KEBRASRAFARHERS'WEAITIL ' Marvelous Evidence of Prosperity Through out the Counties of the Stato. MORTGAGED INDEBTEDNESS REPORTS. " \Vltli Pnw r.irrpllom , tlio Inntrumriitn Ilo- Irnninl l.itrgclKtcrpil Tliosn I'llril Important ( jiipRtlons to Ho Con- Hlilcrod by tltn Alliance. LINCOLNNob. . , Jan. 7. [ Special to TUB URK.I Tbo monthly reports of the mort gaged Indebtedness of the severalcounties of the state nro beginning to como In and some of them make vnry Interesting reading. For Instance , Buffalo county makes nshow- ' ing almost maryolous. During ttio month of December the farmers of the county filed thirty-three mortgages amounting to KiO.- 71 . BFor the same period fifty-one form mortgages \Yero released , the total amount being 1138'ii" . Buffalo county Is ono of the banner counties of the state , and for the past Hovon months has mndo an enviable record , for durlne this tlmo her farmers have p.iid off i'Jft,177.4iof ' ; their mortgaged Indebted ness , over and nbovo the mortgages filed. Hlchardson county also makes a good show- Ing. During December her fanners filed mortgages amounting to $21,050.50 whllo for the snmo tlmo they released twenty-six , amounting to $13.209.75. , Her chattlo record Is also a favorable ono. She filed $8,783 nnd released ? J2TO2. ICearnoy county filed $29- 3S7.07 and released fU'V > lU.5 ( ) . Koports are coming In every day and whllo sotno of the counties do not mnko ns favorable a showing ns tlio above the general average Is favorablo. llrmly lorn Illg Convention. Tbo arrangements for the mooting of the State farmers nlllanca in Lincoln next Tues day are practically complete nnd everything points to n big Interesting convention. About 1,000 delegates are oxpccted and the meeting will bo the most Important in the history of the alliance in this state. A full set of al- IItinco officers for the ensuing year are to bo elected nnd there are Indications that several .interesting contests will tuko placo. Another Important matter to bo taken up will bo the plans for the ensuing camnalgn and the re vision of the platform. Delegates nro to bo selected to attend the national alllancc.whlch moats In Chicago In Juno , nnd also to the great conference of February 22. liulgo I'ont Dons tin ) Kriiilno. The supreme court of Nebraska is con ducted wholly without ostentation or cere mony of any sort. Consequently Judge A. IvU Post , the" newly elected nnd qualified as sociate judge of the supreme court , walked into tbo court room this corning and took bis place with no formality whatever. The most Interesting case before the supreme promo court today was that of Humor vs JJolcomb , in which the former contests the election of the latter ns ludgn of tno Twelfth judicial district. After Judge Hamor had instituted his contest ho tiled a motion for the appointment of a referee , whllo Judge Holcomb Hied a motion to ihavo the complaint made more definite' and certain. Both motions were today overruled , with the exception that the plain tiff will bo required to amend his complaint before anv proofs can bo taken and make it more definite and certain by stating the 4 names and places where voting of each of the alleged persons not having tha qualifica tions of electors who cast Illegal votes for the defendant. The case of Hurd vs Lontz was dismissed nnd the following cases argued and sub mitted : * Obornalt vs Johnson , Williams vs Elken- bary , McCord vs Kranso , Campbell vs Bros- ins. Alexander vs Ovorton. Court adjourned to January 13. 1893 , at 9 o'clock a. m. , when the causes from the Third district will bo culled. < ; < > nl | > from tlio .State Ilmtac. The case of F. L. Englobert vs B. F. Troxoll , ol nil. , was filed in the supreme court today. It Is n casomvolvlngtbo tltio to lot ! l In ( JUo's addition to Omaha. The Board of Purchase and Supplies hold a short session today. The contract for sup plying the capital building with coal was uwaraea to tha Wbltobro < ist Coal company. Bolts & Weaver secured the contract for supplying the insane hospital. Uegent Marplo Hied his oath of oftlco with Secretary Allen today. CJddgo Sullivan of'the Sixth judicial dis trict has appointed Frank North as his ofllclal stenographer. G. F. Corcoran of York wes today ap pointed ofllclal stonograohor for Judge Wheeler's court In the Fifth judicial distrfct. Will .Ship to llimHl.i This Month. Commissioner Luddun has notified his cor respondents all ever tbo state that ho desires - sires to have all corn and supplies Intended for the Russian people ready for shipment by the 20th of the present month. This will .bring It to the seaboard about the 1st of Feb ruary , at which time the agents of the Rus sian government will bo ready to receive It. The commissioner stato.s that already about forty car loads have Doen guaranteed and the ether twenty car loads which it is hoped to raise will bo ready bv the tlmo the big train Is ready to start. The work of collecting this corn .has bc.on accomplished In an incredible - credible short tlrao anil the result Is n very gratifying evidence of Nebraska's readiness to promptly respond to the cry of distress of any stricken people in any quarter of the globe. i\lont : of tlio SullitrliiR lu Kuaslit. Commissioner Luddon , who hns churgo of the work of collecting supplies for Russia , Is n pastor and a prominent worker in tbo Lutheran church. Today ho received ad vices from officials of that church in Hussla Btutlnp that iioO.OOO Gorman colonists In tha fumlno stricken district of the Volga , dis tributed nmong twenty-nine parishes , nro porlsblng unaided. The Volga districts are nlso being vuvr.Red by scurvy nnd typhus fovor. The starving peasants attack houses and ether buildings In which they are llkoly to find plunder with which to securefood. . The authorities are endeavoring- suppress all information. The czar has not been un mindful ot the cries of distress .which are going up on every side and has contributed from his private estate 50,0X,000 ( ) roubles , equal to $ , ' 5,000,000 of our monoy. Intrlciitr Cnno In Court , A case of moro than ordinary interest to , the people of Lancaster county was filed with the clerk of the supreme court this after * noon. It Is to bo determined whether or not John II. Wescott is legally entitled to n &oat on the Board -of County Commissioners. Previous to the last session of the leaUlnturo I.uncaitor county had ilvo commissioners. That legislature reduced the number to three , the law to tuko effect on August 1 , Ib'.H. ThQ question naturally arose , bow wus the number of commlst > loners - ors to bo reduced ! The law carried with It a provision tbnt when it took affect the incumbents at the ofllco should con tlnuo to hold their places tot tbo full term for which they were elected. There were four members of the Lancaster board who would como uudor this provision of the law , none of their terms expiring until January , 18'ji. ; At the last election the republicans nominated and elected John II. U'cstcott to fill the vaianay caused by the expiration of the term of Alvu Drown on January 1 of the present year. The ether commissioners claim that Wcstcott is not entitled to sit us a commissioner and they ask the supreme court to endorse their vlow of ttio caso. K lit I ho Court House , There was no llttlo bustle ana confusion at the court house today over the many changes \vhioh took place In the several county ofllcos. Contrary to general expectation , there was DO contest or struggle between/the rival claimants for the ofllco of clerk of the dU- triot court. Promptly nt 9 o'clock Mr. linker , who holds the certificate of election , niiulu bis appearance and assumed tbo duties of the ofllco. Mr. Walto , who has Instituted * o contott for the ofllca and who has taken the oath of oftlco and appointed a full force ot clerks , failed to put in nn appearance ana the uxpoctod sensation did not develop. Mr. Halter's force of clerks consists of Deputy J , J ) . Harris , S. B. Jones , John Detbless , T. II. J'rntU W. L. Crandall and Nolllo Harris. I. M. Laming , the 'Mlnglng ' pilgrim" of Nebraska polities , walked into the county > judge's oftlco and at once proceeded to buaU . , _ , . ucas by calling tha docunt for the January term. Then be lisuod two muritagn Hcuntes nnd appointed H , T. Wostorinan and O. V , J.ong to assist him in retailing Justice. J , D , Woods , accompanied by his deputy , larry Wells , received the keys of the county lork's oftlco from Mart Ho wo , the outgoing lerk. J. B. Boor assumed the duties of the oftlco of county superintendent , vice F. D. Mo- Clusky. Treasurer Hurnhamcommenced his ccond term with no change In his force of clerks. .Sheriff McClny wus also Inaugurated or n second term. His otHco force will con- Iitof 11. V. Hoaglnml , Grant McFurlnnd , . .ouie Otto nnd A. M. Trimble. Coroner lolyoko wns succeeded by Dr. P. D. Crim. In tin- Court Itonms. Shilling Bros. , the printers who pot loft In ho competition for furnishing stationery nnd supplies , today applied In the district court or n poromtory writ of mandamus ngnlnst ho county commissioners , compelling these oflloluls I ? award them the contract , alleging hat their bid nnd that of C. M. Lolghton yore the only ones on Illo on the date named as the limit for tiling bids. The case will bo itord next Thursday. Kloshrt Anderson was at ono tltno the owuor of n town lot In University pluco. For some reason she deeded It , In trust and with out consideration , to John I'orclval , who wns nconsldornta enough to dlo last summer without leaving a will. She wants to get her ot back and has asked the court to assist icr. icr.Tho First National bank filed a petition In be district court alleging that In October , 1891 , I. W. Ivos dcodod bis property , without consideration , to Frank U. Kaufman , for the mrposo of defrauding his creditors , nnd ask- ne the court to have the conveyance sot aside. The hank has a claim atrultut Ivos amounting to $1,07)0. In the county court the contested election case of Walto vs Baker was sot for hearing on January . . . Lincoln N < m Notrs. The Rock Island nnpraUnrs have not yet made ttiolr report. It is assorted tonight that the Uurltbgton has made concessions In favor of n union depot but the rumor cannot bo traced to any nuthorltlvo source. B. II. Hicks reported to the police today that his 12-year-old son bad mysteriously disappeared , not having been ut homo for thrco days. The boy had on n pulr of blue overalls ever his ether clothing , dark coit nnd vest nnd cloth cap. Thomas MoMalmn awoke this morning to n realization of the fact that his gold watch iiad been olthor lost or stolon. Ho thinks his pockets were picked lu a Lincoln saloon last night. Mrs. Otto Glasur , wlfo of n Lincoln saloon keeper , missed her gold watch and accused Mary Schoncmunn , u domestic In her em ploy , of having stolen It. A search warrant fulled to discover the missing tlckor in Mary's possession and her accuser was com- nollod to admit her innoconco. The sixth lannual session of the Woman's Christian Temperance union convened in tbo First 1'rosbytorinn church this morning. Luncheon wus served nt noon , nnd this afternoon n very Interesting program was carried out. Jumcs Dovlno wes arrested on suspicion of being n horsa thief wanted at Nebraska City. Ho will bo hold until the arrival of tbo Cass county officials. Dick Williams and Jassio Parkston were arrested today on the charge of stealing a gold watch from C. M. Cherry In Llndsoy's saloon or restaurant last evening. Their case will be tried tomorrow. Death Invaded the nome ot Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Babcock , UtOl J street , this morning und carried away their llttlo daughter , Hotta May , aped 'J vours and 4 months. Lincoln has n colored constable. His natno Is W. C. Mallory , nnd ho entered upon his oHlciil duties this morning in Justice Fox- worthy's court. John Connors carried away two blankets from the Pacific hotel last night. Ho un doubtedly needed them , but they cost him a ? 10 flue with costs in police court this morn ing. NEW PRICE ON SYNDICATE. Spring f.iiko Park on'uroil to the Commis sioner * ut a r.oir Figure. The South Sldo park matter appears to bo rapidly approaching the focal point. A mem ber of the Board of Park Commissioners said yesterday : "Wo shall probablv decide this matter soon and I thinlc the fooling Is turning toward the purchase of Syndicate park. Some of us have boon down and have looked tuo ground all over , and I must confess the proposition made by tbo Syndicate park poopla is ono that is calculated to stagger u man. Hero they come with fifty acres of land which Is in places a llttlo too rough , but'it is a natural park with flno lakes of pure spring water , roadways already made , good , sub stantial dams built and tbo. entire fifty acres covered with a line growth of timber and blue erass this is offered to us for $50,000. In addition to that the owners of Syndi cate park have offered to glvo us a quit claim deed to a tract of ton acres about a quarter of a mlla west of Syndicate park , which can bo m tlmo mudo into a neat little breathing spot. ' "Np\v , against this wo nro offered forty-eight acres by Clark and Murray some distance east of Syndicate park at $04,000. This latter tract has no water at present. It is desirable land nnd has some nice timber , but it has no water and it is not grown ever with grass Hue the Syndicate tract. I am told today that tbo Syndicate park people will mnko us u more favorable proposition than that already submitted. "Thore Is ono matter tlmt will , cause us to maxo has to slowly , ' however , in this matter. Syndicate park is really within the cornorato limits of South Omaha. Now the question arises as to whether Or not wo can nave jurisdiction over a park that Hos within the limits of any town or city but the city of Omaha. Would there not bo same danger of a conflict ot mibllo regula tions between the Board of 1'aru Commis sioners and South Omaha ! Wo have Judge Lake and ether attorneys now looldng tbo matter up and wo shall bo sure of our .ground in that respect before taking any "stops toward the purchase of the park. " DoWitt's Little Early Ilisors ; best llttlo ills forJyspapi ia , sour stomach , bad breath CITY HALL WORK. Conference Looking to the .Speedy Comple tion of the lliilldlnt.- . An Important conference was hold In the mayor's oftlco yesterday forenoon between - twoon Contractor Coots , several mem bers of the council and the mayor , relative to the work of completing the work upon the llrst story of the city hall at an early date so that several of the city officers now occupying rented quarters may move Into the city hall ana savo'tha expenditure of public funds. The mayor stated that the city wns paying out about # 50 a day In rents ami ho was In favor of expediting the work upon the city hall If possible and shut off this expenditure a ) soon as possible. Mr. Coots said ho thought ho could got the first floor of the city ball ready for use in about sixty days by rushing the work. The matter will very llkoly como before the council tonight for consideration , ComptrolUr Olson today transmitted a statement to Mayor Bcmls showing that If Superintendent Coot's lust estimate , which was passed by the council , amounting to $9,142.03 , U nllowod , the City Hall fund will bo overdrawn. The bonks In the comptroller's ofllca show ? ir > ,0't,7.r ! ) > In the fund , but tbo amount Is 10 per cent reserve , which the charter provides shall bo held to bo used m cases of emer gency. Comptroller Olson Is of the opinion that the estimate cannot bo legally paid until the bonds , amounting to $175,000 , voted last fall , are sold and the proceeds become available. DoWitt's Little Earlv ftisors ; only pill to cure sick headache and regulate the bowols. I.leonsi ) Iloiiril's Work. Mayor liomls was Initiated into the roys- tories of the Hoard ot Flro and. Police Com missioners' regular secret session last night. The board hold u special session to grant licenses and hoar protasis , the mayor pro- siding. Those liquor licenses were grunted ; P. O. Hanson. 1:13.5 : North Twenty-fourth street ; William Kltbort 1801 St. Mary's avenue ; John Uuak , 11:23 : Douglas street William F. Wondhaumn , 1033 Plerco street Krlclc Solnlor , 7 1 Loavonworth street Henry Horuborgar. 1)3I ! ) Douglusstreot ; John Hcocnmann , 1113 South Thirtoanth struct Kdward IJarrott , 1021 North Slxtoontl street ; Matthias Nou , Wtt South Thirteenth troot. Tlio protested caio of John Hart , Twelfth and Capitol avenue , was heard , but a decis ion wus reserved until the regular mooting on Saturday night. Waton.CurJi a bwuUchcaln liOrnlnutoi. At alt WAS OSCAR OLSEN MURDERED Slystery Attending the Death of a Western Union Messenger. FOUND BLEEDING AND UNCONSCIOUS. llcggrd Ills Helpers Not to Strike Him ns Ho Hud No Money Thenrjr of I 'out Pluy Adtiinred 111 * Mother's Hnpport. Prom the fullness of healthy llfo and nctlv- ty to the otlllnoss of death wus the fateful stop taken shortly after ! 1 o'clock yesterday morning by Oscar Olosan , n Western Union messenger boy , whllo In the discharge of his usual duties. How it happened Is a my.itory , and It Is highly Improbable that the truth will over bo positively known , for the boy was found In an unconscious condition near the roar door of the company's ofllco In tbo alloy north of l''arnam street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth , nnd died soon afterwards with out making any statement that would shed any light upon the affair. The unfortunate lad woi returning from Titc II KK ndltorial rooms , whcio ho had boon with the lust pagc > 4 of the night's telegraphic report , when ho received the blow that caused his death. Whether it was dealt by n murderer's hand or was the result of a misstep und nn accidental fall is unknown , though each thoorv hai Its advocates. If there was foul play , the murderer Is un doubtedly the only living witness , and the utter absence of anv plausible motlvo or of any clew , renders the apprehension of the ttulltv ono Improbable. Although the Idea that tno boy had boon slugged was prevalent at llrst. It Is now generally bollovcd that his Injury wus the result of a fall that caused concussion of the brain , but the detectives are still at work trying to unearth u possible murderer. round UncofiHuloiiit * The llrst that was kuowiKof the sad affair was when a follow messenger , starting out of the oftlco with n telegram , stumbled over the body of young Oloson n few foot from the door. Ho was moaning pitifully , and help was summoned and ho was assisted into the ofllco In the basement of the Omaha Na tional bank building. Ho was blooding from tha nose and oars , and with tbo aid of the chief clerk staggered to the sink , where ho attempted to wash his face and then tried to check the llpw of blood with a towel. Ho could glvo no Information as to what had occurred , out throw up his hands several times nnd moaned , "don't hit uioI havu't got nothing. " Ho was made as comfortable as possible on ono of the tables In the ofllco and Dr. Sum- noy was called. The physician found that the boy was suffering from concussion of the brain , and stated that recovery was hardly probable. A slight brulso was discernible just between tno eyes , but no other wound was apparent. The doctor ordered the sufferer removed either to the hospltul or to his homo , and shortly botoro 0 o'clock the patrol wagon convoyed him to his mother's residence at 411 Woolworth avenue , where no died two hours later without recovering from the shock. The puff on the forehead disappeared , and a larger ono , nearly the size of tbo palm of the band , became visible on the loft temple. In speaking of the case , Dr. Suranoy expressed the belief that tno boy had fallen and thus sustained the concussion. "It is not necessary , " ho said , "that there should be onv blow struck to cause concussion , as a jar would bavo been sufllclenU" How It Ijllcely Happened. It is qulto probable that the boy was run ning down the alloy , and as the night was cold und he was all bundled up , either1 slipped on tha icy paving stones or ran against something. A large spool of wire cable stands near where the boy was found , about twenty foot from the alloy entrance for which ho wiis making. Tno path runs juit , to the right of it , and it is possible that ho ! ran against it , the contusion on his loft tern- Die being thus received and the brulso on his right arm Doing caused by the fall that fol-i lowed. His heavy cap would prevent an abrasion of the skin , though , In the doctor's opinion , such a blow might readily cause concussion of the bruin. No signlficttnco Is attached to his delirious words by the physician , who states that the Idea of assault would naturally impress itself on the mind of the unexpectedly Injured per son , and in support of his position oited the case of the man who was struclc bv a motor at the end of the Douglas street bridgoyostor- duy , but who insisted that ho had been drugged and slugged. The robbery theory contemplates that the assaulting party could not bavo boon ordi narily intelligent , as tbo boy could not bo ojc- pacted to have any money. The story that ho had OU cents which wus not found after his death , lacks confirmation , and there Is llttlo to support that Idea. The aocoasod was 17 years of ago and was almost the sole support of his widowed mother and two small brothers. Ho had been in the employ of the "Western Union about two years and was ono of their most trustworthy messengers. The company's manager. Mr. Umstod , interested himself in the case nnd gave the family financial assistance to relieve their most pressing needs. The company will defray the funeral expenses. o 1'ont Mortem. Dr.Vilcox , assisted by Dr. Sumney , made a post mortem examination of the body yesterday afternoon. The surgeons found a fracture over the left temple which undoubt edly caused death , as no other manes were found upon the body. Coror.or Maul stated last ovonlng tbat If no had understood the case properly or ha.d beard tbo police 'department's version of the affair , ho would not huvo ordered a post mortem examination , as ho was satisfied that the boy's death was purely accidental. An Inquest will bo hold at ! ) o'clock-this morning. In the r.ecluro Konin. Nothing disturbs a lecturer so much as a good , healthy , fullv developed cough. Some folks think a squallng baby is worse , but Mark Twain says that in an emergency you can kill tbo baby , but most lecturers now carry a bottle of Hallor's Sure Cure Cough sirup and glvo a dose of that. Dr. Culllmoro , oculist , 13oo IjuHdingf AMONG MILITABY MEN. Inside Fuels of tlio Kollogg-Hny DllUuiilty Would Hotter DenlHt. The Kansas City Time * has rocoutly cou- talnod several attacks upon General John 11. Brooke , commander of the Department of the Platte , wrltton by a correspondent at Loavonworth. There appeared In the Times recently a long alleged rovlow of the Kollogft-Uay dlfil- culty at Fort \Vashakio , In which General Droolto was charged with having boon very partial to Captain Hay and very unjust to Colonel Kellogg In dealing with the cnargos which they preferred against each ether at Fort Washaklo. Speaking of the matter yesterday a pro in- Incut officer of the department headquarters said : "Tho source of the screeds that bavo appeared from tlmo to tlmo In the Kansas City Times has been known to many of us connected with this department. There is a man named Schlndlor at Loaton worth who used to bo a soldier. Ho Is coriosnondlug for the Kansas City Times and he has per suaded the managing editor of that paper that ho knous a few things about the army , Tim fact of the business is bo Is vury Ignor ant of army affairs and Is blindly prejudiced In tbo llttlo that ho does know. Ho tried to make It appear tbat Colonel Kellogg had boon very much abused by General Brooke , when everybody who Is at all acquainted with the facts knows that Colonel Kol- \OXK \ Is blmply an Incompetent man. "Kellogg has had trouble at nearly every post where bo has boon stationed and bus been moved ubout from one place to another for his awn good until there is hardly a pluco In the department where he can bo sent with out comittir in contact with somebody who has had trouble with him. 'Whan Captitn Hay wont to Washington to recruit an Indian company Colonel KolloffR gave him no encouragement. Ho rather throw cold water upon the efforts Hay put forth and scoffed at the Idea of making soldiers ot tlio Indians , CapUiu Hay was a man In earnest and ho naturally felt indlg- na t at a superior oftlcor who should .treat Win In tbat manner. Hvorybody who has oVar mot Captain Hay knows that ho does not/hail'Mo , when aggra vated , to speak his inlnit.ln no uncertain Inn- gungo , nnd ho was not backward in tolling Colonel KollopR what DA thought of his con duct , no. "Kolloggiupposcd that as ho was commandIng - Ing ofllcor nt the gnrrKon'thnt lUy would bo compelled to submit to1 Mils orders , but ho found out that Gcnornlr , ltrooko looked beneath - noath the surfan nnd Jatatod the real catuo of the trouble und tliar It was found to bo In Kollogg's incapacity nnU' inability to com mand n garrison ln < nninannor creditable to the sorvlco. Goi.onU Brooke , therefore , removed Koll'ogg from the garrison and gave him nn appointment tnoro conaenial to his peculiar disposition/and capacity. "General Biooko luii. dealt kindly with Kellogg , and it would bo well for the latter if his fool frlnndi , llko this man nt Leavon- worth , who hat been filling the columns of ttio Kansas City Times with absurdities , would keep quiet. Tha loss .said about Colonel Koltogg's record at Wathakio the bettor for him. " One Minute. One mlnuto ttmo often makoa a groat' dif ference a ono mlnuto remedy for bronchitis choking up of tha throat , lungs , etc. , fo ourso Is a blessing. Cubeb Cough Cure is such a romody. For sale by nil druggists. Cubeb Cough Cure Onemlnuto. PLEADINO OIl DIXON. New Trial Ankiul for Cttrporul Ciirtiir'a.Sluycr I'edenll Court Noteft. Attorney Dolnn made his argument for a now trial In the Dlxon cftso yester day morning before Judge Dundy In the United States court. Dtxon wits convicted of murder In the United Status court about three weeks ago. On the last day of September , IS'Jl , Private DIXOII shot and killed Corporal Carter at Fort Niobrarn. Thoovidonco wont to show that the act was premeditated and was the result of nmlico on the pan of Dlxon , caused by the fact that Corporal Carter had been obliged to drive some women of ill-raputo , with whom Dlxon had boon Intlmato , uwav frbm the garrison. Tro aigumonts of DIxon's attorney In ask ing for n now trial were based upon the alle gation that the vorolct was not sustained by the evidence , nnd that the court erred in falling to state In the Instructions that the Jury should not consider Itself bound by the opinion of the court us to the character of thoovidonco submitted , Mr. Dolan claimed that the Jadgc had posi tively stated to the Jury that ho was fully persuaded by the evidence that the crime could not bo less than manslaughter If it were not murder and yet ho failed in that connection to in form the jury that the opinion of the court should not bind the jury in dealIng - Ing with the caso. Judge Dundy called Attorney Dolan down , saying that ho had instructed the Jury in two separate Instances that tbo opinion of the court should not bind the jury inweighlnir the ovidenco. The judgesald thutho hud boon obliged to make several corrections in the transcript of his instructions ns made from the court reporter's copy because the reporter - porter did not got it right. Ho said ho sup posed Mr. Dolan bad a copy of the uncor roded report. ' After some discussion as to the wording of the judge's instructions the attorney pro ceeded with his argument. Dlxon was present' , * looking thinner and paler than ho looked /luring the trial. Ho soomcd to realize that his casu had. reached a very critical point and' the question of llfo or death with him would very shortly bo decided. The jury in the 'gasp of Mrs. Cornelia Snow against the elty of Lincoln brought in a vortlict favoring tb'o'nlalutlff " and assessing the damages ut $0,000. } , Mr. Scott , the attorney for the city of Lincoln , gave notlco that ho would Hie a motion for a now trial. JTho judge said he might argue the motion for a now trial at the Llncoln.termTof court which begins - gins next week. Ui .Spoopendylce Tells UN Wife Something. Yes , I see , you have got a terrible looking fnco all pimples nndt-'blotches. Now , Mrs. Spoopendyko , if you'dalit ' } those everlasting , dodgasted powders andcosinotics alone , and use Bailor's Sar apa < ; iUa and Burdock com pound you'de looklU , < osoinothlner. , Seol LIEN LAW OHANCJES. Kcal IJstuto Owners' Association Takes Up tlio Mutter Some UcHolutlnns. The Heal Estate Owners association hold a meotlngycsterday afternoon in its quarters in the Life building. The attendance wus light but considerable business was trans acted. . The committee on legislation was In structed to ascertain wba chances should bo made In the mechanics' lion laws , and after Its duty was proscribed the committee was directed to confer with a similar com mittee belonging to the Builders' and Traders' exchange. , A report qu the matter will bo made at the next regular mooting of the association. The committee on municipal administra tion was instructed to ascertain , if possible , the advisability of..consolidating the ofllccs of plumbing 'and building inspectors , the street commissioner and sidewalk inspector. It was also the genor'at opinion of the asso ciation to endeavor to relieve the city of other office's and thereby reduce the city pay roll. A resolution was then adopted tendering thanks to Tin ; Bui : and other publications for their efforts In oncouraglng the patronage of homo industries ; congratulating the Manu facturers and Consumers association on Its success in orcatii7inij and bulldl'ig up local patronage and trade. The resolution was also to the effect tbat the Heal KstaloOwnors association would bo sustained In building up the manufacturing industries that could bo induced to locate in Omaha. With this object in vlow a mooting was called for nn early dnto , when business men generally , whether they belong to the association or not , will bo expected to at tend. The following resolution wns then Intro duced unit adopted : Itcsolvcd , That It Is the sense of the Kcal Estate Owners association that It U u danger- oils practice for the city , county or school dls- trlet authorities to appropriate money from or Incur obligations upon any fund except In strict compliance with lu\v : und that In fu ture the said association will resist suoh misappropriation - appropriation by legal proceedings , if nec essary. A very small pill , but a vary good ono. De- Witt's llttlo Early HUon. , RAILROAD PROPERTY. Question of the City's JtlRlit to Assess It Argued Court Notes. Judges Davis , Irvine and Koysor were upon the boncb yesterday to listen to arguments in the case of the Chicago , , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha and the Frqipont Elkhorn & Missouri ' souri Valley railroads'nfeulnst the city. in this case the plalnyfts upply for an In junction to restrain I hq , city from assessing their nght-of-wav and jvarohouso property within the city limits. . They maintain that tha city clerk had no authority of law for listing their property and In doing so that ho acted In violation of the , constitution. They also charge that they have boon assessed under the provlslonsxi'f'lho ' state law ; that their valuations wcro'iqturuod to the state auditor and that hqiWtlo the assessments after which ho distributed the tax In proportion tion to the mileugo. I" " ' . Martha A. Locpor ifVhS'grantod a deoroo of dlvorco yesterday ufttfrnbon by Judge Hope- well from her tiusbariaVVamos Lcopor. The decree was allowed on thb grounds of drunk enness and extreme crmJlty. Thov were mar ried in 18SO atTopoku.'ICan. In tbo district courl John Selra has brought suit against Charles Diiobman In nn action to recover damages in the sum of $5,000 , charg ing malicious prosecution and false Imprison ment. The complaint ullogos that October5 , IB'Jl , Dachman tiled a complaint In pollen court charging Solrn with tun crime of horse stealing. A warrant was issued and an ar rest followed , by which the plaintiff In the present suit wns tnro\\n 'Into jail , there to languish tor ono wnolo day , and so languishIng - Ing ho suffered n great mental strain , enough to entitle him to tbo amount of cash for which ho SUCH. John Doucborty. a resident of South Omaha , suffered n loss at property resulting from a change of erado. Ho brought suit to recover damages and the defendant con fessed Judgment forl,070. Joseph Mez 0ttl bos a reputation that lias been horribly mutilated If his bworn petition b true. The mutilation Is of such a nature that ho Insists tbat it will taue ? 10,00J ( cf Jimmy Ish'a money to put it in presentable shape. Ho charges thut on Christmas day Ish without any authority of law caused his arrest , after which he wus thrown into Jail. WILL BECOME INDEPENDENT , Tbo St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad to Form a Separate System. IN HARMONY WITH THE UNION PACIFIC. Slight < ; liiuccH ! In MiumRrmrnt Terms of thitSrptintlloii riKiirliiffon .Mrtliodlst CoiifVioiiri' Hinlnoss Iimu'ii Kitll * roiuls Notrs uitil rrrftimuls. The St. Joseph & Grand Island railway Is to bo operated ns mi ludopondoat line by n sot of general oniccrs located nt St. Joseph. That much was determined In Now Yorknt n conference botwcon Union Puclllo ofileors mid representatives of the second mortgatru bond holders of the Urantl Island. General Manager Clark of tbo Union Pa- clllc , ana W. P. Hobinson , Jr. , the now gen eral tnauagor of the Grand Island , are In Onmhn arranging details of the future con duct pf theomanclpatod lino. While there will uo mi Independent man agement of the Grand Island the Union Pacltlu by no moans relinquishes Its control. For example , under the terms of the now deal .1. G. Benedict was compelled to resign tno presi dency of the subject road , and Sidney Dillon was chosen to his pluco. Mi' . Uobluson will bo required to mnko duplicate reports , ono to bo sent to the Union Pacific ofllco In Boston and Urn other to the second mortgage bond holders. All net earnings are to bo sent to the Union Pacific , nt lioston. The Grund Island lias deposited with the Central Trust company of Now Yorkl'J,000 to pay overdue Interest on second morteugo bonds. On the other hand the Union Pacific has bound Itself to carry out the agreement of 1S33 , and will hereafter deposit f.J.,000 each month with the Central Trust company to pay interest on the first mortgage bonds. It U very distinctly agreed , however , that the Grand Inland Is to bo conducted in har mony with the Union Pacific , and the elec tion of Mr. Dillon to the presidency clearly Indicates that the big corporation will con- tlnuo to boss the llttlo ono. Ono effect of the change will bo to clvo St. Joseph the headquarters for the Grand Island and numoorof general oRlcors. It is understood that S. M. Adslt , now general agent of tha Union Peclllo nt , S\ Joseph , will bo general passenger and freight ngo it. J. G. Drew , now chief clerk to Superintendent Husn.of the Grand Islnna , is slated for the audltorshlp. lie Is In Omaha with Mr. ' Hobinson. Uichard Berry , now at St. Louis , is mentioned for Mr. Kobluson's chief clerk. The Grand Island has ! i5J miles of mam line and nearly -00 miles of branches. The second mortgage Dond holders charged that It was being used as a feeder for the Union Pacific and that much of its trafllo was un fairly diverted to the latter. The Independ ent management is expected to correct this abuse , und the owners of bonus hope the road will than bo aolo to pay the Interest on its obligations. loU'll Kullvvny AllUlrs. Ttio annual report of the Iowa railroad commissioners Is ojt for the year ending Juno : )0 ) , 1891 , and contains much interesting information. There are tblrty-threo roads in Iowa , with a mileage of 8,440 , miles. The number of passengers carried -was 0,009,059 ; number of tons of freight , 10.0)6U23. ! ) The total earning * on Iowa business wore ? 43.- I02,399.i5 : , an increase of 81,784.203.09. .Tho number of employes in Iowa is J/.SW ) . During the j ear ITS persons were killed and 773 injured on the roads. Of the killed 82 wcro employes , ft passengers and 01 other persons. Of the Injured 001 wore employes , 80 passenirors and iU others. The betterments reported during the oniclal year include $ lt3.iHX ; ( ) expended for build- lug , mostly now denoUthousnnds " of freight cars , passenger cars , heavier engines , auto matic couplers , air brakes and othorlmprove- ineuts , besides LJl.S,0li ! ! ! ) ties and . ' 17,789 tons of stvol mil to replace old Iron and worn out stool ; only U'.f tons of iron rail being laid in Iowa during the vunr. Iowa stands fifth in railway mileage of the states surpassing Now York , Massachusetts and Ohio , having 8,413.10 miles June 30 , 18U1 , with the Chlcago.Fori Mndison& DcsMolncs and the Wluona & Southwestern construct- in/ cow linos. Since Juno the Winona line has put twonty-throo miles In operation and the Fort Madison ro d four miles. The Ottumwa & Kirkvillo road , 3.ai miles , and the Clarlnaa & St. Louis , 11.5 milos. bavo been auandonod since Juno. The former was a coal road , and the track of the latter was torn up because it would not pay operating expanses. The statement is made that there is no spot in Iowa more than liftoon miles from a railroad , Ttio Chicago & Northwestern has built seventy-six miles of double track from Clin- louwest. _ _ Union I'milflc's An mm ! lta\low. A Union Pacific staiomont reports tbo em ployes of Its system us averaging about 24,000 , with a monthly payroll of $1,000,000. About 2,200 employes rosldo In Omaha. Of these . > 00 are engaged at the headquarters , 1)00 ! in the shops and the remainder in the yards und local freight offices. The mileage for I80l was 7,008 , with no change daring the your. In 1801 , sixty-six locomotive1) and sixty freight caboose cars worn added to the rolling stock. " The freight received" and forwarded from Omaha and South Omaha during IbOl ( September estimated ) was as follows : At Omaha , received 4IWS'9 ! tons , forwarded 310,81 ! ! : at South Omaha , received 345ObO tons , forwarded llIG/JJl. For the year ending December 1 , 4,357 cars of stock \\cre forwarded from Omaha and South Omaha , and 14,519 were received. The rolling stock of the system is as fol low ! ) : Locomotives , 1,053 ; Pullihan sleepers , 07 ; dining cars , 13 ; other passenger curs , 700 ; freight cars , 25,047. W < irl < ) MR Conference Itiislmms Alrpiuly , James Munu , assistant general passenger agent of tno Sioux City , has returned from the meeting of the Western Passenger asso ciation held In Chicago , and reports arrange ments madu for the business growing out of the Methodist general conference , which will meet In Omaha Inlilay. On certain days preceding the opening of the conference tickets will bo sold at all points In the territory of the association at ono faro for the round trip. On certain other nays during the con ference round trip tickets will bo sold In a limited urea for a faro and a third. This latter concession is for tho. benefit of laymen who wish to visit Onmhu during the great mooting. Mr. Munn's understanding is that a half rate Is to bo given for the republican national convention at Minneapolis und the people's convention at St. Louts. t. Joe Dry ( iiimlH Mtm. Frank ( ! . ICrotschraor , special agent of the Interstate Commerce Commission , has boou investigating tha nets of railroad officials and shlppnrs at St. Joseph and thinks ho has a strong case against thorn for violations of the national law by manipulating rates. At any rate ho Is going to sot the federal grand Jury grinding ut the mutt or. When the investigation at Kansas City was on last November It appeared from the evidence that the dry goods rates nt St. Jos eph were being manipulated. The regular first class rate on dry guods from Now York to the Mitsotirl river Is 05 cents , und the third class is CM conn. It is alleged that St. Joioph ban been enjoying cut rate > i of 80 and 50 cents , .Mlhviltlkfii Kiiriilngs. The earnings of the Chicago , St. Paul & Milwaukee for December were $ .lOW,050 , an IncronSo of ? ( i.,77U ! over the sumo month in IS'JO. ' The earnings for the last six months of IS'Jl were $ l7U3m ( , an increase of S\i.riilll : ( I over the corresponding period in 18K ! ) . _ Uitllnmil J'iirxomtlf , A , C. Zlomor of Lincoln , one of the ablest and most popular ticket ugent * on the Ilur- llnirton system , was in the city today. David K. Uurloy , general agent of the Union Paclflo pussengor department at Salt Lake , Is u visitor at headquarters , Mr Hur ley ls an old Omaha man , bavlntr boon a deputy sheriff of this county In tbo ' 70s. Ho lias boon la the service of tie Union Puclllo for thirteen years , nnd has won hl i present high position on merit by a sorlo * of promo tions , _ _ I'rcvcnllnitlA Hotter than euro , nnd these who nro subject to rheumatism , can prevent attacks by keening the blood pure and free from the acid xvhlon causes the dispose. For this purpose Hood'A Snrsnparllla is used by thousands with gront success. It Is the best blood purifier. Constipation Is can soil by loss of the ports- tallo action of the bowels. Hood's Pills restore - store the action und vlgornto the liver. ntu.ir 'iiuvxit .inoifr t/.s. Elslo Is to have a now two-slory brick school house to rest f 1,000. Sulino county farmers Imvo been holding nu Interesting Institute nt Crete with a good , attendance. M. A. Loftwlch hns sold the Lexington Iloruld to a stock company und Claranco Adams becomes the editor. The Culbortson Uopubliran has been res urrected by F. ' 1) . Ulsloy after lying la In nocuous desuetude since last August. HowoU' * now mill Is now running full tltno and the farmers , merchants and elll/ons generally are patronizing homo Industry on the flour question. Burglars blow open ttio snfo at the Cairo poatoDlco , hut fulled to got n cent. This Is the second time the snfo has been burglar- Ircd and the lint burglar has just finished serving tlmo In the pen for the Job. A stranger giving the riamo of Mason drank considerable whiskey nt the Grnfton saloon nnd when asked for pay flashed n chock for ? I , < VX ) . Ho was. arrested , and when n ked by the judge If the check was good replied that It was "at good as the whiskey. " Ho got 11 vo d'tys In Jail. The neighbors of Charles Brown ofWil- sonvillo found his wlfo ill and suffering from luck of coal und clothing , her husband being away from homo. They sold some of Brown's cam and bought the necessaries to make Mrs. Brown comfortable , but Instead of thanking thorn when ho returned the old mini got angry. The commlsslonorsiof Mitdtson county have culled nn election In Norfolk precinct on Sat urday , January ! IO , for the purpose of voting bond's In the sum of $30.030 to the Ynnkton , Norfolk & Southwestern Uallroad company. The bonds are to take the place of these voted in 18SSI , and are not to bo delivered to the company until the road U completed. Colfax county republicans mourn because after electing ilvo countv onlcors at the late election , throe of them refuse or are unable to toke their seats. The troasuror-oliiot will not qualify because of the now law relating to the depositing ot county funds , the com missioner hns boon given the cashlorship of n bank and hasn't ' the tnno toservo the county , and tbo seat ot the superintendent of schools it contested by the defeated democratic can didate. Four wild loaded freight cars caused qulto a wreck on the B. & M. between McCook and Iiidianola. They had been blown from a sidetrack and camn in collision with a pas- monger train. The onglno and wild cars were nil pretty badly demoralized , but pas sengers and crow escaped , thanks to the vigilance and promptness of the engineer. The shock drove three of the freight cars back fully naif a mile. It is regarded oy all as a fortunate escape. Iowa. Vlnton has SlOOjtfOO Invested In church edifices. Davenport's macaroni factory Is now in oporutiou. H. L. Weston of Jasper county wants to bo warden of the A mimosa pen. The crip was responsible for the closing of two Keokuk churches on Sunday. Major and Mrs. Birmingham celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at. Gowrlo. Two letters wrltton by Alexander Hamil ton have boon added to the Alurich collection at Dos Moines. of A. Grant of The 4-year-old daughter L. Creston fell Into it pan of scalding water and died In a few hours. Miss Stobblns of Now Hampton , claims to bo the first woman In the world to bo ap pointed a notary public. Jnrans Hunter , a member of the Seventh Day Adventist society nt Boone , has sued the church for slandering him. A. Harris , prominent in the pollflcal circles of the people's party , Is dead nt Avoca. Ho was formerly mayor of that town. Death re sulted from grip. A car load of empty whisky barrels was seized at Dubuque whllo in transit for not having the stamps and brands thoroughly re moved as the law requires. A Dubuque saloonkeeper had a Christmas tree at his place of business which bore pres ents of pipes , tobacco , cnudy , nuts , apple and other sundries for every customer. Will Scrambler of Alta had about six inchus of bone taken off ono of his legs last weak. Ho Jumped from a hay mow last July and Injured his log , and has boon sick over since. The death of Mr. and Mrs. Murdock nt Epworth was n sad coincidence. A week erse so ago Mr-i. Murdock was taken with la grippe , and being quito acred , 81 years , it was too much for her weakened vitality , and Sat urday ovonlng at 11 :30sbo : loosened the grasp she had on life and quietly passed away. Mr. Murdock , who bad ulso been ailing , re marked that it was too Dad she could not bavo waited a week so that ho could bavo gene with her. He wont quietly about mak ing arrangements for her funeral , and when all the llttlo details had boon arranged to bis satisfaction ho went to bed and at 12 o'clock Sunday evening his wish was fultlllcd , and the souls were again Joined together in the spirit land. Dr. McGrow , private Ulsoasos , 1 1th & Far BIO ELEVATOK COMPANY. Omaha's Opportunity to Incroiiso the liu- l > ortiinc < i ol Her Crulii Alurknt. Local grain dealers are discussing the pros pect of securing another largo elevator com pany fer Omaha. The St. Paul , Kansas City and Minneapolis Grain company , whoso principal ofllco is now at Minneapolis , con templates u removal of Its headquarters. The company nas twonty-flvo elevators along the Milwaukee railroad in western Iowa and Minneapolis is not the most con venient point from which to operate them. The president and secretary of the company were In Omaha recently , mid thought favor ably of removing to this city. Ono oftlcor would like to go to Dos Molnos and another thinks that by locating In Chicago a broker's commission might bo saved. "Hero is a chance for the Board of Trade to do a peed Job , " said Mr. II. C. Mlllor.tho well known grain broker , In discussing the mat ter , "A meeting could bo hold to raise a bonus for an insignificant factory , but hero is a concern that probably disburses $500,000 n year und supports quite a number of fam- Illos , Another thinir , Its paper would go through our clearing houso. If 1 nin cor rectly informed only two of our grain firms make their clearances through Otnaba , and that's wheio the Kansas City clearing house bus a bit ; advantage of ours , If Omaha Is to bo made a great grain market no opportunity should bo lost to secure n big buying firm llko this. " DELICIOUS 9 NATURAL FWJITF1AVORS. A f perfect purity. LemonI Lemon - Of great strength. 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