Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 4, 1903, Page 2

] 2 — Telephones 618 and 694. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 1903. e —————— We close Saturd ays at 6 p. m. Bee, Jan. 4, 1903. For Monday’s Selling More Reductions in Prices for This Great January Sale Clearing Ont the Dress Goods— All the dress goods that was left from that' tre— mendous and busy sale of Fri- A day and Saturday are gathered to- gether for Monday selling. Careful picking will disclose many fine values, We mention a few of the special reductions—read every item caretully. BTYLISH NEW FRENCH ZIBILENES ~they are precisely what women are after for a fashionable gown—soft, clinging stuffs with beautiful silk luster, $1.76 quality, in this clearing sale, T6c a yard. HEAVY GRAY SUITING—In shades of dark gray only, 36c quality, in this clearing sale, 16¢ a yard. NEW MELROSE DRESS GOODS—42-in. wide, colors red and castor, B0c quality, in this clearing sale, 29¢ a yard. NEW 2-TONED PEBBLE CHEVIOT— 66-Inch wide, beautiful quality, brown with green, green with black, etc., $1.25 quality, in this clearing sale, 79¢ & yard. BTYLISH FRENCH PRUNELLA — handsome rich satin finish, colors red, tan, French gray and purple, $1.50 quality, in this clearing sale, 30c & yard. ALL WOOL VENBTIAN—44-inch wide, in shades of castor and tan, 76c quality, in this clearing sale, 3% a yard. w Striped Waist Goods- - Some spectal ofterings that will be ap- preciated by caroful buyers. The styles are mostly in pretty striped effects, with a good liberal showing of small dainty dots, at dress goods counter, 75¢ quality, in this clearing sale, 89¢ a yard. Rich Corduroy for Women’s Wear VELVET CORD OR CORDUROY — handsome full round cord, rich luster, lhloll,tol' the very best velvet cord manufactured, regular $1.10 quality, in this clearing sale, 69c a yard. Biack Moire Silk— Good welght, soft finish, rich luster, very dre in appearance, $1.00 quality, in this clearing sale, 56c a yard. Remnants of Colored Silks— , Shorter the plece, shorter the price, desirable lengths for walsts and trim- mings, costs next to nothing. What kind? Monday morning, 33 1-3¢ a yard. Muslin Underwear— At January clearing prices —many pieces left after our two busy days of selling. Pretty gowns, and skirts, well ma trimmed. CORSET COVERS. 2c and 36c covers reduced to 150 each. 60c covers reduced to 35c each. 76c and 85c covers reduced to 50c each. $1.00 and $1.25 covers reduced to 75¢ each. $2.00, $2.25, $2.50 and $3.00 covers re- duced to $1.50 each. corset covers, drawers and daintily SKIRTS. $1.25 and $1.50 skirts reduced to 75o each. $1.75 and $2.00 skirts reduced to $1.00 each. $2.26, $2.50 and $2.76 skirts reduced to $1.50 each. $3.00, $3.50 and $3.75 skirts reduced to $2.00 each. DRAWERS. 76c and 86¢ drawers reduced to 50c each. $1.00 and $1.256 drawers reduced to 75c each. $2.00 and $1.75 drawers reduced to $1.00 each. $3.60 and $3.00 drawers reduced to $2.00 each. $4.00 and $3.75 drawers reduced to $2.50 ach. $5.00 and $4.50 drawers reduced to $3.00 each. Tromrson, BELpEN & Co. Y. M: C. A. Building, Corner Sixteenth and Douglas Sts. Almost any kind. Your cholce [ In Our Cloak Department — During our great cloak and fur sale of yesterday we found it absolutely impossible to show our' beautiful stock of fine fur coats, Now we have plenty of room—so Mon- day morning we place on sale the following assortment of elegant and new fur coats and capes. One Alaska ‘seal coat—handsome new blouse shape, regular price $260, sale price $180.00. One mink jacket—beautifully striped, regular price $225.00, eale price $135.00. One Krimmer coat, fine quality, regular price $40.00, sale price $26.00. One Krimmer coat, extra fine quality, regular price $60.00, sale price $35.00. Two Persian lamb coats, regular price $76.00, sale price $45.00. One extra fine Persian lamb coat, regu- lar price $125.00, sale price $72.00. One very fine mink cape, made of very cholce skins, regular price $226.00, salo price $165.00. One marten cape, made-of the very cholcest skins, regular price $100.00, sale price $65.00. One beautitul genuine beaver cape, very cholce skins, regular price $90.00, sale price $65.00. Six electric seal coats, our regular $40.00 garment, sale price $27.00. Fur scarts of fine sable lynx sable and Isabella fox. Fur scarfs of FINE BROWN BEAR, our regular $26.00 quality, sale price $15.00. VELVET WAISTS—all our new and beautiful velvet walsts, which we sold all season at $7.50, sale price $2.98. Cloth Coats— For Monday we have made still greater reductions in our stock of cloth coats. COATS which formerly sold at $50.00, price $26.00. which formerly sold at $30.00, Monday's price $16.00. COATS which formerly sold at $20.00, Monday’s price $10.00. COATS which . formerly sold at $10.00, Monday's price $6.00. LITTLE CHILDREN'S COATS — We have about 16 coats for small children trom 2 to § years—the regular price of these beautiful coats were from $5.00 to $15.00—your cholce Monday at $2.50 and $5.00 each. NOTICE—These reductions are mnot merely reductions on paper, but are absolutely as we say they are—during the continuation of this great sale— no goods will be altered or exchanged. Silk Embroidered Waist Patterns The choicest of this season’s designs, and they are beau- tiful. Nevertheless they must be closed out as we do not carry over goods from one season to the other. Hence these extraordinary reductions in the prices. $3.50 walst patterns for $1.49 each. $6.00, $6.60 and $7.00 waist patterns for $1.97 each. $5.00 and $8.00 walst patterns for $2.37 each. $6.00 and $7.00 waist patterns for $2.98 each. All of our 75c and 85c imported French flannel—all of our $1.00, $1.10 and $1.25 silk embroldered waist flannels at, per yard, Se. Big Bargains in Fine White Blankets— $18.00 St. Mary's blankets, now $14 $16.50 St. Mary's blankets, now $12.98. $11.50 St. Mary's blankets, now $8.83. $14.00 Pendleton blankets, now $10.75. $11.00 Mount Hood blankets, now $8.83. Our Great January Linen Sale— TABLE CLOTHS. All our $1.65 Bleached Table Uloths, in this special sale, $1.00 each. Al our $1.75 Bleachod Table Cloths, this apecial sale, $1.29 each. n All our $2.25 Bleached Table Cloths, in this special sale, $1.69 each. All our $3.00 Bleached Tuble Cloths, in this special sale, $2.00 each. All our $4.00 Bleached Table Cloths, in this special sale, $2.98 each. All our $3.75 Bleached Table Cloths, in this apecial sale, $2.75 each. All our $4.50 Bleached Table Cloths, in this special sale, $3.28 each. All our $6.00 Bleached Table Cloths, In this special sale, $4.28 each. All our $7.50, Bleached Table Cloths, in this special sale, $5.00 each. TABLE DAMASK. All our $1.76 Bleached Table Damask, in this special sale, $1.10 per yard. All our $1.50 Bleached Table Damask, in this special sale, 98c per yard. All our $1.50 Silver Bleached Table Damask In this special sale, $1.00 per yard. All our $1.00 Silver Bleached Table Damask, in this special sale, 75c per yard. All our 76c Silver Bleached Table Damaek, in this special sale, 50c per yard. All our 60c Silver Bleached Table Damask, in this special sale, 45c per yard, NAPKINS. All our $1.25 Bleached Table Napkins, in this special sale, 98c per dozen. All our $1.75 Bleached Table Napkins, In this spocial sale §$1.29 per dozenm. All our $2.25 Bleached Table Napkins, in this special sale, $1.69 per dozen. All our $4.00 Bleached Table Napkins, in this speclal sale, $2.75 per dozen. All our $8.50 Bleached Table Napkins, in this special sale, $5.00 per dozen. TOWELS! TOWELS!! All our 12%c Hemmed Huck Towels, in this special sale, §1-3c each. All our 250 Hemmed and Hemstitched Huck Towels, 1n this special sale, 19¢ each. All our 40c Bleached Heavy Bath Towels, in this special dale, 250 each. All our 45¢ Bleached Hemstitched, Huck Towels, in this special sale, 35c each. CRASHES AND TOWELINGS. All our 7i4c Brown Linen Crash, in this special sale, 3'c per yard. All our 10c Brown Linen Crash, in this epecial sale, T%c per yard. All our 16 2-3c Bleached Heavy Crash, in this spoecial sale, 12%c per yard. All our 25c Bleached Heaty Crash, in this special sale, 30c per yard. JUST HALF PRICE. $85.00 Real Renasiance Round Table Cloth, 2% yards round, in this speclal sale $42.50. $45.00 Real Renasiance Round Table Cloth, 2 yards round, in this speclal sale, $22.50. §10.00 Real Japanese Graes Linen Lunch Cloths, in this special sale, $5.00 each. $12.00 Real Cluny Lace Scarf, in this speclal sale, $6.00 each. 500 Renasiance Plate Doylies, in this special sale, 250 each. Knitted Underskirts— Not many left, but your choice of the line of ladies’ knitted and fleeced under- skirts— At B0c each that formerly sold from $1.00 to $2.00 each. KNITTED TOQUES. 60c knitted toques at 35c each—40c toques at 26c each—25¢ touges at 15¢ each. TAM O’SHANTERS. $1.00 Tam O’'Shanters at 69c each. 60c Tam O'Shanters at 35¢ each. Golf Gloves— We have included in this January sale all our golf gloves, for women. Most every wanted shade and style in plain or fancy colors. B50c golt gloves reduced to 25¢c per palr. 75¢ golt gloves reduced to 50c per pair. faotures. “This city should be the dump- | ing ground for W grain,’” sald he. “We should have cercal mills and’ flour mills and glucose factories. If we get these rallroads with us those things will all come. It was determined that Mr. Iler’ suggestion would come regularly in ordey on. h”" should like to ask Mr. Merriam why he does nmot bid for grain along the Bur- lington road,” sald Mr. Sunderland. “Because it would be of no use,’ was the reply. “The results wouldn't pay for the stationery used.” Doesn’t the rate forbld it?" per: Mr. Sunderland. “You may draw your own inferences,’ was the response. Victor Rosewater's Ideas. Victor Rosewater was called upon. ‘I wish to say that we are with you,” sald he. “I think you have started right. The first thing to do is to make out a case,'as you are about to do by the appointment of this committee. There is no reason why Omaha should not have a grain market. It is situated as well as the other grain cen- Given favorable conditions and there 18 no question of theé success of the schem We have the same chances in this matt that we had in the fight for the stock yards. ‘We must have unity to win. t 18 foolish to think that any sentiments ‘of sympathy or philanthropy will influence thé rallroads In this matter. You must show them that it is to their own advant. age to give'the help required, and then "1l do it. It is slmply a case of present ts as opposed to future ones, and it 3 ted fust ‘be made plain to'the railroads that the future ones will far outweigh the pres- ticipation in this affair because they fear they will lose railroad favors. As a matter of fact they think they are getting favors ‘when they are not. What the roads do for one grain man they do for the re Any- way, there is no object in keeping'still un. less the rallroads are going to kick back, and’they will nat. It is to thelr advantage to do business with one graln firm instead of several.” L. R. Cottrell was asked just what it was that the grain men needed from the rall- roads In order to insure the success of the ket. He sald: ust have s pro rate to Omaha in equalfty (6 the proportion of the. through rate." y Van Dorn then moved that the pres- ent_erganization be wade permanent. Mr. WajAk seconded the. motion, byt it met with streguous opposition. estion of Organisation. “PHjs motion brings us to the question of whether the grain market is to be under a um organization or (o be identified with’ the Board of Trade,” Rafd Mr.' Mer- riam,” ““Mr. Walsh, are we to be under the wuspleks of that organization?” should say not,” was the reoly, and Mr. Walsh followed It with his reasons for tavoring an indepéndent organization. This aroused great opposition. Mr. Iler was first to get the floor. ‘I am unalterably opposed to a separate organization,’” sald he. “I do not think you can succeed save under the auspices of the Board of Trad Only that arrangement can- lénd the nec sary welght and responsibility. want too many organizations. It weakens things.” Mr. MoWhorter followed. “I have always found that the Board of Trade will give the grain men what they wan “and I am poesitive it will again. Chairman Peck here took oct himself. “I think it a gre mistake,” ‘to attempt any {ndependent organ- ization. The Board of Trade is just what we need to back us. The directory will help us, and if it will not an election is coming and there is a chance to put in men who will. ' This arrangement does not mean that all those who are to trade in the exchange must hold memberships in the Board of Trade. That would be too expensive and too much to expect. But we can arrang to sell trading privileges, floor privileges, at a reasonable sum, $50 a yer The Board of Trade already has the necessary rules for us to proceed under and it should certainly handle this grain market.” It was then decided after much argument that Mr. Van Do motion to make the temporary organization permament would have the appearance of a move toward in- dependence from the Board of Trade and the motion was withdrawa. A recess was then taken for two weeks, at which time the committee will report its findings and further plans will be laid. At the close of the meeting Mr. Peck said: I feel that we are well started to- ward what we want, that we have begun right and that the movement is actually on foot and in the right direction.’” HYMENEAL. Rutledge-Hyman, WACO, Neb.,, Jan. 3.—(Speclal.)—About four miles northeast of here occurred the marriage of Miss Jennle Hyman to Mr. Luther Rutledge. The cermonies were held at the residence of the bride's parents and the marriage was performed by Rev. Ralph of Florence, Cal. An elaborate served. The young married couple will live in Alliance,”Neb. Milberg-Wilsen. STURGIS, 8. D, Jan. 3.—(Speial.)—Emil Milberg Anna Wilson, both of Vale, Meade county, were married at the home of the bride's parents Tuesday, Re7. 8. Johnson of Lead City performing the ceremony. A large number of friends were present, Editor Se y Panis MANILA, Jan. 3.—Manuel Rango, editor of Libertes, has been ~sentenced to six months' imprisonment at hard labor and to pay a fine of $2,000 gold for libeling General Bell. SLIP OF THE KNIFE AND BLIND FOR LIFE. No knite or drugs used in othis in lu‘-n‘. We don't| |UTAH MAY ELECT A MORMON Perry 8, Heath Talks About the Coming Benatorial Centest, NO' ISSUES FOR THE NEXT CAMPAIGN National Republican Campaigner Says There is Nothing for the Parties to Divide On—Oxnard Visits Roosevelt. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Perry 8. Heath, secretary of the national republican committee, now editing one of the leading newspapers 6f Salt Lake City, is in Washington. In speaking of the election of & senator to succeed Senator Rawlins, Mr. Heath sald: *The republic- ans have the legislature by an overwhelm- ing number and will send a republican sen- ator here." Mr. Heath says the Mormons are largely represented in the legislature and it is well understood in Utah that a senator of that religion will be chosen. Mr. Smoot, an postle of the Mormon church, {8 one of the prominent candidates, and the opinion of many members of the legislature is that he will be elected to fill the vacancy. In discussing the issues of the campaign of 1904, Mr. Heath says: “Not one of the issues of 1900 or 1902 will, in my opinion, cui. any figure in the national campaign of 1904. 1 come, as you know, from a sil- ver state, Utah, my home. The election” of both 1900 and 1902 eliminated silver is an issue In any sepse. Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana,, all large republican majorities last November—majorities for the gold standard. Imperialism, expansion and the Philippines were mentioned, and the more they were mentioned the greater be- came the ropublicen victory. Tariff revis fcn is not demanded. generally and talk of reducing the" tariff on trust-made articles or punishing trusts by tree trade is re garded wherever I have traveled during the Jast six months as a fallacy and is not pop- ular, The democrats first raised this ques- tion, raised it for the. purpose of creating an issue and dividing the republican party, but they have not succeeded. The demo- crats are free traders first and last, and protectiouists will not take to this propo- sition. Republicans do. not believe in kill- ing the patient in order to cure it. During the last six weeks I have been asked by at least & score of democratic business men what fssue divided the two parties, and I! could not inform them. They all said they were for sound money, reientlon of our new territory and opposed to free trade as a | means of killing the trusts. If we were to begin a national campalgn tomorfow I have no idea what the democrats would present in antagonism to our present policl progress and prosperity. Oxnard Sees Roosevelt, Henry T. Oxnard, head of the beet sugar trust, had a conference with the president this morning. Mr, Oxnard will probably re- main here until the meeting in this eity next week of the beet sugar Interests of the country. It is stated that while the beet | sugar men believe it would be unfair to them to cut the duty on Cuban rugsr 25 per cent they will not oppose ratification of the Cuban treaty for the reason that their | business is being bhurt more by continued | agitation 6f the question of lower duties | than it will be 1f ‘the cut is made. They de- sire to have this question settled at this session of congress one way or another so | that capital may know on just what kind of | basls it may fovest in beet sugar enter- | prises. It Is s#id among heet sugar men that eomtparatively little capital has been invested in the beet sugar business since | the beginning of the Cuban tariff reduction | or reciprocliy agitatidn and that eapital will ‘continue. 10 betimid in this direction until the matter is settied permanently. Comgressman Thomas today called at the | Indian buresu to urge the appointment of Bishop H. Perkins of Rogk Rapids to be aa |8 & lord" T Indian teacher. Mr. Perkins now holds a position as Indian farmer at Fort Simco, Wi Major Tucker, in charge of construction work on the sewer to be bullt from Fort Des Moines to North river, is in Washing- ton to confer with the War department re- garding the injunction sult which has been instituted against the contemplated work. It is contended that if the sewer as at present planned is bullt 1t will work great damage to farmers and others below the point of entrance fnto the North river through pollution of its waters. A suit has been brought with a view to changing the course of the sewer. Such a change in the present plans would cost the government something like $15,000. Major Turner will suggest to the department contesting the injunction suit that the theory that in- dividuals should yield their persenal preju- dice for the general good of the community. Postmasters and Posteflices. Charles H. Innis has been appointed post- master at Olive, Nance county, Neb., vice T. C. Mclatyre, deceased. Postoffices established: Nebraska—Darr, Dawson county, with Samuel B. Good as postmaster. South Dakota — Mansbridge, Charles Mix county, Walter Mansbridge postmaster; Greenway, McPherson county, Jacob Lutz postmaster, On January 24 a civil service examina- tion will be held at Centerville, Ia., for clerk and letter carrier in postoffice at that place. These reserve agents were approved to- da: First Natlonal bank of Omaba for First National of Stanton, Ia.; Des Moines National of Des Moines for First National of Malvern, Ia.; Hanover National bank of New York for Anoka Natlonal of Anoka, Neb. Rankin H. Rice and Albert A. Person of Omaha have been appainted printers in the Navy department. These Iowa rural letter carriers were ap- pointed today: Thornton—Regulars, Peters Sondergaard, Charles H. Porter; substi- tutes, Scott Klemmens, Frank Porter. Thornburg—Regular, John W. Wilson; sub- stitute, John Turper. Sully—Regular, Ros- coe BE. White; substitute, Samuel M. White. Publish your legal notices In The Weekly Bee. Telephone 238. PORTRAIT OF THE PRESIDENT One is to Be Pat d by M. Theobald Celebrated French Artisi NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—M. Theobald Char- tran, the French painter, arrived here to- day on La Lourraine, from Havre. He comes to paint a portrait of President Roosevelt. His portraits of Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Alice Roosevelt attracted a great deal of at- tention at the Paris salon. — e CHANGE BREAKFAST. Habit of Healthy Europeans. The sturdy Scotch, Germans, French and Italiabs seldom or never eat meat for breakfast. Long experience hes taught that the | broakfast should be sfmple and not Include | meat, | Many Americans suffer with weak stom- | achs and more or less iliness because they fail to understand the simple and healthful plan of breakfast somewbat like the foi- lowing: A little truit. A dish of Grape-Nuts and cream. One or two soft egge. A cup of Postum Food Coffee and per- haps a plece of bard toa A man says, “I couldn't go on that until noon." One or two days' trial will teach bim a big volume of facts and make him feel “fit There is & deep underlying | and sclentjfic reason. The best argument, LENA LILLIE SHOWS COURAGE Prosecution Expeots to Prove Oase at Proliminary Hearing, SHERIFF WEST TAKES THE STAND Testimony is Mostly as to Details Co: mected with the Orime—Long List of Witne Come. en Yet to DAVID CITY, Neb., Jan. 3.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Willis D. Westover, a member of the coroner’s jury, was on the stand most of this morning at the preliminary hearing of Mrs. Lena M. Lillie on the charge of murdoring her husband. This afternoon Bherift West was called, and testified in detall as to his {nvestigations at the house on the morning of the crime. Court ad- journed until Monday before the sheriff's cross-examination was completed. From the list of witnesses yet to testify it is not thought that the hearing will be concluded before the last of next week. ‘While Mrs. Lillie is beginning to fully re- alize the gravity of the awful crime with which she is charged, she is standing the ordeal with remarkable fortitude. Prosecution is Confident. Counsel for the state consider that they scored a strong point yesterday with the witnesses who were on the stand, Dr. §. C. Beede, Dr. H. E. Burdick and J. D. Sprague. These are the witnesses for the pros- ecution that have vet been introduced. The attorneys say their best and strongest ev- fdence is yet tv come and that they have plenty of it. They evidently belleve that Judge Skiles will hold the defendant to the dietrict court. In his testimony yesterday afternoon J. D, Sprague said that Mrs. Lil- Mo testified before the coroner's jury that all that was stolen out of the house on the morning of the murder was $300 in money belonging to her and a small amount of money from Mr. Lillle's trousers' pockets, and some notes belonging to her, and that nothing else in the house was disturbed. This morning throngs of people’ were making thelr way to the courthouse for more than one hour before the time for court to convene. Some carried their lunch baskets, evidently intending to spend the entire day as spectators in the temple of justice. Mrs. Lillle arrived at the courts room promptly at 9 o'clock, accompanied by her parents, her sister, Mrs. Grisinger, and Sam Lillle. Mrs, Mary Lillle, mother of the murdered man, {8 not present to at- tend the hearing for the reason. that she i3 subpoenaed as & witness for the defense. Mrs, Lillle the morning papers car tully and seems much Interested in them. As usual, the attorneys were late and court did not copvene until near 10 o'clock. Repeats Mrs, Lillle's Story. Willis D, Westover was the first witne a member of the coromer's jury. said: “Mrs. Lillie sald she was awakened that morning by a loud nolse. She saw a man standing by the bed pointing a revolver at ber. She rolled off the bed, and heard the man run out of the room and down stairs The first thing she thought of was help. She commenced screaming and called to the girls, saying that her husband had been shot, and telling them to go for help. She sald they lighted a lamp and they all went downstairs, she preceding. The girls went across the street to get help and she went to the telephone. “Mrs. Lillle described the man as about the size of Harvey. She sald be might have had a beard and might not; he might have worn & mask and might not. The revolver, she sald, was a bright one.” Witness then portrayed to the court the position of the man as he stood by the bed, saying: “I saw Dr. Sprague place a pencil through the hole in the glass, and the hole in the screen and the outside of how 1s the actual experience with such | breakiastas ithe range of the bullet was slightly the pencil was the highest, indicating that up- ward. I stood on the west side of the bed | and the screen, and the revolver would have | been about six inches above the top of the bed clothing." This evidence was given to prove the im- possibility of a man standing where Mrs. Lillle says he did and firing a shot through the window, as indicated by the hole In the window and screen. Window is Witness was shown the window taken from the Lillle home. He sald: “If this is the window which we examined, it is not just in the same condition it was when wo first examined It—for the reason the pow- der burn s not near as black as it was and the hole is larger than it was then, “I went out on the porch and examined the hole in the screen and it appeared the same as it did from the inside, except the wires were bent out, “When Mrs. Lilile wae testifying before I'the coroner's jury she wa ed it the | revolver the man held in his hand was a long or short one, and she said: ‘I was not measuring gun barrels that morning and do not think you would, elther.’ " Witness testified at length as to the tests made by the coromer's jury to discover from what distance powder would burn | similarly to the powder burns on the win- dow and curtaln in the Lillle home. His testimony In this respect corroborated that of John D. Sprague in every partlcular. Hole in the Window Screen. In the cross-examination of Westover the window screen was shown him and he sald: | “It that is the screen that we saw the hole {1t is of a different shape.” | The hole in this screen at this time is about one inch by one-half inch. It is probable that the window screen will be Introduced in evidence later in the pro- ceedings: When court convened this afternoon Westover was recalled for further cross- examination. Witness stated that when Mrs. Lillie demonstrated to the coroner's jury the position of the man when he was pointing the revolver at her, she used a revolver. This corroborates the testimony of Dr. Sample on this point. Witness Sprague was not positive about this. Sheriff West's Story. Isaac J. West, sheriff, was the next wit- ness. He sald: “On the morning of Octo- ber 24, 1902, T heard of the shooting of Har- vey Lillie, I immediately went to the Lillle residence. It was partially daylight. When 1 first went in there was no light burning. Dr. Stewart, Burt Hall and Night Policeman Taddiken &2d several others were there at this time. They were all in the bedroom where Mr. Lillle lay. Mr. Lillie was lying almost on his back, a little inclined to the lett, his head turned & little more than his body. I made some inquiry of Mrs. Lill\ to the occurrence and she sald that she seen a man standing a little north and west of the bed. She described him as a man of about the size of Mr. Lillie, saying that he either had on & cap or a hat with a narrow brim and she thought he was light com- | plected. He was pointing a gun at her and | she saw there was no show for her and she | rolled oft the bed on the east side. The | man left the room immediately and she | beard him run downstairs. I looked in the | bureau drawer and also noticed the hole in the window. 1 made no further investiga- tion in the room at that time."” Witness gave a description of the pos tion of the bed with relation to the window, which was substantially as testified to by other witnesses. Witness continued “Mrs. Lillle called my attention to the bureau drawer and sald $300 had been stolen. The drawer was closed. The con- tents of the drawer were mussed around. Mrs. Lillie did not do anything in ass ing me in investigating the condition of the drawer and did not speak of auythng elge being missing. 1 again went into the house about 11 o'clock. Mr. Westover and Mr. Duncan were there. I made & further investigation by looking {hrough the bureau drawers and examining the bed. I also looked through the other rooms, both up- stairs and down. At this time the bed Introduced, and sighted through the hole in the window | and all the furniture were in the same position they were In in the morning. I noticed that the holes in the curtain, glass and screen were on a level. I went over there to see if that window had been raised and by going out on the porch ?ou::-d that the screen had not been moved." (This evidenco 1s introduced to negative the theory of the defense that there was & block under the window sash when tie shot was fired.) “Upon the second exam- ination I found a watch, a dressing-ocase, some jewelry and a revolver. These were in the drawer from which Mrs. Lillle said the money had been taken. I gave the re- volver to the coroner. 1 was at the Lillle residence the next morning and was In the bedroom. Mrs. Lillle and Mr. Heil of Omaha were with me. Mrs. Lillle de- scribed the man who did the hooting the same as she did before, except the posi- tion in which the man stood.” ldentifies the Revolver, The revolver was brought into court and was fully identified by the sherift as the one found in the bureau drawer in the Lillie bedroom on the mosning of the crime. When the revolver was being identified by the officer people rose in their seats to. the weapon with which it is possible the awful crime was committed. Witness contiued: “‘On October 24 1 got a padlock and locked the bedroom. This was on my second visit. The key was in my possession until the coroner's inquest. I gave it to the coroner. I examined the windows and doors to see if they had been opened and they had not been. I par- ticularly examined the kitchen door to see it any marks were on it, that being the door that Mrs. Lillle sald was open when she came down stalrs that morning. I found nothing unusual. Mre. Lillle said the key had been pushed out and the door unlocked. I examined the keyhole from the outside and inside carefully and found nothing to indicate that it had been tam- pered with in any way." The cross-examination of the sherift elc- fted that when he first went to the bedroom the bureau drawer was ctosed. Court adjourned until Monday morning. Eighth District Court Terms, WEST POINT, Neb., Jan. 8.—(Special.)— Judge Guy T. Graves of Pender has sét the terms of court for the Eighth judicial dis- trict as follows: Stanton, adjourned term, January 19, and September 7; Cuming, Feb- ruary 2 and September 21; Thurston, Feb- ruary 16 and Ootober §; Dakota, February 32 and November 9; Cedar, March 9 and No- vember 30; Dixon, March 30 and Decem- ber 14. Addresses Masonic Meeting. BEATRICE, Neb., Jan. 3.—(Special.)es Prof. Henry M. Blake, instructor of musio in the Nebraska Institute for the Blind at Nebraska City, addressed a large gath- ering of Masons here last night on the subject of “Free Masonry.” His leotire was replete with Interest and much en- joyed by those whose good fortune it was to be present. To Remain on Sta: BEATRICE, Neb., Jan. 3.—(Speclal.)— Hon. T. A. Murphy, who served as colonel on the staff of Governor Savage, has ac- cepted a similar appointment with rank as colonel on ‘Governor-elect Mickey's staff. Decrerse in Mortmages. NEBRASKA CITY, ‘Neb., Jan. 3.-(Spe- clal Telegram.)—The county recorder's statement made today shows that for the month,of December the mortgage reduction for Otoe county was $10,929.50. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fair dny and Monday for Nebraska d Snow or Rain in ~ Towa. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—The forecast: For Nebraska, Missourl, Kansas and North Dakoia—Falr Sunday and Monday. For Jowa—Snow or rain and warmer Sunday; Monday, fair. For South Dakota—Falr Sunday and Monday; colder in west portion Sunday. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, Jan. 3.—Official record of tem: perature’ and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the last thres years: Maximum temperature Minimum temperature Mean temperati i Precipitation Record of tem, at Omaha Too: caee T 00 000,00 rature and precipitation or this day aud since March I, pe Normal temperature Excess for the day, Total excess since March 1. Normal precipitation........ Deficlency for the day... 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