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Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

MINOR MENTION.

Cameras and photo supplies, ~ Pearl st.
Mr. and Mrs w. W. Sherman left for Los
Angeles yesterday evening to spend month.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry V. Burkley OF Omaha
spent Christmas day with relatives In this
city.
Herman ogden, formerly OF Council Bluffe,
but now OF Sioux City, is here Tor the holl-
days.
The burglar paused as he reached for Regl-
nald'e diamond stud, speechless, in admira-
tion OF his beautiful shirt front recently
laundored at the Eagle 724 Bway.
Prof. Hayden went to Marshalltown last
evening to spend Sunday with his friends.
He will 20 from thence to Dee Moines to at
ter1 the meeting Of the state Teachers as
ISOLATION. which meets Monday and contin-
ucs for two days
Three excellent entertainments have been
arranged by Manager Bowen Of the Dohany'
commencing with "Alabama' this evening
Augustus Thomas wel-known masterpiece
has lost nothing Of It's delightful interest.
on Sunday and Monday the Boston Comic
Opera company will be here. sunday night
Mascot" will be presented by an excel
lent cast.
The young son Of Mr. and Mrs. George s.
Damon died suddenly yesterday at the resi-
dencc 1856 Damon street The little fellow
was attacked twelve hours previous with
congestion OF the lungs The progress OF
the disease was phenomenally rapid. He
=
raj will occur at o'clock this afternoon.
The body will be buried in Fairview. Rev.
l.. p. Mcdonald Will ofllciate.
Frank Froom, a reporter for the Nonpa-
reil, celebrated Christmas by having mar
row escape from being killed. He attempted
to board rapidly moving motor train on
Pearl street and was knocked down and
dragged u distance of fifty feet. Part of the
time his body was across the track, but he
heroically held to the car until the trair'
was stopped He was considerably bruised
and shaken up. but was able to continue his
duties last night.
Il. b. Stevenson, assistant superintendent
OF the American Sunday-school union for
the western district, comprising Illinois,
Iowa, North and South Dakota, Montana and
Minnesota. will speak in the Broadway Meth
odlst church on Wednesday evening. Mr..
Stevenson is one of the foremost Sunday
school men OF his time, and his address will
be OF great interest to all engaged in the
work. Wednesday evening is the regular
prayer meeting night in nearly all of the
churches but the majority of them have an
nounced the postponemont of their meetings
for the purpose of permitting their members
to hear DR.. Stevenson.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

BY sending forty Domestic soap wrappers
TO L. Bolton & Co.. Des Moines. Ia, you will
get six silver teaspoons free.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26
SAVED A PORTION OF HIS MONEY
COLLINS Passes nnd Holiday Vacation
isuI a rl.L


Disappeared, However.
Patrick G. Golden came down from Onawa
yesterday en- route for a holiday visit to
friends in New Brunswick, Mich. Patrick
was the soul OF good nature and had no
trouble in making acquaintances when he
reached the city. He found several fel-
lows who took a deep interest in him, and
to whom he confided the fact that his
brother, NJ. j. Golden is station agent for
the Northwestern Railway company at Ona-
wa, and that through him he had procured
passes over the Burlington to Chicago,
and over the Michigan Central to his des-
tination. The passes were also good for
the return trip. This was interesting in
formation to Goldens new acquaintances
and they took good care OF him. They
showed him the back doors of a num-
Der Of saloons and lots Of things that were
OF interest to him. Some time during the
afternoon he became separated from his
friends, and he found himself near the
corner of Pearl street and Broadway, very
drunk, his passes gone, but he was the pos
SCISSOR of several Jumps and abrasons
about the body received during the progress
Of some OF the discussions that his friends
led him into. He was taken to the city
jail and locked up on the charge of drunk
ennesss He only had a small sum OF money
and 1t Is believed that the thieves who
stole his passes also got the money he was
expecting to spend on his holiday ex-
cursion.
Station Agent Golden was notified by wire
Of the trouble his young brother had gotten
into. The police notified the Burlington
people not to honor the pass over their
line If 1t should be presented.
Investigation by the police showed that
the boy had fallen into the hands Of a lot
Of expert thieves and confidence men, and
they are very much surprised that he should
have succeeded in saving the $3.50 he had
In his possession when he reached the Jail.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26
Laborers wanted.

We have for sale or rent several desir-
able fruit, grain, vegetable and stock farms
near Council Bluffs for 1897. Day & Hess,
Rental Agents.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

BY sending forty Domestic soap wrappers
to L. Bolton & Co., Des Moines, Ia, you will
get six silver teaspoons free.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

C. b. viavi Co., female remedy. Medical
consultation free Wednesdays. Health book
furnished 300 Merriam block.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26
COMMUNISM SCORES 4 FAILURE.

II you want a bargain In watches and dia-
monds call at Snyder's. 32S Broadway.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

Only one more week OF the Durfee Fur
niture company's great removal SALE Bar
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

fioffmayr's fancy patent -four makes the
best and most bread. Ask your grocer for it.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

Fine livery for parties and dances. Ogden
Livery, 1853 Broadway. Telephone SO.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

Ladies' gold 1lled watches, Elg'n move
mert, sl2, at Wollman's.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

n. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. $50.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

Diamond rings at Wollman's.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26
IN THE BOOK TRADE.

1t Will be surprise to many persons to
learn that thousands of dollars worth of
gold annually vanishes in the manufacture of
books The lettering on the backs of the
volumes that are found in almost every
house depends on the kind of books. Cheap
books are lettered with a cheap bronzing,
but the better class OF volumes issued by
reputable publishers are lettered with moth
Ing but gold leaf of good quality, and this,
once placed on the backs OF volumes, be-
comes a loss-that is, so far as concerns
the worlds stock. large publishing
house will use from $4,000 to SO 900 worth of
gold leaf every year In this way not a
grain being ever recovered or course IL
the 10000 or $4,000 volumes on which this
gold is placed should be collected and their
backs torn off and burned some of the gold
might be saved, but even In this case, SO
thin is the leaf and 50 light that most of
1t would pass OFF with the smoke and be
lost. The leaf Is beaten to such an incred-
ible thinness that even a lavish display OF
lettering on the back of handsome volume
may not involve the use OF more than three
or four cents worth of gold; but every year
there are between 1000 and 5000 books
issued in this country, the number OF copies
probably far exceeding half million, so
that the absorption OF gold by the publishers
forms a considerable sum. The toy makers
must not in this connection be forgotten
There are a good many millions of children
in this country, and not few OF the toys
made for their use have, here and there,
bit OF gliding, II may be only line around
the edge, like that which surrounds the
doll sets OF cups and saucerS. but II is gold,
and once laid on, that gold Is lost.
LIKE HUMAN BEINGS.
In fact gold and silver like human be-
ings have a thousand ways OF getting out
of the world, and, being out, never come
han nf ii RD
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26

In fact, gold and silver, like human be-
ings, have a thousand ways OF getting out
OF the world and. being out, never come
back. Tons OF silver go every year into the
photograph galleries and disappear, being
spread, in the form OF a subtle chemical,
over tho work OF the artist. Whole barrels
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26
IN THE MANUFACTURES.

The manufactures OF the world consume
far more gold than the east absorbs. Ac-
cording TO Soetbeer's estimates. during the
tions OF the earth consumed In their manu-
features 2.070 tons OF gold. while but 55s
went TO the Orient TO be boarded. On the
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A Human Eiend.

Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, April 2.-Hun-
dreds of persons today visited the Bas'
tian farm, which is under the posses
sion of Sheriff Hemen way and a corps
of deputies. The finding of the de-
composed body of John Louderbach
under pile of rubbish on the farm
yesterday strengthens the general be-
lief that Henry F. Bastian was a hu.
man fend and that he committed sui.
eide March 13 last because he feared
his criminal record was about to be
laid bare. Following is list of men
who worked upon Bastian's farm and
mysteriously disappeared shortly after
they were paid off and disc charged, as
all of them are believed to have been
slain by Bastain: Fred Kuschmann,
whose body was found a month ago
by the road mile from the Bastian
farm; John Louderbach, whose re-
mains were uncovered yesterday, more
than a year since he vanished from
sight; Fritz Kiernzen, who has not
been seen or heard from since the
spring of 1894; Marshall Lewis, who
also disappeared in 1894. Bastian tes-
titled at the Kuschmann inquest that
he had paid Kuschmann $79 the night
of his death. From the nature OF the
wounds on Kuschmann and Louder
bach and the circumstances surround
ing their deaths, Bastian's method an.
pears to have been designed to avoid
meeting his financial obligations.
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Another Advance Made.

The Kelley cure has been introduced
into the st. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore,
Md. The good Sisters realize that in
the Kelley cure is found the only hope
for those addicted to the liquor and
morphine habits, and have made a
contract with the Keely Institute of
Maryland by which the Kelley treat
ment shall be administered at their hos
pital by regular physicians instructed
by DR.. Kelley. This is another argu-
ment proving that the Sisters of Char
ity occupy the front place in the care
of the diseased and in the service OF
suffering humanity. The treatment
was adopted four years ago by the
United States government and is used
at the National home. Proving 80 ef-
fcacious the treatment is now given
at Fort Leavenworth Post, to the Off
GERS and enlisted men of the regular
army. During the past two years the
States of Maryland, Minnesota, Colo
RADIO, Louisiana, North Dakota, Wis
consin and others have by legislative
enactments provided that INDECENT
liquor and morphine habitues begiven
the treatment.
The Kelley Institute of South Caro-
lima continues its good work at Co
lumbia, and any information desired
may be had by addressing that insti
tute or drawer 81.
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Haeood's Famous Brigade.

The movement has been afoot TO
some time to have a reunion of Ha
goods famous brigade in Charleston
during the approaching meeting of tn
South Carolina Division of the Unitet
Confederate Veterans there. Tht
matter has been widely discussed ant
it has met with universal appreciation
Gen. Hagood has endorsed it unreser
vedly and letters have been received
by gentlemen interested in the move
ment from men who have large share
in the glorious record of the brigade
all heartily favoring the undertaking
The following address to the member!
of the various companies in the brig
al, will doloslesi N ut with t1s r9.ly
reso)ne which it 50 justly On ,rits:
T. the Survivors Of a,so)1s B 'ig-
ai9-.Conrldss: Tne Appearing
m ,stin of tn S)lth Clrolina Division
Of the Ulitsi G )nfe1erate Veterans ia
Charleston on April % and %, will,
We trust, bring toysth9r u1noer ot
the n ow rapidly diminishing nan oerS
of thos9 wh) wore ths gray. l:s9sn'
to usa 6tting occasiou for thoSs Who
served ia Hayo,Is Briga1e to hold
reu nio1. Olc com nander Is heartily
in favor Of thu move n ,nt nd Will %
with US. We haye record that eaca
IN amber OF that historic com mana
must feel proud of. Lot us mest as
comtad,s IS from the hunblest private
to the N )s. m ,ritori)ls OH ;er AID re-
c,ll the glorious plrt and grasp each
other by the hand oncs N )r1 an1 ex-
change word Of greeting.
Will not each member OF the brigade
try and attend2 All will BE- welcome
Extend this invitation to those around
you Names and postofice addresses
are not now easily obtained aud thu
tina is short, but We trust the reunion
will be a sources Of pleasure to the sur.
vivors. Will not thu newspapers Of
the State give place to this call and
aid US in bringing together the msn
who followed where Hagoad led, often
to danger, but never to dishonor2
William E. Stonsy, captain, inspec'
tor general, brigade staff; William
Clybun, 9TH battalion, South Carolina
Volunteers; J. II. Brooks, 7th battal-
ion, South Carolina Volunteers; J. j.
Westcoat, 11th regiment South Caro-
lima Volunteers; George W. Moore,
11th regiment, South Carolina Volun-
teers; J. Harleston Read, 2lst regi-
ment, South Carolina Volunteers; Z.
G.. Howard, 2lst regiment. South Car
olina Volunteers; James F. Izlar, 25:h
regiment, South Carolina Volunteers;
T. Grange Simons, M. D., 25tn Iegi-
ment, South Carolina Volunteers; l.
Dwight Stouey, 9th regiment, South
Carolina Volunteers, q. 81. Baker.
9th regiment, South Carolina Volun-
teers.
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Spanish Barbarity.

HAVANA. March 31.-Never in mod
ern times has there been a more SICK
ening spectacle than that which today
attended the execution of five Cubans.
The men had been condemned to death
by the garrote as "murderers, viola
tors and incendiaries. Troops were
drawn up in hollow square and IN
the middle were placed the chair and
post. Ruiz, the public executioner,
had deputized an assistant to Conduct
the affair The condemned men haV'
ing received the Offices of the church,
were brought into the square to meet
their fate. One of them had confessed
his guilt and affirmed the innocence OF
all the others who also protested that
thew were guiltless. The first man to
die took his seat in the chair calmly,
the iron core was fixed about his neck
and the cap drawn over his face.
Then the executioner undertook 10
apply the screw, but was so excited
that his hand slipped repeatedly, with
the result that that the victim died by
slow strangulation, emitting the while
the most distressing cries. The second
execution was accomplished with even
more distressing awkwardness and de-
lay, the executioner being almost on
the verge of collapse as he performed
his horrible function. The protests OF
the officers and priests forced Ruiz to
undertake the third execution, but ne
did little better than his assistant had
done. The fourth victim OF bungilng
garroters was likewise tortured and
then Ruiz literally fled from his post,
leaving his assistants to put to death
the fifth unfortunate Cuban, who es'
capped none of the agonizing experien,,
ces that had attended the execution Of d
his fellows. The whole affair has left
upon those who witnessed it and upon
those to whom it has been described, 8
feeling of the utmost horror.
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Pianoa for Winthrop.

In August last five pianos from one
maker and one each from two other
makers were purchased by the Win
throp Normal College of Rock Hill, s.
c., as trial instruments. with the un.
derstanding that if satisfactory others
from tho same makers were to be add
ed. Time and test does not seem to
prove them entirely satisfactory since
when eight more pianos were needed
they were not chosen from either Of
the makes before taken on trial. This
time the selection was made from q
purely musical standpoint by those
Qualified to judge the actual merits of
a piano; and, as result the MASON
AND HAMLIN and MATHUsEK were chos-
en- from some twenty-five competing
makers. We shall be pleased if those
who are thinking of buying pianos
will write the music department OF
this college asking how they like the
MASON AND HAMLIN and MATHUsEK
pianos, and why they were chosen
above all others. LUDDEN q BATES,
Savannah, Ga., wholesale agents for
Mason and Hamlin and Mathusek
pianos.
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Fleeing from Fiends.

HAIANA, April 1, via Tampa. Fla,
April 2.-Jose Ramon del Vale, q
Spaniard who has been alcalde fol
some time of the important town oi
Jovellanos, Matanzas province, has
resigned his position and brough int his
family here. He sails for Mexico to-
morrow. He states as a reason tina,
be can no longer stand the excesses
committed by Spanish troops. Senor
del Vale Is q man of culture and in
telligence, and has no leaning toward
the Insurgents. His testimony is,
therefore, uh biased. He says:
Spanish troops are killing innocent
people right and left. The people of
| Habana have no idea what atrocities
are being committed. In many parts
of the island the troops pillage stores,
residences and estates and kill unarm-
ed men. Unquestionably they are
more to be feared than the insurgents.
There is no safety for life or property
outside of the cities and large towns
While Colonel Vicuna's column was
at Jovellanos, three weeks ago, they
met three men on the outskirts, COM
ing toward the town on the m ain hish-
way. The men were unarmed. They
were halted and asked for their papers.
They had none, and were Immediately
shot. Colonel Vicuna reported this
officially as victory over a party OF
insurgents in which the enemy had
three dead and tho troops no losses.
Ten days ago detachment of mounted
guerillas, under Lieutenant Paula
while foraging near Jovellanos came
upon ten laborers at work in field.
The laborers shouted Viva E,pana,
as the troops approached, but the lat
ter fired volley at them, missing the
laborers, who threw themselves on
their faces on the ground, buta china
man who was standing near by re-
ceived bullet in the, leg. He went
to Lieutenant Paula and showed his
wound to him, complaining at the &C.
tiop of Paula's men. Paula said;
You are going to tell tales, are your
and, drawing his sword, he killed the
Chinaman. These instances came un.
der my personal observation while !
was alcs1de. or mayor, OF the town OF
Joyellanos." Clark.
SPANISH BUTCHERIEs.
HABANA, April 2.-By the finding OF
q court martial seven more insurgent
prisoners have been condemned to
death under the recent proclamation
of Captain General Weyler, declaring
armed enemies of tho government to
be bandits, incendiaries, etc. The ex-
ecution OF the condemned men has
been deferred until Monday. the re-
naming days Of this week being hol.
idays. According to the government
reports Maceois still west OF the trocha
lina
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Death In q Tenement.

NEW YORK, April 1.-Ten persons
perished by sufocation in Brooklyn
tenement house early today. The
names of the victims are: August
Buno, his wife and two children, Sally
five years old and johanna eighteen
months; Lena Calabia, 18years OF age
Nicola Tralia, 80 years, his daughter,
Lena Tralia, "a years, Dominick, his
son, "a years, and an eight days old
baby; Cornelia Marretti, 26 years
The fire started in the lower hallway
of the building, which is four-story
tenement in Union street, and before
the sleeping tenants could be warned
of their danger, all escape was cut of.
The flames swept up the stairways and
the halls and rooms were quickly
filled with smoke. Ten of the tenants
were suffocated in their beds. The
section of the city where this terrible
disaster occurred is near the water
front. The majority Of the residents
are Italians of the poorer class and
they form the biggest colony OF their
race in Brooklyn. The firemen sue
ceeded in getting the fire under con-
troll after a short time. Tho damage
to the building is estimated at 81, 0OO.
After the fire had been extinguised
John Calabria was found unconscious
lying on the fire escape. He had got
ten out of second story window so
completely exhausted that he could 60
no further. He will recover. Hin
wife was dead in her apartments.
Subsequently nine other bodies were
found. When he had somewhat raj.
lied from the effects of sufocation and
heat, Calabria told the story of how
he escaped and left his wife behind.
In most cases death was due to suffo-
cation. The bodies of the Buno family
who lived on the top floor, were found
huddled together, showing that the
family woke during the fire and made
efforts to escape. Buno's body was
found near the window. The Italian
family were on the floor below. Fire
Chief Dale expresses the opinion that
the fire was the. work OF an incendlary'
He says that the fremen did not know
that there was anybody in the house
until after the fire had been e1tinguish
ed. The chief is not at all impressed
with the story Calabria tells. The lat
ter says he made several attempts tc
get out OF the burning building, ku
on account of the heat could not. Hs
finally fell exhausted on the fire es
cape, from where he was taken by thu
firemen. The man was fully dressed
and before he fell on the escape, he wa!
seen by the iremen on the roof OF tn
burning building.
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To Wreck the Capitol.

JACKSON, Miss, April 2.-Au at
tempt was made last night to wreck
the State capitol. At 10 o'clock while
Secretary of State Power was engaged
in his Office at the capitol, he heard a
noise outside. Going to the window
he saw several men digging at the
walls. His appearance frightened
away the men and an investigation
showed that two pieces of stone about
two feet square had been removed
from the wall. Had the work gone
on little longer section of the wall
about four by twenty feet would have
fallen, thus wrecking the whole build
ing. Strenuous efforts were made
during the recent session of the Legis-
lature to provide for new building,
but nothing was done in the matter,
and it is thought some miscreants
took this means of securing immediate
action
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Must Tax Beneficlaries.

COLUMBIA, s. c., April Ia meet
ing of the board of visitors of the State
Military academy was held yesterday
morning in the Hotel Jerome. All OF
the members except one were present.
The object of the meeting was to de-
wise the means of running the institu-
ton upon the reduced appropriation
made by the last general assembly Tor
the education and maintenance OF the
68 benefciaries in that institution. In
the last annual report Of the board OF
visitors to the general assembly, by
an itemized statement OF expenses, 1t
was shown that the cost Of educating
and maintaining this class OF cadet.
required an annual appropriation OF
$50, 10000 and the point was distinctly
urged that if a less appropriation be
made, the beneficiary must necessarily
be required to bear part OF his ex'
penses. From the reopening OF the
institution until last year the annual
appropriation was $50. 900. The appro
priation the current year, of IL mouths,
is $1S, ,00O-a difference Of $50 per cadet
After full discussion of the situation
and in view of the fact that every
economy has been practised short Of
impairing the efficiency of the school
and doing Justice to the pay cadets
who pay for all they get and whose
parents demand the high grade of edu
cation for which they pay. the boare
felt themselves forced to adopt tht
measure of requiring each of the bene
fciary cadets to contribute go OF the
amount heretofore allowed on his per
sonal account.-State.
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" olch 8 Eason.

The advertisement of Welch q Ea-
son, of Charleston deals with a subject
of universal interest. It gives infor-
marion which every housekeeper seeks
information about actual living.
From their statements some idea may
be formed of the character and variety
of their goods. Further particulars
may be found in their regular price.
list, issued every month, which will
be promptly sent upon application.
We1ch & Eason have been long in the
business, and the reputation which
they have acquired sufficiently indi,
Gates their manner of dealing with
their customers.