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5 T E O\(AHA DAILY BPP" WEDNES D\\‘ \FI‘TP \IBTR ‘_’.‘_’. 1886, r———— SHOOTING IN THE DARK, A Dog and a Revolver Oombiné to Rout a Burglar. IN OMAHA, BISHOP FOWLER The Celebrated Methodist Divine in | ~ Fireman Webb's Nice Court—Gens eral Legal Newa, the City Fall Shooting at a Burglar, About half past three o'clock ¥ morning there was shooting malinee near the I'nirteenth and Do, was the target of lively corner of streets, Theman w some three or four shoots w who attempted to fo the residence of John Mestendorf, who Jives in a small frame house on Thirteenth gtrect immediately in the rear of Hans Young's saloon Mrs, Mestendorf had t np about three o'clock, and had returned to bed, when the dog 5 in the room Jumped up and commenced to bark vig orously. He ran to the door of the sl ing apartment started to claw and Howl vigorously, Mr. M. opened the door, out into the hall, and j straight for the fespurate attempts to get ont into lh: \lv Mestendorf was by this time confident that something was wrong, and looking out through a hole in the door, used to receive the mail, aw o man standing on the front porch He ran back and got his revolver and fire t the fellow three or four times through the hole in the door, one of the shots took effect, but the noise of the firing aroused the neighbors and a searching party was formed to look for the bu e had disapy i eve oliceman Robbins, at the shots, came to the vlace and joined in the ch. Hic finally found his man cronching in the weeds on a vacant lot on the corner of Twelfth and Capitol avenue. The fellow was taken up to and locked up as o suspicious char He gave his name as nk Harford. BISHOP FOWLER. What He Says About Methodism in Nebraska and Omab Among the distingunished Isin the city yesterday morning was Bishop Fow. Jer, the celebrated Methodist divine. Th bishop eame here for the purpose of dehv. ering a lecture, being on his way from confercnce in Sidney to one in Pawnee City. “My jurisdiction this year—in the Methodist ehurch we have no such thing as a diocese,” il the bisnop to a roporter, ‘48’ composed of Nebraska, Alabama and N oyer whic sively, in attendin, found eyerything in 3 tion. Methodism is flonrishing and grow- ing 1 though Most of “the c > new, city I the ey h((uup(hm] of young and active men, who sbligedto work for small salaries cause their churehes cannot afford to gwve them more. Most of the churehes arc ng and building up, and the number is increasing ranidly. ‘]Il)wllu you fintl church matters m Owmahat “The denomination but not by any means would be if the churches had done right fist and devoted themselves to the work of building up. However, the peo- Iv]n here haye taken a fresh hold,” and I think that they going to accomplish great things. Our denomination ought to be llu- strongest 1in Omaha. ' “The mew paster of the first M. E. church,” continued Bishop Fowle “will ve here in about iwo wecks. I think he will do much to building up Methodism here. His name is Rev. F. M. House and he © from the Genesee con had cha of churches in Bu and Cle nd, Ohio, and is s i marked pulpit powers and general abili- ties which au"h’ to make him botha pop- ulur and uwlul man i this city.” an entrance into is strong here, sirong as it Two Children of the Forest and Prai- rie Mysteriously Disappear. Several weeks ago, a couple of Indians ad become sick while acting with Buffulo Bill's show on Staten Island, were given tickets, and put on the train for Omaha, so that they mght return to their home at the Pine Kidge agency. They were given a letter to Geo. C of this city, and he and Con Gro: telegraphed by Buftalo Bill to m them at the train and see the safely off for home. Both these gentlemen went to the trair, but could not find the In- dinns. y made inquiries and found the copper skinned gentlemoen l Joft the train at Pacific Junetion., field then telegraphed Cody of the and the latter answered, authorizing Groner to search and ftind the missing men and n them to the agency. Gro: went to Pac | that they had left the train nd returned o Glenwood, where i hmh ng onthe hill, an Indian school applied for theinstitution of an entire nature they were unable to remain. g@He then scoured the vieimty and the only traces he conld find of them w Vulhnn\\lmh were in ragged co He then went to ull the Sioux r tions and all the points in Dakot Minnesota, where he thought it hlul) they might huve gone, but was forced to rotien - without” findi s the men. Mr. Groner and Mr. field ary unable to account for the m)w rious dis- appen; { they had started on foot for Pine Ridge, they should long since reached there becalse, some time Ao, another Indian who was refused permis- to leave the company, walked all the way from Phladelphi a distance of 1900 miles in about the ti that has elapsed since their di Buffalo |lI lmn nlomn owe Xt Precipitates a Fireman Unwillingly 10 the Street, Yesterday afternoon Wm. Webb second assistant fice marshal, was on the first assistant, Charles Salter, in fire alarm t aph wire rom an old pole " to one ust put in position, b ¥ uhh'h is now Py wuse of the gra & earried on at the ity -fifth and Dodge sty du this, \\u ohimbed the pole, and wlnm ho h tho top his weight eaused (he poll {0 sway sud finally tof: Wwith him to to the groand. Upon exam- Anastion it was found that the pole had tted in the ground to that degree that was unable to bear the weight of th wire-mau b was considerably 'flukunuu«l bi d, but L ul hu boncs roken. He w W ho clumed b fow days. Cattls From alugt the Law. ed yusterd; m.r»n,r from Chadron and was afterward mec iy a P soporier, 0 whom ho Wl Uit o Bnporting Alab, P s a burglar | was some excitement in that V'wini(\', cansed by the denth of several promising cattle, The death seemed 8o unaccount able that the state live stock commission was notified of the matter and one of its members asked to amine into it There was some donbt as to the nature of the disease, but the commis- sioner, it seems, set 1t at rest by giving his opinion that death had been ocea sioned by Texas fever, He was loth to | make this announcement, but when he was informed by one of the residents that a certain man up there had recently im sorted eattle from a town in Alabama, he had no difficulty in understanning how the cattle up north beeame affected with the disease. If it can be proved that cattle were imported from the mentioned it may be a_serious matter for the road which aided in the matter, It statutory offense to bring eattle from yama and several other 1 February 1st and November These imported cattle are well thriving, while those with whom n contact, or those that the same ficld after them have died. charge of importation, the Bee inform ant thought would be investigated. ANOTHER UNFORTUNATE, Gitmore Gives Up a sgnizable Victim. states The Wreok at Third i nrec A force of workmen witha wreeking car is sull engaged in clearing the debris of the wreek on the Union Pacific at Gil- more. Yesterday morning they had clear at deal of the burned and when under the mass into which they had been crushed, i the third vietim of the disaster. Tho flesh was nearly all removed from the l.umm nd these were black and burned. nothing with which the skele- rht be identified. It was thought, fa tramp, the see , who had met an un- expeetea de i the third, with the fircman, who perished in the wreek, OThe con tors _on the branch on the B. & M sterday. They ex) ¢ the cut off’ completea in ahos month I'he cutott is twenty-six miles in length, and the distance between Omaha and tancoln will be shortened thereby to fifty-four miles. J. H. Green, traveling passen ger agent of the Union silie, has returned from Ogden, where he went to meet a party of Knights Templar excursionists bound for St. Louis, J.T. Hassetr, chief clerk of the Idaho division, is 1n the cit Slanderous Advertisements, n anonymous slanderous adver- tisements have appeared in the p abusing young ladies who havi good work by their ey sration in baking powe seurrtious advertisement headed Baking Powder Trick,” shows its design and anthorship so plainly thatit is re- ceived with contemptuous disgust by every int serson, and needs 0o comment whatever. The other adver tisement from the same compuny, headed “A Disreputable rick,” is more cun ningly written and contains some bold falschoods University oF Texas, M Dr. Price’s Baking * contuing no tlour, nor any con nt other than pure. EpGait Everiawr, Ph. D, Professor of Chenistry. s 5 t the action of Dr. Price’s P er is an evidence of its superiority: that the boiling of a powder will evolve ammonia thevein, and that pure baking ])uw.lt:" will not giv cal g Tl facts, given from such pod authority, effectaally refute the wse statements made in an anonymons 1.,” both as regards the flour and the nuation that good buking vowder will give off ammonical gns wi mitting to heat. T “swindlers’ I company, lio, or y having been 1 i unon the pul fo adul- with “the poisonous drug, ammo- and who with the money thus ob- 1, have al le compe- remains that stical tests, as \lwwn by the ed by the leading chemists of the United S ndisputably the healthfulness and superior quality of Dr. s ng Powder.~—dustin, 19, 1886. oll’ :mm\nn'\» dies from n Texas, Statesman. — Forest Lawn Notes. Forest Lawn cemetery has at length been opened for the eption of the dead of the city. The first interment took place on Saturday last, the remains being those of the lute John Bracken, who was instramental in locating the cemetery in its present place. He is buried, nccord ing 1o his latest wish, ina beautiful site which commands an_extensive view of the ri; n the east. There were also interred vulll him his wife Rebecea, who died in May, 187), his s Richard, who died in July, 18’ is daughter, Flora M. Miles, wi hose death took ])l.wt. in May, 1878, hondholder: cd by the m e and select the lot them by their agreement with the associ ation, of the cemetery are 1 at Public tmprovements, OThe work: upong the nim gn wall of the court hou torily. Two courses been laid in a scemingly excellont man- ner, on both the east and north sides of the square. A gang of grs s also at work cutting into the huge hill and grad- ually it is being reduced to respeetable proportions. The same activity is notice- aplo in the eity hall <.|u.n where about s s m: ion are the excavatin !nr um » eity binlding, ol orsintend to build lllh L\ll lhv\ are pushing the work with great energy and are dotermined to forestall cold weather as well as it can be anticipated. NS Y. Police Points, L. D. Walbridge, a gray- of some 50 igned in police court yoestore ing bofore Judge Helsloy on a charge of bouting his wife. He was found guilty and fined $5 and costs. Mrs. Walbridge, who is likewise far past the meridhap of life, and has a lurge sprinkling of gray luirs in her head, ereated sometking of a sensation in court by testifying that her husband was wsanely joalous of her because he thought she was unduly intimate with their young nephew, who was living with them. Charley Young was fined § and’ costs for .h.mrbm-r the peace. Out of five drunks, two were sent up and the rest discharged, ed man ———— Lowy in Town, Haiman Lowy, one of the principals in the celebrated Smith-Lowy case, 1s in the He is in attendance upon the dis- court, Lo answer to the criminal gaiust him at the last in working upou the foun new First National Bank building, uu!hu coruer of m and Thirteenth streets. ‘The woak is heing done in a most thor- anner, the width and depth of the ing particularly noticeablo. ‘The foundation on the e side is being ex- dod un m © the west wull of the Snyder ) «h the bauk will have no u(.\u Witk the wall 1o question, place | THE I)I\Tlll( T CoURT, The Dockoet g Full at a Livoly ate. In the district court yesterday; morning, | Judge Wakely delivered a few decisions in cases which he ghad held under ad visement B. Falconer snes Sam F. Bennett, of Syracuse, N.Y,, for £5910.65, being the amount of a bill of goods, with interest, sold in 1869, J. L. Rice sues Richard Berlin for #3500 commission, He claias, according to agreement with the Iatter, that he found a purchaser for twenty aeres belonging to him, und that subseqiiently Berlin fused to transfer the land J. L. Rice & Co. also sne the Commer. cinl National bank for £100, the amount of a check which the latter refuses to Matz Sorenson for house on lot 19, dition, and that he yroperty tosecure y 0. Case su %2 work done or block 6, Campbell’ be permitted to seli t the amount mentioned Masonic Teniple eraft of Omoaha, t l\'« nnedy & Co, for W for e of $65 per month which 1ation for the us the store in \I awsonic building 213 North Sixteenth street Jnoves to dismiss the riotts deny p interest of the p titfin the land in_question In the case of Elizabeth Clark vs John r denies that he ever fiered the ply for any Il\rm done for of Daniel il 1ch to secure posses- arge pareel of land in wth leged been wrongfully ated by the latter and which lecided last M adversely to the plaintiff eame up again to<day on x mo: tion to extend the time in which to pre- pare and present a bill of exceptions to twenty days. conrt, however, granted only ten days for the purpose mentioned. "rt\kf‘ Jail, Sheril Coburn yesterday reccived a tele m from the sherift of Johnson county, ng that W, Fielden, the man taken to the Warcensburg jail from this iped prison, in company named Pate, on Fielden, it will be remem- wrested here some months mof bemg the murderer He however, re quilt could be found. He i ately rear- rested and taken to Missouri to to eharges of bigamy and forgery. s supposod to be lurking somewhere in bered, w: 4go on suspic was positive in spite of ull that en said that Fielden was the murderer of Ruhle. Going to the Yeste l\ train on the B.. v of the Doug- county de to the convention at Beatri the battle of the congres- sional convention 1s to be warmly fought. Among those wholeft were W.J. Connell, who is to enter the fight as the favorite of the gentleman Threo Union Congressn who eame into town carly in the ing, left with a few s for tho place. Heis also an for the honor of a third term in the sof the national legislature Do Aaron Dryer's Puneral, The funeral of Aarn Dryer, the man who killed in thej identof Saturday night, took place yesterday afternoon asonie temple, under the auspices of rge numper of censed were present. inelosed in a ro: ood coflin, which was covered with rare.and costly flowers, the giits of the feliow h deceased. The funcra conducted by Rey. C. W Seward sticet Methodist chur remains were interred in Prospect Hill, Intersection Gutters, There is a gang of men at work on out the asphaltum s at all the ntersections and re- placing them with granite. This is some- thing wnicih will conduce to the beanty of the street and the comfort of ali who have i to drive over it. Heretofore gutters have been the lodging ces of water, in which filth saccumu- As o consequence they rotted v two or three tim and were easily worn out by the traflic. The stone wili be a decided improvement, both in durability and ulufin 5 Found in a Cellar. About 6 o'clock yesterday morning a passer by found a man lying in the cellar of the Goos build- ing, now bemg erected fon the corner of Fifteenth and Jackson. The follow seemed to_be in great pain, and us moaning piteously. The patrol ron Summoned ‘and he was re- moved to St. Joseph's hosvit found that his lez was broken. his name as James Murphy, but suy how he came to be in the ceil Mr, Bell, the Singer sewing machine agent, who hs hm'n in cusjody of the sherift for se 1 days on the churge of embezzlement preferre compuny, had his preliminiry examina- tion last week and was held in the sum 00 to answer at the next term of lhl- district court. The amount cluimed the com puny to have been approp: Am.l is §03. Bell says he will give bail for his ....,..- at court.—Pawnee Republican. rance Will Not Die. John Taylor, the driver of car No. 183, on the St. Mary’s avenue line, who was run over by his own car, a few days ago, was found to be more dangerously in- u than was at first reported. Or, Hunchett suys, however, ths it he will re- cover, and is progressing as favorably as may be expected, A New Hotel The Doran house and the frame build- ings that lie on Farnam street between it and Tenth are being removed (o the corner of Eighteenth and Howard streets to make way for the erection by Geo. A. Joslyn, of the mummnh hotel long since vro- jected. Lt will be of brick, one hundred and thirty-two feet square, six stories in height, and cost about Notice, Knights of Pythias. A full meeting of Nebraska Lodge No. 1, K. of P, is requested at the next meet- ing, Sept. 22, 1886, to dispose of business of importance. J° K. Syt K. R. 8., No. 1514 Duughs St J.W. Lox Y, C. C, N Sixtecnth Street Grade, The cutting down of the hill on Six- teenth street, immediately south of Brownel! hall to make way for the via- kuct, has so far progressed that a person stauding at Harney and Sixteenth can have a view of the latter thoroughfare us far south as Vinton, where there seems to be a gradual ascent, which at the place mentioned is not noticeable. Sixteentn street will soon be in appearance, as it is now, in fact, the longest street in the oy, | which he f | Lou lling, Gordon & Kay, | goods, of Omahia, Honry W A RACE AFTER! ll'll(-lu\ll’i How An Omaha Drmmmcr ray in One Night. Helphrey, the irrepressible road agent of Colling, Gordon & Kav, is in the city, wearing a pale, half-seared look. When asked the cause of his change of features he relates a thrilling burgiar story in as one of the herocs, He had charge of his fivm’s exhibit at the state fair last week. A poom in the Hurlburt block was oceupied by repre- of Meyer Bros.' I)mr com- Loui F Hardware cempany of sporting King & Co., clothing, Chicago, and Bradley & Met- calf, boots and shoes, whoere they display their goods for the inspection of | country dealers in town attending the fair. They had a valuable stock, and for its protection, especia ter the rob beries of small sample rooms on Twelftn street the previous night, they slept there and kept one ear « Shortit after | midnight on Thursday night, while sleep. ing the gentle snooze that the drummer cin best enjoy. they e aronsed by ¢ shat the back door. One of them wstened back and opened it to see what was the matte He found two or three men there with a picee ¢ s pipe try. ing to ak in the door. He shouted mightily, and that brought forth every drammer, gun in hand, ready for the 3 The voblers fed, pu and streets by the pluc , Who were urrayed principatly in native modesty. One tourist ran_as the Capital hotel with his soirt tail ping behind beforo he gave up the ¢ but the re start d Turned sentatives pany of St Cantwell bbers had the good their Itis a source @ret that the dn drummers did not ¢ bold iing question whether the burglars e m ||||\u seleetions from the soclied btglres, ©whidh th boys Bud put out the day before. Helphrey is now sol 3 mg orders from his trade by mai avels with a body For the eure of pain_ St.0Jacobs Oil is The world says so. PAPERS, The Omaha Type Foundry and Sup- ply House for Printers and Publishers. The Western N per Union at i times to outlit with presses, composition, il in tict everything s’ and publishers’ ms and more libera! prices 1 than by sending to Chicago or elsewheve. Save money by buying near home. Second hand goods in the | printing line bought and sold. We often have great bareains in this particn- lar. Send for Tie PrINeers’ At \nmn. our monthly trade journal, that gives 1ists of goods and | and from time to time proclaims \l!\w|||u|1\‘«| bargiins i new and secor L imunterial Wiste wsparer UN1oN 12th Strect, bet. Howard and Omaha, Nebraska. anges in Nebraska, »s in Nebraska d week ending September 15, 1%, turnished by Wi Van Wyck, of the postoffice depart- ment: line of pr Bettc Lamourenx, Spring v, Fred Conradt. Towa. Postmas Cending S Waine ¢ Guthrie cow OVERCROWDED. The Nebraska Clothing Company finds even their large store not roomy enough to accommodate their immense stock, and in some lines the surplus is must be reduced by about Oct. 1st, in order to make room for other goods constantly arriving, | simere suits, at $6. brown, at $7; sold by other dealers mens’ all wool scarlet hose, 15¢ ver pair. including collars 15¢,worth double the money. We call special attention to our all wool 125 mens’ suits, strictly all worsted, in black and and cuffs, | Norfolk childrens’ suits,from 5 to 12 years, xtraordinarily large, so the quantities mentioned below They are as follows:120 all wool mens’ for more monep 250 5¢ each. 100 dozen mens’ nice suspenders, are at strictly one price, and marked in plain figures, with THE NEBRAMKA CLOTHING COBMPANY Cor. Douglas and 14th sts., Omaha. OR TIE TREATMEXT OF AvT, Chrom‘CI“ Surgical Diseaser 1 es, apparaty for the snceessh tinent of i CRse Fequir and invite o Catarh, yeis, Epilepsy, all surgical operation Battories, Inhalors, all kinds of Medical and Sur ufactared and for sale The only reliable siedical Insttute making it r, Siin, Blood aud ces, Trusses, and cal App ances, mun- Munn, Cedar county, Fr s Nira, Washington countsy Jerome MeGialion. Mr. G W, Mahony, Philadelphia, Pa., cured a cold with ond bottle of Red Star Cough Cure, —— Sporting Tips. Manager Kay, of the Union Puacifics, has received an offer from Perry Wor- den, of the Lincoln team, for a match game between the Union Pacifies and a picked nine from tie Lincoln and St. Joe teams \e offer will probably be ae- cepted. ANOTHER CHANC FOR MARX. It appeurs that '\M ormick is not the list, proposes to meet \‘.l at any time within the noxt two weeks for the gato pts. Mr. means business and hopos N challenge. Halford Sauce nakescold meatsa luxury ontained butthree pas- L les the sleeper, and s0 filled that when the train |mll|-\l out of the depot there were so many people standing that another ear would have bee |m|mux|| date all. There istuction expressed by many of the vi tims who sought in Tl is the first lmm th Union Pacili way for some cars get too Iu|1 on this_ side ¢ ore accommodation is furnish in this case there was an exception to the rule. en troated in this As u rule, when the the rf A New Justice, During the absence of Judge Berka in St. Louis, his bench is being occupied by Justice Gotthilt Reuther, of the stock Abeolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of pur- |y..mu.nh and wholosomeness, More econ- mical than the ordinary kidsand cannt be $0id Inoomperition with {he muttitude of low test, short weight alum or phospiae powders. Bold onyy in cans, ~HOvar Baxiva POWoER CO 468Wallst, New York Private, Spegial 15 Norvous Diseasss ALL (‘O\Tt\hl“! h A Jl IKIAAUD DISEASES, from whatever canse producod, successfully troated. We ean remove Militic poisoa from the system without mercur; Now restorative treat: m'm fm‘ lnus nf\ ital power. ALy COMMUNICATIO! CONFIDENTIAL Call and crm it us or send name and post-office y writte: nclose stamp, and we will send you in plain wrapper, our, RIVAT ULAR TO UPON PRIVATE, BPECIAL AND NERVOUS Dmlusl.u BEMINAL \\'M\x»u.ui SPRERMATORRUGA, IMPOYEN- o7, BYPRILIS, GONCRKI , GLEET, VARICOCEL] STRICTURE, AND AL AsEs o' TUE GENITO UniNARY ORGANs, or cend history of your case for £ vislt us m: orrorpandence. be treated at thelr , by dicines and Instro- ments kent by mail Sk LY PACK- ED TROM OBRERVATION, no marks i mdicate contents or sender, personal interview pro ferred if convenient. Fifty rooms for tho accom modation of paticits. Board g tendance reasonable prices. Address all 1 Omahfl Medical and Surglcal msmm Cor. 13th Si. and Cabitol Ave. Platte, ‘l:‘lv Omaha Wil pay cus stomers d'.’\\l with bl.l of 1 C.S. RAYMOND, RELIABLE JEWELER, Watches, Diamonds, Fine Jewelry, Sllverware [ho largost stock. Pricea the lowest. Fino ropairing u speoity. THE €. E MAYRE REAL ESTATE and TR%T 00 8. W. ('on. 15th AND FARNAM, OMAKA. Property of every de ('rlphun for sale 1 ull parts of the city. Lands for sale in every county in Nepraska. A COMPLETE SET OF ABSTRACTS Of Titles of Douglas county kept. Maps of the city state or county, or any other information d ' lul furnish 'ABLISHED 1858. M. BURKE & SONS, LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS, GEQ. BURKE, Mansgor, L’/I/OIV STU(.‘I( M,‘?DS OMAHA, NEB \x Donald's Ba a, Neb. ading attached for two-thirds value of stock ;3 Kearn Douglns and 15th arroet, Omaha. iarge upon app.ication. A. J. SIMPSON, Leading Carviage Factory Estiates Furnished on Application 1409 nud 1411 Dodge st. LOOK OUT The cool weather is now upon us and it is the duty of every man to take care of his health. This cannot be done unless he has the prover TUnderwear to keep him warm, and if he woulct see a line that will SURPRISE him as to Price, Quality, Texture and Quantity, He should visit the New York and Omaha Clothing Co Who can show the most complete line of Un- derwear in the city. A small idea can be form-~ ed by examining our show windows where can be seen a few of our medium class goods. ONE PRICE FOR ALL. UNDERWEA UNDERWERR, UNDERWEAR. P S T P AW RIS W a0 150 dozen fancy dress shirts, at $2.95. Remember,goods Al work warraatod.

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