Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 1, 1887, Page 2

GONE T0 MEET HER HUSBAND. The Herkimer Murderess Saffers the Pen- alty For Her Orime, LAST SCENES AND INCIDENTS The Adjustment of the Nogse an Black Cap Causes the Woman to Break Down—She Vindis cates Her Daughter. The Hanging of Mra, Druse, Hunkiver, N. Y., Feb, 25, —1Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—Just at11:58 a. m, to-day the fatal trap was sprung and Mrs, Roxalana Druse was hafze After the services last ing Mrs. Druse remained up until about 11:80 p. m. Deputy Sheriff Bartley Manion, with Mr. and Mrs. Waterman, the death watch, induced her to lie down and she had about an hour’s sleep. She awakened wich a start, and uvon arising, began to write let ters as eally as she had at any time during her incarceration, After writing, Mrs. Druse Inid down again and fell into a doze. She was attacked with hysteria in a violent form and it required considerable effort upon the p rtof the watchers to arouse and calm her. Duri 2 the night she ate one of the heartiest meals that she has eaten since she was a prisoner. She had about two hours of rest after 4 . m., but did not sleep soundly atany time. One of her fi1st visitors this morning was Superintendent Irving Terry, of the Onondaga penitentiary, who brought a fare- well from her daughtor Mary, who is a lifo prisoner, and a boquet of flowers. T'his visit hiad a most exciting effoct upon Mrs. Druse. The death watch, Mrs. Waterman, who had maintained herselt admirably through- out, was affected to tears, and for some minutes all were affected in the same manner. Rev. Dr. Powell visited Mrs. Druse about 9a. m.. and did all in his power to calm her and prepare her for the awful moment. She ate breaktast, but par- took of a stimulating medicine prepared by the jail physician, Dr. Guy. Her counsel made his parting visit with her about 10 o’clock this morning, and this again upset her temporarily, but she soon rallied and ap- peared s firm and composed as any one. After the terrible blizzard of Sunday the moruing opened bright with the mercury about 10 degrces above jzero. Every road leading into town was dotted with sleighs browded with fur-coated men and not a few women. Captain John Budlonz and the Thirty-first Separate company, National Guards, with sixty-four muskets, came down from Molawk at 9a. m and were quartered o the court house. Details were posted about the jail to reinforce the deputies who ‘were on duty since 8a. m. about the exterior of the jail. The crowd in the village in- creased on the arrival of every train, and in spite of the extreme cold wen, women and children stood about the streets'surrounding the jall, satisiied to look at the oflicials as they passed in and out of the building to Sheriff Cook’s office in the court house, on the opposite side of the street. No one was ,mmm»d to pass the line without having iis badge or authority as deputy. At 11:30 o'clock - the sherifl’s jury " was ordered into the jail yard, while Sheriff Cook, Under Sheriff Rice and deputies and physi- clans proceeded to Mrs. Druse’s call. When they reached there Mrs, Druse sat weepin and holding A\lnx{‘s bouquet in her hand an wearing somo of her flowers about her breast. Mrs. Waterman, her death wateh, stood b her side sobbing. Rev. Dr. Powell satin frontof her, while her counsel, Chaplain Durston, and deputies and_physicians stood about the door of the cell. Sheriff Cook bezan reading the death warrant at 11:57 and alrs. Druse’s pulse was %0. At 11:42, just before the march to the gallows was commenced, it raised to 90, To those who offered to assist Mrs. Druse mn arising Dr. Powell said: “She will bear herself well and does not need any assistance,” b Sheriff Cook and Under Sheriff Rice led tho procession, followed by Rev. Dr. Powell and Mrs. Druse, and the physicians and dep- utles in order. Mrs. Druse was dressed in black cashmere, with lace mlsz on_the sleeves. She wore a small shawlover her snhoulders. The day was bright, but a high, sharp wind prevailed that caused the dep ties and other witnesses to suffer seyerely in the zero temperature. ‘I'he crowd about the court house and jail was very quiet and or- derly throughout. At 11:52 Mrs, Druse and Dr. Powell knelt'on the floor of the seaffold under the rope. Mrs. Druse held her daugh- ter’s bouquet in her hand and closed her eyes while Dr. Powell offered praver, She was then asked if she had anything to say, when she referred fo Dr. Powell, who thanked all those who had been kind to her and implored all of Ler enemies to forgive her as she torgave all. Dr. Powell then pressed Mrs, Druse’s hand and left the jail Ymrd. carrving Mary’s boquet with bLim. Deputy William McKinley —pinioned Mrs. Druse’s arms, knees and fect, She main- tained her composure, and was firm until Deputy Ballou put the black capon her head and adjusted the rope. Deputy Manion, who stood at her right, then bade her goo bye. She turned, and looking into his ‘eyes, smiled and J)ln-sm'(l his hand: Deputy Bal lou adjusted the noose under ana back of Mrs. Druse’s left ear and pulled the cap over her face. Mrs, Diuse moaned, cried and tinally shirieked so loud that her voice was heard in the jail and street adjoining. Sherlil Cook dropped his hand over his breast and_ Deputy Ballou porung the trap, The 2i3-pound ‘weicht dropped at 11:58 o'clogk a, m. and tho woman's body was lifted about three feet ubove the floor of the gallows, There was but one convuision or muscular contraction of the body, and the body then hung quist. The wind ‘was howl- Ing fiercely at this woment, with a bright nkg{. rs, Druse's death was far more easy and mercitul than was that of her victim, her busband in December, 1584, Drs, May and Suitor took observation of the woman's gulm) and heart during the time she was anging. They pronounced her dead at 12:03 . 1., but the “body was left hanging until 914 twenty-six minutes after the weight foll—when it was taken down by order ot the sherifl, Upon examination the surged declared that her n wis ot broken and that death was caused by strangulation, Rev. Dr. Powell re-cntered the jail yard and tok possession of the remains of Mrs, Druse in compliatice with her request. ‘T'he casket was in cotlin form, with silver-plated trimmings and an ornawent consisting of a hand ing a bunch of fowers on top. Tho expression the face of the dead WOmMAn £ave no in ion that Mrs, Druse had suflernd any pain., County Judge Smith did not enter the jail yard on account of lus holding a term of court. Dr. Pow withdrow before the final act, and but twenty five persons, by actual count, witnessed the exacution, Tlie andertaker nlaced the re- mains in the coflin and closed it and the hearse aud — two - sleighs were driven into the jall yard at 12 .o, ‘the modest funeral cortego assed out through the iail yard and through he erowd at the jail. There were no demon- 3 the part of the spectators at Oak y, oi the hill about & wile west ‘I'he coffin was placed in the Guter case before depositing it into the eom- partuient of th alt, Dr. Powell made a ow rewarks, s ins that the woman had this sorrow {0l world to mests mereiful juc He said that her devotion to her daiighter was phenomenal, and also her self-possession was remarkable. in his committal prayer he asked that the day wight dawn when those separated from tiis mother wight be reunited wflh hie ‘The coMu was placed in compart- ment No. 15, where it will rest until the final disposition of the remains hus been decided upon. Sheritl Cook gave Dr. Powell peruiis sion (o call upon as mauy deputies as be de- Bired for temporary guard purposes, When the remains were removed from the aple surrounding the jail were e gallows. A number of o were iu the erowd, bub these the guard excluded. In compliance with a request from her daughter that she should not leave a blot on her name, Mrs, Druse asked Horatio 1%, Witherstone, 8 notary and one of the sherif’s jury, to prevare the following atidavit,which Bhe s ned with a tirm hand State of New Y ork, County of Herkimer 1, Roxalana Druse, in my last moments, do hereby so swear and aflirm that my dauzhiter ruse, who is pow confined ndaga penitentiary, had nothing to do with the killiig of her father, Druse, or with the disposition of his This statement I have repeatedly made, and always adbered to it at ‘the in- guesk aud siuee wy coutineweut My 1y Innocent daughter, Mary Druse, is absol with her and was' in no way eonnccted father's (Wiltiam Drase’s) death Mnrs RoXALANA Dnvs At 1:50 p. m tin the vil had entirely su and the majority visitors left town. The #xecution was ‘¢ ducted with decency and decorum. This v the first ition that ever occurred with the present limits of Herkimer county, though neatly forty murders are on record. e of - PERKINS ACQUITTED. Judge Gresham Decides the Indiana Contempt Case, INDIANATOLIS, Feb, 98.—Judge Gresham decided the famons Perkins contempt case this morning. Llerking was summoned as a witness in proceedings before Commis sloner Van Bunn against several democratic voliticians char with forgery of elec- tion returns last fall and refused to testify on the ground that the commissioner had mo jurisdiction, and was adjudged in contempt. 1roceedings were Instituted before the commissioner under the decision of Jndge Blodzett of Chi- cazo in the Mackin case, that, becauso a con- gressman bad beon vofed for at the same clection, the federal court had Jurisdiction, although the result of the vote for county officers _was involved in the forgery. Judge Woods, of tho district cout, on appeal took the same ground ~that Blodgett had in his opinion. Judge Gresliam says such an_assumption i3 neither good law nor good sense and that, as the vote for congressman was not in_question at all, the commissioner had mno jurisdiction and Perkins 15 discharged. The committee of 100 will transfer the case to the state court and continue the prosecution. - oty Armour's New Scheme. GALVESTON, Feb, 25.—In an interview this atternoon, P, D. Armour, the well known Chicago packer, stated to a representative of the Associated press thata company would be organized next week in Chicago with sev- eral milllon dollars’ eapital for the purpose of immediately erecting throughout the south twelye gigantic seed ofl mills, Armour and his partners will hoid a controlling interest in the big company, The associate stockholders will comprige about all the leading soap manufac- turers in the Unite ates, 'The entlre outvut of oil from the mills will be taken by the stockholders and utilized in their fa tories and lard rendering establishiment! The new enterprise was brought about pri marily by the competing attitude assumed by the American Cotton Oil Trust company to- ward Armour & Co. and other lavd mahufac- turers, A Strikeo Avoided. PI1TSBURG, Feb, 25.—At a conference he- tween representatives of the Connellsville coke workers and coke syndicate held in this city to-day it was decided to wettle the wage question by arbitration. By submitting the question to arbitration a general strike has been avoided. o An Epidemic of Measles. Ly Del., Feb, 25,—A widespread epi- demic of messles 1S prevalent here. Five persons have died within the past two weeks and several hundred persons are more or less prostrated. SRS Trains Blockadedin Canada. QueBke, Feb. 28.—There has been no mails from the west since Saturday. All the roads are blocked and many trains snowed in, e HAPPEN GS AT FAIRBURY, What is Transpiring in That Dusy Burg. Famesury, Neb., Feb, 28.—[Corre spondence of the BEk.]—The boom con- tinues unabated. Upward and onward is the watchword. The city is full of strangers seeking homes and invest- ments. Many come and few go away. Our advantages, augmented by our ad- vertising, is bearing abunaant fruit. There are now many small dwellings be- ing built and many more to be com- menced immediately. The more pre- tentious residences and store buildings, of which a large number will be built this spring, will not be commenced un- til frost is out of the ground, though work 1s being got on the ground and contracts are being figured on. The transfers of realty continue lively and new additions are being surveyed. The Creamery comvany will lay off their land into ots. George H. Bailey, brecder of trotting horses, wili lay off his land northwest of the city; also " Roft Christian some adjoining Bailey. Mr. King and C. F. Stuer each laid off an ad- dition last week. “The Knights of Pythias ball was a suc- cess. 'The receipts were about £50 he election }or bonds for the Kansas City & Omaha railroad, to be held next Saturday, is not exciting and no gri interest 18 being taken in the matter. We have been through the mill so often we have got used to it. The Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska 1s I:nymg track again west from Hebron. The Building & Loan association issued the second series of sbares and over 100 have been taken. The institu- tion has been very successful so far and has been of considerable assistance in helping to build up whe city. e R Jennie Lind’s Latter Days. Tne London correspondent of the New York Times writes: 1 was speaking the other day with an elderly Swedish gen- tleman about the stories onc hears in America of the sensation Jennmie Lind croated there in 1850—of how people still told of hearing her marvelous voice in the streets outside the halls and churches in which she sang. Hoe had known her ever since childhood, and is an intimate friend of an old gentle- man still living in Stockholm, who was the tenor in the old operatic company she first belonged to, away back in 1837, and who was once engaged to be married to her. He told me curious things of her later life. Sheis plain and white-haired now, with a severe expression of counte- nance. She i8 very pious, and most of her talk 15 devoted to bemonning the days when she was sinful enough to appear on the stage. She is iutolerant toward young singe at their voices and their vocation e, and rebukes any one who ventures to aadress her by the name of Jenny Lind—or even refer to that name. 1 was told of a case some years ago, when she was visiting here in London, when her host brought to her a young Swedish soprano who had won fame and respect in Europe and Amer- ian, and was proud of this opportanity of puying homage to Jenny Lind, She mnde the mistake of alluding to this name, and 50 cruelly snubbed in con- sequence that Mme. Ildschmidt was never again asked to that house. bas How the Czar is Guarded, London News: Great preeautions are taken in Petersburg every time the czar drives out. Before the ¢ the sledge leaves the Anitehkoff pulace the police are informed by telephone ns to the direction in which the czar con- templates driving. The ordinary police 15 immodiat doubled all along the pecial corps of scouts are :h footway. scouts are mostly sub-officers who have served their time, They form a brigade of several hundred men, who wear civilian’s dress and re- ceive rather high wages. They follow the czur as his shadow. y went with him to Skierniwice, Kremsier, Finland, and to the Crimea. At Gatchimo and Peterho they form the inner circle of the guards surrounding the palace. O s them there concealing themselves to the best of their ability behind ure shrubs and bushes The czar is quite against these striet precautions, but the police assert that it is impossible to act otherwise. X - - Sloan, Johuson & Co., wholesale gro- eers of this oity, are sole agents for Omaha and vicinity for And: Peaun BAKNG POwDER, privates or s Famous | Stein, s THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SAVED FROM AFIERY FURNACE Thrilling Experience of River Firemen on | a New York City Dock. HEMMED IN BY THE FLAMES. A Lucky Chance Rescues Them From Their Perilous Posjtion — Thou- sands of Dollars Worth of Property Destroyed. Itescued From Death. NEW Yonk, Feb 28,—(Special Telegram to the Br At 2:25 o'clock this morning fire broke out on pier 37, North river, owned by tho Morgan line steamship company and used as adischarging pler for freight. The total loss will be about £350,000 to £400,000, The firo originated on board the lighter Lorena, which was moored at the extreme end of the dock, The watehman saw smoke issuing from the center of a pile of cotton on the Lo- rena, and started to give the alarm. There Was 110 one on the pier at the time, and be- fore the watchiman reached the alarm box the cotton on board the lighter was blazing furi- ously, and dense clouds of smoke were blown into the sheds. By the time the firemen a1 rived the pler was ablaze. On the north sid of the pler was the stcamer Lone Star, which collided with the steamer Wells City a fow weeks azo,and on the south side was the steamer City of New York, Between the Stonington pler on the south side and the Guion 1ine pier on the north side, there were moored elght lighters loaded with cotton, The wind was blowing a furious gale in a northeasterly connection, and as the cotton on the pier caught tire the smoke filled the streets and it was impossible to sce any dis- tance. The blaze was beating down on the steamer Lone Star,and 1t was only a few minutes before she was afire, A fire patrol boat made several attempts to get the steamer out from the fire, but it was low tide and she was grounded. Three Pennsylvania railroad companys tugs helped the patrol, and at last the Lone Star was towed out into the river and streams of water were plaved on ler. She was towed over to the opposite shore and left in charge of two tugs. “After the Lone Star was got out of the way attention was turned to the steamer City of New York and she was towed into miastream without being injured. This was at 7o'clock and Chiet Me(iill and twelve of hismen had man- aged to reach the end of the pier. They were trying to fight their \\'nf'lnll\u lighter Lorena, when one of their number happened to glanee behind iiim, and, in an ited manne exclaimed: “Boys, weare hemmed in.” chief looked in the direction of the strect and saw that the whole front of the pier was ablaze and that their means of escape was cut off. T'he men rushed to the side of the pier and got out on a strong piece. F minute the fire from both ends was sweeping toward them, The sm suffocating that it was diflicult to breathe, Their only hove for escape was to jump into the water and take their chances of being able to swim ashore through the gulf of fire, as the wats filled with burning bales of cotton, Chief Me( tered his men about him and they pl: the tire with one stream which the on the pier, hoping that for a time they would beat back the flames, The fire surronnded the hose and it melted in a short time, When this gave out Chief McGill called his men about him and said: “Boys, the only think for us to do now is to risk swimming.” Jdust as he was about to jump into the water one of the men spied ihe tug boat ). M. Cox and hailed her. She was brought to the dock and Chief McGill and his men were taken on board without any being hurt. ‘I'he men were no sooner on board of the tug than word was brought to them that Henry Wiatt, one of the firemen of the steanier Lone Star, was locked up in the of- tice, which was a short aistance from the entrance on the water side of the pier. He was erying loudly for help. The tiremen urged him to break his way out. He was al- most overcome and his ‘efforts were very weak., The window was pried open and he was dragged out in_an insensible condition. On the deck were 1,500 bales of cotton, and on the eivht barges 2500 bales, making in all about 4,000 bales, ‘I'he Lone Star was dam- aged about £100,000, and was beached on the Jersey shore, ‘The loss on the pier was abont $100,000. There werg about 4,000 bales of cotton stored there, Some of this [ ‘The loss on the cotton was about $150,000. ——— How Italy W VIrENNA, Feb, 23,1t is stated that under the terms of the renewed treaty between Aus- tria, Italy and Germany, ltaly agrees to place 200,000 troops at the disposal of Aus- tria in the event of war with ‘i a and to he place the samoe number at the disposal of Germany in the event of war with France. Peoplc’s Theater. The Fieldings Comedy Id their er nent at this *theater last night to & packed house. The play was “Confusion” and made an instantaneous hit. Trom rise to fall of the curtain the large audience manifested theiv approval by bursts of applause and shouts of laughter, John Fielding as Christopher Blizzard and Maggie Ficlding Lou- cretia, carried off the honors—being im- mensely funny, their singing being en- cored again and again. There is not a stick in the company, all being capable people—iilling their” respective roles to the entire satisfaction of the audience. Jonfusion”” has little or no plot but seryes the purpose it was written for ad- )ly—-that of making ‘H'nnln Jaugh, and in‘the hands of the Ficldings is cer: tainly a most pleasing vlay. The same bill will be repeated to-night and deserves a large house, s began Protecting the Blue Label. In the district fternoon the ¢ rnational Union No. 90, comme; 1 asuit against Bolln , the Sixteenth street grocers. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants are selling cigars from boxes that bear a label which is an imitation of that which is the copyrighted trade mark of the Cigarmakers union. The plaintifis ask that the defendants be restrained from handling the cigars bearing the label re- ferred 1o, Threw Him Down Stairs, Two waiters i Higging' restaurant quarrclod over a trivial matter last night when one of them, William Weaver, threw the other known as “Little Benny,” down the stairs leading to the wine rooms. In the fall Benny struck his head against the side of the wall and was severely cut and bruised. Ho remained unconscious for nearly an hour, but will come out all right, Weaver was arrested, Disturbing the Salvationists, Frank Purcell, the young man who was shot by an Italian on South Tenth street a few months ago, made his ap- pearance again last night in the role of a disturber of the meeting of the Salvation Army on Jackson street. He was ar- rested. A Rebate Wanted. L. A, Stewart & Co. commenced suit 1n the county court yesterday against the Chicago, HRock Island & Pacitie for 18.00 claimed as rebate due and o aes collected on oil shipments made plaintifls 2o case of Mary J. Hurley city was compromised in the riet court ‘vesterday, the defendant confessing judgment in 'the sum of §150. - Georgo A. Joselyn commenced smt in the district court” yesterday against Ed- ward Johnson to quiet title to lot 2 in block 7, Kirkwood place. - - " Introduetion Mr. H. €. Koover, president, and Harry cretary of the Cigar Makers' | Union No. U3, of Lincoln, arc wn tae city. | CHAMPION 'CYCLISTS, Beginning of the Six-Day Race Last Night. Neatly 2,000 people, witnessed the be ginning of the greatsix days race at the oxposition buildirng Mst night. At 7:80 o'clock Prince, Istky Dingley, Bullock and Ashinger appeared on the track and were loudly cheerpd:| At the crack of the pistol the men get off in a bunch, Prince cutting out’ the pace. It wns a ot race from the sfart, the first fi miles being turned off in 15 minutes and 52 seconds, After'the first hour's riding, Prince, Bullock &nd Ashinger began opening & gap between them and Eck and Dingley. These riders laid in a snow blockade at Worthington, Minn,, from Thursday night until yesterday morning, and were in no concitiog at all to com mence the race. They held on pluckily, however, and_Kept up the excitement. At 10 o'clock Dingley, who had lost a mile, was forced to leave the track and ' lost several miles. He reap peared again, however, and rod mterval untit the finish. At 10.30, the 50-mile mark had been passed, and Bullo ollided, causing an ' acci- dent which forced Eck from the track for a few minutes, Prince and Bullock, who were both in excellent shape, rode ata rattling pace all evening, closely pushed by Ashinger, who by his plucky work established himself as a fa- vorite with the nudience. He sectthe pace at various intervals during the even- ing and led his opponents a hvely chase. He led at the finish and _did some of the finest riding of the evening. The result last night cannot be taken as an 1ndics tion of the final outcome of the race. All of the men were hard pushed, and1f Eck and Dingley appear in good shape to- night they may succeed in recovering the distance lost 1ast night. The record at the close of the race lust night was: Rider. Miles, Laps, teeee . 08 0 Bullock . S 2 shinger. V 4 [ 0 2 as fol lows Miles. NOTF A great race. Allof the men ride Champions, except Dingley. Ashinger is a favorite and will make great hustle for second place. Dingley and Eck ave convineed that a snow ball diet docs ot lit a man for a speed contest. A The was preceeded yesterdayafter- noon by a parade in which all of the rid- ers appearcd in earriages with their trainers, BOARDS O# EDUCATION Discussion of Bill No. 470 by Omaha Taxpayers, A meeting was held last evening to consider bill No. mregardto of Education” now pending in the legis- lature. It refers to cities of the fivst- cl J. W. Lytle was selected chair- man and E. A, Parmalee secretary, Joseph Redmond moved to amend sec- tion 5 by inserting the figure 15 instead of 9 as the number of members, Mr. Duailey moved as an amendment that a member from each ward be clected, and s ent in number to make it fifteen, pe elected at large. Carried. A motion was made and carried that nme members be eleeted rge al the coming election, six holding over. There was great confusion at this time, and every one cept the chair was dis- ng his favorite method. The d intensificd by slow, regular, vy boom of the i my in the next” room, aceomp the banjo 1d tempestuous voc Attorncy Connell and a host of others left, but Mr. Connell came back and was ap- pomted one of a committee of five to go out in the cool haliway and determine on a plan for filling the number of the board. Sections 8 and 9 were read, 1l specches were made, Scction O was lly productive of speecl the question of the salary of members being the yital point; $200 was decided on. ‘The committee out in the hallway came in and reported that the members now holding hold until July, 1889, that at the election in April, 1837, nine members at Iarge be elected, four to hold until July, 1889, and ftive until July, 1800, At the election in December, 1883, ten members shall be clected for two years from Jul being one for each ward, at the elec. on 'to be held in December, 1889, five members at large to be elected, There- after five members and ten members in alternate years, the five to be members at e and the ten members from wards, ion 10 was amended to require the 1 one year, The remaining sections were re d slight alterations suggested., The sug- gestions w intended to be a guide to the legislature in Iin‘\H{]v;\s\mg‘lhu bill to conform to the wishes of tax and school ofticers of the city. A committee consisting of J, B, Braner, Charles Conover and Joseph Redman was appointed to go to Lincoln to pre sent the proposed amendments to the bill to the legislature. AN HOUR WITH CARLYLE, The Entertainment at the Acade of the Sacred Heart, The regular monthly entertainment was lield by the students of the Academy of the Sacred Heart. The progr sisted ot an hour's study of th Carlyle. The productions were excellent characteF, ; reflecting credit upon the ability of the students and their instruetors, The following was the pro- gramme Miss J. Bedford weees A, MeDarlin Lowe MeHugh Creighton B, Jones Babeock Early German Miscellaneous Essays and the Review Day Pamphlets Sartor Iiésartus Ny Heroes, dero Worshippers ... Musical Interludes, - 3o sbnan e price” Kosters and K. Gibbon, Me the Heur’—vocal duo . . Weber ( Falter"— Miss L, Choroins, **Herodianne”—vocal solo Miss 8. Nash. Overture tothe Light Cavalry.. Misses W, Lowe and “Land of the Swallows”—vocal duo, Massini Misses Dellone and Greg: “On Wings of Music vano sol “L'Esperance Misses €, Cr 1 “Rosender Massanet Suppe Heller Rossini e and G. Babeoe Licensed to Wed. McCulloch granted mg Kesidene St. Louis <esOmaha «Louisville Owmaba +.Douglas Co. Omaba Name. | Edward A. Donalson 1 Jeunle Termal. . ) Jobn Mattussak | Rena Svabay .. i H. C, Thomas. .. ( Julia Luddington [ARCH 1, 1 “THE OLD SHOEMAKER" DEAD | to, Found Edward Kuehl, the Omaba O Dead in His Bed THE OMAHA ““HERALD'" SOLD The Bicyele Race—Board cation—Gumbling a Ahreatened His Wife— Othor Local News. of Fduca- Fcelonye Death of The O1d Shoemaker. Edward Kuehl, one of the most peeu liar charactors that ever hved in Omaha, or anywhere else, was founa dead in his bed lest night in the back room of his place of business at 319 South Tenth street. It was noticed yesterday that the old gentleman was absent from his little shoe shop, an unusual oceurrence, and the fact was reported to Policeman James O'Boyle when he went on duty last night. With another officer O'Boyle forced the door of the room to find “'the old shoemaker” curled up in his rough cot in the rear of the room, cold in death. The matter was reported to the coroner who took charge of the re- mains, Medical investigation shows that the death was caused by an over- dose of morphine, t probably by mistake, as the deceased is known to have been in the habit of using the drug for medical purposes, The deces I‘I:\'l I 1860 and was known by almost ¢ zen as *The Old Shoemaker.” himself a *‘Magister of Paimystr Conditionalist,” and for the “past ten years has had* the following advertise- ment in the By EDWARD KUEHL, THE ORACLE OF OMAHA, BETTER AS THE OLD SHOEMAKER, 810 South Tenth Street, Omaha, Neb. KNOWN Magister of Palmistry and Condition- ist. Will, with the aid of cach one's Guardian irit, obtain for anyone n view in the l"«\ I' and the PRESE 3 1wl on certain conditions 1 the FU- TURE. Kuehl was a German, five years of age, and very smalt of s ure. A full snow white beard, sharp features, and large, spiritualistic looking cyes, made up an _appearance that was especially impressive upon the ss of people by whom he was patronized. He practiced upon the credulity of his patrons with marked success, ana was conceded to be a master of his art. The English palmist, E. Herron-Allen, oV whom the fashionable be- of this art are raving cast, is acknowledged to ve been excelled by the deceased. To is friends Kuchl frecly admitted that his art was a harmless humbuggery, to which he held beeause it was more profitable than shoemaking. His patrons were nu- merous, and im-hulvd the representatives of all classes o society, especially of the weaker sex. Unfortunate girls and women of ill-repute found comfort in his foreeast of the future, while fashionable ladics paid_liberal Dbills to *Lhe Old Shoemak for work that did more to quiet troubled conscience and solace dis- contented spirits than to cover dainty feet. No one was wilfully deceived by him, and those who paid him fees did it generally in the f: of his own candid statement that he could give no tangible reason why they should belieye any of his forecasts. A number of years ago the deceased was divorced from his wife. He has two children, a son who is in the army in the department of Arizona, and a daughter, who a member of the Franciscan sis- terhood at San Barnadino, Cala. On Tharsday last Mr. Kuehl made his last will, in the presence of Charles Kaufmann, Valentine Nach and Withiam Stadelmann. The will avpoints Mr. John Baumer exccutor of the estate. The property of the deceased, consisting of 8300 in cash and two gov- ernment bonds of small denomination, given, by the will, to the Franeiscan sisterhood of this city. The will 0 provides that the remains shall be cre- ted. Mr. Baumer will gratity this ex- ssed wish of the decensed and will to-day for Buffalo, N. Y., to have remains disposed of in the manner seribed by the will, MAKING GAMBLING A FELONY, about seventy: Opinions of the Law That Passed the Senate Yesterday. The sen: yesterc Snell 1aw, which makes gambling of any kind a felony and makes any gambler or the keeper of any gambling house sub- jeet,upon conviction, to a sentence of imprisonment in the jail or the state pen- itentiary. The bill is similar to that which was introduced into the legisla- ture two years ago by Church Howe. The passage of the bill by the senate yesterday caused quite sensation among the local keepers of gambling houses whose business is thus threatened, A number of them were interviewed last night by a BEn reporter, and expressed themselves as follows: C. 8. Higgins—The bill is the same as the Howe bill. The passage of the bill will close up every gamb- ling house in Omaha, for none of us want to run the rigk of & trip to the pen. ‘I'he way the gambling houses are run in Omaha now any policeman or citizen can s for bimself, Close the houses and the business will be done by [ lot of arks who ill travel from town to town robbing people. As long as men have the specu- lative instinet they will gamble, and its just a question as to whether you will have gambling houses in the hands of re- spousible parties or unprincipled sharks Stop gambling in Omalb nd you will stop hundreds of men from coming here for the purpose of enjoying themsclyves. Lvery business man in town will be dam- aged by the adoption of such Inw While I'would be damaged perhaps less than any man in town who keeps a gunbling house, { would consider my property depreciated at least 20 per cent if the bill becomes a law. “Blanch Kennedy—Of course I'l] close up if the bill passes the house. The effect will be like this: Gambling will be done on the quict in rooms, and by men who will rob a sucker wi and then skip out. Asitis now, when complaints are made the authorities know whom to hold responsible if they find out that any erookedness has been practiced Jack Morrison—The bill, it i 8 will give u w just like that they have in Missouri, where a man can be sent to the penitentiary for betting 5 eents on a horse Trace These bieye riders eannot run any more r for 30 purses without rununing a chan of a term m the pen. The result will be that every hotel in the state will have a skin room where suckers will be bled by rounders who will move from town just as fast as it gets too warim for them. bill bec a law, of course I'll 2lose up my plac Williamy Donnelly Brucker & Don (of Soderstrom, Do I think the bill wiil pass? Yes, s inclined to think it wi e loo f to be headed off. No, shan't do anything 10 prevent shan't spend # single nickel in that direction measure will give 3 black eye to Dms I believe nine-teuths of our business men Sueh a | i . wounld sigr killed Why don't you try toe prevents its " was asked of him offorts a petition to have the measure “Because Ch such would avail I'ie b1l has gone too far." Toy Branch—1 presume the bl will pas 1t it it will hurt Omaha in more ways than one. It will stop not only gambling in these houses, but also hool selling on base ball and horse races, ‘hat'll be a fine thing, won't it? What base ball without betting, or horse races without pool selling? Of course the law will hurt Omaha only, Gambling in the up country towns will coutinue just the same. THE “HERALD." John A, McShane Purchases the Jour- nal and Establishment For $150,000. Yesterday the truth of & report, first published in the Beg, was confirmed by the sale of the Omaha Daily and Weekly Herald and the job oftice connected there- with. The purchaser is John A. Me- Shane, and the price paid was $150,000. Mr. McShane and the old proprietors signed the final papers yesterday after- noon and the journal passed finto the hands of the new munagement last night. Dr. Miiler has gone to Syracuse, N. Y., called there by the iliness of a relative. Itis not known what changes, if an) will be made in the editorial mans ment of the paper. It is probable that the present stafl will be retained for a time, at least. Dr, Miller has enjoyed of being the veteran newspaper man of this city, having been identified with Omaha journalism for upwards of a quarter of a century. The Herald entered upon its cxistence as adaily on the 2d of October, 1855, Bo- fore this numerous efforts had been made to establish a daily paper in Omaha and save in the case of the Republican, all had failed. The birth of this paper anti- ed that of the Herald by a brief period. The Herald was then, as it has been ever sinee, democratic in polities. The paper was issued as a folio of twenty-four col ums, under, the firm name of Millard & Carpenter./Bince that time it has gradn- ally been enlarged nntil it reached presentsize. On the 5th of August, 186 the firm of Miller & Carpenter was dis- solyed. Lyman Richardson and John S. DBrizgs purchasing the establishment. Dr. Miller in the meantime remained in editorial charge. After six months, Mr. Briggs retired and Dr. Miller once more came into the firm. ‘Lhe firm style was then Richardson & Miller and remained sofor a number of years. until Henry Gibson beeame identified ns a partner in the concern. The firm has thus remained up to the present time. Dr. Miller will retire permanently from the newspaper, resting in the enjoyment of a comfortable competence which he has amassed during his long service in the journalistic ficld. Mr. McShane is somewhat reticent as to L 'ans concerning the paper, but promises great improvements in direc- tions to be indicated hereafter. the distinction DID HE THREATEN HER? A Woman Makes a Serious Chargo Against Her Former Husband, C. Sornberger was arrested by Police- man Dufl Green at the Union Pacific de- ot last evening charged with threaten- ing to kil his wife. It appears that Sornberger went into the depot and met his wife trom whom he has been separ- ated for four 3 A quarrel arose be- tween them which resulted in the woman appealing to Duff Green to arrest the man and stating that he had threatened to kill he ornberger was taken to the jail. He lives in Trinidad, Colorado, and is a railroad man. He says that he was living in Trinidad in 1832 with his wifec when he became convinced of her taithlessne: He charged her with hav- ing been intimate with a prominent busi- ness man of that place. She did not ‘h-n[y the charge, and, a8 he could not live with her fonger, o separation was mutually agreed upon. Ho went away on some work for a railroad company and returned to find that his wife had left the town. He had learned nothing of her from that time until he met her at the depot last evening, In a conversation with her he found that s has been Jiving for some time at 2301 Charles street in this city. He admits that some hot words passed between them, but denies that he made any charges of any kind a, her, Ho has been in the ity a few days on railroad business and was at the depot ready to take the train for gome when he met his ard wife. ‘The case will be awred in of February we Spirit stamps. . .$130,013 10 s . 7,493 27 3,405 08 On lists Assigned, Sherifll Coburn went to Waterloo yes- terday to take possession of the stock of general merchandise belonging to Smyrl, Puarker & Co., who have made an assign- ment for the benefit of creditors. I'ne firm’s liabilities are placed at $5,000, most of which is held by Omaha wholesalers. The revenuc colle ctions yester @ ay were LUMBAGO--LAME BACK. 244 fter a lapse of years statemnents confirming Uie efiicacy of St. Jacobs Oib and s permancid curcs, ure g er, March, 1882, i , New York, N, Y. 1 had a very severe attack of | nuld Lardl X tricd n e acobs 011 it relfeved; 1 tiicd an a1 1 would uot be with cost 85 8 bottle, C, C.EHAYNE, From Same 4 yonrs Later—Cured, 103 Prince t., New York, N. ¥, Nov. 1, 1834, rlully confirth uiy slatement; way apletely curcd. St Jacobs Ofl 14 the etandard, 1 recotsmen for family u L BHAYNE A Lumbago Sat 215 Middl About Lwo ront ¥ sk, uftered extre leave 1y b Less Lt a | DAYVID L From Sumo 5 Years Later—Cur owell, Mass., Oct Soveral years ago | Lad @ seve oftheunatist, 1 tried 8k Jacobs Oil and in a few days wes cured. “Have 1 troubled siuce, DAVID LAWK ¥rom 8 Sufferor 84 01 -Septombor, 1879, Strasburgh, Tuscarawes Co., Oblo T have beén allictod with rhe 5 for several years and got no relef ux sed &t Jucobs Gil, B: 0 bottles Was greatly relieved JOHN DIEFFENBACHER, Later—-Cured, arawas Co, O, 0ct. 2, 123 our 5t Jucobs and it NBACHER. T a f io pain aud wis AT so. V't Coba Gil. YromSame T ¥ Btrasbuzgh, 1 THE CHARLES A VOUELER CO-, Baltimors, Md. & All_persons TaING St Jacoha il or Ked Star Co re, wili iy amding o two-cent stamp and o v of secelve ADVICE FREE. e Efl STAR c’uu’GuCURE sfiafl;&u’ u?lz‘sunl'(’(}l;flh’. BUnEe SO WA A LA 'vdl-l-l..:k BakiTA0AS, B FROM LIFE TO DEATH., | is but a moment if rheun euralgia strikes the heart T'hese arethe most painful and the m ous of any to which human kind is [ from one part to another wi ment's warning, and nents a outward applications are in tl gerous because they are liable to drive disease vital o stant death, Rleumati are discases of the reaclied by a rer the bleod the dangerous y is Athlophoros tested and is a safe, & sm or disease mselves ¢ 1o sd re cure, e Schneider, employed at the sash factory of Huttig Bros, Manufacturing Co., Muscatine, lowa, seys: my wife was afllicted with both 1 and neuralgia, She had used 1o apparent relief, learned of some of the cures affected by Athlophoros 1 bought some for her. 1 think it was four or five bottles she used, since which time she has been entirely well of both rhematism and neuralgia. As she was a very great suffercr I sider Ath lophoros a ve cient remedy in cuting such a case.” W, C. McClain, clerk for Smith & Bone steel, Druggists, Atlantic, lowa, says: “1 have tried everything 1 knew of for my rheumatism, but nothing did me any good until Tused Athlophioros. It was in July, 1584, T was confined to the house for over amonth, and was obliged 1o use crutches, 1 sutfered with this rheumatism for about a y Finally 1 decided to give Athlo- phoros a trial, thinking it wouly be no bet- ter than the medicines had used, 1 felta change after I had used a bottle, Icon- tinued using it, and have not had any rhew matism since.” Every druggist should keep Athlopho. ros and Athlophoros Pills, but where they cannot be bought of the druggist the Athlophoros Co., 122 Wall st., New York, will send either, riage paid, on receipt of regular price, which is $1 per bottle for Athlophoros and d0¢ for the Pills For liver and kidnoy diseases, dyspopsia, in- digostion, weakness, norvous debility, disoises of woman, constipition, hodnehe, impure blood, ete., Athlophoros Pills are unequalied, DEAFNESS (.2t 010 by 0010 Who Was doat yeurs. Tronted by ists without bencfit; months, and since th Full patticulars sent on PAGE, No. 4l West 3ist numerous Having con 118 cnuses, and A now and successtul CURE ntyour own twonty elght of the noted spociul- 1 himself in throe hundreds of others, application, T. H. . N ow York City. TRIED CRUCIBLE. About twenty yoars ago I discovered o 1ittlo eore on my chcek, and the doctors pronounced it cancer. Thavotried & number of physiclans, but without recelving any permanent benefit. Among thonumber worooneor two speclalists. Tho medicine they applied was like fire to the sore, causiug intenso pain. Isaw a statement 10 tho papers telling what §. 5. 8. had done for others similarly afflicted. I procured somoat oneo. Before I hiad used tho second bottle tho nelghbors could notico that my cancer was healing up. iy general health had been bad for two or threo years—Ihad o hacking cough and spit blood continually. I had a eevero pain tn my breast. After taking six bottles of 5.8, 8. my cough left me aud Igrew stouter than I had been for several yoars. My cancor | § has Lealed over all but alittlo epot about the slzo of a half dimo, and It 1s raptdly disappear- iug. T would adviso every one-with cancer to glve 8. 8. B.a falr trial. Mrs. NANCY J. McCONAUGHEY, Asho Grove, Tippecanoo Co., Tnd. Fob, 16, 1656 Swift's Spocific s entirely vegetable, and se0ms Lo cure cancers by foreing out the tmpu- ritles from the blood. Treatiso on Hlood aud Skin Diseases malled fros. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., DPRAWER 3, ATLANTA, GA. TION, \ta uso ONSUMP '+ posiiiva romady for tho sbovo dlsens du'or caset of tho "and of joni Bean curads Ind LR THELTLA R on tnis dlsgave. st snile - addross. Db T, A BLOCUM, 11 FonlBC b, ¥ - ARE STIL LTRIUVMPHANT Fosix teen yours, thuy have stordily gainod in faor, and "with sules constantly Incrosing nave become (he most populur corset through nited statos G and =i grades aro made In Sone TitA Lo suitable for o (1 quelity, made of English antod to weir twico us lony na COr5LS, wards from all the World's groat Just meaal rocoived 18 for It 3iEE OF MEMT, from the lite Exposition held at Now Orlean W o3 of patents have boen found neiples of the Glove-Fitting Finvaliunblo. \ uuthorizod to rafund money, i, , thoso Corsets 4o ot prove n' R SALE EVERYWIHERE 1. FREE ON APPLICATION THOMSON, LANGDON & CO.. New York, B STORCE i M ALY WHISKEY Specinlly Distilled for dicianl U ) THE BEST TOMIC! UNEQUALED for CONSUMP 110N STING DISEASES and GEWEHAL DERILITY. 4 PERFECTS DIGESTION DR, EDW. L. WAL LING, Sur 8000 10 Chisf, Nations) Quar¢ of N.J., writes - ttention was called ( stone Malt Whiskoy by 1 aton o fow boltle ¥ effect than any 1w tecomueidin ¥ practic, aa tactiry. " have liad your asticls i Dud it very BENARE 0 NDELSOM, Pullsdslonin Ps 2 Drug Ca.,Genl. Agents, Owalia Nebraska