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Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
GnmbIing Case Now On.

The Eke-Dolezal gambling case, which has
been continued number Of times, finally
came up before Justice Howe yesterday Mrs
Exc sued Dolezal for $3.50. which she al
legged had been lost by her husband while
playing a game Of chance in the Dolezal re-
sort. Exc was put on the stand and told
how he had lost his money playing faro. All
of the money was not lost at one sitting, but
at three different times. One time Exc went
broke and put up his watch with Dolezal for
$3.50, as he felt sure the next turn of the
cards would bring him better luck The
long looked for change of luck did not come
and Exc was minus a timepiece. At another
sitting he lost $1S, and the next time he tried
the game he quit $13 loser. BY this time his
wife tired of having him come home every
pay day and tell about losing all his wages,
so she took a hand and commenced the pro-
ceedings.
After two witnesses had been examined the
attorney for the defendants was called out
of the city by telegram and the case was
continued until this afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
business Troubles of a Day.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March 11.-Charles
d. Monroe Of this city, formerly of South
bridge, and Frederick w. Eaton of South
bridge and Boston, have made a voluntary
assignment to l.. E. Moore of Newton, with
President Chaplin OF the Pychon National
bank as the assignee. The Indebtedness of
both parties is covered by real estate in
Denver, Philadelphia and Southbridge, the
value of which is more than enough to meet
the obligations, but cannot be realized upon
at the present time. Mr.. Monroes liabii-
ties amount to about 100000, and Mr.
Eatons to about $4,000.
MILWAUKEE, March 1.-THE National
Building and Loan association Of Milwaukee
went into the hands of a receiver today.
Judge Austin appointed Martin w. Sherman,
secretary of the association, to take charge
and wind up affairs The two causes which
led to tho receivershp were the inability Of
the company to make loans and the fact
that it is 'land poor The liabilities and
assets will be somewhere near 500, 900.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 1.-THE ST.
Paul Plow company assigned today to G..
NJ Power The company was principally
owned by William Dawson, and the failure
Is the outcome of tho Dawson failure. The
assets are given at 100000 The liabilities
are unknown, but are supposed to be heavy.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
seven Young Men Arrested.

WEBSTER CITY, Ia, March 11.-(Special
Telegram.)- Seven young men of Edmond
were arrested this afternoon for taking r.
S. Ferguson from the Jail at that place and
treating him in a brutal manner. They are
charged with dragging him in the snow and
riding him on a rail, beating and maltreat-
ing him and then leaving him half dead in
barn on Charles Mather's place, two miles
from town, until he was discovered this
morning with his arms and feet frozen sc
that amputation will be necessary. Although
Ferguson had been incarcerated for being
drunk he was a prominent member of both
the Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges and
members of the two societies are prosecuting
him
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
A couch this week $3.50 at Durfee Furni,
ture Co., 205 and 207 Broadway.

Brown Wants AIimony and Liberty.
]. c. Brown Of Nicola filed his petition in
the district court yesterday, asking for a
divorce from his wife, Caroline on the
grounds of general incompatibility and several
other things. They were married in Lin
coin, H., September 5, 1870, and lived to-
gether until January, 1894, when Mrs. Brown
took up her abode in Atlantic, where she has
since resided with her daughter, now a young
woman of "a. Brown alleges in his petition
that before their child was born. his wife took
a violent dislike to him, and made his life
very unhappy. She frequently threatened
to put poison in his coffee, so the complaint
alleges, and on one occasion she attempted
to kill him with table knife, striking him
In the side and inficting a painful wound.
He alleges that she has taught his daughter
habitual disrespect for him. and made his life
burden. He asks the court to grant him
$500 as temporary alimony, and alleges that
his wife has in Atlantic several lots, i'm
p:oved and a quarter section of farm lands
In Cass county, worth altogether. $1,000. He
claims that this property all represents
money he earned teaching school, with the
exception of $1,440, which belonged to his
wife He wants a divorce and an even
division OF the property.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
VOTE DOWN HEALY'S THEORY
Unconstitutionalty of Revende Bill Not
Accepted,
BUILDING AND LOAN TAXATION DEBATED
House Spends Two Sessions over the
Insurance Bili and Practically
Adopts n valued Pol
icy Law. OtlI

DES MONIES, March 11.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-1n the senate the entire day was de-
voted to the revenue bill, on which a good
start was made The discussion of the
Healy proposition, that the law as reported
is unconstitutional, occupied most OF the
day. He took the ground that 1t violates
the constitution In providing special means
for taxing certain classes OF corporations,
and that the constitution specially prohibits
this. The committee made vigorous fight
for the bill, Cheshire and Pusey making the
leading speeches for it. Healy spoke against
aud Carney assisted. Healy spoke against
1t. On the vote on his proposition to strike
out section %, containing the plan for tax
ing loan and trust companies, he was de-
feated, 32 to TO- Then Ellis, who was one
OF Healys sympathizers, moved an amend
ment which, without striking out the same
section, reached nearly the same result.
After another long debate this was defeated
on tie vote, 90 to %.
The building and loan taxation section
caused the next tilt. The bill provided for
the taxation of shares to their holders allow
ing amounts owing by the holder of the
stock to the association to be offset against
the stock; 1t also required each association
to certify to the state auditor each January
auditor to certify to the auditor of each
county the names of all stockholders and the
amount of their stock in his county. This
was still under discussion at adjournment
of the afternoon session. Junkin offered a
substitute which left out the Objectionable
features outlined and which is supported by
the building and loan lobby. 1t will probably
take all day tomorrow to get vote on it.
The house spent the two sessions consider
ing the insurance bill and, although but a
small part of the measure was gone over,
many radical changes in the existing law
were made. A former law was restored re
quirng copy of the application for insur-
anco to be made part of the policy, in
| stead of the conditions of the application, as
at present. Other amendments provide that
notice of fire loss need not be accompanied
by proof thereof and the time within which
suit on q policy for loss can be begun is
reduced from ninety to forty days and the
| maximum time extended from one to two
| years. Although valued policy amendment
directly offered was rejected, the section was
| variously amended until in Its final form II
amounts to valued policy law. 1t provides
| that the amount named in the policy shall
| be conclusively presumed to be the insurable
| value of the property. When suit is brought
| on a policy attorneys fees,are to be taxed
| as costs if the insurer loses. Small print
| conditions in policies cannot vitiate the
policy when violated, unless it is shown that
| such violation contributed to the loss by
| fire. -
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
Scott and Ross Plead Guilty.

Judge Thornell was obliged to adjourn dis
trict court for the day yesterday on account
Of the sudden determination of two OF the
prisoners to plead guilty when they were
arraigned for trial.
The criminal docket was taken up the
hrst thing In the morning and the assign
menu for the day called for the trial of Bob
Scott and Van Ross, a negro, both charged
with murderous assault. A jury was i'm
pane!ed to hear the first case, when the
prisoner made known his determination and
his plea OF guilty was entered in the docket.
The jury was discharged and Scott was taken
bacls TO the county jail.
Scott made an attempt to rob Richard
O'Brien. a Union Pacific switchman, one
night last winter Just as he was in the act
of entering his own gate on South Ninth
street. OBrien resisted and Scott attacked
him with a dirk knife.
Van Ross was detected in the act OF steal
ing an armful Of bolts Of calico from the
Boston store and made a murderous assault
upon an old man whom lie met in the alley
while fleeing from the Boston store clerks
who were pursuing him. week or so later
he stole an overcoat from dummy In front
OF Broadway clothing store and was ar
rested. At the jail he was identified by the
Boston store clerks as the calico thief He
has stouty maintained his innocence all the
time since his arrest until yesterday, when
he pleaded guilty
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
DIFFERS FROM TREMMEL's STORY.
Mr., Van Orsdclfs Account Contra
diets the Defendants.

Mr. Van Orsdelfs Account Contra
diets the Defendants.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 11.-(Special)
I'm the ,Tremmel murder case. arguments
were made by Mr.. Stoll, counsel for the
defense, and R. w. Breckons, for the prose-
cution. upon the question of admitting the
testimony of Mr.. Van Orsdell, whom the
prosecution had placed upon the stand for
the purpose of mpeaching the testimony OF
the defendant Tremme. Judge Knight de-
cided the matter in favor of the prosecu-
tion and Mr.. Van Orsdell was allowed to
testify. His evidence directly contradicted
that of Tremmel to the account
given by Tremmel on the witness stand
regarding the immediate particulars of the
shooting of Stabler. Mr.. Van Orsdell, who
was the acting prosecuting attorney at the
time of the shooting, examined Tremmel
at the sheriff's office about an hour after
the shooting occurred. He testified that
Tremmel was composed and not very much
excited; that he said Stabler had been try
ing to do him out of his job and when they
met they had some words and that he was
afraid Stabler was going to hit him and
that he fired at his feet. Tremmel also
detailed to him the circumstances OF his
quarrel with Stabler the day preceding the
shooting this contradicting the story told
by Tremmel on the witness stand Irem-
meIs statements at the sheriffs Office were
taken down in shorthand and were made in
the presence of several witnesses and were
read at length.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
Carpenter for Councilman.

So far the First ward republicans have
not as yet decided upon candidate for
councilman. 1t is the desire of most mem
bers of the party to put up strong man
and one that will find favor with all the
factions of the party. Several prominent
members of the republican party have sug-
gested the name of Harry L. Carpenter and
assert that he would make a frst-class coun-
Gilman. Mr.. Carpenter now holds response
BILE position with the Union Stock Yards
company and is known to nearly every man,
woman and child in the ward. Further, 1t
is asserted that he is verypopular with the
young men and could count upon the support
of many young men whoiwilllcast their first
vote this spring. Carp as he is generally
called, has hosts of friends who would like
to see him occupying a councilmans chair.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
Mnric City GOSSIP.


D. G. May has gone east on business
There is an active demand for feeder cattle
at the present time.
The Texas cattlemen's convention will meet
next year at Fort Worth
Ed Young, Atlantic, Ia, is the guest Of
Jake Klein for a few days.
The streets in the business portion of the
city are in filthy condition.
Mrs. d. L. Holmes is expected to return
from an eastern trip this morning.
Thirty-four cars of feeders went to the
country yesterday from this market.
S. Arnstein Twenty-fifth and streets,
has returned from trip to New York.
A. j. Hubbard, Underwood, Ia, was here
yesterday looking after business matters.
The city council will meet Saturday as a
board of equalization on sidewalk repairs
A. j. Scout left yesterday afternoon for
Creighton, where he will visit with his
brother.
w. B. vansant went down to his ranch
at Oak Creek yesterday afternoon to spend a
few days.
w. II. Brown, one of Dodge county's sue
cessful farmers, was visitor in the city
yesterday,
On Wednesday evening of next week the
Ideal club will give a dancing party at
Masonic hall.
Carl Nj. Smith accidentally cut the end OF
one of his fingers while working at the soap
factory yesterday.
The Live Stock exchange will hold special
session Saturday to discuss the ntw consti-
tuition and bylaws.
A nice bunch of cattle from Hers distll-
lery were sold at this market yesterday and
brought good prices
Attorney w. r. Patrick will go to Lin
coin Tuesday to argue the Morgan case be-
fore the supreme court.
A meeting of the democratic city central
committee has been called for this evening
at All North Twenty-fourth street.
Lenter services will be held at o'clock
this afternoon and at 1880 o'c'ock this even
ing at st. Martins Episcopal church.
The High school oratorical contest will be
held at the First Methodist church on the
evening of March 10. There will be seven
contestants.
Frank Spurck, prominent Nuckolls
county stockman, was at the yards yeSter-
day with load of choice high-grade cat
tle which brought good prices.
Mrs. ID. L. Holmes and Mrs j. w, Gribble
will entertain the Ladies Afternoon Whist
club at the home of Mrs. Gribble, Twenty
fifth and M streets, this afternoon
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
Real Estnte Trnnsfers.

The following transfers were filed yester-
day in the title and loan office OF ]. w.
Squire, l0l Pearl street:
Henry f. Seward and wife to Emma
Dewitt, swA neh 20-76-39. W, DIS 600
G.: A. ard IL. II, Holmes to w, II,
sw& 1853, W, .d...,...........,..:.. ~ 80 $3.50
Isaac Levi and wife to ], Bernstein,
lot s. block l. Beers add, W. d.. 100
], II. Buckley and wife TO Hattie A.
Bessire lots l and in S-77-45. W. d.. 5000
John Aten and wife to Mary Aten, lots
13 and IA. block 5, Prospect Place .oo
Sheriff to j. w. Squire. trustee, lot 2
block .. Riddles subd., s. d..,,.,,...:, sO2
Sheriff to NJ T., b. Huber, part n15 sell
nwA 3l-75-4S, s. d...,....,,..,....,...,.: 167O
Ann E. Whitaker ct al, swh is, swh
neh, seA nwA, swA nwA 19-l6-41; neh
is-7s-I a. c. d.N.,,.,......'........... @ 5475
Eight transfers, aggregating. ..... .sl5 1877
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
ExrLoDEs A hog CHOLERA THEORY
Animals Imported TO Give Greater
vitality Take the Disease.

AHIHiUIH IMpOTIeU 10 UIVe Greuter
vitality Take the Disease.
FORT DODGE, Ia, March 11.-(Special)
The hog cholera plague which has caused
losses to Iowa farmers the past year TO
the extent of perhaps $4,000 900. has been
attributed by many to an oyerbreeding of
thoroughbred stock, gaining flesh at the ex-
pense OF vitality. Many thousands OF Texas
'razor-back" hogs have recently been shipped
into the state for the purpose of breeding
a stronger variety Among other importers
was j. Van Meter OF Van Meter, Ia. who
brought in two carloads OF the long nosed
rooters about two weeks ago Every one OF
them was taken with the plague and nearly
the whole consignment has died, effectually
riddling that theory.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
Eires of n. DaY.

ATLANTIC, Ia, March 11.-(Special Tele-
gram)-J. F. Grifin's large stock barn was
consumed by fire early this morning. The
barn was on his farm, one mile southeast of
town. The fire was beyond control when 1t
was first discovered and everything in the
barn was lost. Insurance amounts to $500
while the loss is estimated at $4,000. No
clew has been obtained as to the cause OF
the fire.
YUTAN. Neb.. March 11.-(special)-Th
barn of c.. Nissen, three miles and a half
northwest OF Yutan. was burned this morn
ing. 1t contained five head of horses, sew
eral sets of harness and 300 bushels of
oats The fire is supposed to have been
set by tramps
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
Mulcohy-McCourt Cow Annir.

in Justice Howe's court yesterday and was
tried before a jury. According to the COM
plainant, Mrs. McCourt OF Albright, COW
belonging to ID. Mulcahy broke loose and, en-
tering her yard, ate up fodder valued at $l5.
1t took the COW some time to eat up all this
fodder, as several trips were necessary. Just
why the COW was not shut OF early in the
game Mrs. McCourt did not say. At any
rate. she finally tired of the frequent visits
OF the bovine and locked her in the barn.
Mucahy heard of this and replevined the
animal Mrs McCourt sued for the value of
the fodder consumed by the COW which she
figured was worth in the neighborhood of
SIS. After the Jury had been told all about
the matter by the dozen or more witnesses
a verdict fixing Mrs. McCourts damages at
81 was rendered Mulcahy fled stay bond
in the matter OF the costs and was given
ninety days in which to make settlement.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
TEMPLE AMENDMENT IS WINNING.
Senate Committee Hears Arguments
and II VIII Probably Garry.

and IT VIII Probably Carry.
DES MONIES, March 11.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The senate railroad committee was
in session till nearly midnight hearing the
arguments for the two sides Of the Temple
amendment question. The opponents were
heard first for an hour, then the advocates
were given an hour and the opponents
closed with a half hour. The session waf
devoid of sensations. The railroad people
presented a number of afidavits and state
ments in opposition to the amendment and
the other side presented engineers from the
road, who testified that the men are not in
favor OF the relief department. The COM
mittee took no action, 1t is stated now, as
result OF the latest polls of the senate
that the amendment will probably be
adopted.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
Dangerous sidcwaIIs.

The sidewalk on the west side OF Twenty
sixth street. commencing at the corner of N
street and extending north nearly half a
block, is in a very bad condition Many of
the planks have rotted, nearly all are loose
and 1t is a surprise that pedestrians have
not met with serious accidents while passing
along this portion of the street Complaint
was made TO the authorities some time ago,
but nothing has been done about the mat
ter. Some time ago the street commissioner
repaired many of the walks In the business
portion of the city, but the walk in question,
although needing attention, was not touched.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12

was appointed to inquire 30 the cost Of
building a new city js present one
has been condemed. A u Is going the
rounds that a new city hal and FIRE depart
ment house will be built in connection
with the new Jail. The fire department is
handicapped in case Of fire now and the
city Is without voting place. The new
council is likely to make things boom in
the way of city improvements.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
Half the people want a saloon.

MASON CITY, Ia, March 11.-(Special Tel
egram.) .)-Petitioners for the mulct saloon
have been successful in securing more than
so per cent Of the voters and expect to estab-
lish the mulct saloon. The temperance
people are making a desperate effort to
kill the measure in the city council. A mass
meeting has been held and remonstrances
circulated Resolutions were also passed
against the manufactures bill now pending
in the senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12

NEoLA, Ia, March 11.-(Special.)-Wo
was received here early this morning that
the postoffice at Minden was broken into
and $40 in stamps taken. All the letters
mailed after s o'clock were torn open. The
robbers also entered the store of Stuhr
Hardware company, and carried off some
cutlery. The full amount Of the loss ia
not known
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
p0srMAsTER,s SON THE ROBBER.
Shortage in the Laramie Ofice Traced
to a Boy of Fourteen.

LARAMIE. Wyo., March 11.-(Special)-
For the past few days an inspection OF
the Laramie postofice has been going on
under the direction OF Inspector Waterbury
of Denver. shortage of about $40 was
found and the assistant postmaster was sus-
nended under suspicion. Further inve5tiga-
tion led the Inspector to suspect that the
real cause of the shortage was the postmas-
ter's son, Charles Dayton, aged a. The
boy was taken into custody by the inspector
edged the theft and told the inspector that
he had been in the habit of slipping into
the office when his father and the clerk
were not watching and getting a s5 or $40
bill for spending money. This confession ex-
onerated the assistant postmaster and he
was at once restored to his position.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12

CHEYENNE. Wyo., March 11.-(Special)
The State Board of Equalization has fixed
the assessed valuations of live stock In
Wyoming for the present year. The valua-
tion upon pure bred cattle will be S3S, an
increase os SO over last year; dairy stock
will be $22, an increase OF S. and range
stock s13 an Increase of 81. The valuation
of range sheep is $1,75; work horses, $50;
COW ponies anc saddle horses, SIS, and COM
mon unbroken horses, 50.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
NEW CITY MARSHAL FoR Nicola
George Downs Chosen to Succeed
william MONT.

william MONT.
NEOLA, Ia, March 11.-(Special)-At the
city council meeting last night George
Downs was appointed city marshal and ]. T.
LOBBY night watch, to succeed himself For
the past few days the town has been without
a marshal William Moffit, the late marshal,
having left the town with about $14O OF the
city water tax. He took the train for Omaha
and has been seen there by several partieG
from here. The council is waiting to see If
his relations will make good his shortage
and seems in no hurry to get him.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
JOINS wrTH THE DEMOCRATS.
One Republican Alderman Goes Into
Caucus with the other Party.

Caucus WITH the Othcr Purity.
SIOUX CITY, March 11-(Special Tele-
gram. .)-The fact that the new city council
which meets next Monday is evenly divided
politically is going to make trouble. At
caucus last night the fve democratic alder
men and one republican member united In
fixing up a slate which they have pledged
themselves to stick to for distributing OF
the offices. The four republican members
who refused to go into the caucus today
charge one of the democratic members with
having been bribed by office seekers and have
employed an attorney to commence proceed
ings to oust him from the council. The ac-
cused alderman denies the charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
Dockers, strike Worse Than Ever.

LUDINGTON, Mich. March 1.-THE con-
dition of the docke-s' strike is more agra
waited than ever. Manager Crahoe of the
Flint Peoria Marquette railway declared he
would not discharge any of the nonunionn
men The strikers offered TO work for is
cents per hour, but no reply was made.
over 1900 men have been brought we're and
1,1CO have gone away again. This morning
tne new hands were cut down to 10 cents
per hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12

NEoLA, Ia, March (special)-Prof.
s. V. Downs and Miss Annie Groves of
Weston were married by Justice Burke at
Council Bluffs yesterday. Mr.. Downs sur
prised his friends, as they did not expect 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12

lures to be given in the Young Mems Chris
tian association course. On next Thursday
night NJ. w. Swain will deliver the second OF
the SERIES his topic being English Folks"
The third lecture will be by Rev. A. ].
Turkle Of Omaha and Is entitled Beauties
and oddities OF Europe" The date Of this
lecture is March 25
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
DIR. butler Lectures.

Last night Rev. Dr. S. Wright Butler. pas
tor of the ST. Marys Avenue Congregational
church in Omaha. delivered a lecture at the
First Methodist church, entitled "Your
Chance" 1t was the first OF series Of lee
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. $50.
EARN LOnnn

For lowest rates on good farm loans call
ut the office of d. w. Otis. No. 1873 Pearl
street. Council Bluffs. Money ready and
loans closed without delay.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
NeoIa Wants a New jail

nicola. Ia. March 11.-(Special.) )-At the
council meeting last night a committee OF
three. Councilmen Clark. Foss and Wheeler,