Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 30, 1892, Page 2

» g s Tyt LET SVITH USE HIS KNEES Johnny Van Heest Gets a Taste of Rough and Tumble Fighting. WINKED AT THE BRUTAL TREATMENT Plenty of Fouls, but the Referco Refused to See Them - Detalls of the Roog! 25t Battle Ever Refore the Californin Club, o —— Suy Frascrsco, Cal, Dec. 20.—Johnny VanHoeest of Wisconsin, the bantam, was picked tonight at odds of 20 to 15 as the Prospective winner of the fight with Sol fimith of Los Angeles at the California Ath- fotic club. Smith recently foughta draw with Geonze Siddons, who gave VanHeest a good | battle, and had previously disposed of Dan Daly in quick time, 8o that as a good short endor he was well backed. A $2,000 purse and the prospect of a matceh with Dixon was the incucement that brought the men to gether, Peter Jackson en fight and received ception, for which he few well chosen words, All he him asked, he said, was that he might f what he had begun, This was taken by members as an allusion to his famous meet- | fng with Corbett, and a storm of applause greeted his remarks. Soon after Juckson 1. peared and the fight began, 1t was lively from the beginning to the end. Smith's superior height and reach made it dificult | for Van Heest to find him. | Van Heest was seconded by Danny Need ham and Billy I and Smith by Sam Fitzpatrick and Seward Smith, Time was | called at 9:25, Lost No T o In Starting. First Round—Smith countered hara with his left, followed by a hard right swing on the head. Three rallics followed, in which the men swung wild and Van slipped to the floor. Van stopped Smith with a smashing left drive on the ear as the round closed. Second Round—Smith stopped Van Heest ith a loft jolt in the jaw. Smith delivered a pivot blow in the raily unintentionally and apologized. Van Heest uppercut him with his loft. Smith rushed and Van slid across the ring on his stomach nearly off the plat- form in an effort to get o A Third Round—Van Heest delivered a good Aeft on the jaw and left and right swings that sent Smith at him like fury. —Smith rushed him from post to post, pushing him down three times and going down once him- self. This was Van feest's vound though and tho excitement was intense C Fourth Round—Van Heest had an unfor- tunate fall, the back of his head striking the floor. Smith caught him with a long lead, dropping him, and then stood over him, up- yercutting him as he rose. Vanlanded U left in Smith's face and again dropped him with a light left counter on the cheek, but Smith thought he had his man on the down-grade and would not be stayed. Van Couldn't Murt ifim. Fifth Round—Van swung his right in des- peration. Clinches were frequent and more than once Van went to the floor borne down by lett smashes of Smith, who pushed him even through the ropes, falling on him Smith had the best of this round and Van | Heest was grogey at the close, | Sixth Round—Van found it difficult to land | his swings, but got in his right on the ribs as Smith ducked and clinched. Van dropped once and Smith pushed his head to the floor, pinning him down. Van caught him with a | Tight smash in_the mouth as the round closed, briuging Smith to his kne Seventh Round—Van slapped Smith on the nose, bringing blood, and Smith sent him o to the floor with back-handed right and Van clinched | id when down | Van_countered with his left on Smith's swollen nose and brought him to his knees with a right swing, falling himsclf, Smith closed the round with a hurd right on the head. Eighth, sred the hall before the enthusiastic re wrned than! tired the men ap Ninth, Centh and Eleventh | Rounds—Little was done, except that Smith threw Van down and fellon him much to the disgust of the crowd. Flghting Rough and Tumble, Twelfth Round—Van started the ball with a lefthander and immediately the ring was ascene of flying hands and legs as Smith yushed in and bore Van to o floor, 1 peatedly falling on him and taking apy ently every un dvantage until every body in the yelling like madmen, ““Foul, foul!” The referee refused to allow the claim. Thirteenth Round-—This v tho twelfth. Van scored a coupl on the muscle, which Smith repaid with left 5, and both men's mouths wes ly. 'Round the ring they wrestled, 1, getting the 3 the round closed Smith | awas driving him from corner to corner, upper- | cutting him with left and right, It was ong of the voughest exhibitions ever seen in the California club. ‘ourteenth round—Van ran, hugged and | swung in desperation. Smith threw him and fell upon him g down on his neck with his knee. Van Heest rose and dropped him to his knees with a well | divected right. Smith rushed in, swung his yight, sending him down. 'Ihe latter's head struck the floor with a thud and he lay mo- tionless. Needham, seeing that the jig was | up, threw up the sponge and Van neest was | borne to his corner. | Five minutes after the fight Van Heest was | borne to the dressing room, not having fully yecovered consciousness, and much indi; Tion was expresstd by many of the tors at the scoming unfale tres Heest received. of it and N LENT KEY, dohn L. Sober Explains Drunk New Yonrg, Dee. 29, audience, which filled the where John L. Sullivan night treated to a, ‘h by the ex-cham. pion. which lasted for fully five minutes, | Bullivan spoke very seriously on the contro- wyersy he had with his backers and news- | Papers and the reports that he would again | enter the prize ain his laurels from Champion Corbett. The ex-champion said that he had not the Corboty again, Ho woice and moistened come and that he energetic enough and strength he said, “whipped but when What aid, An enthusiastic Windsor theater is playing, were to John L. among other thines, motest idea of fighting stated with s that his day was no longer young or to battle aguinst youth | me fairly 1 fought him I was | and reckless liv- | ‘l You could et whip him with proper trainine. | S1um making o comfortable livi “theatrical profession,” he continued, “and 1 am perfoctly satisfied. There is one thing, | however, 1 wish to say, and that is if 1 was | still champion, I would fight within a year, | Corbett refuses to. but after all he must be given credit for the clear bruin Liepossesses.” Sullivan also said that the allegations he made against his backers were based on | sound facts, but he did not make any per- | sonal attacks on their characters, nor did he | mention their names, | in the JIM DALY'S LATEST. x-Partner Wins Easlly from the | Olean Pot, | & blow | 1102), v | he is re | to Ma | the coffee. I | thorough | all day and just about | but | last session of the fg e S ot ST IR M o T TS Carthy on the nose. Tn the ninth McCarthy 1 ’l‘ Q was unable to land and Daly got in another ) / N blow on the eye. In the sixteenth Daly agafn landed on that suffering oye and by this timo the right eye was entirely closed_ and his left was begin- ning to show the effects of hard punishment The twenty-cight round wasa hot one Daly went at his man with all the vim there was in_him, pounding him right and left in an avalanche of blow At on_his oppon n and the Olean man fell to the carpot, there to remain until the fatal ten seconds Had elapsed | { Mrs. Rowland's Earnest Work in Bohalf of Qonviot Dunlap. Tmprisoned for the Robbery of the North- ampton Bank A W Behalf Secures His Release Tinge of Romance. Racing at New Orlenns. New Onveass, La., Dec. The still heavy today san Saba only losing favorite. In the third neis and Harry L. ran a dead hy place. In the run-oft Harry sily by five leneths, and the be trol, dissatisfied with Miss Francis' perform- suspended Young, her owner, and Jockey Madison, ponding an investigation First ruce, selling, five furlongs: Bobby 1o 5) won, An (10 1o 1) second, 710 2) third 1:07% race ling, Tongs 6 to 1) won, Tex 5 10 2) Fleetwood (11 to 5) third Third race, selling, fve Miss Francis, (4 to 1) and Hagry L, ran heats DICK, (20 1o 1), third, Time: 1:141 the run off, Harry L, (4 to 5) won, Miss Fr even, seeond. Time: 1:1 Fourth race, selling, six farlongs: Dixie (8 to 1), won, Emperor Bill, (11 10 B, & Florence Sliughter, (11 to 2), third track wis the race Miss it for the L. won 1 of con W Bostoy, Mass., Dec years, lacking two days, confinement, James | Dunlap left prison today, a frec man | was accompanied by Mrs. Mary-Scott Row land and George Abbott James, his warmest friends, 1t is mainly to the indomnitable will and perseverance of Mrs. Rowland that Dunlap owes his 1 It was fifteen yoars ago New Year's day when Dunlap and Robert ¢ | Scott entered the prison to serve out a sen tence of twenty yoars, Scott lived but a few years and died in prison. When Scott vill lea in six star Tine ik half lease was slowly dying he made a to his wife many mementoes for friends and relatives, Among these was a plain gold ring, which he asked her to place on the finger of James Dunlap, his complice, on the day of the latter's libera tion, for Scott always regarded Dunlap as his pupil in crime—one for whom he was seof | bimsell morally respousible, and he be boxinge, | Sought his loving wife to take upon herself i for the man he had Time , selling, one mile: Bret Harte, on, Grey Duke, (510 1), seeond, Bons | to' 1), third. Thme: 13484, Wil Pat Millions tn 1t 3 Yok, Doc. Arthur T, Lumley is responsible for the nation that an ath- club will soon be organized in this city with a capital of £2,000,000 for the pur promoting athletics and especially srizes will he offe for the best men in nan h Hrizes will be offered for the best menin | pongly influenced and labor untiringly and James J. Coozan, who ran for mayor of | devotediy for his pardon. this city on the labor ticket and was de- | ed for Dunlap's & feated fn 1585, s the promoter of the club | g was nearly | Fifth r g nie B, (13 | the solicitude of a si Lal nse. e ten years ago, and through and Arthur Lumley has been selected 10 | a1l the intarvening yoars this trust from hor e VDR QOB Ls{ e | contrite husband, although she has since Mu. Lumley says that many of New York's | weyarried and is now living in another state, business men are connected with the new | iy, Scott-Rowland has never forone mo- club. It is the intention of the members 0 | yent forgotten. During all these years she has labored to this end, importuning ob- stinate governors and councillors and secur- inz the aid of influentinl men in ler behalf and the culmination of her labors was he il s today. soon_as Dunlap's pardon was Mrs, Rowland was telexraphed to in New York. She at once hastened to Bos ton and went to the state Louse, where she was given the ofticial papers_according the release of the now famous prisoner. This is an unusual procecding. The papers are usually sent to the warden through the mail, but in this case they were held back the governor thinking thit the woman who | had worked so hard for those papers would esteem it a privilege to be permitted to be them to the prisoncr. 1t was just 9:30 this morning when she arrived at Warden Lever- ing's house, and entering, handed him the ofiicial envelope, saying simply: “Here the paper.” The warden unfolded the bulky document and read it. Tt was tho first o nouncement of the pardon that he had 1 " | ceived. The warden went to Dunlap and build a spacious club house with & capacity of 8,000 seats, The place selected will be in the neighborhood of One Hundred and Fifty- fourth street and Bighteenth avenue, this city. Racin SAN Francisco, Cal., Eirst race, five furlongs 1t second, Prind race, five furlongs: |l||l'l\|h|!h:\m second, Mountain L 108, L ono mi third ourth race, five furlongs Tim R second, Nellfe Vin third Fifth race, 'six furlongs: Iris, Trone second, May Pritehard thivd, won, Boy Altus May Bostoy, M pugilist, Dick Burge, called upon Captain A. W. Cooke today and inquired if there was any chance of the Crescent City Athle club of New Orleans giving a purse for hi fight with MeAuliffe, answer was coived from Drosident Noel t6 the ¢feet that | said: “Jim, your pardon has been grin the matter would be considered and Me. | The prisoner betrayed no cmotion. He Auliffe telegraphed to, but the club would | ceived the news by simply bowing his he: 1L give §48,000, | and remarked: **Well, T glad it has come a World's Fair shooting Tourney. Cicago, 11l Dee. 20.—The Sportsman’s association of Tlinois has decided to hold a trap shooting tournament during the | World's fair, the tournament to last one | month. In order to draw sportsmen from all | parts of the country and_Europe it was de- | cided that £50,000 in prizes was to be dis- tributed. i He went to worle as usual this mornin and remained at his post until an officer af prised him that his labors there were over and led him to dre While Dunlap was preparing to | Rowland was introduced porters, who were in the warden’s oflice. I don’t know that I have anything to say, gentlemen,” she remarked. Mrs. Rowland Greets Him, When Dunlap walked into the room Mrs. Rowland rushed across the room with ex- | tended hands, and faco beaming with de | tight. Dunlap appeared to be dazed as he grasped the outstretched hands. ave Mr Ives Eager for Work. New Yorx, Dec. 20.—Champion Billiardist nkIves hassent outan announcement that | dy to play anybody in the world for any part of £10,000 at balk line, the game not alf. up, e Ap to be Less than 4,000 point uight. | Will Mect S With tear-dimmed ¢; he thanked her. Nuw York, Dec. 20.—It is announced that | L8N oo mueh overcomey” he said, “to give ok 3y 2 proper expression the date of the Fitzsimmons-Hall battle, | gfiorts iu tny bk SRR s which oceurs_before the Crescent, City Ath- | time was nearly but it is none the less letic elub of New Orleans. has been changed | welcome to me, you, dear friends, who eh 8 instead of 17 have worked o hard for me m glad’ that o youfind so much satisfaction in knowing CHASING JOE WILLIAMS. that your efforts were not made in vain. To < this dear woman T owe much, and 1 will try Detectives Hunting for the Alleged Polsoner | and repay, as far as possible, the obligation of the Ewings Dunlap then sat down, overcome by his The police detectives ave working hard on | emotion. Then came one of the most pathetic the Ewing poisoning case. Several special | incidents of the morning mvnln‘:“.““”"‘: SR “'\l“‘u” 1 "“. Mrs. Rowland opened her pocketbook and € ing for Jag Williams, the | t,)ing the ring out suid to Dunlap: *Mr. colored man who is suspected of poisoning | Dunlap, my wish has been fulfilled. If it t night Officers Walker and | ¥ fifty years instead of fifteen I would Russell telephoned to the jail that they had | have workéd with as much energy. 1 had the man at #43 South Twenty-fifth avenue, | 4bout given ‘up hope, but 1 meant to be 5 S 2 true to the promise 1 made wy dying and Chief Detective Haze and a couple of | husband.” . Then she veached for' his his men went out there. The place was | right hand and placed on the third surrounded and then Haze went in. - A | fingera thin, plain gold ring. When this search of the house was | wasdone she gave way to a flood of tears. made, but the man they wanted was | She composed herself ina moment and then not there. Some people living in adjoining | Dunlap was escorted into the clerk’s ofitee, houses had informed the police that a col where papers were duly signed and the ed man had been concealed in a coal shed | prisoner was formally released from cus- dusk left his hiding | tody \d wentinto the house, From t Dunlap was one of the men apprehended time on until the officers made the s of the gauz of bank robbers who abstraced the place was watched, and as no one | over £1,600,000 in securities from the North- seen to leave it was supposed that Williams | ampton bank. One of the men turned state's was concealed in some part of the residence, | ¢vidence, implicating Dunlap. He is 50 Just us the ofticers were about toleave, the | years of age. people living there returned home, and ' th From the prison Dunlap, Mrs. Rowland man that was in the coal shed was produced, | and Mr. Jumes were driven to the Pinker- he wasn't the one the police want ton's oftice in this city, where Dunlap wa The actions of the occupunts were satisfac- | g1ven a hearty neand the ; torily explained to the officers | that the agenc lling to in Dr. 0. 5. Wood made a postmortem exam- | any enterprise he might undertake. ination of the little child of Willinm Ewir In compiny with Mrs. Rowlind, vesterday afternoon. The doctor declines | was then driven to the depot, where the to make any statement for publication until | train was taken for New Yor after e s testiried bofore e coroner's T T ur, After the pos) ortes o Stoma of s : N 1 Bl o o O e acomith 0 | Mrs, Rowland in au interviewsald: “What and, us this will tke some time, the coroner | £ Rave done for this man, T would do fo any & Lhis will e Soo thine, the coroner | o clse whom 1 thought was deserving ant f:,';‘l“, 15 yeb decided when he will hold an | 001 thought could be saved, Dunlapouly . am ready to needed a helping hand, and | giveit to him. Idon't like the notoriety, but I am willing to bear it for the suke of my | husband.” Dunlap A Had a Brush with the Kid's Band, Wasiineroy, D. C., Dee. Adjutant General Williams veceived atelegram from | WS oral McCoole at Angeles, Cal, | love with vhich says Captain Myers of the Eleventh | ¢ infantey had o brash with Kidd's band of | wards. When he was arrested for this crime venogade Indians yesterday near it 1 | it nearly broke my heart. My family was Carlos agency, but” the venegades escaped | highly conneeted and the shock was doubly in the darkness. Four detachments of But I did not desert him in his troops are on Kidd's trail ble trouble, and when he was taken to prison I felv it my duty to be at his side When I promised Lim to be a friend and a sister 1o James Dunlap 1 meant to do it, no matter what the consequences were 0w that he is free, he will my aid and money Lo start in an honest business Dunlap, who had_a creditable wa will rece bout 1,000 reply to the questions of a 1 haye no plans yet, as to what I shall do. I shall probably o 'iuto business cither in New York or Chicago. 1 am not a c lins into this crime by foree of LR I have paid the penalty. 1 have uot a dollar in my possession today which has not been carned by honest methods. If Thad been dishonest in my hed 1 might today be & rich an innocent schoolgirl, 1 fell in tt 1 knew nothing about his aracter v as was developed after- Folk Lore 5o ie i Bostox, Mass., Dec, 20 The second und | vih annual meeting of | the Amevican Foll Lore society was held toduy, The day was given up o the discus sion of American Indian folk lore, [ L NEWS OF YESTERDAY, Domenti Tee and low water below 8t. Louis, Mo, rendered gho Misstssippl river dificult to Before the end of the prescn a new tin plate plant will be put in op Ad tion in Bul- Becanse of differ with Mr Bondy, tha Ladics on the labor congress commities of th- World's fulr congress auxi Y Tuesauy ree wed in u body. | H Distriet Court Dolngs, | Thecaseof the trustees of the Wesleyan university of Lincoln against the estate of the late William H. Craigof Kansas City hus now worked its way into the district court of this county, going thereby an appeal from the probate cowrt. Some time before Craig di made a conditional gift of £25,000 to the school. ‘The conditions were never carried out and claim for that amount was filed ag + | estate. The payment wis resisted and upon | the trial in the “probate court Judge | held that thereavas nothing due the univer- sity. Chrlstas day, Is. now be- | 110 have been the vietim of fonl phi State Labor Commissioner Pock of N York denies that ne s going to bring suits for libel aguinst ¢ newspapers for what he | terins Uheir persccution of Lin durlig the re- | cont campain. W. L. Sachiteleboh and Thowus G. Alle araduites of Washing { Touis, Mo, have arrived B u university at Vancouves around th Fon bleyeles ures were many and of an {pter- two of St wor esting i he al yearof cotton munufacturing Brrrawo, N. Y., Dec. 20 J. Corbett’s ex-sparving partner, polished off Fom McCarthy of Olean, N. Y., in twenty eight rounds at the Buffalo Athletic club tonight in one of the best heavy welght battles ever seen in or about this city. The purse was for #,000 und o side bet of §1,000. Over 700 spectators saw the contest and went away well satistiod Daly fairly out-generaled his opponent, His cleverness brought his victory, for his coudi- tion was several degrees below that of Me- Carthy. For the fivst five rounds honors were easy, 'fl"‘ men working well. In the sixth round rihy's eye began to swell and Daly called his attention to it iu a very forcible manner. In the eighth Daly caught Mo- Jim Daly, James { n fons of Fall River, Muss., hus closed hus proved remarkubly prosperous. rly-sIX corporations operating fifiy- | mills have puid o dividends the pasi 2,166,560 on the capital of $19,618,000, or w Of 1104 per cent. corpur Edith M. Selleck wants Policeman Cox to and sgorge #1000 of his wealth and to compel | him to do soshe has con a suit in the distrigt court. In her petition she alle that last month while she was 1. | along Sixteenth street this oficer u i | herand conveyed her to the city jail, where toll, I | she was locked in a cell for ihe space of | Harrison, the toll keeper, to prevent his | thirty minutes aud then released from cus passing. 1 the struggle that, ensaed Haerls | tody | son struck Collins with his fist. Collins died | “\Wajger ¢, Kelley has brought a suit in the | fnd Puesduy Huerison wis dequitted of tho | aistrict court which looks to the cutting o Supreme Justice Smmery of the Order of | the ties that bind him to his wife, Cora I Hull P, o an futer- | Kelleys he would | his bed and board so not return to Indiana, and would resist any | since that date she has attempt to i 10 thit state. He hus | been, [t will b remembered, indleted by the | Indiguapalls grand Jury for frauds fu cor nection w o distribution of the funds of | the order. a | Wedne tried to forco his way ove innatl hridge withio | I | v two years ugo, and | to return | - al Wil Bosum muel Cable, local munager for the Contine: Mr. | ble, | repair will be st Dalywot in | Hi§ PARDON HAS AT LAST BEEN GRANTED | 20.—After fourteen | He | | plied at the South Omaha to the squad of re- | of my gratitude for your | | thinks | sevent day morning thatnottwithstanding the report that the companyy going out of business on account of the m it was its intention to have the bailding repaired as soon as possi and it would be found at the old stand for many years to come. The work of mmenced immediately and the firm hopes to b8 back in its quarters within the next thigly days, if the weather is favorable, while the delay will not much exceed that in any-event 8. A. Orchard & Co.'s safe was found the workmen at the Continental block yester morning. 1t was under a pile of debris in the basement. When opened the books and papers were found ausharmed - TIRED O.F TRAMPING. by m Welter Ends s Wanderings by Hang- ing Himself in Jail, TLast night a tramp, who gave the name of Tim Welter and home his ap s Chicage for a night's jai lodging. He was given o place in a cage and about 1:80 o'clock this morning was found hanging from the iron work over the cell door, stone dead. He had taken a scarf from around his waist and tied it to his neck and then to the iron bars above the doc When rey unfe . then he swung off istered Welter claimed out of to be an tunate employment, but The an inquest this peared to be a regular tramyp. coronet was notified and will hold morning e SOUTH OMAHA. Horrible Story of the Suerings of 8 Tramp's Victim, John Williams, who had lain sick in Grand Tsland until penniless. and attempted to beat his way to Omaha and thenee to Mt ™ ant, Pa., where his mother reside stumbled into the police station last night more dead than alive, and was sent to the county hospital. His feot® badly frozen that he may loso some of his toes His story is a horrible one and evidently true. He says he was_on foot abouts thirty miles west of Omaha Wodnesday traveling with a companion, when about § o'clock in the evening his supposed friend knocked him down, robbed him of his mite of chanee, took his shoes from his feet and left lim lying beside the road to freeze. e lay there until ¥ o'clock yesterday before he was dis covered und was then put ona traiu uud brought to this city. He was tenderly cared for by the police and Commissioner Stanley soon had him safe at the hospital. He con tinually prays that he may be spaved to look into his mother's face once more. were 8o Miscellaneous Notes, The Robert Parks, case was continued to Jannary 7, 1803, Itis expected his aceidental vietim will, by that date, be able to appear in court. The charter committee held a mecting last night and outlined the proposed changes in the city charier to be presented at the citi- zens' meeting tonight, The Ward candy kitchen on N stre tween Twenty-fourth and Twenty fth closed by the sheriff yesterday. Ward been losing money £or Some time, not so much in his business as dutgide of it. The Hatfield family, living at Mstreet the B. & M. tracks in the extreme eastern of tho cit lodized_in u cell at the police station last night, William sought to have his spouse arresied hecause, as he said she was consorting with negroes, and th result was the whole family, consisting of ather, mother, buby and 4-year-old child, went to jail. Kendal & © of Linc market vesterday wish a 2-year old steers, from the i Woodlaw which averaged 1,284 pounds and 30, the loal agaregating the sum . It is only another proof of the thaat blood will ‘tell. The quality may be judged when it is stated that it ‘ta good steers to be worth $.00 now ha attorney was ar- and confined in the city jail v afternoon. He charged with being a suspicious character. 1t is alleged that Rodgers +to the city in company with a womun, who had declived her intention of shooting, at sight, one of the lady microscopists who she alleges has stolen the best part of her husband, viz his affections A strong eflort was made Lo release the lawyer, but without avail. FOUNDTHE SAFE IN GOOD ORDER. th In were on the e of white-fuced r feed yards at Ro: rested by Working on the Ruins of Tuesday Night's Fire. James Byers, the Orchard and Continental blocks, is expected to arrive in the city this morning from Leavenworth, Kan. Yesterday workmen commenced bracing the north and east walls 1o prevent then from collapsing The Orchard safe was found under the debris in the basement yesterday, The safe withstood the tervible ‘heat of the fire, and the combination worked without a hitehl, In the safe was 2600 in currency and the books and papers belonging to the firm. They were all in perfect_condition and not in ¢ least dam Mr, Orchard said last that he had not_decided whether he would re-engage in business. He could not tell any nearer than before published what his loss will be. Mr Mr, owner of the rd was displeased at the report which - circulated regarding the bridge which furnished communication be tween the fourth stories of the two build- ings, and the statement that there would be s result of it being there is incorrect as the story that the fire communi- cated to the Continental block by means of the doors in the five wall. Iron doors pre vented the five from communicating to the Continentul block in that manner. They were closed at the time and rewained closed during the burning of the two buildings. 11 the fire had communicated in that manner the bridge, which is a frame structure, would ainly lave burned, but it was noteven scorched. As @ conscquence there is no grounds forlitigution th nd M. Orchard no difiieuity will be experienced in settling with insurance companies Orel Many Guests ot The members of Division Order of Hiberniuns, had for th Exposition hall last cvening n and gentlemen. The suth annnal ball of the divisi, success in every particular. , Ancient guests at wly 350 ladies the ), and The occasion was it was 1Bzt of | He alleges that the woman deserted | | Contlnental Clotiing cowpuny, said yesier- 1 Hiber flagy was decorated with the colors, und the Amevican was displayed at different points. Above thé platform the beautiful sill American flag and silk banner of the di vision were fastened to the wall, and above the two a handsomadighograph of the Ameri can eagle, ¥ shicld of red, white and blue eh was led by Ser- nt ‘I Mrs. A. A, Keysor, and 210 couples partfiipated, The program neatly arranged. and makes o very tty souvenir of the cccusion At 11 o'clock an_igtermission occurred in the duncing and the @yucers were treated to a fine supper. hall nian —— Plewsaut N 1 Afladr, There wus o pleasant social affair at the Arcade hotel last evening. Some tiwie sit Mrs, Schlank, the widgof Charles Schlank one of the proprictoms was thrown from a sleigh on Dodge glebt and badly injured Sho bas just .“um&l from the effccts of the injuries sustai nd @ number of th lady's friends m..?%._“.,.« a for her. About fifteaifid@nples went to the hotel ‘last cvening, Aaling Mrs. Schlank | completely by st prise. The evening was pleasantly passed with social intercour gad cards. An elegant sup was served, dnd the affair was very enjoyabl sl Painters Union Officers. The members of Painters and Decorators union No. 100 have elected | officers for the coming year Charles Hill: vice president, R. C. Hewitt recording secretary, A. \W. Burt; financial secretary, T, A. Bowler: tréasurer, T, Land green; warden, W. Ritchic; conductor, G Grave B Closter is Wanted. Detective Vaughn left last night for Ash- land, Neb., to arrest and bring back William Closter, who is wanted here for obtaining money under false preten Eli Brown is the compla nt. 1t is alleged that Closter obtained $1,000 from Brown on security which afterwards turned out to be worth less. surprise following President the ‘THE\' SANG AN OLD SONG | Princeton’s Gloe Olub and Banjo Picke | | | Entertain an Omaha Throng, | ONE NIGHT OF ORANGE AND BLACK They Palnted the Town in Trae Preshyt | | Fashion M College Musie by College Wiho Were There and What They Did, Carmina ¥ very ownest own boys ing vincetonin ! And Dr. todo the MeCosh's carminat Boyd's new theater was filled far hayond its seating capacity of floor and with one of the most brilliant audiences ever gathered together in Omaha. dress, ever en 1 wais unusally en wearing Evening 1o idence. on such an oecasion many of the ladies the colors;of Royal Nasun. Orange and black were the draperies of both tiers of Or and black the cloth that curtainwise hung within the prosceniun: Palms and fronded ¢ on cither side of of which was filled sentment of the twice natural, rampant, of a forepaw fastened in what was « heaving flank of a mild-eyed doe boxes, nge was ergreens were banked St 18 with the elaw st the That tiger confidently scornful curve La glitter in his eye ht it that made the rent shudder and tl the hardshell Presby terian. McCosh and the Princeton had a questionin n his muzzle electrie light eay tator m Dr. ism of P faculty as the 8pec for a Briggs and ent nk of Fit Frame for Lovely Fletu The theater never looked fit frame and sctting for Omaha's beauty that geumed its auditorium, But though the orange and the black luninated the brilliant scene it did not extinguish several prefer The violet blue of Yale hung from the outer walls of one stage box and from an other box a crimson and white banueret gave token that the children of another al mater were present and loyal to t acndeme among the pines of Minnesota the now scholastically famoms Fairbault deed, it were safe to say that every colle Yenown in the country was remembered by one or more of its alumni in_the Boyd last cvening, whiie sons of “Trin Scotin's’ quartet of universities and Ly land’s Oxford felt the theill of other days and the fine freemasonry of collegiate chuin ship as they looked on und listencd It was inspiring. What i and hall glees to this winnin, hearts? Questioning Ladics elapped dainty glov ardor almost as intoxicat But—Carmina Princotonia ! and the P tonians who sang them and thramimed dolin and banjo e, power of i vain 1 hands w man Songs and the Singers, The program was the' presented in the good old colleze way. A laudamus to +Old Nassau.™ redolent of revo lutiouary reminiscence, held first place, and strenuous reverence by the glee club, The choir is well balanced \d sings fairly well, evide praise orthy attention to the conductor's baton. The ‘banjo club then rendered Sousa's “Washington Post March® with conside vim, and, of course, wus enco All but every nimberof the program, indecd, was encored in_ the time-honored manner of col- lege concert audicnces, and most of them de served to b it now Horace such an that is song sual college one and is '55 s01 and the in to with a little nonsen was recommended Mann “not misbecoming,” by authority as Horace ole—and just the college anpus 111 the antediluy ‘frain about the Znyder Zeo took the house imiensely, Mr. McAlpin's ineonsequential Tyro udenza runming through it like a silver i, or “a voice far up the height,” was charming to a degree. The music of De Koven's hunting song i Robin Hood" was appropriated to accom- pany the merviest, maddest medley ever Then the mandolin club made its the usual encore, and gave a dainty rendering of a carressingly sug- gestive little senerata by Moszkowski Acaprice by Gilder opened the second part and was followed by the songof the colors A k of Rogers, 03, has a boy who and wol endite,” as The good old “Nell Was o Lad 1l sung by Second Harding and the glee clu Carpenter, has culled and mixed the best of Do Koven's “Robin_Hood,” and his **potpourri” had full justice done it by the mandolini Some of the Best Things. The best of the program was the last Part 11 made everybody wish for more. 'he “Steps Song” ‘was the best thing musically on the program, but the glee club was not quite so b it as in its other numbe west triumph of the eve fell o Mr. Tarkington, whos: ing of “It's All Over Now™ was beyond criticism. Mr. Tarkington's voice is a sound, serviceable busso. aud the luzubrious, air v i which he told the story of the varying fortunes of the s Browns was ivresistibly funny. Noth ing could be better: it was artistic beyond and his song of the Dago fruit ,Sung in answer to an overpowering cucore, was only less successful, The role Love Song a luscious Dbit of melody, by the combined force of the three clubs, brought the program to a close all too s00n The Ovidian dictum: “Abeunt studw in mores has lost something of its authority in the mind of last evening’s audience: or can it be--disturbing thought!—that study in the preseribed Presbyterian preserves of Princeton is ) entively aud irretricvabi inconsistent as it scems with appreciation of the merrsscarmaznoles of the latest farce comedy? Howe'er it be, Om warm corner in its heart for th ovange and black tigers and ealls after in reply to th rkindly cheer for the « Ra ! Ra! Ra !~ Sisss—Boom—Ah-h! Pruice. ton SPrinceton's all right ns on canne sonwes Father Chay w s put it vende: Come a SOCIETY'S OCCASION, Omala's People W Tribute ence to Princetonia. yellow and black flo: [ Pres- While the folds from every point of vantuge, fi and brac stillu fairer in the color scheme as pre buds of fashion, who we od in aivy ots, scene was found nted by the rose out in great nur bers to houor the men from Princeton There were voscbuds clothed in clinging white, in palest blue, in radiant scarlet with opera cloak thrown back, disclosing white shoulders and perfectly rounded throats, soft gloved hands beat an enthusiastic welcome as the old familiar melodies came forth from young lungs, sung with 2080 that made it all th “Nellie Was o Lady which the undergrad well und loved, receiy fromn the newer girvls of the aucient regime. Days,” sung as only bovish more delightful *that dear old in 43l 1 a royval r they recogni And Old ( young hearts can si it, sung with the resinous scent of the pi il one's nostrils, rought back old ussc tions with mafly an awkward grown positively graceful as he sang neath the trees that dot the guadrangle old Princeton in summer evenings. and more guve b beat 1o the heart of many a fuiv givl present in the auditorium and she fell to wondering if the dead days will never be resurrected “The boxes were all filled by 1 people, many of whom had fric wore of the ibs, and it was li fairy land set down in Omaha ber night to see all the lavish tlowers and gowns and pretty girls 0 girl 50 w collegiu it at All shade rosentative ds in one or e section of on a Decem display of In the Boxes, Box A, lield the governor of Nebrask: Mrs. Boyd, and the governor's daughte sou-in-law, Mr. und Mrs, Ellis Bievbower. Box B, wus occupied by Mr. Heran Kountze, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith, Mr. Will Doane, Miss Kountze, Miss Boss uud Mr. Charles Kountze. Miss Kountze wore a sweet gown of white satin unrelieved by trinuuiug of auy kiud and eption | and | rable | | her b | the | Central oxc oves wore lavge QOWN was ampire in style. Mrs. Arthur Smith wore a beautiful tume of and taffeta trimmed with green tulle Miss Boss appeared in o silk costume with L Box C w party and . ' UHE BEAT OUT HER BRAINS | Frightful Use of a Hammer Made by an In- nt sane Towa Husband, Al Mis N MURDERED HIS WIFE IN A FIT OF RAGE A continuation ntained Mr. Davis, st Latham Davis, M vtie Kountze Lemon, Mr. Ay Ko ) Miss Gertie Kountze graced o sweet f white satin while Miss Temon lemon wed gown tha Box D, on the east, was taken Mrs, Thomas Swobe, Dy ignht and Miss Tot Latey Swobe wore a black made Empire sty le Box 1. was_occupied Lie Mrs. Wright, Miss Bessio Yat son, Captain Crowdor, My Miss Bessio Yat her recent brides. maid costume of white mulle and and carried a bouquet of chr themunn Miss Johnson wore a pretiy yel Mrs. W a white silk Box I, which had vard displayed on hoth s taken by Col Miss White My rown was in by Mr, and and Fd Swobe | Mrs s of & Bloody Ceime ¢ Moines cdth mitted at Dos Ofense the Contes and rendere and whitc b, enant and Miss ather Drake Des Morses, gram to T and wid Ta Ber known zon of this city Do, 20.—[Spocial Petor Sutter, and Tole- and old quite wealthy eiti- about 10 o'clock this morn- s wifc iking her on Sho died {nstantly sdown town and sur- authorities and in onfessed mury the past thicty years Sutter has res iful Temon | Sided about ciehteen miles novth of this city sselline do | near Polk City, 11 all o of whom live on his farms north of the city, In tal 1y Sutter t thi <o, while lving near Dolk City, he adyer that in response o named Teresa Ho employed L week, wanting cared to pay, and littlo < o the head with and th by st the standard of \ lammer f the oper M S Miss Har \ muy vea and Boston il Nelsio | jail, a s Johu | gy is now whi orer, lias seven children, i ing of tho trag id that abo oar man Box 1% M, il and My Box 1 B\ Licutenant and My and Mrs Tward Dickins Box M, Mr._and M covk and the Mis. Box N, the \ly work Gi Misses Lowe, My, W Others Who Were There, In the body eral and Mrs Sheridan, ¢ and Mrs. My (I formed varmest feiendshi | aby had 1 mavriod to the mar- 1o afterwards husband living in ) they wer Lio him b 1 widow had a of the hou Bro « stain and Mrs Worden, Dr s, dohn 1 were notice Ayers, ( and Mrs, Speuser Webstor, M. aud My R R, Ringwalt, Mr. and Mrs, Hussoy, My and Mrs, B, B. Wood, Mr, and Mis, Victor Caldwell, Me and Mys. DL C Patte YRS STOLCONS! and Mres, Casper I3 Yost, Mrs, Ldw farm, but after t Rosewater, Mr. and Mrs. N, 1. Feil, M TRIUSEditD 1o Ve Mrs. Wil Millard, v, and _ Mrs, i L e P Kimball LR Mbs i to keep hor in clegant style in the eity. Mi AMLS S BB He hamored this whim and they took My sHE R DI up theiv residence in University Place, but Al M AR even this did not satisfy tho bride. They Buiive; DI ancMis: Coltiinn, M and quarrcled almost constantly. Titeir dis- AdIDI Moyier, My, tid Mrs W, N srecments at first were always smoothed cock, Mr, ond Mrs, 1a Peck, M, and over, but durine the past six nionths hardly Hal McCopd} Miss [jims, My, Dina Land 1 da passed that they did not have troubl R e e Their disngreement this morning culminated V61 MTINE aBaE Taipe DRVLS M in - Lot wordy war, Mrs. Sutter dec Branch, Mr ST that unless he gave her 10,000 in- cash Mr, and Mws. Dan malce him'a pauper and ruin his chil- AHOL A MERE O W ren. She made other threats, which M, Jentlo: Gntes, Mi Sutter eould not vemember distinetly, and TOHREA S MASHANT while she was cursing him, he claims ho A, Paxton, jr., Mr piciced up something and struck her on the Mr. and Mrs % Mr, and Mrs, 12, R 3 f 2 1 1 and SN C 5 : s the wound in hee head brought him to Connell, Dy, and ) sonses. He bent over her, saw she was nd H, O Akir \ icad, and then realized the cuormity of his Rogers, Dr. and Mrs hastly erime. He placed a revolver to his g Vit Josenl B lead ting to add suicide to the mur- BHEL N AN der, s cowaze failed him and he R nRE AT Do tho thing to do_would be to TRV S ME RSO MR ST tubail | #ive himself up tothe police. Mr. Sutter is Mr. and Mrs, George 1. Pri " M. and | X ity and county Mus, Joseph MekKenna, My s Warren | 41 nd has always be 2 Mr, and Mes, J. H Mrs, O, | citizen, a eonscien- M. Carter, Mrs. Newion Bavial Car man_of good habits, roll Carter. the Misses MeCague, Miss Burns Johin Sutter, living in Miss Lozier, Miss wily Wale Miss Mrs tho nubs on, : living in Des Curtis, Miss Douane, Miss Willian Miss % years old, preposs it McKenna, Miss McClel Mrs. 1ou e e et 1 o e and hus - alway's borne a good wed that sh Ohle Changed Atter the Mareinge. Before they were d mare o live nony Dos Moines his wealth o ays Mr. Sut- 1 him on his positively and insisted uld afford Vi and M Mus. 11, and blood flowing Jud best A nen e the « idents, woked | tious ( i v ther, wa Hand Mrs. Wirtz, Mr. and s, Willim Wallace, the Misses Waliace, D and Mrs. Gifftord, Mr, and Mrs. Cady Mr. and Mes, W. G, Stoan, Mr, and Mrs, K. Cha Mr. Meday, Judge Ogden iss Ogden, Miss Ammell, Max Meyer, Diclk anle Hamilton,” Art_Guiou, Chat (rk Redick, Mr. Crofoot, Mr. Cur Mr. Fanfield. Mr. Baldridge, M Charles How, Mr. Cartan, Mr, | vz Barlow. Mr. Will MeCague, M Mr. Wiison, Some of the Costiumes. Mrs, Dan W of bluck vely ity w Miss Imil gown of hefiotrope made. Miss Mills of Des M b wa Lowil, was entirel liss Cu wore an hina sills Miss MeClelland wore black lace and jet it lace bertha TO CONTROL THE RAILROADS, hors Execative O of Different ¥ Lzations in Conference, Croan Ravins, Ta., Dee. 20.—[Spe am to Tue Bee. | hor Organs il Telo- A most im portant meet- the different is being held in this oftices of the Order of Railway Those in attendance are: J. and master, W. A. Chap- and P. H. Morrise, st the Brotherhood of Railway Teainmen: John 13, Wilson, grand master, and John Downey, vice grand mas- Lof the Switchmen's associntion; K. . ke, grand chief, and W. P, Daniels, md secretary, of the Order of Railway Jouductors: D, G. Ramsay, ¢ i D, Thurston, rand rder of Railw pher: 't lace 3 Grand Chief Clark this cvening gave out Miss Kinzie, a pale white crepo. the following statement. The meeting here Mus. Smith, pink brocaded silk. | has been considering the question of federa- Mrs. Edward Peck, a handsome yellow | tion as In organizations. One plan crepe : : | would be the federation of the organizations Lhe assembly which followed the con themselves which if adopted would be bind- t the Millar brilliant and was ingonall the members wherever treated. semblies hefor Another plan, a system of federation which sapped that da would I the matter in the hands of the vigor. And the members employed on o system of railway, < will remember Omaha | 1o d 15 to whether or not it should be for here they received | qdopted by them, and if adopted would be more genuine hospitality tha e | binding only on the members cmployed on teur and that's something that ¢ may | such systoms us ndopted oud of A committee consisting of eeption at tive from cach organization pleasant, and sented and instracted to dr: ) ideas as to Low west mit to the convention, 1§ approved by that loole, But then the s may 10t | hody ivwill be referred to the representi- be without fruit in the wide advertising | tives of each nization soparitly and which metropolis will receive from the | yfter each has adopted it for itself, it will Princeton under graduates | be decided whether a general federation or - | system will be ndopted ov whether uo. feder- PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. | ution AU A baa Whothounol e | To Inte Cunan Ravins, | to Tug Brr cting of the Towa ation ever held Amotig other resol ted “That the devoted to the t Voss, 1r. Bishop, M. Tom Kel executive ofticers of vailway orga | city at the | Conductors, S. Wilkinson, man, vice fzations we a b f0Wwn | in a new white, effectivel le of the o ite pale blue ch D ing weh of v th its maha a represent RS fta plun o sub- Happy Hollow was won the s have rn farmhous havmless jok Joe Bartley of Atkinson is at the Millavd. W. W. McKenny of Blair is at the Dellone, A. V. S, Saunders of Beatrice the 1xton 2. 8. Burne of Wed Merehints. Asa K. Leonavd of Norfolk the Mill 1. L. Huston of the Arcade S. €. Warren the Barker ight t the Public Dee. 20.—[ The most State Teachers associ- to a ¢ today. us, the following were nest annual session bo educationnl problems seeding the attention of educators, citizens, authropists and legislators.” The ers of Towa asic the authorities and the blie to do all that law can mplish in Suppressing the vile, the v and the ¢ in diterature. The motion to muke Des st wnent location of the associition was tabled. The educational couneil for the next year will be composed of the following: M. L. Ovey, H. . Seorle I3, W, Stanton, H. 1. Kreatz, I, ¥, Bister, W. M. Beavdshear, R, C. Bareett and Frank Sessions. 1l Tele- iccessful pec is ut sing Water, is at the | | adoy Kearne of Lincoln, was at the Bar- S. Sunoeder of Columbus at the Murray Johu L. Marshall of at the Merct D. . MeEnte Dellone lust ni, 2. P. Reynolds known throughout ton William T% Coud Cit D, is in the Paston T is registered Lincoln Plattsmout] v railroad is at [ the fdizacion Waived Exam Stovx Ciry, Ta, Dee, wto e Bee)—J. T vest for blackmail, estortion | courts for an unlawful purpc examination und been held Lo the g ind in default is insjail Atlee Hart who was delegate-at-lavgo from Nebraska to the republican national | conyention and represeuted Nobraska on the | vepublican ratification committee has been srvested for blackmail in ction with Lowis and will have the pre Ay exam- ination Ltomorrow west lo- »wis under ar- and the a capit city, a Rapid M S at the 15ing J. Bell horseman' of that t he Arcade Jotn 1. Sutton of Lincoln, secretar the National Land Leagoe of Amervica the city, stopping at the Merchant Charley Abbey, the wel who played with St. Paul Western association, terdny. He is wintering 1alls City Willimn A. Heaton proof department of the paid Tue Bee a featernal call last Mr., Heaton hiis heen grouse hunting northwest corner of this state, Prof. L. 8. Cornell of Denver s Tay, wrriving yesterday afternoon Cornell was for eight yeurs superinte of public instruction of the state of (' and is now secrctary of the Green Basin Land and (% PN Y At the Mercer Becbe and (. Boecbe, Grand Island G Glazior 1 Baker, Kdgar: D, J. V. Boghtol, Friend ; W W. Woods. M. " King, W. C. Austin, W. K Korman, . A, Graham, M. D.," 1 V. Chand lev, dohn L. Marshall Aldu colu; Sol Blateky, § Ta.; G kel Fremont; 5, W Kunsis Ci B. Adams, Denver Criseaao, 111, Dec Tue Bre. | ~The foll vegistered here toda A. Barnes and wif Baker, Lincol Omaha. Richelieu wife, Omaha, Leland Omaha NEw Youk, Doc, 20 Tue Bee.| 0. J. Foser den Bros., Westininste buyer for 8. Oberfelder poxtiot Tilden, n well § o e nown state, is o i in imi known left ficlder. ad - Columbus 1 the cit his home in Inth Croanr Ravin vim to T Bey who have work on in the | held # most enjoyable the absence of Di Miss Ora 1. Miller About twenty inter A SLiLe 1saC row n Art, Ia., Dec, # pecial [Tele- About forty Towa avtists in this city meeting today, In Jolmson of Davenport, of this city presided. sting papers were vead. intion will be organized tomor superintendent New York of ’n’:":;u exhibition the Prof dent orado River at - roc o Keeping the ) New Yok, Dec Dy tery met agair coutinued the discussion t Dr. Briges oneluded Bliss not been reached wight extend over ¥ the members ure pledgad winister, Lowever, announ 114 give o synopsis of thi Press Lomorrow Ings 5 " New York pres- cret session and of the charges AL o'clock the sion The today in agail wil M M that the voting had nd thut the discussion to socresy d that he proceedings for cinl Telezram 1o Nebraskans are At Northern - £ Paimer 4% A A Munroe Burchard and Vandervoort, One J - It DIED. Paul ” - Nitices 0f Ave [(es or loss wnder (his conts; eaeh additional Une ten cents BLAKE |I|-l Ottumwa, 1o BETEBENY t—Louls ., aged b years und b wonths, at family residence, 1628 North Ninteenth street. Funersl wdiy st 2 p. we frow residence, Special Telegram to e, buyer for Hay 5. Oberfelder ‘ Co., Broadway | | lence of her dai Funers [ Tuter yat 8p. o Howe. Neb., Dec to Tue Bee. | Chureh Howe, who has been at Hot Springs, Ark., the past month, re rned Lodsy w perfoct health, l 20, [Special Telegram