Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1897)
. * . * % , THE OMAHA DAILY IJElSt SATTJHDAY , OCTOIJEtt 0 , 1897 , kti ntpp TUP ntpni nMini'p HSCUSS 1UE DISCLOSURES Itato Officers and Deputies Look on the Matter in a Ecrtous Light. [ SAY HOLCOMB MUST EXPLAIN FULLY MuM l > * | < nc Hie tliut IIr. Mini n ( inllly ICnnnlcdKO of Ilic ; llnrtlcy IJin- WN'COLN , Oct. 8. ( Spiclal. ) Too itatc Bhouso was pracllc.illy deserted toiUy , n ma- fjorlty of the oulclftls anJ deputies being with Itho governor nt Nashville or at Omaha view- tine the numerous attractions. Those who ErotmlrtKT In the oHlccs spent much of the y discussing the disclosures madn yrotcr- Iday In thu Hartley case. While the connec- Stlon of the governor with the treasury sliort- i age , or nt least bis kncwlcdgc that there J.was a shortage when ho approved the Hart ley bond two years ugo , has been charged rmany times during the past two months , the ; populist olllcclioldorp line affected to treat Iho storlui very lightly. Today , when the Omaha papers arrived , there was n general Acknowledgment that the matter bad as- Bumcd a very serious form. At A cnucut bold In ono of the offices during the forenoon , at tended by onu of the Rt.tto ofllccrK and n number of deputies , the matter was thor oughly dUcuascd , and the opinion was freely expressed that thu governor ought to ho at homo to face the charges , Instead of being off on a Junket. The olnto oflk-cr who was in Iho room said ho bad faith that the gov ernor would bo able to disprove the charges , lint that nothing chart of a thorough ex planation would now satisfy the people. It Is conceded among all clauses a' tuslonUls licro that neither General Cowln nor Frank Hansom would make such charges at this tlmo for political effect. COPIES OK ELECTION LAWS. The secretary of stale line Just finished the job of Rending out the nuw election laws to the county clerks of the statu. There wcro 4,000 copies printed , aud about 3,200 have been sent out. In each county ono copy .was . sent for cacti precinct , and a few extras lor the county clerks. Today the prohibitionists filed a certificate of the nomination of D. L. Whitney ns ean- dldato for regent. At their convention only ono candidate was named , and the name of Air Whitney has been added by the com mittee to complete the ticket. The pro- hlbltlonlsts also ( lied n copy of their emblem , which is the picture of white rose. supplemental protest was filed by the chairman of the democratic committee today , in which the objection already made to the national democratic nominees Is made to In clude "Warren Swltzler , who 'had ' been nameil by the committee to fill the vacancy caused by the declination of Judno Woohvorth. The Cnmlce-Oavia Publishing company , or- ganlzcil for the purpose of editing , printing nnd circulating a monthly macazlno nni ! other periodicals nt Omaha , fllc-d articled ol Incorporation today , In which the capital Block Is stated 1o bo 5:10.000. : The ineor- poratorn nrs' H 0. CjJKlap. Fred P. C.imlec uud Fred S. BaKer. The following notarial commissions havi been issued 'this week : Stephen N. Mealls lilla Iliiiri MolP'OFh , Andrew E. Walkup Omaha ; ' 'n K. Smith. Humboldt ; C. K Spear.nr-u , Grotnn ; J. VV Mooncy. Aiapahop Nelson G. Campbell , llcrrlck : J. A. Both- wellUrunlnr : ( leorgo C. McAllister , Chap- pell ; W J Taylor , Culbcrtson. CONVENTION OF SPIRITUALISTS. A convention of spiritualists was held nt iho UnUersaliFt church toda ; at which a number of devotees of this faith from Lin coln and other parts of the slate gathered Mrs. C. L. Bcun , MIsj Edith. Edwards , G. S Klock of Lincoln , II. C. Madding of Burdock Paul S. Gillette and Mrs. Anna Wagner o ! Omaha wcro ordained as ministers or teachers of the faith. Deputy United Stutcs Marshal Allan ar rested Jcseph Illordnn last night , charging Jilm with selling liquor to the Indians who ore hero attending the federal court. The 'whisky was found on the Indians and the ) eworo that Hlordnn .vas the man who sold It Klordan was released on $300 ball. The auditorium fund was raised to $1800 today by tbo contribution of $150 by Buck- etnft Brothers. Judge C. II. Letton of Falrbury Is at the lilmlell. Omnha people at the hotels : At the. Lln- ooll F. II. Myers , G. H. Mitchell , Mrs Frances M. Ford , H. C. Drome , Charles OfTutt , S. T. St. John. At the Uncoin I. G llnrlght , Emma Gilnnell , E. E. Brando and Wife , O. J. King. In spltoot the dust and the cold north wind there was a. good crowd at the Lancaster county fair today. Ono of the features o the day was the parade and drill of the reg vlar soldiers , under command , of Captain Ivockwood of Fort Crook , Today was tin. last day of the fair. A street car on the University Place line ' Jumped-the track latt night and Mrs. Thomas Carnahati was thrown out. She ntruclt on her heart on the pavement and was quilt badly injured. Two or three other womei -woro shaken up. Tim faculty of the collcgo at Unlverslt } Ttaco Is feeling elated over the prospects fo ( ho Institution. One hundred more student arc registered than at this same time Ins year. Throw HKKN nt 11 KnUlr. GENEVA , Nob. , Oct. 8. ( Special. ) A el-cet fakl.- who was selling small article ( with which ho appeared to wrap $1 and $ bills wua treated to stale eggs last night fTho eggs were thrown from the top of th [ Masoivic building and a number of citizen iwho were near the fakir wens bespattered Have DeNerlpllim ol ( lie llnliliei' " . 110ELUS , Neb. , Oct. 8. ( Special Telegram. The olllcorts of the Howard bank nt till place , which was broken Into at an early hou .Wednesday morning , bollevo they will cap In a moment of pe-.jl people often " lose their heads. " Sometimes at a fire n frantic woman jumps to her deatli just as rescue is at build. build.Women Women who suf fer with some dis ease or weakness until it becomes un bearable , often jump into worse trouble and 1 Btill further endanger their health by taking some so- called remedy prepared by an incompetent , uneducated person , perhaps a mere nurse who 1ms no knowledge of medi cine and no experience in prescribing for complicated ( licenses. "The safe nnd sensible course is to con- milt nn educated , experienced physician. Dr. H. V. Pierce , chief consulting physi cian of the Invalids' ' Hotel mid Surgical Institute , Jhifialo , N , Y. , may be con- enltcd free of charge , either personally or by letter , and will give sound projes- pi'Miul advice to any woman who writes V.im , He is one of the most eminent - living spccialhlr' in women's diseases , and his "Favorite Prescription" has cured more troubles of this kind than any other remedy known to medical science. 9 , " I truly believe that Dr. 1'lercc'n I'avotlte Pre scription saved my life"wrlle3MrsMaudrcarce , of Ktoutstille 1'nirficld Co. , Ohio. "It is a cure ml ccitain cure for ' female troubles. ' I am having perfect health. I mil stout and can do kll my houmvork. Nothing did me any good until I heard of you , Nowl nm well at last by > Ultinf | your mullciuci. My good health pleases ne aim plea cs my Imsbauu. lie wants me to give > ou < iis good urisliee. Hvcry Invalid lady liould taVe Ur. Tierce's 1-ovorlte Prescription.1 For obstinate constipation , Dr. Pieree's Pleasant Pellets are the most natural and truly scientific -laxative and curative in tae ! world. T'ley ' regulate and invigorate etomacli , liver and bauds ; cure bilious ness , indigestion and kindred ailments , gold by tire Iho robber * . Two strangers wcro seen n the city on Tuesday evening n < J a good t-strlptlon of the two men has been fur- ishcd to the bank official * , The rohbera tnlo a horse and cart nd escaped The afo wes entirely destroyed with nitre- lycerlnc and the robbers got away with early 1,300. , The bank was fully Insured n the Hankers' Mutual Cssualty company. 'Inhcrton detectives have been employed to Id In the capture. MIIHASKA "li IPTISTS i.v snssiox. Well AMeiuleil Aiinnnl Convention n < J'iMinec Cley. PAWNBB CITY. Neb. , Oct. 8. ( Special. ) The Nebraska Baptist association Is now In csslon In this city. It Is one ot the best an- lual meetings of this body that has been icld for years. The largo harvests have irnught a degree of prosprlty to the Baptist hurch. The convention has paid all Its ox- icnscs for missionary work and all other ob- ccts. The first sessions wcro held Wednesday , ami during that time was discussed the work of the American Hnptlst Publication society. Sunday school work , which Is carried on under dor the direction of this society , was pre sented In reports and addresses Wednesday ftrrnoon. Those who spoke wore Rev. T. D. ) avls , on "Mission Sunday Schools How Far JncouraRcd , " and Hcv. L. W. Terry on "Child Conversion. " Mr. S. T. Davis gave nn Inter esting blackboard talk. In the evening the ceneral work ot the society was strongly ptc- cnted and discussed. Hev. I ) . Hecloll read a report revealing the notable advance the so- toty has made In missionary and publication work during the last year. Rev. 13. H. Ilus- scll presented some additional facts and em phasized certain features of the last year's vcrk. The attendance was largo at the sessions of Thursday , when the convention proper icgan Its work , Many delegates had arrived ho evening previous , and when assembled ogethor filled the church to overflowing. "Irst on the program was the annual sermon jy Hev. J. F. 11. Folsom , with the text "See that tliou make all things after the pattern of the Mount. " Following this came an ad- li'ess of welcome to the convention by Itov. J. E. Conner of this -city and a response by lev. n. K. Ilcnuett , president of the convcn- lon. Then the report of the state conven Ion board by the secretary and general mis slonary. Uov. A. W. Clark , was read. This report gave complete details regarding the nlsslonary work of the convention , especially as carried on by the state evangelists , Nov. J. II. Davis , Rev. T. R. Tyson and Hcv. T. H. Dabncy , and the district missionaries , Hev. A. 0. Arnnucst and Hev. J. M. Williams. The contributions for the yeir have been ibout f3COO , which , with the $5,000 donated liv the Home Missionary society , Is moie tlian enough to pay all expenses. Four hun dred dollars has been contributed since the sessions of the convention began. The afternoon srsslon brought out some In teresting fncts In addresses from some of the missionaries In the employ ot the con vention , Hcv. II. W. Davis of Beatrice end Hev. P. Lovrno oP South Omaha. A number of laymen also spoke , among them being J. II. Klmorc , A. II. Coode. C. A. Scharpcl and tx-Attorney General A. S. Churchill , who de livered an elonucnt address on "How to Push the Work. " The- following officers were elected : Presi dent. E. E. Henni-tt : vice presidents , A. W. Clnrk nnd D. M. Alnsbury ; recording secre tary , W. C. Vandevoort. Last evening Hev. II. 0. Ron lands of Lin coln anil Hev. W. n. Calllss spoke Insplrlngly on "Th Word ot Gcd In the Work ot Evan- cellzatlon" and "The Holy Spirit In the Work of Evangelization. " The meeting was ln-k In the First Presbyterian church , which was well filled. UK ! MIKE IS C Vl'T I 1(131) IX K.\XS.\S. SlicvlIV Ivrciulor I'oltiMVM 1'p 1111 KN- I'lllKvl Prisoner. FREMONT , Neb. , Oct. S. ( Special Tele gram. ) A telegram was received here by County Attorney Martin this afternoon from Sheriff Kreider , stating that he had caught F. J. Wagoner , alias Big Mike , who broke jail hero two weeks ugo , at Wheaton , Kan. , and asking that requisition papers be sent , as Wagoner refused to come without them. Sheriff Kreader get a trace ot the possible whereabouts of the fugitive from a prisoner who is now serving a term In the jail and was also cm Inmate when Wagoner was there. He said that It was Wagoner's In tention to go to Wahoo , get what money he could from a woman there and then go to Kansas City. He learned at W-ahoo that a boy who Is an Inmate of the house kept by the woman had been seen to mall on the train letters addressed to some one at Clr- clevllle , Kan. He followed up the clew nnd lauded his man this afternoon. Wagoner was wilting trial for shooting at William R. Pargeter , night operator at the Union Pa cific depot at North Bend. In Mav last with Intent to kill , and Is also thought to have been Implicated In numerous robberies. nor is iun\ii ; ) iv A ni.vi.IIAU.V Wlllliiin I.IU MiM'l T MP ' H ii Trrrllil ! Di-ntli WhileSlccplr. . BE ATI ! ICE , Neb. , Oct. S. ( Special Tele gram. ) Word was brought here today of the burning last night of the largo barn o Frederick Llttemeler , who lives near Cla tonla. Llttemeler's son William , 13 years old , was burned to death. The boy was sleeping lit the hay mow. The hired man was also to sleep there , hut had sat up to vlsl with ii friend and was about to go to bei when he detected smoke In the building am started 'to ' locate * the lire. He. llnally starte < alter the boy and had got to the opening leading downstairs when ho was partially overcome by the smoke and , leaving the boy fled from the burning structure. The build Ing burned rapidly and Is a total loss , together gother with eleven head of horses , 800 bushels of corn , 1.000 bushels of oats , a quantity of wheat and rye , thirty tons of hay farm machinery , wagons , etc. The aggregate loss Is over $5,000. The amount of tn&uiauce could not be learned. Origin ot fire un IcnoiMi. srr.s Mdcoit siii.iu i-ou IJAMAOKS \ Vlfiof ii Mail .Milrd < * rrd li.v n UriiiiU II I'll SlM'kM CoilllK-IIXMtloil. FAIHIil'RY , Neb. . Oct. 8. ( Special. ) DIs trlct court is In session this week , Judge Ijlttun presiding. A number of civil cnsea of minor Importance. ' have been disposed of The case of Kati > Smiley against the bonds men ot Zimmerman & Bannister for damage for sale of liquor to George. S. Williams , uli killed her husband , is the most linportan civil race and will be tried next weok. There are only two eases on the crimlna docket. In the case of the State againi Martha Dux for larceny the prosecuting at toiney dismissed the case , and In The othe I ) , C. Humphrey , charged with criminal libel entered a plea of guilty and was lined $5 ( and costs. l.VCIIK.tSK IX OIIATTni.S OXIY on Finm nnd City l'roiu > rl > Slum llrnvy DITI'I-IINI- . M'COOK , Neb. , Oct. S. ( Special. ) The mortgage record for Red Willow county for the month of September makes the following showing : Farm mortgage * liloil , $2,373 , re leased , $11,753. The city mortgage minus are J.'OO , with 5SOO released. In chattel mort gages the tilings agfucgntcd f-M.SISi and re leases 5ISISj. The lax collections for tin month exceeded anything In the history ol the county , I7.8S9. IlllxtlllKN Will HllVC IIASTINOS , Oct. S. ( Special. ) The Hast ings electric light Motion promises to be In perfect running order on Wednesday evening the 20th lust. This will bo the Ilm time an are light has glittered In Hastings forever over two years , Charles La e , the prop- prlctor , has not asked the city council to contract for a single light , neither has Mr I.aro asked any of the business men to con tract for lights , but no doubt many will DH used , both on the streets and In business bouses. for n IlroUon la-ir. PAWNEE CITY , Neb. , Oct. 8. ( Special. ) District court Is In session at this place with Judge Stoll on the bench. Oliver Perry of Table Rock was awarded $250 damages for a broken leg , caused by a defective tildo- wulk. He was suing the city of Table Rock and he asked for $2,000 , Foundry IN ItiiNhfilltli Order * . GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Oct. 8. ( Special. ) The Grand Island foundry , which resumed operations several months ago after an Idle- nwi ol several years .and watch began th manufacture ot fine Mtont wire fence , has' ' had all the work It could do. The foundry s t present 1,200 rods of fence behind the rders and the men arc working overtime. \n additional machine Is now being put In. ' . IJ. O. COAVKM'IO.V AT AVAIIOO. .VIIIIICH of ( In * Olllrrri ClioBcn for ( he in nlnK Vrnr. WASIOO , Neb. , Oct. 8. ( Special. ) The convention of the grand chapter of iho P. E. 0. sisterhood Is still In session. The memorial hour was duly observed yesterday afternoon from 2 to 3 o'clock. The deceased members arc : Mrs. Wyndom and Mru. ISit- erson of Plattsmouth ; Mrs , Jo'ephlno Pcrloy , Vnhooj Miss Johnson , Harvard. The grand officers elected yesterday after noon are : President , Mrs. Clara A. West , Uncoin , re-elected : first vice president , Mrs. : ila L. Allen , Omaha ; second vice president , Irs. Carrie M. Norberg , Holdredse ; recording secretary , Mrs. Maud Watklss , South Omaha ; orrcspondlng secretary. Mrs. Grace Klpp , tastings ; treasurer , Mrs. May E. Frush , Vahooj organizer , Mrs. Carrie Hapcnwn , Mlnden. In the evening a delightful entertainment vas given at the opera house , A drill by ho little ones of the public school and n amborlne exercise by the larger ones. Hoth vere excellently rendered. After the drills 'Tho Specter Knight , " < in opcratta , was given , which won enjoyed by all. Those tak- ng part in the affair wcro : Miss Collins , Mrs. Sanford , Miss Hoot , Mr. Miller. Dr. Stretcher nnd .Mr. . Cornell ; pages , Masters laymond Hawthorne , Harry White and Leo Stratton , nil of this city. The little hoys vero dressed In the sisterhood colors. The session will probably close today with an evening session , I'nlr In nn I'nllro TECUMSKII , Neb. , Oct. S. ( Spccl.il. ) Ono f the most successful fairs ever held In Johnson county closed last night after a our days' session. The fair was < a success .n point" of exhibits , entertainment nnd mtronagc. The races , balloon ascensions , shooting contest , ball game , etc. , wcro all good. Secretary Uohh says that after all expenses of the 1S97 show are paid the fair af > Bocl.itlon will have u goodly sum to apply on standing Indebtedness. The weather was not altogether favorable , being dry and dusty. SeoMK Illiill County Convention. CURING , Neb , , Oct. S. ( Special. ) The re publican convention of Scotts Hluff comity renomliiUcd an entire set of republican county olllccrs. as follows : C. W. Ford , clerk ; C. H. Whlpple , county treasurer ; C. T. Westervelt , sheriff ; George W. King , county Judge ; L. L. Raymond , county su perintendent ; G. A. Fix. coroner ; Thomas Preston , surveyor ; E. S. Do La Matter , com- mlsslrner. All except coroner and surveyor are present officers and the tleltet Is a sure winner. Y. M. C. A. Kin Ii Hi Anniversary. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Oct. S. ( Special. ) The Young Men's Christian association of this.city observed Its eighth anniversary last evening , a line program of music and literary numbers bolus rendered. The president. Or J. U. Hawk , presided. The reports of the secretary nnd treasury showed the association to be In excellent condition. Mr. F. L. Wil lis , general secretary of the Omaha absocia- tlon , made an address. Poll I leu I Conventions. JUNIATA , Neb. . Oct. S. ( Special Tele gram. ) The republican supervisor district cor-ventlon hero today nominated Henry Miles of Hanover 'township ' for supervisor on fiftli ballot. The convention was harmonious ami the republicans are conlldent. Much en thusiasm was displayed. Wood Hlvrr KaliCloses. . WOOD RIVER , Neb. , Oct. 8. ( Special. ) The Wood River district fair closed with to day's program. The exhibit of live stock was better than was that at the county fair , bu the gene-al exhibit did not exceed In quan tlty or quality that ot last year , nor was the attendance so large. ItfiM > l > tloii lo tlic FAIRDURY , Neb. , Oct. 8. ( Special. ) Hev D. M. Price has accepted a call to the pastorate torato of the Presbyterian church ot this cltj and last evening was tendered a receptloi by members of tha church and citizens geu orally at th& residence of E. E. Goodrich. Hob n .Meat .Mnrkct. TECUMSDH. Neb. , Oct. S. ( Special. ) House & Derrle's meat market was broken Into yesterday afternoon while the proprle tors were away attending the fair and the till relieved of $75 In money. Entrance was effected from the back door. Hit liy n Mirny Shot. ORD , Neb. , Oct. 8. ( Special. ) This after noon , while standing near a shooting gal lery on the Valley county fair grounds , San Dumond was hit on the face near the eye by a stray shot. He was not seriously hurt. COUUT WAITS 0V UI21i-I2XIAVTS liiillniiN oil Trial TaUiTlulr OH i Tln < * to Aiipenr In Court. PIERRE , S. D. , Oct. S. ( Special. ) The United States court IB yet engaged In tin. hearing of the case against Edward Huntc and nig Hey , Indians charged with the crime of assault. When the court was callei Wednesday morning neither of the defend dants was to be found , and there was a wat of nearly an hour before they put In their ap pearancc. They had been allowed a grea deal of freedom In their actions , and hac gone to Fort Pierre the previous evening and were In no hurry to get back , probably going on the theory that the case could no go on until they saw lit to put In an ap pcaranco nnd would have to wait for them When they did arrive Judge Carlnml orderet that until the case wan completed thcj should bo under the care of the marshal. Lily Coriiixlum ofIMV Clinrc'li. HOWARD , S. D. , Oct. S. ( Special. ) At Immense crowd nesomblcd ycsterdny a Epiphany , a little hamlet near the south line of Miner county , to witness the laying o the cornerstone of the new Catholic chtirch The ctonc was laid , and the sermon for the occasion preached by lit. Rev. Bishop O'Gor mnu. The bishop was moistedIn * the eerc monlal by Mgr. Lawler nnd Revs , Steelier Flynn , Hogan O'Hara. Lower , Folnler , De < 3 mend mid Hepperle. The new church build ItiK will b the largest In the state , being BCxlSG. The old church was tot-illy destroyci by the cyclone of April 27 , 1S90. Ol Wednesday morning before laying the stone Bldhop O'Gorman celebrated pontifical mass and continued fifty-two new communicants. XIMV Soiidi DnUoln Corporation * * . PIERRE , S. D. , Oct. 8. ( Special. Articles of Incorporation have been fllci for the Alaska and Klondike Gold .Mining company , with a capital stock of $1,000.000 headquarters at Rapid City , with brand offlccs at Chicago , New York , Philadelphia Doston , Circle Ulty and Dawson City. In corporators , Amos T. Grltlln , George II Fyfe , William D. Underwood , Chicago Chaunccy L. Wood and Thomas Swony , Rapli City. For the Oxford Methodist Eplscopi church In Oxford township , Hamlln county trustees , Cyrus E , Andrews , Hans Klngslln David Wadel , Le\\h M. Johnson , II. G. Dar ter , Warren Green and Chnrlcs H , Anderson llli | | > l < > . \NliN for More Tlnii- . PIERRE , S. D. , Oct , 8. ( Special Telegram. Public Examiner ' Taylor and ex-Audlto Hlpplo have practically completed their checking of the b < x > ks for Hippie's term am the examiner says there la practically no change from hh IIrat figures , a shortage o $2.577. Mr. Hlpplo claims to bo able to show offsets to reduce this It given moro time , am ho will bo given time. Examiner Taylor wll return to ttluron tomorrow. Si > li- ( hllo for CitiHVill. . PIEHHi : , S. D. , Oct. 8. ( Special. At a meeting of the stockholders of the gas well company a location near the fee of Pierre street , on the river front , wai selected as the one desired for sinking the well , and the contractors are placing the ! machinery on the ground. The piping wll bo here within a few days and active work will be commenced , T vu liiillaiiH Are Seneiicril. PIERRE , S. D. . Oct. 8. ( Special Telegram. Judge Carland , In the United States court Kcntenced lllg Boy end Edward Hunter , two Indians , each to a year and a day In the penitentiary for criminal assault oa In the Center , an Indian woman , , MORGAN PAYS THE PENALTY ilurcleror of Little Ida Qaskilljleceivos the Law's ' Severest Pnnisdtoimt , IE MAKES NO REFERENCE .TO HIS CRIME Execution In I'erforinort Without Any llltcli , tliceek of Ilia Condemned Man HcliiR llrokci ; lu the 1'nU.I ( Continued from First Page. ) his arrangement the poopl * were forced > ack and contented themselves In gathering n knots on the streets and In gazing at the enclosure. In the crowds there was a pro portion of women. During the morning a whota host ot pccplo were admitted to the enclosure to view the caffold. The prc ; became so great that the pectators wcro token Into the enclosure by quads. For a couple of hours this privilege vas extended , but as the hour for the cxccu- Ion arrived the enclosure was cleared and only those wcro admitted who were able to show tickets. Thcre was a great demand for admission , it the attendance was comparatively small , fho attendance was made up almost entirely of physicians , sheriffs and officers from sur rounding counties nml representatives ot the press. .MOIin.V.VS LASTMCUT IS JAIL. mui or In Whloli Coiulrintiril Alan 1'iiNHcil III * Time , The last night that the condemned man spent In Jail was an uneventful one. Mor gan tried hardi to maintain his spirit of bra vado and calmness , and 'In a great measure succeeded. He exhibited such signs In his dcmconor , however , that the watch and the deputy sheriffs who helped him pasa the tlmo wcro of ( no opinion that when he stepped upon the scaffold ho would break down. Yesterday morning the signs of uneasiness wcro moro evident. lie spoke of his exe cution as an assured certainty now , but It could bo noticed that he still had a linger ing hopu that A'ctlng ' Governor Hansom would Interfere. Hut while ho talked free enough apparently , still his conversation was the result of an effort. When he made an endeavor to speak a lump seemed to leap up In his throit , and It was only after ho had swallowed this that ho could utter a word. His eyes were watery , and the Jail crs expected to sec tears roll down his cheeks at any moment. INSISTS THAT HE FEELS WELL. But Morgan Insisted yesterday morning thai lie never felt better In his life. And beyonc : the outward symptoms of an Inward strug gle that was shown by his watering eyes and his dlfllcult speech , the prisoner was the picture of a man who was expecting and awaiting anything but death. Ills appear ancc wan decidedly pleasing. He was clean shaven and his hair was neatly combed. Ills six fret of stature , straight as an ar- rvw , was clothed In n spick and span , well fitting black suit , the cnat being a frock. Ills shoes were like mirrors. The broad expanse of shirt bosom was as white as snow , and was relieved only by a neat black bow tie. The collar wallow. At the usual hour Thurrfda-"nlght } the con demned man ate a hearty Cupper. Very shortly after Father Pctey ? . who had been the prisoner's constant splr'ltiihl adviser , anil Father Barrett of the St ! Plillomena's oa thedral arrived and rcmn.ln.cd with him until after 8 o'clock. Thjc'y "gave way to a harbsr , who was sent for to ehavo Mor gan. During the process the prisoner conversed carelessly with the men about him. He re fused to allpvv his moustache to be removed While the barber was working over him the prisoner was allowed In the eell outside his cage , and this gave n curious crowd an opportunity to keep their gaze upon the lighted windows in the hope of getting a gllmpso of him. After he had been shaved the condemrc | < man spent the remainder' of the night untl almost midnight In talking with the jal foreo and In reading. A portion of the time ho devoted to arranging the clothing In whlcl ho was executed. During this opera tlon ho Joked about the execution. SLEEPS FIVE HOURS. To those who watched him , however , there were symptoms of nenousnessand uneasiness In the man's conduct. At times he said the he never would give up hopu until ho fol the trap dropping under his fee.t on the scaffold. At other times he said there was no hope left for him. During the entire evening Sheriff McDonald -was with him The death watch was also there and Jailer Shand occasionally dropped In. At midnight Morgan laid down on his cot and his eyes remained closed until 5 o'clock In the morning. Ho maintained that ho but slept soundly. At 5 o'clock he was arousec by the arrival of Fathers Peters and Bar rett , who remained with the prisoner for two hours. After their departure two sisters o mercy remained with the man and two others relieved them. The latter stayed until after 8 30. An hour later Fathers Peters am Barrett returned and remained with the con demned man until the end. Morgfn called for a hearty breakfast abou 7:45. : He ordered fried oysters , eggs , coffee and a. variety of fruit. Morgan ate of 1 heartily. Ho left hardly a scrap on the dishes. ; OK EXCKSSIVU IIKUTAI.ITV Yuan if Girl AfiHiiultcil nil ( I Then Colill ) Murdered. Morgan's was a terrible crime the ravish ment of a girl of tender years , and her bruta minder. Circumstantial evidence alone de clared him guilty , but few who have knowl edge of the circumstances doubt that the Judgment of the twelve men who sent hln to the gallows was sound. His victim was an 11-year-old girl , Ida Gaskill. daughter of a poor ana hard work Ing widow. Ida looked older than she r.-ally was. She was pretty of tuco and was plumi and of good figure. She lived with her mothe and younger brother at 1S14 Half-Howan street. George Morgan lived In the same flat , rooming there with a man named Ed ward Sanford. At C o'clock on the evening of Sunday November 3 , 1803 , Mrs. Gaskill Bent Ida to Invite Martin Booker , an old frlrad of the family , who lived near Eighteenth street am St. Mary's avenue , to sup with them at 7:30 : o'clock. The little girl never returned to her home. Her mother waited for her mntl after 8 o'clock and then searched the streets for her. No ono had seen her and llnally the disappearance was reported to the police It was after midnight when a squad of do tectlves and ofllcers who were hunting for the girl entered an old ramshackle building at 1S07 Half Howard streeti * almost opposite the girl s home. In looking through tbi place they came upon i , 'qlosot off a rear room. When the door of this was oponci and the light of a lanternc was thrown In the dead body of the little girl was fount huddled upon the floor. } [ Her clothing was disarranged , her body shp\v\ng \ that she hai been criminally assaulted"fnd great finger marled on her throat plainly Indicated tha she had been choked to death. The goreral outline of the inanner In whlcl the deed had been committed could pUlnl ) bo surmised. The llttla fclrl In > going for Booker or coming away ( iRd passed througl a narrow alley that leads illreetly on the wcs sdo ! of the house. Tliel latter wax dllapl daled.The doors were Af ' .their hinges am there were nn wlndowa" As she went by some man hid called her within. Ho then assaulted and murdered l ; < rr and had thrown her body In the closet III'tho hope that I would not bo looked for ' 1 such a place and would not bo discovered until he hac tlmrt to leave the city. LITTLE BUOTHEU GIVES A CLEW. Little Willie Gasklll , the 9-ycar-old brothc of the murdered girl , waa the firnt to name the murderer of bis sUtcr , When ho and his mother were Informed of tlio- discovery of the dead girl's body Willie cried ; "I know who killed Ida. " "Who wan | t ? " ho was asked. ' 'It was George , " meaning Morgan. Ho then related the circumstances which led to his making the statement. Ho said that 01 the fatal Sunday , early lu the afternoon. h < > was passing the old house In which the girl' body was found and gaw Morgan wltliln Morgan called the little boy and sent him to summon Ida to the old houve , saying that h wanted to send her with a message and wouli b'lvo her a nickel. Willie carried the mes to Ida , And the Utter said she would fto. probably stopped at the old house to see ( organ when the went to summon Booker to upper. On this statement the omc'rs vU'.tcd Moran - an nnd found him In bed. Ills clothing wag : n\ntd \ with blood , Blood WAS on his hnndi , Uhough an effort had apparently been made o rub It off. At the time of the nrro't Moran - an said ho did not know where the blood amo from , but on his trial ho claimed that urlng the night his nose bled nnd his pcr- on nnd clothing became marked with blood rom that. Edward Sanford. Morgan's room- late , and Martin Booker were also irrcstcd or the crime , but they were spsedlly ills- harged. On the day after the murder there wss omo very determined talk of lynciilng the murderer. This feeling was Intensified by ho fact that the corpse of the murdered girl was exposed to the public at the morgue. 'housands of people visited It. The sentl- ncnt of lynching became so threatening t.int torgan was spirited out of the city and was ilaccd In the penitentiary at Lincoln , Not islf an hour after the train had borne hint away a big crowd was gathered about the ounty Jail demanding the person of the inur- crcr. The mob was satisfied only after a ommltteo bad been admitted and It was hewn that the prisoner was not In the Jail. Another big crowd gathered about the Jail n the evening , but as the belief had become general that Morgan had been removed it vas not threatening , although several turbu- cnt spirits wcro arrested. SPEEDY TRIAL AND SENTENCE. A week later Morgan waa brought back to ho city , and a few days afterward he was rralgned In police court and waived prelimi nary hearing. From that tlmo until he ns- eiuled the steps of the scaffold he has been n occupant of the county Jail , except for nov o\v hours that his presence was required In ho criminal court room during his trial. : ho trial was begun on Friday , November 29 , nnd was given to the Jury on Friday , De cember C , having lasted but a week. Super- tltlous people may ponder on the figure these "rldnys cut In the case. On the following Sunday morning the Jury returned a verdict of murder In the first degree nnd sentenced the prisoner to be hanged. The testimony of 9-year-old Willie Gas- Mil may ho said to have convicted Morgan. : Ic persisted In his story of seeing Morgan n iho old house nnd carrying the mesasgo .o the girl at Morgan's request. IIo swore that Morgan had told him not to tell say- ono of the message , not even his mother. He was on the stand for almost a day. but nl- .liougli the attorneys for the defense drove ilm from the stand almost In hysterics , they could not break his testimony. Other people and children had . cen Mor gan In the old house on the Sunday after noon and early evening. He had wnacked his lips to some little girls who were pass ing. Ho had left his rooms at 0 o'clock in the evening1 the last tlmo and returned nt S o'clock. When ho came bick he was much agitated , and contrary to his usual custom , which was to remain up late , he went nt once Into the bedroom and staved there un til the police ofllcers came after him. Strong evidence against him was furnished by his bloody clothing. lie explained Its condition by the nose-bleeding story , but ho had told the ofllcers before that he did not know where the blood came from and nsaln that lie had gotten It on his clothing while work ing for a butcher on the Saturday before. From the tlmo that he was convicted and sentenced on December C. 1S95 , up to a few days ago , Morgan retained his calmness , persisting In maintaining his Innocence and expressing confidence that his sentence would bo at least commuted to life Impris onment. Ho has had the benefit of every legal de lay possible , the supreme court having been called on to decide several points In hi ? case besides the main one. On December fi , 1S93. he was sentenced by Judge Seitt to hang on April 10 , 1S96. Claude Hoover , murderer of Sam DuBols. was sentenced to dlo on the same day. The cases were rar- rlcd to the supreme court and that body sentenced Hoover to hang on August 7 , 1S9C , on which day the execution took place. Through motions and other legal proceed ings Morgan's case was kept pending until July 3 last , when the supreme court finally alDrmed the decision of the lower court nnd selected today as the date of the execution. loxnctrnox iuiti\r ; I'loxranu HAYS. 'Firemen ' Employed to ICei'i > Cro ln Awny from Hie ScnfTolil. L. W. May was In a reminiscent mood yesterday , superinduced by the execu tion of Morgan , and detailed n hanging In which ho took part In 1SGS. The victim was one Baker , who murdered his room mate , Higglns , for the purpose of robbery. "I was foreman of the hook and ladder company here at that time. " said Mr. May , "and Aaron Heel was sheriff. The hanging was to be public and the sheriff needed some assistance In keeping the people from the scaffold. There was no militia In those days and .Mr. Heel asked if the members of the fire department could not ofilclato as guards. This department was the old volunteer foicc and A. J. Simpson was chief. Mr. Simpson had no desire to be connected In any way with the execution , and left the city tem porarily. I called the members of the de partment together to make the arrange ments. There were about ICO men In the service , and the force Was divided , I taking about sixty men to act as guards , and leav ing the others to watch the cits' . "We found n lot of olJ Belgian muskets which were of little account as weapons ex cept that they had boyonets and presented n formidable appearance. The men were armed with these nnd were rormed In a hjl- low square enclosing three carriages con taining the sheriff , his deputies , the pris oner , physicians , clergymen , etc. "The gallows was erected , an near as I can remember , at a point near Twenty-ninth and California streets. The spot was low and the hills around furnished an amphitheater where fully 10,000 people witnessed the execution. People were so thick around the scaffold that wo could not get to It. The sheriff ordered the people to stand back , hut they refused to move. I ordered the ( rout flic of the firemen to prepare to charge bayonets. This they did and wo were en abled to go on with the execution. "During iho late Slate fair I met a ynuni ; man from North PlattR whose father brought nbout $1.500 to the city which furnished the motive for Baker's crime. This money waa put In one of the old-fashioned bafes In a store building on the southeast corner of Twelfth and Farnam streets. llakor nnd Illgglno slept In the Btore , and late In the night Baker murdered his roommate by striking him on the head with an axe. Ho then set fire to > the building , nnd shot him self through the arm to give- the appearance that other parties did the deed. He took the money , put It In an old eon and hid It under the sidewalk In front of the building formerly occupied by the Kilpatrlck-Koch Dry Goods company. The late C. II Brown was the first man to suspect Baker of the murder , and on his recommendation Baker was arrested. Ho had three trials , nnd or * the < day of his execution he confessed thu crime , and also that ho lied been Instrumental In starting a number of big fires which occurred about that tlmo. " SI."mile < icN In WnlcrVnrUN DKcIi. PIEIUIE. S , D. , Oct. 8. ( Special. ) A skunk stepped repairs on the water works In this city the other day. Thn force WEIJ rrady to begin work ono morning when they discovered that a c > kunk had dro.'ped ' Into their ditch some time during the night and disputed possession with the workmen. Wh'lo the force was deciding upon some plan to got to work an Indian appeared on tha uccno , and. learning what the t'oublo was , went Into the ditch with a club and teen re moved the remains of the animal , hut left a reminder of his perfume In that neighbor hood for thu rest of the day. Jnlli'il for VIolnlliiK Iiliinor I.IMV. HUHON , 8. D. . Oct. 8 , ( Special , ) John Sparg , ono of the pioneer saloon keepers of BEWARE OF MORPHINE. Mro. Plnkhntn Asks Womou to Book Permanent Ouros encl Not Moro Temporary RolioC From Pain. Special forms of suffering lend many a I Woman to acquires the morphine hnblt.J Ono of these forms of suffering Is n dull , ! persistent pain in the side , accompanied by f heat nnd throbbing. There is disincllnn/- tlon to work , because work only Increases | tlic pain. This Is only one symptom of n chain of troubles ; she has others she cannot bear to confide to her physlclnn , for fear of. nn examination , thu terror of nil sensitive , " modest women. The physician , meantime , Icnows her condition , bnt cannot combat her shrinking terror. lie yields to her supplication for something to relieve the pain , llo gives her n few morphine tablets , with very grave caution as to their use. Foolish woman I She thinks morphine will help her right along ; she be comes its slave 1 A wise and a generous physician lincl such n case ; ho told his patient ho could do nothing for her , as she was too nervous to undergo nn examination. In despair , she went to visit a friend. She said to her , "Don't glvo yourself npj just go to the nearest druggist's nnd buy a bottle of Mrs. Lydia K. Finlchnm's Vegetable Compound. It will build you up. Yon will bcgin'to feel hotter with thu first bottle. " She did so , nnd after the fifth bottle her health was re-established. Herds her own letter about it : " 1 was very miserable ; was so weak that I could hardly , get around the bouse , could not do tiny work without feel- i ing tired out. My monthly periods had stopped and I was BO tired nnd nervous all of the time. 1 was troubled very i much with falling of the womb nnd bearing-down pains. A friend advised mo to tnke Lydln K. I'lnkham'H Vege table Compound ; I have taken live bottles , and think It is the best medicine I over \tsed. Now 1 can work , and feel like myself. I used to be troubled greatly with my head , but I have had no bnd headaches or palpi tation of the heart , womb trouble or bearing-down , pains , since I commenced to tnke Sirs. I'lnkham'a medicine. I gladly recommend the Vegetable Com pound to every suffering woman. The use of ono bottle will proyo what it can do. " Mus. LUCY I'KASI.UV , Derby Center , Vt. MCfvS FALL HATS What style do you prefer ? We have them all "THE BROADWAY SPECIAL. , " our $2.5O Black Stiff Hat is an ultra fashionable hat. Already we have put more of these hats on the top of more heads than any other hat , because it is an exclusive hatters $4OO hat , in quality , style , durability and color-holding. We place this hat on the market at the popu lar price of $2.SO , both to advertise this de partment of our business , and to convince you that it is not necessary to pay fashionable hat ters prices in order to get FASHION. In other styles of hats we have the kind you want and they cost less here than anywhere. You are welcome at any time to come in , and try our hats on , buyer or looker we like lookers they are our buyers. Cor , 14th and Douglas Sts , CLOTHING CATALOGUES ARE FRlili. this city , Is serving a pcnteic : of fifty days In the county Jail for violating the state liquor law. Cup In I \Vllxirpr IteleiiHciI. I'MILADICLJMIIA , Oct. 8. Cnjitiiln J. II. If. Wlborg was released from prison tonljrlit after u sixteen months' sentence ? for carry ing on the Danish ptonmshlp Hoiba a fili bustering expedition to Culm. KOIIHCAST OK TODAY'S AVKATIIEH. Fair In Vi-hriiNku. Wllh XoHh to KIIM ( WlllllN. WASHINGTON , Oct. 8. Forecast for Saturday : For Nebraska Fair ; north to cast \vlnde. For Missouri and Iowa Fair and cooler Saturday ; fush nnd brisk northerly winds. For South Dakota Fair ; slowly rising temperature Sntunlny ; Hunt , vmlible wlndH. For ICnnHiis Fair nnd cooler ; north \vlndp. For Wyoming Clearing nnd slightly wanner weather ; c pt to south winds. I.oenl Iteroril. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER HUHKA1T , OMAHA , Oc-t S. Ornalm record of rainfall and tomper.iturp compared with the corre- bpcndlns day of the past throu years : ISfli. isno. U93. 1831. Maximum temperature . . G3 C2 til rfl Minimum temperature . . . fil 1CM 2 ! ) A virago temperature. . . . FiH M 40 i Kalnfall 00 . (0 ( .10 Ilecord ot temperature nnd precipitation nt Omaha for this day nnd since Maich 1. 1S97 : Normal for the day US [ Accumulated excess sln > March 1 3'Ji Normal rainfall for the day 03 Inch Deficiency for the day 03 Inch Total rainfall since March 1 10.0 : > Inches i Deficiency since Mnrch 1 11.31 Inc-licB KxfKfB for cor , period , ISifi. . . . 3.0ft Indiea Deficiency for cor. period , 1SH3. . S.1G Inches llrpnrlN from SlntloiiH lit H 1 > . in. TSlli Mcrldlnn Time. T Indicate * tractof i > rc'clillitlon. | : U A. WCUHII , Jyjcal Torccaut OMIclal. The only hh Grs.de D&king Rowder Offered at a moderate price. ioai Anil Surgical Institute. 100oIodn'e3t.Oiimha ! , Neb CONMJLTATION PIEU. Chronic , Kcrvous and Private Disease ? nml nil WI2AKNKSS and UlSUItUllltSur . . . _ . . HYDUOCKLE ami VAUICOCKr.K in-viiiiiiiently nnd HIICecUNfllllV tMlllsl llltlVITy C.IHC' . I1UJOI ) AND MKIN Dlm-nnc-H. Sere SpotH. Plm- PH , SCTI ; fiila. TiniiorH. Tetter. Kc-zeina ami Illood I'olbon ihoroiiirlilv clc.-iiiHcit from tlm nyatcin. NKKVDUS Itflilllty. .Siic'iinalorilii-a , Seminal I.OHBCB Nfu'lit KinlHHloiiH , I.ust of Vital 1'oworu aiiU 8 | > ccUllv cniTcl. IVHA 1C MRN. ( Vitality W'-Ui ) , ma < lo HO by too cloio application to l > iiHlmfH : or htnilv : UI-VITO mental Htrnln or Krlcf : SKXU.IL KXCKSSKS 111 mldcllu lift , or from lu > I'lficts of youthful follies. Call or wrltu them oiluy. llox ' . . ' 77. Omalia Medical aad Surgical Institute. BQYO'S I GRE90HTON - OCT. i These real funny fellows MATHEWS & BULGER In the farcu comedy coiiHplracy Coney Island l'rlcos-26c , OOc , 75c , f 1,00 , Jliillnoo-25c , COc. I'AXIO & yBa aarc3 | MarBcr"J Telcphono 1S10 II NlKlifH C'liiiiiiu-iicliiK : . . . . .Moiiiliiy , Oc-l. 1Kb , lnlliicc Wriliii'Nilliy. Charles I'i'olniiiin proHcntH the llrllllant Itoinauui- < > i vnicit TIII : men IKIIIIC. " Ailnptfi ] lv I'M ward Hose from the novel by Hiiinli'y Weymnn , aH performed for over . ' ! 00 nlglitH at the iimplru Theater , New York. Cast InrlnilpH Wllllnm MorrlH , Giles Shine , I'M win Thiinliousor , Wllllutn Karntim , Ii.w- rinco I'MdliiKCT. Mary Iliunptun , l-orlo Kd- illntfir. Oll\c Cromiiton. I'rlccH Mo , We. TCc , Jl 00 , JJ.SO. Matinees , Ku , Me' , 7"c , Jl.OO , Heatu now on fialo , I I'/ncton S llarne , 1 .Miumuors , Tlil.HI'lIOM ! 1531 , TODAY , ' liiO TOMCIIT , H15 CHAS. H. YALE'S MADNIKK'UNT HI IJCTACIJ3 , THE TWELVE TEMPTATIONS. l'rlces-25c , 50e , 70c. 11,00. MatlnceB 25c , 35c , FJOc. nu't'Kliti , Uoutjldj blrent. 0 .NTKAM.Y I/JOAT.30. American pluii , * -0 per day up. Kuropoan pluii , tl.OO per day up. J. 12. MAKKii , .V : SON. I'ruim. BAUKER HOTEL. riiiHTii.vrn : AMI JO.MSS s'nuuT.s , 140 loom * , tutln , uteain litut and all modern conveniences. Jtutt , 11.DO und J2.00 per day. Table unexcelled , b'peclul lour ruteo to regular boarder * . . DICI1 HUIXU.
