Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 25, 1889, Page 5

OUR COMPETING MARKSMEN. Sharpshooters of the Departmont of the Platte at Bellevue. THEIR ANNUAL COMPETITION. A Desoription of the Range, the Names of the Competitors, the Method of Shooting and the Final Awards, Department Competition. Nine miles south of Omaha on the B. & M. road, overlooking the Missouri and the country beyond, lies an open area of emerald about half & mile in length. In width, it waries from one hundred to one hundred and fifty yards. Tt s almost as ievel as a lawn, and drains in a series of draws to the Big Muddy. At right angles and_about midway between the northern and southern extrem- ity is m recess 200 feet in width,which termi- nates on a brow over the rapid stream be- neath. Imagine this outline fringed with a dense growth of foliated trees, exhaling sundry and grateful odors, and one may di- Vvine the scene of the ninth anaual rifle com- competition of the department of tho Platte, the proliminary practioe for which commenoces to-day. Tu this vicinity a fairer locality could searcely have been selected. Thore is every- thing in tke way of color to delight the eye, freshness of atmosphere to invigorate the systein and the reserved quiet so necessary 1o those engaged in the sclence of the marks- toan which Is here being tested. The sun flluminates it with its earliost rays. and from the surroundiog thickets acorps of nature's trumpeters sounds a musical reveillo long before the earliest officer has been roused from his slumbors.. Embowered in the green-wood which frines this space, are the suowy tents of the competitors, with their flies mude fast to trunks of trees buried in the ground. On either side 01 the recess lie the biteers’ quarters, whilo at its eastern extremity are the tents of Colonel Henry, Ninth cavalry, inspector of small arms prac- tice, in charge of Lho oxercises; and that of Major Daniel W. Benham, Seventh infantry, commander of the camp. In the middle of this revess stauds the staft from which a fl‘rf gracefully floats on the breeze. he interest centered in marksmanship in this country since the institution of this de- artmental competition has been remarkable, t s still increasing, rather as to resuits than a8 regards the method by which those re- sults are obtained. This is due mainly to the fact that out littlo Is known by the public as to the manver in which these competitions are conducted, In them are expected to com- pete one soldier from every compauy, as well an two officers from every regiment in this department. ‘This expectation has been real- ized, except in the case of the Second in- fantry, located at Fort Omaha, which has no officers to represent it on the grounds, Thero © on the range, in readiness for the sharp work of the noxt ten days, the follow- ing officers as competitors ; Secoud Lieutenant J. A. Gordon, Seventh infantry, Fort Washakio; Secoud Lieuten- ant C. H. Cochran, Seventh_infantry, Pilot Butto: First Lioutenant W. L. Pitcher, Eighth infantry, Niobrara; Second Lieuton- ant W. H, Johnson, jr., Sixteenth infautry, Fort Douglas; Second Lieutenant B. B Buck, Sixteenth infantry, Douglas: First Licutenant E. L Grumley, Seventeenth in- fantry, Fort D. A, Russell; Second Licuten- ant C. H. Muir, Saventeenth infantry, Fort D. A Russell; First Lieutenant J, 8, Parker, Twenty-first infantry, Fort Sidnev; Second Lieutenant F. L. Palmer, Twenty’ Airst infantry, Fort Sidnoy. The enlisted men who will also enter com. tition number fifty.nine, and are as fol- Private Gustave Obrenberg, A company, second infantry; Corporal J, Collopy, B Second; Sergeant Charles Elwell, any, Second; Private O. F. McCord, D company, Second: Corporal J. Fredericl: son, IS company, Second; Private J. H. Mayhow, F' company, Second; Private W. J. Schoenbrood, G company, Second; S geant, Albert Somer, H conpany, Sergeant James Brennan, I company, Se ond; Sergeant C. C. Kinswater, K com- pany, Second; Corporal James Atkins, , Seventl; Private William Wil- any,Seventh ;Sergeant P. Morgan, C company, Seventh; Corporal John Trich, E company, Seventh *Corporal Henry Hart, G company, Seventh; Sergeant Georgo Dresslor, H company, Seventn; Corporal C. M. Snell, I company, Seventh; Sergeant A. Scholle, H company, Seventh Corporal K. hite, A company, Ei rgeant J. A. Abernethy, B compan Corporal Whaley, C' company, Lighth; Sergeant W Morgan, D _company, Iighth; Corporal J. Daviason, B company, Fighth: Private R. N. Davidson, i company, Kighth; Corperai C. H. Reirdén, G company, Eighth’ Corporal Villiam Deencr, H company, Eighth; Ser- geant A. Saladin, J company, Eighth: Se Enm William Neher, K company, Eighth: ghth rivato Brnst R. Ahlendorf, A 'company, ixteenth; Corporal J. W. Davis, B company, Sixteenth; Sergeant ¥, Stearns, G company, ixteenth; Sergeant P. Donoghue, D com- any, Sixteenth; Sergeant James Buchanan, E company, Sixteenth; Sergeant G. W. uber, ¥ company, Sixteenth; Cor- ral W. Evans, G company ate George Ball, H com| enth; Sergeant J. A. Ol company, ixteenth; Private J. Corrie, band, Seven- toenth; Sergeant C, McCaffroy, A company, Seventeenth; Private Christian Jenson, 13 gompany, Soventoontht Sergeant [, H. ttle, D company, Seventeenth; Sergeant W. Simesen, il company, Seventeenth; Private P. B, Spenser, £ company, Seven- oonth; Sergeant Leonard Deitz, ¥ com- ny, Seventeenth; Musician’ J. W, ayor, G compauy, Seveuteenth; Mu. fcian ' ¥\ ilhofly, H_ company, eventeenth; Sergeaut T, M. Collins, company, Seventeenthi - Private E. lynn, K company, Seventsenth; Corporal Van Trapp, A’ company, Twenty-first; rgeant Frank Warmer, B company, ‘wouty-first; Corporal L. Black, C company, *wenty-first] Sergeant D, Scott, D company, ty-first; Corporal Richard Mallot, mpany, Twenty-first; Sorgeant E. Gerbe company, Twenty-first; Private William A. Kerson, G company, Twenty-first; Pri- Vate Daniel O'Connell, H, ‘Pwenty-first; Ser- nt Tnomas Roynolds, I company, Twenty- t; Private J. G. Chenowith, K company, Twonty-firat, Bosldes, there are on the eround, enguged tn camp duties, which do not includo thoso of competitors, 14 officers and_ 65 men, making » grand total ®engugod 1n conducting gompotition in marks the following, exclusive o E:uu.uwd. compriso the officer: P Among thete those already in oharge: Sixteenth’ cond Lieutenunt John C. (irel'fi loer; First nfuntry, adjutant and sigual o soutonant Willam A, Maon, Seven- teeuth Infantry, quartermaster and orduance officer; Pirst Lioutenant William A. Morcer, Eighth Infantry, actiug_commis- Bary of ' subsistonco; Second Licuteuant Grote Hutoheson, Niuth cavalry, statistioal nnd flaancial officer; Acting Assistunt-Sur- Keon b rank L. Hondorson, U, 5. &., wedical cor, Tho' range offloors are; First Lieutenant Charles R. Tyler, Sixtoeuth Infantry; S ud Lioutevant George W. Mclver, Seventh fantry; Second Licutenant Abraham P. Buflington, Seventh Infantry; Second Liet tonunt Colyille M. Pettit, Eighth Infaou Becond Licutenant Harry k. Wilkin ond Infantry; Second Lieutenant Bowr, Jr. ‘Tweuty-first Tntautey loutenans Monroe alcFarland, first Infantry. Colone! Henry heads the st in experience, rauk and importance of the duties devolying 4 Lim. As inspector of the ritle practice of this department, it has been bis duty as it s wiso boen & duty which has been faith fully performed, during the ‘year to foster, encourage apd improve the rifle practice in the scveral posts of the department. His iders wud suggostions bave heen faithfully foliowed with the bolie that this year, tho Fanking of the men will be highor than it jraa duriug the preceding competition. 1o $hia comnaction, 4 must be mentioaed that s will be the'last contest of which the col- onel will have coutrol. As aiready an- nounced in Tuk 13ek, Colonel Hebry his ap- plied for leave to rotire from the department Btaff aud resuwo his dutics at one of the s with bis regiment. Geperal Brooke a8 reluctantly the petition. Ao ly, about Reptember 1, - Colonel E will retire with kis fawily to Fort cKinney, where ho hopes to flud rest, re- creation aud relief frou the arduous dutics which huve so engrossed his atiention the 4 four years. P calouel’s successor has not yet been appointed, but some of the officers on th ground seom to think that ho has already ar- Fiyed in the city. Major Henham commanding tha camp, makes his first appoaranco in this respect at a riflo compotition, and 18 a genial geatieman and & soldier of much exparience. Licutenant Mercer has becn on the de- partmont team threo times, and is debarred from further momborship, though he is des- ignated for the corps of distinguished marks- men. Lioutcnant Hutcheson has been in attand- ance at the last four competitions, for tho 1ast two of which bo porformed the ‘onerous duties of statistical officer, a position which requires accuracy and iwtelligence in its every foature, Lioutenant Tyler, senior. range officer, (s & compendium of notivity, energy and modest executive ability. He is charged with super- vision of the range officers, scorers, markers, and range party, and is responsible for their instruction, The range Is admirably arranged. The wreen sward is mowed liked a lawn, Tt is as frosh and bright and beautiful as naturo with its dew, rain and sunshinecan make it. At the southern extremity is o line marking 600 yards from the targets. Behind this stand the marksmen, oight in number, each on a direct line terminating at a target in the butts of the other extromity. Thirteon yards intervene botwecn each mun, and tho line ex: tending from him 10 the target is marked at fntervals with white stakes, which preciude the possibility of his} shooling at the wrong mark. Behind tho' marksmen are the scorers, The targets are about seven foet squara. Thoy consist of duck pasted on wooden frames, with a covering of bpaper contain- ing a large d in the middle with surrounaing s, At & distance theso targets appear small, and cach is desiguated by a nunber ranging from 1 to 8 The mark appears above a parapet of earth about elght feot high, and backed by a wall of two inch thickuoss, supported by heavy posts, At the surface the paravet is about oight foot wide, the width incroasing toward tho base, where it is probably fiftcen feet, Over this parapet the bullets in'reaching tho target have to puss. As the penetrative power of leaden missile i carth is but two oot, it may readily be understood that no bulley can force its way through the im- monso mass of earth in the cvent of its fail- ing to strike the targot. The frame on which the latter 18 placed is fastencd with pegs, no nails boing used, lest bullets striking them would be made to glance with fatal results, Behind the parapet are located tho pits, In these there are two men for each target, The men are in charge of twa commissioned officers. Tho frames contain two targets, one of which is always in sight of the marks: man unloss otherwise ordered, When ona targot is in view, the other is behind tho par- apet, and aftor ovory alternate shot is ox- posod to view by a frame which revolves upon an_axis. After a shot has struck the target, the latter is turned down, tho holo is pasted with a wafor, and the other targot is oxposed to tho marksman. 1f tha black cen- tor or bulls eye is hit, it eounts five, which is indicated to the marksman_aud scorers by a white disc'placed against the target by one of the men in the pit, who meanwhile remains unseon. Tho ring outsido tho bulls-eye, callod tho center, which is struck, couhts four, which is indicated by a red disc; the next ring, three, indicated by a blue and blacl disc: the outer ring, or {rame, two, indicated by a black disc. ‘The men in the pit no not know who shoot, aud have no means, therefore, of favoring & friend oven If they felt disposed to favor ham. The pits are connocted with the ranges by moans of a telephone, 80 that from the sev- eral distances of 200, 800, 500 and 600 yards the marksman is enabled 10 question tho cor- rectness of the marker, Kach soldior is given & number and is called by that when his turn_comes to shoot. He then draws 10t as t0 the target aj which hemust fire. He is provided with forty rounds of ammunition, ten of which he shoots from a distance of 600 yards and ten more from each of the ranges of 500, 300 and 200 yurds, thus making forty shots each day dur- ing the competition and preliminary bractice, There are three days of the latter compris- ing firing at known distances and_skirmish- ing, and four days of regular com- potition, wwo days being devoted ta ouch of skirmishing and Jnown di tance shooting. Not more than oue minuto is allowed for eych shot, though but few of the marksmen’ require more than fifteen minutes in which o fire all their shots. Each shot is recorded faithfully, the winner of tho highest score being awarded first medal. This trophy has been seoured, two yoars in su by Sergeaut Delta, of tho Sevente infantry. Should 'he win another this year ho will be ineligible to membership in the department, though ho becomes oligible to that of distinguished marksmen, ‘Tho department team _consists of ten men and two altornates, the twelye best shooters i the compotition. The first of theso re- coives a gold medsl valued at 3100, Tke second, third and fourth members, accord- ing to the new rule, recelve silver modals in- dicating their respective rauks, while the other six mombors are awarded in o similar manner with bronze modals, This departmeat team will romain here a month for practice and other athletic work, when it will go to Fort_Douglas, Wis., to enter the dlvision contest, which Is to be'in a national guard camp. The programmo for to-day comprises known dlstance firing at 00 and 500 yards in tho morning, and at 500 and 600 yards in the evening, To-marrow’s programmo will consist of skirmish firing in the morning and known distance firing at 200 and 300 yards in tho afternoon. Prize Drills. Capt. A. H. Scharff, of the Omaha Guards, is the rocipient of a cireular from the Kansas City National Drill and Encampment associ tion. Their drills will be held from Septem- ber' B to October B, 1889, inclusive, and are a8 follows: Grand inter-atate infantry dril), first prize, $3,000; second, $1,000; third, $500. ' Battallion, infantry, state, or inter- te, first prize, 8500; second prize, $350. Artallery drill, stato or inter-state, fivst, $750; sccond, $500. Zouave drill, first, §1,250; second, #11 third, $500; fourth, $250, Gntlmq gun_dri atat inter-state, one prize, $50, Gran inte) drill, first prize, $1,000; second, third, $450; fourth, $400; Afth, sixth, $300; seventh, $350; eighth, $200. Cavalry drill, ono prizo ' of * $1,000 individual, ‘Tho captain making the best score, Inter- ‘state contest, aword, valuod at_8$400. Cap- tain making the bosf a inter-state, waiden infantry di alued at $100, Many other prizés will bo given 1 other comuotitians, Tho guards expect to combete and will expect to “make Owaha proud of hem, Tho question was put by a business map, *Why should not tho eitizens of Omaha haye @ contest of this kind during merchants' weck and givo the hoys a chance to show what they can Monday evening next the Omaha Guards will have & prize drill at their armory. It wilt be & company contest for the medal which will bo given to the bos drilled man io the company who has by his eMciency won the medal three times, It 18 now in the possession of First Sergeant B, A. MeAllister, who Lus beon successful, and only neods Monday's success to wake him its perimanent possessor. It wili be a warm, in- teresting contest. Lieutenant C. M. Truitt, U. S. A, will award the medal to the wi ner. Quite & number of spectators ave : pected to be present. ~ LSS Dyspopsia Mulkes the lives of many people miser- able, and often leads to self-destruction, We know of no remedy for dyspepsia more successful than Hood’s Sarsapa- rilla. It acts gently, yet surely and officiently, tones the stomach and other uns. removes the faint (ueliug. cre- ates a good appetite, oures headache, and refreshes the burdened mind. Give Hood’s Sarsaparilla s fair trial. It will do you good Proceedings in Ejectment. The Union Pacifc company bas cow- menced forcible detainer proceedings in Jus- tice Wade's court agaiust five squatters on the bottom lands, and there are more to come. The defendants 1 these cases are John Flyfn, who holds lots seven and eight in biock thirty-two; 8. D. Pike, & tract - thirty by ninety feet, in block 178; James Low: lot five in block 120, and six in block 157; Jobu Morrow, lota seven, eight and nine in block thirty-twe, and Mrs C. L. Barr, lots ouo and two i block thirty-two. The jus tico has already entered up judgment against Lowrey. state maiden infantry THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: PHURSDAY, JULY GRANT COUNTY INADILEMMA. Seemingly Without the Jurlsdiotion of District Courta. A NUT FOR THE SUPREME BENCH. The Condition of the Soldiers! Sailors' Home—Bank of De Witt — City Nows and Notes. and LINCOLN HUREAU or Te OMA®A Baw, 1029 P Strert, LIxcoLy, July 24 The governor's proclamation authorizing the permanent organization of Grant county was lssuod April 13, 1588, and a peculiar legal counundrum comes up in connection herewith. Seanate file No. 7, entitled, “‘An act to amend scetions 1 and 3 of an act to apportion the state into judicial districts, and for tho appointment and olection of oftl ocors thereof,” was approved and became a law March 23, 1850. Chapter 44 of tho sion laws of 1850 gives the text of the law in tull. It provides that the state shall be di- vided into twelve judicial districts, and names the counties that shall comprise each. Grant county, organized by proclamation the April before the passage of the law, is not mentioned as belonging to any of the various districts. Section 1, however, oites thay Boone, Hall, Wheeler, Greeley, ‘Garfield, Loup, Valley, Howard, Blaine and Thomas countics, and the unorgattized territory west of Thomas county, make up the ninth judicial ~district, and as the unorganized territory lies be- tween Thowas aud Grant counties, it is urged that the latter county is without dis- trict judioial jurisdiotion. 1f not, the query is to what judicial aistrict does Grant county belong? But this question will probably bo settled during the nextsitting of the supreme court, for the case of Thomus R. Linch ot al The State of Nebraska ex rel George W, ckles, on error from that county, Will be tried. ‘The law requires that the clerk of the supreme court shall docket cases by ju- dicial distriots, and under the law cited ho can not place the case in auy of them. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. Tha sccrotary of the advising board of the soldiers' aud sailors’ home, of Aurora, re- ports to the board of public lands and bulld- ing as follows under date of July 22: ““The buildings already completed are kept in as fair condition as can be expeoted, but the Jack of screens in the kitchen and hospi- tal made the ventilation of thesa rooms so imperfeot that the board took the responsi- vility of ordering these appurtenances to bo provided atonce. ‘T was pleased to learn that e contract had been let for bullaing a hospital for the invalids and seven cottages for fumilies which, when completed, will add much to the value of the home and ma- torially assist them in the practical work- ings thereof. Although the design for the improvement of the grounds.was made lasy April, no steps have as yet been taken for the beginning of tho work, and as the sea- son is 80 far advanced the setting of trees and shrubs must be delayed until another year, which is much to b regrotted, and it is hoped that every line will be marked and every stako set long beforo the spring ap- pears, 80 there will be no excuse for not having the surroundings of the home as beautifully advanced during the year 1890, as aro alréady those of the other state insti: tutions. No commencement has yet been made for a system of sewerage, as was recommendod by this board in the report of last January. This has now become a serious matter, needing immediato attention, as thio noxious exhalations proceeding from the cess-pool, which has been used for tha past year, is almost unendurablo at times and, sooner or later, will develop malaria and perhaps lead to serious consequences among the inmates of the home. Neither has the cometery yet been platted, a matter, which I think, should be attended to at an carly dato, a8 deaths ara ocourring at short inter- vals, and system in the location of the graves in reference to the general plan of the ceme- tery is far preferable to the uncertainty that now accompanies each interment. ‘*‘Am pleased to state that the arable lands, and also tho garden, are well taken care of. "Thirty-five acres of corn and twen ocres of omts give good promise that the horses and cows will fare well during the coming win- tor, while five acres of potatoes, three acres of "beans, one acre and a balf of vines, sev- eral thousand heads of cabbage, a large sup- ply of beets, turnips, peas, radishes, onions, tomatoes and lettuca show that the wants of the kitchen aud cellar are well looked after by the earnest workers, who, by the Way, are most of them 1nmates of the home. “The employes appear to be faithfully working for the interests of the homwe, but T wish to call your attention to this fact, that the person in charge of the engine isnot o practical engineer. And, it is said, he is oo- casjonally under the influence of intoxicants, which may possibly lead to & repeti: tion of the catastrophe that poccurred at the insane asylum at Lincoln. There are forty names on the pay roll, rated at sums running from 10 cents per day to $125 per month. “‘There aro forty-three males and four females on the roster, sevoral having been admitted and several disoharged since my last visit. Twenty-two families aro await- ing the completion of the cottages for ad- mission thereto, The heads of thirteen of these families are already at the home, All those present are well clothed, well-fed and have good medical attendance, and yet the lack of harmony, mentioned in the report of Auril 1, is still apparent, and perhaps a little intensified, all of which is no doubt well understood by the bonorable board and does not need repetition at this time. “The revised rules and regulations gov- orning the home, which were approved by the board of public lands and buildings April 16, have baen promulgated and apparently cover the points that were omitted in tho origiual rules. “*New applications for admission to the home have been formulated in harmony with the amendment to the law establishing the home, passed by the last legisiature. This amendment Is founa to be of great practioal value to the home, to the visiting and exam- iniug bourd, and also to the state, aa it gives no chanoe for admission of unworthy appli- cants if the oMoial boards of the respective committees from which the applications are seoured perform their dutios as the law con- templates. In conclusion I would respectfully recommend, firat: That a plat of the grounds, showing designs for drives, walks, grass plats, flower beds, trees, shrubs and other ornamental work, be furmshed the col maudant at an early date; second, that a system of sawerage be not only devised, but oompleted as soon as practicable.” Mrs. ldates’ reference to tlie report of Aprit 10 relates to the antagonisms at the home that led the governor to call for the resignation of Commander Hammond. These antagonisms existed botween the command- autand inmates to sych an extent that re- conciliation was Impossible, and it seewms they dute from last October, Bank of DeWitr, ~The DeWitt bank is tho latest banking in- stitution to file articles of incorporation. It fucorporates with an authorized capital stook of $100,000, and Saline county thus ets anothor strong financial institution. Business commencement dates from August 1. 1580, and continues thereafter twenty-five yoars Tucorvorators: Kayetto J. Foss Charles B. Anderson, C. W. Ribble and Charles Bidelman, Lively While 1t Lasted. Acting under instructions from the city council, Street Commissioner Byers to-day proceeded to open up Fourteenth street be- tween A aud South streets to its full width, In the territorial days an act of the logisla- ture established & public highway along that portion of the street, comprising & strip of thirty feet on either side of the section Lne. This was bofore the land was howesteaded. Long since, however, this land was platted into town lots and became & part of Dawson's addition to the city, but they oncroached upon the ecstablished roud from twenty-five to iwenty-sevea feet, ond consequently the lots @are not par- 2l with tue section line, But the lots were sold as platted, and ,of thom improved. For somo time |-m! W vity ns- conters- plated onening the sthbofi by “compelling the owners to vacate the thisty-thres foot strip occupied east of the saetion line, Tho mat- tor was refarred to tha ity Attornoy, and he afiirmed the power ofthe”city to open the streot. A fitful murmer followed the first order, and a socond ayp was givou tho stroat commissioner before e moved; butho com- menced work to-day With a large forco of men. A0 Probably owners ditjgod his pupose at once, and Became grétly excited. Despite tears and eatroaties, ‘however, Byers con- tinued his unpleasant . The mon worked lively about an hour, Whon Constable Beaoh appeared with a warrant for the arrest of the entire party on ¢ tut of Cham Beach, who charged them with the dastruction of property. The strcet commissioner, to- gether with Flem Harrison, L. Martin, Val Siegel, Willlam Stone, Conrad 8. Paredial, ©. J. Wallinger, Barday Dolan, Dan Cash: mau, James Sullivan, P. W. Quackbush and John Kane, were lod before Justice- Coch- rane. But another gang of work men was at hana and Jumped into the work, and a regular riot seemed 1m. minent. -Property ownera sappeared with shotguns aud other weapous of war and at- tempted w keep workmen at_ bay until another warraut could be obtained. él’lw alr was blue with {mprecations, 80 to speak, but there was no wood shed, Thus tha mattar rested. Finally Walter Moliok, a son of the sheriff, showed up on the sceno with a war- rant sworn_out by Mary T. Foxworthy and led before Judge Stewart the foreman, R. C. McLellan, and his gang. Thus the matter rests and the courts wiil decide the issues. City News and Notes. The caseof A.J. Eckmanvs M. Ham- mond, on error from the district court of Pawnee county, was filod for trial in the su- prene court to-day. The board of publio lands and vbuildings met in session vhis afternoon at 2 o'olock. It is expeoted that the saline land controversies will come up for discussion, but embers of the board state that conolusions will not be given out for a day or two, William Stadelman and wife arrived to- day at noon with the remains of little Wiitie, whose life was crushed out at Omaha on last Monday, The funeral took place this after- noon and was largely attended. Mr. Stadel- mun and fumily were formerly residents of Lincoln. CONGRESSMAN DORSEY'S PARTY . Its Progress Marked By a Series of Qvatious and Entertalumonts. Boise Cier, Idaho, July 24.—[Special to Tur Bre.|—Congressman LDorsey's party have had & perfect ovation since their start from Fromont on the 16th inst. At almost every station during the afternoon of the day of departure, and while the special car sped through western Nevraska on the end of the Union Paciflo limited, delogations of citizeus called to pay Mr. Dorsey and his friends respeots. Mr. Stewart, who is a Vermonter, and Mr. Hayden, who comes from the suburbs of Boston, neither of whom were used to such corn and wheat flelds as thoy saw in the Third congressional district of Nebraska, were amazed at the vegetation, while M. Burrows, of Michi- gan, who comes from a corn aud wheat state, said it beat anything he ever saw. General Goff, of West, Virginia, another member of the pavty, considers Nebraska the finest country he has seen on the trip, At Denver the party was inducted into their scason of distingwished attentions, which has kept them in & perfect swirl ever aince. A delegation ffom the board of trada and city government, headed by Senator Teller aud Representative Symmes, called at 7 o'clock in the moraiog, while tho party were at breakfast in. their car. At 9 car- riages took them ta the Windsor hotel, where a reception ensued all forcnoon, tho leading cltizens of Denver and Colorado jolning in the courteolts’ attentions, Aften lunch carriages took the party over the city. Then followed & tour over the cabla lines. In the . pveming there waa a banquet ‘at the Denver club, one of tha finest institutions of the kind in the country. We were not nestled fn our car ready to pursue our way westward till aftor midnight. Denver is one of the hand- somest, most enterprising and wealthy cities in the whole west. It is in many respeots like Omaba. The reception accorded our party was hearty and heartfelt, At Cheyenne Congressional Delegate Carey and Governor Warren, two of Wy~ oming’s forcmost citizens, led in doing the honors. Cheyenne is now a beautiful and brifty city, and the building of the Union Pacitic's extensive shops there will give it a new impetus and a_substantial boom. Her buildiugs are grand, substantial and modern. Carriages conveyed * tho party over the city and out to Fort Russel, where' the presence in our party of Generl Brooke, who has won the sdmiration of every one ho has met, assured special attentions. There was an imprompw dress parado and guard mount in honor of Govornor Warren, which was in- speoted by General Brooke gnd_admired by all the party. A charming lunoh was spread at the beautitul residence of Delegate Caroy, who by the way is to bo s United States Sanator when Wyoming Is admitted to state- hood. Judge Carey's dolighpful wite pre- sided so porfectly that the party lingered for several hours, and then continued to sce the city and inspect the capi- tol building, In the evening the sub- stautial citizens bade the party sit down to a dinner at the Cheyenne club swhich over- awed us all with ‘what Wyoming can pro- duce for the icner man. 1t was all the mar- kets of Boston, New York or Washington could have done. ‘T'he magnificent foral dis- pleys wore from the plam about the city. “Tho beauty of Chevenne aud the hospitality of hor citizons linger with us now and will always. When, at 10 o'olock on the night of the 19th, our train ran into Ogden, a committeo roprosentine the city of Salu Lake and all her varied interests, boarded the congres- sfonal car and and welcomed us into Utab. Superintendent Riter, of the Utah railroad; Banker McCormick, Congressman Caine and soveral others constituted the delega- twn. Escorted into Salt Lake City we were driven to the Continental, On Suturday morning a six-in-hand coach took us out to the fort, where the presence of tho gallant General Brooke again gave us & apacial exbi- bition by infantry and artillery. Then we were taken over the cily. Itisa beautiful place with many new and grand business blocks going up.” Much money_is being made in the real estata boom. Salt Lake City will some time be 8 great mart. Its only®hin- drance now is the belief I the east, where capital must come from, that the religious and social quarrels 'interfore in bus inoss matters. They do o some extent, but they should not, and they are becoming loss every month.' Ong can scarcely di tinguish & Mormon from'a Gentile alread: The only impediment “ttiése troubles make will be' w0 statebood. Utah will nover be a state until the Gentlley yule everythine be- yond peradventure. In tho afterncon of “Saturday a speclal train Lok us out to thel'great Salt lake, to Garfield Beach, whero we had a perfect hour in the water, Which is pg, salty as to be nat- urally buoyant for the body. This was after we attended a special concert at the taber- nacle, the Mormon chureti'house, which will scat ‘about twelve theusand persons. On Sunday a special train togis us to the canyons in the mountains. Delékate Fred Dubois, of 1daho, joined us at Salt Lake City for the purpose of escorting us inso his country; and at Salt Lake City we paried with General Brooke, who will remajy s day or two with Mrs. Brooke, and refurn to Omaha. The general is a lovable “tfavellng companion, aud he has 12 every man of the Dorsey party a devoted friend. Leaving Salt Lake City at 6 o'clock on Monday moruing, we arrived bero the fol- lowing midnight and continued to patroniza Morpheus until 8 o'clock in our car. 'The constitutioual convention, the governor and other infuential people, under the suave and pleasant guidance of Délegate Dubois, a com- ing Upited States senator, we are belug car- ried about like kings and princes. Boise City is boautiful, Tdaho is delightful, and ought o Do @ state: 'but the people are the delignt of us all. Penny 8. HeATi, Andrew J. Grisham, of Rock, Pope county, Ill., say “I tred Chamber- lain’s Colic, Cholera and Diorrheea Remedy in my family for summer com- plaint and cholera morbus and it gave the best of satisfaction. It also proved ood as & preventive of flux. I praise t very '“f bly and think it is the best | ever saw for such complaints.” All of the leading druggists in Omaha sell it. 25, 1880, AT THIS TIME Of the y dull season of the like ours cannot afford to ca th)m'you ever dreamed of, Ty over stoc] left and begin every season with new goods. Broken lots ear. In every one of our several departments are goods which must be closed out. t pays us better to sac You can for a few dollars just now get greater values in clothing ngle suits, ete.,, are closed out regardless of cost or value. from one season to another. n the Fumishin;\Dn partment we offer to-day A 164 of very fine White Gauze Shirts, with short sleeves, at 30 cents, A lob of very fine Gray Ganze Shir These two lots are not of the ordinary kind offered eve , with short sleeves, at 35 cents, ¢where at low price ar people are looking for bargains, and all the advertising and blowing in newspapers will not sell an goods unless customers can be convinced that they are getting real bargains, note that the place which is selling at close prices in the busy season is likely he shrewd and caveful buyer will to give the greatest values in the A storo ifico what there is They are a very fine grade, worth fully 50 and 60 cents, and would have been sold at these prices had the warm weather sot in earlier. Very fine French Ribbed Shirts and Drawenrs at 4 i The “Nebraska” Laundried and Unlaundried White Shirt is the most vopular shirt in town. of this <hirtis simply due to its superior quality in goods and make, and the unprecedented low prices. 5 oents, worth 7b cents, The reputation Our 50¢ Unlaundried Shirt is made of New York Mills muslin, 8-ply fine linen.bosom, full reinforced front and back, is full size and excellently made, Gther houses will not match this shirt for less than double the price. Our Laundried Shirts are sold at 65¢, 90c and $1.25; the latter is the very best in the market. COLLARS—We sell a very good Collar, GUARANTEED TO BE LINEN, at 5. shapes—turn down and standing. Very fine Linen Collars Collars at 13¢, two for 25c. In Neckwear we beat the world. for a flannel Shir at 10c, Other houses charge 50c for no better goods. Our 150 Silk Windsors are selling These we have in all the popular shapes. This is as good a collar as there is made in the countr A z like hot cakes, and ave the nicest thing The 25c a dozen Pique Tecks are all closed out. We have them in two The very finest Linen We still have a nice line of fine Summer Scarfs in Pique and Lawn at ¢ and 10¢ each. Please Note—During July and August we close at 6:30 p. m.; S8atur- day at 10 p. m. Nebraska Clothing Company Corner Douglas and Fourteenth streets, Omaha. BRANDED AS A LIE, Mrs, Cole Denounces the Statements Concerning Her Huaband. A Bee reporter called at tue residenco of H. E. Cole last night and was met at the door by Mrs. Cole. A few moments’ inter- view was solicited, The lady was at first strongly opposed to making any statement, saying that the reports which had appeared in some of the papers were such scandalous fabrications she cansidered them boneath all notice. She was flnally prevailed on to make o statement. Mrs. Cole said she had just returncd trom her old home 1n _castern lowa, where she went with Mr. Colo to bury their on which died recently. Mr. Cole returned some days ago and she had recsived lottors from him daily since he parted from her. He had informeq her of his intended departure for Denver, and she waa thoroughly familiar wiih both the nature and the detalls of the business which called him there. She stated moat poaitively that it was a matter concern- ing a real estate transaction and was notin any way whatever connectod with Miss Williams, bicycling, or any other sporting business, Mrs. Cole also stated that her husband would go from Denver to San Francisco in connection with the business which had called him away., The sensational statoment in one of the papers about a pitcher and glasses with stale beer in them befng foyud on the table were denounced as fals. he reporter was shown the pitcher, which the lady said sue had put away just as she found it, and it contained uothing more harmful than Mis- souri river water. It was stated by Mrs. Cole, and corrobor- ated by her sister, who was presont, that Mr. Cole was the most kind_and affectionate of husbands, and she had implicit confidence in him, ‘The following letter was raceivea at this office yesterday from Mr. Cole, and 15 self- explanatory: DENVER, Col., July 29, 1880.—[To the £d- itor of Tuk Bek.|—I notice i the Herald of the 20th quite a sensutional article rogarding my departure. Had I considered it neces- ry I would have kept the Herald posted rding my every movement. Will you kindly state that I am in Denver and that will leave for San K'rancisco on” the 24th and will then return, I am neither crazy nor 8 fugitive from jus- tice. My oMo is at Room 6, Continental black, and parties having busminess with me will flnd gentlemanty clerks there to wait on them. Hoping that you will favor me with o small space in your paper, I am very truly yours, 4 H. E. CoLr. el Board of Public Works. At the regular meeting of tho board of health yesterday afternoon several plans for the plumbing in buildings about to be erected were submitted for approval. They are the first plans to be submitted under the new charter, The city physician was instructed to ascer- tain who ure the property owners situated in the hollow between Dodge and Davenport, lying west of Twenty-seventh avenue. It 1s the intention to wsk. the council to at least fill up the bed of the old croek where it crosses Capital ave- nue at this point, and then require owners of abutting property to fill also, ‘I'his creek has been cut up into pools by Dodge and Davenport streets and by sewer embankmwents which have been thrown across it, and the water from the abutting rroneny draius into it making numerous rog ponds which are covered with green slime and from which unbealthy odors are constantly arising, In case of a long contin- ued hot spell this locality would be the fruit. ful seat of an epidemic, Resolutions of Sorrow. rark lodge, No. 09, Knights of Pythias, at its last meeting, pussed the following resolu- tions: Whereas, A great sorrow has fallen upon our brother, W. T. Bennett, of New Market Lodge, No.' 126, Iowa, in the injury and death of his beloved mother, Mrs, Kliza Mer- cer; therefore be it by Park Lodge, No. 69, of Omaha, Resolved, That it 18 buta just apprecia- tion of the friendship aud regard we enter- tain for our brother, that we extend to him 1n this time of griof,’ our heartfelt sympathy. That we sincerely rogret the sad ascident to his beloved mother, and her resulting death, That we commend our brother for con- sideration to Him who does all things for the best, and whose chastisements are meant in worey, That these resolutious be spread upon the records of the lodge and a copy thereof be sent to our brother, W. T, Bennet; also that be published* in the newspapers of A Walking Arsenal Arrested. Charles Costs, & wild-eyed country lad about twenty-two years old, wias run in by the policeman at the Union Pacific depot yesterday afternoou. Charles was arrayed inawide brimmed white felt hat and @ huge revolyer. ‘The latter was carried in a case slung from @ cartridge belt filled with 44-calibre ball cartidges. He was bound for tho wild and woolly west on a search for gore. A tutype gallory had received . por- tion of his lu d he disvlay veral villainou pictures of himself. The ofticer concluded that Cnarles needed watch. ing and he was captured, arscnal and all A S W Chiefr, John Ruedrufs was run in by Savage last nigbt for stealing soveral puirs of shoes. He was walkiog along Douglas street, and when in front of the shoe sto under' the People’s Lhcater, grabbed the shoes and put thew under his coste Otticer THE STORM'S WRECK. Bridges and Roadbed Succumb to to the Turbulent Waters, The Uulon Paciflc and Burlington are stiil experiencing trouble from the storm of Monday nignt. On the Manhattan line—a portion of the Union Pacific systemn—a large trestle bridgé at Randolph was oarried away last night,and the Blue river, the stream which it spanned, is reported to bo above high water mark and gradually swelling. The current is strong, and further damage in the line of destruc- tion of bridges and flooding of iow lauds is expected. The Kansas City expraess, on the Union Pacific, south-bound, was considerably be- lated. ' Superiatendent Ressoquie, of the Union Pagcific, stated that the damage will e light. 2 Another washout occurred on the Schuyler ranch of the B, & M. pear Prague, but tho break did nat do much damage aud was soon repaired. 3 The washout onthe B. &M. at Hudson has not as yet beon repaired, und the overiand trains are run over the Union Pacific tracks in and out of* Denver from Sterling. It is thought that the track will be opened to trafic this' evening, O. P. MoCarty Promoted. Mr. O. P McCarty, formerly of this oity, has been appointed assistant general passen- ger agent, of-the Haltimore & Ohio railroad, with headquarters at Cowmbus. O. His jurisdiction extends over the linos west of the Ohio river, und ho enters upon his new duties August' 1. Mr. McCarty was for o number of years the assistant, general ticket agent of tho Union Pacific with headquarters at Omaha. He carned a reputation for thor- oughness and fine capabilities. When tho late Thomas J. Potter took a hand in tho affairs of the road he wanted some of his trusted co-workers to come with him, which caused tho old-time Union Paciflo of: ficials to stop out. Mr. McCarty was ono of them, but his reputation on the Atlantic sea- board was as great as 1t is in the west, and he found himself inactivo demand by at least three railroads, Ho cast his ot with the Baltimore & Ohio general passenger office in Baltimore, where he now is, This is not the last promotion ho may look for. Minimum Live Stock Weights, A clrcular has reached Omaha, 18sucd by Chairman Faithorn, of the Western Froight bureau, announcing the following amend- meats to the live stock minimum weights, which will take effect August1: Cars, 81 feet, cattle, 19,000 pounds: hogs and sheep, double deck cars, 19,000; hogs, single deck, 15,000; sheep, single deck, 10,000, Cars, 83 feet long, cattle, 20,500; hogs mud sicep, doublo-deckad cars, 20,500} nogs, single-dook cars, 16,000; sheep, singlo-decked ours, 11,- 000. ' Cars 3 foet 0 inohes long, cattle, 22, 000; hogs and sheep, doubls-decked cars, 32,- 000; bogs, single-decked cars, 17,000; sheep, singlo-decked cars, 12,000. The Depot Conference. The exact date has not been fixed for the conference between the city couvncil, tho original committes of trustecs and the ofi- olals of the Union Pacifio and Burlington relutive to the new union dopot project. It 18 thought that matters will shape them- selves so Lhat a oconference can be had Friday or Saturday. The railroad officiuls are of tho opinion that an agreemeut can be reached amicably. Chaunged the Date. The Stephensou excursion, on the Union Pacific, to Yellowstone park, will leave Omaha August 8 jugtead of the 15h, as was formerly announced. The latter date was found to be too close to that of the Omaha Fair assoclation exhibit. Round trip ticke! re sold for $175,which Includes all necessary expensos. Assistant Superintendent Wagner. W. A. Wagner, one of the cable condue- tors, has been rewarded for his faithfulness to his duties by being promoted to the most. dosirable position of assistant suporinten- aent of the cablo comvany. Mr. Wagner is well liked by his feliow conductors, and all rejoice at his olovation, Ho enters upon his new duties at once. The Hagan Case. Tho case against Hagan was called for hearing yesterday afternoon, but was post- poned until Saturday moraing. 1t is gener- ally understvod that Moore and the Huzan woman will leave towa bator the case comes up. Moore sticks closo to the Hagan woman all the time.Thoy remind one of @ litte boy und his grandma. Uo is @ beardloss youth and sho is on the shady side of fifty. Moore cluims nover to have mot Mrs. Hagan befora starting for Omaha, but they have cortwinly progressed vory rapidly in so short a time. Held 1o $800 Bouds. Jim Dunn, the white man under arrost for robbing Lizsio Foster. botter known as “Kansas City Liz,” a colored progtitute, hud & hearing beford Judge Borka yestorday Afternoon, and was bound over to tho diatriot court in the aum of $500. David Browater, a colored man, was afterwards arres ed for attempting to get t ostor woman out of town in order to prevent her from appearing against Dunn. SOUTH OMAHA NHWS, The Railroad War, People interested in street rallways and rapid transit, are at fover heat. Yesterday the Tramway company sent down a num- ber of wagon loads of ramls and a gang of workmen to commence work on Twenty fourth street. Under orders of Mayor Mavshal Mahoney arrested tho workmen, y-nine in number, and_took thew to tho co headquarters, 'where all were after- wards di excopt the foreman. Dr. Me company, soon after tho arrest of the t men, put a gang of sixty men to wor Whiie ovents were guin?; on 4 about them were being circulatod wd of 100 gathered in front of the Nebraska savings bank, and Messrs. David Anderson, . Hunt, W. A. L. Glb- bon arraigned the council and the Tramwa, company for thewr questionable actiond, Councilmen McMullen and Johnston, on the other hand, justificd themscives in tholr sup- port of the Tramway company; as also 98 matters relating to other street railway com- panies. It 18 currently reported that Dr. Meroov's company has sucd out an injunction, Thé friends of rapid tranait foar that complics tion will prevent either cvmpany coming la this year. Won't Fool With the Court, “We promised Dr. Mercer,” said Council- man Jolinston, “at the mecting held with him Wednesday morning, a certificate of th eloction for his motor company, and bhad | not been for the injunction served on the mayor and councilmen ho would hava re- ceived it at tho council meeting this evening, Wo did not feel at liberty, after boing en- joined, to take any actiou 'whatever, as we considered that the court, by its 1njucntion, had taken the whole matter out of our hands, But I shall, as nearly all mombers of the council pledged themselyes to do, vote tho motor company its certificate just as soon as the injunction may be dissolved. “In regard to the secret sosson said to have been held last Monday night after the adjourncd, I have only to say that Mr. Towl asked me to allow him to put_ the certified checks in iy safo, as had been dono heretofore. There was nothing done nor dis- cussed.” The City Council. At the council meeting last night Messrs, Johnston, O'Rourke, Melcher and Mayor Sloane, the committee appointed to wait ou the Motor Railway company, reported that the company would do substantially as requested. A resolution coverng the conditions of the motor company’s coming in the city brought out & long discussion, and after an amendment was defeated, the reso- lution was withdrawn. John Gleason's claim for a horse killed falling over Q streot, was again presented, and Mossrs, ‘Towl, Founo aud Burke were appointed to investigate it. \L.WEIG U PURE HT Used by the United States Government. and Public Food Analysts, tract Endorsed by the heads of the Great Univerwities the Strougest, Purest aud most Healthful aking Powder does ot contaiu Ammonla, 1 imeor Alum. ice's Cres Dr. Price’s Delicious Mlavorin, ‘anilla, Lemon, Orange, Almond, Rose, etc., o uot contain Folscuous Qis of Chem PRICE BAKING POWDER CO.. Now Yorks