THE OMATIA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY. MAItCII 22, 1900.
INSANITY IS THE DEFENSE
Viola floilooker Said Not to Bars Been
Eeiponiibli for Ear Act.
GIRL IS LED ON IN UNHAPPY INFATUATION
Employer In THnmed for EncnnrnRliifr
Her 'VenkncnK t'ntll nil Innocent
IVomnn In Converted Into a
DcKcncrnte Helim.
HASTINGS. Neb., March 21. (Special
Telegram.) Tho work of. securing a Jury to
try tho celebrated Horlockcr-Morcy poison
ing enso wan returned at 0 o'clock.
Ilcforo court convened there were many
women present nnd tho room was soon filled
with eager spectators. In lets than ten
minutes nftcr court opened tnrco of the six
remaining tnlcsmon out of tho thirty who
had been summoned had been examined and
excused for cause.
When Mr. Isaitrn was called to qualify as a
Juror It was learned ho had departed from
tho court house and was not to bo found.
Tho court ordered tho clerk to Issue nn at
tachment for Mr. Isaacs, but before tho at
tachment coould bo served Mr. Isaacs found
his way back to tho court house and fo-
sumcd business. Judgo Adnms ordered tho
sheriff to summon twenty-tlvo more ta.es-
men ho that thorn would bo no laggltu; In .
tho making or a Jury. j
Whenever a talesman was found who ac-
Itnowlcdecd to having miy prcludlco agslnst
Ide,
rf a rvlmn. hn wns challenge.! for cause i
Tho defendant did not waive a peremptory ',
challenge, but took advantage of iho olght
which they wcro allowed. Tho crost.-iucs
i
timing of tho talesmen brought out many
replies which caused the nudlcnce to fre
quently burst nut In laughter.
Judgo Adams warned tho audlenco that
tho proceedings being gono through wcro of
n serious kind nnd to be looked upon nn .
such. The Judgo threatened tho audlenco 1
with a line for contempt of court. It wns
Jnst 11 o'clock this morning wiien tho Jury
was finally secured and took the final oath.
Tho Jury Ih computed of some of Adams
csunty's well known farmers, ns follows:
Charles Foote, William Klwsler. S. T. Flc
harty. John Gordon. Jr.. C. K. Smith. A. J.
Keeker, M. C. Fcrnow, O. 8. Woods, Thomas
Hudson, L. Isaacs. S. IJemuth, W. H. Bishop.
Ilielleineiit Tell on llefendmit.
When court convened at 1 o'clock tho ccurt
rornt was crowded to Its utmost capacity
with hundreds of women and men standing
In every available place. Viola Horlocker
entered with her sister and took her usual .
place close to tho Jury, and as tho crowd
Increased she began to whow signs of ner
vousness and weakness.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Chnrlcs F. Morey entered
Iho court room, accompanied by many of
tho most prominent women of Hustings.
At 1:15 Sheriff Simmering nnnounced that
tho court was In session. Judgo Adams
mado the announcement that nftcr today
nl.' hoys and girls under tho age of 15 would
bo excluded.
state's Attorney McCrenry proceeded with
his statement of tho case. After rending the
charge against Viola Horlocker. he told In
fow words tho story of tho crime of which
MIh.i Horlocker Is accused. In his outline
ho tinted how Mrs. Morey, after having
eaten her dinner nt the Bostwlck hotel on
tho ,0th day of Inst April, had returned to
h-r studio, whore she found neatly wrapped !
package of candy containing n visiting card
of a rcrsonal friend, nnd ot how, after hav
ing eaten of tho candy, she had become
dealhly Blck. Ho also Bald that tho ovldonco
would nhow (hat tho candy of which she had
eaten contained arsenic, nnd that Viola
Horlocker wns charged with tho crime, thus
giving a brief outline of tho poisoning case.
Life Slor .r IIIxm Horlocker.
Attorney It. A. Hatty opened for the de
fense. Ho said that tho defendant would
have witnesses to prove that the accused U
guilty of n.i crime. They would go back to
thn childhood of the accused nnd trnco her
life up to tho present time. Ho said sho In
herited a peculiar erratic Insane disposition
from her mother. Tho defendant would
show that her peculiar temperament led her
Into all kinds of extremes. Including her
Btrango passion. Ho said tho most unfortu
nate moment of her life wns when hho wont
to work In the law ofllco of Tlbbetts &
Morey. when sho was full of llfo and pas
sim. Ho then commented on the character
of .i man who. while pledged to ono good
woman, his wife, bo far forgot himself ns to
make lovo to this Innocent young girl. As
time wore on tho employer and the girl were
said to be ennstu-atly together, meeting at
night In various rooms and nt various places
during tbo nbsence of bis wife, and wnen
thn wlfo returned tho employer would have
no moro to do wllh his stenographer. Batty
Bald tho ycung girl hnd loved, not wisely,
but too well, and that tho man had en
couraged her Infn'iiatlon until sho wns no
longer Viola Horlocker, but a degenerate
being.
Attorney Hatty iiald they would show by
expert wltntascs that tho accused had a
diseased mind nnd, therefore, In entering
tho pica of not guilty they did not say the
accused did not do what she was accused of
doing, but that they did say If sho did It she
was not sane when she committed the deed.
Nullity In ot the iNxue.
At the cloao of MP. Hatty's address Judge
Adams stated. for the bcncllt of the Jury,
that the stato would not. be compelled to
prove that the defendant was Bauo at tho
tlmo of tho deed.
W. H. Dillon, proprietor of the Ilostwlck
hotel, was the fltst witness placed upon tho
Btnnd. He testified that tho defendant was
nt tho Uowtwlck hotel on April 10 last and
that the defendant left tho dining room
shortly after the arrival of Mrs. Morey In
that room. The defendant hnd Just eaten
her soup when Mrs. Morey entered and, after
making tho remark that sho was not so
hungry as she thought, blip hurriedly left
the room. Tho cross-(ueBtlonlng brought
out tho act that Dillon wns not suro ufon
what day the defendant left under such cir
cumstances, but thought It tho 10th of
April.
The next witness for the stato wns M. E.
Barnes. Ho testltled to having cen Viola
Horlocker in a certain occasio.i nt 12-30 p.
til., going north toward the flats where Mrs.
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Morey resided, but on being cross-examined
ho did not know tho-exact day, but thought ,
It tho first Tuesday In last April.
T. M. Williams also testified to having
seen the defendant between 12 and 1 o'clock
on tho 10th day of April golns toward tho
Lincoln avcuuo flats.
C. A. Shlrey was put upon the stand, but
failed to glvo any Information whatever.
Defendant Seen HnterliiK I'lnti.
Following him came C. E. Cox, who swore
to having seen the defendant eo un tho stair
way leading to Mrs. Morey's studio between
12 nnd 1 o'clock ami icturn In about five
minutes, on Monday, April 10. On cross
examination ho said ho meant to cay he
heard Miss Itorlockcr go upstairs and
como down, lie also said there were many
women who went up tho same stairway the
same morning and many In the afternoon.
A recess of fifteen minutes was taken.
At 4 o'clock Mrs. Cox took tho stand and ,
offered further evidence of Viola Horlockcr's '
entrance to me stairway leading to the ;
Morey studio on that fatal day
Mrs. Pottlnger, housekeeper of the flats,
testified to having seen tho defendant be
tween 12 nnd 1 o'clock on the day of tha
poisoning standing In tho hallway which
leads to tho Morey studio, and to have ton-
versed with her. Miss Horlocker naked If a !
certain woman lived there nnd was Informed
to tho contrary.
Miss Ilclle Hand was tho next to tako
the witness stand. She testified to having
seen Viola Horlocker standing by Mrs.
Morey's studio door In the Lincoln avenue
flats on April 10 last between the hours ot
12 and 1. Sho nho marked on exhibit A.
I''nt ot Lincoln avenue flats, the exact spot
where Miss Horlocker watt when the saw
her. MIsb Hand testified that Miss llor-
" said, o hen 7 thoW M. m-i
tlngcr lived here." Miss Rand then dl-
rented her upstairs to Mrs. Pottltiger's room
aim w no more of her.
Nell tilt I'ltnln the l'nelmue.
William Schutt, Janitor of tho Lincoln
nvenuo flats, wan called nnd testified to
having found n packago on the nbovo
named day at Mrs. Morey's studio door. Ho
also said he saw the defendant In tho rubll
library In tho Lincoln nvenuo flats nt
U:45 o'clock on the same day be found tho
n.ickaee.
The state's attorney objected to C.uitln Tolcgrnm.) Judge Sullivan overruled tho
Anson testifying borauso of a technicality ' motion for n new trial In tho Dlnsmore mur
In the pelllng of his name. The objee- . llcr cai0 ,,ll! morning. Ho then ordered tho
Hon wns sustained. Prisoner to stand up, and propounded the
Mrs. Charles F. Morey wns then placed , usual question an to why Bentencc ahould
upon the witness stand. Sho testified to i not bo pronounced.
having seen tho defendant In th9 dining Dlnmnore answered In a firm voice: "I am
room of tho Ilostwlck hotel on the day of absolutely Innocent.'"
tho poisoning at 12:10 o'clock. Upon 10- j Judgo Sullivan replied: "You may bo In
turnlng homo sho found n packago wrapped I nocent, but you have had a fair and lm
In whlto paper at her door. Sho said thcro purtlnl trial and, while I am Borry tho Jury
wan a card on tho Inside and upon being did not fix the penalty at life Imprisonment
shown tho state's exhibit H, the calling ( Instead of death, which Is a reflection on
card with tbo writing nnd Miss Klrby's , civlllzntlon. I bellevH tho evlde
nnmo ,,0n It, Identified It. Mrs. Morey
said sho took tho packago to her room and
upon nnmng u was canny nie a piece unci
then put tho box down. Keeling a little
tired at that time, she laid down. In re
plying; ns to the effect of the cntlng of
tho candy sho said at first there was a
slight burning of the stomach and after
that a nauseating sensation. The burning
of tho stomach continued for about a half
hour and the nauseating continued for
several days and nights.
i no nour .or adjournment nrr ve ocre ;
1 fa ninv nn u 1.1 Im nrniD.nvnm nnrl Thn
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UilHI) 19 Hill .lUllUK UIU UllUUllWIl Ui 11X111
of the lending attorneys and Judges of tho
country, there already being a score or
more hero from various places In Nebraska
nnd Colorado. Among tho expert wit
nesses to arrive here today were Prof.
"rceno of the University of Ncbraskn and
iwo Wllllt'nsea liuui iuu jainauiinii; liii.
sanitarium, where Miss Horlocker was con
fined up to the time of her trial.
EXAMINATION AT INSTITUTE
Governor I'oynter nnd Stnte Olllcrm
Itiumlne ClinrKen AKnlnnt
Doctor bniiK.
BEATRICE, Neb., March 21. (Special Tel
egram.) Governor I'oynter, with his secre
tary and other state officers, have been hold
ing Investigation nt tho Feeble-Mlnded Insti
tute here, of formal charges preferred againbt
Dr. Lang, superintendent, for malfeasanco
nnd general mismanagement.
Witnesses arc being examined late to
night nnd the henring will continue tomor
row. Damaging testimony is being brought
out that will undoubtedly result In several
Important changes nt tho Institute at an
early day. Tho present management has
resulted in n succession of scandals until
Governor Poynter has been forced to net.
I'lli:i.ltrc I'Oll SIMIIVG HI.KCTIOXK.
TleUetn Are Ilclnur Put I'p In Tnvrni
TlirniiKliont the Stole.
EUSTIS, Neb., March 21. (Special.) Tho
citizens held a caucus tonight and mado tho
fdlowing nominations for village trustees:
A. Wentz, E. L. Chatficld, C. K. DenUon,
A. J. Baker and J. Wohlford. This board
Is supposed to be antl-llcense.
WAUSA, Neb., March 21. (Special.) At
tho republican village caucus for municipal
officers tho following ticket was nominated:
Lcng term T. A. Anthony, Robert Lynn
and E. Engdahl; short term John Palmer
and E. N. Wilson.
Tho republican county central committee
has called the county convention to meet In
Illoomfleld April 14. Rut ono convention,
will be called.
FREMONT, Neb.. March 21. (Special.)
Tho republicans nnd democrats held thoir
city conventions last evening and aftor hold
ing a Joint convention and later ench meet-'
Ing separately, agreed upon C. C. McNIsh,
republican, nnd Georgo L. Loomls. democrat,
for members of tho School Board. Both
conventions were unanimously opposed to
the proposed new High school building,
bonds for the building of which were voted
last November, receiving a very small ma
jority. At tho Invitation of the democrnts
tho republicans met with them In tho dls
trlst court rcom and a resolution was adopted
requesting tho Schcol Board, which was
then In seuslon, to postpone awarding tho
contract for tho High school building until
after election and a committee was sent up
to tho School noard meeting. The com
mittee reported that thoy had met with a
very cool reception and that a majority of
tho board wcro determined to go ahead and
award tho contract. Tho two nominees
pledged themselves to do all In their power
to detfont the High school building project
for tho present.
Tho School Hoard also met Inst night and
had nn exciting ecsslon. Bids for the now
High school were opened nnd tho contract
awarded to Pugh & Co. of Dcs Moines for
2!US0. The feeling against the High school
has been Intcnalllcd by tho Des .Moines firm
ro:olvlng tho contract. Local contractors
say that the specifications are not clear
and In eomo respects impracticable. They
charge collusion between the successful bid
der and Parsons of Dcs Moines, tho archi
tect. An Injunction will probably bo Is
sued restraining tbo School Board and suc
cessful bidder from proceeding with tho
contract.
Antl-Snloon Ticket.
TABLE ROCK. Neb., March 21. (SpecUl.)
The antl-,aloon men mot In caucus lat
night at the City hall and placed In nom
Inatlan tho following ticket to bo voted on
at tbo coming municipal olectlon:
For long term Hon. William Sutton, J. r.
I.ongwell and John O. Morton; for short torm
Dr. C. C. Covert nnd Thomas Hlgglns.
Ciiiirillnii Appointed for Girl.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Mnrch 21. (Spe
cial.) Couniy Judgo J. E. Douglas has ap
pointed John Ilnuers guardian for his niece,
Idn Sehlender, II years of age, who refuse!
to live with her mother and stepfather, Al
bert Stockelsky,
VV , KIMPVH Tfl WlUVPf
HVL t 1 lULllD IV llUM L0 I
Accident Prevents Suco'ti of Round-Up
Covering Two Counties.
LIGHTED MATCH IS DROFPiD ON PRAIRIE
"" l'nrllelnntrl In lij- Onr-I'nnrlti
the I'opnlntlnn of Territory Cov-
erliiK 0er One Hundred
Square Mlten.
LONG PINE, Neb.. March 21. (Special
Telegram.) This has been a big day for
sport for Drown and Hock counties, there
having been a grand wolf round-up, which
was participated In by nearly one-fourth
0f tho population of the two countlcB and
cmbraclng 117 square miles. It Is claimed
to be tho blggiMl hunt of the kind ever held
wcot cf the Missouri river.
Attorney Carlln of Ilassctt acted as commander-in-chief,
aB3latcd by u corps of cap
tains nnd aids. The forces were mado up
of men anil boys, mounted, on foot nnd In
vehicles, a great many women riding. Tho
lines ndvancod alowly to a central point, at
which it was expected to capture a big ban 1
of the wolves, but nn unfortunate accident
hup pencil which b-pcltod the planp nt the
supreme moment. A lighted match, dropped
accidentally by one of the riders, Ignited
tho grn'8 and In a moment the prairie was
In flames. The lines being broken to fight
the flro at least twenty-five wolves escaped,
wcr. within tho
Even with a large number of fighters It
was Imporslblo to slop the Annua nnd they
nrc now working In tho direction of Newport.
DINSM0RE TO HANG IN JULY
.Indue Hnlllvnn Pimarn .untenee
Vpon the Condemned
Mnn.
LEXINGTON, Neb., March 21. (Special
n verdict of guilty."
Ho then sentenced him to bo hanged by
the neck until dead. In tho Jnll of Dawson
county, July 20, 1900. Tho prisoner waa
then handcuffed and returned to the Huffnlo
county Jail for safekeeping.
Tho attorneys for the defenso will at
once carry the case to the supreme court.
Frank L. Dlnsmore was brought down
from Lexington on this miorning's train un-
, dor a heavy guard nnd placed In the Buffalo
county jail, ir noming ravorablc to Dins
moro turns betwecn now anJ Ju, nc
. "
will be hanged at Lexington.
In sentencing Dlnsmoro Judgo Sullivan
selected tho day of the tirst anniversary of
his marriage.
An nppeal will bo made- to the supreme
rourt by Dlnsmoro's attorneys for a new
trial. Whllo Dlnsmoro was at Lexington
tho treatment ho received nt tho hands of
tho women wns next to that generally af
forded a royal guest.
jimcn i)iscii.uii;s
PIlIl.llltlCK.
Motion Mnde liy lleleiiHe In Ilnrtliiu
lon Trlnl In SiimIiiIiiciI. t
HARTINGTON, Neb., March 21. (Special
Telegram.) The case of tho State against
Nathaniel Phllbrlck was taken up this morn
ing nnd tho work of Impaneling tho Jury
'begun. Shortly afternoon n motion was
mado by tho defense and sustained by tho
Judgo that tho prisoner be dlschurged for
want of prosecution, a combination of
clrcumstnnces being urged for thin action.
This Is tho enne where Neighbors Phil
brick nnd Hlntz got Into a quarrel about a
load of straw. Hlntz attacked Phllbrlck
with a pitchfork and wns shot by him.
Both -men wcro badly injured, but have now
recovered. "HcJInrtry Kiilln Heavily.
LINCOLN. March 21. (Special.) J. H.
MoMurtry of this city has filed proceedings
In bankruptcy. The total llab!lltlen are
J224.672.22, of which $128,000 Is secured In
a measure by mortgages on real estate in
Lincoln and In Hawthorn, Neb. The chief
creditors of Mr. Mc.Murtry mentioned In the
petition are tho American Exchange Na
tional bank of Lincoln. $33,700; the Western
Mutual Insurance company of Milwaukee,
$10,000; the Hallou State Hanking company
of Boston, $20,000; the Continental National
bank of Boston, $15,000; the Now Hamp
shire Savings bank of Concord, $15,000, whoso
claims aro secure.l by mortgages cn col
lateral securltlcfl; William Wharton, Jr.,
Philadelphia, $S,S0S,60; George E. Hradfleld,
Barnestown. O., $7,075; American Exchango
National bank of Lincoln, $10,000; First Na
tional bank of Omaha, $2,879.15. whoso
claims aro not secured. lie claims thnt
$20,100 of the liabilities should be paid by
other parties. The total nfsets of the es
tate are $150, which are repreientcd by the
wntch nnd wearing apparel of the petitioner,
claimed by him to ho exempt.
Committee nt firiiml InlitiKl.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. March 21.
(Special.) Tho republican county central
committees were In session hero yester
days. Chairman McDonald wrs present. M.
P. Klnkald, M. Harrington and A. L. Towle
woro present from the west nnd north. Tho
convention was set far April 26 at Kearney,
only one convention to be held, nt which
delegates and nltcrnates to Philadelphia will
bo selected, also tho nomination of a con
gressman. Captain Darrlngton mado a fight
for Crawford ns the place for holding the
convention, nnd wns defeated by ono vote
only.
The commltteo decided to make no selec
tion for temporary chairman and officers of
tho convention, but leave them for the con
vention to select.
Convention of Mlimloiiiiry Soeletlen.
PAWNEE C1TV. Neb.. March 20. (Spe
cial.) Tho seventeenth annual convention of
tho Woman's General Missionary society of
the United Presbyterian churcn of North
America will be held In tho First United
Prosbyterlan church In this city. May 8.
Tho convention will bring about 300 repro
ncntntlvcs from nil parts of tho United Stntes
nnd Canada. Mrs. Dr. R. M. Russell of
Pittsburg, Pa.. Is president. Tho First
United Presbyterian church hero Is one ot
tho largest of that denomination In tho
United States.
Cuttle .Hiilc nt Alilnnd.
ASHLAND, Neb., March 21. (Special.)
S. J. Kyle and R. T. Held, prominent stock
men of Midland, Tex., wcro In Ashland
Monday and closed a doal with William
Humphrey, manager of the Riverside Cattlo
company's ranch In Clear Crook preslnet,
north of this city, for the purchase ot fivo
carloads of Hereford hulls. Tho averaga
prlco per herad for tho animals was $200 and
ench carload averaged twenty-four heaa,
tho total amounting to $24,000. The ani
mals wcro shipped to tho ranch In western
Texas today.
Kvldcncc if Child Murder.
HUMBOLDT. Neb.. March 21. (Special.)
Preston Kelser this morning found tho
body of a newly-born femalo child In a well
bore. From all appcarauccu It hod been cut
Into tho welt during the previous night, Ho
at nncn notified the oroDCr officials nnd Cor.
oner Waggoner of Dawson wns summoned, f
He arrived at 12:30 nnd at once began pre.
paring for an Inquest over the remains of
the child. The Infant was fully developed
and had evidently been alive when born nnd
had been cast Into tho well while yet breath
ing. Tho sheriff, from evidence prescnteJ at
the coroner's Jury, arretted Mrs. Etta Hor
ton on tho chargo of murdering the child.
Tho woman protests her Innocence.
EDITOR HARRIS GOES FREE
Pica of .Sclf-l)rfrnie Hold (iniiil-Jnry
Itrnclir n Verdict In
Two Ilntira,
HAnTINOTON, Neb!, March 21. (Special
Telegram.) The Jury In the Harris case,
after being out two hours, icturncd a verdict
of not guilty. Harris, who Is editor of the
locnl paper nt lleldea, shot nnd killed John
Blenklron. Tho shooting occurred In the
ofllco of Harris, who pleaded self-defense.
At I n lit ex if Supreme Court.
LINCOLN, Mnrch 21. (Special.) The fol
lowing are tho minutes of tho supreme
court's cession;
Mnrch 20: Court met pursuant to ad
journment. 1). W. Hperllng, T, P. Luuigiill
Mild W. L. Hose were admitted to practice.
Johnston ngnliiHt Seeloy, Swedish-American
Publlnh'ng Company ngiilnt Lander
grill. Whelen ngalnBt Holding. Nuh ngalnst
t'lmplu. Kldd against Close, Itotililnn
ngalnst Clarke nnd Itenenu against Broken
How Building nnd Loan Association, dis
missed; Stnto against Omaha National
llnnk, leave grunted to defendant to mnke
u counter Hliowlng; Macnky ugninst State,
leave granted to Hie bill of exceptions; Lin
coln Medlcnl College against Poynter nnd
Slnte ex rel Pnrker against Htuley. ad
vanced; American Nntlonnl Hank, Onmlia
ngalnst Omiiha Collin Company, death of
C. A. Clalllu suggested nnd cause revived
lu name of Alma M. C'hilllu, executrix;
AmIipoIc ugnlnKt Ilallgrrn, leave to tile
eertilleate of district court clerk- grunted;
Stull) against Trester nnd Mills ngalnst
Kilmer, nlllrmed; Stnte ex rel German Sav
IngH Hank ngalnst Fawcetl, leave granted
to docket cause.
March 21; Parks against Parks, Omaha
Nntlonnl Hnnk ngalnst Reed n ml Oelweller
ngnlnxt Uetweller. dismissed ; Keeler
against Mnnwnrron nnd Kmlt.i ngalnst Le
banon Savings Hank, dismissed unless
plaintiff Herve nnd tile lirlefs In twenty
days; Evnus against Slmtonn, motion to
Htrlkc parts of bill of exceptions sustained,
motion to nfllrm overruled: Waldron
ngalnst First National Hank, Greenwood,
advanced; .lone against Cleary. 'motion to
reduce record sustained; Unlibs ngalnst
Wurman, motion to strike allldavlt uns
tained; Cowin against Pratt, motion to ad
vance nnd nfllrm overruled : William
ngnlnsl Stnte, lenve to plaintiff to serve
nnd lllo briefs In thirty days; State ex rel
Christy against Htubbs, motion to require
security for costs overruled; Foster ngalnst
Pitman, application for supersedeas denied;
Stuto agnlnit Stanilar.l Oil Company, de
murrer overruled, leave to defendant to
answer by April 1; Kennedy ugninst Fulk,
W. M. Morning appointed referee to Hike
tho testimony nnd report the same with
his conclusions of fact and law.
Reporter: Leo lierdman appointed to
tnko effect May 1; Nebruska Telephone
Company ngalnst Jones nnd Paxton against
Htute, rehearing allowed: Mooro ugninst
Moore; Wels ugninst Ashley, Donnleker
against Wright nnd Chamberlain Hinklug
House against Zutavern. rehenrlngH denied;
Predoehl ugninst O'Bullivnn, motion to va
cate order ilenvlnrr rehearing overruled.
Court adjourned until April '.I, when the
following cases will be called: Chicago.
Burlington & Qulncy Railroad Company
against Hitchcock county, Jewett ngalnst
lllack, Gallagher ngalnst Globe Loan nnd
Trust Compony, tjllletto ngalnst i;vans,
Tnrpennlng ngalnst King. Waldron ngalnst
First National Hank, Ureenwood; Miller
ngalnst Wnlte, Hawkins against Stnte.
llnbn against State, Stale against Dcnnl
iion (two cases), State ex rel Seth Thomas
Clock Company ngalnst Cass county. State
ex rel Parker ngalnst Stalcy nnd State
ex rel German Savings Bank against Faw
cctt. I.everonl (.'nxc nl l'lnl Ismoii tli.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., March 21. (Spa
clal.) The case brought, by John P. Sattler,
administrator for tho ostato of .Emanuel
iovcronl, ngalnst tho RouJt Inland Railway
company to collect $5,000 'damages, has been
occupying tho attention of Judso Paul Jes
aen and a Jury In the district court for two
days. Last year Emanuel Ixjveronl. n
wealthy nativo of Italy residing In Cali
fornia, purchased a ticket entitling him to
transportation from there to New York Cly
over tho Rock Island road. Whllo the train
wnn waiting on a sidetrack at Alvo, In this
county, ho stepped across" to n pump on dhe
depet platform to get a drink, nnd while re
turning to tho trnln was struck by the pilot
of the fast mall and was Instantly killed.
Tbo caso was argued and submitted to tho
Jury this nfternoon.
Tho Jury brought In a verdict at 10 p.
m. for the plalnUft for $4,000 against tho
Rock Island railway.
Axnckhiiicii Ik In Undue County.
FREMONT, Nob.. March 21. (Special.)
Tho assessors of Dodge county mot at the
supervisor's room for tho purpose of fixing
the basis of assessments for the year 1!)00.
Thoy voted to assess real estate at one- j
lounn oi us value, personally ai ono-sixin,
horscij at $40, mules $40, cattle $11, hogs $1,
sheep $2 nnd bleyclM $10. The rates on
horses aro higher than last year. Other
rates aro tho same except bicycles, which
wero put In last year at $20.
Ilellevue Munlc Heeltnl.
BELLEVUE, Neb., Mnrch 21. (Special.)
Tho musical department of Ilcllovue college,
under tho direction ot Prof. E. M. Jones,
closed tho term's work last evening with a
recital given at tho collego auditorium. Tho
whistling solo by Mr. Foster of Omaha nnd
tho vocal solo of Mr. Jo F. Barton, both
guestn of tho college, received hearty en
cores. Tho progrnm throughout waa ex
ceptionally well rendered.
Howard on n Pnlltlenl .Mission.
ASHLAND. Neb., March 21. (Special.)
Judge Edgar Howard, editor of tho Pa
pllllon Times, was In Ashland today Inter
viewing tho populist and democratic lead
ers with reference to his candidacy for
state nudltor before the popocratlc state
conventions. Ho left tonight for Schuyler
to look after delegates from Colfax county.
NelirnHkiui Will I.enve for Iown.
NORFOLK, Neb., March 21. (Special.)
Chester A. Fuller, secretary of tho Norfolk
Business Men's association, has decided to
leavo Norfolk, having nccepted a position
with a llfo Insurnnco company at Dcs Moines,
la. Ilo retains his business hero and tho
work of his abstract office will bo carried
on by ex-County Clerk E. 0. Hellman.
Ileduerd llnlew for Veteran.
YORK. Nob., March 21. (Special.) II. H.
Howker, secretary of tho Shlloh Veteran
nssccintion, has completed arrangements for
reduced rates on all railroads for their next
annual meeting, to be hold at Schuyler,
Neb., on April G nnd 6. Ho asks thnt all
comrades buying tickets ask for n certifi
cate. Improvement), nt Wiiiimii,
WAUSA. Neb., March 21. (Special.)
(Material Is on the ground for tho building
of a $10,000 flouring mill and n $5,000 grain
clovator, which will ho constructed by Fred
Ullny, formerly of Oakland, Neb.
Arrangements aro about complete for tho
building ot a $4,000 public hall.
Mnry Receive Appointment.
LINCOLN, March 21. (Special Tele
gram.) Frank L. Mary of tho governor'o
office has been appointed secretary of tho
nnnllllKt Rtntn cpntrnl nnmrnllliui tn B.,nnn I
E. W. Nelson, who has reolgncil becauto
, of his appointment as deputy supreme court
t.it-1 n.
Ciihn County Asi.eMi.orH Meet,
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. Mnrsh 21.-(Spo-clal,)
The annual meeting of the assessors
of Cass c unty was held In the ofllco ot
County Clerk Robertson this afternoon.
TAR AND FEATHERS FOR F1GC
Religious fanatic Rcivet Discipline at
Hands of Mob.
StCrSAIDTO HAVE RUINED MANY HOMES
Axltntnr Wlm Prenelied n Mrnnne
Creed In Conipnny viltli II In Wife
.NeKlect n Warning nnd Sillier
the Penalty.
GRETNA. Neb., March 21. (Special Tel
egram.) Tonight nt 11 o'clock an Infuriated
mob took Louis Flgg and wife, tho religious
fanatics, from their beds and treated them
to a coat of tur and fealhcrs. Notice was
then served upon the head of the Flggltc
church that If he did not desist from break
ing up families, ruining homes nnd main
taining a hnrom filled with the women of
the families he has broken up that a second
visit from the mob could bo expected and
more stringent remedies applied.
For a year or more Flgg nnd his wife by
some peculiar Influence Induced several
women to leave their husbands, homes nnd
children nnd live with him. The women
icfuscd nil Importunities to return to their
homes, saying Flgg was their god and their
husbands the devil.
The mob, numbering about thirty of tho
best citizens of the community, made no
attempt at disguise, but took this method
ot correcting nn evil that menaced the
community. Flgg had been warned tlmo
nnd again, but maintained that In the hands
of God ho was safe.
PETTIGREW OUT OF FAVOR
Sooth Dnl.otii Democrats Oppose lllm
Cull for Stnte Con
v entlon.
MITCHELL. S. 7CMareh 21. (Special
Telegram.) Tho democratic stale central
ccmmlttco met here last night to select a
time and place for holding the Btnte con
vention for selecting delegntes to the na
tional eonvrntlon nt Kansas City, and It
was long after midnight before Its delibera
tions wete over. Chamberlain wns selected
as tho convention city, nnd It will bo 'held
on Juno 6. The basis of representation wns
fixed nt one delegate nt large for each county
and one for ench 100 votes cast for Bryan
electors In 1SD6.
Tho committee will meet at Sioux Falls
May 10 to select tho date for nominating
state officers. The populist stnte central
committee meets at tho same tl.ne and place
for tho sumo purposes.
It developed In tho commltteo meeting that
there was a strong sentiment among the
democrats of tho stato against supporting
Pcttlgrow nnd plnns wcro warmly discussed
as how best to overcomo this feeling and
bring them Into line.
I'liiiernl of die enne Soldier.
CHEYENNE, Wye.. March 21. (Special.)
Tho remains of Charles Wllseck, the Chey
enno boy who lost his llfo In the Philippines
whllo fighting with Company G, First Wy
oming infantry, were laid at rest today with
full military honors. Tho services were hold
at tho First Presbyterian church nnd were
conducted by Rev. Berry of Denver. The
body arrived from San Francisco last even
ing and wnB escorted by Company G, Second
regiment, to tho nrmory, where it lay In
state until this afternoon. Hundreds of
friends of tho family attended the services
at tho church nnd followed the remains to
tho grave. The deccasod was a mere boy
at tho tlmo of his death and was tho young
est volunteer soldier In the Philippines.
New from Woman In Klondike.
RAPID CITY, S. D., March 21. (Special.)
Miss Amy E. Howe of this city, who spent
most of tho winter with her parents, la
now In the Klondike, having nrrlved there
tho last of January. Sho writes to hor
parents that United States Mall Carrier
Holcomb has Just arrived at Eagle from
Valdcs, a distance of 130 miles, which was
tho first winter trip from tho const to the
Yukon. He lost ten of tho twelve horses
and It Is considered a wonderful trip. Ho
had eleven men with him nnd n log cabin
wns built every twenty miles, which will be
used In tho future for government mall.
Ilryilll Spenks nt Dead wood.
DEADWOOD, S. D., Mnrch 21. (Special
Telegram.) W. J. Bryan spoke hero today
on tho questions of trusts, money and Im
perialism. Tho opera house was well filled
with peoplo from tho surrounding mining
camps and from towns on the Burlington
and Elkhorn railroads. Before the meeting
In tho opem house he ppoko to a crowd on
the street. Bryan's speech was a repetition
ct that given nt the Lincoln convention this
week. Ho nlso spoke nt Lead and It Is his
plnn to tnlk tomorrow nt Custer. Ho Is on
his way to Salt Lake City.
'I'n lie r'x Appeal to Supreme Court.
PIERRE. S. D.. Mnrch 21. (Special Tele
gram.) The application of E. J. Tnber of
Sioux Falls for a writ of habeas corups Is be
foro the supreme court today. Tnber has
been In Jail ever since February 17 on a
contempt chargo for refusing to turn over
property of the McClellnn estate on nn or
der of County Judgo Wilkes of Minnehaha
county. Tho court, after henring arguments,
took a recess until Wednesday or next week,
when a decision will probably bo given.
Ilcpnlillciiii Drli'lfllti'B Viimed.
PIERRE. S. I)., March 21. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho list of nominees filed ns ro
publlcan delegates to tho stato convention
Is: H. R. 'Horner, C. C. Bennett, Louis
Kohr, E. P. Farr, A. Wheeler, H. E. Cutting,
J. C. Eager, L. H. Albright, J. C. Woodruff.
J. W. Adnms, W. W. Walto. II. O. Besancon
and Magnus Westlund. This Is tho only
ticket which will go beforo tho primaries
and will be tho delegation.
Warrant for I'roiillnent IIiixIiicnk Mnn.
LEAD, S. D., March 21. (Special.) A
warrant wns sworn out today by H. T.
Wnlr, manager of tho Savings and Loan as
sociation of Sioux Falls, for the arrest of
Henry Jacobs of this city, a prominent bus
iness man, who Is alleged to have embezzled
between $3,000 and $3,500 of tho funds of
tho oBsoclation. Jacobs has been collector
for tho association for some time. He
was not to be found when wanted on the
warrant.
Imprn vciiM-ntx nt SIiiiiv Fulls,
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.. March 21.-(Speclal.)
The town of Clark Is preparing to make
oxtenslvo Improvements this season. Thcso
Improvements will not bo confined to the
business portion of town, whero from six
to ten flno now business blocks will bo
elected, but will extend to tho residence
section, whero n number of now dwellings
will bo constructed. At preisent there Is a
pronounced shortngn of dwelling houses.
Jim, Strultlile .Vol nn Kddylte.
PORTLAND, Ore., March 21. Christian
Scientists of Portland deny that Mrs. Eliza
beth T. Strubble, who was sentenced to a
term In tail nt Sioux Falls. S. I).. Mnmlnv
for sending ohsceno literature through tho
mans, nas ever at any tlmo been a Chris
tlnu Scientist, as stated. ..Mrs. Strubble
published her paper hero for some time,
but not as a Christian Scientist Journal.
New llrewery for Dakota.
LEAD, S. l)., March 21. (Speclal.)-It Is
expected that thn largo browery that has
been crested at Central City will be lu opor
ntlon hy April 1. This plant will have a
capacity for making 1,700 barrels por month,
or about 20,000 barrels per year.
mv Town for IlllliOtll. I
HURON. S. I) March 21.- (Special ) -
I The survey ot the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul railway west from Bowdlo has
now reached the Missouri river. A very
pretty location has been selected nnd m
new town platted, on tho Peter Couchman
ranch. The new town Is about a half mile
from the Missouri river and near Blanket
creek,
Itrtulllluti for Mile OnUes.
PIERRE, S. D., March 21. (Special Tele
gram.) A requisition hns been Issued on
tho governor of Minnesota for .Miles Oakes,
wanted In Sanborn county on chargo of dls- I
posing of mortgaged properly.
lee i,envliiK lllver.
PIERRE, S. 1)., March 21. (Special Tele
gram.) Ico In tho river began running out
quietly this nfternoon with the water about
six feet above low water.
GREAT GENERAL PASSES AWAY
Onmiin
PiinIiii, the Hero nf Plevnn,
Dies Sultnii Feci III
1,0M,
NEW YORK. March 21. A dispatch from
Constantinople announces the death of
Osmnn Pasha, the hero of Plevna nnd the
greatest Turkish soldle'r of recent times. He
wns 6S years old. Ills defense of Plevna
ngalnst un overwhelming Russian force In
1S77 gave Osman enormous prestige. Hy tho
Intrenehments he caused to bo thrown up
he arrested for four months the advance of
tho Russtuns. In threti pitched battles ho I
overcaimo the finest troops of the czar's '
nrmles. On July 1. 1877. ho Inflicted a losi !
of 8,000 killed and wounded on his assailants.
The next battle cost tho Russians 170 editors
nnd 7,136 men, and the three days' stubborn
assault nf Skobeloff later on, when tho Rus
sian Grenadiers got within F.00 yards ot the
trenches, but failed to pass the fatal lire
zone, ended in a Russian loss of from 18,000
to 20.000 men.
It was resolved to starve out the army of
Osman, which originally numbered nbout fiC,-
000 men, and an orrny of 120,000 Russians
completed the Investment.
At length, forty-five days nftcr tho close
siege had been established, and 141 days nf.er
his own arrival at Plevna, Osmnn determined
on a desperate attempt to cut his way
through. Tho struggle was of tho fiercest
sort, but many hours of bayonet fighting
ended In the Turks being driven back and
tho "Defender of Plovna" surrendered with
thn honors of war.
When tho sultan learned Jf the drnth ot
the famous general he exclaimed: "Allnh Is
unmerciful. Ho has deprived cno of ray
honest, true friend and most valiant sup
porter." CLEVELAND AT HOME AGAIN
Two Week of lliintlnu: nnd I'Uliln
In Florida Apparently Ilene
llclal to lllm.
PRINCETON, N. J., March 21. Fomicr
President Grover Clevelnnd returned to
Princeton this nfternoon from his two weeks'
hunting nnd fishing excursion In Florida.
Mr. Cleveland appeared to bo In very good
health. Ills step was elastic and he wnlkcd
npparently with moro case than wb.cn ho
left Princeton. Mrs. Clevelnnd met him at
tho railroad station.
To securs tho original witch hazel salve,
ask for DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve, well
known ns a certain cure for pile, and skin
diseases. Heware of worthless counterfeits.
Thoy aro dangerous.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fnlr Tliursdny nnd Krldny irlth Vnrl
alile WIiiiIn Tii lie )Viirmcr In
Western Iown.
WASHINGTON, March 21. Forecast for
Thursday and Friday:
For Nebraska and South Dakota Fair
Thursday and Friday; vnrlable winds.
For Iowa Fair Thursday; warmer In
eastern portion; Friday, fair; fresh south
to west winds.
For Missouri Fair, warmer Thursday;
Friday, fair; fresh south to west winds. 1
For Kansas Generally fair Thursdny and
Friday; warmer Thursday; south to west
winds.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, .March 21.-Omnh,i record of tem
perature and precipitation, compared with
tho corresponding day of tho last thrc
years:
1000. 1S9D. 1SDS. 1857.
:.7 3i fi7 IIS
2D 20 27 nt
3 2t! 47 .11
. .00 .00 .00 T
Mnxlmum temperftluro
Minimum temperature
Average temperature .
Precipitation
Record of tcmpcrnlure nnd precipitation
nt Omaha for this day and slnco March
1. 1S0O:
Normal for tho day uti
Excess for tile day 2
Excess since Mareli 1, 1900
Normal rainfall for the day
Dellclency for tho day
Total precipitation since March 1..
Dellclency slnco March 1, P.KI0
Dellclency for cor. period, 1S99...
Dellclency for oor. period, 1S!5...
Hejiort from Station at S
STATIONS AND STATS
OF WEATIIlCR,
SI
. .0.'. Inch I
Omann, clear I fl 67 .00
North Platte, clear 6S 62 .()
Salt Lake, clear 61 fin .
Cheyenne, clear I SO .()
Rapid City, clear K fS, .00
Huron, clear , 61 0 .00
Wllllston, clear 10 W .(
Chicago, clear 32 32i .)
St. luls. clear il II .w
St. Paul, partly cloudy I 16 Hi .m
Davenport, clear 38 40 .00
Helena, cloudy 60 6S .00
Kansas City, cloudy I 4B CO' .no
Havre, cloudy I 52 6S .00
Hlsmarck, clear I II 34 .to
Galveston, raining ! C0 601 T
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH.
Locnl Forecast Olllclul.
ABSOLUTE
SECURITY.
Genuine
Carter's
Little Liver Pills.
Must Bear Signature of
2m Fc-Slmlle Wrapper Below.
Tbt snail ana tuy
tf) tAke as incur.
FOR HUB ACHE.
FOR RI72INESS.
FOR IIUOUSNEtS.
FOR TORPID LIVER.
FOR CONSTIPATION.
FOR SALLOW SKIN.
FOR THE COM PLI XI OH
J cum I Purely VefitaM.y7e&w
CARTERS
0ITTLE
RIVER
gURE SICK HEARAgHC.
V .1
f .11
.Acts gently on the
Kbdneys, Liver
and Bowels
Cleanses the ystem
overcomes Xrro .CS..
PERMANENT
MJT TUP f.PNUINE-MAN'PO
iBiaAUTtiurnjeGtsu egtrHarrtii.
CHICAGO and EAST,
LEAVE 7:00 A. M. 4:03 P. M.-7-.30 P. i,
ST. PAUL and MINNEAPOLIS.
LEAVE C:55 A. M 7i20 P. M.
HOT SPRINGS - DEADWOOD,
LEAVE 3.00 P. M.
Cit Offices. 1401-03 Farnam
BUFFET LIBRARY GARS
Best Dining Gar Service,
A Skin of Tlcunty is n Joy Forever.
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Remove Tnn, l'lmplni
Vreclclns, Moth, l'ntchec
anna ana hkiii iiih
i''aus, anil every
'blemish on beauty,
and (lollea dctro
lion. It lias BlooJ
tliu tost of 0'.' yea.-
aiut Is so humilflH
we taste It to l
wirn It Is nroperly
mnl. Accept ti
countiirfelt or Klin l-
lir nam. Dr u.
A. ssyrn stud to a
'may of theliaiit.ton
la tiutlcntlt "As toii
ladles will nas
tlicm I recommend
Gourand'h rrouni ns the lenst harmful of all
Skin preparation." For sale by all Uructrlsts nnd
Policy Goods Dealer In the United States, Cniiudu
lid Europe,
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VIN MARIANI
MARIANI WINE WORLD FAMOUS TONIC
It Improves tin nppeilte anil nlso hua n
remnrkiililo elfeet In sireimtltenintf tho
voire anil mnlntulnlng lis tone. For tho
latter reiiFon, Jolneil with tho tonle iu
tlon of the entire system, It Is larKoly
employed by clergymen, lawyers, teueh
ers, Hltmers nml nctori.
Sola by nil UrngKlsts. Refuse substitutes,
Sewing Machines
Given Away.
Thursday. March 22, wo will rIvo a
good, servlccahlo second-hand SHW
INO MACHINi: to nny lady who will
lirlns u purchaser to our storo for
either a nocond-hand or now machlno.
For $5.00 wo will glvo, you choice of
nny nocond-hand machlno on our
floor.
Wo hnvo tho mo3t comploto lino of
new howlni; machines In Omaha, Wo
havo no agents, pay no commissions.
Seous nnd wn will eavo you money on
repairs nnd soil parts 7oi any sowins
machine manufactured.
Nebraska Cycle Co.,
Cor. lnth and Harney.
G. K. Mlcikol, Mfjp. Phono 1(103.
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. .03 Inch 3 dS rx.
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