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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1890)
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THE OMAHA DAILY BElftfl SATURDAY tftiRttfTARY 15. isnn S H the burns , tbo feed boxes were filled with fl untouched corn and ths bint were Diled with H tiay at If for the hones nad cattle to toed | on at night N'elthar hay nor corn had M boon used , thus creating the Impression thnt m ths old people had prepared ovorythwg for M the cattle , but before tbo latter were housed M for thn ntgnt H Tn im fsToiii N ! wckk MVRrir.nnn H and the animals driven oft under the cover H of darkness B LI-this tlmo the party of Investigators | bad Increased atd Ocorco Uoodhnrt nnd B Thomas Swcotman took psitln the search , fl At length , Mr Soldier drove n fork In the M duns boap bosldo tlid cow barn Ho struck M u hard substance which failed to mova Ira M medlatoly the faces of the searchers H changed color Soma paled , others becanio H irod , whllo willing hands removed the coverdid M Ing which evidently concealed something H not usually found in such a place B When the covering was pushed nslda TllliBI * I.AT THS NEAP IJOIIT of old man Jones The sight froze the veins of some of the onlookers The old man was known to but few , but there wera none who could look upon htm , murdered In bis old and unolTensivo ycura without a shudder Bl > The body lay partially on the right side , the bond lying downward , the face upward I Too right log was partially drawn up I ( nnd crossed by the loft , a he left band oxtondort awkwardly across the breast I ! nnd rather under the chin , whllo the right ' was pressed dowu botweeu the i . legs Iho bands were partially I closed nnd the position of nil the Minus showed that the body had been dond before 1 it had been , I'l.VrKl ) IV Tllr HEAP , I There was no visible murks of vlolonco i { rm tbo fticc , though the right cheek nnd I nldo of the forehead which hnd been pressed i BJ i " in the mnnuro were of a bright red color BJ I Further search revealed the old lady as > BJ i nbovo described She were an old faded I Bl male coat Boncnth this wub a brownblack : BJ nnd white check calico dress On bor head BJ | was a woolen hood Tbo limbs showed a Bb pair of gray stockings , through which und I BJ into the llcsh , the mtca hnd BJ FATKV HKrlJISUB IOOH1NO 1101 BS BJ Mr Picknrd drove to Omaha nnd returned 1 BJ wltb Coroner Ilarrigan , Dr Pinnoy , Dr.cr Bl I Lee and Sheriff Boyd Bh i The bodies were taKen from their hiding BJ I and examined It wus found that | . , I they hnd alt bocn cither shot or Bl , -atnbled in the back In the case of the BJ . woman , the wounds extended entirely BJ ' through ' the body If they were inflicted BJ with n knife , it must hnvo been of BJ J' THE DAOQrit IVATTEItN Bl [ ' Tbo presumption is , however , that the Bj wounds were mude by bullets and of the > BJ , lioaviest weight , because the openftigs were Bll very large , BJ Tuo face of Mrs Jones was found to hnvo BJ } , been bornblv eaten nway by mice There BJf was , notwithstnudlnar , n seeming smile " BJ' upon tbo features , still bnndsomo BJ in splto of both " crime and nc- Bl cident Iler head was almost snowy BJ whlto and the blush upon her cuuntcnanco BJ , \ras almost that of youth nnd innocence * . Bl i The old man bore only the wounds in bis BJ' ' baok , which tike thee of his wife , were six BJ in number , but which ut the same tlmo did Bl , not extend through the b dv BJ . The murdered man was most venerable Bb in npponrauce Ho had a full face with a Bl high forehead , long flowing hair , long white BJ beard mid a cast of features which combi BJ plotcd the plcturo of Iiip Van Winkle in hin Bl Bleep in tbo Cat-ikllls. Blj Frank Cndwalladcr , a stepson of tbo old BJ ] tnau'a daughter and Nathan Jones of Irving Bl j ton , a Hon of the murdered couple , painfully BJs witnessed ( ho Unearthing of the great Bl | ( -rluie. BJ | These , togdthor with O. A. Phillips BJ ; m Council Uluffs spent Thursday night [ Hi ] " " _ . n the iato homo or the old people , , BJ ! nnd yesterday morning sought for traces as to BJI bow the cattle had beau driven off , but , BJ ! without success " BJ 'lbo discovery of the crime has casta BJ shadow ever the peaco'nl neighborhood BJ whlcti cannot easily be dispelled BJ The rrmaius of the two victims of tbo . BJ tragedy wore brougiit into the city at S BJ o'clock yesterday afternoon and removed to Bl Iiurkot's uudertaking estaolishmont PJJ A CliUl-J OlSCOVKnUD JBI I The Siolrn florsos Kound in South • BJ Oiuahn-How Tlioy Got There BJJ ; Through Muyor Sloano , who accompanied mf Tub Hub representative to the scene of the PJJ tragedy yesterday , the news of the terrible PJJs crime was spread throughout South Omaha M * Marshal Maloney bad secured the facts as | | far us they were known lie was rotating 1 thorn to City Clerk lioctor about 4 o'clock In , | the tiftornoon when the latter gnvo blm a JJJS clue that may lead to the arrest of BJS the murderers In half nu hour tbo BJ I ton stolen horses were located in Davis BJ I livery stable on Twenty-sixth street , and a BJ | few moir.ents later Theodore Mott aud Jerry BJ Dee were in tbo police station They played BJ u part In the incidents that followed the BJ ( comuiission of tbo murder that will be a ma- BJ tcrlal aid to the state In bringing the crlmic BJ mils to justice City Clerk iloctor romem- BJ bored haying endeavored topurclmsoanum- J bpr of horses a week ago from a strancer BJ > vbo wus offering thorn at * u remarkably low BJ pricv Ho failed to muito thn deal and the BJ ptruuircr sold bis stock to Ed Davis , tbo pro J prlolor of the barn above referred to BJ - TlIK I'JilfONI' .liS' dTOltY BJ How the horses that were stolen from the BJ scene of the murder ( for such they are ) BJ i rama there can best be told by tbo story ro- BJ laicd i > y tbo two prisoners Mott has been • BJ for U" i'eur tbo foreman ox liruen & Carpen- BJ ter's livery stable , on N street , and Dee is BJ , tue-young son of Jeremiah Doe , an old sot BJ tier of Douglas county , residing on Twenty BJ I fifth street , a few doors north of the livery BJ barr Neither ono is suspected of any cou- B | ncctlou with the crime BJ , . On Thursduy night , February 0 , just 'a J week u o , a stranger culled at Carpenters J , barn and put up n saddle borte that ho had BJ ridden into South Omaha , lie wanted to se- BJ cure two men wltb ooddlo horses at . 7 BJ o'clocii the next morning to rioo with him J four miles into thn country and assist , BJ linn drive soma stock into South ' BJ Omaha Arrangements were wade with ' BJ iMolt to accompany him and the ; totoud hursemun was secured in tbo person BJ of ypuug Dee , who was willing to earn a ' 'ittla nioney , | Promptly at 7 o'clock the next morning t the stranger was on hanu The three rode together to tbo farm house whore tbe mur- ter * was committed On tbe way the stranger | was uncommunicative , explaining only that he hud been ' koopiug batchelor's quarters on 'ftia ' farm all winter and had grown tired of it ; bo wus going to drive his stock into , South Omaha , sell It for what ho could got , glvo up farming and leave for his old homo ; In the east Arrived at tbo farm the stock was rounded UP light Jersey caws and ten head of horses , and tuo drlvu for South Omaha bogau The house was not entered during the stay at the farm , aud nothing occurred to arouse the suspicions of Mutt or Dee tbut tbo stranger "J was anything clso than ho claimed to lie When South Omaha was rcajhod tbe cows f . wore driven intu the stock yards and the torsos quartered at Davis * stable Mott re turned 'to bis work and thought no nioro about the matter They left tyjutb Omaha at 7 in the morning and were back lo the city again ut II oclock a TUB BTIUNOERlS EVrOUTS TO HELL , The bachelor farmer look mimodiato steps to diiDOse of bis horses and cows The * Utter wore all sold at the stockyards , but to whom it could not bo learned last night Her &r t UruxJ , to dispose of his horses to Mr Carpenter of Carpvutcr & Union , but the latter yvas auspiolous and refused to even go and look at tbem on acwuut of tbo low i itrioe at which they were oflrted , * 10 apiece To d Davis he agreed U > sell uluo of tha I ton for $ > a , giving him the refusal or them at that liguro until ereulng of the sumo day , BBBBBaBBBBlBM one week ago last Friday , City Clerk Tom Doctor hoard of the great bargain in horse llc-.li nnd btidcnvored to purchase tbem IIo went to Davis barn and mot the stranger , who was now known as rd Nell , nnii made him nn offer for them Nell's actions nnd the low liguro ho placed ou the animals ' nroutcd Doctors suspicions Ho would not even nccompany Doctor back to tbo stalls to ussist him in examining the horses | Finally the city clerk made i\ conditional ofTer , agreeing to purebnso the | nntmnl * for jaoo The purebnso money wonld j' placed In n South Omaha bank for ten days At the expiration of that time if Hoclot Jor tor discovered nothing wrong with the nnlPI innls Neil v. as nt liberty to draw the money Thnt arrangement did not suit the seller , "lu the reasons for it nro now apparent , Finally Davis took nine of the horses for T200 , taking n bill of sate for thorn , to which lhf stranger signed the name of Ed Nell In a clear buslnoss hand Tbo tenth horse ho did not soil , leaving it at Davisbarn It is there yet , Neil never having called for It During his stay in South Omaha the unho known rccolved n letter through the postA ofllce addressed to Charles Nell Ho was seen on the MriMts during Friday and Saturbo day and then disappeared a. DWrnirTO-t or ifBit , . No ere tn South Omaha bas any recollection j ! of having seen Nell bo4,1 fore ho called at Carpenter & Uruon's barn ] Thursday night A description 0f him secured by Chief Mnloncy , of South Omnha , from hnlf udozen parties who hod donhngs ) < with him tallies exactly It is ns follows J : About S3 years of age ; fi feet 0 luolies in height ; smooth fnco with a few days growth of board ; dark coinploxlon ; black hair ; weight about 173 pounds ; were n dark stiff hat , double breasted Bt-uaro cut blacic ' sack coal nnd black vest , with light trousers insluo bis boots ; speaks with a slight Ocrmnn nccont To some parties ho gnvo bis name as King , but to others he nunounccd himself , us Ed Nell and signed that numo to tbo bill of Bale given Davis ' knew tub cotr.NTnr well , City ' Clerk Iloctor , nf South Oranhn , knows | almost ovcry farmer In the southern nnd western portion of the county , having lived there for > cnrs Conversing with Nell , tbo latter displayed a knowledge of the names of the different armors living near the scene ot tbo crime nnd the country surrounding it that stamps him as no stranger , in the western portion ot Douglas county Ho must have Uvod In the ueigh- borbood for some time the two rmsoNTjits There Is nothing whatever to inplltato , Mott and Doe the two prisoners , with the i crime Mott is known m Soupi Omaha well , end is a trusted omployo and barn foreman for Carpcntor & Uruou , the liverymen Young , Dee was inorely called ln to assist in driving the stock to South Omaha , because , he ' was known to b'o available and willing to do ' tbo work As soon as Chief Muhonoy discovered that the , stolen Htock was iu Davis bnrn , nnd beard of Mott's and Deo'is connection with It , he placed tbom under arrest nnd immcs' diatoly telephoned Sherlft Doyd the facts , Deputy SborllT Grebe nnd Jailor Miller enmo to South'Omnhn on the Urst motor train , nnd in company with Chief Moloney spent the evening and night in endeavoring to got on the trait of Nell , but Dothlag further was 1 learned than thnt given nbovo Neil's first known appcnranco.in South Omaha Was on the night thutMiiiorSlonno's 1 house was entered and robbed The oplnu Ion prevails that perhaps the eamo ganir had I something to do with tha cruel murder of the 1 old couple at tbe farm house IATKB . Since writing the nbovo it has been learned 1 that the cattle were disposed of through the commission firm of Byron Uros to tbofol- ' lowing parties : .Grantlcu 4 , Townsend 3 , , Armour 1 nnd C. Clark 1. . Neil represented that ho had bocn a pack ing house man , nnd said ho was a hog sticker by trudo Ho also said that the farm on which he bad been living alone beol longed to his brothers father-in-law. His , ibrother , he said , lived in Council Uluffs „ County Attorney Mahouoy came down to , South ' Omaha last night nnd questioned the j two prisoners , Mott and Dee , but elicited I nothing inoro than is given above Marshal Moloney informed Mr Mahoney that be had reason to fear , that the farmers in ' the neighborhood might come into town and endeavor to get at the prisonorsis there was an impression abroad that they were implicated lathej murclor Mr Mahoney dl- rected the marshal , la that case " , to taku the two ] men to tbe county jail , which was done at once * * Tbeao two men will be very important wita ncssos at the inquest today , after which tboy will be put under bonds to appear at the trial ol the murderer when ho Is caught TI1C INQU123T. Tlio CoronerV Jury Dcgliia a Tlior- ouch InvrBtifrHtton A Jury was impObeled by Coroner liar rlgan and the inquest commenced nt 8:30 : p. i m. Dr C 11. Pinnoy ot Council HlufTs , the owner ot the farm on which the tragedy occurred , was tbo first witness called Ho testified , that ho was the owner of the farm and that a few weeks ago ho had uuido nrrnugomonts with A. B. Cadwalladur of Council Uluffs , son-in-law of the murdered people , to take charge of the farm for a year Codwalludor induced tbo old people to look after the piano tompotarily until he could move there lilmsolf Witness heard about unou last Thursday of the old people , being missing Ho wont to the rosldciico of the Mr Cadwalla- dor , and ' after a talk with * thorn as to tbo bonosty and nobility of character of tbo aged pair , he determined that they had not decamped , but bad been abducted or inurt dured He went with the coroner , abend and otbors to tha farm after the boil lea had ' abeen | discovered Ho s.nv the bodies ; thut of the old lady lay near the bny stack par tlally covered with hay Ho examined tbo > corpse and discovered four bullet holes in it ts two wore ubovo tbo rjtrht nipple and the otbor J two ut the central portion of the loft breast ' The corpse of the old man lay nour the ' barn , partially covered with manure , There were two bullet holes in the body , Nothing was missing from the bouse , Eight head ot horses and uino bead of cdltlo belonging to the witness and a team of horses belonging to the deceased were miss ing i 'Iho bodies of tbe deceased were muf- fled tip as though they had been out footling stock , . The old lady bad on u wrap , a mans coal , und a hood Tbo old plan hud on nn overcoat , Wltiims had un impression that the persons committing tbo deed were cogn- izantof i the stock , tbe condition of the old [ people and the lay of too premises A man named Henry Martin had previously rented tbe , farm , tmt left with bis brother for Fremont - mont ubout December L A. Ii Cadwallader made arrangements about the the middle ot December to take care of the farm The business relations of witness with tha Mar Una was amlcoblo iu every way Flotcb Wagner of West Lawn tostifled that be , in company wltb Oscar Plckurt and A. W. l'innoy , went to tbo Piunoy farm nt 8 of 0 o'clock Friday morning In tbolr tour about the premises in search of a clue they discovered that tbe manure pllo near the stable was torn up , A fork was secured and tha manure thrown back , wbon the body of the old man was revealed 1 ho manure is at the oust side of tbo barn The bay stack is still further east The barn is about fifty yards from th house and about tbe same dlstanco from tbo road Thu bouse is south east ot the barn and has n west trout and is about tweotv yards from the bluhway Wituess knew that tbe Mar Una lived ou tbe farm T hat they bad a bad name The corn in tbo cow bam was broken for the cows and hay was ln the mangers Oscur PickcrLof West I awn testified that bo visited tbo ' Pluuey farm 'lbursday even log and Friday mot ntng , the latter tlmo In cowiiany with A. Vf , Pinney and I'lotcb Wagner Mr.VVigner thought the mauure looked as though It had been forked over Woirner secured a fai'k And Uifaiv nff a Inw forksfull of manure , vvlieu tbo body of Mr Jonas-was dlsoovcrod lying on bis side with his ! aca towurds the barn Frank Cadwullador , who lives just south of Council UlufTti , tosUfied that bn know the murdered couple well His father was married to their daughter The old mans nauio was Allau Juuos and tbatof bis wife Dorothy He was aged seventy-two and she llfty-clght. The last time be saw lhcm live was when they went to Irvingtoo W itueoa was sent aver to tbe Pinney farm with Messrs Fhlliiua and Jones to inspect the premiMM Thursday His tstop-inother aud brother bad gone over to the Pinney farm Monduy'to visit the old couple They found the premises deserted , but they stayed over night tuero Tboy found the bed made up uud evetytblac iu urder about tbe bouse At the barns every preparation for feeding f the cnttlo hBd been made Witness was on the farm when the bodies wore found fTbo body < of the old lady was covered with bny nut nbovo this were o ladder and a couple of boards N. J. Jones was the next witness Ho to- tlfledi "I was nt Irvington lhodeconscd arc my father nnd mother Fntlior's name is Allan Jones ; mothers , Dorothy ; father wasngod seventy-one ; mother , llfty-clght : itht lived with mo until two weeks ago ; I have not soon them slnco nllve They lived formerly at Fnrrogut , In They are both natives ' of Ohio ; they moved from Illinois to lowntncntvjears ago 1 Urst wont lo Dr Pinnoy's farm Wednesday afternoon I had received ( word from my slate * that mV father nnd mother were missing I rcachod tbo farm nbout 3 p , in , jestonloy ( Thursday ) Mr Cadwallader and Mr Phillips went with luc . We could find no trace of wagon or cnttlo tracks The only tracks were those of Mrs Duck , wboso custom it is to pass through onu of the flolds A neighbor boy told us that ho saw iho cnttlo In the field last Saturday A bunch of keys were missing from my fathers pocket When the basque on the i body ot my mothers body was raised I saw two bullet holes in the bock They didn't have { ever $3 DO wbon tboy loft mo lhoy ; ] hnd no enemies whatever that 1 know of They , both wore vorynctlvo for old people They novcr had any dinicultios with anybody thnt I know of " , C. ( A. Phillips was then called IIo testi fied ! : "I ltvo in Council Uluffs I wont out to r the Pinnoy farm yesterday I was there 1 also , ' four weeks ago Mr Cadwnlladcr'a ' i brother , and stepmother were in chnrgo of tbo farm nt the tlmo Mr and Mrs Jones took chnrgo of it two wcoks ngo I wns on 1 , tbo \ farm when tbo bodies were discovered The statements of Mr Cadwullador aud Mr Jones ! coucorninjr the ense are corroctas far as I saw " . County Attorney Mahoney then discovered L that no testimony bad been given concernR ing tbo old people being seen alive on the form , and recommended the coroner to ad- Journ the proccedtnga until 3 p. ni today , when Mrs Hucic , Cudv\nlladcr's brothcrand t otbor witnesses that could be secured , would | 1 be present Hundreds of people flecked in during tbo evening to see the murdered couple ns they lav in Uurkct's undertaking establishment 'II ho beauty of the old lady's face nnd the patriarchal appearance of the old gentle man cxcitod universal comment ' TUE i'OSTMOKTUBI. . Sirs Jones Heart Cut Oomplctnly tn 1 Two by Htillcts A postmortem was mode by Dr Mc"J Maulgal IIo found in the case of Mr Jones that ono bullet had entered the right sldo of the body at about tbe sixth rib , fracturing the rib , passing through tbo eighth dorsal vertebras of the spinal column , tbon upwards between the fourth and fifth ribs on tbo loft side of the body , striking ' tbo upper portion of the bono of tbo nrm , nnd being deflected upwards . , backwards nud downw nrds oyer the scapula , nnd lost In the loose tissues of the back A second bullet , entered the light side of the body - nbout t the middle of the • seventh rib , passed into the aorta artery nud down | Into and out through tbo loft vontrlcul of the heart T bis bullet was found cinbedod in the muscular tissues between the fifth nnd sixth ribs on the loft sldo of the body , The bullet was weighed by Dr Ilarrigan nnd found to weigh five pennyweights , or 120 grains The doctor savs tbut ho would not bo suprised ' if it was but ouo-balf of the origi- nal bullet Ho says that in passiag through • solid ' bone tissue bullets are liable to be split * In thej body of Mrs Jones Dr MoManignl t fonnd four bullet holes in.tho back nnd four in the front ot the chest Two of these points of entrance are located one above the other , and three inches to tha loft of" tbo spinal ) column , opposite tbo sixth nnd seventh , dorsal vertobric Tboso two holes were about on inch and a half opart , nnd , probes being passed into the wounds , it was found found that bullets ' hnd passed through the apex of tbe left lung , fracturing the first and second ribs , coming ' out of the body ' five Inchcrnbovo the luft nipple The point ' of entrance tbe other ' two bullet holes was located about tbo middle of the fifth and seventh 'Hbs , both bullets passing through the right ventrical and left aurical ' of tbo heart , completely dividing tha heart in halves , ana passing out of the bsdr three nndono-hnlf nnd four and TmoMinlT Inches above and to the outer side of the right nipple t . MARTIN ARRESTED , " lie Protests Ilia Innocence of Any Connection With the CMmr Chlof Seavoy recolvcd a telephone message from ; tbo shorift at Fremont last nlerht ad vis- ing ' ' him by all means to arrest Henry-Mar- tin , tbo man referred to In yesterdays Han as having worked the Pinney farm ou Bbarcs up to last December , Tbo chief acted on the qdvico and sent Sergeant Whalcn and Detec- ttve Haza out to make tbo or- rest They found Martin sitting out on the sidewalk in front of his shanty at Ttventieth and Poppleton avenue As they came up to the man who it suspected of bo- lug implicated , directly or otherwise , Detec- two Haze saluted him with : Hello , Henry 1" Hallo , " returned Martin "I know what you'vo como for , and I'm ready to go with you I expected It when I saw what wus said about mo in Tub Deu this evening Fact isho contiouod , shale Ing j down Uls olothos and adjusting his bat , "l am eiad you bavo como , for Ill fool a Jit- tie t sarer down there ( ovldently meaning the jail j ) than out where people who have been reading such talk as that in the paper can got at me , as I imagine they might " Wall , cuejs wo better bo moving back toward t town , " suggested Sergeant VVhalen "Oh , all right , " answorcd Martin , and added i , Come Ill ' step In and bid the old lady j good-bv. " Tbo olllccrs stopped to the door ot the oman's i shanty , nnd then witnessed an effect ing j parting between man and wife , tbo latter bursting ] into tonrs and crying ns though her heart ] would break ns her husband loft bor to t co to a cell at central station On the way down Martin talked but llttlo ] At ono time ho remarked : Well , ono , good thing about it is that this will como out nil right for me , fori can provo i by as many witnesses ns are wanted that I bavo been at home all along all rlgbt , or , at least that I bavo not been conuocted In any ; way at all with this thing 1' ' After tbe prisoner hnd been bobiad tbo bars for some I'MJo tlmo a Due breporter gained an interview with him His goncral appearance is that of a day laborer , Ho Is about five feet ton inches ln height , ot medium build , somswhat stoop shouldered , rhas a rather ruddy complexion , heavy , black mustache , black eyes and black hair IIo ) g about thirty-five years old , and the look in his face is one of easy uuconcern There was not tbo least p&rliclo otnervous- nets in bis manner or any of bis actions , and bis gaze was of the lai-y but clear sort , What have you to say regarding your arrest ! " naked the reporter , " 1 bavon't anything at all to say , " wus tbo reply , except that'I'm not connected at all with the matter , and can easily prove so by a hundred witnesses if they want om " You expected arrest ! " Yes , mostrany ono would aitor what The Bex published I inudo up my mind ivben I na\v that that I would como down tomorrow irmorning and ask tbo sherlft If ho wanted me " When were you in South Oinsba last ! " ' I was there fast Sunday , bu , t Jdst went down with a couple of friends " a largo number of other quostlons were asked , which brougb out * a lot of very commonplace replies The prisoner said be had not boon on the farm slaoa ho Inft nml nnnr huil nnn I tin nM ' irantlnmnn nnd his wif who were murdered , ire said he bad been sick for sopAo little and bis wife bad almost supported the family , they having one child , a baby He hadn't bad more than fi during the past ten days or so . . ' Chief Seavey learned last night that Mar tins brother Jesse , wbo is about twenty nine years old and lives in Fremont , had been urrostod on tbo charge 'of complicity In tbo murder ; also auother man up there * Jlualnesa Tronulpji , Chicago , Feb , It Milton K. Page , con fectioner , made nu assignment this after noon ; liabilities , f lOO.OJO ; assets , the same Tolbho , O. , Feb H. A receiver was " " up- pointed today for C , L. Lu&co A. Co , on old wiiolesale dry goods bouse ot this city ; liabil ities over JIOOooo " ANOTHGlt MKOTA RAILROAD , toOl Moro 7/InduoomD t for au OmaliU-Ynnlcton Line ii • • . , THE | 'lLLIN6jf $ CENTRALS MOVE , W , or It Will llcdncp Rates UO Per Cent to Iho Mlsspurl Clilcnj-o Itn.ids Iccll " o Olicr iho Ion Mho Ordinance . . . A Orcnt Opportunity YiVKTox , S. D. , Feb U. [ Special to Tnc Hbe.1 It may bo stated posltlvoly thnt railroad iron will bo stretched across the proirlo l from Sioux Falls to Ynnkton this season , and that the cars ot the great Mnnli toba system will bo run to Yankton in tlmo to move the fall , crops The following from the Sloux Falls Press , n rollablo paper printed > at the headquarters oftho cntorprlse , states the sttuation correctly i The Press Is ublo to postlvely declnro that this season will certainly sco Sloux Falls seventh ( railroad constructed and in opera tion | It is to extend from this city to Yank ton , tbenco to a connection which Its projee1 tors refuse to disclose but will give the Queen city direct ititercourso wltb ono of the greatest systems ln tbo northwest , The money fortius is actually in sight , no "It" nor perhaps nbout It A survey has boon already nearly completed , and ns soon ( as tbo weather will permit grading will begin , and the Iron will bo put down as rapidly as possible , and the present year will see the line In op- cratlon to Yonuton From that point to the soutn nnd southwest there nro two lines pro Jcctcd j , ono or the otbor of which will bu constructed , and the Sloux Falls line will bo a link In the great chain lending southwest wardlv across the continent from the head of Lake Superior to the waters of the great ocean The source from which the money comes for ( this enterprise hr a railroad secret , but the ' Press knows wbo knows about It , and knows that its Information in regard to the immediate construction of the line Is euro and reliable The stretch of sixty-five miles botwecn " Yankton and Sioux Falls is the best improved - proved ! and best farmed section of South Dakota , and will open up nnothcr rich field to Omnha jobbers and manufacturers , pro vlded they will secure a direct road to Yank ton , and roach out for It , This extension to Yankton and a direct road to Omaha from Yankton will give Omaha another line to Minneapolis , St Paul and Dulutb , besides opening up to Omnha energy the whole of South Dakota nnd Its vast wealth of trade and traffic This Sloux Falls extension and the Omaha and South Dakota alt completed , will glvo Omaha advantages forSouth Dakota trade unexcelled by any other mnrket And if Omaha will secure the building ot .tbo , short line from that city to Yankton , all tbo rest will como to tbom An nctunl survc-y is being made between Mitchell nnd Forest City for the Omaha and Forest City line : iTho-people of Mllcboll , Ulunt nnd Forest'City are putting up the survey , nnd grading will certainly be com menced on the northern end of the line at au earlv day , and the people of that section ot the state will bo'lblowith their own nub si-rlptions and such aid as tboy can get from tbe east , to build and equip thoroad'down as fur ns Mitchell.and possibly to Yankton , And if Omaha will T > ut up a liberal subscrlp tion it will bo oxtoaded on un air line to that city , thus opcningrup over three hundred miles j > of now productive country that may bo made tributary to tbom lenore * the ltulcs CniCAQO , Dtb 14. [ Special Telegram to , The Bee f The ( Illinois Central has issued I u tariff reducing all rates , through and local , to , the MissourPrlvor SO per cent The re- [ ductlon , like the one of 33 per cent botwooa , Chicago and St Paa fci effective February AlM1-liko.tibe laj er jrod uptlon , no aUe ' n- tion whatever was paid to association rules The IUinoia Central not - - only ignored tbe | five days notice before a monthly meet ing" i clause , but also tlie RtOa davs' notice , " , which requires a notice of ten days for a re " duction after the five days notice has boon given { andarognlar meeting has voted tbo notice down Tno change in.basis made by the Illinois Central is • Irom 75 cents to 60 cents on first class , with corresponding re ductions i on tbo otbar classes * Notice ot the reduction was given at this ' afternoons meeting of the West ern l'j-eignt association , it is anotner step , in the avowed intention of all the i western roads to compel tbe Burlington to father the acts of the Buri lington ' & Northern The Illinois Centrals reduction j was made at Sioux City and a meeting oftho whole association tomorrow was , Immediately voted to extend the reducJ tion i to Omaha , Kansas City and other Mis souri i river points , ull of which necessarily take ' the same rata It was thought by the members j present today thnt tbo rates would again tnke a tumble before they were finally adjusted Another disturbing factor was the \ . confirmation of tbe reportthat the ( ana dian \ Pacific bad made such n contract with the . Wabash that it could within ninety days . run solid trains from the Missouri river via the Chicago ever the Wabash und Canadian Pacific to tbo seabovd It was attempted to j . raise a scare also over the rumored put ting on ot a huge barge tine from Omaha to Pittsburg , but-tbe treacherous nature ot the Missouri was too well Known to causa any thing , but jeers at tbo proposed venture , Will Obey the Ton-Milo Ordinance , Chicago , Fob 14. [ Special Telegram to The Hee I At a secret meeting today of tbo attorneys of all lines entering Chicago It was dotcrminod that beginnimr with March 9 each railroad should strictly enforce the city ordinance prohibiting tbo running of trains within the city limits at a higher rnto of speed than ton mites an hour This action was taken because of too largo damage tbe roads have been compelled to pay when nccl- dents occur whllo running at a higher rate of speed About two hundred thousand Cblcagoans patronize tbo suburban trains daily and tbo observance of the ordinance will be of incalculable detnmont , to tbem , owing to tbo loss of tuuo . It will also bo a body blow on tbe worlds fair project , as it will be an utter impossibility to handle im mense crowds at such a rate of speed The result of the ordinance will simply make It so offensive that It will bavo to bo repealed Dismissed the ' Complainant WismsaTO ! * , Feb 1 * . The interstate commerce coinmisqjpn has decided in the case of the Rock IslatfHVS iho Alton railroad , dis missing tbo cotnpjslpant In the controvBrtV involving the right of the complalnanCfeompany to bo protected In its method of snipping cattle from points west ot ICaniaC'itv billed through to Chi cpgo nnd alio win * . Chora to hold ever in Kan sas Olty an Indefinite time to try tbo market and then If shipftatf * either the same cattle or others belnir substituted , at the through rate originally ajir&id Upon , defendant com pany shall bavfri t/6 right to take ro ship ments from KuMMfe City to Chicago ut a \ proportion ot xnll original thiough rates , The commission holds in substance on this 1 point that tbo ciis Pdoos not fall within tbe 1 reason governing-tbo rates on through trans portation and jllo'carrier is not ut such ! intermediate polnts > < entitled to have bis car ' riage protected W u through snioment as against competlUSryp MUKDEIltfl ) lll r'UltOIUBI * , The Awful Crime ol'Isaac Suwtolle or Itoxbury , Mass East Rociibsteii , N. II ( fob 14. The body of Hiram awtolle of Itoxbury , Mass , was found today horribly mutilated with a bullet in the.heart , buried in the woods near Lebanon , Me Isaac Sawtello , a brother of the dead man , is Under arrest charged with the killing . - • * Tbo case ft pno of tbo most Interesting in the criminal history of New Kngland Last December lasso was par dpned from states prison , where bo baa served a long term for ratio Slnco then he boarded with bis brother Hiram In Itoxbury , Muss , where the latter kept a fruit store , 'Iho Sawtellq property there was worth from fIft.OOO to0.000 nnd Isaac deoeived bis mothej aud induced her to transfer it to hlfti Hi mm , however , putnn Injunction j it so Isano couldn't sell it This enured hard reelings and It Is now believed that Isaao i dotted to remove his brother and Iho entire family , consisting of the wifonnd three children j . Last Saturday Isnno took bis brothers llttlo daughter , ngod six , to Hochcster , N. Y. There he gave her medi cine , it Is believed , with the intention of killing j her , but onlv succeeded In j making her sick Ho telegraphed to Hiram thnt the llttlo girl bad la j l grippe and for him to come imtredlatPiy Tins was on February 4. The next morning nnothcr telegram came urging tha j mothar to como Finally Hlrnm loft for Hochestcr on February 5 and wns never again ' seen alive by his friends The next day Isnno and the little girl arrtvod home and tha former denied having soon Hiram at all The following Sunday be disap j peared and Monday the pollco began nn investigation Detectives discovered traces of suspicious actions on tbe part ot Isnno Ha ' hired n tonm a Hochestcr livery stable , mot j a man nt the depot , undoubtedly Hirnm , with whom ho drove away Lnto In the , afternoon bo returned , bought n plcknxn nnd i spade and drove nway npain , not returning - turning I until Into nt night , lie tbon wont to 1 Portland nnd registered under a fictitious name j Yesterday theofllcorstracoa him down and . arrested him This morning his clothing was carefully examined nnd blood stains were discovered on his shirt nnd pants , showing ' ovidoncq of having been washed A searching party of 400 men scoured tbo woods today nnd found n shoe believed to hnvo been worn by Hiram , n bloodslnlnod bandkcrcniotnnd 1 apiccoof Ins coat Soon nftor a newly made grave wns discov- ored ' mid the body found minus both arms ' nnd head Near by was found a paper which J bad been wrapped around the nx bought ' by Isaac The case appears to be a clear J ono against him , nnd ho is supposed to have 1 n confederate who Is bollovod tn bo Charles ' Ulood , wbo was In prison with blm AN ILLINOIS DANK nOllIILllV Iho < Snto Blown Onrn in the Good Old Pnshloncd Way St LoulB , Fob 14 A special from Salem , 111. ' , aayB the greatest excitement prevails over i the robbery of tha Salem National bank last night , The cracksman got in the neigh borhood j ot $25,000 In cash nnd securities , evidently the robbers found llttlo trouble in breaking 1 into the vault The safe proper was cracked In the old fashioned way by the use of guupowdor The robbers must bavo 1 been In a great hurry as they loft n quantity ' of gold pieces scattered on the floor of ' the vault and overlooked ' at least (10,000 In currency nnd securities President Martin announces that the actual loss ot cash > will not exceed $10,000 and that the bank will open for business tomorrow Ofllcors nro scouring the country for the robbers , but they are nt sea as to the idestity of < the criminals * Protecting Indian Lands CnAMnnliLAiK , S. D. , Feb 14. Indian Inspector specter Armstrong arrived from Washing ton last night and jn the company ot Special Agent Cordon and Agent Anderson loft this morning for Lower Brule with the troopi that came last ovonlng from Fort Randall The orders rcirordlng the occupancy of In dian lands wore explained to tbo boomers , who were notified .to vacate Soon a number of bouses were moved into tbo mlle square 1 belonging to the railroad company Immediately nftor his conference with tbe ! town si tern Major Anderson with a dotaob- ment of Indians came down upon a crowd of gamblers and soon scatlorcd tbolr para phernalia All persons running games of chance or selling lixuor on Indian lands here after will bo prosecuted Xho work of set . tlement goes on quietly , there being no par ticular oxcitemonu LOOK OUT FOR A KILLING , Wyoming ; Citizens Laying for Each Other with Winchesters Evanstov , Wyo , Fob 14. ( Special Telegram - gram to Tub Bee.J Word has Just been re . ceived hero ot a shooting scrape between two well known and highly respected citizens of Burnt Fork Hon William Summers nnd • Toff ISdmundson are the parties interested The quarrel was too result of a long stand ing feud Summers , with a Winchester rifle in hand nnd blood In his eye , rode directly to Edmundsor.'s ranch and requested the latter to come out and be shot at This Edmuadson refused to do They mot a tew hours later and exchanged Bhols , but the intcrterenco of friendB prevented a bloody tragedy They are both mon of iron nerve , each thirsting for gore , and there is little doubt of a killing erelong J • The Wool Market Boston ? Feb 14. [ Special Telegram to Tni _ BBEJ There bas been more Inquiry for i wool Manufacturers are receiving more orders for tboir goods than thov can fill and . are obliged to buy wool to cover them Prices ruled low on domestic goods Good Michigan X sold at 39 } c , and cboico at 29 % @ ( . ' ! 0c , Ohio X can b < > bougnt at lie , and > ? X at Si'JSc , though higher prices tire asked No j L combing wools sold at 3S@40c , Ohio fine delaine at 80c , Michigan ilno dolalno at li3a ; now lock line domino atIK3K@Slc. Torrltory wools sold to a good extent at f)0@5"o for fine , Kl@55c tfor line medium , and 60@5ac for medium Spring Texas wool sold at 17@22Ji' and fnll at 10 ® 18c. ; Heavy spring California sold at 13@14o and , avcrago spring at 18@19c ; best eastern Oregon < . commands I8e and other sulos down to 14c are reported Pulled wools bavo been quiet and-weak. Large sales of Australian wooll to arrive are reported at 7fi@80c. Clean i carpet wools have been steady The total ] sales oi all kinds were 3,801,300 pounds , including 0411,000 pounds of foreign Itcntraliiin the Drnlnngo Uonrd , CinOAQO , Ten 14. Todny Marshall J. Wilson , a property owner , filed a bill for nn injunction I asking that the dralnago board bo rcstralnod ] from issuing 11,000,000 in S } per bonds for the purpose of beginning work , ou tbo ground , among others , that the indebted ness ; of tbo city already oxeceds tbo constitu tional limit ot 5 par cent on tbo taxable vuluo of , the property within its corporate limits Wilson nllcgcs that the only way in which the mnnoy can bo raised is by special assess ment biviod on the property benefited Pro ceedings ln quo warranto to test tbo right of 1 tbe trustees to bold tboir offices wore nlso filed this afternoon These cases nro to bo , beard at once in order that an appeal may betaken , taken to the supromu court in time for a decision - cision nt the March term fitomiinhlp Arrivals At Now York The Urltanntc , from Liv erpool , At Boston Tbo Bostonlan , from Liver pool At Glasgow The State or Pennsylvania , from Now York At Bremerluveu The Trove , from Now York At Condon Sighted ! The Missouri , from i Baltimore At Liverpool The Bavarian , from Boston The Lust llnniriiis ? . • It was Just twenty-two years ago yesterday - day , St Valentines day of 1808 , since the i last banning in Douglas county Tbo nock : that filled the noose wus that of tbe man BsUor , who killed Wesley Hisglns , a cleric In W. It Kings store at Twelfth and Faruara 1 streets , In this city It is something of } , coincidence that Mr , Pinnoy , tbo Couocil Bluffs physician whoso discovered , on place was * covered the double murder yesterday , was coroner at tbo time Baker was bnuged , and cut th6 body down after lifo bad been pro npunced extinct , I m , \ \ ind and Water Pimnuua , Fob 14. Continued boavy , rains throughout western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio have swollen all the streams and the waters are still rising Several 1 points report much d mage At Grafton , W. Vu , this iinornlng a terrible storm or wind and bail did greatdamage ' m ' Notice A. apodal mooting of St Johns Ledge , Novo ! ! A. V. and A. M. , will bo bold on Sunday , February 10 , ut 1 o'clock sharp for tlio purpose of nttuiulliiL' the funeral t of our late brother Rli'iiaru C. Coady All Master Monons cordially Invited , T. K. SUPiioiiouoii , Muster " PAID J I HIM WITH BIRD SHOT A Eutlylrjfif Creditor Near Dunnlnp ; Moots HIb Fate O'NEILL'S FLOUR MILL IN ASHES A llnnting * editors DcDilontlons Defntiltcr Tussey'n UontlHiiipn Fall to Como to Time Other totnto Now * . Courted Ills Fnic Duxhino , Neb , Feb 14. ISnoclal to Tub Bun ] ] Six miles below this plncu In Blalno county there is n quiet neighborhood of nbout a dozen families living close enough together to form n school district It bns always been a quiet neighborhood , but the tragedy \ that happened this nftorupon at ,1 o'clock shows there has been some conten tion , Mr Sam Insco drove to the house ot Mr Sam Alstott and in a very threatening uiannor demanded that ho pay a certain small sum of money Mr Alstott told him ho would pay It Just as soon ns ho could raise ' the money , and that ho was making every ! effort In his power to raise it Mr , Insco j tbon drew his revolver , telling him if ho did not pay it ho would have his hearts blood immodlntoly Mr Alstott rotrontcd to the bouse , nt the name time warning Insco not to follow him , rnico followed . with his revolver , declaring thnt ha would kill blm now or ut some fu ture time Mr Alstott lencbed the bouso , got his gun , which was loaded ] with ilno bird shot , stepped to the door and ngnln warned him not to como nnv farther Insco wus then within thirty feet ot him still ndranclng j Alstott then took delibcrato ititii at i his bri nst nnd fired ; ha then closed the door ' , locked it , reloaded his gun and waited for : developments Insco got into his wagon nnd drove off , Alstott tiot knowing whether ho was badly hurt or not Insco went about half a mile uud fell out nf his waeon , dond ; his horses ran homo Mr Alstott came to town and gnvo hlmsolf up There being no olllccr ' bore ho was sent to tbo county scat In chnrgo of ono of the neighbors , 'iho inquest will be bold tomorrow nnd there will proba bly bo now developments This is the ac ; count as given by Mr Alstott hlmsolf Ho i is n man thnt stands very high in this com munity ; ho is n member of Iho school Hoard in his district and no ono would think of doubting ! his word In anv ordinary matter There are no uitnossos except Mr Alstott and bis wife Mr Insco had a tad reputa tion ln this community Preparing for the Census , Fkbmost , Neb , Fob 11. { Spoclal to Tub Bke ] B. F. Stouffer , supervisor of the 1 census for the Second Nebraska district , which is the Third congressional district , wns scon today and asked nbout the progress i of the work IIo stated thatns'yet helms not received official notice of , his appoint ment and that consequently , ho has not yet , qualtilod or made any prolimlnnry arrange . ments for doing the work which will soon begin Slnco his appointment was made i public through tbe newspapers bo has ro- colvcd a lrrgo number of applications for the positions of enumerators and uow has two 1 or three hundred on file Ho nt first begun to make reply to applicants , but they grow so numerous thnt , owing to an indctinito knowledge of what course is to bo pursued in the tuattor aad no provisions jut for post age nnd office cxponscs , he found himself I compelled to abandon It for tbo present ' This will oxplnln to tboso who nro anxious to know what has ooen done with tbolr appli cations , why they bavo hoard nothing in ro gnrd to tjs m. Supervisor Stouffer says it is his Intentlou' to appoint In each county a sub supervisor , who will have immediate control of the : enumeration in their respective counties nnd that wbenthe active canvass for the enumeration is begun cash enumerator will mane a daily report to tbo central ofllce nt Fremont His present plnn is to bavo each township in tha eastern nnd moro thickly settled counties constitute hn onuniorutincr district The plnn to bo pursued in the western and sparsely settled portion of the district has not been decided upon It is ex pected that tbo appointment of enumerators will begin some time in March The three supervisors for the state have arranged for a meeting in about ten days , when they will agree upon uniform and definite lines of procedure Editor Cnrson'S Crookednes ) , Ha9tikos , Neb , Feb 14 [ Special Tele- gram to Thk Bpe.I Tli6 report that Bditor P. j M. Carson , of the Volksfreund , had skipped ourly this morning * with $2,800 ob1 tnined t from J. J. Scdeckor , of Grand Island , on a furm loan , is confirmed tonight by tbo i Interested parties Carson's crookedness seems to bo without end , nud is hourly com Inir j to tbo surface Late last evoiiiugbe gave a t bill of sale .to bis brothor-iti-luw , of nil , his real nnd personal property Tno re port t that Carson embezzled $ ' , S0l ) from L. II ] Tousor & Co , ot Omaha , is dented by Mr j Towscr Carson has been negotiating extensively , In farm loans Itetnntlv hn secured ( a loan for II Hurmbach , n farmer living | near Presser , and is said to have appropriated , the same to bis own use His defalcations , will reach $7,000. Carson's whereabouts are unknown Tbo loaning company , ot which Scdeckor is agent is ln hot pursuit i of Carson , and tbllts it will overtake him | at Denver Uo is supposed to bavo taken i a west oound train . O'Neill's Ilonvy Lo s. 0'Neiij ' * Neb , Feb 14 , | Special Telegram - gram I to Thk Uck | The O'Nolll roller mills , the pridoof the city , were destroyed by fire last night The fire caught in the second story and was first discovered about 10 o'clock ; by citizens of tbe town All 6f tbo mill bnnds were absent nnd Mr Bridges , the owner , was spending the evening ut the resi dence of Hon A. B. Charde , about three blocks distant from tha mill , Had there been lights handy nnd someone wbo under stood how to manngo tbe waterworks when the first uitlzons arrived , tbo ilro could havu been extinguished , us there was a good head of steam up und a perfect system of wutor- works But no one know bow to mauago tbom It Js u heavy loss to O'Nolll , but anew now mill will undoubtedly be built this sea son to take its place Iho loss is tV,0iO ( : Insurance , 104,000. Tnreo thousand sacks of ( lour and ail of the ofllce furmturo were saved Tbe elevator and all ot its contents was also destroyed Ton men nro thrown out of employment , A New Aim O'NkiW- ' , Neb , , Feb , 14. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tub Bee ] The topic of dis- cussion among our business men all day has been the great loss to our town of the O'Nolll ' roller milts , and a do * termination to have a now ono was tbo uni versal expression "Wo must have a now mill and no its nor nnds about It" was ro- pvated ever and over again by our leading citlzons A meeting was called and a largo and enthusiastic crowd convened tbls evening - ing and passed resolutions of sympathy for Mr Bridges , who has sustained a great lo s , and ln less than ono bour0JQ were sub scribed as a bonus for Mr , Bridges or tiny otbor man , but many said that tliey would double their subscription In ease Mr Bridges will rebuild , P Faue.v , ,1 , J , MoCufforty , Neil Brcnnuu and M. I'lunlgan being the largest contributors , Nona of tbo three bui'ks were rapicsontud at the mooting , and qulto a number of others dot present will respond libarally , Rod Cliiua Tnlkiiic Railroad Hed Cloup , Neb , Feb 14 , rsp ' 66ial to The Beb ] Railroad mutters here have assumed a mpre satisfactory and tang ! ! bio shape daring the past ten days An enthusiastic mooting of citizens was held here Tuesday evening iu tbe interests of tbo Kearney , Rod Cloud fc ( lalvcston railroad , at which the sum of , $25,000 was pledged bv individual subscription , and the proposl- lioa to bond tha county to further aid the enterprise is approved by the leading citizens This road , if built , will 1 enable Red Cloud .to send its products to the i seaboard for about two-thirds of wbut it now costs to freight them .to Chicago ever the B. & M. , besides a direct saving in freight frpra Chicago to Now York or Balt ( . " VSft • TnuCitii.r IIk- , son for Ihe mnrvellous suc * - Cfisof Hoods SnrsnpAMlla Is found lu the tact that this lucillcluo ( trttislly accomplish ! ) * all1 that is clnlmrd for It Its real nurlt lias won _ . , tii _ for Hoods Saraapnrllla M ent WmS v0.l rlty and . .le greater thnu th it ot any other blood purifier Tt cures Scrofula , all Humors , Iy ) pop9l , etc Prepared only by CI UooilCo , Lowell , Mass morel Slnco " ! - ho innVnTIlcont-lOTioTcent reduction - duction Just allowed by the H. & M. on freight on corn lo Chicago , wo feel bore that if we are ever to be relieved ot this burden wo must do something for ourselves The < ; . A. R. l. iirniiuiincnl Ouavp Isi.asp , Neb , Fob 14. [ Suoclat to The Brn ] Urnnd Island is making ox- tcnslw preparations for the reception and entertain mont ot tbo delegates to the O. A. " R. encampment to bo held In this olty Feb ruary IP , 0 and l. Committees have bcctl appointed to co-npornto with n coimnlttoo from Lyon Post to rccolvo and provide for thn delcgiitcs Mayor Piatt bus issued a proclamation requesting the citUons to decorate - cerate business houses and residences A public meeting will bo hold tomorrow night at G. A. It hall , nnd Grand Island will s submit a proposition to the O. A. It of tbo \ ' state , requesting Hint thu reunion bo held hero for the next five years Old soldiers who have ntteuded the previous reunions buro arc nil heartily In favor of this city not ulonc on account of Its central location and unequalcd railroad facilities , but because of the courteous truatmont they hnvo always received from iho citizens Grand Islnnd is prepared to offer moro fluttering induce ments than any city in the state , and nothing will bo spared to inako.tho oucuuipuient the most successful over held Country Puhllstiors Mcr-t. Ghanp IsL\n , Neb , Fob 14. [ Special Telegram to Thk Rise ] -Thora was u meeting of the country publishers of No , braskn ot the Pacific hotel in this city this evening The mooting wns called at the ro cout meeting of tbo Nebraska Press nssocla < tion nnd the object was to ondenvor to secure bettor woric und moro uniform prices fof obtaining patent sheets used by country nub Ushers Au astonishing tdiflcrcnco in prices was dovolopcd , nnd it is bclievod that a start has boon mndo which will result In much benefit to tbo country press of the state A permanent organlratlou wns effected J. A. P. ilildo- oiand of the St Paul Press was elected , picsidont ; W. Saunders , of the Platte Centre Argus , vice presidentJ ; W. Tanna • v of the Fullertcn Post , secretary ; A. L. , i Hlxby of the Columbus Sentinel , Ircnsuror The next meeting will bo held at Grand Island , at the Pacific hotel February 2S , ut 7 o'clock p. m , , to which all publishers nro invited To Mont at Hastings Hasti.vos , Neb , Fob II [ Spsriul Telegram - gram to The Bke.I Your corrospondeut learns tonight tram good authority that the congrossionul commlttonor tha second dis trict will bo called to meet ut Hastings about May 1 to fix un early date for holding the congressional convention This nlovo is of some political significance nnd would indi cate ilmtu political orunlioti Ib likely to transpire in tha second district belorc the summer wanes • ' ' • tiled to Count to Time MiftTtVfts Nnfo . Ih ' 14 fSnaninl Toln gramtoTur Bbc ] The bondsmen of Ex- District j Cierli It it Tussuy , the defaulter nnd embezzler , have fallod to como to time Unless I his bond is secured within twelve hours 1 ha will bo taken to Kearney iu the morning for confinement until the May term of court Formers Cniiv n > > nt Ornish * " " . S * CitBtaiiTOV , Neb , Feb 14. ( Special Tele gram to Tub Bke.J 'Iho city is full of Farmers , alliance delegates today The oc casion is the first annual coir'ontton for this county They woruaddressed this afternoon by ' State President Powers of Cornell The convention closes tomorrow Mint in'thc Flint Bkatuick , Neb , Feb 14. [ Special Tele gram [ to Tin : Biii : . | William Itavonscroft ; employed ou tbo Kilpalrlck farm In tbo west ern part of this county , was In town today for ' surgicai treatment , having been badly wounded In . the foot by tlio urcldcntul dis charge < of a shotgun n day or two ago Gnge County DNirtot Court Beathice , Neb , Feb 14. [ Special Tolo- cram ' to The Hi cj Tbe February term of the j district court for Gage . county begins Monday next There ura B15 cases on tbe civil , and fifteen on the criminal docket . A Destructive I'rnlrln Flrn e HiutiiIck , Neb , Fob 14. Speeinl Telegram - gram , to Tun Brfc | About 150 tons of buy , v- in stack wcroburiieu by a urulrie lire pear Litis this county last night ' coLiiiiii'iuna a i'n i ; I GUT Three Killed and Six bcrinusly1 Injured , Indusvroi.is , Ind , Fob 14. Apassongor truiu on the Monnn route collided witu a freight ucar Mitchell tnls morning Lngineeer Dillurd , Pirenfuu Godingor and Charles Wright , the mall agout , . were hit stantiy killed Six others wore seriously injured A few others were hurt but not seriously ' fl " i i i Brutally AgyaHHlnntcd Wahiiinqtox , Fob 14. Attorney General Mlllor today rooolvod a telegram from Marshal Misollo at Jacksonville , Fla , that Deputy W , B. Saunders wus brutally as sassinated at Quinuy , Gadsdon county , yesterday - torday aftornuon , where ho bad gene ou of4 ficin ! business ' am " * & * POWDER Absolutely Pure - This powder nei er varies A miirvfl at nurltjr strength ami whotasomsuos * . More economical ttuiu the ordinary kinds , and cannot be sold by If lompeiltlon with ton multitude ot low ( est W short weight alum or phoupbste powders Svld # ' • * ? ' * " { { * • . . llotAL Uakimu PovruKaCo „ o * lUo wall St , N , \ . m i "S1 * \ \ A - * • * r