THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1902.
BANK'S ASSETS NEAR ZERO , P00R MAN needs .protection
IxaBinititm Sbowi tlwad Dttioiiltri
JUt Ht Sit TiU Pr Cut.
MUCH CROtKED WORK IS UNEAR1HE&
ForKCMl Nolm mill MnrlKiiKC Arc
I'li'iillfiil U'lioli- Town Aroimfil
mid IlofuulU-ri Arc 'Ilireut
vin'it Itli Violence.
DAVID CITY, Nob., Feb. 1. (Speclnl.)
An .the examination of the books of tho
I'latto Vixllcy Stato bank at Heltwood
progresses the condition of tho tmnk bo
comes more deplorable. Hank Examiner
Itnrtucll hi'.H expressed tho opinion that
thn (iPurts will not pay 5 per cent to the
depositors. Up to this tlmo about 150 notes
havo been presented and found in the bank
that arc forgeries.
During tho Inst two tlayft'holdera of notes
and securities residing cast, have been nr.
riving, f,nd so far without a slnglo excep
tion their paper Is all forged.
Somo of tlioso forged apparently were
secured by morj gages on Duller county
real estate, which show on their face that
they wero Died', Indexed and recorded, giv
ing thn book and page, nil In the regular
way with tho namo of tho county clerk
attached to tho ccrtlllcato of record.
, All pf thoso that havo examined tho
records discovered that tho mortgages and
certificate of filing and recording aro also
forged. Certificates df dcpo.-ttt arc being
presented every flay that tho bank records
flo not show thnt any such certificates wco
ever Issued, but tlie holders .deposited tho
money and all thoy havo Is a worthless
ploco of paper.
Mim- llriifM I'rntr-".!.'!!.
In addition to forged notes and mortgages
ft largo7 number of drafts nro being ro
ported protested.
. Soveral poor widows residing In and near
Ilollwood, who had a fow dollars, perhaps
left thrun by their husbands aa Ufo Ir.eur
anco, have lost uvcry cent of their money.
Bomo of "them had left their money with
A. II. Mould, for Investment for them,
which ho failed to do, but speculated on
tho Hoard of Trade, and tho widows mlto
1b now In tho Chicago wheat pit.
II. C. Oould, brother of A. II. dould, nnd
who Is assistant cashier of tho defunct
bank, was arrested yesterday afternoon unci
brought to this city and lodged In Jail. Tho
complaint filed against him Is similar to
tho ono filed ngalnst the cashier, with tho
addition of making und verifying falso
statements to tho State Hanking Hoard,
and with having knowledge of all tho.for
gorlcs committed by tho cashier, A. II.
Oould, and as being an nccompllco In all
of tho crooked transactions. He has con
fessed his guilt and now' occupies n coll In
thu county Jail.
From tho best Information obtainable,
ono or two moro arrests will follow In a
vbry Bhort time.
Yesterday afternoon when K. C. Gould
was arrested In Ilellwood, a largo crowd
gathered, and loud calls were made for a
ropo and only by tho hard work of tho
olllcer and tho perstiaslvo argument of
Hank Kxicmlncr Ilnrtwell, djd Mr. Oould
pfenpo being lynched.
Excitement Is at fever heat and threats
aro being miulo against tho prisoners.
Shorlff Vc8t had a largo forco, of deputies
guarding tho Jail last night, but no attempt
was mado to molest tho prisoners.
Ifjtinnl iirrrxiiomlrnt Dcrlnrr I, mill
l.riinlllK lllll Would lliMloilt
l.nrKr Hunch Coiiiiinnlc.
1IYAN.V1S. Neb., Jan. 31, lOOI. To tho
Editor of Tho Hcc: I am pleased to see
the fight you arc making against the land
leasing outrage, which, If It parses, will
equal tho Hartley pardon outrage. .That
bill was drawn for the benefit of the large
ranch companies duly, it would bo better
and cheaper for them to lease the land
than to havo tha government glvo them
tho land.
Now, thero aro thousands of rtcres,of val
ley land In the randhllls that will raise
alfalfa without Irrigation, land that Is used
for grnzlng, that novcr wns grass land.
Homesteaders by the thousand can settle
In hero nnd raise alfalfa and mako homes.
If thnt bill goes through It will stop the
settlement of western Nobraska, whllo If
this land Is held for tho homesteader It
has a bright future. Tho cnttlc klngE claim
that this bill will protect thu homesteader.
It Is not so. They havo tho country -nll
fenced nnd do, not allow a hoof of stock on
the public land. If the lnnd Is leased and
a man takes a homestead In ono of these
ranches, they will cat him out and stnrvo
him out. What can a poor man do before
ft Jury of cattlemen? .
Next, It will drive tho business men out
nf tho 'small towns In this country. When
tho cattlemen gr.t control of the'rnngo they
will whip nil their own supplies, nnd there
will be uti ono but ranch owners and their
hired men. There Is no reason In the
w'orld why tho government should protect
tho Wealthy cattlemen,. Thoy aro ablo to
protect themselves. It Is tho poor man
that needs protection.
Tho fence should como down on
government land and mako It free.
I'leaso withhold my namo as It would
ruin my business. SUHSCKIHEH.
.cv 1,'uiiipnnlrn lit llonlrlre.
HEATHICE, Neb., Fib. 1. (Special.) The
Kecs Hardware company, with n paid up
cnpltal of $10,000, with K. I). Kecs as pres
ident and Hobort A. Smith im secretary;
nnd tho Union Statcbank, with IfO.OOO paid
capital, Hon. Jacob Klein ns president nnd
J. II. l'cnner as cashier, began business
this week.' Tho Hcatrlco Creamery com
pany has amended Its nrtlclcs of Incorpora
tion, Increasing Its capital stock from
$iro,ooo to ?50o,ooo.
Tho mortgage record of tho county for
January shows a net reduction on farm und
city property of $25,463, there being twen-ty-threo
farm mortgages, amounting to
$33,111, filed for record, nnd fifty-one,
amounting to $04,103, released. Twenty-ono
city mortgages, amountlus to $13,390, were
filed, and twenty-threo, amounting to $7,
S61, woro released, showing a small Incrcaso
on city property.
Fined for nlnlurliliiK I'enoe.
COLUMnUS, Nob., Feb. 1. (Special Tclo
gram.) John Ryan and Frank Thompson
arrested tho night of tho Oolrlch cutlery
jobbery on suspicion of connection wlA It,
wero nrralgncd In police court on tho
chargo of disturbing the poaco by being
Intoxicated and fighting on tho public
streets. Each went to Jail In default of $15
flno pending trof posslblo filing of n moro
serious chnrgo against them. Doth aro
'strangers.
Mnny ilnhblta Killed in Wolf Hunt.
HENDERSON, Neb.feb. 1. (Special.)
A largo circle wolf hunt camo off hero
yesterday and In the round-up over 150
Jack rabbits wero killed and one wolf.
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we know it will lie': "One bot
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i i-.. T v.r hA rniiffb. I then tried Aver'S
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Attoratjr Geiertl Froit Sttiifiod CtDStlidt
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CASE AGAINST THE BAMUY BONDSMEN
Argument llcfnrr Hip Siiprrntr Court
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COMPANY,
171 UNION HUILIMNG, IKNVKR, .COLO.
(From a .Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Fob. 1. (Special, A motion
to dismiss tho ca3o of the Stato nRulnst
tho Argo Manufacturing company wns filed
In. tho supreme court this morning by At
torney General Prout. This Is the suit be
gun under tho antl-trtiat law by former
Attorney Ocncrnl Smyth. Mr. I'rout asks
for tho dismissal because of the following
rcafons, which ho sots forth In his motlou
to tho court:
"The depositions of tho linkers of the
defendant, company nnd the books of tho
Pnltcd Starch company nnd tho National
Starch company, copies of which nro In
evidence, disclose tho plnn and method of
'said company's organization. Thoy also
dlscloso tho fact thnt tho said United
Stareh company was organized nnd Incor
porntcd for tho purpose of buying certnln
other stnrch manufacturing plants, nnd of
operating them, situated In various states
In tho union; nnd that In pursuanro'of said
purpose several starch plants wore pur
chased by tald compnny, by abioltlto deed
of conveyance of tho real estate nnd bills
of sale of tho personal property, Including
trado marks, patents, etc., payment bulng
mnilo therefore largely by tho Issuance of
stock In tho now company, only a small
payment In cash being mado. Under this
plan tho Argo Manufacturing compnny was
purchased, together with the others. Tho
evldenco' further dlcloscs thnt nil of the
snld properties are now owned In tho feo
slmplo by tho defendant, tho Nntlonal
Starch company, which purchased all or
the stock of tho United Starch company.
Srvti to Etiilnlu IncrciiHP.
Tho officers of said compnny ndmltttd
that tho price of the product had been ad
vanced since their organization, but ex
plained It by testifying to a still greater
advanco In the cobI of tho rnw materlnl
corn. It was. further shown by tho evidence
that tho defendant, tho National Starch
company, Is In competition .with other
stnrch manufacturing concerns under an
entirely different, separate and Independ
ent control, and does not produce 60 per
cent of tho starch output of tho United"
Stntea. On lnvestlgntlon of my own I find
this last fact to bo truo. Such being tho
fact, It occurs to mo that tho Argo plant
and tho United Starch company nnd tho
National Stnrch company afo none of them
trusts as defined by the law. I reach this
conclusion because, thoy nro powerless to
crcato or enrry out restrictions In trado
or to limit the produot, or to prevent com
petition or fix prices regnrdlcss of tho law
of supply and demand. Not having control
of the output of manufactured starch nnd
therefore being unable to fix prices ar
bitrarily, nnd being operated entirely In
dependent of other compnnlee In competi
tion with them, they aro without the pro
visions of the law directed against trusts
nnd arc not subject to the .penalties thei nln
provided."
Mr. Prout says ho recently examined th'e
books and records of the defendant In New
York, nnd became convinced that there
bad been no violation of law In tho con
solidation of the various starch companies
The evldenco obtained has been filed In the
court and Is subject for review nlong the
motion, to dismiss.
.School Superintendent' Convention,
Stato Superintendent Fowler is urging
city school boards, throughout tho state to
send their superintendents to tho annual
convention of city superintendents in Chi
cago, February 25, 26 and 27, and to pro
vide for tho payment of their expenses.
"The school boards in many of tho cities
In tho eastern and central states, and In
some of tho western ones, pay all or a part
of their superintendent's expenses to these
meetings,". saye Mr. Fowler. "This Is' cus
tomary In other lines of business and tho
practlco cannot bo criticised in public school
work. Tho school boards of several No
braska cities do this and quite a number
this year will vote from 925 to $50 for the
purpose. It pays. Tho benefit to the sup
erintendent Is a direct gain to the schools
nnd tho community. Tho railroad rate for
this meeting Is ono and one-third fare for
tho round trip, on tho certificate plan.
"An excellent program has been arranged,
Including lectures, papers and discussions
by tho leading school men and women of
the country on tho most Important nnd
vital educational topics of tho .day. Among
tho subjects discussed will be the county
Institute from the practical standpoint, the
real valuo of examination as determining
tho teacher s fitness for work; the tenure
ot otllco of teachers and superintendents;
tho soclAloglcal aspect ot tho school; tho
high school as a people's collego versus fit
ting schools; tho educational needs of n
domocracy, and tho teaching of American
history In tho schools. Evory city superin
tendent In the state should attend the con
vention."
Cimc' Aicnliiitt Hartley HonilNiiien,
Tho case of tho stato against tho bonds
men of forpier Treasurer Hartley will be
arguod beforo tho supremo court next week.
Tho action as originally begun has been di
vided Into two branches, but It Is likely
both will bo argued tho saroo day. From
the last decision In tho district court' ot
Douglas county tho stato appealed as to
Bondsmen W. A. Paxton, Thomus Swobo
and Cadet Taylor, who woro released from
liability on tho bond, whllo Uondsmen C. C.
McNlsh. E. E. nrown and J, II. Ames.
against whom n Judgment wns given, ap
pealed as to tho state. .Paxton, Swobo nnd
Taylor nro seeking to bo released on the
ground that ns they signed tho bond afier
U once had been npproved they cannot bo
held liable with the others. Judge Frank
Irvine, now a mcmner ot tho faculty of
Cornell Law college, will return to Nc
braskn'to partlctpato In tho argument In
behalf of tho bondsmen.
Validity of Prilcllrra' License I, my.
Tho validity of tho peddlers' license law.
which was passed by the last legislature,
Is again questioned In legal proceedings,
this time brought to tho supreme court by
Max Rosenbloom, who was convicted and
lined $50 by Judge Grlmson In Platto county
tor peuuung wunoui a license, tie contends
through his attorney that tho act Is purely
a revenue measure, as evidenced by Its ti
tle, nnd that tho sections under considera
tion are unconstitutional and void for four
reasons, which he cites as follows:
"It Is a revenuo measure for the purpose
of raising taxeB, and non-paymeht of taxes
cnniiot be punished criminally.
"The title of tho act Is not broad enough
to embrace n criminal provision.
"The law Is too Indefinite and uncertain
In its provisions to be valid as a criminal
measure.
"Tho law exempts certain persona from
the payment of taxes and Is therefore net
uniform In its operations and 1? unconsti
tutional." On trnl IrrlKntlon t'oinpnn,,
Tho Nebraska Central Irrigation com
pany of Columbus today filed an appllca-
tlon with tho sccrotary of tho Slato Hoard
of Irrigation for an Increase In Its allow
ance ot water trout tbo Loup river fur power
nnd Irrigation purposes of from 1,200 cubic
foot per second to Zi 100 cubic feet per sec
ond, Tho last claim, If granted, would
require practically tho entire flow of tho
stream at Its ordinary stages and might
Affect the prior claims for water from
tho Platto river below the point where It
Is Joined by the Loup. Various claims have
been filed by Fremont, Omaha and riatts
mouth power plant companies for water
from the Platto and they will likely pro
test ngalnst any Increase In tho allowance
for tho Columbus company, Tho Nebraska
Central company proposes to complete a
cansl about eighty-one miles In length with
a power plant so situated that a drop of
eighty feet might be obtained. It will offer
to furnish electric power to users In
Omaha, Fremont, Lincoln and Intermedi
ate joints.
Hunk nf Ilrtluooil Chartered.
Secretary Itoyse of tho State Ranking
Hoard today Issued a charter to thn Hank
of Ilellwood, whose Incorporators are
Ooorgo W. Vost, Nathaniel A.
Dean, E. J. Wlghtman nnd A. Zlm
niati. , Tho Institution Is orgnnlzed lo
succeed tho Platte Valley bank, which was
ordered to close soveral days ngo because
of the embezzlement by Cashier A, II,
Could. It Is capitalized for $20,000.
Articles of Incorporation of tlio Festnrr
Printing company of Omahn were recorded
today In tho secretary of state's oince. It
1h capitalized for $50,000 and Its Incorpor
ators aro F. Nagl, F. li. Festncr and Her
tha Gctzscbtnnnn.
Tho John U. lleavls Quick Account Sys
totn company of Omaha has filed an amoud
mcnt to Its nrtlclcs ot Incorporation chang
ing Its namo to tho Three In One Quick Ac
count System company.
The Onnoung's Pharmacy of dhls city hns
Incorporated with a capital stock of $15,000.
The incorporators nro D. W. Onnoung. I.
S. Oanoung, W. T. Edge and Hoy" S. Shep
herd. Tho Midland Glass and Plnt company uf
Omaha has Increased Its capitalization
from $35,000 to $50,000.
The State Hoard of Tubllc Lands nnd
Hulldlngs this morning gave tho Monarch
Scalo company of Dcs Moines a contract
for Installing track scales at tho hospitals
for lnsauo In this city ami Hastings. They
will cost $&2. each, Including labor and
trackage.
A marrlago license was given today to
James M. Brady ot Omalu and rldcan
Larlmoro of Lincoln.
State Superintendent Fowler today Issued
a circular to principals nnd superintendents
emphasizing their power under tho law to
suppress tho sale or gift of cigarettes or
tobacco to minors under 15 yenrs of nc.
HUSTLE TO GET OUT GRAIN
Shipper nt "Wlnnlilc llnndlorcppcil h
Dlneontlnnnncc of WcMcrn
FrelKht Service.
WINSIDE, Neb., Feb. 1. (Speclnl.) Con
sldcrnblo bustling was manifest among the
grain men hero yesterday, caused by tho
ordor Issued Thursday night discontinuing
the running of Union Pact tic trains through
hero to Sioux City. All grain for Denver
nnd points west had to bo loaded out by
last night. This arrangement Is consid
ered a great hardship by shippers, ns they
were only.glven twenty-four hours' notice.
They hnvr been buying on Denver bids,
which are from 8 to 10 cents higher than
those from eastern points, and not having
notice of the change, they paid on Thurs
day 50 cents for corn which they could not
rqnllzo over 40 cents upon If they shipped
It to Minneapolis. Yesterday they paid 45
cents, although they could not get out on
It It shipped, but they wero compelled to
compoto with the feeders.
The claim mado by a Sioux City paper
Thursday eight that tho change was caused
by a lack of business, 1b considered ridicu
lous, as It Is a fact that they havo had to
run special trains often to clear up thu
sidings, and seldom in the last four months
has a car been taken out the samo day
It wns loaded, somo even lying hero for
ten days or longer, whllo nearly every
train with n slnglo engine had to set out
cars hero, and double-headers wero of al
most dally occurrence.
Tho western markot, opened urr'by the
running of the Union Pacific trains over
tho tracks of tho Chicago, St. Paul, Min
neapolis & Omaha, from Norfolk to Sioux
City, has put thousands of dollars Into
tho pockets of the farmers, who market
their grain at Hosklns, Wlnstde, Wnyno
nnd Wakefield, ns tho prices paid by tho
wo3tcrn buyers have been about 10 cents
higher than tho Minneapolis market would
warrant local grain men paying, and for
the last year and a half not ono car of
oats or corn has been shipped east out
of this place. It Is owing to this that the
chango Is being made. The Chicago, St,
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha officials have
been hero often to try to arrange to got
a share of tho coarso grains, and about a
year ago did succeed in getting the east
ern bid raised, but It was never equal to
tho western. Ono cause for this Is the
grades In Minneapolis. Not a car ot corn
from Nebraska of tho crop of 1901-2 has
been sent tq that point which will grado
better than No. 4, and It mostly grades
N. G., while tho western feeders only ask
for corn.
Of course, the loss falls as UBual upon
tho farmer. One elevator hore was caught
with 8,000 bushels upon which tho owners
loso about 8 cents per bushel. Tho other
three bad not so much On hand.
MUST AGC0UNJ FOR FEES
tinge County Trenmirer Ordered to
Make Full Statement ot
Receipt of Olllce.
BEATRICE," Neb., Feb. 1. (Special.)
The county board of supervisors udopted
this report in thn case against ex-County
Treaturer Gcorgn W. Mauror prior to ad
journment Thursday.
That nfter an lnvestlgntlon of vnrlous
authorities submitted, wo havo urrlvcd at
thu opinion that George W. Mnurcr, ox
county treasurer of Gnge county, Nebraska,
should return tho funds of tho county and
account for the sum retained by him dur
ing his terms of otiico our. ur inn mnus or
ii. ...mniv for snlnrv of Himself, clerltx or
assistants employed In snld nftlco during
His terms lis rucIi treasurer, In excess of
tlie tees or snui oiiicu, us is aiimvn y nu
exnmlnntlnn of tho books of the otllco of
snld county treasurer and bis reports oi
file In the office of the county clerk cf
Oago county, Nebraska.
8 " SAMUEL HIVENS.
Ci, W. CAMPI1ELL.
J. E. M'CORMACIC.
Committee.
Tho board appointed n commuted of three
to net In conjunction with tho county nt
tornoy in examining tho books ail that suit
may be brought In the district court .for
tho amount claimed tn be duo to tho county.
Mr. Mnurcr say3 ho will carry the case
to tho supremo rourt If necossary.
Mr. Maurcr called at tho omco of County
Clerk Plasters yesterday nnd offered to
deposit with tho clerk certificates of de
posit for the amount claimed to bo duo
tho county from him by tho board, the
same to bocomo the proporty of the county
In case, the courts decided ngalnst him,
and In case the decision bo in his favor tho
clerk fo return the certificates. County
Clork Plasters refused to accopt the certi
ficates, saying lio had no authority to re
ceive, them.
Four Inches of Smnv nt I'lnttsninutli.
PLATTSMOUTIL Neb,, Fob. 1. (Special.)
Four inches of snow fell In this vicinity
last night, which makcB tho best alojghlng
here for years. The Icodcalera are era
Vlolog nil (cam obtainable.
SAFE IN THE CASPER JAIL
Oktilti Wtiiwtrd Eitapti Utk Titlm
Ut Mirdtr of limit! Bioktr.
QUICK TRIAL BY LAW IS ANTICirATED
Prisoner Nott Denies III Former Con
fession Henri the .Mnrkn of the
.HtrtiRKle Mmle tn Cnp
' tore lllm,
IIOUOLAS, Wyo., Fob. 1. (Special Tele
gram.) Charles Woodward, alleged mur
derer of Sheriff Rlcker, passed through
Douglas tonight with Shorlff Tubbs. Thoy
wero met nt Orln Junction by several depu
ties, who nccompanlcd them to Casper. All
declare that no attempt will bo mado to
lynch W oodward, who Is now safely con
fined In the Casper Jail. He will bo tried
Ttulckly and If found guilty will be exe
cuted with expediency. Woodward was
cheerful and said bo was not afraid to go
to Casper. IIo laughed, at tho talk of
lynching and denied that ho over admitted
tho murder of Rlcker or that he Is guilty.
CIIIJVENNE, Wyo., Feb. 1. (Special
Telegram.) O. L. Ulakc, n western No
braska sheepman, arrived In Cheycnno to
day from Chadron. IIo says ho came east
to Chadron from Hillings on tho samo train
with Sheriff Tubbs of Caspor and Charles
Woodward, alleged murderer of Sheriff
Rlcker, and had a long talk with tho
prisoner.
Hlnko says Woodward Is a hard-looking
object, for ho was badly beaton up by
Ranchman William Owens and his hired
man, John Herkbclmcr, when1 they ef
fected his capture, thirteen miles cast of
Billings, last Monday, Both his eyes were
black, his faco was cut and bruised and
ono arm rested In a cling.
Blake henrd tho Etory of Woodward'
capturo from tho prisoner himself. Wood
ward said ho went tn the Owens' ranch
and remained several days. Owens sus
pected bis Identity nnd laid a trap to catch
him. Owens nnd his hired man mado
Woodward bcllovo thoy wero fugitives
from Justice, having murdered soveral
men, nnd In this manner led up to tho
killing of ShcrifT Rlcker. Owens said ho
would Uko to meet tho man that.wa bravo
enough to do a Job 'of that kind, whereupon
Woodward confessed thnt ho wns tho mur
derer and oven went so far as to detail
tho ronnncr of killing tho shorlff, taking
his wenpons and then beating his head
with tho butt of a pistol.
For two days Owens watched for an
opportunity to catch Woodward away from
bis weapons, and when tbo tlmo finally
camo tho murderer was attacked.
Wo ii III lime ICIIIeil r.ntli.
Ho fought desperately, and ho told Blake
that It he could have only reached his
gun ho would havo killed Owens nnd Herk
helmcr. Woodwnrd was taken from tho train at
Chadron last night und locked up. Sheriff
Tubbs. wanted to glvo the people of Casper
a littlo moro tlmo In which to cool off. Ho
sent several messages to" Acting Governor
Chatterton and the authorities at Casper
to ascertain the feeling of tho people and
to learn If proper steps had been taken
to protect the prisoner. '
At the tlmo of locking up his prisoner nt
Chadron last night, Sherllf Tubbs Intended
to leuvo there today and take Woodward
to Casper tonight. A report from Casper
this evening says tho train Is over three
hours late nnd will not reach thero until
after midnight.' It Is bolleved that Shorlff
Tubbs fears n lynching and will bold Wood
ward nt Chadron for several days or until
he can conduct him to Casper In safety.
Alter Arrest 1'rnf eimcii lunornnce.
CRAWFORD, Nob., Fob. 1. (Special Tele-
cram.) Sherllf W. E. Tubbs of Casper,
Wyo., transferred his prisoner, Charlie
Wcodwnrd from the Burlington to the Elk
horn rnllway here this morning. Woodward
snys he Is 28 years old and was born at
Dixon. 111. He says he never heard of tho
death and shooting of Sheriff Rlcker until
about three days befote he was arrested
near Billings; that Rlcker wns good to him
while In prison and bu was simply slipping
about under cover to avoid re-arrest.
When asked "Wero you not present when
Sheriff Rlcker was shot7" ho said, with a
sickly smllo: "I refuse to talk-on that sub
ject," nnd would say no raorer
Woodward presents tho appearance of hav
ing Just emerged from a free fight, both
eyes aro blackened and his face is cut in
sovoral places.
Sheriff Tubbs says that Woodward told tho
completo story about the way It has been
reported In tho press, to Wilson and Henry
Owens, brothers, who discovered htm and
gained his confidence, but In the attempt
to arrest him he fought until he was bruised
up as he now appears. Sheriff Tubbs has
with him only one' deputy, and will take
Woodwnrd directly through to Casper, where
ho Is satisfied that thero will be no vlolenco
attempted. If there Is an attompt to lynch
ho says he Is prepared for and can cer
tainly resist It, but Woodward thinks thero
Is no danger.
CASPER, Wyo., Feb. 1. (Special Tele
gram.) Woodwnrd Is to arrive In Casper
tontght. Tho outcome no one can ,tell.
Everybody thnt Is not a' deputy wants to
hang him, and the deputies, about one-half
the malo population, say glvo him a show.
It bo had Rlckcrs' belt and gun on when
captured, ho may bo hung. If ho did not.
tho crowd may let him nlouo. All kinds ot
people nro In town. Twcnty-flvo deputies
went to Douglas to meet sheriff Tubbs and
Woodward.
FILES A SENSATIONAL SUIT
Chnrlea Tliirtcl Chnrnes Wenlthy
I.uiul Owner with Alienation
nf Wlfc'K Affection.
WEST POINT, Neb., Feb. 1. (Special.)
A sensational lawsuit was filed In tbo dis
trict court Into Thursday evening. The
nlnlntlrr Is Charles Bartols. an old citizen
and formerly a leading business man of
this place. Tho defendant is .Charles C.
Doeschcr, owner of tho Boomar steam roller
mills and ono of the largest Inndowners In
Cuming county. Tho suit Is for $25,000
damages for alienation of tho affections ot
plaintiff's wife. The petition contains seri
ous alienations. "Owing to tho prominence
ot tho parties tho caso excites great In
terest. Doeschor Is a widower. Tho woman
In the caso lt the mother of a largp family
and ls- Hartols' aecond wife.
Turned I.oone nml Itenrrcsted,
.OSCEOLA", Nob., Fob. 1. (Special.) rolk
county's Jail has had ns Inmates for the
last three months Hennlo iMundell and Fir od
Lamb, who were charged with stealing a
horso and at tho present term of court hold
hero they wero up for trial. They were
bound over and for lack of bonds stayed in
Jail. On tho trial every Inch of the ground
was contested, tho court furnishing E. L.
King to defend. Tho boys demanded sep
arate trials. They woro tried by Jury and
,tho verdict was guilty. Judge Sornborger
set the verdict aside and granted a new
trial. County Attorney Hccbo nolle prossed
tho cases, the boys wero turned looso and
Immediately arrested and taken tu York. It
Is alleged thoy stolo tho horso In Polk
county, tho buggy In York county and tho
harness and robes In Hamilton county. One
of tho Instructions to tho Jury by tho Judgo
was that It they had not premeditated tbo
(dealing boforo they got drunk, and that
thoy wero drunk and unconscious of what
thoy wore doing, then tho Jurv should bring
in a verdict of not sullty,
Kelley Stiger & 0o.
Wo have decided to eonUnue our Fifty Per rent Discount
Sale on Long Clonks, Haglnns nnd Jackets another week. Just
half price for any Long Cloak, Jlaglan or Jacket we have in
stock.
20 per cent Discount on Women's and Children's Winter
Underwear, Union Shits and Pants and Vests.
UO per cent Discount on Men's and Hovs' Winter Underwear.
Gorntr Farnam and Fifiesnih Sfreeis
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SENATOR
Thomas H. Benton
In tho Sonnto Chnmbor of tho
Unltod Statos, on Fob. 7th, 1849, snld:
I Ih A t . .1 A , t. - t 1 f 1 A 1 .-. . ,
central and natural for ourselves and our posterity, now tyt-
and hereafter for thousands of yours to como."
" THE QVERLAND ROUTE,"
UNION PACIFIC,
Runs Throo Through Trains Dally
To Utah, Otllfornln and Oronon. Tho fast tralm
arriving at PaclUo Coast sixteen hours ahead of
all competitors.
Full Information cliporfully
fiirnl'hnil on niiplin iMon.
CITY TICKET OFFICE
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A. J. Sherrett Cigar Company, Distributors,
1302 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska.
OMAHA PETROLEUM,
GAS C0AL CO.
THERE IS NOTHING THAT
SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS
,We have come before the people with a, strictly
business proposition. We have told them that they need
not take our word for this, but to examine for themselves.
A number have taken us at our word and their verdict, is
recorded upon the books of this-company, as they have
all returned more than pleased and have invested in
stock.
WE FELT ASSURED. :it iho beginning, that the
people of Omaha and vicinity, who are noted for their
enterprising and public spirit, would appreciate this en
terprise, at their very door, and their verdict, for the
past week, has gone far ahead of anything that we
anticipated.
At tlie rate the people of Omaha are buying our
stock, and the orders that are coming in from the out
side, the limited amount, that is now on the market, will
soon be exhausted, and every dollar, will bo used in the
development of the property, in which all shareholders
are interested.
A limited amount of stock is now
for salt at 25 cents per share.
WE INVITE INVESTIGATION, and invite you to
call at our office, ami if you are interested, we will take
you upon the ground, and you need not rely onuryone!s
word, but use your own judgment, and if you are not
satisfied, it will cost you nothing.
Our office will be open from 6:30 io 9 p. m.
evenings this week, to accomodate those who find it in
convenient to call during business hours.
Address all communications to the
Omaha Petroleum, Gas & Coal Go,,
208-210 Bee Building, Omaha, Neb.