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liiiUAIAiL SITaHaV Hlil: 'j,MiAU ' 1, ml. 1 Nebraska PHELPS SNIPPING RED TAPE 1 Ifew Adjutant General Will Do Away with Some of His Officers. MARTIN HEAD SUPERINTENDENTS I HettraaWa Clly Mmi Selected for Tale ' roitltlo nat Annul Klerllnn of A mm-la lion Many i iinvrn- (tlnna on at l.lneotn. (From a Ftaff Correspondent LINCOLN. Jan. 14 --(Special ! -The new adjutant general haa begun hH rculme by cutting down a Utile on the rd tape fif nomenclature and ha abolished the terms "surgeon general." "aurKcon" ami "a!! ant surgeon." The officers who time held these titles will mill hold t li-lr rank of colonel, major or captain a the cm may be. The terms formerly In ukc were finite UfineceNwsry for the (luntlc which the men who hold thm were perfoi mint. Adjutant Ocneral Phelpa ha also denig i nated the hospital mrpa "i'ominn A, aanl- tsry troop," with a t lew jo extending: the service and addltiK other companies, and the am rule makes the signal corps Ft f tloned at Fremont "Company A. signal crrpa." The officer of the medical depai tinent are to report to Lieutenant Colonel J- M. Blrkner at Lincoln or ly letter and set their new assignments. Captain R. I. Hamilton, delegated tiy the t'nltod states War department for duty with the Ne braska guard, has been appointed a spe cial aide to the. governor with rnnk of major In the mllltla. The regular army Inspection of Nehrsska troops will he made by Major l. H. Ievoro, Klevcnth Cnlted States Infantry. aprrlnteiidenla Clect .Martin. Oeorge K. Murtln of Nebraska City was elected president of the Nebraska Assocla tloan of Huperlntendetits M the annual election. Cora O'Connell of Kearney nor mal waa tlec ted vice president and Ioro tfcea Kolla of Hall county, secretary. Fri day evening the association was addressed by C. I. Cary. state superintendent of Wisconsin, anw was etitci tamed by a con cart company. Resolutions on sanitary reg ulations In the schools mid upon athletic conditions were adopted. The city of Lincoln Is rather set "P over the fact that wltMn the next five days seventeen conventions will be held here. They are all stata organisations and most of them are associations of agricul turists and producers. Student Plunges to Death on Toboggan Milton Benner, Council Bluffs Lad, Meets Death at Kearney Mili tary Academy. KEARNEY, Neb., Jan. H.-Speclal.) Milton Henner, 14-year-olrt student at the Kearney Military academy, plunged to his death down a toboggan slide this morning. His foot caught In the runners of the sled, the sled waa over-ttn I, the railing of the Incline gave way and he fell to the earth, crushing his skull. This was young Runner's first semester at the school. Ills relatives reside tn Council Bluffs and have been notified of the accident. ANNUAL SMOKER AT BHOKK.t BOW Commercial Club Pledaea More Cash for Packing; llona. BROKEN BOW, Neb.. Jan. 14. (Special.) The Commercial ' club held its annual smoker Thursday night In the rooms of the Custer club rooms. Covers were laid for KS, many out-of-to-vn guests partaking of the club's hospitality. Over the cigars short talku were made by President Iomax Judge Outterson, Judge Humphrey, Alpha Morgan, Ras Anderson, Rev. Will Dumvllle rid several others. At the conclusion of this program Judge H. M. Sullivan gave a discourse on the packing house proposi tion and presented both sides In an able manner. A general discussion of the sub ject followed and an additional 110,000 was pledged toward the packing house fund. All the members of (he Board of County Supervisors were present and Chairman Ben Morris In an address stated that as soon as the official count on the court house levy was In the hands of the board he and his fellow members would do every thing In theli power to erect as fine a building as the funds at their command would allow. The same officers who have directed the affairs of the club for the last year were re-elected with the exception of State Treasurer Walter A. George, whose place on the board of directors was filled by Joseph Moloneaux. i Tha official count of the number of votes cast at the special election last Monday Is as follows: For the court house levy, 2,732; against, the levy, 2.303; majority for the levy, 419. Total number of votes cat, 6,005. lllatrlrt Court In Camilla. WEST POINT. Neb . .Inn H -(Special ) The regular spilntf term of the district court of Cuming county will convene at West Point on January , with Judge Guy T, Graves on thu belli h. The court calendar Is small, outside of one or two cases, there being nothing to come before the court of an Impur-unt nature. The (lurors chosen fur tlm term ure: Henry Hsrrnmn, U Vondru.u. t hus. Kapplus. J. O. Kiesling, Homer McNmiald. William Mortensen. Frank Rarton, 1". I". Heller, John Ilnd, Charles Tlghe, M.i.t. HatiHi-n, Charles Norman, Jo.-eph Ohi .: n .e er. A. J. Krelkemeier, 1 1. v . IV.-.-. M. J. Si hmltt, Charles W arner. I.uwiv:: - W.oi t nmn. Charles Holluig, Kd. M. iei Kent. llemy Ickn.un, ci.urse .McNu'ium.i Rank and U C. i'ai iau Henry riailig (oualy Farmer' lutitur. WEST POINT, N,h . j.,. ). ..,s;i-ctal. Tha Farmers' ln.;ii .t f,.,. fuming county opened on Thi:i -.! : u.ion at the court house. There wti a litrge at tendance at the opcniiii,- d; y. lies,, kiicx lng. president of tne Institute, delivered the opening addie-.i which was was very well received. Tne in titule will continue during the week, tha corn thow and the poultry and pet to :. associations' show being held at' Ilia :amn time ol,cr places of meeting. VLe town Is crowded with pi i.fc resolve tanner., wlni ie taking an InteiAit In the.. etcnts. much stronger than in previous eart iiu,. proportion ot young men among the at.1 Icultm-itds lu no ticeable. Johnson Cum Contest. TECI MSEII. Neh.. Jan 14 -iS-ciai i The annual session or the Johnson fotintv Ksruicia' Institute was held at the court houae In this city ihls week. The follow- were the awards at the t 'girls' corn lu.K.,,u ......... vn .. .. t'orn-For the ts'VS Flist. 11 ikoiami iiii,, -...., t'. Carl Jewell; third. II, Kiniveit ll..n ai...'V,,i.-,'"rn',"""r' lho "'''M- ''" . aisud Kiiiki: n.t . l ..... third. ti. . ' ........ ,uilgiHM U. 1-auia Jewell. Nebraska Prizes Awarded at Otoe Corn Show Largest Ear it Exhibited by William Otter of Berlin and Heaviest Ear by Mary Roberts. NF.IlRAe'KA CITT, Jan. H.-iSpeclsl.)-The Otoe County corn show, which was hehl In this city and Just closed was one of the most successful ever held In this county. The enhlhlts doubled those of any j ear, both-as: to farm and school exhibits. The exhibits were made in F.aicle hall and the lectures delivered In the Overland theater. The prise for the largest ear of corn was awarded to William Otten of Merlin. It measured fourteen and three fiuarters Inches. Mary Itoblrds secured the prize for the heaviest ear. It weighing twenty-six ounces. Orln J. I-athrop secured first prlr.o for the best ten ears of white corn In the senior class and also prlr.e for best sliiKle ear. while his son. Ralph I-athrop, captured the first prise In the Junior class on same class of corn and In the sweep stakes. Walter Neely captured first prle for best seventy ears. In the acre con teft Orln J. lthrop captured first prise, having raised ninety-four bushels and twenty-five pounds per acre of white corn. Marl Horrhardlng of Lumbar captured first prize of yellow corn. The prize for best potatoes went to Au gtipt (Irundman; fall wheat, J. W. Liathrop; spring wheat, C. R. Iuees and oats, Charles Hremer. In the cooking contest. Hazel Horchard lng for bread. Ruth Wilson for cornbread and cake; Helen Hall for ginger cookies; Alta Conjl, sowing; Kstclle Phowalter, maps; Karl Horchardlng, Second Avenue school of this city, penmanship. The best school exhibits were made by the schools of tills city and Houglas and then occupied the greater portion of the exhibit space. These are part of the exhibits that took the premium at the state teachers' meeting. AURORA BUSINESS MEN PLAN TO PULL TOGETHER Ilanqaet Held at Whleh Derision Is Reached to Booat for l.nod of the (nmmnnltr. AURORA. Neb.. Jan. 14.-(Special.)-In Highlander hall last night a "get together" meeting of Aurora business men was held under the direction of the Aurora Commer cial club. It was the first of a series of similar meetings which are planned for 1911. That Aurora Is a good town and that her business men and citizens generally are going to compose themselves Into one big team and pull for a bigger and a better town was the spirit of the gathering. Toastmaster Charles P. Craft took occa sion to call timely attention to the fact that the business men are not as loyal to each other as they should be, and offered some good-natured advice. "A New Vision of an Old Tale" was handled by Postmaster Alden in an orig inal poem. City Superintendent A. K. Fisher talked entertainingly from the sub ject. "Our Schools." Rev. F. I. Reeves said many good things about Aurora and why it Is a good town In speaking from the theme, "Our Churches." "Brick and Mortar" was the subject as signed to F.' J. Sharp, and the thoughts he brought out were well received. From the toast "Fraternallsm" County Judge Washburn delivered a scholarly ad dress, picturing vividly the difference be tween discriminate and Indiscriminate charity, Illustrating how much better it Is to go about quietly doing good than It Is to make a brass band display of frater nallsm. The subject "Aurora From the Road was handled by President Wood of the Commercial club. "Handling Our CJty Pads" was treated remlnlscently by Gen eral Delevan Bates. Representative C. E Nelr presented to the meeting a copy of the agricultural bill which has been Introduced In the house of representatives by Fllley of Gage county, and asked an expression of those assem bled upon the merits of the proposed legis lation. , By unanimous vote the meeting favored the bill and asked Jhat Hamilton county representatives use their best en deavors tb secure Its passage. Other mat ters that will come before the legislature were discussed. It was the prevailing opln ion that the state university should be moved out to the state farm and a ma jority favored the Panama exposition being held at San Francisco in 1915. Buffalo (oantr Poaltry "how. KEARNTY, Neb., Jan. 14.-(Speclal.) The Ruffalo County Poultry and Pet Stock association closed Its annual show here this afternoon after very successful X' hlbition during three days. Nearly seven hundred entries were made and hundreds of fine blooded fowls were shown. A- H Smith, secretary of the state association, Judged the exhibits. Frank Householder of Newark won the special prize for the hlxhest scored bird, a rose comb White Leghorn owned by him scoring 93'i points, The winner will go. to the state association show at Hastings. Kearney merchants New Assistant General , Passenger Agent of U. P. W. K. Cuiidiff, whose appointment as as kiblunt general passenger agent of the t'ulon I'a if road lakes effect today, has hern In railroad work In Omaha almost seen ycais. lie began railroad work with the St. Joseph & Grand Island line a nuin- bt r of years ago. leaving there in 1'XH to ome to Omaha. In Omaha he took charge of the newly created Mileage Burean. an institution to handle all mileage books, to which prac tically all the lines west of the Missouri belonged. The I'tilon Pacific was perhaps the blt'gest factor in this bureau and In lk 0 he was made rate clerk at the Cnlon Pacific headquarters. He served as rate c'.erk. traveling passenger agent, chief rate clerk, and chief clerk until January 1. l'JU. when he was appointed assistant general pnss,?ri,er agent, succeeding R. 3. Ruble, the appointment taking effect January 15. Mi-. Ruble will Hill hold the office of si:,;.iat gen. ral passenger agent, but will have bis offhes at Denver, and have , charge of all the territory In Colorado, W y loinins ami I tan. Ills appointment there t.iscs effect January 1.'. alsx 1 Sliwc he has been In laHroad work. Mr. ,1'uudiffs duties have always been In a manner with the Cnlon Pacific as the St. (joa.ph 4- Grand Island Is dependent upon Mhe Harrlnian line His new work will le under W. II. Murray, senior ssaiktant gen- i eral I'at.Kiier sgent of the I'nton Pacific. Mr. Cundiff Is a great lover of outdoor sport and Is one of the leading golfers of Nebraska 'donated liheially In special prlr.es to win ; ners. HOGREFE GIVES TESTIMONY IN OWN BEHALF AT WAYNE i Man ci-Med nl PoUnnlna Ilia W Ife on land Describes Manner nt Her Death. WAYNK. Neb., .lan. 14. Henry HoKrete. the ' used wife, murderer, was called to the stnnd by the defense In his trial here today. The defendant confessed tn Improper re latlonN with Mrs. Amelia Mat, forne'-rly Amelia Moseman. but denied that sin-h re lations were forced on the woman. On the contrary he charged that she encour aged him. He declared his wife found rutt ahout the conduct of himself and Mrs. Mats and became very angry, declaring etie would kill him and beroelf. Ho says he suggested to her that she did not have a gun and she replied that she would fix him nnyway. llogrcfo said the family had salmon for supper the nUhl before Mrs. Hogrefe died and that he complained to his w lf that It tasted bitter, and she suKKested that his stomach was out of order. He said the little ho ate did not agree with hlin. He fatd his wife got up early on the morn ing of her death, complaining of pains In her stomach. He wild when she called him later she wanted him to take some medicine, hut he refused to do so. While he was at the burn, she tailed him and ex plained that she whs sick. He funnd her haklng and complaining of pains. He then called In a neighbor. Iloarefe denied that he told Amelia Matz that he thought bis wife would dlo, or that If she did not he would soon poison her. He denied that ho wanted to marry Amelia Mats. Adams Criminal I mm. HASTINGS, Neb., Jan. 14. (Special Tele gram.) A Jury' In the district court last night acquitted John Daugherty, colored, on a 'charge of misconduct toward his 15-ytar-old daughter Florence. The Jury waa out only three hours. The case of the state against Alexius Kreeiand, a Mexican, charged with stabbing Fred Busohee of Holdrege here last August, was submitted to a Jury in district court this afternoon. Stale Poultry Shovr. HASTINGS, Neb., Jan. 14. (Special- Tele gram.) Entries for the state poultry show next week have exceeded expectations. Probably 3.W.0 birds will be on display. Meetings of the State and American Poultry associations will be held In connection with the show. Xebraaka, News Notea. UTICA An election has been called for February 7 to vote on a water works and electric light proposition. BKATR1CK George Jerman and Miss F.thel Burgess, both of this city, were mar ried at Lincoln yesterday. NEBRASKA CITY Edward D. Hall, aged 35. and Mrs. Eura Bernard, aged 40, of Sidney, la., came to this city yesterday and were united In marriage by Judge Wilson. NEBRASKA CITY Mallnda Brownell has filed a suit In the district court pray ing for a divorce from her husband, John Hrowneil. liotn are prominent residents oi Syracuse. SEWARD Mr. and Mrs. C. Reynolds celebrated their golden wedding at their home, south or Seward, Tuesday, by en tertaining their friends at a dinner. They are pioneer citizens of this county. BLUE HILI- Miss Kva Kort, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louie Kort, and Mr, Barney Kulin. son of Mrs. B. Kuhn, were uniteu In marriage at the parsonage, by Key. Mr. Krnest, yesterday evening. WEST POINT News has reached the city of the reappointment as postmaster of West Point of Colonel James c tilliott. editor of the West Point Republican. This will be Colonel Elliott s third term as post master. BEATRICE At a meeting of the direc tors of the Government Insurance com pany of this city yesterday. Jes? W. Craig of Wymoro was elected secretary to succeed A. R. Harvey, who organized the company here a few months ago. BEATRICE The board of supervisors yesterday appointed Lr. C S. Curry county physician. The bond of the Cortland Farm ers' bunk was approved, thus making it a depository for county funds. An adjourn ment waa taken to next Wednesday. WEST POINT Marriage licenses have been Issued during the week to the folio ing: B. H. Underwood and Miss Anna Preuss of Bancroft, J. R. Oswald and Miss Anna Oswald of Beemer and John Pen rose Wlechert and Miss Clara Moody of west Point. NEBRASKA CITY The Nebraska City fire department has elected officers for the coming year as follows: President. Henry Eourller; secre?ary, Floyd Wather- ston; treasurer, H. H. i'ields; chief, M. Bauer. This makes the thirty-first year that Mr. Bauer has been elected chlel. NEBRASKA CITY Jacob Rhodes of Thurman, la., came to this city with an automobile for repairs and while walking about the Puff garage stepped Into the eel larway, and, falling, broke his left leg above the knee. He opened the cellar door, thinking It the door to the lavatory. KEARNEY Tha county commissioners have let the contract for bridge building and repairing to W. T. Gibson of Loup City, who underbid the Standard Bridge company, which has held the contracts for several years. The bridge work In theT county entails an expense of about I30.0UU annually. NEBRASKA CITY The Coweta club, one of the strongest social organizations for young men in the city, conferred the degrees on a number of candidates last evening, following the woik by a banquet. This organization has something like LHXj members and has a finely fitted home. It la purely a social organization for young 7 ' U. K. i lMill F. being a uicuibci of the Omaha Omaha Field cV y ' '' . - i 'it - . ' V:Vr;i.,;; j Nebraska nen and has been In existence In this city ior the last five years or more. BEATRICE Miss Katherlne Rig, daugh UT cf the late C. M. Bigg of this city. ,ia been appointed principal at the Insti tute for the feeble-mindetl here by Mr. W. 1 nomas, the new superintendent, w-ho t)l aMsmne his duties In a few ctsxs. Miss it.gt: has been teaching school at Adams this winter. BLUE HILI With nothing unforeseen arising Blue mil wiil have electric lights I'll tne streets and for business and dwell ing houses by February 1. The outside work of putting In poles and stretching the wire will soon be finished. The dynamo a ! switchboard are here and are being put in place. The contractors are putting i..ih every effort to get the work com pleted by February 1. RU'I! HILI The annual lueetlng-of the Imlrprmhnt Order oi Odd l'Vllows' ass tela, tii. n was held at the opera house Thursday afiernonn. The following hoard of directors were chosen for the following year: George Koehler, T. C. Fell. Elmer Goos. Christo pher Fassler and William Karr. This board met Immediately after the meet ng and elected tne f nlow lng offict rs: George Koen icr. president; Christopher Fassler, secre tary and treasurer. KEARNEY A peculiar malady and one that has haf.lt il local medical science has velnped in the case of B. C. Parr, who for several months has been affected witn sleeping sickness." He Is rather an aged man, and although in the best of health will be at times attacked with a drowsiness during which he completely loses con sciousness, often falling froni his chair or to the earth while walking, so sudden Is the approach of the disease. BI.l'K H 1 1,1. The annual meetingof the Farmers' Grain and Stock companv was held at the opera house In I'lun Hill Thurs day. The meeting was called to order bv the president. Jacob doll. The hoard of directors reported that In their opinion a. dividend of 4 per cent could be declared. On motion this report was accepted and the hoard of directors were authorized to declare the dividend. The term of two directors, R. Armstrong and William Kort, txpirlng at this time, on motion they were re-elected by a unanimous vote. SEWARD Two old soldiers died at the Soldiers' home at Mllford the last week. Evan T. Wilson died January 10. He be longed to Company C. Twenty-sixth Iowa Infantry volunteers. He bad been a resi dent of Nebraska forty-five years. John r.. t ook, aged 7Z years, died on the same day. He was a private in Company K, Thirteenth Massachusetts volunteer Infan try, during the civil war. Mrs. Farmer, a soldier's widow, died at the home at Grand Island and her body was shipped to Mll ford to be placed beside that of her soldier husband. BEATRICE At the preliminary debate held at the high school yesterday to select a team to meet Lincoln In the capital city the latter part of next month the following were ahosen: Harold Mattoon. Alfred Wright and Warren Burgess. Fred Wil son was selected as alternate. The ques tion discussed was, "Resolved,, That dis putes between capital and labor In the railroad business should be settled by boards of arbitration with compulsory powers." In the high school declamatory contest Miss Ruth Atwater was awarded. iirst nonors ana Miss ilazel Lo Land sec ond. TKCITMSEH The annual meetlnsr of the stockholders of the Citizens' National bank of Tecumseh was held at the bank Thurs day evening. The old board of directors was re-elected, including the following: C. i'.. Matey, John U. Jacks, O. J. McDougal, Edwin Howorth and Dr. M. Stewart of Tecumseh and Dr. W. U Dayton and W. H. Raymond of Lincoln. At a meeting of the directors, held after the shareholders' meeting, the old board of officers waa re elected, as follows: President. C. E. Staley; vice president, J. L. Jacks; cashier, C. J. Canon: assistant cashier. Charles Stewart. DEATH RECORD. Mm. T. V, Osgood. TECUMSEH, Neb., Jan. 14.-(Speclal.)- The funeral of Mrs. D. F. Osgood, who died very suddenly of heart trouble at the family home near Sterling Thursday, was held at the home . at 10 o'clock this morning. It waa conducted by Rev. 8. Mills Hayes, an Episcopal minister from Lincoln. The -burial waa In the Bterllng cemetery. Mary Ellen Krum, daughter of Rev. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Krum, was born at Seneca Falls, N. Y., August 23, 18C3. Her father's family came to Tecum seh, Neb., twenty-five years ago last sum mer, Rev. Mr. Krum being pastor of the Presbyterian church here for several years, The deceased was married to Mr. Osgood, In Tecumseh, February 8, 1SS6. For a few years' following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Osgood lived In Teoumseh, where Mr. Osgood waa engaged In the practice of law. Later they located In Lincoln, and some seven or eight years ago they moved upon the farm. Mrs. Osgood had been tin usually well this winter and feU while engaged about tha bouse and died almost Instantly. iTaumea Hickey. NEBRASKA CITT, Jan. 14. (Special.) James Hlckey, aged 61, died at hla home In this city yesterday, after an Illness last Ing some time. He was born in Illinois and came to thla city when a amall boy and haa since made It his home. He was reared on a farm south of this city and a year ago went to Colorado for his health, but getting no benefits by .the change re turned home. . lie Is survived by four sisters: Mrs. Mike Bauer and Miss Lucy Hlckey of this city, Mrs. F. E. Sanborn of Omaha and Mrs. James Hamilton of Lincoln. His funeral will be held Sunday morning from the St. Mary's Catholic church. Joalah Roberta. NEBRASKA CITY, Jan. 14, (Special.) Joeiah Roberta, aged 83 and one of the pioneer residents of this vicinity, died at his home In this city yesterday , and the funeral will be held Sunday. He was a carpenter by trade and came to this city fifty years ago from Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Nebraska volunteers who organized In 1S02 to fight the Indians. He Is survived by a wife and six children, they being Fred and William Roberts and Mrs. Erhart Eador of this city, Frank Roberts. Mrs. Ida Pltser and Mrs. Anna Allen of Colorado. John Qulney Adams. NEW YORK, Jan. 14. John Qulncy Adams, a descendant of the signer of the Declaration of Independence, died today at his home in this city from Brlght's disease. He was 63 years old. Mr. Adams was a charter member of the Sons of the American Revolution and one ft the founders of the .tmerlcan Flaghouse and Belly Ross Memorial association. HYMENEAL. F ffe-Froat. CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 14 Colonel J. Perry Fyffe, chief of police of the Panama canal xone, and Mi"S Nellie R. Frost, for merly telegraph editor of two (liatlanooga (Tenn.) newspapers, of which Colonel Fyffe was managing editor, were married here Thursday night after overcoming some difficulties. The couple first applied to Rev. George II. Edwards of the Protest ant FplscopHl church to perform the cer emony. He learned that Colonel Fyffe had been dlvoi-ced from a former wife and, as he vi unable to present court documents!" """ mucuna lurisces ana mne gmnas oi me stomacn to a neauuy proving that he wss legally entitled to be actlon- thereby improving the digestion and assimilation of the food and giving married again Dr. Fdwards rcfuned to''0 By8ienl U fu'l proportion of nourishment. This action upon the dlgeg- perform the ceiemony. The Rev. I). Leei1'"' V'"' i imiiuiiauco, wa Aultman, paator of the Trinity Methot'st KplHcopal church, married them. Halikrldrr-l'rlrraua. CRAIG. b.. Jan. 14. (fpeclal.) -Dean Hatchelder and Mias Ksther Peterson of tin place were married at 6 CO Friday morning by Rev. Gerriet Janssen of the MtihodtKt Kplscopal church and took the 7.."i train for Omaha to visit relatives. Hotli are members of prominent families here and will make their home on a farm southwest of here. WOMAN DETECTIYE ON STAND Sayi Mrs. Schenk Offered Her Thou sand Dollars to Foiion John. DEFEJTDAJrt TO FURNISH DBUQ Later h Called t'p Bad Told Detec tire. 'Who Waa niearoteed as are, She Conld ot Get the gtaff. WHEELING. W. Va.. Jan. 14 -When the Schenk trial was taken up Dr. J. T. Thorn ton was recalled, snd the defense continued the cross-examination. Tha hypothetical question was abandoned for the present by the prosecution and Dr. Thornton was ex amined relative to Schenk's condition, but nothing Important developed. Eleanor Zockler. the detective nurse put on the case by the prosecutor, testified she was Instructed to leave nothing tin touched to catch Mrs. Schenk administer ing poison to her husband. She was In structed to tell Mrs. Schenk that Albert Schenk had gone to the hospital with a paper for his brother to sign. Mrs. Schenk expressed the fear that Albert bad at tempted to get John's signature to a will that would give him all of John's property. The witness then said Mrs. Schenk asked her to take John's keys If he died and by all means to prevent the Schenk's from getting them. She had lived unhappily with her husband, she said. On Sunday Mrs. Schenk received a message saying John was w-orse, and had said: "I hope to od he will die"." Before this she had declared John had treated her like a dog. Offered to Pay for Poison In a:. Mrs. Schenk went to the hospital No vember 1. said the witness and that even ing had gone automobile riding with her. The witness told Mrs. Schenk that Albert Schenk had been at the hospital with a bundle of papers for John to sign. Then Mrs. Schenk had said: 'Every time Miss Evans calls tip and says that man la worse I am the happiest woman on earth and I wish he would die. I feel I could kill him." 'Why don't you do ItT" asked the wit ness. "Would you do UT" asked Mrs. Schenk. " That's another matter, I replied, ! need money pretty bad. " "How much would you take to tt?" asked Mrs. Schenk. "I told her 18.000," continued the witness, 'but she said she did not have that much money, although she wanted me to give John a pill and said she would give me $1,000 and get the stuff to bring to the hos pital the next day. She said I could easily put the poison In his medicine, place it 4e. side his bed and he would take it himself. "I asked Mrs. Schenk how she could stand It If John died and we had killed him," continued the witness. "I would wear a double veil so they could not see me laughing," she replied. Conld Not Get Drug. "Mrs. Schenk failed to come to the hospital with the poison the next day, but she called by telephone and sold she could not get "the stuff and she was afraid that If John died suddenly Albert would have John's stomach examined. "Then It would be found out that John had been poisoned and that would get us in bad." The detective took another ride with Mrs. Schenk the next day and -told her Albert had brought no more papers to sign. "I told her," the witness continued, "that Mr. Schenk looked as If he had been pois oned with arsenic and asked If she had put any In his food. She did not reply; only tossed her head. 1 got nothing out of her on that trip." At this point court waa adjourned until Monday morning. LECTURE ON BIBLE AND HOME Mrs. D. B. Wells of Chic to 8 peak Several Times This Week. Mrs. D. B. Wells of Chicago will ap pear before audiences of Omaha with a series of lectures on "The Bible, Home and Foreign Missions" January 18 to 14. The lectures are to be given under tha auspices of the Interdenominational com mittee of Omaha In Hhe assembly room of the Young Women's Christian associ ation building. Mrss. Wells Is widely known through out the central atates from her many lecture tours. All the different phases of the general topics announced will be dealt with by the lecturer. Wow Healthy EHIad Been . ; ;r i-e-r Mr. J. 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TEGUCIGALPA, llonduraa. Jan. 14. The censorship was relaxed sufficiently today to permit the statement that the govern ment realties the seriousness of the revo lutlonsry movement' led by former Presi dent Manuel Bonilla. That Trujilla bus been captured by the revolutionists Is not denied. The officials are reticent but confident that the revolution will be suppressed. The foregoing Is the first dispatch from the Hondurnn capital In which the gov ernment was reported ss admitting the truth of the rumors that a revolutionary party had made any progress against the administration of President Davlllo. . Tru.llllo Is fifty miles from Tegucigalpa and there have been rumors that Ronll'.a's follower were moving on the capital. CHICAGO JUDGE GETS DINNER FOR MAKING COUPLE HAPPY Jada-o .1. H. Hovklna Remits Fine Aanlnat Hoabni1 and Wife Rewards Him. CHICAGO, Jsn. 14 (Special Tele gram.) Jacob II. Hopkins, Judge of the municipal bench, received today an un expected testimonial to bis fitness. With all the atches of his court and the policemen of the Hyde park station, he enloyed a chicken dinner served by Mrs. Edward Oliver and her husband, who was fined t&O and costs by the Judge four days ago. When Oliver, who was arrested on com plaint of his wife, was arraigned In court his helpmeet accused him of having an affinity. Judge Hopkins fined lilm $50, but said that he would remit the fine any time that Mrs. Oliver asked for such action. ( Mras. Oliver made the request. The Judge kept hla promise. Then Mrs. Oliver Invited the court to partake of a chicken dinner, saying aha would bring It to the judicial chamber. Tha invitation waa ao cepted. Mrs. Oliver and her husband were both at the feast. Both declared they were happier than they had been In many days and that Judg Hopkins was an expert as a mediator In domestic affairs. SALOON FIGHT AT FT. DODGE . CERTAIN TO GO INTO COURT Petition of Consent Withdrawn by Liberal Lracae Darlngr ranvaaa Rlaht la ttaeatloned.' FORT DO DOE. Is., Jan. 14 (Special Tele gram.) The saloon fight here waxed warmer as the first day of the canvass closed, the petit'on of consent being with drawn by the liberal league when the first hour of the canvass showed the petition lacked four necensary names. County At torney Bumquist was appealed to concern ing the right to withdraw the petition after the canvass has begun, and ruled In favor of the "wets." Supervisors refused to al low the withdrawal and continued the can vass. Now It Is a certainty the matter will be carried to the courts. SHERWOOD CANDIDATE FOR UNITED STATES SENATE President nf Soath Dakota "Bar Aaao . ctntlon Will Make Con teat for Gamble Seeat. PIERRE, 8. D., Jan. 14. Carl Sherwood of Clark, president of the South Dakota Bar association, announced today that he will be a candidate for Senator Robert J. Gamble's seat In the senate. Union Pnolfle Train Ditched. , 8ALINA. Kan., Jan. 14. Three persons were slightly Injured today in the wreck of Union Pacific train No. 1, a combination of passenger and freTftht train, running between McPheraon and Sallna, five miles south of this city. A passenger ooaoh carrying twenty passengers turned partly over In a ditch. A broken rail caused the aooldent. Harare to Carry Steel Ralls. NEW ORLEANS, La., Jan. 14. That barges of the Carnegie Steel company are soon to restore partly the supremacy of the Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri rivers In the great water trade of years ago Is Information which haa been received here. It Is said barges will carry steel rails from Pittsburg to river points. and S&rong: Failing for Yeas Mr. La Forgne, a harness manufacturer, it a fine old man, 80 years of age, and he feels as lively as any one could expect. His health had been very poorly for the last few years before he began the use of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. It built up his sys tem, brought him such strength and vigor and gave him so much enjoyment in life that now he will not be without it. In his recent letter he said: "I am 80 years old and have been failing for the last three or four year I read of the great cures made by Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, so I bought two bottles of it, and in two months it put me back in health. I am feeling as fine and strong as a person could ask for, and I truthfully, give your whiskey all the credit for it, and, one thing sure, I will not be" without Duffy's Malt Whiskey now. I will gladly answer the letters of all who care to write me in regard to the good that this whiskey has done for me." J. La Forgue, Prescott, Iowa. Mr. La Forgue'g cage In similar to that of thousands of others, both aeed men and women, who have been kept hale, hearty and vigorous by the regular use of Duffy'g Pure Malt Whiskey as a medicine. of age Pure Mali malted grain. Whn taken at meal-time n onugs vu an cue tissues sua urgaue CONDUCTOR IDENTIFIES BOYS Boarded His Sherman Arenue Car Right A7tr the Holdup. THEY AROUSED HIS SUSPICIONS t hief of nefertlvea Frela Certain that He Haa the Rlaht Men on Hla Hand Waits Identifica tion of t?rnaaat. The first evidence definitely er-nnactlne; the four boys held as suspected holdup men nt the eltv .111 with the shooting of Rei.ben Elton, the druggist, was brought out Saturdnv. Conductor V. I- Kruger. who bad chaiee of a Sherman avenue cat on the night of the holdup. Identified Jo seph Trimble and George Nagel as two ot the three boys who boarded his car at Sherman avenue snd Bristol street a few minutes after the time that the holdup was reported. Kruger said that he particularly noticed the hoys at ho lime, as they were acting and talking in a suspicions manner. A short time afterward he recognlied a num ber of plain clothes men on the car and his suspicion was fully aroused. Elton's store Is at Twenty-fourth and Bristol streets, nnd 1t Is likely that who ever did the Job would have ran down Bristol street to the Sherman avenue Una. Tho lime corresponds with that ot tne ' holdun. lacking but a few minutes. Captain Savage feels certain that he haa he right men and Is Impatiently waiting the time that Elton's condition will admit of his Inspecting tha boys. PLANS READYJ0R NEW DEPOT Northwestern Ready to Wolld Inhonn Frelaht Honae na Soon aa It la "Needed. Plans for the new Inbound f relghthouaa of the Northwestern lines In Omaha havo been completed and the building will ba erected some time In the future. The new structure will cost SITR.Orfl and will com plete the Immense freight terminal which, was started and but only half completed by the road on Fourteenth street, from Davenport to Cass. The outbound house of tha road Is tha half now completed and has been In usa three years, the Inbound frelubt Intended for Omaha being sent to the old structure) on Fourteenth and Webster. "Our business In Omaha at the present time Is not large enough to warrant our building the remaining part of the freight terminal," stated Frank Walters, general manager of tho lines west, on Saturday. "We afe able to handle the business now with the new building at Fourteenth and Davenport snd the old structure on Web ster street, but as soon as our trade hare Increases we will push the work on the new. Inbound bouse. "The plan of construction Is the same as the structure now In use. with the excep tion that there Is no office in the Inbound house." COLD DELAYS NEW BUILDINGS Lack of Material Has Kept Bnclg Work on the New Depot Pnstnf flee. Because of the cold prevailing 'in the last week the work on the new Union Pactflo headquarters and the new" railway post office station has hot been progressed very fast. The granite base work on the head quarters was finished, and as the Bedford cut stone, of which the first three stories are to be built, Is in Omaha, stone worlt will begin when w armer weather arrives. The new postofflce station at Tenth ana Marcy streets has all the outside worn completed and , the Inside construction work Is now under way. Owing to tha slowness of the shippers of the material It Is uncertain when the building can be opened for use. Police Onard Marahalltown Plant. MARSHALLTOWN," la., Jan. 14. Spe cial.) Pickets of the strikers of the Lennox lachlne company and strikers ot tha com pany clashed near the plant again today. Two pickets were badly beaten and a shot was fired Into the mob, but the bullet missed Its mark. The police arrived Just too late to make any arrests. Police, who have been guarding the plant all summer and fall, but who were recently withdrawn, were again put on duty this afternoon. A Guarantee of Business Prosperity The Persistent and Wise Patronage Of The Bee Advertising Columns. G DfoisEsey ak 1 . . , . I