Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 16, 1886, Page 2

_eame and the boy didn’t appes “.xents be THE OMAHA DAILY BEE TRIDAY APRIL 16, 1886, THE GOOD WORK GOES ON. Revival Meetings at Building. the Exposition A VERY YOUNG RUNAWAY, Nels Turkelson, a 13-year-old Boy, Leaves Home—The Striking Gra- ders Return to Work—Amuse- ments—City Brevities, Lincoln People Exhort. An audience much larger than on the previous evening assembled in the ex- position building last night. There must have been 2,500 people in the vast struc- ture, The services were opened by singing, a number of familiar hymns be- ing disposed of before the regular services commenced. The singing lacked in 8pirit, and Rev. Bitler grew excited. “Now, dear brothers and sisters,” he said, “1 want you to sing. I can do my part, but I want you to do your Brother Stevens, you attend to that si of the audience, and I'll attend to this,” and suiting the action to the word, he jumped upon one of the chairsin the front row and assumed the duties of leadership in a most vigorous manner. “Brother Stevens,” the red faced, flaxen haired, very demure young man who handles the baton, after some hesitation hurried off the platform and took his stand on a chair in front of his side. A per- ceptible titter—for one reason or anothe —passed through that part of the house. But the young man_ heeded it not, and bravely swung his baton. The singing wus noticably improved, and as_brother Bitler saw this ne felt cncmlrnlz 3 Rev. Mr. Alexander, of Plattsmouth, led in prayer, fervently pleading for the prosence of the Holy spirit “I will be glad,” said Rev. Mr. McKaig at this point, ‘if the visitors who are in the audience will come to the front and take seats on the platform.” One reverend gentleman responded to the invitation. One of the most stirring songs in_the collection, “Cleansing Balm,” claimed the attention of the audience. It had a chorus opening as follows: ““T'here is precious balm in Gilead, ‘There is healing balm in Gilead, For the soul that needeth cleansing. Sing praise, sing praise to Jesus, Ol sing praise, sing praise to Jesus, Bing praise, sing ealda to Jesus, oh! glory to his name, According to the announcements then made by Rey. Mr, Kaig, a prayer meet- ing is to be held this afternoon and even- ing, and a meeting for young people es- pecially, in the ovening, Rey. Bitler will also on Sunday afternoon give a private talk to young men only. Admis- sion can be secured by tickets only, which may be procured at different places throughout the city. After another song Mr. Joplin read the difierent requests for prayer. One sister wanted prayers for her brother, a brother for a sister, a child for a brother, cte., ete. ‘The preliminaries thus over, Mr. Mec- Kaig called on some of the Lincoln peo- ple present to give in their experien Mrs. Roberts, a motherly appearing old lady, told of her religious hope. She was an oarnest, forcible speaker, talking rapidly to the point., “Now brothers and sisters,” shesaid, “‘use common sense in coming to Christ. Look at itin a plain gruclicnl way and decide what you will 0. You young men here treat this thing as you would any business matter. Don't say, ‘I don’t feel like it.” Whatone of you in getting up in the morn- mg would say, ‘I don't feel like going to business, I don't believe I wiligo down town to-day?’ No, not one of you would act that way. So just make up your mind to come to Christ, and come.” Dr. Davis told his personal religious ex- perience. “When you come up before the judgment bar of God,”’ he said, ‘1t will b great thing to bo on_the rignt ide. It is a manly thing to place your- self on the side of Christ. If you want 10 join eternal happiness give your heart to Christ.” Mrs. Hyde, also of Lincoln, was next invited to contribute to the fund of per- sonal experiences. She started to talk in a tone of voice too low to be heard over the building. “Louder, a little louder,” suggested the pastor. “‘Brother M Kuig,” she replied, ‘‘this audien is a very large one, and I am almost afraid to talk. Sull, I am not afraid to tell of Jesus and his love. For your revival here our people at Lincoln are praying, praying earnestly. So far as my own experience is concerned, I can_ siy God as done everything for me, and I cannot begin to tell you how happy Lam.” Rev. Mr. Creighton, of Lincoln, then preachied o short sermon, He began by talking about the hear “The heartis the main whe organization. You can reach a m heart when you can’t touch is r You may not be able to touch th tic by reason, but the religion of his mother will reach his he; One of the reatest points in the Christian religion 18 that it appeals to the heart. ‘‘Don’t try to dwell on the difliculties of the Christian life. The pilot does not have to know where the snags and rocks in the river are; all that he must know is where the channel is, that there he may guide the steamer. Dear brother, if you try to find the snags in the channcl of re- ligious life you will strike, long b fore you get out on the open oternal necessities of the nuu&." Creighton waxed eloquent, ‘What your soul wants,” he_said, “is eternal life. Have yon over sceh a 1 lion in his den? He walking, walking, walking up and down, past th bars of his cage ing, walking, wal ing. What does he want? He wants to be out in his vast native domain, whe Tus voice can roar and his claws can tear, and he can act the lion. And so ou © is one round of restless walkin, ‘ou pace up and down in your narrow cage. You have your petty pleasures of the body. But “your soul 15 all the {ji;xm 'louging for somothing—for eternal o, " At the conclusion of Mr. Creighton's remarks a number arose for pi r. Tho front rows of seats were cleared for such as might want to seek the mourners bench. Workers were started out through the audience, but the sinners flocked to tho bench very slowly., A middie-aged lady was the first to come to the front. Rev. McKaig kneltby her and plead with her. She turned away happy. Pretty 5000 two young ladies, both weeping, eame forward, They were taken charge of and earncstly exhorted to turn to Jeses. ‘They, too, seemed to find Several other conversions, both at the bench and through the audience, were yeported. ‘The number, however, was smaller than on previous evenings, the sinners appeared to be more dent and less anxious to be pleaded with than on former occasions, skop- Wants to Roam. Nels Turkelson, son of the well-known patrol wagon i r, ran away from howe yesterday, He did not go home to diuner yesterday, and when supper time \ his pa- ame worried, and later on made up their minds that he had left home. His thirteenth Livthday will be the 22d of this month, It scems that one of his playmates, & boy named Raney, left me time ago and went to Harvard, in “E’h,- county, and that since then he h been tryiag to get his brother gud Nels to relief, | o there. The two Raney boys, it is said, arerather bad, and have influenced young Turkelson to look favorably on their leaving home scheme. His ;nlhvr last night went down to the depot looking for him, and learned that both his son and the Raney Jad had been geen getting on aB. & M. freight train. He telegraphed to Plattsmouth and received an answer from the eonductor of the freight that he had not seen the boys, Mrs. Turkelson is very greatly worried over her boy's action, asalso is her husband. He re- quests the authorities to hold the boys, no matter where they are found, and telegraph to him and he will go and gt them. Young Turkelson's doscrip- tion 18 as follows: Medium s brown checkered snit of clothe: watch and chain; fair comvlexion; two upper front tecth rather large, and pro- trude slightly. AMUSE ““A Bunch of Keys" at the Boyd Fri- day Night One of the best of Hoyt's merry pieces, ““A Bunch of Keys,"" will be presented at the Boyd this and to-morrow evening’s with a Saturday matinee interspersed. The play is now nearly at the end of its fourth season, and creates as much langh- ter as when it was first produced upon the boards. 1t certainly is not the highest form of dramatic art, but people who go to the theatre to be amused prefer it to a moredignified and sombre entertainment. It’s dialogue is pure crisp and witty, and its situations, never descending {o the vulgar, are productive of great mirth. The company, under the management of the popular Frank Sanger. is one of the best of its kind ever placed upon the stage, and has won 80 many successes that a failure with them is almost an im- ronsibility. The seats went on sale yes- orday, and the rapidity with which they were disposed of attested to the popularity of the play. The next attraction at the opera house will be the appearance of Annie Pixley next week in her well-known impersona- tion of “Mliss.” THE PEOPLE'S. Joseph Proctor and a good company are holding the boards at this theater. The programme last night consisted of three plays, *‘The Jibbinainosay” first, “Neck of the Woods’ second, concluding with *‘My Neighbor's Wife.” Lhey were all given in an admirable manner, show- ing that the company deserve all the praise bestowed upon them. The after- lnm‘,u was especially good, being neither otragedetic or farcical, It tended to keep the audience either in anxious ex- pectaney or delighted applause, and held all in wrapt attention. Mr. Proctor 18 a very clever actor, and takes the leading part with grace and _propriety. Miss Annie E. Proctor ‘‘does” theleading lady excellently, also, and taken adlin all this is 2 company to draw good houses. To-night they will play “Damon and Pythins.” Judging from last night's performance, this will be well attended and admirably acted. The following is the cast of characte Damon, Mr. Jo- seph Proctor; Pythias, Mr. Frank Allen, Galanthe, M Annic E. Proctor; Dior sius, Mr. L. 8. Anderson; Philistius, M . Carrols; Damocies, Mr. A. J. Leavitt Procies, Mr. Edward A. Page; Lucullus, Mr. G. H. Ricketts; 1st Senator, Mr. W, H. Rumney; 2d Senator, Mr. Thompson; 3d senator, Mr. H. Langley; 4th Senator Mr, W. Sullivan; Senators, soldiers, ¢ zens, ete.; Hermion, Mrs. mon’s child, Master H: oo S o Amour a la Emigracione. Last eyening, just before tho Union Pacific wrain left, a young couple hurried into the waiting room with their arms full of bundles and faces red, but, oh! how expressive were their eyes. She took a seat, and ho went to the ticket window and bought two emigrant tickets to San Francisco, He hurried back to her side with the remark, “Did darling get weary at my absence?”’ Yes, dear, of course she did. Despite the fact that the waiting room was crowded with people who were not intent on love, he Jeaned over and whispered in he “Comao, pet, give your love one and she assented.” He got the Kiss. was t0o much for him. With one grand swoop he put his arms around her, clasped her to his manly bosom, and shut his eyes with joy. Ecstasy, perfect bliss seemed to be hers, and with an “oh-how-I-adore-you” expression she leaned her head against his breast and was oblivious of the smiles of the large and highly appreciative audience. But this could not last. Love’s dream must vanish, if they didn’t want to lose the train. The depot. policeman shouted, “‘Union Pacific train; all aboard for S: Francisco and the west.”” They w aroused by this, “Come now, my little rose,” he said—and she came. In the hurry of catching the train they left on the seat, and forgot it. The train started. All at once, with a wild yell, the girl jumped from her seat, lookéd out and seeing that they we leaving the depot, sank back with a oh- Lord-how-I-suffer look. The dear boy al attention, “What is the matter rest,” he ropeated several times, before she answer Finally, howeyer, she roused up, and looking him straight in the eye, sid in tones of deepest azony “Frank, yon have gone away and forgot- ten the butterl” Police Points, “Whoop! yer we iz, you bet. We's brack and we knows it; don't ca'r, cider,” shouted the notorious “Kan City Liz" Wednesday, asshewas hauled out of the patrol wagon and into the po- Dce station, She had been getting on a “way-down,” tear, and was arrested for being drunk and disorderly and disturb- ing the peace. esterday, after oxamination in po- lice court, K. C. L. was fined $ and costs, Wells, who appeared to be the aggressor in the case, was invited to con- tribute $10 to the municipal treasury. Once more did Sady MeBride, the noto- rious, get “pulled” Wednesday. Itwasas usual, for drinking too har She was very hilarious. Singing is Sadie’s forte when under the influence, and any one passing the police station that evening would have thought that some of the noted singers hadfbroken loose and were wandering through Omahs Yesterday Sadie wus released upon hearing Mrs. Murtagh and John Murtagh, the two people charged with robbing the Millard, pleaded guilty and were se tenced to thirty days in the county j Judge Stenberg yesterday. John Golden, arrested 2 cated in the Glencoe pleaded guilty yeste tenced to thirty d on bread and wate) being impli- mills robhe day, and was ys in the county j y dudge Stenbi Returned to Work, The teamsters and men in the employ of Contractor Fox, who struck Wednes- day, went to work again yesterday morn- ing. Not quite as many were employed, but My, Fox could not employ only thirty teams. The men state that two or three “chronic agitators" were the cause of the disaffection, O'Dell ng in the lead They consider it better to work and earn their money than to stop at the beck and call of a naturyl kicker, Rabbi Benson has accepted an invita- tion from Rey. Dr. Cooley, Pastor First Baptist ehurch of Council Blufls, to de- liver a leetnre in his enurch. he date fixed by the Rabbiis the evening of the first Sunday in May upon the subject of “The Religious Problew of the 10th cen- tury," THE MONUMENT QUESTION. About the Matter. City Attorney Connell was w by areporter for the Beg yeste questioned about his opinion with regard to Gen. Estabrook’s stand on the monu- ment question. The latter gentleman. as appeats from an interview with him in last night's Bee, thinks that there are no legal lots . Omaha, owing to the non-observance of the charter provision passed g the last session of the legisla- | tar He thinks that taxes caunot be | legally collecteodn any of the lots of ty, simply becaiise there are no records to show preeisely the location of these lots which are to be assessed. “1 don’t think that there is the danger in the councils not earrying out the pro- | visions in the new charter in regard to | monumenting the ity that Mr. Estabrook seems to think there is,” said Mr Con- neli, replying to the reporter’s question, “It would be & good thing, I'supposeif an official survey of the city were made, and a recorded plat of allthe lots were made. Yet the fact is, these questions and contro- sies as to lines of streets and lots are gradually adjusting themselves. So fi as [ know there are but few blocks in the city where controversy now exists. “'Pu]n 1 do not think that the levy of taxes on any of these lots would be affected by the want of an official plat or record, still out of an abundance of cautionin prepar- ing city ordinances, Lhave made reference to the map of Geo. P. Bemis, of 1883, so that no question could ariso —as to the location of lots assessed. There is no difference between different maps of the city as to lots and blocks, except in n very few instances, notably along Ninth street, where some of the maps locate lots north and south, and the later maps place them east and west.” ¥ “Is not the provision in the city charter about monumenting the city ab- solutely imperative®” “No, it is not directory by any means. 1t sim -lyFi\'cs the ocity the_right to so provide, if it sees fit. - As I said beforo these difliculties are working out their own solution, and in time I think the last cloud will be cleared aw: At the same time I believe it would be a good What City Attorney Connell T'""k.i ited upon thing for the city if an oflicial plat of the city lots were made."” The Injunction Suit. The injunction case of Brennan & O'Neill against the eity, to prevent the awarding of a contract to Murphy, Creighton & Co., came up for hearing vefore Judge Wakeley in the district court Wednesday afternoon. Brennan & O’Neill were represented by Gen. Cowin and G. B. Minihan, the city by its attor- ney, Mr. Connell. The mjunction was gotten out to prevent the awarding by council of the contract to Murphy, Creighton & Co. the special mecting of the council called for last Saturday night, the special purpose of which to award the contraet to Murphy, Cr ton & Co. The board of pu\me works, through 1ts chairman, repre ented to the council that Murphy, Creighton & Co. were the lowest bidders. The couneil, though disposed to award the contract on this ion, could do nothing atter, nds being tied by the injunction. The chairman of the board of public works, by his sworn statement, represented to the court that Murphy, izhton & Co. were the lowest bidders, and Yl‘nducell the ficures to show the al- lewed fact. Both Gen. Cowin and Mr. Minihan, however, in the hearing of the case, demonstrated by mathematical cal- culation that Mr. House’s method of e mating who was the lowest bidder not absolutely incorrcet, but that it w: 50 ridiculously absurd as to fasten upon the board of public works the embarrass- i“f dilemma that they were either shame- fully incompetent or, what is worse, king in the interest of the Union Pa- way, which owns the quarries from which Murphy, Creighton & Co. were to get their stone. The pleadings in the c: show that the issue was srvmmly made upon the question as to who was the lowest bidder, as shown by the figures of the board itsélf in making the estim: The aflidavit of Mr. House Fiw“h” figures and the method of the board for determining who of the bidders in question _was the lower, But Brennan & O'Neill's attorneys demonstrated that method to be not only incorreet, but marvelously suspicious. The city attorney was forced to admit that figires would not lie even in the in- terest of the Union Pacific railway com- bany. Duiing the hearing of the case ir. Woodworth, agent of the B, & M., was present and counselling with City Attorney Connell. Beaten squarely in the figares, the city attorney fell back: upon the legal right of the board and council to choose the kind of stone ufter the Dbids were opened. No- questi however, was before raised other than who was the lowest bidder. The court has the matter under advisement. W cific RAIL NOTES. —The M. P. Brar d General Tic porter | shall put up our rates to San Francisco to-day to §10, prob- ably. We shall not meet the raise of the Santa Fe route, at least for a few days yet, until we find out exactly what they Mean by raising their rates,” It is prob- able that this advance has been made i y to induce the scalpers to handle ¢ tickets. At any rate, we are in for Lt and we propose to holdon a while ‘¢ are in no hurry to drop hos- WATER BRANCI sle, of Coseman, Carlisle Col., the railroad con- tracting firm, is e city, and was seen Wednesday by a Beg reporter, at the Pax- ton. His firmis engaged on the branch road of the Missouri Pacific, from Weep- ing Water to Lincoln. The branch will o called the “Missouri Pacific, Weeping Lincoln,” und will be thirty- seven miles in length. Tracklaying will u cighteen or twenty days; the road to be finished about the "20th "of August. Some 230 teams and 200 men arve now at Weeping Water, ready to go to work. Mr. Carlisle’s company have the contract for all the work, grading, tracklaying, bridging, ete. NOT! President Adams and his party are ex- pected in Omaba about the last of next we The interior of the B, & M. b ters will be finished this week probably be occupied nest we An unusually large passenger train went out over the Union Pacific road last night—iive sleepers in one section. About the time the west-bound passen- ger leaves over the Union Paeific even- it is almost impossible to work one's 1y through the crowd. Travel is now as great as it was two months ago. ng to an enormous business the acific passenger train has been n hour late for seve nights, adquar- and will nearly The ra 1 payment—the trip system. consider that as much, if not more, money can be made by this plan. It was thought that it would cause a disafli ut the fear was grouudless. The O. & R. V. wrecked train w Dbrought in yesterday afternoon, -kt look ed ‘siek.” Mcn are at work digging out eight feet of dirt in the hill along the track, in the yards. This much will be taken away all i the way up to the summit. ion, THE DARING STAGE ROBBERS | Somo Facts and Figtires About Their Busi- ' ness. Road Agents Pardoned to Renew Their Calling—Cool Handas in the Trade. San Francisca Chonicle: During the past fourteen yoars 105 men have been engaged in the business of stage-robbing on Wells, Fargo & Co.’s Pacitic const stage lines. That itis a business pur- | sued with great diligence and skill is | shown by the “Robbers' Record,” kept by the company for the use of its own detectives, This record was recently published by the company, and makes public many instructive facts about the business of stage-robbing, not the least interesting being the fact that a pardon to a stage-robber is to him what the oper- ation of the bankruptey law is to a mer- chant—gives him an opportunity to renew his ealling unrestricted by the law. The extent of the business will doubtiess sur- prise many people. It has in the last fourteen years cost Wells, Fargo & Co. $027,726.55, or an average of $66,2606 per year. This assessment on the company is divided as follows: The robbers are charged with $415,812.55; rewards for ar- rests, ote., $78,451; attorneys, $22,807; penses incurred 1n arresting and convict- g robbers, $00,079; guards and special officers, $326,517. This makes the total which the business eosts the company, but, of course, is very far from the total amount assessed against society by the robbers. In this is not included the great amount stolen from the United states mail in the same robberies, and the still greater total of cash and valua- bles taken from stage-coach passengers. But taking the sum the robbers have se- cured from the Wells-Fargo hoxes alone, $415,312, it is seen that the 105 men who have engaged in the business have aver- aged $8,835, or £060 ver year each. What the money and jewelry have netted the road ‘agents is of course impossible to even estimate. PROFITS AND PENALTIES. Many stage robberics have been planned solely to capture large sums known to be in the possession of some passenger, and the average traveler stago . ve decent sum with him for expenses, to siy nothing of rings and watches, so it is surely safe to estimate that the returns from ngers and the United States mail will equal those from the little green box of the stage com- pany. This then gives as the average rofit of 103 stage robbers, operating for ourteen years, $100 per month in even iR b aam gt ozRHER Aboban n million dollars has_ been secured through 874 robberics, which shows that cach man ongaged in ' the business has four robberie. -105 ggests a new phase of the ‘question—that is, while the rnings in the business of stage robbing are only $100 per month, the pay, say, of a sales man or book-keeper, ”yet the averag, profit per robbery isiabout £5,000. Thus the person engaged in the business is enabled to earn the wages of a mechanic of fair skill, yet be cmploy three and four ‘days in fourteen Much of the implied leisur with this interesting business is, how- ever, enforced, and ¢an not disposed of except at conimuid. The leisure from bhusiness cures, ih’ faot,ig generally passod in jail. A few figures in this connection will be timely. It has been already stated that the stage robberies (and af- tempts) have numbered 378, for which there have been 240 convictions. Thus, while ench professional averages in fourteen y imes, he also averages 2. in prison—that is, once out of threi times he manages to dispose of his le ure and gains unadyised by a court and jury. years. connected THE EVIL OF PARDONS. But averages ave very misleading, as for instance, Charles Bolton, “alins “Black has an actual record of tw stage robheries with only one so John J. Ivey is on the record laving been convieted, sontenced and imprisoned for bery eight times, against an ave 3 less than thre But the somewhat dry figrures of the profession are relieved by oth ing to a d side—fi ur how that with the other ave ages must be included those of the pro- bability of being killed or Killing some one in'the road agent’s business. Dur- ing the years being considered stage rob- bers have killed two and wounded six Well ‘go guards; have killed four and seriously ~ wounded four Wells-Fargo ge drivers; have killed four and se- verely wounded two passengers, T a totel of ten and twelv wounded. The returns i are five robbers killed while in the robbing stages, and eleven killed while resisting arrest. To this should be added seven robbers hanged by citizens, making a total of twenty-thrce robbers killed. Thus the busin of stage rob- bing has resulted in the loss of thirty-three liv the total num- ber “of wound not stated, as the wounded robbers are not reporte interesting to note that over two-thirds of the men who haye made it thew rezular business to rob sts juent incidente f rdoned out of prison while serving s robbery. The robberies and killing have been done by 105 men, seventy-three of whom hayve been par doned. or had their sentenees commuted, and in twenty-five inst Iready been sent. back to prison, convicted of additional robbery committed after par- don or commutation, The twent, Vi who have alr rd their pardons will doubtles: in prison by the others who have boen rdoned, the pardoned ones who are still out are those 10 whom “execiitive clemency’ has been most recently exercised, Of the total seventy-three pardops and commutations of stagzo robbery, foyty-nine have hoen by Califorr g.mens and twenty-four by the governors! of bther Pacific coast states and tervitorics, but most by gov- ernors of Nevada. J The record in-California is as follow: Governor Huu(l| nx‘duuull 8 stage rob by Governor ' Hafght commuted 1 and pardoned 1; total, £ G Pacheco pardoned 8, Gavernor Irw mmuted j, pardoned 5; total, 21; Goyernor Per- s comiutedg di[pardoned 5; § Governor Smn’mnuu commuted (4 pd 1t is further intesting to study the his- tory of some of these professional gentle men, upon whom the broad mantle of utive clemency b fallen. 8. A, Allen, known to the prison as * len,"” was first sent to a Californi in 1870. In 1871 Governor Haight par- doned him. In M he robbed a id turned state’s evidence; Marc same year stole the Wells-Fa sasure box, ter in the same robbed anothe 3 was arre nearly murdeved his jailer and escay In June, and in October of the suw ested aptured, se prison and discharged on the exp of his term. His history with var as to details is repeated in the e any ot those who are pardoned, thei cords showing many subsequent in- leases in consid- 1t suggests hly ted upon by prison officials and police authorities, that pardons are granted not the most deserving convicts, but to those who have the most distaste for prison life. When they have exhausted the pardon limit the thereafter depend upon ‘es- capes” or turn state’s evidence to keep from hehind the bolts and bars. Tosome of the men in the business of stage robbing “escaping” seems to be part_of the pro- mme. Francis Harker, for instanco, has an_ability in_this respect which so him liberty despite a lively erimi- nal record. He was received in the Ne- © prison in August, 1871, and es- September; was recaptured and sscaped from the Carson City jail in March, 1873, He then robbed a stage be- tween Eurcka and Mineral hill, and upon rec lt»mro served out_only his sentence for the provious offense. Ho was dis charged m February, 1876, and in May of that year robbed fwo stages in one day. He was arrested in June and lodged fn Beaver county jail in Utah, but promptly eseaped, He was recaptured and sent to the Utah penitentiary for safe-keeping, but ped in a fow days, e was ro- reeaptured, and thoy managed to keop him long cnough to sentence him for lifo in the United States Prison in Detroit for robbing the mail. While enroute he made “n_desperate attempt to escapo from the Marshal who had him in charge. Failing, he confidently awaited imprison- ment and escaped from the Detroit prison November £, 1877, and is still at arg TAKING THIN{ AS THEY COME. J. J. Ivey has cscaped six times from California “prisons, served eight terms, has been charged with grand larceny four times and burglary eight times, The entire annals of stage and train robbery on the Pacitic coast contain nothing as cruel as thatin the record of Leander Morton, who robbed the overland express train near Pequop in 1870. He was sen- tenced to the Nevada state prison and es- caped in 1871, Morton with four com- panions fled in the dire smeralda county, but were unexpectedly met by W. A. Poor, a boy carrying the mail on horseback between Aurora and Carson. Fearing this would lead to their discoves thoy murdored tho”boy, piled tho brush on his body, set fire to it and fled. They Jrere pursued by tho peoplo when tho horrible murder beeame known and were overtaken. They made resistance and before capture killed a Wells-Fargo agent and an Indian of the sherif”s posse. Mor- ton was taken to Aurora and hanged without trial. Old stage robbers while on the road take things as they come. “Billy'! Minor, after a half-dozen stage robberies, was commuted while serving his fourth term in 1877 by Governer Irwin. Two months after leaving prison he alone robbed a stage near Auburn, Placer County as he had finished that joh Congressman Frank Page came along in a buggy, and Minor quietly re- lieved him of $380 and a_valuable ~ gold watch. He was captured, but escaped, shooting a Dej heriff. After rob- i WO more sta he was returned to prison in 1881 from Tuolumne County. He is now in prison. New hands at the siness have not the nerve to take 5 they coma, as was vroved by the experience of William Smith in Ne vada, in 1879, He was “working” Au o line, and one while waiting age discovered a earriage cw hundred yards in the rear of 1t. He did not molest the stage, but got a gold watch and a small sum of money from Mr. Kilgore, the occupant of the “buggy. He was sont to the Neva tate Prison, from which he was pardoned in six months, fully determined to mend s ways. HOLDING UP A ROW. . ard let anything pass bim on the road, while he was on_bus ness, without an investigation. He al- ways worked alone, and became one of the coolest hands in the profession. In June, 1881, while waiting in ambush for the Sierraville and Truckee stage, a dri- ver, with a lizght wagon and passen- gers, appeared. Swmith stood them all up and 'pul them to one side for an hour and a half, wating for the stage. This came along 'with four passengers and was thor- ougly cleaned out by Smith. While this was going on two other vehicles came along and the drivers of each were made to throw up their hands and join the company standing in line. Before he bade them good afternoon Smith had thirteen men, sixteen horses and four ve hicles under the control of shotgun, ‘e sccond bery after the on the Milton 1 ag interrupted by two vehicles, which, v their drivers, he compelled fo wait ' until he had fini 1 his wor He is now at San Quentin, M. A, Sharp is onc of the coolest hands in the businc 1n 1880 he committed six stage rohber nd wi arrested only after the last. His sixth robbery was of the Carson and Bodie stage September Hth, 1880. He was in company with W. C.Jones, and when the stage halted at their command Jones fired two shots, killing one of the horses, and a Wells, Fargo & Co. guard named Tovey returned the fire, kil Sharp fired and wounded then disappeared. Tove neighbor arm house * to wound dressed, and Sharp returned to thy made the driver pass out the box, which he robbed of £700, opening it by the side of his dead companion, i s Brevities. The bank inces amounted to $4 12, The Jewish high feast of Passover or “Pesach,” commences on next Monday evening. Trank Bird and Maggie E. Eller, of this eity, were quietly marricd yesterday by Judze McCullough. Bixteen soldiers were taken through to vorth Wednesday evening. They Wi oners in ¢l » of several st guavds and corporals, Mrs, Martin Cahn_entertained the la- dies of the A, L. C, y¢ 1y at the residence of A. Cahn, 22 rnam strect The hostess sang se L songs in her usual eharming manner and the oceasion a delightful one for the guests, The following the weather for for the week ending Wednesday, 21: Opens mild and unsettle sections—local storms, show squalls and rapid changes—windy and unsettled fine and summer like, i thunder showers and a y aspect. (A warm, sum with” some severe local S mad the other might. low broke a window ing houses near the: depot. ‘The proprictor knew who it wi but didn’t capture him. That night he saw his man, yelled to the oficer, and both started in “pursuit. Mr. Grady ra all over the yards, to the bridge, came back to the .}--put and sat down, com- pletely tuckered. He made the remark that a man_ who could run us fast as that one should find something better to break than a window, erday cast April gener mer-like week storms.) Oflier Grady Wednesday some in one of the b Personal Paragraphs, Ira Brashears, a prominent citizen of Chappell, Neb., 18 in the city John M. Hoffman and O. M. Druse, of Lincoln, were at the Paxton yesterday Prof. John Gaynore gave one of his plensant sociuls in Crounse’s hall ast night. Jesso Douglas, formerly of the Kunsas City, Springfield & Memphis railvoad, is in the city. Mrs, §. & a two-months’ visit to her da J. Metzler, Denyer, Col. W. T. Plowman, Tekamah; E. W. Hayes, Beatrice; L. B. Runyoen, Sioux City, 1a., are at the Canficld. Alfred Booth, the busmess manager for Annie Pixley, is at the Millard suffering from an attick of rhieumatism. shlesinger has returned, after ghter, Mrs, R HOLDREGE HAPPENINGS. A Big Building Boom Assisted by & New Railroad. Houpreas, Neb., April 15.—[Corre- spondence of the BEk.|—This, the magio city of Nebraska, is at present one of the most wideawako and lively towns in the whole state. Last week the city election sed off in & very orderly manner, re- sulting in the election of & high liconse board. Two applications for saloon li- cense are now before the board and others will come, At present, the coming of the new rail- road from Blue Hill to this pointis all the talk. The contract is let aund it is ex- pected the work will be completed and the cars in by August1. A new town on this line, fourteen miles southeast of Holdrege, called Wilcox, is now beoming at a wonderful rate. The building in Holdrege this year will consist of brick blooks and palatinl dwell- ings, including a $10,000 school building. The First National bank building which is now being erected on the corner of Hayden street and East avenue, will be among the finest buildings in western Nebraska, Another brick structure on Hayden street is going up rapidly, with a frontage of sixty feet, which will be oc- cupied by George Warnick & Co., form- erly of Lincoln. Opposite this on the corner of Hayden street and Wost avenue will arise in the near future anothor brick, 60x80 feot, by McElhaney & Johnson, of Hastings. Mr. Becktell, of Lincoln, is erecting a fine building on East avenue, which he will oceu a jewelry store. Shenno berguer & Wagoner, of Iowa, have just completed a fine building on’ West ave- nue and opened a first-class hardware store. And thus I might go on to enum- erate, but enough is already said to show that our town is in a healthy condition. The new railroad gives us an outlet to Kansas City and St. Louis, and places us in direct_communication with the coal fiotds of Wyoming. With four churches already built, a $10,000 school house on the way, two main lines of railroads and a permanent population of 1,500, we may be pardoned for calling our town the “Magic City'’ of Ne ki, since we re- member that it is only two and u half years old. The Nugget is the leading county pa- Iu‘r, and was blished in 1870, " The Republican was established 18 months ago. Both papers are alive to the inter- ests of the town and county. Politics are not yet disturbing tho public mind in this county, but some fine work is ex- pected when the lion is aroused. Olaf Lindwall, of this county, was ad- ]\ul-_wnl insane and sent to the asylum at Lincoln last week, “Exorprua.” o Sy WEALTH AND NOBILITY. The Lack of the Former Prevents the Proof of the Latter. Philadelphia ~ News: Edwin and Charles Thorne, the younger (the latter favorite actor being then alive, were walking together several years ago along Union Square, New Yo In the dis- tance they saw their elder brother, William, approaching. His manly chest —the Thornes are a thick-breasted race— was expanded to its fullest, his head was thrown back and his_entire app. Jjustificd Edwin’s whispered rem Charles: “Our elder brother appe be redolent with the pomp of pride.” When William accosted them he was evidently laboring with some suppressed emotion. He finglly found v in deep tones: “Me bo it There’s no ]m\f{l*r a doubt of our high descent. We will have justice done us at last.” “Will you be kind ough,”” said Charles, “to inform your younger breth- ren what in the name of Jericho you are bout" " said William, loftily. “I have discovered that [ am the Duke of Nor- v, and now, my dear Count-—"" But he could proceed’ no further. His two brothers were actually laughing at him. and with a boisterousuess that the attention of passers-by. When Ed- win could compose his visage Le said, with mock dignity; ““I suppose we should muke obeisance Jow to you, my lordly brother, but I am sure you will” pardon me when I say that you make queer-looking dulke ‘Turning away indignantly Will dressed himself to handsome Char Brother, I have a proposition to make to you.” “No, notme,”’ said Cl rles, starting back in alarm, “I'see by your counte- nance that the moble Guke’ is about to rive me a financial brace. younger brother here has much more coin of th realm than 1 possess. Try your blandish- ments upon him,” and he pushed Idwin 4 it time “'The Black I'lag'’ st pouring ducats into Edwin Thorne's purse. His share of the profits averaged from $1,000 to $1,000 wéekly. : never played to less than an $300 house. LooKing at him appealingly, aid, speaking in a e Tordly se here, Ned; Il give it to you This thing is not a guy. I ‘tell you it has been looked info and I'm sure enough duke, It will be a big thin, for the family to have the title provi But I haven't got a nickel. You lend me ,000 and I will go to Paris and _get all the paners in proper shape, and, then, when [ eome back we wi a big boom in the newspaper: See here, my noble id Ed- ward, mockingly, “I'm willing to squan- der upon your noble job-lot the price of just one red’drink. Come hie with me 10 the nearest hostelr 1l I will save the duke of Normandy’s life.” And thus was paltry luere allowed to stand between the Thorne fumily and the demonstrator of its noble deseént. L r ccho the sentiment expressed by Willizn when he muttered, “ba bother, be- gone!” el Real Estate Transfers, The following transfers were filed April 14, with the county clerk, and reported for the Bek by Ames’ Real Istate Ageney: and wfto U PR R Co, 100 ft 10-15-13, Douglas county, w d— and 25, Wm A LRedick’s add Omala, W d—35050, Edward D Evans (single) to Antonctto 1ot 5 blk 2, Park Place, Omaha, w d— Josephine G Keteham and husb to Annie G Thiele, lot 6, blk 206}, Omaha, q Maria Smith (widow) 'to George M Schel- Jot 14, blk Armstrong’s add Omaha, 500, Javmon PP Pruyn and wf to William © Pruyn’s subdivision of lots 1,2 ! Liali6's add Omaha, w d—s1,500, s I Sherman (single) to Charles Hodden, lot 7, blk Q, Lowe's 1st add Oumalia, W d—§210. James 1 DeLang and wf to Joseph P 1 ton, out lots 150 and 160, city ot Florene Douglas county, q c—315. Joseph O P on and wi to D L ‘Thomas out lots 159 and 160, eity of Florence, Dou; las county, w d--$1400, Larmon P Prayn and wf to Daniel € Col- i t 7, blk 5, A 1 Place, Omaba, w d— Cha £400, A L strang and wf to Peter Besen, s 14 of id all of lot 3, bk 6, Boggs & Hill's add i, W (d—$2,500, Frank Murphy (single) to Emmet 15 Knox, lot 55, N add Owmaba, g ¢—S$1. 'Chas 1 Reiter and wi to MF Jaues Piereey, lot 15, blk 16, Hanscom Place, Omaha, w d $1150, Jacob don, lot $630. Edward F Tjnlander and wi to Geo P Be- mis, lot 4, blk 10, College Place, Omaha, W d $500 John G Rain blk N, Shinn's & £6,000 i T Leavitt and wf to, Alired B Dufieue and others, blk N, Shiun's #pd add Omalha, W d--§i000, M Gor , wod ) Denise and wf to Mareare bik 1, Deuise's add Qmal nd wi to Herbert T 1eavitt il add add Owaha, w WHEAT MARKET NEUTRAL. in the Leading Oereal at Chicago Dealings Dull and Uncertain, LITTLE LIFE IN CORN AND OATS. Provisions Weaker, Lower and Spire itless- The Grain Fleet to Moye Monday — Cattle Suffer a Slight Decline. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CrICAGO, April 15 —[Special Telegram.y= WiraT—Wheat was steady to-day. A dearth of outside orders made business dull, and scalpers had the deal pretty much to them- selves. The warm, growing weather had a weakening tendency, which the support given to the market by short and by bull news could not counteract. The market might not inaptly be described as neutrpl. However, the bears thought it was weak afid the bulls that it was strong, but neither side whas quite sure of it. There was more than the customary amount of gossip afloat con- cerning the operations of Cudahy and Ream, and the impression seems 0 be eaining ground that they e about closed up their deal. Cudahy, [t iy snld, has been working the privilege crowd for a week or ten days, and not until m‘%‘ day did the crowd get “‘onto it,” and whe) they put the price up on him to-day, a consjd- crable share of the buying was set down the two men named. The range this fore- noon was X@!gc, and the close was o lawfr than the opening, viz, T73@77igc for AN and 79 for June. The highest ppint totoly was 775¢c for May, and 70%@79}go for Jun The 1 o'clock quotations were lowest. Pri- vate cables were quiet. No important chapge in position or price is noted. MiNor arAINs—In corn and oats the mar- ket Is stagnant and nearly lieless, ProvistoNs—Provisions roported feebly near tiie opening. Warren and othors bl the market up a little, and then sold about three times as much as they bought, putting prices down 5¢ for pork and 10@@13ie for ribs as compared to yesterday’s final fi m'% The offerings of ribs were notably Iwn\g' and the shrinkage in valuos was ujost plaigly manifest in that quarter, | A¥ N0ON Boarv—Wheat broke P New York gosslp discrediting the exporys business and on furthor rumors of a gener l] strile of the Knizhts of Labor on the Ghi go roads, It rallied later on the reports working of quite a quantity of wheat by leading shippers. Provisions were weajt lower. Thegrain fleet is expected to bbg| to move from here on Monday 2.40 Puts on May wheat 761¢@05v; calls, 77 . Chandler-Brown Co's Report. The following report of Chicago's specula- ' tive markets s furnished the Ber by W. . representative of Chandler, Brown Co., of Chicago and Milwaukee: Cables were steady and_ firm this mornjng, and wheat opened firm at 77%¢ for May do- livery. Mr. Miller wires: “Roam is surely outof the market. The Cudaly crowd ave still in and holding the market down to work out. ¢ indication is builish, and a very short time will start a boom, Buy whegt.” Corn—Quiet and steady. Provisions—I 2:30 p. m. erything weak and lowe OPTIONS. LA~ :‘pl'll. y Jun July Poni— I h-‘,—_, [EFR Juno July. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. CHicAGo, April [Special Telegram, |— Car rade was slow at the opening, with a gradual decline of a good 10¢ on all useful and fat cattle, on big and little, on medium and light. All shared more or less in the decline. Shipping steers, 1,350 to 1,500 1bs, $5,4000. 0 to 4,350 1bs, $5.00@ 5,603 930 to 1,2 00, Hoas—There was a sudden though not un- expected downturn in the market to-day, and at the drop there was an active market, The best heavy made $4,85@1.40, and best mixed $1.20@4,30, with rough and common odds agd ends as low as $4.10, Light sorts sold at FINANCIAL. —MoxEy—0n call, -4(@5 per cent, but * steady’ S4,8007 for six , and $45514 on det mand. GovERNMENTS—Dull but steady, Srocics—ie publication this worning of the Gould-Powderly correspondence, with the implied threats of the later in ase his demands wers not a ceded to, has a depross ing effeet upon stocks Thére was a slow and gradual yielding in_quotations at most from the opening to the elose, resulting in an average decline of about 1 per cent, In this decline Gould stocks were o lous, Western Union selling trom 603 @oily closing i Union Pacltic is down 13g¢, Missouri Pacific 12 BTOCKS ON 8 cont bond U. 5. 4i’s.. New 4's. Pacific 6 Central Pa C&A preferre ., B D, L. & &r . D. &R, G.. Erie. o preferred. . Hlinois Central, L B.&W. Kansas & Texas, ¢ Texas w Union o W, Bt L I A 1058 Western 1nion O.R.& N, B 16/ [EEN Noitheru Pi i prelered 5634 PRODUCE. Ohlcago, April 15.—Flour—Quiet, steady and unchanged : winter wheat, (@4.47: southern 4, 0000 4,60 Ise $4,5004,75; Michigan soft spri Minnes Ko 0 @b, 00 but £4.40 in, Tmproved de, ain, and closed & a70¢ forcash; @ite for Jun i about une sier, selling off utider yesterd iige tor April: Corn-—-Dbull but ed {@ie foF ¢ 37920 for M Oat Ste ng- i at Dull ¢ Vrive, 31, Steady at § 8114, e and ley Timothy 001,98, rogular; apened steady, {@10c, became weaker and advance lost; $9.05@010 for cashi $9.05 | @075 tor April; 86 | “Lard—Aciive and tri | for” cash, A pril and May,