THE OMAHA DAILY BKK : 'WBDNRSDAY. IWEMKKK 20. 1RM.
EASILY SECURED A JURY
Rapid \7ork in the Oaso of One of Akeeon's
Murderon.
DAMAGING TESTIMONY AGAINST BEN WEIL
Inillcnllonn tlmt Hie Death Petmltr "III
tie Inlllcteil n * In lli Cnin of
lUrry Hill.
I'I.ATTSMOUTII. Xob. , tce. 19. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : HUB. ] The nrocccdlnp * In
I ho Ben well murder trial took an unex
pected turn thin morning. Af tor seventy-six
talesmen had bcoii culled nnit examined , ntiil
while the defense had twelve remaining preemptory -
omptory rlmllenget nnd the slate four , the
counsel for the ilofotise olTurud to accept the
Jury ns It stood und County Attorney TravU
nccoptcd for thu state.
The Jurors soloutcd , together with their
places of resilience ana oconiiUcm | : % arc us
folluws .1 / . Hewer , fannor , Greenwood
precinct ; I'aul Krolloh. liotol keeper , Tiptoii
precinct ; John Itohblni , sr. . contractor ,
j'laUstiioutlii I. . I * Turner , farmer , Stove
CrcuK precinct ; Charles Murllti , Hvui'Viuan ,
Wabnsli ; Hzra Murphy , fanner , Liberty pre
cinct ; Joseph ( Jimnlncthatti , farmer , Klin-
wood precinct : C. 1) . Cummins , lumber
denier , Pliitlsmonlh ; John A. Outschc ,
foreman II & M. br.iss foundry , Plaits-
mouth , \Vllllam I.Jiughriiltrc , blacksmith ,
Murray , frank Kuulh , fanner , I'laUsmoutli
precinct ; lUch.ml Horscl.v , farmer , Plaits-
mouth precinct.
County Attorney Travis m\do : the ononlnif
tatenient for the stato. setting forth that
the state would be nblc to show that the
I'l-Uoncr was a participant In the murder of
tfco old fanner , Mutt AKcson , and on that
nhouln conviction would bo askcil.
Mr Ocring on bolmlt of Ucnwcll , waived
his statonient and Judge Chapman then ad
journed court until the afternoon at I
o'clock , when thu slate commenced the In
troduction of Its testimony.
I Init Wltncm Aunhmt Itcmrcll.
CharlCs TlRiic , a younpnmn about IS years
of a ti , was the llrst witness called. Ho
testified thai hu lived about three and one-
half miles from Wecpinp Water , On the
day ol the tragedy he tiail gone to Weeping
Wuter to ( jet the mail and on the road near
the lo\yn tin mot Hill und lienwell. Return-
hit ; hu overlook the two men and hail a short
convur.-i.itioii with them concerninu' corn-
husking , lie then potltivfl.v Ideiitllled Ren-
well as ono of the two men. The witness ,
was vigorously cross-oxumiiied by the de
fense , but his testimony was not shaken In
the least.
Or. Dcarlng tcsllllcd that ho arrived at
Akcson's at 8 o'clock on the morning after
the tragedy unit found the body lying in the
north room. lie examined thu corpse and
described the wounds and the course of the
bullet through thu body , lie stated that the
wound would cause Instant deatti.
P. S. Barnes of Wuoplng Water testified
that ho saw Hill and lien well at Weeping
Wutor two or thrco days before the day of
the tragedy. On Saturday , OctoberiS. ! the
two men called at his feed store about tl
o'clock In the evening und ho changed $1 for
Hill. Coroner J. 1. Unruh related how ho
had visited the Akcson homo on the night of
the murder ; how he had found the body and.
produced the fatal bullet which blotted out'
the life of Matthew Akeson. The bullet was
found In the folds of the undershirt ou tiio
body.
Mrs. Idu Gentry testified that she was a
flnuehter-in-law of the deceased and that
she had lived In the vicinity of Akcson's for
"
llfte"cn years. On the evening of isovember ,
Bho was ut Akcson's and took supper \vitli
the family. Immediately after supper she
dopartcd for homo and when ouisldo hoard
footsteps , apparently coming from the direc
tion of the barn. Shu had proceeded a short
distance homeward when she heard seven
shots llrcd. She went homo , a distance of a
iiuarter of a mile , and immediately returned.
She dcscrlocd the surroundings inside the
hounu and told of the ( hiding of thrco bullets
which she identified. She identified Ben-
well as one of the men who had wonted for
Akcson and stated that she had heard him
give his name as John Boiuvpll to Akeson
the night ho arrived from Weeping Water.
Miiliilnlnril Her Position.
The witness'was vigorously cross-exam
ined by Attorney Ciorimr regarding her
indentltlcatlon of Benwcll , but she main
tained her llrst position.
K. liatnour , an undertaker of Weeping
Water , testified that ho prepared the body
of the murdered farmer for burial and that
when ho removed the clothing ho found the
bullet in a fold in the undorshirt.
Dr. Hungate of Weeping Water testitled
that ho examined the body the morning
following the tragedy and described the
wounds and the course taken by the mulct.
The doctor explained fully to tno Jury the
nature of the wound and said that the re
volver must have been held from eight to
twelve inches from Akeson's bodj when
llrod. In his opinion it would bo impossible
for the wound to have been iutlictcd by a
person while engaged in a hand-to-hand
struggle.
This part of the doctor's testimony is sup
posed to bo favorable to Benwell , because
ut the time Akcson was killed ho and Ben-
well wore having a tusslo. The doctor also
testified to having examined the wounds on
the body of Akeson thirty-sovou days after
death.
Frank Sncket , a Weeping Water hard
ware merchant , testified to the selling of a
US-callbcr revolver to Bcnwoll on the morn
ing of the murder , but could not identify the
revolver taken from IIill at Lincoln when
unrated as being the ono ha sold to Bon-
well , ho Bald , however , that It was one ex
actly Ilka that purchased by lionwoll. Ho
also tmld that Benwcll purchased twenty
cartridges to lit the revolver and paid $3 for
the outfit.
Deputy Sheriff Tlgho was called , but Mr.
Goring objcctnd to the introduction of his
testimony for the reason that his name was
not endorsed on the Information at the
proper time by the state as a witness , and
the court sustained the objection.
Peter Semen , ono of Akoaon's hired men ,
testified that ho wont to AUcson's housoon
the afternoon of the day previous to the
murder ; that ho saw Hill and Uunwell that
night when they camu In from the Hold
whore- they had boon picking corn ; how
they were discharged and paid oft the next
morning ; how Tom AUcion departed for
Louisville to market two loads of hogs ,
and how the old man Instructed Tom to
lirlnp the money homo on his return and not
doposlt It In the bank ; how tno two men re
turned after supper und entered the house
and ordered "hands up ; " how ho received a
bullet in the knee ; how the old man and
To.n struggled with the murderer * , and how
Akcson received his death wound ,
Know \Vlui Klreil the Hliot ,
The witness could not state who Urea
the fatal shot , because the lamp was par
tially extinguished when the llrst shot wns
llrod , but swore positively that both men
tvcro armed with revolvers and thai eight
ihots wore tired. Ho idcntitlcd Bouwclt as
DUO of the men. Theodore Bennett , deputy
incrlffaiut Jnilur of Douglas county , tostillcd
concerning the confession made by Bcnwoll
while conllned in the Douglas county jail ,
und stated that the confession was nmdo
voluntarily.
Thn defoiuo objoctea vigorously to the ad
mission of the confession , but the court
ruled otherwise , and the witness identified
the confession as hiving been written by
him and signed by Jlenweli , FA Fitzgerald ,
deputy sheriff , corroborated Bonnotl'g
testimony as being present at the time of
( ho confession , and stated Unit Bouwoll
stated further that when ho and Hill
reached Weeping Water ou the morning of
the murder , Hill suggested that they return
to the Akcson farm find got the money that
Tom Akcson would bring homo from Ixmls-
villa us the proceeds of the sulo of the hogs ,
This concluded the proceedings for tno
day , and the court was adjourned until U:30 :
tomorrow morning , at which time MM ,
Akeson , tier son Tom and the other wit
nesses for the state will go uK | > u ttio stand ,
It is considered quite likely that by evening
the state's testimony will all have been in
troduced.
So fur the testimony adduced n extremely
damagim ; oBcnwell , and the general public
llnds it dlaienlt to conceive how ho can es
cape thu same verdict which was adminis
tered to Hill.
( Intuit Ulitnil Mutri ,
GIUXD Isi.iMi , Doc. -ISpoelnl to TUB
BKK.J At lait nig Ufa meeting of the Board
of Ivducition the moan -y in the presidency
of the hoard , caused bv the resignation of
O. A. Mohrensteckcr , was flltc-d by the elec
tion of Mr , ( } . II. Oertdes.
An empty 11. ft M. box car wn nway at
Abbott last nleht und wa.s not caucht until
It had arrived here , Urorrc H , Hood , the
cashier of the H. & M. nt this point , mountIng -
Ing the snmo ns It cama by nnd putting on
the brakes. Tlio latter had evidently boon
loosened by boys at Abbott. A lilifli wind
nnd clown grade did the rest. No damage
resulted ,
AssAUi/rr.D HV iiiMim.AUS.
Wife or it Vt'ptiltliy 1'iinner Probably
I'ntnllr Injurrd nt Neln.Hi.
NELSONNeb. . , Doc. HI. [ Special Telegram
to'Iiin Br.n. ] Between 4 and 5 o'clock this
morning burglars cntorcd tbo liouso of
Anderson House , u farmer living iibout five
miles southwest of Nelson. The family
were In their beds , The uolso made by
the burglars wakened Mr. House and the
burglars seeing they were discovered went
to the bed where Mr. and Mrs. House were
sleeping nnd struck Mrs. liouso , who was
sleeping on the front sl.lo of the bed , with n
hammer , fracturing her skull. Mr. House
pwpplcd with the burglars and was also
struck by thorn with the hammer and re
ceived painful injuries. Mr. Kouso's sons
who were stccpine upstairs hearing the
notso came to the rescue when the burglars
made their escape.
Searching parties have been out today
looking for the burglars , but they have not
yet been caught , though parties living not
1,000 miles nwa.V fire suapoctnd. Mr. Kouso
is a prosperous farmer and had bsen selling
considerable corn and wheat of late , and the
burglars probably expected to llnd consider
able ready cash , but they were discovered
too soon.
Mrs. Rouse has been an Invalid for several
months , and the injuries which she has re-
celved make her condition critical. The
people of thocommunUyaro very indignant ,
and should the gulltj parties bo appre
hended they would bo roughly dealt with.
IIAIlUr.TT SCOTT AT I.IIIKHTY.
Another Chapter In Iho Unit County Ein-
O'NEii.i. . Neb. , Dec. 1'J. ' [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BKR , I Once more Barrott
Scott walks the streets unattended by even
the semblance of a Holt county official ;
Application was made last week to Judge
Bartow for the privilege of giving ball , and
ho sot yesterday as the day to consider the
matter , and came down from Children in the
motnlng for that put pose. He entered nt
once Into the matter of taking the recogniz
ance of the men who appeared. The work
was continued up to2 o'clock today , when the
bonu had been Justified In the amount of
nearly fSO.OOO , although the required amount
was but $70,000. The bond was signed by
about sixty men from O'Neill and surround
ing country. The county attorney objected
to thu suntclency of the bond , but the court
stated that it was as good a bond as hud
over been offered In Holt county ; that the
defendant hod labored faithfully to glvo a
good bond , and alter quoting from the con
stitution regarding a man's right to bo ad
mitted to reasonable bail , said Barrett Scott
was discharged from the custody of the
sheriff to appear on the llrst aay of the next
Although the date for the next term bas
not yet boon set , it will no doubt bo in Feb
ruary or March.
County Attorney Murphy asked le.iva .to
flic Information against Attorneys Adams ,
Uttley and Dlckson , against whom Indict
ments had been fouud by the grand jury and
quashed by the court. Leave to Hie same
was granted , but the defendants Interposed
a plea In abatement , which wns sustained.
The state still has the right to prosecute the
defendants by roarresting tneui , but it is not
thought it will be done.
I'romnut AOulrx.
FHBMOXT , Dec. 19. [ Special to THE BEE. ]
Dodge county boasts of ono of tbo most
successful mutual Insurance companies of
the state. It is controlled entirely by the
farmers of the county. At the recent annual
meeting the report of the secretary showed
that on policies aggregating about 200,000
there has been but JO. " ) losses nnd the run
ning expenses have been conllned to ? : W.2j.
The oflleers elected are : S. t > . Van Horn ,
president ; W. D. Ilolbrook , secretary , and
C. A. Bang , treasurer. The board of direc
tors comprise : James Harvey and Daniel
Jones. Webster : Lev ! Williams , North Bend ;
E. S. Larson , Fremont ; C. A. Bang , Bang ;
S. S. Van Horn , Hooper ; A. J. Taylor.
Bang : Kasmus Johnson , Fremont , and W.
D. Holorook , Kverott.
At the annual mooting of the Young
Men's Christian association lust night W. E.
Smalls. G. W. D. Ueynolds nnd W. A. Cur-
roll were re-elected directors and Thomas
Carroll WAS elected secretary.
A woman's literary club was organized
Saturday. Miss Vesta Gray is prcsldnnt ;
Mrs. II. G. AVolcottaud Miss I la I ford , vice
presidents , and Miss Princess Crowcll , sec
retary and treasurer.
J. W. Love has recovered from his pro
tracted illness sufllclently to bo out of bed.
The canal project is being revived In this
city under the lead of J. D. McDonald , who
engineered the first movement. Ho is not
satisllod with the report of the surveyor
that throw cold water on the enterprise
and a new ono will bo employed to make a
more thorough survey and it is hoped a
more fnvoruble report.
The Fremont men who attended the boot
sugar meeting at Omaha arc very favorably
Impressed with the showing made and nro
more determined than over that the Platte
valley , near Fremont , shall have a.fuc'.ory.
William Hindma'rsh , ono of the pioneer
and enterprising farmers of Elkhorn town
ship , died Sunday at the asylum nt Hust
ings , nnu was buried at Arlington today.
William F. Hart was arraigned before
Justice Huff this morning on complaint of
his wifo. Kmmu Hurt , who stains tint she is
fearful of great bodily injury and oven death
at his hands. Ho was discharged.
Clny Outer A. O. U.V. .
CI.AT CP.NTKII , Neb. , Dee. 19. [ Special to
Tun BEE. ] Last evening ( 'lay Center lodge
No. 0. > , Ancient Order of United Workmen ,
heM its annual election and the following
were selected ns oftlcnrs for the ensuing
term : Master workman , Goonro A. Shilco ;
foreman , N. W , Johnson ; overseer , Thomas
Kllor ; recorder , N. M , Graham ; receiver. A ,
U. Perkins ; financier. J. L. Campbell ; guide ,
John W. Crouso ; medical examiner. Dr. O.
P. Shoomukcr ; Inside watch , Chris Frol ;
outside watch , It. B , Sluytor ; trustee for
three years , O. C. Williams.
This lodge is growlngvrapidly ami Is con
sidered one of the most thrifty organizations
here.
Hiroiiuburc' * New
STUOMsiiunn , Neb , , Doc. 111. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tun BEE. ! Articles of incorpora
tion will bo Hied tomorrow by the Stephenson -
son ICIcctrio Light company , 'with J , B , and
P. T. Buckley , J. A. FraXvloy , G. S. Osborno
and Dr. W. A , Post as the incorporators ,
The capital stock is placed ut f&,000. The
inventor and patentee is Mr. C , F. Stephenson -
son of this city. The company comprises
some of the most successful business men
hero. The concern will at ouce bo placed in
the front ranks of Its class.
Lawrence llrnvltli" .
, Nob. , Dec. 10. [ Special to THE
BEE.J Grip numbers Us victims In Lawrence
by the dozen. No fatalities as yut ,
Mr3. Anna Friend has been at the point of
death for several days.
J. Butler of Lincoln , grand lecturer for the
Ancient Order of United Workmen , gave two
lectures In thu Methodist Kplscopal church
under the auspices of tbo lodee hero.
There Is talk of furnishing another room
and hiring a third teacher for the school hero.
1'ouUry Fancier * at Auburn.
Auni'iix , Neb. , Dec. 10 , [ Special to THE
BEE. ] The first annual exhibition of Iho
Neinuhii Valley Poultry association com
menced hero today and will continue tor
three days. Them are forty-ono exhibitors
from all parts of southeastern Nebraska mid
northeastern Kansas , and 'J31 entries. Much
interest U manifested by the citizens , and a
large attendance is promised.
Do not forgot the mooting at the Commer
cial club rooms this evening to discuss the
distroii of tbo poor lu Omahi.
YK1MMC1M PflYVI
Sudden Dhappoaranca of Charles Johnson of
Dodge Oonnty from Prison.
GUARDS PUZZLED OVER THE AFFAIR
tbeVittl < About Midnight Without
Uliturbliiit the OlllcliiU-lntcrcitliij ;
. \llcfj. itlon Agnlnst the MU *
iciurl 1'nclllo nt Lincoln.
S , Dec. 10. [ Special to Tnc UKE. ]
Another convict fell out of the Nebraska
penitentiary last night in n sudden nnd alto
gether surprising manner. Ills name was
Charles Johnson and ho had been scnl up
from Dodpo county for two years on the
charge of forgery. Ho had but a few months
of his time lo servo and was looked upOii ns
n Iru.sty by the prisonofllcinls. Ho was em
ployed ns the night fireman in the boiler
plant und has always performed his
duties with as much fidelity as if he
had been employed by the state for the
work. Johnson went to work laut night ns
usual nnd was at his post every time the
guards made Iho rounds until 111:30. : When
the guard visited the Duller room at 11
o'clock Johnson was absent ami he was per
manently absent , for the 111031 careful
search 01' the grounds nnd nrlson enclosure
fulled to reveal his presence. It is believed
that ho left his work Immediately after the
uuardsinado the rounds at 10:30 : and making
his way to the walls surrounding the prison
yards , scaled thorn nnd made his way across
ttic country. Ho wns dressed in thu i-ognlu-
tiou prison garb nnd unless ho succeeded In
finding citizen's clothing on the outside before -
fore morning his capture sometlmo during
today ought to have been reasonably certain.
Ncnrly Hiirnoil to Death ,
Chief Mulor.o of the Lincoln flro depart
ment is authority for the statement that
during the past year twelve persons have
boon burned to death In this city by the ex
plosion of Kasolluo stoves. The flro on T
street Hourly supplied the thirteenth vic
tim. Mlsa Gertrude Kognior , n domestic in
the family of J. M. camp , llvlnt ? at I02tl ! T
street , lighted a tire In a gasoline steve last
night. Then slio discovered Hint the reser
voir needed tilling and extinguished the
light , us she thought. She failed to com
pletely extinguish the light , however , and
loft a small llamo burning indistinctly
around the burner. As suon as she wont to
1111 the tank the lluld caught 11 ro anil In an
instant her clothing was in llamos. She ran
screaming out of itoors , but fortunately the
people in the house were ublo to follow her
and tear the burning clothing from her be
fore she had been fatally Injured. As it
was she was badly burned about the waist
und hips. Ono arm was also badly burned ,
nnd the physicians who were called in were
of the opinion that nothing but the fuel that
the girl were n corset prevented her death.
The corset steels were heated almost red
hot and left their marks deep in the llesh.
The inmates of the residence were so
active in going to the assistance of the
young lady that tnoy neglected to look after
the house. The flames from the burning
gasoline had communicated themselves to
the woodwork nnd before the flro depart
ment had arrived the house was doomed. It
was entirely consumed , involving a loss of
$1.000 on the building and 100 on the furni
ture , none of which was saved.
Druggist * Not Utility.
The cases against the druggists , Schilling
and McKlnnoy , for alleged violation of
the rules of the excise board , were
completed nud both men .discharged
by Judge Waters. In Iho case
of Schilling but ono witness was examined.
W. A. Bales testified that ho had purchased
liquor of chlllins on Sunday , Do-
cemUor 1. The defense made no attempt to
refute tils testimony , but after establishing
the fact that he had been employed by
Mayor Weir , moved to dismiss the case.
The judge dismissed it. In the case against
McKinncy , the East O street druggist , \V.
A. Mahono swore that ho purchased a hall-
pint bottle of liquor to bo used as a beverage.
He produced the bottle. McKlnnoy swore
that ho bad not sold the liquor to the wit
ness and denied that no had nny half-Dint
bottles similar to the ono produced by the
witness. Dotectlvo Malone was sent to in
vestigate the bottle question , and ho re
ported that ho could llud no half-pint bottles
tles In McICinnny's store. The case wont
over , but was finally dismissed by the judge.
Asks for a Now Trial.
Interest in the case of Coberly and Mow-
berry against the Missouri Pacific , in which
the company was sued for damages for the
death of the two young boys killed by a
switch engine in the yards in this city was
revived again today by the filing of an ap
plication for a now trial with the clerk ol
the district court. The plaintiffs nllogo
that they have discovered another witness
in the pcrsou of Fred Chovront , who will
testify that at the time the accident oc
curred the two boys who were Killed were
in plain sight of ttio engineer , fireman and
switchmen. They claim that the Influence
of the railroad company was exerted to prevent -
vent this testimony from coming to light.
Two affidavits were iilso submittcd , ono by
Deputy Sheriff Dillon and the other uy At
torney L. C. Burr. They recite that during
the trial it became necessary to
take the Jury to the scene of
the accident und the Missouri Pacific
placed a private car at its service in
charge of Yardmaster Dolan. While at the
scene of the disaster five of the Jurymen
walked out to the switch nnd hold n private
conference with each other. They also
listened to the argument of Yardmastoi
Dolan until the deputy sheriff was compellet
to request the latter to denial. The object
of the affidavits is to prove that the Jury
was unduly Influenced by tin railroad people
Heard In th Court Jtoonii.
Mattie Shepherd and Hannah Ithyucarson
were today given divorces from their
respective husbands , the former on the
grounds of druiiKenncss , cruelty and nonsupport -
support and the latter on the grounds of
extreme cruelty.
The suit Drought against H. T , Clarke by
the administrators of the Ixnvrey estate to
recover ttio sum of $10,000 was dismissed
today.
Tno memory of the contesl over the estate
of John Sheody was revived again today by
the heirs coming into court with n request
for an order requiring J. II. MoMurtry , C.
W. Fishordiclc and A. D. Hieketts to specifi
cally perform their part of a contract to
purchase their interests in the estate for
J2-UKM.
The cuso in which William O'Shoa sues
the Hub Printing company of Kearney for
breech of contract is up for trial today ,
O'Shca moved u book binding plant to
Kearney and made u contract with the Hub
company whereby ho was to run Iho bindery
lib a part of the establishment and reealvo
onu-thlrd of ttio receipts. The Hub people
claim thai they lost 11,000 by the venture ,
and therefore there wore no reasons why
they should bo called upon for u division of
profits which they uover received.
Uulvertltjr Itecentl Meet' .
The regents of the State university mot
in annual session today lo receive the annual
report of Chancellor Cunficld. The report
was very volumnious , covering every de
partment of university work. In regard to
the finances of the university , the chancellor
states that by careful management the In
stitution will be able to pull through the
winter and until April and with no charges
ugalnst the funds for next year.
The most important part of the report
deals with the proposed changes In the cur
riculum , which embrace the abolition of the
preparatory department. The changes rec
ommended are brielly as follows : That
after Juno , 1H93 , the first year of the pre
paratory department for all groups bo
discontinued , balance to bo discontinued
after June , Ib'Ji" ' that the univertlty
provide for instruction in manual train
ing for entrance to the groups in Iho indus
trial colleen ; that thcro bo established , to
go into effect in IS'JS , n school of agriculture
and mechanical arts.
Chancellor Canlleld states iu Ills report
that in oixler to make this move entirely suc
cessful it Is necessary to n'ova stroocly and
| H3r lstenlly for such legislation us will make
posslolo the county high school.
Slate Dairymen lu Sctiluii.
The ninth annual convention of the Stale
Dairymen's association of Nobrosk.i met at
ho university chnpel ithis evening , thcro
being n largo attendance , , The association
rill bo in session ttireo dii vs , nud an exten
sive exhibit of d.ilry prodtfcis will be shown
n Grant memorial haU.'fliriie oxorcNcs to-
light partotik of n ] llceary and musical
character. Chancellor CjhllMd delivered
ono of his characteristic'1 hddros'ses of wel
come , while D. P , Aihburn mudo the re
sponse. Adrcsscs and , reports wore made
> y President Sutton artil Secretary Bnssett.
Jnoof the fcatursof thd > 'mustial program
was n solo by Jules iLumbard of Omntia.
Charles Harding of Norfolk ami Miss Hal-
tie Carpenter of York also assisted.
Lincoln IliituU In UniiiAtidt
The city council nl its regular meeting to
night offered for sal * the f'.HJ.OOO ' Issue of <
iter cent ten-twenty rofuiwUng bonds author
ised by the voters of the city of Lincoln at
the List election. The" " ccnupetltors wore H.
K. Moore , N. C. llroekaud 1) . C. Viuiduynof
Lincoln. J. N. Harris .t Co. of Chicago nnd
Lamprecht Bros. .V Co. of Cleveland. The
bidding , which started In u listless manner ,
became quite spirited later. U. M. Moore
started out with an offer of par , while N. C.
Brock offered $100 premium. Vanduyn
forced the bidding by offering $ ' . " 00 premium.
Successive bids ran the premium up to M.GOO
and accrued Interest. Harris .S : Co. offered
this amount und were given the bonds. The
sale is considered quite ml vantagoous to the
city , as two months ago Lincoln bonds wore
being hawked over .he east at TO cents ou
the dollar , with no tuKors.
l.hiculn In llrlnf.
Frank Huber will bo taken to the peni
tentiary tomorrow ,
Kugcno Vaughn was today sentenced to
Iho reform school for general all uround
wickedness.
Judge Lansing sent three boys. Henry
Hilchcock , Ulehard Dubois ami William
Pace , to the reform school today. They have
long enjoyed u bad record.
Sheriff McClay , who has been seriously ill
for six or eight weeks , is once moroubluto
bo about the city-although not yet in a con
dition to resume the active duties of his
office.
Albert F. Woods , assistant In the botani
cal laboratory at the State university , has
been appointed assistant chief of the division
of pathology In the Department of Agricul
ture at Washington.
It has been leurned that the uoscondiug
constahlo , W. C. Mallory , Is located at De
troit. An officer will bo sent to enforce his
return to Lincoln.
The official four years term of C. H. Ocro
as postmaster of the city of Lincoln will ex-
plro tomorrow. Consequently a great many
people look for an appointment tomorrow.
An li > Trutmrcr hwltrlio * .
O'NEiu , , Nob. , Dec. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEH. ] Messrs. Kootz , Dill-
worth ana Bnardsloy of the railroad com
mission 'and Messrs. Hughes and Reynolds
with Attorneys White und Wright have
been in the city today hearing the matter of
putting u transfer switch between the Kilt-
horn and Short Line at this place. A num
ber of witnesses were examined from
O'Neill , Atkinson , Stuart and Page. The
hearing closed at 4 o'clock. They go from
hero to Pluinviow in the morning on busi
ness 01" a like nature. '
ut Klkliuru.
Er.KiioRX , Nob. , Dec. 10. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] Burglars last night , or early this
morning , cracked the sifo ; in 13 , Lamhoefer's
general merchandise store hure. Four dollars
lars was the amount of the hall. The opin
ion prevails hero that tlio-.lrlck * ' was turned
by local talent. The suspected parties are
nndcr surveillance , and two or three arrests
are likely to follow. ' .
HIS LOS3 GAUGED HIM. '
Former Oinulit Druggist C.IIMFM tlin Arreit
of n liuinlilliif ? HOIHB I'roprlntur.
Charles W. Mullen , ,0110 , pf the uroorietors
of the gambling rooms , iu t ho "Denver. " was
taken custody yesterday and detained at the
stalion until John L. Wcb'stoi1. his attorney ,
came to his relief and signed u bond in the
sum of SIWH ) for his client's appearance in
police court this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The case thus instituted , promises to de
velop sonic interestlnir failures , as Attor
neys Gurloy and Hanso"ni'wlll appear for the
complainant , J. nuntzmger , wtio is a
traveling salesman In the , epiploy of a Chicago
cage liquor house.
The complaint and affidavit for a search
warrant in this case charge that Mullen anil
his partner , Charles O. Pieison , have set up ,
with felonious intent , various gaming de
vices nnd machines , such as faro , roulette
and stud poker tables , for the mirposo of
playing games of chuuco for money and
property. In compliance with the issued
search warrants these devices were seized
by the police Monday evening. Ilunt-
zingpr , it is alleged by the de
fense , took this course to revenge
himself for the loss of f 1'JOO. which he suf
fered on the green cloth. It is further
assorted that ho is no green man at the bus
iness , but has been around the rooms for
iwo weeks or more. Several years ago this
same party conducted a drug store in this
city on Howard street , but since that time
ho has resided in the Windy City. Tlio
prosecution contends that the money was
drawn from a local bank and lost ut a
gambling table in ono night , while the de-
tense will sot up that the total amount was
won by Huntzluger at tbe tables in the
Denver.
rmnn ( or Public Work * .
Chairman Winspoar of tne Board of Pub
lic Works is daily receiving copies of the
plans and specifications of public work
from the different cities of the country.
The chairman has a few Ideas of nls
own regarding specifications for public work
and will present them to the board when
those for the coming year are made up. Ho
favors all contracts In paving districts
going to ono contractor. That is , where a
street is to bo paved , ho bclioves one con
tractor should do the eutlr.o work paving ,
curbing und the putting inof water , sewer
and gas connections.
Commercial club incinbora must feel it a
duty lo attend Iho special meeting this even
ing nl 8 o'clock.
Mrs. (1. II. ' Ion * K.
Ii.xniiis'
IIADV ,
\VibsU-r ,
Iml. \Vmli.
I
Write Us at Once
If You Wish to Know
What Ctiticum
Has done for UG
> . I- 1
In Speedily Curing
Torturingt'.pisfigtiring ' ,
Humiliating iHiimors
After atf glse Failed.
Cuticura Has Worked
Wonders Iii Our Cases
And Has Proved Itself
Entitled to AU Praise
wu.
\VATER \ FOR WASTE PLACES
Meeting of the State Irrigation Oonveatioa
at North Platte ,
GREAT INTEREST SHOWN BY DELEGATES
Or. Mercer tit Oinnhn I'limcn to I'rcsiil
I'liiu lorn Mlp Aumirliitliiii i\ilnptn < l
Letter of IJnocMiinsiMiicnt Hold
nnd Alito Addrr rs Heard ,
NOIITII Pi.mneb. . , Doo. U .
Telegram to THE Ur.r.Two ] hundred men
faced President l.iA. Fort of the local irri
gation association this morning as he called
to order the first state Irrigation convention
ever held In Nebraska. The number In
attendance increased to400 during the
afternoon nnd evening. Of this number
about 1V ) are accredited delegates from the
principal towns of Nebraska west of the
100th meridian. Omaha is represented by a
dozen or more delegates , and Lincoln by one.
( .real interest U shown , being aroused at
limes to intense enthusiasm.
The convention was opened by prayer by
llev. J. C. Irvln. Mayor L. B. Warner of
North Platte welcomed the convention in a
fitting address to thU charming llttlo city ,
which has throvui open its homes lo tins
convention with a hospitality unexcelled.
Dr. Mercer 1'resulcs.
Dr. S. D. Mercer of Omaha was selected
ns temporary chairman and .1. C ! . I * . Hlldo-
brand of Lincoln , secretary , with Kd M.
Searlesof Ogullala as assistant. This or
ganization was later made permanent.
A letter was read from Hon. .1. Sterling
Morton , endorsing the movement , pledging
bis support In scouring thu aid and co-opcra-
ttou of Iho government , out warning the
convention against expecting to accomplish
too much , for the reason Unit water supply
was not sufficient to do what was demanded.
Letters of an encouraging nature wciv also
read from Senator Mandorson , ex-Governor
Furnas , Judge Broady und Colonel Alex
Hogelaml. while n congratulatory telreram
was read from William K. Smytho , Chicago ,
chairman of the national coinmk't-o.
Stain OrKUiilr.atlmi I'lll'iuoil.
The committee on orgaul/.atloti , K. B.
llowell of Omaha , chairman , reported in
favor of a permanent association being
formed to co-openHo with those of other
states , to moot in December of each year , the
officers of which for the ensuing year .shall
be : I. A. Fort , Lincoln county , president ;
.1. G. P. Hlldobrand , Lancaster county ,
secretary : P. Montensen , Valley county ,
treasurer , and an executive committee , con
sisting of the president , Martin tiering of
Scotts Bluff , U. B. Howell of Douglas , U
/Immerman of Dundy , D. H. Cronin of Holt ,
1C. M. Searles of ICcitli , together with a
vice president from each county. This report
was unanimously adopted.
Among the prominent persons present
are : Governor Crounse , 13. U. Moses , presi
dent and J. L. Brlstow , i secretary of the
Kansas Stuto Irrigation association : Martin
Mohler , secretary of the Kansas State
Board of Agriculture ; Judiro J. S. Kmroy ,
Topeka , lecturer for the National Irrigation
association and Donald W. Campbell , the
well known irrigation engineering authority
of Colorado.
I.lfttouoil In Alilo Ailtlresse * .
Judge Emory , D. W. Campbull and J. L.
Bristow delivered the addresses of the after
noon , all of which were practical , en
thusiastic and yet fair staloments of the
problems involved. Government aid was
favored for surveying and laying out dis
tricts , which shall properly combine water
sheds and basins , give an Intelligent idea of
available water on and under the ground and ,
In general , demonstrate the piuclicabillty
of irrigation , Also aid for the establishment
of experimental stations was advocated ,
storm water storage. Dumping water by
electricity or wind power , small farms , col
lection of farmers of irrigation districts into
villages , and the advantages of the whole
system of irrigation were eloquently set
forth m these addresses.
Continental
Clothing House.
* /
Smoking Jackets , .
$5 to $9.
On Wednesday morning- our stock of Smok
ing Jackets will be divided into two lots at$5OQ
and $9.00.
Silk Umbrellas ,
i
$3,50 %
Great special clearing sale of high grade silt
Umbrellas at $3.50.
Continental
Clothing1 House ,
refai
HEARD IT BEFORE ? WE STILL HAVE OVER $100,000 worth of goods that must be sold at retail
our Jewelry and Music storas. We make
THE
To CloseOut atOnee
Diamonds MUSICAL GOODS. Glasses
Of any size , mounted or unmountod ; MANDOLIN'S $5 up. .
Fitted scientific
by optician. Suits
prices lit any puree. GUITARS $5 up. faction .
guaranteed.
Goiuinc diamond rings $1. . " > 0 up $1000. VIOLIN'S COcup. .
CORNKTSSoup. GOLD CLASSICS M up.
IF1I IMVl Bund instruments for boys and mon. Spectacles , opera glasses , lorgnettes
Shoot i mi sicboolcK , music rolls , accor- Held glus c'S , barometers , thormomiv
Sot of G sterling silver spoons of the dcons , zithers , music boxes. tors , all ut greatly reduced prices.
latest ( lorliuin pattern Q > OoO "
Pocket Boob , Cigar Cases , "Watches
Sterling silver novelties of all kinds.
Latest novelties with silver From fL'.oO . All warranted.
mountings up. Even
Every article known to Iho jewelry
trade at low prices. ings or plain. thing imaginable in optical lino.
The Multitude Invited to Gome. Sea Our Stock and Prices , M'liot lii'jC liar 'if inif. luiy- ALL ARE WELCOME ,
' Fair LOOK AT THIS
The World's
Judges ga
Nothing Finer In the World.
Steinway , FROM
Knabe , $150.00
Ivers & Pond .
TONE.
The TOUCH. Voss , TO
Highest SCALE. Sl.000,00
ACTION. Sterling. . . ,
Award DESIGN.
MATERIAL. ORGANS
for CONSTRUCTION.
Self- playing Organs , Vocations ,
Sfory& Clark , Also Starling ,
Max Meyer & Bro. Co. ,
Western Kejircsentutlvtm , FROM # 50
1O22 Fiirnhnm Street , - Omaha , Neb.
UP TO S800.
MAX MEYER d BRO. CO. ,
OLD STAND. CORNER 11TH AND FAJBNAlft