Nebraska Newspapers

    THE DAILY BEE-SA.XURDAY , MARCH 14 , 1885. 5
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
The Testimony in the Howard Horror
ror Nearly Concluded ,
The Frocceillnj ? * of Yesterday - Testimony
mony Closed ,
YKSTEIIHAY MOHMNO's SESSION.
Elizabeth Loan sworn 1 cooked two
weeks for the defendant , Lizzio Howard.
Pirsl know her abont three weeks bifaro
Nottio was burned. Know Nottio during
this tlmo : the relations between Llzzio
and Nottio were most friendly. I was at
Nettle's homo about 0 or 10 Saturday
morning that the was bmnod , and re
mained all day and night. I was there
Sunday morning. Some ono had a con
versation with her as to how she was
burned. She eaid to mo that elio _ was
badly burned ; "will you atk Lizzio to
takocaroofmo hero ; I never will got
well ; I am going to die , and ( want to
die in Lizzio's care ; I dcn't know how I
got burned. " She eald , she did not want
to go to a hojpltal , wished to atay at
homo with L'zzb and not go to a hos
pital. At this time , in Lizzie's proeonco ,
Lizzlo remarked that she did not know
how it happened and Nottio said , "I
doa't ' know cither " On Sunday morn
ing before 10 o'clock ' and alter the con
versation above given , Nottio caid aho
waa in her right mind and told us ( Lizzlo ,
Thompson and myaolf ) tbat she did not
know who burned her , but that Lizz'.o '
nnd Thompson would not do BO , I
did not aeo her die. I left abDut 12
o'clock Tnoiday. I lait taw her alive
Tuesday at 12 o'clock.
Oharloa Edgerton I mtasurod the
honao In which Nottio was burned. I"
did to last night , Htvo the dimensions.
I have nil the girl's furniture ( giving di-
mcmlons ) . The mattress aho laid on
was bnrnoi on each side of tbo slip ,
in the center. There were some bnrncd
places on the aldo also.
Doctor Ulbba Am county physician.
I dreaaod burns for defendant Thompson
In the county jail within a day or eo after
ho was burned. The burn waa on his
hand. Question by Shields If a person
la burned by oil so that the burn ox-
tonda from , lower part of abdomen to top
of head ; the burn not deep , extending
only to the second or true akin , and ex
tending all over the abdomen , to collarbone
bono on right breast , none on the back ;
all over the face , and deeper on the face
than on the breast ; the eyes prat ably
destroyed , hair burned off , on Saturday
morning at 1.30 , and dies on following
Tuesday at'4l:30 : p m. ; a physician ap
pears about ona hour or little moro afjor
the burning , and dresses the wound with
oil , co.ton and limo \iater , preacrlboa
dosas of morphia and opium at intervals
of ono hour , till relief comoj , and the
proscription ia followed out , and the
patient from Saturday morning until 4:40 :
p. m. Monday following , Is at times asleep ,
but never In complete coma state ; under
those circumstances may or may not
the natieat Ho passively hearing conver
sations around her , without ability to
reason Intelligently , and at or abont 4:40 :
p. m. Monday Is It or is it not extremely
probable- tint the patient could not Intel
ligently understand and answer questions' '
Answer She may so lie and It is probi-
blo.
blo.Cross Exjminod It is hardly a fact
where opiates arc persisted In , that thers
are luclrt Intervals ; H Is most probable
that the opiates would ao bacloud the
mind that the party could not reason 01
intelligently understand. An ordinary
dose of opium is ona grain ; of morphia
from one-sixth to one-quarter of a grain.
The effects of an ordinary doio with OT-
dlnary paoplo WOMB oH in six to eight
hour. ] .
Dr. Bridges In answer to the hypo
thotlcal question just put ta Qlbba th (
wltneaa ta'.d ' it la a fict that patient coulc
lie passive without power of reasoning ai
to trnth or probability of statement 01
occurrences. In ciao stated hero it mlgh
bo possible that the ponoa could ansprei
questions though not able to reason.
John Thompaon ( the defendant ) Havi
known Nettie Howard abont two year.
tnd a half. Am husband , legall ;
married to L'zzlo ' abDut three yea's
Occupation for four yeara in Omaha ha
been tc. mater principally. At tbo timi
of burning was working as tearas'or ; wa
at Nettie's house the night of burning
' Went to bed when smelting works whig
th sounded midnight. L'zzio ' , Nettii
and I wore thera thai night. Beat relations
tions existed between ns three. larrivei
there that night about 7 o'clock. I hai
rooms elsewhere , though I stopped thcr
frequently In the evening after tea an
remained all night. Waa present
ent when [ Lizzie Blooiufiold cam
In for coal oil. Nettle wen
out Into ano her room , cam
bick with empty can. Soon after I wen
to bed , tome Bjldlers catno In ; L'zzii wa
a'badwithmo. The lamp was then 1
front rjom en waehstand near head (
Noitlo'sboJ. It waa Nottlo's habit t
read hersjlf to sleep. I let soldiers Ir
they went Into Nettie's ( middle ) roon
Nottio went into her room before I wen
to bod. Llzzio and I "had a few word *
after wo wont to bed , about a picture c
a soldier Lizzlo had. Nottio had nothln
wba'ovor to do with this diapnto ; aho wi
ia the other rooai. When the soldier
came to got in , Nottio waa called b
Lizzio to ojun the door and led them it
Abont that time , in Nettie's room ,
heard eomething like the fill of some ol
ject. In a moment Lizzie cried on it (
'My Qcdl the house is on firo. " I caugl ;
Ltzzto and kept her from rnshing Inl
Nettlo'a room. I went In , took a buck
of water to throw over her put It dow
and took a cloth cover , or something 111
It and wrapped Nettit in It. When i
first siw Nettie aho waa covered fro
hips to top of head with ilame or bliz
Several persona came in aoon after , ai
two g'rls took ho'.d of Nettie to put hi
to bed ; this caused the flames to sU
afresh , or break through Iho cover. I toi
it and throw it out the door. I retnrni
to room and took the blankets and co
ered her. When Nettle went to bed i.
had been drinking. When Nettie w
lying on floor a BEE reporter propos
to put her on the bed at
1 told him she was belt
oil whore oho was. [ witness gave d
tilled account of the Happening ! In t'
homo about thla time , of no special ii
portanc ; , ] I new > r asked Nettie it an
body could be forgiven who had do
euch a tbiog as tbat , No such coavers
ever at any time occurred between i
and Nettle , or anything like it.
burcod my hand trying to smother t
tl lines about Nettle. 1 had a conver
tlon with Nettle Immediately afl
Hacket left her room , I Ind been o
to the drug atom and first learned ihv
waa suspected , 1 then went into Notti
room , asked her If ahe knew me , ibo i
pljtd "yia ; " in reply to my quostioaa a
said I had never done her any bar
tlitt wo had never quarreled , tint i
oid not blame me at all for the bornlt
A similar conmaatign w s bad by Liz
Howard with Nett'.o ' in my presenca
about this time.
THOMPSON CROSS EXAMINED.
Llzzio and I were married three years
ago in Council Bluffs , I had a room in
the old Hudson lllvor honeo , between
Thirteenth and Fomteonth streets ,
Would visit Lizzie tovernl times a week.
Nettle , Llzzio and I were always friendly.
Night befora the burning , viz Thnnday ,
I waa at Nettle's house about 8 o'clock ,
Don't know whoaa picture it was tlut
cinaod the dispute. Never BIW the man.
Never saw Basket and Connolly In com
pany , Nottio and Lizzlo lived together.
I had a ecparato room because I had to
got np early to work. I could not got
np or go to bed at Nettie's as early as
olaowhera , bccausa the women did not
v ish to go to bed before midnight. Don't
know why. I saw the oil can when
Blooiufiold came for oil. Did not see
Nottio with the lamp at this time. Can
was empty when Nottio shook it.
I did not have any trouble or dispute
with Notlio Howard some weeks before
the burning. I saw Wins'on ' and called
him into the house. Adjourned to 2 p
m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Cross-examination of Thompson con
tinued : Got my hands burned when per
sons pulled Nottio from tha blanket or
covering. It was about ono hour before
1 was arrested I spoke to Nettle and she
recpgnizod me. In reply to my question
she said she did not blame mo about the
burning. Just bofora this aho said the
same to Lizzlo Howard.
lie-direct : When officers came in they
told mo they were after mo and ono of
them wont with mo in Nettle's room ,
when aho said she and I had no quarrel ,
nor did she believe I or Lizzlo had any
thing to do with the burning ; also that
she did not knoir who did it.
Lizz'.o ' Howard : AmThompton'a wife.
Nottio lived with'.mo four different times.
She would not remain very long with mo
at a time. The l st tlmo she bad boon
with mo abut three or four months , I
never had a quarrel or trouble with her
in my life. She was the best girl that
was ever in my house. She had no
trouble with mo or Thompson. Friday
night , just before dark , she filled two
lamps , ono In my room , ono In hers. She
had been drinking some when Bloomfield
came for oil. I was In bed , and and been
In bed sick for a month. Saw her last
before I she was burned when she
locked the door after the soldiers wont
out. Just before their coming I had sent
Nottio out for baer and whisky to use
with our lunch. Thompson was not then
there. Ho came afterwards. Nottio lot
the soldiers out and went to her room and
shut the door. Thompson said to me
that if ho liked soldiers as well as I do
ho would go and llvo with them. This
led to a quarrel between Thomp
son and myself. Nottio was in her room
with door closed. I heard 1 o'clock
whistle blow. Some unknown men came
to tha door , but Thompson siid : "Don't '
open the door. " I called Nottio to go
and open the door , and at that very mo
ment I hoard a scream , "Fire ! " and saw
a fia&h of light undar the door , and cried
out : ' 'Jesus Chrlatl the house is on firo. "
[ Witness corroborated the other testi
mony In this connection in a cool , clear
and Intelligent manner , graphically illus
trating tha exciting scene ] I heard [
Nettle toll Gilligau that sno did not
know how it happened or who did It.
[ Hero a thrilling acono between witness
1 ? and the burned girl was depicted , the
- witness breaking down in tears and sobs
for a moment as she told of the poor
girl's helplessness and anxiety that her
true name should not bo known , and her
piteous appeals that witness should Ho
beside her on her uninjured arm and
kiss Nettle's poor burned lips. The en
tire court room was affected lor a mo.
ment. ] Nettie told her she knew witness
. hid nothing to do with the burning , nor
- Thompson either. This repeatedly done.
Cross exarUnod : First know Nettle
four years ago. I saw her fill the lamps
that night in the front room. [ District
attorney skillfully put this witness on the
rick , but failed to shako her testimony
In any particular. Her testimony was a
clear as a bell. ] The prosecution here
rested and the district attorney announc
ed that the state had presented its case
The attornejs handed In instruction
. they desired and gave reference to u
thorltios.
"Proceed , Gentlemen , " said Judge Ne
ville , and cautioned the thickly pack c
audience to ba silent.
la
opened for the sttto by admitting that m
s- motive for the crime had been shown b ]
sio the prosscutiou. But , ho c'almod , aemi
facts In these cases must bo admitted
1id IIo proceeded in a calm , reasoning wa ;
id to show that the circumstances pnlntei
reid to defendants' guilt. He denied that th
id burning of the wcniin can be aconntec
s- for on the hypothesis that it waa an acci
s10 dent. It was , in the light of the peculia
lit circumstances detailed by the witnesses
10 Impossible to have been the result of EC
nt client. Hero counsel analysed the test
mony and after forty minutes yielded t
Mil. SHIELDS ,
? who entered into a logical examination c
the suspicious clrcumstanc s relied upo
by the state , and with energy and fore
.
n.at presented his views upon their lack o
j" tendency to convince any Intolllgen
man , After forty minutes the court ad
j"r dk.
r journal until this morning at 9 o'clock
The Inquest Yesterday.
by rs The coroner's jury sit upon the re
byn. mains cf Anton Kaniczny , struck Marc
n.b n.I llth , 1885 , by the engine of train Nc
b- 1G of the Missouri Pacific ritlroad , an
, returned tbo following vordlct ycstordaj
ht
STATE or NKBIUSKA , I
ito County of Douglas , ( '
cat At an inquisition liolden at Omaha. Neb
rake In Douglas county , on the 12th and 13th da ;
ko of March , A. I ) . 1835 , before me , John t
I Droiel. coroner of Bald Douglas county , upc
the body of said Anton Kamczny lying deai
by the jurora whose names tare hereto iu
scribed , the said Jurors upon their oath i
say ; that f the soicrAnton Kanlcznr camel
his death by being tun over by train'No. 1
Mtuniirl Pacific railroad , on March lit
and that no blame is attached to the employ
on said train ,
In testimony whereof , the said jurors ha
hereunto set their hands the day and ye.
aforesaid.
WITNESSES. Jt'HOBH.
H , 0. IJoTLKn , C. S Goonmcii ,
Tiics. FmaKiULD , K. F. MOIIIAUITV ,
J. B. DEWITT , GEO , MEDLOCK ,
D. F , BnowN , WM , NKI.IOII ,
CHAS. EWKHSON. Aiituun H , Hiur.as ,
icn-
- JOHN C ,
ay Coroner ,
me I a the Inquest proceedings , the engic e
sima andfireman testified thit the deceased w
maI on the track ; the whlatla was blown lei
I and rap'.dly ; he got oil' the trick and th
the aupposed all was right ; they moved ahoi
a- when he unexpectedly returned to t
ter track in front of the engine and was ir
out moment knocked off , His conduct In i
' I turning to the track was singular , but
ID'S was impossible to slop the engine in tir
re- to avoid the accident , Tne jury ,
sbo
courto , could not attach any censure
ros ; thotrno , and in the verdict expressly e
the cnlpates them from all blame.
og.
Z20 Frt sh Pine Apples at Werners' .
At n Cfira-Wrltcr'B Table ,
Yesterday forenoon THE BEE reporter
stood for aomo twenty minutes near the
table where Mr. Ferguson writes vliiting
cards , etc , , in front of ths postnfllco.
The different classes of people giving or
ders were noticeable , Seeing THE BEE
man the card-writer said , "lean almost
tell thorn as they come up , You perhaps
have no idea of the canons tastes exhibi
ted. Yesterday an old lady citno ; she
wanted something suitable for ono In
mourning , and I handed her a package
of plain , b'ack-bordorcd ' cards of fine
matcml. She preferred another sort , and
selected a glazed card with a sky-bluo
border all aronnd it. Women of ques
tionable vocations are the best buyers
and by far the most tasty purchasers.
They get the best and care nothing ex
cept that the cards are In perfect good
taste not gaudy bnt exquisite. Then the
preashcra come ; they want the highest
priced cards for the least money , and al
ways aak for something pla'n but buy
fancy cards. Young moo , ns a rnlo ,
select such "as wo roiommcnd , and as
they are good customers wo play no
pranks on them , nuleaa the fellow hap
pens to bo like a dudleli sort of a young
ster who came hero a few days ago. lie
was ono of thoao imitation pictures of
human belnga , you know , with a wad of
inhoiited money , and not an atom of
brains. When this sort appears wo lot
his iastos spread themselves , and when
ho loaves , laugh at his folly. Look at
this card. Attached to It are a great
cabbage-shaped roso.wlth . an onion but
ton sandwiched between it and a sua-
llowor In gorgeous colors and almost tbo
size of a saucer. Ho bought two pack
ages of thoao for hia 'girl , you naw , ' and
stood near where you are as I wrote his
name on them , tolling mo how ho was a
masher , and half aloud repeating :
'Summer may change for winter ,
Klowers may fade and die ,
But I shall over love thee ,
While I con heave a sigh1 !
Jus ! ; think or sentiment and eighs in a
dudel
School girls are sly customers. They
como and stand and whisper to each
other , chat and giggle and go ciT. To
morrow ono of them will como in bohall
of _ the lot of to-day or send an older
friend , slyly ask mo to saloct them and
not to tell the other girls what sort she
purshasod. You .would not believe it ,
but I have known some of theao [ young
female raacala in their thoughtless desire
for fun to otter three kitses in paymeni
for 'a package if the card-man wonlc
premise cot to lot the other girla know
it. They moan no wrong , just a spirit of
girlish frolick , nnd a dojlro to have their
cards. Aa a rule the humbler walks o
life are our best patrons and aomo inatan
ces are amusing. I'll toll yon of ono this
morning. A red-faced son cf Erin came
along , ho was characteristically dressed
and was unmistakably poseessod
of the brogue. "An thaso
era the visiting papars , do you say ; and
what are they worth a dozen , do you
know ? " Being Informed , ho Bald , "Be
Jasua , and I want something stylish and
fit for a great society gentleman. You
may write a dozen for me. QIvo me
some on shiny paper fringed all around ,
r with plenty .of groan and "a bloody rod
r heart In the middle ; say something street
c on it too , for I am a lady's man , do yon
a mind ? " Pat got his cards , but If they
don't eclipse a Dolly Varden , Mother
Hubbard or a pacV of Mexican monte
. cards , then I'm a Dutchman. Yea , sir ;
in our business , like you newspaper mon ,
we see all sorts. Here , take this card ;
. It Is like the dude's I've just told you of.
Keep it as a curiosity. " "How many ,
sir ? Ono paokage will cost yon" nd [
as a customer approached the table the
reported walked off.
; A Itrnco of Presentations ,
Mr. P. J. Stiley was again made the
willing victim of a presentation anaro
,
! Thursday nigW. This time the scheme
wasperpetratcd by thomembersof Mlllard
degree , I. 0. 0. F. , in their hall , corner
Fonr-tconth and Dcdga. A gold headed
:
cano was the memento of ojtoem which
was tendered Mr. Staley. That gentle-
nnn replied In a feeling speech , thanking
his companions of the I. 0. 0. F. for
their kindly remembrance.
In the parlors of the Mlllard yoetardaj
afternoon Mr. Goo. W. Vromanchairman
of .the visiting grievance committee of the
Union Pacific engineers , was presanted
with a silver water servlca and card re-
ceiverbytho _ members of tha general
committee. The speesh accompanying
the presentation of the gift was maio bj
Engineer Hall of the South Park road.
! Ho said : "Bro. Broman , my aesocl-
ates on this committee have requested
mete call your attention to a little matter
tor that you have apparently entlrel ]
ofn overlooked , and you display an intentioi
n ofalloninc ; us to dlspersa with cna o
ca the most important restores of our gith.
of orlng grossly nfgleoted. You seem t io (
itd forgot that ono of the first principles o
d- true manhood la a just and true appreci j
k. atton of' real worth In a fellow man
Now , sir , for the purpose of giving you i
listing reminder of this duty , 1 have boor
selected by my as oslation in their be
ch half as the representative cf abou
cho. ono thousand fellow workmen
o.id engineers snd firemen of the Unloi
Pacific railway ( o present to you thl
silver set , not for its intrinsic worth o
value , but that the memory thereof ma ;
be laid np In the archives ot faithfu
breasts aa a memento of the apprecla
tlon and esteem in which you are heli
by your co-laborers associated with yoi
on the committee. Wo ( hall always holi
dote yon in our memory aa a tried , true am
to faithful chairman of one of the greatee
1C , railroad systems on earth , as you hav
given us wise and valuable guidance ii
all our deliberations , and brought on
matters < to a most satisfactory end.
Finally , sir , when wo have made ou
last station and been sidetracked on tba
cndlois siding from whence no dlspatchc
can give ns orders to return , miy w
meet in tint place where thera need t
no grdvlences committees appointed ,
Tlie Unity Sociable ,
A select company , an exhibition of fir
mutioil talent , a sumptuous spread an
30 f most enjoyable dance were the foatun
rai of the Unity's social gathering In Fa
nig
coner'a Hall last The
ley evening pn
iad gramme was faithfully followed to the em
the Mr. Fcstner In a "Zlthee'.Solo , " Mi [
na re > Northrup in a select socg , and Mr , Bol
It man in "Tho Grand Old Oaean" we
me rounds of applause. In bis reading M
meof
of Baker showed taste , practice and skill.
° The features of the evening being tl
music and declamation , the
scarcely knows how ( o tell of thot
I because when Miss Florence Freni
finlehcd her declamation , it aoemcd that
In her part ( ho had done all that could
ba done In point , of excellence , especially
when the lady's youth and modesty were
considered ; yet there followed the com
plete InatraniBnUlrindoriag of a soln
by Miss L. Phelps , who gracefully
moved from the piano amid heartily-
given tokens of approval that the lady
richly merited ; and again was presented
an intellectual treat in the shape of Miss
Ella McBrloVs highly creditable docla.
matlon of Shakespeare's "Pleading of
Qacon Catherine , " which won round
alter round of npplauao , nnd sutcly the
handsome queen deserved them. And
lastly WAS presented the brightest and
perhaps the most exquisite of all these
gemi , two songs by Mra. W. W. Ilhodoa ,
accompanied by Mies Dllltanco on the
piano and Prof.'Souor on the violin. This
lady , graceful and comely of parson as
she Is , did not ewe all the generous ap
proval manifested by her appreciating
hearers to her personal charms , for the
has an exqnitito voice , well trained and
controlled , whoso melody now full and
strong , now low anil tender , pervaded
the well filled ha'l till the lost note
seemed to die far away in the distance ,
The dance was moat enjoyable , the
bountiful supper elegant , and Unity's
sociable ended , to bo for a long tlmo
innst plcafuntly remembered ,
An AlTecllnf * Bccnc.
Daring the examination of the woman
Lizzlo Ho waul 'yesterday afternoon , in
closing the evidence , an exciting econo
for a moment greeted the largo audience ,
The witness , who la ono of the accused ,
was picturing to the jury the actions of
the poor , misguided girl , Nottio Howard ,
when she lay on the mattress all atained
and burned , her eyesight gone , her tlesh
blistered and charred , her lips all swollen
and torn , face and breast and arm ban
daged and painful , in husky voice plead
ing for the witness , the only friend loft
her In her life of shame , to como and Ho
baaldo her , put her head on her arm and
kits her once if never again. Then , re
collecting her burned and swollen lips , In
her agony crying out : "Ah ! no , I forgot ;
you will not kiss poor JNettie's blistered
lips any moro , I cannot BOO you ; please
do not leave mo. Yon alone know my
kindred and family , BO If you love mo ,
tell no ono who I ami"
If there bo any yonng woman who ia
halting between the temptation to sin
and the impulse of her better nature ,
that lonely , wretched , dying outcast ,
lying helpless , and friendless upon a bed
of torture , with not even the poor privi
lege of once moro beholding the light cf
God's heaven , and pltooiuly begging for
just ono kiss from the llpe ol her com
panions iu ahamo to soothe the agony cf
her last hour , speaks to her in trumpet
tones a warnibg.
SenolljlP Glr ) .
A beautiful young lady stopped Into a
shoo store yesterday , and modestly asked
to examine eomo shoes. The proprietor
spread before her an aiinful of elegant
foot-wear of all sorts , from a style aa flat
as a pancake to ono standing tall and
slender aa a Florida crane. Carefully
selecting a pair , she ordered them wrap
ped , paid for them , and walked out.
"Well , air- that gets mo , " said the owner
of the store to a BEE reporter , "that
young lady belongs to our best people
is a leading society lady and much sought
after by all , and yet , blast my picture ?
If she hasn't picked out a pair ot thick-
soled low and wide heel shoes ; what
nextl"
The yonng lady did what few of the
flattering butterflies of the day have the
courage to do. She consulted comfort ,
health and convenience and in doing ac
showed gcod genao , unusuil bravery anc
gave the best evidence that she will bo ii
pearl of a wife for somebody.
All the SpringSt.t/lc flats now ready
Frederick , the flatter.
1'olico Court.
The mimbar of culprits before Jiulgi
\Veffia yesterday morning was painful !
small , and that functionary heaved a aigl
of long pain as he contemplated , with on
ejo peering Into dim-futurity , tbo dread
potalbllity of having to abolish the pollci
court at Eome eirly day , as a useless lux
ury.
ury.John
John Johnson was a devout Bncclnr
alian who periodically lends hia boamln
presence to the police court room , appear
ing generally in the roll of a "d d.
Ho pleaded not guilty t
° a charge of Intoxication , but
trial developed the tact tha
John was "off' In this particular. H
was fined $10 and costs , In default o
which ho vm sent up to the count
baeti'o ' , where for fifteen days he wi
commnno with Joe Miller ,
- Win. MCoylo had also been lolled t
sleep in the fond embrace of Mr. Bar
leycorn. Five dollars and costs.
James Tracy , a'so ' arra'gnod ' fc
drunkenness , was released , as ho prove
. ; that ho had boon wrongfully arrestsd.
Homford'H Acid Phosphate
: . AS A DUAIN FOOD.
. L r. S. F. NEWCOMEU , Greenfield , 0
a says : "In cases qf general debility , an
am torpor of mind and body , It docs excee ;
- Ingly well. "
Railway Notes.
' General Ticket Agent Stebbins , of tl
Union Pacific , baa gone direct from S
: Paul to New Orleans , where ho will a
tend the meetings of the General Itai
road convention.
*
Id Messrs. KlmbaU and Shelby , of tl
Idm t radio department of the Union Paclfi
Id bavo returned.
id The visiting engineers have cpnclmli
st their negotiations with too Union Pacll
re ofh'olals , and.havo drawn up formnlati ;
in articles of agreement , which will abort
ur be published.
The Union Pacific Headquarters B
nr being equipped wltn fire escapes of tl ;
at Benner pattern , one each to be erecti
or on the east and west aides and two <
TO the north aide.
be
Pope , Cole & Co.'s. Kmbarrnssmor
BALTIMOIIB , March 13. Pope , Cole & C
ore dealers ID metals of all kinds. The fu
no are alto managers of the Copper Smelt !
worts , which , it It iad ! , will not be affect
nd by the troubles of Pope , Cola & Co , Jnt
res exted parties rofusa to say anything on t
subject. A meeting was held to-day of t
al- parties interested , but no information could
ro- had ,
It is now laid that the asieti of tha PC
id.r. . firm will probably reach within ? 100OCO of t
r. liabilities ,
Doctors are getting moro and me
on into the habit ot prescribing pioprleta
Ir. mediclnea In their prac'ite , especia
that known aa HUNT'S ( Kidney a
Liver REMEDY of the ki
.ho ) , for dlaaaiea :
noy , liver and bladder. They km
ter fion experience that is of more value )
m , such dUeaeea than any prescription th
ich can writ ? .
A "WIPES ATVFUfc OUUEAU
A Itcal Experience That Heads ns
Itotnnntlc ns n Novel ,
CALAIS , Me , , March 7. A romantia
story tqual.ng in intrust the p'oi of
"Tho celebrated Case , " Is creating much
excitement In oaitorn Maine. The head
of ono of the oldest and most respectable
famlios In the state died several years ago
leaving a property in rial estate and busi
ness Investment ? valued at $40,200 , to his
daugnter , aged 17. She was the latt and
youngest member of a family of seven
children , and her father * as the "last
man of his racn , " as ho used to say. Ho
died while she was attending tchool in
Boston. Her guardian , Lonls lloche ,
waa a Frenchman of tomowhat doubtful
character , though her father had the ut
most confidence in him. llocho , in fact
bad managed the old man's business for
him BGV ril years before his death , The
will gave 810,000 to the Frenchman and
the rest of the property to h's ' daughter ,
llocho inducad the young woman to
marry him before she was 18 jom old.
Two years after the property was sold
and Roche went to Europe. They Bottled
tled In Lyons , near his ancestral home ,
and soon after tliolr arrival a daughter
was horn to them. Six other children
were afterward born to them , four sons
and two daughters , Four years ago the
last of the children died , and Uochotlring
Ills wife , induced her to convey all of her
property to him and ho cut her throat and
throw her body into the Solna. She was
rescued by a poacant , and her wounds
were dressed , but she had lost her mem
ory ; had even forgotten her name. The
peasant fell in love with her and they
were married. Last summer she had the
cholera and came near d ) ing. With re
turning health she regained her memory.
The peasant interasted wealthy people in
her case , and an action was begun In the
courts against llocho. Sbo is now in this
state in search of witnesses to aid lur ia
recovering her property. Her husband's
brutal treatment will cost him his liberty
for savcral years. A decree of divorce
will bo granted her on her rotnrn to
Franco , and she will then legalize her
marriage with the peasant , who is said to
bo an estimable and Intelligent man. Sev
eral people from New England will accom
pany Mrs. Roche on hbr return to
Franco.
Seventy Yoais io Court.
Boston Advertiser.
In a cato recently arguad before the
supreme judicial court for the common
wealth , it appeared by the bill of excep
tion that the original process in the suit
had Issued moro than 20 years bofora.
Though this long delay was in no matter
attributable to tno action of the courts ,
and had , In fact , wrought no hardship to
parties , it well illustrates the alownes
with which justice sometimes moves
Browning among the volumes of the
English reports , the lawyer frequently
finds a case In which the long protraction
and extraordinary nature of the proceed' '
Ings make Jarudyco VP. Jarndyce , "thai
intermnabla spider web of chancery suit'
seem commonplace.
A most remarkable instance of this
kind is Is Shedden vs. Patrick , L. 11. I
H. of L. Scotch , 470 : In that case :
vexed question of legitimacy , which for
almost 70 years had proved the bore of
lord chancellors and the bane of several
generations of claimants , comes on to ba
; heard in the house of lords. And there
its last stage Is most dramatic. The chan
, cellor intimates that , owing to the enor
- mous documents presented , the case Is
almost uniatalliglblo. The claimants'
counsel confesses , after the manner of
o a college student , tha1 ; ho " "is "unprepar
o ed. " Then there staps boldly into thee i
, , broach one of the claimants , a woman i
o Miss Aanabella Joan Sheddon , whoso
whole life has been spent in the vain
effort to vindicate the honor of her fami'y ' ,
who has all the documentary evidence at t
her tongue's end , and who knows no fear
of the august tribunal which la to deido
her fortunes. Sha performs.a feat prob
ably unparalleled in the history of West
minster hall. She argues her caeo for 23
days baforo the lords , till the lords them
; selves , accustomed to hoar the most Intri
cate and profound causes treated by the
most acnta minds cf a most learned pro
fession , admit that no ono could have
presented her claims with [ greater clear
ness cf ability. But the decision la
against her , and the reader feels that in
her disappointment the pathos of the
story of poor Miss FHto has been realized.
Bnt the case has aho its humorous eido.
The noble lords attempt the delivery ol
their opinions , an ait which by all tradL
tlon Is privileged from interruption or re
ply. But this desperate claimant Is not
namperod by tradition nor by any appra-
ciatlon of dignity of her judges. She
breaks in with rjmonstranca and contrn
dlclhn. She bullies and hectors the
lord chansellor till ho threatens to hive
! her removed from the court. She over
charges ono of the lords with being hoi
apponenta counsel and therefore hei
murderar. A strange acono for that hig'i
court the pathos of a woman's despaii
or mingled with the absurdity of abotrlggoc
and dignified lord high chancellor bcarcc
upon his own wool-sack and squirmin (
under the comical outrage of a Candli
losturo. Truly , the sheep covers of the
law reports bind up many a story of ro
mance in real life , not a whit loss strangi
add in plot and circumstance than any Reader
d- or Trollopp , or even the "graat master ,
Dickens , ever told ,
The Colored Itnuo.
ho St. Louis Republican ,
3t. Hon. J. Milton Turner , ex-Unitei
States minister to Liberia , was mot yea
at- torday at the Lindell hotel , and hi
ill- briefly expressed his views of the inaug
nral and Mr. Cleveland's policy regard
ho ing the cogro. Mr. Turner Bild : " ;
3o , have refrained from expressing an opln
Ion heretofore on account of not havini
.ed teen Mr. Cleveland's in ugural address
Ific If the demccratlc party , as such , wll
ed carry out his expressed recognition o
tly the rights of the negro , it will bo a ver ,
fortunate circumstance for the race. I
are will relieve the negro of the approben
ho aion which has always made him act 01
the defensive in politics against th
on democracy , and in many sections enabl
him to divide his vote between the par
ties , and sustain the men and Intel
nt. eats of the different sections wher
Do. ho finds his home. The negroe
cf the Uoi'cd States have heretofor
rm
jnf , been afraid to vote with the democrac
ted because they have regarded that party a
ter- Inlmisal to their rights ia cltizacs. Bt
the if the fair and American-like positio
the which Mr , Cleveland assumes in his at
Ibe dress toward the negro , shouldbasoconc
od by the prsciice of tbo rank and file c
tie | the democratic party , the fear and appri
heuslon cf the negro will dlsippear , an
the race quest Icn nlll of Itrelf ceaio to t
ore known In Amoricin politic ) , I do IK
ary wish to bo nnderttcod as desiring to sc
illy the negro crowned with ( flicial honor
ind What ho much moro needs is rcess t
idtha trades acd employment where 1
tow may aquira the ability of rkllled art
In sacs Ho needs tj bo taught tbo vsih
bey of ownership in the soil , and tl a'.ro pe
ftct ability to go\\ra can be foaul in
class whoso utter poverty Is their princi
pal commendation. In othtir words , to
govern wiiely a class should always own
la'gcly the soil of a country. 1 would ,
there forp , rather attract the Attention of
the cpo.ro to the tottlomoat of the public
domain than to the fruitless glare of
Amoricin politics. 1 bellovo thn negro ,
to a great oxtiiit , has til du.tiny in his
own hands. "
The Story ol Siunun ,
Chicago Herald ,
The sudden development of a colonial
policy on the part of Germany has led to
some mlmnidorstandlnga between that
power and Great Britain , and there is a
suggestion that the United SUtca may
oven become Involved , but thla is not
probable. The American Idea of attend
ing strictly to homo aflalrs and paying
little Attention to what is going o.i olac-
where may not bring us colonies in all
parts of the earth , but it saves ua a grot
deal of trouble.
The only seizure undo by Gornnny n
Its now born thrlst for empire In which
Americana are specialty interested was
that of the Sunonn Islands. Thoio are
nine or ton in number and are situated in
the Southern Paolfis Ocean. Some time
after the war many adventurers
from the southern ata'os found a
Icdgnicut them , nnd as the natlvca
were tractlble , the soil fertile and the
climate talnbrlons , they concluded to re
main. They found cotton p'antlng a
very profitable business , and in time they
built up an extensive trade. Addi
tional arrira's from the United Statoa
and from England aeon gave the En-
gllsh speaking colony a dosldod numer
ical advantage over nil foreigners , and
is the natives ware on particular friend
ly terms with the Amer.cins , the l tti-r
presently cine to wlold a controlling in-
lluonco in the business and pollthal
atlaira of the islands.
Twelve or thirteen yearj ago President
Grant sent an army friend ot his named
Steinborgcc off on ono of thoss
agcoeablo toura for the in-
apaothu cf consulates , which have
lut been to common of late as they used
to be , and to this fact the interest of the
United States In the islands -Is chiefly
due. Stoinborgar was a cltietn of Colorado
rado at the time , and had great ideas of
bonanzis and things. In pursuing bis
jauraey ho tame at length to Samoa ,
and , being favorably impressed with tbo
situation of aQJlra , ho resolved to raranln
there and aeo what ho could do for him
self. Before many months had ohpsad
bo succeeded in winning the confidence
of the simple-mindod natives , ana by his
calm assurance and fine address he soon
convinced Iho Americans and tbo Eng
lish that hs was juat the man that they
needed to bring their far away islands ta
the notica of the world. Of course the
relations cx'sting between himself ant
the then president ot the United Stitoa
lost nothing In his reci'ol , and thoplanei
bla story which ho told waa well ca'-
calcatcd to impress even bet'or poatet
mon. Up to that tlmo the agriculture'
and commercial operations of the settlers
had bean curled on In a primitive way ,
but- under Steinbergar'sInfluence whams
and warehouses word built- , machinery secured -
cured , snd other preparations made for
doing a moro extended bat mesa. When
thes3 things werj well under way SI in-
berger called a mooting of all the beat
men cf the island apt ! arranged a Lr < n o *
government , comprising a cab net and i
parliament and a figurehead in the form
of a king , who had to bo a native. Hi
then made eco ef the hereditary chief
whom he cculd easily Influence the mon
arch and became himself the prime min
later at a good living salary.
After all these things had been accom
pllahed Stelnborgcr sot out for th
United States on his long promised or
rand to secure the patronage of th
president and to enlist several capita !
ists in Samoan enterprises , which hi
fertile brain bad conjured np
Stelnburget's Influence had been so po
tontlol that the natives had como to re
gard the United States as their natnra
friend and protector , and the America
H g had baen adopted to them In antic
pation of future union with this country ,
as their own ensign. The piimo minister
found President Grant unprepared to
sanction further colonization schemes.
Hia exploit In San Domingo had re
sulted disastrously and ho had no dispo
sition to espouse any other euch cause.
Stelnburgor pleaded In vain , therefore ,
with the executive , and , after a icries of
failures with as many of the prominent
statesmen of the time as he could find an
. audlonco with , ho withdrew
frcm Washington. In the matter -
tor of enlisting tbo assistance
of ciplta' ho was moro successful. Sev
it eral moneyed men joined him , and on his
- raturo. ho at Jait had the satisfaction of
showing the natives that ho had done
< something for the commercla1 , If not the
political , welfare ot their country. The
Islands pro-pared amazingly and In time
n Steinborger tccamo very rich and power
ful. All the gioit nations of the earth
eatablishod consulahlpa there , and St > in-
bcrger , with the English and American
representatives , took the whole manage-
ent of aflalrj.
A year ngo a Gorman miu-of-war cruis
ing In these waters anchored in the prin-
ciyal harbor , and fiiviiug that the Islands
"belonged to nobtdy" its commander ran
up the German fl g and c'aimcd them as
possessions of the crown. The ca'ivea
nnd foreigners who had grown mora and
' moro American In their syrapathiea and
who had never quite dismissed the
Idea that they would aomo day bo taken
under the wing of the graat republic , re
sented this performanco.most indignantly
and those of the people who had been
British subject alao made a disturbance ,
which was aoon quelled. The foreign
consuls all filed protests and the matter
was finally referred to the British and
German governments , batwoen which
some very pointed correspondence hw
been going on of late. The upshot of the
matter will probibly , bo the recognition
of Germany's claims , for the Is'ands dc
not belong to England any moro than
they do to the United Slatco , which , ar
wo have seen , once refused to accept
them. The s'oryof Stainber/eraodBam-
n oa is Intel eating as showiag that only
10 Ii tie emoungemtnt in Washington It
ler needed to develop our jobb.rs into men
r- in search of foreign as well as domestic
ir- conquest , The San Domingo scheme ol
roes the first Grant administration will prob
es ably bo a lesson to all of the general'
ro successors in the presidency , and tbi
cy bauble from the South Pacific offered bj
as Steinberger and thrown away to become
asnt the prlza of a German frigate will furnisl
on a wiser and safer precedent.
ond.
d.a - Fine Formosa Oolong and Ganpowde
aof Tea a specialty.GjlAND
e- GjlAND UNION Tj5i CO ,
end Douglas , bet , 14 th and 10th sts
be
iot Fresh Lettuce , Radishes , Pie Plant
CO Asparagus , Mint , etc , at Wieimrs' ,
,
to Novelties in Jerseys just received a
ha Falconer1 ! .
ti
tine
near Tbo Knox Hat loads all others 1
ara Stjle , quality the Yeiry Best , R. J
a Saie , sole
rhjllls And Her Pnstrj- .
F ! r 1'hyllls mwlo o pretty c ko
To please her pap.t'a palnto ;
Her parent { nit it on ft ttnko
And used it for n mnllet.
News ,
And then the pet him up n pie ;
Ho thought 'twas nindo ot loatlier ,
And kindly n ked her is the crusts
Were piVRcd or icwod together.
[ Chicago Ledger.
And then she mixdo a big mince ] > lo
In mnnncr now nnd novo ) ;
Her father seized it with n igh
And used It for a ( hovel.
[ Now York Journal ,
At last the gentle pastry cook
Composed nome taffy candy ,
A club of which her father took
And used it t > lyinjj bandy.
[ Washington Hntchot.
Some cookies next she deftly made ,
All sugared round the ediw
Her pop ( in the wood-splitting trade )
round they miulo stutmiug wcdgoa ,
-b'oll [ lllvcr Advance.
lint when she called her ) > .i to oat
Some just-constructed biscuit ,
The old min nJ ! his life WAS sweet
Ho didn't diuo to risk it.
[ dommcrvillo Journal.
LLS
25 YEARS IN USE.
the. Greatest "Medical Triumph of the Ago !
SYMPTOMS OF A
TORPID LIVER.
IJOB of nppctltc , lto\Trl coillvc , 1'oln In
Iho bead , wltli a dull ncnimtlon In thn
linck part , 1'nln under thn liouldcr-
tilndc , rullnfan niter enllnn , with inlln-
Incllnntlon to exertion of boily ormliul ,
Irritability of temper , dow iplrlti , vrlth
a fcollnBof havlns nealcctcil nonio duty ,
Wearlncim , llzzlncs , Fluttering nt tbn
Ilcart , DotH before the eyc , llondachn
over the right eye , Ile tleiitie , with
Otful tlrenma , Hlshly colored Urine , and
CONSTIPATION.
TUTT'8 I'lljtiS are especially adapted
to such cases , ono iloso effects such n
jhango of fccllnc as to nstonlsh the sufferer.
They Xncrense tl > Appetlte.nna c u e the
body to Tnke on Kle h , thus the eyitcm U
nourished , nml by their Tonic Action on
thol > ljr tlveOrmin , cBUInrHtoolnro
prortuerd. l'r-i ) > MBc. 44 Murrny Kt..lV.Y.
TUTT'S HAIR DYE.
OrtAT lUin or WHISKERS changed to n
OLOSST IILACIC by n sliiRlu application ot
this DTK. It Imparts a natural color , nets
Instantaneously. Sold by UrugKlata , or
cnt by express on receipt of 1.
dfttco. 44 Murray St. . Now York.
1 hare a posltlra remedy for the abovedlt a.ebTln ;
mo thoneamliofciueiol tha worst klnil HtiUof fotr
WEAK , UNDEVELOPED-PARTS
ov THI : HUMAN mn > v r.MMi
OPID. : si KIXTMINK. : ( : > . " rmM
l FntliAl t her * * m no I'
tnigflinur this , itn tli rnhirftry. t tm'niyortrtt nrq
ToryJT i n 1 1 1 y i n 1 1 nrmul . 1 n t i > rii M t\i \ jyrpmi ninny gnb
frpnh'd rin iiiars l'i\lng nil i rrjicnlar Iw mliirt'HKim ?
" '
'
Proposals for Military Supplies.
HhADQUARTKr. SRPARTMKNT or TIIK
UMICl. OF CII1KK UUAKTt.KV < HTKK.
OMAHA , NKIIHASKA , March 14,1885.
SEALED rnoi'03ALS , In triplicate , subject to
ueuil conditions , will to recelveo at this ottlcs
12 o'clock , noon , ( cmt l stand ird time ) on ditoa
named hereafter , when they will ho opaoo.1 in ore -
cncc of bidders , and at the same hour nt the ofllcrs ( f
the Quartermistois at the fallowing named military
postsfor furnishing and delivery at said poitsof such
fuel , forage and straw iwjrny be required during the
fltcal year corrmcncl'g Ju'.v l t , 1885. viz :
0 malm depot , Cheyenne depot , lgil ) n depot , Forts
Omaha , Nfoarara , Sidney , O. A. Knaill , Fred Stcclo ,
Drdg ! < r , Douglas , Ilobinscn , LatanlMcKlnney and
WashaUc.
1'roposals for w ooJ.coil and charcoal will be opened
Tuesday , April 14,1885.
For hay , straw , grain nl bnu , Monfay , May 18 ,
1885.
1885.Also
Also , at Ihlsofllcc , Tuesday , April 14 , 1685 , pro
posals for furnishing on the cars ai statirna pettiest
the mlnrs on Union Pacific and other adjacent Fall-
roads , eight thrusand tons of bituminous cal , of
2240 pounds to the ton.
Also , attbisolllco , Monday , II iy 18,18SS , for fur
nishing at Omaha Depot or it any Hillroad station
not went of Noith I' atte , Neb , having Riil ay con
nections ttltn Omaha , 1,000,010 r < > unsol corn and
1,009,000 poucdscf oats.
Also , at this ollk-e , Monday , May IS , 1SS5 , for fur-
nlshlnz at Killroad bta'Icn , on Kromoat.Hbhorn aud
Mi-sou'l Vslley H. B. , between Fremont aod Vaten-
tine , Neb. , 40lCOJ pouiuli cf coin and 175,010 pounds
of oats.
The Government re sines the i ight to reject any
or all proposals ,
I'lefcrenco given t ? articles otdnnestlo production
and manufao'.uro , ccuditiona of price ud ( juallty beIng -
Ing equal , anil such preference eh en tJ erliclcsof
American prnductlon and nmtu'sctiiru produced on
the Pacificcuist , to the extent of the consumption
required bv tlio public § crvlo I hero
lilank rropi sals , 1 nd mtrucllois 'B U bldilliiir ,
ttrma of coat actvsyiucut , etc. , will bo fumlnlied on
appll atlon to thl'o'hco. or to Iho ( ; mr to , master j
at various statlo s named
UUdcis are r quoitcd to bo prcetnt at opening of
bid' .
Envelope" contaioirig proposals elimi d bo marked
" 1'roposali for at " iud addreued
to the iiudersfpnoJ.or to the reeroctUo Depot an i
Post OuartcruiaBterr , '
G. 15. DAlNDY ,
m-14 fit C'blcf tjuaiturmastor.
NOW HEADY.
WHO WROTE THEM ?
MAN OF DESTINY.
I.ETTEU3 TO A PHESIDKNT ELECT ,
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f r In advance of thrjo remarkable epistles. "Who
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