Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 4, 1886, Page 2

TERRIBLE TRIPLE TRAGEDY Further Particulars of the Two Murdersand Snicide Near Staplohurst, A LOVER'S FRIGHTFUL DEED. Bad Drowning at South Bend—Mur. derons Matheny of Bradshaw Held ForTrial-Oakland Farmers Organizing—Stat Neeows, The Marysville Tragedy. StApLENURST, Neb, Aug Special to to the Bk —Sunday night, about 7 o'clock, on the farm of John Luitke, four miles west of town, occurred a tragedy which has shaken this community from center to circumference —a double murder and suicide. ‘The facts are about as follows, About a year ago a young man by the name of Frederick Ehde was en- ployed by John Luitke, a farmer. Shortly after his employment | paying his addresses o a sixteen daughter of his emplo The parents objected, prin- eipally on iicconnt of the youth of the young Iady, but he became so persistent that hie was tinally discharged. Since then he has worked for different persons in the community at various odd jobs. Although forbidden to hold intercour or visit the girl, it seems they have been holding elandestine meetings, which coming to the knowledge of the father, Ehde was forbidden to enter the hwuse or to trespess upon the premises, He then swore vengeance, declaring that if she could not marry him he would kill her to prevent her from marrying any one eise, and on Sunday evening, when the girl and a younger brother went to the pasture for the cows, he met them some two or three hun- dred yards from the house. The bhrother no- tified his father, who was not far distant,and he immediately started out. —Young Eluh-i geelng i coming, tirew s s atound the gitl, placed a revolver to her head and shot her dead. e then advanced to meet the father, and when = hear enough fired his 'vevolyer, the ball strikin Mr. Luitke in ' the passing through the aort le then round, and p head blew ont ling so_ that wo dead bodies did not lle over three apart. Mr. Lueike, after being shot, ingly aware that'lie was tatally injured, starfed for the house and died soon’ after reaching there. The whole affair did not occupy over ten or fifteen minutes, and in Tess than half an_ hour all were dead. only three shots were fired, each bullet took a luman life. Mr. Luitke is one of the oldest settlers and was lighly esteemed in the com- munity, The tragic affair liys cast a gloom over the entire community. Sheriff _Adaws, “eting coroner, empanneled a jury and at the inguest a verdict was rendered it accordance With thie above facts. A ¥ool's Errand. + OuAnnoy, N August 8.—[Special to the B sheriff of Cheyenne county arrived in this city early last week in search of a school girl and heiress, who, he had been informed, had left her home and went forth to capture the hearts of the cow- boys in the northwest. It apoears the oflicial was senton his errand by a practical joker, by what is known in deteetive parlance as a “pizeon,” containing a description of the “heiress” above mentioned, Armed with this letter the officer reached Chadron, and there, after searching the many places of §1l-fame, succeeded in finding in one of the courtezans the long lost sehool girl, who, by the way is somewhat handsome and quito youne in vears, but old in imquity. He visited her from day to day and in fact he pumped her inc ntly as to her parentage, ete. Inthe me: time she “‘worked” him for §75. 4 A Sad Drowning. Sourn Bexn, Neb., August 8.—[Speclal to the Beg.]—The little three-year-old son of M. E. O’Brien, of the state fish hatehery here, ‘was drowned in one of the fish ponds yester- « day afternoon. ' The lad was ‘playing about the house ut about 4:30, and had hardly been out of his parents’ sight when a neighbor’s son came running to the house, erying thata little boy had fallen into one of the fish onds. Mr. O’Brien hastened out to the pond indicated and there discovered his son’s hat floating upon the water. He plunged into the pond, which was only about five feet deep, and soon found the body lying at the bottom. He bore it to shore, but all efforts to resuscitate the boy proved fruit was al y extinct. The bereaved pa have the hearty sympathy of the entire com- munity in their affliction. Held For His Crime. Yonk, Neb., August 3,—[Special Telegram to the B —Charles Mathews, the man ‘whoshot Andrew Doran near Bradshaw the 10th ult., was given a preliminary hearing to-day befere Justico Byron at Bradshaw, and was bound over to he December term of the district court in $2,000 bail. He made no attempt whatever to secure bail and was brought back to this city by Sherlif Hamiiton and lodged in jail, where he will remain until December, Mrs, Doran, the wife of the yictim, was present and testified. Her evidence confirms the statements heretofore published in nearly all the details, Mrs. oran is in a very delicate condition. ‘Ihe wounded man 1s still in a precarions con- dition and may yet die from the effects of his wound, Farmers Moving For Self-Protection. OAKLAND, Neb,, August 3.—[Special to the Bee.]—A rousing meeting was held in our city by the leading farmers of this commu- nity. The object of the meeting was to form & joint stock lumber and grain corporation, with a starting capital of $20,000, divided into 400 shares of $50a share, 40 per cent to be paid down and the balance when called for. Great enthusiasin was expressad. ‘len men are circulating the petition for share: the required capital will be raised imn The farmers think if our present cai pay. 84,000 for an clovaior it is high time they should make . amoveforprotection. Holmquist, one of our * lumber dealers, has agree 11 out to the eon:lnnny, 80 this will “leave only one lumber yard. Omcials at Beatrice, Brarrice, Neb., August 3, pecial Tele- gram to the H —Colonel I, W, Wilcox, the Mendota carpenter, addressed a large au- dience at the opera house to-night on G, A, \subjects, General Leese, of Lincoln, spoke also. 1t was an enthuslastic meeting, Secretary of State Roggen, Attorney Gen- eral Leese, Treasurer Willard and Commis- - Bloner Scott came down to-day to inspect the feoble-minded institute, They report work Ktfl ressing satisfactorily, The building is P the fourth and last story and looks well, Dr. Armstrong, of Omaha, who is to take charge, of the institute, is here. Teachers' Insctitute at Wahoo, © WAmoo, Nen., August 8—(Special to " the Bee.)—The opening exceicises of the teachers’ institute wero held in the opera nse last night, E, 8, Merntt delivered the k. ress of welcome, and W, E, Fairbanks re- - sponded ou bebalf of the teachers, The reg- . ular work of the institute was begun this ming with 180 teachers in attendance, will continue for two weeks, The insti- tute is under the mauazement of superin- tendent O'Dooley, with professor D, K. . Reese, I, C. Long and Mr, "Thrailkill as in- ~ structors, Holdrege Helped. Neb., August 5,—[Special to 'his whole country was blessed - witha grand rain last night and this morn- . ing people are complaining of mud. The corn in Phelps eounty is safe and we will L %fll average crop. Swall grain is nearly drege booms as usual. Bonds for city water works carvied yesterday bd @& lar*o ajori scliool” bullding will 3 ty, Our $10. o ‘fl*wfl immediately, - A Farmer Sulcides. LuexToN, Neb, August 3 — Julius ~ Belilieske, a young German living on a farm | north of town, wound upa prolouged spree imself through the bead some Ight. “The erine was not dis- aday forencon, when u nelzb- r went tothe honse and found Schlieske cold in death, with a revolver by his side. Fatal Shooting Affray at Chadron, Criapnroy, Neb., Au Special Tele- @ram to the Bey At2p.m. Tony White [ shot and killed Horace Smith, four mile ast of town. It seems a feud has ex- isted between the parties some time on ac- countof a woman named Aggie. White fiell was riding with the woman in a car- e when Smith rode up on horseback from nd and opened fire on Whitefield Wnite field i return fired three times, one ball passing through Smith's heart, the other immediately 1y through the abdomen. Smith’s horse was also wounded by the ball, locating in the hip, The horse carried Smith fifty yards when both fell down. Whitefield surrendeted to the aunthorities, and an in- quest will be held to-morrow, B Campuivae, Neb, the Bek.]—~The dry spell is br ybody Mappy Over Rain, uzust 8,—[Special to ken. Lt began to rain last night about 8 o’clock and contin~ ued till about midnight. Everyone is hapby. as there will be lots of corn. Early corn is badly Small grain s good. weight but a good yiel damaged, but late corn is all right, X Jats are a little lightin Good Crops in Burt © OAKELAND, Neb., Augus Bek e yield of wheat in this vicinity is about thirteen bushels per acre, and never was befter in quality. Oats were never bet- ter both in quantity and q The late corn has been benefited by the recent rains, and if we have a late, dry fall, with no trost, Burt county_can coint on two-thirds of & corn crop, Farmers are feeling happy since the rains, Olothing Dealers Fail. BeATiice, Neb, August 8.—[Special Telegram to the Brk.|—k. N. Townsend & company, clothing and gents' furnishing “gouds, woro closed by the sherifl to-night on an attachnent of Farwell & company of Chicago for 8025 A chatel mortgage anount- ing to £1.200 will also bo given on their stock today. The firm have been in business but a fow months, Too Free With His Knife. Corvanus, Neb., August 3.—|Special Tele: gram to the Brw.|—Menry Bashette, a man living sixteen miles northeast of Colum- bus, having trouble his father- inlaw interfered, whereupon Bashette saulted him with a knite. He was brought before Justice Cowderly and bound oy the district court THEY BELI OMAHA, Nebraska Stockmen Who Transact Business in South Omaha. The vapid growth of the live stock in- terests of Nebraska and the wealth and prosperity resulting to the state is fre- quently commented upon, and is always an interesting topic. The men who doing 80 much to develop the resourees of the state are among the most live and enterprising citizens in the community. The loeation of stock vards at Omaha and the rapid growth of the market has had the eflect of bringing a good many prominent live stock men to the city who were seldom seen here before. Others who have not been here haye shipped in stock until they are almost as well known. Among the regular shipvers to the Omaha live stock market is Tom Powers, of Sutton, one of the most extensive feed- ers in the state. For two years past he has had some of the finest cattie secn on the Omaha market. F. C. Dodge, Wood River, is another extensive feeder. He does not believe in selling when the market is way down and 1snow holding a fine bunch of steers until the price suits him. George Meisner, Shelton, is one of the heaviest feeders in the state for a man who does business entirely on his own money. He has a bank at Shelton witle an oflice that cannot be surpassed for neatness by any in the state. It contains a table, about four by sixteen feet, thatis covered with all Kindsof flowers and plants, a veritable little greenhouse. The vines are trained around the oftice and over the furniture. Mr. Meisner is also the possessor of several thousand acres of farm land S. R. Black, Kearney, ships a great deal of live stock and is also quite an ex- tensive feeder. He buys i company with a number of other men along the lines of the B. & M. and Union Pacific railroads for Omaha, Chicago, Kansas City and Denver markets. At Plum Creek is located H. R. Falk- ner, a recent_addition to the list of live stock men. He has been extensively en- gaged in shipping grain and last spring began handling” all kinds of live stock, especially sheep. V. E. Smith works his headquarters at St. Paul and is one of the livliest and most active of the live stock men in Central Nebraska. He buys at five or six different stations and is also engaged in feeding to some extent, T, C. Kenyon, on whose land the town of Howard was located, is another prom- inent shipper. The railroad reached Howard only a year ago, since which time it is claimed that the town has shipped more grain and stock than any other place of its size in the state. Still further up th ley is located Ed. T. Cook, who is president of the North Loup = Cattle Co., and senior member of the firm of Cook & Jacobs, extensive foeders and breeders of cattle, hogs and horses. Morse, Rogers & Co., North Bend, are the proprietors of a large farm and are exwensive feeders, besi fl’zs humfi ongaged in the elevator business, hey are among the most frequent shippers'to the Omaha yards. James H. Snell, of Ashland, is an tensive feeder. He has about 1,400 xc; of land in Cass and Saunders county, largely engaged in shipping stock in company with W. J. Agnew, who is also a feeder. Parkhurst & Wells, Grand Isiand, are hcuvi' £ rs and speculators. Mr, Parkhurst is a heavy land owne C. H. Parmeie, Plattsmouth, enjoys the reputation of being one of the wealthiest men in Cass county. He buys and ships as well as feeds, He is the owner of sev- eral thousand acres of land. Philip Unitt, Seward, has one of the finest foeding' farms in the state, and foeds from five hundred to a thousand head at a time. He is also a heavy ship- per. Virgin & Nelson, Utica, have shipped about as many loads of stock into the Omaha yarks s any other firm in the stute. They are now feeding 200 head of steers and have just bonght 100 more. Fisher & Wagner, York, handle grain as well us live stock. They ship on an average & car of stock a day. W. J. Weyant, jr., is a young man and has not been long in the business, but is ing his entire attention to it, and with suceess, He has been running from one to three ears a week into the market, and has frequently expres: £ as well pleased with the Gmaha market. Willixm Bays, Valparaiso, is one of the oldest shippers to this market, but of late hus been devoting so much time to other business that he has not been able to ay- Erge over 4 car n week, ¥ Koudele, Wahoo, has a very flue feeding farma adjoining tho town. Me “was formerly in the butcher — business, bat ~ has sold out and is now giving his whole time to the rai of flne stock. Louis eilintz, Waloo, assistant cashier of the first national bank, has a fine farm in Saunders county, on which he has recently placed a hundred steers hougnt in the Omaba market. He is a {wng man, and if he suceeeds as well in hiis as in other business he will soou be- come a prominent live stock man, There are hundreds of other live stock men in the state, both feeders and ship- pers, but they ave far tos numerous to ineluded here. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDN HE COULDN'T TAKE 1T BACK | The Resignation of Ohief Butler Acospted By the Council, THE INTER.-STATE EXPOSITION Who'll Keep the Prisoner? - ¥ Tourists—The Pacific De- pot—The Jap Tourists—Other Local Matters, on Rutler's Resignation Accepted. The regulsr meeting of the city coun- cil was held last evening, A large num ber of spectators were present, drawn by the interest in the question of Chief But- ler's resignation, upon which the council was expected to take action, A communication was received from the mayor approving of cortain ordi- nances adopted at the last meeting of the council; also a communication vetoing the amended building inspeetor’s ordi- nance. The veto was sustained, A communication from Chief Butler showing the possession of fees amount- ing to $447 for permits and foes for mov- ing houses. He also presented the following com- To_the Honorable, the City Council of Oniaba—Gentlenen: ' Acting ~ upon the urgent solicitation of the members of the ~fire department of Omaha, as well as at the request of the board of underwriters' in Omahq, T beg leave to withdraw from your eonsideration my prof- o N as the chief of the Tire de- | was_somewhat inconsider- Respectfully, your obe- Joux H. BUTLER, Chief of 'iré Department. Both communications were tabled until the report of the fire committee's in gation of the charges ugainst the chief shouid be r A number grading, reor works, were An estima fered resignat partment, whi ately tendered you. diant scrvant, ved, of contracts for street :d by the board of public pproved. in favor of Raymond & k Campbell, amounting to $317, for wot on the Sixteenth street viaduet, was allowed. “The rules were suspended at this point and an ordinance declaring the necessity of changing the grade of Webster street, from Sixteenth to Eighteenth street, was taken up and passed. A large number of estimates in favor of various paving and grading contractors were presented and allowed. A communication was received from the city marshal suspending Thomas Picronet from the police force for breach of rules 6 and 18 and for disorderly con- duct. Mr. Ford wanted to know what rules 6 and 18 were. He said 1t appeared that & man could besuspended under the present adminis v expressing an opinion. The ion wuas re- on police. A number of appraisers’ reports ot s furJ)ru]msn-l changes of grade ed and referred to the proper committee. A vetition asking for the pri allowing the Union Pacific to lay a spur of their track across lzard and Nicholas streets was referred to the commuttee on viaducts vilege of s. Amelia Nelson, s in the sum of $2,000 of grade on Sixteenth street, d to the committee on finances ms. ‘The resolution of the school board. re- questing the marshal to have all houses of prostitution removed from strects ad- ;ucnnl. to public school buildings, was re- erred to the city marshal with instrue- tions to carry out the. request of the boaed. A petition asking for the grading of Twenty-second street between Capitol avenue and Davenport strcet was re- ferred to the committee on grades and grading, A petition asking for the change of grade on Webster street between Six- teenth and Eigiteenth street was placed on file. A bill of damages in the sum of $4.50 for damage done to his wagon by a fire truck driven by members of the fire de- partment was ‘received from T. Sinhold and referred to the committee on fire. Plats of Paddock’s place and Lindsay’s addition were presented and approved. UTIONS, t the amounts al- city officials for horse hire be reduced not to exceed $15, Tabled temporarily. By Schroeder—That the city marshal be required to inform the council by what authority he has stopped _the })ln\'mg of music boxes in respectable saloons. Mr. Schroeder made a plea for the adoption of the report, as the rule was working a wrong upon respeetable saloonkeepers. He thought it was a d shame to practice such an imposition. “When you hear music,’” he said, “you don’t fight.”” Mr. Ford said the marshal had made no effort to stop the playing of pianos and music boxes in the houses of prostitution that keep decent people awake all night. He was opposed to the order, which he considered a eranky no- tion of the marshal. The resolution was referred to the committee on police by a vote of 7 to 5. By Dailey— That the ci as n board of equanzation for five days, commes ng Tuesday, August 10, to cor- rect assessments for 1886. Adopted. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, Grades and grading—Recommending the adoption of the ordinance donating a plat of ground on St. Mary’s avenue, over the mayor’s veto. Adopted, ico—Exonerating Ollicers Matza and do from the charges made ngainst them by Fred Bullard, with a cl rec- ommending more cauticn among police- wen in using their clubs, and that the marshal be instructed to prohibit the policemen from drinkiug during duty honrs. Adopted. Same —Recommending that the marshal have the police rules posted in the police stations so that such mistakes as that made by officer Riley in_arresting Ed Maurer may be avoided hereafter. Ad- opted, Public Property and Improvements— Reducing the amount allowed to the dif- ferent city officers for horse hire be re- duced to $15 per month. Recommitted for further investigation. ‘The Butler matter was called up by the following report presented by the com- mittee on fire and water works: **Your committee to whom was refer- red a communication of John H. Butler, uskinfilhut his resignation be not ac- cepted until the churges made against lum be investigated, would respectiully report that we have made such investiga- tion and find that Mr, Butler collected as building inspector the sum of $447.50 for permits issued, and that he reported #06 on hand in his report of April 1, 1855; but in his report of 1886 he failed to muake any return for amount on hand. In justice to Mr, Butler we would state that e claims that this portion of his report was omitted by a mistake in copying; and wo find that the testimony would favor this claim. ~ We would also state that evidently Mr, Butler did not expect the council to call for this amount, as he did not turn over the same to his successor in oftice. The law under which Mr. Butler acted as building inspector did not com- yel him to turn over any funds except on demand of the council, and we therefore find no orimiual intent on the part of Mr. Butler in holding the funds. ~ With regard to the filling of cis- terns and use of engines for pumping, your comwittee is unable to ascertain the smount received as no record whatever was kept, and Mr. Butler testifies himself that he docs not kuow what smount was il meet y coun thfal | received. We find this portion of the fire department’s business was done a loose and careless manner. 'And we further find that Mr. Butlet’ had disregarde ordinances of the eityt in referenc purchases made antl in ‘the appointment and discharge of membgr of the fire de. yartment. We recommend that;Mr. Butler ]..- instructed to tarn oyer all funds in his hands, which belong to the city, to the treasurer and that Kis resignation he accepted. We would further recommend that the city attormey ‘prepare an ordi. \ce defining the powers and duties of the chief engineet of the fire depar ment.”’ An attempt was made by Mr. Dailey to have Mr, Butler’s requast. withdrawing his resignation, granted but proved in- cifectual, and the report of the committee was adopted, Bailey, Dailey, Goodman and Shroeder voting nay Upon the adoption of the report the audience filed out of the room and the council occupied the time until 11:30 o'clock n disposing of the following « INANCES Making appropriations for the pay- ment of labilities incurred during the month of July from the various funds as follows: General fund Police fund. Fire fund. . Wine Curb and gufter fund. Paving fand.. ... Paving bond fund. .., Curb and gutter bond fund $11240, 156,70 Judgment fund. 3 Library fund....... 654,61 Total, 855,084,588, Amending building inspector ordin- ance. Passed. Changing the grade of Pierce street from Eighth street to Seventh street. Passed. Changing grade of Tenth street from Pacific 1o M. railway tracks, and of Mason street from ‘Tenth str to Eleventh street. Passed, Changing the le of Cuming street from Twenty- nth street to Thirtieth street, d of Twenty-ninth avenue Dele- from Cuming street 270 feet north. on from Sixth wird owing ‘l‘\\'vm_\»lhml street from Capitoi avenue to Nicholas street. Passed. INCREASING TIE POLICE FORCE. A resolution was presented that it was the sense of the council that the police force be increased to the extent of five men. The resolution wa gned by Members Dailey, I Manville, Schroeder, Bailey and Bechel. Mr. Lee said he didn’t think the conn- cilmen who had signed the resolution had acted square in taking this step to exhibit themsely as being opposed to the police committee in this matter. Mr. Manville thought the council ought to make up for the dilatory action of the police committee and provide for the better protection of the eity. The reso- lution was adopted and the council ad- journed. INPER-STATE X‘l’OSl’l 1ON. Excellent Prospects of a Magnificent Show Early in September. A meeting of the Joiufcommittee of the Fair and Exposition® asséeiation, for the purpose of making firrnpgements for the forthcoming interstate exposition was held last night at the exposition building. There were prcsnllgr\\ln'. rs. Lininger, J. T. Clarke, Garneau, Rich, Kitchen, N. B, Falconer, J. A. Wakefield, I. W. Miner, Max Meyer and Fr¢d Gray. Mr. Garneau presided, and James Ross acted as secre- tary. A proporition from the exposition association to furnigh increased room, by means of a building:to be specially erect- ed in connection v\fii!h thut of the associ tion, was unanimously adopted. This building will be erdeted narth of the expusition bulding-ogf Fourteenth street, and has been rendered necessary by the fact that the space of the latter building has alreadp been takeffand the number of appiicants for other space have made more room necessary. 'L'his building will be 66x120 feet. L Mr. Frank Allen was"employed to act as spi [ agent of the fair to visit all the principal towns of Nebraska to work up patronage for the spécial trains which are to be run every day during the fair and the exposition. Among the exhibitors whn have thus far made application for space are the following: Fleisechman & Co., yeast; Grand Union Tea company; L. W. Wolf & Co., electrical instruments; Omaha Carpet company; Mergell & Rosenzwig, decorators; M. I'. Murrphy, artist; A. Hospe, art; Clark Bro’s & "Co., teas and spices; K. A. Rhinchart, photographs; Collins & Bchantz, photographs; Collins, Gordon & Kay, sporting goods; Potter & Megeath, stenographers; Rohrbough Bro's, Commercial college; A. Polack. nan, marble; Howe & Kerr, furniture; Philip Lang, bpoots and shoes; 8 Orchard, carpets; Henry Lehman, decorator; Geo. Heyn, 'artistie hotographs; E. Baton, same; Max Rluyor. ngnr!in¥ materials; Himebaugh, Taylor, & Co., hardware: Omaha Paint and Oil company; L Oberfelder, mil- linery; suits and furs, Chas. McDonald, E. F. McCartney, H, G. Richter; china and glassware, Burns, C. E. Moody Welty & Landrock; fancy goods, Miller & Richerdson, Kaufman . dry goods, 8. P. Morse, N. B, Falconer; toys, C. odrich & Cb.; stoves, Mil® ton Rogers & Sons, John ssie; cloth- mg, C.J. Canan & Co., M. Hellman & Coy; furniture, Chas, Shiverick’ Dewey & Stone; boots and shoes, Ried, Jones & Co., W. V. Morse & Co.; gents’ turnish- ing goods, H. B, Hudson; drngs, D. W, clothing; M. J. Bliss & Isancs, Sam'l & Co.; saddlery, X6, A, ller & Co., H company, C. F. Goodman & Co. and caps, W, L. Parrotte & Co.; trunks, C. Forbsy, H. H. Marhoff; books, Omaha Publishing company; printers’ materials, Chase & Eddy; jewelry, Max Meyer & Co., C Raymond; , U. 5. Wind Engine com- [y gurtosities, Julis Meyer; grocers, ). M. Steele & Co., Meyers & Raspke; ce Canning com- company; works, Beat [ pany, Plattsmouth mnms; safes, P. Boyer & Co., G. Andreen; seeds, John Evans; two pictures, A, Rothery; awnings, H. R. Hargraves; crackers, Garneau Cracker company; musical in- struments, Max Meyer & Bro., A. Hospe. Besides these, there. are a number of other firms with a choice array ot novel- ties who are yet to he héard from. These will be accommodated in the annex aboye mentioned, which will give a great deal more of desirable space. This sxl;osilion. it is desired on the part of the management, must not be confounded with thy ()lrlgl_ihn fair, It will commence two day§ earlier than the lat- ter, on the 4th of September, and con- tinue till the 18th. 1t Will be run as is the exposition in St; Lous, forming with the fair a dual attyaction, It will be open from 10 o'clock m $he morning, and besides the features of an exposition will have others of an interesting nature to entertain all who may patronize it. The affair is already an assured success, and with the fair will bring thousands of peo- ple to Omaha. : The oftice for ex! s is now open, and Mr. Lininger, of Lininger & Metcalf, the manager, will be found there between the hours of nine and ten, two and three, and in the evenings. Mr. Ross, the secre- tary, will be on hand at all hours. WHO'LL KEEP THE PRISONERS? A Little Legal Difference Between the County and Oity Authorities. Considerable attention 18 being tracted to the habeas corpus case in Judge McCulloch’s court, in which the release of Chase Green from the county jail is being attempted. Green was fined $50 and costs in Judge Stenberg's court for cannin, DAY, AUGUST 4 an assanltupon a fellow colored citizen, Joe James, and in default of payment of his fine was sentenced to serve a term of fifty days in the county jail. Now comes Green's attorney, Pat O, Hawes, and seeks Green's relense on a habeas corpus writ on the ground that under the state law the prisoner is allowed $3 per day for time s »d, and that Green has ac cordingly served his time. Judge Sten berg claims that Green was sentencea une i ordinance of the city providing tor the ot city prisoners in the jail and holds that the prisoner, while scrviug his sen- tence for & municipal offense, dors not come under the jurisdiction of the state laws. Judge MeCulloch has been an noyed by a number_of similar cases of late, and has decided to use Green's ease as # test one to establish a_precedent for future cases of the kind. He sccordingly asked the county some action in the matte standing may be ariv county and city anthe e com missioners have requested County Attor ney Cowin to file an opimon with tne board upon the matter. +*There is but little question_as to what General Cowin's opinion will be,"’ said Judge Stenberg in speaking ot the mat ter to a Beg reporter last cvening. *‘He will decide that the county 1s not bound and in fact has no right to keep the prisoners sent up by the city authorities exeept for such offenscs as came under the juris- diction of the statutes. The result wi be that all of the prisoners fined for petty 8, such as drunkenness, and other violations of the ci ces, will have to be confined in"the city jail while serving out their nnes. We have no room for them and will probably have to chain them out or build a prisoners’ pound in which to keep them and hire a guard for them.” General Cowin’s opinion will be filed with the county commissioners on Satuor- day, and will be looked for with interest by both the county and city authoriti Two Youthtul Tourists, great faith the American public n the faithfulness and kind heart- of the Iroad officials was no- ticeably exemplitied at the depot last night. The incoming “overland’’ train on the Unjon Pacitic brought in little Miss Saran Tabor, aged nine years, who was going to Waupaca, Wis,, after sev- eral wee visit in Cedar Rapids, Neb. She was entirely alone save a generously filled lunch basket, a ticket and the promised eare of the tramn officials, who will not fail to turn their charge over to their snecessors on connecting roads and uew divisions, with positive instructions to “look out for this httle girl.” Sarah is just as safe in the gnardianship of the oys as if her mother, grand- and her sister were with her twice as independent. The outgoing ‘“‘overland” James Boddy, & youth of ten years, bound for Diflon, Mont. He is a néphew of ex-Chief of Police Skinner, of Council Bluffs. He was alone and well my pped for tl officials’ eyes will al he reaches his destination. and carried al 1l The Junketing Japs. After a day’s enjoyment in Omaha, al- though the early part of the day was not what it might be on account of the rain, Prince Fushimi and his suite de- parted for San Francisco last evening. They occupied thr scctions of the Puliman sleeper Messina and had all the little etcete: with them that knowing America have when they travel. Young Goto seems to be the reader of the party. Strapped to a paper box of bon bons he had the two volumes of the “Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant” bound in calf and Mrs. Braddon’s *‘Evil Genius'' in paper cover. It is probable that the prince and his party wili run down to Salt Lake City from Ogden, but they ail seem anxious to reach home and will lose very little time in reaching the steamship. —_— A Miniature Menagerie. The Pacific express company forwarded last night via the Missouri Pacific train from this city a collection of prairie i s from J. K. Rice, Gibbon, Neb., to W. A. Conklin, in charge of the ani- mals in Central Park, New York ecity. There were two peculiarly looking cranes, one being over four feet in height! three erates of prairie dogs and and immense rattlesnake in a glass topped box. The latter made his pres- ence hnown by continued tling, and presnmably the express m ] not sleep extra_sonndly to-night i sleeps at all. Mr. Rice, it is said, makes a business of coliecting birds, snakes, fish and prairie animals fcT castern sale, and seasons of the year the express to handle plenty of live freight. A ‘‘Horse-Shoe’ Day for Them. Ed and Arthur Rothery can put a big red mark on August 3 for the year 1886, a3 it was a day of great luck for both. In the first place Ed received a copy of the Poiice Gazette with his picture promin- ently placed and looking as natural as life, with the legend underneath, “The leading sporting man in Omaha.” Arthur had his turn next for the evening express brought him a Chinese terrier, one of those hairless canines that are so high priced and in such great uemand among the ton. This one came from a friend of the received in New York, and is cer- tainly the smallest matured dog in the west. Wrathy Westlake, Westlake, the ex-confectioner of St. Mary’s avenue, whose failure caused a very slight ripple in retail business a short time ago, was summarily called to time last night by Bean, the Douglas street ice crenm man_and general con- fectioner. The trouble was all about #30 indcbtedness, and Bean alleges that Westlake was endeavoring to avoid pay- ment by flight. The two were together at the depoi about 5 o'clock, and while Bean turned around to speak to a friend Westlake boarded the dummy and was soon in lowa. A telegram was t across the river to hold him, and the next train over the bridge carried the ereditor, who was about as mad & man as Omaha has seen in some years, Condemuing l;;nparly. The hoard of appraisers appointed to condemn property for the new freight depot of the Union Pacific bave reported comdemnation on lots 2 and 8in block 178, fronting north on Jackson street be- tween Seventh and Eighth. This 1s known as the old Davis property, on which was the first mill ever startea in Nebraska. The present owner is John H Green. and the value of the property has been fixed at $15,000, Rain All Around Omaha. Train officials and passengers on the trains coming in from the west last eyen- ing report a very heavy ram whi reached from Denver to a point about fif- teen miles of Omaha. The fall was un- usually plentiful and it is said that Colo- rado has had more rain this season that atany time in its history. This city is & kind'of Taintalus it would seem. i Died. 2Rt Mrs. Lizzie Clark, aged thirty-eight years, and wife of W. Il Clark, died at 3 o'clock a. m., August 8, 188¢. 'The funeral will take place trom the resid ence, Sixth and Pacific streets, and the remains will be interred at Council Bluffs, ut 100'clock a. m., August 4. The friends of the family are wnvited to be present. 1886. [BORING FOR A BONANZA. The Famous Comstock Mines and How They Aro Worked. NEVADA'S VANISHED TREASURE. Poverty and AMuence Dug from a Common Drift—The Works Above and Below Ground, Nev., Vinaisny, July 80.—[Corres pondence of the Bee. | —8till craving for new fields to conquer, new risks to run, and new sights to see your correspond ent stopped at Reno, and came to this place to take a look at and know by personal observation the mines that have supphed so much of the precious metal for the medium of commeree; the mines that have made paupers, princes, and have in reality surpassed tho oxt gant imaginings of Dumas’ Monte Cristo. We are here in this strange side-hilled city, that views barren heights, dreary land- scapes and knows no wealth save those idols of man, delved from mother earth’s deepest bow A town that in her had but 20,000 people, with jons of wealth, now a half- dead village, with her mining hamlets round about harely numbering 8,000 souls Still hope, that ever impelling power to man’s nobility, claims a still greater fu- ture for this mining town. We looked up Superintendent A, C. Hamiltoa, of the Combination shaft, and were furnished with his most trusted guide for a tour of the mines forming the combination. This is the great shaft sunken 8,200 feet to strike the famous Comstock lod This shaft has foor compartments, No. 1is 6x7 feet in the ar, Nos. 2, 6 feet in the wr, all joined together and making a shaft 10x80 feet and 3,250 feet decp, all of which is walled with sawed timber, each picee 14 inches square. From this great shaft theve are drifts leading off at the following depths Seventeen hun- dred feet, 2,400 feet, 2,600 feet, 2,800 f eet, 3,000 feet, 3,100 feet and 3,200 feet. These t into the flinty rocks mountains from 700 to making under ground feet, cities in the way of streets and “alleys. 2,500 The power that “is doing this wonderful work I must mention somewhat in detail. The main power is from huge hydraulic engines or pumps piaced along “the side of thsshaft in large rooms cut out of solid rock 30x00 feet and 12 feet deep. There ave three of these huge hydraulie pumps, each having four 10 to 13 feet plunger stroke, and’ placed 2,400 feet, 2,600 feet, and 3,000 fect under ground. These vumps are run by water from a reservoir 425 feet above the surface by direct pressure, giving a power of over 1,600 pounds to thesquare inch. This water is brought from Carson river, some twenty-six miles distant, and then through Sutro tuunel somé three miles. These hydraulic pumps are all constant- ly worl nd have a cupacity of 4,000, 000 zallons per day, and are_dischurzing 8,700,000 gallons each day. Besides these hydraulic pumps, there is also a huge Cornish pumping engine on the surface, with Lits rod, shaft or piston 3,155 feet long, so that its eylinder is 5o many feet under ground, This rod is 15 inches square i 60 feet lengths, made out of Oregon timber bolted together and faced with steel sides, and carrying two pumps of 15 inch diumeter each, with some seventeen feet stroke. The capacity of this pump is 1,000,000 Fullous per day, while it is constantly handling 600,000 gallons each r. Besides these there three dummy enginesor pumps in he shaft, so that the total number of allons bandled each day amounts to The hoisting is done by these se powers with three other hoist- ing engines on the surface by means of cable ribbons, woyen at these works {rom the best Knglish steel wire, being 8,600 feet long, and each weighing te three tons ave brought up at the trip requiring” about four minu hus the labor and materials are carr up and down. These great works hs cost $3,000,000 and requited twelve years in their progress thus far, and all for naught but to prospect in the verg depths of the earth and find again a Bons pocket in the Comstock lode, i pense is paid by assessment on the stock- holders of the following mines, vi Sav- age, Hall und Nareross, Collar d Po- tosie, which have combined to work all their mines from this one shaft and works, 200 hands are constantly em- rloyc(i at an average of $4 each for hours work. The works run constal All needed precautions are no expense saved to make every most complete and safe. If one set of machinery breaks or gets out of repair another stands by its side to take its place. These deep mines are well venti- ated, and each cooling room has ice and cool er for their hands, On (-nu‘rinfi the mine you are required to unstrip an put on a woolen suit of pants and shirt with socks and shoes furnished tor the trip; also oil cloth hat made especially for the purpose and a huge oil cloth coat and a lantern. Then you are placel on anarrow platform, with iron railing on one side, when you are pos ned and dirccted to stand and remain just so. Soon down you start. Two with the guide are a plenty for this narrow and open elevator, The temperature gradu- i changes, and when ai 2,000 or 2,600 feet doep you have had a fine introduc- tion to that eternal place 50 many of you are trymg to escape. You stop at the different Is, examine the pumps already d bed, take ofl' the oil cloth coat and hat, go into the cooler for water and a breath of heaven’s pure air, Here the miners come from the side le These miners are find looking men, we: mg naught save pants and sho sweating from every pore. They drink the ice cold water and tarn the same all over them, with pleasure and good re- sults rather than distress or injury. Many of them told me they had length- ened their day, in fact saved their by working ~in these extrome heats, Soon the guide ecalled out, “are you you ready for more?” My reply s al- Vi yes, and 50 again we put on our 1d hat, mount thut strange eleva- nd go still deeper. We next go to 3,200 feet lead, and oh, how hot! We actually smell the infernal fumes, felt the hellish heat and heard the damued sizzlings, or thought we did, of that place to droad. i In some of the lower leads the heat is intense, notwithstanding the cold air and water forced through them. The tem- ureis all the way from 85 to 195 The water, as it cow its Yy through the' rock erevices, is $0 hot one pnot endure to put the hand in it. We are now at the lowest lead, and see the dianmond drills and blasters at work—follow the railroad track to some far point where the prom- ise is good and great discove expectod—s0 it kas gone for years, and each poor feilow pays his assessment and dreams that he is soon to he a million- aire. Many of the miners hold stoek and have great faith, We next take & ood, long cool-off for our heavenly ride; dress np warm and button up rything. Still we feared we were leaking (o death, as every pore had uemed its faucit and let our very blood's water out. Soon we ain mount that shaky earryall,aud with @ jerk of the wire the po is applied from the top and up we go. It grows distressing cooler oo rapidly, wad \“I ——————r—————— W~ . T heav.n really suffer before we reach light G A warm bath is awaiting us. We doff that strange garb, plunge in, and in a fow minutes are all right, and feeling that an epoch of life hasoccurred in the past two hours, Allthis is and has taken place in nature’s great treasary, in a placo one and a_ half miles long, 100 feot wide, and 1,600 feet deep. Oveor $100,000, 000 have been taken out by Amer poor laborers; made European digni- taries and Rothsenitd millionair discoverer died a pavper in 1 We must stop. Still many other s of 1nterest nsk for mention JoW L - HOW TO MAKE A THOUSAND, Financial Proposition of a Self A rly Satur who has resided in tins for the last thirteen nsed Mo rd, worning Charles Good, city off and on s, was standing on the corner of Eloventh and Harnoy streets. A rough looking man came along and accosted him “'Say, pard, you look rather dry let's take a darink.” he invitation aceepted und the two men adjourned to a neighboring saloon, As is usually the case on such oceasions, especially when there is plenty of money around, the inaugural bever- ages were succeeded by many others, and the stranger, who evidently had im- bibed before mecting Good, became very talkative, Taking the latter to one side he whispered in his ear I"Ilu\v would you like to make $1,000 clear?” Good, not being a real estate agent with o skeleton wagon and a box stall for an oftice in some store corner, said $1,000 would not be amiss if it cume honestly, and he would like to know how it could be acquired. ‘Thenm the stranger commenced to tell of an at- rocious murder that was committed in Red Oak, [a., alittle over two yeurs ago Come wis n which'the proprictor of a brick yard was b ned with an ax by a former em- ploye and the murdered man’s daughter me teall the es- eward of )0 by the -d to shot and seriously wounded by the dastardly villain. He wenton torels the details of the terrible crimg cape ofthe murderer and the $100 offered by the county and city,both of which up to t bring the man to justice. The stranger then™ said that » knew the man who committed the deed-—that h now in Denver and if Good wouls st him they could rake in the $1000. It so happened that Mr od resided and was fa- nourly | the crime at he know nothing of it. More drinks were indulged inand mellower beeame the stranger. Again the subject of raising the $1000 was brouached and the stranger repeated his story with the exception that at this time he located the murderer a short distance from Council Blulls where he was chop- ping wood. “We'll have to go well armed,” said the stranger, “for Hayden’s bad on the shoot. He brings down his man every time."" Mr. Good now became interested for the nan f the man who committed the murder in Red Oak was Hayden. In order to draw out his curions new-made acquaintance e accused him of endea- voring to get up a sensation about some- thing of which he knew nothing. He openly told the stranger that he knew nothing about the Red Ouk aflair whate ever. —This irritated the latter and with an oath he replied : “I'don't, you say. Iought, for I'm the man. re’s $1,500 on I'm Hayden, and th lieve 1t, look If you don’t be Then the stranger rolled up his sleeves and showed two peculiar scars on his Jeft arm, and he also showed another scar on ich as well as the nume Hayden correspond ex- actly with the iption published of the murderer. Immediately afterward, he disappeared. Good s satistiec that the right party was, and perhaps is i y.0He informed the policc,and & atchman subsequently arrested a finswering Huyden's description, man but Good not being present ths man was allowed to go. The sheriff at Red Oax has been communicated with and further developments are anxiously awaited. Two lowa gentlemen informed a re- porter of the B yesterday that they were in Red Oak at the time of the mur- it they knew Hayden well, and cly o1 twoor threé occasions they fied they saw him on the streets of Omaha. Here i chance for a ver nice still hunt for a bold, bad man, wit] $1,500 as an incentive. iR For Sale. A lot of nice empty boxes. Counting Rooni, sl Bargain. Farnam near 20th, rents for $1,550, $16,000. S. A. Sloman, 1512 Far- nam. Inquire at e Sealed Bids. OyanA, Juiy 29.—The undersigned, duly appointed reccivers for Sloman Brothers, jobbing saddlery and leather business, lately conducted at No. 1207 Douglas street, Omaha., Neb.), will re- ceive sealed bids for the stock, fixtures, ete cd on an inventory recently made by the undersigned. T'he order of the court authorizing this advertisement reads as follows: “Ordercd, That the vers herein are authorized and directed to receive bids or propc s for all or any part of the property comng to the bands of th receivers, and the receivers are directes to give ten days’ noti advertisement in two of the 8 published in Omaha and by cireulurs sent to such per- s may be likely to bid on any part re le may I h, one- ty and balance in ninoty days, to be y secur: 1mount exceeding $100 must be acc iied by ed choek made pa, to the a cert order of Elmer D. Frank, clerk, for ten per cent of the amount, as evidence of ood faith, said checks to be returned, if ids are no epted. The st and fixtures inventory at their invoice price §53,500. ‘I'ne time for receiv at noon on August 9, 1856 W.J. BROATCH, W. V. Moksk, Receivers. bids will close —— For Sale—Kesldence, My lot, honse (with or without furni- ture) and_barn for sale on easy pay- ments. For particulars apply to Mus. F. M, PliLLivs, 219 Dodge St. - Don’t pay big prices or buy enheap ut Bradford's. lumber but Barg u Hurney and Howard, vents for 1,050, §8,600." 8. A, Sloman, 1512 Farnaw, p - in. 13th betwey A D. C. Patterson Has removed his real estate office into Roows 1, 2 and 3, Omaha National Bank, recently vacated by Omaba Loan & Trust company. o e Go to Chumberlain, Anderson & O'Con- neli's for furniture. Our prices and styles cannot be beat. A pleasure to show goods., Musouie block, North 16th, | e—— Gry Howe & KERR'S PRIOES ON FURNL- TUKE. 1510 DouGL, el @ can buy Iurpiwire chesper & Co., 12th st., bet ?nrnaflu“la ity than unv other place iu the e e