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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1899)
r THE OMAHA DA1JA" IJlUJfls TUESDAY , MAY , ! ! . TE S THE INSANITY DODGE < Fsataie Ootn's ( o the Trout hi Ken Murder Caw , DEFENDANT HOW POSES AS A LUNATIC t ToNttnitiny M ilrniiKlit Out to Show tlmt tltf ACCIIIIM ! Murderer1 of .Jolill Held Wai 7\ut ot Sound Mind. Tha ovlilcnco for the defense In the Kerr murder case Is itccumulatliiK slowly , as It IT mot with vlgotous resistance nt every point by Gouctal Cnnln , who has apparently nwutnod ohargri of the atato'i nMo nf the caio Tlio ontlro proceedings ot yestcidny could easily have been completed In nn hour , but copious argument * and exhaustive cross-txnmlimtlous killed tlmo nt a nle that promises to mnko the ca o la/it all the vvook unless more expedition Is Insisted on. The only element of Interest was what appeared to bo an energetic effort on the part of .ho defend- nnt to glvo force to the testimony thnt was being Introduced In regard to his al leged Irresponsibility for the crime. During the trial the defendant has been as Immobile as n wooden Indian. He has sat beside hla counsel , apparently the least Interested pet-- eon In the room. When the most concluslvo ovlilcnco was being piled up ngalnst dim ho gnvo no sign that he was even Interested Iti It Not once during the trial has ho turnca his head to look around the court room , and thu only movement that ho has Indulged In was to occasionally raise his eyes fiom the floor to the Judge's desk. Just before noon , nnd while his attorney wnu arguing n ques tion of evidence In connection wltti deposi tions on the alleged hereditary Insanity In the Kcrr family. Kcrr turned suddenly across the table to the county attorney and excitedly accused that ofnclnl of trj Ing to whisper to him. Ho appeared to bo highly Indignant nnd continued to tnllc after his counsel and n deputy sheriff warned him to bo quiet. Then ho turned In his chair and glared savagely nt Ills wife nnd Mrs. Held , who Eat nt the other side of the room. Ho mumbled Incoherently to his nttorncvs , plucked wildly at his beard nnd assumed all tlio outwaid appearances of lunacy that might bo suggested. Ho was finally quieted down nnd sat as before , except that ho scanned the facea of the Jurors narrowly out of the corner of his eye ns though to mark the effect. Htnte IluNiN KM Cnic. The attorneys engaged In the prosecution decided to rest their case yesterday moinlni ? and the evidence for the do- fcnso was begun So far this has consisted largely of depositions designed to establish the existence of insanity as n hereditary disease In the Ken family. The Introduc tion of this evidence vvns stubbornly op- pcaod by General Cowln , who assumed charge of the prosecution nt this point , nnd the rule of nn hour of argument to flvo minutes of evidence was consistently main tained. John Cunningham of the County ot Ayr , Scotland , deposed that he was .1 Justice of the peace , and there a neighbor of the Kerr family. He had known John Kcrr , the de fendant , for four vcnrs , and his father , Robert Kerr , thirty years. At this point the reading was interrupted by an objection fiom the wlnte , In which the limitations to expressions of opinion by non-expert wit nesses on the question of Insanity cnmo up for discussion. The point was also raised that It was Imnit- torlal at this time to bring up the question of the mental condition of a third party As these objections admittedly extended to the main reliance of the defense they wore argued at length nnd with llbeinl proi ductlono of authority. Judge Dakor ruled that In the first case It ivas necessary to show the facts on which the opinion wait bieed before It could be expressed , and In regard to the second objection ho held thnt evidence relatlvo to the mental condition of the defendant's father was material. Continuing , the Cunningham deposition stated tFnt Robert Kerr was an Inmate of an Insane asylum for a term ot years. A number of his peculiar actions were cited as a foundation on which the afllant baeed his opinion that he was Insane. The expres sion of this opinion vvns cut oft by addi tional objections from the state and another extended argument. An effort to Intioduco testimony relative to alleged Insanity of Korr's nephew resulted In the same way and the court decided not to admit It at present. The Insanity ot Robert Kcrr was further established by the deposition of his family phvalclnn , who asserted that ho had known him for twenty years and thnt his disease waa homicidal mania. The tiatl-nony of the physician relative to the alleged Insanity - . , sanity of hie nephew was not admitted. * < lllOMtlOll ( if IllNltllli ) . In the afternoon the defense called Dr. R. M. Stouo to the stand to cstnblibh the con tention that the Insanity of other members of the family , ns well as the father , Is of 5 Importance In 'considering the mental con- j i dltlon of the son. The witness declared that It Is ot vital Impoitnnce and held to ] thy , proposition through a lather ferocious cross-examination by Oeneral Cowln. The reading of a third deposition was also punctuated by Intcimlnnblo aiguments This was the deposition of the superintendent ot the asylum , who lapeatod the statements rrlatlvo to Insanity In the Kcrr family and expressed the opinion that John Kerr Is a homicidal maniac. Thin was followed by a prolonged argument on the question of the Introduction of the olllclnl records ot the n&ylum In evidence. The objection of the Htato waa Htibtalncd The nlllant proceeded to describe the condition of Robert Kerr nt some length , referring to his violence , cxcit- nblllty and mental hallucinations. Ho also duclaicd that hereditary wnu the most po tent cause of his malady. Objection by the state to the admission ot un opinion as to the effect of Kcrr's Insanity an hla sou was sustained. 13\iiloiic'fi for tliu DofoiiHt * . This ended the depositions for the time , and W. H , Kocnlg was called as thu first witness for the defense1 , Ho testified that ho Knew both John Kerr and John Reid. Ho saw thorn both ut Twenty-sixth nnd Leav- cnworth streets June 2S. The } weio fightIng - Ing In a buggy when he Hist tmvr them. Then they both Jumped out of the buggy and had It out. Reid knocked Kerr down twlco and beat him In thu face and kicked l.lm , Kcrr was lying on the ground when Held kicked him several times In thu head. D. W. Comstock was another > o witness of the fight , and ha testified that Raid started the trouble by knocking Kerr down. Ho > knocked him down three times , Kerr act- lug as though ho wcro dazed. Hu did not see any kicking. The witness took Kerr tn bis shop a block away and washed the blood from hla face. Roy Comstocl ; corroborated the story of the preceding witness In some particulars and related mm * apparently erratic actions cf the defendant In the same vicinity next day. LVIIKI ) STATUS < OtllT llt'SIMJSS. ' .Indite .Slilrn * nf Dnliniinc ArrUcn lo .VNilnt Jttilur Mmi or. Judge Shlraa of Dubuque , la , arrived hero Sunday night and jwtcrdny went upon the bench to apjlst Judge Munger In the trial of cases In United States court. Ho will bo hero a couple of wcekn , nnd during that tlmo will prealdo over th\j equity docket. Judge Shlr.8 has been upon the United States district court bench slnco ! S < i2. Ho Is CG years ot age and can retire at the end of four yeara While ha hnfi been discussed ns a protnblo candidate for the circuit bench , It la not piobablo that he would accept the position , owing to the fact that ho would hnvo to occupy tint pisltlnn ten years before ho could retire nnd receive thu pay provided for by the statutes of the United Slates. While It woo expected that this would be ono of the buoy "l-iys " of the present term ot United Slates court , thcro vvn little for Judges Mungcr nnd Slilras to do Today It Is thought that the attornejo will bo on hand and lhat from now until the first of next month Judges and juries will have all the buslncM that they can attend to. All of the wllncnos subpoenaed for the present term of United States court have arrived nnd nro spending their tlmo In the corridors of the government building , where ceats have been provided for them Of the witnesses , a largo proportion nro Indians , who nio called hero to testify against whlto men who have fractured the lawj while upon the Indlin reservations In this vicinity. J. H. Dunn , assistant surveyor of customs , who during the exposition had charge of the government work , lias been assigned to Sati Prancisco , whole ho will look after the Chinese Imports. Mr. Dunn expects to leave for hlH now field of labor some tlmo during the next week. William Nicholson of Grand Island has been appointed bailiff for that section of the United Stales court which will bo presided over by Judge Shlras of Dubuque. Ho Is n brother of Chief Deputy Nicholson of United Stales Marshal Ttiummel's office. Deputy United States Marshal Tracy ot Sioux City , la. , IB In the city for the purpose of giving testimony in cases against parties who nro charged with Introducing liquor upon the Omaha and Wlnncbago Indian res ervations. Tracy has been connected with the marshal's ofllco for a number of jcars and during the last flvo years has arrested moro criminals than any other deputy In tbe state. Last week the press report credited Judge Shlras ot the United States court with de ciding a caeo and holding that the tribunal over which ho presides has nothing to do with bankruptcy cases. In speaking of the matter the Judge said tdat ho was misquoted. Ho declares that he decided nothing of the kind , but that Instead he held that In a cast , where It was charged that n chattel mort gage was fraudulent In order to teat this question suit would have to be brought tn the stale courls. As administrator of the estate ot Otto Drown , deceased , G Z. Dlmmltt of Arapalioc county , Colorado , 1ms brought suit ngalnst Cox , Jones & Co , commission men nt South Omaha , to recover the sum of $3,000 , the alleged value of 2,017 sheep. Dlmmltt avers that during the summer nnd fall of 1S98 P largo flock of sheep , the property ot the Ilrown estate , gra/ed upon the ranch of the deceased In Arapahoe county. On September 12 of that jcar he charges that they were stolen , shipped to South Omaha , and sold to Cox , Jones & Co , where they were subse quently found. II. C. lllrd , Indian agent nt the Santco agency In South Dakota , Is In the city In attendance upon United States court , where ho has been called In some cases that are to bo tried. The United States grand Jury reported to Judge Mungcr Monday night , bringing In between twenty and thirty Indictments , tno result of the first week's labor during the present term of court. The Jurors reported thnt they have additional matters to con sider. SUIT AGAI.W1' THU WATCH COMPANY Amy 1' . lIopkliiH AlleKOS ) ) IIIIIHKL'N In tin- Sum of ijCtO.OOO. Another suit has boon filed against the Omali.i Water company as the result of the Patterson block tragedy , and the amount of damages Increabes by the previous ratio. Amy n. Hopkins , who was In the Pat terson building at the tlmo of the flro de clares that her Injuriea entitle her to $10,000. She save thnt she was ono of the M.iccabeo committee that -was In session on the third floor of the building when the flro broke out. She ran down the utalrwny , but was stopped because the door that led to the lower stairway and thence to the street was locked. She returned through the flames to the third floor and was then com pelled to Jump from the window after her clothes weio env'clcpcd ' In flames. Her face and cyea were badly burned , several rlb-i were fractuicd and her legs were so 'se verely Injincd that she hno never recovered their full use. Some NIMI INHIICN. The case of Kldgloy and others ngalnst Ilio city of Lincoln was argued before Judge Shlras In the United States couit yesterday afternoon and submitted. The case raises bomo issues that have not heretofore been presented In this state and consequently they prove Interesting to the attorneys Tlio city of Lincoln has nn oullnanco that piovIdes for n tax to bo paid on merchandise bought outside of ttio city. Hldgloy and other merchants of the town made some purchases In Omaha and had the goods shipped to them. The city ofllcials attempted to collect the tax and the merchants , refusing to pay , took the matter Into court , contending that the ordinance Is hi conflict wllti the provi sions of the United States Intorcommerce law , Suit AKiiliiNt 'Hod L'roMN IoiiKiif. " E. L. Wren has appealed to the courts to decide a controversy between himself nnd the local "Red Cross League , " In which ho asiorts that ho has been damaged to the amount of $3,000 , His story Is that ho en tered Into a contract with the leasuo by which he was to bu furnished with all the medical nnd surgical attendance needed In his family for a stipulated compensation. Ho declares that last Tebruary his wife wns 111 and the league sent him a physician who treated her case In such a manner that ho was compelled to expend $350 In additional doctor bills. WnntN H.'i.OOO for ( he I.ONM of n. I.i'tf. The trial of the case of Herman Zarnlko against the Union Pacific Hallway company v.as commenced before n Jury In Judge Mun- ger's court yesterday afternoon. The plaintiff seeks to recover the sum of $0,000 on account of the lobs ot a leg. As a de fense the defendant alleges contributory negligence Herman Zarnlko was a packing house era- plova working In South Omaha and r < ? In- Ing In Omaha , Early In the morning ot July WALTHAM WATCHES The best and most reliable timekeepers made in this country or in any other. Mi Tlie "Riverside" ( / * . * * ) inovement is jeweled throughout with rubles and sapphires. For sale by all jewelers. 10 , 189(5 ( he wag on Ills way to work , rldlnR on tUc dummy trnln thnt opcrnteil between the two cities Upon thu occasion , It Is con tended , while the train was In motion , the rlnlntlft cllmbtd out of the cosch nnd pot onto the running board of the switch engine ttmi was drawing the trnln Instead of wait ing until the train reached the station , ho Jumped off the engine when It was opposite the packing house nnd was running at n. high rate of speed. In lumping ho fell ana rolled under the wheels of the cars , whlcsi , passing over him , severed n leg Juit above the knee , rendering him n cripple for life. Minor Court .Mutter * . Laurn'i : . Hawkins has been granted n dl- vorco from Frank Hawkins for non-support. Hvn M. Sleight has applied for n divorce from James i : . Sleight on account of alleged cruelly nnd habitual drunkenness. John I Hcdlck has begun n suit for action against A. C. nnd O C. Hcdlck to secure a. partition of their collective In terest In tax lot 1 In Uinulia. A divorce has been granted by Judge Dick inson to Hattlo 1'almcr from T. W. Palmer on the ground of non-support. The plaintiff was allowed the possession of the household goods Judge Dickinson has granted the applica tion of the odlcers of School District No 33 , In Douglas county , to lm\e n deposit of J300 In the defunct McCaguo Savings bank made n preferred claim. Judge Dickinson Is hearing nn application from the officers of School district 38 , Doug- lag county , to have a deposit of $300 owned by the district In the defunct McCaguo Sav ings bank declared a preferred claim. Mary M. Heed has begun suit against D. W. Shull nnd bcvunil others to secure n de cree giving ich of the parties a one-fifth Interest In extensive rcat estate holdings In Shull a addition nnd various south side lo calities. The attornejs for John McCarty of Bollo- vue. convicted of mnl.Ing and patting coun ter-felt mono } , nnd now serving time In the United States penitentiary at Sioux Kails , S D , have picparcd and filed n brief In the ofllco of the clerk of the United Stales court of appeals. The bond for the release of Mc Carty , pending thu hearing of the case , has not } ct been lllcd CO.M I\ATI : < ) \ . bncccANftil Unteriirlnc HnniMl oil Merit. The few remedies which have attained to wlrld-wlde fame , ag truly beneficial In effect and giving satisfaction to millions of people everywhere , nro the products of the knowledge of the most eminent phvslclann , and presented In the form most acceptaMo to the human system by the skill of the worlrt'o great chemlsta ; and ono of the most successful examples Is the Sjrup of Figs manufactured by the Cilifornla rig Syrup Co. Unllko a host of Imitations and cheap substitutes , Srup of rigs Is per manently beneficial In Its effects , and therefore lives and promotes good health , while Inferior preparations are being cast nsldo and forgotten. In olden times If a remedy gave temporary relief to Individu als her" nnd there , It was thought good , but now-a-dajs a laxative remedy muet glvo satisfaction to all. If } ou have never used Syrup of Tlgti glvo It a trial and you will be pleased with It nnd will recommend It to jour friends or to any who suffer from constipation , or from over-feeding , or from colds , headaches , biliousness , or other Ills resulting from an Inoctlvo condition of the kidneys , liver and bowels. In the process of manufacturing the pleas ant family lexatlvo made by the California Tig Syrup company , nnd named Syrup of Figs , figs are used , as they are pleisant to the taato ; but the medicinal properties of the remedy nro obtained from an excellent combination of plants known to bo medici nally laxative and to act most beneficially. As the true nnd original remedy , named Syrup of rigs , Is manufactured by the Cali fornia Tig Syrup company , only a kno ledge l- edge of that fact will assist In avoiding the worthless Imitations manutactuied by other parties. The company has selected for ycara past the leading publications of the United Stales through which to inform the public of the merits of Us lomedy , nnd among them The Bee Is Included , as will bo seen by reference to Its advertising col umns. NEW GRAIN ELEVATOR PLAN Iloniniiiiliiii I'lreproof S > HLMII to He Introduced in This Country b > l > cifc > & . Co. The new grain elevator In Council Bluffs that Is being built by F. II. Pcavey & Co. and rapidly nearing completion will have a capacity of 1.500,000 bushels. The cost of the structure will be $200,000 and It will boone ono of the largest and most complete ele vators In the country. Peavey & Co , who have a chain of ele vators all through the wheat country , nnd especially at Important shipping points , have decided to adopt a flro plan In the con struction of their future elevators. Mr. Peavey has Investigated the Roumanian sys tem nnd , being well satisfied with It , vvlll soon build nt Duluth the first fireproof ele vator In the United States. It vvlll la built entirely of cement plates and concrete and will bo practically Indestructible. Flro can not Injure It or Its contents. In cost It will bo something less. It Is thnuirht tlim. steel and rather moro than wood. The great saving In such an elevator will bo In the decreased cost of Insurance. It Is calculated that where l'/i per cent Is paid now one- fourth of 1 per cent vvlll bo the charge In a cement elevator. The Roumanian elevator which furnished the Idea to Mr. Pcavey was built first a few jears ago on the banks of the Danube. It Is small compared with the needs of Ameri can grain traffic , but the Idea Is adaptable to any slzo nnd capacity. Those Roumanian elevators appear when ono looks at the Iloor plan like great honeycombs. The bins are constructed In hexagonal foim , fitting clcscly together Ilka the cells of the comb. The material of which the bin walls Is con structed Is the Monler pinto , 'which con sists of Portland cement and wire nottlngi The netting Is Inserted near each surface of the cement slab and gives to the material the nccessaiy tenslla and torsional strength. Experiments made on this sldo have seemed to demonstrate that a circular form of bin vvlll be equally good , If not better , than the hexagonal , and It Is quite possible that the Duluth elevator will bo built In that way. In other matters of construction the cement elevators do not differ materially from those of wood or steel. Incidentally eauia very advanced methods In operation are being considered. Elec trical experts are being consulted on plans for operating the entire Peavey system nt Duluth from ono electric plant. This may not bo feasible , but It Is likely that the old plan of operating an entire elevator with ono engtno will bo laid asldo and that each leg will bo operated by a separate eluctrle motor , so that ono or any number of legs may be at work while the others are Idle without loss of power. This will work con siderable economy in cost of operation. fetor ) ' of it Slave. To bo bound hand and foot for years by the chains of disease Is the worst form ot slavery , Geoigo D. Williams of Man chester , Mich. , tells how euch a slave was made free. Ho says ; "My wife has been so helpless for flvo years that she could not turn over In bed alone. After uslnir two bottles of Electric Bitters she Is wonderfully Improved and able to do her own work. " This supreme remedy for female diseases quickly cures nervousness , eleeplessnc-ss , melancholy , headache , backache , fainting and dlziy spells. This miracle-working medicine Is a godsend to weak , sickly , run-down people. Every bottle guaranteed , Only CO cents. Sold by Kubn & Co. , druggists. Com iMitlon of Hiill-miy TriilniniMi. NEW ORLEANS , May S The Brother hood of Railway Trainmen convened today. The session was executive and the principal business transacted was that of examining the credentials of delegates. SIXTEENTH STREET VIADUCT Old Structure Over the Railroad Tracks to Bo Removed , NEW BRIDGE IS TO BE ERECTED AT ONCE Itnllrondn nnd City < ! c ( ToftoUior on I'lnitH mill Dn-lilc in MuUp Some In ilio Manner ot CoimtriitttUin. Within the next day or two the Sixteenth street viaduct will bo closed to trnfflc and the work of tearing down the structure will bo commenced In order to make way for thu new viaduct wdlch the Union Pacific and tho"llurltiBton | railroads have agreed to build. All dlmcultlra preventing nn agreement between the city nnd the rnlltonds regarding the structure have been cleared away In it final conference between City Engineer Ilosowntcr nnd the railroad oillclals Some additional modifications were ngrccd to In the plans , nnd nothing now stands In the way ot building the structure. The modified plans will bo ready In the course of n couple of weeks and the railroads expect to com- mcnco construction Immediately thereafter. City Engineer nosewater has therefore de cided to close ttio old viaduct In order that It may bo torn down nud the railroads can get to work ns speedily ns possible. It Is Impossible- tell , City Engineer Hosowater bavs , how long Sixteenth street will bo closed to through trofllc ns a consequence quence of the building of the new viaduct. It depends entirely upon the energy with which the work of construction Is pushed. It Is not believed , however , taat the new structure can bo completed and thrown open to travel before January 1 , 1800 , and It la possible that the viaduct will not bo fin ished by that time. In the meantime the Omaha Street Hallway company will proba bly toke the usual roundabout course to South Omaha , by way of Thirteenth street. Some Clianncs lit I'lanx. At the final conference between the rlty nnd the railroads a rather decided change was made In the plans ot the new viaduct In ono respect. Ever since the Idea ot anew now viaduct was broached , City Engineer Roscwatcr has Insisted that the structure bo built on a straight line from Lcavcnworth to Pierce streets , nnd that It be paved with asphalt or some other such material Thcso two features were Incoiporatcd In the origi nal plans submitted by the city engineer to the railroads. They were fought by the railroad officials. Finally , at n conference several weeks ago , a compromise vvas reached , whereby the railroads agreed to lay an asphalt pavement upon the btructure , but wcro permitted to build the viaduct "with a dip In the center , such as exists on the present structure. At the last conference a suggestion was made that the viaduct bo built In a straight line from Lcavcnworth to Plerco streets anrt thnt the pavement bo changed from asphalt to wood. This ivas finally agreed upon. In every other respect the viaduct Is to bo ot iron , steel nnd stone , as provided by pre vious plans , but the structure will bo lighter than It would have been as a consequence of the change. It Is estimated that the via duct will nevertheless cost In the nelghbor- bcod ot $150,000. The Union Pacific Railroad company will figure moro In the building than any other corporation. Nothing could bo learned at he.idquartars ns to the tlmo vvh'cn the wont will bo commenced. It Is probable , however , that the material for the structure will bo ordered at once and tUat the construction will bo commenced within the next few w eeks. Secretary Goodrich of the street car com pany states that as soon ns the viaduct Is closed the South..Omaha line 'will run as it < lid befqro when the structure was shut down. Instead ot running south of Cumlng street on Seventeenth , the trains will bo switched onto Cumlng street and run along the route of the Walnut Hill Mno to Vlnton. The city council at Its committee of the whole meeting yesterday afternoon author ized City Engineer Rosewater to close the Sixteenth street viaduct whenever ho thought advisable. The remainder of the meeting v > aa devoted to a consideration of routine business. IS CHARGED WITH LARCENY ArroNt of Joe Antleforil for I'nrHcl- In hnle of llorwe nnd After evading the officers for a month Joe Astleford was picked up yesterday by Detectives Jorgensen and Dempsey. Ho Is wanted for larceny as billee. Sometime last month Astleford and a fel low named Alex Smith borrowed a horse and buggy from Tom Casey and started for South Omaha , although they asked for the outfit for a Httlo trip out on West Farnam street. In South Omaha they disposed of the horse and buggy and started out to enjoy the pro ceeds. When the men failed to return Cnsoy notified the police and Smith was arrested. Astleford could not bo located , but this made no difference Just then , as Smith was bound over to the district court for larceny as billeo , and now the police promise to send Astleford after him. _ It > ou have plies , cure them. Ko use undergoing horrible operations that simply reraovo the results of the disease without disturbing the disease Itself. Place your con fidence In DoWltt's Witch Harel Salve. It has never failed to euro others ; It will not fall to cure } ou. Every Mother , Wife and Sweetheart should learn how the liand at clean after as before uilntr. save yon cent * nnd dolltrt. Thev Won't They Will nl ) s i'lr * r you 1 ll J VY Vll IL you. make old thing * look like n'w. They are wonders and do the work well nt trlfllnc co't vrltliont fnM or muss. So slmplo ft child can n n them. Onro trlsd always urd , nud you wonder why they wcro not dl coTcrrd before , to sn n dNaRiccablo work and mnko homo pleasure nod delight. Ask jour dealer for our booklet full of good things , free. ALL. DVI3S TUN CUNTS. All druggists nnd central dealer * . A GOING TO THE PHILIPPINES Cniilntn .lolin llnvtor , Ordered to Manlln , In ( o lie fiiiodM-ilcil liy Major 1lit < liima > . Captain Jcdn llnxter , Jr. , acting chief qunt-- tcrmastor of the Department of the Mis souri , under orders to go to Manila , has re- celvcd telegraphic ndvlco from the quarter master general nt Washington thnt ho will bo relieved hero by Major Forrest H. llathn. way and that ho should bo nt San Francisco not Inter than May 22 to take u transport fur his now post. The captain will leave hero on Wednesday of next week. Major Ilathiway has been In the quarter master's department sluco the larly part of 1SS2 nnd Is pronounced nn excellent man by Ihoso who have his ncqualnlanco. He was ordered to this post n couple of jears ago , but the orders were subsequently changed. Ho enlisted In the Sixteenth Vermont In fantry In 1SC2 ns a private , nnd when he reached tde position of captain ho was trans ferred to the quartermaster's ilcpartmc.it. The major comes hero from Philadelphia nnd Is expected to nrrivo on Thursda } . Captain Baxter will bo accompanied by R D. llo > t , who has been ono of the clerks In the ofllco for elx years. It Is possible an other ot the clerks here may also accompany him. him.D. D. F. Drlscoll , chief clcik In tlio commis sary dep.ntmont at Clenfuegos , Cuba , under Captain W. B. Cowln , Is In the city. Mr. Drlscoll was commissary sergeant In the regular army for many jcars , being sta tioned nt Fort Omaha and at Fort Crook. Ho will return to Cuba In n short tlmo ns chief clerk to some other commissary , as Captain Cowln Is under orders to bo mus tered out ns captain to take n second lieu tenancy In the lino. Captain William M. Swalnc , who vvns re cently promoted to thnt rank , has becii transferred to the First Infantry , stationed at Plnnr del Rio , Cuba , and has been or dered to join his regiment. Captain Swntne > lias been assigned to the Twenty-second , but was on detached scivlco whllo acting ns musteilng officer In this city. OMAHA REAL ESTATE MEN I'lenle ( o He llelil nt Arlington Inenr : Piilure HeKiilutloii DliUoii Allotted. The Real Estate Exchange set the pre liminaries In motion at its meeting In the Commercial club rooms yesterday for a gieat picnic at Arlington. All thu leal cstalo dealers of the city and state will be given n cordial Invitation to be pres ent. Special trains will be run to Arling ton so that accommodations will not be lacking. A committee consisting of W. H. Green , A. P. Tukey and W. G. Shrlver was appointed to prepare the way. Resolutions' expressing the esteem in which George L Green vvns held by his old business associates and the rogiet they feel over his death were presented and adopted. A solid gold button with background of blue and white enamel nnd bearing the let ters " 0. R. E " was adopted ns a disting uishing emblem , to bo worn by the mem bers of the exchange. A resolution requesting the street car company to extend Its line to Forest Lawn cemetery eo that the citizens may bo en abled toUslt It without the use of other vehicles was presented by II. H. Harder. Some oppcsltlon was expressed on the ground that other cemeteries oucht to bo Included. The resolution was adopted , however - over , and a committee consisting of .Mr . Harder , John W. Robblns nnd W. H. Gates was appointed to present It to the ofljcers of the street car company. Dent's Toothache Gum , the only perfect toothache remedy. All druggists. 15 cents. THORSON IS NOT A BURGLAR Striken n Mltht I.llte lit .M lil III HIM Own Moru mill Police After a wild tide Sunday night over damp pavcmcnls , the wagon whirling from ono sldo to the other and threatening to over turn momentarily as U struck the holes In the paving , the police learned that they had made n futile chase because there were no burglars In Carl Thorson's btore , 2814 Sher man avenue , when they arrived The horses were blown , and the squad of polIcemen who expected to catch some thieves in the very act , wcro thoroughly disgusted. A passing pedestrian saw the flash of n match In Thorson's store about a 30 and If You Get Them in a Box One of IJaldiiffH Uonuon boxes you can bet your last riilllnnlne dollar that tlujy ate the famous Kold modal bonbon * that have become fn popular In Oiualm and fiom Omaha to the Pacllle coast -Uiilf of Mo.\Ico and Uiitlsh Columbia < ! 0r a pound for one , two , thtee or live pounds If your dealer does not have them you send th price and - wewill expiess them to you secuu'ly packed In tin boxes which Insure safe delivery You can pay the e\ptess charges Haldufl'H luncheon Is fast becoming as popular as his famous bonbons. BALDUFFS , 2i30. Supper-5i30 to StM 1520 Fnrnam fit In Our Basement Now Wo have 100111 for dlhplayliif ? our organs sueh as wo never have hail before twenty dlllerent st.vlcand pi Ices-New and slightly ut-ed organs .VS to frfJS Wo sell these org.ins on easy monthly pay ments the bame as we do pianos There never linn been u time v\hen we could not supply the oivan want ot the many but we have a better chance now to show jou what we hav-e Chinches , lodges and pilvnto parties will Hnd Hospe's a place where satisfaction Is alwajs to bo had Twenty-live jeiis ' ono location Is n pictty good letom- mendatlon. A. HOSPE , We celebrate onr 23tu | ju tne tuiul- Teriarr Oct. 3rd , 18UO , Music and Ait 1513 Douglag , stopped for a minute to see what was going on. Ho observed the man ln lde looking through the store ns If ho wore picking out the articles ho liked beat , or wcro best I suited to his business If ho desired to dls- pose of them A second Haiti , followed i by the snap of the inntoh , oonvlncixl the i watcher that something vvns wrong , nnd ho I telephoned the police that burglars were looting Thorson's grocery store When the j ollicors arrived they had no trouble In ob taining admission , although a slight delnv occurred They found the proprietor him self Inside without n light , but there was no trace of anj burglars Thorscn expHlnol Ih it ho had struck n number of matches to look around , as ho did not want to light a lamp. Several persons Identified him ns Cio proprietor , so the police left him unmo lested. Till : IIHST SAt < VQ m 'he world tor Cuts. Urulscs , Sores , Ulccra , Salt lUiuum , Tcve * : Sores , Tetter , Chapped Handb , Chilblains. Corns nnd all Skin KruptloiiE , and positively curci Piles , nr no pay required It Is guar anteed lo give perfect eatlsfoctloii or moiiej tefundcd. Price ZS cents per box. Tor sala by Kuhn i. Co CORNISH PRESENTS FIGURES Menilior of tin * I'uiK llonrd Tiill.N to tin * Aortli Oiniiliii 'Improve ' ment Club , At the regular meeting of the North Omaha Improvement club last evening Com missioner Cornish of the Park board , who hid been Invited to explain the policy of the board with rofeience to the noith aldo parks , presented a niabs of statistics to support his claim that the north end of the city had been fairly treated In the matter of the distribution of park funds Taking the total amount of money expended upon the park svstcm ot the city he showed that Fontnnclle , Miller nnd Kountzo p-irks hid rV-cclved twice ns much money for original purchase , maintenance and Improvements as hid Rlveivlow park , the onlv park In the south end. Florence boulevard had received practically all the money expended on boulevards by the Park board. After Mr. Cornish's explanation the ques tion of trees for planting along the streets of the north sldo was taken up. Mr. Cor nish Informed the members that the board had donated them 200 trees and arrange ments were made to have them brought In from Elmwood paik at onco. There will bo no meeting of the club next Monday night , ns the members decided to call upon the Flro nnd Police commission that evening and see if it would be possible to secure a better lire alarm sjstem on the north end. ONLY CRUDE COUNTERFEITS llniilc Hills IteeeUeil Heic 111 lileliee Aprnlnst ( lie HoiifK. llrotlierN nnd Kenneilj. The money that was passed by the Houcks and Kennedy down In the vicinity of Fair- bury has been received at the secret service office in this city. The men who floated this stuff are now In the county Jnll , await ing the action of thu United States grand Jury. Jury.W. W. V. and W. D. Houck , brothers , nnd G. W. Kennedy , are charged with passing counterfeit money. Their counterfeits were of the crudest kind nud ought not to mis- end any person. They took $1 and $5 bills and over the figures on those , they pasted the figurcb cut from commercial college scrip , which they afterward colored with oad pencils. In all instances they cut the Igurcs five and ten from this scrip In lasslng this money the men delegated the work to one of the Houclts , a boj IS jears of age. It is thought now that he got rid ot a number of these bills In the small towns .n the south part of tbe state Still Ioo M lit ? for a 1'iiNtor. Dubuque papers publish a statement to the effect that the First Methodist church of this city has Issued a call to Rev Arnold Slmnklln , pastor of St. Luke's church at Dubuqne Officers of the local church deny the fatory and Bay thcro Is no prospect of such a call being extended The committee which Is engaged In looking for a new pas- fill \ i W H Wl vl O quiets the nerves , and induces [ Sleep. Take uo Substitute. tor was represented nt Fort Mndlson nnd Ottumw.i In , nnd Onre burg , 111 . Sunday. Next Sunday Rev Frank Hru li of Ottiimwn will preach nt the First church Other mln- 1st ITS on whom the commltU'O him deelgim nro William Potts Ocorgo of Kansas City , J II. WatPibur } of Cerio Uordo , III , Frank Jay of Algona In , nnd John C. Wlllets ot Fort Madison , la. YOUNG WOMEN AS GYMNASTS Kiitei-lnlmnent ( ilxeu li > ( lie lij niiuiNtli * Scetlon of tlio \ , W. I' . V. lht > members of the gvmnnstlc section of the Young Women's Christian association gave an IntincstlnK entertainment last night In tbelr rooms In the Paxton block , wlilch was largely attended. The nftnli was under the direction ot Miss Elizabeth Fish , phjulcal director , nnd was started oft with a military drill bj sixteen voting women who wont through the evolutions In true slldlorly sttjlo. This was followed b > club swinging by n class of eight and then rnmo the stugo ntirch by the class of sixteen , wlilch In turn was followed by the bar boll drill by sixteen of the girls The Dcl&arlc posing was loudly applauded nnd was ono of the features of the evening. Tlio } oung women taking part were the Missis Howland , Cnrcj , Slade. Ilrunoi , Mor risen nnd llnlch The poses wcro "Saluta tion , " "Triumph , " "Listening , " "Abhor rence , " "IHflanco , " "Invitation" and "Sup- pltratlon " The joung women vvoio clothed In pure white nnd when seen under ttio rnjs of the llmo light they had ovcry appearance- of statues of marble. Tim entire class participated In n club swinging drill and the entertainment closed with a spirited game of basket ball between teams selected from the classes. V. M. C. V. Viiiiiinl nieetlnn. The annual election of the bo ml of dl- lecl/rs of the Young Men's Clnlstlan as sociation was held vestcrdav from noon to 1 In the evening Tluee hundred members voted during the time the polls wore open Tlio result was practle.illv unanimous , only n few scattering votes being cast The dl- rectoia elected foi thieo joars were H .1 Penfcld. F II Gallics. G. F Dldwcll. J O. Phllllppl. Dr D. A Foote , C E Moignn and H. L Kreidcr. These selected to till the term explilng Jlay , 1001 , wore S. P Host- wick nnd F L Ilallcr 1 ho now directory w in meet nt the rooms of the association this evening to elect offi cers for the ensuing vcar. Miirrlitfje lileensoN. The following licenses to wed were Issued by Judge Baxter josteidij. Name and Residence. Ago. Joseph N Stewart , South Omaha 27 Mao Stolfcn , Omaha 23 Fred G E Kuchn. Omaha 2S Elizabulh.K Rlchter , Onmlm 21 Chailcs B Moran , South English , la. . . . 3S Cllsta W. Stull , South English , la 21 John Coclns , Omaha 27 Mary Osu.ild , Omaha 25 John T Clifford , Sheldon , In 3r Mnrv Cavaiinugh , Albion , Neb 20 GIVE THE CHILDREN A DRINK called Graln-O. It Is a delicious , nppctU- InK , nourishing food drink to tnke thi ulace of coffee. Hold Us all groceis and Iked by all who liivo used It because when propprly prepared It tastes like thu flneit cofTec. but Is frto from all Its In jurious propertied , Gralii-O aids digestion and strengtlicnB the nerves It Is not a. stimulant but a health builder and cMl- i drrn as well as udulls , can drink It wim 1 great benefit. Cents iiLjut one-fourth as much as coffee IfJc and 23c. Tired and overworked eyes they are as a rule. Don't seem able to stand the strain of foimer } ears. AVomcn's eyes overworked by hard work , sow ing or reading , should bo attended to promptly A pair of perfect-fitting glasses hhould be. secured and the strain relieved Wo tnako n special ptudy of this matter. THE AIDE & PENfOLD CO. , Lending' Sclent I lie OiilluIniiH. 1403 Fnrnum. OMAHA. OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL. Misses' ' Shoes $1,50- We never the of telling of our M shoes nt $1.50 , for they never IH or the weaicr and they aie made so aw lo back up every tldnjve say about them they aie perfect loot-toiiu hhoeh In the n-vv bioad toes that j'lve the feet a elianee to f iow In natui.il shapes Misses' Hl/.es Jfl.fjO , child's lzo j > l."i Wo icennuncnd this Bhoo as the one Hhoe that vvlll juove Mitlbf.u'tory to the p.uent and dilld eriual In eeiyny tn our famous ? 1,50 Hoys' hhoe. Drexel Shoe Co. , Ouiuba' * Up-to-date Shoe Home , 141H l-'AUNAJI STKEET. binliiu Cntiiliiunc Him rtriiil } bout for Iliu i We Keep Your Eyes In perfect condition for ono 3-0.1 r after v\o take charge of them , or Manufacturing Optician You Keep Your Money AVtl .MllKl ! lll ( JlllMHC'N tU Null. 1520 DOUGLAS STREET. This IB not nn advertising dodge , but U Uooru from JUtlu our ipgulnr business system.