Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08
LIFE HAD LOST ITS CHARMS
Lincoln Woman Commits Suicide Because
Manuscripts Are Rejected.
DECLINES TO GRANT STAY TO NteESFIND
Lincoln Need BE I'm No Hurry About
Paying for old PostOmce. as Money
f. Not Needed Untn New
one IL Done.

LINCOLN. March 7.-(special. )-Despon-
dent because her writings had been repeat
eddy refused by publishers, Mrs. Millicent
Lawson, aged rs years. attempted to end
her life late this afternoon by taking a
quantity Of morphine. Physicians in at
tendance say that It will be almost i'm
possible for the woman to recover
Mrs. lawson lived alone at AIS South
Tenth street aud for several days had been
acting strangely. Today the neighbors
notified the police. The matron went to
the residence and found Mrs. Lawson in a
dying condition. BY her side was a bottle
which had contained morphine and a letter
stating that dependency had caused the
writer to take her life. After enumerating
her many troubles the woman closed the
letter by saying: Il have decided to end
my life by the morphine route"
Mrs. lawson had been twice married.
but had separated on each occasion from
her husband. She aspired to be a writer
and some OF her writings had been putt
lished, but not enough to satisfy her am
billions. She left manuscript for a book
which she desires published. Mrs. Law
sons maiden name is Morse and she has
a sister residing in Omaha.
No stay for NieGenAnd.
Governor Mickey will not issue an order
to stay the execution Of Gottlieb Niegen-
find, he says, unless some new and unex-
pected development transpires. The gov
ernor says he has been strongly importuned
by friends Of the condemned man to com
mute his sentence to life Imprisonment
and as strongly urged b. others to enforce
the death penalty. The governor says n
called at the penitentiary twice to con
verse with Niegenfnd at the latter's re-
quest and is satisfied that his murder Of
his wife was entirely without justification
The governor says he has been asked for
his opinion on capital punishment as q
principle and asserts his conviction hat II
is a part Of the divine law. he is op-
posed. under general circumstances, to the
practice Of ar executive setting aside the
sentence Of a court Of justice.
money Not Needed Now.
Since congress appropriated money for q
new postofice building In Lincoln the CITY
council has been much worried to know Il
& was the duty OF the council to raisS
instanter the $50, 900 which is necessary
for the purchase Of the old building by th'
city, and ifsit was the duty OF the council
to do this at once, how to do 1t. Con
gresham Burkett returned from Washing
ton yesterday and since that time las bee;
piled with many questions on his point.
There lis no provision as to the lime a
which the city shall buy the building.
said he. 81 did not feel like hamperinl
the appropriation for the new buildinl
in any manner with contingent provisions
but by reason Of this proposition l was en-
abled to have the appropriation for tn
new building put at S360,0O0 instead o
$500, 900, as formerly, no matter whethe
the old building is sold or not. The bill
authorizes the secretary Of the treasur,
to sell the old building to the city for no
less than $4,000. This means. Of course
at $50, 900. This condition was, petty vel
understood by everybody in Washington
and there will be no distractions placed \
the way OF the city's acquiring the building
when It is ready to do so. / think 1 ca
look after that when the time comes
which will not be until the new ~postofic
is built"
Discussing the new postofice building
Mr.. Burkett said that a day OF two befor
he left he had a talk with Supervisor
Architect Taylor OF the Treasury depart
ment. who has the plans in hand, and tn
latter assured him that every means woul
be taken to rush them through, so ths
bids may be asked for as soon as possible
According to the Information impaired b
Mr.. Taylor. the basis Of the new plans wi
be the one drawn up for the rebuilding {
the present structure before it's sale ha
been decided upon. These plans will b
modified as far as possible to conform I
the suggested changes made by the on
cials now in the building. These sugges
lions were made at the request Of th
Washington officials from the rough draI
sent here for inspection last winter. NJ
Taylor informed Mr.. Burkett that so IA
As 1t is thought possible from the stand
point OF the architect, the modification
asked for will be made.
The new building will be erected on pal
II the postofiee square.
Increase In EnEineers' Fay.
The schedules showing the increase
Say to the Burlington enginemen has bee
made public. II applies in the freigl
Iervice mainly to those employed on n
through trains. By heavy engines 1t mu
rot be taken to mean only the monster
hat have recently been placed in servic
out to engines of even lighter draft.
The advance in the freight runs are hel
uven 10 detail as we'll as the passenge
md thu price paid is governed by II
rip. From Lincoln to Creston. increas
IS to 1910; Lincoln to Hastings, S4.25
Ass; Lincoln to St. Joseph, $3.50 to ssh
Alliance to Edgemont. S. D.. $4,75 to ssh
Alliance 10 Denver. 2Ss-mile trip. 1910
10. 20; Ravenna to Alliance. $40 to S10.9
lavenna to Lincoln. S5.25 to S5.65.
Passenger Schedules-Lincoln to Gre
on. $685. to $3.50; Lincoln TO Ravenn
AIS to Sass. II is difhcult to get at Il
roportion OF increase given to those wi
un on the big greyhounds that race oV,
ne rails from Lincoln to Denver. The o
chedule was between Lincoln and Has
ngs, but since the advent Of the leviatha.
{ has been heightened TO McCook. Hov
Ner. the S7.75 now paid is a substanti
dvanoe over a proportionate rate has
IN the Lincoln Hastings schedule. Nc
money is also allowed for the runs n
overed by the schedule. But Il Is rat
4 so much a mile in place Of the trip,
: the rule in most cases, The new rat
eeame effective on February /.
OsceOIa Has = Sensations.
osCEoLA. Nab.. March 7~.-(special)