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    TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE; TIT U USD AY, FEBRUARY M, 1901.
SHOP TALK BY LUMBER MEN
Pnrcbaalng Methods of Oountj Commis
sioner! Are Oriticiesd,
RETAILERS COMPLAIN OF THE POACHEHS
I'rrnlilciil of llir ArmnoliitliMi HHIrr.i
h Siilrltnl Aililrmn iiuil tin- Hoe-rclnr-
.MnlicK Ilia Annual
llcport.
1'ho Orst scmilon of the Nebraska Retail
Lumber Dealers' association at CrolRtiton
ball yesterday afternoon was one of tho
liveliest mectlnRS of the body which hus
been held In years, Tho feature of tho
ckfllon was n dlucusBlon of the subject of
"peaching," that Is, the practice of whole
sale dealers selling to consumers. Tho
confumera mainly considered wero tho
county commissioners In tho several coun
ties of tho stalo and thu alleged "poacher"
was an Omaha house, which Is In tho
buslncsH of supplying brldgo material In
a wholesale way. The 'juration carao up
on tho complaint of A. M. Kngles of South
Auburn, who reported that tho company
In question had sold to tho county com
missioners of Nemaha county u lot of lum
ber mid that he had reported the matter to
tho board of directors of tho ussociutlon,
which had failed to reply to his communi
cation. Tho secretary was called upon for
an explanation und stated that tho whole
sale company, not bclug considered a
dealer In lutnbor, did not come within tho
regulations of the association.
This brought to their feet a dozen or moro
members of tho association. Finally It
wbb brought out that tho company was
engaged In a measure In tho wholcsalo lum
ber trade and tho board of directors stated
that tho matter would bo considered.
I,rnictli- Dcltiiti; I'Nillnvts.
The discussion on this point brought up
tho method of purchasing supplies for tho
several counties. Tho debate was partici
pated In by K. W. Englcs of South Aubnrn,
Krunk ColpcUcr of Omaha, J. II. Cooloy
of Kencsaw, J. It. Johnson of Iloldrego,
13. C. Houston of Tclmmnh, J. K. ilcUurnoy
of Dassott, A. II. Wolr of Lincoln, William
Krotter of Stuart, (). W. Ackcrman of
Hondloy, I). S. Ayres of Central City, K. It.
Deo of Cambridge. John Oallally of Kalr
bury and thu aecrotary. Tho opinion of
tho members was that tho present law reg
ulating tho purchase of supplies should
bo amended so that tho commissioners could
purchase supplies of local Institutions, re
gardlcsn of tho lowest bid. Mr. Johnson
saw a tlmo when tho lumber dealer was to
bo driven from oxlstenco by tho Introduce
Hon of building matorlal similar to Iron
siding and paper shingles, and ho advised
tho members to get all of the trado they
could.
I'rpHlilPtit'n Adilresx.
Ucfore tho discussion tho president, 13. I;.
Myers of Newport, delivered his annual
address, In the courso of which ho said:
Wo havo united for tho mirposo of ad
vancing our own Indlvldunl Interests, to
link for nnlhlntr mitHldu of the honest con-
tines of a legitimate lumber business for
protection from the dlnhoneHt manufnetur
vth of lumber, who before this usHoclntlon
was formed pounced down llko birds of
limy upon tho small retail ilenlors ami dls-
noiieimy rouueu mem in uiu uiui'ri-iii-u
tirlco between crudes of lumber duotod nnd
furnished, nnd If n protest wus entered hnd
mem rated in mo i.umiicrinuii s uum
inerclal Untitle nKencv as dishonest, and,
between tho manufacturers nnd tho agency,
the poor lumber dealer wus between tho
devil and tho deen cn. nnd through col
lections sent to attorneys wero forced to
disgorge nnd pay theso manufacturers and
Jobbers from $40 to G0 a car moro thun
they should. I do not doubt but that thero
uro at least fifty members in thin hull to
day who havo been victimized In this
manner tlmo und time ngnln, nnd ns you
listen to what ,1 um Kaylng you nsk how
wo nro uoing protected now rrom hucii out'
rages. In answer I will my an our or
cimlziitlon becomes stronger, tnuinifnetlll"'
era who hnvo hitherto been ncurcssive In
their practice of robbing tho dealers
through tho lumber rating agencies, as
romplnlnts aro entered with tho board of
directors nnd talked about oncnlv In
annual convention, will ccuso their
nefarious work through rear of losing
trado nnd the smnll reputation they have,
Hnd during tho meeting I Invito tho free
discussion from members who havo been
victimized In this manner nnd usk tho sec
retary to record tho names of llrms who
havo been dishonest in their dealings with
tho retail dealers.
Wo havo u right to organize for oar own
protection, ns much good comes through un
organization founded nnd conducted upon
rules of right nnd Justice. Labor organiza
tions are becoming a power In this great
country of ours, its members nro enrolled
for tho snmo numoso of protection and
principle that wo nre united for nnd thoso
of you who havo followed tho history of
labor organizations must admit of their
wonderful accomplishments by way of
gaining recognition, being protected and
greatly respected and being victorious
where they uro in tho right. But to ac
complish nil this u great amount of hard
work had to bo done, nnd. the old saying,
"if ut llrst you don't succeed, try. try
ngaln," was put to a test. One lifter nn
other put their armor on until nt Inst a
great army was at work and victory was
inters.
This meeting promises to bo tho most lm
jiortmit since our organization. AVo havo
more dealers with us who nro members
thnn over before, now buslnoss on different
lines to bo discussed, new problems to bo
met, amendments to our by-laws which uro
of vital lmportunco to tho llfo of tho uhho
elation, und I recommend that action bo
taKen nuu some plan adopted at this meet
Inif to lncrenso our membershln. Tho v
pensu incurred by soliciting membership by
personal visitation I know will bo consid
erable, but, as I stated before, I sincerely
believe, every dealer In tho Htato would be
come a member, If tho alms nnd purposes
of our association could bo fully fx plained
nnd a hustling solicitor put on thu road.
My reasons for presuming this Is, wo hnvo
mndo a net gain of over eighty members
since, the last annual meotiutr. chlellv from
correspondence, anil you can Judgo for
yoiirseii uiu iwiereiicH ociween u written
nnd personal solicitation. In speuklng of
mo existing irienuiy ousiness relations be
tween the Nebraska Jobber und retnller' I
am pleased to stnto that through the efforts
of tho members of the association moro
umber is being purchased direct from tho
IN THE AIR.
Tho irrin uf I.uGrliino are Convoyed
Through the At iiiimiilit-rf.
No one can escape tho J.a Grippe germ
because, when nn epidemic of tho disease
Is prevailing the nlr Is laden with It.
The reason everyone, does not havo tho
dlseaso at tho samo tlmo is because tho
persons who nro enjoying porfect health
aro able to successfully resist and throw off
tho Infection, whllo those, who for any rca
son aro not In tho best of health fall ready
vlotlmB.
Tho first symptoms aro thoso of acuto
catarrh, resembling a hard cold nnd If
prompt trentment is applied at this time.
It can easily bo broken up; one of l(io best
remedies ut this stage 1b Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets, sold by druggists everywhere und
If taken freely, Bay ono tablet every hou
or two for two or three duys, tho danger
of pneumonia nnd serious complications
will bo uvorted.
Tho Hoy. I,. K, Palmer, ltaptlst clergy
man of Ccresco,. Mich., makes a. statement
of Interest to nil catarrh and grip sufferers
Ho says: "Stuart's Catarrh Tablets hav
certainly boon a blessing to mo. I hav
used them freely this fall and winter und
havo found thoin 'a safeguard ugulust 1.
Clrippo nnd catarrhal troubles from which
I had suffered for years. I feol that 1 can
freely und conscientiously recommend
them."
Persons who suitor from caturrh of tho
head nnd throut nro very susceptible to 1
Orlppo nnd such will llml a pleasant, con
vonleht nnd sufe remedy In this new ctv
turrh cure.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets aro composed
entirely of harmless antiseptics and ma
bo used as freely as necessary .as they con
tain no cocoalne, opiate or poisonous drug
of any kind.
tntn Jobbers thnn ever before nnd less1
oinntnlnt from Infringements from state
poachers, nnd I would recommend that this
practice be continued and ns much material
purchnsed us possible from state Jobbers,
us we could mora cosily adjust any differ-
nee that might arise rrom iiuying iiimuer,
practically speaking, at norno.
SrcriMnri" .Multrs lleutirt..
At tho conclusion of tho address of the
president tho annual report of J. C. Cle
land, secretary, was read, which dealt little
with statistics legardlug the association,
tho secretary having devoted so much of his
tlmo to field work as to havo little time In
which to prepare tho report, He called
ttentlon to the successful operation of the.
association nnd Its growth, moro than 100
members having been added last year. Ho
said In part.
In this renart t rcarcelv need anpa.lt of
tho itcnornl ortvuicrltv that nrevnlis
throughout the country, Including Ne
brusku. That thesn conditions exist In
tho lumber trado at well an In other
branches will not. I think be doubted.
With tho exception of n small portion of
tho stale, where the drouth Injured th"
crops, theso conditions generally prevail.
The Information Hint I have been uble to
obtain has been of n very mtlnfaaory
chnracur. quite n number or new ynrus
have been established during tho year. I
think there nre u larger number of yard
In N'phr.'iKkn nt the nrescnt tlmo than ft
any period In the history of the state. Till
naturally makes active competition, nnd
culls for conservative business methods.
So far ns I have been nble to learn
friendly tclittloim us a ruin exist between
tho retail dealers generally. In n few
localities differences havo arisen, such ns
iro Incident to aiiv line of business. i
think, generally speaking, tho dealers
have been nnxfoUH to prevent any mlsf
tindurstundlng that would lead to n de
duction or legitimate pronts. i nnvn
islted several localities during tnc p.isi
vear. cctiMtiltmc dealers retrardltnr trii'to
und association matters, It was understood
nt tho Inst annual meeting that a great
dent of mlsslonnry work, ns It was culled,
would bo done throughout the slate. This
plan was not followed out ns Intended
wing io inn tact mat n greui ucui ni
dverse criticism has been Indulged In
regarding nssoelntlons generally. Them
seems to bo u determination on the part of
many to misconstrue tho motives that
actuate nn organization of this kind. Thli
has bceh particularly truo during tlm paxt
year. All organizations have felt its ef
fect. The anti-trust agitation Is respon
sible to n great extent for nny feeling that
may exist against associations. Such ngl-
tntors stem to rorget that tnis is sim my a
voluntary association, not nrirnnlzzil for
tho purpose of accumulating or holding
property, regulating or nxing prices, or in
my way interfering with legitimate com
letltlon. Kor these reasons tho mission
ary work contemplated has not been prose-
tiled ns vigorously as was intended.
I renorted a year neo that n sncclal ef
fort had been ma le by the officers of the
association to bring Hbout proper recipro
cal relations between the retail members
nnd the wholesalers doing business In tin
state, us they wero In easy tench of tho
consumer, und were often asked by them
10 iiiiiko prices direct 10 tncm. u was
held that ho lonir its the wholesalers In tho
stnto wero protecting the retailers they
in turn should bo compensated in n ousi
ness way, so far ns was consistent. It was
believed nt that tlmo that much good had
been accomplished. So far us I am iibt.i
to learn, reasonably satisfactory relntlona
uro still maintained.
Hut few complaints have been filed dur
ing tho year on ncount of Infringements of
our rules. Several have been settled with
out action by tho board of directors, and
a number havo been adjudicated by tho
bonru, ami ono is still penning.
At tho conclusion of tho report of the
secretary Met L. Saloy of tho American
Lumberman wns Introduced nnd delivered a
short address ou tho subject of "Cheapness
a liar to Association Success," In which he
appealed to tho members of tho association
to bo liberal In tho payment of dueo and
wlso In tho expenditures, of tho funds, as
this policy would remove from tho field
many of tho troubles of the business.
At tho conclusion of tho address commit
tees wore announced as follows:
Itcsoluttono William Krotter, 3tuart; A.
Harnett, McCooki C. L. Chaffee, Umaha.
Constitution and Bylaws G. W. Baldwin,
Crete; George T. Field, North IMatto; A. H.
Weir, Lincoln. This committee was n'.ado
permanent.
Tho financial report of tho secretary
showed total iccelpts from nil sources dur
ing tho year of 1,750, with a balance of
$1,163.80 from tho prccodlng yoar; tho ex
penditure of $1,828.85, leaving a balance on
hand of $1,093.95.
Then camo tho discussion, the matter of
poachers and how to reach them being re
fcrreiMo tho commltteo on constitution nnd
bylaws.
Last night tho visiting lumber dealers
wero the guests of tho wholesnlo dealers
of tho city nt tho Orphcum theater.
About 200 visitors were present and
seemed to enjoy tho varied program. To
night thero will bo a reception tendered
by the Omaha lumbermen nnd n concatena
tion of tho Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoos
will closo tho eleventh annual convention
of tho association.
Florence
Quito n llttlo flurry was created by tho
annnounccment early In tho week that King
Edward would extend a pardon to Florence
Maybrick, tho unfortunate American
woman who has languished for so many
years In un Kngllah prison, under' what
thousands of her countrymen consider nn
unjust accusation. Sho was convicted of
tho murdor of her husband, and her.cnso is
not only ono of tho strangest In all his
tory, but a most wonderfuly striking ex
nmplo of tho Immovable, nature of tho
English courts when once an edict Is set
forth. On tho trial the evidence against
hor was of the IllmsleHt sort of circum
stantial, but tho Judgo who heard
tho case was apparently biased and wns
lnUr removed from the bench becnuso of
U insanity. His rulings wero bo warped
in their construction of the law that thu
Jury returned n verdict of guilty, to tho
astonishment of nearly all those who knew
of tho case. During all the years that
hnvo elapsed slnco then Airs. Atnybrlck has
been held n prisoner, the victim of an In
sane Judge. Effort after effort to secure
her release has boon innde, but to no
purpose. All have proyen failures. One
homo secretary after another has revlowed
tho matter nnd refused to Interfere, tho
only known reason being n reluctance to
overturn tho vordlct of a Jury rendered In
opeu court, for fear of establishing a dan
gerous precedent, all tho more dangerous
because tho agitation for her release has
mainly originated In the United States.
James Alaybrlck died Alay 11, 1889, In
Liverpool and- his wife wiib charged with
giving hi in arsenic with Intent to kill.
Maybrick, it seems, was constantly com
plaining of dyspepsia, of deranged digestion
and of nervous symptoms, which tho doctors
thought exaggerated. Nervine tonics were
tho common medicines his physician or
dorcd. More than that, ho was given to
doslug himself. That he also took actively
poisonous drugs was proyed by . tho evi
dence of Sir Jamos Poole, Dr. Hooper and
others.
On April 27 Alaybrlck went to tho races,
got wet on the raco course, and attended
a raco dinner, nt which ho was takon III, and
the result was symptoms of gastritis, the
stomach after death presentiug tho appoar
anco of inllnmmatlon.
It happened that during tho slckuess Air.
Alaybrlck called for some whlto powders.
Tho wlfo went Into Atr. Alaybrlck's private
room and secured one of tho papers. This
ho asked to b emptied Into n bottlo of beef
Juice. This act was never dculed In tho
trial. Airs. Alaybrlck admitted It and ex
plained that she did not know tho nature of
tho medicine. Sho swore, that she did not
know that her husband was addicted to tho
arsenic habit an affliction which was known
to all of Air. Alaybrlck's relatives, but bad
been carofully concealed from Airs. Alay
brlck. Tho poison was found by tho pollco dis
tributed all over tho house. It was every
where, lu plain view and accessible. One
largo paper was found lu a bat box in Air.
Alaybrlck's dressing room, ono In a trunk
In tho linen closet, several in other locali
ties. Tho greatest amount was discovered
STILL THEY ARE COMING
Another Wboleitls Firm Fini Iti Tilth to
This City.
BOOTS AND SHOES THE STOCK IN TRADE
In Addition to Km JolitiliiK Illinium
tin- v I-'lrni Will Also. Oiornte
H rnclory Projectors Are
WfU Knonii.
Another addition to Omaha's rapidly In
creasing list of Jobbing houses.
Tho Williams Shoe company filed articles
of Incorporation yesterday afternoon, after
perfecting Its organization earlier In the
day. Tho capital stock of tho company
Is $100,000 and its object the operation of
a boot and shoo factory and a wholcsalo
boot, shoo and rubber goods houso In
Omqhn.
Slnco January 1 plans for the forma
tion of tho company havo been under way,
but not until this week were tho parties
Interested ready to embark In the new or
ganization. AV'ell Known HusliiCNN .Men,
The president of the company Is Oscar
II. Williams, who until January 1 was
treasurer of the Wllllams-Hayward Shoo
company. Tho vlco president Is H. O.
Ilnrte, who uutll Tuesday held a responsible
"position with Wllllams-Hayward company.
Tho secretary and treasurer Is Warren At.
Rogers. Theso officers, with Georgo C.
Towle, constltuto tho board of directors.
It Is tho Intention of thu manngers to havo
tho new house In operation on or before
April 1, nt which tlmo they will place olght
men on tho road. Tho affairs of tho new
concern aro In the hands of men well nc
qualnted with tho business In tho territory
covered by Omaha Jobbers nnd tho success
of tho enterprise Is looked upon as assured
from tho first.
Tho company has secured quarters at
1310-131! Harney street In a four-story
building, CCxl.lO feet, which will bo usod na
wnrchouse nnd salesrooms, tho factory to bo
located In other quarters.
DAN BALDWIN'S MINCE PIE
If He linn Pipe Ii-riini Tliry AVII1
lie ih to PiiRtry'ii
Interior.
Officer Dan Baldwin of the bicycle corps
had nn experience with n mince plo
Wednesday which necessitated the calling
of City Physician Ilalph and tho uso of n
stomach pump.
Someone sent a mliico plo to the sta
tion, with written Instructions to deliver
It to a prisoner named James Smith, n
morphlno fiend, who wns In for vagrancy.
Baldwin consulted tho bookB and learned
that Smith had been sent to tho county
Jail.
"You'll havo to tako tho plo up there,
Baldwin," snld tho desk Bergeant.
But Baldwin thought otherwise Ho had
figured out a simple way to boIvc tho
difficulty. As It was a very toothsomo
looklng bit of r-astry and had nn appe
tizing smell ho concluded to rat It him
self. Ho was munching the last quarter when
he chanced upon a llttlo black pill about
tho slzo of a pea, which, being analyzed,,
proved to bo opium.
There is no telling how many of them
Dan hod oaten, but a fow minutes later
he was tnken with sevore Illness and hnd
all tho symptoms of morphlno or opium
poisoning. At 11 o'clock last, night Dr.
Italph pronounced his patient hotter.
GOOD AS AN ALARM CLOCK
Kxitonltlou of County Attorney'
NcKlect Cnuum Cicunrul
A wu Up ii I n if.
Tho cxposuro lu The Beo Alonday of
lax methods of tho county attorney's ofllco
In caring for tho stato cases In police
court, boro fruit quickly. Deputy County
Attornoy Thomas wns ut tho building be
foro 9 yesterday morning, n very unusual
occurrence. Tho pollco say that slnco
Shields has boon county nttorncy n deputy
hns never shown up so early In tho morn
ing. Maybrick
in tho dressing room used ns a prlvato
apartment by Air. Alaybrlck. The trial de
veloped that none of this arsenic was In
evidence before his death. It also developed
that the pollco wero-conducted by Atr. Alay
brlck's brothers and servants to all of tho
placos where it was found, and It was also
disclosed that tho Alaybricks and tho serv
ants were not friendly and had not been to
Atrs. Alaybrlck. Thero was not a particle ot
polsou found In Airs. Alaybrlck's apart
ments. I'neil Ameiilo In Iter Toilet.
It was found that Airs. Alaybrlck bought
arsenic tly papers for use in hor toilet. It
was her custom, ns sho admitted and the
Judge doubted, to buy this manner of paper
and have It soaked in water for a fnca
wash. This fact was Introduced, but thero
was no attempt to show that Atrs. Alaybrlck
hnd administered tho solution to her hus
band. In fact, it was proved that this solu
tion could not have been used in the kill
ing, as It would havo contained a vegetablo
fiber. This fiber would havo been found
In the beef Juice, and also In the stomach
of Atr. Alaybrlck by tho physicians who
made tho examination. It was not found in
cither case. Tho proeocutton then Intro
duced evidence In which Atrs. Alaybrlck was
directly concerned.
Accused ly IIusIiuiiiI'n ItcIutiicN,
Atr. Alaybrlck was In bed for thirteen
days. Ho steadily grew worse. Airs. Alay
brlck was a constant attendant. She stood
tho strain for oloven days, and from sheer
exhaustion at that time fell upon tho floor
In n swoon, which lasted for thirty-six
hours. Whllo unconscious Air. Alaybrlck
died. The moment tho end came the broth
ers, Edwin and Atlchael Alaybrlck, who wero
tho accusers of Airs. Alaybrlck, called tho
police. They swore in court that their sus
picions of something wrong had been
aroused three days before. Tho moment
they found Atrs. Alaybrlck In a deadly swoon
aud unconscious they at once concluded that
nothing less than a guilty conscience liad
caused tho collapse. The pollco call brought
thirteen officers, and wheu tho unfortunate
woman camo to her Benses she saw one
bluecoat sitting beside tho bed aud another
nt the door. Thero were several other offi
cers of tho luw In the hull and about tho
house, and they .spared no tlmo In telling
Atrs, Atnybrlck that she was under nrrest
for poisoning her husband. Sho was In
formed that during tho hours In which she
had been unconscious her husband had died,
a death certificate had been refused, the
coroner had sat upon tho caso and a verdict
had been filed that she was suspected of
responsibility for the death.
Atrs. Alaybrlck was cast Into tho Walton
Jail. There was not a human being on the
outside to watch her cause. Tho Alaybrlck
men spent night and day In tho hunt for
circumstantial ovldencc, and In a very short
time the prosecution was ready for the
trial. Tho defense called In Sir Cjiarlcs Uus
sell, and this eminent counselor went to
work on what evidence ho could get to In
troduce against the mass of facts gathered
to convict Atrs. Alaybrlck.
It was unfortunate for Atrs. Alaybrlck
REALLY NO EXTRAVAGANCE
Member of Itcnl Kstnte i;elinni(r Tnt
!. y Committee hnitorst-N City
Olllelnls' Action.
At the meeting of the Heal Ustate ex
change yesterday one of tho members of
tho commltteo which presented the ex
change's Idea ofthe tax levy to the mayor,
while he signed the report of tho committee,
did not seem to 'agree with the findings
of the majority. Ho snld:
"I wish the whole exchango could hnvo
been present at tho examination wc con
ducted. Kvery city official seemed de
sirous of giving Us all possible assistance
and they gavo us all of the documents and
Information wc requested. Thero was no
desire to conceal anything or to Influcnco
our opinion In any way. If some of tho
members had been present their Ideas
would have undergono n change. In tho
first place the $54,000 which the committee
recommended to be Btrlckcn from the ap
portionment Is largely n matter of policy
and thoro is really no extravagance lu It.
Thoro aro many members of the exchange
who havo demanded better police protec
tion In the suburbs. This cannot bo se
cured without more men and tho $11,000
lncrenso In tho pollco fund will only pro
vide for fourteen additional police. In
every other department wo found tho samo
condition to exist. Thoro might bo a way
of reducing tho tax levy, but the depart
ments nnd the city would suffer."
SOCIAL SESSION OF MASONS
Forty-Sixth Amil vermiry of .NelirnjLa
I.oiIkc .No. 1 Heeclvc Hn
Joiilili Cclclirutlon.
Tho cclebiatlon of tho forty-sixth anni
versary of Nebraska lodge No, 1, Ancient
Krco and Accepted Musons, at I'rco Masons'
hall Tuesday night took tho form of a re
ception to John A. Nye, tho oldest living
past master of tho lodge, nnd to II. T.
Clarke, tho first Mneon Initiated In tho
state. Tho program, conslsttug of ad
dresses and recitations, wns largely of n
reminiscent character. Ono of tho Inter
oBtlng features was a gift to tho lodge by
John Q. Ooss of n squnro made from n piece
of black walnut taken from the floor of tho
.Masonic temple at Bollovuo, tho pioneer
temple of the stato, erected In 1854.
Thero wero about 400 guests present,
muny of thorn old members of tho order
from towns In tho eastern part of Ne
braska. The hnll was beautifully decorated
nnd refreshments, consisting of cake, punch
nnd coffee, were served.
Those who participated In the program
wore Right Worshipful W. W. Keysor, John
Q. Ooss. A. W. Jcfferls, Atles Francis Tib
bolts, John D. Howe, H. T. Clarke. Miss
Mary Wallace, John A. Nyo and Atlsa
Brownrlgg. Theso numbers wero Inter
spersed with orchestra music.
PLAY FOR RAIN CHECKS
Illicit Keith I'lmiren nn I'oreinnn of
ii Jury Tlint Could .Never
Agree.
"Your honor," snld Buck Keith, the foro
man, "wo couldn't finish this game In n
thousand yenrs. We've stood six to six
slnco tho first Inning nnd there's no chance
to piny off tho tie. To give it to you
stialght, wo have agreed among oursolvcs
never to agree."'.
That was the, emphatic but unsatisfac
tory word passed to Judgo Ustcllo from
tho Jury In tho .case of the Stato against
Bcnnlo McGovcrn and William Dunn lato
yesterday afternoon.
A3 the Jury had been out for moro than
tv.enty-elght houra without malting any
progress .toward, n; verdict tho court ills-'
i barged It. froin further consideration of
the case. AIcGovern nnd Dunn, who nr
chnrged .With .1ii5hwqy robbery, will have
to stand' trial hgain. "
HUH More Counterfeit Iiik.
The secret service has unearthed nn
other band of counterfeiters nnd secured a
largo qantlty of bogus bills, which nre so
clevely executed thnt tho averago person
would never suspect them of being spuri
ous. Things of great vnluo aro always se
lected for Imitation, notably Hostctter'B
Stomach Bitters, which has many Imitators,
but fow equals for disorders llko Indiges
tion, dyspepsia, constipation, nervousness
nnd general debility. Always go to re
liable drugglstB- who havo tho reputation of
giving what ou ask for.
Story of an Unfortunate
Woman's Blighted Life.
that thero was a fact In her life which
could be wrongly twisted. Sho had quar
reled with her husband. Sho went to Lon
don to consult with a firm of solicitors re
garding a divorce. She telegraphed for a
man named Brlerly, an Intimate friend of
hers and her family. It was claimed at this
tlmo that sho was in lovo with Brlerly. Ono
witness snld ho had seen tho two together
In tho dining room of n London hotel. Allco
Ynpp, a servant In tho household, testified
that she had opened n letter from her mis
tress nddressed to Brlerly. This letter was
produced In court and it wns written In
affectionate, terms. This evidence alone was
submitted as tho motive tho proposed ap
plication for dlvorco and the letter to
Brlerly nnd the acquaintance with him.
l'l'ejuillee NImmvii by the JiuIkc.
Tho Judgo at tho trial was Sir James Fltr
James Stephen Ho was not long afterward
declared Insane and many believed him to
havo been Insane when he delivered tho
charge to tho Jury that convicted Airs. Alay
brlck. Ho talked for two days In his In
structions to the Jury, reviewing tho case
from beginning to end. His charge was
mosi reraarknuie. Ho portrayed Atrs. Alay
brick as a murderous woman, who killed
her husband because of hor love for Brlerly,
The Jury retired and In twenty-flvo minutes
camo In with Its verdict. It was that of
unconditional guilt, and Atrs. Alaybrlck was
condemned to death.
Thero wbb an outburst of Indignation
which throntened tho life of the Judge, nnd
all England was amazed at tho conviction
of Airs, Atnybrlck. A movement was started
at onco to snvo her llfo, and In rcBponao to
the petitions from moro than 600,000 people
tho queen ordorcd n stay of execution. Tho
home secretary was also Influenced to ro'
view t,he case, nnd upon thorough oxamlna,
Hon commuted tho sentenco to penal servl
tudo for llfo. Ho snld ho was lu doubt that
Air. Alaybrlck had oven died ot arsenic
poison,
or ii IHstliiKiiUbeil I'll in 1 1 y.
Atrs. Alaybrlck's paternal grandfather was
one of tho mosf distinguished lawyers in
the southern states, John A. Campbell,
who was for years associate JubHco of the
supremo court of the United States, was
tho uncle of Airs. Alaybrlck's father. Ad
mirals Talto, Preble and Aldcn woro very
nearly related to her mother, tho Baroness
von Hoque.
Airs. Alaybrlck's father, William O.
Chandler of .Mobile, Ala., wns n wealthy
banker. Mrs, Alaybrlck was born a year be
foro the closo ot the war. At 17, in tho
houso of a friend at Liverpool, sho met Air,
Alaybrlck, a handsome man of tho world,
then in his forty-fifth year. Tho young
American girl was charmed and flattered
by his attentions. After a courtship of
eighteen monthB they were married. Tho
llrst few years of their life together wero
to all appearnnces happy, In tho courso of
these a boy and girl were born, tho former
In 1SS2, tho latter In 1880. Tho homo In
Liverpool was very elegant In all Its ap
polntmonts.
ARE NOT YET READY TO DIE
Thre of Eraperor'i BubjgcU Decline to
Commit Euicide,
HIS MAJESTY HUMORS THEIR WHIM
Trleurfililm CIiIiik Thut He ll.ns lle
eonnlilereil the t'lnn Settlement
to He Ilelnyeit llhfenn Court
ChiuiKes Vleiis.
I'EKIN, Feb. 13. At least thrco of the
Chinese to whom Emperor Huang Hsu sent
n choice ot sulcldo In pursuance of tho
domand ot the powers for their punishment
with death, havo declined to comply and
tho emperor has withdrawn his request that
they should destroy themselves.
His majesty now telegraphs Prince Chlng
that when ho agreed to tho tonus at tho
Joint note the latter only required that the
punishment should fit the crime and ho
argues that if tho worst of the guilty de
serve death, the others should bo punished
in other ways.
The foreign envoys, on the contrary, say
that even thoso who aro least guilty do-
servo death nnd ns there Is no worso pun
ishment, all must suffer that penalty, al
though, It Chlnn should ask to make dis
tinctions regarding tho crimes, tho em
peror can sentenco tho worst cither to
quartering or to somo othor forms of Chi
ncso execution. Unless tho court, changes
its views no Immediate settlement Is pos
sible.
CHINESE MERCHANTS APPEAL
Action of .Military In Helr.lnpc nnd
IloldliiK ult llrlnuN Milt
tern to it Crlnls.
NEW YOKK, Feb. 13. A dispatch to tho
Herald from Tlcn Tsln says: Tho Froiich
nnd ltusslan consuls raised their respective'
Hags over tho salt heaps, belonging to the
niorchants of tho Salt Oulld, a month after
tho occupation of tho city, and hnvo since
refused to allow the owners to approach
thu property, They have, howover, offered
to sell It back at three-quarters of its mar-
kot value, which amounts to mllllous.
At a meeting today tho mcrchauts camo
to tho conclusion that bucIi barefaced rob
bery of private property was not committed
with tho approval of Paris and St. Peters
burg and drew up a memorial cable dis
patch to tho crar nnd President Loubet
setting forth their grievance.
The Importnnco of the decision by the
home governments nnd Its bearing upon tho
political situation cannot bo exaggerated,
All tho commercial classes In China urn
waiting to learn whether tho Boxers or tho,
allies nro moro dangerous to their Interests
and will act accordingly.
MUST LET CHRISTIANS ALONE
Uermaii ltelclmtun Vote to Mnke He-
HkIoiin Freedom u Mtlnuliitlon
in CliltieNc Trent.
BEIILIN, Feb. 13. Th ) lU-lchstag today
discussed a resolution of tto budget com
tiillico urging thnt f'ej.lom in Jie exorcise
of the Christian faith ihould bo aint.n the
treaty stipulations after thu pr-iiien' i'I:1
ncso troubles nre settled. Herr Hcbcl tbo-
clallst leader) moved to amend tho i evolu
tion bo as to read that tho missionaries til
stain from all Interference with the eco
nomic, social and political affairs cf tho
Chinese.
Baron von HtchUiofcn (minister for for
eign affairs) snld that, although no stntc
of war existed und tho diplomatic relations.
botween Germnny and China were not
broken, nn effective' restoration of the
status quo ante wns necessary for tho prac
tical execution of Herr Rebel's amendment,
which would be Impossible. Tho Oermnn
consul would be unable to administer In tbo
matter.
Herr Rebel's amendment was rejected and
tho resolution wns adopted.
nnsilnna .Meet nlth I,nss.
LONDON, Feb. 13, A speclnl dispatch
from Shan Kunn, dated February 10, says
the Russians lost forty men killed In an
engagement at Kno Chiao and thnt they
refused the assistance of the allies,
It Is hoped that the arrival of Sir Walter
miliar (adviser to tho British military
authorities In China, at Pckln), will ox-
pedlto tho negotiations with tho Chlncso
court.
fieriiiniiy'n China Hill,
IIETIMN'. Feb. 13. The Relclistne tnrtnv
passed the second rcudlng of tho China bill
and Its accompanying financial bill, Includ
ing Indemnity for tho expenditure Incurred
by tho expedition. A clauso provides for
tbo dlsbandment of tho forces .in China
when tho object of the expedition is at
tained. No wlno hnB a purer boquet than Cook's
Imperial Extra Dry Champogne. It Is tho
puro Juice of tho grapes fermented.
Mynterlou UUniiiieiirnuec Cleared U.
Mth. Adlno Iteclnlu. who wns renorted
to havo mysteriously disappeared, was lo
cated yesterday at St. Joseph's hospital,
where she has been n patient for two
weeks. When sho left her work tit At. E.
Smith & Co.'s factory' she went to tho office
of a physlclnn, who took her to the hoi.
pltal Immediately. Sho asked tho doctor
to telephone to the forewoman ut Smith'
that she had gone to tho hospital, but tho
doctor cinlttod to do so, and tho mysteri
ous disappearance story was the result.
The (ioll Girl
Is the type of the modern woman at her
healthiest and best. She walks with an
easy grace. She is n picture of jierfect
womanhood in the springtime of life.
But generally the golf club is laid aside
with marriage.' A physical languor op
presses the once
athletic girl. Ex
ercise makes her
iback ache. She
tires easily. Usually
she accepts this con
dition as a natural
thing, but it is un
natural. Marriage
should add to wom
an's happiness, rath
er than subtract
from it. If women
understood how in
timately the general
health is related to
the local health of
the womanly organs,
they would appreci
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there is no need to
suflcr from weak
ness and backache.
The use of Doctor
Tierce's I'nvoritc
Prescription makes
weak women strong,
sick women well.
It regulates the per
iods, heals inflam
mation aud ulcera
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weakness, and puts
the body in a condition of sound health.
Mrs. II. A. AUbrook. of Austiu, Lonoke Co ,
Ark,, writes: "After five months of preat suf
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benefit of other sufferers front the same aflllc-
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to try Ur, Pierce's medicines which I dul, with
wonderful results. I am coninletelv cured. I
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Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con
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