Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 20, 1889, Page 6

THM OMAHA DAILY BEWTITUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1880, FIETY ACRES FOR A PARK. The Liberal Donation of Several Omaha Oitizens. NO CONDITIONS ARE ATTACHED. Last Night's Meeting of the Board of Education—A Circular Lotter to Traveling Men—Mers chants' Week. A Generous Dor ation. Mr. J. T. Bell, of the Mercury, Mr. H. B. ‘Wiley, L. Doll and Mr. H. M. Hurlbut have offered to donate to the city firty acres of land or more on Leavenworth street, south- west of Dundee Place, to the city to be used for park purposes. No restrictions whatever are laid on the acceptance of the land. Itis simply a gift to the city. Yesterday after- noon Dr. Miller, George W. Lininger ana Alfred Millard, of the park commission, ac- 2 out to the pros- tlemen Bell, 1 cepted an invitation to dri pective park, ana the following ge al8o were members of the party: J. T, Lyman Richardson, Jeff Bedford, Wiley, H. B. Wil Colonel 8, Cuortis, David Jamieson, W. Shriver, E. P. Davis, D, L. Thomus, and L. Burnham. “Tne tract of lana lies just thrce miles and & half west of the court house, and is ubout threc-quarters of a mile west of the Mis- souri Pacitic track, and is hall a mile west of Ruser's park, Tho strip lies on both sides of Leavenworth street, being a wooded ra- vine following the course of the small stream known as Patrick’s run. The strip com- mences in the W, F, Sayder forty acre tract and extends southwest, taking nearly all of the J. T'. Bell forty . cuts a corner oft of Lyman Richardson's forty, and ex- tends down into the L. Doll proy Ihe glen is u wild and romantic p) and could be trunsformed into @ beauti- ful park. It hus several springs and near the head of the ravine are a sufficient number to feed a luke. Al- ready a dam has been put in by Mr. Wiley, and & luke fifteen feet decp made thereby as @ storage for a lurcer luke that may be made at the southwest portion of the strip, Rams have ulready been put in and besides the water drawn off in these, the wastage is a swift stream of water as thick as a man’ body. Al the water is let out of this res voir every evening, but it 15 full again be- fore the next morning. There are all munner of snady nooks in this dell. and some of the largest forest trees in this section of country are to be seen in it. There s also a great variety of trees, among which were noted ash, elm, hockberry, willow, walnut, box elder, plum, locust, oak and cottouwood T'he park commissioners expressed them. selves us highiy pleased with the b glen, aud 1v is’ provable that the g gift will be accepted. It was supgeste if u lake was placed ut the southwest portion of this strip und its waters backed up into the preseént creek that flows in that direc- tion, a rowing distance of three-fourths of a mile would be secured thereby. Another improvement supgested is the grading of the hill on Leavenworth, just east of the pro- posed park, and the erection of a viaduct over the belt line, The latter improvement is already pending, and when the two o completed Leavenworth street will make splendid drive to the paric. e et A HARDENED WRKETCH. Bennie Day Oh:rged with a Most Revoltinz Crim A beardless boy by the name of Bennic Day, aged ubout 23, was arraigned yestorday on the charge of attempted rape on the pe of Daisy Woolwine, a little seven-, Rirl. The little girl was put on the stand and im pressed with the necessity of telling the truth. She then told the story in all its ais- gusting details in a hesitating way, but with every evidence of truth in her appearance and voice. She reluted that she went into the small store on the coraer of Thirty-firsy and Corby streets in Omaba View one weck ago last Sunday, in the afternos Young Day had an organ in the store, and the litule girl and her two younger brothers were at- Jtracted by Day’s playing and went into the store. They asked to be allowed to play, too, and were allowed to do so. The bo came tired of this fun in a short tiw went out, leaving the little girl with D, picked her upand carried her into a side Which was used as a bed room, and put b on the bed. He then took unw, liher ties with her, and afterwards exposed his person to her und endeavored to induce her to commit & most beastly aund unuatural crime. Before he could accomplish his hel lish design the two little boys came back and he desisted. Little Daisy then went home and told her mother what had hap- pened, The counsel for the defenso subjected the little girl to a critical cross-examination but could not shake her testimony in the least ‘The little girl's mother was then put on the stand and corroborated Daisy’s story us far as the latter purt was concerued, addin, that she bud gone to Day’s place of business and asked him about the matt He said he wiis very sorry for what occured and begged her not to suy anything about it. During the time these witnesses were giv- ing their testimony Duy in the least concerned, wnd tervals smiling idiotically as some po the testimony struck him us being funny. He bears a villuinous looking face. When he was placed on the stand he secued +10 be impressed with the ridiculous aspect of the case, and grinned at nearly every ques- tion. He told his story, which agreed in nearly every particular with the one told by the littie girl. He stated that he keot anur- sery store at the corner of ‘Thirty-first and Corby streets, for his father.” When nhe came to the portion of his_ story rclating to the bedroom he said he had carried the littie one in the room and put her on the bed, but ‘Wwus only playing with her. The court thought it was a queer way to play, and bound him over in $1,200, 10 THAVELING MEN, A Circular Getter By the Merchants' Week Executive Committee The executive committee appointed by the commercial truvelers to make arrangements for Merchunts' week have issued the follow- ing circular lotter: To Trave! he traveling men of Omaha are making preparations for a grand parade on Scptember 4, at 9:50 a. m., which 18 to be designated mmers' Day of Merchunts and I Y AlL traveling men who travel for Omaha houses will be asked to coutribute £1.50 each to defray the expenscs of the duy. The secrctary has left a list with the cashier of your house With your nume thereon, and would ask you to kindly notify him to puy the treasurer, M. W. Ryerson, $1.50 us your subscription. You will please send the secretary the size of hat you wear, by August 26, and it_is ex- pected that every man in the parade will wear @ bluck silk hat, which we are golog o buy in large quantities and get at fuctory cost. Pleass bo sure and send 1 your size in case you want one. We hope you witl take an interest 1o this affair und put your shoulder to the wheel with the rest of the boys to make it u success, A cordial 1ovitation is extended to all traveling men who travel in the west to e preseut on that day and join in the parade. Picase give this your immediate attention, The uniform adobted for that day by the committee consists of a light colored flannel shirt, dark pants and belts, black silk hat and Japanese parasols: no coat or vest, The budges, belt und parasols will be furnished by the finavce committc e, » We hope every truveling man that reads this will considér it personal izvitation to itiend, a8 some of you fay wlss your invita. tlons sent through your house, and we want wll of you tobe on hund, By Committee, M. W. RyersoN, Sce. and Troas. e — Labor Day Arrangemen's, The committecs, covsisting of the presi- dents of tho different Jubor unions, met at the old council chamber last night to report progress on the arraogewents for Labor day of Merchants' week. Everything was re- ported as progressing favorably, with every ndication of a most successful showing. A resolution was passed requesting the fire and police commissioncrs 1o allow the fire depurt- ueut 1 take part in the purade, A LONG BESSION. The Board of Education Work Until Midnight on Routine Basinees. A very large amount of routine work, most of it neither interesting nor important, was accomplished by the school board last night. First of all, the secretary was Instructed to redeem a #5,000 bond, which represented the indebtedness on the Dupont school. Superintendent James' annual report called attention to the fact that the increase in school attendance was greater in propor- tion than the growth of the city's population, There are now 20,548 children of school age in Omaha, of which number 8,364 are in regular attendance at the schools of the city, or an increase of 56 per cent in two years. In 1888 the attendance was 7,134. These fig- ures would Indicate a population of 106,000 in 1588 and of 112,000 at the frst day of the present year. He urged thet the Jackson and Pleasant schools be closed, on the ground that they are not needed, other schools in the vicinity having capacity to accommodate the pupils of these two schools. In a general way Omaha now ranks along- side Rochester, Worcester, Providence and other rcities that never heard of Omaha uatil a few years ago. Che resignation of Charlotte C. of tho Lake school, wus accepted. Mr. Mitlard also proffered his resignation, stating that he had less time to give the work than it should have. 'Ihe board, how- ever, declined to let Mr. Millurd resig M. Storz, who had paid a license of #17 a pool table, wanted to_get it back from the school board treasury, uow that the license luw has been repeale ‘I'ne judiciary com- mittee reported that Storz wasn't entitled ly to the money, but in equity it was ded to refund eleven-twelfths of the su, On recommendation of the high school committee, Mrs. Adele 1. Robertson was elected teacher of German, and Miss Bessie Smder teacher of Latin in the high school for the ensuing year. Other applications for various posi- tious were referred, Chairman Wehrer repol of u boiler house and _wate Purk school would ve £5,000. Awards for supplies for the year were wadeas follows: John A. Waketield and George A, Hoag- land, lumber and building material; John A. Caulfield, ¢ shool books and miscel- laneous articles; Gibson, Miller & Richard- son, paper, school blanks, etc.; Nebraska Fuel company. coal; Jeff Bedford, wood; Nebraska Chemical company, ink. Mr. Clark wanted the board to divide the bids. For instance, Bedford bid lowest on sott coal and Mount & Griftin lowest ou hard coal; the Nebraska Fuel compuny’'s vid on 'both was lower than either of its competitors. Mr. Clark thought Bedford shoula have the soft coal contract, and so on. He thought the board should commit itself 10 such a policy, but the board thought other- wise. John Hagen hgh school. The committee on sites and buildings recommended that a site near Fort Omahi be purchiased ut a cost of $2,500; a site in Bedford Place of four lots for §,500; a site in Kountze Place for §8,000; addjtional grounds to the Hartman school site at a cost not to exceed §10,000: additional ground at Center school site, one lot, 03 a si at Gibson, one acre, for asite in v cinity of Windsor Place, notto exceed $5,000. The committee also recommended that a building be erected on the Hartman school site ut a cost of nol to exceed £50,000; a building on the Long school site not to ex- o £30,000; @ building on the Franklin sehool site for 30,0005 one at West Omaha for & , and an addition to the high school for 75,000 1f these buildings ure ructed it will relieve ten or twelve tem- y buildings, which can then be moved 10 new sites requiriug more room. The bourd wasn't ready to adopt anything 80 broad, so the recommendation was placed on file. Just a few minutes meoting was adjourned night. Bogen, d that the cost closets at the next school was chosen engineer of the before midnight the until next Saturday S — NEW FIELDsS FOR OMARA, south Dako'a’s Greain and Hogs Cry for a Market. The Watertown, Dak., excursion will leuve the city this evening. It is intended by those having the project in charge to show 10 the business men of Omaha the ad- vantages that region affords to this city. The excursion hae been but sparingly adver- tised. but there will be nevertheless a num- ber Of representative business men of Owmaha on board. Mr. Jumes Walsh, a well known resident of Douglus county and ulso an owner of Water- town realty, and ut whose suggestion this opportunity was given to the members of the Omahu board of trade and such other business wen of the city as should desire to do sy, to visit tbe most fertile region of South Dakota swid to-day : *“'I'he people of Omaha are not alive to the advantages of having direct communication with ths town of Watertown. They have there unpuralleled advantages for building up a big city. The resources of the tribu- o ulmost_inexhaustible, The lley is unsurpassed in its pro Uuctiveness us far as swall grain and corn s \d the farmers of that region ed to th fact that the can muke wore money by devoting their corn tu futtening bogs thun by sending it to Chicago at 80c per bushel, and for the last five years, as the stock shipments will show, taken from the Chicago stock market, South Da- Kkota has sent a larger per cent of porkers to 40 thuu any SUber western state or ter- Thercfore in addition to sending the small gain to Owmaha, South Dakota if direct commun tion were obtained would most materiutly Increase the stock receipts at South Omaha, and 1o one could urgue but that this would be of the greatest benefit to the city people. So 1 claim that though the excursion has not been advertised as it should have been- the trip cannot be without-its favorable results to Omaha and 1 think that every wholesule establishment should be represented.” Major Clarkson and about forty of his aidesmet in the Millard hotel pariors last night to talk over the general arrangements for the Merchants’ week parade. Each as- sistant marshal instructed to use every endeavor to have his division as uttractive as possible. The object to be aimed at is qual- ity more than quantity, It is proposed to oc- cupy the whole width of the streets by hav- ing the wagons and floats three or four ubreast instead of in single file, The prac. tice of having empty wagons in line will not be atlowed. The aim will be to have the par- ade as attractive us possible in each line, A meeting will be neld on the evening of the lst, at which time the marshals will report tho names of sl irms who will sead wagons, ete., for the parade. The line of march will ve arranged, and all_minor details com- It 18 expocted that the line will be at least two miles in length, B Licensed to Wed., Monday seemsto have supplanted Satur- day as the favorite day on which to wed, for no less than a half dozen licenses were is- sued yesterdry. The names of the con- tracting parties follow Name and residence. { M. 8. Connell, Omaha. ... 2 1 Katherine Sprioger, Omabia. . ... { Joseph Rock, Omaha 1 Laura Smith, Omaha { Mike Ellinger, Omaha. . 1 Muggie Schultise, Omaha’......... James . Brennan, South Omaha. Katie Callabhan, Omaha.... .. { Frank Sedlecek, South Omaha 1 Fannie Stauck, South Gwaba. Herman A, Poeppel, Omaha { Hattie Valtinat, Omaha,. 4.1, Conuell-Springar, At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr, Med loy 8. Connell and Miss Katherine Springer were united in marriake by Rev. T. H, House, pastor of the First Methodist church. The ceremony was performed privately in one of the Paxton hotel parlors. Mr. Con nell, who has for a loug time been on the clerical staff of the Paxton, wus overwhelmed with congratulations all ke afternoon from the “'boys” us they arrived. Mr. and Mrs, Conuell will be ut’ home to their friends ul 814 worth Fifteenib streek, HOW HARDINWONTHE WIDOW The Omaha Sport’s Queer Courtship of the Denver Lady. WITHOUT COLLAR OR CRAVAT. John Was Short on Dress But Long on Magnetism —Mrs. York Was Infat- uated and Her Cousin Loved Him Well. An Adonis In the Rongh. John J. Hardin, of Omaha, is charged with bigamy, and the circumstances of his alleged orine involve the happiness and character of the widow of a well known Denver man, says the Rocky Mountain News. Hardin s an Omaha sport. He once owned a store there and sold sporting goods. Bnt Denver knows him best for the female bicyclers who visited Denver last June. How few of those who watched the gaudy panorama of tighis glide around Broadway Athletic park im- agined that the manager of the sHow was preparing, to carry away one of Denver's beauties—a charming widow, not yet thirty? Such was the fact, however, and that un- fortunate lady was Mrs. Florence York. Her husband, Martin W. York, was for- merly a baggage master at the Union depot. Previous to that time he had run as a con- ductor on the Union Pacific, for which road he had worked for upwards of fiftecn years, These fifteen years of his existence were spent at Golden and Denver. He wus uni- versally esteemed and highly respected by all who kuew him, 1t was in Golden that he met Miss Flor- ence Scott, a winsome maiden who had just received her diploma from a school at Col- lege Springs, Ta. Miss Scott and Mr. York were married about 1881, she being about twenty-one years of age. Martin York died October last, but the young wife left free to wed again had lost none of her beauty or wealth of graceful charms. These attributes completely won the regards of John J. Har- din, and " eight months, or lesa. after the deuth of her husbund Mrs, York became the bride of Hardin. ENGAGED AT THE GRAVE, There are many strange things connected with the courtship of the pair. Mrs. York became engaged again before her husband had been dead four months. She met the man at Council Bluffs, Ta. The introduction came shortly after her marital ties had been severed by death. Mrs, York had been on & visit to Mussachusetts, tue native state of her deceased husband. Having a cousin re- siding 1 Council Blufls she stopped to puy & visit, Here she met Hardin, who, 1t _is al- lened, was keeping company with Mrs, York's cousin. Although the cousin was a married lady living with her husband, Hardin's s were encouraged, and the woman. it is uvowed. planned to secure a divorce from her spouse,when she ana Hardin would wed. Mrs. York became aware of these facts, vut, nevertheless, when her superior beauty began to turn the current of Hardin's fickle devotion to_ herself she was pleased and promised to be hiswife. The memory of the £ood man who had been her husband, whose grave was_yet unmarked by a stone, seemed ve faded entirely from her nemory. s rendered powerless, apparently, by VEW INFATUATION FOK HARDIN, Hurdin was a rough man and not cne a lady of education would be expected to form u friendship for. He wore a slouch hat, dressed carelessly and did his courting with: out collar or tié. Nevertheless, the inex- plicable power that he wiclded plunged two loving friends into the vortex of personal war, Mrs. York and her murried cousin both asserted their right to the possession of the magnetic Hardin. The cousin by priority of claim; Mrs. Yerk by virtue of a diamond ring that sparkied on the third finzer of her left hand. One thing became evident. The Iowa lady was not to be distanced by @ visitor. The war mostly raged, woman-like, in fiery words, waxed hot and Mrs. York ceased to be a visitor. She left her cousin’s house. The voung widow was the victor. 'The lowly Iowa residence had no more charms for Mr. Hardin. But whither dia Mrs. York go? ‘Chat’s the ques- tion several are asking. Abner Scott lives at 8246 Curtis_street. He 18 an engineer an the Union Pacific, and is a brother of Mrs, Florence York. He op- posed the marriage with Hardin, and is very much mortified by the strange ailiance of his sister. Mr. Scott says that he believes his sister went to an uncle's at Masterson, Iowa. To that place, at least, he forwarded the ticket that brought her to Denver, but_the report is alleged to have cowe from Miss Edith Scottt, sister of Mrs. York, that her sister loft her cousin’s to bourd in’ the same hotel that shelt-red Hardin. All of these events occurred between Oc- tober last, when Mr. York died, and May 1. About the latter date Mrs. York returaed to Denver. She did not return to her old home at 3031 Welton street. For it must be said that Mrs. York had ot lived in peuce with all her neighbors, The reports of her courtship and eugagement had also become current gossip among them, and the woman decided to occupy difterent quarters. With a portion of $6,000, received as insurance on the hfe of her deceased husband, shc purchased the Jittle cottage at 8243 Curtis street. But the widow-sweetheart was not 10 be left to her solitude in the Queen city. Hardin followed her to this place, and with great joy Mrs. York received him. She gave a party in houor of his arrival and, in the presence of a few friends, while the brillianey of her diamond paled the light of the chandelier, announced John J. Hardin as ny future husband.” *Who is this man " her sister-in-law. “Why, Mr. Hardin, was the reply. “How do you know?” “He told me all about himself.” His word wus as good to her as the gold itself. All her friends importuned her mot to0 marry the MANAGER OF THE BESPANGLED BICYCLERS, but all to no avail. ‘“Then wait,” said Mrs. Scott, “until you have known' this man better. And then, poor Martin! How recently he died.”” T am old enough to take care of myself. Johu has told me all about himself.” Mrs. York refused to take advice. The subtie wiles of the showman bad secured a firm hold upon her affections and nothing could shuke off the infatuation, On June 19 last the wedding took pluce. The consumation of the event is another illustration of the influence the wretch Har- din wielded over the woman. They had not planned to be murried. Hurdin had begun to get scared, fearing that his doubtful inten- tions would become known, Ho was bound for Australia with his band of female bicy- clists, und if he could but reach that coni nent with his newly wedded bride he thought he would be safe. ~ Ugly rumors began to waft themselves around the neighborhood where the ill-fated alhance was known and talked of., ohn Hardin has a wife living in Omaha with two little children, was the startling announcement that went from house to house. It came to the ears of Mrs, York's friends and finully was conveyed to that lady herself, Mrs, York was greatly ugitated over the report, but HAKDIN SAID IT WAS A LIE, and she believed him. Hardin aow began to feol thut he would rest better if a large stretch of country lay between him and Den- ver. On the 1¥th of June he called on his bride. **Florence,” said he, ‘'we must be married to-night. I must leave Denver." *Oh, John, it is so—" *Now or never,” remarked Hardin, “Surely, John, surely vou don't mean that you would desert me '’ pleaded Mrs, Y ork, wean thab L am golug to leave Denver and unless you marry me to-night you will never see me again,’” The deceiver had spoken and Mrs. York cousented with the servitude of u scared child. The Rev. Charles H. Marshall, of Trinity Memorial church, performed the mony in the parlors of his private resi- dence. But few knew the bonds were to e sealed and there were but two witnesses 10 the contract, a sorrowing brother and bis heart-broken wife. They had pleaded with Florence to remain firm and wait, but the advice was thrown away. Harain and his bride left Denver for the west i company with the female picyclers. ‘I'bey were accompsuied by her little girl, four years of age. Mrs, York had bad two inquired Mrs. Scott, He's worth $75.000," children, and on® Tyas buried the same month ita father was laid away. But eight months gone and ded to another man. Did Mrs. York 16¥d her first husband! To aneighbor she said she did not. Martin York was an ex¢elfent man in his family. He helped to supptitt Mrs. York's brother and sister, and wher, hier mothor was on her last bed of sickness he administored to her with a tenderncss one would show to his wife or own mother. '“To know Mr. York was to esteem him,” #aid a neighbor to & News reporter. "I do not love M, York and I {'DID NOT MARKY HIM FOR LOVE," remarked the wife ‘one day. She had a queer way of telling all her troubles and pri- vato affairs to her mcqusintances. “I was engaged to be married to soother, whom I loved; & quarrel separated us and 1 murried Mr. York to spite my other lover. Ah, yes, T have been sorry for it!" “But, Mrs. York, how kind he is and so regular at home."" “He is kind, but T can never love him. If % man gives me the money I don’t care whether he comes around or not,” ‘Theso remarks accreaited to the unfortu- nate woman shed some light on her nature and furnishes an explanation to a dlqm of her reasons for linking her ife with Hardin, He made her believe he was wealthy. At the time of the marringe Mrs. York owned about 810,00 worth of Denver real estate. Hn:nlln probably married her for that prop- erty. 1t was a great shock to the friends and relatives of Mrs. York yesterday to read in the News that Hardin wa bigamist, that his Recond marriage was iliegal and that Mrs. Hardin I, residing in Omaha, had brought suit for divorce on the ground of adultery, It's terrible! terrible!” they exclaimed, “but we are not surprised, We oxpected something awful to come of it."” “‘Poor Florence” wus the recipient of a great deal of pity, but all thought it was her own fault. She did not enter the last mar- riage in innocence. She w aware of all the facts in the case, but in the BLINDNESS OF HEN LOVE, if such it can be called, she refused to in- vestigate. Three weeks ago the couple was in Salt Lake with the bicyclers. Their next stopping place is Portland. They are now in that city, most like. At any rate they have left Salt. Lake. When Hardin hears that the officers are after him it is thought he will hasten at once to Australin. Some think he intended never to return to this country. *Do y ou thinkMrs. York will return to Denver?” asked w News reporter of Mrs, Scott, Ob, no,” with a decp sigh, “she'll proba- bly remain with nim, woman like, as long as she can." Hardin will will have no difficulty in per- suading the woman that the legal proceed- ings are the result of a conspiracy. Mrs. York has a futher, step-mother, brother and sister living mn Steamboat Springs. e P T THE HORSE CARS WILL GO. They Will Soon Be Supplemented by Cable and Electric Motors. Mr. Frank Murphy was seen yesterday evening, shortly after his return home from New York, by & Bee reporter, and in reply to an inquiry regarding anticipated results in the shave of more street railway improve- ments, he said: “Iwent cast solely on private business, did not look after anything else, and know of lml,huw 10 say about street railway improve- ments.” It had been rumored that Mr. Murphy's chief object in visiting New York was the placing of Omahu consolidated street rail- y bonds. but if that is a fact he declined what success was met with. might say to you,” he continued after a few moments hesitation, “that we will have ten miles of cross town motor line in opera- tion by the middle of September, and expect shortly to supplant nearly ail our horse cars with that means of locomotion.” Being questioned acain he stated that their first system will extend from Hanscom purk to a point near Fort Omaba. The track running through Park avenue, Leav- enworth Sixteenth Cuming and Twenty-fourth streets is mearly ull completed, poles are up for the wires, an immense power house, located on Izard strect, is nearly finished, the machinery is being placed, and a number of cars were shipped yesterday from the manufactory. Inasmuch us it will bs the great pleasure route, passing over none but paved strects and throuzh well built sections, they hoped to have the line in operation by fair week, but some unavoidable delay has made it 1m- possible to get ready by that time. Mr. Murphy says that the feeling among New York bankers with whom he talked indi- cates easy times 80 far as money matters are concerned, though he thinks there is hardly as mnch of the dross coming west seeking iuvestment as there was last spring. FAIR WORKERS, They Are Busy Sending Out Cata- logues and Ocher Information. The corps of workers at the headquarters of the Omaha Fair and Exposition associa- tion are busy sending out premium lists to all parts of the state and points con- tiguous to Omaha. A package of these lists is being mailed to every railway depot on each line running m and outofl the city. Those making special requests for the pam- phiets are also being supplied with them, so that the people of Nebraska, Iowa and Kan- sas will be thoroughly supplied with this document. The book also contains the re- vised supplementary sheet gotten out ufter the original hist had been published. ‘The manugement of the ussociation is pleased with the demand for lithographs of the Rey. Dr. Talmage and information about the fair. While the supply of lithographs has been exhausted, the fuad of information remains good, and is being supphied in large quantities. ['rom the letters received from Towa, it is believed that Omhha will draw an unprécedented number of visitors from that state, Assistant Socretary Briggs s being kept busy now filing entries. Theso are coming in rapidly, and the general display will be ex- cellent, a8 well as the departments crowded. Tne cattle exhibit, which has always been good, will be better this year than anything ever seen on the Omaha Fair grounds, ity AFTER TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS, Cannon Buried By the Rebes Un- earthed Near Albuquerque, ALBUQUERQUE, N. M,, August 10.—Last Fri- day Cuptain Jack Crawford and Major T, T, Teel arrived in this city for the purposo of having Major Teel locats the place where he haud buried some cannon in April, 1862, At that time Albuquerque was in thefpossession of the rebels, and Peel’s buttery was part of General Sibley's command. To prevent the cannon from falling to the hands of the union forces Major Teel and some of his offi- cers buried them at the dead of night. The common soldiers knew nothing of it, The other officers have since died or were killed and Major Teel alone knew the spot where the canuon were interred. He pointed it out ana wenton his way to El Paso to-day. Digging was commenced und but a few feet from where he indicated the cannon were found. Eight were unearthed and it is sup- posed thut others will be found. They were some six feet deep aud when taken out, after twenty-seven years' hurial, were as bright as the duy when they were buried, They quick ly turned black on)exposure. They are twelve-pound brass howitzers, probably three feet long, stamped U, howing that they had been captured Trom and bear he mark of the manufacturer, C 'A. & Co., Boston, It is supposed they were a part of the McCrea battery captured av Fort Craig. — Washington Adopts a Seal, Oryyria, Wash,, August 19.—The conven- tion to-day, by & yote of 5 ayes to 94 noes, defeated the article on state and school land grants, Several efforts were then made to introduce @ substitute for the defeated art icle, but were voted down, and the commit- tee on lands was ordered 10 report a new article, This will delay the adjournment several duv. "Uho couvention adupted for the state seal a vignette of Washington, with the words “'Seal of WashingPw, 1580.” The article definipg state boundaries was also adopted. e Baried Under a Fallen Wall, Forr Waysg, Ind, August 19, 0-day, while workmen were clearing away _the ruins of the brewery recently burned, s wall fell, burying tive persons, Three were fa- tally injured. THE DAILY BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFIVE. NO 12 PEARL STREET. nllvrmbi carrier in Any Part of heCitya wenty Cents or Week, H. W, TILTON. ... oo MANAGER TELEPHONESt Bueixees Orrice No. 6. Niont Epiton, No.2 MINOR MENTION, N. Y. P. Co. Gleason coal. C. B. Music Co., 538 B'way. D. W. Otis, city and farm loans. Boston store leading hosiery house, The city council meets this evening. The transfers of the past week amount to £59,086, The newspaper men have a fish supper at Manawa this evening. J. Goldberg has opened a stock of general dry goods at Crestou, and has placed his son in charge. Tne firemen of the city will attend in a body the funeral ot John N. Beckley this af- terneon. The regular meeting of the Social union of the Presbyteriau church will be held at the church purlors this evening. John Murble, a message boy at _the trans- fer, while playing, fell between two planks, injuring himn quite seriously. Judge W. C. James, of this city, has been nominated for governor on the democratic ticket by W. R. Vaughan, the ex-mayor. Work was begun yesterday on tho new Jeftries block on Main street below Willow avenue. The building is to cost $3,500. Ed Wilson, the butcher at the corner of Sixth avenue end Twenty-first street, 18 FUT AU the resultof blood poison- ng. All volunteer firemen are requested to meet at No, 4 engine house this afternoon at 8:30 sharn to attend the funeral of Comrade John N. Beckley. It is reported that Rev. J. J. H. Reedy, of All Snints church is, considering the advisa- bility of resigning, and entering another field of church work, The fourth unuual reunion of the old settlers of Pottawattamie and Mills counties will be held ut Malvern on Thursday, the 20th, instead of Tuesday, as previously an- nounced. Musonio—Regular communication of Bluft City lodge, No. 77, A. F. & A. M., this even- ing. ALl Master Masous in good standing are cordially invited to be present. By order of the W. M. Miss Aunie Elliott gave a farewell party to a number of her friends Saturday eve ing. She has been teaching at Missouri Valley. but the coming yeur will take charge of a school in Idaho. The announcement thut has been made in all the city papers that the Modern Wood- men’s picnic in Fairmount would take place to-day was erroneous. ‘lhe picnic will not take place until to-morrow, Wednesduy. The case of Chrisman, charged witu run- ning @ shell game av Lake Manawa, was called in Justice Hendricks’ court at 7 o'clock sterday afternoon, but in deference to the wishes of the defense, was continued until the 30th inst. Excavation sacommenced yesterday for a new two story brick business block on Main street opposite the Merriam block. it will be a great addition to that part of the stre and fill a long felt gap there, Mr. Ed Jeffe is the owner and builder. The local urchitects submitted plans yes- terday to D. W. Archer fora fine three pressed brick building on Broadway v the Revere house. The building wiil be erected this fall, and will be chicfly used for the accosamodation of the uptown business of the Council Bluffs Canning company 1t is probable that about one humared horsemen will engage in the great wolf chase this morning. A part of the hunters are very much in love with the idea of driving the” wolf into town and having the chase through the sunflowers on vacant lots and have the tragic finale occur on Broudy 1t is reported that Rev. Mr. Hoover, of this city, is engaged in the task of soliciting funds in'the eastern part of the state to en- force the prohibition law in Council Bluffs. The report appears to be well authenticated. A careful survey of the situation here indi- cates the necessity of something besides monay it prosure the enfercement of the aw. A colored picnic was held at Big Lake Sunduy afternoon. A number of the crowd lingered until night, and ended the festivi- ties by a general fight, in which fists, razors, clubs and stones were the weapons used. A message was sent to police heaaquarters asking for the patrol wagon and a platoon of police to quell the disturbance, but the loca- tion was outsiae the city limits and no response was made to the call. W. C. Garman has been superintendel the First Baptist Sunday school for nearly two veurs past. His birthday being last Sunday, those connected with him in this church work kindly remembered him by che presentation of an unabridged dictiouary. Durine the time he has been superiniendent he has never missed a Sunday, and hus in uil ways 80 handled the school as to cause it to prosper greatly. His work and his many worthy qualities make him one of the most popular Sunauy school workers in the city. The designs made by Caspar & Wilcox for the Blue Grass palace at Creston, referred to in ‘InkeBEE yesterduy morning, were put on exhibition in'the Merriam block during the day. 'The novel pieces attracted u great deal of interest. A few slight changes were made in the giant figures of the vegetable man and woman. The changes were in the apparel ouly, but they were sufiicient to change the nationality of the couple, una transform them from sedate photo-types of our revolutionary grandparents nto original Pottawattamie Indians. The figures are very striking and _will be about the most suggestive figure of the county's exhibit at the paluce. The suggestion will be inti- mated to every beholder that if Pottawatta- mie county can produce such redskins as are represented, all other products will be of the same gigantic character, A carriage load of city hunters came to grief Sunday morning about sixteen miles east of town. They were shooting “plover’ on tho furm ofan Englishman who has his old. world ideas of what constitutes trespuss and how the offense should be punished. The boys had started several of the whirring “plover” from the stubble fleld and had bugged each bird, when the old man appearcd withi a gun und opened fire on the party. The range was long and the shot very fine, but the boys admit the shots that hit them stung like fury, ~ When the prairie chicken scason opens and the birds can be killed un- der their right name there will be two or three upper Broadway clerks who will not go hunting anywhere without permission. The young |men were enguged for a while yesterday shaking the stray, insinuating shot frow their shooting jackets, and trying to keep the story from getting out. ety Dexter, employment. —~——— Kerr & Gray, real cstate, 505 First avenue. — - Miss C. C. Nichols, modiste, hus cone east aud will return about September 10 with latest fall styles. — Personal Paragraphs. F. H. Guanella loaves to-day for Denver to attend the firemen’s tournament, Colonel J. J. Steadman has returned from his Colorado trip somewhat improved in health. Miss R. E. Newell, of the transfer tele- graph oftice, has gone to Miunesota for a brief vacation. Mr. and Mrs, L. A. Devine left yesterday for Colfux Springs for u scason of health and ure seeking. Charles J. 1est, of the N Leader, spent Sunday in the cif formerly oue of the press gang here, 8. D, Rotirer left yesterday for Oralen, Neb., called thither by the scrious illness of his brother, Harry. Mayor Rohrer 18 already there, and he reports Huarry 1s not expected to live, igh, Neb. He waus - Five Harvest X The Burlington Route, C., B. & Q. R. R., will sell_from principal stations on its lines, on Tuesdays, Auagust 6 and 20, September 10 and 24 and October B, harvestexcursion tickets at half rates to points in the farming regions of the west, southwest and north- west. For tickets and further information concerning these excursions call on your nearest C., B, & Q. ticket agent, or address P, 5. Eustis, gencral pussenger and ticket agent, Chicago, 1k THE MAYOR USES HIS VET0. He Orders the Resolutions Order- ing Filling of the Bottoms, ANOTHER VETERAN FIREMAN DIES Evans Enthuses the East With His Lightning—Uhange In the Ogden ~Pottawattamie's Popu« lation—Acoctdents, Vetoing Gradiog. The oty council recently ordered all the avenues from Kirst to Thirteenth, and all cross streets betwoon the Northwestern rail- way tracks and Sixteenth stroet, brought to grade, and the city ciork was instructed to notify property owners tw_fill the same within thirty days. Mayor Rohrer, who is absent from the city at the bedside of a dying brother, has sent by mail a veto of the resolutions. This veto will ba considered at the council moeting this evening. i B4 For sale—Ono Gar.$ engine; in good repair. rart Co. E. H. Sheafo & Co. to the collection of re erty in the city and v crate. Ofice Broadway o up stairs, tt ten horse portable Apvly to Weir-Shu- - give special ts and attention are of prop- Churges mod- Muin streots, L e Another Veteran Gone. John N. Beckloy died at St. Bernard's hospital yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, after a lingering and auffering illnoss by dropsy. Mr. Beckiey was an ola fire a member of Rescue hose and also of Rescue engine company. This is the sccond time within a few months that the Veteran Fire- man’s association has beon called upon to mourn the death of a member arcely two months ago I Cooper was rest. i met last evening completed the arrangements for Mr. I3e ley's funeral, whieh will take place from the residence of ‘Mrs. Walters this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Go to M. Keating for drugs, g Odell Bros, & Co. loan money. The most iberal terws offered. 103 Pearl street. g Desirable dwellings fol prices. E. H. Sheafo & C: Broadway and Main 5 Broadway. rent at moucrate rentul agents, reots, up stairs. vans' New Road. The following telegam is self-cxplanatory. It is espacially interesting to Council Bluffs peoplo, us 1. J. Evans is one of its most prominent citizens. If he succeeds in dem- onstrating at Ottawa that a ten wile elcotric road can bo run at & profit with a 4 cent fare it may hasten the time when a cont rate can be established here for u &1x mule rido. Orrawa, Ill. August 15— lhe Outawa Eleetric Stroet Railway eompany formally opened its lines to-night with a grand excur sion trip to which the county and city ofticials, merchants and_promiuent citiz were invited. [Gight Puliman strect cars were run out, and a speed of ten miles per hour was attainel on the reculur 1x miles of track arenow do additional miles will be pluc ing the coming week. The road 1s the of its kiad in the state to van 1ts cars, and its success is unquestioned, the cars running smoothly without jarrung and with but little noise. ‘The gompany, of which . J. iSvans, of the Counci? Bluffs & Omaha road.is presi dent, was organized last winter and work beeun in April. The Johustown flood re tarded the rolling of its iron uati! about ten day: . causing a delay of nearly sixty days. The road will run on u five-minute schedule, with d-ceut transient and 4-cent commutation. Mr. Evans was given a grand ovation this evening, ncarly 5,000 people being on the strects. In fact, the town has gone wild over the r @ & good and reliable watch 25 per cent less than club rates, and on casy terms, then call ut_once and make your own seleition at C. B, Jucquemint, & Co., 27 Muin street. ——— . Steam and hot water heating, first-class plumbing. Work done in both cities. John Gilbert, 518 Pearl street, Council Bluffs, A Change at t1» 07 ten A slight business changa occurre? in the management of the New Ozden houss yes- terday, by which o: of tho foi pro- prietors, Mr. W. H. tL. Pirres, roti and Walter C. Hulett, of Oniha, assumes the retiring partner's interest and the activ management of the house. Mr. Halett one of the bast knowa and st men in America, and will make the Ozden one of the best hotels in th Mr. Etter, who held the chief inte Mr. Pie ains in the firm. A cre; important and ex improvements fave been mate in th within the last r, bat still changes will be made under ths n agement us quickly us they can be accom plished. One of the first clianges was mude esterday, and was the dismissal of a lot of useless supernumeraries about the house und the substitution of youag lady waiters for the colored men who have dominated the dining roows. Whate th 28 are contemplated will not int th the running of the house while being made, west, e man- ey ure Dwelling for sale on casy payments. Also ouilding lots at lowest market prices, Call and exumine our list. E. H. Sheafe & Co. il Kelley & Youakerman sell groc Chase and Sunborn coffees a specialy. - Fine jewelry, watches and diamonds; cleaning and repairing at E. Burhorn, PR Rb A Pottawattamie's Population Tite Bk yesterday morning gave incom- plete figures as to the popul wion of Pottuwat- tamie county for the twenty-tive years. The correct figures, us furnished by the secretary of the board of trade, who has his returns from Washington, D. C., are as follows: 1860, United State’s census, 1870, United States consus . ) 188 If you want clean, fresh grocerics o fruits, call on Johnson & Olson, 712 Broadway. Happily Mated, A quiet wedding occurred in St. Paul's church on Suturday evening which has ‘becn kept with such secrecy that nome but the contracting parties, the olliciuting minister und the few friends present knew unything about it until yesterday. Rev. J. H. H. Reedy performed the ceremony at 8 o'clock on that evening which united for lifc Blana Rishwn and Miss Julia McDel Y Immediately after the cremony the bridal party started on a brief wedding tour. Mr, Rishton is one of the bost known sitizeus of Council Bluffs, and comes from one of the pioncer familics of the county. Miss M ermitt is & young lady worthy in every way of the happy choice shie Las made, - -y The Kirmess, our seats at Camp & ram open Wednsda) - J. G. Tipton, real estote — 3 Seidenberg’s fo Figaro at the Fourtain, — - 8. B. Wadsworth & C S loaned at L., B, Craft’s & Co.’s © on furniture, pianos, horses, wagons, personal property of all kinds, and all other articles of value, without remoy All business strictly confi- dential, B'dway, . loan money, The - Chautauqua, The Clautauqua meeting last night re sulted in settling pretty conclusively the fuct that the way out of the hnancial di- lemma is to dispose of lots sufiicient Lo clear off the debt. ‘This policy will ve followed, wnd it is believed that from 100 to 200 lots can thus be sold at an average of $200. The success of the enterprise will then be more than assured, Swanson Music Co., 335 Broadway. - - School Board Proceedings. The school board met last evening at 8 o'clock. Captain H. M, Prouty accopted the posi- tion of second assistant principal at u salary of 81,000, The resignation of Miss Bessio J. Snyder was acceptod as a high school teacher, and the committee was authorized to select & teacher in hor stead, The sclection of Mrs. J. J. Stewart, Mrs, Curtis and Miss Conner as teachers was approved. The committee on grounds and buildings was authorized to advertise for filliog of the Eighth avenue school ground. The committee v fuel was directod to advertise for bids for coal for the ensuing year. I'ho socretary waa directod to commence the school census on September 1. The committee on janitors reported a list of Janitors for the various schools aud Mr. Lawson moved that it lay on tho table, Lost ~two ayes, Lawson and Blaxsim, On motion the Hill school was loft va- cant and the following were elected Washington avenue, Ralph Simpson Bloomer, . M. Patton: New Pierce stree Celia Schiudele; Old Pierce street, Mrs. H. Kuieahardt; Court street, Mrs, Keatings Eighth street, Mrs, Cassell; Avenue i‘; Margaret Evans: Curtin street, M Gofty Third street, George Antenreith; Twontieth avenue, Mrs. W, Rapp; Gunn, ' Woodbury and Clark, the tescher, aud that thoy be allowed one week's sulary in- advance of the school year. The Globe was selected per., us tho official pa- e el Notice to Fox Cluh. Notice is h ‘1o Fox club not to uss on premises of L. P, Judson. 1, acres of best upland pasture; pure water and salt; 1o wolves running at large; 1oom for 100 heud wore stock, but not fox bunters. - The Khxir a ¥ re. The only Brown-Sequard experiment heard from as having been tried in Council Bluffs has proved a failure. The patient, un old ludy, was very anxious to have her vhysician try the elixir t tment upon her. The re- sult has been the formation of an absces Both physiciun and patient are disguste with the chixir fad. A Sunday School Organized. A Sunday sctool was organized on Sunday afternoon at the Seandinavian Lutheran church, corner of Ninth street and avenuo A. Dr. H. M. Steven was chosen superin- tendeat, and th | ciassos were organized, and the'new school started in elegant s hapo, BURILING {ON ROUTE. . A. . Excursion—One Fare For the Round Trip. From August 21 to 25, 1880, inclusive, the QK. R will sell at half rates. or refor the round trip, tickets to Mil- e und roturn from all poiuts on its lines, on account of the al G. A R. upment at Milwvauk o C, B & rsion tickets will_be good to return to September 5, inclusive; but by nECIEnt an extension to Septem- 80 may be obtained by applying, prior to tember 3, to t iwat Milwaukee hav- tier in cha Between Ch wikee the ticcots will be line of M. & St. PR the C, & s and fu formation A of CyB. & Q. wrents, or by addressing b Gen'l Pass. and Tic ANOTHER BOMINION RUMPUS, sir John Ncbonall Precipitates a Big Ruce Ro OrrAws, Ont., August 19 pocial [Tele- gram to Tne Bee|—Sie John A, McDonald has g v insulted the French people of Canada, und is now almost universally exe- crated by them. During the summer of 1887 Admiral V of the Freuch Atiantic ¢ and Montreal with The admiral and bis oflicers were lionized and the enthusiasm with which th ted with unmistakable evidence to the lingering love for old France and the tri-color wnich still burned i the hy rench Can people. The French oflicers and their con patriots on this side of the Atlantic met as rs of one nationality and the demon- s assumed rather the role of a na- tional fete than u mere reception of officers of the French o horily after the visit of the La Minerve the British man-of-war Tourmaline arrived at Montreal. There was tration or manifestation of loyaity s British (e veyoud a quiet re- ception given by a few of the British speak- it residents of thie port W the officers of the British ship. Auy one who had ever doubted the latent loy of the [rench-Cinadian peopic to th of old rance must then . bts dispelied facts were all luid before Sir John vs counted for uch Canuaiun clement, und r danger of al- lowing th istietions to continue in their work of sowing the sceds of dissension and strife amoj of Cunuda, he requested Scer Chuplesu W luy the matter before t ritish forenen oftice, that the facts might ve communicated to the I'rench government with the request that these obuoxious visits of ve of the Prench navy to French ports in Cauada be discontinued. Of this nothing was known until a few s ugo, When, in askiog for an explanation from the I'rench government for re- fusing to allow bhim to visit Quebec and Montreal in his flagship, ~ Ad- miral Brown de Coulston, now come manding the French squ u’ i the Atlun- tie, was informed i reply that under ropro- sentations made by the Dominion govern- ment the minister of foreign affairs had re- quested the minister of murine to abstain from ullowing shups of the Freuch nuvy to enter French ports in Canada, Iven the agitation of the Jesuits estates bill sinks into wsignificance in the face of the ex- nent whici hus been uroused through this disclosure. ohn never expected the story o leak out, und the facts would probably never have become public had the French admiral notasked for an explanation, He says, however, that he, with his ofMcers, will visit Montreal in a semi-ofticial way, when probaaly one of the greatest demon- or taken place in Canada n evid of the indignation with which the French:Cana- dian_people of Quebee regard the action of SirJohn A, McDonald in this matter, S Your Hair B\' a timely use of Ayer's Halr Vigor, This preparation has no equal as a dressing. 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