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WHOLESALE POISONING.
An Allege'.! Plot Discovered
Kill Non Union Men.
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HE MADE A CONFESSION.
The Poison Said to Have Boon put
In tha Mons Food by Hired As-sasslns-Union
Njn Im
plicated in the Plot.
PlTTSHi'Kc, P.., Dec. II. A Sun
day paper published a startling
story today of a conspiracy to pois
on by wholesale the non union men
at theCarnegie steel plant at Home
stead, and as a result of which it is
alleged several person lost their
lived while scores of others are suf
fering from the effects of poisonous
drugs. Developments made, im
plicate members of the advisory
committee, tneinbetsof the amalga
mated association and officers of
the other labor organizations sym
pathizing with the locked out men
at Homestead. Today niueormore
persons are under arrest, ostensi
bly on less serious charges, but
really for the purpose of averting
suspicion until others in the nl
leged conspiracy can be apprehend
ed. The only name given i that of
Robert Heatty. who was arrested at
Louisville last night.
It is stated that the chief cook in
side the Homestead mills confessed
to having placed poison in the food
prepared for the non-union men;
that he did so at the instigation of
the striker's committee, and that he
is also under pay from them, as
well as from the Carnegie company.
If he caused deaths and sickness
sufficient to frighien the non-union
men from the mill and compel its
closing he wasto receive $T,000. Two
assistants whom he engaged to aid
him in his plot, it is stated, became
frightened and informed Mr. Frick
of the crime. This led to the arrest
of the chief cook, and as stated
above he made a full confession.
The matter was kept quiet. The
workmen were instructed to get
their meals outside. The cook and
two assistants were kept in the mill
under close surveillance. During
the time that meals were prepared
in the mill a number of workmen
became sick and Charles Glossier
died two weeks after going to I Ionie
stead. Mr. Frick positively refused to be
interviewed on the subject tonight.
E. L. Heck, counsel for the Car
negie Steel company, was seen to
night and confirmed the story of
the poisoning, lie says his infor
niation is that at least six deaths
resulted from poison. A Ilotues
stead druggist and physician are
implicated. The powder was given
to a dog and it died in a lew min
utes. A number of arrests will
probable be made in a few days
Coroner McDowell has not yet been
notified. He will go to Homestead
however, tomorrow, to investigate
the cause of the death of Isaac lur
ries, who died suddenly about two
weeks ago. Juries was a wittness
in the Critchlow case. The coroner
is of the opinion that the death was
due to alcoholism.
km i:i Ki) no siren casks.
Pittsdukc, Pa., Dec. 11. Superm
tendant Cowan, of the West Petin
sylvania hospital, said tonight
that about forty or fifty cases from
Homestead were received at that
institution, out tney were ot men
injurred in the mill or victim of
diseases arising from the natural
causes.
"He nave unci no case wiiatever,
said Superintendant Cowan, in
which there were no indications of
poison having been used."
At the Hoiuii'pathic hospital Dr.
Shields said there was no evidence
of poison in any of the cases re
ceived there during the Homestead
troubles.
en Ah-ciin with i hkmi a i m.s.
Dakota Citv, Neb., Dec. Il.-G.
Y. (!. Sayre of this place was yes
terday arrested on an information
filed in Judge Warner's court vurn
out by McClelland and Wendell,
and directed against Sayre and the
wile of the complainant, charging
them with fornication. About a year
ago Sayre was divorced from his
wi fe and at once went to housekeep
ing with his niece, Dora Eschhack.
now Mrs. Wendell, who came from
Ohio. In September she became
Mrs. We;, ' II and the latter part of
last month a sou was born to the
newly married couple.
The crime charged against Sayre
is dated from March U to June
S.i re gave bond of :f jn for his ap
pearance for preliminary examina
tion the ITi'.i iu-t. If this cac fails
of prosecut'on a charge of incest
will be prelerred.
Sayre lias been a cripple for a
number of years and was very abus
ive til his wife and children and but
little synipalli is felt for him. lie
is among the dainocr.itie aspirants
torthe postinastership at this place.
Tin; act ok a u'natic.
Ck'AWKOWDSVIt.Lli. I ml.. Dec. lit.
Dennis O'Connor, a wealthy farmer
ot l.elianou, is in the l-rawlordsviiie
jail awaiting the result of the in
juries he inflicted on hi niewe, M iss
Li.zie Riley. O'Connor drove in
from Lebanon, and, hitching his
team to the fence about the Riley
resident, rushed into the house and
lira wing a revolver, beat Miss Lizzie
who was sick in bed with typhoid
fever, w ith the butt end of it in a
most beastly maimer. He finally
kicked her out of bed and was pre
paring to shoot her when arrested.
The girl's life hangs by a thread,
and it is thought O'Connor is in
sane. SLlJdC.EI) HY A WOMAN I'OOTI'AP.
Cincinnati, o Dec. 13. A female
footpad is operating in this city.
She is desperate and bold and lias a
male accomplice. Isaac J. Loch, a
tailor, reported to the police today
that Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock,
he was walking in the West End at
Eighth and Mound, when a woman
who had been walking in front of
him suddenly turned, and siezing
him by the wrist, dealt him a
vicious blow with her fist, and then
gave a quick signal, which was re
sponded to by a man who emerged
from an alley. The man struck
Leob, and they were about to rob
him, when he cried for help, and
several pedestrains came up. The
man and woman lied and escaped.
The woman was of medium height,
heavily built and rather respectable
looking. She wore a black dress,
cloak and hat. Two other young
men living in the neighbor of the
attempted robbery have had a
similar experience with the woman
and her male confederate. Those
who have seen the female footpad
are certain! t is not a case of a man
in woman's attire, but a genuine
female.
A SHOOTING AKFKAY.
wiuuta. ian.. Dec, l.i unite a
sensational shooting scrape oc
etirred in a prominent business
block here last night, Abner 'Taylor
of Joplin, Mo., beinj; fired at several
times, but only slightly wounded,
by John Hurnett. It seems that
Hattie Thomas, the girl in the case
lived with her parents at Joplin tin
til about a week ago.wheiishecaine
here to marry Hurnett, who reached
here from Joplin about two weeks
before. Hurnett met the girl and
introduced her to nicely furnished
rooms, where he ruined her under
proniiseof marriage in the morning,
Next morning, however, he post
poned the marriage ceremony in
definitely. The girl was without
friend or money, and not knowing
what else to do the wrote home to
her parents, and her letter was an
swered today by Abner Taylor, a
family friend who appeared on tin
scene and announced that lie was
going to take Hattie home. Ilur
nett ordered 1 aylor lrom the room
and then commenced bring at him
Taylor was hit twice in the side, but
not badly hurt, and then seizei
Hurnett and wrested hi gun from
him. Hurnett next drew a knife
and inflicted a flesh wound on Tay
lor's check before the latter disarm
ed him. Hy this time a crowd stir
rounded the door and Taylor was
arrested. 1 aylor, However, rennet
to prosecute and the only charge
against Hurnett is that of carrying
concealed weapons. Taylor and
Hattie Thomas left for Joplin last
night.
"None cheaper," none better is the
cry of our neighbors in offering to
you their holiday truck. Examine
all. but before purchasing, come
anil look over, and price our holi
day goods. We will astonish you
with both price and quality of our
('Ipi-tm.i gilts.
lit: win Mi ii.
Scrap albums are
at Drown Harrctts.
going at CO--1
If it i canned good you de-ire
on can get anything you wish in
the way of vegetables, fruits, jams,
preserv es. etc., at lJennetf iX Tntt's.
Hrowu can't Harrett to be under
sold, so call on them and you are
sure to save money on your Christ
ina good.
BLOOD FLOWING FREELY
Two Men Murdered, Ono
Lynched and Ono Dying.
LAMBERTSON IS NAMED.
Hu K to Succeed Gun. Nuttloton-
Tim California benntorslilp
A Plucky Clrl-PrlnUira
Walk-Out.
IM.OOPV kit OKI) (U- A MIXING K KG ION
Wili.lI.INU, W. 'A.. Dec. U
Hloodhas been flowing freely down
in the Llkhoiu mining region the
ist few days. As the record now
stands, two men have been mur
dered, one lynched, and a faithful
officer of the law lies mortally
wounded. The fust victim of the
murderer was Officer James Hrooks
who was killed at Keystone, on the
Elkhoru River, in an attempt lo
suppress disorder growing out of
a too free indulgence by the miners
in Liquor on pay-day. Officer Dil
lon and Countable Hurtou attemp
ted to regulate a tough colored man
named Cornelius Coffee, when Cof-
ee opened lire on them. Dillon
was shot through the right breast
near the nipple, and died. Con
stable Hurtou received a ball in the
body, but is expected to pull
throuirh with close attention. This
shooting, following so clocely on
the murder of Officer James Hrooks,
stirred up great excitement, and a
close search was made up forColfee
who succeeded, however, in board
ing a Chesapeake and Ohio train,
and was soon over the line into
Virginia. Conductor Griffin recog
nized Coffee on the train and tele
graphed ahead to the officers at
Pecahontas, who arrested him on
the arrival of the train. The West
V'erginia authorities were notified,
and Detective ICugene Robinson
went to Pocahontas, secured his
man and started back to IClkhorti.
When Keystone, the scene of the
tragedy, was reached a mob of de
termined men entered the train,
quietly relieved Robinson of his
man and proceeded to a tree close
by the track. Colfee was dangling
from a limb in u few moments,
while the inch riddled liis body
with 100 bulletsand then dispersed,
leaving the corps dangling at the
end of the rope.
WOKMl'S FAIR DKIUCATION.
Chicago, 111., Dec. 1'-', The com
mittee on ceremonies at the dedica
tion of the world's fair buildings
will meet tomorrow to figure the
dedication expense. The report
will show that $lSa8T.S has been
paid out, and that about !f:r,()G0 is
still to be paid. 1 he expenses
footed up as follows: Sandwich
lunch served on the exposition
grounds, $la,UK); feeding state and
government troops, $j:t,la'.i; carriage
hire forthe guests of the week, !I'--
000; fireworks, $'2a.liX; music, if'AlM;
hotels for guests, $1,0W; printing
invitations, $1(1,000; postage !ft,0(X);
Miss Monroe's ode, $1,000; seating
arrangements, $1,000; preparing
lloats which were not used, $'.HI,(KK);
the balance is made up of inciden
tals. The cost of the work done by
the men on the ground, in arrang
ing the building, is not in the esti
mate, but it is put at between $10,WM)
ami $.")0,000.
C A LI 111 U N I A SKN ATok'Sllll'.
San Fkancisco. Cal., Dec, l'-'.-If
the eight people's party assembly
men in the Calinfomia legislature
stand firm to the pledge they ac
cepted yesterday, then it will be
impossible to elect a United Stales
senator from California to succeed
Felton. The executive committee
of the people's party has secured a
pledge from the eight assembly
men elect that they will vote as a
unit for such people's party candi
date lor senator as the majority of
them shall select. On joint ballot
the democrat lack two ol a major
ity and the remiblicans lack six
So if the people's party members do
what they pledge themselves to do,
no majority can be secured bj
either of the parlies.
I IIU'II.I.IM. Si KM. I ( "t N't .
S I . Ci..ik'- n.l.i:. t Dee. I J.- Dur
ing the case ol Mrs. Wilbur Parker
of liarne-ville against her husband
at St. l.'lairsville, J itdg-- Drigg in
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summing up me eviuetice uw,-u
Upon the testimony of the defend
ant, which was damaging to Mrs.
Parker's claim. The woman rushed
over to her husband and kneeling
at his feet, with tears streaming
down her face, begged him to re
tract his statements. Upon his re-
fusal she a-ked penni-si,,,, pray,
and offered up a fer.-nt prayer tor
the Lord to wipe thesl mi ,,f perjury
from Parker's soul. 1 h. crowded
court r n was awed a.i! Mr.s. Par
ker obtained her decree.
A Pl.t i k v i.lU'I..
CANTON, (., ),.0- )-,.,.. l-.mplny,.,,
of the l'l I ti ii Central Telephone
company, w ho were engaged m ex
cavating a hole lor a new pole on
Sandusky nlreet, were outwitted by
Miss Mary Fisher, a pretty Rail, who
armed herself with a Miovcl and
filled up the holes us fast as the men
threw up the dirt. Miss Fisher
claimed the men had no right to
dig on her parents' ground. At last
reports she was still having her
i.AMni.k'Tso. i.eck.
Washington, D. C. Dec. 1-'. The
president today sent the following
nomination to the senate: Treas
urer (J. M. Lambertsou of Nebraska
to be assistant secretary of the
treasury vice A. H. Nettleton, re
rigned. Mr. Laiiibertsou was forniorly
United States district attorney for
Nebraska, and was this year n very
strong candidate for a vacancy oil
the interstate commerce commis
sion. Other nominations are: Justice
Charles Cole for the District of Co.
lutnbia, vice Charles P. James, re
tired. Peter S. Grosscup of Illinois
to be justice of the tenth district of
Illinois, vice Henry W. Hlodgett, re
tired. James W. McDill of Iowa to
be an interstate commerce commis
sioner, reappointment. Pierson C.
Henry to be envoy extraordinary of
the United Stales to Switzerland.
KANSAS KLKCT0K8.
Toi'KKA, Has., Dec 12. A state
meat was published this evening to
the effect that it is n serious ques
tion whether the Weaver electors of
this state were legally chosen, for
the reason that 2,000 democrats who
voted for them and jravethem n ma
jority voted the ticket headed "dem
ocratic ticket." If this point wan
sustained it would jfive the liar
rison electors a majority. The voted
have been canvassed and the only
way to make a test matter would be
by court injunction.
WALKOUT OK I'KI.NTKWS.
KA$$A9 CjTV, Dec. li Thi mo.ru.
ing the printers oii the Kansas City
Mail, including the foreman, struck
and walked out of the office. The
trouble arose front the employment
of some non-union printers on some
extra work. The proprietor of The
Mail says he will no longer recog
nize union labor and that he will
publish his paper in the future
with non-union printers.
Our neighbors are declaiming on
the merit and low prices of their
holiday good. We shall merely
usk you. before making your pur
chase, to-call in find examine the
elegant Christinas goods we are
carrying which we are offering ot
prices that will astonish you,
Dennett & Turr.
MURDOCK.
Mr. F. Wolf was a caller in Omaha
last Friday.
Mr. Wirth of Omaha is pointing
the residence of Mr. F. Wolf.
Rev. A. Hassof North Loup was
here on a visit to his brother and
friend.
Th! Evangelical church two-miles
west of here is being remodeled
this week.
All the sports were out hunting
last Thursday, as it was a very fine
day for it.
Ed ICvaus went to Mascot this
state to buy grain forthe firm of
Evans it Hare.
Hogs are way up in this market.
$."i.l'i() is being paid by our buyers.
Good for the farmer that ha any to
sell.
C. Hildebrand. jr., has bought a
corn sheller from Gus Wendt and
now Charley is in it for his share
this winter.
liusiness has been wry good
with our merchant the last lew
weeks. They haw been kept wry
busy. So may it be.
Professor St. Arnold of Wahoo is
staying with Mr. P. Eveland thi
winter, he is tuning pianos and
organs and sells those instruments.
The "liver'' on the C. R. 1. A: P.
Lrit stuck in a snow drift W'cndes
d, iv night a mile west of Murdock,
and co d had to be brought from
our local dealers to keep t!ie pas
sengers wa nil.
Pleas,
with til'
remember that vw ate
close buyers thid year. We
have a line assortment ot toilet
sets, manicure sets, albums etc.,
can not be under sold.
llllOWN & I! Vh'KETT.
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