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12 Tin: BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. MAY 1. 1900. I W A T F 1$ TO (fW IK .- IIM.HHUII.III II I. lUlL!lllJU.JliLILl,mll.llllLILILLlllMaill.JUIllLlJ1UlllUIBlll. ... ll.Ul.lt HI 111 W k TO THE PEOPLE OF OMAHA: Many questions are being asked in regard to the prop osition to vote $6,500,000 of water bonds of the city. We deem it proper that the public should know the rea sons why we urge the people of Omaha to vote for the water bonds. NUMBER 1 We believe municipal ownership to be the best solution of the situation; that it will result in better water service, more prompt extension of water mains, and in reduction of x water rates without increasing taxes. There can be no muni cipai ownership without voting bonds. NUMBER 2 We believe the plant will sustain itself paying in terest on bonds, cost of operation, and create a sinking fund to pay off the bonds, without additional taxes. In other words, we believe we will be buying a revenue producing property which will carry itself. NUMBER 3 We cannot and will not use the $3,000,000 of bonds heretofore voted. NUMBER 4 It is important that the bonds be voted now that the water board may be in position to make immediate com- promise of the litigation, if this is possible. NUMBER 5 If immediate compromise cannot be made, it is equally important that the bonds be voted, that the water board be in position to pay the amount found due by the United States supreme court. NUMBER 6 We do not intend to, nor will we pay the amount of the award $6,263,000, unless compelled to do so by the decree of the supreme court, where the matter is now pending. NUMBER 7 We will not compromise unless upon a substantial re duction of the amount as found by the award. We will try to compromise the matter immediately if the bonds are voted. NUMBER S We are not in position to make any compromise until the issue of bonds shall be authorized by vote of the peo ple. In previous attempts to compromise, we have been met with the statement that we were in no shape to carry out our proposition until bonds were voted. NUMBER 9 We do not believe in granting a franchise to the water company, nor to iny Omaha syndicate. If it is a good pro position for a syndicate to take hold of, a better thing for the city to handle for its own people. NUMBER 10 If the bonds are voted, they will not be issued, nor will they bear interest, 'until the water works are acquired by the city. NUMBER 11 No more of said bonds will in any case bo issued than are actually necessary for the acquisition of the plant. . NUMBER' 12 ... Should the decision of the supreme court be against the city, a decree will be entered which must be paid. The city cannot avoid the payment of such judgment by refus ing to vote bonds. The judgment would be enforced by a levy of taxes on the property of the citizens. If the bonds are voted the judgment can be paid by the proceeds of the bonds, and the interest and expense of running the water works will be paid out of the revenues derived from the sale of water, without additional taxes on the property of the city. NUMBER 13 It must 'be remembered that the valuation, $6,263,000, includes the whole plant of the water company in the city of Omaha, South Omaha, Florence and Dundee, and not merely the portion pertaining to the city of Omaha. The bonds for $3,000,000 heretofore voted concerned alone the portion of the plant in the city of Omaha and the pumping station at Florence. NUMBER 14 The voting of these bonds will defeat the effort of the Omaha Water Company 'and the Omaha syndicate to se cure a franchise, and will secure municipal ownership for the people at the earliest date possible. These are a few of the reasons why we unanimously urge the voting of these bonds. We have given the matter our best consideration, and believe good business judgment dictates the approval of the bonds. THE OMAHA WATER BOARD. MILTON T. BARLOW, ISAAC E. CONODON,. A. H. HIPPLE, R. B. HOWELL, CHARLES R. SHERMAN, D J. O'BRIEN. iiwmi llWl I -g mumimfr ii IM- -M n " ,"""Mtf'p' i-Bfc- - . . " I . "i 1 1 ir-; il II 1 Council Bluffs Minor Mention Tne Cots sail Bluffs Offloe of tne Omasa Be la at IS Boott Kraal it Ota Tkonu 43. ..A HID, 1.UXGEN KCKER BOU.N, c uuci lakers. 'Phone lr:. 14 N. Main St. Dr. -W. W. ttiagai'i'li, optometrist, moved to M6-J City National bank building, fclg jita.no sale now going on at Howpe's. :v Pearl (St.; M 8. Main. -o. liluffa. la. Chicken pie dinner will be served ihla evening at Broadway Methodist church, commencing at . o'clock. Tickets, ISc. Bluff City Masonic lodge will meet Una cvanlng at ':) o'clock prompt In special communication for work In the firei de cree. Henry Hon, the Northwestern brakeman charged with looting car under lite charge, ecu red hla release from the county jail by furnishing a bond In the aum ot tool). "Hott'e home la In Moone, 1h. Myrtle Ruth, the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mra. J. H. Gee, I'i30 Fifth avenue, died al an early hour yesterday- morning The funeral waa held In the afternoon, Inter ment being In. Falrvtew cemetery. Mra. Caroline Palen, wifa of Kidney ralen, 1'J Aenue D, died at midnight Wednea day, aged M yeara. Ilea Idas her lu.stiaiol he leave four daughlera and Uiiee aona. funeral announcement will be made later. liana Clausen, saloon-keeper at lust) Broadway, against whom M. S. Odle, at torney for the Iowa. Anti-Saloon league secured an Injunction, filed In the district court yeaterday an abatement In the turn of M0. . , . I. L. Mitchell and Nellie L. Kennedy, both of umaJi. were married in thia city yeaterday afternoon, the ceremony being performed by Rev. U. W. Snyder, pastor of St. John English Lutheran churcn. at tb parsonage. George Craaon. Indicted for the theft of a watch from J. J. Gordon, waa permitted to plead guilty to a charge of petty lat ' cany. Inataad nf larceny from the person, in dialrict court yesterday and escaped with a sentence of thirty days in the county jail. Tbe funeral of the late George A. Stavely will ha held thia afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence, 3sO Uncoln ave nue, and interment wlll.be in Falrvtew cemetery. Rev. J. M. Williams, pastor of Broadway Methodist church, will conduct the services. Thomas Madden died yeaterday at hla home near iJtke Miniwi. aged 68 yeara. Mia wife aud several stepchildren, survive him. Tha funeral will be held at 1:80 o'clock Ihla morning from Corrlgan's undertaking rooms, followed by high man at St. Fran da Xsvter's church. Interment will be in St. Joseph's cemetery. William Chowntng, aged SI years, died yeaterday morning at the Kdmunrteon Memorial hospital. He had been employed In local restaurant aa cook The body was taken to Cutler's undertaking rooms awndlng word from relatives Deceased leaves a father and mother at Gait, Mo., and a brother at Humphrey, Mo. William H. Haughey and Annette Chester, bath of Omaha, were married in thia city yeaterday by Rev. Henry Iwlxing. Rev. Mr. DeLorig also performed the marriage eerwmony for K. S. Ringgenberg and Nina Kay Poe. both of Lutton. Ia. The bride, who la only M yeara of age. waa accom panied by her father. J. A. Poe. Hon. K. W. Ms. y of Harlan, former Judge Of tha Fifteenth district, and wife, ''arrived In tha city last evening from Cali fornia, where they spent the winter. Judge Maey a health appeara to have been much Improved by the sojourn on tha Pacific coast. Thay were guests at tha Grand bo 11 laat night tod today will go to their homo la Harlan. Helen Maria, the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mra J.. S Shoemaker, died Wednes day evening at their home la Tork. Neb. The funeral will be held here thia morning at 10 o'clock and Interment will he ut lite family burial lot ut the Crescent cemetery. Mr. and Mrs Shoemaker formerly resided In thia city. Mra. Phoe maker being a daugh ter of W. B. Iwanaon of (M Benton street. Council Bluffs NEW PElil ION FOR SALOONS Move to Secure it Being Made by Local Dealers. PRESENT ONE HAS NOT EXPIRED Recent Agltatlow anal Prosecatlona Tkssgkl to Hte Had lafta. race la gecartaa; Freak COaeeat. The lateat move of the aaloonkeepera of Council Bluffs la to aecure a new petition of general conaent and plana for a cam paign to obtain this have been laid. Interested in the erfort to aecure thia new petition of general conaent are a ma jority of the leading as loon men of the city. It la expected, however, that prac tically all of the aaloonkeepera will have Joined In the movement before the active work of circulating the petition la begun. William Arnd. former county treasurer, and W. D. Hardin; city assessor, have been engaged by the aaioon men to circu late the petition, and they stated yeaterday that they expected to commence on the pre liminary work next Monday. They figure that several weeks will be required to complete the canvass. The present petition of general conaent for aaloone In the city of Council Bluffs will expire on July 1. lfrU. A new petition secured at this time would continue in force for a period of five yeara, unless sooner revoked. Three conditions are pro vided In tha statute for tha revocation of conaent petltiona. as follows: Violation of any of the conditions which operate as a bar to prosecution of saloons. Revocation by majority vote of the city council. Presentation to the county auditor of a verified petition aigned by a majority of the voters of the city, as shown by the last general election, requesting that the statutory bar to prosecution cease to oper ate. The statute provides that In cltiea the aiae of Council Bluffs petitions of gen eral consent must be signed by "a ma jority of the voters residing in such city, voting therein at the last preced ing election." The number of voters registered In Council Bluffs for the gen eral election laat November was about (,100, but all of these did not vote. An effort, hoeeter, win ba made to aecure about 1500 algnaturas. which will be more than a majority of the registered voters. In securing these signaturea the poll books of the November alectton will ba used and the first taak of tha can vassers will bo to copy the lists of names from these books, litis will occupy sev eral days, but it la believed tha work of canvaaalng for signaturea can be com menced tha early part of next week. The recent decision of Judge Bollinger of Davenport that a saloonkeeper who had been enjoined could not re-engage In tbo retail liquor buainaas without first getting a new petition of general con aent. aa well aa going through the other formalities of filing new bends, etc.. it la said. Is mainly reaponaiblo for the saloonmen of this city starting thia cam paign tor a new petition of general con aent. If tne supreme court should jus taln Judge Bollinger's ruling, which lo cal' attorneys say is doubtful, tha Moon law. which will go lata eftec oa July1 . would have tha affect of barring Council Bluffs the business for a period of five years all saloonkeepers who have been enjoined under the present petition of general con aent. The canvass to secure a new peti tion of general consent la to obviate aucb a possibility. KWTERTAl MEST FOR THE BOVS Major "Richmond Has rhenie to Ooea Several Plana. Major George H. Richmond, chief of po llre, announced yesterday that he Is now prepared to put into operation a plan he has had tinder contemplation for eome time to provide suitable and profitable enter tainment for the boys of the city by the establishment of clube for their particular use and benefit. In order to be able to carry this scheme Into execution Major Richmond asks 300 persons each to contribute II a month for twelve months to defray the expense of maintaining these club rooms. Major Richmond staled yesterday that he was Induced to make a start toward put ting his plan Into operation by tuo promises of financial support made him by a num ber of well known business men and others. When the proposition waa explained to the wife of one of the leading bankers of the city she at once told Major Richmond that 1 It were needed she would willingly con tribute 118 a month and urged him to at once put his plan into practical operation. Tha following public announcement of his plan was made yeaterday by Major Rich mond: The time is now at hand to put into op eration a plan long in tiie mind of the chief of police for the betterment of the boys of this city. That plan is the establishing of boys' clubs. A brief outline Is ss follows: - The preparation of two large rooms, one in the west end of the city and one in the eastern portion. These rooms to be open every day and in the evening uuu) 10 o clock, excepting that youtha aubject to the operation of the cur few ordinance be required to observe the law. The operation of these clubs to In no wise interfere with the regular attendance of tne boya at school Tha requirements for membership In these clubs to be simple, and every boy able to qualify. Proposed qualifications are: Cleanliness of person, cleanliness of speech and truth fulness. Boys from 10 to 18 years of age to be eligible. . t'ntll the membera of these clubs are educated along the lines of proper ma n ali ment they will be under the control of youngr men selected for that purpose, i Lrf-gltlmste snd pioper amusements will be provided such as checkers, chess, pool table, backgammon and cnbbag boards and tables plentifully supplied with good reading matter. Copies of dally papers will be kept an file, also occasional lectures by sympathetic folk and something good to eat. In brief, the object of these clube Is to give the boys of this city a chance to be apod. These will be no "don ts" or "you must nots" In tha rules Simply to bring out what la pure and manly In all boys and help them upward la tlio object. Does litis plan appeal to the men and women of Council Bluffs? If so. I request that 4 agree to pay II per month for twelve months to start the ball rolling, and I have requested Mr. John Keeilne of my ataff to act aa treasurer of thia fund, to whom all subscriptions may be aent, and who will acknowledge through the dally papers the receipt thereof. Six months ago I mentioned the Idea of this plan of action to a few persons who were kind enough to say. "Oo ahead." ona woman atating aha wo.ild subscribe HO per month If nejeded, and. she added: "He aura to put yor Mea inter practical operation at once." I nosr aubm't tha Idea to the pem' 1 shall be glad to answer any questlnr along tits lias of tha proposed work, and aball Council Bluffs 1 be very much disappointed If the funds re quired are not cheerfully given. GEORGE H. RICHMOND. I Real . Katate Transfers. ., These transfers were reported to The Bee April 29 by the Pottawattamie County Abstract company of Council Bluffs: Sheriff to W. 11. Klllpack, part nw'i neV, M-7V43, aher d t 1.616 Alvln Wilson, single, to Greenshielris A Everest CO., lot , block 1, W11- son Terrace, Council Biuffa. w. d.. Grace F. van Swerlngen, unmarried, to Fred Wlderkehr, lots 35. 3. 37, 3D, and 40. block 14. Wright's add. Council Biuffa, w. d A. W. Way. widow, to F.rnest K. Hart, Jnc, at, nU efe and sek se' l-To-43. w. d Ernest E Hart, Inc., to William and Minerva Downs, ssme Carl Bcherff, single, to George L. and Ruth A. Hamilton, part se nw S-74-43, w. d... Louise G. Troutman et al. to W. R. Cooper, lot 5. block 13, Hail s add. Council Bluffs, w. d Harriett L. Llndt, single, to Frank Hekrdle, part seta nw 17-76-43. w. d Joseph Riley, single. to Charles Schmidt snd L,. J. Bunge. wVs lot T. Benjamin's 3d anb,- Avoca, q. c. d. Emma 1.. Harris and husband to A. A. Clark, lot 11. block 10. Craw fords add. Council Biuffa. w. d ... 300 KU 3.600 3,1100 900 175 t700 8"0 7S Total, ten tranafers 114,398 Entries far Prise Tarda. Entries for the 310 cash prises offered by Major G. II. Richmond, chief of po lice, for the beat kept yards In the differ ent wards are coming In steadily at po lice headquarters. Conteatanta from each of the six wards have entered their names and among the number are several young folk. The contest Is open to all who regis ter their names, and the children stand aa good a chance as the older folks. One of the conteatanta entered la a man over 80 years of age. The registration for the contest will close Saturday night. The committee selected to award the prlr.es consists of City PhyslciHn R. B. Tubbs, Councilman A. Bellinger and Peter Smith, city health officer. The committee plans starting on a tour of Inspection next Monday. Taacera Are Wanted. The committee In charge of Tag Day for the I'nlon City mission Is in need of more workers. Quite a number responded yes terday to the call for "taggers." but many more are slill needed. Members of the committee will be at the First Baptist church parlora this afternoon at 2 o'clock and at 4 o'clock, when they will he pleased to meet all willing to lend their services Saturday. All of the "taggers'" ere requested to meet at the First Baptist church parlors Saturday morning at :' O'clock for final Inatructions. The treasurer of the fund and membera of the committee will be at tha church all day Saturday to receive re. ports and receipt for the cash turned In by the workers. Marrlaae Licenses. Licenses to wed were issued yesterdsy to the following : Name and Residence Age. K. 8 Ringgenberg. LvtioD. la t at Nina Fay Poe. Uytlon, la it William H. Haughey. Omaha sj Annette Chealer, Omaha 30 T l Mitchell. Omaha M Nellie U. Kennedy, Omaha Harry Gestner. Omaha K Kalher Qlfford. Omaha ) Bmrf'Oovalt. Council Blufrs 2 Ethel L. Cook. Council Bluffs tl Dr. W. W. Megmrell. optometrist, moved to J0s-x City National bank building Iowa Iowa Dyer Murder Case Up to Argument Defendant and His Sister Gire Their Testimony in the Afternoon. ONA WA, la., April 30. (Special.) lra. Kirk resumed the stand this afternoon in the Dyer murder case and was subjected to a severe cross-examination. Her tes timony on the stand and her statement to the aheriff and the county attorney a few daya after the shooting differed materially. In her statement she said she did not see Dyer when he shot Kirk and that her back was toward him. Under cross-examination ahe said she ssw her brother Dyer when he shot. At times she was overcome with emotion while, detailing the clrcumatancea of the tragedy. County Attorney Ander son read Mrs. Kirk's statement to the Jury. Dyer went on the stand st I p. m. He testified Kirk drank heavily; that Kirk grew angry and rushed him snd he hacked out of door, fell over a chair and Kirk brandished a knife, and he shot him. He says he shot him to save his own Ufa and he did not Intend to kill him. The testi mony Is sll In now and the arguments to the Jury begin tomorrow. Iowa Phil Beta Kappa 1. 1st. IOWA CITY. la.. April 3B.-(Speclal.) The elections for the Phi Beta Kappa fra ternity in the University of Iowa have been announced as follows: Miss Glenn Bentley of Oelwein. Miss Mary Brooks of Htdrlck, Miss Btssle Clark of Hedrick, Miss Maud Ferguson of Ida Grove. Miss Kibble Hrutka of Cedsr Rap.ds. Miss Org King of Iowa Falls, Carl Kiger of Brltt, Miss Caroline Schtl of Algona. H. P. Smith of Manchester. Miss Kdna Stone of Logan, Miss Ina Scherrehei k of Cedsr Hsplds, Miss Meta Schmidt of Marengo, Miss Grace Titus of Ortonlo station, Misa Ixttle The dena of Lyons and Miss Hsxeldean Toof of Red Oak. Phi Beta ICsppa has Its membership based on scholarship and election to It la one of the most signal honors that can be con ferred on a student during his college course. Wife Prevents aleide. HEDRICK. ta.. April :.-8pe. ial.i An attempt at suicide msde by Charles I., Dean, one of the prominent real estate men in aoutheas'ern Iowa, was dramatic ally prevented by his wife yeaterday. when she drew the knife from her husband's throat, where he had plunged It in a momentary fit of insanity, then called a physician and then revived him. She tem porarily bandaged the wound before call ing the doctor. Ills condition today la such that he probably will recover. lawa 'lews Notes. IOWA FALLS-1 f Wilson hss deridid to close Ms hotel nn account of lai k of patronage. Mr. Wilson m tl I move to Water loo, where he has purciised a restaurant and will engage in business. MASON' CITY An Indictment rjiarglna criminal assault was returned by the grand Jury against Nik Ppsnos. who was sr. reeted on a charge of assaulting Mis Mar gaiet Show. The ball bond was t at M A RSH ALLTOWN"--A t the annual meet ing of the C. A. Dunham company of tins dir. ttanufai i urers of steam traps and novelties, a dividend nf bit per cent was declared snd the capital sin. k wss In t rctLaed from 10 aw to t.jft.Mu. The directors decided to build an entirely new plant. coating about 340.000, to replace the old one. which has become too small. CRKSTON-Thls place was visited by a terrific rain, he. 11 and electrical atorm last night. Water ran through the atreets like rivera. hall fell In large quantities and in slxe sufficient to break window glass in some Instsnces. DCrtUQI B The Fourth Iowa district Christian Endeavor convention opened here today wtih l"0 delegates In attendance. The session Is full of Interest and some of the premlnent Endravorera of the atate are In attendance. CREHTON Bishop Morrison arrived In the city yesterday and last night conducted confirmation exercises at St. Paul a Epis copal church. A elas of five were con firmed and the bishop gave an impreaniva lecture to the class. MARSH ALLVOWN Will H. Carleton, a former Marshalltown young man, who is now chief clerk of the bookkeeping de partment of the accounting office of -the Minneapolis aV St. Louis and Iowa Central railroads, has been appointed an examlnor of accounts for the Interstate Commerce comiTrission. ADAIR Superintendent of Schools Thomas B. Unman of Wlota has been elected to the supei Intendency of the Adair schools for the coming year snd Miss Ms lie I Hlnkson principal of the high school. Su perintendent lloman succeeds former Su perintendent Winifred K. Duffy, who goes to a position in the Des Moines schools sftr two years' work at Adair. MASON CITY The trophy cup. which haa been held for several years bv the Odd Fellows of Eagle Grove, was won from them by the Maaon Cltv Indgw at the cele bration here In the contest for degre team dilatory work. The Maaon City lodge of fered the cup several yeara ago, and it whs won the first year bv Eagle Grove, which has held it evtr since. CORNING The school board haa re tained Prof. J. W. Fowler as school su perintendent for the coming year. S D. Hoekett was chosen for high school prin cipal. Miss Mse Tiaxlor aa teacher of mai hematics. Mlas Katherlne Stewart, sci ence; Mixs Florence Runnels, teacher of I.atin ami German, and Mis Berlha Nysc wandcr. English. The manual training jc. partiiient for both boys and girls will be continued, ss it haa proved surn a marked success. ELDORA The first of a series of dual meets preliminary to the Hardin countv high school field meet will be held here Saturday, when the high schools of Union and Eldora will contest with their respec tive track teams. The program coneista of fifty and lof-yard dashes, polo vault discus throw. 120-yard nurdle. 440-ynrd run' high Jump, ahort Jump, ahotput, 8M-yard run. EO-yard hurdle, broad Jump, h.tminer throw, hop-step-and-Jump ami half mile relay. CHARLES CITY-Mrs. August Schmeldt, a married wouuin past M van. was ar rested yesterday for shnpllf !,,. She was just passing out of the racket siore of W. W. Malone and had a large number of siticies concealed in a cloak especially con structed with several ile p pockets. A esrch of h-r home revealed nesrlv two dray loads of stolen aitt le. some of which were identified by nxrrhsnts of the cliv Bhe was arraigned befnre Justice Dentil snd her trial postponed till 1 oilxk to morrow. IOWA FALI.8-S. A. Tlclwr. one of the old-time railroad men of this part of the stsi. has disposed of his fine home in Alden ami it If atated will soon move to Colorado with tiie . Intention of locating In Denver, where he has some telty Intercuts. Mr. Tiahei was for many years in the tiain service of the hiirlingtou. Cedar Rapid & Northern and lair was In the employ of the Northwestern foi many vests k ooi,. d.ietor For a short time he ran a nas- keg.-r train on the Des Molneh Short Ine. 1,1 X SCH EST K. R A former well known central Iowa newspaper man will wed Saturday, when Joseph McCormlck will be the groom and Mi's May Roney the brid. In a nuptial event at Manchester. Mr. McCorml'k was for fourteen yesis owner and publisher of the .Manchester lleuld. He Is now lilghr t-liy editor on he Sioux City Journ.il. Mls Roney. who has resided for the last three years with her sunt In Manchester, is a graduate of 8L Clsrs's college at fllsainawa Mound. Wis., and was formerly n teacher of music In St. Cath erine's academy at Jackson. Nab., and later engaged In teaching the same branch In St. Jarlatk s acadetry In Chicago. NEBRASKAN KILLS OFFICER C. C. Siert Shoots Detective in Lobby of Denver Hotel. NO KNOWN CAUSE FOR THE ACT Man Wo Dora Shooting Was Rorn aad Raised JVear Port Calhaan, Where He Rare Good Repatatloa. DENVER. Colo., April S0.-(SpeelaI Tel egram.) Before hundreds of people who crowded the lobby of the Albany hotel, C. C. Siert, aged 41. of Fort Calhoun, Neb., shot and Instantly killed Private Detective Thomas Hennessey, employed by the hotel. No motive Is known by (he police for the shooting. Klert says he knew Hennessey only by sight, not even knowing hla name. He aaaerted befnre Chief Armstrong and half a doxen wit nesses that he had no grievance against Henneaitey. Siert does not appear to be Insane, though soma officers believe he is. He admit ted that lie had been drinking throughout tha afternoon. About u S o'clock this evening Slert was seen to walk from the elevator to tha front of the cigar case where Henncs'aey was standing. When within three feet of Hennessey he drew an automatic re volver and fired point blank at the de tective. 'My God! I'm ahot!". ha cried as he sank to the floor. He Irled to aay more, but in the excitement which prevailed his words were Inaudible snd an Instant later ha was dead. Slert walked alowly toward the rear of the hotel, revolver in hand, but was quickly arrested. Cries of "Lynch him!" arose through out the hotel. His captors rushed him to an automobile and to the centra sta tion. There are rumoia of a woman In the case and of a feud, but the police have thus far been unable to eatabllali a motive for the crime. Sierj. comes from Fort Calhoun, Neb. C. C. Siert, who In Penv er shot and kllkd House Detective Hennessey of tha Albany hotel, waa born al Fort Calhoun, sixteen miles north of here, some lorty yeara ago. There he grew to manhood and until five yeara ago was a farmer, fie waa well-to-do r.nd wan considered a most exemplar cltixcn, being industrious, sober and ener getic. Five years ago lie aent to Colo oradn and la said to have engsged In mining somewhere in the Georgetown country, where he is i tinned to hate acquired some valuable ptupeity and made considerable money. Here Utile has 'been known of him since going west. He has two brothers living lit Lie vicinity or Foil Calhoun and a aimer at Florence, an Omaha auburn, all of whom are excellent people. night when apprised of the fact that their brother bad klll.d a man In Denver, the brolhera stid they could not understand It unless the kilting had been in Sfif-Uefen.-. They sa'd that their brother was a man who waa fo'aesaed of an even temper, not a drinker and would rather 'run than beeinjje engaged In a fight of any kind. Lc.fertsKS? Lenses! Willi CeaWer) Ksetmie Weanwt af Gawsai -a Ss-aasrtn aa,., Sf gys 1 - a r ut .IJFFTIrTHIt