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2 THE OMAHA DAILY BJBE , TUESDAY , DECEMBER 8 , 1891--TWELVE PAGES. AWFUL DEATH OF A SUICIDE , Lincoln Gltfzjn Mutilates Himself In a llortiblo Manner. TIRED OF LIFE AT E'GIITY-SIX , KnlfoVotHHls linlnruoil liy Ilio Kin- * Ainu In ill tlii ! DcHjtornto Ills KlTiirlH In lint cu DlSHOllltiOII. LINCOI.V , Nob. , Doc. T.-fKpodal to TUB UKK.J lllr.itn Wnrnor , asod II. committed sulcldo at tin early hour this morning uiulor peculiarly * distressing clrcuimtaneos. IIo lm < i boon living with Ills son , Martin , tu 121 ouih TwOhtv-sccontf street and on account of lilsolil tiiro anu decrepit condition 1ms IOJIK bccu uimblo to tlo imyihintf to support himself Hltico the death of hu iiBcd wlfo , which ocrurr. d last si ring , the old ninn hiii been exceedingly childish und niorliut. IIo had believed lor somu tlino that ho was u burdoti upon his son , xvho is hfinsolf n widower with live children to care for. Atubout 0 o'clock this morning ho nroso nnd droscd , saylntr nothing to his son In ro- trard to his Intentions. ( Joint ; out to 11 small coal shed ho deliberately took his life. Ills son became alnrmod nt his long absence and Btartoa to llnd him. Opening the coal house door ho washorrilled at the spectacle of his lined father Iving thorn with his Wood over the floor , on the walls and splashed over the door. The coroner was at once notlllcd nnd ho do- otured tbiit deatti had resulted from n horri ble nash extending across the Ihro.xl from oar to car , Hut when the body was prepared for burial still other injuries were found near the heart where the old man had stabbed himself. Then ho had cut n lone KRsh tureo or four inches IOIIK Delow his breast , and Inserting his lingers Into the wound bail torn tbo llesh nwny. The death strucglo must have boon nwlul as iho lloor of the shed showed oviduucc of his fearful wrilhlniis. Hoard of Public Ijiunln. The State Board of Public Lands and nulldinpa mot in regular monthly session this afternoon. The business transacted was purely of n loutino nal'iro , most of the tlin" bciii ? taken up In looking over bills and es timates and allowing them , A communication was road from the man ager of the Lincoln IClectrlc IJcht company offorlnK to fuinlsh the State Hospital for the Insane near Lincoln with : M. > Incandescent electric lights at a cost of $ X'"i per month. The boaid has had no Idea of making a change In the lighting of toe hospital , us that Institution is already well lighted by oloctric- Ity. The communication from the Lincoln manager como in the nature of a suggestion and no action was taken upon it. A petition for the pardon of Charlie \Vhlto , tin Inmate of the Industrial School for Boys at Kearney , was presented. It was referred to the superintendent of that institution nnd the board will bo larcoly guided by that ofllccr's report and re.com niondulluii. Burnett liros. , the contractor ! ! doing the work for the state on the now school at Geneva , uskcd for an extension of time until January 10 , 1VJ2 , In which to comnloto their contract. Inasmuch as the architect of the building was not present no uutloir was taken nt the mooting toaay ; it is likely however that the limo will bo extended as desired. Warden Hopkins' lU'pjrt. Warden Hopkins of the state penitentiary submitted his annual report to ttie Board of Public Lands und Buildings today for the year ending November ! ! 0 , Ib'JI. Ho reports a ucnlthy moral feeling among the prisoners and n marked decrease In tiio number of punishments. During the year 17U convicts were received at the institution. Of this number Douglas county sent forty-one. Lancaster ' caster comes next with' eighteen , Dodge nine , Otoo six and other counties of the state in lessor numbers , nearly every county being represented. During the year nine convicts were par doned , as lollows : U. S. Ulnrk , from Dodge county ; Warren Clough , York ; Peter Cltno , Lancaster ; William iSowton , Diuglas ; Will- lam Fagans , Douglas ; Francis Frame , Doug- Ins : lid ward McUrand , Cheyenne ; Macgio Hanson , Kearney ; Fred Pierce , Custer. Two of the pardoned men ewe tholr liberty to tuo law which permits the governor to sot free two men on each Fourth of .luly. Thirteen convicts were discharged by com mutation , live remanded for n new trial , two nad their sentences reduced oy the ulstrict courts and two died. Altogether ITU inon were discharged during the year , nnd at the beginning of the now year , December 1 , 18'Jl , there were 'itJO men in the Institution. U'.jiiHlly l rltluiHrd. A correspondent of an Omaha paper re galed Iho renders ot that paper yesterday morning with n story which Auditor Demon desires , Tm ? HIM : to denounce as untrue in every particular. The article referred to stated Unit Mr. Howe , the clerk in charge of the banking department of the auditor's office , had misrepresented an action tincim by the State Banking board and thurohy itf- ihiccd Assistant Attorney ( Joncral Hemmers to sign certain iwpers. The correspondent further ullegeu that Mr. Ilowo was moved to this somewhat extraordinary proceeding by a fooling of Jealousy over n joting lady. Auditor Benton states emphatically that Mr. llowo was acting under instructions from the bnnklnr board and only did his dutv. The Stale Banking board held n meeting this forenoon and ratiiled Mr. Itowo's action in the mutter. in TriuiHit llato.s. Although the managers of the several lines ot railroads rontoring In Omaha hiivo as yet taken no dotlnlto action in regard to iho granting of milling in transit rates , there Is no doubt that they are frii'iully disposed toward the matter , and that the request of the Omaha Board of Trade , backed up hy the recommendation of the State Board of Transportation , will ultimately bo granted. General Piol lit Agent .Monroe of the Union Pacific wrltoi as follows : I bo , : toeneloiii for your Information a copy of our circular No Si. KI , und you will note from rule * l\Miity and 1lfty-nlneth.it wo vir tually ha\o the arrancgment In i-lloiM on our line at the prcMint time ; hut wo shall ho glad to copuratu with other lines in nrrna ini ; for liny fair and feasible method of handling the train busim-it wlik-h will result In greater honcllts to grain producers and doiilors wltliln the Htato. llulo twenty referred to nbovo provides that shipments of wheat , corn and oats In straight ear loads , cither cast or westbound , may bo milled In transit under the condi tions : That Hhipmonts may bo wuyblilod to the milling station nt local rate ; that the product must bo forwarded within six montba nnd will bo wuyblilod to destination , If on the Union Pacillo or on HOIIIO connect ing line with which that ruad has through rates and through billing , nt thu romnlndcr of the rate on the product from point of ship ment to .such destination , plus cents per 100 pounds for the milling charge. Kulo llfty pine provides that grain , ( lax seed nnd millet seed may bo stopped In tran - Bit to bo hhellod or cleaned without addi tional charge. It will bo scon that us far as the Union Pacillo Is concerned the management - ment nnd thu Hoard of Transportation are not very far apart. In l iui SiiiroiiU ) Court. Thrco cases were illod with the clerK of the supreme court this afternoon. The tlrst comoj up from Douglas county and Is autltlod Alf D. Jones against Orovor Stevens. At the May term of the district court in and for Uouclns county Stovona obtained n Judgment against Jones forlr > ' . ! .r > 0nna costs. Slovens had been employed by Jones to llnd u pur chaser for lot S , in block 1 U ) , In thu city of Omaha , the prlco to bo $ Tu.HKj. ( It was agreed that If the purchaser was found nud the solo mudo Stevens \va > to have a com mission of 3 per cent on the $70,000. lie claims that ho produced a purchaser on Feb ruary 7 , 1MH ) , and that after complying with bis part oC iho contract ho imvlo u demand for his commission , but Jones refused to pnv the sum agreed Upon. Suit was Instituted and thu Jury returned a verdict on July 10 , 1801. giving Stevens Judgment In the sum of f l.Ma.W. Jones now appeals thu ease to the tupromo court and asks thM the verdict bo let atldo or n now trial granted. The case of ilobcrt liuthrlu nnd others against Oeorgo Brown comes from Nuckolls county. Brown had obtained a Judgment against Outline In an action brought to fora- close a mcchanlu'i lion , the amount Involved belli ) ; about fly * , besides the costs. Now cornea ( luthrlo to the supreme court , asking for a reversal nf the cam The third cai > a Is a ruihor salnclous ononncl cotnoj from Otoo county. It U a bastardy ca o and In the lower court n Jury decided that one ( I. M. Root ) , u m.irrlod man , was the father of n female child born to one Clara K. llou-itt , nu unmarried girl ihathad wotked In IMS family as a domestic. Uobb brings the case to thu supreme court ott the grounds that the verdict uas not sustained by the evidence. Ni\v HnsliiPHS I'.ir Uin ilia. Artlclci of Incorporation of the Holler & Liver company were HloJ with the secretary ot slixto today. Tno Incorpor.itori are Louis Holler , U. B. Liver and Bruno M. T/snhuck , all of Oinnhn. The general imturo of thu business of iho comp.inv Is to bo the manu facturing , Iniylng , selling ai.d handling on commission of all kinds of butchers' and packers' tools and supplies , all farm und dairy products and a full line of groceries , etc , Thu capital stock is f > > , OUu. Mlnmurs'Monthly Mi ; , tint ; . At the monthly meeting of ministers of this ciU today Mr * . ( _ ' . M. Woodward of Howard , associate superintendent of worn mtoni ; railroad omplojoi , of Iliu National Woman's Christian Tumpor.inco union , was given the opportunity of spmiklng In the In terests of tiu'so employes , whomsho regards as performing uuollc survlcu mo-it exacting nnd hazardous , without cot responding rec ognition und appcclutlou on tno part of thn general pjbllc. Tbo request was made that special praver bo offered each Sabbath for these men tolling upon the great commercial highways of this nation ; that lliu young people's' .onclotlei of thu various churctics organl/e to hold song serviced for employes nnd to visit sick and Injured employes. At tention > vas also called to the fact ai gener ally believed Unit for blocks around rail road grounds in Lincoln immoral Inlluencus hold sway , without adequate counteracting effort either of churches or other organisa tions , or upon the part of iho goveinment of the city. ( jli-nnod In ( ho Stnti House * Adjutant Oonoral Cole was In his ofllco today alter an tiusonco of over a WOOK caused by lllnes ? . Sheriff Trognltz of Chovennu county brought William Stubbs to the penitentiary today und William will remain there for sovun long years. He was a cattio tliiof and has boon the terror of Cheyanno for several years. Leopold Iluhn of Hastings , and superin tendent of the now insane asvlum at Hast ings , attended tbo meeting of the Board of Public Lands nnd Buildings today. Two very line specimens , ono ot limo rock nnd the other of cement rock , from the Beatrice quarries were received nt the labor commissioner's olllco today. They will bo forwarded to tbo .Now York parties who are Interested in developing cement works hi the west , Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for chil dren teething rellovos the child from pain. " 5 cents a bottlo. r.uri-r Bi.K Ono iUore Victim o ! ' Klootricity nt SliiR Slnj * 1'rlnon. Si.vo SINO , N. Y. , Doc. 7.-Martin D. Loppy , the wife murderer , was electrocuted n /ow minutes after noon today. According to Warden Brown the electrocution was car ried out Iho samq us ut the time of the killing of the four men in the same chair in July last. The warden refused to glvo any information mation except to say the law had boon car ried out and that tbo execution of Loppy was n success. After ro'iding the death warrant Loppv was taken to the execution chamber. As soon as ho arrived In the execution room no was promptly placed in the chair and strapped bo that ho could not move head , hand or foot. While thl-s was being aono the electrodes wore applied to the con demned man , ono covering the fornhoad and temples and tha other the calf of the right leg. The electrodes were moistened with a solution of salt water lioforo the current was turned on and at intervals afterwards. None of the witnessed would reveal how Loppy died. It is understood that 1-18) volts were used , the same as at the July execution , and a current of that voltage was continued from llfty to sixty seconds. As soon as Loppv was pronounced dead the straps which bound his body were removed and the dead murderer was' carried Into tbo acart - mont directly off the execution room , \vhcro an autopsy was held. Lopp.i 's remains were then placed in a rough pine coflln , and somu time after the suu goes down this evening the cofllu will bo placed in u grave Oiled with quicklime. A very small pill , bur. n very good ono. Do- Wltt's llulo Early Hlier * . WILT C.IU8K A fiE.VS.lTIOX. Seine St irtliiif ; Kvlil-Mine to l > o Intro duced in tlin &IMVPS Case. DKXVEII , Colo. , Doc. 7. .Tudgo Rising's court was crowded this morning with an assemblage eager to hoar District Attorney Stevens' opening address in the Graves case , which was scheduled to bo delivered this morning , and which premises to bo very sensational In some of its declarations. Their looks were quickly changed to these of disappointment when Judge Marsh en tered the Judicial bench nnd announced that Judge Rising was still too Hi to hold court , and thut an adjournment would bo taken until tomono'.v. The Jury is becoming weary of delay and Lho lawvers out of humor , and if Judge Ris ing is unable to open court tomorrow another judge will probably bo agreed upon , who will take the case up Wednesday morning. Several now witnesses arrived hero Irom the east today who will testify in bohiilf ot the defense. Tnoy nro from the doctor's old liome , and claim to bo nblo to give ovldenco which will clear him without the slightest doubt. The prosecution laugh nt those state ments and lu reply say , "Wait till you hear our testimony. " The defense will undoubtedly take the grounds and attempt to prove that the fatal : ioison was put In the whlsicev after Its arrival lero , but t > y whom they will not yet sav. If the past lives of some of the people inter ested on both slues of tno case nro aired in court it , will , without question , bo ono of the most sensational trials overheard In America. Uesalor'sMagloMomono W.ifori.CurJi a leiuluchesln'0 mmutoj. At ill Vanllou tou's Cocoa The standard of the world. A A AO UA VK.IIKX fH. Tbo Hudolph Aronson company will appear at the Boyd theater Thursday , Friday , Satur day matinee and evening , Ueoombor 10 , 11 and U. It will present the latest Purls suc cess , "Undo Colostui , " a musical comi-dy In thrco ncla , muslo by Kdmond Audran , com- inser of'Tho Mascot , " "Olivette , " "La Jigalu , " oto. Tno music Is said to bo bright and full of popular Btrulns , and the dialogue crisp nnd broad In humor. The cast will bo a strong ono , Annlo Moyora , \ Ilia Knox , lennlo KellTorth , Junnio Woaihorsby , Alice Jono , Harry Macdonough , Kdgnr Smith , A. W. Miillin , A W. Holbrook , Max Freeman , Henry Abbey and Jefferson do AngelU. The sale of scats for tbo outlro engagement will open tomorrow morning nt U o'clock. During the engagement of Lillian Lewis at Boyd's new theater commencing Sunday evening , thioe plays will bo presented , two tow to this city , the other made famous by the genius * of Ulara Morris. Miss Lewis will open her anirngomcnt with "As In u Looking ( ilass , " and on Monday evening will > rosoiit "Credit Lorraine" u drama iu which hhc has made n solid financial and ariistlo success. It was wrlttou especially for her by Lawrence Marston. The plot of the plav dates back to that period in the history of Franco Just pluvious to the Franco-Prussian war when tno whole republic was wild on speculation and men staked their honor ami : uuir lives upon the rlso or fall of stocks or .ho Illp of n card. To the student of history Uio play Is said to bo particularly interest ing , conveying as it doe.s a correct Idea of the intrlguos of Franco und the tnlluonco woman wields lu that country. Miss Lowls is said to bo nobly supported. Certain U U , that the company consists of novoral people who have enviable reputations AS artists of great ability Including us it dooj , ICdniund Jollier , LouUo Pomurov , Artaur Elliot , Walter ICytlngo and others of note. UltMV Out UlH lll-IXlllH. HI.OOMINOTQV , 111. , Doc. 7. Henry Hough , leputy sheriff nt Arrowsmtth , Mol.oau county , committed sulcldo today by blowing out his br.iluj. SUING CHICAGO FOR DAMAGES Alleged Anarchists Want Rooar.Uion far tha Qroil's Hall Raid , NO ORGANIZTION OF INSANE MEN , i\pcrtH : KlilltMilo HID Theory of Now York I'olluo Onnth of One il' I'atleniH Who Was .Not enroll. i Hriinvt ; or Pun HP.B , I ( llllCMIO , III. . UlJl' . 7. ( Suits ngRres.Uliiff $ SV.0'iO ) will bo liroucra imniiist the city of Chicago by suvautuon inon who were elmrsoil with bolus "ntmrcb- Isn" und ilnoil lu Jtutico Woodnmti'n court Ins woolc for p.irtlulp.Ulon In iho inoutlnp nt ( Jroif's hall that wiu ruidoil by the nolieo November 1'J. The inon coiivlotua In Wooil- innn'a coutt ti.ivo nulil n eoiiroroneo nnd it U ii'njot-jtood thut scvc'ral Atpnotfr.inhors were kppt busy. Some of the trade union ofiluors Mud that separate sulu were to bo com menced by the muu recently convlcti-d , that there were four uttornnjM otiBiieil nna tlmt aomrato [ suits for iliiniiiKOs for malicious prosecution and filso ; tmprUuumont will also be coinmonccd. I UNme , lint Not UrKnnl/.i ; I. The theory of the Now Yorlt pollco th.it thu attempt on liimoll K.ico'.s llfo nas behind it a conspiracy of ituulmon Is hardly compatn- bio with the fuels in regard to Insanity. A cotisDlriicy ntnoiiK itis.ino tncn is said by experts - ports on the subject to Do Impossible. "Tho miin who tried to kill Mr. HQCO was undoubtedly insane. " said Lr. ) Henry M. Lvman whou uskcil about it , "and it i ? poisi- Ij'iu tbnt ho was a member ot some sort of an organization , but it is hardly probable thai it Is an organi/allon of nisano men. Similar nlteinpts on other rich men nro not to bo unexpected , but "ho next attempt will bo. lilts this one , the worlc of an Insanu man ami ho will make tbu attempt bcc.iuso ho is in- sinio and not boc.iuso hu is u member of an organization. " ( > olil Couldn't Snvc Him. Ur. W. IT. SUndlford , who was treated for the whlskoy and morphine habits at Owiu'.il last spiiiiK , died al I.MSVabash nvcnuo from uctilo alcoholism. IIo was not cured by his stay in Dwltfbt. In faet , ho seemed Worse for' his trip , llo drank as hunt nfler his return from the bichloride town as ho did bufoio ho wont llieru , and his svslem wiisnot in tis good shape to stand red liquor bv the quart nnn murphlno tu bi uoaus as U had ucini before. How SpriiiKi'r Was Inlliioncr-d. "Tho most powerful Inllucncp in the demo cratic party was exerted to drive Springer out of iho upoaUmship rnce , " said CJoneral Iloraco Clr.rlt of Mai loon at Iho Grand lja- rillo loclav. "hvcrylhing lhat could be done lo divide Iho Illinois democratic congressional delegation \ % as done. Ltoforo I left honiu I was shown tolcifratn from u democratic loader of national lama to u prominent , man In the ITUtceiitti dislriet. This tulofrrnin demanded lhat Iho local leader should en deavor lo fet the democrats of Iho diitriet to instruct Coiicrossmau Ilusoy lo bolt Iho Springer caucus. The lele ruin was so insolent in its tone that the man who ro- colvcd it crumpled It in his hand and threw it away. 1 understand thai the s-aino altompt at bulldozing was undertaken with every democratic ronfircssnian Irom the stale. I won't suy that , ux-l'residont Cleveland - land was using his it llucnco to knock out bpriiiRor. The man who sent the telepram I mention , held a high olllco under Cleveland und Is generally supnosed tu bo in his conli- donco. " Odds mid l-IndH. A cable dispatch announclnc that Mrs. Parncll cluims as her private proportv the whole of the ? 17r,500 coustltutinB the Paris fund , Is received with scepticism by Irish men In Chicago who' kcon a close run ot In-.h affairs. Said ono of thom : "Tho wording of the cablegram makeIt look sus piciously Hue u fake set alloat by Tun Hoaly. Sirs. Parnell U snokon of as Kitty O'Sho'a. Hcaly never speaks of her in any other way. She called him M swoop" once , and ho has never forptiven her for it. " In un address on the subject of "Tho In crease of Crime" Chief McClautrhroy said that crime is increasing at the rate of10 pot1 cent to every 2. ) per cent in- crouso of population , and that while social order can now ho maintained , drastio mctMiiros must bo employed before the criminal elassos grow too larjro to bo con trolled. In the course of his remarks ho said : "Ninety per cent of burglars' proceeds l'o behind thrco balls. I do not say that all pawn brokers are 'fences , ' but 1 do say lhat most of them are. While I waa warden at Jollot I had thieo prisoners who were sent there for receivingstolen goods. If justice was uono I would hayo had IS'JO. ' The pawn broker doo- > more to fatter crime than all the onrKlars In the country , and in my opinion a special statute siiould bo Iramod for his bencli : " Trafllc on the Twelfth street car line was obatructoJ yesterday by a pang of small boys who built a snow blockade across the track- * uiiil assaulted conductors who iitlemtnoil to remove Ihcm. One conductor was knocked down by a snow ball and his nose broken. Olllcials of Iho Illinois Sleel company deny the accuracy of the telegram from Monte Carlo stating that Cecil ( . ! . Heanfort , who is alleged to have lost S D.'KK ' ) at the gamitiK tublo , is connected with that company. At the treasurer's ofllco It was stated that no person of that name U or has boon connected with the concern and thut no lallh whatever was placed In thn story , nor so lar as Known is any employe of lhat company trawling iu Europe. The olllclals in the health department have hoard nothing of the case of leprosy said to have been sent hero from Pcona , 111. They sav that as soon as anv Information is re ceived or can bo secured of the case a thor ough Invoitk'ution will bo made and the leprous Moni oliiin will bo so inolalrd us to prevent any possible spread. \\cNtcrn People In riiiruiro. The following western people are In Chicago cage : At the Grand Pnclllc A. Y. Gregg , Lin coln ; Hon. J. A McShano , Omaha ; A. iClm- ball , Davenport , la. Al the Pulmor Mr. and Mrs. P. McLood , Mr. and Mrs. Cl. 10. Sugodorf , Omaha ; Mr. nnd Mrs. C. Mans , Col fax , la. : Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Southwlelf , Friend , Neb. ; 13. 13. Lunar , Maishalltown , Ta. At the Wellington Mr. and Mrs. ,1. M. Danforth , Dubuiiuu , la. i U. C. Stuploton , Omaha. Al iho Lolaml J. O. Watson , Lomar.s , la. lion. Church llowo Is registered nl the Palmer. _ F. A. No gripping , no nausea , no pain when Da- Witt's Little ICarly Klsors nro takon. Small pill. Safe pill. Host pill. 'U > lilltXAl' K.\ < > . Dulcutivi'H Noiirly Suuuopiloil in lii-ln lnt : th I' iulu//.lf > r Jin ok. QIKIIUC , Dec. 7. The recent story that John U. Eoo Is to return to Now York has Lvoatod 11 sensation Hero , and especially in llnnnclul and social circles. There ara few men In Quebec , or near tt , who are inoro prominent In llnancial circles or who lira more largely trusted. When Kno loft Now YorK six years ago ho landed in Montreal. I'ho re his notoriety was too much of n handi- L-np , and after a few months hn came to this city , where he has slnco resided. For the past few years hu has given much of his utToi'ts for tbo completion of the Lower Lau- rontlim railroad. This has just bcua com- plotcd. it is sixty miles long and U the con necting link between iho Canadian Pacillo und the Quebcu Lake St. John railroads. Mr. Kno Is one of the active directors of the road , which Is curtain to DJCOIIIO bolter prop erty as the yours roll by. llo is also a third owner of the ThctferJ usboatos mining prop erty , which Is uuknowledgod to be the tnoit , valuable of ull the nsbuMos propurtlci. As to his private llfo , whun prosperity seemed assured , ho purchased u homo. To day this U one nf the best in the city. The great scandal is not vet forgotten , oven hero , und there uro nmny who have n curioilty to si'o the man. Socially ho is ostracized. Ho receives few invitations , and accepts few of those. It U not genorutly known , but Kno had n narrow escape from cupturu soon after his arrival In IhKeUjr. Ho fi'll In with three or four Amorlciiiikjlmt us thov came from New York ftnd suomilr to hnvo no recollection ol his past , ho enjoyed himself with them. I'hoy Hiild tht y were prospecting and nskod him to showt om nrountl Quoboc. llo con- Dented. A fo | * < | vcnlnRB later there was n wlna stipnor. 'I'fm visitor * drunk tnolr wlno nnd were itpiiKPfntly oxhtlnrnlcd. Mr. Kno drank his , but "It was drugged. The Ameri cans , Instead 'Br tuUlnt ; their friend to his homo , tlumpci ) him Into a cub and htiHionod to the boat for1nlo'ntroai. . Hut some one had seen the proi-pMlng and very soon Pollco Justice bhuurcl "was notlllod. The Jii lco | juniud | ) Into u'citb and t-oached the pier juU u the steamer liHd loft It nnd swung oil into the river. ThV Jhstloj shouted to the cap tain to return to file pier. After considerable parleying the onptnin llnnlly returned. A sonrcli was made and Mr. Kno was found in n berth so soundly asleep that uranl ofTort was mvossuiy to nwakun him. 'J'ho justice turned to the dutcotlves , who were Indignant thill "their friend'1 ' should thus bo disturbed , and said : "I will help you nny limo to got lo nl control of this man. out you cannot kid- mu > him. " Thu ( Juoboc boa' touches at Sorol about midnight , proceeding thence lo Montreal. The detectives had planned to land at Sorol , whence in n vorv few hours Kno could hiivo boon hurried ne'ross iho border by rail Into Maine. * SUXI10WXHK8 ON nnd StiitlHtifH ol' Disciissi-il nt I The member' ) of the Sundown club who failed to bo present a' , the regular bamiuot las' evening missed not only an excellent dinner , bill uho several splendid addresses on Iho question "Sulcldo : Is 11 Ever .Insll- liable , " nnd it mimbor of ab'.o nrgumonls on both sides of Iho question. Aflor ihoclgnis had been lighted Clmlrmnn Curlan introduced Uov. John Cordon as the llrst speaker. Kov. ( loruon said : "Thoro Is in different count rlos and races n radical difference of opinion ns to the permissibility of suicide. While amongst the Anglo-Saxons It is gen erally considered if not n crime al least u mtslnko , among Iho Latin races thoconsensus ot opinion it largely favorable to It , and con siders it not only allowable , but In certain contingencies obhi'iuorv. 1 am to have Ihn privilege of dlscusilng ibis subjocl from iho clhlcal standpoint , and must at Iho outset disclaim any system of morals which teaches oven by implication that suicide may bo right In the cuso of n Frenchman and wrong In lhat of an Englishman. Hence , inasmuch ns iho recent suicldo of Iho grorit French general und popu lar hero. Uoulanger , was generally lauded in Franco on the ground thai as ho had failed in love and It. polities , und was llnuncially bankrupt , It was ttmo for him to go , wo do well to ask ourselves If wo nro right and thov are wrong , or whether suicide may not bo in some cases justiliable. "Permit mo to suy the answer I ani con- slralncd to glvo to this question has been reached by the application of the principles of evolution to ethics , und I cannot feel other wise than gratilled that the result Is Identi cal with what wo generally consider the teachings of Christianil\ upon this subject. I shall , however , con line my argument en tirely to the consideration of the evolution of ethics ns applied u > humun obligation. ' To ulllrm tliat snlcido is sometimes per missible tultes for granted ti prior conclusion that killing Is sometimes justiliublp , for stii- ciilo is only on ? kind of killing. If it bo con ceded any kind' of killing is ricrmlsslble , then suicide van only be justified lor the causes which render other killing allow able. "In the sccotta [ ilacf , thn taking of llfo comes to be morei and more icgarded as a wronir done , HrsMo the family nnd then to society , and ' it is punlshabio rather as "a sin against society than us a sin ugalnst th individual. But eventually Ihorq becomes predominant Iho conception of its criminality ns nn immeasurable and irremediable wronfc done to the1murdeied man. 1 take It Iho ritfht to so nethncs kill is based on Die right of every mat ) to the preservation of his personal IntegritVj and that ho Is allowed to kill In dnfcnsonf the sanctity of bis Itfo nnd the integrity of-'bls oody. > 'Suicide from , 'Hc'standpolut of modern ethics Is never justifiable. You cannot undo ono wrong by aoing a greater ; nnd the great est of nil possible wrongs to personal in tegrity Is that destruclion of it called death. " Uov. Mr. Gordon's uddrois was well re ceived and was followed by Dr. A. F. Jonas , who spoke for some time on the question " \Vhal Is Suicide , und What is Lifof" "In all creatures , " said iho doctor , "tho lirst cieslro is to protect llfo. A man will icrmlt himself to be maimed and distorted if inly his life bo spared. Some people think suicide not very common. I huvo looked up a foiv statislics and llnd lhat in Austria 17T otl of every million deaths nro by suicide ; n Belgium , 1U.V Franco , lll ! ; Itnlv , I ! ) Wo nivo no very reliable statistics on that point n this country , but I find thut out of every nllllon deaths In Massachusetts , ninotv-six ire by sulcldo ; 1'J I in Hhodo Island , and 100 n Connecticut. The rate is much lower in , hls country than in Europe. "Insanity is responsible lor n largo number of suicides. Wo llnd that where u pnrson islet lot actually insa'no when ho attempts to talco j Us lito and fallt ho goes insane shortly after ward. Experience and observation have shown that we have epidemics of suicide. Children frequently take tholr own llfo on account of punishment of some sort und such cases are generally symptoms of temporary nsanily. 'J'ho greatest number of thoio who sulcidn belong to Iho middle classes , ihosc vho live alone mo-lltnto and grow despon- lont. Record's show thai only one-third as nnnv women us men tauo tnoir own lives. n three-fifths of all tro cases temporary in sanity has boon found to bo the cause. " In conclusion the doctor spoke about the lilTeront modes of suicide in different countries and said that the knlfo was a nvorlto weapon with women. IIo spoke of ho hereditary mania for insanity and of leoplo who , In his opinion , were Justified in tilling themselves on account of incurable lisensos. When the subject was open for discussion by the club Mr. U. B. Pealtio , Thomas Kll- wtrlck , Mr Charlton and others gnvo their lews on the subject. DoWltt's Little Earlv KHOI-J ; only pill to euro sick headache and regulate the bowels. KpT-Kfiilnit itory. Ilc\iiQr\iiTuns SecosM > INIHNTUV , Four OMUIA , Nob. , Dec. 7. J. A. Bellman , Eiq. , ! ! OI Douglas street , Omaha Dear Sir : In oply to your letter of the 1th instant relative o a benefit entertainment to bo given on the bill Instant in aid of Iho "Opjn Door , " I um equnsted by ( Juncrul Wheaten to say ihut , lie band desires contribute Its services In Id of this clmritnblo institution and IIIKS only to bo reimbursed for such small nccos- ary expenses atij rnnsportutlon to the city , to. ( it will be' ( i.erv . small amount ) . Ueln- Ivo to the hour ii'ijil date you desire the band o report , etc. , etc. , please communicate with ur. A. Wedoiiutfpr , chief musician Second nfantry , Fort t pimiha , Nob. i am very rulv yours , , JOHN MU.MIUY , irst Llcutonajit ] and Adjutant Second In fantry. | / ' lliu , | - Killed. Councilman T < J. Conway dooartou for his Id homo ut Pain Alto , Pa. , last night In ro- pane to n tbloguuu announcing tno death of ils brother T F. Conway who was employed 3 train Inspector on the Philadelphia & ieitdtng road. JHlwi death \vr.s siulilen , the Ictun being c stjli'l between uvo curs. TOO RICH FOR A PUBLIC PARR , Fifth Ward KickorV Olub Qottlng at tbi Valno of Sulphur Springs Roaorva , A , J. fOPPLETON WHITES IT A LETTER Wliluh tliu Siuno Will lie Hold for tin AHHI-KHOI-'H inloriii itlon Koine ' ; Ahout thu flut ter of 1'iifKN. The Fifth Ward IvIcUors' club hold ono ol Its Informal runtoR'othors lastovonlng nt Sixteenth - teonth and Nicholas streoU lo talk about thu parks und other thing ! iHat II U going tc have when politicians cease from troubling nnd each ward gets Ils dues. Joe Uodmau occupied the chair when he wasn't introducing resolution * , and John Jenkins kept , tat ) on the proceedings. Eighteen of the otnor members of the olnb kept the slovc warm and tilled In the Intar- slices In the deliberations with tholr Indi vidual copyrighted views. Jacob M. Counm.m rcnortoil that the com mittee having the Sulphur Springs project in charge had been received very favorably by the park commission , and had been re quested to got some kind of u proposition from Messrs. Poppli'ton und Woolworth ns to what terms they would offer for iho ptir- chase of the Sulphur Springs tract or a part of It for park purposes. lifttor l 'r in the Owners lie said that iho committee hail acted on thai suggesilon nml ho ottered the following communication , which hud boon received from Mr. Popploton : OMAHA , Nov. : . Mr. J. 31' Cuiiiisnian , OmahaDISAK Sni I ha\o lulkeil with .Mr. Wonlwortli iibout the pnrU nt Sulphur Springs. Wit urn both of ns of the opinion thut It Is undesirable to sell the Sulphur Spilngs i-c.seno , which consists nf about ten uercs , or anypirtof It , fur park nuiposos. Vt'o look upon It us u.tlmatulv . business uroperty. The .Missouri I'aclllc railway lines by extension south from the Smiley tract , upon u level grade , nlll not only reach the Sulphur Spring resi'rve. but It wilt make the whole or our pinpertv east of Slieinrut avmine avillublo fur huslnuss piirpci-us. To convert tlie lesin-vo nit > a park won hi Inturf i revltli tills iiltlmalo tiso of the piopeily. The both of us look upon our property east of Sherman uveniio as of voiy great v.-ilno. uiiil we do not wish to do unythliu that will nrovont its bi-lug iiltlm.Uoly coinnrted Into business property by the extension of the ir.tolisof the .Mlsiouil I'licllle nutl Holt lines southward us far a Louuit si reetund west ward as fur its Slieiiiian iivonne. \Vo mo thoroforu compelled to ( let-line Using any price. A. .1. I'oi I-I.KTON. "Well" said Tom Dailoy , "that puls Iho Kibo-h on Iho Sulphur Springs project , " and Iho chairman sighed twice and allowed thai his pet scheme had died a-bornln' . llo offered the following proposition , how ever , nnd II was read : OMIIDee. . T , li'l. Mr. Joseph Itedman. Umaliii Duiir Mr : In ro 'iinl to thu niatler of our I UK ) In lU-l.i-.l | uo aruvllling to sell from thieo to live acres at ? . " > .UKipjr acre , giving you u. f mutate of 100 feet on f/oeust street , or wo wilt lease a year itl a time at a nominal sum. YOUIM tiuly , II. I , . HKr.n. It Slny lioniuprani ; . Mr. Jenkins had been pondering since the reading of Mr. Poppleton's loiter , nnd ho claimed attention long enough to remurk : "Thoso lolks think the Sulphur Springs is of very great value , do theyi Wo will just file Ihis letter away and then sen what they think about It iho next limo Iho assessor goes around. This litllo document may give us something to work on when some of these rich fellows try to work their old game und get live acres assessed nt about Iho sumo figure that is put on a poor worklngman's litllo lot. Wo may want lo refresh Iheir memory as lo Iho value of their real estate. Mr. Redman stated that ono of the park commissioners was in favor of a park with a litllo lalto and u water view , ana he thought that there was an opportunity to got the little tract on Locuslstro.t nl the old base ball grounds , east of Iho lank line properly , for a winter park or skating rink , nnd thuu pull for some other trout to oo devoted lo .summer rocroalion. Mr. James II. Kyner said that what ho wanted was a park where folks could roach it without patroni/ing Iho street railway company or owning loams. It was all well onouih to have parks on tbo outside for tlioso who had line carriages and wanted u chance to display them , but the poor folks , the women und children wanted u chance to get n park out of the dust nnd dirt , where Iho children could play In safety nnd without danger of arrest. lust lor : i I pppr. Mr. Redman offered the following rojolu- Uor : Uesolvod. Thut we ltl7piis IISK Ileimuii lunint/o to donate to the city lhat block of lols on tiio northwest comer of l-uuuit itieut and bheim.m aveniiu foi | rnl ; puiposus. "What's the use of going after something you know you won't goti" inquired Mr. ivy nor. "Well , we'll just let Mr , Kount/c know how we feel , " replied the chairman. "If wo don't ask for it we won't gut it. If ho won't L-ivo iii anything perhaps we can get him to give us something. ' ' Everybody announced a willingness to de mand the prosenl. Mr. T. H. Dailoy said ho understood llml Iho park commissioners would try lo do some thing for the Fifth ward it the committee could take them a reasonable pioponition. llo know of several tracts of from QUO to forty ncros within u mlle of Iho spot where hu stood. IIo thought that a part , of the tract just north of ICouul/o Place could bo secured , or Iho Patrick tract ut Twenty-fourth and Lake , or the tract near the Coliseum , or that nojr the ball pane. llo moved the appolL'tnont of u committee lo call on iho owners and got prices on these iraels and ronort Uio rcsull to tiio park commissioners. The committed was appointed ns follow : Messrs. J. J. Brown , 'J M. Counsman , James Kynor , Joseph Redman and "Doe" Smith. Not Kicking for All. Mr. ICyncr offered the following resolu tion : Whuraas , Thu people of Ornuhu have voted ft IU.DUU bonds foithu piirolinse of n.u l < s. liutolved , That the p.iru commissioners are hnroby ie iiH' tpl ( to oxiienl fPU.OUi of this MINI to buy piits or giounil uontnlnliu from two to ten acies for small park ( imposes within thu tlireo mlle limit , wherein the work * Ingnien'.H uhlldrmi and thulr mothers mallnd a plauo of recreation. It was concluded , however , that the rest of the city should bu allowed to Kick for its own little parks , and the Fifth ward kickers re fused to adopt the ro solution. Mr. Redman wanted Mr. Ivount.'o In structed to do something with his rcsurvo. IIo said that the whole Hi ) ncroi didn't cost the gentluman unvlhlng , and ho ought not to bo too sllrt necked about letting the public got a littln fun out of it. The mooting did not decide to "instruct. " Mr. Haekus was unwilling to drop the boulevard Idea , and wanted a committee ap pointed to wail on Mr. Popploton and see If lie would not sell a iraci wide enough for lhat purpose through the Sulphur Springs ro .orvo , so as lo nave a continuous drive iiruund the edge of the blulT. The committee was appointed ns follows : II. O. Iluckus , H. K. liurkot , W. J. Hughes. Mr. Jcnldi'S ' announced thut the subject of taxation was very i.cnr his vital organs and "PLEASE READ THIS , j O Cents a pound for VAN HOUTEN'SS GOCOA ( "Best & Qoos Farthest" ) seems to be | high. Let us compare it with the price of Coffee : * 1 Ib. of good coffee costs at le.ist 30c. , make * 31 lull-pint tups. J 3 ' > " ' " thcicluieOOc. , " SKI " " " $ 1 " V.H. COCOA" a'so ' OOc. , " 150 " " " $ g Wis / the Cheaper Drink ? \ 93 of Coffuo , j cups . ' > HKTAU. I'UKK nn . IX > itouuu - | u ' ! rnti per | v.H.Cocoa So I liy cvrv firmer ) : < WOOD BROWN SUITS Perfect Fitting , Tailor Made Garments. 1 It's not often that you are offered bargains in goods that are in most demand , but here is just the time when you are. We have too many of these fine Wood nnd Tobacco Brown Cheviot Suits , so we are go ing to try to work off some of them in the next three days. They are fine imported Scotch Tweeds , in wool , tobacco and leather colors , cut single or double breasted , elegantly lined and trimmed. These are not cheap imitations of tl\ese pop ular suits , but the genuine article gotten up iti our best style. The Price is $18 and $20 OVERCOATS- We offer an immense field from which to make selections , beginning with $10 , thence $12 , $15 , $18 , $20 , $22 to $25. We guarantee the best value your money will obtain. We show Kerseys and Meltons , Cassimeres and Chinchillas , Fur Beavers , Irish Friezesetc. etc. light or dark , and all the new kinks of make and trim. A few of the odd lot suits and overcoats are left from last week's sale. They are wonderful bargains. Browning , King & Co. , RELIABLE CLOTHIERS , SouthwestCor. 15th and Douglas Sts. Send for catalogue. Open till 8 oVloclc ovouinjjs. Saturdays until 10 p. in. Aruposltlxuljr curo.l by < * acme1 * A rsi * " * > ji Thli wonderful nnd harmless Hindoo Hemo- dy Is placed at a prtco In thj II. a. to bring It within tiio roach of nil suITorcr * . and noldwltu iiwrlttcn tziiurttn- too to euro Wcr - Mnnlinnil , FJcvvoin JlcMIIJy , r.vll Jri-ani , Inability. QiilcUnc-M , l.acli of Conlldcnoo , X.oifca. DraliiN , IViikcrulucrn , and loss ot power of the Generative Orcani , cnnncil by Voutli- fill Indlscroilons or lie exconslvo uo of Tobacco. Narcotics or SUrnulnnt , rrlilcli lend to Inllrnillsr , Consumption or Insinltr. Voryfiunllpcllctii. Uasy totuko. Can bo c.irrn-d In the vostpoclirt. Sent by mall In plain pnckrso to any nddrcss for Jl , or A forfi. WlthovL'ry } . ' > order wo Blvon written Riinr- antcu to euro or rotund iho money. If you Imvo boon nnMiccoesfully trontod by otliersTrltotoii3 for joulud book und udvloo FIUJR nnd mont'on this paper. AiiilroHaOItll'-.N'I'AI , Al ii > KAI.CO. . i'rop'a lor iho U. b. , ill I Wubush Ao , , Cblcugo , 111. r'OIt SAI.P IOMAHA. . NKI1. , 11Y Kulm ft ro. , Cci.r ISili & . Dnimlan Hts J .A Fuller & C" , Cor Ulh .V DouKUa Stu. A. U. foster & Co , Cunni.il Dluffj , la. SCHIFFMANN'S ASTIIPtlA CURE tM\er laiH tu uUc Instant icllt-f In flio worst cnsos. mi'l rllVi-t * < .Urv nlirro nlh > n < nil I. Trial l'atkuin ritin : or llnitvl.u ir ly Hall. "FAMILIAR IN MILLIONS OF MOUTHS AS ANY HOUSEHOLD WORD. " llii : Times , Loiulon. "TfiE QUEEH OF TABLE WATERS. " ' Delig hi fill and refreshing. " BRITISH \ . JOURNAL. SOLE EXPORTERS : THE APOLLINAHIS COMPANY , LD. , LONUON , ENQ. Cold Feet Made warm by HOT IATBR Bottles. 2 quart > r > o U quart $1.00 1 qtinrt Sl.t'iU I'liyfeU'lans proscrip tions prop.irctl .it low prici's. TlicAIoc&PcnfolilCo Next to I'oslollleo , loth ntruot. - AvrL punnrq f o UNION DEPOT HOTEL. Corner Kith itu > l Musmi i-lruoti Nutr Inillillni ; , niw furiilluro. uvurir tliliu Hn rliini , llnatt lix-.UIoii In III ) illy "II mi lurn Ini niovumcnts. btojm Ili-nl. Um. I'ull llolN Until nnd Harbor Simp In toniiHi-il in , I'liK-lrlo mil Cnblu Ciira tn any purl nf the oilTr / u-t mid bo eon- \lnroiltlintvruhiitii thu I'tiil ' liu 110 fur tliu inunu/ wiiut i > t I'lilenuu U itu from } , W t o ll.V ) per d iy j niovud that Iho nnxt mcetlnc bo iluvotod to that , inutlLT. IIo Icr.uw thai Ihu valuation of the whole city was plat-on nt a Jlifuro that would not buy a slncli ) \\nrd , mi'l was suio that a dlsciualon of Iho ques tion would frlvo lotsof pvopltinomoiiow Iduas. Ttio sutfcc.stlon was so popular that Iho do- slrod duurco was nnulu and the meuUm ? adJourned - Journod nubjoct lo iho e.ill of thu chairman. DoWltt's Utllo Karly Hnorb ; t llttlo lU.'j.1 l/i.j.i.u , soar stoiiKioh , bul broith He. .lull i Divimin < "IIHI ; . IOM > OV , Dec. 7. The llrst wltnois In the Ht. John divorce case today was Suruoon Coopur. who tostmo.1 ai to thu cruel treat , mont sulTorcd by MUs St. . 'ohn. Uill , the counsel for Mnrlus , rmumod his question- Inu of Ml > s St. John , who was on the uiand Kaluruay. Ho oxuiutnud her us to her ic- lations with Arthur Cohen , xvlth whom Mnrlus charge * lib wife was criminally In- timato. Doecham's pills euros sick headache. AMUSEMENTS. ew | ( } irr A no , , , ! jtrels"v'rl'ult5l ONLxV KLJN IN TOWN TO-JXICillT. 7SVJ3UYIJODY DISJ TO IITKD. A KURUMNNI - K. JRMES T , POWERS , Ami Company of Comuillans In A STRAIGHT TIP sr.criinYorii si-ATA t'M'Ai. 1'iut 11 _ Farnanr. St. Theater. TO-XKilll OS1.V , nKC'KMIM U - . The I'li-sl Ainvrli'inppe.ii meiMif In lliKlirt IHii-loii- 'I \ III NK tinf iiniMii | i < nlili IMiuur Tliol.u-nt THAI.VLI. MIJ.l : VCIt.NON II MtiHTn AMSATfUIlNY MATINTI . Tluiroiliij , rriilt : > anil Siilunlii ) , De-t-m- I LT 10 , 11 anil ! : > . llndolpli APOIM'S Opera fa I'min thoNr.W VJIK ! t'ASINO. 1'n A M nslc il comedy In tliioo ui-is. Music by KUniiind An'lntn eomposeiof I'lio Musi'nt , ind "Ollvoite , " 300 N.OHTd IN PARIS 30O ( jnnnl l'liirn ) > > of | ) Ul Hie Scenes and Coitu IKS iViiin Iho O.isin i. I'KK KS-l'aninet. fl "ii ) ; n ininet eh-r o ? l 1) Cnml $1 .VI : b t eony. Tie anil Jl ( in. g il initox open at ! l o'elucV , lnejil.iv morning. ParnamSiirBBt Theater , I'our M 'lils , Comineiicliu wllli Malinee. WEDNESDAY , DEo. y , The BIP t SIIIU ny I'l.im.i , THE IRISH CORPORAL Se.its now on ale. UOLISEUM OMAHA. 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