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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: IJATVKDAY, .JUS'E 15, 1001.
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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
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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.