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THE OMAHA DA1JA" IJlUJfls TUESDAY , MAY , ! ! .
TE S THE INSANITY DODGE
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Fsataie Ootn's ( o the Trout hi Ken
Murder Caw ,
DEFENDANT HOW POSES AS A LUNATIC
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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.
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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.