Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 1, 1892, Page 8

l 8 THEY JUST MISSED DEATH fix Laborers in an Excavation When a Building Toppled Over. THIS WALL WOULD NOT STAND ON AIR Earth Had B No Braces Were ¥ Gring's Narrow the Building, Dug From Beneath It and Six laborers, who were at work for W, F. Swoeezy near Soventeenth and Farnam sireets, are still trying to figure out how near they came to being killed about 10 o'clock yesterday morning. As is well known, the excavation for D. C. Pattorson’s new three story business block 1s.just about completed, and work on the foundation 1sto begin at once. Arrange- ments had been made with Mr. Sweezy vy which the east wall of the structure is to be & “party” wall, and in order'to propare for this it was necessary to take out the west wall of the one-story brick building owned by Mr. Swoeezy at 1017 Farnam stroet, and ocoupied by Gring & Hactley’s undertaking establishment, Came Down With a Crash, The workmen were gotting ready to do this work yesterday morning, when the wall collapsed and shot down into Mr. Patterson’s excavation, but, strange as it may scem, no one was soverely injured. Mr. Gring was in his offico at the time and heard the cracking of the timbers as the wall began to give way. He staried for the door, but beforo he could reach it the wall want Aown with a_deafening crash and the roof and ceiling wers precipitated into the room, The falling mass struck Mr. Gring and knockod him through the plate glass window headforemost and out upon the sidewalk. His rignt log was badly brulsed from tho kneo to the ankle, but otherwise he escaped unhurt, Howas considerably unnerved by his experience, especiaily when he looked the ground over and saw how narrowly he had eacaped being killed. How They Escaped. It seems that the men had dug under tue wall in sevoral places, intending to put braces unaer 1t, but at the time of the fall they were working at another place a short distance in the rear. Had the accident occurred a fow minutes sooner 1t is hardly possible that one of them would have gotten out alive, ‘I'he undertaking rooms were totally wrecked, and the stock is more or less dam- aged, but to whut extent could not bo ascer- tained yesterday as it was dangerous to attempt to enter the wrecked building untit the threatening walls had been torn down. Me. Sweezy kept his men at work all day removing the debris and puliing down the threatening partitions of the building. Gring & Hartloy moved such of their goods at could be gotten out into the vacant store room adjoining their place of business on the oeast. ‘Was Done Without Authority. Building Inspector Tilly spent most of the day superintending the work of clearing the debris and to make sure of the stability of the front walls of the low brick structure. Ho said to areporter that the owner of the building had made no application for a per- mit to reconstruct the west wall. Tho first he knew that any such move was contem- plated was Sunday forenoon, when an officer notitied bim of the accident. Mr. Tilly said that the work should never have been attempted, and that had he known of the intention to do 80, he would have re- quired it to be done in a mauner that would have prevonted the wreck. ey s Spoopendyke's Troubles, Have I got a cought Do you think I'm an omnibus and can't cough?! Well, of all the dodgasted women [ ever saw—here I've coughed for seventy days and you want o know if I've got a cough. Now. Mrs. Spoop- endyke, Iwant that bottle of Haller's Sure Cure Cough Medicina—you heari ————— Drunkenness, A disease, treated as such and permu- nently cured. No publicity. No infirm- n:?v. Home “treatment, armless and effectual. Refer by permission to Bur- lington Hawkeye. Send 2¢ stamp for pamphlet. Shokoquon Chemical Co., Burlington, Ia. ——— PEARSON’S PARADE. How an Enterprising Manager Educated Brass Band in n Weelk, About six years ago A. Y. Pearson, now managing his own company in ‘The Mid- pight Alarm,” was engineering the destiny of the Pearson Dramatic compauy through Dakota, His stock repertory embraced everything from Shakespeare to Dion Bouccl- cault, but ‘that's another story.” His business was good, “‘the ghost walked" regu- larly and everything was easy unul Pierre ‘was reached. Pierre at that time was warmiog herself over the fast expiring embers of a bursted boom, and wasn't the best place in the world for a dramatic aggregation of any sort to strike, This fact was established firmly by the troupe which next preceded Pearson’s, It had gone to pieces, and most of the pleces were held by grasping creditors. Among the wreck were the borns, drums and well worn uniforms of the company’s band. These were held by a man who was very anxious to real- ize on them, Pearson, intending to visit the Black Hills, conceived the idea that a brass band would e a good card, and t| a daily street parade would add much to the nightly tondance. So he bought the outfit of the vanished band and organized one of his own, 'Members will report on the stage tomor- row at 11 to receive instruments and attend musical rehearsal” read a notice posted in the wings that night. Great was the con- stornation caused thereby, for in all the company there were but two men who had ever sounded a note—Clay Lambert, “lead- ing man,” who was a good cornetist, and the violiuist, who figured on the play bill as “musical director.” At 11 o'clock the next day the company as- sembled on the stage and protested. “‘You'll play hour or quit,” said Man ager Pearson, as he passed out an instru- ment toa waiting tragedian. Nor did he bother about any nice distinctions concern. g the relation of horn to man or man to horn, First come first served was the rule, and ho soon had them fitted out with lnstru- ments and uniforms. Clint G. Ford, low comedian, tall and slender, drew a big fat tuba amd a uniform soveral sizes too short and &8 much too big around for him, *‘Old Man'' Thompson, one of the old stock actors, who had never taken hold of a musical instrument in his life, got the solo slto, and so It went until finall; short and chunky “Props” drew the b drum and & uniform that would fit Chang, the Chinese giant, ‘Then came the rehears. This is simply beyond words. Language is too poor to con- _vey an idea of the performance. But every day the troupe was faithfully drilled in the use and abuse of & bry band’s equipment until finally Pearson began to thiuk his schemeo would work, Some resemblance to the continuous rendi- tlon of a specified air had been attained by the band and a street parade seemed among the probabilities, No preparation had been mado for this, but on Sunday night Pearson served notice on the gank that at 11 o'clock the next morning the Pearson Dramatic company would inaugurate its Huron en- agement with a grand street parade. Let £ tel the rest of this story. 1 was walking bhurriedly down the street toward the botel, for the air was cold and [ had coosiderable to attena to,” he sald, “when suddenly I heard a burst of the most ndescrivable discordant noise. It sounded as though a cyclone had struck a brass foundry. Ilooked up and down street, but saw notbing. The noise coutinued, growing louder and coming nearer. I turued a corner and the whole volume of the uproar assailed me, “I'here it was—the Pearson Dramatio com- wny rlvlnu its flrst grand street d asu't that a proud mowent for wmel blooming fiddler was marching abe ing & hickory cane as & drum major's and behind him came the gang. L was industriously N‘""“fl o medloy of and secular airs through his coruet, bis face 88 solemn as & graven image. Not a man of the whole crew was oo the air the baud was supposed to play. apparent —they No respect for tempo was weren't oven marching in order. On they struggled, stamb- ling over their feet, blowing oniy noise out of their horns, here the tuba, thore the trombone, yonder the cornet, the ‘heavy,’ oig as John Sullivan produe ing the most ear splitting shricks from a littie black piccalo, and finally, about half a block from the drum major, poor little ‘Props’ with his misfit uniform,—he had rolled up the trousers and the coat sleeves— pounding away for dearlife at his bass drum. “1t was too much. I fled. The route of the parade extended threo blocks, and then thero was only the drum major in it, “I'll state right now that I modified my order, and Huron saw no more of that band. though the people might have heard it when passing the opera houso.” ———— purity Yonr blood Take Hood's Sarsaparilla, Pt~ Y Dr. Cullimore, otuiist. Beo building sl tmaits THAT FLOUR TRAIN. Consignment Shipped fro polls Direet to Omahs Fifteen palatial new freight cars, laden with 9,000 sncks, or 500,000 pounds of Pills- bury’s Minneavolis flour, now stand on tho sidetracks at the Webster street depot on ex- hibition. The train left the Flovr City on I'riday over the Chicago, St. Paul, Minne- apolis & Omaba, and made many stops at stations along the line, traveling only in day- light. Ttarrived in Omaha yesterday morn- ing, and will be on exhibition today. The cars aré all new and are handsomely decor- ated with flags, bunting and banners. Each car bears a different banner, The train has received a great deal of at- tention in the different towns through which it has passed on its trip to Umaha. Ihe consignment is to D. M. Steele & Co., Wholesale grocors, who are acting as Pills: bury’s agents. Thousands of people viewed the freight train vesterday afternoon at the Webster street station. Min- One Minute, One minute time often makes a great dif forence—a oue minute remedy for bronchitis choking up of the throat, lungs, etc., fo ourse is a blessing. Cubeb Cough Cure is such a remedy. Kor sale by all druggists. Cubeb Cough Cure —Oneminute. — Be sure to try the Quail rolled oats and take no other. RN AP A Inspecting City Hall Work. As soon as Mayor Bemis signs the ordi- nance apolishing the office of suerintendent of the city hall, A. B. Howatt will step down and out. After the ordinanco has been approved by the executive, Mr. tlowatt will turn over all of his documents and evidences of authority to Inspector of Buildings Tilly, who will tako charge. In speaking of the rosponsibility he ex- pected to assume Mr. Tilly said that he would have full control of the build- ing, visiting it at least once each day. He would detail one of his inspectors, a compe- tent man, to look after the work for the pur- pose of seeing that all the details contem- plated in the plans and drawings were oar- vied out. That man so appointea would make a full report to the office each night, and at any time any councilman or other person coula ascertain the exact condition of the building or any of the work being performed. Mr. Tilly also stated that it was his inten- tion to push the work upon the city hall with all possible speed that the buildiug might be ready foroccupancy at an early date. ——— Most complexion powders have a vulga glare, but Pozzoni's is a true beautifier ‘whnoso effects are lasting. e oa DAY Quail rolled oats are the finest made ————— As to the Sanitary Commissloner. There wus a serious question in the minds of many people when they learned that the council had passed an ordi- nance abolishing the office of sanitary commissioner. They claimed that the coun- cil had overstepped "its authority and had abolished a charter office. City Attorney Connell, however, takes issueand states that such is not the case. He says the charter was very bungling. It referred to the sanitary commissioner in con- nection with the Board of Health, but did rot state how he obtained bis authority to act, nor did he state what salary he should receive. Mr. Connell thought the council had a per- foct right to abolish the office and that the city would make money by the operation. His idea was to hire an inspector and let him work under tnstructions 1ssued by the Board of Health, ——————— Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup for cnil- dron toething cures wind coiic, diarrhces, ote. 25 cents a bottle, e e Burled in Omaha, The body of Frank Chaffee was removed from the cemetery vaults at Lincoln and placed in Forest Lawn cemetery yesterday afternoon. Mr. Chaffee died November 14 from injuries received at a fire at Lincoln, He was 23 years of age and was a step-son of E. P. Roggen, manager of Tug Beg Bureau of Claims, e Mark Twaln says “some folks are so stubborn that al thoy need is four legs ana they would pass for a mule.”” Maybe if people use more of Haller’'s Barbed Wire Liniment mules woulan’t be so stubborn, WINT To Summer TOURS, Lands via Route The Wabash are now selling round trip tickets good returning June 1, 1892, to all the winter resorts in Ten- nessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North and South Cuarolina, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, The quickest and best route to tha Hot Springs of Arkapsas. For tickets and full information in regard to ro ites east or south call at Wabash office, 1502 Farnam street, or writo G. N, Clayton, N. W, Pass. Agt. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. H. 8. Towmson of Lincoln is at the Dellone, P, L. Evey of Beatrice is registered at tho Paxton, 7. D, Leftwich of St. Paul, Neb., is at the Paxton, J. W. Dowse of Fremont, Neb., is at the Murray. A. M. Adams of Logan, Ia, is at the {Arcade, S. H. Elwood of O'Neill, Neb., is at the Arcade, L. 8. Krensky and wife of Lincoln are at the Millara, R. W, Fish of Grand Island is stopping at the Murray. W, S. Garper of Red Cloud is registered at the Paxton. E. M. Gibson of Clarks, Neb.,, is registered at the Dellone. P. H, Harris of Curtis, Neb., is registered at the Murray. C. A. Campbell, a stockman of Cheyenne, is at the Paxton. Charles W. Greer and wife of Cozad, Neb., are at the Paxton, Daniel Seeger of Avoca, la, was at the Millard yesterday. William Murphy of Ceresto, Neb., is stop- ping at the Paxton, D. D. Clark of Davig City, Neb., is stop- Ping at the Arcade. William Robertson of Cozad, Neb., is stop- ping at the Arcade. C. L. Wickerman of Plattsmouth was at the Paxtou yesterday. James Van Buskirk of Snenandoab, Ia., is registered at the Millard. C. G. Vanness and Mrs. Egelston of Lin- coln are registered at the Arcade, 8. M. Lewis and George S. Lewis of Fair- field were at the Dellone yesterday. Henry Ronken of Talmage, Neb,, among the arrivals yesterd the Wabush was at the Millard. Spoopendyke Has Asthma and he spent thirty-two minutes tryiog to tell bis wife to go 1o thunder and get his Em- tle of Dixon's Astbma Cure, and she (poor thing) tuttered around and brought some broth and a bair brush and thiogs, and BSpoopendyke nearly died, but he got the Asthma Cure finally and then—well, I'm sorry for his wife, THE_OMAHA IT'S AN EDUCATIONAL WORK Efforts of the Alliance to Enlighten the Tillers of the Soil. WHAT FARMER POWERS HAS TO SAY mical Questions and ng Laws of Life 0 Fusion Pro- Not a Politieal Party, Hon. J. H. Powers of Cornell, candidate for governor of Nebraska on the independent ticket at the olection of 1800 and an active worker and ex-presideat of the National Farmers alliance, was seen yosterday at the Jennings hotel by a Bex man, Mr. Powers is a zealous member of the Presbyterian church and attended services in the morning at Dr, Harsha's church, “Our meeting in Chicago last week was devoted strictly to business,” smd Mr. Powers when askod about the deliberations of the National Farmers alllance. “The general feoling was that of encouragement among the represontatives of the alliance who attended the meeting. The outlook, I think, is favorable for prosperity and steady growth of the allianco, We now have eight states thoroughly organized and five other states partially organized.” ‘‘Was there any talk about joining the the National Farmers Alliance with the Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union or \':'ilh the Farmer's Mutual Benefit associa tion " Consolldation Not Probable. “Oh no, that 1s a matter that has been spoken of from time to lee\lbub of course it is like a great many other things that people seem to think cou{d or should be done, but are not easily accomplished. As you know there are & numbors of farmer's organiza- tions. The most powerful of all is the Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union. ‘fhat organization I think has taken root in almost every state in the union, 'Then comes our own National Farmers alliance, I think, thon the Grange and the Framer's Mutual Benefit association and others. In the main they all have practically the same objects in view, but they differ in the form of government, restrictions @s to wember- ship, etc.” ‘Do you think these farmers’ organizations are having the desired effect upon the legis- lation of the country " ‘‘Now, that is a question which is naturally debatable and very broad. I am convinced, though, that the farmers’ movement has done a groat dealto stimulate and shaps public sentiment on political questions. I think the legislation of the country is a proof of this. Some of tho measures that have be- come popular in various states have been up- held by the farmers’ orggnizations from the very first. I refer, for instance, to the adop- tion of the Australlan ballot system.” Taking Part in Politics, “Will the farmers alliance, all over the country, support the people’'s independert varty candidate next fall?’ “1t is impossible for me to answer that question. The farmers alliance is not neces- sarily connected with any political party. As we take up the loading political questions that interest us we are naturally led toward that party which comes the nearest advo- cating our views. The farmers become edu- cated upon these questions very largely by discussion and by what they read.” “Were you pleassd with the resultof the election at your alliance meeting?" “Yes, I think the result was very satisfac- tory. Mr. Ravens, who was elected presi- dent, 18 a resident of Washington, and I am told is a very level-headed young man. This state was recognized by the election of Mr, @’Allemand as secretary and treasurer, and we got our vice president, of course, in tho person of Mr. Hull, as did all other states represented.” *‘What was the feeling among the alliance men upon the Chilian war question Not Apprehensive of War, “There never was any apprehension among sensible men as to the result of that difi- culty. There was no reasonablo excuse for war. The aisparity was too great between the two countries to think of there being a war between them.’’ “What will be the leading issues of the approaching national campaign in the esti- mation of the leading alliance meni" “I can speak for myself, but not for others. I think the most important issues so far as the farmer’s interests will be concerned, and I might say the eutire country, will be the mondy question, transportation and the ownership of land.” ‘“‘Are all the alliance leaders favorable to the free coinage of silver?”’ ‘“I'here is a difference of opinion to some extent upon free silver coinage. The alliance is not so deeply interested in that particular phase of the money (}uosmlon as some people profess to believe.” The mohey question in a general way will be of vital importance in the next campaign, but there aro olher phases of it that are more interesting to the farmer than that of free silver coinage.”” Mr. Powers will attend the Knights of Labor assembly beginning today in this city. —— Constipation poisons tne blood; DaWitt's Little Early Risers cure constipation. The causeremoved, the disease is gone. —_——— Housekeepers will flnd Quail rolled oats the best made, ——e POINTS FROM PUNGENT PENS. An Assortwent of Tales Told by Merry Men. They plunge into deep apd abstruse discussions at times, do the young ladics of the Twellth Night club, says tho New York Commercial, and some of the sub- jects which are brought up, dissected to the satisfaction of all concerned and airily disicissed would tanglo the erudite brains of their Sorosian sisters, Astronomy alternates with the art of hat trimming and quotations from Avistophanes end up conversations which opened with recipes for pulf muffins, At alittle symposium one afternoon last week speculations were freely in- aulged in concerning the future state of the truly good. **Now, how do you supbpose,” queried Alice Fischer, “that spirits are able to on conversations in the other wovld?” “In tne dead languages, of course,” answered Maida Craigen. And they passed the bonbons, THE INNOCENT COP, She tried to get on a street car in De- troit, sdys the Press, but it was crowded and it didn’t stop, so she came back to the curb, where a policeman stood. “Didn’t you want that car, Miss?” he inquired with a protecting air, “Yes,” she replied sharply. *Why didn’t you take it?" “The conductor wouldn’t let me,” “Why not?” “Too full,” “The car?”" The policeman’s innocence was too much for her already overcharged feel- ings and she left the pirce in adudgeon, SMOKE CONSUMERS, “You need smoke consumers in this town,” said a man from the west as he walked up Fifth avenue with a resident of Pittsburg. *We have thousands of them,” replied the latter. “*What’s that?” “Yes, there are at least 240,000 smoke consumers in Pittsburg and 110,000 in Allegheny City."” *Oh, come! Don't me like that.” “No imposition, my dear sir! Those figures approximate the population of the two cities at the time the last census was taken, and every man, woman and child consumes more or less smoke.” QUAKER CITY WIT. Judge Biddle, the witof Court House TRow, had tried before the bar of justice the other day a woman who wept most bitterly over her misforiunes, says the try to impose on DAILY BEE: 'MONDAY, Philadelphla Reeord. shook the court reom and her tears of no mean size coursed in o great stream down her cheekswsad to the floor. While she wept thus prefusely a prominent lawyer chanced ing who; seeing the pris oner and hearing her cries, asked of th bench, “*“What's the matter with he “I’'m sure I don’tknow,” was the judge’s reply. ‘‘Apparently she’s waiting to be bailed out,” A LEAP YEAR IDY L. This is the waythe girls do it in De- troit, according tathe Free Pr *Bo mine,” she eried dramatically, as she sunk on ono knee before hir WA have long loved you, and now I can re- sist no longer—I must know my fate. Sweet creature, say the word that will malke me the happiest of women.” I don’t want to he married,” he an- swored. too young and couldn’t n wife. Take some one of your own Lot go of me. I don’t want to bo k i) *‘Oh, you great big ninny,” she said, banging the furniture. “I was only re- hearsing for a leap year party. I wouldn’t have yon xg yon were worth your weight in gold.” ‘and she bounced off in a huff, THE WAPLESS RUMORIST. Ah, hapless is tho humorist Who writes of josts a store, Portaining to the summer time, To mountain and to shore; And puts them, in forgetful mood, Where thoy cannot be found Till six months after, when the snow Lies deep upon the ground. IN THE TUNNEL. The chronicler of the Chicago Tribune avers: Tho train on the Fitchburg rail- way had just entered the long tunnel and the young New England bridegroom whispered in the blushing ear of his fair bride: “‘Burydice, if I choose, peradventure, to kiss thee I'd like to know Hoosac going to prevent me?” **Orpheus,” she replied, gently, *‘thou shouldst not trifle thus with the, tunnel verities,” And the roar of the train came like a mighty poultice to heal the blows of all subsequent sounds. A SIMPLE QUESTION. The troupe had gone to pleces in Liv- ingston, Nevada, on Tuesday, and on Thursday the first walking gontleman stopped at a house close to the railroad track, *Good morning, madam,” he said pleasantly to the woman in the front yard. ‘‘Canyou tell me now far it is from here to New York?” It almost took her off her feet. *'Twenty-seven hundred and eighty neee miles,” she gasped. “Thank you,” he said politely, and walked on with an air that was bracing enough to kill a grip microbe. AN ECONOMICAL LANDLADY. Boston News: Mr. Hoste (in a terri- fied whisper)—Marie, there isn’t half through luncheon for all these people What on earth am I to do? Mrs. Hoste—I'll get rid of some of them, dear. Mr. Hoste (ten minutes later)—You’re a trump, Marie! But how did you man- age to get so many to go? Mrs. Hoste—I just whispered to them that you had consented to sing **Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep.” A CONSIDERATE PASSENGER. Brooklyn Life: Worried Mother (in railroad train)—Ihope my baby’s crying doesn’t disturb you. I can’t stop it. 0ld Bachelor (genially)—I'm all right, madam, . Don’t worry about me. I'm afraid, though, the :noise is a sort of a wet blanket on those .young people yon- der. Why?” Hor sobbing “Dear me. “They’re on their wedding tour.” NOT UP TO THE REQUIREMENTS. Puck: City Editor (sternly)—What do you mean by heading this item, ‘‘A Slight Mishap on the Twenty-third Street Line?” Assistant—Why, the man wasn’t hurt; the car merely ran over his wooden leg, City Editor—Never mind sir; head it “Under the Juggernaut’s Wheels.” 1’'m afraid you’ll never do for the newspaper business. NOT ON THE BENCH, Indianapolis Journal: *“You say this man had been dl'lnkln;{,” said his honor. ‘‘Drinking what?’ “Whisky, I suppose,” answered Offi- cer McGobbé. “You suppose? Don’t you whiskey? Aren’t you a judge?” “No, y'r anner.” Only a_policeman,” His honor looked carefully at his minion a moment and called the next case. know CAN'T SCARE JOHN, Chicago Tribune; Reporter (to South Clark street Chinamen)—John, have you henrd of the rice trust? Chinaman—TLicee tlust? Reporter—Yes. A lot of capitalists have got a corner on rice. You’ll have to pay about six prices for it now. ‘What have you got to say about it? Chinaman—Lats. NO WONDER. *“Your husband swore off smoking at the beginning of the year, I believe?’” “Yes; and it was awfully good of him, And I had just bought him a box of cigars as a present, too,” “Indeed?” “Yos; and he only smoked one and then swore off.” KNEW IT ALL. Washington Star: **Have you learned anything about law?” asked’ the proud father of his son. **Yes, sir; | have grasped the funda- mental principle of successful prac- tice.” “What is it?” “Make it fee simple in the deed and fee complex in the bill.” DeWitt’s Littla Early Hisers; vest little 1lis fordyspepsia,sour stomach,bad breath ——— Origin of an 0dd Phrase, Harper’s Bazan: Phrases and slang terms are frequently born of interesting episodes, as wituess the following: Peter the Great, while off driving in the neighborhood of Moscow, on one occasion, was seized with the pangs of hunger: *What have we in the ham- per?” he asked ofbis aide, “There is but. one candle left, your majesty,” veplied the aid, **but I think I can exchange it for a fowl at the next farm-house, if yon wish,” “Do so0,” replied the czar, ‘*for I am famished and do not care for a light luncheon, ” The aide laughed, and, as he sur- mised, managed!the exchange, but the bird was unusually tough. “I do not think, Vosky,” said'the later—*'I do not think the emperor, 4 game was worth the candle,” I'EBRUARY 1, 1892, AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Efferts Will be Made to Aoquit Fox of Wife Murdor, HE IS SAID' TO INHERIT INSANITY One Thousand Dollars Has Been Contrib- and 1is Case Experigneed Luwyers, 1t Is now learned positively that the line of dofense for Nick Fox, the wife murderer, will be the nsanity dodge. His attorneys found at the prehminary examination that the proof of his guilt was overwhelming and that the only way that thoy could save their client’s neck 1d be to plead insanity. ‘T'he Indiaca attorney who lives at Val paraiso, the home of the Fox family, has been looking up the records of the family for two gencrations back, und has secured evi- dence which it is belioved will be suflicient to acquit the murderer. It has oecen loarned that there aro decided symptoms of insanity in the family and no less than three members of it have lost thoir reason, Iach case was a violent one. Fox's grandfather was insane for years and died in a8 mad house. A son of his, and an uncle to Nick went violontly insane when he was aboat 85 years of age, and while at tempts were made to put him in a place of safety he killad himself. Another relative, a fomale, suffored also with dementia_and was seized with a murderous mania. She spent soveral years in an asylum and finally died there, Nick’s father is tirmly of the opinion that his son was suffering with insanity when the terrible crime was committed. The old man has enlisted the sympathies of friends and a urso of $1,000 has been raised to help acquit X. About half of this will go to the law- yers, The remainder will be used to pay the expenses of witnesses from Valparaiso to Omaha to swear to the insanity of relatives of the accused. Charged With Criminal Intimacy, Mr. and Mrs, James Hollister have been incarcerated for two nights at the South Omaha police station on the charge of crimi- nal intimacy. The complaining witness is J. S. Halstead, an employe of Mr. Hollister's, and he alleges, as near as can be learned, the lady is not Mrs, Holhister, but Mrs. somebody else, and that her husband is living somewhere in lowa ignorant of the where abouts of his runaway wife; that sho and Hollister had fallen in love with each other and contrary to the laws and moral customs of the day decided tc elope and enjoy a guilty intimacy; that they first fled to Salt Lake and later came to Omaha. He declaves that they have no pavers to prove any marriage ‘whatever., Mr. and Mrs. Hollister indignantly deny that thera is any truth in these allegations. M. Hollister, who runs the feed barn for- merly conddcted by Mr. Blum, has been a resident of South Omaha three months, e says that two years ago he was married to the 1ady in question in Chicago; that her maiden dame was Nettie Doyle. Unfortu - nately in moving the marriage certificate became lost and consequently can not oe produced in evidence, but an order for a new one was sent yesterday to the county clerk of Cook county and a continuence of the case will be asked for until the document arrives, Mr. Hollister does not believe that Holstead will appear to prosecute as he knows that it will be impossible for him to prove the case. He says the affair is not enaed yet as he does not propose to cowardly endure the dis- grace of having his wife imprisioned. . The chief of police says that the ladv call- ing herself M Hollister has been making arrangements recently to get & divorce from the husband she left in Iowa. Rider and th “Tamallies," To say ‘‘red-hot tamallies” to Morris Rider will mako a very angry man. Rider has a remunerative position at Swift's, but Satur- day evening he yielded to the siren voice of Jack Leonard, the wienerwurst man, and agroed to do Leonard’s work for the night. Ho started in all rignt, but in making the round of the saloons he imbibed too much tanglefoot and by midnight he had forgotten what business 0o was in and the wiener- wurst outtit had somehow disappeared. A kind bearted policeman took Rider in charge and lodged him in jml for the night. Live Stock Exchange. The prepayment of telephone and tele graph messages was the subject of discus sion at the Live Stock exchange meeting Saturday afternoon, and it.was decided that the amendment to rule 9 of the rules should come up for final action at the regulur monthly meoting Mondzy afternoon. RS O DoWitvs Little Barly Kisors, pill ever made. Cure constipation every time. Noneequal. Use them now. Ask your grocer for Quail rolled oats. Best little ey Women’s diseasee. Dr. Lonsdale, 6103, 13. —_— Dr, McGrew, private diseases,14th &Far —— A GEM FROM MEXICO. Description of the Largest Opal Eve inthe World, The largest opal, it 18 said, ever found on the American continent, if not in the world, was placed on exhibition yester- day in the show window of a local jew- eler, says the San Francisco Examiner. Itis 11 inches long, 5 wide and 13 inches thick and came from Guerrero, Mexico. It is the property of Juan Goldman of 1000 Van Ness avenue, who is'interested in the mine from which it came. The value of the specimen, ac- cording to the owner, is $10,000, but it is probably not worth more than $7.000. The opal was found imbedded inan ledge of amorphous rock a short dis- tance below the surface. It isof the mineral species known as girasol, or fire opal, which is found only on the North American continent and more exten- sively in Moxico than clsewhore, Hum- boldt brought from Mexico the first specimen seen in Kurope, Mr. Goldman’s opal is supposed to weigh about 700 carats, Its exact weight cannot be told on account of the mass of rock inclosing 1t, but it is much larger than the £4,000 opal belonging to the Hungarian vels exhibited at the London exposition of 1851, which only weighed 5264 carats. But that one was of the class known as the precious opal, which, on account of its peculiar translucent hue, commerce places a higher value upon than on the fire opal. From the center of Mr, oldman’s opal can be cut a fine stone 84 inches long, 2% wide and 14 in depth, The re- mainder of the stone can be cut up into a large number of varying sizes, The lurgest opal heretofore discoy- ered in America is the property of Mr. Kims, of Tiffany Brothers, New Yorl, and its value is said to be $5,000, - Small in - size, great 1n resuits; DoWitt's Littlo Early iciscrs. Best pill for consup a- tion, bost forsick headucho, best for sour stomack. Found e AL Any grocer can supply you with Quail rolled oats—delicious for breakfust. am — DAPRICE'S Baking Powder; Used in Millions of Homes—40 Years the Standard, HAVE YOU THE GRIPPE? Many People Have It a How to Recognize the to Troa!The m Hundreds of people have the Grippe who do not know {t. Not necessarlly tho final stages, but the first stazes. ¥ palns in tho head, and u bad taste in the month, get tired and despondent, have ehiily sensations, by and muscles ache. 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