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ELLIOTT
He Murdered Hutsonpiller, His Friend
and Robbed Him of S21.35.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 22.-Charles H
Elliott. now in the Douglas county Jail
has confessed to the murder of Gay
HutsOnpiller, his friend, in the Wind
sor hotel here last Tuesday. His con-
fession covers 20 typewriter pages.
He says ~HutSonpiller was about to
leave for Montana, and continues: 81
owed him s15 and wanted him to sign
a receipt for it and he wouldn't. I told
him | wouldn't pay unless he did. He
called me a fool and said he would take
it out of my hide"
Elicit then picked up a coupling pin
and struck his friend, and becoming
alarmed at his hard breathing, vent to
a drug store and bought Is cents worth
Of chloroform, saturated a towel with
it and put it over Hutsonpiller's face.
Elliott then left the hotel and ooh the
4:45 Northwestern train east, and was
arrested at Cedar Rapids. He did not
know at that time that Hutsonpiller
was dead.
He adds: Il only took 1.35 of Hut
sonpiller's money. The rest of the mon
ey found on me, about $65 was sent me
by my uncle at Akron, O."
, 1896-11-23
MUST PAY THE INSURANCE.
HOpewell Case Decided Against En-
dowment Rank.

A case Of considerable interest to the
members of the Endowment Rank Of
the Knights of Pythias, as well as tC
members of other fraternal insurance
orders in this section, has just been de.
cided in the courts of Douglas county
says the Omaha Bee. The cas is one
arising out of the death by suicide OF
John II. HOpewell, a member of the
Endowment rank, and has been drag
ging along in the district court of this
county since the summer of 1894.
The plaintiff in the case is Stella Z.
Hopewell. wife of John II. Hopewell.
For cause of action it is alleged that
Hopewell received the Endowment
rank of the order February 6, 1888, and
a policy for SO 5000 was issued to him 10
days later. The policy is set forth in
full, with all hts conditions. and it is
alleged that Hopewell complied with
all the laws and regulations of the En-
dowment rank in every particular up
until the day Of his death. February 81,
1894. 1t is further alleged that proof
of death was made in accordance with
the laws of the order, but that pay
ment of the policy has been refused.
The defense offered bv the EnIow-
ment rank was that all rights to nav
ment of the policy has been forfeited
by Hopewell or his beneficiary by rea-
son of Hopewell's suicide. II was
shown that full power over the bust
ness of the Endowment rank "a vest
ed in a body known as the board of
control, and it was also shown that
this body. at its session in Chicago,
January II and 10. 1893. amended the
laws of the order by adding a section
which provided that if THE death of a
member result from elf-destruction.
voluntary or involuntary, whether such
, 1896-11-23

flames prevented the rescue. The chill
dren were then dead. The father fell
in a woo and has been a ~ravine
maniac ever since.
Nora. Q years old, is the only sur
vivor. She says the children at home,
Callie, 10: Hattie. II: Willie. 7: Clar-
ence, 5; Julia, 3. and herself, retired at
the usual hour in an upstairs chamber.
The next she knew the fire was COM
ing up through the floor and the build
ing was enveloped in flames. She says
all six were aroused. She rushed to a
'seccnd-story window and jumped to the
ground. calling to the others ITO follow,
as the fire had cut off escape by the
stairway.
1t is thought the fire was caused by
an incendiary.
, 1896-11-23
GRAIN OF TRUTH.

Oroville, Gala, Nov. 22.-The rumor
that the airship which is alleged to
have passed ver Sacramento was con-
strlTcted near this town seems have a
grain OF truth in it. The parties who
could give information if they would,
however, are extremely reticent. They
give evasive answers Or assert they
know absolutely nothing about it. Not
a single person that saw or knew of the
iirship being constructed neal here can
be found, and yet there is a rumor that
some man has been experimenting with
different kinds Of gases and testing
those that are lighter than air. The
experiments were made some miles
east of the town and no one is able to
give any names Of the parties who are
evidently strangers seeking to avoid
publicity.
, 1896-11-23
A HAY RIDE.
While Attempting to Cross a Bridge
Young People Come to Grief.

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. ga party
of a dozen young people who left Ems
ley city early last night in a wagon for
a hay ride. had their merriment trans
ferred into death and disaster before
they had proceeded a mile ON their
journey.
Ten days ago a new bridge vas COM
pleted across Village creek, near Ems
ley City. While crossing the stream
The structure gave way, precipitating
che wagon and its load OF human
freight Is feet below into the water.
Not a person in the vehicle escaped un-
injured.
William Shannon, aged 20. was hurt
about the brain, which caused concus-
sion OF the brain. from which he died
today.
Maggie Hartigan was seriously in
jured about the head and her back
sprained. 1t is feared she will die.
Charley Barnes had his scalp cut
open for two inches and received in
oernal injuries which may result seri-
ously.
The others injured are: c. l.. Shan
non, head badly cut; G. G. Campbell,
horribly bruised about face and body;
Ed Blackburn, arm broken. Sam
Brown, leg and head cut; Miss Ella X.
Jones, cut and bruised In head and on
shoulders; Miss Lulu Williams, bruis-
ed; Miss Annie Williams. face badly
cut; Miss Nellie Blackburn. bruised
Eph Bowie, colored driver, back sprain-
ed.
The of the accident was that
the stringers OF the bridge were too
short, and by constant jarring they
gradually worked off the stills. The
water In the creek was six feet deep, 90
that but for the timely work of those
least injured the young ladies and
those most seriously injured would
have drowned.
The coroner will begin an investiga-
ton tomorrow. There is talk OF suits
for damages against the county.
, 1896-11-23
MYSTERY OF THE COAST.
ALL CALIFORNIA AGOG OVER AN
AERIAL NOCTURNAL
VISITOR.
II F1apped Its Wings About the City OF
sacramento at the Hour of
O'clock in the Morning-An Attor-
ney Tells a Story Wierd Enough
for the Most Visionary.

San Francisco, Nov. 22.-The Chron-
icle prints a story which would indi-
cate that the airship in practicable
form is an established fact.
About l o'clock last Monday morn
ing the inhabitants of Sacramento who
were astfr at that hour claim to have
seen an airship passing rapidly over
the city. Some merely said they saw a
bright light, while others went so far
as to say they saw a cigar-shaped flying
machine and heard human voices from
it. The residents of Oakland also say
they saw the same sight a few nights
ago.
The story of the mysterious airship
has been told all over the state and
has created considerable amusement as
1t was generally believed to be a hoax.
The Chronicle this morning prints an
interview with George d. Collins, a re-
putable lawyer Of this city. who says
that the airship is a reality. Attorney
Collins says:
1T is perfectly true that there is at
last a successful airsh.p in existence.
and THAI California will have the honor
of bringing it before the world. l have
known of the affair for some time and
am acting as attorney for the inventor.
He is a very wealthy man who has been
studying the subject of flying machines
for 10 years, and who came here several
years ago from the state of Maine in
order to be able to perfect his ideas
away from the eye of other inventors.
During the last five years he has spent
not yet secured his patent, but his ap-
plication is now in Washington. l can
not say much about the machine he has
perfected. because he is my client. and,
besides, he fears that the application
will be stolen from the patent Office if
people come to know that his invention
is practicable.
Il saw the machine one night last
week at the inventors invitation. 1t
is made OF metal. is about $50 feet long
and is built to carry Is persons. There
was no motive power SO far as l could
see: certainly no steam.
1T is built on the %areoplane system
and has two anvas wings Is feet long
and a rudder shaped like a birds tail.
The inventor climbed into the machine
and after he had been moving some OF
the mechanism for a few moments l
saw the thing begin to ascend from the
earth very gently. The wings tapped
slowly as it rose and then a little faster
as it began to move against the wind.
The machinery was under perfect con-
troll all the time.
when 1t got to a height Of about 80
feet the inventor shouted to me that he
was going to make a series Of circles
and then descend. He Immediately
did so, beginning by making a circle
about 100 yards in diameter and grad
ually narrowing 1t until the machine
got within 80 feet of the ground. 1t
then fell straight down. very gracefully.
and touched the earth as lightly as a
falling leaf.
THE reports from Sacramento the
other night were true. 1t was my eli
ent's airship that the people saw. 1t
started from Oroville, In Butte county,
and flew 60 miles in a straight line di-
rectly over Sacramento. After running
, 1896-11-23
A CASE or TELEPATHY.
One Lady Appeared In II Vision at III"
Time of Her Death.

IL AlAuy "PI'h'' ' 80 W.
Time of Her Death.
A gentleman took u house in Ireland
for six months and was accompanied
thither by his wife and daughters. In"
house was furnished and had plenty uf
bedrooms. Therefore it was decided not
to use "A certain large, long room with
%cupboards along one side (Which had al
been locked and sealed up with tapr) III
which things belonging to the owncI5
of the house had been put away. On"
evening one of the daughters. going -
her room, saw an old lady wrapped in u
shawl walking along the passage III
front of her. The Old lady appeared to
know her way and hurried III without
hesitation into the unused room. The
girl called her sister, and they followed
tho dame into the room. But all was
silent. No one was there. The dust ~
ing about showed no signs of footprints.
Shortly after the same young lady
was reading on the hearth rug by fire.
light. Looking up, she behold the old
lady standing in the doorway watching
her. Greatly frightened, she sprang up,
and, rushing down stairs, was found
ldiutiHS ht 'Hc uia"IhR i'piH 'ppi. Nt
last the family returned to Dublin. Onc
day when IL friend was calling the curl.
Gus incident which l have narrated was
to. The young lady very un-
willingly told her experiences. The Wis
itor seemed much struck and asked for
al accurate description of the old lady.
For, " said she, that house belonged
to two old ladies, sisters, and when I'll,
let their house they went to reside t
Geneva. Ore of them. answering exact
ly to the description you have given,
died Mt the time you saw her appear"
Realm.
, 1896-11-23

The Grecian portrait seems the per
lection Of the human type to US, and
artists copy it. although it is actually
rare. In it the line Of the nose is moro
or less perfectly the prolongation of the
line Of the forehead. Tho hollow at tho
root Of the nose is almost effaccd, and
tho prominence of the nose is softcncd.
The absolute Grccian profile would
therefore he represented in u drawing
by d single continuous line for the fore
head and nose. Yet another condition
is essential for obtaining the fine Gre
clan profile. The forehead should not
be reoeding. This marks the distinction
between the Grecian and the Egyptian
profile. Popular Science Monthly.
, 1896-11-23
STEAMER LOST.
The San Benito Loses Her Bearings in
a Severe Storm.

Point Arena. Gala. Nov. ETH,
steamer San Benito. bound from Taco
ma to San Francisco. went ashor,
seven miles north Of Point Arena thi.
morning. The steamer struck on J.;
sand bar and broke IN two. The Sar
Benito carried Al men, and during the
evere storm last night must have los
her bearings.
The wind blew terrifically and &
heavy sea WIS ran1ing. The vesse
struck abou> | O'Clock in the morning
and an hour la,er broke. just aft of the
smoke stack.
Boats were lowered, but one capsiz-
ed Immediately with five men in it
four CT whom We're drowned. Another
boat with four of the crew capsized
nine times, losing two men. Three men
by heroic means reached shore. Day
light found the rest of the crew cling
ing to the riggings. Such a heavy sea
is running that it is impossible to rem
der assistance. The drowned are:
JOHN SHERMAN, messenger boy.
w. E. CONDOR, second assistant;
married.
o. w. SCOTT. first assistant: mar
ried.
MICHAEL PENDERGAST. coal pas
senger.
Other W not known.
The steamer Point Arena reached the
scene at II o'clock this morning and
sent out a boat and ~ great bravery
and skilled s~eamanship. rescued seven
men.
In making a second trip the boat was
almost swamped and was compelled to
abandon all efforts. on account of the
great breakers washing over the wreck.
A sailor was washed overheard and
reached shore almost dead. He was re-
vived by a physician on the beach.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon a sailor
jumped overheard and attempted to
swim ashore with a line. The shoulder
straps of his life preserver broke and
the man went down.
Lighthouse Keeper Brown, an IrlIn
named Lazarus, William Comprey and
Al Cunningham manned a boat and
made two heroic efforts to connect the
wrecked ship with the shore by a line.
but were unsuccessful.
The steamers Point Arena and Alca-
Ear are off the wreck, but can render no
assistance until the sea Gains. A pass
ing steamer landed a gun at Point
Arena this afternoon and tie line will
be shot to the wreck.
Both parts Of the ship are fast in the
sand. so feet apart. The sailors claim
that the accident was on of
the fog horn not blowing, but the night
was clear and the light could have been
seen many miles.
, 1896-11-23

First Boy.-l kin lick you. Second
Boy-Jes' you try it. Huh! What'll
We do?" Il look like you, an the first
time l hear your dad calling you when
you amt around IN | am, I'll wiggle
my fingers at him, an sass him; an
then you'll catch it when you git home;
an if you say you didn't do it, he'll hit
you harder for lyin'."-New York
Weekly.
, 1896-11-23
UTAH TRAIN-WRECKERS.

Salt Lake, Utah, Nov. 22.-Just be-
fore the 7:15 Union Pacific south
bound train reached Kaysville, IA miles
north Of this city, an employe of the
road discovered men placing obstruc-
tons on the track.
When he approached and spoke, he
was answered by several shots. after
which the men fed. They had placed
ties across the track and it is believed
it was the intention to hold up the pas
senger tram, due in a short time.
The police of Pennington have ar
rested three suspicious characters
found in the vicinity.
, 1896-11-23
AN AWFUL STORM.
Big "Tornado'' Will Strike Laramie
Tomorrow Evening.

Lincoln J. Carriers new play. The
Tornado" is said to be a novelty. in
every sense in which the word can ap-
pertain to a dramatic work. When the
curtain rises on the first act it reveals
a handsome setting Of rustic surround
ings. 1t is at this moment that Mr..
Garter starts in on his audience: he
goes right in on the High c." and
setting is but a plaything for the nigh
ty tornado at the close of the act. The
old homestead. with its outlying build
ings, its grand Old trees. its fragrant
S~hrubOerN, all are swept away before
the awful wind which prevails. The
impressive grandeur of this scene can-
not be described. can hardly be mag
med. In this tremendous climax Mr..
Carter gave his admirers cause for ap-
prehensiOn. They said. He has struck
too high, he cannon hold up to it; the
interest must flag after such a scene rs
that But when, in the second act,
the Curtain-riSe exposes the full deck
of a ship with every detail in it's make
up complete, the swaying with the mo-
ton OF the waves of the entire scene,
then came the order to shorten sail and
prepare for a blow. and then a moment
of expectancy and the grandeur of the
rigging scene was before their V
Six old tars on the yardarm Of a mast
furling a monster sail 40 feet above the
deck. the wind cracking the nvas
the lightning binding in its flashes.
Another moment of calm and the audi
ence find themselves back on the deck
again only to experience the great col
lision scene. Two ocean steamers com
ing together at full speed. and then the
open sea scene. with the waves running
mountain high, tossing a man from
crest to crest as though he were but a
cork. The curtain down. the lights I'D,
and he doubters are wondering what
can he have to follow" Then comes
the street scene in Chicago. the harbor
at night. showing all the familiar build
ings. the vast water front. the RAN
dolph street viaduct, ETC.. quickly fol-
lowed by the d%issecting room scene in
a medical college. and another act OF
novelties has passed. The next one is
up to the standard, in a comedy excel
lence, and then the gorgeous autumnal
beauty Of the final act Is shown. and
with it ends a play which, starting in
at concert pitch" stays there, and
keeps an audience with wonder in their
minds. Amusement on their faces, and
their hands gripped on the arms OF
their seats.
, 1896-11-23
FORECASTS.
Kind Of Weather Wyoming VIII Have
This Week.

In his forecasts of Wyoming weather
for this week, Foster says:
The changes in weather will occur
in Wyoming within "a hours OF 8 p. m.
Of the dates given below:
Nov. 22.-Threatening.
Nov. 23.-Changeable.
Nov. 24.-Cooler.
Nov. 25.-Cool.
Nov. 26.-Moderating.
Nov. 27.-Warmer.
Nov. 2S.-Threatening.
My last bulletin gave forecasts Of the
storm wav to cross the continent from
22d to Goth and the next will reach the
Pacific coas about eth, cross the west
Of Rockies country by close of 2Sth,
great central valleys Goth to December
l, eastern states December 2.
The warm wave will cross the west
OF Rockies country about 9th. great
central valleys Goth, eastern states De-
cember list.
The cool wave will cross the west OF
Rockies country about Both, great cen
trail valleys December I'd, eastern states
December 4th.
This disturbance comes in the high
temperature storm period and warm
weather will precede the storm center
and these high temperatures will con-
tinue through most OF the first week in
December.
Not much rain or snow may be ex-
pected with this last disturbance Of No
vember, and, for the time OF the year
the weather will be fine and pleasant,
Temperature Of the week ending No
vember 20 will average above normal
the first part Of the week being cooler
than the last part. This will be the
drouth week Of the month-22d to 10Th
inclusive-and very little rain or snow
may be expected.
uT-A>. -k-AA AN.-A--
, 1896-11-23
FIVE CHILDREN cREMATED.
The Father Is Now a Raving Maniac
in Consequence.

Hamilton, Mo, Nov. 22.-Five chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder Neal, liv-
Ing FIVE miles north Of the city, were
burned to death late last night. The
Neal dwelling was bUrued while the
parents yer attending a dance. They
had eight children. The oldest, a boy
Of Is years, and a baby, accompanied
them to a social party.
About II O'Clock the gathering broke
up. Soon after starting home the Meals
and those accompanying them discov.
cred the Neal residence on are. When
they reached the burning building the
father saw his 1~1-year-old girl lying
burning. in the frcat door, clasptng her
3-year-old brother In hsr anna. The
, 1896-11-23

You probably pay too
much a month for tea; it is
probably not very good.
Try Sch1lzWg's Best If
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You may find unexpected
pleasure and profit in it.
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San Francisco 81
, 1896-11-23
A Sore

to favor it l sprained my ankle. The sore
became worse; l could not put my 300
on and I thought l should have to give up
at every step. 1 could not get any relief
and had to stop work. read Of a cure Of
4 similar case by Hoods sarsaparilla and
concluded to try 1t. Before I had taken
al Of two bottles the sore had healed and
the swelling had gone down. My
, 1896-11-23

President Polk In the white House chair.
while In Lowell was Doctor Aver;
Both were busy for human veal
One to govern and q to heal.
And. as a presidents power Of will
Sometimes depends on . liver-pill,
Mr.. Polk took Ayers Pills I trow
For his liver, % years 80.
, 1896-11-23

She.-Charley. the engagement ring
you gave me has E. c. engraved on it.
l hope you were never engaged before.
He.-Never. darling! E. C. stands for
-um-er-well. that means IS carat
Philadelphia Times.
, 1896-11-23

The length of life may be increased
by %lessening its dangers. The majority
of people die from lung troubles. These
may be averted by promptly using One
Minute Cough Cure. Chas. n. Settele.
, 1896-11-23

The old way of delivering messages
by post-boys compared with the mod
GUS method of breaking" colds COM
pared with their almost instantaneous
cure by One Minute Cough Cure. Chas.
N. Setttele.
, 1896-11-23

Absolutely pure, perfectly harmless.
and Invariably reliable. are the quail
ties OF One Minute Cough Cure. 1t new
er fails in colds. Group and lung trou-
bles. Children like it because it is
pleasant to take and it helps them.
Chas. N. Settele.
, 1896-11-23
THE NUMBER,

Stock cars to the number of 1850,
laden with stock of all kinds, arrived
at the Chicago yards yesterday. This
is the largest number of cars ever re-
ceived at the yards in one day or at
any other stock market in the world,
where there was no artificial interrupt
ton. The previous big run was direct
ly after the Debs strike, July 80, 1894,
when the number reached 2.364.-In-
dianapolis Journal.
, 1896-11-23

Whisper it to your neighbors that the
Republican is the best paper in the
state, and that 1t can be had for 50
cents per month.
, 1896-11-23
FERRIS is DEAD.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 22.-George w.
Ferris, who conceived and built the
world famous Ferris wheel, died at
Mercy hospital in this city at II o'clock
this morning Of typhoid fever.
, 1896-11-23
Ayers Cathartic Pills

were designed to supply q
model pursative to people who
had 80 long injured themselves
with gripping medicines. Being
carefully prepared and their In
gradients adjusted to the exact
necessities Of the bowels and
liver, their popularity was In
Simultaneous. That this popu.
,..fity has been maintained IL
well marked in the modal
awarded these pills 1t the
Worlds Fair 1893.
50 Years Of Cures.
, 1896-11-23

TO CUREA COL u IN \ DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Qunina Tablets.
All druggists refund the money IL 1t
fails to cure. Csc.
, 1896-11-23
DOT

b now well and I have been greatly bene-
nted othCl wise. l have increased III
weight and ,n in better health. Icannot
say enough in praise of Hoods sarsapa-
rills." MRS. H. BLAKE, So. Berwick, Me.
This and other similar cures prove that
, 1896-11-23
Gladnes5 Comes

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If in the enjoyment OF good health,
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Daily Republican Soc per month.
, 1896-11-23
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Iufcsts the blood of humanity. 1t
I ppcars in varied forms, bat is forced
to yield to Hoods Sarsaparlla, which
puritics and vitalizcs the blood and
cures all such diseases. Read this:
"In September, 1885,, I made a misstep and
injured my ankle. Very soon afterwards,
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Daily Republican soc Per noutA.
, 1896-11-23

Mining deeds at this ofrice.
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historical Department"