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TOE OMAIIA DAILY HEE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2R. 1903. 3 u Of unequalled value as a household beverage. MURDER VICIiM FOR MONEY Rebben Um CMorofcrm ui tat rnniM Tnrt Iatal WOMAN. HAS A NARROW ESCAPE be Awtkm wllk Cheklag kiuliai 4 Wkn be Fwlly Rfifri Her- Iim Flaas Kukiii U Deed. LEAD. . D-. Oct. IT tSpeclal Telegram.) J. A. Marcoux, heid carpenter lor the Hidden Fortune Gold Mining conspanr. "as murdered at his hone In Lead early this Doming. Chloroform u used by the murderers. Mrs. Mareoux was aroused with a chok ing sensation, which was gradually forced off, and ah arose and went Into the kitchen. .After fully reviving she returned to bar bad room, where ahe found ber hua band dead, with tbs pillow and bed quilt ever his mouth. A handkerchief saturated with chloro form jay en the ftoor and the window of the room ahowed plainly bow the crime had been committed. It bad been forced Op. and oa the outside an empty two ounoe vial, the cork of which was oa the Inside. Uy. Robbery la Ike MMlTt. Robbery la supposed to hr been the motive. Mr. Mareoux he-d draws bis pty tbe day before and In the evening his wife had gone to lodge, taking the money with ber. Mf. Mareoux bad been In the Black Hills more than twenty-flva years. He was for a long time In tbe employ of the Homestaks. Besides a wile, be leaves two sons and several relatives, who are tn Montreal. INDICT STOCKMEN FOR MURDER George Seaaa Latest Owe te Be Gatb . area tm ea Chavrge ef Part lei. , eatlea ta Lyaehlaic ' BASOC' Wjra, Oct. 2?. (Special Tele gram. The strand Jury Investigating tbe lynching of James Gorman and J. F. W al tera, and the murder of Earle Price at the county Jail here last July, this even ing Indicted George Saban, and be was Im mediately arrested, charged with murder. Baban Is leading stockman and former partner of Colonel J. U Torrey. His ar , ract has caused a sensation. It Is alleged that tbe jury has also in. earta ,'MUw, wk sma-C. P.' Mackenzie, wealthy stockmen, and that warranta, eharging them 'With murder, are now tn the hands ef Sheriff Fentoa. The cases of two other prominent men alleged to have been members of the mob, are also being considered. Tbe grand Jury will complete its work tomorrow afternoon. rtrew.lt Ceavt at Btwrgta. STCRGTH, 8. D.. Oct. Z7. (Special Tbe regular November term of Meade county circuit court will convene In this city Tues day. The criminal oases are as follows: State against Jerry Crowley, grand lar ceny; alleged that be drove off a few horses that be didn't own. William Doug lass and George Harland. for highway robbery. This Is where 2. M. Handlla of Hereford was robbed by two soldiers; W. P. Kohrdt, Fred Rector and James Riley, til charged with asm nit with a dangerous weapon. - la addition to above there are tbost six or seven civil oases to come up. Bualser la Charge ef Be.sk. PIERRE. B. D Oct. 27 (Special Tele- gram.) The first move under the new 'banking law of last winter, which author ises the public examiner to take posMissloa of the stats banks which arc Insolvent, was ansae today, when Governor Herrted. under the authority granted to him by that law. Issued as erder authorising such actios by PubUe Examiner Hemingway, who at not teak possession of the Bank of Java and la new la charge of that In stitution. Gaa Well with Heavy Preaear. DOUGLAS. Wy, Oct. 27. Spolal. ) A gas spottier with fciO pounds pressure has bee struck la t oil fields eight miles east of the city. Officials of the North westers railroad were on the ground shea the heavy flow of natural gas was encoun tered. There to considerable excitement bene as a result of the discovery. Saag ateat at Wevk TANKTON. . D.. -Oct 17. (Special Tbe government anag boat. Mandaa, Cap tain Gould la charge, arrived here yester day. The boat la doing some good work at this point and has wonderfully Improved tbe ciisjinel by removing obstructions. Wolf Musters Blswtbtea. rrvRQis. a. d on. n (speciaiv- There seems ts bo considerable dlasattsfsc Ooa shows among the wolf era oa the l4vaaBav . 1 J X The handy way to broil ! yx , nooRu Steel Rancl tk v wun nincLO 1 op. For sale by Nebrsaks . e e unui, aao v 7 J ) ranges, according to reports. The cattle owner offer a bounty of J7.&0 for wolves and SZ SO for cyotes. but retain the hides, and the boys claim there Int t money enough In the business to Justify tbe labor and privation unless the hides can be re tained. Killed by Freet-Blttea feet. BTURG1B. B. D., Oct. 17 (?perll ) A number of cos-s In various parts of tbe oity died during the last week. There was a big frost. These cows were pasturing as usual In alfalfa, and the claim Is made that tbe frost cut the feed so as to make it poisonous. At any rate they bloated up and died. NATION HAS JURISDICTION Federal Ceert Mar Try rases aa-alast tbe Xataralisattea Laws. T. LOriS, O-t. 17. Thomas E. Barrett will have to stand trial on the charge of aiding and abetting naturalisation frauds. Judge Adams of the Veiled States district court today overruling the demurrer filed by his attorney. Judge Adama declared there was no merit In the contention ef the defendant's counsel that tbe Indictment was Invalid; that every element pointed to the absolute Jurisdiction of the federsl government over tbe cases at Issue and quoted extensively from the opinions of Chief Justices Mar shall and Brown In support of his con clusion. Tbe "urt expressed a derire to have tbe case against Barrett. John P. Dolan and Morrow tried at once. The Bar rett case was docketed for November (. District Attorney Nortonl announced that the government would be ready to proceed at that time. Tbe cases of Morrow and Dolan will also probably be taken up at that time. The trials of Charles Welssman and Adotph Fein. Indicted for nsturalisatlon frauds, will commence next Monday. A Wssirrfsl rkssta, Teak, sickly Invalids are soon changed by Electric Bitters Into healthy mea and women. They cure or do pay. H& For aale by Kuhn A Co. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Premise ef Fair Wrtintir, with Probably Bala sat Ceeler Tkartaay. WASHINGTON. Oct. JT. Forecast : For Nebraska, South Dakota ana North Dakota Fair Wednesday; probably rain aad. cooler Thursday. For Iowa Fair Wednesday, with warmer In east portion; Increasing cloudiness Thursday. For Illinois Fair and warmer Wednes day: Thursday probably rain. For Kansas Partly cloudy Wednesday, with rain tn extreme soutbera portions; rain Thursday. For Colorado Partly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday. For Wyoming Fair and warmer Wednes day: Thursday rain and colder. For Montana Partly cloudy Wednesday, with rain and colder la northern portion; Thursday cooler, with probably rain or snow. For Missouri Fair Wednesday; Thurs day rain. Loral Iteeere. OFFICE OF THK WKfTHKR BrREAC. OMAHA. Oct. . Official record ef tem perature find precipitation compared wits the corresponding day of tbe last three !". V. V IF Maximum temperature... 1 54 7S Minimum temperature.... M rv 44 ft Mean temperature 4H 4S M t precipitation .00 . .11 Record of temperature and predpltsttos at Omaha for this &iiy and since March 1. 1111: Normal temperature 47 Excess for the day 1 Total exoess since March 1 El Normal precipitation.............. .07 luch Deficiency for the day 7 ttw-h Precipitation since March 1 W44 inciiea Ear-ess since March 1 I M inches Deficiency for oor. period, IMA!.. I.fco inches Deficiency tor oor. period. lJl.. C.2s Inches Reports treas gtattoas at 1 t. at CONDITION OF TUB S5: s WEATKEH. e: S . -1 w 9 ait Omaha, clear Bf: V . UV ;i .w M 2 .(a es .mi , OS .is) 4K U . y m .cm 46 L2 . ts .e 4V iA .ou t t-' . 4 70 .m M .MS lu C2 .is 74i . ViiienUne. ier North Piatte. partly cloudy.... Cheyenne, clear Salt Lake City, clear Rapid City, clear..., Huron. iea.r k.. V llhstott, clear Chicago, clear Pt luuia, -lear St. iaul. ciear I'avenjwrt. clear Kansas City, clear Havre, tijudy Helena, cloudy liimnarck. clear Galveston, partly cloudy I. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster. Moore's Stoves Always Please 1 Just pall th ckata aad ap . T.eos tks wkelo Freal Top, tt 'r Tbea ra cam lay kiasULag. H" wo lire, srsu r the as as I Furnitare A Carpet au large store Oeaicrs. DISCUSS POSTAL SERT1CE PortBacteri from All OtbT 8uta afett asd rra ti Orfka eatioa, UFGE KLKBCR ARC IN ATUKDANCI Aitream Dellveres by K. Booesrater I roaarressaiaa tflasbaw sad A re Eatertalaed by People of Llaevla. (From a Staff Corresjondent. LINCOLN On. 4 Bnaoiai.) Nebraska postmasters tn session here today organ isid a state association by adopting a con stitution snd electing Edward R. Siser of Lincoln prerldent and W. J. Cook of Blair secretary and treasurer. Four vice pres loents. one from earn of the four classes of postmastft-s, and standing committees are to be appointed. After the organisation the assor-latloa was addressed by Edward Rosewater and Congressman Hinshsw of the Fourth district and then went to Have lock In a special train to Inspect the shops as 'the gue-ts of tbe Eurlingtcn officials. Tonight the aasociation adjourned after enjoying a smoker given by the Commercial cliih. One hundred and fifty-six postmas ters were registered The meeting was held In the federal court rooms of the postofflce snd the post masters er welcomed by Ms vor Adams and Poftmaster Sixer, who was later chosen president, and J. W. McDonald, president of the Commercial club. Rernons-s were made by J. R. Hays of Norfolk' and Frxr.k McCartney of Nebraska CMy. Consid erable pleasantry was Injected Into the proceedings at tbe outset when Mr. Mc Donald Invited all of the postmasters to the CommerclnJ club smr-ker. Mr. Slrer remarked that this mode of entertslnment might not be scceptable to the postmis tresses present. This brought Mr. MoCart r.ey to his feet with the announce Trent that he neither smoked nor drank and oonse Quently was In the same boat with th women. Chairman Siser Immediately ap pointed him chairman of the committee to look after the entertainment of the women with power to select as many unmarried postmasters as he thought would be needed to ssow the women a good time. The object of the association, as defined by the constitution. Is to benefit postal service by the exchange of ideas. 60m little discussion was Indulged in over tbe dues to be charged and whether C of the proposed C&0 to be charged should be paid for a subscription to tbe "Postmaster E very m here." this to be the official paper. After most of the postmasters hsd takes a hand In the talk the tbe official paper was shut out cf the enforced subscrip tion. teasarea Postal terrier. Mr. Rosewater addressed the associa tion In the afternoon and his talk was of the postal service of the United Ststes and England. In beginning he stated that while the postmssters hsd formed a union he believed that none of Ha members would advocate a strike, st least until afterhls term of office had expired. He told of the superiority of the English system, of the relationship of the Dress to the mi.i. tand of Ita progress, largely due to news- 1 paper men. or the changes during tbe last iwmiy-nve years In the nnMil 1. he said none had been more noticeable man us alvorcement from politics. He told that twenty-five years ago it was no un common thing for rsilwav mn 1 1.. Nebraska during a campaign to put oa ""ull no were in every way In competent while tiiey went out and worked ior ine election of that senator or that congressman for months t m that postmssters and employes were con sidered assets of the members, of congress. In this day and age, however.' he said, the clerks and employe r.r th ..-.i vice were emancipated from politics. -oiiucsj narues are bound today, h- oald. to respect cfficeholders snd iK.li- ..i! canaot be taken from them as they were u .ire uiq oaya. though Mr. Rosewater Cld believe that any honorable man holding office should pay what he could to that pnr wnicn secured him his office to main tain 1ta organisation. Demomt. v. aervlng under republican administration. tea are never asked to con tribute to the controlling party. Mr. Rosewater then spoks of the time he was a member of the pootsl congress and of his experience in the old country when he Investigated the postal system twelve years ag-o. In Berlin be said the authorities said their only ectlon to their sy stem was that they could not discharge aa em ploye without he had done wrong or was not competent This he considered was the strongest point of their system. In Swan sea, Wales, he said he learned that post masters were appointed and promoted for efficiency from one town to another mak ing It possible for a person starting la as postmaster of a small town to become the postmaster of the best town In the coun try. He found that the emplove was ab so'utely free so far as politics' were coa ceraed. and If any political leader tried to coerce aa employe the matter would at ones be taken up by Parliament The postmaster at this place not only held that position, but was the head of the telegraph and aartnga bank and was the Internal revenue collector. There were fifty-six substations within a radius of forty miles that reported to the central office. After stating that he believed the postal service would be revolutionised by the tele graph Mr. Rosewater c!osed his address with this quotation from a letter writtea to the Chicago Record-Herald by William E. Curtis from London during th last few weeks: Make Paetal ftervlee Pay. The British postal service 'psys a big revenue because it Is so well conducted. No people on earth use th mails so mack as Englishmen. Last year their postofflces bandied rS7l.SMi.wia pieces of mail, aa av erage of B. I for every man, woman and child la the kingdom: sW.Mt.sts) postal cards, which Is 11 for each person ; KeVsno.M packets, which is 111 per capita; mWiO larger parceia, or 11 per capita, and 17a. 4ftu.su newspapera. or 4 2 fr capita, which is a total of tltl.t.. or Mi pieces f snail per capita of the population. This is aa Increase of 11 over the previous year The rat of Increase Is Urger to tbe rural districts thaa la London for the reason tkat the people in tbe interior are now receiving a better service thaa before. &HU about per cent of all the mail la handled in the London postefflce. The tn crease In th express delivery service has beea li per ceat since last ) ear," Blaehasr Cite Adslea. Congressman Hlnshaa's address was short and full of humor, receiring a Just share of applause. He stated fhat th postmaster la each tows was the only representative of the national government aho came la dtrect contact with the people and that his apputatmeat could cause ss much trouble as tas eiectioa of a president He ssid tbe postmaster could be a petoe maker and could do the government a great sci 1 lea by attending strictly to business and being courteous to everyone. He did not believe though that a man, because hs had beeB mass a postmaster, had ts lose his poetical rights, but advised him ts get oat la the primaries and to the con ventluos and assist la putting good mea ia office. Ha thea told of tha Cleveland idea of a partisaa officeholder. A republican la Indiana was removed, b said, by President Cleveland because he was charged with 1114 a lanieaa tad uauua; bis tBc ia Um Interest cf politics. The sam rhsrg was brought against a democrat In Pennsyl vania, bat tbe mas wss art removed, be cause Cleveland held that partisanship In office was "opposing the party la power." He thought It would not be showing too much partisanship la hustling ap votes for President Roosevelt He believed tn civil service reform and wss mighty glad that tbe postmasters In tbe Fourth district were allowed to serve four years after their ap pointment In discussing the rural routes, which Mr. Hlnshaw considered a most Important branch of the postal service, be sdvlsed the carriers not to be too sggressive. By this he meant for tbem not to gobble up tbe routes of other carriers or other towns thst were not so enterprising. In showing that the rural routes were the means of disseminating education Mr. Hinshsw said at Wahoo. where they have four routes, snd are fighting for a fifth, they now dis- tributs to tfc farmers 250 dally papers where before tbe rural routes were estab lished but three were taken. At the conclusion of this the association went to Havelock, Those Who attended. Among those who were In attendance were: B. R. babers. Dsykin; D. 8 Begnon, Burwell; K. R Miller. Dsvkin; A. H. Potter. IJtchfteld: I. A lx-.Ll.1na Rurrh- srd: J. W. Simmons. Holmesviiie; Charles samaieton, Miyberry; Gustave Burr. Avoca; K M. Cox. Waco; H H. Whit field: Peru: C. K. Olson Kewmun Clrm-r- J. H McEachron, Berlin: J. E. Oirton, jormai; r ranees H. Horns m. Adah; William Kaup. Weston; J. H. Palmer. Nehawka: C. H Rmlth. Plsttumouth : W J. Cook. Blair; D. N. Nouder. Blue Springs; A Myers. MsveinrH; . f. Kioe. Nora; W. H. lpdike. Bartlett; Jeoob Fisher. Hastings: Charles Rrarin. Valwish; L. 1. Taylor, Wilber; T. C. Hacker, Red Cloud: E. J. Burke. Bancroft: V. A. Jones. Waverly; T. W. Cole, Nelson; E. E. Cole man Greenwood; E. C. Hill Finn: W. E. Stingley. Elvria; D. McLeod. 8cr,UT)er; Joel Eaton, Lorton: B. H. Bailev. Brock; J. W. Wallace. Talmage; J. W. Pmlth, Cook; William Ropers. Seward: E. H. Niton. Bee: E. Mejer. Staplehurst: J. W. Wsmberg. Verdel; William Cash. Niobrara; W. A. Hartley. Bennet; Conrad Huher. Blooming-ton; Frank Israet. Benkelmsn; Owar A. Ashbrook. Hebron: W. H. An stine. Franklin; John R. Hsvs. Norfolk; John E Jones. Buskin: David Pwanson. Fremont: James McXally. Edgar: C. N. Phillips. Exeter; G. M. Prentiss. Fairfield; I. Whitson Byron: J. W. Fouts. Dlller; B. M. Romane, Eiha: J. H. Seeor. Mad ison; L. Kryger, Ftou: H. A. Hepktns. tit. Clair. Mich.; Frank McCartney, Ne braska City; J. F. Dunn. Syracuse : S. D. Ellis. Elmwood; J H. Overman, Stella; 3. H. Welsh. Prairie Home: W. H. Taylor. Phuoert: Carl Kramer. Columbus: P. Smith. Bellwood: O. L. Bant. Humboldt: W. W. Saunders, Nemshs: W. K. Huff, Steln auer: C. B. Austin. Stevens: 8. B. Hall; Ashland; V. Zlnk. Sterling: N. H Libbv, Elk Creek; John F. Allen. Haigler; A. M. White. Elwood: J. M. Erickson. Danne brog; C. O. Turner, Bethany: C. A. Leck lltcr. Ravmond; T. A. Healey. Milford: G. V. Dorsey. Brsdshaw; C. A. McDougall, Friend; A. W. Evans. Roseland; S. W. Wilson. Wood River: G. I. Thomas, Har vard: John M. Jones, Clay Center: John ShofT. Grafton. J. H. Tower, Sutton: G. W. Maxwell. Helsleln: P. A. Brundsge. Tecunwh; J. R. C. Miner. Denton: John ... t . rr nMu ci.llln- a F. Eberly, Octsvia; W. F. Ware. Ply mouth: B. w. HrLurai. rairnury; J. j. Kovarik. Hallam; J. B. Llndsey. Ceresco; John A. Anderson. Wsbooi G. E Toung: Cedar Bluffs: John M. Bntler. T. F. A. Williams, Lincoln: J. W. Liscott Filley; fora E. Snell. Memrhls; H. C. Miller. Grand Tsland: Jesle W. Phillips, Table Rock: Ellxa B. Funk, Grover: W. H V.Arnr. Fieatrlne: A. O. Briarcs. Endicott; Frank Ollerman. Essie; W. G. Hall. David Citv: Tlllle O. Buckley. Btromsourg; Frank A. Msrtln. Rokeby; Mrs. Lucy R. Partridge, Kenesaw; L H. Rickel, Juniata. Bright Praepeets la Cassias;. WEST POINT. Neb.. Oct r. (Special.) At no time within the last twenty-five years have tbe republicans of this county been tn such good position politically as they are this year. Tbe prospects for an almost entire sweep of the ticket are good and tf tbe present indications continue to election day the result is assured. Tbe democrsts ar divided Into two parties of about equal numerical , strength and great animosity la shown by oam to the other. Fusion with th pepullsta was very dis tasteful to the majority, bat Is was forced upon them. They openly threaten to bolt the ticket at th poll. Th democratic ticket is singularly weak, ia great contrast to th republican. It would seem thst they had scoured tbe county, with one or tw exceptions, to secure candidates whose past record and present qualifications would engender criticism snd promo! strife in their party Another factor tend ing to give th republicans great courage is tbe fact of tbe democratic majorities being rut down steadily from year to year. A few year ag-o they carried this county by 70S votes. At tbe last general eiectioa their majority was less than 300. Deelleatc Kesr Parsaaaa-e. BEATRICE, Neb.. Oct 27. (Special -About DO members of the Christian church held a housewarmlng at tbs new parsonag which was recently taken possession ef by Rev. Edgar Price and his family. Aa excellent musical and literary program was rendered and Just before th guests took their departure, the Christian En deavor society presented th pastor and his wife with a set cf fine books as a memento of th occasion. Poaltry Aosae-latlaa Meats. BEATRICE. Neb, Oct 27 (Special.) The Southeastern Nebraska Poultry as sociation held a meeting In this city last night and discussed matters pertaining to the exhibit to he held here December IS to JO. inclusive H. C. Whits and 11. H. Halladay were appointed a committee to arrange the premium list An effort ts being mde to make the coming poultry exhibit the best ever held In this county. Brakessaa Klllea by Cars. SPALDING. Neb, Oct 27 (Special Tele gram, r While switching her today a brakeman on th t'nloo Pacific named C. Edmonson, was thrown from th car and the train ran over him, severing his head from his body. His boms Is at Columbus. aspect Berk lalaad Bead. BEATRICE. Neb.. Oct (Special Superintendent C. J. Wilson, Roadmaster C. Janson and Chief Clerk Joseph Evans, Rock Island officlala. passed through the city yesterday afternoon In their ei-et-tal car on a tour of Inspection of the line. Militia Brlarslag Home. BEATRICE. Neb., Oct. 27. (Special Tele gram.) Six special trains carrying the Nebraska and Iowa militia which has been attending the military maneuvers at Fort Riley. Kan . passed through the city thi t enicg. Never- give up! Not while you can buy Ayer's x CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Tru Oit f rive Tgto. 6Bt ia V? If ajar AT A r proved. all nnn to expenditure or mokey Isereaaei Mevetpta Lead to Besewsl f Effort ta teeire rwaae for Bridge ! Sidewalk Repairs. As litU difficulty In transacting busi ness as ever confronted a city council was thi order of things In tbe council room last night and six members of th body completed the session In three-quarters of an hour without a word of debate. Council men Hoje. O'Brien and Schroeder were absent All are out of the city. Hove being west on a hunting trip and Schroeder and O Brim In the east on business. Four or fire vetoes returned by Mayor M Tores were sustained. One against order ing an electric light at Tsenty-seventh and Pratt streets in front of a church was passed ever his honor's negation, while two to stop tbe installation of new gas lamps were approved. Another veto was levaled st a proposed sewer running on Thirty-sixth street from Leavenworth to Woolworth avenue, against which abutting property owners hsve protested. The fifth veto was against the emergency approp riation of 12.WKI from the general fund for the repairs of streets, bridges and cross walks. Th mayor did this because tbe money In tbe general fund is nearly ex hausted. In view of the fact that more money Is coming In, however. Councilman Back had a duplicate resolution passed last night Tbe city sttorney was officially instructed lo institute suits to enjoin the Mlckey Alwr tax law, and to collect the taxes owed the city by the trniaha Belt railway. Councilman Nicholson had a resolution passed directing tbe Board of Public Works to remove twenty feet of cedar ilock pav ing on Harney street from Twentieth to Twnty-fourth street and replace tbe wood with cinders. Tiling in the floors at the city hall will be repaired by dsy labor at the smallest possible expense, no satisfactory bid for tbe work having been received. An ordinance wss introduced to change the curb lines on Forty-first street from Cuming to Hamilton and an ordinance was passed to establish a grade on Ohio street from Thirty-first to Thirty-third. Tbe sum of C5P was apropriated to grade up the approaches from Twenty-seventh to Twenty-r.Inth streets to tbe new paving on Dodge street. BREWER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Ballet ! Deflected aad Doctors Hope to Save the Msa's Life. CRETE. Neb., Oct 27. (Special Tele gram.! Frank J. Kobes, proprietor of the Crete brewery, attempted to commit sui cide at an early hour last evening by shooting himself In the right temple. Tbe failure of his attempt at self-destruction was due to the fact that the bullet, instead of penetrating th brain, glanced around to the front of the cranium, lodging some- where near tbe nasal bone. The loal physicians who attended the victim today express hope for his recovery, though tbey lave not yet definitely located the bullet which, la Its passage, destroyed the sight of the right eye. The cause for the deed Is unknown, though it ts commonly at tributed to a temporary fit of despondency, which seemed to have possessed him yes- terday. He spent most of the day In his room st home, not coming down for din ner until his wife sent for Mm quite lata In tbe afternoon. He seemed very gloomy and a ner making a mere pretense of eat ing, returned to his room, where but an hour later he committed the deed. - Teaag Maa fwallswi Pehea. BEATRICE. Neb, Oct 27. Special ) Perause of financial reverses snd ioss of property a ycung man ramed Peterson, who resides with Mr. and Mrs. H. L. South tn West Beatrice, attempted suicide Sunday morning by swallowing a dose of some poisonous drug. A doctor was called and restored the young msa to conscious ness after he had labored with him for several hours. Peterson admits thsf h tried to kill himself, but cannot tell what kind of medicine he took. He told the doc tor thst b procured th drug from a stranger who purchased It for him. H is about 8ft years of age and has beea de spondent for some time. Th attending physician thinks be will recover. Tkreakr Batler Espies es. HASTINGS. Neb.. Oct 27. (Special Tele gram.) The sixteen horse power threshing outfit of John Smith blew up on the farm of George Helnsechs. nine miles southeast of this city at noon today. Huge pieces of Iron were found one-half mile from where the engine stood. Tbs crew was at dinner at tha time of the explosion, for which reason no on was Injured. restatl Grass KUls Cattle. BEATRICE.. Neb.. Oct. (7 (Special.) Frank Smith, a farmer residing r.ear ' wilber, has lost Ave bead of cattle within the past few weeks from a disease caused from foxtail grass. Deputy Stat Veter inarian Robertson, of this city, msds aa examination of the carcasses and found the stomach to be congested with th seed of common foxtail grass. Head aad Keek Craabea. AUBURN, Neb.. Oct. r7. (Special. Earl Curtia. who drives Cooper A ale-Clay s Ice wagon, met with a serious, if not fatal, accident this morning. H fell from the Ice wagon and one of the wheela ran over his bead, cutting off one ear and crushing the hesd and neck. He is unconscious and just how the accident occurred cannot be learned. reals set Sleep (or Ceagklag. "in the winter of IMS I contracted a se vere cold and it resulted la pneumonia." says Mr. Bert Hatch of South iMyton. N. T "For nve days and nights I could not sleep was constantly coughing. Mr. J. J. RundelL knowing of my Illness, sect m a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and la a abort time It gave me relief, so that I could sleep, and two bottles of the remedy cured ma. I had takes fv dif ferent remedies, but could get no relief unto I begaa using Chamberiala's Cough Remedy. Too much can pot be aa Id for such a medicine.- When a druggist takes tbs liberty of sending a medicine to a friend you may know that th remedy sent Is a good on. HYMENEAL Barber-' right. SCHUTL.ER. Neb.. Oct B (Special Tele gram At high aooa today at th Epis copal church. Rev. V. C. Fatlee cm dating, occurred th marriage of Charles Kllsah Barber of Oxford. Neb., and Miss Ger trude, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Wright ef thai city. The church was beau tifully decorated and was well filled with relatives aad close friends of the pair. A brother ot the groaaa was gvoomssuaji. a aister of the bride, bnarsmald. Tbey departed early la lbs aftorneoa fur tfcetr future boss at Caters. 1 THOUSANDS HAVE K1IEY TROUBLE A! DON'T KNOW IT zim V 11 am, L To Prove what Swnmp-Root, the Great Kidney Rem edy, Will Do for YOU. Every Reader of The Omaha Bee May Have a Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mail. Weak ana unhealthy kidneys arg responsible for more sickness ana gaffertBt tbfl any other disc, therefore, wben through Reelect or other causes, kidney trouble U permitted to continue, fatal results are sura to follow. Your other organs may need attention but your kidneys most, because they do most and need attention first. If yon are sick or "feel badly," beiia taking Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, tbe treat kidney, liver and Madder remedy, because as soon as your kidneys are well tbey will help all tbe other organs to health. A trial will convince anyone. - The mild and Immediate effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney and bladder remedy, is soon reaUsi-d. It elands the highest for Its wonderful cures of tbe most distressing cases. Swamp- back, dlsxlness, sleeplessness, nervousness. Root will set your whole system right, and heart diet urbane due to bad kidney trou the best proof of this ia a trial. hie. skin eruptions from bad blood, sea- 1 Cast 120th St.; New Tork City. I Desr 6ir: Oct. li.lh. JH02. "I had been suffering severely from kid ney trouble. All sym turns were on hand; my former strength and power had left ne; I could hardly -irng myself along. Kven my mental capacity was giving out, and often I wished to die. It was then I ssw sn advertisement of yours in a New Tork paper, but woaid not have paid any attention to It. had it not promised a sworn r-uarantee with every t-ottie of your medi cine, asserting thst your Swsrop-Root is purely vegetable and does not contain any oarmfnl drugs. I am 70 years and I months old, snd with a good conscience I can recommend Swamp-Root to all suffer ers "rora kidney troubles. Four members of my family have been using Swamp Hoot for four different kidney diseases, with tbe same good results." With many thanks to you, I remain. Very truly youre, ROBERT BERNER. Ton 'may have a sample bottle cf this famous kidney remedy, Swamp-Root, sent free by mall, postpaid, by which you may test its virtues for such disorders as kid ney, bladder and uric acid diseases, poor EDITORIAL, KOTICB If you have the slightest symptoms of kidney or bladder trouble, or If there is a trace of It In you r family history, send at once to Dr. K ri mer A Co., Binghamton. N. T., who will g ladly send you by mall, Immediately, with out cost to you. a sample bottle of Swsm p-Root and a book containing; many of th thousands upon thousands of testimonial letters received from men and women cured. In writing, be sure to say that you read this generous offer in Th Omaha Dally Bee. WTORE OREGON LAND FRAUDS Craad Jary laalcta Oae Weseae aad Two Mea for Fernery. PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. .-The United States grand iury today returned Indict ments against three persons on charf es of forgery In connection with tbe entry of public lands In southern Oregon dis tricts. Tbe persons indicted are Mies Mary U 'War. Horacs Q. McKlnley and S. A. D. Puter. The specific charges ar that these three persons forged th toames of fictitious persons to homestead applications and final proofs. Miss Ware formerly was United States land commissioner st Eugene, but was re moved several months ago by United States District Judge Bellinger on charges of fraud. McKlnley and Puter are timber iat nnerators and it ia alleged that they fraudulently secured large tracts cf tim ber lands by working In connection wiih Miss Ware, ths United States commis sioner. OLD CHIEF KEOKUK IS DEAD I.dtaa far w, boss Iowa Tew a Was aassea Passes Away ia Ieaiaa Territory. GUTHRIE. Okl.. Oct. 27. Keokuk, th oldest Indian in the Sac and Fox tribe, died today st his home at the Sac and Fox agency, twelve milts north of Prague, Okl.. aged tS years. He was an unusually intelligent Indian and very rellgioua being a memler of the Baptist church. He came to the 6a c and Fox agency about thirty years ago. MILWAUKEE. Watch for the triangular label oa tba bottle It tanas for u n i fornuty and all that's good and pure in beer. Alirr las mm foei ld B-'av's Y1L EUHBlEWIaS CI, al!!ciee Omaha Branch MU Detiaieg St. Tel. H yi?C) r 1 1 5." j ji . h a h u l digestion, when obliged to pass your water frequently Mght and day. smarting or ir ritation in passing, brlckdust or sediment in the urine, headache, backache, lam ralgia, rheumatism, diabetes, bloating. Ir ritability, worn out fecllnf. lack of ambi tion, loss of flesh, sallow complexion, or Bright' disease. If your water, when allowed to rerasla undisturbed in a glass or bottle for twenty-four hours, forms a sediment or settling or has a cloudy appearance. It ta evidence that your kidneys and bladder need Immediate attention. F vamp-Root Is the great discovery of Ir. Kilmer, tbe eminent kidney aad bladder specialist. Hospitals us it with wonderful success in both slight and sever cases. Doctors recommend It to their patients and use it In their own families, because they recognise in Swamp-Root the greatest and most successful remedy. 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