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Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29
HnppiIN RIcnhed.

We venture to say that our store is the
best arranged in the city filled with rare
gems OF diamonds, fine jewelry, watches and
chains, silverware and silver novelties.
We make specially low prices ON table cut
lery. carving sets and full tea sets. uuadruple
plate. c. b. JACQUEMIN a CO.,
27 South Main Street
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29

A concert will be given Saturday, Janu-
airy 2. at the Dohany, by the University
Of Chicago Glee and Mandolin club, Most
of the men in the club are eastern men. An
exception is the manager, who Is the son OF
Chaplain Lolier OF Iowa. Mr. Lozier is not
only manager OF the club, but he is also a
composer OF ability. Several OF his selec-
tlons will appear on the program.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29
Horse Thief Captured.

CRESTON, Ia, Dec. Especial George
Conrad stole a horse and cart belonging to
Creston parties Sunday night. He was cap
tured at Hopkins.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29

Keep up hope. There are
thousands of cases where re-
covery from Consumption
has been complete. Plenty
of fresh air and a well-nour-
ished body will check the
progress of the disease. Nu-
tritious foodSare we'll in their
way, but the best food of all
is Cod-liver Oil. When
partly digested, as in Scott'S
Emulsion, it does not dis
turb the stomach and the
body secures the whole bene-
fit of the amount taken. If
you want to read more about
it let us send you a book.
SCOTT & BOVINE. New York
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29
you Made No MISTAKE

When you bought your Christmas goods
of j. Zoller & Co., and you cannot make
a mistake when you buy anything there at
any time. Every article is a bargain
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29

Town state Teachers s'uCOnycntiOn. q
DES MONIES, Dec. 2S.-1tSpecial Tele-
gram.)-The State Teachers association will
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29
Dcnth Rntc for December.

The death rate in Council Bluffs for De
cember is heavier than in any previous
month for two years Up to last night City
Clerk Philips had recorded thrty-three
deaths, several more than the record. The
laws of the state Board of Health requir-
ing undertakers and physicians to report at
once every death coming under their pro
fessional notice is being pretty generally
observed, but 1t is possible that some deaths
have occurred that have not been reported.
The increase of the death rate for the
month is not due to any epidemic or the un-
usual prevalence of sickness, but is attri-
buted to the great number OF very old people
who have passed away. Deaths Of extremely
old people has been a remarkable feature In
the mortuary reports OF the city and county
during the year Death has been very busy
among the old patrlarchs and pioneers, and
score or more who had reached the
vicinity of 80 years have been gathered to
their fathers. and there are several in
stances where 1896 finishes the century Of
life for old citizens.
Diphtheretic diseases, which threatened to
become epidemic in the city thirty days
ago, have been entirely stamped out. Not
case has been reported to the Health
department for two weeks No contagious
diseases OF any sort have been reported for
ten days. This makes the paradox a little
more remarkable, that while the health of
tho city's people is better than at any time
during the year the death rate is the
highest.
Davis is closing out-his elegant stock of
holiday goods at cost to make room for
his spring stock OF drugs paints oils, var
nishes, brushes and plass which is now com
meneing to arrive. You never saw such
holiday goods sIIgl DripQs
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29
Errc SIINrrxNnre.

BY sending forty Domestic soap wrappers
TO l.. Bolton a Co., Des Moines. Ia, you will
get six silver teaspoons free.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29

II you want bargain In watches and dia-
monds call at Snyder's. S2S Droadway
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29
Chicago University GIec club Coming

Fine livery for parties and dances. Ogden
livery. 15S broadway Telephone SO.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29

Honmayr's fancy patent -four makes the
best and most bread. Ask your grocer for t.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29
FORECAST OF ToDAY's WEATHER
Indications for Nebraska Are for An
other DnImy Dny,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S,-The forecast
for Tuesday is: For Nebraska-Generally
fair; southwest winds.
For South Dakota-Generally fair;
warmer in eastern portion; south winds.
For Colorado-ITair; warmer in northern
portion: variable winds
For Wyoming-Generally fair; southerly
to west winds.
For Montana-Generally fair; south to
west winds,
For Mssouri-Light local showers. fol-
winds.
For Iowa-Generally fair, preceded by
threatening weather in southeast portion;
south winds
For Kansas-Fair, probably preceded by
showers in southeast portioni southerly
winds.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, Dec 2.-Omaha record of rainfall
and temperature compared with cor
responding day of the past three years:
1896 1895. 1894. 1893
Maximum temperature. SO "A 30 So
Minimum temperature. 46 80 20
Average temperature. 81 IS l6 80
Rainfall OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90 90 90
Record of temperature and precipitation
At Omaha for the day and since March l.
1896:
Normal temperature for the day....... %
Excess for the day........................ 20
Accumulated deficiency since March l.. G2
Normal precipitation for the day. .03 inch
Deficiency for the day.............. .O3 inch
Total precipitation since Mich. /. "a .92 inches
EXCESS since March l............ 4 so inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1895. /. l6 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1891. Sc inches
Reports from stations nj S u. IN.
Seventy nth meridian time
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29
EXTREME COLD IN NEW YORK. STATE


and Two Trnmps Die i'm the Cold.
NEW YORK, Dec 2S-The thermometer
marked 16 degrees below zero at Kingston,
N. Y, and IA degrees below zero at Catskill
this morning. Two tramps were frozen to
death at EastpOrt.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29
New Year nnII,

The seventh annual New Years ball of
Calanthe assembly No. l, Pythlan Sister
hood, will be given next Friday night. Jan
uary l. in Woodmen of the World hall
Tickets are on sale at Charles Scanlan $
meat market. Admission so cents couple;
ladies, 20 cents
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29

C. b. Viavi Co., female remedy. Medical
consultation free Wednesdays. Health book
furnished. 300 Merriam block
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29

BY sending forty Domestic soap wrappers
TO L. Bolton Co., Des Mones. Ia. you will
get six silver teaspoons free.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29

Only one more week OF the Durfee Fur
niture eompany's great removal sale. Bar
gains.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29
QUESTIONS TO Be ANSWERED.
Full Unbiased Opinion of Experienced Spec
Free Of Charge to the Nature of Your Trouble
and the Possibility of Cure, Write Answers to
Questions Cut Them Out and Mail
Call at the Office in Person

''po YOU cough In the mornngs?"
us YOU cough short and hacking
"po YOU spit up little chccsy lumps"'
Have you disgust for fatty foodsY'
us there tickling behind the pulotcY'
'IIave YOU pain behind the brcasthoney
'nn YOU feel YOU are growing wCOkCrY"
rs there u burning pain In the throntT'
"HuVc 10 sit up at night TO get hrcothT'
"po YOU cough worse night and morn-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-29
STATIONS AND STATE OF
WEATHER.

''T'' indicates trace OF precipitation.
l. A. WELSH, Local Forecast Official
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-25
oHAnLBs n. FLINT U xAWAr W1rH.
He IL Pitched Irto n SnowbnNk-His Horse
Runn Down n Peddier.

Charles r. Flint. one of the most prominent
shipping merchants in the South American
trade, was n principal In an exciting runaway
Incident In Fifth avenue yesterday, and he can
thank a convenient snowbahk that he escaped
harm. The horse that ran away was q bay
gelding named Adrian. owned by Mr.. Flint,
who resides at 4 East Thirty-sixth street.
Mr.. Flint left his stable, which adjoins his resi-
dcnce, about q o'clock in a cutter driven by his
coachman. Robert Medill. The gelding sped
down Fifth avenue at u lively pace. When OPP
posite the Grosvenor Hotel ut Tenth street and
Fifth avenue the cutter was SO close to q stage
going up town that n collision was narrowly
avoided. As 1t was, one of the shafts of the cut
ter struck the side of the stage in such n manner
that It was split In pieces. The shock threw
both Mr.. Flint and his coachman out Of tho
sleigh. They pitched head nrst into q snow
bank on the west side of the avenue. where they
lay partly smothered for n minute, while tho
Zelding. no longer held under restraint, dashed
The frightened animal was close to the east
sidewalk as he galloped BY the Brovoort house
ON the northeast corner OF Fifth avenue and
Eighth street. There are n number Of cabs always
stationed there, and the cab stand is In charge
horse ran past him Dugan made u leap to grab
the bride. but the animal SHED and his attempt
onally toward the west side of the southerly
walk,
street. q %peddler, was crossing Just then with q
bag OF potatoes on his back. Dugan noticed the
peddler's peril and uttered q cry of warning,
but was too late. Walsh was knocked down by
the runaway and fell on the pavement with
such force that his head was laid open. The
horse sped on. draRR Ing the cutter behind him.
By this time Mr.. Flint and his coachman had
extricated themselves from the snow In which
they bad landed and ran down the avenue in
the wake OF the runaway Mr.. Flint halted
when he got to Eighth. street and discovered
that a man had been injured. When an ambu-
lance came from St. Vincent's Hospital Mr..
Flint gave orders that the injured man should
have u private room at the hospital and that no
expense should be spared In giving him COM
fort and the best surgical attention possible.
Mr.. Flint then continued down Fifth avenue
to discover what further disaster had attended
the iiight of his geldinE. He found the runa-
way in the custody of a policeman at West
Broadway and Blocker street. The horse was
nninjured. but the cutter was n wreck. MIR.
Flint gave what remained OF the cutter TO an
overgrown boy who dragged 1t of.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-25
Ex-CONGRESSMAN HA7CH DEAD.
Fought Monopolies and Was the Author OF
the AntI-Ontlon HILL

HANNIBAL. Mo-, Dec. 2t.-Ex-Congressman
w. II. Hatch died at his home in this city last
night of Bright's disease after a long illness.
He was born in Scott County, KY, In 1883. He
was educated at Lexington and was admitted to
the bar AS n practising lawyer. He served dur
ing the civil war in the Confederate army.
In 1862 lie was commissioned Captain and As
sistant Acknowledgement. and in 1868 was
assigned TO duty as assistant commissioner OF
exchange and continued in this position until
the close of the war.
He vas elected to the Forty first, Forty
seventh, Forty-eightb, Forty-ninth. Fiftieth,
Fifty-first, and Fifty-third Congresses. Dur
ing all this time he served on the Commit
tee on Agriculture. He made a strong fight for
pure food and was the author of a bill advocat-
ins pursr food. He gained most Of his promi,
he was defeated for Congress by Z. y. Clark.
Col. Hatch has resided in Marion county. Mo-,
for the past forty years. and leaves a widow and
While he was in Washington he was always
prominent aud puEnaciou-, and his hobby.
urged AS was Silver Dick BANDS free silver
to Sonrrr "se Hc b "a t Mae" ,a ne wrs s sna
agriculture ought to be helped By legislation,
and he never Lost any opportunity to help along
well IN everything that came before Congress.
and. having n fairly good general knowledge.
bate anything whenever lie had an opponent.
No nan In, congress was too big for him to
tAChs II utuatt.
on one occasion he wanted TO fight with
Bourke Cockran. Mr.. Cochran had been sculd-
ing his Democratic colleagues because OF their
want OF activity on til. tariff questi, II. and
Hatch came IN while he was doing IL. When he
had finished Hatch Jumped W. and in turn at
tackled Cocktan. In one part OF his speech lie
said: Don't you dare lay your structures upon
me. nor-attempt the airs OF a Bowery bully in
my case. lIlnot stand II for a II Omrnt.'
Cochran Jumped up. AS he did Hatch started
toward hun. Cochran sat down, but Hatch had
to DO restrained.
I'm allow Lo gentleman to wear out his shoes
hunting Tor me- he said. I'm save him all |
come toward me-"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-25
Ice Machines In Flames.

A fire which resulted in a loss OF $40, 900 oc-
Cured yesterday afternoon ut "a Main street,
Newark, in a three-story building occupied by
Alexander fraud, who conducts a general ma
chine business and makOs II speciality of build
ing small ice machines and pumps for saloons
and hotels, There were seventy tive workmen
employed In FRAUDS shop yesterday. and q
staircase and had to jump from the second
story Windows into the snow. The building
was cleaned out. and the fire department., by
clever work. succeeded only in saving the shelf.
The principal loss Is upon stock and machinery.
Louis tisLer, one OF, frauds employees, Is the
man who put on a divers helmet on Wednesday
to repair q broken valve In the cellar of Muir
rays place on Market street when the cellar
WAS flooded with ammonia gas.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-25

The new elevator il in effect n tread mill re-
versed in its action. The passengers step upon
the endless belt which forms its platform. grasp
n handrail which moves Mt the same rate with
the platform. and are carried up by an electric
motor which keeps the platform moving. The
ingenious points about the machine are the de-
vices for saving the passengers from injury
either by the platform where 1t dives out Of
sight TO start upon its return journey or BY the
moving handrail. The platform is formed OF
jointed Stats which carry upon their upper faces
upright plates of steel about an inch apart which
form continuous lines down the whole length OF
the endless structure. The upper part OF these
plates Is roughened to give a foothold, and
upon these the passenger stands. At the two
ends of the machine tho platform passes under
q comb-like edge. piece whose rounded points
lie in the grooves between the plates. The
passengers foot is slid upon these comb pieces
before the moving piece drops away over its
carrying wheels, aud all the passenger has to
do after he has stepped on and been carried up
is to walk away when he has been safely landed
The handrail consists of a series of connected
rollers forming an endless chain. These pass
along in a holder formed of q U-shaped D zee OF
steel. Over the rollers and fastened to them Is
q covering of leather. which. being like a letter
Inverted, covers the rollers and their channel
effectually. The passenger grasp the leather
and it slips away from his hand ut the top.
where IL passe. over a wheel there TO start upon
Its return journey.
II the bridge management should decide to
put such ele ators into regular service, they
would be built TO carry up double lines OF
people and have u hanGrail on either side.
II was about 80 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
when Oh eff Engineer Martin. Trustee Hen
rio es and a number OF o'htr trustees aud ofi-
cials zane over from Brooklyn to try the NOV
ing stalrway. Mr.. Reno ,tarted 1t UP for them
and Mr.. Hrnr!qnes was The first passenger. He
was so delighted that he ran down stairs aud
rode up again and again until hs had made i've
trips.
Il wish we had it ready for the people to-day
he said.
Mr.. Reno expects to have it all ready to run
publicly on Monday. The electric motor which
oprrates it stands under the tairway. This
moves the wheels which carry the platform
around by means of Il worm or screw gearing.
A controller box, from which the movements OF
the motor can he regulated. is placed against a
wall just to the right OF the stairway. and a
man will be stationed there at all times when
ulating lever and his eyes on the passengers to
prevent accidents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-25

Each OF Mr.. Seeley's Guests Asked to APP
pear Against Capt. Chapman.

Chief Conlin ordered yesterday a hearing in
the case OF Capt. Chapman Of the Tenderloin
station for interrupting the dinner given by Mr..
Herbert b. Seeley at Shcrry's last Saturday
night. The hearing has been set for tomorrow.
A letter was received at Police Headquarters
last night from Louis Sherry complaining Of
Capt. C%hapman's action. Mr.. Sherry asked that
his letter be accepted as q complaint against
Capt. Chapman. Chief Clerk Kip, who re-
ceived the letter. referred it TO Chief Conlin,
who consulted with Commissioner Parker. and
it was decided to have the hearing.
Commissioner Parker said that Mr.. Sherry's
letter could not be made the basis of q formal
charge against the Captain. Either Mr.. Sherry
or Mr.. Secley will have TO make affidavit to the
facts they allegs relative toChapman's conduct
before charges can be preferred. Both Mr..
Sherry and Mr.. Seeley have been requested to be
present NJ the hearing. and they will be asked
to make affidavits 10 the facts they allege
against the Tenderloin commander. Mr.. Seeley
has given Commissioner Parker the names and
addresses OF the twenty guests who were at the
dinner. Chief. Conlin has sent a letter to
each one Of them requesting his, pre-
senve at the hearing. Commissioner Parker
and Chief Conliu refused to make pubic Mr..
Sherry's letter, and also declined to make public
the name, and addresses Of Mr.. Sceley's guests.
Chief Conlin is preparing charges for conduct
unbecoming an officer against Capt. Chapman.
The charges are ha.et on the OF
Messrs. Sherry and Seeley. They Will not be
served OH the CAPTAIN, however,. until after one
of the complaInants has made the required
affidavit Th1 Police Board Will act on the
charges at its next meeting.
Following Is the letter lent by Chief Conlin to
each OF Mr.. Sreioy's guests:
DEAR SIN: There has been placed In my hands a state
ninth street, this city. detailing the occurrences ut the
dinner gwen by MIN TO ms brother at Sl-rry's dining
rooms IN this city on the night OF Saturday. the lUth
inst. partlcuiari' in reference to Police Captain
CuapmAn's action on that occasion. propose TO
maar char ;es against Capt. Chapman, and wish To
make thv case against aim as strong as posi-.
BILE In ord r to justify my acton. The IN.
variabi, procedure ~ cases OF this character is
to personally interview the witnesses OF the
matters 20 uptainet OF. l therefore request you. as
one OF those present upon the occasion In question, to
caU At my ONCE at Police HEADQUARTERS 800 Mulberry
street. this city, on saturday. the Gotta inst. at 10
o'clock A. NJ Should this hour no. meet your con.
veni-nce. viii you please iniicate Immediately upon
thu receipt OF this q more convenient time. Awaiting
afavoraole reply. | am. very tray yours.
PETER CONLlS, Chief of Police.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-25
DkA7HBED GIFTS HELD GOOD.
Actress Agnes SherWood's Mother. Not
Her Husband. Gets Her Money.

Actress Agnes Sherwood's Mother. Not
Her Husband. Gets Her Money.
Bridget Kinney and her daughter Bertha OBJ
tanned judgment from Justice MacL.ean of the
Supreme Court yesterday. that by virtue Of
gifts made in view of death they are entitled to
So. 600 deposited in banks by the actress Agnes
Sherwood, a daughter OF Mrs. Kinney.
The money was also claimei by Jerome Sykes,
the husband of the actress. us administrator Of
his wife's estate. In April. 1895. the plaintiffs
said. the actress. who was about to undergo a
dangerous surgical operation. put the bank
books in their charge telling them that II she
did not recover they were to have the money.
She died the next month. and they retained the
bank books. When, however. they demanded
the money at the banks. the Monroe County
Bank OF Rochester and the Union Dime Savings
Institution. they found that Sykes had already
laid claim to the money rs administrator. Tho
banks deposited the money in court and let the
claimants tight II ont.
sykes. who was the leading male singer in
one OF The Fencing Master" companies. con-
tended that a large part OF the money repre-
scented his earnings. being savings from q salary
OF 500 Il week he received rs singer. While on
deposit in the Monroe County Bank in the name
Of his wife. He lad married her in December,
1891.
lie said he had been very considerate to Mrs.
Vices and kindness to his deceased wife. He
had gwen her $50 of this sum and q mortgage
told him that his wife had desired that the
mother should have her diamonds and sealskin
sucque. and Sykes had told his mother-in-law to
come TO his Nat at ~ West Thirtieth street and
help herself TO what effects OF her daughter she
desired. Mrs. Kinney had awaited herself Of the
offer. He did not learn that she LAID claim to
the death OF his wife. when he sent to her for
the bank books.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-25
BIG DRIFTS ON LONG ISLAND.
Railroad Cuts Filled with Snow and Many
Passengers Snow-bound.

Railroad Cuts Filled with Snow and Many
Passengers Snow-bound.
The snow storm Vt Wednesday night proved
to be particularly severe on Long Island, and
1t caused much inconvenience to passengers
who were travelling over tho many ranches
Of the Long Island Railroad. Great drifts
formed at every favorable place. and cuts were
filed with snow packs which were as hard as
eolid ground.
Despite all the efforts of the railroad off,
cials, the mainline tracks and those Of the
Montauk division were still blockaded in places
las night.
The morning trains on the WadinR River
extension did not arrive at Long Island City
until late In the afternoon, while the trains
from almost every other section except the
north shore division were seriously DELAYED.
Word came from southampton Yesterday
that no ira MS had yet been got through upon
the tracks there. but that passengers, were
being transferred in Sleighs around the block
aGed section to and frou trains on either side.
RIvERHEAp. Dec. 24.-Sixts passengers spe mt
last night in a snow-bouud train about four
miles east of this village. The train is known
as No. 20, and was In charge OF Condu ,tor
charge o. Engineers Brown and Jackson. The
train vas from Long Island City. and passed
here last evening at $3.50 O'Clock. two hours
When a mile west of Jamesport the en-
gines ran into a drift twenty feet in height in
one of the worst cuts on the road. The train
night Tai toI engine 1s5 5t started for the h eaaSst tnsd
train. but that. too. went into tn cut. and
when within a hundred yards of the train was
rendered Dowerless. Engine . soon ran out of
cjal, and this morning coal was carted from
Jatpesport to the train. The three engines
and the train have remained in the same posi-
ton the entire day. The passengers were most
ly people homeward bound Tor the holidays.
They were twelve hours without food. The
trainmen did what they could for the comfort
OF he passengers until morning. when mes
sengers we're sent from the train TO the vii
lage. Crackers and cheese. aud what other
provisions u country store could provide. were
obtained and sent to tho hungry snow-bound
passengers. After much shovelling o roadway
was mad. to the train. and AZ noon to-day the
passengers were conveyed to their respec-
tive destinations or TO neighboring farmhouses.