Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 23, 1891, Page 3

NARROW ESCAPE PASSENGERS Burlington Tra'ns at Orete Meet an Un- expected Obs‘ruction POSSIELY THE WORK OF WRECKERS, One Engine Damaged and a Valu- able Ttace Horse Injured--An Incident of Nebraska Raliroading. Cnrrr, Neb, Aup. 22.—[Special to Tur Ber.)—What could have been a great wreck happened ou the B, & M. railroad, west of town last night. Fast freight No, 78 came dewn the hill towards the bridge over the Blue at good speed. When passing the switch At the sandpit on the other side, in which three flat cars wero standing close to the main track, the engineer of the freight struck the corner of the flat car, tearing off its pilot, steam chest and cylinder and the whole train loaded with cattle, hogs and horses scraped along the obstruction, nearly every aoor on the freight cars being torn off. Luckily none of the stock was injured Several valuable horses going to the Beat- rice fair, were on board, and all escaped but one, which was slightly injured and was kept here over night. Passengor No. 3 was stanaing at the depot waiting for the ght to come in. If the freight had been late, the passenger train would have struck the loose cars. How the sand cars came to be placed so near the main track nobody knows. The impression pre- vails that they were cither moved by the high wind or by train wreckers. A frightful accident wou'd have resulted if the passon- ger had been wrecked. Dakota County's Pioneers. Dakota Crry, Neb., Aug. [Special Tel- egram to Tur Bre|—The tenth annual ro- union of the Pioneers and Oid Settlers’ as- sociation was held at this place today in Clinton park, adjoining town. Owing to the threatening weather the assemblage in the morning numbered only those who arrived on trains, By noon tho clouds broko away and then the throng commenced to arrive to tne number of 5,000. After the calling of the mecting to order at 11 a. m. by President Brannan the Knights of Pythias band of Sioux City renderad a selection. The invo- cation by Chaplain Boales was followed by more music by the baud. A shght rain threatened to stop all proceedings and the crowd commenced to disperse, but were soon called back as the cloud broke away. IHon. William L, Joy of Sioux City then dolivered the address of the day. The address covered the period from the first settlement of the county until the present and was filled with anecdotes of fronticrism and the way they used to do in “'yeolden times.” A basket dinner was beld in the fine grove, in which all indulged. After diuner Hon, ‘W. I. Norris of Ponca and Captain Chase of Omaha, the first mail carrier in Dakota county, delivered short addresses and the glee club of Dakota City rendered two lino selectione, T'wo ball games between nines from Emer- #on and South Sioux City and the home team resulted in a victory for Dakota City in both games. Several horse races were held which were exciting ana close. Barring the inclement weather the tenth reunion was the most successful gathering ever held in the country aund all were pleased with their treatment received, as Dakota City footed the entire expense bill. Nortolk's Political Crop. Nonrrork, Neb,, Aug. 22.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee. | —This indeed has been a greav day for Norfolk,the city being crowded with farmers and politicians from Mauison and adjoining counties. The attractions were, the meeting of the republican central committeo of the Ninth judicial district, the republican county central committee, the in- dependent judicial convention for the Ninth district and Vao Amberg’s show, and if a lurge crowd is an indication of prosperity the farmers of Madison county are in s most prosperous condition. The republican central committee of the Ninth judicial district met in the parlors of the Pacitic hotel with William Robertson as chairman and J. B, Barnes secretary. The convention was called to meet at Norfolk on ‘Wednesday, September 30, The republican county central committee met with Hon. W, N. Huse in the chair. It was decided to call the corvention to meet at Battle Creek, September 19. ‘I'ne independent judicial convention for tho Ninth district met at the Koft hall this afternocu with every county represented, On an informal ballot for a candidate for district udge William O. Allen of Madison received he entire vote. The ballot was made formal and Mr. Allen declared elected. Mr. Allen has, until & painfully recent date, been identified with the republican party. Veterans Were Happy. Bram, Neb, Aug. 22—Special to Tuk Bre.|—The thirteenth annual reunion of the Washington County Veterans' association, which has boen held at Blair, closed last oight, and all agree that it was a decided success, It was a regular love feast, and all weat home well pleased. There was song and mirth and speeches and a good time gen- erally. The principal feature of the exer- cises yesterday afternoon was an eloquent address by Hon. L. W. Osborn, consuming something over an hour in its delivery, and which by unanimous vote was ordered to be ublished. The success of the reunion was argely duo to the untiring efforts of Adju- tant De Temple, ‘Tho magnificent crops of this county make the farmers feel havpy. Regulars Will Be There. GuaNp IstaNp, Neb., Aug. 22— |Special Telegram to Tue Bre.|—In addition to the Nobraska national ~euards, arrangements have been made for Captain Corliss’ com- pany of regulars from Fort Robinson to ut- tend the reunion. Captain Culver's troop of cavalry has been newly uniformed and sup- plied ‘with horses, carbines, saddles and equipments completo and will murch across the country from Milford. Geuoral *Colo pronounces Camp Sher- man the finest nml most complete camp he bas ever soon. He comploted his work here and left for home tonight. Demoorats Getting Action. Famnuiy, Neb,, Aug. 22.—Special Tele- gram to Tne Bre.]—Tho democratio county central committeo met this afternoon and selected the following delegates to the state couvention to be held at Grand Island Sop- tomber 17: J, R, Zook, H. N. Bradshaw, J. D, Hubbel, J, Kesterson, Couvad Bruer, A H. Frost, 0 D, More.' The delegates chosen for the judicial convention for the First district ave J. P, Higgius, J. H. Gris- som, . J. Dekcald, G, H. Tonnemalker, Johu Converse, J. . Zoellon ana G. Hamberger. Columbus 1 Corumuus, Neb., Aug, 22.—[Special Telo- gram to T J—The large packing house situated in the eastern part of town was entirely consumed by fire atd o'clock this afternoon. The fire was undoubtedly of in- cendiary origin and is thought to be the work of wamps. Tho building had boen unoc- cupied for some time, The loss will be about &,000. No insurance. The propeaty bolong ed t0'the Columous packivg company. It will not be repbullt, Nebraska's Rich Sg AxsELmo, Neb, Aug, 22.—(Special to Tue Bee.| ~R. D. Ross, of New Helena—in this precinct—used eighteen bushels of velvet chaff seed wheat on twenty acres of rich land this spring sud bas just cleanod up 703 bushels of good, sound, plump wheat as the barvest—over thirty-five bushels per acre. Broken Bow Citizen inated, Brokex Bow, Neb, 22.—|Special Telogram to Tue Be A. Holeomb of this city was nominated at Eddyville yester- day as the independent candidate for judwe of the Twelfth judicial district. He was THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, SUNDAY. AUGU 1801-SIXTEEN ty-four years of age and a good lawyer, hav- ing read law with Platte & T (rand Island. He has been practicing hero for about seven year LINCOLN IMPROVEMENTS, Strect Rallway Trafic Requires Nu- merons Extensions Immediately. LixcoLy, Neb., Aug. 22 v Tele- gram to Tne Bre]—The Linc Street Railway company is making extensive pre- parations to accommoante at least 40,000 peo; ple daily during the fair. The company is spending several thousand dollars in meeting tbis public wa Two new boilers have been put in at the electric vower house, also two generators, curs and other necessary equipments, These improvements, of coutse, will bo permanent and will be ready for any future emergency. The tracks used will be thoseof the former Rapid Transit company, but so much of it has been relaid and such great extensions made, that the line is practicallv a new ome. Double tracks have been laid ali the wayand the line made in a continucus loop so that no time will be lost in switching. The starting point is practically at Eleventh and Q, runs enst to velfth, and thence north and east to the fair grounds, goes into tho fair grour.ds 400 feet to a point only ten rods from the race track and amphitheater, makes u loop and paraliels the other track back as far as Twelfth snd R, runs cast ono block on R. and thence south to Eleventh and @, the starting poiut. This arvangement has cost nearly £0,000. 'rain with two and three cars will be run every three minutes, aud if necessary the time between traius can be mude even less than that, fair grounds depots with a lo h or shed are being built to patrons from the sun or shield them from the rain as the case may be. Rev. Luther P, Luddlor, chairman of the state relief association discredits the grape- vine telegraph report in an Omaha paper concerning his being chosen as successor to Judge Mason, as the head of the labor bureau. Mr. Ludden say When [ left the ciiy last Mason was alive, and, of course, I had no idea of usking for a position neld by him, Since I nave returned Governor Thayer has been out of the city and [ have not seen him. S0 you can see for yourself shat there is no groviid for such a report. When I was in Omaba during the session of the grain men's convention the re- porter of a paer in that city asked me con- cerning the matter and I suppose the same follow wrote the account, although it was not on my nuthority, s I knew notbing about the matter.’” Rev. Dr. Ludden received a telegram to- day apprising him of the death of his sister, Miss Rhoda Ludden, at her home in New York. Mr. Ludden’s family had returned from New York only three days ago, and when they ieft the young lady was supposed to be out of danger. The state relief rooms were closed out of respect to Mr. Ludden, the manager. Messrs, Zernecke and Corcoran have been appointed by the county commissioners to examine the accounts of ex-Sheriff Melick. time Judge [Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—The county republican primary elections were held today in this city. The livelicst interest was taken. In the Second and Fourth wards there were two tickets, both unpledged. The contest was good-naturca and indicates a decided awakeaing of interest among the republicans. Arrested But Not Guilty. Arnioy, Neb., Aug. 22.—[Special to Tue Bee.|—Jerry Connell who was arrested at Deadwood ou the charge of gotting monoy ou false pretenses was tried before Justice Friend, of Albion and dismissed on the grounds of no cause of action, e el s oo Harrison's Movements, SanrATOGA, N. Y., Aug. 22.—The president rose early this morning, looking much re- freshed, Ho breakfasted quietly in his room with Russell Harrison, Private Secretary Hatford and H. A. Ward Cole, At 1 o'clock, accompanied by Postmaster Ritchie and his secre- tary, he left the Grand Union hotel in an open landau for a drive to Woodlawn. 1t is probable that some social event will take place on Monday in his houor, though the plans have not boen formulated. CE S Ingalls Not Abroad. Arcmisox, Kan,, Aug. 22—|Spocial Tele- gram to Tue Ber.]—There is no truth in the New York associated pross dispatches that ex-Senator Ingalls sailed for Europe today. Mr. Ingalls is here at Atchison and expects to stay hero indefinitely and is not going to Europe this season. B PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. J. C. Beemy of Wisuer is at the P’axton. C. B. Sargent of Ainsworth is at the Casey. F. J. Ayres of David City is at the Casey. W. O. Southwick of Friend is at the Pax- ton, i H. B. Thompson of Liucoln is at the Del- one. W. H. Dickinson of Wahoo is at the Mil- lard. J. Johnson of Pawnee City is at the Casey I, A. Brown of Nebraska City is at the Dellone. H. W. Nieman and wife of Schuyler are at the Millard. S. M. Thompson and wife of Hastings are at the millard. Frank Bennison York on business. Mr. and Mrs. John Hubbell of Seattle, Wash,, are at the Murray. R. S. Wilcox, manager of Browning, King & Co., goes to Chiongo today. D. Bennison leaves today on aten weeks pleasure trip to New Mexico and Pacific coast. Miss Jessie Lovett and her sister have re- turned from a ploasant trio in the northwest much improved in health and vigor. J. L. Brandeis, who has been downg the Wisconsin lakes this summer, telegraphs that he is catching more and larger fish than any man in the state, . Among the homeward oound passengers leaving Havre yesterday on the St. La Nor- wmandie was Madame Wallace, head of S. P, Morse's dressmaking department. Mrs, John W. Hosier and two sons accom- panied by her sister, Mrs. H. Bestor of Plattsmouth, returned Friday " from & two months visit on the Pacific slope. Mr. A, C. Osterman, the eficient and gen- temanly clerk of Captain John Simpson, a: sistantquartermaster United States arm who has been on duty at the Omaha yuarte) master's depot during the past four years, being about to leave for & new station, causod & pleasing departure from the usual routine of every day life at the depot yester- day at noon, The friends of Mr, Osterman assembled and presented him with a gold- headed ebony cane suitably engraved, The the recipiont was surprised as well as plensed, thanking the donors for their good wishes 'and the pleasant relations that ex- isted botween all employes at the quarter- master's depot. New YORK, Aug. 2 Sovecial to Tue Bee. | _F. A. Campbell, Clayton, Ia., is ut Earle's hotel, Mr, C.J. Jones, Lincolu, is at the Square hotel. Mr. E. J. Cornish, Omaba, is at the Grand Union hotel, ; Mr. J. K. Pugh, Sioux City, is at the Met- ropolitan hotel. J. N. Tuttle, Vendome, Mr. L. C, Carter, Omana, is at the Glen- ham house, Mr, J. H. hotel. Mrs. E. Brunswick, Mr. J. C. Vogel, Geand Central hotel, Mr. N, 8. Robinson, Ki the Earle's hotel, Omuba folks here are Mr, R. N. Withuell and wife at tne Hoffman house, and with them are Mr. J. Withnell and wife and Miss E. Withnell, Mrs. Green of Wyoming s at the West- minstor hotel. Mrs. H, K. J. Boardman and her two chila- reu, from Marshalltown, la., are at the Fifth Avenue hotel, Mrs. Pratt, meotioned above, is the guest of Mr. S, Blymer of Pittsoucg, who is at the hotel. Mr. Blywer is owuer of one of the leaves today for Now Uaion Des Moiues, is at the Hovel Easton, lowa, is at the Plaza Pratt, lowa City, is at the Hotel Leavenworth, is at the gman, KKan,, is at Jorn ln Gibsou county, Iudiaua, Ho is thir Lhu'gu Swokey City iron mills, BABIES BEHIND IRON BARS. Pathetic Scene Witnessed at a Chicago Polica Btation, SAD STORY OF A DESTITUTE FAMILY. Found Wandering in the Strects Without Food or Shelter—Mys- terfous Disappearance of Husband and Father, Cuicaco Buneav or Tne BEE, * Citicaco, Aug. 92, A pathetic scene was witnossed at the Ar- mory police station today. Mrs, Herman Jeske of Oshkosh, Wis., occupied & cell to- gother with her two baby children. The trio was found wandering the strocts last night and from the mother it was loarned that her husband had left Oshkosh three weeks ago. He had written her from Chicago for $10 to pay his fare to Bassett, [a. After sending the money the poor woman hearing nothing from her husband, became alarmed and came to Chicago. On arriving here she was informed that hor husband had gone to Omaha, Rey. Dr. Van Arsdalo heard of the woman's plight and im- mediately sent word that he would furnish her with transportation to Bassett, Ia., where her relatives reside, The case was rondered more serious from the fact that Mrs. Jeske is in a delicate con- dition, Queer Medical Case, The physicians in the Marine hospital of- fice of the government building were pre- sented with a queer caso this morning. lra Smith, a sailor on the schooner Antelope, ap- plied for aid and said that while he was lay- ng a carpet in the captain’s cabin he swal- lowed a tack. It stuck in his throat for a time and finally worked its way down into his stomach, where it now is. He said he folt a great pain, the sharp point of the tack scoming to bo cuting the lining of bis stom- ach, I'he physicians could do nothing for tho man unless he went to the Marine hospital and submitted to an operation, which he de- clined to do. List of New Corporations. The United States corporation bureau of Chicago reports the weekly list of newly completed corporations in the United States for the week ending August 22 as follows: Total corporations, Total capitaliza- tion, $70.404,580, distributed as follows: Mer- cantile ‘and manufacturing companies, 107, 20,20.000; bunks (not national) and investment 19, $1,403,000; national banks (to August 19, 4, £215,000; gold, silver and other mining and Smelting companies, 17, 0,192,500 coul und iron companies, 3, $1,025.000; light, heat, power and transportation compantes. 16, 4,545.250; building and loan associntions, 4, #4,350.000: rrigation companies, 1, $2,000; mis- celinneous, 87, 85,071,850, Weaithy Chinese Merchant. Hip Lung, a wealthy Chinese merchant nere, has received an inveice of goods from China. There were 137 bales of merchan- dise, the largest importation for a Chinaman that has ever came through this custom house. Hip Lung, when informed that he had to pay £2,500 duty on his goods, was very wrathy. ~He said he would not pay it. The Chinaman was very wrathy at McKinley. Hesaid: ‘“’Kinley, he say man in China, he pay duty, but that notso. I pay duty myself and I make Chinaman buy from me pay bigger price. 'Kinloy he no'good. Too muchee duties, too muchee great duty ana Chinaman no likee,” Dillon Dosed at Dwight. The latest sud most notablo graduate from the Keeloy colony at Dwight i John Dillon, tho noted comadian, Instead of putting in his summer vacation abroad or at eastern seaside rosorts, as has beon his previous practice, he has been filling himself with bi- chlorideof gold with tho usual results. Bad for Chicago Horses, A report was sent to the commissioner of nealth, Ware, this morning that a horse standing outside the union depot and belong- ing to a hackman named Dayis, had every appearance of being infected with the glan- ders. Dr. Ware ordered a special mspection. The horse was found to be in & frightful con- dition, although there was no proof that it had the glanders, and it was at once ordered to bo taken (ff the streets. Davis will be brought up for examination nexu week. Mzrs. Potter Palmer's Plans. Mrs. Potter Palmer regards the proposéd Ellu for abolishing the sweaters’ dens by oycotting the firms who sell the clonks made in these places as a very imperfect and im- practicable one, and is of the opinion that it will never be tried. It had been suggested that if the cloak manufacturers, the men who were at the ruoney end of the business, did not do away with the sweating deus it would be an easy matter to bring them around by the rich ladies in Chicago refusing to- pur- chase cloaks made in such filthy, unhealthy spots, and that this system of boycotting would eventually compell the manufacturers to provide decent quarters for their help. Mrs, Palmer, however, does not regard the plan with favor. Speaking about the matter to Tie Br correspondent today Mvs. talmer said: I don’t believe in harsh measures being adopted when any other course can be taken. Cer- tainly something shoula be done to better the condition of these unfortunates. But I do not think boycotting firms is the proper way to go at it. The rich do not like to be dictated to by a certain class of people, and consequently the rich should not endeavor to force a certain movement on others.” Of No Effect. The report that the Women's Christian Tomperance union proposes instituting a boycott against the retail grocers who handle wines is rather lightly regarded by down town storekeepers. *‘I haven’t heard of such an action ou the part of the Women’s Chris- tian Temperance union,” said a junior mem- berof Jevne & Co. *“We sell wines and liquors wholly to the family trade. I imag- e a boycott of that kiud, if it were insti- tuted, would not affect the policy of our house with regard to the handling of liquors.’* (I kt‘er wines and liquors for sale just as I do cherries and canned tomatoes,” saia C, H. Slack, “*and I sell to the family trade. In my opinion an action like that indicated on the part of the Woman’s Christian Temperance union would be rather ill advised. It would not, of course, make any difference with me s0 far as selling liquor goes, and I do not think it would hurt the trade of any other reputable and well knewn grocer.," Rock Island Denies. The Rock Island railway's scheme of con- structing an *L" road to Jackson park over its railway tracks is deniod by interested parties. 'I'he rumor was that the company would ‘use the Day system and run a doubie decker as a rival of the alley L. ““There is nothing in the story so far as I know," sald President Cablo of the Kock Island today. **At least I'had heard nothing and know nothing of such a scheme until | suw it outlined in the moruing papers.” John V. Day, who is said to have tho con- tract for the coustruction of the road, is very emphatic in his denial of the story, ' F. A, Rifle Cracks at Leaves Leaveswonra, Kan., Aug. 22—The follow- ing are the wiuners in the eloventh annual rifle shoot at the Fort Leavenworth target range: Lieutenant O'Brien, Thirteenth; Sergeant Sydow, C, Thirteenth; Sergeant Lewis, I, Tenth; Private Donald, H, Four- teenth; Sergeant McManus, D, Fifteenth; Sergeaut schalle, H, Soventh; Sérgeant Bay. ham, Fifteench; Sergeant Timmmins, D, Fif- teenth; Licutonant Hughes, Thirteonth; Sergeant Hutton, K, Twelfth, Rain inter: fered with the cavalry revolver shoot. Liou- tenant O'Brien wins the gold medal; Syaow and Donalg, silver medals ; MeManus, Schalle, Bayham, Timmins, Hughes and Hutton, bronze medals. worth, e — Machine Wood Workers. CuicaGo, Aug. 22.—The machine wood workers, in their national union last evening, elocted the following officers for the ensuing year: John Green of St. Louis, president; Frauk E. Heacock of Omaha, first vice presi- dent; Frank Franck of Chieago, second vice prosident, and Thomas I. Kidd of Denver, general secretary. There were several changes made in the benoficial features of the union, The funeral benelit was lncreasea to #5, the total disability benefit was in- creased to $250 and the wedkly accident bene- fit was placed at £ for sioktiess or disability. The official journal of the union will be doubled in size, and 1t is_nade obligatory on the members of the nioh'ts subscribe for it Every effort is to be madéto extend the mom- bership of the union, RS- FOR THE CONVENTION, Efforts Made by the Committee to Complete/Plans, The ceneral committedid the fnance com- mitteo in charge of the’fepublican national convention enterprise met last night in the New York Life buildingand transacted some important business. ' The names of gentlemen anpointed on the finance committee were read and the appoint ments were approved. Mr. W. F, Bechel was mide a member of the general committee. Mr. D. J. O’Donahoe suggested that some one should be instructed atonce to corre- spond with prominent men in surrounding states and with members of the national committee, Other members of the committes thought that the sacretary, Major Clarkson, could at- tend to a good deal of this corresponaence if he were instructed to that effect. Mr. Hitchcock said that he had seen ox- Congressman_Dorsey with reference to the matter, and Mr. Dorsey promisod that he would ' ssist in the effort to secure the con- vention, On motion of John Rush a committee on transportation was appointed consisting of Mr, E. M. Morsoman, Mr. George W. Holdrege and Thomas L. Kimball, The subject of securing subscriptions was mentioned, and in less time than ittakes to tell 1t half'a dozen of the gentlemen present said they would put up $1,000 vach as & starter, The general committee then adjourned and the fiuance committee was called to order, 5 Mr. Lewi§ S. Roed was elected president of the finance committee and John Rush treas urer. Mr, D. J. O'Donohoe was elected se retary of the finnnce committee. Mr. O'Don- ohoe and Mr. Bechel were made members of the finance committee. Dr. Mercer was in favor of making the ef- fort to raise funds to build the great audito- rium first and take care of the convention fund later on. He believed tkat the audito- rium should be built anyway, and if the fund were raised and the building begun before the meeting of the national committee in Novem- ber, it would be a telling stroke he thought in favor of Omaha. Mr. Rush, Mr. O'Donahoe and others be- lieved that it would be much easier to secure the funds for the building of the auditorium after the convention had been secured. They believed that it would not be difficult to raise sufticient funds to build the auditorium after the city had been enthused by the as- surance that the convention was coming. The building committee was instructed to secure options upon desiravle real estate for the location of an auditorium, The secrecary was requested to prepare a list of names of men who should be asked to contribute to the convention fund. The subscription list is now open, and Mr. Lewis S. Reed, president of the finance committee, will be pleased to receive volunteer subscriptions from all citizens of Omaha who desire to assist in securing the republican national convention for Omaha. The finance committee adjournea to meet on T'uesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Mil- lard hotel. Both the general and finance committees will meet on Tuesday evening at the New York Lafe, e FIRE AND POLICE MATTERS. Officer and Matron' Cumings Exoner- ated—After Rothery's License. Captain Mostyn, Jailer Bebout and Court Oficer Koyser were each granted ten days’ leave by the board of fire’and police commi: sioners at their meeting last evening. Officer McKray sent in & request asking to be transferred to the fire department. T'he trial ‘of Officer Cummings and Police Matron Cummings for assaulting Miss An- nette Anpel was bookeu for$ o'clock and both sides had a half dozen or more wit- nesses. The whole story was told again, The board dismissed the charges. The remonstrance inst the removal of piegel & Kline's saioun from 2103 to 2225 Cuming street was to have been heard, but as & number of witnesses were absent, the hear- ing went over for one week. Superintendent Coulter asked permission to remove the patrol box at the northeast corner of Twenty-fourth and Clark to the northeast corner of Twenty-fourth and De- catur. Also to remove the box at Eighteenth and Vinton from the north to the south side of the street on account of the motor wires, Granted, A request from property owners at Forty- third and Grant streets for a fire alarm box was referred to the committes on property with power to act. The Omaha Street Railway company re- quested permission to put in o fire alarm gong at their power house, Twentieth and Nicholas streets, granted, A request from the Douglas County Fair association for ten uniformed patrolmen dur- ing the fair was referred to the committee on men and discipline, About fifty hackmen submitted a proposi- tion asking the board to allow their hacks and cabs to stand on Farnam and Douglas streets 1n front of hotels and stores, where the prop- erty owners were willing to have them. 'he request was referred to the committee on men and discipline. A report may be ex- pected next Saturday night. Chief Seavey sent in a report about the prize fight in Arthur Rothery’s place Friday night. and requested that the liquor license be revoked. The matter was laid over for one week. oln executive session the board instructed the chief not to enforce the hack ordinance until further orders. Commissioners Hartman and Gilbert leave for Chicago tonight to purchase some appa- ratus for the new engine houses which will be opencd next month. WEATHER FOKECAST. For Omaha and Vicinity—Fair and con- tinued cool woather. For Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado—Generally fair, variable winds; slightly warmer by Monday; warmer and generally fair Tuesday. Missouri—Continued clear, south winds: generally fair Sunday and Monday, WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—The cool wave has been noteworthy from northern Texas to Michigan, the fall in temperature being from 15 to 80 degrees over the interyening states. Frosts will likely fall over Michigan and Wisconsin Sunday pight. Cool and gener- ally fair weather will provail in most sec- tions Sunday and Monday, and these condi- tions should continue in " the Atlantic states till Tuesday. The temperaturo has begun to rise in Montana and the rise will slowly spread eastward. e nother Ice House Burned. Box 41 rang in av 10:16 o'clock last night. The down-town department rushed to No. 6 engine house and found thav the fire was at the corner of Tenth undGirace streets. An ice house bclonm:};fi to W. L. McCague and the contents owned by W. W. Mace was on fire. Chief Salter sent his men back and went on to the fire alone, There are no water hydrants dowr that way aud the chiof knew that there was no use of'his sending his ap- paratus there. The building contaiued about 1,000 tons of ice and wus totally destroyed. It was sup- posed that the fire was started by tramps. e Lost His Baggage. James Huuter, 8 farmer from back in the states, arrived in town st night from Chi- cago. He left his buggage consisting of a violin and & couple of satchels Iying on a seat in the waitiug room at the union depot while he went up town to get {m» sions enough to last him to Wyoming. When he came back bis plunder was gone and he wandered up to police headquarters to report his loss, Hurled to tiis Death, Loxnoy, Ont., Aug. 22.—Abnee Spencer's sawmill at Wallacoburg exploded today Fireman Clark Bruuson was hurled a dis- ance of over one hundred fect and almost every boue in his body was broken. The buildicg was badly damaged. nday. Rocco Brothers’ commission and fruit store at 1108 Howard street was broken into last night and ten gallons of wine, valueda at §6.50, stolen, I HOPE FOR INDIGENT SICK. County and Oity May Agree On Who Shall Care for the Needy. WILL PAY RYAN & WALSH'S JUDGMENT. Hospital Muddle Settled Last— John Dale Gets the Re Bonds in Face of a Bid- der's Protest. At the county commissioners’ moeting yes- tercay Councilman Osthoff, in behalf of the city council committee on public property, requestod the cooperation of the board in the matter of selecting a design for polling booths to be used at the forthcoming fall election. Chairmau O'Keeffe was appointed a commit tee of oge to cooporate with the council. City q'hysh'mn Gapen said that inad- equate provisions had been made by the city and county for the caro of indigent sick and injured people and that he desired to confer with the com. missioners to see 1f some remedy might not be afforded. Tuere were, in this respect, throe classos of people, viz: residents in the city who were unable to provide for thom- selves in caso of sickuess; non-resideuts who wero in thq same condition and third emergency casos, all of which required att tion. As'to who should attond to them, he wanted the commissioners to_determine for the sake of the good name of both the city and county, Commissioner Timme said that the com- missioners had already taken steps to bring about an understandiug on the subject and had anticipated the city. Ihe latter had not done anything in the premises until a stranger had died in the Missouri Pacific depot. It then appointed a committee to con- for with the commissioners, but the latter had already fnstructed tho county attorney to discuss the situation with the city attor. noy to determine what was the duty of the city and county in takiug care of needy sick onés, County Attorney Mahonoy said that as yet he had had no opportuuity of meeting Mr. Poppleton. 3 The chair stated therefore that nothing could be done in the premises pending the conference of the attorneys. A number of communications regarding polling_booths were referred to Chairman O'Keeffo. A communication was received from Ryan & Walsh, asking that the commissioners take spme action regarding the settlement of their claim for the completion of the county hos- pital as allowed by the court. Commissioner Berlin asked for informa- tion regarding the status of the case, aud having received it, said that he was willing the matter should be decided thon. A time had been set to settle those old scores. Scv- eral of them had been gotten rid of and now only this claim of Ryan & Walsh and an- other remained. County Attorney Mahouey said that in the claim interest on the same had veen included and that the judgment of the court also in- cluded interest from the first day of the F'eb- ruary term, Commissioner Berlin moved thatall the warrants which had been issued in favor of sub-contractors in this matter be cancelled, and that a new warrant for the amount of the judgment be 1ssued, made payable to the clork of the district court. Mr. Mahonoy said the intention = of the county com- missioners to not appeal the case to the supreme court, it would be aavisable for them to instruct tho county attorney to take no more steps regarding au appeal. That would render the amount of tho judg- ment available. It would also render un- necessary the issuing of warrants or paying the monoy to any person and thus prevent the possibility of being considered in contempt of court, because the injunctions issued at the instance of several coutractors were still in force. Mr. Berlin said that while he was satisfied that this money, if now distributed among the working people of the city would do ten times more good than if paid later, he wanted to know If the interest in the claim could not be saved to the county. Mr. Cunningham was present and the com- missioner asked him if the interest could not be kunocked off. Mr. Cunningham said that he could not speak in the matter for the rest of the firm. A vote was then taken on the motion to instruct the county attorney to take no fur- ther steps rug:rfling appealing the case and the motion prevailed. The award is in the vicinity of $38,000. A communication was received from John Dale explaining that his bid for the $158,000 refunding bonds meant that they would be taken with accrued interest to the date of de- livery of the bonds to him. In his bid Dale had used the words ‘‘to date" as designating the time to which the interest would be paid. These words could refer to either the day of the delivery of the bonds or the opening of the bids. o set at rest the ambiguity, the commissioners asked for an explanation. ‘The contract for building the county hos- pital sewer was awarded to Reeves & Galla- gher. The bonds for §2,000 was signed by F. Reeves, C. V. Gallagher, J. Creighton and C. F. Taggert. The committee on finance recommended that the $158,000 refunding bonds be awarded to John Dale, conditional that he sign an agreemont in accordauce with the advertise- ment. 1t also recommended that in the event of bis failmg so to sign, the bonds be awarded to the Globe loan and trust com- pany, which was the next most favorable bidder. Commissioner Berlin moved to amend, specifying that the agreement should show that interest was to be paid on the bonds u to the delivery of the Mr. Cadet Taylor, representing the Globa loan and trust company, objected. ‘The bid of his company was the best. It was not right to permit Dale to modify his bid. The bid of the Globe was lugher by §50 than Dale's, the former specifying the payment of intarest on the bouds up to the date of de- livery. Commissioner O'Keoffe said that he and the auditor had submitted the bids to some bankers and that they had suid that Dale's was the best aud the Globe's next in merit. Commissioner Berlin said that while tho bid of the Globe was of the straightest and plainest character, he would not vote to give the bonds to anybody unless the bidder agreed to pay interest o the date of delivery. Dale's bid offered $102 with accrued interest. Mr. Dale said that his bid meant what he had written in his note to the commissioners, aboye referred to, and that interest would be paid up to the date of delivery. ‘The motion to deliver the bonds to Dale prevailed, and the latter gave a bond iu tie sum of $1,000 to protect the county in the event of his failure to take the bonds. On the request of the Douglas County Agricultural society it was decided to employ twenty deputy sherfls to police the faiv grouuds during the coming fair, The cornmittee on judiciary recommended toe payment of $130 to Dr. Coulter for the holdiong of post-mortem examinations, This caused Commissioner Timme to jump to his feet with an objection. Ha knew that there were items in the bill which should not be allowed. He had opposed them before and would have shown up their illegality had he not been sick. He asked that the matter be deferred till next week. The request was joined in by Mr. Berlin and granted. ‘The payment of the Third ward assessors aroused the opgosition of Commissioner Timme. He claimed the cost was too great, Tne bill was 919, and in other aud larger wards the expense was not uearly so great, in fuct, in some of them the cost would not exceed $050. Ho favored the reduction of the bills of the deputy assessors 25 per cont. Mr. Berlin moved that the following amounts be paid: Aunderson, §153; Tibbetts, #174; Cosgrove, $159; Crosby, #15, and Mc Grath, 8. These figures he claimed wero less than those asked by the assessors Commissioner Timme then showea that the cost of assessment in the other wards was as follows: Kirst ward, & £ & Third, $010; Fourth, 75 $701; Seventn, #45; Eighth, #1501 Niuth, §i51. His motion would reduce the Third ward bill to §004, which was all it ought to be. expense this year was greater than that of last year and he wanted to prevent the as- sossors from presenting a bill next year of $1,000. The county attoruey had staled that the most au assessor could legally charge for his services was £205 and an assistant 174, While an attempt was being made to find the bill for last year's assessient in the Third ward the Globé loan and Lrust company pro tested in writing against selling the refund ing bouds to John Dale, as its bid meant § more o the county, that if it was PAGES { LIFE'S FLASHING HUM. [CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE. | porfect time. The receiving s automatio by & paper strip threo-quarters of an inch wide, on which the mossagzo is printod. These printed slips are pasted on telegraph blanks and dsliverod as thoy are wirod 0 coples are kept. The Baudet systom has veon porfectad so as to operate duplex - or quadruplex—that is sending and receiving two or four dispatchos simultaneously over asiogle wire. The principlo on which this device is based diffors radically from thedu- plex of Stern or quadruplex of Edison. The Baudet utilizes the intervals bstwaesn each eleotric synchronic wave. One thousand oporators and telozraph olorks, 55 mon and 450 women, Are em- ployed in the Paris vontral tolegraph ofices. Theday oparators work soven hours and the night mon ten hours. The night mon ro- ocoive larger pay and axtra allowance aftor midnight, In Franco as in England the postal tolograph employos are allowed two woeks' vacation each yoar with full pav, Their positions are permanent and promo- tions arc made from the ranks by recommen- dation of the board of superintendants, The pross service recoives spocial care at the Paris contral telegraph oMee. The leased wiro service is even more liberally arranged than in Eneland. Press wires are leasod for 80 francs, $5.00, an hour, including opsrators at both ends, or at 2ig francs, emts, for five minutes, and tho average transmission is 2,000 words an hour, and often as many as three hundred words in five minutes. This rato is forall distances in Franco. lutorn tional wire sorvics is nacossarily dearo Uhere are, howovor, soveral intornationa wires leased to newspapors and pross bureaus. Tho New York Herald has a loased wiro for certain hours betwaeen Loadon and Paris 1 the Router and Havas tolograph co dence bureaus have sevoral wires leasod Another very hberal ment of the French postal tolegraph is the rebate allowed to the press for time during which a loased pross wire is in use for commarcial purpises, Where the press has leasod wires the goverameut uses thom in the intorvals when they are not in usoe for press dispatchies, and thy expenses aro sharod, in proportion to thy sarviess. Such a thing has never boen thousntof in America, where tho telogeaph comnjanios always use leased wires for commorcial dis- patches during intsrvals when there is no press service and miko noallowanca for such spon uso. In soma places thore is also av inter- national leased wire service, notably batwoeen Loudon, Paris and Vienna. There are 103 branch pos tal telegraph ofMces in Paris where dispatches are roceived from the public and there are more than sixty offices which are exclusively for gov- ernment officials. I have made diligent inquiry concerning the politica influsace exorted by the govera- ment through postal telograph companies, but so far am unable to discover any in- terference or dictation on the part of officials in high station to subordinates. At Swansea the chief operator said: “Iama radical and several of my men are rads. If the postmaster should try to coerce mo or any of us we wonld soon make it hot and getan inquiry into the houso of commons, ~ Wo are perfectly untrammeled in our political vievrs, but we are not allowed to become agitators, or take a prominent lead in political meet- ings.”” Similar assurance of independence fror political pressuro was given by the manager at Birmingham. In Paris [ dis- cussed the political objections to the postal telegraph with the director geaeral of tele- graphs and citizons who are outside of goverument influence, and they all declare thatsuch a thing as tampering with dis- patches for political ends or coorcion of em- ployes is unknown, *‘Politicaily,” said Mr. Magne, “‘operators are as free as anybod They vote as they please. Nobody ever in- terferes. They are not permitted to act as political agitators or to take prominent part in public meotings.” Mr. Magne said he would go further if he could and divorce the service eutirely from politics by placing postal telograph men on & footing with the army, which does not vote in France. As to rates, revenue and expendi- ture, I must reserve oy observations, in view of the fact that this letter is already ex- ceedingly lengthy. E. ROSEWATER, =0 DAKOTA’S RESOURCES. Numerous Ore Beds Uncovered and Excitement Runs «. igh. DEApwooD, 8. D., Aug. 22.—[Special Tele- gram to Tk Ber.)—In a forty foot shaft on the Blue Bird mine, Custer County, a strike of a six-foot ore body, assaying $152 in gold and silver, was made last Saturday. The ore body is appacently permanent, and arrauge- ments are now being made to ship six car loaas to the Omaba and ‘ant smelter at Deuver. The announcemont made from San Fran- cisco that tho Deadwood Terra company had doclared a 5 por cent dividend was re- ceived with gratification here. Tho dividends payed by the company until 1857 aggegated over a million dollars. Since 1587 none have been declared until this month. The company is operating 800 stamps on ore that will not averaze above $1.50 per ton. "f'he Welcome mining company, owning a group of eleven claims in the Bald mountain district is erecting a forty-ton chlorinal plant modeled on tho Golden Reward works. 'he contract for the building has been let to Donald Dennis who built tho Keystone works at Gardon City. A small vein of silver ore assaying 1,000 ounces was struck on the eighty-five foot level of the Parsons mine on Tuesday. ‘The Hay Creok coal fields thirty-fivo miles north of Deadwood are at present attracting much attention. Ex-Governor Larrabee of lowa and H. B. Young of this city own and control 2,400 acres, which they have opened sufficiently to prove the maguituds of tho beds. ‘The vein in one place is over six feet thick. The coal 1s of excellent quality and cokes readily. The probabilities are strong that the Elkhorn railroad will extend its line from Belle Fourche to these mines during the next six weeks in order to supply fuel to the smeiters and chlorination works here, e NEW SWITCHMEN T PEORIA. Toey Go to Work Armed with Revolv- ers and Surrounded by Oficers. Peowia, T, Aug Men to take the places of the striking switchmen arrived to- day. Considerabl¢ excitoment was caused this morning by the report that threo men were killed in a fight at Bridge Junction, & a telegraphic station in the yards. Investi gation showod that the men wero killod in a runuway aceident und the strikers had noth- ing to do with the affair. Iverything is quiet, but there is a large force of armed guards in the yards all the time. Each switch is carofully guarded and officers a ou the switch engines. No troublo is autici- pated today. All the new men are provided with revolvers and sworn in s deputies. Terrible Deed of & Woma New ULy, Minn., Aug. 22.—The divorced wife of John Miller, a saloonkeepor, last night secreted herself in the room occupied by her former husband and his mistress, Alvina Schlio. After Miller and his mistress nad retired Mrs. Miiler crept to the bed und fired two shots, killing ner formor husband instantly. mistress escaped. Mrs was arrested Flooded the Cellar, About 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon a larg water pipe; leading from the main into Pax ton & Gullagher's store, burst. In a fow minutes the cellar was flooded 1o a aepth of & foot or more, anu_considerable damuge dote to the stock stored there, - - Came Back. WASHINGTON, Aug. Secretary Noblo has returned to the Laterior departmenty NAYAPPOINT A WESTERY MAN Vacanoy in the Interstate Rallway Commis- sion Oauses Speoulation, CLAIMS OF THE VARIOUS SECTIONS. Muat Be Filled from the Ranks of the Democratic Party —Golden Op- tunity for an Unbiased Statesman., Wasnixaros Buneav or Tie Bee, H RTEENTIH STREET Wasmzaroy, D, C,, e death of Inteistate Commis Bragg will bo followed by a renowal of the efforts of western senators and representas tives to induce the prosident to select his succossor from tho transmississipol country, Under tho law crouting tho interstate come merco commission two mombors must be from an opposing political pacty to the mae Jority. Tho preseut members of the board consist of three ropublicans, Mossrs, Cooley, Vaazey and Knavp, ard one democrat, Colonel William R, Moreison, Judge Cooloy is from Michigan, Veazoy from Vermont, Knapp from New York, and Morrison from Illinois. Bragg was from Alabama, and of course efforts will be wade to induce the prosident to appoint another southiorn man ag is successor. But the vast tereitory west of the Missis- sipi and oxtending to the Pacific coust has uever been ropresentod on the board. [t is argued with a great deal of force ana much justice that this section is far more extonsive in territory and railvond miloage than the sonth and its intorosts ave at least equally important ‘The appointee will bo a democrat, whorever he may come from, and astrong prossure will be brought to bear in favor of some ono from the Pacific coast. The great troublo will bo the dificulty of finding & man, in the west who is unbiased on railroad questions, as the impression is stroug here that overy availe able candidate who would be satisfactory to the farming interests is tinctured with *erangerism’ in railroads. Caunsed Some Secrotary Fos.er has been havinge a great deal of fun over u paragraph sout in those dispatches a day or two ago,which was taken from onre of the Washington papers and which said that Assistant Secretary Crounse had tried to rosign because the appointmoent of his aon as private secrotary tiad been crit- icised. The secretary says thoro is abso- lutely nothing in the story. = Mr. Crounse ap- pointed bis son temporarily bocause he de- sired to have by bim a confidential man to whom he might~ entrust his privato affairs whan necessary; naturally he did not want an entire stranger to occupy this confidential position and chose the young man whom he knew best. There has been no misunderstanding whate ever batween the two gentlemen, their rela- tions have veen from the outset and still a of the most cordial charactor und there is every reason to beliove that they continue so. Recent Army Orders. The following army orders were issued today. ‘The leave of absence on surgeon's certifi- cate granted Captain Marlborough C. Wyeth, assistant surgeon, on May is extended three months Captain -~ William B, Banister, assistant surgeon, 1s dee tailed as an auxilliary member of the central board of civil service examiners for auty in connection with the examination of candidates for appointment as physicians in the Indian service, such duty to be in ad- dition to his present military duties. The leave of absence grauted Lieutenant Colonel Davis S. Gordon, Indian cavalry, June 29, is extonded six days. The leave of absence granted First Licutenant Perche Trippe, Tonth cavalry, July 25, is extended two months. Captain George S. Wilson, Twelfth infantry, will report in person at Fort Leav- enworth, Kan., on or before August 31 for temporary duty on that date, P, s, H. PUBLIC LANDS, Large Bodies of Public Lands Soon to Be Opencd to Settiers. WasmiNGTON, Aug. 22, cretary Noble said today that he i3 now giving much of his attention to matters pertaining to the opens ing for settlement of lands in Oklahoma re- cently ceded to the goyernment by the Sao and Fox, lowa and Pottawattamie Indians, and that within a short time they will be brought to the attention of the president for action. This will open to settlement about eight hundred thousand ucres. As to the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservation westof Oklahoma, seven ailotting agents are now at work, and it is hoped that the allotments will all be made by the coming aututan, when this reservation of about three million acres will also be opened to settlement, THEIR INTEREST TLL STOP. No Interest Will Be Paid on 4 1-2 Per Cents After September 1 WasmiNa1oy, Aug. 22.—Secretary Foster said this morning that the department pro- posed to redesm, on presentation, after Sop- tember 2, all outstanding 4!¢ per cent bonds not coutinued at 2 per cent, and, conse- quently, that there is no ground whatever for the impression prevailing in somo quar- ters that interest will continue to be paid after Sept&mber 2 on the non-extendnd bonds. ‘The amount of 41¢ per cent bonds coutinued at 2 per cent to duto is $20 For the WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, —With the exception of the election of oflicers next Tuesday, the work of the American Association for the Advancemont of Seionce camo to an end to- day. Monday and part of Tuesduy will be given up to recreation. TERRIBLE ITCHING Ued Everything Five Mon'hs, In Three Weeks not a Sear or Pimple, Cured by Cuticura. 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