Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 9, 1887, Page 2

. T S O TN T WK T 7K T A T 2 WOULD-BE TRAIN ROBBERS, Chief of Police Seavey Makes an Important and Timely Capture, synod, said tkat in the name of the gen- eral synod he returned hearty thanks for the reoeption the visitors had met. For a long time we have desired to visit your state. We have come, we have seen, we are delighted. Our people own the stute of Pennsylvania, have a niort- gage ol,x Mirylnud‘ nzd fair plan- tation n New Fork, we have SRR GRE TARAULR WURTC STOREERD: settlements in _Ohio and [llinos, We are coming to Nebraskaand we hope to become possessors of many of your fairestacres. We are to be found almost everywhere, We have come here to see what you have shown us. We vaiue it only ‘as it pertains to higher interests. We are concerned in a kingdom that is not of this world. We have come here nimpl.Y to sce what we can do to promote the Kingdom of Christ. We found col- leges and build churches. Christianity is the only hope of the west and the world. Again 1 express to you the hearti- est thanks for the reception which you have extended to me and my flock. The Lutheran Synod's Excursion--An- other Cabie Line--Interesting R road Gossip—=South Omaha News «sOther City Matters. Would-Be Train Robbers. A nicely designed plan to rob the Mis- souri Pacific train which left Omaha at 9:10 o’clock last night was neatly frus- trated by the efforts of Chief of Police Seavey, and the would-be robbers are now in the city jail. The facts in the Hon. R. Gribles ~smd: You case are these: A gang of robbers have | are welcome to come and stay infested this city for several months past. | if you come to Beatrice. Your ‘people are the ones who first settled this country. If more of you come you will prosper as we have. You may go anywhere else and you will not find any landscape more beautiful than that which you saw from the proposed site of the college. We want this college here under the nuspices of your great educating church. ~ Luther be, education of the common people, rs can best carry on his work. proven by the fact that the people sermany are an educated people. We hope you will come hereand establish this college. We will then give you a still warmer welcome. Rev. Dr. Rhodes, of St. Lowis, said: We bid you all hail. Our hearts are aflected at your generous hogpitality. We con- firntu]:\lc you on your beautiful name. It as reminded us of our youth when we were looking for the as ‘yet unknown. We congratulate you on “your tact, per- severance and pluck. We congratulate you that you are aware of the fact that a city in “the west without a Lutheran college is not of much account, Rev. J. H. Detweiler said that once he had ted Beatrice and found his way through the streets at night. To-duy, so large had the city. Frown, he lost himself in the day time. “He thanked the people for their hospitality and expressed his u}mmciution by s:\imz thatin the event of the location of the college at Beatrice, he would do all he could to makeita success, especially as the city had a tem- perance mayor. Dr. Rhodes moved that the thanks of the assembly be given to the people of Beatrice and all who were engaged in the arrangement of this excursion. This was adopted with a rising vote amid 'zruul applause. As it was now nearly an hour past the time appointed to start back to Omaha the excursionists went hastily to the station, and four hours afterward arrived safely in Omaha at Their work so far has been in holding up citizens on dark streets. Yesterday, however, they enlarged their field of operations and deaided to embark in the train robbing business, Chief of Police Seavey gained a clue to their plans, It was arranged that six of the men who compose the gang were to board the train at Walnut Hill or at West Side. Lew Foley and Ed Harrigan were to take chm&ge of the engine. Tom Harri- gan and George Wilson were to board t express car while Mike Lane and th sixth man were to look after the mail car. The train was to be run to the gulch near Brookline, when the passel fer cars were to be detached at a sign. rom the engine and the niail and express cars run on to a convenient place and robbed. The chief of police at once set to work upon his clue and had plans laid fur the capture of the crooks whiie in the act of committing the crime. By some means the robbers obtained information that the train out last night would be a light one. They then held a consultation at a well-known resort of crooks in the city and decided to ‘mslponc their further work until to-night, when they would either carry outtheir plans forrob- bing the train or else go on a general house robbing expedition and then leave the city. A meeting_was appo:nted at the Tivoli garden, on Ninth sti , at 11 o'clock last night. Chief Seavey, bein| apprised of these facts, abandoned his first plans and decided to arrest the men. Accordingly, soon after 11 o’clock, Cap- tain Cormick, Captain McDonald, Sar- geant l\losqn and Oflicer Horrigan en- tered the Tivoli and found the men above named seated at a table quafling lager and in close conversation. They were all arrested and placed in jail. The ecapture of these crooks was neatly lanned and exccuted under e Ran o AL midnight. They are unammous in the fihiet Seavey's ditection, all o | conclusion that” they had enjoyed an ox- capturo of the men being sccom- perience such as mo previous general synod had ever dreamed of. The city of Bsatrice can step to the head of the ciass® The synad will resume its business ses- sion (o-da{ and continue during the evening. ' "he delegates are beginning to manifest a disire to start for their homes. RAILROADS. plised in a very foew hours. ‘The prison- ers are a very hard looking set and sev- eral of them are well know to the police. This is especially truc of Lew Foley who was arrested two years ago fog complicity in the robbery of Duke’s hardware store. Further developments in the case are ex- pected to-day. THE SYNOD'S EXCURSION, How the Luthérans Spent the Day at Lincoln and Beatrice, Yesterday the Lutherans synod indulg- ed in a recess and devoted the day to an excursion to Lincoln and Beatrice. The members and many of the friends who are entertaining them in this city met at B &M. station at 7:30 a, m., but the start was not made until 8 o'clock, arriving in Lincoln two hours later on a special train of seven passenger coaches. There were exactly three hundred and fifty of the excursionists, a number somewhat in excess of what was expected by the Lin- coln people, so that about one-third of the visitors failed to obtain seats in the carriages, which had been provided to show them the sights of the city. It nad been whispered that din- mer would be served in the skating rink, and thither the unfortunates wended their way. Arriving at the rink they found that there is no misfortune without its compensation, for they were bountifully served by the ladies who had prepared what an Omaha man declared to be a “‘square meal.” By the time they kad finished their dinner the carriages began to arrive at the rink and all who desired had an opportunity to take their turn in looking about the city. The badges which were worn by the tourists were a suflicient recommendation to pass all of them over all street car lines, and 80 all had an opportunity to see places of interest. After dinner the large M. K. church oY‘posz was opened, and with many of the citizens the entire company Kathered therein and listened to short addresses by u fow of the visiting clergy- men and other prominent oitizens of Lincoln, After a few words by Rev. Dr. Rhodes Gov. John M. Thayer was intro- duced. Remembering his cordial words of welcome at the opening meeting in Omaha the members ot the synod greeted him with prolonged applause, which was r.:lpelhd many times during his brief dress, Rev. Dr. Ort. president of the general synod, reu})onded to the governor's ?wch in his usual happ{manner. Hon, . J. Sawyer, mayor of Lincoln, Rev. ¥, W. Conrad, D. D., followed, the former bidding a cordial welcome, the latter Emng some interesting reminiscences of is early observations of western life. Postmaster Watkins followed with a humorous sveech which was received with continuous laughter and applause. These pleasant exercises were cut shiort by the necessity of hurrying to the train, which started for Beatrice twenty min- utes after the appointea time. At 3:10 o'clock the company excursionists ar- rived in Beatrice where ample provision had been made to convey the entire party about the city in carringes. The real object of the excursion was to show the Synod the site which the city of RBeatrice desires 1o offer for the proposed Woestern Lutheran College. A quarter scction uuuin'mgh the town directly on the east a8 been staked off into streets and lots, Four blocks, covering sixteen acres, at the highest point on tho tract, and af- fording a view of the country for fifteen miles around, has beun set apart for the college building and campus, and they offer also a quarter interest in the lois on the rest of the tract, together with $25,000 in money. They 'hold out also some considerable prospects of future endow- ment of the onllr-;ie. In response_to loud calls, Rev. G. W. Enders and Rev, Dr. Ort in turn stood on the driver's seat of a large carriage and made short s hes commendator; of the proposed location, after whicl procession of carriages, covering over a mile of roadway in close order, started out for still further discovery of objects of interest, drivi in “all dirce- tions until about o’clock. Sup- per was furnished by the excursion committee at various hotels and at the B A i & L sem| people gathered in the opera hn\lwm listened to speeches by several gentlemen., Hou. E. O, Kretsinger, mn{or said: It is my dhunx‘ulnhod duty to bid you a weloome.” He then paid a glow- ng tribute to the character first of Martin ither and hl:h!:llovcn and then to the 8. H, H, Olark Aere—The Missouri Pa- cific—Omaha Washout. General Manager Clark, of the Mis- souri Paciic, arrived in Omaha yesterday morning. He occupies his special car and is accompanied by Mrs. Clark. His business here, as he stated last evening, is of a general nature, although particu- larly directed toward the new depot which the company will soon erect on 1its vroperty hetween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. The steam shovel, which is at work uow, is tenrlng lfi:elfi scoops of earth out of the high bank, and the dirt is being taken to the vicimty of the round house in constantly moving cars. The area around the round house will be filled high enough to prevent any danger of an overflow and to give an excellent yard. The plans of the deépot, which ‘will be erected upon the site of the excavation, are not entirely completed as yet; but it is contemplated that the bul ldfng will ©ost not less than $75,000 and be of stone and brick with terra cotia trimmings. It1s believed, too, that Mr. Clark’s present visit has some connection with the operation of the Belt Line, and that some important improyements in the operation of that line are to be.made. e statement was made yesterday that he had also come here for the purpose of presenting a proposition to the business men for the construction of a road to Yankton and even further north, This was stated by Mr, Clark last evening to be erroneous, and so far as he was in. formed, the Missouri Pacifie had no lmfisuon of extending its system north- ward. WASHOUT ON THE OMAHA. A somewhat serious washout of the track of the Omaha road- occurred on Thursday night about six miles above Blair caused by the rising of & dry creek which was suddenly swollen into” a torrent by the heavy rainfall. About 1,000 feet of the track was dis- placed or carried away. As it was prac- tically impossible during the heavy rain and strong gusts of wind to keep lan- terns alight, the track inspector did not go out. As a consequence the first dis- covery of the washaway was made by a fraight train coming south. The engine and seven cars were ditched, The fire- man jumped and the engineer followed him as the locomotive ploughed into a soft bank of mud and sand. No very ex- vensive damage was done. Superintend- ent Jaayres left yesterday morning for scene of the washout and had not re- turned up to a late hour last. night. He had the track in passable con- dition, however, by the time the passen- ger train leaving in the afternoon had to 0 northward and the_ traiu due here in {m evening arrived but a few minutes ate. UNION PACIFIC. It will be yet two weeks before General Manager Potter arrives. When he comes back he will, nmonf other things, inquire into the privilege of the company under the inter-state commerce law as regards courtesies to newspaper men who are, by reason of their positions on widel) read papers, able to extend to the roa compensating courtesies. Mr. Callaway's return is one of the uncertainties of the future. He is by this time, probably, in Alaska. Hisob- servations of that valuable posses- sion of the Umted States will un- rxesuunably be of considerable interest. gentleman who has lived he a number of years, said yesterday: ‘‘It m:{ be that ‘Callaway's visit to Alaska re: lrlnmlnl something which will an- tonish the world in the line of railrond enterprise. It is an open secret that seven or eight years ago a plan for con- struction of a railroad to Alaska was submitted to the management of the Union Pacitio, and pronounced, upon careful examination, to be feasal The only troublesome question was, will it pay? The development of the Alaska fio d fields and fisheries since then is be- leved to have solved the query. NOTES. The Omaha road will commence soon to erect a new depot at Florence, on the new line. James Flanagan, formerly section fore- \;:n hivr thaI v‘uhl I’(')I"‘I(',-Plhlll. hr‘c‘l en placed in ¢ of aha ya Ace ot Jobn Farrell, Who' hag ro- May 27, 1874, Loren undv Inger Maria of state of Nebraska and | Madsen were married in Vensyrel, Den- ity of Beatrice. He urged the claims | mark. Yesterday Laren filed a suit for &h"mu the proper location for | divoree in the distriot court, giving adul- tery as the grounds for » Sopara- . D, Ort, president of the general i AL s AMUSEMENTS. Another Grand Success of the Opera of the iry Qu The truth must be told. een. On the first night of the ‘Naiad Queen” there was but a small audionce at the Boyd. Tues- day evening, the house was three-quar- ters full, Last night, 1t was packed, To have been otherwise, the audience would have reflected upon Omaha. To-night, there ought to be ayen a greater atten- dance. The picce 18 one which appeals to all tastes, save, possibly, that of the grotesque. From the beginning to the close, setting aside its scenic beauties, it is a succession of beautiful arias and choruses which enchain the uudlenc‘i. These musical gems are not orginal. The, are electics from the best known works in existance. Every one is familiar to the audience, and, although it has been heard a thousand times before, under the new order of affairs, its petition heart, reaches every To explain this attraction in de- tail would require the space beyond that of a local article. that nothing has Yet it must be said ever 80 strongly al'nmnln,d to the feelings of our people. The whole performance must be seen to be appreciated. Beyond this fact. no greater announceinent could be made. The programme for this great produe- tion is as follows: Stalacta— Naiad Queen Mrs. J. Stewart White Clementia—Goddess of Mercy..Anna Merkel Astre—Uoddess of Justice....arbara Merkel Mabel Dean—A Child of o . Edith Crandell Dukie Bryton—A Daugliter of Wealth. ... ..Bertha Stelnhauser Aurora—Goddess of Morning. .. Freedonia—G Cons| antia—Gor Oskaletta—Gypsy Fortun Sylvides Queen of Spring.. (i\\!(‘ll of Summer, Queen of Autumn t{u\‘l'n of Winter. the Queen Nona Giray Perlu—Queen of the S]xrl(lc: ..] Attendants [, of Child of y—A Child of Faith Bertie Mayne—A Blind Gir! Madam Goodheart—A Widow T, s .- Hallie Winterstein Nocturna—Goddess of Night. .. voeneenCallie Standish 4088 Of LADErty........... ... Mrs. J. L. Kennedy ( ess of Faith Zaneta—Queen of Gypsies Vivanna—A Merry Zinga .Allle Pratt idith Davis Rose Brady oulter T . Mably a Donahue Bertie Balbach .Nellie Corby zie Cordy Jlara Dixon Alice Parker Blanche Rowley ‘Tender Daisy Maus Nellie Day arrie Althaus ..Grace Burke Effie Lane—Bosom Friend Neta Kittie Wanton—A Compassion- ate Girl... Tennella—Queen of Nympl Edith Clare—A Generous Girl ..Belle Weston Nellfe Smith Annie Elliott .Mable Winters Rey Attendants of | \yy Robinson Nellew g‘\‘"’]";:',hq_o‘ theq . Dora Groft Ada | Train Bearers of the { ....Minnie Ellis Avay Queen. Lizzie Campbell Zulie.. %Ll*udfils of Winter| ...Etta Brown Arleo. . Nymphs. Mollie Caraby Vastus—Sentinel of the Queen.I. Sam Tru Lesparto—. ing of M. Treynor —A Boatman.. Wm. B, Downing the, Dryads Sam R. Milleur Lakondo—Kingof theGypsies Chas. H.Bowen Jierna.. | Leadors Lycaon | Dryads. Joe Loveless—An Arthur Lee—Anorphan. ...... inconsic of lnuli.!oo Bosworth Arthur Jo})lln erate lad Archie Pratt .George Meegs Roy Guilford—A great favorite.. Earl Decker Paul Fielding — A Morto.. | p, Lespur, jr courageous Ind Herbert Morse ..Sam Burnes ages of the Queen; Albert Egbert The same piece will be produced again to-night. in attendance. A large audience will be again SRS S ANOTHER CABLE LINE. The_Cable T ‘Work on mway ayenworth Street. Co. Commence Leavenworth street seems to be 1n spe- cial favor with railway companies just at present. The Motor Railway com- pany began the work of laying rails on the street a few days ago and were stopped by the board of .public works. Yesterdny morning it was discovered that the Cable Tramway Co. had also made an attempt to get a foothold on this thoroughfare. On Tuesday the con- tractor in charge of the cable work called upon City Engineer Tillson and asked that he be furnished the profile showing the propused grade of Leaven- worth street. Mr. Tillson refused to furnish this information. On Tuesday night very early yosterday morning a force of men were put to work on Leavenworth street west of Twentieth street digging trenches and placing rails for the cable line. The fact was brought to the attention of the chair- man of the board of public works, who went to the scene and ordered the men to cease working. He was referred to Mr. Johnson, president of the Cable Trainway first seemed dispose company. Mr. Johnson at to _have the work continued, but ordered it stopped when the charrman of the board of public works threatened to take the case before the district court and ask for an injunc- tion restraining the company from further work. The work of the cable company is someting of a give-away in being an indication of the company’s intention to build a cable line on Leavenworth street. BE POLISHED UI-‘F'_K‘HE DRESSER A Young Man Makes A Rafse in Ladies' Jewelry. Mr. Morrell, proprietor of a drug store at Sixteenth and Chi ago streets, sent a young man who had frequently purchased materials for his occupation from him around to his house, 320 North Fiiteenth street, to polish Mrs. Morrell's piano yes- terday afternoon. While the young man was at work Mrs. Morrell went over to her husband’s drug store and was gone about ten minutes. As soon as she re- turnea she discovered that the young man had suspended his work on the piano and had turned his attention to her dressing bureau. the meantime. loss is about §100. that name. Mr. Morrell describes as about 22 years of age, blonde mustache and blue eyes, thin coat and vest and woolen shirt. He had a check for a trunk at the Galt House, presumably in St. Joe “or Louisville, where there are hotels by He had gone, also, in The articles which are missing are & pair of gold enring's. a watch and chain and $14 in money. The the young man The articles stolen were valued because of thelr associations, and Mrs. Morrel! feels very badly over the loss, B o CURIOUS AND KNOTTY QUESTION The Satoon Accusers of Council Bluffs —1s There Jurisdiction? A.P. McLane and H. Danilee, who were arrested a few days ago on charges of bribery and perjury and were dis- charged by Justice of the Pesce Ander- son, were again discharged by Police Judge Berks, before whom, on re-arrest, they had been re-arraigned, yesterday afternoon, Last evening they were again arrested. The case will eventually, it is believed, get to the supreme court. ‘The prisoners are men who rltlnu against twent loon keepers in Conncll then entered into some sort of a :S itis charged, with the accused sa- pers to skip out and fail to ap- consideration of men lmmm.l dfllli'lm “I.d..‘))l oney, n fast. ‘Af tho time they made com- or more sa- Bluffs, They 06— $750; and-they i S afidevit that the sworn in Counci; tion of courts ifi tl new city hall building. very heavy of late. informatio | Bl uestion to be dbei is that of {urlldm- s state over tions which originated in Iowa, ‘Work Stopped on the City Hi Work has been stopped again on the Contractor Ed- ward J. Brennan, who has charge of the work on the assignment made by Regan Bros., the origing! 'gontractors, appeared before the hoard of public works yester- day and asked for the privilege of making changes which the ‘beard could not allow, and the work has been stopped until some settlement of the present difficulty can be eflected. The change asked for by Mr. Brennan was that he might be given the privilege of substituting lime stone for Colorado sand stonein the outer walls of the bulding. The board took the matter under consideration and decided that, with their present under- standing of the terms of the contract, they could not allow the change to be made. The contract between the city and Messrs. Regan_ Bros. specifies that the walls of the building shall be constructed of Colorado sandstone, ~Mr. Brennan states that he cannot perform this part of the contract. The Union Pacific has raised the freight rate on stone so that he cannot get material on the ground for the amount which he is to receive for the constructionof the building. The board of public works takes the position that it cannot allow any change in the specifica- tions, and 18 not responsible for changes in freight tariffs, but must hold Regan Bros. or their bondsmen according to contract. The work on the bulding has hung fire already until there is no hope of having the hall completed betore the middle or perhaps the last of next year. ransac- South Omaha News. Business at the stock yards has been Mr. Branch, of the Union Stock yard bank, says that yester- day’s business was the heaviest since the bank was organized. Some idea of the volume of business transacted at South Omaha may be gained from the fact that that bank did a business yesterday of over half a million dollars. Even this does not represent all the business of the {nrds, as some other banks get a portion, ut the bulk is transacted at the Union Stock yard bank, as it is located in the Exchange building, adjacent to the of- fices, and 18 most convenientto live stock men. . The South Omaha street car company has agrged to lay one mile of track at least, beginning at the north line of the cil{, within a year, They will also agree to lay not less than one mile cach year until the track shall have reached tho southern 1t of the city, provided the council will give them the right of way through the streets. 1t is gropomd to lay the track from the north boundary of the city south to Q. strect, where it will turn west and run to_Fowler place, thus connecting the two wings of the city. Several public ‘spirited citizens have been engaged in raising money, by sub- seription, to be used in” grading streets. This far $900 have been sccured, which it was proposed to ¢xpend in grading 24th, 25th and 26th streets between O. and L. streets, The city council however is backward nhnusiv iving the necessary permission for tk rading to be done. Tost citics would’pg proud of such enter- rrisc. but then a ity council is always a hard load to bear, and South Omaha will learn sooner or later to bear her burden. The work on the. foundations for the Swift packing hoyse is progressing as rapidly as could, he expected with the means at hand. After PowelVs Accomplice. Requision paper#from Governor Thayer upon the governorof Minnesota for the person of James J. Hartigan have becn returned. the governor of Minnesota holding that there was not suflicient evi- dence to warrant the accusation that Hartigan was present, as accessory to the crime of forging a check, and was an ac- complice of Ashbury F. Powell, Yester- day Dr. Dinsmoor and Attorney Bartlett were before the district court clerk filing & new information for another requisition upon Governor Gilman. 7Two affidavits from Depot Policeman Green and Lalor Starry, clerk of the Windsor, have been made, which show that Hartigan was here, received part of the money and conspired to defraud Dr. Dinsmoor. . Two Railroad Accidents. Freight Conductor Mallory was squeez- ed quite badly at South Omaha on Tues- day night, while he was engaged in coupling cars on No. 18. No bones were broken but he waslaid up for a time. Charles Rhen, a brakeman on the Union Pacific. He attempted to to jump on the caboose of an east bound train which had 47 cars and had started. He was thrown and quite badly hurt. Ll A Runaway. A fine team of bay horses ran away yesterday from in front of the Mer- chants' national bank. As they dashed around the corner of Farnam and Four- teenth Ofticer Dempsey sprang forward and succeeded 1n catching one of the nluunnll by the bridle., It wasa good stop. He Was Hilarlous. Quite a crowd gathered near the Four- teenth street entrance to the Paxton Fosmrda ufternoon, attracted by a hi- arious ingdividual who was throwing articles out of the second story window, to the danger of passers-by. Ofhcers Dempsey and Whalen reported the mat- ter to the hotel clerk and the jubilant individual subsided. At Great Week at Castle Gardon. New York Commercial Advertiser: ‘The biggest week of the year at Castle Garden is usually the third week in May, but this year the fourth week has beaten 1t. Already to-day 2,595 steerage passen- gers have landed at th“urdun, and still another ship is expected. It no more come, however, the total for the week will be 15,834, wh]é}g@l decidedly the big- gest week of the season. Including to-day 161,821 persons have been landed at the garden this year, thus making 1887 memorable as onenfe:\c greatest years for immigration 1 e history of the country. A Wide-, ke Town, Halley (ldaho)* Times: One man knocked down, two others kicked in the stomach, Deputy Speriff McPhee laid up by a kick in the groin, several big faro games running, also severai poker games, at one of which ther¢ was over 500 in the pot, a good housd'at the theatre—all this last Saturday #vening in this city would seem to indigaje that times are getting livelier. ——lgh 1t is a Curious Fact That the body is now more susceptible to benefit from medicine than at any other season. Hence the importance of taking Hood's Sarsaparilla now, when it will do ou the most good. It is really wonder- ul for purifying and enriching the blood, creating an appetite, and giving a healthy tone to the whole system. Be sure to get ,Hool;i'l Sarsaparilla, which is peculiar to itself. e Steamship Arrivals, HAMBURG, June 8.—[Specal Telegrain to Arrived—The Rhaeteria, from Y UEENSTOWN, June 8.— Arrived — The British King, from Fbiladelphia. — Only Caught One Fish. Prosprcet Housk, June 8.—The president trolled industriousl: ul)_-d but ecaught m'lly one threv-pounder. ‘The arrangements for departure l?:nonow are about as decided upoD yesterday. A0 s N 0 BN R A BRILLIANT EVENT. Marriage ot Congressman Burnes' Daughter to Elias 8. Gatch. St.JosErn, Mo, June 8.—[Special ‘Tele gram to theBek. |~Katherine Burnes,adopted daughter and niece of Colonel James N. Burnes, was married this evening to Elias 8¢ Gateh. The ceremony was performed at Ayr Lawn, the country seat of the congressman® four miles south of this city. The bride has for at least two years been a leading belle of St. Joe and the groojn s a prominent grain merchant ot this city, being one of the firm of ¢Windham & Gatch, The fote prepared by Colonel Burnes has never been equaled in this part of country. The entertainment provid- ed was on the most elaborate and costly scale. The grounds were magnificently laid out and lighted. Before the ceremony the gues numbering about 2,500, were serves lces, and champagne tlowed like watel ceremony was performed by Rev. ler, of the First Baptist church, assi Dr. James Runcle, rector of Christ (Presby- terian) ehurch, and Kather Francis Graham, pastor of St, Patrick’s chureh (cathedral), The presents were undoubtedly the most magnificent and eostly ever bestowed upon any one in St. Joseph. Letters of regret were received from President and Mrs. Cleve- land, Samuel J. Randall, John J. Ingalls, Senator Cockrell, Governor Hill of New York. Governor Martin of Kansas, Senator Vest, J. G. Carlisle, Frank Hiscock of New York, William M. Evarts and other promi- nent men. After a month’s tour In the east the newly married couple will take up their residence in this city. B lfbecaant A WHEAT BLOCKADE. Chieago Elevators Full and No More Room Obtainable. CHICAGO, June 8,—The Inter Ocean to- morrow will say: The regular Chicago ele- vators are now practically inaccessible to grain, while prices for wheat are up and more shipments are coming. There is esti- mated to be 28,000,000 bushels of regular stor- age room 1n Chicago. and there are 22,000,000 bushels of grain in store. The average daily business of handling the recelpts and shipments of grain is about 2,000,000 bushels. This leayes 4,000,000 bushels storaze room yet unoccupied, but this is all well held and unobtainable by the shorts. The result of this closing of facilities for storage has been to close up two railroads for receipts of grain, and possibly three roads more will be 80 blocked as to stop handling it. The result has been to bring the matter before the directors of the board of trade, and they have appointed acomnittee to see if some means caunot be adopted to prevent a paralysis of trade here. With a few more western ronds blocked up, and motice of “stoppage served upon shlp{mn the board of trade might as well shut up. The wheat clique could send the price up to a 81a bushel and have it all to themselves. Prominent mem- bers ot the board blame the blockade to the railroads. They propose to have deciared “‘regular” at the next meeting of the direc- tors all the small warehouses in thecity. The main remedy in view, however, is to take measures through the state board of ware- house commissioners to compel the railroads to provide terminal facilities for all the grain they accept. —— A CONSPIRACY OF CONDUCTORS. The Kansas City Cable Car Company Robbed By Employes. KANsAs CiTy, Mo., June 8.—|Special Tele- gram to the BEg.]—The detalls of a well- organized combination of cable car conduc- tors to rob the Kansas City Cable Railway compaty were unearthed to-night, resulting in the detection of six of the conspirators and of the principal, H. C. Jillson, a dis- charged gripman. About four weeks ago the company discovered that the bell punches had been tampered with and an investigation has revenled the fact that Jilison had solved the combination which unlocked the register dial of punches, enabling each conductor in the ring to rob the company of from $5 to $10 aday, The punch is ditférent from the one used on horse cars, the register dial being completely enclosed in steel'and locked in a manner something similar to a safe combina- tiou. “The dlal has two hands, one indicat- ing every fare punched up to sixty, the other each sixty fares received. Jillson would not reveal the eombination, but would open the dial case for the conductors, who visited in & room he had hired, and manipulate the hands to show whatever number of fares received hechose. Six cenducdtors were arrested to- night, but will be released without prosecu- tion. Jll‘sou. who formed the conspiracy, left the city {eumrdny. but the detectives have him located end he will be brought to Kansas City to-morrow. The company esti- mates its loss at between $1,500 and $2,000. R e Internation Typog! hical Unton. BUFFALO, June 8,—At the morning ses- sion of the International Typographical union convention Mr. Ogden presented & resolution that nine hours constitute a aay’s work except on morning and evening papers. Wilkins, ot Boston, moved that a committee be appointed on female cheap labor. Adopted. A resolution was adopted endorsing the action of New York union No. 6, in which they. ‘rrotesle«i against the denunciation ot the New York Sun by a cliquein the Knights of Labor. ‘Chere is astrong leelm'i.ln oppo- sition to the Knights of Labor. The mere mention of the Home Club is a signal for trouble. At tho afternoon sesson D. I’. Boyer, of Ohio, was re-eleécted chief organizer. Messrs. Daniels, of Indianapolis; Ogden, of Cineinnati, and Keoken, of St. Louis, were elected delezates to the next conven- tion of the American federation of trades. Kansas City was chosen as the place of meet- ing for the next year’s convention. e Escaped From the Mormons. NEw_ YoORK, June 8—|Specfal Telegram to the BEE.|—Eleanor Paston arrived here from the west to-day. She says she, with sixteen other young women, were -brought from Cornwall, England, by Elder Bascom, of the Mormon church, and were taken to Salt Lake City. Miss Paston and a friend named Emilv Clegg were assigned to Klder Bascom. They didn’t like the looks of his other wives and made their escape from the house before the ceremony of “sealing” them took place. \Wondering abeut they met Elder Junius F. Wells, who took pity on them, dressed them in men’s clothes, “gave them money and_put thew on board a tram for the states, hen at a safe distance they made known their sex to some ladies, who fittea them out with clothes. At Omaha a lady took a fancy to Miss Clegg and pro- vided a home for her. Miss Paston came on here, having a friend in Brooklyn. — New York Republicans Confer. New York, June 8.—The republican club of New York met to-night and listened to a report from its committee on national affairs, The committee advised that the club do not anticipate the action of the republican econvention by any prema- turn action, and added these words: “A conference with the leaders of the Irish- Americans who voted for Blaine in 1834 dis- closes that they will again vote for him and prefer his nomination to that of any other man.” ‘The report of the commitiee was adopted with ope negative vote. The com- wittee appointed to consider the national convention of republican clubs reported that 100 clubs in _varioug parts of the country been communicated with and all favored such a convention. e An Indian Council, EAUFAULA, L T, June 8.—A large number of delegates from wild and civilized tribes of Indians are attending the couneil now in session here. Hon. 8. M. Burge, president of the council, made the opening address, advising all to adopt the ways of civilization and urging the wild tribes to es- tablish schools and churches. Other proml- nent men among the tribes spoke in the same line of thought. Representatives of the Sae and Fox, Comanche and Wichita tribes alluded to the recent land law and said it did not suit their tribes. The subject will be thoroughly discussed to-morrow. B No Prospect of Rettlement. PITTSBURG, June &--A Connellsville special says the conference of the Knights of Labor and smalgamated miners to-day re- sulted In the widening ol the breach between the two organizations, and a settlement of the coke now seews as far off asever. ofr for pe. NEw YORK, June 8.—Mr. and Mrs, J. G. Blaine and two du‘:{huu sailed on the steamor - Eias for Southampton this morn- Villiam O'Srien sailed this morning on the stesmer Adrlatic, THE BIRTH OF BURNT CORK. “Jim Orow” Rice and His Wonderful Sno- 0088 THE FIRST MINSTREL COMPANY. Originof the Old Virginia Minstrels— Dumbleton's Serenaders and Other Old Timers—The Author of Dan Tucker. Chicago News: No one has done so much to preserve the records, record the history and chronicle the rise and fall of negro minstrelsy as Charles T. hmself an old performer, a greatexperience, wide observation and - telligence. Kor over forty-fivo years he has faithfully kept a diary of the happen- ings in the world of minstrelsy, recorded the formation and disbandment of companies, the first appearance of every member, jotung down ancedotes and personal reminiscences,and kept account of those who died or loft for some other calling. The Daily Nows is to-day enabled to present a few of Mr. White's personal recollections of the earlier and more important pioneers in this unique line of entertainment. They can be de- pended upon as accurate, for they are not dimmed by the mists of age and ry, but are transeripts from his diary made in the early days of burnt- cork amusements. CHARLEY WHITE'S STORY. “The earliest intimation [ can find in which individual negro business was done in charactor and met with a re- sponse of popularity was in Boston, De- cember 80, 1709, Russell's Boston Ga- zette contained un advertisement of the Porlormnnce. The first piece was ‘Oronoko, or the Royal Slave.” At the ond of the second act there is o Song of the Negro Boy, in _character, and this was given by Mr., Graupner, a member of the old Federal street company. The famous vantomime of “'Gil Bias” had been mtroduced that Christmas week, and, although the house was hung with mourning at the time on account of the recent death of Washington, such was the applause given to the Song of the Negro Boy that he had to bring in his little bench and sing the song over and over again. In 1815 we hear of Pig-Pie Herbert appearing at the Park theater, New York. George Nichols, a clown, Bob Farrell, Sam Tatnall, Bill Kellar, Barney Burns, Enom Dickson, 'Tom Blakeley, George W. Dixon, George Rice, Frank Brown, Charley W hite, John Stan- ford and other actors and circus people appearing in negro character, singing the negro melodies of the day or doing breakdowns on platforms in circus rings. John Smith, Juba and John Diamond, the latter a card of Barnum's, also were popular. The late T.D. Rice (known as Daddy Rice) is the acknowledged father and founder of the Ethiopian comedy. He at once filled the bill, and every theatre that he played in as well, and ‘sustained his success for thirty years afterward. Rice was born in the city of New York, May 20, 1808. He learncd the trade of a ship earver, joined a dramatic associa- tion, and went to Kentucky under the management of N. M. Ludlow, a well known western actor and manager. While a member of this company he dis- played considerable talent as an imita- tor of the negroes m their pecularities and cceentricities, and wasat length an- nounced to make his first appearance IN A NEGRO CHARACTER in the city of Louisyille. Prior to this, however, he had played both in New York and in the west, many low comedy parts with success, but not until he com- menced his negro singing and burlesque operatic performances was he considered oF sufficient note to render his name at- tractive. In the fall of the year 1832 he made his Ethioplan debut at the old Bowery theatre, New York, in the char- acter of Jim Crow. ‘1wish I was de presidentob dese United States, i I’d lick molasses candy, and swing upon de ates, \thel about and turn about, and do jes so; AmL ebery time 1 wheel about 1 jump Jim Crow . “This character, both on account of $ts novelty and the excellence of its repre- sentation, attained a pobularity un- equalled h{ anything of its kind before or since. Rice during that season is said to have brought more money into the Bowery treasury than any other Ameri- can performer during the sume period of time. _After a most successful career in New York, Bostoun, Philadelphia, and other cities, he visited England in 1836, and performed with great applause at the Surrey (London), as also in Dublin and Cork,creating a furor unprecedented even in the annals of the British stage, and almost literally driving for a time from the boards such favorites as Ma- cready, the. Woods, and other distin. guished performers. While in England he married a Miss Gladstone, the oldest daughter of a former manager of the Surrey theatre. He soon after returned to his native country, appearing at Wal- lack’s National theatre, corner of Church and Leonard streets, New York, on the 7th of October, 1837, in his specialty, the *Virginia Mummy.’ For many P‘eurs sub- sequently Mr. Rice was eagerly sought after by the managers and played as a ‘star’ in nearly every theatre in the Union, His popularity, however, waned n his latter (lnyfl. though he appeared, eliciting much applause, as late as 1854, Stricken tinally with paralysis, his death occurred after A season of prolonged suffering, in the city of his birth, September 19, 1860, at the age of 52, “Many suppose that negro minstrelsy origigated in the palmy daysof “Daddy” Rice's existence. That was not so, and Rice never was associated with a min- strel band, There was a number of burnt-cork artists, alluded to in the preceeding, that were doing negro spec- 1alty acts at var es in the coun- try—some with the banjo, some without it, others having for their traction only som¢ ‘Coal Black Ros Stairs,’ ‘Gumbo Chaff,’ and one or two others of less popularity. THE FIRST MI EL COMPANY. “It was while Dan Emmett and Frank Brower were at the Bowery amphi- theatre in December 1842, that™ the idea of a minstrel company W first put in motion by the following persons, vi Dan Emmett, Frank Brower, Biliy Whi lock and Dick Petham, who all immed ately went into a thorough course of re- hearsals at the boarding house of Emmett, 37 Catherine street, New York. The canse of their organization was simply to make up a combination of negro fun for one night only, which was expressly for the benefit of Polhum, who at that time was dancing between the pieces at the Chatham theatre. Their rehearsals were sufliciently encouraging to satisfy them that they had ind found @ novelty, They styled themselves the Virginia minstrels, made their debut at the above-mentioned place (this was early in February, 1843,) and were received with deafening plaudits. Dur- ing the same weck they J»lny one night for the benefit of Mr. John Tryon, then manager of the Bowery amphithea- ter. Their performance here met with astonishing success, so much so that thoy were secured by Messrs. Weleh & Rock- well, then managers of the Park thea- tre, New York, at which place they per- formed two weeks in conjunction with the great dancer, John Diamond. This was about the middle of February, 1343, and after this llle! proceeded to Boston, where they played six weeks with won- White, » man of derful succoss. They then returned to New York and performed at the old Park theater under the management ol Welch & Mann's circus company. EXPORTING THE FUN-MAKERS, “Having now fairly introduced their novelty, and expecting overy day to meet with opposition here in “Ysnkeeland, they determined on a trip to England, where all iden of rivalry was out of the question. for a time at least. Accord- ingly, with Mr. George B. Wooldridge at their head, they immediately embarked for Europe. ‘They arrived in Europe on May 21 and gave two entertainments at the Concert rooms, Concert street, Liver- pool. From thence they proceeded to the Adelphi theater, London, at which place they performed six weeks in con- nection with Professor Anderson, the great wizard of the _ north. After this engagement Mr. Richard Pelham left the company. The remainder organized in connection with Joo Sweeney, who had just arrived in the country, and in_this way they traveled through [reland and Scotland for six months with success. The company then disbanded and Whitlock returned to America, The others soon followed him, with the exception of Pelham, who re- mained in l-‘,n‘zlnmi up to his death, in October, 1876, Another company ar- rived in Europe from Boston, known as the ‘Ring and Parker minstrels.' They performed in Liverpool and Boston while the Virginia minstrels were playing in London, One of the members of the company personated the character of Lucy Long, which evidently must haye been original with them. The rival party afterward performed at the Garrick Street theutre, London. They arrived m Liverpool in three or four ‘weeks after the Virginia minstrels. On the return of the Virginia minstrels to America they found, as they had anticipated, minstrel companies in bundance all over the country. Band after band was organized almost every day with various tities, and many of them passed away almost as suddenly as an April shower: A vast improvement, how- ever, had been made in the minstrel business notwithstanding its short exist- ence. BIRTH OF TIE COLORED SERENADERS. “Dumbleton’s Ethiopian serenaders was probably one of the most unique or- ganizations among the first bands. They started in the spring of 1843, and con- sistad of Frank Germon, tambo, George Harrington, banjo: Mnody Stanwood, ac- cordion, and Gilbert W. Pell, bones. This band mew in Baltunore in 1844, The also played in Washington before Presi- dent Tyler and cabinet, and then went down to New Orleans. They returned to New York in the spring of 1845, and shortly after went to Kngland,where they played before the queen and royal fam- ily, the duke of Wellington and others of the nobility at Arundel castle by com- mand of the queen. ‘T'hs party returned in 1848 and opened at Palmo’s opera house, October 4, of that year. After irlu\ ng thirteen weeks they disbanded, Pell took Juba, the real ncfiro dancer (perhaps the best) and Tom Briggs, the great banjoist of that time, and returned to England with thom the same year. All of this party arc now dead. It~ was this band who first introduced black coat and pants and white vests for the intro- ductory performance. The Dumbleton party while in England played at the St. James theatre for one year and eight months, THE AUTHOR OF OLD DAN TUCKER. “Among the great banjo players and one of the original starters of negro minstrelsy was Daniel D, Emmett, who has done good work for the minstrel fraternity, perhaps more genuine musi- cal miggerisms than any other man, Uncle Dan, as he_is famiharly called, was born in Mount Vernon, 0., October 20, 1815, and has conneTlently passed lis three score und ten, While with the Bryant’s minstrels in New York city, he wrote these peculiar afrs: ‘Root lloafi or Die,’ ‘Boatman Dance,” ‘High Daddy,’ ‘01d Dan Tucker,' ‘Dandy Jim,' “The Other Side of Jordan,’ ‘0ld Aunt Saily,” ‘Dixie's Land,’ ‘Early in de Morning,’ ‘Over do Mountain,’ together with “a wonderful collection ot walk-around dances. Some have asserted that Joe Sweency, o native of Lowwsville, Ky., was about the first to make the bunln famous as an accessory to negro comicali- ties. Iam sure he was among the early ones. Earl Pierce, Tom Briggs, Dave Lull, Tom Vaughn, Frank Staaton, Billy Whitlock, High Rumsey and Pupsey K‘cnm}‘n, all flourished successfully shortly after. R Home Mission Work. SARATOGA, N. Y. June 8.—The sixty-first anniversary meeting of the American Home Misslonary society continued to-day. Secre- tary Barrows reviewed the work of the year. The society employed 1,571 missionaries, an increase over last year of 102, They serve 8,063 churches and preaching places, with 2,100 Sunday schools. having 130.000 members, They organized during the year 135 new churel with 112 houses of worship, and brought 62 to a self-supporting condition. A new and notable feature of the work has been the employment of thirty- five evangelists, the result of whose labors bas been so encouraging that the number will be increased, ‘The feature of special in- terest this year is the great extension and success of the work numur French, German, Scand inavian and Slavonic immigrants. N he Broken Dykes. VIENNA, June 8,—The inhabitants of Lele, in the flooded districts, have been rescued in boats and now are camping around Mako, where thousands of men are working with frantic energy at the dykes. The water is within 800 yards of town and the place is doomed unless the flood soon subsides. The government has sent funds to relieve the im- mediate wants of the sufferers, —_——— Pool Selling Legal, New Yorg, June 8.—The test ease made yesterday to determine whether or not the law which forbids pool selling 1n this state except on race tracks will ~prevent pool sellers from taking commissions in this city to make bets on tracks, was decided legal to-day, the court holding that the practice was not contrary to i Murdered By Indians. TUCsoN, Ariz., June 8.—Word was received here this morning of the killing of Mike Grace and the narrow escape of Billy Will- jams and Billy Lea from Apaches at pova Gulch, eighty-iive wiles south of O tenden. 'The Indians evidently have separ- ated in partics, one of which Is already in Mexico. e Swift Michigan Justice, Saxnprac, Mich,, JuneS.--Michael Mor- ris, who was arrested Saturday for murder- ing hisuncle and forging deeds to the farm, was to-day sentenced to the penitentiary for lite, His wife will be placed on trial soon for compllcity, The Miners Adjourn. CINCINNATI, June 8, he miners conven- tion to-day adjourned to meet at Cleveland on the second Wednesday in A 154, Ofticers and executive board for National distriet assembly No, 155 re elected to serve until the next aunual viecting. - Irish Pauper New Yonk, June 8. mmlssloners of emigration will at their mecting to-mor- row take action on pauper immigration from Ireland. ‘There are at present on Ward's Island more than 100 imwigrants seut out by the British governmert. -~ Natice to Contrae Bids will be received by the under- signea until June 15 for the erection of a one story frame and brick busement church building with steeple, dimensions 36x62 fect. Plans and specitications ean be seen at the office of 1. J. Creedon, ar- chite 4d floor opers house bulldlnl. ‘The rights are reserved to reject any or all bids. H, HANsgx, Box 339 Sec. Danish Lutheran Church,