THE OMAHA DAILY IBJEE; WE t) 2s ESP A Y , SEPTEMBER 55, 1001.
Telephones 61S-6S4.
New Tailored Suits,
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skirt which we sh.owis made by the finest tailors, and they will
always keep their shape much better than the common kind sold
in so many stores. Our prices for really fine skirts are from
10.00 to ?2n.OO.
Winter Coats.
There never was a season when coats were made in so many
various styles and lengths. There is no figure but can find some
of the new models to suit. Our enormous trade of last week
nearly closed out our first purchases; now our second shipment
just, came in tins morning, so that we are again ready to show
entirely new things. We have an elegant coat, beautifully
stitched and well tailored, made of extra fine kersey with guar
anteed lining, at 10.00. This is wonderful value.
Wo eloie every tiny nt i. in., except lnjr .Inly nml AiiHiiit, when ire clone
nt 1 r. in. Nntimliiyx.
Thompson, Beldeh &.Co.
Y. M. C. A. IIUIL.DIXM, CO II. 1UTH AND DOCUl.A STfl.
becoming so common that men who are
chanted with crime shnll not bo permitted
to go through the form of trial, Hint lynch
law shall take the place of tho calm and
rtlgnlflod administration of tho law by our
courts of liiEtlce.
Wnnr Mennee Tliiin Aunreliy.
"When that doctrine becomes suftlclontly
prevalent In this country, If It, over does,
our Institutions will be ct aside nnd over
thrown and If wo arc not misinformed as to
tho statu of mind of some people In some
parts of Him country, tho time Is fast ap
proaching when men charged with crime
will not ho permitted to como Into court
and submit to n calm and dlgnldcd trlnl, but
will bo strung up to a tree on tho baro sup
position that oomcono may hold tho belief
that they havo committed Bomo crime.
Defends Ilie Defender.
"My asBoclato nnd myself arc hero to up
hold the law. Somo weak-minded people
entertain the notion that tho lawyer who
nppenrs in defense of a defendant Is In
court to obstruct tho duo couro of tho law,
to balk Justlco and to delay by technicali
ties, nut every man who knows tho mem
bers of the' bar knows this is not so. My
nssoclato and myself arn hero for the same
purpose that tho learned district nttornoy
Is hero for, to soo that this trlnl progresses
lu a lygal, orderly and proper manner. Wo
must In every way possible put down and
suppress this feeling that cases may be
disposed of without tho Intervention of the
courts of justice.
"This trial hero Is a great object lesson
to tho world. Hero Is a caso whore a man
has stricken down tho beloved president of
his country. In broad daylight, lu the pres
enco of hundreds of thousands of specta
tors, It there was over n enso that would
exclto tho angtr, tho wrath of those who
saw It, this was one, and yet uudcr the
ndvlce of tho president, 'lot no man hurt
him,' ho was tnkon, confined In our prison,
Indicted, put upon trial hero and tho cnbo
is soon to bo submitted to you. whether ho
is guilty of tho crime. That, gentlemen,
peaks volumes for the orderly conduct of
the people of tho city of Huffalo.
"Here was a man occupying an exalted
position, a man of Irreproachable ohuracter,
who had como here to assist us In promot
ing tho prosperity of our great exposition
nnd he was shot down whllo holding a re
ception. His death has touched every heart
In this community and in tho wholo wovld
and et wo sit hero quietly considering
whether this man was responslblo for the
act ho Is charged with committing.
Xit Mcutntly llrmioiinllilc.
"Tho law presumes the dofendnnt Inno
cent until ho Is proved guilty and wo start
with the assumption that tho defendant
was not mentally responslblo for tho crlmo
ho committed. Wo havo not been ablo to
present any cvldonce on our part. Tho
defendant has oysn refused on almost every
occasion to talk with his counsel. Ho has
not aided us, so wo havo como her unaided
tn consider this Important question. But I
know thero Is In every human being a
strong dcslro to live. Death Is a specter
LIKE OPIUM EATERS.
Coffee DrlnUcrd llecome hliivcu.
"Tho experience, suffering and slavery of
lomo coffco drinkers would bo almost as
Interesting as tho famous 'Confessions of
an Opium Eater, " says n Hoston man. W.
J. Tuson, 131 W. Nowton street. "For
tweuty years I used coffeo nt tho breakfast
tablo and, incidentally, through tho day I
craved It as a whiskey drinker longs .for his
morning bracer. I know perfectly well that
it was slowly killing me, but I could not
relinquish It.
"Tho effect on the nervous systom was
finally alarming nnd my general health
greatly Impaired. I had dyspepsia, serious
heart diflliulty and insomnia. hcn I
would Ho down I would nlmott suffocate.
My doctor assured mo It was due to tho
action of caffeine (which is the actlvo prln
clplo of coffeo) on tho heart.
"I pcislsted In Its use, howover, and
suffered nloug Just as drunkards do. Ono
day when I was feeling uuusuully depressed
a. friend, whom I mot looked mo over nnd
said: 'Now, look hero, old man, I bolleve
I know oxactly what's tho matter with you.
You aro n eoffCJ (lend and it's killing you.
I want to tell you my experience, I drank
coffeo and It. mined my nerves, affected my
heart, and mule mo a sallow, bilious old
man, but through n friend who had been
similarly afflicted, I found a blessed relief
nnd want to tell you nbout It. Try Postum
rood Coffee, a grateful, delicious beverage,
full of nourishment, Hint will' satisfy your
tasto for coffeo nud feed your norvoua sys
tem back into health, rather than tear It
Jown, as coffee has been doing.'
"I took my friend's advlcu and within a
week from that tlmo my digestion seemed
perfect, I slept a sweet, refreshing sleep
all night, and my heart quit Its quivering
and Jumping. I havo been Bteadlly gaining
in health and vitality right along."
Bee, S?pt. 21, 1901.
New Dress Skirts,
New Winter Coats.
Our own exclusive line of lino
tailored suits are now on exhibition
and ready for your inspection. "Sot
a style but what is of the very latest
and best. We have experienced peo
ple who do our it tli iijjc, and wo guar
antee absolute satisfaction. Trices
from 22.00 to $35.00. -
Fine Dress Skirts.
A skirt made by a tailor is more
chic, .more graceful and more perfect
hanging than those made by anyone
else. Many stores advertise tailor
made skirts winch never saw a
tailor's hand or a tailor's iron. Every
that wo all dislike to meet and here this
defendant, without having any animosity
ngalnst our president, without any personal
motive so far as we can see, committed the
net which he knew, ,if he was sane, must
cause his death. How can a man with n
sane mind perform such an act? The rabblo
In tho streets will say no matter whether
he Is tnsano or not ho deserves to bo killed
Thu law, howover, says yoa must consider
circumstances nnd sco If ho was in his right
mind or not when ho committed the deed.
If you find he was not responsible you
would aid In lifting a great cloud from tho
minds of tho people of this country.
Virtually nn Accident.
"H our beloved president had met with a
rnllroad accident and been killed pur grief
would not compare with whnt It Is now. If
you would find that he mot his fnto through
tho act of an insnuo man It is the samo as
If ho bad met it through an accident.
had tho profoundest respect for President
McKlnlcy. I watched him through congress
nnd nil his public career, nnd ho was ono
of thu most noble of men. His policy wo
euro nothing about, but It always met with
my profoundest respect. HI death was tho
saddest blow to me that has occurred In
many years,"
Judgo LowIr wns crying when he finished
nnd the eyes of many of those in tho court
room wore filled with tears. Judgo Titus
then arose nnd said that Judge Lewis had
so completely .covered the ground that ho
would rest.
llUtrlct Attorney Miiiiin Up.
At 3:10 District Attorney Penney began
summing up. Ho spoko In a clear, well
modulated volco and every word could be
beard. Ho said;
"It Is hardly possible for nny man to
stand up and. talk about this ease without
tho deepest emotion. It was tho most awful
tragedy that ever came upon tho world.
Wo have shown you how this defendant
stood In tho Temple of Music that afternoon
nnd shot down our beloved president. Wo
hnvo shown you how he deliberated and
planned this nwful crime. We have shown
you how he attended anarchistic and social
istic meetings at which wore sown In his
heart tho soeds of his terrible "act.
"The counsel for tho defenso says if the
defendant was sano ho was responsible nnd
that If ho was Insane ho must be presumed
to bo Innocent. Ho tells you that Is a pre
sumption of law.
"It Is also a presumption of law thnt
every man is sano until ho is proved In
sane. Evidence tending to show that tho
prisoner was Insane has not been forthcom
ing; it has been proved that he was tho
agent of tho crlmo and thera should bo no
question In your minds as to tho responsi
bility of tho defendant. This Is uo tlmo
for oratorlcnl display. Counsel for tho
prisoner and myself havo endeavored to
eliminate all sensationalism from this ense.
It Is not my Intention to Indulge In ex
tended remarks. You undcrstund tho re
sponsibility resting upon you.
I.nw MnNt He Vindicated.
"Tho counsel has said thoro should be no
lynch Inw In this state. He has told you
the people of Iluffalo aro to bo commended
for tho aplrlt displayed by thom, but tho
law must bo vindicated. This terrible
thing baa happened because there arc peo
ple In this country, unless thoy feel the lr
leslstablo force of prompt and proper no
tion In this case, will causo something aw
ful to happen to our beloved country.
Think, gentlemen, of that grand man who
stood but a few days aso in the Temple of
Music nnd how he ciimo from tho lowly
walks oi life, how ho was first a school
teacher, then n lawyer, then a Judge, a gov
ernor, a congressman nnd then a president
of tho United Stntcs nnd above all a laving
husband, and thnt on the last day he said
"It's Clod's way; Qoodby all." A man o
great that bo could ralso his own hand
and save his assassin, a man who could
shake hands wth the very Nyornt man you
could Imagine! It Is n great lesson that
so great a roau could stoop so low, so
great thnt ho could forglvo his own nssas
sin.
"Think of it. gentlemen, there Is a man
who does not want a lawyer; who does not
believe In Ocd, who does not bollovo In
tho married relation, yet our laws are such
that ho Is defended by two of the ablest
Jurists in our city, and comes Into court
and says ho was guilty, yet, gcntloraon,
you are required under the constitution to
listen to the formal presentation ot the
evidence, notwithstanding that this man
does not want it."
I.enkun tn He TiuiKlit.
"Gentlemen I havo said all I have to
say; I have said more, perhaps, than I
ought to say. You have sworn to give a
fair trial on the eldcnce. What Is the
evidence? I jay that It, as presented to
you, fully substantiates the crime charged.
"The duty, of counsel on both sides Is
ended. Tho court will charge you briefly,
then It will bo your duty to tako up the
case. Nn doubt the same thought, the same
object Is in all of your minds that nl
though our beloved country has lost Its
greatest uiau It should maintain the re
spect of the whole world and It should be
.Dado known to the whole world that no
man can come hero and commit such nn
act and not recehe the full penalty of the
law."
dintlce White' ( linrjie.
Justice White began his charge to the Jury
nt 3;09. He arose from his scat nnd stepped
to the side of the bench nearest the Jury
box. He said;
"Gentlemen of the Jury: In this case
tho defendant has acknowledged his guilt.
Such an acknowledgement cannot go to the
Jury or the court. The law requires that the
defendant tharged with uch n crlmo must
bo tried. The law lays that all tho facts
must bo observed and reviewed by you,
Tho lnw guarantees thnt the defendant
shall have a fair trial by twelve men Im
partial and fnlr, capable of taking the tes
timony of the trlnl nnd capable of glvlug
It thorough consideration. If. when nil tho
circumstances of the case aro cousldered
by you thero still exists In your minds a
reasonable doubt that the defendant Is not
guilty, you cannot find this man guilty. Tho
people havo submitted evidence tending to
show thnt this man committed this crime:
thoy have given evidence tending to show
that it wns premeditated. If you are sure
It wns by design nnd premeditated. And it
In nccordnnco with that premeditation and
design, these shots were fired, then the de
fendant li guilty of tho crime of murder
In tho first degree.
"You must consider all this evidence that
the people havo submitted to you. You
must consider It fnlrly and without prclu
dice. You are the sole Judges of facts lu
this case."
Continuing, Judgo White sold:
Ilojond n ItetmomiMe Doubt,
"Tho Jurors must find him guilty beyond
a reasonable doubt. You may nsk what Is
a reasonable doubt. While a great deal has
been written and said on tho definition of
'rcnsonnblo doubt,' In this case It means
thnt tho lurora aro bound to sift, compare
nnd examine nil tho ovldcnrc, nnd If In their
minds tbero Is nny doubt o to lj de
fendant's guilt thoy are bound to acquit
tho defendant. If thfru Is no doubt In your
minds, then you nro bound to bring In a
verdict of conviction.
"I nm very glad thnt up to tho present
stago of this lamentable affair, 30 far as
tho Jury nnd peoplo of this city nro con
cerned, there has been shown that respect
for tho Inw that Is bound to tench n val
uable loseon. Tho defendant hns been given
every ndvantngp of experienced counsel. I
deplore nny Incitement to violence, nml
tho man who Is ready to go out and com
mit a rrlrao because some other man had
committed ono Is no guilty no the other
and his act la Just as reprehensible. It Is
proper that 1 should define tho crlmo of
murder In tho first and second degrees and
manslaughter In the lirst and second de
grees. In Determining Onltt.
"If the defendant on September 6 flld
wrongfully assault, shoot or wound William
McKlnley by means alleged In the Indict
ment, nnd If tho act was committed with
premeditated designs and if tho net was
the sole and approximate cause of death
and If the dufendnut know ho wns doing
wrong nt tho time, tho defendnnt was guilty
of murder In tho first degree.
"If tho net wns not premeditated he was
guilty of murder In the second degree. If
tho shot was fired accidentally nnd wlthqjit
premeditation he Is guilty ot manslaughter
In tho first degree. It is not nccessnry for
mo to discuss the question of manslaughter
in tho second degreo In this ense."
Justice White then commended the Jurors
for their patience during tho trial nnd or
dered them to retire and bring In a ver
dict. In I'l-eNiimcil Nnne.
Just before they did so, however, Dis
trict Attorney Pcnnoy, requested the Judgo
to charge the Jury that the law presumes
every Individual sane unless proven other
wise and the court said to them: "Tho law
prosumcs tho defendant In this ense snnc."
Lawyer Titus nlso asked tho court to
charge tho Jury "that If thoy wero satisfied
from tho evidence thnt nt tho time of the
commtttnl of tho assault the defendant wns
laboring under such a defect of reason as
not to know the quality of tho net or that
It was wrong ho was not responsible and
tho Jury must acquit."
"I so charge," said tho Judgo.
'reunion IIIrIi Willie Jury In Ont.
After tho Jury had retired to consider the
evldendo the sceno In tho courtroom becamo
dramatic In tho extreme. Decorum was
somewhat forgotten and tho spectators
stood up and walked about tho room nnd
engaged In conversation. Tho guards about
tho assassin, who still sat In his seat beforo
tho bench, wero doubled, Chief of Detectives
Cussack and two of his men tnklug posi
tions Just back of Czolgosz's chair. Others
took sents to left nnd right and many
"plain clothes men" wero seen mingling
nmong tho crowd surging about tho room
closely watching everyone, whose faco was
not a familiar one to them. Thero was no
disposition to crowd nbout tho prisoner,
although tho object of everyone seemed to
be to get Into a position to get a full vlow
of his face. Czolgosz had been seated In
his chnir nil tho nftcrnoon, his hands
clasped on the arms of tho chair, his head
bent forward and to tho loft. Tho room
was not warm, but ho frequently took his
hnndkerchlot from his pockot and mopped
the perspiration from his forehead nnd
cheeks. At no time during tho absenco ot
tho Jury did ho raise his oyes or lift hlo
head or seem to know that he was tho ob
ject of Interest of sevornl hundred men nnd
women. Every tlmo the door wns opened all
eyes wore turned In that direction, the ov-
Idcnt thought In every mind being that tho
Jury would only tako a few minutes to agreo
on a verdict.
Jury Render Verdict.
It was 4:3S when tho crier rapped for
order and tho Jury filed Into tho room.
Tho clerk read tho names, each Juror re
spondlng "Present" as his namo was called.
No tlmo was wasted. Tho Jurors did not
sit down. Addressing them, Justlco Wblto
said: "Gentlemen, havo you agreed upon a
verdict?" '
"We havo," responded Foreman Wcndt.
"What Is your verdict?"
"That tho defendnnt Is guilty of murdor
In the first degree."
Thero was a moment of silence and then
u murmur nrose from tho crowd. It ended
thero, Thoro wns no handclapplng, no
cneers, Justice White's volco could be
clearly heard In every part of tho room
when he thanked the Jurors for their work
and allowed them to go until 11 o'clock to
morrow morning. Court was at onco ad
Jcurned.
Czolgosz was Immediately handcuffed to
his guards and hurried from tho court
room down stairs to tho basement and
through the tunnel under Delaware avenue
to the Jail. Ho appeared to bo In no way
aiiccicci ay me result or the trial.
BRAKEMAN'S ACT IS HEROIC
Suve PnnHenaeri) from llelng Added
lo I. It of Victims of Loco
motive' KxiiIomIoii,
LA POUTE, lnd., Cepl. 24. Michael
Wiley, fireman, was scalded to death aud
J. n, Palmer, engineer, and Q, J. Crouch,
brakeman, nil of Jackson, Mich., received
serious injuries through th blowing up of
a mogul englno hauling a freight train on
tho Michigan Central railroad at New Duf
falo today.
Drakemnn Crouch, though suffering
greatly, ran several rods and pulled a hot
piece ot wrecked Iron from another track
Just In time to savo a panenger train from
being wrecked,
JEALOUS HUSBAND'S MAD ACT
E P. Sleeper Shoatt H.s Wife mid Coti Hit
Own Threat.
BOTH ARE IN A CRITICAL CONDITION
Wife I Temporarily Amiij from Her
Ilnnliniid nml Decline In lie
turn tn Him, KxclnlniliiK
"I Am Tired of II All."
It, P. Sleeper shot his wife, Maud Lulu
Sleeper, three times' about 4 o'clock yester
day afternoon In a room at 103 North
Twelfth street nud then attempted to tako
his own life.
Sleeper was formerly employed In the
smelters, hut About a month ago went to
Iowa and secured a position with a grad
ing outfit. During his absenco Mrs. Sleeper
wns employed as housekeeper tor Madame
Ilrlfson, 105 North Twelfth street. When
Sleeper returned to Omaha last week ho
wrote his wife nnd requested her to como
home, threatening sulcldo If she did not.
Mrs. Sleeper requested her husband to come
to Mndamo Drltson's nnd see her. Sleeper
called at tho bouse nbout 2 o'clock yester
day" afternoon. Tho two tnlked for some
time and then went Into Mrs. Sleeper's
room. Shortly afterwards Mrs. Sleeper ex
claimed:
"Well, I'm tired of It," ,
This was answered by:
"You are, are you?"
Immediately after thrco shots were tired
In rapid succession. Mrs. Sleeper stag
gered Into nn adjoining room nnd, fell.
Sleeper then turned tho revolver on him
self and llrcd twice, 'neither bullet doing
moro damage than a mcro scnlp wound. Ho
then took a razor and cut his throat from
ear to car. In the meantime tho police had
been notified and Officer Ilegelmnn and
Police Surgeon Francis U Uorglum wero
soon upon the scene. Dr. Rorglum quickly
dressed tho woman's wound nnd upon the
arrival of Dr. Percy Jensen, who had been
summoned by telephone, returned to tho
station with Sleeper. Dr. norglum nnd Dr.
Ilnlph f-owed up tho wound In tho man's
neck nnd he wns locked up.
Doth nro In n very serious condition. All
three shots took effect In Mrs. Sleeper.
Ono pnssed through the back of tho neck.
The second entered In front of tho enr and
passed out back of the ear. Tho third
barely touched the shoulder, which was
severely powder burned. Sleeper failed to
sever any arteries In his neck, though tho
physicians consider his condition moro se
rious thnn thnt of tho womnn.
Since his return to Omaha Sleeper has
been living nt the homo of his mothor-ln-
law, Mrs. Thursblsh, 111 North Twelfth
streot. He Is about 25 yoars of age. Mrs.
Sleeper appears to bo about 22. Sho Is still
at Madame Urlsson's. Doth will likely bo
removed to a hospltnl this morning.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Sleeper havo been mar
ried for nbout a yenr and friends say tho
relations have always been very pleasant
and hap'py until tho trngedy of yestorduy.
I.enven Two Letter.
Upon searching Sleeper's room last night
tho officers found two scaled letters, one
addressed to Mrs. J. E. Tcrbrush, and tho
other to Jnmes Oarvln, tending to show
that tho attempted murdor and sulcldo wbb
premedlated. The lottcr addressed to Mrs.
Tcrbrush follows:
Dear Mother! You mnv not approve of
what I have Uono, but it whh the only
course open to me under the circumstances.
I onlv nsk von not to think too hnrd of mo
nnd nlwaya keep-" tho dog- in remembrance
or two wno iovtu out wore pooriy milieu,
How I drend tho work abend of mo enn
not be Imagined, but I nover have ..Inched
from duty, nnd rather than neo nnd know
that our poor misguided darling Is going
to eternal ruin, I must needs put n stop
to it. May tho Lord bo kind to her nnd
forgivo me lor inning in my own nanus
this work. Goodbye, my second mother.
Inform my folks In ns easy a manner ns
nnsslbln of inv hard lot and sad end. God
keep you nnd comfort you nnd forglvo your
HUl,
P. S. Get Maud's wedding ring from Ulrdle
nnd her brush, comb and other property
she may hnvo nt 105.
Tho second was a short noto to James
Garvin, enclosing two pawn tickets calling
for a watch and coat. Ho requested Oarvln
to rodoom tho articles. Tho police believe
that Sleeper pawned tho watch and coat In
order to got the money to buy the revolver
with which ho attempted to kill his wife.
CR0SWELL CHEATS THE POSSE
MinNourl Tcnchcr Who Killed Minn
Powell Sliootn Illnmeir Dead
nn Purmier Appear.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 24. A special to
tho Times from Holla, Mo., says: Sur
rounded in a batn, but a few blocks from
tho scene of his crime, Prof. J. S. Croswoll.
who Monday night murdered his sweet
heart, Miss Molllo Powell, a prominent
young woman of 30, tonight at 11:15 o'clock
sent a bullet through his own heart to pre
vent being lynched by a mob, Kvor since
the tragedy nt the Powell homo Monday
evening, Croswell had been biding from n
largo posso ot citizens, and college students
that ransackct buildings and searchod al
most every spot In the city. Tonight Cros
woll was located In a barn near the center
of tho town, where, ho had been hiding
probably ever since bis flight from tho
Powell home. When discovered he rnn to
another barn nearby nnd thoro tho posso
surrounded him. Just as an attack was to
bo made, tho report of a pistol was heard
Insldo tho building, and when the pursuers
broke In they found the murderer prono
upon tho floor. A bullet had pierced his
heart and death was instantaneous.
Last night nt 11 o'clock J. S. Croswell,
an Instructor nl tho School of Mines and
Metallurgy, shot Miss Molllo Powell of this
city through the heart and killed hor in
most Instantly. The motive for the crlmo
was Jealousy.
J. S. Crojswcll camo from Iloston, where
ho Graduated from the Institute of Tech
nology. Ho entered tho School of Mines
and Metallurgy as Instructor In shop work
nnd drawing. All ot last year he paid de
voted attention to MIbs Powell nnd was a
constant caller at the home of the youug
woman,
Miss Powell Is a daughter of tho late W.
J. Powell, editor of tho Now Era of Holla.
Sho lived with 1ier mother, and because of
hdr beauty and personality, was a great
favorite wherever known. Until Mrs, Powell
and her daughter did all thoy could to dis
suade Crosswoll from paying his unwelcome
attentions, but without nvall,
Ilecoiitlv Cromwell went east and an
nounced he had secured a position with a
rolloge there, He only stayed there one
day and returned to Holla, resuming bis
old position nt tho school of Mines nnd
Mining nnd his nttcntlons to Miss Powell.
Lnst evening ho nttonded a blrthdny party
given at tho home of Miss Powell, nnd
while alone with the girl for a moment, shot
and killed her. Ho fled from tho house In
great base.
Tho news nf tho murder spread like wild
fire over tho town and every able-bodied
man was up and on the streets, Tin
students assembled and ns soon ns the facts
wore learned every ono to a man seized
a weapon and started In search ot tho
murdoicr.
Tho entire town was scoured by searching
parties aud every freight and passenger
train was searched by armed men. Tele
phono nnd telegraph messages were sent
In every direction. The students hired
horses Mid divided themsellves In bands and
started on every road.
MORE POSTMASTERS SELECTED
II urn I I'rce Uelltery Intended mid
Men tilven l'oiltloni nl In -illnn
AkciicIc.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. (Special Tele
gram.) These postmasters have been ap
pointed: Nebraska Leonn, Holt county, Jacob
Heaver, vko II. Hodgkln. resigned: Verdi
gris, Knox county, .1. J. Schmidt, vice 0. W.
Saiindero, resigned.
Iowa Irving, Tama county, J. o. Hob
erts; I.anyou, Webster county, C. J. Carl
son. Wyoming Hfell, Natrona county. Antone
Lclblcr.
Hural free delivery has been ordered es
tablished In Iowii, November 1, ns follows:
Arthur, Ida county: Route embraces fifty
square miles, containing a population ot
7C5; C. H. Dunkleberger appointed cnrrlcr.
Coon Rapids, Carroll county: Area coveted
thirty-four square miles; population served,
060; V. L. Smith appointed carrier. L
grand, Marshall county: Aren covered,
twenty-nine square miles, populntlnn to bo
served, C20; II. J. Unwell appointed carrier.
Melbourne, Mnrshnll county: Area covered,
forty-ono squnre miles; population served,
500; F. H. Ilurch appointed carrier.
The postofllces nt Logan, la., Hovlllo and
Gettysburg, S. D , have been made Interna
tional money order ofllces.
John E. Engle of Ilryson, N. C, was to
day appointed shoe nnd harness maker at
tho Indian school, Pino HUlge, S. I)., nnd
John Achulctpr of New Castle, Wyo., wns
appointed to a slmll.tr position at Fort Tot
ten, N. D.
These postofllco havo been dlfcontlnued:
Nebraska Dasford, nurt county; mall to
Decatur.
South Dakota Spring Lake, Kingsbury
county; supplied from Arlington by rural
carrier.
Wyoming Eagle, Dig Horn county; mall
to Lovcll.
The postmaster at Cedar Rapids, la., has
been allowed two additional carriers from
November 1.
These rural free delivery letter carriers
wero appointed today:
Nebraskn-O. D. Vore. at Falrbury; L. F.
Durham, at Lincoln; Robert II. Stewart, at
Sutton.
Iowa-Philip Slagg and James .McFtsfdcn,
at Iowa City; Charles S. Lcbzonbarg, nt In
dlanola; Georgo A. Monroe, at Dysart; W.
H. Slier, nt Knoxvlllo; John Hodormacher
and G. V. Larson, at Chartor Oak; Michael
II. Rowen, nt Colmnn; James O. Dickinson,
at Ltpton.
ROOSEVELT FOR RECRIPROCITY
ImllcfitcN III Call I net MeetliiK That lie
In n SlrniiK Ilellever In
(lie Principle.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. Secretaries
Gage and Wilson, Attorney General Knox
and Postmaster General Smith were tho
only members of the cnblnet present nt to
day's cabinet meeting, Llko tho first moot
ing lnst Fridny, tho tlmo was largely de
voted to tho explanation of tho eccpo nnd
character of the work of the various de
partments. Tho president Is anxious to fn
mlllnrlzo himself with tho general work
ing of tho executive departments, and nil
the members of the cabinet prcbont toduy
took the opportunity to give him informa
tion. Secretary Gago talked of tho financial sit
uation generally and gave the president n
general Idea of tho present condition of tho
treasury. He also explained hl3 reason for
'Purchasing tionds for tho olnklng fund and
quoted figures to show that tho eavlug to
tho government by theso purchases would
bo large. Other members followed In the
samo genoral line.
Tho status of tho reciprocity treaty now
pending beforo congress was dlscuswcd
briefly and tho president plainly Indicated
by his remarks that ho bclloved strongly
In tho reciprocity principle. After nn ex
change of views on tho subject It wns de
cided that tho appointments made by tho
lato president, where no commissions wero
Issued, should date from tho tlmo President
Roosevelt signed tho commissions.
CREEDS FORGOTTEN IN FAITH
I'nltnrlan Note Almeiice of IloKinnn
In Admitting Mcltlnlcy'it
OhrlMlaiiUy.
SARATOGA. N. Y., Sept. 24. In formally
opening the nineteenth meeting of tho na
tional conferrenco of tho Unitarian church
President Hoart spoke In highly eulogistic
terms of President McKlnley.
"We hear nothing of Athannslan creeds or
tho Ave points of Calvanlsm," ho snld,
"or Unitarian statements of faith, or church
covenants, or decrees of councils, but
Catholic nnd Protestant nnd Cnlvlnlst nnd
Presbyterian and Unlversallst aud Unitarian
and Method's! and Episcopalian, speaking
by their most trusted representatives and
their highest authorities, declare that this
man's life wns Christian and this man's
faith was Christianity."
Tho following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the national conference of
Unitarian nnd other Christian churches
hereby expresses its sorrow for the un
timely death of the late beloved president
of the United Stales, W'lllliim McKlnley,
nnd Its admiration for tho qunlltleR of mind
nnd heart which hud greatly endenred him
to the American people, nnd Its horor of
the crlmo which hns no wantonly occa
sioned this great pjbllc bereavement.
Tho report of the national conferenco
council was presented by Rev. H. N. Ilrown
of Boston. Rev. John P. Forbes of Iirook
lyn followed In an address In Interest of tho
American Unitarian Institution. Addresses
were mado by: Rev. C. G. Ames of Cam
bridge, Mass., and Rev. Dr. Edwnrd Eve
rett Hale of Doston. Tho remainder of tho
forenoon session was Uovoted to business
matters. The biennial mooting of the
Woman's National alliance was held In tho
afternoon.
HYMENEAL.
(illilionn-llrt In,
At noon yesterday Miss Mary Iletts of
Elkhorn, Neb', wns married to J. A. Gibbons
of the same town In the parlors of the Del
iono hotel. Parents of both brldo and groom
and friends of tho couplo attended the cere
mony, ut which Row Aston ot tho Presby
terian church at Waterloo officiated.
Mr. Gibbons Is correspondent for Tho
Omaha nee nt Elkhorn nud Ik widely known
nil through that portion of Douglas county.
Ho nnd his bride will llvo there. ThoBe
present nt tho wedding wero: Mr. nnd Mrs.
Joseph Gibbons of Wntorloo, Neb.; Mr. nnd
Mrs. C. E. Kellott of Waterloo, Mr. aud
Mrs, Robert Dlnsdalo of Waterloo, Mr. and
hUt, Charles Rotts of Deunlngton. An
elaborato dinner was served tho party.
Vnlley SprliiK"-Wnnln Wnler WorUii.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D Sept. 2). (Special.)
The board of trustees of Valley Springs
has called a special election for October 1."
to vote upon the Issuing of bonds for $6,000
to construct a wnter works system. The
bonds are to bo payable In twenty yoars
and will draw not to exceed 5 per cent In
terest, payable nnnunlly.
Smiin Hie Cotlktll
mil Wurlii OIT (lie Cold.
Laxative Ilromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold
In ono day. No cure, no pay. Price 25
cents.
MEYER IS THOUSANDS SliORV
Western Atscciatiot'a President Ones tb
Umpires nnd Others.
ALLEN C0UNTV HAS EVEN GREATER CLAIM
CoiihiiIvsIoiht Claim the 1'orl Wnnc
.Mini lloon't Account Tor M ,
'MimiMtnd Dollar of Allen
(' Ij'i Monc.
FORT WAYNE, lnd., Sept. 21. Experts
appointed by the Hoard of County Commis
sioners to examine tho books of William
Moor, jr., nudltor of Allon county, have
reported an alleged Tihortago of $(5,400.
Meyer was also president and dlrtctor of
tho Western Uase Ball nssoclntton nnd It
U stated that his accounts with the asso
ciation nro in b.id shnpe. Umpires Joe
llornung, Arllo L.itham and Tony Mullnne
are in Fort Wayne endeavoring to collect
$300 back salury. Meyer nlso, It Is said,
was entiusted with $1,900 guarantee money
put up by the clubs of the association nt
tho beginning of the serson nnd this, too,
Is unpaid. He was not undei bond. Meyer
left tho city today and Is believed to hnvo
gone to t'h'cngo.
Thnt Meyer wns In flnnnclal difficulties
first became known a few weeks ngo. when
tho llrm of William Meyer &. Co., dealers
In men's furnishing goods, was forced Into
bankruptcy. Following this tho biirctles on
Meyer's bond ns nudltor took charso of
the auditor's oOlco and begnn nn Investiga
tion of tho accounts. Meyer's ditlleulllcs
with the bnc hall association ifvelpped
Inter. It Is announced thnt Mevci's debtB
and TiYortRAKi" will reach; JO-OOO.' ' ,
DEATH F(EC0r. '
Judcc .leretulnli Wilson, Wiisliliiuton,
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. Jeremiah Mor
row Wilson, principal counsel for Rear Ad
miral Schley and one of tho-lendlng lnwrr
of Washington, died suddenly In his apart
ments In tho Shorohnm hotel shortly nfter
11 o'clock today. Heart failure, superin
duced by an attack of ncute Indigestion,
coupled with IJrlght's dlsonse, cnuscd his
death.
Although somewhat Indisposed Inst night
nnd this morning the end came unexepet
cdly ns he wns In conferenco with his ns
slstnnt counsel In the Schley case senrcoly
an -hour before lie died. Ho leaves n son,
Chnrlcs S. Wilson, who hns been n'so
elated with him In tho lnw, and n daughter,
Mrs. William Haywood of till? city.
Judgo Wilson was n native of Ohio and
waJ "3 years old. Early In llfo ho re
moved to Indiana, where ho served with
distinction on ths common (dens nnd circuit
court benches. He represented nn Indiana
district tu the Forty-second and Forty
third congresses, serving ns chnlnnan re
spectively of the house commlttcca on thu
Judiciary and the Dlbtrlct of Columbln.
After hlo retirement from congress he
formed n partnership with Justice Shclln
barger und the Arm soon took rank nt tho
very front of thu Washington bar. Among
tho well known enscs In which Mr. Wilson
wns counsel were the Stur Route trials,
tho Holt will case, tho Ilrccklnrldgo-Pol-lard
breach of promise case, the trial of
Captain How-gate for embezzlement, tho
court-martial proceedings ngalnst General
Swain, tho Oberlln Carter ease and the
Venezuela, Alabnmn, French spoliation nnd
tho La Ahra Mexican claims ense. At
tho time of his death he was president of
tho Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone coin
pnny, a director In the Fidelity Deposit
company ,ind was largely Intere&tcd in other
large corporations. He has nlso been at
torney for tho Union Pacific rnllroad' and
tho Mormon church.
Hcv. (iniritr
I'hdcn, New Vork.
NEW YORK, Sept 24. -Rev. George T.
Purves, D. D., LL. I)., pastor of the Fifth
Avonuo Presbyterian church, this city, nnd
moderator of the Presbylory of Now York,
died suddenly nt his residence. 30 Woht
Fifty-eighth street, nt 10 o'clock tonight.
Dr. Purves had been ailing for a day or
two and tonight, physicians were called In.
Whllo they wore exnminlng him ho was
seized with a sudden attack of heart fail
ure and expired almost Instantly.
Tun Naval (.'raft Launched.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2I.-The torpedo boat
destroyer-Nicholson of the I'ultf.d Stnte.s
navy nnd the Holland subinnrlne bout Por
polso have Just buen launched at tho Nixon
ship yards nt Kllzabetbport, N. J. The
Nicholson Is of tho same class us thu
O'Hrlen, which wn,i launched a few weeks
ago nt tho sanie yard. It Is expected to
develop upward of twcnty-plx knotrt und Is
powerfully built. Tho Porpolee Is of that
type of boat which the Holland company Is
building for tho government.
PiiNHCimcr ."erlonnly Injured,
NEW YORK, Sept. 21. In n hend-on col
llslon between 11 Central rnllroad of New
Jornpy pafsunger twin and a Philadelphia
.4 Iteadlni; passenger train thin ovenlnst
near Hound llronk, N. J., these wero sorl
ously Injured: II. N. Ilult, Phllndo'ph'n,
skull probnbly fractured; Rev. Jackson of
tho American Tract company, Frank Mar
tin of the Central train, suffering from
internal Injuries.'
Asthma Instantly Relieved.
Dr. K, Scliift'nmnn A.stoumls tlic Pub
lic With (he Success of His
Treatment.
Residents of this place were astonished
by notifications In theso columns that thu
cclebrntod physician, Dr. Rudolph Sehlff
mann, would make public test nf his remedy
In this city on Sept. lllth. Ho Invited
ovcry man, woman and child suffering with
Asthma to cnll at Kubn & Co.'h Drug Storo
and obtain, absolutely free, a trial box of
his medicine. Dr. Schlffmunii adopted this
novel way of Introducing his treatment,
behoving that a free peraonnl test would
bo tho best and only wny to overcome the
projudlco and scepticism of thousunds of
asthmatics who had given up n despair
after going through tho wholo rango of so
called euros.' 'lie haa-fri this manner proved
tho efficacy of1 his remedy, and without
asking tho public to upend a penny. Dr.
Schlffmann hopea that every sufferer' In
this town obt'ulned ono of bin free eamplcH.
Ho fears, however, that thero wero sopio
few who did not, before thoy wero nil given
out. In order to give a fair opportunity
to thoso who havo not yet used the remedy,
and nlso as n guarantee of good faith, ho
has now rcijucatcd this paper to announce
that ho has arranged with tho abovo Diug
glsts to refund thu money to any porsnu
who purchases of thom cither a Sun or $1.go
package of Schlffmnnn'g Asthma Curo bo
twecn now nnd Oct. 25th, anil limit) that It
does not do exnetly as Is claimed for It,
tho only condition being that thuy return
not less thnn threo-fourtlis ot thu packngo
to them. Dr. fichlffniann claims that lu
every ense of true imthma his remedy will
give Immediate rellef-Msually within llf
teen seconds; always within ns many min
utes. It has positively permanently cured
thousnnds of casus which wero considered
Incurable.
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You Should See These.
If a Bargain You Want, You Should
Call at Once. There Arc Still
Some of Those Returned from
Agents Pianos Left at Prices
too Low to Print.
Call At Ottcc Sco Them.
The j-eleetlon cf n piano Is no child' play.
You aro buying a life trine companion.
You, not tho mus e dealer, must llvo with
It.
You cannot affor.l to purchase n piano
solely on account of Its chenpnesi.
The main thine to consider uro tone,
action and durability.
Thoso are the points that Indicate to
whnt ;rade a pluno beloiiRs.
S01110 nro artistically high made, some
nro medium grade, while others aro com
mercial Rraile, nnd even these graded aro
subdivided. Theso BUbdlvlslona of grades
nro only known by Ion? experience.
That la one advantnge of buylnj; your
piano of nn old established and experienced
llrm.
Without wishing to nppiar egotistical, wo
present the fact that wo have eoudueted
a piano business in Omaha ever slneo IS? I
and the benoflt of our experience Ik cheer
fully given to our customers in making
their relectlnn.
Our atock this, year embraces nearly all
tho lending makes of pianos.
The "Knnbe," "Kranlch & l)ach," "Kim
ball," "Mallet & Davis," McPhall" aro nil
old nnd reliable makcR. You cannot mako
a mistake In Helectlng any of thoao.
The world of music hns tested thorn
and they have been pronounced strictly
high grade.
Then we havo Some good medium grades
at medium prices which cannot fall to
please you.
Wo will not sell you a piano that wo
cannot fully guarantee
You enn still llnd some of those re
turned from agents' piano bargains.
Don't think because wo sell these nt
about wholesalo cost that they nro of tho
commercial grade that'll not tho reason.
There are among thom some. of tho vcrv
highest grades, but the cases aro shop
worn nnd. snjne nrq marred, but the tone la
there. Just tho same,
Among (hotse nro two 'parlor grands'genis
of tho plnlio mnker's art. You should rco
these; nlso some of the most expensive
cabinet grand uprights.
Wo have cut tho price deep to close theso
all out this week. Hemember tho damnco
to tho ease does not prevent us guaran
teeing tho piano. They are strictly high
grade.
Sco them this week, sure.
A. IIOSPK.
1M3-151& Douglas.
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OMAHA. NED.
'Phone 171
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relieves and cures all disorders of the feel
due to excessive perspiration.
Price 50 Cents.
Bold by drunglstH nnd Klove dealers every
where. Hent by mull lor 6c additional t
cover poeiac
AllLHIJIIMW
'n 'f- a r " ''iir! i llurfiew.
SZ Kj J U Mummers. '
I'rldin, e)ienilier tfT.t
ixii:i. fiioimiws tompaxv
From Dais'" Thent-T. New York, In the
Rrcat ci.tnrdy success,
Lady Himvworth'5 Experiment
I'rletx- Sic. We. Tjc, 11 00. ll.Gv. Hoats i.ow
on sal-
six nltfh'H ' iinmenelni; Huudny mull",
Sep? !l9 !naii..es dally. Tho Ora-v Ha-
W Friday, tutober 1th, St.iart RibH'ii
OneiQHTON
Telephone l'..H.
Mats. Sun. WmI..1 Wit . ! 8!jj
men class vac ni.yii.uv.
I,out?e Thonidvim liojclraiilt & Co
The flreat MmllJI. Tho Hlsters p'Meers,
O'lirleii .v HiKklo. Tommy Hakur,
Flnlt A- Sutherland.
The 1'npiilar Klnodrpmo.
We, S5e, Kit
I'llies-lUf
.- lu'Ri.cHori: i'uri'iAnH kvkh "
Miaco's Trocadero I tkh&
l,TINi:i: 'HMJAY-IOevUlle.
lint ire eek excepting Saturday Kvenli,B,
l lllill lii'M.i n Mil, nillMV,
Introtlurliig "A l.lve Wlro" "Aro You nn
KUlrT" and TDK KIOIIT C'ORNAU.a
Handsome women and living plctuies. Mat.
Inee-i - la. Kvcnlng S IV Two liow dnl v
livening prices, 1U .K-C0c, fJmoke If you "ika
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