Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 11, 1889, Page 5

e { | | | i GCOR. 13th and FARNAM Sts THE OMAHA DAILY y t o THOSE GENTLE SUMM Soon be numbered with the past, and so 'twill be with summer wear, 1880~SIXTEEN PAGES. It's too late to adopt half way measures, if we want to move light weight goods, and we're determined not to carry over a single garment if we can possibly avoid it. All of these goods, irrespective of kind, quality or cost, are now sold to you at prices which yon'd be ashamed to offer of your own accord. Cn all these goods we'll simply astonish you and you'll ask yourself how these goods were ever made for the money. YOUR SON’LL Soon need a new suit for school. somest and largest variety to take your pick from, that you could wish to see, Something that'll wear well and yet look nice next season. handsome patterns, and the prices are particularly what'll please you, You Deal With Us, Youll be Sure to So Again. STORE CLOSES AT 6:39 p. m.; SATURDAYS AT 10 p. m. M. HELLMAN & COMPANY, $0 i i ¥t We're prepared for you, and will show you the hand- The only thing that'li bother you, will be which to select from, so many ER BREEZES'LL which'll have to give way to garments of heavier weight for winter, 0 s OMJXTXX, SHOT THROUGH THE REART, Another Sad Tragedy in the Capi- tal City. TIRING OF LIFE'S BATTLE. James McFall Knds It by Suiciding in a Box Car—Contractors Must Come to Time—Supremo Court News. 102 P STREET, LINCOLX, August 10, At an early hour this morning word reached police headquarters that a man was Jying dead in & box car,on the B. & M. switch, near the fair grounds. Oficer Post notified Sherift Melick, who is acting coro- merin the absenca of Coroner Shomaker, and together they removed the body to FHeaton's undertaking establishment and an inquest was immediately held. It was found that the body had been discovered by an unknown tramp, and the intelligence carried 10 police headquarters by James Lausing, LINCOLN BUREAU OF THE OMARA Bes, % ~ who was the first witness sworn. He stated that he found the dead man lying upon an improvised bed of hay and straw, having wused his coat for a pillow; that u Smith & ‘Wesson revolver of 88 calibre lay at his left band with one chamber freshly emptied. He said that he had worked with the man on the public works of the iy, but did not know his name, Sherift Melick testified that he was found inthe position described and at once re- moved to the undertaker's. The jury then took & the body and found an bullet ‘wound Inn over His _ cloth- ng and flesh were badly powder burned. "This was deemed ail the evidence nocessary by the jury, and a verdict was found that he oame to his death by a buliet fired by his own hand. Search of his person revealed an empt, purse and a half-pint flask. A store checl and a postal card bore the name of James MoFall. The check also bore the name of W. C. Shepherd, Atlantic, la., in printed Jetters. The card was edaressed to him from the Pacific express office, this city, notifying him that there was a consignmen! for him at the office with 30 cents charges. ‘The purse contained another item of iuter. est. A slip of paper, worn and faded and eressod, contained these lines “Some may wish you happiness, Some may wish you wealth; My wish for you is better far— ntentment blessed with health.” On the reverse side of tho slip were these falntly discernable word: “‘Address all letters to Stuart, Smith county, Kansas." ‘The writing on the slip was certainly from some school girl—a sweatheart—perchance & sister. In any event it was certainly a treas- ure the poor man clung to with sacred re- L @ was rather shabbily dressed, but poasessed a fairly good looking face, He Was probably thirty-two years of age and over rather than under the average size. New State Euterprises, The following companios filed articles of fncorporation in the oftice of the secretary of state to-day The Nebrasks Mortgage and Trust com- pany, of Broken Bow, with an authorized capitai stock of $200,000, From August 1, 1889, the enterprise is to continue twenty nm under the articles. Incorporators: F, , Rublee and C. J. Stavens The Castle Rock Irrigation snd Canal of Castle Rock, Scott's Bluffs April 18, f&'fi'"“A il 18, 1980, I pose , 1559, to April 18, 1930. Its pur) s 10 furnish water l:ov p%-ur and irrigation for the country through which the contem- iated canal C. C. !’r‘nuln, Wil . M. King, A. rators: C. H R A, K R ullora. CouinAr 3, et and Ernest Zehmer. mmeuded wriicles of the Iearney Canal and Water Supply company increases the capital stock of the company to $500,000. 1t is also stipulated that the indebtedness of the company shall not exceed $400,000, Section 1 0f article 4 of the articles Incor- porating the Kearnoy Street Railway com- pany now reads that tho ospital stooit shall o divided into 2,500 shares of $20 each, and 15 to be paid in as follows: Par in full when 20 per cent of the capital stock is sub- scribed. Board of Fublic Lands and Buildings. The board of public lands and buildings met to-day and passed the following rosolu- tions. They speak for themselves and are very Interosting roading. Whereas, The contract entered into by and botwecn the state und George Downing, ir., for the erection and completion of tho stoam heating piant for hospital for the ingane, Lincoln, has been delayed long atter the time provided for in the contract; there- fore, be It Resolved, That the secretary of state be and is hereby instructed to notify said con- traotor at once, and that unless #aid work is pushed to completion without delay that said contract shall be forfeited. Whereas, The contractors for building the boiler houso and_smokestack for the use of the hospital for the insane, Lincoln, have failed, neglected ana refused to complote the sald work at the time provided for inthe contract for said work, and at the present time have no mon at work on said contract, and Whereas, Due notice has been given sald contractors that unless said work was pushed to completion without unnecessar; delay, that the contract wouid be declar forfeited, and, ‘Whereas, 1t 18 nocessary for, and the best interests of the state demunds the com- gle"-iouol said buildiog at once, therefore o it Resolved, That said contract entered into by and between the state and Paice & Sho- maker be, and the same is hereby forfeited, and that the suverintendent of construction be, undis hereby authorized to complete said work at once, and that the payment for any work and materials necessary for the completion of saild work be pald, first, out of the ap- propriation made by the lezislature for such purposes, and should there be any deficiency arise that proceedings be taken against the bond of said Price & Shomaker to recover the same, Wheroas, The contractor for the work of improving ' the Capitol grounds has delayea said work long after the time provided for iu said contract; and, Whereas, Suid contraot provides for grad- ing and seeding said ground to blue grass; ‘Whereas, The scason is fast approaching when it will be too late to seed said grounds this year; therefore be it Resolved, That the said contractor, Mr. John Lanham, be notided 1o grade and sced said grounds without any further delay and in case of neglect or refusal that the board of public lands and _buildings be empowered to grade and seed said grounds at the ex- pense of said contractor, Supreme Court Cases. ‘The following cases were filed for trial in the supreme court to-day : Jesse E. Morse vs Friend Carpenter; error from the district court of Perkins county. State of Nebraska ex rel James W. Prim- mer, treasurer of school district 18, of Platte county, vs O. R. Brodboll, treasurer of the village of Lindsay. Mandamus, “This is a case of no little importance. ‘The relator seeks o compel the respondent to “‘whack up” $330.50 of the license school fund for the use aud benefit of school dis trict No. 18. If seems that saicons were op- erated in Lindsay during the year 1559, and that there is no school house within the cor- rate limits of the village, yet village is 8o situated as to compose & 18 and 70, The 5." of two districts, viz: asurer of district 18 demauded & propor- fund of the vil- and was peremp- distriot tionate amouat of the licen It is understood that the village treasurer declines to give up an of the license fund for the reason, as he leges, that it must be used within the cor- Sonu limits of the village. Therespondent owmurs to the petitivn of the relator and says there isn't sufficient ground for the ac- tion brought. National Guard Orders. HEADQUARTERS NEBRASKA NATNONAL GUARD, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, LiN- COLN, Neb., August 10, 1889.—Captain C. J. Bills, Company D, Second regiment, Ne- braska National Guard, Fairbury, and Neil Brannen, of Holt county, are hereby ap- pointed as aides de camp on the staft of the commander-in-chief, with rank of colorel. They will be respected and oboyed accord- ingly. The resignation of Colonel S. J. Shirley, as aide de camp, is hereby accepted. Captain C. J, Bills, Company D, Second regiment, having been appointed aide de camp on' the staff of commander-in-chief, First Lieutcnant George K. Jenkins, of Com: pany D, will assume command of the com- pany, at the same time receipting to Captsin Bills for ali ordnance, ordnance stores and Qquartermaster stoves, etc., belonging to the stato of Nebraska. Captain Bills will for- ward said receipt to this oftice. Lieutenant Jenkins will order an election of his company for the purpose of filling any vacanoy that may be caused by the promo- tion of Captain Bills, By order of the com- mander-in-chief, A. V. CoLe, Adjutant General. Oity News and Notes. L P. Gage, of Fremont, a prominent Grand Army worker, is in the city. Alma precinct, Harlan county, sent in $18,000 of court house bonds for registration to-day. The funeral of Mrs. Dr. Painter took place to-dfy at 8 o'clock. Farragut post, G. A. R., joined with appomattox post in attending the services. Mrs, Painter is widely mourned. A band of Otoe Indions mademight hideous at the base ball park this evening. They dubbed the occasion an Indian show. It was largely attended. Joseph A, Foster, Charles Bardell and James Smith will answer to the district court as allaround crooks. Foster especi- ally, for burglarizing M. D. Welch’s safe last June. Tkey were bound over to-day. The failure of the Milwaukee and Omaha base ball teams to play at the park yesterday a8 advertised was the source of considerable disappointment. Fully 1,000 were on the grounds to see the game, and that many more would have been there had the teams put in an appearance, Judgment hus been ordered against the olty of Lincoln in the sterm water sewer bond cases in the sum of $21,033 and costs, —— THE COUNTRY T JACHERS, They Will Assemble In KLarge Num- bers at the Institute To-morrow. Pbysiology and hygiene will have promi- nent places in the Teachers' fnstitute, which opens to-morrow morning at the High School building. County Superintendent Bruner says he expects a larger attendance this year than ever before. Instructors of the young ides have commenced to appreciate these an- nual seasons of special educational privil- eges, and they make ita pointto take ad- vantage of them, Particular attention will be given to primary resdivg, primary Janguage work and primary number work, also to the history of education and didactics history of United States and general history. It is further proposed to dwell at considerable length on the subject of English literature, which doubtless will form one of the most interesting topics of the institute. 1o additiou to these various brancnes, which will consume every morning session, begin- ning at 8:80, and wnliu\uug until 12:30, a fow moments each ay will be devoted to grammar and English composition. These studies will be under the direction of Mrs. Jennic E. Keysor and Dr. Mary Stone, the latter an expert on physiology and hyglene. Every afternoon these teachers who demre iustruction in book-keeplug, penmansnip and eivil govern- ment, will receive lectures from Professors Robrbouvh and Lowry, at the Uommercial college. As the superintendent may, at discretion, either revoke or refuse to grant cortificate to any teacher not attending t! institute, 1t 18 safe to predict that every one of the sixty-four country pedagogues will be here, Last year the enrollent numbered 108; this year it will be larger. THE FLETCHER' DOG CART, The Colonel Shows it Was Bought ‘With His Check. M'FARLAND MRS. IMPEACHED. A Brother of the Defendant Testi- fles to Her Reputation for Veracity in the Quaker City. The Court Martial. Atter an enforced idleness of three days awaiting the arrival of witnes ses, the court martial sitting upon the case of- Lieutenant- Colonel Joshua Fletcher reconvened at Fort Omaha yesterday morning, all members, the judge advocate and the accused being present. Owing to the absence of the counsel for Col- onel Fletcher an adjournmeht was taken at the request of the accused until 1 o’clock, when the examination of witnesses for the defense was resumed. Mrs, J. S. Silman, of Chicago, was the first witneas called. She first saw Mrs, Me- Farland at the Broad street station two years ago in Philadelphia, where her atten- tion was attracted to her by noticing her en- gaged in & handkerchief flirtation with cer- tain men. She asked who she was and was told by companions that she was Mrs. Mc- Farland. She had previously been told thav Mrs. McFarland was a very forward woman, Last June Mrs, McFarland and Mrs, Fletcher, while en route east, had called on her in Chicago and Mrs. McFarland had re- cited the episode of the cart, and said that she had Colonel Fletcher where she wanted him, and that thereafter the colonel won't be troubled with his extra seu of false teeth, for 1 crushed them under my feet.’ Mrs. MoFar- land also called ot her residonce @ second time when sho was ro- turning home from attendance upon this court martial. She called at the home of the witness much to Mrs. Silman's displeas- ure. Atthat timesho bad remarked that sho had made it hot for the colonel and wasn’t through yet. She declared that she would make him loso his shoulder straps before she got through. Upon cross-examination the witness said sho was a cousin of Colonel Fletcher. Mr. C. A. Pierson, teller of the National ~ bank, of Philadel- was the next witness called @ said he had koowp Colonel Fletcher forty years. He was shown & check dated June 19, 1885, Asked 1f he knew the siznature, he reptied that he did, that it as3 - the signature of Colonel Fletcher, and that the check had gone throygly the regular chan- nels, This check wad payable to the firm from which the accused ght the dog-cart, and was accompanied by bill for the cart over which the trouble arose, was offered in evidence, g Ho has known Mrs. McFarland for fifteen or twenty years, much of the time living about three squaers fyomber. He knows her reputation for truth . and veracity in Philadelphia, and whea her animosity was aroused ho did - not consider that she was 1o ‘be’ believed. Her reputation in shisc regard fre- quently discussed In hispresence and 1t was generally pronuun-'um‘ ""{f Last June prior to the time Mrs,McFarland came 0 Omaha he heard that she had de- clared that she was coming to Omaha to get Colonel Flewher under her foot, where she wanted hire. Upon cross-examination the witness said he knew nothing personally conceruing the purchase of the dog-cart. He was ques- tioned at length by the judge-advocate concerning his kaowledge of Mrs. McFar- land's character, but his direct testimony was unshaken. C. H. Fletchor was then called. He is a brother of the accused. H-uélu member of the Penusylvania st legislature, For fifteen ears he has kuown Mrs. cFarlan, and knows her rep- utation for truth and veracity in the Quaker He had once city and knows it to be bad. heard Willlam Thomas, an uncle of Mrs. McFarland, say, i refernng to her connection with this trial that ‘that little she devil is iu it. Her tongue has been running away again' She once called upon a paper hanger and said that she had orders from Mrs. Fletcher in the west to have her house papered. The man did the work, but after 1t was done Mrs. Fietcher denied having told Mrs. McFar- land to order the work. Upon cross-examin- ation the witness named a number of persons whom he had heard speak of Mrs. McFar- land's lacic of truthfulness. Some of these, he said, were relatives of Colonel Fletcher. Colonel Fletcher was recalled to the stand and identificd the check mentioned above as his own and swore' that he paid it for the cart. After_the counsel for the defense van- nounced that their evidenco was ell in, un- less a certain other witness whom thoy ex- pected should arrive_while the evidence in rebuttal was boing offered, and in this event they would like to be permitted to submit the additional testimony. The request was granted and the honorable court adjourned until Monday morning. NEARLY KILLED THE BRUTE. Nels Yerger Summarily Dealt With by His Victim's Father. Nels Yerger isa young man twenty-four years of age. If ever a scoundrel deserved 1o be drawn and quartered he is the guilty rascal. Yerger was employed until a few weeks ago with a gang of graders, and had occasion to trade more or less with Petor M. Back, a grocer at the corner of Seventh and Pierce streets. Mr. Back thought the young man was capable of better things than guiding a scraper, and offered him a position in his store. How Yerger repaid Mr. Back's kindness will be seen from the following: Friday morning Mr. Back was called to another part of the city on business, and left Yerger in charge of the store, not returning until nearly noon. Instead of staying at the store, Yerger filled his pockets full of candy and went to the home of his employer, on Sixth street. Here he found lttle Nellie, the eight-year-old daughter of Mr. Back, and by giving ber candy, induced her to acoom- pany him into 8 root collar at the rear of the house, where, after shut- ting the door, he bound his handkerchief over the child’s mouth, threw her to the floor, and attempted to rape her. The little one attempted to scream, but was nrevented by the handkerchief and by Yerker, who at- tempted to choke her. An older sister, having occasion to go to the cellar, discovered tho villain and at once gave the alarm. Before Mrs. Back arrived Yerger bad disappearea, At noon, when Mr. Back came howme, the story was told him, and without saying a word he went to his store and waited for his He soon came and told Mr, Hack he uessed he would have to leave him, as he ad received bad nows from his mother, Mr, Back stepped up to him and struck him in the face with & heavy weight, knock- ing him down. He then jumped on him and stamped on his head and body until Yerger was nearly flattened out. After Mr. Back had premenaded around on Yerger's body until he was tired, he allowed him to get up and drag himself out. He crawled into a lot of weeds and remained there until night, when he made his way to the depot and took the train for the east. Mr. Back will uot prosecute the man, as he thinks he bas had punishment enough, Inspector Duncan Expiains, Robert D, Duncan, city inspector of plumb. ing, takes excoption atan article which ap- peared in Tur Ber, headed ‘Duncan’s Error.” In this item It was stated that Mr. Duncan had charged that Crane Bros, were doing plumbing without a license. Mr, Dun- can states that he did not make this positive statement, but being informed by certsin other plumbers that such was the case, he had said that if the charge should prove true he would prosecute Messrs. Crane to the full extent of the Jaw. Mr, Duncan says be has witnesses to these facts. The danco of the wood machinists, that was to bavo taken place last Thursday was postponed ou account of the storm unkil Mon- day eveuiug, August 12, RAILROADZRS’ REMINISCENCE Oil Poured on a Trouble Track With Satistactory Results. AN ENGINE’S LEAP TO TARTARUS. A Flying Engine With One Side Going to Fort Sidney and the Other Side in the Direction of Cheyenne. Racing Recollections. There are fow men in the employ of the various railroads in the country who have not, at some time in their carcer, had an op- portunity of witnessing some remarkable oc- currence in connection with the affairs of the road. Nothing beyond the following collec- tions of anecdotes is needed to prove the truth of the statement: ‘“‘About the oddest circumstance I ever heard of,” remarked John Lichtenberger chief clerk in the office of Assistant General Manager Dickenson, of the Union Pacific, “‘came to my notice in 1882, when I was back in Pennsylvana on a vacation. As a matter of course, everyone has read of run-away locomotives, and how En- gineer George So-and-so, after seeing the untamed iron horse dash out of the station on a single track and the fast express only ten miles off, jump on his own machine and overtake the runaway just in tme to save hundrods of lives, etc. “‘Well, this isn’t anything of that kind, al- though it is u tale of 8 runaway locomotive, Just above Lewiston is a very heavy grade, and generally freight wrains have a ‘pusher’ 0 help them up the nill. A freight pulled in at Lewiston one night, but, owing to its being light, the extra engine was not needed. The eagineer on the ‘pusher,’ after learning that he had no work to do in the pushing line, backed his machine up on the muin line in front of the station for orders. He forgot to tighten the thumb screw in the throttle valve or something of that sort, and, while inside getting his orders, the fire- man went up the platform to get u drink of ice water, when the old mackine started off with everything wide open right after the freight. **As soon as the fact was discouered, the operator telographed to a little station about five miles up the hill o know whether the freight had passed or not. He got a reply that it was just coming in sight, *Tell them 10 look out for a runaway engine that is fol- lowing them,’ he wired, which message was received just in time to hand the couductor, who happened to have his head out of the way car, “Waell, what do you suppose they did, stop the train and run for lifet Nota batof it The rear brakeman signalled the engineer to put on more steam and then he and the con- ductor got down on the steps of the rear platform of the way car and pourad black ol on the rails from those long-nosed cauns that all freight trains carry. It was about five minutes afterward that the runawa came tearing up and the manner in whic| as splitting the air was a caution, But she struck that greased track there was & change and before she had gone a quarter of a wile she was standing almost still, with her drivers going around like lightning, The operator rau up and shut her off and then backed down and telegraphed that overything was O. K. I tell you that oil did tae business,” 0 0 Yardmaster Hayes, of the B, & M., isan old man in the bus and Lias had many opportunities of witnessing strange things in connestion with railroad affairs, but re- lates the following as one of the sirangest that has come under his observation, It hap- pened @ few years ago when a B, & M. engine left the track on the Plattsmouth bridge and jumped into the Missourl. From that day nothing was ever seen or heard of the locomotive. The river was dragged with @ view of resurrecting ber, but no trace could be found, it is fair W presume that none ever will, Dan Shandy works in the Uaion Pacific yards and bas for wany years. in sddition to Dan’s yard work, he has had lots of exe perience on the roaa and is full of tales and anecdotes. Shandy tells one that is es- vecially interesting which happened a fow years ago on the Union Pacific, a few miles east of Cheyenne, In the days of its ocourrence, the roaa was not laid with steel rails, but_with very poor iron ones. In lieu of fish-plates, there wius & lot of old fashioned chairs, which, despite all precautions, would break and then come off, and, according to Shandy’s story, it was the custom of ‘every irain conductor to provide himself with a lot of chairs just before starting out onatrip in order that any broken ones might be substituted. On one trip, the train on~ which Shandy ofi- ciated as head-brakeman, was behind tune, and, in order to make a certain siding to get out of the way of a fasttrain, received ordera 10 run, chairs or no chairs. A few miles east of Cheyenne, a mighty jar was folt on the en- eine, but as she kept the track nothing was done in the premises, the supposition bein; that an unusually bad case of *broken’ chair had been met with. But, when the siding was reached, all was oxplained. The engine had struck a broken joint and lost her middle driver, and that is the important point 1n a locomotive, for the reason that the reversing of the engine depends upon its being in good ~condition. Otherwise, changing direction or stopping is & dificult task. So, when Shanay's engne reached the siding it was discovered that the old machine would not halt for & moment, and whilo one side worked all right the other kept right on, ‘The engineer finally solved the difficulty by reversing the other side, and there they stood, with one side of the engine golng to- ward Cheyenne, the other pulling back to Siduey. When the end of the run was reached, & hand-car was sent back for the lost wheel. The return trip was made in safety. A Disgusted Florist. Henry Ehrenpfort, wholesale and retail florist at 1728 South Eleventh street, says that, desiring to go out of business on mo- count of the illness of himself and wife, he offered his entire stock, consisting of nearly 7,500 plants, bedding stock suMicient to raiso 100,000 plants and 20,000 empty pots, the whole valued by other florists at $S,000, to the park commission for $1,500, and 1n addition tendered them the free use of his hot house for a year. The offor was de- clined and Mr. Ehrenpfort, in his disgusf declares that he shall follow the example of Clark Woodman and donate the entire stock to the park commission of Chicago. He claims that there is au ebony-hued gontle- man among the cord-wood somewhero. The Seventh Ward Band. In the windows of the Alfred Meinberg company, 1514 and 1516 Dodge, there will be exhibited to-day and until further notice, the maguificent instruments which, at the ex- pense of $1,000, have been purchased for the band of the Seventh ward. They are mar- vels of beauty snd richness and illustrate the enterprise of the residents of the Seventh ward in establishing an ‘organiza- tion which will hereafter represent it in all public demonstrations, J. C. Green, who has been the leading light in the movement 1o establish the band, is a8 proud of the suc- cess of the movement as an enthusiastio man can be. An O14 Firm Fal The old established firm of P, H. Sharp & Sons, dealers in saddlery and leather find. ings, 8t 1112 Farnam street, olosed its doors yesterday, wufter an experi- ence of twenty years In Omaha The liabilities are supvosed to be in the nelghiborhood of $20,000, Munj o8 have been given to the First Nation: ank for £5,000, and to Mrs. . H, Sharp for $5,000, The liabilities, over and above those seo are at least $10,000. The assots are sup) 0 be about §10.000. Pationce. B. K, Munkitlrick. Only herole patience and sublime Through cark and care can make the vio tory ours The humble vine in storm and dark wmust climb Ere it be crowned with flowers.