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THE DAILY BEE TUESDAY , JANUARY 0 , 1885. \ THE HOWARD TRIAL The Horrible Suspicions GoDfiraeOy Preliminary Examlnalun , -John Thompson nml Lnzzto Howard Held lor Murder In tlio First Degree. A largo concourse of eager auditors gathered in the pollco court yesterday -afternoon , the occasion being the trial of Jslm Thompson and Lizzie Howard , alias "English Liz , " charged with the murder < f Nettle Howard. Mr. S. JT. Folknor and George Shields wore the attorneys for the defense. Parko Godwin , district attorney , np- pcarod for the prosecution. The accused , of course , were present at the trial. The faces of both were an nlr of etolid and brutal Indifference , nnd both appeared to take the matter with cool Indifference. Nottio Fuller was the first witness call ed on bolislf of the state. She was the woman who had attended Nettle Howard during her sickness. She testified to going into the house and finding the girl in llamas. Cross-examined , witness testified un equivocally to the statement made by the dying girl , implicating Thompson and "English Liz. " "Sho said , " answered the witness in response to a query"when ono of the gentlemen ( referring to a re porter ) , asked who sot her on fire , "Thompson pourod.coal oil on mo and * j3nglish Liz' took a match and sot mo on ( jro. | | > Witness then detailed the condition of the dead girl during her brief illness. She said that Nettle had suffered greatly until shortly before death , when she seemed to pass off with out much pain. ' Witness said oho had boon acquainted with deceased for abont four years , pretty intimately. Had lived none her for some timo. ( At this point considerable jarring ensued between counsel for defence and witness ) ; have no fooling against the defendants ; witness oaid that she fre quently mot deceased in the Howard bouse , and aho scorned to bo on friendly and familiar terms with Thompson ; never noticed any enmity botwoou Nottio and Lizzie ; it was on Monday that Nettle eald that English Liz nnd Thompson had burned her ; it happened dome tlmo In the afternoon , don't know when ; at that time Nottio said that she did not think aho wus going to got well ; witness said tnat she didn't remember who was in the room at the time. Witness said that at the time of the dying girl's confession there was no ono In the room except the reporter and her self ; in the next room there were saveral persons. The lamp found in the room and sup posed'to have done the mischief , waa Bhown to witness. She said : 4'That is the lamp , When I saw the lamp it waa setting on a table and the burner and chimney were on the floor some distance away. Am euro that the chimney and burner were together. " J. J. Haraill , ono of the newspaper men who called upon the dying girl and procured her statement of the affair , was put on the stand. Witness testified that on Monday evening , some time between four and five * o'clock , ho saw Nettle Howard. "When I wont into the honse there woio several persons thoro. Waa taken into a room and saw the sick girl. I said to her : 'Nettle , do you know me ? ' She said , 'No. ' 'Who burned you ? ' I asked her ; 'Thompson , ' she repliud. 'Did English Liz help burn yon ? ' 'Yes , ' she replied ; 'Thompson poured oil over me , and English Liz set mo on fir a. ' ' Emll Belle then took the stand. Witness testified that ho was present shortly af ter the burning of the girl occnrred. Had gone there with two friends. "When wo knocked at the door think I hoard English Liz say , 'Nottlo , get up and open the door. ' Will not bo euro that it was Lizzlo. Then I heard some one aay , 'the house Is on firo. ' Just then somebody opened the door and when wo went in there , saw Thompson and "Eng lish Liz. " Peterson picked up a pall ot water and wont into the room where the fire wa ? and throw it on the bed. When we got into the honao , saw Nottio How ard , lying on the floor , partially burnt. 'l ' | After wo had done all we could , wo left the houao because Thompson ordered ns out. " Liuia Hassingor , the young man who accompanied Belle and Peterson , was " next examined. Witness , together with a friend , car ried the burning girl into the front room and placed liar on the bed ; Belle wrapped her m a blanket ; " 1 helped to put the fire out ; Thompson or some ether one , I don't know who , said : 'Lot her alone ; she's OB drunk as a tick ; ' then Thompson caU d in names and ordered us out of the houao ; wo waited a little while and finally left the room. " Grots-examined by counsel for defense , " the toatlmouy of wltnoes developed no now points of interest or importance. Ollicor Donovan , the policeman who first arrived on tbo scene of the catastro phe , was nezt called. Witness testified that early Saturday morning ho was at- tinctod to tbe house of "English Liz" by a s pollco whis'lo , and went Inside. Thompson said that the girl had turned ovur the lamp and sat herself on firo. He said that girl was in the bed , and lamp was on the stand when the accident oc- oared. " 1 said to him , 'This don't look like an explosion. ' " Lizzie said that there was no ono In honso at the time. Lizzie said ( hat she and Nettie had not b.ou drunk when she was burnt re marking : "How could she be drunk and Isobar ? " ( Witness at this point drew n diagram of tiiu house , the various parU thnrcof , and the positions of the two beds and the lamp. ) Witness furthei testified as to the condition of the lamp , The lamp was on the stand , and the chimney and burner were on the floor , Crois examined by counsel for defense "English LIE" said in answer to a ques lion , that the had had a fnss with Nottii same night , over a certain soldier , ( point lug to a picture ) . The lamp was here shown to defend ant , and he Identified it as the sami lamp to which Thompson had attrlbutec the explotion. "I and Mr. Whalen arrested Thomp sou , 1 don't exactly remember when ; nr tested him in the house where the aoeld < mt occurred ; there were a few word poken between Thompson and Nettie Thompson wont over to tha bed am asked her if she know him ; she finall ; "recognized him , and ho asVod her if phi kne * who had burnt her ; she said "no1 ; I then remarked. 'Its no nso for yon t aak that , she won't tell you/ " W. U. Winson. Witness lives nex door to the house where Nettle WAS lit Ing Heard a cry of fire and went int the homo where Kngllih LIs lived. Ha Lima and Tnompion. Nettle waa nn cansclous , and wu lying on the floor She wa badly burnt. A ked Thompio how it happened. Ho said aho was drunk nnd had turned the lamp over herself , Nothing was said about explosion. Saw Thompson throw some burning clothes over the banister. Lizzlo WM walking up and down the room and was saying , "Oh my , aho'a dying ! she's dylngl" About how the lamp wan standing or whether the burner had boon taken from it , I don't ' remember. " This closed the evidence , nnd the case was submitted without argument. Judge Bonoko held the prisoners with out ball for appearance before the next grand jury. Both prisoners appeared to take the matter very stoically , and were qnlotly led back to prison. THE SMAlfpDX. The Dread Disease Males Us Appear ance in Omaha , The Pest House rut la Slinpo and AVIII bo Occupied at Once. For n month or moro past it lias boon known that 41 number of cases of small pox wcro in Council Bluffs but the matter has been kept very quiet and the news papers have made no announcement of the fact. The growth of the disease 1ms been watched withti great deal ofVinxicty by the physicians and the iuedical men of thiscity have kept their eyes open for its nppcar- nncehero. | At last it has come and yoster * dftyniorhing was announced that n genuine case of small pox had made its appearance at St. Joseph's hospital in this city. A reporter of the BEE has made numer ous inquiries but failed to gain much information on the point. The city phy sician was very reticent upon the subject and icfuscd to talk about it It ia never theless n fact that the dread disc.iso has made its appcarnnco nnd every elicit is being made to keep it a secret. The city marshal and his aids wcro bustling around all day getting the post house in shape and the patient was probably removed from the hosptal to llio pest house last nl ht. Disinfectants : will bo thoroughly applied at the hospi tal and every possible effort will bo made to stop the diaoaso where it now fs. Several physicians have been spoken to on the subject and the majority of them have expressed it as their opinion that it is best to make the fact known in order that the citizens of Omaha may take the proper precautions to guard against the disease. The fact of its being generally known will not make the pres ent case any better or worse , but it may bo the moans of putting pooploupon their guard and they will use the proper disin fectants and thus escape. The physicians say that too much care can not now be exorcised in the cleansing of alloys , cesspools ; and like places. All filth and dirt should be removed from the alloys and streets and that too without delay. Unless this thing is done Omaha may bo visited by a dreadful scourge. If tKeso things are looked after at once the smallpox scare will provo but a bugbear and will pass away as It has come , slight ly noticed. Several physicians have telegraphed for vacino virus and are contemplating a rich harvest in the work of vaccination. / - OM ' PERSONALS. N. L. Crew , of Kearney , is at the 1'axton. J , O. Chase , of Fairmont , ia at the Mil- ard , N. C. Seirs , of North Bend , is a "guest at. thul'nxtoD , Judge Hull nnd Gen , Cowin went down to Lincoln last night. J. F. Parkins and F. X. Bossmcr , of Weep ing Water , were at the Millard yesterday A. H. Bowman and E. P. Pcaisoa , U. S. A , , registered at the Paxton yesterday. Miss Kmma florae returned yesterday to Knoxviile , III. , where aha will resume her studies. MessrVick CaUlwell and Warren Yates left yesterday for Yalu college , havinp spent the liolij.iy vacation in Qmaba. J. II. Kosters and family , of Henderson , Iowa , an old Omaha boy , caino in oa the "Q" Saturday jilght nnd will remain here about n week , via ! ting. Mr. C. L. Callahin , manager of that popul ar little actrejs Miss Lizzie Evans , accompan ied by the little laoy herself , spent Snnday at the Pax ton hotil. Mr. Isaac J. Dodd , of the Knight'a Sword ami Helmet , a monthly journal la the inter- ostH of the Knights of Pythias , published at Fort Madison , Iowa , is in the city looking up the members of Pythian lodges. D. Anderson , Columbus ; J. G. Arthur ; Oakland ; W. D. Park , Bradahaw ; J. T. Brown , Neigh ! ; A. W. Johnson , Superior ; 0. F. Adnma , St. Paul ; W. M. Qhlck , Lin- coin , Neb , ; J. Armstrong and wife , Preemp tion , 111. ! and A. W. Couraon , of Chicago , are at the Metropolitan , Seal of North Carolina Smoking To acco.la the beat. OOMING EVENTS , They Cast Xlioir Shadows Before Them , The following are the principal social events for the month , so far as they have been announced : Wednesday , January 7th , the Apollc Olub will give ono of their popular par ties at Masonic Hall. On Thursday , the evening of the 8th , the Arlon Olub Rlvo a dansanto soiree at Gerinanla Hall. Wednesday , January 1-lth , a long her aided and osgerly looked for event wll como off In the charity ball at Boyd'c opera houso. The event will bo a brll liant one and long to bo romemberec among the local devotee ) of Terpsichore January llth , the Musical Union orchestra chostra will give their grand ball am ooncnrt. On Janury 27th the Apollo club wil again hold the lloor at Mssonlu Hall. Walter S , Jardlno Is confined to hi house on acconnf of slcknesr. Poriont. No name is better and more pleasant ) ; md widely known than that of Mr. J , A Pozzonl. For years ho has made hlmiel famous by the elegant perfumei and com plexion powder that bears his name , th catter having found Us way to the belle of Paris , Germany and London. Ever ; body admires beauty In ladies. Nothin will do more to produce or i < nbance i than a use of Mr , FoEzonl'i preparation ! THE SCHOOL BOARD. Tfoal Body Held a wcclin ? Last mi An Uneventful Session Minor Mat * tors Disposed of. The January mooting of the board of education was held last evening. Present President Long , Messrs. Copeland , Parker , Gibbon , Hall , Spocht , Llvoray and Secretary Couoyor. Vlco President Points sent in his resig nation. On motion of Secretary Conoyor it was not accepted. The report of the city treasurer , show ing a balance on hand of $8,300.87 , and in the sinking fund a balance of $1- 510.49 , and bonds on deposit $70,500 , was received. An estimate in favor of E. J. Bronnan for building the stone wall at the High school , amounting to $414 DO , was al lowed. An application from L. Wondriol for position as teacher to Instruct in Gorman. Itoforrod. It was decided that the grading at the Hartman school should bo stopped. The following wcro elected teachers on recommendation of Superintendent James and the teachers' committee : Olllo V. Bolln , K to M. Gavin , Mosollo Eddy , Mary A. Frazier , Hnldah Isaacson , Emily A. Robinson , Lizzlo II , Noodham , Irene Harris , Llda Shallonborgor and Allco M. Harmon. An estimate of the cost of apparatus necessary for furnishing the high sshool In first class shape , amounting to $237.00 , Referred. The commlttoo -whom was ref orrtd the communication of Councilman Anderson , asking for an appropriation toward baying a patrol wagon for the po lice , reported that they failed to find any authority to justify the board in appro priating for such a purpose. Accepted. M. W. Hoover was re-elected nuporin- tendon : of repairs , at a salary of $1200. A resolution to assign Miss Bertha Negl as assistant teacher was adopted. A resolution to allow the Ruttan Heating'company $500 , on account , was adopted. A resolution to draw a warrant Tor the full amount duo Arthur Johnston on con tract , and to leave the matter of extras to the commlttoo on the Hartman achoul building. Superintendent James brought up the change of grading In the lower classes from throe to each grade to two ia each grade , the object being to make less classes and larger , and relieve the small children In the north and south parts of the city from the necessity of going to the high school for classes. Mr. Hall approved of the change , Mr. Con oyor and Mr. Specht opposed It. Mr. Hall offered a resolution sustaining the inporintondont'a course in changing and Iso amending the rale to conform there- o. Mr. Copeland moved to suspend in- toad of amending the rule. The mo- ' .on was lost. The board adjourned. AN ALL-BOUND SWINDLE , Curtis , a Union Pacific Clerk , Guilty of the Grimes ot Larceny ' ana Forgery. Yesterday afternoon , a lady , Mrs. loomls , living at 1914 Webster street , came up to Judge Anderson's ccurt , and told a story of deception and fraud , con- : ernlhR one W. L. Curtis , a clerk em- iloyed In the auditor's department of the Union Pacific headquarters. It seems that young Curtis has been oardlng for some time at the house of Mrs. Loomia and has been running up a leavy bard bill. Sunday , on being called to account , ho agreed to pay the Mil. Accordingly ho produced a check m the Omaha National bank for $28.50 , igned by Judge Gustav Anderson , which Appearing all O. K. , iraa duly accepted by Mrs. L. In change aho tendered. 17.50 , which was taken by him. Shortly ifterwards Curtis passed off another Omaha National Innk chock , purporting to > o signed by Jndgo Anderson , which was Iso willingly accepted. The checks , in .ho . duo course of business were sent to ho bank where , In a abort time they woio found to be forgeries. The work was very cleverly 'done , Curtis being quite an expert as a penman. It appeals that Curtis has been ac quainted with Judge Anderson for some ; imo in a personal way , but moro lately in a professional capacity. There was a mit pending against Curtis in Judge An derson's court , which was brought against him by a well known clothier 6horo , to whom Curtis was heavily indebted. Curtis waa under bonds to appear , and the trial was to como off to-day. Several legal papers were served upon Curtis In tbo prelimin aries of- the trial , and in this way ho had a good opportunity to study the chlrog- rophy of Judge Anderson. It has later transpired that Cortls bns lumped the .town. Ho stole , night before ast , a valuable salt of clothes and a gold watch belonging to his room-mate. Nothing has been seen of him since , and there Is not the slightest clno to his whereabouts , A search was made for him last night , through all the gambling places of the city , where he might be supposed to be spending his tlmo and money , but nothing was aeon of the forger and thief. Curtis wni generally considered a fairly reliable and honest sort of fellow. Gambling nd fast living , however , have proved his moral ruin. ELEOTIMAPFIOERS , Various XJOCA ! Corporations Meet and Elect Ofllcora ami Directors , The first meeting of the members ol the board of trade under the now article ! of incorporation , .took place at 3 p. m yesterday , at the rooms of the board , On motion , N. B , Falconer was called tc tbo chair , and Thonua Gibson appointee secretary. The call for the meeting wa to elect nlno directors for the ensnlni year , and the following gentlemen were chosen : P. E. Her , C. F. Goodman , J , A. Wakefield. H. G. Clark , Max Meyer John Evans , Geo. E. Ames , M , Bellman Thomas Gibson. It was moved and carried that the reg alar meeting of the board ba held on Jan nary 12th , and the officers and commit tees bo requested to present their re ports. It wu also moved that the oonstitu tlon , rules and regulations now iu opera tion , not inconsistent with the articles o incorporation , be used by this beard an til others are prepared and adopted , after which the board adjourned. The board of directors then met and elected the following oflisera for tho.cn suing JOM : President , Max Meyer ; fust vice president , 0. , Goodman ; second vice president , H. G , Clark ; secretary , Thomas Gibson ; treasurer , 2. A. Wako- iiold. iiold.At the annual mooting for the election of ollicors and directors of the Woodman Linseed Oil Works yesterday afternoon the following officers for the ensuing year were elected : Directors Chas. W. Bar- ston , Oscar L. Whltolaw and Ilabnrt U. Whltolaw , of St. Louis , and Clark Wood man and F. E. Ritchie , of Omaha. Olatk Woodman was elected president , Robert H. Whitolaw , vice president , and F. E. Ritchie , secretary and treasurer. At the annual mooting of the Union Elevator Company , for the purpose of choosing officers , the following were elected : President , Sidney Dillon ; vlco-prosl- dent , F. L Kimball ; treasurer , William Wallace ; secretary , Loavitt Buruham. The only change In the directors for the year is the retirement of Ezra Miltard , and the election of William Wallace , representing the stock owned by the Omaha National Bank. A CURIOUS 001NOIDENO , A Draco or Touching Incidents nna Their Scqncls. Some two vrooks ago , two little girls living some whore in the suburbs of Om aha on the Bellevue road , came into Drexel & Maul's undertaking establish ment and purchased a coflin .for a little dog which belonged to ouo of them. The little mistress seemed almost heartbroken en at the death of her pot , but to all ad vances of condoling curiosity , rofnsod to toll her name , or where she lived. Final ly , after purchasing a coffin , the two children trudged out into the cold again , walked several miles against the boating wind'hud bnrlod the dog with tearful and pathetic care. The incident is still remembered as ono of the carious ameni ties which break in upon the monotony of everyday life. But there has developed a sad and touching sequel to the story. Shortly at tor the burial of the dog , its little mistress was taken sick with a fever contracted from the disease of the dog. The child gradually wasted away , and despite the the tondorost and most skill ful of medical treatment , died Sunday morning , two weeks after the death of the little friend. A curious coincidence with an exact , re version of circumstances occurred on the Dame morning and almost at the same time. time.About About a month ago Coroner Maul was called to investigate the death of a little child which died in a little hovel ( the house of Mrs. Davis ) on the corner of Ninth and Dodge streets. The little girl , some five or six years of ago , was buried. A little dog , the pot of the child , grieved ncossantly at the death of its mistress , , nd refused to touch a morsel of food. it contracted a low fever , exactly Idon- cal with the disease which had taken off ts little mistress. The canine gradually Incd away and died Sunday morning. Both cases are precisely reversed , and icrtainly present a marvellous coinold- nco. MEN. Gang of 15O Ice Cutters Btrllco for $1.5O per Day. Yesterday about 10 o'clock the men imployed in cutting Ice for Gay & Fitch truck for $1 50 per day and being ro- 'used , threw down their tools and loft the ob. They took the Ice packers out if the ice houses started up the river , "hero were about 75 men in all in the ; ang but they picked up stragglers until heir nnmber reached 150 men. They stopped the men employed by Benzon Bros. , but as Benzon declared ; hat ho was paying $1.50 a day his mon were allowed ao resume their work. It Is claimed by the men that Guy & Fitch have been paying anything from $1 to $1.25 a day and that most of their men were only paid $1.10 per day. The trouble waa finally settled by Guy i ; Fitch fixing the rate of wages at $1.25 or day. A number of men engaged to vork at that price , but the majority ro used and were discharged. The Bottoms' Mystery. A week ago brief mention was rondo In columns of a young man who was ijocted from the Council Bluffa train , , nd who had wandered off into the river xjttoms. Ho was intoxicated at the time , nd disappeared suddenly. It was sup- losod that ho had boon robbed and mur- orcd by two notorious crooks in whose ompany ho had been seen Into In the fcernoon. Slnco that tlmo Detective James Davis , who ban . been fol- 'owing up the case quietly , has. discover- d a circumstance which confirms the ilausibility of the theory that tbo mya- ory is ono of robbery and murder. Ho has the names of two unsavory toughs , habitues of the bottoms , ona of them an ox-convict , who have boon quarrelling about the disposition of a certain lot of jewelry and clothes which wore stolen by them. The plunder is supposed to bo- "ong to the mysteriously missing young man. The pointer Is a valuable ono , and will bo quietly followed np. ' , The Criminal Itecord. The following table will ahow the dif fuse tendencies of local crime during the month of December : Murder L S Stabbing with Intent to wound 1 Itibbery , . ' - Burglary , , , , C FalieImprisonment. . , . , Embezzlement . ' Assault and battery. , , 21 Obtaining good ) under false pretenses i Treepaaa . . , . , ' Intimidating witness Larceny , , , , Fugitive from justice Prontitution Selling liquor without license. Gaming , , If Intoxication , " " Lea Inp premises to prostitutes Disturbance of the peace Making threats Diiordcrly persons , lj Vagrants nnd auspicious persons. , 3' Committing nuitance. , 1' Total 34 ! Quito lllght. Chief go Time * . Mr , Randall assorts that his trip to tb < south has no political significance , and hi U unquestionably right about it. Raltlmoro BALTIUOB * , January 6.-8imuel Whit * Lats and straw goods , sulgned to Nichoh G Peunioun a bond of traiteei for ? 30OCO. THE INSANE ASYLUM , An Interview With a Former Employe , Several Matters that Deserve tlio At tention or the A few days ago a Indy called at the BBC ollico with a letter from Judge Ma son , of Lincoln , introducing her as Mies M. Lowls , a doctross , formerly employed at the Nebraska asylum for the insano. Miss Lawis was employed at the asy lum from Juno , 1883 , to December 1C , 1881. Au Interview with her * regarding the condition of the asylum gives some information that certainly deserves the attention of the legislature , "Daring my stay In the asylum , " said Miss Lowls , "thoro has boon no exami nation of the luogs , heart or excretions to show what , if any , physical causes there were to produce Insanity. When the rolls of the physicians wcro brought in , assigning certain causes of insanity I was never asked to ascertain whether these assigned reasons woio correct or not. The records of the various cases amount to nothing. A stranger can go to the asylum and ask about the condi tion of certain patients at any certain tlmo or about their behavior , and can find no satisfactory record. There are about 350 patients in the asylum , abcut 1DO being women. " "How many physicians are omployodl" wo asked of Miss Lewis. "Throe , but they do nothing , " was the reply. "I have done nothing whllo thoro. The superintendent Bays ho ca attend to everything , " "How are the patients treated ? " "Quito a number of them have been restrained unnecessarily. Ono woman had her hands restrained and her feet tied. A leather collar was put around her shoulders to prevent her from biting , and then her head was tied back. One would have thought she needed a little room to give vent to her excitement , She was considered a dangotoui patient. In other institutions & padded room would have boon prepared for her. Our asylum has no padded rooms. I had not boon In the asylum two months when Dr. Matthowson called my attention to a woman who refused to wear her shoes. Matthowson took her by the arms and pulled her nhouldors back several times , and dusiig the operation , to prevent her vulgar talk , ho had a wrap put around her nock to cover her mouth. At another time ho had a noisy patient , and I restrained her. Matthowson came dp and aakod for a gingham cloth , which ho tied around her nock and slipped Into her mouth and gagged her , with her foot And hands tied Ho ordered mo to give her a hot bath , after ho loft , and sew her up in a blanket. I did so , and left her for half of the twonty-four hours. Nothing was done to quiet her nerves. Atanothor time Matthowson Bald to a female patient that if * she were afraid of us ho would duck or under water , and an attendant has icon heard to state that Matthowaon .hrcatened to put a ntrap around her neck and draw it tight until she would ID lad to keep still. " "Do the state ofliclab' ' over vhit the .sylnm . ? " "Tho governor has only visited the jlaco once while I was there , and then ho did not visit the female wards. Other itate officers do not como there very > ften. No state officer has over talked o mo about the management of the in- .tltutlon. . " "Havo yon and De. Matthowson had any trouble ! " "The superintendent and I have not got along very well since I went to the nstltutlon. I used to gather flowers In ; be garden for the patients , and one day Ura. Matthewson gave mo a blast about t , and has not apokon to me since. " "How about the accommodations ? " "Our accommodations are only in- .ended for 300 patients , but wo have 350. The building is very poorly constructed , 't has been enlarged from time to time > y additions to the wards , which are nn- 'nrnlshod ' and poorly lighted. Another hing that Is wrong is that the attendants have from sixteen to eighteen different "coys to the different rooms in their ro- ipectlvo wards , when there ought to bo a uniform system of keys ono key to un- "ock a series of doors. The present ays- : em is very bad in case of firo. There ire no fire escapes , and no waterworks. The most dangerous patients are kept in 'bo third story , and it often requires two r three persons to take almost any ono tin in down stairs. " In the district court yesterday n wiit of eplevin was sworn out by George W. Ames , nd August Pratt against J. J. Cu minings , nd Henry Bnwm n , the litigated property leiog iv partial - set of abstract records of Douglas county. It will bo romemliurod that Bowman was engaged by Sir , Ames , tbo real state man , to copy a net of abstracts for him , nd some time last fall was discovered to be ilrnxviog up a duplicate butforSfr.Cummings. Hu was d Hclmrged , but Mr. 0. ha ) elnco boon n po380 ? ion of the partially completed ecords. The books were finally recovered csterday and are now In possession of Sheriff Miller. Miller.TUTT PILLS 25 YEARS IM USE. Hie OreaUit"Medical Triumph of tie Age ! SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER. Lou of nppcllte , Dowel * coil Ive , 1'aln ia llie bead , wltb a dull leniatlon Iu thn back parf > 1'nln under tba iboalder- blade , Pullneii after eating- , with ndli- Incllnatlon to exertion of body or mind , Irritabilityoflompor , > o\r iplrlti , with a fooling of baring neglected lomo duty , WearlncBi , DUzlnex , I'lutterlnc rft tba Heart , Data before tbo eye * , Ileadacba over tbo right eye , Jleitleniaeii , with Otful drearai , Illebly colored Urine , and CONSTIPATION. TtJTT'S 111.1.0 are oapeclally adapted to such cases , ono dose attecta such a jhanKoofreolliigfiatoiutonUhUinsutrorer , They Xncrcme th Appctlteand cause , . tba , body to Take on I'lenUttbuJi . tlio * y - tem II ilnikArt * l Jt od - - - - - - - OTonlo Action nourUhcxl. ana by tbelr the UrcOraiii.UeBUlnrHtooUore produced. l'rlc aSe. ft runs HAIR DYE. UiUT lUin or WiiisKcns changed to a OMs T BLACK by ft Blnglo application or thl UTB. Jt Imparts a.natural o ° > ° r.ftst Instantaneously. 8olil by Uruesi W | ° r nt by express oa recolpt or 81. 3fflco,44 Murray St. . New York. Is aphrodltlAO , urot i et activity , poaltlve ) OQK8 impotoucy , I" , _ Ity , all wenkneH ofceoemMvo lyitent ; either Dei lby moil. J , II.lV nuHtfilU7 State St .O "I BJIVO SufTcrca t" With every ditoaio Imaginable for the last three years. Our Dragglst , T. J. Andorsou , recommen ding "Hop Bitters" * , o mo , I mod two bottles ! Am entirely cnrcd , and hoartlly rocom inund lion Bitters to every one. J. D Walker , Bucknur , Mo. I Trrlto this as a Token of the great appreciation 1 hav of your Hop * Hitters. I was nlHIctod With Inflammatory rheumatism For nearly Sovou years , and no medicine scorned to do mo any Goodlll Until 1 tried two bottles of your Hop Blttors , and In my surprlso I atn as well to-day ns over I was. I hope "You may have abundant success" "In this qroat and" Valuable medicine : Any ouo I * * wishing to know moro about my euro ? Can learn by addressing mo , E. M. Williams , 1102 Kith streetWashington , D. 0. 1 consider your Ucmody the best remedy In existence For Indigestion , kidney . Complaint "And nervous debility. ' I have just" Returned "From the south In a fruitions search for health , and tind that your Blttors are doing mo moro Ooodl Than anything oho ; A month ago 1 was oxtromly "Emaciated11 ! , ' And scarcely able to walk. Now I am Gaining strength 1 and "Flcshl" And hardly n day passes bnt whnt I am # * * * * # # * complimented on my improved appear- auco , and it la all dtio to Hop Bittorsl J. Wickllflb Jackson , Wilmington , Del. tSrNcno genuine without ft bunch ot green Hops on the white label. Khun nil the \llu , poisonous Mug with "Hop" or "Ilopa" In their namo. llostcttoi'd Stem- neil Itlttors Is thoar. tlc'o ' forouUailniu Utos tlio lalltiig en- erdcB , Invigorates thobojynnd choiri the mini ) . It enables the fcyttpm to throw oil the dcblllUtlng effects of undue lix- tlguo , gltcs renewal , ? tlK ° r to the organs - . of illncst'on ' , nrouaoa ? the liver \\lici Inao - ll > o , icnows the jad ed appetite , and encourages - courages hualthlul repose. Hi Ingrcill- cotn are safe , and IU cicdeuilalahlch consist In the hearty endorsement of per sons ot c\ery clan of society , are most conducing. F r sale by nil Unionists and Dealers generally I of tht Dltlf * Grr.af ir drop. InTftrl ft d 1ulgw Eftr-l ftft eLra.r. . . w l t , ! luramrr dticki . Try II. * cd .O"I M < reur * r'r ordrucf'.tfat ' tfctf ' - - ntHlJu-UnllvDU./ U.E BlCGir.TtiSU.ie. SI JtKUAnwjIY. V. y. I cms The nit at tnetcira " Bh < r j U tine" In connection vrtihttk I H corporate name of a Kre tie d II a convoys an Idea oi Jaet whtt required by the traveling pub lie A Short I.lnr Oatjk Tlrao end the beet : hc : > zt = i3di > n llona til ol which n : tctt bed by tba reatest rtllwv In America. CHICAGO , ffjiL WAITKSE And St. Paul. 11 owns and or * over , CCO mllee o ! ortbbrn nilnolB , / Iflconota , lllnnccoU , lon tkotn ; ind M ts n iln Har , brunches end con eng reach all tb erca' juolnca controg at orthwestAnd Fr Webt , It naturally anewaira eecrlptlon ol She ( Line , and Best Route totwoe CblcA o , Mllwp jKee , Bt. Paul and Minneapolis Chicago , Mil w ukeo , LA Cronso and Wlnont. Chicago , 1111 svsukco , Aberdeen and Elbndalr Chicago , Mllnaukee , Eau Clalra and StlllHiicr' Chicago , MilwaukeeWansau and Hcrrlll. Ohlcago , Milwaukee .Beaver . D m and Oohkinb. Chicago , Milwaukee , Waukoehn and OoonoxoiycA Chicago , Milwaukee , Madleon and I'ralriodu Ol'Jiii. Chicato ; , Milwaukee , Owatoniit , and f MrlbMiM Chicago , Bclclt Janesvlllo mi J Mineral Faint , Chicago , Klslu , llockford and Dubuque , Chicago , Clinton , Ilock Inland and CtxW Kr.iilt'.o Chicago , Council Elufls and Omnhi. Chicago , Bloui City , Sioux Falls and T iktoa Chlcaco , Milwaukee , Mitchell andOhimbjrUln Rook Island , Dubuque , St. Paul and Minneapolis. Divcnpoit ralmtr , St. Paul atad Minneapolis. Pullman faUopera and the Finest Dining Cam In he urld are run on the insln lines ol the CHICAGO , UILWAUKKK AND BT. PAUL RAILWAY , aad every .ttontlonls paid to pai DgerB by courteous employes f the Company. USUR1LI , , OOD'l Uanacor. A. V H. OAKPENTO5. a a'fP ; t8. Agl , T CLAHK , Ocn'lHajn K0.1IKU.FOnD. Ant. Otn'lP Aitl THE BRUNSWICK , BALKE , COL- LENDER COMPANY , [ 8UOCE630B3 TO THE J. M. B , & 0. 00. ) The moet extonilve manufacturers IN THE WORLD. John IXockstraajor General Agent or 2Jebra kaan Western Iowa. 10 8. Tenth Btreel . . . . OMAHA , HKU rloo /Wadatlou Ullllard and Pool Tables and iraterli W 4tacti. nrrTouinfif.ilftMlilr , | oit or folttnr jMiwcrt , ritrd.it crowtli or ptirluk ( uvricumt ttjr 4 u w iittthoj I uultlllut M pli > llc > l ! on l . OIVM roUll > ni | tiirdr vlcor and * < Jmlr4bl pAyilgui l > r building up t > i vnlt4 tl.iuei > n r Dnulr > tluxiii > nililimiultowt > k > il purtfeas. Full etiaiixtli , d v lotmtM | ( , Ul fuuctlooitlriii la Tirjroriin of | li tojjr , kthrt * khvwn vrllMnAcUr. tfobilbf tlrauUntl r rnuntiitUfti | nt , lm ) > l . ) fdle l , tlltchftltlrll AD.I ftlUtUUllCAl ICUHCO CUWUOIil. WV lll Vt IUIita Mla at titAlnuul lh nioi ( tare i rut kaown to lti linJIcjl prof. , , on. " n * . CVnuiiretii Oaicir. . > W H4 mr adommr ul " nab JJtrt Rtiit * . Atort niurktry or rotm prMioUtlon. " U rUu < iii4 Iftm , "H.r.rui ( oimlDKUt ibyileUnll ll ! 0 ] r ntl.ir tti < nmlr ( iwllhool coil. " H. r. IHii uli. "An luiliutiua or lru < ratrlt wlUi noftrwU loilnc trrayof ccnntnt c rllSetff.HNfwOr * InmiKaUi , Wrllifcirunr ' Trtvll * ttr Vm Olv , " tMui ipUntUwarif r bc * aaa | > rHtC ( UU 1 | M U4 Iu pitta CONSUMPTION ERIE MEDICAL. CO. , BUFFALO , H.V , , I bare a poilllro ttmttj far tba abort dli , > i j bj Iu Ul tn-a , ndiofcMii > ltU wont klndmdof foc laa < 2lDrhaTftba ueurd. Indtatl.AOttronrtiniTftUh { nr , Qctcr.tUiU Ul tonilTWO ' HOrriw fun . * . W irT < rrt , f 970,000 Tickets only $ , " , Shares In Proport Louisiana State Lottery Company " Sft do ktttt y fir fy * . ] < us tu trvk'l Uo * isnytatnt i ffr all t\t Ztor.tMii unit 3ti-A nuu.il Dtaumji of ( lit ixiwfana Stale Luiitry Covtftny , inii < n pireon nnnoat antl eon'rol tnt Drcoinjt yirt.witv * . atirifiof Y < in.ta ar cfndueted fdtlk . \ tnfttyatrtuta.anl in eciAaitotrarii * nn * r. Kit , and teantkfrit lAnaempany ffl vft't\leff Went. , ulfA/jc ir.iilJi cf ttir tienatittti 6t ( * tJ in < ! t s nooipoiikUd In 13JA fnr SI ? by iho.tr ttlatnti for cduoatlonal and ohaillabta pntpcnotf- . Mill aa ; Hal of 31,000,000 > which n ire rv loud ot am CSCO.OGO bts elnco bofo nddotL By an OTorwholDibn popular vM IU lianrtUe was rn.viu a patl of the prtrunl Ittl * eor > * VI\tllou \ ailoutsil r oml'i-r 7d. A K IP7C. J" The only lottery over \otod oa and endorsed b ; thopcorl of any slito. It never scales or postpones. Its grand hlnglo nnmbos t t plaoo monthly. A SPLUNDll ) 01'1'OHTUNITY TO WIN A TUNK , FIU3T OUsNl ) UUMVIXO , ( JLASS A. Uf THK AOADK.MY OK MU4IU , NI.W OIILKANS , THKODAY , JANUARY 13 , 183 % . 176th MO.VHI DltAWINQ CAPITAL PRIZE , $75,000. 100 COO Tickets nt 85 cnoh. Fractions , In Fifths in proport'on. lasT op puizua. i OAritAi.riti7.jc _ _ . . . . 75 , r- * t do do 2iW ( J , 1 do do 10,00 * \ 2 VKiZHnOY to.wo n.oet 5 da HIM IO.OTO 10 do lOfO 19,00-1 so a. ) sw 10,000 IRQ da 2o 2)fOO ) ' ' 3)0 ) do 110 : U.OC4 fi dg 0 23 OW < oa do UJ : MQCO /.rioviu vrttin I-XIMS. 0 Aj-rrortmtrtloa prliaa ol t7S5 6 75 n do do 5)1 4dO 0 < ! o do SCO 2iiO 1907 rilKg f.noojitlni to . . .I20DS09 A'vllcr ) > llcn tor if.tr Co nlntia ? cnd ! be HIAI ] onlj o the oiilco ot the Corapaay in Now Otloani. Tor tnrthrr latoiuiUlon jrrlto tl-'url ) ' Klv3 ! | ; ftfl addrcm , POST \L NOTCj , Kxpreea Money Orders , 01 Niw York KxchanRo Iu ordinary lotlnr. Currency hy Kxprcesalleuiuaaf ( $5and upwaroa At our x- pense ) QddrcB.-oit ' W A. DAVrttlH. oilt A. W.OTHin , Kop-Otleani I. i fla/Oovonth SI. Vf-athlnctou D. U ff r UaVaP. 0. HoneyOrdiu p rr.bh and od.lreA Registered Letters to W JJKW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK , J7 flew Orlonna T.a. | For the Cure of all disonscs of Horses , Cattle , Sheep DOGS , IIOGS , POULTRY.- Used successfully for 20 years by Far mers , Stockbreeders , Jlorso lt.lt. , &c. Knilorswl fc used by the U.S.flovoniiu'L ST-PampliIcts .tChurls sent frec.- . HUMPHREYS' ' MEDICINE GO , , t 109 Fulton St , Now Yorl Humphreys' Homeopathic r " " r In J ) use SO yflnrs. The onlr suocei f ul remedy /or Nervous Debility , Vital Weakness , vnd ProstrBtlon fmm over-work or ptliprciiuiM DISSOLUTION OF PA11TNERSHIP. 'o whom it may concern : Notion Is borcby given thit the firm ot J. E. RUer Co. , heretofore doing a real estat-and loan busl- ess Iu bflico3 S aod 10 , Kronzer block , "Omal a , have Ills uaj dUso'vod by mutual comer t. t.J. E. KHV.Y , J , T. DILLON. J , E. Rlley deilrcs to announce that ho has pur- : ha od the entire real estate and loan business above itntloncdand will itmcno the samoto the McSbano alldlng , 2138.13th Jtrttt , vtheio ho can bo icen fter Januiry Gth. Until his returli from leRisIatlvo iutles at Lincoln , Itr. J. T. Morlaty , altornry , will > ave cbareo ot bit ollalrs. doc 31tf ssa , MAOISl'En OP PALMYSTKRY AND CONDITION iIiIST , 03 Tenth street , letweon Farnam and liar- cywlll. with thoalil of ( ruardlau sclilts. obtaining -ir anyone glance In the p.itjt andpt oaent , and oa ntaln o jndlt'&aK In tbe ruture. Uoots and ehoei jada to ordqr I'otloot sitlslaotlon enatanto" ' ! NOTICE Notlco Ulicrolivi'lvcn Hut ) > } virtue of ft decree cf .he District Court In ai.il iur Umnli ir County , No irasVn , tlio partnership hetttofoio txl tlDf lictwrcn I Thoirsun anil O. Clirl.tenter , undtr the firm sino of Af.'lhcrnson& Co . was this iljt dietohcd. I Tlunuen will still coit eiue the aiirfultural nn- , lenient business at the old star d In Wist filnt , tci u horn all thouccouLt ] and nctcs nf ssld Into firm ill bo pal I. M. THOMbEN. Dated Der. Slot.l&Sl. DISSOLUTION NOTiOl , . The flrmol KIpR ti Hart Ii on this lUy liy mutual : nscnt dltsolvoil , Mr. Lee Hart KOIIIK nut and Mr. Ueu. W. KjriKUlll continue the biulicas at tilt old > l and , pay'all bills and collect all debts O. W. KINO , 833-30 LEO HAIll' Private Lessons IN GERMAN ! alVKN Day or evening. Tormi very moderate. Call on or addreaa , F. It. WKlB'aEItUKR , Omaha Cominorclil , 11H& 1110 Kartmui { " " -/Icc-Jl \ The use of Ul.'go'n q&M" 0 ( produces Kood healthy \ lloth , not a puffy , tlab. l > y Bkm , but pi , ty of bJno nd uuscIe/Xha cmla Hiicslt , .nd , as to tatuiuH tupiily , no oaa ulrat .thlntf , and rtcds ccm- o satldatllon la , the bc tBubitltuio Wtroniothir's milk1. _ _ no let > our rhll- dr n t'ruw up uiak and puny , when Mdfo' * Food oan binbtaieod at 10 ata i oott Soldbv ' evcrjwlioiu , 85 tentu and Ui ard . WOOI.ltl'CQ t CO , 1'aliner , HJSJ. , on labul. 100 CENTS FOR $ L win : : ? you WAKT GOOD VALUII , AHK KOH PIPER-HEIDSIECK CHAMPAGNE. Unscrupulous dealers at tempt to substitute other brands for tlio sake of ex tra profit , f " PIPER-HEIDSIEOKj' on sale witb. every " -wide- Vine merchant in. the i e. . , * } , ' *