, , TUB OMAHA DAILY Ills : al'I1SiAY ( . OCTOnnn 11 , 18O. tJ
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COOD TE 1 IPLARS , IS I SESSION
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Annual Onthoring of the \ndLougo Mtots
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ROUTINE BUSINESS OCCUPIES THE DAY
Ur Mann .r Irnnld1 'TI I. . nf the
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ni fur llenrlsig.
LINCOLN , Oct. 10.-Speclal.-len ( ) and ,
. Y women were tt work all lay a busy I :
' beavera . ot 1519 0 ar et. They were delegates -
gates to the Nebraska grand lodge of Good
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Template , gathered II llnn,11 seulon. Anna :
it. Sanntcl , grand chlot temlJlar , preaded.
The chaIrs of other ofcials WHO filed l
follows : Grand counselor , A. O. Wolen-
burger ; grant V. T. , Miss Hol Owens of
lumlngton ; 1. O. C. T. , William VanDuren ;
J. of Lincoln
grand secretary Emma Fledges ;
O. S. J. ' . Mrs . S. K. Long of ladlson :
grand chaplain , J L. hack ; grand treasurer .
Robert L. Halley of Omaha : grand
superintendent . Miss Theresa Schocle ; grand
marshal , WiHam lcLaln of Albion ; O. D.
M. . . Hoger Dickens of Omaha ; grand guard . I
C. 1.1. Hedges ; grand sentinel . Sam IJams ; I
grant rnassenger . , Lee Forby Omaha. ,
Thl morning session was devoted to hear-
tug the report of the commIte on credentials -
,
lab ant the aolntlent of various standIng - ,
Ing committees for the ensuing year. glrly '
this morning Dr. D. ii. Mann of llrnoklyn .
N. Y. , arrived on the Hock Island from I
TOIIII. Ilan. He saId that the grand lode , '
of Kansas . from which he had just come , was
In a nourishing condition , showing al increase -
crease of ! l members for the year recently
closnl. The debt which hall been hanging
over the order In that state had been paid In
full . Dr Mann Is 6 : years of age and has
been engaged over twenty years In Good
Templar work At the reception tonight he
rfsponded briefly , but will speak at length In
St Paul's church tomorrow evening.
In the federal court today Judge Shires
Ilutalned 1 demurrer In the case of Wiiam
Stll and Otto A. Iohronstecller agaInst Edgar -
gar M. Wostervelt . receiver of the defunct
Citizens National bank of Grand Island. In this
case the n > atot asked that the receiver be
enjoined from prosecuting a suit against
diem to recover $0,00 from them a bonds-
men for ex-Cashier George Mohrenstehor ,
who Is said to have loaned himself $10,000
of the bank's fuml As per stipulation . the ,
case of the Western Union Telegraph com-
Ilany against the city of Hastings wa , dis-
Inlesed
This morning Judge , Holme In district
court took up the long pending application
of the creditors of the Evening Cal of this
city for a receiver , and now has the matter
j under , advllement Editor Auetin . at present
_ . In charge : " ' . Morton Smith . the partner In
the paper , who Is anxious - for the appoint-
% of a receiver ; J. D. Calhoun who has
a $3.00 interest In the plant .as a balance
for the original purchase seven years ago
by lushnel & Cox , and the Carpenter Paper
company ' of' Omaha , are the parties chiefly
interested , and are Ieprentell by attorneys .
I
Moron Smith on the stall gave a history
of the paper from the time ho became con- !
ncted with It He aald each partner put
$1,000 Into the concern and assumed debts
of the old company. From the first the paper
had steadily lost money He figured the
, liabilities at the present time at $22.00. As
on offset to this there Is r plant estimated ,
to he worth from $7,000 to $10.000 , on which
thee hI a chattel mortgage or trust deed for
' 10.00. party heM by C. A. Hanna and party
by Mr. I.'reae. father-In.law of Austin. The
defense contends that these are obligations
of the individual partners and not of the
company . and says the paper Is makIng more
than expenses.
I appear that the Lincoln attorneys who I
expressed the belief that the marriage of
I'Jmer E. Hills to the divorced wife of Nor-
ris Humphrey was illegal were In
\ error Is questioning . the validity of
the divorce from Humphrey. The
costs were palel and the decree Issued to
the plaintiff . but the clerk of the court
omitted to record the payment of the costs
on the appearance docket , and this fact gave ,
r rise to the assumption that no decree had
been oiclily IssuP !
Omaha people In LIncoln : At the Lindell
el
-Carl D. Ituther . H. Dclens. } ' . E. Van
IUl'klrk. At the Capital-II. A. Jones. At
the LIncoln-C. II , Dalct and wife , John F.
Dale'
SCIIOOL WOItIClatS TO COXSUL' ' . I
Sups ' rlntendeuls nud '
Sllu'rllt'u.I'I'H Ilo l'rlnell'"b to
Get 'rolh..1 lt I.IICOI ' 1'(11) ' .
LINCOLN . . Oct. 10.-Speclal.-Tho ( ) Ne-
braska State Association of SuperIntendents
I and : Principal will meet Friday afternoon at
the omce of the state superintendent . I. R.
Corbett , for a two days' session. There will
be a reception and social at 7 p. m. , and a
superintendents' section will be held tn the
supreme court room at 8 o'clock. At 2:30 :
Friday afternoon at the Llnlel , hotel parlors
there will be roundtable 11seu1310ns. Vice
' President D. C. O'Connor prcII.lng. ThIs
will be partelp\te , In by 1. G. Moulton .
York ; Wilam Heece Falls City ; W. J. \VI2- ,
- Itauis . Columbus , and E I . ' . Stewart , Utica . :
. \ the supreme court room In the evening
the topic of "The Successful SupPntendent" !
will be discussed by Superintendents C. G.
l'euo. Omaha ; Dan Miller , Irlmont. ell
J. P. Saylor Lincoln At 9 o'cloel p. m.
Prof C. I. Thurbr of Chicago university
will deliver an address on "The High School
I'rohlem. " Miscellaneous hlJlnes will lead
the program at the LIndel parlors Satur-
day morning . followed by election of onlcer , .
reports of special committees comprising
Superintendents . II. Skinner Nebraska
City ; J.V . Crabtree Ashland ; I. H. Cor-
bet 1.lncoln. and C. : I. PInkerton , Ialrbury.
Slate Superintendent Corbet commends to
the careful attention of all persons Interested -
ested In educational maters 1 cIrcular on
the subject of Library day. For Nebraska
} Jllo schools 1.lbrr day has beam set for
Monday , October 21. A suggestion Is made
for the tl'achers :
"One of the ways Is to prepare a program
In which teacher children amt some of the
patrons take part Another Is a program tll
whIch e\'er family represented In the school
presents a story , an essay . a recitation , , a
declamaton. or somethIng for the entertain-
ment of the people of the community who are
invited for the evening. A third Is for the
. teacher to prepare a talk or 1lFture on the
books selected for the pupils' reading course
. . . by the Heading Circle board and give this
on the evening of Library day to as many
old and young . as can be Induced to cotne.
A fourth plan Is to give out five or six of the
l'upls' Reading circle books to a number of
the most earnest and Intelligent
10st larnest Intelgent men and
women ( one to each ) In the .lstrtet on edu-
catona maters and ask each to make an
eight or ten minute talk on What I found In
the book for the children. ' These talks with
music by the school . or by some of the peo-
ple of the community In connection with the
talk of the leacher would form a pleasant
and profitable evening Ask the school au-
1horltps to buy a pat or all of the set llJ-
lected by the heading Circle board for the
, pupils , a the needs of the school and the
ability of the distrIct lay demand . "
The members of the Reading Circle board
are ready to alit In any way within their
Iower. Questions may be addressed to any
one on the board which consists of J. A.
Beattie . Hethany , Neb. , President ; I. R. Cor-
bett 1.lncln ; A. A. Reed Crete Neb. ; J.
A. Collins . leremont Neb. ; Mrs. E.S' . Edwards -
wards . Lincoln , Neb
( Bilot Storyt'ns J1u 1"1" " .
WAH00 . Neb. , Oct. 10.-Speclal.-A ( )
lyorco was granted Peter Larson from
hs ! wife Maria Tide case was peculiar In
Its nature The grounds of divorce were de-
, section. Mrs. Larson claimed that the house
in whIch herself and husband lived was
haunted. She refused to Ivo among ghost
and , goblins and her husband refused to pur-
CIIS another house . hence the trouble. Tb
court could not see its way clear to take
any stock In ghost stories hO\fv6 and
granted Larson a divorce .
Mrs. Stella Dodl ole come Into court and
asked a divorce from her husband James
Dodda Te court rendered a decree of divorce -
vorce for the plaintiff.
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- " 1" ! 1.rlIJ. Store Mobbed.
. " CIAI'lELL Neb . Oct. 10 ; ( Special Tele
' rram.-Llt ) night the store of Abbot I
Kimball of Dg Springs was broken Into and
.aavral dollars worth of clothing and cigars
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.tle ; also u\trnl dollars worth of pennies
front the paatomce . which Is In the same
hutlln . Word " 'I l once dispatched to the
ofctrs of the different towns along the railroad
and , Deputy Sheriff Ish found 1 suspicious
looking tramp loafing about the depot at thIs
place this morning and at once took him In
chugto Searching blm hE found many
pennies In his pocket , but has been unable
lS yet to find tie clothing. A warrant was
at onle sworn out for his are t. charging
,
hIm with burglary and he \1 locked UII In
Jai 1001. at this place pending his trial IbIs after-
I'IIILI'S ' ' ' ' . .
1'11.1'5 } 'WJI'I'JOX JS OX PILE
Cane Mrnhsat Srtr.tlrT of Stale
Viper ilneketed.
LINCOLN , Oct 10. ( Special.-The ) ' case
of Charles J. Phelps , free sliver democrat
candidate for supreme judge . against Secre-
tlry of State llpcr was filed In the clerk's
ounce of the 'preme court today and dock-
etll , I will be heard on the 15th Inst.
Contrary to puhlshed statements , the case
was nol docketed , yesterday on n telegram
from Justice 1'oat lS Clerk of the Supreme
Court Campbell says he received no such
telegram. The petition of llalntl Phelps
sets UI' substantially the same alleged facts
which are 11 the stipulation . that Secretary
of Slats Piper rlfUl r to sign , and which
were publlhc In The Dee of Wednesday
morning Plaintif claims that ho Is the only
legal democratic candidate for supreme
judge , and that the pretensions of : lr. T. J.
Mahoney are purely fictitious , as are . also
those of the camlllah's for regents Meurs.
John I. Ames nod W. S. Ashby. The petition -
tton insists that the secretary of state will
10 a great wrong If lie alowJ the names of
these parties to go on the ticket as "demo-
cratic" nominees and claims that the nomInee -
knees of the Omaha convention of August 12 ,
1895 , are the roil democratic candidates for
supreme judge and regents of the State uni-
venH ) Plalntl prays for n restraining or-
'der to prevent the secretary of state from
placing the nomlm.es of the Lincoln convention
venton on the ticket O ! democrats.
JllUGn It .tMSidY TIElt CIt01CC .
U"llurr"th .Jl1rlll Culn..Uun lt
) ( 'hrIMkl City , Srlecs n CIII.llh' .
NEBRASKA CITY . Oct 10-Speclah ( Tele-
gram. ) - The democratic Judicial convention
let here today to again attempt to nominate
a candidate for lllstrlct judge ' and this time
was successful , nominating Judge Ramsey of
Platslouth on the fifty-ninths ballot. Chair-
man Patterson called the convention to order .
and after casting fifty-eight ballots the vote
still Mood 19 for Ramsey and 19
for Hayden . The Ooc county 11elcgaton
then hell a conference . and upon request uf
Hayden gave their entire vote to Ramsey : on
the fifty-ninth ballot , giving him thirty-eight
votes Hon . Mathew Oerlng then moved
that the nomination he made unanimous .
which was done. It Is understood that
HUlsey will be endorsed by the popullats ,
they not laving put a nominee II the field ,
Ilresumably preferring to endorse the democratic .
cratc nominee.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb" Oct. 10.-Speclal (
Tel grm.-The ) democratic judicial convention -
ton for the Eleventh district was held here
today. Two factions male on interesting
fight. On supported Judge Thompson of Hal
and Dayle of Greeley county who are pop-
pp.
oust candidates. The other nominated
Gardner of Dalne and Hal of Valley county
Thompson and Boyle were nominated by a
vote of 21 to 19.
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JCln.nH 1"IUlhl."n Lender Talks nt
I.hlcnll to I I.nr" Crnwd.
LINCOLN . , Ort. 10-Special ( Telegram.- )
Holi. Frank D. Dawes , attorney general of
Kansas , addressed a republican rally tonight
at the Funke opera house. 'Thoro was an
Immense turnout , and the , speaker held the
attention of the audience until a late hour.
The speaker gave a vivid history of the rise
and fat of populism In Kansas , and com-
pared i In many respects to the Nebraska
article. le claimed that its original founders -
ers were southern copperheads , who worked
In the organizaton of the populist party
through the honest members of the farm-
ers' alliance. In Kansas he sold , the people
had klet and burled populism , and In Ne-
braska they are , from what information he
could gather preparing to attend a similar
funeral. For the laboring man he claimed
the republican part lies been his best frIend
In once or out , and the workingmen all over
the country now realized the fact
l.h''I'eel. lt "nlcntl" .
VALENTINE , Neb. , Oct. 10.-S"eclal ( Tel-
egram.-Thls ) has been a lively week for
Valentine. The town hoe bean crowded wIth
people from all parts of the country.
District court adjourned today , after a sea-
sn of only four days.
Yesterday and today there were horse rac-
ing foot racIng and other sports. The
Northwestern LIve Stock association . cover-
log the eastern portion of Sheridan county ,
all of Cherry county and the western part of
Brown county , held its meeting here today.
This association now has a membership of
abut 1,00 and represents at least 50,000
head of cattle. Its object ta the protection
and advancement of the cattle Interests of
northwester Nebraska. Its head office here-
after will be at Valentine .
W. H. Westover . candidate for district
judge night. on the populist ticket . spoke here to-
Two JIIIH Nenr 10rl. .
YORK Neb. . Oct. 10.-Special.-The ( ) home
of N. M. George a few miles from this
place was burned last evenIng. The CU'l
of the Ore was from an overturned lamp In
the basement of the house Before the flames
could be extinguished the whole house was
In a blaze. Very little of the household
goods were staved.
The hOle of A. " ' . Pitches near Houston
this county was entirely destroyed by fire
Monday evening The conflagration was
caused by the explosion of a lamp The Inmates -
mates of the house barely escaped , with their
lives . for the rooms were instantly a mass
of flames , and the efforts of the panic-
strlcken'10ther and children to save the con-
tents were nearly futile. As there were no
means of securing sufcient water at hand
the house was burned. There was but $150
Insurance
" 'nsH'rll of airs J. N' . ilobiuison.
FREMONT . Oct. 10.-Speclal.-The ( )
funeral of Mrs . J. ' \ ' . Robinson was held
this morning at the residence of her lon , J.
T. Robinson Dr. D. K. TIndal of Gratin
Island omclating . At the request of the
deceased the funeral was private only the
relatives and intimate friends of the family
attending. A large number of people fol-
lowed her remains to their last resting 1110 co
In Ridge cemetery .
" ' 01" : os WI'S'l'IIiLN ' " ' . \TNln\'A , .
Chief 1 : 1J11'r CrllJhll 1lnIHht1 Ills
Tour of 11..tol.
. WASUNGTON , Oct 10.-General Cralghllt .
ctilef of engineers , has returned to Washington .
Ington from . tour of Inspeton of the
river and harbor works In the upper 1lssls-
slppl and :1ssourl ! valleys. le found the government -
ornment projects there In a most gratifying
state of progress . and the result of hIs ob-
ser\'atonl ! doubtless will ' to .
\ doubtl5 wi servo l.trenglhe
the hands of the welter people In theIr
application to congress for liberal appropriations -
tonl to Improve their great \\terways. The
works on the Missouri In particular have
been PUShEd forward with remarkable speed
by Colonel Suter and In General Craig'
hill's eitimatlon . present an unsurpassed ex-
ample of successful engIneering. In one
stretch of eighteen miles In the neighborhood
or St. Joseph Mo. . lS a result of the im-
provements 55,000 acres of new land were
deposited by the river thus adding not only
to the agricultural resources of that section ,
but by narrowing the river greatly Improving -
proving navigation. In addition to this the
works have protected 13.00 acres of farm
land from erosion.
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Stoma's till 'rh. Jlnorings : Cnat on.
Majestically the great ocean gay hound
leaves the dock and steam. down the river
outward bound. But are you my dear sir
prepared for the na sickness almost always
Incident t a trantanto trip , with the In
fallible Itomachlc , Ilostetter's Stomach Dt
tenT I not expect to suffer without aid .
The Bitten . the staunch frIend of 11 'h
travel by sea or tend emigrants . tourists
commercial travelers . marIners. I completely
remedies nausea , biliousness , dyspepsia . rheu-
matte twinges and Inactivity of the kidneys .
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CAUGHT nURHANT NAPPING ' 1
During OrosssEaminstion Possession : no Lot His Self'
STORY WHICH WAS PALPABLY UNTRUE
_ \r"r R SIAht nrN'H" .f Court : the
. \r"n".1 1'Alllr.1 lilt \'unh'll
Coolness-\'enl I'mr tu ( 'ass-
, let II ni. I.
SAN FRANCISCO . Oct 10-Under the
rigid cross.examlnston of DIstrict Atornpy
Barnes Theodore Durant today did more to
convict himself of the murder of Blanche
Lament than any of the wlneloes against
him have done. The young assIstant Sunday
school superintendent went even further than
that , and proved to the satisfaction of the
most casual Listener that he was deliberately
perjuring hlmsclf. Several times he gave on-
ewers directly In conflict with well ostab-
Ished facts and changed his replies when
he realized that he was on dangerous ground.
le gave an explanation of I clew regarding
Blanche Lamont's disappearance . said to have "
been received by him that was so palpably
I falsehood ! that everybody In the court room
laughed aloull. The stifling atniospliere of
the overcrowded court room came to Dur-
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rant's rescue , and he was enabled to recover
from his confusion during the short recess
that folow . When he again ensue to the
stand he remained calm during the most try-
trig ordeals. The prosecution was , neverthe-
leas , well satisfied with the day's work , for It
had accomplished what had never been done
beCore-Durrant for a moment had lost his
wonderful self-possesson ! and had been caught
In a number of barefaced untruths.
LOST US iIEARINGS.
The maze In which Durrant lost his bel-
logs was In telling about the afternoon he'
pent at the ferries waiting to lee I Blanche
Lament would not appear. Two days before
the body of the young woman was discovered
Durrant said that as hI was standing at the
corner of Market and Montgomery streets a
stranger approached him and asked If hIs
name was not Durrant. The stranger then
asked Durrant If , In view of the fact that
his name had been unpleasantly connected
wih the disappearance of the girl , hc would
not like to find her. Durrant replied that
he would be overjoyed even to obtain n trace
of the missing girl.
"Watch the ferrle then this afternoon . "
said the stranger . "She will try to cross the
ba ) That Is my ad\'lce. " lie did not ask
the stranger his name hIs residence or for
any additional Information. Il went to luncheon -
chen antI from there to the ferrIes , where
ho remained until 5 o'clock , not ha\lnl
caught 1 glimpse of the missing girl While
he was waiting . however , he saw three mell-
heal students and an old schoolmate. One of
these men lad already testified that he PoW
Durrant accost a school girl whose description
answered that of Minnie Williams , who was
murdered that night and ride away toward
the mission on a Howard street car .
: lr. Bars asked him If he toM anybody
else of the clew gIven by the stranger , so
they could continue the search. Durranl
said that he bad had no opportunity to tel
any of Miss I.amont's friends When que-
toned closely Durrant admitted that 'he at-
tended a meeting of the Young People's so-
cety the same evening , where he saw several .
of hiss Lamont's intimate friends. Among
others was Thomas Vogel whom Durrant had
said a moment before was more interested
In the disappearance of the young woman
than anybody , else except Mrs. Noble , her
aunt. Durrant admitted that ho . had I private -
vato conversation with Vogel but did not
thInk to tel him about the clew he had ob-
tained.
SPRUNG A SURPRISE .
After a short recess . during which Durrant
recovered his composure , a surprise was
sprung on him In the hope that I might disconcert -
concert ' him . After asking Durrant If he had
ever made 'wrlUen 1tntemeht of his where
shouts on the day Blanche Lament . was mur-
dcre.1 and receiving an alrmatve reply ,
District Attorney Barnes asked the following
question : "Is ! It not 1 fact that you sent a
written statement of your case to your attorneys -
neys and wrote on the envelope : 'To be
opened If I ant convicted and to be returned
If I am acquitted ? ' "
The excitement caused by the , question was
. the hum voices '
Intpnse. In of Durrant's gnawer -
swer was lost and the stenographer was
asked to read the reply.
"I never sent an envelope to my attorneys
bearing such an inscription . " sold he.
Durrant was questioned at length regarding
the communication and the significant inscription .
scripton on the envelope but he dented that
ho sent such a document.
Durrant was next shown the various gar-
ments worn by Blanche Lament and asked
If ho had secreted them In the belfry where
they were found He identified the pieces of
clothing as the ones worn by hiss Lament
on the day of her death , but said he did not
hide them In the church
Durrant's strong nerves were tested by a
number of questions relative to the last time
he saw Miss Lament but he stuck to his
former statements on that point.
IUSJA J 'Ex'r ( A S''IICN.
n'fuM..l to R1 , \1 the 1 < , 'ld"IUt In
thc Unrrlnt Csise.
SAN FRANCISCO . Oct 10.-lrs. Susie
Rogers , wife of Phip Rogers . bas dlsap-
Peered . Her husband has been searching for
her for the past three weeks and now bl-
leves that he has locate his missing wife In
\Varsaw Wks . Mr. Roger Is a wel-todo
citizen \ho has many friends In OJltan . He
Is certain that the Durrant care had something '
thing to do with the wreck of his home.
Mrs. Rogers was very much Interested In the
ese and could not let a day pass without
hearing the testimony. She compelled her
husband to sit down every morning and read
to lies the full report of the trIal. Rogers
w.de through the testimony for days just
to please his wife. Sometimes It would take
nearly hal a day to complete his task. But
with undaunted heroism lie struggled on . de-
termlnl to please his wIfe even at the ex-
penso of his business
At lat endurance was no longer equal to
the task and Rogers deliberately went on
strike and declared that he would not rod
the stenographic reports any more. le was
willing to compromise on an' ' amicable basis
and read the introduction to the trial each
day , but this did not satisfy Mrs. Rogers.
She wanted to , hear the whole case or notblnl
The husband was firm . however . and would
not yield , so there was a disagreement and
Mrs . Rogers went away.
"I am not goIng to search for her any
more " said Mr. nog rs , "I gave her as good
a home as Is enjoyed by any woman In this
city and still she was not satisfied. I she
wants to reman In Warsaw where I believe
she I. she can do so . I seems hard . though
to lose a wife wIth whom you have lived for
eleven years .
"I pity any husband who Is compelled to
read the entire Durrant case to hIs wife His
life Is certainly made miserable , because : minE
was when I found that I hall to read the trIal
as I matter of duty I have given notice that
I will not be responsible for any debts contracted -
tracted by my wl . I she desires to return
home also ! I at liberty to do so . all I will
support her In' frt class etyle. But I will
not consent to read that Durrnt case from
beginning to end rack day a a compromIse.
I she wants to come home and spend her
time In reading the Durrant cue she can do
10. I have no objections to her reading the
case . but I do protest agaInst being made her
slave tn the matter . "
MILWAUKEE Oct. 10.-A special to the
Wisconsin from Wausau'is. . . rays : Ef-
forts to locate the Mrs. Roger referred to In
the Sa' FrancIsco dispatches were unavailing
today but I Is believed that she Is In the
city as InquirIes for mal for that address
have ben made lt the poatomce .
Unknown Mnn Murdered uUll Hub In' " ,
I'ITTSDURG , Oct. 10.-An unknown man
was murdered and rebbed at Dower 11111 .
near here lat nIght under circumstances
which are yet I mystery . Passengers on an
Iccommodaton train this morning discov-
ered the body lying near the track. An ex-
animation showed that he had been shot
through the bead and his pockets rifled. The
murder occurred where a gang of tramps
had been csmplng. The victim appeared to
be about ,0 yens of age but there was n
means or Identifying him. Detectives are at
work on the case .
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HI tl'I'\SI'U : = t ( 'I \'I"I' k\IUI.
Stroll "o rl.'f kris by ( lie Illinois ,
tnta Puds'ruliuu.
PEORIA : . Oc. JO.'At the meeting of the
State Federation I nbor this . .
I'elleralon pf 1,1bor morning 1f }
four .Ielegate wFre ; present , which Is one-
fifth or the nUlb expected .
The committee 01 convict labor presented a
report denouncing Commerce In the products
of stale prisons and asking unions of other
states to secure the abolishment of the contract -
tract system In favor of employing convicts
In snaking materials for good roads . and asking -
Ing the employment ; of convicts Ip the manu-
Caclu' of such goods urll products a are
consumed br the varIes state l11stltullous.
A report was recdmtlttd fer criticism of cigar -
gar makers for opposing a certain bill before
the legislature . .
A telegram vms ordered , Bent to Governor
AIehl asking respite fir I.yons , eentenced
to be hanged at Chicago : tomorrow .
Resolutions were adopted against allowing
musicians In the emplo of the United States
government to como Into competton with
cl\111n9 ; endorsing the action of PeorIa
miners In demanding dare restoration of the
coals of 189t : disapproving the decision of
the American Federation of Labor . executive
board In favor of , eceter from the Brotherhood -
hood of Palntera and ! Decorators all demanding -
InK investigation a the mater : boycotting
the German ready Jnade pages mid , plate mat'
ter of John Sllon & Co , of Chicago .
A resolution was reported declaring that
E. V. Debs was unjustly condemned to imprisonment -
prisonment being sent there wltholt trial by
jury and extending sympathy to him so far
as the methods employed by Judge Weds
hall caused the incarceration , but "not endorsing -
dorsing the warfare being waged by : ' .
Debs against t1l unionism generally and
the various railroad brotherhoods lu par-
tcllar ! , and calling Upon film to cense his
unholy stab at the only mens that cnn be
used by the wage workers to better theIr condition -
dition . " cal-
This resolution drew out a red hot. protracted
tracted discussion . during which Hebs was
both very highly marl warmly eulogized and
violently crltelsed and denounced Finally
the resolution was with '
adopted the followIng -
folol'-
InJ substituted for the latter part of I :
"And wo express the hope that when : fr.
Debs secure his liberty he will give his
splendid efforts / to the upholding of the trades
Onion movement of . America because we believe -
lievo that the solution of the great economical -
cal problems whIch we are pressing for solu-
ton cannot be had without the upholding
along the lines which ! respect the autonomy
of each In the settlement of its own trade
affairs. "
A resolution was adopted In favor of a
label on convict made goods.
An assessment of 1 cent
per per month
per capita was ordered , on unions represented
directly for legislative work. A report was
adopted endorsing Prof. Bemis , late of Chi-
cage university
1.0\ " ' . \'I n ITIU : 0110 TA1.I.la- .
Ih'1 'IrIIMI'U\'fltul IIM AhnoHt l : n-
tlrely Ceased.
PITTSBURO Oct. 10.-For two months a
severe drouth has reigned west of the Ale-
gheny mountains , The drouth extends over
western lennsyl\nl' , West VIrginia , almost
the entire state of Ohio and In parts of In-
diana In all except the last named state
there has been a remarkable deficiency In
rainfall accordln ' lb'te ' ' figures of the Pitts-
burg weather station'
Local Forecaster O. p. Stewart says that up
to date the total deficiency In rainfall since
the beginnIng of thcl'year ' his bn 9.08
Inches SInce April ,2Q , , there has been no
coal stale on the lonongaheia river. Not a
bushel of coal hns' ° passed south sInce that
month and 8,000 miners In the rIver pits
have bren Idle a mpst , the entire perloll. All
the bests and barges are loaded and 20,000-
000 bushels of cdl11lrave been waiting three
months for higher"ater on which to go
south . " . , ,
\ many polnte"railroads are belnl ) " forced
to lial water fOr their , ' engineS The Ohio
river Is.o low at-East Liverpool that the
Influent pIpes ass harp .nl the supply Is
scarcely sufficient to supply domestic require-
ments In the towti . some of' whose establishments -
establsh-
ments are idle thIs , .week .
Nliie - tenths of the $ mal towns have been
strictly Ulhled "o thel onsunpton of water
by police , regulatwl& A , large number of
towns have cut oft shops and mills . In Lawrence . -
renee , 1lercer and adjoining counties . fann-
ers ore selling their stock because of the '
dirculy In keeping , cattle watered ,
In all of the fields surrounding , Pltshlrg
the wore ! of drilling new wolfs has bee
greatly interfered wIth for n month past
on account of the scarcity of water So great
lies this become In sonic sectons a to cause
a practically com'plele uspenston of opera-
tions . ,
tons. _ _ . _ _ _
Sl1OltR' IX Ills C.\SH ACCOUNTS .
Illinois 10"tll..1 Conies to Grief
' 'h rHIAh Bad 1"llllch'rJ'A.
'CHICAGO . Ocl. to.-Irvlng g. I'ulsc the
postmaster at Glen Ellyn . Is a defaulter -
faulcr to the governmelt to the extent of
$1,000. The amount has been lade good by
his frlen s. Repayment to the government
did not save pulse from arresl. He was
brought before United States Commissioner
Humphrey and gave 1 $1,000 bond to the
present grand JurYi. Tie department at
Washington notified Clptaln J. E. Stuart
that Pul50 was wrong In his accounts. Inspector -
specter Gould l \ert Pulse was $1.000
short In his money order account and the
arrest followed. Pulse was appointed post-
master a year ago. .
iA : INTO A GHOUl 01 GIItlS
. \noth.r Ieplm ' nble Aeeldeml . II the
ChlclAo Illrol" ' 1\'IIH.
CHICAGO . Oct. 10.-A work train on the
Panhandle , railroad last night ran Into a
group of , three ltte' girls picking up coal tn
the yards at Thiry-eighth street The In-
jured :
Rosa Kummer , 8 years old . internal injuries -
juries . rIght arm , left leg and nose broken ;
will die
Emma Kummer 12 years old , scalp wound
and bruises ; lay recover.
E. Francis Kummer , 10 years old , slight
bruises ; will recover . . .
Movers l1hhll' u Little Girl.
LAWRENCE . . Kan. . Oct. 10. Deputy
Sheri Bowman of Jefferson county arrived
! In Lawrence last ' night having Jn custody a
party of movers charged with kidnapping I
12-'ear-ol girl named Eta ladclle , near
'ronganoxle . yesterday morning . Eta was
on her way to school and the mover tried
to persuade her to go with them She re-
fused and they compelled her to walk ahead
of the teams for seven miles . The party
took dinner at a school house near here and
when they were ready to start on the girl
mixed wit the school children and got
away. She returnd home this afternoon.
Ofce' promptly tracked the movers through
and fOUnd"them last
Lawrence night , brIng-
Ing them back here tayail .
hIIH : ( . Jai.
severe . ? lrr I" Au"trull.
ADELAIDE ; South lAustrala , Oct. 10.-A
dispatch ! received tler ' today from Colgardle
the center of the' ) , , w gold fields . announce
that a whole block of buildings there on
Dayle .treet , was burned yesterday by a
fire which was ' stlr ( ( thrOUgh the upsetting
of a lamp I 'Is I jl ( I 'ated that the damage
done will amount l J . 50.000.
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] 1JOn AlUmS IS A FREE MAN
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Judge Drntc1 Summarily DlemIsS the
Case Against Mira .
JUDGE ADVOCATE WILL TAKE AN APPEAL
Cmlinct of ( h'lrrnl 'I.lel.1 II
Ordering lilt Arrest Crllrl"I" . In
StnthllA JIIAlnAt by the
UI.trl"t Justice .
WASIIINOTON . Oct 10-Judge Bradley of
the district supreme court today ordered the I
discharge from custody of Major I Gecrge A.
Armes , who was arrested on the order A'I
Lieutenant General Schofield Just prior to I
the lat r's retirement from con1mal1 of the ,
army for hating written hll In II'Ulllg
letter . Judge Dradle scored the action ot I
the hate general of the army . characterizing
It as unlawful , tyrannical all c.II.rlclous. . I
In discharging Major Antes whose arrest !
and confinement G nerl S hoOelt hat ordered -
derlc by virtue of his position as actng soc ' '
rotary of war . Judge Bradley says : "Tho
arrest and taking DC Alm into custody .
carrying blm away from his homo to barracks -
, racks and holding hIm In close arrest without -
out any antecedent charge of cllme preferred
" In any way araln 1 him was unjust nnla -
fnl , arbitrary
tyannical and eapnclmts on
I the p.lt of General Sclofell In whatever
i capacity he acted . whether acting as lieutenant -
ont general or acting secretary or war. The
petitioner ts discharged . "
The judge then went Into the matter , at
considerable length and said : "No charge
was preferred against Arles at the time of
his arrest . no accusation of crime has been
ned since , and no confinement since his ar-
rest was necel' aIY. The arrEst and confinement -
ment were Iluccessr ) ' and opprrss'e. As
the offense charged would . upon substautia-
ton , result only In reprhlall , suspension or
Ilsmlmal , the posse slon of the body of the
accused was not Mcesul' to carry out the
charges as would hare been the case if I ImprIsonment -
prIsonment or death was to be the sentence . "
Speaking of the presldent's power In army
matters . the judge said : "Tho pre ldent : )
the United Slates Is I commander-In-ehlef of
the omeera of the army 01 the retired list.
This function of the chief executive , how-
ever , Is unaccompanlell by harrowing care or
weighty responsibility . ills title of cone
mander-ln-chleC. so for as It relates to re-
tired ofilcers . he I shorn of all power to Impose -
pose duties , and appears to be on empty
name.
name. HOHT 0 COURT IAHTIAIJ.
Judge Brlley In his opinion expressly
recognized the rIght to court martial a retired
army oJeer b ) saying : "By Sltol 1,250 of
the Revised Statutes of the United States , he
II 'subject to the rules and articles of war
and to trial by court martial for any breach
thereof ' " and he declares that arrest was
not essential to 1 court uartial. Speaking of
the letter written to General Schofehl by
Armes , he cited the article of war relative to
complaint by otcers and men anti sold :
"This wars a personal and prl\ate cort15uunl-
cation to thut olilcer . I makes grave
Ira\p
charges of persecution . injustice . wrong , and
unjust and ' Improper ofilcial actQn by Con-
oral Scholcl to the petitioner. I these
charges were true would their making bl
conduct unbecoming an olccr and gentenan
or conduct prejudicial to general good order
and military discipline ? I the petitioner believed .
le\'ed or thought that thty were well founded
would I be such conduct ? Is I lIId
that an olcer In active service mar lawfully
seek redress ( rein the commanding officer of
his regiment whom he thinks has wronged
Idm and that a common soldier may lawfully -
fully complain of an ofcer If he thinks him-
self wronged by hIm , but a retired emcer . out
of actlvorservice . engaged In the pursuits of
civil life , cannot complaIn to the general , commanding -
man lng the army of wrongs that he thinks
or believes that general has inflicted upon
hint without beIng subject to summary ar-
rest and incarceration and ultimate trIal by
court martial ' I so , then there Is a rigid
unwritten discrIminaton against such an of-
fcer , that shollll receive early attention and
righting from , our nntOlat legislature. "
TIle War department officials were naturally -
' ally much disappointed and chagrined at the
I decision of Judge Bradley In 'the Arlps case.
Secretary Lament refused to say what his
, purpose was . but It Is Inferred In vIew of
the breadth of the decision that 10 attempt
will be made to try the captain by court martial
tal , pending the acton of the appellate court
Upon the appeal noted today. The case has
outgrown its original insportauce In vIew of
the conrt'a acton today . and now becomes
of absorbing Interest to nil of the army involving
'vol\lng ' , as It Is said to do , the whole quostlon
queston
of the amen labity of retired omcers to dis-
cipline.
MAY , Civil GJIDI\lY AX OPEN 1'OIt9' .
Chlnl . 1 JI.re"llA her Gratltndr for
. .
I Fnorled Act ur Jrl'luIMhll" .
WASHINGTON , Oct 10.-The German
trade ' Interests In east Asia form the subject
of an interesting report to the State department -
l.elt by United States Consul Stephen lt
AI''aburg , Oermany. He says by the Chinese .
nese-Jnpanc e war and the action of Germany
In the settlement between tie two countries
the attention of German merchants hu been
drawn mom than heretofore to the empires
of eastern Asla There are already InJlea-
tions that the German intervention will bear
good fruit for its trade. I Is already claImed
that German Interests In the 1St are grow-
Ing and In commerclal circles there Is great
satrfacton : over the presence of a German
squadron for the protection of the hUIre3t3
of that cau try . Now the consul reports
comes a movement for the taking advantage
of the present favorable dispositon of China
toward Germany to secure a port as con-
IIE' ) : aton for the latter's active intervention
In China's favor such as the I nglsh possess
In Hong Kong I can easily bo een that by
the cessIon of a port a foothold of the greatest
importance would bo obtained for the trade
and Infnence of Germany and a new period
In the growth of that nation's commercial
interests In the east would be the result.
The consul gives copious figures to illustrate
the pre80nt magnitude of this German trade
with China and its growth as compared with
the JapanesE trade.
News for the . trmy .
\VASIIINGTON Ocl. 10.-Slleclal ( Tele-
Iral.-Flrt ) LIeutenant Clarence n. Edwards -
wards Twenty-thIrd Infantry , has been
granted leave for one month
Colonel George I. Mendel , engineer corps ,
will be retired on account of age on corp
day next ThIs whit cause the following pro-
motions by seniority of rank : Lieutenant
Charles n 'Suter to be colonel and Major
Andrew N. Damrell to be lieutenant colonel.
No promotons have yet been. made to fill
the vacancy In the grade of major resulting
from the recent death of Colonel Orlando M.
Poet and the consequent promotion.
lon ' n l'ostuuistrr AI'II.lltrol.
WASHINGTON , Oct 10.-Special ( Tele-
gram.-J. ) n. Polok was today appointed
postmaster at \Vlota Cass county la. . vice
L. M. Labman . resigned
Dr Samuel Phelps was today appointed an
examining surgeon for the pension bureau at
Aberdeen , S. D.
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Is 'j pinned down
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J a , , . . - to one or two uses of P ear 1. m will
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r'1'J \ - throwing away all the gain and
gin
J help that she can get from It
n ( , " I in other ways ? I you
, " have proved to yourself that
, V ) l Pearlne washes clothes . I .
for instance in the easiest , .
- quickest , safest way you ought
, to be ready to believe that Pearlne 'ou is '
the best for washing and cleaning everything Thats the
truth , anyway. ) Try it and sec. Into ever drop of water
that's to be used for cleansing anything put some Pearline . m
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THJ CREATE9T OF ALL BANKRUPT SALES
COGS MERRILY ON
DEEP CUTS FOR FRIDAY
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IN OUR CROCKERY , CLASS AND TINWARE
THE S. P. MORSE STOOK MUST GO.
COME EARl Y AS THESE ARE QUICK
SELLING PRICES.
S. E. OLSON COMPANY .
(6h ( ( and Fnrom Sts. ) -
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Crockery and Glassware----
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Irnn Stone China Plntrs . MnrseLs Glass ferry Dishes . Morse's
Irol ( hlnl 11t ( . I lerr ) II ht t prireIGC
price Se , . C ' . . , . .
) C ! e our l'rlcu onl. . . . . . l' and 40e. our price only. . .
Pomona 1)'Ico lee latmp , our Chlumeys price 011) ) ' . Jlor . . . a's . . t C 4 .plle price fo Glass , ' , our Creams 1)'Ico Sets only. . . : . 'or ' . . C'125c .
Vienna China A. n. Coffees ,
\
\llnna
Greenwich ( Linn i'egctnble ! nud Morse's price iSo anti COrel1 ( )
Site Dishes h11 . : VegetaIJalll price , tC , 1n'ICe ani II'lo . . . : . 'c . . . . . 4il' . . . our . . 1C
our price unly . . , . . . . . . . . . . .
OISH Salt atI ) _ Pepper ; Sinkers , 3c Iron Dishes Slone , Morse's ( ' hiln , ' vt \ , our15C 5
prlee 3'c C
' PPl1 UC IIIlorsc'l 11'llu ' our
Morse's , ' ' . \ : . :0
: 1 price 10e our price endy , Ilrleo only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l
Slump 1'Inirs I , Iorse's price 10e , Q 1'lnc ) ' gilt lap Itoso Downs 7c
our 1 trice clilr' : . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 3c stereo's piece 1Si' . our Illco Ol'
Ilnvilund hlnn Saurers , orse's I.lnlh Globes fr hmuglng Ilnl,2 ' (
11\11111 1 ) : , our prIce 8lurll o u ly : . . . . . . 5c 5 JorHe . ' 1 Price Ge , our price 01111' : ( C
Chess ! , Derry Dishes , . lore's prlco 7 11-Inch decorated Globes , horse's for lianglug p,00,35C 5
_ Oe , our t trice only. I : . . . . . . . . . . C our price enl lor80'1 ) . . . . . linen . ) . . . $1,0 . . I
Glass or'l , Syrup : ' . lung pllen , plain 25c , our and prlco col- N 1 \C \ Hotel price < .c. blltl. our err price dozen enl ) ' , . 10's(135c . . . .
Engraved Glass ; Water Bottles , lintel T.lnber : , phlil 01' l'nJrllet. ( \
with stoppers . ! "Iorso's ) Botlei11 I I C :1.011 Ice $1,00 per dozen , ou 49C
our ) stollllrs. only . . . . . . . . . . . : . . 1 n Ice enl } . . . $1.0 . . lIeI . . . . . . OUI'
' .
Glass 1111'Illal Sllt. per dozen , 5 Fancy assorted tN'ornt..1 . & hlnn Irlee ) Cuspidors $1,00 nnd 49
Morse's price lie , our twice only. C $ L.a our 1 . rice e'l only. . . . . . U.U . . . . . . nli . . . . /C
Decorated Glass Lnmp Globes , Bill ) ) Glass Pitchers , '
Morse's price 35e , oar price Only , C $1.00 , our price omil1 Morse's59 C
Grcen'Ich Chlsa Platters , largo ItidgWtiy's English I'orcelaht Ihn-
slze , Morse's price lEeour . . . 1505' Sets , Morse's . ,
only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rice . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . prieo . , . . , . . $8.tt0 . . , . , , our . . . , 3,95
Glass Fruit and Cake Stauds,20 . . avlband Cltinn Soup Plates ,
Morse's price 10c , our price onlyL C . torso's price Ec , our prieo only , l2e
TINWARE , ETC ,
Tea and Coffee Strainers , torso's I Flour or Fruit Strainers , Morse's
price tic , our price price 15e , our price only. , , , , , , , , , , 5C
Lamp Burners , Morse's , Q Solid '
price lOc
hack
our price only , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 4C rice he Scrub our price. Brush . . . . , . . horse's . . . . . . . . . C
Tin Nutmeg Crider and Apple Improved Scrub Brushes ,
with
Corer only , Morse's price ic , our price I C thumb protector , horse's 1 rttcc 17c
9intro { v only r , . . Morse's . . . . . . . . . . prieo . . . . . . . . 5c . . , . . our . . . . C Dmshle Morse's Duplex pace lac Lnntp , our price homers only. , f 7c
Tin Corers , large size , Morse's
price lOc , our price , , , , C 4-quart , our 011 price Cans only , Morse's , , , , , , , , , , , price , , , , , , ( j C
Individual prole 5c , our Butter price Molds , . , horse's , , , , , 2C Tin 1 r Duly ' , , , , .fors.'s , , , , , , , , , erica , 15c , our 5C
Sink Brushes , horse's prlce IOc ,
our price only . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C Tin l'tmmscl , medium size 1 .
price 2oc , our erica Only' , , , , . , , , . . , C
Tin Ice 15c , Cream Molds , . , Morse's . . . . , , , 5e Tin Funnels , large size , Morse's
price our price only. Ike
price , .
25e our pt ice only. . . . . . . . . .
Pan Milk Strainers , Morse's price Tln Sugar or Flour Scoops ,
lIe , our price only , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . SC our sorted sizes , Morse's price 30c as- , IOC
Pan Milk Strainers , large sizel5 Compartment Dinner PnII ,
horse's price 3Sc , our price only C Morse's price SOc , our price onhy,29C
Perfection Toilet Fixtures , Morse's Patent Russian Iron Roasting
price lIe , our price only , , , , , , , , , , . 5 C 1'nns , 3 slzos , horse's price sueb C
900 and $1.00. our erica only , , , , , ,
FANCY CROCKERY.-1I
Havlland and Vienna , High Grade Goals , fancy pieces , vasoa , platoa
fish sets , A. D. coffees , plain decorating ohlna , etc , , etc. A largo y
and elegant assoetmostall jm at 50c on the dohlar , 'lliaplaved on
sj octtil counter , 11t'et floes , ll tlt street ontrauee ,
SAPOLIO
LIKE A GOOD TEMPER SHEDS A
BRIGHTNESS EVERYWHERE.
DRAPERIES
In this department glo does now what it took
$25 to accomplish a short time ago---the new fabrics
are so much superior and styles so much better -
ter that old goods offered at an actual
REDUCTION OF FIFTY PER CENT
would not be cheap in comparison. You can see in
our drapery department the newest the market
affords , and the prices arc lower than houses with
shelves of old goods can possibly afford ,
CO.
1 ivorick Co1
TILE LARGEST STOCK t21ND LOWEST 1'RICES
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A bcantlful new stock , purchased at the
Lowest prices ever Inaown . . . . ,
12061208 DOUGLAS ST. - a OMAHA.