Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-11
DsS hOinss to Have Plenty of BituninsuI
to Keep the Temperatures Up,
NOTED MURDER CASE IN SUPREME COURT
Important Opinion Handed Down in
Regard to Declaring Assessments
Invalid-MOre Room for
Inebriates.
CFrom a star Correspondent.,

to the public in which they ask the coop
Grafton of the consumers in handling the
limited supply Of coal. THE strike situation
in the anthracite fields" they said, has
caused much concern and uneasiness
among our citizens regarding coal supply
for this winter and it is but proper that we
make some statement as to the situation
as we view 1t. II is quite true that the
mines OF Polk county will not be able to
increase the tonnage over that Of last year,
In fact 1t is doubtful II as much coal can
be mined as last season, yet the supply OF
coal for this city will be quite adequate for
Its need. II the consumer Of coal will as
sist the operator and dealer in the intelli-
gent handling Of the product OF the local
mines"
The operators then advise all consumers
who are able to buy in large quantities to
do so and to place orders early so that the
deliveries to poor people may be made more
promptly. In conclusion they said There
Is not the remotest probability Of an ad-
vance in the price Of soft coal, 1t will be
10 more than the present price. This
statement is intended not as a scare, but
as a warning, and II religiously observed
end acted upon, we assure you that anx-
iety and uneasiness because Of coal supply
can be entirely banished. To sum up:
We propose to take care Of the people of
this city in the matter Of coal supply and
at the present price. All we ask is your
reasonable cooperation" The giving out
Of this statement has had a good effect
here, where soft coal is very cheap and is
more generally used than anthracite.
Murder Case Submitted.
The Iowa supreme court today listened
to oral arguments In several civil cases in
the forenoon, then called the case Of the
State against Sarah Kuhn, serving a life
sentence for the murder Of her husband in
Keokuk county. The case was argued by
Colonel G.. H. Maceky, d. w. Hamilton and
Attorney General Mullan. Mrs. Kuhn was
the wife of a crippled shoemaker in the
town of Delta. They drove over to What
Cheer to do some trading and bought beer
and bologna for lunch on the way home.
While driving along the highway they
drank of the beer. Mrs. Kuhn didn't like
the taste and drank but little. He drank
a bottle Of the stuff and was soon in con-
vulsions, from which he died before he
could tell his story. In his last hours he
accused his wife, Of poisoning him. She
was convicted and sentenced for life. The
supreme court reviewed the evidence and
affirmed the septspee, but in a dissenting
opinion by Judge Weaver the majority
opinion prepared by Judge Waterman, since
resigned from the bench. was literally torn
to shreds and some of the principles Of
law laid down we're ridiculed. The case
came up today on a petition for rehearing.
The theory Of the defense is that the evil
dence failed to show that Mrs. Kuhn had
any motive for the murder and that 1t was
Just as probable that Kuhn placed the
poison in the beer as that she did 1t. It
is a case that has attracted a great deal
Of attention because OF the peculiarities Of
the Incident and OF its similarity to the
Hossack case, which YVES reversed.
Charter City Law Not Disturbed.
In the case Of Collins against City Of Keo-
kuk, affirmed today. the plaintiff sought to
have the law under which special char
tered cities are organized declared uncon-
stitutional because 1t provides for assess
ment Of property for city taxation at full
value instead Of at one-fourth value. The
court refused to pass on this main ques-
ton, but affirmed the assessment in ques-
tion on the ground that 1t was legally and
properly made and the general statute pro-
vides that no error or omission shall rem
der void an assessment, SO that even though
the assessment was four times as high as
1t ought to be there is no relief.
The attorneys sought to have the case
from Council Bluffs involving the title 20
the Portland group OF mines in Colorado
advanced on the calendar so that it could
be heard at this term. but the court re-
fused.
New Inebriate Hospital Opened
The State Board Of Control today opened
a second hospital for inebriates and NOR
phine victims at Cherokee. The patients
now at Mt. Pleasant from the northern part
OF the state are not to be removed to
Cherokee but hereafter all who are COM
mitted from the northern districts will be
sent TO Cherokee, The number of inebriates
at the state hospital is constantly lncreas-
Ing.
Soldiers Home Matters.