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Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12
DAILY WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10. 1900.

as to the hour when the blow on the head
must have been struck, and this time tall
lies well with the hour specified by Wacht-
Ter as the time when Floth was pummeling
Fee in the rear of the blacksmith shop. DR..
Lavander said he saw Fee first at IL o'clock
on the morning following his death and
that he had been dead at that time about
eight hours. He said that from three to
four hours would be required for death TO
result from the blow. This would bring
the time OF the blow back to about IL
o'clock on the preceding night and this was
about the hour that Wachtler specified as
the time when Coyne, Mollner and Floth
went back to the place where Fee lay. after
the discussion on the Burt street sidewalk,
and resumed the assault.
An important part OF Wnchtler's testi-
mony related to Floth's having gone
through Fees pockets with the assistance
Of Coyne and Mollner while he lay pros
trate on the ground after the assault.
Coyne and Mollner, according to Wachtlers
statement, held Fees hands while Floth
searched the POCKETS. other witnesses were
put on the stand TO establish details OF the
proof Of Fees death before court ad-
journod 70 the day.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12

Edle. has been brought back from MARY
Vile, Kan, where he has been IN hiding
for some time lie Is charged with ,;;uoI steal,
Briggs. seven miles west OF the city.
Chief of Police Donahue received a tele-
teamshe Company rG% GisvoamS m o. n'ssa ass%s
Tor information concerning n man named
John Mcsweeney, who Is wanted as Wit
McSweeney is said to be IL bridge builder
by trade
Tho city council met at 10 o'clock yes;
assessments. For three days complakts
and protests Concerning such assessments
may be nled In the council chamber at the
city hall. The entire council will convene
again Thursday afternoon and consider all
communications.
valued at SIS. located In the rear of 1929
North T.wenty:third street. was entirely
'Iy Is believed W that the espe pe was 0Fn cnhssd by
tramps smoking in the hay. The property
was that OF Leonidas A. Lacey. There
was no Insurance
A northbound Park line car and a west
bound Dodge car came together at Six
teenth and Dodge streets at o'clock Tues-
day AFTERNOON with the usual result. The
Dodge car was badly damaged and the
other 9th escaped with slight injury None OF
ceived a severe shaking
"Wednesday morning, December 10, the
city health Commissioners and city meat
inspector, will meet with committee of
meat and commission men and amend the
rules drafted for the regulation OF the
sale and inspection of meat In the city
The amended rules will he submitted to
| the Advisory Board at It's meeting on the
| afternoon of December 10.
Rudolph Fries of Kearney. after n hear
ing in Justice Crawford's court Monday on
charge OF criminal assault upon Judith
Larson, IL years old. was held 10 the dis
trict court under $1,000 bonds. The justice
then Issued warrant FOR the re.arrest
of Fries. charging him with another form
of the same offense, and his bond was
again fixed at $1,000. lie furnished sureties
on both counts,
Chief Of Police Donahue is considering the
proposition OF removing the royues' gallery
building at Eleventh and Dodge streets 10
that patrolmen and detectives may have a
better opportunity to study its contents.
! He IL also planning change I'm the use
Of the Bertillon identification system, In
| that he will hereafter give more attention
| to local criminals. Petty offenders who
make Omaha their headquarters Will be
a more accurate record will be kept OF
| their transgressions.
After hearing lasting nearly twelve
| the assault case of Police Captain Daniel
| w. Her under advisement until Friday
| afternoon, when he will render his decision.
| The captain IL charged with the assault OF
Michael Hogan. on the evening Of Novem-
bSr, s. during the Bryan speech in the big
Among the witnesses for the state we're
! Richard w. Cary. a stOckman living AT
3504 South Twentieth street, and Levi d.
Garner, An employe of Swfts packing
house, living at Thirty-sixth and Valley
| streets
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12
CAJ0RI NOT TO BE BLUFFeD
Plucky DruREist Declines TO Accede
10 the Demands of an Armed and
Masked RObbcr.

A masked man made a bold attempt to
hold up Anton Cajori In his drug store at
801 Pierce street shortly after I o'clock
Tuesday night. but was frightened away
before he secured anything. Cajori was
alone when the man entered the store and
the latter leveled revolver at the drug
gist's head, ordering him to hand over his
valuables at the peril OF his life. Plucky
CaJori had no idea Of doing such a thing,
for he-promptly hurled a small glass show
case at the intruder. The case struck the
revolver which was Immediately dis
charged the bullet being buried in tho
wall. The druggist ran out Of the rear
door, locked II and called Justify for help
The would-be robber made an Intellectual
attempt to open the cash register and
escaped before the arrival Of citizens. The
ponce station was notified and detectives
were at once detailed on the case.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12

John Kreitle told Judge Munger, In the
United States district court Tuesday morn
ing, that It was through no desire TO cx-
pand the currency OF the government that
he undertook the counterfelt'ng business at
Wakefield, Neb. He had gone into the work
only on a small scale and had made only a
sufficient number Of spurious dimes to ena-
bic him to satiate his appetite for lager
beer at bar temptlngly convenient to his
tlnshop. Kreltle desired to withdraw his
plea OF not guilty. entered the other day,
aud throw himself upon the mercy CT the
court, and Judge Munger after listening TO
Lawyer Wappich's presentation OF the ex-
tenuating circumstances, let the prisoner
off with a sentence OF six months in the
Douglas county jail and $40 fine.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12
LOCAL BREVlTiES.

All Shriners are requested to wear their
fezzes during the performance at the Or
pheum on Thursday night
Twenty members OF the Nebraska Board
Of Underwriters banqueted Monday night
In the cafe of the Her Grand hotel.
The following men have been named as
Walters W. Morrow, Mer5ert BE- t.' {. dolds.
borough.
Rev. T. J. Mackay will lecture this (wed-
nesday evening at 8 o'clock In Trinity
cathedral chapel. corner Capitol avenue and
Eighteenth street. Subject. THE Talents. -
William Farr, recently dean of the Omaha
Law school. has abandoned his enterprise
here and has gone TO Lincoln, where he is
taking an academic course in the State
university.
L. n. Cary. who lives at Twentieth and
In police court yesterday for hauling
garbage without a license. His defense
was that his load consisted of ashes only.
wers Charles srso6 Wispn and Miss Anna s,s
she was Sick for. twenty. years" said
Little Bismarck. then l administered tc
formation
The Christmas bazaar, given by, tn,
women Of the Church of the Good Shep
noon and evening, December 10, IN tn
Guild room Of the church, corner Of Twen'
tieth and Ohio streets.
The iron contractors have aid more thar
one-third Of the iron work for the second
floor OF the new High school building ano
WI complete the work in time to allow
| nediately after Christmas
Superintendent Pearse of the Omaha pub
.io schools is In receipt Of a letter from
Adolfo Labatut, librarian of the NatIona
Congressional library of Chill. thanking
him for copies Of reports OF the Omaha
sGhools which were recently mailed to tn,
Gillian library
city Engineer Rosewater has submitted
the plans for the Twenty-fourth stree
viaduct 10 the chief engineers of the rail
roads which are to build the viaduct ant
mas been assured that the plans are en-
TREY satisfactory and that the work vii
begin on the viaduct without delay.
An alleged horse thief known as And,
ROCK, alias John Thorn. alias william
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12


Judge Baxter has gone to Washington
county to hold court.
r.. s, Horton. trustee, has petitioned the
district court for 500 Judgment against
Mathew j. Franck on account of unpaid
stock subscriptions to the Greater America
Exposition company.
divorce In the case of Jennie Caldwell
against Ernest Caldwell on the ground OF
cruelty and has awarded the plaintiff the
custody of a daughter, Margaret.
Judge Dickinson is hearing suits brought
BY the H. H. F. Cady SlInS Lumber company
lars judgment for materials furnished in
the repairing OF the exposition buildings.
Joseph Goldsmith has filed a petition in
the, county treasurers be enjoined from
Goileeetng SnaeS taxes Tor paving ana curD,ng s
to Thirty second street.
Judge Dickinson has granted decree in
the case OF Peter Jessen. tr,. against the
taxes on Vinton street between Eighteenth
and Twentieth and the paving taxes on
Twentieth street, between Center and Vim
from attempting to collect them.
In the case OF Herman Mendel against
James II. Boyd d Co. Judge Slabaugh over
structed to find for the defendants or the
plaintiff, respectively, deciding that there
are points in controversy which should be
that the arguments will be concluded this
morning
on the. petition of the omaha Bridge and
Terminal Railroad company Judge Vinson-
haler has appointed a commission to con-
denim certain parcels of land along the
company's right way for use as side
tracks and sdings; The commissioners
are: w. g. ure: John s. Knox, w q.
shTivsr' shG vi t,Esv i; Gates George g. Walker
J. r. Marsh and w. l.. Marsh, trustees,
have commenced suit in the district court
to have the city treasurer restrained from
attempting to collect taxes for paving and
curblng Twenty-ffth avenue from Leaven-
worth street to Marcy. q similar suit has
been brought by Laurh Hunt for the can
erty on Eighth sweet between Pine and
Francis.
Catharine Spaeth has filed suit for di-
vorce from her husband Frank Spaeth.
The plaintiff alleges a long list of cruelties
specifying that on many cold night al
the express request of her lege lord, she
had left warm bed to cook a meal for
him and complaining that frequently the
| food was not touched after she had been
put to the trouble OF preparing 1t.
| Ella NJ. Dodson of Benson has applied to
| the district court for "A restraining order
preventing her husband, Charles b. Dodson
| from putting into execution threats to Kill
her II she applied for divorce and fol
| for the suit is cruelty. Mrs Dodson al
| leges that her husband is proprietor of 9
store at Benson valued at 5000; that he
has an equal sum in the bank and that he
owns property in Benson worth about $4,000
! She asks that Dodson be restrained from
| disposing of any of this property pending
a hearing on a motion for alimony.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12

instructed to order lumber for the con-
struction of crosswalks on Forty eighth
street between Leavenworth street and
Lincoln avenue.
General appropriation ordinance No. 2s3
was introduced. 1t provides for q total
expenditure Of S47.291.5S.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12
HOMEsEEKERs' EXCURSIONS

Dec. 18th. Via Missouri Pacific Ry.
Tuesday Dec. 49, will be the next date
on which the Missouri Pacific will sell
round trip tickets at very low rates to
points south, southeast and southwest. For
further information call or address COM
pany's Offices, s. Il. Cor. 14th and Doug
las streets. T. F. GODFREY, p and T. A.
]. o. PHILLIPPI, A. G. f. and p. A.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12
The Best suIve in the World.

Is Banner Salve. II is made from a pre-.
scription by a widely known skin specialist
and positively is the most healing salve for
piles, burns, scalds. ulcers, running sores
and all skin diseases. There is nothing so
good. Dillon's drug store. South Omaha
My ers- Dillon Drug Co., Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12
Lobcck Wants Mass Meeting.

Councilman Lobeck introduced a resolu-
tion requesting all persons interested in
an Improvement of the garbage ordinance e
to attend the general committee meeting OF
tho council next Monday afternoon and
take part in the discussion OF the pro-
posed ordinance, which is designed to grant
the right of hauling ashes and other gar
bage without securing permit from the
city health commissioner. The resolution
was defeated by a vote Of 8 to 4.
w. w. Bingham ex-preBident of the
council, was called upon and related some
OF his experiences with the garbage or
dinance. He expressed the opinion that
Investigations of violations Of the contract
are only waste Of time. He assured the
council that fully two-thlrds OF the persons
who have garbage to dispose OF fail to
comply with the ordinance
Fifteen boys from the Seventh ward
brought the council a petition in boots
concerning the skating pond at Fortieth
and Marcy streets. A resolution was pend
ing which provided that the pond be
drained, but the boys presented their case
in such skillful way that the council
agreed to delay the drainage of the pond
until spring. Sam Faulkner was spokes
man for the boys and set forth their case
Gil that there is only one woman in the
ward who objects to the pond. She asserts
that the croaking Of frogs annoys her and
Faulkner assured the council that the
woman is so deaf she can't hear a cannon.
Amending the Statutes.
Ordinances were passed which provide
| for the punishment Of assault and battery
and petit larceny. Formerly these offenses
| were punishable only under the state Law
and the school fund was deprived Of the
fines imposed on persons found guilty o.
| these crimes.
The city engineer was instructed to in.
vestigate all the street car lines in the
city and submit to the council a report
showing the tracks which are not In use
| An ordinance was passed which pro
vides for the condemnation OF the lant
necessary to open Francis street from
Fifth to Sixth streets.
The Omaha Water company was In
structed to lay water main On Pinkne,
street between Twenty-seventh and Twenty
eighth streets.
John O. Detweiler, st. A. d. Balcomb,
and Edgar Zabriskie reported to the counci
that the city lot adjoining the factory O
NJ. A. Dsbrow & Co. Is worth 81. 400. Thes,
men were appointed to place a price on tn,
lot and their appraisement was accepted.
An ordinance WAS introduced which pro
vides for the levying Of tax to meet tn,
Judgment OF $780, 900 which the Board O
Education holds against the city
City Comptroller John n. Westberg wal
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12
To All Elks.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary J. Dufiie, the
wife of Judge e. r. Dune. brother Elk,
who Is an esteemed member of Omaha
lodge, No. 80, b. p. o. Elks. will take place
at 3 y. m. today from 1918 South Twenty
eighth street. All Eiks are requested to
attend this funeral. thereby expressing
their sincere sympathy for Brother Dufiie
In his sore bereavement.
LYSLE I. ABBOTT,
Exalted Ruler, Omaha Lodge, No. 80, b. p,
o, Elks.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Mayor Vetoes the Garbage Ordinance
Investigation Resolution.
ADVISORY BOARD TOO BUSY TO TAKE IT UP
Matter Properly belongs to the Mem
bers of the Council, Who Will
Have to Take Any Action
ON Question.

The proposed investigation by the Ad-
visory board Of alleged violations Of the
garbage contract was nipped in the bud
at last nights council meeting. A resolu
tion providing for such an investigation
was introduced by Councilman Burkley one
week ago and was supported by the ma
jority OF the councllmen. Mayor Mooros
returned the resolution with his veto and
was sustained by the council last night
His reasons for opposing the investig ga ion
were set forth as follows:
return herewith without my approval
document 1851, passed by your honorable
Dody at your last regular meeting, Decem-
Der 4, 1900. This document Is a resolution
instructing the Advisory board to institute
an investigation and hear testimony for the
purpose of determining whether the city
garbage contract Is being violated
The city charter provides that the Ad-
visory board shall consist OF the following
city officials: Mayor, comptroller city en-
gineer building inspector, health commits
sioner, chief OF police and chief of the f,rc
OF departments and this is the busiest time
OF their years work, as they are now de-
voting all their energies to making up their
uary. The trial Of this garbage case would
consume at least two weeks time and It
would be impossible for these officials to
investigation.
The power to amend the garbage ordi-
nance or TO declare the contract abrogated
rests In the first instance with the council
and the Advisory board would have moth
Ing to do with that branch of the case.
The members of the council must nvesti-
gaze the matter for themselves They are
the proper persons to conduct this examina-
tion, as whatever action may be taken by
the council must be taken upon the testi-
mony. which is brought out. 1t seems to
me, therefore, that II would be the duty Of
the council TO conduct a rigorous investiga-
ton for the purpose of finding whether the
contract is being violated. Ii would be a
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12
AGENTS WANTED.

The greatest display OF fine books
and artistic bindings ever made was
that at Ahe Exposition at Paris. where
there were over a thousand exhibitors
from AMERICA and EUROPE. In this
class there were 345 entries from the
United States alone.
An AMERICAN Arm. GEORGE
BARRIE & SON. received the GRAND
PRIZE and A GOLD MEDAL (the
highest award). and the credit OF pro-
ducing the FINEST BOOKS IN THE
WORLD
During the past year this firm has
had engaged In Paris large corps OF
literateurs and artists on work
which the New York Times has pro-
nounced "a new standard In the pub
fishing and printing art" Agents
are wanted for the sale OF this work.
For particulars, address 1918 Walnut
St., Philadelphia.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12

Sunday school teachers should not fail
Of securing copy Of illustrative notes:
A Guide to the Study Of the International
Sunday School Lessons" for 1901. In addi-
tion to the lessons for the whole year. the
volume contains original and selected COM
ments. methods Of teaching. illustrative
stories, practical applications. notes on
eastern life, library references, maps,
tables. pictures and diagrams. Eaton &
Mains. New York. Price, $125.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12
DR.. Lnvandrr TcstiHcs.

The most interesting incident Of the en-
tire trial was when DR.. w. Il. Lavander
who conducted the autopsy on Fees body,
took his place in the witness chair, and by
means of human skull showed the court
and the jury how there is scarcely doubt
that the electricians death was due to a
kick or q heavy blow with the fst on the
head, similar to those which Wachtler, the
previous witness, described as having been
dealt by Floth. DR.. Lavsn ndcr had positive
opinions as to how Fee came to die and the
explanations made to the jury with the
skull as diagram were not shaken by the
exhaustive oross-examination that followed.
The skull which the witress used during
the proceedings had a good deal OF curl
osity for the judge, the Jurors. the attor-
neys and the swarm Of court reporters and
lawyers who are following the case for
their own benefit. The skull is one that
has appeared In many a murder trial and Is
yellow with age. 1t is in two sections, the
dividing line being around the center OF
the forehead and above the ear cavities. It
is held together by rubber bands.
The physician first explained that Fees
death was due to blood clots caused by a
contracoup fracture and that this in turn
was the result Of severe blow on the ton
OF the head, He told the Jurors a contra
coup fracture means one at the opposite
point from where a blow has been struck
In the case OF Fee 1t was q fracture at the
base of the brain little to the left and Just
behind the nose In his opinion the blow
that caused 1t, distinctly traceabie by a
red welt and an abrasion on the scalp, was
from shoe toe, or 1t might have been from
fist. The defense tried to show that 1,
might have been dealt with a sharp instru-
ment 'of some kind, but the witness was
positive on this point.
When the BIow Was struck.
A knowledge Of the action OF the brain
and blood In cases identical with Fees
gave the witness a pretty positive opinion
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12
Christmas CANDY
Telephone 9G0.

Not cheap candy, but pure, wholesome,
delicious candy-We use the word pure
here in its broadest sense and without
any technical limitations-it Is not only
pure, but beautiful-and the favors, are
the good oldfashioned kinds so popu-
lar-For Christmas trade we've had
made especially for us the handsomest
boxes money can buy-and put up our
candy In /, 2, 3, and i0-pound boxes
Nothing prettier ever shown In Omaha
Then we have pretty baskets filled with
delicious candy-Prices range from 25c
to $500 a basket-Berter send in your
mail order early-We will take good care
Of you.
w. s. Balduff.
a2AA "a
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12
College Songs.


spring fraternal college songs? Songs
of All the Colleges" Is the comprehensive
title cf a new book, compiled and arranged
by David b. Chamberlain Of Harvard and
Karl p. Harrington OF Wesleyan university,
To the collection Of hearty, familiar, old
tunes. loved alike by alumnus and under
graduate. have beon added many new songs.
The book will win favor from the start, and
the strains OF college minstresy sound by
many a ireside. Its generosity in gather
ing together those typical Of alma mater,
will deepen the spirit OF brotherhood al
ready existing among co'.egc fraternitles
as they learn TO sing each others songs.
The book is Of convenient size for use al
the piano. and clear print, with suitable
instrumental scoring, adds to It's attrae-
tiveness. II will be welcomed by all col
legians Kinds & Noble New York
New Magazines.
The December number OF "The Children
OF the United States" Is at hand. This
little monthly written by children for chill
dren cannot fail to interest the little ones
and this months copy is more interesting
than usual. In addition to being the Christ
mas number. Il contains two prize stories
written by children OF Is and 10 years OF
age. that may arrest the attention of
older people as a sample Of what children
OF today can do. All the reading matter
Is such that even the youngest child can
understand and appreciate its sense and
this publication Is unique in this line as
being the only one to which children are
the sole contributors.
The above books are for sale by the
Megeath Stationery Co, 1905 Farnam street.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12
JuYenile Literature.

Harry Castlemon, most yoluminous
writer OF boys books and author OF THE
Gunboat Series" "Houseboat Series" etc,
is out with new volume entitled THE
First capture; or Hauling Down the Flag
of England" Like the most Of his books,
1t is a stirring tale of war and adventure
OF the kind popular with the great ma
jority of boys. 1t Is printed in large type
and illustrated. The Saalfeld Publishing
Co., Akron, o. Price 75c.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12

A gift book that will appeal to large
number OF book lovers is new and very
attractive edition of Samuel Johnson'i
'Rasselas, Prince Of Abyssinia." Rev. VIII
liam West has contributed an interesting
and scholarly Introduction, which will b,
found of much assistance in thorough
understanding and appreciation Of the work
James Pott & Co., New York. Flexible
leather covers, 81. s' .rr -r',. g.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-12

1t goes without saying that anything
written by Joaquin Miller will be interest
ing or all the subjects he has chosen
to write on there is nothing more inter-
esting to boys than bears. And when
stories OF bears written by Joaquin Miller
vouched for as true" and exquisitely H.
lustrated by Percy Beringer, are to be had
there ought to be a large demand for the
book containing them. In the introductory
Notes. Dr. David Starr Jordan. president
Of Leland Stanford. Jr,, university has con
tributed such information as enables one
to read intelligently OF the different kinds
OF bears that figure in the stories. And
at the end OF the volume Is an exhaustive
Scientific Classification Of Bears edited
by Pierre ~ Beringer Rand McNally G.
Co., Chicago, Fricc. les.