Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 14, 1887, Page 5

BREAK UP THE BURGLARS. That is the Cry of Lincoln Oitizens to the EMITH'S His *that was declared forfeited at the 3 ¥4 4 { Police Foroe, ESCHEATED ESTATE. Heir at the Capital Endeavor- ing to Recover It—Suing For Agent James' Bonds— Where is Coons? [FROM THE BEE'S LINCOLN BUREAU.] What shall we do with our burglars? is the topic at the capital eity about these days, and judging from the amount of house-breaking and burglorizing going on at these times, the question is evi- dently in order. The gung have itin, cvidently, for the inhabitants of the Third ward and in the vicinity of Six- teenth street, for nearly two-thirds of the house-breaking lias be done in their immediate yicimity. The burglars are professional in cheek if not in practice, for if they attack a house and the inmates arise and protest, they adjourn to the next door neighbor and rob the place with neatness and dispatch, All these schemes furnish a good many items of news, but the citizens are getying tired of the goings on, and the complaint is gen- eral that the police department ought to 8it up nights until the army of thicves are routed out or given berths in the peni- tentiary, Sinee the first house-breaking commenced, about a week ago, not one of the crowd has been arrested, and dur- ing that time to the present eighteen or twenty residences have been entered, and a man who can’t wake up in the morn- ing and find tracks under his window is n :ption and not the rule. A detee- tive in the city, in discussing the situa- tion, remarked that the city was filled at the present time with thieves and gam- blers, some of whoin he could locate as professionals from Denver, and others from Kansas City and Omaha. “They e come to this city to rob in the shadow of the legislature,” remarked a cynical man, as he deseribed the number on the movewent of his watch, lost the night before. AFTER THE ES Readers of the Beg will remembe: detailed account of the escheated of Leouard I Smith, of Fort Calhoun, and the finding of the lost heir as related a few mouths ago. This estate, that for Juck of an heir caused tho turning of some §8,000 into the state treasury, had heen hanging fire for soveral years, and lnst summier State Auditor Powell, of Vermont, who was acquainted with the family years ago, found in Ezra L. Smith, of Oregon, the nephew of Leonard 11 Smith, who died intestate at Fort Cal- honn. In Augustlast these two gentle- men came to Lincoln to prove the right of Ezra L, Smith to the property, and found that it could be recovered only through an act ef the legislature, conse- guently Messrs. Powell and Smith are now in the city and a bill to reconvert the property to the heir is under consid- eration’ by the house committee on claims. SUIT ON THE BOND. The state has filed the nccessary va- pers in the district court to collect the bond of Law and Order Agent James, last term of the court, when that eclegant 1 former failed to come to time and answer 1o the charge of harloting, ete., in the puise of a reformer, His bail at the pre- Liminary hearing was fixed at_$300, and Mr. A. 5. Raymond, a member of the signed the bond that kept James " Se il prominent parties the league were injudicious enough to m- sist publicly and privately that James was decentand a persceuted man for consclence’s sake, but that fact is now dissipated in the minds of all, and Mr, taymond is left to settle with the state. It has been a lesson that will have its good effect in league work in future. WHERE IS COONS? The rumor is current in the city and the opinion practieally unanimous that .. B. Coons, former private sccrotary of Superintendent D, E. Thompson, of the B. & M., has jumped his bail and de- parted 'for parts unknown. At Mr. Coons' preliminary he wring in county court, for forging time checks and col- lecting them, he was bound over for further hearing at the distriet court and Lis buil was fixed at $700, with Loute Meyer as bondsman. The belief was often expressed at that time that before court would meet that the bondsman would be secured and that Coons would fly. Coons been seen in company with the tiger not very long ago and the stake has presumably becn raised, A boarder at the placo where Mr. and Mrs, Coons have taken their meals, stites that she hus not been seen for several days and she has probably accompanied her Lusband. AFTER THE BANQU The success of the Sigma Chi alumni Dbanquet beld at the Capital hotel ur- dauy evening was of a character befitting sunions of that kind. Seventy-two ladies and gentlemen were seated at the table, and among the invited guests noted Governorand Mrs, Thayer, Treasurer Willard, Secretary Laws, Hon, W. IL. Conger and others, ~ The recep- tion committee consisted of H. O. Eddy and D, O. Clark, of Lincoln, and Clement €, Chase and D, H. Wheeler, jro, of Oma- ha. Prior to the feasting the spacious parlor of the house was completely filled with the guests and an excetlent musical rorammo s vondered, participated n by Mr. J. B. Barnaby, D. l. Wheeler, }‘ Prof. Gibault,” E, H. Eddy, Iyron £, Wheeler and others. After the dining room had been opened and the menu discussed, the toasts and responses were announced and the fol- lowing topics were disoussed: *“The State,” Chancellor Irving J. Manatt; *T'he University,” Governor John M, Thayer; ‘“The Literati,” Senator George D, Meiklejohn; *“The Soeial Cirele,” f) H. More “The Ladies,”’ Clement C. Chase; *'The City of Lincoln,” ex-Mayor John 15, Wright. {!on..L M. Thurston,who W on the programme to respond to “The Student,” was detaned in Omaha, and Hon, J. lalien, of Kearney, who was listed fora responso to ' Eustern Greok Friendship,” was called home in the afternoon by illness in his family. The resident Sigs vote the mecting ot the alumni an ungualified success. TALKING PROHIBITION, Yesterday the Capital City Prohibition elub held its regular Sunday meeting at “Lemple hall and” put in the session talk- ing politics, the topic of the duy being the legislative probibition measures that are up in the two houses for legislative action. ‘There was the usual large at- tendance that these meetings bring forth in fair weather, and the talk was long and loud for the measures that met favor with the audicnce. Noticable amidst the throng were several of the legislators, and a good deal of enthusixsm was worked up over the submission question. In conversation with & member of the house on this all-absorbing topic I wrested from him the information that the sub- wmission plank was sure to pass the house, and the general tenor of the meeting was to work the senate. THE BOOM AND THE CHARTER. The fact that the passage of the Lin. coln ecity charter 18 almost an assured fact has stimulated business and prop- urty interests greatly in the capital city and mude real estate owners and dealers walk with lighter step and brighter mien, Lhe fact is that the charter will put the Ity in 8 way for internal improvements ihat have become a matter of the -great- Wtnecessity, Five miles of pavement, the coming summer, will be practically assnred by the passage of the charter. and when the capital city is onco hfted from the all pervaiding mud, the san- guine citizen sees nothing to hinder a constant boom upward in every interest, The demand for ontside property isgreat and by soring will be a stampede, from present prospects, . ABOUT THE CITY, Wille Hayes, a nine year old boy at 1 o'clock yesterday, raised a back window at Pochler’s bakery on O streot, and go- ing inside he went behind the counter and was helping himself to a liberal sup- ply of eandy when some of the parties at the bakery came to the building and dis- covered the lad, Captain Post was tele- phoned for and took the bog in eharge. A small robbery was committed at the Oriental hotel some time Saturday night, a chap effecting an entrance to the 100m of one of the boarders and getting & small amount of money and & few arti- cles of mimor value. Lincoln is infested with tramps at the present time and a citizen who_passes a day without being importuned for sus- tenance is fortunate. A tramp wrung a quarter from a ten-year-old boy on the plea that he had not eaten for six days and the same night he was drunk in the cooler, Wiil H. Kline, for a number of years with the B. & M. store department and lately with the Sante Fe at Topeka, is 1n the city en-route to St. Paul where he takes the position of store-keeper for the Minnesota & Northwestern railway. Saturday’sreal estato transfers touched the noteh at nearly $75,000 and some big contracts were closed that will be brought to light to-day, ‘I'he receipis of hogs at the packing houses at West Lincoln the past wee were close to 6,000 head, an increase over the week pre i S FINANCIAL. New York, Feb. 12.-MoNry—On eall, ensy at S@i per cent; closed with 2 per cent offered. Privie MERCANTILE PAPER—5@0 cent. SterriNe ExomANer—Dull but steady at $4837¢ for sixty day bills; $4.5804 for demand, GovERNMENTS—(Government bonds were dull but steady. Stocks—The settlement of the strike last night started the bears to cover this morn- inyg, and the trading for the day was gener- ally upon a higher plane than that of yester- day. "The day was dull, however. Tho open- ing was strong and remained strong on mod- crate business, advances ranging up to 5 per cent being established in the first hour. Later there was a general decline and in many cases the early advances were lost, ‘There was some improvement in the last hour and the market closed generally firm at small fractions better than the opening. STOOKS ON WALL STIREET. 100 | preferred 110%{IN. Y. C. . 1285¢ Oregon T yer S, 448 Now #'s.....: referred , 9| referred ... st B0 preferre Texas Pacifi X Tnion Pacilic, 3 St. L. & P 3 proferred . 3 Western Union. 0. R &N... “anaia South. &R G... Eribiiee e vreferred . Iinois Central. 129 L.Bi & W...... 18 Kansas & Texas. 3 Northern I preferred .. . C. & N.W. Chicago, Feb, ollowing quotations are the ing figures: Flour — Dull “and_ unchanged: tlour, $4.2,@4.50: soutnern, $4.10@4.20: Wisconsin, $4.20@4.30; Michigan soff sprine wheat, $3.7014.30: Minnesota bakers, $3.70@.: patents, $1.50@5): low grades, $1.95@:2.95; rye flour, quict at §3.25@5.40; in sacks and barrels, $3¢5.20, Wlheat—Weakness again characterized the markot: opencd stronger, about. i higle and elosed 115e under yesterday ; cash, 7:/c Ma June, 81%e. Corn—Opened a shade better than yester- day; declined %@@c and closed i5c “below yesterday: cash, 3ilge; May, 303c; Juue, 30 11-16e. s—Weaker with 1/@e decline; cash, March, 24!c; May, 25 15-16¢, ye—Dull at bic. Barley--Dull at 50@51e. Timothy seed—Prime, $1.80@1.87, Flaxsecd—$1055(@1L.05, Whisky—$1,18, Toderately active: 254@5e higher at opening, declined 5@7i4e, later rallied 12¢@ 15¢ but Tinally settled back 231 §@225c, closed steady’: cash, §13.6013,65; May, $1 Lard—Fair demands steady and about @5c lower; cash, $6.75; May, $6,85@6,87} Bulk Meats—Shoulders, $5.75 clear, 3 short ribs, §6.4 Butter—Firmer; creamery, 212 1id@2sige, 24 + full cream cheddars, 19 , 12°¢@lse; young Americas, 1355 skins, Silic, 181, Hides—Unchaneed; green, 61/c: green salted, 7:de; salted bull aited, 11@L2; dry dint, 13@lic 250 each, ‘allow—No. 1 country, 83/ 2, 23c, Receipts, Shipments. 85,000 86,000 X 36,000 Oats,’ bu 99,000 Rye,'bu.. none Bailey, bu. 40,000 New York, Feb, Wheat—Receipts, 26,4007 exports, none; spot, y@ie lower: closing heavy:; options opened steady and advanced *s@!c and later ruled easier and declined £@e; closing week; ungraded, 9l @Me; No.8red, B5lge; No. 1 rea, @e; No. 2 red, Wi@M3ic {n elevator, Y@H04e in store; V13¢@915%o L. 0. b. atlont; 90k L. O, b, in store; April closing 9lc, Corn—Spot tirm, options opened firm, Iater declined ¥ @b¢c; closing with a slight rt!nnlh‘)ln‘,l T l&y'}s,y.mort‘ 3 a:n:mrltja.“uw‘t]l' ungraded 1483{c; No, élive No. 2, 45@4814e In~ elevator, 491,@19'5c de- 3 I closing at 48%e, Oats—Moderately active; receipts, 56,000; exports, none; mixed western, 86@38ige; white western,' 39(@42c. Petroleum—Quiet; United closed at 63ge, Eggs—Stronger; western, 18}¢(@1e. Pork—Modomufl{ active and steady. Lard—Lower and moperately active; west- ern steam, spot, $5.9744, Butter—Dull and lower; western, 12@2c; Elgin creamery 25c. Cheese—¥irm. Feb. 12 — Wheat—Quiet; Cincinnati, No. 3 red. Sidge, Corn—FEasy; No. 2 mixed, 33@isie, Oats—Weaker; No. 2 mixed, 50@505 Rye—Quiet; No. 2, 6c Pork—¥irm'at §14'00, Lard—Easior at $6.00@6.65, Whisky—Active and tirm at § Minneapoiis, Feb. 12, — Wheat—1/n- settied and closed 1@lige lower; No. 1 hard, February, 76¢; May, 7¢e, No. 1 northern, February, — Tilge; May,'Tl3e: No. 2 northern, February, 78c; ‘May. e, Flour—Dull; vatents, $4.40@4.50; bakers, $3.50@8.60, Receipts—Wheat, 48,000 bu. Shipments—Wheat, 22,400 bu.; 17,000 bbls, Milwaukes, Feb 12 — Wheat— Weak; cash, Ti%ge: March, Tde; May, T0le. Corn—nteady: No, 8, 8Tc. Oats—Firm: No, 2, white, 8le, Rye—Firmiar; No.'1, be. Barley—Quiet’: No, 2, s0ife. Provisions — Weaker; pork, $18.00; May, $18.50, Feb, 12 —Wheat—Weak; sharply lower: cash, 75! @ide; Mareh, 75 May, B1ig@sibie. Corn— W eak B4lic; May, Siie. Oats—FEasy; No. 2 mixed, cash, May, 25%¢, = R, Strong at e, Whisky—$L13, 3 Pork—Easy at $14.00@14.12 Lard—Steady at $6.00. Butter—bSteady and unchanged, ereawery, 24@27c; dalry, 15@zie. = Liverpool, Feb. 10.—Wheat—Quiet but steady and ubehanged. Corn—Quiet but steady, holders offer mod- erately. Mansas Oity, Feb. 12 —Wheat—Easier; n-nih;‘fiw bid; March, 69%c bid; May, Tilge asked. Corn—Lowor; cash, 295 bid;Mareh, 20i¢c bid: May, 320 bid, Oats—Nowlnul @lde Eugs heavy bie: dry deacons, flour, February, No. 2 mixed, cash, THE OMAHA DAILY DER: THE TADY WHO LAUGHED, How the Opera of Fidelio Was Distarbed at the Metropolitan, SOME SHARP SHOTS AT SOCIETY. Mra. Roderspeiger, of St. Louis, in Hef New Fifth Avenue, T Why She Conld Not Re strain Her Feelings, New York Star. the lady who | opera so that the singers stopped singing, nd the tiddlers stopped nddling, and General Sickles got up on his wooden leg and made a speech, was the great-grand- daughter of a dealer in hides who grow very rich by getting the best of Indians in bargains. But this is an injustice to the hide dealer's great-granddanghter, for she was not the woman who laughed at the German opera New York socicty, which, as every body knows, is the admiration of tho society of London and Paris, has for sey- eral wed the woman who laughed at the opera, who she was and why she laughed, has at last discovered her, and, as in most mysteries, the discovery 1s disappointing. She was simply Mrs. Roderspeiger, of St. Louis, sand she laughed because she couldn’t help it. A reporter called at Mrs. Roder- s Fifth avenue yes- It was supposed that ched at the speiger’s new home terday and rang the poi'shed door bell. A pentleman in new lLivery opened the door, and the reporter, stepping on a $5) door mat, entered the hall and was ush- ered into the drawing room, which was full of §100 mirrors and $50 picces of bric-a-brac. In one corner stood a £3,000 piano, over the mantel was a $200 picture, opposite to it was a $500 land- scape. Three $400 pictures hung on the ront wall. Near the fire place was a $750 Japanese screen crowded with storks. The carpet cost at least $500. The furniture was all upholstered was the best that money could buy. books were all in morrocco and gold, and were also the best that monaey conld buy. The dog had a blanket ‘of im- I\m’lml satin, trimmed with real point aco. E hing bespoke elegance and culture. A ripphing laugh was heard coming down the stairs, “Ha, ha, ha, ha!" ‘Do, sol, fa, me, re, do!’ Fi A beautiful and richly dressed lady en- tered the drawing room. A moment later a sedate little colored boy entered the drawing room with her train on a waiter. He deposited the train on the floor, balanced the waiter on his head ked gravely out of the room. Mrs. Roderspeiger, of St. said the beautiful woman, in a bewitching way, *‘and I am the lady who langhed at the opera. It was the funniest thing Tever saw. I haye been to Dock stader’s minstrels, but it w nothing to the opera. It is only three months since I enme from St. Louis, where there are many places of amusement ju thero are here. I used to go to Uhrig's cave and the Snowflake minstrels. I have seen ““The French Spy,” *“The boys of New York,” “Under the Gaslight'’ and other plays. My husband used to keep a restaun- rant in St. Louis and the actors boarded with him and paid him in theatre tickets, Last spring he retired from business and is now giving all hisattention to socicty."” - “And’ so you came to New York to v A Society in St. is not exactly what we' liked. many socicty people there owe my husband tor meals. We came on to New York to spend the resent winter and to choose our own ocicty. We have taken the lead in soci ety here, but it does not malke us proud, and we try to treat all in New York socicty well, no matter how humble they may be. Not long ago we had a party, and I was unable, without enlarging the house, to invite a well-known society man, but Iwent to a drug store the next day and bought ten pounds of his soap. We were obhged last November to om inyiting one of the society leaders to our reception, but I made my nushand go next day and buy ton pounds of the good man’s tobacco. We do not want to_hurt anybody’s feelings, and you know I ean- not invite everybody to my receptions unless I put some of them on'the roof.” The reporter sighed. “Wo take the Star every day,”” contin- ued Mrs. Roderspeiger. ™ “My husband won't read any other paper. For my part, 1 read the Herald. I wanted my husband to take the World to encourage the paper because it is from St. Louis, but he said it wus sensational and unre liable, and ref: to take it. Well, when we first came hero I looked over the New York papers and saw an advertisement of Dockstader’s minstrels. 1 went there every night for two weeks and 1 laughed 8o much that [ had to send for a dress. maker and get a new bias put i my dress. After I had got a little tired of Dockstader’s minstrels, 1 thought I would try German opera for a change. 1 hired a box and went there. It was the fun- niest thing I ever saw, Dockstader’s min- strels were nothing! The fi nisht nearly paralyzed me. Inever laughed 80 much in my lifo.” The reporter grew pale. “German opera is like a shivaree! When I was a girl, one of my sisters was married, and we had a shiyaree, All our friends and acquaintances came with tin horns, drums and gongs and shivareed us; and we invited them in and gave them (mmpkm pie and float and bridecake. Well, we had a great timo that night, and when I saw the German opera with its horns and drums and gongs. I thought of the shivaree in the days when I was a irl, before Lke and 1 went into society. nd then the singing was so funny, You ought to have heard it. Firsta tall, thin man, in trousers that only came to his knees and clothes that were very tight, came out and sung way up to the roof. 1 could hear his thin voice pattering on the roof like the rain drops on the dairy where 1 used to churn. Then a heavy man, whose clothes were four times ~ too large for him, came out and sang way down in the cel lar, It sounded Tike a voice from the Broadway tunnel. It was awfully funny. I lnughe They were so much better than the end men in Dockstaders's min strels, but I suppose the German opera company pay high salaries and get the very best comedians on the stag The ope went on. It was uproariously funny. I laughed more and more, At last the young woman in the boy's clothes, who wus making believe she was a turnkey, or an assistant headsman or something of the kmnd rusbed up to her beau, who was chained down in the dun- on, and threw her arms about him and said: “Ach, mein Florastan It was awfully funny. Wiy didn't she talk English Why didn’t she say something that anybody could understand? 1 laughed ~out’ loud. The fiddlers stopped. The people on the stage quit singing. I thought they did that to give the audiene chance to laugh, just as the minstrels do when they got off a chestnut. I'looked around on tie audi- ence, with tears in my eyes from laugh- ing,expecting to see them convulsed with laughter. They had the least approcia- tion of any audience I eversaw. Notone of them laughed, T felt sorry for the ae- tors They had tried to do their best,and they were Just us tunny any day in the week as Dockstader’s minstrels; and if I d satin the orchestra I should have laughed out of politeness. 1 was sorry Ididu’t have any flowers to_send to the firl, ko did her part so well. 1 should ave liked also ta huve sent flowers to ks tried to tear the iron mask off’ MONDAY. FEBRUARY 14 5 . —————————————— the two comedians; who sing tenor and | bass, ! “Too bad," gasped the reporter, “Well, while 1 wassitting there feeling sorry for the lack of appreciation shown the ‘smgers and wondering why the au- dience didn't laugh, up pops a little man on a wooden leg and beging to talk harshly to me. If he eouldn't enjoy Ger: man opera why didn’t he let me enjoy it? If he had a grudge against the managers or singers, why did he attack me? If he was bored by the opera why didn t he go out and get his money, back at the door? 1 would have paid the poor man's money back mysclf. All the rest of the audience sat stify in their seats. 'T'here was no one whom 1 ever met in society, thongh I saw several of whom we buy candies and glue, Lam stro that some of them were intetligent people, and would have liked to langh, but [ guess they were afraid of the wood- en-legged man. 1 went home and eried, That is the way I happened to laugh at the opera. I hear it has been said by the newspapers that I paralyzed the singers. I want it distinctly understood that tho singers paralyzed me! FIGHTERS FOOL THE SHERIFF How the Wisconsin Logislature Wit nessed a “Mill" in Satety, Chicago Mail: Ten day ago a number of the Wisconsin legislature of sporting proclivities went into “Billy" Lakeman's place on West Madison street and pro- posed that Major Lakeman shouid fur- nish “some fun for the boys." The “boys" to whom he alluded” are some fellow-members of the body now engaged in framing laws for the Badger state “We will make it an object for you," said the member, “‘to furnish us a counle of game men. We want to see a fight. What will it cost?™ “A guaranty of $500." “All right; cend out two good ones. s $100 to clinch the business,’’ Major Lakeman found Paddy Carroll and Tom Gill, who agreed to handle the men who should be sent out to_ entertain certain frisky members of the Wisconsin legislature and their friends at 85 per head, The men selected to do the fight- ing w red Sommers and *Bill"'l man, who have frequently amused “faney’ in this city Carroll and_Gill, with the prineipals, lett the eity on Wed nesday night. Yesterday they circulated around in Madison, and the intelligence that two hurd-hitters from Chicago would belabor each other in the little village of Waunakee ithat night was passed to the thiul; who grave up %5 each. Many who bought tickets did not know who was to fight, and the rumor that Burke and Dempsey would battle quickened the the LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY, An Investigation Tato Its Logal Status, Ite Fairness and Honesty. Description of ths December Drawing, With Other Facts, EW ORLEANS, (La ) Decrmber 15. Californin has been & Tarce patron of the Lou: isain State Lotte It may b added, paren- thetieally, that' it has ¢ been nldo part cularly 101t nate n ts inves ments in this direction, wirning muny of the capitnl prizes. The chances of winning in e schemes of this comn- puny Ao thoroughly un derstood by its patrons. 1t would be @ waste of 11me and space 1o anw. Iyze the schome: tho only quostions thit | terest the lotiery ticket- hemo hone-tly dFwn? #nd, 1< the com any finanially vosponsible? T SatiSTy itsolf on these point< A momber of the Chrotiicio stafl was seni from =un Franciseo to this eity to investicato the affairsof the Lous: inna - tate Lotiery Comprny , and to withess tho GLIrnordiniry drawing which took place yester day. LOTTERY BUTLDING, holder aro: 1s the LEGALITY OF THE LOTTERY. The fiest duty of the Chronicio reporter was nacertain the lownl status of the concern. 10008 it Finve logal ox stnee ™ wis the ques tion he put 1o @ ieadine mombor of the Louis. fani b, aod 0 cosilesan who will Soom oo cupy a il judieial position in tho st " rso lthins,” ko replicd very promtly STt franchise is now uneuostonol in n 1868 the logisiature of Lo entitiod *An Act to fnereise P withorize t 1 State Lottory iy, mud to ro Ui A now [ o This Act pr 1that no forcirn lott ry tickots shouli | within the stafo.nnd gave to ecriain citi namod ALOTItY th oreaAnize & corpora- 10 protect the state neamst the groat los-cs heretofore fucurred in sending lareo amounts 0 money to forefn countrics for tho purchuso of lottery tiokers, (o cstablish . soi- vent enl relinble home institution. und to in- 8ur0 perfect tnirness and Justion in’ the diste bution of prizes * The capital stock was fixol ALSL, 0000, in shares of §10) each. Thore wero provisions for n bonrd of directors und all iho corporate rizhts to sie and be sucd, cte. The duration was to be {0 twentyfive yours. 1t Wik o puy $10,000 0 year o (he eduentional fund, and wis required 1o givo honds 1 carry out these provisions. The constitution of Lot isanandopted in 1579, touches the lottery ques. tion us follows CLE 1, The Goneral Assombiy sh anthority (o Fantlottars char Viled onoh’ Churtor or ' privilese ran i n'mon v ' providan furh il Chnrt i expire on' U YL 18 Trom which e all Totteries i 1 e st {1 §10 00 per annnm_now providod by law to be i o the' br dmrter i f i oo v s ration of tho e of tickets. Another funny story cir- s to tho effect that *‘Parson’” Davies would be on hand with Acton and Lewis, the famous wrestlers, and Arthur Chambers, the ex-champion lizht-weight pugilist. By 6 o’clock last night the in- terest in Madison was such that some sin- gle tickets were sold for §10. Waunakee station on the North- western road, ten miles north of Madi- son, It is a notori cetive point for ighters. Last night’s “mill” was st of any consequence ever fought Paddy Carroll, Jack Burke's said it would be the hottest meet- ing which ever took place in the state of Wisconsin and such it proved to be, Owing to Carro!t's shrewdness Sherift Force was thrown off the true scent. Sev- eral decoy parties left on road leading south, with drums beating, horns tootine and flags flying, und men shouting “On to Stoughton,” a little town due south from the capital. Some printed circulars announcing Stoughton the Dbattle- ground also served to mystify the au- thorities, The fight occurred in a tobacco ware- bouse in Waunakee. Hagaman stripped 140 pounds and Scmmers at 144, Wdy Carroil was nagreed upon us ereo. The gloves used weighed exactly two and onc f ounces, Both men eame to the scrateh in r condi- tion. What they lacked m training, however, they made up in determination, and before the fight had progressed five scconds it was evident tothe two hundred nd seventy-five men present that the strugele would be for hlood. Both men scored hits in the opening round, Som- mers getting the worst of the exchinges In the ond round some sharp fight- ing was done, with a reasonable per centage of ‘science,” Sommers placing some body blows with lus right, Hag; man forced the fighting in the third and got first blood, as he did in the fourth, tapping the other heavily, and in the fifth two heavy blows reachied it between the eyes. In Hagaman got in a knock down b! ducking from a blow aimed by his op- vonent in the eleventh round “Hagaman received Somimers’ clenched fist squarely on the head with such force as to disable Sommers’s lefr arm. Time was called and a jangle en- sued, when the referee pronounced ommers’ arm broken, H nan was asked under the cirenmstances, to make it a draw, and af! consultations with his friends and obtaining a stipulation from Sommers for another meeting he consented and each man received $200. Both principals arrived at Chicago at 6:25 this_morning, Hagaman went di- reet to Major 1's pla He seemed 5 sy. Sommers’ left wrist is undergoing surgical treat- ment, e Pleasant to the taste and surprisingly quick in relieving coughs and colds, it i not at all strange that Dr. Bull's Coughg Syrup always succeeds, Salvation Oil, the greatest pain eure on carth, is guuranteed to effect n cure where it 15 possible for tihe t ofithe isease to be reached by a liniment 26 cents a bottle, —~— Nat" Goodwin Imbarrass ed, New York Tribune: Three hundre members of the produce exchange en- tered into a solemn compact, yesterday, that never again would they pure seat nor even aceept a pass 1o see " Nu Goodwin. These men paid a compli- ment to Goodwin and the Bijon theater, and also paid the regular price for the three hundred seats which they occupied in the orchestra on Monday night, Alex- ander Meakim, the leadgr of the mug wump contingent at the produce ex change, a week ago. suggested a night off at the Bijou, The limit of three hundred was soon reached and on_ Friday Mr, Goodwin and Charles B. Bishop visited the produce exchange to observe the peculiarities and characteristics of soma of the young members trading around the grain and provision rings ‘The gallant 500, full of life and spirit, marched into the Bijou just asthe orches. tra began its overture on Monday night, They upplauded the rising of the curtain und the entry of individuils and the cho- rus, but were more enthusiastic when Goodwin, Bishop, and one or two others appear This* confused the aetors, and when Goodwin called to the prompter to give him the cue the H00 applauded joudly, in- termingling the apulause with some side remarks Iy Goodwin walked down to the footlights and made this address **This has got to be stopped. It em- barrasses me and ewbarrasses the others, s0 that we forgot our p It must be stovped or £ will ring down the curtain.” This httle speech was a damper to the ardor and enthusiasm of the 300 and yes- terday they regretted that they did not march out in a budy at once. But they took an oath never to compliment “Nat" Goodwin again, —— . Pains in the small of the back indicate a diseased condition of the liver or kid neys, which may be easily remoyed by the use of Dr. J. 'H. McLeai's Liver and Kidney Balm. $1.00 per bottle. k —— Beautiful Valentines at Hospe's, 1y clnase Wirary 1o To are herehy declired provided, sl compniy shill e Written r Itiouof 1141 Monopoly Tentures in thofien 0f Tho Recretary of St Within 13 days aftor tho rutifieation of this constitation Theso conditions were promptly aceepiod by The Louisiunn Lottery Company: in ced. thi constitutional provision wunrantced the com PHNY oxactly what it was contending it pos- sossed—n contrict with the state ol Louisigna This position hns boen firtis wthiencd by ndecision of the United Sta reme eourt rendercd within n few diays. An effort way e to tax the lottery compiny under an et taxing ¢ corporitions for st nnd ety pu This tax tho compuny re- sixte, on 'l its sharehol jors ¢ thnt the e coniraet with the stut the wholo tax by the pi to the Charity Hospital. This plea ported by the Unitod States supreme conrt, which ho'ds that the lottery compuny does | e W losn] nnd binding contriet with (he stute of Louisiani, and that any ntenipt to extort from it st in excess of the §40.01 18 illegal. This decision, however, earries with it a berett 1o the 1 B Lottery Something more impo ant to tho manngers than the mere suy.nx of doilurs and_conts—recomnition by the luws of 181 And oF the nution A8 & COrPOFALIon en itlnato businoss under alogal and recognition of the validity n sives Tio Louisiana State | hat o lottery has over hud since the days of Washington when the prosidents were nuthe lotteries for the henefit of the natic lezal existonce for the poriod of its charter. A BECOGRIZED INSTITUTION The lozal status of the Leuisinna State Lot- fery s thius elearly and indisputably estib Jishol. One cannot long remain in New Or lenns without di r that it is one of the recomized i the city, and one that peopic. world mav think of ans belioves fn them. Inier 1 tho presidents of the leuding bunks, S and plantors, not ouly proved this, but tho further faet thi' these men have futh in the honesty of the manmeement of the driw- ing and the perfeet solvoney of the institution. Tndeed it is gonoru that the Louisi ang Lottery 15 &tronger thun any bank in the south, and wil the bunks eash its przos at givht. 115 §toc sich 15 regulirly quotc-on Chane, sellsnt 560 T1s par vilie 100, Tho ran nzoment comprises the foremost citizons o1 Louisiana, finanelally and sockaily considered- who ave open-handed, broad and 1ib ral. ohn, president of ‘the Union Nationnl #4id: T am not interested in jottaric way, ind min opposed 1o grmbling in any 1oor kulo it may take \iing should bo encour institution dogerved tho niship of th done, nnd it is constantly for fumunity. No one can imigine tho far renehing char s(itution. 1s valfs are alwiys open to the poor and the needy. 1t i6 n rich Corporation, porfectly r conducted with the sirietest fiterity J. L Owlesby, president of the Louisiana Na tional Bank, i consorvitive, eareful business min, who docs 1ot velicve in lotterios, said: “Thd compuny 15 thorowghly respousibic, is carefully nnd honestiy conductod, A. Daldwin, president of the ) National Bank. said that the Iottery wore tho,onghly hone ble und charitable almost to P. 0. Frzendo of anking hou ac & Selxng, said 208 no_stronger ro rosponsible cor 1 In America than The Loulsiann Stat tlery (0 The standing of the manawers in th would preclude the iden of dishon nection with it. 1t conld not afford to be dis honest. 1t8 very lite depends upon its honesty. 1tix strictly honest, and has the full confidence of oir peoplo. These sentiments were expressed by every prominent man soon by the Chronicls roporter, and his interviews covered fif'y different per: sons, i overy whlk of lile. Not one man was found who had an evil word for the lott though nearly ull doprecaced the druwing lotterics. poried ther whioh 1 e the provial nll and void; L and ment of £40,00 8 year was kup- y the Section. 1t nas n great work Ve O of tho I ! THE MANAGEMENT, The reporter next presented himself at the manngemont of the comvany, and frankly stuted the object of his mission. I M. A Dauphin, the president of the compiny, promptly invited the reporter {o feel ut lberty to examine the conduct of the establishment. Lie company i8 the owner of its own building, At the corner of St Churies and 1 It is s handso three stork icn 10 the s aro en- 1 of tickots, cor poration. T i ndn 318 pore A complete is kopt of every lotter ro- eived, nd thousunds of dol'ars pinned to let- oa 0 which they recoived wre tound in a ad-Ictter box, being lefters (hat hud { Deen S Enod O £1Ve R NIUE AN N0 address. ThCK i pulously cured for untl demund is mude for the 1noney by careloas correspond ents, or the persons are found through an ad- mirabc systom of tracers. The lettors pertain. Nito cich drawing ure kept separatoly, and subse uently bound: with this record I8 kept another, showing to whom tho tickets have been sont, 80 when the drawinz §s over tihe win- noers of prizes, as well a2 their location muy be nmedintely aseerty EXTHAORDINAKY DRAWING, Satisflod as to thelegal and financial status of the coneern. the renorter determningd to inyestis wite tho honasty of the Drawine. This was an evert in New Orlouns, It 100k in the Acwdomy of Music which had been spocinlly en gnged for that purpo<e. It was an extraordin wry drawing, the prizos pgzrasnting $522,500, in cliiding n enpitul prize of $150,00, 0ne of §51,020 one of $20,000, two of $10,00, and four of $5,04, with meny smaller ones. Tl drawing of (his as wholly in_ the hands ef T. Bexuremard of New Orle Jiibal A. Burly of Virg of the company had with it. Tho proparations begu Monday and were not concluded u Friduy. Thi Scheme was bised on & representution of 100,00 tickets, neainst which #.9 prizes were to'he drawn.” Then there were 1510 Approximation Prizesmot drawn trom the whoel muking a totul of 2,107 prizes. T & were prinied on Liug puper measuring two and one-Lalf by one und one-half inches Those bad to be carelully counted (rom 1 1o 100,04, Then they were rolicd k8 of thi General G Gener The manugement g 10 4o TUBE CONTAINING NUMBER, by Wi 8 illustation is b inseried nto & swal! ) an inst With prescnt yubber tybe ous is confide are hon hold es in tho lo Also given. The prizes were also printed in bold figures and simiarly enclosed in tubes. Thie count consi daye and was conducted by Benuregard and Early, who woro ne- sisted in their laborious task by a nim- ber of indies of New Orleans, Whoso families wero reduoed in circumstances by the war. Tho work was carefully, thoroughly_and conscientiously per: formod. "No mistake was possiblo, Ty number was thero boyond doubt. When the count was completed he tubes containing the numbers wore Dutinto bas, which wero sedod with the mutographs and privato sewls of Generals itonuregard nnd Barly, Thoso bags were placed in & box and stored in A vault, The tubes containing the vi/l-u were si arly sealed and stored, osterday these bags o conveyed to one at a commissione and ontunts were plced in The prizes ulu-llnpm od were placed in a smaller wheol, Every- thing was now in readiness for the drawing, te rd which at lonst a quar- terofa m m of peopta looked anx- fously and hopefully. The wheels nre MAd0 with glass idos, s shown i tho oograving accompanying this article. T'he one containing the numbors, which s much the larzer, was placod on tho leftof the stago and was in the pocind and personal churge of the vonern confoderato eavalry leader, Gonoral Enrly. The s t whee!, with the Pprizes, was on right of the atago the h n careof €TC Woro present on the stige sove vk, Who regstored tho prizesas t wore dewwn, four: sibeommissionors, Mossrs, Roussean, Pinckard, Hodgson and Roux, and reporters of the dnily Dross. At‘precisly 1 o'ciock the draw ing began.. The (ubes wore aken from tho wheols Ly Dlindfolded boys Thore wasrenlly 1o cecnsion for this preun- tion, since the numbers wore thoroughe- Iy caneenled in the tubos, but the com- missioners continuo the' cusiom, Fho Doys are brouwht from w local asylum and aro well paid for n few hours' work, The & sresting one ar ospe it of humun n turo wirly fil y of 1 presont boing strangers who wighed to satist HVOS RS 0 the honesty of the v, how evor, had i in tho ro sult. Thoesc 1in their hands lists of * numbers, which they anxiously nned us the drawing procecded. No W0 men coiild be in stronger contrast thnn those who conducted (e drawing. General Boauresnrd stands aboul five feet soven inches: his wssocinte towors up nearly or quite 8ix feet. Genernl Bewurcgivd wenrs n - moustache und Napoleon of beantiful gray, the honors of yenrs, whilo fiuly hins L Bowing honrdwhich the boys who cumpnigned in tho b will mombor 100 of wdvancing yoars. Ger iregard hus tho” thoughiiul, crved fentures of the o lo General Early hns th % 0f tho mii who weleon “hoots und sad Roib d - andhighly re ey have the thorough nee of all classes of the comiunity and iest boyoid a doubt. Thoy are not stock 011SE | ( compuny, und acceptod [ #titution has & strong hoid upon the peoplo nothing poculiar among the Latin race. ‘Iho beliove in the responsibiity And honesty of 1 1 compiny, And nre Fendy to tako their chane. on winaing back Ehelr moncy. And then th possibility of one of the Oapital Prizes! Duri cloven months of 188 the company has paid prizos more than §3,000000, The capital of { company {8 #1,000,00, and {t hns & surplus <o $00,00. Evorybody 'tries to get some of th stock, and it is hold largely by women. % paymont under its chartor of $40,000 a g maintams one of the tinest and best equippe hospituls in the world in which the unfort nates of 1ho wholo Missigsippi valloy are cnr for. But_the liberal hand of the compr renchies nlmost evory deserving charity in ¢ community, and heioe fts popularity to n 1ar dogreo. There 18 nothing ostentatious in #ood deods, but thoy re for that reason apy cinted the more. OASTING 1078, Whilo from timo {mmemorial the Latin rn A fndulieed in otterios, tho diSposition to gro. ‘h onthoe turn of neard 18 not by Any mea: ned to that race. Sooner or later nenrs y one Luys a lottery ticket, and j¢ comos with winning. Tn this, a8 in many thin « in life, men aro proud only when 8icoess crow tholr vontures. The origin of lotterios is by 1 means mysterions or lowly. **Lot” impli othing hidden, and that which oan I Known or awardnd only by fortnne or the fot o God. Lot and Abrahain wore ssoking their fo tunee, and when thoy “tell out” they went upc nmountain from whened hey could aco all ti enstand the weost, and Lot chose the beautify valloy which strotched away toward Jordu and Sodom and Gomorrah, He was taking h chimneod. He had to deaw o prizo, or & blank i the lottery of lite. The desolating fire weappe hiscatates and cittes in fames, and even hi Wito wis turnod into n pillar of salt, That wes a hoed ot It by casting “lots” that the ol soiple ed tho succossor of Judn Tamous ries among the 1 Cnrly dinys marei still nnins w o 1lotierios to tho pe About the time of Luther t chants disposed of thoir wares 1ahips by ot [0 1580 the republic o ot resorted (0 1o(eries 1o muintain the goy ernmoent. and there the frst foftory with larly numbered tickets was denwn. Franeis | sdopted the Genoese plan, and each purchase of fticket puid w small sum As tributo to the gOvernment. Twentyono years Inter lotors for money excluzively were founded, and they were conducted under the direct control ol th, King. In Lnelind the tiest public lottery wa drawn in 1560, the profits being devotod to r paiting Bnwlish harbors, Tu 1612a lottery wis granied by tho crown to the Yircinia colons, fndin 1065 ono to supply London with wate 1500 Paclinment passed loteery bills, and kept o practice regularly. In Oct 1426, the last pubiie lottery wus drawn undor Parlinment 1aw in Great Beitain, In Wamburg and in Cuba Iottories are in (ull Gperation, but none of they with the safeguard that hive hoen oast Aho The Louisiana Lottor) The Continental Con < estublishod Tottorfos, und the so-called art Tou8 were (otterics in another juise EXAMPLE OF WASHINGTON. Dr. Dauphin, the prosident of The Lonisiana At Lottery Compiny , is not only un excollont and sy stematic DUsiness mao o, but an antiquarl- Pocintly in tho speeial ine. Amone others, he'lus a ticket of the United States Lottery: whioh was deawn at Philadsiphis u i1 FOSO tation of Congress passad In Philndelphin on Novowber 15,1770, Anothor reads as follow fulinn m #OOUS Number ) o . 318 i tieket [No. 257) shall_entitle the DORSEASOF Lo WhALEYOr FI2¢ 05 Buppon to Lo draw Wi AND RCENH DIRAW busing drawin nudicn ey b boxes n their ¢ were unnounced. thing a he wudione inc Hhush 1 several F3K1, w ral i nd clen through the dudience, hoider? Tho w the b b he d atluir, hours ness any was ov capital und 56,74 more theve wus not hango Early suid 07 400, iy nrose and doliberntely w A spon wwish to along 15,000, the wu the commissioners alone (o No one ion the honesty of the coniniss: mmissionership in 1877 only on condition they diseovered © dishonest they liave the privile P posing it. LUCKY NUMBERS. the stage were there clearly ina icity. Uhey had no interest in the *.snve 1o see it lonestly done. With the Citwas aiferent. Anxiety and evpect- umed onevery fnce, The hudies fiied the 1 the baleol 1 lennod forward in ZErness 1o catell the nimbers us Chey seemod 1o forgoet o bout thom. O on 18<08 rly announced the fir I upon the nudicnee. 1o the wheel, and the hoy hav. oral *E10, that nuinbor T nernl 12 i minutos the priz i i ton 0.000," and s murmur pussed Who wus the lue! wheels were turned, to thoroughly 08, ATLCE draw i twenty nuim ro chinged at the end of every Haty s, dricwing is somewhnt a uud st untl 3 o'cioc of diligent work, _difiusing dwenlth over the nation, monatonous four Appi 1 Tattory. WASHINGTON, The ** Fathor of bis Country’” could not. tell a lio, buthe did oMeiate in o number of lotteries, i Congriess et ttke cariier presidents todraw iditerics 1or the benetdtol the national eypital Among Dr. Diuphin® o New Jersoy G This ticket 18 sig against it numt igied) collention is n ticket o wro Loitery, drawn in 1763, 1 by Joun Beveant. The lottery ftself was o swind'e, ns Preshytory failed 1o pay the prizes, us is shown by the history of the eollege published by the Lippincoits, Perhips tho most int 2 of all the colloo- nis yticket of a W, & lottery, drawn in hito na ud 1 oon duly regisior dwined nnd beenme erof the Protestunt | fen o Amoskeng Canal Lottery was drawn in Doston in January, S0, gnd on the ticket ap- 1 this mseription: '+ Ron 1< and canals are and wrtorics of internal commey ce, . was endowed by moans of ica drawn under wn uct of the legislatire of 1805, Rew Orleans had a lotte colled the Grand State Lotiery, und it was swn for the benefit of the state. in 1852 Now entis drew lotteries for the improvement of cxoads, und in 1533 the Frenel Evangelical v a8 enrly us 1 FAGRIMILE OF CAUITAL PIIZE. idently interested solely in tho grand prizo. and when ticket 81,544 won_ $3.00), brought Kome happy holder §5,00) & murmur, but _#oon a ciume upon the assemblago Goneral General Bonuregard slow. unced: *$50,000. (Bn00US BPRIRLLE Went up, & good-luck o bappy holder. So the work wont until No. 3,174 won the grand prize of “That enddd the interest on the part of o which quickly dispersed, leaving aplete the work. K tho fottory drawn would ques: ners. No one wh Wwho has seon tho bandful of prizes sitting along- side or 1 thie possibilitios of winning , cthor the ot il the wheel the Ch if tho f A 80, the wh dred of until 104 weigho tents of be cor the iny the twenty bushels of numbers, repro- id won- 'y Wok honostly draw re might have been fraud in the lurge and 1o satisfy himself in that respoect ronicle rop: proposed 1o uscortan A1 160,000 numbers were in the wieel 1 &S tho drawing was over the control of ol was pussed over to him. One hun the tubos were countod out at s timo had been counted. These were (| 0 o1 the basis thus soeuved the con- the whoel woere weizhed and found to o0t 10 the weight of u hair. 1t satisfied estigator beyond u doubt that not gingle nuwinbor in the 101,07 wis missing at the driwing, gmply confirin Pressiol Thore was o5ty ) weighed sculel | up. diy by hien Loy Ky b . their tic CXPress Comp; clarical sk Where the $50,000 prize b With I to ond investm Coast b Pho prizes an his previous im n VORTUNE'S FAYORI! ) quostion us 1o the fnirness and druwings, When tho tubes bad they wore returned to bags, 1y the commissionors and by them locked numbers woro veritiod 1o Eurly nd Uowurosard, and lished nd muiiod 10 the ticket-holders. tiere hns been & constaat stresm of Iders pouring in and out of the oflice, their money. Those at s distance send Kets for colléetion through the banks or ies. To test the cfieicney of the department of the eoncern. the writers Joen <0id, and snptly dutorined At Washington, b C., man.” A woud retirn on & tei-dolinr pent. Desiring 10 know what the Pact ud won, the (0low g list was given Generul Fracilon City. San Francisco Ban Francisco 10,000 | one Afth | Lakrstid, Cal 10,00 three-tifthe] San Franeiso | || 5au Francisco | |} Mojuve I'wo nogro laboring meo of Naw Orieans won $15.0 prise they re and Lhere wus joy on th Ach—onodenth each of the cupital faces whon cived their money. Dr, Dauphin, the nt of the compuny, then exhibitod the 1 holders, showing Lo what section Jaulry Lhe' Lickels were sent, and to affording an absolute protection 1d or duplication of tickets i Now Orleans buys lotiery tick ) Lt als regulirly us they pay their ket Was 10 bo, hud Church of this city also drow one. Premium Bonds” ‘of this it scheme, the interest boing distributed in hlook by lot, after the manner of the Austrian loan These'bonds are populur, and commund & high premium, Idood the people of this o stato have been alwiys, and uro now, devoted putrons of lotteries, and’ they have tho grontest aith i their bome institution, One porson made happy by yestor tne is the maid of Miss Kute M. Forsyth the actross. Tho wembers of Miss Forsyth's com. pany, now playing here, woro soized with the nfection of speculating, and bought a tioket or two anch. Her maid biught a tenth ticket for $1. She won atonth of ono of the $5,00 prized, and this morving recoivod 0 on’ her Inve nt. 8ie 18 an exceedinzly huppy woman, 1 hins already sent for her husband to meet her at Indinnnpolis to spend Chrisimas woek with ber. The members of Wby are pleased over the joy of the littlo muid. Such {nsta while yes- torday's drawing has 1 ppointmiont o some, it has also gladdened many & heart, and smoothed the downward journcy of life for hundreds. Tho writer s convinced that every ticket hid a fair and ejquul chunce, that tho lottory was fairly and honestly drawn bus soon the prizes vrompt'y puid, without de. ductions of mny sort—(san Francisco (Cal) Duily Chironlelo, Do Nebraska National Bank OMAHA, NEBRASKA. Paid up Capital. ....... ..,.$250,000 BUrplus o srgaens w....40,000 H. W. Yates, President. K. Touzalin, Viee Presiden W. H B. Hughes, Cashier, DIRECTORS! W. V. Morse, John S, Collins, H. W, Yates, Lewis 5. Reed. A. E. Touzalin, BANKING OFFICE: THE IRON BAN i Cor 12th and Farnam Sts A Geacral Banking Business Transac N. W, HARRIS & Co. BANKI LS, CiiiCAGO, 'ou Of Counties, Cities and otnorsof Ligh grade bought and sold. Exstora effice voushire st. Doston Correspond: ence solicited. Tho present aro w lottory OIU ot e e, Brigaite: posusy TELLER, e LORD LY HON'S DREAM BOOK. Ve, ‘PALMISTRY 40, Al Lives, 400 BERIAL LEAVLET PUGLISHING G0 ) Box 2642, Now Yors (i1y. Eie Aliistratiog Aidim —_— - e e