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Feb. 22 , 19.
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No. 937 W. B. corset The only
complete , full gored , trans-versley
seamed corset made to sell at $1,00 each ,
Coinpariboiris the best teat of value , and we want you to
Fee this cornet'and compare it with anything heretofore offer
ed , it is made with ' 4-hook front clasps. In white or gray ,
of fine quality eaiuoli. Knsy fitting for the average figure ,
and constru0te.d"to. give a most grace/ill efleet.
The price Is fl.OO each.
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA ,
Y. SI. C. A. IlVlUHlVG , COU. 10TII AN I ) UOIJGLiAS ST8.
access to the books and papers for rc-rxanv
Inatlon , except for reasons heretofore given
llo wro'to the chccK for $200 and 1 receipted
for It. thanking him for his courtesy , whlcr.
was far from being worthy of any thanks
I expected to receive no less than $300 and
had fully decided that If wo should receive
that 'amount , to send you J10l as a compli
mentary , llut whether we did right 01
wrong In yielding lo 'the ' old gentleman will
remain for the future to disclose , but the
fact remains that wo got only $100 apiece
and will not bo able to draw on ourselves
this llnie , which we very much regret.
And now , Mr. Cornell , I will enclose n
now list of names and ask you to kindly for
ward mo new letters and that these letters
mutt bo changed HO ns to Include Mr. Olllati
also. 1 herewith inclose a copy , which prob
ably will bo near the point what wo iiood.
You will understand that It will save w
sending many telegrams and with complete
authority to act in each nnd every case we
assure you shall not bo abused In any ex
tent1. Ilcsldea this It will keep the com
panies from looking upon Mr. , Olllan with
snsplclttl , ho bavins no direct authority
, from you leads to asking of many questions ,
which will bo unnecessary.
Trusting that you Will fully understand
the situation , which we have tried to make
plain. Will wait at the Park hotel , New
York , for your answer. With kindest regards
from Mrs. Palm , Mr. Glllan nnd myself to
yourself and family , also remembrance tc
, tbo boys In olllce , 1 am as over , very truly ,
Writing 'on same date , T. II. Glllan goce
over the same ground as the Palm letter ,
eaylnff among other things : "Mr. Palm
thought In Biich n case where $5,000 was
saved by the company that wo ought te
have bad $400. at least $300 , as wo fully in
tended to send you a complimentary , but
ss he Is-on A heavy expense and I am hardly
remunerated for trip and further traveling
anil hotel bills to par wo are compelled to
ilsnppolrtt'you ' this time1 , sorry to say. .Will
aopo for'better things. In the futurp. "
* .fiiNt n I.lttleI'rcsoiii. .
, . . . <
In 'answer ; ( o questions Mr- . Cornell .said
ho did not know how' ' Mr. Palm Intended
to remember him. Ifo thought It was. a way
Palm had of showing Ills appreciation. The
icmcmbranco ml tit have been In tho'Way
of buying a hat'overcoat or suit of clothes ,
or perhaps furnishing the money for such
a present. There would bo nothing wrong
In receiving' such presents from an exam
iner.
iner.Tho , auditor admitted ihat ho had received
money from Palm and Simpson , bUt co.uld
not say.lfiat It was any part of the exam
ination fees. Most of the" "boys In the of-
n'ce''liad'atvone'Umo ' orwanotbcr borrowed
money o $ , thoiaJdltor , anu > mlgbtyhavoTpald
It back. IIo could not tell just VVhat. the
money Hvns .for.
After dinner the committee asked ; Mr.
'Cornell many' questions le'garding'Palinumd
fJIHan aiiri their connection with thOjlnsui- ;
nncQ bifslneufl. He said ho had mpde no
Inquiry as to whether Glllan was nn Iri-
Burnnco agent. Ho thought Palm had for
merly been an Insurance agent , but 'the
business had been transferred to Palm's
wife. The examination on this point was ol
considerable length , and the letter of pro
test written by Mr. Odell , na published IB
The Bee , was read lu evidence. Mr. Cor
nell contended In hit * answers that the facl
that Mrs. Palm was the recorded agenl
would not mean that Mr. Palm was inter
ested In the Insurance business.
On this point , the following letter wai
read in evidence :
NEW YORK. Feb. 21 , 1898. My Dear Mr
Corncll : If you are Intending to fnvc r the
'State Jouir.al company wlth ; publications o ;
any lire Insurance companies' statements , ]
wish you would publish those whom Mrs
Palm represents , thereby my agency will doff
" Happy ts He That
Chastens Himself. ff
Self chastening at one time
meant that the body < was to
'be disregarded , despised and
even -mjured. 'Today it means
that : 'it is to be cared for and
protected , made " beautiful ,
entire and clean. " To do
this , the messenger that
visits every part of the body
must be able to furnish good
material to the organs under
his care and supervision ,
Tliia mesEcngcr is blood , that wonder
ful life-giver. If you want to protect
yourself and want your blood to bo
quick and active , cleanse it of impuri
ties. Hood's Sursaparilla does that to
perfection , and it is unfailing , Nature
eeenia to have set this remedy apart to
make tlio blood pure.
Dyspepsia " My husband doctored n
long time fur dyspepsia with only tempo
rary relief. The first bottle of Hood's Sarsa-
parllla helped nnd tbo second cured him.
It cureel my sick headaches. " MRS. MAIIY
A. CI.AKK , Wilmington , Vt.
Pneumonia "After an attack of
pneumonia my husband did not gain
strength until bo took Hood's Sarsaparllla.
It made a new man of him. Mother had
the grip nnd Hood's restored her strength. "
MHB. HENnv 0. TAYLOK , New Canaan , Conn.
Rosy Cheeks " I huvo good health
and rosy checks , thanks to Hood's Sqrsnpa-
rlllu. It builds inu up In the spring and
eaves doctor's bill ! ) . " M..IIY A. HUIIKK , < X > 1
[ East Clalr Street , Indianapolis , Iml ,
Run Down "As n great medicine to
restore strength I recommend Hood's Sar
saparllla , 1 tuko It spring nnd fall and
whenever I feel tired and run down. It re
moved my pimples. " ANNETTE MESSKHLE ,
1210 Atlantic St. , 3t. Paul , Minn.
Blindness-"About four years ago my
boy lost Ills slpht , after .whooping couch ,
They were bloody and watery for mouths.
As a last resort tried Hood's Snrsaparllln ,
Four bottles brought baek his sight and
nine cured him completely. " Mns. 1' .
RKS.NEB , 70 Walnut St. , lluffalo , N. Y.
Till * cura Tlvtr 115. tlie iniii.rrlti | > lTntr'i > iT3
"
Uk
rlvo personal benefit. Will wrlto yon to
morrow. Yours , O. W. PALM.
Questioned as to this , the auditor sal
ho coubl not construe -this ns meaning tha
Palm was Interested in the Insurance busl
ness.
Another letter produced by 'the commlttc
was written by Mr. Palm , In which Pair
wrote his name In the letter head as "Spc
clal Agent of the Svca Insurance Com
irany. "
Cornered on free I'ollclrH.
The auditor was nsltcd If ho had over re
cclvcd Insurance policies from companjca n
special favors from the companies. ' Ho sal
that ho had never received nny favors c
this sort. The following letter was the
placed In evidence :
UNION UFI3 INSURANCE COMPANY
OMAHA , Neb. , Aug. 17 , 1S9S. Hon. John t
Cornell , Lincoln , Neb. : Dear SlrIt afford
me great pleasure to band you herowlt
policy No. 731U Issued for $2,000 xipon mi
return single premium plan. Wo hope tha
you will tlnd the policy correct and entlrel
satisfactory and that our business relation
may continue as pleasant and cordial fc
many years In the future as they have 1
the past.
Umlor the arrangement which I bellev
you made with Mr. Ilush you will klmll
remit to this ofllco $60 , for which I herewit
land you receipt in advance. Wo trusl
lowover , that you will not consider this a
an Indication of our ordinary method c
lolng business. Respectfully yours ,
W , D. HARRISON , Cashier.
The auditor 'was unable to explain abou
the "arrangement" mentioned In the lotto
and the rccelpta from the company bcln
produced ho was unable to say why the $5
narked In the receipt was marked "paymcu
n part. "
Some interesting matter was 'brought ou
relating to the present Investigation , th
following letter being Introduced in evl
dencc :
SlaiiilM by Auditor.
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
OMAHA , Neb. , Feb. 13 , 1899. J. F. Cornell '
jlncoln , Neb. : Friend , Cornell The Oma'h
leo has a reporter out ' Interviewing th
; eneral agents of llfo Insurance companle
n this city with a view ot finding out wha
ruth 'there is in certain Implied or mut
ered charges of attempted "holdups" a
nsurance companies. I understand the ru
nors were given circulation In Lincoln ( pre
sumably by Llchty ) . Well , I took prott
good care of the reporter here and I under
stand from him that nothing but the bea
of reports will go from here. I have a lo
of correspondence from the National Llf
that I received last winter from the com
pony that 1 should uke"'y'ou to looU ovci
when if you think it best you can make I
public. Success to you anyway. I will fta
with you now till the end. Let the tralto
jrlng on his forces and wo will glvo hlr
such a battle as ho little dreamed of. Conn
on your friend , EDWARD WALSH.
on the
Letters -word fouml Indicating that th
Insurance department had had some con
troversy with several insurance companle
over the examiners' fees , the following be
Ing one of the enclosed bjlla :
The Victoria Fire Insurance Company c
New York , debtor , lo O. W. Palm , Lincoln
Traveling expenses , hotel and pur diem
for Mr. Glll'in ' and myself . $10
Rejcclved payment April li , 1S98 ,
O. W , PALM ,
Sxamlnee for the Insurance Department
of Nebraska.
The notation on the bottom of this bi
was as follows :
Bollovlng the charges herein made or
satisfactory to the company I "o. Is. " th
bill. JOHN F. CORNELL ,
Auditor P. A.
The president of the Victoria compan
wrote back that the charges wore not satis
factory to the company ; that It was a
outrage , and that' 11 would not bo pal
except on proper requisition of the nudltoi
Another company that had disputed th
charges of Palm was the National Life com
any of Montpeller , the bill filed by Pair
icing as follows :
tliitual Llfo Insurance Company , Montpellci
Vt. , debtor , to 0. W. Palm :
898 , . February , railroad fare , hotel and
per diem . $ .12
The .evidence was that no oxamlnatlo :
was made ; that tKa company refused pay
nent' , 'and that Its license to do buslnes
n the state was revolted for a conslderabl
Imo on that account.
Another company that objected to th
icavy fees was ono located In Now York
he following letter and enclosures belli
offered in evidence :
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OI
NEW YORK , Feb. II , 1898. John F
Cornell , Auditor , ' Lincoln : Dear SI
Wo beg to acknowledge receipt o
rour telegram of even date request
ng us to pay Mr. Palm's bill if patisfactory
The mall today brings us a bill from Mr
'aim amounting to $210 , which seems to u
o bo erroneous , Inasmuch as the gentlcmci
were engaged at the work only a few hours
Wo enclose under this rover u copy of ou
etter of even date addressed * o Mr. Palu
for your Information. Yours very truly ,
G. W. WENSLEY.
The enclosure ) was a copy of a' Iptter t
Palm protesting against the fco charge
nnd the traveling oxpontse bill ,
The matter o'f railroad transportation cam
nto the oxamlnatlo ! ) nnd the auditor ad
milted that ho had got passes for eomo o
il employes. Ho was quite tmro ho ha
secured a pass' for Simpson to make th
Topcka trip. Ho bad also got a Union Pa
ctflc annual for one of the treasurer ex
nmlnurs. Sometimes he bad , asked fo
rinses that ho did not get.
t
J'nKCrt Ciono from I.i'llrr IlooU.
The audljor'a private letter copyboo
\Vjis produced ju ovldenc9 and It was foun
that 'the. pages corresponding with the date
where answers , to tHq various "holdup" lei
t'ers should bu were torn nut of. tbu bool
The auditor could np ( explain tlip absence c
these leaves nnd did' not remember that h
himself Imd for tf tliem oliti Ho'could' ne
tell what was copied on the mleslng page :
On cross-examination by E. P. Smith th
auditor said that ho never had received an
money from the Insurance examiners excei
In payment of borrowed money. They hn
all borrowed from him. It. M. Taylor <
Omaha got $20 when ho went to Illinois I
examine n company and had since paid
back. Others had paid him back borrow *
money , but none had ever given him
"tip" or "complimentary , "
Referring to the letters from Palm at
Gllhui. the auditor said he presumed tin
had been addressed to bU residence Instci
of to the olllce , bQcnuse they were ot a pr
vato nature. Ho could not say that the
were sent here to keep them out of Llchty
bands. Thla was in answer to questloi
propounded by Mr. Fisher.
Tbe auditor went Into come detail In eho\
Inc Hint nfter-oldetlon some of his employe !
liml donated him money to help pay bis cam
fifllKn oxpenBcn ,
I'll I in On tli < < Sliinil.
O. W. Palm , the Insurance examiner , wai
called nnd ald that he was 35 years old am
u resident of Lincoln. Up to February o ;
Marn , 1807 , ho bad been engaged In tin
Insurance business , but at that time trans
fcrred the business to bis wife. Ho dti
this In order to bo able to accept n certld
cato from the auditor to examine Ineurnnci
companies. Ho notified the auditor that thi
transfer had been made. He admitted tha
during the last eighteen months he had so
llcllo'.l some Insurance for the companlo
held by his wlto , He had also dona Bonn
special work for other companies , but neat
at the some time he was holding n ccrtlll
cdto from the auditor. Ho had helped Bonn
In his wife's olllce.
Mr. Palm's explanation along this lln
\\ns that It ho' held a tertiricato from' tit
auditor ono month nnd solicited Insurant
the next 'month It was perfectly lawful. il <
admitted that the bank account of the In
suroncc business remained In his name. 'H
considered that what was his was also hi
wife's. Ho- said that he Was now In th
Insurance business , not having held a com
mission from the auditor since February 11
1S99.
1S99.A
A paper containing a list of the examlna
lions made by Palm nnd alao by Palm aiv
Glllan was produced , having been filed wit !
Uio committee. Mr. Palm admitted that h
made out this list two or thrco days age
Ho had madu the amounts and dates u
from memory , not having kept an
memoranda. Ho had 'made up the list o
request of the auditor nnd had furnished
copy to the other committee. 'In 1SD7' h
had entered the list ot examinations an
charges in a book In the olllce on request n
Mr. Llchty , but had made no such record I
1S9S.
Holds Out on Cornell ,
The list made up by Palm showed that h
had received $300 from the Hartford Fir
company , whereas the letter written on February
ruary 1 , 1898 , from Hartford said "Wo go
S100 nplecu from the Hartford Flro. "
Mr. Palm said In regard to this , after h
had boon shown the Hartford letter , tha
he thought Glllan got $100 of this , but h
was quite sure the auditor had receive
none of It. Ho acknowledged writing th
letter , but said ho never at nny tlmo In
tended to glvo Cornell nny money. He dl
not remember ever offering to give niouej
He bad thought ot giving Cornell a present
Thla had been talked over with Glllan. H
thought n present of some $75 or $100 woul
be proper In case himself and Glllan dl
well In the examinations.
The committee produced ono letter wrltte
by Palm asking Cornell to send him a let
tcr of Introduction to Northwestern Mu
tual at Milwaukee , "Introducing me as you
representative. You understand , not to ex
amlne the company , simply making them i
visit for my own benefit in the future ,
am going to try the real estate manager ti
get some of their Lincoln business which li
controlled by our enemies. "
Mr. Palm explained that the letter of in
troduction did not arrive , but ho visited th <
company anyway and introduced hlrasell
The witness admitted that he had sometime
asked Cornell or Pool for transportation. H
had been given ono annual pass. When In
traveled on a pass he charged the.companle :
mileage Just the same.
The letters written by Palm to Cornel
were gone over In the examination and Pain
tried to explain the "complimentary" men
tloned In the letters. Ho maintained that I
was the lutention to buy Cornell a present
The one which said " $10 erf this is for you , '
he said , was to pay the expenses ot Cor
neil , who aided In the work on that com
pany. Palm explained 'that ' the letters wer
addressed to Cornell's street number In order
"
der that , they rnight .not.fall ' Into the "hand
of nny of the deputies. . . .
Palm said that most of the examination'
were superficial and 'that ' to make a thoroug ]
examination a pcrscii might spend a whol
year In some of the companies. One letto
writta i to Llchty was produced In , 'wb.lcl
Palm said : "If Mr. Cornell will stand by me
you bet I will stay east a long time. "
Weaver UefuNCM Present.
In speaking again of the presents prom
l&ed to Cornell , Mr. Palm said that ho hai
never found a man yet who would refuse i
present. This brought out one of the sen
s-utional features of the dnj. Fisher askei
Palm If ho had not approached Repruienta
tlvo Weaver a few days ago'and ' offered bin
a present of $100 if ho would work right 01
ono of the Insurance bills. Palm admlttei
that this was true and that Weaver had re
fused the present. The money was to havi
been furnished by Archie Love of Omaha
and Palm thought it was to induce Weave
to work hard for H. R. 187 , the bill to pre
vent overhead Insurance. It was lntende <
only as a present for extra work. Weave
had told him that the state was paying hli
salary.
Just before the evening adjournment wa :
token Palm made a full admission lhat In
sl-arcd with his wife the profits in the !
surnnco business while ho hlmeelf was ou
examining companies.
The committee will continue tha examlna'
tlon tomorrow morning.
The following is a copy of .the list pre
pared by Mr. Palm from memory n few days
ago and filed with the committee.
UxiiinliiiitioiiN Iiy O. "W. 1'nlin.
National Surety Co. , Now York V $ 235/0 /
Now England Mutual Life. 31nasa-
chusitta i 200,0
Firemen's fund , Newark , N , J lio.O
National Union , Ohio 1)4. &
Western Underwriters' An-o. , Illinois. H4.I' '
Milwaukee Fire- , Wisconsin 1-14.91
Pluua , Ohio- GS.Oi
Union Casualty und Surety Uo. , Mis
souri 100 , (
Royal Oaks , Omaha 25. &
IIjO. . " \V. I'nliii mid TliomiiN II. ClIIiui
Hartford Flro , Connecticut 300.ft
Travelers' , Connecticut t-oy.Oi
Fidelity and Cumiulty. New York 250.0i
Fidelity & Deposit Co. , Baltimore ,
Mil. . . . . . 3-f >
U , a. Fidelity Co. . Haltlmom Mil. . . . Wj.O
American itonlllnK & Trust Co. , Hnl-
tlmorc , Md CO.O
American Surety fo. , New .York. . . 210.W
ProvldPiico Fire. "Rhode iHland 170.tn
State Mutual , MassacluiKettH 23H (
American Flro , Now York i. . . . 75.Cn
Insurance Co , of North America. . . . . 250.01
Pennsylvania Mutual Llfo. i'smifyl-
vaula 100.0
Victoria , New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 100,0
Providence Savings , lUiodo Island. . . 223.0
Aachen & Munlo 123.0
Svea .f'
Helvetia Swiss S.-.0
Netherlands M-0
llalolso l lllllLllU .
UV1IU3XR12 ACJAIXST FUHMlUIVi
Di-ffiiNC In Suit for I'liUiArrent Often
.IiiMUIIeiitlou.
FREMONT , Neb. , Feb. 22 , ( Speclal.- )
The Fnhlrodt-niumenthal trial Is progress
Ing slowly. The plaintiff closed his case yes
terday afternoon , ho himself being the Ins
witness , Ho denied positively over havlni
stolen anything from the Illumenthal stor
or having any knowledge of who was 1m
plicated In It. He stated that shortly nftc
his arrest ho had n private interview will
the defendant at tbo city Imll , In whlcl
lUumeiithal told him that they had arrestc
the other parties , that they had confessci
and ho had better own up. Ho also sad
that In that conversation Dlumenthal askc <
him how much money ho bad In the ban !
Ho said ire' told him $100 and that Dluinon
thai then told htm that If bo ( Fuhlrodt
would glvo him this money he woufd dls
miss the ccae. The boy was subjected to
vigorous cross-examination by counsel fo
tbo defense ,
City Marshal Silica was .the first wltnes
for the defense. He detailed the particular
of tbo first robbery and , thq recovery of th
goods In an old house on Fourth street
Among tboEU goods won a nuijiber ot plal
band rings which bore no carat number c
mark ot any description , A ring of tbl
kind was found at tbo FuhlroAt house , wblc
Stiles thought wits ono of those recovered
from the first robbery. On crons-eixamlnn-
tlbn he said ho could not positively Idcntlfj
the rings.
Policeman Crawford testified that the
bloodhounds followed the trail from Illu-
mcntbal's utoro to the Fuhlrodt house nm !
that lllumenthnl eald It was Fuhlrodt'i
place.
RAILROAD DEMOCRATS APPEAR
Attempt ( o Convince FiiilonlNtN Then
IN Still Hope for Allen unit Tlicy
iMtt ( Stny In Line.
LINCOLN , Fob. 22. ( Special. ) There
was. practically no change In the scnatorla
situation today. A carload of mlltoad denr
ncrnts , who arrived early this morning. ca n <
tn Interfere with Ihe fuslonlsts and thej
have .Issued , special.orders that no votes hi
cast for nny republican , holding out th <
pr'omUu thai there la still a chance for tin
election ot Allen.
The great jirophot of this gang Is W. H
Thompson of Grand .Island.
A good many republican mcm'bera of lln
legislature nro absent from Hie city am
the vote tomorrow will necessarily bo light
FIA < JS AUI3 WAVHI ) IN XlMIHAHIvA
Ceiicrnl Holiday IN Ueelnreil mil
C'eriMiionlnliH Are Olinorveil.
COLUMBUS , Neb , , Feb. 22. ( Special.-
Washington's birthday was generally ob
served In thU city. Flags wore proml
nently displayed on the iiubllc buildings
schools were dismissed , the banks , post
ofllcc nnd county olllces were closed and :
general holiday wne enjoyed. The da ;
closed with n grand mask ball given nt tin
opera house , by the Columbus pioneer heel
and ladder company , which was largel :
attended. This was the twenty-fifth nnnua
mask ball glv n by the fire boys.
SHELTON , Ne-b. - , Feb. 22. ( Special- )
Appropriate services In memory of Wash
Ington's nnd Lincoln's birthdays will be heli
In the Methodist Episcopal church th !
evening under tbo auspices of the Epwortl
league. The Grand Army posts , togethe
with the Women's Relief corns , will meet n
their hull nnd attend In a body. A specla
program will be rendered.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Feb. 22. ( Spccial.- )
Wnsblngton's birthday was celebrated her
In the usual manner. High masa was sum
In St. Mary's Catholic church and uleborat
exercises were' held In the public echoole
The denominational schools also obaervei
the day by appropriate patriotic overclses.
SCHUYLER , Neb. , Feb. 22. ( Special.- )
Though ono of tha most Important natlouc
holidays ono .would scarcely recognize It t
be thought so hero , "business being as actlv
and the schools running as Usual , exceptln
for the slight quiet caused by a change li
the weather Indicating coming severe col
or n storm.
XISW FHATDUK IX KE.VKNI3Y CA&I3
HIM CrniiUiiR fioveriior Power of He
iiiovnl IN Found to llo Iiiijicrffi'l.
LINCOLN.uFcb. 22 , ( Special Telegram.- )
It Is expedtcd that the Kearney Roforn
school muddle will como up before tbo supreme
premo court .tomorrow and those Intercstei
In the case have found a new feature tba
may cut some figure In the decision. It 1
found thnt tba bill before the last leglslatur
to. take the appointing power of th
hands ot the board and place it with th
governor really failed to pass the house
but was certified up by tbo clerks and re
celved the signature of the governor , beini
uno of the clerk-mado bills that were si
plentiful In the reform legislature. The ol
law placed the appointing power In th
hands ot the Board of Public Lands ani
Buildings nnd 'stated that before ono of th
officers could.'bo removed there must b
proof of "Ineompotcncy , malfeasance 1 ;
bfflco , "Immornlltsv r neglect ot duty. "
To change tblsrpcnato file 271 by McGani
was introduced. It'gave the governor th
power to appoint or remove at will. Tb
bill passed the senate and coming up 1
the house on April 9 , 1897 , received enl ;
fifty votes and failed to pass. This did no
prevent the reform clerks from certifying 11
nor tha gove > rnor from signing It. Th
record Is found on page 1123 of the hous
journal , the bill that failed to pass Is prlutc
In the Fesslon laws on page 304.
IXSAXK HOY KI.OtmiSIIKS I'l.HTOI.
Constable Capture.- ! Him an He I
About to Kill IIIN Motlivr.
ST. EDWARD , Neb. , Feb. 22. ( Specla
Telegram. ) William R. Casey , living fivi
miles west ot this town , showed symptom
of Insanity last week and this afternoon ii
the store ot Nets Hassclbalch , he threatenei
to shoot bis mother , who accompanied him
She ran Into a drug store , followed by he
son. Constable O. Wilson , who happcnei
to bo near , attempted to arrest the boy
whereupon the latter drew a 38-callber re
volver. Ho was overpowered before ho wa :
able to nso It.
Casey has been working In Montana dur
ing the last year , but came home about i
week ago. He will bo taken to Albion tomorrow -
morrow morning and examined by tin
Board of Insanity.
MliKTIXG OF COUNT V OFFICIALS
CoiiiinlNNlonerH nml SuporvlHOi-K of MM
.State Hold n Convention ,
LINCOLN , Feb. 22. ( Special. ) The an
nual meeting of the county commissioner !
and supervisors was held at the Llndel ]
hotel yesterday and today. The attendance
was larger than usual , and the session wat
Vfjry Interesting. Today the discussion was
held on the Pollard revenue bill , which has
already received the endorsement of mosl
of the commissioners.
. The officers elected by the association foi
tbo coming year were ns follows : Presi
dent , Fred Ueclunnn , Lincoln ; vice presi
dent , W. Q. Dlckoneon , Sewnrd ; secretary ,
Will llrookley , Junlata ; treasurer , Thomas
lloctor , Omaha ,
Hastings was selected as the place foi
tlio next annual meeting.
Itc'imlillemiH llolil u CaiiruM.
LINCOLN , Feb. 22 , ( Special Telegram. )
Another republican conference was held
tonight attended by thirty-six members. II
was a sort of an Impromptu affair , ns nc
call was out. Tbo situation was talked ovci
and 'the Idea was to arrange for some sort ol
a compromise that would bring till IHo mem
bers together In one caucus. The meeting
tonight contained supporters of eevcral o ]
the candidates , Tlio Thompson men arc
still asking fpr a caucus , at which fifteen ol
the Hayward men are to ngreo to vote se
cretly with the others , who nro In favor nl
that kind of ballot. The question an tc
which Bide should select the fifteen cutE
Eonio llguro In this proposition ,
Soldier Home from tlic Wars ,
COLUMBUS , Neb. . Feb , 22. ( Special.- )
William P. Meagher , nn old-tlmo Columbtn
boy , returned homo from the army Monday
lo was In the south at the tlmo tbo cal
was made for volunteers , nnd joined tin
First Alabama and wae stationed all sum
mer on the east coast of Florida , The reg.
i PATTIES OF MEAT
GRAPE-NUTS
AIM :
Vi Grapo-Nuts lo % hashed meat
Mix Urape-Nuts with a raw egg and
what milk it will tuko up. Form
in , o patties end cook In covered ukll-
let , Don't make too greasy.
I''on nil lit Grocer * .
iment was mustered out several monthi
ago , but Mfaghtr wns unnblo to come homi
on account of sickness.
FATAL ACTimTvr TO"A ( ' 1111,11
Tine of n I'lleliforU Tlirn t from i
Itnrn Poor iuter : UN Drain.
ALH10N , Neb. , Feb. 12. ( Special Tclo
gram. ) A 4-ycnr-old child of John Holll
gnn , one of the best known farmers of thli
county , while passing n barn door yestcr
day wns struck by the tines of the pltchforl
which the hired mnn was nsliiK to clean th
barn. The fork penetrated Into the brail
and the child only lived until midnight , I
was puicly accidental.
52. A. Williamson , county commissioner
who wns thrown from his horse Monday , I
still In a critical condition , suffering fron
concussion of the brain.
M'.nil.VSKA TASTI3S W1XTKH AAI. ! >
Snoustorm with Illuli AVInd Prevail
U'ldi Xo Sl u of OuNlnu ; .
ST. EDWARD , Neb. , Feb. 22. ( Spccla
Telegram. ) A 'blizzard ' has been rnglin
iiiro nil day nnd considerable snow ha
fallen , with the thermometer nt 3 degree
below zero.
HASTINGS , Neb. , Feb. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Ever since 10 o'clock this mornlm
a heavy storm has prevailed hero and 1
still continues with no signs of abating.
Creniner.v lining Well ,
SCHUYLER , Neb. , Feb. 22. ( Special.-
The monthly settlement with the patrons o
the Schuylcr Creamery company occurred to
day , a total ot $970.16 being paid the seventy
six patrons of the company for 1C5,49S pound
of milk received , ns follows : Schurlci
fi5C09 ; Octavla , 39,334 ; Station No , 2 , 30,70 (
and Station Ne > 3 , S3,7Cu , averaging In tcs
4.02 and yielding G.257.7 pounds of butter fn
thnt was paid for nt the rate of 15V. cent
per pound. The business of tbo company I
picking up rapidly with the warmer weathc
nnd advent of numerous spring calves , thci
being every Indication that this year wi :
have recorded not only n largely Incroaoe
ratronaco Lut nn Increased list of patron
ns well. The company 1ms now been doln
business twenty-one consecutive month !
thus far not having had to shut down
single day ; the once skeptical , and ther
wore many , are beginning to realize thnt co
operative business can bo successfully car
rlcd on , nro being convinced that more Is be
Ing done for patrons than they over realize
from their dairy products In any other waj
thus Raining a confidence that will ultl
mately add greatly to the results of tbo com
pany's success by largely Increasing th
patronage.
Dlxnute Over Po.slollli-e Site.
WVMORE , Neb. , Feb. 22. ( Special. ) .
bill lias been Introduced In congress to au
thorlzo the secretary of the treasury to ac
cept for the United States a postofllco build
Ing nnd ground from the citizens of Wy
more. It was found on Investigation that th
proposed site Is In a deserted portion of th
city nnd the proposition Is supposed to b
a scheme to advance property In that vlcln
Ity."Letters of protest have been sent t
Congressman Stark disapproving of th
measure.
SOIIN of V i-tcr a UN Meet.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , Feb. 22. ( Special. ) Th
Sons of Veterans are having their fifteen !
annual encampment in this city. Th
Grand Army of the Republic hall Is dec
orated In honor of the occasion , as well a
most of the business houses of the city.
The local telephone system has change
management and the central office will b
at the residence of T. A. Detwellcr , th
new owner.
I.lepiiHe Question In Wymore.
WYMORE , Neb. , Feb. 22. ( Special. ) Ccn
sldcrablo Interest Is being mnnfested In th
municipal election , which promises to be ,
lively affair this year. Present Indication
points to a fight on the old issue , which ha
predominated here for years the question c
saloons or no saloons.
The license element has heretofore alway
bad n small majority.
XoteN from WeNt Point.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Feb. 22. ( Special.
A'light snow fell this morning , with
cold , raw north wind. The sky is ovcrcas
and prospects are favorable for a hcav
snow fall.
The adjourned term of the Cuming count
district court reconvened on Monday , Judg
Evans having recovered from his Illness.
Iluteher Hurt Iiy HorxeN.
ASHLAND , Neb. , Feb. 22. ( Special. ) SI
P. Johnson , a butcher , while driving a stocl
wagon near R. E. Moon's place this mornini
fell from the wagon and under the liorsea
feet. Ho was kicked in the face by th
horses and bis arm wns fractured , render
Ing him unconscious for several hours. Hi
will recover.
IlliieNN of Jiulfxc I'oxt'N DaiiKlitor.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Feb. 22. ( Special.- )
Mlsa Alberta Post , daughter of ox-Chle
Justice A , M. Post , Is lying at the poln
of death at the family residence In thli
city. She was attacked very suddenly i
week ago with acute pleurisy , which rapldl ;
developed Into pneumonia. Her condltloi
this morning showed a slight Improvement
lu Creamery MiiitiiKeineiil.
WYMORE , Neb. , Fob. 22. ( Special. ) Al
a meeting of the stockholders of the Wymon
Creamery company last Saturday aftcrnoor
It wns decided to lease the building am
machinery to the Beatrice Creamery com'
pnny , which will probably soon begin opera
tlons hero and keep tbo plant going the yea :
round.
Neiv l'iiier lit Sliclton.
SHBLTON , Neb. , Feb. 22 ( Special. ) The
presses , material and machinery for Shel-
ton's second newspaper have arrived nnd
the first edition will appear next week
This will t > o the first popullat paper cvoi
published In this town.
M'OIIUIII AiljuilKeil IiiNiiue.
HASTINGS , Neb. , Feb. 22. ( SpeclaK- )
Mrs , John Van Meter , who wae before the
County Board of Insanity , has been adjudged
hisatio and wns today taken to Lincoln bj
Sheriff Simmering ,
Sudden flianm- CullierlNon ,
CULBERTSON , Neb , , Feb. 22. ( Specla
Telegram. ) This city was visited by a severe -
vero snow storm today. Yesterday a num
ber of farmers were sowing grain.
PACKING HOUSE STATISTICS
Ouuiliii C'oiitlnueN to Mioiv u Hear ]
( iiiln UN Compared ivltli l.axt Year
KIIIISIIH City I'allN lleliluil ,
CINCINNATI , Feb. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Price Current says : There ha
been some enlargement In the marketing o
hogs , but the supply continues to fall shor
of calculations In January. Western pack
Ing waa 470,000 head , compare. ! with 415,00' '
head the preceding week and 485,000 heai
last year. From November 1 the total I
9,250,000 bead , against 7,990,000 head a yea
ago. Prominent places compare ns follows
CUV. lS33-99. lsa7-9 <
ClllcUBO 3,163,000 2.515.00
Kana.lH City l.lffi.OiW 1,230,00
Omnhll. , "GO.O'KI ' 52000
St. Loul 710,000 615,00
Indlnnnpnlls 4J9.0X ) 41200
Milwaukee * 424OuO 49000
Cincinnati 2SS.OOO 26100
St. Joseph 435.000 ni.O1 *
Ottumwa 2CS.COO 232,00
Cedar Haplda lSSGf 177,0f
Sioux City 14S.OOO 119X ( >
St. Paul 137.0W mVr
Ncbiaskti City 102.000 78,00
I.eitlNlnlorN Sliinil Alone ,
SPRINGFIELD , III. , Feb. 22. The bill re
pealing the Allen street railway law to.la ;
paraed the house , The feature of th
Allen Uw was long-time franchises. Onl ;
Allen of Vermilion , 'the ' author of the law
voted against repeal. Tbo repeal bill ba
i yet to DOSS tbo senate. /
FIGHT OVER THE BOCSDARl
French find Brnzilinn Commissions flavo
Bout on llio Border ,
FRENCH HURRY FORWARD REINFORCEMENT
I'nroleil Coin loin In I'reneli ( itilntii
Ordered In A * < .eml > le nl Mill-out
Work * n llant ltl | > ( O ( | lt.
Ui-fnniKMl Clement.
KINOSTON , Jatnalcn , Feb. II. ( Corrc
sponclcnco of the Associated Press. ! Advlcu
iccclvcd here from Cayenne , Frciu-h ( lulnnr
eay Hint the Joint commission appointed t
Itutulru Into the boundary question belwce
Franco nnd Ura7.ll has Just been henri
from on the Counnnl river. The news wn
more pcngatlonnl than satisfactory and fo
some reason the colonial government wa
doing Us utmost to suppress the facts.
The. correspondent says that both eomtnis
slons went out guarded by heavy escort
equally matched. The Frenchmen had th
gunbont Jouffroy nnd fifty Slngnleso soldier *
nnd the Ltriulllnns had the gunboat Guarnn
nnd nn eijiial number of troops. A colllslo
occurred between these two forces In tli
Interior. There were no dctnllH nnd It WH
not publicly known whether there had bco
any bloodshed. The fact Hint the govenu
Immedlntely sent reinforcements of 2C
troops to the front without wnltlng to con
munlcnto with 1'nrls was thought to Indlcal
thnt the matter wns serious.
The French government has Issued n
order that nil llbcintcd convicts now i
Inrgo In the colony shall bo concentrated I
Maronl. This Indiscriminate nnd unlookc
for action tells most cruelly on many no
respectable citizens In Cayenne. llcln
legally unnblo to mnko nny distinction bi
twcen the reformed nnd the Incorrigible cul
thront element which Is annually growln
lurgcr nnd becoming a molincu to the colon ;
nil have been ruthlessly included in tl
damnation of Mnronl.
According to British Gulnmi newspapci
the authoritloH there nro on the lookout fc
these prospective Immigrants over tl :
border nml this Is perhaps the cruelei
aspect of the affair. If some of the e ;
patrlatcd respectable citizens of Cnyenr
decide to try their fortunes in the moi
enlightened Hrltlsh possessions they will 1
promptly deported back to Cayenne r
rascals , to bo dealt with according to th
French la\\s.
run mm * mm THAT nous rrm
Laxative Ilromo Quinine Tablets remove
the cause that produces la grippe. The gcr
uine has L , I ) . Q. on each tablet. 25c.
DEATH RECORD.
Former Mayor ( if Sienrllnli. |
SPEARFISH. S. U. , Feb. 22. ( Speclol.- )
The news of the sudden death of Ocorgo C
Favorite at Washington , I ) . C. , from heat
failure Is received with surprise and Kaclties
by 'his many friends In this city , his homi
and In nil parts of the northern niack Hill :
wdero ho was very well known. Mr. Favorite
ito was one of the most prominent youn
men in the west. Ho was elected mayor c
Spenrflsh la 1802 , which position lie held fou
years. Ho was appointed colctiel on the sta
of Governor Sheldon and occupied a prom I
nent place In military affairs. He was th
principal owner of the Spearllsh Elcctrl
Light company and owned a large Intern
In the Spearflsh Drug company. Before com
Ing to the Black Hills he- was prominent I
military affairs Ui Illinois , having been car
tain of Company C , Second regiment , 1111
nols National Guard. He attained the ran
of major before leaving the regiment. I
the recent war with Spain he spent consld
crablo time assisting in.thc mobilizing of-tb
troops at Tampa , Fla. Tie was 33'years c
age at the time of his death and leaves
wife. He will be Interred In Chicago , wblc
la the homo of tils parents.
JuilKo T. A. Ilnril.
LEAVENWORTH. Kan. , Feb. 22. Judp
T. A. Hurd , aged SO years , died while sll
ting In bis chair at his residence In th
city today of heart failure. Judge Hurd wn
the former law partner of Joshua A. Spen
cer In Now York ; ho came to Kansas 1
ISu'J and was Judge of the stnto supretn
court from 1SS1 to 1SSC. For many years h
was attorney for the old Kansas Pacific -an
later for the Union Pacific railroad , an
was attorney for other large corporation
east and west.
ICv-Anilllor \VlNUoiiNln Central.
MILWAUKEE. Feb. 22. James P. Whal
Ing , for twenty-five years general audltc
of the Wisconsin Central Hallway companj
dk < l In this city today , aged S3. He ha
been in falling health n long time. .Mi
Whaling retired from active service In th
railway company eight years ago.
3lelIio < llNt for Sixty-Seven Yem-N.
MAHYVILLE , Mo. , Feb. 22. ( Special.-
Mrs. Margaret 13wing , aged 85 years , dlci
at the homo of her son , II , W. Lyon , nea
Maryvlllo yesterday after n short Illness
She had ben n member of the Mcthodls
church sixty-seven years ,
Old Settler Xeiir lleemer.
BREMEN , Nt-b. , Feb. 22. ( Special. ) H
M. Purrlngton , nn .old settler wear Ucenicr
ngocl 83 years , died yesterday.
I'llOnte l.raVt-N IOr UlN I'ONt ,
NEW YORK , Feb. 22. Jotcjh ; H. Choate
the now ambassador to the court of St
James , sailed today on the American Hat ,
St. Paul.
THE EXCELLENCE OP SYRUP OF FIGS
ib line not only to the originality nnd
simplicity of the combination , 1mlalso
to the cnro und bit ill with which it is
nmnufiiclurcd by bcluntiflu procuBscs
known to the CAMFOIIMA. Fie Svnui1
Co , only , nnd wo wish to impru&s upon
till the importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Kyrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CAuronxjA Fie riviitn1 Co.
only , 11 knowledge of that fact will
tsbist ono iu avoiding the worthless
imitations manufactured l > y other par
ties. The high standing of the CAM-
roiiNiA FIQ Smut1 Co , with the modi-
jal profession , und the satisfaction
which tlio genuiuo Syrup of Figs 1ms
fclfuii to millions of families , na:2S
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives ,
as it acts on the kidneys , liver and
bowela without Irritating or weaken
ing them , and it does not gripe nor
nauseate , In order to get its beneficial
effects , please remember the name o <
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
HA.V MtA.NCIHCO , Ciil.
tlltH8VJM.t , Kr , NEW VOUU , NT .
Fast Dyes for Cotton ,
Brilliant and Unfading- Colors
Made by Diamond Dyes.
A Ten Cent Investment Often
Saves Dollars ,
Professional dyers nhvnys use different
dyes for cotton lliaii for wool , ns eolton la a
vegetable flbro. while wool conies from nn
nnlninl. In Diamond Dyes there nro some
nttccn fust cotton colors that nro prepared
especially for cotton and mixed Roods.
Thcso dyes give colors Hint even washing In
strong sciipsuila or exposure to the sunlight
will not fmlc.
See thnt you got Diamond Iycs. ) anil take
nothing OBO. !
Tlicv nrn ni intioli HVic COATtM )
nLUCTOIClTY as science can make
mem. IJnoli one produces as much V-
ncrve-bidldlnfj substance ns Is conA
tallied in thc amount of food n mnn "
consumes In n week. This is why
they have cured thouwndsof cases
of nervous diseases , such ns Debil
ity , Dizziness , InsomniaVirlcocelc ,
etc. llievcnnblcyoutotbtnlcclcnr-
ly by dcvelopliiR brain matter ; fnrce
icaltby circulation , cure Indices-
t on , and Impart bounding vigor to
the whole svMrm , All weakeultiff
and tissiic-dcslroving drains nnd
losses permanently cured. Delny
may tnenn lubaulty , Consumption
and Death ,
I'rlcc.Jipcrbor ; slxboxeswlth (
Iron-clad Rimrnntee to cure or re-
mi fund money ) , fs. llookoontniuliiK W
, . .P03'1" ' ' * Pfoof. free. Addre .
Kuhn .t Co. . or New Kcoiuml-at Drug
Co. . Omabn. Nebrafka.
Best Dining Car Service.
Only Depot In Chicago on the Elevated' ' oc/h /
II It's a Localized Pain or Ache
You Can Promptly Kill It Wllh a
0 SEAL ) ( ON THE
STAMP/ / ( GENUINE
'tis the best
Olffta onlckcat , m wt permanent wllof In niini-
mfillstu , NtturnlKin , SUntiCH. I.uiiiti.iKu.rtr , JVoex *
tonml rpmmjy goetiurllve , 1'nro iX' , All DruirKietii.
Of m'f'rs , Ktfibury A Jithnimii , NV. . .if iim > lttalnnle. !
Use Dse \ >
Woqdbury's Woodbur/s
Facial Soap Facial Cream
Tlu > only preventive for plmplblotchen ,
black hciids , red. roimli and oily skin ,
Send 10 fC'iit.s for Heatily Hook , and reeelvo
sample each of soup and cream , fren. JOHN
II U'OODHfliy. 103 State * St. , ChleiiBO , and
303 Chemical MUtf , St. Ixmls.
Creighton-j Tel. 1531.
Crowticil at Every l'crr rm uicc
Tlic People's I'Jidor.Hcincnt f
This Great Hill.
TIII : ( AiinuA 'rnoci'i :
Hentmtlonnl Acrobntlc Musical Novelty.
f.JWHtiK KHM.V mill I.VIIIA IUHHV
Their Comedy Hit , "The Vaudeville Craze. "
KOKTli.VS IIIIOTIIUIIS
Orlglmil Comedy Novelty Artists.
Tin : DAUTOS
In Their Marvelou * Tnrblllon Dancea ,
XI VH.\ ' .1IO.\K K VS
Most I'erfect Trained Animal Act ,
M.VTlimVS mill JI.MtltlH
" ' . "
In "CuiiKht Nnpplnfc'
KIJI.I.Y ami VIOI.KTTH
III a 1'knitdnt ; Hlnt'lnK Specialty.
FHAMC ami IIOX
Kcccntrlu Comedlana and Comedy Hoxors ,
Kvcnlni ; prices , 2Co , EOc ; pallcry , lOc , Jlatl-
ice , nny scat 25c ; children , lOc.
N10XT WKKK Amiirlca'n Moot Talked of
Slur Comedienne , l.llllan liuiklmrt and Co.
nnvnic TUCATCD J-AXTON & RUHOESS ,
JUYU O IntAltn llan .r. . Tel. 111 ! .
NRXT SUNDAY , J-'KII. 0 ,
Matinco and Niglit.
Ilcturn of the KverlaHtlnu Hum-ro ,
BEN HENDRICK AND CO.
SKATH NOW HBAUV
Nl ht PriceIxiwer lliior , top , 75o and $1.
lalcany35c and COc. aallery 25c. Mutlneo
rleesi5o ! , 35c am ) We.
Friday , February 24
SATURDAY MATINEE.
Danlevl l-Vohmiin'B Siwicial Compuny.
, ' the great Homantle
\ntbony now , KH < J. , author of
jf Hentzau1 etc.
THE PRISONER OF ZENDA
with Howard Gould In his original role.
A powerful fact A carload of special
scenery Magnificent coHtiimeH.
I'rlcPS 25c , We , 75o und Jl.OO. _
HOTKI.x ,
THE MILLARD
13tli and DoughtR Stu , , Omnlm ,
-AMUUHMK AM ) Kimoi'KAN
CENTltALLY LOCATED.
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