Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 8, 1888, Page 2

«HOW CROOK KILLED THE BEAR ‘fimln Mot the General and He In- stantly Expired. o a—— BOME OF HIS CHARACTERISTICS. f'he Fourth Day of Foolishness on the ! © Direct Tax Bill —Boss Stout and r Paul Van Der Voort Se- - cure a Contract, Pleased With Crook's Promotion. WasHixGTox Brngav e Omama Bre, } 513 FOURTEENTH STRERT, Wasuixaros. D. C., April 7. There was a good deal of comment in con- gressiomal and army circles to-day over the ! momination of Brigadier General George ‘Drook, yesterday, to be major general to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of General Terry. The nomination, as stated /by Brr dispatchos last night, gives very gen: [pra) satisfaction and senators say it will be ©ponfirmed without delay, probably on Tues. mnun, The promotion of General Crook s brought out a good deal of comment upon dim, and many stories of those who have © perved with him in the field and who are now »'n Washington. An oficer who long served his staff on tho frontier says the general tds'one of the most striking and remarkable figures known in the military services of this country. He is generally regarded, both by wrmy officers and the public, as the greatest of Indian fighters and managers His Indian policy is simple but posi- tive. “Always govern Indiains with the strictest impartiality, never make them romises that cannot be fulfilled, never allow ghem to be idle when at peace, but make hem work for their living, and when they avant to fight whip them out of their mocas- #ius,” have been the rules that have gov- emed him in his frontier service. He has poen thirty-six years service on the frontier, sud it is said is thoroughly familiar with the wountry west of the Mississippi river, from ritish America many miles on the other ‘side of the Mexican border. This knowledge Mo acquired by riding with his men over _wmvery part of the district of which e was in ! fommand. Army officers say he is the only | “general officer who has invariably done this. ,dnstead of detailing an officer to go he goes himself. Consequently 1 e becomes as familiar with his officers as he fiocs with the enemy and their ceuntry. “When not on a campaign he dresses neatly « hut not ostentatiously, but when he is on the ~frail he wears an old canvas suit, and his “personal outfit has been estimated at various fmes by officers with him as ranging in Jue from 17 cents to $1.35. He always rides &t the head of his column on a mule, with his rifle across his arm. It is claimed that " pe is acquainted with the personal character- [fstics of every officer about him, and knows / #he condition of every wagon and animal in s command. : A SOLDIER TAAT NEVER TIKES. . Heis about fifty-eight years of age, an Bven six feet in height, straight as an arrow ‘snd weighs always about 175 pounds. It is /®aid by a number of officers who have served wvith him that in all of his many campaigns | Jhe has never been known to be even tired, 1, Blthough he invariably experienced the same jardships and privations as the ofticers with him, all of whom were sometimes physically gone to pieces. His extraordinary strength §sof that sinewy, lithe character that en- /bles him to stand almost any kind of service, e has always been a great hunter and fish- ‘man. He has of late years lost his interest y deer hunting, but it is said ‘o him that he will go a thousand ¢ guiles for the chance of a shot at a bear, and Awhen he goes he generally gets the bear. nce, several years ago, he was on a bear ~hunt 'in the Big Horn country with two or +Bhroo gentlemen. They had tracked a bear nto s big tule or cat tail swamp, and had ust entered in pursuit, when the tules parted and a monstrous bear appeared and charged Lor General Crook, who was nearest to him. One of the gentlemen, in describing the inci- ent, said: *“The animal was not more than wenty-five feet from Crook, who stood still Svithout moving amuscle. The outline of his igurc and face stood against the backgrouna f the sky as clear as a cameo. The bear ame rushing with jaws openea wide and in moment more would have seized Crook. ust atthe right instant his rifie was brought his shoulder like a flush and a bullet sped traight into his open mouth, and went crash- Ing through his head. The bear fell forward ead and General Crook was spattered with is blood. It was the most signal instance of n nerve in the time of danger I ever saw," 1d the eyo-witness. He is a great fisherman and amatour orni- . Bhologist, and is said to be as well versed in atural history as many who make that study § E oir business, When his friends thought hat he might succeed General Terry, they Jgyrote to him (Crook) to outline a plan of mpaign and they would work for him. He Fopiiod that hio thought, the president. would .«@xamine into the records before acting, and {{was satisfied to have his looked at. He then L hwent hunting 1n the country south of Salt . Kake, where e now is. He i3 said to be ac pessible on all occasions, and treats a private Mvith the sawe consideration and courtesy as major general. He will probably succeed neral Terry in command of the Division of Missouri, whero thero are many Indian problems still to be solved. The promotion of Colonel Brooks to briga- calier general will result in the following y otions: Licutenant Colonel Edmumd ( »Mason, Fourth infantry. to colonel of the _Bhird ; Ma or Frederici Mears,of the fth infauiry, to be licutenant colonel of the ourth; Capfain Evan Miles, of the Twenty 1#irst infantry, to bemajor of the Twenty-fifth, wod INirst Licutenant Joseph W. Duncan, of “the Twenty-first infantry, to be captaiu of the Leame regiment, FOUR DAYS OF FILLIGUSTERING, Anothor day was frittered away in the shouse by the fillibusters against the direct Aax bill. " Oukes, of Alabama, showed unmis bakable eyidence of weakness on the part of followers between 1 and 2 0'clock while undergoing a cross-exumination by Mr. Reed, #0f Miiue, who is one of the leaders of Jiho " mesSure’s fricnds. Mr. Reed an- _ouncod again that the friends of the hueisure were wililng to graut all the time demunded by the opponent s 4or debate in general, and aiso for th spidoration of amendment, but that th - “posed to mct under the conzitution of the nited States, which jrovides that legisla- Jdtion shall be Lie work of the majority. He Jenew of wothing, either in the constitution or gommon parlismentary practice, which sug- Eests to @ three fourths majority that it #phould knuekle to a one-fourth minority. He wdmows of no reason why over two hundred and fifty members should yield to the de- wmands of sixty-three. ' Mr. Oates, in reply, said that what himself mud Lis Tollowers desired to avoid was being sced in a position to vote on the main ques- ion, the passage of the bill. He did not pro pos¢ to be corncred, and tinally acknowl edged tlatly that the thing he was trying to avold was the will of the majority. His fail ure to justify the work he aud his wen have ‘een conducting for four days past elicited jears of vidicule from the republican side of the house. An hour luter the house, by unanimous consent, took u recess until 11:45 a. m. ‘on Monday. The members lingered in_their seats for some time after the house took the recess and talked over the situation. The re- publicans without a dissenting voice, ex- g{leuudtlu- opinion that the enemies of the I would yield early next week and allow the measure to pass. The frankness with wehiich they acknowledged the weakness of sboir position made this result self-evident . Mr. Reed was the conter of a large circle L of mewbers and newspaper correspondents some timeatter the recess, and enter- “fained the crowd by serious and sarcastic Fpbservations upon the situation. The Lguestion,” said he, ‘is one upon #iwhich the republicans can well L efiord to fight summer if any to achieve su It is & mere Caatter of whether the states which failed to pond to the demand of the federal govern- ent when a direct tax was levied in support 6 war for the union should be com- pelled o puy their quota into the treasury . oil trust, where it will be hoarled and remain usoloss, or whother these statos which did pay in their direot tax shall be money thrown into clrculation where it is needed. We don't want any more surplus by compelling the states to pay this tax, be causo the surplus has already greatly in- jured the business of the country. We are sure to win. We have already won. It is now @ mere mat ter of humiliation to the men who have been fightmg tho bill. We can't believe we ought to order that their noses should be rubbed in the dust of »defeat, but beliove that they should be permitted to wiggle out of the holo they are in a manner which will be best to_their pride. There is such a thing as a conquerod man not wanting his nose painted green, It is useless to talk about amendment to the bill by tacking on a reimbursement of the states which paid the cotton tax. It would be more sensible to compel the states to pay in their quota of the direct tax which they did not respond to, but these states are comparatively poor, and I would never think of making this demand and have no idea that any friend of this bill would entertain such a thought. But that the direct tax should be refunded to the states which paid_there be 1o question when we consider justice and judicious statesmanship.” “We are willing to allow you the direct tax when you pay us forour niggers,” inter rupted a newspaper correspondent. “Well," said Mr. Reed, “there is no one here on that side who has lost a nig- ting to the democratic side of the None of those fellows lost niggers. The nigger lost them.” THE LADIES FORM A CYCLE CLUR. A ladies bicycle club hins been formed in this city, and _although the organization is but a week old, iv_already comprises thirty active members, It is composed largely of artists and musicians. It is expected that the organization of this club will do much to- wards bringing the ladies bicycle into gen- oral use, as the tricyclo, “the lumbering tricycle,” has had its day.' Said the presi- dent of the club_to-day, “The new club an- swers all the requirements for ladies and all prejudice against iv_disappears at once, even from its most radical op- ponents, the iustant they see it controlled by a graceful rider, It is difficult for a woman to be gracefui on a tri- cycle. On a bicycle only the toe and heel are oxposed, and the embarrassing awkward- ness of the tricycle is entirely overcome. The riding costume will be a_tight-fitting body of Norfolk jacket, full skirt, walking length, and riding hat and gloves. 'The ladies of the club will not appear on the streets except in riding costumes, and with the permission of their teacher, and .will not ride in parade. The club will be kept strictly private, and a class of ladies will be clected to membership ouly when proposed by members, and then by a unanimous vote. Gentleman will be ad- mitted only as honorary members. Some of the members of the eclub have already mas- tered the bicycle and others are learning. They arc enthusiastic over the superior pleasures and advantages of the bicycle as compared with the tricycle.” PERSONAL. Senator Paddock, after hard work, has succeeded in securing a pension for Georgo Baders, of Nebraska City. Mr. W. H. Paddock, of Massena Springs, N.Y.,is spending a' fow days in the city, visiting his niece, Mrs, Annin, Senator Manderson is in New York. PAUL VANDERVOORT GETS A CONTRACT. The library commission to-day opened bids for furnishing stono for the_cellar or base- ment of the congressional library building. ‘The successful bidders were Nebraska men, <ented by General Paul VanDerVoort. of Stout, Hall & Bangs was for plan number one,which is a_gross sum of §257,760. For plan number two 237,600, and plan num- ber three at §1.25 and $1.52 per cubic foot for dimension stoue,and 319 for ashlar (or faced) stone. 1tis understood that General Van Der Voort will represent Stout, Hall & Bangs 1n the delivery of the work, and that he will remain in Washington at least for soveral months yet. The bids he made were lower by several thousand dollars than the bid sub- mitted by other men. The firm of Stout, Hall & Bangs, is com- composed of W. H. B. Stout, of Lincoln, Neb., and Messrs. Hall and Bangs, granite quarrymen of Maine, who own the second largest granite quarres in New England. They have formed a company with W. H. B. Stout, of Lincoln, Neb., who puts in an equal amount of capital, and his stone work- ing plant which is now on its way to Wash- ington, where the company has leased yards at the wharf. The contract for stone requires 3,000 tons to be_delivered, cut_and faced, on the ground within 120 days after the aceept ancoe of the contract. Mr. Hall furnished the granite for the First National bank of Omaha. Peruy S, Heari, The Standard Oil Investigation. WASHINGTON, April 7.—The house commit- tee on manufactures resumed the investiga- tion of the oil trust to-day. David Kirk, of Bradford, I a member of the Producers’ association, said that the association was or- zanized as a protection against the Standard It had 2,000 members. After its formation it was found that a great deal of vital would be required to build new sys- tem, lines, ete. So negotiationsfwere opened with the Standard and an agreement reached by which the Standard was to give the asso- ciation the profits on 5,000,000 barrels if the association would agree to cut down the pro- duction 17,500 barrels per day and refrain from opening new wells. The act of the association afte was to set aside the profits of 1,000,000 s for labor affected by the shut down. Then they went back to the Standard and squeezed another 1,000,000 barrels from it for the same purpose, There had been a daily average reduction of 25,000 barrels since the contract had been in for Phe Standard, witness said, threw every passable obstaclé in the way of competitors. Representative Smith asked the witness if, when the association was formed, they thought they could by legislative enactment in Pennsylvunia compel the Standard Oil compuny 1o carry oil to everybo: Witness said enough to think so. should regulate created.” Witness thonght owned by the state, suckers Icertainly thought the a monster they have pipe lines should be Pensions Granted Towans. Wasnixaroy, April secial Telegram to the Bgr]—Original invalid—Will Tuttle, Chariton; James Hull, Bloomfi Increase—William Neally, Bonaparte. issue and increase—Nuthan L. Pierce, treville; James H. Beadle, Ellington, issue—Jacoh Wasser, Lindel rs of John M ) C. Adams, former widow of Clark K. Never, Burlington, Mexican sur- vivors—William F. Wilcoscen, Gen Thomas C. White, Waverly. Mexican wid- arab, widow of Enoch Lucky, La- mon; Louisa M., widow of Richar 3 Clinfon; Jennie ‘G, widow of Charles A Spencer, Bloomfiel Pensions For Nebraskans. WasimNGroy, April 7.—[Special Tele- gram to the e ])—Original invalid—Theo- dore H. Smith, Omaha; John Koops, Omaha, nal, widows, etc.—Saral, mothoer of v Pittman, (ilencoe. S y Saloon Closing. Mo., April 7.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.|—The saloons will be closed again to-morrow. Mayor Kumpf this morning sent & written order to Chief of Po- lice Speers instructing him to have the police strictly enforce the laws prohibiting the keeping open of dramshops on Sunday. If any saloon-keepers should be arrested to- morrow for keeping open they will be pros- ecuted under the Downing law, the penalty for a violution of which in addition to a fine is the revocation of the defendant's liceuse. e The Death Record. New Youk, April 7.—General Q wore died this morning in Brooklyn. e Sully's Heart is Broken. Exhibiting last Monday at Liverpool, Sulli- van occasioned a small riot. He appeared shorn of his mustachios, and the audience re- fused to recognize in im the ex-great man Not until he had made soveral of his stock speeches would tuey be persuaded. The big fellow is broken-hearted. While the reason for his discomfiture is clear to sporting men, he kuows better than anybody else that his defeat at Chantilly has cost him balf his prestige and curtailed his money-making ca- pacity two-thirds, and everybody is ki the under dog. Sund Kaxsas Cir A. Gil- BANKER ~ MW'KENZIE'S ~ BILE, It is 8till Stirred Up Against Cer- tain Grant Oitizens. ADDITIONAL ARRESTS MADE. A Nebraska Oity Prisoner Attempts to Fire the Jail-Bailding a Tele- phone Line—Heavy Flood in Towa. ofore Arrests at Grant., Graxt, Neb., April 7.—[Special Telegram to the Bre.]—Further arrests were made to-day, in the persons of Robert Clark and E. J. Devinny, upon complaint made by Banker McKenzie, of riotous proceedings and assault upon his person on February 28, Mavkin, Neb., April 7.—[Special Telegram to the Brk.]—The arrest of Robert Clark and E. J. Devinny, of Grant, to-day, in ad- dition to those mentioned yesterday for pai- ticipating in the assault on Banker McKen- sie, is but the commencement of a_series of prosecutions. The people are thoroughly aroused and will have justice and a fair elec- tion at any price. Tried to Fire the Jail, Nenraska City, Neb., April 7.—[Special Telegram to the Bek.|—George Budd, the hog thief confined in the county jail, made a desperate attempt to escape last night by breaking into the corvidor of the jail in some manner and then setting fire te the ceiling, but he was discovered in time to frustrate his schemes, Will Build a Telephone Line. Jonxstox, Neb,, April 7.—[Special to the Bee.]—The Overland Dispatch company is going to construct a telephone line from this place twenty miles north to Norden, Neb. The wire and instruments have been se- cured and the line is to be completed in fifteen days. Gave a Banquet. GrANT, Neb,, April 7.—[Special Telegram to the Bek]—A banquet was,given the re- publican club at the Commercial hotel to- night. Judge Bixlor, of North Platte, was present and delivered an address. The club promises to be one of the strongest and most harmonious club i. the state. Perkins county 18 preeminently republican and will be found at the front in the coming cam- paign. A Speech on the Tariff. | Mapurin, Neb., April 7.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—-Hon. E. M. Day, of Ogallala, addressed the republican elubof this place on ‘the tariff question this evening. The protectionists are in the minority in this sec tion. Fatal Fire at Tekamah. TekamAm, Neb., April 7. — [Special Telegram to the Bek.]—Matt Hanson's house was discovered ou fire at 2 o'clock last night. His five-year-old boy was burned to death. Mr. and Mrs. Hanson were badly burned. The recovery of Mr. Hanson is doubtful, The fire is thought to have been the work of an incendiary. —— Something of a Chestnut. Preree, Dak., April 7.—[Special Telogram to the Bek.]—John Robb, post trader at the Cheyenne agency, who wos quoted u week ago as saying he witnessed the wedding of Chaska and Miss Cora Fellows, is hunting the scalp of the correspondent who made the report. He says he docs not known the In- dian Chaslea, that no wedding has taken place, and that Miss Fellows is quietly teaching au Indian school at the agenc, Neb., April 7.—[SpecialTelegram —Reports from the eastern part of the county are that Andrew Byrne and Squire Murphy were both found dead on the morning of the 6th. Both had been in Bray ton during the day of the 5th and both started home near night, one gomng cast and the other west. Byrne was on a load of lum- ber which tipped over and ‘he fell under it. Murphy fell out of his wagon into a mud hole with his face down. They had been drinking. A Farmer Crushed to Death. Ley Cr: eb., April Telegram to the Bee.]—Last evening drewBurns, o farmer bachelor, forty-fi years old, living four miles and a half east of town, left Brayton with a load of lumber and was found at 1 o'clock yesterday within half a mile of his house beneath his load of lum- ber, dead. Itis supposed that he had taken a short cut home and in_crossing a canyon his load slipped over and in such a way as to catch only head, which was crushed ont of resemblance. Railroads Flooded in Towa. WaATERLOO, Ia., April 7.—The Cedar river has been rising steadily all day and is now within a few inches within high water mark. Over twenty families have been forced to move from their homes by the advancing water. Barns, boathouses and everything not securely fastened were carried off. A number of washouts have occurred and trains on all roads are delayed or abandoned The washouts on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern near Vinton, thirty miles and at Cedar Falls, seven milesnorth, compelled that road to abandon all trains for twenty-four hours, This afternoon a pass- enger train was pushed through to Codar s and abandoned owing to the washouts pecial “The Illinois Central has no wires ving fallen and wires been lost by the current. ‘The Chicago, St. Paul & Kan sas City bridge over the Wapsic was in immi nent danger of goiug out for several hours this worning, but by great eforts it was saved. north, Burial of the Wreck Victims, Cinckasaw, Ta., April 7.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The remains of Christian seaverson, John Duclose und Baby Hei scker, vietims of the Wapsie disaster, were ed in the cemetery at New Hampton The remains of Willard Andrews ken to his late home at Lawento, burial.* The funcral of J. W. Scagel will be held to-morrow at -Mason Ci He was insured in the Accident company for £2,000, and also carried 3,000 in the brother- hood. The injured are gaining slowly, and it is probable all will recover, No more vie- tims have been found. ey A Bit of Romance. Des Morsgs, Ia., April 7.—|Specia 110 th Bre.]—Richard Wilson, a prominent mer- chant of Butte City, Mont., and Miss Lulu Ryan, late leading lady of Harry Montague's specialty combination, were married in this city to-day, and after a wedding tour through the east will make their home at Butte City, While Mr, Wilson was sceing the sights of the metropolis in 1585, at the risk of his life he rescued Miss Ryan from drowning in the East river, His h wis badly cut by the paddle of a stern wheel steamer, but the plucky western man succeeded in keeping the actress above water until assistance came from the excursion steamer from which she had fallen. Wilson was taken sick, and Miss Ryan nursed him through & long illness. The wedding to-day is the sequel, Verdict of Not Guilty. Vintow, Ia., April 7,—[Special Telegram to the Beg.]—The trial of Buhman for the murder of Brown at Gladbrook came to an end to-night. The jury weat out at 7 o’clock and returned at 11 with a verdict of mot guilty, e, Mr. Blaine Srarting Homeward, Aveusta, Me., April 7.—Letters received from Blaine state that the family will start for Paris in about two weeks and that, after spending & short time there they will make a trip through Norway and Sweden. They il arive in this country in the last of une. to-day v t IOWA I.F%ATUBE. Serdat Dra Mot xes, In., April 7.—In the senate at the morning seqgiongthe following bills passed : Appropriating $44,000 to the asylum for the feeble minded; appropriating 3,000 to the fish commission ; authorizing the trus- tees of the Independence_asylnm to purchase 180 acres of land ; approphiating $22,400 to the Anamosa penitentiary’; bill passed appropri- ating $4,000 to the_ Benedict home at Des Moines. T At the afternoon stssion of the senate the following appropriation bills_passed: Senate file 265, soldiers’ home, $12,260; senate filo 260, sularies of officers of the soldiers’ home, 000; house file 587 college for the blind, 084; house file 44, girls' reform school, house fila 141, state normal school, house tile 626, Clarinda hospital, §102,- 000; house file 527, water mains at normal school, 7,100, The senate railroad committoe reported fa- vorably the 2 cent passenger fare bill, At the evening session the bill was passed to prohibit the sale of tobacco to minors under sixteen years of age. House, Drs Moixns, T, April 7.—In the house at this morning's session resolutions were adopted providing for the appointment of a committee of two from the senate and three from the house to investigate the charges against the state university and report to Governor Larrabeo. The following appropriation bills passed: One thousand dollars to_the agricultural col- lege, §17,024 to the college for the blind, £5,000 for the hospital for the insanc at Mount Pleasant, and 31,750 for the hospitai for the insane at Independence. The bill passed authorizing the trustees of the hospital for the insane atIndependence to purchase 180 acres of land for £,500. The bill passed appropriating 17,500 for the institution for the deaf and dumb. The concurrent resolution was adopted as sent from tho senate fixing Tucsday, April 10, as the day of final adjournment.” A mo- tion was filed to reconsider. At the afternoon session the following bills passed: Appropriating £102,000 to the Cla- rinda hospital; 844,000 to the institution for #hie fecble minded ; $21,850 to the boys' indus- 1 school at Eldora; £172,000 to the pirls' Mitchellville; 0,200 to the state normal school; $24,000 1o thoe sol- diers’ orphans’ howme ; $12.50 to the soldiers’ home. Bills were passed supplemental 1o the of the Twenticth general assembly rel to the sale of intoxicating liquors and the abatement of nuisances. The bill passed both houses to prevent tho unlawful weari of G. A. R. or Loyal Legion badges or em- blems. Tn the house at the evening session the fol- lowing bills passed: Requiring insurance companies to priut the same conditions and stipulations inapplications as in pol relating to the appointment of state veteri- nary surgeons. Poverty and Suicide. New Youk, April 7.—Han Stackrid and wife, Fauny, a handsome woman of twenty one, took a dose of poison cazly this morning and died within an hour of each other. The husband was a Polish Jew. He had been out of work for some time, and the family were in destitute circumstanees. They leave a small child. cts — R Wrecked By a Washout. BeLiows FaLts, , Ve, sApril 7.—A train which left here last night at 11 o’ctock over the Ratland railroad, was wreeked a mile above Rockingham station by a washout. The engineer and ffoman were killed and many others badly briised A Treacherous Freshet. GueAT BARRINGTON, Mass., April 7.—What may prove L be a treachergus freshet 15 re- ported at West Stockbridze, Several bridges and dams are already gone and the damage is extending. | el A Fine Colt, P. McEvoy, an Elklibrn ranchman, has im- ported from Kentucky one of the finest horses ever breught into this state. The animal 15 a two-year old bay colt from the stock farm of R. P. Pepper, of South Elk- horn, Ky. The colt’s pedigree is no mean one. He was foaled in sired by Onnawa, 5l); first dam, Biscy, by Almont, jr.. (2:26, sire of Belle Hamliu, 2:131); second dam by Delmonico, sire of Darby, (2:1615.) Onnawa has placed to his eredit se 1 in the E list last summer, Among these is the phenominal — three- old, Houri, who gained a record ." He is the only stallion living or dead who has put four three-year old colts in the 0 list. Mr. Mc- Evoy’s colt, which he has christened Salaam, ued at A Veritable Palace on Wheels, One of the handsy and most com- fortable private e to have been made 1n th v, says the Bullalo Kxpress, was turned out of the Wagner shops at East Buffalo, recentl The car was built for the use of M K. Vanderbilt and the other s of the Lake Shore railro: It was sent to New York on the train which left Buffalo at 6 p. m. It will be taken to Florida, for vse by Mr. Van- derbilt on his return from his tour of the world, The body of the car is sixty-nine feot long. The windows are of double plate glass, something new, and are cspecinlly designed for cold-weather traveling. he windows in the sarlor of the car are 3x4 feet, and those in the observation room are 4x5 fect and 3x4 feet. there being two of the latter i -wheeled trucks are used, with thirty-six-inch paper whe and axles, 1¢ especinlly for sufety and durabils none end of the caris the observa- tion room. finished in quarter-sawed an- tique ouk, elaborately carved and hand- somely finished. The interior finish throughout the car isa mixture of Louis X1V, and issance sty Next to the observation room are four sleeping rooms, two finished in Sun Domingo ma- hognny and two in antique oak. In two of the rooms are stution beds and one berth which, when closed, appears to be only a large plate-glass mirror; 2ls0 a bureau, wash-stand and other conveniences, In each of the other rooms is the usual section, The parlor in the central portion of the car is fourteen feot long and is fin- ished in mahoguny,the carving being very elaborate. At.oneend of the room is u large sideboard.: The lower portion is of solid panels, and.above the custom- aty large shelf are smalllcupboards, the doors of which are sihall‘mirrors of dou- ble plate glass in Persian brass frames. At the opposite end bf the parlor are two small cabins with @oors of beveled plate glass, which dve lined with blue silk, producing a pleasing effect. Un- der the cabinets are,, Ly sofa bods, ad- joining the parlapare a lavatory, por- ter’s berth, the heater room, and 1n the end the butler’s panteyand buffet, the latter being supplied with every house- hold convenience, f 1 The ceilings are elegantly decorated. That of the parloris & dark gray, stud- ed with gilded stars and bordered with light shades of blueand old gold. The upholstery throughout is one of blue frieze of the finest grades. The window shades are of silk v.apoun-ly and the dra) ery isof heavy figured, light blue silk, Wilton carpets of subdued colors match ihe decorations and draperies, and the trimmings are of Persian brass. Under the center of the car-is a large refrigerator with ice boxes at each end rnd other small ice boxes variously ar- ranged, and in which Superintendent Bissell declares can be stowed provi- slons enough to last during a trip to San Francisco, The car, though not as ex- hensive as a few others in the country, lared to be as elegant, and is one which will no doubt reflect great credit to the Buffalo shops of the Wagner company. FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON. Omaha's Ball. Team Shows Itself to Be a Hummer. THE SCORE STANDS 18 TO I Only One Error Made By the Local Players—Burdick and Cooney Prove a Formidable Battery—Big Attendance. Dubuque Entirely Outmatched. The base-ball season of 1588 was opened in A most auspicious manner at the ball park yesterday afternoon by the Omahas and the Dubuques. A beautifal spring day, fine grounds and a faultless game, so far as the local team was concerned, well repaid the ten or twelve hundred enthusiasts who were on hand. The crowd was very demonstrative, but impartial in the bestowal of its applause. While the visitors showed up lamentably weak in flelding, batting and base running, the homo team created the very bestim- pression, playing with a vim and and fault- less necuracy that wins ball. Burdick and Cooney make a formidable battery, and while the former evidently did not let himself out, he made a splendid record, striking out nine men, There isu't much doubt about Burdick's being strong in the box. He has great speed and fine balls, and besides flelds his position admirably. He is not afraid to leave the box, and backs up every position when there is a chanco for wild” throw. He is & thoroughly earnest player, and a fairly good runncr, Cooney supported him in groat shape, catching throughoiit the entire gamo with but a single error, made when it looked as if it was next 1o impossible for the Dubuques to score u run. It in the ninth iuning. Bishop hit out to Burdick, but Lear was given His baso by being hit by a pitched ball. Tredway then came to the bat and fanned the air thr times in succession, but in his over-confidence Cooney missed the third strike, but recovered the bull in time to have extinguished the runner at first, but he threw low, striking Tredway in the back, and he reached tho base in safety. Gandoife then scored a two- bagger to left, and Tredway came home, Lear having been put out i an attempt to’ steal hird. * Gandolfe, however, was put out on his hit, having run over sccondrand being caueht by Burns' unerring throw in. When it is recorded that this was the only error on the part of the Omahas nothing more need be d in commendation of their n ving. They worked like machine smooth and in per Arnon nd Burns ledatthe the former gettin 7 sivg es and the latter two two-baggers and one single, The error column of the Dubuques 15 a sufficient reason for refraining from elab orate mention of their playing. They evi- dently lack practice, but are an earncst, ard working set of young fellows, and be- fore the seuson ends. will probably put up a very dituble game. The only double play of the game wus made by Gandolfe and Glen- alvin, T3ros and Annis being put out neatly in the first inning. Appended will be found the score: OMATIA, An R, e R [Ty 3 3 n Burns, If. Anmis, ¢ Sowders, rf. O'Connell, b Miller, s Shannon, 2 Doran, 3 Coon Burdick, p. conasaa Ee | meacas—o 2| merwmaco | emcwmy | oo | wensesmmm s> gl % w© % DUBUQUE, 2020l Gandolfe Schneide e Swm| wmow coccccocor Sharp, p... | | mesee [ 2l emamgmmmg _ Total 1 00 00000 87 Dubng O 3 dick Passed bal 2. Time of game MeLaughlin Anxious to Mc New York, April the Ber.)—A reporter vi av bis residence in Williamsburg yesterday 10 hear what he had to say in regard to me ing Charley Mitchell, since it is said Mitchell will again come to these shores. Dempsey's attention having been called to the statement of Pony Moore that Dempsey’s challenge to Mitchell hud not arrived yet, he said with a disdainful smile avs all bosh, I never sent a challenge. If Mitchell wants to fight he knows where to find me. My monoy is always ready, and he need not fear we will not give him asquare stand-up fight, and, furthermore, the quicker Mitehell puts in an appearance the better it will suit me, as it will be the happiest moment of my life when I meet him ina twenty-four-foot ring, London prize ring rules, and 1 want it distinctly understood that the battle must beto n_finish, for from )00 to §20,000 a side, I will - have nothing to'do with Mitchell in a four, eight or ten- round glove contest. Idon’t call that fight although it may do for a show. I don't 800/ m) ¢ 5 yet. Ihave challer Mitchell often when he was in this country without recoiving any reply, exceptirg that T was not in his cl Now, I am making money and doing & good business and would liko to be let ajoue and take care of my mother, wife and child, but Charley Mitchell has aggravated me so much that I would just like to meet him inthe ring, if it is only for fun, aud I don’t mean o be a ‘blower,’ but will do as I'sa, [Special Telegram to ited Jack Dempsey Yty [Special Tole 0 and Kansas ation clubs played before an imzmense audicnce bere to-day, The game was close andintensely exciting up till the last half of the ninth inning, when Chicago seratched a run on anerror by the man which gave them the gi stond 4 to 3 In fuyor of Ch again Monday. The Ame play thelr first gawme to-morrow, Kaxsas Ciry gram to the B They play association Conley Bests Clow, Asnraxp, Wis,, April [Special Tele- gram to the Bes.]—A large audience crowded the Ashland theater this evening to witness the six-round contest betw John P, Clow, weight 167 pounds, and Mike Conley, 190 pounds. After a few preliminary set-tos between other pugilistic lights, the affair of the evening was ushered in. Clow was sec- onded by Pat Foley, of Denver, and Dan Needham went behind Conley, Paddy Me Donala was chosen referee. Frank Hayes and Charles Eldridge were time-keepers. A wrangle arose over the size of the gloves, Conley finally puttng on four-ounce mitts and Clow two-ounce, First Round—Clow led with his right on Conley’s neck and let his left heavy on Con- ley's face. Conley got in & light right on Clow's breast. Cousiderable clinching in this round. Second Round—Clow got in a right on Con- ley's face, closing the right eye IllfllLly. Conly sent Clow to the floor with a heavy right. Conley had much the best of the round. First blood for Conley. Third Round — Clinching and wrestling. Oou\e§ got Clow over the ropes, chasing bim around and throwing bim over the ropes and pounding him repcaledllj' while in a hLelpless -mw‘.l low was practically dowe for 1 this round, Fourth Round—Couley led, landing heavily on Clow, who was very groggy, TLere wus considerable wrangling and disputiog, but Couléy punished Clow all through the round. l~‘i1v.¥z g‘uund—’l‘hm was disputing about time and Conloy finally saia, “1 o the fight. Why don’t he come out | nd fight' Tus referee swarded the fight Lo Couley. Clow was totally used up, being unused to Con- loy’s wrestling and clinching. The Rosa-Gibbs Mill Postponed. Kaxaas Crry, Mo, April 7.—[Spocial Tele- gram to the Ber.|-Owing to a misunder- standing about where the mill was to take place the Ross-Gibbs fight has been postponed until next week. Teemer Wins Easily. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 7.—Teemor, Mo Kay and Hamm rowed a sculling race on the St. Johns river this afternoon during a thun- der and rain storm. The course was three miles. Teemer had a walkover. Time— 28:10%4. The Amateur Athletic Olub. The Omaha Athletic club have elected the following ofticers for the ensving year: P. J. Kirby, president; George Beard, vice president: Ed Washburn, secretary, and George Kendall, treasurer. The b is in a tlourishing condition and has a membership of about thirty, and among its members _are some of the best athletos in the west. The boys are already taking exorcise on the path aud will give a field meeting about the 1st of June, On this occasion about fifteen events will be contested for, mostly alt handicaps. Entries are open to all western athletes. The club will probably send ropresentatives to either tho Chicago’ or St. Louls spring tourneys, and there is little doubt but what they will make a good showing. Flashes From t Diamond. Eighteen hnndred and eighty-cight has been started. The list of exhibition games appears in an- rt of this coluwm, unning will be a feature Omaha's playing this season. The game will be called at 8 o'clock sharp this afternoon. Viau, the northwestern wonder, will be r favorite with the Cincinnati public. He kind of a worker that takes well in the Queen City. Pete Browning started his glorious base ball carcer for a pittance of £20 per month. Now the gladiator pulls 150 cases every two weeks, It is now leaked out that Chicago got §4,000 from Pittsburg for McCormick. He was dear at that price, but nevortheless he pitchod $1,000 worth of ball against the White Stockings at a time when every de feat counted heavily against Anson’s crowd Sporting Life. There is a decidedly fishy odor about the $1,000 part of the above item. Spaulding offered to sell McCormick, to the absolute knowledge of the writer, to the Cincinnati management for §50. 1t is not ble to suppose that men of tho and Phillips make-up are chumps enough to pay $3,250 more than Spalding’s rice. { the Pittsburg team about $750, and not a penny more. Manager Hart says the Milwaukees will not finish wor: second, Two weeks from Satarday championship opens. Cassian is the youngest man team. Minneapolis opens the season here. A game will be arranged for one day this week in which the sixteen players under contract with Omaha_will take part. The opposing pitchers will be Flyun and Bur- dick. Auy number of Oskosh people will go over to Milwaukee to sce the Omaha team when i thero. Hanlon has mnot yet signed with the De- troits. He'll get there in time, however, they never fail. The Western association championship season opens Saturday, April the 25th, tho Awerican association on Wednesday, tho 15th and the National League on Friday the 2sth. On Decoration Day, May 30, Omaha plays two games in Des Moines. Goin' overt There will be sixty-three championship games upon the home grounds. Frank Bandle is still disengaged. Krehmeyer, Bader and Genins are showing up in fine shape with the Denvers, The Western league schedule committee meets at Wichita to-day. The Omahas play in St. Paul and Minne- apolis on the 18. 22,'% and 25 of this month, Jack Messett will be seen behind the bat in one of next week's exhibition games. Mannager Selee on every occasion possible impresses the directors with the fi ot a wholesome example by taking daughters and sweetheart the case may be, to see the game: Indies are to be handsomely cared for at the grounds this season. wift, of last season’s Omahas, is play- oud’ for the Zanesville, Ohio, stato club. It is the general verdict of the € aaha ers that they ave stronger this yeis than they were at Oshkosh last year W. S. Collver, who signed to play short, for Will Bryans Hutchinson, Kansas, team, died one week after receiving his advance mone All the new men like Joe Walsh's prelimi- nary work. They pronounce hin a ‘*four- time winner. Jack Healy and his again upon the local Welcome back, Jack, Kilroy, the black headed pitcher of the Baltimore club, only wants 83,500 salary and an additional $10 for every gamy he wins. a0 he was workiug for 85 a week and was happy. of the next and the in* the local rin are 1o be scen inmond this season. ilistic Pointers, The “Black " is on & starring knock out tour through Iinois and In‘l unn, the famous sporti nys v at any time to 1 .atch Demp- to fight Mitchell or Kili in for any nount up to §0,000, Loudon prize ring rules, John L. Sullivan and Charley Mitcholl are Doth giving exhibitions throughont England Sullivan’s hand scems to be on the 1 and it his intention to return to America in April. Mitchell und Kilrain will vewurn soon aftc The latest is the proposed meeting hotween Jake Kilrain and Jack Ashton. They met Some time ago in Ridgewood park, and Kil rain won. Ashton, who has beon boxing and traveling with Sullivan, has taen on weight \d is much improved, and if they meoet on their return to America it ccrtainly should good mill. Patsey Cardiff, the well known western fighter, u keeping very ulel since his meeting with Sullivan when “tio latter was unfortunate enough to break bhis arm. It now transpires that he is to be married to Miss M. Hall, of Miuncapolis, and intends to leave the prize ring f . Ho says he isnow in @ good business und has quit fighting. Joe McAuliffe, the San Fraucisco pugilist who recently knocked Paddy Lyan out, is now on the war puth, He hus issued a chal lenge to fight any man_in A ricas, with or without gloves, for §,50 a side, Jack Day, of this city, and Johnny Larkin, of the Bluffs, are both panting for a fight, and Colonel Beck thinks a muteh can be ar- ranged between them in the near future, Tommy Miller has not besn &i2ard of since he left for Peoria. Tommy is probably rest ing on his laurels, though scant they be, Since the American Horcules John L. Sul- ijvan hus met his match i the form of Charles Mitchell, many of th - sporting fra ternity are at a 10s8 to know whom to center upon as the representative chumpion. While the Boston slugger has many udmirers even now, still there scems to be an opinion gain ing ground o tho offect that the champion ship laurels are not far from the reach of Pat Killen, the well known heavyweight, now of St. Paul, Minn, Killen's gentlemanly ways cad his loyalty to his friends has resulted in him gaining a warm place in the hearts of many fanciers of the prize ring. That he is a hard hitter and is cat-like in his movements hias been re- peatedly demonstrated. Out of the fourtecn Ccontests 1o a fiuish, Killen has never failed 1o win a fight. Neither was he ever charged with hippodroming. His challenges made to fight any man of his class, barcing Sullivan, every time issued, have always been backed up with his own money. And may it be said 10 his credit that when Jake Kilrain was of- fering to fight any man lving—Sullivan pre- ferred, and the datter for sowe unaccount- able reason refused to fight him—Pat Killen, as undaunted as the gods of modern Rome, flashed $1,000 as & forfeit to fight Kilrain under any series of rules and stipulations. An effort. 1s being made by Colonel Forbes, R. J. Cluncey and Colonel Heck, the latter of Council Blufts, to arrange a »(|):arring exhi- bition fn Council Bluffs and Omaha at an early date. 1f sueh matters cou be brought about, Pat Killea will be the stur of the ve- casion, n, EEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW, The Demand For Moderate Loans Quite Active, INTEREST RATES REMAIN FIRM. New York Exchange in Light Supply Stooks Improved But Somewhat Unsettled—A Good Grain and Provision Trade. The Oonrse of Commerce. Criicaco, April 7.—[Special Telogram to the Ber.]—~The demand for money during the week was quite active in a miscellaneous way, but no very large sums wero wanted, Borrowers experienced no dificulty in ob- taining all the favors requested ; but bankers, in view of the unsettled feeling in railrond circles, were inclined to pursuc a very con- servative course, and generally insistod on wide and safe margins with the paper.ac- cepted backed by undoubted security. Speo- ulators in grain and provisions made only limited reauests as they aro not trading be- yond what they can protect by private mea The amount of currency going to the interior is smaller than for some time past, as ship- pors havi cked their consignments during the embargo on freight business. As the season for spring farm work is at hand there will be less produce forwarded from farms, temporarily, though parties storing grain at small stations will no doubt forward fair quantities, Some money hus been forwarded to the pineries for the pur- pose of paying off employos at lumbering camps. Wholesale merchants presented aboiit the usual amount of paper for discount and were readily accommodated. Shippers of grain and provisions are virtually out of the market. Rates of intorest are woll maine tained at 5@5lg per cent; for good names, backed by undoubted collaterals, while good to fair names are accepted at 6@S per cont, depending on the amount wanted and the standing of the borrower. Some paper is accepted on the street at a very slight redue- tion on bankers' rates. There is a genoral improvement in the wholesale trade of the city, and merchants are distributing moro goods than for sowe time past. In castern financial centers the demand for money was fair, the supply of loanable funds moderate, and interest rates well maintainod at 4g@b per cent. Foreign money markets le more steadiness, owing to the 1sed balances in the leading banks of England and the continent, though thers was 1o particular change to note in io- Now York exchange was in light supply during the past week and_tho demand fair. Sales were made at 40@ premium per 1,000, and the market closed steady at 50@0c. Foreign exchange was offercd rather freely during the past weele owing to rather liberal export of breadstuffs, cotton, petroleum and provisions and the market was weak. The demand was only fair. Shippers’ sixty days documentary bills on London changed hands at $1.84@ 4.86; and closed quiet at $1.84(@4 84} 'he New York stock market exhibited considerable activity during the week, but the feeling was greatly unsettled and prices ruled irregular. Early in the weck there was a general desire to realize and shorts were inclined to enlarge their lines. This was due to the labor dificulties in connection with the irregularity in freights from western points and the reported decreased earnings of many of the leading lines, and consequently a material reduction in prices was submitted to. At the decline there was more inclination to take hold, more es- pecially as the strike difficulties were partly settled, and prices rallied again, though the extreme figures reached were not maintained to the close. Wall street operators traded with considerable freedom and outside parties were more inclined to trade owing to the frequent fluctuations in prices. Foreign speculators were fair operators, and during the latter part of the week were generaily on the buying side of the market. Sales on the New York stock exchange for the weeck aggregated 2,339,000 shares. 8 Notwithstanding that the business of {ha weck was considerably interrupted by holi- days, both in this country and Europe, quite an active speculative trade was reported in the leading grain and provision markets. The feeling, however, was greatly unsettled and fluctuations in 'prices were frequent, though not partaking of very wide ronge. Uncasiness in commercial and financial cir- cles on account of the strike tended to weaken the market to some extent and prices ruled lower early, but the prospects of curtailed receipts mude the “shorts" rather anxious to provide for their outstanding liabilities and prices w advanced again wnnmrm'fl‘yu The settlement of the troubles in rn railronds and all western a excepting the _Burling- ed @ reaction, and pricos settled back again and the market closed rather tame. Advices from abroad indicated an casicr feeling in that quarter for bpth grain and provisions, and though reductions m prices in this country encouraged rather buying on export account, receipts of grain at all the principal markets were only o shipments eustward were moder The export movement of grain and provisions was fairly well maintained though not as large in aggregate s at this time last year. Crop reports have bheen somewhat ‘conflicting relative to winter wrain, and tho general impression provails that crops are in_poorer coudition than at the same time last ye: 1 work in ail scctions west backward f i In the northwest, the weather has been cold and the ground in some sections covered with snow, and seed- ing will be delayed cight or ten days or two weeks, Stocks of grain are gradually dimin- isking excopting of corn and oats, while there 18 not much change in supplics of provisions. wacking of hogs in tlic west is pro- the sggregate 15 ¥ last scason, con- ently the reduction in stocks of pro- visions hius ¥. M. C. A, Notes. his morning the bible class will meet, taking for the lesson the latter part of the cighth eh of Romans. All ygong wen are weleom The usual service will be held at the county jail to-day, beginning promptly at 1 o'clock: spel meeting this_afternoon at 4 oclock. 1. Gratton will lead the song service and an interesting address may be expected u the leader of the meeting, Al ave in- oung men’s meeting will be held on Thursday evening at 7:30. Business men and others are very cors dially invited to the noon-day meetini, bos tween 12 and 1 0'clock every week day. Any one will be welcome to drop in- at sny time— if only for a part of the hour, The Saturday meeting this month will ba conducted by Rev. Mr. Detweiler. Sunday itendents, teachers and works ccially urged to aid in making ssful union meeting of the Sun- v school workers of the eity. A large ate tendance is des) next Saturday. ‘The monthly business meeting of the asso- ciation will bo lield on Monday evening ab 8 ‘clock. Keports of committees will be re- and applications for mewbership upon 'he lecture upon *“The Eye Allen, was postponed and will b riduy evening, Al are invite At the T w meeting Tuesday evening the subject for discussion will be **Resolved, That the United States yovernment should own and operate all inter-stato railroads in the United States. Messrs. O. 1. Seward and H. H. Baldridge will be tho leading speakers. The libr: enlarge the Iib this a suce by Dr. E.T. given next .y committee with the desire to planning to hold & “book _receptio A choice literary and musical programme is being arranged and all friends interestod will be invited o attend and bring with thew some book or Lonks as @ contribution to the library. ‘Tuceday even- ing April 17, is the date thought of al pres ent. 1t is well known that Joe TLannon, the South Boston pugilist, who fought Kilrain cleven rounds aud recently bested Jim Fetl, i8 very anxions for a “go”” with the Pucific coast man. Frauk Glover, Mike Conloy and John P, Clow all think McAulifle an casy | wark and aro sexious L0 meel b,