Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 12, 1885, Page 8

COSOPOLITAN THRONG. A Notablo Gathering as Seen by an Observ- ant Eye at the Faxton. THE SONG BIRD OF THE SIERRAS A Tteprehensible Arrest—A Siater's Pleading Pacific Telegraph— Court and Police News— General Local, A Motley Crowd at tho Paxton. The rotunda of the Paxton hotel last ning presented o very animated se re not only a lav of men, but among the erowd wer distinguished in journalism, politics, stateemanship, literature, art, fininee, commer'ce, and so on. Men of all shapes and giz's were there, among them being geveral who are noted for tr their ehape. Tl ro men « din thé Tdtest fushion, and some—the shabby gentopl —who were o year or more behind the styles. 'This latter class was largely eomposed. of office-seekers, who wore a sort of hope-deferred-maketh-the-heart- slok 4ok - Here and there the inevitable dude, faultlessly arrayed, was observed, ghddtWiched in uniong men of sense, and making himself both numerous and con- wous. The talkative man was there, andmade himself heard in every group. Opposite to him was the ohserving man Wit his eyes and. cars open, and his mouth shut, To arepresentative of theBeg thethetelogeneous ussemwblage present. ed an interesting spectacle, as itnodoulft lw 1o others who were mere looke: “seanning the motley scen round,” 1'rom a political point of observation it was a decidedly mixed crowd. There wii'e groups of republicans, ant o]isP, and two kinds of demoe Miller-Boyd eleient wnd the Morton- Brown faction. ‘Llie grent and dignified editor, Dr. Miller, who has achicved a national reputation us t ndidate for the postmuster-generalship and the staunch advocate of the alpa tree, wag qarrying on an animated and earn- est donyersation with United States Sen- ator ' Van Wyck, while General Holman, Charles H. Brown and the itrepressible Horny-tisted son of toil, Church Howe, ahade ‘up a notable trio near the cig stand. Captain Stickel, the distinguished anti-monopolist, was seen talking in friendly way with several monojoly ad- voeates, appirently without : foir of beingm | ast Surveyor-General Gardyer, with his licutenant, Bx-State Senator Birkhauser, shook hands with quite a number of eminent democratic off kers who envied their good luck, and wondered how they “‘got there’ ndovsoment of Dr. Mi Dorsey, congressms third disfrict, pleasant_and agrecable Ton. G. W. Post. The collector of internal Tevepue, ¢ among the throng just the sume asif_he had a_four-year martg on his ofiice. The same was true of Lumbertson, the d fouished United States di trictDattorney, and Bierbower, the handsome United States marshal. Col, Frank Ireland iooked as if he would like to step into Jower's brogans. Mr. Tower was observed talking confiden- tinlly to - leading anti-Millentes from yarious scetions of the state. ‘The Hon. Mi. Newcomer, from Blue Hill, who is dneof the old-timers of Nelbas was notiged eirenlating around the hotel in company with othér members of the legislature. The mmlitary was well represented by Gen. Dandy! Col. Terre apd-other well-known oflicers. Hon. " Brumner was another notable whose st manlike appe tee attracted a deal of attention from the strangers, The eattle-king, W. A. Paxton, w: talking to & party of business mer some big deal. “'The Knights of Labor Were repres 1by a délegation who 2 to Senator Van Wyek about delivering benetit ot the order. In addition to our state people 0RO WETe NUMErous Strangers, commn el travelers, and other guests, all mal ing.up a -cosmopolitan throng. It was simply & chance gathering, and certainly amoaL notable one. GO Emma Nevada The transfer f lay morning’s Rock Island train brought over the bridge a handsome Worcester drawing-room coach und sidetracked it at the eust end of the depot. The varnished sides of the ear were labeled with the magic title “Nevada,” and upon the fencing of the platfqrin was raised a toral horseshoe wronght in with the puusy legend, “Emma Nevada,” The conch contained passengers no less distinguished than Emma Nevada, her husband, Dr. Palmer, her manager. M. Chizzola, and his wife, and Dr. Wixom, Mme. Nevada's futher, and as well, let 1t not be forgotten, five ser- vants, The BEE reporter, ever prunn‘uly on hand, followed his card into the wheeled palice and met for the sécond time in his lucky earcer the ;Tcun Amerienn songstress, the v ingulé-af the Sierra sky-lark, or whatey from the lady’s muny glo; ng titles. The same little hands, as tspring, rasped the re vough digits and fim S&me sw voice cooed w similar “Howsd've” as was still ringing in his ears since Mapleson's visit some nine or ten months agone. But not the same disengiged angel of overy suseeptible guy, for by her side.stands “Dr. Palmer, LI her maninger, but now performing the formalities of introduction with the guardianright of spouse. “Ok, yes, mani selle—pardon, mad- ane,"'blurted the reporter uttering his first thought, *'we all heard of the grand cere) non"r he papers were filled with it and never, surely, was there & nuptial event of such worl renown within,- the ~century.” The reporter might have rattled “off his memorized speefh uill “Kingdom come,” but the sweet child of the mining camp inter- rupted, — "8 lelighted, to be sure, It was memorable event in my life at least. ut, atter all the pleasure” and splendor of ihm ‘old \\'orlnl.' no land under sun- #hige is 5o dear to me us Ameriea, and 1 bad as many repres ntative Americans at my lomifin wedding as would yield to in- vilation. " “Thejparty was preparing fora_stroll up town when the reporter nrrived. and, @8 in the hasto of his errand he could not indulge in the gentle fuces of the ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Chizzola and he sped wp town. ‘The manager assumed the du- ties of furnishing all practiesl informa- tion. ‘The company is on a jump from Cleveland to San ¥ . Atour of Mdme. Nevada's state will be made, and thence & jump back to Chicago, after whieh'through Minneapolis and St. Paal, @ company reaches here, and on hrigtmas eve will give & grand concert e Nevada and her troupe, fiftoen i pumber, are doing no ope this sca son:but afford public delight in song con- gert. alone. The selections are oporatic, olassical, grand and studied, with « gleunmly diverting intermingling of omelike melodies. The veporter eifves turdun that he forgot to ask th ‘whether she sing “Home t He “Suwapee River,” 1 )50 uf cling on 1 eleet hmself 1, C. d to select div e 11 gent " or any of thosa mer,” “Poek-a-boo, old-time sentimental favorites wish which prima-donas answer tho third recall all the same, howe ns the better capable of entertaining an enee with her divinely-endowed T and lips than any othe hth con- tinents, it mak co what she choosed to sing M. Chizzola, by the by, an [talian gentleman, and the only one of his na- tionality w5 has mude success and for- tune in _the theatrieal muanagem: abroad. e has managed Ihstord, vini, a long list of not bringing them to this country and t g them all over Europe and_eclsowhere, He mld have brought Nevada he year but was engaged with Ristor I his brother-in-law, Palmer. And that's the way Nevads A wood hushand nnd the clever English inalcian gained a splond d wif Chizzolu 18 also manag Salvini this and will bring at Italian dian to Omaha in the early eprin We loave at 7 o'clock this evening, said Mr. Chizzol parted with the reporter. It on cost me $2.200 for tickets for my people to San k and return, Good day.” Arrested and Released, Mr Joseph Meinrath, the well known Fourteenth strect merchandise broker, wasarrested yesterday and taken up to po- lice conrt, under very peculiar circum- It seems that for some time past some person or persons b been dumping ashes in the alley between Douglas and Farnam and Thirteenth and Fourteenth strects, The police have been on the lookout for the offenders for some time, but have been unsuceessful in making the detection. This morning Ofticer Martin Shields saw Mr. Meinratn £o out and dump som a8 he thought, in the alley, and at once placed him under arrest and proceeded to hustle him ofi'to jail. Mr. Meinvath protested vigorously at being treated in this sum- i manner, and wanted to give an explanation. But no, the officer would listen to no statement. “You've to go withme and you ncedn’t any fuss about it,” he replied. He j Mr. Meinrath by the arm and alinost him through the streets, When he Judge Stenberg’s room, that ring the cirenmstances at once decided to release Mr. Meinrath was very indignant at the way he had been treated and talks of suing the responsible parties. On this point, however, he is not yet decided. Hesays that he was not placing any ashes or other garbage in the wlley when the policeman arrested him, but simply stowing some old and useless sample e i box in the alley especially provided for the pur- 08¢ After Judge Stenberg had releasc Meinrath, Marshal Commings, who was standing on the sidewalk becume wrathy about the matter. *You had no business to rel that man_in that style,” he suid to the judge. “Just heeause he w good clothes and looks like a gentleman Yourelense him. If 1 were to bring a poor man up here for the same oflence, you would tine him 10 and costs,” don't you talk to me in that style,” ceplicd the judge. I wont have it." SThat's all vight,” vetoried ihe shal, walking awuy, “as long as [ am on this sidewalk and out of your court room llxnn my own master and shall talk as 1 Plouso.’ nse. ' is 1 id Dr zot stances him. REACHING TOWN, Pacific Telegraph Company's Wires in This v The wires of the Pacific Telegraph company arrive in the city yesterday morning, entering by the south over the Bellevue road, and ascending Thirteenth strect Line men have been busy at the lower end of the street, and poles for prompt ercetion have been laid along the thoroughfare. An oflice has been sclected on Thirteenth street, ne r nam, and the company will be r do business in a few diys. A reporter asked an ofticial of the Western Union what the com thought of the new competition here “It will not eflect the Wesiern Union,” smd he, “to any appreciable degree. The enterprise will " not make money no competitive concern has yet made expenses. Al they ean sueceed in do- ing is to _harrass us with casional eut rates and_various opposition schemes.” In coming here from Kan y, the o8 have kept away from’ the railways and Western Union telegraph lines, following altogether the wagon roads. In the tr: ion to the east, all messages will first zo to Kunsas City, thenee to St. Louis, Mo., and from there over the United lines to all pointsreached in the system, It 1s @ tribute to the advaneing im- portance of Omaha that the Pacitic com- piny has moved to shave the business of the city. He Had to Go to Jail, There was rather an affecting scene in the police court room yesterday when William Nugent, a brother of the locally venowned Juck, raigned before Judge Stenberg for being drunk and dis boy is but 130 14 suring by the wicks little brain he must ver I and costs, und was told to at. " snid & young girl who was beneh near the railing, 1 am asister of this hoy and 1 want to say o word for him. This iy the first time ho has been before you and I wish you would spare him this once. His mother 18 at home dying.” “He is o bad boy and running aronnd all hours of the night, in bad company, " returned the judge, and & think it would do him good to send him up to the county jul.” “Yes, 1 know he is ont all night,” quoth Mary Nugent wurmly. “Bit do you know why heist Well, I'll tell you. t's because your policemdn muke him doit. Two of them that L kno rigan and Kennedy, send him around to diferent lb]m'v» to spy out people, so that they ean be arrested.” Several times my mother has received warning in lettors that Willie was being used us aspy by tne police, and that it we did not keep him home he would be sent to us some ay with a bullet in his b That's n he is out ull night," judge declined 1o answer this elincher and the sister of the prisoner left the court room with tearsin her eyes, remarking, “Of course I don't ex pecet to get justice in this place. She told her brother, us she left, t he would have to go to jail, as she had seraped up every cent she conld find tn the house, §1.10, and that was not nearly enougli 12 way his tine. She is said to be a hard-working, respeetable girl who uses every means in her power o keep her brothers out of trouble. ‘The judge, however, refused to iit the line, thinking t it was best that Nogent should go to jail The wils crammed be something the judge ) his se “Judg sitting on'a The Sincere Horrox. Mrs. Sincore was buried yesterday afternoon at Pleasant Hill cemetery. Rubbi Benson offidating both at the residence and at, the grave. Dr. Hofth g5 asked yesterday for astate gt of the fatal causes attend- HE O phsive skin burns. Hestated that weidents wheme the flesh wils merely 1, fatal results 12 about imme- Ttis | g | resulted directly from the burning. o last was fined by | | to the eity on a genteel bridal wonr, of, Hor- | THE OMAHA DA diately through congestion of the howels or lungs eaused by the extreme prostra- tion, In the case of Mre Sincere, inhal 2 flan the Ty throw s and smoke, impairing nd the shock of tha in tate of collapsa oie woman and rible fat it she was | badly hurt,and when the reporter reached the sce at the first alarm of fire, before physician had arrived, she was stand- ing at a wash basin bathing her blistered nce nnd hands, Her o.othing was scorched and her hair_burned shockingly, while tho skin hanging from her face and arms cposed the bare and blistered flogh fiss Lotta, the daughter who shared the ealamity, was not so badly burned and is fast mending. PACKING PORK, The Opening of the Season—Interest- ing I ots and Figures, A reporter for the Bep who visited Boyd's packing house, on the river front, yesterday found the machinery in full blast, the hog packing scuson having commenced on Mon I'he squenling porkers were being hauled into the es tablishment at a lively rate, and the eries of the aforesaid porcine victims were drowned by the noise of preparations which were being made to convert them into the merchantable produets of trade J. F. Sheely & Co. have already com menced, as have Hammond & Co,, at the stock yards. By far the largest part of the packing is done in the Boyd establishment. He is now packing about 1,500 per day, while Sheely is packing about 200 and’ Ham- mond 200. There 1 boen very Iltile summer g going on this year. The w senson, however, opens up Kly and will continue until April. t ason there were packed iy in Ome Dout 141,000 hogs, of which number Mr. Boyd handled about 120,000, The coming scason promises to be liv i probably more will be done than lust *How does U pork packing eiti of Mr. Boyd yesterday. “Last genson’s figures mi the list, Certainly 1 figu for the winter 1881-5. Here they 000; Kansas City, 442,000; Cincinnati, ,000; Milwaukee, Indinnapolis, 816,000; Ced, Rapids, 211,00¢ Louisville, 164,00, Omaha, 141,000: St. Joseph, 116,000, “Is there much pork-packing done ki outside of Omali litile. Most of that i done in City” . “Where do most of the hogs packed in Omaha come fron; “From Nebraska and western Towa, Yes there has been a good deal of hog cholera in Nebraska this year, but it ap- be ting. It s my opinion that if there had been no hog cholera in our state this year, the mers would have made a ‘big pile of money with porkers and’ their corn.” i rank in the asked a st of reporter it ninth in ing sei Chicago, 2,268, St. Louis, 36,0004 in Settling a Family Pight. There was a little family gathering in Judge Stenberg’s court y noon, composed of Albert Beda, and three children. Bed: v Bohemian living on Scventeenth strect, and had been arrested on complaint of his wife for abusing her. Neither he nor his wife could speak English distinctly, and the children came to court to explain the ase to his honor. The lady that Beda is living with now is his second wife, and jnge to Beda was the third time that she had ventured on the =ea of matrimony. Each of them hud three children by their former marringes, and nee they have be living together they have not ugreed very well. One of the children present, with tears rolling down her che told how her mother had put too much salt in the eab- bage, and when the children wanted to eat bread, she took it v from them de thein the salty cabbage un- til it was “AndLw sobbed the his wife some bread awful bad,” nd T told my father said she wonld poison him.” this time the whole family w: and both husband and wife seemed relented. “Does your father ever abuse your mothes sked the judge 4No he don't, but she is all the time blowing him,” said the child. At this the whole family began an ani- mated conyersation in their native tongne which continued fo few min- utes, when the little girl said the mother would withdraw the complaint “Tell them to kiss and make up,” said the judg The child obeyed, and Mrs, Beda im- mediately advanced to Judge Stenberg, over from and before his honor could : ad imprinted i Kisson his astonishment | his hand. The family then withdrw, but as the old mah passed out the daor he was seen to quietly concenl his money (#30) where his wife would not find it. to hav He Took a Cab. Something onght to done to sup- press the rapacions cab drivers that be- gers alighting in the outrs A young gentleman from the coun- scompanicd by a little womun, evi itly from the regions, and un- questionably his bri eame in on the evening train.. They were Auburn folks, and had jaunted np The steapping big follow, nz with o bundle of log: while he held Lis wife's arm oil cloth grip in s left hand own item of bagrize, wud s he th down the lu tform the “eabbies! shed athim, Tackteab! coupe! hus! they howled in chorus s a o re the number leaped at him and twice as many muscaluar hands grasped and ty, red at his valise. The poor fellow w disconeerted and on the rag ble edge for s moment,when & more vigo- yank burst the fastenings of his 2] and tumbled the contents tot platform. Among the effects, falling at the very feet of his bride, was a bottic of juid which as the glass erashed ke upon the planks, loated to the nmeilow souranash savor. With ashort ery of alarm the young fellow ly staffed his goods back Tato the and seizing his half-paralyzed bride hustled herinto the nearest cib, As he followed her i with w leap he howled to the cabman, “‘drive suywhere, but drive lik eh—1," and the driver whipped away followed by the yells of the other demon jehus, young man was and was wre was his steered A Sharper Caught. A telegram received in this city yesterday brings information thatJ. M. Stewart, the @ntérprising amatenr “Smith” of Seribner, has been caught lu Keokuk, 1, by & Council Blufls detective, and t once be brought back to this city. He Lus been traced for some days, the hant having commenced while his trail was still warin, He was at length ap- prehended at & hotel in Keokuk. Stewart plaved » very fine giame ing to sneak his stock out of S He gent car loads of rags to dif The | | maoti ILY BEE, THURSDAY, points in the east, which contained vs able merchandise. From each of ¢ points the goods wera hipped to G ard, Ilinois, whera-they have been aeized by the deteotives: Stowart's Nabilitios roabont $3.500, bt it e belie | the value of the steck found in Girard, and that remaining in Seribner will more than cover Lis indebtednes. UNITED STATES COURT. The Civil Docket—Work of the Grand Jury. Judgo Dundy and the petit jury wore vil cases, The anit for damnges brought by Mor- ris Kelley against the Union Pucific settled on private terms. Kelley wae in- jured in the company's lumber yurd here by falling limber some months anded satisfaction from the' road. The matter must have been compro- mised. Col. € was se_appeared for the Wilson swing machine company to hold ain Mr. Sellenberge is surcty on the bond of an embezziing agent the defendant made no showing the full the company. The grand jury took up its cloistered labors, Hubbard, the negro accused of embezzling the contents of a registered lotter from his employe Omaha Medieal Institute, wa d, as the evidene ainst him Inc ments were found ag: for robbing the Omah against George Crawford and € Gordon for counterfciting. Other of great importance were brought to the seeret attention of the grand jury. Distinguished Guests, Invitations have been received in this city to a grand reception, which is to bo given on Priday cvening, November 13, by Col. and Mrs. Morrow, of Fort Sidne to the following distinguished guests: Hon, Chas, Linderson, U, S, senator, and Mis. Mundeison, Ouiing General G B, Dandy, E Omaha: Hon, J. J. Seott, and Mrs, & remont: nander, and 1S, J. Shirle A AL Gen, ey, Juniati Allee, nd Mre, Allee, and nic . Paliner, PastD. € Major T, Hon. rhaent O daughter. retary of Molmes and Burmeiste A, and Mrs, Cole, Cant. Capt. U. P IR, . Simith with: M Al awles, Major L GO Humphrey, P 3 . Bowen”and Mrs: Bowen Tastin Gen, Am Lincoly wort, Nebras J. Dilworth Mis. it The A. D.T. The oflice of the Ameri District Telegraph company, on Douglas street, has been considerably altered in the past few days, greatly to the convenience of arrangements. The manager's desk and silice have been remwved to the front vt of the roomgavhile the apartment upied by tho. apparatus and the young brass-buttoned Mercuri oly in the rear. Lo nseribeyestorday heem, the manager, snid” that the business of the company has increased beyond the most sanguiie expectations. .rs for new boxes have been re- corved within the past few months, and 100 of them arrived today and will be at once put in place. A new reg'steri machine is also to be added to the ap- pavatus. The five callhas been abolished and in its eab eall substituted. Alizht de wagon eall bas also been added One More Unfortunate, George Harris s a pilgrim from Brady’s Island, who seems to have learned nothing by the recent experience of W, R. Smith nor the long record of similar unfortunates before him. He s riv west yesterday, squealing beeause he had been vobbed of $10 by some one on the train. Harris ocen nearing O seat with a sty rly morning he informed his new acquaintance that he had ed in hard It lost all his money ul but forty cuses left tucked aw n his vest pocket. He then dozed off and on awakening was horritied to discover that his money was not tucked aw wd that his acquaintance s elsewhere, A Gallant Performance, m of large hors s harnessed to a furnitare wagon took fright on ‘arnmm street last evening and dashed off down Thirteenth strect, Noone was in the wagon and the ammals cmbol- dened by their liberty ran at their best pecd, The downward geade of the thoronghfara acoslorutod thisir speed and they sped by Howard street at fearful Stri . Just at this point two young men, Me sses, Jno. Harman and George Griswold, ran into the crowded street and from both sides dashed at the bits of the flying horses, A strog between the mien and the beasts 1ollow vouniz fellows hangingto the 1 Tentlessly while the impedgd hors and plunged in” fu At Tust men came to the assistance of the gl oung men and eflectunlly quicted the Funaways, ey TakewHome, Mollid Moran, thednsane oirl who has been for some thneeonfined in the coun- ty juil, has beeun taken home by her r for treatment. The board of in sanity, after giving e case o hearing, agreed to let the msther try the experi- ment of home-cure. If, after a week's time, the unfortunate swoman is found to be unmanageable, she - will be pliced in the asylumat Linoedn. Since the fir week she hus madeno more attempts suicide by strangulation, at Will be Interred fn Baltimore. The body of the dead nctress, Mrs. Morysten, has been-embalmeod, ¢ be buried in Baltimere, The manager of the “White Slave'* company has received atelegram from her brother, the Balti more hanker, and the remains were for- t evening. sten's part as “Martha," the sluve, was assumed by Lyon, who had understudied the part, and played it to good satisfa ction An Acty Leaves Town. iss Edna Courtney, the gprightly and vivacious quondam star of the C Comic Opera company, is no longe Omsaha, She. had little tronble over an aflair of and left the | eity Tuesd ro. Her plice is taken t e Crstle, who does taueh bott n Miss Court ney herself, and giving unlimited sat isfuction to i 18 f ghe Peopl theatra 0 henrt Mise M 1that | ocenpied yesterday morning with two | | and | amount of the elaim, $1,000, was allowed | | punishment whose duty | He | upon until Leslie mme- | ng | 1 on the Union Pacific train from the | | when the orde 1, the | T | Boyd's opera hou | parts nd will | sions NOVEMBER 12, 188 THE FLORENCE AFFRAY. Leslic's 8ido of the Story—~What Powell Says. The latest phase of the Powell shooting i the state place who Florence is given in citizen of that claims to know all about it He says that the statements made hith- erto ning the affair have heen and incorrect “Those have known Powell for he says a com- munieation, “know him s who loves to meddle with the affairs of others, In the words of an acquaintance of Powell's, b a sorub, an ignorant sland id a meddlesome body, " gen- crally doing evil, thinking evil and try ing to sce evil in the doings of others and whether he finds evil or not tempting to make the world thin shameful thing has been do He has frequently put picees in the paper, the main objéet of which was to injure inn cent persons and destroy or tarnish their good reputation, thus bringing those weople on a vidgar level with himse "f‘m\‘:-ll, to sutinte his fiendish de N has frequently, in company with a lot of roughs, gone to Pries like and there with thei boisterons revelry shamed or frightened away people gathered there: His vile tound relief in slandering the character of Leslie's sist and mother women whose ¢ e above r proach. Leslie, with becoming cour: and manhood, resentd the insul On the unfortunate Sunday Leslie drank some and that evening went to church and there found Powell, After the ser- vieces were over and the people had just gone from the chureh some person Said to Powell that Leslic wished to see him, Shortly afterwards L approached Powell and told him that he must now take back what he said about his people or fight. Powell nd powerful n, able to whip two or three Leslies, ck to the church, as to wis oyerheard to s for you, shoot him.* Laf soon roturned with @ revolver which it is supposed he borrowed of a man who had business away next day and has not yet returned “Powell eame back and then and there, beeanse he was asked to correet the in- 'y which he had done—to take back his'vile and false statements deserving of shot down a you ) who stood by his mothe 1 siste 1 twas to guard their good ne from slander and insult. A reporter for the Bug enlled to-day upon Powell, who o din the count asked hime what »above statements. le said in reply, “is deehoods, So longas | have his family I have never 1inst his mother or sis- tried to defame their That part of the “Ilorence story 18 ) unmitigated beginni that 1 w back tke my mother out hat she remarked to me: b you go back they will shoot you,' Now that is not so. My mother didn't know at that time that T was about (o et into trouble, nor did she until the hed me. T ha re ¢ Leslie was partial ly 4 would shoot e wnless 1 *yzot 1 on him, which I did. 1 him purely in self defense. The Poweil's trial has not yet been t i will not be determined hus recovered sutlici ently to appenr in court against him., 1t wis thought st first that the injured man would die, but now slowly ing and it is belicved hy his thit he will pull through all An Attempted Robbery, Tuesday was pay day at the Union Pa- cific depot, and during the afternoon John Croft, an employe at the freightde- partment, received his month's wages, It was dark by the time he was ready to £o to his home on South Sixteenth street, and he started to walk up the railroad track to shorten the istance. He no- ticed a man following him, and as the road beeame rker and Jonelier he thought of hiz money and the chance of bheing robbed, Az the man eame nearer him he concluded to be prepared in case it a robber, and sceing a coupling on the irack he stooped and it up. Croft had only walked a ew feet further, when the man tollowing him ealled to him to halt. He stopped and waited for the robber to approach, and came for ham to throw np his hands, he threw them u But his right hand suddenly came down with the coupling pin in it, strik- ing the robber on the arm. Neither of the men waited for any further develop- nts, but both of thein ran in opposite ctions, conee ded 4 in ot some o8, known him said one word s —never have eters, citizen 8" lie from the church to The Proceeds Divide Judge Anderson decided yesterday af- ternoon that Marshal Cummings would have to turn over to ex-Policeman Dona- hoe ns 18 share in the proceeds of the policeman’s ball. The money was not, however, turned over. Instead, it was divided up among the menbers of the foree with the understanding that each wan should buy his own clothes, The marshal never had the money to turn over to Donaboe, and as itis now all divided up, he cannot seeure Donahoe's share. What the ex-policeman will do oW remains to be seen, Tarner Oficers. recent convention of the N fon held at . Kas., which Judge Andres and Professor Kummerow attended as déle- gates from here, Omaha was seleeted as the se the exceutive committee for the dist At o mecting held in Ger- mania hali upon the roturn’ of the ¢ e, the following comm’ttoe coted: Phillip Andres, presice t ube, corresponding sve. Anthes, — financial Heimrod, — tr | oW turner wirden; Louis Heimrod and Emil At the souri Valley Turner associ THE GALLEY § audienc of “The AVE. witnessed the per- Galle Slave” at st evening. The attendance, however, was as good as the the play de it was very lumely presented, particularly so in the leading “The Galley « when well vendored is an entertaining play, and it A pity o have it buicl d s it was last night A small formance Py Connections, company has tunt exten® wire (tne ched w e lephone The Nebraska 1 just completed gomn A hard-drawn tirst used in Nebraska) b from Fremont to Columbus and ehanges have been put in at Schuyl and North Bend, thus connecting all three places with Omuha. The conipany states that the business of its lines is thriving and that the wires are constunt- ly pressed with worlk imp coppe Changed Hands. Mr. W. 8.. Balldull who has been in business at Fremont, Nebraska, for a munber of years, 5 purchased M, Walthers & Co.’s restaurant o Sixteenth and C: show up y fine grand opening will be announced Bon, A Haunted House, want to hy ghosts," exclaimed an excited Indi us he roshed into police headquar a late hour last night. A on the oar_of Jailor Brady his hai on end edly exclaimed “‘Where ghostsy around here The man's the fears of the jailor. hore, but up to my want a policemen sateh then” As there are no gb force, the man could dated, and he stood what to do. He is a resident of nty-ninth sieeet, and says th as been hanted for some sts appear at the window glide noiselessly through the house. open doors by some unearthly and in the dead of night distur a policeman the re they nswer instantly ¢ ), they hotise not | round unc they pitol avenue, and promises to establishimont The in scas mt for vidual, ters at the words foll r stood ain't Tmed \Te not and 1 o go with me and officers on the \ccommo ortain outh t. his time, anid They means, rh the slumbers of the family by uttering hide- ous and blood-curdling sounds, It is dreadful, and if it will drive me mad,” said the man leaving an’t you possibly scr an ol or? I consule the e jailor. And the oect Nouse left the jail with The Ladios Musicale. The twenty Musicalos was hield yesterday aftern Meyer's Hall, there being a good uf ance. The programme: Fantasie, F minor, op, 10, Mr. S.AL MeWiie Marguerlte's thre ) Botguets (With violin obli ptain,” ut of the l shudder, ato by Mr. . s, Sqlures. aid nunted condinues it before d me the tifth of the series of Ladies oon in ttend- Chopin. Braga, Sauer.) . Verdi-Lis (trom' EliPali) Mendle Grand valse vl Voeal, “Poets Corner™,.. Miss Blanche O1 a. Fantasie impromptu, op. 65, b, Lespicgle, Valse brillante. . Miss M Notice. ANl members of the Bricklaye re regrested to be precent at oue o'cloek Thur tend the funeral of Hon. W, Turtle. retary. ternoon By order of th All members of the Stone Cutter tion ar quested- to meet a hall at 1 o'clock, to attend the fune Wi Turtle, late president of the layers' Union. By order of the ary. A Trespassing Hackman, J. W. Bouquet, a hackman, w rested last evening at the i pot oflicials for ener where he had no right polic shovt time, but wis released upc nishing bail for his appearance. tance 1e was ta On Before Judge court yestords Bessio W iinst Charles Masc bastardy. The jury was imnanellc some testimony was taken beforg djonrned for the day. The e continued this morning. Damuages Awanrded, 1 for Bas Neville ‘in the d begun the -y, ¢ was The app! conrt to appraise the damages on erty condemned by the Omaha Bel way for right of way, submitted th, Yot on two picees of pronerty yest To the Omalia Driving Park 2 they allowed 1,250 and to A, B. K F600. Civil Cas, The hearing of the du Miller vs. the B. & M. was complet. fore Judge Wikeley yesterday, an cision has b reserved. The ¢ of Troughton vs. Driseoll, & s a labor contract, w tried during ternoon, the jury bringing in: favor of the plaintifl for FU8.75. Acquitted. Reg with robbing a cowboy of quitted in the district court morning, Distriet Attorn declining to speak n case of his alleged son, the suit was disy are free. yos v Lee him. Attachment on 1 All the attachments on the Cur stock have been placed and the st is expected, will &hortly reopen Intest attachments in Judge Weiss are those of D, AL Stecle for 1 Clark Bros. & Co for §171. Arrésted Again, , the South O off Sunc by 1 Al Mor i Sheriil’ Crowell v in Justice afternoon, court yes| Suing for Possession, Edwin Davis commenced a suit district court at solin, “hopin JTours .Chopin <Ry Union 1t their hall to at- their late president, he 1t their al of Brick- seore- as ar- of .de- ching on ground ken to weadquarters and looked up for a m fur- istrict ise of m for :d and court se will Le wisers appointed by the eonnty prop- t rai eir ra- erd endall e suit of ed be- id d 1t on the verdic n, who is one of the mea charged | was ae terday Estel In somplice, Thomp sed and both men the Camming Stock. nming ore, it . The ’ court and list, the deputy id was tried torday in the yosterday against Belinda #d John . Paze to regain possession ldition alleged to | lot in Boyd's 0in rent defendants, - Brevit of recover from th Justice W past few duys, on attend to hi e ourt duties, le, an iy j st sted by Officd stute of intoxi x-police 4'\1'|lilH‘_f I ¢ ten prisoner have been eonvieted ko fur this ive their sen Grand concert with aselect nre will be given by t Singing elub at Central hull Nov, 11, All lovers of good si invited, Lon Kennedy of i1l fame, wits lined §100 terday in police eourt sellingg liquor in her Lious Smith was lined o similar The wniforms of the resdy about the 20th or 25th, ty of tailors s deluyed the the new suits will ot be ready for owners until later than anticipated. The body of little Gladys Patte clild of J. M. Patteo, w xhume rictress of \d cost She had roy terday from Prospect HiL cometery sent to St. Lonis for inter The remains were found to be in g state of preservation - i I shall bro the aid, folding her urms it s il 1o he's as deaf and talks like he had a mouthful o Besides, the way be haivks and sp! gusting.” “Don't bieak the eng for that; tell him to take Dr S tarch Remedy. It will cure him pletely.” “Well, DI ell i, Ix 10 brenk it off, for in all othor he's guite too churming Of e cured his catarrh, nd to be due sht hits bheen nngble for the mnt of illness, to | cman, | having the 5 who m will tenee ammie Swedish-Norwegian Suturda 4 yo 1 bee Mrs. Louisa wmount, police will The scarei ork so that be r their e, the od yos and ment s good nent,” whing rally too mueh trouble to | S pos 15l city Paxton. Paxton. F. E at the at the day in ( at the P W. M of Madi DA, HeP the city. Hon. lard. J. AL ingn t Bussey. the Pax el Hon. the city W nee, bright, Smith ments Owmadia, iness on amon, day ery woman “Wh eyes on tig tervible 1y, il tha I comy shor it will Slecping enicrant eliss rou For C.JJ. Ma J. H. Sticke iseh Al A pedesty nd then MOST PERFECT MADD Preparad with apecial rogard to heahh, No Ammonia, Gime or Alam, PRICE BAKING POWDER CO. £T LOUIS, Personal Paragrapha. Cornish, of Lincoln, i#in the J. P Anderson, of Beatrico, tin, of Clay Conter, is at the is at tho White, of Crefghton, is registored ton, ton. dmaha. Lo . Rot son Holmes it qu S, Jury, fie eity w ton. John LuPaclie, of Colfax coun jority, is in the ci David attend; West J. Liberty, ¢ for o wil a larg others, rh, and Ha inge “ire up th 11 11 Dorsey, of Wahoo, is quartered Rev, W.J. Harsha returncd last night from Denve J. P Sume; of Schuylor, spont yosters of Hebron, is quartored R. B. Taylor, of Wayne, is in tho city, stopping at the Paxton. son and W. L. Ramsecy, At tho Millard, nd Norfolk, are guests at the H. C. Brown, of axton, nes, of Weeping Water, 161 d g the Millard, ith who hias 1 ¥ by« ty. Paddock companicd by s wife [ Senator Van Wyek, of Ne arived in the city Tast evening of Beatrieo, nes is ut the Mils , of Asliland, spent last evon his brother, B. J o Cit] nd i 1{5 en re-elocted or 1,000 ma utler, of Pawnee, and t in Quinha, the len the L Col. A, H. Neidig, a ; of Noriolk, has completed locatin ubien stry 3 lond n who was passing by steps and into the ‘imll{' Throat Cha Robert Percival, of Cotneil Bluils, nre in i Unitod States court., H. Thompso Point; Patt vand Island W. G. Swan, and C. C, autield. itor of the Chicago left yestorday for few days’ plodsant ¢ sof Mreod. L, Al minent eitizen is areange- pery mtly in 1 the lind buss will hund) ¢ & J and ) Tmpey, M. D, Withuell Bloak, Murder.'s n ran out ot the other as che could mible to sco or smell smoke nd s he turned to the gasping and exeited 1 to murder your” “Oa, 1 don’t mean but the awfulest, biggest chased our ¢ deed ! better turn in a i kick in all the door: windows and food the must be killed before (ivion with T auns Wi NV WOl Wl or phe Royul "Buking Fowder Qo vod and ¥ thirsting for blood! This powder never vark Lzt 1o Wholoso i y tho ordinary ki, T i Sl OVER 400,000 g murder, I guees;' you ever sot rross the kitehien ed ut me like a* Oh! sir, you'd farm and lei em nd break in all the house. That rat he commits some POWDER Absolutely Pure. 1 of purk > oconomi Y eruLES, N USE. T‘!\ @ ey Counir "EXCURSION 10~ LOS ANGELES ROUND TRI®, $100, leave O, cary 4o Novemer 25th, a lar s arty of excursion i Pallinan Palace Los Angeles, California, rant 1 W § it nd i1 rried on X} 52,7, 0 L ckets for the round trip, 'good 6 months, 00, Fist cluss peolo. lass accommodat et class tiekeds, 1 on this tip, ard. bul rate east i5 proposed o ot pecial firsk {emigrant jssens Ltns and any ny day ab ewneraut rater, ‘Vhene. an go with his firsg 1w cursion. 1 on Ay It 1 teul regarding fon is LW, MORSE L1 By Ve