Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 22, 1887, Page 1

— x THE OMAHA DAILY BEeE SEVENTEENTH: YEAR. OMAHA. MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 22. 1887, LIKE A MUSSEL SHELL ON EDGE An Expose Oaloulated to Oreate a Stir in the Yaohting World, THE THISTLE A GAY DECEIVER. Chis 18 What The New York Tribune Undertakes to Prove by Accurate Measurements ~The World of 8port. A Fraud from Scotland. NEw York, August L.—([Special Telegram to the Ber.|—The Tribune solves much mystery about the Thistle this morning, by giving a correct measurement and description of the Scotch yacht which her owners have been 5o anxious to keep secret. It says: The fact of the matter Is the Thistle is a “‘zay de- deceiver.” A writer in the British Nautical Journal shortly after she was launched, doubted her “‘champion fraud” and certainly the appellation seems to the point. Appear- ances wre deceitful in the case of the Thistle. Her greatest depth is about one-third from the stern and her bottom shelves upwards gradually from that pointto a depth of not more than one foot at the bow and the stern post has an immense rake. Her length over all is just 113 feet, according to actual deck measurement, but no one looking at her from without would Ima ine this to be the case. The Volunteer’s length over all lacks 5 feet of this, Her length on the water line 1s about 85 feet. The extreme beam for the deck amidship 1s 20 feet, 3 inches, and at the water line about 20 foet. ‘The volunteer here has the advantage, er beam measuring 23 feet on deck and 23 feet at the water line. Owing to her peculiar build, the Thistle's water draught varies ex- ceedingly, At one-third the distance from the stem'it Is about 14 feet and forward 1t is only 12 inches. How extremely lignt is the resistance she offers the water may be gathered from this: Her bowsprit, in rd, _measures 18 feet, out ot board 83 feet, total 46 feot: the Volunteer's bowsprit out board is 37 feet. ‘The length of the ‘'histle’s mast from truck t6 deck is 120 feet. The lower mast is ac- countable ‘for 75 feet of that, as compared with the Volunteer's main mast measure- ment of only 65 feet, 'The Thistle’s topmast i8 44 feet, 2 inches, as against 48 for the Vol- unteer. The length of the mainboom is 81 feet 6 inches to the center of the mast. The Volunteer s longer, meuurlnr 84 feet. The length of her gaff s 48 feet. The Volunteer is put at 52 feet. The Thistle has no keel in the com- mon acceptation of that term. The nearest deseription that may be avplied to her bot- tom is that it resembles a trough filled with lead. The sail area is not accurately known. ‘The mainsail has an area of 4,500 feet and the big topsail measures 600 feet. For light winds, the Thistle has a silk spinnaker and a silk jib topsail and her heavier sails are of cotton. The briefest and best possible de- scription of the shape of the Thistle that can be Kll"n I8 that she is just like a mussel shell on edge. The Omahas vs. the Maynes. About 200 people witnessed the game yes- terday between the Omalias and C. E. Mayne nine. 1f the previous hard luck or bad play which has characterized the Omahas’ filled the Mayne boys with hopes of victory in the first two innings, when only one run was scored against them, despair set in on the third inning when they found five runs alnst their nothing, ‘and lasting to the close showing a score of twelve to one in favor of the Omaha club. The heavy rains of Saturday night left the grounds ver; heavy and made running the bases difficult for ~both sides. The dark dressy uniforme ,of the Mayne mine con- trasted nlronklr Wl the white suits of their rivals and made a picturesque appearance. _Some fine field catches were mnde by the Maynes, and as a whole their lay was creditable. McKelvey, the old war orse of the U. P's played with them on third. Double plays were made by both nines, which filled an otherwise spiritiess game with ex- citement, The game lasted nearly two hours and was umpired by T. C, He-lfu Following is the score by innings: B Innings—1 3 8 4 5 6 7 maha..... 0520013 C. E. Mayne 0000001 Deaver 8, Lincoln 6. DENVER, Colo., August 21.[—Special ‘Tele- gram to the Beg.]--It took some very hard work upon the part of the Denvers to-day to defeat Dave Rowe's nine of sluggers. Ehret pitched a good game and was finely supported by Briggs as weil as his field. He struck out the best of Lincoln’s batters, Rowe included, and was hit for only nine actual hits and two phantoms. Swartzell also did well being bit for but eleven hits and six bases on balls, ‘Che audience was one of the largest of the season and was very apprecia- tive. Rowe received his usual greeting. Hagan called balk on Ehret which was his first decision that has displeased the audi- ence since he has ofticiated in Denver. The 0 0 43 100 0-8 1.0 23 010 0-6 8 earned—Denver 4, Lincoln 4, Two base hits—Herr, Tebeau,” McSorley. Three base hits—beckley, Dolan. Errors—Denver lays — Rowe to Bockley to " Herr, = Herr Rowe to Hec“i'lay. 8 9 3 #— 12 1 to Passed balls—Briggs 2. Struck out—Ehret 8, Swartzell 4, ild pltches— Ehret 2, Swartzell 1. Left on bases—Denver %Llnwlu 7. Batteries—Denver Ehret and rivgs, Lincoln Swartzell and Hoover. Base on balks—Shater, Umpire—Hogan, Rain Spoile the Wichita Game. WicHiTA, Kan,, August2l.—[Special Tele- gram to the BeE.|—The ball game was de- clared off here to-day on account of rain. Falls City 15, Hiawatha 7. Far1s Orry, Neb, August 21.—|Special to the Bek. (he Falls City Blues met the Hiawatha, Kan,, nine on the grounds of the latter and defeated them by a score of 15 to 7. Freeman and Ray, of St. Joe, were the battery for Hiawatha, and Frazer and Kinzie for Falls City. The score: Falls City.. 111402860 0-15 Hiawatha. 30010110 1-7 Umpire Reavis. American Association. CLEVELAND,August 21.--The game between the Cleveland and Metropolitan teams to-day resulted as follows: Cleveland. . 000002210-5 Metropolitans....1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 *—7 ST. " Louls, August 2L—The game be- tween the St. Louis and Atiletic teaws to- day resulted as follows: St. Louis, 1000 %1 Athletics. 8100 *-5 Game ¢ fth inniug on ac- count of rain, LOUISVILLE, August 21.—The game be- tween the Louisville and Baltimore teams to-day resulted as follows: Louisville. 10010010 0-3 Baltimord 00380033 0*-8 CINCINNATI, August 21.—The game be- iween the Cincinnati and Brooklyn teams Io-fll? resulted as follows: Cincinnati,, ...1 0 2 191 2 0 1 1-9 Brooklyn, 40000055 *-14 — A Drug Clerk Suicides. Wicnrra, Kan., Angust 21.—{Speclal Tele- gram to the Beek.|—Frank Bourgewal drug clerk, took 180 grains of cocaine In wine with the intention of committing suicide, and will die from the effects of the dose. He had been on a drunk for some time, and this morning when the Jroprietor of tie store chided him for beinz Intoxicated he took the drug, and was found about noon in & cowma- tose state. . Yellow dack in Koy Weat, Kry WesT,Fla., August 21.—There has been one new case of yellow fever and one death to-duy. ‘The total number of cases to date 1s zc.;‘;:‘ll;l-lul. 407 discharged, cured 160; No Material Ch: summary will appear in this week’s issue of condition of the crop above the average. Bee.|—The corn crop Is passed any assist- ance from rain and will average about 20 bushels per acre. ‘I'he grain, too, is of a poor llght and chafty. WEEKLY CROP SUMMARY, ge in Corn—Weather Crop Bulletin. CH1cAGO, August 21.—The following crop the Farmers’ Review: Our reports do not indicate any material change in the condi- tion of the corn crop in different statet result of the recent rains. dry lands was too far gone to be recuperated the Corn on high and by rains, but low lying and late planted fields have been somewhat helped. These, however, notof sufficient acreace to affect to any appreciable dezree the general aver- age u{condulnn. Dakota alone reports the The average yield of wheat and oats re. ported 1s not ml\ll'fll\"‘ different from last week. Recent rains have much refreshed and invigorated pastures,and a fair supply of fall feed Is now anticipated. Potatoes gen- erally are turning out a poor erop on account of the drouxht, but late varieties have been helped by rains, Cattle are bullnnlnfi w0 pick up In condition and are reported in good health as a rule, ‘Weather Crop Bulletin, WASHINGTON, Auzust 21.—The following 13 & synopsis of the weather crop bulletin of the signal office for the week endea August 20: Temperature—During the week ending August 20 it has been slightly cooler than usual throughout the lake region and upper Mississippl and Missourl valleys. The average daily temperature in the last named dictrict ranged from two to four degrees be- low normal. Rainfall—The rainfall has been 1 excess generally throughout the corn and potato rezions and the north-east portion of the cotton region. Well distributed rains have occurred throughout the drought region and_ reports this morning show that rain continues in this section. ' General remarks: The weather for the week has been favoiable throughout the corn belt, the recent rains having greatly improved the condition of that erop, but ow- ing to the lateness of the rain in principal corn-producing states, the yield will probubly be below the average. Kansas Corn. Wicnira, Kan., August 21.—[Special to the Bek.|—Diligent inquiry among farmers and grain dealers throughout the counties tributary to Wichita develop the tact that the acreage of corn this year is fully 50 per cent greater than that of last year. The con- dition of that acreage, 75 per cent of an aver- age crop. The averace yield will be about 30 bushels per acre, mnou;n there are large areas which will yield 60 to 80 bushels ver acre. Seasonable rains have kept the pas- mrus in good condition and cattle are in fine orde. Improved by Recent Rains. RusnviLLE, Neb., August 2L.—|Special to the Bee.]—Corn, under the influence of late rains and favorable weather, is looking well. Farmers have generally planted too thick. “The average increased fully 100 per cent over last {anr. ail has stripped the leaves in certain localities, The average yield will probably be 20 bushels per acre, Isolated pieces may o 40 to 50 bushels. The Average Quadrupled. CuAproN, Neb., August 17.—[Special to the Bek.]—Cornis doing nicely. Recent rains bhave refreshed it It will probably 1eld 20 tq 30 bushels per acre. The acreage s quadrupled,as this1s a new country. ‘U'here was not much planted last year. All crops have been (IIIP] in this county, The Corn Crop About Norden, NorDEN, Neb,, August 21.—[Special to the Bee.|—The corn crar will average about 50 bushels to the acre in this neighborhood. The acreage is increased at least 50 per cent. RED OAEK, Ia., August 21.—|Special to the uality, owing to chinch bugs. It will be The acreage shows a slight increase over last year, owing to the favor- able spring for planting. ———— DEFAULTED AND CONFESSED. A New York Cashier Steals $24,370 and Then Admits It NEw York, August2l.—|Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The Putnam County Savings bank ot Brewsters is in the grocery and dry goods storeof W. T. Lobdell & Company. Ferdinand A. Hoyt was secretary and treas- urer and cashier of the bank, and an equal owner in the store with Mr. Lobdell and Ed- ward Storm. Mr. Storm died week betore last. T'he store Is draped in mourning for him and the bank is also in mourning over a de- ficit by the cashier. The state bank examiner, 0. P. Richardson, made the discovery in going over the books of the bank last ‘Tues- day atternoon, and ‘on Wednesday he spoke to Cashier Hoyt about it. Mr, Hoyt told Mr, Richardson that he would find $24,370 miss- ng, and gave him & memorandum of separ- ate amounts h had stolen amd The defalcation was grlncl ally confined to the years 1834 and 1835, Koyt sald he bhad lost money in speculation and not been able since to square himself with the bank, Mr. Hoyt told the Yreshlen!. Morgan Horton, and a meeting of the trus- tees was held, ' Mr. Hoyt made a clean breast of everything, and said he would make good the defalcation: that the bank should not lose & penny. He surrendered fo the Lank his interest In the store, worth, he said, $15,000, then he gave away all his wife’s pos- sessions, mortgaging for $11,000 their home, which includes a farm about one and u haif miles from Brewster, and deeding two houses and lots In the city valued at $5,000 each, with the understanding that whatever was left over after satisfying his debt to the bank was to come back to him. An effort was made to keep the defalcation quiet, but it leaked out, and there was a run on the bank. About $30,000 was withdrawn by depositors whose contidence in the concern was shaken. e The Servia Arrives at Queenstown. [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.) QUE TO Augnst 2L— [New York Herald Cable-Special to the Bee. |—The Ser- viaarrived to-day. She had splendid weather. She had seeu nothing of the wissing City of Montreal. The Umbria sailed for New York with twenty-five medical doctors to attend the International Medi cal congress at Wash- ington, September 5. S e Indignant Irishmen. LONDON, August 21.—The Irishmen of Liverpool at a meeting to-day adopted reso- lutions protesting agalnst the proclamation of the lrish National League. Similar reso- lutions were udopted at the meeting of radicals held in London Saturday afternoon. Numerous branches of the league in ireland held their weekly meetings as usual to-day. Aol 1 An Aztec Statue Unveiled. CITY OF MEXICO. (via Galveston), August 21.—The unveiling of the statue of Cuan- tomac, the last of the Aztec emperors, this morning, was an occasion of unusual inte- rest and signiticance, Thousands of Indians, many of whom come from miles around the capital, bringing with them great quantities of tlowers, attended the ceremony, e Suicide of An Actor, 8t, Lovrs, August 21.—The dead body of Austin H. Morris, well known in theatrical eireles throughout the country, was found in his room at the Laclede hotel this after- He evidently committed suicide. - A Town Almost Burned Up, SPRINGFIELD, O,, August 2L.—The village of DeGraff, Logans county, a place of 1,200 inhabitants, was almost entirely destroyed by fire last night. Loss, 830,00, — Strict Sunday Se. noon. sion. New BEDroup, Mass,, August 21,—Mrs. Cleveland had strietly & day at home in Marion to-day, nol even attending a chureh, d dévoted a large part of bher time to answering correspondence. THE WEEK IN WALL STREET. It Was Exoeedingly Unsatisfactory From A Bpeculative Standpoint. FAIRCHILD'S BOND PURCHASE. He Was Expected to Buy Heavily and There Was Much Disappoint- ment Because He Didn't— Operators Nonplussed. Governments Lose a Point,’ New York, August 2L—[Special Tele- Rram to the Beg,|—Taking the week all in all, it has been a very unsatisfactory one from a speculative point of view to both bulls and bears in the stock market. The spurt vt activity and buoyancy which characterized last Saturday’s closing dealing led to a very general expectation of a brililant opening on Monday, which made the disavpointment all the greater when these features were only conspicious by their absence, and & dullness, and what might be called, ineria, was felt upon exchange, continuing with occasional interruptions all throu:h the week. 'I'he treasury bond purchase was again awaited with no little interest and when over eight millions were offered, chiefly at 110 and under, the street jumped to the conclusion that the secretary would accept the great bulk of the proposals: but when he took onlr- 82,- 500,000 at 109, 44 being the lowe st rice asked, the second disappointment of he week was experienced. Manhattan, Missouri Pacific, New England and Pacitic Mail, all of which were influenced by special causes or movements, fluctuated * to 4! points, but changes in other leading shares were, as a rule, much less, The warket was strong when London bought and the shorts covered and weak when it lacked these stimu- lants. During most of the time speculation was completely undar the control of room traders, who were divided in sentiment until the close, when they all soid stocks and thus brought about a fienarnl reaction. Summing up the operations of the week, it can be said they present no clear insight as to the future of values, and outside of ex- change, operators are at a loss tor any basis on which to proceed, The action of the sec- retary completely demoralized the covern ment bond market and 4)s fell off over s golm. and 4s much. about half as The offerings of the former were large to the Hwomment bond dealers, who were overwhelmed with sollcitations for bids and holders were willinz to accept lower prices day after day althouzh at the close the anxiety to sell diminished. Another unset- tling influence on the governments was the appearauce of some 48 held for California account and it was feared that the collapse of the great wheat deal might yet bring out fur- ther amounts. ‘The market for railroad mort- gages was fully as dull as that for stocks, and changes were mrrospondlngl{ slight. The foreign exchange, after a spell of weaknass, hardened some, only to fall off again. The market has been well supplled with security bills, the volume of which has been suflicient. to keep rates down to the gold importing oint during the greater part of the week. e money market was comparatively easy, ll t::\llzh some attempts were made to manip- ulaf —— THE CLEARANCE RECORD. Monetary Transactions in the Coun- try During the Past Week. BosToN, Mass., August 21,—|Special Tele- gram to the BEE.|—The following table compiled from disvatches to the Post, from the managers of the leading clearing houses in the Unitea States, shows the gross ex- changes for the week ending August 20, 1887, together with the rates per cent of in- crease or decrease as compared with those of the corresponding week last year: OITIES, CLEARINGS. g Louisville.. New Orleans » ® 10308 25 e *Duluth..... New Haven. Peoria... Springtiel emphis Portland . $500,509,876 801,002,174 * Not included in totals. —_— Precocious Youths, WASHINGTON, August 21.—Harry T. Cook, aged twenty-one, and Charles T. Cook, his brother, some years younger, were arrested here this afternoon, the elder for forgery and the yullm‘er,fol collusion. Harry was discount clerk in the Columbia National bank, where he had access to the signatures and accounts of the k’s patrons. It has been shown by the investigation that he some time ago dis- Ruised himself and, under an assumed Total............ OQutside New York name, opened an account in an- other baunk. He then forged the name of one of the olumbia bank depositors to a series of checks, pay- able to himself under his assumed name and got his younger brother to deposit them to his account. The checks, after they had been returned to the Columbia bank for collection and after they had been paid and entered in the books, were secured by the forger and destroyed. I'he culs)rlm are sons of the late Prof, Cook, of this ci ?’ ‘The name forged to ol 82, the checks is that of John R. McLean, The amount secured was §2,024, - . Violated the Injunction. CircA@o, August 21.—A special from Win- nipeg says that the contractors on the Red River Vllla{f’ road put on a large force of men vesterday and rushed the grade through the land dlsruwnl by the Canadian Pacitic in pite of the injunction. There is great re- joicing in Winnipeg. e A Missing Jeweler Heard From. NEW YoRrk, August 2L.—Robert Hahn, the Maiden Lane jeweler, who went away last week with a quantity of diamonds belonging to other persons, has just been heard from in Canada. He promises to return soon add straighten things out, Died Without Uttering a Word. CHI0AGO, August 21.—-Willard G Babeock, who was mysteriously shot at Gardner, IIL, died this afternoon. Nothing had been learned about the affair before his demise, el Death of a Protessor of Hygiene, ArraxTic Crry, N, J,, August 21.—Dr. N, A. Archer, professor of hygiene in the Unl- versity of Pennsylvania, was drowned whi surf b’-ufln: nu’r here to-ds Bas ke e A Murderer Confesses, Loxpoxn, August 8L—Murderer Lipski, who is to be hanged to-morrow, bas made a full coufession. 8 THE WHISKY TRUST. A Distiller Tells Something About Its Inner Workings. ProriA, IlL, Auguet 21.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bek.]—Some particulars in the great Whisky trust were glven to a reporter this afternoon bya prominent distiller ox this city. No man can tell what any one else is securing until he gets into the trust. In answer to a query of what the trust is, the distiller said: ‘'t is to be run the same as a cotton seed and oll trust. In the first place the distiller puts a valuation on his house, then a committes i appointed to examine intoit. After a man's distillery has been appraised the owner tnrns It over to nine trustees for their use for twenty-five years, and receives in lieu thereof, trust certificates. In some Instances he recoives $2in certificate for $1 of valuation; in pthers, dollar for dol- Iar, and in others a less sum. After a man turns his property over to a trus- tee he ceases operate it It is the intention jof “the trust to regulate the productign of whisky so that these certiticates will pay from 6 to 10 per cent. ‘The capital of the trust is pretty well up in the millions: sowne say as high as forty millions, Yesterday all the employes in houses that a'c in tha trust were told they must look for their wages to the trust. asthey were no longer working for individuals. Wages will probably be reduced from 10 to 20 per cent at once. It I8 supposed n{ s0me members of the organization that it will tend to a large amount of lilicit distillation and traftic In whisky, as it 18 the aim of the trust to put the grlea up 80 high that it will, in re- allty, be a bid for smuggling, It s not to be presumed tnat a distiller who has a house ‘worth $300,000 will keep ,000 worth of nnn-v‘fllng stock in his possession, but will naturally unload it at his convenience.” ————— A SBHARP BECRETARY. Sheridan Plays a Double Game in Connection With Boodlers. CmICAGO, August 2L—Lawyer N, H, Han- chette, who was employed by the Citizens’ association to wring from Private Secretary Sheridan the inside of the aldermanic boodle de 18 quoted as practieally admitting that Sheridan has not been taken In charge by officers of the state, but has sold out to crooked aldermen, against whom he has agreed to become a witness. Mr. Hanchette said that he had been’ made aware that cer- tain aldermen and others implicated had within the past few days made up a consid- erable sum of money for Sheridan in order to buy him off, and possibly to send him away to prevent him from testifying against them. Sheridan had put himself in their way to the extent of letting them know that he would otherwise be compelled to fur- nish evidence against them. One man, he sald, had come dow n to the tune of over $500. Others had paid him small sums, and in this way he had accumulated a considerable purse. He was a shrewder fellow than he was taken for by thoss who have counted up- on securing him as a witness at alight cost. Apparently he was open to the highest bl der, and knocked himself down to the gang party at about $1,000. Reports regarding the street-car franchise investigation are more definite to-day. In and out of the city coun- cil Alderman John Colvin was the champion of Charlesl', Yerkgs, the cable road m: i‘“w' ‘who has had such a meteoric career in Chica- £0. Colvin has been in Austria, for some reason, ever since about the time the first boodle inquiries were begun, asserted that Deteetive Mooney, of Chicago, accompanied by Detective Fern, of New York, left for Europe Tuesday_night. Their dest{nation was either "Havre. France, or Hamburg, two ports-from which Colvin’s present resting place iw-easily accessible by railroad. The departnre of the detectives was unexpected because Mr. Mooney bad glven itout that he intended to spend his va- cation, if he took one, in the Rocky moun- tains. It is understood that he has a com- mission from the Citizens’ association, which is furnishing the money to carry on the war- fare against the dishonest alderman, to look after Colvin and perhaps General Manager 'l'rlp?. of the Underground Electric company, who {8 credited with engineering the noted conduit _jobs, resulting In a mammoth mo- nopoly for the gas trust. \j et FOUND IN A COFFIN. A Georgla Bridegroom's Horrible Dis- covery at & Country Funeral. GAINSVILLE, Ga., August 2L.—From yack- son county comes a story of a singular end- ing. Near Jefferson, in that county, there lives Jasper Porter, a popular young farmer, who has been very successtul in his business. While In this city six months ago he met Miss Mattie Ward, a beautiful young lady, the daughter of a well-to-do farmer In the northern part of the county, some twenty miles distant. A warm attachment sprung up, and several visits were made by the young man to the home of Miss Ward. At their last nleellngi three weeks aco, it was agreed that they should get married on the 2d, and that Mr. Porter should make his appearance at the mansion on the Saturday preceding and remain until the ceremony was over. It was thus that, after having his affairs set in order, leaving his new hone in charge of a trusted colored woman, he set out on histrip to Mr. Ward’s home on horse- back. He bad alimost reached the end of his journey, when, passing Walnut church, he saw that it was crowded. He declded to enter, and found that a funersl was in progress, the preacher being at the time in the middle ot his discourse. At the conclusion of the sermon the coffin was opened and all were 1nvited to take a last look at the deceased. Amid the wailing sounds it was hard for the traveler to distin- guish who it was, but curiosity prompted him to push his way up in order to see the dead person. He stond at last by the coffin, looked intently and began to fall. He saw there the face "of the lady whom he was journeying to_ marey, aud of wiiosa deatn ho ad not been appraised. The discovery that the dead girl’s lover was in the bullding but added to the excitement of the occasion, It seems that the young [ady was In the best of x{mm up to the night before her death, and thatshe fell dead from heart diseasa. NEw YORK, A gram to the Bek.|—Arrived: The Anrania, from Liverpool; the Bohemia, from Ham- burg: the Anchoris, from Glasgow: the La Champagne, from Havre, QUEENSTOWN, August 21.—The Servia from New York arrived to-day on the way to Liverpool. LoNDON, Aunzust 91.—The Normandie from New York for Havre passed Lizard Point to-day. The Rugis from New York for Hamburg arrived at Plymouth. - Ferdinand Refases to Accede. PHILLIPOPOLIS, August 21--Prince Fer- dinand has refused o accede to the request of foreign consuls for an uuofficial inter- view. The French consul has insisted that the Catholic bishop Jower the tri-color wnieh he displays, Radoslaveff and Tonchoff have refused to form ministey. Discussion Postponed. LoNDON, August 2L.—It Is rumored that at the request of Parmellites the government consents to postpome the discussion of its action in proclaiming the league. i = Bama) Curious Result of a French Duel. PARIs, August 21.—In a duel to-day grow- ing out of of a private quarrel the combatants badly pierced each other in the lungs. The principals fn the duel were M. Labruyere, a writer on the Cri Du Peuple, and an ofticer named Melville. — A Missiona: Requested. MADRID, August 21.—The United States government has requested the release of ulnlcmr{ Deane, who was arrested on the Island of Ponape, contrary to Spain’s agree- ment to respact the I'rotestant missionaries in the Carolin e il Allison for President. CHICAGO, Auzust 81.—A Daily News special from Des Moines asserts that Senator Alligon’s name will be sigeested in the state republican convention Wednesday a8 &.presi- dential candidate, PARKER BROUGHT TO 0MAHA, TheMan Oharged With Robbing the Army Paymaster in Oustody Here. FIENDISH CRIMINAL ASSAULT. A Rufian Attempts to Ravish a Sick Woman—Arrest of a Salovnist— Yesterday's Picnics—Local Miscellany, Parker in Omaha. Jim Harris, alias Charlie Parker, who is charged with the famous robbery of the army pay wagon at Antelope Springs, March 18, last, 1n consequence of which Major Bash, the paymaster, was cash- iered, was brought to Omaha by Deputy United States Marshal Carr _on the 7:50 train yesterday morning. He was con- veyed to the county jail and locked up 1n the solitary. Parker, who has been heralded asared- hand desperado, proves to be a farm-lad in appearance, and 1t seems incredible that he should have been the terror which reports pictured him. Slight of figure, with a shock head of yellow, sun- burned hair, and with an almost timid countenance, fringed by a scrub: growth of feeble beard, he is the picture of inof- fensivencss. It is evident that the United States au- thorities wcre(fimded by some secretive policy in handling the man as he was taken out of North Platte without the knowledge of ot the citizens there and was landed here in such guarded fashion that the discovery of his presemce was due solely to an accident. Instructions had been left with the jail authorities not to permit him to converse with visitors, 80 the BEE reporter who visited him ves- terday had but little opportumty for ex- tended conversation with the prisoner, Parker, at the same time, although good natured enough, was not much inclined to talk. He stated, however, that he had nothing to do with the robbery of the pn?'muter's wagon and could prove that at the time he was rot in Wyoming but in Nebraska, south of the Cheyenne river. He admitted that he was robbed by Lucas, Bagnell and Johnson, who represented themselves as United States deputy marshals, but claimed that he only had with him about $1,500, which was rightfully his own money. ’J‘Imyprisnner says of himself that he is twenty-six years old; that he was born and reared 1n Arkansaw and moved into Nebraska about two years ago. He says that this was the first trouble he was ever in and disclaims being a terror of any kind. A FIENDISH CRIME. A Brute Criminally Assaults a Sick ‘Woman in Her B d. Oue of the most desperate crimes of re- cent occurrence in Omaha followed by an almost successful effort to lynch the criminal, created the widest excitement in the southwest portion of the city yes? terday. About 8 o'clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Bertha Rosendolph, who resides at the corner of Fourteenth and Leavenworth, was alone in her home, lying upon a bed of illness to which she has been confined for the last three weeks. Her hus- band, who is a railroad man, was absent from home, while her children were at Sunday services, having left all conveniences at hand for the invalid mother and locking the door s0 that she should not be molested pend- !né their return, harles Blue, a young Jaboring wman, boarding in the house adjoining ac- quainted himself with these conditions and in a spirit of fiendishness difticult to ascribe to a beast, determined to take advantage of the woman's powerless- ness. He affected an entrance readily enough but was blocked as her bed room door. He demanded that she should open it and upon her failure to comply at once he forced the locks off and en- tered. The startled woman too fecble to make an outery tried to raise herself in bed “with view {o attempting escape, With a deliberation and calculation which bespeaks his cool, wremeditated purpose, he nailed up the door from within and attacked the bed- ridden woman. Feeble and ill as she was, Mrs. Rosendolph was inspired with des- perate energy as she comprehended the intruder’s purpose. In the struggle which followed the unfortunate woman was dragged from the bed, beaten over the face and head and crushed agamnst the furniture and floor until every shred of her scant clothing was torn from her and she was fainting. Meanwhile neighbors had been attracted to the noise and a crowd of men burst into the house. The would-be ravisher at this 1jnmpnd through the rear window, cleared the fenc and running into his lodging hous hid under the bed, in the belief that h flight had not been witnessed. Officer George Rayworth was shortly afterward attracted to the scene, and after a brief search discovered the culprit. As Blue was brought from his lding place and while awaiting the arrival of the patrol he was with difliculty defended by the officer from the vengeful purposes of the indig- nant neighbors. A large crowd was gathering and the ery ot ‘“lynch him” was already raising when the patrol ar- rived and was whipped away with the prisoner, Mrs. Rosendolph was left in a very ous condition, A DAY OF PIONICS. The Clothing esmen, The clothing salesmen held a picnic at Russer’s grove yesterday, returning last evening at 9 o'clock. The day dehightfully in dancing, bowling, One of the most interesting featu the occasion was the base ball between the clerks of the Nebr clothing store and those of Hellman's clothing house. The contest was a gpirited one, and resulted in a score of 20 to 19 in favor of the Nebraska clothin, clerks. The musical union band and orchestra furnished the music for the occasion. Brick Masons and Plasterers. The brick musons and plasterers gave an excursion to Calhoun yesterday, The day was 1n every respect a grand success, The jolly erowd returned about 10 0’clock last night, From s Three passenger co excursionists arrived noon yesterday, and passed the afternoon and evening most pleasantly in viewing the wonders of the Gate City, They re- turned at 9 p- m, The Excursion to Milford. The excursion of the Plattsmouth lodge of locomotive firemen to Milford Satur- day was a delightful success., The train of five coaches, with 150 passengers, was handsomely decorated, Engine 105, with x City. es of Sioux City in Omaha about | el Sl"‘nmon at the throttle, James Mo+ ovan, fireman, was streamers, siave o d‘:;:fi:‘l‘:n ln‘"I:;K!., bronze figure of a darke) Wwelding a bo quet on the platform. It was the pret- tiest prece of locomotive decoration seen in Omaha, and was admired by all, Tho veteramConductor Ballinger had charge of the train, assisted by the following committee of the brotherhood: H, 1,. Beatly, F. Zinn, W, M. Collecot, W, ¥a= guson, J. Thomas and C, P, < s The train reached Miriord at noon and was greated wiun & shower of rain, which Jant B duat and slightly dampenod the ardor of the pleasure seekers. The sky soon cleared, however, and the party marched to Shogo island in the Blue river where the afternoon was spent in various recreations. Shogo island 18 a delightful spot. About ten acres in extent, covered with timber, it is & natural picnic ground. It is surrounded by the famous Blue river, a beautiful body of water, from six to eighteen feetin depth, furnishing facilit unequaled 1n the state for yatching, s: ing or rowing. A small steamer and a number of row boats were in constant use by the excursionists, and the rarity of the sport fully compensated for the lon, and tedious journey. The 1sland is owne: ll)fv Miller Thompson and leased by Mr. bton. During winter it1s proposed to expend about $3,000 in improving and beautifying the island, dredging the stumps and driftwood out of the river, and providing a large steamer and a fleot of row boats for the accommodation of excursionists. A new lauding close to the railroad will also he built, 8o that vis- itors can reach the island in a few min- utes walk, Next summer Mr. Upton proposes to run a series of excursion trains at low rates from Omaha and ad- jacent towns, and give the peened-up people a taste of summer resort at a trifling cost. The train startedifor home promptly at 7 p. m. and arrived 1n Omaha in the midst of the storm at 11, making the ninety les in the magnificent stage coach time of four hours. The railroad company did its best to make the trip as disngreeable as poosble by kicking the train into side tracks at the stations, and wasting three quarters of an hour fecling its way through the dismal yards at Lin- coln, CAPTAIN O'MALLEY ARRESTED. Chief Seavey Finds the Means of Seiz- ing the Saloonist, On Saturday 1t was discovered by the police that the szloon at 224 South Six- teenth street had been transferred into the hands of Richard O'Malley. They therefore declared that a new license was necessary, and closed up the saloon. O’Mally, therefore, secured a new license which bore the signature of the city clerk and Alderman Bechel, and opened his sa- loon again yesterday morning. The ofti- cers had their eyes on him,however,and he was arrested last evening on the charge of keeping his saloon open Sunday. John Connell y made a deposit of 105 for his release until § a. m. to-day, when he will be arraigned for trial. Much bitter fecling is evoked from O’Malley’s friends and it is freely stated on the street that the police are perse- cuting him for reasons best known to themselves. ARMY KIFLEMEN, Preparations for the Coming Division Contest at Bellevue. On Thursday next five commanding of- ficers will arrive in this city from Texas for duty in connection with the coming division competition in army rifle prac- tice. Their names are: First Licut. Chas, B. Hall, Nineteenth infantry; First Lieut. O. M. Smith, Twenty-second infantry; First Lieut. L, C. Allen, Sixteenth in- fantry; First Lieut. Charles Taylor, Six: teenth infantry and Second Licut. Mat- thew F. Steele, Eigi cavalry. These oflicers are not out as competitors, but as members of the organization. The de- tauil is upon the nomination of Gen. D. 8. Stanley, commanding the department of Texas, who selected them by reason of their interest in this specialty. On the same day there will also arrive five offi- cers from the department of Dakota, from General Ruger’s command and an equal number will arrive from the De- partment of Missouri, General Wesley Merrit's command. A selection of a like number of ofticers will be added from General Crook’s command, making a total of twenty officers who are to act in the capacity of umpires. This organiza- tion, which is selected with great care to represent the diyision of Missouri, com- manded by General Alfred Terry, will supervise the contest to be held at Belle- vue. ‘The Texas team, comprising eighteen officers und privates, unde mmand of Captain Stover, will reach here next Saturday. The Missour: team of equal number under Captain Crane, of the Twenty-fourth infautry, and the Dakota team under Captain Boutelle, will reach here on the same day. Cuptain Boutelle left Fort Custer on crutches in order to give the benefit of his services to the Jukota team. He is an old veteran and the most expert master of modern rifle practice in the army. The result of last Saturday's eompeti- tion under Colonel Henry at Belle- vue determined the twelve oflicers and men and the two alternates who are to represent the department of the platte in the compuany competition. The object of these forty-eight competitors is 1o determine the tweive best shots in the diviston who will constitute the Missourl rifle team and will receive from Major General Terry a number of gold and silver medals manufactured at the U mint in Philadelphia, In view of fact that the division of the Missouri comprises over 15,000 men, more than than half of the regular army, a position among the twelve best is a soldierly honor indeed. Gen, Terry has detailed one of his stafi’ officers, Lt. Phillip Reid, to whom all competitors are to report and who will have charge of all the shooting up to and including the 9th of September. Burglara V aptain Rustin, Shortly after midnight yestorday morn- ing, Captain Rustin, No. 1622 Harney street, was awakened by the operations of a burglar in his residence. Rushing out to where he heard the suspicious footsteps, he found a thief piling up his silverware in the center of the room, pre- paratory to doing them up in a bundle, The crook was even more startled than the Captain, and quickly snatching a pmir of opera glasses, a couple of silver card cases and a number of solid silver spoons e sped through an open window. The Captain describes him as. a dark com- plexioned man with s black mustache, and about five fect eight inches 1 height, RS : The] Weather To-day. For Nebraska: Cooler, fair weather, tol- lowed in western portion by rising tempera- ture, Variable winds, shifting. For Dakota: Local raing, followed by, fair weather, cooler, except in northern Dakota, Rising tempetature, northern winds, becom- ing variable, For lowa: Fair weather in western yor- tion, local rains in “eastern portion, cooler Varlable winds, shifting to northerly. NUMBER 65 A" FREE-FOR-ALL SERVICE, A Raporter's Attendance Upon a Peculiag Omaha Ohurch Last Nigat. A GIRUS stra--: FREAKS, 10w Alice Waflle Has Fits and Helpd Along a Nolsy Worship—Proe tests of the Nelghbors Agalust the Church, Queor Religlon. Over the hills on South Eleventh streef, Whero the festive contractor lavels the ridges and fills the hollows by day and the belated pedestrian flounders by night, there stands a little white meeting-house. It is the Freq Methodist chureli. Its inaccessibility at prese ent would not attract proselites, and were I{ not for the religious uproar of its congrega< tlon the wayfarer would pass it unnoticed, Chiet among its shouters is & young lady, Alice \Vaftle by name. Her religious con¢ tortions are so demonstrative as to attract universal attention and render her a drawing card for the church, and occasionally she bes comes 80 violent that it requires the united arms of soven men to hold hor. ‘The report of the young woman’s strange performances have gained such wide cur Tency, and statenents so often reached the Bek, that a reporter altended the church ser- vices Iast night for the purpose of seeing her and belll'lllf printed witness of the facts, It was said that she was subjoct to & kind_of ectasy induced directly by religious } emotion d that the congregation employed her, hile in this condition, to ofticiate on the altar as a sort of living shrine for voo-doo wonhg 1t was In the expectanoy of sensa- tional disclosures that the reporter entered the Il;\mbm and somewhat scantily furnished temple. ‘The congregation was at Brn)‘er on his ar- rival with the good pastor G. 'D. Shepherd reminding the Lord of the many sinners needing repentance, even to two men in par- ticular, whom it was likely He might over- look. The members of the white church are not millionaires in any sense; they are meek and lowly and varied.” There werea dozen men fu earnest thought and muddy boots, & couple of girls in bangs who made faces at the reporter, a woman with a baby in_her arms, young man with low forehead and shirt, Wwho Kept his arm about the shoulder of the lady accompanying him, ap old lady in the Anien corner,” who sighed and a mob of hoodlums who chewed tobacco on Sunda) The reporter's eyes sought but one objec Miss Alice, and the new Blor{ of the hand- writing on the wall as told by Brother snaljmcm was lost on him, *Is she here to-night, will she perform do yeu think?” he asked one of the hoodlums, "Who here, what, where?” replied the lad addressed as he spat on the inquirer’s boot. “‘Please,” said the reporter, as he turned towards the man with his arm where it shouldn’t be, “‘can you show me the lady who ges excited, has tits and all that.” And he of the low brow and shi sed in his ghost tale to the girl to say, lw.’yag becher your sweet life this gal don’t git fite’ and the arm never dropved. Anxiety grew intense, time was flying, h{mnu ‘were sung, the girl with the baby said she liked the singin’ better'n preachin’ and the chief performer expected did not arrive. The sighing old ludy was found outside lecturing some unruly boys and to her the re< porter breathlessly sald: ‘‘Mother, can you tell me anything about this girl who gets rits—fourteen arms to hold her, shouts like loning through & tele~ phone, jumps, hurrah, you know=-" “Young man,’ said the old Iady, you're lost: you must have a mother, how shie would grieve to hear you talk about a true Christian ‘WOoman as sr«nds her days and nights pray- in’ and as she gets the spirit—" “Well, where is she, I'll got the spirit with her to-night” replied the BEE man quickly, *‘She's tendin’ to her juty at camp meetin® many miles from here and you'll not see her to-nicht. You better zo up on the sinner's bench and get converted.” Thus was hope hlfmvnad dispelled. Na Alice WatHe to give life to the meeting and avoirdupols to male arms and the services were tame enough. It was determined to interview the neighbors and hear about her from their standpoint. The houses abous the white church are not exactly terraced. ‘They will be some day, but at present they are on hills left from excavations made tor streets: the steps to them are steep, A youn, lady with a biz dog on one of the hills sal to the reporter, who made an inquiry about the shouting and absent Alice: *Come up; D'l tell you about her,” B But your dog; does he Dbite?” sald the N ‘Sometimes he does, particularly after dark,” was the calm reply. 1t was after dark then, and the reporter, fumbling for the pistol which he fergot ho had lent to a gentleman whose duties keep him out Iate to protect him from policemen, sald: “I'll stand down here, You tell me up there,” and the young lady began her ry: “I'knowthat girl. She's as good as a e'r- cus, [ was over at the church once to :ee her. When everything is qulet, the spirlt moves her and she begins screaming and kicking likea lunatic asylumon fire and then the brothars and sisters, fllinkllfi she's get- ting religious, stand over her and how! glory, glfu?, and praise God. [I've often seen her carried up the street, stiff as a corpse and to- tally insensible.” +'What a pitty : 18 she young and protty?” "Pn{ No rlly at all; she's 8 nuigance; the neighbors have all complained about her and somethin:'s got to be done, we can’t. sleap on account of her, No, she's not vnt:yé She’s about twenty and as ugly as sin, an 1'd set this dog on her and the whole blain lotif I gota chance,” sald the young lady spitefully, and tho dog erowled a ‘responsive refrain to her words as the reporter moved on, “Freedom of religious worship i8 guarans teed by the constitution,” suid oung man reading Blackstone with a view of admission to the bar, “and I don’t see what redress we have aganst those people in the white church, They continue their meetings oftery till midnight,” and annoy the neighborhood with their shouts. As for the girl you speak of, poor thing, she's demented and her propes place is an asylum.” “Or jail” ‘hissed the man's wife with clenched teeth, “Young man,” sald A raliroa preman,” I've = just been readin about ~ Gideon’s ‘three hundred men and how they shook their lanterns in vitchers. Yon may imagine the nolse. It seared the Philistines and won a battle, Bu$ that is nothing to what the white churchigets up. The girl you speak of beats them all, She’s a poor, emaciated thing, but good God, the lungs she's got. Sne's a curiosity. It takes strong men to hold her sometimes. She's been quiet or away all sumner, but last Sun- day night she broke out again and the noise is worse than ever, 1'm sure if it began to- night I'd ring for the patrol.” “What'd you come here for, anyhow,” said 0 with'a game ‘0 pray and s ve. the girl,” replied the Bgr. *How d’ye pray, loud or soft “Medium,” replied the reporter. “Well, you got no business in the white ehurch. ' You must be a shouter to go there, They believe that God can’t hear un- less you holler. Go somewhers else. caup meeling Tne girl's L’mr to you sy : Good, hope she'll stay there. 3 Wiy Iver seo she's a terror to the iborhood : she's worse than a iunatic let You can hear her for blocks when she gets started. She upsets chairs and veo~ ple eenerally and plays hell in the meetin® and when they can’t stand her any longer she goes into & swoon and has to be carried around toalr. Oh!she's a daisy, butshe’s iatin’ property in this neighoorhood, and tho cross-eyed man grew excited, GIVEN UP FOR LOST. A Steamer Helievea to Have Sunlg With ANl PHILADELPITA, August steamsllp Madrid, which salled from this port May 25 for London via Bull river, South Carolina, where she loaded a eargo of phose phate rock, has been given up for lost with | all on board. She was commanded by { Laptain Matthew Garson, who had with him a erew of twenty-five men, ‘T'lie steamer and | cree were valued at §150.000, asamens a E.