Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 11, 1889, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, AUGUST I1, 1880--SIXTEEN PAGES. REVENGE OF THE BLUE COATS Wreaked on a Man Who Had Tes: tiflod Against Them. CHRIS M'CORMICK’S STATEMENT. How Captain I'nff Green and Fis Myrmidons Got Even With Him For Appearing Before the Police Commission. Bnginer McOormick's Experience. The disclosures made through the columns of Trr Bee of numerous acts of high-handed officiousncss and even of brutality on the part of certain mombers of the police depart- ment have caused a sensation. A long list of complaints have been recoived exposing brutalities that have been inflicted upon all classes of citizens, and many of these charges have been investigated and verified by re- sponsible citizens, The disclosures have ncted like an electric shock uvon some of the police oficials, and they have begun to show evidences of being vory widaly awake. During the past two days \he dewective force of the department has beon busily encaged in shadowing Bee reporters, for the purpose, it is presumed, of ascertaining the source of the information that is being published. CHRIS. M'CORMICK'S STATEMENT, Last fall Coris. McCormick, an engincer, returned to Omabia_from California, where ho had been for his health. For three years revious 1o his departure for California he had been running the engine in the estab- liskment of the Clarke Coffee company. Upon his return he found no immediate oc- cupation, but when he could get jobs as sub- stitute he did so, and worked at anything he could get to do. “I have saved money,” said he, “‘when employed, and had enough to keep me in idleness for a year, it necessary. It was au- tumn when I got 'back to town, and, being without work, [ made my headquarters at the White Front saloon, where it was warm and I could read the papers, meet my friends and keep off the strects, One evening, while there, Duff Green caruo in, and, after looking around, saw me and asked me what 1 was dalnel. T replied that I was without work. About a that Green came in again, accompanied by Sergeants Haze and Johnson, ‘Arrest that man,” said Green, “‘he is no good.” at the same time catching hold of my arm and hurling me hulf way across ihie room towards the door. When the patrol wagon came 1 was chained to it and taken to the police station.” “I'hat's the man,” said Sergeant Johuson, *who has testified against the oMcers.” This referred to the time when I testifled before the police commission in the case pre- ferred against Policeman Drummy for drunkenness. 1 1aid in jail all night, and the next morn- ing I was brought out and stood in line with the other prisoners, for exhibition to the po- ice. “That's the man that testified against the police,”” said Duff Green. *“He's laid around the White F'ront that I kuow of for five months, Arrest him wherever you find him.” '? Yes," said o polideman, “if I gt him I'll club the head off him.” *‘And I'll fill his legs full of lead,” said a ird, “Look at the mug on him,” remarked a fourth,” “See what you've got for tostifying against an officer,” said one of them, “‘you've got the whole force down on you.” ‘When I was brought before the judee he said: ‘“‘The charge against you is vagrancy and being a suspicious character.” ofore I had a chance to answer Henry Ewalt stepped up and said, ‘I want to testity for this man. He stops at my house, and I have money in my safe to his credit. I huve known him to have pajers to the value of 81,500 to $1,800 pass through the express ice and the Omaha National bank to his credit lately.” ‘What is your business? the judge asked Ewalt. ‘I run a lodging house on Farnam strcet,’ he answered. “You are discharged,’ said the judge, turn- lnglfl me."” C. H. McCoRrMI1cK worn to and subscribed 1o before me this Oth day of August, 1859, N. J. Burxmaw, Seal] Notary Public. is emvloyers, the Consolidated Colfee company, were asked what they thought of McCormick. “As faras I know he is a res- table man,” said one. ‘‘He attends to is business here in a satisfactory wmanner, sand is always prompt and reliable. He worlked for the Clarke Coffee company three years before the consolidation, and has worked for us since spring.” Captain Duft Groen was asked what he knew about McCormick. *‘Well,” he said, “I arrested him. He was loafing around the hite F'ront saloon doing nothing and run- ing in ana out of the wine reoms with prosti- tutes. 1 never knew him to work in the town. *‘Did he testify against any of the police?” the captain was asked. B Yes. He testified against Oficer Drummy when he was brought beforo the police com- mission for being drunk.” The captain said he did not know much about the man now, but atthe time of bis arrest he had bad asso- clates. THE CHARGE WAS AMENDED. Al Loeffler is a young German who tends bar in Schaffer's saloon at the corner of Thirteenth and Harney streets. He had an experience with the police which he re'ates as follows: - “Last May, I forget the exact day, my partner, Charles Hoscheit, and I wore ar- rested ubout 10 o'clock at night upon susbi- clon, we were told, of having robbed a Ger- man farmer of $20, We spent the night in the cells, expecting to have a hearing in the morning. We were not called up. however, but were held until about 5 o’clock in the afternoon, when the man who had veen robbed called at the station. He stated ot once that we were not the boys who had robbed him and that he could easily idenuly them. After this I that we would be re- . e were taken up before Judge Berka by Duff Green who suid, *Your Honor, here are two vagrants that we did not bring up with the others this morn- awg. They were overlooked.’ *“That made me bot. I could excuse thear- rest on suspicion of rohbcrfl s such mis- takes are apt to happen, but I felt pretty sore when arraigned as a vagrant, 1 was working for Ed Maurer and my partner was employed at the Union Pacific shops. We made our statement to Judge Lerka and ‘were at once released.” Music in the Park. The tenth grand sacred coucert at Han- scom park will be given by the Musical Union band, under the direction of H. F. Irvine, to-day at 8 o'clock. PROGHAMME, PART L Grand March—"God For Us National ate" Stab; Gavotte—"*The Rivulet” PART I Belection—*"Bohemian Song—'"Tho Vale of Itest" Overture—"Niagara”. ..., ..... Boettger Berenado- hou Art So Near aud Yet B0 Far’..o0uiveeise A Reichard PART LI, ue’ e .Mozart Belection—""The Beggar Student o wereee .. Milloecker Potpouri--“Around the World"..,...Brown Turkey, Danube, Kussia, Poland, Ger- many, Alsace and Lorraine, Irance, Spain, England, Awmcrica. ONDV-"Jlulrolnn" . (1 ....Neicig ith Religious Andante by Haydn. “This is the finest programme ot propared sud the music will rendered in oven @ more excellant manner than it was by this band on Sunday last. Brooke . ... Balfe Mendelssohin Patrol—*Tur Making Matters Worse. A writor in the Business Women's Journal advocates a dress with seven kets for business women, says the ‘hicugo News. That will not do at all, Lhink of & man attempting to find his wife’s thumblo in a dress having seven kets. With such invention no won- r that the lunatic asylums are over- crowded. A QUIET DAY IN COURT, The Bank of Omaha Brings a Suait Before Judge Shields, The usual grist of light business was transacted over the bar of the district court yesterday. To recover $302.44, the amount claimed by Willett L. Irish to be due him from John F. O'Hanlon, Abram 8. Joseph, Fred Lind- horst, Neer & Bendorf, Isaac Adams and M. F. Roys, suit was instituted by Irish. Judgement for $2,000 is claimed by the American Savings bank from the Omaha Banking company and the Beatrice Real Estate and Trust company. The Beatrice company deposited with the Omaha Banking compuny $2,000, and later endorsed the certi: floate received therefor, payable to the American Savings bank, which corporation claims it has not been paid any part of the amount. Suit to recover $415 on a promissory note was begun by Dexter L. Thomes against Margrethe Jacoesen, et al. An action in equity, to recover on promis- sory notes of the face value of £120, was in- stituted, L. Gaston was plaintiff and Annie E. Shaw, Caroline R. Shaw, George W. Wallace, The Nebraska Mortgage Loan company, Annie 8. Meredith and George Meredith the defendants. Other new papers filed wero the following: 14244 —John B, Carmichael vs George P. Muldoon; appeal, 14— 140—Lizzie Wollenski vs Abraham Wol- leuski; answer and cross petition by defend- ant, This answer denies generally the alle- gations of cruelty, infidelity, ete., preferred by Mrs. Wollenski, and alleges that she has at been untrue to her marital vOws; has negle children, allowing thom to go about hungry, dirty and nfested with vermin, and more inthe same vein, whereupon ho prays for a divorce. A stipu- lation by these parties relative to the dispo- sition of the minor children was also filed. John F. Paulson vs Michael F. Connor is the title of the last petition filed. In it Paulson sets forth that he sold to Connor certain real estate, on which only part p went has been ade and the balance fused. Accordingly he prays that the con- tract be declired annulled and the payments made be forfeited, County Court. The worm has turned. Heretofore the fallen Bank of Omaha has figured in the courts ouly as defendant. Yesterday it had 80 far recovered that it begun an action against M. L. and Fremont Jaynes and John P. Thomas to recover $4S7.35, alleged to be due on a promissory note assigned to the bauk. Frank S. Pierce filed a petition setting forth that he was the only surviving member of the firm of Armstrong & Pierce, Mr. Armstrong having died the present year, As 4 firm they had headquarters at Palmer, Neb,, and engaged in buying and selling upon the South Omaha market hows and cat- tle. In December, 1868, they shipped to tho commssion firm of Parkhurst, Hopper & Parker, to be sold, hogs to the value of & . A sale was made, but the commis- men failed to turn over more than and Pierce sues now for the balance. 2—126 was a lot of depositions in the case of the Columbus bank vs. Woodbridge Bros. 1n the case of the Pheenix Insurance com- pany vs. H. B. Weybridge et al., a stipula- tion to reinstate was filed. Charles M. Bachman's petition told graph- ically how he had been' induced to leave a situation which paid him $50 a month to a cept a year’s work for Charles and Anna Riewe, undertakers, nt &5 a month, and further states what after litue more than a month of service he was discharged, and can- not get another place. Wherefore, he prays that the verbal contract by which the Riewes assured him of one year's work be declared binding, and that he'be given judg- ment for $600. Seven-year-old Artemus Kilkenny, son of John Kilkenny, was one of the depositors of the Bank of Omaha who appeared in county court yesterday morning to file proof of claim. The lad hac saved from his carnings $7.05, ana acting on the advice of his father he deposited it in the late lamented bauk. Wilham Lehr, an employe of the Omuha Milling company, is another of those who lost their all in the wreck. He deposited $1,400, the amount of « back pension awarded hiz A wife and six children are now en- tirely dependent on the labor of his hands. ion 32 LAST l’l(l'ihl)llNT{;lY SHOOT, 1t Was Characterized by Good Shoot- ing at the Bellevne Range. Yesterday was the closing day in the pre- liminary practice of the cavalry competition at the Bellevue range. The appended scores show the standing of the competitors whose names are published during the three days ot practice: Name and Rank, Geo. W. Daugherty, priv M1t cav. Jolii M, O'Connor, corp A bth cav James K. Jackson, serg G ith cay. Stephen King. seri I1 1st cav Bpencer H. Thomus, priv A 9th cav| ESE 5 I " Ladd, 2d lieut 9tn cav, W, Reilly, corp M Sth cav. Charles H. Gritth, far B st Henry H. Wrighi t lieut. 9th cav. W. A Holbrool Emil H. Steiner, corp B d cuy Joseph C. Byron, 2d Monday the firat day of the regular com- petition will take place. The medals will be awarded on Saturday next. Teams of sight men were selected from each rogiment on the grounds for competition yesterday, firing at known distances and engaging in skirmish work. In the former the First regiment led, the Eighth second, the Ninth third, and the Second fourth. In the skivmish work the Ninth regiment attained to the first place, tho First was second, the Eighth was third and the Second was fourth, EEEEESE e Jerry O'Lieary Arrested. Jerry O'Leary, the fire and police operator who fleecea his friends and passed soveral bogus checks on various parties arouand town, was arrested yesterday morning by Oficer Kaiser. e had been in hiding 1n the woods in the south part of the city since Tuesday, and was seen slipping into Joe Murphy’s house. ‘I'he greatest of his offenses was not dis- covered until yesterday morning, when it was discovered that he had forged the name of Captain Green to u note for §325 and got it cashed atthe Commercial National bank. O'Leary con- fesses everything and says he was drunk when he committed the lust named crime. He was out in the woods during the late heavy rains and looks decidedly rocky. e Teachers' Kxamination, An examination of applicants for positions a8 teachers in the Omahu schools in all grades, including high school, will be hela in the high school building on Friday and Sat- urday under the auspices of the teachers’ ex- amining committee, from 9 till 4, Harrison's Vacation. Ban Haunos, Me., August 10.—Presideut Haurrison went for & sail to-day, the guest of Secretary and Mrs, Blaine. The passen- ger steamer “Sappho,”’ which usually plies between Mount Desert ferry aud Bar Harbor, had been selected, and it carried nearly a hundred ladies and gentlemen,who went partly around the island and into Soms sound with™ the president by invitation of Secretary Blaine. After dinner to-night the president and Secretary Blaine went to a recoption which the Kebo Valley club gave in its club house in the president’s houor. Tt was followed by dancing. Seven bundred aud Afty people were present. Ll Threatens 1o Gobble a Town. Mooxu®AD, Minn., August 10.—The appli- oation wade yesterday to Judge Mills by Ate torney C. E. Broun, of Miuneapolis, for the sopolutnient of ‘guardian for Walter S, Cox, a minor, was granted, A friend of =k St, Louis M Business. Sr. Lovis, Mo,, August 10,—The world's fair committee met this afternoon and elected officers, Several hundred thousand dollars have already been subscribed. e New York Getting Ready. New Youx, August 10.—Mayor Grant ap- pointed the five committees to do prelimin- ary work for the international exposition in 1892, late this afternoon, A LEAF OF EARLY HISTORY. Fort Calhoun as It Was in Other Daya. WHAT NOW REMAINS OF IT. A Graphic Picture of the Men and Incidents of One of the Most In- teresting Periods of Ne- braska's History. The Two Calhonns. Omaha and Calhoun. What a contrast! Oune, a very bee-hive of energetic men, a grasping young commercial giant living in the present and for the future. The other, a pretty, peaceful hamlet in & quiet vale of surpassing loveliness, hiving on memory—the things that were, but are not. Once, Calhoun the larger of the two, and neck to neck with Florence was a rival for commercial supremacy with the Gate City. But all that was unnatural, and has gone the way of many another dream. To-day Calhoun, aside from its history, is of im- portance principally because wealthy Omahans, casting about for homes in the country, look favorably on the northern suburb, A few straggling cottages bowered in shade, a weather-beaten little church, three more pretentious mansions, and the small, old fashioned frame hotel—these constitute the urban side of Florence. But Calhoun is notable and should be re- membered, because it antedates all other set- tlements in Nebraska by several years. Through the courtesy of Judge Crounse, who 18 the happy possessor of & well culti- vated, park like farm of 500 acres bordering on the town, the writer was enabled to quote from a letter writwen by an army officer nearly twenty years ago. It is dated at Omaba barracks, Neb., Juue 17, 1870. The writer commences by saying that one of the most pleasant rides near Omaha, if not the most pleasant one, is that which leads down the river, past the barrrcks aud the town of Florence, and across the bluffs to the town of Fort Calhoun, about sixteen miles distant. “Every lover of nature,” he writes, ‘“must be delighted with it in this leafy month of June, when the voads are shaded in many places by magnificent trees, and the rolling prairies ave clad n their richest garb of grass and flowers. Upon descending the hills and coming in sight of the broad plain upon which the town is situated, a scene of beauty is revealed which has no equal in Nebraska, and the fertile plains of Italy can furnish nothing to excel it. ‘‘The wide-stretching farms with their careful cultivation, the deep foliage of the trees and the distant blue outlines of the hilis along the banks of the Missouri, furnish a picture which enraptures those who gaze upon it for the first time. “‘But it 18 not alone the beauty of the place that renders it attractive. It has a history which is worth preserving. Here, fifty years ago, on what is the true Council Bluffs, the sixth regiment of infantry built the first United States fort, west of the Missour: river. It stood upon a bold bluff and the river at that time rolled its turbid waters close along its base. Now, the river is four miles distant and the ancient channel is filled with a dense growth of trees, many of them over a hun- dred feet in height. “Our party,” the writer continues, *‘was made up of military men and consisted of General Palmer, Colonel Brackett, Captain Munson, Lieuténant lrgens, and several others, who all felt an interest in the old and deserted fort, which has gone to decay and around whose walls the wild flowers xi'ow, and creeping vines find an abiding ace. ‘‘Half a century since the place was the scene of martial deeds where mnow steeps o hamlet in profound repose, and here ‘were congre-~ gated the warriors and leaders of the wild tribes which roamed over the great prairies of the west. ‘It is sad to look on the rums of bygone days—to people the scene with the busy act- ors who have long since rendered up their account, and a feeling of melancholy steals over the mind when we reflect that all of humau life that was manly, and beautiful, and worthy of admiration, here at that time, has vanished to return no more. “In the summer of 1820 Brevet Brigadier- General Henry Atkinson, colonel of the Sec- ond infantry, ook possession of this place with his regiment and commenced building a fort. His supplies were brought up from . Louis, then in fact the nearest settle- ment. This was on the south. Prairie du Chien, the nearcst on the east, and the Hudson Bay company’s fort at Van- couver, and the Spanish settlement at San Francisco, the nearest to the westward. It was as far away as can well be well im- agined, but it was in a world of beauty dur- ing the summer months, and was, all in all, a most magnificent frontier post. “There were several officers in the regi- ment who have done good service for their country and it may be well to name them, as they were, in fact, the first settlers of Ne- vraska. General Atkinson had served with great credit during the war with Great Bri- tain, in 1512-15, as colonel. He subsequently commanded the westera army at Red Axe in 1832 and died at Jefferson barracks in June, 1842, ‘“‘Brevet Colonel Henry Leavenworth, the lieutenant colonel, had also served in the war with Great Britain, and, while commanding a regiment at the battle of Chippewa, was severely woundea. He subsequently gained great distinction,” A long list of the names of the soldiers now followed. ‘It is probable,” the writer continues, “that the only officers in the army who were regularly stationed here who are now living are Brevet Brigadier General David H. Vin- ton, assistant quartermaster general, who was retired from actice service in 1863; Brevet Major General George H, Croosman and Lieutenant Colonel George Andrews, also retired. They were here from 1823 to 30! ‘*While the regiment was here it became necessury to chastise the Arickaree Indians, Jiving on the Missouri river., For this pur- pose Brevet Colonel Leavenworth, with a battalion of the Sixth infantry, about 220 strong, with eighty frontiersmen from Missouri, under Brigadier General Ashley, of Michigan, and near- ly 600 Sioux Indians, ascended the river about seven huudred miles above the fort, where a battle was fought, It lasted three days, being the Sth, 10th and 11th days of August. This was a considera- ble fight, though the loss on our side was trifling, while that of the enemy amounted to fifty killed aud a greater number wounded. Leavenworth was made a trevet brigadier general the following year, and died on the 2Ist day of July, 1834, in the Indian nation, He was greatly esteemed in the army and was undoubtediy one of its brightest orna- ments, ‘“The first fort that was built by General Atkinson was upon ground that was too low, and when the water rose during tne summer the works were swept away. He then moved to the biuff, which overlooks & magnificent stretch of country, where he built both sure ana steadfast, and the foundations may be seen to this day. The bricks which were used in the buildings were made near the site of the fort, and certainly none better were ever made, as their present condition will attest, It is said that the clay was placed in a large pan and kept wet, and then a herd of young cattle was driven over it repeatedly until it became fit for use. It was afterward baked wice the length of time which 18 now given by brickmakers, That the bricks were good there can be no doubt, and that the ofticers understood their business is equally certain, *‘The fort first named Council Bluff from its site, subsequently iv was called Fort Calhoun, in honor of the secretary of war, John C. Calhoun, and still later Fort Atkin- son, in honor of General Atkinson. Krom this fact some confusion us 10 locality and name has taken place. Another fort named Yort Croghun, on the left bank of the Mis- souri rver, nesr the bluffs, was built in later times, but the matter is at last at rest, and now only the name of Fort Calhoun is knewn for this locality. “The present Counoil Bluffs 1s in fowa, on the opposite side of the river, sud twenty miles distant from the original Council Bluffs, ““The fort was apandoned in the summer of 1524, when the troops moved down b Missouri river to it junction with the Mi; issippi, and took up quarters at Jefferson barracks, twelve miles below St. Louis Since that time it has beeu going to decay, and the woodwork has 10d with the dust, old magazine 18 roken up and destroypd/y The stones of which it was constructéd Jlnvinz been car- ried off by the settlers thereabouts to build foundations and chlmneys for their more recent dwellings. The remains of the old _settiers’ W are lJ\!nllll.v visible, and here left Mr, Goor, . Ken- nedy, tho had served faitffolly through the war with Great "riu“q held the position of since been min- sutler during the time, t\yn garrisoned by United States t 3 went to St. Louis with vhe soldiers and was sutier at Jefferson barracks for many years. During the Mex- jcan war he was assista#® ‘fhartermaster, “*Such is Fort Calhonn efore the oldest scttlement in Nevrasksy ., Since he wrote many Had¥ retired, some to the enjoyment of a competency of earthy @oods, more to the narcow home which is the final resting place of all. The fort 18 gone. Of al¥ita solid walls so skillfully constructed, net one brick stands upon another. The stone serves as walks, and are used for ornamental purposes on the 1awns of the village. Only a clump of heavy trees mark its site. These stand alone, sur- rounded on either side by cultivated flelds. Often in plowing this ground, the groater part of which, by the way, {8 tho property of Judge Crounse, old’ Mexican silver dollars are frequently found, Sometimes 1t is a fragmenc of brick or an old army pistol, only the imperishable portion of which remains intact, that is plowed up and all are carefully treasured up by the finders as relics of increasing historio interest. Judee Crounse has a brick, brought to light by the plow point, which bears on its side a perfect imprintof & Mexican dollar. Some soldier boy made the mark while the clay was soft, and through the almost three- quarters of a century which has passed not one line of the impression is defaced. Hap- pily, there are none of the modern companies can lay claim to having made this brick. v was on a Sunday afternoon, not long ago, that Tk Bee man sat with Judge Crouunse on the porch that opens to the south and east of his handsome, commodious resi- dence. While relating the contents o tho letter quoted above the judge favored his hearers with the history of the town proper, the modern Calhoun, which dates from 1353, In the fall of that year, or the spring of '54, John Goss selected the site of Calhoun as a claim, Elam Clark, the father of the town and a very prominent man throughout the state in his day, was the next to come. He left La Porte, Ind., in 1854 and coming to Calhoun direct, at once assumed a lively interest in the welfare of the place. He spent his money freely and with good result. In 1866 the Washington county court house was built and located at F't. Calhoun, where it remained until unother election was called in , and De Soto got the county seat prize. De Soto was then a flourish- ing town of 1,200 to 1,500 people with banks, graded schools, o' newspaper, and other things tending toward metropolitanism, But such is the shifting nature of frontier towns that only a few years elapsed before Blair grew large enough to vlaim supremacy and the county seat was moved again. A few years later, DeSota, the lively growing town was deserted. To-day, not more than halr a dozen tumbledown houses mark the spot where it stood, Accuracy compels the statement that Cal- houn got the court houss back agaic and held it from 1866 to '69, the year it went to Blair. The Council Bluffs of to-day is a misnomer. The real council was beyond doubt held on the river bottom, at the junction of the Mis- souri and Boyer valleys, which is directly opposite Fort Calhoun. Iort Croghan, or Council Bluffs, Ta., was known In the early days as Kane's Landing, and falsely holds it present name. These facts are probably unknown to one person in 10,000 in Nebraska, and edch new student of school histories perpetuates in his memory the blunder of the first historian from whom all the rest seem to have topied. ta—— SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, Fell Fiftecn Feet. Saturday afternooy Bohney Burness, son of Contractor Frank B, Burness, of Burness & Parks, who are puttingup the new build- 1ng for George H. Hammond & Co., fell from the second floor, a distante of fifteen feet, receiving _painful bruises on the left arm and hip. A surgeon jyas summoned, who ¢ould not find any bones broken. ' Thé ybung man was re- moved to his home on Missouri avenue and Seventeenth streets. -~ Late in the afternoon Mr. Burness complained of pains about the neck. Unless internal injuries have been received, Mr, Burness will only nurse sore bruises, Notes About the City. The carriage manufacturing firm of George Atthrow and Mart Sheerar has been dis- solved, Mr. Atthrow withdrawing. Frank Jankosky, better known as “Big Frank,” is uow with J. P. Thompson in the Cleveland house bar. William Lamberson has removed to the Abraham block, on N street, over Hollis E, Hogle's shoe store. E. W. Harris, residing in the Lester block, N street, was taken suddenly ill Saturday night. Frank Dolezol will move back to the Clifton house. Forty-six saloons have paid the balance of their license fee, and it is believed that all except five or six will invest $375in the school fund. John Sexton has removed to the Lister block, on N street. A pleasant dance was given Saturday evening by Shelony & Podolok at their M street hall, The Magic City Pleasure club's picnic will be held in the Germania gardens this after- noon and evening, James Foley, an employee at the Armour- Cudahy packing house, hit his left thumb with a hatcheu_yesterday forenoon, mashing the end up to the first joint. At noontime yesterday forty-one out of the sixty saloon men had paid in tneir $375 license money, putting $15,375 in Treasurer Geary’s hands for the use of the city schools. A collision between a grain wagon and John C. Carroll’s buggy on N street yester- day forenoon resulted in the arrest of the driver of the wagon and a lawsuit, besides a great amount of bad language. Personal Paragraphs. Harry Rubbell laft Saturday evening for a visit in New York city. Mrs, James P. Thompson, who was_called to Avoca, Ta., on account of the serious ill- ness of her mother, is expected home to-day, Mrs, Johu H, Deechner will leave Sunday for a visit of & month with friends in New York city. The proprietor, Nels. Purington, of the Lincoln stock yards, 1 Liere to spend Sunday with friends. Mrs Dwlight L. Holmes, of this city, ac- companied by Miss Alice Bradlcy, of Omaha, has gone east, and will visit friends i Chicago, Battle Creck, Mich., and her home in Syracuse, N, Y, William H. Kyne has roturned from Spirit Lake, Ia. ] Mrs, William Trousine and Miss Lona Kerlin, of Chicigo, who*have been visiting their sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Bachman, bave refurned home, e ALWRAY, Two Men Killed gnd Several Supposed 10 Be Wonnded, Cmicaco. August 1(.—A special from Frankfort, Mich., says & terrible encounter occurred at Otter Crewis this morning, in which Charles 1. Wright, president of the Otter Creek Lumber ¢ompany, of Raciue, Wis., shot and killed Dgputy Sherifft Mar- shaland Dr. Frank2turber. Wright had failed to pay certain/taxés and the sheriff at- tached @ lot of logs. Té'is thought Wright, with a force of men, attempted to regain ssession and in the melee Thurber was illed first and Marsnal afterwar ds, 1t is rumored that over sixty men were en- gaged in the fray, and others may have been wounded. The 'propeller Dewar, with s force of oficers, is leaving for Olter creck to capture Wiight'dead or alive. 1t is said Wright has escaved on & barge and departed for the Wisconsin shore. — X A Juvenile Forger. Charles Parker, a sixteen-year-old boy, was arrested last night for forging checks on L. M. Bennett & Co., L. O. Jones & Co., L. A. Austin Shoe Manufacturing compan, and several others, in amounts ranging from $610 §20. He has acknowledged his guilt, A FAI I MUSIC CREATES A DISCORD. Looal Musiolans Auxious to Get Into the Boyd Orchestra. ONLY THE BEST ARTISTS WANTED Opening of the Dramatio Season — Three Attractions Offered for this Week—""The Wifo" and Rus- sell's “Oity Directory." The Dramatio Season. Manager Tom Boyd says there is no truth in the report that he is having or expects to have serious trouble in organizing an orches- tra for his theater this season. All contrn- veray concerning the matter is confiued to the musicians themselves. Four or five of the men employed by him last season have been re-engaged, Including Len Salsbury, the leader, and 1f suitable players can be found here, who are willing to sign a con- tract that they will pl for him every night or day he wants them, his entire orohestra will be composed of home talent. If not he pro- 0ses to send east for men. Mr. Boyd says © has conferred with members of the union, but their demands are such that it is impossible for him to negotisto with them. A delegation from the Knights of Labor waited on him last Tuesday, but their visit was not productive of results, He talked soveral times with Julius Meyer, wno con- trols the Musical union, and proposed that if he would agree to keep the same players there all the time, instead of changing them nightly, and furnish first-class artists, he could fill up the orchestra with his men, The musicians have spht and formed two or three factions that are fighting each other for supremacy. Al Meinberg is very anxious to have the standard of music in Omaha elevated above speculative and money con- siderations. With that end in view he and those who agree with him have organized a union under a charter issued to them by the authorized corporation in New York, which they claim is the only legitimate and honest union that has ever been formed here. None but capable musicians can become members, and they intend to maintain the official scale of prices, Next Thursday evening Frohman's Ly- coum Theatre company, of New York, will make their reappearanco in this city at Boyd's opera_houso for three nights and a Saturday matinee. They will present be- sides “The Wife,” two aramatic suce the past New York season, and the ro toire has been arranged as follows: Thurs- day ovening, Belasco and DeMille’s Ameri- can play, “The Wife;? Friday evening and Saturday matinee, A.' W. Pinero’s “Sweet Lavender,” and Saturday evening “The Marquise.” The company, with & few added players, is the same s when here before, and is composed of Georgia Cayvan, Grace Henderson, Louise Dillon, Olive Brooks, Agnes Carter. Mrs. Charles Walcot, Mrs. Thomas Whippen, Horbert Kelcoy, Henry Meller, Nelson Wheatcroft, Charles Waicot, Charles Dickson, Walter Bellows. Fred Tibbetts and W. J. LeMayne. “The Wife” 18 well remembered by theatre-goers, but since “Sweet Lavender” and “The Mar- quise” have never beer, produced here, brief referenco to them will be of interest. “Sweet Lavender” is said to be one of those delicious tules of true love and honest feeling which might belong to any period_or place. The action all takes place in London bachelor apartnents. “The. Marquise” is Victorian Sardou's productiou, but entirely uniike anything of his_ever before séen here. 1t 18 a French love story more modern than ‘La. Tosca” or “Fedora.” Manager Russell, of the “City Directory” company, which will give the first produc- tion of their screaming farce comedy at tho Grand opera house Thursday evening next, has sccured a company that challenges com- parison with any organization of tho kind that has ever appeared on the American stage. Furstand foremost is Mr. Charles Reed, who won great fame in minstrelsy, and subsequently in *‘Whiteface” added to his reputation by the great success he made as the comedian in “The Brass Monkey.” Miss May Yohe, Who was the bright partic lar star in_““The Crystal Slipper,” is_the leading lady of the company. _Then there are John Gilvort, the head of the formerly famous firm of Gilbert, Donnelly & Girard; Miss Helen Reimer, wio was for five years with the “Rag_Baby” and “The Schooi- mistress;” W. F. Mack, the original Razzle Dazzle; Ignacio Martinetti, who was the leading man in “Little Puck;” Harry Stand- ish, formerly stage manager of the Jarbeau “Starlight” company ; William Collier, who was with Augustine Daly’s companics’ for a number of years, and Misses Wilson, Kirby, Archmere, Thorne and Howard, five as pretty girls as ever sang in the Casino and McCaull opera companies. ~ All of these names are familiar. They have won re- nown in farce comedy. They have no supe- riors on the stage. Tho leading attraction at the Eden musee during the week closing last night has been the Chicago Church Choir Comic Opera company. - At the several performances dur- ing the week the company has sung “Er- minie,” one of the prettiest operas on the stage. This proved a great drawing card, so much 8o that the musee has been crowded at each of the six daily performances. This weel the company Will also appear'as part af the attractions, and sing the well known opera “Olivet.” ' The excellence of the singers and the low price of admission is guarantee that the management will doa k000 weck’s business. In addition to the company the usual number of new attrac- tions has been sccured. Notes. Lillie Clay and her burlesque company will appear at the Grand opera house next Friday night. Effie Shannon joins the Lyceum stock com- pany next season. But before they open in New York she will play the leading comedy part in Bronson Howard's “Shenandoab,” at the Star theater. Miss Shunuon last played in this city with the Daly company. “Prince and Pauper,” the new play in which Elsie Leslie, of “Little Lord Fontl- roy” fame, is to star this season, will be seen here. Miss Grace Henderson 18 to have a part in the new play, “Charity Ball,” that will bring here to the front. The building of a new theater exclusively for attractions that play at “popular’ or cheap prices, in this city, is almost assured, Four or five men have boen here recently making investigations, and all of them were very fuvorably jmpressed. ORUSHED BY THE CARS. William Hoffman Killed by a Union Pacific Freight Train, ‘William Hoffman, a German about thirty yenrs of age, was run over and killed last night about half-past 10 o'clock at the inter section of Seventeenth street and the Union Pacific tracks, A man by the name of H. Schreiber, who saw the affair, says Hoffman was walking west on the track, when a heavy freight train, pulling from the lower to the upper yard, approached him from behind, Hoff- man turned partly around when the train was a few feet from him and tried to get out of the way, but did not succeed in doing so. The engine struck him and knocked him to one side of the track, and the engine and thirteen cars passing over him. His right arm and the lower part of his body aud both legs were ground 1to a shapeless mass. The man lived about twenty minutes after he was pulled from beneath the cars. He stated that he had been in tbe employ of a wman numed Connor, at South Omaha, but whether it was the section boss or the con- tractor of that name was ot made clear, He was & native of Koaslein, Germany, and had no relatives in this country, He had been living at Twenty-seventh and Hickory streets, in South Omaha, and was walking down the tracks to his home. Mr. Schreiber states that he saw the en- gine approaching Hoffman and ran to his assistance. He stumbled and before he could recover his footing the engine had passed over the maun, Schreiber called to the engineer to stop, and kept screaming until he had aroused the entire neighbor- hood. ‘I'he train was not stopped until thir- teen cars bad passed over the wan, Schrei- ber helped to pull the injured man from un- der tue cars and held his bead unul be died, meanwhile talking to him and learning the particulars as givon above, The train crew consistod of John Murphy, engineer; Willlam Irving, firoman, and M. Jurgeson, forema Some of the by-standers claim that the en- rineer whistled for the viaduct, but did not ring tho bell for the Seventoenth street orossing, Coroner Droxel was notified and returned tho body to the morgue. He will hold an in- quest at 9 o'clock this morning. BURKE HAS TAKEN A BRAOE, Something Has Stiffened fAis Backe bona Remarkably. August 10.—[Special Telogram to Tug Ber.]—“I cannot say that Burke has confessed or admitted his complicity in the Cronin murder,” said State Attorney Longe- necker this morning, ‘‘butIcan say this much, we have gained a very important point by keeping him at the armory those toree days instead of bringing him over to the jml.” The state's attorney, while not willing to discuss the morits of the case against the Cronin suspects, plainly intimates that it has been greatly strengthened by the facts which have developed since Burke's avrival. The great trial will begin August 20, almost posi- tively, Both sides announce that they are ready, and the legal battle will be long and hotly contested. The work alone of secur- inga jury will probably take up several weeks. In the anarchist case there were eight defendants and 935 men were sum- moned and examined before the requisite twelve were found, In the Cronin case it will probabably be easier to find an acceptable jury, but they will have the right to 240 peremptory challengos and it s safe to anticipate that most of them will be excused by one side or the other. Meanwhile Burke rests in jail and lives on jal fare. Lawyers Forrest and Kennedy were at the jail to-day to see their rospec clients, Coughlin and Burke, \ft orrost had talked with Coughlin he asked Jailor Foltz if he might see Burke. “Does Burke want vout lawyer? asked Mr. Foltz. 1 will attend to his case during Mr, Ken- nedy’s absence,” suid Forrest. Burke has undoubtedly been braced up very much since his arrival here. “Some- body has been giving him a lot of Brown- Sequard lamb juice,” said a man at the crimmal court building to day. Judge Longenecker thinks so also. “Thore has been a great change in Burke,” said he. *‘Ho seems more confident. He looked very self-reliant in court yesterday, but he is not 8o by nature. When'I tell you that I have made him woop bitterly just by talking to him on certain lines, you may nn- agine that he is not of a forcible character." @uicaao, Are you his THE CONVENTIONS, The Railroad Commission Proposi- tion Defeated at Olymoin. Orymria, Wash., August 10.—In the con- vention to-day telegraph and telephione com- panies were declared to be common carricrs and subject to the action of the state legisla- ture. The scction establishing a railroad commission of three appointed by the gov- ernor and confirmed by the senate was de- feated. The committee on tide water pro- posed an increase of the power of the com- mission to lay harbor lines at the point in front of all municipalities where water is twenty-four feet deep at low water, and they propose to reserve the distance between this line_and the shore for wharfs and other similar purposes, the fee simple to remain in the state. A beautiful banner bearing the cont of arms of George Washimngton was submitted to the convention with the sugges- tion that these be adopted ns the coat of arms of the state. An article was passed giving the legislature the power to bass a homestead law, and another declaring that the water ways of the state belong to the people for irrigation and manufacturing purposes. The convention also adopted the educational article, At Helena. HeLENA, Mont., August 10.—The conven- tion to-day considered the propos ition on arid and school lands, recommending that the reserve sections should not be sold _be- fore 1870. The proposition was adopted as part of the constitution and the convention adjourned till Monday. Enthusiastic on Irrigation. Bismanok, N. D., August 10,—Major Pow- ell, of the state irrigation committee, ad- vised the tank system in irrigation in Dakota, a pond on every farm where practicable that that will catch storm waters and store them unti! the water is needed. He says that a twenty acre tank filled with we to the depth of ten feet will irrigate 300 acres and ncrease the value of the land from 300 to 400 per cent. “If we irrigate we would never need any fertilizer and we might crop our land without rotation for 2,000 years. Water in this case is a fertilizer and the land can never be exhausted where irrigation is prac- ticed.” The Bismarck Bulletin, Bisuarck, N, D., August 10,—The com- mittee on revision will be prepared to report the complete revised constitution to the con- vention on Tuesday next, afier which the session will not last many days. = A CRISIS AT HAND. The Complete Bankrupting of Many Western Hoads Feared. CuicaGo, August 10 Special ~ Tele gram to Tue DBee.|l—The long ex- pected tariff of the Atchison was is sued this morning. It s the regular tariff, no change being made in the rates, but the words, **This tariff applies only on the Chicago, Santa Fe & California roud for business originating west of Kansas City.” This means that no Chicago-Kunsas City road will be allowed to take freight from the Atchison at Kansas City and bring it east at the proportion of the through rate. It means that the Alton will withdraw from the western freight ussociution and the west- ern ri association and in- 8 Lhe utt ollapse of the weighing association and a return to the carload system of carrying live stock, It means that right now there crisis in western railroad affairs, which can as well asnotlead to a complete bunkrupting of many of the roads, ‘There is no telling which way the cat will jump, and no one is 80 puffed up wizh cof that he even haz- ards an opinion on the outcome, Strong's Rumored Resignation. CHiCAGO, August10. —|Special Telegram to Tug Bee.|—A rawor is circulating among raiiroad men that President Strong, of the Atchison, has or will soon resign. A west ern railroad official said to @ reporter this morping: *1 think the rumor s correct, but 1don't care to say anytuing about President Strong’s management, He undoubtedly did the best he could, but u system with a mie- age of 7,000 miles, and stock amounting to $70,000,000 18 not un easy proporty to handle.” At Lthe Santa I'e ofices nothing was known of the rumored resignation. President Strong left for Hoston very hurriedly the first of the wi He has made several im- portant business engagements, but started at such short notice that he did not even send word of his departure, e Army of the Cumberland Reunion, Cuarraxooea, Tenn,, August 10.—Great preparations have been made here for tho entertainment of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, which holds its next annual reunion in this city September 19, 20 and 21. Notice already has been received from the different brigudes and d| tendance of many thousands of the veterans of the union army. Ao (R Another Tascott Fizzle. Esponia, Kan., August 10.—The young man arrested at Laredo, Texas, supposed to be Tascott is believed here to be one of the sons of James Dolphin, of Concordia, Kau. The suspect gave his name as Dolphin, of Concordia, James Dolplin to-day said he had two sons in the railroad business there, one of whom might bo taken for Tascott. He believes it 1s 0ne of bis sous who is under arrest. A PRECEDENT ESTABLISHED, County Oommissionera Give $200 to Aid State Development. THE VEXED JURY LIST PROBLEM, Attorney Mahoney’s Opinion on the Subject—The Poor Farm Report ~Bids For Drug Storo Supblies. The County Commissioners, An important precedent was established by the county commissioners yesterday. That body heard the request from President (George W. Lininger, of the Nebraska State Development association, that £)0 be appro= priated to aid the association in developing the stato. On motion of Commissioner Mount an appropriation of $00 from the general fund was ordored. This example by Douglas county is expected to invite other counties to do likewise, and the gentlemen of this association are nccordingly happy. County Attorney Mahoney urged that {f the bonrd found it practicable to prepara the requisite jury list, consisting of not less than one-tenth of the legal voters of the county, for the coming torm of the district court, 1 should be done as quickly as possible. The board caunnot, however, examine the poll books for 1880, as the law re. i that the poll books remain for one year after election, The latest poll books which can be used are those of 1887. If the board finds it im= oparo a jury from the books 7, a8 it will, undoubtodly, Mr. Mahoney that o jury bo drawn under the old act, which will remain in force until the county commissioners shall have complied with the provisions of the now uct. Reports from the county poor farm were recoived. They cover a perlod of three months, or April, May and June. A decrense in number of paupers occurred in April, the month opening with oighty-six and closing with eighty-two, Births and deaths were tied at one each, and an_even dozen wore discharged. On June 1 the number had fallen one. The next month, however, two babes came to light in the poor house and swelled tho number to eighty-threa, In the matter of drugs, little of interost was di ped. Owing to the fact that the quantities of dru, equired was not stated in the first odvertisement, the board decided to readvertise, bids to be opened Saturday, August 24, and blank specifications to be supplied at'the county clerk’s office on the 14th inst. By resolution of Mr, Corrigan, $4,000 was ordered appropriated toward paying the city's portion of grading L street between Twen- tieth and Thirty-sixth street in South Omaha, Appropriations from the varions funds were ordered as follows: Road fund, 8362.143 bridge fund, $1 general fund, $103.053 hospital fund, £330, Bids on grading county .roads west of South Omaha were opened and a numerous flock of contractors was in atendance. Awards will be made next Saturday. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, _ Special Meeting List Night—Impore tant Business Transacted. The board of education met last night in special session with all members present ex- cept Mr. Millard. Miss Ellen M. Stoll, a teacher, asked for & vacation on account of sickness. ILeave of abseuce was granted for four months with- out pay. ‘I'ne committeo to whom was referred the matter of floors of the Webster school recom- mended that the matter be deferred for the present, The committe on buildings and property reported that thoy had exawined the bids for painting the roots of tbe following schoolss Farnam street, Castellar, Pacitic and Cass, and recommended that the contract for paint- ing the Farnam and Caatellar schools be awarded to C. J. Johnson at $0 for each building, and that the contract for the Pacifio and Cass schools be awarded John Callaban at §5 und $28.50 respectively. ‘'he committee recommended that S. W. Cole be given the contract for clean- ing the vaults and cess pools, The petition of the Walnut Hill residents for a school house was referred back with the recom- mendation that it be referred to the commit- tee on sites. The report of the committes was adopted. The committee on high school recom- mended the following teachers for the high school: Mr. Lawrence Foster, to be teacher of geology and physiology; Miss Bessie Sny= der, to bo teacher of Latin, history and com- position; Mrs, Adele Robertson, to be teachs er of German, Adopted. The committee on high school recom= mended the purchase of two sets of geo- metrical blocks at a cost not to exceed $20 each. Adopted. The same committee also recommended the adoption of Williams’ chemistry for use in the Hign school, vrovided they can be purchased ut a total cost not exceeding 75 cents per volume, and that the publishers accept in exchange volume for volume the Yeoman's chemistry, formerly in use, at 25 cents each, On motion of Mr. Felton the rules were suspended and the board proceeded to the clection of teachers recommended by the committee on high school. “The question of tuo eligibility of the appli= cants recommended by the committee on raised, as it appeared that and Mrs, Robertson had no cer- tificates at all and Miss Snyder had only & certificate to teach in the grammar and pris Tho chair decided that the election of these teachers was out of order, until they had ob- tained certificates, ‘Phe decision raised an ar gument as to the authority of the president to make such & ruling, q It was finally decided to postpone T clection of these teachers and in the mea; time they will be given au opportucity to take the required examination, "I'he poard then proceeded to the election of a janitor for Central Park school, which resulted in Mrs, Wisby being re-elected, A javitor for lzard school was them balloted for, resulung in the election of Michael MeGrath, Mr. Clarke moved to reconsider the clection of Mrs, Wisby. stating that n latter had been received churging her with grave misdemoanors He produced the letter and stated that 16 should not be read in public as it contained matter which should not be publishe 1. Charges were prefered against this party some tiine azo and referred Lo a special com- mittee which failed to report before t clection of 7ai “The lotter was secured and . contained & few childish charges against the janitress It was written by Miss Eile Reed, the pri cipul of the school, complaingd because the woman refused to carry & cord of wood in out of the wet, and because the janitress dud not understand the science of huilding fires.”’ 1t also stated that the culprit h neglected to regulate the school clock daily, and @ score of other equally frivolus charges, The letter was not read before the board. It was finally moved that the janitress be discharged. The motion was adobted. It was decided to _hold a special examina- tion next Friday and Saturday at the high school building from 9 till 4 o'clock each day. This is to give the applicants for positions as teachers in the high school un opportunity to take the examination. “The board then adjourned. e Smart Horse Thieves. August 10.—The Globe prints ng from Lamoor, N. D.: A gi= gantic horse stealing industry is thought to have been established in Coteans, along the Missouri river, Different parties take old decrepit horses out among the hills, which are totally uninb abited, and any strays thag may be around will come to these horses, whon théy will be caught und sent to other parties connected with Lhe gune and in a few days they will have the horses bundreas of miles from where they were picked up and then offer them for sale. e Tne funeral of Lillie Curtis Slatter will take pluce from the family resideuce of J. Slatter, 1860 Shermau avenue, to Foresf Lawo, at 2 p. w. to-day.