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WAITING FOR THE CHEMIST Preciedlngi in Froit Poisoning Out Bnt ptnded Fending an Analjili. SUICIDE WILL BE URGED BY DEFENSE Coroner's Jury Impaneled to Henr the Cine Composed of the CHr'n Lending niinl nti Men, YORK, Neb., May 3. (Special Telegram.) -Proceeding in tho case of Margaret Frost, who, In, effect at least, In charged with tho murder of her husband by potaonlng, are at a standstill, awaiting the remit of the chem ical analysis of tho dead man's stomach. It trychnlno la found in tho organ, a formal charge of murder -will bo preferred against her and In course of tlmo sho will be placed upon trtalj it none- la found she will bo re leased, tho coroner's jury will disband and tho Incident will be closed. It all rests with (ho chemist. The chances are that an analysis will re Teal the presence of the noxious alkaloid, as otherwlso all medical theory and practice touching tho symptomn.of stryehnlno poison ing would bo uptet. It happens that the phenomena attending death by this form of poison nro peculiarly and distinctly marked, ay thoea ,who aro "up" on toxicology. No disease, or no other venom produces exactly tho same Blgna in tho patient, either before or after death, and In the case of Charles W. Frost flvo physlclana agree that the Indica tions of stryehnlno woro pronounced and un mistakable. So tho public of York and vicin ity will bo surprised if tho chemist report tho stomach frco of the drug. Moanwhllo tho coroner's Jury has ad journed, without day. ThlB Jury, by the way, in probably tho most notablo over assem bled In this section of tho etato. The prominence of tho deceased In church and lodge circles attracted to tho caso much more than passing interest, and this, together with the fact of tho heinousness of the crime, If crime thero be, called for a moat March ing inquiry into tho circumstances sur rounding it. The authorities, determined not to leave, so weighty a matter In tho hands of irresponsible men, pressed into service tho very cream of tho city's intelligence. Hero 1 tho personnel ot tho Jury: Charlw W. McCloud, mayor of York. W. K. Williams, ono of the leading mer chants. Kdward D. Woods, member of a dry goods nd clothing firm. Georgo W. 8hreck; president of tho York Light and Power company. doorgo W. Post, president of the First Na tional bank and brother of Judge A. M. Post, formerly of tho etato supremo court. Georgo B. Chllcotc, member of n clothing firm and past grand commander ot the state commandery, Royal Arch Masons. These are tho men who, for tho last flvo days, have been giving their tlmo and at tention to tho Frost caso and they bavo worked hard. Many of their sessions have fcecn continued until far into tho night. On tho other hand, the attorneys rep- rescntlhg tho woman aro also at work. They realize thero la a hard fight beforo thorn and havo already mapped out a plan of ac tion, subject to change as future develop ments may warrant- In case their client Is held for trial they will proceed upon tho theory that tho dead man committed sulcldo. And In support of this hypothesis there Is not a little evidence. Here Is gome of it The witness, Mrs. Mary Woods, will testify that on hl deathbed Mr. Frost repeated sev eral times: "God forglvo mo! God forgive me!" This might havo weight with a trial Jury, though Its slgnlDcanco Is somewhat vague. ' H6tfcVer with' a ltttlo skillful manipulation It could be made to mean that he had ad ministered the poison by his own hand and was praying dlvlno pardon. The tact that the man's doraostlc llfo was unhappy and that ho was out of work would supply tho motive tor suicide. Then, they will argue, It Mrs. Frost is guilty, why doesn't she try to make out a case ot eulcldo against her husband? She could do that easily and plausibly, but in stead of that she denies that hor husband died of stryehnlno poisoning, Insisting that death resulted from an affection of the heart 6ho says the chemist will find no strychnine In tho stomach. Askod why sho is so poil tlvc, sho bafflea further query and puts skeptics to rout with tho answer: "Be csusel" What masculine accuser can pre vail against such logic as that? Again, tho defense will aver that tho methods ot Mrs. Frost were not those of ono contemplating a murder. Sho bought poison -with a lavish hand and mado no attempt to conceal tho fact. Her larder was a labora tory of virus thiit would delight tho heart of a Lucretla Dorgla. Why this prodigality of rat bone, they will ask, when a half dozen grains would havo dono the work as well? -And thoy will Insist that her entire campaign against the rodents smacks ot n candid ingenuousness that Is not compatible with tho theory ot guilt. They will scout the Idea ot her being prompted to murder hor husband because of lovo tor another man. Who is that other man7 Charles Klrby? Certainly not, bo cause her conduct on the night ot Frost's death would Indicate a preforonco for J. O. Stelnbach, Is It J, 0. Stetnbach, then? No, ibecauso a week beforo she was seen In a public place with her arms about the neck of Charles Klrby. So It can be neither ot them, for no woman can lovo two men at once. It was Blmply her way, and meant nothing. Even those who censuro Mrs. Frost rarst bitterly do not bellovo sho will suffer the extremo penalty of tho law In caso of con viction, Knelt Improbable. In support of this there nro scores of Instances In recent years end within 200 miles of York. There was the case of Allco PJatt, a domestic In a Kansas City household. She predicted that two of her employer's children would dlo BEAUTY IS BLOOD DEEP. Pure, Hcnlthy Blood Menus licau tiful Complexion Intcatlnnl Microbes Poison the lllnoil When the Bowels nre Constipnted. Drive Then ,Ou liy Mnklnir the I,lrVr Mvelr. "Faulty Is skin Deep." That Is wrong. lleuuty tit blood deep. A person constipated, with a laxy liver. Itlltous bloodi dysieptlu stomach, has pim ples and liver spots and a. solo leather com plexion. No ono with a furred tongue, n bud breath, a Jaundiced eyo, can be. beautiful, no matter how perfect uro form nnd fen tores. To bo beautiful, to becomo beautiful or to remain beautiful, tlu blood must be, keat pure and clean, free from bile, microbes, dlsenso-eerms and other Impurities. Ciiscnretw Cundy Cathartic will do It for you quickly, surely, naturally. They never Kris nor gripe, but make tho liver lively, provent sour stomach, kill dlsenso germs, tone up tho bowels, purify tho blood, nnd make all thlnca right, as they should b. Then bcautv comes of Itself and to stay. Huy nnd try Cascoxels today. It's what they do. not what we sny thev do. thnt will nleasa vou. All druggists lUe. 15c. fiftn nr infilled for price. Send for booklet nnd free ample,. Address nieniiiK iiemetty Co., Chicago; Montreal, Canada, or New York. Thl la thm PiOeillM 1.1.1. Krv tihuF nf fThi nli fffl 1 t8 bsars the music letters IL (I, (b I "CCC." Look at tho tablet before y you uuy, ana urwnre or rrauds. imitations and substitutes, at a certain time and euro enough they did die, and on schedulo time. Tho tact that . thoy died of poison caused unkind things to ho said of Alice, but the Jury acquitted her. Then there was the caso of Ida Kwlng, charged with shooting her sister-in-law down In Hopkins, Mo. Thero wero two pistols In tho room where tho women fought and Ida said she was compelled to tiso ono of them In self defense, This "went" with tho Jury, desplto tho nbstlnato fact that In tho dead woman's head wero two wounds and two bullets of different caliber. Finally, there was the Llbblo Deechler caso In Omaha. Sho shot Henry King In a hotel corridor and tho Jury held her blameless because sho and Mr. King before the lattcr's mar riage bad been lovers. And so It goes. Thero aro enough such Instances in Ne braska, Kansas and Missouri alone to fill a volume. It Is really not pollto to bang a lady. COUNTY OFFICIALS MUST ACT llenlth Commissioner Will Insist on Their Cnrlng for the InillKcnt Sick. Health Commissioner Coffman has received an opinion from City Attorney Connell which has aided him In making up his mind regard ing the indigent nick. Tho controversy be tween tho health departments of tho city and county has extended over many years and several persons nro known to havo died while tho city and county wero discussing tholr disposition. The health commissioner was at first Inclined to the opinion that tho county should assumo tho burden ot all con tagious diseases, especially In cases where tho patients were unablo to pay their way. Ho has conceded this point, liowover, and is willing that tho city should caro for small pox and similar cases, providing that the advisory board will supply tho necessary funds. Mr. Connell holds that It la clearly the duty of tho county commissioners to care tor all Indigent persons who havs no friends to aid thorn, and the health commissioner now proposes to tako decisive steps. Ho says that during tho last fo'w months tho county ofilcials havo Invariably rotused to caro tor indigent sick cases reported at the police, otatlon. On the occasion of their next refusal tho health commissioner says plainly that ho will Institute legal proceedings In tho effort to forco tho county to comply with tho law. JAIL PRISONERS COMPLAIN Sheriff's finest Hay thnt the Accom modations He Furnishes Are Not Up to Stnndnrd. A prisoner In the county Jail writes to The Deo complaining, as he says, on his own be half and that ot five cellmates of mistreat ment at the hands of the Jailer. Ho says tho sheriff Is punishing them, on the theory that they aided Jones and Pyvska to escape, but insists they aro Innocent of this charge and that tho delivery was the result ot care lessness on tho part ot the Jailer and bis assistants. "Wo aro placed In murderer's cell," ho writes, "tho six of u, in a cago 6x8 feet, that was Intended for ono Individual. Thero Is no bunk or bed of any kind, no facilities for washing and no means of keeping tho cell clean." He adds that ho doesn't bo Hove In vicarious punishment. Deputy Sheriff AVobber, in explanation, says tbero la no doubt that tho men as sisted In tho Jail delivery and that they af terward attempted to conceal the fact that Jones and Pyvska Tiad escaped by answering to their names at roll call. "Tho trouble is," ho says, "thoso men havo been treated too well and their present punishment Is only such as Is ordinarily imposed for such of fenses. Tholr condition la not as bad as they describe It." TOWSER IS FULLY. VINDICATED Only Wrong Thing He F.vcr II Id Was to Chose a Cnt thnt Had Defied Him. A. C. Lutchonbcrg of Walnut Hill will not "bo prosecuted for harboring a vicious dog. Attorney Thomas, city prosecutor, hao Investigated the complaint filed Tues day by William H. Crow and, convinced that thore aro two sides to tho story, has dismissed tho case. According to Crow tho four-footod Lutch enberg Is a hamstrung horror with a head llko a nail keg, Jaws like a vice and tho soul of unrlpo crabapples. Lutchcnberg, on tho other hand, insists that Towner Is harmlcts, and oven salutary. He Is not the bristling nightmare that Crow described him; he doesn't even belong to tho Jim berjawed, bench-logged species, but Is the kindly scion ot a Newfoundland family, with hair like a Kansas popullnt. Mr. Lutchenberg admits thero was a cat In tho case, but avers that the dog that won't chasrt a cat Is chained to a pest. He further admits that when Towser got through with her there weren't enough of her nlno lives left to Btnrt a concert, but he thinks this Insufficient grounds tor lltlga tlon, and so does tho prosecuting attor noy. PREPARING FOR MEMORIAL DAY Veterans ot the Civil War Name Com mittees tu Mnke Nfccinsry Arrangements. Members of tho Grand Army of tho Re public poets ot the city arc beginning to busy themselves with preparations for tho annual Memorial duy observance, and nu effort wilt bo made this year to have all tho exorcises connected with the day of n superlative character. A generul committee Iuib been appointed to formulatu a program ot exercises and make the necessary ar rangements. This committee Is made up aa follows: Custer Pont N. B. Hlne, J. B. Drlcsbach, Jonathan Edwards, Charles Harpster. Grant Post John Jeffcoat, I,. A. Harmon, B. A. P.trmclce, Joseph Dohcrty. Ct-vik Pot-G. P. Orallek, I.oo S. Estclle, A. K. Ithoades, S. K. Spauldlng. Finance Committee J. B. Drlcsbach, John Jeffcoat, A. K. ftboadcF. Cured n Hiimitii;. Sure, "I had a bad running sore on my breast for over a year," says Henry R. Richards of Wlllsoyvllle, N. Y "and tried a great many remedies, but got no relief until I mod Banner Balve. After using one-half box I was perfectly cured. I cannot rcsom mend It too highly, nnd will never bo with out it In tho home." For sale by Myers Dillon Drug Co., Omaha; Dillon's Drug Store, South Omaha, Army Cnntrnetn Let. Proposals for two different undertakings were openeu ui - i. in. yesterday in the quartermaster's oflleo of tho Depart ment of tho Missouri, Contractor Wllllnm Meier of Omaha was t'ho successful bidder on tho government Biorenouse nt Fort Crook, the price fixed belntr 1,W8, He underbid the next highest competitor Vi. Several railroads also submitted proposals for transporting US recruits from Fort Uoavenwortn. Ivan., io mo Atlantic cnaHt, tho Una! destination being Cuba. The con tract was awarded to tho Chlcnso-Orent Western. Several raton wero uuoted de pending upon tho route chosen from Chi cago eastward. Two I.mlicers Asnhyxlnteil, Two men, evidently laborers, wore found In n dvlng condition nt the Henderson hotel about 8:30 o'clock yesterday morning. They registered Wednes day evening and wero unsigned to a room and nothing mom wns .seen or them till they wero found by the proprietor of the house In a stnte of asphyxiation, Thoy registered an J. H. Wllsus of yilllsrn. la., and fillas Swan of Minneapolis. Both men are at present in precarious condition. THJ3 OMAHA 1 V Till? EllM II At? PI LTTDIl'lTV Ill 1 llu I iLLl) Ml LLLVl KIWI 1 RtsulU of CompititWe Tsti of TrolUj Motors in Bistort. ELECTRIC MOTORS IN MACHINE SHOPS Ilfflclencr nf Amerlcnn Slfriint Sertlee Fence Wire Telephony Develop mcntn In Vnrlnun limnetic of the Science. Competitive tests mado In Boston a few daya ago, reports tho New York Trlbuuc, ' direct public attention to a comparatively new method of using electricity on rail- ways. On a trolley road each car Is operated singly and has Its own motor and devlco for controlling the amount of cur rent admitted thereto. When tho Balti more & Ohio people want to haul an lm menso freight or passenger train through their tunnel In the Monumental City they conccntrato tho motlvo machinery In ono gigantic engine, placed at tho head of tho train. Kach of tho plans hero mentioned has Its merits and Is admirably adapted to ono set of conditions, but the two plans cannot bo used interchangeably. Still another combination of require ments has arisen, however, and neither of tho two systems referred to meets them satisfactorily. On elevated and surfaco steam roads handling suburban traffic tho cars aro mado up Into trains, and tho num ber of the former In the latter varies con siderably from hour to hour. At one time of day a two-car train will bo moro than adequate, whllo at another time, especially during tho racing season, ten or a dozen cars will be overcrowded. Hcnco a method of applying tho power Is needed which is flexible enough to suit theso varying de mands. It tho Baltimore plan were to bo followed it would bo necessary to hnvo all of tho electric engines big enough to hnndle tho largest load that could ever bs offered, or etso havo engines of different sizes. Thero nro obvious objections to both of theso schemes. In tho earlier experiments on elevated roads In Chicago and on tho Brooklyn brldgo a compromiso plan was adopted. One car of a train wns equipped with a motor nnd controller, without any serious eacrlflco of passenger accommodations, and this hauled tho other cars. Tho plan has worked surprisingly well, everything considered. But It Is far from an ideal systom. It Is not flcxlblo enough, and it calls for a good dent of switching If tho motor car Is always to remain at tho head of tho train. To obvlato theso difficulties it Is now proposed to furnish each car on tho road with Its own motor and controller, exactly as It it was to be run independently. Thus tho motive power available would be automatically adjusted to tho slzo ot the train. Tho necessity would then arise, ot course, tor operating tho motors, whether few or many, In absoluto unison. And that Is what tho new system does. One man, at any point on tho train but preferably at its head can actuate all of tho controllers simultaneously. This Is the moro Important nower must he turned on Gradually. n0 matter how tho cars were put together undor this system, it "would always be feasible tor tho motorman to direct their movements from what happened to be the front platform of tho front car. Klectrlo Motive Powrer. Tho progress mado during tho past ten years in the matter ot labor-saving ma chinery is nothing Iceb than wonderful. What would have been thought, a decade back, of the possibility ot operating a shop employing 700 or 800 mon without finding therein ono man, oven, whosa sole function Is to lift or push something? But such a condition is found In one of tho great work shops ot the General Electric company nt Schenectedy, N. Y. Appliances aro tbero provided tor doing this work mechanically, and it is said that not a mechanic in thceo chops need lift a weight ot twenty-five pounds from the floor unla ho wlsh'es to do so. There aro con trivances provided for doing this work for him, and for doing it qulckor and better than bo could do it himself. Tho labor saving dovlces are most ingenious nnd com plete, ranging from the llttlo portablo crano or hoist to th Immenso traveling cranos, so that tho powor required Is graduated to tbo requirements. An equipment of this kind naturally results In an Increased out put at a decreased cost, since It docs away with tho unproductive labor Item. The In terest chargo for thfs Increased outlay for such labor, It 13 said, far moro than offsets tho lntorest on tha cost of machinery and Its Installation, cost ot operation and tho cost of maintenance of tho dovlces provided. So that the human "helper" la thus elimi nated. In the shops of this great establishment tho short Unea of shafting furnished for tho Innumerable groupB of small tools aro driven by electric motors mounted upon the ends of tho shafts. From these Hno3 ot shafting power Is transmitted through countershafts to the several tools. In soma esses tho motor Is placed upon tho floor alongside tho machine to bo driven nnd focltcd to an overhead counter, though this Is an Isolated caso and only employed by the necessity ot tho case. Tho electric motors used throughout this place are of all dimensions and power, somo of them ot an entirely new stylo, and those which aro used moro or less freely nro the variamo speeu motors, which are very recent. Thore are now In use: of this pattern eight four and ono-half-horse power, running at 400 to 800 revolutions; nlno seven-horse power, run ning at 250 to 400 revolutions. Technically speaking, for tho lower speeds 125 voltago Is used, which Is obtained by connecting one elde ot the three-wlro system nnd tho noutral. Then by weakening the fields tho sovoral lncreasc3 In speed up to tho maxi mum are obtained. Finally, by connecting tho outsldo legs of tho three-wlro system the 250 volts are obtained, and by weakening tho field strength tho remaining range In speed Is tho result. Amerlenn .Slgnnl Service. Tho wonderful efficiency of tho American signal service Is being recognized In Eu rope. In spoaklng of tho recent application of electricity to military purposes tho su perintendent of British tolegraphs says: "It Is our men's ambition to do as good work as tho American telegraphers did tor their country (In Cuba nnd Porto Rico), They have given us our Ideal and wo will try and work up to It." This is an un precedented compliment to the courage, ability and efficiency of the American signal corps. During tho civil war It was occa slona'ly askrtl If anyone had ever scm a deal signal man, Tho men of tho signal corps In tha Philippines operate under entirely different conditions, establlshng and operating offices on tho firing line. While the United States signal men have been present and undor flro In no le3S than sixty-one skirmishes and engagements, the porcentago of dead, wounded and prisoners Is as great In the signal corps as In any other organization In the Philippines, In tho extenslvo lle'.d operations of January last the dally average of messages for the month was C.000. Tho field outfit ot tho signal corps Is a novelty In telegraphy. The signal man carries a box ot about nlno cubic Inches, which affordB communication either by telegraph or tele phone through a "buzzer." An oxtremely flexible, yet light, strong wire of great conductivity Is used. Sometimes It Is In sulated, but at other times a naked wire Is substituted. Tho volume of work done Is so great that often only tho more urgent military messages can be handled. There are 100 signal corps telegraph offices In operation on the Island ot Luzon ilona. Tho DAILY BEE: I'll DAY, telegraph system Is supplemented by tele ; phones which on all short lines can Instantly . replato the key and sounder, In tho newest ' system of field telegraphy, three cyclists J can carry thrco sets of telegraph nnd tele phone Instruments nnd single wire enough to lny ono mtlo ot field telegraph In ten minutes over ground practicable to cycles, and twenty-five minutes If tho cycles have to bo pushed Instead of tldden. Six cyclists can lay two miles, etc. The machines are mado especially strong for this purpose. I'enee Wire Telephony. From reports ot telephono operation In In diana It would seem that thero nre decided limitations of fence-wire telephony. Tho manager of ono exchange In that state, operating largely over fence wlr, says that ho finds It advisable to uso a light polo and Insulator, which reduces the cost of the lino building one-half, and at tho same tlmo ! makes a better lino. Whoro the fence Is high and tho roadway Intersecting n railroad Is low, tho wire Is carried over on two poles, j so that wagons can pass uuderncath freely. Whore tho fence Is low nnd tho road Is high, j tho telephono wlro Is carrlal below tho road level. As Indicating tho cheapness of this , form of Installation, the expense of building ono lino which crosses six railroads, thrco ! times over and three under, and no fewer I than thirty-seven country roads, sometimes under and sometimes over, Is put at not moro than $100. This, of course, iocs not Include the telephono Instruments connected in sorles. Tho total extent ot tho lino wns about fifteen mites, nnd within this length the best results of fence-wire telephony seem to be achieved. Rubber paint Is used for keeping dry points of fastenings whero tho conducting wire Is stapled to poles, nnd grounds aro therefore prevented. Whore tho circuit passes under roads, It Is rubber-covered wlro placed tnsldo of gas pipe. The farmers and others who ueo tho line pay 25 a year and 10 cents a message for tho toll line. This rate, however, Is not entirely satisfactory to tho Inhabltantn of tho dis trict, who aro already proposing to establish motalltc circuits with several smaller towns and hamlets nnd to try somo other method ot cheap telephonic development. A Hert Wnve Itepenter. A tdcgraphlo mee3ago over a wlro In pur suance of tho Morso system cau be repeated at tho end of n long circuit nnd mndo to start on a fresh Journey with renowed vigor. Tho devlco employed Is known n a relay. As soon as tho limitations ot tho Marconi system wero onco rccoenlzed the minds of experts naturally turned to the possibility of making an instrument that would perform tho name function for tho Hertz wave. If, at a distance of forty or fifty miles, theso vibrations becomo so weak that the coherer will not respond to them, of courso a.incs sngo will go no farther .without the. Inter position of other apparatus. A number ot persona havo been working away at the prob lem, and every now and then ono hears ot n relay having been Invented for the Marconi telegraph. But theso reports have never been followed by ovldenco ot tho practical success of tho devices mentioned. The mat ter comes up now becaiue foreign papers an nounce a new venture ot this kind. Emit Guarlnl-Forcslo of Ucgo has been able to interest tho Belgian minister of posts nnd tolegraphs In a relay of his design. A time was appointed for a public trial recently, when an effort was to be mado to communi cate between Llco and England. No re ports of tho oxperlment havo been received. Therp are electricians who deem It Impos sible" to make a relay which will repeat and magnify Hertz waves, and thoy may bo cor rect. But for a tlmo the unscientific world will keep alert to announcements ot this sort. A new telephone system has been recently tested on a regular circuit whero there are about twenty subscribers and has dono well. Tho system is somewhat complicated, but Is feasible, and may bo of economic value. Forty -wires nro used, fourteen of which nre "calling" wires and the ret "telephoning" wires. When a oubscrlbei1 takes his receiver off tho hook tho machine automatically se lects tho Idle pair ot any ot ten wires, and at tho same time Blgnals tho central ofllce. Tho "central" then calls, and when tho call is answered tho subscriber plckn up auto matically an empty wiro nnd tho two persons aro In communication at once. Tho wires become idle and reudy for uso n soon as the receiver Is hung up. Tho oavlng Is In doing away with many miles of copper wlro which aro necessary under tho present system whero each subscriber has to havo his own pair, which may not bo used mors than once or twice a day. Klretrlc I.lKhtshlp. A few miles off the shore of Cape Hattcras are the dangerous Diamond shoals, and n steam-propelled, electrically-lighted light ship No. 72 to bo moored ut that point, U now building for the government. Tho voi sel will bo 112 feet long and will havo three decks. The dynamos and engines for tho olectrlc light plant will bo located on tho main deck, and within tho engine and boiler casing. Thero will be two hollow steel masts, through which tho wiring for tho masthead flashlights Is to run. Theso lights, thrao In number on each mast, aro to be adapted for electricity or tor oil lamp. Tho cluster masthead lights will bo fifty feet abovo tho water line. Tho olectrlc plant will bo driven by two non-condensing, double-cylinder engines, running under a steam pressuro ot eighty pounds. The vessel will bo lighted by eighty slxteen-rnndlo power, 100-volt lamps, which will bo placed where necessary throughout tho ship. The masthead cluster will con slst of tlx 100-candlo power, 100-volt lamps, and theso lights will be controlled by au automatic flashing device, driven by means of a belt from the dynamo Hhnft and a worm and worm wheel, which servo to glvo tho proper rotary speed to a circuit breaker. Tho lightship will bo propelled by an In verted, surface-condensing, single-cylinder engine of 250 Indicated horsa power, with a cylinder 23 Inches In diameter 'by 22-Inch stroke, driving a castlron propeller 7 feet 3 Inches In diameter. Steam will be sup piled by two straight, cylindrical tubular j boilers, 0 feet by 10 feet V& inches, with a worKing pressuro oi iuu pounas to inc squaro inch. IlrltUh ArlNtnerney Illumed. Many peoplo attribute are recent reverses of tho British to tho degeneracy of tho aris tocracy. The llfo of luxury certainly does not produce vigor. Indlgcstlblo suppers, late hours, constant nervo strain and lack of cx erclso upset tho stomach nnd weaken both physical and mental vitality. The blood that makes mon heroes must come from active, healthy stomachs. Hosteller's Stomach Bit ters purlflles tho blood and strengthens tho stomach. It cures constipation, Indigestion, dyspepsia and biliousness. Decide Woman Wns Murdered. NEW YORK, May 3. As the result of an autopsy on tho body of tho young woman known as Mary Smith, which was exhumed yesterday, Assistant District Attornoy Blumenthal today declared that sho had been murdered. Tho young woman, whoso real nnmo the authorities decllno to mako public, died last weok In a flat and the body j was burled at night. "AVo havo dnllnltely ; fixed the guilt of three persons nnd expect to havn their arrests accomplished within forty-eight hours," said Mr. Blumenthal J. Q. Hood, Justice of the Pence. Crosby. Mlrs., makes tho following statement: "I can certify that One Minute Cough Curo will 1 do all that Is claimed for It. My wife cojld 1 not get her breath and tho first dose of It I relieved her. It has also benefited my whole family." It acts Innedlately ami cures coughs, colds, croup, grippe, bronchitis, i asthma and all throat and lung troubles, 1 1 j Hlil-ild to l.uropr, 1 NEW YORK, May 2.-l-aznrd Frcres will ship Jl.600.OiV) sold and lleldelbaeh, Ickel I helmer fc Co., 1490,000 to Europe tomorrow, MAY 4, 11100. TIIOMPSEN WAS PERSISTENT Pr'ioner in the Count Jail Stenrei Mi Llbortj Long Enough to Wed. UNIQUE Cf R M0NY AT COURT HOUSE llrlile In liln I'. Olsen, Who (lives Proof of Iter Belief In the Innocence nf Her iiweet henrt. Thomas Thompson, a prisoner In the county Jail charged with larceny, secured liberty long enough Wednesday afternoon to marry Miss Ida P. Olscn. Thompson was given this dispensation by order of Judgo Baker ot tho criminal bench. Tho brldo has been a frequent visitor at the Jntl ever slnco Thompsen was Incarcer ated and sho declared that tho prison stain upon hor sweetheart was not enough to cause her to desert him. Sho Jestingly darod him to get out of Jail and marry her, and he accepted ths proposition. It ro. quired tho unwinding of considerable red tnpo to secure tho necessary liberty, but Thompsen was persistent and won his point. Immediately nfter tho ceremony, which was solemnized by Judgo Vlnsonhaler In the county court room, Thompsen went back to Jail. It Is expected, however, that he will bo released In a short time. A movement In his favor Is now under way. Thompson !s 22 years old nnd his wlfo Is tho samo age. Thoy aro both residents of Omaha. Tho theft of a watch Is the allegation against tho prisoner. SUIT FOIl ACCOUXTI.XG FII.Rl). Home Fire Innnrnnee Company IlrlnKs Action . Kill nut Former .Mnnnuer. Tho Homo Flro Insuranco company has filed suit in tho district court against Chnrlss J. Barber, former manager and secretary, asking for an accounting of stock. Sup plemental to tho petition was n prayer for a restraining order to prevent Mr. Barber from disposing of his property during pendency of tho suit. Judge Slabaugh Issued a temporary injunction, making tho writ returnable be foro Judgo Kcysor of equity court May 12. For five years prior to 1897 'Mr. Barber was In chargo of tho lnsurnnco company's nffntrs nnd It Is alleged that he entered Into n conspiracy to overthrow .tho organization by irregular lo of company stock. Tho sum snld to bo Involved Is ab.ut $30,000. Tho restraining order covers a wldo scope, mak ing it obligatory upon tho defendant not to opon his safety deposit vault or to otherwise transact business that has a bearing upon his available assets. Tho accusation leading to tho litigation Is that Mr. Barber used his position as manager to make for himself a speculatlvo bonus. Whllo ho has not yet mado nnswer to the charge, his friends assert that he will be nblo to mako a good showing and that whon his side of tho caso Is revealed a different light will be thrown upon It, suit roil iAni,oiti)'s lien. I.egnl Ilnttle for I'oNitesMlon of Mlllnril Hotel Is IleKn. The legal battle for tho Immediate pos session of the Millard hotel wns begun In tbo United States circuit court when the ap plication of Paul J. Sorg for receiver for the business was called for hearing. With the np- plication for a recelvor was an application for an Injunction to restrain Market & Son, Uie managers of the hotel, from removing any of tho furniture or fixtures from tho building ponding a trial ot the caso wherein Sorg seeks to establish a landlord's lien upon the building and contents. Affidavits on behalf of tho plaintiff were read and counter affidavits on the part of the defendants were presented. These affidavits but repeated the contentions of the parties to the suit told at the tlmo of tho filing of tho complaint and answer. The suit Is for rents alleged to be duo In tho amount of $23,333. Morrliioii'N Will Protested. Protest has been filed In tho county court against probating tho will of Charles Morri son, In which ho bequeathed to Western Star Masonic lodge $500 worth of diamonds which represented tno saving of a lifetime. Lulu Lewis is tho complainant. Morrison was' a well known colored man and the woman who fllej protest Is of tho samo blood. Her claim Is based on the assertion that she took caro of Morrison In his last Illness and that sho ndvnnced funds In his favor. Charles Catlln Is named In tho will as ad ministrator. Tho Western Star lodge Is ono of tho well known Masonic organizations Morrison died March 24 of this year. I.oiik MtlKiitlnn .Settled. In tho caso ot Nathan P. Hunt, receiver for tho Peoples' Fire Insurance company of Now Hampshlro, against Harvey S. Macloon, former agent for tho plaintiff, Judge Vlnsonhaler of tho county court has rendered decision against tho defendant in tho sum ot $210. Richard Smith and Charles J. Frlco, bondsmen for Mr. Macloon, woro also namod as defendant. Tho basis of tho suit was n difference In accounts at the termination of Mr. Macloon's service with tho Insuranco com pany. This tuna was pending on tho county cvrt docket for nearly threo years. Court Kntes, Three additional counts have been filed In conntv court nenlnst John Hunter, the alleged defaulting agent of tho Omaha Elevator company, who was recently ar rested in incyenne. it is alleged mat tho total defalcation amounts to $500. Judee Vlnsonhnler litis held Hnrder for trial In tno district court in uonu or ji.ooo. Cornelia J. Carrier has been appointed executrix of the estate of Richard Carrier. Judwe Vlnsonhaler of tho countv court made tho order yesterday mornlnir. Richard Currier wns tor many years Identified with the Omaha National bank as nsslstnnt enshler. He died a month aao. Tho valun of his estato Is not mentioned In tho papers on me. ALLEGED DESERTER ARRESTED Fred Ilnhllfs Believed to Hnve lult 111k ItcKliui'iit When Ordered to the I'lilIlppliicN, Fred Bublltz, believed to be a deserter from Company E, Twelfth Infantry, sta tloncd at Fort Riley, has been nrrested by Dotectlves Donabuo and Heltfelt. He will bo turned over to the military authorities at Fort Crook and the detectives will claim their reward of $30 for his capturo. Bublltz was picked up on tho street Tues day night quite by accident and was booked at the Jail for drunk nnd dlsordorly. It was not until soveral hours later that the sleuths learned of tho Importance ot their catch. Tho prisoner was formerly n corpornl, but two years ago ho wa3 reduced to tho rank of prlvato for being absent without leave. Then, when his regiment wns ordered to tho Philippines, It Is alleced ho dropped out of sight entirely, and until now hlo whereabouts were unknown. Mortnlll) StnflNlleM. Tho following lilrths and deaths wero re ported ft tho etllee of tho Hoard nf llenlth during tho twenty-four hours ended at noon TUursduy: Hlrths John Dovle, 2101 Houth Thirty fifth avenue, girl: Dnvld Moylnn, 1923 South Nineteenth, girl; John N. Xenly, Drexel hotel, bov Deaths John Jacob Kurtz, 071 Xorth Twentv-llfth. "1 years; J. W. Hoffmnn, 2770 i.'umliur. 7- years; David Voung, Presby terian hospital, "t years. t'niiltle to Work, Charles Reploglo of Atwater, O,, was un able to work on account of kidney trouble. After using Foley's Kidney Cure four days ho was cured. For sale by Myers-Dillon j Drug Co., Omaha; Dillon's Drue Store, South OmRhi A WHITE HERE is only one mm there are many kinds of soap. There ii only one destination, but there are many paths that lead to it. If you want the short est and safest road to Geanliness, it is paved with Ivory Soap. Neither man nor clothes ever get beyond the cleansing power of Ivory Soap. Its rich, creamy lather extracts every particle of dirt ; but it stops at the dirt 1 Ivory Soap it floats. OfYiMT iit if tni raociia auhhi eo, Cincinnati BIG PAVING CONTRACTS LET Property Owneri Art Anxious to Have Their Thoroughfares Improved. ANOTHER EVIDENCE OF PROSPERITY Half h Million Dollars' Worth of Work Already UeelileU On nnd More lu In SlKht. More pavemonts will be laid during tho season now opened than In any year slnco 1S92. Contracts amounting to about $500,000 are now in sight and many property owucw who havo not declare.! themselves nro ag-! Rating tho question of Improving their ad-, Joining thoroughfares. Lat year tho total ' cost of pavements laid only approximated I $joo,000. An encouraging sign of the times Is that no effort has been mado by the coun cil or engineering department to sccuro potl- tlons for paving, no matter how Imperative tho need. Tho work has been petitioned for by property owners who were able nnd will ing to afford tho Improvement. The Grant. Paving company has begun tho flret of its many contracts. Its workmen are engaged In setting tho curbing on Cum ing street from Fortieth to Forty-second, preparatory to giving the roadway Its new dress ot asphaltum. The Darbor Asphalt company began this week tho paving ot Ames avonue from Twenty-second to Twenty-fifth street. A large part ot tho curbing la already In place. W. P. Mumaugh Is woll along with his contract on Twenty second street between Davenport and Cal ifornia. Tho brick pavement In In place along about half of the distance. Tho Alca traz Paving company Is putting the finishing touches on its Job at the Intersection ot Thirty-Bccond street and Woolworth avenue. The street has been lowered Ave feet to cor respond with the surrounding lcvol and tho nnglo of Hanscom park has been rounded oft on a large radius. Omaha's eighty miles of pavements will not bo materially Increased na tho result of tho season's work, owing to the largo amount of decayed codar block pavement which Is being replaced. Tho engineering department is hopeful that within two years tho city will havo seen the last ot its unfortunate experiment. Capitol hill, espe cially, which drew moro than Its propor tion ot tho unstablo material, Is rapidly putting on a moro presontablo appearance. Petitions aro on file for the repnvlng of Dodgo Btrect from Seventeenth to Twenty fifth, of Douglas street from Twentieth to Twenty-fifth, of Twenty-rourth street from Dodge to Farnam. Other relics ot wooden pavements will bo replaced on Twenty-eighth street from Farnam to Leav enworth, and on Seventeenth strcot from Davenport to Cuming. Officials of the Engineering department bellevo that a great deal of paving for which a real need exists is delayed because ot tho action ot the courts In declaring many special tax districts Illegally created, Ono property owner who Is obliged to uso tbo wretched wooden pavement on Leaven tun? together tlin largest and best misses' shoe department in the west In this stock wo have a misses' welted solo on the wide foot form last thnt pleases the f6ot and gives comfort to the foot innde of light and heavy calf or kid with sprlnc; heel The wldo rango of prlccs-Sl.7.", JU.W and $2.&0, make It easy for you to select the pair you wnnt There Is economy nnd health In every pair. Drexel Shoe Co.f Omaha's Vp-to-dnte Shoe House. 1410 FARNAM STREET. Mr Johannes Shumachar of Sr. Louis is In the city for a few days with his collection ot tllo paint lugs. The work Is all dono with his own colors, known as fusible oil colors. Ho has lifted up a studio over our store, whero he will remain for n short time to explain tho process of obtaining these beautiful effects In china and It will pay nny one Interested lu tho work to Investigate, ns ho has somo beautiful specimens. Hours from ! a. m. to I'J m " p. in. to U p. in. Wo are selling two sizes of carbon photo graphs this week at a W) per cent dis count -the H00 for S'J.OO, tho $1.50 size for 7." ceuts. Homo of them nro tho llnest reproductions of tho old musters, as well as tho moro modern artists. A. HOSPE, Music aid Art 1513 Oiuclii. with spring comes This vC. y And It pleases tho chlldren-nnd old i,tfs,?T.,vv!, T- L folks too Almost ns much aa?ttii,vil0T' 1') our misses hIioch pleuse tbo misses' ,.. W$7 nnd mammas Drex h. .SliooinanVxJ',. V- ( le lias spent money this year In set- -",vs. L,' y . . i ... PATH. kind of Cleanliness, but worth street from Park nvrnuo, west, said, "I havo signed a number of paving peti tions In other parts of town nnd hnve al ways paid my tax when It first bccnino duo. In almost every lustaucu other owncru equally benefited have fought tho tax In the courts nnd secured Judgment. They havo escaped payment, therefore, whllo I havo been obliged to render up my duo portion. On thnt ground I will refuse to sign nny further petitions. Ono case knocked out In tho courts does moro to delay street Improvements than anything else." Another proporty-ownor near Seventeenth and Cass utrccta has endeavored for throo yeara to secure tho pavement of nn alley betweon paved streets. Ho has a majority ot tho frontngo with tho exception of ten feet, and Iibb offered $5 a foot for a nlgna ture representing the holding which he still lacks. "After suffering from plies for fifteen years I was cured by using two1 boxes of De Wltt's Witch Hazel Salve," wrltce V. J. Baxter, North Brook, N. C. It heals every thing. Bewaro of counterfeits. HoNiiltnl Site Leaned. At Its weekly meeting Wednesday after neon the ndvlaory board received proposals for tho lease of the eraorgency hospital site on West Center etrcet. Tho favored bidder was Ooorgo Toole, who offered $40 for tho uso of tho dwelling nnd surrounding fifteen ncrea until next Janunry. Tho houso has been repnlrcd slnco Its purchaso by the city and Is ready for habitation. Mr. Toalo will not be called upon by tho terms of his lease to caro for tho nick who may' bo sheltered on the premises providing tho Injunction now ponding Is dissolved. His services will bo invited under such circumstances, however, for extra compensation. The ndvtrory board had several advantageous offers for tho slto which It was obliged to decllno becauso ot tho necessary disbarment of children In the families of prospective tenants. "DoWltt's Llttlo Early Risers nro tho finest pills I ever used." D. J. Morre, Mill brook, Ala. They quickly curo nil liver and bowel troubles. Standard Seamless Rubber Gloves. Tho most use ful, perfect nnd sattaftiutory toilet glove yot produced, caused the hands to be como whito and bountiful. Prico J2.00 The Aloe & Penfold Co., DniKcIfts, 14C8 Furnam St