Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 15, 1889, Page 2

VICTORS ON MANY FIELDS. Tho Omaha Olub in Its Relation to the Championship. AN UNPRECEDENTED RECORD. The Revenue of the Season--Disposi- tion of the Ola Players—Presi- dent MoCormick’s Retire~ ment—Players’ Wages. A Year's Work. Tne Omaha base ball team has practically won the pennant for the year 1800, Thoy have sixteen games, including those post- poned, and o be beaten out of the flag now, they must drop thirteen of these, which is the next thing to a physical impossibility. Two more games won find so far the championship is concerned the White Sox could disband and go home, for then their work will have been accomplished, That Omaha is represented by a groat ball team everybody is forced to ncknowledge, and their unequalled triumph this season means more to the city than the majority of the people realize. They have been a great card for the city all through the long summer, but the season is just now approaching when the business and commercial elements will reap the bene- fit of the incomparable advertisement at- tained through the medium of a ball team. Itisin the winter time, when there is no mctivity on the field, when the newspapers of the larger cities all over the country devote a great deal of space to the great national game, and cities which can boast of pennant winners come in _for very frequent mention and a vast deal of 1ree advertising. The Omaha team has an unprecedented record 8o far this season—in sooth, the best of ali the professional teams in the country. In the number ¢t eames won and the num- ber lost, they are perched upon the topmost pinnacle. This means much for tho piayers, much for Manager Selce, and the local mao: agement, but a great deal more to the city of Omaha. The team, as a whole, has worked with unruffied harmony throughout the summer, and no inconsiderable amount of their success due to this very fact. Hurmonious team work means winning vall, Strong ndividual layers amount next to nothing if there be issension within the team. So far as indi- vidual players are concerned, Omaha can boast of a number who are well able to hold their own 1n any company, not excepting the National league. Allare so good, however and have done so well, that it would be in- vidious here to particularize. Jack Crooks, Tom Nagle, Dad Clarke, Kid Nichols, Joo ‘Walsh, ally Andrews, Jimmy Cana- van, ~ Jimmy Cooney, Joe Strauss, Jack ~ Messitt, BElmer Cleveland and Tit Willis composed an aggregation of ball tossers that any city might well be proud of, not only on account of thewr playing ca- pacity, but their reputation as exemplary citizens. Tt is as fine a body of ball players in both respects as can be named in the country. But notwithstanding all these facts, the team has not been sustaned as it should bave been, cousidering the incalcu- lable benefit their excellent rec- ord will entail upon the it The week-day games have been but poorly attended, and it has been the Sunday games alone that will enable the managemont. to end the season o little better thun even. Some people will doubtiess say this is suf- ficient, but it 1s not. The gentlemen who risked their money and spent ti time to give the city tho best sport in the market, well deserve to realize handsomely on their investment. Base ball is no longer run in this country for the mere fun there is in it, but is as wuch of abusiness enterprise as that of the dry goods morchant, the hard- ware dealer or banker. Men go into buse- ball to make money, and the business is as ‘honorable and legitimate as any other. But what-about next year's prosnects? The unnual meeting of the Western asso- ciation will be held in this city Friday, No- vember 15. It will be loaded with surprises. At least two cities will be dropped, whish procedure will of course ne- cessitate the ncquisition of two vew ones. St. Joeand Des Moines will unquestionably re- tire, but who will come ! President McCormick has a pet scheme, ‘which, though hardly feasible, is a good one. He would like to see Milwaukee, Deotroit, Indianapolis, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha and Kansas City constitute next year's West- ern association. Who would not! These cities wouid make as fine a circuit of live, thrifty, enterprising towns us this broad country of ours affords, and such a formation 18 not improbable in_ the future. Justnow Columbus, Indianavolis ana I as City are ambitious to trot along in company with New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and Cincinnati, aud to descend to tho level of Mil- waukee, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha would turn their’ hair gray. Yet, that is where they properly belong, Last year, with a salary list of 26,000 and an_inferior team, Omuhi's entire receipts were £1,000. This year, with asalary list of $18,600 and a corking first-cluss team, the receipts will fall far short of those of last year. Omuha has not overstepped the salary limit of $2,250 once this season, and yet she has the champion team of Lhe asso tion. Tho highest salaried player last year r eceived $400 a month, and the lowest $175 This year the best paid man receives §200,66, and the lowest $i wll of which goes to prove the absolute correctness of the state- ment mado fn the outset of this article, thav a star combination is not always a winning one. Last year tho clup lost £5,000. This year it will quit with §1,200 on the right side of tho balance sheet, f Innumcravle peoplo are now busying themselves about the volicy of the club for next season, what disposition is to be made of the pluyers, who 1s to be kept, who di posed of, and 4 hundred and one 'other d tails concomitant with the manugement, One thing is cortain, the November mecting will make some mighty interesting reaging. There is but little doubt but that a new president is 10 bo gelected. Mr. McCormick has made an excellent chief executive, and every effort will be put forth to indnce him to remain where ho is, His course, how- ever, is extremely problematical. The duties of the position are onerous, vexatious and unremuneraty he s tired of this and ‘while he will probably insist on retiring, his mouey will remain in the enterprise and his ingerest in the sport willgremain undimin- ished, Sam Morton may be forced out of the sec- retaryship, but if he is, he will be made president, aud Mr. E. O, Brant, of this city, secrotary. Drive a tack here. President McCormick is decidedly fornenst & wholesale disposul of Omahu's best players, yet several of them are booked to go, = Ho reasons that the profit accruing from such action this fall will all have to bo expended in the winter_ and spring_in building up a creditable tedm again. He does not believe in furnishing a kindergarden for the older associatior s, but will probably be converted to this beliof ere long. That, in truth, is all the minor associations are, figure it as you may. gwory man of the present team ¥ill be re- served. ‘Ihey cannot bo legally signed until 12 o'clock the 30th day of September. Four- teen mwen 18 all that can be reserved, and in Omal t will be young Moran, the big Kearne; tcher. There is no escape for him. e signed with Omaha avd then re- fused to report, but ho must come here next Year or remain out of professional ball, and that of courze he will not do. Omaha has still another.prospect that wili tickle base bull patrons. That the club is to have new grourds there is but little doubt. Several sites aro already under advisement. One of these ia very centrally located, and if secured will necessitate the demolition of some pretty valuable property. It 18 quite likely thub this site will be chosen. ‘The Work of a Year, ‘Tax Bes is enabled to present to ite read- ers this morniug the record of the Omaha base ball team, the individual batting snd fielding averages, up t and including Friday's gawe, The figures huve beeu carefully compiled end will deviate but Immaterially from the oficial record when 1t appears in - December I will be seen that Juck Crooks leads the ‘batters with an ave of .870. which is but & few points below the heaviest hitters of the utionul league. Willis, Cleveland, and Cooney follow in .close ', while the sheot does not show @ weak , the lowest man baving an average ©0f 208. Their hitting has been much stronger than has been imagined. In flolding Wally Androws loads with the magnificent per cent of 083, but 17 pointa short of porfection. In 92 games Androws has made but 18 errors, which is a great record indeed for a first-baseman, Next to Andrews comes Pitcher Nichols, with 983 then Pitoher Clarke and Oateter Nagle, with 051 each: thon Coon with 950, catching, and 885 flelding; Crooks with 635, and Mes- sott, Walsh, Canavan, Cloveland and Strauss and Willis, in the order named. o Crooks leéads in home rins with 16; Cleve- land second with 15; Cloveland leads in threo baggers with nfi and Andrews socond with 19; Walsh leads in two baggers with 21, and Cooney second with 19, FIELDING RECORD. Games Played Ann 1n s I8 43) 14 117 10 a3 308 110 12) 03 402 1)2 88 78 9 101 436 N ) 280 D . " 547 Messott, of.. ... 43 Ularx. p 48 10 7 20 176 Nichols, p'...\0 47185 2 20 3 14 80 240 Prossser, p, 11 1 8 0 i Andrews, 1b... 02 33 wod 4 Willls ..., 40 105 JNDIVIDUAL BATTING RECORD. n, Crooks... 123 Willis . 54 Cleveland 120 Nuglo . &3 Cooney 10 Btrauss . 17 Androws H3 8 Cavavan, X [ Messett 36 Walsh, Clarko 8B PO A B 480 23 28 18 108 204 87 270 52 53 212 53 38 155 520 1 4 Btrauss, rf Clevetana, Crooks, 25 Cooney, of 12407 62 142 2 2 140 10 =ZRENEE [s n Cloveland . Strauss Clarke. Nichols . Willis.. Cooney, & R #-*; HOME RUNS AND BASES, " Home Three R, Base. Andrews. Strauss Canavan. Walsh Clarke Messett. Naglo . Nichols .. Cooney. Willis® . Bl e ET Totals..... ..., & q_suny peuasy PITCHERS' RECORI sany esug S0 oXg uom g0y “sauanoddq ope “inonddo LH sauonoddo [1mq o sosug DoA¥g sewuH Clarke. 7l Nichols Willis. . ARNED RUNS, Tho Omahas have made 333 earned runs thus far, while in games played with them the total number scored by theiropponents is but 216, which is a good showing. standing of the Clubs. Appended will be found the standing of the Western association, National leagua and American association up to and including yestorday's gamo: Played. 105 110 108 108 Won, Lost. Omana 2 St Paul. Minneapolis. Sioux City Milwnukee. Denver.. St. Joseph 55 6) 59. b7 7L LEAGUE. Lost. 40 40 28 57 60 5 65 Pitwsburg 49 67 Washington 85 63 THE AMERICAN AS30CIATION. l’lulvml. Won. BTy Per Ct. Brooklyn. St. Louis. Baltimore, . Athletics. Cincinnaty Kansas City Columbus Louisville:, Minneapolis 17, Milwaukee 5. M opt. 14.—Sharp flelding cut off runs for Milwaulkee, although they batted well. The home rups made by the locals brought men in three times out of four, MILWAU| Lind . 0/Davies, p. - | Shiioh ) Totals Minneapolis MR Koo, .. i nntzon. S lon Mitigr, Chrlsaiun, Duk Karle, o Han: N batls-y by Davies 11 HIL by pitche sdule, Al rtv, BUruck out—Hy Hudson 4, by Davies o ol banils “Jantzen 1. Minnoapolis 8, Mil- whukeo 11, KIFst bise ~Minnenpolis b, Mil- Time of game-32 hours. Umpire— Des Moincs 3, St. Paunl 2, Des MoiNEs, Sept. 14,—Des Moines made only threo hits, but two of them were home runs, and the Hawkeyes won. Score: St Paul. 90020000002 Dos Moin fy 110000001 * SUMMAR Runs Barnod—-St. Paul 2, Das hits - Reilly, 1 01 £htor 2 Basos sl uwi Broughton, Patl Connell. Doable plays. i and Hawes, oy atton. Buses on' bails-Werrick, Patton, Connuil, Teatloy, Konch. Struck out By Vina 8, by Roash 11 Hts-Daly, Broughe ton, Muskruy, Co ; L, Paul Moines 2. Two-base Home runs —Trafiey Two Games This Afernoon. The Omabas and Denvers will play two games this afternoon for one admission. The first game will bs called at 2 o'clogk with Willis and Nagle as the battery. The second game will be' played imwmodiately on the close of the first, with the Kid and Cooney as the battery. selee Secures Koell, Manager Solee has secured the release of Kuell, St. Joe's star twister, and next son ho will be seen in an Omaha uniform, Nagle Goes to'Frisco, Tom Nagle will leave for San Francisco October 5, where he will play with the Bay Citygleum through the winter, Ca-gperative Base Ball, CHI0AGO, Septs 14.~[Spesial Telegram to Tur Bee, ) ~Hiots of various kinds touching an 1mportant move to be made by the Broth- erbood of Base Ball'players have been pub- lished recently, and the report that the broth- erbood intends to take the game out of the hands of the present owners of the league clubs appears to have some foundation. The probabilities are that by the close of the present league sepson the plans of the broth- erhood will be well enough matured to war- raut & public acknowledgement of iis inten Ltions. Just at presont it is not giving away any more particulars than it can help. The plag is to run the game, so furas league cities are concerned, on @ sortof h cb.aberative basis. If it sue other intion be similarly reorganized. It is proposed to place the management of the whole affair in the hands of a general committee, roj ing each league club. Each glub will have a stock capital of #20,000, some of which will be taken by the players; and the rést by the men who are to act as officers and financial backers, The players are to receive a small but fair salary, and a percontage of the net proceeds, The receipts, after the oxpénses are paid, including salarios and M“u‘rl_ are 1o be put in & pool, to_be equally divided among the clubs. Another new feature will be the hanging of big money prizes for firdt and second players in-the championship race. .There will be no Sunday anolfi no liquor selling on the grounds, and but 1t in the price of admissio: —_— OTHER BALL GAMES, @ chango The Natlonal Leagne. WASTINGTON, Sopt. 14.—Rosult of to-day's game Washington, .4 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 *-10 Pittsburg 102003810 0-7 Buso hit shington 18, Pittsburg 12, Errors—Washington 3, Pittsburg 2. Batter- les-—Washington, Keefe and Daly , Pittsburg, Staiey and Carroll. Umpire—Lynch, BosToN, Sept. 14.—Result of first gamo: Boston..........0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4-8 Cleveland 00001001 0-3 Base hits—Boston 8, Cleveland 7. Errors Boston 8, Cleveland Batteries—Boston, Clarkson and Bennett; Cleveland, Bakeley and Zimmer, Umpire—Curry. Result of second gams Boston..........0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0—-0 Cleveland 10001020 *-4q Base hits—Boston 7, Cloveland 6. Errors Boston 2, Cleveland 0. Batteries—Boston, Maddea and Bennet! Cleveland, Beatin and Sutcliffe, Umpir New Yok, game: New York, 14.—Result of first .00001100 1-38 Chicago, . 00000001 0-1 Base hits—New York 8, Chicago 5. Errors—New York 8, Chicago 5. Batter- les—New York, Welch and Ewing, Chi- cago, Hutchinson und Farrell. Umpire— Powers, Sept. 008082 0-18 . 200000 1—-3 ow York 15, Chicazod. Er- New York 2, Chicago 4. Batterio: New York, Keefo and Brown; Chicago, Dwyer and Darling. Umpire—Powers. Callod at the end of the soventh ou aceount of rain. PriLaneLemi, Sept. game: Phitadelphia....3 0 5 0 0 0 0 8 Indianapolis . 01001000 Base hits —Philadelphia 13, Indianapolis 0. Errors—Philadelphia 4, Indianapolis 3. Bat- teries—Philadelphia, Buffington and Clem- ents: Indianapolis, Rusie and Sommers. Umpire—Knight. Result of second game: Philadelvia....2 4 1 0 00 0—7 Indiavapolis ....3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 810 Base hits—Philadelphia 9, Indianavotis 13, Errors—Philadelphia 4, Indianapolis 0. Bat- teries—Philadelplia, Sanders and Schriver; Indianapolis, Rusie jand Fee and Sommers. Umpire—Knight. 14. —Result of first 0 0 The American Coruvmnus, Sept. 14 game: Columbus 4.0 0210 1 Cincinnati , 0000 Sopt. 14 10180001 y....0 0 31,1 0 0.0 Itesult of second gamos Ballimore 0 0L.0 10 0 Kunsas City L4100 8 Game called on account of darkness. Sept. 14.—Result of first 0—6 1-2 Association. ~Result of to-day's. 0 2 0010 Result of 1.9 0—1 Bartive tirst 0— 6 1— b 1-3 0—5 BROOKLY N, game: Brooklyn. 101010 Louisville .0 00000 Result of second game: Brookiyn ,. 0010002 Louisvilie'. 020000090 PHILADELPIIA, Sept. 14.—Result game: St. Louis Athletic Result of second game: St. Louis. 1000 Athletics.. 2300000 0. 0= gty Amatcur Games. Sruant, In., Sept. 14.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—The Missour: Valley ball team, n the champicnship of the state agamst tuart by a score of § 10 0, Gono to Europr, Tom Ech, with his teat of female bicye- lists, Louise Armaindo, Lillie Williams, Lot- tie Stanley, May Alinn 'and Jesso Woods, have actually sailed for Kurope. They left New York on the steameér Germanic, and ex- pect to be gone a year..hey arc to visit all the principal cities of Kurope, and, commenc- g the sccond week in_ Qctober, ' they will a six-days’ race, twelve hours p. . ainst BBuffalo Bill’s cowboys in Paris, the cowboys to use twenty-five broncos, and to change them each mile; while the lagies wall relieve each other every quarter hour, THE SPEED RING. 1—6 0—3 300 001 010 Kansas Ciry Raccs. KANsAS CiTy, Sept. 14.—The weather was clear and the track in good condition. Sum- mary 2:23 class, trotting—Lady Wonder won, Mondace second, Cora C. third, others dis® anced and drawn, Best timo—2:343¢. Four-year-old_stgke—Tornado won, Bay- wood second, George C. third, Uni dium distanced. 2:40 clas Addie second, Jest Lime—! ing — Butcher Boy won, \t third, John fourt, SMOOTH MEB. LACEY, Disguised #s a Circus Agent Works Wheeling. WugeLixe, W. Va., Sept. 14.—[Special Telegram to Tuk Bee, |—One of the boldest and most successful games ever played on an unsuspecting public was worked in Wheeling this week. A week ago to-day a small, smooth-faced, dark-skinned maun calling him- se f Harry La cey arrived in Wheellng and proclaimed himself advance agent of Fore- paugh's pircus. He was a genial man of good address and proceeded to make friends with everybody with whom a circus agent usually comes in contact. He made a con- tract with the State Fair association for the use of their grounds. He let the bar privi- lege of the grounds and u large number of other contracts, He was much sought.after. Towara the end of the week suspicion was aroused by the peculiar actions of Lac He had received a large amount of money n the way of small advances from the men with whom he wa e contracts. A newspaper reporter telographed to-dey to Fort Dodge, Ia., to Forebaugh, and in & short time re ceived the following reply: “I do not show in Wheeling this season. 1 ::IQW the nan Lacey. Heis athief. Arrest . The people at the house where Lacey was stopping were notitied and a Warrant was is- sued for his arrest which was served this afternoon. The news soon spread and the }llllu'u‘l court was quickly crowded with a arge ana excited crowd of Lucey's victims, I Y was committed to jail in defanlt of $2,000 bail. It is said he suc: fully worked towns in Pennsylvania and Ohio before com- ing to Wheeling. HE LOOKED HAPPY, He Why the Lunatic Hit Signor Crispi ‘With a Stone. Rome. Sept. 14.--The injuries infiicted on Prime Minister Crispi by the lunatic who hit the mimster with a stone syesterday, will compel him to undergo medical treatment for a week. The name of the man who com- mitted the assault is Caporali. statas that his actions wera due to fact, that Signor Crispi, who m‘- sitting io his carriage beside bis aaughter, looked happy and con- tented while be had nothing to' éat. A Severe Stormsin Kansas. Vauiey Faus, Kau, Sept. 14+The heaviest rain storm ia years oceurred ‘here to-day. The roadbeds of railroads are badly damaged. The Delaware river is even with its banks, and the water is rising. ‘Ihree 'mofll'a':n reported 1o have been drownid in FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE. ‘Webster Odtnty Demoocrats Da- olare For High License. THE WATERLO® MURDER TRIAL. ‘ b 144% Report of the Comm! on Appointed to Investigate the Subject of Inafistifal Houses For the , Blind. 1 Polk Cottity Nominations, Drs Morxes, 1., Sopr. 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tre Bee,|—The Polk county demo- cratic convention to-day endorsed the repub- lican nominoe, Hon, Charles A. Bistop, for district judge, and nominated the following: State senator, John Wyman: reprosenta- tives, Martin Fiynn and W. L. Reed; treas- urer, Albert Boll; sheriff, C. C. Loomis; au- ditor, Willlam ' Lowroy. Chairman Mo- Henry, 1n a short spoech, sounded tho key- note of the campaign by declaring in favor of the railways and the repeal of the prohib- itory law. Delegates were selocted to the state gonvention, which moots at Sioux City next Weduesday. The Billings Crial. WaTERLoO, In, Sept. 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bre. |—Court adjourned at noon to-day until 8 p. m. noxt Monday, and only one witness was examined in the Billings case, Ho was Attorney Monaghan, of Gary, Dak., who is a new witness in the case. His testimony was to the effect that Billings was in Gary in Decomber, 1857, and loft there three days before the tragedy occurred. While there he told witness that Kingsley had wronged him, and that he would make bim pay for it; that Kingsley was worth $4,000 or £5,000, and as he didn’t right the wrong he (Billings) would “mash” his hoad. Billings claimed that ho had gouged a piece out of Kingsley's ear, distiguring him for life. and would have crushed him had not Mrs. Kingsley pleaded for hor son. On cross- examination witness was confronted with a Tot of documents which he had written, testi- fying to Billings' good character. He ad- mitted writing them, and also said he had considered Billings the soul of honor until his recent trouble with him at Gary. The state examined twenty-four witnesses during the past week and will probably close its evi- dence by the middle of next week. The de- fense has seventy witnesses subpeenued. Industrial Scnhool For the Blind. Des MoiNes, Ia., Sept. 14.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Br 'he specinl commission appointed by the governor to investigate the subject of industrial homes for the blind re- ported to-day that they had visited several institutions of other states of the kind pro- posed, and asa result of their study and in- quiry they recommend that the next general assembly appropriate $75,000 for establish- ing, equipping and maintaining such a home m this state, They say that after blind per- sons have gone through the school for the blind at' Vinton they are turned out, with no way of earning a living for themselves, They Bave to become eigher a public or private eharity, or beg on the streets. This proposed hoine is to be & workshop as well, where they can make brooms, baskets and other ‘wares, whose sale will help to sustain the institu- tion. It will be a/permanent home for' all who are admitted. 2 A Day of Rejoicing. Booxe, Ta., Sept. 14 —[Special Telegram w Tue Bee.]--The two hundrea and fifty- first_anniversary of the landing of the Swedes in this country was colebrated hore ta-day with a large gathering from central Towa. Aboutfiverhunired Swedes came by special tramn from Des Moines, and alto- gether there were present between two and three thousand. The ‘rain interfered some- what with the programme, but there were apeeches and general rejoicing in spite of tie storm. This evening there was an illumina- :mn and another public meetiog at the opera ouse. Linn County D, ocrats, CEDAR RAPIDS, Ta., Sept. 14.—[Snecial Tel- egram to Tie Bie.]—The democratic county convention to-day nominated Hon. J. T. Himilton, of this city, and Charlcs J. Gil- chell, of 'Walker, as reproscntatives, and a full county ticket. Declared For High Licensn, Fort Dovar, Ia., Sept. 14.—[SpecialMeto~ gram to T —The Webster county democratic convention instructed its dele- gates for Horace Boies, of Waterloo, for governor, and declared for high liceuse, Cnss County’s Coming Fair. Prarrsyovti, Neb,, Sept. 14.—[Specidl to Tug Bee.|—For the past week a large force of carpenters has been busy building new sheds and making necessary repairs at the fair grounds, a mile south of the city, The Cass county fair will open next Monaay and continue four days. The board of directors neld a meeting and decided to add $100 to the free-for-all trotting purse, which will in- crease it 1o $300. Six fast horses will come here from the state fair and several from other places are already on the grounds, The merchants of this city are arranging for a grand display. All kinds of farm produce 18 1n great abundance this year, and as this is one of the richest grain arid fruit produ ing counties 1n the state the exhibit will cer- 1y be first class. Secretary Wise says that_entries are com- g i fast, and from the present outlook, if the wenther coutintes good. it will be the best fair that Cass county ever held. \ e dich Barglara Caught In the Act. Arssworrir, Neb., Sept. 14.—|Special Tele- gram to Tug BEE.|—Two burglars were baggad hero last night while drilling the Excelsior Lumber company's safe. They hod previously gone turough C. T. Funks store, taking what change thers was in the drawer, about 82, a suit of clothes, and some tobacco, They had their prelimi- nary examination to-day before the county judge, plead guilty and were bound over in the district court. They will probably go before the judge and pload guilty, They give the names of William Turnor and John W. Jones. Among tho papers found in their possession were two Holt county warrants, A Tenant Fights His Landiora, Prarsiour, (Neb, Sept. 14,—(Special Telegramto Tur BEe }—An altercation twok place this evening botween Clinton Richeyand one of his tenants named John Bubb, 1abb has refused to pay'his reat for the past four months aud would mot ¥acate the promises, Richey had a noticé of vjection served yes- terday, and when Ke'add Babb met on the street this eveniag thie latter accosted his landlord with pugilistio airs and inflicted soveral severe wousds bo his head and face before the police cowdsinterfere. His condi- tion is serious andjBahb can not be found. —v Badly Injured by Horses, Prarisvourn, ¢(Nep, Sept. i4.—[Special Telegram to Tusjdge.)—A farmer named Price, living thres,miles southwaest of town, met with & palnful socident. While hitching up his team, itobecame frightened and knocked him down and trampled on his body before ha could get out of the way. A large scalp wound made by & shoe on one of the horses and a severely contused hip was the rrsult. His injuries, while very painful, are not thought to be of a serions uature. Electric Lights Give Satisfaction. PrLatessours, Neb., Sept. 14.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bek.)~The incandescent lights were tested in all the busivess houses where the connections were complete, and a brlliant glow of light was the result. The electrical apparatus worked like a charm and - guaranteed perfect satisfaction. The wires for the arc ights are being strung. Fined for W HBeating. Prartsmours, Neb, Sept. 14.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bek )] —Charles Fry, living {n the north part of this oity, was arrested {o-day upon the charge of wife beating. His nelghbors say that'the screams of his wife for sovoral uights have been terrible, and hat she has receivea brutal troatment at his unds. Fry was taken before Police Judge Clifford and fiued $5 and costs. He has ap- pealed the case to a higher court. Washington County's Court House. Ruatk, Neb., Sopt. 14.——[Spocial to Tnn Ber.|--Work has commeonoced on tho new court houst here by Rechardson & Co., of Omaha, who have the contract for building it. The excavation has boen sublet to N, Caster, of this place. The first story is to bo completed befors cold weather,. and the court house to be completed entirely by Sep- tember 10, 1890, Off For the Beatrice Encampment. Nennaska Crry, Nov., Sept. 14.—[Special Telegram to Tk Bek.|—~Company C, of the Second Regiment, N. N. G., accomvanied by the Socona Regiment band, loft this morning for tho Beatrice cncampment. Thoy took along their own rations, consisting of several wali filled store boxes #nd do ot Propose to Do starved by a spoculative commissar they claim to have been on the field of Wahoo & year ago. Ainsworth Repubiican Primaries. Arxswonti Sept. 14.—[Special Tele- gram to ~The republican pri- marios were held yesterday, the fight being to down Boyd for renomination for county clerk, He got the delegation from this town and will be nominated on the first baiot in the county convention next Wednesday. No ono can guess on the rest of the ticket. A Brakeman Killed, Dakora Ciry, Neb, Sept. 14.—[Special Telegram to Tk Bee.]—A brakeman named Tom Downing was killed near Hubbard last night by falling between the cars of a mov- ing froight train. He was setting brakes, when the brake chain broke, throwing him under the cars. His remains were shipped to Dubuaue, where his parents reside, A Farm House Burned. RisiNa City, Neob,, Sept. 14.—|Special to Tur Bee.)—The residence of Charles Bruner, a farmer living one mile southeast of here, burned last cvening, Tho building and contents were totally destroyed. An old family clock, which is known to have been 125 years ola, was burned. A Depot Blaze. FAmouay, Neb., Sept. 14.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tug Bee.]—The old St. Joseph & Grand Island depot caught fire last night. It was full of barrels of gasoline, and a fearful explosion was prevented only by the splendid work of the firo department. The fire wus finally subdued with little loss. Suea for Label. naskA Crty, Sept. 14.—[Special to Tur BEE|—Joseph Sheerer, a farmer, has been ton free with his tongue, and Christian Wertle considers himsolt damaged to the amount of $1,000 thereby, and for this has brought suit for libel in the district court. IN Otoe Democratic Primaries. Nenkaska Crry, Nob., Sept. 14.—[Special to Tue Bre|—The democratic primaries 10 this county will be held on October 5, and the convention At Syracuse on the 8th. The latter, trom preseut indications, will bo red- ot. Arrested For Horse Stealing. Dakora City, Neb, Scpt. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tne BE man named Kane was arrosied here to-day for horse stealing. He stole the horse over a_year ago and had the horse in his possession when ar- rested. 1=, A Minister and Team Drowned. Arma, Neb,, Sept. 14.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.] —Rev. J. H, Yost and his team were drowned this morning in Turkey creek about ten miles north of this city, Yost's body has not been recovered. sAinswarth Votes Water Works Bonds, AinswortH, Neb., Sept. 14.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bex. | —The proposition to vote 83,000 for water works here carried to- day, the vote standing 103 for to 10 against. — GRANZ'S STATUE UNVUEILED. A ¥itting Monument to the Hero of Appomattox. Fr. Leavexwonti, Kan., Sept. 14.—The statue of Generdl Grant, erected in honor of the general, way unveiled to-day. Excur- slons had been made from the adjoining states of Missouri and Nebraska, and the city was taxed to its utnrost in entertaining the thousands of yisitors. The occasion was made a holiday in the city of Leavenworth, and as much of w holiday at the fort as the discipline of tha troops would allow. The wpublic buildings in the city were beautifully decorated, and from cach staff of the fort floated the national colors. At 10'clock in the afternoon the troops from Fort Leavenworth, under command of General McCook, commanding officer of the post, were formed to prepare for the party from the city. In the city the procession was formed at the same hour and marched to the depot, where trains were taken to the fort. Ivwas made up of iive divisions, and consisted of resideny and visiting Grand Army posts, Sons of Veterans, the Bandana club” of Leavenworth, the Garflela rifies, benevolent societies, mayors of cities, city councils and employes, headed by the reg- ulars, The procession marched to the grounds at the fort, where the monument stands. There the troops were massed around the veiled figure, Behind them were stationed the Grand Army posts and uniformed societies, while the remainder of the crowd took up Eani'.luns wherever a point of vantage could e found, Rev. . E. Holland, chaplain of the De- partment of Kunsas, G, A. R., opened the ceremonies with prayer, and was followed by Brigadier General Wesley Merritt, U. S. who reviewed at length the work of erecting the monument. When he had fin- ished, the general stepped forward, and to the music of the band, unveiled the statue amid the applause of the multitude, After the statue was unveiled orations on General Graut were delivered by Senator Ingalls, of Kausas, General C. W. Blair, of Topeka, and others, e THE SIRIKE SETTLED. The Surrey Dockmen Will go to Work Monday. Loxpox, Sept. 14.—Burns and Gillett, rop- resentatives of the strikers, to-day, on be- half of the men, signed the agreement en- tered into between themselves and the di- rectors of the dock companies for the settle- ment of the strike The Surrey dockmen will go to work Mon. day. When Buros and Mr. Gillett went to the aock gutes to announce the terms of the settlement there were murmurs of dissent among the crowd. Burns exhorted the men to stick to the uniou, and Gillett exhorted them to avstain from doing violence 1o “black legs.” Finally three cheers were given heartily for “tae strike and the vic- tory." Another Victory for Strikers, Loxvox, Sept. 14.—The master lighterman haye conceded the terms demanded by their men, and the last obstacle to the full resump- tion of work has been removed. The wen will resume work Monday. e The Craiser Chicago Tested. Newrort, R. L, Sept. 14.—The United States cruiser Chicago had her first trial to- day over a measured mile, She was tested first at forty-six revolutions, malking a speed of eleven knots; then sixty revolutions, making a speed of fourtcen knots. Then she blew out @ stop cock in the engine room, and in- consequence ber fastest speed wis not tested, The accident was repaired in & few Lours. B e Bandit Morales Sentenced for Lafo SAN Dieco, Cala, Sept. 14.—Sylvestro Morales, the noted bandit, who for some mounths terrorized Southern California, plead guilty to @ charge of robbery this afternoon, and was sentenced hy Judge Puttebaugh to state's prison for life, THE WIDTH OF THE VIADUCT, Oouncilmen and Railway Magnates Btate Their Proforences. TWO SIDES OF THE QUESTION. The Olty May Build the Viaduaot as Wide It Wants I, If Ie Pays For 1t The Counoils Van Camp saved the day. Had it not boon for the timoly arrival of the member from the Sscond ward, the council meeting called last night for a dis- cussion of the union depot and viaduct pros- pects, would havo been postponed for want of a quorum, and the excellont undorstand- ng that now exists betwoen the membors of the council relative to theso projects would not have beon roached. The railvoad companios wero represonted by General Manugor Kimball, Assistant En- giceer Smead and Attorney Johit M. Shurs- ton, of the Union Pacific, and Genoral Man- ager Holdrege, of tho 3. & M. Mr. D. C. Patterson and W. V. Morse wére prosont, ropresenting property ownors on Tenth street. ‘Thore wore nine membors of the council present ana they waited anxiously uatil 880 o'clock for the needed addition necessary for & quorum. It came in the presenco of Mr. Van Camp, who was the loast expectod as he has not attended a meeting of the council “for a long time now.” ‘The counvil went at work at onge on the Tenth-street viaduct quostion. The com- munication of General Manager Kimball and the plans presented by the Union Pacific company, calling for & sixty-foot viaduot, were placed before the council, and that body went into u committes of the whole, with Mr. Burnham in the chair, to consiler the matter, President Lee stated that the only im- portant action already taken by e council was the decision to have the viaduct built to a width of 100 foot. It was a question to be considered whether this plan should be fol- lowed out. He wanted the railway com- panies’ representatives to state what thoy really wanted from the city and what they expected to do in roturn. Mr. Ford wanted o 100-foot viaduot. The damage to property ownors would bo less than for a 60-foot viaduct. - If necessary lot the city vote more than #£150,000, und get a big wide viaduct, one with room for the travel for yeurs to come. Ho was open to conviction, however, in favor of the 6)-foot viaduct, Mr. Hascall was, he thought, in favor of the 60-foot viaduct. He had examined the Union Pacific plans and found they pro- vided for ample roadway and still left thir- teen feet for street uses on each side of the viaduct standards. Mr. Kimball suggested that the members of the council examine the plans and ask any questions of Mr. Smead, the assistant engineer of the Union Pacitic. The sugges- tion was acted upon and the members of the council spent an hour in an infermal discus- sion of the plans for' the 60-foot viaduet pr sented by the railway companies, After the,informal examination of the plans Mr, Ford wanted a compromise vi duct, one eighty feet in width, and to vo! $200,000 1n aid of the union depot instead of $150,000. r. D. C. Patterson appeared before the council in the iuterests of property owners on the street. He said that threatening to build a viaduct and failing to do it had dan aged proverty in the vicinity moro than an kind of a viaduct. He had consuited Mr. McGavock, Mr. Connelly, Mr. W. V. Morse, A. H. Bishop, G. H. Lindguest and other property owners, while favoring the 100- foot viaduct, would agree to a sixty-foot via- euct if allowed to extend their property lines up to the viaduct. Mr. Wheeler offered a motion that a com- mittee, consisting of Messrs. Ford, Sanders, Lawry, Snyder and Hascall, be appointed to interview the property owners and ascertuin their preferences and their idea of damages, and report the same to the meeting of the council on Tuesday night. The representatives of the railroad com- panies took part in the discussion of this mo.ion. Mr. Kimball stated that the primary object of the railroad companies was to secure a first class union passenger denot with yards sufficient to accommodate tle trains of all the roads that desired to run into Omaha, ‘The companies simply ask the eity to provide proper facilities for reaching tne dopot. “*We propose,’” he said, “to build a depot to cost about a half million dollars, providing the city will donate $150,000 toward the con- struction of a viaduct to cost $200,000. This sixty, foot viaduct can be buit for that amount. If the viaduct is increased we will expect the city to i idy so that the viaduct, sha companies more 1l amount voted by the city.” “Will the union depot_you propose to build,” mquired President Lee, ‘‘be as good as the Rock Island or Burlington depots in icago? © will be superior ” replied Ma. Kimbali, o any union passenger depot 1n the United States west of Now Yorik city.” Mr. Holdrege stated the B, & M. had made its agr ent for the depot project on the basis that the viaduct should not cost the railway companies more than £50,000 above the amount voted by the city as a bonus to the union depot vroject. The cost of the viaduct might be increased to any amount the city thought proper if the bonus to the union depot. be increased so that the railways would only have to expend 50,000 on the viaduct above the bonus. Mr. Thurston stated that with the raillway companies it was simply a que: n of re- sults, The business of the companies could be done for y: ot with a viaduct, Omaha is the great beneficiary. Personally te thought that a viaduct eighty foet in width, with a donation of ten fect of the street on cither side to the abutting property Gwners would be the one most 2asily agreed upon. This eaded tho rgument, and Mr. Wheeler's motion prevailod. The finance committee reported in favor of increasing the amount of bonds to be voted for a city police station from $50,000 to $100,- 00J. The report was adopted, On resolution of Mr. Lowry the deputy v clerk was instructed to employ none but dents una taxpayers of the city in mak- ing the tax lists. This was a drive at Councilman "Wheeler, whose nephew, a resident of Plattsmouth, s employed on the tax list. £30,000 above the An Architect Rined. P. J. Credon, the architect, was fined $20 and costs in police court yesterday afternoon for attempting to erect a building upon a street that has been ordered vacated by the city. The city council about a year ago ordered Twenty-fifth avenue west of Creigh- ton college opened, and ordered the improve- ments on tho streot removed. Mr. Credon refused to remove his buildings, a row of flats, and the work was done at the city's expense. A few days ago Mr. Credon bevan the work of building @ house on the same property contrary to @ prohibiting orde from Buildiag inspector Whitlock, Ho was arrested, and given a jury trial bofore Judgo Berka yesterday and found guilty. The case has been anpealed. ———— e The T s Settled, The trench alongside the motor track on Sherman avenue, where tho waterworks company are laying maius above Wirt stroet, caus ed the track to seitle somowhat after the_rain, and the cars werscompelled to stop at W irt strect last night. e . The Dakota Oapital Pight, Hukow, 8. D., Sept. 14.—[Special Tole- gram to Tug Bre.|—Redfield is positively ous of the fight for the capital, and 18 doing its best for Huron. The Redfield company has made heavy investments here and is working hard for this city, ~ Her action will increase Huron's vote by from eight Lo nine thousand, us it is proved by their books that they have over that number of shareholders. e e The First of the Season, Lauase, Wyo, Sept, l4.—Laramie ex- perieuced to-day the fi ow fall of the season. Tho storm, which bas lasted all forenoon, seems to extend over & lurge por- tion of the Laramie plais. I HE GOT IT IN THE NECK. An Indignant Oitizen Wounds the Hero of Spirl's Park, Constable Al. Masterman is in hard lnolk, Last Sunday night Al shot three men and was torribly beaten up for his trouble, ‘and last night he whaled one man over the head and for his pains received a shot in the neck ~no, it wasn't with a bottlo, but a 22-calibre revolver. Al. was attending a shindig on Sixtoenth and Williams, and while sacredly guardiog the majosty of the law and the orchestra was nppronched by a boy in blue jeans and great mental trep- idation, who informed him that a man at Fifteonth and Willlams was playing havoo in his family circle, and that his wife—the man’s—dosired assistanco. Mastorman re= paired to the stone and found a woman' in tears, who informed him that he: husband had a contract to paint the town and had bes gun on his own home, and that she wanted him suppressed. Masterman undertook the Job. FHotold tho bolligeront gent to got A move on himsolf and float, but that individs ual, after spurning the invitation, informed the peace officor that he had apprehended & man named Belden in a compromising situgs tion with his wife and wanted blood, add lots of it, Al told him that he was dreaming, and in- vited him to take a walk, but the fellow de clined, Then Masterman hit him with & club, and tho feilow shot him to the right of the left jugular, but fortunately the wound was not serious. The scene of the tragody is at the house on the east sido of Fifteanth street, north of tho alley between Williams street and the streot north. No one knows the parties im- plicated, not even the neighbors, who are colored. There is an air of mystery hanging about the affair which time alone can proba. In the meantime Masterman is walking around with a bullet hole in his nock a little to the right of tho left side of his larnyx, but. still refuses to die and will report at Spirl's park for duty to-da — NEEDHAM'S CONDITION, Very Little Hope kntertained of Ais Recovery. Last night Mrs, Charles P. Feedham left over the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omana road to reach tho bedside of her hus- band, who, as was publislied in Tne Bee of yesterday, had been stricken with para’ at Watertown, Dakota, She was aided in her departure by Thomas K. Sudborough, master of John's lodge, No. 25, A. F. & A. M, of . which Mr. Noedham was a member, Mrs. Need- ham reached Sibley this morning at 1:30 o'clock, where a special train on the Bur- lington, Cedar Rapids & Northera road was in waiting to convey her to Watertown, & distance of 133 miles. The special train deemed necessary because of the precarions condition of Mr. Needham, as was eviaenced 1o teiegrams to Mr. Sudborough, Ouno of these stated in effect that if Mre Neeaham desived to see her husband alive she shovld go &t once, and leave Omuha not luter than 6 p. m. This dungerous condition of Mr. Necdham was corroborated by an- other telegram, which left no doubt in the minds of Mr, Needham’s friends that there was little hopes of his recovery. The telegrams referred to arded by G. P, Wilhams, sta lodge, of Watertown. He states according to _instructions from ‘Mr. ouch, Mr, Needham was receiving attention from botn h's friends in rtown and the excursionists from ths cedhamn’s mother lives at 2017 Cali- » a street and is greatly grieved over the sudden prostrition of her son. Mr. Neod- ham's two sisters aro also grieved over the illness of their brothe AN INCENDIARY FIRE, above wore master of The Two Orphans' Stock Damaged to the Extent of $8,000. The fire department was called out at 10:30 last night to visit the Two Orphuns clothing store at Sixteenth and Douglas, which had taken fire by some means only known to-the parties who are responsibe, for it'was in- cendiary beyond a doubt, The blaze was soon gxtinguished. Mr. Andrews, the manager, is at a 0ss to know how the fire originated, as he had been absent only fiftecn minutes and can only approxi- mate his loss at $5.000. D The Swedish Oelebration. Two hundred and fifty-two yoars ago yos- terday the first Swede—John Anderson—sot foot on American soil, the landing place be- ing a spot on the Chesapeake bay in Dola- ware. The Swedes of Omaha celebrated the event at Washiugton Hall last might, and at least 500 were present. The pro opened with music by the Swedish band, fol- lowed by the celebration specch by A. @, Dahlstrom, which was o masterly review of Swedish history in America. A dance fol- lowed, which was succeeded by refresh- ments. The affair was a great success. — BLEW HIS BRAINS OUT. Suicide of John Darius During a Fic of Despondency- About 8 o'clock Saturday afternoon Mr. Rutherford, an Omaha marble dealer, while engaged in erecting s monument in St. Mary’s cemotery, discovered the body of a dead man, Notice was at once given and Coroner Drexel summoned. The body lay at tho head of James De- lanoy's grave and across the grave of a Bobemian. An old-fashioned dogble-barrel pistol lay batween his legs, and nearly the whole top and fore part of his hoad had been shot away. ‘The pistol had been loaded with swan shot, and the frout purtof tho head was horribly mangled. A letter written in Bohemian was found on his body signed ‘“John Darius,” and ad- dressed to *‘Rudolph Pelikan, Thirteenth and Wiiliams streets, Omaha.” The letter con- tained instructions to Pelikan to have his body buried and stated that he (Darius) had $30 in the Bank of Owaha which should be used to defray the exvenses, It also bo- cathoed all the carthly possessions of the sed to Pelikan. One clause statod that an would tind avother letter addressed to him on the window in the little houso on the river bank, containing further wstruc- tions, When the coroner arrived a_jury was om- panelied und u verdict of suicide returnod, The mar was about fifty-two years old. His wifo died about tw ks ago and tho old man has been very despondent ever since, A fbv days ugo his soa ordered him out of his house, where he had been stopping, It is supposed that he committod suicids Friduy aftei noon. A Miraculous Kscape, * John Kbe, who has charge of the Armour- Cudaby restaurant, about 9 o'clock last night stepped to the side of Jacob Joskolek's cigar store to gou out of the wind 80 as to light a cigar, and, losing bis balance, fell in the hola between the buildings, landing hoad first on the ground about cight feet below. Mr, Ebe was taken out and found to have received o bad cut on the top and back of the head. Notes About the O ty. Joseni Dillon, & Fourth ward grader had a plow run over his foot aud ankle, Satur- day forenoon, sustainiug painful bralses, William Moffett, an Albright blacksmith, attempted to collect a bill by force from & patron by the name of Richardson, and after abusing Richardson followed bim up till John Lewls, who was ir the buggy with Mr, Richardson, thought that patience had ceased to be a virtue, Lowis got out and proceeded to administer a £ood sound beating to Mr. Moffett, aud aid not let up till three ribs were broken aud a mottled body told the story of active and successful fistic work, A surgeon dressed his wounds. Frank Gordon, an employe of the Armour- Cudaby packing house, while playing yester- day, jumped on the back of @ fellow work i, who threw bis armns back and & knife iu his hand cut @ hole through the flesh of Mr. Gordon's right log, midway between the ankle and knee. A surgeon dressed the wound. James Dougherty was flued #5 by Judge Kiug on a complaint of Mrs. Peter Keunoy, aboarding house keeper, on 4 chiarge of petit larceny for approbristing & Hannel shirt and overcoat not his own.