Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 31, 1894, Page 5

————— e MOSHER'S STOLEN PROPERTY Oapital National Oreditors May Securs that Which He Transferred. WHERE THE CONVICT'S WEALTH IS HIDDEN Litigntion that Indloates that the Kx- Bank Interests Are Carefully Guarded by Those Who Wil Account to Nim Later. LaxcoLy, Jan, 80.—[Special to Tne Ber.)— It now begins to look as if the combination which has for a year past held the personal asscts of Bunk Wrecker Mosher in trust has been broken, and that the creditors of the Capitol National bank will begin to realize somothing upon their claims. In the district court today Judge Tibbetts overruled the motion of Mosher's attorney to dissolve the attachments secured by his attorneys sgaiust his home property, the furniture, and the real estate in Lincoln, Lancaster county and York. On the day after the failure of the Cap- ital National bunk in this city last January, Mosher transferred to his wife and Henry Mansfield, his wife's father, %o D. . Thomp- son, W. H. Dorgan and E. Hurlbuy all his real and personal property. Despite these transfers the numerous castern creditors swore out writs of attachment against the property. Mosher's attorneys at once went into court with motions for dissolving the atiachments, on the grounds that the trans- fers were bona fide and legal. The mat! has been pending in the courts for a ye and the d 1on of Judge Tibbetts today may be regarded as a decided victory for Mosher's creditors. Extent of Mosher One of the aflidavits filed in the case pre- sents some sworn figures which reveal the extent of Mosher's peculations. The aitor- neys for the Dixon National bank of Dixon, 111, figure the matter out on the following basis: Capital stock, $300,000; fraudulent Mosher and Hurlbut, $300,- 000; notes stolen from the bank by Mosher between December 9, 1802, and January 21, §175,000; stolen from the state, 5,000; from Lancaster county, $#1,000; frow the city of Lincoln, $21,000; from de- positors, £00.000; from E. A. Hargreaves on the Friday befors the failure, $20,000; total, $1,303,000." As if this is not sufiicient, the afMidavit avers that Mosher's stealings amounted to enough in addition to the above sum to swell the total to §2,000,000, most of elator alleges is hidden away in ce. Mosher's Plaintive Plea. In opposition to the attachment suit Mosher filed a very pathetic afdavit which has never yet been given to the public, and in which he denies that he is guilty of any crimo except the trifling matter of making fraudulent entries in the bank's books. He declares that the transactions between him- self and D. E. Thompson, W. H. Dorgan, E. Hurlbut and Henry Mansfield, wero bona fide, and thatthe transfers were to secure them. He claims that the house and furni- ture were secured by money furmshed by his wife; that he deeded the property to Marsfleld, his father-in-law, for money he had received from him; to Dorgan for signing notes for him; to Hurlbut to securo what was due him for acting as collector of the bank and settling up the old Western Manufacturing company's business; and to ‘I'nompson for 22,500 worth of siock in the Capital Natioval bank, which he purchased of Thompson when the latter withdrew from the institution, and to secure his (I'hompson’s) daughter's trust fund. Part of the land Thompson has since sold, real- {zing from tho sale $7,500. He closes with the allegation that with the exception of the count in the indictment upon which he was convicted, the other allezations and state- ments of the indictment were wholly Some of the Renl Faots in tho C: Attorney C. G, Hawley, representing the Dixon National bank, makes a vigorous reply to the plaintive assertions in Mosher's afiidavit. He asserts that the furniture in the elezant mansion at Fifteenth and K streets was bought and paid for by Mosher with his own personal check, and that Mrs. Mosher never had any money to purchase what Mosher claims she did. He also declared that Henry Mans- fleld, sr., was an eccentric old man who looked upon Mosher with no little dislike and would never loan him money, a dislike that was proven by the fact that in his will he leftall his money to his other children, He charges that Dorgan and Mosher defrauded the latter's creditors as well as the state of Nebraska by the illegal assignment of the penitentiary contract, and then proceeded to show how Mosher covered up his robberies by false statements. He also touches upon the 1ssue of fraudulent Westers Manufactur- ing company-notes, and avers that Hurlbut ond Mosber ought to be indicted for the frauds commisted in their issue. Beglnning of the End. Prominent attorneys who have been in- terested in the scores of cases commenced by the :reditors of the bank, believe that the begiuning of the end of the greatest swindle known in the history of the state has come. The transfers of Mosher's real and personal property will undoubtedly be set aside by the courts and then D. E. Thompson, W. H. Dorgan and others will be compelied to make full resti- tution to the broken bank of alt the property turned over o them with sno much haste the day after the failure of the Capital National bavk. The residence which was transferred is situated at Fifteenth and K streots oppo- site the main entrance to the stute house and 15 one of the finest in the city. The property is exceedingly valuable and in the year preceding the failure Mosher ex- pended §12,000 in remodeling it. Tho fur- niture which has cut so great a figure in the cases now in court is of the most exvensive character. In addition to the vesidence and the furniture Mosher transferred large and valuable pieces of property, both in this city and m York. In fact, he placed his entire ostate in hunds where he believed it would be safe from the de- mands of his swindled creditors. The peo- ple of Lincoln have never belioved that these transfers were bona tide. They have not hesitated to claim publicly that the men who hold Mosher's property do so in rust, and that when his term in the Sioux 1s' peuitentiary expires he will come into his own again, indirvectly at least. About the Penitentlary Contract. It is now belioved that the penitentiary contract will yet be wrested from W. H. Dorgan and disposed of, if such a thing is possible, for the benefitof tho creditors of the bank. The contract is now in the name of W. H. Dorgan, who was for several years Mosher's foreman, Mosher transfi the ecntract to Dorgan on Februacy 1, 1503, by simply endorsing an assignment on the back of the origial contract in which it 1s stated that the transfer is mado in ac- cordance with tho torms of a private agree- ment between Mosher and Dorgan of even date therewith. This private agrecment between Mosher and Dorgan has never been made publle, There are good reasons for belioving, however, that It is in the nature of an agreement by which Dorgan is to op- erate the penitentiary contract for a certain period for Mosher's benefit. Dorgan never signed the agreement, there is no record that he paid anything for the contract, he is under no bonds to the state as the law requires. The State Board of Public Lands and Buildings has steadily re- fused to recognize the transfer of the con- tract from Mosher o Dorgan, and to this dato tho state warrants from the state are drawn in favor of C. W. Mosher, Makes & Voluminous Docket, Tho “Roster of Soldiers, Salors and Marines of the War of 1812, Mexican War and the War of the Rebellion, Residing in Nebraska June 1, 1803, was issued from the rru& today and is ready for distribution. It s compilod anuually by the secrotary of state in complinnce with section 4451 of the Cousolidatedy Statutes of Nebraska. The new volume makes s work of 525 pages, exclu- sivo of tho Index. 'I'he roster Is preceded by 158 pages of “general information," includ- Ing statistios relating to the United States supreme court, circuit court of appeals, oir- ouit courts of the United States, United Btates court of claims, Unitad States courts o tho territories, district courts of the United States, Mississippi river commission, ation THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1891 list,_of oficers in army and navy, members of congress, biographical sketohes of the cabloet officers, list of officers of the corps of the engineers in charge of surveys and districts, etc. Thirty pages are given up to a list cabinet officials, their assistants and the chiet cierks of the various depart- ments of the general government. From these thirty pages the interested Nebraska reader can extract valuable pieces of infor- mation that enable him to discover that the chief clerk of the light house board resides at 501 Maple avenue, in Le Droit park, or that J. 8. Franklin is the resent sailmaker on board the Jnited States receiving ship Dile. The curious may discover that W. A. Taylor re- sides at 1516 Carolina street, in Washington, and that he isthe assistant promologist, but no where in the book 18 it noted whether the a ant promologist is a democrat or what salary he draws, For years people in Nebraska have groped in distressing ignorance of the exact nature of the duties of the chief clerks in the de- partment at Washington. In thenew roster of soldiers living in Nebraska they will find twenty paged devoted to this information. ‘The next thirty pages are given up to a list of the executive officers of the states and territories. Then come thirty pages of olection statistics of all the states in the union. Following this comes brief bio- graphical sketches ot the incumbent con- gressmen from Nebraska and then the rosters. Incidentally it may be remarked that Jacob North & Co. receive §2.10 per page for theso 156 pagesof padding. 1he entire yolume cost the state $1,241.20. Susponded Alken’s Sentence. In the case of the state against James Aikes, Chief Justice Norval today signed an order suspending sentence and admitting Aiken to bail in the sum of $1,000. Aiken was arrested on August 8 of last yearin a charge of burglary, the complaint being filed by Soren Larsen. The complaint cited that Aiken, together with Mitchell Fleming, William Nixon, J. W. Walsh and Henry Scales entered Larsen's tailoring establish- ment at 415 North Sixteenth stre:t on the night of July 27 and carried away nineteen pieces of English worsted, valued at three pieces German worstod, worth $41.50; sixteen pieces of Scotch tweed, valued at £149.50, together with a large number of ad- ditional pieces of goods. the value of the en- tire amount being §743.50. Aiken tried tried before Judge Keysor and found guilty of grand larceny, and sentenced to the state penitentiary for the term of two years. Gosslp at the State House, The Demster Mill Manufacturing com- pany against the First National bank of Holdrege is the title of a case filed with the clerk of the supreme court today. Lawrence Gronlund, the author and lec- turer on socialistic science, called at tho state house today, the guestof Stopogra- pher Beardsloy the State Board of Transportation. Edmund H. Butler, editor of the Buffalo, N. Y. News, called upon Governor Crounse this afternoon. Governor Crounse this forenoon listened to arguments on the apolication of David Cook, sentenced from Butler county to the te penitentiary for five years for the me of rape. Attorney Sheisloy of David v appeared for the prisoner, while Judge Matt Milier ovposed the pardo The gov- ernor's decision is likely to be withheld. George G. Bayba, ex-treasurer of Knox county, C. J. O'Connor of Dakota county, C, F. Wheeler of Furnas county, were at the state house today making their annual settlements with the auditor. TO SEE OMAHA'S SCHOOLS. Nebraska City Teachers Will Visis the Metropolis Next Month. Nesrasga Crry, Jan. 30.—[Special to Tnr Bee.|—The teachers of the Nebraska City public schools will visit Omaha February 9 for the purpose of investigating the schools of the metropolis. Thirty-six teachers from this city will attend the proposed ex- cursion, together with a number of friends and the teachers of the Syracuse schools. In all the party will number over fifty. They go over the Missouri Pacific, returning in the ovening. Prominent fruit growers of Otoe county state that the recent cold snap burst the buds on the peach trees, utterly ruining next season’s crop. S. W. Adams was bound over to the dis- trict court yesterday on the charge of ob- taining mon@y under false. pretenses. His bond was fixed at $300, in default of which he is in jail. ‘Will Brown tied his horse on the raiiroad track near the cereal mills Sunday. A freight train came along, aud Brown is minus a horse. Hog cholera 1s reported to be making ravages in the northwestern part of Otoe and southern Cass counties. An item in last Sunday's BRE sent from this city stated that word had been re- ceived here that Arthur Williams and a young man named Prince, both former res- idents of this city, had been in a railroad wreck in Kentucky, and Prince had been killed, and Williams lost both lower limbs. The cuse seems to be shrouded in consider- able mystery. Relatives of the young men were notified by postal card, which, after stating the above facts, said Williams had been sent home. His relatives have tele- graphed in all directions, without answer. Oficials at the hospital in which Williams was said to have been know nothing about the young man. Williams' relatives are almost distractod over the un- certainty of his fate. Prince had no rela- tives here, and had been emploved at the Morton house as engineer until that hostlery closed its doors. At the installation of nowly olected offi- cers of Women's Relief corps No. 165 Satur- day evening Mrs, Nellie Bishop, the retiring president, was presented with a handsome gold badge of the order by members of the corps. The ice harvest is being rapidly gathered. The crop ranges from eighteen Lo twenty inches in thickness, and is of excellent quality. Hundreds of idle men have found employment at this industry, and the late cold snap has proved a blessing, A double wedding occured here Sunday at the residence of Rev. C. B. Edson, the con- tracting parties being Isaac I3, Robards and and Miss Sarah Massey; Ephriam Ward Morse and Miss Josephine Logan. Alllivea few miles southeast of the city. Mrs. Catherine Neal took a dose of rough on rats last evening and prompt medical aid alouo saved her life. She has been sufor- ing from insomnia for some time and has lately shown syvmptoms of insanity. She says she took the poison to make her sleop. For Charity's suke. OscEOLA, Neb., Jan. 80.—(Special to Tur Bee.]—Rev. A. B. Whitmer, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal vhurch, delivered his lecture last night on “Things that Made Me Tired,” at the Monson opera house. The proceeds, amounting to §22.50, were sent to the western Nebruska poor of the Methodist Episcopal church, Mr. Monson, the owner of tho opera house, donated its use and Rov. Mr. Whitmer donated the lecture. Rev. D. W. Comstock of South Omaha lectured here Sunday at the Presbyterian church in the morning and the Mothodist church in the evening in the iuterests of the Orphan’s homo in Omaha. Rev, Mr. Ware of the Second Presbyterian church of Omaha has been here for two weeks assisting the pastor of the Presby- terian church here, Rev. Van Giesen. The meeting was a grand success, and quite a number manifested a desiro Lo turn over a new leaf. Death of Mrs. Willlam Cummings. Nemana Crry, Neb, Jan. 30.—[Special to Tug Beg.]—MNrs. William Cummings died at her home, in this city, Saturday night. Mrs Cummings came to Nemaha county in 1568 from Indiana with her husband, William Cummings, decessed. The funeral services were held in the Methodist church, of whicn she was a member, Rev. Price of Stella oficiating. Wakefleld Loan Assoolation. WAKEFI Neb., Jau. 80 —[Special to Tur Bee |—Special Agents Snyder and Whitcomb of the Workmen Building and Loau association of Lincoln have organized a local club at this place by electing the fol- lowing officers: President, William M. Wheeler; secretary, Jack Moir; treasurer, Henry Monk. Auburn Bonds Voted, Aunury, Nev., Jan. 30.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bee.)—Bonds fu the sum of §20,000 for water works were voted today by a wajority of eighty-six. This will ~be Auburn’s first public improvement. There aro rumors that some of tho heavy tax- payers will Wy to enjoin the issue of the bouds, INTERESTED 1N IRRIGATION Farmers of Northern Nebraska Disouss the Bubjeot at 0'Neill, IN FAVOR OF IMMEDIATE ACTION Oltizens of Other Parts of the State Take Steps to Improve Fertile 8ol by Artificial Methods—In the Loup Valley O'NeiL, Nob,, Jan. 30, ~Special Telegram to Tur Bge]—The irrigation convention which was called to meet in the city today convened inthe court house at 1:30, with about 800 delegates present. Hon. M. P. Kinkaid was elected chairman and T. V. Golden secretary. Delogates avo present from Brown Rock anda Keya Paha counties. Hou. L. E. Forte of North Platte, president of the Nebraska Irrigation association was present, also Hon. George A. Mead, Dr. J. Pervin _Johuson and W. G. Price, as dele- wates of the Sioux City board of trade. Hon. B 8 Gillespie of this city, who was sent out in company with A. J. Meals about four weeks ago by the Holt County Irriga- tion association to examine the route of the proposed canal, was called upon by the con- vention and made an extended report of hi findings concerning the cticaoility of a ditch from the Niobrara, Snake and Beard- man rivers. From the examination made by himself and Mr. Meals, he was clearly of the opinion that a ditch could be made ata small cost, President Forte of North Platte delivered a very ablo and intercsting address. He was followed by Hon. W. G. Price of Sioux City, a member of the United States surveying corps. He is an enthusiastic irrigationist and made able ad- dress. At the evening session Hon. H. R. Moses of Great Bend, Kan., president of the Interstate Irrigation association, delivered am eloquent uddress to the convention and was repeatedly applauded. Judge Esmay of Kansas, & national lecturer on irrigation, will address the convention tomorrow. Will Improve Prosperous Farms. Sanaent, Neb,, Jan. 80.—[Special to Tne Bek. | —The Middle Loup Valley Irrigation company is the name under which the farmers and business men of this valley ave organizing to increase the productiveness of the lands in this valley. Iixcepting the years of 1800-93 tho farms of Custer county have never failed to produce good crops, and, in fact, this section bus been un- usually prosperous for a new country, the farmers mostly being prosperous and uni- formly so where they did not stare on their new farms too largely in debt, and have in- dustriously worked their farms. This move- ment to secure the benefits of -irrigation is not the outerowth of a succession of poor crops or an_effort to reclaim a desert, as tho rainfall in ordinary years is sufficient to produce good crops, but the effort of a prosperous people to secure means to increase their prosperity. The movement is almost entiraly fostered by farmers. who form the most prosperous class of citizens, by the men who have made the most suc- cess of farming under natural conditions, while a large part of the ‘“doubting Thomases” are those who have little con- fidence in agriculture. The company started with a capital of 50,000, held almost entirely at home, and Which will be increased to §150,000 if neces- sary. Competent engineers have been el gaged, and the preliminary work of survey- ing will be commenced in & short time. As projected, the ditch 1s to be about hirty miles long and will be exclusively an irrigation enterprise with no power or im- provement side issues. This will irrigate some 50,000 acres of the choicest lana in cen- tral Nebraska. Ultimately the ditch will probably be widened and extended, bringing much more land under 1ts influence. With one exception this will be the farthest east in this country where irrigation will be in practical operation the coming summer. It is expected to push the work rapidly when the frost is out of the ground in the spring. The movement has been encouraged largely by K. M. Currie, John Adamson and E.P. Sav- age of Sargent, and W. J. Wallace and R. G. Carr of West Union. E. P. Savage, presi- dent, and J. £. McCray, secretary, are the ofticers of the local organization. FARMERS MEET AT NORFOLK. Interosting Subjects Relating to Agricul- ture Discussed at the Moeting. NorroLg, Neb., Jan. 80.—(Specia) Tel- egram to Tue Ber.]—The second aunual session ofthe farmers institute convened here this morning. The morning session was called to order by Colonel S. S. Cotton. Prof. Bruter of the State University made remarks on the “Relation of Department Work,” and answered questions in regard to_insects. J. W. Bovee read a paper on “Burrs and how to Exterminate Them.” Mr. Osborne spoke of the Russian thistle in Dakota as growing so large that sheep fed on them and the 1nstitute voted that Mr. Osborne read a paper on “‘Russian Thistle,” J. W. Bovee and P. F. Sprecher were re- quested to draft resolutions calling attention of the city government, county commission- ers and legislature of Nebraska to this weed, and report. At the meeting romarks were made by George Smith, Dr. Wilkinson and others in regard to weeds along railways. Charles G. elo read & paper on the “Sugar Beot as & Factor in Agriculture,”” Ed Hammond's subject was ‘‘Tree Planting.” “Market Gardening” was discussed by F'. J. Hepperly, and How to Koep Boyson the Farm” by G. D. Smith, 0) The evering session was opened with music by C. H. Harding. J. 1. Simpson's subject, “The Land We Live in” was thor- oughly handled. “Dairying” was S. C. B sett's subject. A discussion followed, which closed today’s meeting. Sobuyler Child Burnéd, SonuyLes, Neb., Jan. 80.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.|—Ella Dworak, aged 7, with her two younger sisters was left at home this morning, as was customary, while her mother was out working for a neighbor, Becoming cold she sat upon the stove hearth, The isinglass being destroyed, fire ignited tho buck of her dress. She ran into the street. Her screams attracted the attention of a man passing, who rolled her in the snow and put out the flames, but not until her body was terribly burned. She is in a critical condition, but there are hopes for her. Charles Green, who has long been sus- pected of pilfering coal, hay and other arti- cles from his neighbors and other sources, was apprehended by the shoriff last night while bearing from the county’s supply of lumber a twenty-foot piece of bridge ma- terial. He is now in the county Jail. Proposed Celebration at Alliance. Au Neb., Jan. 80.—[Special to Tus Bee.]—At a banquet and ball to be held at tho Phelan opera house, February 5, Alliance citizens will celebrate’ the cousolidation of the Chadron land office with the local office, It will be an elaborate affair. The following committee has the business 1n charge: 1. R. Phelan, R. M. Humpton, Banks Stewart, : Broome, * W. "G. Simonson, Willl oty . Dorrington, Kulght, . ML Phelps, W. D, Nobleman, U, A" NowSerry, Wil- W. W. Norton, A. L. FIéld, Dr. tovens, E. Todd, k. B. Buechsenstein, J. secretary. » Captain Murray's Interest. FrexonT, Jan, 80.—(Special Telegram to ‘g Bee.]—At o consultation of the rela- tives and immediste friends of mes Murray, who yesterday was pro- nounced insuno from the effects of injuries received by a fall in December, it was de- cided to take him to St. Joseph's'hospital, at Omuha for u possible surgical operation treatment. If it be decided that noth can be done to immedintely improve him. ho will be taken to & private hospital in Wis- cousin, near his old home. He left for Omaha on the 3 o'clock train accompaniod v his wife, his son Mark of tho Pender Times and 'nis attending physician, Tamllton, W. P, Reardon, and ¥, Kicked by a Horse, STROMSBURG, Neb., Jan, 50, — gram o T Bie.)—Daniel man io the employ of W. F. Hesman,u favmer living six miles wost of here, while doing his chores last evening was kicked on pecial Tele- Kiine, & young | the head by a horse aud Seriously, and, it is foared fatally, injuredis The voung man was found in an unconscioys condition. Doctors report him in a precarious condition. Rba it e Table Rook's Famuy Reunlon. Tante Rock, Neb., fan. 30.—[Special to Tiug Bee.)—Grandma Kerhs held her annsal birthday divuer at het hote in this_place Saturday afternoon. #Tiere wore prosent over fifty children, gymdohildren and groat grandchildren, These dinnors have been & regular thing for thirty yoars OV - T ANEWS FOR THE ARy, . Lieutenant Ty<on Sent on & Mountain Mis- slon—Surgeons Detailed to lome. N, Jan. M. (Special Telegram to Tie Bie.]—First {Lioutenant Lawrenco D. Tyson, Ninth infantey, will proceed to Knoxville, Tenn., to Mound City and Os- borne, Johnson county, Tenn., and carry out the instructions given him from this oftice. Colonel Joseph R. Smith and Colonel Ber- nard J. D, Irwin, assistant surgeons general are detailed to represent the medical depart ment of the army at the eleventh Inter- national Medical congress to be held at Rome, Italy, March 20 to April 5, and will proceed to the place designated at the proper time, Bronze Medal for Colonel Trwin. Curcaao, Jan. 80.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Cclonel B. J. D. Irwip, medical director of the Department of the Missouri, who has an ofice at General Miles' head- quarters, has been awarded tho bronze edal of honor which congress, by an act passed in 1364, authorized ar depart- ment to confer upon ofil or enlisted men for any specially meritorious conduct in action, In Dr. Irwin's case the honor has been long in reaching the recipient, for the act for which 1t was granted was performed almost thirty-three years ago. Colonel Irwin was then a young surgeon with the rank of Second lieutenant and sorving in New Mex where the Apaches were on the war path. A band of the Indians sur- rounded a small detachment of troops in a lonely canon, and held them fn a po- sition where they could defend themselves but could nos escape. The soldiers seut out o scout, who evaded the Indians and reached an encampment of troops several miles distant, When the situation of the besieged men was made known a detach- ment of twenty men was organized and, thero boing no officer to tako charge of it, young Irwin volunteered and led the res- cuers, mounted on wagon iules, into the canon. After a sharp fight with the Apaches, in which ~ several were killed ' on both sdes, the besioged party was reached and supplied with ammunition, which enabled the sold- 1ers to keep the Indians at bay unula cav- alry force scattered the enomy and raised theseige These events occurred on Febru- ary nd 14, 1861, Colonel Irwin has been connected with General Miles' headquarters for several years. The medal is about the size of a er dollar and is struck from dies which made while the war of the rebellion in progress. To receive it is regarded in the army as a distinction to be coveted, although it is given without regard to rank. Department of the Platte. The commanding officer at Fort Niobrara, Neb., will grant to Private Samuel Bennett, Company G, Eighth infantry, a furlough for two months, to terminate April 11, 1894, and on that date he will be discharged from the service of the United States, if prior thereto he shall makeapplication in writing for such discharge. The commanding officer, Fort Niobrara, Neb,, will grant to Private James G. Holt, Troop G, Sixth cavalry, a furlough for three months, to terminate May 11, 1804, and on that date he will be discharged from the servize of the United States, it prior there- to he shall make application in writing for such aischarge. C —_—— HOW CRONIN DIED. One of the Doctors Fresent at tho Autopsy Denies Any Doubt on the Polnt. Cuicago. Jan, 80.—Dr. Charles Perkins, for whom Judge Wing had caused a subpeena to be issued last might, took tho stand in the Coughlin trial today. Hawas wanted to ex- plain a statement from Dr. James Bell, one of yesterday’s defense witnesses to the effect that Drs, Eghert and Perkins at the autopsy upon Dr. Cronin’s body had expressed to him considerabie doubt as to the cause of death. The physician insisted that he had said nothing of vhe kind. Dr, Bell then resumed the stond for cross-examination. During the testimony of James Hyland, Coughlin spoke in open court for the first time. Hyland had testified he was with Iceman O'Sullivan at the iceman’s home at the time Dr. Cronin is alleged to have been murdered, and had gone with a cousin to Niemann’s saloon for a drink. Niemann had previously testified that Coughlin was in his place, near the Carlson cottage, on the night of May 4, and defendant’s coun- sel, Judge Wing, undertook to that show Hy- land might Lave been mistaken for Coughlin, A dramatic scene resulteda. “‘How tall ure you, Coughln?"” asked the prisoner’s attorney. “Six feet and half an Coughlin promptly. “Now stand up by Hyland,” the lawyer coutinuea, and as the witness and prisoner stood side by side the resemblanse was re- markable. Coughlin had spoken the first word he had ever uttered 1n his own behalf in court, and as the two men stood together a mur- mur ran through the court room, and the jury, as well as spectators, evidenced deop interest. After the defendant had taken his seat Thomas Whalen, a police officer, took the stand. O’Sullivan was his cousin and had lived at his house some time after his arrival in Chicago. Whalen testified he ate supper with O'Sullivan and the two Hylands on the night of May 4, 1889, He said that the vis- itors had wone about 10 o'clock and that O'Sullivan directly after returning from a walk to the car with them had retired. Michael Whalen, Mrs. Thomas Whalen ano Redmond McDonald were on the stand duriug the afternoon. - Theater Party from Nebraska City. A party composed of about fifty Nebraska City people, among whom were Hon. John C. Watson and wife and Frank P. Ireland, wife and daughter, arrived in the city yes- terday afternoon to attend the perform- ance of ‘‘Wang” at Boyd's last night. Most of the party returned ~ to their homes on a special train at midnight. Others of the party were: Mrs, D. P. Rolfe, Miss Mary Rolfe, Miss Lou Wilson, H. D. Wilson, Charles Petring, Henry Catron, Dr. and Mrs. Nesbitt, Misses O, Rottman, Helen Hawke, Mabel Stafford, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Marnell, Mrs. H. C. Freeman, Mrs. David Brown, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Brown, R. H. Levi, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Ebright, William 'lliulmn, jr., Miss Olga Bishop, J. A. Rooney, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Catron, inch,” responded e Wool Growers' Convention, DeNvER, Jun, 80.—AL tha request of many wool growers of the westérn states, Gover- nor Waite has reissuel his caill for a wool growers' convention in Lenver February 5, He has received notice that the governors of Pennsylvania and Moftaud have appointea delegates to the conveption, ———— Swect breath, swest stomaoh, sweet tom - peri Then use DeWitvskittle Early Risors. ey PEESONAL PARAGIAP C. J. O'Connor of Homer is a city visitor. C. O. Baker of Beatrice is registered at the Dellone, R F. hloke and wife of West Point are city vitisors. J. G, Tate arvived in the city from home in Hastings last night. Edward Hall and wife of David Civy are guests at the Merchants. Frank E. Helyey and wife of Nebraska City are among the guests at the Millard, S. Eiseman, formerly one of the leading wmerchants of Council Bluffs, but now of Salt Lake, is at the Paxion, Nebraskans registered at the hotels: M. Raymond, Hastings; J. B. Reynolds, Lin- coln; James Poterson, Red Cloud; R. A Ridge, Rastings; P. W,sHolliday, Nebraska City; C. S. Parker, Fullerton; A. B, Clarke, Ceutral City. his T0 KEEP SOLDIERS SOBER Benator Kyle's Plan for Improving the Morals of the Army and Navy. THEY MAY DRINK, BUT NOT GET DRUNK One Little Case of too Much is Mads Cause for Instant Dismissal from the Ser- vice—Comments on the Measure. 513 FounTERNTH STREET, WasiiNatoN, Jan, 50, Senator Kylo of South Dakota has boen considerably ridiculed around the capitol today over the bill which he introduced yestorday “to roform the morals of the naval, military and civil service of the gov- erhment by making intemperance a cause for instant aismissal.’ The bill defines an intemporate person, who must be expelled from office, as one who has been intoxicated within twelve months. He need only to bo intoxicatad cnce within a year to place him- selt 1n position to be dismissed, and any proof which would conviet a man of an in- toxication in a police court would be suf- ficient to dismiss him from the army or navy orany other branch of the governmental service. It would give a splendid oppor- tumty for jealous and malicious persons to vent their splecn upon those whom they dis- like in the federal servico. This evening's Star severely criticises and condemns the measure, 1t : ho bill ought not to be made completely and instantly retroactive. It should be finished with a proviso that it take effect ono year from tho dato of passage, so that every mili- ire officer of the govern- ment might start square with a clean record, within the meaning of the law. Of course, in cting process that the bill will prob- o in the military committeo of tho senate proper attention will bo paid to the matter of the post exehangos, allas the “can- teen,” which has become such an Important clement in the lives of the enlisted men of the army. This slight Institu- tlon may bo considered worthy of notlce. Then the bill should bo passed over to the eommitteo on public s and grounds to ho discussed with ) to Its relations to the restaurants of the s te and house which now serve just a ligtle of that ‘mes both cheers and inebriates. aro members of the civil co of the government, though fortu- they do not have to piss examinations, i1l nocossarily fall under the provisions t, and tho question us to just how far with their prerogatives will be WasmivaroN Bureau or Tie Bre, % & rier interesting. It is understood that the bill is directed at the army men especially, and it finds little support. Pensions for Patriots Only. A determined effort will bo made in the house shortly to strike from the pension rolls the names of all persons not residing in this country. This effort was made in the last congress and received little support. While there are a great many who believe that those who draw pensions from our gov- ernment should remain under aund obey its 1aws and show their patriotism by keeping up their citizenship, they are slow to vote residents of forcign countries off of fourspen- sion rolls. More remonstrances against the passage of the Wilson tarift bill are being received just now by men 1n congress than at any time since the tariff debate began. A wheelbarrow load are vresented inthe senatve overy day. Many more are meceived by members of the house, but few of them are presented except by republicans. The great majority of them are completely suppressed. Inventor's Efforts Awnarded. Patents were issued to_Nebraska inven- tors today as follows: Henry G. Leisen- ring, Wayne, surgical chair; Daniel W. Lowis, assignor of oune-third to F. M- Chesnoy, North Platte, ‘truss; Frank J. Mc- Ardle and John B. Furay, Omaha, card holder; William H. Noye, Lincoln, brick kilnj Charls W. Pearce, Diller, motor; Henry A. Smith, Omaha, whip societ} Andrew Stephen, Rushville, manufacture of brootws. Pateats granted Towans today: George Brousseau, Marion, device for blowing bubbles: Jacob Cheout, California, chimney ; George W. Dodder, assignor of one-half to 7. H. Shellebarger and A. M. Gareett, Lotts, drinkiog fountais for poultry; Carl and (. H. Grahl, Council Bluffs, "voting booth; Zerah L. Hayden, Carroll, hoof gauge; James Jopling, assignor to American Mining Tool company, What Cheer, drilling machine; John I. Kordick, Bridgewater, watering trough; Isaac M. Mahone, Oskaloosa, water guage for steam boilers; William . Negus, West Branch, wire stretcher; Porter B. Speer, Muscatine. paddiewheel for steamboats. Postmasters Appolnted, Presidential postmasters wers nominated today as follows for Nebraska: Charles S. Alling, Seward; Arthur P. Childs, Wayne; Charles E. Raed, Arapahoe; Thomas Wilkin- son, Blair. Towa—I. A. Brown, Storm [La J. W, Jinchon, Algona; J. W. Randolph, Esther- ville; Andrew L. Schuyler, Clinton, Fourth class postmasters appointed today: Nebraska—Alston, Dundy county, Hattie Smith, vice BE. E. Stenstrom, resigned; Pleasant Hill, Salime county, Erwin Houck, vice J. H. Brunk, resigned. South Dakota—Blunt, Hughes county, W. J. Lecper, vice D. A. Stinger, removed; Iast Pierce, Hughes county, Mrs. Helene Rohe, vice John Rohe, dead. Towa—Avon, Polk ‘county, W. E. Evans, vice J. W. Lang, resigned. Personal Mentlon, Lewis B. Witcher of Highmore, S. D., has filed his papers at the Treasury depart- ment for the position of special agent for the salmon fisheries iz Alaska. ‘The Iowa delegation 1n the house and sen- ato tendered Senator-Elect Gear, the pres- ent member in congress from the First lowa district, a complimentary dinuer tonight at Welchar's. Besides the delegation there were presen’. the republican members of tho ways and means committee and a few per- sonal friends of Lho senator elect. C. F. Kaul of Madison, Neb,, is at the American, Captain Anson, the well koown base ball magnate, is here from Chicago to have his father nppointed postmaster at Marshall- town, la. Representative Hay has en- dorsed Anson, but Representative Richard- son has not yet done so, and that name 5COmS necessary to success. Perry S, Heatw, FOR CITIZENS ONLY, Representative Hall's Latest Pension Pro- posui—Capitol Culllngs. ‘WasHINGTON, Jan, 30.—Representative Hall of Missouri will introduce a bill providing that no pension shall be pald to any person who1s not a citizen of the United States. He suys that many foreigners who partiol- pated in the late war and who under the present laws are drawing pensions should become citizens or give up their pensions. Wilhiam A. Winder of San Diego, Cal., has been appointed special agent to make allot- ment o Indian lands in the Round Valley reservation, California. Lieutennnt J. Watson of the Eleventh United States cavalry has been dotailed agent at the Crow agency in Montaua, vice W. P. Wymun, removed. The senate in executive session has con- firmed J. N. McKenzie of Tennessee as marshal of the United States for the middle district of Tennessee. St, Gaudens World's Falr Medals, WasHINGTON. Jan. 80.—The original models of the World's fair medal designed by Mr.St. Guadens will bo submitted to the senate quadro-centennial committee, and it 1s be- lieved that if the members see nothing im- proper in thom tho work on the modal witl o compleved. Mr. St. Gaudeos feels confl- dent that with the originals before thom the cowmntzee will withdraw all objections, but if tho altorations are made ho prefors to wake them himself rather than have it on- trusted to snother verson. Colonel Tho . M ulight, Wasuixarox, Jan, 80.—Colovel Thomas Moonlight of Kansas, who has been nom- fnated for minister to Bolivia, has been prominont in western politics for several years. He was at one time adjutant gon- eral of Kansas, and during Mr. Cloveland's first term was appointed governor of Wyom fog to succoed Governor Warren. Moonlight was removed soon after Harrison's Inaugura- tion. He returned to Kansas, where he has since resided. He is about 60 years old and was a colonel fn the union army during tho war of the rebellion. ‘The position for which Moonlight hus boen chosen is the one to which G. H. J. Taylor (colored), also of Kansas, was appointod by the president during the extra session of congross, but failod of confirmation, Senati's Hawniinn Wasiixaros, Jan, vestigation. —Members of the senate committe whioh isdnvestigating the diplomatic relations with the Hawaiian gov- ernmont express tho opinion that tho invos- tigation will be concluded within the next ton days or two wooks. The wiinesses yot %0 be examined are mainly persons who hive at various times visited the islands. Twenty Mill WASHINGTON, + Applied For. Jan. 80.—Secretary Carlisle this afteraoon recoived dispatches from New York saying that §0,000,000 of the 5 per cont bonds had been subscribod. The secrotary 18 now confident that the whole 1ssue of 0,000,000 will be subscribed av 115 In fonor of WASHINGTON, Jan, § of the secretary of s ave & luncheon last night at the Arlington in honor of Mrs, Cleveland. B ® 1 WasHINGTC “Tho patent on -tho famous electric telephone of Prof. Aioxan- der Graham Bell of Boston expired today WRECKED, vere Experience of the Dunish Stoamer and on the Atlantic. Grascow, Jan. 80.—The steamer Pland, Danish, Captaiu Thompson, from Copen- hagen, on January 16, ana_Christiana, Janu- ary 20, for New York, with sixty passen- gers, was encountered on the Clyde today with her upper saloon carried away and otherwise damaged by very sevore weather, during which one man was drowned. ALMO. Storm on the Atinntic NEW York, Jan. 30.—The storm raged on the Atlantic coast du; thirt, ix hours has been one of the severest for many years, The wind at Sandy Hook at one timo roached a_velocity of over seventy miles an hour. Fortunately, very little damnge has been done, 80 far as re- ported. The wind shifted to the northwest and increased in violence until this morning when it moderated somewhat. This changa probably saved two schooners that showed signs of trouble off the Jersey coast last night. Jonst. that has Another Mystery of the Sea. Porr TowNsexp, Wash., Jan. 830.—The revenue cutter W cott returned today trom a cruise along the west coast of Vancouver island_in soarch of the sealing schooner Mary Brown, which sailed from Saud Point, Alaska, for San Francisco last October. The Wolcott found no trace of the missing schooner, although she w far north as Clayquot sound. The revenue officers are of the opimion that the schooner was lost above Sitka. Big Linor Agron Bremes, Jan. 3).—Tbe North German Lloyd steamer Trave. which sailed today from this vort for New York, is ashore at Bremerhaven. S Do Miss Rosina Vokes' Funeral, Loxpoy, Jan. ~The remains of Miss Rosina Vokes, the popular actress, have been conveyed from Ivy cottage, bicombe, to London, where the funeral will tako place tomorrow. The departure of the body from Balicombe was made the occasion for the gathering togcther of a number of fishermen and their families at Ivy cottage, whero they respectfully witnessed the transfer of the body. Miss Vokes dur- ing her lifetime was & most charitable ‘woman and gave away a fortune to the poor and among the fishermen of the neighbor- hood of Torquay she was a special favorite. Smeo e Colora Logistature, DexvER, Jan. 80.—The time of the house today was mainly occupied in passing sev- eral bills providing for the construction of roads and bridges. The senate met this afternoon at 2 o'clock, for the first time since Friday. Governor Waite's message in reply to the senate's resolution asking him to prorogue the legislature, the substance of which was given in last night's dispatches, was read. Senator McKinley intcoduced a concur- rent resolution providing for an adjourn- ment sine die on February 8, which went over under the rules, SH Incorporated for 81,000,000, Torexa, Kan., Jan 80.—A mwillion dollar corporation filed its charter with the secre tary of state this afternoon. The Missour & Kaunsas Coal and Mining company is the name of the new corporation and 1ts place of business is Kunsas City, Kan. The pur- pose of the organization is to buy and oper- ate coal lands and sell the products of such coal lands. The dircctors are T J. Enright, Argentine; C. M. Thistlewaite, Topeka; H. P. Ismert, Kansas City, Kan.; J. . Allen, Aspen, Colo.; V. Monahan, R. B, McCowan, D. W. Smith, Kansas City, Mo, —-— Gambled flis Money Away. St. Louis, Jan. 30.—Henry Balk, a well- known South St. Louis boot and shoe dealer, has disappeared, deserting his young wife. Before leaving he sold his siore se- cretly and avoided paying a large number debts, aggregating, perhaps $10,000. his departure it has been learne gambling procliviti tracks are responsible for his downfall. Balk came_originally from Holland and is be- lieved to have returned there or to Paris, where heonce livea. — Surpriso Party for A. D. Jones. Fifty or sixty of tne oldest residents of Omaha, whose undelivered mail Mr. Alf D. Jones, who was Omaha's fiest postmaster, used to carry avound in his hat, met at his residence, 2018 Wirt street, last evening to tender him a surprise party in celebration of his 80th birthday. Many of the callers are themselves nearly thatage. The evening was naturally spenv in recalling old times. A supper was served. 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