Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-22

evidence had to be postponed until he
could be pumped out. In ascending the
elevator to the grand jury room he stepped
on the foot Of one of the elevator con-
ductors with such force that the elevator
man Is now carrying his foot in a sling.
Appendicitis Develops Quickly-August
Anderson, ~storekeeper for the Merchants
hotel, is at the Omaha General hospital
in a very serious condition. Wednesday af-
%ternoon he was forced to undergo an opera
ton for appendicitis. He was at work as
usual Wednesday morning When he was
suddenly taken with cramps. Herman
Peters, owner of tn hotel, saw he was a
sick man and Immediately had three ply
sicians on hand. After a consultation they
decided he would have to undergo an opera
ton before night. Mr.. Anderson has lost
no time from his work and had not com
planned until Wednesday morning.
New Counterfeit on ok new coun-
terfeif IS silver certificate has put in its
appearance. 1t is of the Indian head
variety, series of 1883, check letter a.
plate number 1O41, w. r. Rogers, register
and Chas. II. Treat, United states trea-
surer. The certificate is a poor photo
mechanical production, printed on good
paper without an insertion of the SILK
| threads of the genuine. The note is poor
and should be easily detected. 1t is made
by T. w. Crozier, a noted counterfeiterr
who is in custoday in Canada, for making
counterfeit certificates Of the So and SIC
denomination of the Farmers Bank of
Canada.
Pedestrian Tour Across Continent-Ser-
geant John Walsh, a former member of the
Second United States cavalry, arrived II
| Omaha Wednesday morning, afoot from
Boston on a round trip tour across the
continent. He left San Francisco May %
and completed the trip to Boston II
schedule time, and is now on his way
bacy. The wager is for $1,000 and is beinl
undertaken under the auspices of severa
army officers at San Francisco as a ties
Of physical endurance. Two men are max
ing the trip. Sergeant Walsh is now so
miles ahead OF schedule time, his competi
tor being at Davenport, Ia.
Christina Nelson Gets Verdict for $4,000
Christina Nelson was awarded a verdic'
in the United States circuit court Tuesday
night for s, 1000 against James IL. Sauers
ard his bond for the death of her hus'
band. Carl Nelson, a milkman, who wa:
| drowned in Cutoff lake i'm January las
as a result of his becoming intoxicated a
the saloon of Sauers. The body of Nelson
was not recovered until the following April
The case has been on trial in the United
States circuit court for about one week
Mrs. Nelson's attorneys were f. w. Fitcl
and b. S. Baker. Sauers' interests were
looked after by Judge T.. NJ. Bartlett.
Liu Sung DismisssS Appeal-Liu Sune
has concluded to accept the inevitable anc
20 back to that dear old China. Liu Suns
had been assigned to the deportation
docket, but skipped his bail pending an ap
neal to the circuit court of appeals. Find
ing but little hope for his appeal and hav'
ing a lingering desire TO visit the tombs o
his ancestors in the land Of Confucius, h,
7 concluded to throw up the sponge and 81
back home. An order for his deportation
has been issued and Liu will depart fol
San Francisco early next week with a dep
uty United States Marshal as an escort t
see that he gets a through ticket to Chang
Whung Foo.
Education OF street Car Men-In its
campaign to protect the public as far a
possible the Omaha Is Council Bluffs Stree
Railway company is holding education
meetings for the motormen. A meeting
was held Tuesday night at the Twenty
fourth and Vinton street barn, when II. b
Noyes, chief engineer of the company, e X
planned to the motormen the electrical apa
ratus on the cars, They were also in
structed in the proper way Of handling tn
live overhead wires in case OF a break
Meetings OF a similar nature were arrange
for the men of the Twenty-fourth an
Ames avenue barn for Wednesday after
noon and evening.
Lobeok Has a Campaign Joke-COmp
troller Lobeck is succeeding in causing
more or less confusion in local politica
camps by displaying a card on which
printed: Vote for e. F.. Lobeck for Req
resentative from Douglas County" Afte
the leaders have scratched their heads /
an endeavor TO remember a legislativ
candidate by that name in this county NJ
Lobeck explains that f, f, Lobeek is
candidate for representative from Dougla
county, Minnesota. not Douglas ounty Il
braska. Though the names are the sam,
the two Lobecks are not related, the fathe
OF the Minnesotan being a Norwegian
while Omaha's comptroller prides hlmse'
on his Swedish descent.
DAVIS FORMALLY ARRhIGNEI