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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'
) .
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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 ,