THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: IJATVKDAY, .JUS'E 15, 1001. Tel i,lS-o.'. ... 1 .. .1.... l KIIKIS; llisu i itv riMUjiivit; urjMJi iiuviiL n v.mi- (Iron's Underwear and Hosiery shown here is a point in your favor when making your selections. Wonion's white ntlk lisle Klchclleu ribbed vests, fllk crochet and tapis trimming, low rierk. slcnelcsi or low neck, short sleeved, I5c Karment. Women's white Jersey rlbhed drawers, knto length umbrella style, lace trimmed, SOe and 2Sc per pair. Women's flue Rauzu llslo ribbed vests, cupcrlor quality. suunre cut neck, slecveleis, white, 60c garment. Children's white Swiss rlbhed vests finest quality nnd finish, IiIrIi neck and Inns sleeve, or low neck, sleeve less, silk taped, pants to match, knee Iptuth. Wo also carry the plain India gauze, hls;h neik long sleeves or high neck, short sleeves. , WIS CLOSI3 UIHnDATI AT T. M. sacm ron foster kid glovbi and dkoawi FAimswna, Thompson, Beldem &Ca T. M. C. A. I1UIL.DIHO, COR. 10TII AND DOUGLAS IT. persons. Two policemen of the Old Slip station claim to have rescued thirty people. soon as the crowd which had followed the sinking ferryboat along tho river front were able to rcndT any aid they worked with n will nnd In many Instances men sprang Into the water to save life. The greatest service was rendered by tho Iur boats, which circled around tho wreck and made n bildgo to tho Spanish pier. Men and women climbed over tho tug3 to the shore. While the Northfleld was well supplied with life preservers, which were stored In out of the way places, not morn than two dozen of the endangered passengers were able, to got the life, bolts on. Thl stnte of af faire was hecaute the, life preservers wcro not handily ohtnlnablo and the wildest sort of a panic followed when the hundreds of panengors realized their danger. This wns only n few moments before the Northllcld sank to tho bottom and then all who had not Jumped to the tugs found themselves In the water. Ciiiisp of tin- Ilii(-r. The swift-running floodtldo and the ques tion of which boat had the tight of way were the cause of tho disaster. Captain Abraham Johnson was In charge of tho Northfleld ami Captain S. C. Orltlln was In command of the .Mauch Chunk. Koch lays tho blame on the other. Tho Northllcld. with a load of passengers variously estimated at botwoen SftO and 1,200, started out of the west slip at Whitehall street for St. George. Stoten Island, nnd at 5 ."3 p. m. tho Mauch Chunk left tho rail road slip at Communlpaw for Whitehall street. Tho latter craft wax abreast of the Barge offlco nt the (lattery when tho .North Held came out of tho slip. An exchange of whistles between tho bonts was followed by the crash. Captain Orllfln apparently believed that the Staten Island ferryboat would be halted until he had worked his boat Into the upper slip and Captain Johnson supposed hn would be allowed to cross tho Mauch Chunk's bows. When tho accident uppenred Inevitable, the speed of tho Communlpaw ferryboat was reduced as much as possible under tho circumstances, but borne along by tho bwlft running flood title, tho Mauch Chunk struck the Northfleld on the starboard side at the hood of tho forward ladles' cabin on the main dock. Impact Is Tcrrlflf. The blow was a terrific one-and the force of it wrecked tho steering gear at tho for ward end of tho Motion .Chunk, tore up ten feet of the main deck, wrecked the deckhouse on tho port side, broko through tho deck rail and threw down tho stnnch Ions on the forward part of tho Central railroad boat. As the bumping of ferryboats Is not un usual In this harbor, the pnssengor.8 on tho Northfleld did not for n moment realize the seriousness of the accident. When. hoy ever, tho two firemen ran up to the deck to save themselves, and thj Northfleld was helnr. driven full speed tip the Bast river. Instead of down toward Staten Island, nil tho time screeching for help, they knew that something sorlous had happened. Then began tho panic, which continued until tho Northfleld went down. At no time was the Northfleld more thr.n BOO feet out In tho river beyond tho bulk bead lino, but the tldo was running with the velocity of a mlllraco nnd had tho ves sel sunk out In tho stream only tho tuga would have hcen ablo to glvo assistance. Captain Abram Johnson of tho Northfleld was arrested about midnight on a charge of criminal negligence. He Is held wl.hout ball and will bo arraigned tomorrow. Captain Orllfln of tho Mauch Chunk went to hlH homo In Jersey City not long after te nreldent occurred. Officers of tho Jersey Central railroad gave assurances that Captalu Orlftln would make his apprarancn In pollen court to answer to a technical chargn of man slaughter. Tho only person reported deilnltely miss ing nt midnight wns Oerrgo II. Coppers, Janitor of tho Criminal Courts building. Tnrhr TenniN I'orlxli, NEW YORK,' Juno 15. There were twelve teams on tho Northfleld nnd they nil per ished. Tho oftlclnls of the Staten Island ferryboat said there were probably not over tiOO passengers on tho Northfleld at tba time of the collision. Tho passengers say tho usual rush hour crowd was aboard and that It numbered fully 1,200. BROUGHT T6 SUDDEN ENDING Suit Auniunt Ainiilwiiuntcd Copper Comjiiui) n Cut short nml Ap plication In Urnlril. NKWAUIC, N. J.. June 11. Vice Chancel lor Stevens today brought the suit of Calvin O. Ueer nnd the C. II, Venner com pany against the Amalgamated Copper compauy to a sudden ending by denying the application of tho complainants for an injunction to restrain tho absorbing of tho nutto ft Boston and noston it Mon tana companies by the Amalgamated com pany. impaired Digestion May not be nil that Is meant by iliiwpsia now, but it will bo if neglected. The uneasiness after eating, fits of nerv ous headache, sourness of the stomach, nnd disagreeable belching may not be very bad now, but they will bo If the stomach is suffered to grow weaker. .Dyspepsia Is such a miserable dlseao that the tendency to It should be given early attention. This Is completely over come by Hood' SarmmpmHUm which ttrentthens the whole dlcestl vu avstem I3ec, June 11, 1901. Underwear and Hosiery Let s impress on you tlmt we sell the I.... it..tl..i jif t twl,.tiij,i n ttl 1 I iiw!rkt if nil !, , 4. ...... I. ..f tM.it pants to mttch, knee length; prlc.9 according to sites. Mlstes red ribbed cotton hoae, with black polka dots, double knees; slrei (J to 8, Z'oc pair. Hoys' medium weight Wayne's knit cotton ribbed hose, double, soles and knees, 23c per pair. Women's black cotton hose, double soles, high spliced heels, light weight J3c per pair. Women's black cotton hose, double soles, high spliced heels, light weight, 2Sc per pair. Women's fancy colored llslo or cot ton hose, 60c pair. KENNEDY ARGUMENTS CLOSE Prisoner Enters Couit in Better Health Than Since Trial Began. TRACES OF PREVIOUS BREAKDOWN GONE Will l'llinc llrotiKlit from 111 Cell to Wiid'li I'rocri'illiiKN AroiiNril Woman luntiri-K Starrx of tlic Multitude. KANSAS CITY, June H. When Mrs. Kcnnely entered the court room this morning to hear the arguments to the Jury beforo which she has been on trial for the Inst ten days toi the murder of her husband, I'hlllp II. Kennedy, she ap peared to be in better health and spirits thnn on any day since the case opened. Sho had dressed carefully for the occasion and any traces of a breakdown that sho displayed yesterday had disappeared. in a semt-clrclo surrounding the pris oner sat her father, C. W. l'rlnce, Ilert Prince, tho traveling musclan, and Will Prince, tho threo latter awaiting trial on n chnrgo of conspiring to kill Ken nedy; Mrs. Prince, tho defendant's mother, her married sister, Mrs. Leon, and tho lattcr's husband. Will Prince had been brought from his cell In the county Jail to watch tho proceedings. Every Inch of space In the lourt room was taken by spectators. Mrs. Kennedy paid little at tention to the many eyes dlro:tod toward her, hut watched the Jury Intently, scru tinizing closely tho faco of each of tho twelve men. Asked how she fell, tho prisoner said: "They gave mo some kind of a powder a little while ago. I am going to be as bravo as possible." On tho onnojlto. (hi hIMo from tho Prlnco famllyi,TcttfJofed Captain Thomas Kennedy, a pioneer of Kansas City; his young daughter, Thomas Ken nedy, Jr., brother of tbo dead man. nnd his wife. With tho exception of tho first day of tho trial, when tho father and brother of Philip Kennedy appeared as witnesses, none of Kennedy's Immedlato relatives havo been In tho court room be foro today. The dead man's mother was too HI to be present, even today. liiNtriirtlniiit tn the Jury. Tho day's session "was opened by Prose cutor Iladlcy reading tho Instructions to tho Jury. Tho prosecutor read with almost dramatic effect and the Jury paid unusual attention. Mrs. Kennedy looked squarely at tho prosecutor, and when he read that pnrt referring to murder In the first degree nnd tho nttendant punishment of death, her faco did not chango expression. When he came to the instruction for manslaughter she dropped her head, but only for a mo ment. Frank (5. Johnson, former city police Judge, then opened the argument for the state. Johnson traced tho killing of Ken nedy by bio wlfo of a month, telling how shh had called him from his ofllco and shot him down without a moment's warning, then coolly submitting to arrest. There wbb no contention, said Attorney Johnson. about the killing. It was freely admitted that the defendant had committed tho crime charged against her. He emphasized the fact that shb had gone armed and said: "Sho went with murder In her heart." Tho only question to be determined In consider ing tne woman's guilt or Innocenco was whether the knew the difference between right aid wrong. Not a single witness, friend or foe, had said she was Insano, and yet tno theory of Insanity was the only defense that could bo mado for her;, tho defense had no' other plea. She was alone responsible for her state; she had committed tho murder for revenge and after having deliberated on It. After Ken nedy had been forced by "Tier father and brother to marry her sho had been asked why sho married him and had said: "I want my revenge." This because he In tended soon to wed another girl. And yet her downfall could bo laid to Case Patten, with whom, as was woll known, she had kept company nil last summer and as late as October, 1000, 1'atlirr mill llrotlier Help, Attorney Johnson declarod emphatically that the father and brothers of the defend ant bad helped her plan Kennedy'K murder ana nnd stationed themselves about the sceno before It occurred. "1 say, gontle- men or tne jury." concluded he, "there la evldcnco to find this defendant guilty of murucr in i tie urst degree." These last words, given In thundering tones, had no effect upon Mrs, Kennedy and moment later, when court took a recess till 1 o'clock she went to her cell laughing and chatting with the deputy who led her. At tho afternoon session Attornoy Near Ing opened for the defense and demanded acquittal, He declared that the state had adduced nothing to prove Its charge that tho Prlnco faintly had conspired to kill Kennedy. The defendant, he said, had shot him during a condition of hysteria border ing on Insanity, after he had ruined her nnd after she had pleaded with him in vain to live with her and cover her shame, Mrs, Kennedy sobbed audibly during Attorney Nearlng's appeal, Charles K. Hurnham, for tho state, de crying the plea of insanity, declared that Case Patten, and not Phil Kennedy, was responsible (or ber condition and alleged a conspiracy. I. I), Klmbrell, also for the state, laid Kennedy had been shot down for daring to appeal to the courts. "They Knew," said ne, "tno outrage tnat had been perpe trated would bo laid bare. They did not proposo to let Phil Kennedy go Into court and tell his story." At this point Mrs. Kennedy, who had been lying her bead on the table, straight ened up and shrieked "Oh, mercy, man. Oh.jerey." The prisoner leaned her head upotr SiY !ther's shoulder, her face con tracted In pain. Major Blake Woodson closed the argu ment for the defense, making n strong ap peal for his client, "a poor, trembling girl, senrco out of her teen" " Major Woodson's address lasted until a re-ess was taken before the evening ses sion. He was dramatic at tlme3 and In his plea reminded the Jury that it Is the duty of every man to protect the honor of womanhood. Prosecutor Hadley, closing, charged coun sel for the defense with misrepresenting the facts of the case In their arguments, whereupon Major Woodson Interrupted tho prosecutor and a physical encounter be tween the two men was Imminent. Major Woodson was taken from the room. At the conclusion of the pioseeutor's speech tho Jury retired. At 11 o'clock tonight a verdict had not been reached and Judge Wofford ordered the Jury to retire for the night and resume Its deliberations tomorrow morning. (Continued from First IMge.) the fact that the victim put his money Into what he thought was a safe place until the goods wcro delivered to him. only to find the money missing when he went to look for It, the only difference being that In this case the receptacles were safety deposit vaults Instead of the Interchangeable box which the common gold brick man usee In his dealings with the credulous nnd avaricious farmer. City Attorney Snllsttilirv I rlinrcwil In Ihr Indictment with receiving a bribe of 123,000 from McOarry nnd 45,000 from Mcl.eod. Albers Is charged with offering n bribe of $3,000 to Alderman Kcnfhan. NOT BUYING FOR CONTROL Union I'nclllo linn Sci'iirrri an IntcieM In St, Paul l'ortlii-r Itoportn Arc li c ma I ii rc. NEW YORK, Juue It.-The Evening Post says: "In the best informed quarters It was asserted today that active dealings In the shares of the St. Paul nnd Union Pa cific railways on the Stock exchanga today and yesterday were chlelly speculative, and that most of the reports In circulation to account for the advance In the shares wcro false and the others at least prema ture. The definite statements that there havo- been largo sales of St. Paul stock by leading Intcrosti; in the property were very promptly denied on the best authority. On tho other hand, thero Is cqunlly positive basis for the statement that an Interest In St. Paul ha3 been secured by Un'on Pa cific capitalists In the Idea of furthering the plans of operating the principal west ern roads under n general community of Interest. There Is no thought of buying control of St. Paul and It Is asserted that In any ovtnt this could not bo secured In the open market, or by agreement of a dozen of the Inrgest Interests tn St. Paul. One of the company's directors said he thought a commission pt fifty of the stock holder could not pass control. The fact that the St. Paul has nearly as much pre ferred ax common stock, nnd the position of the preferred shares, makes It Impos sible, this director points out, to buy con trol of the company as was done In Bur lington and Northern Pacific purchases," INCORPORATES IN KANSAS Kurt Scott CliaiiKrn It Title ami Will llnllil ii IVm Mile nnd Mt. mirli the 'I'rlnco, TOl'EKA, K-w., ,tutf U Articles of In corporation were issued (oday to the Kan as City, 1'ort Scott & Memphis Railway company by the state charter board. The new corporation is capitalized at $20,000,. 000, and Its purpose Is stated to be to build a line of railroad from O&wego, Kan., on tho "Frisco, to Jacques Junction, on tho Memphis, In Cherokeo county, twenty-four miles. It Is also stated In the charter that tho company Intends to purchaso tho Kan sas City, Fort Scott A Memphis Railroad company nnd tho Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railway comptny of Oklahoma. The directors of the new corporation are. R. R. Vermillion, Wlchlln; V. J. I.ane, Kansas City, Kan.; E. M. Smith. Kansas City, Kan.; Corwln II. S. Spencer, St. I.ouls; James Campbell, St. Louis; William II. Thompson, St. Louis, and Henry S. Priest. St. Louts. Tho general offices will be located at Oswego. The incorporation of this company Is understood to be the first step toward the consolidation of the 'Frisco and Mem phis systemc under the Kansas law, which permits railroads that "connect with each other" to consolidate. The new company's title differs from that of the old Memphis In that "railway" replaces "railroad." It Is expected that the road will be managed from St. Louts. BRIDGE FOR ROCK ISLAND Srpnrntr Riitry Into Kmmnn City nml n Sliortcnlnir of It nnd Tlirouwli MtnHOiirl. KANSAS CITY. June 14. Tho Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific railroad Is securing right of way through Platte county, Mo., for a line from Platte City to Kansas City. Rock Island engineers nro also mak ing estimates for a bridge across tho Mis souri river at Parkvlllo, Mo. Tho Rock Island road now enters Kansas City over tho Burlington tracks from Cameron. Mo., and uses the Hannibal bridge. The road Is to be shortened to thirty-five miles by a cut-off from Trenton, Mo., to Bnlknap, la., nnd It Is to build Its own line from Leav enworth, Kan., to Topoka, Kan. Will Stny nitli ihr Menipliln. MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 14. President Wlnchell and several othor of tho Memphis route aro horo on a tour of Inspection. President Wlnchell said, In an Interview, thnt tho merger of the Memphis with the Frisco would tnko place at some tlmo be tween now nnd Octobor 1. President Wln chell said he would remain with the com pany nftor the merger, but In which ca pacity he declined to Mnte. The matter of position would be disposed of by the board. It Is thought Mr. Wlnchell will be retained as vice president nnd general manager. A. J. nrlKKfl SncceeiU l.imler. ST. PAUL, Juno 14. Daniel W. Lawicr, for tho last eight years general attorney for the Chicago Oreat Western railway and for many years a democratic leader In the northwest, has resigned and will re sume general law practice. A. O. Brlggs succeeds him as general attorney for the raltroad. Grncrnl Attorney for .Vorthn entern, CHICAGO, June II. Samuel A. Lynde has been appointed general attorney for the Northwestern road, to succeed R. E. Os. borne, promoted to vice president, to suc ceed M. L. Sykcs, For many years pre vious to his appointment Mr. Lyndo wiu lnnl nttnrntv nf Ihn flrnnrt Trunk. " 'iiiu.B in ill. ltmU ltnml. TOLEDO, June 14. R. C. Bowdl8jft"ran. msster of the Toledo division of tic wheel Ing & Uiko Erie, has resigned, (p take the position of assistant supcrlntf,ct of the Chicago, Rock Island A PaclftCi Your drugg'st will refuqfjj y0Ur money If PAZO OINTMENT falls t, curo mngworm. Tetter. Old Ulcers and orfB, pmples and Blackheads on the faiyj a0!j all gfctn dis eases. SO cents. GUESTS ESCAK UNHARMED -I. Hnndrtdi of Mei iJWomn Crowd Ont of Blazilt Hotl. MANY SAVE 0NLV NIGHT CLOTHES lr- Startt n't )iicn the Mnriilnu nml llcfon- tlit: Slofiprs Arc AnnW rneil tlin l,ftit tin Out lleuvj Lois. WEST BAIJEN, lid.. June 14. Nearly 300 lives were Iraporded by the lire which destroyed tho eclebjated Mineral Springs hotel at this plaeo efly today. The alarm of flru came nt 1 o'clock In the .morning. To add to the terrors of the pnnlc-scrlcken guests, the electric 'lgat plant of the hotel failed a few minute nfter the alarm wns given, and those gvests who did not face the flames were left to (trope their way out of the darkness' of ths great four-story wooden structure. Though there were many narrow escapes, It Is believed that not a single life was lost. The regUter and books of the hotel were burned, but during the day tho man agement has accounted for 26B persons who were lh the great' building and Is confident that tlieiy y.ere 'no others. The loss on the building Is $2.V),000. with an Insurance' of $110,000. Most of the guests lost nit of their clothing and many of them lost diamonds nnd Je-velry. The aggre gate of these losses. It Is believed, Is fully $.'0,0C0. In the office safe, which lies under tho smouldering ruliif. Is fully $10,000 which had been dcpolltrd by guests for safekeeping. Many oi tho guests havo hurried to thilr homes nnd those remain ing have found shelter at French Lick. Illac .stnrt In Kitchen. The conflagration hit I Its origin In tho kitchen, whlth was ot the ground Moor. Immediately under the two rows of sleeping rooms', nil of .which vero occupied. Tho night watchman ntteirptod to extinguish the blazo with' hand grenades, but seeing that his attempts were in vain, he rushed to the office, notifying the night clerk, and together they ran rapidly through tho halls kicking open doors nnd arousing the sleep ing guests. They had proceeded nut partlj through the building when the electric lights went out, owing to the burning out of tho feed wires. Within hnlf an hour the entire building wns In flames. The building was provided with tire escapes, and on the front, extending from the ground to the roof, was an escape built In a spiral fashion, It was through this that many nt the guests got out. During the rush four Indies became wedged In this escape, nnd while In this position some one on the upper . floors started n Rmnll trunk on Its rapid descent down the spiral chute. The women were scratched ' nnd bruised nnd were not relieved from their position until one of the guests ran up the chute, nnd nfter n vigorous tug succeeded In re leasing them, permitting all four women to slide to the "ground In safety. One gentleman from St. Paul, whose name could not be learned, Is said to have locked his door and lost his key. He. groped around In the dark hnd when he w-ns nearly suffocated his door was burst In by Henry Allcnburg of Ellenwood, who carried him In safety to the, lawn. He arrived from Minnesota last night In n pitiable condition from tho effcct,ot rheumatism. He wa3 conveyed to thq French Lick hotel, two miles' away. t nrrlrOut Wronu Woiiinn, Siiperlnttmdcfjk'plark o the Elwood plate glass works, with- his wife, wns among tho Ruosts. (..AfjriBatHurlng a, few personal effects, Mr., CfJ?" In the excitement, grnbhed a"om; jvbosi hi supposed to be his wife, nnd cSrrled her screaming from tho building. On renchlng the lawn he dis covered his mistake and ran back Into the burning building and In a few moments appeared with his wife. , Amy Leslie, a writer for the Chicago Dally News, who was at the hotel with her niece, escaped with nothing but hpr night clothes. Mls Leslie's traveling wnrdrohe today consists of a night dress, a gentleman's, shirt which she.,purchascd at the village store, and her baUirnhe. Ono woman frantically appealed., to those, about her to savo her trunk and vainly offered $1,000 to anv one who would risk his life In an attempt to drag It from the building. Fifty or sixty female employes of the hotel, who were quartered on the upper floor of the now bath house, which had Just been completed at a cost of $70,000. escaped uninjured. This huilding was also destroyed. Tho guests were high In their praise of tho Mouon railroad. They boarded the trains with absolutely nothing but the few articles of wearing npparel they saved. Tbo officials had been notified of their destitute condition, their tickets and money being dcetrojed. In a short tlmo a mes sago came Inviting all to proceed to Chi cago or any other place on their line free of charge. It wns a noticeable" fact that everyone appeared contented with tho awkward sur roundings after tho fire. Women dressed In their nlgl robes, men's overcoats, hats and shoes, mingled In the crowd congratu lating each other on their narrow escapes from a terrible holocaust. The small store at West Baden did ft thriving business nfter tho fire. The guests, or those of them who saved enough money, soon cleaned out Its stock. Women purchased men's sweaters, shirts und other articles of clothing and seemed to be perfectly contented with these IIiinIiickk Center IIcmI ro oil, CONROE, Tex., June 11. Fire, which started In the rear of a drug ttnrc at an early hour this morning, destroyed twenty two business houses, comprising nearly all of the stores here. Few of the contents were snved. The. loss will amount to $100. 000, with Insurance of 425,000. lltoeU In (WlncliCKter, WINCHESTER, -fa.. June ll.-Tho cast side of the squa-ro was destroyed by fire today. The eouire loss Is estimated at $170,000, and Insurance of $120,000. One citi zen was sllghtjy Injured. Mr-tlcn City I'noKliiK llonsr. ITY. June 14 The National e of this city burned today. MEXICO ( packing hou Loss, $500,00 HYMENEAL. Thr AUBURN, County Tre. er Auiiurn i iuiiir. Neb.. June 14. (Special.) surer George Codington and r ni..n ti-orn mnrrhul terln. Miss Mamie day at Falls! City and are visiting it Kan sas City I Fred I) lackay and Miss dertrude e married at NemnU City Smelser yesterday. Harry a rplrott of the firm of Tolcott Tfllmago hotel and Miss Liz- & Son of n lie Copeir.i were married at Llmpln and I are neijjP'Pnn-Amerlcan expei I 'lciin'iWii.f mlf rnn. kPnn-American expedition. ' nWwPV, Net. Juno li.-tSpednl Tol- erram.) m milage oi uer.Ku .u. Thompson nn'd MIssMarle Hendortm. both of Boom ounty, tooKSJace at th Indus trial sc.PjI In this c this afternoon. Rev. Wi.Bam Hauptman chaplalt of the school, aPclatcd. The brfop s a tlster of Mrs. Hsifc'tniann. j.nr to Jury lla. NEW WRIf. Jutle ll,-Astant district Attorney I lllt).A . . ..... .. .I,... ill the tr nrgumen eluded h al of Di Ke.uicrtyVlM liU closlns j j ' ' 1,1,11 UUpM I ' ir Cltllir-il I'l, "'"itrnn 1IH1 Mir- 4"PC 1 clvr. to pe lury tomorrow mo(nlnf FIVE NEGR0E? ARE HANGED Mritilier of (.aim, WIhkc lolto Wn "Dcalli to tin- While," I'll) l'ctiultj. SYLVANIA, On. June II -The hanging of five men upon tho tamo gallows ntt the same moment here today nurked the cild of whnt Is thought to havo been an organ ized gang of murderers. The mcu executed were: Arnold Augustus, Andrew Davis, Richard Sanders. William Hudson and Samuel Baldwin, alt negroes. Tho victims of their crime were Constable Mcars nnd Fillmore Herrlngton, whom they nmbushed and shot to death, nnd Captain Wade, whom they seriously wounded. On nt least two occasions efforts w're made to lynch tho men, but by prompt notion' of tli'o officers they wcro frustrated. On one of these occasions the governor found It necessary to order out thrco com panies of tho stato mllllla. The execution was strongly guarded today, because of a rumor that nil effort wns to be made by negroes to rescue the condemned, nut there was no disturbance nor the sugges tion of any. The hanging was In private, the stockade being surrounded by n strong cordon of troops. Five thousand pcrsous gathered In the village, but only nbout forty were admitted to the enclosure. ASSESSMENTS ARE VERY SHY (Continued from First Page.) tho city assessment of $225,000 as just. This city assessment, being made on n 10 per cent basis, would Indicate the vnlue of the property within the city to he $fi62,f00. When It Is considered that tho telephone company has thousands of dollnra Invusted In lines outside the city limits and within tho county, It Is not unfair to place the valuo of Its property In Douglas county nt $500,000. Last winter the Omaha Gus company sent the city tax commissioner tho following schedule of Its personal property: Horses , .'imj Steam engines ; 2,tn0 Safes ;,i Carriages and wagons '-'o Merchandise on bund iW) Tools, machinery, etc n,) Malni, meters, etc .- 11U.VU) Total .,.,.v$12.';27i On this $122,275 worth of property there Is a bonded debt of $2,000,000, showing that tho gas company people are remarkably clever financiers. Tho Omaha Water company has refused to submit to the tax commissioner n sched ule of Its property, but In nil negotiations for the purchase of the plnnt, It has stead fastly claimed a value of $5,000,000. City Engineer Rosewnter, who Is. perhaps, more familiar with the water works than any other citizen outside the water company, says its vnlue Is easily $3,000,000. IIiikiIiii .Street Itnlln-n?. Under oath Sccrntnry D. II. Goodrich of tho Omaha Street Railway company states to the city tax commissioner that "the ac tual cash value (the amount for whlsh tho property could he duplicated) of the per sonal property of the street car company Is 0 3 follows: Work liari-rn l.J Mi) cmii nnimnlK Steam engines nnd electric mmiiln ery Safe 'nr, carriages nm) wugonn Franchise .' Merchandise on linml ;.. Tools, etc .-.... v...' 73,Sf' i I Mi 12.1,21" 20.M) ,S' - Mil Furniture 22j TrfickH, poles, wires, overhead con- structlon, etc . 151, 1M Total w'mV) Against this $381,150 of persona propertv and a comparatively small amount of rpnl estate 'there Is a stock Issue, of $5,0O0.0CO and an Indebtedness of $2.3I7,'jOS. Yet tho street railway company Insists thnt Juought to bo' adopted into a consolidation of fran chise corporations at a value of $7,500,000. The New Omaha Thomson-Houston Elec tric Light company places a market value of $rt03.000 on the stock It has Issued, has a debt of $540,000 and still Inilsts to tho tnx department that Us property Is worth only $211,057. Countv snkitieii(H for Ten onr. i Tho county assessments ngalnst the fran chise- corporations for tbe Inst ten years have been ns follows: O 3 o -J o 3 '. I v. f o YEARS. Iff r l , $fi0.05' $71,rw $iVl,710t$ o, 74,0251 80.710, 25, 71,320 rt1,350 IS, 71,2451 lS7,25Ui IS, 7U,20O,2t0.741 U, 70.010 S54.M9 IS, 7.tO$lfi,025 ,0001 16,W. 0651 22,1100 23.V 21.IMV) ir3 1891 sm 1S05 llW isss 1S93 1W0 1901 ,1 CA055, . M.055 . &,u55i ,035 2l),O20 .0351 19,fi0il 2S5 1&,IK .1 CD.OTiS .' C0..rV, 71,2l 135.W .1 fiO.555' 76.S4UI113.KIO 10, )IU iv"i ,300 i 21,l)0 ,50O 21, fM .1 72,iK0 .1 72,5.V)i 91,60S,13O,mm 23, 91,liOS!l2J,000 19, During tho Inst ten years hundreds of thousands of dollars lif.vp. been Invested in permanent Improvement to tho properties of the franchise companies. That their as sessments have not Increased In proportion with their Improvements Is obvious from tho following table, where tho cost of Improve ments Is given nt tho meat conservative figure: Cost of Improve- Increase ments In ten in asxt'H in Companies. yearn, tpn years. Omaha Has Co $2V).f0 $i:'.fft Omaha St. Ry. Co 250,i) 20.1m Omaha Water Co fOo.oirt KI,2W NetiraHkH Tel. cn. j&'uw vaw Now Om. T. 11, K. L. Co.... 15U) 5,575 BEFORE THE SUPREME LODGE I'rot ImIoiim of Ncln iiNka (irnml l.oiluo Arc DImciinkimI Ii.v the I nllrd Work men at JIufTnln. BUFFALO, N. Y.. June 11. The supremo lodge of the Ancient Order of United Work men today discussed the provisions of tho Nebraska grand lodge, but took a rece33 without taking action. Children sChorus S00 Voices from our Public Schools, under direction of MISS F ANNUS ARNOLD. Saturday Afternoon, June 15 RAG TIME and popular airs every alternate number for Saturday Evening BELLSTEDT's BAND CONCERTS Puvilion, 15th unci Capitol AVe. tr LITTLE GIRL HIS VICTIM Brute E'cupes After Cemmitting Srion Crime in Dundet, . ' CASE IS .JUST OUTSIDE CTY LIMITS ,im crtliclr" Omnlin I'ollir .loin In tin limit for llir Fellow, of Whom n- tlnml DcKcrlpllon In Ohtnlnnl. A brute tn- human form accomplished a criminal ussault upon Mary Marks, 13-ycar-old daughter of i.Mrs. Larsen of 1007 North FIfty-llrst streot, Dundee, at noon yester day and made his escape. The -little glii Is seriously Injured, but will probably re cover. Mary Mnrktt was on tho way from her heme, whlcitwts Just ono block west of the Omaha city- limits, to a neighbor's house, a fow block distant, The fellow, who was driving. In a slugle rig, met her and said, "Hello, Mnry. j -Where nre you going?" The glr( supposed he was sn acquaint ance of the family and told him. tie In Rcd hpr to ride thuro, with him and she got Into the hussy- Wbeu he drove by the place without .offering to stop, Mary asked blm to Jet her o,ul. He replied, with nn oath, that, ho must go with him, nnd to cni.phaMze his rpmarks, be nourished a knife in her fa.ee. The little ono wns thoroughly frightened nnd front that time forward Could offer but llttlo resistance. The fcllovy .w'llppcd up his horse and drqe rapidly ct on the Nlcholns. street road (or about two miles. When near a smrll grove he btppprd nnd. hitched bis rig, then dragged Ihe girl behind a clump of trees hidden from the road. The brute later left tho little one lying on the ground, , semi-conscious nnd half dead with lrlght.'nd urged his horse Into a gannp. jiisi men iwo men wno nvc in the neighborhood happened along the In frequently used road and noticed tbo fel low's haste In getting 11 way. They thought sonicthlng wns wroug nnd found tho girl after a search. The men took' her home, wher.e fbe 'told her story. Sho was at tended by Dr. Van. Clescn. . Although outside the Jurisdiction of Omaha, tbo police were notified as well as the sheriff. Police Detectives Savage, and Dunn were de(nlfcd on tbe case and made a thorough Investigation, The girl , was nblo to give them a good description of her assailant and there Is no doubt be can bt Identified If found.- The men. who took Jicr home afterward w 111 also Jbe nble to mao ah Identification and h number of people who saw the rig can Identify It. Sheriff Power and his deputies are work ing on the case, and have the assistance of the police. No effort will be spared to run the brute to enrth. The neighborhood Is stirred to the depth and. tnlk of violence Is common, but the authorities soy thero Is no doubt that wiser Counsel will prevail If the brute Is captured and every precaution will be takeu to safeguard against the overriding of au thorlty INDIANAPOLIS IS WINNER (I101.cn h the Modern Wnodmrn 111 the IMnc'c of Srxt Convent Inn. ST. PAUL, 'MlnnT. June 14.. The Modern Woodmen of America. At the opening of today's bus ne3S session of the head camn adopted a resolution giving the execut'he council' ,i6wef to change the plnce of next meeting In "ias'e It Is' found Imilbsslble to get ' acceptable raljroail "rates. Five' cities wen- presented for tho placo of meeting In IP03.- 'Indianapolis." 531; 'Grand Rapids', Mich., 240;' 'Saratoga .NY t 23f Los'Angele's, 17; Denver, 8. The application's' of Nevada and Utah for admission' to 'the Jurisdiction ot the lodge were granted and similar applications from Kentucky" and northern Texas were te fused.' Underground miners applied for permission to Join,' but tho reuuen was re fused, , v. , An attempt was made to amend the law against permitting- membership of those engaged In 'r-xfYa' 'hazardous oeeupn'tlons by allowing such p'er'sfcrls1 to 'Join on1 payment of nn IncrertsV fatV, "hut the proposition was voted down. Several other changes wcro proposed to Ingreaso the Hat ot pro hibited classes, but these were generally voted down and the membership rights re main niib3tont'iall'y aa heretofore. The contest of tfte uniformed teams con tinued during1 the' morning nnd part of the afternoon Hi camp Northcott and Is likely to continue nil day tomorrow. Some bit terness resulted today because of a pro test filed by tlcricral Llsgett. the com mander of the camp, who Is also a captain of a Des MOIncs drill team, against the score given to Penn Valley camp of Kan jas City; but the judges sustnlned the Kan sas City score, although, under the rule requiring n" -second trial. The Penn Valley team seore'd PS 17;40, while Llggcti's team had made but 07.90. General Liggett promptly apologized to the Penn Valley team for bis protest when thi) Judges had overruled It. This afternoon Pontlae, III., Captain A. J. Reno, took the lead in tho competitive drill at camp Northcott. The score was 99 1-1, the highest that a WOodman camp ever tonk. At the night session of tho Modern Woodmen or America, It was voted to chango the basis' of representation, that there shall be one delegate for each l,60rt of membership, Instead of for each 1,000, as at present. If the growth of iho order continue' at tho present rate the number of delegates nt the Indianapolis convention two years hence will bo f,00. approximately tho same as the attendance at this conven tion. (id u Hard Mlnw In the Ke. BALTIMORK, June ll.In the second round of the tight hero tonight between "Mysterious Billy" Smith and Young Peter JAckson Smith received a hlow which cloned one of hl eyes, rtnd he left' the ring --bis seconds throwing up the sponge at the end of tho second round. it To Mothers of Large Families In this workaday world few women nre so plnoen that physical exertion Is not constantly ilcmanilcd of them in their dally life. We make, a special appeal to mothers of large families whose work is never done, nnd many of whom suffer, and suffer for lock of intelligent aid. To women, voung or old, rich or poor, wc extend nn invitation to accept Xrco advice. Oh, women I do not lot Mns. CAnntr. Ilr.t.i.r.vit.i.s. your lives be sacrificed when n word of ndvlee nt the first approach of weak ness, may 1111 your future years with hcnlthy Joy. Address n letter to Mrs l'inkhnin's Laboratory, Lynn Mnss,, nnd vou will not bo disappointed. "When 1 beg-nn to tnke Lydin R, Plnkliaiu's Vegetable Compound I was not nble to do my housework. I suf fered terribly at time of menstruation. Several doctors told me they could do nothing for.mc. TlinnkB to the l'ink hnm advice nnd medicine I am now well, nnd can do the work for eight In the family. " I would recommend Lydin, E. Pink ham's Vegetnble Compound to nil mothers with largo families." Mnt. Caiiuik Unt.i.EviLi.n, Ludingtou, Mich. YOU LOSE THAT FORSAKEN ' LOOK IF YOU WEAR A NICOLL SUIT Just notice the well dressed men in Omaha nine out of ten wear Nicoll suits they fit perfectly and hold their shape as no other suit does. - W ton .$10 for the.-., finest -sultinRS. J5 to J12 for trousers. Over 1,000 patterns to select from. Where cnn.you find an other such assortment? TAILOR Karbach Block, 209 11 So. 15 St. RESULTS TELL 2! THE HUE WANT ADS PRODUCE KESULTS. jftSHt) (i e an( sdqd a.mi isi:.Mi:Ts. cJULY 2 IP 13 INCLUSIVE I901 C.H.A.O.S. First nnd Host Fair of the Season. All Attrnetlon.s of lllj-li Order, Concert iUusic a Spccl.tl Feature. Fourth of July l'atrtotlc;tlly Oh. served. Paved Streets for all Concessions. Reduced Hates from it 1 1 Points. BOYD'S I'U'noclwunl & DurgM. I kUimiters. Tel. iwitf. B. M HEaJi Presents FERRIS STOCK COMPANY TO.VKillT SAI'IIO. Klrst hnlf of wek, commencing Sunday, "TAKKN MOM 1.1KH," I.nnt half of week commencing Thursday, tWMIl.Li:. Prices l6e He, 2)Q nnd 25c. flpeclnl Features Kvery Aflcr n and Kvon'K. KRUG PARK W. W, COMf, Mnimcer A Strictly Illsli-Cliiss FAMILY. KKSOflT. , LORIL'NZ I, MORRIS BHOS.' t'eleUr&tert Concert I l-uiiioui Imu huh Pony Hand I rin'in. AND A HUNDJtHD OT1IHR ATTRAC TIONS Children Free. Tnke tho Walnut fllll cur fare only 6c, Bicycle Motor Races p Midway Cycle Track Saturday and Sunday, June 15 and 16 flAOHS START 3.C) I'. M. K.-iturdav Ilaees'-I One Mile Novice. 2 On Mile Open, amateur. 3 Two Mile, inesseriKr boys. I-Jlulf Mile Open, ama teur fr Motor Roce 6 Five Mile Handi cap, amateur 7- Threi t'nniernd Austra lian I'Jrsuu uace, anitucur.