THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, MARCH iM, 1000. Telephones 618694. Dee, March 23, 1900. Tailor Gowns in Black... Stylo costs nothing itd absence ia what costs. We are now showing.an unusually pretty assortment of fino tailor-mado gowns in black cheviots and black Venetians. ,Some are Rillf iinpfl nil 1 hrmirrh. nHmra with'fi'rta tio'rnn, line lining JHon effects, single and dbublebreasted tight fitting, also cat styles at $15, $25, $30 and $85.,'. ..' Our nltoratlon department Is In charge of an expert Ht,t0r and we-guarantoo perfect satisfaction,'' , ... i- ..' . - i WeHavc Lots of New Things lu Separate Skirts ' - If you will look In. our window you will sco some protfy.'stylcs In Shirt Waists have others equally as good In our Cloak department to show' you, House Wrappers ; Wo' JVe carry a .very largo and attractive lino of Wrappers, and" most every day we can (s'how you some new styles at 11.00, $1.50, $1.75, $2.23. , Unde'rski r tV- "...;... ' . itvV.hy the' most complete line of Underskirts In Omaha from $1'.2J 'to $30.00. 4 .... ,"o viiosd uur oiorc aiuuruayi ai o r. m. FOa FOSTER KID GLOVES AJD McCALIB PATTBRNS. THOMPSON, BELDEH &Co. Tltt ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA. Tt K. O. lA. BOf IDINO, COR. 10TJI AND DOUQLAS STJ. dy for. tho stato created a sensation, was on tbo witness stand thlet afternoon for the defense Ho explained how tho defendant hnd, fainted twice wbllo In tho ofllce. Mrs. flcorgo I). Tyler had known defend ant thirteen years and was frequently In her society on account of her musical ability, and bad known her to have been In queer moods. Mien Emma Young ntnted how Viola Hor lockor bod often como to cnolr practice seemingly In distress. Mrs. John Slakcr had frequently called at her houso of an evening and called to seo hor after tho accusation and 'round thn de fendant In n state of complete prostration. Mrs. Marcy testified that sho was nway about six weeks during tho summer of 1898. Mrs.- (Allen Drown, a' neighbor, had ob served that tho defendant was rrcquontly melancholy prior Ao tHo polwnlng. Tho de fendant had complained to her of serious pains In tho bead. William Franklin of Ayr told of Miss llorlockor's peculiar conduct while boarding at his honie, wbllo teaching a school. Ho also told of 'Mr. Morey's visit to his homo Iri 1858, when Miss llorlocker was visiting there: Mr. Morey had rlddon his wheel down to seo Miss Horlocker, and, together, tho two took a rldo on their wheels down through tho trees to tho creek. Mrs. Wil liam Franklin also testified to Mr. Moroy's visits to tho defendant and of tho two going away together on. bicycles. Ml Hnrlockcr's II In tor;-. At tho opening cf tho trial this morning" tho stato's attorney with drew tho rest of tho stato for tho purpose of; hearing Dr. Cooke, who testified to having received a box of candy on tho 10th day of last April from Charles , K. Moreyp'anljp wndyjho gnvc;;Pharmclst warrens was from tho samo box. The first witness to toko the stand for tho dofendant was tho deputy lcrk of the district court, A. T. Ilrattoh. who testified as to tho good character of defendant. Hayes have to first hear evidence and draw conclu sion from tho girl's llfo history. Judge Hagan Bald tho Judge was forcing his hand, but ho wanted to lay bare tho llfo this girl has lived nnd show that this woman's ances try was abnormal. Stato's Attorney McCreary told of his reason for 'objectlnz. Ho said that they wcro maklns tho law. in tho, northwest now to handle theao kind of cases that was nec essary to mako It right. It. a. Batty Bpoko for twenty minutes, along tho lino taken by Attorney Hagan and said that tho do fondant' counsel ought to havo tho right to start their caso In any order or form they seo fit, either at tho ,end and work back, or at tho first and work to tho ond. Tho stato's objection was overruled nnd tho Jury called back, and witness placed upon tbo stand. Sho stated that her mother was a high tempered woman, easily excited and very nervous. Sho told of tho peculiar condition of her mother Just beforo tho birth of Viola Horlocker nnd said It was then that sho at tempted to commit suicide. When Viola was a child, she was bright, but nervous. A brief history of tho family was given to show tho constant Ill-feeling between Mrs Horlocker and her husband. Isaac Lcdlodt testified to having known tho defendant and her parents for twenty threo years, and she had always had an ex cellent reputation. In telling of her de meanor ho said that within six months of tho tragedy he had often met tho de fendant and at times sho would not rccog nlzo him. Ex-County Judge William Bur ton testified that tho defendant had been employed In his offlco for two years, and during that time he had observed her ncr yoUH and depressed. Tho defendant had told him her homo was so unhappy that abo qould not endure It, ' PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. O. R. Barber of Lincoln Is nt the milliard. . J. 1-oyo has gono to Chicago on busl- TROOPS GUARD COURT HOUSE Armed followers of Beckham at Trial of Qoebel Smpects. LITTLE EVIDENCE BEING DEVELOPED Croud In Court Room .lump Up l IIiiiiiIh on llli Pockets AVIien n Soldier Outside Drops n dun. , III Pottlnger, who lived' In tho Lincoln' &v flats Just aboe )he rooms occupied, by, Mr. ..lIcnO' If. Goring of Plrtttsmouth la at the umi U4ja. .uor;y, -was in nis rooms between "'"l"""u'' 1 1 ana l o clock on tholOth of last April and saw two women on tho second floor of tho flats and they were, on tho side, whero Mrs. Morey lived. Ho knew Vlolit Hor locker, but neither pf theso was tho de fendant Ho also stated that ho had told the stato's osslBtaut attorney, Will Button, what ho had seen. Mrs. Vanco Phillips of New York, sister of tho accused; tgld of. her mother's two marriages and said her mother went to New York last fall and'fa'stlll 'there. ". Mrs, Vance Phillips was eight years old when' her mother married Captain Horlocker. Tho witness was asked to tell of tho tomnoramen. f hwl tn "nmi.n -J'lJ, '." '"V JOTtf Bicpiaincr. ino stato s ntjorney objeytctl, Ohjrc't lo Sx(iiii .of DcIYiino. Judg -Adams then -excuwed tho Jury In or der that ho could nddress tho attorneys. Ho Bald tho counsel) ftr tho defenso had out lined In their statement hat thoy would es tablish such a condition of affairs na to prove tho defendant Ipsano. Ho warned tho attornoys for tho d&cnso to lay the founda tion showing the.dcfondant was Insane at tbo tlmo of tho crlmo and then go back to shqw that sho had inherited it. Judge itugan In reply to.thU said that, tho Jury was . the one tO UOlCrmtno Wnothpr'fhn nmi.J ,u. o.. or Allomor It. W.- HlPtinntunn Jlo nn.l -- or insane. aWfc orudrfto do It they would MShSS ""otVfoffi' und . Krlsbln nf T.fnrnln urno n t7flfln. ot tho Murray. utRthe'l!irker' n Golllcnl,urff merohant, Is .Mr, and Mrs. chauncey Abbott or Schuy ler were uuosts ot the Millard Friday. Miss Josephine Brady left on Friday for Chicago und the east, to be absent ten days. Dr. It. W. Bailey, tho dentist, has re turned from his hunting trip on tho Platte. ,J.,arr' auvnnee agent for the Jamen O Nclll company, registered Frlduy nt tho Barker. Cqlonel Cpdy arrived In tho city yesterday mornlnir .from tlio west' and reeistered nt tho Merchants. Dr. nnd Mrs. C. II. Paul havo rptnrnrxl ) years nbsenrn in cago, und aro stopping at 2021 Wirt St . 9: McyerH und bride. neo Adclaldo Nash, havo returned from their wedding tour lo the Paclllc const, and nro guests "f -tho bride's parents, Mr. and Airs. 13. V. Nash. ,.'. u Sheehnn, xgstnnt attorney for tho l'.Ikhorn road, returned from llnstlngH. whero he looked In on tho Horlocker trial. Mr. Sheehun says but few men got Into the court house, owing to the fact that tho ellto women of HastlngH occupy nearly all tho room, .Colonel P. It. Dolman, n capitalist, mer chant und mining man of Butte. Jlont.. jpent yesterday In Omaha on his way homo frotU tho cast. Whlln hum hn n'ng II,,. nf Adnrnnv It v Illr4i.nhr,n n FltANKFOHT, Ky March 23. The. pre liminary examination cf Secretary of Stato Caleb Powers, charged with abetting tho assassination of William Qoebel, began to day beforo Judgo loorc. Tho court liouso was guarded lnsldo nnd out by militia nnd scores of deputy sheriffs armed with Win cheater rifles to prevent possible Interfer ence from mountaineers who were reported on their way to Frankfort, but their pres ence was unnecessary, as the mountaineers failed to appear and no disorder occurred. Tho . Lexington and Winchester mllltla companies, armed with rifles, wcro scattcicd through various rooms. Mnly tho usual orowd was- on tho streets and there was no excitement. Tho witnesses today Included Warden Eph Llllard, Detcctlvo iDoo Armstrong, Sheriff Bosworth ot Fayetto county, who arrested Secretary Powers, nnd Captain John Davis and 8llas Jotius, who Is1 now under bonds charged with complicity In the murder. Tho testimony tended to show that tho shots camo from that section of tho- executive building In which Secretary Powers' office Is located, although no ono swore that tho shots wero from tho secretary's ofllce. Tho strongest evidence, perhaps, was given by Silas Jones, who waa In Governor Taylor's auto-room when the shooting took place. No evidence was adduced tending to show that tho defendant was Implicated In any conspiracy, but In ono of tho frequent wordy disputes between the nttornoys for the de fenso and tho commonwealth, tho fact was brought out that F. Wharton Golden, who Is snld to have mode a confession, would bo put on tho witness stand beforo tho hear ing ends. Prosecuting 'Attorney Polsgrovo said to night that Biilllclcnt evidence- had nlrcady been beard to warrant holding Powero, but that tho enso would bo much stronger be foro bo was through. On tho other hand, formor Governor Brown for tho defense ex pressed himself as well pleased with tho situation, regarding tho evidence so far as decidedly weak. It Is probable that all tho witnesses for tho prosecution will bo heard by tomorrow afternoon. llnmln on Hip I'ockolii. An Incident occurred .during tho nftor noon that t'howed tho feeling and also how tho people nro prepared1 fdr-emcrgenclca." A Boldler In tho rear court yard dropped his revolver on tho stone flagging and It ex ploded. In an instant every .man In tho crowded court room was on his foct, fully half of them with their hands to their rear pockets. Colonel T. L. Campbell and Arthur Goebol appeared at the court house at 9:30 o'clock. A few minutes later ex-Governor John Young Brown, W. It. Itamsoy, It. C. Kin kead and J. C. Sims, attorneys for tho de fense, arrived. Judgo Mooro convened court at 10 o'clock. Tho prisoners, Republican Socretnry of Stato Caleb Powers, W.-H. Culton and John Davis, wcro brought Into tho court room and took Boats by their counsel. Tho com monwealth witnesses were allcd,.numbcr Ing forty., The namo of Serceunt Golden was notj ln.iht JlsJ'.. t I, , - At tho' concluslonof tho-ro2L of common- weaitn witnesses Cotin,ty Attorney Pols grovo announced 'that h'A was" rea'dy for th'o trial to proceed. ' Ex-Governor Brown read tho warrant against Powers, which charged him with being an accessory to the murder of William Goebel. Governor Brown asked for tho dis missal of tho dofendant on thei ground that tho warrant was defectlvo In notf alleging that tho crime was committed In Franklin county and did not oven show the olTenso to navo been committed In Kentucky. County Attorney 1'olsgrovo Bald tho warrant fol lowed tho lines laid down In tho criminal case. Judgo Mooro overruled tho objee tlon to tho form of tho warrant. Flrnt WltiicMN Culled. ine aeieuso announced Its readiness to proceed, and August Munlnger, a Covington unueriaKcr, was called ns tho first witness. no cim not answer nnd an attachment for him was Issued by tho court. The witnesses present wero ordered to retire and wero admonished not to talk to anybody. Judgo Denny aud W. G. Dunlap cf Lex lnElon, who had been added to the list of at torneys for tho defendants, took eeat with their associate counsel. Eph Lllllard was the. first witness sworn. Ho testified that bo was with Senator Goebel wnen tno latter waa shot. Ho walked ahemi of Senator, Goebel and was Jut entering tho Hiaio aouaa wnen me enot .was -fired. Ho turned back from tho stao house steps and saw wnai naa Happened. Hie looked toward the exocutlvo building. and saw that the sec ond window of tho corner room was slightly raised. Thla was tho office of the secretary of state. Ho thought tho shot had been fired from this room. There were several other shot, but he said they did not come from tho same place. Tho first shot was evidently from a rifle, whlle the others scorned to bo from, pistols. o One Seen lu I lip Room, Cross-examined by ex-Governor Brown, Colonel Llllard said ho saw nobody In the room from which tho shots seemed to havo been fired, and ho did not seo any one In tho main door or on tho Bteps of the build ing nt tho tlmo of the shooting. There was a long wrangle between tho attorneys over thb question whether wit nesses who had been examined might ro- i main In tho court room. The attorneys for tho defense objected to allowing wit nesses to remain because many of thctn would be witnesses In tho trials of Davis nnd Culton later, or In which practically the same Issues, were Involved. Judgo iMoore, however, ruled that witnesses who had testified might, remain. Policeman Wlbgato Thompson was tho next witness Introduced. Ho was not In tho stato house yard when the shooting oc curred, but arrived as tho crowd was carry ing Scnntor Goebel out of tho yard, saw armed men at tho entrance of MX MARE RAILROAD RATES State Board of Traniportation WJni Victory in United Statu Circuit OonrU LAW OF '03 DOES NOT REPEAL LAW OF '87 JuiIkc Miumcr l.'ollons (lie Deplitlon of the Supreme Court In the Oitiiilm 'IV I eph one Cimc The Rail road Will Appcnl, in iuo unue.u siaios circuit court yes terduy Judge Munger rendered a decision In tbo Injunction case against tho Stato Board of Tranfportatlon. Tho court holds that under tho decision of tho supremo court m tuo "maximum rate case" tho Board ot Transportation hhs a right to enforce regu lations and rates not embraced within tho provision of that law. After stating tho facta In tho caso tho final paragraph of the opinion says that tho only question for con sideration Is whether the orders of tho board Ho of November 20, 1897, and of February 3 and tho 8 IJ00' or any ono of them falls within the executive building and recognized John Prohibited provisions of the decree of tho Davis nnd Berry Howard among them. ,supromo court. Tho first of theso ordern re Dctectlvo Doe Armstrong of Louisville stored carload rates In place ot the hundred Bald that after tho military authorities al- weight rates adopted by tho railroads. Tho lowed the detectives to enter the executive second order reduced tho rates on live stock building, several days nftcr the shooting, he visited tho various state officers for the purposo of securing the names of persons who wero In tho building nt tho tlmo of tho shooting. Ho said that Secretary Pow ers refused to tell him who was In- the 10. per cent and tho third made a 30 per cent rouueuon in grain nnd mill stuff. Tho court then sayB that the order restoring carload rates clearly does not fall within the nro hlblted provlslono of tho decree, and If tho court Is right In saying that by tho decree ofileo of the secretary of stato nt tho tlmo tho Board of Transportation Is left free to of tho shooting, and declined to say who was In charge, but said that he (Powers) was out of tho city that day. Court reconvened nt l;40 p. m. The prose cution had no wltnosscB to present and somo debntc ensued over tho request of At torney Sims that tho commonwolath furnish tho defense the names of witnesses yet to bo heard, whether they have been sub poenaod or not. This was regarded as an offort by thn defenso to eompol tho prosecu tion to dlscloso .whether or not Wharton Investigate and determine the reasonable ness of tho rates on particular or specific articles then tho orders of February 3 nnd 8 (io not. This lcav(B It unnecessary to de lermino wnothcr equity rule 57 applies to tho prment bill. Tho temporary order of In Junction Is denied. The NjllnlniK. The syllabus of tho case as prepared by tho juago 18 ns follows: 1 Tho act ot the Nebraska IcElslature Golden, who Is said to havo made a conies-1 nd0Pld ln 18S7, creating a board of trans slon, will be Introduced as a witness. Judgo Pr'atln d vesting such board with ccr- r v -n Bad Blood Breeds Spring Humors, Boils, Pimples, Eruptions, Sores, Debility, Languor, Kidney Troubles, Indigestion and That Tired Feeling, all of Vf!hich Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures, by purify ing, enriching and vitalizing the blood. Blood troubles, left unchecked, increase and multiply just as naturally as the weeds and thistles that infest the soil. They need the same radicg.lwtreatment, too. They should be rooted out in Spring. Hood's Sar saparilla stops the breeding of impurities in the blood. It also imparts vitality and " '' "richness, and that means a strong, vigorous body -as well as a clear, fresh, healthy skin. Tt'otL will look better and feel better if you .1,4 w- ' begn taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, America's Greatest Spring Medicine-TODAY V. v. Mooro finally ruled that tho commonwealth must produce the list. County Attorney PolBgrovo then gave tho names of Charles Flnloy, Jim nnd Bcrrv Howard, John Bowers, Sid Barker, F. Whar ton Golden and Dr. W. R. Johnson ns prob- ablo witnesses. C.-.Dtaln John F. Hawn of Barboursvlllo testified to a conversation with Powers at BnrbourBvllle. previous to tho shooting, In which Powers asked him to turn over his ammunition and company to Lieutenant Gibson. Ilroivn UrliiK" Vp n Mce Point. During Captain Hawn's testimony Gov ernor Brown made the point that a man cannot be convicted aa an alder of n crlmo unless some principal, is convicted of tho crime. As tho actual murderer ot Goebel has not been named, tho point possibly ln volvcd tho llborty of Powers. Judge Mooro ruled against tho defendant Silas Jones of Whitley county testified that ho was ln tho room leading to Governor Taylor's pfllce w.hen tho shots wero fired. Thero wcro many In thoro whom ho did not know. It was his Impression tho shots were fired from tho executive building and he shot from the corner of tho building In which Secretary Powers' offlco Is located When tho shots ,woro fired he walked Into tbo anteroom, where ho saw Captain Davis and Governor Taylor among others. There was considerable, excitement. Gov ornor Taylor came to tho door and wanted to know1 who .was1 shot "Did you boo) nnyono try to open C&lqb Powers door? "asked 'Attorney Polsgrove "Yes, I saw a, man with sandy whlskora trying to open tho door. He struck It with n hatchet." replied Mr. Jones Jones said there was much nolso, but ho could not say that ho heard any from Score tary Powers' offlco. On cross-examjnatlon Jones said ho saw Powers leavo bis offlco during tho morning for Louisville. This was previous to tho shooting. Tbo witness said tho shota Bounded as If fired from tho samo gun, but ho could not say positively whether they were fired from tho upper or tho lower story of the building. TROUBLE TOLD TO M'KINLEY Prominent Repiilillonnm nnil I'rli of Governor Tnylor Cnll on the I'reHliIent. Ida WASHINGTON, March 23. Colonel An drew Cowan, a merchant of Louisville, Ky : Samuel J. Roborts, editor of the Lexington Leader, and John Marshall, republican lieu tenant governor of tho state, all promi nent republicans, and friends of Governor Taylor, called at tho White Houso beforo the cablnot meeting today and had a half hour's conversation with tho precldent on the political situation In Kentucky. On leaving tho executive mansion they stated that thoy had called on Mr. McKlnloy for tho solo purpose of explaining to him the exact situation in tho stato and what had led up to the present condition of affaire. They said that thoy assured tho presi dent that thoy did not want federal troops to bo sent to tho Btato or any federal Inter ference whatever. They had not asked for a congressional Investigation, they said, nor would thoy ask for one, as they did not want It. On Fobruary 21 tho principal par tics In interest bad signed an agreement by which each party, agreed to submit tho questions Involved to the courto (or a final determination nnd to abide by their decision. This agreement, It is said, stipu lated that olthor party feeling aggrieved might appeal from.tho lower court to the court of appeals, and tbon to tho supremo court of tho Unltod States. This part of tho agreement, It was said, read as follows: "Should any party ufter tho final deter mination of tho causrst by the court pf op pealBdesIre" a writ of error to tho supremo court of tho United States to rovlow such determination, It Is ngrecd that such writ shall bo immediately applied for and dili gently prosecuted If secured and that all parties to said cbubcs will unlto In nu ap plication 'to Baltj fcdoral supremo court to docket and advanco said causes and to give; them tho earliest hearing nnd deter mination possible." Cowan nnd bis nsoclntes claim tho Goebol partisans havo dona a number of things which indicated' that they wcro not acting In good faith. Nevertheless, they did not expect any sorlgus clashing, but on tho contrary, believed that all of the InterestB Involved would abldo by the doclslon. of tho supremo court of the United Stales. It wbb not at all probablo that cither party would be satisfied with anything short of a de clslon by tbo highest court In the land. Chief AVIIiiohn In Frankfort. FRANKFORT. Ky.. March 23. Sercennt F. Wharton Golden, who, It is alleged, will oo tno cnier witness for tho commonwealth In the Goebel assassination caso, fs said to be In the city, but his whereabouts are being kopt a secret.- It is not known when ho will, bo placed.on the stand. Mercer U Kudornetl. Tho Ninth Ward Davo -Mercer cluh a largely uttended nnd enthimln Inc. Friday -iili-ht nt u-hlxv, niiiinnu adopted endorsing the Hon David 11. Mer. cer for re-election to congress from the aeCOIld congressional liUlrtnt Thn i,rramhl. declared that ho had repreHented the district in mi uiiii'ieiu manner ana mat there waH every reation tn hcllnv,. hn wnnM nnnttmiA dqtng so If clveri another term. The club yroposeg to do Its utmost to elect the entire republican tlcket and to Increase th' re publican vott In the Ninth ward next No- tain powers, was not repealed bv tho net of 1893, known as tho "maximum rate law. 2. The Injunction granted ln this case by tho Bupromo court was based upon the finding that tho maximum rates prescribed by the act of 1893, when considered ns an entirety, would not yield to tho carrier rensonablo compensation. J. tho injunction did not restrain tho board of transportation from Inquiring Into, anu nxing a reasonable rato for specific or particular articles. 4. it is not necessary for tho ,board of transportation to apply for a modification of tho injunction to enable It to perform acts wnicn wcro not Included In tho restraining uruer. inis uccision follows in nil particulars xno decision of the state supremo court In tho Omaha telcphono rate caso decided .-uarcn , and supports every contention of tho attorney genoral. It Is said that the ranroaus will appeal. ALLEN GOES TO LINCOLN O m nil a Man In .Appointed to nn Im portant MlHNourl Pae 1 lie Station lu XelirnNliii. tbo James II. Allen has been appointed ngent of tho (Missouri Pacific system at Lincoln, vice R. P. R. .Millar, deceased. Tho ap pointment of 'Mr. Allen was rumored n day or two ago and has been verified by Assist ant Genoral Freight Agent Pillllppl. Tho now ngent a.Llncoln Is well Known In local rauroan .circles. For the last year ho ,haa been travollng freight agont of tho. Mis souri Pacific, with headquartors in this city, and prior to that tlmo for about three years was connected with tho local offices In various capacities. Ho had several years' experience as an agent and operator on tho .Missouri Pacific, nnd his appointment to ono of tho most Important Btatlons on tho company's lines Is a matter or congratula tion to his many friends. In accordanco with tbo civil service ninn which has been adopted by 'Mr. Phllllnnl for several years, Mr. Allen's nppolntment nas resulted in a number of nromotloim In tho local offlces. H. F. Fisher, who has been connected with tbo Missouri Pacific slnco 1892, and more recently haB been rate clerk In the Omaha headnuariers. la nn. pointed to Mr. Allen's position ns traveling ireigni agent. .Mr. FluScr Is nocullarlv ndapted for tho new position he will ns sumo by reasoon of his gonial disposition and faculty of making friends. R. B. Wilson, formerly clnlm clerk. hn been promoted to the position vacatml hv Mr. Fisher, and tho vacancy creatod by his promotion win ue lined by Loroy Hover. Tho latter has been ln the local offices for tho last three years, serving for tho greater part of tho tlmo as stenographer. RUMOR OV IMC. Il.tlLW.tV DIOAI,, Uiilon Pnellle nnd Tlirc. nil...- i i Snhl to I'liin Consolidation. KANSAS CITV. March 23.-Th Star Tbcro aro rumor of a consolidation of tlin Union Pacific, Chicago & Alton. Illinol Cnn. tral and the Kansas City Southe rn rnllwnvu iuo miier roau s the mirpwamr nf KunsaH City, Pittsburg & Gulf. l tie probability of olfectlne tuieh n mm. blnatlon Is denied by tbo men In a position to consummate It, but It is undeniable that the closest of traffic and othor relation nro to bo formed between tho transporta tlon lines named. Wbllo tho announcement of a mobahln rnn. solldatlon of tho lines named may seem ln crouiDie, tnero is abundant, reason to be. llovo that such a scheme Is under sorlous consideration hv Mm ininn.ii. ini..,i.i Tho representatives of the Chicago & Alton ana union I'aclfic now havo the closest' truffle relations and thmo aro to bo extendf d so ns to Includo tho Kansas City Southern aim inn Illinois Central. Theso rumors are caused by a secret con. feroncc, by appointment, hero today of S, If. Felton, president of tbo Chicago & Alton, Horace G. Burt, president of the Union Pa. clue, and E, II. Harrlman, president of tho utegon Short Line. Harrlman Is chairman i of tho board of directors of the Union Pa clllc and a director in tho Chicago & Alton ana Illinois Contral companies. He was a member of tho Now York reorganliatlon commltteo of tho Pittsburg & Gulf and or. ganlrcd tho underwriting syndicate for tho $30,000,000 of new bonds for tbo Kansas City Southern. Ho and Felton arrived here this morn. lng, after completing an Inspection of tho Kansas City Southern. They also looked over the water and rail terminals at Gal veston. It Is considered significant when railroad presidents Inspect a foreign line which In tho past has been their competitor rathor than tholr ally. But these men are deeply Internitod n tho futuro of the former Pittsburg & Qulf, In which they have large financial holdings, Felton and Harrlman were met at Horn, beck, Ln., yesterday by S. W. Fordyce, re ceiver; F. Mortshelmer, maater mechanic, and J. A. Edson, general manager of tho Plttsjjurg & Gulf. Will Restore Fertilizer TMrlff. In tho process of restoring ratos and plac ing them upon a solid basis la accordanco with tho agreement entered Into by the western presidents at a rocenf meeting In New York to maintain all tariffs, tbo recent reductions In rates on fertilizer to the south east will be canceled April 1G, when tho normal tariff will bo resumed. The Kansas City, Fort Scott Memphis cJap Rose 1 SOHP A NEW CREATION. A Transparent Glycerin Soap. Designed especially for toilet and bath. A large size cake. Delicately perfumed. JAS. S. KIRK & CO., Chicago. recently made a pronounced cut In rates on shipments of fertilizer from Knnsas City to tho southeast and tho"rnttw from Omaha wcro accordingly lowered. The packlnc houses, with whom tho fertilizer business is an Important factor, have reaped tho ben efit of tho short rato war and to them tho announcement that tho former rates will be restored Is by no means pleasing Informa tion. MnillA.MCA StliAR RATH IIF.CISIOX. I'renent ClinreeM from Pnellle t'onul to Oninlin nnil Ifenriicy. WASHINGTON, March 23. Tho Interstate Commorco commission today rendered Its decision in tho caso of A. J. Gustln against tho Burlington & iMIssourl River railroad In Nebraska, ct al, as follows: That tho competition of carriers from San Francisco to tho culf of Movi .mi Mlantlq seaports, nnd 'tho competition of rellnerlea on tho eastern seaboard with re fineries pn tho Pacific coast operate, In con nection with transportation rateB In effect from tho ent-t nnd nouth to Omaha, to render tho circumstances aud conditions governing t)io carriage of sugar by defendants from San Francisco to Omaha, Neb., substantially isBimuar in comparison with thoso apply ing on tho transportation for tho shorter distance ovor tho same lino from San Fran cisco to Kearney, Nob., and to Justify ti rato of 65 cents por 100 pounds to Kearney, whllo a rato of f0 cunta per 100 nnumla in In force to Omaha; but such circumstances 1 "Ion Pnellle. Two boxes were necuplod bv the rnllroad men nnd were placed hi the disposal of Mr. l.omax by .Mihiukit IIopcii thai In order that tho blograph pictures nf the Union Pacillo Overland Limited might be soon to good udvautaKe. The guests ot Mr. Abbott were:' J. H. McNally. cltv pas senger agent of tbo Hook Island; T. I-'. Godfrey, city passenger agent of the Mis souri HMclllc; W. L. Smith, clfy passenger agent "t the Illinois Central; W. tl. David son, assistant elty passenger agent of tho Omaha & St. Louis; Dave Johnson and A. K. Curts of tile Union Pacific city ticket olllcc. SURPRISED AT THlf VERDICT Robert II. Duiieiiii DUeusaes Trnlo Dentil of Ills MepNon, Cliiii'lrx AiIiiiiis, In Cincinnati. Tho announcement by press dispatch from Cincinnati that Mrs. Jessie Adams hns becu held by tho coroner's Jury thpro for tho murder of hor husband, Charlt Adams, Is a surprise to Robert Duncan and wife ot this city, Btepfnther and mother of tho de ceased. They recently returned from Cin cinnati with the icmaliiB nf Adams and while there Mr. Duncan gained tho Im pression from detectives that Mrs. Adama did not kill her. husband, but that she so f confessed lu order to shield the guilty party. "This was Ihq theory on which tho de tectives wero working whllo wo woro In Cincinnati," said Mr. Duncan, "mid It looked reasonable (o me. I do not think Charley was killed by his wife. It was believed bv Cincinnati nnirers Mint Clmrlev and conditions do not Justify tho present went to hh homo nnd found an unwelcomo rato of 77 cents per 100 pounds. aB comnnred ! visitor thero and that a flcht ensued In with tho rate of CO cents- In force to Omaha," which ho lost his life. Jessie hnd an idea of going on the Ktage and Hho hsbo- Comml8Sloncr Ycomans delivered the nnln. Ion, XKW TR.lX.SCO.VTIXII.VrAI, TRAIXS. Heller In Iorllnml (lint TIii-oiikIi t'lil- eiiHO -irniiiM will lie Instituted. From Portland tho authoritative statement comes that about April IB a through dally service between that city and Chlcitgo will bo instituted by tho establishment of two now dally trains, ono leaving Portland In tho morning nnd tho other In the evenlnc. Tho trains will be operated over the Oregon uauway A: .Navigation, the Oregon Short Line, tho Union Pacific and tho Chicago & Northwestern. At Union Pacific 'headquarters In this city no verification of thla report can bo ob tafned:!'l Is admitted that 'such'-'a p'lan has been'ln-lprospect for some time, but whether It will be attempted this year br not Is yet, so officials nssert. undecided. Some limn ago a conference of the officials of tho four lines Interested In this contemplated service was held ln Ogden and tho assertion was made that It was held for tho purpese pri marily of discussing tho proposed Chicago- 'ortianu train. In railroad clrclew It Ib gen erally belloved that tho contemplated servlco will materialize during the coming year. tillletle SueeeeilN Xntt. E. Gillette bnB been appointed assistant superintendent of the Wyoming division of the Burlington, with headquarters nt Shcrl dan, succeeding Harry C. Nutt, who was pro motcd to the assistant ouperltitendency of tho Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy nt Bur llngton. Mr. Gillette has been connected with tho engineering department of tho Bur lington, with headquarters nt Sheridan. elated considerably with theatrical people. "Charley Adams wns wounded lu tuch a mnnne- ns to Indicate that ho had struggled with n man. ln addition to tho pistol wound he was badly bruised woundti too scvero to bo Indicted by a, woman. I Ptlll bellovo thero Ih Homethlng about the caso that haH not been cxrVnlned. . Charley opposed his wife's Iden of going on tho stage and that may liavo Indirectly pre cipitated tho murderf" PILES CURED WITHOUT THE KNIFE. lTCIIIMi, IIT.lMl.illl.HUniM: OR I'HU.j TRuniNc; pii.iis. ' NO CURE, NO PAY. Itnllwny .Votes nnil Personals. C. J. Acosta, commercial aeent of tho Plant system at St. JauiIh, Is n business isuor in tno city. Genernl Accnt J. A. Kuhn of tbo North western tins returned from a 'business visit to several Nebraska towns. Tho Rock Island has Issued a decidedly unlnuo and novel roliler for tno advertise. mont of Its through Chlcnco-San Francisco service. A map of tho route Is shown and colored in sections, snowing wnat por tions of thn trio are made ln thn nl--ht and ln tho daytime. Tho plan of showing me prospeciivo traveler jusi wnat terri tory Id traversed at night without nncessl tatlnir tho studying ot comnllcnte.! time enrds Is something new. even In this day of progressive ruiuo.in uuvui using iiieaB. T?ntrninn In I lues nf Ihe eftv nnatKni.ni, .In. partments of several of tho Omahu railroads wero tne guesis oi iienerai rnssenger Agent l.omax of tho Union Pacific nt a box party given at tho Crelgbton Friday night, .Mr l.omax was uimblo to bo present, but was represented In tho capacity of host by George Abbott, city passonger agent of tho Acts gently on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels ClEAnses the System .ssVI rrrrl. IZ1I LY OVERCOMES LrrtD H4BlTUAlC0NST'PAT,0M rtni'iHiiLmi i. YOUR DRIinCINT WHOM YOU K.OW TO UK RKMAIll,! will tell you that ho Is authorized by (ho manufacturers of Pazo Pile Ointment id re fund the money to every purchaser where It falls lo cure uny case of piles no matter of how lonir Htnndtiu:. This Is a new discov ery which has proven by actual te.sU that It will euro nlnety'llve per cent of tho cases. Cures ordinary cases In six days; tho worst cases in fourteen.. dnys. Quo application gives ease anil rest. Relieves I'rhlng In stantly. Cnn be sent by mnll. 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It haft 27-' pages and Ufi Illustrations, Is cxpecdlngly funny and very entertaining. COXKIIY'.S IIO.MIJ .101 RXAIi. Tho most popular falillly maKUzhfn of thn age, filled with cxqtllppt .reading mutter and contains two or Tnore pieces nr-unpyrigiuea sheet music lu e4oh. Issue, worth l0o to 11.20. OUR M.VRVHLOPH OFFICII. Unon receipt of only 10 cents, wn will mall poHtpnld q! .copy . pf "gamuntha ut Saratoga"' (tho retiilf prlcn of ' which Is W)e) and send our inncazlno for 3 months. Thn actuul value of UlO mtisla In .three months, together with our copy of "Kamiuithn at Saratoga" would cost Sfl.W If nought sepa rately, AuurcsB uu.-nuisi a uujiii jour nal, CHICAGO. AMK.SI3MIQ.VTS. CUKICNTOM. Any Wo. Tiriepliiina 1.121. 'f Tho Two Last Times. MATI.M-:i: TODAY. Seat 2Se. t'hlldrcli 10c, Galcry ruuiuriirjin, - nn FORRIJSTS, JOHN I). dlLIIKKT. iii iitiix nnil wiooics. :smi:ii.i,i)a. FRA.MC COI'l'IXV lll.l.SYVORT AMI hurt. this uipr.'ji.tvu. 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