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Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-23

lican state conventions and the railroads
despatched their runners into nearly every
county in the state to secure as many OF
these valuable documents as possible. When
the convention met 242 proxies were handed
in and almost without exception, these We're
held and voted by men who were loyal to
the railroad interests. The railroad element
was headed by Paul Vandervoort, then a
notorious railroad lobbyist, and the defeat
OF Judge Reese was accomplished with the
active aid and corporation of the Douglas
county delegation, on which Vanderyoort
pulled the strings. 1t was a subject of COM
ment at the time that, in the absence of
regular passes, the delegates We're passed
over the railroads by a chalk mark on their
coat lapels, which was promptly recognized
as equivalent to the price of their ride,
The announcement of the defeat of Judge
Reese and the manner in which it had been
| accomplished created an outburst OF indg-
nation from loyal republicans all over the
state. The feeling of dissatisfaction was so
strong in many quarters that it amounted
to revolt. and right here began the stam-
pede of former republicans to the populist
party.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-23

The difference between the convention
that met at Hastings and the one that con-
vened in Omaha Friday Is significant OF the
sentiment that inspired the unanimity with
which Judge Reese was nominated. Aside
from the Douglas county delegation, over
700 republicans paid railroad fare to come
to Omaha to help nominate Judge Reese.
Many OF them came from considerable dis
tances, from which the railroad fare was
an important item, but their interest in the
campaign was such that comparatively few
OF the 1920 delegates were missing when
the roll was called
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-23

R@@nA Our grand fall opening of
m AZ "a fne furs has created so much
0BHU talk and such a sensation
that we have been prevailed
upon to continue our advance sale of fine
furs and allow the great price an ~ "a
reduction. to remain the same. HA OG
Our collection OF collarettes, sN &G
storm collars and scarfs in all ~
the various skins and styles, Egu
goes on sale from 500 down to e@"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-23

Misses new double breasted REFER jack
cts, made of very fine, new all-wool kersey
lined throughout with extra heavy sati
rhadame. Guaranteed to give excellen
service; new back, good high combinato
storm and turn down collar. GA 80 n
A very excellent school jacket, H ~ q
in cadet blue. Havana, royal, ~ VG
tan and black; sizes H. IA, 16, uM
IS; would be good value at ~
even double our price. .........
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-23
Extra Special Golf Skirt Bargair

Skirts of new plaids, golfing shades, large
OF. small, very desirable checks, two-toned
mixtures, percaline lined and interlned
velveteen faced, plated back, silk waist
band. Saturday special price ................
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-23
WINTER WEIGHT JACKETS.

of heavy melton cloth, double breasted, with
high storm and turnover collars. With the
edges six smoked pearl buttons and new
sleeves. These genuine $3.50 coats will be
sold Saturday at
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-23

Among local republicans the same senti-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-18
WAR TAX ON INSURANCE.
Commissioner Wilson Rules That Pol
ictes In Mutual Life Companies
Are Not EXEMPT.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1I.-Commissioner
Wilson, of the internal revenue bureau,
has rendered an important decision in
which he holds in effect that the policies of
life insurance companies which are exempt
from taxation under the war revenue act
are only such as are issued by fraternal
societies or orders; beneficiary societies or
orders, farmers purely local cooperative
companies or associations and employees
relief associations operated on the lodge
system or local cooperative plan, and that
the exemption does not apply to the poll
cieS of life insurance issued by mutual IL
Surance companies per Sc, although they
may have features of mutually. A fur
ther restriction imposed by the law on the
exempted companies is that they shall not
be conducted for profit
The commissioner says in part:
Il am of the opinion that it was the in
ton policies of life insurance issued by
fraternal societies or orders, and benefici-
ary societies or orders which are operated
on plans similar to the lodge or ritualistic
form.
'It surely cannot be said that a mutual
life insurance company is fraternal So
ciety or order; nor can it be said that a
mutual life insurance company is hene-
hciary society or order. although fraternal
and beneficiary societies may be mutual.
This office holds that all insurance COM
panfes that are doing business on the old
line or fixed premium plan. where policies
are issued for a given, definite, fixed or
stated premium, payable or capable of be-
ing estimated in advance, insofar as de-
termining the question of taxation on their
conducted for profit. whether the premium
Is paid by assessment or not"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-18
ROSY COLOR.
Produced by Postum Food Coffee.


''When a person rises from each meal
with ringing in the ears and a general
sense of nervousness. it is common habit
to charge it to deranged stomach
81 found it was caused from drinking
coffee, which I never suspected for long
time. but found by leaving off coffee thai
the disagreeable feelings went away.
"I was brought to think of the subject nv
getting some Postum Food Coffee and this
brought me out OF the trouble
1T is most appetiZing and inyisorari,p
beverage and has been of such great bene.
fit to ms that 1 naturally speak of it from
time to time as opportunity offers
"A lady friend complained 10 me that sho
had tried Postum, but it did not taste good,
In reply 10 my question she said she
guessed she boiled it about ten minutes
advised her to follow directions and know
that she boiled it fifteen or twenty min.
utes. and she would have something WORTH
talking about. A short time ago [ heard
one of her children say the: they were
drinking Postum nowadays, SO / ;udgs
she succeeded in making it good, which il
by no means difficult task
tom O'Brien, the son of friend WIN
lives on Bridge St, was formerly a naIe
lad but since he has been drinking Pos
tunl, has a fine color. There is plenty Of
evidence that Postum actually docs make
red blood, the famous trade MARI
says" Jno. Chambers, 9 Franklin St, Day-
ton, Ohio.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-18
HILLM0N CASE TO JURY.
Arguments Have Been Made and
Charge Will BE Delivered
TO.day.

LEAVENWORTH. KAS., Nov. 1L-(Spe-
cial) The HilImon case did not go to
the jury tonight. as was expected. The
arguments were not closed until late this
afternoon. and the jury will be instructed
tomorrow morning when the case will go
L. B. Wheat. for the plaintiff, finished
about II o'clock. He was followed by
Judge 1sham. of Chicago, for the insurance
companies. George Barker, of Lawrence.
followed Judge Isham this afternoon. and
closed the case for the insurance compa-
'nies. ]. II. Atwood began his argument.
closing for the plaintiff. at Ais o'clock,
Immediately after the afternoon recess.
The courtroom was crowded.
A rather unusual incident occurred dur
ing the argument of Judge Isham. He
was explaining the mutual nature of the
insurance companies. He explained that
every policy holder was member of the
corporation. so intimate was their relation
to the company that the mere holding of
policy was sufficient to prevent him from
becoming juror in this case At this
point Juryman p. G. Lowe arose and in
formed the court that according to Judge
1sham he was incompetent to continue as
a juror, as he had policy in the Connec-
ticut Mutual, one of the defendant compa-
nies. Judge Hook informed the juror that
the point had not been raised by the
plaintiffs in examining the jurors as TO
their competency. The attorneys for both
sides said their sides had no objections to
juror holding policy in either or both
companies and the arguments proceeded.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-18

lows, Rollinger protested his Innocence.
He said he had been deceived and wronged.
All his money had been taken from him
to carry the case to the supreme court.
which was not done.
Il say before my mother and my chill
dren," he concluded, that 1 am an inno-
cent man."
Rollinger was hanged for the murder of
his wife, Theresa, at their home in this
city, December 16. 1ssS. The manner in
which he is said to have disposed of his
wife was first by choking her and then
building a fire with some furniture and
aroused by his actions and an inyestisas
ton by the police resulted in his arrest
for murder. The motive of his crime. it
Is said, was the love of Lena Hecker, a
woman who hailed from the same country
SAustrial as Rollinger. 1t is supposed that
he killed his wife in order that he might
marry the girl. He had two trials. the
first resulting in disagreement of the
jury One of the chief witnesses against
him was his n-year-old son, who declared
al the children had been sent away on a
slight preteXt the day the crime is said to
have been committed
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-18
KANSAS BANK ROBBED.
Two Thieves Bind Cashier, BLOW
Open the Safe and Secure EiSh-
teen Hundred Dollars.

PARKER, KAS, Nov. I.-(SpeciaL)
About 2 o'clock this morning two men en-
tered the Parker State bank by skeleton
keys and found Cashier Slaughter asleep
on bed in the bank. Reaching his side
without awakening him one of the men
covered him with revolver while the 9TH
CT blindfolded him. They then took the
cashier to the safe and told him to open
it. This he could not do because it was a
time lock and could not be opened until Z
o'clock in the morning. Finding the CASH
IerS statement true the robbers took
Slaughter into an adjoining room; bound
This they blew UP. with dynamite and Sc
cured about 8. 500 in currency and about
$500 in silver. Upon leaving the bank the
robbers went to the outskirts of town and
stole two farm horses. Slaughter managed
to free himself and gave the alarm. A
posse was Immediately formed and pursuit
began at O'Clock. heavy rain aided
the pursuers in following the robbers
At 6 O'Clock tonight the robbers horses
were found nearly dead at the edge Of the
timber along the Usage river. east of Park
er. The robbers had left their horses there
and taken flight afoot- At S o'clock to-
night the robbers Were still at large, but
the posse is not after them and they will
surely be captured by daylight. The posse
has increased to nearly loo armed men
and the whole country has Joined the
chase.
TOPEKA. Nov. F.-(Specia1) A tele-
gram to the state bank commissioner to-
day announced that the Parker State bank,
of Parker, Kas., was robbed at 2 o'clock
this morning and 81 $50 in cash stolen. The
bank is new institution. 1t was started
Slaughter, is brother-in-law of Bank
Commissioner Breidenthal., The bank had
no vault and its safe was an old-fashioned
one without even a time lock- No insur-
ance was carried for the reason that COM
panies refused the risk. Mr.. Breidenthal
says that the bank will continue in busi-
ness: that the loss will be met by levy
on the stockholders.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-18
BAsUTOs TO JOIN B0ERS.
Followers Have Been
Won Over.

LONDON, Nov. T.-Advices from Mase-
ru, Basutoland. dated Wednesday. Novem-
ber s, say that Chief Joel, terrorized by
false Boer assertions that the British have
been beaten in every engagement and are
being driven out of South Africa, is pre-
pairing to join the Beers, believing theirs
the ginning side. The Beers are said TO
have supplied him with guns, which they
have accompanied with specious promises.
Those who are aware of the Basuto his
tory know that Chief Joel and Chief Jona-
than had quarrel in their earlier years
and have never been on the same side.
Chief Jonathan having committed himself
10 British interests
Sir Godfrey Lagden, resident commits
sfoner in Basutoland, according to these
dispatches, left Maseru suddenly on No
yem5@r q. in order TO meet Chief Lerothodi
the principal chief Of the Basutos who is
Ill ana unable TO travel. Sir Godfrey will
be expected 10 use every effort to prevent
CHIEF joel taking foolish step.
Ine adTiceS go on to say:
The country is full of reports of won
derfui Boer successes, and color is lent to
these by the absence OF reliable informa-
ton OF British victories. but the chiefs rely
on the word of the government officials.
who declare that a day of reckoning is
coming and that disioyalty will be pun
1shed- II Is possible that the Beers will
proclaim a strip of Basuto territory to the
north to be their own
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-18
SONS HEARD NO SHOT.
Missouri Minister Murdered in
Room Where Three Sons We're
Sleeufnr.

DEXTER, Mo-. Nov. 1.-THE identity of
the person who killed Rev. Mr.. Jesse
Moore, the Methodist minister who was
murdered yesterday at his home near Pyle,
six miles from Dexter, is not known. The
dead minister had no known enemies and
was universally loved and respected.
Although three sons slept in the same
room with their father, all the members of
the family declare they heard nothing of
the shot A shotgun was found on a rack
upon the rear porch with one parrel empty,
showing that 1t recently had been dis
charged. Before the coroner, Elijah, the
oldest son. testified that last week his
father loaned the gun to a neighbor. He
did not know the mans name. Elijah
says he believes that the unknown neigh
Dor last night returned with the gun killed
rack
The jury rendered a verdict that the min
ister came to his death at the hands of
some unknown person
Prosecuting Attorney Farris and Sheriff
Evans, however, decided to arrest Elijah
Moore, and he is now in jail at Bloomfield.
one neiShbor testified that Elijah and his
father frequently quarreled and that the
boy threatened to leave home
Other neighborS say that Elijah is a.
model boy, hard working and Industrious.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-18
MISSOURI BANK ROBBED.
Four Men Blew Open Safe YESTERDAY
Morning at Carl Junction and
Escaped.

WEBB CITY. MO, Nov. 1.-THE bank
at Carl Junction, a small station on the
st. Louis & San Francisco, was entered
by four robbers early this morning. The
safe was blown open and about $500 Sc
cured. The robbers took six rifles that
robbery was soon discovered and a pur-
suing party followed the men to heavy
wood near by.
Cashier G. B. Chitwood estimates that
the robbers secured about $500 A posse
of 800 citizens are securing the woods for
miles A hand car that belonged to the
Pittsburg & Gulf road. at Gulfton. one mile
east of Carl Junction, was found in the
city limits of Joplin standing beside the
Pittsburg &c Gulf track this afternoon.
Officers believe it was used by robbers to
make their escape and it is generally be-
lieved that instead of taking to the wood
the robbers are now hiding in Joplin and
will try to make their escape on some of
the outgoing trains.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-18
1T HAS. BEEN A FIzzLE.
Leonid Show Not Up to Advance No
tices-Return Engagement
pns~fI,Io

NEW HAVEN, CONN, Nov. 17.-The
Yale astronomers this afternoon decided to
give up further observations on the shower
OF Leonids. DR.. F. L. Chase, of the OBJ
servatory, said:
We have made several pictures during
our observation Of the meteors, but are
not sure that We have been able to pho
,oSraph any meteors whatever. We think
that the shower must be over, and We
snail take no more observations at pres
ent. We have observed a large number
OF sporadic meteors, but have apparently
caught no glimpse of the Leonids."
WASHINGTON, Nov. IL THE shower
OF Leonids will not occur this season. The
brilliant spectacle has been announced one
year tCo soon"
This announcement has just been made
by DR.. l. j. See, one of the most advanced
astronomers in the governments service.
Dr. See has charge of the twenty-six inch
equatorial telescope at the naval obServa-
tory.
He stated with great positiveness that
the meteoric display, which has been a
at about this date in November next year,
with brilliancy quite equal, If not su-
perior, to any Of the tri-century displays
with which the modern world has been
startled.
Astronomical calculations have not
erred as to the periodicity of the Leonids. -
said DR.. See, but the generally accepted
Leonids to pass the earths orbit has been
wrong. After the most careful observa-
tionS, made with the best instruments In
the service of the government and after
| the most unerring calculations. in strict
conformity to astronomical laws, l am
thoroughly convinced that the period OF
passage is two years instead of one year.
as heretofore believed.
The Leonids have been within the earth
| orbit for year now, and will remain with
us for another twelve months. The meteor
ic shower has not been as heavy this time
as there was good scientific reason for be-
lieving 1t would be- That is because we
have not yet struck the thick part of the
trail
BY my calculations, this collision will
occur in the middle of November. 1900
Then the resultant display of burning
meteors will be as brilliant as the one OBJ.
served by Humboldt in Venezuela, IN 1873.
NEW YORK, Nov. IA dispatch to the
Herald from Paris quotes NJ. Camille
Flammarion as follows:
'.As 1 had calculated. the shower of
shooting stars was not very abundant.
| the whole length of their trajectory.
Instead of the hundreds of thousands
observed in 1888 and in 1888, 1t has not been
| possible to register even 1.0O0."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-18
PENSIONS.
EstabIIshed 1879.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE following pensions
have been granted:
originai-David Potsrf. cornsiia. So: Andrew c.
Dennis. Kansas City, S.; Alfred Marion Carver,
Additional-Joseph L Humphreys. coloma. s. to
Increase-wIlliam H. Mccreai Salem. IS SO:
Frank Goedeke, St Louis. IS to 80. Joseph NJ.
Crabb, TindalI S. to s1o:- Mshast Robbins Free
man. SO sls William Terry. Lockwood. ": to U.s.
Reisst,e-SdneY Hooker. Blue Mound. I'LL
Reissue and ziacraass-Ssthanisl Cary -Wsssnda'
Original. widows. ete.-speciai. accured November
L. Elizabeth Fsrvei. Akinsyille. S; Hannah l. Nc
GOSH st. Louis. So Marie A. Kios. 81 Auher,. s.:
Mary A. LILY Indian Springs 81: Olive NJ Hend-
ricks Coneysburg. sf2; Nancy Z Stones. Waid-
Mexican war vidov-Elsanor C. Rollins. Ksar-
ney. S. ,------
or.ginaI-Mitchsll Collins. Kansas City. IS; Wal
lace W. Maynard. Bonner Springs. s.
Additional-wiiiiam 7. Gray. National Military
home, Leayenworth. SO to ~: Lewis H Gest. VAL
ley Falls. IS to so.
Restoration and additionai-sanders Cochrane,
dead. Haven. s. TO s.
Restoration and increase-Christophsr C. Baker.
dead. osueso. IS to SO; John W. kile. Humboldt.
IS to ST.
Inereese-owen Kennard, Smith Center. ss to -:
James Gaunt, st. George, IS to s1s; George W.
Moon, Humboldt. $40 to S1i; James N. Sample. Me-
dora. IS 81; Samuel K Hawley. Hutchinson. 81
Sias Shertzer. Faulkner. SO to III; George ".
Brown. Scranton. SIS to $50.
Original. widows. etc.-Laura A. Baker. 0svego,
IS; Martha E. Cochrane. Haven. S.
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
Original. widows special. accrued November r.
Ann r. Ellis, Jefferson. S.
INDIAN TERRITORY
Original. widows. etc--Ainors OF Tulley Joseph
Mexican war vido~-speeial, aecrued November 4
Mari J. Rowe. gurdy. 81
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-18
FOR KILLING THOMAS YOUNG.
The Trial of J. n. McManfEaI 70,
Murder Resumed Mt Sedalia
Yesterday.

sEDALIA, MO, Nov. 17-(special.) The
trial of ]. II. McManigaI, charged with
killing Captain Thomas C. Young. of Lex
ington, Mo-. in Sedalia. on September Is
1ssS, was resumed to-day. Prosecuting At
the state. claiming that the killing OF
captain Young was a coldblooded murder
and that jealousy was the motive Henry
asserting that the testimony would show
that McManigal had to kill Young to save
his own life. The principal witness of the
day was Percy Boulware. of Saline coun-
having served with him in the same regi.
ment under General 10 Shelby Boulware
was not an eye witness to the stabbing
was the aggressor.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-18
BEER INSPECTION CASE.
Missouri Attorney General Files Mo.
tfons to Strike Out Respond
ent's Return.

JEFFERSON CITY. Nov. 17-{Special)
In the proceedings of the supreme court
to-day. in the case of the state ex rel
Kennamore vs.. Judge Farris and the con-
solidated brewers. for writ of prohibition.
prohibiting the respondents from interfer-
ing with the enforcement of the beer in
spection law, Attorney General Crow. with
Assistant Sam B. Jefferies and Judge W.
NJ. Williams, filed motion to strike out
the returns of the respondents for the
reason. first. that a court of equity has no
jurisdiction to try the title to the office of
the beer inspector: second. that the court
of equity has no authority to enjoin the
collection of a license. and. third, that the
respondents have undertaken to enjoin the
prosecution of a criminal offense which is
prohibited by law: This case. with the
Kansas City and st. Louis election cases
and ST. Louis police cases, will be argued
to-mOrrOW.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-18
INSULT CAUSES A TRAGEDY.
Two Chicago Italians Probably Fatal.
ly Shot and Several Badly
PummeIed

CHICAGO, Nov. ia pitched battle oc-
CURED to-day between number of Itali-
ans at 2S4 Clark street, in which two men.
Carmin Scaliso and George Latisto. were
probably fatally shot and two or three
others badly pummeIed The fight started
as the result of an insult offered to Mrs.
Rose Scaliso. wife of one of the fatally
injured men, by Latisto. Latisto was or
dered from the house and was followed ont
by Scaliso and a number of others A
scufle at once ensued, in which reyoIyers
and Knives were drawn, and when the no.
lice arrived on the scene Scaliso and Iafis.
to were lying on the sidewalk, Scaliso with
two bullet wounds in his body, and Latis-
70 with one just above the heart. A num-
Der of arrests were made
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-18
MAY APPOINT P0PULIsTs.
Governor Stanley Has Naming of a
Common Pleas Judge and
Two Clerks.

TOPEKA. Nov. H.-(Special.) Under the
law creating the common pleas district
court for Cherokee and Crawford counties
Governor Stanley has the appointment of a
judge and two clerks for the short term,
which expires on the first Monday of jan
uary.
w. J. Gregg. of Crawford county, the de-
feated Republican nominee for judge, can
have the position of judge for the short
term If he wants it. Some of his friends
have asked the governor to appoint him,
but Gregg has never made application for
it and the governor Is informed that Gregg
says he doesn't want to give up his law
Gregg or some other Republican presents
an application before many days, the gov
ernor will simply appoint the fusion judge
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-18
KIMBERLEY SAFE NOVEMBER 9
Boers Were Then Throwing Up Fresh
Earthworks, Preparatory to Re-
neyvcd Bombardmeat.

KIMBERLEY. Thursday Evening, Nov.
8. via Hope Town, Sunday, Nov. 1a.-The
Beers were busy yesterday in throwing I'D
fresh earthworks. There has been no fur
ther bombardment. The De Beers mines
are practically closed. Thousands of en-
ployes are now domiciled in the center of
the town and are being prorisioned by the
mayors relief fund. The military authori-
ties have ordered all civilians to give up
their arms and ammunition. with the view
of preventing irresponsibles firing at the
Beers. in contravention of the laws OF
civilized warfare.
each shell as II was fired yesterday be-
lieving it meant the destruction of KIM
berley.
The Beers are now wearing khaki uni
forms and blue peggareS, making IL difficult
10 distinguihsh them from the British.