STATE CLOSES EVIDENCE Witnesjei Tall Against William Gardner f for Kutdir of Zahn. TESTIMONY DUPLICATE OF RHEA CASE 1'rlanncr Hxprr'nria Unrm na Mir p la y onn.l Ahoul Hint Villi Otter llln Drfrnmr, llrxliinlim Turin-. Kltp.MONT. .Veb.. Feb. 2o.-(Speclal.) Tho trial of EJwhrd Gardner, charged, to aether with William Ithea and William Bar rel!, with iho murder of Herman Zahn .it Snyder, la projtrcssInK rapidly. The testi mony la ttibatantlally the fame a on tthea's trl&l, except that (laldner'a connection with tho ahootltiR Is Inquired Into more fully. The excitement of the trial li wearing heavily on the defendant and hi- shows It plainly. Today hli face v.aa Hushed. He at leaning forward In his chair, hid heavy under Jaw dropped, his open mouln disclosing a regular row of tobarco dlncolored teeth and lit eyes cearchlng the faces of witnesses, en they told of hlr. move-Dit-ntB on tho fatoful night of! January I, with nn nlarni"d expression, lie always conceals hU left hand with the two mlsslnjr fingers by holding It In his right or under bis light felt hat, which lies in his lap. Nlr witnesses have been on the stand The evidence shows that Gardner look an active part In the murder by holding the crowd off with his gun, while Uhea was at work behind the bar and making the men In the saloon keep their hands well up. Her man Woelters testified this morning that Gardner shoved a gun at him and raadr hlra face the north wall and hold up hla hands. He saw him make nnother man kneel down by the pool tablo and put ;ip his hands, and another was placed In he same position ty the stove. Ths witness backed out of tho, saloon, while Gardner and Ilhea were till In there. He went to his hardware toro and got a gun. Coming back, he heard additional shots flrcd and mtt Gotlob rellol, who exclaimed "I'm shot too." Pel lot looked himself over and foUnd the bullet had jiassed through his clothes without touching him. On cross-examination he was not positive Whether he testified In the llhen trial that tho men In tho saloon did -not put their hands up until after Ilhea -was shot. He aid h stood behind his brother and so could not tell whether they did or not, but the entrmen of the two men was almost Immediately followed by the shooting. NrliletitrnlierKer'm SlinnlliiK. John Srhlchteuberger, barber, detailed Ihc account of his shooting nt Ilhea while he was In behind tho bar and nt Gardner, back of the, saloon', and the pursuit of the two men toward'tho Elkhnrn depot. On cros--examlnatlon he denied trying to take Gard ner from the sheriff at Crowd or of n;slst Ing the ciowd that was after the defendant thcro In nny way. As on tho Ilhea trial Landlord Stol berg gavo n clear account of how Ilhea and Gardner came Into the saloon and the ihootlng which followed. Gardner, he said, walked back nnd forth In front of the bar, moving his gun fram side to fide, vvhllo llhen waa working behind the bar. nhea lift when Gardner, going out of the back door with his gun In bis left hand, called out, "Come on, Hill, now's your time." Fritz Woelter, who 'was not called In the Ilhea case, testified that Darrell came to the saloon Just after tho shooting. Ilhea stepped up to him and said. "You hold up your hands." Oarrell said, "You know v I never cjono you no harm." Ilhea replied emphatlrnlly, "You hold up- your hands.!.' Darrell walked around the Baloorf with his hands. Up nnd left "when Rhea went but. While Gnidner was In 'the saloon he came back toward tho stovo where there was a number of men. Ho pointed his Run to ward each In turn, counting as he did ko. "one, two, three, four, five, six, seven," ordering thorn fo sit down on the floor, with their bandB up. They obeyed without any hesitation. Albert Yunghambel told about hearing a talk between Daricll and Zahn 'just before tho three men came In. Several other wit nesses testified the same as upon Ithea's trial. , Mnn Who round Itlien. V. II. Kerkow of Scrlbner. the man who found Rhea, was tho last witness for the slate. He was up on the stack of hay and straw at the Williams place, when he stepped on something. Reaching down be-, side (he barn, he pulled up a bed quilt from under tho ttraw und saw a man lying there with a gun In his hand. He nlld off the stack, calling to Sheriff Kreader, "Tho men n'rp In the stack." At that Instant Ilhea Jumped out and ran toward the river.. Tho w'ltness Imedlately flrel. but an he was down on his knees on (he ground could not tnko aim. Kreader then ordered the stack fired. Two minutes after the blaze began fo creep up toward Its top. Gardner run out from near where Rhea had been, threw out his hands and called out, "Don't shoot!" flcr tho witness had left the ptnee nnd hod gene aomo distance, he heard a loud noise, and looking back to the place saw a huge cloud of smoke and ashes thoot, Ing up Into the nlr. Two dayB after, In the debris on the site of tho slack, he found tho wreck of a watch. The state rested. The defense will open tomorrow, Discourage. Men, who have suffered the tortures of dyspepsia, will find encouragement in the following letter. It points the way to certain help and almost certain cure. In ninety. eight cases out of ever' one hundred in which Dr. Tierce's Golden ,i: 1 r!... .-- uscu me result is a perfect and perman ent cure. "Golden Medical Discovery" cures diseases of the organs of digestion and nutrition, strengthens tli I stomach, purifies the moon, nnci nounsiies me nerves, it lias cured in hundreds of &Kt cases after all other l:fl miMlll.1lld llni'A ... wiyj terjy failed to give reuei. 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TWENTY-SIX YEARS IN PRISON Oiler Gets Thnt for l-'nllhnrt Murder, Alill.r I'cnn Gets Three trsrn for Porgpry, WlOKEN BOW, Neb., Keb. 25.-(Spcclal leifgratnj Wiyiam Oxley, who was con victed last week .if murderlnc W It. Full. hart laat November, and Ed . I'cnn. who pleaded guilty to forgery, were -brought imo court this morning and were sentenced to the penitentiary. Oxlev. on belnc nskrd If he had anything to say why sentence rncuid not be pronounced answered! "Notb Ing at all." The llldce said to him thai lindnr tho evidence the Jury could not have brought in nny other verdict but guilty and that It might have found n verdict for the death pindlty. He felt the verdict was Just nnd as tho Jury had been lenient In finding hlbi guilty only In the second degree he Ibought It had done right, as there was n pofslblllty thnt he might be Innocent and he woul glvu him n chance tn din nntMn nt the penitentiary mil would not give a life lenience. He then sentenced him lo twenty six years nt hard labor It? the penitentiary, uut none or his time to be In solitary con flnement, The prisoner said to the court that he was thirty-five years old the tenth of Feb ruary. The only time since Oxley wns first brought Into court thnt he manifested the least fcelltig In the matter wan when the court asked him If he had anything to say why sentence should not be pronounced. His voire trembled and slight emotion was noticeable when he answered; "Nothing at all," IVnn "iiillr. nf Leniency. , IVnn, on being nsked by the court what the result of a short sentence wpuld have' on his future course, replied It would "ho nard to tell." Tho court said he had been Inclined to give him a long sentence, but with the hope that after serving a short sentence he would come out n better man nnd a useful citizen which he was capable of. He then sentenced him to three years in the penitentiary, assuring him that by g:od brhavlor he would bo released In a lit tle over two yeara. As tho prisoner re turned to his seat a broad smile played upon his fare, showing that he wns not dlsplensed with the sentence. METHODS OF FAKE FACTORY (Continued from I-'Irst Page.) for his support, It Is, of course, Impossible to ascertain. World-Herald, January 23: "General John C. Cowln's presence In Washington has begun to arouse general Interest nmong the politicians now at Lincoln, and tonight Is a matter of widespread discussion and conjecture. It Is generally believed that tho hastening to the national .capital of the Omaha lawyer was a direct result of lover tures made to him by Edward Rosewatcr looking toward the latter's withdrawal in his favor as a candidate for United Stntes senator. As Wofld-Herald readers have already been Informed, Mr. Rosewatcr, be fore making a slmllnr proposition to John I.. Webster, held a conference with Cawln nnd agreed to throw the Douglas county delegation to him. provided he would ngreo to certain terms which Rosewater de manded. Cow'ln, It was learned, refused to consider the matter unless ho ,cond be as. surcd a reasonably clear field as a North Platto candidate. It la believed tonight that after his failure with Webster, Rose- water again went after Cowln, and thnt the two of them were agreed' that If Melklejohn could bo taken care of In some manner, so that ho would be willing nt tho proper tlrao to withdraw and help make Cowln, there would be no Insuperabto obstruction In tho way of the la,tter's election." Other liiexruaaMe Fnkrt. Equally .Inexcusable have.bean.,the fakes published from day to day concerning Rase-. waters attitude on tho republican caucus And his relations to other. candidates. A fair sample of this may be -found In .tho. following extracts: World-Herald, January 24: "heading business men from Omaha are bearing down hard on tho little editor .cither to consent to caucus or to get outof the way, prefer ably tho latter. Some of Thompson's lieu tenants even entertain the hopo that Rose water will gracefully abdicate In favor- of General John C. Cowln. -That Mr. Rose water Is In desperate straits and has lost hU head Is evident. He spent the Inst two dnys In frantic nppeals for support from the various candidates and members of the legislature. If they will only help swell his vote so that It will ..ccparo with Melklejohn s and Currle's, ho assures them, he will place no obstacles In the way of a caucus." Co in I It K to the Cntieim. No pressure whatever has ever been, brought upou Rosewater from leading business men. In industrial Interests at Omaha In the matter of .caucus and no con troversy over the matter ever took place among tho members of the Douglas dele gation. World-Herald, January 25: "The Doug las county delegation has-datly grown more Insistent In ihelr demands on ,Mr. Rose water that they be permitted to sign the caucus call, to which are now attached the names of fifty-three republican members. Mead and McCoy and Ubl and Wilcox In particular have labored with their .chief., striving to Impress on hlra the futility of holding out longer. Added to this, the great commercial and Industrial Interests of Omaha are bringing tremendous pressure to bear on the little editor to get out of the way and not, by his obstinacy, beat tho me tropolis out of representation In the United States senate. This disaffection at homiv It Is argued, combined with the murky pros pect without, as shown by the refusal of republican members to line up under his standard, has convinced Mr. Rosewater that he cannot himself be elected." I'craUtrnt I'rrvrmlnn of I'neta, The same persistent perversion of facts may be found In the following extracts: World-Herald, February 7: "The situa tion has finally simmered down to a point where, of all the candidates for senator, Mr. Rosewater stands alone and unsupported In resisting n caucus. Tho rdllor of The Omaha lice occupies a solitary hut heroic, position. Stormed nt with shot nnd shell by all the other candidates, by fifty-seven of the seventy-one republican members, by Governor Dietrich and Ihc state committee for blocking n caucus, he responds by load ing up the. columns of his paper dally with eclumns of demnnds that a caucus be held, the whllo he lambaslk and berates five sevenths of Ire members and all tho other candidates ' for their wtlj(ul perversity In refusing to accede to his demands. It Is the generally expressed senti ment tonight that Mr. Rosewater has finally been smoked out of his hole. He has been compelled to demonstrate his determination to block n caucus, even though Its terms be satisfactory 'to' every body but himself. It's mighty tough for Rosewater. but he Is elap bang up against It. A great universal war of Indignation ntsalls his cars from the four quarters of the heavens tonight, and he Is .being de nounced in many tongues, and dialects fqr presuming to set himself up as greater and mere Important than his, party," - - World-Herald, February OJ "Tho 'ahtls' havo kindly consented to, takotthe burden oft Mr. Itnsettater's shoulders. .and It' has aV corllngly been shifted. Senator Johnson, hi left Rosewater for Currle on today's ballot, went to (he Omaha fiihilld'afo 'before, roll call, notified Mm of his Intention to cease voting for him, and Informed him thai he did so for the ffaspii that be could ro longer support a candldnto who persist ently refuted to content 1o a republican caucus, Senator Johnson wound up with the assertion that he s leaving Mr. Uoro- water never lo return, and 'apprised 'him THE OMAHA DAILY T3EE: TUESPAT, FEBnUATIV 20, 1901. of the fact that four Other members who had been voting for him would serve a similar notlco tomorrow. This untoward manifestation of belligerency filled the little editor's soul with sorrow nnd alarm. It pronged a serious defection that would ex poee tho hopelessness of his candidacy and expose It so thoroughly that the wayfaring man, though a stranger, could not fall to understand." When lir Cnnru Wns t'nlleil. 'Tho most absurd and stupid fake of all Is embodied In the story that Rosewater had been trapped through, the Instrumentality of Speaker Scars, when In fact all tho ar rangemrnts preceding tho signing of the caucus paper had been communicated to blm and ho was aware of every movemcn that brought about the signing of the paper. The truth Is that whllo the enter prising Worhl-Hcrnld fakir was busy con coding fiction ho wns scooped on the facts nnd nincle good his lack of vigilance by fabricating a story which everybody on the Inside knew to bo false. World-Herald, February 12: Under this caption nppenrs In bold black letters In the veracious Ilryanltc organ the following "SEARS I'LAYS SHREWD TRICK Speaker of tho house undermines nil plans and gets caucus call signed. Ho deftly borrows Roscwaier's copy of agreement bearing sev crnl signatures. Hastens tn Thompson headquarters nnd secures a considerable number more. At Curries and Mclklc John's enough arc obtained to make up requisite sixty-seven republicans. Then from steps of IJndcll ho makes thunderous announcement which dazes Rosewater and the 'nntls.' "This call, with Its twenly-ono signs, tures, has for several days reposed peace, fully In Mr. Rosewajer's Inside pocket When n friendly Indian asked for tho docil' ment this afternoon, assuring him that he believed ho 'could get a few more signatures tp it,' Mr. Rosewntcr, guileless himself, and unsuspicious of gullo In others, trustfully surrendered the precious document. It was at once carried to Speaker Sears. Imme diatcly this point had been gnlncd, Thomp son, Currle, Melklejohn and Crounse each sent word personally to each of his sup porters to meet htm In his headquarters nt o o clock witneut. mil. "Such Is the hl'tory qf ono.of the neatest coups over accomplished In tho history of .Nebraska politics; Its success lay In the fact lhat no opportunity was given the Rosewater men nnd tho 'nntls,' who had signed, to withdraw their names, and the call was made effective nnd formally an nounced by tho speaker before they had any Intimation of what was happening. "Mr. Rosewatcr Is In a most precarious and unenviable position. Not even his friends believe ho enn be made one of tho nominees of tho caucus. Mr. Rosewator himself believes thnt he will bo able to deadlock tho caucus nnd prevent a nomina tion, and for this reason affects to regard tho "coup as of llttlo consequence. Rut among those best Informed grave doubts are entertained as to Mr. Rosewater's ability to do this." LINCOLN FIGHT FOR MAYOR Klvfil Itciiiilillcnn Cnmlliln tm i:irr Kunnl Confidence nn Kve of Xomlnnflon. LINCOLN", Feb, 25. (Special Telegram.) Tho flght for tho' republican mayoralty nomination, which Is conceded to bo cqulv alent to an election, ended tonight, with tho managers of tho two competing candi dates equally confident of success at tho polls tomorrow afternoon. Mayor Wlnnet's strength Is In the uptown wards and If ho can get all the republican voters In this portion of the city out tomorrow he will undoubtedly be nominated. W. H. Woodard Is stronger than his oppo nent In tho First and Second wards and possibly In tho Third and It Is In this dls trl.ct that the greatest effort in his behalf had been exerted. T. James Cosgrove. manager of Wood ward's campaign, said tonight: "I believe Mr. Woodward will win. A great many pcoplo want a change of administration and are supporting Mr. Woodward on ac count of his record as councilman from the Sixth ward." W. R. ComBtock, manager for Mayor Wln- nctt, summarized the situation ns follows: "I do not bcllcvo the lawabldlng citizens will allow Dr. Wlnnett to be beaten tomor row. Ho hns given the city an honest, cap- nble administration nnd deserves a re election." Ilctikntnn Winn Innnrmice Cane. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Feb. 33. (Spec lal Telegram.) Tho case of tho United Mutual Hit II Insurance company of Lin coin against Hen Rcckman has been de cided lu Justice Archer's court in favor of the defendant. This suit waB brought to collect tho amount of an assessment, nlso levied last year against all other policy holders. The defendant In this case showed that bo had sustained n loss by hall which fully equaled the amount of the csscss ment. Tlirrp Dentil In tine Fnmll.v. NORFOLK. Neb., Feb. 23. (Special.) Miss Mao Wellies, daughter of Rev. J. C. S. WclUes, rector of Trinity church, died this morning. This Is the third death In the family within ten days. On February 15 Mrs. Isblster, tho mother of Sirs. Wellies. died, and tho following morning Mrs. Wellies was taken. Another daughter, Mrs. Deuell, is reported as low, while Mr, Wellies and a son nro Just beginning to rally. The entire family had pneumonia. Ilukotn Clt,- Court Decisions, DAKOTA CITY, Neb., Feb. 25. (Special.) District Jlldee Graves Kentpnml V n Rvan of JackSon. who was fnnml cniltv Uv n Jury of assault and batterv unnn Atloa Hart of this place, to pay a fine of $10 and costs, in all about ?125, James livnil. cnnvlrtcn nf aslllnt. II nnnr Ulecnllv. was fined $100 nnrl mt stand committed until the same is paid. lliiHlnro Clinimopi nt llniicroft. nANCROFT. N'oh.. Fnh. :l5nl.l Telegram.) G. H. Ward & Son, who have been In the .mercantile business here for eleven yesrs, have sold out to Martin urvs. J. W. Wntson i- Son. who hnvn h.n ir the furniture business several years, have hold out to William Ileckenhauer" of UVst Tolnt; Dcnlli of I'liiltmiKiulli t'lRnrmnker. PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Feh. fSnoMnl Telegram.) John Kolasek, ngo 2S, died at ins notne from pneumonia. Ho was a mem ber of Iho .Cicarmakers' nnlnn ami h.i been working tor J. Tepperberg for several jears. lie leaves a wife and two children. Willi I Xc'tv NcliiHilhniixr. TAULE ROCK, Neb., Feb. 25. (Special.! A petition Is again In circulation here asking tho school board to en II a special election to voto on the issuance of bonds for $11,500 for building a new brick Bchool house. History of .NeliriioUfi. As many Inquiries nro coming in con cerning tho new history of Nebraska, which was undertaken some two or three years ago, to bo published by Jacob North & Co., and of which II. L. Mucker Is general man ngcr, and .1. Sterling Morton editor In chief, and Dr. (leorge L. Miller associate Vdltor, wo beg to state that iho work Is being pushed forward as rapidly n prac- leauie ami consistent with the scope nnd "extent of the entcrprlre. An able rprp nf men ure at worn writing the history and procuring data for the tamo and our house hope to have It In press by the 1st nf June. The work has met with' very great favor and already ample subicriptlons have been taken to secure the complete success of tho history. JACOB NORTH & CO., Dy Jacob H. North, Mgr. TO ENFORCE STATISTICS Stat Proposes Radical Chang in Withod of Gathering Faoti. RELIABLE VITAL RECORD IS WANTED Intention Is tn .Mskr tlulr .Mnndntory L'lion Assessors More Itnom Desired for l.llirnrjr nnd Supreme Conrt. LINCOLN. Teh. 25. (Special.) A meas ure providing for a radical change In the manner of gathering and compiling Indus trial and agricultural statistics, drawn up under the direction of the Stato Hureau of Statistics, and bearing Governor Diet rich's olllclal stamp of approval, will be Introduced In bolh branches of the legis lature tomorrow. The bill Is designed to remedy the many evils In, the existing law on the subject of statistics and efforts will be mado by tho officers of the stato bureau to havo 11 paBscd as soon as poestblo with an emergency clause. The terms of the bill are mandatory Instead of simply dl rectory ns In tho present law and provision is made for n penalty In case of violation. Tho duty of gathering the statistics will fall on the assessors of the various coun ties. They will be required' to gather the Industrial and agricultural statistics and In addition to make a complete record of all births and deaths In their territory. Text nt the 111 II. Following Is tho text of tho proposed law: At the assessment of property for taxa tion for county nnd state nurocs It shtill be the duty of the township and precinct iissesHorx tn nrocurn such ncrlculturul and Industrial stntlstlcs ntid the. registration of births mid deaths which occur within their respective district for tho year ending December HI, Immediately preceding, ns may be culled fur by the fitnte llurenii of I.abor, the same to Iw recorded on books or blanks to be prepared by tho commissioner or innor or iiin deputy. Each assessor shall obtain said Inforniu tlon from tlis most reliable sources, noting alt particulars specified on the blanks fur nished by tho Stnto Hurenti of Lnbor, The momornlidu ro taken, when possible, shall be rend to the person or persons furtilshlnit the facts, to correct erroni or supply omis sions. If nny shall exist. It shall further be the duty of s.ild assessors to compile the re suit of Hiitii memoranda In their respective townships or precincts and mnke such re turns to the county clerk ,whcn ho returns ins assessment. The assessor Is empowered nnd required to plnco all persons who aro required to furnish Information under the provisions of tins net under until nnd nny nerson who shall make false answers knowingly shall be subject to the penalties of perjury' under tne criminal law. us proviueu lor in mo statutes of this state. And any person who shall refuse to furnish to the assessor said Information under oath or atllrmatlon shall be guilty of u misdemeanor and shall bu lined in u mini not less than $10 nor more than $100. to be recovered under any court of competent Jurisdiction. It Is hereby made the. duty of county boards to make provision for proper com- pensniiou to assessors aim cierKs ror mis worn, said assessors sunn not no allowed senarnte compensation for sjch services. but they shall bo paid for the time neces sarily occupied In performing said duties in connection wnn tneir otner duties ns ns Hcssors. Any assessor or clerk who shall fall or refuso to perform the duties herein Im posed upon him shall be deemed culltv of n misdemeanor and shall be subject to a lino or not less thnn iz., aim it is further mndc tho duty of county hoards to nro- ceed ngalnst such ottlcers tion complaint of nny citizen. ins assessors sunn receive no pay for ineir services us sucn assessors or otner- wise, excetit on tho certificate of the eountv clerk that said assessor hns fully complied with the requirements of this net. or before tho 20th day of July of ench H niltlli UC lilt' Ul) 111 L'UU 11V L tTKfl. Oil year, to compllo nnd forward a summary of such township pr precinct reports of their respective counties to' llio gtate Bu reau of I.4tbor. The commissioner of labor or his denutv shall eomnlle such renortu ami publish them In pam.ph)ot form, within Sixty dnys from the receljil thereof, nnd the deputy commlssloncr'sha! embody them in ina uiminmi irjtiri lu'Tiie povrnior. All printing, binding: -etc., of bonka nnd blanks necessary to carry Into offect the provisions of this act shall be nalri bv the stntn and furnished to tho Hurenti of Ln bor by the Stnte Printing board, who idutll n'.so pay for forwurdlns or ouch blanks to i no various county cierxs. All nets or nurts of nets Inconsistent with this net nro hereby repenled. Where ns mi emergency exists this net shall be come a law from nnd nfter Its pnssuge and approval. "This bill Is n long step In the right di rection nnd will result In making the statis tics of the department not only complete. but accurate," said R. A. Hodge of the tlurcau' of Statistics, who assisted In draw- lug up tho measure. "The registration of births nnd deaths will be an Important fea ture. Kansas has had such a law on Its statute books many years, and a similar bill was passed by tho legislature In Iowa." To Aeeoiiiinnilnt e l.llirnrj'. In his report to the governor, made public today, Stato Librarian Herdman calls atten tion to the necessity for better accommoda tions for the stato library and supreme court and suggests n larger appropriation for tho library force. The appendix to this report contains a Hat of accessions to the library and a condensed statement showing the number of volumes and .pamphlets now on the shelves. In making purchases there has been no radical departure from the methods of hU predecessors, but in keep ing with the general demand fewer books of a general or miscellaneous character and more lecal publications have been bought than In former years.. The growth of tho library Is reflected In the following summary: Volumes November 30, 1S9S 5S.U4 Volumes purchased 2.171 Received by exchange and donation 2,119 Total November 30, 1910 43,404 "The room In the capitol building occu pied by the library Is not of sufllclent ca pacity for the purpose," said Mr. Herd man, "The local bar, the bar of the state nnd over 100 students from the law de partment of the university of Nebraska make continuous use of the room, making t greatly overcrowded at all times. When we take into account the rights of the supreme court and other Judges, tho officers of the various executive departments of the state, members ol the legislature, the rights of citizens and academic students, with courtesies due visitors, when we con sider the increasing demands commensur ate with the growth of the state nnd Its nstltutlons, this demand for more space seems an imperative ono which It is sin cerely trusted will not be overlooked. The shelf room Is ajready overcrowded nnd If the trnveling library system, Justly recom mended by Mr. Campbell, were adopted It would hardly furnish the necessary relief. Tho specific remedy for these twin evils of small bpace and overcrowded shelves will De ror determination by the bodies charged with such duties." True her nl .VI 1 1 ford. On recommendation of the special ad visory board Governor Dietrich today ap pointed Miss Mabel Illackstone of Tekamah a teacher at tho Girls' Industrial Home at Milford, Vnlenno MIiiIiik Co in p nny. The Volcano Mining. Land and Imnrorr. ment company was incorporated hero today by P. L. Hall. C. C. MeNlsh, R. J. Ulttens, J. R. Gilkeson, John 11. Palsgrovo und M. h. iieese. The company is caoitallzerl for $200,000. this amount rcnrcsentlnc iii vni... of the Vqlcano and Peak View claims in LI Paso county. Colorado, already ownd and controlcd by 'the Incorporators, 'Htln of lllKliliuiilrrs. HU.MI10LDT. Neb.. Feb. 23. rsnrinl.i Special Deputy It. J. Coles of Lincoln last night instituted Carnegie castle of Royal Highlanders In this city with twenty- 11 vo cnarter members. The officers are as follows: Past Illustrious protector, v. w. Samuelson; Illustrious protector, F. It. Hut- terneid; chief counselor, Mrs. Daisy Linn; worthy evangel, Mrs. Harriet Kraker; sec- AFTER THE LIKK A TERRHILK CYCLONE grip bacillus has pasted over our coun try, from tho Atlantic to the Pa cific, leaving behind It a dark cloud of an guish nnd despair. Catarrh follows grip as effect follows cause. A multitude of catarrh victims will spring up ! the trail of the awful epidemic of grip that has Just passed over our fair country. The hopo to these people Is Teruna. Most people know tjils already. Hveryone who has had the least touch of grip, should not fall to take a course of treatment with Perunn. Peruna eradicates every vestlgo of the disease and leaves the system In n normal condition. Hon. Joseph fl, Crowley, Congressman from Illinois, writes from the Natlonnl Ho tel, Washington, D. C, ns follows: "After giving Perunn a fair trial 1 can cheerfully recommend your remedy to any one suffering with coughs, coldB, la grlp'pe and nil catarrhal complaints." J. n. Crow Icy. Hon. George H. White, Congressman from North Carolina, writes: "I am more than satisfied with Peruna, retary, Charles E. Rcory: treasurer, F. P. nutterfleld; physical examiner, M. L. Wil son: warder, Mrs. Delia Shirley; sentry, Rudolph Vcrtlska; herald, Mrs. M. L. Wil son; guide. Truman Dutter; first worthy censor, Mrs. Mae nutterfleld; second worthy censor, Mrs. W.,E. Dungan; chief of spearsmen, H. P. Marble; chief of archers, J. P. Wozal. Court Convenes In Trenton. TRENTON, Neb.. Feb. 23. (Special Tele gram.) District court Is In session with Judgo Norrls on the beuch. There are 163 cases, mostly equity and foreclosures. The criminal cases will be tn the adjourned term on account of tho quarantine at the stato penitentiary A number of prominent at torneys nro present. Tencliera Meet In Aurora. AURORA. Neb., Feb. 25. (8peclal.) The first general meeting of the Hamilton County Teachers' association for the year 1901 was In the court house Saturday. The main feature was a reading class from the Au rora nchools, which read before the asso ciation. Stnliheit li - llorsr lloclur. CENTRAL CITY. Neb., Feb. 25. (Spe clal.i After drinking heavily Sunday night, a horse doctor named Woods stabbed Charles Martin with a knife. The reason for tho net was not apparent. Woods Im mediately left town. The wound Is re garded ns a dangerous one. Home from the Philippines. TADLE ROCK. Neb., Feb. 25. (Special.) Walter Wheaton, late of the Thirty-sec ond regiment in the Philippines, arrived homo Thursday night. ,tv Flour Mills nt Aurorn. AURORA, Neb.. Feb. 25. (Special.) Tho Aurora mills will begin operations about March 1. It is a $2,000 plar.c. Former Sheriff of Merrick Connija CENTRAL CITY, Neb., Feb. 25. (Special.) G. G. Moore, one of the first sheriffs of this county, died Saturday. Xelirnaka nnil .elirnsUnns. Efforts nro belnc mnde to secure two rural free mail delivery routes out of Cen tral Ulty. Nellch Is on of the Nebraska towns which Is complaining of 11 scarcity of dwell ing houses to uccommouato tnu people. The Catholics of Friend are niaklnir ar rangements -to erect a (Inn brick church this, coming summer, to cost between $10,000 and $15,000. The editor of the Burwe 11 Tiibuno an nounces that he has purchased n farm of his own and hereafter enhbnge and poultry will not be taken on subscription. The Pawneo Republican takes Issue with the statement that the rural mall delivery routes ore 11 detriment to the country papers nnd to tho stores of the smaller towns and cities, The blc Ice house of Swift and Company near Ashland will not be filled this year. The season Is so far advanced that It is thought Impossible to till It before warm weather breaks up the Ice, The vault In Die otllce of the clerk of the district court nt McCook was broken Into nnd $170 In cash taken from n box which wns kept in the vnult. Vnluable papers contained In the vnult were not molested. An Alliance nastor has emnloved a trouue of colored Jubilee singers to furnish the music for his revival services. They not only nttract a crowd, hut their rendering of revival hymns wakes up tho sinners In an astonishing manner. Harry Hoore. the sunerlntcndcnt of n Chi- cago packing house, who was recently con victed of stenllng wnter from the city waterworks, wns formerly n resident of Ne braska City, where he was superintendent of tho pecking house. J. B, Brown, a stockmnn who lives near Stnntnn.h.is hnd several cattle shot re cently nnd while none of them have died tho injuries have been serious. It Is not known positively who did the shooting, but It is thought to be spite work. Farmers In tho vicinity of Sunerlnr have n tradition that If tho wind Is from the southwest 011 a certain day In February there will surely be 11 good crop on that year. Tho wind was favorable this year nnd the farmers are nliinlnc their faith on a. bountiful harvest. Linemen of tho Western I'nlon Teleurjnh company went up to St. Edwnrd and cut the ciccirio ngni wires wnero iney crossed over tne iciegrnpn lines, rne reason given wus that the electric wires i:arrylnK a heavy current were not strung on poles sutllclently niruuH iu BiimHirL muni uiiu mat iiley were likely to fnll nnd damage the prop erty of the telegraph compifny. , narty of swindlers Is worklmr a nnn- game In Nanco county. Ono of them stopH nun it iiiiuiri aim utit llUBUiesM tor n time and departs, leuiinc 11 kciiIp.i l..tir which Is not addressed. The next day nn other mnn comes along looking for Ihc let ter and If the party ut whose place. It lus been apparently left by accident has opened It n demand Is mado for payment nfunuucy under threat of prosecution. In several cases reported the schemo has worked. l.eaie llnrTnln Nino I, 31, Arrive .Vcn Vnrli 7i5II A. 31. via Lehigh Valley railroad "Kxpoililon express." Luxurious slecplcc cars. GRIP COMES CATARRH and find It to bo an excellent remedy for the grip and catarrh. I havo used It In my family and they all Join me In recommend ing it as un excellent remedy." George H. White. Hon. J. P. Megrew, Superintendent U. S. Capital Police Korce, of Washington, D. C, says; "Having suffered from the grip I was ad vised by n friend to uso your Peruna. I also used It for my cntarrh, nnd I can now cheerfully recommend your remedy to any cno who Is suffering from tho grip nnd ca tarrh." J. P. Megrew. Miss Annn Russell, Past Worthy Coun selor, Loynl Mystlo Legion, 29.1 Endlcirtt Hulldlng, St. Paul, Minn., writes: "For years I havo unfortunately found .my system In a peculiarly receptive condi tion for catarrh when I was exposed In any way to Inclement weather. At thoso times I would be severely afflicted with la grippe and Its unpleasant consequences. "Now for tho past year and n half I havo used Perunn In such cases and hnvo found that It not only cured mo quickly but t also cleanses my blood nnd ren ders me less liable to catch cold. It Is the finest preventative of colds that I know of and a very superior tonlc."Anna Russell. DANGER SEEMS ALL PASSED Li Hnng Ohang Daclaisi Ohinesa Negotia tions Bayoad All Interfannce, CONGER TRANSFERS THE LEGATION Pel llo'a OpenliiK .xt Month Will Slirnnl n llnsli for Home De tnlls nf Former Maasncre Iteportrd. PEKIN. Feb. 25. This morning Mr. Con- J 11 . - . 1 .1 l .1 tt T, n n 1 . . II ! .". mulcts it'Btiiuu lu i . jvutivum, u- tlcularly to conduct the negotiations with the Chinese plenipotentiaries, nnd he will shortly return to tho United States for a six months' vacation. Americans hero feel that this arrange ment Is n confirmation of the report that everything Is practically settled, for Mr. Conger felt It his duty to finish negotia tions satisfactorily. Tho Pel Ho river will open next month and then the exodus will begin. LI Hung Chang says he expects that tho court will return to Pekln as soon as noti fication Is given that the troops of tb allies aro evacuating tho capital. He alfo asserts that no further difficulty In the ne gotiations Is possible. Somo old residents hero think there may bo difficulty In con nection with the ceremonial of receiving tho ministers of the powers by tho court, but the ministers themselves do not antici pate any. ' Tho German and Russian barracks for the guards of their respective legations will be ready In n month. Mr. Rockhlll to dny nttended for tho first tlmo a meeting of tho foreign envoys In nn Independent ca pacity. No business of Importance was transacted. Princes In llldlnir. tnvnnv Vnh 9fl Th Renter Tele gram company has recolvod the following from Shanghai, dated February 26: Prlnco Tuan. Prince Chwamr Lu and Gen eral Tung Ku Hslang are atlll tuklng refuge at Nlng Hal Fu. province or Kan bu. Two native Christians from Kut Hun Cheng, tn tho northern part of tho prov ince of Shan SI. report the massacre or twenty male and female missionaries nnd nine children, who have heen missing since October. TO HAVE TELEPHONE LINE Alimvrortli nnd Norilen Soon to Be Connected by Wire of I,nenl Corporation. AINSWORTH, Neb., Feb. 25. (Special Telegram.) A public meeting was held at tho Alnswortb hotel today to provide ways and means for constructing a tele phono line from this point to Sprlngvlew and Norden. R. S. Rising of the AlnB worth bank presided and II. O. Paine acted as secretary. J. n. Finney, II. n. Mastlck, Judgo Potter. P. A. Deaumont and II. O, Palno were elected a committee to sell shares nud nfter two hours' canvassing re ported $1,500 subscribed, assuring morn than enough to construct the line, and work will begin nt once. Another meeting will be held Friday to adopt articles of In corporation, elect officers and select a superintendent of construction. Drown county land' Is In demand and seventeen homestead entries were made on land In this county so far this month. And Learn why so many Conser vative end Retir ing People Pub licly Indorse Cures Builds Up Sustains A harmless Aya urAln ttnnrt.r tt vll l-n.. remedloi, delicately balanced by years of ' human tea), I Clrln and CiMc nun h fnntalJ. I 4n I one uijbt by f;ilc hur Iho" 'Oranreitie' hut watnr direction" and their debilitatlcs re sults eutlrely arerted. It .Stipi All Pln, Headache, Nouralirte, Periodic, and Cures tho t'ue. Revive from Fatlsue, mmriihr and reg. ulatei brain, nerre$ and stomach, THE OKAXQEINE CHEMICAL CO., . Chlcif.. "JUST TRY IT" ft. Miss Allco Dressier, 1313 North Bryant avenue, Minneapolis, Minn., writes: "Last spring I suffered from la grlpp and wns partially cured, but tho bad after effects remained through tho summer, nnd somehow I did not get strong as I was be fore. In tho fnll I caught a cold nfter get ting my feot wet and attending a ledum In n cold hnll, nnd I suffered a rolnpse. An unplensnnt cntarrh of tho head and throat followed, nnd ns I wns In a weak condition physically previous to this. It took but lljtlo to break mo down complete ly. "Ono of my college friends who was vis iting me, nsked mo to try Perunn nnd I did so nnd found It nil nnd more than I had expected. It not only cured me of tho cn tnrrh, but restored 1110 to -perfect health, built up tho cntlro system, nnd brought a happy feeling of buoyancy which I had not known for years." Miss Alice Dressier. If you do not derive prompt nnd satis factory results from tho uso of Perunn, write nt once to Dr. Hnrtman, giving: a full statement of your caso nnd ho will bo pleased to glvo you his valuable ndvlfo gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The ftnrtman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. $6.00 MONTH. SPECIALIST In All Private Disuses and Disorders of Men 12 Years in Omaha. VARICOCELE " HYDROCELE Method new, never falls. "iinom cutting, pain or S Y P H 1 1 I &cured for life and thepoison r ' V 'thoroughly cleansed from the system. Soon every sign and symptom JMPf?!" completely and f.rever. No "UREAKINO OUT" of the disrate on the skin or face. Treatment contains ao dangerous drugs or injurious medicines. WEAK MEN I-osa or Minootfrom ll bivii.i 1 v cesses or Victims to Nervous aeKUALUTDEiiii.iTr or KxitAcsnoN, ?T Weak!"" Involuntary Losses. with LMir.v dkcat in Yonwo and Midolk Aged, tack of rim. vigor nnd strength, -nth sexual organs Impalrtd sndweak. 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