HE ( m ATT A DATTA" BEE : WEDNESDAY , MAHCII 8 , 1899.
Dee , Mar. 7 , 1803.
Tim advance of prices in all cot
ton fabrics lias induced us to give our
friends another opportunity to replenish
their supply of bed clothing before wo
are oblige to raise our prices
For this week we offer Blenched Sheet Ing nt these prices :
42-Inch wide nt 8',6c , Do , lie u yard. 7-1 wldo nt 17 e n yiml.
45-Inch wldo nt ! ) > ,4c , 10c , 12',4c ' n yard. 8-4 wide nt IGe , 16 ,4e. 20c n yard.
60-Inch wide at 10e. U 4c. 14e n yard. n-4 wltle at 16 4c. 18c. ! 2Uc n yard.
6Hneh wldo nt lie. 13c , IGc n ynrd. 10-1 wide nt ISc , 20 : . 25c n yard.
llHAOY MADE SUBKTS. PILLOW CASKS.
Ilfl0 f2Vlx2V4 yards ) guaranteed torn , Heady for HBP. 45x36 Inches , nt 12'.o
not cut , nt COo and cnc , hemstitched , nnd 15c ench. Excellent value.
65c each.
AGixfS FOR FOSTKII Kin niiovns AMI MCCAI.I.'S PATTHUVS.
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA ,
Y. .111 C. A. UWLUING , COH. KITH AMI DOtOI.AS STS.
meeting ; of tCie'so vcas''np'polntcd to bo held
nt the , Wlndaur hotel nt .7 , o'clock In the
evening Just before the time for calling the
' '
canons. ivt
At the mooting Ifh- members assembled.
Among thise were the Pawnee county mem
bers , Thoiiipson of Merrlck , nnd other out-
Bide niQinbcm , nnd one from Douglas county ,
who nlso brought with him a p.'cdGo from
another DoiiKlau man -to stand by the de
cision of the meetliiB. These- ten entered
into nn agreement to support llnyward nnd
to assist In malting Ills nomination on Uie
second Imllot.
When the news of the result of the meetIng -
Ing was 'taken to other members several
additional pledges were secured. The ( Jnge
county members expressed their willingness
to go to Hayward on the second billot. The
Saline county men.were also ready to fall
In line and these votes had already been cost
for Hayward on the second ba.lot , but the
reading of the letter from Webster with
drawing from the light and the- carrying of
Clark's motion to make the nomination of
llnyward uncnlmous made It unnecessary to
count the votes. s
MOLINEAUX COMES TO COURT
Violent lllMiinte lt < - rnrclliiK 111 * Treat
ment KiiNiteN Hetweeti ( ) ] > -
IIONllIK ( 'OIIIINel.
NEW YORK. March 7. Roland II. Mo-
llneaux , charged with the murder ot Mrs.
Kato J. Adamx , WHS brought from the
Tombs today and taken before Judgs ninnch-
ard of the general sessions court , where he
was arraigned. His counsel , Ilartow S.
Aeeka , thereupon commenced nn argument
for the Inspection of the minutes of the
grand Jury , upon which the Indictment wns
made.
Mr. Wcolie followed up the motion with
a history of the cast' , In spite of frequent
Interruptions by Dlntrlct Attorney Gardiner.
Judge Blincmrd ( ! sustained Mr. Weeks. The
latter said that -he demanded the -right to
know what ov.ldenco .wa > submitted to the
grand Jury and If this evidence was legal.
Mr. Weeks alleged that there was n vital
omission In the coroner's court In not hav
ing the jury see the body ot the deceased.
Mr. Weol'.s asserted that his client wua
Improperly forcjjd to glve a specimen of Ids
hnndwrltlng"ln coarl'-mid-'that ho was nine
taken to a handwriting expert's olllce , wher.e
ho was nufdo lo give Hpe-elAn/nti of his writ
ing. Nat. being content with his nature.
handwriting the district attorney had hla
wrlto as near aa possible to a sample glvea
him , which Ui an exhibit In this case.
Colonel Gardiner-interrupted withia.de-
nlal.
nlal.In
In angry tones Mr. Weeks shouted back :
"It is a question of woril and my word U
as good as either of them , " referring to
Colonel Gardiner nnd Assistant Osborne.
Mr. Weeks declared that whatever evi
dence thi ) defendant might have given could
not bo used against him 'because ' he had
not 'been ' warned of his right. District At
torney Gardiner argued that In murder cases
of great Importance the court had uniformly
rofued such permission as asked by Mr.
Weeks.
After further controversy between Mr.
Weeks and Colonel Gardiner Judge Bla'ich-
ard took the papers In the case nri'2 re
served his decision. The pleading of1 Moll-
neaux was deferred , pending the decision ,
and ho was taken back to the Tombs ,
APPEAL FROM MRS. LOWE
C In tin In National I'Vileratloii
to I.i-llil Their Inllneiiee III Alii
f Woman Worker * .
ATLANTA , Gn. , March 7. Mrs. Rebecca
D. Lowe , president of the Woman's Federa
tion of Clubs , has Issued a circular letter to
the presidents of the 525 clubs In the fed
eration In which eho says :
The federation has become a vital part of
the great historical movement of this century
und the work It hns accomplished for the
cause of education has made a permanent
Impression which will gather force as It
continues ,
In the light of recent events noticeably
the discharging of all women employes of a
great railroad system in the west and the
attitude ot labor unions toward wago-earnlns
\\omen-wo must plainly BPO that the tlmo
ban conio for united action among women for
women , A great struggle is going on in the
labor world and tha working woman must
play her part lit all its phases and bear the
burden of tbo result equally with tbe man.
As tin organization thu federation Is a pow
erful weapon to be wielded In behalf of this
helpless and dependent class , but In order
to work effectively wq must study condi
tions , seek to know what In needed and
strive to become helpful In discovering and
applying the remedy for thu wrong. '
I hupo , my dear madam president , that
you will present this important subject to
the women of your organization , and I would
urge that as often ns possible during the
year you will encourage your members to
investigate ! nutsldo conditions nnd discus
sions In their relations to tbo present nnd
future Intluenci ) upon the welfare ot society.
Most sincerely yours ,
REBECCA P. LOWE.
Trlnl of Alleged Truln Ilnliliern ,
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , March 7. A special
to the Star from Hartvllle , Mo. , Miyn :
John Kennedy , "Bill" Ryan and "Dutch"
Sheppnrd were today brought before the
Wright county grand Jury for examination
on the uhnrgo of robbing the Memphis ex
press train at Maeomb last January. ' The
town la crowded with spectators and the
court room was jammed when thu proceed
ings began. Ryan appeared sullen , whllo
Kennedy displayed the satno spirit of brag
gadocio which characterized his preliminary
bearing ,
Cement Company Inooritornteti ,
TRENTON , N. J. . March 7 Articles of
Incorporation were llled with the secretary
of state today of the Continental Cement
company , with nn authorized capital of $10-
000,000 , J3.0CO.OOO of which Is preferred nnd
will bear 7 per cent nciucuniulatlve divi
dends , The company Is ompoA'rred to manu-
! acturo all kinds ot cement ,
Stmmlute the stomach ,
ruusuthe llrrr.curc billouv
ness , headache , dizziness ,
our itninacli , fonitlroUmi ,
ttr , ] 7lc M ctnti. Sold by all ( Iruiigtiti.
Ill * cnlj J'UU lo Ultt with llood't Sariaoirl ! >
I
CONSIDERS THE SALARY BILL
House Pnta in Considerable Time on the
Measure.
CUTS DOWN UNIVERSITY APPROPRIATION
lllll GIvliiK llonril of Uiltionllon f
Unialiii Power to I.uvy TIIVCM for
School IMirnotiew Heconi-
iiiiMiilcd for P
LINCOLN. March 7. ( Special. ) The
house had n busy tlmo today , although
there were times when many seats were
vacant. This wns especially true In the
forenoon , when the salary bill came up. At
the final vote on which the committee of
the whole reduced the university appropria
tion only seventy members wore present.
In the afternoon.the attendance was better.
The salary bill wns recommended for
passage with no radical changes except In
the university Item. After disposing of this
measure the committee considered a num
ber of Important bills Introduced by Douglaa
county members , which came up in regular
order on the general flic. When II. R. 240
WRS reached Mr. Detweller , who had been
absent from the house for several days ,
was present to make a fight for a favora
ble report on his bill. II. R. 240 Is the
measure providing that the Hoard of Edu
cation of the city of Omaha should have
the power to levy taxes for sohool purposes.
The Douglas county members were not a
unit in favor of this bill as Olmsted op
posed It with all his energy. Myers nnd
Sturgess Joined Uetweiler in speaking for
the bill. The members from the other coun
ties not affected by the proposed change In
the law listened to the discussion between
the gentlemen from Douglas county with
the greatest of Interest and decided that the
bill ought to be recommended for passage.
The bouso today had on general fllo 206
bills nnd the labors of the day only disposed
of five or six. It is probable that the special
order of tomorrow , which Includes the con
sideration of the principal appropriation
bills , will not result In reducing the fllo
materially , while committee reports may
ndd largely to the list. The congestion of
the general file Is due principally to the
iact that of latq the long bills llk.e the
6'ollnrd bill and the salary bills have been
up for discussion , each one taking one or
more days for consideration. It' ' Is figured
that If the appropriation bills are nl | cleared
up this week the house can then attack the
general fllo and rapidly reduce it' '
Work of the Senate.
The session of the senate todaywas brief ,
owing to the adjournment , aft'er ttio noon
Joint ballot. Owing to the press upon- their
time , the members have coniplatncd of Ina
bility to accomplish'jvhat it is necessary to
have done In committees. With full ses
sions during the day and caucuses nt night
the committees 'have ' fared badly. With
the senatorial tension at its 'highest , little
opportunity before the morning session or
during the noon recess has presented itself
for this work. The noon adjournment of
the senate , however , gave the various com
mittees a whole afternoon and many bills
will bo disposed of in consequence.
The senate revenue commltteo has both
the Van Dusen and the Pollard revenue bills
now on its hands. As yet the committee
has formulated no report on the Van Duscn
bill 3. F. 210 and has only considered the
bill In a general way. Senator Prout , who
Is chairman of this committee , has had so
much of his time between sessions taken up
with the work of ttie Investigating commlt-
leo that ho has not been able .to call the
revenue commltteo together as often as he
wojild have liked to act upon the measures
before that committee.
The Judiciary committee , under the lead
ership of Senator Van Dusen , has succeeded
admirably In keeping up with Its work. Al
most as many bills are referred-to this com-
mHteo ns to all others put together. When
the committee m.t tills afternoon it only
had three senate bills nnd flvo house rolls
In its hands for notion , the work of the
commltteo being that near up.
Senator Noyes' bill , that gives Douglas
county the same law concerning the election
of county commlsplonera as Is now In force
In Lancaster county , passed the senate to
day. The vote was btrlctly partisan , how-
pvcr , the fusion inembors voting against the
bin. The present law provided that In
counties huvlng 70,000 population to 125,000
1119 commjssloners should bo elected by the
electors of the whole county , whllo In coun
ties of over 125,000 they are elected by dis
tricts. In other words , Lancaster may elect
by the vote of itho ontlre county , whllo
Douglas county must elect by districts.
Senator Noyes' bill provided that their elec
tion shall bo by the whole county in all
counties having over 70,000 Inhabitants.
Two years ago an attempt was rondo by
the fuslonlsts to change the law for Lan
caster county , to have commissioners
elected by districts and arrange ono country
district at Itast wlilch would have a fusion
majority. The bill was finally defeated.
Members of the senate have held u con
sultation with members of the houeo rela-
tlvo to the habit -the latter has acquired of
killing all "curative bills" passed by the
senate. The eenators say these bills are
very Important to clean up defects upon our
statutes and should bo passed. As a result
of the conference it is paid ( he house has
agreed to consider Kieso bills more carefully.
iMioc'ionnixJTs o ? rm-3 SHVATH.
Afternoon NrMnlon Almiiilnnetl to Al
low ( he Conimltlvi-M ( o Work.
LINCOLN' , March 7. ( Special. ) In the
senate this morning a. P. 281 , by I'rout , to
provide medals tor all members of the three
Nebraska volunteer reglmtmtB and Troop
"K' of tbo cavalry , was reported upon fa
vorably by the committee. S. P. 249 , by
Burton , WUE also recommended to pass by
the military committee. This 1s General
Barry's military reorganization bill.
The following : bills passed the senate :
S. P. 203 , 110 , 89 , 170 and 22 ,
S. P 203 , by Newell , odds , the offices of
city . .marshal and attorney to the elective
list Ju cities of tfio second class ,
8. P 110 , by Noyes , relates to the crea
tion of now school districts , u provides
for the consolidation of two or more dU-
trlots upon petition of one-third of the legn' '
votcri ! .
S. P. St ! , by Noyta , allows school dlstrlcl
boards until the third Monday In July t <
report to the county superintendent th <
amount of taxes levied by them for the current -
rent year.
S. P. 170 , by Fowler , amends section IK !
of the Civil Code to conform with receni
court decisions. It relates to objection !
bolng filed to surety undertakings.
S. P. 22 , by Noyca , provides that county
commissioners shall be elected by a vote ol
tlw cntlro county In counties having ovei
7C.OOO inhabitants. The bill relates es
pecially to the election of commissioners
In Douglas county. Ilio fuslonlets voted
solidly { ignlnpl the bill. U wns passed by
n vote of 20 to 10.
S. P. 127 , thr amendment to the Lincoln
charier pertaining to paving , was recom
mitted. The bill was amended to leave the
choice of pavlnR material to the property
owners. The bill was reported back to pass
n.i amended.
H. 11. ir-7 , requiring the officers of coun-
tlec , eltlcs , precincts , villages nnd school
districts to report to the auditor all pay
ments of bonds nnd coupons , was Indefi
nitely postponed.
lloko of Lancaster moved that .the senate
adjourn nfter the Joint ballot. Ho said It
was 'Impossible ' to get committees together.
Ills motion prevailed and no afternoon ses
sion wns hold.
OK 'i'iir. not'si ' :
( ienrrnl Salary Hill IN roiiwlrtereil nml
KlleltM Connhleralile lUncux-ilun.
LINCOLN , March 7. ( Special. ) The
house went Into commltteo of the whole
with Mllbourn In the chair , to consider'
H. 441 , the general salary bill.
The Item of salaries of teachers and em-
nloyes of the State Normal school wns placet :
In the bill nt $40,000 and the commltteo In
creased It to ? 41,800. At the Hastings asy
lum a female physician was added with ti
snlnry of $1,200 per year.
When that part of the bill relating to the
State university wns reached , Easterllng ol
Buffalo moved that the Item of $242,000 $ foi
Instructors nnd employes be reduced tc
? 200,000. The motion was supported by Tay
lor of CUHtcr and Cunningham ot Hnrlnn
who with Easterllng made a persistent llghl
against whnt . they termed an extrnvaganl
appropriation. Clnrk of Lancaster and Pol
lard of Cass Bpojto nt some length In oppo
sition to the motion , but the amendment was
adopted by n vote of 55 to 15.
A motion by Wyman of Buffalo , to In
crease the snlnry ot the physician of the
Kearney school from $ COO to $800 , was de
feated. A similar motion to Increase the
salary of the matron nt Geneva was de
feated. At this point the committee arose.
A petition came in favoring the passage
of II. R.151 , the food commission bill ; alst
n report from the standing commltteo plac
ing on general Ille H. II , 511 , the bill ap
propriating $8,000 to build n wagon bridge
across the Nlobrara river b'otweeu Holt ant )
Boyd counties.
Aftbr recess , on motion of Mllbourn , H. R.
330 , 3C3 nnd 501 were made a special order foi
tomorrow afternoon. Of these bills , 330 ap
propriates $50,000 for two Normal schools ,
the location of which is to be left to the
selection of the State Normal board ; H. R ,
363 Is by Myers , being a general amendment
of the school laws ; H. R. 501 Is the general
appropriation bill.
The house went Into commltteo of the
whole to consider H. R. 44 * . Rouse of Hall
was In the chair.
A motion was made to strike out the Hera
providing for the salary of the steward ol
the Institute for the Keoble-Mlnded nt
Beatrice. It was explained that this was
at the request of the superintendent of the
Institution. The Idea was to make provision
Vi.the general .appropriation bllMpi all .the
salaries of employes , leaving the selection
df the employes to the superintendent.
Some of the members upoka against thh
amendment. They were In favor of keeping
the appointing power in the hands of the
Governor or the state board. The motlor.
was defeated.
An addition was made to the bill by pro
viding for a matron nt the Geneva Institu
tion at $600 per year.
The salary of the surgeon at 'tho Milton !
Soldiers' home was raised from $300 to $400
Wright of Nuckolls moved thaf the Iten :
of $400 pnr year for a matron of' the home
be stricken out.
The two Seward county members opposei :
this amendment. Prlnco of Hall talked lr
favor of consolidating the two soldiers
homes , with the location at Mllford , as II
would save the expense of ono set of officers
Lemar of Saunders spoke In favor of om
homo , but he said It was the Grand Islant
Institution that should bo abandoned.
The discussion wandered bacJt to the mo
tion before the house , nnd the amendmenl
to dispense with the matron nt Mllford wai
defeated.
Without opposition the bill as amendet
was recommended for passage.
II , R. 2C1 , by Armstrong of Nemaba , t
hill to appropriate $35,000 to build n chape
and library building combined for the nor
ami schooi at Peru , was recommended tt
pass.
pass.H.
H. R. 103 , by Taylor of Plllmore , n cura
tlvo bill , was indefinitely postponed.
H. R. 109 , by Flynn of Douglas , nn nc
providing for a Board of Arbitration to settle
tlo differences between laborers and theli
employers and defining the duties nnd pow
er , ) ] thereof , wns recommended to pass ,
H. R. 161 ; by SttirgeBs of Douglas , an ac
entitled "Industrial Statistics , " provldlnf
for the appointment of a dairy and factor :
inspector nnd defining their duties , was tem
porarily passed over In order that It mlgh >
be considered In connection with tbo Jansei
bill relating to the same subject.
H. R. 30'J , by Plynu of Douglas , a foil'
providing that eight hours shall constitute i
day's work by persons under the employ.
mont of the state , was recommitted.
H. II. 240 , by Detweller of Douglas , an ac
Riving the Beard of Education of Omahc
the puwur.to levy tnxes for n.Miool purpt.uos
wns recommended for pnssucQ.
When the committee rose Evans moved
that the report on H. R. 444 bo not con
curred In wherein It allowed the governor's
private secretary $2,000 a year , but thnt tht
amount bo reduced to $1,500 , This motion
was lent by n vote of 36 to 54 ,
Janseu moved thnt the report relating to
the Stnto university be not concurred in
and that the amount allowed be $242,000 , , the
llguro placed In the original bill.
I'ollard of Cass moved as a substitute thai
the whole bill bo recommitted In order that
this Item might bo again considered. The
motion prevailed by a vote of 45 to 43. The
republicans who voted against the mqtlon
were : Berlet , House , Sandal , Schnlblc ,
Smlthberger. Tucker , Wenzl nnd Young.
The fusloulsts who voted for the motion
were : LoomU , Moran , Morrison , Taylor ol
Plllmore , Weaver end Wheeler. The balance
of the committee report was accepted and
the house adjourned.
liny U Tlinnvn unit KInked ,
GENEVA , Neb. , March 7. ( Special. )
Yesterday Harold Tllzoy , a 10-year-old boy ,
was thrown from a pony nnd kicked. Hla
lip and cheek were cut severely and he was
unconscious tor some time. A physician
dressed his wounds and reported him doing
ad well as could be expected.
A stage has been built and Is being fitted
up in Fraternity temple , the Knights of
1'ythlas drill ball. Geneva has at present
no opera hall.
J'or tbe I'nhllc ( iiinil ,
In another part of this paper appears an
advertisement worthy the reading as It's
for the public good. It tells of a Free dis
tribution of Dean's Kidney I'HU , a remedy
for Kidney Ills. Read It , and call nt Kuhn
Sc. Co. , pharmacists , corner 15lh and Doug
las , Omaha , Neb. , Saturday , March nth.
! SIMPSON TARES THE STAND
Tells the IrwUigatlng Committee Aboiv
Examining Insurance Companies ,
LOSES NO CHANCE TO GATHER IN CON
Hoariln at Home 11111 ! ' ( "InirKCN Com.
Iiiiny Ttvu Dollarx n Day fur
Hotel lllllH TrnvclH
nn
LINCOLN , March 7. ( Special. ) The In
vcstlgntlng committee held n meeting thli
morning nnd called J. A. Simpson as n wit'
ness.
Simpson said ho was a nephew of thi
auditor , was 27 years of age and had "kep
Auburn as his residence since 1S0. ! * " III !
business was that of school teacher mi <
bookkeeper. Ho had been ndmlttcd ( o thi
bnr and had done some newspaper work
Ills experience In bookkeeping previous tt
entering the auditor's olllco consisted li
keeping his own books and the private nc
counts of Uoorgo W. Cornell , n Inwyer a !
Auburn.
Simpson said he had hold the place li
the auditor's office ns bond clerk ono yeai
nnd county treasurer exnmlnor , with thi
exception of two months , when he examine ,
several Insurance companies. In the exam
limtlon of the Farmers' nnd Merchants
company ho took the greater part of t
month. He was not 'busy ' all the montl
nt this , as ho had some sickness In hli
family.
Witness told how ho examined the conv
pnny , Ilrst getting his certificate , then golnt
to the olllco of the company nnd countlnt
the cash. Ho chocked over the notes heir
by the company , but did not nttempt tc
Investigate the real worth of the noted
Mr. Mullen ot the Insurance company tool <
him over the city to tnsiioct the dlffercnl
properties on which the company had mort
gages.
"Had yon any previous experience In ap
praising property In the city of Lincoln ? '
"Well , no , except I had been living here. '
Witness said the property outsldo Lincoln
was taken at the face valuation of the paper
"I satisfied myself that 1 was doing Jus
tice to the statennd still not an Injustice
to the company. The company requested
an examination by publishing In the State
Journal nn open letter signed by D. E
Thompson. "
The only outsldo property that the wit
ness could remember ns having been undei
mortgage to the company was a tract 01
land In Perkins county. Ho thought It was
about 15,000 ncres. He had Judged of Hi
value only from his knowledge of thi
western country.
IIlN Mcniorjl.npncx. .
Witness could not remember who re
quested an examination of the Bankers' Llfi
company of Lincoln. Ho went to this com-
pnny and the c lcers requested him to wall
a week , as their books were not In shape
He did not wait , but told them their book !
ought to be In shape. Ho went through th <
same manner of examination as with tin
other company. Mr. Llndley , an employe o
the company , did the actuary work of thi
examination. The examination took abou
two weeks.
Simpson said that he charged the tw <
companies $10 a day and $2 for board.
"But you boarded nt home , didn't you ? "
"Yes ; but I would rather board then
than at any hotel."i
Hero followed n series ot questions to flni
whether Simpson had really paid , as showr
by the report. ' .Ho'ftnally said that ho die
not pay any board , except sometimes 'whet
he took mealB..flowa . > town nnd those did noi
.cost him at theraof ; $2 per day.
Witness said ho found many mortgage !
that were- not recorded.
"Mr. Llndley did. the actuary work undei
my directions. I am not an actuary , as I :
takes four or five years to learn this. I dli
not know how to run the actuary tables. "
"Then how could , you direct him in thi
work ? How could you toll what he was
doing ? "
"Well , ho swore to the figures. "
"Ho was an employe of the company
wasn't he ? "
"Yes. "
Witness here admitted that when hi
asked the office actuary to look after thi
figures ono of the officials of the cornpnnj
remarked that "they were not running i
kindergarten. "
"I had them dnnclng on the auditor's car
pet for about two weeks , and made then :
record the mortgages that I found unre
corded. "
"What did they dance , a two-step ? " aakofi
Mr. Prout.
"Well , I don't know. They paid for the
e , " said Simpson.
"And you were the whole orchestra , " re
marked Prout.
Witness told how ho examined the Na
tional Aid company at Topoka. He stoppec
at a hotel , but could not remember whni
hotel. Ho took dinner and supper and weni
to Lawrence every evening , where hi !
mother lived. That was in January , 1809.
"I went down to Topeka on the 2d o
January nnd commenced the work the nexi
day. "
"Didn't you go down there on a pass ? "
llodr nil a I'ltBH.
"Yes , I got it from ( .he Missouri Paclfli
company. "
"Did you have a pass from Topeka t <
Lawrence ? "
"No , I nm sorry to say , I did not. "
Witness said thu first act ot the examina
tion was when ho got his pass and started
to Topokn. Ho charged the company foi
the day , while ho was "riding down thorc
on the pass. " Ho was ready for btialnett
the next day. Ho did not show the company
htB certificate for a day or two , as lie al
ready know the olllcors. Ho got up there
about 8 o'clock and spout a will To In n social
way getting acquainted. The examination
ended on the 7th of January.
Here the witness was shown the National
Aid receipt for $100 , the ono that was repro
duced In The Bee , nnd ho Identified It as his
own handwriting.
Captain Fisher tried to find out how the
witness could collect hla fee before the work
was ended and how he could tell how much
tfco bill was to bo. Ed Smith -Interfered
and said the witness was not being allowed
to explain. George W. Cornell of Auburn
got up In an excited manner and , shaking
hla fist at Fisher , demanded that the wit
ness be given a fair show to answer. Fisher
and Cornell had nn Interchange of worda
and Chairman Prout notified them that If
there were any more Interruptions the room
would bo cleared. To enforce this the ser-
gcant-nt-arms was sent for.
Simpson told about the signing of the au
ditor's name to the certificate to examine
the National Aid , It had not been attended
to when he was ready to go to Topeka and
Cornell sent it downtown to him by his lit-
tie girl.
The wiltness hero denied that he himself
dad signed tbo certificate , but testified that
ho did not think It was Cornell's signature
to the paper. On second examination be
was qulto nuro Cornell had written the nig-
nature. ' Witness had , however , preicnted
the certificate and charged the company at
the rate of $15 per day nnd expenses.
In explaining the receiving of tbo certifi
cate Simpson cald ho noticed the ical and
the signature were on the paper. He wrote
the body of the certificate himself.
Cross-questioned by Oeorgo W. Cornell ,
Ida witness ald the auditor's wife often
signed hlo name and this slgnaturu looked
something like her writing , but at III more
like the writing of the little girl.
Questioned further Simpson said Mri.
Cornell was not authorized to act as auditor
f end ho did not think she ever signed the
auditor's name to official papers.
Just before adjournment Simpson tried lo
explain why ho wns not present when wanted
nt previous cessions of the committee nnd
wns giving hla "Interpretations of the law
about subpoenas nnd witnesses" when Prout
Interrupted him nnd paid the committee did
not want his Interpretations. This brought
nbotit another exchange between the various
attorneys , nfter which the committee ad
journed to tomorrow morning at S o'clock ,
Slmpion being notified that ho would again
bo" put on the stand.
lion ten liy Hail lloyn ,
NEUUASKA CITY , Neb. , March 7. ( Spe-
IA1. ) Chaunccy Allen , n young man of this
city , became Involved 111 nn altercation with
two colored boys named Uurrcll this morn
ing , when one of the boys drew n 14-
callbcr revolver nnd pushing It In the face
of Allen fired. The latter was nhle to grnr
the weapon nnd prevent the shot from strik
ing him. Ills fnce wns seriously burned by
the exploding powder. The boys then ns-
saultcd him with bricks nnd Flours nnd be
wan terribly bruised and beaten before he
escaped from them. The youths were- ar
rested nnd will be sent to the reform school ,
ns they nre both under age.
A horse nnd road wagon belonging to F.
W. Potrlng of PetritiR & Schuster , general
merchandise , were stolen last evening. The
rig was hitched In front ot the store nnd
wan taken between 7 nnd 9 o'clock. There
Is no clue to the thief.
liulnntrlen at Columbus.
COLUMUUS , Nob. , March 7. ( Special. )
The shoo factory of C. A. Lutz & Co. has
been Idle for several days , n number of
hands being consequently thrown out of
employment. This firm manufactures
wooden-soled shoes nnd It has boon unable
to procure the kind of wood necessary , which
must bo shipped from Arkansas. Supplies
nro expected In a few days.
The Columbus brewery , which has been
closed for n time , undergoing Improvements ,
has agnln opened and Is filling orders. By
the exploding of the boilers In February
the brewery was compelled to close down
nnd Ih tbo mcnntlnic nbotit $2,000 worth of
Improvements have been made.
Cole IMcmlNot nullly.
BLOOMINGTON , Neb. , March 7. ( Special
Telegram. ) W. S. Cole was arraigned nnd
the Information read late this afternoon. Ho
pleaded not guilty before Judge Beall and
the trial Is set to commence tomorrow
morning. Most of the day was spent In
hearing the dnmago suit brought by Wil
liam McClelland against C. G , Adams ot
the Superior Cattle company for $3,000 on a
cattle deal and the case is in the hands ot
the Jury.
Throe llcvlvnln ni York ,
YORK , Neb. , March 7. ( Special. ) Three
of York's loading churches are holding re
vivals and n number of conversions are re
ported. Dr. D. L. Palno of Lincoln Is con
ducting one of tbo meetings. Another Is In
charge ot Rev. Campbell nt the Christian
church nnd a third , conducted by the United
Brethren , Is being held at the chapel at the
college building.
IIotHtStriken n Karuicr.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , March 7. ( Special. ) C.
P. Deland , n farmer living cast of this town ,
received n serious wound In the face yes
terday from the hoof of a horse. He was
assisting the blacksmith In shoeing the ant-
man , when it suddenly reared nnd struck
Doland In the face. The injury is not dan
gerous.
Good PrlecN fur Properly.
YORK , Neb. , March 7 ( Special. ) G.
Chessman has purchased this week the two-
story brick , 20x80 , on the corner of Lincoln
avenue nnd Sixth street , paying $0,000 for
the same. York business and residence
property IE selling from 25 to DO per cent
abo\o values offered a year ago.
Colil Wave nt
GIBBON. Neb. , March 7. ( Special. ) An
other cold wave has been in full blast here
since Saturday night.
1 Eggs fell from 24 cents to 10 cents per
dozen last week , but the present cold snap
Is strengthening the market again.
TWO VIGOROUS KICKS MADE
One IN AKIIIIH | { lli-jtcal at ( iiunc Lmv *
nnil Another for County
Auditor * .
WOOD RIVER , Neb. . March 7. To the
Editor of The Bee : If ono of tbe citizens
of Nebraska would go abroad to some other
state and some friend of his would ask
him how our legislature was getting along ,
ho surely would have to say that It has a
great grist of bills on the platform , but few
of them have been ground. It would seem
to a non-resident that the legislature of Ne
braska was trying to propose the greatest
number of bills of any legislative body in
the combined states and one would wonder
what the whole batch would amount to If
they all were passed. Of course the people
In Nebraska do realize the fact that It Is
of moro Importance to have wild geese and
ducks protected than to have laws to pro
tect the people against such Injustice as
has been practiced by officials entrusted with
the people's money. Some of our legislators
talk of having game wardens to protect the
wild geese and ducks as they pass over our
stato. Thera was never n greater curse to
the farmers along the 1'lntto river than
the oily hunter , full ot booze nnd a Win
chester rifle. Man nor beast Is not safe
on or near either bank. A man at work
along cither bank of the river baa to flcu
for his own safety.
The law as it stands Is good enough for
the farmers. I would Imaglno that tbo
instigator of this bill to repeal the game
law was a city chap and posolbly runs some
back or btis line to the Plntto for the ac
commodation of the city hunters and bis
pockotbook.
Here Is a conundrum : If it takes three
game wardens in each county to wntcb the
gceso and ducks lly over , how many war
dens will It take to watch our state and
county officials to keep them from stealing
the people blind ?
Of course a law of this kind would bo
too good , To district the state ( iff and havu
auditors to check up'each and every official
that handles public money and tnako the
penalty so great it ho Is found short in his
accounts that every official would be blu
own bondemun , instead of dragging some
poor devil who is on tbo bond to
poverty , ns It is at present. Tlioro
is no man that would wish for a
life term In tbo penitentiary for what bo
could rake off In three months. There Is
no question that but few counties In Ne
braska , If they had what money that has
been stolen , could pay their portion of nn
auditor's salary tor many years , besides
relieving the distress that U heaps on tbe
taxpayers to moke all of these shortage
good. There is not u first-class business
Institution In Auierlep but has Its auditor
to check up the booka of those who handle
their money. Why should not Nebraska ?
M. F. W.
Our .Vnval Station at Sim Juan.
The new United States naval station to be
located at San Juan , Porto Rico , will be of
the utmost importance to this country aa
the key to the situation when tbe Nica
ragua canal U constructed. The key to good
health is Hosteller's Stomach Bittern. It
guards the digestive organs from attacks of
Indigestion , blllouancsa and constipation ,
Just the nameas tbo new naval station at
Ban Juan will ward off attacks upon this
country by foreign foes ,
Silver Nlilpnient.
NBW YORK , March 7. The atoaraiblp
Majesticnulling for Europe tomorrow , will
take out 025,000 ounces of silver.
NEW FACTORS IN THE RACE
A&aistant Secretary Molklejohn and J , Ster
ling Morton Each Get a Vote.
NO OTHER CHANGES FROM MONDAV
Illtiinir CiiMfM the Vote for Morton nni !
Tnll.ot the OIK ; for Mclklrjiilin
dill- Three AlmoliteeN from
the .luliit
-llnltot-
1 , 7. US. Hit.10. . -II. 41 !
Alien r.s r.s n-t nr. no .17 n *
Iliiywnril . . US .111 H7 7 JIT 'IT ! . '
Webater . . . 10 10 11 11 11 11 11
Field | , . . . M S M S t
I.ninhertnoi It U -I -I -I -I -I
\\eMnn . . . a . 5 . - > r R -i
Thotntiftiin 7 7 l
AilaiitN . . . 1 ! l a 1 ! I 1
llnlnrr . . . t . . 1 1 1 1 1
Melklejohii J
Viilrnllnc . II
IllllMlllMV . 1 ! I ,
MajnrN . . . . a
Heene . . . .i. a i ! It II I it I
Fomi a a . . .
Van IMiNrti. . 1 1 . . . . .
'
CornlNh . , . . . . . . .
DavlilNiiu . . . , ] . . . . . . ,
Mill-tin l . ,
Mttle | . .
Morton i \ \ | l
Allen ( Kuril ) 1 . .
Total . . . .Htl ins tail 1-7 1-S 1B UK
Xee. lo elect ( IU (17 ( II ( II < tr (15 ( ( IJ (
LINCOLN. March " . ( Special Telegram. ]
t
The only feature of the Joint ballot today
was the appearance of the name of Assist-
nnt Secrelnry of Wnr Melkltjohn nmong
those voted for. Dltmnr voted for J. Ster
ling Morton , as on the last night's ballots.
The only changes from the night ballot !
were Mllbourn back to Adams and Tnlbot
from Woaton to Mclklejolin. The absentees
were Detwcller , Oration nnd Vninlegrlft.
The joint convention adjourned after tak
ing one ballot.
Individual Vote.
The following U the Individual vote :
Adams Israel , Mllbourn 2.
Morton Dltmar 1.
Melklejohn Talbot 1.
Halner Conwcll 1.
Iteeae Clark , Lane , Thompson of Mer-
rick 3.
Weaton Chlttendcn , Hlbbert , Jones ,
Prout 4.
LambertRon Hums , Janscn , McCnrgnr ,
Smith of Saline 4.
Field Anderson , Barton , Chambers , Hal-
ler , Harkson , Hocke , Scott , Wcnzl 8.
Webster Beverly , Burman , Cox , Crow
FUher , Houck , Olmsted , Mann , Myers ,
Noyes , Van Ouscn 11.
For Hayward Alexander , Allen , Arends
Armstrong , Berlet , Bolsnor , Blake , Urod-
crick , Currle , Evans , Fowler , Olffert , Hal-
dcrman , Hall , Hannibal , Harris , Hastings
Hathoru , Hicks , Holbrook , McCarthy , Nes-
bit , Newell , Owens , Pollard , Prince , Key-
nolds , Rouse , Sandall , Schalblc , Smith o !
nichardeon , Smlthborger , Stcele , Tucker
Walling , Wilcox , Young , Zellcrs 38.
Allen Douller , Cannday , Carton , Cnwthra
Cosgrove , Crockett , Cunningham , Dobry
Dunn , Easterllng , Eastman , El woo J , Kndl-
colt , Farrell , Flynn , Fretz , Fuller , CSrand-
staff , Orell , Orosvenor , Hale , Hardy , How
ard , Johnson. Klcster , Knepper , Lemar
LoomU , McCrackcn , McGlnloy , Memmlnger
Miller , Moran , Morgan , Morrison , Murray
O'Neill , Peck , School. Smith of Antelope
Smith of Butler , Slecke , Shore , Spohn , Stur-
gess. Swan , Tanner , Taylor of Flllinorc
Taylor of Ouster , Thompson of Clay , Wat
son , Weaver , Webster , Wheeler , Woodprd
Wright and Wyman 57.
FIRE RECORD.
I.onii City Oiierii HOIIHC.
LOUP CITY , Neb. , March 7. ( Specla
Telegram. ) The Loup City opera housi
burned today. The fire caught from thi
stove In one of the school rooms on the iirs
floor. The Knights of Pythias , lessees o
the- opera . -Mise , saved nil but about $101
worth of inclr paraphernalia. Everythlni
In the school rooms was saved and the Oor
man Medical company , which wng playlni
an engagement here , saved nil Its effects
There wns no Insurance.
HeNldcnee nt TecimiHeu.
TECUMSEH , Neb. , March 7. ( Special
Telegram. ) Fire destroyed the resldenet
and contents of A. F. Nelson here today
The explosion of a gasoline stove caused
the flre and but for the timely action o !
n neighbor Mrs , Nelson would have losl
her life. The explosion caused her suet
a shock that she fainted 111 the burning
building. Building and household goodi
were valued at $900. Insurance , ? 400.
Children Start lll - Illuvr.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , March 7. ( Special.- )
The barn and carpenter shop of Frank Ooras
located In the eastern part of the city , wat
entirely consumed by lire last evening. An
alarm was turned In , but the building waa
enveloped In llames before the department
arrived , owing to the long distance. The
loss Is $350 ; Insurance , $225. The flre was
caused by children playing with matches.
Iliinuarlan KleviitorN lltini.
DENVEIl , March 7. Flro practically destroyed -
stroyed thu Hungarian clovntors hero thU
! FREE !
_
TO KIDNEY SUFFERERS.
An opportunity worthy
of your notice.
If you suffer from kidney disease or any
ailment arising from an Improper action of
the kidneys or unlnary organs , this offer we
make to the pi-oplo of Omaha , should Inter-
eat you. In the advancement of medical
science , the kidneys , being almost the or
gans of the greatest Importance to human
health , have not been neglected , and In
placing before you such a cure ns Dean's
Kidney I'llls , the proprietors recognize how
far so many statements of the raakern of
similar preparations have fallen short of
their cloliiu. being convinced that no rem-
Ddy for kidney complaints In existence
equals Doan's Kldnoy I'llU for nucli ail
ments ; strengthened In the convictions by
letters that are daily received of the work
they are doing for mankind's benefit , old
backs and young backs are being constantly
Freed from nevur-ceaslug aches , and many alamo
lame and shattered one , stooped and con
tracted , Is strengthened , Invigorated and
Infused with new life. With such a mcdl-
; lno , an offer of this kind can be made
ivitbout hesitancy , for while we loan the
box we glvo you , we make a friend that
isslflts us In the ealo of many others.
OM : KUI.II nov
it Doan's Kidney I'JIls will bo given away
tree to over1 person suffering with kidney
illmentc at the undersigned address , First
: ome , first served , and only this one chauco
jflcred. Remember this is not a sample
lox , but a regular size box of Doan's Kltl-
ley I'llU , which retails at CO cents
Remember ,
Free Distribution Ono Duy Only ,
Saturday , March llth , from 0 a. m. to 8 p ,
n. , at Kuhn & Co , , I'liannuclsU , corner 1Mb
uid Douglas streets , Omaha , N b ,
Cut tbla advertisement out and brine with
ou ,
Bale agents for the United States , Fouler-
Ullburn Co. , Buffalo , N. Y.
evening nnd rendering nearly vnlucleie front
100,000 to 150,000 bushels of wheat stored
there. The loss Is estimated nt about $78-
000 , largely covered by Insurance. The ele
vator wan the property of J. K. Mullen a
Co. , the leading mill owners ot thin section.
Dmtrnotlvr Klrc nt Tnlj-n.
SKAOWAY. March 2. ( Via Victoria , U.
C. ) A destructive flro In Tnlyn Inflt night
destroyed the Palace and Northern hotels ,
the Ohllcoot train ntnbles , the Scnoto valoon
and the court house. Loss , $12,000. There
was no flro apparatus.
DEATH RECORD.
I'rlrnt Die * of Smallpox.
ST. LOUIS , March 7. A special to tha
Post-DlBpatch from Dallas , Tex. , says : llnv.
Father J. A. Hartnett , n Catholic priest ,
died at the parochial homo hero today ot
smallpox. Ho contracted the disease whllo
visiting patients In the Dallas penthouse In
the blizzard three weeks ago , when he
walked six miles with the thermometer 11
degrees below zero.
ICnrljt'lilviTxalUt Mlnlntrr.
PHILADELPHIA , March 7. Samuel Adi-
ton , ono of thr earliest ministers of the
Unlversallst church , died nt his homo here
last night , aged 77 years. Mr. Ashton waa
born In Philadelphia and served churches
In Heading , Pa. , Chicago nnd Lincoln , III. ,
Fnrmlngton , Mich. , nnd In Now York state.
I'lililUlicr of "Amniifr " " ' Cloud * . "
SPRINGFIELD , Mass. , March 7. Henry
M , Hurt , founder of the paper published on
the top of Mount Washington , known as
"Among the Clouds , " died nt his homo In
this city today of pneumonia. Mr. Uurtvai
CS years old.
lOnd of Dolilliflinci-'N
CH1CAOO , March 7. Edward Dohlholmer
was arrested today charged with using the
United States mall for fraudulent purposes.
His scheme wan to advertise , offering spools
of choice Bilk thread t a bargain. When
he got money from n customer ho Is said to
hnve sent only n ynrd or two of silk , which
he cnlled n sample and asked for n continu
ance of the customer's trade.
ConurrM iiiiiii I.ONCN 111 * Wallet.
DETROIT. Mich. . March 7. Congressman
Snover , enrouto from Washington to hla
homo at Port Austin , reported to the pollen
today thnt ho had lost , or been robbed , ol
his pocketbook since leaving Toledo. It
contained $ ! > 0 , two $ liOO United States bonds.
FOUIO railway pass books nnd a mlleag *
ticket.
Poisoned by Grip.
It is nn awful thliiK to fed Mint Ihc
blood that Riot's coursing tlu'ou h your
vt'iiis on ItH mission of feeding , build-
lug up and strengtlionlng your nerves ,
brain , muscles , bones and slnows , may
be polluted with a subtle and deadly
poison which only awaits an opportu
nity to strike a deadly blow to your
health , nnd possibly to your life.
Everyone wlio has bad the grip and
lias not taken the pains to thoroughly
cleanse the system of the poisons which
that terrible disease creates In thu
blood is having Just that experience.
The hour when the blow will come may
not be known ; but that It i surely coinIng -
Ing there Is no room for doubt.
Do not wait until tt. Is too late before
you begin to light this dreaded poison.
Begin now , and begin with a remedy
that Is sure lo help you. Dr. Miles' Xer-
vlue is an antidote for grip poisons. It
strengthens and invigorates the nervea
and gives them the innver to search out
and kill the germs of disease. 11 whets
the appetite , ald digestion nnd makes
new , rich blood to take the place of the
poisoned products that are driven oft" .
"After a very severe attack of la-
( Jrippe I found myself suffering from
aggravated heart trouble. I had palpi
tation , shortness of breath and exper
ienced u dull pain and smothering feelIng -
Ing In left breast. 1 was very nervous
and restless and could sleep but little
day ior night. I began taking Dr. .Miles'
Nervine , and received ho much help from
It thnt I followed every dose with Dr.
Miles' New Heart Cure. In a few weeks
my health was restored and I have no
return of the trouble In seven years. "
MRS. TKt'MAX TKMl'LK ,
( irauville , ' .V. Y.
A trial package of Pr. Miles' favorlto
treatment for the grip , consisting of Dr.
Miles' Nervinc.l Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain
Pills and Dr. Miles' Nerve and I-lvor
Pills will be sent ulmaliitcly free of cost
to any person sending name and address
on a postal card , requesting the sample ,
and mentioning the name of this paper.
Address , Dr. Miles Medical Co. , Klkhart ,
Ind.
AMUSI3.ME.VrS.
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Telephone I5II1.
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.Sweurliiwen , OniHlia > tell U no nil
youiiKIndlen , will niuke ( lielr debut
UN Nlnulnur anil ilamilnK noulirctlek ,
All rrleiiil * lire urireil to ntterul llm
lierforiiinnee aiifl iiNNiire tliein or nr-
eexK. Tliu regular bill , Iniiliiilliiw
elKlit of tbo bent nutx In VHiiilevllle ,
will be iirrKeiiteillth IICMV ft-adirm.
IJon't full to nee "Dink , " the lilxb illv.
IOK. !
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.Mittmsrin Tel. 1919 ,
Frliluy nnil Nnf nriln > - , Mnruli 10-11.
With Mntlnee Ha ( n relay.
Sol , Smith Russell
In u new conu'dy , vnntled ,
Hon. John Grifjsby
by Chan Klein.
Night Prices Lower Floor , J1.50 ; balcony ,
$1.U ) and 76o ; gallery. ylV.
Matlneo Frit-en Lower Floor Jl.OO ; uaU
cony , 76o and Uu ; nailery , 23c.
Sent * now on Male.
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