THE OMAJTA DAILY BEE : SUN DAV , JAXUAUY 23. 1808.
WAS AFRAID TO BE POOR
u Luotgert Tolls Why His Wife Might Have
Deserted Him.
i ,
THOUGHT THEIR FRIENDS WOULD LAUGH
TV 11 lie N Ilrnllntrn ( o Toll of llln
\ VlfcKurt'lioilliiKN Until ir ; ( Ml
'to ' Do no ! } HIM
Attorney.
CHICAGO , Jan. 22. The crowd In attend-
nnco at tlio LuetRort murder trial today was
greater even than the dny before. When
LuotKOft took the stand today he was ap
parently much more composed and answered
the questions propounded him by his counsel
In a nrm voice. The defendant was Inclined
to go Into details more than his attorney ,
Mr. Harmon , desired. When asked to pay
less attention to detail Luetgert , with aorao
show of anger , said that he would tell his
history thoroughly or not at all.
The most Important feature of Luctgort'o
recital today wan his explanation of the
prencnco of the potash In the factory. Ho
aid It had been In his place of business
nearly two months before the day of his
wife's disappearance , that It had not been
concealed , and that he was to make soft
neap out of It. The prisoner also toldl of his
Bleeping In the factory , which ho explained ,
was necessary because thcro were many
things to which ho had to attend to at
night.
When LuctRcrt finally reached that part
of the story concerning the happenings on
May 1 , the date of his wife's disappearance ,
the audience and Jury paid the closest at
tention.
"Do you remember what transaction you
made the morning of May 1 ? " asked Attor
ney Harmon ,
"I ate breakfast early and went to my
office. "
"What was the first thing you did that
day ? "
"I save some orders. I told my men to
KO to the basement to remove some barrels
of salt. I then went down and saw that Ihu
thrco barrels of tallow were In their place. "
ContlnuInK the witness told of burled bones
lie had In the factory baji-munt and of fat
ho Intended to convert Into sausage. He
also told of the small meat market ho con
ducted.
"You purchased a barrel of potuHh early
In .March , " asked Harmon , "for what pur
pose ? "
"To make soft soap. "
PROPOSED TO CLEAN' UP.
"What arrangement , If nny , hail you
made with reference to cleaning the fac
tory ? "
"Ono day , nfter the New York trip , Mr.
Chariot ) came homo and said there was a
chance to sell the factory. Ho told mo to
keep It very clean as the
business people don't know any
thing r.bout the business and what
wo would call clean 'they would call dirty.
Well , I argued the stuff I had then for fat
I could not sell. I'otash wan cheap and I
thought It was cheaper to make soap. When
I used to work for I'ngel Ill-others , I learned
the reclpo for making soap. "
Inspector Schnack. who sat alci.issldo the
Jury , smiled as Iuotgert toll ) ot his expo-
rienco in tno line or malting sore soap.
"When did you first see thU barrel of
potash ? " asked Mr. Harmon.
"Thu next day. "
"Where did It Bland ? "
"It was between the ofllo and meat mar
ket , where everybcdy who came in coulu
not hcli ) but see Ir. '
"Did you give nny orders about that bar
rel ? "
"Yes. I told Smokehouse Frank to break
It up nnd tcld him It was bad stuff , that
It would burci him , and that he should uovor
his face so ho would not got hurt. "
"Now will you tell me why you delayed
frfiui March until two weeks before May
before making the soap ? "
"The inc. . came ' " ' .coc-n to set ! the fac
tory , before It was clc'ined. "
"U'l'it time Saturday , May 1 , did you re
turn homo ? " artked Attorney Ilaruion.
"Oh , I ean't tell the exact lisur. It was
late In the afternoon. "
NOT INCLINED TO TELL.
"What was said in the conversation be
tween you and your wife while eating supper
that might' "
Luotgert 'here ' 'itviltatod for same moments
before speaking. "Well , my wife made some
remarks I do not like to icpcut , " he finally
answered.
"Tell us all about that'convevsation , " said
Mr. Harmon.
"Mr. Harmon , " replied Luetgert , "I will
not rtoeat what my wife cald that night un
less forced to. ' '
" .Mr. Luottjcrt , " said his neuior counsel ,
" } ou will not be forced to lull anything you
do not wish to. but as your -oun-sel I want
you to tell every word that was laid between
you and your wife that evening.
"My wife asked mo about the manner of
foreclosing mortgagee , ami when I told her
she wld 'them wo will lose ever ) thing. ' I
told her wo would. "
" 'Then this Is all we get for our thirty
yeara' hard work since we came to America. '
"I told Irtr It could not be helped- , that I
was not afraid to work , and would face
the world afresh and work hard for a living
If neccB-aary. " *
LOSS OF FORTUNE.
As he told of the loss ot l\la fortune nnd
liln willingness to begin all over again , Luet
gert neomccl to he greatly affected. Tea
came to his eye's , his cliln trembled and
lumps rosj 'n i'ij throi' . lie . .aid"My
wife was nr. 'itr.ill but tint I eouU wctl :
and earn a living , 'but what will people
My , they will laugh at vs. ' she said.
"I told her to let them laugh ; that thnlr
laughing would not take away my work.
She s ld If this should come 'I don't want to
live. ' She said flic 'wished the children
were dim ! . ' About this time Louis came In
and asked for money to go to n rlrciu ami hln
mother told him wo had no money for clr-
euneo. 1 gave the boy 10 cento. "
"What happened next ? " nsked Harmon.
"Hie said. 'If the sheriff should como you
will not find me heie. ' I told her that It
was foolish to talk that way. Sim said it
was not fcollsh ; that there was nothing fool
ish about It , and that If' things kept on as
they had for the last two months I would
not see her any muni. I laughed nnd said
she had better stay with her children. She
olid I alwavs laughed at her. I did not pay
much attention to her remarks because she
liad been talking like that for several
months. "
"How was Mrs. Luetgert'H mind affected
liy the long sickness of your little bay
JJImcr ? "
"It affected her a great deal and she often
nude the remark that die would rather sea
the child dead than alive. She made thcsu
remarks In the pre-sonce of both children , "
"Do you recollect what time of the night
it was ? "
"I don't remember exactly. " Luetgort then
told of lib going homo and aald "I sow my
wlfo sitting In the kitchen against the cast
wall and reading paper. I think It was a
German paper. I could not find the tea and
it farnhc.idof any Mood remedy on lhe >
market , lor It dws BO much more , He-
eldca teinovln iinpnrUli's , nnd toning up
tlio run-down ) u m , Isnirrt any liluoil
Olsecio. H matter * lint \oci-eatMl ! ] or
otollnatc. vrulcti other no-called blood
remedies f.vll to reach. It Ij.i t al blood
remedy for real blood illieatoj ,
Ur. A > a Smith , nf ( ircom-aatlc. Inil. ,
write j ; "I badfiurh bailcaionf Sclalla
Illieimutlsm that I liecamo abinlutcly
belploM unable to take my fnndnr lundlo
inynelf In any way. I tnult wany patent
iccdlclnci , but they did nn : leach my
trouble Ono dozen bottle * of H. B H
oiirodiae ounaaii'l well , umllnowrelg >
173. "
Booki on blond and kln illtcaws mailed tr a
lU Scido | Cuicrauy ,
asked her where It w . Sheild 1io did
not know , but that the girl always tended to
that. The girl was In bed. I found the tea
In the hiiement pantry and went tipctAlrs
ngnl . Thcro I caw Lottlt and my wife. I
took a lantern , which I always kept , aud
turned nnd left the house by the next door.
"Yes , that was the laat time I saw my
wife. "
Lileevert had his eyes fixed on the Jury as
he enUl tills. The jurymen Ic-ined forward In
their soils and paid the closest attention to
the narrative.
When questioned again whether ho knew
at what time of the night he returned to the
factory , Luetgert * Md once morehe did not
know , not having looked at a clock.
"Do you remember what kind of weather
It wan ? "
"Yes , It was cloudy weather. "
At Uiln point court took a
SOimi OMAHA NEWS.
An adjourned meeting of the Board of
Trade will be held at the council chamber
Tuesday evening. Every member Is urged to
be present , as well as those who desire to
bcrome members. Several matters "portaln- "
Ing to the Interests of the city will come up.
Mayor Ensor Is president of this organization
and T. J. O'Nctl secretary.
The tnoyor will at this meeting suggest
that on organization similar to the Com
mercial club ot Omaha be perfected and that
club rooms be opened In the business portion
tion of the city , where visitors can be taken
and entertained. Resides this the mayor
favors the appointing ot a number of com
mittees to look up Industries and to enter
tain business men looking for a change ot
location. 'Aside ' from the entertaining ot
strangers the mayor seems to think that If
there were some such place as he suggests
the business men of the city would be
brought closer together and much good would
result. It has been stated that the coming
ot Armour will bring quite a number of
Industries and some organization Is needed
to al ! such 'projects ' In every wuy possible.
ttOUMITTKKM AIM : TO COM-Milt.
i\teiiNlon : of Thirteen 111 Mi-eel Cur
lilno ( o lie Dlxell. xed.
Tuesday afternoon the committee from
the Hast Side Improvement club will con
fer with the ofilcers of the Omaha Street
Railway company In regard to the extension
of the Thlrtnenth street Hue. In connection ,
with this matter General Manager Smith of
the street railway company said yesterday
that he would be pleased to meet the com
mittee and listen to the arguments In favor
of the extension. The matter , he said , would
be thoroughly Investigated and If the com
pany could see operating expenses ahead ,
the iciuTcst of the East Skiers would cer
tainly be granted.
Mr. Smith thought that the line was
bound to he extended In time , but without
a thorough investigation he could not tell
whether. If built now , the line would payer
or not. Unless ho was assured that the pat
ronage would pay operating expenses It
would not be good business policy , ho said ,
to make the extension asked for. At auy
rate the East SIders can rest assured that
ns soon as the business will warrant It the
line will bo built.
It H expected the repairs on the Six
teenth Btreet viaduct will bo completed
within a couple of days and the street rail
way company expects to commence running
the South Omaha cars over the Sixteenth
street route Wednesday.
ItfxiiUx of llti-vUnl Meetlims.
In connection with the revival meetings
which have been held at the First Metho
dist Episcopal church the last three weeks ,
Rev. J. A. Johnson said yesterday : "Rev ,
Williamson closes his labors with us Sun
day evening. Thcao who have been able to
attend the afternoon services have enjoyed
the IJib'.o readings Immensely. The revival
meetings have resulted In several conver
sions and besides I believe they will be
productive of much goo.l to the church.
Rev. Williamson is certainly one ot the
greatest Bible teachers living. He has la
bored faithfully and earnestly with us for
_ thrco weeks and In recognition of his help
fulness it Is hoped that n generous free will
'
offering for him will be found In the col
lections Sunday. "
This week Rev. Williamson begins a re-
vlval campaign of three or four weeks with
Rev. G. II , Moulton , pastor of the Methodist
chuich ut Weeping Water , and from there
he goes to Mount Ayr , la. , to assist In build
ing up the church at that place.
( UK C'oniiii > - KmiielilMe.
It Is understood that Councllmen Bar
rett , Tralnnr and Kelly of the judiciary
conuulUco ot the council will meet today
to consider the gas franchise ordinance re
quested by Flynn , Cressey and Wyman. As
the provisions of the ordinance are well
known , it Is expected that this committee
will report cither favorably or adversely at
the meeting Monday night. It Is said by
those who are watching this deal that tilt
judiciary committee propose ? to load the
original ordinance down with amendments
so that the promoters will refuse to accept
It. City officials who have looked over the
ordinance assort that It protects the rights
of the city In every respect and provides
for as much royalty as is generally given
In such cases. In the op " 'on ' of these people
ple there will bo no nc- * ' , * jr amending
the ordinance unless It be done for the
purpose of killing the project.
Mnnle Clly ( ioxNlp.
Dr. Davis. Office over So. Omaha Nat. I3k.
Dr. I. W. Waynlck of Sergeant was a
visitor In the city yesterday.
Joseph O'Connor Is confined In the city
jail pending an examination as to his sanity.
Colonel E. P. Savage of Ouster county
spent yesterday In the city looking after
business matters.
Union revival services will be held every
evening this week a > t the First Baptist
church. Twenty-fifth end II streets.
The body of Joseph Novak , the man who
was killed nt Cudahy's ono day last week ,
will he burled at the Bohemian cemetery
this forenoon. .
Adah chapter , No. 52 , Order of the East
ern Star , gave a card and dancing party at
Masonic hall last night , which proved to
bo a very enjoyable affair.
Ait the First .Uaptlst . church thla morning
Rev. George Van Winkle will preach on
"Tho Christian's Commlcslon. " The even
ing subject Is "Keeping theHeart. . "
William Johnson , a colored porter , was
arrested yesterday afternoon upon a charge
of assault and battery preferred by I ) . Fields.
Johnson was released 'to appear Monday for
trial.
trial.Tho
The Ladles' Aid aoclety of the First Pres
byterian church will give n tea and social
at the residence of Mrs. E. S. Harrcll , 82S
North Twenty-third street , next Thursday
afternoon.
At 4 o'clock this aftcinoon Rev , Mr. Wil
liamson , the evangelist , will aihlrcja the
men's meeting at the Young Men's Christian
association upon the topic , "Four Things
God Requires. "
There Is n empty well at Twenty-third
and R streets that Is reported to be In a
dangerous condition , the plank covering hav
ing been stolen , The attention of .Mayor
Elinor has been vailed to the matter aad hu
will order the well filled.
George Parks , superintendent of construe-
tton of the Cudaby Packing company , came
down from Sioux Clly yesterday to spend
Sunday with hU family. He says that the
new Cudaliy plant at that place Is progressj j |
ing nicely and that -the beet house will bo '
under roof In another week.
Until further notice the council of the
Knights and Ladles of Security will meet
on the second and fourth Wednesdays at
each month. The next meeting will be held
on Wednesday of thU week , ,1. A , Dempster ,
deputy national president , will bp present
and initiate members.
There was cu Inlerotllng came of basket
ball ut the Young .Meii' Christian associa
tion last evening between- two of the
clashed. The members of the association
ar taking a great deal of interest In the
came this viliitur and practice kames are
pl.ivrd nearly every outing during the
neck ,
' Dutch Joiiw. " alias Cleverly Fields ,
colored , ua picked up'oil N' street yester
day by Oilicem Tetera and Montugup and
locked up , charged with disturbing the
peace. The negro had a hatchet and was
Blurting In to create a dltturbance In Mark-
c&on's aaloon when a pjllceman happened
DICKINSON AND ST , JOHN
Two General Managers Who Arj Just Now
Under Discussion.
RUMORS CONNECTED WITH THIS PAIR
Olio Snlil to lip lining to the Ilultlinnre
.V Ohio mill the Oilier C'oni-
IIIR lo ( InUnion
I'liclilu.
The report from St. Louis to the effect
that Kvcrotto St. John , general manager ol
the Seaboard Air line , would succeed Ed
ward Dickinson ns general manager cre
ated a noticeable stir In local railway circles
yesterday. Hnscd on this report many
different kind of rumors were soon flying
through the Union Pacific headquarters , but
none ot tliCHo were founded on fact. The
fact that President llurt and Vlco President
Mink are In Now York and General Man
ager Dickinson Is In Chicago prevents the
Issuance of any reliable statement.- ] con
cerning the matter liere.
The present visit of Mr , Dickinson In Chicago
cage Is the fourth that ho has made there
within a very short time. There Is some
feeling among local railroaders that Mr.
Dickinson may decide to go with the Balti
more & Ohio , with which road ho formerly
held the position ot general superintendent.
The expression of opinion among railroad
ers yesterday was without exception that
the change rumored would not occur. Uy
some It Is thought likely that Mr. Dick
inson might return to the Baltimore & Ohio ,
but even these doubt that the new manage
ment of the Union Pacific will Install E\er-
ctto St. John as general manager.
Kveretto St. John Is best known In Omaha
as the former general manager of the Chicago
cage , Rock Island & Pacific railway and as
the unsuccessful chairman of the Western
General Managers' association during the
summer of 1891. During the disastrous strike
which took place then he had thrown upon
his shoulders the whole responsibility of the
strife between the railway companies on thu
cine hand ami the railway employes on the
other. It has been said that ho deserves
credit for preventing the strike from assum
ing larger proportions than It did. lie- that
as It may , Mr. St. John's connection with the
Rock Island was terminated soon after the
great strike of June , 1S94. At the head of
the Seaboard Air Line he has brought that
railway property up to first-class condition
and succeeded In greatly extending that
road's popularity.
Everotto St. John was born In Connecticut
on February 4 , 1811 , and Is , therefore ,
within a few days of being 54 years of age.
At the ago of 18 he began his railroad career
as a clerk In the depot and general ticket
offlco of the Qulnoy & Toledo railroad. This
road was later united with the Great West
ern railroad of Illinois , and St. John entered
the service of the consolidated railroad at
Springfield ns cleric In the general ticket de
partment. On July 4 , 1S63 , he joined the
Rock Island , and for more than thirty years
remained In the service of that company ,
gradually stepping up toward the office of
general manager. His first position was
that of clerk In the general ticket depart
ment. In 18CD he was made chief clerk of
that department. In 1873 ho became general
tlfket agent. In 18S5 he was promoted to
the position of general ticket nuu passen
ger agent. One year after ho was made assist
ant to the gene \ \ manager , and in 1SS7 , the
following year , ho was made general man
ager of the entire Rock Island system. He
accepted the position of general manager of
the Seaboard Air Line In 1S95 , and' recently
tendered his resignation to take effect on
February 1 , 1S9S.
U.VIOV I'.VCIl'MC IXCOKl'OUATIOCV.
Tlllc Or-Kiml'i'iL Umlrr Utah IIITV.
In the Lincoln telegraphic dispatches it
was stated that the reorganized Union Pa
cific Railroad company was now nn Incor
poration under the laws of the state of
Nebraska. The new company Is Incorporated
under the laws of the state of Utah , and
the articles of Incorporation have been filed
In this state , as in all other states through
which the Union Pacific railroad passes.
References to the Union Pacific Railway
company that are now made are also In
correct , as the new title of the great "Over
land Routo" is the Union Pacific Railroad
company. The articles filed In Nebraska
were prefaced by the following :
At a. incctlno of the board of directors of
the Union Puelilc Hallway company held In
the city of New York on January 14 , 1S9S ,
the following ievolution v.-as adopted :
"Resolved , That this company hereby ac
cepts the provisions of the act of the legis
lature of the state of Nebraska entitled :
'An Act to Ennblo Foreign Corporations to
Ilscome Domestic Corporations of this State , '
passed Mai eh 19 , ISS'J , and that the proper
ofllcer of tills romp-any lie and he la hereby
authorized and directed to Illo a certified
copy of this resolution with the secretary of
.state of Nebraska. "
The extent of the Incorporation was shown
by the following section ot the arllcles :
The said corporation Is organized nnd
formed for , nnd shall have t'ne power , to
purchase , own , hold , enjoy , maintain , op
erate and further extend the railroad prop
erty , lights and frnnchles , or any pai t
thereof belonging to the Union Pacific Hall
way company , a corporation formed by ar
ticles of union and consolidation between
the Union Pacific Railroad company , tMo
Kansas Pacific Hallway company nnd the
Denver Pacific Hallway and Telegraph
company , which articles of union nnd con
solidation bear date January 21 , lst > 0 , and
were filed In the Department of the In
terior of the United States at Washington ,
in the District of Columbia , on or about
January 26 , ISbO ,
The said corporation 'hereby ' formed shall
have the power to nc.uulre , possess and en
joy the lands nnd land Brants , or any part
thereof , nnd all rlK'hts with respect thereto
of the Union Paclflo Hallway company , or
any or either of Its ojtiHtltucnt companies ;
and the said corporation 'nercby ' formed
shall have power to construct or acquire by
lease , purchase , eoiiHOlldatlon , ownership of
capital stock or otherwise , branches , extensions -
tensions anil connecting or auxiliary lines
within or without this state as t'ne ' board
of directors may from limn to lime deem
expedient and as may bo authorized by
law.
GUIjK 1IOAI1VIIiI * K.vrnit CHICAGO.
llnrlliiKtoii 'Pnif'lCN fi-iini ( Julni'jVII1
lie I.eiiNcil.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. , Jan. 22. It Is on-
nounced hero that arrangements by which
the Kansas City , Plttsburg & Gulf railroad
will secure an entrance to Chicago have been
all but completed. The entrance will bo
gained over tbo Ilurllngton's tracks out of
Qulncy , III. The Plttsburg S. Gulf liuj al
ready leased the right to use the Hurling ,
ton depot and terminals at Qulncy and the
luillngtcn bridge across the Mississippi
river at Qulncy.
A contract for the i e of the Burlington
tracks by the Plttsburg & Gulf for freight
and passenger traffic between Qulncy and
Chicago has been drawn up and la under
consideration by President Stllwell , General
Munuger ( illlham and the attorneys of the
Plttsburg & Gulf , Officials of both roads say
the deal haj not been consummated , but it
la almost certain that It will go through.
Branch linen now building and nearlng
completion will give the Gulf road Ita en
trance to Qulncy and these lines , with another -
other branch , the Omaha , Kansas City &
Eastern , on which trains are now running
between Qulncy and Omaha , will complete
the company1 ! ) line from Omaha to the gulf.
If the pending contract with the Burling
ton can be effected the Plttsburg & Gulf
will also Inaugurate through train service
from Chicago to the Gulf.
POUT . \IIT11 lilt IUu7l'Ts"lAST JIOVK.
1'llltllKV KIIIIMIIM Clly oik n l.ft-fl lllli
Oiiinliii on .Southern Hate * .
The announcement that the Kaunas City ,
Plttsburg & Gulf railroad nad decided to
establish e. parity between Omaha and Kan
sas City rates to and from the south re
ceived much thoughtful consideration frum
freight men in this city.
It U admitted that the Port Arthur route
has taken the step which baa been ecn-
template. ) at divers times uy other railroads
between here and Kanrai City. About a
yrar ago an attempt was made to put Omutm
ard Kansas City on the same bails regardIng -
Ing southern shipments , but It failed br-
uiuu when the Omaha rate. ) ucro reduceJ
to the Kansas City basis the- other railroads
soon gave- Kansas City life benefit of an
other cut. In this way the differential has
been maintained.
The consensus of opinion Is ( list the Pori
Arthur Route would hatsalone better had Ita
Mies In and out of Omaaa been lowered to
the Kansas City be. ! Is than the rated from
the latter city raised toUie Omaha level. It
Is not known here t\helTT , < : r' the other south
ern lines out of Kansas City have raised
their ratts to correspond vflth those of the
Port Arthur Route or not * but It Is supposed
that they have. Othorwfjc the Port Arthur
Route would be practically abandoning Its
freight traffic out ot Kansas City to the other
lines. General Frleght 'Asm Sargent of the
Kansas City , Plttsburg & Cult railroad Is ex
pected here on Monday and It Is thought that
he will make a number of Important an-
nounccmenta The most Important nouthern
shipment out of Omaha Is packing house
product. The differential maintained on packIng -
Ing house product between Omaha and Kan-
las City Is 6 cents per 100 pounds. This
differential has not yet been disturbed by the
Port Arthur Route.
It n II run d Conn tr net I oil ,
The following table , prepared by the Rail
way Age , shows railroad construction In this
country , by decades , since 1S47 :
Av. Y'rly
MUM. Increase.
Mileage at end of 1897 . 1SI.4GI
Jlllongo nt end of 1S87 . 149,237
Increase In following ten
years . r ,207 3,520
Mileage nt end of 1877 . 7UOiS
Inc. In following' ' twenty
years . 103 AW B,2fi7
Mileage nt end of 1S07 . 39,250
Increase In following1 thirty
years . 115.21 1 4,310
Mlleag ? nt end of 1S37 . 21,501
Increase In following forty
years . i : . ! > , Ml 3.DDO
Mileage nt end of 1817 . 5,5M
Increase In following : llfty
years . 17S.SGG 3,577
Xoti" nnil IVi-NonnlM.
The Durllngton people are engaged In sinkIng -
Ing a new well and Increasing their water
supply between Alliance- and Seneca , Neb.
The supply has been found Inadequate to the
Increased demand occasioned by the Increased
train service and buslne.M.
General Parsonger Agent Hcafford of the
Milwaukee has contributed to the supply of
Klondike literature by the Issuance of a
folder containing a wealth of Information on
the popular gold fields. It Is bound In a
startling green cover and has the list of
rates to various points In Alaska printed on
the outside.
Rates of ono and one-third regular faro for
the round trip have been declared by west
ern lines for the following occasions : An
nual assembly. League of American Wheel
men , St. Louis , February 7-11 ; Nebraska
County Commissioners' and Supervisors' as
sociation , Grand Island , Neb. , 'February 15
and 10 , rates from all points In Nebraska ;
Iowa State Oratorical association , Indlanola ,
la. , February 23 and 21 , rates from all points
lu Iowa.
Tlio standard cure for cold nnd cough , Dr.
null's Cough Syrup , should be kept bj
every mother who loves her darlings.
SOOTS 1'I.AV THE UOA'Ul.V ' GAMI3.
CurlliiR- the liiiKoiiii inoiv Uulti-
I lie Tiling.
Several 'teams ot curler with numerous
coachers and substitutes , spent the day yes
terday on their rink at the lagoon. A new
rink had been cleared and marked out and
the play began at 9 a. in. A series of three
games of fifteen points etch was entered
upon between teams of" four men. The side
of which P. L. Korean was skip was com
posed of 'Messrs. ' Forgan , S. D. Jolly , James
Bowie and J. G. Martin. Their opponents
were George Anderson ( skip ) , John Duch-
nnan , Thomas Meldrum a'nJd ' R. S. Milne.
The first game occupied mbst of the mornIng -
Ing , but was finally won by Mr. Forgan's
side by the score of ] fi to 10. The Ice was
worn Into such excellent shaipe at the end
of the first game that the play was con
tinued with no pause for lunch , and the second
end game proved even 'moro ' close than the
first , resulting in a score ot 15 to 14 In favor
ot Mr. A'nderson's side" This made a third
game necessary to locate the championship ,
which was won after a Jiard light by the
forces of Mr. tAnderson.
The local curling club Is-now composed of
nearly thirty meinbcis , most of them being
Gordon clansmen. They are well supplied
with stones and other equipment for the pur
suit of their national game. Oue of the
members , the only ono in the city having
the grip and password of the Curlers' Na
tional fraternity , Is P. L. Forgan , who has a.
display of medals won in Scottish contests
prior to hfs arrival In America twelve years
ago. He was a member of the Klnnell CurlIng -
Ing club of Lhillthgoushlre , ( which was
under the patronage of the prince of Wales.
The management of the ice carnival has
arranged a program of sports for today and
next week. A fort of Ice and snow has been
erected at the west end ot the lagoon and It
Is Intended to Invite companies of High
school cadets to contest for the mastery of
It in a great snow light. The snow has been
cleared from the Ice and the usual good skatIng -
Ing Is assured. A number of races will be
called off during this afternoon and evening.
HI'XS INTO A > OW1CEIUS AU.MS.
Frank Waltvrx IM CaiiKhl In 1111 Un-
Ini-Uy IMlKlit.
Frank Walters was caught on the premises
of the Wolf Brothers' Tent and Awning
company last night under circumstances
which put him In the light of an unlucky
burglar. Walters has been an employe of
the firm , but his services were discontinued
several months ago and slnco that time ho
has not been regularly employed. When the
store was closed at C p. in. yesterday it
was locked as usual for the night and the
manager left without expecting to return
until Monday. After supper , however , an
unfinished task recurred to his mind and ho
went down to 'the ' store. Just as he un
locked the door he heard an unusual sound
In the basement , followed by a rustling
uolfo as of homo ono folding a tent and
softly stealing away. The cellar Is stacked
with awnings and tents of considerable
value and the manager summoned Officers
Ilaney and Thomas , who happened to bo
passing , to make an luvestlgatlan , A guard
was placed at the front door and the man
ager and an officer visited the rear. The
door of the basement v as found to have
been twisted from Its lack and footsteps
leading In were seen In the snow. A slight
noise was made by these Investigations ,
which was heard by the man Inalde. Ho
became alarmed and , abandoning the tents ,
made a bolt for the door. 'He ran Into -the
outstretched arms of the officer.
Walters was taken -to the police station
and charged with burglary. None of the
goods In the basement had been carried
away and Walters had 'jio'stolen property on
his person. He cxplal/ieiihhlH presence In
the atoro by saying tlu.it } ( o had been pre
viously employed at the , establishment and
hoped soon to obtain Employment thcro
again. It la his defend iltu't hu was simply
present as ono of the attaches of the busi
ness. ' _ _ '
Two Mi-n Arri-Htril on MiHplrlon.
The police have urro lWu couple of men
who were jailed upoi ( suspicion of being
(
connected with the holdtp. | They gave- the
names of Judson aarrcftatul ) , Charles liatc-
mn , and claim to hallf/aii | ) Ashland , Neb.
The men when taken , fffla custody were
wandering around on lovvoj- Douglas street
nqulrlng for the hackfdrlver , Fred Meyers.
They appeared to bo mucltjxclted and save-
ho officers cvaulvo anWdrs lo questions.
At the station the mdi | protoyed their In
nocence of all cccincctltm with the affair
and stated they were In' Omaha to look up
a young girl who ran away from her parents
n Ashland and who Is supposed to ho In a
louse of 111 fame. It was reported to them
fiat Meyers h.id driven tliu girl from the
lepot to the house of 111 repute , and It \ \ ate
to ascertain Its location that they were In
lucst of Meyera ,
\ * liniKl < a llrrl Siiirur AHuiirliilloii.
The annual meeting of the Nebraska Heel
Sugar iis cH-latlui ) will be held In Omaha
en February 1. Tie session will bo held
n the rooms of the Commercial club and
vlll hr-4n at 10 a. in , The el cthn of oil- !
cerH for the ramliif ; yeur will be held and
o'her Imperial ! ! liuafneim will bo consid
ered , Members anil friends of the IIOPI
linear Industry wt-l to pr ent from through ,
rtit the stall * . It wn * the Drat Intention to
told the meeting at Ki-nrn y , but a 'nls
indc-ratandlrK of ' < rma uro t < bi-twcen UK
ril oimmltlee and the elite ra of the co
loty unJ the Ki-i'la.i wui changed to
Oirahu
READY TO TARE TESTIMONY
United Etatoi Prossoutoi tbo South Orm ha
Live Stock Eichanga.
HEARING BEFORE EXAMINER IN CHANCERY
( lint Ilio Drfrnitnnl KvUl * li
\loliitlon of I lie SliiTinnii Autl-
TriiNt I.IMV similar to
KIIIIXIIN CMCase. .
The prosocutlon ot the caco of the Unltc\
States against the South Omaha Live Stock
exchange la scheduled to begin , tomorrow
morning ibeforo Federal ExamlneMn-Chan-
eery Uattln , when the government wll
likely commence -tho 'work ' ! of Introducing Ita
testimony. Subpocnnrs for additional wit
nesses were Issued jwtcrday afternoon.
There ha3 been some friction between
United Stated District Attorney Sawyer and
Assistant Runli and John T. Gathers , the
latter special counsel for the United States
regarding the hearing. The two former were
not certain that the attorney general of the
United States wished the case to proceed
at once , whllo the latter Insisted that the
examination should begin Immediately. A
conference between the thrco counsel , how
ever , resulted In -determination to go ahead
It la stated ! that the attorney general's de
partment nt Washington has been In re
ceipt of advice from some persons In this
city that the hearing should bo postponed
until the Kansas City caro. In which the
Issues are uomewhat similar , shall have been
decided by the supreme court. The argu
ment has ibecu advanced that If such a
postponment Is taken considerable expense
may ibe saved the government. From the ad
vices which have come from Washington to
the attorneys In ] the case the attorney gen
eral , however , seems Inclined to have the
hearing go on.
MANY WITNESSES CALLED.
The Introduction of the testimony was to
have been commenced some ten days ago
ojnd a number of witnesses were su > pooiiat'd
On account of the uncertainty of the district
attorney regarding Attorney General Mc-
Keuna's wishes In the case the hearing woo
postponed until Monday , when the wltneuscs
were ordered to appear again. Tlio sitting
Is to occur In the federal building at 10
o'clock.
The examination Is likely ttl last a couple
of weeks , since there are porno forty or
fifty witnesses to give evidence for1 the gov
ernment. The Stock Yards exchange will
probably not desire to Introduce Its evidence
at the end of that time and It la therefoo
moro than likely that It will want a separate
sitting before the examiner In chancery.
The case Is ani Important one and Is quite
'well ' known. The Stock Yards exchange Is
attacked oti the grounds that It Is existing In
violation of the Sherman null-trust law. A
similar proceeding was recently ended In the
federal court against the Kansas City Stock
Yards exchange nnd was decided against the
exchange. An appeal was taken to the supreme
premo court of the United States , where the
else is now pending.
Clerk of the Circuit Court Hillls was In bin
office In the federal building yesterday , hav
ing come from Lincoln Friday night. Ho will
return to the Capital ! city on Monday morn
ing. Deputy United States Marshal Allan
arrived from Lincoln yesterday and will artay
until Monday.
Sunday Program lee Carnival.
1 Grand march on Ice.
2 Farewell coronation of Queen Polaris.
3 Ono mile race for championship of
Nebraska.
4 Half-mile race for championship of
Nebraska.
B Half-mile race backwards.
C Half-mile barrel race.
7 Half-mile championship race.
S Fifty yards dash , thrco entries.
9 Storming of fort.
10 General exhibition of skating and
tobogganing. Ice in good condition. Plenty
of snow. Events will begin at 3 p. m.
WAS \OT ix COXTHMPT.
JmlKre 1'nivcII Decide * n CIIHC on 11
Novel 1'olnt of Law.
The restraining order obtained by the
vlllngo of Dellevuo against the Bellevue
Improvement company nnd the contempt
proceedings against Duncan Menzles grow
ing out of the same case were both brought
to a termination by Judge Powell nt Papll-
Ilon yesterday morning. In December last
Judge Powell granted a restraining order
preventing the Bellevue Improvement com
pany from occupying certain alleged streets
and alleys In the northern part of the old
townalto of Dellevue. This order was only
to go into effect , however , In case the village -
lago should furnish a valid bond. A bond
was furnished by the village and subse
quently a contempt proceeding was insti
tuted by It against ono of the employes uf
the Improvement company , Tlio point -was
raised by Attorney Loblnger for the Im
provement company that the bond was In
operative slnco while It recited the grantIng -
Ing of a "restraining order" it required the
signers to pay only lu case an "Injunc
tion" had been wrongfully Issued. Judge
Powell holds that a bond Is rendered
nocohsary to support a restraining order ,
both by the Implication of the statute nnd
the practice of the courts of the state. And
since a bond must bo furnished must ,
like Injunction bonds , bo construed with
technical strictness. The opinion cites au
thorities and concludes that "Tho legal
signification of the terms 'restraining
CATARRH OF TIIIJ STOMACH.
A I'leiiHiuil Simple , bill Safe Kfl'eelmil
Cure for II ,
Catarrh of the stomach has long been con
sidered the next thing to Incurable.
The usual symptoms arc a full or bleating
senoatlon after eating , accompanied some
times with sour or watery risings , a forma
tion of gases , causing pre.somro on the heart
and lungs and difficult breathing ; headache
fickle appetite , nervousness and a general
played out , languid feeling.
There Is ofUo a foul ta.jte In the mouth ,
edited tongue , and If the Interior of the
stomach could bo seen It would show a
slimy. Inflamed condition.
The cure for thla common and obntiuatu
trouble Is found In a treatment which causes
the food to be readily , thoroughly digested
jelore It has a time to ferment and Irritate
lie delicate mucous surfaces of thu stomach ,
To secure a prompt and healthy digestion
a the ono neccsu.ry thing to do , and when
normal digestion Is secured thu catirrhal
condition will havedisappeared. .
According to Dr. Hurlanscei the safest
and best treatment Is to use after each meal
a tablet , composed of Diastase , Aseptic Pep
sin , a little Nux , Golden Seal and fruit aclOw
These- tablets can. now uu found at all drug
storctt under the name of Stuart's Djspepsla
Tablets , and , not be'ng a patent medicine ,
can be used with perfect safety and assur
ance that healthy appetite and through dl-
gcsflon will follow their regular use after
neals.
-Mr. N J. Dooher of 2710 Dtarborn St. .
Chicago , III. , writes : "Catarrh Is a local
condition- resulting from a neglected cold
n the head , w hereby the lining membrane
of the nrao becomes Inflamed and the polsou-
iuj discharge therefrom , pssslag backward
nto the throat , reaches the stomach , thus
producing catarrh of the stomach. Medical
inthorltlcs prescribed for mo for three yeam
ur catarrh of stomach without cure , but
oday I am the happiest of men after u.lag
only one box of Stuart's ) ) > epijla Tablets ,
cannot find appropriate words to cxprea *
my gooJ feeling.
I have found flish , appetite and sound rest
rom their use.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets U the safest
ircparation aa well a.i the B'mpleU ' and most
conreclent remedy for any form of Indlgcs-
Ion , catarrh ot stomach , bll.lousneta , sour
toir.ach. heartburn and blotting after mt-alii.
Fund fcr little book , mailed free/on istom-
arh troubles ! by addrpjtlni ; Stuart Co. , Mar-
Mich , The Ub.cU can be found at all
stares
t " ? ' " * & * * j " " -i' * * * " * * ? *
order' and 'Injunction. * M well as their es
sential chnrsctprlMlca , arcso widely dif
ferent that they cannot by nny permissible
rule of construction be used Interehanqe-
ably or to designate the same act or order. "
And that "Aa no valid restraining order can
bo Issued without the flllOR of n valid bond ,
and as there can bo no contempt of court ,
under the facts alleged In this case , with
out the c-xlstcnco of a valid restraining or
der , the foregoing considerations are fulfil-
clent to dispose of this controversy without
Inquiring further as to whether the defend
ant Menzles has or 1ms not violated an
order of this court"
The opinion la said to decldo a point
never precisely passed upon by the supreme
court.
.Me.Nmiinrn ( Jutliereil In ,
Ilody McNnmnra was nrerslcd last night
as a fugitive from justice. Ho Is thought
After a person has struggled for years
with such a. disgusting1 malady as catarrh
nnd exhausts the entire category of things
remedial he Is decidedly skeptical. And I
when he finally meets with a remedy that
cures him completely ho Is not backward
about telling others of the fact. This ex
plains why wo see so many prominent pee
'
ple's names In the newspapers testifying
to the merits of whatever has been the
means of restoring them to health. The
following' letter from President Arthur of
the Statpsrrian Printing Co. , Marshall , Mich. ,
Is an Illustration of this fact :
Mr. C. B. Gauss , 'Marshall , Mich. My
Dear Sir : I commenced to take your ca
tarrh tablets with no Idea that they would
do mo nny good. A friend told mo they
were effective ; that they had cured him ,
etc. , BO I purchased a box as I have pur
chased hundreds of catarrh remedies before -
fore without much faith. My condition was
frightful. My head was all stopped up and
I suffered extreme misery. Droppings from
the nose at night made my throat and lungs
very baa and I was In constant fear of con
sumption. I hacked and coughed and
to 1)0 wanted In Lincoln for complrlnf ? with
two men , named William Ulrnson anil Hob-
ort Dove , to win ) l ! * ) from Uinrttster
county farmer by Irwculnr piMctlueH In a
poker gnme. His confederates have not yut
been secured.
You n n TlioniiiHon Illr * ,
1'Mward Thompson , the boy who was run
over by n switch engine whllo In the South
Omnha yards last Thursday , died nt the
South Omaha hospital yesterday. Ho lived
only about twelve hours nfter the accident
occurred. The boy was the son of Mrs ,
Anna Thompson , 1(31 ( California street , this
city , nnd K VC promNc. of tieliiK n useful
mnn mid n comfort to his widowed mother.
Although less than 17 years of nge. ho tmii
done much during the last live years to
support her nnd hit little sisters. The
funeral service * will lie hold nt Mra. Thomp *
soli's homo < it 4 o'clock Dili afternoon , nftor
which the body will b taken to Lincoln *
the old 'home ' , for Interment ,
A LongSearcb Finally Secures the
Right One.
emitted stuff to such nn extent that I must
have disgusted niy friends.
Now It Is different. I noticed an Im
provement In my condition the second day
after I begun taking the tablets. The llr c
thins they did was to clear my head.
Gradually my throat and lungs were re
lieved and to my surprise , my stomach ,
which had boon weak from the effeclH of
my long standing case of catarrh , com
menced to Improve. 1 need way no more.
Tloso who have an old case of catarrh to
deal with will understand the situation thor
oughly , and It Is for the benefit of all suck
that I furnish you with thl1 * testimonial. I
nuvor gave one before nnd do not believe In
pioprletary medicines as a rule , but you
certainly have n good' thing and I wish you
the success you richly deserve. Very re
spectfully yours ,
W. 11 ARTHUR.
The tablets are sold by druggists under
the name of Oauss Catarrh Tablets , at DO
cents a box nnd where the druggist does
not keep them or won't got them for you
they will bo mailed prepaid upon receipt
of price by C. K. Gauss , Marshall , Mich ,
o ; . _
JEFF \V. 1U2DFOUD , I'res. W.M. LOUDON , Vice Pros , fa
GEO. M. WlNKELMAN , Trcns. GEO. N. IHCKS , Scc'y. tf ?
fafa
THE ALASKA GOLD fafa fafa
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Offers 250,000 Shares of the par value $ >
of One Dollar Each , at fa
Ten Cents Per Share.
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Tlie representatives of this company will penetrate I *
and explore the world's greatest gold fields and secure
valuable gold-bearing properties for its stockholders. fa
Articles of Incorporation filed January 5th. fafa
CAPITAL STOCK $1,000,000 ,
fafa
Fully paid up and non-assessable. Subscription
books now open. The company reserves the right to fa
close this subscription without notice when one-fourth
of the stock is taken the
capital at figure named ; or
to advance the price of shares at any time.
So
The outlook for the company I ? bright "oonlldcnco Id ours" the ren-'t Co
tiinceH re.rnlvrd from every quart rr dully b Ing a null IIH to insure suec
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such great opportunities * to nc < iulro midden wonlth.
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$50.0O Secures 500 Shares.
$100 00 Secures 1,000 Shares.
Tnere arc no salaried oflluera. Our repi-psentatlvca In the gold field * * uie
Rtockholdeni , hence nrn directly Intcicsted In the snccesj of tliU company
THIC OKKICKU8 OK THK COMPANY am all wnll known business mon of
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uru men In thU underluklng women of men MX. nrrvo and ciuTsy beliu- dully
added to tha list of subscribe. to the capital dtot'k ot the company
ltt nlttuncrn should bo made payable to the treasurer of the company Mr
Guorg ( M. V'lnlelniuii , und sent illii'ct to
THE ALASKA
DEVELOPMENT GO ,
444-445 Chamber of Commerce Buildiru
