Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 15, 1890, Page 2

D) - THE OMAHA DAILY BEEEA ATURDAY, EBRUARY 1 the barns, the feed boxes wers fllled with uatouched corn and the bins wore piled with hiay as if for the horses and cattle to teed on at night. Neither hay nor corn had been used, thus creating the impression that the old people had prepared overything for the cattle, but before the latter were housed for the nignt THRIR CUSTODIANS WERE MURDERED wnd the enimals driven off under the cover of darkness. By this time tho party of investigators had increased ard Georze Goodhart and Thomas Sweetman ook part in the search. At length, Mr. Seidler drove a fork in the dung heap beside the cow barn, He struck n bard substance which failed to move, Im- mediately the faces of the searchers changed color. Some paled, others becamo red, whilo willing hands removed the cover- fng which evidently concealed something not usually found o such a place. When the covering was pushod aside THHRE LAY THE DEAD BODY ofold man Jones. The sight froze the veins of some of the onlookers, The old man was Xknown to but few, but there were none who could look upon bim, murdered in his old and unoffensive yeurs without a shudder. Tue body lay partially on the right side, the head lying downward, the face upward. The right leg was partially drawn up and crossed by the left. The left hand extended awkwardly across the breast and rather under the chin, while the right was pressed down between the legs. The hands were partially closed and the position of all the limbs stowed that the body had been dead before it had been PLACED IN THE TEAP, There was no visible marks of violence on the fuce, though the right cheek and #ide of the forebead which had been pressed in the manure were of a bright red color, Further search revealed the old lady as above described. She wore an old faded male coat. Beneath this was a brown,black and white check calico dress. On her head was a woolen hood. The lmbs showed & yair of gray stockings. through which and uto the fiesh, the mice had EATEN REPULSIVE LOOKING HOLES. Mr. Pickard drove to Omaha and returned with Coroner Harrigan, Dr. Pinney, Dr. Lee and Sheriff Boyd. The bodies were taken from their hiding and examined. It was found that Ithey had all been either shot or atabled in the back. In the case of the ‘woman, the wounds extended entirely !through the body. If they were inflicted with a knife, it must have been of THE DAGOER PAT The presumption is, however, that the wounds wero made by buliets and of the heaviest weight, because the openthgs were very large, Tue face of Mrs. Jones was found to have Been horribly eaten away by mice. There was, notwithstanding, a seeming smile upon the features, still handsome in spite of both * crime ana ac- oident. Rer ad was almost snowy white aud the biush upon her countenance was almost that of youth and innocence.” The old man bore ouly the wounds in his back, which like those of his wife, were six 10 number, but which at the same time dia not extend through the budy. The murdered man was most venerable in appearance. He had a full face with a high forehead, long flowing hair, long white beard sud a cast of features which com- pleted the picture of Rip Van Winkle in his sleep in the Catgkills, Frank Cadwallader, a stepson of the old man’s daughter and Nathan Jones of Irving— ton, o 8on of the murdered couple, painfully witnessed the unearthing of the great crime. These, togéther with C. -A. Phillips of Council Blufts, spent Thursday night n the late home of the old people, and yesterduy morning sought for traces as to how the cattle had been driven off, but Wwithont success. The discovery of the crime has casta shadow over the peaceful neighborhood whicti cannot easily be dispelled. . ‘The romaius of the two victims of the tragedy wore brought into the city at 8 ool esterday alternoon and removed to Burket's uudertaking estaolishment. A CLUE DISCOVERED. The Stolen Horses Found in South Omaha -ifow They Got There. “Through Mayor Sloane, who accompanied Pie BEE representative to the scene of the tragedy yesterday, the news of the terrible crime was apread throughout South Omaha, Marshal Maloney had secured the facts as fur s they were known. Ile was relating them to City Clerk Hoctor about 4 o’clock in the afternoon when the latter gave him a clue that may lead to the arrest of the murderers. In half an hour tne ten stolen horses were located in Davis’ livery stable on ‘Twenty-sixth street, and a fow moirents later Theodore Mott aud Jerry Dee were in the police station. They played & part in the inuidents thut followed the commission of the murder that will be a ma- terial uid to the state in bringing the crimi- nals o justice. City Clerk Hoctor remem- bered having endeavored to purchase a num- ber of horses a week ago from s stranger who wus offering them at s remarkably low rica. He failed to muke the desl and the tranwer 801d bis stock to £4 Davis, the pro- prietor of the barn above referred to. THE PRISONEKS' STORY. How the horses what were stolen from the scone of the murder (for such they are) came there can best be told by the story re- lated vy the two prisoners. Mott has bee for w year the foreman of Bruen & Carpe ter's livery stable, on N street, and Dee 18 the young son of Jeremiah Doe, an old sot- tler of Douglas county, residing on Twenty- ffth stroet, o fow doors north of the livery barr. Neither one s suspected of any con- uection with the crime.. .. On Thursday vight, February 6, just a Wweok 8zo, & stranger called at Carpenter's barn and put up a saddle horse that ho had ridden into South Omaba, He wanted to se- oure two men with saddle horavs at 7 #'clock the next moruing to riae with him four miles into the country and assist Jum drive some stock into South Omuhd Arrangements were made with Mo to accompany m and the socond horseman was secured in the person mounx Dee, who was willing to earn a | Prowptly at 7 o'clock the next morning the stranger was on handa, The three rode together 1o the farm house where the mur- was committed. On the way the nunfier ncommunicative, explaining only that ud been keeping batchelor's quarters on (hé farm all winter and had grown tired of it; be was goiag to drive his stock into +South Omaba, sell it for what he coula get, ve up farming and leave for his old home the east, Arrived at the farm the stock was rounded Aghl Jersey cows and ten head of horses, 0 drive for South Omaba began. The 8§ 1oL entered «unnx the stay at the farm, and nothing oceurred to arouse the suspicions of Mott or Dee that the “nnfir was u&:lu else than he claimed to be. 4 Lh Owaha was reashed Lhe cows ‘were driven 1nto the turaed o bis work and thought more about the wmatter. They South Owmabas at 7 the moraing aud were back to the city again at 11 0'clock. . THE STRANGER'S E¥FONTS TO SELL. The bachelor farmer 1ook mmediate .sleps to dispose of his horses and cows. The Iatcer wore all sold at the wuom I could ot bo leasn ig! m&w of Carpentor & Hruen, butthe X Wias suspiolous wud refused to even aad 100k at them on acciunt of the low At which they were oftered, $40 apiece. Davis he agreed to sell niue of the giviog him the refusal of them ure until eveuing of the sawme day, H 4 that one week ago last K'riday. City Clerk Tom Hoctor heard of the grest bargamn in horse flesh and l!lld('n'("‘.a to purchase them. He went to Davis' baran and met the stranger, who was now known as Fd Neil, and made him an offer for them, Neil's actions and the low figure he placed on the animals aroused Hoctor's suspicions. He would not even accompany Hoctor back to the stalls to assist him in examining the horses. Finally the city clerk mado a conditional offér, agreeing to purchase the animals for $200, The purchase money wonld Le viwced in a South Omaha bank for ten days. At the expiration of that time if Hoe- tor discovered mothing wrong with tho ani- mals Neil was at liberty to draw the money. ‘That arrangement did not suit the seller, and the reasons for it are now apparent. Finally Davis took nine of the horses for #200, taking a bill of sale for them, to which the stranger signed the namo of Ed Neil in & clear business hand, The tenth horse he did not sell, leaving it at Davis' barn. It is there yet, Noil never having called for it. During his stay in South Omaha the un- known received & letter through the post- office addressed to Charles Neil. Ho was seen on the stroets durlog Friday and Satur- day and then disappeared. A DESCRIPTON OF NEIL. No oro 1n South Omaha has any recollection of having seen Nell be- fore ne called at Carpenter & Bruen's varn Thursday vight. A description of him secured by Chief Maloney, of South Omaha, from nalf u dozen parties who had dealings with him tallies exactly. It is as follows: About 28 years of age; 5 teot 9 inohes in height; smooth face with a fow days growth of beard; dark complexion black hair; weight about 155 pounds; woro a dark stiff hat, double breasted square cut black sack coat and black vest, with light trousers inside his boots; speaks with a slight German accent. To some parties he ®avo his name as King, but to others he announced himself, us Ed Noil and signed that name to the bill of sale given Davis. KNLW THE COUNTRY WELL, City Clerk Hoctor, of South Omaha, %nows almost every farmer in the southern and western portion of the county, having lived there for years. Conversing with Neil, the latter displaved a knowledge of tho names of the different farmers living near the scene of the crime and the country surronnding 1t that stamps bLim as no stranger in the wostern portion of Douglas county. He must have lived in the neigh- borhood for some time, THE TWO PRISONERS, Tnere is nothing whatever to inplicate Mott and Dee. the two prisoners, with the crime. Niott is known 1 South Omaha well, ond is a trusted employe and barn foreman for Carpenter & Bruen, the liverymen. Young Dee was merely called in to assist in driving the stock to South Omaha, because he was known to be available and willing to do the work. As 8000 as Chief Muhoney discovered that the stolen stock was in Davis' barn, and beard of Mott's and Dee’s connection with it, he placed them under arfest and immes diately telephoned Sheriff Boyd the facts. Deputy Sheriff Grebe and Jailor Miller camo to South'Omaha en the first motor train, and in company with Chiet Maloney spent the evenine aud night in endeavoring to got ou the trail of Neil, but nothing further was learned than that given above. Neil's first known appearance in South Omaha was on the night that Mayor Sloane's house was entered and robbed, The opin- ion prevaiis that perhaps the same gang had something to do with the cruel murder of the old couple at the farm house. LATER. Since writing the above it has been learned that the cattle were disposed of through the commission firm of Byron lowing parties: Granlich 4, Armour 1and C. Clark 1. Neil represented that he had been a pack- ing house man, and said he was a “hog sticker” by trade. He also said that the farm on which he had been living alone be- longed to his brother's father-in-law. His brother, he said, lived in Council Bluffs, County Attornev Mahoney came down to South Omaha last night and questioned the two prisoners, Mott and Dee, but elicited nothing more than is given above. Marshal Maloneéy informed Mr. Mahoney that be had reason to fear , that the farmers in the neighbortiood might come into town. and endeavor to get at tho prisonors,as there was an impression abroad that thiey were implicated in the wurder. Mr. Mahoney di- rected the marshal, in that case, to take the two men to the county jail, which was done at once. #e These two men will be very important wit- nesses at the inquest today, after which they will be put under bouds to appear at the trial of the murderer when he is caught. THE INQUEST, Townsend 3, The Coroner's Jdury Begins a Thor- ough Investigation, A jury was impaveled by Coroner Har- rigan and the inquest commenced at 8:30 p, m. Dr. C, H. Pinney of Couancil Bluffs, the owner of ‘the farm on which the tragedy occurred, was the firet witness called, He testificd that he was the owner of the farm and that a few weeks ago he had made arrangements with A. B. Cadwallader of Council Bluffs, son-in-law of the murdered people, to take charge of the farm for a year. Cadwallader induced the old people to look after the place tempoiarily until he could move there himself. Witness heard about noon last Thursday of the old people being missing. Ho went to tho residence of the Mr. Cadwallu- der, and after a talk with' them as to the honesty and nobility of character of tho aged puir, he dotermined thav they had not decamped, but had been abducted or mur- dered. Hewent with .the corouer, sheriff aud others to the farm after’ the boi had been discovered. He saw the bodies; thut of the old lady luy near the hay stack par tinlly covered with hay. He examined the corpse and discovered four bullet holes in it; two were above ihe right nipple and the otber two ut the central portion of the left breast. ‘Ihe corpse of the old man lay near the barn, - partially covered with manure, ‘There were two bullet holes in the body. Nothing was missing from the house. Eight nead of horses and uine head of cattle beloaging to the witnessand a team of horses belonging to the deceasea were miss- ng, ‘The bodies of the deceased were rauf- fled up as though they had been out feeding stock. ‘I'he old lady bad on a wrap, a man's coat and a hood. The old man had on an overcost. Witness had an impression that the persons committing the deed were coj izant of the stock, the condition of the old people and the luy’ of the premises. A man nsmed Henry Martin had previously rented the farw, but left with his brother for Fre- mont about December 1. A. B, Cadwallader made arrangements about the the middie of mber W take care of the farm. The business rolations of witness with the Mar- tins was amicable in every way. Fletch Wagner of West Lawn testified that h‘i’h company with Oscar Pickert and A, W. Piunoy, weut to the Pinney farm at 8 or 9 o'clock Friday morning. In their to r about the premises in search of a clue they duscovered that the manure pile mear the stablo was torn up, A fork was secured and the manure thrown back, when tho body of the old man was revealed. ‘I'he manure is at the east side of the barn. The bay stack 18 still further east. ‘The barn is about fifty yards from the house and about the same distance from the road.. The bouse is south- east of the barn aud has » west frout and is about twenly yards from tte bichway. Wituess koew tuat the Mar- tins Lived on the furm. That they had a bad name. ‘The corn in the cow barn was broken for the cows and hay was in the mangers, Pickert of West Lawn testitied that be visited the Piovey farm Thursday even- log and Friday morning, the iatter time in company with A. W, Pianey and Fletch Waguer, Mr, Waguer thougbt the manure looked as though it bad been forked over. Wagner secured a fork and threw off a few forksfull of manure, when the body of Mr. Jones was discovered lying on his side with his *ace towards the barn. 3 Fraok Cadwallader, who lives just south of Council Bluffs, testified that be kuew the murdered ocoupie well. His father was warried to thewr guter. The old man's nawe was Allan Jones, and thiat of his wife Dorothy. e was aged seventy-two and she fifty-eight. The lasy ti he thom alive was when the aud brother nad over farm Mounday to visit the old found the premises deserted, b over uight there. ‘They foun up sud eves ything in erder abeut the house, Al the baras every proparation for foeding Bros. to the fol- he cattle had been made. Witnoss was on the farm when the bodies were found. The body of the old indy was covered with hay and above this were o ladder and a couple of boards. nes was the next witness. ‘I was at Irvington. The decensed are my father and mother. Father's name 18 Allan Jones; mother’s, Dorothy; father was aged seventy-one: mother, fifty.eight: they lived with me until two weeks ago; | have not seen them since alive. They lived formerly at Farragut, Ja. They are both natives of Ohio: they moved from Illinois to Towa twenty years ago. 1 first went w Dr, Finney's farm Wednosday afternoon. [ had received word from my sister that my father and mother were missing. 1 reached the farm about 3 p. m. yesterday (Thursday). Mr. Cad wallader and Mr. Phillips went with me. We could flud no vrace of wagon or cattlo tracks. The only tracks wore those Ho tes- of Mrs. Suck, wnhose custom it is to pass through one of the fields, A neighbor boy told us that he saw the cattle in the fleld last Saturday. A bunch of keys were missing from my father's pocket. When the basquo on the body of my mother's body was raised 1_saw twva bullet holes in the back. They didn't have over $3.50 when they loft me. They had no enemies whatever that 1 know of. They both were very active for old people. They never had any dificultios with anybody that T kno of.” C. A. Phillips was then called. He testi- fied: “Ilive in Council Blufts, I went out to the Pinney farm yestorday. I was there also four weeks ago. Mr. Cadwaliader's brother and step~mother were in_charge of the farm at the time. Mr. and Mrs. Jones took charge of it two weeks ago. I was on the farm when tho bodies wero discovered. Tho statements of Mr. Cadwallader aud Mr. Jones concerning the case are correct as far as I saw.” County Attorney Mahoney then discovered that no testimony had been given concern- Ing the old people being seen alive oa the farm, and recommended the coroner to ad- journ the proceedinga until 2 p. m. today, when Mre. Buck, Cadwallader's brother,and other witnesses that could be secured, would bo present. Hundreds of people flocked in during the ovening to see the murdered couple as they lay in Burket's undertaking establishment, The beauty of the old lady’s face und the patriarchul appearance of tho old gentle- man excited universal comment. THE POSI-MORTEM, Mrs. Jones' Heart Cat Completely in Two by Bullets, A post-mortem was made by Dr. Mc- Manigal. He found in the case of Mr. Jones that one bullet had eutered the right side of the body at about the sixth rib, fracturing the rib, passing through the eighth dorsal vertebrss of the spinal column, then upwurds between the fourth and fifth ribs on the left side of the body, striking the upper portion of the bone of the arm, and being deflected upwards, backwards oud downw ards over the scapula, and lost in the loose tissues of the back. A second bullet entered the right sde of the body about the middie of the * seventh rib, passed into the aorta artery and down into and out through the left ventrical of the heart. “i'his bullet was found embeded in the muscular tissues between the fifth and sixth ribs on the left side of the body. The bullet was weighed by Dr. Harrigan and found to weigh fivo pennyweights, or 120 grains.«The doctor savs that he would not be suprised if it was but one-half of the origi- nal bullet. He says that in passing through lD:‘d bone tissue bullots are liable to be split. # In the]body of Mrs. Jones Dr. MoManigal found four bullet holes in the back and four in the front of the chest. Two of these points of entrance are located one above the other, and three inches to the left of- the spinal column, opposite the sixth and soventh dorsal vertcbre. ‘These two noles were about an inch and a balf apart, and, probes being passed into the wounds, it was found found that bullets had passed through the apex of the left lung, fracturing the first and second -ribs, coming vut of the ‘body five inches above the left nipple. The point of entrance of the ‘other two bullet boles was located about the'middie of the fitth and seventh ribs, both bullets passing through the right ventrical and left aurical of the heart, completely aividjng the heart in halves, ana passing out of the body three and one-half and four and one-half fuches above and to the olter side of the right nipple. MARTIN ARRESTED, He Protests His lpnocence of Any Connection With the Crime. Chief Seavey received atelephone message from the sheriff at Fremont last night advis- ing him by all means to arrest Henry Mar- tin, the man referred to in yesterday's Bex as having worked the Pinney farm on shares up to last December. | Tho chief acted on the advice and sent Sergeant Whalen and Detec- tive Hazo out w0 make the ar- rest. They found Martin sitting out on the sidewalk in front of his shanty at Twentieth and Poppleton avenue. As they came up to the man who is suspected of be- ing implicated, dicectly or otherwise, Detec- tive Haze saluted him with: “Hello, Henry "’ “Hello,” returned Martin. *I know what you've come for, and I'm ready to go with you. I expected it when I saw what was said epbout me in I'mg this evening. Ivact is,” he continned. ing down his clothes and adjustiog his hat, L am glad you have come, for I'll feel a lit- tle sater down there (evidently meaning the Jail) thun out where people who have been reading such talk as that in the paper can get at we, as L imagine they might.” “Well, euess we better be moving back toward town,” suggested Sergeant Whalen. *'Oh, all right,” answered Martin, and added, “Come, I'll step in and bid the old lady good-by." The ofticers stepped to the door of the man’s shanty, and then witnessed an effect- ing parting between man and wife, tho laster bursting into tears and cryingas though ber heart would break as her husbund left her to 2o to & cell at central tion, Oun the way down Martin talked but little. At one time he remarked: ‘‘Well, one good thing about . it is that this will come out all right for me, forI can prove by as many witnesses as are wanted that I have been at home all along all rignt, or at least that I have not been connected in avy way at all with this thing." After the prisoner had been behind the bars for some little time a Bze roporter gained an interviow with him. His Reneral appearance is that of a day luborer, He is about. five feet ten inches in beight, of hat stoop shoulgered, has a rather ruddy complexion, heavy, black itache, black eyes and black hair, He 18 about thirty-five years old, and the look in bis face 18 one of e unconcern, There was not the least particle of nervous- ness in his mavner or any of his actions, and his guzo was of the lazy but r 8ort, “‘What have you to say regarding your arrost!” asked the ter. “I haven't lnylhlg{ at all to say,” was the reply, “except that I'm uot connected at all with the matter, and can easily prove so by @ hundred witnessos if they want 'em.” “You expected arrest!” ) ‘‘Yes, most any oue would after what Tng Bes published. I made up my mind when I saw that that 1 would come down tomorrow mDr'I'lan snd ask the sheriff if he wanted we.! *When were you in South Omaba last!" “I was thera last Sunday, but just went down with a couple of friends," 3 A large number of other questions were n:hd. whmnmbrux}am qli!.h ¢ .huloi of very common, roplies. or said he had not been on the farm 9. he left. and uever hud seen the.old gentleman sud his wifawho were murdered. He sald h.d nfia been sick for some little au s wife had almost the family, He hadn' SUp) they having one child, npl;.:‘b.yd. « more than $4 during the pust ten days or so. Chief Seavey learaed lust night that Mar- u‘ 's brother Jesse. who s al n e Business Troubley. Ciica6o, Feb., 14 —Millon E. Puge, con- fectiover, made assignment 'this after- uoon; liwbilities, $100,000; assets, the same. ‘Toirno, 0., Feb. 14.—A receiver was up- pointed iaddy for C. L. Lusee & Co. 0., an old wiholesale ¢ Bouse of thus city} labil- ities over nfi.fif" e e ANOTHER DXKOTA RAILROAD. | One More ,,Inducemant for Omahi-Yankton Line. an THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL'S MOVE, It Wil Redu¢s Rates 20 Per Uent to the Misspuri—-Chicago Itoads Decidé to Obey the 1en- Mile Ocdinance. A Great Opportunity. YANETON, 8. D, Feb. 14—[Spocial to Tae Ber.]—1t may be stated positively that railroad iron will be stretched across the prairie from Sioux Falls to Yankton this season, and that the cars of the great Mani- toba system will bo run to Yankton In time to move the fall. crops. The following from the Sioux Falls Press, a reliable paper printed at the headguarters of the enterprise, states the situation correctly : The Press is able to postively declaro that this season will certainly see Sioux Falls’ seventh railrond constructed ana in opera- tion. It is to extend from this city to Yank- ton, thence 1o a connoction which its projec- tors refuse to disciose, but will give the Queen city direct intercourse with one of the groatost systems in the northwest, The monoy for this is actually in sight, no “if" nor “‘perhaps’ about it. A survey has been already nearly completed, = and as soon a8 the weather will permi grading will begin, and the fron will be put down as rapidly as possible, and the prosent year will see the line in op~ eration to Yankton, From that point to the soutn and southywest there are two lines pro- jected, one or tie other of which will be constructed, and the Sioux Falls line will be alink in the great chain leading southwest- wardly across the continent from the head of Lake Superior to the waters of the great ocean, The source from which the money comes for this enterprise 1 a railroad secret, but the Press knows who knows about it, and knows that its information in regard to the immediato construction of theline is sure and reliable. The stretch of sixty-five miles between Yankton and Sioux Falls is the best im- proved snd best farmed section of South Dakota, and will opon up another rich field to Omaha jobbers and manufacturers, pro- vided they will secure a direct road to Yank- ton, and reach out for it. This extension to Yankton and & direct road to Omaha from Yankton will give Omaba another line to Minneavolis, St. Paul and Duluth, besides opening up to Umaha energy the ‘whole of South Dakota ana its vast wealth of trade and trafic. This Sioux Falls extension and the Omaha and South Dakota all completed, willgive Omaba advantages for South Dakota trade unexcelled by any other market. And if Omaha will segure "the building of -the short line from that city to Yankton, all the rest will come to them, An actual survéy is being made botween Mitchell and Forest City for the Omaha and Forest City Line; )’{lm people of Mitchell, Blunt and Forest 'City are putting up the survey, and griadfog will certainly be com- menced on the northern end of the line at au early day, aud the people of that section of the state will be'gble with their own sub- soriptions and such’aid as they can get from the east, to build and equip the road 'down as far as Mitchel), gud’ possibly to Yankton. And 1f Omaha Wilt 'pat up » liberal subscrip. tion 1t will be extended on wn air le to that city, thus operungup over three nundred miles of new productive couniry that may be made tributary to them. Ignores the Rules. Cnri0AGO, I'eb. 14—[Special Telegram to Tre Bee.(—The Ilinols-Central has fssued a tariff reducing all rates, through and local, to the Missouri'river 20 per cent. The re- duction, likce the one of 831¢ per cent betweea Chicago and St.’Pafil, «1s effestive Fobruary 17, Also, Jiko.the lagter. redugtion, oo atteh- tion whatever was paid to association rules. The Ilknois Central not “only ignored the “five days’ notice before a monthly meet-~ ing” clause, but also the “ten days’ notice,” which requires a notice of ten days for a duction after the five daye’ notice has been gven and a regular meeting has voted the notice down. ne ehange in %filll made by the Illinos Central is from cents to 60 cents on first class, with corresponding re- ductions on the otbar classes. Notice of the roduction was given av this afternool meetiog of the West~ ern Kreight association. It is another step in the avowed ntention of all the western roads to compel the Burlington to father the acts of the Bur- lington & Northern. The Illinois Ceatral's reduction was made at Sioux City and a meeting of the whole mssociation tomorrow was immediately voted to extend the reduc- tion to Omaha, Kansas City and other M; souri river points, all of which necessarily take the same rate. It was thought by the members present. today that the rates would again take a tumble before they were finaily adjusted. Another - disturbing factor was the confirmation of the report that the (‘ana- dian Pacific had made such a contract with the Wabash that it could within ninety days run solid trains from the Missour: river via the Chicago over the Wabash aud Canadian Pacific to the seaboa-d. It was attempted to raise a scare also over the rumored pute ting on ot a huge barge line from Omaha to Pittsburg, but-the treacherous nature of the Missouri was too well knows 10 cause any- thing but jeers at the proposed venture, Will Obey the Ten-Mile Ordinance. Ciicaco, Feb. 14.—[Special Telegram to Tue BEE, |—At a secret meeting today of the attorneys of all lines entering Chicago it was determinea that beginnine with Marcn 9each railroad should strictly enforce the city ordinauce prohibiting the running of traius within the city limivs at s higher rate of speed than tec miles an hour. This action was taken because of the large damage the roads huve been compellea to pay when acci- dents occur while running at & higner rate of speed. About two huumdred thousand Cuoicagoans patronize the suburban trains daily and the observanco of the ordinance will be of incaleuable detriment, to them, owing to the loss of tune. It will also be & body blow on the world's fair project, as it will be an utter impossibility to handle im- mense crowds at such a rate of speed. The result of the ordinance will simply make it 80 offensive that it will bave t0 be repealed. o L Dismissed the Complamnant. WasmiNaTON, Keb, . 14.—The iuterstate commerco commission has decided in the case of the Rock IslandVs the Aiton railroad, dis- missing the compigipant, Iu the controverey, luvolving the right of the complainant fipany to be protected in its method of mu:‘ cattle from points west ot K-m’.,, Ly billed through to Chi- cpgo and allowir em to bold over in Kan- 8as Gity an indeflite time to try the market and then if shippedy eisher the same cattle or uthers being sybstituted, at-the through rate originally upon, aefendant com- pany shall havé'we right to take re.ship- ments from Kuawss City to Chicago ut a proportiog of tad orlginel through rates, The commission holds in substance on this point that the not fall within the reason governing the rates on through trans- portation and ‘$He ‘carrier is not at such intermediate pofut#‘entitled to have his car- riage prowmd'm' 8 through shipment as agalost compett /3 o Sbas R0 MUKDERED HI8 BROTRER. The Awful Crime of lsaac Sawtelle of | Roxbury, Mass. Easr Rooussrer, N, H, Feb. 14.—The body of Hiram Sawtelle of Roxbury, Mas: was found today horribly mutilated with a bullet in the heart, buried in the woods near Lebanon, Me. Isaao' Sawtelle, a brother of the dead man, i8 undeF arrest charged with the killing., |, - The case is .gne of the most interesting in. the crmminal history of New Englavd. Last December Isasc was par- doued from state's prison, where he baa served a long term for rape. Since then he boarded with his hrulhw.&?nm in Roxbury, Mass., where the laiter kept a fruit store. The Bawlelle property thers was Worh from $15,000 to $20.000 and Isaac deceived bis mothes aud induced her to transfer it to hifh. Hiram, however, put an injunction on it 80 Isanc couldn't seil' it. This caused hard feelings and it is now believed thut Isnao plotted % remove his orother and the entire family, consistineof the wifeand three children.. Last Saturday lsaac took his brother's little daughter, aged six, to Rochester, N, Y. Thore he gave her modi- cmne, it is believed, with the intention of killing her, but only succeeded in making her sick. He telegraphed to Hiram that the little girl had Ia grippe and for him to come immediately, This was on Fobruary 4. The next morning another telegram came urging the mother o come. Finally Hiram loft for Rochester on February 5 and was never again seen alive by hi riends. The next day Tsnac and the little girl arrived home and former deniod having seen Hirnm at all. The following Sunday he disap- pearcd and Monday the police beean an Investigation. Detectives discovered traces of suspicious actions on the part of Isanc, He hirea a team a Rochester livery stabie, met a man at the depot, undoubtedly Hiram, with whom he drove away. Late in the afternoon he returned, bought a pickaxe and apado and drove away again, not re- turning until late at night. He then went to Portland and registored under a fictitious name. Yesterday theofficers tracea him down and arrested him. This morning his clothing was carofully examined and blood stains were discovered on his shirt and pants, showing ovidence of having been washed. A searching party of 400 men scoured the Wwoods today and found a shoe believea to have been worn by Hiram, a bloodstained bandkercolef and a piece of his coat. Soon after a newly made grave was discov- ered and the body found minus both arms and head. Near by was found a paper which had been wrapped around the ax bought by Isanc. The case appears to be & clear one against him, and he is supposed to have a confederate who is bolleved o be Charles Blood, who was in prison with him. AN ILLINOIS BANK ROBBERY, 1he Safe Blown Open in the Good O1d Fashioned Way. St. Louis, Feb. 14.—A special from Salem, IlL, says the greatest excitement prevails over the robbery of the Salem National bank Inst night. 'The cracksmen got in the neigh- borhood of $25,000 in cash and securities, Evidently the robbers found little trouble in breaking into the vault. Tho safe proper was cracked in the old fashioned way by the use of guupowder. The robbers must have been in a great hurry as they left a quantity of gold pieces scattered on the floor of the vault and overlooked ‘at least §10,000 in currency and securities. President Martin announces that the actual loss ot cash will not exceed $10,000 and that the bank will open for business tomorrow. Oficers are scouring the country for the robbers, but they are atsea as to the identity of the criminals, e Protecting ian Landas. CHAMBERLAIN, S, D., Feb. 14.—Indian In- spector Armstrong arrived from Washing- ton last night aud in the company ot Special Agent Cordon and Agent Anderson left this morning for Lower Brule with the troops that came last evening from Fort Randall, ‘The orders rezarding the occupancy of In- dian lands were explained to the boomers, Who were notified to vacate. Soon a number of houses were moved into the mile square belonging to the railroaa company. Immediately after his conference with the town siters Major Anderson with a detach- ment of Indians came down upon a crowd of gamblers and soon scattered their para- phernalia. All persons running games of chance or selling lixuor on Indiau lands here- after will be prosccuted. The work of set- tlement goes on quietly, there being no par- ticular excitement. LOOK oUuXl F O A KILLING, Wyoming Oitizens Larving for Each Other with Winchesters. EvAxstoN, Wyo., Feb. 14.—|Special Tele- gram to Tiae Bee.)—Word has just been re- ceived here of a shooting scrape botween two well known and highly respected citizens of Burnt Fork. Hon. Willlam Summers and Jeff Edmundson are the parties interested. The quarrel was the result of a. long stand- ing feud. Summers, with a Winchester rifle in hand and blood in his eye, rode directly to Edmundsor.’s ranch and requestod the latter tocome out and be shot at. 'This Edmundson refused to do. They met a fow hours later and exchanged shots, bat the interference of friends prevented a bloody tragedy. They are both men of iron nerve, each thirsting for gore, and there is little doubt of a killing ereolong. —_— The Wool Market. HosToN, Feb. 14.—[Special Telegram to Tus Bre,)—There has been more inquiry for wool. Manufacturers are receiving more orders for their goods than they can fill and are obliged to buy wool to cover them. Prices ruled iow on domestic goods. Good Michigan X sold at 30}¢c, and choice at 20%; @30c. Ohio X can be bougnt at Slc, and X j14c, though higher prices aro asked. No. L combing wools sold at 35@40c, Ohio fine delsine at 36c, Michigan fine delaine at new lock fine delaine at 381¢@8tc. Territory wools soid to a good extent at 56@sic for fine, H3@sse sfor flne mediom, and 50@3%c for medium. Spring Texas wool sold at 17@23!4c and fall at 16@ 18¢, Heavy spring California sola at 13@14c and average spring at 18@19c; best eastern Orexon commands 19¢ and other sales down 10 14c are reported. Pulled wools have been quiet and weak. Large sales of Australian ‘Wwooly to arrive are reported at Th@80c. Clean carpet wools have been steady. The total sales of all kinds were 2,861,300 pounds, including 949,000 pounds of foreign, S Restraining the Drainage Board. Cuicaco, Fev. 14.—Today Marshall J. Wilson, a property owner, filed a biil for an injunction asking that the drainage board be restrained from issuing $1,000,000 in 8% per bonds for the purpose of begining work, on the ground, among others, that the indebted- ness of the city already exceeds the constitu- vional limit of 5 per cent on the taxable value of the property within its corporate limits, Wilson alleges that the only way in which the money can be raised is by special agsess- meut lovied on the proverty bensfitad. = Pro- coedings in quo warranto to test the right of the trustees to hold tueir offices were also filed this afternoon. These cases are to be heard at once in order that an appeal may be taken to the supreme court in tiwe for a de- cision at the March term, e Steamship Arrivals, At New York—The Hritanme, from Liv- erpool. At Boston—ThLe Bostonian, from Liver- pool. At Glasgow—The State of Pennsyivania, from New York, At Bremerhaven—The Tr: York. N At London—Sighted: The Missouri, from Baitimore. At Liverpool—The Bavarian, from Boston. from New e The Last Hanging. It was just twenty-two vears ago yester- day, Bt. Valentine's day of 188, since the last haneing in Douglas county, The neck toat fllled the noose was thatof the man Baker, who killed Wesley Higgins, a clerk in W. it. King's storo at Twelfth and Farnam stroets, in this city. It is something of a coiucidence that Mr, Pinney, the Counoil Bluffs physician, on whose place was dis- coveréd the doubie murder yesterday, was coroner at the time Baker was hauged, aud cut the body down after life haa been pro- nounced extinet, B — Wind ana Water, Pirtsuuns, Feb, 14~—Countinued heavy raius throughout western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohlo bhave swollen all the streams end the waters are still rswg. Several Winu report much damage. At Grafion, . Va, this ymorning a terrible storm of wind and ha did great damage, e e Notice. A special meeting of St. Johns L. W No, 25, A. F. and A. M., will be held on Suvday, February 16, at 1 o'clock sharp, for the purpose of attend the funeral of our late brother Richard C. Coady. All Master Masons cordially invited, T, K. SUDBOROVGH, Master, A Eullylog Oreditor Near Dunning Meots His Fato. O'NEILL'S FLOUR MILL IN ASHES. A Hastings Editor's Defaications— Defanlter Tussey's Bondsmon Fail to Come to Time— Other State News, [Snecial to Tue 1—Six miles below this place in Blaine county there 18 a quiet neighborhood of about a dozen families living close enough together to formn a school district. It has always been a quiet neighborhood, but the tragedy that happened this afternpon at 3 0'clock shows there has been some conten- tion, Mr. Sam Insco arove to the house of Mr. Sam tott and in a vory throatening \nunner demanded that he pay a certain small sum of money. Mr. Alstott told him he would pay it just as soon as he coula raise the monoy, and that he was making | every effort in his power to raise it. Mr. Insco then drow his revolver, telling him 1f he did not pay it he would have his heart's biood immediately. ~ Mr. Alstott rotreated tothe house, at the same time warning Insco not to fotlow him, Msco followed With his revolver, declaring that he would kill him now or at some fu. ture time. Mr, Alstott reached the house, got his un, which was loaded with fine bird shot, stepbed to the door and again warned him vot to come any farther. Insco was then within thirty fact of him still adyancing. Alstott then took deliberate aim at his breast and fired; ho then olosed the door, locked 1t, reioaded his gun and waitod for developments. [nsco got into his wagon and drove off, Alstott uot knowiug whether he was badly hurt or not. Insco went about half a mile ana fell out of his wagon, dead ; his horses ran home, Mr. Alstott came to town and gave himself up. There being no ofticer hore he was sent to the county seat in nhnr%l: of one of the neighbors, The nquest will be held tomorrow and there will proba- bly be new developments. This.is the ac- count a8 given by Mr. Alstott himself. He 's 8 mau that stands very high in this com- munity; he is a member of the school board in his district and no one would think of doubting his word in any ordinary matter, There are no witnesses except Mr., Alstott aud his wife. Mr. Insco had a tad reputa t100 in this community. Preparing for the Census, Fresoxt, Neb., Feb. 14.—[Special to Tnr Bee]—B. F. Stouffer, supervisar of the consus for the Second Nebraska distriot, Wwhich is the Third congressionnl district, was seen today and asked about tho progross of the work. He stated thatas yet ho has not received official notice of his appointe ment and that consequently, he has not vet qualified or made any preliminary arrange- PAID HIM WITH BIRD SHOT. | Toke Nools Sassaparita Dot QoD Criier REASON for the marvellous suo. cess 0f Hood's Snraaparilla s fonnd in the fact that this mediciue actaslly accomplishes all that s clatmoed for it Its real meritnas won for Hood's Sarsaparilla Merit Wins w popularity and sule grenter than that of any other blood purifier. Tt cuzes Serofala, all Humors, Dyspepsin, etc Prepared only by Hood & Co., Lowell, Mays co the magnificont 10 per cent ra- duction just allowed by the B. & M. on freight on corn to Chiicago, we feel hore that if we are ever to be relieved of this burden wo must do something for ourselves. The G. A. K. Encampment. GRAXD TstAND, Neb, Fob. 14.—(Spociul to Tur Bre.)—Grand Island s makiog ox tensive preparations for the recoption and ontertainment of the delegates to the G, A. R. encampment to be held in this city Feb. ruary 10, 20 and 21. Committees have been appointod 10 co-uperate with a committos from Lyon Post to receive and provide for the delegutes, Mayor Platt has 1ssued o proclamation requesting the citizons to de- corate business houses and rosidences, A public meeting will be held tomorrow night at G. A, R. hall, avd Grand Island will submit & proposition to the Gi. A, R. of the state, requesting that the reunion be beld here for the next five years, OId soldiers who have attended the previous reunions here are all heartily in favor of this city not alone on a unt of its central location and unequaled railroad facilities, ‘hut because of the courteous treatment they have always received from he citizens. Grand Isiand is prepared to offer more fluttoring induce- wents than any city in the state, and nothing will be spared to make_the encampment the most successful ever held. Country Publishers Meet. GRAND Is1AND, Neb., Feb., 14.—|Special Telegram to Tne Ber]—Thore was a meoting of the country publishers of Ne bra at the Pucific hotel in this city this evening. The meeting was called at the re. wents for doing the work which will soon begin. Since his appowtment was made public through the uewspapers he has re coived a Irrge nuwber of applications for the vositions of enumerators and now has two or turee hundred on file. He at first begun to make reply to applicants, but they grew 80 nimerous that, owing to an indetinite knowledge of what course is to be pursued 1n the watter and no provisions yet for post- age and office expenses, he fouud himself compellea to abandon it for the present. This will explain 1o those who are anxious to know what bas been done with their appli- cations, why they have heard noching 1n re. gard to tgem. Supervisor Stouffer says 1t 18 his intention to appoint in each county a sub-supervisor, who will have mnmediate control of the enumeration in_their respective counties, and that when the active canvass for the enumeration is begun eash' enumerator will make a daily teport to the central office at Fremont. His prosent plan is to have each township in the éaatern and more thickly settled counties constitute an enumeratinge district. The plan to be pursued in the western and sparsely settled portion of the district has not been decided upon. Itis ex- pected that the appointment of emmmerators will begin some time in March, The threo supervisors for the state have arranged for a mecting in about ten days, when they will agres upon uniform and definite lines of procedure, Editor Carson'’s Orookedness. Hastixos, Neb., Feb. 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tux I —Thb report that Editor P. M. Carson, of the Volksfreund, had skipped early this mornings with $2.800 ob- tawed from J, J. Sedecker, of Grand Island, on a farm loan, 18 confirmed tonight by the interested parties. Carson’s crookedness seems to be without end, aad is hourly com- ing to the surfuce. Late last eveming he gave a bill of sale to nis brother-in-law of ali his real and personal property. Tne re- port that Carson embezzled $2,800 from L. H. Touser & Co., of Owmaha, is demed by Mr. Towser. Carson has been negotiating extensively in farm loans. Recently ha secured a loan for H. Harmbach, a farmer living neur Prosser, and is said to have appropriated the samo to lus own use. His | defalcations will reach $7,000. Carson's whereabouts are unknown. ‘fhe loaning company of which Sedecker is agent is in hot urauit of Carson, and thiks it will overtake im at Denver. He is supposed to bave taken a west bound train, O'Neill’s Heavy Loss. O'Neir, Neb, Feb, 14—[Special Tele- gram to Tre Bee. |—The O'Neill roller mills, the pride of the city, were destroyed by fire last night. The fire caught i1n the second story and was first discovered about 10 o'clock by citizens of the town. All 6f the mill hands were absent and Mr. Bridges, the owner, was spending the evening ut the resi- dence of H A. B. Charde, ubout three blocks distant from the mill. Had there been lights hundy and someone who under- stood how to manage the waterworks when the first citizens arrived, the fire could have been extinguished, as there was a good Lead of steam up und a perfect system of water- works. But no one knew how to manage tham. It is a heavy loss to O'Neill, but a new miil will undonbtedly be buiit this sea- #on to take its place. The loss is $30,000: insurance, $24,000, Tnree thousund sacks of flou d all of the office furniture were saved, The elevator and all of its contents was also destroyed. Ten men are thrown out of employmen A New Mill. O'NeiLL, Neb, ¥eb, 14.—(Special Tele- kram to Tak Bee] — Tho topic of dis- cussion among our busivess men all day has been the great loss to our town of the O'Neill roller mills, ana a de~ termination to have & new ono was the uni- versal expression. “We must have a. new mill and 1o ifs nor ands about it was re peated over and over again by our leading citizens. A meeting was called and a iarge and enthusiastic crowd convened this even- ing Ind‘rnlwtl resolutions of sywpathy for Mr. Bridges, who has sustained o great logs, aud in lss than oue bour 83,000 were sub: scribed as a bonus for Mr. Bridges or sny other man, but many said that they would double their subscription in case Mr. Bridges will rebuild, P Fah J. J. MeCafferty, Neil Breanan and Flanigan being tho largest contributors. None of the three Lavks were represented at Lho moeting, and quite a number of otbers not present will respona liberally, Red Clona alking Railroad. Rev Croun, Neb, Feb, 14,—[Spéciml 0 Tine Bee)—Railroad matters here have assuwed a wore satisfactory and tangl- ble shape during the past ten days. An eothusiastic meetwg of citizens was held here Tuesday evening in the interests of the Kearney, Red Cloud & Galveston “ralroad, at which the sum of ,$25,000 was pledged by individual subseriptiou, and the proposi- tion to bond the county 0 further aid the enterprise is approved by the leading citizens. This road, if built, wiil coable Red Cloud to send its broducts to the seaboard for about two-thirds of what it now costa to freight thea to Chicago over o B. & M., besides n diroet saving freight from Chicago to New York or Halti- | cout meeting of the Nebraska Press associas tion and the object was to endeavor to secure better work wnd more uniform prices fof obtaining patent sheets used by country pub- ushers. Au astonisblug diflerence in prices was developed, ' and it s believed that a start 'has been made which will result in much benefit to the country press of the state. A permanent organization was effected. J. A. P, Hilde- orand of tho St. Paul Pross wus electod , president; W. Saunders, of the Platte Centre Argus, vice president;-J. W. Tanna, of the Fullertcu Post, secrotary; A. L. Bixby, of the Columbus Seatinel, treasurer. The next meeting will bo held at Grand Island, at the Pacitic hotel February 25, at 7 o'clock p. w., to which all publishers aro invited. '0 Meet at Hastings. Hastixas, Nob., Feb. 14.—| ul Tele gram to Tne Bee.]—Your correspondeut learns tonight from good authority that the congressional committon of the second dis- trict wili be called to meet at Hastings about May 1to fix an early date for holding the congressional convention. This niove is of sowma political sigrificance and would 1ndie cate that a political eruntion is likely to transpire in the second district before the summer wanes, ailed to Coma» to Time, Hastivgs, Neb., Feb. 14.—(Special Tele- graw to Tur Bee.]—The bondsmen of Exe District Cierk R. 13. Tussey, the defaulter and embezzlor, have failed to come to time. Unless his bond is sccured within twelve Lours he will be tuken to Kearney in tho moraing for conlinement until the May term of court. Farmers Convene at Creighton Creiguroy, Neb,, Feb. 14.—Special Tele- gram t Tar Bre |—The cityis full of Farmers alliance delegates today. The oc casion 18 the first aunual convention for this county, They were addressed this afternoon by State Presideat Powers of Cornell. The convention closes tomorrow. Shot i the Foor, Bearnice, Neb.,, IPeb. 14.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur By William Ravenscroft, ewployed on the Kilpatrick farm in the west- oro part of this county, was in town today for surgicai treatment, huviug boen badly wounded iu the foot by the uccidental dis- charge of a shotgun a day or two ago. Gage County District Court. Bearrice, Neb,, Feb, 14.—[Special Tele. eram to Tur Bue.|—The Februury term of the district court for Gage county begins Monday next. ‘There ure 215 cases on ths civil and fifteen on the eriminal docket. A Destruct ve Prairie Fire Bearrice, Neb.,, eb. 14.—[Special Tole- gram to Tur Bee. [—About 150 tous of hay in stack were burnca by a prairie fire near Ellis this county last night. COLLIDED WILH A FRE T Killed and Injur: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Fob, 14.—A passengor trai on the Monon route collided witu a frolght uear Mitoiell this morning. Engineeer Dillurd, Piroman Godinger and Charles Wright, the mail agent,. were in- stantly killed. Six others were seriously others wers hurt but not s Three Six Seriously mjured. A few WASUINGTON, Attorney General Miller today received a telegram from Marshal Miselle at Jacksonyille, Fla., that Deputy W, B. Saunders was brutally sassinated av Quincy, Gadsden county, yos. torday afternoon, wheko he had gone on of- ficinl business. ’ K POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder hevor varies. A maryel of purlt stronkth wud wholssomenoss Mors scanoarich than the oralnu'r kindy, und cannot be. by Competition with the ‘multitude of low 13 hert weliht alam o bospiate powders ol b Ll cais. YAl Bakin bEs 10g Va8 SNy, kol \ N - 4 / Ay = \ AP > 4