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nervous and accustomed to worry about her
troubles most of the time.
The story of the suicide as told by Mr..
Steele did not bring any new facts or cir
cumstances to light, except that his wife
worried great deal about their family af-
fairs and that on the afternoon OF her death
there was something in her demeanor diff
ferent then usual. Before the shot was fired
he could not tell what 1t meant.
It was the testimony Of Mrs Butler that
proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that
eide. Mrs. Butler told how she left
Mr.. and Mrs. Steele in the room with their
children and went upstairs to her room.
There she found an empty leather pistol
case on the bureau. Fearing that her sister
intended to commit suicide, she hurried
down stairs and questioned her about the
pistol Mrs. Stee replied that it was in the
bureau drawer. When told that the drawer
was open and the pistol was not there, she
said that it was in the bottom of her trunk.
Then Mrs. Butler locked the trunk and put
the key in her pocket. All this occurred only
a few minutes before the shooting. Other
important circumstances developed in Mrs.
Buffers testimony were that her sister had
told her few days previous that she feared
her mind was becoming weak; and on the
afternoon of the suicide Mrs. Steeles be-
havior was peculiar. When the testimony
was finished Mrs. Butler was attacked by
nervous prostration and removed to her
home. The jury was out only fifteen min
utes before returning the verdict
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20

The following births and deaths were re-
Dorted to the health commissioner during
the twenty-four hours ending at noon yes
terday:
Brths-Samuel Tuthill. 221S Miami, GIRL
Martin Hantzinger. 2O26 Martha, girl; L. r..
Lighton. 35% North Thirty seventh, boy:
Ihomas Roth, l235 South Fifteenth, boy;
John O'Donnell 1912 South Twentieth, boy;
Peter Anderson. Seventeenth and Lake, girl;
Fred Pearson. 124 South Twelfth, boy; Her.
man Harm. 27l1 South Thirteenth, boy:
James McKeever. 7OS North Sixteenth, boy;
Herman Reiter, 31O6 Seward girl
Deaths-Isaac w. Carnicle, Cedar Rapids,
65 years. accident; Curtis Hawn, 110S Far
nam. 46 years; William Vanderzee, 1914
Pinkney. 70 years.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20
SUICIDE UNDER DERANGEMENT
Result of the Coroner's Inquiry Into
the Death of Mrs. Hattie
NJ. Steele.

The verdict returned by the coroner's jury
which heard the evidence relating to the
death Of Mrs. Hattie NJ. Steele at the in
quest held in Coroner Swansons office was
that the deceased died from the effects of a
gunshot wound inflicted by herself. Many
of the Jurors believed that the testimony
showed Mrs Steele to have been Temporal
rily insane at the time she fred the shot.
but being in doubt as to the propriety of
expressing this conviction in the verdict, it
was omitted.
Only five witnesses were examined.
Three were physicians and the other two
were ]. NJ. Steele the husband OF the suicide,
and Mrs Helen Butler, her sister.
The physicians were DR.. John e. Sum-
mers, jr., DR.. William r. Lavender and DR..
H. NJ. McClanahan, their testimony being
taken to prove that death was caused by
the pistol shot wound and to show what
was Mrs. Steele's temperament mentally
and physically. Each OF these medical men
testified that Mrs. Steele was exceptionally
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20
SpecjaI Council Meeting.

A special meeting OF the council was held
yesterday afternoon to enable few remain
ing vacancies in the list of registrars to be
filled. The body took advantage OF the op-
portunity to put a short grist Of minor bust
ness out Of the way.
The proposition Of the school board to buy
block of $4,000 city improvement bonds
with its sinking fund money was referred
to the finance committee. The bonds are
dated April l, 1898, and the board offers to
take them at par with accrued interest and
pay premium of $500.
Prisoners in the city Jail may be treated
In more luxurious fashion than ever be-
fore in this city according to a resolution
by Bingham, which was adopted The COM
mittee on public buildings and property was
authorized to investigate the advisability Of
furnishing the cells with beds.
The ordinance to repave Thirty-second
avenue from Dodge to Davenport streets
with sheet asphaltum was passed on the
third reading. The same action was taken
on the ordinance to pave Fortieth from Far
nam to Jackson with asphalt.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20
READY FOR THE REGISTRARS
City Clerk Highly Has Everything in
shape for the work which
Begins Thursday.

Today the first of the three registration
days, was the cause of a considerable amount
OF bustle about the office of the city clerk
yesterday. Supplies are being given out
TO the force OF registrars and instruct are
being given as to the duties that are ex-
pected of them. This means good bit of
work, for 22S registrars must be individually
looked after.
For several days the clerks in the office
have been busily engaged in securing and
arranging the supplies for the booths. The
books and the writing materials for each
district were put in bundle form. This
facilitated the work of supplying the regis
trars, for when they reported their bundles
were ready for them. All the furniture has
been put into the booths and consequently
everything is ready for the registration
City Clerk Highly has taken steps
this year to see that the booths
will not be damaged nor the furniture taken
He stands ready to guarantee reward of
80 for the capture Of any one engaged in
such acts Of vandalism. Notices to this ef-
feet will be posted upon each of the booths
The furniture cannot be removed at the
conclusion of each registration day and in
past years some of the furniture has been
stolen.
City Clerk Highly has also provided each
set Of registrars with a postal card upon
which they will be expected to note the
number of registrations and which they are
requested to mail at once to the city clerk
In this way the city clerk will be able to
announce the total number of registrations
on the day following the registration day.
Mayor Moores was also kept busy this
morning as a consequence of registration
day. Last night the city council appointed
registrars to fill the places of those who
have failed to qualify and a string of these
appointees poured into the mayors office all
morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20
FEDERAL BUILDING NOTES.

Fifteen cars of ore for the smelter. and
one car of tea for ons OF our wholesale
grocers, have passed through the local Gus
toms Office this week.
The following changes have bean made In
the railway postal service in Nebraska. b.
C. e. Westerdahl. Omaha and Norfolk. has
resigned; A. j. Rosinbaum Is transferred to
this place from Sioux City and Norfolk; II.
A. Rowe is transferred from Long Pine and
Deadwood to succeed Rosinbaum. and g. a.
Nhitmarsh is transferred from Harrington
and Norfolk to succeed Rowe.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20
PhiIip Stein Held I'm.

Philip Stein OF 1909 Pierce street was
held up and robbed of $40 by two men under
the Thirteenth street viaduct Tuesday ni-ht
The men Stein describes as a tall. colored
man and short white man. Both had re-
volvers and both wore masks.
Stein saws thev were evidently waiting
for him, as they sprang out of the shadows
near the central arch OF the structure
where they had been hiding and presented
revolvers at his head and told him TO throw
up his hands. He complied. and while the
tall man held him covered the short man
relieved him OF his monev
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20
Charlie Tate Locked In.

Charlie Tate, an ll-year- old runaway, who
made his home around the ostrich farm at
the exposition grounds, was taken in bv
Rev. A. w. Clark and made at home at
the Child Savn9 institute, The boy made
himself familiar with the place. and Tues
day broke open the drawer where the money
OF the other boys is kept. and stealing 500
made his wav back to the ostrich farm. He
was arrested out there and is now locked
up at the central station.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20

then, to the horror of the spectators. the
two rolled over and fell fifty feet to the
ground. Both were terribly injured and
died a few hours later at the emergency
hospital while the surgeons were working
over them. The cause of the quarrel is un-
known, but 1T is supposed it resulted from
a little DISPUTE about the work.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20
New pisense Attncks Peach Trees.

NILES. Mich, Oct. 19-The vast peach
orchards OF southwestern Michigan are being
destroyed by a new tree disease, said to be
more damaging than the dreaded yellows
1t was first noticed two wears ago, and owing
to its peculiar effect which is stunting of
the fruit when about the size of hazlenuts,
has locally been given the name of Little
peaches" Its ravages have been so fearful
that several large orchards in Sagatuck
township alone. about 1000 trees, are said
to have been DESTROYED this season.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20
CHAMnERLAIN's
Collie, Cholera and DIarrhoea Remedy

This is the best medicine in the world for
bowel complaints. 1t acts quickly and can
always be depended upon. When reduced
with water II is pleasant 20 take. Many
families are never without this remedy and
always find 1t prompt and effectual For
sale by every druggist in Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20
Fatal Fight on n Roof.

BOSTON Oct. 19.-Two roofers, Patrick
Roche, 45 years Of age. and John C. Rice
80, while employed in repairing the roof
of a four-story house on Hudson street, be-
came engaged in quarrel and people be-
low saw them struggling on the roof. The
men drew gradually near the edge and
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20

If you wish dry fruity wine with a de-
licious flavor drink Cooks Imperial Cham
payne, extra dry.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20

DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is the best medi-
cine for pulmonary troubles. One bottle will
convince you OF it's excellence Try it,
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20

One broke through the snow into crevassc
The other slid into chasm hundreds OF
feet deep.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20

countries and peoples from the standpoint
Of travel and personal observation. In this
book the children are taken by tho author
on an extensive tour through the most
characteristic parts Of the North American
continent. They travel through the United
States. British America, Mexico and Central
America. studying the most interesting fea-
lures OF life and work among the people OF
each country learning how they are gov
erned. how they live and what they do
While visiting the different countries much
useful knowledge and interesting informa-
tion is gained concerning their natural ie-
sources and physical features. These imag-
mary tours which the children make will
give them much valuable information of a
practical character. The illustrations found
on almost every page are all new, being
mostly reproductions from photographs
taken by Mr. Carpenter on the ground.
American Book Company, New York. Price
so cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20

Carpenters Geographical Reader-North
America" is the second volume issued OF
the series OF geographical readers, intended
10 describe the several continents, their
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20

Books received;
Phoebe Tilson" by Mrs, Frank Pope
Humphrey. Rand, McNally & Co.
"Cyclic Law" by Thomas E. Reed. Hough-
ton, Miffin Co.
"Feathered Pets" by Charles n. Page,
Des Moines, la.
Imperial America" by William C. Le-
we're. Forbes & Co., Chicago, Paper 25c,
Life and Immortality OF Man" by A,
Gibbs Gabrielle. Peter Eckler, publisher,
New York. Paper soc.
Cow Men and Rustlers," story OF the
Wyoming cattle ranges in 1892, by Edward
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-20

Woman and the Shadow" by Arabella
Keneally Is a story that brings into strong
contrast the possible extremes OF feminine
character. The evil possibilities are made
actual in the young and beautiful, but ut
terly degenerate aristocrat, Lady Anca; the
good, in the wealthy plebian, Mllicent
Rivers. In a plot ingeniously constructed
the author accomplishes the worthy end
proposed a righteous verdict on the part
OF the reader in the always current case of
Virtue against Vice. Very rarely does one
meet with so scathing an exposure OF the
gilded vices which are all too prevalent
among a class who claim immunity from
public reprobation on the grounds of wealth,
title and privilege The humor, both adult
and juvenile, is plentiful without being
made TOO abundant. The pathos is proper
TONED and distributed with fine judgment
and never suggests the fatal suspicion that
u was meant to be a staple in the authors
stock in trade. Rand, McNally & Co. Chi
cage. N.00.
Carpenters Geographical Reader-North
America is the second volume issued of
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-07

Tho Pacific. as everybody knows who
has ever sailed over It's indigo bosom, Is
handicapped by its name, says the Wash
ineton Star. Pacific is taken by too many
people to he synonymous with miilpond'
This is a dismal error. The Pacific Is no
more often at rest than the Atlanta, ana
in any league of the Voyage from san
Francisco TO Manila the soldiers are likely
10 find out the exact meaning OF the OLD
gkippers' and Swiss Family Rohinsons
illusions to mountainous seas that
they have pondered over curiously, with
the solid earth benath their feet. Even
on laws when the Pacific skies are OF I'M
blemished turquoise there is a PACING
swell a couple of blocks I'm length That
makes old tars. at the outset Of a NoN-
age. gasp for all the air they can crowd
into their lungs. American naval omceis
dcparting from San Francisco for the
China station, or for coast cruises. COM
monty become too sick for any use during
/ the first couple of days out. and the writer
knows Of a Pacific mail skipper who has
made nearly 800 voyages to and FRO be
tween Frisco and Panama, who never
fails to put in the first day of his regula
voyage between those ports In ms punk
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Delegates TO the Council.

Portland. July 6.-About 100 delegates TO
the Triennial National congregational
Council. which meets here tomorrow,
have arrived. The Northern Pacific
brought a party of 40 to-day and to-mor-
row another large party will arrive by
that route. The council train with the
ofscers of the council will arrive over
the o. r. g. n early tomorrow morning
The delegates from California ana the
outhwester states will come by the
southern Pacific and by steamer from San
Francisco. j..
The names Of DIT. Armory and Bradford
of Montclair. y. Y. and DIR. +. a. Noble
of Chicago are the only ones mentioned
for moderator. In the absence of the pres
ent moderator. Hon. Nelson Dingley OF
Maine, the council will probably be called
10 order by the secretary. Rev. y. Ii.
whittlesey of New Haven. Conn.
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Courage That Wins.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
While the losses of the American land
forces in their first engagement with the
Spaniards i'm Cuba are heavier than at
first reported the significance of the vic
tory is not detracted from. The American
cavalrymen ran into a well-planned am
buscade. with every advantage on the
side of the enemy. yet they turned the
surprise into "A battle, the battle into a
victory and the defeat of the enemy INTO
a rout. innicting upon him heavier losses
than they suffered. The same spirit Will
carry them victorious into Santiago be-
fore s~upercautious operations would have
them ready to begin.
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ALL MAKING GOOD Time
Anaconda Harness Horses Now
in the East.
GET WITHIN THE MONEY
DIR. Spelman, Querist and Ruby Messen-
ger Have Secured Prizes in st. Jo-
seph This Week In Where
the Time Was Fast.

The race. like the war, is principally
with the fleet, and when it m to
horse racing, Anaconda is strictly in 1t.
Not much is being PAID py
the people of this city To harness races
this year, though there are some Neiy
fast animals owned by residents OF tue
Copper City. Experience has SHOWN
that there is not much in a name as
far as race horses are concerned. SeN,
eral racing animals named atter iocal
people. have not turned out as wen ds
was hoped. a notable DelhS
Steve Estes. There is always an ex-
ception to every rule, and such an
has been found in a trottlnS
horse owned by George w. lteyholus
and /. G.. Smith. These gehtltihen
have "A 3-year-old trotting horse Eameu
DR.. Spelman, and DR.. Spelman IS very
fast. That is To say, the horse is. ana
not the well-known medical man OF
Anaconda.
Messrs. Smith and Reynolds have
started DIR. Spelman three times TINS
year. in Denver, maha and 81. Joe,
and he has on each occasion got Wltnlh
the money i'm remarkably good m
Mr.. REYNOLDS received a telegram yes
terday that DIR. Spelman got second
money in a 3-year-old ace trotted In
ST. Joe Tuesday. He took the TWO nrst
heats on a heavy track in 2:2O ana Z'l3'
This is considered a splendid
as the DIR. has been meeting horses
trained in the East. where, owing To the
more favorable weather in the early
spring, training can be commenced
much earlier than ii can in Montana.
This is early in the trotting season, SO
that the good showing made by Dr.
Spelman is all the more to his credit.
Another Anaconda horse at st. Joe Is
]. V. Collins trotter Querist. He start
ed yesterday in the 2:27 class trot Tor a
purse of $1,000. Querist secured third
money. The three heats were trotteu
in the fast time of 2:l3, 2:15 and 2:l5.
j. c. Twohy's Ruby Messenger, the
little mare that proved such a faVorlte
here with ~race-goers last year, is also
holding up her end well in St. Joe. she
was entered in the 2:l2 pacing race
there Monday and secured second
money in a very fast race.
1t is expected that all the Montana
t%rotters and PAGERS now campaigning III
the East will not be satisfied with see
ond and third money as the season
progresses. but will make their oppo-
nents go some to prevent them from
taking first money.
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Ancestors by the Million.

From Answers.
People who are pining for ancestry had
better contemplate the table given here
before they go into the business OF en-
couraging the growth of a family tree.
In 800 years. it is estimated. one man $
blood would be diffused through the veins
of LOIS. 302 people.
What would he the proportion II they
were to go back to 1866 A. D.?
Parents. =; grandparents. 4; great-grand-
parents, s; great twice grandparents, 10;
great 49, grandparents, 81; great tZ5)
grandparents. 81, ,O32. Total ancestors
since A. d. 1866, 62,049, 1872.
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Tn the Language of the philippines

Mr.. BOYLE. a late arrival in Anaconda
called at the Standard office last night
10 impart a little information concern
ing the Philippine islands. Mr.. Boyle
has beer there and has Travelled coa-
siderably around the world, being a
steamship engineer by profession. The
language spoken by the natives OF the
Philippines, he says is a mixture 81
MALAY. Arabic and Portuguese. As
very few of the Anaconda boys VINO
are going there shortly are proficient IN
eny of these languages, II may be IN
teresting for them to know thai when
they want to say: You bring me my
dinner quickly in the language OF the
Philippines. they ay:
L bowa STA STA punya makahah
lakas."
The Montana boys will have TO be
satisfied with knowing how to order
dinner as unfortunately Mr.. Boyle did
not have time TO give the order Tor
supper. At a pinch, however, II is SAID
a man can get along with one goo
meal a day. In the Philippines 1t Is
possible that one good meal a day win
the accent on the good. is more thar
the Montana boys will average.
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Reuildsring HumantNature.

From the New York Press.
Love is the only game In which cheating
Is countenanced
Girls who affect military airs now speak
OF a chaperon as a convoy"
ANY man will believe in and stand up
for YOU II you nattcT him iudiciously.
Imitation is the sincerest form of fiat
terry. except when il excels the original.
Women shoid be either useful or orna-
mental. but the majority one meets seem
10 be neither.
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Unusual Caution.

From the Chicago Tribune.
II think I'll take "a walk. remarked the
commercial traveller. as he strolled away
from the hotel (Which way is 1t TO Dew
ey street,"
I'VE hain't got any Dewey street said
the, man on the hotel steps. THE city
council passed an ordinance changing the
name of Olive street to Dewey all riSht
enough. but the mayor vetoed it,
"Who is your Mayor
'He's a man named Sampson. He said
he reckoned we'd better wait till the war
was over"
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ANACONDA news.
WILL Be BURIED HERE
Remains of Robert d. bennington
to Be Brought Home.
CITIZENS DECIDED THIS
With the Consent of His Relatives Who
Had Already Moved in the Matter.
The Body VIII Arrive Friday.
Funeral Sunday.

1t needed not even so much as a sug-
gestion to direct the attention OF the
citizens of Anaconda TO the mournful
obligations which the death of Robert
d. bennington imposes. An item print
ed in the Standard of yesterday morn
ing announced the fact that he had died
in camp hear San Francisco. As an
nounced yesterday. bennington was for
many years a resident of Anaconda
Under the presidents first call for vol
unteers he enlisted as a membe OF
Company X in the First Montana, he
left his home and friends with the 9TH
er members of the two companies mus
tered in this city-his death is the nrst
to occur in the history of the regiment.
He died of pneumonia, after a brief ILL
ness.
Yesterday mornings special dispatch
from San Francisco said that unless
other word was received at camp, Len
nington would be buried there with mill
itary honors. before this word
was received, proper action had peeh
inaugurated in this city toward having
the body brought home. 1t IS within
The standards knowledge that Mr..
Lennington's brother had already taken
steps toward having the remains
brought to Anaconda. That seemed
not right-the responsibility IN TINS
matter was one which the citizens OF
Anaconda should assume. and which, as
was instantly proven, they desired to
take upon themselves.
Yesterday morning the matter was
taken under advisement, and all the
preparations incident 10 a worthy mil
i,arv funeral are in good hands. under
plans which will be carried out, or
course. with the consent n the approx
al of the dead soldiers relatives. HIS
last resting place will be not on tn
Pacific coast, but amid these familiar
hills. where his departed mother rests,
and near the home of his venerable
father and brothers. For all prelimin-
aries the committee named yesterday
has for its members ID. +. Hallahan,
Captafn W. II. Kelly and E. H. cDo
AID. These gentlemen have kindly as
sumed a service which will involve
many details. The and suggests
that. in the matter OF funds. those VINO
feel disposed to contribute will hand
their favors to either Of these gentle
men or to those whom they may ap'
noint. or leave the same at the busi-
ness offices either of the Standard ol
the Recorder.
A telegram received in this city las
evening brought the information ina
the body Of Mr.. bennington Wa'
shipped from San francisco on W.
train that left that city yesterday af
ernoon. The remains VIII reach Ana
conda Friday afternoon. To-day al
preliminaries will be arranged, and IN
Standard will them In detal
to-morrow morning. 1t is at presen
MANNED that the funeral be held sun
day afternoon. An invitation 10 TN
local orders and societies TO take par
in the funeral will be extended Las
evening the Anaconda drum corps, O
which George Elston is leader, volun
teered hs services for the occasion. IN,
services will be of impressive Interest