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THREE ROMS IN DEFAULT
Lines Diiregardinj: Board of Transportation!
Order Are Liable.
DEFENDANTS FAIL TO APPEAR IN COURT
Attorney (ipiirrnl on- lln tlir- Hlahl
In Apply for .luilmueiitu, TIioukIi
the I)olliUiiriU Will I'rulinlily
Ilrcrlr I'lirllirr timer.
LINCOLN', March 15. (Special.) Tho
time allowed for fllltiK nnswers In the state's
cases In the supreme court ugiilnst tho Ilur
linpton, Fremont, Klkhorn & Mlsnnurl Vnl
loy nnd Chicago, MlnncapollH & Omaha rail
roads expired March 12. nnil areortlltiK to tho
rules of tho court nil of the defendants are
now In default nnd nro liable for tho full
amount of the Judgments asked. Theso aro
the suits Instituted by the attorney general
about a month ago to recover lines for tho
violation of an order Issued by the Stale
Hoard of Transportation In IR'7 restoring
carload rates on live stork shipments. Tho
total amount of the Judgment asked Is $."n,.
000, representing what Is nllegrd to be tho
penalty prescribed by law for violating any
order mado by the Hoard of Transportation.
Tho railroads Interested In these cases
have mado no appearnnre whatever In court
nnd have not nsked for an extension of the
time allowed for filing answers. Under these
circumstances tho attorney general has a
right to apply to tho supreme court for
Judgments against the three defendants for
tho full amount named In the petitions.
This Is the usual method of procedure In
such cases, but thero Is no probability that
tho Judgments will bo returned. Tho de
fendants would probably bo given permis
sion to appear and show why they were In
default nnd If nny good reasons were ad
vanced tho old limit would bo extended.
Deputy Attorney General Oldham said this
afternoon that tho stnto could clulm tho
Judgments, but that If the defendants mado
ii good showing In court tho time for filing
answers would bo extended. This being the
case, the railroads will probably not hasten
to explain the delay.
f'HKOH liriiiv More CumpIIentoil.
Tho status of tho various railroad rato
cbrcb Is becoming mnro and more compli
cated every day nnd tho Indications are that
they will not get back Into tho hands of tho
State. Hoard of Transportation for many
months, If at all. Suits aro pending In the
supremo court against tho Kremont, Klkhorn
& Missouri Valley and Ilurllngton rallrouda
because of violation of the carload rato or
der nnd tho Missouri Pacific, Union Pacific
and Hock Island railroads nro being proso
cutcd for violation of tho old maximum rato
law. This state of affairs would Indicate
that tho attorney general was seeking to en
forco two widely different freight rates. All
of tho points raised In the sultH agnlnst the
latter roads havo been gone over In tho
courts nnd tho only reason that tho suits
nro Instituted against them Is that they did
not appear in the former proceedings.
It was announced this nftcrnoon that tho
Chicago, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad
would apply for an Injunction restraining
tho board from any further consideration of
tho Norfolk rnto case
Tho Fremont, Klkhorn & Missouri Valley
railroad yestorday applied to Judge Mungcr
In Omaha for an order restraining tho State
Hoard of Transportation from reducing rates
on Its road nnd It in generally believed
that tho relief nsked for -will bo granted.
It Is supposed that tho other roads will ask
to bo permitted to como In under this In
junction or, that granted tho Burlington
railroad (wo 'weeks ago.
Flu lit linn to Cnnvr iitlou,
Tho proposition submitted to the repub
lican voters of Lancaster county yesterday
by D. 1". Thompson concerning hla candidacy
for Unltfd States eenator, will be carried
Into tho Lancaster county convention and
tho warmcat kind of a light Is predicted.
Thosn who aro opposing tho endorsement
of Thompson will probably unite on avowed
nntl-Thompson candidates for delegates to
tho convention. Tho Thomrson men have
been at work for somo tlmo and are pre
pared for tho blggcHt kind of n battle.
It Is report?d that the Insurance com
panies Mill owing state fees because of the
defalcation of Uucene Moore havo combined
to fight tho claims of Auditor Cornell, and,
If necessary, to compel tho attorney general
to Institute suits against each one of them
if ho would collect the amounts asked for.
An Impression seems to exist that the auditor
and tho nttorney general havo decided to
withhold their certificates If they refuse to
pay tho claims, but at tho auditor's otllco
today it wns asserted that nothing of the
kind would bo attempted.
Tho now auditorium had a nnrrow escape
from tiro this morning. A barn Just ncross
tho alley south, took lire and had gained
considerable headway before the lire depart
ment arrived. Tho stable was entirely de
stroyed and the paint and several windows
on tho south side" of tho auditorium were
badly bcorched. tho glats being melted.
Complaint of Hie lliixiur lien,
NORFOLK. Neb., March 15. (Special.)
Tho Norfolk Rut-Incus Men's wAoclntlon has
addressed the following letter to the State
Hoard of Transportation:
"Replying to your letter of March 9 re
garding tho hiatus of the cape preferred by
our association against the St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha Railway com
pany, wo nro not quite able to
seo why an injunction In the federal court,
issued in an entirely different case from
ours, covering entirely different ground,
should be assigned an a reason for adjourn
ing our eabe and, further, why In tho face
of tho previous correspondence promising
lis a hearing hero, and our assurance that,
from reasons readily apparent, a hearing nt
Lincoln would bo de.Idcdly inconvenient for
tho citizens of Norfolk to attend our caw
should ho adjourned for hearing to a day
when, oh wo undeutnml, t-ovoral ether cases
are to bo heard and at Lincoln. You refer
to the convenience of 'lho people of Norfolk
Interested In this case.' Aro we to under
Hand that you still believe that the Inter
est In thl case Is confined to a few In
dividuals and not to the people as a whole?
"CUIKSTER A. FULLER, Secretary."
Itlenx Slnrl 'I'hone (treilll.
M't'OOL JUNCTION. Neb., March 15.
(Special ) The McC'rol citizens nro organ
izing a local telephone company on the mu
tual plan. A large number of telephones
aro being subscribed for and a regular tele
phone exchange will bo conducted. The
cost Ik estimated to be about one-tenth
charged subscribers by telephone companies.
llnMlima Sill. Kleclrle I.IkM lloniU.
HASTINGS. Nell.. M.irch I.".. I Sr.rel.il
Telegram.)-Tho city council held a special
meeting this morning and sold th electric
light bonds to Oilman Son ft Co of
N'oiv York. Tho bonds were sold at par, the
Hem tba 6 Klr.d You m Always Boi!h'.
Bmti th 1,w ft" to" BoiiliJ
OASTCItlja..
fity paving a commission of 14 pr cent,
which amounted to $300. Tho accrued in
tercut on tho bonds goes to tho city nnd
amounts to about $200, besides the city
draws 2 per cent Interest upon a dally bal
ance upon all money remaining in the hands
of the purchasers.
PLACES FOR POLITICIANS
Contention TlirniiKlinut the .Mnte
.nnie .Men to let In Vnrloim
I'll tin i' I ties.
NORFOLK. Neb., March 1.". (Special
Telegram.) Tho democratic city convention
was held this afternoon. The following
nominations wero made: Ira O. Wester
clt, mayor; Arthur J. csteln,' city
clerk: John Friday, treasurer, and A. P.
Chllda, police Judge. II. C. Mntrail and S. O. '
Dean were nominated for members of tho
fc.-hool board.
WKKMNO WATER. Neb., March 15.
(Special.) At ail antl-llcensc mass con-
vennon oi inc citizens noiu last nigiic ine
following city ticket was nominated: For
mayor, I)r. M. M. Ilutler; clerk, tlecrgo
Sawyer; treasurer, S. I'. (Jlrardet; council-
men: First ward, II. (J. Race; Second ward, ,
Thomas Murtey; Third ward, Reuben Cllzbe",
Hoard of Education, V. II. dates and Wll- !
Ilnm Poole.
WAIIOO. Neb.. March 15. (Special.) A j
republican caucus was held at tho city hall
Wednesday evening, March II, and tho fol
lowing ticket was nominated: For mayor,
R. A. Ilcaton; for city clerk, J. C. Hamil
ton; for treasurer, F. J. Klrchinan; for
councllmcn: First ward, N. L). Tharp; Sec
ond ward, M. L. Ellsworth; Third ward, J.
K. Culllngs. For members of the Hoard of
Education. M. Newman nnd L. 12. Oruvcr.
SUPERIOR, Neb., March 15. (Special )
The call for tho Fifth congressional district
republican convention to select delegates to
go to Philadelphia nnd to nominate a candi
date for congress wns Issued from head
quarters hero yesterday. It will be hell
April 25, at 2 p. m.. nt Holdrege. The
representation for the several counties fol
lows: Adams county, 19; Clay. 17; Chase, 3;
Dundy. 4; Franklin. 10; Frontier, 0; Furnas,
13; Oospcr, 4; Hall, 19; Harlan, 9; Hayes,
I; Hitchcock, 5; Kearney, 10; Nuckolls, 13;
Perkins, 2; Phelps, 10; Red Willow, 11;
Webster, 13.
Kenrnry llr-Klrctn Morey.
KEARNEY. Nob., March 15. (Special.)
At a moctlng of tho school board Mr. J. T.
Morey. the present superintendent of tho
city M'hools, wns re-elected to succeed him
self. This makes the thirteenth consecutlvo
tlmo that Mr. Morey has been selected to 1111
this position nnd the selection always meets
with universal favor. It Is owing to his per
sonal efforts and assisted by competent
teachers that tho Kearney schools aro sec
ond to nonu in tho stato. Recently Mr.
Morey hao had two companies of cadets or
ganized in tho High school, one by tho young
women and one by the boys, guns were se
cured from tho stato by him and the com-.
panics aro now drilling three times a week,
out of ioors wheji pleasant nnd at Com
pany A's Nebraska National guard armory
when stormy. The latest good dono for the
school was tho organization of a debating
club and tho launching of a bright and
nowHy High school paper called the Quldest.
Thirty Ilnyn for StmlliiK Clothe.
NORFOLK. Neb., March 15. (Special
Telcgrnm.) This morning a young man,
giving the name of Willis, went Into A. (5.
Hohnert's general storo nnd ordered some
eggs. While tho clerk was In tho back room
getting the eggs the man slipped n suit of
clothes under his overcoat, but as ho was
one of several suspected characters ho was
watched and allowed to start nway with his
purchase. Ho was overtaken nnd brought
back to tho store and the police sent for.
Tho stolen property was found on him and
upon pleading guilty ho was glvtn thirty
lays in tho county jail.
Tir lMnttnmoutlt Opera House.
PLATTSMOUTII, Neb., March 15. (Spe
cial.) Charles C. Parmcle stated that tho
plans and specifications for the now Parmcle
opera house wero expected within a few
days and that bids would bo received nnd
tho contrnct let for the construction of the
building as soon as possible. Tho work of
excavating for tho foundation will bo begun
as soon as the frost is out of the Ground.
Tho prospects now are that work will be
commenced on the new structuro within one
month nnd pushed until completed.
Vrlii'iinUii Soldier Hurled.
BRADY ISLAND, Neb., March 15. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The romalns of Alvln El
der. Company O, Third regiment, United
States infantry, who died In the hospital
at Manila August 8 last, of malarial fever.
wero burled from hero with military honors
this morning at 10 o'clock. The body wns
Interred In tho National cemetery at old
Fort McPheroon.
Snow l'n 1 1 nt l.yona.
LYONS. Neb., March 15. (Special.) It
snowed hero by spells during yesterday.
Farmers havo taken advantage of the sev
eral warm davs and have Eowed consid
erable wheat. Most of this work remains
incomplete, such as harrowing and the. like,
which will not make much difference uti
les this work Is delayed too long and the
wheat becomes sprouted.
DUtrlcl Court Derlnlmi.
PLATTSMOUTII, Neb., March 15. (Spe
cial.) In the district court In the case of
Edward Tlghe agalnn tho Fanners' Mutual
Insurance company tho Jury brought In ,a
verdict for tho plaintiff.
In the suit of John K. Crimes against L.
A. Raster, to collect pay for digging a well,
thn Jury returned a verdict in favor of tho
plaintiff.
Now of II rot her' Dentil Kill",
SUPERIOR, Neb., March 15. (Special.)
Early yesterday morning a young man of
tho nanui of James Peer died of measles
ncross tho st.ito line in Kansas. Ills
brother, John, wac qulto 111 of the same
disease, but was rapidly Improving until
Informed of his brother's death. He. began
to sink rapidly and died dm Ins tho after
noon. imv 'M ( ll II ill n t fur I.jmiiix.
LYONS, Neb. March 15. (Special.) The
Cemetery association has offered the Orand
Army of the Republic pist of this place a
plot cf ground In the cemetery providing
they would erect a monument In honor of
their dead comrades carting not less than
$500. Tho offer has been accepted and the
monument will be elected at once.
Object to Tlientrr I'oxter.
YORK. Neb.. March 15. (Special.) Forty,
nine persons flgued a petition and pre
sented it to Mavor Harlan, requesting that
bill beard ndveitiMng of tho "Ill.ick Crook"
company lie torn down or draped. The
question is caching excitement nnd the York
newspapers are taking tho matter up edi
torially. Iti-iiitcronii mi lueorporiiti'il Tinin.
HENDERSON. Neb., March 15. (Special.)
Hendeiioon has about completed the or
ganization of an Incorporated town. This
week a party from McCoal has been here
looking up a location for n saloon. It Is
rrported that the new board will make the
license $1,000 per year.
Ilonipxtenil Itlullts eeureit,
HENEDICT. Nob.. March 15. (Special.)
John Iitt, postmaster here. s?cured his
Itomcftfnd rluhts on his heme farm In this
township. Ti cap'" has been tiled and
retried and been In the courts for years.
Indian IIuk I.jiiiin Property.
LYONS, Neb Marc'- 15.-(Specl.il.)-L
L Darling sold his residence here 'or $1 $00
to a full blooded Omaha Indian fiom the
reservation hv the namo of Provest who
will remove his family here to educate them.
I IIVPYIITIQM UPIlIVn PIMM 1?
II 1 1 ilUllOill DLIllllU a LlYiJiL
I .
IX n T,n a,.. ni-imwi f Wl.lillt,.. I
Hn. L.uo Accniee Ditsmore of Wielding an .
UCCUlt ItUuenCS.
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENSE SPRING SURPRISE
llrnt Their 'no Ilefore Mintlier of
liuportiiiit Vllucr Ue Tritl
moil) llotlt Shir Renin
A ruu ni en In.
LKXINOTO.V, March 15. (Special Tele
gram.) To the astonishment of the Immense
audience that filled Smith's opera house to
witness the trial of Frank U Dlnsmoro for
the murder of Fred Lauo tho attorneys for
the defense announced nt It o'clock this
morning that they rested their case. It was
fully expected that a number of witness's 1
would be examined on the part of the de
fense and others in rebuttal on the
pnrt of the plaintiff, but when W. H. Jakway
of Kearney gave his testimony and Prof. J
W. Dlnsmore, superintendent of schools at
Ileatrl'o and half brother of tho defendant,
answered a few questions relative to the
engagement of Dlnsmoro to Miss Bloom
lleld, they rested.
It was lenmed that tho reason for this
was that tho defensu concluded to rely upon
tno testimony of tho stato and tho record
mado thereby to acquit their client, rather
han to depend upon any testimony of their
on.
Mr. l,n lie on Slnml.
When Mrs. Lane was placed upon the
stand this morning she appeared without the
thick veil worn yesterday, but her eyes
were shielded by n pair of large, blue eye
glasses that completely prevented nny ex
pression of those orbs from being seen. Her
testlmon of today was shorn of the sensa
tional character that surrounded it yester
day. The confession made by her and sworn to
before Judge Hrown wns Introduced in evi
dence, ns was her testimony before tho
coroner's Jury. She was rrrss-exnmlned by
Judge llnmcr on tho two statements thus
made and reiterated her statement of tho
day before, that what she told the coroner
was dictated by Dlnsmoro while under his
Itilluenro, but that her confession sworn to
before Judge Hrown was the truth.
After some further cross-examination,
whlrh brought out nothing new except some
Eclf-contradlctlons, she was permitted to re
tire. Court adjourned when the defense nn
nourccd that It rested and again convened
a. 1:30 In the afternoon.
Arnuinenl for the Stntr.
Tho opening nrgument was mado In be
half of tho state by W. A. Stewart, county
attorney of Dawson county. There wns no
diminution of tho vnst crowd In attendance,
every seat and every foot of standing room
being occupied as heretofore, women com
posing one-third of the audience.
Mr. Stewart's argument was n grand per
oration and contained oratory at times that
affected every auditor present. Mr. Stownrt
closed with an nppenl that tho jury consider
tho mined home, the diabolism of the crime
and render a verdict thnt would bring con
dign punishment upon the perpetrator of the
most damnnblo crlnio ever sjiown In the an
nals of this stato.
Mr. Stewart was followed by K. A. Cook
for the defendant. Ho took up the testi
mony as given by the witnesses for tho
stato and dissected tho same, especially
that given by Mrs. Laue, stating that her
evidence did not prove any seduction or
force on tho part of Dlnsmore, but that the
Illicit relations wero voluntary on the part
of Mrs. Lauo. IJe called attention to the
position of Lauo's body as found by Dr. Hell
nnd commented on tho Impossibility of the
defendant shooting him ns intimated by tho
stnte.
Mr. Cook wns followed by Thomas Hamcr.
for tho defense, who look up tho evidence
relating to tho life of the defendant and the
character of Mrs. Lauo. He graphically por
trayed the Hccnes surrounding the tragedy.
Tho closing argument of tho afternoon
was mado In behalf of the stato by Mr. Nye.
Francis Hamcr then began for the defense
nnd talked half an hour, when court ad
journed until tomorrow, at which tlmo
Judgo Hamcr will finish his plea, to be fol
lowed by Norrls Hrown, Judge Sinclair clos
ing in behalf of the state.
H0RL0CKER CASE IS CALLED
Deroniliint In (Vleliruteil Trlnl l.envrs
.llli'lisonvllle tn AliMivcr for
Atteiiipti'il Mluriler,
HASTINOS, Neb., March 15. (Special Tel
egram.) Miss Viola Ilorlocker, who has
been confined in a sanitarium at Jackson
ville. III., since last summer, when she was
arrested on the charge of having attempted
the llfo of her employer's wife. Mrs. Charles
F. Morey. by sending her poisoned candy,
loft Jacksonville nt 10 o'clock tonight for
Hnstlngs. Sho was accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. II. Durant Chcevcr of New
York, formerly Zora Gladys Ilorlocker of
Hastings. The party will arrlvci in Hast
ings tomorrow night.
Tho Ilorlocker case will como up In tho
district court next Monday, as It Is tho
llrst caso on tho docket. Tho state's attor
ney and the attorneys for tho defenso alt
claim that the case will bo fought to a
finish and each side Is confident of suc
cess. INTRUDING SOLDIERS SHOT
Two I'rhnlra from Fort Molirnrn
I'liii'i' Cnli'mii'p Into I.oiIkIukk
of Solium Keeper,
VALENTINE. Neb. March 15. (Special
Telegram. I-Th'a morning abctu 3 o'clock
Cicero H. Thompson, proprietor of the Owl
saloon, shot Arthur London and Austin H.
Mlllumim, both privates from Fort Nio
brara. Thomrson. who rtoma some dis
tance fr ni I'U saloon, was suddenly nwak
ened by parties forcing entrance into the
; done whrn he Jumped out of bed nnd began
i firing hk' tevolver, and of the flvo shots
fired three entered the head of London and
jtwo Millamau. London Is mortally wounded,
j but lho doctors say JMllaman may possibly
iccovcr.
Mclmln ' .( -il fur llltniny.
COLl'MIU'S. Neb., March 15. (Sprclal.)
John II. Nichols, who cimio hero fiom
Seward county some tbrco or four years ago.
was arrested yesterday and placed In Jail
on a comnlaint sworn out hv Mrs. a. l.
. Lnughlln. lie Is charged with bigamy. Tho
i lomplaiiit alleges that Nichols was married
! to Sadie H., whoso real nanio is unknown, in
Lancaster county May III. 1S9I. and that
while hla said first wife was living ho was
married to Lottie M. Loushlln In this city
November 2fi, 1S9S. Tho complaining wit
1 ness is the mother of wife No. 2. Nichols
! will havo a preliminary hearing before Judge
i liudBon tomorrow. The stnte claims to havo
n good case against him. Nichols could not
be seen this morning to make a Btatcment
in his own behalf.
Not to lie Put I mice llnuils,
PLATTSMOUTII. Neb, March l.V-lSpe-rial.)
Justice Archer listened tn the ev
deneo In the ease of tho Staic of Nebraska
against I'. August Newman. The parties
are from South Rend anil the suit Is tho di
rect outgrowth of the casei now pending
against Dr Isaac D. Jones. The doctor ap
peared as complaining witness nnd asked
that tho court place the delendant under a
peare warrant among other eiiarges alleg
ing that Newman, while In an intoxicated
con(ll,lon- hl" accosted him on the street
In South Bend nnd offered to fisbt him a
duel with pistols. For these reasons ho
nsked to have the law protect him. After
listening to all the evidence Justice Archer
dcr()fd that lho ,vlllcnco waB I10t .umdcnt
to Justify him In placing tho defendant un
der bond to keep tho peace, so he ordered
him released.
Wolf Hunt nt CnliitnliiiK,
COLf.MHUS. Neb.. March IS. (Special.)
A grand wolf hunt took place today on the
famous Shell Creek valley. A territory of
eight square miles was covered by four
lines of men. making the creek bottom the
center point. A number of wolves were
slain, besides considerable other game. The
wolves have been making themselves quite
troublesome this winter, u number of farm
ers having lost pigs and chickens by their
depredations.
i, i:it uimx:
'ROM ITS AMIHS.
City Filled ulth All KliliU of Snlii
ni en lliilnur IIukIiIiik llunliien.
LB At), S. D.. March 15. (Special. )-Thls
city Is filled today with Insurance adjusters,
traveling men and would-be contractors, all
of whom nro doing a rushing business.
Most of the Insurance has been settled sat
IsfacvVirlly nnd tennis nnd men wero set to
work this morning on a number of the
burned lots to clear nway tho rubbish.
Thero is evidence of a fight over locations
In the city, now that all of the wooden build
ings havo been burned on the west side of
Mill street. Thero Is to be a ucw hotel this
summer and tho Homestako people want It
built on Mill street across from tho Homo
stake offices nnd storo. Another faction
wants tho hotel on Main street, on the lot
formerly occupied by the Miners' union hall.
Tho election next month promises to turn
out to bo quite warm on the offlco of mnyor
ns n consequence.
Contracts have nlready been let for five
new brick blocks, which will be erected by
K. Faust, John Zerllng, Miss Maude Faust,
P. Otishurst nnd J. K. Senrle, nil on Mnln
nnd Hleeker streets. Plans nro being drawn
for hnlf a dozen new brick nnd stone build
ings on Mill street. It Is estlmnted that
$100,000 worth of new goods of all descrip
tions wero ordered by tho lead merchants
yesterday.
i.vrnsT ciWMwr iihih ntiwtn.
County .Indue Wllkt-M Tnl.ru Kvlilenee
of .Ihiui'm S. MeClellnn.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. March 15. (Special
Telegram.) County Judge Wilkes todny de
cided that the evidence of James S. Mc
Clellan of Little Rock, 'Ark., who claims to
bo a son of tho lato John Meridian, whose
estate Is In litigation here, can bo offered
at this time, notwithstanding that the mat
ter of taking the deposition of the estnte
out of Judgo Wilkes' court. Is now pending
In tho state circuit court. Therefore tho
caso has been reopened by Judgo Wilkes to
the extent of admitting the testimony of
the latest claimant, who commenced giving
his testimony this afternoon.
Attorneys representing County Judge
Wilkes appeared today before Judge Jones
of tho stnto circuit court and entered a de
nial to the charges upon which the Amer
ican and Canadian claimants seek to have
tho MeClellnn estato permanently taken to
the circuit court. The hearing will be held
next week nnd Is certain to prove one of
the most Interesting fentures of this now
famous legal battle.
IlliKk IIIIIm Poll,,. .New,!.
DEAD WOOD, S. I)., March 15. (Special.)
Tho two men that wero arrested for rob
bing tho Olympic bakery Sunday night have
been released. Four othei men wero ar
rested yesterday at Whitcwood on suspicion
and It is believed that they were connected
with thn robbery. Thoy had $290 In ex
press orders, which they had purchased
in this city.
C. A. Hall was arrested nt Sturgls for
forging tho name of tho foreman of tha
Stearns ranch for tho sum of $10.
A man was set upon by thugs last night
near tho Homestako assay office at Load
and robbed of his pocketbook and other
valuables. He was found in an unconscious
condition.
James R. Summers, an employe of tho
Homestako company, was taken to the
Lawrwice county Jail today to answer to
the charge of perjury In the case of Her
bert 1) Caddy, who waB recently tried for
tho holdup of M. H. Russell In this city.
Peter Shea, the man who robbed a Sioux
City commercial man and then tried to
burn up tho Campbell hotel, camo near
being lynched.
I'olltlex III lllnek Hill.
CUSTER, S. D.. March 15. (Special.)
Tho republican party of Custer county has
been reinforced by the coming over to that
party of two of tho strongest democrats in
Custer, I). R. Wood and F. J. Rutkowskl.
both of whom havo been considered strong
men In tho other party. Tho republicans
have organized a strong club In this city and
the county convention has been called for
tho latter part of this month. E. W. Mar
tin of Dcadwood will be endorsed unani
mously for congress. It Is expected thnt
tho conventions of Fall River, Pennington,
Mendo and Hutto counties will be held be
fore tho Lawrence county convention. All
of theso counties havo pledged themselves
solidly for Martin.
Si'i'Uk DniiiiiKi'ii from Cool Compniiy.
HOT SPRINOS. S. I)., March 15. (Spe
cial.) WilKam F. Tracy of Sundance, Wyo.,
haa brought suit against tho Ill.ick Hills
Coal company for $20,000 damages. Tracy
was injured In tho miuco of the company
nt Aladdin In June, 1S9H, having suffered
two fractures of one of his legs and being
otherwise injured. Dr. Miller was at that
tlmo acting ns the company's physician and
Tracy charges incompetence nnd inalprac
tico on the part of Miller in treating his
injuries.
I'ulftoncri li duller Coloring.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. March 15. (Spe
rial.) Information reaches here that a little
sen of Christopher Myers, who resides about
seven miles northeast of Montrose, this
(Minnehaha) county, Is dead as the result of
drinking a quantity of butter color, which
had been left within his reach, It having
been regarded us hnimlcsi. Soon nflt-r
drinking the concoction the unfortunate lad
wp taken s'ck and lingered for three days
before deat'i relieved his sufferings.
County Con yen t ion Cnllnl,
HOT SPRINGS, S. D., March 15. (Spe
cial.) The political ball will bo opened In
Fall River county April 7. tho county cen
tral committee today catling the county
convention for that dale, for selecting dele
gate to tho state convention. The com
mittee also unanimously Invited Hen. E. W.
Martin of Dcadwood. the probable nominee
for congress, to address the' republicans
of this county at that ttme.
DuKotn Mun Kill" lllinpf.
AHERDEEN. S. D., March 15, (Special.)
Word has been received here that John
Hrown, an aged citizen of Hutler, Day
county, bad committed sulcldo by shooting
himself In the head. Despondency, caused
by 111 health, is thought to havo prompted
tho deed.
Sole of Seliool I. inula,
AHERDEEN, S. D.. March 15. (Special.)
Tho sale cf Rrown county school land?
opened hero Tursdav and was largely at
tended. Several trarts in the vicinity of
Oroton were sold at $11 and $li!.50 per acre.
Sole of ScIhmiI l.nmlx.
Y NKTON. S. D.. March 15,-tSpeclil
Telegram.) -At the sale of school lands held
Kiday for Yaukton county prices ranged
from $12 to $15 per acre Only tlx tracts
were cold.
CROWDS WITNESS UNVEILING
Grand Aimy Monnmcnt it Oolumbus Offi
cially Turned Over to the Oity.
DAY IS GIViN OVER TO THE tXERCISES
Prominent I'enture I l!iillnR of Finn
on n lllch StnlT While lliinil
Tin the Stnrn uiul
St rl pen.
COLUMBUS, Nob.. March lf,.-(Speclnl
Telegram.) Desplto tho unfaorab1o weather
thero was n large crowd here today to wit
ness tho unveiling of tho (Irnnd Army mon
ument. (Jovernor Poynter nnd Secretary
Jewell camo up last evening on the Hur
llngton nnd Department Commander Evans
arrived from North Platte early this morn
ing. At nn early hour tho city began
lo don Its holiday attire nnd before
noon tho business houses along the line
of march were a vast profusion of Hags and
bunting.
Promptly at 1 o'clock tho procession formed
nnd was headed by tho Sons of Veterans'
Drum corps. Next camo the governor nnd
Mnyor Fltzpntrick. followed by the city
council; linker post. No. P, Orand Army of
tho Republic; Company K, First regiment,
National Guard; citizens and school children
on foot.
Arrived at tho park the program was gone
through, consisting of patriotic addresses
nnd music by the band.
J. H. Oalley, ns chairman of the monu
ment committee, omclnlly accepted the mon
ument In behalf of Raker post. Post Com
mander Rector then officially turned the
monument oer to the city, which wns ac
cepted by Mayor Fltzpatrlck.
Visiting Orand Army men were here from
Schuyler, David City, Hcllwood, Fullcrton
and other towns.
A prominent feature of the exercises was
tho raising of "Old Clory" on n high stafr
while tho band played tho "Stars and
Stripes."
DEATH RECORD.
Old Itenlileut of Lincoln.
LINCOLN, March 15.--(Speelal.) Austin
Humphrey, otic of the oldest residents of
tho city, died this morning shortly after
5 o'clock of pneumonia. Ho was taken 111
two weeks ago, going to his bed last Thurs
day. Ho had been unconscious since 11
o'clock last evening. Mr. Humphrey had
been n resident of Lincoln for thlrty-lwo
years, being associated with his brother
In thn hardware buslnoFH most of tho time.
He was 07 years of age, having been born
tn Richfield, O., In 1S33. He moved west
early In life, settling at Davenport, la. A
few years later ho came to Nebraska, ar
riving hero in 1S58. He rojlded in varloui
portions of tho state before settling in
Lincoln in 1SRS.
When the first express company opened
an exprefs olllca In Lincoln Mr. Humphrey
was Its agent. A few years later ho em
harked In the hardware business. Ho was
once a councilman, a member of the Hoard
of Public Works during the existence of
that body nnd also a member of tho Stato
Hoard of Agriculture. Ho was lntc--ostet
In tho Hotel Lincoln ever since Its found
ing, was one of its directors and has been
Its manager for tho last four years.
Tho deceased left a widow and two daugh
ters, Mrs. C. M. Derrick of Lincoln and
Mrs. Myron Wheeler of Havana, Cuba. A
brother and two sisters are also living, Nor
rls Humphrey being In this city and the
others in Richfield. No deflnlto announce
ments havo yet been mado concerning the
funeral.
rmiiiiiirnt Hnllronil Mnn.
GRAND ISLAND. Nab., March 15. (Spe
cial.) Hlako C. Howard died at his resi
dence in this city lato yesterday afternoon.
Ho was born near Hatnvla, N. Y., In 1832.
Ho moved to Illinois while still a young
n. an and engaged In railroading nt tho time
tho Illinois Central railroad was under con
struction In the early 50s. Ho was an en
gineer on that road during tho troublous
times of the civil war, his run being from
Centrnlla to Cairo, through tho worst cop
pcrhead district of Illinois. Ho was mayor
of Centrnlla one term during the cholera
epidemic of 1S6B-7. Mr. Howard came west
nnd entered tho service of tho Union Pacific
Railroad company as traveling engineer In
1S68. He came to Grand Island In 1871.
having been appointed general foreman of
thn locomotive and car department of tho
Union Pacific shops nt this place, in whicli
position he continued to servo the company
until his death. At tho tlmo of his death
Mr. Howard was a director of the Grand
Island Hanking company, president of the
Kqultnblo Huildlng and Lomi association, a
member of tho school board, a Mason In
good standing and of high degree and a
mcmbor of the Hrothcrhood of Locomotive
Engineers. His active rnllroad service cov
cts a period of half a century nnd he wr,s
well known in railroad circles all over the
country. He leaves a wife, two soes, three
daughters and twelve grandchildren to
mourn his loss.
Former WjoniliiK Annnyer.
NEW YORK, March 15. John G. Murphy,
a well known mining engineer, died in this
city today from a stroke of apaplexy. which
he received last night. Murphy. In tho early
0s. became superintendent of mines near
Caracas, Venezuela. In 1SS2 ho was ap
pointed assayer fcr the territory cf Wyo
ming and held that position for some time.
lirnrRP F. liny.
News has been received In this city of tho
death of Georgo F. Day In Los Angeles. Cal.
Mr. Day was well known In Omaha, having
mado this his homo for several years. Ho
was married hero In 1892 to Miss Carrie Me.
Lain and moved to Hutte, Mont., to taki
charge of tho city water works offlcc. Ills
wife and two children survive him.
Cliiuilc II, lliililinril.
OSCEOLA. Neb., March 15. I Special )
Tho death of Claude II., son of Mr. and Mrs.
lloraco Hubhird, has been announced. He
had only been tick forty-eight hours, his
death being caused bv pneumonia. Tho
funeral was held at tho Presbyterian church
this morning, tho sermon being preached
by Its pastor, Rev. W. R. Adams.
Hcnlilcnt Xcnr OmiioihI,
OSMOND. Neb., March 15, (Special )
Henry Davids, an old resident cf this place,
died at his farm homo near Oamoiul. on
Wednesday, tho 1 1th. aged 52 years. Henry
Davids has resided In this community for
seventeen years.
ew York .luilitc, !
NEW YORK, March 15. Former Judgo
William Fullcrton, ono of tho lawyers In
tho trial of the Hcecher-Tllton scandal easo
hero, died at his homo In (New burgh today,
ascl S3. I
IIInu A in -1 1 ii Iliieklcy.
MUs Amelia Huckley, aged IS years,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Lnzlcr, 2122
Spraguo street, died suddenly Wedne.day
night.
Ilepuhllciin l.i'iimie ('illicit,
SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. March 15. (Spe
cial.) R. J. Wood, president, nnd W. G
Porter, secretary, of tho Republican Stato
league, havo Issued a circular letter calling
a meeting of the state leaguo to be held In
this city on Tuesday. May 22, at 8 o'clock
P m . for the purpese of elr-tlng state offi
cers for the ensuing two years and ten delo
i gateo to tho Twelfth convention of the Na-
tlonal Republican league, to be held In St '
Paul July 17. The meeting of the state
leaguo here will bo on the evening prior M
tho convening of tho republican state con
ventlon. which will select delegates to the
Philadelphia convention nnd nominate con
gressional nnd state tickets.
lucrrnnr In Hnllronil HitltiliiiK.
CHICAGO. March 15. The Railway Age,
tomorrow will say
Although more miles of new railway were
built In tho United States last year than
In nny yenr since ISM, there Is every in- '
dlcatlon that the present ear will witness
even greater activity. In the aggregate
thero aro nearly 511,000 miles of projecte.l
road, grouped by srctlona as follows
New England states, 447: middle state".
2.H0: southern Atlantic stntes. P.750. gulf
and Mississippi valley states, C.TOS. rentral
northern states. 5.263; northwesleru stntes.
6.1I7 : southwestern stales, 21,20"; Pacific
states, t!,377, total, fis.sil.
In lS'.iy 4.5SS nilos of track were laid In
tho United States on 310 lines and In Can
ada fiftt! inlles on twenty-one lines, and in
Mexico 251 miles on ten lines.
(iron! ortlicru lo llullil Nimv Triiolift.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mnrch 15. Tho Great
Northern has divided to abandon over loo
miles of Its line In western Montnira, build
ing nearly as much new track m order to
avoid somo bad grndro nnd marches. Work
...III KAnf.i no .... ,l,A .nn,l,rtM ...111
mu. i iip new uue leaves ine oni one seven
mlU west of Knllspel nnd while following t
In a general way tho course of the old !
line, climbs up Into the uplands It will
rejoin tho old line nt Llbby nnd nil stations
betwovn that point and Kallspel will b
tnk'sed.
Oiiiuhu Cuiilrni'lor ((tin ru n 1 1 nril,
OHBYENNK. Wyo.. March 15.-(SpectaI
Telegram.) An epidemic of glanders has
nttneked a largo number of horses on the
grade of tho Hurllugton's Alliance-Guernsey
line near Fort Iiramle, nnd tho camp
of R. C. dishing of Omaha has been quar
antined. None of the persons In camp have
contracted tho disease, but seven horses
havo been shot.
To TllKc StiNiici'tN lo I'riinUfort.
FRANKFORT. Ky., March 15. At a ccn
feroncc between tho county nnd district
court officers here today It was determined
to have returned hero from Louisville Ser
rotary of Stato Powers, Harlan Whlttnker.
W. II. Culton nnd Captain Davis, nrrrsted In
connection with tho Goobel shooting nnd to
give them n speedy examining trial.
Storm Hnuen nt Cliej eiine.
CHBYENNIJ, Wyo., March 15 -(Special
Telegram.) A storm Is rnglng throughout
this section tonight. Considerable snow
has fallen nnd a Htrong wind Is blowing,
filling tho railroad cuts. No torses to ntock
Is feared, but tho rnllroads may experience
somo trouble.
llrejer ltcfinert Second Trlnl.
CHICAGO, March 15. Judgo Waterman
today refused to grant a new trial to
Hrokcr Kdward S. Dreyer. former treasurer
of tho West Park board, who was recently
convicted of tho embezzlement of J310.C00
of tho board's funds nnd sentenced him to
thn penitentlnry.
Iliirntten In Djlnyr.
MADISON, Wis.. March 15.-Genernl
Harnden Is much weaker today. He will
probably die within a day or two.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
( onl liiueil Colli Toilnyi Snturilny to
He Kn I r nnd Wni'iucr In KunI
crn Xclirimkn.
'WASHINGTON. March 15. Forecast for
Friday and Saturday:
For Nebraska Fair; continued cold Fri
day; Saturday fair; not r.o cold In eastern
portion; north to east winds.
For Iowa Fair; continued cold Frldny.
Saturday fair; not so cold; northerly winds
For Missouri Fair: continued cold Fri
day; Saturday fair; not po cold In northwest
half; northerly winds.
For South Dakota Continued cold Fri
day; Saturday fair; not so cold; north to east
winds.
For Kansas Fair; continued cold Friday,
Saturday fair; not so cold; farliblc winds
1. 1, fill Itei-nril.
OFFU'i: OF Tilli WEATHER HL'REAU.
OMAHA, March 15-OIHchil rei onl of t m
peratuto and precipitation, compared with
tho corresponding day of the last three
years:
I9M 1559. 1S9? 1S37
Maximum temperature... L'fl :;i r!t IM
.Minimum temperature.... 5 17 .1(1 l
Avnrage temperature 12 "S Is Ti
Precipitation On .(it .ill .in
Record of temperature and precipitation
nt Omaha, for tills day and since March
1. !!)C0:
Normal for the day Ill
Deficiency for the day i!i
HxeoHS since March 1 51
Normal rainfall for the day Of Inch
Deficiency for the day in inch
To'nl precipitation slnoe Mnrch 1... .10 Inch
Deficiency since Mnrch a) Inch
Deficiency for cor. period, ISM n; inch
Deficiency for cor. period, ISM 15 Inch
Report from Stnllooa nt H u. in.
05 -i
STATIONS AND STATE
OF WEATHlR.
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I 21! 'Jli I).'
I IV 21 'Hi
I I It T
I I S O'l
111 1 Vi T
I 211 2S T
I 2 T
I pii ifli T
1 IS R2 .HO
I 22 2P .0.1
I 321 32 .00
I -2i II .110
i u; hi .in
omiilin. cloudy
North linttc, clear
Salt Lake lily, clear
Cheyenne, siiowliiir ,
j Rapid City, clear ,
I tu ni ii, partly ciouciy
WllllHton. clear
ChleiiRii, partly cloudy ...
St. Louis, clear
St. Paul, cloudy
Davenport, partly cloudy
llt'lenii, clear
Kansas ity, clear
Havre, partly cloudy
HlHinarck. clear
Clalvextoii, cloudy
I
I
T Indlcntes trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH,
Loral Forecast Olllcjal.
Rememfer the La&ef!
BLATZ BEERS
possess the qualities
that people like.
BOTTLE BRANDS: nxposr. wirNC,
" PKIVATIi .STOCK.
MUfcNClttfNIiR.
Our
triangu'ar
on nil
bottles.
label
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Ttali dre.il ilMt..tr In now bcv!vl prvAUnt
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It U thnOIUP It CAtibxiuicklyuirtHlbr thtmool
Duffy's Pwre
Malt Whiskey
s dlrtettd, If takrn In tlm. It not only
CURES
thOrlp. but itlmuUtts h blood to healthy aetlei
and iirertnt bail afttr-rffrcti.
, , . t . . Vera City.
WHIBKKY fot thoOrlmx-, and fln.l It ba hflimd raa
wonderfully. 11. Hall, ail W?t3tb3t.
Vermillion. Ilia.
Otnlltn't thAshad thn Orlppn ami I'l'I KV 3
MAI.T WiltSKKY hat timid ma more good than
Mir Unotor'a medicine. l'l?t enl m two mora
boltlaa. Mns. Miry V. Hvnii.
Oovcrntnent Mamti tnarVa tha gpTtlnr DrueaUti
utuallr aell It. If roil" !o nor. a bottle will lie
acnl you, prepaid, for M ait f.r f.v Valuable
book of information tent frco on .ippltcitlon
DuUr Mult Whiskey Co,, Itcichntc-. N. r.
Wfttm otbor5 fall coniuR
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Varicocele, Gonorrhea, Gloct, Syphilis, Blrlct
tra, Plica, FUtula and Hootal Ukicra und
All Private Dlscnses
and Disorder of Moil.
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Best Dining Car Service.
JOBBERS & MANUFACTURERS
OF OMAHA
DRY GOODS.
M o E, Smith & Go.
tapcrUriand lokbtraot
Pry Goods, Furnishing Goods
AND NOTlONa
BOILER AND SHEETIRON WORKS
Qrake,
& Williams
.Siircraaiira AVMnuii .t IlrnUe,
Mnnufaiiure lioHera, mnDUe Mm Us and
brcechlngs, pressure. r tiderlin;, Mheop illp,
lard anil water tanks, tiollor tuliea con
stantly on lianil, Huciiiui haml boilers liouGht
nnd sold. Special and ptnmpt attention tu
repairs In city or country. 1'Jth nnd I'lurce.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
Ue stern Eiscfrtaa
vv Compaq
Electrical Supplies,
Eleotrlo Wirlnir ndl ami (5ns LiO.tJno
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B JOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS,
D merican ilmi
M'frs 1 Jobbers of Foot Wear
WIS7EHN AOINTB ton
Th Joiuph Bonigan Bubber Co.
CHIC0RV.
Silicon? Bo,
Bfowrv ana manufacture! uf all toitna of
Chicory Omaha-Vitmoni-ONm
SAFE AND IRON WORKS.
'he (Qmaha Safe
(i. A.NDKI'IiN, Prop.
M.iUrts a spoelulty of -
l?I t I ESCAPES
ind Ilurxlnr I'mnf Hnfes uu i Vnu t Poors, etc.
nil) H. Mill S'.. OuiuIim. Nell.
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Oil
Hlcctric Hydraulic and
Hum! I. levator-
I'.leMitur Kafety fj.iti.s Illiviitiu ro;ir.
IllK a Hpeilnltx I.intlicr V.iKh I'ups f'r
Klevutors, KiiKlnei and i'rln'lnj i'n Hies
Davis & Gowgill Iron Works,
MAM FAi'TT ItllRS AND .! Ullinitrt
OF MAi IIINKIU
ui;ni;rai. ukpaiimnu a HrwuirY
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