Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 13, 1902, Page 2

MRS, RICHARDSON 0N TRIAL Hendeome Young Missouri Widow Acoused of Husband's Murder. FEW BELIEVE SHE DID THE SHO®TING Parport of the Proceedings to Wrest Away Her Secret and Reveal the ntity of the G Man, PLATTSBURG, Mo., Jan. 12.—(8peclal.)— Mrs. Addle L. Richardson, a handsome young widow, will be pla. on trial here tomorrow for her life. The woman Is accused of the murder of her millionaire husband, Frank W. Rich- ardson, a merchant of Savannah, Mo., on Christmas eve, a year ago. The case Is a strange one, with the thread of mystery running through it which lénds it excep. tional interest. While Mrs. Richardson stands charged with murder, liable to the death penalty If convicted, no one who has studied the case bolleves that she killed her husband. No one, however, doubt that she knows who did kill him, and one of the chief motives of her prosecution fis to bring out this information. The arrest | in North Yakima, Wash., on January 6, of Btewart Fife, the son of the murdered man's business partner, under Indictment that the mystery wurrounding the traged: may be unraveled. Hveryone Is wondes: where, I It Is unraveled, Mrs. Richardson will be feft. If it Is proved, as the prose- tution promises to prove, Stéwart Fifte, surprised fn Mre. Richardeon’s c y by & wronged husband, shot him down to avold an exposure, will Mrs. Richardson bo held &8 an accessory? principal, Mrs. Richardson cannot be con- victed as an accessory. WIll she, then, be sonvicted as principal? Or will she tell what everyone belleves she knows, assist In sending her husband’s murderer to llows and accept freedom for her re ward? It is all Interesting, but idle, specu- Iation. in th hi History of the Crime. . Frank W, Richardson, a leading merchant of Savannah, Mo., was killed in his own home December 24, 1900. Hoe had been away in the early part of the | evening, but had gone home about 8 o'clock. | He was alout to enter his wife's room In thelr homo—the most pretentlous in the town—when he was shot, and immediately he fell dead. Mrs. Richardson, so far as has been proved, the only person in the house at the time, went to a nelghbor's and ve the alarm. -The body of her husband was found. Those are all the facts that have ever been proved beyond a doubt in this case. Richardson was assoclated in business with Thomas Fife, the firm being the Fife- Richardson Mercantilo company. The first news of his death came to that store from the telephope of Mrs. W. M. Kerr, who| lived acroes the street from the Richardson | home. Mrs. Richardson had gone there Just before, and had told Mrs. Kerr that her husband had been shot, was lylng on the floor, and wanted help. Mrs, Kerr im- mediately telephoned the store. This was D. by br and she named four men who, she sald, #on alone, also figured In the case, but in connection | her, the grand jury refused to indict, but | Clinton county on a change of venue. | partoer. e THE OMAHA DAILY E: MONDAY, them back and had sent & note by him to someone whose name is not given. The domestic in the Richardson family, Bessle Phylits, figured In the case to an extent, bad called at the house during the absence of the head and had been In the combined sitting and bedroom with Mrs. Richard- A woman named Whitehead with alleged misdoings of Richardson. Sy- eral most reputable neighbors and friends were complicated In it and a very nasty mess it all made. Immediately after the coroner's jury had rendered its verdict, iuformation was filed Wwith a justice of the peace and Mrs. Rich- ardson was arrested while In bed. She gave bond, with her dead hushand's momu} one of the sureties. One of the strangs features of the whole case was the avowed bellet in her Innocence expressed by all | ber husband’s family. The case agalust information was filed by the prosecutor, | came up in November and was brought to i Stewart Fite Implicated. At this same time Information was filed Inst Stewart Fife, son of Richardson's Several men had besn connected by gossip, but none had been | NAVAL ELECTORAL CAMPAICN OPENS Commenesment of French M tost i Favorable te Republioans, Prime Minister Saya Intention Strengthen an Alllance with Rus- onfidence Power, aln by Caltivat in French S8T. ETIENNE, France, ther was fine and cold. Siney sitors from Parls and France. Besldes M. Waldeck-Rousseau, the French premier, the ministers of war, marino, the colonies and commerce were in attendance, As were the principal military and civil officlals of the department. sterial Oon- MANEUVERS ARE DISCLOSED " to 12.<The opening of the ministerial electoral cam- paign today proved an unqualified success. The w Jan, yesterday morning the capital of the Loire has been filled with people from the surroundmg districts and numerous other parte of Today's cere- CREDITORS 'AID SYNDICATE New York Bankers Extend Everetts Moore Agreements and Company Has Chance to Recover. CLEVELAND, Jan. 12.—A large majority in amount of the creditors of the Federal Telephone company, owned and controlled by the Everett-Moore eyndicate, had an all- day session here today. A large part of the conference was taken up in discussing various proposals for the purchase of thd entire properties. editors have expressed a desire to stand by tho eyndicate and, if possible, aesist them in keeping the property under thelr control. They favor the depositing of all the stocks and bonds of the constituent companied owned by the Federal Telephone company b some blg trust company to be used as collateral securities for a new issue of bonds, these bonds to be accepted as payment for the clalms held by the creditors, and thus enable the syndicate to 80 on with the operation of the company and keep It under its control. It the plan goes through it will furnish ready money to finish uncompleted plants, principally at Detroit and Dayton. Members of the commlittee feel more confident than ever that the securities will be kept up JANUARY 1 arrested, nor could indictments be found | darrowed down to Fife, and he left town, Info | agatnat | haw been aotive since then. [ he was arrested in North Yakima, Wash., and wa will probably be brought here to testify went to New York, and t| continent again, going to California. | he remained. It Fife is acquitted as ' YOUNE woman, who Is sald to have rev: |CAVALRYMAN TRIES SUICIDE SAN FRANCISCO,. shot and Instantly made a deliberate attempt at suicide last | night in an O'Ferill street fruit store owned Dalporto was dressing a chicken in the rear of the store, when the captain walked hastily up to him and knife he wi slashed himeelf across his throat. porto grappled with the captain ac¥ a des- perate struggle followed, | fruit man recelved a slight gash on the right side of his neck. The scuffe of six feet high and each welghing 200 pounds, powered Hor: hospital. Captain Horne arrived from Manila in December. to at try montes included visits to the hospital and other local Institutions of St. Btienne. The town was elaborately decorated with flags. M. Waldeck-Rousseau and the other minis« ters were greeted with cheers and cries of “Vive la republique!” “Vive Ia guevern- ment!" and “Vive Loubet! Upon leaving one of the hoepitals, which was founded in 1680, the French premfer sal “It s not a hospital that I have Just visited. It is a vestibule to the morgue.”” He promised to do his utmost to secure governmental ald in bullding & new one. After lunch at the Hotel de Ville, at which M. Waldeck-Rousseau's speec” was confined to local toples, came the 1 .veil- ing of the statue to Marc-Joseph-Francols Garnier, a captain of the French navy and an explorer, born here in 1839 and whose efforts helped to obtain for France her colonfal possessions of Annam and Ton- quin, in which Captain Garnler was ase sassinated in 1872 by the “Black Flag The unvelling of this statue was made the occaslon of a great ovation to the French premier and the other ministers, Repub Banquet Premier. A reception by the delegates to the labor and commercial organizations followed. In the evening at a banquet at the prefec- ture offered the French premier by the republicans of the Department of the Loire, M. Waldeck-Rousseau, rcplyln;{\ a toast to hls health, made his prinfipal speech of the day. In It he set forth the position of the government In view of the coming general elections. The speech took the form of a review of the policy of the gov- ernment and the work of the present legls- lature. It expressed the firm convictions that the elections would result in a strik- Ing victory for the republic and overthrow all the forces of reaction, M. Waldeck-Rousseau declared that since the formation of his ministry the country had secured security unknown for a long time and that it required an Incurable nat any of them. Finally, the matter | he would be back when wanted, tlon was flled by tho prosecution bim in November and the search On January 6 w brought back to Savanni He the trial of Mrs. Richardson. When Fite lott Savannah last June he n crossed the From ere he went to North Yakima, where Fife wrote to a St. Joseph ed s hiding place to the ofcer E tain W. D. Horwe of Ninth In- fantry Slashes Throat with & Chicken Knife. b Jan. 12.—Captain W. m Horne of the Ninth cavalry, U. 8. A, au A. Dalporto. th ol ~ sked whether the ¥ using was sharp. “It is," id Dalporto, and Horne grabbed it and Dal- ted th in which the the men, both standing ought a crowd and several men over- and he was taken to w He will probably recover. M While in the service at Manila & in was seriously 11l in the hos- suffering from dysentery and fever, York today. ment already made that he had been sue- cessful in obtaining the consents of New York bankers to the extension agreement. estimates present were: Lewls Levy, Cincinnatl; Peorla, 111 Max Senior, Clneinnat cinnati; Schwal Kaufman Hays, A. Winer, J. Fels: and J. M. Marks of Cleveland. The report their full value. It is also emphatically ated that the situation in regard to the action companies {n which the syndicate bas a controlling lnterest is very favorable and that nome of the traction companies 11l be sold. The bankers' committee will resume its sesalons tomorrow afternoon. Henry A. Everett arrived home from New He substantiated the s EJECT PLANS FOR HOSPITAL mates For Addition to Jewish Orphan Asylum Exceed Expectation, CLEVELAND, Jan. 12.—0n account of the far exceeding expectation the ans for a new hospital for the Jewish Orpban asylum were rejected and the whole atter referred back to the local board at the quarterly meeting of the trustees and rectors of the institution held today. The asylum shelters 500 Jewish orphans from o principal ties. western and southwestern The president of the institution, illlam Styx of St. Louls, with Max Senior and Jacob Furth, were appointed a commit- e to visit Chicago to obtain increase in e contributions from that city. Those Willlam Styx, 8t and the following directors: Sam W. Frost, Cin- Fred Lazarus, Columbus; 8t. Loul W. H. Elsinger, St. Paul, and Mrs. J. Furth r the euperintendent showed that there are 484 children at the asylum, all in good health and everything prosperous. The and has been an Invalld for some time. He was to appear soon before a retiring board, | I pessimism not took office, party which r ys had gone by. he sad, to recognize that the bad When the president the factions. of the rded France as its own financial secretary's report showed the re- ceipts for the yuarter to have been $26,500 In the general fund and $3,500 in the sink- Iog fund, and expenditures of $19,500. Jullen 1902, (i BIC CANAL FOR COLUMBUS Water of the Lonp River te Generate Eleotrical Power, SWISS PROMOTER BEMIND THE SCHEME . Jaecggt Persuades Columbus ens to Pay Company's Debt and Remov e Handieap from Operations, Frits COLUMBUS, Neb., Jan. 12.—(Special.)—It has been made practically certain within the last few days that the project to turn the Loup river aslde from its npatural channel and establish an immense power plant three miles northeast of Columbus, generating from 6,400 to 12,000 horse-power of electriclty, will materialize within the mext two years. Fritz Jaeggl of Switzerland, who owns a controlling interest in the Nebraska Central Irrigation company, and has other large Inveatments In Nebraska, came to this country early in December, hirx mission being the establishment of an Irrigation and power canal of such magnitude that |few not familiar with all the conditions have ever imagined possible as a successtul venture, » Mr. Jaeggi spent ten days In New York In conference with the management of the largest electrical corporation in the United States, and was assured by this corporation of its willingness without hesitation to finance the power part of the enterprise in any sum however great when convinced, firat, that the flow of the Loup river is sufficlently uniform to be depended upon for power at all times, and, second, that there 1s an adequate demand for the output of the plant. Loup Has Unitorm Flow As to the first condition mentioned, State Engloeer Akers is authority for the asser- tion that a more uniform stream than the Loup 18 not found in Nebraska or in ad- Jacent territory, if, In fact. It can be found anywhere, and the second condition s met by Omaha capitalista whose names would give significance to any undertaking and who in an interview with Mr. Jaegx! in Omaha Thursday assured him that they would take the entire output of the plant. N. W. Wells, the big Schuyler miller, has also put an offer in writing to use 1.600 horse-power for ten years at an annual cost of $60,000. Mr. Jaeggi and H. . Babcock of the irel- gation company came before the Columbus Commercial club Friday evening, present- ing their plans and offering the people at Columbus an opportunity to co-operate in the enterprise to the extent of buying up $4,000 worth of bonds and thereby wholly relleving the company from an Indebted- ness which has crippled it considerably during the few years of its existence, many farmers who wanted the advantage of ire rigation being skeptical as to the ability of the company to carry out its contracts and therefore not patronfzing it. Mayor Ragatz, James E. North, Dr. H. A Hansen, R. 8. Dickinson and others were impressed with the possibilities of the en- terprise in the development of both power citizens of every walk of life. Rev. A, E. Knlekerbocker, rector of St. Mary's Epls- copal church, conducted the services. The pallbearers were selocted from among the members of the Otoe county bar and were: Honorary—C. W. Seymour, M. & Camp- bell, D. T. Hayden, John C. Watson, Samuel J. Stevenson anl E. F. Warren. Active—Judge Paul Jessen, J. W. Dixon, W. W. Wilson, W. F, Morrow, John Y. Mor- gan and J. F. Roddy. The burial was in Wyeka cemotery, Many out-of-town friends of tho family were present. DIES FROM HIS INJURIES Man Who Was Run Down by Ene ®ine at Wahoo Succumbs, WAHOO, Neb,, Jan. 12.—(Special.)—Isaac P. Hatfield, who was dragged by an engine and seriously injured yesterday, died at § o'clock this morning. He was 67 years of age and was born on January 17, Oblo. He married at Lexington, I1I., in 1857, and after spending some time In 111{- nofs, Indlana and Minnesota he came to Ne- aska in a lumber wagon In 1868 and homo- steaded In Saunders county on the land where he has lived since. Ho was partly deaf, which is attributed as the cause of his not hearing the train and his belng run down. The county attorney will in- vestigate to determine the cause of the accldent, The funeral will be from the Lutheran church Wednesday at 10:30 a. m COMPLAINING WITNESS FLEES Woman Who Charged Beatrice Man BEATRICE, b., Jan, 12.—(Speclal Tele- &ram.)—Mrs, Kate Smith, who swore out a warrant for the arrest of Aaron McMahon, charging him with assault upon her 12- year-old daughter, has fled and taken her daughter with her. McMahon's trial was set for tomorrow, but will until the complaining witness can be found. She Is thought to be In Kansas. ASKS PRESIDENT TO INTERFERE Tran sue Urges that vent Shipment of Amer Supplies to British. e Pre- n CHICAGO, Jan. 12.—The Chicago branch of the American Transvaal league met hore tonight and adopted a petition calling on President Roosevelt to enforce the neutral- ity law. A large number of signatures of prominent men, judges, lawyers and others, was obtained. The petition is In the form of an argu- ment and sets forth that the United States I8 conceded to be a neutral nation In the war between England and the South African Republic. It is contended that,if the augmentation of Great Britain's military supplies from the port of New Orleans were stopped, the South African war would come to a speedy end. be postponed | [ WESTERN FROWNS 0N PUEBLO Enough for the Loague, Say the Magnates. $IX CITIES ARE ALREADY AGREED ON Halt & Dosen Applicants Are After the Remaining Two Franchises~ Rourke on Ground for Tuesday's Meeting. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 12.—President Whit« fleld of the Western league, W. A. Rourke of Omaha, James Manning of Kausas City and Thomas Burns of Colorado Springs went to St. Joseph today to consult with W. V. Van Brunt about the Western league meeting, to be held here Tuesday. Presi- dent Whitfleld sald tonight that the cities definitely declded for the Western league clreult are: Kansas City, Milwaukee, Omaha, St. Joseph, Denver and Colorado Springs, and that there are halt a dozen applications for the two vacancles. C. Friely of Pueblo is here working in the interests of that club, but is recelving | litile encouragement. With two citles in Colorado already accepted, the magnates do not look with favor upon Pueblo, In conjuction with the Western league meeting the National Assoclation of Minor Leagues will meet here, and all members of the association aro invited to attend. President P. T. Powers of the Eastern league, president of the association; Presi- dent J. H. Farrell of the New York State Teague, secretary and treasurer of the Na- tional association; President M. H. Sexton of the Three-I league, chairman of the na- tional board of arbitration; President Powers of the Western assoclation, and | President James Whitfleld of the Western | league, will attend the meeting. —— | Champagne Imports in 1901, | Ot a total of 319,243 casen tmported by over thirty brands, G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry aggregated 120 cases, nearly 60,000 cases more than any other brand. Par- ticular attention is called to the quality of this wine; it is very dry and resembles the famous 1889 vintage, being more delicate and breedy than the 1893. Immense ro- Aerves guarantee the maintenance of qual- Dr. Lyon’s - PERFECT ‘Tooth Powder | AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY, Used by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century, Office Hours, # | ’ m._ o D It 1s announced that horses and mules | Sundays, trom 8 a. m, to § p. m. designed for use of supplies’ as used in the treaty of Washing- military operations are within the meaning of the “military R J about 8:15 on the evening of December 24, the night before Christmas Wife Rends Over Body. When the news reached the Fife-Rich- ardson store that Richardson had been shot, Charles Glazler and Bruce Stanton went at once to the hous Before they reached there, however, T. J. Ellis. who was returning from a Christmas tree ex- and irrigation and took hold of the matter #0 cheerfully that the amount of the in. debtednens has been raised and Mr. Jaexgl, & man known to have been singularly suc- cemstul in the promotion of enormous un. Y dertakings in his own country, eays that no | EIGHT-HOUR LAW SUSTAINED hitch 1n at all likely to occur now in the preliminary negotlations or In the construc- | Kansas Supreme Court Convicts Con- tion of the power canal, tracgor for Working His property and his own patriotlsm as a po- ltical industry, and that within the first year tyranny was succeeded by material and moral disorder. He recalled the sweeping republican vic- tory In the municipal elections and sald that the hour for action, Instend of defen: seamed to. have arrived, and that the gov- ernment submitted a program ot refurine, ton. The president is therefore called upon to strictly enforce article 6 of that treaty, SAVED BY HOSPITAL SISTERS Chinaman Rescued from Countrymen Haas of Kansas Clty was appointed a dai- rector to take the place of Herman Oppen- helmer of the eame city, who resigned. GIVE HALF A DAY'S PAY Workingmen of Homestead Contrib- / ate T in Sacrifice. BAKER CITY, Ore., Jan. 12.—A_hyman sncrificlal offering was' prevented by the tmely arrivel of somg.Slatessess-narity ercise, whither the Richardson children had gone—there were three of them—was summoned by Mrs. Kerr. He entered the Richardson home, and saw Mrs. Richard- son bending over the prostrate form of her husband. He asked what was the matter, and she said that he was sick.. Soon after Mrs, Kerr, Nora Terhune and the two clerks mentioned were the: From the evidence at hand it was ascer- tained that Mr. Richardson had entered the front door of his home and had gonme into the bedroom, the first door to the right, which was generally used as a sitting room. He had taken some five or six steps. Then shots were fired at him from the right and rear, and the bul struck him In the head, killing him instantly. The report at the time was that he had committed sui- clde, and the dispatches sent out gave that a8 the cause of death. Bxplodes Suicide Theory. But within a day or two there was an autopsy, and thils exploded the suicide theory. It was proved by the doctors that the bullet had been fired by semeo one who must have been crouching down 1o the rear of the dead man, and who had fired from that position. The wounds could not have been It-inflicted. The bullet that killed him entered two inches bolow the right ear and came out above the left ear, It being found near there at the autopsy. This put an end to the sul- clde theory and sho that a bloody tragedy had taken place. At once the tongue of scandal was busy. All sorts of stories were told of the goini on of the dead man and also of his wi ‘The coroner’s jury met Tuesday—the shoot- ing was Monday—and during the next two weeks held several messions. Finally it adjourned tlll the widow, who was pros- trated with grief, could give her testimony. About three weeks after the shooting ‘she @14 give her testimony, at her home, while she was propped up In bed. Perhaps Viet of 0 r Man. It was asserted in Savannah that on the night in question Mrs. Richardson had stayed at home. Her husband had gone out to his store. A Christmas tree was held at the opera house and he was sup- posed to ha On th trary, he sent the children th conversation with ome of them, may have a bearing on the case, and went himself to his own home. The talk Is that he expected to find another man there, ‘The theory of the state is that he found what he was looking for, and was killed by the other man for his investigation And the further theory of the Mrs. Richardson knows who the other man fs, and is shielding him, refusing to tell his name, to protect her own good reputa- tion. Be all that as it may, after the coroner heard the widow's testimony, which was sensational to a degree, the verdict was rendered that Richardson had come to his | ! death “by & bullet fired by his wite or by some one known to her." Usly F There were ugly features in this Inquest, It was asserted that Mre. Richardson left her home, met a man and had gone back. It was asserted, too, that before the children left ghe had called one of tal L3 in T P t S h The No;;I&itating Cathartic Easy to take, sasy to operate= Hood’s Pills upon the ny paralytic Chinaman, who has been‘&: gounty charge, was returned -to- the esre of hix countrymen in Chinatown. While hé was an inmate of the county nese made preparations to offer him as a sacrifice to joss. m they tions for Hy Wong's execution had been complsted when the serving a thirteen-year sentence for deser- tion, has escaped. He comcealed himselt to & clothiug firm in this city and which was put on board the steamer McDoweil. leather straps that it could be opened from the inside. It is thought that after the box mot emerge until' the vessel reached this other sol Surgeon J. J. Buchanapn, U. 8. N., cut his throat with a razor, dying shortly after- ward, today, at his ward in the naval hos- assigned to duty on Constellation January typhold fever and was sent to the naval pointment from Texas, coming to this sta- tion from the crulser Columbla. 34 years old, LYNCHBURG FEARS LYNCHING botham, negro janitor of the Floyd school bullding, was arrested | piclon of belng the person who criminally Assaulted and attempted to murder Mrs, Ralph Webbe feeling prevalling, quiet until thi taken to have the prisoner Roancke for safe keeping. I TO INTRODUCE NEW TESTIMONY Stronger Défense for trial of James Howard, on the charge of | 8tation. The other ministe killing William Goebel two years progressing rapldly, testimy monwealth will conclude early this week and the defense claims It will present evi- dence that was not available at the former trial. the adoption of the law of assoclations had marked a dealsive step forward, from ‘the point of view of economic development and its guarantces of serenity. Notwith- anding agltation, the speaker sald, law of assoclations had begun to be exe- cuted and that it would be carriea . out in the spirit in which it was, concelved, without passion and without weakness, Referring to the liquor legislation, which had resulted in a loss to the treasury, the premier sald that the transitory decep- tions atttibuted to this law were not too heavy a price to pay for the suppression of | the scourge of alcoliolism, which threatened | the extstence of the jace. Exph Naval Programs, Referring to the naval program of France, M. Waldeck-Rousseau said that submarine boats, the construction of which was due to French genius, were calculated to over- turn the laws of naval pre-eminence. The premier spoke of the department of French South Africa and said the energetic a tion of France In the far east had given French influence a new authority. ““The presence of the Itallan squadron | at Toulon,” sald the prime minister, *h shown that we are capable of inspiring sympathies, and the presence of the czar of Russia at Bethony has shown that we are able to strengthen an alllance and in- o strength In the confidence it ded In inspiring, and in the spirit of equity which it has shown In all toreign relations. We have thus better served the Interests of the country than by a policy of blus , which s more calculated to alarm everybody than to frighten any- one. Other men may have concetved loftier but they could not have shown more good falth or perseverence. “The work accomplished by the legisla- ture permits us to contemplate the future confidently. The coming results with the country will be a greater victory for the republic, because we shall impose upon ourselves a stricter dlscipline.” Dubs It the Nameless Party. M. Waldeck-Rousseau concluded by re. calling the tactics of the adversaries of the republic, He sald the first anti-republican coalition bad been formed of contradictory elements which had found no title that they could avow as thelrs. The speaker dubbed it as the “namel party,’ and sald that later it took the name of the faction of the soldler, Boulanger. “Today it is nationalism,” he sald, “the name of expectancy, allowing each element to cherish the hope of duping the others. It i1s the monarchy of Caesarism of tomor- row, a connecting link between aristocrats who have become famillar and demagogues who have become haughty. The clever men who sought success in this equivoc tion have made a false calculation. They took too great care to hide themsely, from the an party and thus signed thelr abdication, and gradually accustomed the country to take note of their definite downfall. “The twentleth century rises on. It has forever dispelled the ruins of royalty, Or. nlsm and empire, and the French dem- oeracy Is preparing to pass sentence on the vain parodies and bad forgeries of sincere patriotism and on the spirit of revolution," At the conclusion of the banquet the French minister, accompanied by his wite, took the traln for Parls. He was enthu- slastically cheered by the crowd at the will remain ko, is|here for the conclusion of the festivitie 4 tomorrow. The threatened hostile demon stration did not occur and good order was maintained. in this city. Hy Wong, a pital his queue cut off. On this acéount the Chi- " of hospftal rescued him before his life had. bsen ken. It s aeserted that all the prepara- my la SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12.—Frank Holt, military prisoner on Alcatras island. & large wooden box which was consigned he top of the box was so arranged with put board Holt crawled in and did ide of the bay. As Holt was dressed In blue uniform be walked as would any ‘without a NEWPORT, R. I, Jan. 12.—A ital on Coasters Harbor island. He was About that date he was taken i1l of ospital. Dr. Buchanan recently recelved his ap- He was 1 1 for Assault Be Secreted h hy LYNCHBURG, Va., Jan. 12.—Joe Higgin- t night on sus- 8! wife of a cotton mill super- ntendent, yesterday. Owing to the intense the arrest was P! morning. Steps have been removed to a ames Howard, On Trial for the Killing of Goebel. FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 12.—The second N but so far no new y has been Introduced. The com- Golfers NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—Amateur and pro- fesslonal golfers attended the funeral of ‘Willie'' Davis, the professional attached Y AR { to the Apawamis Golf club, this afternoon, The burlal wae only temporary, ns the ®| body will be taken to Montreal ‘within few weeks for final disposition, Davis was the ploneer professional (Soiter has and the ‘amount, together with that pre- viously donated to the cause, will be for. warded to the headquarters in Washington this week. coffee is. of tho reasons it maintains its power is that people do not belleve that coffec is doing the doadly work, but they wake up once in esting experience. triend who was calling asked If I wanted to read n sweet letter, and as I read it she brushed her tea beautiful Christian woman, the mother of ber husband. law and asked Bggleston of Post Norfolk, Va. ‘ PITTSBURG, Jan. 12.—Ten thousand dol- T8 was yesterday contributed to the na- tlonal fund for a McKinley memorial by the workingmen of Homestead. It was one the largest amounts for this purpose that een rafsed in western Pennsylvania, The majority of the working- en gave a half day's pay, from the lowest borer to the heads of departments. IGHT HOURS_IN_POSTOFFICES xecutives of Clerks Report that Congressmen Favor Proposed Classification. NEW YORK, Jan, 12.—James I. McCarton, chulrman of the executive committee of the National Assoclation of Postofce Clerks, reported to a meeting of Branch No. 1 to- day on the progress of the classification and eight-hour bill, which the s all over the country have by letter signified thelr approval of ths bill. e —— HE HITS HARD. Good 014 King Coftee, People don't realize what 1t ge vage tyrant he upper hand, and one while, A lady in Norfolk, Va., writes an inter- “Some months ago a away. It was from a ‘“The doctor had told her that they could not glve hor any encouragement, that she would never be well agoin, and in her sweet, Christian way sl her approaching death, wrote regarding ing she had re- ngulshed all hopes and was quietly awalt- fug the coming of the grim reaper. “The husband sent for his mother, who @8 just able to be moved. When I called found she was suffering from a most gravated stomach and bowel trouble, b ing In pain most of the time, and she coult ardly retain enough nourishment to keep er allve, although she was always hungry and craving food, but not daring to touch it ecause of the agony It brought her. “I found she was a coffee drinker and in- lsted that she quit the coffee and take Postum Food Coffea with some Orape-Nuts Breakfast Food, wonderful experlence myself and knew the value of both Postum and Grape-Nuts. 1 had gone through a “I went right to work and made her a cup of Posgtum the first thing, which she rank and liked it wonderfully well. She made the change and began to improve in a few days, ter and better, and, of course, I have been Interested In har recovery. She has gradually gotten bet- “'A short time ago I met her daughter-in- her mother was getting n. She said, new woman ‘Voudertully well. Bhe Is has entirely recovered her health and spirits, and just to think it was by the polsonous coffy Food Coffee Food." myle act of leaving off that #nd taking on Postum and Grape-Nuts Breakfast This letter was written by Mrs. M. L. There |8 wondertul lessor that thousands of peo- ple can learn, thatiof leaving off narcotics nd polsonous drug like coffee and using Pplain, patupal Hqd and solid food con- in the in- | téini vasion of the United States. ® | tor man's use, tBe elemeng the Creator intended i t Ireigation Syatem Grows. The growth of {rrigation in this county has been marked, notwithstanding many obstacles, largely in the form of opposition by farmers slow to belleve in its practica- bility, much of which was removed by last year's emphatic object lesson, showing great benefits in many cases. The system now covers 40,000 acres, the water up to this time being secured near Genoa from Beaver creek, which proved insuffictent to the demand during last year's drouth. The company was reorganized last summer on @ larger scale, contemplating power as well as water for crops, the capitalization belag $1,000,000, with $350,000 in stock already ued, and the Loup has been tapped, a maln canal connecting it with the irriga- tion system having been dug last fall. It 1s figured that by the construction of an additional nine miles of waterway, bring- ing the lower end of the canal to a point on the bluff three miles northeast of Co- lumbus, ninety-nine feet above the level of t Loup and dlscharging the water there through a waste way, 12,000 continu- ous horse-power can be developed without the loss of any water for irrigation pur- poses, ditches below carrying it to the rich agricultural lands to the north and e It 18 proposed to distribute the power by electric wire to Columbus, Schuyler, Fremont and Omaha. The estimated value of this power Is $50 & year per horse-powe ‘There s also talk of establishing reservoir near Schuyler, with a Irrigating system extending through Dodge county. Mr. Allen of the beet sugar com. pany at Ames has manifested deep interest men - Nore, TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 12.—The state su- preme court has handed down a decision sustaining the eight-hour la; The decision was by Justice Smith and was in the case of W. W. Atkin of Kansas City, Kan., who in flling a street paving contract for the city had worked his men more than eight hours a day. He was convicted In the dis- trict court of violating the law and appealed. GOOD DAY TO DRY CLOTHES Plenty of Sunshine and ds Blow- ing from the East and South, WASHINGTON, Jan Monday and Tuesday: For Nebraska and Kansas—Fair Monday and Tuesday; easterly to southprly winds. For Iowa—Fair Monday; Tuesday fair and not «o cold in eastern portion; variable winds. For Illinols—Falr Monday, and probably northerly winds. For Missouri—Fair Monday and Tuesday; northerly to easterly winds For Wyoming,' Colorado and Arizona—Fatr Monday and Tuesday; variable winds. For North Dakota—Fair Monday and warmer ‘n east and wouthern portlons; Tuesday fair; southerly winds, For South Dakota—Fair Monday and warmer in east portion; Tuesday falr; southerly winds. For Montana—Fair, except snow in ex- 12.—Forecast for and continued cold Tuesday; light In this project on account of the need of water for his beet flelds. FORGER IS HELD FOR TRIAL rt in Platts. mouth Jail, PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Jan. 12.~(8pecial.) —E. L. Cqok, who passed a forged check for $10 bearlng the name of D, E, Thomp- son of Lincoln upon a bartender in & saloon In Greenwood, was taken before a Justice of the peace at Greenwood and pleaded Bullty to the charge of forgery, was bound over to the district court and his bond was fixed ot $600. Ho is about 56 years of age, and on account of financlal and fam- Ily troubles, brought about by strong drink he admits, em to care little as to the result of the sult, He was brought to this city and will remain in jail until the next term of district court in March, BEATRICE MEN GET CONTRACT Secure the Bullding of Mile Extension of So Pacific Railroa Twenty. BEATRICE, Neb., Jan, 12.—(Bpecial Telo- gram.)—Kllpatrick Bros. & Coll rat. road contractors of Beatrice, have ‘ecelved enow and lower temperature in northwest- ern portion; variable winds. day; northeasterly winds. OMAHA, Jal years, Maximum Minimum temperature Mean temperature Precipitation at Omaha for this day and since 9011 . 1901 Normal temperature. .., Excess for the Total excess since P;urmul precipitation . Precipitation since ¥ ;r'lcn 1 Deficlency since March 1...... Deticlency for cor. perlod 180! treme northern portion Monday; Tuesday For Oklahoma and Indlan Territory—Falr Monday and Tuesday; erly winds, For Arkansas—Falr Monday and Tues- Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, n. 12.—-OfMclal record of tem- erature and precipitation compared with Phe corresponding day of ihe last three 1802, 1901. 1900. 1899, TR T R 19 2 ) re and temperatu Record of temper: precipitation arch 1, day. s since March Inch » 02 Inch 2411 inches 6.41 inches 4.43 inches eficlency for the da; Reports trom Sta DR. McGREW (Azs 53) SPeGIALIST. Diseusen and Disorders of Men Onl. y. 20 Yenrs' Experien 5 Years in Omaha. VARICOCELE ed In less than 10 without' cutting. " *° 94" and all Blood Diseases ey for life. ‘Al breaking ous agq SYPHILIS discase disappear at once, $'gns of the 000 gasen. cuted ot nervous OVEH 20, debllity, loss of vitality and all unnutural weaknel Structure, Gieet, Kidney' and Hiadqor s idne, ntly on irree, eases, Hydrocele, cure S LOW, Cures Ganrnntied, ¢ P. Box 766, CHARCE B 100 atren |g'an-o-| Fa as Sts., OMAHA, NEB. " I Treatment by ce over 215 ram and Do DOCTORI “ FREE. A staft of eminent physicians and sure eons from the British ‘Medical Institute ave, at the urgent sollcltation of & large number of patlents under thelr care In this country, established a permanent branch of the Institute in this clty at the corner’ of Sixteenth and Farnam’ streets, Rooms 438-43 Board of Trade bullding, These eminent gentlemen have declded to give thelr services entirely free for three months (medicines excepted), 1o all Invallds who call upon them for treat- ment between now and Kebruary 3. The object In pursuing th become rapidly and with the sick and a conditions will any charge whatever made for Y pervices rendered for thre months to all who call before February 3. Male and female weakness, catarrh catarrhal deafness, ~alwo’ ruptur oitre, cancer, all skin diseases, and a of the rectum, are positively cured by thelr new treatment, e AMUSEMENTS, BOYD’S — "eue e THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT ELLERY’S The Great CREATORE Director Prices—Mat,, 2¢, We. Night, 2c, e, Tc, §1. course fs to &crlmm“y acquainted icted, and under g: CONDITION OF THR WEATHER. notice that they have been awarded the |~ contract for extending the bramoh of the |Omaha, clear Southern Pacific rallroad from Vi ty mile They from Aspen to Vista and will begin work at | Fabld once. @ now moving thelr grading plant | Salt Lake City, Huron, cléar. Williston, ANl ANEl Chicag BURIAL OF COLONEL IRELAND E{’l Members of Otoe County Bar Are Pall for Former Mayor Neb a Clty NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Jan. 12.—(Spe- clal.)—Funeral services for Colonel Frank- lin P. Ireland were conducted from the family home, on North Eighth street, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The high estima- tion in which Mr. Ireland was held in lite was attested by the large attendance of § Tuenday, Wednesday Mat, and Night—THE SBTROLLERS. A’ great company of 100 playexs, I’rl:luj‘ and Saturday Mat. and k!rw-'runu. EFFERBON in “Rip Van Winkie," Telephone 1631, Matinces Wednesday, Saturday and Sune day, 2:15 8:15, Every Evenin HIGH CLASS VAUDEYV] Mary Norman, Dempsey, Dempsey, Josephine Rabel K and Roverts, Willams and Nambos and the Kinodrome, Prices, 2, and S0c, Mack oberts, Ha O'Netl, The er Been Ity Equal— | Entire Week, Including Saturday Evening. {amarck, el Galveston, clear. ncenery. Rice & Barton's Big Baisty Co A nerve tonle, two doses dafly. Beautiful women. Bright = comedians. (orgeous Smoke If you like. Next Sunday matinee, May Howard Burlesquers, 1€ Tablets . fiumnl---q-u@.—m { é‘%//’Wn‘o{vflrfiu unl-ullflll ome day.