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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-11
HOW THE BOY GETS EVEN


Windy town.
Crowded hall:
Denis are there.
Pops and all.
Tillman talks,
Hill shows fight
Lets adjourn!
Mother night.
Altgeld speaks.
Gold men shrink.
Chaos wins
Silver chink.
Many cheer.
Others pray
Lets adjourn"
Mother day.
Little boy.
From the Platte,
Goes on stage,
Doffs his hat.
Opens mouth.
Swivel tongue;
Takes the cake
Leather lung!
Special car,
Round the land:
Greasy torch.
Rotten band.
Talk all day.
Talk all night
'Twouldn't do!
Lose the fight.
Votes and votes,
BY the peck,
Hit the boy
In the neck.
Little boy
Won't be shook;
VIII get square
Writes a book!
Cecil Lnslie.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-11

Congress has passed the bill prohibit
tol: but it Is the consumption of in
toXicants in the capital that most
needs to be checked,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-11

such Is not the role which Christian
craftsmanship marks out for this peo-
pie. Much as they may sympathize
with the grievances of the Cuban in
surgents and firmly as they may be-
lieve that Spain. in morals, has lost
title to Cuba, they must not take any
action in the premises which will COM
ture historians to adopt the apologize
tone.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-11

Amidst the clash of empires and the
din of worlds. the Hon. Tom Watson
rises to remark in his Georgia paper
that the Hon. Senator Butler is liar,
Populism breed peace.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-11

The correspondents at Washington
are having fun with Secretary Olney
because in his official documents he
exhibits truly Bostonian fondness for
big words. So long, however, as he
makes his polysyllables count like they
try will pardon the foible.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-11

Senator Mills laughs at the idea of
a war with Spain. And yet. war is not
a laughable matter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-11
AiaCcl,us' AdyiC,
"DOWN WITH MYPNOTIsM!"

Never put off until tomorrow that w:iiC
can be done next week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-11

School Controller John Gibbons is a
steady patron of Davis' theater and can
be found there twice week in front
seat. Johns taste runs in the line OF
bright catchy music and good dancing.
He abhors the tank drama and the heavy
william
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-11

The first direct and immediate beneficial
result of the improving of Robinson street
and West I.ackawanna avenue Is the erec-
ton of large and expensive hotel at the
southwestern intersection of these streets.
where no one heretofore could be induced
to build even a hen coop.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-11

Saxaphone solos will ere long be among
the numbers on the local entertainment
programmes. A. +. Morse. the young mu
steal genius of the West Side. has Just re
ceived one of this rare and costly instru
ments ana proposes 10 master it, as he
has score Of other Instruments. Mr.
Morse's saNaphono Is one of the bes
mlde. coG.inE an nYen $500
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-19
GLAD TO CHANGE THEIR PLAN
Trustees Of the Iowa Soldiers Home Want
to Avoid Trouble,
WILL AMEND THEIR RULES AT ONCE
Federal Court Agrees to Postpone Ac-
tion ON the Complaint of Inmates
II Their Pensions Are No
Longer Intcrfcrcd with.

DIES MONIES, Dec. 1S.-(Special Tele-
gram)-T Marshaltown Soldiers Home
case was settled for the present today.
The trustees of the home appeared before
Judge Woolson and asked that the informa-
tions against them be dismissed. This was
refused and then a stipulation was agreed
to and filed. 1t provides that the cases
shall be postponed indefinitely, but shall
remain on the docket so they may be called
up at any time.
In consideration of this the trustees
agree at their next session to pass. a reso-
luton amending their rules so that they
shall not hereafter take from inmates any
part of their pensions Further the trus-
tees shall petition congress for the passage
of law granting to soldiers homes the
right to have control in a measure of the
pensions of inmates.
In the case the law is not passed then
the trustees agree that they will not re-
sumo the collection from inmates of any
part Of their pensions. If the trustees fail
to carry out their agreement in all re-
spects, they will be arrested and tried on
the charge of interfering with the admin
istration OF pension laws.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-19

Hiram Hall is on the sick list.
w. c. shelton of Central City is visitor
in the city.
There will be turkey shoot at Joe Mall
landers Sunday.
IIoscl Adams, Twentyfourth and X streets,
is down with diphthcha
Stockwell Matthews, an extensive sheep
raiser at sheldon, is in the city.
There is a case of scarlet fever at Frank
Wallwebcrs, Twentieth and Missouri avenue.
Thomas KeoEh was at the yards yester-
day with five cars of cattle from Butte
Mountain, New.
J. p. Klug, one of Colorados successful
stockmen, was at the yards yesterday at
tending to some business.
The Schlitz Brewing company yesterday
paid into the city treasury the sum OF
81 ,33i.2l, which was due on 1896 taxes.
High school students are preparing a
debate on the income tax, which will be
listened to at meeting of the society
next Thursday afternoon.
Francello G. Jillson, vice president and
treasurer of the Rhode Island Mortgage
and Trust company. was in the city yester-
day, the guest of City Treasurer Broadwell.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-19
CHANGES AT THE HOSPITAL TODAY.


Former HouscISccpcr and Nurse
Leave to Take up other Work.
Mrs. Worley, the housekoeper, and Miss
Percy, the nurse, at the South Omaha
hospital, have resigned and both leave the
institution today for more lucrative fields
OF labor The institution is in debt to the
now being circulated among business men
in an effort to make up this amount I'm
less sufficient money is raised the hospital
will have to be closed.
The institution has been supported en-
tirely by donations and the women who
have had control of affairs have worked
hard to keep the institution alive, but owing
to the large number of charity patients
cared for during the past year this has
been impossible. Last year forty-nine
patients were cared for at the hospital;
twenty Of these paid nothing. ten paid part
of their bills and nineteen paid in full. The
running expenses of the hospital have
average S120 per month. which for the year
would amount TO $l,i40 thus the expense
attached to the keeping of each OF the
forty-nine patients amounted to $3.50.
Every month the city council donates
of the building occupied and in the case
of charity patients the city also furnishes
the medicines. Outside of this stated in
come the hospital has been compelled to
depend upon donations from friends. Very
little of the income has been spent in
salaries, as the housekeeper was paid only
SIS a month, and the nurse $2S 1t is un-
derstood that when the new nurse and
housekeeper commence work they will he
paid S25 and $40 per month, respectively,
and saving of IS month will thus be
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-19

affected A meeting Of tho hospital asso.
citation will be held next Tuesday after
noon to arrange business matters.
Tall. OF New water Works Contract
II was reported on the streets yesterday
that the Omaha Water Works company will
make an attempt to have the contract
with tho city OF South Omaha annullcd
and a new one entered into, The present
contract has about ten years yet to run and
provides for q pressure at the surface or
eighty pounds. The water gauge, however,
very seldom. II ever goes above sixty
pounds and according to the self-rcgisterlng
gauge the pressure has not been moro than
sixty pounds for many months. When tho
question Of ahroEating the present con-
tract was brought up at q meeting OF tho
city council some months ago the attorney
was instructed to look up the contract ana
SEQ what could bc done toward getting bet
ter service for less money. The contract.
however, was not at that time, nor is it
now, on file in the Office OF the city clerk
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-19
that they forget their

that they forget their health. The health
cannot be trihed with. The body resents
neglect. Little disorders become big ones
if they are allowed to run on. The man
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that he is losing flesh. He doesn't weigh as
much as he did. He doesn't realize that he
is losing vitality; that he is losing strength;
that he is losing capacity for work; and that
even his brain must of necessity become
weaker, if it is not nourished. Loss of flesh
means that the whole body is going TO wreck.
II is fatally easy to run downhill. man
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Every man. woman and child in the United
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Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-19
South Omaha News =.

Tfl$J 81 81 81 III vi VI t2J
In the case of Cortelyou against the City
of South Omaha, Judge Keysor yesterday
decided that the city conucil must make a
levy to pay the judgment held by Cortelyou
against the city. This is case where
Cortelyou purchased the Barlow judgment
which was rendered against the city some
years ago and the council neglected to set
tie the claim while there was money in
the funds for that purpose.
At the time the 1896 levy was made
Cortelyou presented his claim to the council
and requested that provisions be made for
the payment of the judgment he held. The
council expended all the money in the
judgment fund without satisfying this claim
and Cortelyou instituted mandamus pro-
ceedings in the district court to compel
the council to convene and to make a spe-
cial levy to pay the same, with results as
above stated.
The unsatisfed portion of this judgment
aggregates some $500, together with a large
bill of costs and interest for several years.
To make this special levy will cost the
city quite as much or more as the judg-
ment itself.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-19
HAVE A BIG FORTUNE IN SIGHT.
Complications Under which n Dcs
MOimCs CnmnnnN Sirmgglcs.

DES MONIES, Dec 1S.-(Special)-Th
Damascus Steel company of this city is
In a fair way to make fortune If 1t can
Just find the process for making its steel
The process was discovered by S. II. Daw-
son, an eccentric genius who is now in the
penitentiary for the murder of his son-in-
law Walter Scott Tha; the process is
genuine and Of great value metaiiurgsts
all agree. Before his troubles began, Daw-
son organized the company and was given
$25l 900 Of his $500, 900 of capital stock. He
was to give the company his secret. 1t
was agreed that the formula should be
written out in detail. proved, and then
locked in a bank vault. with a contract by
which it could not be taken out except by
the Joint consent of Dawson and the board
of directors OF the company. Then Dawson
got in trouble and went to prison The
formula is still locked in the vault and he
will not consent that it be taken out. In
his troubles he sold enough of the stock
so that the control of the company passed
out of his hands, but the bank will not vio-
late the contract by opening the vault. His
wife proposes to sue the company and bank
TO compel it to turn the formula over to
her; the company is preparing to sue the
bank to compel ii to disgorge. The stock
holders have held several meetings, and
are still trying to compromise, with little
chance of success. They are the best bus-
ness men in the town, and confidently be-
lieve the process OF immense value
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-19
OMAHA DAILY BEE. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1896.

official duty. while cases to the contrary
may be found, relating TO so-callcd min
isttrial duties. the latest pNeranCcs OF
courts and text writer's arGtto the eject
that any assumption OF judicial power to
direct, control or CocrCe, by mandamus, the
official conduct OF q CHIEF executive Of a
state Is without color OF authority and a
direct encroachmcnt upon, The vital prin-
cple which separates a 3BoNcrnment, Of
which every man is a sovereign, into three
great departments and expressly defines
the duties functions and pow4rs of each.
GOVERNORS AUTHORITY.
The authority of the governor to issue
officially and under the great. seal Of this
state certificate of election as prima
facic evidence of the REALTORS rights to an
office emanated from the people and Is
they have expressly Commlttcd to the chief
executive, to the exclusion of the other
two departments of tho sthte.
Courts cannot control the exercise OF ex-
eCutive power and the proposition Is elc-
mcntary that Jurisdiction over subject
matter must be given 10y law; it cannot be
conferred by consent of parties"
only of what his official duties are. but
also of the time when they should be per
formed is exempt from coercion by manda-
against Governor $ II. l., 1872.
The legislature in section 5,5l7, compiled
laws, provides that the writ of mandamus
may be issued by the supreme and district
courts to any inferior tribunal. Obviously
the executive department of the government
is not an inferior tribunal or person and
it is a reasonable inference that the legis-
lature intended to exempt the governor
from the Coercive influence of mandamus.
independent of the statute, 1t seems TO me
that the better doctrine ana safer rule of
practice suggests that this court should de-
cline to consider the subject matter before
it and dimiss the application for the want
OF jurisdiction to do anything else.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-19
MISS MARY DRAKE SECRETLY WED.


Daughter of Inwa's Governor Mnrrics
George Sturdcynnt of Crntcryiile.
DES MONIES, Dec. 1S.-(Special Tele
gram 1.-The announcement was made today
that Miss Mary Lord Drake, daughter of
Governor +. NJ. Drake and George Sturde-
want of Centerville, Ia, were secretly mar
ried at Denver October 2S Miss Drake, as
head of the governors household, has be-
come widely known and popular in Des
Moines, and has been reported engaged
at different times to at least two prominent
young men of the state During the sum-
mer she went to Colorado for her health
and there was Joined by Mr.. Sturdevant.
They had been friends from early childhood
at their home in Centerville, and the at
tachment between them was well known.
When Miss Drake came here her father
supposed she had forgotten the old love
and few knew of it, but a correspondence
was kept up which resulted in the secret
wedding in Denver, almost two months ago.
Mr. Sturdevant is not yet established in
business, but will enter the banking busi-
ness at Moravia, Ia. He is a State uni
versty of Iowa man.
Governor Drake was disposed to be un-
forgiving when he went to Denver two
weeks ago and first met his son-in-law,
but since then he has telegraphed both his
daughter and son-in-law that they will
be expected to join the Drake family re-
union at the old home in Centerville on
Christmas
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-19

The match game Of basket bali between
the Reds aud the Blues OF the Nourg Mems
Christian association came of Thursday
night according to schedule and resulted
In a tie. The game was played In two NJ
teen minutes halves with seven minutes
rest between the halves w. NJ. NanArman,
physical director of the association, acted
as referee and he had to pull hair and
Kick I'm order to make the participants
play fair. Those who took part in tho
game were; Rcds--Captan, Harvey Mosely,
w. Gilchrist, Harry Fenncr II. q, Has
kns Herbert Broadwcll Charles Robinson.
Blues-Captain, William Berry, Otto Rad
zowet, James Allen. Gus Peterson, Harvey
Wagner John Fields. John Carlson was on
hand for substitute. The game was very
interesting and the sides intend to play
OFF the tie at an early date
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-19
WILL CAUSE LAWYERS TROUBLE.
shnrp Practice of Attorneys In Sccur- !
Ing Compromise Fees.

Ing tOmprOmtsc feeS.
BEATRICE Dec. 1S.-(Special Telegram)
The appeal case in the matter OF the
George Il. King Bridge company warrants
took a rather unexpected turn in the district
court this afternoon. Warrants to the
amount OF $4,000 had been ordered drawn
in favor OF the bridge company, and a local
attorney appealed the matter IN the name OF
the county. In the meantime the company
and the board had agreed upon a settlement
whereby the county would save about $4,000,
Tho attorney succeeded in getting a tempo
rary injunction restraining the board from
settling until his appeal was heard.
The court today sustained a motion to
dismiss the injunction, ordered judgment
rendered in favor of the bridge company
for SlS,0o0 that being the amount agreed
upon, and made an entry upon the record
advising the county attorney to institute
disbarment proceedings against the attor-
ney-B. a. Smith-and any other attorneys
who had tied up claims due from the county
for the purpose of obtaining compromise
fee, the court making the statement that
the proceedings in this matter had been
entirely too rank to be overlooked.
At least one legal light besides Smith
will probably be included in the dsbarment
proceedings.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-19
PENSIONS TO WESTERN VETERANS.
Survivors of the Rebellion Remcm-
bcred hN the Gcncrnl Government.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-(Special. PEN
sions granted, isue of December /, were.
Nebraska: Original-Thomas j. Weather
by, Seward, Seward; Oscar T.. Scovill, Mem
South Dakota: Reissue-Wnlam d. Stiles.
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha.
Colorado Original widows. etc.-Mary j.
Ray South Denver, Arapahoe ~
Iowa: lncrease-Charles w. Meyers. Clin-
ton, Clinton.
Issue of December were:
Arizona Territory: Original-William w.
Hall. Phoenix. Maricopa.
Iowa; original-Glarence +; Rogers Ruth
ven, Palo Alto; William II. Shoemaker,
Sharpsburg Taylor; David Room Danbury,
Woodbury.. Incrcase-David r. knight, Kel-
logg, Jasper; Jonathan V. Watson, Shelby,
Polk. Original widows, etc. Especial Decem-
ber 5)-Elizabeth Cline, Coin, Page; Mary
r. Fox, Dunlap Harrison; r. -
YER, ,Arapahoe. Reissue-Frank Williams,
Utah: Mexican war widows-sarah Hen
washington: origlnal-John Anslow, Sid
Issue OF Of December 3 were: Nebraska:
OriSinal-John NJ. McFadden. CLAY Center,
Clay; willard r Smith, Beatrice, Gage. In
William sRatsWe W. SGG Genoa S,F'H Nahca orig
inal widows, etc,-Caroline NJ Gooding,
franklin, Franklin.
town, Marshall. Additional Special Dec. y
Wil9m wro ArEo Sngo SPring XhIey Decatur
'iSTS ss in
Townson r. Jones, Bedford Taylor.
South Dakota: Original widows, etc. (spe-
cial Dec. DIANE Kenny, mother Devoe,
Faulk
Wyoming: Increase-Jesse d. Smith, Sum
dance, Crook.
Issue of December were:
Nebraska: Original-Benjamin Ford,
Omaha; Adam Rasley, Niobrara, Knox. Ad-
Iowa: Original-Robert Carroll, Casfana.
Monona Charles A. Smith, Wayne, Henry
Additional-John Il. Dinges, Atlantic Cass
Increase Especial, Dec. S)-James Young
Ironhills. Jackson; William C. Sanders Wa
pel!o. louisa Daniel Whetstine. Wellman
Washington. Original widows, etc.-Julia A
Pugh. West Grove, Davis.
Coorado: Original-Nicanor Romero
Trinchera, Las Anmas.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-19
SIOUX CITY DETECTIVES ExrosE.
Assert TINT They Have Jncnrthcd II
Gang of Nurdcrcrs.

S1OuX CITY, Ia, Dec. lS,-(Special Tele-
gram)-Henry Lucas, colored, was arrested
today, charged with burning building
and causing the death OF John f. Jones
some time ago The building was burned
early one morning and Jones was unable
to escape. A. negro named Pettigrew was
arrested at the time and is held on the
charge. but there was little evidence
against him. Now detectives assert that
they unearthcd the whole plot and find
that four men were in it, one being white
man and that the negroes were paid so
each for their part. All will be arrested
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-19
VERY quick TO USE HIS REVOLVER
PInttsmouth hoy shot I'm the Neck by
u Deputy JaiIcr.

PLATTSMoUTH, Neb. Dec. 1S.-(Special)
Last night Ross Little, young man.
was shot in the neck by Jailer Hal
loway while prowling around the jail A
couple of prostitutes, who are inmates of
the city jail. have attracted quite a number
of young men around the place for the past
few nights, to the great annoyance OF the
jailer and of the neighborhood and the
former determined to put stop to 1t. Little
was greatly under the influence of liquor,
and after being told to go away, went around
to the rear window and began to pound
upon the iron bars. 'Jailer Holloway was
at an upstairs window, and snapped his re-
volver at the intruder twice. with the inten-
tion OF soaring him. At the third snap the
weapon went of and Little received the
ball in the neck, the missile taking a down
ward course and lodging somewhere in his
back He was taken home and physician
sent for, who states that the wound is not
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-19
PRoscRrnEs An IOWA runLIC ALTON.
4. :. Durncu OF Marshniitown, In.,
Given n Jail Sentences.

DES MONIES, Dec. 1S,--(Speclal Tclc-
gram,)-A, s Burnell, publisher of the Mar
shalltown Interstate Tracer, was today SEN
tenccd to six months in jail and a fine Of
81 100 for sending improper matter through
the mails. The case was in federal court
Buruel's paper has for years been engaged
in publishing lists Of bad debtors and Of
foring for sale bad accounts. Several efforts
have been made heretofore to stop the publi-
cation, but all have failed. Judge Wool
son suspended all the penalty except $500
fine, with the understanding that a ropcti-
ton OF the ofrcnse would result in the exc.
cuton of the full penalty. Burncll will
give up the business and under Judge Wool
sons decision all similar publications may
be supDrgsspd
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-19
EXTENDING An IOWA RAILROAD.
I<eOkuIs & Western Opens for Busi-
ness in an Important Combination.

"
ness in nn Important Combination.
DES MONIES, Dec,1S,-(Special Telegram)
"A party of Des Moines business men were
today taken on trip over the newly-epened
line of the Keokuk & Western through
southern Iowa. Another party from Keokuk
Joined the Des Moines people at Centerville,
and a banquet was given the visitors and
a reception at Osceola. 1t was announced
during the day that negotiations are practi-
cally closed for establishing a through line
from the gulf to the lakes Port Arthur is
the gulf port, reached by the Kansas City,
Pittsburg & Gulf, which reaches north to
Kansas City From there to this city the
connection will be made over the Keokuk &
Western, which has already commenced work
in this city. From here north the connection
will be over the Minneapolis & St. Louis,
part OF the Rock Island system. This line
runs from here to Minneapolis, st. Paul and
Duluth From the Twin Cities it is operated
under the name of st. Paul & Duluth. The
traffic arrangements are practically COM
pleted for the complete line.