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Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25
SENSATIONAL CHARGE FAILS
Sam Gibson, Convicted BoOtlegger, startles
People in Federal Court Room.
ACCUSES INDIAN AGENT OF WRONGDoING
United tates District Attorney says
Gibson's Charge Has Been Fully
Investigated and There IL
r. Nothing in 1t.

When Sam Gibson, charged with selling
liquor to Indians, was a%rraigned before
Judge Munger he pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to pay a fine and serve time in
the Douglas county Jail. At the time he
made his plea he startled the people in the
court room by saying:
'If i am guilty. judge, / did no more than
was lone by the Indian agent"
He was questioned by the assistant United
States district attorney and said that he
did not know the agent had given liquor 10
Indians, but he did know that the agent had
brought liquor upon the reservation. He
started to talk at length when Judge Nun
ger told him that the grand jury was then
in session and he could tell his story to
that body. Several days have elapsed since
that time and Gibson has not been brought
before the duly constituted inquisitors.
w. s. Summers, the district attorney, said
in regard to the matter:
"The charges made by Gibson, whose
father is now a fugitive from justice on a
charge Identical with that under which he
is held, have been known to the Depart
ment OF Justice for some time. 1t was re-
ported several months ago and was made
a part OF the investigation which was made
into the conduct of Charles p. Mathew
SON, the agent. When we first heard of
the charges we reported the matter to the
Department OF Justice and in time re-
ceived notice not 10 proceed in the matter
until the Department OF the Interior COM
pleted Investigations which 1t had at that
time instituted.
'"That investigation showed, according to
the report OF Inspector Churchill, that there
was at the agency q flask Of alcohol and one
Of brandy. the property Of the agency physi-
clan. but which had been placed in charge
Of the agent, and that he had also in his
possession a quantity Of ale which had been
prescribed for his wife by a physician, this
being all OF the liquor which was found in
his charge. Under this condition Of Affairs
we did not deem It advisable to bring the
matter before the grand Jury, and in this
we were supported by the Washington off,
cials. The statement OF Gibson does not
lend any additional weight to his charges,
as his afhdavit, reciting practically the
same facts, was before the Department OF
the Interior at the time the Investigation
was made. so that we will not bring him
before the grand jury at this time"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25
JoNAsoN BACK FROM NOME
Former Omaha Merchant Talks of
Business Affairs in the
Alaska City.

g. Jcnason, who for many years previous
10 1900 was engaged in the Jewelry trade of
Omaha, is in the city. He came from Nome,
Alaska, and will leave with his family in
a few days for Denmark to visit relatives.
Mr.. Jonason has been in Alaska for about
two years and speaks in the highest praise
OF that land. Business is conducted for
about two months and a half out Of the
year, he says, and the majority OF the mer-
chants close their houses and come to the
United States to spend the winter. He says
that Nome and its tributary country is
doing well md has a bright future. Two
stamp mills are being erected by Cali
fornia capitalists and two quartz mines are
being developed. After spending the winter
in Europe Mr.. Jonason will return to Nome
with his oldest son in the spring. His fam
lily will reside in future in Washington or
California.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25
RUMoRS OF STREET RAILWAY
Omcers Declare There IL No FOuRdA-
tiOA for Recently Pub
liShed Reports.

h onicers OF the omaha Street Railway
company yesterday morning said there is no
foundation for the rumors current that the
company IL to be recognized with a cap
ital stock Of SIS. OO0, 900. President Murphy
said: There is really nothing new 70 be
said. We are waiting to hear from the
east and will not know what is to be done
until we receive information from New
York. Anything which is said previous to
the receipt OF ueh information is merely
speculation"
A member OF the board of directors said:
I'VE are waiting 10 hear from the east.
All kinds Of reports may be heard, but
nothing will be reliable unless 1t comes
from the eastern parties who are inter-
ested. They will say what they expect to
do and We can then agree to the plan or
not - We See at. II VI do not like the
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25
DAY FOR KoUNTzE PROPERTY
Board of Review VIII Probably De-
vote Tuesday TO Bankers
Real Estate.

From Herman Kountze the Board Of
Review received a communication yesterday
morning requesting that a time be set
for the adjustment Of the assessment on
the various parcels Of real estate owned by
him. II Is expected that the greater part
OF one day will be consumed in this busi-
ness and the board probably will hear Mr..
Kountze today.
The morning session OF yesterday was
principally devoted to the property OF the
Omaha Realty company and some small re-
auctions were made at the request OF the
company, although it's application was de-
MED as to a considerable proportion OF its
property. After some investigation the
board decided upon a general reduction Of
20 per cent on all OF the property in
prexefs subdivision. which comprises some
thirty lots.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25
CHANDLER WILL IS BROKEN
COunty Judge Decides that Entire Es-
tate ia to Go to Mrs.
Patrick.

Judge vinsonhaler has disallowed the will
OF Erastus B. Chandler. the provisions Of
which were that after January /. 1905, his
daughter, Della, now Mrs. John G. Pat
rick, should receive $50 per month, all the
rest Of the estate to go to the Clarkson
Memorial hospital.
Under this ruling OF the court the estate
will 60 to the daughter, the first step be-
ing the appointment by the court Of an
administrator, who will close the affairs
of the deceased and transfer the net assets
to the daughter. Such appointment may
be made today, the person appointed
to be. II considered by the court to
be properly qualified, some. one named by
the daughter. The will provided that
Georke II. Thummel and Henry W. wyman
act as executors, but these men resigned
soon after the will was fled. Of.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25
Announcements of the Theaters.

Few comedians have come to this city
as new stars who are so we'll known or
SO thoroughly familiar to theater-goers
as Ezra Kendall Friday and Saturday
matinee and night will witness the premier
in this city of the clever funmaker's new
comedy, THE Vinegar Buyer which Is
the work Of Herbert Hall Winslow. Inas-
much as the author has had the constant
advice of Kendall in the shaping Of the
characters, particularly the one intended
for himself, the play Is said to be full OF
quaint and humorous situations. 1t is
woven around James whitcomb Riley's
poem OF Jap Miller" which has been read
and laughed over in nearly every house,
hold in the land. AS Joe Miller, Kendall
is said to have a part that fits him down
to the ground.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25
FORTY NEW CHURCH MEMBERS
Result of EvanEeIistie Meetings
Under Auspices of First Chris
tiRn Church..

Wednesday evening a prayer meeting and
Thanksgiving service will be held by the
members OF the First Christian church at
Germania hall, at which time the evangel-
istic meetings now In progress will come
TO . close after three weeks work which
has resulted In the addition Of about forty
names TO the rolls Of the church.
AZ the North side Christian church Sun
day Evangelist J, X. Hester preached on
The New Testament Christian" to a vety
large audience In the morning n to a
much larger crowd on "a Model Woman
in the evening. The meetings will continue
every night this week
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25
RAPID WORK ON NEW LINE
Florence Extension of Street hallway
System Reaches the Elk
horn Crossing.

Unusually rapid progress is being made
on the Florence extension of the street rail-
way system. The company has a crew of
from 1856 to $50 men at work and now the
construction OF the east track has extended
as far as the Elkhorn crossing at Twenty
fourth street and Grand avenue. Many OF
the residents of that Vicinity were inclined
TO believe that q crossing could not be made
at this point by reason OF the grade OF the
necessary approaches, but the crossing has
been built and the grade is no more steep
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25

plan we can draw out our money on the
basis of so cents on the dollar OF par
value. II we agree to the plan we can take
stock under the reorganization, but so far
as the plan is concerned We have nothing
to say"
1t was said that a final announcement OF
the plan probably would be received from
the east within ten days.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25

than the Dodge street hill. II is expected
that the single track will be carried as far
as Fort street by the middle OF the week.
When the single track is completed the
work will progress much more rapidly. for
the finished track may then be used as a
means Of transportation for material to be
used in the other parts Of the work.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25
8 GOrham teaspoons $3.50. EdhOlm, t,wrr
Special Low Rates 10 ChicaRo

November 80, December / and 2, $14.75
round trip via THE Northwestern Line"
The ONLY double track railway from
Omaha.
5 TRAINS DAILY. Route Of the electric
lighted Overland Limited"
Company's of1ces, 1401-1403 Farnam st.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25
Wright wrongs no man. Wr1sht'B old
fashioned buckwheat -four Is nure

S. H. Buffet g Son. will have Black
Hills potatoes, Jersey sweet potatoes,
Belleview celery. McGee's Baltimore oys-
tiers, head lettuce, fresh tomatoes, egg
plant, fresh green peas, wax and green
beans caulihower, Jonathan apples, pine
apples, endive, fancy layer ~rsisins, Flor
ida oranges, cucumbers. etc, tomorrow.
Telephone orders receive careful attention.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25
HAIR NATURALLY ABUNDANT.
When it is Free of DandruR, 1T Grows
L~uxurIantIy.

Luxuriant1y.
Hair preparations and dandruff cures, as
a rule, are sticky or irritating affairs that
do no earthly good. Hair. when not dis
eased, grows naturally lu%xuriantly. Dan
druft is the cause of nine-tenths OF all hair
trouble, and dandruff is caused by a germ.
The only way TO cure dandruff is to kill tho
germ; and, SO far. the only hair prepara-
ton that will positively destroy that germ
is Newbro's Herpicide-absolutely harm
less, free from grease. sediment, dye mat
ter or dangerous drugs. 1t allays itching
instantly, makes hair glossy and soft as
silk. Destroy the cause. you remove the
effect"-dandrun.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25
Position Omen,

Good opening for a newspaper or maya
zine solicitor. Permanent position for .
competent man. Address Twentieth Gem
fury Farmer. Bee Building, Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25
A Good ThInR for Mother.

II she is tired out. sickly. run down, Elec'
trio Bitters will give her new life or there'i
no charge. Try them. Soc. For sale b!
Kuhn & Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25
TILTED ON WAY TO ALTAR
sOph Banks and Bride Elect Start for the
Minister'S House.
THEN GIRL SUDDENLY BREAKS AWAY
Young Man Looks TO the River for
His Sweetheart, whiIe She Tens
Her n to PO-
IicemRn.

Soph Banks and Alice Wells created
considerable excitement In the neighbor-
hood of Tenth and Howard streets shortly
before the noon hour yesterday on account
OF Soph's determined efforts to make Alice
his wife and Alice's more determined and
more successful efforts to evade him.
Banks, armed with a license to wed and
accompanied by his prospective bride and
her father, was enroute to the house of
a minister when the trouble arose. They
had only gone a short distance from the
girls home at SOP South Tenth street and
were mixed up In a crowd around the
market place. Suddenly, as though the
earth had opened and swallowed her, Alice
disappeared.
Father and lover held a hasty consulta-
ton and while the former stopped on the
corner to smoke the lover rushed back to
the room they had left. Alice was not
there. He then made a rush for Tenth
and Harvey streets. where Police oficer
Russell was stationed. He hastily inquired
Of the oficer II he had seen the runaway
girl. The officer had. Il saw her a mo-
ment ago, headed for the river was the
consoling answer.
Soph waited for no more. With q shrek
like the dying wall Of a broken heart he
headed for the river at q $40 gait. And II
some OF the fifty boys and men who fol-
lowed him have told lin no better Banks
is still at the waters edge. searching for
a clue of his lost love.
Tells to Policeman.
During soph's frantic efforts to locate
her, Alice was in the ONCE OF a nearby
hotel, calmly watching the proceedings.
After first eluding her lover and father.
she had met Oflcer Russell and told him
that she did not want to marry Banks and
unless she escaped him then It would be
everlastingly too late.
Banks n Alice have been engaged for
several days and their wedding was to have
occurred last Wednesday. Banks purchased
the license and returned to the girls home
to lead her to the altar. But Alice had
gone. From then until Sunday afternoon
Banks and the girls father kept up a con-
tinual search for her, finally being success
full, only to be thwarted again.
Banks is a market gardener, stationed
near Tenth and Howard streets and became
acquainted with the girl as she went to
and from her work at a hotel on South
Tenth. He loved and she thought she
did until the day set for their wedding. She
is Is years Of age and told oficer Russell
she had concluded she was too young to
marry Banks or anyone else and didn't
intend to. The girls father is a
Waterman employed by Swift at South
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25
special Low Rates to Chicago.

November 80, December 1 and 2, s14.75
round trip via THE Northwestern Line"
The ONLY double track railway from
Omaha.
5 TRAINS DAILY. Route Of the electric
lighted overland Limited"
Company's Offices, 1401-1403 FarnAm st.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25

King Cole Poultry Seasoning for your
Thanksgiving turkey. Ask your grocer for IL.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25
w. n. Bennett Co.
THANKSGIVING ANNOUNCEMENT.
WE CLOSE THURSDAY
THANKSGIVING DAY)
NOON.

Kindly anticipate your needs ahead, as
we close promptly at NOON.
SEE OUR PRETTY GROCERY WINDOW,
18th st.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25

The new kind Of General Arthur cigars
will please you II you care for good cigars.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-25

Publish your legal notices in The Weekly
Bee. Telephone 23s.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-04-25
Shoot Him.

A man should be dragged out and
shot when he has reached the age of
As years. He has outliyed his use
fulness. He is dead timber in the
pathway of progress under modern
industrial conditions. Isuggest that
a law be drafted and submitted to
the legislature for passage that shall
provide that all persons be shot at
the age of As years ualsss they show
that they have enough property saved
mp TO keep them for the rest of their
natural lives"
This was the way the serious ques-
tion of an age limit for mechanics
and laborers was put by one of the
speakers at the recent meeting of the
Chicago Federation of Labor. 1t
was said that railroads and large
manufacturing establishments now
refuse to hire man over 35 years
old and that mechanics are dis
charged at the age of .45 years by
these concerns because they are too
old.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-04-25
WHY THEY DO Ir.

The persistency with which the
British keep, up the war in South
Africa, regardless of immense loss of
life and money, makes it of interest
to consider whst they fancy to be at
stake. They evidently do not believe
that the Transvaal is worth intrins-
ically what it is costing them, but
think larger interests are involved.
The Daily Chronicle. of London, a
Liberal paper, thus puts its estimate
of the issue: "This war in South
Africa is a war for the very existence
of the British Empire. 1t is strsg-
gle for the ideas and Institutions
which it is the pride and privilege of
that empire. to make prevail. 1t is,
IN another aspect of it, war against
war. 1t was provoked and rendered
necessary by the introduction of
militarism into a great country which
would otherwise have worked out its
destinies by the play of natural forces
expressing themselves through the
ballot box" This may not be the
whole fact, but the great majority
of the English and Scotch of Great
Britain and its colonies believe it,
and their beliefexplains their virtual
.unauimity aud bulldog cbstinacy
They think it is case of self-pres,
ervation. Baltimore San.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-04-25
THE COST OF a DRINK.

In Russell county, Virginia, during
the holidays, as the result of a few
drinks of whiskey, fight occurred
in which two men were killed and
several others seriously wounded. For
this thirteen men have been sent to
the penitentiary-six for eighteen
years, two for sixteen years, four for
eight years and one for one year.
Which makes an aggregate of l73
years of slavish toll in the con-
victs' prison. Two men muir
dered,- homes broken up, hearts
broken, thirteen men convicted as
murderers, the sorrows of fathers,
mothers, wives, children, brothers,
sisters, the cost of trials, he disgrace
to the community. did that saloon
at which the liquor was bought pay:
Does any saloon pay? Is not every
man whose vote made that saloon
possibly guilty of the crimes growing
out of it?-E'rchange.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-04-25
Let ff
Alone.

SCOTS Emulsion is not a
coed medicine for fat folks.
We have never tried giving it
to a real fat person. Ne don't
dare. You see SCOTS Emul-
sion builds new flesh. Fat
people don't want it. Strong
people don't need it..
But if you are thin SCOTS
Emulsion is the medicine for
YOU. 1t doesn't tire you out,
There is no strain. The work
is all natural and easy You
just take the medicine and
that's all there is. to it.
The next thing you know
you feel bctter-you eat better
and you weigh more. 1t is
a quiet worker,
Send for free sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, 900 Pearl ST.. ". Y
SOC and 500; all druggists.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-04-25

the bedside of her father, who is
very i'll.
Dominy Smith, of Litwalton, left
Tuesday for two weeks stay in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. James Dayton, of White
Stone, is visiting friends at Tappa-
hammock this week.
The grand rally at Sharon Bap-
tlst church was a great success, more
than $l3S being realized. There was
also grand rally at Calvary Bap-
tlst church which raised $S2.
Rev. ID. Tucker left Monday for
King William and other points.
Miss Blanche Corbin, of Mil,en-
beck, is visiting relatives at Tombs
this week.
On Easter Sunday, March 30th,
IN accordance to announcement, a
number of ministers and friends
from both sides of the Rappahan.
mock assembled at the Hartswell
Baptist church to listen to the
memorial service held in honor of
our deceased brother and minister.
Rev. @. II. Newman, whom God
took to himself November 7th, 1901.
Rev. r. Berkley was selected ON
the deathbed of the deceased to
preach his funeral. First Corinthi-
ans, 10th chapter, was read by Rev.
N. A. Virgins Rev. Jacob Robin
son offered prayer, after which Rev.
Il. Berkeley was introduced by Rev.
U. X. Towles. His text was Mat
thew 25:23, ellis Lord said unto
him, well done, good and faithful
servant; thou hast been faithful
over few things, will make thee
ruler over many things: enter thou
into the JOY of thy Lord" The SER
mon was well prepared and delivered. |
Benediction by Rev. Dennis Fields.
After short recess the congrega-
ton reassembled. Rev. II. Berkley, |
the conductor of the service, au-
nounced the object of the evening.
The following brethren took active
parts iu the service: Revs. H. II. !
Harris, Jacob Robinson, Cary Mel
son, Andrew Jackson, Dennis Fields,
Q. r. Towles aud Henry Williams,
pastor OF the church. These breth-
rem spoke of the character and great
worth of the deceased in the cause
of our Lord and Saviour.
Rev. @. Ii. Newman was 81 wears
Of age. He was pastor of Harts-
we'll Baptist church in Lancaster
cuurcu tu <ar,susS~~ -
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-04-25
An Editors Device

We have been meditating as to
whether we would blue mark all our
delinquent subscribers. We find that
In some casesit would require much
OF our time in making blue mark
for each year due on subscription
and have deferred the matter, hoping
'"HH , will 70 tsta 20 fine bv the fnrelock
US the trouble and publicity Or tie
amount some of them are due on sub
scription. OF course We will take it
for granted that those who do not
come and pay up want their paper
blue marked. We will see who they
are and act accordingly.-Wdrrca
Register,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-04-25
AN ExpERroN DRowNING,

Sometimes queer notions creep in
to the craniums of human beings,
and by remaining for a season make
the world. accept them as facts.
Nearly everybody believes nowadays
that drowning man must rise
and sink three times before he finally
disappears from sight, but Peter s.
McNally, the Boston long distance
swimmer, tells the harbor police of
New York that Sinking the third
and last time' is a fiction; that q
drowning man may rise many times,
the number being determined by the
amount Of water swallowed. One of
the strangest things about rescues
from drowning is that nobody is
ever saved after going down once,
bat always just as the victim is
about to sink for the third and last
time. Mr.. McNslly goes further and
affirms that drowning as the effect Of
cramp is a popular fallacy. A cramp
in the stomach might be dangerous,
he admits, but he insists that it is
very rare. A cramp of the arm or
leg is not in itself serious thing,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-04-25
Sugar.

Now the whole world is disturbed
over sugar, the whole truth of the
business being that the world is pro-
ducing more sugar than it possibly
can use. Here behind our tariff walls
the consumers have not appreciated
this fact as happily as they might,
but the fact remains. We of the
United States have helped to play
havoc with the markets by bringing
in Cuba's enormous production and
stimulating and cheapening that of
Hawaii, to say nothing of the beet
sugar industry the government has
carefully fostered.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-04-25
CURRENT ITEMS.

A Louisville, KY, jury has rem
dered Judgment, against capitalist
to the amount of one cent for forcing
his affections upon lady by placing
his arm around her waist. In their
estimation a hug is worth one cent
and nosmore.
DIR. w. B. Fletcher, of Indianap-
oils, Ind, specialist in nervous dis.
eases, declares that within 300 years
the human race will have gone stark
mad. The food faddists, he says,
are already insane. He argues that
the present educational system, which
Grams and forces the tender minds
of children, is working for universal
INSANITY, and that Christianity rs a
distincG force for the overthrow of
mental poise.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-04-25
AFRo-AMERroAN NOTES.

Rev. w. III. Griffith, formerly of
White Stone but now of Salisbury,
Nd, was married ON Wednesday last
at the First Beptist church to Miss
Josephine Lewis, of Tappahanncck.
They will return shortly to their
future home.
w. ID. Laws, State Chief of the
Order of Good Samaritans. was here
Saturday in the interest of his or
der. James Laws accompanied him.
Misses Fannie Parker and Mary
L. Jones left on Tuesday week for
Baltimore aad points North.
Miss Mary Fauntleroy closed her
school Monday of last week, at
which time she held an exhibition.
A very creditable program was rem
dered.
Miss Hannah Liza Edmunds, of
Ridley Park, Pa, has been called to