Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 7, 1887, Page 2

JAKE KILRAIN IN LONDON. Ho Immediately Goes Into Training For His Battlo With Jom Smith, A SHAM FIGHT WITH MITCHELL. Dukes' and Earls Smoke Oigarettes and Witness the Exhibition— The Clow-Nolan Fight Pre- vented—Sports. Jake and “Chawley. (Copyright 1887, by James Gordon Bennett.] LONDON, Oct. 6.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bek.|—At Great St James hall to-night Jake Kilrain made his first public appearance in England, meeting his trainer, Charley Mitchell, In a boxing matceh, four rounds, under the rules of the Marquis of Queensbury, who yesterday dined both boxers and who was present. The hall was crowded to excess, The prices of ad- mission were 85, $2, 75 cents, 50 cents and & quarter. Thering was on a stage where Patti, Nilsson and other celebrities had sung. It was boarded off by a partition six feet high to the orchestra, below the grand organ, where sat dukes, earls and lords among whomwere Ailsbury and Jersey all in even- ing dress and smoking cigarettes. All were anxious to view Kilrain ana until he ap- peared, the slightest hitch or stoppage in performances early on the programme was met by an uproar and “(io on, please.” Kil- rain sat through the preliminaries of indiffer- ent boxing, sword flats, quarter staff fencing etc. He wore a tall hat, cutaway coat and dark pants talking often with Mitchell. He seemed amused at the first exciting eveot of fencing for the championship of England betwoen a French professor and a London master of arms. Johnule Crapen claimed the first hit which John Bull denied. The referee declined to decide. John Bull ap- pealed to the people in front when they cheered him so loudly the referee was obliged to come to the front again and now decided that John Bull had made the first hit, which brought forth great applause, At the end of the amateur boxing match {Lawrence Dono- van, who had to-day jumped over Waterleo bridge, sprung up and introduced himself as the champion diver of the world. Though not drowned in the morning he was now metaphorically drowned In hootings. At 10:15 Jem Smith, who has been boxing at exhibitions ever since the Herald first described him six months ako, smilingly came onto the orchestra and a few moments after Tony Moore rushed on the stage carrying the Police (Gazette diamond belt 1n his hand. He was followed by Mitchell and Kilrain whom Moore introduced, adding, *Gentlemen, please drop all party feeling when thinking of the coming fight and give fair play. Alll Kilraln wants is fair play and may the best man win.” The speech was received with loud cheers, which Increased when Mitchell and Kilrain at the call of time rose. In the first round Kilrain got well applauded when hitting Mitchell on the nose,but otherwise the round was tame. When it ended I heard such comments about Klirain as ‘‘He looks like two men rolied Into one.” *What enormous arms he has.” *He's very clever for a big "un.”” Smith now seemed to have exchanged his smile for an anxious look. Everybody seemed to closely watch him, The second round was even than the first, as both seemed to spar away to kil time, bat the third was mproved by Kilrain get- ting afew hits home on Mitchell’s face, ‘but the latter was like a cork, bouncing all over the stage. The fourth and last round was an improvement in the spirit of boxing, tamer but many cheap priced auditors in the rear of the house roared out, “'Hit him, Char- ley, you wont kill him. Why don’t you go for hima Mitchell, ete.,” which remarks, how- ever, were met by coutrary applause for Kilraln and when finally time was called Kilrain had all the best of the bout. Over one rose to go and the hall was quickly cleared. While leaving the majority ex- pressed their opinion that Kilrain will be no match for Smith when it comes to actual fighting, After this sham fizht a real one oecurred in Mitchell's dressing room between two representatives of the American press who had gone in on due invitation for information. A per- sonal conversation arose between these re- porters and Mitchell, who became abusive and finally so tar lost his temper as to strike both of them but not strongzly, because held by Kilrain, who was very cool. Mitchell evidenily felt nettled at the remarks ‘made by the papers which the two who were assalled, represented. They declared they would cable their own stories. Sullivan’s European Trip. BosToy, Oct. 6.—John L. Sullivan will sail for Europe on October 20. Harry Phillips, the well known sporting man from Mon- treal, has been in town for three days mak ibg arrangements with the champion to be come his manager. Sullivan said to a re- porter lastevening that he will make a tour of England, Ireland and Scotland during the fall und winter and in the spring go to the continent. ‘'l shall be away a year and perhaps more. 1 am going over for noney and not for further honers. When I get to England I shall make arrangements to spar with the best men they have got over there. 1 have already expressed a willingness to meet the winner of the Kilrain-Sinith con- test, and after they have settled their little dispute 1 will be reéady to talk business,” The Nolan-Clow Fight Prevented. CINCINNATL, Oct. 6.—The Nolan-Clow prize fight was was prevented by the sherifl after one round had been fought. Clow has deposited 850 with the Commercial-Gazette for a tight toa finish. Natlonal League Games. WasniNtroy, Oct, 6.—The game between the Washinzton and Boston teams to-day resulted as follow Whashington. 0008300 2—4 Boston. 000102-6 Game called on uccount ot darkness, Pitchers—0'Day and Radbourne. hits—Washington 6, Boston 1L Errors— W‘nunlnan 3, Boston 2 Uwmpire—Does- scher. NEW YORE, Oct. 6.—The game between the New York and Philadelphia teams to-dav resultea as follows: New Y 0000000033 10500000 6 elsh and Ferguson. Base hits— iladelphia 18. Krrors—New York 0, Philadelpnia 1. Umplre—Powers. INDIANAPOLIS, t. 6.—The game be- tween the Indiana) d Detrolt teams to-day resulted as fol! 8 ndianapolis 000 00050-6 troit. ... e [J 0010 *-17 Pitchers—Moffett and Geizer. Hase hits— Indianapolis 12, Detroit 12, Errors—Indian- apolis 4, Detroit 2. Um?m—Vn}onflnu. Pirrspuno, Oct. 6.—The game betwean the Pittsburg and Chicago teams to-day ollows: 150000 111 002100 0-3 lorris and Clarkson, _Base hits—Pittsbui g 15, Chieago 10, Errors—Pitts- burg 8 Chicago 4, Umpire—Daniels. Second game: Plttsburg ........0 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 2—-9 Chicago. . 00000001 0-1 Pitehers—Galvin and Baldwin. Base hits ~Plttsburg 11, Chicago 10, KErrors—I'itts- barg 2, Chicago 8. Umpire—Daniels. American Association. S, Louts, Oct. 6.—The game batwwen the Loulsvllle ana St. Louis teams to-day re- sulted as follows: St Louts. . Leulsville.. . Becond game: St Louls... Base , Oct. 6.—~The game between the Metropolitan and Brooklyn teams to-day uited ay rollows: mmllvn 3 000 4 0-8 . - Metropolit 31 0-3 4 u.'fi&"o'-"fifia_..- count of darkuesa, PILADFLPIIA,Ock 8.~The game between the Baltimore and Athletic teams today ro- sulted as follows: Athletics, ... 10012000 0—4 Baltimore .. .000000000~0 Northwestern Le: Drs Moixes, Ia, Oct. 6—Northwestern At_Des Molnes—Des Moines 9, Eau Claire 8. At St. Paul--Oshkosh 6, St. Paul7, At Milwaukee—Milwaukee 4, Du- luth 1. At Minneapolis—La Crosse 9, Min- neapolis 15, The Jerome Meeoting. JEnroME PARK, Oct. 6,—The weather was fine and the track fast. One miledash: Stockton won, Flageolette second, Banner Bearer third, Time—1:453. Threa-fourths mile: Cadence won, Ford- ham second, Blithesome thtrd. Time— 1185, 2 (‘)n’g and a quarter miles: Lady Primrose won, Eurus second, Nolante third. Time— 2:13. Mile and a sixteenth: Bradford ~won. lllwllnd second, Royal Arch third, Time— ';l'life'oqumerq mile: Nellle Nan won, A‘mslmn‘ second, Miss Mouse third, Time 117K, st’e‘oelaohm, full course: Will Davis Time— won, Value second, Referee third. 3128, Latonia Kaces. CINCINNATI, Oct. 6,.—A¢t Latonia to-day the weather was fine, the track excellent but dusty, and the attendance large. Seven furlongs: Glenfisher won, Tom O'Shanter second, Hypasia third. Time— Five furlongs, for maiden two-year-olds: Ellen D. won, Sister Kuphrasia second, Big- eye third, Time—1:08, Six furlongs: Chance won, Phil Lewis second, Clonee thira, Time—1:161. On the back stretch Revoke fell and threw hiis jockey, Watson, breaking a leg and arm and injuring his lett fung. Revoke's back was broken and he had to be killed, Four furlongs: Little Sis won, Flitter sec- ond, Hattle D, third, Time—43!. One mile: Gleaner won, Gold Kirklin third, Time—1:44, Local Sporting Notes. The Penrose & Hardin shoot takes place a8 usual this afternoon at 3 o'clock. C. F, Brucker's new place, “The Antlers,” in Paxton court, has been settled upon as headquarters for the shooters during the com- ing tournament, C. . Hulettand Frank Parmalee bagged six teal ducks at Florence yesterday. n- other party of three sportsmen captured fifty- two ducks at Horshoe lake the same day. Big preparations for the annual shooting tournament this fall are being made and birds are being received every day. Letters from shooters from all over the country are wmtllm I|n regularly stating their Intentions o attend. Siiias S A ‘The Decline of Hospitality, The Epoch: The chiet causes which threaten its extinction are three: Kirst, the enormous increase of travel; second, the pressure of occupation; and third,the growing expensiveness of living, es-| pecially in the great centers. The passion for travel which has de- veloped in all countries, but most here in America, makes people unwilling to keep up a complicated establishment which must be shut up or left to run itself when the proprietor takes his winter trip to Florida or his summer jaunt to Norway. Each year, therefore, increases the number of people who pre- fer to live in a hotel, or an apartment, with the fewest possible servants. This at once became a handicap on hospitality, since the coming of a funst implies an immediate upheaval of the routine of living. A young married man was recently looking over the plan of a flat which he was considering for a future home, when a friend at his elbow remarked: ‘‘But it gives youno guestroom.” ‘‘Exactly so,’’ was the cynical response, ‘‘thatis why I ded to take it.” The statement 3 m bratal, but it is a fact patent to all, that to keep open house in New York is to keep a railrond hotel. The strain upon the nervous vitality of the host. and especially the hostess, would be enormous, even if it were their own occu- pation; but that it seldom is. Never. perhaps, in the history of the world has the pressure on the vitality, the time and the nerves of men and women been so great as it 18 to-day. How can a woman sit down to calm enjoy- ment of a visit, when she is haunted by ghosts of unwritten letters, unreturned calls and unread books; not to mention such prosaic spectres as un- darned stockings and uncared children! These duties may be put aside for on guest, but when the eircles becomes un ending they grow into impossibilities Tho strain upon the man of the house is almost as great. He returns from a day's work at the oflice, which leaves every nerva throb with irritation. He is fit tor nothing but dressing sack, pipe and slip- pers before the fire, or of 2 rastful nap on the sofa. Insteml‘. he is requested to hurry off and meet his wife’s cousins, or still worse, his own, who are to arrive at the Grand Central station from Dakota at 7:30. Their arriyal delays the dinner hour, thereby adding indigestion to his other troubles. So long as the expenses of hving fall well within the income; hospitality is comparstively easy, but the moment there is any " difficulty in meeting the monthl; bills, a visitor is actually dreaded, The small family economies must either be put aside and the finan- cial problem allowed to grow still more complicated, or they must be made pain- tully apparent when contrasted with the aggressive abundance which riots in the streets about. How trueis the saying that New York belongs to the very rich and the very poor! For the modest in- esome there seems to be no abiding place in New York. Then the opportunities which, as country people fancy, make it f0 easy to eatertain visitors in New York, are in renlity so many unceasing calls for expenditure, The concert, the theater and opera are not, asa rule, gratuituous entertainments, —————— Spirituhism, San Franeisco Chronicle: Itis a goofl sign when a man of Huxley's reputation sets to work to carefully investigate spir- itulism. He is so fair-minded that the public may expect to get an impartial sion 1n regard to his researches, while he is not open to the charge of sentimentality that might warp his judg- ment. The Seybert commission did some good work, but their report was too severe. There are thousands of people who half believe 1 spiritulism yet who long to know whether there is really anything back of the ordinary manifestations. These people are not to be driven out of their belief !)K sarcasm or ridicule, such as some of the Seybert commission indulged in. In fact the best way to make such people partisans for spiritualism is to make sport of any ludicrous or unusual features in tho man- ifestations at meetings. W hat is wanted is a calm, unbinsed observer, of scientiiie training, who will study the phenomena of spintualism and tell’ the world what measure of genuineness there is in the work of the professional or unprofes- sional mediums. fioa second, e One of the Ernml jurors in Winsted, Conn., was nsked to issue a complaint against & young man whose name was presumably unkoown, who entered a milita drill room while drunk and made arow. The complaint was made out against John Doe, and he proved to be the grand juror's son. e SRS Poyth, the Bridgeport safe burglar, says safes should be set on blocks and placed in a corner in such a position that the door will shut toward the wall. This mukes it necessary to move the safe i order to get at the door with the wedge and jimmy, and the job is difficult and dangerous. Bob Rosenthal, formerly a‘well known ambler 10 Lowsville, Ky., is insane. He s a member of a_prominent family, and liquor did not make him the black afmv. for no one ever saw him drunk. A GREAT DAY AT SI0UX CITY Over Twenty Thousand People View the Wonders of the Corn Palace. A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR. Governor Larrabee Roviews a Proces- slon of Civio Societics and Mille tary Companies—A Reallstin Sham Battle Fought. One Day's Glory. Stoux Crry, Ia., Oct. 6.—|Special Tele- gram to the Ber.|—=The fourth day of the greatcorn palace has been, bayond all ques- tion, the best of the week., Kverybody was astir early this morning. The specials and regular trains poured a mass of humanity into the city the like of which was never seen before. 1t is hard to estimate correctly the probable number of strangers that wit- nessed the festivities of the day., But com- petent judges say there were not less than 20,000 and the probabilities are there were many more than this. The principal thoroughfares of the city have literally been packed all day and the palace was crowded to its utmost capacity alt day long. Visitors that were here during the past few days have gone home with such glow. ing reports and the Idea is spreading sorapidly thatit is hard to percelve what the crowds will be doing the remainder of the time. ‘I'hese favorable reports have much to do with the size of the crowd to-day. 'I'ne weather continues most propitious and there has not been a fight anywhere and it would be hard to imagine any better natured crowds than have been here all week. The ‘]IIMQ this afternoon was one ot the best of the kind evcr seen here or, indeed, in the northwest. The industrial and trades Kroooaslon of yesterday was only surpassed y the parade of to-day, A hundred floats of one kind and another were in line and the result was certainly one of the best parades of the kind ever seen in the west and one at the same time thoroughly character- istic of Sioux City, The entire city improve- ment force, scrapers, teamsters, = curbers. pavers, ete., were in line. Several thousand inen took part in the procession, which was variously estimated at from two to three miles in length. The entire line of march was crowded with spectators and there was a general expression of surprise and admira- tion for the enterprise shown by the organ- izers of the parade. Not merely in length, in magnificence or numbers was the trades varade a brilliant success; it was a success as a picture of the business, the labor and the energy of Sioux City, The mlitary and civic socleties formed the principal features of the parade. Colonel M. W. Sheaf, of the Second Regiment of Dakota kuards, was In command of the military. The companies in line wereas follows: Iowa Na- tional Guard: Company I, Third regiment, Cantain Foster, forty men;company A regiment, Des Moines, Captain Wasson, thirty-five men; company A,Fifth regiment, Conneil Bluffs, Captain Mesner, thirty-six men: company E,Sixth regiment, Hull, Cap- tain Burnell, “twenty-seven men; company G, Sixth regiment, LeMars, vtain Emery, forty-five _men. Dakota National Guard: Company E First regiment, Yankton, Cap- taln Hameister, twenty-two men; company A, Second regiment, Flandrea Churchill, thirty-five men regiment. Sioux Falls, ( t| ty-six men; company g 4 (‘,nr< tain Veelor, twenty-five men; company H, First regiment, Watertown, Captain Vantas- sel, forty men; company I, First reguument, Captain Severy, twenty-seven men. The bands “occuvied the unext place and were as follow: Stryker’s band, Le Mars, eighteen pieces: Cherokee band, Cherokee, twenty pieces; Hartly band, Hartly, nine- teen pieces, The Hawkeye club, seventy-five men strong, in handsome green suits trimmed in corn colors, and the Commercial Traveling Men’s association, over two hundred strong, formed the principal feature of the second division. A dozen or mere organized bodies, including the Druids, A. O. U. W., Knights of Labor, Le Mars fire brizade, Carpenters’ union, local G. A. R. posts,and Typographical union, besides several visiting socleties, were in line. The fire department comvosed the last division. “'I'his afternoon several of the military companies gave a battle or drill and dress parade at the fair erounds, which were witnessed by over live thousand spectators. "The officials of the Lilinois Central railway have been here to see the palace, and Gov- eruor Larrabee arrived last night. He was met at the depot by Mayor Cleland and driven a¢ once to the corn there to the Garretson, "'bi: 'h from the Garretson balcony by the governor, A large number of the leading citizens of Minneapolis and St. Paul will be_here by special train to-morrow morning. To-night will be long remembered as one of the liveli- est of corn palace week with the beautiful street illuminations, tire works, bands flam- beau club and the great surging crowds, ‘I'o-morrow morning there will bé a grand consolidated parade of the agricultural,labor, mechanical, civie, military and masquerade organizations. In the afternoon the impos- ing Masonic demonstrations in the laying of the corner stone of tha chamber of commerce and opera house building, and in the evening a grand spectacular parade and war dance by a band of 100 Indians in their native cos- tumes. Several prominent commandaries of Masons of the northwest and representatives of a large number of lodges will be present and take part in the Masouic exercises. The parade of the morning will ba the chief one. The plans mention in these dispatches several days ago ot making a permavent thing of the palace have matured and a com- pany with ,00 capital hasbeen organized. A gentlemen prominently connected with this movement stated that it is the intention to make the palace next year ten times as great as it 1s. ‘The palace management has decided to ~continue the exhibi- tion a week longer. The railroads have all consented to extend the excursion tickets so this can bedone. When it is remembered that the idea of the corn palace Is ouly about thirty days old, then 1t can be realized what a marvel it really 18 and how happy Sioux City was in adopting it. BRUTAL ENGLISH LANDLORDS, The Horrors of Irish Tenant Life Re- peated in Iowa. Des MoiNes, 1a., Oct. 6.—[Special Tele- graimn to the Brk.|—Word was received here to-night from O'Brien county concerning the evictions bv a British land syndicate which were reported from Washington. The cases referred to are chiefly in O'Brien county in northwestern lowa. It is stated that the lana in question, some thirty-six thousand acres, was part of an old unearned graut made by the general government to the St. Paul &Sioux City railroad but during Secretary ~Teller’s administration of the interior~ department when Comwmissioner McFarland had charge of the general land oflice, ofticial notice of the intention of the government to recall the lands as unearned and turn them over to the state of lowa for public entry was made and it was understood that the land did so revert. The letters be- tween the heads of departments were pub- lished by the secretary of state of lowa, and, acting in_accordance therewith, scores of settlers iilad claims to the lands and an. nounced their intention of taking such steps a8 were necessary to secure themn as soon as the government had formally completed the transter. Since then it appears that the lands passed into the hands of an En:lish syndi- cate formerly known as the “Close Brothers company,” "Later the company was incor- porated as the “Western Land company,” and some English residents of northwestérn lown were added to it. ‘The general impres- sion in that part of the state is that the prin cipal holder of these lands is the Duxke of Sutherland. At any rate it is understood that it 1s an Eu‘glisu syndicate composed of English capitalists that i3 oppressing the poor seltlers. As to the evictions it is stated that tshey have been goinz ou more or less for * the past two years and some as reeontly as the fore part tem- ber Iast. The cruelty and severity of these evictions as ducnbuf in the published re- ports, it is said, have not been exazgerated. Several cases of pecullar har snlg ure mentioned. Among them that of Mrs. Scott, who lived about four and a half miles from Primghar, the county seat. She was an in- valid and bed-riaden and the evictors selzed her and forclbly carried it from the house, out upon the pralries. 1n many cases it s stated that settlers were givea their option, elther to be driven from their heines or sign a contract of lsase or leuc' hl.mm the Iufl, |dluu. viction 0 golng on by toree ana a mm x| after the November term of ourt. It is stated that but two or three wecks ago settlers were driven from their homes in the storm and compelled to get what protection they could on rn'e open prairies.under rude sheet tents mstll{ constructed, The company is 80 pow- erful that It is able td exert an influence that more or less terrorizws the community and makes many peoplerreluctant to let the facts be known, hence the-eomparative ignorance about these cases thrptigh the state at large. — THE LIME-KILN CLUB, ety Kentncky Sends infthe Most Poems in the Competition, Detroit Free Pregss: When the meeting opened Brother Gardner announced that the regular prngrnrth would be departed from and the evening given “K to special subjects. At this meeting the prize for the best fall poems would be announced, and several inventors with fire-extin- guishers would come before the meeting. THE -POEMS, E Brother Waydown Bebee, chairman of the committee on poetry, announced that he had recerved lflgumrlen for the prize. Some were couplets, some stanzas and some idyls, but for convenience sake all would be ealled poems, Of the number specitied sevcmy-ei‘fm were written by women. Fourteen different states con- tributed, but Kentucky sentin the largest number. The committee had given the first prize to the following: DE DYIN' YEAR, PROF. HOWARD GRAY. * Upen her bier De dyin’ year Am lyin’; To nake a break, Somc cash to rake, Dis chile ar’ tryin, Each fallin’ leat Adds to my grief And sorrow ; Each passin’ day . Doth pass away My chances to borsow. Each autumn tear, Kach gale so drear Doth till e With wretched dread That ev'ry “‘cred,” Will kill me. My tater bin— Clean as a pin Doth mock me; Of kllon et chian grato Doth shock me. An’ s0 1 sneeze An’ almost freezo An’ tremble; 1t ar’ no use— Gone is my zoose I tremble! ‘The chairman was called upon to read the above three times over, and the effect upon the audience was powerful. Whilo Samuel Shin, Pickles Smith and other members ot that ilk taughed until they broke their suspenders, Sir Isaac Walpole, Elder Toots. the Hon, Farring- ton Johnson and others wept silently and went kown into their pockets to to count up therr small change, The professor gets the first prize, which cou- sists of $15 in gold, silver plated mouth organ and a ceriticate of charactoer good in any countey. THE SECOND PRIZE. Brother Bebee “:announced that his committeec had decided to give the sec- ond prize to the lnlldwin{x: [A CHHANT.| BY MRS, JOUN LOLD KNOK. I'ze been thinking— More or less of latg— Avout de days of long agos When I resided ip.p small, But comfortable residence— On de Thomas Bigbeeriver, State of Al-a-bam-a-ia, 1 had nuftin’ 10 do— But hoe de milky go'n— An, maneuver wid de cotton— An’ circumlocuta around de place— Fur eighteen hours a day—ah—ah—ah! De lady— An’ zem’lan— Who had sixteen hundred dollars— Finanshul inturest in dis yere— Pusson . . . Was verykind, Aun’ condescendin’—ahl An’ I war happy— An’ L knowed no truble— An’ vou kin bet— L'd like to lib dem ur’ ole days— O'er again—I would. The second prize consists of $5 in si1l- ver quarters and a decorated teavot. It was the first and only chant ever sent to the club, and after it had been read Elder Toots went out into the anteroom to try it on his voice. Fiftecan minutes Iater he was found in the alley with four teeth gone and two cracked ribs. This prize, consisting of a life mem- ship in the Sons of Malta, was won by Thomas Jefferson Shackleford, of New Orleans in the following ode: ODE TO A FLY. Come nigh, ‘Thou fly, Thou wror{;lwd critter! Me take O1 doses bitter. Each day 1 pray To be forziven Kor cursa And worse, Full at you driven. At morn I’'m worn And very weary. ou hum And drum In ways most cheery. At night And kesp me swearing, t noon, ’T'ls soon I'm madly tearing. Oh, pest, With zest ‘You doth annoy we. Go hence, And wrence ‘The — doth employ thee! FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, As announced at the last meeting, the club had agreed to receive three or four colored inventors of fire extinguishers, whose wits hada been set to work by the efforts of the Lime Kiln club to present this country with something cheap, dur- able and to depend on in case of railroad wreck or steamboat collision, *TEE TORNADO.” This was the r:arze of an invention by Hon. Brigantine Caruthers, of Terre Haute, Ind. It appeared to be a squirt- gun on a large scale, The appearance was shortly contirmed when the tire bell sounded and the inventor made a rush into the northwest ‘corner to fight the red-tongued flames. He fit and tit. He not only put out the r¢d-tongued demon, but he wet down twenty-two members and two-thirds of the sacred relics in the museum. When it was found that a pail of water must be carvied along with the gun, and that 1t wks'not provided with either fore or hind sights, the club de- cided 0 hold off. Pickles Smith laid for the inventor in the anteroom, to lick him for wetting down his new Lord Byron paper collar, but the Hon, Brigantine es- caped by the alley stair: “THE SQYELCHER," ‘This was the n:m\sw ¥ an invention by Judge January Bost {ck. of Augusta,Ga. When he emptied it olit of a bag nothing but s piece of garden hose about six feet long was visible. Ten minutes later the judge himself was not visible. He ex- plained that the piece of hose was to be attached to another picce, and both pieces toa water plug, and as soon us the was turned on tne extinguisher would proceed to extinguish, sound came up from the alley as f he had strusg on the broad of his back, but he was proba- bly more scared than hurt, There were two othor inventors waiting to exhibit, but it was devided not to aa- mit them.2iud Brother Gurdner called the meetisg to order tosay: offer made by dis club fur a hand- fiah extinguisher worthy of de nineteeth century ar' withdrawn, an' we'll depend on Providence fur awhile. We will now break up de’ mectin' an percolate home- wards. CLOSE OF THE CONVENTION. Weary Republicans Retura Home After Twelve Hours Hard Work. THE EXTRA SESSION FIGHT. A Resolution Favoring It Finally De- feated—Van Wyck On the Tanff —Railroad Control Demand- ed—A Strong Platform, The Wind Up. Lixcorny, Neb,, Oct. 6.—[Special to the Beg. |—1t was nearly eighto’clock this morn- ing when the repubiican stateconvention, worn out with the night's work, finally ad- journed and the delegates hurried trom the convention hall to the trains. Nearly twelve hours had been occupled in oneof the most animated conventions ever held in the state. After the convention had got through with the body of the plattorm as reported back by the committee,ex-Congressman Valentine in- troduced a set of resolutions regarding the tariff, to be as a substitute for the tariff plank previously tabled. This brought Gen- eral Van Wyck to his feet, who occupied three-quarters of an hour in a scathing re- view of the inconsistencies of tariif legisla- tion. He finally offered a resolution declar- ing io favor of free lumber, free coal and coarse material for wearing apparel. This resolution was tabled, and the Valentine plank, slightly modified, was finally adopted. ‘Then came the tug of war between the houses of Lancaster and Doug- las, The fighting was forced over the resolu- tlon requesting the governor to call a special seasion of the legislature, In case the supreme court should hold that the present railroad board has no power to fix maximam rates of freight. Judge Mason who had held himself i'n reserve for this occasion, read a powerful appeal in support of this resolution and created quite & sensation with the exhibit of extortionate railroad rates in Ne- braska as compared with Minhesota, Iowa and other states, A motion was made by Broderick, of Douglas, to indefinitely post- pone the resolution, and this drew outa modt exciting debate, in which half a dozen delegates including Speaker Harlan, particl- pated. ‘The previous question was finally ordered, and the motion to indefinitely post- lost by a majority of nearly 100, water thereupon offered the follow- g substitute: \Whereas, I'he late legislature has utterly failed to redeem the pledges made to the people during the campaign of 1886, to enact laws which = would afford relief to the patrons of the railroads by reducing transportation tolls. Therefore Resolved, That it is our earnest desire and request that the members of the legisiature shall tender their resignations to the governor, and that an election to fill their places be called at the general election on the Bth of November, or within sixty days there- after, and that the governor is respectfully requasted to issue a call for a special session of the legislature thus to be elected, and said call to have for its chief object the enactment of laws regulating the railroad traftic, Resolved, That this convention heartily endorse the efforts of the state board of transportation to compel railroads to give fair treatment to shippers. ‘I'ne Introduction ot this substitute brought out a volley of objections buttie chair finally ruled it to be in order, and Mr. Rosewater, amid yells, hisses and shouts from the Lan- caster delezation and a noisy Lincoln lobby, proceeded to support his resolutions. Durimg the progress of his speech, in which he denounced the last legislature in scathing terms and d their shameless disrezard plediges on the senatorial and rallway the excitement grew very intense, In spite ne, of Douglas, to table the ate and original proposition, a roll call was ordered, resuiting in the defeat of the motiol ‘Llien filibustering and cross- firmg began in which Frank Ra took a leading part in suppor the substitute. Confusion and execitement grew more intense and at times nearly all the delegates were on their feet, shouting, yell- ing and hissing. By 6:3) a, m. a vote on the substitute was taken and it was lost by a large majority. Then Judge Mason’s resolu- tion was ordered to a vote. More filibuster- inz, confusion and disorder followed, and finally on a call by counties the resolutions for the gpectal session were defeated by over forty majority, and the convention, after electing John 'D. Meiklejohn ciiairman of t“e, state central commitiee, adjourned sine die. THE PLATFORM. ‘I'he entire resolutions as finally adopted as the platform of the party are as follows: ‘The republican party of Nebraska, while ever careful of property rights, and holding no sympathy with those who would with the communist divide, or with the anarchist ne- stroy, reasserts its determination that the great railway corporations of this state which hoid rélations of closest interest to the people shall be the fairly paid servants of the state and not its masters. The work of leg- islative control in the state and nation shall contiue until all cause of complaint of ex- horbitant rates and unjust discrimination in favor of individuals or localities shall cease to exist. Assuming the responsibility which fairly belongs to it of having originated all legislation fimklnz to raflroad control and the creation of those tribunals or commis- sions which ! B have be":n enabled 4 fia grapple _with corporal power, 0 Septbiican " party “will” ses Plo *it anai by all needed enlargements of power these commissions, natlonal and state, shall be armed for battle and for victory. While fa- voring such change in the constitution of this state as will permit the railroad commission- ers to be elected by the people, it hereby voices Its confidence in the existing board of transportation, and commends {ts efforts to obtain for Nebraska the same tariff of rates for frelzht and carriage of passengers as is accorded to neighboring states similarly eir- cumstanced, 1t rossly unjust and a griev- ous wrong that Nebraska should y more for the transportation of her products and the carriage of her supplies than her neigh- cors, Jowa, Minnesota and Dakota, with its 3,000 miles of easily constructed and cheaply maintained lines of railroad and the republi- cans of this state will not cease their efforts until all wrongs be righted. We reaftirm our adherence to the American system of tariff, under which, with its broad protection to American labor, our country has prospered beyond any other. As the business of the country now dei revision the republican party, alive to the mands of every material interest, will see to it that such revision shall be made at the earliest practical day, We condemn the action ayllxe democratlc inajority in con- gress that after repeated pledzes of tariff re- form, it has utterly failed, while having a large wmajority In_the house of represen tives, where tariff bills wmust originate, to bring about such reform. which must eome from the party that has ever been the friend of the American laborer and producer. ‘The grateful thanks of the American peo- le are due to those who defended the union 0 the late war, and we are in favor of pro- viding suitable pensions for soldiers and and sailors who were disabled in its service or who have since, without their fauly or vice, become objecis of public or privata charity and to the widows and orphans of those who fell in its defense. ‘We heartily sympathize with the ambition and efforts ot the patriots of Ireland in their endeavors to obtain for thelr country the blessings of free lusti.ntions and local self- government. We recognize in Charles Stew- art Parnell and the Rt Hon. William E, Gladstone worthy champions of the funda- mental principles of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. We condemn the action of the rresident in his attempt to return the tiophies won by bravery on the field of butcle. Wo condemn the narrow, Intolerant and partisan action, of the democratic party in excluding from the privileges of state citizen- ship the half million people of Dakota, aolel¥ cin the unmanly and indefensible ground o adifference i1n political views, Not content with their efforts to exclude the negro from the elective franchise thev now seek to pro- scribe au intellizent, prosperousand patriotic people because of thelr political opinions. ‘@ view with alarm the abuse of the veto power by the president of the United States. A power fi the use of whicls English sov- ereigns have abstained for two centuries, a power used but six times during the rst forty years of our national government, s power by the people intrus! to the presi- dent for the gnrpou of preventing hasty leg- islation, has by the present incumbent of that offico been used to thwart the well ascertained will of she ppople and 10 reslst their repeated demands. He has, in onehalf of a sinele term of office, used this pnwrr more times than all his predecessors combined. e has sought, by the unprecedented use of the ex- traordinary power, to constitute himself a co- ordinate branch ot the national legisiature. He has frequently exercised this “one man power” by the cowardly method of the ‘pocket veto,” by which fmportant measures have been defeated without any reason being given for withholding his approval, RESOLUTIONS, Whereas, Tho republican party of the nation wiil next {onr hold its customary quadrennial convention for the momination of the party’s standard bearer in 188, and Whereas, We believe the city of Omahs, by reason of its central location, has amole facllities for the accommodation of ruaau and the many other advantages of sald city to be pre-eminently fitted as the place for holding such convention, Resolved, That the republicans of Ne- braska, in convention assembled, request the national republican committee to select Omaha as the place for holding the national convention of 1888, Resolved, That these resolutions be en- grossed and a copy forwarded to the national central committea, Resolved, That the state central committoe be instructed to embrace in its call for the next state convention the submission of the prohibition question to the voters at the re- publican primaries, THE STATE COMMITTEE. Following 18 the naw state central commit- tee: George D. Melklejohn, Nance, chair- man;: Walt M, Seeley, Lancaster, secretary; Thomas Darnell, Howard; J. E. Hill, Gage; David Brown, Otoe; J. B. Barnes, Dixon: J. P, Brockmer, Pierca: Theodore Haller, Washington: 'L C. Yutzy, Riehardson: E. M. Correll, Thaver; W. A, Dillworth, Adams: L. 8. Irvin, Buffalo; J. E. Tishburn, Saline; J. H. Stirling, Fllmore; F. G. Simmons, Seward; C.J. Wright, Johnson; C. L. Hall J. H. Wescott, Lanenstor; A, B, Todd. Cnss} ). P. Newcomer, Webster; W. tl. McCann, Sheridany K. . Ensel, Phelps; 8. W. Christy, Ulay; Church_Howe, Nemaha: C. Hostetter, Merrick: C.W. Meeker, Chase; C. ’. McNish, Cuming; B. R. B. Weber, Saunders; J. H. Aver, Valley; Cadet Taylor, W. G. Whitmore and M Murrfmu. Douglas. All About a Dog. AURORA, Neb., Oct. 6.—[Special Tele- gram to the Brk.|—Ilans fJensen, Henry Newman, Dr. Schultz and John Wiley, a young lawyer of McCook, got into a dispute at the residence of the Newman family last evening, over a dog, which terminated in a fight In which all the participants were badly used up. Theavimal, a valuable bird dog, was in the possession of the Newmans and Dr. Schultz who lived with them. Jansen and Wiley claimed, however, that he be- longed to them and went to the Newman residence last night and demanded posses- sion. This was refused and when they attempted to - take the canine they were assaulted by the entire Newman fanily reinforced by Dr. Shultz, During the melee the head of the Newman house- hold landed a sledge hammer blow with a pair of metallic knuckles on Wiley's head which made an ucly gash and caused the blood toflow profusely. The lawyer and his aid de camp finally captured the subject of the controversy, Both Newman and Shultz have been arrested charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm. Cuming County Politics. WEST PoiNT, Neb., Oct, 6.—| Special to the BeEg.|—The republican county convention was held here Monday. A full ticket was placed in the field as follows: Judge, Wilbur F. Bryant; sheriff, Warren Fales; troasurer, Andrew M. Teterson; clerk, James W. Shearer: coroner, Henry Acherpohl; super- intendent, Adam Snider. The chisf conflict was in regard to the judge. E. K. Valentine made an intense tight against Judge Bryant in revenge for the latter’s support or Van Wyek, By packing the caucus with demo- cratic voters the Bryant delezates were de- foated in West Yoint. But the other pre- cinets came in in force, and Bryant was nominated. Hon. C. C. MeNish, of Wisner, made atelling and forcible speech in support of Bryant, in which he said the latter's ene- mies bad been made by a fearless discharge of his duty. The speech was greeted with loud chee A Hitch in the Programme. BrEATRICE, Neb., Oct. 6.—[Special gram to the Brg.|—The union labor party judicial convention was called to meet at Tecumseh to-day but owing to typozraphical errors in newspapers makinz the date differ- ent the convention did not come off. John- son and Richardson counties met yesterday and Gage to-d; { To-morrow Nemaha and Pawnee intend meeting, 1t Is un derstood that Chairinan Dodd will now request the delegates from the several countles to meet at Tecumseh, Monday, October 10, at 2 o'clock p. m. Gage county is entitled to seven delegates, Johnson seven, Nemaha nine, Pawnee seven and Richardson twelve. 1t 15 expected that each county will ba fully represented. R W. C. T. U. State Convention, BEATRICE, Neb., Oct, 6,—[Special Tele- gram to the BEr.|—The W. C. T. U. state convention opened to-night at the Method- ist church with a large attendance of dele- cates, Among the officers who have arrived Holmes, of Tecumseh, superin- Wilson, of Lincoln; Mrs. of Seward, and Mrs. Kitch, of Hast- lugal.( ‘The convention continues through the weelk., Important Tranafers. BrATrICE, Neb.,, Oct. 6.--|Special Tele- Rram to the BrE. he proprietors of the Peuple's bank, of this place, have bought the Exchange bank of J. L. Tate and a syndi- cate, composed probably of the stockholders of the People’s bank, bought from Mr. Tate in the name of Warren Cole, trustee, about $70.000 worth of Beatrice proverty, Mr. ‘Tate, baving closed out his interests here, will go to California. Knocked Down d Robbed. NEBRASKA Crty, Neb,, Oct. 6.—|Speclal Telegram to the HEE.|=—A young man named C. T. Ross, of Iowa, was slugged on the street last night and robbed of his watch and a considerable sum of money, A num- ber of local toughs were arrested to-day on suspicion and Alexander McIntyre and Juhr; White were bound over to the district court. POISONED BY HER LOVER. Strychnine Put in Beer Drank By Hattle Sharp. Hattie Sharp, living at No. 714 North Fifteenth street, was poisoned by an un= known young man last evenmng, the poison being put in beer which the two were drinking., Strych- nine and poison weae discovered in the liguid. The girl is 1n a precarious con- diuon, and at 3 a. m. she was supposed to be dying. No arrests have been made. A negro in Awmericus, Ga., bought a trunk at a store for §1.50. An hour after- ward he returned and saul he guessod he'd got too much for his money. ‘The trunk was filled with the storekeeper's stock of Mackinaw straw hats that had been packed awav in it for the winter. They were worth from $75 to §100. Supreme Court Deoisions, Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 6.—|Special Tete- gram to the Begk.|—Ihe supreme court ren- dered the following decisions here to-day: State of Iowa vs Niek Yager appellant, Mont- weinery district, afirmed; Elizabeth Dahims S Robert Alston, appeliant, Cedar Rapids superior court, reversed ; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad company and Chicago, Rock Island & Facilic railroad company vs Porter Bros, & Pickworth, avpellants, Wa pello distriet, aflirmed ; In e Will of Sam uel Middlaton and L. Middletowvs Har- riet Middleton et al., apnellant, Wapello cir- cuit, afirmed; First National Bank of Afton vs Joseph Thomson et al., appeilants, Cres ton superior court, affirmed; Hiram G. Fer- ris, appellant, vs James H. Auderson, Keo kuk superior court, aflirmed: State of lowa vs 0. W. Tomlinson, appellant, Adains dis- trict, aflirmed; W. Moore, appellant, vs State Insurance company, Adams district, aflirmea, Fatally Hurt, Ia., Oct. 6.—|Special Telegram ael Donnelly, an express man of this city and an old resident, whi'e loading his truck to-day was thrown frou the wagon by the sudden start of the | and was injared so tbat he dled within hall | an hour, H A FUNERAL'S TRAGIC END. Two Men Killed While Returning From the Burial of a Relative, STRUCK BY A PASSENGER TRAIN Frightful Kate of Dennis O'Shea and James Delaney of the Fire Department — A Widow Thrice Bereft, fDashed to Death, The funeral of Patrick O'Shea at South Omaha yesterday aftornoon had a most tragic ending, two relatives of the de- ceased, James Delaney and Dennis O'Shea, being both killed at tho Q" street crossing while returning from St Mary's cometery. ‘T'he crossing at which the accident oe« curred is about 800 yards below the South Omaha depot, and about a mile from the cemetery. At the time of the accident it 18 asscrted that the men were rucing with the buggy just in front of them, in which were John Noonan and John Sullivan, None of them noticed the 5:16 train com. ing from the south at full speed, nor the shouts and frantic gestures of the flag- man, William Fitzpatrick who tried to warn them of their danger. Noonan and Sullivan did not discover the train until they were on the track and the engine was but a few feet away. Noonan struck the horse a smarg blow and he jumped forward just in time to make the bugey clear the track a8 the train went rushing by. But Dela- ney and O'Shea, who were about half a length behini, were struck by the cn- gine. Their horse was thrown about fifty feet and instantly killed, their buggy completely demolished and the two men thrown, one to the right and the other to the left of the track. Dela- ney, who suffered a fracture of the skull, did not regain consciousness and died in about five minutes. (O'Shea was also wounded in the head, besides sustaining a broken leg and injuries about the chest. He was conscious of his injury and talked intelhgently, but in about fifteen minutes he, too, was dead. Mrs. Delaney, who was in the carriage just in froat of that containing Sullivan and Noonan, drove on to Omaha igno. rant of the terrible fate of her husband and brother, and did not learn of it until an hour afterit !m|:xpun<>d. When the news was communicated to the young widow her grief and horror were heartrending, and it is teared that the calamity has de- throned her reason. Patrick O’Shea, whose funeral had just taken pluce at the time of the acci- dent, was a cousin of Mrs. Delaney. Dennis O'Shea was her brother, She was married to Delaney only last Jan- uary, and thus inonly a fow hours she loses cousin, brother and husband. James Delaney was about twenty-six years old and Dennis O’Shea about twen- t{'(our. 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