Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 17, 1886, Page 2

(RAILING BLOODY TRACKS. | 0, Haddook's Poon Arrentod OPLE WILD WITH EXCITEMENT b ChArnotars Deoamping Honal Developments at Hand Ariival of the Prisonoes Wing the dnry An bmportant Captuee. na A8 being officers ar Winiterling e Wil early this morning Dot met & few niles Mayor Cleland and Upon arviving wers taken to I and goar until thelr examination by the coroner’s jury. John King is woll known here, as ho has Boen & rosldont of the eity soveral y s benn employed in varions hov Hution as i mustolan at Loavit's the twenty-ulght years of age and a chironie bum. Charlos Walterling closo compan ton of King for some time, and hias been anlie arotnd dives and low resorts of the Aity, Kverything wis kopt as quiet as vos wiblo by e officors during the day, and the publie wis helid in stispense, 1t is known, however, that tho two prisoncrs have been fentifiod by John Ryan as the men he saw With Leavitt nenr the scene of the murder. 1t wan for thi on they were sought for and brought back, Loavitt, the varioty theator an, skipped to-day, having @iven i bl of sale T his property to a party Nore, Mis whereabouts is still known, how- ever, to the police, and ho whl not escape, Bt be broughe back at the proper time, The gonornl opiilon is that King s the man who fived the shot (hat eansed the death of the oy, addonk, and thit Walterhing is the man iy with i, Another party implieated v tpagedy unespeetedly left the city last 0 and will not be « further learned con orling that they were 1 Chat wooompiiees | the murder tived hore fro with thelr pr north of the wiund ot hore the n o privat oner ning King an nneoted with Walker, the ¥ 0 (e whisky i thin plot 1uffs Their implieation near the seene of the mupder indieates strongly that the two Mo who were eane 1 in the dastardly and cowardly murder havo been at st enught, Dr. Watterman, — renched the ity today and reconvened the jury. 1t s Bolieved that with the intormation that King and Walterling can give, the whole mystery will b elonred up and a vordict reached very Soon. 1€ 16 should b arly demonstrated Eint (he right men have been eaught there 1s o telling how far, public indignation may o, The eity has been feverish with excite- ment all day avor of Hall. DoskLAON, Ta, August 10.—(Special Tele- g to the B —The Leo county demo- eratic convention held here to-day instructed its dolegates to the congressional convention o yorte as it for the nomination of Con- gressman 13, L. Hall. This indieates that Hall will undoubledly bo renominated by ac- elamation, ns the only opposition to be foarod was here inLoe county, whoro the anelent rivalry between Keokuk and Bur Tingeon, the latter Hall's home, has not cn- wirely disappeared, Oanght By the ¢ CRoAR AP, L. Telegrm to the Bee.| first complaint for violation of the amended Pharmacy lasy was neainst John N. Ayres, druguist, To-day e pleadd guilty to selling to minors and habit- ual drunkards, five counts in all. The judge dechared his pharmacist license forfeited and fined him £550 besides. Ayres had flagrantly violated the law. having kopt what was called a drog store saloon, and his conviction shows a determination to close up that kind when- over found, ark Law, gust 16, [Special Allison's Assessment. Speclal Tele- Allison, assessed 000 on moneys and erodits, appeals to the clrcuit comt on the crond (it he wis @ resident of Washing- ot [roms Januaty 1o August 1. Sonat Dunvqur, | gram to the .| by Dubiique cotnty THE BASE DA oln Takes n Back Seat For Leav- enworth—Other Ga Laxcor, Neb,, August 16,.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber. | —The Lincoln club, under the exhilaration oecasioned by their Omaha gamo, fell vasy victims to the Leavenworths do-day, the latter winning by a score of 5to L The following Is the score by Innings: Lineoln Ll 0000000 01 Leavenworthi .08 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 03 OTHEL GAMES, AT CHICAGO Chieago.........2 0 00 3000 0~ 4 Kansas City 00000010 1—3 Pitel l",)hlllllll' Weldman, First base hits—Chieago 0, Kansas City rors—Chi- sago Kansas City 6, Umpiro—Pierce. 7 WAsHINGTON Washineton 10100002 *4 New York 00000010 13 Pitehers—Weich and Show. ~ First base its— New York 5, Washington 10, Errors— Now York 5, Washington 1. Umpire—Ful- Ly e AT DETIOIT-~ Detroit 000013000004 Bt Louls..0 1 10000020 1-5 itehers—Baldwin and Kirby. First baso i Detroit 2, Bt Louis 9. rrors— Detroit 8t Louls 0. ' Unpire—Towers. AT LOUISVILY Lonisyille 20041000 18 altimore 00910004 0-7 Pitehers— Kilroy. Ramsey and Hooke Base hits—Louisville 10, Baltimore 1% Er- (75 Jouisville 3, Baltimore 8. " Umpire— lsh A1 St Louis It Lowls 4 Brooklyn Pitcliers LADELPHIA— Bradiey Aty 00810001 e iadelphia. .1 0 Pltehors—Ferguson and Stemme hfiamu Boston 6, Philadelphia 5 Saboston 11, Philadelphis "7, "Uwpire— Y. 100 0000 Caruthers and I’ 0 0 0l rter. Umpire- 05 000001 24 Maces at (he Springs. SArATOOGA, N, Y., August 16.—Attendance good and track good. Milo-—-Pat Sheedy won, Little Mamie sec- i, Santa Anita Belle third, Time 1.4, or maiden two-year olds, five furlongs-— ap won, Mohoney second, Coral third. Time - 1L04% Mite and 50 yards mgtum seeond, Orla Mile and furlong-—Zamson won, Joe #ll socond, Tony Foster third, Time- Stvople cliase, ono and one-half wiles trbanes won shird, Time Lucky B, won, do third. T Ulti- 4,18, iteh- 0 Dis- Mystic second, Joe Shelby e The Beach Kaces. I ox Beacw, August 16.--Mile— Catheart won, Font secoud, Belle B. third, Thime— 141, Purse, wile—Little Mineh won, Battledore second, Mentor third. Time—1.45, Selling purse, seven-eighth mile—Delilah , Woodilower second, Manitoba third. Lol urse, for iwo-year olds, three-fourth mil «Thriiliess won. Suitor second, Pommedor Thwe - Certiileates paid $73.75, uirse, one and one-eighth mile—Pilot won, rk‘lw; Jim second, Bobama ihird. Time- K :‘v :‘:- L es, one .i'd um»-mn::‘h - oige won, coud, oy sty ¥ on, Treasurer secol me— 149k, APACHES UP AGAIN, Murderons Doings in the Sierra Mad- ras Monntains Angust 16, —News was Santa Rosacan umped a n, Mr MeMa- others that from ndians had John Thom and Floyd two oon afte Killed five and wounded killed ta ranche thirty from from M the Indians, Arito 1ot Apie in Lawton in th - BLOWN TO DEATH. Five Men and Boys Killed by a Boiler Explosion, ASHLAND, Wis., August 16,Thi this city was startled by a terrific exploslon which wns discovered to have been ocea- sloned by the bursting of a boller in the car penter shop of Perinier & Webster. The boller-house was utterly demolished and five wen and boys instantly killed and two wounded, viz: Willie P. Periner and Alex Perinier, sons of the senior member of the Joseph MeLaughlin, toreman of the ; 0. V. Johnson, wood turner; August Olson, workman, killed. Felson Peso, fore- man of the working crew, htly wounded fn the lex and B. F. Bar ley severely. Ho is now in the hospital a fair show to recover. Ll cast a gloom over the of the explosion was a1l boiler. Saturday the boiler was wn off and pumped up after cleaning, o usual fire was built this morning, when it was found that the injector would not work, While trying to firé it the explosion obeurred, MeLauglin, the foreman, leaves a wife and three 1 “children, 'Johnson leaves a wife and child. Steps have been taken to relieve their imniediate wants, . The blow falls with terrible effect upon Mr. and Mrs. Periner, who are in poor health. “"The 0ss Will foot up about $3,000. 15t Olson wis recently from I re he has a brother, s body en there for interment. vil Service Forms, WaASHINGTON, August 16.—Upon the ad vice of the elvil service commission Presi dent Cleveland has amended Article X of the civil service rules as follows: Rule X. All applications for regular com- petitive cxaminations for admission to the classified eivil service must be made on blank forms to be preseribed by the commission. Requests for blank forms of application for competitive nination for admission to the classified eivil service and all regular _applications for such exami ns shall be made. wsified departmen United States ci mmission at Washington.” If for the classitied To the civil service ~board examine; for customs”— e of the district in which the verson desiring to be examined wishes to enter the om house.) If for the classified _postal service: tho civil servico board of examiners. (Name of the postoflice at which the person desiring 1o be examined wishes to enter the postal ser- vice.) A Few civil ser- I service customs ser- ‘To = Heavy Storms. 8. PAUL, August 16,—From various Min- nesota and Dakota points reports show that the storms of Sunday afternoon and night were unusually severe. At Fargo there is & rumor that o cyelone visited Brecken- Tidxo, Minin. with disastrons esults 10 lifo and property, but_the es are down and the report cannot be verified, A cyclone was scen at Albert Lea but too high to be danger- ous. Reports of ————— A Nebraska Postmaster Appointed. WASHINGTON, August 16.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEE.]—Ephriam Brown was to- day appointed postmaster at Little, Holt count; ¢ B. F. Cleveland resigned. - Damaged by Fire. New Yonrk, August 16.—The two and three-story brick buildings, 204 to 210 Eliza- beth steee ed by the Brush Electric Light compan lighting station were damaged Dy fire to-night to the extent of $100,000. ———— Death of a Baron. August 16.—Count Adolf Decken Ringelheim is dead. He was eighty years of age. e Not Wanted Very Bad. Loxpox, August 16,—General Booth of the salvation army goes to America in October. e Cass County Candidates. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., August 16.—[Cor- respondence of the BEk.]—Candidates for the various offices in Cass county are appearing on the surface. As the Van Wyck and anti-Var Wyck factions are pretty evenly divided, candidates are ex- tremely careful in expressing their indi- vidual preferen ces. For the state senate Cx-Senator R. R. Windheim and Prose- cuting Attorney J. B. Strode are under- stood *'to in the hands of their friends,” while for the lower house nearly aver, lr inct has from one to three who are willing to saerifice their own feel- ings and accept nominations, The county attorneyship is another prize being looked " after by J. H. Hald n, of Weeping Water, Allen Beeson and Byron Clurk, of Plattsmouth. At the mecting of the republican central committee hel at Weeping Water. the 14th, the prima- ries were called for September 11th and the county eonvention the 18th. L Brevities, Haverly's minstrels to-night. Frank King, a crazy man from the Elkhorn precinct, was placed in the county jail yesterday. J. Goodman was arrested yesterday evening charged with the larceny of two razors from the barber shop of J. M, Park, at the corner of Eighth and Lea- venworth, County Audltor Clausen, Treasurer Plumer ‘and_Supervisor Underwood, of Council Bluffs, visited the eonnty build- ing and jail yesterday, on a tour of in- spection, The sale of seats for Haverly's min- strols commenced at tho opera house yes terday. The performance tukes nfmu this evening, and as usual ajbig au- dienee is expocted. News reached this city yesterday of the accidental death of ¥, \x’ Haldeman, a constable at Avoca, Iowa. He was litting arifle from a buggy when the weapon exploded, killing him instantly, J. K. Sturgeon, of Lancaster, Ohio, s purchased the' grocery store at 2716 Farnam street, u!‘). K. ‘Jankoski, and will continue the business on an enlarged scale, J. M. Carney, a coupe driver, ran into and smashed the buggy of J. L. Loyett, whieh was standing on Thirteenth street Saturday night. Carney will be called upon to pay the damages. Oflicer gohn Turnbull emphatically denie t he had anything to do with the ecirculation of reports about the character and reputation of the *‘Cosmo- volitan,' on South Thirteenth street. ATTEND ALBRIGHT'S ANNE AUCTION SALE TO-DAY. FREE TRAIN AT UNION PACIFIC DEPOT, Plasterers, Attention, ‘There will be a meeting of the plaster- ers union to-night (Tuesaay) at 7:50 o'clook at the K. of P. hall, i‘onrmeum and lhm*lns streets. All members are requested to attend as business of impor- tance will be trausacted. M. G. Awpex, Presidont, 8. M. EMEnsox, Sec'y. |t hotel all THE OMAHA DAIL [ PICKED UP ABOUT THE CITY. An Bagle Hotel Guest Found Dead in His Bed, THE BOARD OF The Wine God of ( Hewitt A Woman Lost hibition EDUCATION. stham— Slecp; Railroaders— Au Athletic Bxe Other Loeal. ymin Fonnd Dead in His Bed. Rudolf Lambrecht, a German, found dead i bed in his room at o hotel on kourteenth day morning. He had been lyingaround day on Sunday and com plained of being sick, but no attention to him as s il as sup bo of a trivial nature. He re- tired early in the evening and nothing more was scen of him until his hifeless body was found lying across the bed, ace down, by an_employe who went to all him for by ast yesterday morning. His d P wrently been causod by i attacl cholera morbus, Lam- brocht and a fellow boarder named Martens occupied separate beds in the same room. Martens, who retired at the same time that Lambrechet did on Sun day night, knew nothing of his com ion's condition until yesterday morning Lambrecht was a German, forty-two years of age, and has lived m Omaha about o y He tended bar for Charies Fleck at the Eagle hotel awhile, but of lato has been cngaged as o toamster by the same gentleman. He is married, having a wife and children living m many. His remains were taken in charge by Coroner Drexel, and interred in the county burying ground_yesterday after- noon.” Information of his death has been sent to his family. whs the street yester- 1088 was paid posed to -~ THIZ BOARD OF EDUCATION. A Longthy, Dreary Session, With Un- important Results, The board of education held a dreary session, two hours in length, last eveuing without transacting any business of im- portance. President Points and Mem- bers Copeland and Livesey were absent. Vice President Clark presided. A num- ber of appheations for positions as teach- ers were received and referred to the proper committee. Mrs. Iler and Miss Evans were clected as stant teachers. The commuttee on buildings and grounds was instructed to build a wall in tho rear of the Pacific strect school. The re- port of Boiler Inspector Jenkins upon the condition of the boilers of the High school was received and referred, The committee on buildings and property was instructed to purchase a new boilet for the High school. The secretary was authorized and instructed to advertise for bids for the construction of an under- ground boiler house at the High school, The board of examiners was authorized to meet at the board rooms on September 2 to exammne such applicants as may come before them. William Geiselman was transferred as janitor from the Hart- man school to th avenue school, and Mrs, i nitor of the Hartman The position of special teacher in the High school was created zn]ul Miss Fannie Arnold elected to the place. E The matter of selecting a teacher of German in the High school came up and formed the only interesting feature of the session. Mrs, Grossman, ) Nagl and Mr. Hartman were placed in nomination for the position. Mr. Long acted as teller, and after twenty ballots had been taken throw up in disgust because two members persisted in casting blank bal- lots. He suggested that they ought to be “men or mice’’ and declare their cen- victions. Mr. Blackman announced his willingness to collect blank ballots and was given the job. The votes were about evenly divided between the candidates, with an occasionul stray vote for F Ford and other educators until thirty-five hballots had been taken without any elec- tion. On motion of Mr. Clark further balloting for a teacher of German n the high school was postponed until the next meeting, and the board adjourned. —— PILGRIMS RETURNING. Arriyal of General Jacob Scheider of New York. Every train from the west these days has one or more G. A. R. veterans home- ward bound. The large delegations that passed through here some weeks ago will return via the Northern Pacific or the sas Pacific routes. Yesterday Jacob er, the “Wine God of Gotham,” who startled the boys in Omaha with his parlor magic when on the way to the coast, arrived in town. He is enthusias- tic 1n his account of the San Franecisco trip, and says it was worth nearly four years hardshjp (n the war to enjoy the last reunion, Jacob has had his mess of pleasure sure. It might be well to re- mark right here, now that Scheider is many miles away, that he is the original Jakey Einstein, who has been made im- mortal by the epic poet of the New York Sun in his writings on_the Thompson street poker club. The time Jakey ~lost his standing in the club is frosh in the public mind. Arrangements were made to rope in a *‘fresh 'un,”” ana when he was in another room four full fat kings were dealt to im which was enough to make any poker player's eyes glisten, Imagine the horror that seized upon the Thompson street club when the old stranger and intended vietim on his return rubbed his glasses with an nt bandanna, studied his cards for upwards of fifteen minutes and then quietly askec “Who dealt them kee-urds?" “Jakey Einstein,” replied the room keeper. **Vell I poss” said the old man and the game broke up by common consent, Gen. Scheider was a delegate to the Frisco encampment and he is aceom- panied by Frank Lennon, of New York, who was an aide on the staff of the com- mander-in-chief. Both gentlemen say that the New York veterans were es- pecially well treated by the Pacific coasters. In the grand parade they made a noticeable appearance, being the only department who brought their old battle- torn flags with them which fact alone was a great attraction. “SLEEPY,"” THE SLICK ONE. A Juvenile Sneak Thief Relates Some of His Experiences. “Sleepy" Hewitt, Lew Shields ana Ben Roth, three young scamps, who have spent the major part of their yet youthful existence in preparing themsclyes for careers.of future usefulnessin the service of the state, were arrested yestorday eve- ning on two charges. The first was for an assault upon the young son of Wm. Mulhall, on Cumingstreet. The second charge is that of larceny, preferred b; Manager Kay, of the Athletic park. t uplpearn I.Iu; ‘fl;“d” tkhu triu‘u( Juve- nile toughs fal a package of tickets to the l}naolu-Unlau Pa ‘:fi: ball L‘m:me and made a neat stake selling them to patrons of the ball game who wers crowd- ing around the ticket stand. It i3 not difficuls to recognize " fine work in " this 5 “blee%y" is a _character. An unusually bright boy, with respect able, hard-working parents, be has the characteristics of & vagrant strongly de- veloped sud bas (be unewviable reputa- | | siickest job of swiping I eyer done tion of bemg the: shickest sneak-thief in the city, Hc has doneitime 1o the county jail for a half dozéh offenses, and prides himself on the fact, He is a_nighthawk, and turns up at the station house at all hours and braggingly relates his expes rience of the night, A fow week he presented the day jailer with a hand ome flower in a pot, Which was identified & few hours afterward as having been sto len from Donaghue's greenhounse. He grew confidential Met pight after a Ber representative had'given him a sandwich fund, and in the dialeot of the fakirs, of which he is a flient speaker, related some of his exparience. 1 could give you enongh; boy, to fill your paper if I'd = give’ "away all the snaps I've been intg in this town. Tho was when I got the rings out of Carter's jew elry store. It was in broad daylight and the fel.ow wassitting by the window at work with one of these funny businesses on one eye a hook on the end of it and, through a hole in the window got away with six dandy rings while fellow was looking right at me. I got ninoety days for that. I've had lots of fun, too,” in tho business. The time Hornber; s saloon burned 1 got my work in With a grab hook and planted enough domijohns to keep mysolf good and drunk for a month, [ did the same thing when Iler's distiliery was burned Tho funniest snap, though, was the time I stole Marshal Cummings’ gold ticker while he was standing talking to me. He was awful hot and would have fired me from the jail if I had not turned up and squealed on some fellows who had stolen a cont that the marshal was very anxious to get. Come up and seo me in the county jail and I'll give you my histor: THE LARGEST SUBURBAN SALE OF REAL E: X CE AT ALBRIGHT'S ANOTHER ONE S PLACE TO-DAY. NO T10] (REQUIRED. TERMS BUT ONE- H CASH AND BALANCE $5 PER MONTH. placing fr > Prominent Railroad Men. General Superintendent Kerrigan, of the Gould system of railroads; ¥. B. Drake, general superintendent of the Missouri Pacific; J. ¥. Ewing, general agont of the Michigan South associa- tion, and H. 'I. Lemist, vice president of the Pomeroy Coal company, came in yesterday afternoon by a special train over the Mi Pacific. These gen- tlemen left St. turday Iast and have visited all the prominent points and branches of the road between this city nd St. Louis. They went across the river last evening but will return this morning when a trip will be made to Lincoln to examine the new line of the Missouri Pacific just completed. “The special train was made up of two rivate cars and a cooking car, of which atter Cyrus Brown is commander in chief. Cyrus is a sturdy looking African, past middle age and well posted on current events. He has ;not been in Omaha since 1861, when he ¢ame up the river on pread Eagle, Captain John La Barge, well remombared by Om ploneer citiz s used to sa the Chippewa, Captain Joo La Barge, which was the first craft at St. Louis to hoist the confedsrate flag. Ho pos- sesses quite u largd fund of “upper river” niniscences and, when oflicials lips are ilroad matters he is a good substitute for an mterview. e THE MUSICAL;UNION BAND WILL PARADE THIS MORNING FROM 7'TO 10 O’CLOCK BEFORR GOING TO THE GREAT SALE AT ALBRIGHT'S AN. NEX Py Ly Postoflide Changes, Postoffice changes .in . Nebraska dur- ing the week enditig Augukt 14, 1886, fur- nished by William Van Vleck, of the post- office department Established—Bartlett, Wheeler courity, ra B.- Mitchell, P. M.; Bartley, Red Willow county, Rezin C, Fidle Name changed—Crow Butte county, to Crawford. Posimasters appointed—Friend, Sulme county, William F. Wolfe; O'Neile, Holt county, Frank Campbell. T0WA. Postoflice changes in Towa during the week ending August 14, 1886 Postmasters appointed — Columbus Junetion, Louisa county, George P. Neal Des Moines, Polk county, Wm. H. Mer ritt; Logan, Harrison county, T, A. M sie:’ Malyern, Mills county,’ Richard L. Gidley; Sigoumey, Keokuk county,James Frey. ——— FREE MUSIC, FREE LUNCH, FR! IlI)I{)YE, AT ALBRIGHT'S ANNEX TO- Dawes Next Saturday’s Sport. All the lovers of athletic sports in the city are taking a hand in the coming tes- timonial to Captain O'Malley. The e: ercises will take place at Athlotic park next Saturday evening and the pro- gramme will be very attractive. Two Silver cups will be given as prizes, one to the best middle weight and one to the best light weight boxer. Captain Dalton, Patsy Killeen and a hvely boxer named Summers will be in attendance, and Ed Rothery is endeavoring to secure the presence of the Maori, Herbert Slade, who is on his way st from Stockton, California. i — Building Permits, Inspector Whitlock 1ssued building permits yesterday as follows: Nicholas Rumel, 1-story frama dwell- ing, 2d and 'Clark F. Fuilk, 14 and C; C. E. St sth and Poppleton.. W. G, S.hreiver, four 1story between * Parker n Albert Rowe, 1-5to1 ‘addition, Five permits, aggregating. Death of Mr. Shields. Nothing has yet boer. heard from the relatives of James §hiélds, whose sudden death was recordedin vesterday's Be although four telegrams have been sent by representatives f the local plasterers’ union. Unless théy respond very soou, the remains will ho,interred by the union. Shields was forty-eight years old at the time of his death, Hec has a sister and niece living at Saxton River, Vt, g re and Lst and Leavenworth. The O'Boyle bweeney Case. The friends of James Sweeney, who was arrested on Thirtoenth street Satur- day night for assaulting Oflicer O'Boyle, have dkmanded a jury trial for Sweeney. The case will be trigd torday or to-morrow before the following jury: A. L. Strong, 8. A. Orchard, W. T. Seaman, John Fox, J, L. Bell and D. J. Donahue, B The Peddlers. The cases against the fruit peddlers who have been arrested for violation of the ‘rdinance keeping them off of Farnam and Donglass streets have all been dis- missed but one, which will be tried to- day as a test case before the following jury; RJ Pleronet, John Fox, J. 8. Jaulfierd, W. T. Seaman, M. O. Maul and James Stephenson. B An Early Morning Blaze. At2 o'clock this morning an alarm of fire was turned in from box 21, at the corner of Ninth and Jones. It was occa- sioned by the burning of & quantity of barrelled fine which had been set on fire by slacking frow the raia. 1 got a small wite and made | we, 1| SHEEP OF THE ROCKIES. Plunging Over The High COliffs and Lazd- ing on Their Horns CURLING THEMSELVES IN BALLS. Wild Sheep That Stand as Highas a Full-Grown Man's Shoulder —The Wariest of Moun« tain Game. Of all the game animals m the North | west, and particutarly Mont Horn or Rocky Mounta » the Philadelphin Times correspondent, writing from Fort Keogh, Montana furnishes the most sport to huntsmen Chasing the buffalo across the norseback ana killing them volver, which was at one time the favor ite method of hunting the big bison, used to be the ne plus ultra of Nimrodic amusements in Montana, but since the buffalo have disappearcd hunters have drifted back into the mountains, whero the “Ovis-Montana’ to be found during late years in the greatest abund- ance. There may be lots of fun seamper- ing over the prairio after a 1,500-pound bull, but there is the heat and violent ox- ercise, not to speak of the danger of your horse planging into a prairie-dog hole and sending you downwards to grass at an angle of fifteen or twenty degrees. The mountain sheep is alw found among the peaks and elifts in cool altitudes and pretty near the timber or perpetualsnow hnc. The big-horn sheep of the Rocky Mountains is a most di animal to bag. ‘They are usually found in pairs, often m flocks of from four to forty and sometimes in bands of a hund- red or more. One oll sheep-hunter living on Pryor’s fork, near here, that he saw notlong ago aflock of eighty. one sheep in the Bitter Root nge, and about five years ago, while scouting through the Teton basin iz Northern Wy- oming, near the southern boundary of the Yellowstone national park, he ran‘upor band that must have numbered over three hundred. THEIR HOME IN TIHE MOUNTAT « These animals range all the w the Rio Grande to the M limits named they are exceeding and most difticalt to kill. Their home is among the mountains of the Up- per Yellowstone and Missouri river: Some few are found in Washington terri- tory, Oregon and California, butthe cen- te urounh which they revolve is the Yel- lowstone National Par ing countics of Montana, Wyoming. Parti are they plenti- ful in the mountains from which they take their reame, viz., the Big Horn. Very little is known of the habits of this rare game animal, even by those who have written on the subject. They c winter and summer alike mn_the sam latitud nd adtitudes, only in summer they wander farther away than in the op. posite seuson. During the cold months they stay on the southern slopes of the mountains so as to catch the sun. In the summor th generally found on the higher where the bunch grass and mountain clover are abun- Uant. Among the peaks where they habituate, one of the first things to av- pear in the spring is the wild onion or eck, which is eagerly soughtout and de- c M D e e parts to the flesh a delightful flavor, and makes the meat of the big horn the most delicious in the mountains. Their great- ost enemy: is the mountain lion. In fact principal diet of the mountain lion is tender offspring of the ‘‘Ovis Mon- tana.” When lambs are not to be had, the ficrée North American panther does not object to feasting on the purcnts s are “also subject to sort of scab diseace, which, when it be- comes epidemic, sweeps off at short no- tico scores of them, young and old alike. The lambs are usually brought forth from the 5th to the 20th of Ma; ROLLING OVER T] CLIFFS. The *‘Ovis Montan: adorned with the most remarkable head-gear imagin- able in the shapc of monstrous horns. These are used by them for hoses, but principally as a med onse, Astomishing ¢ also use_ their immense horns to a: them in descending from one loft emi- nence to a lower. 1f in skipping from crag to crag and from ridge to ridge should it become necessary to make a jump downwards, no maftter what the Hoignt, thay roll " thomselves up into s kind of ball, vault out into the air and, furning a succession of somersaults, keep the ball rolling, so to s}n-tlk, until they strike on their powertul horns be- los The shock would kill an ordinary animal, but these wary denizens of the monntains don’t seem o mind it much, for they spring to their feet and i ible chasms omes on re from and the border- Idabho and Cattle company, relates that he saw near his ranch on Powder river, not long ago, a band of 300 mountain sheep. They were browsing on a lofty cliff, when for ccountable reason, the flock be tampeded and rushed away like a whirlwind. On they came mell to to the edge of the cliff, which was cut sharp into a perendicular decline of fully fifteen hundred feet. The leaders paused, but there was no help for it, the rear guard crowded them over, and the entire flock went neck over hecls down into spa 1t was, no_doubt, a curious sight to seo 800 mountain sheep doublud up into balls and falling over such a lofty precipice. Down they came, one ranother, until the whole band had T the awinl jump. As this was such a frightful leap for any breathing ture to make and live, it is not surprisig to know that thirteen out of the 800 were killed by the concussion. The cowboys of the ranch secured the meat, which they declared far superior to their choice Montana steers, - HORNS OF GREAT SIZE. Some of the mountain sheep horns at- tain & remarkable size. One pair brought into this fort last February by a Chey- enne Indian measured seventcen inches m circumference, although only fort inches in longth, The ram from whic they were taken was a splendid speci- mei, weighing over two hundred pounds, and stood when ercet, nearly up to a man’s shonlders. Being such a wary an imal, the following story of the capture of » big horn by Mr. ¥, ¥, Buker, a Poun: sylvania gentleman who has a ranch ne Boulder the western part of the terr tory, will seem most strange and surpri ing,' ‘The story comes well authenticated and there can be no question about its veracity. Mr. Baker a.:mml_\, aceom- lished' tie singular feat of catchin ud holding by his unaided strength Rocky Mountain sheep—a ewe. upon her at the foot of a sloping bank which led up to a steep but not very high clift of rimrock, His dog, of the shep- herd breed, trained for hunting, was fol- lowing, and when it saw r sued it up the bank to the cliff, stood at making demoustrations at the dog, which was prompt in returning them. Mr. Baker sent a man, who accompa- nied them back to the house, a quarter of a mile away for a gun. Whiic he was away Baker “made s sneak’’' on the shecp and came around on Lop of the cliff above the animal, whose attention was still oceupied with the dog. From this vantage point he dropped astride of its back, and grasping it around the | eck with bis arm, beld it firmly; but the wild denizen of the mountains was not to be conquered so easily, and a struggle began, m which Mr. Bakeét and the sheep rolled over and over down the bank, but were not separated, Just as they reached the ground where it was level the man with the 1 arrived on horse-back, il ing behind a long, smew laviat, Happy tl the aid of the monntam ewe w ound and taken to the house. But it refused to eat, and from straining on tho rope required con stant watching to prevent it from chok ing to death. Mr. Baker was in hopes of g o la hat he could domesticate; nding tha was barren and thin in_flesh, pinir for mountain home, n fow days afterwar hejturned her loose, when she fled towar thé mountains from whenee she was eap tured, bounding like a rubber ball eminence to eminence until lost to view but ti 0 CWC b Personal Pavag Superintendent of the in the eity General Test has gone to St his family to spend u fow days. Miss Jennie Butler, of Peoria, Tl visiting her sister, Mrs. F. S, Smith. J. il. Briggs and dauglter, of Gun- nison, \\'huxlm\n been Ln\mn;: Mr.J. Markel, loft for home yesterday morning. Miss K. L. Niles, of the general traflic managoer’s oflice of the Union Pacifie, is suffering from a badly poisoned lip. John D. Creighton and family and Charles Creighton and wife went to Salt Lake last night for a season of pleasuve. The Hon. John A, MeShane wen's > Chicago last evening to attend the wa tional league convention, to which he is a delegate, W. N. goneral agent of the Chicago & Northwestern, with Miss and Mrs. Babeock left y on a ten ays' trip to Salt 1 Judge and Mrs. Wakeley left last evening for a tour throngh Wisaonsin and Michigan, They will also muke an extended visit to Chicago. Judge Wakely and wifo leaye to-day on a trip of about three weeks to Chicago and northern Wisconsin, He will return about the middle of Septem aphs, Paul with is Sievers and Thomas Swift were among the prominent Germans who returned Iast night from the turn fe St. Joseph. They are lavish in ses of the trip. 3. Dunbar, editor of the Western Merchant of this city, went to Portland, st night to bring his wife and ehild to Omaha, where he will take np his permanent residence The Misses Mollie of Hillsboid, O., who Mr. and Mrs. Charles Taggart, of Walnut Hill, for some_wecks, went to Helena, Mont., last night for a continuance of thewr summer pleasure J. H. cene, of the Union Pacific pas- senger department, went to ( Sundayjevening to let the veterans abouts” know that Nebrasku's v A, R. encampment would take place on_the _ 80th, and via the Union Pacific was a good way to get there. Mrs. M. F. Anderson is enjoying her summer vacation in New Mexico, at Ra- ton, the guest of Mrs. T. Marsh Hender- son, her cousin, and reports as having an enjoyable time, haxing visited Las Vegas, Albiiquerque,SintaFe and Paso del Norte, and states that the climate is delightful there in_summer. Her cousin, Mrs. T. Marsh Henderson, is president of the W. R. C.of G. A. R., and is on a tour of inspeetion for the M. Thaver was in the city business connected with ming s mpment at Grand Island., He has secured the attendance of the United. States regulars from Fort Omaha and Sidney, and 2150 a full bat- tery from Fort Le nworth, Kan. The présence of these troops will add greatly to the attractions of the reunion. Gen- eral Thayer will go to the Norfolk re- union to-day Iliam 1d Sarah Fallon, been visiting William O’Shea and Dr* , of Lincoln, Neb., dele- gates to the national league convention at Chicago, camo from the capital last evening and_ will start for Chicago to- day. hOIL John Fitzgerald and Malacht Grace, other delegates from Lincoln, went via St. Louis. These gentlemen are among the solid men of the capital city, and are most worthy representa- tives of u good cause. Tom Foley, one of the old-time sport- ing men of Chicago, at one time the vroprietor of the finest billiard saloon in Chieago, snbsequently a member of mmon eouncil and an active backs 20 base-ball club, and now m: ager of Collender’s great billiard hall, has been in Omaha for eral days back asa guest of Mr. Humphrey Monyhan. He has just returned home, Looking for a Lost Wo! Some excitement was created in tho vicinity of Leavenworth and Tenth streets last evening by the report that a young woman named Olliec Wells had mysteriously disappeared. Her parents reside on Leavenworth street, and as the girl is subject. to serious spasms it is feared she may have been attacked by one of them and been unable to make her residence known. ———— Taking qnality into consideration, 1 am solling LUMBER cheaper than any yard intown. My new oflice, 9th and Douglas strect is very convenien man. W. Gray. e 11 be offered for the m §300 to $150 per lot. This t property for the money offered. Apply to Bell & Me- Candlish, 1511 Dodge Strect, or to John A. MeShane, 215 South 13th St, §t. Paul lumber yard, ‘Uhirteenth and California streets, makes lowest prices next th Don't pay big prices or lumber but buy eheap at Bradford For West Side lots inquire of Bell & McCandlish, or at Jobn A. McShane’s of- fice. Special inducement in Carthugo property. Decidodly the whole addition. for sule 13' STOUKDALE & MITCHELL, 1516 Dodgzo St., Sole Agents. Sl yromiuent citizen walked four blocks to Goodnan’s Pharmacy for an *‘Faicel- i igar, the best nickel cigar in town. —-— 34 and 35, block fivi $300 each; casy terms. A , 1304 Farnam, for one week, Juming stre cream of the et Howe & Keir's prics o Furni 1510 DOUGLAS BIREET , Room 6, Crounse ¢ 16th and Capitol avenue Mg promptly attented to t— e SOUTHWEST, Here is a Bargain. 10 AcrES, Jess thun 8 miles from postoflice, AT $500 AN ACKE, will subdivide to great advantage. AuE 1507 ¥aroam. A fine acre in Wost Oniaha for §5,000. J. B. Evans & Co, - AD THE WOL eral rope the | from | ensus Lane is | wesiern | §$16,000 IN FOUR HOURS, | The Remarkable Sale Yosterday at Al- bright's Annex. HAPPY CHEAP AND HOMES., The Second and Last of These Re- markable Sates Will Take Place To-Day With a Free Train for Everybody at 10 O'clock. One of the train Pacitic most remarkable sion which Union depot 1800 people to the nuetion s tiful oxenr- loft the eyed moarly of thebeau lots in Albright’s annex yestorday over ng 1 the | wer I'wo engimes were roquired to sad up the Summit. On board seopl i races and sexes and 1 in the community, from the to the thrifty wo man. The train was superintended by Mr. Albright and bis partner, who got all the cars that could be had in'the depot, though the attendance was euch as to prevent them from being able to accom modate everybody inside the cars, Asa consequence hundreds of them stood on the steps and hung to the rails, A few minutes suthced to reach the an- nex, and then the party dismounted and the sale began, [t was effected in a most skilfull manner by A. M. Goldsherry, an auctioneer of mational celobrity, who sold tho site of the prosent town of Boone, [a, in three hours; Cedar Rapids in six hours and 3,000 acres ot Minnesota in eleven hours.” After a ¢ of one hour noon was reached. An urnment was then taken tor lunch, which was bounteously supplie - sisting of green turtle sou ablo soup, ribs of beef and sandwich At 1 o'clock the sale was resumed, Mr. Goldsberr, win conducting the ' busi- ness, F vas marked out by four flags, one at each corne According as lot w sold, the auctioneer and proprietors and purchasers moved to the next one, thus enabling everybody to see what was being sold and_each purchaser what he was baying. The competition cand af times the bidding so y a3 to make the prices run up in nd style, but ten in every instance the were more than worth what they brought. In this manner the sale was continued until 5 o'clock, when over £16,000 worth of property had becn sold. “This is really the greatest sale of su- burban property ever made in this city, and the pri which it sold were ab® solutely the lowest known in any similar transaction in this ecity. It is tho only land now on the market in inity which is not_held by .~ It lies in the immedate ity of all the industries of South Omaha, and is the only place where th 2,000 men who must find employmen there in the next six months can procure homes. Many of those who bought to- day propose (o build immediately, and one gentleman is known to have already purchased lumber to crect fifs teen beautiful cottages. A Ber reporter, in conversation with one of the proprietors, was told that the management felt s ed with theie magnilicent sale, espeenally in view of tho disreputable lying and competition to which they had been subjeeted by un- serupulous rivals. But he claims also the sale to-day has killed all their vivals, beeause people wiil no longer pa $1,200 for lots when vthers more fave bly located can be bought for less one-third the amount. The terms are the easiest on record--one-fifth cash, balance in $5 monthly payments, To-day will be the second and | of the sale. The musical union will parade the streets for two hour at 10 o'clock another train will leave_the Union Pacitic depot for the annex. This time there will be all the cars that will bo required, because the road has sceured other cars from the Blufls, There wiil be another unprecedented sale, another free concert, another free lunch and nd the last_opportunity to gek lots in the city. following were the purchase y: B. Spellingburg, Fred 1, West Point, Neb., eight lots; J. Newman, . E. Spell, F. J. McShane, F. s, W. A, Wort, . Sonneschein, West Point; H. Spingul J. Kendis, C. T. Tay- lor, 8. Snvder, d. B, West, Thomas Fitz- gerald, Gustave Roff, B. Wiseman, Thos. C. Jefiries, three lots; 8. Newman, A. E. W. Campbell, M. Bairne. J. man, A. Altman, D, Altman, J. Ren- dis, . Pont, W. Nueskel, H. Spiegel, Nelson Anderson, C. Catton, Simon Rob- inson, John Kuter, lsracl Frank, two iots; C. K. Bart, John Roth, Otto Baumer, Jumes Honiston, Robert Johnson, John Biglin, S. Robinson, A. Hopve, Mrs. Cu- sian, S. A. Wheelis, M. }ll:inx-lmr A ew Johnson, John Roth, F. Baily, A. N. Kean, Otto Baumer, K. C, Boasin, S. Altman, Otto Wiseman, H. Moss, C. P. Benjamin, Bernard Stigel,” A. N. Kean D. Altman, two lots; C. P.” Benjamin, John O'Conner, J. C. Jurgerson, John Rofl, W. J. two lots; John Waura, J. A. Linahan, Happenings at Hastings. s1INGS, Nob., August 16.—[Corres- pondenee of the Bik. |—There was a large gathering of old settlors and soldiers at Ayr Saturday. For the last two years an effort has been made to organize an old sottiel sociation in this county. This was effected Saturday. At two o’clock the old settlers were calied together, and Rev. J. Fleming, who has lived in the west for fifty-four years, was choson tem- porary chaivman, A committce on per- manent organization was appointed, who reported M. M. Kress for president, [sanc Le Dioyt secreta G T. Brown treasurer and assi ary, from every township in the y. The sce- ty will also be the bistorian of the y and will gather the statistics ot irly settlement of the county and publish” the same in the Independent of this city. The society will have another ing on tho 8d of Octobor. The many things connected with th sottlement of this county that will make interesting reading, and unless these things are soon reduced to writing they will he lost to coming generations The Western Sportsmen’s association will hold a two days’ shooting tourna- mnnt nere this wees. There will be a game of ball on Tue day and Wednesday between the Leaven- worths and our Rods. Arra ments have been made for a horse fair and speed trial to be held here for four days, commencing September 21, ‘Three thousand dollars have been raised for purses, e L ABLE ¥oi BE ®S FOR and upwards, on easy payments. at Max Mever & Bro.'s warerooms. —— THE WONDERFUL NEW SCALE NG UpniGar Piaxos, st Max i Bro.'s warerooius. - For Sale-Residence, My lot, bovse (with or without furni ture) and barn for sale on easy pay ! ments, For particulars apply to | Mgs. F. M. Pies i ] i condit lordly millionaire day and and yes- terda; nne- 8che INN 2319 Dodge St. e The **Cal'' cigar 15 the linest three for & quarter vigar in America. You can buy fuemiure ehouper of A, L. Fiteh & Co., 12th st.. bet Farnam and I Douglas, ! ban anv other place iu the city, s T A house and lot in Boggs & Hill | addition for $1,800, J. B. Evaus & Co,