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The record-union., 1898-06-29

Ladies insist on having the American
Biscuit Company's cakes. cookies and
crackers. All f1rst-class grocers.
The record-union., 1898-06-29
If You Have Looked

Around and found prices on pianos
too high for you, get prices at the
Wiley &. Allen Co., 513 ] street. This
firm has lately sold new pianos TO sew
eral parties who had, for a year or
more, looked for good reliable pianos
at prices within their means. They
found them at the Wiley B. Allen Co. =
The record-union., 1898-06-29
RECEIPTS.


The report of Treasurer Frank Mil
Ter was read, as follows:
Sacramento, June p, 1898
To the President and Members Of
Red Cross Society: Your Treasurer re-
spectfully reports:
Receipts S3 $40 81
expenditures ...........s............. l,foS -
Balance .................. $50 5S
On motion of j. o. Coleman, the Sec
retary's and Treasurer's reports We're
referred to the Auditing Committee:
Rev. G. l.. Mel, for the Committee
on Constitution and Bylaws, said that
a conference had been held with regard
to the work and it asked further time.
The request was granted.
In answer to question as to the
$500 sent to the State Society, Mr..
Miller stated that about 10 per cent. of
the money collected had been sent, that
The record-union., 1898-06-29

EGYPTIAN HENNA.-A vegetable
dye for Immediately restoring gray
hair to it's original color; convenient
and effective; no Objectionable quail
ties. For sale by first-class druggists
and hair-dreSSerS.
The record-union., 1898-06-29

1t is stated that the threat to send
Commodore Watson with a fleet to the
Spanish coast is a bluff. But state
ments of that order coming from ofti-
cial quarters should be taken in the op-
pcsite sense. We are inclined to think
that the Government seriously contem-
plates a menace of that character, at
least to the extent of threatening the
Canaries. But the wisdom of such a
movement may be called into question.
1t is altogether probable that the Span
ish know, as we should also, that a
naval force cannot do any material or
permanent damage to such land de-
fenses as the Spanish haveNalong their
home coasts. Very rarely, indeed, are
land batteries and earthworks MOI e
than temporarily silenced by ships of
war. Even masonry forts knocked into
ruins, still remain formidable and af-
ford the defenders protection from be-
hind which they can maintain long
defense. We had innumerable instances
of that in the civil war and one or two
have presented even thus early in this
war. The propose7 demonstration by
Commodore Watson, if projected with
the hope of recalling the Cadiz fleet,
may prove deceptive and ineffective.
We still think that unless stopped in
the Suez Canal by the Powers protect
ing that water, Camera will sail for the
Orient or the American Pacific. With
the Carolines and Madrones as bases
from which to operate he can serve his
cause better on the Pacific than at
home. These are speculative views, of
course, and we shall be pleased if they
prove to be erroneous, but all present
evidences give them strong support.
The record-union., 1898-06-29
7. P. HERKEY.

San Francisco, Cal, June g. 1898.
For several years | was troubled with
jaundice. 1 tried many remedies; mono
The record-union., 1898-06-29

Try McMorry's 45c tea. 531 NJ. :
The record-union., 1898-06-29

61s Kearny Street, between Sacramento
and Commercial Streets,
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, u. 8. A.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
IOWA FARMERS WILL ASSEMBLE.
Annual Meeting Will Be Addressed
by Leading AgricultuFists.

Annua Meeting Will Be Addressed
by Leading Agriculturists.
DIES MONIES, Dec. 1O.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The program for the annual meet
ing of the Iowa State Agricultural society,
to be held here January 9 to II, was issued
today by Secretary Fowler. This society is
composed OF 12O presidents Of county and
district agricultural societies in the state.
Judge N. M. Hubbard of Cedar Rapids, the
representative OF the Northwestern, will read
a paper entitled "Notes Of My Experience
as a Farmer" The important subjects are:
Chemistry and Its Relation to Agriculture"
Prof. ]. B. Weems; Bacteria" Prof. L. H.
Pammel; Soil Physics" c. d. Reed; "Dis.
eases Of Domestic Animals Communicable
to Man, State Veterinarian Gibson.
The United Commercial Travellers of
America initiated a class Of eighty-tYo here
this afternoon. The leading members say
this is the largest class that has been taken
In by any council in the order. which now
has q total Of 900 members. Travelling men
from all over the state, besides Omaha, St.
Paul and st. Louis. were here and the in
itiation lasted from 1 until 5 this afternoon.
This will make the Des Moines council the
largest in tho state. This evening a banquet
was held. Addresses were made by Mayor
MacVicar and DR.. ]. A. Writ and re-
sponses by B. F. Heastand Of Mason City
and Hugh Chambers Of Fort Dodge.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
Magic City Gossip.


Holiday liquors. Wollstein & Co., 2610 N 8
Lightning messengers furnished by A. ]
T. Co.
w. B. Tagg has gone to New York city OF
O short vacation.
j. A. Peterson, Forty-second and z streets
announces the birth Of a son.
A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Schultz, Fortieth and n streets.
REGULAR preaching services will be held Al
st. Clements mission tonight.
Rev. Van Wrinkle breaches at the Baptis'
church morning and evening today.
The commission men at the exchange nave
purchased a COW for the Rescue home.
Storm sash. r. II. Rowland Lumber &
Coal Co. office, Gath st., south of NJ st.
j. H. Rothschild, a commission man al
the exchange, reports the loss of an over.
coat.
Mrs. H. Wirick. Sixteenth and NJ streets
is recovering from a severe attack Of sore
throat.
Real estate men say that Loevy paid $4,000
more than was necessary for the school dis.
trict property.
Rev. John Williamson breaches at the
United Presbyterian church morning and
evening today.
Judgment" is the topic upon which Rev,
Irving johnson will preach at the Episcopal
church this morning.
Ashbell Patterson has accepted q position
with Coleman, and will look after his watch
repairing department.
The South Omaha Methodist, a weekly
publication, entered upon its second year
yesterday. Rev. II. II. Millard is the pub
Usher.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the First NJ. e
church sells AIDE mlnce meat at the
home OF Mrs. Beavers. Twenty-second and
NJ streets.
The Board Of Education has accepted the
Lincoln school building, the contractors and
the architect having come to an amicable
agreement.
Robert Ray. one OF the best known film
Hammers in the city. is in jail, charged with
larceny, but Chief Carroll denies all knowl-
edge Of the case.
1t is understood that John r. Ritchhart,
formerly Of this city. had disposed OF the
Grand Island Democrat and will engage in
some other business.
Fences for the spring election must be be-
Ing fixed now, for the local papers are be-
ginning to pirate about the great and good
deeds OF Barrett, Kelly and Trainor.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
Bonds for Postal Clerks

Shh oSeUA
The clerks in the local postoffice have
shown signs of rebellion at the order re-
curing all employees OF the postal depart
All of the nineteen bond companies which
have been accepted by the government are
willing to bond postal employees at the rate
Of $3.50 per thousand. Letter carriers are
already bonded in surety companies at the
rate of 80 cents per thousand and the clerks
here seem to think that they are entitled
to the same rate. A few days ago an
agent Of one of the fidelity companies Wis
tied the local postofice for the purpose Of
securing the business and was turnedtdown
because he could not make a letter carrier
rate to the other employees. The clerks
refused point blang to do business and the
bond company man went away. Now the
clerks will have to hustle for bonds, as
the new law goes into effect January I
and those without proper bonds will be
asked to step DOWN and out. 1t Is the in
tention OF the postal authorities to have
the bonds for all the employees at this Of
flee fixed up before the new postmaster
takes charge. For this reason 1t behooves
every employee to see to his bond at once.
A majority of the clerks in the office will
have to give bonds in the sum OF $1,000,
while a few will be required to pay a pre-.
MUM on a $4,000 bond. TIL postal de-
partment has virtually authorized the rate
of $3.50 per thousand and this amount must
be paid in order to secure the guarantee
demanded by the government. Miss Myrtle
Keiffer, the stamp clerk, is the only one
who has not objected to the rate and she
is ready at any time to file her application
for a bond at the rate Of premium demanded
by the surety companies recognized by the
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
FREIGHT RATES ARE GOING UP
Traffic Associations Got in Their Work on
Demoralized Conditions.
J SITUATION HAS CLARIFIED CONSIDERABLY
Managers Have Gotten Together to
the Extent of Announcing the
Date When the Restoration Ii
to Become Effective.

Some people imagine that traffic assocl.
atoms have become imperative since the
decisions OF the United States supreme court
against the Joint Traffic association and the
Transmissourt Freight Rate committee.
This Is a very mistaken idea, as IL shown
by the fact that the chairman OF the South
western Traffic association has Just ordered
a big advance in freight rates on packing
house products from South Omaha to points
In Texas that are common to the several
railroads, excepting only Galveston and
Houston.
The advance in rates will become effective
on Monday, December 10, and will be an
Increase Of 10 cents per 100 pounds. The
rate on packing house products from South
omaha to Texas common points Ia now Sc
cents per 100 pounds. On December - 1t
Will be pushed up to Sc cents per 100 pounds.
This will make a difference OF s24 on every
car OF packing house products from South
Omaha to the points indicated.
The southern Fines having terminals in
this city say that the advance in rates has
been ordered by the chairman Of the South
western Traffic association, snd the notices
to push up the rates have been sent out by
MIN. AS nearly as can be learned the ad-
vance in rates will not give any more reye.
nue. to the lines out Of here, but will increase
az s'hSe VI ACadIhdud.
The extreme southern lines have been clam
oring for an advance in packing house rates
for some time and have finally convinced
the Southwestern Traffic association that
their demands must be needed.
One Omaha freight man says: 1--WE won't
get a cent more out Of the new rate, for the
southern lines win gobble 1t all up. There's
the Southern Pacific. that always demands
the whole earth and then some. On some
through rates 1t insists on At per cent Of the
through rate for a haul Of about forty-seven
miles. The increase has been brought about
by the Texas lines, and is an Incl. ent Of the
iong-standing fight there betv.I- the rail-
roads OF that state and the Texas railroad
commissioners. There will probably be more
trouble when this new rate Is announced
there. The new rate win not apply to Hous-
ton and Galveston, but as most OF the pack
Ing house products are sent from here 10
Texas for consumption, and that for export,
the change in rates wilr affect the bulk of the
shipments Of this class"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
Law KiII. Rendering works,

FORT DODGE. Ia. Dec. 10.--(SpeciaI.) y
The extensive rendering plant OF e. d. Clagg
near this city has been shut down. Under
the present Iowa law It is a misdemeanor TO
sell or buy hogs which have died from any
disease The law has been in force for some
time, but its provisions were not generally
understood. Its intent is to prevent the
spread OF cholera and other contagious dis
cases. AS the buying Of dead hogs is almost
the sole business of rendering works, all
the similar plants In Iowa must 60 out of
business.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

important ruling on a suit for
damages against q saloon keeper.
A wife sued the keeper Of a place operating
under the mulct law for damages for selling
liquor to her husband. The testimony
showed only verbal notice had been given
the keeper Of the place not to sell liquor
to the husband of the plaintiff
and the Judge held this insufficient and dis
missed the case.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
Iowa stocHmen Like omaha.

CRESTON. Ia, Dec. 1~0.-(Special. )-South
Omaha seems to be growing IN favor as a
stock market with southwest Iowa shippers.
For a week past the bulk Of the stock
shipped from points on the west Iowa d.
vision Of the Burlington has been consigned
to South Omaha. Several trainloads a day
have been the record this week. On several
occasions crews have been sent out Of Cries.
ton Eight to pick up stock for South
Omaha and forty or fifty cars in a single day
are not Heretofore most OF these
shippers have sent their stock to Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
WOMAN BOOTLEGGER CONVICTED.
Member Of a Bad Family Sentenced
to the P~enitentiary.


to the Penitentiary
DIES MONIES, Dec. 10.-(Special Tele-
gram MRS. Eta johnson was today SEN
fenced in federal court to serve twenty
months in the state penitentiary at Ana
mosa for bootlegglng. Mrs. Johnson's hus-
band is now serving a s~ix-year term at Ana
mosa for shooting United States Marshal
Wray OF Ottumwa. The woman Las served
one term before. This is the first time a
woman has been convicted on this charge in
Iowa for a number Of years.
The General Electric company today trans
ferred its property to th~ Edison Electric
Light company, including It's big Plant. a
$500 dam and all its business.
Trouble is likely to come at the Clifton
mine near this city. The owners. Beck &
French, went into voluntary bankruptcy yes
terday, leaving all OF their miners with a
months pay due them. Today the miners.
some seventy-fve IN number. held an in
dignation meeting and tried to and the own
ers. but could not. The mine is being closely
guarded.
A peculiar divorce case was begun in dis
trict court today. Anna Gregg fled . petit
ton. in which she alleges that her husband,
John b. Gregg, obtained q decree Of divorce
IN September, 1898. by deceit and fraud. she
asks the court to set aside the default and
decree. The petition alleges that the attor-
ney for Gregg represented himself to be an
oficer Of Polk county, went to Indianola and
pretended to make service Of original no.
tice, but instead, by deceit and fraud, In
duced the defendant to sign what afterwards
proved to be an acceptance of service ana
a waiver Of time. 1t is further alleged that
in order to secure a divorce by stealth that
he presented the waiver 20 the court and OBJ.
tanned a decree Of divorce from the court.
Plaintiff has several afidavits attached to
her petition to substantiate her claims.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
PHYSICIAN GIVEN HIS LIBERTY.
McKOwn Acquitted of Having Caused
Young Girls Death.

SIOUX CITY, Dec. 1~0.-(Special Tele-
grandfather celebrating for twenty-five
hours the jury In the case Of the State
against DR.. McKown. charged with the MUIR
der of Lulu Budd, returned a verdict of not
guilty and the accused was at once restored
to his freedom. There was a doubt in the
minds Of most Of the Jurors as to the real
guilt Of the defendant and this Is all that
saved him. The case was q strong one. but
McKown put up a fairly good defense, which
finally won. McKown was charged with
causing the death Of q girl In this city in
September OF this year by q criminal opera
ton. 1t was proved at the trial that he did
perform the operation. but his defense was
hat 1t was necessary for him as a physician
to do SO In order to save the life of the girl.
who, he said. already had taken drugs to
produce the same effect and thus endan-
gered her life. Only one indictment for
murder was found against him, SO he can
never be tried again.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
Another Hit Of EXPENSE.

Yesterday afternoon Chief Carroll moved
his office into the basement Of the new city
hall building. By this arrangement the
chiefs office adjoins the jail and for this
reason it is considered advantageous. The
moving of the chiefs Office downstairs will
entail an additional expense on the city, as
a telephone will have to be placed in the
office, while a man drawing at least $50 a
month will be detailed to attend the tele-
phone and look after the chiefs office while
he is out. An officer will be needed In the
police court room to look after the telephone
there and act as court officer, SO that by
moving the chiefs office into the cellar the
expenses Of the department have been In
creased materially. With the office Of the
chief in the rear Of the police court room one
telephone would do and one officer could act
as taller and court officer.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

charge OF the work at the lake and he said
last night that he had 100 men at work
now. He wants another hundred to 60 to
work Monday morning. This will double
the force and If the cold weather holds ou,
still another hundred will be given places.
The Cudahys expect to cut at least three
crops OF ice from the lake this winter and
no doubt work will be furnished a large
number of men from now until spring cut
ting and putting away the ice.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
Had Too Many Love Affairs.

WEBSTER CITY, Ia, Dec. 10.-(Special.)
"A romantic sequel to the suicide Of Ira
Fits. the Des Moines travelling man. al
Williams yesterday has developed. In the
investigation Coroner Hall examined all OF
Fits letters and unfolded a wonderful story
of love affairs. His wife wanted to leave
him, and letters In his valise showed he had
Q dozen married women and single women
on his lovers list. 1t was the trouble he
was constantly in with one or the other OF
these women that drove him to suicide. not
fnancial difficulties. The coroner has q line
gold watch he had en- his person and a con-
siderable sum Of money. S%pringboro, O.,
where his wife lives. IL not q railroad town
and the telegram sent to her has not yet
been answered.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
Child Burned to Death.

SIOUX CITY, Dec. ~1o.-(Speciai Tele-
gram,)-The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Percy Harris OF Smithland was burned
to a crisp during the absence of the mother
from the house. Its older sisters dropped
hot Goals on the bed on which 1t was Sleep
Ing and when the mother came back 1t was
burned beyond recognition.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
stoutenborough,s Promotion.

A fine promotion will come to Harold w.
Stoutenborough Of the Missouri Pacific rail-
way here on January /. He will be promoted
from the position OF contracting freight agent
In the city to that Of travelling freight agent
through the territory north and west OF
Omaha. James C. Tyrrell. now travelling
freight agent. will take his place here as
contracting freight agent at an advanced
salary.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

p. A. Valentine, confidential agent of p.
d. Armour, and Benjamin F. Smith Of Ban
gor. Me-, arrived In the city yesterday after
noon and will remain here until after the
stockholders and directors meeting of the
Union Stock Yards company. Mr.. Smith is
one of the directors OF the company and
comes west annually from his eastern home
to represent the New England stockholders
Of the stock yards company. The annual
meeting OF the stockholders will be held on
Monday at the offices Of the company in this
city. The annual reports Of the business
transacted during the fiscal year will be
submitted by Colonel Sharp. the secretary,
after which the stockholders will proceed 10
the election OF nine directors. No radical
changes in the directory are looked for and
1t is inferred that the same officers will be
reelected.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
Nntas

Wilder Harding. assistant city passenger
agent OF the Missouri Pacific, has been
called to Boston by the illness Of his father.
Superintendent Deuel. OF the Union Pa
cihc's Colorado division is at local head
quarters, having been called In from Denver
by President Burt.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

seven satisfied, $2,22S; two town mortgages
filed, $3.50; four satisfied, 500; seventy-seven
chattel mortgages filed, 1888. and 1O7 sat
isfled, $37, 800.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

overtures were made no object was stated,
but 1t is inferred that no one but packers
would desire the land indicated.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
Cutting lee mt Seymour Lake.

Ice fourteen inches thick is now being cut
by the Cudahy company at Seymour lake.
George Parks. superintendent of construc-
ton for the Cudahy company, is now In
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

important Ruling On Mulct Law.
OTTuMWA, Ia. Dec. 1~0.-(Special.)
Eichelberser has made an
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

Gid. r. and Alice Johnson. osteopatha
Suite 515. N. Y. Life Bldg.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT MEET.
Trains Badly Broken I'm in
Head-End Collision.

Head-End Collision.
OTTUMWA, Ia, Dec. 1O.-(Special Tele.
gram.)-The eastbound Milwaukee passen-
ger train which leaves here tonight at $40.
ran into an extra freight, head on. AT
Rutledge, west of here. The accident oo-
CURED on a grade and both trains were
going at a slow speed, which is probably
the reason no greater damage was done
than the smashing up OF the mail cars, the
two engines and four freight cars. All the
train men escaped injury by jumping. A
number OF the passengers were hurt, but
rs far az Is known no one was seriously
injured. All trafic is blocked. The In
jured were brought to Ottumwa. II n
claimed by passengers that the passenger
had orders to meet the freight at Rut.
ledge. but ran by.
Polk and Valley County Mortgages.
OSCEOLA. Neb., Dec. ~l0.-(Special.) -
Polk c%ounty's mortgage record for last
month Is as follows:
There were twenty-three farm mortgages
Med. amounting to $50. 500: sixteen were
released. amounting to S21.662; Ave city
mortgages were filed. amounting to 81, Oss;
nve were released. amounting to 1914;
eighty-seven chattel mortgages we're filed,
amounting to s4s.116; ffty-two were re-
leased. amounting to SIS, 200.
ORD. Neb.. Dec. 10.-(Special. )-valley
county's mortgage indebtedness for the
month Of November is as follows: Twenty
farm mortgages nled. amounting to SIS. 20s;
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-09-20

ton of which, coming from native
sources, it is true, but still bearing
marks Of genuineness, is purpose OF
either by seizure or by some
secret pact with It's Spanish govern.
meut the important island OF Paiawan.
Form. an Important Gateway.
This particular island forms one side
OF the ga eway through which must
mass all Of the extensive commerce that
flows between Australia, Micronesia
and Southern CANA. The passage Is
narrow and If the islands Of the Phil.
iprine group are to b, ret aimed. outside
of Luzon, THIS sl,nd Of Palawan must
be kept as forming Que side OF the gate.
way. Ii is gathered that it is the pur.
rose Of the president, therefore, to pre-.
vent the ali nation by Spain of any of
the Philippine group. and that these
nreparat.ons, naval Is we'll as military.
are but Steps towards the execution OF
this purpose. With the addition to his
feet OF two battleships. Admiral Dewey
will have force only second to tha
of Great Britain in Eastern waters
while on shore General Otis will have
n more numerous force than any Euro
mean power, save Russia.