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HT ' THE OMAHA DAILY BFE : WEDNESDAY , MAY 1(5 ( , 19-1 , MASONS BURYING A MASON .Midnight Funeral Services Hold by the Order at Beatrice Last Night. FRATERNITY HONORS LATE LEE P , GILLETTE Knight * of Kmtculi f-nr * llrti | 1om for llio Haul of a Drpnrlod Hrollirr Clrnnil I.oil go Mortice * to lie Hold Today. CB , Neb. , May 15. ( Special Tplo- KMtn to Tim Dec. ) Slnco yesterday after noon members of the Masonic fraternity from all points of the state Imvo been ar riving In tlin city for tlio purpose of attend ing the funeral services to ba held over the body of Captain Leo I1. Gillette , whoso death occurred at 0 o'clock Sunday even ing. Captain Gillette was born In Klngwllle , O. , In April , 1832 , was married In 183S and removed to the weat. Ho was a member of the First Nebraska cavalry , enlisting In 1801 at Nebraska City , becoming lieuten ant. Ho was a member of General Low "Wallace's command and received serious wounds at the battle of Shlloh. At the cloio of tha war ho received a lieutenant's commission , serving In the United States regular army u ' 11 1SCS , when ho returned to Ncbraika Cltto make his home. From there ho removed to Lincoln , and from there to Dcatrlco , wlicro ho has passed the last ten years of hli life , being employed n greater portion ot the time In the Implement and coal business. Captain Gillette was In the front rank us a Mason , having been before the war grand custodian of the state of Nebraska and being elected to that responsible potltlon n second time a number of years ago. He was also grand lecturer for the grand chap- tot * of the state , and was at the tlmo of his death high priest of Livingston chapter of this cltv. Deceased wa one of the twenty-two 33- degree Masons In the state and Is the first member to bo called to the grand ledge above. At 10:30 : o'clock tonight (12 ( o'clock Wash ington time ) In answer to cards gent out liy James Gilbert , preceptor of St. Adrow's prcceptory. Knights of Kadosh of Omaha , a largo concourse of Masons , comprising mem bers of that order of all degrees from Master Masons to Scottish lUte members , gath ered at Centenary Methodist Episcopal church to witness the funeral obsequies over the remains of Mr. Gillette. Asldo from members of the fraternity there were pres ent n largo number of ladles and gentlemen , and the scene presented was a most solemn and Impressive one. Thirty-second degree Masons to the number ot fifty or more found themselves around the casket , which was covered with the emblems of thn order , and performed a most beautiful ceremony , lastIng - Ing thrce-ninrtcrs of an hour and being led by Grand Preceptor James Gilbert of Omaha , assisted by I'ast Grand Master French of Kearney and other prominent Masons from different parts ot the state. The body will lie In state at the church tintll 10 o'clock tomorrow , when the public service will be held under the auspices of the grand lodge , with Grand Master James Dloch of nioomlngton In charge. The lodges from Lincoln and other surrounding cities and towns have signified their Inten tion to bo present , and without doubt the attendance will bo the largest that has ever participated In a funeral scrvlco In southern Nebraska. FAmvnr.r , IIOTIH. IIUKNKD. Flro Fanned by n South IVlnd Spread to Other llullclln s. FAUWELL , Neb. , May 15. ( Special Tele gram to The Dee. ) Flro broke out In the Bursoych hotel at 11:40 : a. m. today and at 1 o'clock p. m. the hotel , saloon , .hardware and Implement house In the. same block were In ruins. The hotel and furniture , owned by Alev Ilurseych , and Insured for $1,100 , wore valued at J1.G50 ; nothing saved. The saloon and hardware and Implement buildIngs - Ings were owned by Adam Larkowskl and Insured for $2,100 , their value being $2.000. The saloon fixtures and stock were owned by 'John ' LarkowsUI , who carried no Insurance , but most of It was saved. The hardware and Implement stock , owned by Ed Larkow- Bkl , was Insured for $5GO and valued at $1,200 ; most of It saved. A dwelling , owned by Kd Lnrkowskl , adjoining the Implement liouso , was damaged slightly , but the loss Is covered by Insurance. A stable and wind mill owned by Adam Larkowskl also burned , tha loss being about $100 ; no Insurance. A very high south wind prevailed. The bucket brigade proved unavailing. Small grain looks well , but needs rain badly. The acreage of corn Is 20 per cent larger than usual. The acreage of other grain Is somewhat smaller than usual. THINKS HE HAS A MISSION. County Fnrnior Imnglnos Ho Is Dlvlnrly Hont to Kxpnl Crovnr. GANDY , Neb. , May 15. ( Special to The Beo. ) Another Logan county farmer has gone crazy. William Thomas , living In the eastern part of the conuty , Imagines ho Is commissioned by God to go to Washington nnd turn Graver Cleveland out of the whlto liouse , and that as soon as ho would order htm out ho would get down on his hands and knees and crawl out. Ho says heretofore that ho could not read or write , but now ho can out talk any man In the United States , nnd ho has Bent for n. D. Shrader to let him know ho could out talk him. It has been hinted for years that ho once had trouble In Missouri nnd that ho was going under an assumed nnino. Ho now says his iiamo Is George Washington Bntson. Steps . will bo taken at once to have him taken to Norfolk. Kotnn from I'rvinont , FREMONT , May 15. ( Special Telegram to The Beo. ) Mrs. Thad Qulnn was thrown from her wheel , causing a painful sprain to liar ankle. Pcntacost services were conducted at the Gorman Lutheran church on Monday. Matt Themes , an old and well respected citizen of Uldgloy township , died Sunday , aged G5 years. The mercury hovered around 35 degrees yesterday. At a special meeting of the city council It was decided to largely extend the water pipes In the city and put In twelve addi tional hydrants and add three new wells to tha water supply at an estimated expense ot ? 8.000. Preliminary to , the organization of an Eastern Star lodge , Mrs. Lou B. Mil t hews was elected worthy matron , Mrs. Klla lloyco , nbslstant matron , * nnd George A. Storey , worthy patron , at a meeting held In Masonic , - > 3\M last evening. The further organization ' Is expected to bo completed during the week. Billy Cdwards , employed In Fred DeLa- Matyr's barn , had bis leg fractured In a tussel with a hone. Messrs. Perrlgo , Llvcsoy and Eberrole , of ficers of the Nebraska division League of American Wheelmen , wheeled Into town from Omaha and hold a business meeting with their associate officers ot Fremont. Benjamin Olcsen , aged IS years , was fined $14.80 In police court for abusing his mother. Being short of money ho went to jail. Odd follows ut Junlutn. JUNIATA , Neb , , May 15. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) A district meeting of Independent 'Order 00 Odd 'Fellows ( was held hero tonight. Delegates were present from Hanson , Uonlphan , Blue Hill and Hastings for Instructions. Grand Master 2. J. O'Nolli of Pawnee City and Grand Sec retary I. p. Pag.0 of Fremont nnd other prominent Odd Fellows were present with the Hastings team , and Junlata exemplified the floor work of the first degree , after which al went to Allen's hall and partook ot a flno banquet. All the delicacies of the aonson were served and speeches wore made. Over 100 from abroad Mere In attendance. lluliaiiig night Away. PALMVUA , Neb. , May IB. ( Special to The flee. ) Deforo the smoke had cleared away from the ruins ot yesterday morn ing' * fire the sound ot the saw and ham mer was heard and rebuilding bad com- ruonwd. Thomas Doll , In whose store , a Jjrlck block- , the ftr commenced , U already preparing" to put up a far better bulldlnp , white moat of the other lotcrs will zpirdl y rebuild.Hi" bank safa ami those that were In tha other itare * are still under n pile of brick In the ru'ns. The * ervlcc of an ex pert will bo required to open the bank safe. Probably not moro ihnn ZO per cent of the lon'ca art ) covirwl by Insurance. Tha origin ot the fire U RUM a mystery- All sorts of theories are advanced , but they all reach one conclusion , that the tire was the work of an Incendiary. I.nrga l.iuul M.ilu In Knor County. NIOnitAllA , Neb. , May 15. ( Special Tele gram to The Ileo. ) The largest sale of land over ninilo In this county to one party took place hero today at United States marshal sale. Nine thousand acres were sold to lj. C. llarr of Lincoln for $30,000. The land comprises omo ot the best In Knot county and the Bale Is the result of a long pending court case , In which A. S. Patrick of Omaha Is plaintiff against Edwin Davis of New York. The land has been sold for ta es many times and much of It Is In the bunds ot others , but It Is In such shape that the equity can bo purchased at Its In terest and penalties. It Is estimated that the coit when everything Is cleared up and the title again straightened will be about $12 an acre , nnd the land ls north fully } 20 , for It Is the cream of the county ami secured at an early day at $1,25 per acre In the open market. Marshal Whlto was hero In person , accompanied by Hon. J. M. Woolworth and A. C. English ot Omaha and Hon. J. C. Crawford , R. S. Ulako nnd J. S. Lasch of West Point , at torneys nnd bidders. This sale will open up an excellent tract of land for actual settlers. llccrptlon to Woodman at Kearney. KEARNEY , Neb. , May 1C ( Special Tele gram to The Ileo. ) The camp of Modern Woodmen of America , assisted by the Royal Neighbors , gave a grand reception and ban quet to their friends and visiting neighbors this evening. Dcforc the banquet n pro cession of Woodmen , headed by the Midway Military band , marched down Central ave nue , and over 200 wore In line * nearly half of whom were from Shelton , Gibbon , Amherst - herst and Elm Creek. The banquet Waa tendered In the city hall , and over 300 plates were spread. The camp of Modern Woodmen In this city has over 150 mem bers nnd Is In n growing nnd flourishing con dition. The banquet tonight was In honor of the seventh anniversary ot the organiza tion ot this camp. Levying on u Itnclng Mara. TODIAS , Neb. , May 15. ( Special to The Bee. ) Sheriff Dorwart of Wilbur and Deputy Doanc of Western came up to Tobias today and levied a writ of replevin upon n racing , mare belonging to Lewis Newby. Last Friday the deputy came up and levied an execution upon the animal , but In some manner It got loose while tied to a post , went homo and was locked In the barn. To day the sheriff forced the door and took the maro. This Is the result of the ? escapade which took place before Judge Barnes last summer nnd which has been hanging fire ever since. Orel Has No Chief of Tolico. ORD , Neb. , May 15. ( Special to The Dee. ) The mayor and city council have reached a deadlock on the appointment of a chief of police. The mayor , being a prohibition ist , Is desirous ot appointing a chief from the same party , while "the council , who nro five to ono In favor of license , think their opinions ought to receive some considera tion. A regular and two special meetings Imvo been passed without arriving at an agreement , and as the former chief has been discharged by the mayor , the city Is at present without a guardian of the peace. Pushing Andrews for CongrosHman. HASTINGS , May 15. ( Special to The Dee. ) The political campaign opened up in a lively manner last night , when a number ot the Hastings republicans met In the district court room and made preliminary arrangements to form ward Andrews club's. Commlttecmon were appointed In each ward to secure members and call ward meetings , and the object of the various clubs will be , as the. names Indicate , the advancement of the candidacy of Hon. W. E. Andrews for the position now held by Congressman McKelghan In the Fifth district. Girl Wants Illni Arrested. NEBRASKA CITY , May 15. ( Special Tele gram to 'The ' Boo. ) A warrant was Issued today for the arrest of Ed Wooster. Miss Kate Felthauser is the co'mplalnant. She alleges that while Wooster was accompany ing her homo from a dance ho assaulted her. Both of Mio young people are well known. Woostcr Is an employe of the D. & M. and went to Peru this morning. Ho has not yet been arrested. On 1'otltlnn of Ono of the Partners NEBRASKA CITY , May 15. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) The firm of Becker & Tangeman ot Talmagc , ono ot the best known In Otoo county , was today placed In the hands of Sheriff Hubcrleo as temporary re ceiver. Mr. Becker was petitioner. Ho alleges that the business Is conducted In a very unsatisfactory manner and that Tango- man Is running the buslnes * for his ex clusive benefit. Republican Stuto Committed. LINCOLN , May 9. The republican state central committee Is called to meet at the MIHard hotel , Omaha , Tuesday , May 22 , at 8 o'clock , p. m. A full attendance Is desired , as the tlmo and place for holding the next state con vention will bo at that time decided upon. BRAD D. SLAUGHTER. Chairman. Now Mini In the Kclltor'H Chair. GANDY , Nub. , May 15. ( Special to The Bee. ) Carl G. Clouso will take charge of the Logan County Pioneer this week. Frank E. Douglass , who has been editor for n month or more , will do the mechanical part. 11KMIXOTOX 1'ATKlfX ItlOUTS. Typewriter Features the Subject of a Suit for IJaniageH. HARTFORD , Conn. , May 15. Legal papers have just been served hero In the suit of the Remington Typewriter company against Miller & Martin , agents ot the Franklin typewriter , for Infringement of patents. Similar proceedings are being instituted In other sections of the country. Talking ot Hobulldlng the Tabernacle. BROOKLYN , N. Y. , May 15. Another meeting ot the trustees ot the Brooklyn Tabernacle was held last evening at the residence of Dr. Talmagc. A committee was appointed to adjust the insurance and another to select a place for the congregation , pend ing the erection of a now church. The further statement was made that after a complete financial settlement there would still remain about $30,000 to the credit ot tbo Tabernacle fund. No definite action was taken concerning the rebuilding of the Tab ernacle. Dr. Talma go did not tender his resignation and it U understood ho will re- Ynaln pastor of the Tabernacle congregation at least until the question of rebuilding the church has been definitely settled. Wo could not Improve the quality If we paid double the .price. DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salvo Is the best salve that experience can produce , or that money can buy. Searching for Her I'urcntg. WICHITA , Kan. , May 15. Sheriff Royce has received a letter from Miss A. Carleton , Springfield , Mo. , endorsed by G. W. Hughey , pastor Bentoa Avenue church , requesting in formation about her parents. She says she Is 24 years ot age , and was stolen from Virginia by Robert O. Crowe and wife when only S years old. She lived to bo 14 think ing she was their child , and then overheard a conversation between tha Crowe woman and a stranger and learned that she uas not their daughter. Thinking she had over heard this conversation , the Crowes threat ened repeatedly to kill her and she ran away and hid In Missouri. She thinks her parents or brother now reside In the west. licnedlct Arnolu'i Homo Sold. NEW HAVEN. Conn. , May 15. The old homo of Benedict Arnold In this city baa Just been sold for the use of a lumber firm. Relics from It will be taken by the New Huvim Colony Historical society. Ono word describes It , "perfection. " We refer to DeWltt' * Witch Haiel Salve , curea OTMTI'V \ VTTP TTP PA Oil DA PI/ STATE WANTS IIS lASIl BAIK lirst Ctep Toward Reimbuisament for Capi tal National Losses , NEARLY A QUARTER-MILLION INVOLVED Case Agnlnit J. K. Hill to Ho Tried Mcfora the Supreme Court and \rltli u Jury Novelty In Xrlirathn Jurisprudence. LINCOLN. May 15. ( Special to The Bee. ) The attorney general today asked leave of the supreme court to flic n petition In the case of the state of Nebraska against J , E. Hill ct al. This Is the first step toward the flnnl effort ot the state to reimburse Itself tor the losses sustained In the Capital Na tional bank failure. The cazo Involves some thing Ilko $236,000 and will naturally enough bo one ot the most hotly contested legal battles ever fought In the state. Ex- Trcasilrcr Hill has maintained all along that ho was entitled first to a jury trial In the district court ot Laucaser. For that reason the case was fought In Douglas county. The supreme court held , with the district court of Douglas county , that the case must originate In the county in which the money was supposed to have been lost to the state. Then Judge Wakelcy applied to the supreme court for Icavo to commence an original action before the supreme court Itself. The attorneys for the'ex-treasurer not only fought the proposition , but oven ridiculed it. The decision of the supreme court came as a surprise. Tha court unani mously decided that not only had the supreme premo court original jurisdiction , but the opinion conveyed a broad Intimation that the court would exercise the Jurisdiction whenever an opportunity presented Itself. There seems to bo no longer any doubt that the case will bo tried before the supreme court and by a Jury. Such a trial will bo a novelty in Nebraska Jurisprudence , but the trial will attract moro attention * than any case ever brought before the supreme court , unless It was the impeachment trial which was In progress a year ago. NOT SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS. A letter to The Bee from parties In Pawnee neo county contained the Intimation that something was wrong with the accounts of ex-Treasurer Wortham of that county , bas ing the statement upon the fact that the examination of the books by the state ex aminer had not yet been filed In that county. An examination of the records In the office of Auditor ; Moore shows that the examiner's report was filed with the auditor on April 30 , nnd that there was a discrepancy not a shortage of something over $100. To gether with the report of the state examiner was flled a certified copy of the records of the county commissioners of Pawnee county showing that the money which figured In the discrepancy consisted of excess fees which had been voted to the ox-treasurer In payment for his services In collecting back due taxes. Auditor Moore declined to en dorse thq action of "the county commissioner , and notified the ex-treasurer that the excess fees must be covered back to the treasurer. Ho wrote to Mr. Wortham to that effect , and at the latter's request the matter was re ferred to the attorney general. Pending the examination of the question the state ex aminer's report was held back. The attor ney general gave It as his opinion that the county commissioners had no authority under the law to vote any excess fees to the county treasurer. Acting upon this opinion the ex- treasurer returned the excess fees to his successor , and the state examiner made a supplemental report showing that the money had been returned to the county treasurer. The ex-treasurer only reserved the amount voted him by the county commissioners , $125 $ , and as soon as ho was Informed that the commissioners exceeded their authority he covered the amount back Into the treasury. The historic Salt creek which saunters through the bottoms west ot Lincoln In a course that simply defies the surveyor Is rapidly losing Its Identity as a natural stream and taking the forrn of an ordinary plug canal. Severn ! years ago the advisa bility of voting $150,000 In bonds to straighten the channel of the creek was seriously discussed. Then It was thought that that large amount would not bo neces sary. Finally , the proposition was talked to death nnd the county commissioners levied a tax which resulted in a fund of $22,000 to straighten the channel. About $14,000 has so far been collected. The work of straightening the creek has been progress ing for some time , and as the result of the operations so far about five miles of the crooked channel are reduced to a straight line. Work will soon commence upon the tortuous passage through the western part of the city , and by the time for the next spring freshet rolls around the creek will bo robbed of all Its terrors. In years past the annual spring freshets have resulted In hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage. Two years ago the bottoms were covered by a river two miles wide , scores of small houses were swept away , the waters crossed the tracks of the Union Pacific and Rock Island railroads and washed -away several miles of road bed. The lives of a great many people were saved with diffi culty and the city was compelled to house hundreds of homeless people in school build ings during the prevalence of the flood. FILED A SENSATIONAL ANSWER. Charles Webster , who has boon frequently arrested at the Instigation ot his wife , flled a sensational answer to ono ot his wife's latest petitions with the clerk of the court this afternoon. Webster Is the man who had n duel with his wife's brother at Wavcrly about two weeks since. He got a charge of buckshot In his thigh , which has evidently made him irritable. Ho charges that his wife and her half-brother , Page , deliberately entered into a conspiracy to murder him and to beat him out of his property ; that , In pursuance of the con spiracy , the brother was given a bogus lease , and after thus securing possession ot the farm Webster was to bo killed whenever a favorable opportunity presented Itself. The opportunity came about 4 o'clock one morning when Webster returned home from Wuverly. He found bis wife's brother wait ing for him on tha front porch with a loaded shot gun. Both men commenced shooting and Webster got the shot In the fleshy part of his leg. In his petition Web ster also swears that on the witness stand his wife testified to a cholco assortment of untruths , ono ot which was that he was ono of the James boys. Lstnri'.u Tiiiton'S fitosi.t Jtvaar. Ono of Them Inatnntly Killed ami Tour Others llailly Hurt. BRATTLEBORO. Vt. , May 15. Near the foot ot Cemetery hill Miss Annlo Blood , a Northfleld , Mass. , teacher , was Instantly killed and four others badly Injured. They were teachers from the Moody school at Northfield intent upon a day's outing. A few miles out ot town they had stopped to repair a neckyoko and had supposedly made It secure before starting. Coming down Cemetery hill , which Is rather steep , the team ran furiously and the ladles were un- nblo to manage It. Almost half way down a jog In the road caused one of the horses to stumble and break the repaired yoke. The carriage was Immediately overturned nnd all Its occupants thrown over the embankment. Miss Annlo Blood struck an Iron grating and died Instantly. The other occupants were all badly , though not fatally Injured and required medical attendance. They were : Miss Wardwell ot Berlin , N. Y. , Miss Nelly ot Northfleld , Mass. , Miss Mary Blood and Miss Burt ot Plulntleld. N. J. Lynched a Negro lit I'larlda , WELBORN , Fla. , May 15. Coot Williams , a negro convict , has been taken from Mai- lory's camp In Pine Groyo , eight miles north ot hero , and lynched by a crowd of about 100 men. It 1s said the man was Implicated In the brutal murder of two women In Ham ilton county not long ago. The negro had escaped from prison and the murder was committed while he was gono. He was re cently captured In Macon , Go. , and brought back to camp. There Is considerable ex citement In that neighborhood and moro trouble U feared. Hpofford Huiumoued for Contempt. NEW YORK , May 15. Judge Licombe has otdered Charles A. Spofford to appear before the United States circuit court May ) ' ia In ANY PEOPLE say they don't see how it pays to advertise ID ) ot m it tin vertise the way we do and sell goods as cheap as we claim. They are right. It don't pay , We arc not after money--wc are quitting and we propose to quit in style to make ourselves remembered , Everybody must get it cheap now or they won't buy that's one reason we are m All the rest of the $12 to $20 Cheviot and UT JUST WHILE we are going we wish to Cassimere incidentally remark that no living man will SuitQ be allowed to compete with us. No house can import cheap suits to catch our customers , for , we sold for $8 last week 9-0 now at o listen last week we sold 750 of those $12 , $15 , $18 and $20 cheviot and cassimere suits for $ S. Now the other 500 are goinof for a few days at 55 oo as long as they last. Your friends will tell you all about them. m Oil . For a while at 13th and Farnam .then we quit. "f not bo pun- -whyhe-pliould ic in aimw cause - Ishcd for contempt fn refusing to obey the order of the court In ha > lng refused to pro duce the books at the Northern Pacific in vestigation. Jatil'i - _ COG'K/M.V HVtJJ.Va VUKltW.lX. Claims that Ono Word , Against the Kcpub- llc'8 Integrity Will lie Hcrntlcal. NEW YORK , May 15. Dourke Cockran created a sensation last night at the opening of the Roman Catholic educational exhibit at the Grand Central palace here. After Archbishop Corrlgan had delivered an address - ( dress Cockran began his speech. He was evidently excited. "To declare , " said Mr. Cockran , "that the Catholic church Is hostile to the republic Is to declare that the mother Is hostile to her offspring. Those who tell us that the Catholic church and-4ts educa tional system is hostile to this government must speak n falsehood. Wo cannot have It otherwise. What the churcti Is doing today in the parochial schools is just the same as she did in ages gone by. I believe the time has como when Catholics should assert them selves nnd say that they above all others are the men whose training and faith compel them to bo citizens of this republic. " Then came the sensation. Mr. Cockrnn was speaking of the loyalty of the Roman Catholics to the republic. Turning toward the archbishop , and advancing with fore finger outstretched , ho declared with Impas sioned eloquence that ho would accept the teachings of the church from his grace with the utmost reverence , "but It the day should ever come. " and hero Mr. Cockran's volco rose until It echoed through the big hall , "but If the day maklii" the rafters ring , should ever come" ho was now so close to the archbishop that his outstretched finger almost touched his nose "when from n Catholic pulpit you utter ono word hostile to the Integrity of this government , I tell you that If such language falls from your lips , It will bo heretical. You will bo false to the republic nnd false to the church that placed the consecrated oil upon your hands for the blessing ot your children. " A subdued murmur of astonishment ran through the hall , quickly followed by a great burst of applause. 11AKVA11D HOYS DUOII'JWJO. lloat Supposed to Have Hccn Hired by Stu dents found n * a Wreck. BOSTON , May 15. Some clothing and a part of a wrecked cat boat were found on Thompson's Island today and nn Investiga tion seems to indicate that a boat hired by four Harvard students on Sunday was over turned and all of them drowned. It la thought that the students arc \ \ . Campbell Truesdoll of Newark N. J : . Ed ward S. Bach , 23 West Fifth street. New York ; Farnum Brown of Philadelphia and Frank Whltehpuso. None of these have been seen at their boarding places or in their classes in Cambridge sfnco Sunday. It Wan Himself htffc Ho Hilled. FORT WORTH , Texirilay 15. Dave Wil liams , who at 9:30 : o'clol-k last night shot and Instantly killed Mrs , uo McNally , with whom he was Infatuated because she re fused to reciprocate his/affection was finally ' morning. Williams run down by officers , .this liams had a shotgun'when ' approached by the pursuing party and | threatened to Kill the first man that attempted to arrest him. The pursuers closed tlnjon him , however , but before they could lay hands on the mur derer ho turned the gun , ? n himself and lit erally blew the top bf.ihls head off. Mrs. McNally was an estimable lady and had been persecuted by Wllllqina | tor months. Another Had StoruVJI" Minnesota. BRAINERD , Mlnn.i 'May 15. A severe electrical and hall stbrih prevailed here several hours last nlph'tj and today , doing much minor damage. So much rain fell that tha Northern 1'aclfio track was washed out , delaying trains two to four hours. The steamer Flora was wrecked In Gull lake during the storm. Near Marshall the barn of W. H. Sonden , wltl | much of his stock , was destroyed , causing a loss of over $20,000. St. Joseph' * Myoturluui IUappo rnnce . ST. JOSEPH , May 15. A clew to some of the mysterious disappearances which , have occurred lately In tills city was dis covered thlu morning on the railroad tracka near the river. A pool of blood , a tuft of human hair and parts of wearing- apparel woie found , and tracka leading , to the river Indicated that a body bad been thrown Into the stream , but It could not bo found this morning. The city baa been , filled with thugs lately and within the month four people bavo mysteriously disappeared , and have not'been , beard ot since. The police are investigating the affair of laat night. FOR DENYING HIM A DIPLOMA Student Who Was Wet Allowed to Graduate Brings Suit Against State University. NOVEL ACTION IN THE FEDERAL COURT w Ell Church Charges Ills Itathor anil the X'atMilty nlth u Conspiracy to ICuln JJliu Wants 1-n cutj-llvo Thou sand Dollars. A petition alleging a cause of action some thing considerably out of the ordinary was flled yesterday In the ofllco ot the clerk of the federal circuit court. The plaintiff Is Ed J. Church , now a resident of Chicago , but formerly of this state , and the defend ant la the Nebraska State University. Mr. Church claims that he was unjustly re fused a degree by that Institution , and ho oplpcs that nothing less than $25,000 will bo commensurate with the Ignominy and humiliation thatho has suffered. After setting forth that the Institution Is one for the education and enlightenment of the common run ot young people ot the state , Mr. Church alleges that ho entered the university In 1883 for a term of six years , which he completed in 18S9. Ho is sure that his conduct and deportment were above the average , and that ho was right fully entitled to all the honor and distinc tion that could have been bestowed upon him. Instead ot recognizing his merit and ability , the faculty refused [ o admit that ho was entitled to a diploma , and there the trouble began , although the defendant avers that ho did not know it until last July. Ho alleges that the action of the faculty toward him was Inspired by his father , Reuben Church of Peru , Neb , , to ward whom , it is alleged , the faculty acted with the utmost servility. It is charged that the father was not willing for his son to achieve any distinction In the fields of erudition , and looked with keun disfavor on his efforts to achieve an honorable stand- Ing. It is further charged that the elder Church did all In his power to Influence the faculty against tils BOH , and causa them to take such action as would bo the most likely to lead him to abandon his determination to got n collegiate education. The petition further recites that it was all a precon certed plan , and that there was continued Intriguing to defraud the plaintiff of a de gree and to Injure him In the estimation of the public. It Is alleged that ho was entitled to bet ter markings than were accorded to him , and that the examinations wore specially prepared with a view to hln disadvantage , for the solo purpose of embarrassing and dis couraging him and Injuring his record. It la claimed that ho was entitled to the degree of I ) , L. on commencement day , Juno 12 , 188'J , hut the faculty declined to recommend him for graduating honors. It Is alleged that this defeat of his expectations and the sudden disappointment caused the plaintiff a great amount of wounded pride , as well as the misery and agonies of humiliation , In proof of this , ho cites the fact that ho was employed as a stenographer on the 15th of last September In the law ofllco of Nor man P.Vlllarcl , In the Adams Express building In Chicago , for a period of eight months , but ho was discharged within a week when It became- known that ho had failed to got a diploma attor undergoing a course of the study prescribed for students at the Nebraska ( ( diversity. Ho alleges that the faculty represented to him that ho would be given a diploma if ho would further pros ecute his studies , and ho says ho did so , taking up two collegiate studies at the Uni versity of Kansas for the .space of ono year , and has also studied a great deal since that tlmo , but the faculty Is still obdurate and will not glvo him that to which ho Is entitled - titled , He sets forth that all this was duo , to the artful machinations ot his father , Ilouben Church , and declares that the com- platlng of the faculty with his father U an Illustration of the slyest , shrewdest and most skillful aort of trickery. Ho says that all his friends were either Influenced or bribed against 'him , and were all given Instructions to aid In plans di rected to deceive him and conceal from him all clue to tha conspiracy. Ho admits that his father cheerfully paid all tils bills at the university , but that was only a cloak un der which ho sought to the more success fully undermine the future ot bin son. Ho says that ho Is now a resident of Chicago , and therefore brings the suit la the federal court. BIO The entire stock of Men's Fine Shoes from the Western Boot and Shoe Mfg. Co. , St. Louis Mo. , now beingsacrificed. . * These hoes are Equal to REMEMBER Are the only Omaha parties that have these shoe Bargains. 13(7-19 ( Douglas st.t . ALL GO IN THREE LOTS , VIZ. : LOT 1. Men's Fine Dross Shoes , foiiner price , $2,25 ; now $1.26. LOT 2. Men's Kangola Shoes , nil widths , former price $3.50 ; now $1.75 , LOT 3. Men's Kangaroo and Kid Shoes , former price $5.00 ; now $3.75. SPECIAIi SALE OF MEN'S SUITS. Our $10 Suits 20 different shades Wednesday choice of lot , $5.00. Our $15 Suits only $7.76. Cur $20 Suits only $12.50. SPECIALS. Workingmens1 Pants , former price $1.00 ; in this snlo , 05c. 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