Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 3, 1888, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY EPTEMBER PATSEY DISPLAVED FINESSE, l His Tricky Scheme Saved the Day THEY WON IT BY A SCRATCH The Babies Close Onto Viotory in the Ninth, But Patsey Accidentally Stumbled and They Were Defeated. Western Association Standing. Foliowing is the official standing of the Western association teams up to and inclua- Ing yesterday’s games : n Lost Pr Ct Des Moines i 618 Bt. Puul, Omaha. , . Kansas City Milwaukee. Oavenport. . Omaha 7, Davenport 5, For the first time this season the Omahas took the fleld, insteaa of the bat, in the open- ing innings, They were determined the Babies shouldn't thop onto them inthe last innings again, un- less they had a chance to get back at them. They had a dose of that ycsterday. As it was,they came within a hair's breadth of being skinned again. Only a little piece of finesse adroitly exe- cuted by Pastey Tebeau saved their bacon. It was all right, though. Patsey is on our side, you know. If he had boen one the visitors, goodness what roasting he would have reccived. But it makes all the difference in the world ‘whose ox is gored. Don't it! 1t was & hot struggle, and eiting or enthusiastic one. ' ¢ was a good deal of hitting, but the fielding wa sharp and brilliant, and while the sp were not noisy they kept on the ragged cdge of anxle! Hut everything is lovely. won. In the opening inningi out in one, two, three order. But the Omahas didn't. The Poet agitated the circumambient at mosphere in a striking manner three times in sion, and went back to recline on the not an ex- The Omahus the Infauts went Aunis was luckier. w amateurish blunder of Arawn-out osteological specimen watch and guard oy galloped round to induced to stop. Then Brier k he smacks Mr. the long: who holds first for Davenport, he d before he could’ be ox Crooks comes Klopf for three bags bef that giddy younster could reahze what was gomng on. Of course Anuis came home, That coy bird, the Chippey, next hopped2oft Dis pereh and walking up 0 the plate he laced out one of his characteristic liners over short. T'his bronght Crooks in. Then Mae stole second, took third on a passed ball, and a moment later tallied on auother on By the way, Mr. Moyer, us a_bac not a glittering success. Howe mome pumpkins with the club, us Clarke and Lovett can attest. That was tiree runs in, aud a ripple of band-clapping ran throosh the grand stand. After Chippey had sc0cgd Peneau flicd out to Deegan, Cooncy gof his base on balls, but O'Connell’ brougfit matters to a close by being extinguished by Forster and Me Cauley, Another score was made 1 the third. After Aunis had fouled out to Moyer, Crooks got his base on balls, he stole secoud, went to third on a passed ball and ran home on MeGarr's second @orker to left, The Chippey stole secoud, then third, the people cheered spasmodically. bey acted just as if they wanted to be paid _for yelling. But there was one thing Mac couldn't steal, and that was home. But he would have done so probably if Tobeau and Cooney hadn't gone out so quickly. In the fifth the Babies managed (o squeczo in one little pearly run. Aftor Doran had been done for, Klopf was ‘Ivnu a life, in fact second hHase, on au error y Burns—a wuff of his short fly after a des- perate run. Sryder then retired on a pop up to 0'Con- ‘orster's sufe hit sent Klopf home, ‘orater getting clear around to third on Burny’ roturn of the ball to cateh Klopf. A moment later Forster, on a silly attempt to steal home, was caught by Clarke and he and Nagle ran him down, The howe team did not help their cause ) their half, at run had done the Babies a power of od, ana they came in for the sixth full of hope und enthusiasm. They pranced around ke a lot of yearling colts at the fail McCauley, the first man at bat, rapped out 8 throe bagger and Moyer a home run! This was too much, and the graud stand broke forth in_one wild, untethered cheer, and they kept it up, for Decgan made a hit and stole second, and so did McCullom, Do you wonder that the poople broke loose from their lehargi 1L is 80 pleasant, you know to see the under dog crowd on top. But the crowd hardly expected what was 1o follow. It was then Clarke made a dub play in try dng to stop Doran’s little fungo, and as it went skipping on out among the clover stub- ¥ile in right field, both Deegun and McCullom yeached the plate, The Ye]lhnz and enthuslasm was just as Joud as if Omaha had done the work. Klopf flew out to Cooney, but Snyder fol- owed with the fifth safc hit of the inning. ran essayed to scoro on the play but was clught by & sharp, quick throt of Crooks. ‘The inning ended by isher flying out to along and and This made the Omahas just as mad as hor- mets, and March hares and wet heus, and they cane in for their half with their visual grfisns fawrly brimming over with life's v The Chippey whanged out a three baser, and Patsey Oliver one for two, He took third on a'passed ball. Cooney then made hit, Patsey coming home. Cooney then stole sccond und took third “on a sed ball. P, O. then banged the &TI for a single. He, too, stolesecond. Theu oyer had another passed ball and Coone, pame bome and P. O. went to third, But he ‘wis left, for Nugle, Clarke and the oot ‘were retired as rupidly as they came up. Those were the last ruus scored in the me, though the Babics cawe excruciat- ngly close to winning in their hall of the ninth, after two hands were out, It was about like this: TDoran went out on a foul tip, then Klopf E«-rluhed at first, but Snyder got his base on ulls, and Forster made o hit Everybody held their breath when Fisher it a high ball that sailed up beautifully aud out towards left just over Cooney’s head. Cogney ran for it heroically, but he uldn't get it. 1t touchod his hauds, then nded off toward the Poet. f course all this time Snyder and Foster svere tearing away for home, and they would harve got there, too, but Patsey Oliver, in en- @eavoring to get out of Snyder's way 80 he ‘would have clear sailing to the covetod goal, right in. He was blocked for a moment, it the next was off again. Amudst the ts of the people he reachod the nplate b the ball awaited him. Tho wild-oyed t had thrown him out by a shavoe as thic 88 @ railroad sandwich. The ofticial score: OMANA, | wEBarconwemg Burns, If. ‘Iml Crooks, 2b MeGarr, I'ebeau, 8b. ) 88 Nvu;'E‘I..n. 1. ) Ceanrens Ch‘frke, P Totals ...... | mmecdmcsson 2| cemmor—c DAVEN an, rster, 2b. isher, 8. cCauley, 1b.,. Oyer, 01100 an, rf, o lcocccore B ernsnmece B e, i Tl heccrscnces wlececmmecccs D SRR | mewe P co co o eo on co 11 e Runs earned—Omaha & base hits —Tebeau, McGarr, C , Davenport 8, Tivo- Thgee-base hits—Crooks, . Home run Moyer. Double plays—Omaha 1, Daven port 1. Bascs on balls—Off Clarke 1, off KKlopf 8. Struck out--By Clarke b, by Klopf 2. Passed balis— Moyer 5. ) Umpire—Cusick. Kansas City Wins Two. Kaxsas Ciry, Sept. [Special Tele gram to Tig Ber|—The Blues won two more games from Chicago to-day—the first a shut-out and the sccond by the score of 8 to 9. The first game was a marvel in ono re. spect—Conway's pitching. He is credited with ten strike outs, but he had two strikes on nearly every other man who went out. The second game was more exciting and well played. Swartzel was in good form and Turner pitched well, though a little witd at irst gamo: Kansas City....1 1 8 0 1 1 0 1 Chicago 00000000 0-0 Barned rins -~ Kansas City 6. Two base hits—Johnson, Cartwright. Three base hits Manning. Double plays—Nulton, Henglo and Scott; Turner and Hengle, First baso on balls—Of Keogan 2, off Conway 10. Hit by pitched ball — Manning, Hasamuer, Scott. First base on errors—Kansas City 4, Struck out—By Conway 10, by Keoyan 2 Passed balls—Dugdale 1. Wild _pitches— Conway 1, Hits—ICansas City 8, Ulicago 2. Errors—Kansas City 0, Clicago 7. Bat terics—Conway and Gunson, Keogan und Dugdale, Time—1:45, Umpire—Fessenden Second game Kansas City....0 1 0 0 0 2 8 0 28 00000 0-2 Chicago. y 5 L Earned runs—Kansas City Two base hits—Cartwright, Hengle. Three bpse hits runs--Kreig. Double Swartzel. Home plays—Swartzel, Reynolds aud Mann First buse on balls—Off Swartzel 1, off T ver 6, Hit by pitehed bull—Long, Krofg, Turner. First base on errors, _Kansas City 8, Chicago 2. Struck out—By Swartzel 7, by Turver 11, Passed balls—Reynolds' 3, Hoover 1, Nulton 1. Wild pitches—Swartzel 1, Turner 2. Hits—Kansas City 8, Chicago 5. Errors—IKansas City 2, Chicago 6. Bat teries— el and Keynolds, Turner and Hoover and Nulton. ‘lime~2:00. Umpire oysenden. 0— 8 Milwaukec 4. Sioux ity [Special Telegram to Tue Bee—Sioux City's Juck changed for the better in the game with the Milwau- Kkee clubtoday. The gume was the last of the weries. The visitors were outplayed at every point. In the first part of the ninth inning Sioux City batted Schenkel torriti- cally, muking four two base hits almost in succession and earning Hve of the seven runs made. The game was called before the minth Inning was closed in order that the vis- itors might catch a train. The score: Sionx City... 01080 7-12 Milwuuke 000001 i Barned r Milwaukee 2, “orce, Genins, L Struck out—By . Left on bases - Sioux City 8, Milwaukee 3. Hases on balls—Off Wells' 1, off Schienkel 3. Passed balls Schildknecht 8, Mills 1. Wild pitches Schenkel 2. Double play—Genins and Force. Timo—1:55. Umpire— Kioux € hits Schildknecht, Mask Wolis 2, by Sehenk OTHE Yesterday's Winners in the American . Association. NEw Yok, Sept. 2.—Result day's game Cincionati. Brooklyn CLEVELAND, day’s gam: Cly a0 1S 0E4 S0 Louisville..."...0 1 0 0 0 1 Omaha 15. Denison 6. Canrory, In., Sept 2.--|Speecial Telegram to Tue BeE.]—The third game of the series between the J. J. Hardins of Omaha and the Denisons took place here to-day, each of the elubs winuning one of the two previous games. The game was close and exciting up to the last inuing, the score standing 6 to 6 at the end of the eighth. Through a series of costl) crrors on the part of the Denisons n the ninth the Hardins succceded in scoring 9 The score: 100101 Denison. .0 18000 Pitchers—Luwsoun and Brodus. e Beatrice 7, Grand Island 4. Graxp Istaxn, Neb., Sept. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.|—The Grand Island club received their second defeat to-day at the hands of Beatrice. The score stood 7 to 4. Pitchers—Grand Tsland, Moffatt; Beatrice, Lookabaugh. Fully §2,000 changed hauds. of to- 4—4 10000 25 2.~Result of 00000000 9 b U0} Sept. 3 0 9-15 21 0-6 Switchmen 26, Conductors 14, The Omaha night switchmen defeated a nine of conductors yesterday by a score of 26 to14. Tho batteries were James Gilligan and J. C. Castellar for the switchmen, con- ductors, Grifin and Shennaban_(pitéhers) and Sniith for their opponents. Switchman Staley made a home run and brought m three other runs. Adonis Breaks the Three-Year-Old “Record at Oakland SAN FraNcsco, Sept. 2.—At Oakland park yesterday Adonis broke the record for three-year-old pacers, making a mile, best throe in five heats, in'2:10. L VS o KILRAIN IS READY. If Sullivan Wants to Fight All He Has to Do Is to “Put Up." Niw Yousk, Sept. 2.—*John L. Sullivan is anxious to fight Kilrain,” said a friend of the ex-champion, last night, **and,” he con- tinued, “saving slight injuries on his hand, ho is in s good shape us ever he was. John is liviug at home with his folks, and has abundoned the gang of loafers who did their Dest to ruin him.” Bill Harding, manag absence of Richard K. Fox, when told of Sullivan’s expressed desire to meet Kilrain, said: 1 wm only too much pleased if Sulli- van means what he says. All that is neces. sary to bring about & mecting is for lum to cover Kilran's $5,000 now in tho ofilce of a worniug newspaper,’ for Kilrain in the Al ol Brodie WillJnmp Again. New Yomk, Sopt. 2.—Steve Brodie, who jumped off the Brooklyn bridge, went up to Pouglikeepsic with his wife, Thursday, and examined the new Poughkeepsio bridgo across the Hudson. Hrodie announced his intention to jump from the top of the second span from ub on September 29, The top of the § foot above high water mark, Beware of Scrofula Scrofula Is probably more general than any other disease. It is insidious in character, and manifests itsell in running sores, pustular eruptions, boils, swellings, enlarged joints, abscesses,sore eyes, ete. Hood's Sarsaparilla expels all trace of scrofula from the blood, leaving it pure, cnriched, and healthy. 1 was severely afiicted with serofula, and over & year had two ruuning soras on my nec Took five bottles Hood's Sursaparilla, and am cured.” C. ., Lovesoy, Lowell, Mass. ©. A. Arnold, Arnold, Me,, had serofulous sores for seven years, spring and fall, Hood's Sarsaparilla cured him, Salt Rheum Isoneof the most disagrecable diseases cansed Dby impare blood, 1tis readily cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier. Willlam Spies, Elyria, 0., suffered greatly from erysipelas and salt rheum, caused by handling tobacco. At times his hands would exack open and bleed. 1le tried varlous prep- aratlons without ald; finally took Hood's Bar- suparilla, and now says: “ Lam entirely well.” #My son had salt rheun on his hands and on the ealves of his legs, He took Hood's Barsaparilla and is entirely cured.” J. B. Stanton, Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Hood's Sarsaparilla Bold by all druggists. §1; six for #5. Mado only by C. 1. HOOD & CO., Apothecarier, Lowell, Masa. 100 Dos@és One Dollar TIED UP WITH THE ROADS. The Deal Entered Into By the Demo- crats of ITowa. A NON-COMMITTAL PLATFORM. It Preserves a Mysterious Silence on Momentous Questions— he Mugwump Press—Judge Fairall's Injunctic The Democratic Cor vention. Des Moises, Ta., Sept. 2.—[Special to Tnn B ~The democratic state convention was held in this city last week and a platferm and ticket placed before the people to catch the railroad vote. The platform deals in “glittering generalities,” and does not con- tain a word on the momentous railroad ques- tion now agitating the state, or one line ap- proving the work of the railroad commis. sioners. Judge Kinne, of Tama, who was for many years the standing candidate for governor, and who secured his election to the district bench by virtue of the solid rail. road vote of Van Horne, a division station of the Milwaukee, was chief spokesman of tha platform committee, The railroad plank, compared with the declaration on the same question by the republican convention, is weak and non-committal, going only so far as to afirm the right of the 1uginlnu|ro to coutroi the corporations which it creates, a provosition which mo- one denics, The leading cMces literally ~ went a-begging, and candidates had to be named who were absent and could nov dechine. George C. Hebarling, of Jackson county, a renegade republican with an inordi- nate thirst for office, was named for sccre- tary of state. Amos Cuse, of Chickasaw, an aspiring young banker, with a *‘bar’l,” was was put on the ticket for treasurer, Patrick Henry Smythe, of Burlington, & lawyer of fair ability, was selected for supreme judge, and J. C. Mitchell, an unknown member of the Lucas county bar, for attorney general. The convention, in the hope of dividing the Scandinavinn vote, which heretofore has been the mainstay of the republican party in several parts of the state, nominated Daniel J. Ockerson, of Montgomery county, for auditor of state. Mr. Ockerson is a native of Sweden and one of the vory few demo- crats found among that nationality. He is comparative unknown. Tho ofice of rail- road commissioner alone scemed a tempting bait to the hungry democrats, and a large number of confestants entered the race. Peter A, Dey, a member of the present com mission, was unanimously nominated. For the other two positions the railroad intercsts brought out Hern.ann Wills, of Clinton, an ex-e cer of the Northwostern; Judge [t P, Allison, of Sioux City, and C L. Lund, reul estato dualer of Algona. ' The anti-movspolists named several candidates, among them Senator Bayless, of Clayton, ~ representative Hotchkiss of Davis, and Barnbura Graser, an Ida county farmer and member of the alli ance. Southwestern Iowa numed J. H. Hurl burt, ainryee and successful farmer, and an active member of the Adair county alliance Senator Bayless was specially marked for slaughte: He was a member of the last state e, and ably led the minority of democratic senabors in the anti-monopoly struggle, and strongly insisted upon redcem- ing the pledge of the party platform in re gard to railroud legislation, Rop Hotchkiss lives in Duvis county hot-bed of Weaverism, and has made a rec- ord in the general assembly in favor of the most pronounced anti-monopoly measuroes ‘Though his friends fought a gallant fight anc urged his nomination on the ground of local iy, the Kinne-Hunter combination marke him for a victim and he fell behind in the race. The alliance con ssentativ the ver, ngent in the convention allowed their party zeal to get tho better of th principles, and deserted Hurlburt and aser at the behest of the wvoliticians and joined in the stampede to Lund and Wills. Graser’s candidacy divided northwestern Iowa and proved fatal to the chances of Judge Allison, who, on account of his abilivy and wide acquaintance, would probably have - been _morc acceptable to the railroads than TLund. Realizing at the last moment that they had been sold out, the graneers greeted the mo tion to make the nomination of Lund and Wills unanimous with a storm of noes. In thus setting aside tried and true men like Bayless and Hotchkiss for an ex-engineer, and a land agent who has close business relations with the railroads, the democrats proved the insincerity of their anti-monopoly professions. They will no doubt securc a solid railroad vote for these candidates, but will have great difficulty in convineing the thousands of democratic farmers who belong to the alliunce that these men will make better commissioners and will defend their interests more zealously than members of their own organization. = The State Alliance will meet in a fow days, and while it is a strictly non-partisan body it will no doubt take a hand in the fight by passing a vote of want of confidence in Messrs. Lund and Wills and squarely indorsing the work of the present commission A strong effort will be made to convince the people that Wiils is a “laboring mun,” but no one wil d to dispute that he put in a good part of nis time last winter lobbying with members of the legisluture to defeat the railroad bills. The News of this city, the leading independent daily of the state, and the Homestead, the alliance paper, will both oppose these nommees and advo- cate the election of the present commission ers. It looks as if the combine would find it an uphill job to pull through this ticket. Strange to say,“aid and _comfort” is being extended to the encmy by several profess- edly republican papers, The Cedar Rapids Republican is deeidedly mugwumpish on both the commissioners and governor, and if it does not bolt the ticket will do it more harm than good by its support, Scarcely a large daily in the state is giving the republi- can railroad commissioners an enthusiastic and hearty support, and the fight is being maintained by the local papers and the agri- ecultural press. TIE FAIRALL 1N Hon. S. H. Fairall, judg district, a fow days ago rendered a decision making his injunction restraming the rail road commissioners from putting their schedule in force in respect to the Burling ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern perpetual. He takes almost the same ground as Jud HBrewer, and holds that the state must in ef- feet guarantee such rates as will pay their running expenses and a fair interest on their investment. In other words, that the power of the state in regard to fixing charges is limited to the rates between a fair and an exorbitant et profit. That is, if a road could show that it was only making a fair and reasonable rate of intérest on its invest- ment and a law was passed that would re sult in a reduction of its income, that the law would be unconstitutional, The su- preme court of the United States has never settied this exact question, aithough collat erally it has held to the ‘opposite opinion. ‘Ihe injunction will be appealed to th preme court of the state and come up gument during the October term. Iair was @ corporation lawyer before was elevated to the bench his decision takes an ultra railroad the case. Tho commissioners are that the highest court in the stat rule the injunction. If this decision should be sustained it would allow the railrouds to practically establish their own rates. They would only have to take care that their divi dends did not exceed 8 or 10 per cont, and th would be beyond legislative eoutral. 'he rouds could find a hundred ways of dis posing of their “‘surplus,” aud the people would be powerless. Tha ruling on this in junction by the higher courts will be awaited With the grcatest impatience by the people of lowa, but they are not at all disposed to give up the fight. Burlington, Davenport, Du buque and all of the river cities are up in arms on account of the discrimination aganst them iu favor of Ohicago, thoy are pour- ing in numerous complaints daily in regard to the matter. This contest means life or death to the jobbe to fully realize. Towa City Rex. S lowa's Case of Lep Des Morses, In., Sept. 2.—[Special to Tig BEe.]—The discovery of a case of leprosy in Towa some weeks ago led to correspond from the state board of heaith 1o the United States consul in Norway, the case having come from that couutry. In answer to the inquiry if there could not be something done 1o prevent the immigration of such cases, he writes that it is doubtful unless the Auicrican , and this fact they begin | authorities deslgnate the vrecise individuals affected. He suggests that some efforts be made by congress to establish a system of in spection by cons agents before imui grants be allowsd to come to this country. Hesays that without authority from con wross hio s powerless to act. Most of the cases of loprody that have been brought to this country have come from one part of Norway ——— STOPPED THE FUNERAL Jabob Welling's Little Girl Was All Ready for Burial. g0 Herald: 'here was a fun- eral at 3155 Auburu street Sunday after- noon. Jacob Welling's pretty little girl, Clava, who was drowned in the South Branch, was buried, and her re mains were followed to the cemetery by o coterie of mourne org man, an undertak t 8153 South Halsted street, did his best to stop the obsequies, and for a time it scemed as {f success were going to crown his efforts, He had made a contract with Welling to b the child for $40, of whica amount it was stipulated that $10 in cash should be paid before the funerval startod and the balanee in sums ranging from $2 to % whenever Welling could spare anything from his meager wages Friends in the neighborhood attended the funeral, a hundred or more of them. One o'clock was the hour when the funeral cortege was tostart for the cem- otery, and when it came around it brought Heitman, the undertaker, glum and silent. He entered the parlor where the little casket and its lifeless contents lay, but instead of closing the coffin, as everybody present expected, he glided up to Welling, and, in an undertone, demanded the balance of $30 due him. “But I have not got that much,” pro- tested the unhappy father, and he stared blankly around the room. “Ihen this funeral doss not go on,” d the undertaker. “But 1 will pay pleaded Weolling. “That won’t do. I've changed my mind and must have tlie money now, was the rejoinder. The father looked at the cofiin and then at his friends. The latter. not knowing anything about the nature of the dinlogué between the pair, were get- ting nervous over what scemed to thom to be unnecessary delay it e proceed- ings. Mr. Welling’s mind was soon made u He to'd afew friends of the undertaker’s demand and they quickly communicatedit tothe restof the mourn- ers, The funeral must go on. That was the verdict of everybody and there w al emptying of pockets and which proceeding netted the a few conts over Welling tendered the amount to Heitman and snid he would pay the rest when the coflin was in the ground, but the under- taker wanted $30. He would not have a cent The mourners threatened and became demonstrative in th wrath when the under obstinac, od, but M tman stood his ground, looking t nd glum as he did when he entered the house of death. As a last vesor! Welling ran over to a neighboring grocery store, communicated his distress to the proprictor and hegged for a loan of $5. He got the money, paid it to Ticitman, and the funeral ‘cortege started only an hour after the agreed time. But the number of mourners who aceompanicd Chi 81 you as Tagreed contemplated going, for i to the undertaker’s fund a good many had to give up the cash with which they intended to puy for their ride. ndertaker Heitman was found at his place of business. To the Herald re- porter he said ke Welling came to me Friday night in. company with Pat Keefe, He said: ‘My little daughter Clara was found drowned in the river, I want you to take chavge of the body I says, *All right.” I went over to the house and embalmed the body. He said: ‘Il come to-morrow and pick out a coffin.’ He came and selected one. T says, “That three-foot nine-inch white coffin is worth $20, with the box. If you have not the money to taike that, a cheaper one may answer: that would save me the trouble of going to the fac- s to gotone, Ther nice brown one If the flat glass is too expensive here’s a nice one for $6. He said: ‘L must see my wife about it. She must help me to pay for it, and I want her to be satisfied.”” I rveplied: ‘Well, ['ll come right over to tie hou So I telephoned to the coroner and then went to the house. Ttold Welling the covoner stated he would be the 0 tween 11 and 12 o'clock. Welling called me out on the sidewalile took me by the arm and said: *You've got to do alittle bette My wife wants the white coftin, but § little steep. I have to work very hard for my money. All the cash [ have is $18. I'll give you $10 now on the cofin.’ T replied’” ‘All right, Juke, let it go.’ The same night one of my drivers went over to Welling’s house, and Jake ov- dered a hearse and five earriages to St. Boniface cemetery. T had two othor funerals that da) The driver cameo nck and said: *He wants the white hearse and five carrvinges.” We could get the cofin in a cur ) long as he had little money to pay. 1 said to Fritz, my head driver: *You go and attend to the Welling funeral. What do they want with the white hearse when they ean’t pay for it?’ We had alveady been warned aguinst trusting them, [ suys to Fritzz ‘Don’t you start with that funeral until you have got the money.’ I gave him the bill for $60. After he had gone to the house he came back. T was away., He stated the case to my wife. She said: rty dollars will do. Wo will risic the rest, but unless you get $40 drive the hearse and carviages back here.” Fritz told them he must hav the $40 before he went further, They rave it to him, The funeral then pro- cocded. That’s all there is the story. I have been in the undertaking business in this neighborhood for the last filtvey years, and am not afraie of a little thing like this hurting my reputation. All want is my money for o5 rendered. I am aunion man charged union prices. 1'd like to see the other $20 they owe me. [ have $3,000 owing me for funeral expenses from various parties.” The little girl who was drowned was a member of the pavish school of the Church of the Tmmaculate Conception, and upward of fifty of e soleeted to agsist in the sor vice over her remuins at the church. They were on hand at the appointed hour, and so were the priest and the o ganist, but ns time wnt on the funeral procession did not cume they were all sent home, because the priest supposed that the programme Kad been changod, and that the body would not be brought to the church. -~ The Union Pacifie. THE OVERLAND ROUTE.” Will run special trains to the fair grounds September 8d to 8th inclusive, from 10th street depot at 9:20 u. m. and every hour thercafter stopping 1t foot of Davenport street Missouri Pacific depot, Returning, will leave fair grounds at 9:50 a, m..and every hour thereafter until 6:50 p. m. Trains for the Siege of Sebastopol will leave 10th street depot S:-\)!vlu‘»--r 1st, 8rd, 4th, 6th, 6th, Tthand Sth at 7:30 5. m., and return after the performmance. Llehullnpol trains will runonly to Lo- | cust s treet. Fars for vound trip 25 | eents. her schoolmates | until 6:20 p. m., | tand | Burlington Route ~C:BRQ.R.R. The Burlington takes the lead. Burlington Route ‘CB&Q.RR. It was in advance of all lines in developing Nebraska. It was in advance ofall lines in establishing dining-car service between Missouri river points and Chicago. It was in advance of all lines in giving the people of Omaha and the West a fast mail service. It was in advance of all lines in running its trains from the East into Omaha proper. It was in advance of all lines in reducing the time of passenger trains between Omaha and Chicago. It was in advance, and is the only line by which you can feave Qmaha in the morning and arrive in Denver the evening of the same day. It has been progressive in the past. 1t will lead in the future. Travel and ship via the Burlington. Ticket Office, 1223 Farnam Street. Depot on Tenth Street. Burlington ~Roure “LBEQRR: THEMEANDER OF SEVENTY-SIX | - The Variously Considered Cut-Off | Lake of To-day. A SHEET OF VAST POSSIBILITIES. The Uses to Which the Lake is Now Pat and the Schemes Which Ave Betng Projected for the Future, The Horseshoe Lake. On the night of the 1ith of October, 1876, the swollen waters of the choco- late-colored Missouri went on a frolic. and in the morning when the inhabi- tants of the then sleepy town of Omaha had avisen, they found that the majes- tie flood was lowing placidly in a new channel it had car nearly two miles east of the old one. The Jierous stream has continued ever since to fol- low in the same course, and the old, de- serted hend, which Las been gradually filled in at one end with sandbars and other alluvial deposits, is known on the Omaha waps as Cut-Off lake. The sec- tion cut off from fowa by the freshet is styled Cut-OIF island, and has proved a refuge for the license-avoiding suloon- keeper, 1o say nothing of its unproce- deuted sources of al discord and pro- bable unending litigation before future tribunals Not satistied with its confinements, the southern neclk of the lake has been washing away its western boundavies and filling up on the opposite side un- til its eastern shores are now where its western shores were twelve years ago. Last fall, & band of speculators who had bought about cighty-two acres on the istund, expeetod ulso to gobblo up the old river bed filled up in the manner just mentioned, claiming it on the ground ceretions, but the governiment ofti- Is declared that iv was still regarded as viver-bed and was the property of Uncle Sam. This filled-in strip of ground comprised a g many acres and the failure of the speculators to se- cure it for nothin rather dampened their ardor. and gave their attempted boom of the island a decided black eye. “Cut-Off lake is a sheet of water simi- lar in shupe ton horseshoe, and from end to end it is four miles long. It has a uniform width of about a quarter of a mile, and in its de t place: a line sinks over twenty fee! Although posséssing superior natural as a pleasure resort. it has, ingely enough, been neglected by Omiaha people, while the littlo sheet of wi over in Towa known as Lake Manuwa, which is only about a quarter of its size, has been freely patronizad. A few years since, a number of lovers hoating discovered that Cut-Of's placid watcrs were far superior to those of the rushing Missouri for indulging their favorite time, and the result was the organization of the Omaha Boat club, boat-house was erceted and a number of racing shells and bavges bought. Last fall, by the s ductive promises of the Like Man- awi man the elub was induced to move its paraphenalia to the Towa lake, but a single scason has demon- strated to the Omaha boys the folly of woing so far from home, and it is ruamored that next season they will re turn to the O win. Three years ago Capt Jan Arnam established the present Starboat house, but soon retived. 3 This season Otto O, Schwerin.a young man of this eity, a great lover of boat- ing bought out the establishment and i muvagement the patronage ’ dvanced in respectability and numbnrs, At present eight sail- boats and thirty skiffs minister to the enjoyment of the pleasure s kers who visit this resort. The bathing which unt been utterly ne, end of the is Swift's ice house is sandy beaches in the co gradual slope into the Saluable for bathing. being made to hore noxt senson Already @ large number of cottonwood trees have been planted, and next spring bath-hous refreshment stands and othe conveniences are to be erected for the accommodation of vi tors. The place has been named jghtor beach,” whic'i pretty alliter- ative sppelletion will probably please ed of of the cellent, On the neross of the try, and its ke makes it parations are yathing resor lake, have north from finest facilities the onr of many to whom tho nam O is musically—or rather un- musically—offensive. A substantial wagon bridge has been ervected from the mainland to the island over the southern nrm of the lako, and graded ronds have been extended from this point to the new heach. Neoar the west side of the lake ave the well-known sulphur springs, which may cut an important feature in the future development of the lake as a resort, on account of their laxative and blood- purifying wate It could hardly be termed visionary Qn{wwli\'t that some day a great hotcl will stand near the marge of the lake, and Omaha be ranked among the pleas ure resorts of the west. - HE IS A “GRESHAM DEMOCRAT."” 'l Sheldon Will Vote the Old Roman. Chieago Tribune: Dr. Nathaniel Shel- don lives at Delaware place and street, and overy one who rides | a St treet ear notices his house is a little two-story frame structure niticant in itself, but it is d¢ fa and banners. Two THURMA AND TRUTH, he curtains of all the windows are fringed with bandanas and below oue of them 1s pasted a picture of Thurman, From a second-story window sticks u broom with a bandana attached to it. This display of enthusinsm attracted the attention of a Pribune reporter and 1 lied on the doctor to ask the cause of it. ['m a Gresham democrat,” said the doctor shortly. S What is that?” was asked. “I would have voted for Gresham, but now 'l vote for Thurman.”’ “Cleveland and Thurman,” prompted the reporte “Do you see house sharp. i was ny picture of Clevel wid the old man No. Well, I voted for him lastyear, but | won’t this. I'll vote for the Old Roman. He's honest. I like him. The t makes mo thimk of the kangaroo.” 10 s hind legs are strongerand better than its front legs. Tt was so before for that matter. Hendricks was an honest man. I like trath; [ don’t like hy- “Whit made you like Judge Gros- nm?” He is an hon live on this street, and he airs. H id and good. 1'm a demoerat, but I would have voted fo him. Now 'l vote for the Old Romun *Not for Cleve ay” No, sir. He's mado a fairvly president, but not good enough for me. If it wasn't for the Old Romau L wouldu't o to the polls at ail, **What's your business, doctor?” “1'n a missionavy.” SOl what chur I'm independont. People hy I don’t vole the prohibition I'm a temperanc man, | can't. 1t take sides with hyy crits. | ean’t vote for liars, Last time St. John said he w hristian, He used to never put on m ticket, Then | Telephone Burlinglon Route: ho said he la democeratic y shall not hat he wasa chr ke nights hating the The Lord says we 1 when he said This year it is no better. So I niust be ademocrat_or a vepublican. I would have voted for Gresham; now 1l vote for Thurman. But Cleveland--I dou’t vote for him. The ticketis wrong end to—the strength is all behind.” How do you prosecuto your good vel and relieve distress where T find it. There are always people will- ing to help me. T don’t beloipio any vi 1 just work by myself.” B alarm clocks, wranted for two or $1.25, at Edholm & Akin's. The Texas Steer's Climb. Chicago Tribune: Strange came from the dirvection of the front door of No. 2808 South Park avenue. The second flat is occupied by Mr. and Mrs. John FPowler and their son Wil- limn, The family had just vetired. The strange noises grew louder, “Burgiars,” whispered Mrs, with a shudde Non " peplied Mr. Fowler, *‘no Burglar would be fool enough to make such a racket us that.” Mr. Fowler got up and lighted the gas in the hall. Presently Mys, Powler heard him say: “Well, T never!” ‘When the gas blazed up Mr. vas amazed to see standing on the st just below the fivst turn a la I'e steer, with the back yard gate on one hovn and the front hall hat-tree on the other. The steer looked at Mr. Fowle and M owler looked at the steer The steer seemed to have no explana- tions to offer as to why he should call at that hour of the night. So Mr. Fow- inquired: \'4 do china shoy Phe steer dropped the backyard gate and shook the hat-tree at Mr. Fowler. Then he pawed up yard or two of stair carpet and bellowed ina rich baritone voice thut awoke overybody in the blo T'he steer climbed a step or two higher, *shoo!” said the front flap of animal; **shos not wanted.” But the steer only pawed up another yard of carpet and shook the hut-tree at Mr. Fowler. Tho steer, having recovered his wind, had come to remember of the way up these steps at a jump, Mr. Fowler got inside and shut the door barely in time. The animal knocked, but wys refused admittance. Then he hung the hat- teee on the door-knob, pawed up some new carpet, bellowed sonorously, and started up the stairs to the third flat. Meuntime quite a erowd of neighbor had gathered in front of the house. P're sently a couple of men in slouch hats and spurs, with coils of rope th hands, came up. “scen anything thoy inquirved “You'll find him upstairs house,” said a bystande The cowboys dashed up the stairs, hey ha spe around his horns in a jifly, and_he came down humbly enough. The cowhoys explained that ¢ had got away from them at yards, noises Fowler Fowler on want hoer This no Mr, Fowlor, waving his nightgown at the cat! L out, you are of a stray st in that