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I RATE CASE IN BOARD'S ' 11 ASDSS Carload or Per Poncd Rate fs tbc Muter Under Consideration. RAILROADS PRESENT 1IIEI3 ARGUMENTS Onr AtMipnrfi on the OiioKllr | | side nnilftcr ( Iriicnil .Miiiiilcrmiii ( Jlvrx n Talk the tlon In .Hiilnnlltcil. LINCOLN' , Feb. C ( Special ) The quesj tlon of whether the railroads of Nebraika shall charso carload or per pound rales on EhlpmcnlB ot llvo stoek win submitted to the State Board of Transportation today for the uccond tlmo within three jears. Only ono man appeared before the board to protect against the per pound nymcni and only thrco railroads were represented In the defense. T H. Tlbhlevi , the man under whose name the cato against the railroads was Instituted , failed to appear. W. E Hlbbard of Irvington - ton entered an oral rfrotost , but no other I complaint was presented to support the side i fipposlnc the ehnnRO from the carload svs- i tem. The 'railroads represented were the I Burlington , Union I'aclflr and Hlkhorn lines | When the > cane was opened this morning W. H. Kelly announced that inasmuch as I i the Union Pacific railroad was In the hands of receivers when the order of ISi" was Issued the present ofllccrs of the company had no ICRB ! knowledge that the Board of Transportation had ejer prohibited charging for transportation of live stock by the ] ) ound. The other two railroads did not deny MTvlcn of the order nud the hearing pro ceeded. * lloniln Slntc Their Cnnr. . The Burlington was represented j bj Gen i eral Mandcrson , OcorRo W Holdrego nnd ( JeorRo H. Crosbj , the Klkhorn by B P. Whlto and C II Merchant and thp Union Pacific by W. It. Kcllv , John N. Baldwin and C. J. Lane. Besides theuo men there were nbout twenty-ftve freight agents pres ent. _ ( .Vneral Manderson opened the proceed ings by reading an affidavit signed by George H Crosby , general freight agent of the Burlington In this paper were set forth the reasons for the change In HvP stock rates It was asserted that the per pound rates were right and proper for the reason that the nhlppcr should pay for what transporta- tatlon ho gels. "Tho per car bawls , " ho said , "permits overloading of cars , of discrimina tion in the use of cars and gives the un principled shipper opportunities by over loading to take advantage of carriers and competitor "Tho carload charge offers a premium to shippers to overload , of which some avail themselves , while others do not , " t > ald Mr. Troshy. If we could make an arbitrary rule requiring n certain amount to be loaded In cars of certain length wo could exempt our- Belves from the charge of discrimination as between shippers , but a we cannot do this wo are answering parties to the discrimina tion because wo are powerless to prevent the overloading and overcrowding of cars. Cars are often so badly overcrowded that trains have to bo stopped , cars unloaded and reloaded nnd at times extra cars furnished for the excess taken nut of overcrowded cars. This IH to tbo detriment of the stock. "Originally the standard car length -was thirty-eight feet. It has been Increased from tlrao to lime until at present cars of fifty-eight feet In length are In use. No cprs of this length , however , are used In the transportation of live stock crvcept In the case of the I'alaco care that are parti tioned off and are used for the transporta tion of fancy stock. Thebo cars are owned bv private car companies and a special charge In made for their use. thla charge being exclusive of freight rates At pres ent earn used In the transportation of llvo \ Block vary from thirty to thirty-six feet In length. ' Cnr I.i'iin'Ii Affects I'rlcen. "In making the change from dollars per car to cents per hundred pounds , it Is im possible to EO adjust the rates as to make the charges equal to the car rates. All livestock Is not of the same size nor of the same weight per head. As n rule , under I the present , basis of rates per hundred pcunds the charge for thirty-foot cars Is less than on the .per car basis , both for cattle and for hogs , for cars of thirty-six feet In length the charge Is higher , on the average , as we furnish at least 20 per cent nu-re space than In thp thlrtfoot cars , although on the per cent basis only 10 per cent additional was charged. During the month of December , 1889. we received at Eouth Omaha from Nebraska SC9 cars of live stock. "Tho standard car In use on western roads Is known as the thirty-foot car. That Ii the unit. When per car basis was used ns rate bafcls a gre-aler or less per cent than 100 was used In csocrtalnlng rain , , ac cording to the length of the car uaed. For e'vamplecars less than twenty-nlno feet in length took 04 per cent , cars thirty-four feet In length , 107 per cent and thlrtj-slx feet In length , 110 per cent. In converting rates from dollars per car to cents per hundred pounds the thirty-foot car was used and , In the case of caltle , the divisor was i1.000 ! jicunds and hogs 10,000 pounds " Tollovvlng the reading of this statement , be vhlch included a. number of cxamplcH and Eoveral tables showing the comparative rates under the two systems , General Man- elerton spoke for n few minutes upon the case under consideration and referring to Its cause said- " \Vo seem to bo on the eve of a sort of revolution , unfairly produced and fosteroj j In this ( .talc as to matters of charge by lallroad companies I do not propose just now to give the reasons , which I think will orrur to every thinking man , why these rate matters are t > tlrred up at this time Tbo motive that thus Induces arc In man ) Instances low and groveling and the parties do most actively engaged In again stirring up this conflict arc not actuated , I think , by the highest motives , but by motives other than thexso to which the attention of the board has been called by the very few ship pers Interested. Partisan newspapers and politicians seem to be the most active In these contentions. Sninll I'oiimliitlcin for Complaint , "I volui.teer the assertion that never Blnco rallrcnds were built In Nebraska , end 1 base thlb upon pretty accurate knowledge. ns I lellevu. of the- conditions for the last tblrt ) jcaru in vvhlph I havs lived In the Ho the cf had Mr , B. P. McAllister , Harrod * . burg , Ky. , says"I employed nu merous motliods of focal treatment f or n severe cuse of Catarrh , but the disease Krevv worse steadily , getting a firmer grip on mo all the time. I finally realized that this treatment did not reitch the disease , and decided to try Swift's Specific , now to I A this which promptly got nt the scat of dall the trouble , and cured me perma " nently. Catarrh is a blood disease nnd can not bo reached by sprays , inhaling mix tures , eto , S S. b id the only cure. Send for valuable books mailed free by wit ( Specific Company , Atlanta , Ga. t at fBta ! e that never luring that time h s there been IMS foundation for omr'.ilnt ' anj Icn I legitimate ( omplalnt than there has 'the ' laiit two or three jura ThOHP who complain have to bo dragged out iind prraecl to make their complaints , and thcoe attacks that have been made upon the board and Its secretaries are not based upon any desire to advance the general good to the grwtest number of people J "Wo have nothing to conceal , so far as ] rates are concerned There Is every reason for an advance , with everything else that has advanced , rather tbsa tor a decrease In rates. Tbo advance on steel rntli Is froni $16 to $33. thp advance on onk Hen Is from 43 cents to 67 cents per tie at St. Louis , there are consumed In actual repairs by the Uurllngton system 2.500 000 ties per annum , j The advance In the cost of labor upon this svstcm Is probably somewhere ranging I from 10 to 20 per cent. I "No , under these conditions I think the , hoard will hesitate a long while before It will do the unfair thing that Is suggested ] i by the e who are Intercslcd not In the wel | fare of the shipper or the stnte , but a deslro to advance their own personal or political affairs " A statement similar to Mr. Cro bj's was filed by Charles J I.ane of the Union Pa- clflc and U. F.Vhlte of the Elkhorn closed the defense with a few remarks In behalf of his company. Jn response to an Invitation by Sccrc- tary Porter , \V. H Hlbbird said that from his homo In Irvlngton the rate per car was $10 under the old system , while under the per pound svsttim the cost rf tnnsportn- tlon was Increased K per car for culy a tcn-mllo haul Ucsardlng 1he reference" " .of the railroad men to overcrowding cars Mr. Hlbbard said that It had been his experi ence that overloading was better for cattle than underlondlng . No one clso appeared to protest and the hoard adjourned until tomorrow morning at .11 o'clock , when the testimony presented to- day will bo considered in detail. Attorney General Smyth today began pro ceedings In the supreme court ligalnrt the Kurllngton , I'nlon Pacific and Klkhorn rail roads to recover $60,000 In fines for thn violation cf the order of the Hoard of Trans portation restoring carload rates In 1S17 \ similar suit against the Rock Island will be begun tomorrow Sdinilnril Oil Ciine. The case of the State against the Standard OH trust has bcem advanced for hearing before - fore the supreme court on Thursday. John M Tburston will appear as one of the nt- torncjs for the defendant. The Lincoln school board has served no tice on the city council that It will resort to the courts to prevent the city from making UEO of the revenue from the occupation tax recently adopted. The resignation of Sergeant L C Peters , recruiting officer of Company C of the Tlrst regiment , has been accepted b } Ihe adju- tant general. Harry L Archer of the same company has been appointed to take his place. The public library board tonight Informally mally decided to purchase a lot at Four teenth and N streets for the Carnegie li brary. This location Is a block nearer the center of the city than the lot offered bj D E. Thompson , which the board did not see fit to accept The republican municipal primaries will bo held Februarj 27. Orntorlcnl Content nt ncllc iic. BELLBVUE. Neb. , Feb. 6. ( Special. ) The second annual oratorical contest of the Bcllcvue College Oratorical association was held last evening at the college auditorium , to eelect the representatives of the college ; nt the state contest which will be held at Grand Island In March. Doth contestants are members of the senior class. The program opened with a musical selec tion bj Miss Currens The Invocation was offered by Icev. MV Chase of Omaha , I followed by a vocal solo by Ml s Lucas. * W. H. Kerr delivered the first address. I His theme was"Tho " ( was- Altruism of night. | \V. J. Shallcross spoke on "The Shadow of Self. " A piano duet by Misses Louise Smith anJ May Balrd followed. Short addresses wcro made by Hev. M \ \ ' . Chase , Omaha , M. P Hall , Omaha , and C. S Polk , Plattsmouth , while waiting for the decision of the Judges , who awarded flrst honors toV H Kcrr The Judges on manuscript were Rev. R C n ' Hughes. Tabor , In , Rev Stephen Phelps , ) D , Omaha , nnd Judge Edgar Howard , ' " Papilllon Judges on deliver } were Rev M. W. Chase , Omaha , M , P. Hall , Omaha , and C. S. Polk , Plattsmouth. DlnciiKnloti Oxer School I'lniin. FREMONT. Neb , Feb. C { Special ) The school board Is having some difficulty In awarding the contract for the new High tchool building The plans and specifica tions furnished by Parsons & Sons of DCS Molacs are not satisfactory nnd In many respects are thought b > the board to be In complete and not practical Bids vvero opened this afternoon , with about thirty contractors present There appeared to bo considerable misunderstanding about the terms of the specifications. A secret ses sion was held , at which It is kalcl there was a verj animated discussion on the ques- tlcn of the satisfactory ejuallty of the plans and specifications , many members being In favor of procuring an entirely new and 1 complete set of plans. As near as can ba learned no action was taken Later the nineteen bids were opened nnd nil but S three rejected. A grcelal meeting will beheld held tonight , when these three bids will $ more thoroughly examined and the board will then decide whether to award the con tract according to the present plans or adopt new ones. Frost Snail * zct ! . FREMONT , Neb. Feb. G. ( Special. ) i The beets which tbo Standard Beet Sugar i Is | company Is working up at Its factory north of Ames are reported not to be in very good condition. The vvnrm weather of | January thawed these which vvero In the beet house and those In the silos have. ni ' not kept vcr ) well Beets that me frozen ( and kept In that condition until worked up . not lose In sugar contents. Jt Is freezing < and thawing that spoil tfccai for sugar j ble making The factory Is running cloy I ve nnd night gangs nnd taking care of the J bec'ts ns fast as possible. It expects to I I lun nbout fort ) das this season. Contracts ' are being let for beets for the coming sea- Jt bon and the acreage will probabl ) c.\- nic cced that of this ) ear. The form of conttl tract is more favorable to the farmers than that given last season. I'lncil for Illcunl llnKlm-n * . SIIELTON Neb Fcb G ( Special ) Harry Ho aid , landlsrd of thu Commercial hcte ) at this plt..e. was arrested nnd brought'u / before JuHlee Murphy Monday on the | I charge of selling whisky without a license. | < . ! waived examination and gave * bonds In sum of $500 to appear ai the next term tbo district court I ater in the after noon bU former porter , William Woods , him again arrested , charge-d with run ker ning a gambling room Defendant pleaded of guilt ) and was fined $50 and costs A third ' ' ta charge was made against Howard , that of | allowing Rambling to be carried on In -won. place of bus'ness. To this charge Howard pleaded guilty and was fined $30 and costs J tic I'lililli * Opinion I'm n r * Cole , CULBERTSON , Neb. Feb C ( Special Telegram ) It U > general ! ) believed here low that \ttorney J. W Cole had nothing j " " do with tbo absence of the ballots that | I , ) u" ore taken from the office of the clerk of f ( , vvon count ) Other arrests are expected Tl' ) . 1.14 Cmim ' rt for Trlnl. FREMONT. Neb. , Feb. 6 ( Special ) Judge Hollenbock called the docket of the district court this morning for the pur pose of setting caies for trial There are I o enty-two cases put down for jury trial I y'c tbp term , thirteen of them being appeals j I from the county boarj on the assessments for the ronstru Hen of the cut-off ditch beeniwes | of A a-re For the flr t time In jears ' Iherc are no criminal cases to be tried 1 in the malicious pro ecullon case of Fuhlr rodt annlnit Illumenthal the defendant withdrew his motion for n new trial nnd judgment * s rendered on the verdict for $ < < W and costs. The Judgment will be sal- jl fied , and no appeal will be taken to the supreme court ( Innrniilliird ( orriiii ' t Dlwonsp , PrilFVLKR. Neb , Feb. C. ( Special ) County Clerk N H Mnpcs of this place has ratified himself after corresponding with the Kansas State Iknrd of Henllli , that the d'sense he had and for which he was quar antined was not smallpox , but Cubnn cblckenpox Arrangements arc all perfected for the first fnrmera' ' ln ttute ! In Colfnx county , to bo held In Schulcr Febiuary 7 and 8. Prof E A Burnett and Prrf T. L Lyou of the State university and B. II. Stouffer , F. \ . Farell. C D Barnard and Dr. J. J. Drasky will bo present. Trlsilo tftlilli-rft' rtiiirrnl. BEATRICE , Neb. , Fob 6 ( Special Telegram - gram ) The body of Frank M. Knouse of Company r , First Nebraska , was received today over the Rock Ifland from California , having come by transport from the Philip- pines The rcmalcs were delivered to the undertaker nud will bo placed In the rccelv- ing vault until the arrival of the remains of i Private Andrews ot Company A nnd Private | I Macey of Company C. which will probably j bo not Inter than next Sunclaj. ArrangeI I mcnts are being made for n triple funeral. I 1-liiKTiil of ii llr m. I NELSON. Neb. Feb G ( Special TeleI I pram ) The bo-lv of Albert H. Burd of Company H , First No'iraska , who died In the Philippines , October 12 , ISin , ntrlvcd at noon. The funeral , one of the largest ever held In this place , was held at the Prcsb- terlan church The members of Company H wcro out In uniform and escorted the remains - mains to tbo cemetery In a body , ncconi- panlcd by the Grand Army of the Republic nnd tbo Relief corrs \ilnnii Count ; Morlnnuo Itcroril. HASTINGS , Neb . Fcb 6. ( Special ) The number of mortgages filed and released In Adams county during the month of JanuUf ary . was Fiirm mortgages filed , 42. nmountII Ing to $30,315 , released , & 0 , amounting to $12,129 70. City mortgages filed , 18. amount ing to $17,675. released. 26 , amounting to $13.30333. Chattel mortgages filed , 19 , amounting to $27.36165 , released , 16 , amounting to $11,923 70. f ount > MorljinKO Hrcoril. FREMONT. Neb , Feb 6. ( Spcchl ) The following Is the Dodge county mortgage record for the month of January Chattel mortgages flleJ , ninety-eight , amount $10- 050 r > 7 , relcasel seventy , amount $27.705 13. Farm mortgages recorded , thlrt ) , nmount $5-,46010 ) , releahcd , twenty-five , nmount , $25.057 Town and clt.v mortgages re corded , tvvent-two , nmount $10,914 RS , re leased , twcnt-clght. amount , $26,21270. \ovr Mill for NclirnfiKn. ' ST. EDWARD , Neb , Feb G ( Special Tel- egr arrived here today and have closed a deal . with A D Warner for the mill site. They are accompanied by a representative of one , of . the largest nnd best mill building firms In . the country and hnve placed their order for . the nccessarv machlnerj for a com- pleto mill of a capactlty of 100 barrels wheat and fifty barrels rye flour per day. c Sniuiilori County MortKiiKcn. WAHOO , Neb. Feb 6 ( Special ) The following | Is the record of mortgages filed nnd released in Saunders county for the month of Jnnuar ) Number of real estate mortgages | filed 55. amount $76.052 , released 1110 ; | , amouni $121.263 , chattel mortgages filed 95 , amount $55,154. released 51 , amount ' $10,766 , city property , number mcrttlla gages filed 10 , amount $2,586 25 ; released 13 , amount $7,531 ° Vcrtiloiil KrKult * i" Dentil. FREMONT. Neb. , Fcb 6 ( Special. ) An ton PeJan , a > oung Bohemian farmer about 25 joars of age , was run over nnd killed by passenger train nt a crossing on the Elkhorn - horn , near Bruno , nbout 5 o'clock last night The englno struck the wagon , throwing Pelan some distance. He- was picked up and taken to Brainard , where he died abcut 9 o'clcck. III I-OK-.OIIICP. CULBERTSON , Neb . Feb G. ( Special Telegram ) The Culbertscn postofilce was recently tearched upon complaint of J. M. j Crews , ex-sheriff of this county It now- de velops that It was a matter of political ? spltework and that the papers drawn are supposed to be illegal and Insufficient. . SollLltorHrrrntetl , ALMA , Neb. Feb C ( Special Telegiam ) Rodger Brncs and George W UeHoven , j i two men representing the Northern Life In- j Eurance company of Maishalltown. la , were I ' nrrc3tcd hsro tonight under Instructions from the sheriff of Furnas csunty for getho ting raone ) under false pietcnses. ] It r Inn * Suit for Dn inn ( { : < < . , COURTLVND Neb. Feb G. ( Special ) D. Sweene > , Ilvliif ; near this place , ye - terday filed suit against Gage county for $8.501 for damage-Li BUhtnlned last fall by falling through n bridge on the public high \ \ way. The bridge had not been condemned. mo Ifr ' ! nr\ ' t TKCUMBEH. Neb. . Feb G ( Special ) , The ice harvest was commenced hero ) cssur ; tcrdny by Dillon ROder , local dealers. It l S of good quality nnd from six to nine ] inches thick. A big force of men Is cm- foi ployed in Its packing. the ali I Hi rate llvrr EWING. Nob. . Feb. C ( Special. ) Mr. and Mrs E S Gllmore celebrated theli slhcr v.eddlng nnnlvcrsary last evening. About i'o hundred nnd flfiv Invited guests assem- bled. Many beautiful and valuable presents ere received. full In \ < -lirn Kn. PL\INVIEW , Nob. Feb. G ( Special. ) " commenced snowing early yostcrjay 1'1I morning nnd Indications nrc that the fall roc " ' bo heavy before It ceases. ] on on ( li < * ItuiiiiliiK Triifl.N , Xi\V ; OBI.CAXS. IVb C T < im Colllnb' de feat In the- handicap In vihldi he WUH hacked from t lo 2 to S to 3 WT * n severe was lilow to the hotting ppblkmil after the vvc U'ocls , vvhi ) Jo him v/nt msI I this ' ed by tlie ftewardncathcr rainy , , track slopin' B.p < uts ! Kirnt ! ra p , K > VCII fiirlonce , selling : Cnthc. r.il won. Elkln econd , Judso Qulglcy third Time 1 O2'z ? c > eoiii1 rac < me and oiu'-clKhth miles , thp filling Mauictonovoti. . Dr Fannie second , Tom nilmore third Tlmo. 2 02 Third nice ono mile , welllne : Trust lie won , liecrgr U t-'ox iievOi.J , Quanpah Tal third TI-P. 1.1S Fourth race , slK furlongs , liandlc.ii > : Rollo v.zu Momiihls > won l.cinl Fairfax bccoml , Agl > 01 third Tlsne. 1 17. con riflh rac-f , ono mile , selling : Parakeet . Mnrthn Fox ttnond , Jcnnlo r thlid ime : 1 47 Sixth lace , kland one-half furlongs the livable won Azim Kfcond , Hello of llcWin- fast I third Timn t : M-j mile SAN I'RANPISfO. Keb -Weather cloudy and track fan Oakland First race , seven furlongs Celling Uog- n w.m Twlnklp Twlnk tc ond. Now Moon third Tlmo 1 2S ? ! SOIK | race three and one-half furlongs , purse for innldBii " - ) ear-olds l-aura .Marie 'oriioahe second. Count Hubert thliu Time ' u I1W " "W Third race six furlongs , ( selling : Tuihlll vvon. Rcdgwiln second , Alletna third Time and Fourth lace one and one-eighth miles , handicap Itlo ( . 'hleo won , Coda uecond , IViscut , third Time 1.14 ? < Fifth rare , fclx furlangs. high-weight han dicap An Irif si won , Ben Lodl second , Ixivln ? Cup third Time ! ! Sixth ra < e one ml.e uurfct Ollr.ttius on , Formero Mend , Del l'a o JI third. Time , ing ' NO EVIDENCE FOR MOL1NECX j , i | Counsel for Accused Poisoner Rest His Gate on State's Evidence. UWYER WEEKS ATTACKS THE EXPERTS InilnnnlcK Hint Cornlxli Mn > Me < ; nltl > Dllntr * on Wlmt llr Term * iMIMl-lflollN AtMIOIt * Of I'rlnc-liuil Aec'iincr. NEW YORK , Feb 6 Counsel for Ro- land B. Mo'Iaeux took a bold and unexpected step today , announcing. , that the defense'a would _ submit no evidence. Laer night Barthai tow S Weeks , counsel for Mollncux. said j that j , , the defense would < , . ! . . consume less time than } the pie utlon , but It had been the Kctieral expectation that many witnesses would bo called. Including Handwriting Ex pert . Carvalho In three notable poison trials In this city , those : ' of Carlisle Harris , Mcjer and Mrs rlemlnfi. ' the defense called no witnesses , Harris ' was con\lctcj and executed and Mrs Fleming . went free. | I Mr . Weeks began his summing uptoday I and . had not finished when court adjourned | I Ho { spoke- with great earnestness nnd the Jury lltti-ncd to him Intcntl ) . Ho told of his L . long personal frlenc-'shlp with Mollneux jnnd ' he attacked Harry Cornish bitterly. The tenor of his argument was th t the proofs pointed more sttongly to Cornish as j I | h " murderer than to Mollneuv Mollneux 8 | I father | and wife were In court , as was Cor- j I nlsl . who j was visibly uervous. Mollneux l Deemed cool and collected. ' Only ono person could have had the sll- ver tottleholdcr. " said Mr. Weeks "Only one person could have had those particular110' i ! articles contained In the bo\ . If the ) j could have proved to jou that the ) had . been In his possession then > ou would net have bee i long In making up your mind But there-Ms absolute , positive and undls- putablo evidence that the roan who bought the ' nlhcr bottleholdcr was n t the defend ant "Let us take this package and make It Uf Wo havea blue box from Tiffnnj's II Is the size used In silverware Is that connected In any way with the defendant , anj proof that he had the blue box' Not one wcrd The district attorney show el that he had an account In the stationery department , but they had not the boxes of that sire " thaSi So Weeks went along through each article tlcl , declaring that not the slightest evi dence had been shown to connect the de fendant with clthoof them Then he dis cussed ! the experts IIItN nt ( hi * K\IIIT < X. "Is It rcasnnble to believe that twelve sem men will send this man to his death en the tostimonv of the > ip experts' By these : experts lu handwriting thcr expect to prove bcjond a reasonable doubt thit the defendant's band wrote eich exhibit j Aje , and oa this testimony they ask jou | to send this joung man to his death Because - cause this great city of New York has unlimited - limited . wealth , has a boundless treasurj , is It right and just that they should bring CTJ an ami } of handwriting experts from California to Maine , carrying them In palace cars , feeding theui at the Waldorf-Astoria , paying them exorbitant fees brought on to drown this jcung man In an avalanche of expert testimony' 'And they expert you to believe thla tustimcny and upon that take a man's life. Remember there must be no compromise ' ' You must believe or not. Either this joung i mal Is entitled to bo reftorod to his wife,8" , or family or give up every drop of his. j i | life's blood to the electric chair lie is j " guilty or not guilty. It is death or fre-edom. j "No testimony boo besn 'produce-J to show I that this defendant mailed this packager or I ' was In the vlcinltj of the postofflce nt 3 ! , o'clock , the day this package was mailed j j I But , " bald Mr Weeks , pausing an instant I i and poising hlT hand in the air , -while his I eye : swept ever the Jury "Harry C Corti b was nnd ho was at the pcstodlce at exactly , the time the package nas mailed and on that day. "That silver bottleholder was bought by a man who said he wanted it 'for a lady's drccser' and matched the- silver on that dresser. Innliiiiatlniirilinut Cornlnli. "There Is not a sliable of evidence or scintilla j of proof that that package cveri . Cume through the malls except Mr. Cornish's. Has hei told the truth' Th's Is important. No one proves tbo receipt , no pstman proves the delivery , except Cornish. " , L . Word , . by word Weeks went over Cor- ! i ? " nlsh's testimony and strove to Impress on [ I the jury the impresslsn that Cornish might | have been guilty. He dilated en the BUS- | I { ric'ous ' < circumstances "Mrs Adams took a < loee of medicine and IJc died ' Mr. Cornish took n close , or sas be did , on an empty ttomach and wanders aiound all day with no evil affect He Eas took a dose He went to see Yocum , a n.an who knows how to make canlde of ii'cicury . Now , what reasonable excuse dd Cornish have for visiting Yocum on Uiat dllj of all days' " Weeks then described MolineuVs actbns eve since the newspapers accused him of the crime as those cf an innocent man. thec \\cekb asked for an adjournment until tomorrow - - morrow , hU voice having failed. ( . ' I Tbo jury will bo locked up tonight in the > Abtor house. Weeks' address will ecui i sumo all of tomorrow. ( ! St UiWitt's ' Witch Hazel Salve Is unequalled i jja' St 01 piles , Injuries ami skin diseases. It Is Hel original Witch Hazel Salve. Beware of l } } counterfeits. CERTAIN CROW IS INNOCENT Ilrotlic-r of AcciiHPil Mail hn > Ho in South Uiuiilin on Date ot Ilolilierj. CHICAGO , Fcb. G. S. A Crow , In whcoe tur hotel Patrick Crow , suspected of being Im-1 plkuted < In the daring Northwestern train I = ruobor ) between Maple Park and DcKalb 1 the night of October 13 , was orrojted , dtclaies that bis brother Is innocent of any | connection with the crime. . "I am positive , " he said , "that my brother ( not a party to the robbery He was , working ; In South Omahn at the time , nnd _ | ho will bo able to jirmp when the time I ccmes. " While Iiu-pcctor Hunt refuses to reveal ' Cro.v's \\hcronbout3 , It Is understood tti-t oer prlgoner Is confined In the county jail ' jrj hospital , v.bero bo la Leing treated Tor rOv Injuries received in a recent accident ufa The arrest of Crow carries with It a ' old large portion of the reward c/ . ' $5,000 which > are olftred jointly b ) the American Express ' nej pany nud the Northwestern railway city Patrick Crow , arrested here ) csterday on i Klc suspicion of having been c MI nee ted with i out sensational robbery of the Northwestern , mall train at Toner "W , " f.rtv-sx : * west of here , October 13 , nai . .oday the Identified as one of the quartet which bever curexl booty from the train varlousi ) cstt- with mated at J26.0CO to $100.000. of The identification was mode by Jatnc klu White , engineer cf the train which was i seem robbed. I'barlos James pperatoi at Tovor : Kl , " and by the fireman ef the Ioomotivc took the express messenger in charge of the i have money which was stolen Crowe was then i me turned over to Eherlft Plmmlck of Kana county at runner Oniuliu llmldrnt. I Drup Nine > ear ago Pat Crov. nas a street car | j conductor In Otcuha Later he went to tendurt bar for his brother , who was running a ( gpj salron on FouriCTlh sircct be-twrcn Far- n m and DouRls * His Omaha record si far as the police know ta not bad , all of hU crooked work having been done In other cities < of the middle weft. His , , first criminal act that attract * ! par- tlrular attention to him was in Chlrago during Worlds Fair je r. when ho phot a policeman attempting to arrest him The victim of the shot recovered after n linger- ing Illness , and Ciow escaped with a light jail sentence About four ) enr ago he was arrested on suspicion of having been Implicated In n train robbery near St Joseph and ( lodged In the St Joseph Jail. After nn In- I ' earccratlon of a few weeks he took part In n I plot to break Jail Thp Jailbirds procured Rofiles I , savv ? and the other necessary tools 1 from eonfederntro en the outside , nnd nfter 'a ' few hours' work the last birs thai peparnted them from liberty wer cut. But the Jcb was so ea y : thnt Crow suspected n plot on the part of the officers to lure them Into | bteaklng : Jail , Intending to take a shot nt them as they were escaping. As n sifcguard against hls contingency , they sawed Into the cell of a negro condemned to be hanged for murder , released him and pushed him through n breach In the wall ahead of theim ' The Idea was for him to draw any flra I which | might be Intended for them But the tifpro , escaped and they followed him Once safe out of Jail Crow nnd his pat stole | a horse nnd buggy and drove It nt breakneck , speed toward Omnha At Ham-'nn ' burg | the ) "ditched" the rig and caught n freight | . train , nnd wcie In Omaha before day- light 1 ( of the div of their escape. Crow was nt large for several months , but was . finally arrested In the postofflce at Clnhas clnnntl and was later turned over to thd ( , S1. Joseph authorities. 1 ' ' There he was given eighteen months for jail breaking In ' the meantime * the police had received notice of a charge of diamond robbery pcndso ' ling ' against him In Denver. Thl. , however , vva settled without a trial , as there was no rio'ecutlon. j This , so far as known , WOK his last crim inal act , e\-ocpt ihe ono ho Is non charged with , the train robber } near Chicago THINK GUERTIN IS A CROOK \iuinir linn HrllcMcit to llr n "short I linnncrtlil" IKricMnl A ) oung man giving the name of Emery Guertln was arrested Tuesday by Detectives Heclan and Johnson nnd Is booked nt the ] police station ns n suspicious character II | ischa believed that Guertln Is the "short change artist" who has victimized several Omaha ; business men during the past tvo weeks Joe Pezdlrtz , who runs'a siloon at 1024 South Thirteenth street , called nt the station and attempted to Idcn'Ify him as the ) oung mnn who "fllmfiammcd" him out of $10 a week ago In making change , but was unable to do so positive)1 ! He sas , however , he thinks Guertln is the man. ! Other victims will bo asked to e\- amlne ' the prisoner today Guertin denies that he Is a crook and sas he has been attending the Omaha Business college. No such name as Guertin , how ever , appears upon the college rolls FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Cold Wn\ o Follow hiiovr. Which Will Snccrcfl Hnln Todnj Northerly Wlinln. AVASHINGTON , Fcb 6 Forecast Tor ' Nebraska nnd Iowa Rain , turning Into snow , with cold wave Wednesday and Wednesday ' night Thursday colder , winJs shifting to high northwesterly For Missouri Rain Wednesday cild wave and sno.v flurries late Wednesdaj and , _ Wednesday night Thursday coUcr , southmo | easterly , shifting to northwester ) } winds | For South Dakota Snow flurries and cold ' ' wave Wcdnesaa > Thursday fair and cold , high ] northwesterly winds ' Tor Kansas Rain , turning Into snow , with cold wave late Wednesday and Wednesnc da > night. Thursday fair and cold , wind shifting | | to high northerly. ' ° For Wyoming Snow and cold wave | ( ] Wednesday , high northerly winds. Thursthri day colder. I.oc'lll Itocoril. In OFFICE OF1 THE WEATHER BUREAU OMAHA , Fob 6 Omnhn record of tem perature nncl precipitation , compared with of the corresponding day of the last three ) 1CiirS' 1DOO 1699 U9S IS97. Maximum : tprnperatut" . . . 43 14 36 4 ! .Minimum ' temperature . . 10 -1 'JS A. Averase tcmpenture 2S 6 32 .14 Prpclp7tatlon 00 .no .00 00 Pron Record of temperature and precipitation n nt Omaha for this da ) and since March 1M > 9- Normal for the cla > 2' l"xc"iS ( fnr : ue da\ . . ' ' Accumulate" I o\cess nlnce Maxell 1 . . C i . Normal rainfall for the da ) . . . . 0 1 Inch Uetlrlenc ) foi the cluv . . 03 Inch i Totalnlnfill sinre Mnrch ] . . 1611 Inches DeHcirr y since Mnrch 1. . . 4.S2 Inches > lIclenc > for eor iierlod , 1S9S . . 4.saincli < 'i DetlciPnc > for cor p rlod , 1S97. 10 winches. li'lior ( fi din dilloiiK ut S p. ill. L = STATIONS y\ND STATE j OI" WEATHER. ma to umana. cleat uo | 4) ) | .00 North I'lutte , c'e.ir I 4-1 it-ill Lilcp. elonly I SO 'hevnnno , paitly cloud ) . . . . Isipid ' Cllv. pirtly cloudy. . Huron , parti ) cloudy WllllMon cloudy hlcago ' , clear Ixiuls , clouJ ) nro Paul , partly cloudy Davenport , c-lenr Helena , rloud ) | Kansas , Clt ) cloudy jj Havre , snowing I Ulsmmclc. cloudy I W ) Gnlvc-fton , cloudy | b2 | foi Below zero T Indicates trace of precipitation LFCIUS A WELSH no Local Forecast Oltlcial tf tinTlicn'pp * Toilny. Boyd's Jeffrles-Sharl.ey prize fight pic OF tures , S 15 I Orpheum Vaudeville , 2 30 and S 30. NOTHING IS BETTER 'Impossible to .Manufacture a Bet * tcr Kcmcdy. j Oninlin People MnUc Oooil AVItnc ic of tlio .Sucvenn | | Una Achlrrcd. . There can be nothlnn better ( or backache , cervousness , slecplessne and all ailments arising from kidney disorders than Mor- row's Kid-ne-olds. It la Impossible to man ufacture a better kidney remedy. Kld-ne- contain the very best ingredients that _ good for ailments arising from the lild- neys. The vast number of people in this ' j' ; who have testified to the merits ot in Kld-ne-olds Is sufficient proof that none of | p1 C cfalrns are false Mrs C E Smith , 23S Sherman Ave . say * : I "I have suffered from kidney trouble for | past six or ceven jears I had a BOff pain in my back and was troubled < _ nervousness , headaches and swelling fl the feet and ankles I tried different kinds of kidney remedies , but they did not to help me I heard about Morrow'u fo Kld-ne-clda ( and decided to try themi I n them according to directions and they C completely relieved me of all ray for- _ troubles"i i | Morrow's Kld-ne-olds are not pills , but j Yalrow Tablets and sell at fifty cents a box I all drug torts and by the Meyers-Dillon ' Co. i' ' Mailed on receipt of price Minufact- nT by John Morrow A Co , Cb.inUti , { I"1 - - - to Ohio. ISr j ' GATARR& OF THE SSD ( S. ' I . . . I'o.ril.nn ticxcr frtils in cili'i ? it. ) H I Mr John \ancp. member of roinnnv I _ 1st ' Ohio Infanlrv. First Brign If cr oiul DIvMrn Fourth \rniv Corjs win llvi < at Hartford Clt ) , Ind in a letter dated Juno "lh , 1S9P , sajs : "M > lildnc ) trouble Is much Mr ' John Vnncc of Hartford City Ind better | 1 ha\o Improved so mu-li that every- bodv [ ] , Hants to know what medicine 1 am Using | I iciommcnd It to ovcr.vbodv n nl onip , Imp commenced to use It The folks nil saj , that If Dr. llartmnn s mcdIMne euros nie It man be great ' In n later letter he j * ajj 1 nm still Improving In health , ' pcol call mo well now. 1 nm still using jour niedlrlnp 1'eoplo want to know what ] has done mo BO much Rood and 1 can casll ) tell them " Mr J Brake-of Pctrolei. Oitnrio , Canaln , writer ' Pouiears ngo I had a severe at tack of Bright R Dlsnse whMi brought mo so low 1 the doctor v.ild no'tilng more could be done i fur me 1 began to take IV ru ui CsayHomo Cur a. Papntancnt * Wo \ \ \ ! semi am one nddlttul to t ) i > I n in , Mm ( ililiH' , Liiiiiliin- iiin , or otlur drug biiblt a Trial Trnntiitrnl. 'rpoort'linrco ' , of the most rcm irk iWc remedy ever life iv ere I d talus < < rmt 'Mtal rrlmlnle here < . f < ro unknown Htfnctorj < u cs tolii iti-d tial rorrointtilrnco muted frurn o I , CSIH.L.IU ] > 1'lijslt lnu . ST. J YMT8 11S1 BROADWAY , .NEW YOKK. , , , OUR { J ? GUARANTEE FOR WEAK Received of Mr . . . Pive Dollars ( J5 00) for full reatment of Turkish L , M dps , which are sold to him vv th a guarantee to cure e\unl weakness strengthen sexual power , euro shrunken parts and stop all unnatural discharge or emission , oure nerve an d brain weakness or ninno to VIP re turned This guarantee holds peed fur three v > > r" Should n vvt'Tknes return , med.clna will nsraln be furnished free of charge H.ihn s Pharmacy , ISth and Farnam Sts , Neb. N B Ao give t his guarantee to our CUB omers Mnny plit Rlolnnn irlio lintl lieen NKi'iitlcal ii il in It Hint the Dr , Bennett's ' Electric Belt I * not hi lie iiliort of miraculous , After many jearg of in defatigable study nnd re search and tel ! ! > g ever alert to i.ike advantage- of the inutn and effe < t of isc _ - and to find out the remedlil agent most * predy to effect a cure , my incompara ble ' Eltrrtrlc Belt Is the grand and Irre proachable result 1 have Jiundieds of would-be Imltitors but comajrisons are odious ( You mlcht as well liken the tal low dip of the past to the arc light of tha piesent Mv Celt has Inten hinstable bat tery cells that can be renew id it an ) tlmo nc other belt cnn be renewed nt anv prlre The plettrodes on mv Belt are constructed of soft , chamois-covered baby sr sponges , con- talnlns water cells that keep the sponges damp , and Is the most s-ubtie medium through which to convey the current of Electricity Imperceptlbh from the batteiy the Belt to the system Not Itist In Its wonderful action nnd paramount < x- cellence is m ) Electrical Suspen or > aUo non-burning , given free to mule purchase-is my Belt. I GUARANTEE to cure all diseases which result In a lack of VITALITY or NERVE FORCE 1 have a record of S.ontl cures in this state alone , there Is no guess work , no experimenting liy my method , but alvvavs ABSOLUTE certa'nt ) Mv Belt is nosltive cure for SEMINAL IMPuTF.N CY. LOST MANHOOD. SPERM-VTOUR HOEA VARICOCELE AND OKNERAI DEBILITY RESTORES SHRUNKEN AND UNDEVELOPED PARTS < UllHK RHEUMATISM In an > foim. KIDNEY LIVER . and BLADDER TROUBLES CON- STIU'ATION DYSPEPSIA , ALL FEMALE COMPLAINTS , ETC. Mr A iMcSweency. JGOi Corbett St. , Omaha . , Neb , writes to Dr Bennett "Seme feu weelcs ago I purchased one of you Belts and after wearing same for ton | weeks 1 tlnd that my varitoceie of three j ears' standing has been entirely cured | nncl will saj that I nm a much stronger i 1 man In ever ) ic.spcct than 1was 1 before 1 commenced to HFC Dr Bennett s Electrical Belt To all who are skeptical In regard the i merits of your Belt 1 will cheerfully recommend It as to what It claims to cure " Call upon or write mo today I will send you FREE for the asking , my new- ILLUS TRATED book , testimonials , etc If ) ou | "iifferlng ) ou should not dea ! > . act it i onto , and ) ou will noon be one of the count- , Itus army of MADE NEW men and i vvo'i'n who proclaim the merits of m ) Btlt I Address Electric ie Ej&ayntisB i D Company , Honing 1C to0 , DoiiKlii * ) IMocU , Opp Hiirdrnb' , Corner lUth nncl Do cite it . , OMAII \ , M3II. OFFICE IIOUPvS-From S JO a m to S 30 p. IT Sundas From 10 30 a m to 1 p m. CHARGES LOW. McGRESW , SPECIALIST , TrcstitUFo-nacf DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF MEW ONLY. 22 Yean fxperlence 12 ears In Onaha , FUCTIUCITr and , 'MHICAI ' , 'Jrcattncut conililrc-d Varlrorele , Stricture ' , SrpliiIliLosGLil Viper and Vitality , ri'nESOrAIUMn.n. Cbartres low. IIOJ1K TrEATJM..NT. ! JlooU , L onsuliEtion and I'.xam. inalmii Free Hours , 8a ra totj ; 7loUi > m Sunday Olol2 I > O IInx766 Office , K R o ' ; Mtn and 1'araam Streett.OMAUA , I.T.J GAPE NOME The vejy latest nnd most authentic In formation regarding this wonderful region ; also a complete map of the country ( for a 2 cent stamp , The Seattle Trading Co. OUTFITTERS SEATTLE WANTED Case 01 pad health that I'-A-N-S will not benefit Send $ cent * Rlpdni Chemical Co. , Neil York , for It amnlcs and 1.000 testimonials. ( and Man a Im in I in 'lino month * I s > wrll in in an 1 bnvo c onilniinl so rvrr * ! ' Mr r K ( Vi-1 > v of \ 'P ' Mills , I , \ 3 | comilv Tenn writes 1-ue yearn a > I | ecntractec ) a very b d case of kldnc ) trnu " 1 was expected to die b ) all Hi ) frlcn 's < .1 to the surprise of all , 1 still live , thank t > 1'o-ru-tia " - - ami Man-a-lln Kruosl Knobloch , nallltrln. Pn . wr s "Fe-m-hH cured we of kidney trmiM l j will recommend ) our inodlplno bccaiiKo l 11 do ta tttithfull ) ' Cnlafrh of thn kldoeys quickly leu Is > chronic Bright' * dlfcugp Perunibe i be * token nt the * nppcnranco of the Or aymptom. If taken In the earlv Btnees o' u n disease Pe-rn-na Is sure to cure over * iji Pe-ru-nn cures entairh of theliinc a simply boonust1 H c-uren catarrh vvhr e * r locnted. No other systemic catarrh rem- ' has ns jet been devised Insist upon lm % i Po-ru-nn There are no medlclnrs that . m bo sllbstlttltecl. Mr * . L C. Saunders 20 ? Havnc" ! sirei' Atlanta. ( ! n . snB "I troubled vx U kldnc ) nnd bladder trouble , nnd havlnc ; heard fo much of Pe-lii-nn , last No \omber 1 becan ! ! > use IV-ru-nn c-ured me of that trouble1 nnd now 1 am t.ik- It ns n tonic 1 thl'ik 1 will take It chirlnc the simmer ns 1 am slxtv-ntne jcars old and I think It Blrenpthrns mo t v\a vfn nnicli broken down when 1 bnKati to iaU < > Pe-rti-na and If there Is molding I cnn defer for voti I will do so with plrisure" Sr id lor frre oatarrh boo'cldrcsi The Pe-ru nu Drug Mffi < "o. , Columbus ohli 11 Is built , not for today , but for tlip np.\t centmy. If you move Into The Bee Buiiding you cnn rest nssitiPtl yon will never vv ish to move out nunlu Many of our tenants 1m vo been in it slnco it was built When jou move move to , fetaj. | R , C , Peters & Co , Rental Agents , Ground Floor , Bee Building JOBBERS & MANUFACTURERS OF OMAHA DRY GOODS. laprUr * nd Jobber * of Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods AND OILER AND 5HEET1RON WORKS S Wilson & . UraUc. Manufacture boilers , smoke stacks ni 1 breeching i * pressure , icndirlns , sheep di > luid nnil water tanks , bollei tubes eor stantly on hand , second hand boilers bought and . cold special nncl piompt Utontlon o repairs In eity or countrj lilth and P'ar'e ' ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. lA/estern V Electrical Supplies. Eleotrlo Wlrlnu Bells and (5ns List. ! ' O.7. . JOUNETOJf Mer HI" ' - BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS , M'frs I Jobbers of Foot Wear loenTamn Th Jotoph Banigan Hubber Oa. CHICORV. f Orotrefi u > < m nuf cluttrt o ; all torn * ut Cnlcorr Om -rreroont.O Nell SAFE AND IRON WORKS. Safe and ! iron Works * G , ANIKii.S : , Prop. MaLesaipccialty cit- . &nd flurslar 1'ronf Snfck inn Vim tllonri , etc. Oil ) h 1 Illi ' . OiauliM. hub. ELEVATOR SUPPLIES C. . DavES & Son Jiloctrlc , ll > ilr tu'ic unc Iliiiul Kiev vtoi'b- Klevator Bafet ) Oaies I.lcvninr rcjnir Ing ii Hperlullj Lcatlicialc C'npu f r Elevators , Enulnes iind Pruning j'rr KH lliirncj , Oniuliu ,