Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 25, 1894, Page 7

THE OMAHA I)AILY BEE: SUNDAY, FHBRUARY 2 . 1894~ I,\IFEN I‘A(-l MOSHIER FOOLS THE MARSHAL Ohampagne Oharley's Oarousals Were Un- known to His Custodian, BENNETT ACTED AGAINST WHITE'S ORDERS Louls Goldsmith Tells How the Prisoners Visited His Saloon at Night— State Seeks to Shut Out Further Evide But two witnesses were examined In the Bennett-Rosewater libel case yestor tor- noon, as another legal point was sprung by the state to bar out testimony, and as the court wanted argument and authorities before passing on it, the case was continued until Monday afternoon to give both sides an opportunity to look up the law In the matter. United States Marshal White was the first witness. He testified that he was well ac. quainted with Mosher, and had known him since 1887, He took Mosher to the county Jall after sentence had been fmposed on the bank wrecker. That was on or about July 8, 1893. George Bennett was sheriff and Theodore Bennett failer at that time. The witnegs saw one or hoth of them when he took Mosher to the Jail and told one of them, he was quite certain that It was the Jailer, that he wanted to leave Mosher there temporarily, and that he was not to be al- lowed to leave the fall unless the witness himself came for him or Deputy Mar- shal shall came to take Mosher out to his meals at the restaurant across the street. When the newspapers made such a tir about the special privileges that were being accorded Mosher, the witness tele- phoned to the jail and revoked all privileges that Mosher had been enjoying. An inter- view was printed in the papers represcnting the sherlff as saying that all the privileges extended to Mosher were at the request o the federal authorities, and the witness called up the sherift for the purpose of ar- riving at an unaerstanding with him as to how the orders previously given had been construed. Bennett denfed the interview, and the witness told him again that Mosher was to be shown no more favors and given no more privileges than any of the other United States prisoners in the Jjail. This was two or three weeks before Mosher was removed from the jail and taken to Lincoln. CONTROL OF FEDERAL PRI On cross-examination the witnes that he had full charge of Mosher so far as the federal court was concerned, but that he did not have eharge of the prisoner while in Jail. The jailer had absolute control of every prisoner, but had no right to extend any privileges to a federal prisoner without the marshal’s direction. The marshal had the right to take a prisoner out of jail and put him back as he chose, but the jailer had charge of him while in jail and the prisoner was subject to the jail regulations. The only privileges that the marshal had directed in Mosher's' case was as to taking him out to meals, and it had been distinctly specified that the meals were to be taken at the restaurant across the strect, as that was the one mnearest the jail. There had been no written directions, as it was not anticipated that there would be any Infringement on the orders. The Jailer was told that he might take Mosher over to his meals, but no orders to that ef- fect were issued. The witness took Mosher out of the jail but once, and that vas when ho took him out to go to Lincoln. The rea- son for taking Mosher away was that his presence in the Jail and his reported actions were creating a great deal of talk. Mosher was kept at Lincoin three or four days. The day after Mosher was placed in the Lancas. ter county lall the witness was advised by telephone that a mob was being organized to hang him. and the witness at once went down, but found everything quiet and came back to Omaha. The next day he was notl- fled of a probable clash between the state and fedoral authorities over the question of gotting Mosher into court at Lincoln,and went down and removed the prisoner to the Cass county jail at Plattsmouth. He was left thero scarcely twenty-four hours, and was then brought back to Omaha. He was removed from Plattsmouth because a telephone message was received to the effect that the mob that was belng organized to lynch the Akeson mur- derers had also concluded to string up Mosher too, and make a clean job of it. The witness called up the clerk of the court and asked him about the situation, and that official informed him that it would be ex- tremely dangerous for him to leave Mosher in the Cass county jail any longer. The witness at once went down and got the prisoner and brought him to the Douglas county Jail, from which he had been absent four or five days. By this time the talk had quicted down somewhat, and further- more the federal judge had returned home and the witness was momentarily expecting an order to take the prisoner to the peni- tentiary at Sioux Falls. Deputy Marshal Coggeshall had told the witness that he had taken Mosher out twice to meals, but the witness had not seen Mosher outside the Jail, and only knew by hearsay of his being any- where but in the jail after the witness had placed him there. He saw Mosher twice while in jail—once when he went to serve a paper on” the vrisoner and once when he went there to take another prisoner. Sheriff Ben- nett had assured him that Mosher was treated the same as other prisoners except as to meals. Bennett had come to the of- fice of the witness in response to a tel phone call asking him to come on busines connected with the Mosher case. When Mosher was taken away he was taken to the depot on tho Harney strect car. Mosher wore short hair except In front, and was very dark complexioned. He was smoothly shaven when he was first brought here, but ho sprouted a mustache before going to jall and wore it very short. .+ PRISONERS IN THE THIRD WARD. L. A. Goldsmith testified that he knew Mosher, and first saw him In his saloon at Ninth and Capitol avenue. It was not until after this that the witness knew that the man was Mosher. He then saw Mosher in the county jall, where he was introduced to him, and learned that his name was Mosher. Witness saw Mosher twice in the jall. The first time that witness _over saw Mosher was at the (saloon, when Mosher and Theodore Bennett came there together one evening, a long while after dark. Theodore Bennett introduced Mosher as Mr. Jackson, and The- odore set up the drinks once or twice, after which Mosher “‘set 'em up." Mosher went over and talked with a man who was play- ing cards there, and whom Mosher seemed to know. Mosher then came back to the bar and the parties all had another drink together. The witness testified that this occurred about the time that his son was In trouble for shooting a colored man. — The witnesses of the shooting were held in $200 ball and sent to jail, and were not released until after the trial. Notwithstanding this fact, the witness saw these witn tylly forty times before the trial. He saw them in his saloon and near the corner of Tenth and Capitol avenue. Although the wit- nesses were supposed to be in jail he saw one of them, named Ramsay, In the saloon nearly every night, and finally three of them met the witness' lawyer in the saloon and compromised the case so that the witness' son could not b convicted of the serlous charge on which he was held. That was about a woek or two after they were bound over, and the witness saw them every day “Ramsay,” sald the witness, “got about 450 drinks’ without paying for them, and then wanted a sult of clothes not to swear agalnst my boy. He was there every even- ing. He claimod that he had to cook at the all, and sald he got out as soon as he had s work out of the way. He would stay around there until about 9:30, and sald he had to get back to the jail about that time On cross-examination the witness testified that three of these witnesses wanted $75 apiece, and ho would not pay it, but told them he would refer it to his lawyer. He did 50, but it was not because he intended to buy them, as he simply wanted to get witnosses there 50 as to impeach thelr testi mony, and he did have oight parties there when the deal was finally niade OBJECTED TO BY THE STATE. Nate Brown was called and testified that he was present at a conversation between Edward Rosewater and Jesse Newman with reference to the abortion case at the county Jall, but as soon as the defense sought to bring out that conversation the state’s at torney objected to its Introduction. He said it was hearsay testimony and incompetent Attorney Simeral contended that it was clearly proper to show what the defendant had heard, in order to show good faith on his part and to disprove the malice which had been presumed from the publication of the article. sald that the defense had the right to Introduce such evide not to prove the truth of the charge, but to bear on the question of malice, as the de fendant had testified on this point that he had charged complicity in the abortion on another man In the hearing of this witness and it was certainly competent -testimony for this witness to corroborate that evi dence and show what the defendant had done to ascertain the truth of the story that had been brought to him. The defense had also the right to introduce testimony as to character of both Bennett and Mrs, Bennett from the day of their birth to the present time, If they had no char. acter they could not lose it, neither could it be injured. It was the right of the de- fense to do this, and it proposed to do it to the satisfaction of everybody, except perhaps of the parties themselves, before it ot through with the case. The court announced that the evidence would be held fn abeyance until he could look up the law in the ca nd the se ond week of the hearing was ended Foa udondy WIMAN OUT ON BAIL. e to Visit His Son William, Wha is Now at the Point of Denth. NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—Erastus Wiman was released from custody at noon today on ,000 bail, " Mr. Charles Deeres of Moline, deposited tw $1,000 bills in the office of the city chamberlain this morning Recorder Smythe signed the bail bond. Mr. Deere is the father-in-law of Mr. Wiman's son William Willlam ~ Wiman's condition showed a change for the worse this morning. Ii is expected that the young man cannot live through the day. It was to visit his son, who is suffering from a severe attack of pneumonia at his home on Staten Island, that Erastus Wiman was released. As soon as he reached the general ses- us building Mr. Wiman tool out his card 1so and wrote an order on the American Nows company for a number of copies of his book, “Cuances of Success,” which he d tributed among the reporters who we waiting in the district attorney’s office. Wheu Recorder Smythe signed the bond the party went to Clerk rol's office and Mr. Deere answered a number of questions. Assoon as he h swered them sat actorily Clerk Carrol said: “You are dis- charged, Mr. Wiman.” 'he relesased man hurried from the building, accompanied by Mr. Deere and another gentleman, and hastened to his bome on Staten island. Mr. Cole informed the reporters that Mr. Wiman will be called on to plead to the indictment for forgery next Monday at 11 o'clock. The lnst paragraph of Mr. Wiman's book to which he called attention this mornine, reads: “The impress of one's active life on the community in which he resiaes for its great and lasting benefit, in a locality so plastic and so promising, is not an unhappy thing to look back upon. In achieving o work of magnitude, as is here going for- ward, many and follies have be committed. But it is the rounded life of 1 that must form the basis of his suc ilure. At the final accounting perhaps 1l be that what he has done or tried to do for his fellowman, rather than what he bas done for himself, by which ne will be judged. By that standard on Staten island, where, the writer of these lines will rontent to aoide the verdict.” The following letter in relation to the °s agamst Wiman is sentout by his ieneral Benjamin E), Teacy, ex-s of the navy, in vindication of that gentleman: SNIEW YORK, Feb. 24, 1804.—I have seen for the first time the indictment against Mr. Wiman and have learned the history of the case and the facts upon which the in- dictments are founded. I am entively satis- fied, after svch oxamination, that Mr, Wiman committed no crime, and unless I am greatly misinformed, the trial will develop astate of facts ‘which will show Mr. Wiman is not only not a criminal, but that he has done nothing that can seriously reficct upon his honor ov integrity as a man. “Lam not in the habit of trying my cases in the newspapers, but in view of the extent to which this course has been taken by Mr. Wiman's enemies and by certain of his sup- posed friends, I think it only just to him that I should male this statoment, “BENJAMIN F. TRACY." e STAGE ROBBERS ARRAIGNED, Mexican Bound Over and His Colored Com- panion Discharged. DEADWOOD, S. D. Feb. 24.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—Frank White and Isadore Yuojos, charged with the stage rob- bery near Spearfish, were arraigned today before Commissioner McLaughlin. While the colored man was discharged the Mexican was held in $300 bonds. Dr. A.-F. Naulteous, indicted for the mur- der of Clem Spurling, was released today on $5,000 bonds. It now seems probable that the indictment will be quashed on the ground that after one grand jury had failed to in- dict a later jury could not consider the matter without a special order of court The management of the Deadwood and Delaware smelter announces that it will resume business in about sixty days. This will_employ 500 men. Dick Shadford, a boarding house keeper, disappeared yesterday leaving bills due Deadwood grocers amounting to §1,000. Turning Bear, a Sioux Indian, was brought to this city today from RKosebud agency, charged with attempting to kill his wife Pebruary 4 he beat her into insensibility and left her for dead. He was bound over to the United States grand jury. Hot Springs Masons Entertain. HOT SPRINGS, S. D., Feb. 24.—(Special to The Bee)—The ball and reception given by the Eastern Star and Masonic fraterni- ties of this city at the Hotel Evans la evening was a magnificent affair, over 300 persons participating and enjoying them- selves to their heart's content. The music was furnished by the orchestra from the Elghth United States cavalry at Fort Meade. The costumes were elegant, and designs in the shape of emblems of the order were made of Incandescent lamps. Guests were present from all over the Black Hills and hwestern Nebraska towns. It was the event of the season. - IN THE VALLEY.OF DEATH. One of the Balaklava Herocs Dies at Whit- comb, Wa WHITCOMB, Wash,, Feb. 24.—Chaplain W. P. Graham, distinguished for his mili- tary record, died here yesterday as a result of wounds and hardships. He was a member of the famous Light Brigade immortalized by Tennyson, and one of the survivors of the 600 who rode into the “Valley of Death” at Balaklava, Elisha D. Stockton, SYRACUSE, Y., Feb. 24.—FElisha D, Stockton of Paducah, Ky., superintendent of a large spoke factory and prominently idens tified with the business intbrests in that place, died from spinal trouble this morning on the southwestern limited New York Cen- tral traln east of Rochester. Munro. NEW YORK, Feb. rman L. Munro, the well known publisher and yachtsman, is dead. LOCAL BREVITIES, Health Commissioner Saville has ordered a cleaning up at Rescue hall and has given orders that no more men be received at the hall, Recolver Thomas of the American Savings bank says he expects about March 10 to de- re a dividend to depositors of about 3 1-8 per cent. Leon Kopald, proprietor of the Buropean hotel at Tenth and Howard streets, fell dead on arlsing from his bed yesterday morning with apoplexy. He was 47 years old and leaves a wife and seven children. The funeral will be held today Annie Barta, a girl who recently came (o this country from Bohemia and who had been In Omaha only a few months, died at St. Jose hospital yesterday of typhoid malaria. The remains were taken t0 Heatey's undertaking rooms. WAS GOING T0 SHOOT HI Wifeof a Union Pacific Oolored Uook Draws a Revolver on Him, WHITE WOMAN WITH LIKING FOR NEGROES She Has Had Three of Them for Husba ~Last One Now Wants to Leave Her as the Others Did-History of the Trou N or I'll blow out your brains!" This was the greeting Mr. George John- son, a colored cook on the Unlon Pacific from Council Bluffs to Denver, received from his wife last evening at b o'clock at the corner of Farnam and Thirteenth streets; and at the same moment a small, well-dressed white woman reached Into the breast pocket of her jacket. She was too late, however, and before the deadly weapon could be procured she was hurried away by friends, ago George Johnson and this woman were married in Chicago. She had one child by a former husband, and for two s she and Johnson lived pleasantly to- gether. After some years of residence in Chicago, Johnson's employment took him further west and he located in Council Bluffs. Before he moved to his new field he was given a taste of what conjugal jealousy could do and one day when he came in from his rur and a few days before they were to go to Council Bluffs, his wife drew a revolver and standing about four feet from her husband she pulled the trigger, but the revolver missed fire and he was left unharmed. He was so taken by surprise he could scarcely speak for «a moment ahd when his wife turned to se why the revolver failed to do its duty and for & moment took her eyes from him, he slapped her in the face, for which he paid a small fine This was the beginning of misery. He hurt his wife pretty badly by the blow he had administered and she did not soon forget it Johnson's duty compels him to be away from home most of the time and all the time at night. Some time not long ago he heard from what he thought reliable authority that his wife was entertaining other gentle- men of color during his absence and this caused him to watch things more closely. After a few weeks he con- vinced that all was not right, although he could not obtain any positive proof that such was the case. After going to Council Bluffs his time was changed and he able to get home every other night. othing for a long time hap- pened to c him to be any more than ordinarily suspicious and he commenced to think that lite was worth living. One day about a month ago he learned from a friend that a man had called at his residence dur- ing the night, but who he was no one knew. Still he concluded that a word to his wife would do no harm and he told her the shame it would bring upon the family were such a thing known, and urged her for the sake of the boy to be more discreet in the future. She took the advice in good part and while she upbralded him for his doubts she said she would not be the cause of bringing any- thing in the shape of disgrace upon the family. She is the daughter of a wealthy stockman of Lexington, Ky., and while in her girlhood days she had taken a husband against the wishes of her father, she was willing to let bygones be bygones and live a happy lite. Her first husband was a white man, but since that time she has been mar- ried three times and Johnson is her third colored husband. All the rest are still liy- ing, but they have become separated from her on account of alleged unfaithfulness. SHE STABBED HIM. She hay frequently caused her present husband trouble and two months ago, for some reason, she stabbed him twice in the breast and once in the side. This kept him from his duties for some time and for three weeks he was not expected to live. She seemed to be sorry for what she had done and he forgave her. This was the second time she had threatened and nearly taken his life and he was becoming alarmed. Last Thursday the Issue was reached. In the morning he took his run as usual and in the evening he returned to his home. Cverything was as he had left it and he, exhausted from the labors of the day, kissed his_wife and stepson good night and went to bed. The rest of the family soon fol- lowed. At what he thought must be about 11:30 some one knocked at the door and asked to be admitted. Johnson told his wife to get up and see who the man was and what he wanted. Mrs. Johnson asked who was there and the reply came, “A. P. D" She said he lived down on Sixteenth street. The. Johnson's house is at 1606 Broadway, Coun- cil Bluffs, and Sixteenth street is around the corner. After Mrs. Johnson had answered the fellow went away for a moment, but the reply did not seem to sult him and ho returned and knocked at the window. There he asked if Walter was at home. Walter is the boy, and the man, whoever he Is, thought the male voice on the inside was his. When the man went to the window John- son asked him what he wanted. The man replied he wanted to go out on his run. This caused Johnson to be alarmed and he got up to go to the door, but his wife sprang to the doorway and threatened to Kill him it_he made an effort to get out. She said, “Get back into bed.” Johnson was de- termined and he succeeded in getting on his clothes, but when he was ready to put on his shoes his wife threw them away and he was compelled to go out into the street with- out them. As he got out somebody ran from jthe window. He followed, but could not learn anything as to the man's identity beyond the fact that he was colored. He returned to the house and told his wife he would never set his foot in the house again and left. The next morning he went out on his run and returned again in the even- ing. He heard then that she had threatened to kill him on sight, 50 he made Omaha his headquarters. v he was in Omaha and had just returned from a run and was going up town, when he encountered his wife at the place itioned. He was afrald she would kill and_was afraid to go out on the street alone. Finally he determined to go to police headquarters and swear out a warrant for the arrest of his wife, but it was too late and he could not procure one. About one year ago last July a second cook on the train with Johnson, named James Benoit, thought well of Mrs, Johnson and he was instrumental in getting her to go on a visit to California, he paying all the bills. Within two weeks from the time of her ar- rival her husband walked Into the room where she was and compelled her to return. Johnson says his wife has nearly caused him to lose his mind. She has caused him to lose his position three time and he says he is through and that if he can live safely without running any risk of being Kkilled he will willingly forego married life, even if the woman is little whiter than he. —-——— Plumbing Thieves Bu There has been a wholesale destruction of plumbing in vacant houses of late. The miscreants who do this business are growing rich from the proceeds of the plunder. The way they perform is'to cut the plumbing from the walls and remove all the lead and faucets; then sell the whole to junk deal Yesterday Benawa Bros. reported that two houses th d for rent at Twenty-first and Clark streets had been broken into and all the plumbing cut from the hangings and piled in the middle of the floor where the thieves placed it preparatory to removing it later. They request that a close watch be kept on the buildings. The loss in this in- stance was not so great as was Mr. Bock's, as Instead of the plumbing being torn from the walls and the bulding thus damaged, it was cut out plece by plece N. B. Williams s another who has lost some plumbing. He says he has a house for rent at Thirty-second and Ohlo streets and that the other night it was broken into and noarly all the plumbing in the house carried off. e Short Police Stories. Ofcer Davis yesterday recovered three ats which had been stolen from L. Soren. son. About a month ago they were taken from his room,. 1878 South Nineteenth street, and were found in a pawnshop. The' police have received @ telegram that a jewelry store at Schuyler, Neb., had boen broken into and about$300 worth of mer- chandise taken. It was not known who the thieves were. It is thought they are com ing to this city. ( Yesterday Fred Peters, residing at 2612 North Thirtieth street_had a pony and val uable saddle and today,he will have to ride with a gunny sack onswalk. He tied the pony In front of his heuse while ho went in to get his dinne When he came out the pony was there, bif his new saddle was gone. imme Sullivan add, Charles Van Ness were arraigned yestérday in police court It was thought they \ould be charged with highway robbery andburglary, but the at- torney said that as {hie houses they raided were vacant, and that to constitute bur- glary they must be occupied, he could not prosecute them on any charge but malicious destruction of property. To this they ded guilty, and will have a_trial Mon These are the youthful thieves who broke into a house of Mr. Bock last Wednes day night and did about $1,000 damage to the plumbing. Itls to bo regrotted that “Julws Ciesar” reserved for ¢he final performance by Messrs, Wardo and James, although the audience at Boyd's last evening was the largest of this notavle encagemont. The difleulty of casting “Caesar" is well known, the bur on falling upon four strong ¢ sters, Cacsar, Brutus, Cassius and Antony. But to the great credit of Messrs, Warde and Jaties be it said that the four parts were finely cast last night, the produciion being of & most clevated order. Mr. Warde, althongh suffering from hoarseness, played the role of Mare Antony with much effectiveness, His bearing throughout was that of the subtle politi d words wrought the mob into uncontrollable fury, as the virtues of Caesar were bvainted. with _all tho art which this schoolmaster in aiplo- macy knew so well how to frame, In deela- wation the famous speech over the body of wesar was a tiumph for this sterling and the sceno and curtain call he re- how strong an impression mpersonation made. sthe reserved and self-sacrificing pat- riot, Brutus, Mr, James was at his very best. He was tender, forceful, conscien- tious and at all tumes his rich voice, manl ness aud noble beaving fitted the part per- fectly. The Cassius of Mr. Herman is worthy of high praise also. The quarrel scene was splendidly acted, and won much commenda- tion. The female roles are very slicht, Miss Chapman making a_very acceptuble Cal- phurnia, while Miss Everett as Portia was specially satistactory “The mobs were fairly well introduced, the age settings and_appointments being 'of a 1y order of merit. Priday eveniog Mr. Warde celebrated his forticth birthday, and after the performanc of “Othello" entertained a dozen members of the company at dinner 4t MeTagu BOARD OF EDUCATIONA Number of Small Contracts Were Awarded Last Night. The Board of Education held an adjournes ion last night to consider the reports of committees and other Youtine matters. The committee on heating and ventilation re- ported that it had decided to withdraw it objections to the cont with John Row & Co. for heating and vgutilating the Hickory school. ; . The contract for ventilating tho toilet rooms at the Central school was ordered let to Rowe & Co. for $247. Tho committee on byildings and property recommended that the contract for black- boards in the new school buildings be let to W. A. Olmstead of Chicago. His bid was 18} cents square foot for artiicial stone and 615 cents for papor blackboards. The matter was laid over [wo weeks under the rules. The secretary was ‘directed to advertise for bids for ventilating the toilet rooms at the Omaha View school, ‘The old Saratoga ‘school huilding was ordered sold to Ole Peterson for §152. The contract for grading the Izard sito was awarded to Gust Hamel at 914 cents per yard; that_for moving tho West Omaha annex to Walnut Hill was given to W. Barnum for $197. The secretary was finstructed to obtain cstimates for putting a closet system in the ‘Walnut Hill school. e NEWS FOR THE ARMY. Quartermasters Given Additional Duties— Promoted Officers Assigned. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—The following assign- ments to duty of officers of the quarter- master's department are ordered: Major Charles F. Humphrey, quartermaster, in ad- dition to his present duties, to duty as chief quartermaster of the Department of the Platte; Captain J. Estcourt Sawyer, assistant quartermaster, to duty as post quartermaster at the Presidio of San Fran- cisco. Tho following assignments to regiments of officers recently promoted are ordered: Artillery arm—Captain Luigl Lomia, pro- moted from first lieutenant, Fifth artillery, to the Fifth artillery, battery B, to date from February 3, vice Zealinski, retired; First Lieutenant John D. Miley, promoted from second lieutenant, Fifth artillery, to the Fifth artillery, light battery F, to date from February 3, vice Lomla, promoted. In- fantry arm—Captain Carver Howland, pro- moted from first lieutenant, Fifth infantry, to the Fourth Infantry, company K, to date from February 3, vice Quinn, retired; First Lieutenant Stephen M. Hackney, promoted from second lieutenant, Sixteenth infantry, to the Fourth infantry, company K, to date from Kebruary 3, vice Howland, promoted. First Lieutenant Lewis D. Greene, Sev- enth infantry, will proceed at the first pt ticable time to New York City and report to the superintendent of the recruiting service for assignment to duty at David's Island. DENIES THE STORY. ture in the Breckinridge-Pollard Case—The Swopes Angry. DANVILLE, Va., Feb. 24.—William Swope of stte county is here, consulting with his brother, James Swope, relative to the testimony given by Dr. T. M. Lewis, in which the name of their deceased brother, Hon. A. M. Swope, was dragged Into the Pollard-Breckinridge scandal. The Swopes are both consuiting lawyers and there are probabilities of coming trouble. The Swopes say that the statement made to the effect that Dr. Lewls saw thelr brother in Danville in the fall of 1885 is an unqualified falsehood, as he was then in Burgpe, and that they will be able to prove that Calonel Swope was not acquainted with Miss-Pollard at all Dr. Lewls, while an old man, is dead game. The Swopes:are extremely jealous of the reputation of their brother, and will leave no stone unturned In this investiga- tion, It was alleged by Dr. Lewls that A M. Swops asked him to perform a criminal operation on Miss Pollurd. LEXINGTON, Ky., feb. 24.—The taking of depositions in th¢. Pollard-Breekinridge case will be complelgd today. Two wit- nesses were examined this morning simply as to dates and whereabouts of Colonel Breckinridge at various times covered by Miss Pollard’s recital of her wrongs. At- torneys for the defense are not communica- tive, but the betlef Is general that they have secured all thejtestimony they want, and will take no depogifions elsewhere, Mere i Kehearsal, At the Morand dancing academy last ovening the thirty-two young people en- gaged to give the merchunts Columbian car- mval held a rehearsal and drill. This unique entertainment will take place at Ex- position hall on the evenings of March 5 and 9and will be something entively now. Sixteen of Omaha's charming and beautiful ladies will dress to represent different busi ness houses in the city. The same uumber of gentlemen dressed in the uniform ot the Omaha Guards will participate and o fancy and iantricate drill will be gone through wich. This ‘novel entertainment is unaer the management of the Ladies' Aid society of the Presbyterian hospital and the pro. s will be turned over to that institution Among the ladies conducting the drill are Mrs. P H. Allen, Mrs. Dr. Tilden, Mrs. W. €. McCain, Mrs. Warren Switzler and Mrs Dr. Spaulding. Mr. Pennel will have charge of the mu slcal part of the program and the Omaha Guards will give an exbibition arill. Our prlces for made to measure- garments thls weekl We'll not mince words about our offer Such prices are a temptation suffize to say that——for $20 and $25 we offer to make-to-measure our &35 and $4O Suitings! but to see the goods- is tc buy A snap in Trousers! Several hundred choice trouser len —at cost of making ! Almost — Cut in— Two no money in it— but it's our way of cleaning up the odds and cnds—pu‘\'lnu to dl\[vl.l)m" our Spring Wooler $5, $6 ana $7 ror Trousers—woren $8, $9 ana $10, The prices in our windows are interesting. (2 m@gfi 207 S. 15th, TAILOR AGAIY VISITED BY l"lRE‘&__; foth” EVER MADE We sell for Cash Only. World's Fair Buildings Suffer from the | Hands of an Incendiary. FOR THE FIFTH TIME IN A FEW MONTHS Agricultural Hall Now a Mass of Blackened Ruins—Hard Work to Save the Other Structures from Destruction— nes at the Fire, CHICAGO, Feb. 24—Five times now within fewer months, the World's fair grounds have been devastated by the fire flend. The Peristyle is gone; the Colonnade | is burned down; serious damage has been done to the sonth end of the immense Manu. facures building; the symmetry of the Ilinois building has been marred; even the Fine Arts building, that triumph of the ex- hibition architects, has been in serious danger, and now today the Agricultural hall, already scorched and spoiled by previous blazes, been practically if not abso- lutely destroyed. When the fire was first seen this morns | ing, a special alarm was sent in, which called engines from Hyde Park and Wood Lawn. Another alarm called other engines, and a determined fight against the progress of destruction was begun. Running up the outside of the pillars, the | flames gained rapid headway in the Toof, and spread rapldly toward the dome in the center. Once having a start in the lofty arch, its destruction was a matter of short order. Driven by a brisk wind, sparks from the burning building were carried toward ad- joining buildings, and for a time the fire- men had before them the prospect of an extended conflagration. The firemen were well distributed, however, and while several companics were working vigorously in an attempt to stay the fire in the Agricultural building, others were detailed to adjoining structures, and volumes of water = were directed toward exposed parts. An hour after the general alarm was sounded, the firemen had accomplished all that was pos- sible, and the blaze was practically ex- tinguished, Before the firemen had succeeded in their work, however, the building had been ruined. As the fire spread through the dry timbers of the roof burning embers soon began drop- ping to the floor and the supports, gradually weakened, at last gave away, carrying with them connected parts of the roof,and the dome pitched in ruins to the floor. Its fall prac- tically put an end to the firemen’s work. Small patches of flame were still visible around the ragged edges of the roof, but floods of water directed against them soon drowned out all danger of a spread of the fire. The destruction of the dome left the already partially burned building even more unsightly and it now bears little resem- blance to the ornate structure surmounted by the statue of Diana which formed a feature of the Court of Honor. But one theory was advanced at the grounds regarding the origin of the fire. Everyone agreed that an incendiary was again responstble for the destruction. The repeated attempts to burn the fair buildings have been ascribed to this cause and the conclusion was promptly reached that to- day's ruin could be safely attributed to the same cause. The gilded statue of Diana was removed about six weeks ago and escaped destruc- tion in today's blaze. Crowds of people flocked to the scene and watched the fire for hours. With the ex- ception of the Peristyle fire, that of today the worst the fair has had since it id spectators found a great deal to them. Near the dome of the bullding were numerous groups of statua looking in the grand basin. As the flames burned away their supports the gigantic figures tottered and fell into the flery pit below. Some of the groups fell away from the fire and were dashed to pleces on the trozen ground. Arms, legs and heads of the fallen sculpture littered the promenade nearly to the edge of the lagoon, a Oil Town on Fire, PITTSBURG, Feb. 24.—McDonald, Pa., an oil town eight miles south of here, was vis- ited at & o'clock this morning by a fire which destroyed thirteen business structures in the center of the town. The fire started in the postofiice and was caused by a heavy pressurc of natura: gas. The loss was $0 000, partially covered by insurance. Indinn School Burned. VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 24.—Information has reached here that the Indian mission school at Neap bay has been burned down and that several Indian children lost their lives. Seandinavian Club Concert, The Seandinavian Glee club of Omaha guve its first concert and ball at Washington hall last ovening. The program was: Overture Orchestra Brudefwrden I Hardanger (Norweglan), Kjorult i Giew Clab Kalle P (couplet) Mr. A. Lovgren, Hvor Bolgen Kysser Stranden (Danlsh) Lanzky The Glee Club. Morrily 1 Roan +vovenSeblefarth Mrs. M. Teyan Annle Laurle (Scoteh . D. Buck The Glee Clul. 1 Fear No Foe ssasasenss PlnsULE M. if. Svanberg LAGININGENE Vaudeville | on Akt af H. Nelson. PERSONERNE Svend Ottesen, Fisker N. Henrlkson Kimten, hins ustru Fru Forch Jons, . Hertz Helen, deres Pleledu \ter Fru Norkin Hownrd Ferch Rasmussen k, hans Tjener. . Hertz Abelone, en Fiskerkon bilss Addit Fiskerpiger m Fiskere Hundlingen foreguur pus Fane Hor oss, Byen Wennorberg Norden" wid’ the Glog Olu Naturen och bjertut (3wedish Lindblad The Glee Ulub, AM U *—I\\ll‘ Karbach Block. St. Theatre COMMEN,ING WITH RETURN OF 7] MUSICAL Nméhty Substitute IN CONIUNC: Vi Caton, NS IN HER NEW RAINBOW DANCE| Including the Great SOHAFFE IR, Schaffor Family, who ereated’ such n senation at the Auditorium, World's Fair, Chi- cago, in “AMERIOA." 20——EUROPE’S GREATEST ARTISTS —20 MATINEE TODAY .PACIFIC COAST. TA-RA-RA LOTTIE COLLINS The New Boston Howard Athenum Specialty Company. of the Renowned The Age of I3 The nineteenth century is beyond question the greatest century of all the years of time. Sitting in the sunset glory of its latest de- cade, and looking back to its hopeful dawn, that lies between in 10,000 victories of pe sired than all the warrior conflicts of ancient “eivilization,” this century, BOYD’S STARTING TO-NIGHT, e, more to be de- actly created by diviner meaning, while limped and lagged t has marched sublimely One far-off divine event, To which the who The revolutions of ugh many g o toward that 5. ot & year of all th i et to the \\mn!'rlm: gaze of man. little interesting to note that = e THURSDAY, MARCH 1 To men of science this century n beyond a doubt the century enthusinsm, declares that tiny of the last tury to spell out the nineteenth this age boen superlatively 1d be bought publisher and the book seller | second-hand book “Pllgrim's Progre with a steel p uffering from ecelesiastical magazine call for terms, brought within the ea iy of its readers, Full par- ing it can bo found on pa the literary but now steam pre ticulars reg would have on n considered more lumber | wAGHINGTON the studious America of 195 y has become if we do not lly cloudy ; OFPICE OF THE Omaha record of temperature and sompared with corvesponding day of pust four years ponderous diction doctors in law ers and professors in | Miximum tem in medicine Minimum tem pe a dictionary | Bracipitation »wing the wondition of nd pracipitation at Omaha for snd since March 1, pronuneiation nnouncing that 1 GEOGE E. HUNT, Loclal Fore the groatest Four Nighta, SUNDAY, Feh 25, MATINEE WEDNFSDAY. The Sublims Naval Spectuole great ed by i compus . cn all day Sunday. Pricos uts at Sle each, BOYD'S' “MARLOWE® SEAT SALE BEGINS WEDNE3DAY Thursday Evenlng “The Love Chase' and Saturduy Matines, HREENIGHTS SAT. MAT, “Romeo an 4 Juliet” Saturday Evenlug “‘Twelfth Night" | 8 Boxes or blocks of seats will be by wire or "bliono vat floor $1 and $1,60; balcony 7ie wnd e, — MORAND'S Dancing 1510 Harney Str | of the se: School, et Last term ns this week. CATHER FORECASTS, Fair and Warmer Iny. 24.—Forecasts for South Dakota and falv; warmer; south copt possible snow portion; warmer; south uth winds, cnl Rocord. ki Bureau, Omana, 1803; 1 i 03 Tnch 03 Inch 5,76 In ast OMeleal, ge 11 probably toms the