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THE OMAHA4 DAILY
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TWENTIETH YEAE. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , MAY 28 , 1801 , NUMBER 339.
Thousands Thronging to Hear the Argu
ments in the Sliced ; Case.
ELOQUENT WORDS FOR THE DEFENSE ,
for tlio Accused Wi'innti
U'nn n Murder Committed ?
Will I'r.ilmbty Go to the
Jury Tom rrow.
Nob. , May 27. [ Special to TUB
The oratory of the opposing attor
neys In presenting their arguments to the
Jury In thoSheedy murder trial has prjvoJ a
greater attraction than tno taking of testi
mony. The great court room , ampla for al
most any extraordinary occasion , can accom
modate only a fraction of the crowd that
seeks admission to listen to the speeches.
Every available foot of spice both insldo nnd
outside the forum is occupied , and the crowd
In the corridors look enviously at those who
have standing room Insldo the court room.
Some of the leading ladies of the city h.ivo
been in attendance. Yesterday and today
many of the fair sex stood up all the time ,
glad to got admission Into the court room ,
nnd eagerly drank In the eloquent passages
in Iho speech of.Attornoy Hull , laughed nt
Mr. Steams' drolleries und smiled nt Colonel
Phlipot's wit.
At 0 n. m. Mr. H. D , Stearns resumed his
argument before the Jury. Ho denied the
statement of Mr. Hall that crime decreases In
the ratio that It Is punished. Ho gave statis
tics showing that in tha tlmo of Blnckstono ,
when there was a callows on almost every
square in London , there was moro crime than
there is now. Ho then denied that John
Sheedy had died like a dog , and declared that
ho had every care In his dying hours that
kindness nnd love could devise. Ho denied
thnt circumstantial evidence is sometimes the
strongest evidence. He declared that some of
the greatest mistakes over' mndo have oc
curred through circumstantial evidence. It
Is the most unreliable testimony In
the world. There have been hun
dreds nnd hundreds of Judicial mur
ders committed throucn that evidence.
Two or tbrco cases were cited In which" per
sons have been hung for murders of which
they were not guilty , J ust because of the cir
cumstantial evidence against thorn. "Thero
has been something said about poison , " ho
continued , "but I do not see how you can
consider It in the face of 50 much conflicting
to .tlrnony in regard to it by the physicians.
It they thought nt the tlmo Sheedy was dying
that ho was suffering from morphine poison
ing why didn't they administer to him the
J ippllnnces that would glvo relief ? The whole
/ thing has been concocted bv the prosecution.
They nro all after tno'noy. The doctors didn't
believe that It wan morphine poisoning. " Ho
then proceeded to ridicule the physi
cians who were put on the stand ,
insinuated thnt they were Igno
rant of everything In their busi
ness except that relating to morphine poison
ing. He'further intimated that they had all
been trained by Lurnbertson for this special
caso. "What nave vou , " said ho , "to huso a
conviction of Mrs * Sheody upon ? Simply be
cause she know Walstrora , because she went
over to Mrs. Hood'gDnco ana told thnt lady
that she arid her husband had had two spots.
Is It possible that you will convict a pure ,
noble , hiuhmlndod woman as Mrs. Shoedy Is
on such Jllmsy evidence us that ? I think
that Him can Und an asylum In your Justice.
It is your duty to Dry open the p'rison doors
with your verdict nnd lot this innocent
woman frco. You should do this quickly.
Mrs. Shnedv Is as innocent ns the new burn
babe. Whether Monday McFarland Is guilty
or not it does not aflcct Mrs. Sheedy. "
Colom'U. E. Pbilpot then followed. Ho
first sturted to give n brief biography of
Monday McFarland , stating that the negro
was borrr of slave parents In Kentucky in
April , Ifcfll. At this Juncture County Attorney -
noy Snell objected to such a statement being
symdo , because it hod not been brought out In
ulonco , The court sustained the objection
nnd the biography suddenly ended. Pbilpot
then said : ' 'However much , " gentlemen of
the Jury , "you may wish to use the confes
sion , it Is your bouuden duty not to regard It
unless It Is proven that it was voluntarily
given. The court has relegated to you the
responsibility of passing upon the
competency of that confession ns
evidence. When wo came to cross-
examine Kinney , a witness for
ttio stnto , ho proved to bo our stroiigest wit
ness. He testilicd thnt Jim Mnlonc had been
with Monday McFarland an hour nnd a half
i on tha morning of the confession. What was
clonout that tlmo t You can trace the soi'D-
cnl'a trail throughout the confession. They
worried him for two hours and ng.iln about
noon. The major and marshal and Jim Ma-
lor.o were thero. Malonoltho astute Caucasian.
Alter two hours' work with him they failed
to extort from him what they wanted nnd
nculnthey applied the thumb screws to him. "
The colonel then proceeded to read several
of the questions put nt the tlmo of the main
confession. Among thorn were those :
"Nothing will save you but telling the
- truth. " "If you want to bear the brunt of
the whole thine Just stop whcro-you nro. "
The colonel then proceeded : "Gentlemen
of the jury , can you go to your Jury room and
dooldo thnt this confession was lvcn
freely < md voluntarily ! Nay. What nro
the lost replies of the negro ? 'You have per
suaded me to toll. ' 'You told tno 11 wo rid bo
bettor for me to tell tno whole stoi i
Phllpot then dared Lnmbortson In tno face
of the manner in which the confession was
secured to prove that it was not secured
through duress and promises. Ho then
tucklcd Dr. Bonchley , declaring that thnt
physlcinu didn't even know the names of
the Ixmes of the head until they were put
Into his mouth by Attorney Lamuertson.
Ho then declared that Dr. Casobeer , the man
who conducted tbo autopsy , was a tyro in his
profession nnd ho was the lust man who
. . . should have been entrusted with It. "This
itllow , " said Philpot , "didn't know where
the arbor vita.1 , an important part of the
cerebellum , was. Ho did not know the
length of the medulla oblongata. The prose
cution know thnt they didn't hnvo evidence
enough aud they hired ghouls for gold to dig
up the body of the dead man without tlio
knowledge of the coroner. Portions of the
body were turned over to exports for gold.
When Dr. Wlnchctt was on the stand ho ad
mitted that when the body was taken up the
first time for an autopsy no examination was
nitulo of tbo contents of the bladder and the
kidneys. Those i\ro the places to look for
truces of morphine poisoning , nro thsy notf
Then why didn't they look ttoro ) They
didn't know enough to ao so until the proso-
cutlon told thorn to do so. Mr. Hull stands
up here and looks aggrieved that anyone
Btrould chnrgo thnt they are working for gold.
But the Slioedy estate amounted to $75,000
and this is what creates the keen desire for
the prosecution of this case. "
At this point Mr. Jensen , ono of the Jurors ,
was tnkon suddenly 111 and the court had to
adjourn until afternoon , although it lacked
an hour of noon.
At 2 p. m. Colonel Phllpot resumed hit ar
gument. Ho sold :
"Tho prosecution would have you believe
that Monday MoFurland was the man who
fired at John Sheody a week before tUo final
assault , . But Mrs. Hosmnu swears that thn
man who ilred at John Sheedy was a white
man. Her husband saw the man more
closely. He says thnt the man was a white
man , were a cap with a visor and bad a
brown overcoat. In the alleged confession U
Is stated tbat Monday had on a slouch hot
and did not hnvo on nu overcoat. The story
about tbo attempted shooting of John Sheedy
, , - < was detailed In full In all the newspapers and
bow easily Monday ctuld have manfacturcd
the tory , but ho would fall down w lion tie
came to the dt-sorlptlon of the dross of the
man who Ilred tha shot. But the fact is that
the story \vai put into his mouth through
adroit questioning. The prosecution would
have you bcllovo that there were oalv throe
" " " ' , tn Shocdjr wsldouce the night of
the assault. Wo say thnt there were four.
.According to the testimony of Mrs. Dr.
Wood , the blind was up nil the tlmo until
after tbo assault. This Is the converse of
what the prosecution claims that the blind
was down until Just before the assault , when
It was raised. When Mr. Mays heard the
Jlfth shot llred he testiilod that ho saw two
men running , ono to the east around the
house and the other on the > wcstslda of the
house. The boys , Currlo and Hitchcock , sny
that they saw two men running south on
Twelfth below the alloy. The two fugitives
could have mot nt the alloy and run south.
Sue how tbo prosecution has so'ight to
bruik down the evidence of this boy. The
only thing that they hnvo disproved Is thnt
ho did not see a patrol wagon ,
This Is a very small matter.
In no other way have these boys crossed
themselves. What strengthens the testi
mony of Matthew , Mark , Luke and John
concerning the Savlorl It Is because their
stories are not exactly allko. Mrs. Sheedy
oucht to bo hero today not as a defendant ,
but to prosecute the murderers of her hus
band , why uro you attorneys on the de
fense put to tbo extremity of proving an
nllbi for Olouson , tbo gambler ! By whom
do you prove it ? By a partner of Oleason.
But the men who committed the deed could
hnvo committed the crime and gotten back
where they were when they were seen Why
did John'Sheedy hire Ab Carder to protect
him I To watch Monday McFarland ? No.
What did John Sheedy say after ho was
struck that McFarland struck him ? No :
that it was the larger man that
struck him. Now when you go to
your Jury room the first thing you
nro to consider Is the competency of the con
fession ns evidence. If It was extorted by
undue Influence remember it Is to have no
bearing whatever on the case. The prosecu
tion called your attention to a certain discol
oration of the suull , This discoloration
might hnvo been cnused by a slight clot of
blood after the body had lain In the grave for
four months. Further , gentlemen of the
Jury , when this poor negro came Into the
court , freed from the Influences and fears of
the sweat box , ho would not forfeit his man
hood by causing this Innocent woman to
suffer for a crlrno of which she Is not guilty. "
Mr. Jcsio Strode , attorney for Mrs.
Sheedy , followed. Ho declared first that the
only reason the prosecution had for ar
raigning Mrs. Sheedy was because they
were after the money that was In it.
If John Shccdv had died a noor man. hn In.
sisted that there would not have been any
prosecution. lie commenced his talk in a
gentle , sympathetic voice nnd said that he
h'ld wntcliod the curl of scorn upon their
faces as the prosecutlop had proceeded. In
the press , ho declared , there had been some
of the "most damning lies thnt could bo con
cocted by newspaper reporters. " Ho then
said ho would refer only to Snell , because
Snoll opened the argument und the other at
torney tiad merely reiterated what Snell had
said. Ho rixt declared tbat the first violator
of the law whom he know of when ho came
to this city was John Sheody. John Sheedy
was a gambler.
"There has been many a homo , " said he ,
' in which the actions of John Sheedy has
caused ruin and sorrow because of the busi
ness In which ho was engaged. "
The speaker then roferied to the fact that
Mrs. Cell , who testified that she had often
seen Monday McFnrland standing on tha
corner of Thirteenth nnd P before the as
sault , was an enemy , and to Monday McFar
land.
"Tho " ho continued "
prosecution , , "spenks
of n number of witnesses whom they sny wo
didn't put upon the witness stand. Dennis
Sheedy. sr. , loft on the pretext of some tele
gram of 'importautbusiness | , ' 'family sick,1 or
some such Invention. Denni * Sheedy , Jr. ,
the young man who was nt the Sheedy resi
dence almost constantly for two years , and
who was at the Shoedy homo all the night
following the assault , has not appeared.
Why did ho not appear ! Ho has been
spirited away. "
Mr. Strode then commenced to tell about a
trip that young Dennis Sbccdy had taken to
Wilbur , ' .tr. Lamberlson objected and the
objection was sustained. This angered
Strode and ho declared bitterly that Lam
bortson nnd his co-counsel had received
money collected from the gamblers to give to
Mrs. Sheedy. "It does not do for Lambert-
son and Hall to talk about charity , " said ho.
This made Lambortsou's eyes ifash flro for
the first time , and ho retorted :
"And it does not do forthis gentleman who
got this money from the gamblers to talk In
such a manner. "
Strode eot pale nnd angrily replied : "Did
Anna Hndenstcln , the domestic , testify as
you wish I"
"Of course she didn't , " Lambortson thun
dered , "you bribed her to keep her mouth
shut ! "
Penis of laughter followed nnd the court
called tbo crowd to order. The Judge then
said : "Gentlemen , wo will have a straight
argument ot this out of the evidence. If yea
depart from It again I will have to fine you. "
Strode then Intimated that all of the prop
erty that John Sheody possessed at the tlrno
of his death had been acquired slnco his mar
riage , nnd then , turning to Lambcrtson , do-
innndeu If that was not true why the prose
cution hod not proven that It was not.
"Wo didn't need to , " replied Lambertson ,
"wo had Monday MeFnrlund's ' confession to
that effect.1'
"O , Monday McF.u land's confession I
Don't you know that It Is not to co In as cvi-
dcnco ns fur as It concerns Mrs. Shcedy !
And yet you have tried to use it as evidence. "
Mr. Lnmberston smiled nnd said nothing.
Mr Strode then proceeded to tell how Air.
Sheedy had nt ono tlmo corrupted the city
council with money.
Mr. Strode next showed thnt the only evi
dence nirninst Mrs. Sheody was the - confession
sion of Monday McFurl.uid , nnd this , ho de
clared , could not go in us evidence. Ho then
nnlrmcd that tbo prosecution hud npokon of
clandestine meetings , but there were no
meetings testified U except the two at the
Carpenter residence. That criminal intimacy
witfi Walstrom had been assorted but not
ovcd. There were no evidences ofcon-
i , iraey. The curtain signal hud not been
proven. Ho next dwelt at some length on
arguments proving tbat the confession had
boon extorted from Monday McFarland. Ho
rend questions frotn the confession to prove
this. He then exclaimed :
"Who had scared Monday McFnrlnnd ?
Who had made htm believe that there was u
mob coming I Who extorted the confession !
Jim Malone ! If what the mayor , the mar
shal nnd other witnesses pioicnt at the con
fession boy uro true , how can vou
use thn confession In evidence ? Wo asked
Kinney If ho did not say to Monday on that
Sunday that If ho told who the other parties
were who * ere commoted with him In the
crime It would tro easier with him ) Ho an
swered'no. ' Why didn't they put Jim Mo-
lone on the witness stand again so that w
could cross-oxnmlno him ubout this matter. "
"Why , Mr. Strode. " Interrupted Mr.
Lambert-sou , "wo did put Malone on the wit
ness stand again , and you not only had a
chance of uross-exiimlning him , but you
did so. "
"I bellovo you nro right , " said Strode , and
then proceeded :
"Now , gentlemen of the Jury , before wo
can consider ttio second confession , wb must
have positive proof that the Influences
used to secure the first ono hud boon ] re
moved. "
The speaker then showed thnt after the
negro hud been questioned for about
an hour and twenty minutes nt
the second confession , ho declared
that ho hud had nothing to do with the mur
der of John Shoedy and attempted to throw
the entire blame on Mrs. Sheedy. This , Mr.
Stroilo declared was evidence that the negro
still feared the mob at that tlrno and was try
ing to shield himself. Thu speaker then de
clared , after rending a number of the ques
tions In thu confession , thnt n confession
obtained In such n manner could not bo n free
and voluntary ono. Ho dwelt on the fact
that every tlmo n confession was mndo JIui
Mulono was present. Ho impressed upon
the minds of the Jurors the fact that if there
Is a doubt whether or not Monday M.'Fu :
land was sworn ut Iho tlmo of the coroner's
Inquest that the confession should not be con
sidered in evidence. Said ho : ' 'Toko tbo
confessions out of the case and nothing Is
loft to prove that Monday McFarland murdered -
dored John Shoody except the cnno , and that
has been poorly Idouthlcd. "
Court then adjourned until 0 n. in. tomorrow.
Mr , Strode will continue his argument to
morrow morning nnd will bo followed by Mr.
Lumbemou on behalf of the prosecution ,
which will closa the arguments. Tbo case
will probably go to the Jury sometime tomor
row afternoon.
NEBRASKA'S ' HONORED DEAD ,
Last Sad Bites Over the Remains of Ex-
Governor Butler.
FRIENDS PAY TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY ,
SnuceNsfnl Applicants Tor
I'orrnits Farmers with Money nt
Intel-cut Hulldli'iK a Paint
Factory.
PAWXEE CITT , Nob. , May 27. iSpeclnl
Telegram to Tun Bun. | Ex-Governor But
ler's fnncral today attracted the largest attendance -
tondanco of sympathizing friends of any
ever held in southern Nebraska. The funeral
procession was moro than ono and a half
miles long , and it was estimated there were
over three thousand people at the cemetery.
The services at the house were simple and
Impressive , balng conducted by Hov. O. H.
Dovry of the Christian church. Pr.iyer was
offered by Uov. D. H. Dungan of Cottier uni
versity , Lincoln. Tno funeral was conducted
by the Masons with O. M. Humphrey master
of ceremonies. The procoislon was met at
the cemetery by a largo concourse -
course of people and the Pawnee
military band. At the grave beautiful
and titling tribute was rendered the dead by
President Dungan , Uoverr.or Thnyor and
Judge O. P. Mason. The floral tributes
were many and beautiful. At the grave the
casket was opened and the people were over
an hour taking the last look at Nebraska's
honored dead. A special train from Lincoln
brought a largo numb.ir of state ofllccrs and
other prominent citizens , and all neighbor
ing towns were represented by friends of the
ox-governor. Ho leaves a wlfo and four
children , the youngest about fourteen years
old.
Successful Applicants.
BKATIUCK , Neb. , May 27. [ Special to TUB
BBC. ] Following Is a list of the successful
applicants for druggist's permits who were
examined before the stnto board of pharmacy
yesterday : B. F. Brcndal , Murray , Neb. ;
W. W. Brown , Tokamah , Nob. ; D. S. Den-
yon , Burwcll , Nob. ; William Bulow , Wako-
fleld , Nob. ; O. W. Bullard , Beaver Cl'y ,
Nob. ; W. D. Cole , West Union , Neb. ; M. P.
Dawson , Edjar , Neb. ; E. Fosselman , Filloy ,
Neb. ; W. H. Keoney , Campbell , Neb. ;
Isaiah Lukens , Herman , Neb. ; I.
W. V. P. Mercorau , Dunnintr. Nob. ;
O. U. Ncwnll , Hebron , Neb. ; E.
E. Reynolds , Uock Blurts , Neb. ;
J. O. Hodwell , Lincoln , Nob. ; Harry D.
Uugg , Harvard , Neb. ; J. H. Homsbarg. Hod
Cloud , Nob. ; Ed "Fanner , Battle Creek , Nob. ;
D.m J. Thompson , vVcst Point , Nob. ; John
M. Wilson , Harrisburg , Nob.
Today's proceedings of the State Pharma
ceutical ns'snrhitlnn were stmnlv formal and
included the reports of o dicers and commit
tees.
In the afternoon the visiting druggists
were given an outing at the Chautauqua
grounds , and the day was given over to
music and athletic sports , which wore enjoyably -
ably participated in by many of the visitors.
In the evening the visitors were treated to
nn excursion on the Blue on tbo steamboat
Queen of the blue.
Robbers Foiled.
DoitcnrsTEir , Nob. , May 27. [ SPCC'U1 ' to
THE BKC.J Edward Jones , a wealthy farmer
living three miles south of town , was a vic
tim last week of a plot to rob him of a largo
sum of money , but it proved unsuccessful.
The scheme was worked by three men , two
of whom first came to Mr. Jones' house and
introduced tuemsolves as Major Logan of
Omaha ( real name unknown ) and the other
ns n lawyer from the same place. They stated
that they were in search of a good farm to
purchase. Mr. Jones kindly showed them
over dls farm , which they expressed them
selves as lilting very much , but In addition to
the 400 acres that Mr. Jones had they would
like also to purchase the adjoining eighty aero
farm belonging to Mr. Tigcurt. It was
fin dlv agreed that if Jones would purchase
the Tiggart farm that Major Logan would
them pay $10,000 for the two farms , and the
two men then departed with the understand
ing that they would return tbo next morning
ut 0 o'clock to complete the deal. Trim to
tbolr word the two mon returned and Jones
got Into the buggy , a two seated rig , with
the lawyer and came to town , where ho
drew from the bank $ . ) ,000 In gold , the ban
ker putting the money In two bags , with
which ho was to purchase the Tiggart farm.
They started for home , and when they
got to the bridge , about one-half mile from
the house , they were mot by Major Logan ,
whom they had loft at the farm , nivl
another fellow whom Jones had
not scon boforo. The two footmen at once
climbed into the buggy and before Jones
could prevent it the stranger bad grabbed
the two bags of gold und Jumped from the
buggy. Jones at once sprang uftcf hjm and
crowded him uo Hgnlnst n > wire foncol when
the fellow pointed a cocked revolver at Jones'
head and warned him not to como closer ,
but Jones , though a man fifty-six years of
ago , had had too much experience in the
mining camps of California to bo frightened
nt tho' sight of a revolver , and so , with un
flinching couraco and a determination to re
gain his money , ho sprang at the thief and
succeeded In getting the money away from
him. Tbo other two fellows took no nnrt In
the encounter and claimed after It was over
to have bad no connection with the third
party , but Mr. Jones bays It is "too thin" and
( s satisfied they had.
The Von UK I ady Discharged.
FUGMOST , Neb. , May 27. ISpoelal to Tun
Ben. I DIstrkt court for Dodge county Is In
se : > sioi > here this week. Ono of the llr.st cases
to coinn up was that of tbo state against Miss
Flora Leech of Bcnnington. It was disposed
of by being dismissed without trial. Miss
Leech some months tigo created a sensation
hero by shooting at William Patterson , who
narrowly escaped falling n victim to her
wrath , the shooting tuning place In a drug
store. Pnttcr.son and Miss Leech had been
engaged , but ho had Jilted her , and she chose
her own method of showing her displeasure.
She was arrested and hold under bonds until
released today. - _
KnlghlH of PythliiH' Pluiilo.
PALIS CITV , Neb , , May 27. ( Special to
TIIKBKB. ] The Knights of Pythias of this
city and surrounding towns held a picnic
hero today which was a great success , Hop-
resentntives were present from Lincoln ,
*
Auburn , btolla and Vordon. The Lincoln
division arrived on n special train. Congress
man W. J. Bryan was present and delivered
an Interesting address. The rest of the pro-
crammo consisted of a prlzo shoot , boat rid
ing , music , und a minstrel performance in
the evening ,
Star unicorn.
OMT.OH , Nob. , May 27. [ Special to Tun
BEC.J Last night the oruer of the Hastem
Star had its election , and the following were
elected ! Sister E. J. Scott , W. M. ; Brother
H. A. Scott , W. I' . ; Sister M. E. Suunders ,
A.M. ; Sister S. Whalov. C. ; Sister L. J.
Blowers , A. C. ; Sister M. J. Coupling , sec
retary ; Brother N. C. Fey , treasurer.
Helling Mini > ! \\ltlioiit MUCIINO.
PiBiici : , Neb. , May ! 37. [ Special to Tim
BEB.I The coses of the state of Nebraska
vs J. H. Uiley and C. F. Lowell for selling
liquor without llconftu have been tried , Ulloy
was acquitted , hut Lowell was found guilty.
A Jury Is now being secured in the case
against Leo Pointer , charged with assault
with intent to kill.
Found Not Guilty.
GMEELT CBNTBII , Nob. , May 27. [ Special
Telcgrau. ' to Tiui BEE.J The Jury rendered
a verdict today ot acquittal < in the case of
Henry Wright and Walter Ewhig who were
charged with assaulting Ida , Uagland , a
fourteen-year-old girl. Tna young men ad
mitted on the wltnei * qlanii thnt they com
mitted the crime , but not without her con
sent , The girl was cen urodif6r her conduct
aa the young men go free. |
A Good Financial Showing.
FIIEMOXT , Nob. , May 27. [ Special to THE
DEB. ] The Dally Tribune this evening pub
lishes the result ot an investigation It has
Just mudo in the matter of ascertaining the
amount of cash the people of Dodge county
had in the twelve banks of the county on
Juno 4 , the data on which the flvo national
banks were called upon for their published
statements. The result Is of general interest
slnco It snows an unexpected diffusion among
the people of cash in 'the banks subject to
check. The total amount on deposit in the
county was $ I,4CO,744. Of this amount the
10WO ! persons living fn the Incorporated
towns of the countv nro credited with f8.- ! ( !
4H ( , an average of $ SO per capita , while the
8 , ! > 00 living outsldotheso towns ( the farmers )
had on deposit ? ( SiO,2Sl ; , or nn average of $71
per capita , the general average of the county
being 57(1.40 ( per capita. The force of this cx-
blblt is bettor understood when it is consid
ered thnt the volume of the circulating med
ium in the United SUtes amounts to $ .M per
capita , or loss than otic-third the average
amoui.t subject to the ready command of the
people of this county.
for a Prlnoncr.
O'Nnu , Nob. , May 27. | Special Tele
gram to Tun BEE.J Sheriff Glfford of Fall
Uivcr county , South Dakota , accompanied by
Attorney Fry of Hot Springs , arrived hero
this morning to arrest' H. II. Dtckson , for
whom requisition papers , were issued a few
days ago. DIckson's attorneys were ready
for trial today on tbo habeas corpus proceed-
Incs , but the Hot Springs people objected to
the case coming before the county Judge and
agreed to appear before tJudgo Kinkald to
morrow. Tbo matter was supposed to have
been scottlcd , but Just before train time Glf
ford and his attorney wont to Dicksou's olllco
and demanded that ho should accompany
them to Dakota , which he refused to do. Fry
ordorooVOIlTord to take him , but the deputy
sheriff of this county apDcarod on the sccno
and ordered thorn to desist.
Portland cement nt Nlohrarn.
NioiiiiAitA , Neb. , May 27. [ Special to THE
BEE.I For the past year negotiations have
been going on between Ynnkten speculators
and parties owning the chalk stone bluffs op
posite hero for options on the land with a
view of disposing ot them to a cement cor-
oratlon. Samuel J. Hoyt , who now resides
at Halsted , Bowen county.iNeb. , last winter
gnvo an option on 100 aires on which the
cement plant would bo established , and then
wont quietly to work with a company in
Milwaukee and sold it for $8,500 cash , sub
ject to the option , the deal having boon closed
last week. Those challc * stone bluffs , known
by geologists as the "Nlobrara formation , "
ore tha same as those about Yaukton and
Nlobrara , and furnish the * material for the
celebrated Portland cement ,
For the Pnliii Fautory.
. Nob. , Mnv 37. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BuB.JTodhy the sod was
broken for the erection of the paint factory
at the ochre mines in this clace. It will
have a capacity of grinding twenty tons of
ochre per day and will ba In operation In loss
than six months. Ind'.anola has furnished
all the bonus asked of th < $ Gamer , Brown
& Friend oalnt compahy of Chicago , which
has the affhTr in hand , t.- . .
No Cause f > jrj > iftplcion. . *
HAY Srnixos , Neb. * , AJiJrJ27. [ Special Tele-
"
pram to TiiK-Btis. ] The "Vonialus of Miss
Tracie Kitzbarger arriyei hero from Chicago
yesterday morning ; The coroner hold nn In
quest &t the request of her father. Ho claims
her death was caused by abortion. The Jury
brought in a verdict no'cuusc for action.
fLE&Tr HOUSES' UEVEXSE.
Evidciioo Introduced to Justify
Casey's Murder.
Sioux FALLS , S. D. , May 27. [ Special Tel
egram to Tun BBE. ] The event of the
Plenty Horses trial today was the testimony
of Frank D. Balowin , member of General
Miles' staff. Ho appealed for the defense
and declared that Casey was a scout , whoso
solo duty was to report the movements of
the enemy , and that when } ho proposed to
hold a council with Uod Cloud and other
chiefs ho exceeded his authority. The im
pression left by Baldwja's testimony was
that a Uorco war of maenlflcont proportions
raged nt Pine Ridge , mid fiad it not been for
the military display made by General Miles
the trouble would stilt tib raging with all Its
fierceness. The object to bo gained was that
If war raged aud Casey was a spy , then
Plenty Horses was Justified in the killing of
the lieutenant.
Plenty Horses still retains his wonderful
nerve , and although hq Understands every
thing going on he gives no Indication what
ever of his feelings.
II. O. Pngh , Issue dork , testified that ra
tions were issued by the war department to
the band to which the prisoner belonged
after the surrender of the No Water camp.
Living Bear , father bf Plenty HOMOS , has
not yet arrived , but it lJ ! thought ho will
reach tbo city by tomorrow. Llvin < Bear's
non-appearance is one of tbo strange features
of the case and it may bo possible that the
trial will not bo ended tomorrow on Living
Bear's account.
AVorld'8 Fnlr Convention.
YAXKTON- . "D. , May 27. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] The world's fair conven
tion of South Dakota was organized at 8
o'clock this afternoon In this city. Three
hundred delegates and visitors are present.
The multitude comprises the loading busi
ness men and financiers of the state. Hon.
Joseph Hurst , chief of the department of in
stallation of the world'-s fair , and H. A. E.
Dorr , chief assistant to Mr. Hurst , addro.ssod
the convention. The plai $ for raising funds
which seems to meet thp most general ap
proval Is to have counties' appropriate ac
cording to their last assessed valuation , the
management for the state to bo placed In the
hands of a commission of twelve men to bo
selected by the people of thn Judicial circuits
of the state. At U o'clock (411s ( afternoon the
convention adjourned to await the report of
the committee on resolution * .
Damages flult.
Dr.Miwoon. S. D. , Miy'Sf. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB BEE.I In $ the circuit court
today the trial of the case of John P. Boldlng
vs the Black Hills A : Fort Pierre railroad
was commenced. 'Iho s'jtt Is ono for $30,000
for the accidental killing * fy Merrltt Judson
Holding while rldlncc.on mi excursion train on
the defendant's railroad' September 1J ! , 1WO ,
and is brought by John I * , ttoldlng as admin
istrator. Before court adjourned this after
noon the testimony of twenty-seven witnesses
had been taken for the plaintiff.
Poinoroy Milken Aiuit'ior At
tempt to KHoapo from I'rlmm.
BOSTON , Mass. , May 87. Jesse Pomeroy ,
the notorious boy murderer , made ono of his
periodical oscajxis frotn his cell in the state
prison Monday and managed to got Into the
corridor before his plans were frustrated , A
drill aud saw had In some way boon given
to htm and 1m had sawed off the lock on his
cell door , In order ip got a lover to shove
bade tbo bolt ho hud. to saw off n lee of his
Iron cot. Ho occupied a cell In the "arch"
where the roughest prisoners nro confined.
His escape from there wan only the freedom
of a corridor. Jesse has made many attempts
to escape and his modes have always been
novel. Ho was allowed to hnvo tools until
his attempt six months ego to saw off the bar
of bU coll. Since then hn has been supposed
not to Dave any and a close watch has boon
kept upon the cell door , the window and the
blocks of eranlte.
OMAHA'S ' GENEROUS FRIEND ,
Augustus Kountza Make * a Proposition to
the Lutheran Synod.
TO BUILD A THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY ,
Valuable Ijantt Donated The Liberal
Offer Acocpti'il nml tinniedluto
Steps Taken to Comply
with tlio Provisions.
LEBANON , Pn. , May 27. [ Special Telegram
to Tin ? Bun. ] At the meeting of the gonor.il
synod of the Lutheran uuurch this morning n
proposition \vtis made by Augustus Kouutzc
offering the synod ten acres of ground In
Omaha , valued at $100,000 and $50,000 cash
provided the Lutheran church raised $150,000
by July 1 , 18W , to build In Omaha and main
tain there n theological seminary of that
faith. Ho further offered to pay half the ox-
IKmscs necessary to canvass the church for
the funds.
The proposition was unanimously accepted
nt the afternoon session and In an hour S''o.OOO
wore raised among the members of the gen
eral synod towards the $150,000. The ro-
tnalnlng sum will bo ralsod with little effort
and Omaha will soon have a line theological
seminar ; building of the Evangelical Lu-
theruil church.
LEIUNOX , P . , May ST. The general synod
of the Evangelical Lutheran church at the
morning session took up tha board1 of educa
tion business. The special purpose of the
beard is to cstablisti new colleges ana other
schools for the church anil aid now schools
until they tire amply endowed. J. S. Dot-
welller , D.D. , of Omnhn , president of the
board , presented the report. The receipts
were J10U)7 ; ) , mostly from churches on regu
lar apportionments. The Carthugo college in
Illinois is reported to bo again In a very prosperous -
porous condition. . Churches were recom
mended to observe a day of prayer for col
leges. The board Is steadily growing In
value to the general synod.
Presbyterian General Assembly.
DBTIIOIT , Mich. , May 27. After devotional
exercises in the Presbyterian general as
sembly Dr. Johnson reported favorably on
the religious exhibit at the world's fulr.
Dr. Nichols road a report from the com
mittee on Increase of the ministry , with par
ticular reference to the reception of minis
ters from other denominations. , Hoforred to
the committee on church policy.
The standing committee on foreign mis
sions reported.
The resignation of John 0. Lowrlo , D.D. ,
senior secretary , also of Field Secretary Uev.
Thomas Marshall were received.
The treasurer's report for the year ending
April 80 shows expenditures of $973,000 ,
which with the shortage from last year
leaves a deficit of $1)0,000. ) An unusually
largo number of candidates applied for
foreign work last ycr.r , and sevonty-threo
wore found qualified and sent out. The ag
gregate addition to mission churches is S.870.
An increase In schools Is shown'us is also n
growth' in favor ot medical missions. The
work was hlndnred greatly by the war between -
tween Guatemala and Sun Salvador and by
the present strife in Cnlll , but encouaraglug
reports wore received from elsewhere.
After the reference of overtures to the
propsr committee the recommendations of
the committee on the report of the foreign
board were adopted.
A resolution of regret on the death Monday
night of ex-Moderator Van Dyke of Brooklyn
was adopted. Adjourned.
At the afternoon session , after the refer
ence of n number of bills and overtures to
appropriate committees , a committee on ro-
llgious exhibit at the Columbian exposition
was appointed.
The chairman of the committee on corres
pondence reojtnmended certain appointments
and that the modern telegraph greetings to
the assemblies of the southern Cumberland ,
United and Reformed Presbyterian churches ,
now in session.
Hov. James H. Dubbs , representative of
the general synod of the Gorman Heformed
church in the United State * , ann Joseph
Gillagnor , D.D. , were Introduced and ad
dressed the assembly. George A. Chamber
lain , D.f ) . , representing the Presbyterian
church of Braiil , also spoke.
The moderator returned thes.0 greetings :
The standing committee on church erection
reported through Its chairman , William Bart-
) ctt , D. D. , of Washington. The report s.ild
tro death of Mr. John Sloan , lor nine years a
faithful and efficient trustee , leaves u
vacancy it will bo hard to All. The work of
the year has called for caution owing to tno
exhaustion of the special fund provided by
the late U. L. Stuart and of the small work-
ins balance heretofore carried from year to
year. Since wo are not allowed to incur
debts wo have boon enabled to meet all ap
propriations pledged. The steady advance
of the church requires advance in church
erection. The average number needing aid
annually In this decade has DCOII IS I , which
corresponds quite closely with the number
organized. This year wo had 100 appli
cations for churches and fifty-two for
manses , asking fur $ lfMH3. or (10,070 moro
than last year and $27S < ' > 0 moro than the year
before. The amount of nid asked for "last
year has boon 1 per cent moro than fnr the
flvo years before it. Our Income for tno
year has boon $12flM2.2 ( $ . With this wo
have given for building churches ? 01,4(1.1 ( and
for manses something a little over $1,000
each , or an average of $14,840. Tha aggre
gate value of the church or manse property
thus secured by aided churches in the year
was almost $100,000 , for which the board
holds meetings to hold the property of the
church until It abandons It or dissolves. A
careful estimate of the real value of churches
owned by the church and of thu assembly in
the United States gives ftlSOSl,000 and that
of manses gives $5,447,400 , a total of 874HO- !
204 ; allowing for omissions wo may say a
round $70,000.000. The average value of all
churches is about $1USOO and of manses
about $7,300. The church contributions of
these svnods were SlO.iWl , 103 out of a total
of * iOriW.370-almost two-thirds.
Dr. Bartlett yielded the lloor to Ir Patton ,
who asked leave to road so much of the re
port on theological seminaries as bears on
the case of Dr. Briggs in order that It may
bo printed und distributed to the assembly
when it comes up for action tomorrow.
Sixty-three presbyteries whoso names he
read have ovorturod the assemblies as to
utterance ) of Dr. Briggs. Some nskspeelfl-
catloii , but most leave to the assembly whai
it shall be. The committee reply to some ol
the'reports of Uio Union theological seminary
as bears on Dr. Briggs' appointment or
transfer to the ctialr of bibllcm thoolocrv.
"Our duty Is adolicato one. ospjciallv as
the presbytery uf Now York 1s trying him on
the ohargo of heresy , and wo must not preju
dice n case which some time must com i bo
faro us on appeal. The Question before us li
not of his doctrinal soundness , but that o :
the approval of hU election by the assembly
\Vo have examined the doctrinal require
ments as to the duty power of the nsssmblj
In assenting to such un appointment or trans
for. " Dr. Patton quoted from the records as
well as from appointments of professors that
have convinced his committee that the
assembly has power to refuse Iho transfer
' We would have been willing to recommend
the reference of tills subject to u committee
to report to the general assembly. But the
control of the Ofsomhly over the mutter
ceases with the pro.-Kmt suasion , und so wu
must net now , Wo admit that In one view
the trustees may have ground for their clo-
nlal of the power of the assembly to veto the
transfer of a professor from onn church to an
other. Besides , the assembly is one party in
a compact with the union theological scmlu
nry aud must bo cautious In acting on It
The trustees of the scmlnury consider
hit : the original appointment gives status
ind that this assembly has a right to forbid ,
nit that the transfer 'simply nsslcns nut.Vi
iml with that thcvr-sombly has no right to
nterforo. Whll < - < think the assembly has
ontrol of both , y _ . i view of the cordial
olatlon.s always < " , lng between It and of
ho trustees of lemlmiry \ It would bo
iroper to appoint \ mmltteoof conference
vllh thorn to reiwl : the assembly. In nc-
cordnnco. with thi views the committee
recommends that tl jsoutbly disapprove of
ho appointment ol ir. ) Charles Briggs to
he Edward Knhtnsrin chair of biblical theol
ogy of Union Theological seminary and that
i committee of conference with the trustees
of that institution bo appointed by this us-
seinblj to report to the assembly. "
The report quoted the following : Sum-
nary of acts nnil resolutions of the gemral
monthly and of the boards of Union and
ithcr theological seminaries connected with
ho appointment of professors. The directors
if Union theological seminary In the city of
S'ew York presented the following memorial
o the general assembly on May Ih , 1S70 :
Hi'solvod. That tlio board of directors of the
nlon theological si'inlimry In thu city of Now
A oik. being all or them ministers or munition
> f thu I'resbyterlnn church , do hereby inuinnr-
nliro tin ) gcniirul assembly to the following
otTod , viz. 'I'llu ; thu Rcnurat ruin and plan In
tliopxi-relMMif the proprietorship and control
nf the suvtnil thcolojlcul seminaries , so far as
Uio election of professors Is coneorno.l , thu iis-
Romlily will commit the same to rosponfblu
boards of directors nn thu following terms and
lonilltlons : rirst-Tlint the hoard of dlroc-
orsof oaoh theological seminary shall lie
luthorlrud to appoint nil professor *
for Iho same , frecoml Tlmt nil such
appointments ah ill bo reported , o the
general assembly and no sneli appointment
of urofpswis shall ho considered as a com-
> loto election If illsjppnmvl by u majority
> oto of the assembly : und bo It further
Resolved , That the bnanl of directors of the
L'nlon theological somlimy In the city of Now
York uro persuaded that tlio plan prom > p < l In
the memorial will imiet the cordlul approval
of the patrons , dimomnnd friends of all tlio
somlniirl"H and contrllmti ) to the peaeo and
; ire porlty of tlui church , do hereby agree If
the said plan hnll lie adopted by the ucnoral
ihsoinblv that they will aitrco to conform to
: lie same , tliu Union seminary of Now York
icing In this respect on tba siiine rounds
with other theological samlnurles of the I'res-
jyterlun Cbnrcli.
The time within which the Presbyterian
assembly may express Its disapproval or ex
ercise its rlgtit of vetoing the election of n
professor was determined by the assembly of
1S91 as follows : "Tho assembly declares
.hut the acts subjecting the election of n pro
fessor to the veto of the assembly shall be re
ported to the next general assembly ttiorcnf-
: or , and If not vetoed by thnt assembly , the
ilection shall be rcpmlcd us complete accord-
ng to the plan ratified by the assembly of
1870. "
Dr. Bartlett , resuming the report on
churches , said ho had heard nn important ro-
[ Xjrt , but ho did not know that "wo were to
nave the Briggs report as nn extra side
show. " [ Laughter.j Ho made a stirring
iddrcss , advocating the duty of helping
Presbyterian churches first and foremost and
through their boards Instead of through prl-
vato channels. The subject was further dis
cussed by Dr. White , secretary of the board ,
and others. Koport accepted and recom
mendations adopted. Adjourned.
A popular session of the board of foreign
missions was held this evening. Several ad
dresses were delivered by foreign mission
aries.
The general opinion on the Briggs case
coincides with that of the committee so far
as the expiration of the assembly's righ' . to
veto the transfer is concerned. The general
opinion is that the right of veto must bo ex
ercised now or not at all. One New York
elder feared the action recommended by the
committee would make Dr , BrlgirS n martyr
and give his utterances a weight to which
they were not entitled , Ono minister
thoupht the report was too Princeton , the
moderator being a professor there niuV Dr.
Patton the president : tbat it was un-
'
fortnnato tbat the chairman of this
committee- was Dr. Patton. One went so far
as to say the assembly woa packed against
Briggs , but another repudiated this insinua
tion. Ono from western Pennsylvania
thought that region , Including the faculty of
Allegheny seminary , was solid aealnst Dr.
BrigKs' views. A commissioner of Inrgo ex
perience ) thought seven-eights of the assem
bly would vote for the report. Another
commissioner who was present last voar at
Saratoga thought there was a lack of peace
making influence and the warm spiritual
tone which wns so notable. Another said :
"Even Dr. Brigs' bast friends can not apol
ogize. Even Dr. Parkhuni admits that he
talks too much. "
Reformed lOplsoopal Council.
CLEVELAND , O. , May 87. The thirteenth
general council of the Unformed Episcopal
church of America began hero today with
delegates presnrit from all parts of
the United States and Canada.
Bishop Samuel Fellows of Chicago
presided and Charles D , ICollntrg ot
Philadelphia acted us clerk. The opening
ceremony was delivered by Uev.V. . H.
Barms of Belleville , Out. The report of the
treasurer , John Holns of Philadelphia ,
showed that the receipts wore $2J , 190.00 ; ami
the expenditures $ IS'i7fl.7 , leaving n balance
of t,7i4.'i3. The report of the trustees of
the theological scmlnury of Philadelphia wiw
read by Uev. Dr. H. S. Hoffmann , who made
the unnouncoiucmt tint Hov. S. John Mc
Dowell Lenvitt and W. Max Mueller hud
boon appointed to places in the faculty. The
afternoon session was devoted to routine bus
iness.
.Missouri ! jplsu | Kil Conference.
ST. Louis , Mo. , May 27. At today's ses
sion of the conference of the Eplscopa
church of Missouri , alter prayer , committees
were appointed and the different reports
read. Dr. E. J. Roberts read a report from
the committee on proposed changes in the
prayer book , recommending a number of
chances whioh are being considered in con
sequence of the recommendations of the gen
eral assembly of the Episcopal church of
18S9. The report was received und ordered
prlrtod , but action was deferred until the
next general convention in IS'.U. ' Bishop
Tuttle then delivered his annual address ,
after which the conference adjourned.
Tlio I'MjjIit on Prol'
Disntoir , Mich. , May 87. Kov. Dr. Park-
burst , one of Dr. UriffgV chief defenders , has
arrived. His sermon of lust Sunday , in which
ho gave Princeton such a lively slinking up ,
has Intonsitlod the wrath of Bnggs' prosecut
ors and they now declare that the gentleman
will be han'lled without gloves , in an inter
view with thu doctor today ho said that If
the assembly condemned Briggs it would
simply drive thu brightest and boat men out
of the Presbyterian church. Tnoy might
crush Briggs , ho said , but they couldn't
crush Iho .spirit ha roprosu..tod.
Divided on Dr. Br-ookH.
CIIK AID , .May 27.-Hov. Dr Phillips Brooks
will not bo endorsed for the Massachusetts
Episcopal blshopry by the Chicago diocese ,
'f he old standing committee- hero \vus re-
olotod today in thu dlocosan convention. Tlio
committee is divided ! 1 to3 for und against
Dr. Brooks. To endorse requires u majority
vote of the committee.
United Presbyterian Assembly.
Pniscr.Tox , Ind. , May 87. The general
assembly of the United Prcsbytorlan church
mat here today. Uov. T. J. Kennedy of the
Presbytery colloga of College Springs was
ohosou moderator. Adjourned until tomor
row.
Colorado ( 'iiUlcmi-n ProtcHt.
DfiNvr.ii , Colo. , May 37.--Tho state voter
Itinry sanitary bourd have sent a telegram to
Secretary Husk protesting against hU ordci
to hold trull cnttlo at the nuarautlno line
The order is obnoxious to cattlemen , as H Is
plainly discrimination In fuvor of rullroids
and Ir. c&so the order Is not rescinded , wil
untnll a loss of $10 to 115 per head on all cut
tle held at the boundary lino.
Tlio riro Itocord.
MAiiiNKTTii , Wls. , May 87. Fire In the
lumberyards of the Monomlnuo river dooi
anil sash comnany destroyed about two
million toot of lumber. The losa la | SOO,000
insurance , $50,000 ,
LATEST POLITICAL RUMORS.
orry Bimpson to Take tlio Stump in Ohio
Against Mnjjr MoKinloy.
THIRD PATTY OPPOSED TO CLEVELAND ,
Southern States Alleged to Ilo Molltl
AKiiiimt the Kil'rrstilcntNeces
sity I'or Ilcniodellii ! ; the
Immigration
Buumu Tits BEB , 1
Mil tVltlllTKKVTI ! STKKKr , >
\VASIIINIITO.V. D. O. . May 'J7. |
The announcement Is made hero this oven-
ng that Representative Jerry Simpson of
vuusns will go Into Ohio soon to stump the
tute tor Governor Campbell or any other
nrtn nominated by the democrats ngalust
ilajor MoKinloy for the chief executive , and
hat n good-sized contingency of nlllnnco and
ndepcndcnt workers will take the forum in
pposltlon to the author of the present tariff
aw. In the sixmo connection tlio announce-
nent Is made that should ox-President Clove-
and bo nominated again not moro than three
f the southern states will bo carried
> y him on account of his silver polleyj
hut the alliance , Independent or republican
candidate would bo elected south of the
Mason and Dlxon's lino. Tno entire energies
of the third parly are to bo exerted against
henoniintitlon of TSIr. Cleveland , and stnco
hcso men nro to bo turned loose In Ohio for
Governor Campbell It Is believed that that
gentleman is to be their favorite , should ho
uccccd In defeating the republican candi
date.
Tin ; IMMIOIUTIOX ruoiu.r.M ,
It is reported that some very advanced
stops will bo recommended to congress for
ho checking of immigration when tlio coiu-
nlssion , of which ox-Congressman Grosovnor
s chairman , his made Its tour of
Europe und reported upon the necessities in
ho way of remodeling our Immigration
aws. Ho said todav that the Inllow of pro-
niscuous foreigners must bo slopped ; that it
vas worklnc hardships upon our laborers ,
since the bulk of thn immigrants were labor-
TS. The second member of the commission
s n brother to Urand Master Workman Pow-
lorly of the Ivnlghts of Labor , who Is in
aver of very stringent laws against immigra-
lon , but the third und last member , Dr.
lompstor. Is n German-American trom.WIs-
cousin , which has almost If not a majority of
orcign blood , and probably ho will counsel
caution in the report which Is to embody the
results of a thorough invosttciitlon as to the
character and volume of our Immigration ,
LtND UKC1S1ON APFII1MKI ) .
Acting Secretary Chandler today affirmed
ho decision below holding for cancellation
the timber culture entry of John T. Mote ,
embracing the north half ot tlio northeast
luartor und Iho north half of the northwosi
quarter , section 25 , town 3i ! , rnngo M ) west ,
Jhadron district , contested by Thomas D.
Turner.
AITOINTMKNTS DEFEIIIICU.
It Is confidently boltovod thnt Solicitor
General Taft will bo Judge of the Ohio cir
cuit of the United States court. The circuit
ind district Judges will not bo appointed
until December next , as the senate Is to not
upon the nominations before the appointees
take their places.
> IISCKLtJlNEOU8.
Contracts were today awarded for survey
ing ninety-tour townships of land north of
the Uluck Hills In South Dakota. Little of
thu lund is-ln olyillzed communities and It is
the policy of the department to not survey
land except for settlement. But Governor
Mellotto and the state superintendent of pub
lic construction urged the survey nt this time
so that the state can select from It the school
lands to which the state Is entitled.
Senator Pottlgrew and Congressman Pick-
lor were nt the pastofllco department today
and urged the establishment of a dally star
moil from Chumborlain and Pierre to Deadwood -
wood , S. D..to accommodate the now settlers
on the Sioux reservation.
T. E. Brown of DesMolnes Is at the Arling
ton.
ton.M.
M. Dowltt was today appointed postmaster
at Coffman , Washington county , Neb. , vice
n. J. Connale , resigned.
By direction of the secretary of war Cnp-
tniu Crosby P. Miller , assistant quartermas
ter , will proceed from this city to Omaha on
public business connected with the quarter
master's department , Pcnur S. HEATH.
IUJMl'L lsll. I'filt MX TIIK G VT'IEK.
Drunken Freak of u Montana Mirier
In Now Vork City.
NR\V YOIIK , May 27. Over $0,000 worth of
silver bullion was lying in the gutter In front
of a Broadway hotel last night , finally it
was picked from the street by a porter of
that establishment and put in a place of
safety. The owner of the silver welgl'is con
siderably over two hundred pounds and bis
name U Phillips. , IIo halls from Montana
and is said to own tha big silver mine that
produced the silver bullion. Mr. Phillips
hired a cab and started out to visjt the bar
rooms of the Broadway hotels. Ho wanted
to find out who sold the best liquor. Ho
lucgcd the four silver bars worth about
$1,500 each in there and began his sampling
expedition at Forty-second street and worked
down to Fourteenth street , whore ho has
boon lost sight of. Every tlmo ho loft the
cab to go Into hotels ho would first take the
burs from thn rnb nnil tilnpn thnm
Ion nth wise with each other In the gutter.
Cabby tried to have Phlllins allow the silver
to rainnln in the cub , but he Insisted that ( no
precious motnl would be safer In the gutter
than in the cab. After repeating this ex
periment in I rent of the different Broadway
hotels at , whiuh ho stopped for refreshments ,
ho reached the Hoffman house und ngain put
the silver In the gutter while ho visited the
bar. Phillips hudboon _ a guest ut this hotel
and thu porter felt it incumbent upon him to
remove the hilvor from thu street to the hotel
and have It locked up. Ha did HO , and Phil
lips , after proles tin ir , proceeded to visit other
Broadway hotels.
.IXOTIIKlt ttA\SAS 'I'ltAdKUr ,
< Vt tempted Mortgage Foreulonitro
Iii-adn to a 'Murder.
ATCIIISON , ICnti. , May St , , ( Special Telo-
grnm to Tun BKB j Edward Hogomanacou-
stable , went to the farm of Cyrus Aldrlyh In
Norton county , about three hundred miles
west of bore , yesterday afternoon to take
possession of some mortgaged horses. Ho
made known the object of his visit to Aldrlch
who warned him not to touch the animals ,
at the same tlmo ha commanded his son and
daughter off tlio pluco. The boy hurled a
heavy Ktono nt Hogoman and Aldrlch drew a
revolver and llred , Hogonmn also drew a
revolver and the two moif engaged
In a deadly duel until they had exhausted
their weapons. Hngonmn received a ball
in the hand and ono In the abdomen , The
shot in the abdomen brought him to ttio
ground and was the lost ono llrod by Ala-
rluh , The bull out through the man's bow
els and bn died In great agony at 'J o'clock
this afternoon. Aldrlch was also brought to
the ground with three bullets In hln shoulder
and breast. Ho Is still alive , but his death
Is hourly expected. When tlio light began
tlio men wpro thirty feat apart , but they ad-
viincuil tow.ird each other as tlio battle pro
gressed , und when tlio.r fell they woroalrnoat
within arm's length of each other.
TIIK IVit
For Omnha and Vicinity Fair ; warmer.
WIHIIINOTOX , May ST.Forecast till 8 p ,
in. Thursday : For Missouri-Fair tilt Fri
day warmer ; south winds.
Kor Iowa , Nebraska , K nsnn , North and
South Dakota and Colorado -Fair ; slightly
wanner , except stationary temperature In
cxlrecio went of North Dakota ; south wlnd -
