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THE OMAHA DAILY "HEE: TTTt'TJSBAV, AP.RTL l, 1001,
Telephone CO I,
them back. Our suits not only look well when you buy them,
but thev continue to look well after they are worn.
One of our prtttloat nulu Is tnndo of
Hack taffeta silk, In the same style
ati the cut shown. Tho tklrt In nil
beautifully tucked, tho seams nro nil
.trapped .and. tnllor stitched, the
Jacket cornea either In all. Marts or
with tho reveres of white molro silk
Thin is 0110 of our prettiest styles
tho price Is 130.00,
Yesterday wo received some new styles
In half box Jackets, made of tan co
WE C'l.OSn 9ATUIIDAYS AT B P. M.
A fJKXT" FOIt FOSTKH KID Cil.OVCS AMI SlcOAIX'B PATTBllJIS.
Thompson, Beldeh &.Co.
Y. M. C. A. IIUILIIINO. COH. 10T1I AJIU DOl'ULAS 9TS.
IOWA'S GENERAL REVENUES
Bute Auditor Ccmpletei Oomputation of
Tixts HtceiTed.
LAWYER ACCUSED OF EMB'.ZZLEMENT
l'ptrolctiiu In (')nj- County Cotitfo
ersy lit Aluonii Over Tu !,
YiniiiK Itiitln mi Tnnin lleser
vntlon t'niuniltn Sulelile.
DISS MOINKS. April X (Special.) The
tlato auditor today completed tho com
putation of tho tilate taxej received on
tho assessment of H'OO from all the coun
ties of Iowa. Tho amount collected was
l,t0l,82S,38 for tho Kcncrnl revenues of
tho stnle. The legislature appropriated $1,
400,000 and In order to false this amount
a levy of IMi-mtils was laid tor state pur
poses, and tho returns Indicate that the
IlKurlnR waa dcrliledly close. The larper
counttcH paying into tho state treasury nro
as follows: I'olk county, $50,220.13; Du
buque, $33,091.18; l.lnn. $31,7C!U'.!, Pot
tawattamie. $31,311.57: Clinton. fcJti.lIiU".
Tho county contrlbAitliiK leost to stotc ex
penses is Dlrklnsoii. paying only $5,208.30.
Kmmet contributes $0,1S2.10 and Wlnnebaso,
$0,687. P3. The amount received on tho 1
nilll levy for liulldlnK purposes at tho -state
university was $55,000, and tho same amount
was ollectcd on a f Unllar levy for the
stato college.
Tho n mo mi t of casli In tho custody of
tho state treasurer la now about $830,000
and II Is expected this will bo Increased
to moro than $1,1150,000 durliiic the present
month when tho semi-annual collections by
tho county treasurers aro turned Into the
stnto treasury. Tho most of this each Is
on deposit In banks in Des Moines and
other cities,
1, lawyer Aceiinril of Kmliczlc men!.
A sensational turn was taken to the
Denlson embezzlement ease today by return
of an Indictment charKltiK 111? Inwyer In tli'J
raso Instead of Denlson with cinbczr.li)
mcnt, W. S. Denlson was on trial charged
with having cmbezulod $5,000 from .Mrs.
Sarah K, 1'eriioiis of Urldsoport, Conn., the
lima hclns money collected for Mrs, Per
sons to coinpromiso a suit sho had threat
ened to bring aglnst Mis. S. II. Crnmpton
for alienating tho affections of Mr. Per
sons. Testimony showed that the money
was collected and paid over to P. Stephen
Harris, attorney for Mrs. l'crsona, and that
Eruption
Dry, moist, scaly tetter, all forms of
eczema or salt rheum, pimples and
other cutaneous eruptions proceed from
humors, cither Inherlteo, or acquired
through defective digestion arid as
similation. To treat these eruptions with-drying
medicines is dangerous.
Tho thing to do Is to help the sys
tem discharge the humors, and to
strengthen It against their return.
Hood's Snrsaparllla permanently cured J.
O. Hinps, Franks, 111., of eczema, from which
hi had suffered for somo time; and Mist
Alrlna Wolter, Box 212, Alcona. Wis., of pim
ples on her face and back and chafed skin on
her body, by which sho had been greatly
troubled. There aro moru testimonials In
favor of this great medicine than can ba
published.
Hood' SaraapaHBIa
Promises to cure and keeps the prom
ise. No longer put off treatment
Buy a bottle of Hood's today.
MAP COUPON
Bring this Coupon
and 25c
to tho Map Department,
Dee Publishing Co,, and
Kct
NEW CENSUS
WALL MAP OF
NEBRASKA
OR IOWA
bias. USiIia ineliea,
lias tho 1P0O census of
evory county and town in
tho stato printed on the
margin and ths entlra
map, INCLUDING ALL
KAILllOADS, etc.
Correct to January lt,
1001.
If sent by mall add -10c
extra tor postage
and tuba. Address '
THE BUD l'MlllSIIINO CO.,
t Man Ilept. Onmhn, Xeh,
llee, April 3, 1901.
Fine Tailored
Suits
There are suits nnd suits next to materi
als that pretend to he what they are not,
one of the main reliances of makers of
cheap suits is the presser they
take these poorly made suits and press
them into shape look well when you try
them on and for a few days, then they
et limp. There's no "hung" to them, anil
you are disgusted. We don't take any
such risks. We work too hard to keep
your good will to foolishly lose it by sell
inir sueh uarments besides you'd bring
vert, all lined, with satin Unmalne
at $5.00. This Jacket is extra value.
Handsome now petticoats n mercerized
goods, cno of our prottlcst styles,
Is made with 8 tinny little ruffles
urlcc Is J3.D0.
N'cw blade taffeta skirt?, nnd new dm
skirts for Saturday's selling.
New shirt waists ours are tho most
handsome line ever shown In Omaha
from $1.00 to $(5.75.
ho gnvo a part of It to Denlson, who prop
erly disposed of it, but that Harris re
tained $5,000.
Harris was Immediately Indicted, although
tho preliminary hearing of Denlson Ii not
finished, and a requisition was Issued for
his ttturn from Missouri.
He was arrested in Kansas City nnd will
be brought bnck to explain whether ho or
Denlson got the money Mrs. Persons was
to havo for becoming reconciled to tho
lost of her husband's nffcctlotis. Harris
hnn rcn-ntly been In btmlticss In Joplln,
but was formerly a lawyer here,.
Cliiy Count' Cnnl mill Oil.
Information regarding the recent reported
discovery of an oil well in Clay' county,
Iowa, at tho now railroad town of (.recti-
vllle, has been received hero. Tho nil
found is undoubtedly petroleum, although
In very small quantities and of doubtful
utility. The oil comes to tho surface on a
lot owned by Thomas Puckott situated on
tho townstte, and comes out of a marshy
place at tho edge of n dry run. It comes
out mixed with water, t-o that no very good
specimens havo been obtained. Tho Green
ville bank has a sample obtnlned from a
small holo dug In the ground .and It proves
to bo petroleum. Tho editor of the Times,
Mr. Dowley, claims to bo familiar with
the oil business and he and many others
havo staked out. claims, which they hope
to Hold under tuo mineral laws.
Tho owners of tho property on which tho
II Is found refuse to sell, nlthouch offered
large sums. There has been great excite
ment at tho towu and many persons aro
confident tho oil will bo found In paying
quunuties. u isrccatfcii ny tne outer, res
mums mm evidences or on nave been ou
erved for many years' on tho farms In that
Iclnlty. The land Ik level nnd all well
farmed. Several gas wells havo been found
near Greenville and evidences of a vein of
oal have been discovered. It is -claimed
that n good vein of roal underlies the town
ut no ellort has been made to develop tho
coal Held. :ow that the oil has hcen found
undoubtedly somo offort will be made to
thoroughly Invcstlgato the underlying
strata.
II I W l.onn Cu in puny Oriiniil.ed.
Articles of Incorporation of the North
western Deposit and Investment enmpan
of HoUtoin, In., have been filed with the
stato aulhorJtiea and the company Is nil
horlzed to begin business. The company
Is authorized to have a capital of $1,000.-
000. Tho president Is J, T. Walker and the
eeretary II. o. Krnnz. It is organized
under the Iowa (mlldlng and lorn laws.
Will Tnko Kxniulnn'f loli.
Captain P. Ii. Sever of tho new mllltla
company at Stunrt Is In the city nnd has
volunteered to take tho examination rc
quired by tho stnto beforo being cnmmls
sloiicd, Ho would not be required to tako
tho examination now, but desires to got
tho company in condition early, so as to
maio n good nppearanco at tho encamp
ment in the fall nt Council niuffs. Tho ex
amlnlug board meets tomorrow ,nnd will
examine a class of eight candidates for
commissions. .
Controvvi-av Ovit Tnt Lory.
An Interesting controvefsyt" is-' reporter
from Algona, where. a -6-per cent tax was
voted In aid ot n railway, ono-hnlf of which
was payable. lnt'i$D$ itnd the other halt In
liiuu. mo levy for tho ttrst iinir whs mad
on tho nsseBsnjeut '.of 1S0O and for tho last
nan on ino pEBcasmcni ot rjuu. ,ow snvcra
lnrge taxpayers and especially the rallroa
companies rofuso to pay tho last half of th
a. as made, claiming that the levy should
havo been for ,tho, entire nmount on onn
year's valuation.., A Jlno uov hotel has been
uuut, wnion woukj do taxeii unucr tne nil
Ing, of tho board, biitiwhlch would escape If
tho levy was tnado entirely on the 1S0
valuation. Tno courts will be appealed to
The llosanek Trliil.
The trial of Mrs, Hossack Is under way
at Indtauoln. Tho ovldonco thus far Intro
luced by tho stato has developed nothln
that has not before been inado public re
gardlug tho tragedy nt last November. A
effort Is being mado to show that thero was
trouble between Mrs. Hossack and her hus
band which led. directly to the murder,
Is admitted that they had had frequent
quarrels and that a year before they hod
had a serious quarrel on Thanksgiving day
but It is claimed that last Thanksgiving
day, only a few days before Mr. llossac
was killed In his bed, thero was a happy
family reunion and thero had been no quar
rels for a year. Mrs. Hossack, who has boon
in Jail slnco the return of the indlctmcn
sliovvc signs of weakness because of her In
acttilty, but sho seems confident ot ac
qulttal.
VnilllK I II ll I II II Kill llhnat'ir.
The fifth case in recent years of the su
cldo of an Indian ou tho Tama reservation
occurred last evening. Wlnfleld Scott, a
Indian 19 years old and married to a squaw
about two years younger, shot himself.
was supposed that he did not live happily
with his equawi - -
V J THE PURE V J
Some people can't drink coffee ;
everybody am- drink Grain-O. It
looks nnd tnstcs HUo coffee, bat It
is made from pure grains. No
ccftee in it.
Grain-0 is cheaper than coffee j
costs about ono-ituat tor at much.
All IH. lad 'iCa.
TELLS OF THE BOGUS WILL
Valet Jcnta Describe Alleged Forgtriea of
Millionaire Rice's Name.
EXPLAINS HIS ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE
inj I'll I rick, I lie Acrincit. Unit
I'roinlM'il (lint Hi- Won hi Kill
1 1 1 in 1 1 at thr Mi mi'
Tlim.
NKW YORK, April 3. Charles I". Jones,
who was the valet-sccrutary to William
Marsh Itlce, tho aged millionaire, who, ac
cording to Jones' confession yesterday, was
murdered by the use of chloroform In Sep
tember last, finished his testimony today
on direct examination In the proceedings
beforo Justice Jerome, chnrglug Albert r.
Patrick with murder.
According to the story of tlm valct-scc-
retary. he nnd Patrick had drawn up the
bogus will and wore waiting with what pa
tience they could for Klce to die, when a
mill burned down In Texas. Illco's rela
tives there desired to rebuild It and he
poke of advancing the $100,000 or $125,000
required to rcplnce the burned property.
"Patrick told tne to use all my inlluenco
1th Klce," said Jones today, "not to rc
build t he mill, ns this would take all the
ready rash from the estate.
Hut Hlco insisted on advancing the money
nd presently authorized n draft for $2.",
000 from one of his correspondents In Texas
Word of the draft arrived In New York
nd Jones, In accordance with hla com
pact, told Patrick nbout It. It was only
$25,000, but. according to tho vnlet, Pat
rick felt that he could not sparo even this
much out of tho millions that he was al
ready counting ns his own.
Di't-lfli-N to IIiihIi'II Dentil.
"He then said," testified Jones, "that
he would havo to do something to gel Hlco
out of the way before Monday, when tho
Ira ft would urrlve."
Kven moro Illustrative of tho caution and
thoroughness of the alleged plot conceived
nd carried out by these men was another
Instance related by Jones. The manager of
Hire's estate In Texas, a man named Cohen
was In the habit of sending to Hlco monthly
check mado out in ills name tor his
ilary. Itlce paid him by signing the check
nd mailing it back to him. When one of
these checks came along, and nfter Hlco
nd signed It and given it to Jones to mail
ho turned it over to Patrick In order that
tho latter might practice on th) hlgnature
Tho next chock that came from Cohen wns
signed with the forgery of Hlco's name nni!
out nlong In order, by Its passage through
ho batiks of Texas, that they might tes
tho merit of their forgery. Tho experiment
was an entire success and gave them great
confidence in the greater forgeries yet to
come.
When asked about the effort he had
mado at suicide In the Tombs Jones told o
Patrick's suggesting that he take the blame
of the whole thing, of his refusal to do so
ot Patrick's handing him a knife with which
to cut his throat and of the throat-cutting
itself, with apparently no feeling.
Kobcrt E. Moore. Patrick's lawyer, and
tho same man who saved Dr. Kennedy from
the death fhalr at the recent trial, went
about the cross-examination In a spirit of
thoroughness that would have dlamaye
most men. Gradually he felt along the out
line ot Jones' ttory until ho had satisfied
himself that there was nothing to be galne
by n patient slego and then ho attempted t
storm Jones' position. When he spoke
tho Idling ot Itlce he called It murder nnd
he kept the electric chair In the mind o
tho nun on tho witness stand, who answcrei;
everything as calmly and quietly as If tho
thing was merely a perfunctory rehearsal
It was Impossible to shake the testimony
of the witness. He had a memory like n
nlmnunc, and his replies were photograph
like In their brevity.
A'Uli)Mvl-iI;t- IIU .MotUr.
Perhaps tho only point whero the at
torneys for Patrick oven appeared to shako
the nerve and tho confidence of Jones was
when they extorted a statement from him
that tic hoped by telling Ills present story
to escape the death penalty for murder. Ho
said ills lawyer, Mr. Uattle, had assured
him that ho could do nothing for him; he
knew Uattle had tallied to Osborno nnd ho
gathered thnt if ho did tell tho whole truth
some mcasuro of consideration would bo
shown htm. This nnd his conscience, ho
said, induced him to admit hla guilt ot mur
der.
Patrick's defense will be a genera) de
nial. It will not lie revealed in detnll until
the netual murder trial takes place, which
will probably not be until October. Jones,
according to tho defense, wns tho arch con
spirator and Patrick was only the Innocent
tool of tho vnlet. The greatest stress will
bo laid upon the fact by the defense that
Jones Is a self-confessed perjurer and that
in consequence his testimony and confes
sions should obtain no credence.
Trlln of Df-tfftlvc'H VUlt.
Jones rclntcd that ou Monday, tho
day following; Itlcc's death, four
men who represented themselves to bo
lawyers calltd at tho fiat and asked ques
tions concerning tho circumstances Biir
rotiudlng tho death. Joues told Patrick ho
thought these men were detectives. The
next morning Jones Wfnt to police head
quarters. When hcireturned homo he found
a number ot detectives In the place. Qu
Tuesday attcrnoon ho was tnkon to police
headquarters, where he was questioned. Ho
foiind Patrick also at headquarters. Patrick
told Jones hu had discovered tho will wit
nessed in his (Patrick's) ofTlco and a num
ber of bogus letters were written on tho
will matter. On this occasion, Jones testi
fied, Patrick asked when Hlco had last been
given mercury.
"I told him on Thursday," said Jones.
"Patrick then told mo thero would not bo
any traces of that left In tho systom at tho
time ot the autopsy and that the embalming
fluid would kill all traces ot tho oxalic acid,
which was a vegetable poison."
Witness then told of Dr. Curry having
corns to the apartments on Tuesday, where
ho met Patrick, Tho two had a long tnlk
which Jones did not hear Tho so-called
Patrick will was then brought up. Jones
said ho had told Patrick that tho pro
visions for Hlce'n relatives' Interests, which
was discovered on tho day following Hlco's
death, were too small, ami that It would he
Impossible to get It probated. Patrick,
Jones said, then had tho so-called Patrick
will drawn. Tho witness related nt length
the Incidents of the day when the body of
Hlcfi was cremated.
While tho testimony about tho will wns
being given, Captain Ilakor of Toxas, who
was an executor ot tho 1898 will, entered
tho trial room. He carried a bundle ot
papors nnd some typewritten matter and
said ho might bo called ns a witness.
From tho events of tho day on which
tho body waa cremated, Jones passed oVer
jo the happenings of October 4, the evenlug
of tlm day tie was arrested. Jones says he
was taken to police headquarters at about
10 o'clock In the evening and was taken
down stairs nnd locked up an hour later.
Ho said before ho was locked up that he
made a statement which was entirely ficti
tious and of which he could not recall
oven the saliont. features.
Jones then told how Mr. House bad been
appointed lawyer ot both Patrick and him
self nnd the events surrounding their com
mitment to the tombs. From hero Jones
passed to his attempt to commit suicide.
He snld that at tho time he attempted
sulrlde at the Tombs, Patrick had agreed to
kill himself also. "
"Soma time before I tried to ccnir.ilt sui
cide Mr. House came to me lu the Tombs
i
and wanted to know If a murder had been
committal. I told him there had been no
murder,"
Lawyer Moore objected. Ho said It was
nt n nuejtlon of nrlvlleee. but that where
two defendants' had the same counsel What
went on between ono defendant and the
counsel could not under the laws ot evi
dence be permitted. Mr. Osborne said be
did not w-ant any of the conversation be
tween Jones and his counsel nnd asked tne
former to confine himself exclusively to any
conversation that had taken place between
himself and Patrick. Juitlce Jcrsome al
lowed the cvldeuee already given to stand.
Agrrm in Kill Hlnim-lf.
"On the day before tho attempt was
made." said Jones, "Patrick and 1 had a
talk In the reception room nt the Tombs.
Patrick told me his means were exhausted
and that they were lu desperate straits.
Patrick wanted me to shoulder tho respon
sibility for tho crime. I told him I would
not confess unless I could tell n straight
story. I Kald 1 would rather kill myself on
account of the disgrace of the thing.
Patrick said this might be tho best thing for
its both and snld he would kill himself, too.
Ho said ho had u small knife In his cell.
The knlfn would do for ono and ho would
try to get some carbolic acid from Mr.
Potts. Ho gavo mo the knife. I put it in
my shoo and took It to my cell. Later Potts
called. Patrick told me Potts would noi
get him the poison. About 1 o'clock In tho
afternoon, nfter I had gotten tho knife, I
sat in my cell writing some letters and pre
paring for tho ond. Just then I wns canon
to the district attorney's ofilce. While
there I made a confession. 1 was brought
bnck to my cell In, tho evening and at about
1 o clock In tho morning I tried to cut my
throat."
Jones then told of being tnken to Hello-
vue and there making n new confession.
Tho new confession is tho one on which his
present testimony Is basod. Jones ex
plained todny what ho meant yesterday
when he said that Patrick did not wish blm
to live until Monday, ns on that day n draft
would bo payable. The witness said that a
week or so before tho death of Hlco cer
tain oil wolls In Texas In which he was In
terested wero destroyed by tire. Illce re
solved to rebuild them and bound himself
to provide nearly $200,000 for tho rebuild
ing. On the strength of tuts tne on wen
people drew 'or $23,000, the draft being
payablo on Monday, September 21. Jones
testified again today that Patrick wished to
avoid the payment of this money.
1 said," witness continued, "on Saturday
that the old man would probably drop off.
Patrick said we could not rely on that, but
had to get him out of the way the next
day."
, number of telegrams sent by Jonea
notifying relatives of Hlco's death were
tilarcd In evidence. They all rend alike,
rcttlug forth I hat Hlcc died under tho care
of a physician und that tho death certificate
made tho cause diarrhoea, old ago and
heart failure. A check was then produced
ond placed In evidence. This check, which,
It Is nlleged, was forged, was for tno
salary of a Toxas employe of Jtlce, named
Cohen. Jones testified that the check was
forged and forwarded' to Texas to see
whether tho signature wouui pass tne uanKs
To I'revcnt l'nrunionlii nnil Orlp
Laxative Uromo-Qulnlno removes he caure.
LINES BLOCKED BY SNOW
IVniml) vniilh Unllrunili In
km llrmilt nt tlie
Mtnrm.
I'nnlc
PITTSnuntf, April '3. Ono of the worBt
snow storms o.ver experienced In 'his re
gion began early today and soon tele
graph.1 telephone and trolley car sorvlce
etle'allv suspended. Miles ot
uoles are down, 'jiioklng tho streets liter
ully a network oLwJres. The falling wires
thtoughotil the outlying portions of the
city mado it extremely dangerous tor pe.
destrinus, teamsters and street car men,
hut up to noon no fatalities havo been re
ported. The money damago In tho city will
be very heavy.
The clinging snow has broken down all
the wires along the Pennsylvania system
track between East Liberty and Huntington.
TraluB ore stalled at various points, the
dispatchers are unablo to straighten out the
tangle, and the whole division Is more or
less paralyzed. Tho snow upon the moun
tains Is from twelve to fifteen Inches in
depth, nnd is so heavy that It has brought
down poles nnd wires all along the road
under Its weight. Kxtra engines have been
required on' all the trains and uuless the
snowfall censes soon a blockade Is ccptaln.
Tho Buffalo Allegheny Valley system
Is In almost the samo condition. On the
Western New York &. Pennsylvania division
tho snow is from ton to fifteen inches In
depth, tho wires are down and tho train
schedule baa been abandoned. The trains
ou this road are lato today, anwhero from
forty minutes to two hours. On the main
lino of the Pennsylvania tho block algnals
aro refusing to work and tho melting snow
Is turning tho streams into torreuis. Kn
glneer J. W. Gilchrist of train No. Ill,
which, although a double-header, came lu
this morning ono hour late, said his cab
wiudows were completely covered with
snow flvo minutes nfter the storm' began
and that it was imposslblo to see the front
of the locomotlvo during most of tho trip.
The mountain 'streams nro rising with mnr
velous laptdlty and washouts can be ex
pected all aloiig the line,
Tho Pennsylvania lines west aro re
ported In very fair condition, with only
slight delays In tho passenger traffic, but
the Haltimoro - Ohio eastward !b in the
samo (onfusion as tho Pennsylvania. Tho
wires are down and the road in tho vlrlnlty
of Cumberland Is said to bo almost block
aded by snow. Trains from the east arc
from one to threo hours late.
Tho traction companies, after hard work,
succeeded In reopening service on most of
their llneB about 2 o'clock. Owing to tho
very general prostration of poles and wires
It will bo days before telephone communi
cation to the. distant sections of the city
nnd suburbs can bo completely restored.
The storm, which began at 7 o'clock last
night with a heavy rain, continued un
ceasingly until B o'clock tills morning,
when it changed to a heavy, wot snow,
which continued until 1 o'clock this after
noon In Allegheny, at tho head of Fed-
oral street, a heavy landslide carried down
many tona of. earth and stono, covering
the Street ear tracks to a depth of five
feet, when the storm passed westward, and
as a result the cast end, Wllklnsburg,
Uraddock and the other suburbs lying in
that direction, suffered tho most.
A Two horses .were electrocuted by fallen
electric wires, but tholr drivers escaped.
Eight or ten cattle sheds collapsed In tho
stock yards and tho stock was saved with
difficulty. Iluslness wns entirely suspended
for hours, The storm was the most do
stiuetivo in years and tno aggregate of
small losses Avlll be large.
HELPS OVER THE HILL.
Clot Loin nt llrnln Wnrkf l'e ('rape.
.Viitd.
"I find Grape-Nuts very helpful to a man
troubled with the cares and worrlmont of
business," says Louis Fink, Jr., of 59 S. 1th
Street, Philadelphia.
"At tho time I commenced using tho food
I was. very weak, from want of properly
selected food.
"The help I received froni the powerful
food elements In Grapo-Nuts was Indeed
wonderful.
"I have come to uso tho food regularly
and do not think a breakfast complete
without it."
Thero's a reason why this food gives one
the feeling of new vitality and vigor.
Actual use proves the propoeltlon.
ALUM SURELY INJURIOUS
Lending Phjsiciani Tell of Iti Bad Effects
in Eaking Powd'or.
HAS TENDENCY TO PRODUCE RICKETS
tiirn In Ycr Mlnnti- (tnniitltlm It
Will I'rotr Vor Injurious Mnnti
fni'tnrp or Snlo .Hhnnlil He
Prohibited.
NKW YOHK. April 3, (Special.) The
Tribune this morning publishes interviews
wiih a number of leading physicians of this
city on the question of tho liso of alum
taking powders. They all agree with Prof.
Vatigiian, professor ot hygiene In the
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; Profi
Charles I Chandler of the Columbia
School of Mines. Prof. Chittenden and other
lending chemists and physicians who re
cently testified upon tho subject beforo the
committee of manufacturers In the United
States scnato that alum baking powders
are Injurious. Among those reen, nil of
whom ngree that alum as fond is harmful,
were Dr. William H. Thompson, president
of tho Academy of Medicine; Abraham
Jacobs, Dr. George V. Shrady. Dr. Halph
Waldo, Dr, Henry Dwight Chapln, Dr. Jo
soph 12. Winters, Dr. Hobert Lefuvro, Dr
Louis I' HIshop, secretary of tho Acndctny
of Medicine; Dr. (leorgo V. Foster of the
Now York hospital and Dr. Cyrus Kdson,
formerly health commissioner here. Dr.
Jacobs said: "Alum baking powders are
harmful. Thero Is no doubt nbout It."
Dr. Thompson remarked; "The uso of
alum In bnklng powder Is very Injurious.
I am posltlvo of this. It has especially n
tendency to produce rickets."
Dr. Kdson snld In part: "There is no
question that taking alum bread frequently
nnd for a long time, even In minute quan
tities, would provo very Injurious."
Dr. ninhop snld: "All admit that alum In
food Is Injurious and the best authorities
stato that bread made with alum Is hnrm
ful, even If there Is no alum left In bread
nfter baking, the residue from alum being
Itself Injurious on being reconstituted into
ulum In the stomach."
Dr. Shrady said: "Alum used In food in
any way Is vory doleterious. This Is tho
opinion of the medical profession."
The other leading physicians expressed
substantially tho same thoughts and somo
urged that the manufacture or sale ot bak
Ing powder containing alum Miould bo pro
hlblted by law, It has long been claimed
that alum Is harmful and theso prominent
opinions ought to settle the muttor In the
minds ot tho public.
RAILWAY ELECTS DIRECTORS
SfVi-rnl I n Inn I'nellli- ORtclsiU
Tnki-ii Into Southern Itnml'N
Dlrri'tni' .
Arc
NEW YOHK. April 3. At a meeting to
day of the Southern Pacific Hallway com
pany In IhlH city the following directors
wore elected: T. J. Coolldge, Jr., George J.
Gould, E. II. Harrlman, Edwin Hawley,
Charles M. Hays, II. E. Huntington, James
H. Hyde, Otto II. Kuhn. J. W. Maekay, D.
O. Mills, Wlnslow Pierce, J. H. Schlff,
James Speyer, James Sttllman nnd Clmrlea
II. Tweed.
The new board has seven members of the
Union Pnclfic syndicate which recently ac
quired control of tho Southern Pacific,
seven of the old Huntington representa
tives of tho road, and George J. Gould, a
new director, w-ho was a member of the
Harrlman syndicate, Is expected to act In
their Intccest
-Charles II. Tweed was re-elected chair
man of tho board of directors of tho South
ern Pacific. The following executive com
mittee was elected: Georgo J. Gould, E. IL
Harrlman, Edwin Hawley, Otto II. Kuhn.
Jacob II. Schlff,- James Speyer, James Still
man, with Charles H, Tweed cx-ofTlclo. E.
II. Harrlman was elected chairman of the
exccutlvo committee. Chairman Tweed said
that no other business of public Importance
wns transacted,
Tho M.M1 and Express, discussing Mr.
Gould's election to tho Southern Pacific
board, says: The election of Mr. Gould
Is probably of more significance from the
point of view of possible developments in
tho railroad world than that of any of the
other directors. His system Is in a sense
Independent of tho transcontinental lines,
but In formulating what has been termed
tho Oreater Missouri Pacific system it Is
bellovcd that ho will havo to make an al
llanco with some of them. It Is not to be
supposed from todny's developments that
tho Missouri Pacific In tho futuro will use
the Central Pacific from Ocdon to the
coast. By tho acquisition of the Hlo Grande
Western nnd tho Denver & Hlo Grnndo
It now has a through line from St. Louis to
Ogden.
BEGINS B00NVILLE CUT-OFF
MUamirl l'nelllc to I'ut 250 Men to
Work on .Irffci-Hon t.ity
HrHticli.
KANSAS CITY, April 3. Work was be
gun at noonville, Mo., today on tho lioou
villo & Jefferson City brnnch of tho Mis
souri Pacific forming what will be known
ns tho Iloonvilln cut-off. Ily April 15 250
men will be at work on the road. When tho
road Is completed the Missouri Pacific will
havo a "water route" from St. Louis to
Kansas City. The new branch will be used
almost exclusively for freight truffle. ,Tho
passenger trains will continue to climb tho
hills on the main line, Scdalia nnd other
big towns on that route bolng too valuable
to abandon.
HrnilliiK I'rmliloiil ItrnlKnii.
PHILADELPHIA. April 3. Tho board of
directors of the Heading company, at r
meeting this afternoon, accepted tho resig
nation of President Joseph Harris and
elected Goorgo F, Dacr to succeed him.
Mr Harris will remain with tho company
In nn executive position.
Mr. Manor wbb also elected president of
tho Philadelphia Heading company and of
tho Hondlng Coal and Iron company. Mr.
Harris was chosen a member of the legisla
tive commlttco of the Heading company
and elected a member of tho board of dl
rectors,
Avoid a Itnlc Wnr.
DENVER, April 3. Tho opening of the
new Colorado Sorlnss & Crlnnle Creek dh
trlct railway will not cause a railway rato
war, as was feared In railroad circles. Aftor
conferencoi extending over many days a
compromise as to rates wbb agreed upon
Tho traffic of Cripple Creek roads will not
bo seriously reduced by the reduction of
rates.
u AtchUoii Dividend Vet.
NEW YOHK, April 3. The monthly meet
Ing of tho Atchison railway directors was
held today, but no action was taken In re-
(rard to a dividend on the common tlmres
This question, however, wns made a spe
cial order for Ibe May meeting.
Ccutrnl I'ni'lllo I'onliioiH-x.
HALT LAKE CITY. April 3. The annual
stockholders' meeting of tho Central Pa
clflc railway, called for Tuesday In this city
wjs postponed until April 1C.
Ilnllroml .VutCH nnd I'itkiiuiiIn,
H, II. Moles, traveling passenger agent
(or the McKie naie, is nere on nuiincss
M riavl 1'ontrnetlnu ncent for th
Clover Leaf line, KansaH City, is In the
city. i
William Flannelly, traveling passenger
agent for tho Southern railway, wiin ntiuu
uuarters nt Kaunas City, is In the city
(leneral Passongcr Agent K. L. (.omax of
tbe Union I'aclllc lias gone to unicago vo
confer with the representative of conned
Ing lines relative to the trnillr
It. W. Mr(iliuil Is to b1 gmier.il n gent fir
the Nortiiwesfrn line at l.linolii. lie lm
been Ilia frelnlit representative of the com
pany nt Fremont. N. M- Ilitziier, whit was
general iigent nt Lincoln, has ulnady i.u
tcrcd upon his duties at Sioux City.
J. II. MeConiiell urt eHteniu.v on n
two weekh' eastern trip. After n short
n- St. I.ouls he will journey to Chlcngo
and iheiieu to New York. Mr. Alt Council
M.i.t i mm tno trip Is purely for pleasure
nnd rest. Mrs. McCuiuien iiccuiiiiuiu'b
him.
11. 1'. Iliiinnhrey. traveling piivenger
iiKPtit for the Luke Shoro, Is inning on
local railroad men. In anticipation or the
heavy builness cant this summer on ac
count of the Pan-Anieiicaii exposition u
Hiinaui nnd the tiruim .riny reunion
Cleveland, ho savs tho Lake Shore will
soon pbico five more trains In service, mak
ing twelve dally.
The I'nlon Pacific passenger depaiiment
lias Issjtd r new edition of tho souvenir
book of views enroiitn to California, culled
out by the deniand for California lltemtiiro
from prospective Epworth league tourists.
It contains several new views, anions them
being Fish Cut mid Maine itoek. both on
tho new Sherman Mill cut on. Five hun
dred of these booklets wero sent to London
this week for distribution In Knglnlid.
PHILLIPS MEETS CRISIS
IH'nlci-N III AVhrnt I'll I'urrr llllii In
."ell nl llcnty
I.Ohl.
CHICAGO, April C (leorgo II. Phillips,
who.te daring operations In grain have made
him the cynosure of all speculative eyes
Interested In the cereal markets, passed n
crlls In his career on tho Hoard of Trade
today. He was driven front the wheat pit,
the weakest of his defenses, but stood firm
behind the breastworks of corn and onto
he haa thrown up during the last few
weeks.
Monday n call for additional margins
was mado and the young speculator put up
$220,000. Yesterday It was reported thnt
an additional call would be mado today
and that a tremendous ouslnughti calcu
lated to force him to thu wnll, would be
mado by. the big operators. At the tap of
the opening gong today the attack began.
Phillips produced $200,000 additional mar
gin money lu response tho second call.
Severely pressed, he retreated from the
wheat pit after selling LfiOO.OOU 1 ushuls of
MHy wheat at a loss which will probably
average 1 cents per bushel. May wheat
opened '.a cent to l?i cents under Monday
nt T3;A cents to T3 cents under the deluge
of sales, but steadied nt thi decline. The
corn market, In which Phillips Is said to
ho Interested to the extent of S.000,000 or
10,000,000 bushels, broke K of n cent to
l'.i cents nt the opening, selling slmiil
tnucoiisly from 12-7; cents to 12 cents. The
volume of business during the first
ten minutes wns enormous, but tho market
received spirited support from tho young
bull lender, who absorbed hrnvy lines
through brokers. Weak longs scrambled to
get out from under what they thought to be
u crumbling market, but others rallied to
Phillips' side. The first outburst over,
trnue became less excited and May torn
worked gradually buck to 13 cents. In oats
the attack waa also strenuous, but again
Phillips, holding u line estimated at 0,000,
000 bushels, defended himself with great
spirit and the opening loss of Vi of n cent
wns nearly all recovered during the first
hour.
Other markets, notably St. Louis, were
weakened yesterday by the bears In prep
aration for the light hero today, it Is Bald
A decllno nt Liverpool, it was also re
ported, was In a measure due to manlpula
tion from this side.
From 43 cents Mny corn on later trading
reacted to IOTh cents. Profit taking by shorts
nnd buying for a turn caused a rally from
this to 42 cents. Tho closing price wns
41 cents, 1 cents under Monday's close.
May wheal closed 2 conts lower, nt 72-j,
iSa cents, after having touched 71 cents.
May oats closed of a cont depressed
nt 24TA cents. The afternoon had been as
trying as the earlier part of tho day on
Phillips, but he retired from tho floor ap
parently cool and confident. "The mar
ket," ho said, "needed n shako up."
An Excellent Combination,
The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known romedv.
Hynui" op Fiqb, manufactured by the
California Fin Svnup Co., Illustrate
the valuoof obtaining the liquid laxa
tive principles of plnnts known to be
medicinally laxative nnd presenting
them in tho form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
is the ono perfect strengthening' In xa
ti", cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and f ever?
gently yet promptly and enabling ono
to overcome habitual constipation per
manently. Its perfect freedom from
evory objectionable quality auil sub
stance, and its nctintr on the kidneys,
liver nnd bowels, without weakening
or Irritating them, make it tho ideal
laxative.
In tho process of manufacturing figs
are used, ns they are plcasnnt. to the
taste, but tho medicinal qualities of tho
remedy are obtained from senna and
other 'aromatic plants, by a method
known to the Camfohnia Fio Syrup
Co, only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to aroid imitations, pleaso
remember tho full name of the Company
printed on tho front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO,
BAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
i,ouiavrtii.E, kt. msw yobk, n. t.
Forsale by all P'uggists.-FricoMc. per bottlfc
DANGER SIGNALS 0,4.W
tnan nd woman. Pott your face flush and are your
llmbi ahakyandwuk? D) you (eel that your tntrty.
mBlllon ana viiamy am
foriaklneyou? Thete
Nature's warnings; v..,
Manhood It NPldiy falling,
Eltcttklty M the only known
(ure for these vvenknekiei,
A applied by my Electric
Belt the cure it guaranteed;
If It falls I will refun 1 every
cent jou pay for II.
DR. BENNETT'S
ELECTRIC BELT
It of Quadruple Multiply
ing Power, tnllrely differ
ent, and must not De con
founded wlih other electric VX)
Wit. Hat soft, nl Ik-en.
Chamois covered sponge'
electrodes which do not
burn and blister as ii th
bare metal electrodes used
nn all niher makes of bills.
My Belt can be renewed for
onlyjse when burned out; ro other belt can be re
newed for any price, and when burned out In worth
less. CjUAW.VNTr.r.f TO i.uan all Weaknesses In
rllher se; restore Vitality; cure Rheumatism In any
form, Varfcoie Veins, KlJney, Liver and Bladder
Trouble. Constipation, Dyspepsia, all female Com
plaints, General and Nervous fJeblllly, etc.
Write to-day for my book, "The Finding ef the
fountain of Dernal youth," Sent free, postpaid, for
the asking, Book will tell you all about It, Sold only oy
DR. BENNETT Electric Belt Co.
It noma IS lu -1 IKiitKln llluuk,
Doilae eiuii KIlli Nlrcrl. Omnlm, Nrl.
AlwiyB Open.
MEN
NO CURE, NOPAY.
If von har small, wealc orir.ii..
Inst filter or wrakrnlnir drain.,
our Vacuum Or?.D iJ.reloper wilt
restore you without druKS or
ilottilcltv Tt.ftu In uxi nutonn
failure, not one relumed no (' o, l. fraud . wrltfir
Irrr iiartlriiUi "nl iraled In plain rnirlnpe,
LOCAL APPLIANCE. CO., I3D Thjrp Elk., Indlinipolli, M.
w
We are Selling
Hats
For the reason that wc
have no Old Hats. It'sallbrnn
new Up-to-date stock.
Prices $2.00 2.50 unci
3.00.
CONTINENTAL
6lothingS
. CORXICR IBth AND IMJCGLAf.
II M plutt iou tell others II art dft't ttll vs.
A SKIN OF BCAUTV IS A JOY POR0VI-R
D
K. T. I ELI flOURAUD'S ORIENTAL
CRHAM, OR MAGICAL BEAUTIFIER.
Itunovea Tan, I'lmplea,
rrecldf. Moth ratchet,
v Knali nnd nkln dli.
ea.ee, and evert
iijt blemish on bMUty.
nu urns. mir-
tlon. It haa stood
the tent of fix
years, and Is to
linrmleM w taste
It to be sure 'I
la properly made.
Accept no counter
feit of similar
name. Dr, I.. A.
Sayr said to a ta
lly of the haut-ton
tu patient) :
"A yon Inillen will ue thtin, I recom
tnenl dOURAt'D'S CREAM' an the least
harmful of all the Hkln preparation." For
uln tiv nil DniKKlMs nml fancy Goods
Deulers In the U. S. nnd Europe.
riSIin, T. HOI'KINS, Vrep'r.
87 Qreftt Jones St., N. T.
I BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
li often dimmed by Guy r Hiescli'd lltlr,
Imperial Hair Regenerator
li Ihe only sure and liarmlets remedy for e ltr.fr.
Ills ahielutely safe, eitily ppllrrf, and Iraiei
Ihi hair soft and alot.y. II l iineninl'rt f-'f
Beard cr Mustache. ONE APT l.fCATtON
LASTS MONTHS. Samtl of hair colored free.
1'ilvicr atnrd Send for namplilet.
Impprlal Clicnu Mftr.Co., 1ST. W. EM St., N.Y.
Sold oy ull druggists and hairdressers.
FRECKLES
POSITIVELY REMOVED.
Complete mooth'a treatment wlta
fall directions will b promptly
forwereVd by prepaid rxpreds ot
receipt of 13.09. CM or write.
JOHN H. WO0DBU3Y,
183 TATf. ST., JU1CAJ!.
Dr. McGREW
UfllL-o oiioii from N n. in. In II i. ni, Siiii
ilnyn from H it. in. to p. nt.
(Dr. McCIrow nt Arc j'.'.)
Thr MiiHt NiiroceiHfnl SU'HO.l 1.ISV
In till- trrnt iiM'iil of nil JniniN ol UM-
i: asks ami nisoitii:iis of .iii;
O.M.V. 'M j en ix -xiPrleiivr IB jeni-a
In Omnlm,
VAIUCOH KMi AMI II VUltOL'RI.R.
A rrmnnrilt cum Kiiiiranteed without
ciittliiir, pain or loss of lime. A quick, eafy
nml nut u ni I cun. Charges low.
m.ooii iisi:.si:s tmi 111,0011 imhsov
In all HtaBea cured by a treat incut which Is
far moro nHtlafactury and miccwijfiil
than "Hot HjirliiKK" treatment and at IrSH
than half tho 'imt. All hreaklnc out and
rilKHH of tho (Uncage disappear nt once.
Thu euro Is complotu and peiniiinnnt.
All I ii 11 nlii nil .Nervous l.'omlll Ioiim nml
Wl'llkllfNM of Mr II 1
NeivoiiH Debility, Lack of Vitality. Poor
Memory, Lack of Cnnlhleiice. ami all (Hi
eiiHCH o'f the Kldneyw, Madder and' Urinary
OrRiuiH. A treatment that Rives Micnuth,
Increaneii vitality and eures all unnatural
condition!!. HOMK TKKATMKNT
CiireK (iiiiii'iiiiti'i'il. ( omkiiKiKIoii I'riv.
ciiaiii:s LOW.
1. O. Hox 70ii. onice over 213 South JJtli
street, between Faiuam and Dmwlivi
HtieetK. OMAHA. NIC It.
A.mJ.SIJVIII.VT.!.
mnw rr O I Woodward Si Hurce.in,
BOY LI O I Mer. Tol, 111 10.
'Ill ice MkIiIx, t'oiniiii'iii'liiii' TIIMtiH'",
OXI.Y MATI.M'H-: SATI ItllAi.
I'osdtlvcly tho Only Appeuranco Hero of
-Leslie Garter
After Her London Trltmph as
ii
ZAZA"
In David llelatco's Play.
Seats now on sale Prices: Wo to J-.W.
Hundav, Monday (Matlneo Hindny), JU'H
CO A IlOI.l.ANO H MI.NHTIIKI.H,
Omaha Family Theater, Phono 1531.
FltANCESCA REDDING & CO.
HOflACE GOLDEN.
Battery G, OitrtAHA GUARDS.
RAYMOND MUHIOAI. THIO.
A DAMM UltUS.
THU IvINODItOMU, tKn
SHOW INO P1CTUHKH OF THU QCKHN'B
Hliuvvi. FUNKItAU
Prices iltiver chunislliB -ICveulnB lUe, 20c,
ryc inutln--o, lc and Mc; reuerved rieats,
j)c Siwclul Pickaninny souvenir for ih
Ind'loH and candy for thu children at tlm
Bk4bxV wS' nonn.tT iiim.iahd.
A MAT HUH OAHNIVAI.. AP1UI, U
Miaco's Trocadiro
Telonliom
KM.
MA 'I I. Mil?
OliAV-lur, atle.
lCiltlro Week, I ln,l I n fir VV-'L", J, Vmh 1 "
VMM I.I.N ItIM I.IJ ill IIM'.MM'HH.
1'ieaentlnc "The Walfdorf-aHtoi In" 111 v!
"The ? Wayside f Inn." with a host of prcto
women, brlsht eomedluiiK, in 11 comody 01
bur ! V.iue til 1 vaudeville- Mat neo ever
tern ?,. HvenhiK prices. lc, ic. 3.
H nnke If '"' "ke NexH week, Tammany
Tlfcr and Now ork Stars,
Wft"'TearU