Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 21, 1889, Page 3

17 1S PERMEATED BY POLITICS South Dakofd's Convention Not Above Party Pandering. DIVIDED ON THE NEW DISTRICT. There Will Be a Minority Report From the Judiciary Committee Boise City Made ldaho's Capital for Ten Years. Sioux Falls Mattora, B100x FaLLs, 8. D., July 20.—[Special Tel- (qram to Tne Bre.|-The South Dakota convention met and adjourned. Dakota is o full of politics that it permeates even the constitutional convention where one wonld naturally look to see all matters ele vated to the broadest plane of patriotism. The delegates are very much oxercised over legislative and judicial apportionmont. This matter has not yet been presented formally t0 the convention, though both committces have spent much time on the work and both have completed their reports, The report of the legislative committee, however, has gone to the winds. After agreeing to it soveral members discovered that it had not been properly and justly prepared. Two Black Hills counties aud one or two in east- ©ern Dakota have a member or senator in ¢ céss of what their vote warrants and it is openly asserted that this bas been done in the interest of candidates for United States senator, This cauted dissatisfaction, a warm discussion and reconsidoration. Then, too, the delegates are hearimg from their consti tuents that forty-two senators and 120 representatives make up too Inrgewmy legislature, and the new ro port will recognizo ' this sugpostion. In the work of the judiciary committee also, politics have cut some figire. Four of the thirteen members are opposed to the forma tion of the new district, and will send in minority report on Tuesday, when Somo ex- citement 18 expected. Tho troublo lics in the fact that the new district is composed of the large counties, Headle, Brown, Spink and Marshall. Huron, Aberdeen and Redfield are the principal towns in the tirst threo counties, respectively. ISach of the places has & candicate for circmt judeo, and each, therefore, wants to be in a separate district, It can thus be scen that strong pressure is being brought upon the judiciary committee to make some change. Barring this political foature, the districts are well arranged and 0o change is probable. The Delegates Indignant. Sroux Favts, Dak., July 20.—[ Telegram to Tne Bre.]--The members of the South Dakota constitutional convention are somewhat indignant at the West Supe. rior chamber of commerce. Two weeks ago its secretary wrote to the secrctary of the convention, asking him if the delegates would accept an invitation to attend the Waterway convention at West Superior August 6 if free transportation wero fur- nished. Secretaty Burdick wrote that the delegates would be glad to aceept such an invitation, and in_time received the printed invitations for distribution, To-duy he re- ceived u letter saying that one and one-third fare wus the least the railroads wonld do, but that the chamber of commerce hoped to et the fare reduced. One-half the delegates will not go. Little Business Transactod, Biswanck, July 20.—The constitutional convention adjourned to-day with the trans- action of no business, save the introduction of two articles. These were that all elec- tions shall be by secret ballot: that the bal- lot shall be provided by the state and coun ties, respectively; all elestors to be regis- tered ninety days before the day of electior also providing thut the only purposes for which funds may be used before or aftor elections by any candidate or his agent shall be tho renting of halls for meetings, the post- ing of circulars, newspaper advertising and the payment of public speakers and traveling oxpenses. The Guthrie Body Adjourns, KANsAs Ci1y, July 20.—A Guthrie special says the territorial convention adjourned until August- 20. The proceedings to-day were harmonious. Committecs were ap- pomted, which will meet during the recess. A Satisfa Announcement. Ovuryrra, W. T. July 20.—The convention opened to-day with an afidavit from the secretary of the Woman’s Suffrage bureau that a petition with 25,000 siguatures had been burned up in the Seattle fire. The an- nouncement was received with satisfaction by the convention, which then went into committe of the whole aud judiciary articles were adopted practically as previously re. ported, with only a few minor amendments, Section three, which was amended when the number of supreme judges was raised to five, provides that the judges of the supreme court b elected by the qualified electors of the stato and the general state election. The first election shall be held upon the adoption of this constitution and the judges elected will be classified by lot so that two shall hold office for a term of three years, two for a term of fiye years and one for soven years. The convention will take up the préamble and bill of rights on Mon Tho Capital Located. Bowsr Ciry, Ind., July 20.—The conven- tion provided to-day for laws protecting live stock from contagious diseases by a system of quarantine. Beise City was made the capital for ten yoars, after which it may be removed, There was a warm alscussion over the question of depriving the governor of the power of accepting of any other ofice during the tenure of his office. The first legislature is limited to eighteen senutors and thirty-six representatives, with the power to increase to- not over twenty-four senators and sixty representatives. A Friendly Herexa, Mont., July county, to-day presented before the conven- vion & communication from New York signed “Chadwick,” requesting that the new state be called *WJofferson.” The mattor creatod considerable merriment. The petitioner stated that he felt convinced, if carried out, that it would result to the gory of tho cof vention und secure a democratio majority n the state. The committeo on finauce reported unfavorably on the ambling bill, prohibiting all manner of games where liguors were sold. Adjourned until Monday. e A VERY SIMPLE SCHEME. An Obio County Auditor Disappears With Lot of ds. LEnaxox, 0., July 20.—[Speciai Telegram w Tuk BEg|—This county has been ina whirl of excitement since Saturduy last, wheu Al Grubaw, its auditor, disappeared, The investigation has progressed far enough to show that Grahum's peculations may reach 850,000, Grahaw's scheme was sim- ple. He drew vouchers for anysum he pleased as auditor, on any couaty funds he chose, and cashed them in the treasurer's ofice. As the investigation progressed it became apparent that the treasurer was awfully negligent or was in zollusion with Granam. he committee accided it was the latter and yesterday C. I Cole- wan, county treasurer, was arrested, charged with' the embezzlement of $13,000. He was released on 25,000 bonds, It'is quite sure others are guiltily coguizant of what was go- ing on and will be arrested. Competent suthority says no one will be surprised if the county has been robbed of §250,000. A nice legal point has already risen, which may use long and costly litigation. Graham's ndsmen claim that as Coleman paid out the money on illegal warrants and without exumining them, he is responsible for the locs, and thev have employed counsel and will go into court in support of their claim. Doleman’s boud is §250,000, while Grahaw’s but $30,000. e O'Brien Loses His Case. LoNpox, July 20.—The jury in the case of Willlam O'Brien againat Lord Salisbury for damago for slander, to-day returned a ver- dict in favor of Lord Salisbury. ation aton, of Park OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JULY 21, 18890, ~SIXTEEN PAGES. BER CULTURE ENTRIES, k3 A New and Important Ruling by Sece retary Noble, Wasntxatoy, July Noble, to-day, in a letter to the commissioner of the general land office, modified 1n @ very impor- tant particular the wpplication of tho rulo as to timber culture entries. Land Commis slonor McFarland, in @ circular of instruc- tion to the reglsters and recoivers, dated February 1, 1882, held that haif the trees must actually have been growing for fivo years, and that the remaining ono-half for four years more to conform to the terms of the act. This interpretation of law was sustained fn a subsequent decision by Com- missioner Sparks, The final proofs of entry of men who did not comply with this rule wore rejected, Secretary Noble, in his let ter to-day to the commissioner, sustains the ruling made by Commissioner Sparks, but says “Inastuch as the department from the time of the passage of the bill to the cireular of June 27, 1857, erroncously construed the truo spirit and intent of the act, and in purs thereof numerous cntrics have been made under the law a8 promuleated, amounting to some $2,500 or that such entries should be protected under the construction thus given to the act, ing such construction all the forco and of tue law. Were it not o, great nconvenience would result.’” stary therefore directs that the rule in the casé in-point vo so modified as to hold that all entrics made under the uct, as conatrucd from Fobraary 1, 188, to June 27, 1887, should pass to patent ' eo, and that all entrics made after the announcement of that doctrine should be governod und controlied by the principles therein enunciated. COSTLY RAINBOW CHASING. irman Brice Has to Dip Decp Into His Pocket, w York, July 20.— 10 Tur Bre]—It is now e nan Calvin 8. Brice's rainbow came high. He spent 810,000 out of his own pocket to carry on the recent democratic campaign, and will_in all probubility be called upon for at least #40,000 more before all outstanding bills wre paid. Tho total amount of these is sald to be ut least $120,000 (while some place it as high as §225,000), which is to be made 00 by Brice, Gorman and Scott handing in checks for $0,000. Iach of these three patriots agroad between themselves before hand to pay any indebtedness which should remain at the close of the campaign, Some of the creditors of the commitiee are about to bring their claims into court. The proprietors of Belford's Magazine have & bill of £.,000 against them which they threaten to colicct in this way, The wholo subject was fully considered by the three democratic leaders at their recent conference in this city, and there is much speenlation as to whether the money will be fortheoming in time to prevent alot of annoying suts. Mr. Brice has already given about four times as much cash to the cause as any one of his associates, and may find it necessary to continue his contributions at the same ratio until these troublesome bills are disposed of. Mr. Belford said yesterday: **We sold to the democratic national committee 40.000 maga- zines a month at six cents a copy for four cousceutive months during the last presiden- tial eclection, the_price being less than the cost of paper and printing work, and ut this late date w ve to resort to the rts to collect from Calvin Brice nearly 3,000 on the above account, for o magazine thus sold at jess than cost.” nee pecial Telegram dent that Chair- TO HARNK ARA. The Horse Shoc Kalls to Operate an Electric Plant. Burrato, N. Y., July 20 —[Special Tele- gram to Tur Be tked out here that the scheme of Colonel Hamilton to set up electricity generating machinery® under the Niagara Falis, and which was ficd last winter in the New York legislature, as beon suceessfully worked on the Canadian gov- ernment, and thatthe grant has been ob- tamed permltting the erection of machinery under the Horse Shoa falls, Things have been accomplished by a still hunt, and no- body outside of u favored few know a word about 1t. A mecting of the company is called at Alexandria, Va.. for next Wednes- day to organize and prepare for the work, ‘Thie company was originally incovporated in Vir, bid Now York's higher taxes. head of the Canadian Niagara park, is in the heme, ana_also ex-Covernor Cornell, of New York. Outside of the regular schemo workers the peoifle here are strongly averse to the enterprise. e A 18 HUGAN SAFL? A Report that Aeronauc Landed on Long 1sland. Jacksow, Mich,, July 20.—There have been many rumcrs rife that Aeronaut Hogan is safe. A private dispatch is said to have been reccived by Campbell from Hogan, seut from Gattlesburg, a village on Long Island, nearly a hundred miles from New York, stating that he landed within a mile of the village ut 10 p. m. Tuesday. When he reached the village he was cared for by the people. He immediately became unconscious from exhuustion and hungor, and no one knew who he was until Wednesday noon, when he regained consciousness. Hogan concluded to keep quict and give the news- papers a chance to throw themselves, which they did, us it proved. BYRON REED SM1L He Claims to be Able to Check Mr. Helfenstein. Byron Reed has been through a case simi- Jar to that brought by Helfenstein, regarding certain property in north Omaha, before. “Twen fivo yenrs ago said he this morn- ing, “when everybody was chaotic and law suits were numerous, 1t was a common thing for the records and all papers in real stute cases 1o disappear, and tho purties to be benefitted thereby easily found a way in which to accomplish_ this ‘end, Well, this won't b done in the Helfenstein caso, us, anticipating _that there might be trouble some time in the future, I had certified copies of all the papers in the previous case taken and now they will come in somewhat handy. After the Northeastern, {EW ORLEANS, July 20g-A Jacksou, Miss., special says: Atlorney General Miller to- duy vrepared and forwarded to be filed in the Lauderdale county circuit court an in- formation in the name of the district attorney agaiust the Northeastern railroad company, setting forth in an informal man ner the grievance of the stato aguiust the said corporation in 1ts active participation in the SullivapuKilrain will, and prays for & judgment of forfeiture and ouster. Another Earthquake Shock, Mesrins, Tenn., July 20.—A sight shock of earthquake was felt in this city about 6:30 last evening, and two severe shocks at Coy- ington. Withdrawn From the Blockad: Rowe, July 20.—The Italian government hias withdrawn its vessels from the blockade of ports near Zauzibi DLED. CAJARIE —Saturday July 20, Georgie, son of Anton and Ottilie Cajor: 8 years and 10 montbs, Funeral Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the family residence, 601 Picrce street, 1o Laurel Hull, zzler Caught. SA Dikao, Cal, July 20.—Detective Griv nell, of Milton, Wis,, left here yesterday with J. . Edwards, Whom he arrested at Ensenada on tho charge of having embezzled 40,000 from the Menomist Mill and Mining company, of Wisconsin, in 1884, Vacating the Coraer. Au agreement wus entered inlo yesterday oy W. . Hechel for the Pacitic Fxpress com- pany ana the owner of the saloon on the southwest corner of Fourteenth and Harney streets, as a consequence of which the latter is 1 remove his building and vacate the premises by August 15 at the latest. This is o make room for the proposed building of the Pacific Express company, which is to be finished, at the latest, by the 1st of January. THE MUD OREEK TRAGEDY. A Truce By Which the Gin House Prisoners Escapes Binsixenay, Ala, July 20.—The deputy sheriffs all returned from Mud Creck this afternoon. Scroggins, who remained to guard the gin house at the scene of the Simpson-Howton tragedy yes- terday, told the inmates they might go undisturbed if they would let him go to take care of Deputy Morgan, who was lying wounded in the sun and pleading for water, They agroed, and came out and went away. When the deputies arrived they had fourteen hours’ start, and no pursuit was attempted. Morgan is still alive, though desperately wounded. The Yankton & Northern, YANKTON, 8. D, July 20, Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The Jones Brothers got the contract for the grading of the Yankton & Norfotk road and will commeace next The length of the road is sixty-five wiles, and will be completod this year. An ExtraSession Rumor, New York, July 20.—The Sun says: Tn- fluential republicans las night had news that the president had certainly determined to call un extra session of congress in No- vember, A Pawnee City Bank. WasHINGTO, July 20.—The comptroller of the currency has authorized the Farmers' Nutional bank of Pawnee City, Neb, to begin business with a capital of §0,000. Young Henry Clay Drowned. Pants, Ky, July 20.—Henry Clay, aged sixteen, son of William Clay, was drowned last night while attempting to cross a swollen stream. Grand Duke Constantine Paralyzed. St Pererssurg, July 20.—Grand Duke Constantine, uncle of the czar, has suffered a stroke of paralysis, Ho has lost the power of speech. gl Robbed a Jewelry Store. LyNN, Mass., July 20.—Last night burg- lars entered the jewelry store of H. J. Bad- well and stole $12,000 worth of jewelry. McCormick Confesses. McCormick, the con man, has thrown up his hanls. On Monday morning ho will ap- pear before Judge Berka, and he has prom- ised to plead guilty to two of the counts against him, One is for swindling the old Swede, Novak, out of $20. His other victim was a Wisconsin man, coming from near Milwaukee, who was on his way to North Platte, Neb., and_got acquainted with Mc- Cormick 0 worth while in Omaha. This occurred ubout a month ago. About the same time un Osceola, lowa, man met Mc- Cormick, and bought £50 worth of experience McCormick denies having taken the $115 that Grifiin, the Dukota man, claims to huve been confidenced out of a few duys ago, even though the latter positively identified him. Electric Notes. A New York Evening World repor- ter, who chunced to_be present, never saw such an expression of surpr that which was on the loser’s face, It appeared that he had been visiting an electric light plant; and the steel in his watch had become magnetized, As the subject of electric motors for cars is intercsting just now, inquiries were made of some electricians as to the effects of the current on the passen- ge “It isa question thatis very inter- esting.” Electrician Hyais~ said There will be a great deal of electric- ity generated, nufi all the iron used::in the car’s structure will undoubtedly be- come maguetic, also the rails over which the cars roll are liable to be magnetized through jnduction. Now, what will be the effect remains to be proven. Of course, the magnets will growstronger and stronger.” *“Would a man’s watch be spoiled by his riding in an clectric car?” asked the reporter. “It might be. Tndeed it 15 quite likely. T,would be something of joke, however, if a fellow should ruin a $100 watch for a five-cent ride.” “Idon’t think there’s any doubt about current affecting watches,” said Jewel- ler Edwin A. Turall. *‘I've just had a pretty stiff controv v on that electric- ity maguetizes iron, and there’s no getting around it.” Klectric Railway Motors, The rapid changes and improvements which are going on in the construction of electric railway motors have already resulted in what may be considered standard type of such machines. Be- sides the complete waterproof protec- tion now being generally introduced, we note the addition of a shield for the prevention of sparking due to the extra current produced by the variations in tho strength of the field magnets. We note also the general adoption of the graphite brushin sureet car work which, though apparcntly a small improvement, has nevertheless added much to the smooth running of the machines. Mod- ifications such us these are rapidly bringing the street car motor up 10 an almost ideal perfection. A Mania For Big Bills, John Dawson, of Cleveland, is a mid- dle-nged man who is intelligent and rational on every other topic, but is a thorough crank on the subject of bills of lai denominations. He is well kuown among brnkers, brokers and merchants, and knowing his weakness for large bills they save them for him, they gencrally know what day Daw- son makes his rounds, He walks into bank or office and says, *Any large bills to-day?” If the cashier hands him a #100 bill he is deligted, but if the bill should happen to be oae a of $1,000 de- nomination he goes wild with joy. This is the mode of procedurc. He takes the bill 1nto his h ands, fondles it, looks at it with longing eyes, places 1t in his vest pockot and walks up and down the room for about five minutes. He then takes the bill out of his pocket and with a “Thank you, sir,” he returns it. He devotes a day or two every week to this sort of thing, and the more money he can handle and place in his vest pocket the huppier he is. In all other re- spects Duwson is as rational as any man in Cleveland, L4 A Plucky Wisconsin Woman. Mrs. Keuter, of Wisconsin, recently got the better of a suffianly tramp. When the fellow attacked her she ran to house and, seizing a loaded revolver, ordered him out on the road, and thence to the railroad, following him two miles down the track to where her husband was at work, Then, the latter and his companion took the man and marched him'into the justice office in New Cassel, when he wus' given thirty days in the couuty jail, Rare Antiquarian Keli J. M. Caldwell, of Walton coun Georgia, hasa bible printed eig years before Columbus discovered America, yellowed with age; a large, s0lid mahogany folding table and bed: stead and set of silver teaspoons, all of which have been in his family over one hundred and fifty years;a lamp 134 years old, with the chimney made with the burner and intended as & lard lamp; @ pair of andirons 150 years old, and & preserve jur about two ceaturies of uge. THE STAGE AND ITS STARS Booth and Modjeska to Play To- gother Naxt|Season. LAWRENCE BARRETT'S NEW PLAY b Three Nights of Shakéspearian Com- edy This Week-Next Season at the Boyd—An Excellent List of Att¥actions, Modjeska's Plans. ir. Theodore Bromley, business manager of Mme, Modjoska's summer tour, 18 in the city completing arrangements for her ap- pearance at Boyd's overa house on Thurs- day, Friday ana Saturday mights of this week. When Booth and Barrott ended their scason last April in San Francisco Modjeska took the company, supporting them and has since been playing the far northwestern cities. She took in the British Columt Washington territory, Oregon, Montaua Utah and Colorado circuit. At the end of her performances here she goes direct to New York, and will at ouce begin prepara- tions’ for next season's work _with Booth. Through the personal efforts of Mr. Lawrence Barrett these two great stars were brought together and will join their efforts in forming the strongest ang most talented dramatic combination ever orga- nized in America. More interest will attach to it than Booth and Barrett created, be- cause of Modjeska's popularity and wonder- ful powers, rivaling in ability the king of tragedians, While these two head one com- pany, Barrett takes another and will pro- duce'his new play, “Gonelon,” written by William Young expressly for hm. Hefore launching the separate enterprises, about the first of October, Booth ana Barrett expect to appear one week 1 Louisville. While the Boooh-Modjeska combination opens at the new Broadway theater, New York, Barrett will be bringing out his pro- duction for the first time in Chicago, “Ga- nelon” is dramatized from a romantic love story. Its scenes are located in the island of Corsica and introduces incidonts of war times, Minme Gale, tho leading lady of Booth and_Barrett's’ company, will go with Barrett. Talent of the very b cluss is be- 1ng engaged for both orgamzations, aud the productions wizl be mounted both as regards costumes and scenery in the most elaborate style. In her engagement hero this week Mod- jeska will appear as Rosalind, in ““As You Like Jt;" Beatrice, iu_“Much Ado About Nothing}” Viola, in “Twelfth Night, and as Mary Stuart, in the historical play of that name at the matinee. A notable feature of this engagement is the unusually strong sup- port to the star, being almost the entire Booth and_Barrott company, who will be remembered as accompanyinying the two tragedians on_their visit to Omaka in April last. With an artiste as graceful and fin- ished as Modjeska, and & company as well trained and experlenced, the event becomes one for general congratulation, and the de- lightful comedies of Shakespenre will doubt- less bo interpreted in a mapner that will bring out in their fullest perfection all the delicate humor and the fine and subtle meaning of the great bard, which are sooften slurred over or lost sight of alto- gether, The character of itosalind is suite to Modjeska. It gives her abundant oppor- tumty to display all the finer points of her art, and to bring out’ her ability and genius as a great actress, The ever chunging moods Rosalind _and her thorough femininess even while masquorading in male atti have never been more truly or foroibly por- trayed than_by Modjeska. Her Beatrice, %00, 18 full of that sparkling and vivacious humor with which Shakespeare has so richly endowed the part, while Viola_ porirays the ideal maiden, half swiles and half tears, so winsome and so_gentlo that one imaging he has known her in the familiar long ago. To be the successful delineator of such delight- ful and poctic charaaters s Viola, Beatrice and Roselind is evidence of the noblest form of dramatic art, apd uch an actress is Modjeska. The regulur seagon at Boyd’s will not be, fnaugurated until August 15, when that mag- nificent combination, the Lyceum Theater company, of Now York, with “The Wife,” which delighted everybody last year, and their new vroduction, “Sweet Lavender,” The same people ure coming again—Herberk Keley, Georgie Cavan, Grace Henderson, Miller, Lamoyne and thie others. The housé is being frescoed anew, repainted, thoroughly renovated and in many ways imoroved for the comfort aad pleasure of its patrons, Al the good scenery is being retouched and sev- cral newsets made. Managers Boyd and Haynes are preparing for the most important season of amusement events that the house hus ever had. All the good attractions appearing there last fall and winter are booked, besides many that have never visited Omaha. Among them may be mentioned Aronson and Call's big opera companles, probably ** 0ld Homestead,” the Kendalls and rving. if_ho extends his tour further west than Chicago and St. Louis. Tne Abbott, Carle- ton, “Little Tycoon” and “Kingls Fool” opera companies have dates; also_ Paliner's famous company, and, in fact, all the first class attractions. It 18 extremely probable that “The Stowa- way” managemens will be compelled to sc- cure another burglar to take the place of SKid" McCoy, In_the forthooming trip to California. 1t scems that several years ago, while on a professional tour of the Pacific slope, the junior member of the *safo blow- ing” firm of Hennessey & McCoy become in- volved in a dispute with a member of his gang, whom he_claimed had “given away” their plan to rob a bank m an interior town, This was emphatically denied by the ac- cused, but McCoy had the man shad- owed, and was positive that he was ' in collusion with the ofiicials, and fearing arrest struck the delinquent on the head with 8 “jimmie” The blow crushed in the top of his skull and he was left for dead in the old udobe house where the altercation occurred. McCoy then camo cast. He has sinco learned that the blow was not fatal. It, however, caused brain fever, and for several months the life of his former “pal” hung on a thread. He finally recovered, and is now said to be the propric- tor of one'of 'E'risco'stprincipal saloons, Ho vows that 1f McCoy shiows up on the slope that he will tarn states evidence and have McCoy doing time for turning several tricks in box work, in which he acted as an assist- ant. Leander Richardson, editor of the New York Dramatic News and Sporting Ae, ha written a new novel called *Lord sey,” which_tells the story of a bogus En- glish lord in New York, where he is petted, feted and assisted in_Lis nefarious sch by the toudies of society, until he succee in surrounding himself with complications that lead to hus ruin., This personage, though a rascal, 18 as plicky as they make them, and is @ picturesque wad brilliant figure. Maurice Barrymore, the well-known and brillint literateur and_actor, says of Mr. Richardson’s story: *It is tne best, most powerful. and intensely dramatic tale | have read in yoars, and it is_absolutely original.” Mr. John A. Lane, who plays the leading business with Madame Modjeska, is an actor of great ability and experience, huving supported the late John McCullough far sev- eral years, and more recently having been a prominent member, of , the Booth-Barrett company. Mr. Laue plays Jacques in “As You Like It,” with :Modjeska, and his read- ing of the “Seven Ages of Man’ is one of the chief gems of the;performance. Miss Eleanor Tyndale ‘is a neice of Henry Villard, the railroad king. Miss Lyndale's father is also a prominest railroad magnate, and the young lady herself has been one of the most distinguished members of the Booth-Barrett company, She plays the leading female roles with Modjeska, Tawrence Barrett is at the famous springs in Germany trying to reduce the swelling of his glands, which for the past two years has 0 disfigured bis fuce. “Boyd & Haynes, lessees and mana, made its appewrance for the first time y day on threo sheet bill boards of Boyd's opera house. Colonel Muner 8 working hard to get matters well arranged for Dexy season’s bus- iness at the Grand. A Raiding the Chicken CouM. The residents of Waluut Hill are the victims of a systematic raid in their chicken houses. It has become impossible to raise chickens in that neighborhood. The thieves operate in a very business liko manver, stic ing the ohickens fn the neck and allowing them to bleed befora removing them from the house. Thursday and Friday nights J, . Ryan lost thirty-six chickens, Mrs. Loue y thirty-two, and_Mat_Gahlon sixty- 1t is supposed that the chickens are stolen for the purpose of supplying down town restaurants or some of the graders’ camps in that neighborhood. The people of that vicinity say they have no police protec- tion, and no way of getting relief. They also sy they cannot grow any fruit on account of thieves, MARRIED, BUT NOT MATED. The Bighly Sensational Outcome of a Wedding in High Life. Intelligence has just roachod this city that will keep tho wossips busy for some little time, It concerns the ill-fated marriage of two leaders in the best society circles in Omaha, and borders closely upon the sensa- tional. On the 15th day of June last Mr. K. C. Barton was married to Miss Fannie Bridges at Ogdensburg, N. Y. The wedding was in all respects colevrated in & most worthy manner in 8o far as the friends of the young people were concerned. The presents were rich in quality and numerous in quantity. The Hon. Guy C. Barton and his estimable wife were present at the marriage ceremony, and looked forward to happy life for the newly married couple. The reception ac- corded to all parties at the time was warm, hearty to a degree, even beyond what is usual on such occasions. But circumstances have been disclosed sinco the marriage which will prevent Mr. K. C. Barton from bringing his bride o Omaha with bim, and Hon, Guy C. Barton ‘his fam- 1ly and friends deem some explanatic to the public advisable, Soon after the wiidding ceremony ha, been performed disclosures were made, teat convinced the contracting parties, and their friends as well, that tho parties should not live together, and a separ- ation and annullment of the marriage con- tract has been decided upon, The matter was submitted to the consider - ation of the parents of K. C. Barton and to the friends of the bride and all agreed that but one honorable course was left open, which was to procure a legal dissolution of the marriage tie. Accordingly the bride s returned to her people in New York and Mr. Barton will come to Omaha alone. All wedding prosents will be returned to the donors and legal proceedings at once in- stituted to set aside the marriage contract. In all that has taken place nothing exists or has occurred to in any way reflect upon the honor or good name of Mr. K. C. Barton, but the manner in which he has behaved in the trying situation is to his credit. —_— THE JEFFERSNN PARK PLANS. Mr. George W. Lininger States Hie Objections to Lhen Mr. George W. Lininger was asked as to the grounds for his objection to the plan adopted for the improvement of Jefferson square. Hesaid: “In the first place, the parkjwould be almost completely covered with paths. It will be so cut up with paths that there will be no place for grass plats or flowers. The plans call for large shrubbery along both sides of all the paths. When this shrubbery attains full size it will make the park a_series of concealed labyrinths and will afford places of concealment in which all gorts of mischief may be carried on. “The old band stand will be replaced by a new one, but this idea of having a band stand in the center of a small park like this one is all nonsense; it should be on one side, 80 that it may be used for a review- ing stead when the occasion de- mands. The center should be devoted to & statue or large fountain, I am in favor of putting in a fountain that would cost in_the neighborhood of §2,000 and would be a work ofart, If some permanent improvements of value are putin the park there would be no danger of the park ever being converted to other uses. Then. the idea of not huving any flowers is absurb. There is nothing at- tractive about a place with nothing in it but wild shrubbery. = Ishould fayor a plan with numerous flower beds and plenty of grass for the chnldren to play on. As it is, the children and everyone else will be confined to-the walks and the result will be very un- satisfactory to the public. T am positive that when the park is all compieted and the people see how it is ar- runged there will be a great deal of discon- tent manifested. Second Ward Republicans. The republican club of the Second district of the Ninth ward met last night at the cor- ner of Mercer and Lowe avenues. A perma- nent organization was offccted by the election of the foliowing ofic Dr. Hertzman, president; Beecher Higby, vice president; William Swarick, secretary; d. L. Seward, treasurer. A committee consisting of J, K. Coulter, H. L. Seward, L F., Horan, C. F. Taggart were appointed to confer with a like committee from the club of tke First district as to the advisability of consolidat- ing the two clubs, the committee to be ready tG report next Saturday evening. A resolution congratulating Dr, Mercer on the first trip of his motor last night to Mercer and Lowe avenues was pessed by a rousing vote. Several short specches were made on the motion to consolidate with the club of the Iirst district. It was the concensus of opinion that there should be union in the ward on all questions. Fun In a Boarding House. 4 A woman’s voice screaming hysterically, “Oh, don't! don’t! attracted passers-by for several blocks to the house next to the church on Douglas street, between Sixteenth and Seventeenth, last night about 11 o’clock. Hastening to the scene, two young men were seen pounding away at each otber without doing any particular damage, They were finally separated and one taken down Seven- teenth street, whilo the other was led into the house, The latter slipped out of the back door and started after his antagonist. The, both disappeared and would not be found. It was learned that the place wasa boarding house kept by Mrs, Potts, a widow, and one one of the contestants was her son Dan, while the other was one George Phelps, who had been boardiug at the house, ome dig- pute arose vetween the two aud the fight fol- lowed, Personal Paragraphs, F. J. Foss 18 in the city from Crete, A. E. Wells, of Oaklaud, is a% the Millard, H. W. Cole, of McCook, is at the Faxton, Albert Hiller, of Nebraska City, is in town, A. D, McNeer visitea the metropolis from Hastings yesterday. J. H. Lowry, of Mola, Ia, is at the Ar- cade. B. A. O'Neill, of San Francisco, is at the Barker. James R. Wash, a capital city man, is at the Millard, Fred J. Freen, of New York, is registered at the Paxton, W. A, Pollock and family, are at the Faxton, Lincoln men at the Millard are F. C. Howe and L. W, Silchrist. C, B. Wahlquist, of the McCook Demo- crat, is at the Paxton, George Lehman and davghter, of Colum- bus, are Paxton guests. Lincoln men at the Paxton yesterday were J. G. Keer and J. W. Trammell. H. Cartonand H. Burnham and wife are at the Murray from the Nebraska capital. J. J. Tufts, a wealthy cracker manufact- urer of Sioux City, la., is &t the Murray, John 8. Caswell and wife and Mrs, Silas 8. Curtis are at the Paxton from New York, Mrs, General Morrow, of Fort Siduey, arrived at the Paxton last evening from Fort Siduey. Joha C. Calboun, ex-deputy revenue col- lector, arrived in tne city last mght from Nebraska City. (. M. Volkmauon and Miss A. Volkmann, of San Francisco, are guests of the Millard, of Greenville, with Miss M. Schwartz, many. Licutenant BuMogton, of Fort Washe kaw Wyo., joined the milltary contingent at the Paxton yesterday, He 18 here to tako part in the riflo practice. — BREVITIE Edward B. Williams has sued Thomas Cot- ter in the county court for $5 on sundry promissory notes, Thd Paxton hotel deal was closod yostor- day. The now firm will be styled Kittredgo & Hrainerd, They will take charge on Au- gust 1. Shorift Coburn officiated as_an auctionoer at the bank of Omaha_yesterday in_seiling off the fixtures of the bank, The sale real- ized #5804 in small lots. Soveral wagon loads of Winnebago Indians passed through the city yesterday morning en route from the reservation to Kansas, where they will spend thie summer, In the case of Jared B, yres va the eity of Omaha, the plaintiff was allowed by Judge Doano the alternative of judgment for £3,000 or running his chances for a new trial Ayres decided to 0 the &3,000. Bafore ho asked for an appeal the jury had allowed him $5,000. George McDonald is drunks who sssaulted Oficer McRay ono night last week, knocking him down and beating him with clubs. Late yesterday af- ternoon MeDonald was arraigned before Judge Berka, convictod of interfering with and assaulting an officer, and fined 0. Wiltiam Hand, the negro brought from Fort Niobrara 'by Doputy United States Marshal Allen, is confined in tho county jail, Ho claims that ho was on guard at_the fort, and while fooling with his guns it was di charged accidentally, killing another soldier. Ho claims he has an abundance of proof for his story. of Dresden, Gor- ono of a trio of OLD MAN DRIGGS' GAN A Lifetime Spent in Co and in Prison. Jouten, 1L, July 20.—[Speeial Telogram to Tuk Bre.|-The arrest in Ohio of the fa- mous Driggs counterfeiting gang has re- vived interest in the history of these people. Away back in 1863 Driggs kept a country store in southern Illinois, which was used as headquarters for a gang of ‘“koniackers.” Driggs was arrested and sent to the old Al- ton prison for ten years, but_ received a pa don from the governor August_12, 1856, He was forty-eight years of age. In 1876, when Elmer Wastburn was at the head of the se. cret service, he located @ gang of counterfeiters in_ this state, with head- quarters on _ tho Mississippi river across from Lyons, Ia, and captured the whole gang. Hen Boyd was the en- graver and Nelse Driggs, Gertrude Stadl folt, Charles Stadifelt and William Lang, alios Nick Horn, were tho “shovers of the queer.” The woman turned out to bo old man Driggs’ wife and was not prosecuted. Boyd got ten years, Driggs fiftcen years, Lang scven years, und Charles Stadlfelt two years at Jolich prison, and they all served thewr terms. Driggs was relcased November 11, 1834, While' Driggs is near eighty years old, his wifo is a nice-looking woman of thirty-five, The old man was re- puted to be worth §100,000 while he was con- fined at Joliet and his wife spent many thou- sands in her fruitless endeavor to procure his release, G. nterfelting THINGS ARE FARR FROM GAY. A Lively Breeze Stivred Up in Mark’s Lutheran Parish. St. Mark’s Lutheran church has lost a pas- tor. A Gesigning mamma has lost ason-in-law aud tho Rev. Mr. Schnur has lost his situa- tion. He lost, it however, of his own voli tion, which cannot be said of the parties who sustained the other losses enumerated, and all together, these things have laden the breezes wWith airy gossip through- out the parish of St Marks. Rev. Mr. Schuur is a young man, and, like all young men, allowed his thoughts to drift loneward in the spring. The maid of his choice was Miss Nina L. Charles, who lives with her parents at 1308 North Nine- teenth street. They decided to marry and the fact was duly announced. But a hitch arose. Another woman had cliosen him, not for her own, but for ber daughter, and this scheming ' mamma objected ' to the love match and refused to allow another woman to defeat her pians. $She said it was all wrong for their pastor to love and wed without getting the advice and consent of his flock. Would he do it¢ Not if he knew himself. He would leave the church first, and leave he did. Was the mamma with marriageable daught- ors happy! And is the congregation of St Mark’s' satistied with the turn affairs huve taken? Not to & noticeable extent. In fact, one haif says the young man was right, the other hulf insisting that he snould be willing to sacrifice himself, und things are far from Ray. A Bre man called at the home of Miss Charles last night. The young lady very courteously refuscd to say anything and tried to sond the reporter around a half dozen blocks to find Rev. Mr. Sehnur, when all the time that huppy fel- low was quietly waiting for Miss Churles to dismiss the visitor, But under the circum- stances it was 8o very natural that Mr, Schnur should be with™ Miss Charles, that the roporter lost the way within half a block and returned to get new directions. This was too much. The young lady broke out laughing and called her lover to the front. Neither would say who started the story going, but cach admitted the truth of TuE Ber's stor; “Who told the story docs not matter now. I am going to preach my farewell sermon one week from to-morrow, in the morning. I have a number of places under consider- ation, but haven’t decided where I shall go,” said the young man, “Then there is uothing sottled for tho fature, nothing of religious or other inter- ests? “Nothing of religious interest, I believe, answered — Mr, Schunr, casting a rougish glance at the fair Nina, ' And they smiled at cach other, just us lovers have always suiled, und togothor bada the reporter good night St. fine looking young fellow, with a broad, high forehead and laughing cyes, just such o man as might bo expected 10 give up a church for the woman of his choice, Nubbed The A young fellow namied arrested last evening 1 Both, M. C. Hogan was on suspicion that he was one of the parties wio robbed J, J. Donahuc’s boot ane shoe store Friday night. Ho was offering a couple of pairs of shoes for sale 1o an Eleventh street second hand man, Hogan claimed that he bought the shows for himself and his fricnd Globb, of Dubuque. Later his friend Globb, of Dubuque, came down to the jail to bail out his friend Hogan and was prrinptly nabbed himsclf. Hogan had doubled on his first story and said thut Globb bought the shoes. Tho facts are that Globb is the very wealthy brewer at Dubuque, has recently been spending @ vacation at Seattle, W. T., wk up Hogan, an old Dublqué boy, dead broke. The pwr returned to Omahn together and Globb telegraphed home for money. Yesterday he got a draft for $30 aud gave Hogau £10. Globb has been the guest in this city of & mail_carrier, who was also a Dubuque boy, but Hogan's wherea- bouts tnis friend knew nothing of. The pair will have a hearing Monday morniug. Balcombe on His Dignity, Contractor J, B, Smith has arrived in the city and the diff s which existed bo- tween the chairman of the board of public works and him have becu settled, Mr, Smith instructing his foreman to abide by the in- structions of the inspector, "This foreman, according to Major Bal- combe, cxhibited a disposition to bulldoze and attempted to ignore the board of public works aud its instructions. The major de- cided to make thisa test case and ordered the work stopped. When Mr, Smith, the contractor, arrived, the mattor was settied ina very few winltes, the chairman of the board béing sustained. son of a Ia., and midsummn o he picked hungry and A Circus Fakir Arrostod W. A. Allan, & hanger-ou of Andress, circus, was wurrosted Jast night on the strength of his record asan all round con man. He hus been fleecing visitors to the show in small sums. A QUIET, ORDERLY MEETING Was That of the County Commise . sionors Yesterday Afternoon, ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: But Ve ness Ocoupied Their Time burn's Bill For Boarding Prisoners, v Little Beyond Routine Buasiy Coe issioners. i rogular the mem- The County Comn The county commissioners mot sossion yesterday afternoon. All ers we The opinion was received from County At torney Mahoney regarding the drawing of pett jurors for the September term. It stated that a list should be made containing not 10sa than one.genth of the logal votors of ench precinet 1n the county, giving the namo and residence of each man, and from tho liss 500 names bo drawa aud placed in the hands of the county clerk on or before September & Bluke, Bruce & Co., submitted prices on drugs thay would furnish for tho next throa montlis. The offer was rejected and the clerk ordered to send postal cards to all drug houses asking for prfces. The Danish Ludios *Relief association asked for relief for Mariana Anderson, a woman who was deserted by her husband and is in destitute ciroumstances, Referred to the superintendent of the poor farm. The board of insanity recommended that Jack the Ripper’ be sent to New York, o8 it has been discovered that that is his hotme. Tho Coneregational church asked that the taxes on their church on North Saunders stroct be cancelled. Grauted R. W. Baker submitted his bill for services in cstimating on concrete and wood floors in the county hospiral, The revort of J. 1. Cornes on_ the cost of the balcony in the district court vault was presented. 1t showed an itomized stutemont, of all matorial used in the construction, the total umount being §243.48, Mr., Cornos® il of §15 for services on tho above allowed, and the estimate filed. Several small bills for work as appraisers on roaas were presonted and referred to the committee on roads. he committeo on claims of assessors and deputics recommended that claims to the amount of 888,35 be aisullowed. Adopted. Arequest from Mrs. J. 8. Jardine for transportation to Detroit for a destitute as referred to the committee on avity On recommendation of _the committed claims to the amount of §,270.91 for work on roads were allowed. Petitions to appoint J. stable for the northor Daley for the southern granted. The committee to whom the matter was referred reported that 15, K. Sawyer had been seut to the soldiers’ howe at Grand Island; The committee on finance reported that the bill of Henry Gibson, for stationery, cte., for May, be reduced §15.02. Adopted. “Tho billof Henry Gibson for stationery supplied inJune, amounting to $350.20, was allowed. The bill of Clerk Moores for $2,510.92 for fees, ete., was allowed. 0. Davis presented a bill of 565 for grad- ing Dodye street. Referred to the commite tee on roads. Clerk Moares reported foes and fines cole tected amounting to $351 for the quarter ond- ing June 3. The amount has been turned to the county treasurer. The committed on construction recom- the estimates of S. 1. Pope & 2,054,083 for heating, ete., and of Kyan & Walsh for §1,28(80 for constrution on county hospital b allowed. Adopted. Sheriff Coburn’s bill. for boarding pris- oners, amounting to $1,880.70, was reportod back by the committee on finance with the recommendation that the sum of §116.45 for boarding city prisoners be deducted, and that tho sum of §1,773.25 be credited the sheriff as an offsct against a bill for §1,705.58 charged to him for cost of _guarding foreign prisoners during 1556, 1857 and 1885, Mr, O'Keefe moved that the clerk be di- rected to make tho above report app from August 11, 1585, up to dato, 'Ihi the rate of 251 cents for boarding all for= cign prisoncrs, and will reduce tho awmount reccived from this source very materiall as this rato has been as high' as 40 or cents per day in former tim This question was argued rather warmly for some _minutes by Anderson and O'Keeffe, with an occasiopal remarkc from Turner. It was finally put t4 a vote and carried, and the clerk instructed to have his report prepared for the next meete ing, ‘The board then adjourned until next Sat- urday. Knapp as con- district, and M. district of ' Flover.co SOUTH OMAHMA NEWS. A Successful Surprise. As well arranged, as successfully carried out and as enjoyable a surprise party as ever made a social event W South Omaha, was that on Saturday evening on Mr. and Mrs, H. L. Wheat, T'wenty-fifth and J stroets, Two score of well-wishers made that elegant and happy home as _hilarious as the youn delight in and the old wish for. The ladi had prepared refreshments in amouuts an of quality that was as inviting as was the service of them. Music, gumes and social pleasures made the host and hostess as do- lighted as the friends were well pleased. Notes About the Oity. Mrs, Wheels of the Rey. Robert Ta Wheeler, who nus been so very ill, is much up Saturday night better. The police roun Listed ten vags, drunks and fights. . A foot race Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Albright between Unkunown, of South Omaha, and John Gibson, of Chicago, is one of the nnouncements of that suburb, Charles Schimmel and Joseph_ Grouse, of Watioo, have bought the South Omaha hotel - of Anton Belohlovek, und Saturdayjevening had their opening. Messrs, O. 13, Hill & Co. gave a dance Sate urday evening at the St. Charles hotel. Michall Stattery will have a chance to ox= plain before Judge King o char de by Jumes Dougherty of beating a board bilt Ticket Agent James Hest is in from Red Oule, fowa, visiting Mossrs, Kdward and Thoinas Roach Miss Muaud Doris is il D. L. Holmes will start Satu fax Springs for his health, 1. Robinson and niece, Miss Maud ¢ gone to visit friends in Detroity id Toronto, C ada. rgo W. Palmer is up from Papillion visiting friends. Bishop Newman will address a meoting in the Methodist Episconal chucch Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Central Lodge, No. b4, U. Owuha, will picnic Sund mania gardens, uy for Cola 0. T 1. of afterncon in Gers A 2 A Depot for $750,000, Councilman Hascall has a scheme of his own in regard to the union depot aud Tenth street viaduct schemo, “If they intend building a two or three bundred thousand dollar depot,” said he, “I do not favor allowing them a cent for the viaduct; but, if they will put uo a depot to st §750,000, I would then favor the city building a viaduct to cost, say §250,000—such an one as the city would' be proud of, ex- tending to the curb-line, with approaches leading to it from all streets and alloys. “Otherwise, 1 don't favor the city givieg the raitroads & cent of subsidy.” —— Moore's Report, Coionel Frank Moores, clerk of the d trict court, has made out his quarterly re- port ending June 80 and sent it to the com- missioners. It shows that the fines collected amount to $170; trial Tees, §151; total, §351, The money, he says, has been turned over W County Tréasurer Holln, 1t Was His Brother, Ira Higby, head clerk at the Murray, ia having & hard time of it. Fifty times & day he is called on to explain to friends auxious 10 congratulate him, that it was not he, but his brother, Beechor Higby, who was ap pointed guuger in the United States reveuus service by Collector Peters,