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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TliUKSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1W3. 1 CO UNCIL D. T. SIIBBS PLEADS GUILTY Iffert to 6ecmr Veoej to Ifaka Goed Hii 6hoftar,e Ftflt. SENTENCE PRONOUNCED IN MORNING nr.. Lnuls Held, Wh. Wa. Injure la Klevatur la pa Bnlldlua. Rrlace Halt far In.OOO Oaaaacea. . . Dana i. biuoop, iccunipinmu 07 - inniir a n tVatawoeth. annesred before m . ' . .,,..., ,,,, atrd Judge Oreen In district court yesterday morning and entered a plea of guilty to-the Indictment charging him with the embex- lement of Il.t77.40 from the Cltlsena Qas and Klectrle eompanyj of which he was . ... t... n.r. after sc. K'lmnrijr - ... - cepting the plea, atated he would pass sen tence this morning at 9:30. Ths court or dered that atuhbs be released on the same bond rnlltif the paaalng of sentence. a...Kk. .r,ri in the sheriff's office some time before the convening of court. but when court was opened he was no- where to be found, and for a while there more or less excitement among the court officials. Stuhbs, however, appeared shortly afterward and explained that he had gona to a nearby office to telephone to a friend In Omaha. Htubhs' decision to enter a plea of guilty was only reached after he had exhausted every recourse to secure from his friends sufficient funds to replace the ' amount which he was charged with embexsllng. Fortune, however, was against him this time and his friends succeeded In raising oruy a imcxiun 01 n .iiiwui.. Sues lor Elevator Accident Falllnr to secure a settlement from the 1 owners et the bulldmg, Mrs. Iiuisa teed, rlmonlal embrosjllo was started yesterday who was seriously Injured October 1 last when Ball, who had ventured across the by lelng .ajucht In the elevator In the Biipp river to the Iowa side, was served with no block, has begun suit in the district court tlce of suit by Mark A. Sweney for $1,000 for Jli.WO damages. , A. A. Gaines and damages for alleged false arrest. Follow Krnest E. Hart, as owners of the building, Ing the marriage of Sweney to Ball's dl and the Travelers' Insurance company ar. vorced wife Ball had Sweney arrested In named as defendants. A policy n th thl" pl,v on ,he charge of knowingly mar- Travelers' Insurance company protect, the. rylng the wife of another. Justice Gardl nwners of the building to the extent of ner, before whom the case was tried, dls- 5.000 against any Judgment that may be re- covered from them as the result of an -cl- dent In the building. Albert Baumuii, a resident of Treynor, la.. Is made defendant in two Is.ooo damage suits brought yesterday In the district court by Henry W'ahle and Henry Eltmann. Both plaintiffs claim that Baumun made slander ous statements about them. John T. Oliver, a tailor or tnis cn, brought suit yesterday against W. E. Ship- ley, whose sudden retirement from the poet- tlon of local agent for the Great Western caused somewhat of a sensation In railroad crce. u.t week for . 'r clothing supplied. The three banks of the rltjr. where It was thought likely tht Shipley had money, were garnlsheed. 1 The Rex Buggy company In a suit brought against C. E. Hathaway, a local agricul tural Implement dealer, to recover !7.f9.U for buggies and other vehicles shipped to him. yesterday attached all the property of the defendant In the possession of the I'nlon Transfer company. Judge Green has granted the application of C. A. Tlbbltta. administrator of the es lata of David Clancy, deceased, to appes.1 from th. district court's adverse verdict In the suit against the Great Western railroad Aorfcorer. tl&OOO or Clancy'a death. . Ho . waa killed while In the employ of the com pany as a brakeman. The suit has been . Mled three times In the district court. Judge Green will adjourn court tomorrow for th. Christmas vacation. He will open 4ip th. January term here for Judge Thor- . uell, who will perform a similar office for Judge Green at Sidney. Loan Companies at Oats. Th strained relations between the Clark Mortgage company and A. A. Clark & Co. hav. n ached the courts. Both firms are In the chattel mortgage business and have adjoining offioes on the second floor of the building at 421 West Broadway, owned by A. A. Clark. About a year ago A. A. Clark, who had been In th. chattel loan business for a number of years, sold out to the Clark Mortgage company, of which C. W. Coker la manager. One condition of the aale was that Clark would not engage In tl.u chattel loan business again for ten years and should ha do so waa to forfeit tK.ono. Two months ago Clark decided to re-enter th. business and he paid the $6,000 forfeit to Coker. Th. Clark Mortgage company now complains that Clark, who opened his office immediately adjoining theirs, has sought by various means to divert the business of tha Clark Mortgage company back to him self. Attorneys 'for the Clark Mortgage coin pany appeared befor. Judge Green and sc oured an order to tha effect that an In junction restraining Clark from commltlliiB th. acta complained of should be issued on tha nluintiff enmtmnv flllnir with- h on th. plaintiff company filing with the clerk of the court a bond In th. sum of ti.uUQ. Up to last evening no bond had been tiled nor, had any papers been filed In court. Nal Estate Transfers. These transfers wer. reported to The Be. December 90 by th. Title Guaranty tt Trust company of Council Bluffs: J. W. Squire and wife to Marius Ras- mtiswen. lot 1, block 40, Everett's addition to Council Bluff., w. d $ J.Soo V. O. ti lesson and wife to Martin P. Schmidt, lot . block 1 Casady's add it lop to Council Blufis, w. d... John L. On born and wife to Peter Olson. sM ne4; part iwV n.W. a-7-4S. w. d Peter Olson and wife to John L. Os btirn, lot I. block It Grimes' addi tion to Council Bluffs, w. d J. M. Cunningham and wife to A. L. Stut, part of lot 3. block , Car son. Ia., w. d Mary F. C. Hlgglns and husband to Florence R. Higgina, lots 3 and S. block 11. Hall s addition: part of lot x, Huntington's subdivision to Coun cil Blufis, w. d Hhoda I- Crevellng et al. to Charles Mackrtll. lot 4. block 1, Arnold s First addition to Oakland. Ia.. w. d.. Sheriff 10 J. W. Squire, lot &, block 8., Itlddle'a subdivision: nU of lot i. Mock ID. Jackson's addition to Coun cil Bluffs, s d Fred V. Wheelr to Hannah H. Baker, ,lot a. block 4. Twin City Place addition to Council Bluffs. i. c. d Matthew Dalsell et al. to John Ryan, s'4 nV U-37-43. q. c. d !.$ 7.U 4.0U0 sua 710 3.233 SO I Ten transfers, total. ...$4),6: llayle as tlork Ohould Be Taxed. "The stock ought certainly to be assessed somewhere" waa the statement of James lyle. plaintiff ,n ,h. famous mining suit f Doyle against James F. Burns, former : president of the Portland Gold Mining company of Colorado, while diacuesing yes- , .. . k ... , v, , . - lerday the attempt of the offlclels of fottawatutmie county to tax the holdings of the Individual stockholders of the Port- laud company. Mr. Doyle himself owns :. shares, which are In the name of Kate Burns, trustee, and these have been listed wan the rest of the assessment by Couiuy . ' .' " irea.urer von.i.ny. these are the shares which were turned over to Doyle by Ihe fflcera of th. Portland company since the U .rial of ,h. famous au:t In tl.U city. Mr. Doyle la on bis way home to Denver Irosi the east and he stopped over to con- fer wlh his local attorneys. John N. Ba.d- wu and qeoige . Wright, over his petl- BLUFFS, (voice that speaks kindly tlon for a new trlnl. He to eon- tlnuc his Journey west today. The Council Bluffs Dramatic club tomor row evening at the New theater mill pre sent David Belasco's "The Charity Ball-' for the benefit of the Associated Charities creche. The play will be. presented undVr the direction of Miss Lillian Fltrh and ! many of the old members of the club will be Been In the cast. The advanced sale of seats Indicate that the club will he greeted by a la rue audience. The following la the cast: John Van Bnren Mr. Robert B. Wallace Dick Van Buren Mr. Perry Hadokt Judge Peter Ouerney Knox Mr. Oeorge r , Hughes mi. Hetts ur. Claude p !.ewts Franklin Cruger Mr. P. J. McBrlde Alexander Robinson. .Mr. Oeorge B. Phelps Mr rr.1)lhton Mr Ry Dasbach Mr. paxton and Jasper. . . Mr. Wylle Hafer A? Cruger Mra. Marion Benton Hicks vanBuren'V."'.'. .TV...". . ......7. Mra. Kdyth Thomas Wallace Mra. He Peyeter. .Miss Oertrurte Davenport ,. Ml.. In.u.l. flrhmlll Bophla Mies Tlllle Altmansperger .4 rreeted on Forgery t'harne. Thomas Odcll, wanted at Hastings. Is,, i'"B- arrested here after midnight Tuesday nd yesterday morning was turned over to Ititr h-rlff Edward, of Mills county. who took him to Olenwood. Odell, who Is said to be a butcher and to have been mak ing his home In Council Bluffs for some time, went to Hastings Tuesday morning, where he Is alleged to have passed a forged check. That the check was worthless waa discovered shortly after Odell had started for Council Bluffs in a livery rig. Deputy Sheriff Edwards reached Council Bluffs on a lute train Tuesday night and with De tective Shafer ' Intercepted and arrested Odcll near the Iowa School for the Dcsf he wg drvmJ Jnto ,he rty 1 Sweney Brings Damane Salt, Another chaptet in the Bull-Sweney mat- charged Sweney and th. latter at once j took steps to sue Ball for damages for his arrest. The officers, however, were unable to secure service on Ball until yesterday. Marrtaar License.. Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the following: Name and Residence. Age. O. W. Ellithorpe. Neola, la.. S3 Josephine Pritchard. Council Bluffs Wllis G. Tlcknnr. Dexter, la Manila M. Anderson, Walnut, la George Canhan, Lincoln, Neb Mary Nedvick. Lincoln. Neb.. p R 0mftha Annie L. Toung. Lincoln. Nob Morris L. Petersen. Council Bluffs... Monica J. Jensen, Council Bluffs ....39 ....33 ....36 19 ....:12 ...22 .a .a Peteraen-Jenaen Wedding. Maurice L, Petersen, night clerk at the Grand hotel, and Miss Monica Jeanette Jen sen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Jensen, 24 Scott street, were married last evening at the Danish Lutheran church. Rev. J. B. Heed officiating. The ceremony waa wit nessed by a large number of relatives and friends of the groom and bride. Mr. and Mra. Petersen will leave, this morning for a bridal trip to California and on their re turn' will be at home to their friends nt 7 Park avenue. MINOR MEXTIO. Davis sells drugs. Slockert sells carpets. Plumbing and heating. Blxby V Bon. Dr. Luella Dean, Brown Bldg. Tel. 09. Drs. Woodbury dentists, 30 Pearl street. Woodrlng-Schmldt, undertakers. Tel. 839. Leffert's improved toilc lenses give satis faction. Pictures for Christmas gifts. Alexanders Art Store. 3.13 B'way. Cards and games at Bushnell's. Dr. J. C. Waterman, office 24-7 Merrlam block. ReMldence, 1M park avenue. Results Our Specialty Eclipse Collection agency, offices 103 Pearl St. Phone 1474. Ed Rogers was called to Imogene. Ia., last evening by the death of his nephew. Big mld-wlnter tern Western Iowa college opens Tuesday, January J, I!). Swellcst line or toilet cases, mirrors, per fumes, box papers, cigars and Canutes. Morgan & Dickey. Harmony chapter. Order of the Eastern Star, will meet (n regular session this even ing in Masonic temple. Mayor Macrae returned last evening from Carroll. Ia., where he was called to perform g surgical operation. A special meeting of Abe Lincoln Wo man's Relief corps will he held Friday afternoon In Grand Army hall. Largest Stock of books at Bushnell's. Get your upholstering, feathers, mat tresses and repairing done at Morgan & Kline's. It South Main street. A building permit was issued yesterday to Geome 8. Wriaht for a U.iuO two-storv , ,ran, " on v. mow avenue. J'"n Hnaant, Whose marriage to Miss , Im, ,,. wlll taK ,lUco Momlav Btter. ; noon, arrived from New York city yester- du.V. if you buy your Christmas Tres from Bartel St Miller uu will gel mem luounicd on boxes, ready to trim, at uc to ioo and up. Tel. 3S8. J. K. Dixon and Minnie Ross, both of Omaha,-were married in this city yester day afternoon. Justice Gardiner perform ing the ceremony. Amendments to the articles of incorpora tion of too Andersen company of this city, Increasing the capital slock to faO.OuO and making other minor changes, were nied for record yesterday. Justice Flld performed the marriage ceremony yestviuay lor Uuorge Canhan and ' Mary IseilvicK, txm ot Llncoin, Neo., and I iaVHroeil F. Kood of Omaiia and Annie L. I oung of Lincoln, Neb. I Mrs. Margaret Dlctsrh has applied to the I district court lor toe appointment of Frets- man L Heed as peruutnetit guaidlan of l.OoO , her husband. Fred uidsch, an inmate of j me stile insane asylum at Clarinua, H. met. ing new ami beautirui for a Christ nuts gal, the kuiiuie iciiaiseaJic. auld moulding. It Is Inn very latent and the ornaments are all cut and ut-ignel after the Kenaiaaance period, borwica. 211 8. .Main. i'none Uv3. I.iu) 10-cent pictures at Bushnell's. County Auditor tic) ne and his force hav. Coni,ieud toe worn of compiling tne tax booHs whicn hus been In piu.,es since April and tuey aie now ready tu oe turned over to County ire isurer (.onsiuy. 1 lie l!a taxes become payable on January 1. Mrs. Viola Cnesney, a well known colored woman of this city, tiled esieroay at tier residence. Ul Avnue C, aeo ai years. Three suns and one uaugnt.r survive ner. lieveased was a nvniber cf tne Interna tional Order of Twelve, Knights and Daughters of Tabor. Owing to the fact that several of the aldermen are not In favor of taking up at Tw&f'&r cg" 'yo? Macrae has deemed not to can a special meeting of the city council to disclira this I "'ar .ne haJ lrPoaed doing. . H. L. Kerr, the street toy vender ar- tvm.. Tuesdav on the ch. of h,.inin. money bv false rretenea b sellins arit.-i. widen re not up to tne sample displayed, !r.V"T.,:!Ur"'''r..0'h'r "o" l!?.,";- , next. Ste nas released on a 5u cash bond lele at ttosleu. "I BOSTON. Dm. I.-Julin Aliln.(.. n..-u arrlvta . , . prlvitl, c ,h companled by his son. Gladstone tt wie, a , nur" nJ. 'w otnsr attendants ; '-'hoard" t'r&A' 1 bound for Jamaica. Later Dowle will take extended eruUe in the Carlbu-an sea ' ' ' I WATCHES Fienser, Hth and Dod.e. It Last Dm Calls on Free with Ho Condemaatien. ST. LOUIS MAN OFFERS HIM ADV1C Oner Afflicted Masse Way and Over raane Imaginary Accusers "Imply by Asserting; Hla Will Power. Having read In the Omaha papers an ac count of P. 8. Free, who gave himself up to Imaginary Justice at the city jail at t o'clock In the morning one day lant week, a St. Louis man has ben moved to write Chief of Police Donahue a letter for the benefit of Mr. Free, who has been atHlcted with a cnental aherratloir which consists of the visitation of strange voices accusing the man of things he did not do. Free was removed from the city to the county Jail last Saturday. The man is Im proving and may be able to get out soon. However. Mr. Free intends to keep copy of the St. Louis man's letter In his pocket for future reference, and should the strange vnlcefl return he m'ltl tun bt fni,t down and Insist within himself that he I .. ,...k ,!.. II.,- 1 has as much right to live as any one else, no matter whether he be of this life or the life hereafter." After two weeks of sleepless nights In Omaha and after walking the. streets until t o'clock In the morning Mr. Free called at the city jail to get away from Imaginary accusing voices which were saying "Free murdered Orevllle Hsyden at Colfax, Waah.j some years ago." Text of the Letter. The letter from "A St. Iytuls Merchant" reads: ST. I-OU18. Mo., Dec. 2ft, 19"8. Chief of Police Omaha. Dear Sir With the 1 supposition that the case of P. 8. Free ; iipixiaiiiuii uni mr -"- "i r. o. r it , as stated In enclosed clipping Is true. I voluntarily submit the following knowl- edge, based on similar experiences, for his 1 benefit I had a similar experience and found re lief only by keeping fear down and Ignor ing anything and everything unpleasant that my Imagination tried to Impress tipon me. In other words, I forced mvself to disbelieve my own thoughts. Thus I placed myself Into a positive state of mind and succeeded In removing the miserable and painful condition from my mind. Later I met a Rontloman who had returned from a gold cure sanitarium with the same trouble. He was a salesman and whenever he entered a place of business to sell goods tho mysterious voice would try to dis courage him by saying some of the filthiest ;u& Xr.He KSaVof me and my exnerlence and therefore fell that by unfolding his troubles to me he might rind consolation through me. I g-ive him the same "remedy" that I used In my own case the will. I told him that every time he heard the voice he should answer It by Ignoring It and not to allow It to create fear. Walk away from it. as It were, not paying attention to It and to put his foot down and Insist within himself that he has as much rlKht to live as any one else, no matter whether they be of this life or life hereuter. At night he should follow the same rule when in bed and try and forget to think and turn over and go to sleep. If he kept this up he would certainly find relief In a few days. I told him to be calm undr all -Ircum-stances because excitement and ar would cause the blood to rush to his head and thus place him In a bad way. I told him luriner 10 puniy nis mum ana eliminate all lustful desires, keep away from bad company, because such elements degrade rather than uplift. Psychological condi tions play a big part In our lives, I told him. and therefore he must learn to re frain from unnecessary earthly conditions and study the beautiful, which law has the company or Its receiver of all proprty tendency to lift us up put of a material at- j received or hold by the Cincinnati, Hamll- moHphere. (This Is the atmosphere that ,., .,, , . Mr. Free evidently absorbs too much.) 1 ton Dayton Railway company In conse Well. mv friend followed my advice. In ' auence of any such resolutions or lease three weeks' time the voices had left him and he was richer for the experience. I trust. Mr. Chief, that you will take this under favorable consideration and see that Mr. Free gets this advice. (Signed) A ST. LOUIS MERCHANT BETTER CONSULT WITHNELL Parties Building In Omaha May Avoid Trouble by First Bnbmlttlnff Their Plans. It Is suggested t the city hall that par- ties desiring to erect buildings In Omaha would do well to first submit their plana to the city building Inspector for ap proval and triiis avoid conflicts with the ordinances of the city as Interpreted by that official. Wednesday morning Mr. Wlthnell stopped the construction of two buildings because they did not conform to the ordinances of the city and he and his assistants are scouring the city for other buildings which may not come up to the requirements of the law. "Contractors should file their plans In this office and get the approval of t'a de partment." said Mr. Wlthnell, "before starting on their work, as It will save us much trouble, as well as save trouble and time for tho contractor and owner. We ar. on the lookout for those buildings which do not conform to th. .ordinances na wnen tney are located work on them will be stopped. It would be much easier for all parties it the contractors would work In harmony with this office. It would save time and trnubl. all around." BANDLE NAMES HIS JApp lew Register of Deeds Retains Sev era I Attaches of the Deuel Healrae. rrntiK Bundle, register of deeds elect. 1 .creamed he choked her and struck her has announced the names of the persons wth rock. He dragged the body to the who will constitute his office force when bottom of the creek, and there, still fear he succeeds Harry Deuel. They are: ,ng that ih, wns ,V6 ,n, mlKht cry -,.u.7. ..m u.tin, now in me gov- ernment service at one of the South Omaha packing houses. Chief clerk. P. M. Tobln, now with Regis ter Deuel, an expert in tne work. Index clerk, Guy C. Fleming, ai present a drug clerk. Recording clerks, Chris Tracy and W. H. Chadwlck, the latter at present an em ploye of the office. General clerk. Fred Schamel, at present employed as a city tax collector. Stenographers, Miss Bessie Hammond and Miss Clara Cretghton, the latter now with Mr. Deuel. MAURER COMES TO OMAHA Nunell Bluffs Man Buys Dewey at Mane Bullalua; and I. eases to Local Flrsa. Th. Dewey It Stone Harney street build ing, occupied by F. P. Klrkendall A Co.. has been sold by George 4k Co. to W. A. Maurer of Council Bluffs, th. consideration being Itt.ivi. Mr. Maurer will give a long time lease on the property to the Omaha Crockery company, which Is soon to ex pand Its business. The building Is 3x!;.'; feet and consist, of four stories and a base, ment. F. P. Klrkendall ft Co. are to give possession early ln January. Cluster diamonds, Edholm, Jeweler. Charae to Hummel Jury. NEW YORK. Dec. 20. The eharea th. Jury which is trying Abraham Hummel, I lh for conspiracy, was begun by hf.u.V.!e..Ror"-.,n ,h" uP.me court, today. Hummel Is charged with cone pi ring to "" " " . y. w. Morse 5. to nullify hrrrnVrrl... !uh Tm ,n nullify her marriage with Morse, gervleee Over tC M b.hi.i ' , Funeral service w".naMrt. vrtjlr Ju'e E. M. Bartlett. waa held Xi? i-V'r." TMrt'i .hilt r'ld,nc of service waa brief and sYmple " Th hodv h.. been eent to Maure, Wis., for burial. Mr feertlett spent the greater part of hla life In tha Badger state. Rev. T. J. Mackar. 1 pastor of All Saints church, conducted the Omaha service. The pallbearers were: Judge Ftelle. Judge Corkrell, J. H. Hul bert, W. O. Bartholomew, C. J. Bnery and FJl Qarrett. MRS. LEAFGREEN ON STAND Wassaa Waa llalsaa Be ef rt. trials Mlllloaalra Tell. lleed Marriage. 8T. IjOIMS. Dec. J0.-Mr. Mary Leaf green was on the witness stand again todsy In the probate court In her contest for cno half of the :w,nno estate of the late Lactcde J Howard, a wealthy brick manufacturer of this cltr, whom she asserts nh married at Decatur. III., In She repeated the story of her first meeting In 1S80 or ISM with the man she knew as Charley Howard, but whom she married In 1883 under th name of Henry Howard. She was ques tioned closely regarding the conversation when Howard proposed to her. but could not recall It. The original marrlnge t-ert'fl-cate of Mary Moore and Henry Howard, brought by a deputy clerk from Macon county. Illinois, was exhibited and Mrs. Leadgreon Identified her signature on the document. She testified that when she showed to Rev. W. H. Musgrove, the minister who Performed the ceremony, a photograph of I-aclede J. Howard a short time after the latter's death in that Rev. Musgrova told her the fce was very familiar to him. but that he could not say positively that It was that of the man to whom' he had mar ried her twenty years before. She also testified Rev. Musgrove told her at tho time that lis had no recollection of ever having seen her before. Rev. Musgrove will be called ns a wit ness. According to Mrs. Leafgreeu'i story, in 1SS3 she married a man known as Henry iinwarA Th. separated and two vears ' later she saw' a newspaper notice to the effect that Howard was dead. nct Hint Howard was aeaa. Alter 1 1 h. William Leafareen and 1 tlme 8n mmea vtimam iveaigreen ana 1 had lived with him for about six years , After a I when one day she met Laclede J. Howard on a street car. She declares she rerojnlxal In him her former husband and that they had a long conversation. She then In formed Lcafgreen that she was not legally his wife and they separated and hnve not since been remarried. C, H. & D. CANCELS LEASE lonn.el Advise. Director. That Pere Marquette Contract I. In Viola tloa of liva of Ohio. NEW YORK, Dec. .-At a meeting of the directors of the Cincinnati, Hamilton j & Dayton itanway company nere touay a resoluilon waa passed rescinding, re voking and annulling every resolution and contract adopted or entered Into by th. Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Hallway company authorizing or purporting to au thorise the lease of the railroads of the Per. Marquette Railroad company, counsel having advised that such resolutions and contract, are In contravention of the laws of the state of Ohio and arc beyond tho corporate power of the company. The president and other proper officials of the company were authorized to tak. all steps which may be legal to carry this resolution Into effect. Including the sur render to the Pere Marquette Railroad and to ,urrcn(1.r u the capital stock of the Pere Marquette Railroad company. Receiver Harmon is to be requested to tak. such action a maj' be proper In the premises and the"Bihcers of the company to take such action, as may be deemed suitable to protect! the Interests of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton. The board of directors' of tho Pere Mar quette also held a meeting and called a meeting of the stockholders of the Pere Marquette to be held' In Detroit on Feb- ruary 27. at 11 a. in., at which time action on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton res- olutlons will be taken. AUSTIN FRANCIS CONVICTED Kansas City Man Who Killed Sweet heart Month Ago Gnlllr of M or der In First Uegrfe. KANSAS CITY. Dec. .-Austln Francis, charged with the murder a month ago of Winona Newton, IS years old, his sweet heart, was this afternoon found guilty of murder In the first degree. The murder of the Newton girl was most brutal. Sh. lived with her father and younger sister In a one-room house in the outskirts of the city. They wer. miserably ' poor. She hod been ill and Francis had I promised to furnish her money with which I to see a physician. They evening a month ago at a s met late In the small bridge near th Ktrl's home. She was not heard of i until the following morning, when her body was found, badly cut and bruised and weighted down with a 150-pound stone that ! rested on her head In the creek below the bridge. At the trial It was disclosed that Francis had given the girl carbolic acid, saying that It was the medicine she needed. He forced her tu drink ihe stuff. When it fnlleri to kill ' her .1 nni. AnA ah placed the great stone over her head. Francis, who Is a switchman, 17 years old. was arrested on the day following the murder. He proressed his Innocence. The arrest and conviction of Francis within one month of the commission of the crime marlf. nn. nf IK. &! f as. , rlula ln that Mutorv nt erlmlnnl In .hi. .. FIRE IN SALT LAKE CITY KxtenslTe Repair Shape of Rio Grande Road Damasrd to Extent of Nearly 24M,HM. SALT LAKE CITY, t'tah, Due. JO. -The extensive repair snops or me Hio tirand.i wero found to be on fire at 10;) tonight. AH the fire apparatus In the city was called uIreab,u.,h,o "exTndT .TT iT,'"1 T threaten to extend to the fre eht vnrria The firemen succeeded in confining It to lis fiiifcuiKj .ifi-uin. 4 or jiuwrr hiiuha ano. main car shop burned to the ground, but the great machine shop, paint shop and other buildings standing at a distance war. unharmed. The loss Is estimated ton'ght at from IISO.OOO to $3ut).0ri and 2"0 men will be thrown out of employment. The tire started In the engine room and that Is the only In formation obtainable tonight. DROPPER TO STAY YEAR OUT Arrangement Temporarily aettles Troubles mt tho South Dakota I alveralty. ABERDEEN. S. D.. Dec. J0.-Th. friction ever the management of the State univer sity at Vermilion was temporarily settled this afternoon when the board ot regents. In session here, voted to retain Pr. Garrett Dropper as president until the end of the present school year in June. They de clared, however, in the resolutions retain ing Dr. Dropper that the best Interests of the school would require a change at that time. CONNhLL files hen answer Chargii Coaipirtej ia Oat Deal Afaiatt filackbara an! Attoraaa. ZiMMAN INSTIGATOR; NASH BENEFICIARY That I. la Way Replies Original Charge at "Wlckes" ' acheme Against City Officials. Attorney W. J. ConrU has filed an an wer to the petition of Weaver Glller, at torneys for T. W. Blsckburn, on which a temporary restraining order was granted by Judge Sutton which holds up the mak ing of a contract with the Omaha Oas com pany by the city officials. Mr. Connell also appeared befor Judge Sutton Wednesday morning and had tut hearing of the matter put over until Friday morning, being at present engaged In a suit on trial before Judg. Bedick. In his formal answer Mr. Connell denies Blackburn Is a freeholder and taxpayer lu the city of Omaha. He likewise denlee there, was a conspiracy between Mayor Moores, Councllmen Baek. Dyball, Bchroeder, Huntington and Evans and him Self "wickedly and fraudulently" to fore a contract upon the city at $2S a lsmp. HO sets up that "all such wicked and fraudu lent conspiracy was on the part of said Blackburn and his attorneys. Weaver A Oilier, who. not having the fer of God before their eyes, but being moved and In stigated by one Harry B. Zlmman, did com bine and conspire In the Interest of the electric light company to defeat and prevent any contract with the Omaha Gas company, and did Induce and prevail upon Council- men O'Brien. Hoye and Nicholson to prom- fee to absent themselves and P awsy rrom the council meetings m "! -- order to prevent the attendance 0 ' , . ..,. .... 0onim at such meetings when said 01 a con' tract was to lie considered. In conclusion the answer denies the petl tlon states facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action or to entitle plaintiff to a temporary or a permanent Injunction. The answer reviews all tho proceedings had In the contract matter from the start and con tends every step wae legally taken. BISHOP IS 0N THE BOARD Secretary and Historian of Canal Commlxalnn Warned a. Mem ber of Body. WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. President Roosevelt today appointed Joseph Bucklln Bishop as a member of the Isthmian Canal commission to fill a vacancy In that body caused by the resignation of Chief Engineer Wallace. Mr. Bishop has been the secre tary and historian of the commission. Mr. Bishop Is at prespnt secretary of the I canal commission, having been appointed to that position from New York last Sep tember. His present appointment is to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Chief Engineer Wallace, who was a mem ber of the commission as well as chief engineer. Mr. Bishop receives a sulary of tlO.ooo a year and until a few days ago he prepared statements for the press relative to the progress of the work on the canal and other canal matters. It Is understood that with his appoint ment as commissioner Mr. Bishop will be. selected secretary ot the commission. His salary as commissioner wlll be $7,500 n year and it is said that for his services as secretary he will receive an additional com pensation of $2.SX a year, thus making Ills aggregate salary equal to what he now receives as secretary. DEVLIN CREDITORS MEET Business of Dead Capitalist Will Re Temporarily Divided for Oper ating; rarposes. TOPEKA, ' Kan., Dec. 30. The creditor Of the late C. J. Devlin and his various companies met here yesterday and took his estate out of the hands of the receivers. They elected as trustees J. E. Hurley, Cyrus Leland and Walter Reeves, tha re ceivers under whose management the Dev lin concerns were. all making money. Dr. W. S. Woods of Kansas City waa elected trustee to handle the affairs of the Marcellne Coal company, the Marcellno Mercantile company and the Kansas City Coal and Coke company. These three ctun panles were subsidiary concerns of Devllft, but the creditors thought that it would be best to place them under separate manage ment. The trustees will begin their duties at once, tt is not certain how long they wlll run affairs, because the creditors also took action looking toward the organization of a holding company to operate all of the Devlin Interests. This plan was agreed upon at a meeting of the principal cred itors. N ESTIMATE OFCaOP A6REAGE Yield of Com for the Year 1UOS Is Placed at 2,TOT.!H,frfW Bnahrls. WASHINGTON. Dec. 30.-Flnal returns to the bureau of statistics of the Depart ment of Agriculture, according to a bulletin Issued at 4 o'clock today, show the acreage and production Of the principal farm crop In lfl6 to have been as follows: Production Bushels. t.nnm.M 4J.42,!d4 2M.M4.0f4 M tl. 177 13ti.bM.0Kl Z7.C16.04S 14,MI5,(ri 2.4"V.TO 12.I3MM 3S0.74l.H4 eo.wi.au tB.(i3S,71f Crop. Corn Acreage. D1MI,3; .IM.0lft 17IW0.0K1 38.04t.74tj 5,0 518 l.62.b 7W.11J J.SJ4 8 41M J.9!i 7S7 3.:1.!Wu T74.113 Winter wheat Spring wheat OatS I Rarley Rve Buckwehat F'axseed .. Rice Potatoes ... Hay Tobacco ... Tons, t Pounds. The average weight per bushel la shown by reports received by the bureau to he 66.1 pounds for spring wheat. Ml pounds for winter wheat and J2.7 pounds for oats. j PENSIONS FOR RAILWAY MEN 1 rw lork central, nirhlgss Central, Lake shore and Bl Four to Care for superannuated Employee. NEW YORK. I-c. J.-At respective meetings todsy of the board of directors t the New York Central, the Lake Shore ft Michigan Southern, the Michigan Central and th. Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago ft St. Louis railroads each of thes. companies decided to establish a pension bureau to take care of superannuated employes. HYMENEAL illiuourWattersoa. LOUISVILLE. Dec. 20.-M!s Ethel Wst terson. youngest daughter of Mr. and Mr. Henry Watterson, was today married al Mansfield. Mr. Watterson's country seat, lo Mr. Alexander Ollmour, a Louisville busi ness man. rtrat4r-lae. NEW YORK. Dec. ao.-Loulsa Margaret Snow, daughter of Mrs. Thomas C. Piatt and stepdaughter of Cnlted States Senator Matt, we. married It Francis J. Car- TWO "EXTRA WOMAN HOME COHEZVNION UKVlW OP" RKYIKWS ooaMorouTAN WOMANH HOMH TOMMMOS THE TWENTIETH CKNTTRT FARMIiR REVTKW OP RKVIKWS COSMOPOLITAN . WOMV8 II OMR COMPANION COt MTRY CALKNDAR Wa are vnrr fortunmta la basing abl to arrange with the pnbUabra of the well known maRatlnem to offsr their ptibllcationa at thla jen aatlonal price. It la an opportunity not often presented. Nerer naa a pnbllaher been able to make no liberal an offer on exclualve kick grate and high priced rearailnee. You ask how la this otter ponalble If the three masailnee hav a. fixed valae fcud are not like the eommodltlea uaually offere ft bargain prleea. THE EXPLANATION It la-well known to everyone In business that in fixing a eel ling price there muat be added to the manufacturing cost the eoat of mar keting. The coat of marketing a magaatne la a big item, and theae three pnbllahlng houses decided to nnify their effort to get new read -era, making one organltatlon do the work, and dlrlde the coat or mar . ketlng by three. That la why you can buy these magaalaeu. thai It the needa ef erery home, for nearly half price. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER Thle la a roagacine designed for every member of the farra keaa. ftpeclal articles on eobjecta of the gieateet Interest are printed eack week. Theee are written by men of national reputation and cover a Held diversified aa to embrace during the year all branches of faraa activity and life. Frank O. Carpenter's "Letters of Travel and Wil liam jonnlnga Bryan's "Around the World Lettera" appear la no other agricultural paper. Either one of these featurea are worth tht price of a year'a aubscrlptlcm. No other farm paper maintalna so many regular departments, such as Feeding. Live Stock. Veterinary. Dairy, Poultry, Crops, Farm Devices, Orchard and Garden, with four pages de.roted to the women, yonng folks and children. Each of theae partmeata Is edited by a pracUel editor and not by theorist. REVIEW OF REVIEWS. Thle aiagselne ia almost necessary for the up-to-date man e woman who pretende to keep abreast with the times. Ita illustration will eonstst of 1,200 pictures a year. Its departmenta give the beat that is in all of the other important magasinea all over the world. Timely and informing articles, almost as fresh and as full ef newa terest as the daily papers. THE COSMOPOLITAN. Thle has been a leading magnitne for eighteen, yeara. With the recent change in ownership it haa been improved and ia far better In every respect. Ita gain ln newsstand aalea and.ln subscriptions hare been remarkable, and these are due to the new life and real merlC Tke Cosmopolitan la printing what the people want. It conUina regu larly the best fiction, the beet apecial articles on timely topic and the beet illustrations money can buy. WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION. Thle magaslse la for every memoer 01 the family. It Is an Ideal entertainer and helper la a thousand congenial waya. The lasues tor the forthcoming year will be unique In conception and execution, rich and Tfcrled in contenta and brilliant with the finest and most elaborate sad most artistic illustrations obtainable. COUNTRY CALENDAR. . Thle is a beautiful magaxine of country life, published by tha Re view of Reviews Company. It is the most sumptuous, best illustrated and meet costly magazine made in the world, it doplcU rural or coun try life la America, both intelligently and Instructively. It, Illustrates and tells of the life and home surroundings of the farmer and raaok Maa, aa well as the multl-mlllloaalre and hla country estate. 1 ftf WaU Arrange fwr ywwr mairaxlne remdtng ao-w. Teej fcrw um nan nut, reaUy tD entire list Included in thle woadev- fal offer at bat tittle more tfcaa the revrniar price at cm magarlstt. a great U the reductiem. . Th eflar Is gwod fer aarw sad renewal maaca-tptJaM ant wtO wale far bit a limited time Uai in Yotrr Order Today. 90 3v dreet aD oornmnalcnUons te TUB OktAJLA. EUaalUL mody ot Minneapolis and Washington, D C, at Grace church In this city yesterda The bride haa been closely Identified with this church and was a sub-deaouness In the parish. ' Senator Piatt's gifts to the bride were numerous, among them being H.Cuf) In gold coin. Mrs. Piatt's gift was a house in this city, fully furnished. ROBBERS KILL A CRIPPLE Farmer 9het lu Pennsylvania by Men Who Loot House After Murder. GRAVER FALLS, I'V. Dec. 30. -Hugh McCoy, a cripple, aged 45 years, was shot and Instantly killed :sst night by twa thieves while he wss si Mng at the kitchen window of bis home on a farm two miles from Darlington, near hre. Two shots were fired through the window, the gun being held so close as to powder-burn him. Robert McCoy, a brother, witnessed the murder and after a desperate battle with the burglars, escaped and spread the alarm. During his absence the burglars looted Ihe house and secured about $:M in eesli. The brothers lived alone on the farm and I recently received f2ui. the first money in payment . for their property, which they had sold. It Is assumed the murderers were familiar with the sale and the pres- ence of the money.. The police are making a rigid search fer the burglars. Boy Bar Both Leas Crueked. ATLANTIC, Is.. Dec. j.-SpeoUi Tele gram.) Hsrry Whttted. the 14-year-old son of Ivanhoe Whltted of this place, had his legs crushed by a moving trsln. Rock 1 Island freight No. 8 was atandlng In the yards. A brakeman was fixing a hot box and had crawled underneath the coupling between two of the cars. The boy at tempted to follow htm and was nearly across the track when the train backed up throwing him across the track, the train passing over his legs just below the knees. He was taken to the hospital and his leg's amputated above the knees. It wss thought he would die, but Is still alive. lna Brliit Dlee. WATERLOO. Ia., Dec. ai.-tflpectaD-on October B. In this city, Alice Peepo wss married to Guy Worcester of Cedar Falls, St the home ot her parents. Last night tbe bride cf a few weeks passed away at the Presbyterian hontsl. where she went SPECIALS" ' feT ,or ,imitJ Unw r $3.25 ) An t One Addr 1 Regular Price $9.00. Osw f Offer Only Atl tit One Address. rWHVTTKTH CEaTtll for a surgical operation. The bride was) but 20 years of age and is survived by her parents, four brothers and a stater, they being Fred of Waterloo, Oeorge of Denver, Ous of Sioux City, Henry of Bloomingtea, III., and Miss Julia of this city. Suit to Bet Aside Deeda. ONAWA. Ia., Dec -(Special.)-Aa Im portant suit In equity, was filed In the Monona county district court today la which Mrs. Mary A. Flener of Clinton, la., one nf the heirs of the estate of Mrs. Catharlno Cody, who died here In Sep tember. IWi. asks that the deed conveying the real estate to Thomas A. and James H. Cody, dated June J, 1900, and recorded October 2a, 1806. in tho Monona county recorder's office, be declared void and et no effect, on the grounds that Mrs. Cody wmi of an unsound mind at the date ef the conveyance and for some time prior thereto and Incapable of understanding the nature of the transaction. Considerable prcerty is Involved. Holidays at State Korntat. CKDAR FALLS, Ih.. Dec. tO.-ISpeclaLV-The state normal school today closed for Its customary holiday recess. Recitations will be resumed January 4. This term ee far exceeds In numbers the enrollment ef any previous year. Most of the faculty will attend the State Teachers' association la Des Moines and will he active on the pre gram. One of the attractive features af tha gathering will be the reunion of the alumni of the normal school. Twenty-ftua hundred Invitations have been sent eut end It is hoped there will be a large number te attend the banquet to be served ThiSrav day evening. December 2B, In Ihe Co ngrf ra tional church. Verdict Asalast Mulaall. ST. IjOT'IB. Dec. 20. The suit ot Imeer Morgan sgalnst Zach Mulhall, the Wild West showman and stockman, for 130, 0a damages because Morgan was shot during an encounter between Mulhall and an other man on the Pike last year, resulted yeaterday In a verdict of fS.GGO In favor nf the plaintiff. Hallway Itetea and Personals. J. Russell, superintendent of the Ke braska division of the Missouri Paclne, has gone to Kansas City. A. H. Smith, formerly assistant general passenger agent of the Burlington and Missouri railroad, and now assistant gen eral passenger agent of tha Northern Pa cific, is In the city. J. M. Qruber, general manager ef tha Burlington lines east nf the Missouri river. Is in the city. Mr. Gruber waa formerly superintendent ef the Kcbraslta divlsiei ef the I'nlon Pactflo. i