Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 27, 1890, Page 2

~ i | HE OMAHA DAILY B, FRIDAY, AN OLD, MUSTY REVOLVER. But it Was Just as Good as New When it Became Necessary, A BOY AT STERLING SHOOTS HIMSELF. Circns People In Trouble—A Emall Boy and a Big Firecracker Cause a Fire-Contract- ors at Work. SrenriNG, Neb,, June 20.—[Special to Tne Bre.) Y y a seven-yearold boy of Mr..Higginson, living seven miles north of this place, stole an old revolyer out of the house and went about a quarter ofg a milo from the Liouse to practice shooting, when in some inexplainable way he shot himself, the ball entering about two inches below the heart. He walked back to the house and three doctors were cal but they could do Yim no good, as he died in less than twelve Hours after the accident. His parents are al- most crazed with grief. Circus People in Trouble. Breatrice, Neb., June 26, —[Special Tele- gram to Tir Bre]—The clerk of the dis- trict court today issued an order of attach- ment against the Sclls & Andress circus, which exhibits at Blue Springs tonight, The complaint was sworn out, by attaches of the ating 86,000, concern for back wages aggre Sherifl Jones served the writ this afternoon. Contractors Get Action SpiixoreL, Neb., June 26, —[Spocial Tele- gram to Tie: Brie.]—J. A, Ware & Son, road contractors, arrived here this evening with sixty teams and means to commence work on the Rock Island branch from South Omaha to Lincoln. The line goes east of this place two miles. J. D. Spearman offered six miles of right-of-wa they would run the line through here, but the offer was not accepted. nt. Last Day of the Prarrssortin, Neb., June 26.—[Special to Tur Ber.|—The weather during the last day of the tournament was like the first two ~clear, but very warm. In the morning the visiting teams and strangers began tog@ssem- ble on Main strect, where at 11 o'clock the wet test was held. Only three companies en- tered, and the K. E. White's No. 1 of Platts- mouth won the prize, an elegant gold medal; time—37 onds. Run of 100 yards and gnt water—The Ash- land team got no time, as owing to the great pressure it blew the nozzle off. In the afternoon the crowd w: than either prececding day at the r: to the fact that the Nevilles were to run again for the championship cart and the f; for-all hose race would take place, when it confidently hoped and expected that the world's record would be broken. There wes runners here, champions of many states, who could not enter anything clse. The band contest was listened to by a large concourse of peoplo and the music rendered elegant, The Ancient Order of Hibe: 1 band of Omaha was awarded the first prize, the City band second and the Union Pac band third, The decision was fair and woll received, Through the three days of the tournament, with the crowds that hive been coming and pgoing, and taking into consideration t there’ was a circus here ti fi little thioving or crooked work done. ‘The police have exerted every effort to keep the toughs, who always attend such assem- Dlies, suppressed The visitors express themselves as well sa isfied with our city and citizens, who hav miade their visit nt one. The free-for- 1 follows: Hose race, purse, fivst prize, £300; second pi LW vkos, Ke 5 Corcors York, no_time; ttsmouth, The Corcorans of wde a ballk in coupling and no time ni m. was as villes were timed by many disinter- ested spectators, who caught their time at 38, They protested and the judges would not lis- ten to them. They gave up in disgust and ‘would not run the state hose race, The Nevilles claim the timekeepers were paid, s it is known positively that one judge ud A wateh that would not run at the meet- ing of the board of control tonight. Kearney was awarded the state and free- for-all races. This again was protested, the Loard states that the Nevilles wore loaded with professionals and the Nevilles claim the Kearney team nlso had two professionals i it. The rules distinctly that a_profe sional is & man_who s a livelihood ¢ spriuting. 1t can be proven by these rules that there was not a professional on the ground. Allthe jndges have not signed the de- cisions and they say nothing short of a man- dumus will make them sign. Much dissatis- faction is expressed by all tho teams on ac- count of the way the board run the races. Nebraska City was borred out of the f for-all on some pretext not yet made publi ‘There certainly was some collusion with the board. The couplers' contest to rules was won by Tony Cornelius of Kearney. The ladder climbing contest closed the day's sports, Gethinger of the Neoraska City winning over Walter Scott of the Plattsmouth team. Time, average for three trials, 74-5, The contest was to run thirty yards'und climb a thirty-foot ludder against time, The Yorks were granted u uew trial in the frven Taco because of the broaking ot thelr 05, The Beatrice Chautauqua. Bratnics, Neb., June 26.—(Special Tele- gram to Tik Brk.]—The sccond annual as- sembly of the Beatrice Chautauqua began this evoning under the most favorable condi- tion: he attendance was quite large and there is 0st successful seas, The feature of the ¢! addr of Hon. Thomas M. Taylor on mod- avn wonders. ‘The grounds are in dition and are park. Tomorrow e initiol meeting of the normal classes; a lec- tureto.children; kindergartes ses: chorus classes: o lecture on “Cranks,” by Hon. T\ M. Taylor; “Our Girls, Their Work and Worthiness,”” Mrs, M. . 'Griffiths; a round- tuble evening lecture, “Alcohol and Its Di: eases,” with stereopticon views, by Prof, M. Ellenwood. uperh con- lean and neat as a well kept programme contemplates Doane Commencement, Crerr, Neb., June 2.—[Special to Tug Bek. |- The closing act of the commencement week drama of Doane colloge was witnessed here toduy by an audience that crowded the Congrregational church, which was beauti- fully decorated for the'occasion, There were eight graduates, as follow Classic Beunett, Creto; I, A. Castlo, W Gilbert, Exete: Y. S. Andr entifie, A, 12, Fowlie, Ansley; Pawnee ¥i Fred R. Dungan, Otis, Col. and Hartigan, Crete. The orati and essays were of & high order welt rendered. , Crete Mary A Farmn Hand Overcome by the H -at. SprINGrIELD, Neb., Juno 20.—(Special to itk Bre.] —Albert Burton, uged fifty-one, a farm haud working for Georgo Snide, near Jretin in this county, was overcome by the heat yestenday afternoon and died last night. He was an Englishman and a stravger in & strange lund, having no relatives in this coun- try. Howas buried by the county today. 1o Blair's Population. Bram, Neb., Juno [Special Telegram to T Bee.)—The consus enumerators have completed the returns for Blair city, which sbow 2,043 inhabitants, This does not in- clude Dexterville addition, which has just been adwmitted, and severdl citizens oui of town, whioh will increase it about five hun- dred. Children Sot re to a Barn. ERAsKA CiTY, Neb., June 20.—[Special Tologram to Tk Bex.]—Two children, while playing in a barn on Ninth street this after- noon, set fire to the building, which was con- sumed, together with one horse. Small Boy, Big Firecracker. Beatkice, Neb., Juno 2.—|Special Tele- gram to Tuk Bee.)—A bara on the premises of James Guun in West Beatrice was burned today at noon with its cotents. One horse was rescued after being badly singed. Canse of the fire~a small boy sud a big firccrackor. Loss, #3%0. ! LS Fotel Blaze at Wymore. Whmone, Neb,, June 20, —[Special telegram to Tie Brr. |—This afternoon about 5 o'clook the roof of the Kagle hotel building was dis- covered to be on fire by parties passing along the streets, . The alarm was given and in a short time a large evowd had assembled with buckets, patent fire extinguishers, indders, ete, and made short work ' of the fi The origin of the firc is a mystery, as the building has not been oceupied for over a week, but it is supposed to have started from a spark from a tinner's furnace who was re- pairing the roof earlier in the day. A strong wind was blowing from the south and had the fire got under good headway several blocks in the business portion of the city would probably have burned, as most of the buildings are frame. Lincoln's Bond Election. Liscory, Nob, June 26.—(Special to Tae Ber]—Today threo bond propo- sitions were voted on by the citizens of Lin- coln. They were first, 850,000 to secure the building of the Rock Island railroad; second, one to authorize the council to_issuo_paving bonds to the amount of $100,000; third, an- other for sewer bonds to the amount of 820,000, A very light vote was polled. Tho election” bonds_unanimously The vote on th for and 200 g rried. 1,700 Rock Island bouds was: nst. Wymore Races. Wiwone, Neb, June pecial Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The following is a sum- mary of toda 9:85 class Harry D won, Dinah second, Olivett third, Tim i three minute class—Dave won, scond, Pygmaleon third, Time— 51, Riuning, one-half mile and_repeat—Con Kinney won, May socond, Lulu Foster third, Hyara Abad fourth. Time—53. Tomoreow’s race will be the best of all and will lso be the Tast of the mecting. Tho fol- list of the entries: Three minute rzo Monday, by Pilot Medium; unknown; Wymore Boy, by Jolitl J, unknown. for-ull —Prinee McMahon, by McMa- Blazowood, by Blackwood ; Harry D, by Hamblotonian Prince, Jr.; Olivett, by Iron Duke; Joe Darwin, unknown. Running race—Mile and repeat, Beppo, Lady Lee, Jack of Fearts and Waldon. There will also be a matehed trotting race. et iy Death of O. B. Mcody. Mr. C. E. Moody of this city died yester- day at Passadena, Cal., where he has been for the past two months in a vain search for health, The deceased was the proprietor of the china store at Sixteenth and Davenport stroets, and was a successful business man, He came to Omaha seven years ago and Gstablished the business which he conducted to the time of his death. For the past three years he had been a sufferer from Bright's disease of the kidneys, which death. He leaves a wife, but no children, sl g e A Frait Stand Blown Up. By the explosion of a gasoline stove at the cornor of Sixteenth and Harney streets, the fruit stand at that point was forced out of business. While the loss was not great, the firo_consumed the man's entire stock in trade. IN A GIRL'S STUDIO. Surroundings of a “Girl Bachelor” of th Day. T sce there are people who obj Typical ct to the phrase “girl bachelor.” They ask us to be frank and say “old maid.”” But when the maid is a young one, not yot twenty-six, there is no expression which 50 well decribes for you her free and independent existence, says a New Yol letter to the Pittsburg Loader. A few duys ago [ had a glimpse of a charming girl’s studio, decorated, I believe by the girl. Itisa room of moderate sizo in a house which shelters a number of thes dotached women. Most of them worlk at oné thing or another and enjoy good in- comes. They form a_delightful colony This particular denis the abode of particularly clever young woman, The floor is of bricks, painted yellow and spread with rugs in shades of yellow and brown. The walls have beenwashed in a cloudy brown, the effect of which is rather * uncient’ and mellow and al- together agreeable. Above thisis a frieze of yellow, on which are strokes of quaint figuresin brown. The ceiling is a creamy tint, splashed here and there with a vuddy light in old red or gold. There is a fireplace in one corner, built of yellow bricks, and the windows are curtained with soft woolen stuffs in yellow. The chairs are in antique Shapes in_yellow-brown oak, and a big divan is heaped with cushions which repeat the colors. The walls are hung with etchings and these are in oak frames. Over the doc there are shelyes, and on these, and on the mantle, and in the wi in various odd corners are brown and yellow jugs, which I last saw filled with buuttercups nestled among maiden-hair ferns. The girl was sorving = lunch and she spread it on a tawny yellow oloth and in yellowish = Japanese china. Idonot suppose I have given ‘you an idea of the studio, but it is protty den and illustrates the progress of the girl bachelor. She iSAYUI‘hW[\S you have guessed it—red-headed and of exquisitely fair complection. She wears a tea gown of China sillc of a warm cream tone, with front of brown Do you un- derstand now the significance of the color scheme? The room is designed to swner and her curls. ——— They Took in the Lions, Rev. Dr. Ko stor of the Common Lovel church in’ Rockford, 1lL, tells a Chieago Tribune reporter that when he was in London recently ho went over to Trafalgar square, Ile saw the lions about the monument as Landseer had di- rected. While looking at them a countryman of the Josh Whitcomb typo joined” him, The great doctor of the new mode of getting to heaven greeted his countryman, and the two took in the lions together. “They ain't alike,” sald the Yankee. Dr. Kerr explained that it was not in tended they should be. *There is one,” he said, “‘representing Pence—I at peace, Another peors outward, represents the ide of Manifest Destiny Another is an attitude of fevocity, rep- resenting War. The fourth has its young in its embrace- There is the idea of Protection,” The Yankee looked at the lions as the preacher explained why it was that all the lions were not made alike. Then the Yankee kicked one of the cast animals , and as he did so an expression of glee came over his face. “Say, Doo,” h med, *‘durned if they ain’t holler inside.” The look of disgust which climbed upon the cheeks of soveral sons of Briton was ona which no artist could reproduce, and De. K himself turned his thoughs in another channel. suit the skin of i . Dresden China. The 'sale of Dresden china at the works in Melssen last year amounted to $475,000—~the g st sum evor realized in a singlo y There 1s a Saxon tra- dition that the financial condition of the Messionaworks is . political barometer. In 1720 for instance, the receipts wero only about #8,000. In 1807 they sank from $100,000 tp 845,000, to rise again in 1815 to 8120,000, At the approach of the revolution of 1848-49 and of'the Austro- Prussian and the Franco-Prussian wars 3‘1;10 voceipts foll off still more percept- ibly. i e The funeral of the late A, B. Knight will be held at the family residence, near [rvingron, at 9 o’clogk on Saturday morning. The remains will be interred in the cemetery at Irvington. HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT The Largest Gradmating Olass Since tho Foundation of the Institution. DIPLOMAS CONFERRED ON SIXTY-SIX. The Essays, Orations, Recitations and Musical Exercises Received With Appreciation by the Immense Andienc The Grand opera house was filled to the utmost last night by an audience which, despite the tomperature, listened with inter- est and attention to the fourth annual com- mencement excreises of the Omaha hi school. The sixty-six members of the cla of '00, the gentlemen in black, the ladies in snowy white, slowly took their places upon the stage, marching in time with the music of the orchostra. The fgwers, the class colors, old gold and rose, the fluttering fans, tho bright and intelligent faces of tho graduates, gave the scono an attractive and cheerful appearance. At the left five little flower girls, Winifred Gray, Ella Cotton, Grace Gapen, Blanche Rosewater and Kittio Polack, were seated only to be interrupted at the closo of every piece to carry the innum- erable flowers to'cach triumphant speaker. The ises_ commenced with an essay upon “The Music of the Future,) vead ‘in a pleasing and _ gracefil manner by Miss Minnie Burgland. She began by tracing the history of otrue musie from its birth in Italy—Italy whose language is melody. Melody, however, had existed from the Genosis, ever since man per- oived that he could utter sounds in his efforts to reproduce nature's havmonies. Thus musie, in_the early ages, portrayed natare. Grecian drama gave it a new impetus, but there was nothing in Roman music beyond a conrse imitation. During the middle ages there was a longing for the supernatural which music alone could expross. The human voice was used to display the beauties of sound, and meaningless worls were set to music, making Italian opera a mere exhibi- tion of skill. Tt was against the omnipotenco of the singer that the German composers, under the lead of Beothoven, protested. Be- foro this timo musician and poet had acted sepavately. Now tho musician must be a poet. 1t remained for Wagner to carry on the master’s work. He inventod nothing. He colleeted and combined all the arts into ono grand theme. In the Greek drama be found the chorus imparting intensity. Mozart taught him exquisite tou Weber, the secret of pure melody: Beothoven supplied him with a powerful musie capable of holding in suspense a vast throng of emotions; Shuvert gave him free- dom of song: Chopin, the magic clasticity of chords: Shikespearo, Goethe and Schiller ed his lang suge o, With these he com- bined beauty of scener; “Music is still the youngest of tho wdopted as the national art of Gormany. Soon it must stand as tho mightiest. For from the first, music is the one touch of nature, making the wholo world kin—which lends a golden hue to life's tide as it glides along.” Mr. Arthur Montmorenc A with an oration upon the *‘Franchise,” which he de- livered with a clear and 'distinct vo “‘We hold these truths to be self-cvident— that all men are created cqual’ These words,” said he, * i the grand document i They were written under pe stances by men who had submitted to a s of persecutions. The change from politi subjugation to absolute freedom was a great one. Radical measures would have been natural. But they were not taken. Still thero was ono point in which a little more conservatism would have been in place, This Wwas, in aecording, TdiscHminaton to vote to all male citizens., Eve a vote, ““In recent times the advisability and justice of this has been questioned, It is certainly not the best with & population such as ours now Men who have nothing but what they have on their_backs borrow money and emigrate to the United States. Hero they work at miserable wages and do not associate with English-speaking people. Yet these men, in two to five years, become voters and exercise the right of franchise, “The result of this system is that ono man who employs many can control an election. This condition of affairs should be remedie It might be partially prevented by a rest tion of immigration. ~ There are, howey many reasons why this would not be wiso, Somo graduation of the suffrage must be put in force. Edueation is here not only f but compulsory. 5o there can be no taint of injustico in an’cducational requirement. No person ought to exercise a privilege in oppo- sition to the intevests of the communi Some object. that a restriction of the suffrage would deprive the lower classes of its edu- cating influence. What is there in it! Ave not the men whom the ballot educates thoso who would educate themselvesi Will not v, tho right man had the uneducated put forth every effort to qualify themselyes for the franchise? “No' aspectof the question has rec more attention than “woman’s rights.” The most logical objection to woman's exercise of the franchise is that her mental construction i3 different from that of man; that she is impulsive. Might not the impulse ba the correct onei All ob- jections to woman suffrage are easily disposed of. There are no good and valid rensons why some women, at least, should not vote. It would undoubtedly be' dangerous to grant suffrage to all women indiscriminately, We must reform the one evil before the other, Our government is now the most liberal upon which the sun shines, but if these reforms were accomplished, it wonld more than ever be a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.” Tho * of Shuman givenns a piano solo by Miss Harriet 1. Brown showed not only careful practice but also consider- able musical talent and ellicited a hear applause and many flowers. The next exercise consisted of the reading of a well written essay entitled *“The Use and Abuse of Ambition,” by Miss Eugenia Get- ner. Miss Getner called upon the muse for a defi- nition of her theme. It re-echoed that “am- bition is a glorious cheat, a spell thatv murders sleep and in his vietim's ear whispers a death- less word, The hoary ages of the 1d to show that ambition is the most ess quality of the human mind. By its mi hand, itlifts an otherwise indifferey tothe level of aCaesaror a Cicero, Truly, then, thedestructive effect of ambition has not avisen from its use but solely from its abuse. It is tho procurer of evil as woll us the almoner of good. Yet her vietims bow before the shrine of their devotion for the praises of the world today, tomorrow its execrations. “In’ biblical times even the angels were proy to ambitows all-porvading Influenc °rom the expulsion of man trom Kiden, the retrogression of human nature began, until he became little more than a beast of the for- est. F'rom this state, ambition alone was ablo cite and urge him. But with civilization man learned to abuse the hand that led b The speaker then considered tho motives which inspired some illustrious men of hi Alexander was lod by love of gl v was ambitious, Napoleon Bonaparte was a zealous devotoe of this How dif- ferent was the motive which inspived Wash- ington, No pure love of liberty could have induced man to brave those storms. Thus ambition has caused the downfall of many a L in the midst of seoming prosperity and own, and has been prone to sting the most devoted yet abused slaves, Yet overy lasting victory, every reformation, every inyention and discovery is but the' outeome of disel plined ambition, Mr. Larimore Deniso then recited much spirit the flery description of the iot race in Ben Huj *Is the modern hocoiue born or made, re with char- must she wait for the opportunity o1 make 1t Her. self With this question Miss ‘Al H comuencod her tssay . upon the Horoine. om tho varliost Limes full of hevoic wowen. But the din m. In the story of their olne will find little to in- Tt may be by genfus bod on h case itis the wanifestation of au by purpose. Perhaps nowhere has the courago to dare and do, been wore strikinly illustrated than in the mauner in which the moderu heroine has worked b histor; of w lives the modern hej spire and much to ropel or mercy that the the annil up to hfiehior education. Even in the time of our_motherd woman was excluded from the avenues pf higher culture. In the million, more or Iy girl graduatos of the class of 1880 in Amerdew thore- are doubtless & suffi- cient numbet o€ horoines to take the place of those gono before. Omaha may possibly be represented jn the list. ‘But whit 8 to become of the steady- going overyrdiy girlst May any, may ull "be om become heroines. If we may not, the treublo lies in oursolves. It has been customary to extol the pilgrim fathers, Has it ever occurred to us to give a passing thought to) €lio pilgrim mothers and duugh- terst " ‘‘The modera heroine will be a woman true to herself and to her God., She is one whose name we all kuow, whoso gentle face, whose tender voice wil win back the erring, soothe the weary{ hers is the glorious namo— mother. She may be called sister, or daugh- tor, yot her sphore is the same, she is the her- oine of the houschold. This heroine will not be a recluse, but will partake of social reiax- ation. She will mako her home a place of welconie to all, She will be familinr with the current of contemporary thought. Here, surely, 18 work to be done by the modern heroine and she may seek none other, none higher." Mr. F'rod 8. Nave then appearcd at the front of the stage and proceeded to discuss one of our “American probloms.” “In the history of the United States many thlclns have troubled American statosmen Now, s bofore, statesmen ure confronted by grave issues. That of foreignism 15 one well worthy of attention. In order to populate the vast unpeopled domain of this land, the gov ernment not only invited but even persunde members of all fiations to come and_ sottlo it. The prize of office and of citizenship was added to other allurements. These. promi: made were religiously kept. In the earlior times the immigrants were honest,industrious people with good motives and high aims, But atterly the character of the incoming horde has changed. Paupers, vagrants, consirators and a great mass of nondescripts have thronged to our shores, Through it own gen- erosity our nation has introduced not only elements of weakness but others menacing the stability of our free institutions. No gov- th except our own grants an universal suffrage even to its own sol less to its alien population. To con the foreign vote is the aim of all partics. So that element now determines which side of the political bulance shall go down. To catch these various votes, each party puts a plan into its platform declaring its firm belief in ‘Home Rule for Ireland’ or other measur But nothing is done to conciliate the Ameri- can vote. Many forcigners ave an honor to the land of their adoption. But for the bene- fit of these, should the vast and uneducated majority become voters to the hurt of our country? “But what can be done? Many ways have been suggested. Let longer residence be re- quired before citizenship is conferred. American boys wait, tweuty-one years; why should not aliens do the same! Require education and good character qualifications, If these measures were adopted, our country would be truly a refuge for the oppressed. Then might we surely hope to perpetuate to a thousand gencrations the liberties of a great people, free but at the samo time self governed.” A musical interlude was greatly appreci- ated by the audience in the piano duet, “Postillion D'Amour,” exquisitely rendered by Misses Elizabegh Liddell and Paulina Col- and each of the fair piunists was re- d to bow a reply to the applause. Miss Edna Harney followed with a fine recitation of the well known story of John Burns at sburg as quaintly told in one of Bret Harte's posni Miss Louise . Holtorf gave two vocal se- lections, “Spring and Autumn,” by Peruzzi, and a *“Venitéan Boat Song,” by Blumen' thal, giving evidence of a well-trained, sweet, and pleasing v The audience was not satisfied until an extra bow had been given in ognition of its enthusiasm, wThe closing literary exercise of the cven- ing was given by Mr. Harry L. Akin. In a masteriy’ manuex he prescuted an oration upon the “Pardoning Power,” prepared and delivered with cave. “Tt has been taken for granted,” said ho, “‘that no valid objection could be made to the theory of the pardoning power. The gove: nors of most states have the right to pardon criminals, for ;tha exer rights in- fluencing them. According to the American idea, no act forwhich reasons cannot be given ought to stand, After throwing difi- culties about _conviction, after giving a pr sumption of innceence, ‘we give the convict liberty to persuade the exceutive by any means in his power to forgive him. The fivst proceedings have been public. But no sooner has sentence been pronounced than a differ- ent scene begins, The council for the defense exerts all power to obtaina pardon. Peti- tions are circulatad and signed for the same purpose. Then the scige begins, Every at- tempt is made to influence the governor's feelings, The flual judge remembers that no ifim‘nion of a pardon is required and it is ited. 8 e of which thoy are not obliged to give the reason the public credient s its Its most salu certainty. We canuot power alfogether; for innocent men may convicted. But even iu these cases the doning power is often misused. To provide for instances where an iunocent man may be condemned, or a slight offense be visited with too severe 'a penalty, lev us have a court of revision. Then whether the prisoner be rich or poor, if hie is able to produce evidenco of wrongful conviction, lot him be vindieated. A pardon is usually’ regarded as an_act of clemency, an_indulgenco—truly an innocent man wants 1o such pardon. = What he de- mands is justice, not indulgence.”” As evidence of the four yoars of conscien- tious study in the high school, Hon. C. 1, Goodman, after maling a short addross, pro- sented a diploma to each of the graduatds on boehalf of the board of education. The clags is the largest that s ever been graduated in Omaha and contains o much larger propor- tion of boys than_ever bofore. The careful welfaro. 1 the pardoning be suporvision and work of the teach- ors were clearly shown in the commencement, exercises, especially in the results of the elocutionary traluing under Miss Decia Johnson. Those who received diplomas were: Eliza- both Allen, Ida K. Blackmore, clla Brown, Harriet E. Brown, Lilllan Bruner, Minnie' L. Burgland, Clara M. Chu Sophia_B. Cole, Paulina Collett, Min Doyle, Lucy W. Eyaus, Eugenia D. Getne Rose 'A. Coff, Edna M. Hawmey, Mary Latey, Minnie'A. Lawton, Elizabcth Liddell. Sarah’" . Mach, D y B. McMalion, Al . Morrell, Amelia V. Fleta H, Riddell, Currie L. ertson, Isabella 'Ross, Eva Abby V. Holmes, Louise A. Howell, Ethelwynne Kennedy, 'Cordelia Johnson, Harry L, Aikin, Thomas W.Batten, Otto J. Bauman, Albert S, Billings, S Brewster, Carroll M. Carter, Thomas Creigh, Roy C. Cully, Larimore C. Denise, Frank B! Harris, George B, Haynes, Charles C, Hu gate, Gieorge Karbach, Josiah Kent, Arthur D. Knight, Sadie Stons, Auna Walker, Han- nah Wilson, Aung [, Withrow, Horbert Light, Oscar Linderholm, Paul FI. Luding- ton, Froderick S, Nave, Arthur I, Montmc Roland Robihson, Wil Rogers, C. Rosowater, s Rowloy, J. Shields, Edwi G. Deal rtz, Charles C. Weste duller. Spigle, 2. Holtorf, Hurriet Wanted for Steal arniture. If they can ba) foynd, Jamnes Towle and his wife Auna, will be-avrested today. It is sup- posed that the ‘H\‘g at Tairteenth and Tzard streets, They are wanted for stealing furni- ture belonging to & M: Thomas, who went to California .suu)}&'i\m years Before leaving fon that far away state Mrs, Thomas stored 'hee houschold goods in a warchouse at {%hirteenth and Nicholas streets. A few days agoshe returned, and in calling for her ppopfirty the wavehouse man informed ner it hndi'been taken away many ths ago. She set out on a tour of pst tion and the stuff in the ywle residence, search warrant was issued and the prop- then located me was carted to the central station, The stolen goods a alued at $100, g s o6 = St. Wenceslans Commencement. The commencement exercises of St. Wen- ceslans parochial school took place at Sim- anck's hall last evening, The large hall was )} filled with the parents and friends of tho pupils of the schools. The exercises consisted of rocitations by the older pupils, ch Qifferent ¢luss 1 Riding Haod Il trained in - their parts and the entiro entertain s without @ hiteh, The entertainment con cluded with recitations and singing by all tho pupils, th TRYING T0 PROVE HIM CRAZY, Trial of Pat Orowe for Attempted Murder in Ohicago Almost Over, RATHER A POOR SHOWING MADE, His Attorneys Have but a Slender Thread of Evidenco to Work On—His Relatives Stand by Him, , June 96, —[Spocial Tlegram to The case of Patrick Crowe, charged with an assault with an intent to kill Officor Isane Milton Linville, was concluded shortly after noon today, as far as the evi- dence was concerned, and Assistant State Attorney Wesley began his opening address at2o'clock. Half a dozen witnosses were called by the defenso during tho morning to patch up the claim of Crowe's insanity, but their evidence was so slight that tho state did not think it necessary to offer anything in robuttal. The defendant himself was not put on the stand, but sat quietly behind his counsel during thesession. But it was hard tolook like a_lunatic, and not succeeding very well, W. L. Gilhooly, conductor on the street railway in Omaha for which Crowe worked last summer, said that_after the lat- ter was hurt in an accident in September he ed crazy. Ho would go in his car and ask passcngers if he could mako love to them. Patrick Crowe, sr., father of the defendant, d his son was tweaty-one yeurs old and never in a shooting scrape and never anything before. He left homo this spring one night because his wife would not leave the house with him. He jumped out of the window and fired two shots into the house. Mary Vaughn, the defendant's sister, thought her brother was crazy und also an- other brother Anthony, who is working now, however, for Armour & Co. Orrin ‘Quackenboar, a carpenter who had worked for Crowe, thought the latter was s he had talked and acted strangely in_paying him, Several witnesses testified to Crowe’s good roason beforehe came to Chicagoin Feb- ruary and the case was closed. On this slender thread of evidence Mr. Gannon of Omaha and Mr. W. A. Foster will endeayor to convince the jury that Crowe should not be held responsible for his desperate acts. The case will be given to the jury in Judge Grinnell's court some time tomorrow and it not believed that it will take them long to dispose of the plea of the defeuse that he was d to kil Isaue Linville. The defense concluded their today and Assistant State's Attorne Hd not thinlk it necossary to offer an n rebuttal, He began his opening ar o'elock and M. V. Gannon of Omaha followed for the defendant Half a dozen witnesses w heard on Crowe's behalf, and all advanced more or less plausible reasons for believing that he vas insan insane when he shot and tr M. thing gument _at los Hasbrook, an Omaha druggist, considered him ¥, because the prisoner told him a fow days before Le came to Chi- cago that he was going to buy out Armour's packing house. In his opening speech Mr. Neely contended that Crowe was not crazy, but a wicked, d cool-headed young man who had his evil plans_carefully in advance of th exceution. The prisonier’s remarks._ after his arrest, that “they can't hang me if Briscoo does die,” proved that. Mr. Gapnon went over the evidence the oppos argument on the theory of Ci He insisted that it had been proven beyond any reasouablo doubt. S THREW HIM OV from SHE A Professional Hotel Workoer's Girl Gets Him Into Se us Trouble. Sam H. Williams, a professional hotel worker from Kunsas City, is in the Omaha jail, and it all comes about on_account of his best girl, Emma Blackman, of the same place, having thrown him over. Williams has o good game, and one that, when he s uot in jail, ought to bring him ina good reveuue. Monday morning, clean shaved and dressed in u suit of stylish clothes, he struck the Pax- ton hotel and ordered the best room in the house, representing th traveliug for lmire, Moor 0., wholesalo 0ods dealer: s City, und S working up a great Omaha trade. During the afternoon he informed Mr. Sherman, tho day clerk, that he was a little pressed’ for money, and it would be a great accommoda- tion if he would cash a $100 check on the home h Mr. Sherman was_suspicious, Wil lographed, addressing tho mes e to th worman, by not telegraphing back that the checl wi ce number of the Blackm; She, however, failed to do her du was handed over to Chicf iewing the firm he to arrest Williais, telegram and after inter aphed Chief Se as lio was wanted for hotel beating. he fact that the woman has gone back on Williams is mude clear by the correspondence which she has bad with the young man, and which is now in the hands of the police. In the latter she is instructed to_ receivo all tele- grams and letters sent to Bullmire, Moore, Emery & Co., and in answering them state that Williams’ drafts will always be honored. Matthews in a Critical Condition. John Matthews, the farmer from La Monte, who was slugged by Fred Hunsicleer, a South Fourteenth street saloon keeper, is still at the hos ward at the police sta- tion and is in a critical condition, ha/ing com- pletely lost the power of speech. The case inst the saloon man comes on for trial this afternoon, e i An Unfortunat: Woman. A young woman giving the name of Emma Ober was picked up in Jofferson square lust night and taken to the hospital ward at the Central station. She had been a patient at the county hospital for soveral weoks and yester- day was discharged. She came to the city expecting to go to work in the laundry at the Goos hotel, but while walking through the square last evening without any warning her limbs became numb and helpless and sho nained un- C. P, Berlet of Talmage is stopping at tho Casey H chants, Norberg of Holdrege is stopping at the Puxtou. Rowntree of Lincoln is at the Mer- wn of Hastings is a guest at the J. W. Love of Frement is a guest at the Millard. M. W. Stone of Hustings is stopping at the Millard, ¥, €. Mancourt of Sidne the Paxton. G. . Kirbyof Hastings s 1 the Miliard. Mps. D. B, Cropsey of Lincoln is a g Millurd, Adolph Heller of Nebraska City is stopping at the Paxton. A B\, Johusou and wife of Curtis are at the Murray Ex-Governor David Butler of Pawnce City is at the Paxton, A. H. Church of North Platte is stopping at tho Merchants. J.W. § n of ( at the Morchants W. A. Kearnoy and wife of Stanton aro rogisterod at the Case 1. D, Chamberlain and wife of Stromsherg vegistered at the Casey. Nathan Bernstein arrived home last Mon v from Dartmouth college to spend his va is registered at tered at est at th osts and Island is @ guest catlon with his pareuts. Mr. and Mrs, John Hummel left for the Pucltic slope yusterday evoning via the Union Puciflo railrodd. Whilo in the M Huwmel will visit hor daughtor, Mrs. Audrow Jogrg, at Salew, Ore, [} GENERAL SPORTING NE Standing of :Im Clubs. Played. Won Lost. Per Ot Milwankes....... 0! 20 19 817 Minneapolls ..., 48 ) 19 Sioux Clty.......0 47 % 21 Donvor 2 P Kunsna Oity. n a 6 Molues n 20 ] Omahn a 28 St. Pau i £ st. Paul 11, Milwaukee 0, Miwavker, Wis., June [Spocial Tele- gram to Tis Bk, ) —Following is the result of today's game: ; T NLWAUKE nowoA Bo AR Poorman, m..1 1 4 0 2310 Dalrymplo, 1.0 1 8 0 16012 Pouit, e\ i1 0 0 1 Ty 23483 3380 290 P 0100 2 1 1 2/Broughton. 60 1 6 8 1 0 1 2 0/Rourke, 8b .1 0 2 8 0 102 )/ Farmer2b..01 1 8 10 00 3 iMookin, p....3 0 9 0 0 Morris, p 0000 Totals [ Milwaukee. St. Paul... "hillips, rpliy, Dale '\n.u Dal W Philips. nnssis 08 on Milwiuk Paul & U Shot A\ Meckin, tru Thornton I, by Meokin 2, Dalls—Brouzhton 2 Wild Time of game —One hour and s, Umpire—Timlin, bl out By Howe 1. b, by Malns 3. pltciios orty miinu Kansas City 9, Deaver 4. IKANsAs Ciry, Mo, June 26, —[Special Tele gram to Tie Bek.] is the re- sult of today’s game Following KANSAS CITY. Rn o 0 MoGlone, 3b Manning, 2b Stenrns, b, 0 40 Carpentor 00 0 Reynolis, o 00 Ho 1 4 3 Kons 0130 Do 2 0 0/Wison, ] 2.0 0 2 0 Bell, 1.0 0Klood, p. 0002 MeNabb, p Totals 8l Totals BY INNINGS. L0420 000 SUMMARY. Earned runs—Denver Bell, Manning, McGlos base hits—Smith. Bu oft Flood 4, off M Smiith 11, by Dballs—Roynolds Nabl Jmpire Kansas City.... Denvel ¥ Two Dbase hits Trendway. Three 15—O1T Smith 2. truck out—1I bh 6. P s—1'lood 1, M 1 1. by M Wild pite Henderson MixxEAPOLIS, Minn., June Telogram to Tie: Bee.] —Follow f today's game: SLrqu Myers, ¢..... Hudson, p. _Totals.. Minneapolis Des Moinos. ned hits Home runs—1 Double afly was with ball. National I AT CINCINNAT! Cincinnatf.......2 0 0 38 0 0 1 2 *— ew York, 12010001 0-5 Hits—Cinciunati 13, New York 9. rrors— Cincinnati New ' York 2. Batterios— Mullane and Harrington; Rusic and Buckley. Umpire—McQuade. PITTSBURG, 0000000 0-0 181002000 0-6 Hits—Pittsburg 6, Boston 8. Irror Pittsburg 3, Boston 1. Batte Bowman and Decker; Clarkson and ;Bennett. Umpire —Wilson and i AT Pittsburg Boston . ton socond, others drawn, Timo--2:08 25, Mile and three-cighths, on turl. l'lnlosnrl won, St. Luke sccond, Sir Dixon thi Time 3 hington Park Races. CnicAdo, June 36, —Summary of Washing- ton park rces All nges, ono milo—Racino won, Cecll B socond, X third, Timo—1:41, Throe-year-olds and upward, mile and one- elahth—Prophocy won, Wary second, Lewl: Clark third, Time—1 5, Kenwood stakes, two-yoarold colts, five furlongs—Palestine won, Mount Joy second, High Tariff thind, Time ~1:011{ Three-year-olds, ono milo-— Mot man second, Milldale thira, ' Three-year-olds and upwi quarter--Robespiorro won, Spokane socond, Marion C third. Time—2:00%. Sfoux Falls Races. D., June 26— [Special Telo- gram to Tie Bre.]—Today's races were for blood, the chief event being the 2:24 trot. In this race Bob Kneebs' entry, Jesse Gaines, and C. C. Bates' Thalborg were the prineipal contestants, Bad blood existed botween the tWwo ownors, who drove their own horses, the cause for which was the fouling of Kneebs at Spencer, where ho broke Bates' sulky. Foe 4 « Jockeying the event was without a pavallel lnA this region. Five hoats were necessary to de cide the race T hal b ond, und Wal 44, N1 3 Tn the & a8 Almont Bashaw won, Ben H. second, and_Bulger third, Tim, 2:80, 0. In t o and repeat Fillmoro won, Yor- ek second. Timo—1 401, Srovx FarLs, 218314, Cedar Rapids Ceoan Raris, Ta, June today’s races : 2:32 trot, $600-Ella E won, Holden Davis second, Clavence Girl thi Star Bashaw 10— 113 fourth, T (: 8000 Atlus Special tre Clairmont _third, second, fourth, Time—2 401, The ummary of Free Trado MeGregor won, Red Inglish Turf. Loxnoy, Juno 26— [Special Cablogram to : Bre,|—This was tho third day of the W stle and Gosforth summer meoting. The race for the S Delaval plate was won by M. . L chestuut colt, Cleator. At the Stockbridge mocting the race for the Husthourne stake was won by W. Brodote ick Clocte's bay fill e Among the Amateurs. wg Lixcory, Neb., June 26, —[Special Telegran to Tne ¥ ~The game of 1 today be- tween Lincoln and the Omaha City Steams resulted in a victory for the former by u score of 6 to 4. The features of the gamo were Hart's pitching, Hoover's batting, and Austin’s second base playing. Rep Oak, Ta [Special Tete- s “game of ball Oonle_and Villisca rosulted as gram to Tur Brk between Red Red Oal 15, Villisea 14, Battori Ied Ouk, Crandall_and Stokesberry; Villisca, Cooper and Oyster. Umpiré— Gour SHE A New York Soci Betrothed ina Cu Miss Alice Hastings is oue of the most. onounced helles of the season. f sw York dispateh to the San 1Y aminer. She s ninetecn yonrs of age, a decided blonde, with pearly teeth and golden tr wd she resides on Fifth avenue near the reservoi John,or as he is more femiliarly known “Jack” Watson, is twenty-three years of -mme Lson of a retived stockbroker, and ~ when in town makes the Gilsey house his headquarters. The young man is widely known about town by reason of his hanidsome apponr- ance, his swageoer, his English clothes and hi; sllowshi ntil recently Lo Juck Watson were the best of friends, and following the mnatural course of events, young Hastings invited Watson 1o, his bome. This was early in March s Hastings and and a wars friendship at once sprung up botweend Alice Hustings and Juck Watson. Sinco then the young couple have boen seen and it was ‘¢ to be mar ther, we almost continually tog an open sceret thitt the ried in the fall. Of late, however, young Watson is al- loged to have grossly neglected his fair fiancee, lavishing instead his aff tions, together with pretty bouquets, costly rings and hon hons, toothsome i Cleyveland i 010 Philadelph 1°71.51:0.:9.,1 3.0 Hits—Cleveland 4, Philadelphia 10. Clo 3, Philadelph Batte Winds tud - Zimon Smith and Clements, Umpire—Pow, AT CHICAGO, Chicago .. 4 00 200050 *I11 Broollyn 4100000 0— Rits —Chicago 11, Brooklyn Errors - Chicago 5, Brooklyn 3. Batterics —Lubio Stensoll; Lovett and Daly. Umpire— Zachaviah. Players' Leag AT PITTSBURG. Pittsbur, T4 08810810 0010 New Yor 20240300 *—1 Hits—Pittsburg 11, Now York 8. B Pitt«burg 3, New York 5. Bat cs —Tenner and Carroll; Keefe, O'Day and Brown. Umpires—Knight and Jones AT BUFFALS Buffalo., 30023301 Philadelphia.. .. 0 14 2 146 O Hits—Buffalo 12, Philadelphia 1. —Buffulo 10, Philadelph i Baldwin Mack; s and Milligan, upon one of the chorus girls in an uptown theater wi :omic opera reigns supreme, Recently Miss Hastings became cious thal her handsome cavalic playing her false, und therefore, in con- Jun ler brother Louis, she Inid in wait ina coupe one night about two weeks ago opposite the stage doov of the theate Murray poignant aflianc al in hout to follow when ang from the coupe, street, smote ,xixs the face with a performance the evinced the most she beheld her her pretty rrief when husband assis hansom cab. Watson was jus young Hastings sy and running across tl sister’s botrothed on glove, as he exclaimed: “Coward, you have broken Alice’s heart. You may consider your engage- ment atan end, Henceforth you necd not resort to subterfuge to d o around town with your painted henuty The men glared at each other fiereely Usnpives— Ferguson and Holbert. AT CLEVELAND, Cleveland .. 110000092 3-7 Brooklyn 0000000 2-8 Hits—Cleveland 10, Brooklyn b Battel and Kinslow. ach. Brooklyn 2. phy Cleveland and Sutclif pires—Matthew i AT CHICAGO. Chicago 13000021 8-10 Boston 223000000 2-0 Hits—Chicago 17, Boston 9. Errors Chicago Boston 5. Batteries—Bald- win and 11; Kilroy and Kelly, Umpires —Gaffuey and Barnes, Amorican Associatin, AT PIULADELPIIA, 60100001 00100010 Athletics. . Rocheste Hits Athletics 3, Mahon Clough. Rochester and Robin Umpire AT SYRACUSE, 01001020 3 2001000 0-38 Hits —Syra 12, Brooklyn 6. I Syracuse Brooklyn 3. Batter Keefe and Brig, 1cCullough and Toy, Umpire —Doescher. AT T, LOULS St. Louls, ..,...0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0. Louisville, . 0000000« Louis 6, Louisville 7. E St. L Louisville 4. Batteries—Stiy and Welch; Ehret and Ryan. Umpire Kerins. AT TOLEDO, 16d0.,..vevieedd 00 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 slumbus. B 0 010 08 1 %38 Hits—Toledo 6, Columbus 14, Errors —To 1o 4, Columbus 0. Batterics—kealey and oleh; Gastright and O'Counor, Umipire Emslie, THE SPEED RING, Sheepshead Bay Racoes. Sugspsukap Bav, L. L, June 26.—Sum of today's One milo—Bella B won, Deyolee se Rhouo third, Time—1:41 85, Spring L two. course—Steathmeith — won, Ambulance thivd, Time 1" Swift stakes, threo-year-olil 4 mile—Reclaro won, Sir supeake third, Time' -1 Couey Istand cup, mile 24 wou, Cassius socond, This boats the I John Ch and _one-half a Tray third rd Ono sec 34, b ond Mile und one-fourth —§ Jorita won, Stock for a moment, and Jack Watson raised his hand to strike his chum, but tho spectators of this strange scene inte fored and bundled young Hastings 1 into his coupe. Two days later Watson left suddenly el for Europe. - Before sailing he sont Miss Hustings o threatening note and fol- lowed this up with a summons in a suit, breach o for for promise Miss Hastings has placed the matter in the hands of her lawyer, S| M. Stillwell, who says he will have young Watson avrested” on his return to this 000 dumages city for having sent his client a vile and threatening letter through the mails, - Stanley's Dol The Congo free stato, Stanlay is to assume the governorship, is o tervitory estimated to contain 1,056,- 000 square miles, with a population of rinion. ovel 00,000, says the Toronto World, Through ' it~ runs the magnificent vor Congo, which 15 navigablo e the se Then come sund which a railway is being constructed to Leopoldyille, tho capital, from which to Stanley Falls, 900 miles distant, there is good navigation 1t is constituted under the terms of tho Berlin conference, and if Stanley should cventunlly proclaim himself emperor it is hard to see what there is to prevent him. ¥ miles from the cataracts, o R POWDER - Absolutely Pure. A oraam of t ar huking powder. Mg of leavon th--U. 8, Governiaen! port Aug,