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T —— PICKED UP ABOUT THE CITY. | This Year's Attendance at the Various Sohools—Interesting Figures, GOODWIN BUCKS THE TIGER. Visiting Olergy Enjoy a Ride About the City—The Synod's Beesion, NEW STOCK YARDS EXCHANGE. A $40,000 Building in Course of Ercction | ~Three New Cathedrals, THE SPEC!IAL LETTER DELIVERY. Little Children Lost in the City—Mili- tary Matters—Other Local News—Personal Points. 3 Omaha's School Attendance. “The school attendanee this year, Buperintendent James to a reporter yes- terday, “is much larger than last, there being probably 400 or 500 more scholars, All the schools are full to overflowing, and we are kept constantly devising some means of relieving the ssure on the more crowded buildin In order to give some ide ber of teachers, scholars, ' ance, ete, in the different schools this year, the following report of last week is reproduced. It will be found to contain some very interesting ste High school—Thre numbor of attendance, 97.7, per cent of tardiness, 3.2 Cent school—Nincteen average number of scholar: age daily attendance of attendance, 96:1, per cent 2.9, Cags school—Nine teachers; average number of schol in attendance, 880, per cent of attendance, 96.6, per cent of tardiness, 3.4. Center school - Five teachers, average number of s, 205, average daily attandance, 1 nt of attendance, 116,06, llu-r( Dodge daily attendance, 253, of scholars, 2 3.2, per Douglas school— 8 age number of scholars, 64.6; average daily attendance, 62.4; per cent of attend- and, 96.6; per cent of tardiness, 9.6 Hartman school—Ten teachers age number of 30. daily attendanc 5 per cent of tendance, 96 nt of tardin Izard school age number of scholars, 8; daily attendanee, 601.1; cent of at- tendance, 96; per’cent of tardiness, 1.4, Jackson school—Two teaehers; average number of scholurs, ge daily at- tendance, 67.5; peréent of attendance, 90; per cent of tardiness, 2. Lake school—Three teachers; average number of scholars, 105, average daily attendance, 101; per cent of attendance, 96.1; per cont of tardiness, 3 Leavenworth hool—Nine teachers; average number of scholars, 493.7; aver- age daily attendance, 478.5; per cent of attendance, 85.9; per cent of tardiness, 8.5, caid of the num- attend- pir cent of ‘hers, average average number cent of attendance, aver- 2.9. Pacific school—Eleven teachers; aver- age number of scholars, 509.6; average daily attendance, 485.8; per cent of at- tendance, 95.2; per cent of tardiness, 1.7, Long School—Ten te: chers; average number of scholars, 5.45; average daily attendance, 538; per cent of attendance, ;)7.3; per cent of tardine: Pleasant school—Fiv number of scholars; attendance, 2 3 96.1; per cent of Special teachers,3; teache Total number of teachers, average number of scholars, 5,000.3; total average daily attendance, 4,806.66; per cent of attendance, 96.1; per cent of tar- iness, 8, he committee on school property hold a_ meeting in - Seere Conoyer's flice to-day, Lo discuss the subject of ex: oom for Centre school, It is prob: able that extra rooms will be found some- where on South Tenth street. The chil- dren are at present packed into the Cen- tre school building like sardines in o box. 1ts proper capacity is about 40, but it is often made to hold from 60 to 75. Prof. Bumann, the teacher of manual training, has not yet got his classes to work. the nece in place. wze daily ttendance, . Goodwin at the Game. Nat Goodwin left yesterday with little of the receipts of his performances to show for his visit®o Omaha, but he ean nurse the satisfaction of having played the steepest game of faro which this city has seen in the past few weeks. In the first place, he made a winning of a few hundred staked upon the issue of the Chicago-New York bas Ul game, and all during Wedne performance sulted by punishing the champagne i g t from Col. The eflect of Ins potations was very perceptible in his acting; his specch was just 0 trifle uncertain, had but the energy to change his costumes except when it was peremptory and under his orders details were chopped out, songs expedited and dinlogues et to their utmost brevity. After thie show closed, the great comedian primed to the proper elevation of spirits went out p the tiger's tail and frescoe the N braska metropolis with the most ap- roved hues, He struck Higgins' estab- ishment eventually and up 5 found ready accommodations at one of the.faro let tables. Now, it the master spivit of fun and mimiery is o grim gamester, Heis n “hi%'h roller,” and has a national reputation for llnu\.{e 3 he wins big when he wins, and loses heavily when he takes a loss on, so that the gambling establish- ment that is not backed for o hard siege, usnally decline Mr. Goodwin permission to “sitin.” When Goodwin appeared on the scene dnesday, the dealer grow nervous and hustled & waiter down-stairs to inform Higgins of the situation. The old m elt good last night, and sent back ord ‘let "him roll; Keep him within fifty The comedian had 4 about $2,000 in pocket. He set in trofh the fivst: with his usual slashing game, playing yellows and blues at %"’ 10 $50 o risk. It was about midnight when he commenced and at two o’cloc after vurying for- tunes, he had lost $1,850, when a turn of fortune sent the cards his way and seizing luck by the neck, us is his style, he rulh-r{ out even in a very few minutes and com- menced to count his clearances. He be- fiuu his cruel tactics which have lepleted so many @ bank, betting hard and fast and making the most of his luck, "~ He was sume sev- eral hundred ahead when the fickle deity turned again and Lis winnings went, the losses still continuing making yapid inroads into his ‘qu. roin that time, luck was against him and although some big exchanges were made he could not rclrha\'e himself and neither did he £o broke. But the game kept him down be known that An sary tools being not yet | | ther e e A S L - BN AW T A and when few mipnths hefore train time, his man- ager almost dragged him from the tabl hie had lost §1,200. 2 “Did he look at all blue?"” a reporter g E ggine after the exploit had Tout, yester morning. it; Mt Goodwin is a gen- speculator; he wouldn’t squeal if lost a million. As for his loss here, pshaw! that is nothing for him, win or lose, cither way.” AAES— United Presbyterian Synod. The sessionsof the United Presbyterian synod yesterday were as usual largely at- tended, The day was devoted to both business and pleasure, and the combina- tion of the two worked admirably to- gether, The morning session opened with the usnal devotional exercises after which considerable business was transacted be fore the noon hour, The synod then ad- jonrned in a body to the parson Joining the church, where the the congregation had spread an excellent ¥ After thoroughly di *h of the work, the provided by McCague Br with the minist and their wives and the ride about the eity began. The route laid out wus to drive out Sherman avenue, returning on Saunc street to Camingz, then west on Cumin and turning south to Hanscom park. I'rom the park the party was driven to Farnam street to obtain a view of the court house, and then a ride was taken through the business rt of the ci after which they turned to hurch to resume business. ride wis) a most N jo) one. The residence portion of the city was much ddmired by the visitors, as hut few of them had seen that tof Om before, The thonghtfulness on the part of the Mes: gue not only resulted in_giving™the delegates an_enjoyable drive, but itwill also be bene to the city in more ways than one, The session ssumed at 8 o'cloek, Rey. W. G Wainright delivering a short but telling address on the claims of the American Bibl The special committee on Monmouth reported that institution in a flourishing condition, and recommended that the synod continue to give it the est support. A similar report w made in reference to the theologieal sem- inary. Tl report of the nominating commit- {m- was submitted and adopted, as fol- oy For Directors of Synod—J. C. Wor- nock, J. A. Montieth, William Burnside. dircetors of Monmouth College—dJ. M. Hamilton, W. E. Shaw, Eugene Smith, Director Xenia Theological Seminary to succeed W, D, Ralston—Rev. William n, A reasurer—Rev. Joseph Calhoun. The evening session opened with a report of the committée on temperance, as follow: Whereas, The subject of temperance is one in which the chureh " always has a lively and abiding inte Whereas, e The o C 1 i;f the manufacture and sale of intoxicating qQUOTS. 2—That we favor the s all laws having as their ob)] and prohibition of the liquors s a beverage. Resolutions were adopted thanking the Jeople.of Onaha and the local church or their hospitality i ining the delegates, and MceCague Bros. for their liberality and thoughtfulness in giving the synod the afternoon dri An excellent address we Rev. R, H. Barnes, of Tarkio, Missouri, on the sub{cct of “Interpreting the Hand of God in Providence.” A case of app of Keokuk w lasted until a'l adjourned, | from the presbyter then taken up, whicfi hour, when the synod e L Stock Yards Exchange. The proposed site of the exchange building at South Omaha sumed lively aspect. Tean e still at rk finishing the excavations, while workmen are opening trenches for the foundations. The brick and lumber are being hauled to the spot and two s to be uged by the carpenters storing lime, have been erected brick work has been let to Mills Delaney and the wood work to J. Douglas. Mergell & Rosenzweig have reted to do the painting. The iron will be done partly by Virling of and partly by Scheerpe & Koken . The building as planned will be 58x150 feet and three stories with mansard roof, which is equivalent to four The tower will be 80 feetin height. The estimated ¢ when complet 000. It is impossible to deseribe the style of the building, but it inclines toward the Queen Anne, and will be very imposing in appearance. ‘The ground Hoor will bo oceupied ])Y tho Stock Yards Co., and they will liave very complete offices. There will also be a barroom, a dining rooni, of that a Kitchen and Taundry, ice boxes, ete. The banking de- partment will be on the second, or prine pal Noor, which will also contain the pri- vite business oftices, sixteen number, A corridor runs through the center of the building with outside approaches at both ends, and a balcony, over two hun- dred feet in length, extending around the south and cast side: ‘T'he third floor has a corridor running through the cente me as the see- ond, and is di into twenty-cight sleeping rooms. The fourth floor will contain-thirty sleeping rooms. The bank- ing department will” be leased to th ne bunking firm, and the same way with the hotel department. In front of the building a drive is heing grad across the low ground to the main r A bridge has been built over the cr m is being constructed that will v lnke of several acres, the drive- way making a very substantial embank- ment to hofl the water. This will g the company a good water supply for the yards and in ~winter furnish “an un- limited quantity of excellent ice. When the improvements are completed the stock yard's company will have some- thing fo be proud of. s SRS, New Cathedral Buildings. Bishop Worthington is having plans prepared for three new cathedrals to be uilt in his diocese. One of these is tobe put up in North Omaha, in Lake’s addition, and will cost about §10,000. It will be of the Norman style of architecture and is to be con- structed of brick. The dimensions of the ground plxm are 60x112. There will be a large Norman tower on the south- east corner and a smaller one on the opposite coraer, 8- cloister connecting the two. There will be a rose window in the south end of the structure, hand- somely gotten up, while in the north end s will be th chancel windows, decorated in th thedral style. The iting eapacity will be about 400, Aunother church will be erected at once in Grand Island, to cost ubout $10,000, 0 seat 350 people. It will on- structed of brick, und will be English Gothie in style. Henry Voss, the architeet, whois draw- ing the plans for these buildings, is also ]n'.»lmrlu)i plans for a third to be erected in Cedar Rapids, of a style and cost sim- ilar to the two preceding, Bishop Worthington is also contem- Elxmngllu' erection of & new church in South Omaha in place of the old St. Marks buildin, This, howey i is not yet assured. 4 il delivery sys- tem began yesterday, and up to three at 8 o'clock thiz morning, a o e 'THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1885, o'clock, seven letters, one a drop note, had been received and delivered by messengers, Strangely enough although the expicit orders were not to sell theee stamps until Oct. 1st, six of these letters were from points ata distance and even as early as a week since, a letter bearing a gpecial stamp was received, Following are the rules of public in- terest which govern the systen The following is a description of the special delivery stamp prepared to carry outthe law, i A line engraving on steel, oblong in form; dimensions 1816 by 1716 inches; color, dark blue. Design: On the left an avehed panel bearing the fignre of a mail messenger boy on @ ron, and surmounted by the words “United *on the right an oblong tablet d with a wreath of onk and aurel surrounding the words “Sccures immediate delivery at a special-delive oflice.” Across the top of the tablet the legend “Special Post Delivery,” and at the bottom the words “Ten cents,™ small shield bearing the 10, ered lotters will be entitled to ate delivery, the same as ordinary letters, when bearing a special delivery stamp in addition to the full postage and istry fee required by the law and reg- ulations, A letter bearing a special delivery stamp, in addition to the lawful post may be mailed at any postoflice in the but it will not be entitled to an te delivery by a messenger when addressed to a postoflice to which the speeial delivery system has not been ex- tended Spec ered by limits o letters will be del enger within the i afree-delivery office, and within \e postoflice. Fuall postage must be put on letters be- side the special delivery stamps. - Military Movements, Yesterday afternoon Lieut, Guy Howar severed his connection of the three yi past with the staff of his father, Gen. Howard, and left for Fort Niagara, N. Y., where he will rejoin his compan He has many friends in this city, both in ary and social ecireles, who will re- ot his departure, and wish him all ppiness in his new station. pt. Sladen will be relieved of his command here, about the first of next month, and will at once proceed to join is compuny at Fort Vancouver. He J n on tl ars, and has fought many y Gen. 1 ceedingly, as he is ued aid 1 bis stafll “Tean't express an opinion on the order of the seere of war which ses these changes.'said Gen, Howard day to a reporter. It wounld be un- rlike to do so. Of course, on per- sonal grounds I hate to 1ose my aides but I can't question the order which takes them aw: Yes, I think the policy that ndicott is pursuing has been ctory. So far as I know it meeting with general tavor.” The troops at Fort Omal e working hard at target practice to make up for portion of the scason taken away by i wze. Most of the compani recly inereased figures of merit— having nearly doubled upon their October firing. Of the Ninth cavalry General Hateh. Colonel Henry, and Ad- Jutant Guilfoyle have qualitied as marks- men, and the other two ficld officers, Dervees and Benteen, are reported as Zood shots Mr. McCauley and wife returned yester- day from a two months’ visit in the east, most of which time was spent in Penn- e AN (R B M R R EGen per- forming the dutics of Capt, MeCauley as depot quartermaster during his ab- sence, some y s lo: one of the n i Lost Children. The residents in the vicinity of Twenty- fourth and Chicago strects were all cx- citement lust evening over the two lost children, the daughter who lives on that corner. Is wandered away during the afternoon, and at a late hour last night had not 'been found. The neighbors were scouring the city in every dircetion in their scarch for the missing children, and the parents were nearly wild, The younger of the two is only nineteen months old. PERSONAL T 'N. A. Duft, of Paxton. D. O'Brien, of Nebraska City, is at the Millard. John L. Means, of Grand Island, is at the Millurd N. 8. Clew, of Kearney, was in the city yesterday, H. J. Lee, of Fremont, is quartered %it the Paxton. (*F. M. Wolcott, of Weeping Water, is at the RAGRAPHS. use, Neb,, is at the weet, of Stella, Neb., is a axton guest, James Young of Fremont. is stopping Millard. - Mrs. J. R. Grant left for ton yesterday. Gen. Jno, M, Thayer arrived city yesterday. J. B. Dinsmore, of Sutton, is quartered at the Millard, James Young, of Fremont, is o guest at the Paxton, €. F. Condit, of Mead, Neb., d at the Paxton, t Attorney Lee Estelle arrived in the city yesterday morning- L. D). Richards, of Fremont, is in the city stopping at the Tlon. E. K. Valentine and wife, of West Point, ave guests at the Millard, C. H. Silkworth and wife returned yes- terday from the mountain west, J. A, Hultman returned to (his yesterday from an Hlinois trip. Geo. W. Gray, vepresenting the Cle land Burial case company is in the Congressman_James Laird, of Hust- ings, is in the city, stopping at the Pa. ton. Robert Urquhart, of the Ogallala land and cattle company, of Cheyenne, is at the Millard, RobertWeidensall, of Chicn*’u, gen- eral woestern secretary of the Y. M, C" A, is o guest at the Millard. Mr.and Mvs, H, L, Beaver left for Wahoo, Neb,, to visit friends, They will be absent several days, ° Miss Mary Thornton and W. H. Miller were married in the county court yes- terday afternoon by Judge McCulloch. Mrs. Harriet N. Simpson, of Mont- clair, N. J. is visiting here at the resi- dence of N. J. Burnhan, A. H. Swan, the cattle man of Chey- enne, accompunicd by his danghter and iss Adnms, of Chicago, are at the Mil- Washing; in this is regis- aty John Finn, of Wahoo, Nebraska, terday. has been giumt of Mys. II. L.” Beaver for sev- [ 8, W. O'Brien, traveling agent tor the New York Freeman's Journal” and Cath- olie Register, is in_the eity in the inter- ests of his paper. Mr.O'Brien from pre- vious visits is well known in this city. J. E. Schultz, Ponca; 8. P. Delatour, North Platte; Pat Mears, Lincoln; Chas. Tuly, Columbus. E. E. Perrine, Wisner; W. MeAllister, Dunbay, are at the Can’ field, L Beauty, that transitory flower. can only be had by using Pozzoni's Powder. CITY CRIMINAL CALENDAR. | Two Frantic Females Engage in a Furious Fight at South Omaha, i THE ARRESTS'FOR SEPTEMBER. — A Mayhemite Held for Trial-Struck His Mother—The Police Detail ~Varions Criminal Matters. A Female Knifer, Mrs, Hellen | tt, her head swathed in o bushel of rags, und a doleful look in the one eye which she permitted to peep through the folds of bhand: came up to the eity yesterday from the stock yards, She went straightway to Justico Selden's Thirteenth strect ecourt, and there lodged complaint agai Mrs. Sanchezey for felonious s battery Barrett says that the - owner of put up incts of ternoon, while the two w 1 neighborly qui rel, Mrs. by assanlted the con })I:Un;uu with abig Knife and sheed he wee neross the nose and mouth, cutti her lips to rags and tearing out two teeth, en now Mrs. B: 8 twenty-seven stitches in her lattice work of flaming cuts spr her visage, so that she looks more i a cracked doll than the “dacent, paceful leddy” she claims to be. A constable was sent out nale Bowie. Omah ount of the story is that the two ladies met in a stove, and Mrs. ett demanded that Mrs. Sanchezey pay 5 whicl i Wi owing denied the debt, din aowar whicl Mrs. Sanchezey and then both ladies'i of words, ealling s Yy s. Barrett with her hand, and blows we interchanged. The latter lady then invited the former to step out de the store and fight it out. This v creed to, but once outside Mrs. Barrett ' shillelah and” struck wmber of blows, driv- ing her into the store. Again the lu lady ventured out into the street, and again was she attacked with the club. Shie ran for the store a second time, and as she entered she picked up a heavy ick, and wheeling' quickly struck her over the head, inflicting the in- uries of which mention is made ahove. Both women then ran through the town, tighting asthey ran, and wounld undoubt- edly ¢ made mineem of cach other if they had not been scp; Carroll. The South Omah the fight a draw AW Mr. Stenberg was ealled upon yesterday morning by a woman, who, weeping terly, sought him to issue a warrant for the arrest of her son, Charl She gave her name as Mrs. Hart, resident on South Thirteenth street. Her storv was to the effeet that for years she in fear of her husband and the latterly scemed leagued agai abuse and ill-treat her. e el her oldest particularly abusive (o hibited an ngly spot on her head, where he d struck her. L have slaved and toiled for my husband and ~ my children for years," she said, sobbing, “and this isall T getforit. X have tried to do all I could for my boys, and give them everything I could, but they treat me like I admit that Lhave to scald them b —coming in every morning at 2 The ji dered that the { and the young man will be held respon sible for” his crime, if suth he has com- mitted, “L have had that woman come to me before,™ remarked the judge to the re- ;mx'(vr fand every tim oy arrested, but just secs him in jail she relex to release him, L give her one more trial_and_see if she will prosecute him this time,” September 8i The following is the summary of cases tried in police court during the month of September, as reported by Clerk Pentzel vesterda House Failur Destroying plants Assault and battery Disturts nwul‘_fllwg zitive (rom just -3 TR, O 4 Obstructing st Comnitting nuisance Receiving stolen propert Vagrants and suspicious pe Tnmates of disorderly house Assault with intent {o kill Keeping saloon open afte Discharging firearins y s bailee 1 EUNPOW ty to animals...... ying concealed weapo Keeping a vicious dog. 911170 A o ety loon Windows. Assault with intent to maim Throwing handbills on stre Leaving feam unhitehed. 1t di Txpressing without a1 wohane Tamme 2| Total.... All For a Woman. The trial of John Kelley for assault and battery upon Chris. Reed w vent in police court yesterday sulted in the prisoner being bound over to the distriet court in the sum of $300, in de- fault of which he was remanded to jail. The fight between these two men w one of the most beutal ever known in this city, in the course of the melee Reed having his ear bitten off' by Kelley, The set-to occurred on South Ninth street, Sunday afternoon, near the Danish hotel, and as testimony shawed, entively upon the provocation of Kelley. It was brought to a finish hy both wen falling into a gutter full of water, wh both were nearly drowaned before they could be separated. i *This man Kelley, estificd Reed, *has been trying to down me for several years past, and has been for some time threatening to kilkma The cause of the whole thing is & woman whom he used to associate with, but- who has left him for me. " e female referred to is said to be widow, with four children hf a former marriage. She was formerly the mistress of Kelley, but as Reed gays, left him some time ago, for the superior attrac- tions of the rival. A Jim-Jam Patient. A pilgrim from Council Blufls created # sensation ufter his own fashion of doing such things on thisside Wednesduy. He rushed into Spaflaxd’s drug store, tore out of the back way through Dr. Gal- braith's office, howling bloody murder at every jump. Resaching the back yard he threw himeelf on the ground, kicked up YR ILE TRIRRM R it i At his heels to the moon and fought four deadly battles in as many minutes, with a troop of elephants, a cageful of snakes, a red-headed kangaroo and the rest_of a first-class menageric. He exhaunsted this spott in a few minutes and left the prem- ises with a leap over the back fence and elling down the strect until a policeman overhauled him and_put him Jjail where he wore out the night with the horrors, - ipts Filed. Police Court Clerk Pentzel prepared for the district court yesterday transeripts of the followingeases: Rebeeea Armstrong, grave yard. rick Boyland, lareeny. homas Carroll and Joln ny. deseerating a Rooney, James Manning, cony of u gold watch and ting from B, Arclior Charlos Woouds, g nk Tracy, I ey, - Police Court Docket, nberg disposed of the follow- '8 in police court yesterday: Dan lahan, drank and disorderly, $1 and costsy committed in default, 1t Kearney, drank and disovderly, ten days on br and water, David Trostin, drunk released Joln Chvistopherson drunk and disor lerly Thomas Seott, v duys on bre pended on ¢ parture from the A W. L ising, who two or three d ago stolo §12 from Clark’s drug store Sixteenth awd Chie: Wits) rested yesterday by Ofiteer Horrigs placed in confinement. Lansing was for- merly a clerk in - Clark’s store, and - had applied to be reinstated. Mr. Clark, however, had no p to offer him, and while the gentleman had his back turned, La d hdrawer, sceured alked out of the store, Judge ing ca and disorderly, nd Charles Ott, and costs, it vagrant, twenty Mr. Stenberg issued warrants yosterday for the arrest of John ndt and the proprietor of the Elkhorn Valley house saloon, who are alleged to have kept their saloons open about fifteen minutes after 12 0’clock Wednesday night. Marshal Cummings says that he does not propose to let up on “enforcing the midnigiit closing rule, but will see that it is obeyed as long as he is in oftice. A Warrant for a Swindler, Judge Stenberg issued papers yesterday afternoon for a e ung man who has succeeded in swindling Paxton & Hagher to the tune of §40, the charge heing that of oblaining moncy under false pretenses. Until the arvest is made 1o name or details can be given. —— Escaped Military Convict, al Cumiings has received noti- ion to be on the lookout for an e caped military conviet, Charles Waller, who broke jail at Fort Leavenworth, on September 27th. Following is his de- seription—Age, 23 years; height, b feed 1 inch; weight; 154 1bs.; complexion and S davk. Two Convicts Escape. A telegram was received by Marshal Cummings last evening from C. J. , warden, that two conviets had ntinry on the et i St v Pick-Ups. now three insane patients 1Linthe county jail. A dog belongimg to Pat Coyn bit the sonof Specinl Policeman Creighton college Wednesday. animal was sent by Mr. James to that land where dogs neither bark nor bite. John Miher ted by Round. man Whal rday afternoon at Hig- ins' corne in juil as o su picious character. Maher isa and has hung around the stre long time with no visible means of s A. Buchli, an elderly s old, left her home, 1118 gouth Siy ot in this city, Wednesday morning, September 80, and has not been found since. Should anyone who rewds these lines be able to giv v information about her whereabouts, it fully received at the drug store 1113 Sixth street, or at police headquante W. W. Belvin, a New York gentleman on his way to C 4, left an allig skin satehel in o street car yeste when he alighted at the depot, © The lise was t y o lady who left the at the corner of Farnam and ‘Twenty. fourth streets. If the parties havin, in possession will return it to Capt Sulliv police leadquarters, no que tions will be asked, The bag contains nothing of intrinsic value. Henry Vossis drawmg up plans for n store and ware house for Henry Bolln & Co., on north Sixteenth street, the build- ing'to be a two story and basement brick. He is also drawing “up plans for threc stores for Charles Bankes, ench 66x6¢ two story with basement, to be erceted Afth street and Capitol corner, J, [ Redick ng the same architect draw up { 5 for five stores, 80x66, two stories high, with basement, to be erected on the south west corner of Sixteenth and Izard. —-— Rupture, pile tumors, fistu, L and all diseases of the lower howels (except cancer), rapidly cured. Send 10 conts in_stamps for book. Address World's Dispensary Medical Associa 663 Main Street, Bufinlo, N. Y. - Revenue Collections. The receipts from all sonrces in the United States internal revenue oflice for this district last month were $40,523.62 ‘I'his is the smallest amount that has been taken in for s, Following ave the R A .§ 8182.00 coe 10,440,854 Py WHISKEY. Recommended by leading physicians, Soli by droggists and grocers. e Services at the Synagogu The time for holding divine services in evening at the Temple of Israel been changed from 7:30 to 7o'clock. This evening Dr. Benson will deliver an ad- dress on “The demands of our times,” and everybody is invited to attend, The exercises will be of an interesting ch acter, and as Dr. Benson chooses 1 topics for the subjects of his discourses they always hold the close attention of his audiences. —————— There are now, regularly lic Chinese pedlers in thecit ¥ selling Culestial wares on the stiech THE WORLD 0N WHEELS, —— Strikes in:the Mines at COarbon, Wyo., and Louisville, Oolo., Yestorday. CALLAWAY CLOSES THE MINES. A Short Branch Line Leased—The Trouble Cheyenne—The U. P's. Comptroller— Rail Notes, Two More Strikes. At Carbon, Wyoming, and Louisville, Col., the men employed in the Union Pa- dfic mines struck yesterday morning. When the opening hour of the day vived not a man was on the scene, and throughout the day the mines remained dle. The first intin at ion of the strike reached Union Pacific headquarters in a telegram from D. O, Clark, at Carbon, stating that not a man had appeared for work at the mines, and, although it was not e vely known to be the case, it was believed that the men laid off on or d from the, Knights of Labor head- quarters at Denver. This message was followed by similar intelligence from Louisville, Col. During the forenoon, when the ani- mus of the miners® procecdings $ un- Kknown, Mr. Callaway, m response to a query for his opinion of the strikers’ pur- xpressed himself as given in the win last cveni issuc of the as follows: ‘ocut off onr coal supply. They don’t intend to ereate a disturbance hut they will conspire to bring us to terms by stopping our coal. Do L think they can succced? Rather not; we must coaland if the disturbing clement does not come to time in short order we will putina substitute foree. However, [ st understand w they want in this instance before Iean speak definitely.” This view of the situation, if sineere the time of its utterance, was not adhered to by the general ma rwhen the facts came to hand. THE CHIN ) Later in the day, he received from the men at both mining camps the oflicial statement that local lodges of the Knights of Labor had, at & meeting on the night previous, passed resolutions that the men should not return to work until the last Chinaman had been discharged from the employ of the company; that coolie lubor vas, in the judgment of the orde: for labor ont by” the Union poses, inter B renmmeration their employ ny ninst HEROI REAT It is barely possible that Manager Cal- laway smiled when he read this ultima- on waus very grim ed an order for the closing of both mines. “Why, id he to the reporter last evening, fellows want to loaf they 1t opportunity. We shall close those mines and keep them shut all winter if necessary.” 1t is the evident policy of the Union Pacific management to cea out the on the firm principles which Callaway declared at the com- mencement of the diflioulties. The roud is independent of its supply from the two mines which are located Louisville and Carbon. he n[,m belonging to the com- ittle short of one hundred in clief among which ave Rock Springs, Almeda, Briss Creck and Gun: nison. “It.will prove a hard job,” said a cific official last night, “‘for any st coal. At Rock Springs for instance, which we only work ata fractional eapacity, we ean double the force and turn out from 150 to 200 car loads every day. Aside from this we havé good veins opened, but not under opera- tion, at_innumerable points through western Wyoming and in Colorado. The mines now closed ean remain so for ever and aye, as far as the absolute require- ments of the road are concerned.” THE TWO STRIKING CAM Carbon is situated ou the main line of the Union Pacific in Wyoming, about cighty miles west of Choyenne., Ther are five hundred miners in” the camy, whites, and the community is almost en- tirely made up of these and their fami- lies.” These mines were the scene of trouble, almost of the & P the present, and was s ly through lBu: intervention of Mr. of them have left town hy thist me.” Wil it be the same way in other towns, and | they should not mind will more blood shed? Frirz. No detection of the guilty parties, il such there were, in the attempted des truction by fire of the carpentering de« yartment of the Union Puacific shops af ‘heyenne night before last has yet been made, storekeeper here, s “Over nm--bu]l An Auditing Boss. Through a easual leak, a new scheme of the Union Pacifie, which has not yet seen the light of print, nor is yet, for that fully formed, was discovered by reporter yesterd leak ha rge enough ta set a rumor afl rumor is to the effect that Ervastus Young, the proge ent auditor of the road, is to be superseded, Such, however, is not the case, but the fact that Oliver W, Minek, of Bos- ton, is te be appointed comptroller of the nd lhave complete supervision ounting department, The de- tails which will attend this new depart- ure are unknown, but it is believed that the present condition of affairs in tha auditing department willnot be changed, Mr. Minck has been and is now assists ant secretary of the Union Pacific and is an eflicientand popular gentleman, it A Railroad Lease. By reference to the telegraaphle cols umns it will b seen that the Union Pas cifie has leased to the Missouri Pacifio the Central branch of their line. The lease is said to run for twenty-five years, This line of the Union Pacific extends wests ward from Atchison, Kansas, n couplo of hundred miles, dividing into_ throa branches, one of which runs into Lenora, one to Stockton and one to Burr Oak. The pice of |v|'UHN'X'|_\' is one of the most valuable controlled by the Union Paclfio, covering afertile territory which is belng rapidly opencd up. It is rumored on the New York stock exchange that the leasq is made to secure the Missouri Pacific an outlet to Denver. Sl e Big Damages Wanted, John Peter Mertes, who was struck by a Union Pacific locomotive at a crossing last June, has filed o petition in the dls. trict court asking that he be awarded $15,000 damages. The petition reciteg that the plainti had & number of riba broken at the time and s disabled for life, and that the aceident was the result of gross carclessness on the part of ems ployes of the company 3 —-— Belated Trains. senger train No. 1 on the Union Pas cific met with slight accident on the Wyoming division Wednesday whieh, al- though doing no great damage, blocked the track for several hours. No. 2, tha in due here at 7:80 this morning will be four or five hourslate. The Scptember Summary. The local signal service observer hag prepared his report for September, ‘of, which the following arometer t barometer 20.507, Monthly range of barom Highest temperature 8 1 t 'l‘l!l&n 5.5, lh y range of temperature 27.4, t 1 = !I ast daily range of temperature 6.1, date sth N aily range of temperature 17,1, Mean daily dew-point 5.55, Mean daily relative humidity 75.8. F iling direction of wind, south, Total movement of wind Highest velocity of wind and soutl, date 11th, _\“u 13! fogey di cloudy , No. of days on which rain or snow fell, 8, PRECIPITATIONS, 3.22 inches 43 " " r wWal 2.50 inches. The g 8th, .85 of an inch, BREVITI The county commissioners &pent yose terday afterioon in a round of the dity, seleeting the polling places for holding the November clections, 1 is in the Colorado mountains, Colorado Central railros 100 miles from Deny 200 miners and their I both towns the miners are of mixed nationality, Welsh and n predomi - ing, with Scotel, Irish and ‘Scandinavi- ans intermingled. are about ! therd e Chinese Perrorism a According to the manifestoes with which Cheyenne awoke one morning last week and found itself placarded, yester- day, October 1, was the last day of grace allowed the Chinese | for getting out of the town. T'he alternativy declared tihe coolies was to sufter a cout of tar and feathers and be rvidden out of town on o rail. It is not known what the result will be in ease any Chinamen are remaining to-night, The authorities of the town and the railway company hiave propared & guard against riotous outbreaks. y The following letter was received at this oflice last night CHEYE itor of the Cheyenne. Sept. 20, 1885, —Fd- iinking that the read ers of the Bee would like to find out partieulurs regarding the Chinese ques tion in this territors from an eye witness, I report the following: The employment of Chinese in the mines at Kock Springs was the first insti- gator of trouble u number of months ago. But believing ouly a few of the Celest would be employed by private partie who have the contracts to get the coal from the mines of the Union Pacific rail road company at Rock Springs, the mat- ter was treated as of little importance the time and the Chinese left to work. Different views, though, we brought upon the question, v re and more of the 3 f enme and from essed the! ly ln' vd. The contractors by this action brought the white people either to sturva tion or to leave their little homes and wander about with their families into an nown future, » pour oil on the flame th tractors, instead of listening to the g ancos of the white e ¢ Chinese were employ This' proves that the Union Paciti silroad company protected these contractors in their work of doing away with white labor and the trouble so badly inaugurated at Rock Springs was the natural consequence lfnn itwill end noone knows. Certainly the riot at Rock Springs was only starter for the ball to roll on w more difliculties. Here and in a number of othe in the territory, notices have been postec for the Chinese to go, and a3 long as there is no Union Pacific or other mighty com pauy to hold them buck, I think th take the hint—at least that is the looks here. warloy,” the © places 1 dy about | Y A petition was filed in the district court;, yosterday by Charles C. Honsel, through torney, to recover possession ofy certain property sold to John V. Patters son, the terms of the contract on wh the sale was made not having been coms plied with by the defendant, There will be a dan house, in South Omuhy, this eveni f and dumb institute opened yesterday with a slightly increased af tendance over that of last_year. ‘The new buildings are nearly ready for occu-{ pancy, and the educational facilities o the institution are greatly increascd and improved. POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder Micngthh u than the competith weight nover varies. £OINONCAA, v kinds, and cannot 1 with the multitude of low toxs Phosphuio pow cans. Royal Buiing Powder C