FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY IMOHXI-NG , 10 , 1800-TWELVE I' AGES , S1XGT/E COPY FIVE CENTS.
CONTEST TAKES A NEW TURN
Fopocrat Notary Sends T. W , Blackburn to
Jail for Contempt.
HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS STARTED
ItiNlut on CioliiK Into Mnt-
ICI-N .Not III INMIIC mill ( lie \VI-
I1VNM lil'Ctllll'N ( O AllHUOr
| ( III * ( llM'HllOII. ,
T.V. . Illackhurn was committed to Jail for
contempt yesterday inbtnlng by Notary I'lattl
for refusing to answer Irrelevant questions
In the legislative contort at the Jacksonlan
tluli room ? . Mr. Blackburn's refusal was
for the purpose of testing the question
whether the contestants shall he allowed to
( mention witnesses In regard to the manage
ment of the congressional campaign and
other mattery that have no connect Ion with
the legislative controversy.
Thin question l.as been more or less dis
puted , nil through the contest. The attorneys
for the contestants seemed desirous to
Katlsty tlielr curiosity In regard to all sorts
of matters In connection with the campaign
that were entirely opart from the legislative
fight. These questions have been objected
to by the contcstccs and supported by two
of the notaries. Hut as the popocratlc
notaries almost Invariably ruled as sug
gested hy the contestants , the witnesses
were compelled to answer. In two'or ' three
cases they announced their Intention of
testing thu matter , but finally concluded to
nave the expense of an attorney by sub
mitting to the Inquisition. Mr. Illackburn
was the firet witness who had the courage
of his convictions and he stood pat on the
proposition.
Mr. Ulackburn was the chairman of the
congrcfalonal committee during the recent
rampalgn. Thursday he was put on the
utand and stated that he had received ? 5 ! > 0
from Congressman Mercer , which money ho
had expended In Mr. Mercer's Interest. No
othur funds had been handled and there
were applied solely to the congressional con
tent. Mr , tllack'hurn showed that moat of
the money had been expended for cards ,
printing and cilice expenses. Ho had paid
mnall sums to workers to distribute Mercer
cards and otherwise advance his Interests.
When the question WES at > kcd to whom this
money was paid , the witness refused to
niiswcr on the ground that It was entirely
Irrelevant , as It had no connection with the
legislative contest. The objection was SUH-
tnlned by Notary Walk-up for the contcstces ,
and even Notary \Vappleh for the contest
ants declared that the position was well
taken. Mr. Wapplch said that ho had
given the contestants the greatest amount
of latitude all through the Investigation ,
but hu was disposed to be half way fair
end the question was so clearly Irrelevant
that ho couU not conscientiously require the
witness to answer.
llETURN TO TUB QUESTION.
That ended the matter for the time , but
yesterday morning the contestants had It
fixed to null them. Mr. Wapplch was absent
and Notary I'lattl appeared In his place.
When the , same question was asked , Mr.
I'lattl assumed to overrule the adjudica
tion of the previous day , and declared that
Mr. Ulackburn would have to answer. At
torney Sbccan protested that this was a
proceeding previously unheard of In any
court , but the .protest counted for naught.
The contcbtnnts had a mittimus already
made out and I'lattl had brought his no
tarial 'seal In' anticipation of the Incident.
Mr. niaekburri again refused to answer ,
stating that It was for the reason that theie
was only one notary present and he had been
brought there for the express purpose of
overruling the decision of the previous day ,
anil , also for the reason that an objection
to the same question had been sustained
tbo day before by the decision of all the
notaries present. On his refusal , Mr. I'lattl
at once Issued the order of commitment ,
which was turned over to Constable Cos-
grove.
Habeas corpus proceedings were com
menced before. Judge Fawcott yesterday
afternoon In Hlackburn's behalf. Applica
tion was made for his release on the ground
that the notary who had ordered his arrest
had exceeded his authority and had no
legal right to Issue such an order. The
notaries were not present , either In person
or hy attorney , and after hearing the
statement of Illackhurn's attorney Judge
Fawcctt set the case for hearing In his
court at 2 o'clock this afternoon In order
v to give the notaries an opportunity to pre
sent their ship of the case If they so desire.
In the meantime Blackburn Is In the cus
tody of Deputy Sheriff Lewis.
NOTARIES AGREE ON ONE POINT.
The only witness at the afternoon ses
sion was Frank W. 'Hryant ' , a commissary
sergeant In the United States army. Depart
ment of the I'latte. Bryant testified that
ho voted at thn recent election. He was
n resident of this state previous to Ills en
listment In the government service and
had been assured that ho still retained
his rights as a citizen. He refused to
answer a question as to whom ho had voted
for. This brought up the question whether
Bryant was a qualified voter. The contest
ants declared that they bail the right to In
quire how tbo witness voted because his
votnvnn Illegal under the clause In the
Rtatutcs which provides that no member of
the United States army or navy shall ae.-
qulro a residence at any place by reason
of being stationed there. They asserted that
this meant that no soldier or sailor could
vole at all , The enntcslccs claimed that
the section merely referred to men who
wcro brought from another state and Jta-
tlonod here. They contended that since the
witness was a qualified voter In Nebraska
when lit * enlisted the section did not apply
to his case. The matter was argued and
dlscusticd for over an hour , hut all the
notaries finally decided against the contest
ants and Hryant was excused.
The notaries remained In session until
after ( o'clock for tlio purpn.se of securing
Manager Holdrrgn of the Burlington rail
road for whom an attachment had been
isBiicd. The railroad man did not appear
nml an adjournment was Anally taken until
10 o'clock today.
Itt'iliioi'it Water Hilton.
OMAHA. Dee. 18. To the Editor of The
Dee : Should It be advisable to extend the
American water works contract until 1907 ,
the following rates nhould be obtained : For a
llvc-roo.n house , the rate Is now
JO , It should bo reduced to $5 ;
rnch additional room U 7G conic ,
tdionld bo ieduced to CO cents ; witter
rlosot la $ L'.GO. should bo reduced to $2 ; bath
tub Is $3,50 , altnuld bo reduced to Jl.7" ! . .
Lawn Sprinkling Fifty feet front U ? G.
flhould bu reduced to $4 ,
Motor Rates 100 to COO gallons , 35
coiiU. should bo reduced to 25 cents ; 500
to 1,000 gallona. 30 cents , bhonld be reduced
to 20 centu ; 1,000 to 2.09(1 ( gallons , 25 cento ,
should be reduced to IS cents ; 2,000 to .1,001
gallons , : o cento , should be reduced In 1C
centf1,000 : gallons and over , 15 ecnls ,
Hhoi'Jd , bo reduced to 12'.i cents.
Wo havp 1,337 hydrants , for 2SO of which wo
arc paying $ S1 per annum , and 1,087 we ara
paying $ 0 per annum ; the 250 should be
reduced to the tame price as the 1.0S7 , which
la $81) ) , each. . WATER CONSUMER ,
I'rlHoiKTK In t'nlleil Sliitcn Court.
Deputy United States MarchM Thraihtr
brought In four prisoners Thursday evening
from Thurston county charged will1 ills-
pniilng nf ll < | uorn to Indians on the Omaha
And Wlnnebago reservations , TinBM
Frank Wlnni-meyer , 1C. J , Smith , Edward
1'nlly end Peter Rnmnus , Yi'itorday after
noon Wlnr.cmrycr and Ilainum pleaded
Bullty and aentenco wan deferred until lhl <
morning. 1'olly pleaded net guilty aud
Builtu was not arraigned.
IH2MAI , IIV KXHIXKUIl IIOWICM. .
Sayn lie Ni-vor .Mixed In the Wnti-r
\VurkH Milder.
The conmlttce appointed at the citizens'
ma.vs meeting Monday afternoon to Investi
gate the charge tnat City Engineer llowell
had approached E. L. Hlerhowcr of the
Omaha Water company with a proposition
that he could secure the extension of the
water works franchise by putting S. L.
Wiley on the pay roll at a nominal salary
of $100 per month , met yesterday morning In
the office of City Attorney Council. Mr. Pop-
ploton wan not present and the committee
organized by electing 11. T. Clarke chair
man and Curtlss Turner secretary.
In reply to a request to appear before the
committee and give the facts Mr. Hlcrbowcr
submitted the following letter :
"OMAHA , Dec. 18. H. T. Clarke and C.
C. Turner , Committee : Gentlemen In
reply to your re-quest , dated the 17th Inst. ,
that I come to the city attorney's ofllcc this
mornlig to meet a committee appointed at a
meeting of city ofllclals and citizens , held In
the council chamber In the city hall last
Monday afternoon , to Investigate a certain
statement ir.cde at that meeting.
"I was not at the meeting , but Infer that
the Rtatcment referred lo Implied a serious
reflection upon the personal character of a
city olllclal by a prostitution of his official
position. It seems to me that It Is only
just to all concerned that an Investigation
should bo as public aud thorough as possi
ble. If thu accused Is Innocent ho should
have the full benefit of a public vindication ,
and If the statement la true the public may
want to know It.
"I therefore respectfully decline to meet
your commlttJc , for which I have much re
spect Individually and collectively , and
state that I will at any time , If properly
summoned , go before any committee , court
or other tribunal that has power to summon
witnesses and enforce the giving of testi
mony under oath and power to enforce the
penalties lor perjury to testify In this mat
tcrto anything that I may have knowledge
of. E. L. BIERBOWER. "
E. Rosewater , who made the charge before
the citizens' meeting , was present and
stated that If desired he would repeat the
charge made on the previous occasion , that
Robert E. Howell , city engineer , had solicited
an allowance of $100 per month for Solon L.
Wiley from the water company as an Induce-
mcnt for Wiley's support of the proposed
contract by which the city would waive Itu
right to purchase the water works plant
before 1907 and recognize the validity of Its
franchise. Ml. Rosewatcr added that he
relied on Mr. Blerbowcr to substantiate the
charge , but he was not In a position to
compel Mr. Blcrbower to respond to the In
vitation to attend the investigation or to
make him testify If he was not disposed
to do BO.
Frank Ranf.om was present as attorney for
the city engineer and In reply to his qucs
lions Mr. Ucsewatcr stated that ho had
heard these reports previous to the election.
They had afterward been confirmed by Mr.
Blerbowcr.
Engineer Howell entered a general denial
of the charges. I In declared that Wlloy had
never asked to bo put on the pay roll of the
water company and that ho himself had
never received a dollar from any corpora
tion slnco he bed been In the service of the
city.
city.Tho committee , will make up Its report and
submit It to the city council at the meeting
next Tuesday night. It Is expected that the
report will recommend that the council shall
provide for an official Investigation , at which
the attendance of witnesses can be com
pelled ,
DiiiiscToii \v.ucii'ir.in TO u
I'rpfom ( o Itctnlii ( Soorelarynlilii
of ( lit * Ixi | xlliin Axuocliid
A delay of twenty-four hours In the trans
mission of the certificate of the Transmls-
slsslppl Exposition organization has ensued
on account of the discovery that the secre
tary of state neglected to Impress his official
seal upon the great red wafer pasted on
the certificate of the legality of the Incor
poration of- the Transmisslsslppl and Inter
national Exposition ansoclatlon. The docu
ment was sent back to the secretary yes
terday morning and It Is expected to be re
turned by Hits morning , at which time the
necessary Information will bo Immediately
transmitted to the/ Treasury department.
Secretary John A. Wakofleld has an
nounced hU Intention of resigning his posi
tion as a director of the exposition associa
tion , which will leave a vacancy to bo filled
by the board of directors.
It has been the sentiment of the members
of the directory that thu secretary should bo
paid n Balcry. as he will have to devote all
his time to the dutlea of his otllce. but the
resolution unanimously adopted at the last
meeting prohibits a director from receiving
any compensation for his services In any
capacity In connection with the exposition
and It has been understood that Mr. Wake-
field will resign. Judging from
the sentiment which developed at
the meeting at which the first
vacancy was filled , the vacancy caused by
Mr. Wahcfleld's resignation will bo filled
by Hie olccllon of a director from cither
South Omaha or Iowa. Both Interests arc
demanding recognition , and th3 sentiment
In the board scenia lo ho In favor of recog
nizing both. Iowa has representative
nn the board In the person of Luclcn Wells
of Council Bluffs , a business man of high
standing In thu city over tlio river and also
In tlio slate. Tlio packing center of the
west hai no representative In the directory
and Is making moat strenuous efforts for
consideration.
E. 13. Bruce , chief of the department of
exhibits , returned to the city Thursday night
and was seen at his office yesterday. lie said
ho had been flooded all morning with per
sonal application ! ! for positions in his de
partment and had not had time to open his
morning mall. Aslrto fiom a few momenU
devoted to the subject Thursday night , Mr.
Bruce "said he- had not given the details ! of
the work In his department much consider
ation and had done nothing beyond outlining
In a general way hi : conception of the plan
and scope of his department which he
would submit to Iho executive committee
for consideration.
TWO You.vn MUX FHOJI MII.VAIIICKI - :
Kollovrt'il ( o Thl * Clly ami I'luc-cil
I'lulcr Arri-M ,
flcoi'ia Webber" and Qeorgo Kingston , two
young men who were pursued to this city
from Mlhv.uil ; < ; o by John L. llnlan of tlio
latter city , were arrested early yesterday af
ternoon at Fifteenth and Dodge streets and
were booked at the pollco station with the
crime of grand larceny.
According to Dolan , Webber wan employed
In hl.i store at Milwaukee and was dis
charged. Two wi'tka ago yesterd.iy he re
turned to the place with Klngslim and tbn
two took JSO from the cash drawer and also
stole u $ lfiO overcoat , belonging to Dolan.
They ( "kipped from the i-lty ami wcro pur
sued ic Omaha hy Dolan , wlw hftJ been look-
Ins for them a couple of day. .
lirrur Ii > ' tin'
City Comptroller Wtstlicrn rcfucied
yesterday morning to appi'o\o thu
refunding of $12.50 In taxes to an
Individual who had succeeded In
Inducing the city council tn order him
reimbursed. The qu.&tiou Involves a cler
ical error by the nwiPMcnN In lhi > description
of the property. The iiixpajcr In question
owns llfty-one tint of .1 full lot which wan
described by the sMCeuor ax the "r.outh
flfty-ono fot't. " That wan an error , but the
auucsamcntas an equitable valuation ot
Ills part of the lot. Conicqui'iitly ' the comp
troller .has decided that he Is not entitled
to ovmlo thu pnvment of thu tax and hate
to olgn thnvavrant
l-ilri'trli' l.lulit ( 'iiiiiiiin | v Klf'don.
A me-tMtng of thr Jrcrtorri of the Now
Ouinha Thomson- Houston Electric Light com
pany wav held T'lcrh'lvv ' uftcnigon. Thomas
L. Klmball was formally elected president
of the company , he bclifg Instructed to enter
upon thu pfrfornuncu : of lts | duties at once.
The flection of the ether ofllcrrH WAH al
lowed to go over until thu next meeting ,
which \M1I bo held Jauuary 1 , 1897 >
CUTTING OFF DEADHEADS
Less Travel or More Fores n Hulo Greatly
in Favor.
FEWER RAILROAD PASSES NEXT YEAR
ixN Coinnilllcf of O in nil II ItoniN MC < < ( N
anil .Mi'iulii'i-M A ! < to Cut DIMVII
( InUiiiiuMly of Vrve
TriiiiMiot-lutl | m. , >
The fate of the Ncbraskans who doslrc frco
transportation over the rallroada of thla
state during the coming year was set
tled at an Important conference held yc -
lerday In the local headquarters of the Bur
lington road. U was the annual meeting of
the loal pass committee , of which George
W. Holdrcgi1 , general manager of the II.
& M. , Is chairman. The Union Pacific was
represented by Oencral Manager Dickinson
and General Solicitor Kelly. Assistant Gen
eral Frelfjht and Passenger Agent I'hllllppl
looked after the Interests of the Missouri
Pacific , and General Freight Agent Snydcr
of the Rock Island represented his road.
The Elkhorn. the Omaha and the other
members of the Northwestern family wore
repressed by General Manager Bldwcll
and General Solicitor Sterling of the Elk-
horn. Tha Iowa lines that do not operate
west of the Missouri river were not present
at the meeting , their pass agreements being
looked after in Chicago.
The authority of this pass committee Is
over ali matteis originating In Nebraska
and along the lines of the Omaha roads
fur'.har west than this stale. The work of
controlling the Issue of passes for this ter
ritory was delegated to the local committee
by the general pass conference of western
roads held seme weeks ago In St. Louis.
The conference began at 10 o'clock yca-
tcrday morning and continued all day. While
the sessions were behind closed doors ,
it Is known that a vigorous effort was
made to icduce the nui T of free rides
issued each year by the Omaha roads , and
it Is given out that many who have hith
erto rode free will pay In 1S97. The
western roads have already agreed
that a request from nn agent of one
road to a pafecngcr agent of another road
cannot be honored next year , but that all
such requests for transportation must be
countersigned by the president , vice presi
dent , or general manager of the road Issu
ing the transportation. The local commit
tee may take further action along thia line
for Ihe territory under Its control If It so
desires. Railway men say there Is no doubt
but that the rules governing the issuance
of passes for next year will he more rigid
than ever before , the only question In the
matter being whether or not the railroads
will live up to the agreements. U Is no
secret that the agreement of 1S96 has been
badly fractured throughout the year ; ship
pers of many Nebraska towns being repre
sented as men of great political Influence
In order to grant them the desired transpor
tation.
ItKCI.AIMI.VC ( MM.OltADO Altll ) I.A.MIS
I'lnilx to .Millie ( lit * DcKi'i't llloMNom
I.Ike ( litIt OKI- .
If plans that are. now being formulated
by the railroad companies can be successfully
carried out , the arid eastern section , of
Colorado will be converted Into fruitful farm
lands. As explained by W. W. Longer , land
Inspector of the Union Pacific Railway com
pany , the railroad ofllclals propose to Intro
duce varieties of agriculture and
horticulture that are adopted to the Boll
of eastern Colorado as It now Elands. To
do this will require a great deal of Investlga-
llon and experiment. An effort will be
made at once. It Is said , to get aid from
congress toward this end. If no aid can be
obtained from this sour.ce the railway man
agers may act alone.
Experts In agriculture and horticulture
and the effects of climate , altitude and
drouth on three two Industries will
bo sent Into Siberia , Persia and
other high ecunti les which possess the gen
eral climatic and physical characteristics of
this region. There they will find out what
staple crops arc raised by cultivators of
farm and garden products , and specimens
of these will bo sent to Colorado for plantIng -
Ing In the arid eastern territory.
"This work Is under the direction of the
Colorado State Agricultural college. " Eald
Land Commissioner McAllister of the
Union Pacific yesterday morning , "ami ,
our company Is lending" all the aid
possible to the movement. Some sea
sons there are good crops raised
In this arid strip and other seasons
everything falls. Of course , the object of
the Union Pacific In encouraging this ex
perimental work Is to write It possible to
have goo.l crops there annually and open
up the strip for settlement and. development.
The railroad company has given oil thu
ground to the experimental station and has
advanced quite a little money for the work.
7h rest of the funds comes from the
government under the provisions of the
Morrlll act , which provides for financial aid
to state agricultural stations. "
SHH.V TIIHOiCill ; AX OFFICIAL 13YU.
Itnlluny .Mini FluilN Fault with ( lit *
Omaha Depot.
The.location of the union depot and Its
accommodations for those who arc com
pelled _ to wait hero for trains Is no new
theme , but It la not often than any refer
ence to the many Inconveniences caused
Is made by railroad men themselves. A
prominent olllclal of one of the Omaha lines
has recently been called to Chicago quite
frequently. It has happened that each time
ho has returned the passengers who were
on the same train and himself have been
blocked in their exit by another train.
Spc.ikltig of the matter ho said : "I don't
know whoso fault 1 * . Is , but It's a shame to
keep pcnplo waiting a long time oc force
them to walk clear around a long train. I
ha\o come ; n several tlmca lately on the
Northwestern train. On getting out , a B.
K. M train has always stood right opposite
It. and Invariably the passengers from our
train have been compelled to walk around
U. U may bo that our train has always
plopped In the wrong place. Perhaps It
should not have 'run up so far , or maybe , It
should have gone further ; or the other train
may have been In the wrong place , but
Gomo one Is 'to bliiino , sure. The depot
facilities are wretched enough even when
tralfts arc properly cut so as to allow pas
sengers from trains that occupy the out
side tracks to reach the exit , hut when
several trains arc drawn up parallel , and
the passengers have to walk clear around
them , I think tome ono ought to be called
tn time , "
SLOW .MOVI3MiXT OF ( ; OHX CHOI1.
itcusini for Hiilillnu tlio 1'roiliicl IluoU
from MiirUi't.
"No. there la not a great volume of groin
being moved out of Nebrceka at present. "
tad ! Assistant General Frelpbt Agent Wood
of the Union Pacific yesterday morning.
"ThiTC are covcral good reasons
for I lib condition of affairs , The
market U not what It might
be , hut even should It go up , there Is an-
oilier mattp-r that would hold the shipments
hack , The continued damp weather has
prevented the corn from getting thoroughly
dried out. There has been mure moisture
than usual , and consequently the corn doesn't
have the ic ( tie thai dry corn lisa. "
Other freight agonto cpiroborute
thh view of the matter. Hut
comparatively llttlo m-w corn linn
been movrd , and incut of the uld corn
was moved out of the tdnte before the advance -
vance In rat OH on November 2. Thn uouth-
ecu movement , too , has disconcerted roiue of
the local lints , especially the lawn roads and
those having friendly tralllc rolitloiiH with
them
1'li'iini'N I'rt'Nliltmt I'l-rUhiH ,
President Perkins of the Burlington passed
through Omaha Tliureduy afternoon cnrouu
from the west to Burlington. General
Mandcrson went down to Lincoln to meet
and accompanied him coat as far as thla
city. Prcfldcnt Perklna expressed himself
an well pieascd with the cordial reception
that hod been accorded the Burlington's an
nouncement of Its subscription to the ex
position and Its Intention to build a depot
of Its own In Omaha. ,
I'LAXS KOH A imTjA'l'luill' CA\AI
OIMMIII SlrniiHTH ( o Snll from ( lip Atlantic
lantico ( lie * ftrrnt I.nken.
DETROIT , Mich. , Dec. IS. The deep
water ways commission was appointed to
make Investigation ofithe feasibility of es
tablishing a deep waterway of sufllclent
magnitude to permit of-the free passage of
ocean steamers between the-grcat lakes and
the seaboard , and report the result to con-
gri-s ? . The United States' commission Is
working In conjunction with a similar body
appointed by the Canadian government.
President Angel ! of the t'nlvcrflty of Michi
gan Is at the head of { the United States
commission , with John 15. Ku : ell If Massa
chusetts and L. E. Coley ] of Chicago as
fellow members. The Canadian commission
Is composed of A. A. Holland , C. E. Shafer
and J. C. Moon. The latter Is a civil en
gineer for the dominion. The first meet
ing was held In Detroit last January and
a second one at Niagara Rills.
"Our time has chiefly hecn spent In gath
ering and collecting data , " said President
Angcll today. "An Immcnso mass of de
tailed Information Is absolutely necessary for
Intelligent action. We have gathered many
surveys , however , and had much other per
sonal work done. "
"Will you reach definite action at this
meeting ? " President An ell was asked.
"It Is highly probable that we shall.
Much , however , will depend upon the re
sult of our joint meeting with the Canadian
commission , which will take place here next
Monday. At any rate , It IS our Intention to
report to congress before the close of the
present session. "
"Will that report be favorable to the es
tablishment of the deep waterway ? "
"Wo can make no statement on that
point at present. "
I'AVIXC OKI' PACIFIC IIOAI ) DUHT.
Srcri-tary CnillNliWill Sell S
1-'u nil IlotiilN.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 18. A special to the
Republic from Washington says : A step
toward the payment of the Pacific railroad
bonds has been taken by .Secretary Carlisle
In the Issue of a notice of the sale of some
of the bonds held In thi > sinking fund.
Sealed proposals arc Invited for the purchoixi'
of $2,780,000 first mortgage bonds of the
Central Pacific , Union Pacific and Kansas
Pacific railroads , now constituting a part of
the sinking fund of the Central Pacific rail
'
road. The proposals will'be received until
noon of Monday , December 21. Most of the
titters will probably como from New York
and from persons who would bo satisfied
with a single day's notice.
The offer of bonds Is 'somewhat experi
mental In character and docs not Include a
sufllclent amount to pay for all those of the
Pacific roads which mature January 1 next.
The entire amount thus > maturing which
will be redeemed by the government Is
$9,721,000. The Central .Paclfc figures for
only $2,112,000 In the nnu.nnt to he released.
The principal of the bonds will bo paid
from the treasury if necewary , and a favor
able opportunity awaited for the marketing
of a sufficient amount of those held In the
elnklng fund. U Is the Intention , however. ,
to offer more of the sinking fund bonds for
sale before January 1 , If'the responses to
this first offer are suflleifntly favorable.
Itnllivny XolfH miJ.l'orauunlM.
Thtf Kanaas Clty-St. Louis linear-will not-
meet the reduced rates oijcrcd 'by the Mem
phis route for holiday ( trade.
Western roods have declined to grant a
one-faro rate for the rourjd trip to thu Mis
souri and Kansas Lumbcv Dealers' and the
Western Retail Implement and Vehicle
Dealers' wsoclatlons forjthclr meetings at
Kansas Clly , January 19-21. The reduced
rate of one and one-third regular faro for
the round trip will bo granted.
The Illlrols Central and the Louisville &
Nashville roads are having a merry time
competing for , passenger business from Chicago
cage to Nov. Orlcpns. Both have recently
shortened their time , by over two hours and
Improved their train equipment. The time
between the two cities has now been re
duced to nearly twcntylx hours , the new
schedule going Into effect on Sunday next.
OK TlilS Fit A XT'THIAI , .
Kvlili-iHM. Auiilnxl ( lie Mur.
ili-rrr of Ili-NHlr I.lttlo.
DAYTON , 0. , Dec. 18. The most Im
portant testimony brought -out today In the
trial of Albert Frantz , for the'murder of
Bessie Little was that of the clerk who
sold him a revolver previous to the crime ,
a gardener living near the Stlllwatcr bridge
who , on the night of the murder , August 27 ,
heard a woman scream and then two shots ,
and the story of William Zlegler and Frank-
Ross , who found blood slalns on 'the bridge
and a piece of side comb , Identified as be
longing to the unfortunate girl. Interest In
the case Is unabated.
11131,11 l-'I * A < AI.A1IA.MA KXI'HKSS.
.MiiNUfdMm Hub a. Trnlii , hut ! (
Vt-ry I.ltlli-.Money.
NASHVILLE , Tenn. , rfcc. 18. A Birming
ham , Ala. , special to the Banner cays :
Train No. 35 , westbound , on the Southern
railway , which left hero yesterday afternoon
at 4 o'clock , was stopped at 7 o'clock last
night In Fayctte county , sixty-five miles
from here , by two masked men , who flagged
the train on a bridge. Ono of the express
safes was broken Into. The robhera got very
little for their trouble. The exact amount U
not stated.
Will Malic Clotlilnu' at ( In.MIIlN. .
TACOMA , Dec. 18. The successful con
summation of another enterprise which de
pended upon the Novcmb'er election la an
nounced. Early In January there will bo
rctabllHhcd In Taconia the first wholesale
clothing manufactory In the northwest. It
will bo managed In connection with the
Taconm Woolen mills. A new plant coat
ing $40.000 will be established , having a
capacity of ICO suits dally and employing
ISO persons. Chicago buelnces men are
behind the project.
Trying < < > HforKaiitxf lint Illllrl I'ool.
P1TTSBURG , Dec. 18. The Bessemer
Steel association , otherwise ; the billet pool ,
1.1 making an effort to gel together again
on the basis of the organization before the
Bollalro Steel company , ' -precipitated the
abandonment of the ugreecmcnt on price * .
Colonel George S , Grlscom , the commissioner ,
has Issued a rail for a meeting to ho held
at the Manhattan hotel , ' . New York , next
Monday to discuss ( he Advisability of re
forming the association.
Sli-iiiiici- riiantrvTijlii'N ( lieUOIUH. .
SAN FRANCISCO , 0/-C. 18. Chilian advices -
vices state that on Saturday , November 7 ,
the steamer Cbantrcy , belonging to Lamport
& Holt of Valparaiso , went on the rocks
at Horcon , about 1,000 feet from the spot
where the Kosmoa compiriy'a atcamer Pen-
taur was wrecked last July. H Is expected
the Chantrey will become a total loe.s. The
utcainer wns on a vojasc from Ouyaqull
for Valparaiso with a general cargo.
lliil K Drail
KANSAS CITY , Deci 18 , . A. special to the
Star from Ottumwa , la.,1 ways : Many hogd
are dying from cholera In the vicinity of
BlekesburK , thla county , and men arc going
through the country buying carcases , It
'
Is ald' ' they are nhlpplng the diseased meat
to the'larger clllro.
Dfcliii-i-H ( III ! llMiiill Dividend.
NEW YORK , Dec. 18 , The Chicago , Rock
Islund & Pacific Railroad company directors
have declined the regular quarterly dividend
of cnc-liulf of 1 per cent , payable February 1.
ELLIOTT IS SELF-POSSESSED
Exhibits No Concern as to the Result of His
Trial forMurdor ,
STATE MAKING OUT A STRONG CASt
Xollilnir of liiiiiortnncr YV ( llcvcl-
oiM-tl , lloMt' t'r , Hint XIM > Miiiirrn
lluv > o ( AllwillPiliitril
I'1 ' AITiilr ,
The Elliott murder trial Is progressing
rapidly and the evidence Is weaving u
strong web about the man charged wllh the
murder of his friend. Elliott was decidedly
nervous Thursday and sat most of the time
with his face averted from the Jury , hut
yesterday morning he had apparently re
covered his equanimity and was self-pos-
sc&sod and confident.
The court room Is crowded at each session ,
a number of women be-lng Interested
spectators. Elllalt U a rather pleasant lookIng -
Ing man and carries himself with a certain
amount of grace. There Is a sort of devil-
may-care air about him which seems to
attract the fair PCX.
James D. Butler , proprietor of the Windsor
ser , was the first witness called yesterday
morning. His testimony was mainly cor-
ruborotlvo of the evidence of the hotel clerk ,
Stewart Stough , In addition to this he
Identified a chair taken from the room
cccuplcd by Elliott and Hutsonplller , on the
seat of vthlch were spots of blood and a
small quantity of human hair.
George W. Gay , proprietor of the Metro
politan hotel , was the next witness. Ho
testified that Elliott , Hutsonplller and
several other attaches of Buffalo Bill's rhow
stopped at his hotel October 25 , and remained
about two weeks. Elliott's bill was not
paid when he left the hotel , but he came
back November 17 and paid It , at the same
tlmo ordering Hutsonplllcr's box sent to the
depot , telling witness that he. Elliott , and
Hutsonplller were going to Chicago on the
4 o'clock train. Witness afterwards dis
covered that Elliott's name had been cut
from the hotel register.
Hutsonplller's box was traced to the depot
and John Benson , a baggageman at the
depot , testified that Elliott had given him
a mackintosh , but on cross-examination ho
was not absolutely positive as to Elliott
being the man , but A. C. Hedinon , another
baggageman , Identified Elliott as being the
man who had been eo generous.
SAID THEY COULD NOT WAIT.
Robert Lees of LomkI county , Idaho , one
of the Buffalo 'Bill ' troup , said he had ac
companied Elliott and Hutsonplller to Omaha
with the Intention of going further west
In their ccmpany. Previous to the murder
thu three men had been talking of their trip
and had agreed to go together. The witness
met Elliott on his way to the depot and
cskcd him If he was not going to wait until
the next day , as had been agreed. Elliott
said he and Hutsonplller could not wait , as
their tickets had been punched and he was
then on his way to the depot to take the
train for Montana. Elliott also told the
witness that Hutsonplller had taken a car
and gene to the depot.
Annie Gaul , a chambermaid at the Windsor
ser , testified that at noon the day of the
murder , Elliott stopped her In the hall and
apologized for' the fact that he and Hutson
plller had been In their room all morning ,
thereby preventing her from cleaning the
croora. She. sald-ISlllottrraskcd her If she
could not clean the room while they were
at dinner. "My friend Is not feeling well , "
Elliott had said to her , "and ho wants to
lie down after dinner. " The witness said she
did as requested and did not go near their
room again until late In the afternoon , when
nho was told the men had left the hotel
and she went to the room to prepare It for
other occupants. She opened the door with
her pass key and saw that a man was lying
on the bed. She at once notified the clerk
and he accompanied her to the room to In
vestigate. Fiorn this point the testimony
of Miss Gaul was corroborative of the evi
dence of Clerk Stcugh , regarding the finding
of the body.
Miss Marlon Rich , a guest at the Windsor
ser , testified that she occupied a room on
the fiatno floor as the one occupied by El
liott and Hulsonplller and almost exactly
opposite their room. She saw Elliott come
out of his room at 3:30 : p. m. the day of
the tragedy. He had a satchel and sorno
dark garment In his hands and locked the
door , afterward going direct to the hotel
office. The witness was in her room or the
hall until the discovery of the murder and
was quite positive no one had passed through
the hall or entered the room left by Elliott
until the chambermaid came up at 5:30 :
p. m.
m.BOUGHT
BOUGHT A TICKET FOR CHICAGO.
A. Forrean , ticket broker , testified that
he sold a ticket to Chicago to a man between
3 and 4 o'clock In the afternoon of the day
of the tragedy. Ho was not positive that
Elliott was the man. The party asked for
a ticket for Indianapolis , but the witness
had none and tlin man went out. He came
back soon afterward and bought the ticket ,
tendering two $10 bills In payment. Ho
Identified a ticket produced by the county
attorney as the one he had sold on that
occasion.
Detective Hudson was called. He testi
fied regarding the finding of the bloody
coupling pin beside the washstand an the
floor. It was covered with a piece of naws-
paper , which was spotted with blood ami
looked as though It had been used to grasp
the pin. The witness then detailed a con
versation had with Elliott in the Council
Bluffs Jail , In which Elliott told of his move
ments previous to the murder and told of
receiving $100 by mall from an uncle in
Alton , O. Elliott said the money was In
ono bill aud he went to the Omaha National
bank and had the hill changed. The wit
ness also stated that Elliott told him ho
had been a cowboy In Texas and Indian
territory. At this statement of the witness
Elliott seelncd to he greatly amused.
Detective Cox testified to the condition
of the bedding and toilet articles In the
room where Hutsonplller was found , and
the blood-stained articles wcro produced In
evidence. All these articles wcro excluded
except the carpet taken from the floor and
the paper which was under It , both being
Maturated with blood. Thu witness produced
the trousers taken from the body of Ilnt-
ronplllcr. The pockets were all turned In
side out and the witness testified that they
were In that condition when ho first saw
the body. Ho also produced n pair of trou
sers taken from Elliott at the tlmo of ar
rest. Ho said thcso trousers were turned
over to Dr. Footo to make n microscopical
examination of the spots on them. The
witness told about searching Elliott at Cedar
ItuplOH and finding $ C5 In largo bills In the
top of Elliott's hat. The money was handed
to thu Jury for Inspection and the Jurymen
fondled It lovingly.
Iliiaril .MiiHt Tn lie At'llon.
Judge Kcyeor yesterday morning passed
upon the application of Mrs. Virginia
B Galllgaii for a writ of man-
dainti'i to compel thu fireand
pollco commission to grant her appll-
tion for a pension , as the widow of the
late J. J. Oalllgan , for tyany yearn chief of
the tire department of this city. Testimony
in this case was taken Huveral weeks ago ,
A writ of mandamus was ordered to Issue ,
directing the board to take action upon the
application of Mrs. Galllgaii. Judge Keysor
wald 'tho granting or ivfnslng of the applica
tion was a legislative act and the court
could not restrict the action of the hoard ,
but ho granted Iho application to HID extent
of requiring the board to act upou the ap
plication.
HUH an IIMVII Ulvorri * .
- The application for a divorce made by Mm.
Inda Coffman from Samuel J. Coffman ban
been dismissed In this county , Mrs , Coffman
having been granted a divorce In Mills
county , Iowa , on the ground of cruelty. Thla
Is tbo case which WAS pretty thoroughly
ventilated ticveral months ago In the cauilu
of Douglas county , The partlca lived at
Thlrly-slxth and Leavenworth streets. Coff
man Is a stockman at South Omaha and his
wlfo asked for thu custody of two small
children , both girls ,
VOTIJ DOWN T1II3 I'UNSIOX 1111,1 , .
Oiniiliii TwirlirrH IK-clilo
.MlU'll-DlNWINNtMl MCII Nil PC.
In rrapoKto to a Mil Issued by Superin
tendent Pcarse the teachers and principals
of the public schools met In the board
rooms In the city hall last evening. It
was announced that Chancellor J. irv Mac-
Lean of the State university would give
an address , hut there , was additional Inter
est lent to the session by the fact that thu
dispute In connection with the teachers'
pension bill would be rettlcd. The school
forces have been almost equally divided
upon this subject ever slnco Its Introduc
tion , many of the teachers contending that n
levy of 1 per cent per month on the sala
ries was an Injustice to themselves , on they
might not alwayu remain In the tanks of
Instructors. They might remove to some
other city , marriage was a possibility among
thn feminine members and It was contended
that any one who grew old enough in the
service to deserve a pension bhould have
saved enough money on the wages paid to
llvo comfortably. Othcw contended there
were accidents unforeseen that might take a
teacher from the actlvo Hat , In which case
a pension would bo a blessing. The
amount per Individual , they contended , was
so Mnall that It was Inslgnlilcant.
Previous to bringing up the subject of
the pension bill Superintendent Pearsc In
troduced Dr. Owens , who giive an Instructive
lecture to the teachers on tlio care of the
cyca and ears of their pupils. He stated
that test cards would shortly bo distributed
by the board by the aid of which the con
dition of these scnces could bo accurately
ascertained.
Chancellor Mncl.ean followed In n most
entertaining address unon the subject of
"Ttei Missionary of Culture. " It was de
voted to the deacrlptlon of the old and
modern methods of teaching , In which he
likened the present day Instructor to a
missionary of the highest order.
Superintendent Pearso then opened the
discussion of the pension bill. He Invited
all prihcat to give their views of the matter.
.Miss Laltuo , chairman of the committee
which u-ia detailed to draft n resolution
embodying the principles of the bill , spoke
first. She said that the rystem as adopted
In Cincinnati had proved a marked success
and she thought In time that Omaha xhould
fall In line with the Idea. Teachers were
placed undar u large expense on account of
their particular calling that other people
who received the same salaries avoided.
She was of the opinion that but little money
could be saved by a teacher during survlce ,
It was but fair. It was stated , that when
old age came on that he or she should be
provided for. The thread of the discussion
wan then taken up by Mrs. Lemon , Mlssiss
McIIiigh. Shlppy , Shirley. Mr. E. J. Kelsey
and others. At the conclusion the matter
was put to a vote. The ballot resulted in
a voteof 143 against and 110 for the bill.
It was declared defeated.
It IH probable , however , that the subject
of a pension will again be taken up In the
near future , when It will be advocated
that the state create a fund for the support
of Incapacitated.
HA.VOKI ) KOH MUIMMIlt OK A
Colored HavlHlifiMc < * lri 1IU Don Hi on
( lu > CalloirN Tree.
UPPER .MARLBORO. Md. , Dec. IS. Jamca
Smith , colored , was hanged hero at 10:32 : a.
m. today. Smith wan brought here on a
late train lost night from Baltimore. He
baa .been confined In Baltimore slnco hid
arrest. Prior to .Ills-departure from . .Balti
more he was immersed by a Baptist minister
and died professing that faith , having re
fused the ministrations of a Catholic
prltst , who tendered them upon the prisoner's
arrival last night.
Margaret Drown , a young woman , who
lived with her aunt neur the -little town
of Upper Marlboro , Prince George's county ,
Md. , was found dead In her roam on the
evening of July 29 of this year. Her throat
was cut and there were evidences that an
other heinous crime had been committed.
Suspicion was at once directed toward
James Smith , a mulatto , who had been n
servant In thu family , but who had been
dlsmlfsed far having made Improper ad
vances toward the girl. Smith was ar
rested on th'j following day In Washington ,
and confessed to having committed the mur
der , but denied the other crime. Ho was re
moved to Baltimore for safekeeping until
his trial , at which time he again con
fessed , and attempted tn put .1 stain upon
the character of his victim by alleging
that Improper relations had existed between
them , and that he committed the murder
because she persisted In breaking off the.ie
relations. He was promptly convicted and
again removed to Daltlmoro for safekeeping ,
public Indignation rendering a lynching
almost certain if he had been confined In
Prince George's county. Ho has. during the
entire period which has elapsed since the
murderer , maintained the most stoical In
difference to his fate.
TAICI3X IX MY TIIK SL'OAU THU.ST.
\ \ oolNon .Sili'i. | Company I'IIMNPH Inlo
the I\IK \ t'oinlilnc'H Control.
TOLEDO , Dec. 18. The American Sugar
Refining company , better known as the Su
gar trust , has closed a deal for 1,100 shares
of stock of the Woolson Splcu company of
this city , being eleven-eighteenths of Its
total stock. The price to be paid Is $1,2C , ' > , -
000. The story of this gigantic transaction
ID an Interesting one. Some tlmo ago the
Arhuckles , the "coffee kings , " branched out
Into the sugar business. A large refinery
was built In New York , and thereby the
Arhuckles became the competitors of tbo
American Refining company. The latter was
not at all pleased at what It considered on
intrusion. At first the refining company
offered to buy out Iho Arbuckle plant. RO
the story goes , but tbo latter refused. Then
the refining company concluded to flunk the
movement of thn Arbuckle ? , and hence this
deal. Representatives of the refining com-
rany opened negotiations with the Wool-
son people , who nro a very rloso second to
the Arbucklcs In the coffee business , and
Mr. Lawrence Newman , one of the largest
shareholders of the Woolson Splcu company ,
went to New York to confer wllh the re
fining company. He Is theie now and has
practically closed the deal.
TIIIIVIS : M iii'iti.sii > AT AVOHIC.
lroi ] ] > r < ! Tlii'lr llooty unit Miulta
lliiNly IIxll.
A couple of sneak thieves entered the
residence of Dr. Mathews , 1013 Park avenue ,
yesterday morning and started to thoroughly
ransack the premised. About 10 o'clock
Mrs. Mathcws , who lind been visiting a
neighbor , unexpectedly returned and found
the thieves In a front parlor butilly engaged
In tying up her teaUUn cloak , fi rnlt of
clothes and numerous other articles. Her
on trance frightened the thlovea HO that they
dropped their booty and fled through a back
door , making good their roenpe. It was found
afterward that they had succeeded , however ,
tn getting away -.vlth a gold thlmblo and
some other minor article * which they had
hastily crammed In their pockets , An c-n-
irancu was gained through a front i'i > ar ,
which had been loft unfastened.
( ho I'lilpll for I In-
SAOINAW , Mich. , Dec. 18-P.cv. Ilcnju.
mln T , Trt'Bo of St. John's Ephcnpul chuir.h
ho resigned. On January 1 , It l eald , ho
will leave the. active ministry and lake up
the Bingo , of which iio hmi long hern an
ardent ulndent , having written i.cvcrnl
meiltorlouii plays.
HllllliN Illltt * I'll'llt- 11 f ( inlll ,
NEW VOIIK , DPO. IH , - The doponltn of
gold In the vaults of thu clt-tiing hrnuo UK-
noclatlon wcro Increased $78.1,000 today ,
making thu total held $43,000.000 , a gain of
$15,000,000 Jlnco the HftUtnal ckctlvu.
REMOVED FROM THE PULPIT
End of nn Exciting Episode in Colorado
Church Circles ,
F. F , PASSMORE REDUCED TO THE RANKS
.ModioilNI .Inillolnl Conference I'tiNxo
I n it unit- ( I lion a len\er Clornj-
iniiiiVlio llnri-il CrllleUe ( ho
I Conilnel of 111 * IMIOI | | ,
There uas a frnsatlon In the judicial conference
ferenceof the Methodl.it church , which ban
just concluded Its Inborn In this city. It
was kept n iceret during thu session , but
80ino of the details have leaked out. It ban
been learned that Rev. Frank V. Passmoro
of Denver was convicted of Immorality and
nnmlnlstcrlal and unchrlsllan conduct and
was excluded from Iho Methodist ministry.
Something like two yeaiw ago the Colorado
conference found Rev. Mr. Passmoro guilty of
the same charges and expelled him fnnn the
pulpit. This decision was appealed to Iho
rcront judicial conference , which hi the final
appellate court for church mailers. Neither
sentence , however , excludes Rev. Mr. Pass-
more from membership In the church , but
positively forbids hln : from preaching Moth-
( idiot doctrine.
The dlfllculty between the preacher and
the high officials of the church 1111:0 back
some yor.rs , when ho was the pastor of a
Methodist church In the vicinity of Denvcf.
The trouble grew out ot utterances that ho
made regarding the worldly behavior of
some of bid superiors In the church and of
some of the pastors who had churches In
Denver.
The most prominent of the specific rhargci
brought against the preacher accused him
almost of blasphemy In his utterances and
writings concerning the marriage of the rich
catllo queen of Denver , the Widow Illff , to
Bishop Warrrn , whoso episcopal ix > sldoncu
Is located In Denver. The ceremony occurred
about four years ago. It wns made tha
occasion for ono of the most magnificent ills-
pla > s that the Mountain City had over seen
In the social line Money uas spent lavishly
and without stint and the affair was marked
with every adjunct that taste and luxurj
could dlctato and wealth could obtain.
TOOK THE BISHOP TO TASK.
Rev. Mr. Passmore reverely rebuked from
his pulpit. In letters and In ncwspaiierfl and
magazines this ostentation and oxtravuganco
of his superior officer in the church. Ho
called attention to the fact that hundreds of
people In Denver were suffering from starva
tion , were freezing and destitute , while the
bishop , their spiritual leader , was spending
money In n kingly and royal fashion. These
utterances wore the occasion for any amount
of comment and gained wide circulation In
the church.
Rev. Mr. Passmoro was as severe In hit
treatment of other olllclals of the church , Ho
attended services at the most magnificent
Methodist edifice In Denver , the Trinity
Methodist church , which Is under the
pastorago of Rev. Robert Mclntyre. Mr.
Mclntyro preached on the topic , "The/ Model
Old Maid. " Shortly afterword Mr. Paw
moru denounced the services and the
ecrmon , charging that they were more after
the fashion of n theatrical show than an
exposition of the gospel.
As the Trinity congregation IB composed ot
some ot tbo richest and most prominent
people of Denver , the matter raised a great ,
sensation. '
Other churches and ministers In Denver
and the vicinity were handled ao roughly
hy thu recalcitrant minister. He began and
kept up a vlgorous'Cr.mpalgn against sensa
tionalism In thu church. He charged that
ministers and congregations were inoro
ambitious to build up their churches for
worldly display than to gain converts and
work In the service of the Lord. Hu epoko
of many as being Godless.
The chancellor of the Methodist university
In Colorado was also rebuked by the vigor
ous and , bold preacher. Rev. Nat Chamber
lain , the presiding elder of Wyoming , which
is a mission field , was another of those at
tacked by him. The minister denounced
Rev. Mr. Chamberlain's practice of living In
Denver and paying only occasional visits to
his field , traveling to and fro In Pullman
palaeo cars at the expense of the church ,
as the elder received his expenses In addi
tion to a big salary.
ARTICLES WIDELY READ.
Mr. Paasmore wrote letters , not always
private , regarding these men of the cloth.
A.s hiIs brilliant , effective and plain , his
words were widely read and were the occa
sion of much comment. All the articles ami
many of the letteivi were Introduced ns evl-
dcnco before the Colorado conference , when
Mr. Passmore was first accused of Im
morality and iinmlnlsturlal and unchristian ,
rnndunt. Hn w.i nrnKpnitlnil limn liv n
brother of Rev. Frank Crane , who was at
one time pastor of the First Methodist
church of this city. In his arguments Mr.
Crane said :
"If Mr. Para more Is right In thcso matters -
tors , then all my sermons aredamned. . "
After the conviction of the minister hy
the conference and his exclusion from the
church , an appeal was taken to the Judicial
conference which met In this city. Hero
again the letters and papers were intro
duced In evidence. The trial occurred before
a Jury of four inon , ono from oaeh of the
following states : Colorado , Iowa. South Da
kota and Minnesota. The decision ot the
conference was alllrmed. The only appeal
that the minister now has In to the general
conference , which meets In IflOO , and it Is
considered that ho has no chance for a
reversal of the decision there.
It Is considered hy local Methodists that
the decl.ilon ( if the judicial conference wan
affirmed by the appellate court of the church ,
principally because his exclusion from tha
church has hod no effect upon f'o minister.
Al'hotmh his pastorate was taken away ha
spoke from other pulpits , many of which ho
found open ! o Mm. In these he continued
lo denounce the worldllnc-as of the Methodist
church , drawing unpleasant comparisons be
tween Us policy and the strict anil economi
cal conduct of Iho early Methodists. As ho
In looked upon as a fighting minister it la
believed that the appellate courl'fl action
will not deter him ono lota , but that ha
will continue1 his crusade.
THIN YOIJ.VO WII-'H Til I UN MUIC'IDtS. ' .
.Marrlril a Itnee Tmek l-'olloivor iintl
IN Sorry for II ,
KANSAS CITY , Dec. J8.Mr * . Lillian
Calhonn Turner , daughter of 'Rev. J , 0.
KiimOl , a Baptist minister at Dalian , Tex. ,
attempted to commit siucldu Inxt night by
taking a dose of arsenic , because her him *
hand , a bookmaker , had mistreated her.
The woman' * llfo was saved uftc-r bcrolo
effort * of the pollco surgeon. MM , I'urnur
married agalnet tho. wising of her parents ,
eloping to Omaha In March , 1891.
The Turner mentioned In the Kr.usns City
dispatch U Boh Tumor , at one tlmo or
another well known In Omaha gambling and
political circles. The last tlmo ho wan hero
war an c. pcnclller far ono of the book lea at
the Council Bluffs ruce two years ngo. Ho
ciiino hero early in March with a beautiful
young girl whom ho Introduced to friends as
lila wlfo , Ho wuv In Minneapolis dnrliiK
April and May , rnlurnlng horn In Juno
with a bookmaker fi m Dan SttiHrt's Dalian ,
Tex. , lioiiro , and remained through tha
Union Park miiillng , when ho went Mouth.
At that tlmo Mi , Turner WUH scarcely
moru than 10 years of ago ,
llfi'h .Man ( ini'H to I hit 1'i'n ,
COLUMBUS , Dec. 18.- Allen Ady , who
fallr-J for halt a million dollars , wan umi-
Icnced lo the penitentiary for olKhtccn
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