Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 30, 1893, Page 5

4 WREIGIA WAS ACQUITTED Tiip this afternoon and is badly w shotgun 1oft outside v hired hand. The children go inded. A housa by a hold of it and the houss, wounding Mrs. Stimson. She Lindell Hotel Fails to Make Out a Cass at | will recover. ool STATE IR6IGATIONESTS, Call tasaed for n Gonvestion at North > Tinttn Deoemons 16 INSIDE ~ FEATURES OF THE TRIAL | Nourg prarre, Neb . Nov The oMsial Fifth Disteict Congressman Denles that e Travels on & Railrond Pass, bot 18 Distressingly Ignorant of Fares Ho Has Paid. Laxcorx, Nov. 20, —[Special to Tie Bee. | Congressman McKeighan was this afternoon | e of at of the bill at 2 o'clock acquitted of the charg tempting to cheat the .propri Lindell Jiotel out of a But little testimony was offored at the foronoon session. Captain W. H Ashby was placed on the stand by vhe de fense for the purpose of proving that when McKeighan sent the §100 draft from Wash ington he had in reality paid the hotel pro fotors in full. Ho statod that he oscupiel room adjoining McKeighan's at the hotel and that to his cortain knowlege the con were absent the time. The state prove by Captain Ashby that 1 was of a convivial disposition ked him several questions, which, to an outsider, did not seem to be relevant to the case at issuc. Ashby admitted iur sponse to questions that e kept one or two small bottles of whisky in his room, both bottles being sent him by a friend. One night when he heard MeKeighan coughing he wont to his room and offered some of the Tiguor. MeKelghan Again on the Stand. M Kcighan was recalled to the stand and some personal questions put to him conce ing his bodily ailments and his personal expenditures, Attornev Strickler of Omuha, who assisted the state, scemed to be particularly anxious to find out what the tors board gressman and his friend Miller share to a good of sought McKeig and congressman had done with his money. McKeighan stated that he had_been tuking massage baths at the Young Men's Christian association rooms, and that e had paid ¢ oach bath. Afterwards he learned that the baths wi but §1 to moembers of the association, whereupon he Joined the association. He' did not know what the railrond fare from Lincoln to Red Cloud or from Lincoln to Chieago amounted 1o, but_remenmbered that he paid his faro from Chicago to Washington. When asked if it was not a fact that herode on a pass he denied it. enrd the Arguments, It was cenerally conceded that he state had not made oat iinal case against the congressman, but the judee kindly per- mitted the attorneys on’ both sides to ke thoir arguments. The argum of the attorneys on both sides centered around one proposition —whether or not there was an actual or implied attempt to defraud the hotel proprietors out of a bill justly dvo them The attorneys for the STate Cont that MeKeighan admitted that he owed the balance of the bill charged him, that his testimony tacitly amounted to 4 confession that he dwed the bill and that he had endeavored to avoid payment. On the other hand, the attorneys” for the defense argued that the state had not produced any proof, either direct or indirect, that Mk left the hotel with an intent to defraud the pro- prietors, Judge Lansing decided that the state had failed to sustain its allegations of intent to defraud, and therefore aismissed the Gorhum Hetts at Liberty. CGorham Betts walked the streets of Lin- coln today a freoman for the first time since the 25th day of last December. His attorneys prosented o satisfactory bond to Judge Strode this afternoon and Betts was released. His pondsmen are: W. B. Price, his attorney; Bert I Betts, his brother, and J. R. John, a market givdener of this city. No time'has been set for the hearing of ‘his last application for a new trial, and consequently his bond simply gives him his freedom from day to da ‘ounty Attorney Woodward this forenoon filed his answer to the application of Betts' attorneys for & new trial. He alloges that if the statements in the potition are truo Betts has a sufticient remedy at law without Tecourse to i new trial. Snatchod n Pockethook, A daring attempt at robbery was madoe shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon on the principal streets of this city. A traveling kir was selling his wares at tho corner of ‘enth and P streets, and a well dressed Ger- man had been induced to make a purchase. He pulled a plethoric wallet from the re- cesses of nis clothing and_began unwinding it. In doing so0 he disclosed a tempt- ing roll of bills of no small amount. A slimly built young fetlow grabbed the pocket- book and started torun. The German seized him by the back of his overcont collar, knocked his hat off into the gutter, and would have held him hadn ot the young fel- low deftly slipped out of his “overcoat. Dropping the pocketbook,the would-be thief started east on I streoet, the crowd in full chase, He dodged into’ the alley between "Tenth and Eleventh streets and managed to reach a placo of hiding. His overcoat and hat are at tho volice station, and from the contents of the pockets the nolice are of the opinion that the coat was stolen from a woll known cleaning and dyeing establishment on P strzet. case, Will Hold a Conference, At a meeting of the executive com- mittee of the people's party held at the Lindell hotel last night it wasdecided to hold a conference of the membors of the party in January and o committeo was se- lected to fix the time and place. The call provides for the attendance of 1,000 or mor persous. The object of thu conferenge, it 1s stated, is to form a more complete organi- ation of the party aud prepare for the next campaign. The committee is yot undecided as to whether the conference will be held in Lincoln or Hastings, Members of the com- mittee state it is the intention of the workers in the party to start the campaign at once after the conference and have spenkers out educating all winter and spring. The ofcial call will be given out for publication as soon as time and place are settled. Thanksgiving In Lincoln, The very complote arrangements made by the charitable people of Lincoln make it almost certain thac no one will go without a Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow unless they do so from choice, The Salvation army will open its bai s at noon tomorrow and will spread an iuviting repast to the poor of the everybody invited and no fee at the Several of the prominent restaurants have advertised that anybody who aesires may come to thelr tables and satisfy their Thanksgiving appetites free of charg Elder Howe has provided separate dinners for all of the families ou his list. I'wenty- five farmers from the southern part of the county contributing as many turkeys to assist in the work. The arrangements are complete and in addition to being fed, large quaatity of clothing will be distributed. Mayer Bros. will give their annual Thanksgiving dinner to the newsboys and bootblacks this year, to which all the little fellows of poor families will sit down, nearly 1,000 tickets having been issued. The convicts at the penitentiary will enjoy their customary Thanksgiving oui- dinner Lincoln in Brief, Harry Busted, a young lad of floxible morals, night on a charge sworn to by his mother. She aceused him of entering her rooms and stealing a cont for himsell. This i the police judgo dismissed the ca coat was valued a1 &2 Most of tho Lincoln churches will hold Thanksgiviug services tomorrow. fug an The Board of Fducation today disposed of 100,000 worth of school bonds toa firm of 1 brokers, tho price paid amounting to pur and accrued interest. Surprised Thelr Friends. Tonuas, Neb., Nov. 20.— Lottie Steinbrodk of this city were married at Geneva today surprise to the communit, Chiidren Flay with » Guu. Pexveg, Neb., Nov. 20.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bek. ] —Mrs, Ed Stimson, who resides oua farm unorih of town, was shot in the was arvested at a late hour last pecial to Tur Brk|—Mr. William MoCurdy and Miss The affair was quite a call for n state irrig been issued us foilows At & regular meeting of the o | ntiv f the North on vontion has «and exec Platte Irel of graatand vital importance to the state will cono before the assucintion for discussion and i action, namely, the formation of a state irrei- | gation'association The mayors of all cities, the executive ofM- rs and past exscutive officers of the state 11 ho entitled 1o seats In the convention as Also all prosent and past m nbers s are Invived to be present and will lited ns dologates from thelr respoc- ns. Conmissioners of countles, on of proper ctedentinls, will bo en- nd recognition as del Ates. tion will ititled to five soni - a5l executive 1 nlso ull ctof sald o) nbers of nizations, stly dosiro o o Inte: o of the state, o numbor of distingatahed sonally invited f the assoctation, resident. v, Seerotary. xecative Uom- I x havo willhe present us g ! Warner, i Hon, W. I Cody (Buffalo Bili; Hon, G Tammond, county commissionar; Hon, A S Buldwin, rogister Unitor Statos iand ofie o, William Neville, judge of the district cour! HOW 1T WAS ACHIEVED, Detalls of the Robbery of the Station Agent at Bertrand. Bertraxn, Neb., Nov. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee. | —~The town was furnished agenuine sensation yesterday morning,when it was reported that Station Agent Kelloge had been assaulted and robbed of $1,000 the night before. The money had beer sent from Hastings, consigned to the Fivst State bank, arriving on the 7:22 train that evening. The agent, who with his family lives over the depot, busied himself at his usual labors uniil nearly 11 o'clock, when he started up- stairs to bed. Not having any safe he took this money with him. It was currency en- closed in an envelope and Mr. Kolloge placed it in a small box, together with a few dollars of loose change. Stepping outside and ascending the high vlatform he started to enter the door leading up stairs when the robber, who stood just inside, slueged him on the head with some hieavy instrument. The blow felled him, and he remained unconscious perhaps twenty minutes, which gave his sailant ample time to escape with vhe c: The ased was evidently well planned by some one familiar with the surroundings. The money m have been followed here, but it is generally believed that the robber belongs to this locality Further Rehef tor Alronds. Biue SeriNes, Neb., Nov. |Special Telegram to Tt Bee.]—The Stato Board of Transportation, represented by taries [, W. Johnsen and Koontz, with P. F Beardsloy, ste- nographer, met here today to take testi- mony in regard to a petition filed by the Burlington and Union Pacific railroads, ask- ing to be relieved from complying with the requirements of the transfer switch law at this point. ‘T'he testimony of some fifteen or twenty witnesses, representing shippers, manufacturers and business men, was taken, and rovesled the facts that to establish a transfer switech here would require the building of a track about _one mile in iength and the erection of a bridge across the Big Blue river. The cost of the bridge, s estimated by some of the wit- nesses, would be from 3,000 to $10,000. The witnesses differed materially as to the benefits of u transfor switch, some holding. that it would be of very littlo utility, whila others anticipated a large increase in local business from it. A further hearing in the matter will be had in Lincoln in the near future, and the testimony of expercs will bo aken in regard to cost of materials and labor bofore the board takes final action un the petition. Bellovue Breviues. BeLLEVUE, Neb,, Nov. 20.—[Special to T Bee|—Louis Neal, now a resident of Thurston county, is renewing old acquaint- ances of pioneer days ot Bellevue, Mr. Neal was among the first residents of this plac “t'ho people of this plice are very enthu instic over the prospects of haviig o motor line here in the near future, the only clo in the way of which seems to be the that it would require a trifie more expense to construct the road through the village than to run direct to the fort. If this can be overcome in no other way the sentimentof the people seems to be in favor of votinga sufiicient amount of bonds to y the expense of building the extra distance. ! Mr. McKlosky will soon_remove with his family to Papillion, where he has purchased some residence property. Mr. J. H. Floischer's new resideuce is nearly completed and is an ornament to the village. Mr. F'red Vandornof Omaha is stopping at the Seelemire hotel. A pposition HaAsTINGS, Special to Tue Bee.) —~It is now annoanced that there 1s a new candidate in the field for the repub- lican nomination for congressman from this district next fall. Heretofore it has been couceded that Prof. W. K. Andrews, the governor's private secretary, and = the man who cut. down ~ McKeighan's bie majori last fall. would be glven tho unanimous nomination, but it seems that he will have at least o little op- position. The new candidate goes om the assumption that Andrews cannot carry the floating vote; and that he can, aud with this as the text a worker was' sent to Grand Island the other day to persuade some of the Sugar City polivicians that the other Hast- ings man was the one to nominate to save the district from two years more of Me- Keighanism. He didw't succoed very well. Grand Lsl GraNp [sLaND, Nov, 20.—[Special to Tue Beg. | here are six cas *s of diphtheria in thecity, one of which has already proven fatal, A child of Emanuel Lamon died last night. Three other children in the same family arvesick with the disease, The engineer on yesterday morning's Loup City accommodation train, when near the bridge over Loup river, saw a red hind- kerchief fastened 0 a stick on the track. On the other side of the bridge is a culvert, and a horse had fallen tnrough, The animal could not be extricated until they cut off its head. A farmer had given the train men & warning. Prominent Nebraskan Demented, Nepraska City, Nov. 20.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bue.|—Lawson Cook was ad- Jjuaged insane by the commissioners of insan- ity today and will be taken to the Lincoln asylum. Mr. Cook 18 one of the hest known and wealthiest farmers of Otoe counly and & prominent republican, Gubert Woed and Frank Burdick were out hunting yesterday when a gun was accidentally discharged, the contents lodg- ing 1 Wood's shoulder and chest, inflicting dangerous wounds, 1t 1s feared some of the shot penetrated the lungs. Hesroy, Neb., to Tue Bes]—J. H proving rapialy. Mrs. M. H. Weiss, who has been visiting at Gieneva for a few days, is at home. M. k. Woiss is at Geueva. Will Thornbury deaves for Lincoln to- morrow 1o cuter the competive examination s a candidate for West Poiat. Thg. secoud snow of the season here fell last night to the dej:tu of one luch. 20, —[Special Stickel is im- Affuirs ut Hastiogs, Hastinas, Nov. 20, —[Special to Tuk Beg.] —Sunday the new Methodist church im Higiwaud towuship was dedicated in the presence of & large number of spectators. Hev. Dr. Shaok of Omaha preached the discharged the contents through the side of | on | wssoclation held November 23 it was unani- | monsly ad 1 (it there bo a convention 1t Narth Platte, Neb., on Tues- aher 19 ALY persony Interested in the welfars and prosperity of the stato are cnenestly roqaosted (0 ba Prosont, ns st ae aedicatory sermon commodious size. handsomely fu the interior and costing nearly § rished 200, much moroe excited over the city schoo ed keep the ch | pretiy their own neighborhoods A young man named jured several years ¢ B. & M., ana who Ii his injuries re a4 closely who was in nith, 0 i Walker's Fate Uncertain, LExINGTON, Neb., Nov. 20.—|Special T gram to Tue Bee,. | —The jury murder ¢ is still out, agree. It is reported t! for conviction and ong for uittal, Farmer's Ho Lyoss, Neb, Nov. Tue tBee]—Frank Coil's Destroyed. pecial residence, miles_west of town, was burned last even ing. Nearly all the household goods were lost. e — DROPPED TO HIS DEATH. The new edifice is of on It seems that the people of Hastings are | nt talk of n accident on the in the Walker having failed to iv stands eleven to two " THE OMAHA DAFLY BEE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1893. htheria than there is any necessity for. | far thero have been but three | oA deaths from diphtheria proper, and at o7 the present writing thore s but %itf one case reported in the city, and that GHC patient is said to have almost entirely re Y covered. But still tho citizens of this town () have been almost as excitea s tifough the QRE disease wis an epidemic instead _oi being /N confined to a fow isolated cases, Since the > e an effort will be made to 3% confined to h2 ey ARE@ od near Pauline, died of :}Ig Brings comfort and improvement anc tends to rsonal enjoyment when rightly uwr The many, who live bet- ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adap the world’s .best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embiaced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. g Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas- ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properues of a perfect lax- ative; effectually cieansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers an permauentiy curing constipation, It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid- neys, Liver and Bowels without weak- ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug- gists in 50¢ and $1 bottles, but it is man. ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every kage, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered. S S o. ofio N QX @ A., € 3 = Y3 °, 34 op NI o oD [P S Ea Sepe SR Y@ HREO AT YXE HR O "‘boo C\o )fe\af//‘\\a The Viking Ship Bore 3,000 miles across the ocean to the World's AL P atal Plunge Down an Elevator Shaft in a QRE * Mag Factory 3 > John T. Collins, engineer at the Bemis £ b bag factory, was killed about 4:30 yestorday alr a o afternoon by falling down the eclevator (: shaft. S Something was out of order in the elovator 2 shaft and Collins went up to the fifth story < tomake the necessary vepairs. While at CreW O IR work he lost his balanco and was precip'- S tated to the basement. Soveral of the S workmen heard the noise, and when they ?fl" reached the unfortunate man ho was writh- ar Orse_ 3N ing in pain. He could mot tell how N the accident occurred. Physicians were 2]I1° summoned and the police ambu- /(;-‘ lance was called to convey him 03 to the hospital. He was placed on a l I Iel | W Ose <) stretehier, but the wagon had hardly started 9 82 for the hospital until the man was dead. An D examination of his body showed that both @ OREe of his legs wero broken and his chest and o 3 ribs crushed in. He also sustained sovere & N internal injuries. The body was taken to dne LY the morg: The coroner may hold an in- &\\ 2 quest on I'ri 291 83 Collins was & single man snd boarded at 2o 3 3 A 809 South Kighth street. Ho has been om- 0 YR ployed at the Bemnis bag factory for several & 1 ls S months, and his fellow labore speak of N <, him in commendable terms. Iic wus about QR QR 35y old. > > Milton C. Potors, manager of the Bemis o . & bag factory, stated last night that the cle 4 vator was used by the King & Smead Ov JER Clal | I I ed 9a8 all factory, which oceupies part of the = % Bemis building, The only man_who seems 5 N to know anything about the accident is one ) QRE of the emploves in the overall factory. Ho & > saw Collins como up and he wis seen work RS (] (] ° ing around the machix This employo IRE IRe sai ho heard the door to the clevator | > L& m shut and the next he heurd some- > Py thing heavy strike the bottom of the shaft. s (] fy Collins' brothor, who has beon in the city 9 9 for a couple of woeks, heard of the accident & 2 about 9 o'clocis, and identitiod llllc lmu_\mnt (:)10 Th ~ & the morgue of his beother. Collins < ir ilos i i i i S o) Bt & A st an e R i A eir honest sailor eyes beheld with glad surprise the entrancing view, and with shouts of ing in Hampton, Tn., and they were notified { = q : 5 . Iy of his death last night. Just how Collins Sl *‘Skoal” they quaffed deep draughts to the Dream City. With such expressions of satisfac= Ol came to fall will probably never be kuown. 23 3 x F LN i EE S EUCRINE TR % tion and pleasure unborn ages and those now living who never saw its wonders will gaze S¥G Reports of Movements of Hogs Show n S upon them through the medium of 5 al Telogram to ‘%fl/gj - . PR s Price Current will £ | & Western packing the past week is 200,- S | i b 000 hogs, compared with 235,000 the preced- % ( : | g/%\ ing week, st year, making a I total of 1,0 November 1, against < : | i — Sep 1,170,000 Promiuent pl IRE I > 9 pare as follow: > ‘ | ij (fi\\ S, b . | o 0,000 I 200 R 000 1y , by > it @ Lono % 7,000 e e ol @ 2 o i The following wore issued yesterday: % 33 & oo Name and Addres: 5 —_———————— ———— & jJohn I'. Whalen, Omaha S QR I Mary A \14']!\!\1. _‘.)"(‘{‘l““ ha . 2 SUPERB BEAUT[FUL 2 B PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTAINED IN ART o<‘ A P REPRODUCTIONS PORTFOLIOS > y Frank Heller, Omahu., 7 % o Harriet N. Hickox, O § Cumrlos B, Wilson, Oui one TO SECURE WHICH THE QRO i Mertio M. 3 4 ) W. A Mead, Omuha... 0 i ) [ Borer Jonsen, O i e UNITED STATES SHb ren Jensen, Om iha 2> TN M N aroline I ubsen 5 GOVERNMENT : Audrew J. ) ) Aty o i APPROPRIATED ; G i Ed nwold, South Or & % (B extnp Wies SouthOmaha,; B AND THE RESULT IS A 6 Wreek in the Yards. °/,1\§ L There was & wreck in the Union Pacific 9 ' ' S y [ 10 9 switch yards about 8 o'clock last might at YA OF Sl the toot of Jackson street. A B. & M. way > THE pC N car had been pushed partly across the © % o tracks, which cross each other av this point. N Pl One of the Union Pacific switch cngines was S —— 2 koing south after somo cars ind the traiu: men noticed no signul of danger. 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