THE OMAITA DAILY HIS ljf : | MONDAY , FTOBHUAllY 10 , 1300.
MYSTERY STILL UNSOLVED
Two Important Posits in the Pearl Bjran
Murder to Be Bottled.
LOCATING THE CRIME IS IMPORTANT
Jo SlumVlirUiiT 8li < -
Killed In Kpiilni'kv or Ohio
Itriul .SIIII .MlmlliK I'rUoiicl-ii
Mnlu-
CINCINNATI , Feb. D. Saturday closed
without a positive answer lo Iho questions
that have been perplexing the police and
public concerning the time , place and man
ner and death of Pearl Bryan. There IB
practically no questions about the criminals ,
for In spileof Ihe asserllons of Jackson and
Walling each placns ; the crime at the other's
door tharo Is unimpeachable evidence Ihal
bolh are guilty. Whllo the prisoners , undsr
the advice nnd protection of legal counsel
have not been subjected to such searching ex
amlnatlon as on Friday and the day before
yet they have not been nblo to repress their
nervous desire to bo faying something abou
the case as opporlunlly offered. Walling
for'lnptancc , when suddenly asked by a vis
lllng rcpsrlcr , "Did Pearl have any clothe
on when she died ? " quickly answered : "Oh
yes ; oho had on two suits * of clothes , tha
la two dresses , thn under dress In whlc !
oho waa found and a brown cloth dress. The
latter became so mturalcd with blood tha
It was too heavy , and I took It off. "
Here ho stopped short , and , apparonlly con
fused by whal ho had said , could not bo In
duccd lo say anolher word. Walling hat
slaled since hla arresl Uial Jackson , on
Wednesday nlghl lapl. had written a letter
to Wood and addressed It to South Bend
Mayor Caldwell wired the postmaster nt tha
place to forward to him any letter mailed
hero addressed to Wed , The letter came
Calling Jackson's ntlorncy. Iho latter gave
his consent- have the letter opened. I
waa dated February C. The mailing stamp
showed 8:80 : p. m. ( about two houre before
Jackroti was arrci'ted. ' The letter shows ctin
nlng , as If written with n fear that It mlgb
fall Into other hands. The writing plainly
shows Ihal after wrlllng Ihe word "she"
In Ihe first sentence ho had changed the
word to "that. " and that by caret , put In
the word "ho" after 11. This was done lo
hide Iho fact thai "Herl" was none othe
llian Pearl Bryan. Afler that the word wa
written "ho" In every case. Following 1
the Important letcr :
TELL TALE LKTTEU.
" 2-5-96. Hello Bill : Write u letter horn
signet ! by Beit's nnmo , telling the folk
Hint he Is wmowhcre nnd Bolns to Chicago o
nome other plnco linn u position , otc. , nni
thai they will advise later nbout. Sny tired
of living nl home , or anything you want
You know nbout the way he writes. Sem
It to some ono you cnn trust. How wll
Smith do , nt Lafayette ? Tell the folks thn
ho has not been nt nil , but nt I.afcyetto nl
Ihe time , nnd traveling about the country
Get the letler off without n second's ilelny
nnd burn thh nt once. Stick by your old
chum nnd I will help you oul Ihe same wa >
or some other way some time. Am Kind you
nro having a good lime. 13o careful wha
you wrlle to me. "D. "
In the phrnfcX ! "at La Fayette all the tlhie"
the words "all the time" lud been erased.
Jackson was asked If ho had written the
letter. Ho replied thai hs had , and that the
signature "D" waa for his nickname
"Dusty. " Ho nlso raid "Hcrt" was the
name by which he and Wood knew Pear
Bryan. Asked why he wrote the letter , he
said : "Walling told me to write It. He
s-jld that something had to be done , nm
I did It. "
"Did ho dlctalo It ? "
"Oh , no , I wrote It Wednesday evening
after supper. Her said Wood had wrltlei
him two postal cards lhat were awful am
Ihereforo he warned him lo b ? careful wha
he wrolo. " . , , , , „ „ ,
Walling denied that ) ie asked Jackson
to write this letter , and said tint Jackron
had told him on the street Wednesday after
noon that ho was going to suggtst to Wood
to write such a letler.
Several new cluoa have been found , and
nro In process of Invcsllgallon. Ono Is a
blood-clotted laprobo In.ji xphuifbjb used
Bj"vJu 'murderers In bringing homo the
girl's head. Another Is tbo Idcnttflcallon
of Iho prisoners ns Iho men who were forrlcc
across Ihe river from Daylon , Ky. , early
Salurday morning. The story Is that one o
the men kept his hands In hie overcoat pock
ets all Iho lime , attracting attention thereby
VIEWED THE HEADLESS BODY.
Late In the afternoon , Saturday , Jacks-cm
and Walling were laken lo Eppley'o under
taking establishment in Cincinnati nnd were
brought before the headless body of their
victim , which had been brought over from
Newport. The prisoners looked upcn what
remained of the girl who.e life they hai
laken les < i than a week ago , and saw Ihe
shocking eight of a headless body , the work
of their own hands. But no sign of remorse ,
nor oven of any sort of emotion was visible
in their faces. To add lo Iho unparalleled
ordeal , Mrs. Stanley , the sister of the deal
girl , went to her murderers and bogget
thorn , with a woman's tears coursing down
her cheokp , to tell her whore she might fine'
her sltf/jr's head. But nothing moved
them , and heartbroken , the weeping sister
was led away , while the men wcro taken
to the county Jail , whore they will bo kept
until the day of their examination , or until
It IB decided that they shall go to Kentucky
for trial.
Last night the body of Pearl Bryan was
given up to her relatives and the sorrowing
company1 started with It to GreenGastlo to
gtvo It n peaceful burial In Die home cem
etery.
The grand Jury Is In posrjlon at Newport ,
Ky. It will no doubt Indict both Jackson
and Walling. Neither will go to Kentucky
without a requisition. The present available
evidence does not show whether the murder
was committed In Ohio or Kentucky or
whether the girl was murdered In Ohio
or carried dead Into Kentucky , or
taken nllvo from Ohio and mur
dered In Kentucky. Until that question
It psttlcd it will bo dinicult to bring them
to trial. At present they are liable to In
dictment In both states. In cither capo their
trongoft defense would bo foundtln the lack
of jurisdiction of the court.
All the detectives from three cities harp
been out busily hunting Iho missing links In
the chain of circumstances by which the
story of the murder of Pearl Bryan Is to
bo shaped Into perfect evidence. All t-carch
for the head has busn fruitless , though
made by hundreds nf volunteers along with
detectives today. A very material addition
to the dumb witnesses of the deed was dis
covered about f > :20 : o'clock tonight. Dutect-
1rea rlmm and Wttto found Ihe girl's hal.
Nervous
filceplcss , no appetite nnd very much run
down , was tbo condition of my husband.
Bluco taking Hood's Barnajiarllla ho has
wonderfully improved , and bo now cats
nd Bleeps well ; in fact , bo U nil rijbt.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
vro esteem very highly , " MRS. MAKY Con *
ItioAK , 1WO Cedar St. , Pueblo , Colorado.
HnnM' cu " " ' " " "
I1UUU 25Q.
In It was a bloody handkerchief , nnd n big
stone , to keep It from b lns blown nway.
It WAI found In an nnglo between tha Fort
The man Electric nllnajr and the C. & O.
railroad , near their Intersection , tuulh of
Newport , Ky. When th ? detectives arrive
they will show thu lint lo the prisoners. It
answers the description of Iho hil worn
by Iho girl ,
The mystery1 of the whereabouts of the
girl on Thurtday night , January 30 , the
nlghl before the murder , remains unsolve.1.
From her nrrlv.il hero on Monday , January
27 , up to 11 o'clock Thur. ljy forenoon her
movements have bt n trace ) . Then comes
a hiatus until 7 o'clock FrlJiy evening , when
* ho wao last seen alhe. ThU wis nt Dave
Walllngford'n raloon , where she and Jackson
were seen , and where oho drank a glass ot
mineral water. The rcrt of the story hao
bsen told , barring certain gaps In It which
detccllves are now trying to fill. The find
ing of Iho hat lonlghl weakens the theory
tint n cab was used to take the murderers
and ihelr vlcllm lo Forl Thonm. U looks
very much aa If Ihey'wonl by the electric
railway to Fort Thomas , committed the deel
and then walked back to the city , and. find
ing this hat too conspicuous lo be hidden ,
loft It where It would bo most likely lo be
unobserved.
Jackson's razor , found In Waiting's trunk ,
was turned over to the police today. Medical
experts say the glrl'i' ' head was cut off wllh
tome very sharp Instrument a razor or a
eurgean'n knife. There nre stains on the
razor , but they nro Inconspicuous.
To the correspondent of the Associated
prcsj late this afternoon both Walling and
Jackson repeated their accusations of each
other. Jackson was anxious to know the
Dtjito of public sentlmcnl In regard lo Ihem ,
but would say nothing moro than what ho hao
already said. Meanwhile , cich day brings
same new circumstantial revelation. Before
another week , the while story will uuiiblles ?
come oul. There Is sca.r.a doubt that
Kentucky will have Jurisdiction of Ihe case
In Iho courts.
Allen Johnson , a negro al Dave Walllnt-
ford's taloon , with Wlllnifnrd , swore to sec-
Ing the murdered girl the nlghl before Ihe
murder. There Is a qusstlon of veracity be
tween him and Albion , the barber. The
negro says Jackson had whiskers on Friday
nlpht and Albion , the barber says ho shaved
them off for Jackson on Thursday night.
The negro was shown the hat anl IdentlDsd
U as Ihe one worn by Ihe girl on Friday
ovcnlng , January 21. The negro was allowed
to go on his own reiognlzance. The officers
at this writing ( midnight ) are out saarch-
Ing for Albion.
KNEW OH PEARLJ'S TROUBLES.
INDIANAPOLIS , Feb. 9. The Fort Thomas
murder mystery Is now nearer a solution
than It has been since the headless body of
Pearl Bryan was found. Lulu May Holllngs
worth , ono of Poirl Bryan's girl friends , has
been boarding at 1 Henry street , and knows
'a good deal about the Iragedy. Miss Hol-
llngsworlh s knowledge of Ihe case was
broughl lo llghl today through a letter
written to Marshal W. E. Starr at Green
Castle. The man who wrote the lellor Is II.
E. Ratcllffe , a traveling salesman from Balti
more. Ho advised Marshal Starr to Investi
gate the matter , and the marshal came hero
this afternoon. They called on Miss Holllngs-
worth. She was not Inclined to be communi
cative at first. Then they decided to lake her
to the police headquarters nnd have her ques
tioned by Superintendent Colbert. While her
story Is not complete' In detail , It shows thai
she knows n coed deal about Ihe death of
Miss Bryan.
Miss Holllngswo-rth says Ihit on the after
noon of January 23 sh wcoa1 Ih ? i nlon stall n
nnd met Miss Bryan. She had visited In
Groencastle and had become acquainted wllh
Mlsj Bryan there. After the usual greatlngs
wcro over. Miss Bryan told her she was in I
deep trouble. She explained Its nature and
said thai Jacksan 'A'na responsible for her
condllion. She said It would never do for
her people to hear of her disgrace and she
was gclng to Cincinnati to have un abortion
performed. She asked MLss Holllngsworth
the nature of drugs used In such case : ' , r.nd
Mis * Holllngsworth told her what fho lad
heard was good.
At tbls point of her story Miss Holllngs
worth wavered. She sail' certain drugs had
been purchased here and that four drug
storeu were vlslled. She would nol tell the
nitnuu of Ihe drugs , but said whisky fon.ied
a large part of the mixture. She salJ Iho
stuff purchased cost 45 cents. Slip admitted
the stuff was purchased by a wcmun. Miss
Holllngsworth said s'he was acquainted with
Jackson and Wood , bu.t.jisisl.jy'iif iYiOVooYira
UnrLuinTiU , ' Hamilton & Dayton train for
Cincinnati. She saw Wood after. He came
hero the following Friday and Miss Holllngs
worth was at the depot. Both pf them being
acquainted with Misj Bryan , they talked
about her trouble. Wood was on his way lo
South Bend , Ind. , and left shortly after his
arrival here.
SAYS IT WAS SUICIDE.
Miss Holllngsworth's manner of Idling he >
story convinced the ofllcers she was holding
something back. She was subjected to a
most rigid examination and on several oc
casions she losl her temper. She said she
had nol heard of the murder until two daya
ago. She had no Idea It would turn out EJ
badly.
"I am postlvo thai Pearl was nol mur
dered , " she said.
"Well , how do you know ? "
"I know , " replied Ihe girl , "bul I do no :
propose lo tell. "
"Why not ? "
"Simply because I do not Intend to In-
crlmlnalo myself. There was an occurrence
between Jackson , Pearl Bryan and myself
Ihal were I lo tell of It would clear up the ?
mystery surrounding her dealh. "
"Why don't you tell It and set the minds
of her folks at rest ? "
"For this reason. It would Incrlmlnatr
me. I do not propose to see those boys hang
and when the last hope Is gone I will tell
what I know In order to save their necks.
They did not kill Pearl. "
"How do you know they did not kill her ? "
"Because she died by her own hand.
have a theory , Pearl took Ihe , medicine her
self. She was In Jackson's room al the
time. It had a different effect from whal she
expected and she grew so bad thai Jackson
saw she way going lo dlo. He know II would
never do to have her die In the house , so he
secured a hack , and , asslsled by Availing ,
look her across Ihe river. She may have die *
on Iho way or may have been dead before
taking her out of theroomi and their object
In taking her there was to hide the crime.
When near Fort Thomas they cul oft her
head and disposed of It lo avoid Identifica
tion. See If it don't come out thai way. "
Miss Holllngsnorlh will probably bo taken
to Cincinnati tomorrow.
Later tonlghl Miss Holllngsworth told the
police all she know. She said she bought
for Pearl Bryan throe kinds cf drugs here
and Instructed her to buy another drug after
she reached Cincinnati , but to bo careful
of It , as It was deadly poison and would 1:111
her It not UEO.1 correctly. Miss Hollns3worth !
says Pearl Bryan then said to her : "I "will
go to Cincinnati and take Ihe stuff , and It
It kills me I will be near Jackson and he
will have to swing for II. "
Miss Holllngsncrth further eays Pearl
was very bitter loward Jackson , who was
responsible for her condllion.
\VeNlern IIouilN Settle DIITereneeN.
CHICAGO , Feb. 0. Colorado-Utah lines
: mvo virtually nireed to place their busi
ness under tha Western Passenger nssoela-
.Ion agreement. The lllo Grande Western
ids reached a satisfactory understanding
with Its eastern connections on nil points
of difference which sepnrnteil them , nnd
IUH agreed lo become n member of the as
sociation , conditionally on Uiu Colorado
Midland nnd the Denver & Ilia Grande
doing the nime. Tlioso roud.s were not
represented at thn llnal meeting when un
agreement wau reached , but us they had
ircvlous'.y agreed to become members If
lie Itlo nrundo Western did , thcro Is no
loubl of their action.
lleveniie for .Sllurhleil AITeelloii.
ANACONDA. Mont. , Feb. 9-Oscar
Jarney Heolt shot Mrs. II , II. Catlln on the
troet ubout U o'clock lasl night , while Bho
vas returning with friends from n visit to
icr neighbors. Three shots were fired , ono
nlilng effect In Ihe fliouldcr. Barney Beak
scupeil In the durluieBs , but later appeared
on Third street and shot himself through
he head , dying Instantly , Hartley Beak
formerly boarded with the Catlln family
and conceived a passion for Mrs. Catlln ,
vhlch wus In no way encouraged , He had
several times been driven nwuy from the
louse , linrney Beak came from Qulney ,
11. Mrs. Catllu'a Injuries will not prove
Kluiieil Six Denver riujerx.
DUNVii ( , Tolo. , Feb. 9-Slx Denver base-
mil players , Strong , Taylor , Klmlock , Col
on. KavaiiiiUk-h and Heed have Just Hlsned
with the Galvcsion club of the Texus
CO-OPERATIVE HOME BOILDINf
Nebraska Associations Reporting to th
State Banking BoarJ ,
WHAT WILL THE ANNUAL HARVEST B:7
.Hlnllntlr * > f lloint
Iliillillniv In l.iu-ee Clllrn MnKtil-
H1 Co-Oiieritllve llnnltN
lKltll'N I.llllle I.im.
The annual reports of the building nnd
loan nssoclallons cf Nabraska are being for
warded 1 } the State Banking Board , and the
work or arranging them for publication la
going forward with nil possible speed. It Is
expected the > reporl of the board , Its fourth
annual , will be Issued In the courjo of a
month. Building association men are much
Interested In the showing the footings will
make. Many express Ihe opinion , based on
Iho slrlngcncy of Ihe pasl year , llinl the
total will show a decrease ot business. Sim
ilar views were freely expressed nt the close
of 1894 , yet there was a substantial gain that
year over 183.1. The aggregate -Increase of
ntsets was $234,004.48. In all material Items
paid up stock , l.ans nnd Income there was
a marked gain , Indicating a degree of pros
perity somewhat disappointing to Iho pes
simists. It Is admitted thai the conditions
In 1S95 were nol as favorable as In 1891
for n gain In business , bul building and loan
associations , having Ihclr foundation In the
home- , posses an element of strength not en
joyed by any olh ° r financial Institutions.
The ambition to ba a home owner Is such
thai the average person will sacrlflco or cur-
tall many ot the necessaries under stress of
hard times to maintain his payments. This
Is a mailer of common c-xperlonce wllh as-
soclallons , and serves to explain Inelr mn-
lerlal growlh , while olher lines of business
are nt n standstill. From Ihe few reporls al
hand from leading assoclallons , Ihere Is rea
son to expect a very favorable * aggregate of
business In the state nt large. An Increase
In real eslate' holdings seems Inevitable , but
this will be offset by Increased re-serve funds ,
a precaution of recent date , larger paid up
capital and the consequent reduction In the
ratio of expenses. Prof ot this claim Is fur
nished by Ihe twelfth annual report of the
Otnaha. assoclolJou , Jutt Issued. In this
Is presented a very favorable showing , and
may bo considered a reflex of the association
business In the state nt large. The Omaha
has now In forca 4,914 shares , against 4,650
a year ago. The asests now aggregate
$148.690.50 , agalnsl $111.288.88 al Iho close of
1S94. Loans increased $33,376 , despite large
withdrawals. The receipts Increase-d $12,500
over the previous year , making Ihe aggre
gate frsm all sources $91,268.17. A marked
decrease In oxpanse-s Is shown , while the de
linquent payments amount to only $768 , a
very creditable evidence of promptitude on
the part ot 72C stockholders.
A CITY OF HOMES.
Philadelphia enjoys the > distinction of be
ing a city of homes , and the distinction Is
directly to being the foster father In America
of cooperativehome building. Hera they
first took root In llie United States , and the
result of fifty years' operation 1 ? clearly shown
In statistics of homes In Philadelphia , com
pared with other largecities. .
New York , with its 1,515,301 Inhabitants
In 312,706 families , has S1.S2S dwelling house. ? ;
Chicago , 1.099.850 Inhabitant , 237,691 fam'lles. '
144,307 dwellings ; Philadelphia. 1,046,964 In
habitants , 205,135 families , 187,032 dwellings ;
Brooklyn. 806,343 Inhabitants , 176,578 fami
lies , 87,394 dwellings.
Thus , Brooklyn , with n little more than
than lialf Ihe population of New York , has
5,566 more dwelling houses , nnd New York
and Brooklyn combined , wllh a population
of 2,321,644. have 169.222 dwellings , while
Philadelphia has 187,052 dwellings for Its
1,046,961 people. Moro than twice , as many
people there live in 17,830 lew dwelling- ;
than here. . Chicago , with 50,000 more Inhab
itants than Philadelphia , has 42,745 IMS
dwellings , . . .Tim.average of perrons to a
dwelling Is In Philadelphia , B.coi oM t. . . ,
S.26 ; Brooklyn. 9.60 ; New York * ° * - - . 0"
? .a8Wnhpt--1-- | > "a Ihe
. ' " "a tize of the families here Is almost
a\tr t > llie same the
as averiga ot persons
fo n dwelling , Ihe averages of persons to a
family being In Philadelphia , G.10 ; Chicago ,
5.01 ; New York. 4.84 ; Brooklyn , 4.75.
Analyzing .further , and showing the ex-
lenl lo which Inrgalencmenl houses pre
vail : Of the population of Now York ,
250.002 live In 41.039 dwelling which have
each less than 10 persons In them ; 133,018
1n 10,384 dwellings with from. 11 to 15 per
sons ; 121,495 In 6.789 dwellings with from
16 to 20 ; and 1,010.786 In 23,596 dwellings
with over 20 persons In each ; In Chicago
558,927 people liveIn 98,493 dwellings hav
ing loss than 10 persons Jn them ; 225,123 In
17.760 dwellings with from 11 to 15 parsons ;
132,925 In 7.509 dwellings with from 16 to
10. and 182.875 In 6,109 dwellings with over
20 ; In Brooklyn , 349.532 live In 57.882 dwell
ings with less than 10 ; 152.631 In 12,055
Iwelllngs with from 11 to 15 ; 96,930 In 5,463
dwellings with from 16 to 20 , and 207,250
'n ' 6,830 dwellings with over 20 ; In Phila
delphia , 913,076 live In 178.839 dwellings
with less than 10 : 78.228 In 6,403 dwellings
with from 11 to 15 ; 20,000 In 1,135 dwellings
with from 16 to 20 , and 35.660i In C75 dwell
ings with over 20 persons In them. Thus
two-thirds of the population of New York ,
nearly one-fifth of lhat of Chicago , more
tl-nn 9nc-fourth of' that. o ( , Brooklyn , Ie s
than one-twenty-nlnlh of that of Philadel
phia , live Inthe - tenement houses which
hold each over twonly persons.
Further. In 'Now York 37.604 of Ihe dwell
ings contain ono family. 9,228 have two fam
ilies , 7.313 have three , 5,141 have four , 3,531
have five. 2.934 hive fix. 7-.3S5 have from
seven lo'nine , and 8.672 have oven ten ; In
Chicago , 77.190 dwellings have one family ,
28,823 have two , 11,073 have three , 6,222 have
four , 2,223 have five , ' 1.36G' liavo six , 812 have
from seven.to. nine ; , 1C2 have over 'on ; In
Brooklyn 42"il34 dwellings have ono family ,
19,080 have Iwo. 9,687 have three , 4,035 have
four , 2.910 have five. 2,363 have six , 1.S03
have from seven to nine , 25R haVe over ten ;
In Philadelphia 173.630 dwelling ? have one
family , 10,725'have two. 1.651 have three , 5S2
have four. ,231 , have flvo , 120 have six , 92
have from seven to nlno and twelve have
over ten. Thus of Philadelphia's 205,135
families 17.1,630 have each their own house
alone ; 42,134 of Brooklyn's , 176,578 ; 77.190 of
Chicago's. 237,691 , and 37,604 of New York's ,
312,706. These single homes , houses contain
ing only ODD family , are the exceptions In
New York. Chicago and Brooklyn and the
rule In Philadelphia.
The whole number of dwellings In tbo
United States Is 11,483.318 , and of families ,
12,090.152. Thun tlioro are 1.206.834 more
families than dwellings , < jr 11.483.318 families
which have their own separate home ? . The
average of families and perrons to a dwell
ing In PhlladclDhla Is about the same as It
Is through the United States as a whole , * In
cluding small towns , villages and rural dis
tricts' , In which the living of moro than ono
family In a house IP the very rare exception
Indeed. So that Philadelphia , of all the large
cltlej , Is , In Ihlo respect , In the greatest en-
Jcymont of. that rural blessing.
Commenting on this evidence of home
growth and home ownership , the Phlladcl'
phla Ledger says ;
"In the best Interests of society , of com
fort , cleanliness , purity , morality , It saema
to us that the fact which has thus lre'i
particularized places our city upon a high
vantage ground. The true home Jlfe can
bo moro wlnnlngly cultivated and enjoyed
In a house which the family has exclusively
to Heelf , whcro It can be , when It desires ,
alone. In which It can have guests and vis
itors for facial enjoyment when It desires
and In circumstances which It can entirely
control , The children can ho moro care
fully trained ; the autonomy of the family
can be more thorpughly cultivated ; the evenIngs -
Ings when parents and children are together ,
after the day's eeparatloi at work ami at
school , can be more pleasantly and profit
ably spent. Dickens has said : 'If ever house
hold affections and loves are graceful thing !
they are graceful In the poor. The ties that
bind the wealthy nnd prcuJ to homo may be
forged on earth , but thos * which link the
poor man to his humble hearth are the true
metal , and bear the utamp of heaven. ' "
G'0-OPEHATIVK liANKS. ,
The annual report of the operation of
building and lain atroclatlciii In Mas-uchu-
setts , known under the legal title ot Co
operative banks , for the year ended Goto-
bar 31 , 1895 , showy that there were then
119 such banks In the ctate , with assets
of $20,652.667. Three were given permUslon
during the year to organize ,
The same tendency to lower rates of In
lercst appeari nn In the case ot divings
banks , for only thirty-one divided profits In
excess of 0 per cent , Intteod of flfty-onrt
In the yc-ir bef jrc.
During tlitr year Iho 119 banks received
$1,404,193 nn du o paid , $1,125,865 for Inter-
ol paid , $ M,2.13 for premiums paid , nn 1
$39,775 for ffog , ' During ther > ime period
there was iVluribd lo members $2,311,137
for dues on 'shaPel withdrawn , $36.032 for
duw on snarly fiitelto-.l , $1,2S5,277 for dues
on rhares tiHi'reit'anJ ' $209.125 for dues on
shares mature1 ! " * total of $3,812,121 , which
represents n hal" savings of members paid
back , In adtl.Srn'to which the Mine mem
bers received the amount of $750,101. which
represents th/-.carjilng ot those sivlngr.
FREE'uklGN IN MICHIGAN.
The cbscnce tf adequate laws In Michigan
for the regulation of building and lean as-
soclillons provokes this oulbursl from llie
Detro't Free Ires : "The Free Press has
urged upon three successive legislatures the
Importance of providing for such a super
vision ot thes : ? Institutions as Is exercised
over banks ; nnd the banking commissioner
In all his recenl reporls has emphislzed Ihe
same doctrine. But nil wo have to show
for It is 1 liw which la nbout as useless
as the fifth wheel to a wagon. It provides
that fifty stockholders can , It they unite In
making the demaild , have an association ex
amined which amounts to providing that If
there happen to be thai number of Inielllgonl
" " Ihe officers shall
"kickers" In an association ,
pay off enough of Ihem to reduce the list
below the examining point. There Is , nol
oven power undtr Ihe law lo examine nn
association when the ofllcers want It ex
amined and nre willing to pay for the ex-
omlnallcn for the benefit derivable from a
clean bill of health. Ono of the prominent
associations In Iho slale tried It nnd found
thai no examination could be had. oven at
Its own expense , unless fifty of Its stock
holders were willing to allege that the busi
ness was being mismanaged.
"Thero Is just as much need for careful
and regular supervision ot these associa
tions as there Is In the case of Iho savings
banks. In some respects thereIs even more
need. Why can It not bo had ? "
llemly for UiiHlitenN.
"Tho Brldonbecker. " the new reslnurant.
nl 1312 Farnam street , will bo open at noon
today.
mo nusiXEss" ixcuAVE noiunxo.
\VIiolc Miiiter nincovvrcrt l r a Mere
Acelileiit.
WASHINGTON , Fob. 9. Owing to a mis
understanding 'of ' addresses on a large box
left at the Baltimore & Ohio depot In this
clly , lo be forwarded by express , the ex-
Ifitenco of n trnde > In corpses for dissecting
purposes has baen unearthed. The boxes bore
two addresses and the employes of the Unllod
Stales Express company were undecided as lo
whal address It should be sent. After the
box had been at the station ell
day the employes forced Its cover
and one of them Ihrusl In bis hand , hoping
Ihe contents .would Indicate whether the
box should go to Baltimore or Detroit ,
which were the. two addresses. The em
ploye caught 'hold ' of a human foot. The
box was then opened nnd It was found to
certain the bodies of two women. At first
It appeared that murder had been com
mitted nnd thai Urn bodies of the victims
were being-shipped out of town. The bodies
were nude and one was thai of an old col
ored woman.Tho other secmd to be that
of a white woman 25 years of age. After
working all day. the detectives
came to the , conclusion lhat the bodies
had been shlppa4 by grave robbers. It has
been learned thal a regular system for the
'hipping of bodies slolen from the cemeteries
about Wasnlngtqn exists. Th ? work has
bean carried onj with astonishing boldness
and dozens ot bodies have been sent out of
town recently. This box was addressed to
Angus McLano , , 223 Pelham streal , Detroit ,
Mich. Large 4jox.es pent by the same set of
men have beh forwarded lo Now Haven and
Hartford , Conp. , .Baltimore , and other cltie ? .
Some wore.ioo hqavy as to leave the belief
that they contained three bodies.
AVELli.
'SI I n I ii K CnniiiM t.lvtt
" " ' "Oooil Ae'eo fnlrf ofl > l eoverlei.
LARAMIE. AVyo. , Feb. 9. ( Special. ) Pros ,
pcctors returning lo lown for supplies Teporl
very favorable showings in IheSlbylle min
ing camps , norlhcast of Ihls place. Assays
have been sscured ranging from $18 to $84 a
ton. At the Llnscotl & Bowie drift good ore
is being laken out. The owners have secures
an assayer to remain permanently In the
camp. Harry Ycunt has found ore on his
claim assaying $31.60 a Ion. The reconl
heavy fall of snow Is retarding prospecting
and as soon as the weather gets warm the
hills will be full of prospectors.
LUSK , Wyo. , Feb. 9. ( Special. ) Indica
tions are favorable for the reopening of the
Silver Cliff mine at this place , which has
been shut down for nearly ten years. A tesi
of the ores from the mine has recently beoi
made at Deadwood and It has been found
Ihal Ihe ore Is admirably adapted for fluxing
purposes In smelting the Deadwood gold ore * .
To further' test , the ores a car load was sent
yesterday to p.eadwood. If It Is found to bear
out the previous experiment arrangements
will al once bo made for again working Ihe
Silver Cliff ajid from forly lo fifty miners
will t > 9 given steady employment. The Silver
Cliff ores are. rich In copper , but have not
been worked onaccount of the low price ot
thai metal. '
SctllliKV .TnvlCHOii'H Hole.
CHEYENNE , Feb. 9. ( Special. ) A letter
received from a resident of Jackson's Hole
mya that tho. Indian problem of Uiat region
will bo setlle < l during the present year by
the rapid sctllemonl of Ihe region by
colonists. One hundred families are coming
from Arkansas and Iowa. Flvo represents-
tlves ot the colony visited the Hole late In the
fall and selected a large body of land easily
Irrlgaled , upon which Iho colonists will sot-
tie. A number ot sctllers from Idaho have
nlso arrived and are laying off Iho lown of
Grand Teton , near the Gros Ventre rive ? .
The town Is near the base of the Grand
Teton peak and will be one of ths mosl plc-
turosquo places In Iho Jackson's IIolo conn-
ICILM2I ) .SOMK MOItlS AlmKMAXS.
Cleveliinil HefiiBi-e lleeelvcn Private
N from Home.
CLEVELAND , Feb. 9 , "Another massa
cre has occurred' In Armenia. " This state ,
nent wns made by llev. 8 , S. Yonev-
clan , n refugeevllow residing In Ihls coun
try. He was unwilling to glvo the source
of his Information , but expressed every con
fidence that -Uh&i newspapers will within
a day or twn confirm all ho said. Inas
much as Mr , Yonevklan has on several
other occas1drt3ctecured information regard-
ng the outraggajn advance of newspapers ,
here Is nqgpcafon ( o doubt his present as
sertions. He'lias for weeks been anxloutly
awalllng Jvl nm from his home , giving
urtlier partlanlars regarding the death of
ilti frlends/iBnylarelatlves. Tcday the letter
came nnd jbpt.Armenian was almost pros-
rated when.luiiiieariicd that the letter which
IB had reCo.Well early In December told
only half trie With and Ihal Inste-.d of thirty ,
over sixty ot fe relatives nnd most Intlnuto
rlends had perlihod. He was overjoyed ,
lowevcr , to learn that hie own wife and
children w'ero'imfo , although In a doatltulo
condition , tnr *
'I'liiinc'll'i'rofeTiiIiIo lo n llrlilKe ,
CLEVELAND. D , . Feb. 9.-Oeneral Wll-
lam Sooy Sml li of Chicago , In a letter
o Harvey D , ' * 6iilder , general counsel of
ho Lake CanA'rs' ngsocUtlon , advocates
hu bulldliiK cfUa tunnel under the Detroit
river , Inslilicl vt , u brldgo uerosa It. Hu
estimates the cost of such u tunnel at $3,000-
ODO , saying : that ufbrldge , exclusive of right
of way nnd .land , < lamage would enal $1,000-
000. In 'conclusion , hu fays ; "Believing ,
is I do , that a tunnel Is In every way pre-
erablu to a brldg.e. I cnnnot conceive whal
good reason Uiu railroad companies tlmt
nuHt furnish th" means lo build the cross-
r.g can have for building1 on Inferior struc
ture while the bsttcr one will surely cost
nt least 25 per cent less. And If the com-
lanles fail to reach the right conclusion ,
eusonlng from the Htnndpolnt of their own
ntercsts , lias not the nation at largo some
Merest In the matter when mien great
nterests are lnv lved ? "
MiiHter "M u ell u nlo TrtniMferreil.
KANSAS C < TY. Kob. 9.-J. J. Forester ,
master mechanic In the Santa Ko Hhoj ; at
Argentine , a subuib of this- city , had been
ran ferred to tlio feh'Jpa ul La Juau , Culo ,
Trl-Clly I'neUlinr llonnu Iluriieil.
DAVENPORT. la. . Feb. 9. The packlnt-
: ouse of DIB Tri-City Packing company
\as destroyed by lire today. Lass , $110,004 ;
neurance , $70OW.
DELAYS ARE DISAPPOINTING
Largo Numtors Visit the Edison Labora
tory to Witn s Ilia Experiments.
IS CROOKS TU3ES WERE NOT READY
Inventor Stnton lie In Turnlim HI"
Attention lo li-vrloihin | tin-
I'lK'tlt-nl Shir of I lie Ansd-l-
IIII'N l Meoeiy. .
LEWELLING. N. J. . Feb. 9. The labora
tories of Thomas A. Edlsoli have been be
sieged during the past few days by people
who nro anxious lo know whal progress the
great experimenter has made In the use of
the Crookcs tubes and Its application to
photography. It was expected thai Mr. Edi
son would try to photograph the human
brain yesterday nnd as a consequence a
number of newspaper men and artlsls were
on hand to get the results of the experiment.
The Inventor had hoped to hnve some new
tubes In readiness for the work of the mornIng -
Ing , but notwithstanding the fact Ihal he
and his efTlclonl helpers worked nil night ,
Ihey were unable lo complclo Ihe'r labors.
Mr. Edison confidently expects to have all
preparations made by Monday , however.
Mr. Kdson ! said that hn was not spending
any llmo photographing his hand nnd keys ,
but was devoting his entire attention to
developing the practical side of Prof. Koen-
gen's recent discovery. "Already. " said he.
"I have been able to establish the fact thai
the different materials offer different degrees
of resistance to the passage of the new llghl
For Instance , glass proves lo be a relatively
poor conductor of the rays , while hard black
rubber permits the almost free passage of
the light. Lead Is also a good conductor. "
The principal difficulty which the Inventor
encountered In his experiments was the facl
that a sharp shadow of the innlcrlal under
lest could not bo secured unlsss It was di
rectly under the tube. This Indistinctness
Is due to the smallncss of t > ! 2 tub ? ; which
have been used In the experiments , nnd It Is
tms same irouuie wnicn lias caused tne ueiay
In photographing the human brain and bones
of the head. The tubes which are now beIng -
Ing constructed are much larger than those
used heretofore and by Ihe combined use of
several of these the Inventor hopes to mak ;
a satisfactory shadow of the head , bones and
the brain.
In answer to a question as to the deflnl-
llon of the now light , Mr. Edison said :
"The Hoentgen ray Is a wave In elher. More
than this I cannot my at the present time.
I consider II a very great discovery and have
confirmed all the experiments of him who
first gave the discovery lo Ihe world. These
experiments with the flouresccnt light arc
all very simple and beautiful and I am only
trying to Increase the power and perfection
of the record. "
The reporter who visited Mr. Edison today
was shown a tube In active operallon. The
power of Ihe llghl as a lumlnanl Is very
small , Indeed , and It Is this fact wh'ch sur
prises the novice. His wonder Is much In
creased , however , when he Is told thai It Is
not nt all Improbable that under favorable
conditions the light might bo absolutely In
visible to the eye. The flourescence Is caused
largely , If not entirely , by the glass which
Is used In the construcllon of the tubes. The
new tubes which nre .being made at the
laboratory are nbout eight Inches long and
two Inches In diameter. The first Intention
cf Mr. Edison was to construct tubes of
cclullold , but ho now states thai ho can oblain
glass of sufficlenl thinness to make It un
necessary to construct the celullold tubes.
No experiment has ever been made at the
laboratory which caused so much Interesl
as the present one. Every employe of the
establishment shares the enthusiasm of the
chief and nil are anxiously waiting the de
velopments of Monday.
I.ocntoil Slitit In < hc Itnblilt.
NKW" HAVEN.'Conn. . "Feb. 9.-Prof. A.
O. Wright of Yale university has just com
pleted a most remarkable experiment In
line with the former experiments with pho-
lograpby bv cathode rays. After tlie expos
ure Prof. Wright discovered on the plute
several dark spots. These spots appeared
on the print. Ills attention wns nt once
directed to the fact lhat by the cathode
rays these spots , .absolutely Invisible In the
rabbit , had been brought out. The animal
was at once dlrsectod , and lo the surprise
of the experimenter , several small shot
were found in the cnrcass. Prof. Wright
had received the rabbit , not knowing how It
bad been kKlrd. and .without . the sllghtesl
Intimation of the presence of the Hhot. The
result of this o.perlmunl Indlcales that by
cathode rays foreign substances In the
human body can be detecled when their
prcFenco cannel be discovered In any other
way.
OLD .MATEIUAIj CANNOT UK USKD.
llunril of I'uldle AVorki. Deeiilex Thin
with Iteferenee loMiliul ( .
The Board of Public Works held a long
session Saturday , nt which the matter
of the use of old asphalt for street repairs by
the Rarber company was discussed at length.
Charles E. Squires was present and took the
551110 position that ho assumed when he re
ceived the nollce from Ihe board. He held
Ihal his contract simply provided thai he
must keep the streets In good repair and that
In any case ho had simply plugged up a few
holes with the old material. He said that
Ills company had not used any old material
n repairs for several years. But this winter ,
as during previous winters , ho had plugged
up n few holes temporarily with old as
phalt. This was simply a temporary mailer
as Iho pavements would be repaired with new-
material in tnc spring. II was Impossible
to lay new asphalt during the cold weather
ind It was perfectly proper to. 1111 the holes
with temporary material to laut until warm
weather.
City Atorney Connell gave an opinion to
he effect that'the board had n right , under
he contracl , lo compel Iho Barber com-
)3iiy to use now material , and the various
ilinfiss of the matter \terc discussed for
iver two hours without developing any new
acts. The upshot was thai Ihe Barber com-
iany was Informed thai the use of old ma-
erlal would not be tolerated 1'creafter on
ny pretext whatever.
HMl'IIti : STATI2 JIKPUIILICANS.
Will llolil n Stntt * Convention tilcu -
York Cll > - .
NEW YOniC , Feb. 9. The republican state
ominltteo met here' yesterday to fix the
late and place for the state convention
rhlch Is lo cheese four delegates nt large
o Ihe republican national convention at St.
-.ouls. It was scml-offlctally announced
en days ago thai Iho slalo convention
vould be held March 24 , at the Drand Cen-
rnl palace In this city. That point being
'ttlcJ , the main Interest of today's meeting
vas attached to the question as to what
vould bo done with the protest of Edward
illtcliL'll , Jr. , on behalf of the committee cf
00 , against the holding of primaries based
n the city organization rolls , which the
irotcstant alleges have been padded In car-
Bin Interests. Mr. Mitchell's protest .also
emanded that the state convention be not
leld until the rolls shall have been revise : ! ,
The committee decided upon March 21
e the date for the convention , and this
Ity as the place.
The committee also recognized the right
f the county committee to pass upon the
ueetlon of the validity of tlio city organlza-
CM enrollment and referred to that com-
nltte the protest of the committee of 500 ,
'ho presidential candidacy of Governor
lorton was endorsed by resolution.
The HnriieKiit I.lurlil.
The strongest light on nny sea coast of
lie world will soon be In working order on
liu Jersey shore. It will have no rival for
lower anywhere hero or In ICurope ,
This great electric light will have 2rX
ando : power , anil Its wnrnn rays will ba
ent forth from the top of llurnegnt llslit-
curu. The povt'imncnt purchased the huga
haft for IIBIS on Klru laltuiU , but this project
\as abandoned when u linlilfhl | > took llm
lace of the Fire Islund llKlitliouto ,
The present light nt Humeral IHK \ feet
bove thu love ! of the sea , nnd It can bo
con undi-r ordinary < rcumstuncfB nineteen
uutlcal miles , Tlit ? new light will not only
o ni-en many miles further Mil , but it will
cMietr.ito haze and fous , which often maku
u pn-sent Unlit Invisible.
Hume-nut U ono of thu most Important
olnts nn the coast lo seafaring men. and
IIP llKhtliouftf thenin liciiu ; fciu'ppi-J on
liberal scale for the nuw beiivon.
< IIT : ten n.\ni'iiin : VNnr.tt iio.vn.
YotuiK Knrmcr Who SliiKKril Uxcler
People finally Apprehended.
EXETEll. Neb. , Feb. ! ) . ( Special. ) The
second chapter In the now celebrated as
sault nnd battery case of the state of Ne
braska against Kd Iladford was given to
the public today. Toward the latler part
of list November n watant wns sworn
out for Ed iradfleU of Frlendvlllo for the
serious nstaull he commuted on the per
sons of two of I'.jeler's most respected
eUcrly citizens on the night of November
15. The warrant was placed In the hands
of Constable I. T. Powell , who proceeded
to Frltndvlllc to arrest th culprit , but tor
some cause unknown , allowed hi * man to
get awny. Conslnblo Powell was unable to
gel any Iraco of his man up lo January 1 ,
al which lime bin term of office expired ,
and Iho warranl was placed In the hanJs
of Ben Vollpkn of Liberty township , who
has ben quietly laying for Ilatllord. Fri
day morning ho learned that young Had-
ford had started tor Lincoln with a load of
bonrs. Ho Immediately came hero , secured
his papers and a deputy nnJ loft for Lin
coln. They hud ben at the- bone yard
but ft short time when Undford drove In
and was arrested. He arrived here nt noon
yesterday and wns taken before Iho Judge
and ploade.1 net guilty. Ho was placsd
under * . ! 00 bonds to appear hero In court
March C. .
IHIKAIvlM ] 01. ' TIIU lUWTI.nilH.
Ceilnr , Holt mill lloyil County Olll-
elnlM Clone Afler ho OIIIIK *
RANDOLPH , Neb. . Feb. 9. ( Special. ) The
men. John Druman of this county , nnd Holtz
of lloyd county , who wcro recently taken to
O'Neill for hearing on n charge of cattle
rustling , nre said to have been working to
gether In the buslnsss. It seems they Kept
herds In this county and In Holt or Boyd , or
both , nnd that when they succeeded In Ret- *
Ing cattle up west , they were brought down
here and sold , and when taken fram here
were sent up wesl and sold. John Drayton ,
who lias a ranch near Orchard and lives nt
Ewlng. and H. W. McGinn , who ha ? a ranch
north of hets , near Magnet , and also out In
Hell county have been working In con
junction with the authorities up west , nnd
ttilnlt they will sooner or later clean out the
gang ot rustlers that have been making the
cattle business more or less uncertain the
past few years. John Dsnham Is the man
referred to In yesterday's dispatch as having
be-n taken to O'Neill Kriuay nignt uy ftir.
Drayton.
There la upwards of 200,000 bushels of corn
cribbed In this town , and more room Is being
made for all kinds of grain every day. The
usual rise In wheat Is bringing considerable
to town. Threa big elevators are full of
small grain. _
lliii\tN Connly Awrleiillnrnl Society.
CHADUON , Nsb. , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) At
the annual meeting of the > stockholder ? of t'.if
Dawcs County Agriculture Society , held here
yesterday , the following officers and directors
were elected : Hon. W , W. Wilson , president ;
Willis Campbell , vice president ; Wllllim
Wilfon , treasurer , 11. F. Pitman , secreary ; ;
S. A. Bryant , M. W. Young. L. N. Gibson ,
0. A. Nichols , T. B. Augiiotine. W. M. Green ,
F. M. Boner , Lovcll Goff. W. 11. Stumph. N.
Welling and T. J. Wilson , directors : Charles
Mann , superintendent of grounds. The affairs
of the society are In good shape. , and they
rxpect to make the fair of 1890 a notabb
one. The grounds of the society are use-1
Jointly with the Chadron Driving Park as
sociation. and arrangements nro being made
to combine the two ajsoclallons In one fair
and speed tournament.
Hc-il Clonil I.niv Olllee Ilnrtieil.
TIED CLOUD , Neb. . Feb , 9. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Al about half past G this mornln ?
fire broke oul In Iho Bpntley block , In the
rooms occupied by C. W. Kaley and Atlor-
ney Robert T. Poltor , as a real estate and
law office. The flro alarm was turned In
and the fire department. In n short time , had
the flro under control , but not until thu
olficj furniture and fixtures were nearly de-
t'troyoJ , with no Insurance. Directly under
the law office Is the room occupied by the
State bank , and thu basement by the Argus
office. Coni'llercDlu ' damngu was ilune to
those rooms' by 'smolc antr walar. Damage
lo the o'lllre building la estimated at about
$2,500 , which Is covered by nn Insurance c >
$5,000. _
Died from 1'nraIynlN.
HAMPTON. Neb. . Feb. 9. ( Special. ) Wil
liam McMullan died here at 10:30 : last
night of paralysis. He was over CO years *
old. Jn company with his nephew ho was
traveling to Seward from Scotts Bluff. No
Inqusst was held. Harry Klumb. the livery
man. takes the corpse to his relatives near
Seward this morning.
\OCM.
Pleasant Hill boasts of a woman pugilist.
The Norfolk candy factory gives employ
ment to ton people.
Albion citizens will mecl lonlght to or
ganize a Nebraska club.
Work will be commenced on Norfolk's new
Methodist church at once.
The question of electric lights Is again
being agitated at Wayne.
A. n. Wells and C. A. Trlmborn have
started a bank al Oakland.
Ono of Grand Island's building and loan
associations has 2120 members.
Sixty-three thousand head of sheep are
being fattened on Dodge county corn.
In a four weeks' revival fifty-one sinners
of Neniaha joined Ihe McthodUl church.
Nellgh sporls covered a lerrltory of 144
square miles and captured seven wolves.
Broken Bow lias organized a hook and lad
der company , with twenty-ono members.
A flow of artesian water has been struck
nt West Point , 200 fc-H from the surface.
The railroads paid over $23,000 Into the
Dodge- county treasury one- day last \rol ( .
Dr. F. Simon has been appointed local
surgeon to the C. , St. P. , M. & O. railroad.
Mra. Langdon , a Norfolk woman 90 years
old , fell from her chair and broke he < r log.
A Columbus man has Invented a new beet
seed drill , which plants four rov/s at once.
The Poncu Journal has commenced UK
twenty-fourth year of continuous publication.
Somebody robbed the Sterling poatolllco of
f5 while the postmaster was away at dinner.
M. K. Turner has published the Columbus
Journal twenty-five yean * without mleslng an
Issue"
Julius Llmburg , seven miles east of Emer
son , commltteed suicide , leaving six orphan
children. . .
So many children In Splsr have the
whooping cough that ( Hie public schools had
to close.
T. F. Grogan In under arrest at Fairbury ,
charge-d with removing mortgaged property
to Kansas.
The Racket store at Auburn has been closed
by creditors to eatlsfy claims anioiintliij ; to
about ROOD.
The Coleridge elevator collapcd and per
mitted 7,000 buehels of wh at to spread all
over the township. ,
The Insurance companies have paid $13,050
on HID Alliance , flouring mill , which burned
a few weeks since. ,
Key. Mr , Jordan ot Grand Iiland has gone
cast to try and raise an endowment of { 50,000
for the Ilaptlfit college.
Kearney's street commissioner now officiate ?
as psllceman and the building Inspector acts
UK janitor of I'nu city hull.
A ton of Charles Stnrmsr , living near How.
ells , was BO badly scalded that liln left kg
will have to bo amputated *
L. D. Troxcll of Ncmalia took a blushing
brldo lo tlio ultitlireo weeks ago and she
has , already deserted him ,
Bert Frazter , an Incorrigible German lad ,
burgluiUed u house * and will go lo the state
Industrial school to reform ,
The II. & M. paid Jll.SM worth of tuxes In
Webster county the oilier day and county
\\tsrrantg huvo conn uj > lo par.
Mrs. A. P. Wilson of Wyrnore was suddenly
Etrlcken with paralysis and hua entirely loit
the use nf her right arm and hand.
Norfolk capitalist ! have organised a com
pany and will tear up the rocks In Gllpln
county , Colorado , In seartii of gold.
The Craig Grain and Implement company ,
ubicli suffered such a ln by flrn about two
months ago , will ngaln io Into but-lnem.
George Kutipp of Wamieta has received u
big wad of back pennton money from Uncle
Sam and a monthly allowance for the future.
I ) . J , Meyers and Hobrrt T. Parker nro the
newly Heeled president and * ° rrelnry , re
spective ! ) ' , of the lied Cloud commercial
club.
The treasurer of Ballno county receipted for
$19,000 In mi ; day , Farmeri of that county
BtH'in to luvo the stuff with which to | uy their
taxi ? ! , ;
COUNTRY NEWSPAPER , 1
How tlio American Press Association Snp ;
plies Them with the News. j
SOLO IN PLATES BY THE COLUMN i1
K-vperleticeM Wllli Sllinu-
liitilM liy Cinplo ) CHef
of ( lie ANNueln-
| tliin. .
The remarkable growth and development of
Journalism In the last fifteen years has out
classed that of any other trade or profession.
Since 1SS2 the number of newspapers has In
creased two-fold. They nre three times as
good and their circulation Is three times as
great. The American Press association , a
corporation which supplies the country news
papers with the news of the dny , deserves the
credit for this wonderful progress. This as
sociation supplies reading matter produced on
thin mttnl plates , convenient for transfer
ring from ono point to another.
Previous to 18S2 the. country editor was
handicapped by tlio expense of selling typo
for his . In all
paper. well-regulated news
paper oillces the amount ot news matter
printed must Increase In a certain proportion
to the amount of advertising. In 1SS2 the
limit was reached ; publishers were confused
as to how they could furnish the necessary
extra amount of news wlthnul Incurring
heavy expcnws. At this trying period re
lief came In the shape of the formation of
the American Press association , prepared to
furnish the news of the dny In plates of n
column In length , which could bo bought by
any morning or afternoon paper. The asso
ciation nlso furnished articles on n wldo
range of subjects , wrltlen by specialists and
covering every toplq In llie newspaper field.
This enibled the country publisher to print
not only all the news , but sentimental , dra
matic , sportfng and religious articles nnd
stories , the products of the brlghlesl m'nds
of the day. For Instance , no country paper I
could nfford to pay Rudynrd Kipling $1,000 , f.
for a story , but 1.000 country newspapcra > t !
could afford to pay $1 apleco for Ma story ,
set up , stereotyped and ready to print , This /
corporation buys a story from Kipling and v
then retails It lo counlry papers al a small
price. ; ,
Whal was.slipposed to be a menace to the
onward progress of Journalism was thus overcome -
come by the formation of this association.
During the last year It has ? set In type more
than throe hundred newspaper columns of
mailer per day. and has supplied 8,000 news
papers with news matlcr In plnlcs ready for
use.
use.Tho
The patrons of the association Include some
of the brlghtesl men In Iho world. Therofaro
each employe Is a spcclnllsl In his work ; but
one Ihlng Is required of him , bul In the dis
charge of thai oi-.o duty he must bo a llllle
brighter and better than anybody else. The
nervous tension rcqulioJ In the discharge ot
these duties Is terrible. Many of the men
break down early under the tedious strain of
this exhaui'tlng brain labor. The- work Is so
wearing and requires such close concculrallon
as to render the use of a stimulant abso
lutely necessary. Various stimulants have
bsen tested time and again , alcoholic bovor-
jgos being at ono lima Iho favorllo. Many
weird stories are related of the boys while
under the Influence of "tho yellow devil , "
but Its popularity hay waned. Its "after-
clap1 was too detrimental all were more or
bss Incapacitated from woik the day after
free Indulgence by reason of the temporary
unlargsmenl of the cranium. The office boy
became allllcted with -pecullaV wa bbllng
motion of the limbs , "ami much preferred
to sleep during ofllco hours tlun to perform
his usual quota of labor. The religious
editor spent his time 4n killing blue reptiles ,
ornamented with red nnd green spots , which ,
he claimed , Infested the viclnlly of his desk.
Finally Iho whole i > tair mel logolher In sol
emn conclave , and "while ribbons" now com
mand a high premium al Nos 45 and 47 Park
Place.
Black coftcu wao Ihen recommended by Ihe
horllculltiral edilor ns an excellent stimulant
in brain work. This worked well for a few
weeks , but suddenly the editorial complexion
began lo assume a bright yellow , and a dark-
brown tssle In Iho mouth was experienced by
all. The medical oJItnr was forced to un
extended vacation In order to euro a blllouii
atlack. Tlio financial editor had to ongaga
n substitute , though not able to afford It nt
the time. Black coffee was then tabooad and
placed on tbo shelf with HP brother , Alcohol.
About this time Captain George L. Kilmer
noticed that tht > French and German armies
had UDd n drink made from un African nut
with nmikcd success , as an aid to prolonged
exertion. Men under Us effects were aoie to
march for elghloen hours In succession witn-
out fatigue , and sustained only by this re
markable nut. The mailer was Investigated
by Captain Kilmer , who found thai Ihe Ynlo
college alhleles had made similar expsrlments
with Ilko retnillS. using the standard prepara
tion of the nut , Vlno-Kolafra , made by Johnson -
son & Johnson , No. 92 William strool , Now
York.
Captain Kilmer then made thorough search
for points regarding this wonderful nuU Ho
found thai Iho African natives use Ihe nut
( the botanical name of mhlch Is SlcrciilU
Acumlmita ) , to ast-st ! them In all laborious
exercise. They use It to keep them awake
during their prolonged orgies , and claim
magical rc.-uiltsi from Us use. Travelers later
confirm those stories. They use the nuts
as symbols of war and peace. A rod i-torculla
nut senl by one trlbo to another means war ;
a white onu peace. In some parts of Africa
you can purchase a wife with a dozen stcr-
culln nuts.
Captain Kilmer then tried Vlno-Kolafra on
himself with good result * , finding Its pownr
as a general bracer to bo unexcelled. On the
captain's recommendation thu reproductive
artist tried It and reported an effect of stimu
lation with no after depression.
Octavu. ) Cohen , the dramatic editor , Is cn-
over Vlno-Kalafrn , and bays lhat
he feels bettor tlio next day after using Vlno-
Kolafra. In hcadachen he Is euro of relief
after a wlneglaasful and Is pure of Its utlmu-
lallng effects nn thu brain.
George C. Hurt sayo thai Vlno-Kolafra
comes Ilko u bcnedlcllon lo any ono who In
suffering from dyapppala. Ht > dcllghty In It
as a bgvcrago , eaylng lhat It strengtlions hlu
nerves , promotes pleop , and when ho In "brain
weary , " us ho callo It , a half glast ) cf Vlno-
Kolafra does him moro lasting good than any
other drink ,
E. B , EthertiiEton , the clippings editor ,
says ho really hua no noe-d of a stimulant ,
but that Vlno-Kolufru produces a pleasant ,
stimulating effect , with no dopresion. ! !
The editor of thu "Up-to-Iwlo" r.ifia was
completely run down from overwork , and ono
oitwo battlei of Vlno-Kolafra aided him
grtxitly In regaining lilt ) iiornul health ,
Jobcph It. Hiidianan , labor editor , felt a
[ . 'light stimulation after nolng Vlno-Kolafra ,
wlillo the telegraph editor , being fn extra
line health , has not uettd It on Minsclf , but
gave Vlno-KolaffA ti > his Mi/e , who waa
slightly run down from overwork superin
duced by attending art oxttcmoly prcpoepcs : , *
Ing but rostleiu buby of eight months. Bti *
rcporlu great ImproriMiient In her condition.
Mr , Stonu B , DJvli1 , thu Ijuslrieu ! * manager ,
was then Indiicud to try It Jtnd Is now fully
convinced of Itu merlin.
Nuw wlwn any employe of the American
PfuM association Is run down and depraiiud
from uvcru rk , or when liu ha * an uipeclally
hard task before him , ho uses Vlno-Kolafra
as thu ineanu of rcntorlng his lout energy
and IIIKD ] U a veritable fountain of youth to
hlu debilitated system.
Captain Kilmer now inovcj ; round with a
sort of "I-told-you-so'1 oxprrculon en his face
In Justification of hi * discovery and recom
mendation to the boys of Vlno-Kolafra. New
York World.
It In clalmoi ) by tha medical Journal ! ( hat
tlila African stimulant , Ihe Vlnn-Kolafra cf
the drug t rcs la a tonic pir excellence , nnd
ths cnly utliimlant .known to science that
does not react or cause unpluat mt alter
cffuctH. In support of this theory , the Now
York "Herald" and New York "Sun" pub-
llslied. reports of experiments made by tha
Nuw York poatofllcs authorities , the super
intendent 'f thu employes of the Third avo-
niio cable road , the Flower hospital , many
trained nuruej and also toMs made by army
authorities lu France , Germany and tht
Unll.d Slalom New York World.