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ESTABLISHED JUNK 10 , 1871. OMAJIA , nil DAY MllXINJ ( ( , JULY 10 , 18S)7 ) TWELV12 PAGES. COPY FIVE CUNTS.
THE FIELD OF ELECFRIUTY
Enormons Capital Employed in Tevcloping
Electrical Industries.
TELEGRAPH EXPERIMENTS WITHOUT WIRES
OhM-rt iilliiiin nil Ilir "Doom of Ihe
J.oeoinolM _ I'.leelrlillcnllnn. .
DrlllliiK nnil Vlhriillon Conl
of Trollcj'nr I'imer.
The total crpltal Invested In clrctrlc light
ing In ( he United Stales Is estimated at the
enormous mm of JSOO.OOO.OOd. The number
of i > iatitn public and private , Is over 10.000.
Thf number of motors In use Is estimated
n > atifiit riOO.OOO , and their value at about
} o < HMO ( ion. The electrical apparatus used
I" minini ; M estimated at J100.000 000. and
thr valur of the electric elevator Industry
w l proiiably not fall short of $15,000,000.
h" inst Important of all the electric In-
' > however , Is that of electric rail-
wam In this field the Investment Is very
P.-CT and In the United States Is represented
b o initialization of over J700.000.000. The
oi'ii'hir ' ' of trollcv cars In use Is now over
! ' - " > " ' " and thi'FC run over 12.000 mlks of
tto k The electric railways lopresent more
ti in " 10 per cent of all the street and RU-
lioi > n railroads of the country.
Tin aggregate of all the capl'al Invented
ID tip. trie lighting , electric railways and I
i1' Irli pnwer Is about Jl. 500,000.000.005. and
tins KICK not Include the value of estab-
li i"n. ii that manufacture the machinery
iu > 1 apparatus. At many of these are among
'hi "arge.n " Industrial enterprise's In the
w rid and as nearly all are concerns of
i-insi Urnhlo magnitude , It Is evident that |
th" r combined capital will run up Into ;
large figure ?
A table taken from the annual reports of
the railroad commissioners of New York and
Ma > achi > otle. published In the Street
HanHjy Jiiiiinal , tor nearly all of the street
la w iv properties shows the. cost of the
eh r . power required to run a car one
rut' ' uii ! or average conditions of load. rtc.
Tintflble gives the- number of cars owned ,
ttie ar mlloags per year and the coat of the
olt' 'n < power per mile and p r passenger.
( if < he nlno'.oen companies operating less
th-in jr.o ooo cnr miles four arc obtaining
IIUACIat a cost of less than two cents , five
"ie' een three and four cents , one between
f > MI and live edits ; of the five companies
i-pt-a' Tig r.t(00,000 ( car miles per year , one
oil ) no- the power for less than one cent per
car mile three between two and one cents ,
and outDctween two and three cents ; other
F inil.ir figures are also given between these
1-tiMv Tb , ' Hrooklyn Heights company has
tiio 'Inxiptst power. O.Sfi per car mile , fol-
li 1 b.the Hlnghamtnn wl'h O.B4 ; the
co t of power for Massachusetts roads in-
clii'li"- ' < palrs jind depreciation of the station
plan' which is not the case for the New
TKt.KOHAPHINTf WITHOfT WIRES.
F. . th'T e'Vperimcnts have boon conducted
In K'lfrland Into the feasibility of telegraph
ing Ai'lioiit wires. ThesjMtem trie-d is that
< > f "ie Italian Inventor , Gughelmo Marconi.
n | iu .11 . of I'rof. Klghl of the University of
llotilugne.
Ma'i-onl wcrke-1 In the professor's labora
tory nl the invention he has Just perfected.
He Is a young man , only 2 ye-ars old. The
extraordinary faculty of Invention of which
Mr Mareot.l has given proof , has appealed
most strongly to his master , who has under
taken 'he tusk of disciplining und directing
t'ns brilliant intelligence. On the other
1 anMr ] Marconi , who Is English on his
me'lur's side , lus found hlm.'clf In Intimate
n lit inns with Mr. I'roece. director of the
London iiostonVe. whoso name Is universally
ki own In the world of telegraphers and elec
tro tans
Thanks to Mr. T'reece , several experiments
have lie'cn tried in Kngland. In the plains of
Salisbury and In the British canal ; i-everal
rare ! " privileged scientists have been per-
nii te-d ' .o awdst at them , one of these , a man
of r.i Ic-iice and Incopte'illble worth has been
astonlshc 1 and carried away with them , and
has written HO follows : "Tho dltcovery made
by this young mtiii of 22 years Is
wonderful , but the glory of furnlhblng the
mentis of practically experimenting It be > -
longB to Mr. I'reece. "
The result of the experiments was that
the e-xperlmcntor. were able to telegraph
inne Knglish miles between statinns. The
fog offered no hindrance to these communl-
ai'otis mid the practical importance of sucii
a ro-.li ma le cully comprehended as far
as , 'olimiiiiii at sea are concerned. Two ships
will be able to mutually give warning of
tbeipVFence day or night , c\en during the
thKest k.nd of fog.
The young savant working In his library
has bee-ii singularly neglectful of the pro-
teition offered to hU dlscoverlos by taking
out t'a'eiits. This fact Imposes on him and
on those who have received his confidences
n dls rotlon which accords little with the
impa'lent curiosity of the public. Hut every-
thu g cruncs to a head , as the proverb says.
Not \t-ry far distant now the time will come
when Mr. Marconi's npparatub may be fully
explained and described , while today wo
inilb1 content ourselves with looking at It
from the eutblde , like children's toys which
we are forbidden to touch or open "to see
wha' .s Inside. "
DOOM OF TUB LOCOMOTIVES.
Abtul 100 > carn ago Oliver Kvanrf , the
Imcntor. w-nt * tash enough to i-ay that the
tlmo would come- when hU high pro-sure
loromotlve would take people after breakfabt
in Wrudiing'.on and got th"in to New York
for bupper. The Idea of covrlng 200 miles
In this f.mo. ) he-Bile's Weekly , was , of
course prepc terou . and he Wis the butt of
man" a Joke. Hut when the rails were
finally laid , which was not * o many years
ago the paesengora soon began to want
more ni'cod , .mil thus It has gone on
Ann- leans accept Inventions BB marvel * for
a whule dav Boinetlimrt. mil turn demand
more' Some people have been known to
complain of the telephone.
Hut the locomotive has been a faithful
uld friend Locomotive EngineerltiR goes HO
fi > r ua to say It "was always kept equal to
any upee-d rcciulremeiiti put upun It , " and
that the only obstacles to fast trains a half
cuitury ago were the tracks and lack of
hlgnalfl. and the absence of efficient mearn
of stopping the trains. I low human this
toumU If ' ' n"ly had the right sort of
tracks , the proper warnlngc. , and the power
to ftup how many of w would arrive at
our destinations In time to sup on success
and prosperity Inttead of getting sidetracked
or wrc ked.
It Is a fact , however , that the locomotive
hae kept strictly up with the tlnifs. and tew
of ui care to travel faster than on the
limited ualns that allow us to break our faat
In Wathlngton and take luncheon In New-
York -a beggarly five hours of smooth mo
tion that could e-aslly be reduced to four If
the ralltoads wanted to do It. Hut the
faithful old puller , varying In size from the
tUftl ; B l' not fchlftleas. busy-body that pufle
around stations , to the marvelous machine
of 100 tmu. is reading the handwriting along
lt < tracka. The t'lectrlcal motor , dumpy and
ugly i preparing to retire It * handsomer
rival It U likea mean little torpedo boat ,
erndiug tint beautiful , fujl-rlggcd. man-of-
war Into retitHiient ; bat It represents force
nnd fo ee rule * . Millions upon million. ) of
dollars are reprrse'iittd In thete locomotives ,
but even millions canp-Jt prevent the ad-
vanto of Invention And oo. after a while.
the * old locomotho may b * a * rare an the old
Btri't car house , but let us be grateful fer
vim * t ha done , and admit that the man
wus almost right when he- called It "the
plowrthnre of civilization. " fcr whtie.er lt
whLstlo ha < In en lu-ard progrcos has found a
vay and the ( jirrow has been plowed.
t EM3CTRIC 1) It 1 LUNG IN MINKS.
1 In a n > cent fuperlntcndrnr * report cn the
ore i a MOM of electric drills and electric can
In mining , the economy of electricity ai
again * ! steam and hard labor U strongly
brought out. A wine cc r gcrantoa la uilnj ;
an elertrlc drill for driving a headway and
airway through a pnor pl co of coal. The
vein averages seven feel five Inches In height
and ctntains forty-six Inches of coil and forty-
fix inrhfs of rock. This Is being driven at
a cos : of J2 S3 a yard , a ? against $5 per yard
by hand work. In thlrly da ; , * it drove 100
yatds , fifty-eight yards In the heading and
fifty-one yards In the airway. This was a
decidedly good showing for the electric drill ,
as eompared with what hand power would
hive done , both as regards cost and number
of feet driven. In regard to the economy of
clectrl.l haulage in coal mining , the superin
tendent of the largest electric mining plant
In the United States said that ho had kept
account of the cost ot operating one part of
a certain mine with tnule and another part
of the fame mine with an i-loclrlc loromotlve.
He figured out that his mules cost him 25
cents a day each ; but he admitted that he
had given them the benefit of every doubt.
With mule haulage * he found that It com
S.iO cents peir ton , while the electric locomo
tive did the work for 5.04 cents a ton. He
adds : "This looks like a rather J > rnall sav
ing , only .S2 of a cent a tnn , or only 14 per
cent of the cost of haulage , but It Is only fair
to explain that the electric locomotive worked
In a part of the mine where mules could not
bo used on account of the ote-epnrfl * of the
grade , while the slight grade * In the part of
the mine operated by the mules Is In favor of
the load. "
ELECTRIC HEATING.
The extension In progress In the various
applications of electric heat Is hardly real
ized by the general public. A great number
of electric he-atlng apparatus are being sup-
piled by the manufacturers for shoemaklng
machinery , heating sllk-flnli-hliig rolls and
leather-working machinery , end during the
prst year and a half alone 14,000 electric car
heaters have been Installed. A bankbook
manufacturer has- had In use since 1S94 from
thirty-live to forty electric glue pots , and
starchmakers i are now employing electric < ip-
paratus extensUely. In one piano factory
In Ilaltlmoru twenty electric boaters wore
recently placed , and nearly all the large
clothing houFifi of the country now do most
of their work in certain departments by
electric Irons. Such Irons have also boon
supplied to state asylums In Indlena , Mich-
lean , Wisconsin. Illinois , New York ,
Massachusetts , Maine and Maryland. Elec
tric radiators ate- found very convenient
where It Is desired to , heat a room , or a
corner of It , for a limited period , as the heat
can bo Instantly turned on or off. ( Jne of
the most popular uses of electric heating
today is for mrllng-lron sets. Three hun
dred and eighty-seven of these were ordered -
dere-d for the dressing rooms of two com
bined New York hotels , seventy-two sets for
ft Bc ton hotel and a large number for Un-
American Hue of steamers across the At
lantic.
VIBRATIONS IN GENERATING PLANTS.
A dl cus lon which Is of Interest to all
jmsscngers on transatlantic steamers who
have at various times been unpleasantly
se-nsiblo to the vibration of the ship is now
engaging the attention of engineers. The
matter of Inquiry , which 1 , "Should gener
ating plants be mounted on springs ? "
hinge-s on the subject of vibrations , to which
Tcsla and others have recently added new
and startling data. Vibrations are extremely * -
ly awkward things to have around In too
pronoiincexl a form , and It Is felt that the
time has come for limiting their Incon
venient and dangerous demonstrations in
engineering work. Rolling down the engine
bedplate more tightly often does more harm
than good , making the whole neighborhood
tremble * . All sorts of remedies have been
tried. Alexander Siemens tells of a case
where ho overcame the vibration In a gas
engine by using a thick layer of rubber and
folt. In the hotel Cecil. In London , they
have got rid of the vibration ot the generat
ing plant by using four layers of rubber
about an Inch thick , with iron plates be
tween. One engineer tays that he has
found the placing of door mats between the
bedplate and the foundations of gss en-
glni-s to bo most advantageous. The singu
lar fact has been stated that In some cases
where vibrations were supposed to have
boon caused by engines working the fans. It
was dlscovorel that the actual cause was
the movement of the air caused by the
funs. An argument In favor of springs H
found In the case of a small dynamotor on
cno of the top floors of the house of Crookes ,
the scientist , which Is very much out of bal
ance , and rendered the house inhabitable at
first. H la now on springs , and makes no
nolso. Similar results have followed the use
of springs In many other Instances. On the
other hand , when springy foundations have
teen used , the swing on the stoamplpes ha
tornetltnes been so great that vibrations
were communicated to the surrounding
buildings.
LARGEST ELECTRICAL CONTRACT.
Th large-t contract for electrical apparatus
: bat has ever been given out slnco the manu
facture of electrical machinery has become
an Industrial factor was received by the
We.stinghoiifo company last month. It Is for
75.000 horse power generators for the trans-
iiils-lcii of powder in fifteen units of 5.000
horfi power each. They are for the St. Law-
re'rco Construction company of New York , a
corporation organized for the purpose of uil- !
Izlng the water power of the falls of the Up
per St. Lawrence river.
The plant will be located at Masscns , N. Y. ,
where tlx St. Lawrence forms a number of
cataracts previous to Its widening Into St.
Francis lake * . Th undertaking will rival the
power plant at Niagara Fal's. ' The contract
will give const lorabio work to the employes
of the Wostlnghouue company. It Involves
close upon $1,000.000 and Is l.ioked upon as a
fair Indication of renewed activity In the
electrical Industry.
mi : * * Kitini TIII- : irnt"rs or IIHAT ,
Hotly of I'reil Curl-on Fonnil In III *
HOOIII TillMornlnir. .
Thursday Fred Carlson died from the
effect * of the heat. He roomed In the
rambling building under the west side of
th ? Tenth f reel viaduct , about half a block
south of Jackson street. Yesterday thr
body wah found by Joe Thompson , another
occupant of the building. It wis on the
bed and dnroej. The Intense temperature
of the room was indlcate-d by the fact that
nlthough the man had been dead not more
than rlx hours , the corpse was already badly
decomposed.
C rl m. who was a cook , hid been com
plaining for some days of Illness produced
hy the heat , and left a Job at the Mlllard
hotel because ho could not stand the work.
He had not been working for two rr three
days. Thursday he drank beer and retired
to hi * rcom at C o'clock , partially Intoxi
cated. Carlson had worked as a cook In
this city MX or seven years , and was- about
40 yeans of age. The remalrs are In charge
of Coroner Hurket.
The deceased's brother. C. A. Carls n. has
been notified , and lus been asked for In
structions regsrling the disposition of the
remains. _
MISMATCH roin.Hs iv corirr.
SU lo Sever l In * > liirrlnu - TI - Hull
( lull.
Antonio Stepanek nskn the courts to sever
the bonds that are tupposed to bind her to
John Stepanek. She sets out that she was
married at Chicago , November 14 , 1&91 , but
soon aflerwerd the defendant developed a
fondness for the flowing bowl'and went on
frequent tpreta. While under the Influence
of intoxle-ants , the alleges , that he would
choke and beat her. and several time *
threatened to kill her. frequently knocking
her down and clicking her. She asks that
she bo granted a divorce and the custody of
their two children.
Otto Ilayersdorfer bee applied for a divorce
from his wife. Anna , on the grounds of
cruelty and drcertlon. He says he was mar
ried to the defendant , June 24. 1SS9. but she
soon made life a buiden for htm by htr tdov-
enty and unclean habits , and her nfuial to
perform the ordinary household Julie * , such
as preparing mealti. etc. Hi * further alleges
that he diverted him , October 14. 1S91 , and
ht * la Ignouat of her present whereabouts.
Arnold' ! Ilromo Celery cures headaches.
10 , 5 and (0 ceou. All drueeUU.
ntvtr AIPPT PICMI TITP niPPi/
BAMt MIST CASH TIIL CIILCK
Supreme Court of Wyoming Decides an Im
portant Point ,
NICE | POINT IN GAMBLING LAW DECIDED
( innililltiu Di-lilx ( "iiniKit llr Collected ,
lilll Clu-rkx ( iltrii lo n Ciitnlilrr to
Si-cure'Mitniy lo I'luy \\llll
Are Collect Mile.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , July 9. ( Special. )
The supreme court of Wyoming has handed
down several Important decisions. One of I I !
them at least wag a question not only new j i
to this elate , but , as stated by the court , a j
novel one so far as any court was con-
corned.
The case of Klnney against Hynds was one ' ,
which the court announced ets being absolutely -
1
lutely novel , the statutesof the state of
Wyoming on the subject of gambling standIng - 1
i
Ing alone. The defendant. Klnney , a resl- ;
dent of Rock Springs , In this state , some i
years ago was engaged one evening In j
j i "bucking the tiger. " When he had ex- i
{ i hausted all of his ready cash , he took from :
i his pocket a certificate of deposit on a I
J i Rock Springs bank , and , taking It to the ;
| i bar , which was run In the same room with i
j i the games , presented it to the bartender I
i to be cashed. Tim bartender took It to the I |
j 1
| faro de-aler. and got the money , which was I i
| at once- lost by Klnney at the faro game. ! |
This process was twice repeated , and then '
Klnne > cashed his fourth certificate directly
with the faro dealer , and lost most of that.
The four certificates amounted to about $500.
When Klnney awoke the next morning his
first act was lo go to the bank and stop pay
ment of the certificates. Theyc had been
assigned to Hynds. the plaintiff in the .mil. tn
payment of an antecedent debt. Hynds at
once commenced suit against the bank , and
Klnney was promptly substituted as defend
ant
In deriding the care the supreme court
denied the right of the defendant tr stop
payment of the certificate's. While Intlmat-
Isir that the present statutes of Wyoming ,
which permit the licensing of gambling ,
wore relics of a condition of society in this
state which no longer exists , the court said
that the statute was still law , and until
repealed must be enforced. The license
granted to a person under the Ftatute pro
tected him from criminal prosecution and it
must also mean that he was entitled to re
tain all money ho had won. Another statute
of the state , to the effect'that all gambling
debts were void , was merely passed by the
legislature to prevent people , acting under
the pernicious heat and passion engendered
bv gambling , from playing on credit. The
argument of the counsel for Klnney that
j at the commencement of the game Klnney
had the certlfle-ales and the faro dealer the
monev. while at the close the dealer had
both certificates and money , while probably
true , did not affect the legal status of the
case. The game was not played on crtlit.
Each time Klnnov endorsed a certifl.'i'o
was given the full value , the face value , of
h's ' ccrt'flcatfs. and hn then lost the ir.onoy.
The certificates wore therefore not given In
payment of a gambling debt.
The decision covers the gambl'ng laws of
this state in full and states that nowhere
can any decision be found to gui-ip th"
court , since nowhere Is gambling licenced
as It l In Wyoming. The decision of thr-
court was unanimous.
In the case of the First National bank of
Sheridan against Woodruff , the decision of
the lower court was reversed. The e-ase
was one Involving the validity of a bill of
sale given by a man named Moore to Wood
ruff , the court holding that the instrument
was void.
In the case of Kuhn against McKay , the
decision of Ihe district court of Sweetwater
county was affirmed. The question at issue
was one arising under the sale of some min
ing property In the Miners' Delight dis
trict. Judgment has been rendered against
Kuhn..a Utah man , for balance of purchaase
price still due.
SAYS THI : CATTI.In.vvn ANTIIHAV.
\o Sti-iix TnUi-ii Yet lo Slump Out Ilic
nisi-n- .
AHEItDEEN , S. D. , July 9. ( Special. )
Judge B. G. Smith of Yankton. who ha
been hearing the care of Hrown County
against George W. Jenkins , has returned
home , having taken the case under advise
ment. A dcc'slon is expected K > on.
State Veterinary Surgeon J. W. Klllott
hss returned from an extended trip on the
Cheyenne Hiver agency. Regarding the dis
eased wttle from Nebraska , which were
driven Into Fall River county , the doctor
states the disease is a form of anthrax , and
Is very contagious and deadly. He has made
no move to visit that eectlon , as h's olllce
is no longer a salaried one , intno Keos
have been taken to pay the expenses of hLi
trip.
Abundant ralus have fallf n here and crops
are making wonderful Improvement. While
we cannot expect a full crop right In thio
vicinity , owing to frosts and dry weather
early In the fee-iron , yet this tectlon of the
state will have an average crop if present
prospects continue.
Si-nil mi In KM in.Mil n Home.
HUHON. S. D. , July 9. ( Special. ) Je > eph
H. Spradling , the Insane young man taken
Into cilftody here some days elnce , Uas been
sent to Haraboo , WIs. . where relatives re
side.
side.A
A serle-s of base ball games will be played
here during the next six weeks with clubs
from neighboring cities.
si IIIMUM : TO iuvi\rn IMI > I.OYIS. :
I'ourli'eii l.nlitier I nili-r Ilie Clnosl-
llc-il Sci-vlc-- ,
The order of the Civil Service commission ,
removing- deputy revenue collectors from
thu detained service , was not very much
of a surprise to Collector North , although
it undoubtedly was to some of the deputies
who felt that having been put under the
operation of the civil service law they would
remain there.
The ruling affects thirteen attaches of the
revenue oftlue here. In 'addition to the nine
division deputies , the order affects K. W.
North , chief deputy ; P. O'Malley , deputy and
caahier ; Fred IUce. deputy and bond cle k ,
and Dan I.e-e. deputy and etenogrpher. W.
S. De'cher. Mlfd Joy Hlgglns and Miss S. Hill
of iho olllct force and the gaugers and store
keepers remain undisturbed utide-r the latttst
order.
into \TCII CUTS A covnxiAvn : .
Alli'Keil iieetloo Couti-Hl COI-N Over
Tnlll NeM Week.
The taking of depositions In the Ilroatch-
Moores quo warranto rase has been ad
journed until tome Urac next week. The
attorneys for Ilroatch explained yesterday
that eomo of the witnesses they wished
to call were out of the city and the taking
of depositions could not be continued until
these witiutn-B returned.
The attorneys for Mayor Moorcs have ab-
edited thenitt-lvt's from the examination of
uitneimti. they taking the position that no
authority for taking the depositions hat
be-ceti granted by the suircme court , and ,
hence , the whole proceedings are illegal.
< > > -mli-k | Mu l MIMIOn ,
Acting on instructunt ! from Mayor Moore. .
Chief of Police Slgwart has notified a band
of Kypj.ien. wao are camped at Twenty-third
street and Houlcvard avenue , that they must
It-live the city within twenty-four hours.
The gypsies were driven out of South Omahu
ul > out u ee-k ago und camped iu t over the
line , between that illy and Omaha. They
have been in this locality i-lnce that time
and the rexldentu near by have complained
that they are holding nightly carousal * ,
ruining the moral ? of the youth In the neigh
borhood , and are guilty of many at-ts of
petty thievery.
\ovii : , MITIIOI > or VIKHT.IH nn.
CniiKillnil OIIK-rrx 'njMiil * . < MlVllli -
niit I'roii-i-iltlon MI-IIIK Solllled ,
The mar or r In which the charges preferred
by William Crutrhfield against Sergeant *
Mitchell and Chamberlain before the Hoard
of Fire and Police Commissioners were dl -
mlssed last Wednesday night dlsclotua a de
cidedly novel IDF thai of procedure. The
charges were dismissed"LecaVise of the failure
of Crutchtlcld to bo present to prosecute
them. The facts In the case are that C'utcb.
field was never notified that the ease waste
to be called up for hearing. This la an un
usual procedure , especially because the board
did not meet on Us regular night , which I ?
Monday.
C'utchfleld himself stated on the1 morning
after the announcement of the dismissal of
the ] charges that he hid not been notified
that the case was to be tried Wednesday
night. , HP nl o discredited the statement
made i by Chief of Police .Slgwart during the
meeting i , that he , Crutchflold , was In Jail
serving ' out a sentence , and , therefore , could
not ' be present.
An Investigation has born ? out Crutch-
field's allegation. * . Clerk Welfhans nf the
board I < = ald yesterday that he had not notified
Crutchflold and BUp-fod | tha : the chief of
pollco had done so. Chief Slgwart said that
he had sent no word to. Crutchflold. auJ
staled further that Crutchflelil should have
looked after the case and kept himself In-
formed of its progress If he was at llbcny.
Chief Slgwart said also that during the board
meeting ho haa bi > n of the opinion that
Crutchflelil w-as In Jail , not krowlng that ho
had paid the fine that had been Imposed on
him by Police Judge Gordon.
H Is the custom. If the persons who have
preferred chargce againstpoliceottlccrs are
not present at the board meeting when the
not present to postpone the case until Ihe
party can be notllle.l. Chief of I'olic ? Slg-
wart admitted that sometimes the prose
cuting witnesses were notified to bo In attend
ance whn the cases come up.
Crutchfleld was arre ted about two weeks
ago. SergjJiils Chamberlain aid : Mitchell
were hunting for a colored courtesan at
night , and in their efforts , to locate her , they
entered the room occupied by Crutchfleld on
North Twelfth Mreet. In hi charges- ,
Crutchfield asserted that they burst the door
open. Cruthfl < > ld appeired on the scene be
fore the sergeants departed and remon'trated
with them for their action In going Into his
r < om. The two officers thereupon arrested
him and.charged him wlttt-vasran-y. Learn
ing that they could not e-onvlct him of
vagnney. while in Jail. Crutchfield was re-
arrestcd. th's time being charged with ln.-
terferiug with an officer. .
The testimony resulted -'In a conviction ,
Crutchfield being lined $1 Juid
CI.AHK fams XOUTH.
M-i-Us u Coolt-r Cllinhle for His
S lll'Mllll. .
President S. H. H. Cllrk of the I'nion
Par-lllc has cone to Detroit City. Minn. The
trlt ) from St. Louis was made yesterday at
the advice of his physicians.'and the solici
tation of his family. President Clark has
been ' ill for several monthSjpCht. His frlende
have been desirous that he be moved to a
uulet retreat for come Mine , but up until
this time he has been unable to take the
trip. During the past few lays , while the
heat In St. Louis grew to bp most oppressive ,
it was decided that Mr. Clark should go
north without further delay. Uotrult City ,
where ho has cone. Is a quiet little place of [
1 'J''O Inhabitants , in thef western part of
Minnesota , on the Northern.Pacific railway.
Advices received in this city Indicate that
.Mr. Clark's health i Improving , .hut It Is
stated he is yet unable to attend to busi
ness. It is exuectcd that 'he will remain a
cuile of months at the northern nsort.
u VTI-S roil \VISTBHX MI-ITIMS.
Oiu * mill Oiu--TlilriI l-'nre for Tliowi *
\Ylio A I n-nil.
Western lines have made the following
rates : One and one-third - regular fare for
the round trip. American Institute of Indian
School teachers , Omaha , July 12-17 , to ap
ply from all western points ; Mississippi
Valley Spiritualistic association , Clinton ,
la. , August 1-29. to apply from Omaha ,
Council Bii'fffc and pattern1 points ; one fare-
for the round trip for a 'special excursion
to Hot Springs. S. D. . July 15. from Omaha ,
tickets to be good for return any time within
thirty days.
Moliler l.rnvrs tile Mlnm-ii | > olls.
Edwin McNeil , president of the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation company , hab cent
out ai : official notice of the election of A. L.
Mohle-r. formerly general manager of the-
Minneapolis & St. Louis "railroad to the
position of vice president of ihe former corn-
Piny. The election was effective July 1.
Mr. Mohlei's headquarters will be in Port
land , and he will atsumc the duties of the
otfice of general manager In place of Presi
dent McNeil.
! ? nrnloi * of XYesleni Itoinlh.
The following are the earnings of several
western linrs for the month of June ; Mi-
Eouri Pacific. $1.733,000 , .Increase , $5S,000 ;
MlnneapolU & St. I.ouli$1CS.M2. ; . Increase ,
Ji.3-lfi ! ; Ualtlmore & Ohio Southwestern.
f519,2SO. Increase , $9,133V Chesapeake &
Ohio , ? S09.COO , increase , J39.4f.fi ; Denver &
Ulo.Grande , $597.100 , decreaseJJ.O.IM. .
ItniliMiy .Nod-- , mill l'eriiuutt .
General Passenger Agent Huchanan of the
nikhorn has gone to Hot Springs. S. 1) . ,
whe-re he will attend a meeting of the Phy-
sl'-ians' and Surgeons' association of the
Black Hills.
'General Manager Holdtege of the H. & M.
yesterday returned from a trip to Chicago
cage and llurlington. la. He reports that
he found hot weather at both points , es
pecially the latter.
Two bov trampo boarded a freight train
of the t'nlnn Pacific for n ride aeross the-
country Thursday. They rode on the pilot
of the engine as far as Gibbon. Then they
tried to get off in order to go back to the
rear of the train. In Jumping off Pete
Huckers. aged 10 > care , fell and urenchs.il
his ankle. _
cn.utTKii i'HivisiooviitiooKin
Mayor is ml Coiniell Millnler I'nvliiK
liili-i > s I'roli-Mf Is M-'llfil ,
There is one provision pf the new char
ter which IE likely to ) surprise a lot of
Omaha property ' have acquired
the Idea that no paving cln-be ordered by
the mayor and council lUiilebs on a petition
representing a majority1 of'the ' foot frontage
In the district. As a matter of fact , there
are several paving districts In which the
pavrment has been ord re-d'by ' ordinance and
the time in which the property owners may
defeat the Improvement by protest has
ne-arly expired. '
Section 110 of the chapter provides that
the mayor and council may order new pav
ing tn any district. In the city and cause
the same to be laid unleta a protest signed
by ton owners of a .majority of the foot
fruitage In the xaid district shall be filed
with the city clerk within thirty days after
the passage and approval of the ordinance
authorizing the Improvement. Ordinances
providing for paving Twenty-eighth street
from Le-avenworth street to Poppleion
avenue and Maboii and Pacific tUmta. from
Twenty-eighth to Twenty-ninth street were
pat-bed by the council and received the
mayors' signature June 1C > The thirty d'ys
allowed for protest will expire neit t
F.'lday. No protenn have been filed ex
cept in one case , and after July 1C the mayor
and council will be at liberty to let tint
contract for the work unletfi majority pro
test is on file. The fact that eucli action la
pc.sblble under the new charter U not gen
erally known , but it U staled that In these
districts HIM makes no difference , as the
property owners are generally In favor of
the Improvement.
I.a > M ( in Cll ) iniiloen. | .
At the regular meeting of the ; Hoard of
Public Work * yesterday It wa voted to lay * j
off one-half the Mdewalk repair gang until
further notice. This wus all the buslnerti
that ua transacted atlde frum thu ap-
pioval ot the weekly pay roll and bill * .
CROP OUTLOOK IS COOD
Winds Prevailing During the Heated Spell
Do Very Little Damage.
REPORTS FROM ALONG RAILROAD LINES
llnr i-vt of xninll ( iriiln Wi-ll I'niler
Wn > mill mi Alniiiiliinl Vlolil
l'ritiiilti-il Corn > .t-r
l.ookc.l Heller.
Report. ? received st the Omaha headqutr
ters of western railroads give no basts for
any alarm about the condition of the crop ? | ,
along the respective lines. Telegraphic
reports sent to the various general man-
ai-ers by agents at points along the lines
In answer to requc ta for statements of the
exact condition ot the crops indicate that
rumors ot damage by "hot winds" or by
any other concomitant circumstance of the
warm weather are altogether groUudU'Stf.
General Manager Dickinson Thursday f-cnt
telegraphic Inquiries to various points along
the I'clon Pacific's lines In this state.
Answers were received by him yesterday.
From them the following statement was
made for The Dec :
"Reports collected from various point. " on
tlie Nebraska division of the Union 1'aclfle
yesterday evening Indicates that no harm
has bicn done to the crops east of N'orth
1'latte. Thermometers ranged from 9J to
102 degrees In tint shade. Although the wind
wis frum the south or southwest. It was j
not what could be ternud a 'hot wind. ' No ,
harm has resulted to any kind of grain , and i
small grain is ripening rapdly in the execs- I
slvo beat. Haln , however. Is needed at most
points , but the croiw are not suffering par
ticularly for It. Irrigated cro | > s west of
North 1'latto are ll < urbhlng : those away
from th ? ditches are In need of moisture.
UulcKrf the weather of yesterday should con
tinue a few days longer no harm will ic-
suU. "
ALONG THE Hl'RLINGTON.
The following statement was given out at
the olllce of General Manager lloldrege of
the I ) . & M. yesterday :
"Tho prospects for good crops In Ne
braska In territory contiguous to . U. & M.
Inn's are excellent. Kail wheat and rye' are
now being harvested , and the yield Is first-
class. Tne hatvrst of spring wheat and of
oats will cctr.mtnce soon. The weather ,
while extremely hot. Is seasonable for har
vesting. The corn throughout the South
1'latte country IK doing well. Rain Is
needed In the eastern and In the extreme
southwestern comities , but no damage has
> et becti caused by drouth. We huve hai >
no 'hot winds' along our lines. "
At the otlice of General Manager Bldwell
of ihe Elkhcrn road. Northwestern system ,
the following statement was made :
"There has been no damage to crops along
the Elkhorn.Vo have had good raliiB
along the western portion 'of the line. There
was a good fall of rain last nUlit between
Norfolk Junction , IIS mile's west and LOUR
Pine , 2ul miles west. The western part or
the line has more moisture than the South
I'latto country. Indications of good crops
have been received from numerous points
along the line. No unfavorable reports have
bean received. "
Statements by railroad men who have re
cently returned from Nebraska points agree
in that all the indications are favorable for
good crops. The Idee of "hot winds" is
ridiculed. Allan B. Smith , assistant general
freight agen of theU. . & M. . said yester
day : "At pointed out In the statement made
by our road , the Indications for good crops
are splendid. There can be no 'hot windii. '
Thi'y always conic up from the south , blow
ing across Texas. Oklahoma and that p---t
of the country. Reports from that t-ection
of the country Indicate that tfie crops arc
fine , so that those who expect to see 'h' i
winds' blow up from desolate wastes down
there will be disappointed. The crops In
Nebraska will be great. The weather rcportt-
show that Douglas county Is one of the dritet
in the state , yet one may drive out fiom
Omaha and see Innumerable fields with ricn
green corn within a radius of ten miles. And
the condliiors are better in the central and
western portions of the state than they are
hero. "
CROPS ARE DOOMING.
The officer of General Manager Holdr .ge
and of General Passenger Agent Francis of
the II. & M. contain many Hue specimen
of agricultural products rpivel from fanis
along the lines within the p-nl tow days.
Speaking of some of these fini- appearing ex
hibits. Assistant General Manauor Loomls cf
the n. & M. said yesterday : "The agricul
tural condition thro-iglioot the Flats arc-
even bettc-r than they we're a ve.ir ngo. If
wo hart heavy raliu niiv there would be a
howl of complaint. A Klior from ,1 farmer
who has just sent in sucig'Ml io-iktiu prcd-
nets states that la t yc.jr 'lit err > , > 'vas
nearly totally ruined by .t i"Ver3 hall htorm.
He says he is not ' : IT'-IE any nu-h c'erin i.ow ,
and that the cro.xs .ire J > . t groAlnji 'out of
sight. ' "
General Pafsengcr Agent Francis of the
I ) . & M. , who has recently returned from
an extended trip through the state , makes
Jus-t as encouraging a report. He Kays lliifl
h Ju.it the kind of weather to make the corn
grjw. The humidity of the atmosphere , he
regal ds , as a eafcguard against anything
like "hot winds. " He brought a fine lot of
cample * with him and they are now on ex
hibition at his olllce. He rays when the
wheat is po high that an average-sized man
In the field gets lost tn view , the wheat is
getting along pretty well. He found that
condition prcva'llng at numerous points.
There have he-en two crops of alfalfa , and
the third crop next month promises to be
as good IH Its predecessors.
"General Manager Dickinson of the t'nlon
Pacific yesterday afternoon wired for information -
formation concerning the condition of lhe >
crops along the lines of the Kansas division.
In reply , he received the following tele-
cram from General Superintendent J. 0.
Hrlnke'rhoff :
"Bulletins received up to this hour (3 (
n. in.I , show little or no damage to corn , ex-
coot In neighborhood of Ilrookvllle. Russell
ami Wilson , where some damage ha been
lone by hot winds. Wheat crop good , and
nearly all harvested. "
The Missouri Pacific received Information
from a number of Nebraska points yester
day afternoon to the effect that the rain was
fieiseral and that no damage had been sus
tained to the crops by either the heated
spell or the heavy rain that followed.
( \\II.S TO HIM.AVI : | ) I'HOSIUTTK.
4'linrlcN TnrniT . * M-I-N Knouuli of ( In *
Tnvt ii mill ( lullH ,
The police were placed In a position yes
terday where.- they tried to locate the robbed
instead of the robber. .Wednesday a
man who gave the name of Charles Turner
and his residence as Missouri Valle > re-
parted that he had been robbed by a colored
woman of J50 , who , however , returned { 30
of the amount to him. On thn description
glve-n by him , Thursday Daley Williams was
arrested as the thief , and now Turner cannot
be found.
Turner alleged that he wan stopping at a
Farnam street lodging house , but he Is not
known at the place. He f-tited that he met
the woman and that he was robbed while
being entertained by her. The Williams
woman is being held on a charge of vagrancy.
Alrt llccuii ( ii-lx i\en. :
John Vomacka was arrested yesterday
OD the charge of discharging firearms wlibtu
the city limits. This is the way Mis. Mary
Hecan Is trying to get e\en with Vomacka
for the killing of a pet dog a few days ago.
Vomacka shot the animal because , he al
leges , that It attacked bis horf.e. Mrs. lie-cat )
llvte at Second and Hickory meets.
Vim. vigor and victory these are the char.
acleriillc * of De Wltt't Little Early niters ,
the famous little pill ! for constipation , bll-
lousnt * and all stomach and liver troubles.
KI : * TMHvti.t , PICIIT uitii. .
Allorin'jViitilx lo M-i-U I o fortini I lee
front I InPollee. .
The atlorney for the defense In the e-aso
acalnst the Krstners. charged with the
murder of Officer Tiedeman , filed a motion
cekini ; tha' the police olllcers who have
searched ' the Kestner premises several
) tlnifs since the arrest of the Kcstnors be
j required lo make a return on the warrant * .
[ showing i by what authority they did so set-
I ting ' out specifically each and e'Very article
j they ' temoved from the premises.
I In explanation of this action the attorney
stated that the pollco officers searched the
promises on several occasions , claiming to
have teatch warrants In each e-aso. but
that a return had been made upon only one
of the warrants. Ho allegtt. that on e-ach
visit the officer carried away some article * ,
but that they have falle-d to report to the
police Judge what property was taken. He
states i that he and the Krstners simply wUh
j I to keep po-Eted on the amount of property
' taken , away that It may be recovered after
j the trial.
I The pollco look upon this motion , how-
I ever , &A a pchemc of the defense to get pews-
i ses-slon of the state's evidence. The testi
mony aialr t the K'ctners will be largely
of the client am ? circumstantial Kind. It
consists * of rope and cords , similar to thcwe
| found on the sacks In the ealiion nc.tr which
j | Otllcer Tledininn was murdered , and other
article ? that tend to Implicate thr prisoned.
The police are not making a display of all
the evidence they have of this character , and
It Is therefore Judged that the attorney' *
motion Is simply a s-ehetnc to get Into po - .
ctfelon of all of It. in order that ho may not I
j be taken by surprise In the preliminary har- I
lug and the trial. It l. a no\ol proceeding
lu a criminal casx > , but the attorney iinln-
tains that he has as much right to know
I what articles were secured on thrsv-s aich
warrants ns he has of knowing the names
of the witnesses that will be brought against
his clients. In all criminal cases In the dli-
trlet court the state must show Its list of j
wltnes.-M be-fore the trial commences.
In view of the situation of the care , Ihe
notion Is likely to bt fought. It will be
called up a t-oon as the prellmlnarj hearing
is started in police court next Monday and
before any testimony \ * Introduced In the
cas-- .
roi'vrv co.MMi.xMoMsiis Mtir.
I'min 'iil on UK * Mllldirj Itnail lo lie
The Hoard of County Commissioners held
a short session * .c8terday and disposed ot
a small amount of routine business.
The most Important business transacted
wan the adoption of a resolution Introduced
at the last meeting by Commissioner Ostrom ,
providing for expending the balance of the
money In the county road improvement fund
by extending the paving on the Military road
as far as the money on hand will allow.
Of the $150,00'i voted by th3 people of this |
county for paving county road. ' , there Is |
now available about $ l."i.OOO. shout IC.OOO of j
the money belnx Hud up In the Midland State j
bank. The resolution of M. ' . Ostrom pro
vided that the available * balance shoulel be
expended on the Military toad and the com-
mlttee on road * recommended the Adoption |
of the res-olutlor. , with the proviso that the ]
county clerk should int-tructed to adve'r-
tlso for thirty days for bids for Colorado '
Rtandstone * . vitrified brick and a macadam j
made of Sherman granite , the decompreed i
granite found at * hennan Hill , Wyo. . on the |
Union I'aciflc. this bolag the material need j
as an experiment in Jefferson park , in th's
and Union I'aoiK--
city , which Is used by the
all along its line for ballast.
A number of claims arising out of the old
Douglas addition Hale wore passed upon , being
allowed on a basis of settlement recommended
mended by W. I ) . Ueckett , the special at
torney of the bjird In the matter.
The quarterly report of the county Judge
was received , showing a balance due the
county for the second quarter , over and
above the expenses of the olllce , amounting
to J27-I.79.
The quarterly report of the county cletk
for the second quarter was received , showing
receipts for the quarter amounting to $74S.aj
and expenditures amounting to $ S55 , leaving
a d-flclt for the quarter of $ HC.C5. The deficit
in the ollice for the first quarter was $179.09.
making a total deficit for the first bix
mouths of this year of
Theeommlttce on court house and Jail was
authorized to have the lower halls of the
court house repaired and repainted.
PI.A.V FOIl XATIOXAI. CO.VViXTIOX.
IlnllilliiK mill l.oiin AsNoi-lntloiiH AVIII
\Vnrk TOKI-HIIT.
At the Commercial club last night about
twenty representatives of the various build
ing and loan associations of Omaha and
South Omaha met and decided to act as a
unit In securing the 1SSS national convention
of building and loan associations and in
eniertaliiim ; Die delegates If the convention
was secured. T. F. Godfrey was made chalr-
'Jian of the meeting and T. J. Fitzgerald
of South Omaha secretary.
D. H. Christie and G. M. Nattlnger briefly
explained the chancier of entertainment that
had been provided for previous conventions ,
and it was the general opinion that motor
rides to Council Bluffs and South Omaha.
vlth a banquet , together with adequate ac
commodations for the fissions of the con
vention , would bo all that would be ex
pected. Mr. Christie stated that while the
convention last year declared a preference )
for Omaha , there would undoubtedly be a
contest at Detroit this year , and It was de
sirable that the Nebraska delegates should
DP assured that if they obtained the next
convention for Omaha all the associations
would co-operate In the task of entertain-
Inr It.
Jn accordance with this mjggcstlon , A. P.
Tukey moved that It bo declared the sense
of the ine-e-ting that the convention should bo
secured and that all associations should
stand by the fnterprlse. This was carried
by a unanimous vole , ami It was also ordered
that the president of each of the local ata-o-
ciatlons should designate' one member of a
irencral committee on entertainment In case
Ov convention was secured.
MltS , MAHV KAIIIIIS TAICKS TL'MIIIJ- : .
DropK Thlrly Feel unit IN Si-rloimlj
Injured ,
Mrs. Mary Farris , an Armenian , fell a
distance of thlrly feet from a porch to the \ i
grouml In the rear of HCO South Thlr-
tcenth street yesterday. She e-scapcd
without breaking any lionets , but sustaine-d
Internal injurle-s which may result seriously.
The woman was leaning over the railing
of the porch , trying to get tome wood off a
neighboring roof when she toppled over and
fell. She landed upon one of her ghoul-
dels and was almost unconscious when > iio
was plcke-d up. A couple of physician * were
hastily summoned. It could not bo de
terminated j'telerday how serious her In
juries were.
. .InilKi.MutiKfr .Mill III ,
Judge Mil riper Is still quite sick. Hei ex
pected to go homo yesterday , but hits
physician advised against It , and he w | | | re
main here now till Monday. Mrs. Munger
came from Fremont yesterday to be with
her husband. The hot weather Is very try.
Ing on the Judge. His condition Is not M.T-
ous , but he remains very weak.
Permits to wed have been issue-d to the
following parties by the county judge : |
Name and rehldene-e Ago.1
Joe ' . Godfrey. New York City ! ij
Annie l"arne-y , Hrooklyn , N. V 2.1
Elmer Kleinkauf , South Omnha ,
t'lara Jonex , South Omahu lb l
Chris Wulff. I'ottuwattiinile county. la. . . S2' i '
Knuna C. Thoinsen , I'ortMinouth , Iu " 1
In lli < - Municipal Conrl ,
The munlci | > iil e-ourl Is gradually urqulrlnir
a clientage and nearly as many laseti have
been Hied PO far this month u ueie tiled
during June. Yentt-nlay Itoliert M. Xug
Illexl a HiltugalnHt A. J. Qulmgard for n : .
Hlk-Ked to I * due on it promlsKory note , and
O. Jtrandtburg & Co. sue-il Krank J'nucall
for J113.W ) , ciulnu-d uu due oa an old ac
count.
SOUTH OMAHA'S POSTOFFICE
Drawings Showing Front Elevation and
Floor Plans Are Received.
STRUC1URE TO B FINISHED IN GRANITE
llnllillni ; Hitit I'l.'iisliiK I'xterlor unit
I- * \\i-ll trrnnui-il lor tinI'lir -
IMIOI * for \\lili-li ll IK In.
( einl.'d tn litI Ki-il.
Drawings showing the front elevation and
floor plans of the now South Omaha poMnffiro
building hnvo boe'ii received lu this city.
They ehow a building which Is pleading In
UK e'.vterlor appe.ir.inco and arranged In the
mcst approves ! manner for the purposr <
which U is IntcmU'd to bo mod.
The building will stand at she northwest
corner of Twenty-fourth and M stre-e-ts. with
the front 'nclng Twenty-fourth stre'et. The
site Is 130 feet on Twenty-fourth and U > o
foi t on M street. The building will beti'J ! >
feet , the entire avallablo IMV in Twenty-
fourth Ktrect having be'ou used , with tinn.ir
of the building so constructed an to allow
of extension n < * the needn of the service may
require. A pp.tce of forty foot has boon | .ri > -
vldod on the Twenty-fourth street nlde fern
n fire limit.
The exterior of the building has been
treated In a simple , straightforward manner
with largo archltoctural motlvrn , giving to
the building , though otnall In Itself , a eur-
prlt-lngly largo and ImpoMng scale. The
style employed Is the dignified classic , modi-
fled | by H coloulil feeling , to which the ma
ter I.'Is employed will gracefully lend them-
helves. The finish of the structure will beef
of granite , and the face of the Miprstruc-
ture will bo of light gray brick , with trlm-
mlril'K of light llnuNtotio or sandstone.
The entire first story of the building will
be used for pcstofllco purposm. and will be
KO arranged HA to bo thoroughly lighted and
convenient for the working Krce and the
public. The i > osttnasti'r'H room , convenient
to t the public rp.ice and the working room ,
will bo provided with a vult , and the
money order and registry division will lx >
at the oppislte end of the building. A lobby
for ( the- public extends dororu the front of
the building , and In this will be place-d
desks for the convenience of patrons. A
commodious stairway gives access to the
second floor , which will contain a tvrlc of
well lighted e > ttlci . provided with vaults.
In j the basement will be toilet facilities for
the pcstolllco employes , the heating appar
atus , etc.
\VI. lliS TO SHIIOI.I ) Silts.CIC. .
Tlioru TnKcll llu * -ioiiHllillllr |
fur UKKlllliiK of liiililiiKiii | | > c.
NKW YORK , July 9. The Herald sayH
that It is able to state on good authority
that -Martin Thorn. In addition to the state
ments attributed to him In the confession
ulven out at police headquarters last night ,
made a complete acknowledgment of hlc
connection with the crime for which he and
Mrs. : Nack hive been Indicted by the grand
Jury. J The information given to the Herald
Indicates 1 clearly that Thorn's one conee-rn.
after his arrest wat the protection of Mra.
Nack. "I am perfectly willing to die , "
Thorn told the detectives , "but I don't want
anything to happen to ner. Guldt-nsuppo
- nt to the Woodotde house , " said Thorn ,
" . nd met Mrs. Nack In the front yard. The
rubber seemed to bo uneasy. Ho had a
presentment that everything was not right ,
for ho turned to Mrs. Nack and said :
'Augusta , I think there is some put up Job
here. '
" 'Why. William. ' " Thorn said Mrs. Nack
replied , " 'there's nothing of the kind. I
don't SCR what thould make- you think that '
" 'Well , all right. ' Ouldensuppe replied , as
he started into the house. "
After the body was ready , the Informant
continued , still giving Thorn's alleged words ,
he called Mrs. Nack upstairs and the two
Hacked the two sections of the trunk In the
oilcloth.
Mrs. Nack , he said helped him dispose
of thf-f-e packages , but she had nothing to
do with the head , nor did she know what
he did with It. Thorn denied again posi
tively and emphatically that Mrs. Nack had
anything to do with the killing of Gulden-
ininpc. The Herald further states that John
Ootha betravod Thorn through no motive of
public duty , but became ho feared that
Thorn intended to kill him hecaiuo of
Golha's knowledge of the murder.
Martin Thorn and Mrs. Augusta Nack were
today arraigned in the court of general ses
sions. At the request of counsel pleading
WCH postponed till Monday. Thorn had no
law > er and counsel was aligned him by the
court.
HAII. KII.I.S
Ti-rrllilc Sturm Strlkex tin- Southern
I'lirl of Word-mini- .
NKW YOItK , July 9. A dispatch from
Berlin rays : A Stuttgirt dlppatch received
here brings the new * of a destructive hall-
storm which raged for hours In southern
Wurtemburg , causing the death of thirteen
persons and damage to crops amounting to
more than fl.000.000. Such a meteorological
phenomenon In the hottest month of the
year has never before been experienced In
this part of the fatherland.
JU-foro the ntorm th" wcithcr was ex
tremely sultry. Gradually the clouds be'gan
to darken , and within a few inlmitio after
there wan a Hidden darkness , followed by
rufihlng torre-nts ? of rain , which almost sub
merged the villages. The rain wat * followed
by a terrific Imllttonn. tjomo of the hail
stones being of most Incredible ci/e. Thou-
wilds of head of eattle- were killed. Many
people were killed and others Injured.
\ot Ii-itnil | i-ii l on tin- C.o,4-riior ,
HAN r-HANCISrO , July 9-The re-j.rleve
granted I Theodore Durrani by ( Sovi-rnor Hudd
cxplreo today , but the murderer of Illancho
i.nnont : and Minnie Wllll.nns IH In no danger
of hanging. It does not matter whether
Governor Hudd grants a further reprieve or
not \ , ns the granting of an appeal by the
t'nlted Stiti > i < clnult court to the rnlteil
States supreme c'ltm taken nil power out of
the state cilllclnls until the hlKhmt federal
court render , , a decision In the case.
The governor states Unit ho tins decided
not to take any union In the imttttr of ex
tending the reprlo\o of Theodore Uurnint.
Cnllle Infi'cleil Mllh ! 'ier. .
SAN ANTONIO , Te-x , July i-VV. W.
Tulllfl , me-mber of iho Texas Kinltury board ,
state-s that he ban just found a herd of cat
tle In Handle county Infected with splenetic
or Texaf fi-ve-r. The herd came from Ble-r-
llng county and ptix-o < l IhrMigh Howard ,
ClusK-urlc. Jlonlon , Lynn , l.nl. | > "ck , Ciirrn ,
Hale and Swl hcr. also part.s of HierllnK
and Itiindull countle-x. There coiintle-H have
be-on uuarantlnod. Thlf will not Inlerfero
with the Amnralllo trail , which runs west cf
these countle-H.
llohlicil on it Sli-i-pnur t'nr ,
SAX FUANCISCO , July -j-.Mrs. Swlfl. a
woman frum the east , has Juht arrived on
the train and reported the IUI-K of a small
fortune. She W.IH on the- regular overlaml
train and when the Hleejilngar In which
she had a berth came to a Hop at Oikl.ind
her purhe and Ji-Aelry wore gone. She In
formed tne jiolloe that her purte , contalnlin ;
K'.ii'J in greenbai-kij two earring * . In each
of which was a diamond weighing two
caralf , and a diamond brooch valued at
J.Vi , wan taken from under he-r pillow durlnu
the night.
II Kill n I nif nil" a Iliirn ,
Ourlng- the norm yucterday afternoon
lightning Ktruck the bain of Ci-orge W.
PiMk , corner of Oeorfla anil Poppleton nvc-
nueti. ami toie- off the roof. The llanh UHJ !
Fhooke-d the H-rvant girl , but her condition
IH not vcriouy.
Coiiunllx SolclilcVliin Arredleil.
HVUi : PAHK. Maw. . July S.-Iilmoml
liuvif , a well known lioHton lawyer , com
mitted i-ulil'Je luduj. He Iiud been urrtnted
lor cmbezzlcmeut.