THE OMAHA DAILY HEE : TOESDAY , MARCH 13. 1894.
DID NOT WEAR MALE ATI IRE
Mrs. Hold of Lincoln Denies the Story of
Mrs. Birnoy.
TRIAL OF A ST , LOUIS WOMAN AT LINCOLN
Charged with I'nrjury for Ili.vliiR Mndo
an Alllilnvlt Itellci.tlnK l.'pon the
Conduct or n Ciipltitl
City I.iuly.
LINCOLN , March 12. ( Special to The
Bco , ) Not since the lionacum trial has Judge
Spencer's court room been so well filled as It
was this forenoon when the case of the otato
Vgatnst Mrs. Illrnoy was called. Mrs. Hlr-
ney IH accused of perjury , In that she ( lied
nil affidavit In tha case In which Mrs. Held ,
u comfortable widow of this city , HUCS W. II.
Kelson of Fremont for $10,000 damages for
breach of promise. In the affidavit
nho mailo the assertion that Mrs. Held
was In the habit of dressing In
male attire , and. while so masquerading ,
would visit hoarding houses wht're she sus
pected that Nelson might be hiding. She
also declared that on one occasion Mrs , Reid
became so Inflamed with passion over Ncl-
HOII'S perfidy that she seized an axe and
chopped an oak dressing case to splinters.
These assertions ) , inado with all the formality
of a legal document , and clinched with an
oath , wcro too much for Mrs. Held , and she
Bworo out a warrant for Mrs. Hlrney'a arrest
on the charge of perjury. A dotcctlvo went
to St. Louis and placed the fair defendant
under arrest and brought her to Lincoln last
Thursday. The trial was first set for Satur
day and then postponed until this forenoon.
When the case was called Attorney Strode
nnd County Attorney Woodward appeared
for the state , while Mrs. Illrnoy was de
fended by 1. . 0. Ilurr. Nelson sat In the
room an amused spectator and a whole crowij
of curious men were present. Mrs. Held
testified first for the state. She stated
that Mrs. Illrncy had boon her housekeeper
from July 18 , 1893 , until last Christmas , when
she left very suddenly. She testified that
she had never split up a folding bed or a
dressing case ; that when Nelson came to
board at her liouso ho brought with him a
folding bed. Ho Was sick for a long tlmo
and when ha recovered he bottled his bill
nnd ( the allowed him $10 for the bed.
After Nelson left her house she learned that
ho proposed to claim the bed , whereupon
Hho gave It to her mother and has never seen
It since , although she 1ms had two de
tectives , ono from St. Louis and the other
from Nebraska City , to search for It. Shv
denied emphatically , and with much feeling ,
the assertion that she had masqueraded in
male attire.
MOltn DEFECTIVE MATERIAL.
Something of a sensation was sprung by
the Hoard of Public Works this forenoon
when the chairman of that body notified
Water Commissioner I'erctval that the
hydrants being put In by Cooper & Cole Hros.
on the new extensions of the city water mains
were not according to contract. Last week
the board rejected the valves furnished by
Dean & Ilorlon because the contract called
tor ono valve and the contractor fur
nished another. The council ordered the
Inferior valves put In notwithstanding
the fact that they were not ac
cording to contract and the Imposition
would have been completed had not Mayor
Weir Interposed his veto. The notion of the
board this forenoon created a great stir. The
contract for furnishing the hydrants was
awarded to Cooper & Cole Bros. The firm
agreed to furnish the Matthews hydrant at
$29.75 each. After the hydrants had been
delivered nnd two of them set Chairman
Dlnges discovered that the contractors had
palmed off Oalyln hydrants for the Matthews.
The Oalvln hydrants were greatly Inferior
and the firm would liavc turned a no.U penny
by the trade , for the contract called for
thirty-four liydrants. The matter will come
up before the council tomorrow evening.
WORKMEN * ENTER A PROTEST.
A delegation of fifty unemployed laborers
callqd upon Mayor Weir this forenoon to pretest -
test against the manner In which Water
Commlsslqnor Perclval liad been engaging
, help to ilay the now water mains. They
claimed that the water commissioner gave a
marked preference to the men who lived In
the Fifth \yan1 ; that he kept one gang of
men at work all the time Instead of giving
employment to all a few days at a time , ac
cording to the understanding of the mayor
anil council ; that ho so juggled the wage
schedule that the men received hut $1. < 10 per
day , when the council agreed to pay $1.50 ;
that ho gave preference to Russians and
that ho gave single men employment when
men of families woro. turned away. The
mayor Informed the protesting workmen that
DS the water commissioner was elected by the
people he was responsible only to the people.
They would liavo to see him. The workmen
wont In a body to the offlco of' the water
commissioner , but ho could not be found. A
great many of them expressed themselves
quite freely to The Dee , nnd asserted
In so many words that the water commls-
olonor , who Is a candidate for rcnomlnatlon
with plenty of opposition in his own ward ,
s
was engaging Fifth ward men to work on
the city Improvements with a view of secur
ing their support In the primaries. It Is but
justice to the" water commissioner , however ,
to say that other parties have been equally
positive that the workmen were nil con
trolled by Fifth ward statesmen , and that
while the delegation of unemployed was en
deavoring to flml the commissioner another
laboring man was Insisting to n group of his
fellows that the Third ward men were the
only ones who had any chance of securing
employment. It is pretty evident , however ,
that most of the workmen employed on tlio
public works were descended from people
who have populated the valleys of the Volga
for centuries and the English language
"would stand poor show with n majority of
them. Ono of the men connected with the
water department Informed The Iloo that of
the 140 men now employed by the commls-
ilonor over 100 ot them were Russians.
APPLIED THE MADSTONE.
Lincoln has suddenly leaped Into a now
prominence. It has boon discovered that the
city possesses a madstone , and already
v . patients have commenced flocking Into the
' * " * elty. On Saturday the lltttlo daughter of
Bmll Schott , living at Osccola , was bitten
! y a dog which was unquestionably afflicted
nrlth the rabies , Mr. Schott telegraphed
io Detective Alalono for Information con
cerning the whereabouts of a madstone.
Vho detective was personally acquainted
Ith the possessor of a madstono , at
present living at Carrolton , Mo. , and
ho replied to the Osccola man with a
letter df Introduction. From another
tource , however. Mr. Schott learned that
Alexander Hogolaml , the "newsboy's friend , "
had a nmdhtono. and consequently ho
brought his little girl to this city. The stone
adhered to the wound four hnUrs , and when
It fell away was full of virus. A Nebraska
City man bitten yesterday by a hog , which
soon afterwards died \ylth spasms , came
to Lincoln on the first train to Interview the
madstone , but the atone refused to have any
thing to do with the Nebraska man.
HOT POLITICS IN THE FIFTH WARD.
The municipal campaign in Lincoln Is bellIng -
Ing hot and the statesmen are especially
active In the big Fifth ward , whloh com
prises a largo portion of the business quar
ters of the city. The regular republican
caucus was held Saturday evening , at v.'hlch
the usual stirring resolutions were adopted.
Among others was a resolution favoring the
city ownership of the garbage crematory
and electric lighting plant and opposing any
extension of the present lighting contract.
The delegation was given to Cochran for
police JurtBO. narr Parker for councilman ,
Dobson for city engineer , Porclval for water
commissioner and Ludden for the school
board. The resolution opposing the extension
of the electric lighting plant and favcrlng
city ownership of on electric lighting plant
has raised the opposition of the Lincoln Gas
company , and as a result a rival delegation
Is In the Held today , the new delegation sup
porting Hurras for water commissioner nnd
endorsing the other caucus nominee * . The
primaries are In progress this afternoon ami
the contest Is exceedingly animated ,
PREPARING FOR TRIAL.
A.6. . Jones , the Sprague man who killed
Ills friend last month and , surrendered him.
self to Sheriff Miller yesterday afternoon ,
still declines to discuss the tragedy. HI *
father arrived from Henry county , Missouri ,
tlil morning , whllo hU wife and her father
came In later In the forenoon. The four
ciombors ot the family have been In consul.
tatlon most of the < lay. Several attorneys
Imvo cnllod at the Jnll , but If any of thorn
Imvo secured the privilege ot defending
JoncM at hl.i forthcoming trial they are keep
ing the fact entirely to themselves JoneV
friend , Jardyno. continued to assist in the
councils. Ho la a sort of a second father to
Jones anil evidently has a great ilc.il of In.
flncnco with him. Jardyno Is almost a typi
cal MIsNotirlan , although by birth ho Is a
Scotchman. Ho tins lived at Warrenton ,
about sixty miles west ot St. Louis , for a
great many years , and It was to him that
Joiici fled nftcr the traijedy.
Important Cnvi Il | u > o < l or.
HLOOMIN'QTON , Neb. , March 12.-Spoclal (
to The Ilcc. ) District court In this county ,
after having been In session two weeks , ad.
journed. A largo part of the court's tlmo
had been taken up with the case ot the ntnto
against James I ) . Gage , against \vlionl In for.
tnatlon was tiled for cmhc/Zlcincnt aud
wrongfully receiving deposits after the Slate
Hank of Franklin was known to ho Insolvent ,
and the case ot Isaac Chnpcl for arson. The
former caio Is ot general Interest to N'c >
hraskans from the fact of the defomlant'a
extensive acquaintance and political promt *
notice. The Jury , nfter having been out ovoi
thirty hours , failed to ngrco and were dis
missed. A poll of the jury disclosed the
fact .that eleven wcro for acquittal and ono
for conviction. The case against Isaac
Chapel resulted In a verdict of not guilty.
In February , ISM , the defendant was In.
dieted for attempting to burn the largo Hour
mill of Will & 1'olly at Naponee , Neb. Tha
Chapels arc among the oldest residents of
this county and have borne a good reputa
tion and been respected. The prosperity ot
the town of Naponeo depends largely upon
the mill , and Mr. Chapel Is a largo property
holder In the town and a man now 79 years
of ago.
I'tlilcnca "f .Murder Discovered.
HBATIUCra , March 12. ( Special Telegram -
gram to The Hee. ) Three lads who wcro out
for a , walk yesterday afternoon came upon u
box partially burled In the mud and soft soil
In a draw about a mlle southeast of this city.
Removing the lid , which had been securely
fastened with screws , It was found to con
tain the skeleton of a small child. There
was a crushed place In the skull , which indi
cated that the child had been struck with
some blunt Instrument. After examining
the bones the boys replaced the ltd and re
ported the matter to the police. Today i\
couple of ofllccrs , accompanied by ono of the
boys , went out to the place Indicated and
found the box as they had described It , but
the skeleton had been spirited away. The
box was about two feet long , eighteen Inchon
wldo and sixteen Inches deep. There Is not
the slightest clew as to who Is responsible
for the body being burled where discovered.
DrHpondi'iiuy l.i'inlH to Sulcldo.
GIIANI ) ISf-AND.Neb. , March 12.-Spo ( = lal
Telegram to The I3ee. ) Thomas lloeshaw of
Abbott committed sulcldo last night by
hanging himself In the rear room of his
house. Despondency la supposed to have
boeiv the cause. Ilocshaw leaves a wife and
live children.
IMOKBN BOW. Neb. . March 12. ( Special
Telegram to The lleo. ) Mrs. Wilson , who re
cently moved to this olty from Anselmo ,
attempted to commit sulcldo Sunday night
by talcing poison. She Is yet In a critical
condition. She had written directions to the
sheriff requesting that her furniture be sent
to her sister In Illinois. A warrant of In
sanity has been filed aqalnst her. and If
she recovers In all probability she will be
sent to the asvlum.
ItrvlMil nt Trruinsi'h.
TECUMSEII , Neb. , March 12. ( Special to
The IJco. ) Kovival meetings have been In
progress In this city for the past three weeks ,
and as a result ten converts have been added
to the church's membership. Two candidates
wore baptised In the Ncmalta river near the
city yesterday afternoon. Hcv. T. V. Davis , ,
Inje ot Iowa , has had charge of the meetings
and at a recent meeting pf the trustees of
the church he was voted a call here. He
accepted and will locate with his family hero.
WILDER , Neb. , March 12. ( Special to The
Dee. ) The mission at the Episcopal churci |
closed last night. Archdeacon Sanford , as
sisted by the rector , Bernard Clarke , con
ducted It.
Thlog Itulil More.
PERU , Neb , , March 12 , ( Special Telegrain
to The Dee. ) The general merchandise store
of W. W. Mardls of this place was broken
Into some tlmo last night by thieves , who
carried off nearly $400 worth of goods , con
sisting of jewelry , fancy and dry goods , to
bacco and a few other articles. Nothing
has been hoard as to the thieves' wlieru-
abouts or what direction they wont with
their stolen goods.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , March 12. ( Spe
cial to The Due. ) Durglars entered the resi
dence of Mr. Charles Menck yesterday and
carried away a lady's gold watnh and a gold
sugar spoon , leaving a lot ot silverware un
touched.
Young Duck Hunter Killed.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , March 12. ( Spe
cial to The Doe. ) While William Llllenthal
was hunting yesterday morning with a
younger brother his gun was accidentally
discharged , plowing a halo as big as a
dollar under the right collar bone , penetrat
ing the lungs. Death was Instantaneous.
The two boys were In blind , a flock of ducks
flow up , the deceased grabbed his gun hur
riedly and In some manner It exploded.
When news of the sad accident reached his
homo his mother fell into a swoon , caused
by fright , and a physician had to labor two
hours before ' she was revived. The young
man was 21'ycars of age , his brother 18.
Too Iliiiuly with Ills Pistol.
ELKHORN , Neb. , March 12. ( Special Tele
gram to The Hco. ) William Schnacker of
Kearney had his preliminary hearing In
Justice court here today on the charge of
shooting with Intent to kill. Ho pleaded not
guilty , although he does not deny the fact of
discharging a revolver on the premises of'
the prosecuting witness. The gun was fired
for the purpose of JntlmUIatlng the witness ,
who was after the'prisoner with a shotgun.
He was bound over to the district court and
In default of $2,000 bonds was sent to the
county jail pending his trial.
Sninll llliizn nt Wyiuoro.
WYWORE , Nob. , March 12. ( Special to
The IJoe. ) Last night fire was discovered
In the rear of the Hank of Wymore In a
room occupied by Misses Hacon and Mc-
Danlcl , used for a millinery store. The
stock was destroyed , but by prompt work
the building was saved with .but slight
damage. The loss Is about $1,000 ; Insurance ,
1BOO.
ir. 8. Court lit Hunting ) ) .
HASTINGS , March 12. ( Special Telegram
to The Hee. ) Judge E. S. Dundy and a
small crowd of United States district court
ofllclals came down to Hastings today to
hold the annual session of the court in Hast
ings. No cases wore called up. The court
stuck to Its room ami the court ofllclals saun
tered around the streets.
JohiKon County District Court.
TECUMSEH , Nob. . March 12. ( Special to
The Hee. ) District court for Johnson county
convened hero this morning , with Judge
Habcock in the chair. There are seventy-
two civil cases oiv the docket , but no criminal
business. The work will consume about two
weeks.
fieurlet Ke\er ut Henderson.
HENDERSON , Nob. , March 12. ( Special
to The Hee. ) A young child of Isaac Wall
died hero last Thursday of scarlet fever.
Two more children In the same family are
down with the disease , Quarantine measures
are contemplated.
Cliuneo of Hank OHlolula.
NEWMAN GROVE. Nob. , March 12. ( Spo-
clal to The Heo. ) The Newman Grove State
bank directors mot Saturday night and John
A. Hloomaulest was elected president In
place of J. W. I'rlmmor , who retires on ac
count of poor health ,
Injured In u Kuntiiriiy.
HASTINGS , March 13. ( Special Telegram
to The Hee. ) A young man named Schwartz ,
living several miles In the country , was
thrown by a runaway team against a tree
today and Buffered a fractured leg.
Dr. Moyer'H Trial.
NEW YORK , March 12. A motion was
granted today transferring the case ot Dr.
Henry 0. F. Meyer , charged with the poison
ing ot Gustavo llrandt. from the court of
oyer and termlnor to the general sessions.
Meyer hail a mistrial In December. He will
ba tried some time during April.
BOOTKLLE NOT SATISFIED
Maine Man InsisU that Hia Questions Have
Not Been Pairly Answered ,
VIEWS ON SECRETARY HERBERT'S ' REPLY
IIo Tallin of Confuiton of Idotn us to the
1'owor ut tlio Administration nnd
I.iitigli * nt tint I'roccdrntn
IiMluncvd.
WASHINGTON. March 12. Representative
Uoutelle of Maine has inado public his opin
ion on the report of Secretary Herbert to Mr.
Houtcllc-'s resolution asking by what author
ity Mr. mount was placed In charge ot the
naval forces at Honolulu. Mr. Doutollo says'
"The. secretary's letter shows afresh the
seeming confusion ot Ideas as to the limita
tions of official power that has permeated the
present administration. In asserting the
president's constitutional prerogative , as com-
maiulcr-ln-chlcf of the army and navy , he
appears to lose sight of the fact that such
authority can bo exercised only In accordance
with law and that the discretionary power
vested In the commaudor-In-chlef can no
more be delegated to an authorized agent
than can bo tlic power ot the president to
approve bills or veto legislation.
"Tho Irrelevancy ot the few precedents Is
as- obvious ns the evidently laborious ran
sacking of the records to find them.
"It is amuslug , " said Mr. Uoutelle , "to
note that this administration Is driven to
find the only semblance of precedence for Us
action In some orders Issued during tlio
famous San Domingo episode. Secretary
Herbert Invokes the letter of Secretary Robe-
son In 18CS of the steamer Albany directing
the captain to receive on board the three en
voys sent by the president to San Domingo ,
Informing him that General Habcock would ,
have certain orders from the president , and
with nn evident looseness of phraseology In
structed the captain to 'conform to all his
wishes and orders and to convey him to such
points as he desired to visit. ' Whllo the
wording of the letter was liable to broader
construction , the whole context shows that
the intent was to allow the movements of the
ship as a conveyance to bo determined by the
wishes and there was no suggestion of plac
ing the navy under a civilian for any mili
tary operation , as In the Ulount case.
"And that Is all Secretary Herbert has
been able to find In a hundred years of naval
operation to Justify the placing of the abso
lute command of an admiral and licet In the
hands of a civilian with the power to land
troops or embark them ; to evacuate Honolulu
lulu or open 11 ro upon It and who did assume
arbitrary military control of the navy and
peremptorily ordered Its flag to bo hauled
down.
"Tho secretary's letter entirely falls to
justify an act he must know was in flagrant
violation of the law , open contempt of the
explicit terms of the navy regulations , and
destructive to the fundamental principles
upon which the maintenance of good order
and discipline must depend.
"As a lawyer ho knows that even If Iso
lated cases could be found of unwarranted
assumption of power by secretaries called
Into ofllco from civil life , their action would
furnish no excuse for future violations of the
law , and it seems that any ono who had a
commission in any military service must
understand the absolute necessity for re
stricted military and naval command within
the limitations of organic responsibility , "
N Al'l'I.Ol'JCIATlONS.
Amount the Now Illlll \ \ Carry iUcn > ur s
of Economy.
WASHINGTON , March 12. The Indian ap
propriation bill Is likely tq be reported this
week. Chairman Holman of the committee
having It In charge expects that the total
appropriation will be $1,000,000 less than
that of last year , which will make the bill a
trifle above $0,000,000. This saving has been
made against rather spirited opposition from
Representative Wilson of Washington anjl
other members of the committee , who feel
satisfied that the bill should be brought up
to the mark of former bills when the meas
ure gets before the house.
In cutting down the allowances Mr , Hol
man has given attention to many ot the
branches In which the Indian .service Is di
vided , There Is a reduction on the Item for
Indian schools. This is not based on nny
opposition to the Indian school system , but
Is made by cutting down the allowances for
such schools as do not have their full quotfi
of pupils.
Efforts have also been made to cut flown
the expenss of Indian agencies by consolidat
ing them. It has been urged that In some
states having two or throe agencies the work
could be bettor done at a central agency.
This consolidation Is being opposed In the
committee on the ground that the value of
the agents would bo lessened If they wcro
given roving commissions to go around n
state , from agency to agency , with 'a divided
responsibility. Those who oppose the change
say that the Indian agency system has been
purged of its former taint of Irregularity
and corruption and has been brought to such
a stage of efllclency that It should not now
bo disturbed by experiments In consolida
tion based on economy at the expense of
efficiency. In case the consolidations are
effected In the forthcoming bill there will
bo vigorous resistance on the floor of the
house of representatives from the states
whore the Indians live.
Another line of proposed reduction Is on
the special agents of the Indian bureau and
the Interior department , who form a sort of
secret service In the Indian system. Mr.
Holman thinks there are too many of these
special agents , and ho urges a material re
duction In the force. This has been opposed ,
however , on the ground that the rapid ab
sorption of Indian lands by the government
and the steady encroachment ot the whites
makes It particularly important that the
special agents should be kept up to their
present number. They have been termed
"tho eyes of the department" by ono of the
members ot the committee , as their duty Is
to watch all transactions between the gov
ernment and the Indians , and to keep the
authorities at Washington informed. They
are the mediums of overcoming fraud
against the Indians or against the govern
ment.
A plan ot curtailing expenses , which meets
with general favor in the committee , Is that
for the consolidation of warehouses and sup
ply depots for Indian rations and supplies
At present there Is an extensive warehouse
and plant at New York , which makes It
necessary to store goods far from the Indian
country. Chicago will bo the main and only
depot for supplies , as It Is so located as to take
advantage of the prevailing market rates
*
and Is also easy of access to the Indian
country.
JUSTIOn WIIITK INOUCTKD.
K-N < < iintor from I.oiiUlium Tukos 1IU Scat
on tin ! Supreme Ilcnrh.
WASHINGTON , March 12. The Induction
Into ofllce of the new associate justice , ox-
Senator White of Louisiana , attracted a
large attendance to the supreme court today ,
as the ceremony always does. There has
been an unusually largo number of oppor
tunities to witness this ceremony In the
last few years. Not for many years have
there been so many vacancies and consequent
inductions of-Justices to seats on the bench
In so short a period as In the last and
present administrations. Justices Brewer ,
Drown , Shlras and Jackson have all taken
their seats since President Cleveland's
former term of ofllco , The ceremony of In
duction ot Justice White was very simple ,
but Impressive.
Justice White had taken advantage of
the slight delay In taking his seat after his
appointment to provide himself with his
own robe of ofllco and did not have to bor
row a robe , as most of his associates have
done.
As the hour of noon approached there was
no standlnc room to bo had In the court
room and the corridor outsldo was filled
with the disappointed ones. A large number
of distinguished men were In the court
room. The seats to the left of the bench
were reserved for the ladles ot the supreme
court and their guests. Among tuaao who
in i Got Married.
BJI S'i Why They .
BJI.III. .
Have you ovor-Jieard the atory , full of love autl pride nnd glory "John , " said she , "Look not so lonely , don't you know I love you onlyP |
How a pair" 6f happy sweethearts inado their minds up to got wodP Iiot us banish all forebodings , and bo happy while wo may , $
In the garden eat sweet Mary , bright and gay as any fairy „ v - „ . . - . .
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And bosido'Kpr John was sitting , listening to the words she said. Lot us lay our plans together for our happy wedding day. "
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"Ah , " said John , "for that I'm longing ; As through town you go n-shopplng ,
Still disheartening pome thronging , Into various places dropping ,
Everything ls so expensive whercsoo'er You find the People's Furn & Carpet t'o 's
I chance to roam , Sign above their door.
And although I've got some money , Where all furniture they sell you ,
Still not quite enough , my honey. You can ask , any one can .ell you ,
To meet the merchant's hlch prlco * For i\ small deposit and a promise , you
When wo furnish up our home. Can buy goods at their store.
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"Then , " said Mary , "do not worry , And all goods they sell at prices
Though to wed we're In no hurry , That the lightest purse entices
Still the sooner wo are settled , 'twill beHest Stoves and carpets , beds and bedding.
Host for you and I. Dining room and parlor sots.
I can tel | you where the place Is Everything In choice selection ,
That all Omaha graces , Set apart for your Inspection ,
Where the.e's furniture In plenty , and There you purchase goods at bargains
The prices are not high. _ _ , Tha * can never bring regrets.
"So dear John " said - ' don't look
, , pretty Mary , -'things so contrary
There's a bright and golden future yet in store for mo and you ,
And though we can't afford a carriage , lot ua not put off our inarriago
Our happiness compl eted shows what the People's Furniture and Carpet Co. ca do.
g America's Largest and Most Progressive House Furnishers.
Terms Presents for
Easy ,
With every purchase of $5 and over
810 worth of poods,31.00 per week An Imported Souvenir.
or 84.00 per mouth. With every purchase of ill ) and over
$25 worth ot goods , $1.60 per A World's Fair Portfolio
wcok or Sfi.OO per month. Containing 110 photographs of nvi-ry-
' thlug that was Intm-osiing In the White
$ p)0 worth of poods , $2.00'per City , Ii Is uull bound and Is without
quest Ion the finest , most conipluui 1,011-
$ S.CO month.
\yook or per folloof thu World's Fair ynt Issued.
$75 worth''of goods , 82.50 per With every purchuti * of * 'J5 urnl over
week pr SlO-Ot per inontti. A Nice Rue- .
With every purchase of $75 and
over
3100 worth .of poods , 84.00 per
A Pretty Rocker.
week or 815.00.-pcr month
With every purcliuso of $100 and over
$ 200 worth' ' of poods , 85.00 per A Beautiful Pair of Lace
week or $20.00 per mouth.
Curtains.
Formerly People's Mammoth Installment House.
ocupled them were : Miss White , sister of
the now justice , Mrs.Fuller , Mrs. Harlan ,
Mrs. Shlras. Mrs , Braver , Mrs. Carlisle.
Mrs. Ulssell , Miss Strong , Mrs. Prouty and
a large 'number of others'
Senator Vllas , beUveohvhom and Senator
\Yhlto a , cordial intimacy has < exlsted , was a
spectator , as. were also"Senators , White of
California , Stewart , Lindsay , Mitchell of
Oregon and quite a large number of members
of the house.
The ceremony of installation was soon
over. The court filed Into the room and
took Its place , all belng present but Justice
Jackson , who Is still detained In the south
by Illness. The new Justice had previously
been sworn In by the chief Justice In the
clerk's office.
When the court had been seated and
opened with the usual announcement. Chief
Justice Fuller unnoqnced that Justice White
\yas present and ready to take the oath of
office. The candidate was seated Just be
hind Clerk MoKlnney , who thereupon arose
and read the commission by the president.
Justice White thqn arose and read
the oath of ofllce In a deliberate
manner and with clearness and distinction ,
every pno ! lt the court room standing. Tlio
quiet In the court room was then broken by
the rustle of garments as every ono was
seated and Justice White passec ? around
behind the bench to the left hand end , where
Justice Shlras. his neighbor on the bench ,
shook hands with 'lira.
ISUItlMl BUA MATTIiltS.
England Mini tlui United htiitns Trying Hnril
to Item-It S mn Agrcttmriit.
WASHINGTON , March 12. Secretary
Gresham nnd Sir JulianPauncefote , the
English ambassador , are having many con.
sultatlons In an effort to arrange matters seas
as to give effect to the findings of the arbi
trators In the Bering sea case. The bill
recently Introduced In the house of repre
sentatives by Mr. McCrcary , at the Instance
of Secretary Gresham , Is but ono step on the
road to a final settlement. That measure ,
which defines the limits of the two zones
within which seals may not bo taken at all ,
or only under certain conditions , applies
solely to vessels sailing under the American
( lag. As soon as It shall become a law a bill
of similar tenor will be Introduced In the
British Parliament. That body Is not now
in session , but It will be In a short tlmo ,
and , It Is believed here , that there will bo no
delay In securing the necessary legislation.
Further than this , It will be necessary to
negotiate a treaty between the United States
and Great Britain to make binding the re
sults of the arbitration , and to this end
efforts are now In progress.
The principal object to bo secured from
our point of view Is a binding agreement 0:1
to the punishments to bo meted out to
offenders , and , especially , to bring within
the reach ot our laws"1 the pelagic sealera
under the British Hag1. ' ' 'It ' would he of little
avail to seize these crafts and carry them
to port only to have them discharged by the
Judiciary. And as cqnjjrpss has no power to
legislate In the case 'flfjiBritish subjects , It
becomes necessary to 'Heck authority by
treaty for the seizure i of offenders of this
nationality. "I
There Is some question as to whether or
not the modus Vivendi will continue In
operation even after tlio > enactment of the
legislation now pondln ibeforo congress nnd
before Parliament. In t-BOino quarters the
view Is taken that thtssftgrcemont will con
tinue In full force ntirffio ) very last measure
necessary to give effect ? to the arbitrators'
findings have been aijqpted. If this view
should prevail It would.bear very hard upon
our Interests , for It would oblige the North
American Seal company. to confine Us catch
to 7,500 skins , to tl lr , severe loss , and
would also deprive o.vr ( government of the
bonus of $10 per skln.i vflilch It would receive
from the 60,000 skins which might bo taken
In other circumstances. This Bum , aggrega
ting 1500,000 , would go a long way toward
defraying the expense ot maintaining the
fleet of naval and revenue marine vessels
on police duty In Bering sea , nnd , besides ,
It Is a question whether the government
would not bo liable to the seal company for
Its losses sustained by reason ot the undue
restriction upon Us operations Imposed by
the modus vlvendU
Nine Million 1'nrktiRra at Hoed * .
WASHINGTON. March 13. The annual
distribution ot seed by the Agricultural de
partment will bo completed at the < yid of
this month. Practically all ot the 100 tem
porary employes engaged In the work will
be dropped from the rolls at that tlmo. The
total number packages of seeds sent out
from the tlmo the annual distribution com
menced late last year will aggregate l- )
000,000.
MADELINE IN A SWOON
( Continued from First Page. )
Miss Pollard as to who was the father ot the
child ? "
CJolonel Brecklnrldge leaned forward ,
breaking In eagerly : "I object to that , "
and his attorneys chorused the objection.
"State the objection , " said the Judgo.
Mr. Wilson said that the question hail
been carefully guarded. The qbjectlon was
admitted , and , after more cross-fire , Dr.
Parsons said : "I called upon Colonel Breck-
Inrldgo at his residence on M strept with a
bill to Miss Pollard for my services. IIo
fqrwarcled the payment of the bill to mo. "
She ) iat' seen Colonel Brecklnrldge and
Miss Pollord together on the street.
( n response to cross-examination. , the doc
tor said sjie told Colonel BrecUlnrldgo that
she had kept the bill for several weeks until
paid ; had heard that ho was Miss Pollard's
guardian an.d asted | him to pay it.
After the brief cross-examination of this
wjtnesa the legal controversy held over tlio
depositions was renewed , Mr. Butferworth ,
for Colonel Brecklnridgo , moving to suppress
a deposition taken for the plaintiff In Lex
ington March 7. Notice , he said , had been
served on Mr. Shelby , who was tJipn an
attorney In the case , having only appeared
for the defendant on one or two occasions ,
when depositions were taken under special
authority.
Affidavits by Colonel Brecklnridgo , his son ,
Uesha Brecklnrldge , and his partner , Attor
ney Shelby , were read at considerable
length , regarding the defendant's arrange
ments with counsel , which did not seem
altogether relevant In part , Judge Bradley
once Interrupting to Inquire : "What has
that got to do with this matter ? "
IT CAUSKD A HOW.
The main point made was that notice ot
the depositions should have been given to
Colonel Brecklnrldgo's lawyers In WoshlngI
ton , Messrs. Thompson & McKenney. Mr.
Butterworth argued at length and then Mr.
Johnson replied for the plaintiff , referring
rather sarcastically to what he termed the
peculiar proceedings In Kentucky , and tha
peculiar manner of the connection of the
Kentucky attorneys to the case , who had ap
peared generally In the preliminary proceedIngs -
Ings for the advantage of the defendant , but
whoso connection in matters to his disad
vantage had secret qualifications. Speaking
ot the depositions for Colonel Breckinrldgo ,
neither the defendant nor Attorneys Totton ,
Thompson & McKenney had appeared , but
always the Kentucky attorneys , of whom It
was now said that they had not been attor
neys of record. Mr. Johnson characterized
the objection as a piece of chicanery , insolence -
lenco and effrontery.
When Mr. Johnson had finished his argu
ment , Judge Bradley said the court would
adjourn. Mr. Shelby of Kentucky , ot whom
Mr. Johnson had spoken sharply , jumped to
his feet saying : "Will your honor allow
me , " but Judge Bradley adjourned court.
As soon as ho had done so , Colonel Breck
inrldgo stepped up before the bench and ad
dressed htm about some matter , but the
judge waved him aside with an expression
Of annoyance on his face.
An exciting scone , Indicating the Intense
feeling which exists between the counsel
on the opposing sides , occurred just outsldo
the court room when the court adjourned for
the day. Mr. Shelby , ot counsel for the de
fence , rebuked Mr. Johnson , of counsel for
the plaintiff , for his harsh criticism of Mr.
Shelby during the course ot the afternoon's
proceedings. Hot words followed , and before
the outcome could bo stopped Mr. Shelby
struck Mr. Johnson a blow. Mr. Carlisle
came to the assistance of Mr. Johnson and In
a moment the lawyers on each fiUlc were in
volved In what would undoubtedly have been
a lively fracas had not the cool-headed In the
crowd of members of the bar which sur
rounded the angry lawyers Interfered and
separated the combatants.
The affair created somewhat of a sensation
nnd added to the remarkable Incidents of
the day.
Judge Bradley stated ho would Investigate
the trouble In the morning and fine the
offending persons for contempt of court.
Will Oppo o IlrorklnriilRo for CoiiKroiin.
LEXINGTON , Ky. , March 12. This after
noon at the Lexington opera house , what
promises the hottest congressional campaign
known In the Ashland district since 1878 , was
duly Inaugurated In a speech from Hon.
William C , Owens of Scott county. Owens
was the first to enter the race against Con
gressman Brccklnridgo , and will bo the first
to open the fierce battle for the seat In con
gress now occupied by the defendant In the
celebrated broach ot promise suit In prog
ress at Washington , which Is attracting the
attention of the whole country. In 1878 Ed
Marshall ran as an lndep"iulent candidate
against Hon. J. O. Blackbuin and was de
feated. The place now being sought by Mr.
Owens , Hon. Evan Settle , and the Incumbent
has been graced by such men as Henry Clay ,
Thomas A. Marshall , Richard Mentfec , John
J. Crlttendcn , John C. Brecklnrhlgo , James
S. Beck , Joseph 0. Blackburn and W. C. P.
Breckinrldgo. Colonel Brecklnridgo Is now
serving his fifth term.
Nuliruxlca City I emocnitx Nominate Can
didates for the City OfllcuH.
NEBRASKA CITY , March 12. ( Special
Telegram to The Bco. ) The democrats held
their city convention this afternoon and
placed In nomination the following ticket :
Mayor , D. P. Rolfo ; clerk , II. M. Boydston ;
treasurer , 0. N. Watson ; police Judge , I | .
Alrd ; councllmen , First ward , Mike Bauer ;
Second , William Hawko ; Third , Fred Foss ;
Fourth , W. A. Cornutt ; Board of Education ,
George W. Hawko , W. M. Clary and Dr.
Claude AVotson. Mr. Itolfo states positively
that he will not accept the nomination. In
this event the central committee will proba
bly select John J. Teten.
DECATUR , Neb. , March 12 , ( Special to
The Beo. ) The people's party at the caucus
Saturday evening nominated F. J. Grlllln ,
H. D , Byrani , Geargo J. White , John G.
Ashley and D. W. Ettlemun ns counclmon. |
These men favor high license In preference
to the bootlegging system of the past year.
The better class ot citizens will support the
above ticket and the saloon keeper will prose
cute the bootlegger.
BROKEN BOW , Neb. , March 12. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) An anti-license con
vention was hold In this city Saturday night.
These officers were nominated : Mayor , Dr.
J. J. Plckott ; city clerk , J. B. Jones ; treas
urer , J. M. Klmberllug ; police Judge , U , J.
Gaudy ; engineer , E. F. McClure ; councllmen ,
M. M. Parkhurst , H. H. Wlrt , R. E. Glass
and L. E. Klrkpatrlck.
HASTINGS , March 12. ( Special Telegram
to Tlio Bee. ) Caucuses of the republicans
and Law and Order league were held hero
tonight to select delegates to the conven
tions to be held respectively Wednesday
nnd Friday.
It'JiSTJSItX I'KXHIOA'S.
Veterans of tlio T.utnVtir Itmnrmbcroil by
the < ioi < < riimrnt.
WASHINGTON. March 12. ( Special to
The Bee. ) Pensions granted , Issue of March
1 , wcro :
Nebraska : Original Bentley Crabb , Lex
ington , Dawson. Increase William S. Work
man , Junlata , Adams ; Thomas Chandler ,
Button , Clay. Reissue Foxwoll Fletcher ,
Fletcher , Washington. Original widows ,
etc. Luclnda Brlttan , Plattsmouth , Cass ;
Agnes Kanuck , Nellgh , Antelope.
Iowa : Original William I ) . Ferreo , Dos
Mollies , Polk , Increase Allen W. Noah ,
Central City , Linn ; Corydon R. Elsborry ,
Dysart , Tnma. Reissue , George Phillips ,
Brooklyn , Poweshlek ; Charles Perkins , Man
chester , Delaware. Reissue and Increase-
Adam Turnbull , Mason City. Cerro Gordo.
Original widows , etc. Mary J , Miller , Lucas ,
Lucas ; Sarah Henderson , Agency , Wnpello ,
South Dakota : Original Moses Brough ,
Andover , Day.
North Dakota : Original John A. Merry ,
Wushburn , McLean ; George J. Henry , Lud-
den , Dickey.
Colorado : Increase Joseph Ilaaf , Diwklns ,
Pueblo , Original widows , etc. Harriet E ,
Ulsh , Hyde , Washington.
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Both Bowland , colored , arrested Sunday on
suspicion of having held up Miss Edholm
Friday night , was discharged In police court
yesterday. Miss Edholm failed to Identify
htm as her assailant and there was no evi
dence pointing to his guilt , BowlanU s.iya
that the statement that ho was an ox-convict
was u mistake.
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Pitcher's Castoria.
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