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Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18
HOLES IN CORNISHS STORY
His statement that He Was Jnsus-
picious OF POISONING for Several
Days Is Radically Denied.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-THE afternoon ses-
sion yesterday at the inquest into the death
by poison Of Mrs, Kate J. Adams was taken
up with the evidence given by Assistant
District Attorney Mcintyre, several police
men who we're connected in one way or
another with the case and George y. Salmon,
athletic director at Cutler Shoot. Harry S.
Cornish's statement that the idea that a
crime had been committed had not occurred
TO him until two or three days after the
death Of Mrs. Adams was coutradictCd by
Mr.. Mcintyre as 1t had previously been
contradicted by Drs. Hitchcock and Potter.
Mr.. salmon testified that Cornish had
shown sim at the Knickerbocker Athletic
club the box containing the bottle Of poison,
saying. See what a nice Christmas pres
ent some one has sent me-"
"He had no especial reason for showing It
to me-" said Salmon, and l don't know
why he did"
The witness also said that the enmity
existing between Cornish and Barnet was
common talk among members OF the club.
Patrick +. Finneran, the assistant in
structor of the Knftkerbocker Athletic club.
was on the witness stand today. He testi-
fed that he was in Cornish's Office on De-
cember "a, when Cornish came in with the
mail and a box. Cornish ripped the string
and wrapper off the box and opened it. 1t
contained two packages, one of which Cor
nish took out and showed a silver object,
saying: what can this be?"
Witness said: at looks like a candle
stick
NO. said Cornish, 81 guess it is for
matches"
Then Cornish opened the other package
and showed a bottle of bromo-seltzer 1t was
in a blue wrapper, sealed at both ends with
wax.
Mr.. Finneran continued: He took the
wrapper off and threw it in the waste paper
basket. l asked him If he had an idea who
sent it and he said no. l suggested that
some one had sent it to him as a joke, and
that he had better save the wrapper to iden-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18
FIND NO ONE RESPONSIBLE
C~oroncr's Jury Fails TO Locate the
Blame for the Nnpkton Asylum
DisrstCr.

YANKTON. s. D., Feb. 17.-CSpecial Tele-
~gramD-The coroner's jury on the inyestiga-
tion Of the asylum fire returned a verdict
this afternoon, having been busy since Sun
day.
The verdict states that the seventeen in
mates came to their death by sufocation
from smoke, caused By fire originating in
the drying room in the basement of the
building. the fire originating from drying
clothes; that two steam coils were in said
room, through which steam was generated
by the heating plant in the rear Of the main
building and the fire was caused by
lint or clothing coming in contact with the
steam coils. The conclusion of the verdict
says:
we further find that said building was
built for a laundry and not with the in
tention of using it as a place of lodging for
inmates of the institution. but has neces-
sarily been so used by reason of the over
crowded condition of the hospital and the
entire absence of proper or other accommo-
dations for said patients.
I'VE further find that by reason of in
sufficient appropriation for salary fund,
no night Waterman has been employed on
the hospital grounds for at least four years
last passed, but we do not find that any
person is criminally responsible for the
deaths Of said patients"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18

;lfy the Joker. He picked up the wrapper
and cut out the address
shortly afterwards George Salmon came
In. and then Mr.. King Cornish showed his
present and Mr.. King made some remark
about taking some Of the bromo-seltzer but
there was no glass at the water cooler. That
same day | went to Boston. ! returned the
day after the death OF Mrs. Adams and heard
that Cornish was in Yocum's room, sick. l
went to the room. and Cornish said the stun
in the bottles must have been pretty strong
stun; Mrs. Adams had died almost immedi-
ately, but he hoped to pull through. lie
looked very bad
Finneran was sure the bottle was a regu-
lar bromo-seltzer bottle.
Mr.. Osborne submitted the holder and
Finneran said II looked like the one. Harry
$. Cornish was called and said to the best
Of his knowledge and belief 1t was the
same holder. Mr.. osborne then produced a
bromo-seltzer bottle. placed 1t on top OF the
holder and showed 1t to Finneran, who said
he Identified It as a hromo-seltzer BEETLE,
Then Mr.. Osborne showed that the bottle
was so much larger than the holder that It
could not be forced into 1t.
You saw it fitted in yourself, didn't you?"
asked Mr.. Osborne.
II did" replied the witness.
The bottle and holder were then put in
evidence. Witness was sure that he said
to Cornish that the box had been sent to him
probably as a joke and that Cornish agreed
with him in this view Of the matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18

under the laws OF this state shall not ex-
tend TO the nou-payment Of taxes, or for a
debt or liability incurred in the purchase
Of the improvement OF the homestead"
Another bill which has general interest
10 the state. Is one TO protect the interests
Of the state in the lands which we're turned
over by W. w. Taylor. Some Of these lands
were encumbercd, to a greater or less de-
gree, and in many cases. the value OF the
tract is considerably above the encumbrance
held against 1t. The bill grants power to
the attorney general to release lands for a
consideration where such course is con-
siderel the most advisable one and gives to
the land board the power to pay of claims
where It is considered to the best interest
OF the state to take up sue. claims against
the tracts. In this manner the state can
clear up all equity interests in the Taylor
lands, and leave all which is held by the
state clear land to be disposed Of as is
any other state land.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18
Union Veternn,, Union.

PIERRE, S. D., Feb. 17.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-A command of the Union Veterans
Union is being organized here tonight by 3.
F. Bowman, state organizer, with a charter
membership of over sixty members. The
officers are: H.. D. Jennings, commander;
a. b. Nelson, adjutant, and Frank Lilli-
bridge. quartermaster.
\ delegation Of Bad River Indians called
on Governor Lee today, asking his assist,
ance in securing cash payments for lands
coded by them and desiring him to recon.
mend such action to the president.
b.. II. Hoover of Gettysburg, who has
never missed a legislative session and who
was so badly injured by a fall Mt Faulktor
last fall, is keeping his record good by arriv-
ing today. He is yet confined to his whee.
chair, but will stay for the rest of the SEES,
sion.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18
New Indian agent APPOINTED.

RAPID CITY, S. D., Feb. 17.-(Special J
The next Indian agent at Pine Ridge agency
will be John r.. Brennan OF this city. Major
Clapp, the present agent, expects to join his
regiment in the regular army and Senator
Pettigrew has approved the appointment OF
Mr., Brennan in his place. MIR. Brennan is
one OF the eldest pioneers in the Black
Hills. He was one of the few men who
ventured away from the more thickly set
tied mining camps in the early times and
came southwark. He struck camp at the
present site OF Rapid City and became one
Of the founders OF the city. His experience
with the Indians has been OF a strictly
personal nature, as he has been engaged
in many Indian battles. He is wel and
favorably known by a great many OF the
Indians ON The different agencies.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18
Davison County PonItr. show.

MITCHELL, S. D., Feb. 17.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The Dawson County Poultry show
closed this afternoon, at which there was a
good exhibit of birds, they being judged by
C. d. Holden, Owatonna, MINI. At the
conclusion of the show a meeting of poultry
fanciers was held and a state organization
was formed to be known as the South Da-
kota State Poultry and Pet Stock ~associa-
ton. Officers: President, w. G. Andrews,
Plankinton; secretary, n. ]. Nelson, Mitch
ell; treasurer. C. C. Halphide, Mitchell;
vice presidents, Hildebrand, Brule county;
Kimball, Turner; Robbins, McCook; Baugh-
man, Hanson; Law, Dawson; Whiting, Au.
rora; Boles, Brown; Fletcher, Codington;
Hopkins, Sanborn; Bruncr. Bonhomme. A
committee was selected to draft resolutions
to secure an appropriation from the state
of $500. Mitchell was selected as the place
to hold the first state poultry show, to occur
in January, 1900.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18
NEW PLAN Of BANK ROBBERS
Drill II is Connected with n
Convenient Trolley Wire and
the Safe is Opened.

OBERLIN, Feb. 17.-Cracksmen gained an
entrance to the vault of the Oberlin Bank
ing company between midnight and 8 o'clock
last night. The robbers connected the
trolley wire Of the Cleveland, Berea & Ohio
Electric road, which runs directly past the
bank. to a drill machine to operate on the
outside door Of the vault. After forcing this
door the robbers inserted a big charge of
powder and blew the interior of the vault
into a thousand pieces. The walls on all
sides were badly shattered, plastering was
torn off and the vault doors were blown
twenty feet from their settings. However,
no money was secured, as the robbers
failed to get into the big safe, evidently for
lack of time. The papers and books inside
the vault were damaged beyond recognition.
No clew whatever has been found to the
perpetrators.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18
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The remedy has a peculiarly grateful effect
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Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18

PIERRE, S. D., Feb. II. -(Special)-For
a long time it has seemed impossible for
the state land department to get out the
funds which came into the department, as
they were limited to small loans on real
estate, and for some reason there was no
great demand for money to take up bonds.
This is now changed. Last fall the office
began to urge upon county officials the ne
cessity Of getting the fund invested in in
terest-bearing securities, and the matter
was agitated through the press of the state.
This resulted in a number of school dis
tricts funding outstanding bonds into the
state fund, ana an increased demand for
farm loans.
These two sources of demand have at
last cleared up the fund to such an extent
that there is but a small amount left on
hand at the present time. Each county is
entitled to a certain portion of the fund on
demand, and while some of them have over
drawn, others have refused to take the
amount apporticned to them. A small re-
serve is yet being held in the fund to al
low the counties which are behind to draw
upon the sum due them if they so de-
sire.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18
Advancing MaxIn.um Rate Case.

HURON, S. d., Feb, lT-(Special)-At-
torney Thomas II. Null, representing the
State Board of Railway Commissioners. has
served notice on Attorney Hittridge OF the
Milwaukee Railway company Of application
for the Advancement of the maximum rate
case against that corporation now pending
before the supreme court. Mr., Null hopes
to succeed in getting the case before the
supreme court in time to get a decision by
the first Of April. The case is one in
which every railway company operating in
the state Is deeply interested.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18
ENGINE STRIKES STREET CAR
Several Are Badly Injured
and Woman Who Tried to
Jump VIII Die.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Feb. 17-An engine
and four box cars on a spur track of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road, backed
into a trolley car at Mill street crossing to-
day. Alderman Hugh Elliotts wife jumped
from the vestibule of the trolley car and
fell across the railroad track. The four
box cars and engine passed over her. Her
right arm was taken off near the shoulder.
she will die.
w. H. Tyler, a newspaper man, and Allen
Cameron, a millionaire. were on the trolley
car and were badly shaken up.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18

PIERRE, S. D., Feb. 17.-tSpecial Tele-
gram)-Treasurer Schamberg and Auditor
Reeves today reported to the governor that
the available cash in the treasury at the
present date is SS5 600 and he will tomorrow
send a communication to the legislature
recommending that no more emergency APP
preparations be passed unless II be in case
OF vital Importance to the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18

PIERRE, s. D., Feb. l7.-lSpecial.) ,
Ranchmen who have come in since the end
OF the cold weather report their stock com
ing through in fine shape, Many Of them
fed for the two weeks OF extreme cold,
but have stopped With the return OF warm
weather and report cattle in the best OF
shape and in no way showing the effects
OF the siege they have gone through.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18

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In olden times
people overlooked
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with transient aC-
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formed p e O y | g
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with drugs we
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Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18

bering only 100 for the week. against 1913
last week. 269 IN this week a year ago. 325
In 1897, 27G in 1896 and 327 In 1895.
Failures in Canada for the week number
only twenty, against thirty-eight a week
ago, thirty-cight In 1898. fifty eight in 1897
and 1895 and thirty-eight in 1895.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18
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street, Kansas City, Mo, In talking about
Or. Benefits Electric Belt, said: Il have
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Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18
DOMINION OF CANADA

Not included in totals because contain
ing other items than clearings.
SsNot included in tcteis because OF no
comparison for last year.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18
WEEKLY CLEARING HOUSE TOTALS
Aggregate of Business T~ransactions
b. Tho As~ancintcd nnnka.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-THE following
table. compiled by Bradstreets, shows the
bank clearings at the principal cities for
the week ended February 16, with the per-
centage Of increase and decrease as COM
pared with the corresponding week last
year:
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18
DR.. Bennett 5 daG1asv.

Rooms 20 and FL Douglas Block, 10Th
and Dodge Streets, Omaha, Neb.
Open from Si3O n. m. to $3.50 p. IN.
Sundays, 10 to IL, 1870 to ..
[Please mention The Bee.)
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18

NEW YORK, Feb. 17-E. A. Hitchcock
the retiring American ambassador to Russia
recently appointed secretary of the interior
arrived today from abroad on the TeutoniC
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18

I'm the last eight years I have taken enough different
medicines, and tried different inhalers, that were l to make
mention of them they would easily fill a page. l became so
bad a year and a half ago that l took treatment from two
different catarrh specialists.
THE first doctor removed a growth from my right nos
tril; he helped me some. l doctored with him about two
months, but he could not stop the discharge from my hea !,
which was dreadful. l have used as many as six and eight
handkerchiefs in one day. I paid this doctor one dollar a
treatment. l was advised to quit him and try another doc
tor. l did so. and he began giving me medicated air
treatment that did me some good also, but could not stop
the discharge from my head.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
Gencral Observation Report Unset
tied COnditiOns-Fnir with West
erly Winds in Nebraska.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Forecast for

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Forecast for
Saturday:
For Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and
Kansas-Generally fair; westerly winds.
General: Generally cloudy weather will
continue east OF the Mississippi river, with
probably rain in the southern states. Fair
weather will prevail in the west. Tenn
p~erature changes will be unimportant. Con-
ditions are very much unsettled from the
Mississippi valley eastward and generally
threatening weather prevails. There has,
however, been very little prertpitatiun cur
ing the day, the rains caused ny the Ltlantic
coast storm having ended d. ing Thursday
nigLt.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Feb. l7.-Omaha record of tenn
perature and rainfall, compared with the
corresponding day of the last three years:
1899. 1898. 1897. 1896.
M Mi8im"m , tTmnGraf5gee =, Z 4 g 4
AAs.y.Ssr5,a5isS" temDeTaiuT' 49,, e = 3 3
Record Of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March,
l, 1898:
Normal for the day 81
Accumulated deficiency since March H.. Fl
Deficiency for the day............ 90 inch
Total rainfall since March L.. 2G.G9 inches
Deficiency since March l,,........ 4.67 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1891. . 10. $50 inches
Excess for cor. period. 1896, ,...... 4.S3 inches
REPORTS from stations at $ u. ma.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18

full it seems as though l could never stop talking or
writing praise Of the medicine. And l will be the
means OF selling many bottles of Pe-ru-na, as all my
know just how bad l have been"
Mrs. A. c. Hildebrand, Milton, n. c., writes: "By
reference to your files. you will see that / was very low
and pronounced incurable by two OF the best doctors in
country, when l commenced the use of your medicine.
| have used nine bottles OF Pe-ru-na and l think that |
am perfectly well. OF course Pe-ru-na is what did the
work, and l consider it the grandest medicine in the
world. Mine was a noted case in this country and every
body thought that l would die, ! never lose an oppor-
unity 20 praise your medicine"
Mrs. VI. E. Bland, Hartwell. Ga, writes: II trust no
one would think from this that l would wish my name
in public from any cause only to let sufferers know where
they might find relief from many pains. / can truly say |
have been much benefited by the use Of Pe-ru-na. feel
better than ! have for years. have suffered for years
with chronic catarrh, bronchitis, asthma and female trou-
bic. Of which l have been much helped by Pe-ru-na.
Il know the virtue Of Pe-ru-na. II for no other reason,
It would pay 10 keep il for colds and coughs. 1t keeps off
colds, 1t prevents grippe, and builds up the nerves. /
gladly recommend it to all" A special book for women,
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Drug Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio, and mailed
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Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18

MI Iapn W. VnuUp TIIiH9 H@ aVHUtH U'W0 "HVWT "T VHH HN
ago l had to quit work. I lost weight from 1G5 pounds to 1O pounds. Ny doctor
vied ne to 20 out into the country. did so for wo months N ws taking med
all the time, but got n relief My appetite "a gone began having hTtt o
Dizzy spells hat would get so bad / would stagger when walked. was compl
discouraged
81 a. now 80 years of ae,an nd I thank Peruna for the wa 1 feel today
trust 1 have not intruded upon yor time with this long letter but Ifeel 50 g
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18
STATIONS AND STATE OF
WEATHER.

7 indicates trace OF precipitation.
L. A. WELSH, Local Forecast Official.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-22
STREET IMPROVEMENTS TIED UP.
Strike of Teamsters in Rochester Puts q
Stop to City Work.

Strike OF Teamsters in Rochester Puts q
Stop to City Work.
ROCHESTER. Sept 21.-Every one Of the
eighty six street improvem ents In this city is
tied up as q result OF tho tsamsters' strike
which assumed a serious aspect to-day. The
teamsters hitched up their teams at eight
o'clock this morning and assembled ON South
Clinton street. near the Armory. They wore
headed by man on q white horse. They went
to the different i'm provements where work was
being done. About 200 teams were in line and
Job after job was visited and many team owners
were forced into tho line. while others who re-
fused to join Thorn had their loads dumped on
the street or wherever they happened to DO
and were prevented from returning to work
Teamsters were picked up wherever they were
found and there were any number OF exciting
chases OF mon who tried to get away.
The strikers at present are not interfering
with non union teamsters. but are com pellinR
every mem Der OF the Tea msters' Union. which
comprises several hundred team owners to
leave the Jobs upon which they are employed
The situation 10 serious for contractors on
both public and private work. and it threatens
to be more serious II tho teamsters call out he
common laborers. as they say they will.
Everything points to a larger labor strike than
that OF last June unless the contractors
give in.
committee OF strikers yesterday saw sew
eral Of the large contractors and induced tins m
to agree to pay SO 80 day The committee
promised to send these men teams this m orn-
ing. but at a Meeting OF tho strikers held last
night it was decided to remain out until all
contractors agree to the $3.50 rate. and few
teams went to work this morning II is said
that one contracting nrm is making all the
trouble. The others are willing to pay what
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-22
CAUGHT THE BrRSL1R HERsELE.
Widow with n Pistol Corners q Thief on The
Roof OF Her House.

Caroline DilenberG. widow. OF 1926 East
Sixty-second street reported to the police
some time ago that watch and chain and
two overcuats had been stolen from her fat
Police efforts to ind the burglar were I'M
successful until last night. when Mira
DiIlenberE herself turned him over to
Bicycle Policeman Quinn. The burglar
made his second entry from the roof. and Mrs
DtIlenberG heard him in the fiat shs called
her son. who saw man leave the hall and
go upstairs. He followed. and Mrs Dill
lenberG armed herself with revolver
and followed too. The man was found behind
chimney and surrendered as soon az tho re-
volver was pointed at him. The boy called mp
the policeman while his mother held up the
man.
At the police station the prisoner said he was
Henry Loebstein, butcher. with no home.
A pawn ticket for one Of the oVercoats he had
stolen week ago was found on him.