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6 POLITICAL ~ SOUTH OMAHA. Residents of the Maglic Olty Full of Ambition, CANDIDATES FUR EVERYTHING Prospects For a Warm Time at the Polls in Relation to the Police Judgeship -- Other News. The Candidates. A representative meeting of business men was held in the rooms of the Emanon club Wednesday evening, to take political action in the coming municipal election, Chairman John P. Evers on behalf of the committees on candidates reported the names of Patrick J. King and Samuel P. Brigham for a police judge selection. After an informal ballot o regular ballot wi taken and it was de- cided to appoint a committee, which commit- ists of John F. Roushar, P. P, Hedges, W. H, Beckett, aud Secretary Jo- seph O, Eastman to receive the result of the ballot and with power to consult with other nomination committees and con- ventions and to select a candidate and to re- port at next meeting. The committee then reported in favor of Fred M. Smith for councilman in the First ward, Z. Cuddington in the Second ward, Jocob H. Egger in the Third ward. and B. Jetter in the Fourth ward, and on ballots they were elected. The question of school directors was held open till the next meeting. Adjourned to meet * Saturday morning at9o'clock in the Masonic’, banquet rooms, S The Council. ‘When Mayor Sloane called the council to order Wednesday afternoon, Councilmen Smith, Jetter, Rafferty, Bayless, Burke and O'Rourke answered roll call. The minutes were read and approved. Ordinance No. 122, authorizing fire hydrants on Twenty- eighth street between J and N streets, was reported favorably. Ordinance No, 121, relat- ing to sewer connections, was reported fav- orably and passed finally. Ordinance No. 120, relating to stock running at large, read and passed. Here a resolution passed requiring the city attorney to pre- prepare all ordinances to be introduced with the typewriter. The dumping grounds committee reported, and was granted fur- ther time. Ordinance No. 122, requiring water hydrants on Twenty-fifth street at I, J, K, L'and M streets, and ordinance N 138, establishing grades on Twenti oth, Twenty-first, ~ Twenty-second and Twenty-thir streets, from to G strects and on G, H,T,J, K, L and M streéts from Twenty-fourth 'to Twentieth were read and lmssed. The resignation of stock inspector Doc Johnson was accopted. Petitioners to raise the grade four feet at Twenty-fourth and J streets and to retain the original engineer's grade were read and referred. An electric light was authorized at the Q street railroad crossing. Mayor Sloane approved the bonds of city engineer . H. Lawrence and viaduct inspector Peter McCaffrey. The requestof city treasurer Thomas Geary for un assistant was referred to the financo committee. The appointment of a_stock inspector was re- ferred to the council as a committee of the whole. Morris Morrison's plat of Morrison's sec- ond addition was referred to the council as @ committee of the whole. The following officers were appointed: First ward judges, C. M. Hunt and J. E. Hart and Eli H. Doud; clerks, C. W. Miller and Frank I Lee. Second ward judges, Tnomas Dowling and. Oscar B, Mill and Dr. C. E. C, Smith; clerks, Miles Welsh and Bernard F. Eybell. Third ward judges, Michael Cummings, = Patrick Sheahey an ohn *. ' Gorman; clerks, William Kelly and _ Charles King; Fouth ward, Judges, C. W. Glenn, B. R. Scott and W. R. Bennett; clerks, John C. Walters and Harry Hettinger. A warrant on the general fund for $21 in favor of C. A. Valentine was ordered. Adjourned to meet Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Political Prospects. ‘The republican primary election will be held Friday afternoon between the hours of 4and 7 o'clock. At asecret caucus of lead- ers held Friday evening it was generally un- derstood that Justice E. K. Wells had the pole for police ruage although Attorney John Grico has a fighting chance. For gchool di- rectors the combination 1s not yet complete but promises to be either A. J. Caughey and N. J Slate or F. J. Carpenter and Frank H. Boyd and Dr. M. Kirkpatrick. For couucil in the First ward the fight will be warm and close Councilman Fred M. Smith and George ‘W. Masson, the leaders favoring Mr. Mas- son and the rank and file favoriog Mr. Smith. In the Second ward, 1f a nomination be madge it willbe John J. Nelson, although D. L- McGuekin and L. C. Gibson have chances and are using every opportunity and either may win. The more level headed want the republicans not to make and aldermanic nom- ination in the Second ward but to indorse Z. Cuddington, an active republican, who already was the, business men’s indorse- ment. If this be don r. Cuddington would be elocted. In the Third ward, Joseph H. Egger, a democrat, will be indorsed, and in the Fourth ward, Charles Cummings will be the man. The Methodist Episcopal Social. The following excelient programme has ‘been prepared for the social and entertain- ment to be given in the Methodist Episcopal church Tuesday evening, April 3: Trio—O, Resuless Sea.......Mrs, W. P, Sla- bough and_ Messrs, Charles Young ‘ and James M. Grantham............e +...Mr. Walter Cutler .Mr. J. A, Bollman Recitation.............Mr. V. P, Wormwook ...Misscs Anna Blanchard and Blanche Glasgow,. ceianenie Recitation, . ....Miss Jennie Morris Quartette. ... Messrs. Young, Daniels, Hitte and Grantham. . Solo...... .. iss Edith Gray .Mr. James C, Carley Mrs. W. H. Slabough on's Mocha and Juva cake and pickles. Ad- unch, 15 cents. i coffee, uudwluhxfi mission, includiag i W Band Ball, One hundred and tifty couples filled Hunt's hall Wednesday night at tho dance given by the cornet band. The music was excellent, The attention of the members and commit- tees was all that could be desired. Every one there was all smiles and good feeling, each striving to add to the enjoyment of oth- ers. It was by all odds the most successful, best attended and most enjoyable party ever givon by the social band boys, ‘foo much credit cannot be given the members of the committee and for their attention to and serving the wants of thoir guests, Notos About the Oity. James R. Paden, a stock yards employe, 'ednesday afternoon got o small shver of stoel in his eye causing considerable pain till removed with instruments by Dr. T, (I, En- son. Justice Levy wants it publicly stated that he had withdrawn Lis naine und was uot in the race Tuesday for police Judge at the dem- ocratic primaries, J, M, Waugh i@ in Creston, lowa. The independeft club will meet at John Frey's to-night. the meetin in_ the nevolent sociel elson Av'Lundgren, M. A M‘l’lrun. John A, « Nelson, William Peterson, Anderson, . Soderberg and John Johnson were ap. Elnufl a comimittee on constitution and bye. of Scandinavian Wed- ws, Adjourned to meet at JohnJ. Nelsow’ wonty-sixth stroet, Friday ov;:l:'. ) Mary Dorant, who has been visiting a‘rd-ul:ur lynu brother-in-law Mr, and Mrs, ol J. O'Rourke, returnod to Gretua yestor- pending & week at Auburn Dr. T. has returned hunmlo. man Court Culonia I K%h of P&hm hall W y elected following ofloers: John Frey; vice clief raoger, ' ‘Schuster; recording secretary, THE OMAHA DAILY ]’QEEr FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 19889 Gustay ~ Waine Anancial secretary, Henry Strathman: treasurer, ~Herman Trienkle; medical examiner, Warren H. Slabaugh'; senior woodward, Herman Auger; unior woodward, Julius Forbish; senior dle, Jacob Ulrich; junior beadle, William Schoen. The lodge ‘will meet Wednesday evening, April 10, in Knights of Pythias hall, when Organizer George Seltzer will in| stall the oMcers. The fire alarm at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon was on account of a little fire in B. O. Magfield's home. A man had been fixing the gasoline stove and emptied some gasoline in a stove, and Mayfield, not kno w- ing of the inflammable fluid, threw a lighted match in the bucket. In an instant was nearly full of Fire. Mrs. Mayfleld with her littie daughter was cut off by the fire from the outside door and with rare courage and presence of mind siezed the vessel and carcied it out. No damage was done and the fire was extinguished be- ‘lora the fire companies were informed where it was. F. E. Fancher, Fremont, Elkhorn & Mis- souri \'all«:ly cashier at this_point, has been transferred to Lincom. Frank Ried has been nspoln(ed cashier at this point and has entered on his duties, L. C. Gibson is announced as a republican candidate for councilman i the Third ward. Hruce McCullough, a wenial gentleman and an experienced newspaper man, i8 now doing excellent local work on the Stockman, A fine gold pendant medal from the Collins Gun company, Omaha, bearing the inscrip- tion, “South 'Omaha Gan Club, '80," has been received By Secretary Remes. The badge is valued at £30. Councilman ~ Daniel Rafferty is being steongly urged to run as an independent for councilman in the Second ward. ‘M, Kafferty,” said one of his friends, ‘‘is one of the best men in the council, and strongest man in the ward, and the Second ward needs him in the council.” The republican meeting announced to be held in Hunt's overa house to-night has been abandoned. W. J. Slate and A. J. Coughoy have the lead for members of the school board at the primaries. J. M. Lininger, who has been so ill at his home in Burlington place, in the western part of the city, Thursday was sent to St. Joseph's hospital. Mrs. H. A. Tillotson, of Marshall, Mich., and her daughter, Mrs. W. C. Tillson, of Kearney, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Saxe, have gone to Kearney. ‘Wednesday evening next the joint commit- tees of the Knights of Labor and the Union of Carpenters and Jointers will meet to ar- range for the next joint open meating. John Moher, a lonely vag, was given six days in jail by Judge Reuther Thursday morning. The Rev. Isaac Houlgate, who has had local charge of the new Presbyterian Epis- copal mission, Thursday returned to Fari- beon, Minn. A runaway horse belonging to Isaac Levy, took to itself the right to run Thursday afternoon and had a race up and then down Twenty-sixth street. During the race it broke away from the hitching weight and round up by demolishing the buggy and scat- tering the pieces along the street and in tangling with D. W. Bayless buggy sprung the rear axle tree. Ounly about $50 damage was done. Night before last thieves entered the shoe shop of Robert Kehoe and stole a pair of fine shoes and robbed the till of between $4 and 8. A new, largo smokestack for the Armour- gudnhy packing houses was received Thurs- ay. Miss Anna Powers, of Sncldon, Ia.. is the Ruest of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Robinson. Charles W. Glynn has gone to Chicazo. Mrs. G. W. Kunight, of Hillsdale, Mich., one of the leading ladies of that aristocratic city, is visiting her son, C. T Van Aken. Over the corresponding period of last vear South Omaha has killed 81,000 more hogs than in 1888, At an independent democratic meeting held Thursday evening, at which John G. Irwin was chairman, Patrick J. King was nominated as an independent democratic candidate for police judge, and A. Haley and Edward Corrigan for school directors. Mr. King accepted the nomination and will run, Frank Marshall, who has been so danger- ously ill with rheumatism for some weeks, is better and to-day may be able to sit up a short time, Willis H, Stowe, the carrier boy, is sick with malarial fever at the home of his uncle, Frank Hayward. Mrs, William M. Hughes, iliness, 18 better. ————— THE OHIO MEN, They Elect Officers and Transact Other Business. A well attended meeting of the Ohio club was held in the rooms of the secretary, Dr. Charles Rosewater, last evening forjthe pur- pose of electing officers. The officers already chosen are: George F. Brown, president; Dr. Charles Rosewater, secrotary, and W. L. McCague, treasurer. The officials chosen last night were: First vice president, Judge Lake; second vice president, Herman Kountze; third vice president, Thomas Kil- patrick; fourth vice prasident, Dr. Denise; fifth viea president, MoShane; sixth vice president, W. Trustees—W, W. Slabaugh, N. A. A. J. Simpson, W. F. Bechel, M. R. Risdon, Dr, L. F. Mc- Kenna and S. W. Croy. 5 Dr. McKenna, Ralph Breckenridge and S. W. Croy were appointed a committee to re- port the names of candidates for historian of the club. ‘The trustees were instructed to consider the question of & banquet to be given by tho ciub early in May. Dr. Eleanor Day was admitted to member- ship in the club, The wives and daughbters of members of the club are considered honorary members and will be welcomed at all meetings, The regular monthly meeting of the club occurs next Thursday evening, after a short IN THE COURTS, The Mills Continue to Grind at the Usual Speed. Charles Neison, the criminal who pleaded guilly several days ago to forgery, has been sentenced to one year in the penitentiary, He was taken to that institution at Lincoln yesterday morning b‘{ Jailor Miller, Judge Groff granted a decrce in the George M. Mills will case controversy. He ordered and adjudged that the property involved, be- ing lov 0 in block 157, was granted to devisee and 18 held in common by George T, Mills and J. 8. McCormick, aud they took the es- tute in fee. His honor also ruled that the desire expressed in clause four of the will created no trust or other obligation than a moral one, and that the limitation of this cstate w use of grandchildren of deceased, oid. Minnie Bucher was granted a divorce by Judge Groff from her husband, John Bucher, on the grounds of drunkenness, negloct and cruelty, Bill' Emerson, charged with obstructing the street, will bo put on his trial to-day. ‘The casc of Frank J. Ramge against the Western Printing company, was awmued to the district court yesterday frowm the county court, where the plaintiff was given & judg- ment for 33, duse as rent. County Court. The Commercial National bank fostituted suit against R, . Livesey on a check for $150.60, drawn by him over one year ago in favor of I, B, Bryaut on the First Nationai bank., When the Commerci people pre- sented 1t for collection they discovered that Livesey had nc mouey there. Nissen & Hervick sued Henry D. Smith for $202, alleged 1o be due us coumissions for the sale of real estate. Campbell & Hnr\'ei' sued McLaughlin & Van Closter for $500 fer services in seliing realty, [ — A Poor Marksman. Sam Maloney, 8 Union Paciflo switchman who has & peuchant for bar room rows, at; tempted to reduce the stock of glassware in Dunn's saloon, at the corner of Tenth and Capitol avenue, last night, and only desisted when the barkeeper used hiw as a target for a couple of revolver siots. Ile escaped ua- burt. " No arrests were made. e Election of Officers. The Metropolitau prohibition elub has elected the following officers: George E. prestdont: J. Phipns Roe, vice John A. Bradly, tary, and eline, treusurer, AMUSEMENTS, * “A Hole in the Ground" tas greatiy en- joyed by an exeellent audience at Boyd's opera house last night. The skit has lost none of its popularity since last here, and promises to continue a big winner for many seasons. Boecause of the fact that it intro- duces a bovy of very Sro"_v eirls, who sing well and dance splendidly, and also satirizes keenly several kinds of people found in small New EEngland towns. “‘A Hole in the Ground” is considered by some the best of Hoyt's productions, It 18 in the hands of the same company, with one or two excuruona, that was here last season, George Richards still plays the Stranger, and he makes an lu‘ril(-n(‘e laugh until sides ache. Frank Lawton, the whistler, continues as Station agent; Miss Nettie Lyford is the lunch coun- ter girl and Miss Alico Evans the telegraph operator. Julian Mitchell's make-up as a league hase ball umpire is a great foature. All the others play-their parts well. Among the new faces noticed is that of Miss Mayme Kelso, a Cincinnati girl who is having her first sbason’s experience as a professional on the road. She is a very pretty and geaceful artist and has a remarkably fine contralto voice. Her voice is very strong, but good range will some day bring its charming possessor_to the front rank in the profession. Miss Kelso, Miss Fanuy Batch eldor and Miss Rosa Frances form the trio of tailor-made girls. Same bill to.night. JrraP - enial Stenographers Organize. The stenographers of the city met last night. There were twenty five present. A society was organized, baving for its purpose the mutual benefit of members, All present signed as charter members, There are about three hundred stenographers in the citv and 1t is believed thata large proportion will join. Another meeting will be held next Thursday at Valentine's institute. i g To Mayor Broatch. The following letter has been received by the mayor of Omaha: Couxcir, BLuers, In, March 28,—Mayor Broatch, Omaha, Neb. ' Dear sir: It {8 with very great pleastre that I, as a saloonkeeper in this town of prohibition, notice, and_am acquainted with the fact, that your procla- mation has iad the desired effect upon my brethren in your city—that of closing totally on Sunday.” I thank you that it gives me a bonanza, as weil as the saloon men of South Omaha. Hoping you may continue in your good work. 1 am yours, eto., A SALOON Max. A Case Decided. Attorneys in the case of J. Doran, execu- trix, against I. Oberfelder and others, have been notified that the case has been affirmed in the court of last fesort. The cause was tried last September before Judge Hopewell and the jury awarded the plaintiff a verdict for $5,000. "The suit was commenced by the plaintiff, ‘who is a widow. to recover that amount on account of her husband being killed 1n an el- evator shaft in the defendant’s building on Harney, between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. Usurping Judiclal Powers. Block Watchman William Nagel last mght adopted the plan of inflicting punishment upon his_prisoner without troubling Judge Berka. Nagel met a man named Heyman, against whom he had a grudge, in Butt's sa: loon, and in tho course of @ row arrested him, then knocked him down with a club and dropped him out of the door, remarking that it was unnccessary to trouble the police court with such unimportant cases. Gone to Lincoln. C. Nelson, who was receatly sentenced to one year's imprisonment in the penitentiary on the charge of forgery, was taken to Lin- coln yesterday by Jailor Joe Miller of the county jail. Itis said that Nelson is very clever with the pen, when signing checks. A Litdle Wanderer, The four-year-old boy of Henry Peterson, 2928 Burt street, was picked up by a police- man at the corner of Fifteenth and Webster streets last night and taken to the police station, where his parents claimed him. Enm e Cold Wave. A dispatch from Washington at 10:10 last night said that the temperature will fall 80 degrees by morning. Poor Henry. Henry VIIL will be read at the Unity Shakespearian club at to-night's meeting in Unity church. Gl S A WORTHLESS WRETCH. He Shoots His Benetactress and Then Kills Rimself. BosTox, March 23.—[Special Telegram to ‘Pur Bee. |-~At Newton Highlands last even- ing Nicholas Mead visited Mrs. Samuel ‘Tuckerman, who lives in an isolated part of Newton, and demanded to know where his wife was. Mead, 1t seems, through shiftless habits, was extremely poor, and his wife had been subjected to cruel treatment at his hands. Mr. and Mrs, Tuck- erman, who were interested in charitable work, had learned of the case and had tried in soveral ways to relieve the family. Situ- ations had been obtained for Mead, but he had lost them through drinking habits, and the Tuckermans had advised rs, Méad to leave her husband. They had found her a place in a hospital, Mead called upon Mrs. Tuckerman and upon her refusal to disclose the whereabouts of his wife, drew a revolver and shot, the bullet striking the woman in the head. Mrs. Tuckerman ran from the room and called her children o follow. Moad then shot a boy fourteen years old, in the head, inflicting & serious wound, be- fore he could get from the room. He tried also to it a littlo_eight-year-old girl, but missed his aim. He then tvrned the revol- ver on Limself, putting a ball through his braln, Mrs ‘fuckerman and her son will probably recover from the wounds. e After a Monopoly. JeprERSON Crry, Mo., March 28,—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|—The house has passed Mr. Dempsey's telephone bull, This Dbill limits the charge for tele- phone instruments in cities of the first class --St. Louis and Kausas City—to # per month or $48 per-year. In all other ocities and towns the charge shall not exceed $3 per month or$36 per year. The bili further pro- vides that any owner, lessee, operator or agent who shall oharge, collect or receive for the use and service of any such telephone used within this atate any sum in excess of the rate fixed by this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in o county jail not exceoding six months or by a fine not less thau $100 and not exceeding 500, or by both such fine and imprisonmen and.every such case shall constitute u sepa- rate effense, The bill has an emergenoy clause which was not adopted. It was reported to the nate inmediately after its passage and will come up in that body in about two weeks, e ‘Work on the Canal Has Ceased. ‘WASRINGTON, March 28.—Secretary Blaine has received a report from the consul of the United States at Colon, stating that work along the Panama canal has entirely ceased, and that the West India negroes are return- ing to their homes. Up to March 16 fully 5,000 of the latter Liud alroady left. The c sul reports great depression in business, The Panama railroad company is sufferin from a orisis, owing to the loss of locai trufi flo, Two unsuceessful attempts have been made to burn Colon, The Cleveland Party, JacksoNvirLe, Fla., March 28, —A Lake- land special says: The Cleveland party ar- rived at Tampa this afteruoon. All are ‘?“‘“" pleased with their visit to Havana, ey visited the new hotel at Tampa snd then drove to Ybor Oity, where immense cigar factories are located. From there they took the train for Sanford and Orlando, where they will atop over a short tame, pro- ceoding to Jupiter lulet to-morrow. - Indian Supply Contracts Awarded. WasmixgroN, March 28.—The Indian bureau to-day made awards of conracts for live stock for the use of Indians on several reservatlous, amounting to about $50,000, BROOKS APPEARS IN COURT. The Bartender Who Saw the Mur- der Suddenly Disappoara. DAMAGE The Bluffts Team Outshoots Omahas—Big Dirt Deals the Quiot—Brief Items. The Brooks Murder Case. Yesterday was the time set for the begin- ning for the preliminary examination of Thomas Brooks for the murder of Frank De Goode on the 5th of the present month at the Upper Broadway saloon known as the “‘Bucket of Blood.” It will be remembored that the crime of which Brooks is charged was one of the most cold blooded murders known in the history of the county. The victim was engaged in a dispute and drunken brawl with George Guanella, when prisoner stepped up and without a moment's warning fired the fatal shot. Death was instantaneous, and De Goode fell to the floor @ corpse. The coroner’s jury returned a ver- dict to the effect that *‘the deceased came to his death from a I)inlol shot fired by Thomas Brooks with murderous intent."” Such in brief isthe history of the crime for the commission of which Brooks was to undergo on examination. As the prisoner has resided in this cky all his life and is quite well known, much interest was mat ‘ested in the case, and long before the ap- pointed time, the superior court room in the city building was packed with a crowd of curious people who had assembled to get a look at the defendant and to hear the testi- mony of eye witnesses to the tragedy. The hour set for the examination arrived and passed apparently unnoticed by either the court or the attorneys, as nothing was done, as all were waiting for a stenographer, who failed to appear, and the hearing was postponed until half past one. It was then decided to hold the examination in the north court room of the county court house, on ac- count of the large number of spectators who desired to be present. Promptly at the last named hour Marshal Guanelia ushered the prisoner into _court to a seat by the side of his attorney, Colonel D, B Dailey, and the examination of witnesses was begun. Lons Jensen was the first witness, and he testified to essentially the same facts s he gave before the coroner's jury. He stated that he saw the fatal shot fired, and heard the only words uttered by the prisoner— ““Damn you, I'll settle it.”” He saw the gun drawn, and 'then thrown into a corner. The testimony of the witnesses, Dr, Water- man, Abner Jocnson, Ed _Morris, Ida Mel- ville, William Probstle, Officers Isenberger and Austin was the sime as given at the in- quest, and although closely watched no dis- crepancies were noticed. When the Melville woman took the stand, she sedulously avoided looking at Brooks, and kept her eyes either on the floor or on the prosecuting- attorney. Brooks, on the contrary, regarded her with asteady gaze, and he listened w her replies with the most intense interest. She testified to taking the revolver to him on the evening before the murder, in response to & message sent her by messenger. She refused to take the revolver from the hands of the prosecut- ing attorney, but identified it as the one she had given to the prisoner. The boy, Abner Johnson, swore that the defendant did not take the revolver from his overcoat pocket, as far as he could see, and thought he must have shot through the coat, The examination on this point, both direct and cross, was quite close. The greater part. of the witnesses were not cross examined. Ofticer Isenberger stated that. the prisoner told him when arrested that the affair was an accident. After the examination of these witnesses the state rested, aud Prosecuting Attorney Organ stated that he desired the presence of Frank Hatcher, who was the bartender of the saloon where the tragedy occurred, and was present at the time of the shooting. He been held in the = county jail as a ‘witness, and = was brought -into the court room at 1:30 o'clock by Sheriff O'Neill, but had mysteriously disappeared. He was a mate- rial witness and must be brought in. He could not be found, as he hud taken advant- age of the interest in the examination to quietly slip out unobserved. Colonel Dailey stated that he was not ready to go on witl the examination, and as he would also be busy to-day, the hearing was continued until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. After the examination THE BeE reporter asked Brooks how he was treated In jail, and he repliea that he could not complain. He found his confinement less tedious and wearing thau might be expected, and was feeling first rate physically. His appearance indicated that the affair was not wearing on his mind, as he is considerably heavier than when incarcer- ated. He did not appear at all nervous, and evidently expects to get off with a very light sentence to the penitentiary. Before being taken back to jail he asked to see the Mel- ville woman, and she was informed that he wished to speak to her. The two chatted freely for two or three minutes, when Brooks was taken back to his cell after a walcgme respite of & few hours in the outer world. A HEAVY SUIT. the The Rluffts Win. The last of a series of three matches to be shot between the rifie clubs of this city and Omaha was shot at the rauge of the local club in Rohrer's park Wednesday, and re- sulted in a victory for the home team. This gives them two out of three matches and en- titles them to the_trophy, a haudsome gold medal, valued at $50. The following is the score of the last matoh : Omaha. R John Hardin. = B H B al [Tor'L, oxzcaSaxEa [1] 61 67 48 n ozozaadSas cazaace cracEEoao moommnonod coacSacaus sozoomoman .,. %] sxene = 5| 5 =i coceaneZSa cxZSoca Sz Sec | el ErccZamoa: saccacesac cBasces! caae E s | sRagRRzaas| Metcalf. & The Felleral Court. The case of Bergman vs the Omaha & St. Louis railway company was still on trial be- fore Judge Love in the United States district court when it adjourned last night. The case is beng hotly gntested by both sides, and the §20,000 damages asked will not be paid without a struggle. Before Judge iras the case of the ‘Windsor Savings bank vs 8. A. McMahon et al was argued and submitted during the morning. 1n the afternoon N, P, Dingman pieaded gullty to selling liquors without a license and was fined $100 and costs. Real Eatate Moving. “Dulll No, sir,”” answered a real estate man to one of the ngws gatherers yesterday. “We're learning a lLittle wisdom. We real estato men don't rush to the papers every time a deal is closed, the way we used to. Tha why you newspaper fellows don’t know all that's going on, Why don't we tellt 'Cause. That's & woman’s reason. Well, to be honest, I'll tell you true, The other day, for instance, 1 sold about $18,000 worth of lots to an eastern capitalist, I ex- t to sell some more, but if [ began shout- ng about it, other real estate dealers would begin to bother and interfere. I just keep still and at work. 1 suppose others follow the same policy. There’'s more real estate being sold and more activity than you have any fdelof. Yes, sir, Council Bluffs is all right, This is the best IK:“IK we have ever ad, It's beginning to very brisk, in- oed.” LA RS Sandbagged and Robbed, Hanwissuke, Pa., March 28.—[Special Telegram to Tus Bee.|—Yesterday an officer of the war department at Washingtoa came here to take charge of Captain Craft, of the United States army, who has been in confinement here since Monday eveuing, and at the station acted as though demented. He was taken in charge, locked up, and watched for fear he might do himself bodily injury. Wednesday night he became more rational and said that the last thing he could remem- ber was that somebody was striking him on the head with the heavy end of a revolver. A gold watch and $300 in cash, he said, wero missing. It is the theory of the police that Captain Craft was sandbagged, robbed and theu placed on the train at some point west of this city, probably Pittsburg. He was taken to Washington in the afternoon. They Still Pay Commissions. Cinicago, March 28.—General McNulta, receiver of the Wabash railway, has sent a telegram to Judge Cooley, chairman of the mter-state commerce commission. urging an early ruling as to the legality of paying a commission on passenger tickets. General McNulta says that western roads continue paying commissions, and no meeting has m called to stop it. Asa result of the telegram, Judge Cooley this afternoon wirea Chairman Abbott, of the Western States Passenger association, as follows: ““What Chicago roads, if any, still pay com- missions on passenger traffic! 'If any, see it it is necessary to summon them herein order to stop it.” A meeting will probably be called 1n a day or two to consider the question, ol rtaktion Wanamaker Dined. PriADELPHIA, March 23.—A compli- mentary dinner was tendered to Postmastor General Wanamaker by Mayor Fitler at his residence on Walnut street, in this city, to- night. About twenty-five gentlemen were present to meet the guest, among them bemg George W. Childs, Governor James A. Beaver, Charles Emery Smith, Congressmen Harmer, Kelly and Bingham, James Elver- son, William M. Singerly and George R. Howell, of New York. Hon. Samuel J. Randall sent a letter of regret, saying that his illness would prevent him ' from coming to Philadelphia. A. J. Drexel and Senators Cameron and Quay also sent letters of regret. plite.iby 4 Comptoir D'Escompte Affair. Pans, March 23.—The trustees appointed by the tribunal of commerce report that the directors of the Comptoir d’Escompte are re- sponsible for declaring a higher dividend n January than the position justified. The trustecs aro further of tne opinion that the copper contracts were a violation of the statutes, and therefore void. The directors of the Comptoir d'Escompte have boen sum- moned o appear boforo. tho judge d'instruc- ion. The report estimates the asssts of the Comptoir d'Escompte at 207,000,000 francs, all given as security for 179,000,000 fraucs ad- vanced by banks to avert the suspension of the concern, What the shareholders will ob- tain depends upon satisfactory realizations. ————— Not of the Surrendering Kind. BiRMINGHAM, Ala., March 28.—A special from Blodon reports-an attempt to rob the Southern Express company’s office at that point. Last night, ubout 10 o'clock, a man named John Warren, disguised as a negro, opened the express office door, and with a fifiwl in his hand ordered Agent B. M. uey to surrender. Huey didn’t do it, and the man fired at him twice, one ball glancing from his breast and breaking one of his arms By this time Huey had seized his own pistol and fired three shots at_the robber, who was found shortly afterwards, 100 feet from the office, dead. The Colorado & Pacific. DENVER, Col., March 28.—Articles of in- corporation were filed with the secretary of state to-day for the Colorado & Pacific rail- way, with a capital of §2,000,000. It is pro- posed to build railway and telegraph lines from Grand Junction, Col., down the Grand river to & junction with the Green river, through the territory of Utah, and states of Nevada and California and the territory of Arizona, thence to the mouth of the Colorado river, then to the cities of San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles. The incorpo: rators are all Colorado men. The principal office will be located in Denver, with branches in Boston and New York. —_———— The Canadian Parliament. OTTAWA, March 28.—In the commons this afternoon Hon. David Mills resumed the de- bate on the Jesuit estates question. He called attention to the liberality shown in the United States in religious matters, and de- nied that the Dominion government was en- dowed with authority to pronounce upon ecclesiastical affairs. He would accord to Catholics the same privileges he wished to enjoy. Although personally of the opinion that the Catholic religion in some respects is erroneous. he would not think of interfering ‘with the rights of others. il tos o A $10,000 Stallion Race. BosToN, March 23.—The announcement is made that another stallion race under the auspices of Wesley P. Balch will take place on September 18 next for $10,000 stakes, on some prominent track in New England yet t0 be selected. Entries will close June 1. The purse will be divided as follows: Five thousand dollars tq the first, $2,500 to the second, £1,500 to the third, and'$1,000 to the fourth. ~ The contest will be for horses cligible in the 2:18 class; heats to be best three in five, to harness, rules of the National Trotting association to govern, et The Death Record. Auany, N, Y., March 28.—Dr. John Swineburne, the eminent surgeon, died at his residence here this morning. Loxpoy, March 28.—Lord Frazer, judge of the outer house of the Scotch court of ses- sions, is dead. SyRacuse, N, Y., March 38,—Richard His- cock, father of United States Senator His- cock, died at Preble, Cortland county, yes- terday, aged ninety-one. MoNTREAL, March 28,-Dr. R, P. Howard, dean_of the medical faculty of MoGill uni: versity, and one of the most distinguished medical.man on the continent, died to-day. LI, Mail Service Superintendents. 'WASRINGTON, March 28.—The postmaster general to day, upon recommendation of General Superintendent Bell, appointed the following superiutendents of the railway mail service: Tenth division, headquarters at St. Paul, Norman Perkins, vice Walter A. Butler, resigned; seventh division, head- quarters at St. Louis, J. P, Lindsey, vice S. M. Thomas, resigned; eleventh division, headquarters at Fort Worth, Tex., J. S. Weaver, vice George W. Hunter, resigned. L There Was No Duel. 'VIENNA, March 28, —The report that a duel had been foyght between Count Hoyos and Count Baltazzi proves to be without founda- tion. Count Henry Baltazzi is in Maderia, and the other male members of the Baltazzi family are either in Vienna or at their resi- dence in Moravia. Count Hoyos, who hus been visiting his brother in Paris, returned to Vienna to-day. Business Troubles, 87, PavL, Minn,, March 28, —The Holland Thompson Manufacturing company, engaged in the plumbing and gas fixture business, as- signed this morning. Theirplant is at present worth $25,000, while it is stated the liabilities will not exceed $30,000. The firm will prob- ably resume as 800n as their affairs can be settled up. — Princeton Alumni Banguet. NEw York, March 28.—Nearly three hundred members and guests of Princeton college alumni enjoyed a dinner to-night at the Hotel Brunswick. President Francis L. Patton, in a_speech, ‘spoke of the en- gouragig growth and influence of the col- lege. After Juno 1 the college will bave added to its permanent endowment fund AP Burned by the Germans. BenrLiy, March 28.—A dispatch to the Co- logue Gazette from Zanzibar say: party of 20 men landed from the man-of-war Schuwalbe and burned Konduteh! after a con- flict with the natives, The opposition 1o the Gerwans is everywhere decreasing, ———— A Stock Broker Suicides, GENEVA, March 25.—One of the largest bankers and stock brokers iu this city has committed suicide. Ho suffered houvy losses through copper speculation. BOOMERS GO WIL A Red Hot Time Along the Sonthern Kansas Line. Wicnira, Kan,, March 28, —The long looked for proclamation for the opening of Okla- homa was recéived here with a demonstra- tion of joy. Flags were hung from the build- ings, cannons were fired and bonfires buile. The same enthusiasm welcomed the news all over the south of Kansas. Extensive pre- parations are being made for entering the country, and some of the towns of Southern Kansas will be almost depopulated. The boomers who have been encamped along the line are making ready to move. Cattlemen are hurrying on to Oklahoma to get their cattle, s they fear violence to stock and property from their enemies, the boomers. At Purcell there is the same wild enthusiasm, Claims are rapidly being taken up and there is hardly a good section of land that has not more than one or more claimants. Fights are of dally ocourrence. Tuesday night a Swede from Cold Harbor, Kan., w. Kill vhile contesting & claim twenty-four miles from Oklahoma station. Men have already sold their rights to claims for $400 and $00. A boomer arriving from Oklahoma says the country is full of people, that the number is constantly increasing, and that he believes it is impossible to keep them out. Toreka, Kan, March 28 —Immediately upon the announcement that the president had issued the Oklahoma proclamation the officials of the Rock Island railway and a corps of engiueers started from this city to make a final survey for an extension through the Indiun tervitory DENVER, March 28,—The great interest in Colorado in the opening of the Oklahoma lands is evidenced by the throng which has crowded the office of the company from the time it was opened. All day the ofice was besicged by anxious people waiting their turn to envoll themselves upon the com- panics books and learn every possible detail of the country. It is thought that 250 peo- ple will leave with the first band next Sat- urday night, and more will follow as fast as they can make arrangements to leave, primset Bl THEIR LAST ME ABROAD. All America Defeats Chicago on the Dublin Diamond. [Coyright 1859 by Jamss Gordon Bennstt.) DubLiN, March 28.—[New York Herald Cable—Spocial to Tir Bee.)—The traveling base ball teams played their final game on foreign soul yesterday, when they crossed bats in the Lansdowne road ground in the presence of one of the most brilliant assem- blages ever seen at an athletic event in this city. The duy was bright and clear and not too cold for good ball playing, while the grounds were in splendid condition. No prettier scene is imaginable than that with- in and about the grounds when the teams took the fleld. The avenue outside the walls was jammed with equipages and nobby jaunting cars, which had brought many of Dublin’s elite to the park. All the arrange- ments made by the managément were ex- cellent. The crowd of four thousand people were handled admirably. At no game yet played on the trip have we seen so many protty girls as we did to-day. The entire party umted in according tho palm to Irelgnd for beautiful women. Insido the walls the scene was very pretty. Around the broad stretch of velvety turf, the crowd ‘was sitting in the shape of a horseshoe. The game was intensely interesting, from the outset, each team beimg anxious to nip the lust victory of the trip. Craneand Bald- win pitched grand ball,but Baldwin was hard to hold and bis great speed gave Daly much trouble. Nota run was scored up to the seventh inning, when Chicago broke ' the 1co and Pettit crossed the plate. Then followed & sceno which would have set a polo ground crowd wild. The score was tied toone in the eighth inning, after which All Amer- ica took he lead and held it, The crowd did not seem to understand the play and wondered why runs were so few. They seemed to think that was due to the weakness or inabil of the batsman, but they soon -bogan to “‘catch on” und up- plauded heartily when Baldwin struck out three men in one inning. They declared his speed something terrible and voted the field- ing marvelous, the long flies to the outfield receiving the heartiest applause. The great anxiety of the teams to win led o soma errors, but the game was a brilliant one for all that, Chicago was unlucky in hitting Crane at the outset of the game. The “colts” batted beautifully, but the ball was always flelded nicely or sent into an outfield- er's hands. For five innings the ‘“‘colts” went out in one-two-three order, and in the sixth got no further than first base. Pettit hit safely in the sev- enth and got around to third, when Crane threw a batted ball wildly to second and let him go home with the first run. Pfeffer's sacritice to Brown in the eighth and Healy's two wild throws over first base, together with Baldwin's hit, gave Chicago two more of her runs. All America hit the ball hard and kept the Chicago fielders running about all through the game. All America went first to the bat, and although Hanlon reached third he was cleverly thrown out at the plate by Burns, Chicago’s dashing fielding pre- vented Hanlon’s men fcom reaching the plate for seven pretty innings. And in the eighth, a base hit by Wood and a blocked ball owing to Baldwin's switt pitching gave All America her first run. The youngsters won the game 1n the ninth on Earle's three bagger, Han- lon’s base on balls,Burns’ fumble of Brown’s hit and Carroll's two-bagger. The crowd cheered heartily when the winning run was scored and the players ran for the gates, The teams left for Cork last night at 7 o'clock. They visited Blarney Castle this morning aud take the steamer Adriatic at Queenstown at 2 p. m. for New York. Following is tie score by nings: ica. 0000000134 00000010238 L2t 13 ueru s Lincoln Will be Popular. Loxpox, March 28,—The St. James Ga- zotte, commenting on- the appointment of Robert T. Lincoln as American minister to England, says: “Ivis certain that Lincoln will be popular.” The dispatch announcing that President Harrison had_nomited Robert T. Lincoln as minister to England was read at a ainner given byEarl Cooper. Viscount Craneborne, son of Lord Salisbury, was @ guest, and upon hearing the news ho immediately hurried to Arlington strect und imparted the informa- tion to his father, The prime minister said that the nomination was a pleasant surprise for him, "Ihe Daily News, roferring to the nomina- tion of Lincoln as American minister to Eng- land, says: “*Mr. Lincoln will be welcomed, if onlly for the name he bears, rovem— Undoubtedly Insane. Toroxto, March 25,—When W. H. Har- vey was placed in the -dock to answer to the charge of having murdered his wife and two daughters at Guelph “Tuesday, his appearanco was that of a man complecely broken down mentally and phys- ically. Krom his looks there is no doubt that the man is insane. Aftor a formal ontry of the charge Harvey was sent in charge of consfables to Guelph. Pt Oasbier Voight Indicted. PirrssunG, March 23.—The grand jury has returned true bills against ex- Cashier Voight, of the defunct south side Farmers’ and Mechanics' bank, on four in- dictments., Tho first indictment charges Voight with making falsc entries in the books, the second with mutilating the books, the third with embezzling while being em- ployed asun official, and the fourth with perjury, i el Want an American Market, HAvANA, March 23.-~The newspapers of Porto Principe aud Saniti Spiritus, the principal cattle breeding sections of Cuba, urge cattle men to devise some plan by which the surplus of their herds may be ex- ported to the Uuited Siates, where, it is said, they would flud remunerative mar- - The Parnell Banquet. LoxboN, March 28, —~The committee that has charge of toe banquet to Parnell s con- tinuing its preparations. The difculty ex- perienced by the comwittee in finding a suit- able place for the eutertoinment led to the report that the project had been wbandoncd, bul this is denied. The dinuer will proba by be given in Royal Aqurium, LINCOLN NEWS AND NOTES, A Contemptible Trick Played on the Lower House Members. KICKING FOR A BIG REWARD. A Novel Entertainment to be Given by the Capital City Eiks—Gen- eral and Personal Gossip. LaNco1X BURRAU or TR OMANA Bee, 1020 P Stal Laxcouy, roh 28, Report has it that in one of the disreputs able houses of the city is an album containe ing the names of all the members of the lower house of the legislature. The report was yesterday proven to be true, and the question at once arises, how did the names got thera! The book is a very ordinary and somewhat soiled volume, and is unintorest- ing enough on the outside, but its contents are apt to bring somebody 1nto uncomfortable places sometimes. The supposition is that the compilation was made by some member of the demi-monde to make the place seeyn less lonesome when the legislature has ade journed, Perhaps also the thing may be merely the resuit of some page’s speculation on the autographs of megripers, Bt in any event tho fact is interesting, They Want the Keward. Baker, Bullock and Forguson, the parties who captured two robbers oast of the city a few aays ago, demanded the reward which was offered. For some reason it was not turned over to them, and they now declare they will institute a swit for it. The reward was paid to Marshal Cooper by the Palmyra party who offered it. ‘1 Elks. The Elks' entertainment to-morrow evens ing 18 exciting much interest among theater- going cireles in Lancoln, and promises to be all that those interested have claimed. A 00d minstrel show by home talent i thing that has not before been attempted in this city. Among the stars of the evenin, will be Mr. W. R. Goodall, of Omaha, ani his daughter Eva. News and Notes. ‘The residence of Dr. E. P. Child, at Elev- enth and H stroets, was entered by burglara last night, but only a few articles of small value were stolen. Meat Inspoctor Bartran is not scared by the threat of prosccution by Boyer. J. A. Mullen was arrested last night for at- tempting to beat his board bill at the St. Charles. He compromised. The fire department was called to a small blaze at the corner of V and Seventh streets yesterday, and later to the corner of Tiwen- ty-first and W streets. The board of education has authorized the committoe on building to prepare a contract with William Gray for a new schoolhouse on Cherry stroet. ‘The M. E. social in St. Paul's. church last evening was a great suocess, both financiaily and otherwise. Dr. Mitchell returncd from Ulysses yester- day, where he had been called to attend Bunker Mayne, of that place. Mr. Mayne has been seriously ill with malarial pnou- monia. The doctor reports a great deal of sickness in Ulysses. Three funerals in 0:3 day and one on the day before was the recol a few days since, Thomas K. Sutton, special master in chan- cery for the Unitea States district court, was in the city to-day. He just returned from Ulysses, where he had been apprasing some land for school land sites. He returned to Omaha this afternoon in company with Mrs, Busscy and Mrs, Funke, of this city. The Linclon Primaries. LiNcoLy, Neb., March 28.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bre.]|—The republican pri- maries to-day were not in any way exciting oxcept in the Fifth and Sixth words, whera the fight of H. M. Bushnell, of the Call; and L. C. Pace for positions in the council were the principal issues. The First ward elected a delegation favorable to Elmer Stevenson for city treasurer, to Graham for mayor, and Brock for councilman. In the Second ward a Doty delegation was selected, which is also for Van Duyn for city clerk. The Third ward went for McFarland for coun- cilman, The Fourth ward was badly di- vided between Graham and Doolittle for mayor, but will go for Cooper for the couns cil.” Bushnell was triumphant in the Fifth ward, though part of the delegation is for the ofher man. The delegation also favors Doolittle for mayor. Colonol Pace is ahedd in the Sixth, though much bad feeling \as stirred up which will probably cause the fight against him to be carried into the cond vention. The convention will be held on Saturday. Egging the Saivationists, KuarNEY, Neb., March 25.—[Special Tele- gram to THe Bek.|—The Salvation Army forces rallied again this evening after sev- eral woeks' silence. They held an open air meeting and the hoo dlums of the city turned out en masse seemingly for tho purpose of ogging the warriors. They Ioft in disgust aripping with albumen, Kearney Sports. KeArNEY, Neb., March 284 [Special Tele- gram to Tng Bee.]—The Driving Park asso- ciation gave an entertainment this afternoon with three-minute horses. A series of races is being arranged for, in which horses froj Denver and places in Nobraska will take part during the season. A Riding Olub, KrarNEY, Nob., March 28.—[Specin] Telo? gram to Tie Bee. | —A riding club with about fifty members has been_organized Liore, and t-morrow the equestrians of Kearney will appear in a grand cavalcade, Increase of Stock, KeARNEY, Neb., March 28.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.|—At a meeting of the stockholders of tho Hamilton Loan and Trust company to-day they voted to increase the capital stock from $100,000 to §300,000, - A Constable Killed by Cowboys. Tuinmany Colo, March 25.—Word has been received that Constable Montague was killed at Elmer late yesterday evening by three cowboys whom he attempted to arrest for disturbing the peace. The cowboys be- long near Bareles, aud wera drunk when the shooting occurred. The sheriff imwmediately organized n posse and started ofter the mur- derers, who had skipped out. Late reports say that one cowboy was wounded, but his companions assiste him to escape. Great excitement prevaila over the affair. Later—Means, the desperado who did the shooting, was captured to-day a fow miles from Elmora, after boing severely wounded by the officers in pursuit. Two of his pals were also arrested. All three are now In jail. Means came from the neutral strip, ‘where he is accused of killing one or two other men. i S The Fire Record. Loxpoy, March 25.~The Baltic timber yard, near Buckingham palace, has burned. Loss $300,000, JacksoxviLLe, 1L, March 23.—Early this morning tie livery stable of Thompson & Springer was burned, together with ffty head of horses and mules, and a large quan- tity of hay and gram., The barn and con- tents are a total loss, umounting to nearly $40,000; insurance, §25,000, e Godfrey Knocks Out Wannop, BostoN, March 28.—George Godfrey, the colored heayy weight pugilist, and Jaok Wannop, the Boglishman, faced each other for six rounds to-night at the Buy State Ath letic club rooms, For the first two rounds the meu seemcd evenly matched, but after that Wannop was not in it, and was knocked out in the sixtn roun Business Big Dixow, I, March 28.—A fire which originated in a defective flue in the postofiico at Ashiton this worning burned down twenty- one business houses and several dwellings with thelr contents, The loss will reach #0,000, with Lut iittle insurance, The town was witbout means of quenching the fire, and d aeot from Dixon and Rochelle cawe tog late to be of practical service,

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