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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-19

Cony High school in the proposed ten
mis- tournament to be held by several OF
the Maine High schools, and meeting
viii be held. today, to appoint repre-
saut1tiVeS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-19
Born.
I<ENNEBEC.

Fayette-May Il, to the wife of A. {.
Gilbert. d daughter
Augusta-May II, to the vile OF isaac
Swift, son.
WALDO
ralermo-May II, to the wife OF II. ,.
Kitchen a daughter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-19

DR.. and Mrs. Il. T. Sanborn were al
Isle of Springs, Monday, preparing iof
the coming season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-19
Grand lodqe X. OF. P.

The Grand Lodge, K of p. of Maine,
will meet in Portland, Wednesday
evening.
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Married..
KEN EBEC

Augusta--May Il. by Rev. S; F. l.each;
Mr. Charles f.. Baiiey OF sidney an"
Miss Eimedic H. Tibbctts, Belgrade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-19

Hon. Joseph Williamson OF Belfast.
was at the Capitol, Monday, consult
ing the law library.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-19

Speaking of bicycles. he said that it
was also becoming noticeable, in rural
sections especially how the attendance
at church had increased, through this
pleasant means of conveyance. While
the trip behind the noble horse has be-
come irksome to many who have had
it all their lives, and a tiresome trip
to the hard-worked farmer. the bicycle
made just the change that the people,
ever looking for changes. wanted. And
off they spin to church. In metropoli-
tan cities, the cry is just the opposite.
The bikers ride, but not to church, in
many cases.
c. H. Moulton, an engineer on the
Wild River Lumber Cos. Railroad, was
visitor at the Capitol, Monday, on
D. w. Emery, in the treasury depart
ment. Mr.. Moulton was on the wild
train that, two years ago, broke loose
on the steep down grade, throwing the
fNe log CARS uo"h Oil
Two men were killed. and Mr. Moul-
ton would also have been killed. in al
likelihood, had he not Jumped. AS II
was he went end over end, severa
times. The grade at that place is 81
feet to the mile.
The road is now suspended for {
month, to allow the mill to eaten up
If saws 10000 feet a day. getting gu
a product of from 100000, to ll,OOO
OOO
Hon. Joseph Williamson OF Belfast
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-19

The following new corporations filed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-19

Ernest w. Emery, assistant State
librarian. is taking short vacation.
He started out for trip on his bike
to Fairfield. 10 visit relatives. whence
erset and oxford counties
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-20
COLLECTIONS REPORTED BETTER.
Retail Groccrs Find One Encournging
Symptom.


The regular meeting of the Retail Gro
GERS association was held last evening at
the rooms of the Commercial club. If large
attendance and enthusiasm are any indica-
ton, the association is in a most flourish
ing condition. A large amount of routine
business was transacted, but for the most
part it was such as would interest members
cny.
One question, however, was disposed of
that will interest housekeepers. 1t has
been the rule in most places to sell two
cakeI of compressed yeast for cents, but
the grocers have secured an agreement from
the manufacturers which in the future will
make the price cents for three cakes.
Credits are being looked after very closely,
and collections are reported as better than
at any time for several yelrs. a good many
citizens, whose names were placed upon the
doadbeat list, are paying up their old ac-
counts.
At the next meeting the question of home
manufactures and products will be the spe-
cial order of business. There appears to
be a feeling among a good many that all
worthy manufacturing enterprises of the
city ought to be encouraged for the good
Of the business community. For that reason
an effort will be made to awaken interest
in homo manufactures.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The women of the Danish Lutheran church
| give fair and bazar at Washington hall
Saturday afternoon.
permit has been issued to NJ. A. Hall
| to eXpend $1,000 in alterations and additions
on his residence at 11S North Thirty-nnth
street.
The warrants for the judges and clerks
of election, who served for the Board of
Education, are now ready, and may be
obtained at tho office of Secretary Gillian.
This evening the Omaha Woman's
club will hold a special meeting at the Flrs,
Congregation al church. The men are in
vited as guests. Each club ticket will ad-
NIT two persons.
Only one case of diphtheria and one of
scarlet fever have been reported during the
| last thirty-siX hours. Members of the
health department believe that the epidemic
has been checked.
The stores at 1921 Howard street and 1Ol
South Twelfth streets were reported open by
the police Wednesday night. The proprietors
had failed to lock their front doors upon
leaving. They were notified.
The button designed by Miss Janette f.
Miller of the High school has been accepted
by the Anti-Tobacco league. The button
bears of wreath of sunilowers and Golden
rod in natural colOrS in the center of which
is the word Omaha" and the monogram "a
T. L."
The police received telegram last night
from Coroner Arbuclle of Cleveland, O.,
which says: "William Cody died here to-
night. Notify brother and sister What
shall be done with the body?" The police
are in a quandary to where Cody's rela-
tives live in his city.
j. s. Bryant one of the oldest employees
in the city comptroller's Office, is detained
from duty by the loss of his wife who died
Wednesday as the result of a surgical opera
tion. Mr., Bryant is very popular in city
official circles and receives the most sincere
sympathy in his unexpected bereavement.
Tie police found six doors of business
houses open last night, four Of which were !
located in the central part of the city. The /
firms of Kelly, Stiger g. Co.. 1923 Farnam
street; Peoples Furniture and Carpet com
pany, 1917 Farnam; Chicago, Milwaukee & |
Nelson's grocery store Twenty-fourth and |
Lake streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-20
PREPARE ron CHARTER REVISION.
city Council Invites Co-Opcrntton I'm
Enrmmlnting the ncfnrms.

FOrmulHttup the NctOrmS.
The discussion and formulation Of pro-
posed changes Of the city charter has be-
gun in earnest. Several days ago a num-
Der Of heavy property owners met and
discussed some OF the needed changes. and
more recently the city council appointed a
committee to take some action along the
same lines Last evening this committee
met In the Office Of City Attorney Conncll
and several city officers were also invited
In to participate in the proceedings, There
were present Counclmcn Taylor, Allan
Saunders. Hascal. Wheeler, Burmcs:cr
Tbomes, Duncan and Jaynes and Mayor
Broatch, City Attorney Conucll and city
Engineer Howell, Councilman Taylor was
selected as chairman and Councilman
Wheeler as secretary,
The meeting was purely preliminary, and
no attempt was made to formulate any
plan Of procedure or to discuss cXccpt in
the most informal way any of the changes
which 1t might be deemed advisable to ask
the legislature to make, the general idea
being that before any such action was taken
the various civic bodies which are
likely to take an interest In the matter
and would wish to be heard should all be
gotten together, so that some Joint and
united action could be taken. with this
end in view, a resolution was passed in
vting the Commercial club to appoint a
committee of five to act with the city Of
icials, and also that the body of taxpayers
which has already started an organization
be also invited to send a similar committee,
The members of the Douglas county dele
cation to the legislature were also requested
to meet with these committees and discuss
the matters which come before IL and advise
with its members that united action might
be taken and the efforts to secure the
needed changes not be frustrated by lack of
harmony or mutual understanding of what
is desired.
1t was decided that regular meetings
should be held in the council chamber of
the city hall, the first one to be held Monday
evening at 7:30 These meetings are not
to be exclusively for the city officials. and
the delegations from the bodies mentioned
but the general public is invited to attend
1t is the intention to have whatever amend
ments are intended to be proposed to the
charter formulated by the time the legisla-
ture convenes, and by thorough discussion
beforehand avoid the conflicts which in the
past have defeated the adoption of needed
reforms.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-20
BENNETT EMPLOYEES ANNUAL BALL
Fine Musical Program wound Tn
with


The w. r. Bennett company gave the
first ball and musical of the season to its
employees at Metropolitan hall last night.
and 1t proved a most enjoyable affair. The
hall was handsomely decorated and n large
orchestra played the overture to the musical
program and also furnished twenty-one
numbers for the dances that followed
For the first portion of the evenings en-
tertainment Miss Anna White played a
piano solo, which was well received and
was followed by a recitation by Miss Maudp
Gray. whistling solo by Louis f. Germ
hardt proved n pleasing novelty. reci-
tatiOn by Miss Louise Bennett earned an
encore, while a baritone solo by viii H.
Thomas, a piano solo by Henrietta Rees. a
banjo duet by G. f, Gilenbcclt and son, a
quartet selection and bass solo by Joseph
+. Barton each came in for their need of
praise.
At the conclusion of the first part the
big auditorium was cleared of chairs and
the employees and their many friends passed
the remainder of the evening in dances
Large punch bowls. located in each corner
of the hall, furnished a cooling beverage
for the merrymakers and refreshments we're
served at the conclusion of the ball The
arrangement committee was composed of
S Reynolds II. Pohlzon, Il. A. Weathers.
w. l.. Edwards and +. II. Crane; musical
co nmttee. Roy Moore and S. Reynolds;
committee. Herbert Smith Theo-
dore Farnsey Herbert Dunn, Oscar Peter
son, C. Il. Cowan, T. NJ Halloran, e. E.
Brewster Misses Maud McVea Rose Fitz-
patrick, Mary Rosebud, Jennie Mcmillan,
Anna Bower Lizzie Brown. Emily Twiss
Matte Alvery, Lottie Frazer, Emily Meyers,
Mamie Thomas and Rose Lndstrom; floor
L. A. Weathers.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-20
Personal PARAGRAPHS.

J w. Post of Rapid City was in the city
yesterday
j.. r. Finney of Lincoln was an Omaha
| arrival Yesterday
w. Il. PEBBLES of Pender was among the
| arrivals yesterday.
Matt Patrick has gone to Lincoln for a
| few days on business.
j. A. Kuhn left last evening for Chicago,
| to be absent a few days
| W. l.. jenkins of Hot Springs, S. D., was
among the arrivals yesterday.
c. B. Harris and wife of Deadwood were
at one of the hotels yesterday.
Henry G. Hay and Mildred Hay of Chey-
enne were In the city yesterday.
C. A. Gurnsey, a Wyoming cattleman,
was an Omaha visitor yesterday.
ID. w. Andrews left last night for Kan
sas City on a short business trip.
Frank Bender, a stockman from Her
mosa, S. d., was in the city yesterday
II. Pennypacker, ahead of Twelve Temp
tations," is registered at the Barker.
Hon. Charles f. Manderson left last night
for st. Louis, to be gone a few days.
j. w. Boggs and j. A. Freeand are reg
istered at the Barker from Blair, Neb.
A. Hogeland, the "newsboys friend" from
Lincoln, was an Omaha visitor yesterday.
j. II. Millard and several of his family
left last evening for Chicago and the east
Congressman Jesse b. Strobe of Lincoln
was in the city for few hours yesterday.
Gould Dietz returned home from Sheri-
dan, Wyo., last evening, where he has been
on business.
John NJ. Ragan OF Hastings, one of tho
supreme court commissioners, was in the
city yesterday
Oscar Vanderbilt. travelling passenger
agent for the Northern Pacific, left for Des
Moines last evening.
+, d. McGinnis. with the Fremont, Elk
horn & Missouri Valley railroad, is regis-
tered at the Barker from Hastings.
A. S. Allen, William X. Cahil, Joe Will
liams. with the Urion Pacific railroad, are
REGISTERED at the Barker from Grand Is
land.
r, L. Randall, b. G. Spencer and f. j.
Dolsen, with the Missouri Pacific railroad
arc registered at the Barker from Kansas
City
W. o. Chase, division superintendent OF
the Wagner Palace Car company. with head
quarters at Chicago, is in the city on bust
ness.
Rev, D, p. Morgan and wife of New York
City, who have been visiting friends in this
city for a short time, left last night for
home.
E. Bignell, division superintendent Of the
bui llHSloH at liHtOllr anu I. " OdlNtIl,
general superintendent of the same line,
were in the city yesterday.
Nebraskans at the hotels " O. English
Aurora: j, S. Hatfield and A. M. Gray and
wife, Columbus; George Godfrey. Fremont;
David II. Thomas, Norfolk j. S. Perkins
Weeping Water; j. McNeny. Red Cloud
Charles Weston, Hay Springs; C. H. Cor
nell, Valentine; j. II. Harris, Lincoln; o.
Il. Holcomb, Broken Bow; Henry Fry, York;
w. NJ. Alexander, Pender i. Currie Whit
1ey; j. y. Dallas, Hastings; II. C., Page
md wife. York; H. NJ. Barber, North Bend;
w. SOuther, Crawford; j. +, Hcckelman,
Curtis.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-20
NURSES FOR THE SICK AND NEEDY,
Association Formed for Systematic
Mnrl. In ThIa IInC.

The Visiting Nurse association Of Omaha
was organized In the rooms of the Woman's
club yesterday afternoon and the following
officers elected to direct the work Prcsl-
dent, Mrs. s. II. Towne; vice president,
Mrs, Robert Clarkson secretary, Miss Flora
Rosters; treasurer Mrs, Edward p, PetR.
The following committee was appointed to
canvass the various church congregations
Of the city and select twcnty-one capable
directors; Mrs. Gnord, Mrs Goldsmith,
Mrs Emerson, Mrs, Furay and Rev John
Williams. The next meeting will be held
at the Womans club on Thursday after
noon, December 8. at 1 O'Clock.
The aim of the association is to furnish
trained nurses free to all persons unable
TO pay for such services. The work will
be sustained wholly by voluntary contri-
buttons. Those who enlist In the service
will ondoavor to do good where the need
is greatest and 1t is desired that physicians
and others interested in the sick shall send
for them whenever occasion demands, Tho
nurses themselves may receive no money
except contributions for the association.
They will not give out any money, but they
may order coal and food for the needy up
to limit of 50 a month. The city will be
districted, and every effort made to prop
orly care for the sick in all portions Of
the city.
The work Of visiting the sick has already
begun aud is under the direction of Miss
Anna Mtllard, whose studies along this line
make her well adapted FOR The work Miss
Della Chandler ana eleven other young
women, whose names are to be announced
later, will visit the sick. There will be two
on duty every day. 1t is probable that sew
eral trained nurses from Clarkson hospital
will be called upon to assist in the work
when their services are needed.
y constitution and bylaws modelled after
the governing Instruments of a similar as
sociation in Chicago, were adopted. They
cover the points already alluded to and
provide for an annual meeting on the
third Tuesday of October. and monthly
meeting on the third Thursday of each
month
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-20
FOR BETTER RATE REGULATIONS.
National Grange Demands Amend
ments to Interstate LAW.


WASHINGTON, Nov 19.-The National
grange after being in session for ten days.
completed its work today. very elab-
crate report from the committee On trans
portation was presented and adopted 1t
detailed many of the complaints against
carriers, among them elevator charges
manipulation of rates through milling in
transit privileges cutting of export rates
so that the middeman can ship from the
interior TO the seaboard cheaper than the
producers, the unintelligbility of rate sheets
posted at railroad stations, etc"
The report recommended amendments to
the interstate commerce law, as follows:
/: That the procedure in the courts to
enforce the orders of the commission should
be confined to the record made up of the
testimony taken before the commission and
me order of the commission should be en-
forced unless the court shall find in such
proceedings some material error prejudicial
to the carrier which furnishes sufficient
reason Tor refusing to enforce it.
z. That the commissioners should have
power to require, after investigation and
inquiry, that the rates, facilities or praC-
ticeS involved in the case shall be changed,
modlned or corrected as specified in the
order. so that when the commission has
determined what is unlawful 1t shall be its
duty to prescribe what is lawful in re-
tees
3. That uniform classifcations of freight
articles should he established without de-
lay and the commissioners required TO
conform to such classifCations.
4. That the commission should have power
10 require connecting carriers to establish
through routes for continuous carriage of
lreiShts and make reasonable through
rates for shipments over such routes and
IN case of disagreement between carriers
in regard to division of rates between them
the commtssion should have power to de
termine the apportionmcnt of through rates
between the several carriers.
D. That the commission should have au-
thority to determine and prescribe the
form, contents and arrangement of the
schedules and joint tariffs of rates required
by the act to be published and filed and
10 from time to time change such pre-
pedient.
g. That the charge of higher rates on
domestic traffic than on like service for
through export traffic should be distinctly
prohibited.
l. That the commission should have an
thorlty TO require the prompt filing of an
nual and monthly reports by carriers.
The reciprocity resolution discussed yes-
terday was tabled because 1t trenched on
pOlitlcs.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-20
CLERK rocKETED THE REPORT.
Supposed to lie nm Ordinance Reduce
ing the Elcctricinn's SnInrN.

ing the EIcctrtcinn's salary.
The city council met in special session
at 5:l5 o'clock yesterday afternoon to pass
the appropriation ordinance for the pay.,
ment of the salaries of the judges and
clerks OF election. The only other busi-
ness transacted was the reception of a
report from the judiciary committee con-
tanning a substitute ordinance for one pre-
viousy referred to that committee. The
ordinance was not read and Deputy CLERK
Iobrook decided that in this case a COM
mittee report was a private document and
the ordinance that was included in the
report was not public property. The ordi-
nance is under stood to provide for a reduc-
tion in the salary of the city electrician.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-20
Woman Becomes violently Insane.

WINSIDE, Neb., Nov. 19.-(SpeclaI)-
Mrs Alice Foreman of Helena. Mont who
is visiting her sister. Mrs. Fannie Lound.
OF this place, has become violently insane.
She imagines that she receives messages
from another world and attempts to act in
accordance with their dictation One of
these messages" was to the effect that she
should burn her sisters home and she pro.
ceeded to put out all the lights In the house
SO that she might fire II In the darkness
She thinks Winside is burning and the corn
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-20

over what she calls n sin, which she Gays
she commits ,d in England. where she lived
many years ago. and all the time keeps
singing hymns and praying.
ENCOURAGES HOME INDUSTRY.
Features OF the ucct sugar DcVclop-
mcnt from n business standpoint.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Nov. lg-(Spc-
cal)-O. c. Holmes of Omaha, secretary
Of the Nebraska Manufacturers and Con-
sumers association, was one OF the inter-
ested delegates to the state Beet Sugar
association convention. and who. together
w.'A the other delegates, inspected the beet
sugar factory yesterday afternoon. The fact
that the factory buys the cotton for the
inside bags of the Kearney cotton mill that
It's rock for burning lime comes almost en-
tircly from Pluttsmouth and that the
greater portion Of the repairs and foundry
work was done IN the city and at Ere
mont was particularly pleasing to a large
number Of delegates. Mr. Holmes said:
"rho Nebraska Manufacturers and Con-
sumers association was organized to
encourage home industries by the
use of Nebraska made goods.
We look upon the sugar beet in
dustry as of very great Importance. With
that industry fosterel and developed there
arc possibilities for this to be the greatest
state ~ the union. With the number OF
!fN.VIl'S iHlS Slttc ought 10 HaNe IL WOEll
require six cotton mills like that az Kear-
ney to supply the cloth for bags and three
such factories as the Bemis bag factory at
Omaha to make the bags. Each os these cot
ton mills would employ 300 men and each
OF the bag mills $50 men. Additional work
would be given to maChnists for supplies
and repairs such as are now furnished this
factory by Fremont. In addition to that
there would be the tremendous industry of
furnishing all the machinery and implur
mems used in the cultivation Of beets Al
ready two of these firms in Nebraska are
Interested in the manufacture of seed drill
ers, cultiyators, diggers and tappers. 1t
Is safe to say that the members of our
association all favor the bounty, not be-
cause the factory needs it., but because the
farmer needs it.. They need it because to
vast majority of them beet culture is an
experiment. The increase in the value of
lands would repay great many times the
cost of the bounty Then there would be
the additional property of the factories,
which would all be subject to taxation,
which would more than reimburse the state.
It seems absolutely necessary to have q
bounty in this country when Germany gives
an export bounty of AS cents a hundred
pounds and the German farmer gets only
s2.75 a ton for his beets and labor costs
only % Gems n day.
81 was in Utah recently looking over the
business there. Their factories have some
advantages over us, and vet they pay only
S4.25, and next years contract will be only
81 per ton. They have no bounty there,
and 1t is conclusive proof to me that in Ne
braska the farmer gets the bounty"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-20
stnmford's New Church.

STAMFORD, Neb, Nov. 19.-(special)-
The members of the Christian charch are
erecting a magnificent edliice in this place
which they expect to dedicate the latter
part of this month. Great preparations are
being made for the dedication services This
structure when completed will be one of the
finest buildings in the town.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-20
Objected to Browns Familiarity.

Richard Rice, living at 26li Patrick ave
nue., has been arrested at the instance of
Ed Brown on the charge of cutting with
intent to wound. Both of the parties are
colored Brown called at the Rice resi-
dence Tuesday night and Rice, he alleges.
assaulted him, first throwing beer bottle
and later a lamp at him and winding up
with an attempt to cut him with large
knife The trouble arose over Brown ac-
companying Mrs. Rice home from church
one evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-20
Goes to Prison for Twelve Years.

FAlRBURf, Neb., Nov. 19.-(Speclal)-
George S. Williams. who was convicted
of the murder of Charles A. Smiley, was
sentenced by Judge Stull to Imprisonment
in the penitentiary for twelve years. On
the first trial his term in prison was fixed
at thirteen years
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-20

failure lGoycrnment and private aid up to
2. 900. 900 francs was swallowed up and a
deficit OF 10 600 to 100000 francs is to be
met by a national lottery. Bad weather
caused the failure, Aside from the financial
feature the exposition was a splendid sue
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-20
Mad Dog Scare at Weeping water.

cial)-Last evening a mad dog caused con-
siderable-eXctment and alarm. 1t ran down
two or three different streets and fought
every dog 1t met, making ugly wounds ON
them. The city marshal gave chase and the
dog was killed. 1t was covered with froth
from the mouth and had every indication
OF being rabid. Other dogs will be killed
today that are known to have been bitten