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Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
ACCUSED OF TAKING BRIBE
Alfonso ". Miller of south Omaha
Board of Education Faces
Serious Trouble.

County Attorney George W. Shields filed
in county court late yesterday afternoon a
complaint charging Alonzo v. Miller. mem
Der Of the Board Of Education of South
Omaha, with bribery, and naming Cecile
Lyon OF the schools there as the one who
gave him the bribe.
In the complaint It Is related that on
September 10, last, Miller, with intent to
sacrifice all the pious, honorable rules he
had sworn to observe as an umben Of
the ONCE, had a consultation with Cecile
Lyon and took her promise that she would
pay him $40 to cause her salary to be raised
to $50 per month"
AS a second count In the complaint it
is related that on October 3 he received
from her IS for voting for such raise and
using his influence to bring about such
raise"
Miller, who is president Of the board, and
whose three-year term expires next April.
was among those indicted last fall for
malfeasance In office. The case against
John Henry Loechner was the first to be
called and his attorneys succeeded In hav-
ing II knocked out in district court on the
technical grounds that the statutes apply
only to administrative officers and that a
an oficer. The county attorney filed ex-
captions and carried the matter to the SUI
preme court. where Judge Bsxter's ruling
was reversed In an opinion handed down
by Judge Holcomb Thursday.
Cecile Lyon teaches in the High school
annex at Twenty-sixth and N streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
NET PROCEEDS ARE NOT LARGE
Twenty-Five Cents the Sum Total
of Wages of. Three Fence
Builders.

George Furgeson. Harry Bowden, Emer-
son Mathews and Glen Ensign, all Of Co
lumbus, o., slept In the police station
Thursday night. and are seeking for work
to get money for a return passage to their
home city. The four are the victims Of
an employment agency. They signed con-
tracts with the Jones National Fence COM
pany OF Columbus. to build fences on the
Mason City & FIT. Dodge railroad near
Council Bluffs at the rate OF IN cents an
hour, with steady employment. They had
to make a deposit of $40 on the cost of
transportation which was TO be refunded
later. When they got work they found
that the employment was anything but con-
tinuous and during the two weeks they
stayed they only worked four days. To help
pay expenses one OF the quartet assisted in
the cook shanty from 3 a. m to 10 p. m.
for Ave days. and two others waited on the
mess table. A watch belonging to one of
the party was stolen and when they were
paid on the net wages received was 75
cents. That paid for a lunch and the bridge
toll a. they came to this city. They say
that three drafts Of thirty men have been
deceived into coming out from Columbus
so far and that now only twenty-five remain
at work.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
OBSERVE FAST OF ACHIEVEMENT
Omaha Hebrews Pay strict Alteration
10 Yes, Eirpnr with OrthO-
dOx Rites.

Both the Temple Israel on Harvey street
and the Russian synagogue or Capitol ave-
nue., near Twelfth, were crowded last even
the solemn day OF atonement, Yom Kippur.
On this day, the twenty-four hours ending
at shutdown this evening, each member Of
the synagogues must by prayer and fasting
strive to make personal atonement for sin
to his God.a.At the Harvey street temple
there will be a service this morning and
q memorial service in the afternoon, and
the temple will be open all day for those
wishing to offer prayers. The Russians,
who are Of the orthodox branch OF Judaism,
observe the day very rigidly, sbstaining
from food and drink for the twenty-four
hours and many praying in the temple
through the night.
Rabbi Simon spoke eloquently at the
Temple Israel, his subject being, atone
ment and the Social Problem" Among
other things he emphasized the fact OF
mans dependence on society. He held
that by the law Of natural selhshness each
man must make atonement for himself per-
~,sonally and care for his own we'll being;
but in doing this he must not forget the
atonement for society In general. No one
could be independent OF others, for every
thing a man can use is the work Of other
men. In the rabbits opinion the millionaire
Is more dependent on others than is the
poor man; and 80 also is the genius.
The sermon In the Capitol avenue temple
was delivered by L. Grossman, and dealt
with the subject OF the fast day.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
BOND COMPANY BRINGS SUIT
want to Honey "a Paid on
Bond of william
ThOmssen.

The Fidelity and Deposit company OF
Maryland has begun suit against William
Thomson, formerly treasurer OF Hall
county. Neb. into United States circuit
court. to recover money which it paid on
a judgment secured by Hall county against
Thomson and the bond company. The
amount asked Is S13.3O3.50.
When Thomson was hrst elected treas
urer Of Hall county In 1895 he came TO
town and as soon as he assumed once Ia
1896 he transferred $4,000 in county funds
from the First National bank in Grand
Island to the Bank Of Commerce there. A
couple OF days later the latter bank failed.
The county sued to recover and secured
judgment In the district court there.
Thomson and the bond company appealed
to the supreme court. and meanwhile the
count reelected Thomssen. Just TO show
that everybody knew he didn't mean TO dc
It. Then came q judgment from the su-
preme court UNFOLDING the district court
decision and the bond company paid %
without a murmer. t12.4T5 In all. Now Il
sues Thomson for this and some $500 Addi-
tionAl exDeDseG
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
Magic City Gossip.
BOYS BOTHER THE FIREMEN
MisChIevOus Youngsters Turn I'm
Alarms just TO See the Appar-
atus Dash Down street.

The fire department got busy yesterday,
principally as a means of amusement for
certain small boys who will probably be
called upon to pay the piper by the officers
Of the police department. At 345 o'clock
In the afternoon, a run was made to For
tieth and Cass streets, but there was no
fire. The box had been pulled by boys re-
turning home from school. Another false
alarm was turned in from box 80, at Four
teenth and Capitol avenue about 1880, mis-
chievous boys again being the c%ulprits.
In both cases the police are informed as
to the identity OF the lads and they will
doubtless be arrested.
At $3.50 O'Clock a real fire was discovered
in a shed belonging to the Patrick Wells
Lumber company at Forty-second and De-
catur streets. Practically no damage re-
suited. The shed was stored with coal,
which had become damp.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
LOOK FOR CLUE TO MYSTERY
POIice Seek Cause for disappearance
of Money at reIe-
graph once.

The police are trying to find a clue that
will explain the mysterious DISAPPEARANCE
Of a package. containing $40. from the ONCE
Of the Western Union Telegraph company,
Thursday night. The package was among
= number turned in to Leon Bayze, by the
messenger boys. He receipted for 1t and
she next morning II was gone. How or
where he does not know. In view Of the
fact that many such occurrences have been
reported from there and not one has been
explained the police are making an extra
effort to md a solution. One suspect IA
being held at the city jail. but he denied
all knowledge OF the affair.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
LOCAL BREWTIES.

Alice Clark, the young woman who took
carbolic acid with suicidal intent at 1922
Capitol avenue Thursday night, Is reported
to be doing as well as could be expected
and her recovery Is not improbable.
Morris +. Ward. who was for a number
of years editor OF the Omaha Republican
in the old days when st. A. ID. Balcombe
was its publisher Is in Omaha, the guest
Of f. l.. LOmaX. Mr.. Ward Is now con-
nected with a railway supply house.
Joe Livingston, a cornetist in the Star
theater orchestra, was brought into the
police station at a late hour Thursday
night to have a badly smashed nose lined
up. He said that J. H. North. a bartender
In a saloon at Tenth and Capitol avenue,
had done Il without cause. Drcfacing his
blow with the remark, n o. mink you're a
fighter, don't your North was later ar
rested and charged with assault and bat
terry, and Livingston also was locked up 10
become sober.
o. l. Sparkling OF 250l Franklin street was
taken in charge at the police station yes
terday morning, as he Vas IN a state OF
temporary deliTium. Mr.. Sparkling had run
from his home to report TO the police The
Objectionable conduct OF hfteen imaginary
travelling musicians. He said tina these
fellows had atrolled through his house
scattering hayseed and rubbish about the
rooms, but what mad him particularly
angry was the fact that they had i'm.
parted a colony Of yermin 10 the bedding
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
Exploring Expedition is Disastrous

Fred Lance of Clarinda, Ia, last night
came over to the station to tell the police
a peculiar story. He said that he was pass
ing through Omaha on a Journey, arrived
here on the Union Pacific at 10 o'clock and
was to have taken the Burlington at IL
O'Clock for the rest OF the way. Not recog-
nizing the station of this latter road, which
was only a block down the viaduct, he
searched In remote parts Of the city for his
confronted him and demanded his money,
and he was glad TO pay his 81 for the
privilege OF getting away. Lance said that
he feared he would not be able to identify
this person.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
TURNS TABLES ON HIS WIFE
Rswlsli Hilli, Minister, Then BigEmiIt,
New Sues for Divorce.
lAcTION IN OMAHA, SPOUSE N ENGLAND
Recalls Case of Two Years AGO, when
Mrs. Hills Secured Conviction Of
Husband who NOW Prose-
cutes Her.

The petition for divorce hled in District
court yesterday by Attorney Frank C.. Shot
we'll for Rowland Hills revives the history
OF the bigamF case that was tried at Blair
two years ago and attracted 30 much at
tention.
The petitioner for severance Of the matri-
monial ties is the erstwhile Episcopal min
lister who married the daughter OF an Eng.
lish innkeeper Of shefield, September II,
1885, but later wandered to America and
located at Atlantic, la, His English wife
started in pursuit and 1t is said that when
The heard Of 1t he deeamped from Atlantic
somewhat precipitately and kept going until
he reached Florence. Finding the Omaha
water works there, he engaged In the mill
Business and while peddling his wares mot
"a Miss Powell whom he married
Sometime later grief and his English
spouse overlook him and he fed to the
Pacific coast. There he was apprehendec
and brought back for trial at Blair. Or
October 8. 1900. a jury. after being ou'
twenty hours, found him guilty of bigamy
and Judge Baxter shortly afterward sen,
Aenced him TO four years in prison. He
was not taken there from the Washington
; county Jail until the following spring and
then was not confined long before Governor
Savage released him on parole.
Six months ago, 1t is said, he came t.
Omaha and has since been representing
mining companies here.
second Marriage Void.
His marriage to Miss Powell without
divorce from the English woman was O.
course void and at that time his wife woulC
not consider divorce proceedings. On Apri
20, 1901, however, she, Eliza Cook Hills
fled petition in District court here fo
restoration OF maiden freedom, alleging
that he had deserted her In August. 1898
) and remained away without sufficient rea'
son. A few months after filing this sui
she returned to England, presumably Il
Shefleld, and for reasons best known t.
themselves. but presumed to be" because
of her failure to keep them properly advised
and properly paid, her attorneys appeared
In court last Tuesday, paid the 81 costs an'
had the case dismissed.
Shotwell, who is a young attorney re
Gently moved here from Ohio and Is in tn
same rooms with the attorneys who repre-
scented Mrs. Hills. now appears with thl
petition Of Mr.. Hills, which petition aver
that Eliza, the English wife, deserted hin
In December, 1887, and has since been alb
sent without just reason.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
Following is a list OF the del

Following is a list Of the delegates elected
First ward-Winiam Newton. James
Cathro. DR.. 8. H. Smith, Frank e. Dworak,
Richard Burnell, Otto Sommers, Oscar G.
Alexander Hodge.
Second ward-Dr. Louis swoboda, Ed
ward T.. Morris, Frank b. Honza, John L.
Lynch, Ben o. Markstrom. John F. Benin,
James Kavan, w. c. Cloud, F. William
Krelle, George Nicklas.
Third Ward-George Brown, Theodore
Leeder. Frank L. Smith. Die Jackson,
Harry Burnstein, Bob johnson, NJ. l. Hor-
wick.
7. Nicholson. Elmer II. Packard o., L
Salisbury, Sidney w. Smith, l.. NJ. Tai
mage. George X. Young.
Fifth Ward-H. b. Mo!yneaux, l.. A. Har-
mon, L. Z. Lucas, Frank II. Woodland, E.
X. Greenleaf.
Byron @. Burbank, J. A.. Gillespie, G. W.
Spear, Theodore II. Johnson. A. J. Collett,
a. j Willis. George Il Hurst, Charles
Seventh ward-A. H.. Burnett. f. e. Bry-
son. j. w, Eller, A w. Laughlin, John L.
Pierce, John Rynavzski. William Randall.
Sam Swanson, John Steel, John Wisler.
Eighth Ward-Donald b. Allen, Charles
H. A. Foster, K. g.. Fisher, John l.. Nc
Cague. William NJ. Mckay, Charles @. Nc
Donald. Homer Woelchil.
Ninth Ward-J. w. Maynard. j. G.
Thompson, c. A. Grimmell, r. w. Bailey,
NJ. w. Ryerson, c. s. Huntington. p. x.
Edquist, J. II. Daniel, w. T. Bourke. H.
]. Penfold.
1t Is said on good authority that the del
egates from the First, Fourth. Fifth, Sixth
and Seventh wards have agreed on a slate,
each Of the wards In the combination nam
ing a candidate for the Board Of Education
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
CITY PRIMARIES ARE QUIET
FOUR and FIFTY vote for
Delegates 60 Board Of Educa-
tiOn Convention

The republican city primaries yesterday.
where delegates we're chosen for the con-
vention today. which will nominate candi-
dates for the Board OF Education, polled
$50 votes. we're quiet and uneventful. The
largest vote was In the Sixth ward, log,
and the smallest, IL, in the Third ward.
In no ward was there any contest, but
some feeling was shown because judges
and clerks refused to permit persons whose
names had been added to the books below
the red line to vote without certificates.
In the Seventh ward George Sabine held a
long and animated discussion with the
board on the subject, but left without
voting.
Three votes were received on certih-
Gates, one In the Fourth ward, one in the
Fifth ward and one in the Sixth ward.
In the Sixth ward only did the women take
part in the primaries and about twenty
votes OF the fair sex we're cast there.
The votes by wards was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
Tax once TO BE open.

For the accommodation Of taxpayers who
desire information in regard TO the assess
ment of their personal properly the deputy
assessors will be at the Office Of the tax
commissioner today from 2 TO 5 in the
afternoon and from 7 to 9 o'clock in the
evening. The same rule will be followed
every Saturday. throughout the month.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
LOSE TRACE OF MURDERER
Omcers with BIOodbounds Trace It. a.
Rich as Far as
Waterloo.

Deputy Sherifs Sherry and Nevo have
telephoned the sheriff's ONCE that with the
assistance of blOodhounds T. G. Rich, the
Italian laborer accused Of killing one man
and wounding another in a grading camp
near Valley Wednesday evening, has been
tracked to Waterloo, and the scent lost
there. It is their theory that he took a
train at that point, probably for Omaha
or South Omaha. and the police OF both
cities have been notified to be doubly alert.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
WEEKLY CLEARING ROUSE TABLE.
of Business Transacted by
the Associated Banks,

NEW YORK, Oct. 1O.-The following
table, compiled by Bradstreet. shows the
bank clearings at the principal cities for
the week ended October 8. with the per-
centage of Increase and decrease as COM
pared with the corresponding week last
year:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

Strengthen the tired kidneys and purify
the liver and bowels with a few doses OF
Prickly Ash Bitters. 1t is an admirable
kidney tonic.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

mot included in totals because containing
other items han ~ciearinEs.
SHOT included IN totals because Of no
comparison fof last year.
TRADE GOOD. SAYS BRADsTREET.
Fuel shortage Has Had Little Eject
and Evils Are Exaggerated.
NEW YORK. Oct. lO.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
Liquor Dealers Gases,

1t and the prospects are that none will be
made for some time.
Liquor Dealers Gases.
On October is the cases Of twenty-five
liquor dealers will be called in police court.
The charge is keeping open on Sunday. All
of the cases SO far tried have been dis
missed, either for lack of evidence or the
returns OF the jury impaneled. AS the
evidence is about the same in all OF the
cases 1t is expected that the cases now in
court will be disposed Of as those already
tried have been.
KOutskY Wants Mcintyre.
Il was reported on the streets yesterday
that Mayor Koutsky proposed to appoint
John Mcintyre as city meat inspector in
the place of Nose Howard. Howard has
held The Job for many years and members
OF the council state that they do not pro-
pose to permit the mayor to pry Mr.. How
ard loose from his job. The mayor says
he wants a man who will look after the
interests of the city and inspect the meal
markets as is provided in the city ordi-
nances.
Magic City Gossip.
Police officers report the city very quiet
these days.
p. u stever has bought out the Max
Foote- stationery store. rt#t
James l.. Barnes Of Cincinnati is here
the guest of Deputy Sheriff James Roach
Elliott Head, son OF Rev. M. A. Head. Is
seriously Ill at one of the Omaha hospitals,
A. ]. Ham died yesterday at his home
Twenty-slxth and Jefferson streets. Flu
neral services will be held Sunday.
The pavement on Twenty-fourth street IL
again in bad shape, although it was re.
paired only a couple of months ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
No Anthracite Seal fer Sale in City And
Little BituminSuI.
DEALERS ARE BEGINNING TO WORRY
Look for Small Shipments Of the Soft
Product from Missouri, but Are
Hopeless as to Hard
Diamonds.

Coal dealers in South Omaha are begin
ming IN worry about where they are going to
find coal enough to fill orders already on
the books. One dealer said yesterday aft
ernoon to a Bee reporter that there was not
a pound Of anthracite coal In South Omaha
that had not been sold. The same might
be said of bituminous coal for the reason
that shipments from the west have practi-
cally been shut off and southern shipments
delayed.
Many property owners bought coal from
local dealers in the fore part of the summer 4.
but there has been no delivery to speak Of
and consequently many hard coal stoves and
furnaces are being run on hot air and kind
ling wood these days. One dealer was for
tunate enough to get In one car of anthra-
cite yesterday, but this only provided for
a few customers.
With the end Of the strike in Missouri
the coal dealers here look for shipments Of
soft coal from now on. but they do not ex-
pect any anthracite for some time to come.
Those who have hard coal stoves and fur
naces will have to make a change Of CRATES
and burn soft coal unless there is a speedy
change in the conditions.
Labor Society Elects Officers.
The Nebraska State Society Of Labor and
Industry concluded its third annual con-
v~ention yesterday afternoon. These OFF,
GERS were elected: A. j. Donahue, Omaha,
president; Thomas H.. Hoskins, Lincoln. vice
president; Charles L. Alstadt. South Omaha,
second vice president; William Britt,
Omaha, third vice president; T. w. Evans,
Lincoln, fourth vice president; Herbert
Busch, Omaha, secretary and treasurer; d.
d. Sullivan, assistant secretary.
After the election OF officers a vote of
thanks was rendered the Swift Packing
company and the letter Brewing company
for courtesies extended.
The next convention will be held at Lin
coin during the first week Of September,
1903.
Road Machine
The city road machine. under the direc-
tion' OF the city engineer, has been working
all the week on the streets in the north
ern portion Of the city. From Twentieth
street north the dirt roads have been
rounded up, as well as all the cross streets,
and these are now in first class condition.
What is needed is a roller, but the engi-
neer says that the city can get along this
winter without this piece OF machinery. In
the spring a roller will certainly be needed.
walk Needs Cleaning.
The city authorities propose to call the
attention OF the Board Of Education to the
condition OF the walk in front of the high
school site. This walk is in bad condition
and is covered with mud. What the city
wants is to have the board either lay a new
walk or else have the dirt scraped of the
planks at once. This property has belonged
to the school district for a couple Of years,
but no improvements have been made or
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11

1t and the prospects are that none will be
made for some time.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
walk Needs Cleaning.
A Bowl of Rose Snds

What delight the fastidiOus woman experiences
= who first becomes acquainted with the manifold
mi virtupS of
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-19
JOURNAL x.RAYs.

Holding funeral services at night Is
one OF the latest innovations at Chica,
go.
The man or woman who prates too
much about their soul are generally
short OF sense.
Madam Democracy will do we'll not
to monkey with It man Cleveland in
1904. II II is lie. year.
II you can't buy your wife a sealskin
for Christmas. you could, at least,
keep the kitchen wood.box full
Gov. Geer will not permit any doubt
10 exist In his own mind as to who will
be the next senator from oregon.
Each year sees some business people
drop out. What changes will the com
ing year witness at the Capital City?
For two years Jack Matthews has
made the fight of his life 10 retire Joe
Simon Now IL looks as IL the retlrer
would be retired
Il is TO be hoped with the coming OF
the new year people will not have TO
read about that arch-humbug the Ma.
tional Civic Federation.
ees
A silver Elizabethan salt-oellar of
the date Of 1877. and Weighing nine
ounces, was sold at auction In London
the other day for $4,000.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-19
WHAT CAUSES HEART ACTION.

The Journal publishes a dispatch
from Chicago today. in which a pro
fessor announces that he can recusci.
tate the dead. and that he has discoy-
cred great things in connection with
the action OF the heart. It Is that salt
and oxygen cause the heart action. He
has been experimenting with strips Of
the tissue of a trutle's heart, and finds
that with the application of these
agencies the pulsation is continued for
many hours. The conclusion Is jumped
az that the action of the heart stilled
by death can be re-established. Posi-
bly, there is scientific value to the
discovery. so far as any claim to the
restoration of life is concerned, this is
a dream, pure and simple. Man has
an allotted time Possibly through the
use of methods commenting them
selves to the investigator this apparent
time may be prolonged. When a man
is dead. that is the physical end OF
him, all the scientists that ever
played with the heart Of a turtle can.
not change the immutable The pre-
else form that inspires the pulsation
Of the central organ of the body might
he revealed. but when the heart had
done It's duty throughout the span. 1t
would cease just the same Powerful
as II is. Il cannot work without the co
operation Of the other organs. When
a fever or a consumption destroys the
vitality. death ensues There is no
especial advantage to the deceased in
having his heart subjected 10 treat.
ment that causes Il 10 quiver spasmod.
ically. The heart of the turtle did
this, but the turtle itself was among
the garbage. decaying and past all re.
demption. To promote health and
comfort, to add to human existence is
a laudable purpose, but to instill into