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Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
FOR MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
Chicago Citixens Hold Mass Meeting
and ExcOriate the BOOdling
Corporations.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1l.-Central Music Hall
was this afternoon filled with citizens OF
Chicago who had gathered in mass meet
ing in order to protest against the extend
ing Of Chicago's street car franchises to
fifty years. The speakers dwelt mainly on
the question Of compensation for extension
OF street car grants. but before it's close
the proposition Of municipal ownership
was extensively touched upon.
Franklin H. Head presided and the
speakers were Mayor Harrison, former
Governor John p. Altgeld. George E. Cole.
John Maynard Harlan and Rev. Father
Thomas P. Hunett.
Ex-Governor Altgeld was first to advert
to the subject of municipal ownership and
his remarks aroused the greatest enthusi-
asm Of the meeting. Referring to the al
legged money in the city council. Mr.. Alt
geld asked: How can We stop this thing?"
Hang them. Get rope. Hang the bOod-
lers!" responded the audience.
The resolutions which were prepared in
advance were found inadequate to the sem
timent Of the meeting and q resolution was
included favoring municipal ownership Of
the street car lines, II not this year, then
when the present grants expire in 1903.
The most significant portion of the reso-
luton was as follows:
Resolved. That inasmuch as the beginning
and end Of all the present corruption in the
city council are the traction companies. the
directors and stockholders Of these compa-
MES should not be permitted to escape the
odium now directed against venal public
servants. but that they be exposed to con-
demnation as criminals and anarchists. in
that they are organizing for corruption and
plotting against the peace and prosperity
Of Chicago and inviting consequences as
disastrous to this community as any out
RACES ever devised by the sworn enemies of
society. and
Resolved. That the citizens Of Chicago
stand strong at the back of our mayor in
his brave fight for the peoples right, and
that 1t Is the sense of this meeting that
the time for municipal ownership, II not
right now may be by the time the present
franchise shall expire
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
OFFICIAL ASKED TO RESIGN
Good Government League Requests n
Delinquent Police Com .,issioaer
to- Vacate.

DETROIT. Mfeh!3 Dec. 1.-THE resigna-
tion Of Police Commissioner Ralph Phelps,
jr.. was demanded today At mass meet
ing OF representative citisens held In one
Of the leading churches. This action Is the
direct result OF recent agitation toward the
enforcement OF law and aboiishing Of vice
by the Good Government lesgus Of Detroit
and others. Mr.. Phelps Is charged among
other things with being on fifteen liquor
bonds prior to his appointment as commits
sioner when the law expressly provides
that no one shall sign more than two. and
with not being released from the bonds
after his appointment; with absenting him
self from this city for almost year while
police commissioner after having accepted
the responsibilities Of office. and with not
being In full sympathy with the enforce
ment OF laws.
The speaker. Rev. Walter Hughson,
brought the charge az fcllows: I'VE I'm
peach Mr.. Phelps before the tribunal Of the
city Of Detroit for his incapscity and de-
mand that Mayor Maybary shall. on our
behalf. demand his resignation. The honor
Of the city demands his retirement and 1t
can best come about through his resigna-
tion. A large number OF people have lost
confidence In him. We want no man In ofioe
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
PENSIONS FOR WESTERN VETERANS.

Survivors Of the Civil War Rene M
bered by the General Government.
WASHINGTON. Dec. u.-(Special.) 1.-The
following western pensions have been
granted:
Issue Of November 80:
Nebraska: Original-John A. Griffey
Pottsville, $6. Additional-James A. Wells
Endicott. Sc to s12. Restoration and addi
tional-Charles Davis, dead. Weissert. 81 to
IS. Increase-Albert HALEY. Ansley, 80 to
IS. Original widows etc.-Sarah s. Davis
Weissert, IS.
Iowa: Originai-Amos L. Flint, Villisca
$12; Levi s. Pullman, Clinton. IS; John L.
Canaan. dead. Bellevue, $l2 Cyrus Roberts
Hampton, IS. Increase-Joseph D. Nelson
Washington. Sc to $S Seth B. Myrick, Bris-
tow. Sc to SO; Harvey Warner, Muscatine,
$12 to $17; Dempsey w. Prosnall, Albion, IS
to $40. Reissue and increase-George W.
Arrowwood. Altoona, $6 to ss. Original wild
ows, etc.-Minor of Levi Taylor. Winterset
Colorado: Orignhl-Jacob M. Thornton,
Colorado Springs. $6s George H. Adams. Grip
pie Greek. Sc; james o. Vanorsdol. Spring
field, $12.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
Nebraska News Notes.p

NeUEaNtAa NeWo NOteosN
The Methodists OF Holbrook have decided
to build church.
|. A big wolf hunt near -Gaehner resulted In
the death Of one wolf.
North Loup people are making an effort
to secure public library.
Owing to the removal OF H. J. Welty
Thurston county 10 now without county
attorney.
J. r. Wilson Of Nance county has broken
leg. resulting from horse he was riding
failing on him.
The American bank OF Sidney reports that
their deposits have increased over e2o. 600
in the last few weeks.
A live pigeon shoot will bs held in Tilden
on Monday, December 26. liberal purse
will be awarded the winner. Enough birds
are assured for an excellent match.
Oscar Wilcox Of ONeill has prepared him
self for the future by making him a harp.
He is willing. however. to take chances on
the future and sell the harp for $500.
w. r. Olmstead OF Winside cultivated ten
acres Of sugar beets the last season but lost
the major portion Of them, on account Of
being unable to secure help to harvest the
crop. ~ - '''Ne 'iT
The Methodist church at North Platte was
destroyed by fire last Wednesday evening
Prayer meeting was being held when the
fire broke out. 1t is supposed to have caught
from defective flue.
Madison Methodists have Just ded Gated a
new church. On the day Of dedication there
was a small amount due on the church and
this was raised and 5000 more subscribed
with which to buy an organ. >"'7'-
s. J. Weekes and R. II. Jenness, register
and receiver of the O'Neill land office, will
leave for Ord via Omaha the 15th from
which place they will proceed to Fort Hart
suff, abandoned military reservation, and
dispose Of the balance of unsold land at
auction to the highest bidder. During their
absence the United States land Office will be
closed for business, but will be kept open
for information. -. 49, ~. q.
A peddler worked q new game on some
people east Of Seward few days ago. He
sold qlantity Of goods amounting to $24
and instead Of taking the cash induced the
farmer to give his note for $50, paying him
the difference in p,snsy. - He sexplainef that
he had more cash than he wanted to carry
and preferred The note Tffen'' ne went to
other families in the neighborhocd. showed
the note as evidence OF having sold goods
TO the first man and succeeded In disposng
Of considerable quantity Of his goods At
Last Sunday evening two lads about II
years Of age each. called on DR.. Francis Of
Bancroft. One Of the hoys had been shot
| through the leg Just above the knee and
was badly In need OF medical assistance
which was given him. The boys said they
lived twelve miles west Of town along the
reservation line and that they had been shot
| ut by some unknown party. but their stories
didn't seem to hang together very we'll and
doctor bill 1t is fair, 70 presume that they
were ordinary trsmps and had received Q
| charge OF buckshot while prowling around
| some farmers yard.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
KITTY OWENS IN CUSTODY
Tells How She Eluded Capture by
Hiding In . Trunk When On.
GERS Searched for Her.

They done got me. Mr.. Jailer, but I led
EN- merry chase" was the greeting ac-
corded the night custodian OF the police sta.
tion last evening by a comely young colored
woman whom Sergeant Whelan and De.
sscttves Dunn and Davis brought In a. q
prisoner shortly before 6 o'clock. It was
the notorious Kitty Owens, who has sue.
cessfully eluied the grasp OF the law for
more than week, and when she told her
story. describing how she managed to evade
the clutches Of the police last Thursday, a
dozen or more members OF the force were
interested listeners.
The police are authority for the state
ment that more than 100 complaints Of lar
ceny from the person have been lodged
against this young woman by men
during the last three years. Six times she
has been bound over to await the action
OF the grand jury, but each time, bail hav-
ting been furnished. she was released and
failed to appear at the time OF her trial
She was one Of the characters whom Chief
Of Police White compelled to leave town
when he became head OF the police de-
partment and some time during the latter
part OF September she went to Chicago
where she remained until few days ago.
Thursday the police learned that she had
again been seen in town and search was
instituted for her. Among the houses visited
was one at Fourteenth and Pacific streets,
but after looking the premises over from
cellar to garret the police concluded that the
women they wanted was not there and
continued the hunt in other directions Last
sight Kitty Owens told the captain that
while the officers were ransacking the
house mentioned she was hiding In a small
trunk In one Of the upstairs rooms. She
AvaNn hat AAN
minutes examining the room in which she
was concealed In the trunk and that one
Of the number sat on the trunk directly
spon the hole she had bored In the top to
sdmit air. cutting OF the supply and II
they had remained there o few minutes
lsnger she would have had to make an out
Ssy or sukocate.
The men with whom the woman worked,
sbtlly" Critchheid and Dutch" Steward
ere now In Jail on minor charges. Chief
white will allow the trio an opportunity to
lesve town Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
Thief Pay. for the Trouble.

CRAWFORD, Neb Dec. 11.-(Special)--
A man passing through the country with
bunch of horses stopped at a house in
the neighborhood Of Rawhide Butte during
the absence of the occupants and stole a
complete outfit Of school ma aams clothing
Three young ranchmen gave chase, over
hauled the thief. recovered the stolen gar
ments and also compelled the fellow to give
them four good saddle horses for their
trouble me school ma,am e was was awarded
for her temporary Inconvenience. There is
good reason for the supposition that the
whole bunch of horses had also been stolen
and the man will be closely watched by
the authorities. 49,. H'Vs.'e J
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
CORRECTION FROM MR. sMYTA
nm u "A 49,, :, q = -LS.1Ft-, "'37l1
oDJects 70 Statement BARLEY Case
;'eWes-Dismissed Owing. to Defect
-. Jy-l...s.,s.i .s.si in PleaianGs. -,

q LiNCOLN. Dec. 10.-To the Editor Of The
bee: MY Dear Sir--I clip the following from
your edition OF last evening with respect
70 the decision Of the supreme court In the
case OF the state against Bartiey's bonds
mem
According TO the memories Of Judges
heysor. Fawcett and Powell, the last named
having tried the civil suit against Bartley's
pondsmen the first time the case was up
~: omytn nad the matter dismissed on his
MOTION owing to detects in the pleadines.
1t Is perhaps a matter of very little i'm
portance whether the number of reversals
Is one or two. but object to the statement
that was, compelled to dismiss the fret
case because Of defect in the proceedings.
The fact Is that dismissed II to prevent
Judge Powell from instructing the jury to
return verdict against the state on the
merfes. The reading public will readily re-
member that the court at the opening OF the
trial admitted In evidence the bond, but
ABOUT three weeks thereafter at the close
OF the trial, decided that the bond was in,
valid because net properly approved and
hence that the court erred in admitting II
In evidence at the opening Of the trial. II
the bond was invalid, of course no verdict
could be had upon 1t, consequently the court
was about to instruct the jury to nnd a
verdict against the state and only to pre.
vent that being done / dismissed and COM
menced over again the very next day. Sub.
sequently and before the time for another
trial arrived had an opportunity to argue
before the supreme court in the Barrett
Scott case the precise question which Judge
Powell had ruled against me and the su-
preme court decision thereon In effect, over
| ruled Judge Powell. Consequently when ths
case came on for trial the second time
before Judge Powell he followed the supreme
court decision and overruled himself and
held the bond valid. / considered that one
| reversal and. II / am right, the reversal
Thursday is the second in the case 1t is
undoubtedly true that when Judge Powell
at the close Of the first trial, held the bond
| to be void attempted to Introduce certain
testimony in the hope of curing the defect
| resulting from what Judge Powell decided
was an improper approval and the court
excluded that testimony on the ground that
| 1t was not admissible under my reply. But
the testimony would not have been neces.
sary and would not have been offered at all
| II the court had not ruled that the bond was
void-a ruling which the supreme court SUBJ
! sequently held to be erroneous. This is not
written In criticism Of Judge Powell. The
best Of judges err and are reversed Very
| respectfully, c. j. SMYTH
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
HeuRAth Him.

Chicago Tribune: A large self-possessed
woman. certainly past the age Of g. stepped
into a Dearborn street barber shop. with a
small. blinking, sore-eyed dog under her
arm.
Every barber not at work on a customer
instantly came to attention.
don't know whether l have come to the
right place or not" she said ~ was told
there was a shop somewhere along here
where could have my little dog sham-
pooed. Can you do II here?"
Yes, ma am replied the operator presid-
Ing at the chair nearest the front door.
with dignity. "Aclbiades" he added, turn
ing stihiy to the bootblaek, give the lady's
dog a shampoodle."
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
CURED OF ASTHMA
AFTER a5 YEARS OF SUFFERING.

1t will be gratifying to Asthmatic readers
to learn that an absolute cure has at last
been discovered by DR.. Rudolph schifmann.
That the remedy is an efYectual one cannot
be doubted after perusal OF such testimony
as that Of c. w. Van Antwerp, Fulton. N.
Y, who says: "Your Asthma Cure is the best
I ever used. tried 1t according to direc-
tions and one box entirely cured me OF
asthma and have not had It since. can
now 60 to bed and sleep all night with per
feet comfort. which I have not done before
for 35 years, and thank you for the health
that now enjoy. hope that you will pub
iish this letter. that others may learn OF its
wonderful virtues
Schiffmann's Asthma Cure is sold by all
druggists at soc and $1.0o per package, or
can be obtained by writing direct to DR.. r.
Schifmann, Box SO4, St. Paul. MINI.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
IN INTEREST OF RAILROAD MEN
Largely Attended Meetings of State
Association of Y. M. G. A.


Association OF Y. M. G. A.
FREMONT, Neb. Dec. 1l.-(Spscial. y
The meetings OF the State association OF the
Young Mems Christian association are being
very largely attended and awakening much
interest. especially among railroad men
Last evening the Congregational church was
nlled to the doors. The meeting was In the
interest OF railroad men and was addressed
by George r. MeDill OF Omaha, w. r. Cru
zen OF North Platte. @. Hinshall Of Chadron,
General Manager Bidwell OF the Elkhorn
system and others.
Today the secretaries and others occupied
the puipits OF the congregatl Presby.
terian, Methodist, Christian and Baptist
churches. All we're we'll niled ana the ad-
dresses were mostly OF an eyapgelistic
| nature. This afternoon q well attended
meeting Tor men was held In Masonic hall
under the direction OF G. C. Michner Of Chi
cago. His talk was OF q practical nature
and accomplished much good. Mrs Chari-
ton Edholm Of Chicago spoke at the Presby-
| terian church on RESCUE Work for Women" "
This evening the closing service was held
| In the Congregational church and was sd-
dressed by Q number Of secretaries and
| others, The session has been q very profit
able one. 1t 10 the iutention Of the
executive committee 70 DO much active work
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
SUNG IN A SPANISH CHURCH.
American Soldiers Heard "The Stal

American Soldiers Heard "The Star
SpanGled Banner" a. RecessiOnal.
San Juan has a very good opera house
facing the plaza of Columbus, writes a cor
respondent Of the Chicago Record. There
was hope that company advertising in
Ponce might be induced to extend its jour-
ney to the capital. The play they were Of
fering was advertised as "El Gram Drama
Americana, La Cabana de Tic Tom," and, as
l had seen 1t a year before in Key West,
performed by an amateur troupe Of negroes,
under the more familiar name of "Unce
Toms Cabin" with a little Eva who was
as black as coal and whose hair was as
kinky as wool. l cherished tender memory
of the play and regretted not to see it in
Spanish. Most Of the foreign entertain
ments reaching Porto Rico are those on
their way to Havana and Mexico from
Europe. They stop over one boat and usually
do pretty good business in the capital Loie
Fuller has danced there and / believe Patti
once sang In this same theater. Changing
from theaters to churches, the traveller in
Porto Rico will find much to interest him
in the places Of worship throughout the
island. The old church of Ponce stands in
the main plaza. backed by the gorgeous
Oriental structure which does duty for fire
department building. The church is one Of
the old ones of the island exceedingly pic
turesque without but does not contain much
ornamentation or many relics Of particular
value.
At Guayama the music was excellent and
services were always we'll attended. The
padre there was fine old Spanish gentle
man, who loved his people and his church
and was proud Of the fact that except for
the cathedral in San Juan he had the best
church in the island. He took us about the
old building from top to bottom, showing
every chapel and every shrine with genuine
pleasure. On Sunday morning at high mass
came q peculiar thing. At the end Of the
service, for recessional. the organist far
up in the loft touched his keys and through
this old Catholic church in an obscure vii
lage in Porto Rico there sounded THE Star
Spangfed Banner" The variations impro-
vised were beautiful. The melody itself was
kept little in the background, 0bscured a
bit by the forid music that accompanied 1t,
but 1t was there beyond a doubt. Perhaps
the Spanish worshipers did not recognize
the unfamiliar strains for what they were.
The Americans did. All over the church
there were American soldiers and officers
who had been present as worshipers or
spectators. When the identity OF the music
came to them there were heads uplifted and
Frightening eyes and glances of recognition
that meant a great deal
hunted up the old padre and asked him
about 1t.
YES" he said, 'it was intentional.
asked the organist in the morning II he
knew the American national hymn. He said
he did, SO l asked him to play it as re-
cessional. thought 1t would please the
Americans"
1t did please them and the ord priest could
not have done a more generous thing or one
that would have been better appreciated.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12

instance. Any time your father wants To
give me a kiss he has only to ask you 70
deliver It, and It will be most welcome"
For q moment she was buried In thought.
The she said:
"And could have one delivered to you in
the same
mot any" he interrupted, hastily. for he
was quick to see that the proxy business
could be carried too far.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
FIGHT OVER CHURCH FENCE
Indiana Farmer shoots and MOrtalIy
Wounds Two brothers who Diff
fered In Argument.

HAzLEToN, Ind. Dec, 11.-Robsrt Moore.
a farmer living Ave miles east Of this place.
shot and mortally wounded Charles and
Paris Decker, brothers. at the village church
door tonight. The trouble arose over the
question Of fencing the church property.
The sheriff and posse are after Moore. but
he has not been captured.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
ACTRESS CHARGED WITH THEFT
Catherine Campbell Taken Into Gas.
tOdy by st. Louis Omcers fer
Stealing Hotel Property.

ST. LOUIS. Dec 1l.-At the conclusion of
the performance at the Grand opera house
last night Miss Catherine Campbell, an
actress Of considerable note. was arrested
by detectives at the instance of the st.
Nicholas hotel management. she being ac-
cused OF systematic robbery. She was taken
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
scales Mount Aconcagua.

LONDON, Dec. 12.-The Daily Chronicle
publishes this morning a cable message from
Sir Martin Conway, the celebrated explorer,
now in Mendoza, Argentine republic. assert
ing that he has climbed to the summit of
Mount Aconcagua, a peak of the Andes, in
Chill, and intends to attempt the ascent Of
Mount Sarmiento, remarkable mountain in
Terra del Fuego
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
WHAT DO the CHILDREN DRINK ?

Don't give the tea or cOffee. Have you
tried the new food drink called GRAIN.o!
i is delicious and nonrishing and takes
you give the children the more health YOU
distribute through their systems. Grain-O
prepared tastes like the choice grades OF
coffee. but costs about as much. All
grocers sell It. 15c and &c.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12

Mike Dwyar. the bartender OF the Elkhorn
saloon who was severely stabbed in the alb
domen Saturday night during . quarrel
With man uan,ed mich" Fleming. was
rsportsd by his physician yesterday to be
cut OF danger. The wound Dwyar received
q the fr6t was q deep one. but fortunately
~ him the knife did not penetrate any OF
~ vital parts OF the body. Unless blood
oeosoning sets In hls recovery is almost a.
cured.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
Fnrmer.a Team Runa Away.

FRIEND, Neb, Dec. 11.-(Special. )-As
Ode Giles and wife were driving to this city
yesterday their team became frightened and
ran away. The buggy was overturned and
badly wrecked. but the occupants escaped
with slight bruises .,,. ,.. -. ..i,.i- %
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
Owen Bsrnes Injured.

Owen Barnes- Q business man from NAL
vern. Ia. slipped ON the ICY pavement last
night at the corner Of Tenth street and
Farnam and fell. sprAininG his ankle. He
was taken to the p0lioe station. where the
oity physician attended his injury.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-12
How They Like II.

Chicago Post: Men are SO different from
women" she said. II wonder why 1t is
that they object to kissing each other"
under proper conditions they don't" he
replied.
~ don't understand you."
II mean when 1t is done by proxy he ex-
planned. Take the case Of your father. for
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-02-16
American Losses.

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a memorial
was presented to the President to-day
by a delegation Of New York business
men representing large number of
we'll known and influential firms in
the city asking that action be taken
by this government looking to the re-
establishment of peace in Cuba. The
memorial recites that the war in Cuba
during the last three years has re-
suited in yearly average loss of i'm
port and export trade between Cuba
and the United States of 500, 900, 900.
In this sum is not included the heavy
sums irretrievably lost by the destruc-
tion of American properties in Cuba or
properties supported by American cap
ital, such as sugar factories, railways
and tobacco plantations, and in respect
to trade and capital, the losses Of citi-
zens of the United States are stated
to be far greater than those of all 9th
er parties concerned, not excepting
Spain herself. Like its Two prede-
cessors the sugar crop Of 1878 is
virtually lost
Only about Is per cent of the sugar
factories of the island were operated
last year. and as 80 per cent OF our
entire trade with Cuba depends upon
the sugar crop of the island, it is
readily seen that our commerce can
not be restored until actual peace is
established