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Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
MAX PLOEHN IN OMAHA JAIL
PlattsmOuth Slayer of Cousin Brought Here
to Avoid Riot.
SAYS He WAS DRUNK WHEN He DID DEED
Mat GerinE of PIattsmouth is En-
gagged TO Defend Man, who Has
Hearing in n Few
Days.

Max Ploehn. the Plattsmouth murderer
who was captured yesterday In barn on
the farm of Peter Mumm, near the scene
Of the crime was brought to Omaha yes
terday afternoon by Sheriff ]. d. Mcbride
of Cass county. The prisoner was placed
in the Douglas county Jail, where he will
remain until he has a preliminary hear
ing, which will be in a few days, II is be-
lieved.
Ploehn has retained Attorney Mat Gering
of Plattsmouth. Sheriff Mcbride stated
that while he had no fears of mob vio-
lence at Plattsmouth, yet he deemed 1t a
wise precaution to bring his prisoner to
Omaha and thus avoid any trouble that
Ploehn's presence at Plattsmouth might
cause.
why did you shoot your cousins?' was
asked of Ploehn yesterday afternoon as
the man paced his cell and smoked pipe.
II was just crazy with drink. / went
down town in the morning and drank and
drank" replied the man.
On further questioning Ploehn said the
girls did not give him any provocation to
do the shooting, and said he had not been
Jealous of them.
Then you was Just drunk and wanted
to shoot some one?" was suggested to the
prisoner to which he replied, Il guess So.
Ploehn said he had no thought of really
running away; that he knew he had done
something wrong and thought he ought to
be treated in the same manner in which
he had treated his cousins.
No Drama in Capture.
Sheriff Mcbride said there were no SEN
sational circumstances connected with
Ploehns capture. When, on Wednesday
afternoon, Peter Mumm told the sheriff
there were evidences that someone had
been In the Mumm house and taken food
guard was placed at the house. Thurs
day morning MI. Mumm saw Ploehn in
| the barn and sent for the sheriff who
was nearby in hiding. Then Mcbride went
up to the hayloft and called out to Ploehn
I'm here" responded the murderer.
Come out, with both hands up" re.
sponded the sheriff.
| Ploehn promptly did as he was bid and
| offered no signs of resistance. The sheriff
| took Ploehns 3S-caliber revolver away anC
| handcuffed the man. Sheriff Mcbride SAID
| he took the prisoner out of town with al
little noise as possible.
| Speaking of Ploehn to officials at the
county jail, Sheriff Mcbride said he ar
rested Ploehn not long ago for chasing &
man with a pitchfork. Ploehn was at tha
time bound over to keep the peace.
Ploehn is "a years of age, six feet anC
two inches in height. He has but fai
command of the English language. Soor
after the murder of Alma Coos and thu
| shooting of her sister Emma, Sheriff Nc
Bride offered a reward Of $500 for the ar
| rest of the man.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
Propose TO straIghten River.

FREMONT, Neb., June 13.-(SpeciaL)-
The farmers and property owners along
the Elkhorn river are agitating the ques-
tion of Strengthening that tortuous
stream by putting in cutoffs across the
numerous bends, some of which are sew
eral miles around and only 100 yards across.
This season good many thousand dollars
worth OF lands have been washed away
and the damage to roads has been heavy.
The plan contemplates the cost of the
work being raised by an assessment on
adjacent property owners on such basis
as all concerned can mutually agree upon
and with the consent OF the county board.
Cutoff channels are not an experiment on
this river The fist one was put in a few
years ago near Hooper with the approval
OF the county board. A broad. shallow
ditch was dug across one OF the bends, the
river was turned In and the strong current
did the rest of it. BY putting in these
bitches the farmers think they can save
hundreds of acres OF valuable land and
much damage to their crops from the
overflow.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
the 100000 apportioned them out of the
tribes trust fund.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT MILLARD
Lars johnson Falls Under Train, Is
Killed and MangIed.

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MILLARD, Neb., June 15.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Lars Johnson, old resident of
this place, was instantly killed by the cars
here this morning. Mr.. Johnson was going
from his home to the butcher shop and
was crossing the tracks about $3.50 o'clock,
when train No. on the Union Pacific was
pulling out of the station. He was struck
by the engine and fell on the tracks, the
cars passing over him, breaking his shoul-
der blade, collar bone and mangling his
face in a horrible manner. The body was
dragged about 125 feet along the track.
But one person saw the accident, an EN-,
ploye of the company, who says he thought
Johnson was one of the trainmen and he
| seemed to be trying to step onto the en-
| gine.
Mr.. Johnson was so years old. He was
| born in Denmark and had resided in Mil
| lard more than twenty years, conducting a
brick yard here during the greater part OF
| that time. He leaves three children-Mrs
| Rolla Crawford of Bancroft, Mrs William
| Siekkoetter of Gretna, Mrs. Nels Starr OF
| Florence and ]. Johnson of Millard. He
| has a brother in Illinois and a sister al
| Hooper, Neb.
| The coroner instructed the undertaken
| to take. charge of the remains and will
arrive this afternoon TO hold inquest.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
CAPTURED NEAR SCENE OF CRIME
Murderer of Cousin Found i'm Farm
House.


House.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., June 15.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. MAX Ploehn, who murdered
his cousin, Alma Coos, and shot her sister,
has been captured and is now in jail to
answer a charge Of murder.
Last night Peter Mumm, a cousin of the
murderer and of the murdered girl, heard
noise in his house and this morning
found that some food had been stolen. In
making an investigation he found Ploehn
concealed in barn on the farm a short
distance from the scene of the crime. AL
though armed with a rifle Ploehn made
no resistance and submitted to arrest,
being brought to Plattsmuoth by his cap
tor.
The prisoner Is not particularly communi-
cative, but said that he had no idea that
his shots had killed his cousin, but that
he had determined after the shooting to
end his own life and with that intention
had gone to the river, where he was traced
by the dogs, and after wading into the
water had changed his mind and had pro-
cured a rope with which to hang himself
He had the rope when captured, but had
again changed his mind and was about
| ready to surrender when found, thinking
he would have to answer for a crime less
| heinous than that of murder.
There is no excitement over the arrest,
| although 1t is said that had Ploehn been
| captured Saturday night he would have
| been lynched.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
Flag Day at Lexington.

LEXINGTON, Neb.. June 15.-(speclal.) y
Flag day was observed here yesterday
with all due reverence to the occasion.
Early in the morning almost every business
house was decorated with flags and hunt
ing, as we'll a majority OF the private
residences. In addition "Old Glory" swung
to the breeze from the courthouse and pub
lie buildings throughout the city. In the
afternoon exercises were held in the court
house square and short patriotic addresses
were delivered from the bandstand by
Judge Turton, Revs. George p. Trites.
George Frank Williams and Il. ]. Baxter.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
OLD MAN DIES FROM SHOCK
Alleged Attempt on Young Mans Life
Proves Fatal to Grandfather.

NEBRASKA CITY, June 15.-CSpecial Tel
egram)-J. F. Montgomery. aged 70 years,
one of the pioneer residents of Otoe county,
is dead at his home, one and one-half miles
south of this city, as the result of a shock
received from a shooting affair which took
place at his home last night
About five months ago a grandson of Mr.
Montgomery, Claud Lewis, aged IS, arrived
from Texas to make his home with his
grandparents. Last Sunday night he came
from his room with his arm bleeding and
said that he had been attacked by two men,
believed to be negroes, one of whom had
stabbed him in the arm, and that he had
stabbed the man in the back. AS he stepped
from the front door a shot was heard and
the face of the young man was found to be
powder-burned. He said that man had
fired at him and disappeared before he
could identify him.
Last night the old people. who occupy a
room across the hall from their grandson.
were awakened by three shots, and Lewis
came into their bedroom saying that he had
| been fired upon by two men. AS he told his
| story his grandfather fell dead at his feet.
Young Lewis says that in the Texas town
| from which he came his father has been
active in suppressing lawlessness on the
| part of negroes and had headed a move
ment to drive a number from the town
| that these negroes had vowed vengeance
and had threatened to punish the son fol-
| the deeds of the father and that he believes
they have followed him to Nebraska City
for that purpose.
peculiar feature OF the case is that nc
one but the young man has seen his assail
| ants and officers who are working on tht
case say that there is a possibility thai
Lewis has done the shooting and stabbed
himself, but they assign no reason fol
their belief other than desire on his par
to gain notoriety as the result of a cours,
in yellow backed literature. The matte
will be thoroughly sifted.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
men s
MISTAKES

Many a bright and promising career hue
been blightsd by injurious habits Of folly
before the age OF knowledge and under
standing. and many have been cut short
poisonous special disease which. through
neglect or improper treatment, has COM
pletely undermined and shattered the
physical strength ana mental faculties. No
greater mistake can be made than to cons
slider lightly the frst evidence Of the in
PRODUCTION of any private disease into your
system or, to neglect the first symptoms OF
debility, caused by improper or unnatural
habits, excesses, dissipation, etc.
Suoh indifference ana neglect OF the frsS
symptoms Is responsible for thousands OF
human wrecks, failures in life and busi-
ness, domestic dlscord. and unhappy mar
ted life, divorce. insanity. suicide, etc.
Menl Why take such despsrats ohancsst
Of any disease of weakness should be q
warning to you to take prompt steps to
safeguard your future life and happiness. q.
| You should carefully avoid all uncertain,
experimental, dangerous or halfway treat
ment for upon the first treatment depends
whether you will be promptly restored to
heelth again. with all taiht Of the poison-
| whether your disease will be allowed to
become chronic and subject you to futurs
occurrences of the disease, with the various
| resulting complications, eto
| II we could but see and treat all meu
| when the frst symptoms show themselves
| there would soon be little need for so
called specialists in chronic diseases, and
, sexual powers and there would be mons
| marked with the indellibls stamp Of con-
| stitutional Syphilis and the sufferers from
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
Changes Owners and PoIitic.

ALLIANCE, Neb., June 15.-(Special Tel
egram. .)-The Alliance Herald today came
out under the management of T. ]. O'Keefe
it's former owner for more than ten years
Its politics likewise revert back to the
democratic standard, making it again the
only paper OF its kind in a democratic
county. W. s, Raker, the retiring editor
publisher, goes to Portland where he ac-
cepts government position at the expo
sition.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
Prosperous York County.

YORK, Neb.. June 15.-(Special. )-The
statements of the banks at York and out
side banks in this county reflect a most
prosperous condition of the business men,
manufacturers and farmers of York county
The banks have thousands upon thousands
of dollars of money deposited for which
they are paying no interest and owing to
lack of demand for loans they cannot af-
ford to pay interest on deposits. The bank
at Bradshaw. of 5000 capital has deposits
of $4,000
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
DuffV'S Pure Malt WhiSkeV


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bot
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
Dtsbursinr Money 10 Indians.

PENDER, Neb., June 15.-(special Tele-
gram.)-Captain w. H. Beck, as distrib-
uting agent for the government, will arrive
in few days to pay the Omaha Indians
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
ImpIement DeaIers' Convention.

The South Platte implement dealers
opened their session here this afternoon and
as usual the meetings will be secret So
far only about twenty-five members have
reached the city, but 1t is expected that
many more will come in tomorrow. Presi-
dent Shamp is presiding and this afternoon
John NJ. Burke, one OF the old timers. de-
liyered an address.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
MOST POWERFUL
MAN IN WORLD

George KarachinO, the Terrible Greek, Worlds
Champion Wrestler, Owes Strength and
Health to Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
Men Health Strength and Long
to Tonc-Stmulant
1t Is Form Of Food Already DfgoStod.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
Bryan Talks to Omcers.

The school for the officers of the Ma
tional Guard ended this morning in time for
the soldier boys TO listen to the address of
w. J. Bryan at the Auditorium. The morn
ing session was devoted to a lecture by
Captain Cronin on the use OF firearms by
the soldiers. Major Nicholson OF Norfolk
read a paper on camp sanitation. This
afternoon the examination began, with
these officers answering the roll call:
First Reglment-Major Fred Gegner; Cap
tains Otis F. Davis, Charles A. Calkins,
Fletcher NJ. Sisson, Charles E. Fraser,
Emory B. DeWolf First Lieutenants Elbert
G. Butterheld, Lilburn #. oxford, Ernest
H. Stoner, Louis w. Ohmstede. Second
Lieutenants Jacob Ferguson, Howard wv.
Antics, Jacob II. Evans Charles c. Myers,
James MeMiIlanS Charles L. Burmester,
Second Regiment-Captains H Elton
Clapp, Samuel F: Shannon. Clifford r.
Kroeger. Wilbur 8. Price, Martin c. Shall
lenberger. First Lieutenants Jack Beason,
Julius Wig, Lewis r. Lambert, Charles II,
Reed. Willard 8. Paul, Albert H Barker,
p. II. Mullowney Benjamin ]. Richards,
Second Lieutenants, Clyde z. Mccormick,
Gilbert b. McGill, George w. Gregg, Bayard
T. Eller, G.. Edgar Gaskill
Rushvile Ri1es-First Lieutenant Ernest
]. Aubert, Second Lieutenant Lee Fritz.
Ambulance Company-Major John NJ
Birkner, Captain f. Arthur Carr. First
Troop A-second Lieutenant Charles w
Funk
Signal Corps-second Lieutenant Louis H
Gage.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
vafiCOCcIe, Gleet, Structure, kldHe
and Bladder Diseases

would be reduced to q minimum. But a.
long as MEN continue to disregard the
golden adage. "A stitch in time saves nine, Il
ercise indifference In securing the right
treatment at the outset, Just 30 long WilA
there be multitudes OF chronic sufferer
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16

GEORGE KARACHINO, TERRIBLE GREEK.
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Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16

No room for argument shebOygan Splits.
10 cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-16
Too Quick with Capture.

Because someone was in such hurry
to spread the news of the capture of Max
Ploehn. who is charged with the murder
of Alma Coos at Plattsmouth Saturday
night the captors will be deprived of the
$500 reward which the state had intended to
offer A few days ago Governor Mickey
received an inquiry as to whether the state
would offer a reward in such a case. The
governor replied that upon receipt of the
proper notification of the murder reward
would be offered. The data in the case was
received this morning and while Secretary
Allen was preparing the proclamation for
the signature of the governor the news of
the capture was received. Naturally the
proclamation was not issued.
The leader., 1905-04-01

London, March 28. The new Japan-
ese loan Of sl5o 900 900, half of which
IS to be underwritten III America. Is
selling at premium of " per cent.
The leader., 1905-04-01
DESIRES PEACE,
NOT ARMED TRUCE
One Of the Conditions Japan Is Like
j to Insist Upon.
RUSSIA MUST GIVE A PLEDGE
Must BuiId No More wnrships For q
Term OF Years, and Must Not
Rack on only to Come
Again Later.

Paris, March 27.--It is stated in
diplomatic quarters here that among
the conditions Of peace which Japan
might ask would be that Russia give
pledge to build no more warships
for term of years. A diplomatic Of
fcial said that such condition would
be the most effective means Of assur-
ing Japan against Russia's carrying out
her cherished project Of naval rearma-
ment for the renewal Of hostiIities un-
der better conditions than those at
present existing.
Would Check Russia's Plans.
It is well known that Russia con-
templates a huge plan of naval re-
Mobilization. Admiral Doubasoff, the
head of the technical board of the adj
miralty; Capt. Clado, formerly chief
tactical officer under vice-Admiral
Rojestvensky, and other Russian naval
authorities, recently have taken the
position that peace was desirable until
a naval reconstruction could be COM
pIeted.
This appears to have stimulated Ja-
pans diplomats to consider means OF
avoiding a peace that would be equiva-
lent to no more than a truce, during
which Russia would have time to forge
an effective weapon, and therefore the
intimation is now given that limitation
of Russian naval armament may figure
as means of securing prolonged
peace in the orient.
Peace Pour ParIers Only Academic.
Concerning the recent preliminary
approaches towards peace, it is now
accepted in the highest diplomatic
quarters that these preliminary negoti-
ations did not occur there, although
Paris may have been the channel
through which the results were trans
mitted to st. Petersburg and Toxic.
However, it is noticeable that there
has not been the slightest reference in
French newspapers to the peace move
ment having taken tangible form here
or elsewhere, except in continued
academic discussion of the peace prop
aganda and a few vague St Peters
burg dispatches showing that peace is
in the air.
The leader., 1905-04-01
SECRETARY Hay 10 RETIRE.


Washington. March 27.--Et may be-
stated on the best of authority that
Secretary Of State Hay will not resume
his place in the cabinet on his return
from his present vacation.
His brilliant career ais premier Of the
Mckinley Roosevelt administrations
has practically come to close III
health is the sole cause Of his deter-
mination to retire, and no one will re-
gret the severance of the intimate per-
sonal and official relations that have
existed between them for the past i've
years, more than President Roosevelt
himself.
It was just prior to his departure
from Washington that Mr.. Hay ac-
Quainted the president with his desire
to lay aside the state department folio.
The president was unable to induce the
secretary to reconsider his course.
regretfully stated that If he were still
Of the same mind on his return he
would accept his resignation.
It has been we'll known to Secretary
Hays close personal and Official
friends that his health has rapidly
failed during the. last few months, re-
sulting from the strain of overworlk,
they have hoped that few weeks COM
plete rest, with change of air and
scene, would enable him to recover and
resume his place at the head Of the
state department..
That hope has now been abandoned.
While there is no fear Of fatal ter
mination of his present sickness, it is
realized that the secretary's active par
ticipation in public affairs has come to
an end.
The leader., 1905-04-01
TORNADO SEASON BEGUN.
The Little Town Of Louisburg,
Mimi, Almost Destroyed
Several Casualties.

St Paul, Mimi, March 2S.-A report
reached this city Monday night that
the little town Of Louisburg, in the ex-
treme western portion of the state, had
been practically wiped out by torna-
do and that seven persons had been se-
riously injured It was also stated
that from two to seven were killed, but
up to a late hour it had been impossi-
BILE. owing to lack Of telegraph facili-
ties, to verify the latter statement
Louisburg is a town of about 100 in
habitants in Lac Qui Parle county,
and has neither telephone nor tele-
graph connection with the outside
world Reports from nearby towns,
however, state that three store build
ings were utterly demolished, and that
every residence in the town was more
or less damaged
The leader., 1905-04-01

The length of time man has been
known to inhabit the earth has been
proved to be 5000 years. A. NJ. Amen.
lineau has issued the first volume OF
the history of his excavations at Ably
dos, the sacred residence of Osiris.
Here he has found prehistoric tonibs,
and from their contents he knows that
they date back 5000 years Fortu'
nateiy for the explorer, the Egyptian
Of that day thought Of death as state
SO closely allied to life that he would
have need of all the necessities and
comforts to be used here, and these
were entombed with his body.
The leader., 1905-04-01
THE ROGERS ELY MYSTERY
Frank Ely Rogers Father Tells a
Plain, Simple Story.
Miss Ely Left the BOY ill Buffalo, Co
ing Into store Ostensibly
TO Make d Purchase.


Chicago, March rs. The first ap-
parently adequate explanation Of the
mysterious disappearance of the boy,
Frank Ely Rogers, and his aunt, Miss
Florence Ely, four years ago, at Evans
ton, was made last night to press
representative BY James q. Rogers, IA
ther OF the boy Though simple and
straightforward, the truth Of the mys-
dery, according to Mr.. Rogers, is
stranger than the many fanciful stories
that have been written about the case,
which, in Chicago. has excited as much
interest as the celebrated Charlie Ross
case in Philadelphia.
Replying to questions as to the boys
return Mr.. Rogers said:
AT the time of the disappearance,
my son Frank. like many boys Of his
age, was fired with desire to run
away from home and see life for him
sell. His aunt, sufferer from melan-
cholia, was about to be placed by us
in a sanitarium, a proceeding to which
she strongly objected. AS a result of
these circumstances, the two left home
together, and went to Buffalo There
they separated, Miss Ely entering a
large store, apparently to do some
shopping and leaving Frank on the
outside. She had previously given
him small sum of money. From that
time until now Frank has not seen
Miss Ely, and neither he nor we know
her whereabouts.
Frank, following out his ideas of
seeing life, made living as best he
could, and has finally returned home
after many vicissitudes This is the ex-
planation of the mystery as learned by
me from my son, and is apparently the
INhnla truth :,
The leader., 1905-04-01
oMINoUs QUIET AT FRONT.
No Collisions Reported-Nurses Have
Good Words for Japanese.

No Collisions Reported-Nurses Have
Good Words for Japanese.
Gunshu Pass, March Everywhere
along the front there is complete and
ominious quiet. No collisions were
reported Sunday. A nurse arriving
from Mukden states that the reports
by Chinese of il1-treatment of RussiaE
sick and wounded after the evacuation
of Mukden are entirely unfcInded.
The Japanese treated all wbS fell into
their hands in the most Zlndly man
ner, and gave. the nv Eses permission
to return to the Russian army, saying
thereS 3re no women Of that avocation
-SIth the advanced column. They pro-
vided the nurses with credentials, in
dicated the roads by which they might
travel, and warned them that they
might be under fire west of the rail-
way. Several doctors, sisters and at
tendants remained with the wounded
at Mukden.
The leader., 1905-04-01
DESIRES OUR FRIENDSHIP.
Measures Being Taken for Cordial
relations Bgrwerm -S1u1onrDfss
and United States.

New York, March 27. Important
measures are being taken toward a def
mite re-establishment of cordial rela-
tions between Colombia and the United
States, cables the Bogota, Colombia,
correspondent of the Herald
BY definite, mutual and satisfac-
tory arrangement, settlement has
been erected of long pending claims Of
Americans in Cartagena. in which Bos-
ton capitalists are largely interested.
President Reyesis sparing no efforts,
the correspondent ayers, to induce for
eign capitalists to cooperate in foster
ing Colombia's prosperity. Peace is sta
bic throughout the country