Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, November 30, 1885, Page 8, Image 8
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. MONDAY. JSTOVEMTTCT * flK ( "I WISH I HAD KILLED YOU , " B Murderous Declaration to His Wife fter Helling Her With a FistoL MRS. LAULR'S SISTER TESTIFIES. Continuation ol'tlio Preliminary K\- ainliuitlon-News oPJJvery Char' nclcr About lie City. Sccoml Pay. The police court was crowded Saturday on the occasion of thu ex jimination of John W. Lauer for the nl- Joged murder of his wife , Sallic Lauer.on the morning of Nov. St. The thread of the testimony was takonnp where it was dropped' Tridny afternoon , the exami nation being commenced about half-past ten o'clock. Tlni defendant Hal as Friday , beside his lawyer. His sister , Aliss Minervn Laner , was on the loft side of Air. Tliurs- ton , watching earnestly but composedly Iho progress of the examination. Lauer himself appeared calm and unmoved. Jin frequently made suggest ions to his counsel , as to what questions to u k , etc. lie was plainly attired , as usual , in a suit of black. Air. C. A. I'lildwm sworn and testified : Saw tlio defendant on the morning of the inque.st. It was some time between JO anil H that I went up to the residence of Air. Lauer. 1 lirst saw Air. Lauer in the room where the inquest was held. Mr , Lauer w-is put on the stand and linked a few questions. Some ono sug- / gestcd then that wo take a ! ook at the bedroom where the accident occurred We went through the dining room and , and thcnco into ilie bedroom whc.ro the tragedy occurred. Whou we got into the room and were Manding and looking , Mr. Lauor told us the story of the occur rence. [ Hero Air. Kaldwtn detailed the nllair as everybody is acquainted with it. ] He said that the length of time it took was not longer than while you could count six- . I said to him : " 1 suppose you picked her up and put her on the Tied , didn't n " "No , " ho replied , "it was evident that she wa.s killed , and I left her for Iho coroner ; " and 1 asked him if she was breathing when lie lirst B.aw her , and ho said.es. . " Cross examined llo answered tlwo questions after ho had testified in detail at the coroner's inqnc.tt. Ho made no Htatcment at that lime as to lighting tlio lamp , that I heard , He made no state ment as lo feeling his wife'n heart , and Jindmg that she wa.s dead. 1 was not in tlio room when ho told the story of the occurrence at Iho inquest. 1 was there later , at tlio request ol the district attor ney. AlaJorG.A. Dennis , Rworn and testi fied : 1 was the foreman of the jury at the coroito1 "ii inquest. I remember that the district attorney got there some time alter wo did , while we had adjourned and were waiting for Dr. Ayres. Uoforo wo had returned our verdict I went into the bed room with Air. lialdwin , Air. Kitello and Dr. Ayres. Air. Lauer was also there. Air. Lauer told us something about the oociirienec. In answer to Air. IJaldwin'.s qiic.sjions after telling the story of the occurrence , he said th.it Ihe whole thing was done very quickly , lie. noticed that his wife was breathing , and when Air. lialdwin asked him if he picked her up and put her on the bed , he said , "No , I left her for the coroner. " He said that ho could tell positively that she was breathing w hen ho first looked at her. t'ross-ex'amined llo had ( ( Milled at the coroner's inquest before ho told Air. Jialdwin about the allair. lie .slated at the inquest that ho lit a lamp and s.iw thu blood oozing from the wound in his wile's face. 1 do not remember whether ho stated that there was a light in the room at the time lie shot , or not. Ho said that from the time ho lirst lired to Iho moment he jumped out of bed and found Ills wife lying on the floor , ono could scarcely count .six. Alat Gahlan sworn , Instilled : I am coachman for John A. AleShane. 1 know Air. Lauer. On thu morning of the tragedy I was sleeping in the cellar of John Alt-Shane's house. 1 was awakened by hearing some ono scream. 1 went up to see wliat the matter was and saw Alis.s Lauer. She a.skod , "is that Air. Ale- Shane ? " Then she said , "J'leaso go and call him. " 1 wont then to the back door of ( ho collar and went up .stairs to call the folks. Aliss Lauer told mo that an awful accident had happened. She did not tell mo Unit "something terrible had happened. " She did not explain tome then what had occurred. 1 went nero.ss the lawn and went into the house and there 1 beard Air. Leo say , ' 'Airs. Latier is shut , " to Air , AleShane , After going to Airs. Gallagher'H house 1 returned to the Lauer house and met Aliss Lauer , with Mrs. Savage. Airs , Savage said to Miss Lauer "yon had better como with mo , " 1 said "yes you had better go with Mrs. Savage. " ! did not think shoought to go into her brother's house. Then 1 went into the house. The hall was lighted up. The light was caused by the base-burner stove in the billing room , which is a largo one with isinglass win dows. Tlioro was aNo , 1 think , a light in the bed room. Then 1 wont out and saw Mr. AlcShaiio and Air , Leo together. Air. John AleShane had not gone in up to thlallmo. I hoard Air. Leo say that Air. Lauor must have been cr.i/.y to shoot Ins wife or era/y after lie shot her I don't know which. When 1 went into the house I Haw Lauor bending over tlio body of Ids wifo. It was covered nn. I didn't talk with Lauer , and I don't think I talked with any of the others around there , The bed looked tossed as If two persons had been .sleeping in it. I no ticed Lauor was not talking much witli any ono. 1 remained there about live min utes. Air. Laner remarked , I think , that this was'tlto Ihvt time that Sallie had over got up and ho did not see how on earth .she could have done it without awaken ing him. Air , Lauer tliun commenced to (4-11 ( about how il occurred Up to that time 1 did not know how Lauer came to fchoot her , and didn't ask. After u few moments , John AleShane came in. So far as 1 know , Air. AleShano did not auk how it happened. I don't remember Jk-n Gallagher's nskiiig Air. Laner how he came lo shoot his wife , either. 1 am positive that there were only two lamps in I ho house. Ono of them was on the kilehen table and was nnlighted. The other was lighted and was m iho bed room. There was no light in thu hilling room , except sueh as was re- Heeled from the stove and from the lamp in the bedroom , When 1 wont in and lirst eaw thu body it was at full length oil iho lloor. There was a blanket thrown over tlio corpse. There was blood on the faen , pretty much all over it. 1 thought at the time Unit Iho body was lifele.ss , but I did not uxamino it. i couldn't tell how long she had been dead. There was blood oozing from the t-arsjuul - nose. Soon Coroner Drexo oanie and commenced to wash the blood olVtho face of the corpse , 1 helped him , bringing fresh water ami taking away the bloody water , Air , Dresel naked for some rags and Air. Lauor went and got a big pile. After the body had been cleaned , it was placed on the cooling board. 'Mr. Drexel and Air. Maul lilted the body on the cooling board. One of them started to take the comfort till' the tody'and Air. Lauor said , "Lasy there , " and nrWnlod Ida doimj it , because part of Uio corpse was uncovered. J\ow Hint I como to think of it 1 belinvu that when Air. Lauer told us | r about his wife's getting up , ho said that ho thought ho was shooting at a bn rjjlar 'Then ho told us how it happened. He tliaM < ; ht'he saw some one coming toward the biii * J'ullrd his revolver and tired. 'I ho revolve'Mr. Lee fomrl somnwhcro inlhcbed-roonl , put it under the lounge in tlio dining-room. Then I took it up and put it in inv noi-Rot. I put it In my room in Mr. Alcbh.ino's house and kt' { it there awhile. Then Air. AloShaliot told mo I ousht not to have taken it away. I brought it back. Placed it in a dre-sing-caso in tlio bed-room , I no ticed that there were four cartridges left in the revolver. Cross-examined When I look the pit low slip oh" I ho bed I noticed that there were two pillows on the bed , and both of thrill looked as though they had been laid on. When Air. Laucr got the rags for Air. Drcx'cl , ho took them from thu closet at the foot of the bed. So far ns I know , Mr. Lee was the iir < t man in the hou n. When I trot tin-re , Mr. Laner was leaning over the body of his wife , crying , "My God ! Same ! " in tones of illMro-.s. I never taw anything that Indicated any trouble between Air. and Mrs. L.uter. So far a- } 1 could sci1 , Air. Lauer wa ? always nice to Ids wifo. Kedirect When Miss Lrutpr wont over to Airs , tiallagaer's I hoard her say , "John lias accidentally "hot Sallio. " Then I first know what had happened. I heard of Mr , Lauer's beating his wife about a year ami a half ago , but I eamu to the conclusion that the stories were falsa. "Yon say Air. Lauor was kind to his wife ? " asked Ah1. Cowin of the witness. "Yes. sir. I always considered him so. T saw tlii'iii frequently together and ho always acted very nicely.1 ' "I suppose it don't make anv differ- euco whether a man beats his wife ouoo in a while ; yon would not esteem him any the loss for it , chv You would con sider that the wife might need a good boating once in a while , and you would still consider the husband kind and lov ing * " " _ - . - don't knowjperhaps not , "stam mered tlio witness , "I tn-viM' considered that the stories about Air. Laner had anv truth in them. " Hero Air. Lauor's revolver was pro duced in couit ami was identified by Air. Galilan and Air. John d. Leo. Air. Leo remarked that ho had found the re volver and put it out of Mr. Bauer's roach , because ono of the ladies sng- geated that ho might kill himself wilJi it , as ho sooined frantic withirrief. AKTiii.NOO.V : fcKSSlON' A few moments after a o'elook John Lauer , with Miss AHnorva leaning on his arm , entered the court room. Hoas followed a few moments later by Airs ( Joetschius , the mother of the dead wifo. and Airs. T. C. Havens , who were ao , compauied by Air. .In. ius Her. Airs- ( ioetschius were a heavy black veil , . descending almost to the lloor. She was deeply aUoetod , and at times gave wai to silent soljljiiifc. llerdaiigh- tor , Airs. Havens , was plainly attired in black. Her remarkable likeness to her dead sister was a theme of comment on the part of those who have known the two ladies Mrs. Thomas C. Havens sworn and tea- tilled : I am : i sister of Airs. Lauer. I know the defendant , John Lauer.My sister was married to Lauer at my mothor'H liou-Jo , oMietly when I don't re member. I used to visit my sister nnito otten after the marriage. I have known something of their married life just what she had told inc. On outs occasion when they were lint married 1 visited mv ' Nter. She was sit ting on the lloor doing omo darning. She had a black ami blue nose. She told me that her husband had struck her with a revolver. She was not crying at the time , though .she evidently hail been. She told mo that ho said when his struck her that ho wished he had killed her. Again I wont it ) ) one morning and found her crying over a Mother Hubbard dross which ho had torn oil' her back. 1 re member well tlio occasion of their sepa ration. The lirst L knew of the troijblo was when liarbara , the hired girl , oamo ami told mo of the trouble. I wont right up and found my sister at Airs , ( lalla- glior's house. My hisler was then living at Twenty-sixth and Douglas strc"ts , When 1 s.uv her she was ner vous , palo and excited. As soon as I came in 1 took her over to her house , and I telephoned my bus band for a carriage , him then went to the house of her uncle , Air. 1' . K. Her , ami 1 returned to mv hoiiio. I saw her l.itor at Air. tier's house. She was very nervous and ONeited , and for a tilnc was coiiliued to her bed , quite sick. She re mained there two weeks. Then she \yont back to live with her husband. Since they wont lo live together again 1 saw my si < ier often , up to about seven months ago. Her health was poor and she never appe.ired happy. She often told mo that she felt bad lint never told mo much about her troubles. I know that my siller made the resolve when she went back to live with her husband , that she would never again allow her troubles to become public. Cross examined. During tlio lirst ijnrt ol the two weeks of separation , I vir-itcd my sister almost daily. 1 knew that Air. Lauor was in the habit of elephoning every day tc * co how his wife wa.s. 1 have understood that during this lime ho called once to sue her. Alter they sot- tied the troubles 1 used to call on mv sister - tor about once evorv two weeks. 1 liayo not seen her siuco July last. Dr. V. II. Tollman , sworn and testified : I attended Airs.1 Lauer at tlio re.sidonco of Air. i'etcr 1 lor about a year and a half a"o , in tlio spring. This was at the time she loll Mr. Lauor. When 1 called to sop her she was in lied. She was weeping and Deemed to bo very nervous. 1 iircscnbod medicinu to allay her re&t- le.-s condition and to put her to sleep. She said she hadn't slept any for some time. I have no recollection of having soon any serious bruises. At the time that 1 saw her she was much thinner than when L lirst knew her She told mo what her trreatment had been at tlio hands of her husband. 1 met Lauor a < day or so afterwards near my ollieo. He came to mo bueanso Mrs. Her had re fused to let him see his wife , ami referred him to me. I told him she had bettor not see him. Ho said ho was very sorry that she had left him and admitted that his temper was uncontrollable and would ellen get the host of him , 1 told him Mint Sallie had remarked tome , mo that her temper was not of Iho best , and that she was perhaps to blame on some occasions , Laner assented to this and said that she had sometimes oxoltcd him to anger. Sallie told mo that she wanted medicine to put her to sleep ; that tlio disgrace of hcrsopiiration was always running through her mind , ami she want ml to forget it , Airs , ( Jootsuhiii.1 sworn , tpstilled ; I have known Lauer since lie came to my house to board , My daughter did not ponlido very much In mo , and after mar- riiigo siio seemed very dejected and sad. She at ono time had had a talk with Air. Lauer before their marriage and after their engagement. Aly daughter once told mo , "Air. Lauer is eniel to me. " 1 1 ; now that my daughter had made a resolution not to impart their domestic dlllicultles to any ono , This was made when she went back to live witlt Lauer after their separation At that time 1 took Air. Lauer aside and talked to him of his cruelties lo my daughter. 1 said to him : "vVhat did 1 give you my daugh ter for ? Was it to make her your wife or was it to be cruel to her ? 1 would rather see the pollln lid closed down over her dead body than that she should go back and live with yon. " Lanor mmio no reply except that ho would bo bettor in the tuturi ) . Ho laid thcao trouble all to his temper , which ho said at times was almost ungovernable and made him unuccnuntahlo'for his acts , Aly daughter eamu to oeo mo Thursday afternoon and neenied very happy. Laner had seemed to oliject to her rv > m MJT t0 , , , y j10uSO ( onii i linow of no rn.iion for his so doing unless it was that I had many boarders , young gentlemen with whom Sallic was acquainted , On that afternoon wo wor" very careful that Airs. Laner's wraps should bo placed in the trout room so thai .Airs. Liner siiouhl not come in contact with the gentlemen in tlnl back lonni when Mr Laner was there. When Lauor cail'.S to my hoti'o niter Snlllu a gentleman helped her on with her wraps while her husband was nt the door. On Uio next dny I met my daughter and 1 asked her if Lauer had said anything to her bcpauicagoiitleniiin had helped heron with her wnlps. Shn replied "No , mama. " I nsked Sallie if they were getting on ueil and she replied , "Yes , mama. I'lcaso never nsk mo that question again. I have agreed to Iho with him , and it all ends tlioro. " My daugh ter had boon looking much better of lute and I had reason to believe that thev were getting on better. She at nearly all limes seemed sad and worried. I never importuned her to talk upon her rela tions with her husband , as I know the iv.-olnlion she had made. Airs Haveim was recalled and said Hint her sister had stated to her that 1/iner had said that > long as anybody yiis in the house ho would not beat her will ) his lists in the face , lint would slhiko her about the breast , xvhero the ell'eel of his blows could not be bed ) . Ho said he would mo his lists. Alat Gnhlan was recalled and said that when he came into the hull he niel Mrs , Lee. Witness told her she was in time enough and added that Sallic had been shot and was dead. Airs. Leo leplied , "lam not at all surprised at what has happened in this hotiso. ' ' Air. Co win and Mr. Tliur. ° ton indulged in quite a little dispute , about tlio trouble that the prosecution claimed to bo having with its witnesses. The former said thai certain poison , upon whose testimony the prosecution was depending , had been tampered with. Some of them had even been persuaded to leave town. Air. Thurston denied emphatically that the pro-cent ion was engaged in any sueh work. N'o attempts Ifad been made to spirit away witues.scs. nor had any ef fort been made lo see them ami gel them lo tell anything other than the truth. Air. CowinNUtement was untrue , anil ho dolled him to prove it. Air. Cowin reiterated his charge , and asked for a continuance until to-da.v.Jn order to ecuro necessary * ovidenen. The roqniHt was granted The examination will bo resumed this morning. SVSIMCIOUS CHAKACTKKS. They nro Coming Into Town Too Xuinerouslv to Moan AVoll. The record at the j.iil is beginning to show that people who have , during the summer , been subsisting upon tlio cream of other communities are Hocking into Omaha to thrive hero during the cold of winter , The unprotected rnituro of the western part of the city oilers an inviting Hold to be worked. In it are golden op portunities for tlio exercise of the daring footpad and thocunuingaml fearlessness of the burglar The reports show that the licit ! is appreciated , ami while it is worked in the night , it is abandoned dur ing the day while the culprits divide their ill-gotten gains. Th'--o tacts ac. count for the number of str.iuge , and generally uninviting features which now prowl our thoroughfares. Towards them the attention of the police is directed , and gradually they arc lind- ing themselves behind tin ; bars or called to give an account of thonischos. Laut night a gang of six of Ihcso fel lows was standing near the Hurliiigton ticket ollioo. They \vero rather noisy , and one of them 'leaned over tlio iron railing at the place as il ho were either drunk or ga/.iug covertly into the ollieo with a sinNnr intent. Ollicors Dempsey and Alurpiiy appro.icliini , and the crowd binnl away , leaung the individual re ferred to wheru ho had been found by the policemen. Soon ho slunk away , and disappeared with all accelerated speed down tlio alley -ending the Omaha National bank. JMnpsoy and Alurphy followed , and no- tiding that tlio fellow ran in the shade of the high buildings , followed rapidly. Ho ran north on Thirteenth thence west on Douglas , and , as ho paved the Pee ple's theater , ho throw something away which the policemen afterwards could not lind. lie was overtaken near Four teenth .street , and on being searched was found with a largo olasp Knife 10 inches in length , which looked : is if ju-t ready for use. Ho was taken into custody and gave his name as John Carroll. Ho was charged with beluga suspicious charac ter. Ho will bo arraigned to-day. Another ono of these gangs has , for several d-i\s , been watching certain busi ness houses of tiiis city. They have been pointed out to the proprietors , and several policemen are aKo watching for their work. When it is commenced , it will probably bo a losing game for the visitors. Besides these cases , the police last night ran in Ibroo more , who gave their names us Hilly Throstlor , George Reynolds and Archie Holmes , TI1I3 IiA.JlHO.NI ) PI 1113. The Hotel nl tlio Stoolc Vnr < ln Un. ( limltoilly ISui'iieil l > y an Inoeniliary. The Hammond houseat the Union Slock yards , with two houses adjoining on either side , was burned to the ground at ! > ; : ! 0 o'clock on Sunday morning , The lire orig- ginated in the hotel , and burned with remarkable markablo rapidity , so much soliiatmslde of an hour nothing of the three buildings remained o.xeopt the while ashes on the ground. The Omaha fire department was telephoned , whim it was seen that the lire could not bo controlled by volun teer efforts. The dihlunco , however , was so great that the apparatus could not possibly reach the seeno in time to oxtingiiisli the then burning buildings. I tut it was stated that if there was danger of the lire spreading , thu department would bo in rcadmcas lo respond. There was no wind , and the danger of spreading was therefore averted. The hotel was a Hireo story frame building. On the night before there had been a dance , and many of tlio festive people remained in the hotel and went lo the bed , increasing the num- licr of ocennantM to about lil'iy people These people had all retired ami wore asieop when the lire broke out in the basement , and all means of escape was cut and all of them saved themselves from death by jumping from the windows dews of tlo ) second ami third stones. None , however , were injured in their de scents , lirnno Stratliman'ri saloon north of the hotel was also destroyed with all its furniture , a. ) was the saloon and harbor shop on the south side with nearly all they contained. The hotel was uninsured while upon iho furniture there was a policy of Sl/rJO , Strath- man's goods were valued at SIKM ) upon which lie hold insurance lo the amount of .foot ) , Johnson's property was not in sured. The Hammond was formerly known as the Jones house ami retained that name until it wont into the hands of J , Wishurl , who hold it at the time of the nro. It was bo inuingtoget involved with these men , and the lire probably , has had the effect of saving a irivat deal of litigation , The Jones and Wishart mentioned in tins case hnvo previously figured in an cpl-odo at the yards which attracted some attention. 1'oth of these , sometime last spring became involved in a light , which resulted tn Jones shooting Wishart and ploughing a furrough along the side of one of his left haiuJ lingers , l-Varlng , it it is ' fail of his safety , from some of the ang'ry citizens of thu place , ho lied nml remained away until a short time ago. After hid departure , Wishart , who had boon in Jones' employ , and held a mort gage upon the houtcliold property of the liotel , tort-closed tlavinortcagc , bid it in for about . JltfC. and continued tlio hotel in his own bch.uf. About the same time , J It t'reneli As ( ' < > . , 1nrr 'MJf > d n. mnrljrngi" upon Uio house wniclt Jones had gis'on them and claimed the rental on the jiround of ownership. Jones was thus dispossessed , yet continued to liaii around and linally took poSflSBfin ! of a room in the rear of tS6"Iiouso in which he h es ! with hiswifo. . His entrance was opposed by Wishnrt , but Jones gained bis point. In the last four week * , not less than three attempts have been made to burn the linilding. Once , lire was discovered under the stairway , in which was secieted oil-saturated rags , but Iho flames were extinguished. I'o- cently Airs. Jones Is repotted bv the cook of tin. ' hotel to hnvo beed seen btirnjng keroaono on the lloor , but this site claims was to take oul a grease spot. Those circumstances load the residents out them to feel that the house was burned by nn incendiary , and if they can but discover who ho is , they would take es pecial pleasure In disposing of him sum marily. A Colonial enterprise. Tin' most remarkable institution of modern times , known to the in urlnfr public , is the Mutual Heservo Fund Lifo Association , of Js'ow York. It marks n new era in the history of lifo insurance. During the past four and one-half years the company has written a volume of business unparalleled in the past. The high rates evicted by the lovcl premium companies , created a demand from business and thinking men , for something permanent , and at the same time reasonable and tangible. Air. K. H. Harper , of Now York , an in surance limn of large experience and sa gacity , was the lirst lo catch the spirit of the time * ' , and to cull from the systems in common use , the cardinal principles of lifo insurance , and to combine mo ele ments at a nominal lixcd expense to the policy bolder in Keepingwilh the natural premium plan of insurance , of which this ( jompatiy is the leading exponent. This departure was regarded by the high rate companies as a revolution. Tlio.v imidiit their lm-ine5 to try and crush this rising and growing plant. In their efforts they wore doomed to disap pointment , for the very opposition but oxhibi ed the strength of the system they were opposing , ami granted it n foot hold so linn that il could not bo rooted out or oven shaken. During the last four and ono half years this company has placed on it books over one hundred and lifty-livo million of insurance , paid one million live hun dred thousand in death losses , and pos sesses a surplus of over live hundred and lifty thnusaiid , and admitted as-ets of one million , two hundred and lifty thous and dollars. The cost lo the members has been less than one-third the rate * charged by the level premium companies , and a re.sorvo fund of over one half million dollars has been accumulated for Iho security and protection of all its memborH. This reserve - servo is also made to diminish and linal ly extinguish the future payment of the members. The present membership number is about -10,000 , and increasing at the rale of 1,01)0 ) per month , This unparalleled result has placed the company upon a permanent basN , and assures it a business for the future be yond calculation , The company has rccontl.y opened of fices in the Omaha National bank build ing , tor the western department , and this enterprise is designed to bo a _ permanent li.xlure of the company and city. Wo are informed tlutitho Mutual Re serve during the past year has secmvd about one thousand policy liojders troiii the leading ollicial.s and prominent busi ness and professional men of tlio city and stale , who carry over thrco million dollars insurance in this company. A large bn > iness is also being scoured in the state of Iowa , the adjoining terri tory being under the direction , and n part of this territory. Hon. C. llartman , who is well and favorable known to our eiti/ens and throughout the stale , nas largely asso ciated Idm-elf with this company ami department. Hon. Ira Thomas is in charge of the Iowa business , exercising personal su pervision over the agunoios and that field. ( 'apt. S. T. Lnaminp continues as special agent in Nebraska and is recog- nixed as ono of the lending solicitors of the we-t. Air. 1 $ . II. Kobin-on , Hie general man ager , has lately become a resident of the city , and it is through his.oll'orts and en ergy that this largo biisinei-s harf been built up in the state and territory. The Mutual Uoservo in the hands of the above named gentlemen cannot fail to receive the attention and patronage it merits , ConunlsHloncrrt' On last Saturday afternoon , at ( lie. reg ular meolingof the county commissioners , the following resolutions were adopted. Uy Corll-s. Itcsolved , That each member of the board of county coiiimlvihiiu-rs shall constitute a committee of one to make a renort in wiitlm ; to the board of county coiiitul , [ nncis on all iiintteisaiuicrt.dniiu ' < > Ills district , when so icipiosteu by any other member of the boaul. Siii'h icpnit shall h < < Hlml and its substance cult-led nn thocomiiil-sloiicin' locunl , and in all mutters wheioa vote is taken by thehoaid ol commissioners the MIUO .shall bo icconled as taken. By Corliss : JtcMilved , Tint the county nlerlc 1 > and Is hereby diiceled lo nutlly thu district ImUcrf ot tlioThhd judicial 'MstiH ' Hint it Is the opinion ol tills board flut rates should ho made for the nxenniu-iit of the j.ill nt' Doug . las comity ; that unilt-JVc-lmpler enlilh-d jails , p.Hi ) compiled statutes ot Xcliiaska. when toiiuil nccussai ) it becomes thu ihlli of the soyeial juilires of the district coinf to make niles Kovei nlin : jidN In Iheli illbUlu-l , A resolution by Air. O'Keele.oniploviii'r n man from December 1 , IS.S" . ) , to Alaron 1 , 1HSU. to take care of Iho steam boating by night of Iho court house , and to as sist in any work that may bo rmmlred of him , at iv salary of ? " > ' ' per moniii. This was adopted. The man selected to tend l the business was John Gorman , no l-'ifly patterns line Chamber Sets in all woods , at greatly rwdimud prices. Will continue only until M > ld. UIIAS. SIIIVKIIICK , I''OO , 1-20.S and I''IO t'armvm street. r.iekiivff I'l > : , lloyd's packing hotiso is doing a largur busine-s this year than over before. I'rom twenty to forty ( sirs of hogs are received ul Ilia pacUng3ionsa daily and killed , The shipments are , for the most part , from Nebraska and western Iowa. Air. Itoyd is doing much lo bring Omaha forward as ono of the great pork pack ing cities of the country. Sineo opening up on Nov. the Oth ho has packed Sl)5 : : ! ) hogs and wilt do more than that next month , A few inoro packing houses of the same kind will make Omaha the lie-it hog market in the country. Kvon now better prices are paid here than In Chicago cage , when the freight and shrinkage Is taken into consideration , n , lloslok vV Co. The deed to llie acre and a half In South Omaha , upon wliichntandh Obcrn Hosiek & Co.'s slaughter house , pur chased from the I 'nio i sioekMir 1 % t-om- pany for "J " Xi , was rcc'ird ' | Sntunlaj , V u/im / hnu lo That is so frtsHdcoitH Hittt ho thinksliiM ideiia rmntot becrwHIlcdnt die Only MisfltClntlitng' ' Parlors. A islt H kindly no lleilcdof himto convince his mind that any mint win bo plciiHod in nny portion of his wcarlnsriipl'avcl ' , from a pnh-of .intn loons to a fnlldreKH suit , anil nn ovtrcont , he can find more cletrnneo always on display tlinn nn eye over witnessed In the slmpo of clothiiifffov man. Wo do not care toimiUo u personal mention , lint do solicit the atleutlou of every individual mrm in Omaha nml vicinity for one Inspection of the follow ind mention ! ? , Ho will llntl n pah- PANTALOONS FOR $3.00 o.oo $ .1.00 $ -1.10 * ; oo * .co $ c.on $ o $ 7.00 $ 7.SJ $3 CO $9 C5 which wusmndoto order by a LcadingMorclinnt Tailor for ij 0.00 $ r.5tj $3.00 $ J.OJ JflJ.OO $11.00 $ li3.0v ) sflS.O $11.03 flti.OJ - 117.00 $18.03 IN SUITS. Heean find nny style of cnMiicont from a plain sack ( o a swallow ( ail ( full dross ) inelndinif entnwaj * sack , sack , double breasted sack , a four foul ton cutaway frock , u one but ton cutaway frock , a I'rinco Albert frock , nt the follow I iiiff prices : $10.00 sio.50 * ti.oo in.no $1200 $12.10 sin.oo $10 oo $ in.so fcii.oo $11.70 Which was made to order by a loading .Merchant Tailor for $ 0.00 sfJl.OJ $ , ' . ' .011 .fiJ.UO $ JI.UJ $ 'j.03 * . ' 0.03 $27.00 $37.50 $23.03 $ . ' 0.0 , ) $15.03 $10.00 $17.03 $18.01 $31.10 $ ' 2.93 $2j 03 $ 'S.50 $30.00 $33.03 Was made to order by a leading .Merchant Tailor for $ ! JO.OO ifU..OO .faLUiJ JJJ.OJ $10.0J $15.00 | .oO.OO ? 5o.OO $00.00 $05.03 OVERCOATS. Gnu IIR found in uy style llitil is Avoniby inttn , but the thin ? thut catches is the Infest slylooiip.'Hio only ono ever seen inOmtihn , ( Sec Ilniid ) uttliusiunc time scothoseSurtonts. Newimtrkcts nml Sucks in nil styles at the following nriccB. $11.00 $ 8.0 $9.20 $10.00 $ I9.IV ) Jjll.11 ; $11.00 $13.00 $ fj.aj § ta.7o $10.00 That was made to order by a Leading Alerchant Tailor for iflJ.OO if 17.00 $ ld.OJ ? J.UO JI.OJ ? ' .03 $33.03 $2r .00 $ 21.50 $ . ' 5.00 $23.00 $10.50 $11.00 irl .OO $ ts.oo $ ) . ' .50 $ : .j.50 $37.03 830.00 $ -3J.O ) $35.03 Was made to order by a leading Merchant Tailor for $ , ' 7.003.50 ! $30.00 4 > J5.00 $10.00 $15.00 $50.00 $53.03 Tlieaearohut a more mention. Tfyon will consult your iiiievcst enoiiq-li to pay a visit you can bs convinced that every man ' s intci'esl is studied with weight and measure combined with business and pleasure nt THE ONLY MISFIT aiai lUaix uWtau'Sl cu&aiisuuuVuui tvsxf earn mmy or AVarr-oii SJnmucl Yatcs As will bo seen in the Bii's : special tel egraph of Saturday , . \V. S. Vales , son of Mr. Henry W. Vales , president of the Nebraska National bank of this city , while hunting on Long Island Sound , Thanksgiving day , was blown out lo sea in an open boat and drowned. The de ceased was twenty years of age , a grad uate of the Omaha high school and a member in high Manding of the Yale College class ol ' 87. Ho w.is well known in thlb city where his boyhood and youth were passed , and the IIOWH of his sudden and unnatural death will bo received with profound sorrow. His parents , who occupy a high place in the local communi ty , will receive .he full measure of public sympathy in their great griet. The body will bo shiuped to Omaha for burial. Bradbury Shoo anil Harness machine Writo- for circular. White Alachino ollieo , Omaha , Nob. Tlio Wrestlers Again. To-night at the German Turner hall on Tenth Mrcct a brace of gladiatorial contests will take place under circum stances which warrant considerable at tention. There- will bo n wrestling match for $ . ' 50 a side , of the Gr.ieco- Itomun fctylo , best two out of three falls , between Chrislol and Leon. These men have already wrestled hero , and Leon , the younger of the two , has como oil'tho victor. At Iho conclusion of the nbovo matoh Chri.stol will wrcntlo , at the fi.inie place , for the entrance money , an nrtiht of this city named Adoluh Aloreh. Thu match between ( , 'hristol and Leon will bo a serious and Mubborn one , because CliriMol. with his great nanio , feels keenly tlio defeat to which ho has been .subjected. AMUSEMENTS. BOYD'S OPERA HOUSE. No\enbcr \ 30lh a it ) D comber 1st , MONDAY AMD TUESDAY NIGHTS Anil Tuoftliiy Miitlaco , Tlio Popular ami Heaowncd I'nnmi ABBOTT ! GRAND OPERA COMPANY. NEW AND BRILLIANT /.fHAY / OF A T ST5 , Abbott , llollltiii , Annnii lulc , Mlvliolcnn , Monlu- K'rll'IX'tl'1"0 ' ! HrodurJflf , MONDAY NIGHT iW 30 , ONLY II. IE EMMA A1BOTT G7RGEOJS PRODUCTION OF With tlio rmaoiu I'liinw ABBOTT AS " - Tiii-bdny Nlulil Abbott1 * Ojcnti-st TFI.A/VI.A.T.A. ! Abbott as Vlolella , MIchtlonaas.Mfudo. Pnifttu , llio.leili.-k , Dlxon , UrcomvooJ unit liio ontJio Abbott Ojicru Company , TUISW HATjNEE , 25c , 50c , He , St. Grand i'roduct'ou w lilt Oreat CMn , Good Scn'z ' now ot < B i III li > Etilo .Speed. The Papilliou Tunes indulges in the following pleasantry upon General How ard , who owns a farm near "P.ippio" and frequently diives from this city thither : Until last Tuesday we had looked upon General O. O. Howard , of Fort Omaha , as the model Christian sold or of Ameri ca. Now our idol is ruthlessly broken , and this is the blow that broke it : When the general drove into town last Tuesday behind his team of innocent-looking mule.s , several friends and admirers gathered about him , all eager to get a shako of his military hand. After con versing pleasantly for a moment the general said : "It is just thirty minutes Kinco i left Omaha , and 1 must hurry on to Springlield " The . bv- htandcrs suggc-sied that he mn.st bo mistaken ; that it was hardly possible for a mule team to travel at the rate of twenty-live miles aji hour. Iut ! tlio gen eral .stubbornly insisted that he _ had cov ered the distance between L'apillion and Omaha in just thirty minutes , and could do bettor than that if necessary.Vhen our own Dr. Upjohn claims ihirt.v-livo minutes as the best time ho over drove HID distance between the two towns wo are forced to helluva Gen. Howard's htalement is .just a litllo fishy. Gen. Howard is regarded as the very soul of honor.bnt when ho comes down hero and attempts to boat the best Harpy county roadster record , ho is playing a losing game. _ _ _ _ _ \Vn \ have the slute. of Nebraska on thu Uradbury leather machine , Write foi terms and prices. XIIWUM : ; , TIIOI-NIOV it ( Jo. , White Alachino Ollieo. Protection from Klrc. On last Friday night the citizens of Douglas precinct held a mass meeting in Witcox addition to take homo action toward - ward Hooiirlng tire protection for their homes ami property. A committee con- .sisting of AIe sr3. Hwigert , Anon , 1'on- tag , IMwards and Alorribon was ap pointed to draft rules for Iho govern ment of the association if it should bo doomed advisable to or < ; nnio one to gain their und. ThucommiUeo was iiiHiruet- ed to report on ne.\t I'riduy. Comrnis- hioner O'Keof was present , and linked as to what the county board would do to as- hiltho people , and ho replied that ho dm not Know that they could do any thing inidor the fitatulea lie , however , would consult the comity attorney ami his associate coinmlKslonors , and would do all in his power under the laws lo aid the politionera. If your shoo has o nn or n tear to your shoemaker to buy Hie Uradbury machine. White Alaehine ollieo. Another Street Car Accident. At about nine o'clock Saturday a .St. Alary's aveiiuo street car coming to town broke loose at the top of the grade near Twenty-second street and thmi dere.d down the grade , At the foot of Hie lull Ihu up car was encountered and the collision occurred with a crash and a bhower of splinters. Air * . A. II. ' 'itch , the i-olo passenger on the car leaped oil and wti- , thrown violently , spraining her aiiKlo , Wliiti "Antoinatio'-onosinnlmiVil no' While Jock-stitch with .shuttle and IJrad bury leather machine. While Olllcc- Omaha , Neb | Vint UontoimiiTorln H , MUcbam , oliief oidnancuouiccrdoparlm < mt of the 1'latto , stationed at ( 'hoydiiuojlopoi has been ordered to proceed tu I-ort Doug las , Utah , ami make n thorough inspec tion of all the arms of tlio hixth intantry ativtioncd at that pod- AMUSKVKNT.S. IMMA : A On Tuesday night Kmma Abbott will sing in her great success La Travitita. Her rendition of this beautiful opera hat ) elicited tlio highest praise and her pre sentation of iho ill-fated heroine is consid ered one of her greatest triumphs. li > Chicago recently she created a perfect furore in Travi.ila and the criticism showed how rapidly she hasmounfod tlio highest round of opciMlic fame , the Chicago cage Tribune thus speaks of Alias Abbot'rt artistic merits : Emiini Abbott is entitled to an artistic recognition Irom the higher musical cir cles of her own country such as who line not vet roooived. Her work has ninny excellent qualities , but perhaps ono in particular which reckons it beyond por- advcnturo in tlio category of the llrnt class. She triumphs most in her most. exacting role * . Last season it was ' 'Sum- iramidi ? ' in whioh she made liorgroatcfifc effect ; this year it is "Traviata" in wldoli who surprised and delighted those who were so fortunate us to hear her. A I'liiKOMJit roil ui'is. "A Prisoner for Life , " tha latest HUC' cess from I ho Union Square theater , .Now York , will bo presumed al Hoyd's opcni house next Friday and Saturday. The second annual mooting of the Wo men's Christian Association will bo hold in the Kounl/.o memorial Lutheran church , corner of Sixteenth and Harnuy. afJp. in. Tuesday , Dcc mbcr 1 , All members ami llioso wishing to beconui mcmbcr.s , and nil ladies interested In thin gn-at "work of Woman for Woman , "urn earnestly requested to bo pre.-io.nt. | Absolutely Pure. This pnwilrr never rnrlfH. 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