Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 19, 1889, Page 2

HIE WAS DETERMINED T0 DIE. A Farmer Takes Laudanum and Fights Against Physio. " A ROUGH AND TUMBLE FIGHT. Two Campbell, Neb,, Men Settle An Old Grudge on the Banks of the Blue—The Victor Loses an Ear. A Farmer Snicides. Lour Orry, Neb,, April 18,—[Special Tele- grani to Tre Bew, |~—~James Miles, a farmer living near Rookville, Neb,, committed sui- cide, yesterday, by taking laudanum. Upon his return from Rockville, the night before, he informed his family that he had just taken laudanum and would die. Soon he be- gan to show symptoms of poisoning, and & physician was sent for, but Miles fought desperately against all remedies, declaring that he bad taken the poison to_cause death, He took it at b o’clock in the afternoon, and died at 5:20 the next morning. He was about fifty-five years old and in fair circumstances, but his family relations were not pleasant aud he had several times before threatened his own destruction. Newman Grove's Find. NrwwaN Grove, Neb,, April 18.—[Special to Tiie Bre.|—The discovery of silica near this place promises to prove a bonanza, Sev- eral samples were forwarded to the Omaha smelting works for analysis, and Sam A. Barron, the chemist, has made the following report,togethor with a comparison with argil- lacedus clay, which is the principal ingrediy ent of the famous Portland (English) cement: NEWMAN GROVE. Bil 8. Alumina Oxide Iro Carbonate Alkalies. Loss at r Gt MEDWAY CLAY. TA50 Hea, .. mina « Im.ml Caught in the Act. Daxora Crry, Neb, April 18.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bem]--A tough by tke name of George Hurley was arrested at Cov- ington, this morning, for breaking into Keefe's saloon at that place, last night. He was captured just as he was about to open the money drawer. He was heard before Justice Wiilliams, and bound oveir to the district court in the sum of $1,000. Failing to give bonds he was lodged in jail. There were five in the same gang, but “the others escaped. These same men are wanted in Sioux City for petty thieving. A BHona Proposition. Bramg, Neb,, April 18.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|—The county supervisors in session, to-day, by unanimous vote decided to submit the proposition of the county issu- ing 25,000 bond to build a new court house at Bilair, provided the city donates §,000. The election is to be'held June 1. The bonds are to run twenty years. A few days ago the city voted £5,000 bonds on condition the county issue $45,000 bonds. The city will have to call a new election. There will be a citizens’ meeting to-night for that purpose. Kearncy Will Play Ball Kranvey, Neb, April 15.—[Special to Tug Bee.]~The directors ef the Kearney base ball club held a meeting Weduesday morning and elected offi . They are I, Y. Robertson, hier of the First National bank, president; R. L. Spencer, vice-presi- .dent; A. J. Shepard, treasurer, and Warren Pratt, secretary. The money requived by the articles of incorporation has n all been subscribed. By the last of the week, it is expected thut wil the details of organization will be completed. . Bounties For Manufactories. KearNgy, Neb., April 18.—[Special to Tur Bee.]—The proposition to raise $500,000 in cash and land to be used to secure manu- factories in Kearnoy toolk dofinite shape in a meeting of tho chamber of commerce, Wednesday night. The West Kearney Im- provement company agreed to raise $100,000 as their quota of the amnount. The land co panics expect to pool interests with the citi- wens to induce manufacturers to locate here. No Fears of Drought. Daxora Crry, Neb, April 18. [Special to ik Bre.|—Dakota county farmers are re- Joicing over the recent rain fall and all fears of a dry spring are banished, and all aro looking forward to a good yield of all kiads of small gram. The f arms throughout this portion of the state are in fine condition, and all small grain already sown is up and far ahead of last year’s crop ut this time. Placid Pettit. Keanxey, Nob., April 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tk Bre.]—A preliminary hearing was given Washington Pettit, to-day, for shooting and killing his father. Sufficient testimony was taken in tho case to warrant the binding of the prisoner over for trial in the district court. The murderer wore the the samo complacent expression during the trial that has characterized him from the first of the tragedy. — Played With a Revolver. Loxa Pixg, Neb., April 18.—|Special Tel- pgram to Tug Bee]—One day this week Charles Chester, the seven-year-old son of Uriah Chester, got hold of alarge revolver, and was plaving with it when it was acci- dentally discharged, killing the child in- stantly. A Fierce Rough and Tumble Fight. CamrpeLL, Neb., Aprit 18,—(Special to Tng Ber.]—Au old grudge between L. D, Mouser and Frank Karnes was settloa on the banks of the Blue by a rough and tumbie fight. louser won aftor the loss of one ear. rnes has a bad looking eye. Both men re- seived severe punishment. Bonds Voted, Davip Crry, Neb., April 13.—|Special tp Dre Brr.)---At the election just held in this ‘pounty the $30,000 court house bonds carried by & majority of over 250 votes, It was the most hotly contested election ever held in this county. David City polled 504 strawght yotes for bonds, not one against. Work will be commenced at once. — A Possible Appointment. * LaNcoLy, Nob., Aprih 18.—[Specinl Telo gram_ to Tne Ber.|--It is rumored in Lin- coln to-night that Representative Iirink, of Ibion, Boone county, will be appointed &u inspector. There is very littie doubt b this is trve. The appointment, how- ever, wili hardly meet with popular faver, e Death of a Veteran. Covvmnus, Neb.,, April 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tus Bee]-O, A, Stearns, a pho- her and voteran of the late war, died Bt his residence, in this city, at the age of forty-six, Baker postof tho Grand Army ml}m&puny the remains to Central City, Hotel Opening. Beatii o8, Neb., April 18.—[Special Tele- to Tue Bee|--The Paddock hotel opened this afterncon, The formal openin will take placo In two weoks, on the arrival of Senator Paddock and family. Every Surnished room is occupled to-night. —— A Daily For Columbus, Corumsus, Neb., April 18,— [Special Telo- gram 1o Tin Bek. |-—D. F. Davis, editor of She Dewmocrat, will start a daily paper on the 1nst, Lo be known as the Columbus Daily ram, which is to contain complete tele- reports aud local now: e Set Fire to a Box Oa AxoTA Cizy, Neb, April 18.—[Special Welegram to Tax Lre. |—Tramps st firo to a 4 mumu plaze, thiv wornwng, about 7 JUDGE DUNDY'S OPINION. Favors wighteenth and Farnam and Resents Neville's Impertinence. Judge Dundy returned last evening from the wilds of Wyoming, where he anda party of his friends have been enjoying the exhilerating sensations of ajspring time hunt. But the judge's general health was such that Te could not indulge very much in the sport. Heo was forced to give it up soonmer than he oxpected, and come back. Desiring to ascertain what his_honor had to say in reply to the attack made on him by Judge Nevillo, regarding his advocacy of the Farnam and Eighteonth street site as a lo- cation for the postofico building, a repre- sentation of Tnk Bre called on him, last night, at his rosidenco. Having been out of the city, he had not seen the letter, though ho had heard some aiscussion of the matter aftor reaching home. He therefore thought he was hardly prepared, without some in- vestigation, to make n statement. The letter, published as a spocial telegram from Wash- ington in these oolumns, was handed to him. He read it over carefully, and his first excla- mation was “T don't know what Neville can mean by this fling. 1t is wholly out of place. Idon't know of anytning that could bo more out of joint in that connection. 11 T had thought that any words of ‘mine would have benefited the chances of Figh- teenth and Farnam streets, I would not have hesitated to have uttered 'many of them. I think I have as much right to say what I think and feelabout this matter as has Judge Neville, notwithstanding the vast amount of property he has at stake. I don’t think that the Judize's possession of & large amount of reaity which might be enhanced in value by reason of the location of the public building, gives him more voice in the expression of & choice of location than I have. “Bighteenth and Farnam, first, a8t and all the time, has been and will continue to be my choico above all other available sites. No other location offers as much _in the way of sightliness for the public building. It was my choice before the selectionf the Plant- ers house by Mr. Linton, and when that gen- tleman was here, 1 dropped him a note advo- cating the sclection of Kighteenth and Far- nam streets.” “You wrote a letter to Washington, did you not?" I think I did, two or three of them, but there was nothing in them warranting any citizen in attacking me, I preferred Ligh- teenth and Farnam, and advocated it as the most desirable location, all things considered, for tho federal building.” ““What were the reasons set forth in your letters recommending Eightoenth and Far- nam " ‘*One of the principal reasons was the con- venience to lawyers and suitors who might have business in the state and federal courts. Communic: n the courts could be had in a minute or two. The principal part of my written advocacy was something of that sort., ““Yes, I can understand why Judge Neville should make such a fling at me. I can see that the taking off of tho imaginary value of his property might touch a sorc spotin his make-up.” ““Can you think of anything in his official carcer that might have giveu rise to his utterances!" “Well, he was a man who could not brook opposition. A decision at all adverse to him would cause him to fly off the handle ina minute, and he had a habit of regarding every adverse decision as a personal affront. “‘Yes, he was affected in that way when he was United States attorney.” “Are tho motives of your advocacy of the Eighteenth and Farnam site at all selfish, Judge?” “L will say thi: I have not the slightest pecuniary interest in the location of the new federal building, but I want to see it situated on high, sightly ground, surrounded by good air. As faras the postoftice itseif is con- cerned, I and most other people have no interest in its location, because the carriers take up and distribute our mail. But I do want the government buildmg to appear to good advi o,-and I know perfectly well that the situation of Kighteenth and Farnam would be magnificent for such a building, and that it would display the structure to Dbetter advantage than would any other lo- cation in the city. Then the surroundings are mado up of the finest buildines in Omaha, and sites that will soon be occupica by simi- lar blocks.” The judge also remarked that the letters written by him were to ex-Senator Saunders, und contained other matter than reference to this subject, and were certamly not placed on file in the department. TEN DAY'S RECREATION. The Schedule of the Trip Proposed by the Board of Trade. The scheduls of the excursion of the Omaha board of trade, over the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley road, has been arranged, and is herewith presented. It is complete us to the day and hour of arrival at each place, and it is understood will be fol- lowed most strictly. Atanumber of the places the excursionists will be met by citi- zens who will find among the excursionists many old friends. The dates are as follows: April 22, Ly, Omaha. 10:05a m Ar. [Premont, Lyv. Fremont. “Ar. West Point (dinuer) Lv. West Point. Ar. Wisner, Lyv. Wisner Ar. Stanton Ly, Stanton Ar. Norfolk (suppi Ly. Norfolk. Ar. Long Pi Lv. Long Pine Ar. Ainsworth Lyv. Ainsworth Ar. Valentine (dinner) Ly. Valentine. Ar. Gordon Lv. Gordon Ar. Rusnville Lv. Rushville, Ar. Huy Springs. Lv. Hay Springs Ar, Chadron (supper) Lv. Chadron....... . .1 Ar. Douglas (breakfast).. Ly. Douglas, 3 Ar. Caspar Lyv. Caspar Ar. Douglas Lv. Douglas..... Ar. Luslc, 8 April 23, April 24, April 25. sap (bk'Ptd'r) 6:00 ap(atH S'p's) 3:00p m Ar. Rapid City (supper). .. 5:00 Ly. Rupid City., ., Ar. Sturgis . Deadwoodl Deadwood: Ly. Whitewood . Ar, Sturgis (dint .Is‘tur‘“‘m « Ar. Rapid City (suppe Lv. RaDIACILY, coror)” April 80, Ar. Long Pino (breakfast) 6:00am ll‘k" Long Pine.... . 8:00 y April 2. April 27, April 28, April 20, tuart eligh, . Ar. Albion (supper) Lyv. Alvion.., .. May 1. Ar. Omaba ‘Ivinity Serv.ces To-Day. The sorvices ot Trinity cathedral to-day wiil b ruing prayer and ante-comwmunion at 0 o'clook, with sermon by Canon Doherty; service in commemoration’ of the passion from 12 o'cloek until 3, couducted by the dean. Kvoning prayer at 5 o'clock with un address to children by Rev. . T. Braay: litany at 7:50 o'clock with sermon by Lfie bisho During this service Gounod's cele- brated anthom, “O, Come Near to the O " will be sung. The bite of the woriu at the root withers the leaf at the top. Use Warner's Log Cabin Extract for internal and external upplication. v——— A Shower of Eggs. Caspsria, Nob., April 15.(Special to Tue Bie. |—1'wo wen selling vatent medicine left town very suddenly, on the 16th. A shower of eggn foilowed ths yelule IN THE WORLD OF. SPORT. Continuation of the Dog Show With Many Visitors. RECORDS OF THE MARKSMEN. The Base Ball Champion Season to Open To-Morrow With Minneap- olls as the Opposing Team —Sporting Notes. Beanty and the Brutes, Ingram’s spring bench shaw has boen de- clared an unqualified success by all who have attended. Not only is it a success in the number and quality of the entries, but alsoin a financial sense. There wore 103 dogs catalogued, and of these but very fow were absent. Most of the thirty-five classes provided were filled. only a few not having anentry, The show is superintended by Mr. Ingram personally. Ho understands his business perfectly, and is one of the few men who do not lose their head orallow their temper to ruffle, whatever the circum- stances may be. Hoe is, consequently, popu- lar and accommodating. ““The meanest dog 1n the show,” exclaimed a bright-eyed miss to a companion, ‘‘is that nasty little long-hairea thing up there, they call a skye. Ho wants to pick a quarrel with everybody and everything. He ought to be it in & wiro cage, and labeled ‘dangerous.’ Of course one ought to give these horrid bull dogs a wide berth, but one doesn't expect to be eaten alive by a lLittle rat of a Skye ter- vier. Ugh! what a nasty little wretch ho is!" “You are wrong about the bull dogs, miss,” explained Superintendont Ingram, “‘thero is @ cortain nobility about those dogs that goes far toward concealing their ugli- ness. They are seldom known to behave themselves in an unseemly manner., The ladies think thom uglier thun sin, but their owners consider them the handsomest dozs on earth, Now there is my own dog, Royal Dandy, and Prof. Miller's Pilot—they are splendid judges of human nature. They know an honest man and a gentleman by in- stinct, and never think of frigntening a woman or child, but the very looks of them would quite scare a tramp to death. Pilot is a great fighter, but he never meddles with small dogs or non-fighters. He's above that. However, he has never been known to dodge a responsibility. He has come in violent per- sonal contact with other game dogs a hun- dred times, more or less, but he has never been the bottom dog in a fight.” “Those! Why, they are English mastiffs. You don't like them. Well, you ought to. Many persons find their respect for mastiffs greatly increased when they are informed that these big brutes used to help their mas- ters defend the coast of England from the mvader. In these days, however, they would make a poor coast defense. [n fact, It is hard to see what good they can do at anything, just now, but admiration for them excells all bounds. Tt is a fashionable fad, and amounts almost to a craze.” ] cannot see what on earth a person would want with one of these big, dangerous brutes about the house,” and the girl stretched 1orth her gloved bhand and timidly patted Judge Dundy’s *‘Don” on the head. “Well, now, don’t you think that all three of these aro beauties when they are chained] This is Mr. Field's dog, from North ~Platte, and he is 4 great looker; this one bolongs to Mr. Coyt, of Beatrice, and that one you are stroking,to Judge Dundy of this eity. But ftheir beauty all disappears on a dark night when thoy are out in the front yard on a writ of haveas corpus. There is no fun in them, They eat as much asa horse and keepone’s friends and neighbors always in a state of perturbation. ““This is Mr. Brigg’s kennel of Scotch col- lies, from Avoca, la. Ain't they protty? The collie is as near the human being in - telligence as any animal gets to be. He will drive large herds of cattle with perfect ease and without the slightest assistance, drive llu‘.ull for hundreds of miles and never lose a head.” *‘Whose ugly mud-colored pup is this?" and the fair one ponted to **Bob,” a young bull-terrier owned by Robert Clancy of the reportorial force of one of the city papers “That_belongs to one of the local White- law Reeds’, and is a bull terrier—a pugilist. Bob is u pretty specimen, too, and is going to make a record for himself. He snapped his chain while being led along Sixteenth street the other morning and attacked the stuffed bear that stands hugging a pole in front of a hat and fur store, and had almost torn it to pioces before be could be hauled off. The break cost his master a couple of wecks’ salary. “And you don't know what that is. Well that is anything but strange, as he is the first dog of his kind ever seen in this -city. That's John Hayes' Siberian bloodhound. He was recently imported, and is a handsome specimen of his kind.” *Cunnmm’, well Ishould say he was, That's Lieutenant Wright's fox-terrier ‘Rags,’ who has already taken one or two prizes.” “*And whose sweet little bull dog is this?” and she threw her arms Passenger Agent Dowlings pug’s neck, and actually kissed his little black snoot. *Oh my, thal ot a bull dog; that's a pug —thav's ‘Daisy'—the belle of the bench.” *“What funny little rat-terriers! ~Who raped the hair all off of them ¢ Those are Mr. Arthur Rothery's cham- pion Mexican hairless dogs—that's natural with them—they came from the sunny land of Old Mexico.” “Well, 1 would mako Mr. Rothery put some clothes on them—sce how they shiver.” “That1s J. A. Woods' imported Austra- Lian greyhound pupby-—and a fine spociuicn heis. He will cat his weight in porter- house steal with bosh eyes shut. “Yes, those are handsome dogs. They are St. Bernards, the most noble of all their species, and aro owned by George Pull- man of Silver City. “A pretty dog, indced—he’s a black Span- ish pointer, and belongs to James Beet, of Wamego, Kansas, This is Mr. George Small’s crack pointer, Grouse. “That is & family of Lavorick sefters— mother and seven children, thoroughhreds. Thoy belong to Mr. George Ifelchom, of this city. ““Yes, the dogs will be all judged to-mor- row, and then wo will know wiio the winners are,’ Call again.” “Yes, indeed I will=I'll be here tnis after noon and to-morrow, t0o. I think these dogs are just too lovely.” The following speclal prizes have beon awarded : To Ed Miller, by Edholm & Akio, & mi nificent silver cup, appropriately for the largest and best display of bull ter- rier o 4 Miller, in recognition of the gen uinencss of his' famous fighting dog, Pilot, a handsome cup, by a couplo of admiring friends. To Mr. Briggs, of Avoca, lowa, for kennel on exhibition, a beautiful gold lined cup, by C. 8. Raymond. "o E Rothery, for his promising bull ter- rier bitch, Bot, asilver cup, by a well known dog fancior. ‘e Lawlor gold badge, to Arthur Rotuery, for finest display in Mexican hairless dogs. American Association. [¢ 1, April 18,—The Cincinnati-St. Louis game resulted as follows: Ciueinnati .0 00000381 0-14 St. Louis 41140011 %12 Barrivone, April 18.—The Baltimore-Co- lumbus game resulted as follows : Baltimore. 0 000101 0-38 Columbu 1401580 *-18 Puitaperpiia, April 18.-The Philadel- phia-Brooklyn gamo resulted as follows: Athletics.. 00201000 0-3 Brooklyn 01010000 0~2 Lovisy , April 18, —The Louisville-Kan- sas City game, to-day, resulted as follows: Loulsvills 8 00120000-6 Kansas City..,..0 0 0 0 1 70 0 0—8 A Handsome Present. Manager Ingram received yesterday from Thomas Wise, jr.,, of Red Bank, N. J., late of Cork City, lreland, a magnificert speci- men of the Irish terrier, the only dog of his kind ever brought to this city. It a present to Mr. Ingram, from Wise's kenncls us a rec- ognition of his laudable efforts to further the breeding of fiue dogs in the west. The dog is on exhibition at the bench suow. Opening of the Season To-morrow. To-morrow afternoon the championship season of the Western association opens on the local grounds with Sam Morton's strong Misneapolis tewn. The oscasion will be e Insorivod, one made worthy of the fameof the gremy natfonal game. ' A grand street parade by both teams in “uniform and the Musical Unfon band, will tako plaoe at 2 o'olock, and a grand open air éoncort on the grounds juat preceding the game., A great crowd will be on hand to soo the new team strive for their initiul victory, The Hardin Fournamont, For the first time durmng the tournament this morning broks bright and beautitul, and the shooters, gagdr and anxious to et to work, wore on hand at an carly hour, The first cvent wils & live bird matoh, seven birds, thirty yArds rise, modified English rules, Tho score s as below: 1101-6 11117 11117 111 12 1111=7 01116 1111 1101 11106 n., 11104 Ellis . 111'1=7 First mon, si Smith won second, §15,40; Craybill and Beard di- vided third, $10.25; Nason won fourth, §7.50. Following this came o private matoh bo- tween Prince and Griswold, 10 live birds, 30 yards rise, modified English rules, for $20 a side. The following is the score: Prince. . 00111111118 Griswold.....s 01111111119 Following came a 0-singlo-standard, £ on- trance. The score was as follows: Budd .. 0111111118 Permaleo. 1111110-8 Dean.... 11001104 Shuneman 11110118 Heikes 1111000-0 Priuce 11011017 Wellington, 110101 17 Craybill 1111111-9 Craybi $18; Parmalee socond in the shoot-off, $12.1 Ellis third, $0.25. Aftornoon lvents. ¢ The premier event of the afternoon was the 50 standard target shoot for a gold medal, empblematic of the championship of the state, presented by Max Meyer & Bro. ‘The contest was open to any member of any club in Nebraska. A large crowd was on hand to witness the sport, and the shooters were spurred up to their very best efforts. The score: Wellington. 3 Hughes and Brewer. . Nason. sesevibanie .39 4 Mr, Parmelce, with the fine score of 47 arried oft the vrize. The next was for ten English sparrows, 150 yards rise, $ entrance. T'he scoro: it By L 1101110 o L i B ke Tn | Shields 0111011 Pawnee, VB TR L Smith. 111111110-9 Parmelee, 111111111-10 Hughes 11111111 1-10 Nason...., 010101111—7 Fairall 111110111-9 Craybill ... 101111101—-38 Budd, Pawnee, Parmelee and Hughes di- vided first money, $38.50; Heikes, Smith and Fairall divided sdcond. $23.10; Craybill took third, $15.40; Nason; Ellis and Shields di vided fourth, £7.60. There were some four other shoots during the afternoon, but of not sullicient_interest to warrant the publication of the full score. Shooting begins ‘at 9 o'clock, sharp? this morning. TO THE SERXVICE OF GOD. Thirteen Persons Confirmed in the Faith of the Lord. The solemn rite of confirmation was ad- ministered to thirteen young men and women at St. Barnabas' Episcopal church, last night, by Bishop Worthington with all the beautiful ceremonies of the church. The service was very largely attended, the aud- imn&-m of the edifice being comfortanly ed. In his confirmation address to tho class the bishop said: *‘A guod soldier is one who always listens t0 the word of command and is always ready 10 obey without question. A good child is one who obeys the voice of God to ‘Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God has given thee,’ and shows respect to all his commands. You have come here to- night to take your places i your Father's house, and you have received the seven-fold gift of the Spirit that you may becomo faithful soldiers and followers of Christ, Doubt not that the strengthening power of the Holy Ghost rests upon you. To doubt it is to question the word of God. I give you as your confirmation text these words, sug- gestive of the institution of the Holy Euchar- ist, and which may, through the infinite power of God, become nourishment - to your souls: ‘Whatsoever He saith unto thee, do it” He bids you to pray—prey without ceasing; to search the scriptures, for in them yo ficd cverlasting life, and to take up your cross and follow Him, He may lead you by paths you know not ‘of, but as loving, loyal followers you will obey. And then remember his dying command: ‘Do this in remembrance of me,’ Here you may receive nourishment for your souls, I beseech you, my children, to propare yourselves and draw nigh to this holy table. It is your pastor's wish that on Kaster day you meet yourrisen Lord at the altar rail. Come with meek hearts and due reverence and then go hence to be more patient and loving in your homes and more faithful in the duties of life. *‘Whatsoever He- saith unto you, do it." " Besides the bishop, Dean Gardner, Rev. John Williams and Rev. T. C. Brady were in the chancel. FARNAM S'lTllImlul‘ KFLOODED, The Breaking ofa Warter Main Does Great Damage, At 11 o’clock last night a deluge of water poured down Farnam street from Twenty- fourth, flooding the street from curb to curb to a depth of six inches, and running like a mill race. The flood came from the inter- scction of Farnam with Twenty-fourth street, where an eight-inch water main had been broken, The trench made by the water works people for the laying of their new eighteen-inch pipe is open from Twonty-first to Twenty-fourth streot, and this was immedistely filled with water, In a short time the banks began to cave and in many places the pavement fell in as: far as the street car tracks with prospects of still further damage in this direction. The water ran down Far- nam as far as Twontieth and then followed the line of the cable tracks and flooded the lots in the vicinity of-the cable power build- ing on Hurney street. A branch of the flood broke through the curbing and floodea the basement of Dy, Hurt's puilding in the rocess of construction, on the south side of ‘arnam near Twenty-second street. The walls of the building are new and will prob- ably be seriously damaged. The work was done by some enemy of the waterworks company and the blame will naturally fall upon the striking employes, At a few minutes past 11 o'clock & gentleman Who was going west on Farnam heard the noise of bounding upon the pipe with a sledge, and u few minutes after, just as the water bogan to pour down the street, saw two men run_up Twenty-fourth street and disappear. Word was telephoned to the police station and Captain Cormack and a foreo of patrolmen went at once to the scene of the trouble and kept a lookout during the vrest of the night. The officials of the waterworks company were promptly wotified, but did not get on the ground ‘until uearly midsight, when thoy took steps to shut off the water from the pipe which had been tampered with. The company had but one watchman on the line, and he was av Twentieth stroet esting his lunch wheu the damage was done. b County Court. Jenuie M. McCann was ointed adminis- tratrix of the-estate of Patrick J. McCaan, deceased, : Elizabeth Aundres was aopointed guardian of Elizabeth, Mury, John and Wacthler Andres yesterday by the county court, SUICIDED 1IN FULL DRESS. A Dashing Young Englishman Kills Himselt in Ohicago. HAD A ROSE IN HIS COAT LAPEL, And a Diamond Fin Shone in His Shirt Front—His Widow Wasn't Very Sorry—~Was About to Sue For Divorce. He Was a Newspaper Man, Cnteaco, April 18.—[Special Telegram to Tuor Bee.]—Decked out in all the magnifi- cenco of evening dress with a diamond in his shirt front and & beautiful rose in the lappel of his coat, John Sidney Walters, a dashing young Englishman, killed himself, last evening, at the Richelieu hotel, by tak- ing morphine. Walters came to the hotel eight days ago, He took the best room in the house, threw his money around as though he owned a gold minc somewhere, gave big champagne suppers to hosts of gentlemen friends, drove out in the most expensive equipages, had boxes at the theatre, and was a general swell all around. Yesterday after. noon he went out. At that time he was dressed in the height of stylo and was soon golog north on Michigan avenue. Ho ve- turned about 4 o'clock, went to his room, and that was the last scen of him alive ex- copt b{ one of the bell boys who filled an order for a whisky sour and some gin and bitters shortly before b o'clock. At 8 o’clock to-day, @ messenger boy came rushing in with a measuge addressed to the propriotor of the Richelieu, It read as follows: “PrersnuiG, Pa., April 17.—-Did Sidney Walters commit suicide at your hotell Answer immediately. Mus. Noia BRMAN, 125 Second nvenue." The clerk found in Waiter’s room two tole- grams, as follows: “UNI10N DEPOT, CLEVELAND, O., April 15.— Received letters and am staying at 8, John 80n street. Mns!SinNEY WALTERS.” “CLEVELAND, O., April olograph it you are coming and 1 will meet you. Mus. SipNey Warrens.' This morning tho sender of the dispatches stepped from a Lake Shore train and went to the Richelien. From there she went to Jordan’s undertaking establishment, whers the body was, and was o witness at the cor- oner's inquest, which was held there this morning, Ske did not seem to be so sorrow- ful over the terrible death of her husband as one would naturally suppose. She said that she was the wife of John Sidney Walters, and was married to him in_Cleveland six months ago. He was an Inglishman by birth and was born in London, where he had done considerable work as a journalist. Seven years ago he came to this country and did work for different publishing houses apout the country. Soon after they were married, Walters started off on a trip. His business was writing up the different cities for a Cleveland puolishing house. Later in the day Mr. Renner, treasurer of the Olympic theater, appeared at the hotel and said that Walters was the husband of his sister, Maloina Renner, a variety actress. He said: “Walters came to this country cight years ago, and seven years ego he mar- ried my sister, His past life was always shrouded in mystery. A great many peoplo who knew him in the old country said that he had been a deserter from the English army, had been tried and convicted, and was just'about to be transported as a convict, when he escaped and came to America. He was a fearfully wild fellow and never sup- ported my sister, and she was coming to Chicago this week to institute divorce pro- cecdings. He was continually in scrapes with other women.” The Evening News prints a dispatch from Cleveland to the effect that Walters was the husband of Iistelle Clayton, the actress. SOUTH OMAHA. Proceedings of the City Council. When Mayor Sloaue called the council to order yesterday afternoon, Councilman Johnston, Fenno, Towl, Burke, McMillan, Rafferty, Burke and O’Rourke were present. The health committee reported on the offon- sive condition of the Albright creek. The report was reccived and the committee will make further investigations. By request of the committee on gas and lights, Marshal Maloney reported that the electric lights on Q street at Twenty-cight aud Thirtieth streets were both out at midnight Wednes- day night. An electric light will soon be erected at the Q street crossing. Ordinance No. 129, authorizing the issue of 270,000 in bonds to pay the floating in- debtedness of the city, was read and referred 1o the council as a committee of the whole, Prosident McMillan in the chair. Ordinance No. 120, granting a franchise to the Omaha Cable Tramway company 1o lay car tracks on all the streets in the city was read, Amendments calling for the election Wed- ne: v, May 21, 1880, and on failure to build a track to this city within two years, then the franchise to terminate and the franchise not to be exclusive, was adopted and re- ported favorably. Ordinauce No. 129, was re- ported favorably. The committée tlien arose and the ordinances were read. A motion_ to suspend the rules and pass ordinance No. 126 was lost, Messrs. Rafferty and O'Rourke voting *'no,”’ and Messrs. McMillon, Johnston, Fenno, Burke and Towl voting ‘‘yes.”” On a suspension of the rules ordinance No, 120, was passed. The v:aduct committee reported that Su- perintendent A. C. Foster, of the Swift & Co. packing company, had boon seen, and that General Manager H. C, Gardner would be here Monday, and was granted further time. A telogram from the Kine Bridge company, was read, stating the shop work had been already finished on the fifty foot apa, The tramway ordinance was roconsidered, and on susponsion of the rules, was passed. Mossrs. Fonno, Johnston, McMillan, Bay- less, Towl and Burke voting ‘‘yea,” and Mossre. O'Rourke and Rafferty voting “nay." The license petitions of ¥. J. Egger, Joseph Kimzell, Christ & Lowry, Patrick Rowley and August Honuse, were referred. The plat of Thirty-second street dedication from Q stroet north to the Omaha Packiug company’s plant, was adopted and the dedi- cation accepted. Treasurer (Goary's requost for an assistant, was reforred to the finance committeo, The committeo to investizate tho books and accounts of the city, from April 1, 1888, to April 1, 1580, reported as follows: Grad: tment, on Twonty-fifth street, L wonty-sixth stroot, $13, 3 on ( street 22,61; on M strect, $7,254.61} on 'Twoenty-seventh ' street, $7,134.45; on Thittioth stroet, $0,474.77:° on N streot, st 5193, and on J street, $3,780.71; total, i towother with the Houson cont on N stroot and other item: costs were §101,357.4 the aggregate grading 01113 L stroet sewer department, $10 Quot, £,082.04; stroet commissioner's depart- ment, 36,041,23, together with lumber and m- cidentals, making total of #3,935.8 departn 85,618,073 engineor's ment, £3,000.83, with 8004.09 extr: §7,004.52; five departinent, $4,340. should be added the fire alarm, ing a total of $5,505.82; jail, §1 §1,881.70; mayor's department, $ £2,412; building inspector, $441 colpts from feos have boon 2103,50 city clork's department, £1,142,05; troasurer, 4 oftices, $:02.80; advortising, £151.043 charity, § eloctior i electric lights, $40 5, mak logal, souncily Q street vinauct, $388.10; paving, $15. funding bonds, $16.00; American Wate company, #1,210.80; miscollaneous, 8275 total, $190,800.57. The running expenses of the city govern. ment during the year were £35,851.05, and the committeo estimate for = the ecur- ront flscal year tho running = expenses at $40361.095. The liabilities of the city April 1 were: bonds outstanding, £187,000; interest on bonds, $10,800; ernding Judg- ments, $46,557,80; interest and costs on judg- mont, estumated at $12,000; claim file: £10,155.20; warrants outstanding, $12,007.85; fire alarm system, $1,225; A. N. Millspaugh, on sidewalks, $473.40; American Water com- pany, $1, 0; fund overdrawn, §2! total habilities, $271.912.54; assets, $16,052. total linbilities, $200,2! In connect with this report, to be made a part of it~ the committee re- portod the amount of grading on the different streets and tho amount paid, as follows: Streets. Twenty- ing. Aw't paid in, 3.15 7, ai 5 The committee reported on the contracts of the city aboutthe sewer bonds, and the recommendation to draw a drart on N. W. Harris & Co. for the balance, $21,311.15, of the sewer bond funds was adopted. A war- rant on tue sewer fund for $265, in full pay- ment of L. B. Stanley’s contract, was or- dered. After the transaction of some routine basi- ness, the council adjourned to Thursday, the 25th, WANTS DAMAGES. Jallor Miller After G. M. Hitcheock for $23,000. The case between Joe Miller, jailor of Douglas county, and Bditor G. M. Hitch- cock, has been commenced before Judge Hopewell, with a strong array of legal fAght. ers, plenty of witnossos, and but a few spee- tators. Nearly all of the forenoon session was consumed in securing a jury. Mr, Miller asks for damages in §25,000. This trouble grows out of an alleged exposure, in tho World, of unofticial conduct, negligence, out- rageous practices, and other offenses, perpe- trated in the county jail and tolerated by Miller, Coroner John Drexel has charge of the case, both as sheriff and court bailiff. He had the selection of talesmen for places on the jury after the regular panel had been exhausted. After the jury was selected the attorneys for both sides put in the remainder of the day arguing legal points which would come up in the case. The principal point dwelt upon was the privilege of publication that an editor has or has not, The taking of testi- mony will be begun this morning. When the state gov through examining its witnesses in the Vollmer murder trial now on before Judge Groff, the defense intro duced a numver of nesses yosterday after- uoon. The case is not attracting wuch atten- tion from spectators, The ovidence wiil be coucluded to-day and the case will go to the jury probably this moraing. raelite Congr egation. The society of Russian Israelite congrega- tion, has elected the following offlcers for the coming year: William Rachman, president; A. Brodke, vice president: A. Caplan, retary; J. Marks, troasurel J. Milder, J. Marks and L. Domraskey, utive committee. A committee to funds for the completion of the chu also appointed, FIGHTING OVER THE VIADUCT Still Bngrossoes the Attention of the Rallway Companios. HOWE AND PRITCHETT CLASH, Both Discuss the Viaduot Ordinances of the Horse Oar Lino With Some Warmth—The Motor inters a Protost, Both Want the Viaduot, “‘we have filed a protest with the council committee on railways and viaduots," said Mr. J. D. Howe, attorney of the motor com- pany, ‘‘against granting the request of tho Omaha Streot Railway company to farther amend the ordinance regarding the use of the Eloventh street viaduct, for tho reasons that the horse railivay company was offered four differant ordinances over Eleventh stroet, every one of which was more favora- ble to the company than that now in the hands of the committeo. In declining to ac- copt tho ordinance of May, 1888, tho presi- dont of that company wrote to the city that his company wanted to cross the viaduet to Mason street only, woll knowing that such right would give s company a practical monopoly of the rogion south, with- out building any railway ot all We furthor assert that the said company for about two years has defied tho residents of that section and refused to give them street car facilities and imposed upon them in divers ways, Thoy have acted toward them mthe most outrageous munner, On Six- teenth street south tho people have also been treated by it for two years with noglect and abuse. We claim in our test that the alleged consolidated company mherits the old company and takes all its burdens and is tical with at, that is, If it 18 valid; and wo assort that the object is to head off and defeat the motor company, which is the first that has come forward to build south and give the people car service, But the most serious charge is ns followa: +'Said consolidated company has no fran- chise or rights in the streets of Omaba—it has no franchise to construct or operate rail- way on Eleventh streot or Sixteenth street, for the reason that the act of the legislature under which it claims them (the consolida- tion act of 1580) is unconstitutional and void. That company must moet the question in tho courts before it can give railway service to the people of said section,’ Stroot Railway Company Explains. Attornoy Pritehott was seen yesterday and asked why it was that the Omaha Street Railway company now soemod so anxious to build across the Eloventh street viaduct and south on Eleventh to Vinton, when, as is well known, the right to cross had some time before been extended to the horse railway , but the latter had not accopted the conditions on which it was granted. He said it was true that this right had been anted to his company, but while several ordinances on the subject were passed, none of them wore the same as had boen fgreed upon by the committee of tho council and the representatives of the horse railway company. The reason ascribed for this fact was that after an ordinance had been agreed upon, some railrond company would securo the nddition of an_amendment to the ordi- nance making it such that the horso raflway company should not, under any circum- stances, accept, althouzh at the time it was disposed, as 1t is now, to build on Eleventh street, He faid further that tho proposition now made and published in Wednesday's Ber w oneon which the Omaha Street Railway company would stand and which, if accepted, would coable the company to commence immediately as promised. Mr. Kountzohad stated that, so far as he was concerned, he had no desire’ to become the depository 0f any bonus as a guaranty of good faith in the premises, but would readily accept the word of the street railway com- pany that it would build as indicated. Purchases For $750,000. Yesterday av 11:30 o'clock there was a meoting of the members of the Omaha Strect Railway company at Attorney Pritchett's ofiice at which thero was o full attendance of tho leading members of the association. Lettors were read from Frank Murphy and S. R. Johnson, who are now in Boston, set- ting forth the'fact tha they aro continuing their investigations as to the most approved plan of electric motors, to be secured for the further extension of tnemr lines in this city. When & selection shall have beén made, the amount appropriated for this = extension, viz: 050,000, will be cxpended. 1t was announced that ten miles of track had alrendy been purchased and that four miles of the same were at prosent in Omaha. Favorable report was made with regard to the progress of track luying on Twenty-fourth street, where a_number of men of the Thompson-Houston Electric com- ; are connceting the rails with wires to those which have already been od upon the tracks of the electrio motor. ns been done as the result of tha h the Thompson-Houston peopla and it is thought that the ultimate outcoma of the matter will be another contract for the purchase of motors of that firm to ba used on nearly all the lines of the Omaha Street, Railway Company. . Mercor has gono to Chicago to order taenty-six additional cars and a large supply of additional electrical equipment for tha motor line. OKLAHOY Boundaries of the Proposed Territory and of the District to Be Opened to Settlement Aprll 22. shows the boun- dary of Oklahoma proper, opened for settle. meut by the proclamation of the president. The Springer bill provided that that part of The accompanying map Indian territory bounded on the west by th state of Texas and the territory of Mexico, on the north by the state of Colo- rado and the state of Kausus, on the east by the reservation occupied by the Cherokee tribe of Indians and by the Creek, Seminole nd Chickasaw reservations and the state of Woxas—in other words, all th <. prising what is known as the public land strip and all that part of the Indian territory not actually occupied by the five civilized tribes, should be created into @ temporary government under the nawme of the territory of Oklahoma. This bill passed the house February 1, but failed 10 pasgthe senate. W district com- | L basis of settlement werc opened. 13y the treaty of 188, whis was approved by the Cred tho Indiat received 1 re less tie 80 cents per acre tiready p®id them, Tho agreement of coss'on wus mat e Haud this bill pussed | L\ Yyatad Catian) &7 7 e RE.R0CK Selbarlo 00 Panon o Q. srrag !O. L ] » ® G S ® 2\ WNADY ChdeiRe (T o o) SARKANISA T o e e} Texons ko ] 2 1 | both houses it would have opened to sottle- 00,000 acres of 1 ed abonce a ter ment about would hav e form of o ernmen On FPebruaiv b, o president, in a wos- | sage to congress, annouced the purchase of what is known s Oklaboma proper. This district of Oklahoma wriginally belonged to the Crecks or Mustogeo Indians, but was purchased from them under the trouty of 1590 at 50 conts an wore, The treaty stip- | ulated that the land hus purchused was 10 rionidly wribe bo used for the sattlome of Indians, ‘I tion of certain ried out, and negotiations i king 10 & new w0 cimbrace s complete surcoudir of all clauns an 1o pact of the Creeks Lo the western part et of their domain, inoluding the assignod as tiw unassigned lands. This agree- as ratified by congreas und appropri ations made to puy the purchase woney ; and this territory will, under the proclamation of the president, be opened to seltlement April 22 As will bo seen \zg refevence to the map, Oklahoma proper is bounded on the north by the Charolkeo outlet, on the south by the Cangdian river. ‘Fhe Worth Fork of the Lanadian and the IRed Fork of the Arkansas or Cimarron river flow from west to east, one through the northern ceatral and the other Lthroush the southern central part of the territory. The Awchisbn, Topeka & Santa o road pxtends through the territory from north to south d soveral other roads are umnnnchmf L0mp. y or will be built in the near future. The present district of Oklahoma will form the center of the new teriitory of Oklahowma, and the chances ax that it will be settled rapidly and wike r progress toward statehood,