Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 27, 1888, Page 2

FOREIGN INSURANCE FRAUDS. T'he Three Swindlers On Trial in the Parisian Courts. WHAT THE LONDON OFFICERS SAY A Trip Through the Ofces Refutes the Statement That They Intended to Beck No More Business on the Continent. The Swindlers On Trial. [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.| Pants, April 2.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bre.]—The trial of Dr. Castelnau and his accomplices, Martinet and Markette Proteau, is dragging on its weary length, Witness after witness was called and told the oft repeated story of the details of the fraud. The only evidence of real in- tercst was that of Postman Janen and Carpenter Case. Both of these were evi- dontly in good faith when they formally jdentified the emaciated corpse of Karl Glockner as that of Von Scheurer. They had no notion that they were the unconscious sgents of a colossal swindle; they never saw the real Von Scheurer nor his good look- ing mistress. Then followed a bit of irrele- vant testimony from M. Duquesneri, who de- clared that Castelnau had swindled him out of some furniture obtamed on the hiring system just seventeen years ago. The doctor was vory angry while this witness gave his evidence. The furniture, he said, had been taken during the commune when he and Cas- telnau had been arrested. There were a great many witnesses in favor of Martinet who would not speak to Castelnau and stared with strange fixedness at the ad- wvocate for the prosecution. M. Boursy, the advocate in question, is a stout and husky creature. He is terribly down on old Cas- telnau, who fiddles with a scarred nose and literally quakes as the dreadful Boursy calls for penal servitude for a term fo Martinot, the chemist, and the girl Markette Proteau, who now rejoices in the name of Baccaret and whose baby was dramatically brought in between acts to be suckled. Cas- telnau encouraged the girl who whimpered piteously. M. Baccaret, the husband, was allowed to stand by the dock and console his wife in her trouble. Boursy drags up all Castlenau’s antecedents. Ho says he once published an obscene medical article which potually made the prefect of police blush. He.odds that instead of trying to get an honest living, Dr. Castlenau, who was 1o doctor at all, was -always mixed up with swindles and brain-sick crusades of all kinds. Then camoe Martinet's turn. M. Boursy would not hear of the chemist not being an out and out accomplice. He lknew all about it. He didn’t make as much money out of the fraud as he excepted, but that did not alter his guilt. He thought justice would not be satisfied unless the brush which tarred Castelnae tarred Martinet as well. Then followed ten minutes adjournment, during which the Herald reporter briefly in- terviewed Mr. Rand Bailey, the retired solici- tor, who is acting for the defrauded insurance companies. Mr. Bailey thinks that the pres- ent exposure will tend to give a great impet- ous to the insurance business on the conti- nent, and above all will put a stop to certain back slidings of the lesser order in which local doctors are sometimes accomplices. s it true that some companies are going to stop doing business on the continent?’ “Not at all. Frauds like the present gigan- tic one don't occur every day. In the course of say three months, we hope to get at least + £7,500 back from the Austrian suthorities, and, although the prosecution has been costly, we shall have gained our pomnt.” Maitre Demange is about to defend the prisoner Castelnau—a very bad case. Indeed the old man has owned to everything, How then can he be defended? ‘“Listen, gentle- men of the jury of the Seine ctoise. You are men with hearts, The prisoner on that bench lost his nose because he was crossed in love. you have heard the beautiful story*of how he fell in love with & sister of charity who wouldn’t have him. He wanted to blow his brains out but only succeeded in disfiguring himself. Having failed in love he turned to work and failed in that too. Castelnau, al- though the people might not think it, is a philanthropist. He devoted himself to hu- manity. Justas he lost his nose so he now Jost the only patrimony he possessed—his honor. Give him the benefit of extenuating pircumstances. Don’t let the German _ woman find out that she was right when she preferred German to French justice.” Here followed a great deal of Old Bailey pathos, during which Castelnau biubbered through his gogglery spectacles., 4‘The poor man,” said Maitre Demange, “had been made a cat's-paw of by Von Scheurer. He had been persuaded by the leading conspira- tor that the fraud would only make a differ- ence of a centime apiece to each sharcholder @s the companies were going to get their money back. Even this trifling amount would be lessened. Let Castelnau, who only has a year or two of life, die happy, sur * younded by his children and forgiven by the daughter whom he had unfortunately brought to the dock.” Just at this point there was a groat deal of earnest looking at the court clock ana the sitting was adjourned, when it will be re- gumed with a speech from Maitre Miller in defense of Martinet, and another from Maitre Lagosse fof Mme, Baccaret, nee Mariette Proteau. Castelnau is so old that he will T probably not be sent to ponal servitude, but < hemay get ten years imprisonment. Martinet , will probably have a lesser sentence and tho woman will probably be acquitted. London Views of the Case. LCopyright 1658 by James Gordon Bennett.] +* LoNDoN, April 20—[New York Herald ZCable—Special to the Bee]—The Von ¢ Boheurer defraud chse of Pavis is creating great gossip and sensation in assurance cir- cles hero, I visited this morning a number “0f companies in the city whero thirty or forty sssurance corporations have offices and in- quired to what extent and what way they were effected by the Paris fraud. Also as to ‘any precedents or similarity in such a fraud, and to the extent the companies may havo “suffered. 1 found the managers of each un willing to converse about the precedents or concerning individual instances, the major- ity saying' that to give narratives of any frauds would be to quite give themselves away, and that it was neither pleasant nor profitable to admit or designate any attempts upon their treasuries by fraudulent practice, Each one, however, admitted that such at tempts were continually made of various felonous kinds, but that in the majority of instances the endoavors were spspected and prevented. Each were, however, willing to talk freely about the Von Scheurer case in Paris. . I found that six companies were pecun- Jarily interested in the fraud—Imperial, BSun, Unlon, North British Life tion of Scotland and Scottish idows. The London manager of the Im- perial gave the following answer: *We had known Von Scheurer since 1874, when he ‘was agent for us. We found him & valuable and plausible man, extremely pleasant man- pered. When he first came to us he insured his lifo for £15. At thattime he scemed rather hard up, In three years aftgr thut he found hjmself getting richer, bécause be .in- greased the amount to £35. 1n'1519, when Lo was married, the amount was further raised to £1,000. This he told us was for a matringe gift. In 1881 he paid us premiums on £1,000, and in June, 1883, shortly after he deserted his American wife and went to Paris with a mistress he increased 1t by £1,500. making in all £2500, This, we think, is the largest amount he insured for in any English com- pany. My impression {s that his intentions were fully honest at the outset on the small sum, but that marrying the fair American, who did not appear to be as much of an heiress as he expected, and he becoming smitten with Juliana Metz, he conceived the idea oi heavily insuring his own life on then pretending to die to recoup himself for losses which he had undoubtedly sustained.” The secretary of the Sun said: “We are losors to a small extent, and if we had been slower in paying the Van Scheurer amount we need not have lost that. Madame Metz, who then gave another name, came to our office about two years ago in reference to money, and although we suspected something wrong we did not think it worth while the expense of putting the law in motion on account of the small amount. We think a lot of unnecessary fuss is being made about the case, for in comparison with the great assurance frauds in which Palmer, the personator of Rugeley, was implicated, this one is light. That extraordinary affair affected our treasury hoavily.” The assistant secrotary of the Life Associ- ation of Scotland said it was through their manager, who was at present looking after the branch house in Vienna, that the frauds were unearthed. Von Scheurer had been insured for @& large amount in our association, all of which had been paid. There might be a few florins left to be divided among the vietims of the fraud, but now that he had committed suicide and was really dead, we hear that an impor- tant legal question would be opened; that since Von Scheurer is dead the moncy be- comes due. Another manager said he knew Sam’l War- ren Q.C.,the author of “OneThousand Pounds a Year,” took his graphic account of So- licitor Gammon’s suicide to obtain life assurances, as narrated in the final chapter of that novel, from his actual professional experience in defending a life assurance company, and that his com- pany had been four times victimized by suicides, and once or twice by fraudulent substitution, but he declined for politic rea- sons to give details or names. On a visit to the Equitable Assurance company of New York in Poultery, Manager Parker said that the company were rather free from falee personations on both sides of the Atlantic. As Manager Parker oxpects to be a witness next week in the pending Belfast case, in which some of his Irish agents are charged with making assurance of certain mythical clients for the purpose of obtaining commission money, he was averse to answering any particular in- quiries about the frauds. The New York Life Insurance company was next visited in the Poultery, where its manager said the experiences of his company ‘were siumilar to those of the Equitablein hav- ing few frauds attempted on them by the substitution of ill persons for healthy ones exumined and passed. T'he secretary of the National Life associ- ation mentioned that occasionally they had encountered frauds. He remembered that in 1830, shortly after his association was founded, a well known banker that time in- sured his life for £4,000 and palmed off a sub- stitute on the company as himself, someone ‘who had poisoned himself. The banker got clear away with the whole money and was never more heard of. — ENTERTAINING VICTORIA. She Witnesses a Splendid Review of the German Military. [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.] Beruy, April 20.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.]—The queen re- viewed the garde du corps regiment to-day. As the queen and the kaiser in a Victoria drawn by four black horses, with postilions and outriders, followed by the kron prinz in his general’s uniform on a smart dark gelding and a constellation of royal and serene high- nesses. The horse of a staff captain plunged, backed and tossed the rider clean overhead into a heap of soft sand. The riderless steced then cantered jountily in front. The queen went down the eatire line of troops. The march was perfection. The garde du corps regiment in a column of squadrons came sweeping past at a brisk trot, making the earth tremble, but nota singlo trooper a palm’s bréadth out of align- ment. The queen scemed perfectly de- lighted, and as the last squadron of that superb regiment passed by on black chargers m white and scarlet uniforms, with brass cuirasses and helmets sur- mounted with huge silken eagles, tho queen turned to Princess Victoria, who was in a carriage next to her and said, *‘Das ist werdlicd prachtvol.” Asthe Fourth regiment of foot guards marched past, the kron prinz, who sat charged motionless as a statute near the queen, put spurs on his gelding and placed himself at the head of the regiment und led it past, saluting the queen with his sword, Over ten thousand people came fourteen miles from Berlin into a sandy desert called Witzleben tosec tho review. The queen was greeted there by polite ‘*hochs,” and now and then a few English “hurrahs,” but the kron prinz was everywhere hailed with enthusiastic cheers, “hochs,” and waving of handker- chiefs. The queen looked splendidly, a cold north wind giving a florid hue to her complextion, suggestive of the most robust health, el At the Dead Kaiser's Mausoleum, Beunix, April 26.—[Special Cablegram to the Bee.—Queen Victoria visited the man- soleum this morning and spent some time m prayer at the tomb of Emperor William, Before leaving the mausoleum the queen placed & wreath upon Emperor Wiliam's coffin. After dining at the castle the queen and empress, at 8 o'clock, drove to the drill ground and inspected the infantry guards, Princesses Victoria and Margaret accom- panying them on horseback. Later the queen, accompanied by the empress, drove to Berlin to bid farewell to the Dowager Em- press Augusta and Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Baden. The queen's friendly conversation with Prince Bismarck last even- ing 18 especially commented upon, and it is belioved the {nterview will have satisfactory results, The queen left this afternoon. In addition to a host of royalties she found at the sta- tion the burgomaster and members of the municipal council who had come to pay their respects. The crown prince introduced them to the queen, who expressed cordial thanks for'the kindly welcome extended her, ‘Phe crown prince then conducted the queen to her age, and after affectionate fare- wells between the queen, the empress and the princess, the train started amid the lov cheers of the populace. The queen rep edly expressed her gratification at the tricndly welcome given Ler by thoe people of Berlin, —— The Emperor lmproving. Beruiy, April 20.—A bullgtia issued this morniug says that the emperor slept well last night. " His fever is slight and his general condition begins to improve. e e For Peace. Roue, April 26.—King John has reopened vegotiations at Missawoha for the conclusion of peace between Ituly and Abyssinia. Omaha Wins Another Game From the Inter-State Giants. SHANNON GOES INTO THE BOX. Richard K. Fox Willing to Back Kil- rain Against Sullivan—The Slug- ger Banqueted — General Sporting News, Omaha 5, Davenport 4. Davexronr, Ta., April 26.—([Special Tele- gram to the Bee.| —A third exhibition game was arranged between Omaha and Davenport. for to-day, and won by the visitors by a score of 5to 4. Shannon pitched for Omaha, hold- ing Davenport down to ten hits, Messitt caught an almost perfect game. It wnsa closely played contest throughout. The weather was all that could be desired, but the attendance was slim. ‘The following is the scoro: OMATIA, AR R 1n. 8B, PO, b 3 0 Burns, If....... Sowders, rf. Annis, cf.. O'Connell, 1b, Miller, ss Wilson, 2! Doran, 8b Messitt, c. Shannon, p.. Totals........... DAVENPORT. AB. In. 3 2 8| mpromanncs @l comommomm ©| cocoomom~ gl omwnmi 2l snvsacccs? ol cmmommoo=? » moocoomowRT ] BB EWOTW—S Williams, If. McSorley, 8b Reising, 1b. Phillips, Manlove, rf. McCabe, 2b. Briggs, cf. Crossley, ¢ A ST TTR O mooHowE—E cocccoooccoF ammmoBomo? STAARY. Runs _earned—Davenport 2. Tiwo-base hits—O'Connell2, _Hit by pitched ball—Me- Sorley, Burns. First bast on balls—By Holaclier 1. Struck out—By Holacher 4, by Shannon 1. Passed balls—Crossley, Wild pitch—Holacher. Time—L hour and 30 min- utes. Umpire—Burdick i o in) NATIONAL LEAGUE. Indianapolis 8, Detroit 3. INDIANAPOLIS, April 27.—The game to-day between the Chicagos and Indianapolis re- sulted as follows: i 8.0 1 00211128 0100001 0-8 Pitchers—Shrieve and Getzein. Base hits —Indianapolis 11, Detroit 8, Errors—Indian- apolis 6, Detroit 8. Umpire—Valentine. Chicago 9, Pittsburg 1. Pirrsnuna, April 26.—The game between the Pittsburgs and Detroits to-day resulted as follows: Pittsburg.......0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0—1 Chicago. 1060023806 *—9 Pitchers—Morris and Van Haltren. hits—Pittsburg 7, Chicago 11. Erro burg 8, Chicago 5. Umpire—Decke New York 11, Philadelphia 5. New Yo, April 2.—The game to-day between the Philadelphias and New Yorks resulted as follows: New York 10220200 4-11 Philadelphia....2 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 2—5 Pitchers—Crane and Gleason. Base hits— New York 7, Philadelphia 6. Errors—New York 11, Philadelphia 9. Umpire—Daniels. Boston 9, Washington 2. ‘WAsHINGTON, April 26.—The game to-day between the Washingtons and Bostons resulted as follows: Washington.....0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0—2 Boston 11408000 *-9 Pitchers—Gilmore and Madden, Base hits—Washington 5, Boston 10. Errors— Waslington 11, Bostou 8. Umpire—Lynch, il e AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 3. Sr. Louts, April 2.—The game to-day be- tween St. Louis and Cincinnati resulted as follows St. Louis Cincinnaf Base —Pjtts- Louisville 7, Kansas City 3. . CKANsAs City, April 26.—The game between the Kansas City Americans and Louisvilles resulted as follows: Kansas City Louisville, Oleveland 10, Athletics 9. Puiavereiia, April 2.—The game be- tween the Athletics and Clevelands resulted as follows Athleti Cleveland 1208108050 Baltimore 5, Brooklyn 3. BALTINORE, April 25.—The game between Baltimore and Brooklyn to-day resulted as follows: Baltimore Brooklyn, 2100505381550 . 0% B 10101000 0— THE PRIZE RING. Fox Ready to Back Kilrain Agaiust Sullivan, New Youg, April 26.—|Special Telegram to the Bee.|—Richard K. Fox, Jake Kil- rain’s backer, says of John L. Sullivan's challenge to fight in a sixteen-foot ring for $10,000 a side: “Every one is aware that Kilrain is the champion of the world. If Sullivan is in earnest about meeting Kilrain for the cham- pionship he forfeited last June, it would be inorder for him to deposit $10,000 with the New York Clipper or the Sporting Life of London and 1ssue a challenge in the regular ‘way to contend for $5,000 or $10,000 and the chgmpionship according to the rules govern- ing the title, and I am sure Kilrain will ac- cept. So far as a sixteen-foot ring goes, Kil- rain might be content to chauge the rules just to accommodate Sullivan, but he would not forfeit his claim to the champlonship if he refused to do so. If Kilrain agrees to meet Sullivan, as I am sure he will, the championship is at stake, and I shall be ready to furnish him with any amount of stakes' from §10,000 to §20,000a side. I have cabled to Kilrain about Sullivan’s challenge and am waiting a rel)ly, ) {ilrain, writing from London of Sullivan, says: “Charley made a grand fight with John L. It is an injustice to him_to say that he did nothing but run around the riug, Charley got first blood and blacked both of Johu's eyes, besides pufiing his lips up in good shape, About the sixteen-foot rin, why they fought in a spot less than twel feet. It was & good fight—in fact, 8 grand fight, As regards Ashton, he is tryingto bluff, but be can't get away with it this time," : Jake Kilrain accepts John L. Sullivan’s challenge, but Kilrain's engagements will prevent a meeting for the next six months. John L. Banqueted, Bostoy, April 25.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—John L. Sulliven donved a dress suit last night and was banquetted at the Quiney house by 125 of his friends. He was accompanied by his father, Harry Phillips and his fidus achates, Mr. Sylvie Gookin, of Dorchester, Three hundred sports, dudes, Harvard students and small boys crowded the lobby, ofice and barroom and cheered as the slugger came . A driving business the bar did. After John L. had been toasted the chawpion was introduced and received an ovation which lasted lfivel‘ll minutes. Sulli- van bowed with quiet dignity s the applause increused, und wheu it ceased saidi ‘'l thank you one and all for this reception and as a Jostonian hope I deserve it. Iam not pre- pared to make a spoech. What I say will be short. 1 went away August 22 Inst to_bring back with me the chdmnionship of the world. 1 failed. As you Know I tried to bring on a match with Jom Srhith, the champion there, and was forced into a fight with Mitchell. I want to express my gtatitude to you all. 1 hope us a true Bostouian that I shall always be on top and Jave your friendly feelings. TURF AND TRACK. R Opening of the Spring Meeting at the Capital Wasnixaros, April 20.—The spring meet- ing of the National Jockey club opened to- day at the Ivy City course. The weather was fine, tho track tn good condition and tho attendance largo: Five furlongs—Brittannic won, Vance sec- ond, Patrocles third. Timo—1:04. One mile—Boaz won, Favor second, Val- iant third. _ Time—1:46. One mile*-The Bourbon won, Bess second, Speciaity third. Timo—1:46. Six Furlongs—Guardsman won, O'Fallon second, Rosalie third. Time—1:17, Steeple chase, over the full course—Bob Miles won, Elphin second, Will Davis third. Timo—4:30. s liiiaiinte, The Sportsman’s Special Stake. New Yonrx, April 20.—The New York Sportsman has offored a special stake for Wilkes, Belle Hamlin and Prince Wilkes, being sweenstakes of §1,000 cach, with $3,000 added money, the race 1o be trotted over the Rochester Driving park July 4, the winner to take §5,000. the second to have the stake. Racing at Derby. Loxpox, April 26.—[Special Cablegram to the 1ser.]—At the Derby spring meeting to- day the Doveridge cup handicap was won by P. Renfrew’s five-year-old horse, Lisbon, Lord Lurgan’s four-year-old colt, 'orchlight, second and W. J. Leg's four-year-old colt, Veracity, third. The Eastern Circuit. At the Diamond pool rooms the following entrios are posted for the opening of the castern running circuit at Washmgton to-day: First race, three-fourths milo—Sam Har- per, Swift, Beli, Patrocles, Duke, Bourbon, Crichton, Piso, Geld, Jubilee. Second race, one and one-sixteenth mile, handicap—Richmond, Panama, She, Bour: bon, Lelogas, Lottery. Third race, Ancosta stake, one mile—Sir Dixon, Specialty, Bendigo, Defaulter, Su faction, Revolt, 'Geld, Dublin, Maidenhair, Belle D'Ar, Elénora C., Annie C. Fourth race, seven-cighths mile—Telie, Doe, Young Duke, Hawley, Sam Keene, Golden Reel. Fifth race, mile selling—Orlando, Ten Strike, Clay Pate, St. Valentine, Letrotia, Eing B, Tam O’Shanter, Subaltem, Yerick. Diamond Flashes. It will ‘be a hot fight between the Maynes and the Hardins. Cassian will be released, and in all proba- bility Healy also. Fessenden will umpire the games here Sat- urday, Sunday and Monday. ¥ A gong has been hung in the directors’ room and will sound the call for play. “Spud” Farrish, in addition to managing the C. E. Maynes this season, will be one of their regular pitchers; Sam Morton, president of the Western as- sociation, says he thinks the Omahas one of the modcl teams of the west. The nd stand improvements at the ball park have all been completed and everything is in fine shape for Saturday’s opening game. A band will be in attendance, and the occa- sion a gala one. ————— SENTENCED TO HANG. Bulling, the St. Joe Wife Murderer, Receives a Just Sentence. Sr. Joseri, Mo., April 26.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEe.]—Louis Bulling, the wife murderer, was to-day sentenced to be hanged on June 15, and unless the supreme court in- terferes he will meet kis fate on that day. He was cool during the sentence and to all appearances the most unconcerned person in the court room. His crime is one of the most cold-blooded and unprovoked ever committed in this county. On Sunday, January 29, he ‘went to a hotel where his wife was employed as a waiter, she having been compelled to leave home through his cruelty and failure 1o provide for her child and herself with the necessaries of life, and calling_her aside de- liberately shot her to death. He sct up at once the defense that she had been untrue to him, and when that failed his attorney an- nounced that he was insane, and this was the line of defense at the trial. ' Bulling is about twenty-two years of age aud drove a beer wagon, He has for several years been a hard character, given to brawls and fights, drunkenness and low associates. He is well connected. There 18 a universal feeling of satisfaction at the sentence. An appeal will be taken to the supreme court it is said. —— == Both Wings Work on the Tariff. WaASHINGTON, April 26.—The committee on ways and means agreed to the Breckenridge resolution calling on the secretary of the treasury for the following information: 1 What number of persons in each of the gainful occupations (professional and per- sonal service, trade and trausportation, man- ufacturers, mechanics, mining and agricul- ture) were engaged in branches of which product of a like kind could be imported from a foreign country in any measure or quantity suficient to call for the attention of legisiators; and what additional number could be, in part or wholly, submitted to competition from Canadat 2. What number in each category might be eonsidered wholly freed from foreign com- petition? 8. What number of persons might be con- sidered in some small measure subject to for- ompetition 4, The number of persons represented by the export of the products of agriculture, manufacturers and mining, to be estimated upon the relation of the value of the quanti- ties of such exports to the value or quantity of the total product—in other words, the number occupied in production for export. The republican members of the ways and means committee met to-day in the room of the committee on banking and currency for the purpose of hearing about u dozen persons representing the manufacturing interests and labor organizations who, in_brief, desired to take exception to the remarks made on the floor of the house by friends of the Mills bill, that laborers and manufacturers derive no benefit from the present tariff iaw. They also protest apainst the refusal of the majo ity to hear representatives of the various in- terests affected by the bill, Will ReduceRates Anyway. Cuicago, April 26.—The magagers of the roads interested in thy, northwestern trafiic to-day considered the proposition of the Burlington & Northéru'to reduce rates from New York to MmitSota points. Finally they agreed to make g change at_ present in rates without ten days’ notice, and the notico will not be given un 5!? or May 1 if at all, The Burlington & Northern, not being bound Dy the association tics, will reduce May 1 to the basis proposed, agdthe “Soo” line will make the sawe rat Queer Fits and Starts, The fits and starts—using these words in their literal mdaning——of the v vous people often stelke the beholder as ludicrous. The werves of hearing of such unfortunates grp painfully acute, and impinged by abrupt, unéxpected noises, lead them sometimes to perform antics worthy of a jumping jack, At the root of nervousuess, in most in- stances, is von-assimilation of the food, and consequently innutrition of the ves as of the other tissues of the ody. This prolongea, is, of cource, productive of serious nervous disease. The remedy 18 Hostetter’s Stomach Bat- ters, that invigorate the stomach and enable it to perform its functions prop- erly. Seon after commencing a course of it, it will be found that the nerves grow more tranquil by day, nightly re- pose becomes less intérrupted, and ap- netite more vigorous and satisfying. hese are the initial indications, fol- lowed by the complete restoration of nervous vigor. The Bitters also cure fever and ugue, liver complaint and con- stipation, - ELECTRICAL FREAKS, Fire and Police Boxes Burned Out— Pedesteians Shocked, The fire and police eloctric service were much bothered last ovening with a super. abundance of the magnetic fluid. Barly in the evening the operator at tho central sta- tion was startled by a_hising flame that rose from the testers, burning off the gutta percha buttons and melting the copper wire. It was supposed to be caused by the crossing of an electric light wire with one of the police alarm wires. A number of fire alarm boxes were thereby rendered practioally useless and up to a late hour last night a squad of firemen were diligently hunting the connec- tion that caused the' trouble, but with no success. The electric light wire on the corner of tho Crounse block, Sixteenth and Capitol avenue, by some means got ngainst the tin facing of the bay window and the electric fluid was so rapidly transmit- ted to the tin as to melt tho wire. One end fell on the sidewalk and a pedestrian who happened to pass that way about 9:30 p, ., stepped on the wire and received a shock that sent him about,three feot into the mr, and he emitted a yéll that quickly brought a policeman to the scene. A fow minutes later another pedestrian who happened to pass the same way saw a stream of electricity passing from the other severed bit of wire to_the tin facing. Thinking it was an incipient flame he immediately gave the fire alarm and the do- partment quickly responded. Seoing what the trouble was the manager of the electric light company was hunted up and the circuit at that place was shut off, ——— THE FIRE RECORD. A Dakota Town Completely Destroyed —Lioss $250,000. DEADWOOD, Dak., April 26.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bre.]—A fire broke out about 5 o'clock this morning in the west side of Cen- tral City. Owing to the dry state of the buildings it rapidly spread and was soon be- yond the control of the firemen. Owing to the terrible heat of the flames the firemen were driven from the hydrants, When they finally reached one of them it was found that the water supply was 80 low that it had no force. The fire has destroyed a town of about 200 buildings completely, and desola- tion marks the place whera buildings for- merly stood from Rosenkranz's brew- ery to MecDonald’s hardware store. The firo destroyed all the Dbeauti- ful residences on the hill lying back of the main part of the city. The fire also extended up Hidden Treasure gulch, burning the church buildings, and then swept around the Saw Pit guleh, destroying the church in that gulch. The principle losers who were in business are Ed Riley, Dickinson & Cornes, T. W. Murvin, William Ramsey, C. Stratton, Low- enthal Bros,, C. E. Gilbert, H. Burnett, A. McLeod, W. J. Barkly, Barney anklin, M. Dillon, J. W. McDonald, J. J. Link, Louis Missel and Eaves' livery stable. The loss is about 250,000 with only a slight insurance. It is doubtful whether ‘the town will ever be built up again, as it is located so near Dead- wood and the insurance being so light that the merchants will not be able to rebuild, A School House Destroyed. Sr. Joseen, Mo., April 26.—|Special Tel- egram tothe Ber.|—The Washington school building, located at the corner of Fifth and Pauline streets, was totally destroyed by fire this morning at 1 o'clock. The fire was evi- dently the work of an incendiary as a man was scen running from the building a few minutes before the flames were discovered. The loss amounts to §15,000, fully covered by insurance. The building was completely gutted before any alarm of fire was given. The Washington school is one of the three in the city in which tho first grade is taught, fitting pupils for the high school. It will be almost impossible to accommodate the chil- dren at the other schools as all arc crowded and the school board is in a quandary. There were seven grades taught in the school and 850 pupils attended. St TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Clark, Redcliff & Co., of New York have failed with liabilities estimated at $300,000. L. E. Payson and T. J. Henderson were nominated for congress in the Ninth and Sixth Illinois districts respectively yester- day. 'The four delegates selected to Chicago arc for Gresham. The French court of appeals has confirmed the sentences of General Caffarel and Mme. Limousin. Count Herbert Bismarck has been ap- pointed Prussian minister of state and of for- eign affairs, In the New York senate yesterday the high license bill was passed by a vote of 17 to 10, It now goes to the governor. Albert Griffin, chairman of the anti-saloon blican national committee, says he is re ng many letters from prominent leade of the party strongly endorsing the move- ment to commit the party openly against the saloon. allows celebrated the ina fitting manner. leader of a gang of whole- was arrested in Kan- Thomas Conley ale lead pipe thicy sas City yesterday Mrs. Myers and her daughter, Luey, were jailed in Kansas City yesterday for contempt of court in not obeying a summons issued by Judge White. Lord Dunraven yestorday withdrow his bill for reforms in the English house of lords. The shoe shops attached to the peniten- tiary at Chester, I1L, burned yesterday. Big forest fires are raging along the line of the New York Central rodlroad. “The convention of homeopathists at Kan- sas City yesterday passed a resolution re questing Governor Morchead to remoye frox the state board of health Dr. George M. Cox, of Springfield, Mo., who achicved notoriety some time ago by attacking & woman in a hack and throwing vitrol in her face. The offers of bonds to the government to- aggregated $022,050, and acceptances 50. All accepted bonds were 4s, and rice ranged from 1 —~— An Absolute Cure. The ORIGINAL ABIETINE OINTMENT is only put up in large two ounce tin boxes, and is an absolute cure for old sores, burns, wounds, chapped hands, and_all skin_erup- tions, Will positively cure all kinds of piles. Ask for tho ORIGINAL ABIETINE OIN' MENT. Sold by Goodman Drug Co. at 25 cents per box—by mail 80 cents. ool Weather Indications. For Nebraska: Threatening weather with rain, nearly stationary tempetature, brisk to high winds, generally northe s For Iowa: Threatening weather with rain, colder fresh to brisk, variable winds. Mustan MEXICAN MUSTANT OL BUES, UAKAL LBEAL: DIED 1N HACK FIFTY-FIVE. John Frank Starts For His Doctor and Dies On the Way, A HACKMAN'S THRILLING FIND. Driving Through the City With a Corpse—~A Wealthy Man Ends His Earthly Career in a Carriage. John Frank's Sudden Death, In the face of the rain downpour and the vivid flashes of lightning and peals of thunder the jehu of carriage No. 55 from the stables of Scott was piloting his team through Ninth street between 10 and 11 o'clock last night, when a little man that seemed over solicitous as to the welfare of & corpulent gentlemen that stood by his side hailed the cabby, who, drawing his carriage up to the curb and Jdis- mounting, opened the door to admit the hailers, 411l go with you if you desire,” spoke up the little man, who is J, R. Jamison, of No. 111 South Ninth street, where the gentleman, whom he was guiding, had been passing the evening with him, “'No,"” was the reply, “it is not necessary, T'll get through all right. With these words of dismissal on his lips the man, whom the driver recognized in the light of a flash of lightning as John Frank entered the carriage with ordors to make all possiblo speed to the office of Dr. Jensen at the corner of Eighteenth and Leavenworth streets, over a mile distant. from the starting point. The start was made, and over the rough and muddy roads the horses made their way as speedily as their course would permit of. It was an un- evential trip as far as tho driver was con- cerned, and it never dawned upon him that he was driving a corpso for n passenger through the most dreary and lonesome driveways of the city until ho slackened up in front of the residence of the doctor. Dismounting the hackman opened the door, and politely informed his passenger that they had arrived at the indicated point. To this bit of information there was no response, as John Frank lay back on the seat of the carriage holding in his hand a handkerchief. His eyes were closed, and he bore ever) semblance of being asieep. Thinking such was the case the driver undertook the shaking process, and finding Frank's limbs rigid and his flesh fcy, made a break up the long stairs to the office of the doctor, who happened to bo absent on a call at thé time. Mrs. Jensen, however, answered to the frantic appeals of the caller, who ex- plained to her that his passenger had ordered him to drive him to the house and that he feared he had fallen into a faint. Without delay Mrs, Jensen ran out to the carringe, and viewing the placid countenance of tho occupant thought herself that he had fainted. She ran back into the house to procure re- storatives, stopping on the way to the tele- phone to arouse Dr. Lisenring, who lives near by. The later responded promptly to the call, and upon examination pronounced the man dead. About this time Dr. Jensen had returned from his professional call and recognized Frank as a patient whom he had been treating for inflammatory rheumatism. The doctor gave it s his opinion that death had been caused by the discase reaching the heart. Upon receipt of this verdict the re- mains were respectfully driven to tho undertaking establishment of Drexel & Maul, where they were prepared for burial, The news of rank’s death sproad rapidly over the city, and the undertaking rooms were besieged by old citizens who knew him well in ife, The deceased had been a resi- dent of Omaha for a number of years, and considered quite wealthy, He owned the California house, and was at one time pro- rictor of the Klks saloon, at the corner of ouglas and Ninth streets: Franlc's real es- tate possessions are valued at $100,000, and this it is said goes wholly to a daughter, his only survivor, Mrs. Rosenweig, a resident of Kansas City. ———— LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE. Terrific Explosion of a Punctured Gas Main in Chicago. Curcaco, April 20.—An explosion that pitched seventy people into the air, throwing one man fifty fect, wrecked soventeon large plate glass windows, ruined $30,000 worth of clothing, damaged a building $15,000. caused a stampede of hundreds of people from the upper stories of tall buildings, occurred in a basement on State and Jackson streets this cvening. Queer enough, noone was killed, althougn two or three may be fatally njured. Two workmen were drilling @ hole across tho strect from the basement, 'to male a conduit for electric light wires and acci- dentally punctured a gas main. They lit a candle to sce what was the mattor with the drill and the next instant the sev- enty odd clerks and customers in the cloth- ing'store overhead, u_massive plate glass front and great pilds of ready made clothing were mixed up in_an almost inextricablo mass, with broken_ tix and falling plas- while people for blocks around thought an carthquake had taken place and rushed to the scene. The fire was quickly extin- guished by the department. Two workinen in the bascment were found to be very badly injured and three or four clerks in tho store above were injured internally, One of them, George Dunlop, when the expiosion occurred, was standing ol a hot. air registor and was thrown fifty feet, landing on a pile of goods. His back was badly injured. 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