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

A BUDGET OF LOCAL SPORTS The Omaha Gun Olub's * Annual Shooting Contest. THE BASE BALL Lindsay and Griffin Sign Articles for a Glove Contest — Ontche-as- Cateh-Can Artists — Turfl and Diamona News, SITUATION. The Omahas Annual Shoot. Tn accordance with Tue Bre's suggestions, the Omeha Gun club has resolved to abandon fts customary fall club hunt, and hereafter this annual autumn competition will be con- fined to trap shooting. The shoot for this year will take place thus . afternoon, and wind up tho season, abthe Gwin & Dunniire .grounds across the river, and a large attendance and general ®ood time is vouchsafed, The conditions of * the contest are 50 bluo rocks to each mun 18 yards rise,five traps, the losing side to de fray the oxpense of a banquet to be sorved at the Millard, Messrs. Frank I, Parmelee and John Petty were appointed captains of the respective sides, which will be chosen on the grounds. The sporting editor of Tuk Bek has been solected ns referee, On the Wing. The cooler weathcr of the past two days has sct the wild fow) in flight, und a ereat many birds, both geose and ducks, are seen daily flying southwa The scarcity of water horeabouts seoms to preclude tho pos. sibility of anything other than fair sport this fall. ‘There is but littlo water in the Upper Platte, and the geeso arc giving their usual old haunts along its numerous islands and bars the go-by. At Missouri Valley, Whit- ting, Onawa, Waubuncey and other "popular ducking grotinds, therc 18 little or no water, and but few birds 1t Wonld Be the Thing. Baso bull cranks are almost unanimous in the belief that it will be a splendid thing for local base bail affairs if the entire control of the club passes into the hands of President McCorthick. Somo of the the minor stock- hoiders are inclined to bo recalcitrant, and threaten litigation and other dire affictions. Howevor, tho probabilitios are that McCor- micl will get the club, No More to #e Sold. After all that has been published the deal with Cincinnati for “Kid" Nichols has not a8 yet been completed. President Stern has not suceeeded in making terms with Nichols, who is now at Madison, Wis., and the chances are that Boston will yet secure the boy. President McCormick now gives it out cold that no more players will be sold. Here to the Winter. Billy Traflley, the Des Moines catcher, is in the city for tho winter. ‘traflley was un- able to say whether Des Moines would make an effort to remain in the Western associ tion another season or not. The Pulse o1 the Sporty Boyvs The excitement. over the coming world's aeries between the New Yorks and the can association champions—prospec- the Brooklyns—is growing more and more intenso daily. At the Diamond bets of $100 to £ are offered on the Giants, but as yet littlo money has been laid. In Brook lyn these odds are Leing laid on Byrnes' men, whila in Gotham the New Yorks have the call at $2 to 1. The puise of the sporty boy is beating high, and in his blind par sanship it ooks to a wan up a tree as if he had lost sight of his better judgwent. Cate as-Catch-Can. Frank Robinson, champion twrestler of Daliota, and Dan , the Australian, will wrestle cateh h-can, three falls out.of fiy at the Coliseum, Suturday even- ing, for €100 a 8ic Jimmy Murray and ie Green, two wood sawvers, met last night at the rooms of the Gate City Athletic club to spar eight rounds for scientific points. The first round was a succession of smashes, while in the second Mr. Green roceived a smash in the Jaw that sent him to the carpet and the arms of Morpheus. Both were novices. The purse was $30, §20 to the winuer and $5 to the loser. Articles Sizne: Jimm v and Jimmy Grifin met last night and signed articles for a glove contest to take place in three weeks before the CGawe City Athletic club. They Fought to a Finish. St. Lous, Oct. 14,~This morning the volice found in a room Henry Fritz, a black- smith, and his wife dead in bed with the side of his head crushed in and her body and the bed clothes covered with blood, The woman was evidently killed in a drunken quarrel with her husband. Fritz was arreste Not Now. Oxaua, Oct, 13.—~To the Editor of Tns Brs: In to-duy’s issue you state I wm rop- resenting the Spirit of the Times, also the Chicago Hotseman. 1 wos at one timea member of the editorial staft of the Spirit, but am now solely connected with the Horseman, Very teuly yours, C. T. Hanuis, san Association, The Ame Covrunsus, Oct, 14.—Result of to-duy's game: Columbus........0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 Hrooklyn, 00031300 PHILADELPEIA, mAme: Athletic. .., Baltimore. .. ., Game ecalled on uccount of darkness, Oct. 14.—Result of to-day LouvmsviLre, Oct, 14, —Result of to-day's gamo: Louisyille 8300002 00 0-5 002823001 7 Cryeisyam, Oct, H—Resdlt of to-day's game. Cincinpati.. .....0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 01 St. Louis w1 00109810 -5 THE SPEED RING. Latonia Races. 1+ CovaiNyaTy, Oct. 14-—The track was good, the attendance small, and the weather cold. Summary : Maiden fillies, two-year-olds, teenths of a mile ~Ceeil I3 won, ond, Bmily S, tiord. Timo—-59'¢, Maiden three-year-olds and unwards, three-fourths of a mile--Marion C. won, Warpeak sccond, IEostasy third. Time— uine Flyer six; 860 'wo-year-old maiden colts and yearlings, five furlongs—Polemns won, Prince Albert second, Ballymona third, Time—1:00i Allages, ono mile—HBottina won, Princess Bowliug - sezond, Estelie tuird, Tim year-olds and upwards, thirteen sixwoenths of @ mile—Chestuut Bell won, IKatie §, second, Leo Brigett thivd, Time— 13855, ‘Three-year-olds and sixteentls of a mile upwards, Littroil third, 1 thirteen- won, Fred me—1:35, Wooley second, Buokl Lexington Races. LEXINGTON, Oct. 14.—The great Lexiugton trots of the Kentucky Horse Broeders' asso- ciation began to-day. The attendance wus lavge, tho weathor cold and the track slow. Summnary : W class (unfinished) -Jean Valjean won, Pocahontas second, Giillotte third, Middl, way fourth. Time--2:2 Yearling stake, unlo dash—Stamiva won, Vonice sevond, Oryone third, Timo— ‘Three-year-ola stake—Nancy Hauks wou, Bounie Wilmore second, Campbell's Elec: tloneer third, Time—2:333¢, Jevome ark Races. JEROME PARK, Uct. 14.—~The attendance was 1,000, The track was muddy. Sum- mary £ive furlongs swaight, two-year-olds Suecessor won, Chioftain second, Carrie C third. Time—1 04, Milo aud cue-eighth- -Tristan won, King Crab second, Dofaulter third. Time—2:001¢, Kontonah handicap, three-year-olds, one milo—Madstone won, Reporter second, Sluggard third, Time—1:48. Sixq furlonge—Pontiac _won, Fitz sccond, Bradford third, Time™1:19, Mile 'and one-sixteenth Yl“nulnrlr‘rl;-.l A B won, Badge secona. Time—1:54. Mile and one-eighth—The jockeys guyed the starter and acted disgracefully towards bim. Finally he became so indignant that he dashed the flag in front of the starting post, while the horses were strung out for nearly a hundred yards. The start was, of course, illegal and had to po made over again. Deception came first in & _technical break-away, but Refund won the legal race, with Letritia second, and Elove third. Time—2:07, Sale of Fiyers, Jerowr Pang, Oct. 14.—Colonel S. D. Bruce to-day sold eightoen thoroughbreds at auction in the Paddock, Come-to-Taw Was the featuro of the sale. The following are the best prices obtained: Bancocas, $,1 Larchmont, £2,400; Lexington, 81,525; Uncle Bob, $4,000; Come-to-Taw, $10,100; Atruria, $1,500. THE BEE'S SPECIAL TRAIN, How 1t Made the Run Last Sunday Morning. Neb,, Oct. 14.—|Special to Tur Bee. |~Tue Suspar Bee, leaving Omaha at 4 o'clock vesterday morning, was delivered to its patrons at Grand lsland and points west of there on the main line of the Union Pacific as follows : Nortr PraTr Grand Island, 7:50 a. m.; Wood River, a. m.; Shelton, 10:2 a. m.; Gibbon, 10:42 . m.; Kearney, 11:15 a. m.; Elm reck, 12:02 p. m.; Ly 19 m. Cozad, 1:25 p. m.: Gothenburg, 2:3) p. m., and at North Platte, about three hundred miles west of Omaha Tur_Bre's special wade the .run from Omaha to Grand Island, 104 miles, three hours and fifty minutes, including four stops, in which there wns a 1oss of a fraction over twenuy minutes, reducing the actual running time to about three hours and twenty-seven minutes, This extraordinary run is only ono of muny in the annals of great accomplishments in the train service of the Union Pacific, yet it can be recorded as the Tastest time ever made by a new: paper train in regular chartered service The papers would have been delivered here even an hour earlier had notthe California fast train becn delayed in leaving Grand Isiand. The stupidity displayed by one of the Omaa dailies in publishing an edition on Saturday evening with a Sunday morning date and sending it out for distribution on the midnight freizht, when it is patent to the minds of all newspaper readers that it is a physical impossibility for them to receive full dispatchies and go to press before mid- night, 8 receiving much derisive comment and ridiculo along the line of the road The Sunday enterprisc of Tne Bre is being ereatly approciated by citizens in towns favared by the service, This fact is best evidencedaby: the clamor for the pupers upon the arrival of the trains, 7 p. m, CONGRESS AT THE BUEFALO. ad, of Ohili, cided Bt Burearo, Oct, 14.—~The party composed of delogates to the Pan-American congress left ca Falls this morniug and arrived hore The excursionists were immedi Minister Var Makes a [ where th other no round of ved by the mayor and then proceeaed on a hotel the delegates had the first Spanish dinner on their trip. Every effert was made to give a tropical aspect to the entertainment, After luncheon the party was driven 1o one of the highest buildings in the city, where a fino view was had of Lake Erie, Buffalo harbor and the suburbs. 'Ihe grain elevators werealso seen in operation. The nest m the order of tanment was & recep- tion ut the board of trade rooms. The dele- tes go to Erie to-morrow. In the evening at the Hotel Triquois a ban- quet more elaborate than any yet given was tendered by the citizens of ‘Buffalo. The event of the evening occurred when Minis- ter Varras, of Cnili, proposed this senti- ment: “A tribute of respect to the great, indus. trious and free peoplo of the United States— tho freest in the world—the first m peace, the first in liberty and the first in the Amer- ican fraternity that is to be.” During the tumultous cneers that followed Minister Zogarra, of Pern, (Chili's late foe) sprang from his seat and approaching Varras, extended his hand and_warmly congratulated him upon tho sentiment. Many, catching the significance of the scene, sprang also to_ their feet and cheered and wildly waved handkerchiefs, winle others with warm bandshakings greeted Senor Zegarra as he resumed his seat. - Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WasnINGTON, Oct. 14.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.[—Pensions granted Nebrase kans: Original invalids—William H. Judd, Increase—Samuel Weaver, Joseph Kimball, Allen Davis, rancis M. Demaranville, Pensions allowed lowans: Original inva. lids—Benjawmin F W. Webb, Andrew Peterso liam D. Starks, John Siems, Georg Epps. Increase—Ailen Jeffrics, Lorer Miller, Jesse Belcher, Joseph K. Hill, Wil- liam H. Davis, i Orizinal widows, ete. W., widow of E Walburn; John 13 Mexican widow: Nindy. father of Josiah Cooper. ne, widow ol Samuel Fast Time on a Bicycle. Pron, 11, Oct. 11, Telegram 10 Tue Bee]—Peoria bicyclists are greatly excited over a perfarmance by Bert Mey in this city. “he wheelman made a trial straight-nway milo on a country road n 2:13 Hoe was mounted on a high-geared safoty, and started it @ pistol snot. This 18 the fust: est milo ever made in America on a wheel, The timekeepers were stationed at the end of the streteh, and both watches agreed. He rode with a brisk wind at his back, . Mrs. Richmond Secures a Divorce, St. Josern, Mo, Oct. 14.—([Special Tele- gram to e B, |- Mrs, Eva M. Richmoud, wife of Dr. 8. A, Richmond, the patent med icine manutacturer and the slayer of Colonel Johm Strong, late editor of the Herald, was granted @ divorce from her hus- band to-day on the grounds of abuse and the fact of bis_ having been incarcerated in ao asylum. She wus granted an avsolute de- cree and the custody of her children, - An Insane Man Suicides. KaramAz00, Mich,, Oct. 14.—[Special Telo - gram to iz Bee.|—This morning Emerson H. Chamberlain, @ prominent citizon of Shel- byville, Mich., committed suicide at the g lum vy hangiog himself, He had been | sune for six yoars. His mania was of & homocidal character and he had drowned s four-year-oid duughter just beforo his ad- mission to the asylum, BN Sent 10 the Poor House, LoutsviLt, Ky., Oct. 14.—[Spegial Tolo- gram to Tur Bre]—At Wischester, Ky., to-day, Richara Clark, son of James Clark, who died while covernor of Kentucky, was sent to tho poor house. He hus been @ con- firmed drunkard. Clark is a brother-in-law of Senator Beck, and 4 man of fino educa- tion. ——— A Council of War in Paris, Pauis, Oct, 1—A council of war was held hereto-day to discuss the increase of the Gorman frontier corps. 1t was dceided to double the Sixtn army corps in order that 100,000 men may be sent quickly to the fron- tier in case of an emergency, It was also resolved to iucrease the railway facilities, iy Worsted, Men Fail. Puitavereiia, Oct 14, —Clark & Keen, manufacturers of worsteds, made an assign- ment to-day, The llabilities are unknown, buu it is said the priucipal burden will fall on the bauks that have discounted the firm's aper. Iive hundred hauds were employed y the firm, Work is tulpnndea A Severe Earthquake. Oct. 14.—~An earthquake was ex- varienced in thin region to-day, Several nouses ta @ yillage near here were destroyed. NEWS FROMNEBRASKA TOWNS An Unknown Floater Found in the River Near Plattsmouth, A SUIT FOR HEAVY DAMAGES, The Trial of Garrison at Albion Ends in a Verdict of Manslanghter— Whole ¥amily Polsoned By Corned Beef, An Unknown Floater. Pratrsvovr, Neb,, Oct, 14, —[Special Tel- egram to Twe Bee.|—About 6 o'clock this ovening tho body of an unknown man was found in the Missouri river near the mouth of the Platte by a fisherman. Coroner Henry Bocek was notified and he nastily summoned ajury and hurried to the spot. The body was tant -of a man, well dressed, but the color of his clothes was not discornable on account of having been in the water 8o long. His age was about thirty or thirty-fivo years, weight about 160 pounds, height 5 feet? inches, He had probably rocentiy worn a moustache, but was shaved smooth when drowned. 'On his collar were the initials “M. A M. His foutures were com. pletely * destroyod by the decomposition Which the body haa undergone. There were no marks of violence on his body and the jury returned a verdict that he came to his death from drowning, the cause of which was unknown. The fisherman claims to have been watching for a man who fell off of one of the bridges across the river at Omaha about two weeks ago and thinks that probably this is the man, He has been in the wator about two or threo weeks. Coroner Bocek will hold the reiuains until after the arrival of the morning trains _from Omaha, after which time, if unclaimed, the body wili be buried. Suit For Heavy Damage Daxors Crry, Neb,, Oct. 14.—[Special to Tue Ber]—To-day began one of the most interesting trials ever held in the district court of Dukota county. It is the case of Gribble vs. Sides, in which John and Bar- ney Gribblo suc one John Sides for 10,000 for dumaging their good name and character. Two years ago tho barn and horses of John Sides were burned and there was every rea son to believe that the fire was the work of an ueendiary. The Gribbles were itter enemies of Sides and suspicion pointed very strongly to them, on account of their previ- ous threats “to do up Joha Sides some way or another,” and from the many different stories they told us to their whereabouts on the night of thefire, They now claiin_that Siudes accused them of serting fire 'to the burn and claim that the accusation has' dam- aged their character to the amount of §10,000, and so pray for that amount n their petition, The 8 are all well- to-wo farmers, and as the Gribbles have been born und raised here, the whole county is interested in the trial. There are about seventy-five witnesses on both sides, and as both sides have employed eminent legal talent, the trial promises to be the most in- i ting ever held here. By the fire Sides lost his baro, cight thoroughbrod horses and five tons of Liay, in all about $2,500. Garrison Convicted of Manslaughter. Avnioy, Neb,, Oct. 14.—[Special Telegram o Tue Bee]—The verdict of the jury in the Garrison murder case was manslaughter. The verdict is contrary to public sentiment and the testimony as well. 1t is expected the court will either set aside the verdict or sus- pend sentence and send the, prisoner to the insane asylum. Such an_action would be hignly satisfactory to the citizens. Poisoned Lnn ned Beer. Nrwuaska City, Neb., Oct. 14.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bgg, |—Information from Syracuse says that another family, that of James West, was poisoned by eating canned beef and for a time were in a eritical condi- tion. This makes the third family poisoned in that place within a week from the same cause. Fremont News. Fresoxt, Neb,, Oct. 1 Special Teie- gram to Tur Bee.]—Sheriff Mallon left to- day for Lincoln with Frank Courtney, sen tenced to the penitentiary for three yeavs for burglary commitied at North Bend last Thursday night. Courtney was captured on Friday, taken before Judge Marshall in the district courton Saturday, pleaded guilty and received his sentence. Moritz Klein, the mule thief, who goes over the road for two years, was taken at the same time, William Wagner, alias “Bismarck,” and Thomas Generick were taken to the asylum at Norfolk yesterday. Thomas McDonald, of Saunders county, will bring suit agamst J. McDonald, of this city, for damages. The latter caused McDonald's arrest a few days ago, charging him with having uttercd foreed paver to the amount of about $40, some time in_August. The conveution of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary society, Topeka branch, closed last night and the delcgates all left for their homes to-day. Held lur llnl-mv Stealing. Poxca, Neb, Oct. 14.—|Special Telegram to Tnr Bek.|—George Norton, the horse thief who stole the toam from this county a weok ago, was captured at Grand [sland Friday and was brought back here Saturday night. He was given a hearing the samo evening. Ho pleaded guilty to the charge of horse stealing and was bound over, his bond being fixed at §00. Norton was endeay to sellthe team when arrested by the € Island police. His home is in Dakota county, and ke is but twenty-one years of age, in confessing the crimo he stated that ho had two confederates and that they deserted him stoflice. CovLvamuus, Neb,, Oct. 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Ber.|—The postofice war is ended, provided Carl Kramer's appointment is confirmed. ‘he Columbus Improvement compary let the contract to-day for a new postofiice building in this city of the track to James Pearsoll for $,000. The building will be of brick, 22x30, two storics. Tho second floor will be used by the telephone exchange. Victimized By a Medical Fraud. NinrAsKA City, Neb, Oct. 14.—[Special Telegram t> Tnr Bre|—Some time ago James Carson, au invalid of this city, signed @ written contract, as he says, with the no- torious Dr. Janss, of Girana Island, to effect a cure or no pay. The doctor left the city without giving any treatment whatever, To- day the contract turns up us @ promissory note for $120. Knows When He's Got Enough. Beartuior, Neb., Oct. 14.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.]—Stephen Bull, the dom- ocratie candidate for county clerk, has de clined to run, and directs that his name be taken off tue ticke Mr. Bull has made three hopeless campaigns for the same office and thinks he has had fun enough on & dew- ocratic ticket in Gage county. Burglars Sentenced. Cnara, Nel Oct. 14.—|Special to Tur Bee.]—The two nogroes, James lirown and rrank Welcome, arrested for burglarizing the store of T. C. Hickman, had their trial o the district court of Burt county last weok, were found guilty, aud sentenced by Jque Hopewell to three years hard labor in the penitentiary av Lincoln, A Former Wisner Citizen's Death. ®, Neb,, Oct. 14.—[Special to Tne |—News has just reached bere of the death at Wahoo of G. W, Harding, the jun- jor member of the firm of Harding Hros., who have successfu conducted a large creamery business at Waboo for the past x years. ‘The remains will be taken to New York state for burial. Columbus K. of . Reception. CoLumsus, Neb., Oct. 14.—|Special Tele- Kraw to Tus Bes. | —A grand reception was givon this evoning By the knlm- of Pythias at the residence of J. McFarland in honor of his election as grand ohancellor of the Knights of Pythis of Nebraska. BOIES AND THE RAILROADS. Taken tethe Ponitentiary. Towa’s Democratic Candidate For Nesnaska Crey; Neb,, Oct. 14.—[Special Governor States His Position. Telegram to Tk Bes.| —Sherit Willman S, to-day 100k two 'yoing burglars—~Noss and Fitzpatrick—to t‘\u- )»(\T}lh'n(mry toservoone | THE RADICALS DISAPPOINTED. year each, County Conventic Lovursvitie, Neb,; Oct. 14.—|Special Tola- gram to Tur Bee. | ~The democratio county convention was held" here to-day with 168 delegates. R. B, Wallace was elected ohair- man, and D. McEugree, secretary. The fol- lowing officers were nominated: Treasurer, W. H. Cushing, Plattsmouth; clerk, S.T. James, Greenwood ; recorder, C. P. Armele, Piattsmouth; sheriff, W. Tighe, Mount Pleasant; county judge, B. S. Ramsey, Plattsmouth ; superintendent of public in- struction, G. W. Noble, Weeping Wator; Close of the State Convention of the ¥. M. O A.—A Brakeman Killod ~—Supreme Court Decisions —Incendiary Fires. Troated the Suhject Mildiy. Des Moixes, Ta,, Oct. 14.—|Special Tele- gram to Trie Brx.|—~The replies of the dem- ocratic candidates for governor and lieuten- ant governor to inquiries of tho farmers’ alliance on the railway question were made commissioner, A. L. O. Lodor, Groenwood; | Public to-duy, Mr. Boies, the candidate for Wirvayol, 3.V, Sohtid Plattsmouth i | KOVernor, treats the subject mildly, and i coroner, A. [ Higgins, Plattsmouth. W. | about the samo line as Senator Hutchison B. Schrock, of ' Louisvilie, was | did a few weeks ago, He expressos his sym elected chairman of the county | pathy with the present movement for state ;;n{‘r:'"m‘flgpl-l';g;;‘. ShTORFY. Tri ¥ | control of railroads and favors a contintiance of the present laws so long as they do hot vention also olected nineteen delegates to injure the rights of anyone. He takesa the stato convention to bo held at Omaht, | moro conservative opinton of the rail- ono and doos ot give satisfaction In any | F08d situation than some of his L party had expected. He says as to the cle part of the county, not even in Plattsmouth, tive feature of the present commission although it has five out of the nine can- | gystem that it should be kept so until “such . system has had a {ull and satisfactory trial Ntonnana, Neb,, Oct. 14.—[Spocial Tele- | He favors tho rtention of the present rail gram to Tire: Ber.|~The democratic county | Way law till “it has been fully and prac convention met hero Saturday, October 12, | tically tested, and if 1t appears that amena G | meaws are needed to make it more efticient and nominated a full ticket as foliow B. Bayha, treasurer; W. Weiglo, clerk: [ they should be made.’ As to the other Harper, judge; Dr. 'Hottloman, toromer; | Aucstions asked, ho takes the same position Sanford Horton, survi Carl Witte, ro- | practically as Senator Hutchinson and the publican, sheriff: Joseph Pares, commis | revublican par Mr. Beston, the candi- sionor, dato for lieutenant governor, contents liim BECAUSKE IlL WAS A LORD. selfl with a general endorsement of Mr, Boies' position in a “me too'’ fashion. Asa whole the letters are ve mild_and do not meet the expectations of the radieals, who have claimed that the republican candidates Earl Galloway Acquitted of a Das- tardly Charge. Sorong, Oct. 14—Tho sarl of Galloway [ NoI® 100 much raiiroad mon for iein to was arraigned this morning at Dumfries on ; - The Y. M, C. A, Convention. the charce having made an indecent assault upon a child named Gibson. The court room was crowded with leading peoplo of the community. The littie girl gave testimony in regard to the nature of the earl's offense, and her testimony was corroborated by othor witnesses. The statement by deienso to disapprove tho testimony was read. After the hearing of further evidence the earl was acquitted of the charge. “I'he guilt of the accused seemed so clearly established that those present in the court room, many of whom were friends and refa- tives of the little girl witom the aged noble- man was charged with abusing, took no pains to conceal their disgust with the verdict. OrTeMwA, Ta., Oct. 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tns Bek |—The convention of the Y. M. C. A. closed here last night with a farewell meeting at the M. E. church, con- ducted by Mr. J.*R. Hague. Short nddresses were made by a large number of delegates, and then 500 young men joined hands around the auditorium and sang the farewell hymu, The next convention will bo held in Buriing: ton. A Braxeman Killed. BLOCKTON, Ta., Oct. 11.—[Special Tele- am to Tue Ber.]—Early this morning a brakeman named Prank Eggleston, while o nnouncoment " of ”me_:‘:;('_"j coupling cars at this place, was run_ovor of' disanproval trom - the bonchos | and killed. His home was at Horton, Kan., Whero. tha apectafors wero seated. and | and his remuins were shipped there to-night. the frowns and threats of the presiding —— judge were ef no avail to suppress the cries An Incendinry Blaze. of “Shame, shame,” uttercd by dozons of | Moscarise, Ta, Oct. 14— Special Tele o DT aOn, we*0f. the verdlch was | 8780 to Tns Bae.|—Henry Schrader received with grent indignation among the | VA0 in Fulton towuship, with several common people, a0d.it was peinted ouv thay | horses, alot of hay and implements, was 1 the necused beeh anything but & great | burned this morning, The loss is over £1,000. It is supposed to have been of in nobleman - the évidence brought out would cendiary origin. bave been sufficient to convict him a dozen times over. The Supreme C Des Moixes, Ta., Oct. 14.—[Special gram to Tue Bre]—The subreme A DMississippi Murderer Gets Swift | decided the followir Retribution. J. P, Farley, appellant, vs. Peter Geisle- Nicnorsox, Minmy; Oct. 14.—A fatal affray | ker; Dubuque district; reversed. occurred here to-day, virtually the out- L. 8. Cu Anunie W. Kaynor et al, court growth of the Osykil tragedy of last year in | appellams; Cerro Gordo district: modified which Druggist Vamoda was ussassinated. | and affirmed, The caso against Dr. Tett, charged with | Sherwin & Schermerhoen, appellants, vs ed to-duy for lack of | C. B. Maben; Cerro Gordo district; Collins, | afirm s heard | Wilham comy ity, was disty proper evidence, After th one of the witesses against Tott 1 1 talking about the matter outside, Tett went | V8. Georze V. home, got a shotgun, returned, and finding | veversed. A Collins talking to several people at the.court Boulton Carvon company vs. F. M. Mills, house, fired two loads of buckshot into his | appellant; Polk district: aftirmed. face, kiiling him instantly. Quinton Perton, Burns, Burns, appsliants, Oliphaut; Clark district: th of Hon. 5. G. Winchester. a bystander, was quite seriously wounded. Collins’ brother-in-law, J. W. Turner, then loixes, Ia,, Oct. 14.—Hon. S. €. Win- opened on Tett with a pistol, and the doctor died at Bldora yesterday of paraly was fatally wounded, dymg in a short time. | s, He w tional cony for wany y member of the last constitu- ntion und promiuent in tue state ars, Ambush. Louts Ky., Oct. 14.—News has been received that John Cawood and Hezekiah Hall were shot down from ambush last week ten miles from Harlan. Cawood was a wealthy farmer and Hall a farm hand. Ca- wood is a brother-in-law of Judge Lew who attempted last summer to arrest Will Howard and his gang of outlaws. Howard —~ A DESPERATE He Makes a ¥Fearful Struggle For Liberty. St. Lours, Oct. 14.—A special from Hills- boro, 111, tells of a desperate attempt at es- CONVICT. is Auspected of complicity in the assassing- | cave, wade by Harry Franklin, a tion. prisoner in the jail there, last e P night. About 6 o'clock Sheriff Griswold W YORK 1 let out three prisoners from the cage into the corridor to_wash, Franklin rushed at The Eiectric Current Shut Off and No the sherifl with a sling-shot he had made Gas at Hand. out of a towel stuffed with _salt NEW York, Oct. 14.—It is now decided | and broken glass, The sheriff that all clectric light wires above ground | knocked him down and drew a revolver, but must 20. No injunction can be served on | Franklin arose aud,was knocked down again the board of health unless eight days’ notice | With the end of the weapon. is given, and should the courts wake the in arose, bleeding pro- injunctions against the m permanent ly, and v heriff ~ told him the board of nealth will take the matter in | to surrender or he would be killed. Ho and and beforo cight days not a wire will | rushed at the sheriff again, saying it was Dollets abbye gronna: liberty or death, and the off The supreme court being occupied with | cer mot caring to shoot the man other cases the argument on the " injunctions | clinched with him. In the terrible was postponed until to-morrow. Counsel | Struggle that ensued, they both rolied down two flights of stairs, Iranklin receiving severo injuries, He was overcome and found to have seventeen cuts on his scalp. ‘Thie sherifi’s injuries are slight. AMUS| for the United States and Hush compunies agreed that meanwhile the current would be suut off from a large number of their cir- cuits so no danger would resuit, Conse- quently a large scction of the city s in dur ness to-night. All the eloctric lights south of Fifty-ninth street are being eut, off, sud the time having been too short to acrange for ting of If alarge and most onthus is any criterion for a gr c audiency Mr., Wil- the thousands of zas 'amps Which have fallen ) into disuse since the intraduciion of elec- [ lam H. Crane must hay hly flattered tricity, Madison Square and Union Square | with the way his new comedy, “On Proba- rke, around which the life of the ety clus- | tion,” wus roceived last ovening at 5 ut night, are shrouded in almost im pen- SR g F <53 etrable giom. Rain was falling ond. tho | Boyd's opera Bouisg, ii T v 18w run gloomy sicy sorved to intensify tho dark- | thut Mr. Crano personally had o ness, The police patrol has been doubled in | great deal to do with attracting and many scctions of the city. $300 house, for he is one of the greatest fa- — - The Visible 5§ Cuicaco, Oct. 14 pply. ~The visible supply for vorites that visits Omahu; but it is also true that the play which the star has chosen de- The ¥ W TOF | serves a great deal of apprectation, and it the secretary of the Chicago voard of trade, | 4o company to receive such a cordiat is as follows: welcome. “On Probation” is one of those comedies that must be seon 10 be thoroughly Wheat..... understood and enjoyed, as it weuld take up Corn.... 100 much space to enter into every detail of Onts this new comedy by Brandon Matthews and Rye. 1,220,000 | Geopge H, Jessop. The plot. withough very Barley. o 1,043,000 1gh 80 many iitle b tention is simy simplo,runs th; that the auditor plays? ¢ speil- ET) 10 LADIES. bound from the very vise until the . = fall of the last curtain, It is sel- Blixgryare Sale, dom that any company pays so Monday, Tuesdny and Wednesday, un- | wucn attention to every detail.” From heard-of bargains in all kinds of silv the scenery down to the stage money usod ware. Come and see. Idholm & Akin, everything was simply perfection—and cor, 15th and Dedge, opp. P2, O, the audience appreciated every effort on the i part of Mr. ( i his company. Vhere A Fatal Bojler Exnlos: can be notbing but praise for tho sfar him e, E 5 = self is acting o8 Jonathan Silsbee, the Buoykus, O, Qbfs 4. —John Howard, on | {0 und yood hearted Amorican, wis niturs gineer, Frank Ralorand Edw. Hemman | e and his support was evidently were instantly killed early this morning by | selected with great care. Speakiug of the an explosion r in Hemmau's sorghum mills; of; & bo Miss Lizzie Hudson dar- od off the Lonors. S lud e as Mary low, casily cal Ty ———— not onty heautiful woman, but acts with Gone on a Strike, grace and iness and she wins AxTweRe, Oct. ‘14.—The engineers and | her audience from her very first line, L Niss Georgie Drew-Burrymore was elegant stokers on the Trdis-Atlantic ste gooe on u strike, Gold beads, beautiful holm & Akin’ mers have ik Brooke, and acted the part of dvemtore's widow quite to perfection, The same can be srid of Miss Kitty Van Autwerp 88 Senhora Olivaria Y'Duaray, Miss Juve Stuart as Ladic Harmony, aud Mrs, Augusta Foster, who played the part styles, at Ed- Dislocated s Rip. Mrs. Harmor It was a pity that Mr. James Wells, a tramp, boarded a Union | 7. D. Frawley did not have more Pacific freight train last night at the depot, | to do do as the = Russian Prince, us his little scene with Miss Stuart i the last act_showed him to be a very capable uctor. ‘fne other gentlemen of the company —among them especially Mr, James Neill, Mr. Henry Bergman, Heury Braham sod William Herbert—deserve noth ¢ but the highest praise for the manuer in which they impersunate their respective parts, A top heavy, although a light sudience down stairs, greeted Dan MoCarthy's now ho Dear Lrish Boy,’ at the' Grand g. 'The vlayis in five to ride westward. At Papillion he was dis covered by the conduetor, who “fired” him while the train was in motion. He fell in & hole and dislocated his hip. He was sent to Owaha and taken to St Joseph's hospital, where medical assistance was readered, e Arrested For Kobbery, Henry Hall was arrested last night for stealing $200 worth of clothing from H. H. Davis, at 1015 Capitol avenue. The crime | ope: wiss committed Sunday. acts and shows a great deal of skill on - the part of the author, who himself A Bore Throat oF Oongn, s suffered to | acted the role of Teddy O'Neil, and Progress, often results in an incurable throut orlung trouble. “Brown's Brouchisl Tro- ohes" give iustant relief. he was ably supported by his co-star, Mr. Gustave Keynolds, as Mike McCiutchey, There (s some ep&CTal scenery, notably among it the ruine tight, which is vory effective, good hol gagement, es for tho n’ml\mdor of - A YOUNG FEMALE SA MSON, Lilllan Chows Wood Tike ¢ Does Other Herculean Feats, On Tenth avenue, Now year-old-girl live abides by their do Miss Tobin, to the ordina is not differont from ot age. She may be the formed, a trifle ing, and somewhat her comportment, more A Journal reportor learnod, howeye that Miss Tobin w from other girls s0 different, of Castle Dars by moon- The company s & vory clever one, and will no douvt draw their on- nm and York, o protty Her name is To- bin and she dwells with her parents and | lon in nil things. y observer, r girls of her least bit bettor more erect while walk- confident in s decidadly different in fact, that sha verges upon the human phoe nowenon. Mrs, vitation with Tobin extented an the promise that n- Lily would show off her various accomplishi- ments, When the reportor had seated himself in the neatly furnished parlor Mr: Tobin explained that Lily ble: d with an 1ron was jaw, an iron skull and the muqcuhr power of John L. Sul- tivan, combined. She also William Muldoon, and Samson meutioned that Lily has wrestled with all the heavy- welght Tenth avenue not one of them could hold hi: against her. Among her other ac plishments she could chew wood swing haiv with alarming ease, beaux, and thut own om- and fifty-pound dumbbells tied to her During this recital the pretty su t sat in a |\N‘|.11'-v chair blushing like a tittle school givl on receiving fluttering o, Lily is prai a semi-blonde or chu taque with lnughing blue eyes, dimpled cheeks, small plump of undeniuble opulence, e r nds, and a figure her “Chew some wood, Lily,” said mother, Lily voso from her chair as if sho was about to play on an imagin; plno. Going into the kitehen s turned with an bundle kindling wood. knc the noacl work on wis and selecting a box of caramels. The undeniably hard $0 much putt “Don’t swallow it, Lilly,” cautioned the mother, uud, like the obedient child she is, Lily relinquished a mouth- ful of wel looked as if they a sledgehammer, Tn an way Mrs. Tobin snid: sti will swallow her any strong. bred, arve all mad. is pret anything, We meat. bociuse she All we give her is home afraid of our lives when s Her father is a blucksmith strong, but if he s fires him on the floor, and he stay there until she et up. tradict her, has, as she can grab all bit of breath is left in their bodies.” “Yes, I am strong.” joined ir Lily. ure forty-two inc¢hes around the bust and only eighteen inches around the waist, That i, with my corsets on,” she added, with an explanatory smile. “Swing some iron in your teeth, Lil aid her gnother. Lily enught p a fifty pound du tojwhich she attached four or flativons which weighed wicce. ing one end of the rope room_with the mass of iron from her teeth, T could cart that if thoy would let me,” ously remarked Lily irons. “Ill bet I ¢an car around your wuaist,” she o to the reporter. said he needed no such believe her statement. The *Well, then, do you want to see how give dumbbell Her: and strong my hair is? me those irons again . mother, that Iaking one-half of hier hair she knot- ted i pout the dumbbell to which the four irons were attached. Then steaightenced her h center of the room. “This ain’t anything.” she said. they would only give me u show something big. onone side of my head. [ could . four times as much as this fastened to my hai The women who slide down es in circuses hanging by the don’t do much. I could do that have some one else hanging to heels. 1 weigh 140 pounds, too.” Then to work off some of her excite- ment she picked up the fifty-pound dumb-bell, and tossing it up in the within a few inches of the eaught it descended toward the floor. “If you think I ean’t wrestle t your cont and vest and give me a at vou.’ then Lily said to her mothe downstairs and it you see any of the boys ou the corncr toll them to come up here, that [ want to h rostle,” Mus. Tobin retur at the stling humor. Lily only abilities six months ago. a Bowery museum and the iron-fingercd man d in were i boys not She fler w tel big in the air, she made his cquaint aftor the performance with astounding cuse. Since then she chew broomhandles, different members of he exercise her great streng possible way. Lily was born in_Pat family hoin'e rson has lived in New York most of her life. Irishman. while her Her father is an mother was born in Scotland, e Knights of Pythias Visiting Omal wd 1 atteudance the grand lodge, Wil G a o selcction of badges and jow special prices during the graud lodg Call and see us. EDHOLM & AKIN Cor. 15th and Dodge, opp. 12, O, A Xoom Full of Pet spiler A childless old lady of Stod Pa., years ago set apart a sm for spiders to make their webs in, no broom has ever disturbed it. spiders dwell together in harmony o rule, although the lady says they times have regular sussion. davi Eildren Cry for Pitcher's Castoria, Whon Baby was sick, w ve her Castoria. When she was a Child, sho eried for Castoria, When she became Mies, sho clung, to Castoria, 13420 she bad Children, sho gaveshen Castoria aited splincers, which had been pounded by explanator, We don’t let Lily eat muei, and she don’t give gets too mado bat she thrives so on that that we o gots and wythin Lily doeso’t like she picks him up and- tells him he can Her three brothers never con- three together and squeeze them so that not a ihbell inary seven pounds She fastened a stout rope to tl seventy-eight pounds of iron, and pla between he tecth began marching up and down the dangling y three times as much as contemptu- i dropped the you in my tecth if you will let me fasten this ropo continued, latter illustration to she 1 and body up and began prancing about the table in the ’d do T don’u feel this weight r hair and my ceiling, dexterously in one hand as it lie off how The reporter declined on the ound that he wus not in training, and “lio a moment, in u developed her Samson-like went 1o tehing nnon balls and toss mammoth iron dumb-bells neo id astonished him by handling his heavist weights has done nothing but pliy ball with the and Il room “The ome- sut-and-dog fights, ool ty picce began to munch it with ance of a society girl at wood and tough, but Lily’s teeth sank through it as if it was Embezzling in Montreal, A Montreal detective eays there seoms to be a mania among poorly paid clerks in that city just now to emberzle from their employers and leave for the United States. There have been eight reports of the kind at one time at one &tation Wll‘xin a weok. - d— TO Tll LADIES, lll!l‘r\\'nru Sale. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, un- { heard-of bargains in all kinds of silver- ware. Come and see Edholm & Akin, cor. 15th and Dodge, opp. P, O. Gold beads, beautiful styles, at Bd- holm & Akin's, The Chinese Still Come, The Scott exclusion act does not seem to keep the Chinese out of the country. After an intermission of a few months Chinese immigration is assuming its old proportions at San Francisco. A steamer which arvived a fow days ago brought 168 Chinese, tho men classed ns ‘merchants” and the women s “‘wives.” The loeal papers say that they evidently belo to the laboring —— beautiful styles, at Bde holm & Akin® Overrun With Morning Glories. In Ventura county, Cal., the wild morning glory flourishes so luxuriantly that it threaténs to monopolize all the tilinble land. A Chance Oncs in a Life Time. Great watceh sale this weeks don’t frul toattend it at Edholm & Axin’s, cor, 16th and_Dodge, opp. U. 8. postoftice, Omaha, Neb. -~ Gold beads, beautiful holm & Akin's, styles, at Ed- Defranded the G, AL R, New Havey, Conn,, Oct. 14.—A sonsution has been created by the discovery of a de. ficiency of £4,000 in the accounts of William H. Stowe, quartermaster of Aamiral Footo post, G. A. R, Stowe hus been quartermas- ter for soven years and stood high in busi- ness and social circle it Money Wasted in Feather River. The great mining enterprise of u covering the bed of Feather river, in California, at Big Bend, has proved w failure. The stream was successfully diverted, but the gold expected to be found at tho bottom was not there. It is snid $2,000,000 was expended on the project. SICK HEADABHE Positively cu these Little P also retievo Dis Dyspepsia, Ind and Too Tlearty] A perfect rem Dizziness, N Bad digestior Eating. vy fo Drowsiness, in the Mouth, Cont Tongue, Pain in the Side) TORPID LIVER. They regulate the Bow Purely Vegetable. §BMLL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE, ALL HOUSEKEEPERS A they regard HEALT and ECONONY, should buy Thotled and Croshod A. B. C. WHITE OATS (A. B, C. OATMEAL.) THE BEST GRAINS - STEAM COOKED—MOST SILY. DIGESTED—OUTCKLY PRE A DELICIOUS BRIt i DRS. BETTS & BETTS 1408 FARN AM STREET. OMATA, NXB, (Opposite I'axton Hotel) Oce Lours, 9.8 m, (08 p. m. Sundays, 10 &, m.to | p, 1. fpectalists in Chronte, Nervous Skin and Blood Disowses £ Consultaiion at office or by mul free. Midiclues sent by mafl or express, pucked, free from obseryat gure quickly, sately and pors NERVOUS DEBILITY o Bions, Physical Deciy. wrisig indiscra Hon, Excess of Induizence. produclig Sleeple ness, Despondency. Plinpies on the face, v sion to soclety, easily aixcourawad, lnck of confl arante dence, dull unfit forstudy or busitess, and finds 1ife arden. Safely, permanently and” pri- yately oursl, Comuit brs.” Tetta & Daius, 1A \wm St., Omuha, Neb, o Syphills, n Alsense Blon[l and Skiu Diseases B et resulls, compl A withoul the il of M ey, ‘Horodn % . Faver Sores, Blotehes, rs, Pawns in the [lead o Syphilitic \' Throat, Month and ‘Toig ) tarrh, etc., permaunently cured where others have tailed. id U and Riadder Complaints, ey, TIATY $itardienis. oo foe: Gquent Burning or u,‘.«.m Ufine, Urly oved or with milky sediment on stand Buck, | Gonorin,” Gluet, . Cystiti, tintly and Safely Cured,’ Chaiges | STRICTURE! 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