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, Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated. , VOL. X. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 37, 1898. . NO, 34. ) ( 1 MK1NLEY BARBARITY Colonel Bryan Ordered to His Reg iment When Snfforinj From , Fever t Washington. WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF IT An Article In tne Nebraska Inde pendent Excite Comment Everywhere. It Told Mia Truth. A short tluio ago there was an article In thl miner calling attention to the luct thut Col. Bryan bad boon ordered book to bin regiment while be wa still suffering from fever, while Melklejobn and ecore of other officer of the war deportment and of the army, holding much more responsible positions, were going about the country talking poll tie for the benefit of the money power and Mark llanna. The Item soeins to bave attracted attention all over this country, fur a more inhuman thing waa never done, than when McKluley exer cised bis spite In that way. Tbe Wash ington Post of October 18th, ban a spe cial dispatch on the subject which close with these words: "True or false, the friend of W. J. liryan believe the asser tion of the Nkuiiahka Inoki'KNUKNt." That assertion wus as follow: "One of the most dastardly crime for political purpoMii wa committed by the war department on the 4th of October, 1808. Colonel W. J. Uryan bad been ly ing for over a week on a sick bed at Washington, 1). C, havlngcome there to Recur? the furlough of the dying men in bi regiment Tiie administration took advantage of bin helpless condition and ordered him buck to Jacksonville, to have it appear that be wa derelict in Lis duty a a soldier. Mr. Uryun' wife waa at bis vide, having come from Ne or 'tb braska to nurne her husband. Buck arc the depth of infamy to which the repub lican leader descend in order to obtain Doliticul advantage. As there waa no H..t. tr A, tuliu toniiiuu fun mir irnv. eminent oflur for aucii contemptible ac tion?" The following letter in regard to the charge made by the Indki'knuknt ha been received from a Washington editor: Washington, D. C, Oct. 10, 1808. Editor Independent: Dear Sir: Euclosed And clipping from : the Washington rout of October 10th. In connection with name, I desire to up hold and substantiate the position that you bave taken. The facta nre aa follow: On the 4th of October, 181)8, there wns published in tbe livening Biar, the Evening Time, and the Rally llulletin. a statement to the effect that Hon. William J. liryan Lad been ordered to return to Inn regi ment in Florida, when it waa well known that he wax wick and thut he designed a trip to the White Sulphur Springs, Va., in order to recusals hi health. Wtieu thin waa publicly stated in all the paper mentioned, we took it aa a mutter of fact. Tbe article which you putiliahed waa baaed upon the aiatemnnta in theae paper, which are not democratic, and, if not openly republican, are eeim-olll daily ao. Uuounisuig that the republi can party waa deeNirat and that they had reported to every eubterfux In or der to help themselves, we took It for grauted that tlia statements made by thuMi republican papers were certainly eorrect. 1 o go further, we aent two am lenrrlea, repnaeutntivs newspacr men, to find outlrom the war department if thee statumi'Ut were true, Ouaol the men was denied an audience and the other aa Mr. Meiklciohn, In thaab riirw ol KwrwUry Alar, and Mr. M.ilkW. lohn refused to deuy or contlriii the stntetiient that you have publiehed. TbesUUMmnf Is absolutely correct lu every way, mniiaer, shspenni form, and there ia but on human blnf who ran -deny It truth, and that la William J. Ilrven. It way be that Mr, lirya Ulnapo- it ion where ha eaa ey aotbiag. Wbeth r b wa order! in tb iimuuef al forth, I eannol any. M authority 1 have al lor lb aa nbov elated, ThU, hovvr, la rr leiuly and lAmt lately orrct; that tha edminisirnlio baa ud al' td It owr to prevent the muatvrtui out til th intra trate r I meat mora than It baa any wlb rvmueMit eouirtiU. J by tba war depart meat. I eud a thU rl'j'i'if ia ordvf l ro(ct )uwrH tad Babi our -piiMi, m tka lull rHmitidity lor ba bola tbian, tva la aa wttt ial mmm. If I be Ut'la ara aol aa atalt. It W bo.iaa Ike war 4tartaat ay bat tMn Ibta (Mrdt au l lba aiMg Iba error id lb( atM ri.luu lU mum, a, I war d af it, II I aa aro, r fut i k .ttHtawlrattia ir, If, ba Kfia Ntar, t ttf lU;Wiit, ftu.) Habiagti I it', id tba rtly , aba aMibl all tbt I feat btrla tt4, I baa tba lw. woaM r(br Chf tfcf aboaid kul b iWUbMl, aa yi.a Ibiab t als II a. oa are al mM libwti t m rrlbta: ear J Um stated. V.tf ri.UMi, V Atsaar H. I'ttiaa. C ' litttwt It 4ay, The Ureataaity t4 MKiala'e tdf la MMJ m Saaa dwaaakm la Wah laatoa tkt Ik IWi id Ibal ally aiada np Its article with the following atate- meut: "There ia a deposition to aak a publio tatemont of the altuation from tbe war department on tbe part of both aide, ao bitter baa tbe oontroveray be come. Ksniai School Fond, The popullat of Kansas bave made about as good a'record In increasing tbe disbursements to the common school a bave the popullat ot Nubrueka. Pop ulism produce tbe same results every, where, In Kansas, for Instance, tbe an Dual school fund distributed since the beginning of 1807 is as follows: Febru ary, 1897, fl82.718.40j August, 1807, fzia,;H;j.uu; reuruary, ibu U22.0Q. WEBBM'NALL Tlia Kansas Pop Who fought thslnsur anno Companies to a Finish, Superintendent McNall fought twenty battles against the Insurance corpora tion and won every one of them, lie smashed the Insurance trust and saved the poople hundreds of thousands of dol lars thereby, He took the Insurance swindler whoso prey was the widow and tbe orphan, by the throat and made bim settle up. He bas turned more money Into the treasury than any su perintendent In the history of the de partment. He defied the assumed power of the federal judges and today lie has all his enemies on their knees craving for mercy. In the eighteen months ending ' June SO, 1808, the insurance department col lected and turned over to the proper partfee the sum of f 13'),9ft1.78, as com pared with the sum of 1110,783, col lected during the entire two years of tbe Morrill administration. REPUBLICAN DEFAULTING Tba KnWronmont of the Delinquent and the Leadership Mainly Itesponslble, No thinking man would bave the ef frontery to say that one's political af filiations are a criterion of bis honesty; no honest man believes that all honest men are In bis political party and that all rogues are in another. Yet all stu dents of socety understand fully the powerful effect of environment the child brought up among thieves will surely show signs of light-nugeredness. The great majority of men are born honest; and they grow up, live and die bonest, unless some powerful Influence should lead them astray. The great majority of republicans, democrats, populist and members of all other po litical parties are b orient; but there are rogue in all these parties. Ho called fanatics, cranks, men with one idea, as a rule do not remain long In the domi nant party, but break away from former political aliiliation to aioiu some other party that givea promise of promoting their peculiar hobby. Hat roguoa do not join a new party until they sea some chance of profiting thereby; only when "tbe old ship begin to leak do these "rats " desert her. Dishonest, like the germs of a malig nant fever, may remain dormant in a man's breast for many years; but when conditions become favorable the diseasu breaks out with increased fury. There is a peculiar infectious quality about dishonesty in oflloial life which requires the strongest of moral natures to with stand. lu the present state campaign, the re form forces have dwelt at some length upon the characteristic incompetency of republican otlicials, both state aud county; upon the reckless Indifference of such olllcials for the i liferents of the tax payers of Nebraska; upon the extrava gances aud nwHlliee eixuditurea of such ottl.iiuls. The reform forces have not laid particular stress upon the defalca tions of Hartley and Moore, notwith standing the enormous nmouut cd such defalcations, bscausa the mem fart that two republican state official stole a largu amount id atate money would not, of itm-lf, prove lh republM'aii party worthy to administer good state guv. eminent, always provided, that the r publma.il parly had ahoan It good lu tenuous by relegating to the rear not only those dirwetiy rvepousibl for the mm but also tb "aeoeeaorle Ufra and after the fact." Tut baa not ba dona. Hut on the contrary, the rrpablt n)udwbo eat'Ud Mr. Hartley waa told la so uuwtaiu language thai ba ia nu longer la rhh ataading with lb manipulator ol bat party, Oa of IS me bu auada It luiasibi far Mr, Hartley to aiulwiit tS warraul fur bs'b be U aow avrtriag long aealmo la tba s.aiuliry, la now at Iba bead of tb rpail'n att evatrat uutmit to, ea4 all ol Iba baugrua, ttiaelpa la t ore, ward kseler and f.Hr aba ml up lb fcittly aabealthy aviru ateat to abklt HariWy aad MMirvat aaiiy ai-amU., ar toty gmdiag tb dstoiiMi ul b rvpablaiaa rty w a tiraska, (MtatkaQ. ! 'uii, Hew BJieMttiMi tHk Yiaitoa, tvi H1b Yri al bad sa Jtag1y by Mao teelerUay, A teUfrau fnasa Ueaaral viU, at llav, wa r4 rweoaa laM4taf KI lb Uwlt ol tint allowed U Sa il ta vt Cuba V aa 144 ftaa lavMW 1 1 daaaary L lie I4 tbal l vtwwld U fbyaleaUy ktr fvMible fw tba I'i.exst Mtaiab brastee aa lb la! aad ti tv tN lb rat l tbe , a4 a tg(d4 tb taUa it Mm as teaavasble aal GAGES VILE SCHEME The Most Dangerous Monopoly Ever Conoeived by the Brain of a Banker, GEEENBACKS TO BE BURNED A Few Wall Street Financiers are Preparing to Control Everything. The Oegs Dm Discussed. Within a few years nearly every la- d "a try and nearly every Important business im paaaod Into the oomtro or gigantic truats. A few of the men who ran smaller concern were em ployed a clerks at email aakric, wuilo tbe remainder ware ruined and wist adrift. Tb first step bas now been taken to form a great money trust wblwh will aoon drive every small banker out of buaitneM. Jut beore congress adjourned the committee on banking and currency quietly reported a bill 'a the bouse of representatives, Which, bill la not being dkcussed, but wljlcb It Is pro poned to rusih through o soon, e the elecUona are over. Tbe bill autlbor- lea any notional bank to eatabltoh brandi bank without II mi. all over the country. Under Mil bill great speculators like Ilerpowt Morgan and others can create a bank wfUh several hundred million dollar capital, end then establish 8,000 or 10,000 branches placing a branch In every town wiiere tnere is now a small bank. . branch will want the cream of the business In that locality, and as It will wave ii mines resource to back It. the smaller bank will soon hove to close lta doors, cmt the majority of noose men who are now making a liv ing and In some case making money will be fhrown onto the street to look for other Jobs. CLEARING HOUSE DISTRICTS. 2. Under thd bill the country ia to be divided I to clearing-house district, and every country bank must not only bave an gent in the celnrlng houae city of the district to wtildh It belonrrs, but In order to make it note circulate it is obliged to have an scent in every clearing house district of the country. The agent Is to redeem any oi tne note or ucn country bank thai may be presenited for redemption or payment, itie only wny a country (wnk can do this is to employ one of the city bank to act a atrerot in the clear! ng-houae district This sc-dalled agent can at any time gather up enough notes of a country bank and present them for redemption to break it up, for no country bank can keeip gold or money enough consrtantJy on hand to redeem a large portion of It notes on demand. Especially would tihls be true during a money stringen cy, the very time when wuch a demand voull be made. Mont banks can take up their circulating note n they are presented nt the counter In the ordin ary course of business, but no bank will be safe for a day if there are a number of banks especially appointed to take up lta note and which can pre sent a large amount of note at any moment and demand redemption. Manlfeatly this provision of the bill hns a double purose. First, to pre vent country lwnka that Intend to do a legitimate bimlnes from organizing under this bill, thua Waving the profit to iw made from issuing circulating note to t he city bank and leaving Hi field open In tha country for ther tabllsment of branch banks. Second, to place aueh country banker aa may organize under Ihla law absolutely In the power and control of the big eity hanker, ao that they can be used for any and every purpoae, political or otlierwlse. TUB ISSt'R OP MONT.Y. 3, I'mler this bill all irrrenbark a?l other form of government paper now rireoiatlMr a inonev, ami anauintlng to upward of Itoo.noo.ntK. are to b tiM'r Irsl rul the government I to I sue tMrrect-ttearing t.t.tr or laimlt thai vtill not rlreulat mm uutaey In their atend, lho iMrvsing tha bur itrns f th Aiiterbait mm4 in thm i twit of many nil!! loo of dollar vltMMl giving them on ent worth of io in return, t. TM a bill tike from the povert ttl th erei power Maulng numey rr WU thai rfNia th fm tion of ti-v, 4-ml it rfer tht oa pHat nqMratlf without r'vtng th rovrritiHeht anrtblny in return. t're-tU'ei)v a th tnMev .f tha eotin- try U t lw, hi th Itanka, and thry win bav abalut e..nlf4 t.f i utm Tbry es a atm tb vnium I j!ir at. rS pW,N-e of propeis V, nd the when H en He their plena, tr oe a etrth Internet tbey enn r ttiM' tb wtltMH n Ihvi evt t nsrft at fm!' a panki wbU-n t-i ba.i b th hut iwn from wn.W rlcea. In tbal fear twcuUtor ran -! n'v nts treat .r4ulte n. rt etntn4 f at) tb rr railrwK ( eabee pr.iwe of b tmwntrf nilkmit patlwif fU valo . them, Hot tbe will M tb wb yMtry at tbe mere. Tb pra pant be ttoHtt He- V rtra at otber at abators la f witrnt f rUnvl n itbe f rel petwrtksa without giving the origliial owner one cent for their laveetment. This will mak H potatlble to repeat operation of th.1 kind at plooture. If it be said tluut men doing bualneaa would not favor alternate extxaualon and contrac tion, the answer la, ilrwt, that this country baa had several bunk-made pan lea second, that one great specu lative bank with several hundred mil lion! of capital and a large number of bra nolle all over the country can by calling In its circulation and It loan and by refusing to extend credit pro duce a panic In a week and force othev banks to pur use the same course a a matter or self-preaervaition. Further, there will not then be many Immks; the whole situation will be in tbe con trol of a few men and they will have tb country at their mercy. EFFECT ON LOANS. i Psont business men can go to different banks tar nuliion frequently when they foil at one tbey succeed at another. Jlut if there i otnjy on oranon bank doing Mie prln ciwii busineas of a town, tben if tbe --"Btiutin ui muvu orancn panK cut on a oiimneasman's credJt be Is ruln- eu. Bucn oranch, acting on lnwtruc tIon or on its own motion can control the pontic of every community and defeat the people In almost every con- 0. Wbill under tbl Wll the govern ment will surrender to privata corpor J'10; Wif prerogative of issuing that wWen performa the fut.c Uon of money It will be going deeper tV" lai0 l,,t hanking busl new which It not a proper function of erov- .....w m , w guarantee ail the nots Ijavucd by national banks. Every body knows that theae note will not circulate ouiaMe of tbe community iu wMcfe tbe Imeib of Wue eS If ft were not for tihe guarantee of the gov. wwnent. It Is the guarantee , of t& government that gives these note, cur- wortlilca. Whta, tbeTcfore, till jrov- vale corporation, and thus .tart ifij, buainesn, W)e government for all pracU- Ji.?Sf tell .'Hoa o Si" that the isaulng of Unl . veto buirfne. whn u a.. lzfm JfWy on W tBVirK frZ vne govcTOment. of eome kind to pi-otect It egalniat .7. ibis bill will create the worst Ing truat ana m.kT ? rJ.Van' ja-wHli moderate caplJa lto wrrV on form small banks for the m e "pTno of apccu atlon. Tt .rtj ' rrpT value of any government bomls which tbey may depoalt witb the United them to laaue cnrrn. .. ; 80 per cent of i..t. Zi-u-r". "V. Ihese notea will be cooil SCI fCTent Wram themTbut Wt the depositors. Under the law a It now staiKls the wWi II crn'ir' to, ffPtors and oth er creditors of the bank, and even thl. . TO utterly Innde- qi.nte, while under thl one-fifth of the cnpitfll will be ett tb apply on debta. As it la niwavs found wi.ere a bank Is In trouble that t enn- nuKK s imrnired to the extent of more than one-tlfth. it. follow. ,. ... der thla new bill there will be no pro lection whatever for depowitor. Wlien nn Indlvidiinl aneeiiluW ), Phani-e of losing nil that lie hn; when a Isink speculates the owners take the rnnnce or lotting st Icest all of their cnpltal stock, but under this bill they can use all of tha d..i:f. pones of speculation, and th ftnltf flub they run I that of lowing one-fifth of in smau sritm they have put In tha btnk themselves. If thla bill Unn,.. a law it will create, first, a hoblile which will soon burst and spread nior ruin and disaster than we hnvs yrt seen, and thereafter thl repnbllo will im me pwywimg or great man I pu la t or. BiyRMPTioy jx nou. H. Even If the ntfn were to act bnn. rtiy tliulrr tills h i ami ! nnle h-gill mate banking lntsliiee. It must unmne n gnvit enlinrw. Hf re iWng all of tbe (roverntneiit nnry place th entire htlslnm of h etun- try on Isink tiote. The r to U rwUemed In gold. Ther i k hs i iiMMinlain af them, ami thev are all to rri uxn a narraw rM )uMt bnt Is. to rl on th balm e-i.M w have In thla etntntry. Tab cmms of IH rrrat l'r lin pytamtd ami Invert II ai IHat It aie shall rrl on a llu v.l.t lee, aiMl y ret an kL t.f tKIa M hetna, rrv tint tb narrow f n. ttl..n U disturbe.1 th n.Vhtv atrop ine i'f l ), he ih ultimately luuat fall, tr rll go alml to lV d.ta ami Intreet. I ten lb Ul a'H- rf IrsMU Mnei it lttte e tui ir-H. AHhooifH on a ...I I etamtar.1. vt a U h.t rrslr.l!f M tiMtte U.n l kt k'wp aay g-.U In our eutiry al atl. A'l h lk ef taterif b t.slav M-rety I .Lrt otn I ..' I lbtr vault (iuwiltW alt tbr thinr am) then tletermls tw K.gp thl tra "l-l at bwii Ht enrtt bj mmm imw Vaiwra the f tb Antertr f !'' n bt, a. Ibte Nil ereatra IbeNi eMMtrol' l f IK-nrTtM'V. ar to bold pivir b'r year. a I am rnwv t.ke ealy after a ti'tal Wfttve tb i f tb I'alted a kale tbe I tnawlfwel riini n ta ptt t tb d ftbnaevl and trweontt tannae hm. ((-...Usele HStb r) TfllEVING TREASURERS The Eopublioan Party Besponsibla for Every One of tba Wholt Gang. POPS HAVE A CLEAN RECORD The Journal Liable to be Sued for Libel on tha Sheridan County Treasurer. The True lleoord, Tha State Journal has boon running a roorback for th last week about tbs enormous dofalcatlon of populist county treasurers. It bunted up a lis; of all the defaulting county treasures, not ropnb llcans, for the last twenty year (giving no dates) and cbargod them all op to tbe populist party. Many of them never were populists aud some of them were elected aguinst tbe solid populist vote of tbe county by a fusion between tbe democrat, who were fighting Uryan and the republicans. Tbe charge that there was a defalcation In Hheridaa county is absolutely false. There ha been no defalcation there at all. Old Tlddle-da- winks will probably have a law suit on Its hands for that libel. Tholist that the Journal bas been printing from day to day Is as follows; Htanton county ,. 3.000 00 Platte county 00,000.00 (Jreeley county.,... 110,000.00 Hherman county ft.OOO.OO Hall county 30,000.00 Harlan counly 18,148.00 Uosper couuty 0,000.00 Howard county 17,000.00 Custor county ft.OOO.OO Thayer couuty 0,000.00 Hherldan couuty 1,640.00 Keith county 14,000,00 Hamilton county 0,000.00 An eiamlnation into the fact In many of these ensue shows that the pop ulist or fusion parties cannot in any sense be charged with thnsa or any other shortages wuors tit suit or county have lost thereby, The county treasurer of 1'latte county, (a democrat) was short about f 80,000 four years airo (be fore we bad fusion), but ho turned over to bis bondsmen property to th full amount and tbey have paid in amounts irom tun to tuna as lost as tney could dlsposs of tbe property. Tbe boodsmeu are among th wealthiest men In tha state and tbe state or county will not lose a cent. Tbsshortag being nearly all paid up at tne present timo. The Greeley county shortage off10, 000.00 was by a democratic county treasurer, who defeuted th populest candidate by a combination witn tbs ro publican. Tbe republican party I therefore responsible for this shortage. Tha Uosper county treasurer turned In his prcMTty Immediately after he was found short and neither th state or county lost a cent thereby. In Thayer county the defaulting treas urer waa a democrat, elected by a com bination of republican bunks, It being la H!i;i, lung before ther were any fusion of populists and democrats and certain ly Is not chargeable to fusionlst for there has never been a fusion county treasurer elected In Thayer county. Hut this Is not all, th fact I that there has boen but on county treasurer defaulter during th present ndulnlstru tion, be being th republican county Irensurer ol Hoyd county, who was found short l,a;i'i.(MJ nnd hi bonds men confessed Judgeiimut for the full amount. la Harlan there waa a populist county treasurer who wna short, but that popu list county rose right up and aent him to th penitent try along with tlia old r publican banker who Induced him to loan money that belonged to th atate, the judx giving th old banker two or this year aitra In th penitentiary, because a tha iudg said, h waa tha real criminal. Kvery dollar that tha atat ever lot through drlaulttng county treasurers la dirtftly tUitrgitttil to th republican party, lor ther ha never been a cent liietelnrv they wer driven out of the state bouse, aud lor thi reason. The rutilsnu party went lata Unu fttlh ths t nk a and to furnish th banker v ho hlid to fieri them with fund up. onwhk'btbsy could do busiaee. tbey allowed lb county treasurer lu keep Ik money hk'b w id lulu their head by I ha mmi4 lor taie forsit ntonlba aad tbr lb atat trvasurvr wa nlloned to ken ail tnontba mora, Thai mod ol doing bueiaea tttltd In aumeruus df)ctKtna In lb iiule aad tb laal bg tMahaltoa by lUrtk-y, A a soon a lb (Hipubats gol lalo wltt . Mwrvstod thai tl ot Iblag aad .! tbe oualy Irvaean-ia aead sptb snoaey awry moat b. He, o bis part, aaaooaaaa s-w Iboaenad dllr e tumtlvd I lb lrMry, n-ed a ell krarraia aad paid II ohI. that loode ol tloiae1 bxitM fur II b ia lva Ibeeoaety lrnHrrno cbusvettf d-ii, la .tv anionat, u4 tb 4av to the lt baa at. I lost a v.l. ,u lrt be Mil Jtiufaal ouitab, ASKS M VESICATION, ftrMuty VirtHwl, UntHdtft, tVt, S 4. lb l.i.u.r t b tt dtttintali I aHU In Mluia etiWout in ue Yyf t tM tHm I 'sly nlMuitw bar tsi imI I r sh-m thn a )wr rMviKit tb Ute lieasMrv, it I Sntulue tbal tb tM4 of Mr. Meaerve is composed largely of straw, and that no serious attempt has bean mada ' to correct it and make It of i some value In protecting tha Interest of the public, The de mand that the ollice of treas urer be opened up and tba tnonev counted and the bond , rectified Is a reasonable one. Th exposure of populist de falcation In the county court , bounce all over th atate haw show the people that it is just , a necessary to watch a publio ' treasury when it Is In th bands of alleged reformer as ' when It la cared for by a re- i Subllcan, In all cuses It will fa 0 no harm to count the mon- ey at stated interval In order f that tbe people limy be per- fw-tly sure that It is all there. As 1 have nothing to conceal from tbe people of this elate 1 should be very glad to have the Investigation you speak of and 1 suggest to you that you have the following gentlemen as a committee of Investigation! 11. V. Hchnelder, chairman of the republi can state committees Luther Drake, of Omaha, who U treasurer of the republican state committee 1), 0. Mtilr, president of the First National bank; J, 11. Wright, president of th Columbia National bank, and H. U. lltirnbam, president of the American Kxchonge National bank of Uneaiai M, T. Harlow, president of tha united Blate National bank) F. If. Davis, cashier of the First National bank, and William Wsllnae, cashier of tbe Oma ha National bank, of Omaha, I nam the gentlemen because they are rep reimmUMve, honorable buslnen men belonging to the republican party, I also suggest that you add to this list th nam of M. L, Hnyward, republi can candidal for governor, so that be) may have correct information in re gard to the treasurer's office. I not only court this Investigation, but I challenge you to have it mad by -Uu gentlemen, llespeetfully, J, II. MicHicnvw, Btot Treoaurer, LOVE AND DEATH, Omaha, Oct. sZJobn Sfolohert, aa MpoNiilon employe, shot and fatally wounded bis affianced wife, IilllaB Morris, and then turned his weapon on himself and blow bis brain out at 11 sW fostcrday morning. The tragedy was enacted in tbe dressing room at tb photographio stndlo of V, A, Rinehart, 1620 Donglas street. Jealousy prompted the deed. , Four shots were fired by tb frerisied nan. Tbe first shot missed hi victim and went through the wooden partition of the dressing room aud was found in tbe hallway leading to tbe etndlo. Tb second found lodgment in tb woman's brain, entering back of the right ear, Tbe third shot, fired with uncertain aim at his own head, went wild and en tared tbe door of the little room. Tb fourth penetrated Molcbert's brain just In frout of tbe right ear and be fcU to the floor, expiring almost instantly, Tbe woman was hurried to the Presbyterian hospital, where, after an examination, tbe physician declared ber wound a fatal one. Molohert was known to have been In sanely jealous of Miss MorrU and bad told ber no biter than Friday night that he would kill her If she persisted in keeping company with anybody bat himself. FOUMKIU.Y LIVED IX LINCOLN. J, U Mt'lchart wa about 35 year old and formerly redded with hi parent at Uwofn, vher b wa con nected witn tne j.mcoin ram anu Color company. I en year ago hi (siren 1 aciMirutcd, Ida mother marry ing John vouienuerg, a cigar manu facturer. Mrs. Wohlenlterg moved to riil.mo, and with ber went ber mar ried daughter, Mr. Moore, wnoa htiftbuiid, a street car conductor, wa killed in a tm?t car collision In Lin coln, Hmalay night, OotoWr 8, MeUqiart, In company with a ntnn named John Thorn imoti. Joined a party, ewnprtslng John itelbrldg, John Sutton and I'ar- rle Hart, in a bujriry drive on Hhertua avenue, Th prty indulge! in a numlier of round of drink, finally winding mi St Hevr nteenth and ,Nk'h- ittit etreeta, wher WHchart wa thiirg.Ht so.) robtttd, ai be elaUned, of tie. lv.lHidf and ruttn wr f re, aiul al th preliminary trWd rnlay, tvtolwr It. wer hUI umWr ?fsi Uonla to th rttotrlct cimr rue highway M-l-wy. , , , , . 1 indir ar IwUnM ti tain " M.k lrl tutstniHl a blow Ulam t brd whm aM,uHe., which. proab!y, tlTm'lr.1 hi Mdttd. ll Whth lndkrH lv reiMuiH lor vu ra art H. nuttv. . t , MeW hart' bat n r-wtVr bwrned, m aU waa th wound I hi tempi. I. ..!. 1 In tbst th weapon a bM .!.is to kU bead hn k Hredj tb l.t ft ar It's as tsa riaia.tVb It A aeadwlMtl tMt tasned last evaniaf any at "Twere t St vtnltU fvif lb elaraaUt rnsaor teardiaf tb v!tUe Ntwa !',. 4 tireat lUtlal. 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