THE OMAHA DAILY KKK ; SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 11 , 180,1
two yearn before , fl did not tell them , liovv
over , who retried that ) nnd II they had
been caught Iwo years ago 'what man has
done , man can do , ' and they was very anx
ious I came right out and a kcd thorn what
they was p'ljlmr , and thov nild the limit
was off , and siild to set their ow n prli'o. I
took the gentlemen up Into the rooms they
were not smart enough to catch mo and
crush mo between half a do/en witnesses
thai are as ready to pcrjuto Ihemselves as
they are to use this plunder , 'lliese men I
ficard what thoj had to sav , and I am think
ing thai Ibis comes from the wrong source ,
lie-cause they was very anxious to have us
comedown nnd make the acquaintance of
John M Thurston It was the 'Ihurston
men , nnd not Paddock men that was using
this stuff They said for mo to see the men
and I saw them and returned again , and
asked them how three thousand dollars
struck them Thov said thai was all rlghl ;
to bring them up And I went up with them
nnd Introduced them and met them Now
these men tire here ; they are Iruo men , and
this Is my statement. Is that all jou want ,
gentlemen'
Drill Hided the Name * . '
Mr Goss I have some questions I would
llko to nsk Hie gentleman
Mr Oakley I would llko to hear the sor-
geant-at arms glvo the names of these gen
tlemen. If he knows them
"Who are the men ? " demanded Tarns-
worth "Spit their names right out hero In
their presence and in the presence of this
house If we have anv Iwodlors here among
us wo want to know It "
"Ilhinktheie is an investigating commit
tee for this purpose , and I don't see why he
should give tbo names here. " remonstrated
I eidigh who h id listened with Intense In
terest to w hat had been said
The Scigeant-at-Arms resolulion
don I bring me before them
Mr Speaker The seigoant-nt arms has
made his statement , and if tbei o is any ( | ues-
tlons to ask him. iriid be sees III to answer
them , It is his piivllcgo to do so
MeKesson Wo ought not to bo technical
about this He has said from what sotirco
this moni'v was tocomoj lot him state what
souico this money was to How to
Mr Stevens- ! would ask the gentleman if
ho is willing to give the icstof the names
when called iix | > nf
Scrgcant-at-Arms I will glvo them to the
house If called upon. I hain't eating to con
ceal anything I am not net o to conceal my
mother If she was gulltj'of the same hein
ous crime
Goss lelterated lilt dototmimition to cues-
tlon the sew.mt-nl-ui ms , and the independ
ents manifested the most sticnuous opposi
tion to allowing anj thing of tlio kind to bo
done
Dobson said he objected most emphatically
to the namrs being announced In open house
or bofeii e all the members
"Ho has smliched a man who stands high
In this state , " icplied Goss , "and I shall In
sist that ho answer some questions that 1
dcslio to put to him "
Woods insisted that the names bo an
nounced Immcdi.itelj , but Hhodes intcrposell
mi objection against the seigoant-at-aims
criminating himself.
Goss explained that he couldn't criminate
himself , as be was not under oath
"So man was purchased"dociated Casper
"Tho vote shows that. These fellows sought
to buj "cm and they wouldn't sell. "
IlmHo Han lli Might to Knoll.
McKesson said it was possible that money
changed hands and the goods weio not de
livered aocoiditig to contract IIo w anted to
say , however , that thccommltteo was unani
mously agiced that the parties ought not to
bo named at this timo.
"Tills house Is greater than any commit
tco it has created , " declared GlITord , "and 1
hislst that these parties bo named hero and
now "
Oakley thought it unfortunate that any
mimes had been used , but desired that the
parties who were npptoachcd bo named if
they were members of the house , and moved
to that effect
Soderman fa voted the motion Ho be
lieved the house to bo supciior to the com
mittee and thought it was tlio duty of the
house to take up the matter immediately and
capture the rascals who did it and put
them in Jail. Ho wanted every one v > ho
know anything about it brought before the
bar of tbo house bcfoio they had tune to go
to Canada or Mexico.
Lcidigh protested , and said ho would con
tinue to object as long as the house had a
committco for that purpose
Howe made a plea for justice "Let him
' tell the whole storjhe uigot' . "Ho has
charged that Thurston men tiled to do the
buying Now lot us know who the members
were thai they tried to buy. "
i Sum for 11 .Senator.
Casper Jumped to Ills feet with the asser
tion that all necessary information would bo
forthcoming at the proper time "A senator
told mo no longer ago than last night , " ho
declared , "that ho was offered $ J)0 ( ( ) for his
vote , and that ho would make an affidavit to
that effect. Ho was sitting in his seat in
the senate when a page went up to him and
told him that a man in the lobby wanted to
give him ? J,000 That was just before the
senate adjourned to come In hcio on the last
dav that wo took a Joint ballot. It was on
the dnj' that w c elected Allen This senator
will make aflldatifto thisand jou will have
all tbo evidence jou want You needn t bo
in such a rush Just at tills particular time "
Bums B.ihl It was the duty of o\ery man
in the house , if his Intentions weio honest ,
to hear these names , provided thej' wcio
these otmcmbois of the house , while if they
were not members the names should go to
tlio committee , to bo followed by a most
careful und searching investigation.
Goss said that the house owed this much.
In Justice to Thurston , to know the names of
the men who woio stated to have received
his money. Ho wanted to say that if the
gentlemen on the other side thought that
the mover of the resolution could bo
obstructed or turned aside from the course
that ho hod mapped out they did not know-
Ills temper , for ho was determined not to let
up until the whole affair In all its branches
had been probed to the ten bottom
Howe moved the piovious question , which
tvnsordeicd
' Stevens tiled to adjourn , but without suc
cess , and Sutton offered a icsolution suspending -
, pending the sergeant fiom dtitj' , pending
the result of the Investigation It was not
entertained l > y the speaker
Scholp moved to adjoin n. and loll call was
demanded. Tbo icpublic.ins deihucd that
they would stay there until llowois bloomed ,
if the names were not sooner forthcoming
The motion to adjourn was defeated
These voting for It were Benl , Casper ,
Dobson , nidor. Irtvln , Krick , Loidigh , Ling-
cnfclttu\ Lynch , McVcy , Nelson , Khodcs ,
Schclp and Sheridan
Trjlnjy to Stnxo It WIT ,
It began to look as if the names were to bo
foithcomiug after all , and the surgoant-at-
nrms , who had walked unsteadllv to the
water cooler as soon as the discussion begun
in oilier to relieve the falntness that op
pressed him , was crowded back toward the
jilutform Ho was surrounded several times
bj' independent members and industriously
coached us to what ho was to say if the re
publicans succeeded In foicing him upon tbo
witness stand
Sheiidaii demanded a call of the house and
U was seconded by Rhodes
A strong protest went up against such ac
tion , and Rhodes moved to lay the whole
matter on the table Shci Ulan seconded and
again a chorus of "noes" illlcd the air
Hhodcs again demanded n call of the house
wad it was seconded by Uiley , Sheridan ,
Klder and Kclton
The chair recognized the demand and roll
rail was ordered on call of the house
It showed the piesoneo of sixty-nine mem
bers , nnd the chair stated that twcntj-slxof
, the absentees had been excused and four
vero absent without excuse
Kcckloj' moved to dispense with the call.
Woods discovered at tliis junctmo that
they wcro hilling nothing but time and said
that the call would bo suspended If the re
publicans would consent to an immediate
adjournment
' 1 he ronublicnns would not consent to this
and announced their intention of wearing
out the opposition , whether it took a minute
or n month
Shorldan and Hhodos , whoso seats are
Kldo by side , were on their feet constantly ,
'with Hushed faces and excited demeanor
that attracted general attention.
I Aiillilne to ( lulu lime.
Hhodes demanded a rail of on the house
thn motion to suspend the call.
'I ho chnlr i uled that a second call was out
of order while the house was already under
ono Hhodns appealed from the decision of the
chair , nnd KIIVO Sheridan a punch in the
ribs , tolling him at the same time to aeconc
hi * motion Hhorldon promptly obeyed/and
the house yelled In derision.
It was a ridiculous demand , but , U showed
the desperation of thcso two Independents ,
uho wore for tome unknown reason deter-
mined not to allow nnj names to be men
Honed
Hhodes demanded the yo.is nnd nai , In
order to kill moro time , and again punched
Sheridan , who oiico moro complied with his
wishes Again the house hoot'Kl ' derisively
The chair had to entertain the motion ,
and the roll was called on the question of
sustaining the chair. The call was punctu
ated by frequent ovtilnnatlons , and resulted
l > ' .l to 1 In favor of nustalnlng the chair ,
Sheridan lielng the only one voting against
it. Howe In explaining said there seemed to
be n general misunderstanding. There was
no Intention on the part of the republicans
of censuring an\ body until the investigation
was completed All they wanted was to
hear the names of the two men who had
been referred to. and then they would agree
to an adjournment.
This proposition was so fair that many of
the Independents , who had been holding out
for party masons and who had nothing to
fear tiorsoiially , at once receded from their
position , and w lieu Keckley again moved to
suspend the call of the house voted for it It
carried by a vote of M to 10
Muclu "Urn Snout I'ri 'ly.
Sheridan's faeo became livid. 1 Us eyes betokened
tokened intense excitement , and he was in a
profuse perspiration. Ho wildly shook a
copv of the pirllamentarv manual , and pro
tested that a call of the house could not bo
raised.
Khodes deserted him. announcing that a
mutual understanding had been reached
that was satisfactory He did not tell the
house why ho weakened , but It was because
the speaker whispered to him when ho wont
up to the desk that he was neatlv at the end
of ' .Is rope All means of delav possible
under the demand for the previous question
had been omplo.ved , and the Inevitable was
about to happen. That explained the capitu
lation
Irvv in moved to adjourn but it was not
entertained and a motion to go ahead with
the examination curt led , w hilt ) Sheridan was
vainly endeavoring to get Woods to his feet
to enter a protest
Dungan was ordeied to the rack , and was
interrogated as follows bi Goss :
DIIIIKII" " tlio Ituck ,
Mr Soigeant , who llrst approached you to
secutc.\our services in the matter detailed
by ion In .vour statement !
A 1 don't know that I can answer today.
I know the man ; I can describe him.
I can nearly sy his name , but I don't
It n on It.
Q Well , nearly say it ?
A Walsh , or some such name as that.
Q Where w as It ; w hero did ho approach
jou ?
A In the Llndell
Q.- Whereabouts In the LlndelU
A I cannot remember.
Q Was It in n room or in the rotunda ?
A It was in the rotunda j 1 never wa's in
his room but once
Q Who was piesont when ho approached
you'
A I would rather not answer that.
Q Do jou refuse to answer it ?
A Why If the house thinks best for mete
to answer
The bouse evidently did think It best , fern
of voices ' ' "
n sooto jelled 'answer
Sheridan tiled to enter a protest , but the
chair cut him on" .
McKesson Intel posed an objection and
suggested that no moro bo said until the
committee could meet and haven stouogia-
pher present.
( loss replied that ono was taking down the
evidence , and turning to the witness again ,
asked.
Was Willing to Try.
Q Who was present when ho approached
jou !
A. I don't know as nny ono the llrst time
Q Do jousaj' that there was no ono
iresent'
A I am not certain
Q You aio not ccttainJ
A No , sir.
Q- What did ho say to jou when heap-
> icached jou in the rotunda ?
A. He asked mo If I did not understand
our members prcttj1 well.
Q Did he ask j'ou anything further ?
A And whether I could work them.
Q. What did jou respond ?
A. I icspoiided that it was reported two
of them had been walked , and that my
motto was "what man has done man can
do"
do"Q. What was in j'our mind as a definition
of the work "worked" when you responded ?
Fclton hurrledlj approached the witness
and bold a whispered conversation with him ,
while members shouted , "Get away from
thcie Stop coaching the witness "
Felton began to move nwny , but as ho loft
said excitedly "Demand an attorney
Don't say another woid until you got one "
Dungan was very docile , and instead of
nnsweimg the last question asked him , said :
I would like an nttoiney hero if the house
would fuinish ono at this point. "
Not Willing to Tell.
"Answer the question , " demanded Goss ,
or do jou refuse to answer lt { "
A I would like to get through with this ,
and I think jou understand as well as I do
what that meant.
Q I think I don't underst md. I was not
there ; it was not in mv mind.
A 1 would prefer not to answer the ques
tion.
tion.Q Do jou refuse to answer the ques
tion ?
A. At present. I will answer it to the
committee
Q You refuse to answer it here , do jou ,
to the house'
A Ccitainly I will ; yes. sir.
Q What was said nftor you made your
tespouse'
A They said they would llko to see those
members.
members.What
Q -What next was done ?
A I don't remember what ne\t was done.
Q. Did j'ou say jou would introduce him
to those membeis ?
A. I bellovo I did.
Q. Wheio did j'ou go after j'ou left the
rotunda ?
A Thej' was In the rotunda.
Q Did jou call them up and Introduce
them ?
A I don't remember about that verj' dis
tinctly Just now.
Q Who were these men ?
A I would rather not tell today.
Q Do j-ou icfuso to tell'
A Yes , sir , 1 will toll the committee any
time , 1 want jou to understand that.
Q. Mr. Sergeant , as I understood j'ou to
say in jour direct .statement to the members
of the house this morning that jou took two
gentlemen up to the looms of these men who
appio iched jou. Who wcro these gentle
men I
A I am not at llbertj' to saj' today.
Q Do j ou refuse to s ly ?
A. 1 will tell the committee when I am
called upon.
Q Do jou tofuso to tell the house on this
examination ?
A Why , under the ruling , j'cs , sir.
DrncrililiiK thtt llrlhurx ,
I understood jou to saj'this morning
in j'our statement , "I think this investiga
tion comes fiom the wrong souno ; it was
the Thurston , and not the Paddock men , who
oflcicd money to the members of this house "
Will jou state who the men were who offered
money to any members of this house through
jou !
AI can't todaj' .
Q You cannot say ?
A No , sir , I don't know the men's names.
Qhat was the foundation for jour
statement this morning that these wcro
Thurston men !
A They said they were.
Q Who said thoj were ?
A Those gentlemen
( } Have j'ou seen the o gentlemen since ?
A. 1 saw them the n xt day.
Q Had jou seen them before ?
A1 don't know that I had.
Q You don't know their iiamost
A. No , sir.
Q Can jou coino prcttj' near naming
them I
A No , sir , I can't
Q. Can jed describe them.
A. I might
Q Well , describe them.
AOno of them
was a very spare faced
man , with very close whiskers , curled In
hero , thoj c.imu up pretty well and came
dow n w Ith a mustache. 1 can llnd him.
Q Where'
A I will llnd htm In Omaha
Q Had you seen him there before this
senatorial campaign came on ?
A. Yes , sir , I think 1 had
f ; \lloro Jid jou see him ?
. " ; * don't it-member whether ho was In
buslness-elthor railroading or In botno kind
of business thero. I mot the gentleman be
fore , onco.
. i9"Ty ° utllen , lma a speaking acquaintance
him. had you !
A No sir ,
Q - You don't know his namoT
i . r" > ' , UIa nut ° v n have a speaking
acquaintance with him. .
Q From what room did jou take these
two gentlemen t ) moot these men'
A - It was No I of the Ltmlclt.
( ) On what Itoor Is tliatt
A -Si'oond , I think.
Q -Who was present In that ronmt
A -I cert ilnly ha vo given you about all Ihc
information Unit I can under this ruling. And
I will be glad to tell all I know to the coin-
in iltoo.
Q Who was present In roo.u No. 1 at that
time ?
A. There was live ; three of us and two of
them.
Q Who was the other ono. besides vour
spare faced man with curled whiskers ? Who
clso was present , Mr Sergeant.
A Why. I don't believe I shall stand hero
and answer questions.
Q Da you refuse to answer ?
A I will not refuse befnro thocommlttee.
Q Vou refuse tn answer before this
houso'
( Jo irhlnc ; tlio WltltrHi.
Sheridan suddenly became llrcd of listening -
ing and interposed another objection , on the
ground that the resolution permitted the
sergeant to state , what ho wished and that
ho had told all ho desired to toll
ITolton again rushed up and wanted the
wilno&s to "defend his personal Interests "
Burns objected to tiny coaching , and lAsl-
ton foil back. The witness continued :
A. I will do it privately to the cnnitnittcjo
I want 11 llttlo time to think , so I can bo in
telligent , that is nil.
Q Do j ou refuse to state who was the
second man of these two men , who did not
belong to your pirtj' , who was presout in
room No I of the LimlolP
A 1 would rather not do so.
Q Do vou icfuso to do so (
A I will state It to the committee ; yes ,
sir , I refuse hero.
Q -Without naming these live men who
were there j'ou may relate w hatconvcrsatlon
took place in that room at that time !
A I have said moro than once that I have
slid all that 1 care to and will meet the com
mittee anywhere I h ivo s lid all tb.it I care
to at this time , but will meet tlio committco
iinv wheio at any time and glvo them all the
information that I can got.
( v > Were these two men who accompanied
you to that room mciniiers of this house !
A I would rather not answer that now.
Q Do jou rotuso now to answer lt (
A I will answer to the committee
Q Do jou refuse to answer to the house ?
A Whj , I s lid that I would rather name
them to the committee ; I think jou have got
a strong committco
Q Iwill ask you If these two men are
here toda\ ?
A 1 piofer not to answer that.
Q. You refuse to answer t
A I will not refuse to before the com
mittee
Q Was anj' monoj' offered to these two
men who accompanied jou !
A I think I said there was.
Q How much was offered ?
A. I don't know
Q What was said when the offer was
made ?
Pliins of tlin Itooillcrn.
A Thej hadn't the money with thorn and
went down to the Liiuoln to get the money ,
and while thej' was going down theio a man
was following them and whistled to them to
stop and wauled them to come back
O.Aio . jou tbo man that followed them
and wanted them to stop ?
A NCI , sir
Q Did jou hear them wlustle ?
A. Vos , sir
Q. Did jou follow lioth of the men ?
A. I stepped out of the door to see what
this man was up to
Q Was theio an agreement reached there
as to the amount of money to bo paid to
these men ?
A 1 don't know as to that , I say.
Q Was there anything said us to jour
compensation for steering these men to room
No 1 at the Lindcll.
A. No , sir.
Q What was j'our object in taking them
there ?
A It was to catch the Jakes the ducks
Q What Jakes did jou wish to catch ;
these jou took there or those jou found
theio !
A I will state this ; when these gcntlo-
men .no mimed jou will agree thoj'tire us
l.onorablo as anj' men on the iloor.
Q Why not name them !
A I think I have some rights as well as
others !
Q What right hiivo jou to say on the
iloor of the house that the man who Intro
duced this matter to j'our attention or to
the attention of these two members of this
house wcro Thuibton men !
A. Thoj' said thoj' was
Q. That is the only knowledge jou have
as to the source from which this money waste
to come , Is it ?
A. Partially.
nQ How do you know but what these men
vv ere working j-ou for a Jake as w ell as JTHI
them ?
A. They lire welcome to me if they catch
me.
me.Q Wouldn't thoj' bo as likely to take
j'ou for one as jou them ?
A. Of course , If I was In that business.
Sheridan had another attack of uneasiness ,
nnd entered another objection to that waj' of
questioning , while the chair held that under
the resolution the gentleman bad a right to
ask any question ho saw lit.
Couldn't I'U the Ditto ,
Q Will you flx the date upon which this
occurred ?
A. I cannot do that ; that is why I want a
llttlo timo.
Q. How long ago was that ?
A. It was while this vote was being
taken
Q. While what vote was being taken ?
A. On senator.
Q. Was il thieo weeks ago ?
A. It wasn't that long ago.
Q , Was it two or thrco clays ago ?
A. Why , this looks like dilly-dallj ing.
Q. It looks very much like ft , jcs sir.
A. I will answer that before the com
mittee
Goss took his scat to allow Church Howe
to do some questioning
You are an ofllccr of this house , are you
not ?
A. Yes , sir
Q You w ere sworn in as an ofllcer of this
house and are jou on the pay toll ?
A. Yes , sir
Q You tire ono of this bodj ?
A Yes , sir.
Q You stilted yesterday , did you not , that
jou weio approached bj- two men that were
not Paddock men , but they wcto Thurston
men ? You made that statement this morn
ing , did jou not ?
A Yes , sir. I would like to scow hat I
said
Q. You also said , did j'ou not , that money
was offered to two members !
A. I don't i omomber about thai , Mr. Howo.
Q Wasn't that true ? That is as I remem
ber it , and that is the reason why they
wanted to question jou further. That is
what jou said ?
A. Tlio money wasn't in sight.
Q I undei stand that , but that mis the
talk ?
A. Yes , sir.
Didn't Cnru to Admit It.
Q You have got a name tq maintain , and
didn't jou voluntarily make tills statement
to parties that you had a proposition , as the
resolution sajs , to handle boodle In this cam
paign !
A. I think not
Q The icsolutlon cites that you stated
thai jou was approached , and that Is the
foundation upon which this Investigation was
made Tbo statement on which this resolu
tion was made recites that you stated that
parties had approached jou. In other words ,
jou had been asked to take a hand lo help
make a senator I vv ill ask you if j'ou did
not saj' thai in substance ?
A I don't remember saj'ing It ; I mav
have said something of the kind from vrnlch
thoj' got that ; I don't remember.
Q Did you not state this morning that
you would toll the names of those Iwo mem
bers If jou was requested !
A. Yes , sir
O 1 want to appeal to jou as a citizen of
Nebraska , holding u position in this legisla
ture , if jou do not think it would bo proper ,
in order to protect jour own good name , for
jou to name these two gentlemen !
A. My Judgment docs not agree with j-ou
in regard to thai.
Q Unless jou answer Ibis question it
goes out broadcast that you refused , and it
seems to mo that no man , whether ho was
sergeanl-al-arms or any ono else , ufler hav
ing made the statement j'ou have could refuse
fuse , and I would ask you 1f you would not
Just state the names of the parties whom
you had reference tel You agreed to do It
A. I would have done it if you had lot all
thcso mcml > ors go home , but under tbo privi
lege I think I would rather state It to the
commlttoo , So far as I am concerned I will
boar all the odium attached to my namo.
Q. Then jou refuse to give the names of
the parties ?
A. Yea , sir.
( J Hut the fore part of jour statement Is
true' '
A -Which is ttyitlj
QThat yoiMe | approached That
money was talked of
A. 1 think something llko that t said ; I
don't know Just what 1 said
fj Still jouwjufuse to divulge to this
house the names of the parties !
A. Yes , sir
Q. That Is what , you desire lo be under
stood f
A. I will do JtiLcforo the commltteo ; I
will tell them , biWuso I say I can't do it In
telligently because. 1 don't know their
names , and I want time to got their names
Q'I ho mimes'Uf 'tho ' two parties that you
steered to this rownc you agreed to do that'
A. I don't thuV'.Ldld !
Q. You certainly did.
A I think thero'i's mem ors object to me
giving them
Sutton asked permission to Intel rupt n
moment , and asked
Ills Mfiiiury Not Ooml.
"Did vou not sav on yesterday In my pres
ence that w hen jou came before this house
and made your statement that two members
of this house would pack their grips and go
home ! "
A. No. sir
Q Didn't j-oii s ly ono of them would'
A No , sir. Uecauso thej' are all as hon
orable men as jou are ; it was others 1 said
would go home.
Mr Howe I want jou to consider the po
sition It leaves you in.
A 1 am willing to take that position ,
Brother Howe.
Mr Goss I want to ask you a question or
two. To roftcsii vour memory , referring to
the night of Fehruarj 7 , w lien the i.itlllca-
tion over the election of Judge Allen was had
In this house , did jou not , shortlj' after a
ccttaln paitj w as ejected , sij that the state
ment Mr Ti collide is teportcd to hnvo made
here was ti tie. and th it j ou h id a chance to
handle some of the boodle monoj t And , to
further lofresh jour memory , let mo ask jou
if jou did not sav this in the presence of
John M Thompson and L I' . Luddon'
A. 1 don't know these gentlemen ; I know
Mr. Luddon.
Q. You probablj' know whether jou made
the statement'
A. I niaj' have said something llko that.
Q You s lid it sort of boastfully Indicat
ing the position jou held !
A. No , sir.
Q As a matter of fact what jou now ad
mit jou said on that occasion wasnottiuo ,
was it !
A. I am not In the habit of lying about
anything.
Q Have jou not testified that you did
not Have an opportunity of handling any
moncj f
A. No , sir : I think not.
Q You did have an opportunity of hand
ling money'
A I simply icfuso to answer until to the
commltteo ; I will answer us to what oppor
tunity 1 had , hefore that committee
Q 1 understood jou to saj' that money
was offered to these two gentlemen in jour
presence , and that the m.in offering it went
down Into the hotel to got their monoj' and
the pat tics disappeared , and jou had no op-
portunitj of handling anj money joutself
Kiit-u Something.
A It was to ho put in my hands ; thatwas
their own proposition ; tlio proposition of
j'our ow n man
( J When did my man make that proposi
tion ?
-Excuse mo , | J didn't moan anj dis
respect i ,
Q When did mv man make the proposi
tion to jou that the inonej' should be given
to jou ? You spo.ilrof mj' man ?
A I don't w ish to answer those questions
Q. How much moncj' did ho propose to
give jou ?
A. I have told vein that 1 don't know what
they ncrecd on. ' . '
Q At any othci ; occasion than that which
you have recited at Hoom 1 at the Lindell
hotel did j'ou meet any other of these
parties' '
A No , sir. ' '
Q That is thc.J.otilj' occasion on which
boodle monoj' was Bulked of , is it'
A Yes sir ; I haliiwt certain. I would llko
a little time to refresh mjmcmorj' in ic-
Bard to that. " . "
Q All you knovf.lUiout this matter would
bo comprised infliM j' 5u have told hero
today , and in the aiisAer.s'1to _ the questions
which vou have. Qfiised i to answer ?
A. No , I can state something besides
that. '
MeKcsson didn't seem to line tlio way the
thing was going , and catching the cjo of the
speaker , said
3IcICcftson Demanded Ills Arrest.
"As chairman of this committee , it seems
to mo that the witness upon the stand has
said enough to Indk'ate to them that ho
Knows moro , but we desire to be protected
in this investigation , and in order that the
witness will not have any subsequent influ
ences thrown ai-ound him to keep him from
divulging the truth and the whole truth ,
therefore I ask on the part of this house
that thoj' furnish us with some means to
protect ourselves in the sccuting of this
evidence in this iccess In other words , it
seems to mo that tills sergeant-at-arms
ought to be placed undcrarresthy this house
to protect us so that this committee maj' get
at tlio facts that it desires in this matter I
do not desire to ask the gentleman anj' ques
tions , because I see that ho docs not desire
to answer them. Ho says that ho will
answer this leading nnd particular question
befoto the committee. Now this committco
docs not desire that this house shall adjourn
for a week and not have this information ,
and therefore I trust that the house w hich
made this committco will throw about it
such protection us to socuio whatever evi
dence the gentleman may now have without
anj' subsequent influences being thrown
about him. I move that tlio commltteo go
into immediate session. "
The motion received a dozen seconds and
Howe added : "That's it. Illght hero and
now. "
How e rushed over to McKesson nnd asked
abruptly : "Do j'ou n nut the party behind
j'ou in tills matter , or do jou want to go it
alone ? Wo want the o names , no matter
who It hurts , and the tiling for jou .to do is
to go n llttlo bit alone in trying to shut it
oft. "
Casper discovered that the outlook was
not just what ho wanted and blurted out
"I wane to saj'to jou , j'ou might as well
put a guard over this commltteo. I am en
titled as much us anj' ono clso to my vaca
tion , and there is ono member of this com
mittco that won't bo bulldozed. I voted for
a iccess , and I projoso to go homo. "
I'limlly < iii\e tint NUIIIFH.
Dungan concluded that ho had something
further to saj' , and lemarkcd "I will state
that I am not prepared to go Into an examina
tion before this committco now.und I will rest
under all the odium that may attach to my
mime ; and I will also state now that I have
no ono to shield As I stated this morning , I
would not shield my mother , and I assure
you I cannot bo influenced "
"You also said , " interrupted Clifford , "that
you would give the jJauies of these parties if
we wished it , and bun. unanimous vote it was
nskcd of you , and j'oifrefused "
"Simply to gain tfiH < H' ' protested Dungan
'Yes , to gain tlfie , "and that is Just what
we don't want you tJ ( RAin. Wo don't want
nny patched-np slorlCs concocted for our
benefit"
Woods moved an adjournment until next
Thursdaj' , and the H blleans Insisted on a
roll call
As the roll was called all sorts of explana
tions wore offered by the independents and
democrats to Justify their action in voting
for adjournment .Several of them claimed
that the republicans had broken faith and
that they had refuse Jo adjourn when they
agreed to. | I
The republicans Insmcd that the condi
tions bad not been compiled with and that
they would consent to adjourn as soon as the
parti es were namcdlJ iJl
Siidrrinnii unil Krlok.
The motion was lost , but Dungan know it
without waiting for the speaker to announce
the vote , and icallzing that ho might us well
tell first as last , us the republicans were in
exorable , said
"I am willing to make the statement of the
names of the two gentlemen , I will say this
that they are clear of accepting or taking a
bribe as any gentleman on the floor. I name
the honorable gentleman from Phelps county
and tlio honorable gentleman from Kearney
county [ Giles of "What are thei names "J
You know who they are. It is Hon. bodcr-
mun and Hon KrioU. Now is that satis
factory ? Is that cnoUKliT'
Several of the members laughed outright ,
nnd the republicans at once began/changing
their votes on the motion to adjourn , which
w as declared can led. It was then 1 ! W and
these who did not rush to catch the train
for home hurried to the uoarest eating place ,
us the house hud been In continuous session
since 10 o'clock. The legislative recess
"
Soderman stopped long enough while put-
tltuj on his overcoat tn din line to saj any
thing for publication about the charge of the
sergeant nt-nrms , but said that ho would
have something to .s iv later on
Krlck llkow ( so declined to talk about the
matter , but Intnthutl when he spoke of It
Will ( ' < Ht 1 Illlllftllttlll Of Notl'K.
The independents weivverj much stirred
up over the situation In which they found
themselves , and ono of their seimtois re
marked as soon as ho rom-he-d the Lindell
that it would cost the party aOiX ) ) votes two
jcarshenco Ho said that it would bo 1m-
imsslblo to convince the people that 'hero
was not a gieat deal in the nsseitlons I the
setgoant-at-arms , who had as good as said
that two of their members sold out two
j-ears ago. and were b ick there now Ho ie-
grettod that this ofticer was an independent ,
as It gave his utterancesaddltlon.il wclaht ,
as coming from the Inside , and It would 1m
next to Impossible to satisf.tctoilly icfuto
them
Duniran Is being roasted by the Independ
ents from one end of tlio cltv to the other as
tin Individual who talks altogether too much
with his mouth He nssuiod TIIK Hci : that
ho refused to glvo the names because ho
thomrht It was the wish of the committco
that ho should do so. but ho did not say why
he changed his mind , as the committco was
still opposed to it when ho lot down. Ho
stated further that these w ere not all the
names ho had to give up Ho knew that
those whom ho named wcro honest and all
right , hut said that ho had some tint ho
would not vouch for to that extent.
OhjiTt of VIncli Sili < Knil- .
It goes without saving that certain vul
nerable populists will do some great mission-
tirj work with Mr Oungun during the ne\t
sixdnjs , and ho will bo labored with as ho
never was before-
It is impossible to account for the un
easiness of Sheridan dining the session ,
other than on the theory th it ho was anx
ious to > 'o befoto the Investigating committee
and tell whether ho overhead ! of an inde
pendent member who went into the repub
lican cimp unsolicited and offered to vote
for a republican for United States sen itor
provided ho was paid V > , U ( > ( ) The Independ
ent nforcsiid declared tnat ho "was not
doing business on any dd promises , ami
would have to have every cent of the stutl in
advance "
The storj' has been current for several
davs , but it is possible that Sheridan hasn't
hcatdof It yet.
IN TIII : M\ATI : : .
Another fiitiln IJIIort to Dismiss the DOIIK-
IIIH County Content .Mude.
LINCOLN , Neb. Fob 10. ( Special to THE
Dri : ] The senate held a brief session this
forenoon and then , in accordance with the
concurtcut resolution adopted last Wednes
day , adjourned until Thmsd.iy , Fobruarj 1(1. (
Reports were received from standing com
mittees as follows :
Senate file No 12J , by Everett , providing
that a majority of the dircctois of any state
bank doing business in this state shall bo
residents of Nebraska and that any failure
to comply with the lequiiemcnts of the act
shall invalidate the articles of incorpoiation
and render the stoclcholdois liable as pirt-
ners , was recommended for passage and
placed on tlio general file.
Senate tile No. iiS , by Young , to pi event
discrimination In life insurance , was sent to
the general flic.
Senate file No. 8 , by Correll , to amend the
section of the statutes iclating to "fees in
excess of certain amounts , " was placed on
general file
Senate file No 111) ) , by Kgglcston , author-
I/ing courts of lecord to appoint as
guardian , executor , administrator or curator
of the estate of anj * deceased person , Ins me
person , idiot , spendthrift or habitual drunk
ard , etc , was recommended for indefinite
postponement The senate agreed to the re
port.
l"nllvd A BII In
The regular order of business was then
suspended and on motion of Sen itor North
the senate agteed to proceed with the con
test , and the county clerk of Dotigl is county
was requested to produce the ballots cast in
.Toflerson precinct rurtlicr proceedings
were , however , interrupted by Sen itor
Cvcictt , who ofteted the following motion
That the contest proceedings now pending
before this Monatu bo dismissed und for
Rtoiinds theieof ulleRo :
'Ih.it tins complaint and notice of contest
Hied liiMoln and si > r\ed upon tint rontcstccs
does not state fnrK siifllclont to constitute a
cause of action In this , to-nlf (1) ( ) That the
notice of contest does nntsut forth nny ( Infinite
and specific chaise ; ( ' - ) that the notice does
not sot forth In what manner or form tlio
election bonils conspliud and combined , nor
with whom such ronsnlilnK vvns entered Into
to ptevent a fair election and honest count :
(8) ( ) that said notice docs not state what the
nmlconduutundcorinptlon on the purl of tbo
judges and rleiUs of Mild election consisted of ;
(4) ( ) that said notice In paiiiKrajih 0 does not
state and set foith the names or the pi'isons
with whom It is charged an llleiiil compact
was entered Into ; iS ) tluit the said notice docs
not contain the numesof the. fudxesof election
alleged to have aided In fill thurance of said
fraud asset foith In pn iitiph H of said no
tice ; ( ti ) that the depositions olleied in uvl-
dcncu are not sUned by thu witnesses.
Senator Habtock was the ilrst to como to
his feet with an objection Ho said that it
was the desire of both sides interested to
continue the contest until the senate was
satisfied that the matter should bo dismissed
entirely.
ff nator Lobcck agreed with the senti
ments expressed by his colleague from
Douglas county.
Senator Tofft asserted that the senate
should decide the matter without legard to
the wishes of the Douglas countj- senators
lie characterized their remarks as all buncombe -
combo , anyway.
The motion was put and thirteen senators
voted for it and an equal number agrinst it.
Senator Lobeck , tlio only senator from Doug
las county picsent who was affected bj'tho
motion , refrained from voting , although it
laj in his power to dismiss the contest
against himself The lieutenant goveinot
cast the deciding vote in the negative , and
the fourth attempt to dismiss the contests
failed.
Appointment * Annnllnceil. '
The privatesccietarj' of Governor Crounso
appealed with a communication from that
ofilcinl , and the senate at once w cut into ex
ecutive session
After the doors were closed the governor's
communication was read It placed in nomi
nation as membois of the State Hoard of ed
ucation and normal schools H K II. Ken
nedy , Chinch Howe and W 13 Majors The
nominations wcro refcneu to the committee
appointed jostcrdaj , consisting of Senators
Moore , Halm , Smith , Djs lit and Mattes
The nomination of Allen D liecmcr to bo
waidcnofthc state penitcntfaty w as con
firmed without a dissenting vote
The doors were then opened and the sen
ate Immediately adjourned until next Thuts-
day at 'J o'clock p in
TUOUHI.KS or I'm : II.IHMOM' bouiitrr.
Mflillit-r * of tint Order Hutu AKked fern
n It < i\im.
PiTTstiiuiiO , Pa , Fob 10 A bill praying
for the appointment of a receiver for the
property of the Harmonj' sociotj' and an
accounting bj- President John Uuss was filed
at Beaver today. In addition to alleging
that much of tlio f-1,000,000 of propcrtj of the
society has been lost through the fraud ,
negligence and mismanagement of Ouss and
Trustee Siober , rendering the societj' insol
vent , the bill charges that they are living
In luxurj' with their wives In contra
vention of the main principle of the
society , which enjoins celibacy , while the
other members ai o obliged to eke out a pre
carious existence ; also that the boards of
ciders are continued and common drunkards.
that Duss sought to cast disci edit on the
teachings of the society by casting doubts on
the story of the Christ and hv preaching the
doctrines of Cyrus Teed of Chicago and
Pilnco Michael Mills ot Detroit ,
pretended divine beings The bill
goes on to state the various los
ing ventures which Duss hud entered
into In the name of tbo sociotj' , ho being in
fact the solo manager of Its affairs Slnco
the other trustees woio merelj his tools , and
that he-refused to render an accounting.
This is the llrst stop In a hotly contested
battle , The entering of the suit will sur
prise the nncouomltcs , for most of the mem
bers thought the trouble had blown over.
Ncli\ritl > itiiYttrlii Hull.
This evening n grand masquerade ball will
be given at the Gcrniunla hall by the Omaha
Schwabcuveroln. An elaborate program
has been prepared and is very unique It
will afford n great deal of amusement and a
largo attendance is expected.
DOUGLAS COUNTY FARMERS
Features bf the Tlatto River Oaual Discussed
nt Valley ,
OR , GEORGE MILLER'S ' VIEWS OF THE CASE
AihiiiittK ! < ' < of the I'lopoied Wnlpruny tn
thii AKrlLMiltiirMsnfNttliniikii Otlior
.SuHecU | of Interest to Thosu
I'roient ,
V\u.r.r , Neb , Teh 10 [ Special Telegram
to TIIK Hr.i : . ] The llrst day's meeting of the
Douglas County Farmers Institute was
called to order In the opera house hero today
by Him W. G. Whttmore The object of the
session was ex plained by Mr. Wliltmoro In
n well-timed speech , after which apciini-
nent organition ! was effected by electing
G. W. King chairman and A. K Agcosccio-
tary.
tary.Frank
Frank H. Hlhbanl of Irvlngton was down
on the program for a p ipcron the "Shiftless-
ness of Farmers " It seems that he got hit
by his own club tind failed to appear. The
time allotted to Mr Hlbbird was occupied
by T J. Hltto of Lincoln Mr liitto Is a
regular patron of farmers institutes through
out the state and gave his heaters maiij
valuable pointers on conducting the meet
ings.Hon
Hon C S Hassett , secretary of the D.ilrv-
men's State association , arrived on an earn
moinlng train , a dav ami a half ahead of
schedule time , and was called upon to add
his mite to the foienoun'a enteitalmncnt
Ho took up the thiead of Mr Hittc's re
marks and explained at length institute
wink and the betiellts to be derived theto-
from , and als > explained the object of the
Datrj men's association The tpeaker called
attention to the fact that theio was a l.uge
majotitj' of people In the state ted iv who are
not uw.no there is a State universitj at Lin
coln with tuition fee Ills icmaiks wete
well received
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon "session was called to order
by Chairman IClng at 1 . ' 0 The house was
filled bj farmois , mechanics and business
men , who no doubt weio attracted thither to
listen to Dr Gcorgo L Miller of Omaha dis
cuss the Plattu river canal project. Mr.
Miller claimed lilentltj with the homy
handed sons of toll and picfaccd his talk
with some interesting bits of Nebraska his-
torj. Ho declared that ho did not
como to lectuie on the scientific elements
of farming , but to explain a great enter
prise , the Canal and Water.Power companj
The project , said the doctor , owed its con
ception and org.inl/atlon to one man , and one
man alone , Mr I1 ] ] Wilds The nikhoin
river water volume was first invoitigated bj
Mr. Wilds The water power w.is not of
sulllcient volume to meet the requirements ,
and the ] Matte iher was then looked lo , and ,
despite the inanj discouragements Ml Wilds
was beset with , the Platte liver can il
thirtj-sixmonths hence will be a rcaltj
The speaker had a map showing the pin-
l > osod couise of the canal from its sotitce six
miles west of this cltv and its outlet at Sej-
motir park near Omaha.
'Ibe doctor's icmaiks weio logical , clear
cut and frequently intemipted bv applause
His peroration was a masteipleio and he
asked the joung men in the audience to
please remember the words of an old man
w ho some time back w as charged w lib hav ing
wheels in his head , or woids to that effect ,
when he said with the canal completed forlj
miles from Omaha to Fiemont , it would then
march its way on to the base ot the Rocky
mountains
The speaker read extracts from letters on
the subject of canal building from Governor
Flowerof Now York and Horatio Sejmour
of Marquette , Mich When ho closed his
addiuss ho was accorded a vote of thanks.
Kenmrks of OtliclH.
Li L Cow els , a local farmer , rcjd a paper
on "Seed GiowltiK , " paitiuuliuly cucumber
seed , ills lemaiks weio timelj and well re
ceived. Ho submitted a low llguics and
domonstatcd tint theio was $14 clear profit
on ono aero of cucumber seed.
Mr Kobinson of Watciloo was called upon
by the chaliman to address the meeting on
the seed question , and made a" buof talk
from a dealer's standpoint He read ex
tracts bearing on the subject from various
sources and stated th.it tlio consumption ot
seed grows larger in proportion than the
population.
i hen followed a discussion of the Platte
river canal project pro and con Mr Uassett
of Gibbon told what be know of the Kear
ney Canal and Water Power eomptnynnd
declared Dr. Miller's pet , canal scheme a
practical idea and added his encouragement
II. T. Woous of the State universitj
opened the evening session w ith a lecture on
"Tho Fungus Diseases of Plants " His talk
was illustrated b.v charts lepresonting
baetena , grain rust , brown rot of grapes ,
black mold , toad stool and corn smut Ho
also gave formulas for making copper sul
phate and lioideaux. mixtuio for sprajing
plants , etc
J F Albright of Millard was down on the
program with a paper on "Sugar Beet
Cultuie " Ilo vva unavoidably absent and
his'placo was assigned to Mr. Stcelo of the
Oxnard Beet Sugar factorj1 at Grand island ,
who talked at some length on "Bcut Sugar
Culture " Mr Stcelo is a boot sugar en
thusiast and would like to see the logislatuio
give thoagneultiuistsSl per ton bounty for
raising suirar beets Some of bis audltois
took issue with him on the bountj qunitlon
and coiisideiablo discussion was indulged In.
Mr Bissuttof Gibbon came to Mr Stcclo's
icllot and between them they c onvinuud the
other side that a bountj was the proper
tiling
A quartet from Fremont rendered sev
eral musical selections throughout the pro
gram. Tomorrow's piogrim promises to bo
longer if anj thing than tollaj's. The good
people of Valley have thrown their doors
wide open to thecitv s guests
IN I'AVOK OP .11 US. IH/TI.K1C.
Lincoln I'roperly Valued ut Ore Hundred
Tliounmid IliMihecl.
LINCOLN' , Neb , Fob 10 [ Special to Tin :
ni.H. ] Judge Tibbotts handed down an
opinion today In ono of the numerous cases
instituted by Mrs Ljdia Butler , toilet of
ox-Governor David Butler , to recover her
dower interest in certain pircols of property
which had been convcjed to vailous parlies
by her husb md without the formality of se
em ing her signature relinquishing her dower
interest therein The court held that she
was entitled to what she asked , and ouleiod
John Fitzgerald , the defendant In this suit ,
to pay ? lft0 ! Into com t , or an order would
Issue selling the same to s itlsfy the Judg
ment. Fitzgerald filed notice of appeal to the
supiemo couit. This is a test case , and in
volves property in which her dower inletest
is valued at over * IUO,000
AHldtd fur II ISeieuer.
The Capital City splco mills at y7 North
iio\cnth : sticut , operated by Tjchsen , V
ilousih , weie taken in chnigo thi < inoining
bv J P Hobard , as melver , under an older
of Judge Strode issued this morning The
failure of the firm was duo to the sudden
closing of the Capital National bank , bleb
tied up their available.funds , and compelled
them to pay their lioiiowod capital within
tliirtdajs or close up All nffurU to tide
over the crisis weie In vain , but in order to
protect ciedltors the appointment of a
receiver was asked Some sixteen months
ago Tjchsen bought out his than pat tner. Leland -
land , audit C Outcalt pel sonallj loaned the
money thereon These notes vveto turned
into the bank by Outcalt as secuiity for his
HI
OLD , CHRONIC
PA1IMS
SUCCUMB TO
ST. JACOBS OBL
IT
HITS
THE SPOT
AND CURES.
Indebtedness ami It w is Impossible t > n i.r A-
this or the llrm paper held b > the bank I lie
assets of thi llrm are plucc I at ii.tHX ) an I
it In expected that II will pij all iittu. i m
full under the ivculvership lloth'l tih , n
ami Housed hour cxcollcn reputUimi
ooiisciontlotw business men. and their wa I
that thej can pu out Is ivlled upon
NliiifoTTflUOMii Wind
Hfsiiviu.K , Neb , Fob 10 ( Special 'IV lo
gram to Tin : HUB j- The two Indian
murderers of the cittlemen whoosca | > eddo
do ltd at tlio hands of th Indliu pollen
were brought from Pin - HI k'o I > Hnshv Ilia
late last nlnht and turnivl ever to the cus
tody of United StatiM Marshal 1Y\ and
Deputy Chris Muthiosnn and t ikon to Dead .
wood. The prisoners were escorted from * 1
Pine Hidgo by a detachment of ten mounted
Indian police ? , under command of Second
Lieutenant Joe Bush.
A short time before starting foil Hushvlllo
UncapaiM Boy made a desperate ami neaily
successful effort to t'iko his life in the cell In
which ho was confined He w is discovered ,
however , In time to lesuscltiti him Ho
tied the muslin shoot , which Is fashionable
for the moro unclvlllml poition of his race
to wear In the coldest weather around his
neck and bv twisting It wit n all his mi ht
had succeeded In shutting off his wind so
oomplotolj that a verj large and near view
of the linppj hunting grounds was beginning
to lxin ( up to his admiring vision
r.urlv this inornlnu' a rumor ro u hod hero
that a hnchlng | iutv was m tvidmoss at
Hermosa to Intercept the pris morn it that
_
llrlclc Miinnlui luri-M ( ntiiluiir
Cm , Neb , lb 1.1 spo. m
Telegram to Tins Bui' ] Kt pu s ut itm-s Of
nil the vltiifled brick plants m rli , MIHSHU. > |
valley from Kansas flit to sin i\ i ithm
been In the city holdlmr .ouf , nn , e f'hi \
saj thoj' have formed mi trust Inn have
only discussed mattoisof th , liasin. ss vxl h
a view to mutual benefit , and piiinula'lj to
defend themselves from tin spmsibk Ton
tractors Their meetings hive all been h < d
In secret and
the ivptvsontativtM are
reticent about discussing the matter
Cugu Count } linlli I menM.
BrxTiiin : , Neb , Fob 10 , SPI < la I 'Polo-
gram to Tin. HIMThe : | graiul mrt todav
returned Indleiinents against the following
persons' Isaac W WrUht , two for obtain
ing monej' under false pi itcmsc * I'mi Me
Cartbj and James Uailv. two o h for
foigetj ; Peter Kilmer , grand Ian i n\ Oilier
indictments will be ictuined tomoiiuw
STRUCK Bl A MOTOR
SI-MMO Injitrlei to 11 IttiHldrnl cif At-
liuitle , In ,
Last evening a Walnut Hill mn'oi train
struck I ) O Kcj milils of Atlantli li wli-n
near the coiner of Twcntv second uul Hort
streets and Injured him conoldi i iblv It ts
diult around that coiner , and Knnl Is did
not see the trah. . neither did tinmo' u-man
see anj' ono on the tr.uk 1 { > viIds > VMIS
knocked doun und ne.ul.v run nil in foio
the tiain could bo stopped
The liijuied mm was taken t < i Or Davis"
office near by and an examin nion made
The phjsiclan s lid that his p itU n1 u is \ rv
b idly hint , as he had sufferel on , HSSI..L , , (
the btabi , besides laceration of om n md
a slight crushing of his c best
Mr Kcj nolds was unconscious win 11 1 1 l < od
up and lemained in that condition I i , i il
hours Dr Davit did not se , > u toti.uitihe
mjuiii's would prove fatal
i'titiiu.\.ti. i' ut nut ! / / / > .
Hon Chinch Howe is in the t Itj
D. W Brown of Lincoln is m the ritv
Hon. Matthew Doub'hcrtj of Keainej Is In
the citj.
W A Ciaig of Beatiico Is in Oiniha en
business
O. S Pettls basretutned from an extended
trip through Kansas and Mlssotiil
J. U Caller and C B Fmnh ji of
Sioux City , la , are stopping in the cit\
C. I1 McGicw of Hastings and W B
Ilumplucjs of Lincoln came m jesti rdat
J. J. Hammill , a prominent rcskli ut of
Anaconda , Mont , is spending a few da s
hero.
P. M Litibrle and wife of Bordeaux ,
Ftanco. 111 lived m the city last evening
Thev w ill remain several davs
Hx-Shei III John Wilson of Ko irnoy , piosi
dent of the State Firemen s association ,
came down to the metropolis jesteulaj
At the Mercer : J. C. Achterman , New
York ; K F Uartl"tt , Lowell , Muss Mis
C Grosb , Mis F.Mitchell. Denver , Prank
IJatighmau , Divcnpoit ; F M Canton Ne
braska Citj ; A i : Pike , Grand Island ,
Chin leu B. Grcgort , Lincoln , B II Gould-
ing , Kearney , J W Ljnch , Columbus' L H.
Spencer , Beatrice ; Aug Lubelt , D tarnej ,
Hartlngtoii , II H. Wall ice , lokamah
At the Murray J. Baum Norfolk , 1' W ,
Klopp. Sioux Falls , J D M Donald , Fre
mont. , I H Diigean , J 0 Sullivan Creston
la , J W F > nC M Giolln-rs Siiux C'itj ,
J. J Campbell , Jr . J A Bode J II Hawlej.
.1 II Keating , H Hand ill , T H Partiidgo ,
M. L Ilolton , A N Lalid , ( ius tirconhut
and wife , A B Smith , S Graudouit/ , New
Yotk ; T Vincent , Atchison IC.ui , G A
Swan. G M Dexter , S II Sheiman , J W
Campnell. Boston ; 12 T Lvon St Ixiuis ,
W. H Silbothorn and wife , Chicago W H.
P.irdee , S\i ictiso , N Y , dus Moscr St
Louij ; i : B Wolf , A II Wolf , C'hlcago '
t'niotno. Ill , Feb 111 ( Special Telegram
to Tm : BKPNebraska | nnivals Welling
ton Mrs l > J Collins. Omaha Lelaiid
F A Hallott , Lincoln Victoria A ,
Monroe and wife , Omaha Palmer If B.
Adkins , Omaha
Wtlllnin
01 Pi report. Ill. bcK n to fall rapidly , loit nil
appetite nml Rot into a suilous condition from
r\tfr - ; 'SIU | C0llla "ut Clt ! * ° Kt"
% tAtoo
UySpCpblcl tables 01 meatand eon
toast elidrewl her. Had to give m home
work. In a tve-eilv alter taking
Hood's [
She foil a llttlo better. Could kc-i p inoio fixirl
on hur stomach and grow slioiiKor hliu loo. ;
II bollltu , h is a Ki 'l ' apliutlto. KnliuA'J2 ] \ ,
clous her worko.nllj. U now In p'rfm t health
HOOD'8 PlLLB arn the best tittnriliimor
I'llll. Tlioy M l l die"1 i.iiilrn" ! , . , I ' "
TEN YEARS AND MORE AGO
Tlio Oinnhii nnd Chii u o ShoitLIno
of the Chicago , Milwaukee A. ht 1 mil
Hy . was opunod for freight nnd pan en-
gcr tralllc. It UICHO ton short years Uio
"MilwauUoo" as it IH uiruutioi.il ely
turmoil , y Us ] > itrons , his tnlimi
front rank nmong.-t Its olelor loutno -
ilors , und to-daj ntiindn iinrmil'-d for
B | > oed , comfort nnd Hifolv lloro is
a , map showing ltn Hhort line bo
twcon Omaha , Council HlulTs unei ( ' !
, over which runs the llnosl . .
pod Kloctrio r lffhtod Slonin Iloatod
Vosttbulcd Trains wiHi Mii'nillcont {
Dlnlnir Car Horvlcu onrouto , F. A Nnnu
IR the General Atfont and the Oiniilia
Clly TicUot Olllco is nt No. 1601 l-'ar-
nnm St. ,
$45 a Week With S2OO.
A iafe coii prvall o und pruclltal Invvitroonl.
llowu'miir mtileli Nilloappliu r l iu un ciuilaru
rutoi bucon'l ' ueriiwfnl rmr Uofofuncui from
mibicrlbun , I'roiPfCtui IWI friw , 0 , U. UJWM ,
I' U Hut U7 , llroaklfu N V