TIT 13 ( VMATTA DATLV HEE : STXPAV 2,1 , 1800.
MISS IIORLUCKER'S NEW BOND'
Woman Accused of Poisoning Appears in
Court Once More.
IS COMPELLED TO GIVE NEW SURETY
One of Hie Slunrri of Mi < > KlrM Doeu-
incii ( AVItliilrnMI nml n XIMV
Ono HUN to lie Silli-
lltutril.
HASTINGS , Nob. , April 22. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Miss Viola Horlockcr , who Is now 1
resting Under a J5.000 bond on complaint
of County Attorney McCrenry , who swore I I i
out the warrant charging her with having
attempted to kill Mrs. C. F. Moray by send
ing her a box of poisoned candy , was again
compelled to appear before County Judge |
Ilowen Into this afternoon. The occasion
of her second appearance in court was
caused by William Kerr withdrawing his
name from her bond. The only way In
which Mr. Kerr could bo released frotli the
bond ho had signed wns by bringing Miss
Horlockcr before the county Judge nnd turnIng -
Ing her over to the court. This Mr. Kcrr
did. Attorney Slovens went to Miss Hnr-
lockor'n homo nnd notified her that she
was ngnln compelled to appear In court.
The accused was somewhat excited nt the
news , but was calm when nho reached the
court room. She was again supported by
her sister , JCoro , as nho snt before the
Judge , but this time the accused did not
show any Mgns of fainting and neither
did she tremble when she signed the now
bond. When Miss Horlocker was turned
over to the court the old bond was de
stroyed nnd a new one speedily drawn up.
This bond wns then signed by Viola Hor-
lockcr , John M. Uagan. George Ilnycs and
A. L. Clnrko and was accepted by the
county Judge. When Mr. Kerr was asked
why he desired to bo released from the
bond he said the only reason which com
pelled him to withdraw from Miss Hor-
lockcr's bond was because his wife had
seriously objected to his acting as ono of
the sureties.
_
nnoisioN ix TIII : TALMAIIOH CASH.
.ImlKC Ailvopn p lloliU < li < fnnliiln ! .
Not HiilUli'il lo roinnilxMloii.
LINCOLN , April 22.-Spcclal ( Telegram. )
The Judge advocate of the National Guard
baa rendered his decision In the Tnlmadge
case from Wllbor , holding that Captain Tal-
mndge Is not n proper person to hold a com
mission In the guard. The finding is partly
based on the fact that the defendant failed
after having secured
to appear at the hearing
cured nn adjournment to that date and
partly because of the evidence contained
in the complaint. .
The appointments announced by the gov
ernor this week prove tc be far from satis
factory to the fusion forces In this locality.
The appointment of Charley Fanning Is
viewed with disgust by the clean element
of the party nnd there Is much comment
over the selection ot Leo Edwards as iihy-
slclan at the penitentiary. A populist leader
said to The Ueo representative today : "Ed
wards had no claim to the place except
that ho carried a banner up and down the
. nlslo nnd made an uproarious noise at Chicago
cage when Hryun was nominated nnd has
since disturbed ono or two republican meet
ings here In Lincoln. The place should have
been filled by : i better man. " The populist
leader also found fault with others of the
appointments nnd said the handiwork of
Holcomb and Herdman was too prominent
to suit the populists of the state.
It baa just been learned that on Friday
night an old man named Sherman , who was
employed to guard the club house nt the
grounds of the shooting tournament , took a
shot at some prowlers and crippled one of
them. It seems that thcro were some valu-
nblu guns In the bouse nnd Sherman saw
some persons evidently trying to break In.
Ho challenged them and they replied by
throwing a brick at his head. Ho then
II red on the Intruders and a pool of blood
the next morning showed where one ot
them fell. No clew has been found as to
tbo Identity of the wounded man.
llpnltli Ollli-lnlH Crllli-lNiMl.
SCHUYLEH , Neb. , April 22. ( Special. )
There Is much adverse sentiment here on
account of the action of city olllclala In mat
ters pertaining to health and quarantine.
During the last winter many capes of ncarlet
rash , diphtheria , scarlet fever , etc. , weie
reported that were not quarantined and
yesterday , when ono death occurred from
corebro spinal meningitis , which no physic
ian In the city pronounces contagious , quar
antine Hags were put up at two places
where sickness existed. This re
sulted In alarm nnd a demand upon the
school board to close the schools. Action
was taken some weeks wince by the school
board looking toward the appointment of n
city physician , which resulted In naught , the
mayor refusing to appoint. The trouble lies
In the notorious uncleanllncua that exists In
many localities within the city limits , num
berless alleys reeking with 111th and carrion
even and vnultn emitting poisonous gases
that are a menace.
HxploMlnn nl York.
YORK. Nob. , April 22. ( Special. ) Yester
day morning there wns quite an explosion
In the residence of O. W. Post , ex-chairman
of the republican stale committee. I/int fat
he had placed In Ills residence an acetyleni
KBK plant. Owing probably to tome defect
In plumbing the explosion occurred. H was
IT ENDED ! " -R TROUBLE.
"I iievi-i t-oiiru I nt i -in : nutoiiciy. yet I
nm not nlr.ilil U > JH..U , i ovxl w > nl for \oiir
M'nvnrilr l'ri' crijuion i.d Vlrasnut I ellrts.
Over n year nun I . uin-n-d lerribly for nwily lour
vrckswltliirul.iiiMii \ nnd e.ikijt A11 1' " * ;
inu one txltlc o/ l-.ivtniii" I'resonptlai ; anil
' ' ' well womau I have
one < if I'elleU I wifc n
taken nu me Uiuc - hliice and have had uo > yi"t > -
t. . miofni ) former troulilr " Mr H , A. lleuder ,
fccuc , Coshuctou Co. , Ohio.
nnly by tbp h.lrdcst kind nf work on the part
of Mr 1'ost and hli neighbor thai he saved
hid rrsMcncp , which Is one of the finest in
the city.
llcioin In llnllronil Iliillcllnir.
OKIUNO , Nob. , April 12. ( Special. ) The
vnllry of the North 1'lntte Is cnjoylns the
hliuatlon of hem * the scene of an apparent
racR between the two great railroad corpo-
ratimia of the state. Thrllurllntjton Ii grail-
Ing through the territory between Camp
Clarke and the Wyoming line , several con
tracting outfits being In active operation ,
but not to the extent that makes It certain
U Dgurcs on building In a hurry. Its
line Is from Alliance to llartvlllo , but no
work has yet "been " done between Alliance
and Camp Clarke nnd the engineers have
not yet succeeded In Bottling upon n satis-
factory route.
President Hurt of the Union Pacific rail-
road , accompanied by General Manager
Dickinson , Chief Engineer Ilerry nnd one
or two others , has been over the portion
Of their supposed route east of this elty ,
Ipavlng their private car nt Paxton , thirty
mllrs west of North Platte , from which
point they drove overland along the sur
vey to this city , arriving hero yesterday
morning. They are nccptflarlly somewhat
reticent an to their Intentions , but It Is safe
o say that If Ihe construction of a road by
he Union Pacific along the North Platte
s to be decided by them It Is a certainty.
IlullilliiK Hi Went Point.
WEST POINT , Neb. , April 22. ( Special
Telegram. ) More building will be done In
iVest Point this year than In the last eight
ears combined. Already work has begun
on n largo scale nnd many are obtaining
) lans and figures for building.
The election ot tcachem of the West Point
schools will take place May 1.
The city council met In adjourned session
ast Monday evening and accepted the pe
titions for saloon lleensc-H and approved the
lends of the following saloon keepers : HUH
Jrntmi , Herman Nelergard , Val Deist &
'u. and Joe Kuntz & Co. The bond of Hor-
nan Kloke was referred back for an addl-
lonnl security. The balance of the eight sa-
eon keepers had their licenses granted nt
a previous meeting. The bond of the new
water commissioner , M. E. Kerl , for $2,000 ,
wns also approved.
The body of Rev. W. C. AIcCool , who
committed eulcldo In this city on Thursday ,
was taken to Ponca this morning for burial ,
n charge of a delegation ot the local lodge
of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
of this place.
AIIIPM Kii.loj * n llonin.
AMKS , Neb. , April 22. ( Special. ) The In
flux of population to this town gives It the
ippcarance of a booming mining camp. Each
; lay sees Iho arrival ot carloads of house-
liold goods , merchandise nnd machinery.
Nearly 100 cottages have already been com
pleted and more arc in process of erection.
This unusual activity was brought about by
the location hero of a beet sugar factory and
consequent preparations to plant a largo
icreage of sugar beets In this Immediate vi
cinity. The Union Pacific nnd Elkhorn rail
roads are building about live miles of side
tracks , connecting both roads with the fac
tory , which will bo located two miles and a
half directly north of the Union Pacific sta
tion. The railroad connection Is about com
pleted and work on the foundation of the
factory is progressing rapidly and the work
will be completed In tlmo to handle this sea
son's beet crop. The capacity of tbo fac
tory this season will be GOO tons dally and
will bo increased next season to 1,000 tons
ot beets per day , which will consume the
product of about 12,000 acres of beets.
l ( < -orKniis.liiK ! Church.
DBEMER , Neb. , April 22. ( Special. ) A
council for reorganizing the First Congre
gational church , recently organized here ,
was called for Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock. The council was composed of dele
gates from Norfolk , Norfolk Junction , Stanton -
ton , Wlsnor , West Point , Scrlbner , Dodge
and Fremont. Thu work of the organization
was found to be in full accord with Con
gregational usages and the council by unani
mous vote directed the recognition of the or
ganization as a sister church and by ap
propriate exercises received the same and
extended the courtesies of full fellowship.
The council sermon was preached by Rev.
J. J , Parker of Norfolk. The charge was
given by Ilcv. M. U. Harrison of Scrlbner
and the fellowship extended by Rev. W. A.
Dnrrot of Dodge.
Xfw IniliiNlry at Alierili' n.
AHERDKEN , S. IX , April 22. ( Special. )
Tile location of a factory for the mau-
fucturo of desleated potatoes or "dcslpato , "
nt Ihls point , seems to bo an assured facr.
The proposition made by the promoters ot
the enterprise has been accepted by the
committee , nnd nt a citizens' meeting a
motion was paused authorizing the city
council to close the deal and pay the agreed
bonus. Not less than 100 persons will be
employed , and the consumption of potatoes
In the manufacture of the product will bo
fully 400 bushels per day for ten months In
the year.
Art Day nt .Ni-liriiMUn
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , April 22. ( Spe
cial. ) Arbor ( Jay In Nebraska City , tht
homo of its founder , J. Sterling Morton , was
given general obsorvnnco today. The banks
and nillceo were closed. Many citizens npenl
the entire day In planting shrubs and trees
and otherwise beautifying their grounds ,
The usual Arbor day exercises , attended bj
a large amount of tree planting , were held
at the schools throughout the city.
lliirulnrM \r\xiiiiin ( iron * .
NEWMAN ( JROVE , Nob. , April 22. (
cial Telegram. ) At 3 a. in. today the post-
office was broken Into nnd robbed of a small
sum of money and stamps. The safe was
blown , but llttlo of value was secured. The
sheriff and bloodhounds have been sent foi
No. clow. Apparently threre men did tht
work.
Knot Iliully Injiiri-il.
SHF.I/TON , Neb. , April 22. ( Speclal.- )
Whllo at work In his father's blacksmltl
Hhop yesterday afternoon J. F. Walters re
ceived a very painful Injury by a plow
which ho had been tdiarpenlng , tip
ping over and Htrlklng him across the foot
almost severing that member near the In-
stop.
I'l-lnlrr Ill-Ill Dp.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , April 22. ( Spe
cial. ) Gua lluehler , a compositor on tht
Profit , waa held up at 3 o'clock this mornIng -
Ing mi his way homo by two masked men
One of the men covered him with n rovolvei
while the other relieved him of $5. No ar-
rcists have been made.
Military I'oiiiiiiuiy
NORTH PI/ATTE. Neb. , April 22. ( Spe
cial. ) At a meeting held by the reor
ganization committee of company K last
evening fifteen persons were unrolled ns
members of the local company , which will
bo muutoreil into the national guard ,
IlliriIIUix Slinrly ,
NEBRASKA CITY , Nob. . April 22. ( Spa-
da ! . > - The 'Missouri ' river has risen alowlj
hero for the last few days. No damage hai
; been done na yet and none Is anticipated un
less a much further rise ensue ? .
Illuhllinil StDMilUM Still li'rlioilliil ,
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , April 22. ( Special- )
\U-esrF. Parshal and Ollcrest of thu state en
glneer's rtllco returned today from the worl
of gauging the Dreen and haramlo rivers fo ,
the purpose of measuring the volume o
\\aier In these streams at thn present time >
Thu upper poitlons of these Btruams an
attll icebound and the high water season hai
not commenced. Indications are that wate
fur Irrigation purposes from these stream
will e.veeU the volume of any previous year
' pneumonia , lu grippe , cuugtis. colds , croui '
and whooping cough readily yield to Oni
Minute Cough Cure , t'se this remedy Ii
tini'i nnd save a doctor's bill or the under
taker J.
'WITNESSES ' MUST SPEAR UP
i _
Mnzst Oomraittco Will Hold Silent Ones
Guilty of Contempt ,
"PRIVATE BUSINESS" NOT A PROPER PLEA
Nnintiel Meyer * DlircBiird * Thrrnl niitl
\VIII Not i\ilalii | Alleged i\tor-
llon of UlMimlerly Ili-iitrU
on Orilrrn nf UUIulnl.i ,
NEW YORK , April 22. The seventh ses
sion of the Mazet Investigating committee
was held today. A large crowd was present ,
owing to an unauthentlcated rumor that
Richard Croker , Chief of Police Devery and
Captain Prlco might all face the Inquisitors.
The proceedings opened In n somewhat
sensational manner. Proctor Clarke , as
sistant counsel to the committee , addressing
Mr. Mazet , said ho desired to call the at
tention of the committee and of witnesses
to the penal code sections which provide for
a year's Imprisonment or n fine of $50 , or
both , for refusal to attend or ajiswer ques
tions propounded by n committee of the
legislature.
"You will observe , " said Mr. Clarke , "for
contumacious refusal to answer proper and
material questions n wltncfH commits a
misdemeanor. It is the purpose of the
counsel of this committee , with the approval
of the committee , at the proper time , to bo
determined by the Judgment ot the counsel
to the committee , to present ouch contuma
cious witnesses who have refused to answer
such proper questions as the committee
shall determine to the constituted criminal
authorities of this county for present
ment , indictment nnd punishment , not for
a moment doubting that the constitutional
ofilcer of this county , the district attorney ,
will lend bis aid to the proper observance
of the laws of the state- "
Kvlriiortllnnry ( iriintl .Itiry.
Mr. Clarke went on to state If It were
Impossible for the grand Jury of this conuty
to spare the time to deal with cases of
contempt , the counsel for committee would
request the governor to appoint a Judge to
hold nn extraordinary term of the supreme
court and to Impanel un extraordinary
grand Jury before which the matters could
be brought according to the existing laws
governing such cases.
Dr. O'Sullivan , representing the city de
partments , referred to Mr. Clarke's an
nouncement as "Intimidation. "
Mr. Clarke protested against the use of
th t word nnd Mr. Mazet ruled that Dr.
O'Sulllvan had no right to use It. The
Tammany counsel , however , continued and
said :
"I contend that this committee Is not the
judge as to questions , as to their material
ity or propriety , and also that you are not
the Judges as to whether a witness Is con
tumacious or not. "
Luclen Donheur was the flrst witness. Ho
said ho lived In this city and at ono time
had some connection with the Maryland
Whisky company. Maurice Untermyer had
invited him to take an Interest In that com
pany. Mr. Ilonheur bald ho left the com
pany because he did not like the kind of
salesmen that wore engaged. He said that
some of the headquarters officers In Balti
more had complained that the salesmen
wore drumming trade In disreputable re
sorts In this city.
MeyerN Dellcx UN Inter :
Samuel Meyers , a tailor on Hroadway , was
then called. Jlo refused to say whether he
had taken orders for Maryland whlaky.
"That is my business , " he reiterated , and
though Chairman iMazet ordered him to an
swer , ho refused. Ho said lie had never
spoken to Police Commissioner Sexton about
whisky. Ho had never discussed with Chief
Devcry appointments to the police force.
Ho refused point blank to answer the ques
tion whether ho had been employed by any
member oC the city government or of the
police department to go to disorderly resorts
and solicit orders for Maryland whisky.
Finally , on request of Mr. Mess , Chairman
Mazct directed the stenographer to furnish
counsel with the minutes of Meyer's testi
mony and directed counsel to take such steps
as might bo deemed necessary to bring
Moyers before the committee for contempt
as soon as practicable.
Charles C. Halght , an architect , testified
regarding a lotte-r sent to him by William J.
Fryer , chairman of the Hoard of Huildlng
Examiners and chairman of the New York
State Itulldlng commission. Mr. H.iigbt paid
that Mr. Fryer had sent : i Mr. Young to
him with a letter of Introduction with an
idea that Mr. Young might do some work
for the witness. Mr. Halght testified that
bo had forgotten who Mr. Fryer was atul
did not treat Mr. Young wlih cordiality. Mr.
Fryer then wrote to Mr. Haigut a letter
which was produced in evidence. In Ihls
communication Mr. Fryer chlded Mr. Hnight
for his treatment of Mr. Young and staled
In part :
"I write now to say that perhap-i It may
turn out at some future diy that you will
know who I am. As It has ttirnod out it will
bo Just as well and if it r.hiuld ever hap
pen again that you need mv help It will bu
necessary for you to bring i letter of Intro
duction yourself to me. " Mr. Hnlght said
ho assumed a threat wis lntenne'1 by this
letter.
( ! riiU > r KNIMIIIPM Tiivntloii.
Thomas J. Feltnor , president of the de
partment of taxes and assessments , testified
that an examination of the records of the
department showed that Mr. Croker was not
assessed for personal taxes In the years 1890 ,
1807 , 1S9S or ISM. Ho presented nn
assessment notice served on Mr. Croker in
ISOri.
ISOri.Mr.
Mr. Foltner paid the books showed that
nt this tlmo Mr. Crokor bail real estate
which was subject to mortgages amounting
tci $12. ,000 , but had no personal property
subject to taxation. Mr. Feltnor said the
subject of Mr. Croker's personal property
Ijnd not been especially considered In his
department since ho had been at the head
of It.
It.William
William J. Fryer , to whom Mr. Halght's
testimony applied , took the witness chilr.
Mr. Fryer said ho had been u member of
the Hoard of Hiilldlng Examiners for moro
UMII ten years. The examiners had held
public bri'.Tlngs regarding lire proofing sys
tems. Hil l > no\v that Mr. McPann had ap
peared before the hoard on behalf of somn
interests ( Mr. McCann Is a nephew of Mi- ,
frnker. ) Mr. Fryer admitted that hl mem
bership In the board might Incidentally help
his business ns an architect , but his oin-
clal duties dad not been ncgloctcd for his
private business.
I'liiii IH Flmilly Approved.
Mr. Fryer was questioned closely regardIng -
Ing the rebuilding of the Third Avenue the
ater , In which undertaking ho was the archi
tect. Ho testified that ho had received $750
from I'ctcr Brennan for odvlco In regard to
n building at the corner of Cortlnndt and
Church streeiB. The plan had been rejected
by the superintendent of buildings before
Mr. Fryer was called In and the Hoard of
Examiners , of which Mr. Fryer was a mem
ber , had also rejected the plan. Afier Mr.
Fryer had given his advice the board np-
k . proved the plan. Mr. Fryer did not vole
r | when the plans came up for the second time ,
f although ho voted to reject them at the flrst
hearing. He had given no reason to his as-
o | soelatcs on HIP board for not voting and
s had not told them that ho had been om-
r ployed by llrennan. He did not think that
s It was necetsary to tell thorn. Hi ; had voted
. in the second instance bo aiise ho was Inter-
I eated Ju the matter. Mi Fryer said4o !
' I thought the building department was well
' ability.
n , equipped in engineering
Mr Fryer admitted he might have written -
[ ten an ankle whUh appeared In priuv some
tlnif nn' > In whi. . h U was -nmmrn.loi1 lo
builder- * that they should get ncqualntrd
with the building Inspector on the Job nnd
when It was over make him a present. K\-
plaining the letter he wrote to Mr. Ilnlght '
when ho Introduced Mr. Young to him. Mr.
Fryer said that Mr. llalght's apparent Ig
norance of his Identity "stung me a little.
1 smarted under the fact that a man can
someilmps wrlto you 'My Dear Fryer' nnd
get Information from you and then forget
you , nnd I wrote the letter which was read
hero before this committee. "
I'lM-riicnllvi1 * < if Hiinnl Mi'ttilipr * .
Mr. Fryer said ho saw no objection to n
member of n board passing upon the com
pleteness nnd regularity of plans and then
be consulted nnd paid for his tprvlcca In
connection with putting the plans In exe
cution nnd then passing upon the work , or
being a member of n board that passed upon
It. Mr. Fryer said the present system was i
the best that ooiild bo obtained nnd that the
ttulhllng department Itself wns not apt to
makii serious mistakes.
William J. Nlhlll , n confidential exam
iner In the Department of Buildings , wns
then called. Ho admitted that he had beei
Indicted by the excise board In the sum ot
$10,000 , but could not tell what ho
had been Indicted for. Ho know Mr.
Unnnpf , superintendent of buildings , but lit-
had never met him In n saloon called "Tho
Owl. " Nlhlll admitted be had been nr-
rested once before In ISSil. Ho refused testate
state what for. Ho said he was a membei-
of the republican organization nnd had
been recommended for his appointment Iti
the Uulldlng department by James 1" .
Marsh , lender In the Sixth district. Mr.
NIDIll said ho got $000 a year salary. The
questions naked by Mr. Mess Indicated that
thn council did not think Nlhlll earned his
salary. Mr. NlhlU's salary , It transpired ,
had been cut down from $1,200 a year.
It mil y Di'sorllK-s Ills Appointment.
Thomas J. llrady , commissioner of Man
hattan nnd llronx Departments of lluild-
Ings and president ot the board , was then
called. He gave the names of the confiden
tial Inspectors nnd examiners. Mr. Brady
had never heard that David Campbell , Jr. ,
son ot Commissioner Campbell , confidential
stenographer In his department , liad tried
to get nn appointment through the civil
service examination and had failed. He
said ho bad found Nlhlll attentive- his
duties nnd competent to perform the work
entrusted to him. Ho said he acted on his
own responsibility In raising and reducing
salaries.
Ho said that on December 31 ho received
n note from Mr. Croker to meet him and
Mr. Van Wyck. He met them and they
abked him If ho would take charge of the
Hulldlng department nnd ho said bo would
do en. That was the way In which be got
bis commlsslonershlp. Mr. Hrndy said that
an Indictment ngnlnst him bad been dis
missed. lie did not know wtien and wns
apparently not much Interested In the mat
ter. Ho said that neither Mr. Croker nor
Mr. Van Wyck bad questioned 111 in regard
ing this Indictment when thn commission-
ershlp was offered to him.
The committco then adjourned until 10:30 :
a. m. Monday. It will sit until 2 o'clock
that afternoon nnd will adjourn until
May 0.
SUICIDE OF COLONEL CLARKE
ItllflllK JiulKP , Well Known ThroiiRh-
nut the Smith. Yield * < < >
Melancholia.
MHMPH1S , Tcnn. , April 22. Colonel M.
Lewis Clark of Louisville , the well known
racing Judge , committed suicide here today
in his room at the Oaston hotel.
Colonel Clarkn bad been Indisposed for
several days , and on Thursday evening.
after the day's racing at Montgomery park ,
ho requested President Montgomery to tnkc
Ms plnco In the Judges' stand on Friday ,
adding that ho would not leave his liotol.
Last night Colonel Clarke wns attondea
by Dr. Jones , who announced that his pa
tient wns suffering from melancholia.
Colonel Clarke was up early this morning ,
but did not leave his room. Ho ordered a
drink of brandy and shortly before 9 o'clock
seemed to be In good spirits. About U
o'clock a revolver shot was heard In Colonel
Clarke's room. The door was forced and
Colonel Clarke was found lying across tne
foot of the bed , with a smoking revolver
in his hand. A small liolu in the right
temple , through which blood was slowly
oozing , told the story. Colonel Clarke was
writhing in great agony. Efforts to revive
the colonel were of no avail , and he expired
without speaking.
The news of the suicide spread rapidly
and caused a sensation among 'his ' friends.
Colonel Clarke was extremely popular In
Memphis , and acted as presiding Judge of
the spring races for n number of years. He
was H member of the local clubs and was
prominent in social and business circles.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , April 22. The news
of the suicide of Colonel M. Lewis Clarke at
Memphis today was a great shock to Clarke's
Louisville friends. No man In Louisville
was moro widely known than he , yet those
men who were closest to him were the least
surprised at the news that he had died by
his own band. Fcr several years ho had
been subject to spells of melancholy. Not
only his waning health made him despond
ent , but an apprehension hung over htm
that In the last years of his life everything
would go awry. His forbodings Included all
kinds of complications and he was espe
cially afraid he would finally meet with
financial embarrassment.
Colonel Clarke was 53 years of age. Ho
was the son of General Merlwcther Lewis
Clarke and Abigail Churchill. Ills father
was the son of CIovernor William Clarke of
the famous Lewis and Clarke expedition to
the 1'acillc. His mother was a daughter of
Colcncl Samuel Churchill of Louisville.
Colonel Clarke was born and reared In
Louisville and began life In the Citizens'
National bank. Ho married Mary Anderson ,
daughter of Orvlllo Anderson of Louisville ,
who with ono son , Churchill , who lives In
Chicago , and two married daughters sur
vive. The widow Is now with her two daugh
ters , Mary and Caroline , In Paris.
Colonel Clarke for over twenty-five years
has been one of the most notable figures In
the American turf. Ho was the authority of
a majority of the turf rules In his day , the
founder of the first' American turf congress ,
the maker of the first uniform scale of
weights , system of stakes and races that
have been followed by every race track In
Amerl-n and the author of many notable re
forms that have tended to the purification of
the turf.
for I'lililliI'roiiirly. .
CHEYENNE. Wyo. . April 22. ( Special. }
At n meeting of ( he State Hoard of Chart-
nnd Jit-form held here today u proposition
war , received from residents of Johnson
, lounty lo care for the buildings and grounds
I of the Fort MeKlnney reservation for their
' use. Heretofore the state has been paying
1 $ GOO per annum to a custodian to care for
thn property.
Tl-i- board was advised that high watoi
In the Hlg Horn river threatens to wnsS
uway the cnmplng grounds nnd free bath- .
In the Thcrmopolls Hot Springs reserve In
, Hlg Horn ami Fremont counties. Tdo
board will make an Investigation of the
Blumtlon , and will probably authorize , build
ing a dike to protect the property.
1 Siiiillirrn Ht'Rlnu'iilM .Muxtcri'il ( till ,
At'OUSTA , April 22. The Third Georgia
1 regiment wns mustered out at Camp Me-
Kenzle today.
SAVANNAH. Oa. . April 22. The First
North Carolina was mustered out of the
service In this city today.
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' People who have once taken DeWltt's
' Little Karly Hlsors will never have anything
oUe. They are the "famous little pills" for
torpid liver nnd all irregularliies of the sys
tem Try thi-in and you will alwajs use
i them.
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MRS , ( .hORGES ALIBI INJLRhDi > i >
Prisoner's Main Defense Weakened by
Testimony of Restanrautours.
EVIDENCE ON BOTH SIDES IS NOW ALL IN
State Aildi Several Int'i-lnilnnl Inn
I'lH'l" In Itelinllal anil AililrenM-Jt
to Ihe Jury Will llcKln
on Montln.v.
CANTON , 0. , April 22. The Jury has
henrd all of the evidence for and against
Mrs. Anna B. Ocorge , on trial for the mur
der of fleorgo D. Simon. The lout testi
mony wns given nt 2:3S : this afternoon , when
the state closed In rebuttal , The defense
offered no suhrebuttnl.
At that hour court adjourned until Mon
day nt 10 o'clock , when arguments In the
case will begin. These arguments. It Is
anticipated , will occupy all ot Monday nnd
Tuesday's sessions nnd possibly extend Into
Wednesday morning's session. They will
10 followed by the charge of the Judge
nnd the case will probably bo with th"
ury some time Wednesday afternoon.
The court will not limit the arguments ,
t Is now understood , but nn agreement will
irobably be reached by the attorneys nt the
Monday morning opening ns to what time
1 bo occupied. The state will open an I
close , the two attorneys for the accused
speaking between the two attorneys for the
state.
The court put a very close limit on the
evidence In rebuttal. Most of the proffered
vldencotis In regard to"Mrs. Gcirgo's con-
luct In regard to other men than Saxlon.
\mong them was nn nllldnvit signed whllu
> ho was In South Dakota , declaring that her
separation from her former husband was
not due to Saxton's solicitation , but because -
cause of the former husband's cruelty. Also
two letters identified as being In her hand
writing from the same place nt about the
same tlmo to a Canton business man , other
than Snxton , in which she sought , accord-
ng to the language of the letters , appoint
ments with him on her return to Canton
before mooting Saxton. There were also a
lumber of witnesses on hand to testify In
regard to the troubles between the accused
nnd her former husband and to alleged im
proper relations with other men , lint all
of this was barred under the rule laid down
jy the court.
Mrs. Lizzie .Miller , who testified to see
ing n man In mackintosh , cape and sailor
hat , soon utter the death of Saxton , nm *
wlio had been called for cross-examination
by the slate , was not on hand when court
opened today. A doctor was sent to Inves
tigate her condition , and the state reserved
the right to take up the subject later.
Kll'iirt tn Ileoiintille Diiten.
Then rebuttal on behalf of the state be
gan. County Supervisor J. S. Hoover wa.i
called to testify ns to distances between
points named in testimony for defense. It
wns especially sought to show that the ac
cused might have left the scene of ( tie
tragedy after the shooting nnd reached
Florence Klinger's homo nt the hour named
by that witness.
Michael Barr , postofllce money order clerk ,
said he saw Mrs. Ooorge In the ofilce at
2:30 : and 3:15 : the day of the murder. This
was In contradiction of Mrs. Llndeman , who
said Mrs. George was with her all of the
afternoon.
Sample C. George was called to fix the
tlmo of settlement with Saxton at two days
before Saxton's death.
Dr. A. C. Urant testified on the morphine
habit and on an examination of Mrs. Eck-
ront. He said she showed no symptoms of
the use of opium.
Dr. A. H. Walker testified that Mrs.
Eckroat showed no symptoms ot the mor
phine habit. The remainder of the session
was devoted to medical testimony on the
morphine habit.
At 2:38 : the state finished rebuttal and
the defense offered no subrebuttal and court
adjourned until 10 o'clock Monday.
Only ono unimportant question was asked
Dr. Walker at the afternoon session and
ho vacated the stand in favor of Mrs. Nct-
tie McAllister , to whom Mrs. George had
told her life story In connection with a
number of threats against Saxton's life.
This witness was recalled to tell of Mrs.
George's relations toward other men In ISiiC ,
when the accused pretended to bo prepar
ing for her marriage to Saxton. ( Excluded
on objection by the defense. )
Mrs. Griffin , now of Wheeling , who , with
Jior husband , a photographer , lived In the
Saxton block in 1887 , when Mrs. George and
her husband lived there , was called to tes
tify In regard to quarrels between husband
and wife nnd Mrs. George's relations to
other men. This was also bared. Two let
ters , Identified as having been addressed
and signed by Mrs. Gcorgo , whllo In South
Dakota , were olferod and excluded.
T o I'lneeN at One Time.
The court reversed the decision of the
morning about tracing Mrs. George In the
afternoon and allowed witnesses to locate
her at the supper table at the time Jim.
Llndeman swore she was at her ( Mrs. Llndo-
man's ) house.
These witnesses were S. A. Kirk , proprie
tor and Miss Manger and Mrs. Hug , wait
resses at the Star restaurant nt the time ,
who swore positively that .Mm , Gcorgo was
In the restaurant at1:10 : orlir : > o'clock
the afternoon preceding Saxton's death and
that she remained there until a few minutes
after 5.
This concluded the testimony In rebuttal
nnd the defense offered none In subrobuttal.
Court then , nt 3:30 : p. m. . adjourned to 10
u. m. Monday , -when arguments will bo re
sumed.
Some of the results ol apRlccted dyspeptic
conditions nf the Btmnnch are cancer , con-
suniptii ii. heart disease and epilepsy. Kodol
Djbpcf.sla Cure prevents nil this by effecting
u quick cure In all cases of dyspepsia.
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
SliowiTN Prrillrlrd \olirnnUn , Fol-
IIMI | liy Ccioli'rVrnlhrr nml
Viirinlilc WluilN.
WASHINGTON , April 22. The Missouri
river will reach the. danger line at Omaha
and Kansas City Saturday night. The rleo I
bcloiv Omaha IH likely to continue at thu '
same ralo for the next two or three dayti.
Forecast for'Sunday :
Nebr.iHka , North and South Dakota
Showers Sunday , with cooler In western
portions ; Monday partly cloudy mid colder ;
variable winds ,
Iowa and MUsouri SIiowors Sunday and
probably Monday ; cast to uouth winds.
Kaiwa siu.nrd and warmer Sunday ;
Monday partly cloudy and cooler ; variable1' '
winds. |
Colorado and Wyoming Showers and i
cooler Sunday ; winds shifting to northwesterly - |
westerly ; Monday partly cloudy.
1,111111 llcrnril.
OFFICE OF TUB WHATIIRH
OMAHA , April 22. Oiniilm record of tcin
peruluru anU nr < .clpllutlun comjinrcdllli
thu corresponding day of the lust threu ,
1SSO. JSOS. IE97. ISflfi. ! j
Maximum teinpornturo. . . CS fM 7fl B7. .
Minimum temperature. . . . 41 52 DO 41
! Avenuro temperature M M c.1 f.O
Precipitation T .13 .p. . . . ( H ,
1 H'-conl of temi'i-niture and precipitation |
nt Omuhu. tor thla day and slnco March
1. 1S99 : , , i j
Normal for the day 51
Dellclcnry for the day I
Accumulated delli-'tnry ' Klnee MlilX'li 1..33I
Norm.il rainfall for the- day 12 Inch
Deficiency for ihe day 13 Inch i I
Total rulnfY ! slnee AlHrrb 1 1.02lnehe
nt-lli-lency uliiee Mann 1 2.65 IneheH
I.ti'll < Ifin > for ior ii-H..I. . . ix'js 21 Indi
ICxieta fur tor IIITII-I IW7 .M Una
i.n-irs A WKI.SII.
' J-utul ! ' ifi.-i.ust Olllual.
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