While in Washington met President
Cleveland. When was introduced 10 him
l casually remarked that was not an office
seeker. The president looked at me with q
grateful twinkle in his eye, reached out his
hand again and remarked, We'll, will just
shake hands with YOU again on the strength
of that. He grasped my hand very cor
daily the second time"
Mr.. Seerie left for Denver last evening.
He will return to Omaha next week.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-21
KILLED IN THE COURT ROOM.

Samuel wesner. n Prominent Indiana Law
yer, Loses His Life In Fight.
DANvILLE, Ind, May 20.-Colonel Brown,
president of the Lebanon Natural Gas COM
pany, shot and killed Samuel Wesner, one of
the most prominent lawyers in Indiana, at
noon. The shooting occurred in the court
room, directly In front of the judges desk.
For several days a suit-Nlartin Hobe
against the Lebanon Gas company for dam
ages-has been on trial, and has been bitterly
contested on both sides. The argument had
been completed and the court had adjourned
Wesner was laughing and talking, pleased
over the conduct Of the case. Brown then
came from the side of the room, where he
had been standing muttcring threats
against Wesner. They met and Brown said !.
My reputation is rs good as yours" One
word led to another, and Wesner said. "If
you have gun, pull it; l dare you" Upon
the word Brown drew his revolver and fired
two shots. Almost instantly Wesner moved
toward Brown and pulled n long dagger, and
just as he lald hands on Brown the latter
fell, averting thrust. Wesner's strength
began to fail and he died in few minutes
Brown was taken to Jail and is not disposed
to talk, although he says Wesner provoked
the quarrel. Brown was badly cut across
the palm of his hand by the dagger which
WeSner used
Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-21
KILLED ON THE CROSSING.
Fiagman Kelly Gut In Two at Fifteenth an,
Nicholas Streets Yesterday Afternoon.

Fiagman Kelly Cut In Two at Fifteenth and
Nicholas streets Yesterday Afternoon.
John Kelly, Missouri Pacific fagman,
was run over by tram at Fifteenth and
Nicholas streets yesterday afternoon and
died while beng taken to the hospital In the
patrol wagon. Kelly was paying attention
to the train he was tagging and did not no
tice q string Of coal cars coming down the
track he was standing on.
The first car knocked the flagman under
the trucks and the train as 1t passed over
him severed his legs above thickness. When
found by Yard Fireman Kennedy the in
jured man was dying, but acting upon the ad-
vice Of a physician, who had been called, an
attempt was made to remove the patient to
the hospital, He died on the way. The
quest will be held Monday.
Kelly was married man and lived at 5l3
South Eleventh street. He had been em-
ployed as iiagman on the Missouri Pacific for
nine months, and well liked by oil he came in
contact with.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-21
Prof. HiTShberq,

The celebrated Now York and st.
Louis eye expert, BY SPECIAL RE.
QUEST will again visit OMAHA,
NEB., MAY % TO 81.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-21
HOW ARE YOUR EYES?
Do They Ache. Burn, Itch, Water
or Tire Upon Continual Use?

II they do thoy are defective and
should DO carefully fitted with glasses
Are YOU subject to chronic headaches,
The kind that begins in the region back
of ana around the eyes, making the
eyes feel heavy and dullY II so the
eyes, are at fault and n pair OF glasses are
needed.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-21

bog Catcher Obstrspsrous.
j. w. Sparks, colored man employed as
dog catcher, was arrested by Ofacer Sulli-
Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-21
BuildiEg Permits.

Ten permits, aggregating g,..........s 2
Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-21
SUNDAY q, ls9s-TwENTY PAGES

van Friday evening for getting drunk and
raising disturbance at Goidsmith's saloon,
corner OF Ninth street and Capitol avenue,
where he drew an old horse pstol with the
intention of intimidating sone' person with
whom he had difference of opinion
Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-21
Increase In the Bank Reserve.

NEW York, May 20.-The bank statement
shows the reserve has increased S6,627 900
and loans have decreased 81, 3,S660OO. The
banks now hold So, ,422, 900 in excess of legal
requirements.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-21
Origin OF Home Patronage.

Realizing the truth of the assertion 10 the
mouths OF citizens that something must be
done TO build up the manufacturing indus
trtas Of the state, TEs BEE decided TO do this
tooethtng and TO do 1t In the only prsctica-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-21
Her Husbands Heart Stolen.

A recent dispatch from Morgantown,
W. Va, to the Wheeling Register of Fri
day last says A suit was entered in the
circuit court here to-day, the revelations
of which involve some prominent persons
Of the county in scandal Of a surpris-
ing aud shocking kind. The complain
ant IS Mrs. Frank Brewer, who sues Miss
DR.. Matte E. Tough for $4,000 damages
for alternating her husbands affections, in
her bill filed charging that the de-
PENDANT has exercised her powers of
fascination to such an extent as TO cause
Brewer to ignore his wife, and to not
treat bis family with the consideration
due from a husband and father
Mrs. Brewer also has applied to Judge
Hagans for an injunction to restrain her
husband from disposing OF any of his real
or personal property until alimony to
such amount as shall be deemed sufficient
for the support and education Of the
family shall be provided for frem the
property. In the bill in this case Mrs.
Brewer states details of visits OF Mr..
Brewer to the fair physician at all hours
of the night, and that their attitude
toward each other even in public is es-
pecially and remarkably tender ans low
ing. The bill further adds that on a
recent date Miss Tough visited Brewers
home, and that the affectionate demon
STATIONS between the two were such as
the plaintiff could not bear longer, and
she requested the lady doctor to l9aye, at
which she was vsibly offended and en-
ragged, but she went, took the man with
her and he has left and not been seen
around home since. Brewer is reputed
to be in good financial circumstances and
to have been trying to dispose of bis
property since leaving, which would leave
his family without any means of support.
Until recently he had always conducted
himself as a worthy and respected citizen
and kind and indulgont nan to his wife
and children. His attentions to Miss
Tough have been of short duration, but Of
great ardor His wife is most highly
respected lady. DR.. Tough is graduate
of one of the great medical schools and
has been a successful practitioner. She
is on the shady side of 30, and Brewer is
but little older than she. John LOugh,
her father, is a man of wealth, and has
represented Monongalia in the Legis-
lature. The disclosures made by the suit
have caused decided sensation here and
around where the parties live.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-21
Experience.

Jim Jones, be wa, candidate for office,
so he was;
He'd been workin' clean from day light
in the democratic csuse ;
He'd heard abent the salary an Office
holder draws;
So he went in fol- an Office in the mornin'!
He brushed mis- old black beaver, an he
polished up his boots
lie got MIN twenty packages Of Gees q
made cherOots,
An they missed him from the village an
political disputes;
For he went in for an office in tho mornin"
But the Office wasn't COMM an they told
him for to wait
The road was kinder crooked WIN he
thought 1t kinder straight;
But Jones, he kept a swingin' on the
democratic gate,
"For," said he, "I'll ketch the Office IN
the mOrninW
Soon the Congressman had smoked up
every one of his cheroots,
An the mud had worn the polish from
the leggin's of bis boots,
A the Office jes' got mixed up in pelit-
ical disputes;
An Jones, he kinder weakened in the
mOrninn
SO he boarded OF freight train that was
runnn' by the rule,
For de didn't have dollar, an was feel
in' like a fool;
An then he went to ploughin' with q
inert gage on his mule;
An he oussed ont every office IN the
mOrnInl
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-21
A Liberal CONGRESSMAN.

Congressman J. C. Sibley says be will
distribute bis salary as congressman,
$40, 900, as follows; To the Changers OF
Crawford aud Erie counties. $4,000, for
the erection and equipment of a building
In Cory, Pa, for the general Offices Of
the Changers OF Western Pennsylvania
TO the Farmers Alliance Of Erie county,
81 600; to the Farmer Alliance Of
era wford county, $1,000; to the labor
and trades unions OF Crawford county,
81 900, to be divided equally among them;
to the labor and trades unions of Erie
county, 81 200. equally divided. organizs-
items accepting these gifts must use
the money for good purposes, the purchase
of books, periodicals. the hiring Of lsctur-
ers, &c.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-21
Weather Crop Bulletin.

CENTRAL OFFICE, LYNCHBURG, VA >
April IL, 1893 Daring the past seven
days there has been very little rain IN the
Tidewater section of the State bat favor
able rains have occurred generally over
the central counties and the north, and
from Lynohbnrg and Danyllle the extreme
southwest. Rain Is needed i'm the eastern
sections. and to some extent in the centra!
sections and in the middle and upper
Shenandoah Valley regions. There was
less than the average amount OF sunshine
during the week The temperature aver
aged slightly below the Normal for TINS
season, and on Sunday morning was low
enough for frost, except in the southern
counties and near the coast, and light
frosts did occur along, and north of, the
line of the Norfolk a. Western Railroad,
except in the extreme east slight damage
TO the peach crop is reported in Augusta,
Rockingham, and Page counties, while 10
other sections the reports show that very
little or no damage resulted.
The wi cat, oats, and grass crops arc
generally reported as in good condition
and in the vicinity of Stanton the wheat
is reported as in better condition than
ever before noted by the writer. Oats
seems to have a good stand. Tobacco
plants are 10 good condition. Fruit pros
poets continue to be very favorable in all
sections. except that the correspondent at
Savsdge, Surrg county, reports the peach
crop Killed by the cold winter. From
Glover Depot, Halifax county, We have
report that forest fires have done in
calculable damage to fences and timber,
and also 10 many tobacco barns.
Corn is being planted by some farmers
in all sections of the State. On the whole
the conditions during the past week have
been very favorable to the agricultural
interests, and Che growing crops are gen
orally in fair to good condition. ana reas
onably good progress has been made III
plantipp or in preparing to plant corr
and making gardens. and in other work
N. RYKER Observer,
Weather Bureau.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-21

VIRGINIA, To WIT:
' In the Clerks Office of the Circnit
Court of Shenandoah County, on the l9th
of April, 1898, In Vdcdtion.
franklin J. Morton, 5. p, &c. .Complt.
AGAINST
The Woodstock Manganese Company OF
Baltimore City. .Defis.
Attachment : In Chancry.
The object of this snit is to attach the
real and p rsOnal estate Of The Woodstock
Manganese. Company of Baltimore City,
situated in Shenandoah county, Va,
particularly tract of land containing $50
acres lying in PowelPs Fort, in said
county, or so much thereof as NAV be
necessary 10 satisfy the claims of Frank
liz J. Morton. surviving PARTNER Of 4. b.
Morton & Sons, for SllG7.45 with interest
(average) from January |, 1889, till paid,
aud the costs OF this suit.
1t appearing by affidavit filed that the
defendant, The Woodstock Manganese
Company of Baltimore City, is not an in
habitant of this State-lT Is ORDERED
That it do appear here within fifteen days
after due publication hereof aud do what
is necessary to protect It's interest that
copy OF this order be published in some
printed in Shenandoah county,
once a week for four successive weeks, and
a copy posted at the front door of the
Court House of said county, on the first
day of the next County Court.
GEO. w. MILEY, c, c. C. : c.
A Copy-reste
GEO. W. MILEY, C. c. sc.
WINS. & Bro. p. q. apr. 2l-4t.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-21
With 80 InclOSed.

From the Washington Star.
Some Office seekers are more ingenious
than Others, while some injure their
future prospects by indiscretion. To day
a letter was received at the White House
from an applicant for a small post office.
The writer of the letter evidently wanted
an appointment badly. He was a mod
est but evidently unsophistcated place
hunter, for, in addition to offering a
profuse apology for bOthering the Pres
dent with such a trihing matter, he
iaclosed ten dollar note. In explanation
he SAID that be knew the Presidents
time was occupied with other more import
ant matters, and If he stopped to consider
the subject in question he would probably
deprive the country of his services during
the period so occupied. The $40, 1t Was
explained, was to defray the expense for
any time lost by the President in the
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-21

Peculiarities Of the Year 1893.
A study of tbs calendar Of 1898 will
show that the present Will have some
pecsiaritles. To begin with, 1t COM
menced and closes on Sunday, land con-
talns all or par; of 50 weeks. Each of the
seven days of the week has the honor OF
being the first day OF at least one month.
Three of the months begin on Wednesday,
while Sunday, Thursday and Saturday
are each the natal day for two months.
There are three months, April, July and
December, that cover part DISK weeks
each. Wasbngton'S birthday came on
Wednesday, and Decoration Day and the
glorious Fourth of July fall on Tuesday,
Thanksgiving Day will come on Thurs
day, the last day OF November, and will
be the latest Thanksgiving celebrated in
the last decade. In fact, it can never be
any later in the year. Old Santa Claus
-ill visit us on Monday. As this is the
Worlds Fair year all the pecuiiarities are
xcusabe.-ErchaaGe
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-21
SOUTUBOUND.
Sunday only
CONNECTIONS
FDally, except Sunday.

Train MS connects apes with Limited Express Prlug
m
cnnat morning
Pittsburgh
Ptburg Columbus
Chicago p
Trains Sleeper
Washington Philadelphia
snger change at HpG's
Pullman
3lnm ito the Old Line.
Washington Pullman
Baltimore Day Coaches Pullman Por
Washn o
Excursion
the Val for two days
apply office OF the o. r.
CE D1DROw. Travelling Agent Winchester Va
Pass. Agt j. ODELL, General
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-21
State NAWa.

Mrs. Martha G. Board, who died in
Salem Last week, bequeathed $1,000 to
Roanoke College.
The Grand Confederate Camp OF Viz
ginia will meet in Portsmouth at II
o'clock on the Ia day of June next and
continue in session two days.
The POcabontas Coal Company will send
a solid block of coal weighing 5000
pounds to the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
1t will form part of the Virginia ex-
hibit.
Henry Jones. the negro safe cracker,
who attacked the safe of the Bait moro
and Ohio, and Chesapeake and Ohio de-
pot at Lexington on March 81, was con-
victed last week OF tie crime, and given
ten yeas in the penltentiary.
J. Fl. Holcombe, a wel.known butcher
Of Roanoke city, has been CONVICTED Of
stealing cattle, which he had butchered
and sold in bis stall at the market, and
sentenced TO one year IN the pententary,
There is still another charge pending
against him.
Mr.. CALVIN H0wlsnds, a well-to do
farmer of King George county, who
fought the forest fire near Edge Hill ten
days ago, is now totally blind, and it is
thought that his sight cannot be restored.
The flames were rapidly approaching his
barn and in a desperate effort to save his
property be rushed into the fire SO that
the intense heat and over exertion paral-
yzsd the optic nerves,
NJ ajor Alexander BaIt, Of Stanton,
assigned last week TO julius Loeb, trus.
tee, for the benefit OF creditors. I he deed
covers his entire stock of dry goods aud
notions, and household and kitchen furn-
ture, making a clear and full assignment.
The: banks and local creditors, includ-
ing store and house rents and talarles
due are in the first class. The creditors
are divided into seven classes Levy &
Davis, of Richmond, are in three classes
foreign creditors generally are IN the
third class. Liabilities are about Sc, 600.
A community consisting of about 40
families and numbering nearly 200 are
now attracting considerable attention on
Chincotoague Island and the upper part
of AccOmsc county on account Of their
peculiar doctrines aud the free love ten
dsncy of the same. They have their set
Element on tho upper end Of Cbncotea-
que Island, and they style themselves
"Christ's Hsly SanctiGed Church of Chin
cotesgue Island, No L" They emigrated
to the leland from Sussex county, Della
ware, and they have a church of their
own in their settlement worth about
81, 900. Their houses are built on the
same plan, two stories high, two rooms
in house, and all OF them are dedica ted
before being occupied as dwellings. These
dedIcatory exercises are sald to be very
noisy and demonstrative. accompanied
by much shouting and religious excite
ment. The devotional exercises in their
church are said to psrtske strongly of the
same nature, so much so that members
have been arrested several times by the
officials of the Methodist church, which
is near, and from which they withdrew,
as dlsturbers Of religious worship. The
islanders express much Indignation con.
corning the manner in which the COM
munity is conducted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-21
A Freak.

A freak Of humanity was seen in thu
waiting room of the depot Friday. Thi'
little woman was Sarah Cross, daughter
Of Luny Cross, deceased, and raised or
the Holston river in Sullivan county.
She is more than fifty years old, but il
a per 'ect dwarf, being only eighteen
inches in height Her face and head are
fully developed and her features show no
lack of intelligence. She talks with as
much freedom as if she were a wsll-deyel-
oped woman.
Her half-brother, who came with her
to the train, says that while she is IN.
able to do house work, she Is. neverthe-
less quite thorough in needle work. and
generally makes herself useful about the
house. She is one of large family, and
stands alone in the pecullarity of her
statue. The remainder of the family are
arge and fully developed.
She took the train in the afternoon,
IN company with her brother-in-law, and
eft for Williamsburg, Ky, where she goes
% make her future home.-Bristol Courier.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-21
For the Ladies' !
n NEW SZOCA'
...... Off,.
SDTiIg Z Summer Millinery.

I would respectfully inform the
ladies of Edinburg and vicinity
that my sister Lizzie has returned
from Baltimore where she purchas
ed a beautiful stock Of Spring and
Summer Millinery Goods, which
have arrived, and are now open
for inspection; and while in Bal
timore she had the opportunity to
note the different shapes and styles
ofhatS and trimming, and all who
patronize me can rest assured that
they will get the very latest styles.
solicit share ofyour patronage.
Respectfully, MAGGIE HGsEY
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-21
Rain for Kansas.

The raln-making companies whose
headquarters are at GoOdland are making
elaborate preparations for furnishing
rain to the countries in Western Kansas.
A. B. Montgomery, president of the
Goodlaud Rain making Company, has an
application for a patent forwarded to
Washington covering bis process. George
Jacobsen, who was associated with one
Of the Goodlsnd companies last year,
says the rain making is fraud. Contracts
are made with counties to produce rain
within certain time. If the rain comes
they receive their pay, and if it fails
they explain by saying that the cOndi-
tiops are unfavorable. All of the Good
land companies we're financially success
ful last year.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-21
Burned at the Stake.

Atlanta, April I6.--rhs negro who muir
dered Bob Burnett near Fort Gaines on
Thursday was burned to death by mob
at the scene Of the crime yesterday. He
confessed his crime and was thea tied 10
a stake, kerosene applied to wood around
him and II was then iguited. The major
ity Of those who carried out this terrible
vengeance we're negroes, including many
women. The man was alive 10 minutes
after the Ere started.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-21
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Days by Administering DR..
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It has been given in thousands OF cases
and in every instance perfect cure mas
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