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Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
ORDERED OFF OF THE STAND
George Scharer, q Witness Imported
from PittsburE, Makes Judge
Baxter Very Weary.

The preliminary examination in the arse q
case Of Zacharias and Nathan, being h Id in
Judge Bakers court, took a rather sansa-
tional turn when the judge. growing til I'D
Of listening to the testimony Of impeaching
witnesses who apparently did not know any
thing about the case or the witnesses they
were testifying against except by hearsay
ordered George Schafer from the witness
stand. The attorneys for the defense pro-
tested vigorously against such actions on
the judges part, but he refused to allow the
witness to take the stand again.
The case has now occupied ten full days
and bids fair to drag on several days longer.
1t is the longest preliminary examinati n
held by the Judge since he has been on the
bench. Saturday night the prosecution con-
cluded its case, and Monday the defense COM
menced the presentation of its evidence,
which Is largely, SO far, on the line of i'm
parchment. One OF the star witnesses was
schafer, who was brought here from Pitts
burg to impeach the testimony Of Jules Kap-
Ian, one Of the principal witnesses against
Zacharias. Schafer knew Kaplan VIII n they
both resided in the Smoky city, and his
testimony was to prove that his truth and
veracity are bad.
Prior to Schafer taking the stand several
witnesses had been examined who knew
practically nothing about the case or the
character OF the witnesses for the state ex,
cept by hearsay, and the Judge, growing
tired listening to them, admonished the de.
tense not to place more witnesses OF the
same kind on the stand. When Schafer hat
consumed an hour or more to no materia,
advantage to his side, except to tell whal
some one had told him. the Judge ordered
him off.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
WORTH Big SUMS Of MONEY
High-Priced Stamps Have Been Re-
ceived Rt the Revenue
Office,

Stamps OF the value OF 1 and 2 cents are
as common as grass h~ereaways, but when
1t comes to these little squares OF paper
chat have values ranging from 500 up to
81, 900 they are more Of a novelty and are
not carried around by people OF the COM
mon herd. An invoice of these stamps
recently arrived in Omaha and are now In
the custody Of Collector Houtz Of the In
ternal Revenue department.
The high-priced revenue stamps are used
on deeds and mortgages where the consid-
Grafton runs up into the hundreds Of thou
sands. On these documents the stamp tax
is at the rate of 81 per 81 600, consequently
it is found more convenient to use stamps
Of a large denomination.
All Of the high-priced stamps referred
to come in books of twenty and are rum
bered consecutively. Each stamp carries a
stub which shows the name of the party to
whom sold, how used and when. Ii IS said
that this is for the purpose OF tracing the
stamps II they should happen to be 'nst or
stolen. They are a trifie over an inch wide
and about one and three-fourth inches
long. The 500 stamp is a light chocolate
brown and carries upon its face a portrait
OF ex-Chief Justice Marshal. The $500
stamp is a light carmine and carries a por-
trait of Alexander Hamilton. The stamp
of the 81 900 denomination is a very light
green and is illustrated with a picture OF
the face of ex- President Madison.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13

Magazine Mention,

The North American Review for Septem-
Der is in close touch with the leading in
terests OF the day, and In the quality OF its
contents 1t more than fulfls the promises
made by the new editor when he under
took the management OF the Review.
McClure's Magazine for September
opens with a poem on the Dreyfus affair
by Edwin Markham which proves that the
mark reached by Mr.. Markham in "The
Man with the Hoe was not beyond his
reaching again.
One is sure to find in the pages OF the
Cosmopolitan some topics OF immediate in
terest, and in all the output OF the Sep
TENDER magazines no article 80 holds the
reader as NJ. Saint-Just's detailed descrip-
ton OF the organization of the French
Secret Service. The writer knows hi,
subject, as he was former chief OF division
in the intricate organization.
OF all the publications devoted to the fine
arts there is no one that better covers its
special field than The Art Amateur. 1t no
only conveys information regarding art
but each issue Is in itself a work Of art. ].
w. Van COST, publisher, Union Square
New York.
The Overland Monthly for September is
an unusually interesting number, cali.
fornia and Her Trade with the Orient
holding first position.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
De CRAYER STOPS IN OMAHA
Notorious Criminal in Custody Of Colorado
Officer in Jail Here.
PLACED IN CELL WHILE CUSTODIAN SLEEPS
Cripple Creek chief of Police Return
ing from Missouri with Two
Prisoners Takes Days Rest
in the City,

Ed McDaniels, chief Of police OF Cripple
Creek, Colo, stopped in the city yesterday
returning home from Milwaukee with two
crooks in his custody wanted in Colorado on
serious charges. One OF the men is william
Mcdonald, said to have sold 5000 worth Of
machinery belonging to the Erie Mining COM
pany and to have converted the money to his
own use. He was caught at Mani .ou, Ill,
The other prisoner is Ed DeGrayer, a crimi-
nal who has served two terms in the Cali
fornia penitentiary and is notorious for his
nerve in escaping from the custody Of officers
having him in charge.
DeGrayer is wanted in Cripple Creek for
the burglary OF Gottberg's store last year,
when he secured 5000 worth of jewelry and
valuable stones. He has twice made his get
away while under arrest on this charge.
| After the burglary DeGrayer was sent to Jail
for thirty days on the charge Of vagrancy,
there being no evidence at that time to con-
Wet him OF the burglary. When he was re-
leased he sent by express to Denver some
OF the stolen goods and was arrested by the
Denver police, acting under instructions from
Chief McDaniels, as he applied at the express
Office to get the package.
One OF the oldest men on the Cripple
Creek force was sent to Denver to bring the
burglar back, and when he left he was eau
toned against giving DeGrayer an oppor-
tunity to escape. The officer scoffed at the
idea, but the burglar gave him the slip be-
fore he had been In his custody two hours.
DeGrayer was handcuffed and sat next to the
policeman on the inside OF a car seat. When
the train had gone about twenty miles De-
Grayer Unexpectedly sprang backwards over
the seat and ran down the aisle to the door.
Before the policeman could get to the plat
form the burglar leaped from the rain, which
was moving at full speed, and escaped.
Telling the chief of the experience after
ward DeGrayer said he went for three Says
without being able to get the handouts of
his wrists. and consequently with ut being
able to ask anybody for food. for fear OF
certain detection. The third night, when he
was about to give himself up, he passed a
blacksmith's shop on the outskirts of a small
town, and having hung around until after
dark broke into the place and filed the steel
bands from his wrists. Then he broke into
a dwelling and dined. After that DeGrayel
said 1t was smooth sailing.
DeGrayer was arrested in Milwaukee fol
stealing a suit Of clothing from a dummy In
front OF a store. He was chased by the pc.
lice for several blocks and when cornered by
them he drew a gun and threatened to xii,
the first man who tried to arrest him. He
was disarmed by strategy and in the police
court was sentenced to ninety days for the
theft OF the clothes.
Chief McDaniels went to Milwaukee fol
him at the expiration Of the sentence, hav.
ing discovered him through the bureau O.
Identification. The two prisoners were placed
in Jail while the officer took a needed sleep
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
GOING TO The STREET FAIR
Commercial Club for a
Dig Excursion Ia
Hastings.

At the meeting Of the executive committee
of the Commercial club held yesterday
the final steps were taken relative to the
excursion to Hastings on Saturday, Sep
TENDER 23. at which time the street fair
being held there Is to be given a big boom
by the Omaha people. The committee hav-
Ing charge Of the arrangements reported
that between 100 and 1000 tickets have
been sold for the trip. The train will leave
the depot at 1920 a. M, reaching Hast
ings at noon. Returning the train will
leave at 8 o'clock and reach here at about
midnight. Street cars will be held for the
returning party in order that the members
may be conveyed to their homes. Two bands
will accompany the excursionists. Secretary
UT has been instructed TO order two Pull
mans for the women Of the party. One
way the excursion will go over the Elkhorn
and the other over the Burlington. The de-
tails TO this matter have been left In the
hands of a committee that will report some
day during the present week.
The beet sugar factory was up before the
committee for discussion. G. W. Wattles
handing in a communication, in which It
was stated that he was prepared to assure
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
Jencher.' ncnding Circle.

County superintendent of Public %Instruc.
ton Bodwell has grouped the several school
districts In the county which go to make up
the respective circles of the Douglas county
division of the Nebraska State Teachers
Reading circle.
The largest circle in the county is the one
known as the Omaha circle, and which
meets in this city. The circles meet once a
month, usually upon the last Saturday In
the month. The circles in the county are
comprised Of the teachers in the following
districts:
City of Omaha and districts 40. 81. "a. IS,
81. co. 81. 5S. 20, AZ, %, %, 10, As, 4, SO, 6. 20, 81
and 80.
Florence and districts 81 and &c..
Willard and districts IS, 80 and is.
Elkhorn and districts As, 10, IL and rs.
Benson and districts l6 and z.
Remington and dit lets "a, 40, A, 26 and b
Elk City and districts 43 and 81.
Waterloo and districts IA, "a. 3, Al and SO.
Valley and districts 81, q, %, AZ, 80 and Id.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
Literary Notes.

Told Under the Cherry Trees by Grace
LeBaron, will be published by Messrs. Lee
& Shepard September Is.
Mr.. Winston Spencer Churchilrs The
River War. will shortly appear in two vol
ines from Longmans, Green & Co.
An important work on Egypt, with some
illustrations In color. will be presented in
October by Longmans. Green & Co.
An authorized TRANSLATION Of DR.. Maurus
Jokafs The Poor Plutocrat" is in press
The American rights Of Admiral Charles
Beresford's Life of Nelson' have been Sc
cured by the New Amsterdam Book COM
pany.
An elaborate artistic work is announced
for early publication by Charles Scribner's
Sons; It is Nicholas Pousstn: His Life and
~sixty-ive pages has been presented by the
Lothrop Publishing company as their cata-
logue of fall books.
Mrs. Burton Harrison's latest novel, "The
Circle of a Century" which The Century
company announces for early publication, Is
a round of love stories in New York.
A work that will have considerable attrac-
Drew's "reminiscences" which VIII appear
in book form from the press of Charles
Scribner's Sons.
QUAINT Corners of Ancient Empires;
Southern India, Burmah,. and Manila" by
| Michael Myers Shoemaker, will appear
from the press Of G. p. Putnam's Sons this
| month.
"A Course in Argumentative writing by
Dr.. Gertrude Buck of ,Vassar, containing
analysis Is to be issued shortly by Henry
Holt & Co.
Brentano announces "Cashel Byron's Pro-
| Cleopatra's Nights" by Theophile Gautier,
and ''Romances of the Old Seraglio," by II.
N. Crellin.
| The G. w. Dillingham; company will be the
American publishers of the ~long-eXpected
memoirs of Victor Hugo" which promise
to form one of the most important works
of the coming season.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
WILL CONFER WIT ROADS
City Omciais VIII Try to Arrange "a
Settlement of City's Claims
for Expenses.

The special committee OF city officials. con-
sisting Of the president OF the council. chair
man OF the council hnance committee, tho
city attorney. city engineer and controller.
has arranged to hold a conference with the
attorneys for the Union Pacific and Burning
ton roads for this afternoon. at which
the claims OF the city against the roads for
viaduct lighting and maintenance will be
taken up. This conference Is the first fruits
of the decision taken by the council not TO
allow the closing OF Seventeenth street to
stand in the way of an agreement with the
roads. An adjustment of the claims Is a
necessary step in preparation for an agree
ment to build new viaducts.
The amount claimed by the city is $685.
1912. Of which all but SIS, 119. "a is disputed
by the roads. principally on the grounds tina,
It is outlawed.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13

tratde. Charles scribner's Sons. Price.
sI.25.
Life OF General Nathan Bedford For
rest by John Allan wyeth, illustrated.
Harper G. Brothers, New York.
The Mineral Waters OF the United States
and Their Therapeutic Uses" by James X.
Cook, Lea Bros. G. Co., New York.
The White Mall" by Cy warman.
Charles Scribner's Sons. New York. Cloth,
S1.25.
Nathan, the Wise" a dramatic poem in
five acts, translated from the German OF
Leasing. Cassell & Co., New York. Paper,
10c
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
DID NOT BOAST HIS HONESTY.
Confession of the Tramp Who Found
a 900 Bill md Restored 1t.

a $1,000 Bill md Restored 1t.
1--WE slept under a shed with the Their
mometer way below zero" said the tramp
to a Boston Herald man, land I've gone
two long days with nothing to eat, but
I'm telling you straight that when l once
had 1000 in my pocket I was worse off
than at any other time I can remember.
had Just been let out OF the bridewell In
Chicago and was begging on the streets
and being turned down on every hand,
when l picked up a 81. 900 bill on the side
walk. l thought it was 81 and you bet l
made a hustle to get down a side street.
When I lodged into a doorway and made
out that / was $1,000 ahead OF the game
the sweat started from every pore and my
knees knocked together. ] was regularly
seasick for ten minutes and my heart
thumped away until l thought it would
break out.
THAT $1,000 meant a heap for me, you
understand. but ] was so excited that 1t
was two hours before / could do any plan
ming, The first thing was to buy a new
suit of clothes. and ! entered a store and
picked them out, When I exhibited that
$1,000 bill the clothier ran to the door to
call a policeman. / got way by a close
squeeze, and then I realized the situation.
Tramp that I was, / couldn't get II
changed at a bank nor use 1t to make mt
more comfortable. II 1t had been a ten
l could have had lodgings and a bed, bud
I'm telling you that l walked the streets
as hungry as a shark and slept at police
stations and in lumber yards.
Under the circumstances the bill might
as we'll have been a piece Of brown paper
! tried all sorts Of lodges to get 1t busted
but 1t was no go. Every time I showed Il
/ ran the risk OF arrest. / offered a butcher
800 to get 1t changed, but he refused Il
have anything to do with 1t. IL have sole
1t for half price and been glad to, but Their,
was no such thing as making a deal
Finally, In despair. / went into one OF tn.
newspaper offices and looked up the ad
vertisements for the week past. The lose
had advertised and l went to his office II
a big building and gave up the bill. TIL
reward was $50, but he counted out $40 OIL
top OF that and said;
81 wouldn't have believed there wa
such honesty in the world. You could hav,
kept the bill as well as not
He took down my name and all tina
and gave the affair away to the reporters
They wrote me up as the honest tramp
and had my picture in the papers, but yoI
may guess ! didn't enjoy 1t overmuch.
had $50 in place OF 81, 900, and as for IN.
honesty. 1t was all bosh. I returned tn
bill because ! had to. and. though I'm hun
cry and dead broke INK don't know wher
20 turn in for the night, I'm not lookin
for any more big finds. Something with
figure '2' on the corner will just about q
my vest pocket"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

The Presbyterian Theological seminary
at Omaha will Its ninth year or
instruction on Thursday. Owing to the
absence of Rev. DR.. w; w. Harsha, chair
man of the faculty, the opening, address,
ing, will be postponed until Prof. Harsha's
return in the latter part Of the month.
The first service will be the chapel exercise
on Friday at 10 a. m: to which. resident
ministers of Omaha and all other friends Sf
the seminary are cordially Invited. The
number of new students promises to be
larger than that of last year. The seminary
Is located on the corner of Ninth and
Harvey streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
II Saved His Hup5.

1T take great pleasure In recommending
Chamberlain Colo, Cholera and Diarrhoea
remedy to the people OF this vicinity says
Mr. J. II. Doak. Williams, Oregon. when
my baby was terribly sick with the diar-
rhoea we were unable to cure him with the
Doctors assistance. AS a last resort we
tried Chamberlain's Cole, Cholera and
Diarrhoea remedy. and ! am happy to say
received immediate relief and a complete
cnran
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
Pence in the Philippines.

Peace in the Philippines is bound to prove
profitable to all concerned. Warning con-
ditions. whether they be in the Philippines
or in the human stomach. are equally dis
astrous. II your stomach has rebelled there
is one authority that will quickly subdue 1t.
1t is Hostetter's Stomach Bittes. and 1t
cures constipation. Indigestion biliousness,
nervousness and dyspepsia See that a pri-
vate revenue stamp covers, the neck Of the
bottle, I,.s
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
County Commissioners.
The Board of County Commissioner met
In regular session yesterday and opened

80 hNo~s
the u.us Tor Inc making OIL new roaus III
4 AorenGS, CHiol, L.hioIL diu CAi~aoo
pieGInILs. LAG ulus were reIeiIen ~ .ue
IoIIui.l.ee GA rUuus dLu A. Is eAYo.tSu ludt
the .oAIluIL,ee MIA Lidne d IepVrl 20 ,ue
pvaTu al AS neat IncStiue, ~ De ne.u
SATURDAY nAuIn.nS AZ b v c.oCh. Inc p.us
WcIe 40 Ioiio~S.
Florence precinct, lV,VN CUBIC yards OF
earn 10 Dc uIuVyeu-Iuuu4a oudn, 4174
GEMS per yAIu, ueorse W. DunIi, I.H.
Patrick Ford, 1873; Cunningham Il Co.,
lsh; A. A. Lamoreaux. II 40; Thomas
ryan,, IA OF.
Union precinct. 1900 yards-Thomas
Shaw. 15h. cents per yard; George w. Dunn,
IL; Patrick Ford, IA; A. A.. Lamoreaux,
Il $40; Thomas Ryan. IAN; McEacheo Bros,
lbh.
Shaw, Is: Cunningham Il Co.. 16: A. A.
Lamoreaux. IA $40. Thomas Ryan. IA As:
Chicago precinct, 1900 yards-A. A.
Lamoreaux, IA 80 cents per yard; Thomas
Ryan. "A 2-5.
Commissioner Hart and Connolly were
appointed a committee to appear before the
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13

city council in reference to the sewer TO
be constructed on west Center street.
Contrary to expectations there was no
communication presented to the board by
the city attorney relative to the matter, OF
new booths. and consequently no action
was taken, although the matter was dis
cussed In an Informal manner.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13

Kcdol Dyspepsia Cure is a scientific COM
pound haing the endorsement Of eminent
physicians and the medical press. 1t "di-
gests what you eat and positively cures
dyspepsia. NJ. A.. Ketron, Bloomingdale,
Tenn, says 1t cured him Of indigestion of
ten years standing.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13

the location OF a beet sugar factory for
Omaha, providing the farmers in the viein-
ity will promise to furnish enough beets
to keep the plant In operation during the
season. Messrs. Price. Peters and UT were
appointed a committee to canvass the sio-
uation among the farmers and report at
some subsequent meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
Mortality Statistics

The following births and deaths have
been reported to the office of the health
commissioner during the last -forty-eight
hours:
Rrths-Joseph Calm. 2lOS Webster street,
girl: Gust Kraft, 2i25 South Twenty-ninth
street, boy.
Deaths~Margaret Eberz, 1214 South Four
teenth street, AZ years: Charles NJ. Wheeler.
Nebraska City. % years; Harold Kitchen.
25l6 Sherman avenue, I years; George h.
Franklin. 1902 South Fifth street, As years.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13

WICHITA. Kan, Sept. 12.-The Wichita
battery will fire a salute of seventeen guns
when Admiral Dewey lands in New York.
The adjutant general has so ordered.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13

To Make Your Wife Love You
Buy "Garand" Stoves and Ranges.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
Poo'-s Received,

Jess, Bits OF Wayside Gospel by JenEin
Lloyd Jones. The Macmillan Co., New
York. Cloth. s1.b0,
1.-THE Carpetbagger," by opie Reed and
Frank Pixley. Laird & Lee. Chicago. Cloth,
gilt top, 81.
"Anne Mauleverer," by Mrs. Manning
ten Caffyn ('Iota"). J, B. Lippincott. Phila-
delphia. Paper. soc.
"a Mountain Europa" a story OF the
Kentucky mountains, by John Fox, jr, Har-
per q Brothers. Cloth. SLIPS.
"Trooper 5000; A Private Soldier OF the
Third Republic" by Lionel Decle. Illus
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13

dewey. Old Glory's Defender" is the
title of a booklet Of verse by George Mac
Donald Major. As might be inferred from
the title 1t tells the story OF Dewey's vic
tory over the Spanish fleet. II, Tennyson
Nicely, New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13

The Minneapolis Journal has issued a
history of Its publication in four little vol
umes as a memoir of It's frst twenty-one
years existence. 1t 10 not only an inter-
esting history Of results Of pluck and enter
prise. but also a fitting souvenir OF the
Journal becoming Ct age and the attain
ment Of well deserved success.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13

novelism. and have taken TO writing strong.
true stories, such as make the world better
rather than worse. J. n. Ii. pInc5tt Co.,
Philadelphia. Paper, soc.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13

Nathan, the Wise" a dramatic poem in
Ave acts, by Leasing, and rendered into
English by William Taylor. has been added
to Cassell's National library, in which 1t
forms No. 800. Lessing's works are too
we'll known to the reading public to re-
quire any Students will be graft
fed to learn that one OF his important works
can be obtained in such a cheap and con-
venient form. Cassell G. Co., New York.
Paper, 10c
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1899-05-16
WypraWa Anglik6W HongkOng przeciW Chin
cZykOm.

sciowych swistk6w papiero'
wych zamienic na brzeczaca
monets, representatives. 100
milion6w dolar6w, kt6ry chcia1
przekupionych senator6w i
kongresman6w napistnowa6
wobec ludu ameryka1skiego
mianem zdrajc6w, kt6ry po-
mimo to W try dni p6zniej
wywo}a} sam wybuch wojny,
chociaz przez te trzy dni zadna
zmiana W st6sunku do Hiszpa'
nil ME zaszia.
Fakta przytoczone przez
"Times Heralda' wymagaja
bezwarunkowo wyswietlenia.
o owym "d}ugu kubahskim"
wszyscy oddawna wiedzs, lecz
trudno przypuszczat, zeby
wiskszosc naszych senator6w /
pos}6w zwiszkowych zaslugi-
wa}a ma miano zdrajc6w, gdy
rozchodzi sig o sprawe pokoju
i woiny z mocarstwami euro :
pejsEiemi i o zywotne sprawy
naszej rzeczypospolitej. Jezeli
wszakae nawet najwyzsze ciaSo
nasze prawodawcze toczy kor.
rupcya, dlaczego najwyzsza
glowa naszego rzadu podejmo'
Wala wojne 0 'wolnosc Ku'
by, wiedzac dok}adnie, ze
Gale powstanie kuba6czyk6w
bylo dzie}em spekulant6w ma
pieniadze, kosztem krwi anne
ryka6skiej m'odziezy i mienia
og6lu ludu ameryka6skiego,
Nalezy mice nadziejs, ze "a
gadka "Times Heralda" 20
stanie wyswietlona w mysl
prawdziwych patryot6w ame-
ryka6skich, kt6rzy ME pragna
oswoiG sic z mysla, ze nawet W
"Bialym Domu" we Washing
tonic ME wszystko jest czystem
z}otem - co sig swieci. Pokpi1
sprawe niewatpliwie ''Times
Herald, a ME Mckinley.