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Tlllfl O f ATI A DAILY lilSEt SAT I iMAY , DISOlflJKKEK 14 , 1805. ICST AFTER THE SHOOTIXl L 'hat NVitncscs Saw and Heard at the I l Residence , STORIES BY THE HUSBAND AND WIFE Kuch Ti.oU Il < 'Mi' * > IIHj of I lie Kill InM 'I einlliniiiij ( iiiliiK to Slum Lliiittplini I in I ted to Hie HotlKt * Unit l > v TIio I'll murder trial nlll not last A * long 3 hns bscn n.ititrally < ? xp-ced. ! Tlio state has some tlxty wltnes'en , but n numb r of them 7.111 l < c called only In re Initial nnil mnny of them ha\e but little t offer In the way of making the conn ctlng chain of evidence. Judge Kcysor has'deter mined to have no foollsiinet-s in the lica'ln of the rase and will not submit to any tactic of attorneys or wltnpss > a that would tend t retard the progress of the trial In the slight est degree Ho has made cve-y possible ar raiigcment for the comfort of th * Jurors and they \\lll bo able to go thiough the trial v\t ! as little \\ejrlni > M .is poss.ble Attorneys on both sides of the case ha\ apparently caught the Eplilt of ths court am nr > mailing on effort to get the cvllenca o the many witnesses before the Jury with a llttlo friction and objection as possible Whll the wltncssei are cloaely cro"3-exaiultied am questioned ns to ths minutest details of th testimony , thcro Is an evident dcslto on th part of the ntlcrneji to get at the meat of th testimony \\ltlioiit uny badgering of witness" or haggling o\or technicalities of the liw At the opening of court yesterday the nttorneya made n stipulation that the rccori thoiild show nn exception In fa\or of the n'd ' against which the touit should nuk ? a ruling without the formality of thn attorney asUliiR for thn exception. This action was taken fo tht purposu of avoiding delay and was satis factory to the court and all of the attorneys. Interest In the case Increase a the tih piogrjHsea and the court room was crow dot again yesterday. Nearly a score of wit nesses were present , aside from thsse who nrj In the case. Mrs Chappie has not > e appeared Jn the court room. She Is In th city and will probably be called as a wltnen for the state before the completion of the evidence for the prosecution. TOLD I3V TIIU JANITOR. George W. Arms'rong , Janitor at the Trail school , was the first witness called > ester- day. He was In company with W. II. Adams nnd was passing the Ish nous ? , on Utorgi avenue , on Sunday evsnlng , June 9 , last , and heard tha shots that werellred at the seen of the tragedy. He explained that the seven shots were- fired within a half minute , th first thrco shots coming In rapid succesploi nnJ the last tour at a longer Interval. Th witness run across the street and ; uw Ish In the yard. He saw Hall going Into the houoo He saw Mrs. Ish at the dining r03111 door The mother of Ish was not In Ur- room wher Chapplo lay while the wittiest ) was there He saw her In the sitting room as he came out of the room In which Chappie's body wa lying. The vltncss again described the posl tlon In which Chupple'H body was found , hi statements agieelng.ltli those of Hall ant Adams Chappie was t > tlll nlUe when wit ness enteisd Hie roam. He was gasping am his face was so d ! oolorcd by powder that th witness at first thought he was a colord man. Ho llvwl but a moment after wltnes entered th } room. "I heard Ish state. " said the witness , "tha his wife had killed Chapplo because 'lit1 ' dejc man had attempted to assault her. I heart It'll say that one of the revolvers came out o the bureau drawer. " Mr. Armstrong said that while In the room ho baw Ish raise his fc-ot as though to kick the body of Chappie , and neard him say : "I am glad of It. The did not get half what he deserved. " The witness had some evidence on the charge that Ish had been Instrumental In getting Chapplo to visit the Ish house. "When 1 asked Ish who the dead man was , " said Mr. Armstrong , "ho said that his name was Chappie , that he was a sewing machine agent. Ish luid that he telephoned twice , or sevcial times thut day for Chappie to come to the house and that he had not come until Just then. " "What conversation d'd ' you have with young Mrs. lo'i ? " asked Mr. Bildrlg ? . "When I arrived at the door , " replied the witness , "I v.as with Mr. Adams. Mrs Ish waj at the door and before anyone- said any thing gli said : 'I did It to defend myself and my child. ' Then fho slid that Chappie had assaulted her. Mrs. Ish had her baby In her arms at the time of the conversation " On cross-eximlnatlon Mi. Armstrong stated that he had been In the house from 7:20 : o'clock until five minutes after 8. There was no artificial light In the rooms or house during his stay , but It was light on account of the season and the clear sky Mr. Ran som iniecceded In showing that Mr. Arm strong , at the coroner's Inquest , had been asked to detail the conversation he had heard at the Ish icsldence at the tlmo of the shootIng - Ing , but had been unable to give anything like us much testimony as he had given at the tilal now In progress. The witness-said that during his stay In fie IIOUM he did not ECO Mr. Ish's mother until Just as he was leaving , and then saw her In the sitting room and did not sco her In the room In which Chappie was Ijlng dead. HE HEARD THE ISH STORY. .Charles ricebe , a butcher living at 2913 Mason street , a half block from the house In which the tragedy occurred , testified that he taw Chappie on the porch of the Ish hou"3 In company with Ish a few minutes before ho heard the , shots llrol. He saw Chanple go upon the porch , where he was cleaning Ills shoes. Ish UIIB standing at his side. Ish rtont Into the house first , and way followed by the man whom ho afterwards saw dead In the house , and who proved to be W. II , Chapplu. ' - " When the shots were fired the witness ran toward the Ish house. He saw Mr. Hull and several others running toward the lions' . IIu saw Mrs. Ish at the door. She was holding her baby on one. arm and held a rcvolvci In her right hand. Mrs. Ish said : "I did It. I killed him to protect my honor and my child. " She then handed the revolver to Mr Hall. When he saw that Chappie was still olive , witness started for a doctor. At the door he met Mrs. Martha Ish , and she threw up her hands and said : "Mv stars , wliat has happened ? " Young Mrs. Ish repllsd : "Mother , I killed him. " The witness telephoned for the police , notified Coroner Maul nnd got a physician and returned to the house. "When I got bick to the hones , " said riefbe. "Ish was there , Ho ] > ut on his coat nnd I asked him how It had all happened. Ho said : 'We bought a sow ing machine from this mnn and lie came to ilx It. I telephoned for him yesterday. I was out In my mother's barn when he came , I met him and nuked him what ho wanted. Ho salt ! hn had come to fix the tuning machine. 1 said It was n nice time to fix a cowing ma chine , at that hour and on Sunday. Chappie cald that he > could call again the next day and fix It. I Insisted on his coming In then , Hu did to and wo went Into the bedroom. My wlfo ablteil me to go and get BJIIIO kindling. I took the baby and went out. In Just a minute I heard mylfe screaming. I ran to the room anil drew my revolver. My wif * wrenched the revolver from my hand end ehot Chappie.1 " rLUEUE KNEW AHOUT DRAINS. Mr. I'lcebe seems to have besn pretty busy on the night of Juno 9 , He saw everything , apparently , and had a Innd In everything that was going on. Ills story was liberal In detail. On cross-examination he became ellgluly rattled , but In the main kept pretty close to his text. Ho claimed to have been the Hut to enter the bedroom , and said that the body ffll over from a sitting to a pros trate position before any ono eli'j entered , Mr , Hall's test'mony ' was that ho was tlio first man to enter the room , and that Le found Chappie In u sitting posture , I'leebe helped examine the boJv r ; chappl ? , and was abiut the last man to leave the placs that night. He saw a blood stain or a brain train on the plllon , another on the bedstead , nnd one above the bed , on the wall , "What maK a you think the etaln was caused by brains ! " a * > Ked Mr. Ransom. "Well. " answered Mr. Flecbo , with chirm- ing frankness , "I'm a butcher by trade , and I , know brains , " * The evidence given by Mr. Tleebe did not tal'y ' with that told by him before tlis coron er's Jury , and the defence made It as prom- . Jnont as passible. At the coroner's Inquest I ho had said that he saw Chappie pass up to the Ish home , end paw Ish go over from bit mother' ! bouse. The witness did not get rut of th tiniflo very cl arlv Th rt was aiw a conflict In his l.vo \ rs > lon of thn convriijillon he had with Ici but Mr , Flcfbe wix posl ive on the main poli.ts In his tes timony A It Lo.vr'e , n carpenter living at1414 Lenvnworth Mrfet , was called. Ho" raw Jamo * I h about 10 o'clock on Sunday mornIng - Ing , Jun * D , on hi ! wheel at Two-ity-ninth and rav nnoith streets , going cast. He ovrtook Ish at Tvvcnty-s > vontli street an. asked him where he wits going and Ifh repllct that ho was golni ? down town. "t'aik him to put up his wheel , " inlJ M I < owrle , "and f.-o with me for a buggy title He ( aid he could not g with in * , as there ha been sonif monl.eylng going cm &t his hous whllo ho was away and he was going to sta at home. ' GUN WITH A HISTORY. Mr I. , nrlo bid had nn engagement to g with Jlmmle out north that day The wltncs Identified the revolvers and was pretty con fldent that he had seen the revolvers at Ish homo a number of times. The nlck l-platet pistol hnd a h ! tory One night Jlmmle hat gone home late and was washing his hanu wh n he heird Ma wlf" muttering as thoug talking In her sleep. He did not pay nine attention and n moment later hi ? lalsed u In bed and shouted , "Ppcalc , or I'll shoot The wltne-y t-ald "She came purty nea Clttln' Jlmmle that time , and I saw the re \olv = i the day Jlmmlo told me about It. " Mr. I.swrlc was quite deaf'but very voli ble. "Well , I'll fll vou , " he would re mark with a Pinlle at the end of each ques tlon , and then settle back and slnrt In ft reminiscent tone and It would require th combined efforts of the attorneys , the cour anil the bailiff to get him stopped. O cross-examination it was shown that Is- and .Mr Ko rie had had a row some tlm before the Killing of Chappie , but all th effort1 * of the rourt olllccrs could not chok Mr Un-rle oft until ho said that "Me ant Jimmy used to have lots of scraps , but they' blow over In a minute. We ore good friend now " Mr * Anna Sammon , living at 809 South Nineteenth street , testified that Ish ha called nt her home on the forenoon of Sun day , Juno n , and had cskcd If Chappie , spvlng machine agent , lived or boardet there. I h tame to the hours on his whcc and after learning that Chappie did not boar there rode away. At the conclusion of Mrs. Sammon's evl diMice the court adjourned for the noon re " 2SS , There was much of Interest In the tra ! durlni ; the afternoon. Mis. Chappte , wldov of the victim of the tragedy , was pres en and gave her testimony. Mis. Gicen , a former servant at the I ° * i home , fron whom much damaging testimony VMS ex p-cted by the state , was called and gave i portion of IIT evidence An Important lega plnt was ral'ed bearing on the admission o Mrs Green's testimony and Judge Key so will pasa upon It thlp morning. The cour room was crowded to It ? utmost during th afternoon , more than fitly women bslu present. ISH ON CHAPPLE'S TRAIL. Miss Margaret Leonard , M39 South Nine teenth street , was first called at the after noon ssslon Miss Leonard Is an extremely bright looking young woman who discovered before the Judge could conect her , that sh was holding her left hand up to be s\vorn ind renudlcd the mistake promptly. Ml Leonard was at Mrs. Sammon's resldcnc on Sunday , June 9 , when Ish called ther and mule inquiries concerning Chappie. He testimony was corroborative of that of Mrs Sammon In eveiy respect. Mrs. Marlcn A. Williams lived at S10 Sputl Eighteenth street , on June 0 last , and tes Itlcd that Ish called at her houte on that day shortly before noon nnd Inquired If Cliapp ! boardel t'ier\ ' She replied in the negath and Ish , after Inquiring If thsre was any of the neighbors \.ho kept boarders , 1'ft th house. The testimony cf Mrs. Williams v.a corroborated by her husband In part. II saw Ish call at the house , but did not hea any of the conversation bs'vvecu him ant Mrs. Williams. Mrs Josephine Ilannon , residing at 100 Georgia avenue , Just across the street fron the Ish cottage , testified that she saw a man approach the Ibh hous ? soon after o'clock Sunday evening , June 0. The man who she afterward teamed was Chappie , wa across the street from the Ish home. " saw James Ish como out or his house , " ealt Mrs Ilannon , "and stand nt the top of th stsps He was in his hltt sle'VCP Mr Ish had his hands In his rockets and wa looking at Mr. Chappie , who t-tool for abou tlirca minutes. Then Mi. Chappie crosset 'ho ' street and Mr. Ish came down the- step and met Chappie. They wood , cleaning thel boots , a moment , and th n Ish went up the hteps nnd Into the house. Mr. Chappie fol lowed him up the steps. Some one from th Inside pushed the screen door open and Mr Chapplo stcppsd InsldE. " Mrs Hanncn heard the shots fired ant saw Ish come out of the house and wall Into the street. She said t > he had neve Eoen Chapplo go Into the Ish residence be for' . Ezra II. Hemming , a newspaper reporter , told of his Interview with Ish on the mim ing after the tragedy. Ish told the witness tl'nt several days before the shooting Mrs Ish had come home crying , late In the even ing , and said that Chappie had Induced her to go to a room with him and had tried to take lib rl'es with her. That was the Ilrst Intimation tint I ° li had of his wife's icla- llons with Chapplo. "I asked him , " salt Hemming , "who fired the first shot , and Is ! replied that h's wife fired the flrat shot There was nothing said about Chapplo hav ing fired the first , or any shot " Joseph A. Ilannon , 100S Georgia avenue , was called and coiroborafd the testimony of Ills wlfo as to the visit of Chappie to the Ish residence. MRS. CHAPPLE'S TESTIMONY. "Mro Chappie. " announced Mr. Baldrlgt- and there was a sensation , partleulaily among tae women present , as the widow of ths trag edy's victim arose and stepped to th ; witness stand. Mrs. Chappie ID a tall , coiiely woman whose otherwise handsome face bore tracer of suffering and s'ckne-ss. She was drowse * ' In deep mourning , nnd cams Into th ? court loom carrying In her arms the posthumous offspring of W. II. Chapplo , a baby , not quite four weeks old. At the coroner's InqucU Mrs. Chappls np- poired as a witness for the state and gave evldenc * showing that her husband had talked with her of the lili case , and that she bar t < jsn notes purporting to have been wiltten to him by Mrs. Ish. It was something of a surprise and a disappointment to the attorneyt for the defens ? that the state did not seek to secure any of this evdunes. ( Mrs. Chappie testified that she was married to Chapplo at New Richmond , WIs. , four yeain ago , and wni. iho mother cf two children , one 2 yeirs of as and the youngest but four woskj old She toDtined that at the time of the shooting ol her husband they were living In a furnieheJ room at C07 South Thirteenth stioet. On the day of the shooting her husband wns at home nearly all the forenoon , and at suppr time In the evening. After supper he went out to reo a man who had called to as' < him to fix a sowing machine. Sli ? accompanied him to the head of the etalr nnd that was the hit time she saw him alive. She testified that oho never t > i\f him rave n revolver , and would nave knonn of it , she thought , If he had kpt ono ctthei en hli. person or In the houze. Then the defense set out to adduce some evidence concerning the ptatcmcntii the wlt- ncsu hnd made at the coroner's Inquest , but thn state raised the objection that It waa not cross-examination , and the court sustained ho objection , Mr. Rnni'om kought to secure ansu'w tn a number of questions without tmcceM. He ae'tsd what book Chappie was reading on Sunday afternoon , and Mrs. Chap- ilo replied : "Heyon 1 Pardon. " "Whero did he say he got It ? " This uus overruled , es were the following luostlons ; "D-d ho say that h got It from a married toman who lived on South Tutnty-nlntli treet who had a llttlo baby ? " "Did he tell you of n. man who lived on South Twenty-ninth street whose wife had a llttlo baby ? " "Did he have a ring which he said be got from a mauled woman living on South Twenty-ninth street ? " "DM yen see any Ultern that he had which mrporied to have fcsen written to him by- Mrs. Ish and signed by her or with her null-Is ? " "Did ho not tell you thst ho was trying to get $1,000 cut of this woman ? " All of thesa questions wrre overruled by ho rourt. Mrt < . Chappie finally answered ho defendant' attorneys to the effect that he had a damage suit for J5.000 against nines C. It > h puidlng In court for the killing f her huebaml. Mr. Kamom stated that h'- desired to se- ure from the witness something of her vldrnce that bed been given before the orcner'u Jury , and would auk that the be unimorcd to appear for thr defense , or at catt that she might b called again by the drfonti dur ng t'ic Irial Mm Chappie wai then allowot to tc-av * the stand , but rcmalnn us t cp'ct4lor during the rer of the after no n. ISII'F THREE VERSIONS. H nry I * . Haze , captain of police , testified he held a number of conversations with Mr Ish on the morning after the tragedy He iifrd no duress , made no promises or threats n ml the B atem'nts rf the prisoner were vol untary. The captain admitted that after Ish had told two stories of the tragedy he toll him that his stories did not Jibe and that 1 would bs bet'er ' for him to tell the truth. "In the first conversation with Mr. Ish , ' fflld Captsln Haze , "I nskel him how It h p P'ned. He told mo 'hit nfUr Chappie callet ho himself etartel to the cellar to get fame kindling. He heard a noise and some scream In ? and ran up to the room. He tried to ge Into the room , but Chappie held the door Mr Ish said h' got the door opsn far cnougl to get his hand in and that his wife took the rev oh or and shot Chapplo. "In the second conversation Ish Mid tha Mrs. Ish took Chappie's revolver and she him with It , and that lie ( Ish ) then tool ; his o n revolver and shot the man sevetal times "In the third conversation , after detailing the preliminary facts. ! < < h said he had starlet down stairs to the cslhr , at his wife's re quest , but turned back , went Into th ? bit ! rr.om and saw Chappie sitting on a chair with Mrs Ish on his hp , and attempting to take Improper llbeitles with her. Ish said tha when ho stepped ln ° ! dc the room Chappie dre.v a revolver and fired at him Uvlc . Isl then shot Chappie , who went down like n man of snotv melting down. Mr. Irti In- sletod that this la t statement VMS true , ant salr : lie was glad he had told the truth nbcu It. " "Did Ish Insist , " asked Mr. Daldrlge. "that hi ? Ilrst two versions of the CUM vvio true ? ' "No , sir. " replied Captain Haze , "ho did not claim that the first stories weie true , but tiled when he told me his last vctslou of the case , and told It In such a manner that ' . bellavcd It. " An effort was miido to have Captain Hizc Identify the revolvers , but Judg ? Kcysor ruled that no cvidcnc ; lad been Introduce ! to cliov. that the revolvers now In court had over been taken from the Uh residence. Ha/e was not cross examined , the defense being evidently thoroughly satisfied with his pvldencc. Mra. Susie L A Gieen was ctlled and had not completed hr evidence when thn hour for adjournment was reachpl Mrs. Green Is the womnn who was a domestic at the Ish residence at the time of the shooting She is supposed to be an Importint witness for th3 state , and went to Chicago soon after the coroner's Inquliy , and wns brought back by the county at'orney. She was n most provoking witness for the state. She has an air of know'ng Just exactly what she Is doing and seems to be determined to malts no mistake In her testimony. Just when the state- expected her to answer som0 Im portant question she would study a moment , smile prettily nnd then pleasantly ask the repor'er ' to read the question again. Then her answer usually was "Really Mr. Hnldrigs , I cannot say as to that , indeed I cinnot" nnd then the v. hole business would be gone over agiln and the point l ° d up to ugtln by another route , but v.lthout much effect. MRS. GREEN WAS CAREFUL. In brief , Mrs. Green testified that sh3 could not pay that she could Identify the revolvers In the case. She had seen r volvers that looked like them In the Irli home. Thsy had been shown to her by Mrs. Ish. She hud heard Mr. and Mrs Ish talking on Satmday morning and had heard Mr. Ish say "Why did you do It ? " and then heard him swear at Mrs. Ish. She couldn't really tell what the profanity was , the wordIng - Ing of It. Ish and his wife had acted strangely nit day Saturday an I on Sunday , "just act d strange , c.ool and peculiar HKe , " and that was tne bett the state coal I get as to the demeanor of Ish and h's ' wife on th ; day of and the day preceding the tragedy. She testified that both l\i \ and his wife wetu avay fiom th > hoii'e on Sunday. Mrs. Ish was away but a half hour In the fcr noon and Mr. Ish was away for several hours. it was vvniis air. i n was away tnit .MIS. Ish showed the witness tv o revolvers The witness left the hoiibe. At . " . o'clock In the afternoon and did not return until late at night , after the killing of Chappl . The defense raised the point that ths evi- dencd of the wltneij as to hei conveisaUons with Mrs. Ish wao not admissible , as not having taken place In the prcs nee of the de fendant. The state clilmeJ that It was sought to s.iow that a conspiracy had bacn entered Into between Hh and his \.lfe to murder Chapplo , and that the evid nee should b admitted for that purpose , nnd for the further purpose to show that Mrs. Ish had been a party to the crime for whicn she was also Indicted. Judge Kpyaor Intlmitcd that the evld'nce was not admissible to she A a conspiracy , unless n consp'racy ' were charged In the information , and that had not been done In the case at bar. The present care was one In which James I eh and no otner person vat charged with a crime , nnd evidence cal culated to show Mrs. Ibh's pai t In the affair was not admissible. The ato-njys argued the point at length , and Judge Keysoi with held his ruling until this morn'iiK , In order ta give the attorneys nn opportunity to cite nut'ior'tles In support ol th ° .r contentions. Dill * S < it KUDU SOUTH OMAHA , Dec. 1 _ > To tlu IMItoi of The 1)3. : You publish In The Da'ly Des of the llth inrtnnt wiiat purports to be n ilate- mcnt of Ilr. J. J. Solomon , concerning the Ish case. In which he m-kes mention of my name In 'connection with that of Mary Jones and W. II. Chappie. Solomon says tint Mary Jones states In an affidavit that "s'lo ' as In troduced to W. H. C'mpjlo by a woman v. ho she supposed was Mrs. Sweeney on N stieot In South Omaha on Ma'ch 17 last. " I have only this to say , that I never knew W. II Chappie , Mary Jon-s or either of the Ishes connected with this case. case.MRS. . SWEENEY. Tiinv WAVi10 nu TKIIJO I'lirllcN AriMisi-iI iiT Miirilt-rln/y Srljnn Tired of L.tliiK III Jail. Anton Ilukovlc , John Drubrlc r-nd Mike Milan , whovare In the county Jail on the chirps of murdering John Seljau , have filed a rnotlin In the district court asMna that Uie.r : trial be had at as early a date as pos sible In this teim. Tney have b'en In close confineni"nt o\er since July 3 , the date of the murder. The Import of the moMon Is 'iRt the real reafiin why t'lo ca e la rot bo n brought to lib ! is bccauro the state has net discovered I'Ulllclent etldenc : to convict. The statement cf Judge IJerlca wh n the pris oners , wore bound over Is referred to , which was In cffsct that the evidence against tlum was net satlsfnctoiy. The fact that other prisoners who wre thai gel with crimes committed af or the Snjjan murder have bosn tried Is cited as irnof that the trial Is being dehyel for lack of evidenc3. It Is claimed that the men have epeatedly protested their Innocsnce and tro nnoccnt , nrd that ihslr confinement Is Ini- po-j'ng n gieat hardship upon them This Is aggiavatol because each has avjfj and cliil- dicu depending upon him for support. o. > .MIIH.\SICA SVVIMJS IIA.MC. , ll < rut I'lliu-rw Kilci ! In Court ItcNix'i't- lliK KM .VITalfH. Grace Singer has asked the courts that J53530 , which she had on deposit In the ; : bn.iEka Savings and Exchange bank , bo credited on a note 'and mortgage now held by the Tlrst National bank of Chicago , The tote and mortgage had been given by her o the Nebraska Saving ] and Exchange bank , and It wau agreed at the time that whatever she deposited In the savings department of he bank should h ; credited on the note. The note Is fcr | 2GOO In answer to the request of Receiver AV , C. 1'ottT of the Nebraska Savings and Ex change bank , March 12 , 1S9Q , has l ) = en named as the last day on vvhlch claims against the bank can be filed. A blKiilflfiint UriKirttirr. Vlth the departurj of another year when a cvlcw Is made of the condition of affalu , It 3 only right thn some thought be given to IIP physical body which enables every cne o battU with life's problem and figure for hemE Ives the profit or lobs on the- trial alanc' sheet. Though the bank account lay be larie and each onc-'u material gain 8 great , It would not lie surprising If it uddeiily dawns upon many that good health tas been greatly Impoverished by th law ondltlon cf the blood. It Is In this state that is lactic dd In the vital fluid attacks the broils tltfcues , particularly the Join IB. mak- n K Known the local manifestations of rheti- latlsm. Thousands cf people have found In lood's Sarsapartlla , the great blood purlfhr , positive and permanent cure for rheumatism. ft . ' The fine makes of the recognized leaders of America in the manufacture of Staple , Stan dard , High Grade Clothing. mmerslaiigli MNatlian & Fishsr , , Koppeiiiieinisr & Co , Lowenstoin , an , Sofiaffner , Sdioenbrun & Co. , lirseli , Efson & Co , . And many others- Bought from these manufacturers for this win ter's trade , but we have to quit. Everything ; that is left goes for the next two weeks at one half to one third values. $0.00 to $ n.so Men's Suits lor $ 4.50 $12.50 Ulsters for - $6.00 313.50 to $ iaoo Men's Suits for $ 8. Overcoats for - - $2.50 $20 and $22.00 Men's Suits for $13-50 Overcoats for - - Not in all Omaha's history were such phe nomenal values ever offered on goo.l , reliable , well known makes of suits and overcoats. JL o Quitting Business. 13th and Fariiam , FOR POSTAL SAVINGS BASKS System Discussed by tha' inbor Leaders Assembled in New York. WILL PRESENT A MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS < ; < in-nil FYclIni ? lit the Gout i-iitloii that ( lie Oo rriimrnt hlionlil Kslnldlhli DciioMltorlcH for NEW YORK , Dec. 13 There wad a small number of delegates present when roll was cilled at the opening of the fifth day's ses sion of the convention of the Toderatlon of Liboi today. The committee on resolu tions was instructed to draup a suitable resolution en the dsath of Allen G. Thur- nrui. It was decided that the election of officers should bo taken up at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Reports of committees v.cro then called for and i large number were submitted. A numbdiof these were In reference to the technical Jurisdiction cf the federation. Theio questions always cause a great df.il of comment and the resolutions were under discussion for over nn hour. One reDolufioii , which caused much debate , urged that In view of the fact that the tivlngs of the working pecple wore subject to loss through indiscreet investment on the part of managers of savings banks , the fed eration memorialize congress In the Interest of establishing saving Insti tutions In cnnectlon with the Posiofilce department. It wns urged that un der existing conditions the poor had absolutely no safe place In which to deposit their eav- Ingi , and they never had money enough to open nn aceount In a national bink though they had b.it little moro piotcctlon In case of failme and wore compelled to go to the tavings bank , where. It was allsged , they had absolutely no redreso In case of loss , Postal savings banks , It was also urged , would do away with the need of bond Issues which psld luge pioflto to syndicates of bankers. Other speakers b-ild that there had already be n too much flnuncal legislation , and that the remedy was In less legislation Instead of In moro. In the dlrcusslon which preceded the fixing of the tlmo for holding the election of officers ( legate Ilramwood from Ihj ? ' printers' or- Kinl/itlon in Denver suggcite'd that "there is moro wlro pulling In the fpHefifllcn conven tion In cjnnectlon with thfWilling ( election than In any out-and-out polWfOjVconvention. " The lemnrk brought out hilf iidoren decid edly personal rcnlles. In vvhloli.il..was chnrcol hat the words of the Denver [ delegate were an Insult to evfry man on the.flonr. HOUSKSMITHS HUI'OltVJrUCCnSS. Immediately after uceas K ) pifeare ) , presl- lit of the houajBiultlis' uulifl , was Intio- uced , Mr.Larcy nddrcjsffl'Uio convention est rday and spoke of thtrmtrlko. Today ils mlse.cn wns to Btato ta < < lls de'egates hat the fight had be n wotv. aud that the tilkcis had been allowed all JthVy demand d , Th ? committee on r'soluttomrarported un- fa\nraulg n r solution ngalnsUUie catr > Ing of malls on the stree1 cars uirtll they are cun- tidied hy tre government. jThdobject of ths iCBolutlon was to fro the s < r fl railway em ploy s from th ; obllgatloiui'lmtiae d upon them hy the federal la.vsUilchiirestrlct the right of men emplojoJ by cariisrjllons carry ing the malls to ttrlke. In the event of n fctrike of str t car employes of roads carry ing the malls the men , It was cjnUnJoJ , vculd be subject to arrest for obstructing the malls. After a long debate ll waa voted to niiconcur and th > resolution was adopted , The Bireet cars in Denver bear the sign "United States Mall , " and cne of the delc- RitoL > tald that a gccd portion of the cars never had or probably never would carry tlis malls. Thin was to curtail th > rights of the wcrklngmen , he urgucJ , George r , McNeil ! of Iloslon , of the com- m'tt'e ' on the eight hour question , made a report. It was to tha effect that a general movement In fnvcr of tht elghttliotir day was deemed uiiwlie , but that the executive com mittee EhouU select one or more of the bet conditioned organltlonn to bec'n the cent st for an eight-hour day. Libor arid not capital fchould determine the length of the work day and labur thould be unawcd by tha threats of police captains or the power of the courts. The report was approved. E , H. DUhl , secretary oj the committee on the president's report , made n report. After reading It waa te < l to consider it in sections. That portion dealing with ccn- tiacts mad : with emplo > crs was discussed at kng h. Tno prevailing psntlment was that such contracts should be observed to the letter , no matter what the consequences might be. The subject came to n.ot ? , and It was decided to lay the matter on tlu table. The Invitation to the federation to send a delegate to the International Socialist con- gr.ES , to be held nt London In August ne\t , c-catcd a storm of discussion. Many thought the federation should not recognis-e such a body , and others believed there could ba no harm In bsing represented at the convention. One dtbgit" feared that If delegates were eent to England tfrey would not be admitted to the convention. A motion was made to send delegates to affiliated boJIcs , when Delegate Barnep , a socialist , said It was in keeping with the body to extend the hand of fellowship and that It should send delegates Ths- federa tion will , he said , have to recognize socialIsm - Ism some day. Delegate Pomeroy said that socialists were not out for compromise , but simply defeat. The trad- unionists would never recognize the socialist- ' . Mr. Pomeroy was still talking when th hour for adjournment arrived , and the matter - tor will come up for discussion tomoriow. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS It Is expected that after Chrlrtmas the stock > ards management will malts another effort to have the holiday uilo done away with by the Live Stock exchange. General Manager Babcock said in speaking about the matter thnt the members of the exchange did not fully comprehend the Idea when the ques tion v.as vo'cd on at the- meeting Thursday. He wlcl that it was not hard for the com mission men to get a half holiday any time , as most of th" business was transacted In the forenoon , nnd that after 12 o'clock there was very llttlo going on. It Is Mr. UabcoeU's opinion that the work can be rushed through on holidays and that tbo yards can b" cleaned up by noon If the bu > srs and sellers will agree to get togethsr and rush business through. The management of the yards thinks that keeping the yards open every diy In the jear excspt Sundays would help the commission men , sp-culators and the yard company. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tlic-j Mny I'lKht O\CT It. It Is thought that the action of the Board of Trade In advocating the Twenty-fouilli stieet route to Fort Crook will cause strife and Jealousy among propcity owners nnd real est-its men here. Quite nn amount of prop erty Is held by South Omaha speculator ! . ' along the proposed Thirteenth ptreet boule vard , and It IB understood that they will fight the Twenty-fourth street Idea to a finish. One plin novv is to work for the Thirteenth street route and th"n grade nnd open Wjman or Q street from Twenty-fourth to Thirteenth streets and thus malts a good road Into town , avoiding n ride through the bottoms and along the creik , which In the summer time would not bepleasant. . Another meeting of the Hoard of Tiado will bo held next Tuesday evening and the whole thing talked over ngaln. The Twenty-fourth i-lrset property owners will ilo all they can to prevent th ? boulevard going to Thirteenth street. C'll > fJoHhtp. Mike Walsh of Uiiicrson is visiting Dan Ilannon. Walter M. Lucas Intends- move to Chicago cage hoon. D I ) . Doty of KnulliiB , Wyo. , was In the city yesterday. Dr. and Mrs IJnsor entertained the Whist rhib last evening. Perry Selden of Hlalr wnslsltlng friends In the city vesterday , D. Hughes of Qrctna wai > at the yards jes- tsrrtay buying fceJert' . Mrs. H. S. Ayer of Kranklln Is visiting Mr , and Mrs. C. H. Watty. J. D. Wlllhoft of Phillips , Neb. , Is In to.\n and will spend Sunday here. Mr , 1C. T. Johnson of Hushvlllo way visit ing friends in the clt > yesterday , Superintendent Jamen L. Pjxton of the Union Stock Yards company Is In the south , It. J , Maker of Meadow Grove wou at the stock yards yesterday afternoon ultli two cars of sheep. James Nicholson , a rottlemai living at Opal , \\o. , was a > lstor ! at the s'ock yards yssterday afternoon. T. H. Cramblet of Omaha lectured at the Methodist church last evening on "Around the World in Ninety Minutes. " Mra. Julia Hemer. Thirty-fifth and W streets , died yesterday , funeral Sunday , Services will be held at the res'dence. ' Inter ment at Laurel Hill Clover Leaf camp , Itojal Neighbors of America , has elected officers as follows : Mrs W. Post , oracls ; Mrs W. B Myers , vice oracle ; Mrs. J. W. Morehouse. recorder ; Mrt > F. Hobblck , receiver ; Mrs. E Fisher , mar shal ; Mrs M. n Daniels , chancellor ; Mrs Z II. Clark , Inner sentinel ; Mrs J. Crawford , outer sentinel ; Mrs. J. Tronten , manager ; \V. II. Slabaugh , physician , ovnii niul IlcplloN In ( lie Ivllolion i.siie Mutter. Answer hns been made by James B. Kitchen , executor of the estate of Richard Kitchen , to the petition of the liclrs of the estate , In which a demand was made for the payment of the legacies bequeathed to them in the will of the deceased. Kitchen alleges that ho Is unable to pay the legacies In money without selling the Pa\ton hotel property at a great loss. The property la covered by a mortgage for $90,090. This was duo in February , 1S93 , but the officers of the stock company and Kitchen succeeded In extending the note , which was secured by the mortgage , for ten years. No other prop er ! } was left with which to tatlsfy the legacies. Kitchen also snjs that he gave each of the helis live shares of slock , each worth $1,000 , which waa received by them appar ently In satisfaction of their legacies. They refused to give a recalpt , however , until the mortgage on the property had bsen paid off. Kitchen claims that he lias been attempting to do this ever since he Imu had chnige of It. Accompan > lng the- answer Is n reply to two of the heirs , Jessie L. Cowherd and CliaiUs Kitchen , jr. They allege that they never accepted the shares of stock In satis faction of their legacies , but that they were B"nt to them without any agreement on their part. They maintain thai there are enough assets In the hands of Kitchen to pay th ° lr legacies In money. They deny , too , that Kitchen Is following out the Instructions of the deceased , given personally , to the effect that he should keep the hotel running , nnd call upon him to follow out the strict letter of the will. Ralph Kitchen , the recently appointed guardian of the other three heirs , has filed n petition of Intervention , in which ho states that his waids aio satisfied with the way the executor is iiinnlng the affairs of the estate. A Ciri-nt It u nil. During the recent epidemic of cholera In Honolulu the demand for Chambjrlaln'a Colic , Cholera and Dlanhoea Remedy was so great that the druggists could not wait on all. no they covered their counters with the Remedy and let customers help thcmselveH. 'I he people ( hero found this remedy effected a curu In every cas' ' ° , not a single- death oc curred In Any case In which It wax lived , The buccess of the medicine Is what load to the great rush for It. Many perbons bought It so as to have It ready for Instant use In case It should be needed. T IP PTII I lHTPTIM li IS STILL A MYSTLRY Mrs. Howell Acquitted of tli3 Poisoning of Libbio Znapp. CROWD PLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME Hit Iloulit that the Rirl WIIH INi but AbMoltiti'IjNo Clevr to tinRulUy I 1'itrty. . WELLSBORO , Pa , Dec. 13 Mrs. Clmr- Ictto How-ell way tonight acquitted of tlm charge of murder In poisoning Libblc Knapp. The verdict of the Jury was greeted with loud applause In the court room. Mrs. Howell - ell remained calm until her relatives atcppid up to congratulate her. Then her eyes filled wltb tears for a monunt , but she dashed them away and was herself again. The cayo was given to the Jury at G o'clock , and ex actly on hour later they had reached their verdict. Many of Iho JUrora are elderly m ° n and they showed the strain of twenty dajiT confinement. The Howell case was oneof the strangest In the criminal annals of Pennsylvania. Mra. Howell , who Is the wlfo of Chaunccy Howell of Tlogn , Is a member of a well known Now York family , and her two brothers , Dutton by name , are among the wealthiest mer chants of that city. She was estranged from them from the tlmo of her marriage until the charge of murder wao preferred against her , when they came to h r assistance. The How ells and Knapps wore- neighbors , and a vaim Intimacy oxl&tcd between Mrs. Howell and Llbble , who was 19 years old , LlbUle had a love affuir , which ended In a part ing , and thereafter she began to receive let ters , which would be found tied to the door knob , thrust In a broken window pane or thrown In the doorway. Most of these , It was alleged , weru found by .Mrs. Howell. Last May Llbble was taken suddenly III , and Mis. Howell took her to her own houaa tea a tend her. On May 17 the died , und evi dence of poisoning was found Mrs. IIowcll was soon afterward arrested The l < ttort > . which werr both cbscene and threatening 111 character , wcro all printed In Roman letters with a lead pencil , It was the common wealth's purpose to prove that the prisoner had poisoned the gill because of Jealousy. There Is general batlafac Ion over Uo ( ro- luilt of the trial , but the rase remain * ) in mysteiy , There is no quca ion of the fact that Ihn girl wai < intirde-ed , but nothing has been brought out to tauten the crime upon any one.