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r THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ? TUESDAY , DEOEMBEE 16 , 1890 T TI1E GUBERNATORIAL CONIES It Brings Three Znorgotio Inqulsitoii Forces Into tbo Piold. PROHIBS LOOKING FOR MOB EVDENC "VVIilIo Untied Btntct nml Olntrl Jutlpcs fiwcnr tlio Election wns the Quietest Krer Knovrn in Oninlin. fair In eve and vrnr , " mi " tcrcdotioot the nttirnojs for contestant * tbo gubernatorial nnd state contest , as propelled his rotund but very abbrevlat Tortu up an.l down the shady sldo of thoc rldore ontttosovcnth Hoorof the Now Ye Life building jcsterday morning. There was somotblnfj In tbo wind and tt man was as mysterious as the odor of LI burger chccso ns ho endeavored to Irnpn upon the authorities the fact that ho "rca didn't know what wni going on. " _ H was tlio tlmo sot for the taking of tes inony in the contest case , but nobody seem to know anything about \ \ hero tlio tostlmo was to bo tukcu , or at wlmt hour tbo takl of testimony would coimmmco. Mr. Lamb and his partner , Mr. Wilson Lincoln , attorneys for Mr. 1'owort , were liand and consulted In a corner with 5 .Allen ot Madison , nnothor of tlio attonu lor the independents , Mr. Charles OgJcn and Mr. Oftut bnsl < in tbo sunshlno of each other's smllos n shook hands cordially with the attonu from the other part of the stato. Mr. Charles Hull was there from Llnci ondJ. L MtOlntlo , who U looking after t Interests oT GcorgoII. Hastings , the nttorni general elect , bad loft bis homo at Ctxto ' lilnd him t Mr. Gmidy wns also thcro lo sco that 1 hrothcr , the newly elected superintendent public Instruction , was not loft out iu t cold. cold.J. L. Webster leaked on for n nhllo , V early becamedlsgustud at Lholackof sjst and made room for some inoro patient sp tatof. The rotund prohibition attorney announi that ho was nailing for the "other fellow nnd vouchsafed the inclination that ho i not wauttotukoo snap Judgment It si transpired , however , that ho v waiting for tbo other follows , not como. hut to KO , nnU , as soon tbo attorneys on the other sldoucro all consultut ion In another part of the hulldl tbo piobiu StrlcKlcr hustled Klmer Thomas , thunotniy , into the llttlo , tucked ofllco of I'otter & Waring , and In less ti than Ittukcs to tell ita witness was a\\o Tor the In formation of the surprised spei tors , Mr. btrlckler stated that ho mot wanted the witness sworn so as to hold ] u diction to prorant tha other side from fr < ing out the bulnnco of their testimony. W. W. Cox of 250(5 Spiuildlng street v the ltiiesi sworn , andhu was only asl to state his rt'sldcnco nnd nhothcr or not was an elector In this county at tlmo of the last election. Ilo i first called In the guberaato caso.nnd ns soon as the nail was MUlsfuUo clinched in that , ho was called in tbo case the independent candidates for thobalanci tlio stuto o 111 cos against tbo rep llcan cundldatos elect. The same quest ! were ascd Iu each case. E K. Thoaius i notary for the contestant in tbo case Powers vs Boyd , ami Mr. AlncLoodivns designated notary for the contestant in other caso. As soon ns the witness was sworn be i excused , and court was declared adjour until 2 o'clock in the afternoon. It was t announced that according to stipi tlons entered into between attorneys the further taking testimony would Ibe concluded In No ' the vncmit room across the hall , where tli Was inoro space. Chairs and tables w moved in , aud Notaries Thomas andCc representing the contestant nnd contcstc < the c.iso of Powers vs Boyd , took tholr so The contostces prepatcd to go ahead v their sldo of the case In accordance wil stipulation byvblch the other sldo agr that , the first day In this city should bo gl over to the contcsteo to Introduce a i of his evidence , Inasmuch ni tbo contest ban bean allowed tull swing at Lincoln. An attempt to place Judge Dundy on witness stand catted foith vigorous oppost onthopnrtor Messrs. Lamb and Will They hold that tbo place designated for further introduction of evidence wasr 709 , otherwise known ns I'ottorVarli oftlco , nnd they ordered tholr notary , Thomas , to leave the rqom. Thomas stni to go , but was halted by Mr. II who objected to a dissolution of court At n look from Air. Lamb , The suddenly remomborcd that ho bad no b v _ ness there , and said that ho would ) mv gi I \ _ withdraw , as the stipulated place i across the hall and ho di know what hocamo for nnyv ' ' The contestants offered to produce anoi notary , but the contestocs would ha\ou other than the ono properly designated , after a wordy but good natured wrniigl soverul minutes' duration , a stamj waa imido for the ofllco HC the hall. No. 709 , and the chairs nnd til s were nil tumbled bade again. Still Thomas was missing , and after the patii of everybody was nearly exhausted , Larch stnttd that they would waive all jcctlons nnd proceed without him before taryCobb. Jud go E S. Dundy was then called an < firmed as follows : "Havo IK on Judge of the United States trict court since lbW. Ainn resident ot city , and voted at the last gcncnd elcctloi voted nt the Ninth ward polling pi at Twenty-ninth nnd Farnam , early , the forenoon. Was thcro until nearly n [ ami twice during the afternoon. There \ ? - nbont ono hundred and llfty persons ther ,1 the time. The crowd maintained poi Koodoulor , 'I'horo was no quarreling an disorder of any sort with exception , 'I hero was ouo fo < lillow raising a dlsturbanco on prohibition question , and I understood was working for Bcnton. Interest all see to center In ono thlnpr , opposition to < H I - * amendment , I have voted thcro over a the ward was established aud nil general elections. This the moil orderly ono I over thcro. There wus no contention between - * r _ friends of candidates so far as I could w With United States District Attorney B and Deputy United States Marshal Men visited tbo polling places ut Sixteenth Farnnm , Sixteenth and Dodge , two or t lit tlio Third ward , nnd some otl Even thing was quiet nnd orderly wher > I went. 1 novcr saw It so orderly nnywl > , There wus no disturbance except tbo c ff mentioned , and that was not serious. f " " * object in visiting : the polls was to sco charactorof tbocrowd nniisco If there was fun la sight. The dlsturbanco rofcrrei consisted ot tlucatoulng : somebody who supposed to l > o peddling prohibition tlcl I beard nothing on election day of nnj being proven ted from voting , and I lo particularly to see If any one was obstrui Think ittvus the fullest vote overcast it history ol the city. Novcr hoard of nny s inont that would tend to prevent n free prcoslon of Powers' supporters. No ono whom I ever conversed secmcdt o think Powers won at all formidable or bad strength , Cross-examined lam A reader of son the Omaha papers , Don't remember they claimed that the fltjht was between ] and Powers , nnd that Ktelmrds wasn't 1 * -My precinct' is not far out-sldo the bus : portion of the city ; left the lost polling i after 5 o'clock. Owing to the cramped quarters , the < then ftUJournod to the real estate cxch hcadquurtei-s.rooinl , on tbo first lloor.un hearing proceeded before Notary f. Messrs. Uftut and Ogdcu , representing contesU'c , whllo Mr , Wilson conducted cross-oxamluatloii iu bohnU of Mr. Powo B. S. Uaker , sworu-Havo rcsldo < V Omaha slnco February of this year ; vet thli city at the Second precinct of the cntb ward at November election of this 3 voted about 8.80 or 9 o'clock ; went to shortly after they were opened and was 1 until utter H o'clock , and was there agu the afternoon , It seemed very qulot poacoahlo. A great many were workli the Interest of Mr. Iloyd nnd others woi forMr. Itlchards. Evorjthlng was ha iilous and no ono was provoutod from d as ho pleased. There was no moloaU and no ono was oven boisterously talkc Iloard nothing said about Mr. Powers. ( no ono working fftr him or mratnst him. Wi doing what I could lot Mr. Richards. Was i several prccincU in the Third , Fifth nt Klghth ward * . I drove to the Eighth wn : In company with Mr. Mctcalf. and vUiti scn'oral polllnfr places on both aides of Cut Irip street. Oldn't ace but ono or two nc dllng tbo full Independent ticket. It hi been reported that some of the prohlultio Ista had boon egged there , nnd thatv why I went there , but to my su priso I found every thing very qul < Wont to the Fifth ward , and -was at tin- foiling plaws on Sixteenth street , being each about fifteen or twenty minutes. The was no discussion or domonstratlou of ai kind that would attract attention. So far I could observe thcrowas no Interfercn with any persons of whatever political pi fcrcnces. Have not heard that anypersi was prevented from Toting for any cnndlda hut have heard that two parties supportli the prohibition amendment were egged I both democrats and republicans. Heard th they were interfered with because tbi were boisterous and made themsolv very obnoxious , and not becau they voted the prohibition tieki Have been nxoterfor jcars , and never st a inoro peaceable election. Did not sea an I toxlcatcd man , It was as quiet as in t country , and seemed lo bo observed as a he dav.11 Cross-examined The vr ° hioltlonlsts we not intcrforrcd with to prevent them frt voting , hut to keep them from making t much noise. Saw a ercat many rcpubllca of the Seventh ward working for Boyd. W at the republican prliniulct. Was at t' ' precincts in tbo Seventh ward. Thcro xva ; grout deal of anxiety. Would not care to u i stronper word. It was a v cry fair primal ully as much so ns the average. On clectl lay , nt onu of the polling1 placi aw a llttlo cro\vd standing apart , n in Inquiry was Informed that they \ \ cron ng for the egg basket From their lonks u lerstood It to mean that they were waltl to bo bribed. Ho-dtrect examination Visited the war vbcrd I expected to sco trouble Itad boa f the trouble In tbo Third ward in provlo lections , nnd that was uhy I went there. Cross-exiunlncd My knowledge of tl bird ward was not all gained during t ussion of the legislature two .tears ago. U lot at that time vote to throw out thowh < Bounty , only n part of tbo Third ward. Judge KlenzcrVnlteloy sworn Am Jud f the Third Judicial district. Kcslde \wrtb. distllct of Tlfthward , In the sai : iouso in which I have lived for twcnty-ti fears. Voted at the November election a I'isltcd the polls la the foicnoon. Wat the about twenty minutes , nnd visited the poll ! plnco twlco during the afternoon. The cl < tion was conducted in a very quiet and i derly manner. Some ton or fifteen were p < .lllng tickets at Fifth ward polls. Scve ; were poddlingdomocratlotlcUets , others h republican tickets and others with a badge the lapel of their coats wrro peddling ttckt 'or tbo prohibitory amendment. Don't ' kni .vh . t c.mdidutes they were working fi There WM no hustling to cot tickets Into t hands of tbo voters ; In fact , not as iruich I had usually observed at elections. It \ \ the most quiet nnd orderly election I e\ > nw. Know that no ono was prevented fn rotlng vUillo I was at the polls. Stopped two other polling places oiiny\\ay doi town ono nt corner of Davenport and SI tocuth and the other at the corner of Dod and Sixteenth , It I remember correctly. W at each about fifteen minutes The slti tion was tliesarno ns In the Fifth \\ui Everything was unusually quiet nmlordei nnd all vvis frco nnd unobstructi AVas surptlsedto find that there wns no del In voting , as Iliad expected to find sucl crowd thit I would bo dehved Have vet forty-six times nt general elections , am havotosiy that I never witnessed a m < qulot and orderly election and ono freer fn all obstruction than I saw last November the precincts which I have mentioned , have voted in Ohio and In several places Wisconsin as well as In this state In sponBO to Inquiries was toldthnt an unusun largo veto hud boon polled curly in the il as an explanation of the small numl about the polls in the nftcrnoi I did not sco n iiinn who appeared to be um the Influence of liquor , and I noticed tnutt builnoss houses generally were closed. ' 1 city hud the appearance of Its being a hi dny. dny.Cross examined I have beenaflllhtod ul the democratic party since I have been in 1 stato. I think somebody showed moan ini pendent or mongicl ticket during the aft noon. Do you lisa independent and mongrel sjnonymoui teimsl 'Not in an offensive sense , but because was mode up of candidates from the dlflen parties , I do not say that there was i such a thing as an independent party. I not think tlieso tickets vvero for dlstrlbutli Amunw'tis complaining that ho did not II the ticket. As to the alliance ticket I he no distinct recollection us to seeing it vet Uo-dlroct examination I voted for Jan E-Boyd for governor. Judge J. H Chukson sworn I am judge the Third Judicial district ; have lived Omaha ten and n half vears voted at I November eloetion in the Fourth ward , vutccl about S.110 o'clock and \\iis there agi tluee times during the day. I thought was a remarkably orderly election n saw no onstruction at the po Was at four or five different polling plac was at each during tbo moinlng and ag : during tbo afternoon ; visited them to i bow the vote was going. It was the mi orderly election I have ever stenlnOmal and 1 know of no ono who was obstructed voting. Saw no signs of disorder , and w the exception of ono polling nluco on Canl avenue , sawno signs of drunkenness. T city were u Sunday air. the business hou : being closed , showln ET the srreat interest J iu the election. I am a republican , Cross cxnraluod I voted for James Boyd , the only democrat I suprort Interest In the election caused me to v the polling places. I was interested in seel prohibition defeated.Vna \ intcicstcd Ini election of James E. Boyd. Don't know Boyd's candidacy had anything to dovv tlio prohibitory amendment Think Hv the general sentiment that ho would bo best man to have In the gubernatorial ch In case there was any closeness. The el tion was not funeral by any means , but was a happy ono because ot the prospect defeating prohibition. There was no um hilarity. Redirect Examination The coutost In t city was largely prohibition vs autl-proh tloa. Cross examination Don'tknow that Uv understood that Powers had glvon to prohibition fund and was a piobibitlon m At this stage of tbo proceedings an jourumontwaa taken until -.30 o'clock. AFTKIIVOON SESsIOX. An agreement had been entered into by tlmo operations were resumed In tbo afl noon , by which the real estate oxchai ehamhor was made to shelter the vvholo tlio tbreo ling affair , nnd the taking of < iloncowcnton in different corners. Mo Gushing was tbo first wituoas for the t teitoo In the Powers Boyd contest bcJ Notaries Day and Cobb , Major Cusblngtestified ns follows : Am mayor of the city of Omaha. Hi resided here for six years and Iu the state twontv-ono years Uesidod Iu the Tou ward and voted in the Third nrecluct of il ward at the lost election , was there twecn 8 and l > o'clock , and at several otl times during tbo any. Was In the nwy < onicotho greater part of the dny , as th was an understanding with the chief of po that I should bo in direct communlcat with him In anticipation of trouble. Aim o'clock I went out to ECO if there was a thing llko n riot , as a tclogrnm had been s out over the state to the effect that tbo c was In the hands of nmab and the sin were running blood ; that a fair election v not being held , and as I had received no si Information from the thlof ot police I stai out to sco personally If the report was ba on a foundation of facts. I saw but drunken man , and ho was coming from Cc ell Bluffs , ana was not near a polling pli H was the most peaceable election I ov cr i either In Omaha or out of it. and I have vc at ull elections since I have been b having voted at Plnttsmouth and Line There were regular policemen on dutj election day , nnd under the instruction tbo board of tire .and police commlsslor forty-ono special policemen wore aotallcd duty on that dny , A special effort bail b made to get out a largo vote and addlttc polling preclnoU were created. Provloi thcro had been alnutcen , ami at this eleol there were forty-ouo. I received no iiotia anyone being prevented from easting ballot. Some trouble was anticipated , c was announced that thcro would bauds nnd singing to create contui at the polls , and tbo chief of lire department was Instructed to keep al his mon on duty and In ease of a riot tum hose on tha crowd , thinking- that a n merciful way of dispersing them than v gatllng fruns. It was Intimated that the hlbltloa 1st Intended to cot possession of polla early in tbo morning nnd then canllcnc every ono who appeared and prevent U casting of a full voto. I wa determined allow Qvcry legal voter n opportunity to ca bis vote so far as U lay in iny povvo The result of the Circulation of U Now York Voice nnd tbo Dumb Bco in this city was to Inspire the disgust i the bettor class ot citizens , nnd while I thir It did not Influence the voters nzainst M Powers , it undoubtedly increased tbo voi against prohibition. Tbo city was qulot , ai there was unusual sobriety on all sidc . proclamation wus Issued ordering all solooi closed oti that dny and the police dcpnrtmci saw that tbo order \\M enforced. The a ecutlvo department of the city would m have countenanced , cither directly or ii directly , any attempt to Intimidate nny PC son who was circulating n ticket of any kin or in support of any candidate. I know i no interference with onv person pcddltn tickets. Cross examined TIavo been mayor slm last January , Am a democrat nnd support * Mr. Boyd In tha last election. Thin the chief of pullco Is n republican , did not appoint him. Ho is appointed by tt hoard and holds oflleo during good bchavio There Is usually more troubio in the Thit ward because the greater part of the housi of ill-fame are there , nnd the inmates ni liable to make trouble at the polls. A wrangle ensued over the introduction i a portion of the mayor's testimony. Tl question came up regarding heresay o\ dcnco. Mr. Offut objected to the introdu tloti of certain testimony. The objection wi sustained by Kotary Cobband overruled I Notary Dav. Under this ruling the evident went In. and an exception was noted. The mayor told of a report made to bl by u certain man that ho ht boon assaulted , but no proof cou ! bo found to substantiate tbo charge If it vvus proven that there were outragi committed ut the polls Iu thirty of the fort ; ono polling precincts the mayor thought uould change his mind as to having been tt most peaceable eloetion ho hau cvor seen. Imcl not been reported to the major that po plo vvcro egged at the polls , but bo had hem It as street talk. Mr. Chris Hartmiiu of the board of flro an police commissioners was next sworn. HIM icsldod in Nebraska thirty-four years vvil the exception of absence iu the union arn during the war. Wus appointed m tr olUcinl position by the governo Was nt the Tarnim. street precinct of tl Ninth ward both forouoon and afternoon , noticed nothing but perfect Harmony nt peace aud considered It the most peaceab election I ever sw there. I vlslteu scvei polling places. I think I visited half of tl fortj-ono pioclntts. My object was to sco there was niiv trouble , and if the olllce v\ero doingtbolrdutj. Thooulj piacowhe I saw liny dlstuibaiico wuslh the Third dl trlct of the Fourth ward A mill vri drunk nnd u od profnno langung I tnld the ofllccr to arrest bl If he didn't keep qulot , nnd aft the oftlcor notified him ho made no furthi disturbance. The man was peddling dora cratlc tickets. lld ) not see any obstructio Wo took cttra precaution and cxpoch ttouhlo because of articles that ippeircd the Bum bio Bee. Two policemen wrro d tailed for each polling nluco and three who trouble was anticipated. Both pitrol vvagoi were hold In readiness to send relufou menu to nny i > olut where they might i needed. Kuiuois circulated on the strc prompted us to take these precautions ' 11 Cnll was one of the pipers circulate I was given a copy by a newsbo ) vvhoimsln it under my arm and did not ask mo to p for it Thcso icportsthus ctrcul itcd were t gardcd bj our best citizens aud tbo poll board ns n slanderous libel on tbo city , ai Wore Intended to stir uostiife. It was gc . crally understood that ISh Stnckler , ono tbo nttornovs for tbo contestant , wns matt mental in Circulating these sheets and spren big these libels Air. Powers seemed toi sadly in tbo minority. Ho was Ic sight of in some of the precinci and seemed to bo very short of friem The present chief of police was nppo\nt under tbo administration of Major liroatc who was n republican ; at least , ho w elected on the republican ticket. lundi stood Mr. Boyd to bean nnti-prohlbitlonist Cross-examined lam a democrat and su uortcd Mr. Bovd. Don't know the polltl of the chief of police , but think ho is a repu llcnn. Don't unow the politics of tbo polli men of the city , as that Is soniothl that tbo board does not consldi Was not Informed that tickets had been tft up and that parties were assaulted. If I vv now told of assaults in tvventv-nino out forty-olio pieclncts I would lather belle the word of policemen on duty there nnd t reputable citiyeiis of those wards than t sworn statements of certain parties. It absolutely Impossible thatthesothlngs sboo have occurred. There worn clti/ens presc who would not have tolerated anything the kind. I will swear that tl election was 100 per ccut inoro qul itt the places I visited thau the cl election that took place this mom Din not bear of any ejtr throwing , but ono the policemen told inothntbo heard that ono of the polling places eggs were dropp lutbooverco.it pocket of some ono and I crowd then squeezed against him ai smashed them. That was all I ever heard It. Have heard nothing to Indicate that a of the pollcomen failed to obey orders to pi tect all citrons alike One policeman vv reprimanded by the boa.ru for nrrc Ing a man who tvas a little fie about the polling window. The m wus a democrat and a lawyi I would make allowance In believing the s\vo testimony of men who would go a distance sixty miles to give their testimony befo strangers rathxr than fnco mon with -whc they tire acquainted at home , and I wet call then cowards. Sheriff Boyd sworn Have resided In On ha twenty-live j ears Am not related to t contestoe , James E Boyd , Have been shct of Douglas county slnco last Junuury. Vet ut the November election. Heard ot no o being molested , and I visited nearly all ot t precincts in the afternoon I wont with t mnvor. Saw no disturbance any kind In any of tbo wan Saw but ono dmnku'i man , and he was iu the bridge on Dougla stieot. The olcctl was the quietest ono I over saw , althou it was tbo latgost vote over polled in J county. Think the cause of It was the git nnxloty to defeat prohibition. Hoard peoi suy on the stieot that Powers was a prohl tlonlst , and also that bo was opposed to p : blbltion. Cross-examined : Am n democrat. : fttrucicd my deputies to arrest anyone cie ing a disturbance. Saw several of t deputies at the polls during the aft noon , but none of them report that anyone was assaulted or stoni There was no report that any tickets wi violently taken. Did not hear that elthcrt police or my deputies had refused to cl protection 'when so requested. Up to t present tlmo have only heard of ono prohl tlonlst who said ho had eggs thrown at hi but did not know who throw thorn. Could say that Boyd was especially tbo favor caudldnto of those opposed to tlio anici inont. Don't know that Boya's candldi was connected with the defeat of prohl tion. tion.Jud go Ly tie sworn Have lived in Omc twenty-five years. Am engaged In the pr tlco 61 law. Was a candidate for tbo icf laturo on the republican ticket at the 1 general , election. Voted in the laird p einct of tUo first ward. Visited nil I wards from the 1'lrst to the Sixth , and turned by way of the Seventh. Saw no a of violence at any of the polllnc places , ti saw no ono dilvon away from the polls. S prohibitionists , working at tbo polli places peddling democratic , repul can , independent and prohibition tlekt all being for the amcndmo They seemed willing to give any kind o ticket to an ) ono who would vote for I amendment. Sawno interference with n of them There wore policemen nt all the polling places I visited. They w keeping an oven line and I suppose they w there to preserve order. The vote was lari than over before. Au effort had been mi for weeks before to got f v ery voter to ex else the right of franchise , Thcro was disposition to make any person vote any w other than he chose , except that the II | bccmcd to bo between Boyd and Powers , t the friends of each did all they could tbolr respective candidates. Cross examined Voted for Richards. V at tbo polling olaro ha my own ward at * half an hour. Saw no personal violence , I it might have occurred when 1 was not pi cnt. Saw a nipubllcan challenge a detnoc and the vote was admitted. I'o\\ers vs Dojd. JohnO. VTharton watched ofterGov.eri Boyd's interests In room 709 , while Jm Allen ot Madison was ( bore for Powers i V , O. Strlckler for the prohibitionists. ] tary Public Elmer D. Johnson occupied chair. After VT. W. Cox , the witness first cal was sworn , Mr. Wnarton arose and offo , , % Many Clergymen , Blngtts , aclora , ana public spttken ma Ayer'i Cherry I'totiral,1 it It tha favorite remedy for honnencvftxind ill adectloni of the vocal organs ! thrixU , ami lungs. At an anodyne and eipcdffraut , the effects of this preparation to t > romptljr realized. "Aycfn Cherry Peoltral has done me great good. It Ii a jflend ; * remedy for all dis eases of the tliro.it ana limes , anil I have much pleasure In testifying to Its tnerlti. " ( Iler. ) a N. Nichols , Ml. Tlsbury , Mass. " In my rrofcssloiTi | < an auctioneer , any affection of the volcaot throat U a serious matter , but , at each . illAck , I hav been re- lloved by ft few doies ot Aycr's Cherry 1'ecloral. This remedy ! with ordinary rare , has worked such a m.iglcal effect that I have suffered very lltlto Inconvenience. I have also nied It In ray family , with very o ceU lent results In coughs , colds , &c. " Wm. II , Quartly , Mlnlaton , So. Australia. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral , IBIPAHKU DT DK. J. C.ATTER & CO. , Lowell , Masa , Bold by all UruggliUi. 1'rlce $1 ; aUbottlo , J& . C. L. ErirltsonLocal Agt.EOO N.lGth DRINK EXCELSIOR SPRINGS "ii..f WATERS "Ste Ntlure'i Tonic , Diurtlio and Uric Solvent. MLR OILY IN DOTTLES ET C D. MOORE & CO. , Agti. ISIS Dodge SI an objection to the whoto proceedings in s far as the holdliiB of the Investigation I loom 70' ) . Ho said ho appeared there for tl contosteo , James 13. Boyd , specially for tl purpose of objecting to the taking of test inony in this wise because that was not Peter ter & WailtiK's olllco wboiotho notice spec fled such testimony must bo taken ; scrouill thot 1'ottci tt "Wai-hip's ' oflico is now 701 i the New York Lifo building , and not 70 thirdly that ISltner 13 Thomas , the cout had nbmdonod the room without the consci nf his associate in the c.iso and whl associate was takinn testimony in said cans Mr. Cox tojtlllcd : I icsluo on Smuldii street Iu tills city : was an elector hero on la election daj ; lived hero thlrty-ono yeirs ; a n groci ryin m ; was M the polls on Novetnb 4 ; went thcie ntS a. m ; remained there u til nearly 12 o'clock ; polls opened at 8 ; th was In L-'lrstilistiict of the Sixth \vnrtl ; vo thoro1 wcntthcie to vote , second to supp certain tickets to patties hunting thorn ; i these tlc'kets was the iifohlbitorj amend men pirtics interfcrrcd with mo vcrj matcri ill , no ono undertook to take tickets mvay fro mo , tried to bulldo/o or pick nn.unrrel ; t' ' nnnioof John H.Povv CM was Jon those ticket there wns a croud of thktv or forty there Wine peaceable , some bolstorlous : I was n stitick , but seemed nftinics , in danger ; U was because 1 had tickets for t amendment ; ono rlns leader made pc sonul tbicats ; couldn't remember t language ; theio was so much hot blood th 1 couldn't make out the words ; they -\vci threatening ; the ling leader shook his list I ray face ; his name v\asLesscntln ; ho h been ono of the rcKlstrars ; ho hid a person rights ICIIRUO bulge , ns others did ; Lease tin was the leadur In thn demoustratloi against me ; ho said the tickets 1 bad we fraudulent ; ho said , "Did you sav that tl board of leglstrars wns not competent I told him I wasn't ' ihcie , to quirrel : bo th said in v tickets were fraudulent ; did not s how ; thcVotilydlffcrcTI from the other tic ets by bearing the prohibitory amendment them ; Iias not allowed to dlstilbuto ai tickets ; I did not dare approach any man tbo feeling was so intense that I waited f putties to approach mo and a for tickets ; then Lt-sjentin would attaclc t denouncing vnv tickets as fraudulent ; I vv llko a tnnn In hell without claws ; couldn't anything ; think Lessentln was a Bovd ma ono of the Judges John I'aco was into' Ciited ; ho had been one of the reglsti u didn't see him think ; didn't sco him d Us pear , but ono of tbo clerks disappeared ofte think the clerks were drunk ; tills man Pa was \cry demonstrative In a sort of maudl vvav. I o would cry out , "Hero is vourpi hibltlon tiikets , " aud other arunkon i marks ; could n t tell what he was doing seemed too much intoxicated. Other judg didn't ' seem to pav nny attention to hit there was aspeciai policeman there ; ho didi arrest nnvono ; ho was In the room when t threatening demonstrations were ma against mo ; judges didn't pay any attontl to what wns going on ; two of myporsoi friends came to mo just before noon and 8 vised mo not to go back ns I was In dangi The crowd was becoming drunlcor a drunker and I thought it wouldn't bo sal ono bottle pretty well emptied was offered IE 1 took It until I had an opportunity to diop In the sewer ; sivv different parties poddll whisky about the polls ; policemen ought have seen the same If they bad been thci don't ' think Page wns competent to act as ] udgo or the clerk either ; they were both ! toxlcatcd ; sawno challengers at the poll friends of the amendment concluded that wasn't policy ns they thought it would a gravato trouble ; wouldn't llko to have cli longed a Bovd vote ; wouldn't have been he today If 1 had ; saw no challengers of a parlv thcro ; a man might have sneaked nnd voted ns ho pleased , probably , but doi think a prohibitionist could have walked and voted unmolested ; bo would have be bulldo/cd unit kept from voting ; didn't buck that night , didn't think it would besr lor mo ; the policeman was there socmliif to dnvvv his salary ; one man , however learned became so drunk that ho was cmt away , but whether this policeman did t calling I don't know ; Mr. llelin nnd N Gibson were ftffeo tnero distributing 1m pendent tickets ; thovwcro treated about I wi ; don't know whether any tickets vie taken away from them or not ; 1 visited t polling place near Twenty-sixth on Ln street ; tjio crowd was rough , but saw no v lenco ; everything seemed going for Boy this violence was all because I was dlstribi ins prohibition tickets ; Bovd was thoi called anti-prohibition candidate : the troi in the bulk were his partisans ; at the polli place on Sixteenth , near California , saw I Men 111 thcro with an amendment badge him ; I congratulated him on his courage ; t crowd looked at uii ) like wild tliri and wanted to tear mo to picci they didn't touclu TOO , but only fe fully Insulted mo : , tnoy were bin ing Merrill of furthering the Uurnblo Bee Its anareblstleal editorials. These voters were personal rights badges ; n polliem was there ; ho arrested no onovvouldn'thi ! been safe to have challenged u Boyd vi thoro. whether ho wascadegal voter or ni wo drove by another piling place , but w < afraid to go near enquiu to near what w going on ; I have nlwiys been a republic ! I was terribly Impressed by the tone of I I said to mv family that that meant bio shed in Omaha , and tHat'Tim BBK would vesponslDlo for nil of ItVltan'tremcmberwl these editorials weror but they were lit bits scattered nil ovorU ; it wus terrible think the whole tone of. tbo paper was to clto tbo people , and RH them up in ar against the prohibitionists on election di llttlo children abused us along tbo put streets llttlo children five and six and sav years of age ; they would spit it out In < faces that we were prohibitionists ; this v all on account of the incendiary editorials Tim BKK nnd World-Herald. Adjourned until 2 o'clock. 1PTEHNOOX SESSION. Mr. Cor cross-examined Ihavbllvedh a llttlo over a year this lust tlmo. Elect day I went to the poUs about S o'clock. Pi wasn't thcro yot. The polls were note ] yet. Page came a llttlo after. Ho was i of the judges. Saw n disturbance In building. Uhoro was no fighting. 1 thoui Mr. Page was drunk. Ho looked and ac that way. Don't IbinV bo was fit to b < such a position. Ho talked a maud harangue all tbo time. Didn't sea 1 leave at any time , flo was th nil the tlmo I was there , about throe hoi Ho stood thcro talking ho wns more a What Are Misiits ? They am custom-made clothing of merchant tailors , left on their hand's for ono reason or another. Thcso wo buj in largo or small qn n tltics for ready cash , For oiumplo , a salt of clothes costing originally $10 , wo can , according ti style and quality , sell for $15 or $20 , Just think of it , a saving of over 50 per cent , ono half of the original oo3t , Many of them of the Latest Designs , from the Best Tailoring Estab lishments Throughout the Country. i ALL ALTERATIONS DONE FREE OF CHARGETO INSURE A PERFECTFIT. SE1B , WHAT- YOU OA.N SAVE. SUITS. FALL AND WINTER OVERCOATS. $70 custom ninile suit for . $ ! l2.r > 0 $05 custom inmle overcoat for. $60 custom inndo suit for . $ ! ! 0.0l ) j(50 ( custom madeorrramt for. $ o5 custom made bull for . $27.00 $50 custom matlo oicrcont fur. . ' . if to custom ninilo oicrcont for. $50 > riisnm ( ninilo suit Cor jf'25.00 di'.tom iiiiulc suit Tor . $20.03 $10 custom ninilo o\crcoat fur. ciiMum nindoMilt for . $18.50 $35 custom made oicrcoal for. custom nmdu suit for . $15. OJ $28 custom mndo o\crcoat \ for. FULL DRESS SUITS FOR SALE OR HIRE. Open evenings until 9 o'clock. Saturday cvonings until 10 o'clock. 1309 Farnam Street , Omaha , Neb. 1309 than angry In n drnnknn , Jolting manner , Don't lotnorabor hia liuiRungo , only tunt be said , "Herois jour piohlbltlou tickets. " ] Imvo no Intcicat or fueling In tbU mutter. Mr. Boyd was ono of the oluor juduoi. Los sontino was not a Judgo. Saw nothing ntiRrj on the put of any of the Judjies or clerks The boisterous conduct \vaa \ In the liall Uvouty foot from wlicro they \\cio itcoivlnf the ballots. Saw nobody tito lilndoi anyone from vollni ? . I know of ono cltl/oi who did not divro ( jo and vote for fcnrof los Intf Ins portion. I can't glvo his niinio. Bui I don't know of nnyonoho vas positi\cli hindered fiom ctistinp his voto. At LBKI street 1 didn't sco nti ) thing out of the % Miy At Tnoutj-foiirth anil Cimiing Father Me Lain wnslthmo. . Wo were driving. Then was a good deal of loud talk thi.ro Didn't sco anjono nbusod orn o \onted from vottnp. Wo stopped 01 Sixteenth , between Cnllfornh and Casa Ho.is considerably worried. Ho dlilu'tsn ; nuyono hail molested him. Thcroas loni and profnno talking. Win there ton minutes Wns not assaulted or In niiv vav intcrferci with. I told Hov. aicirill not to say imj thliiKbiiok to the mob. Ho was inclined tc and 1 nilvisud him to keep still and attend ti bisoik. . Ho stood by u policeman. Noon struck nt him. liut ono patty hold a papc Iu his face and said , "Look at that ; anarch Istnlannrchlstnl" ndcrMorril told him t Btundback. Ilo didn't offer to strike the oldoi only abused him \Utti slung and abuse Don't know of anyone being denied the priv ilcgo of voting theioVo then drove eve to a polling place in the Tntrd ward , n Tonthnnd Da\ciuort. Didu't see any thin out ot tlio way thoro. It was a tough Avar and vo didn't want to gctlnto it. Wo von homo from thero. Hcdirect objected to by Mr. Whnrton. Th man I sjioko of who didn't vote for th amendment because ho-u as aftuid of losln his position , \\as n city cmplojc. Air. What ton-Gl\o thoimmo of this part who was an employe of tlio citj and afrnld t vote Cox I can't answer the question , becaus tbo man feels that it would cost him his pos tion to bnvo his muno known. Whnrton Who was hu going tooto foi for governor ! Cox I don't know , but I .know ho wn froing tooto for the amendment. I got thl from my sons , 0. B. and L "W. Cox. II rA. McGhmls testllled : I icsided i Mt. Pleasant aJditloa on the 4th day of N < vombor , 18'KVna ' not a voter In thn city o Omaha. Know J. S. Naco. Ho too his moah on Capitol avenue nonr Her nott's store ; ho rooms on Cass boUvee fifteenth and Sixteenth. Ho told n ho voted In the Sixth ward nt Deal's ston Ho v , as nwtercd thero. Ilo lived in tha nelghboihood about two weeks Ho cam here on the llth of September from Counc Bluffs. 1 am In the nursery business , H II vod In Nebraska eight } oars ago this fal Don't ' know whether ho voted at any othc pluco that day or not. Ho did not Uro in tli precinct ho voted in Cross-etidnincd Saw his name on ttio n gistcr in that precinct. I didn't scohlru regl tor or vote tlierc. Ho told mo he vote thoro. 1 assisted in moving him hero froi Council Bluffs on the llth of Scptcmbe IJon't know whefo ho is * now , Don't kno but what ho might have- been living In N braikn during the past three years. Ho sai ho lived In Council BluITs. Ho told mo tu : ho was on the chain gaug in Council Bluf after the eleetion. W. A. Anderson testiflcd Ilosldo her Was aoter In the First ward , Third di trict , Am an attorney. Was at the polla 1 vote and to distribute tickets. I hud n kinds. My ufforts uereln behalf of the md pendent ticket , Thnnamoof John H. Po\vo ; was on some of the tickets There woi about a hundred people thcro. Sumo ; \ei quiet and peaceublo ; some \ery boisterou Some wnro personal rights league badge The effort was mndo to prevent mo from di trlhutiiiR tickets ; don't know by v > hon After I went there in the inorninir I heai some onu mnlto tbo remark , "Thcro conn that . " After thit certain po sons crowded about mo. I held my tickets i lay hnnd , ono man grabbed hold ot 01 end of them and tiled to tal them nway from mo , but I g < away with my tickets , althou fj they Wfro badly torn. Powers' nnnio was c some of the tickets thus torn. I was told thi I had bettor not stay there , that my Ufavi in dnnccr. Ono man took mo usldo sc\or times ami advised mo to leave for my ow safety. Don't know whether any of th'o pa ties who interfered with mo were person riirhts liadgcs or not. One man tried to poi whisky down mo anrt shook his list in ir fnco nnd told tno I had better leateti noils. Didn't know him They were host ! to mo bectiuso I was for the amondmon Boyd was regarded M thoanti-piohlbllic cutidldnto.V'huti I left the polls six or sovt men followed mo. There w.is n joung tm with moVe ran and they overtook us at throw some- eggs nt us. Some of the ug | struck mo. I ran homo. They followed n within 100 foot of my own door. The threatened mo aud said they would kill mo I wont back. I think they would huvo kill < mo if had gene back. 1 did not i back. I was afraid to go bac Saw no challenges at tlio poll I Mouldn't have cared to challenge n Ilo ; voto. Couldn't say what the result wou hnyo been. Was about sixty or seven roi from the polling place , uhen the eggs wo thrown. Mnny thing ! 1 saw thcro led to belie > o that the election \uis unfair , woa free for every ono , excepting the pt htbitlonlsts. I i\as thcro to vote for the i dependent tkkot and was driven from t polls. Boyd was the favorite at that pollh placo. I think , hou ever , that all the oppo ; tion was against the prohibitory nmondmoi Didn't return to the polls that night to w ness a count ot the ballots because I dldi consider it sufo. The registration room that precinct was next to a s iloon , Cross-examined I have been nn all-rou politician but never got an ofllco. Kan i county attorney on the prohibition tlcl thrco years ago. My nfilliatlons have sin been varied. On the 4th of November I w for Powers. Iotcd for the anicndmoi Don't know wnero Bovd lived. Know was mayor of the city once , but didn't kn < ho lived hem Had heard so I was at t polls about thrco hojrs Ono person particular showed me violence. I f along all rljht \ \ ItU everybody else. Ko\ saw the patty before. Don't know wboro ll\es. Was not prevented from voting i choice for governor that day , Don't think was nofo for amendment people at the poi That was tha cause ; the governor Candida ) OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS 121OV Douglas Sti-eet. Sto\o repairs of all descriptions for cook nnd Invitliu HUtvos . , family and hotel rnngo . Water ittaohmonts a ppcclnlty. ROBERT UHLTG , Proprietor Ci M. EATON , Manager- . NO GURBJ NO PAY. cut no figure. Didn't know any of the par ties u ho followed mo from the polls. Lived in tbo waid three or four jcars. Had ped dled prohibition tickets there before. I wasn't prevented from voting my choice. I \otod ns soon as 1 went thoro. Yes , most oery body know my politics Don't know of nny of the urrests , cpg throw ers , or anybodj else. I spoke to the olHcct about the man who was annoying mo. There wns much loud and profane language used theio. The man who nnnovoil mo at the polls wns pot ono of these who followed me away from the polls There was only onu or tnc men who scorned to bo unruly at the polls. Adjourned. Stnto Olllucrs. In the matter of the contests lor state offi cers irrespective ol go\crnor , after some delay - lay In regard to the selection of n place fet the taking of testimony , the hearing was commenced In room 720 of the New York Life building. Mr. M. G. MacLeod was selected by the contestants ns notary and D. L. Johnson ofil' elated in the same capacity for the republican can coutostccs. Mr. W. J. Lamb of Lincoln conducted the examinations forthoindepond' ents and the contostcos were represented bj Chniles L Hall and Thomas Darnell of Lin coln and Hon. D. E. McOlntlo of Crete. Before the taking of testimony began , tin attorno > s for the contosteos liled the sanu general protests to the taking of testlmon ) on the part of all the cantos tecs as was done at the Lincoln session , copies of which have herUoforo been piintcdin Tun Bri : . After the filing of the protests , Mr. Hal ! entered the following objection on the nirt.ol thocontcstoes : "Tho contc3leos ono and nil obect | to the taking ot nny testimony at this time am ! plaio under the several notices of contcsl served upon said contestees for the teasoi that the constitution of the state of Nebraska in section t of article 5 , having provided thai contested elections for all state oftlccrs shall bo determined by both houses of the loRisln turo in Joint vote , as may bo provided bylaw , and the legislature of the state , in chapter a of section 04 of the compiled statutes ol 1889 , having provided the grounds upor which contests of state ofllcors amj bo had , and the notices ot contest servei upon thnso several coutcstces not containing any of thogtounjsof con test stated in sect lot 04 of chapter 20 , all testimony taken undci btUd notices of contest Is iucompotont , Irrnlo vnnt and immaterial , and said notices do not state cause of action of acontest against thost several contcsteos. " McLood , notary for con tcstnnts overruled the objection , and con testccs except Johnson sustained objection , The contestants cxcoptcd. Air. II , S. Berlin of Omaha was then callcil nnd fmom nnd testified that ho hud brent resident of Omaha for twenty-one yuan When asked by the attorney as to nis bust ness , ho replied that howasarealcstnto mm and countv commissioner , mid gcner.il roustabout - about , and notary public. Ho had been t county LommUsionor for about ono year , am ! nmdo it a habit of being in his ofllco ul le.isl onto a day for front half an hour to all dny during that time ; could not tell how mutli time ho had spout In the county clerk's otllw dining the tlmo from the 4th to the 10th ol "Noycmbor ; was there most of the time when thoretuins of the election wolo locolvcd , which v\eio iccelved In the county clotk'i ' ofllco nt periods ranging from twenty-four t < forty lRht hours after the election ; woulc notflwcar they wcio all in forty-eight hours after the election. ItciiiR requested to furnish the namcsjof par ties who weie present lit the room when thi npiointments | were made , Mr. Berlin statct that he could name but n few of them , bu tliut there were thirty to llfty present and hi could supply the names if ho hud his memo rand u in book. Being asked by the nttorno ) to produce the sumo ho stated that ho wouk dose if an opportunity were given him , am the couit took an adjournment until BD'clocl at liith tlmo Mr , Berlin nijrood to glvo i list of the parties present nt that tlmo W. W. Cox , a voter of the First district o the Sixth ward , sworn lain in the grocer ; business on North Twenty-fourth Btioet Am a prohibitionist , but know nothing ubou violence being offered voters on election dny I have been a republican for thirty-six your * but at the lost election 1 peddled democratic nmublltan , prohibition aud Indopondon tkkets , Thoantl-prohlhltlonitits have lnuro < my business and .have driven nwaj in' trade. Worked at the polls and tried to go men to vote for the amendment. Did no care who they supported for thostutoofllccs Did not sco any man prevented fiom ciustln n free ballot. Heard a man say ho wished h could sneak la 1,000 votes against the amend inont. Told him I wished I u > uUl uneak i 1.000 on the other side. Am pretty sur thcroero no illegal votes cast in that prc clnct. clnct.W. A. Andersen , a lawyer residing in thi Third district of the Tirst ward , called am Hworn I visited the polls at 9 o'clock a. ir and voted , after which I peddled nmondnifju tickets. They were republican , dcmocrc and independent tickets. Worked for the In dependents , but got a vote wherever I coul for prohibition , A man. took hold c my tickets but did not jerk ttiom ov of my hand. They talked to mo nnd told m to go homo , but as I bad no fcnrs I stai about the polls and worked. There were n < Ikomcn thcro and they \rould have quello any disturbance. AVhou I was nbojt fou hundred feet front the polls I wait bit by a egg , but don't know by whom it was throwi Ild ) not recognize the man and can't nay thr ho was ono of the men at tlio polls. Sai members of the iwrsonal ilghu leagu about the polls but they did not intorfcro t prevent anyone from voting. Think over man had a chunco to cast u free ballot , bt don't think It Mould have boon safe for u mate to have said much in favor of prohibition , got the amendment tickets from the Doufli Drs , Physicians , Surgeons and Specialists. 14O9 DOUGIWVS OMA.11 A , NEB. The most widely and favorably know * pee Ullstsln the Unltoil Srntcs Their long ox- pcrlunoe , romarknblo Hklll nnd unlronial iuo- ccss la the treatment nnd cure of NerrouB , Ctironlo and Surgical DlsoaDCs , ontltlo these eminent physicians to the full confldenoo ot ( ho anllctfld ovary vrliero. They ituanvntoo : A OEUTAIN AND 1HJSITIVR CURE tot the awful clTccU of early vlco and the numur- nun orllH that follow In its train. I'WYATE , 1ILOOD AND SKIN DISEASES spcpdllr , onmtiletnlr nnd pnrraanontlT otirod , NHHVOUS IIBUIIiITY AND SEXUAtDIB. OHDtRS ylold readily to thulr skillful troat- 9. FISTULA. AND UEOTA.I. ULOEU9 guaranteed oured without pnln or detention HyDHOOEllE A.ND VABtCOOELK perron- ncntly and successfully ourod In ortry CMC BYl'IULIS. aoNOitllllEA , GLEET , Bpor- mntorrhaa , Bomlnal Weakunss , Lost Manhood , NlRht Emission ! , Joe ye < $ Faculties , Komnlo Weakness and all ilalleato disorders peculiar to either gex positively cured , nn well ao all functional ( Unorders that result from youth * f u I follies or the excels of mature year * . QTPirrilPK Guarantied permanently J1 iviv/l u l\L/oviroa , removal complete , without , outtlng , oaunlo or dilatation. Oaros ifTi'otod at home br patlunt without mo ment's pain or annoyance. TO YOUNG AND MIDDLE-AGED MtN. AQ1IT ? ! ? rIIPT7 The awful effects ot OUK.D V UKL CIlriy vloorhloh brlnns orpnnlo weakness , destroying both mind and body , with all Its dreaded Ills , permunenty cured. HKS RPTT's ' Adlross these whoharelm- Uf\J , OLiL IJ ptlrcd tliomselvoi by ln proper IndulRSnco nnd Military habit. , which ruin both mind and body , unfitting them for liUHlnrss , study or marrlaxc. MAltHIKD MEN or those entering on that hnjipy life , awaroof physical debility , quickly OUR SUCOE3B Is ba d upon f nets. First 1'raotloal xporl * enc . tfeoond Every cat o Is specially ituuled , thus starting right. Third Medicine * are prepared tn our laboratory exactly to suit sacn caao , thus rffootlng euros without Injury. Drs. Belts & Betts , i4C9 DOUGLAS STREET , OM4HA The Cod That Helps to Cure The Cold. The disagreeable taste or the GOD LIVER OIL is dissipated in Ol'Pure Coil Liver Oil with HYPOPHOSPHITES oirLifctn .A-N-D eor > .A _ The piticut ttfTcring from CONSUMPTION , imo > < : iuriM , ioiifn : , : M > , on UAsriM ; IIIrAS.M | , mny take Ilia remedy with nn much Bntttfactlon na lie would lake milk , riiynlulmia nro pr ncrlb. Ine Itovoryvjlicro. I tit aprrrtttm lilim. and a iionderful tlt .h proilurrr. Tiitte no olhrr LOST POWER. Ncrvo llcnns cure nil iiexual vrnnkneas In oltht * ox , nctlnson nvrvui. l < rnlnau inl urvuni. An o LUTKI'UiiK for Impotoncr , nlxlillr iiinl lon . lei memory. Imil ilronini , uvumlon tn aocloty. II l > nz puitpnld KlXhuiciili NKItVimiCAN CO , UntTnlo N. V , Boldtir ( lOudmau Druie Co , 1110 fc'arnam BU , Unialiu. DR. . EYE AND EAR , 11 urkcr Illick , lilhnnd turuam. Toleuhono CJV fltrcot hoadquatt rs , and was furnished with several dllTercnt khiils. Tbo election was in quiet as these usually licld In the precinct. I know this for 1 have been nt ibo elections during tbo put three years , and bavo always peddled prohibition tickets , TUo noiitlmont wna iigalimt prohibition hut not BKalnut any of tbo Htuto ofllcors ontboiudopocidoiit tlclcuU