Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 19, 1893, Page 5

[+ THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1893 LISCOLY BANK LITIGATION ! Failure of the Nebraska Savings Bank Will Oanse Many Law Suits, - NE OF THE SHAREHOLDERS IN COURT Bald to Mave Neen Imposed Upon by Cash- for Tingley In Purehasing the Stook ~Affairs of the pleal Natlonnal. Lixeors, Aug. 18.—[Special to Tran Bee.]— There s a fair prospect that a number of law suits will grow out of the faflure of the Nobraska Savings bank. The firstof what 18 likely to be a series of suits was filed in the district court this foremoon and is brought by Van Valkenburg & Son of this city, K. R. Tingloy, cashier of the broken bank, and Receiver Morrell being the de- fondants. The plaintiffs allege thaton No- vember 23, 1802, Tingley was indebted to them in the sum of $M46. In order to settlo this indebtedness he induced them to purchase from him forty-throe shares of the bank’s stook, representing to them that it was valuable stock, as the bank was in a prosperous condition. But #20 had been paid in on each share, but the stock was represented to be worth at least $22 per share. They now allége that the bank was not in a prosperous condition and that the shares of stock were valueless, Being convinced of these facts they de- clined to pay tho assessment on their stock last June when it was made by order of the State Banking board, but tendered the forty-three shares back to Tingloy and de- manded their money. Tingley refused to repurchase the stock. They now ask the court to cancel the transfer of the stock from Tingley to themselves and restrain Receiver Morrell from collecting the balance on the assessment. They also ask judgment against Tingley for $046. Bome Original Specifications. The men who are going to law over the sottlement of the Capital National bank im- brogiio are puzlidg their brams for new ideas upon which to base a suit against the directors of the defunct institution. The limit has not yet been reached for several new allegations were made to the clerk of the district court today in a case filed against the directors of the bank by Uriah Gault. When the bank went down he had on deposit subject to check £3,220.34, and also o certificate of deposit for §1,000. In his pe- tition he alleges that the directors did not sttend to thefr duties, but permitted the vresident and cashier to mako loans in ox- cess of the legal limit to themselves and oth to the amount of several hundred thousand dollars, all of which is a total loss. Itis allegea further that the directors stated that the capital stock was all paid in, when as a matter of fact it was not; that it had not been earning its running expenses for several years; that this fact was weil known to the directors, who could have saved the bank if they had exercised ordinary business prudence. Heard in the Distrler Court Rooms, The work of straightening the crooked channel of Salt creck 18 to bo delayed until cortain law cases can be dragged through the equally crooked channels of litigation. The attorneys representing the sanitary mmission today filed an appeal from the port of the appraisers, who had assessed the damages to the following pieces of property: Bridget Kelly, $0i3; Wi fughes, $3; Martha K. Stewart, The property is alllocated near the fair grounds. The Rock Islana people are disposed to fight the cases brought against them for damages caused by their action in running their line of railroad through East Lincoln. They insist that the plaintiffs inall the suit be compelled to specify in detail the exa amount of damages resulting from the blow- ing of the whistles and the ringing of the bells, how much by reason of smokef cinders, how much on account of the dc ion of street cars and how much by reason 8 of sleep. W. M. Riadell has brought suit to efect Margaret Krumnack, John Davis and Wil lism McLaughlin from property which he clnims to own on the corner of Tenth and V streets, Judgo Lansing today granted a marringo license something out of the usual order. The groom was but 21 and the prospective bride 17. The young miss had the written consent of her parents and both were mado happy by the license. Clerk of the District Court Baker returned today from a trip to the World’s fair. Mado a Little Complaint, Some twenty or more citizons of Kimball county, living in and near the village of Kimball, today presented a formal com- plaint to the secretaries of the State Board of Transportation. They have tried to snduce the Union Pacific to put in a crossing over its tracks on_Chestnut street, the prin- cipal street in the village, Tho street is also the main section iinc, and they are of the opinion that suitable facilities should be provided for crossing. “The Elkhorn today filed a_domurrer with the secrotaries of the State Board of Trans- portation to the petition of J, L. Dart for trausfer switches at Plainview and O'Neill, The company alleges in the demurrer that the complaint does not state a cause of action; is not sufficient in law, and that the railroad company ought not 1o be required to file an answer. Another Delay Granted. Last nv?uhu,' Judge Novval of the supreme court filed an order with the clerk of the court granting the stockholders of the de- funct Nebraska Savings bank another ex- tension of time in which to file & bond con- ditioned upon their payment of all cla against tho bank. The time 18 now tended until the 80th of the present month, and on that day Judge Norval will listen to the arguments of the attorneys to the three sides of the case. There are three conflic! ing interests to be settled. The stockholders desire two years time in which to liquidate their indebu A majority of the stock- holders have employed an attorney to con- vince the court that the required time should be granted, while other depositors who are dissatisfled with the arraugement will be represented by attorneys who will contend that the stockholders should be required to Jiquidate their indebtedness in less than two yoars. Gosslp at the State House. State Treasurer Bartley, chairman of the State Banking «Board, states emphatically that if the law will give the board an opportunity at all to proceed against th bond investm companies that are now engaged inn somewhat questionable busi- ness in the state action will be taken. He says further that all three members of the ‘board are unanimous in their disposition to fight the companies and that the statement published in the Omaha World-Herald yes- terday to the effect that Auditor Moore was Molding out against the other two members of the board was eutirely false, Auaitor Moore also states that there is not a word of truth in the Omaha paper's somewhat elaborute statement. There are some mndications that the lessees of the state saline lands are grow- {og fmpatient over the delay on the part of the board in acting upon their applications 10 purchase the lands under the new law. Neither the commissioner of public lands | and buildings nor the governor, both of whom | will have 10sign the deeds, will take any action in the matter at present. ‘There are Rrave suspicions that the law as signed by the goveruor is defective, and pendiug an {nvastigation the applications are suspended. Stole a Valuable Horse, 11 8. H. Burnham, cashier of the American Exchange National bank, was not a church- {‘uhm man and a regular attendant ubon the hursaay eveniug prayer meetings he would not have passed through the somewhat ex- citing adventure that fell w his lot last night. While he and his wife were at the First Congregational church some one untied his horse and phaetou which had been left on the outside and drove away. He reported the fact to the police as soon as he discov- ered the absence of the horse. The animal is a pacer with & record inside of the was 8:00 “class, and he little nervous over just A rious appearanc y Deputy Sherin Langdon was notified and shortly 8fter 10 o'clock tho ofticer and Mr. Burnham #u scouring the city. Shortly before a bt they saw a horse und phaeton turn b Eleventh street in the vicinity of ¥ hey recoguized 1t at ouce and started iu pursmt. The oscupants were a man and & woman, both of whom sprang out and started to run, In jumping out to follow Sherift Langdon fel) heavily to the ground and seriously injured his right shoulder. Burnham followed tho man and fired several shots after him, but he finally escaped. The woman ran down an alley and was stopped by a policeman, who was in entire ignorance n{lho facts. She hurriedly told him that two men were behind her bent on killing each other. Her story, together with the shots fired from Burnham's revol ver, started the excited policeman after the fighting men and the woman got away. The horse was recovered, but not further traces of the fugitives were discovered, Violated the Exelse Law. Richard Tiernan is the proprietor of a #aloon 1n the Depot hotel bullding, but if the complaint flled against him in police court can be sustained, it appears that he has not sold liquor with strict regard for the regu- Iations imposed by the statutes and the ordi nances. He was arrested last nighton the charge of selling liquor to Oscar Bell and Charles Nelson. He gave bonds and secured & continuance until September 18, R. E. Hawkes, a druggist doing business in the Alexander block, on the corner of Fourteenth and O streots, will also dance on the carpet before the excise board on September 16. Ho made a fatal mistake of selling whisky to the city detective, who wanted it purely as a beverage. Big Hole In a Sewegy The Board of Public Works is bending all its energies today in repairing a gaping hole in the big storm water sewer at the corner of Tenth and N streots. The recent rains seemed to have played sad havoo with a piece of work that has heretofore been con- sidered impervious to the assaults of the elements, The sewer is a very large one, running from Eleventh to Seventh streets on N. At the corner of Tenthand N the south wall caved in and the adjoining bank went with it, leaving a hole in the street large enough for the basement of an ordi- nary sized house. The ;lm-lng, a part of the curbstono and a street lamp were carried into the hole. Fortunately the roof of the sower had not given way, and the work of repairing will be comparatively easy. It was feared that the cave-in had weakened the walls of tho four-story Bohannen block at the corner, but a careful examination proves that they are as sound and strong as over, Lincoin in Brief. John F. Hall, & workingman living at the corner of Twentieth and X streets, hada log broken this afternoon while assisting in running a threshing machine, Charles Melson, tho youth arrested yes- terday for stealing a hat from Kier's store, was discharged this afternoon, his father sottling all costs. Lowis Nefsky is once morea free man, the man who had him arrested for pedaling fruit failing to appear when thecase was called fu police court this morning. Fremont Notes and Personnals, FRENONT, Aug. 18.—|Special to Tue Bre.] —The fifth annual meeting of the Old Set- tlers association of Dodgo county has been announced for Monday, September 11, at the Chautaucua grounds near thi Presi- dent Nyo defines the qualific bershipto bo a residence in Nobraska for twenty-five years. The death of Francis Ellick, fathor of F. I Ellick of the Farmors and Merchants bank, was announced yesterday, at the age of 80 years. - Mr. Ellick was one of the old settiers and a highly respected citizen. Company K, Nebraska National Guard, once the pride of this city, was mustered out yesterday and passed over its equip- ments, The Smails boys have received notico o the death of their uncle, Rev. John Leving- ton, an eminent author and devine, at Detroit, Mich. Among Fremont’s cltizens who left yester- day for tho World's fair were: Mrs. W. R. Wilson, Mrs. C. H. Winship, Mrs. Thad Quinn,’ Mrs. R. B, Huzen and davghter, Gertle, Miss' Alice Frooman, Mr. and Mrs, W. C. Wiley, Mrs. Will Blackman, Mrs. Alfred Nelson and Miss Osie Avbott. vernor Crounse was in the city today on his_return from West Point, whero ho spoke before the Old Settlers association. Work was commenced yesterday on the new school house on North Broad streef The funeral services of Francis Ellick were beld tuis afternoon from tho Catholic church. “The Chautauqua management held a meet- ing yesterday and decided to charge all so- cieties that bienic on its ground a small fee. These courtesies have heretofore boen free. Rev. ana Mrs, Buss left last night to at- tend thie funeral of his sister, Mrs, William J. Scott, at Burlington, Ta. The crop of hemp raised by the Fremont Binder Twine company this year is large and is now belrig cut. The Lever Woolen mills have already placed thoir products on the market and they are pronounced excellent. Prof. Fowler hus acceptod the principal- ship of the Blair schools. Will Evans, one of the Elkhorn dis- patchers, hasgone to Columbus, O., for a two woeks vacation. President Clemons of the Normal has re- turned from Chicago. Tom Hutchinson, for years the lifeof a local paper of this city, wasin Fremont with Mrs. Hutehinson yesterday. Graud Islund’s Reunion, GRAND IsLAND, Aug. 18.—(Special to Tue Bee.]—The reunion committee is not doing things by halves. It has secured two more companies of national guards, one from New Yorke and the other from Stromsburg. Harry Harrison and Colonel Evans left this morning for Omaha and Lincoln on impor- tant reunion matters. J. R. Meagher will join them at Columbus. Governor Crounse has pledged the committee ;that he will be with it during the Week, and Adjutant \Gen- oral Gage will have his headquarters tent pitehed and stay from August 25 til camp is broken up. The latest rounion supplies to arrive at the camp are 3,000 rounds of cart- ridges and fifteen kogs of powder, the latter to be used for the bombardment during the sham battle, when the old cannon will be pressed into active service, The camp is now a fair representative of the far west in years gone by, buildings a pearing as if by magic to do service as hotels and bootns, and twenty-fivo men are placing the tents in position for the veterans. Work of Nebraska Burglars. Hastinas, Aug. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Last night a carpenter shop on Third street was broken into wnd three chisels stolen, which were used in effecting an entrance into Willlams' grocery store. Nothing was taken there and the thieves proceeded to ¥. G. Russell's hardware store three blocks away and enterod through the front door by means of a skeleton key. Here $200 worth of knives were stolen along with fifty or seventy-five razors, eight fine revolyers, two silver watches and a quantity of ammunition. One of the stolen chisels was found ou the counter this morning, The thieves have not yet been apprehended. NenraskA CIy, Aug. 18,—Svecial Tole- gram to ‘l'ue Bee. | —The safe at the Missouri Pacitic freight offico was blown open last nightand rifled. The thieves sccured about #50 and a number of time checks for various amounts. The work was evidently done by experienced hands. Will Do Without Electrio Lights, Hastinas, Aug. 18, —(Special Telegram to Tug Bee.)—The Hastings Klectric Light company and the city council bave become involved in a dificulty, aud as a result of the misunderstanding the city will be dark for some time. The council, the electric light company oficials declare, has been in the habit of cutling the monthly bills avout 10 per cent and takiug & vouple of weeks Lo set- tle. Lhis, they claim, takes all the profits. Today arrangemeuts were made to discon- tinue the street service and toshut down the plant at midpight. By many it is thought the trouble will end in the introduction of an electric light plant in connection with the witer works system counducted by the muni- cipality. Plattsmouth Crlminuis for the Pen, PrarrsyouTH, Aug. 18.—(Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Shenft Tighe this morning went to Lincoln with Charles Hamilton, sentenced to a term of one year iu the peni- tentiary for forgery, and John Conway, sen- tenced to fourteen months for burglary. Last night an attempt was made 10 rob W. T. Rutherford's residence, but the noise awakiug Rutherford, he gave chase, shoot- ing twice at the burglar, but wishout effect. e Leuvenmark dives tonight Courtland, SCOTT'S ~ POSITION ~ FILLED Holt Oounty's Treasurer Declared to Be a Defaulter, REWARD OFFERED FOR HIS ARREST Grand Jury Oalled to Investigate the Cir- cumstances Under Which the Large Amount of Funds of the ®inL, Aug. 18.—[Special Telogram to Tnr Brr.)—Judge Marshall’s deotsiondn the Hayes-Scott ouster caso was handed down today. It was favorable to Hayes and he was therefore duly installed as county treasurer this morning. Soott has not yet shown up. The Board of Supervisors met in special session today to take such action to o recover the county money taken by Scott as is necossary, Tho following resolution was adonted : Whoreas, The county treasurer of Holt county has absconded with a large amount of the money of Holt countys an Whoreas, It is generally believed that money belonging 'to the county has been loaned to gortain residonts of this county by Barrott COLt; al Whérens, We aro further informed that some $50,000 of county money was taken by cortaln partios from the vaults of tho trensury in February, 1892, and shipped to Omaha; now, therofors, be 1 Resolved, That Hon. M. P. Kincald, tho district court of Holt cous horeby roquosted to make an ordof directing the calling of a grand jury for the September, 1893, term of district court to Investig sald matters and sueh Other MALLors as may como bofore 1t. Judge Kincaid made an order in com- pliance with the resotution and the jury was accordingly called. The session of the grand jury promises to be a lively one, A telegram was recelvod this eveniog by the sheriff asking how badly Scott was wanted in this county. The Board of Super- visors at once offered 81,000 reward and in- suructed the shoriff to wire the party from whom the telegram was received. The telo- gram said Scott could be secured if desired. A large amount of litigation will grow out of the treasurer’s defalcation. Hackod with & Corn Knife. GREENWOOD, Neb., Aug. 18.—(Special Tale- gram to Tik Bee.]—Today Joseph Martin and George Smith came together with corn knifo ana shotgun. Smith, with the shot- gun, claims to have property, while Martin claims the Martin’s' daughter undertook to gather grapes on the piace, and Smith, doubting her rights, turned loose his bees on her and drove her away. The hired man thought he Judge ot ho and would protect his face and wy it but Mr. Smith tore oft the mask and set a whole hive after him and he retreated. Then Martin with his corn knife came to the frontand suc- ceeded in almost severing the hand from Smith's arm. Justice Maxwell's Popularity, FreyoNT, Aug. 18.—[Speciul to Tae Bre.) —There was general rejoicing here on the announcement that appeared in Tue Bee today that Judge Maxwell would be a candidate before the republican state con- vention for renomination to the state su- preme bench. It is a fact that the people of Dodge county put implicit confidence in the ability and integrity of Chief Justice Max- well, and that sentiment is not confined to party nor influenced by partisan considera- tions. While it is true that there are dis- senters, this class only numbers those who are sorg over some of his nonpartisan judi- cial opinions. Now Company Mastersd Ln. Davip Crry, Aug. 18.—[Special to Tug Ber.]—Last night Colonel J. P. Bratt of Bennet, Neb., commanding the First regi- ment Nebraska National Guards, arrived here and mustered in a company to take tha position of company E, lately mustered out at Fromont, The company officors are: Georgo R. Colton, captain; R. E. Piller, first lieutenant; John Zeilinger, second_lieu: tenant. Tho ' noncommissioned staff has not been definitely determined s yet. The company has the arms turned in by the Fro- mont company, and enough toarm the entire company will 'be forwarded from Lincoln today. Preforred Death to Poor Henlth. Haveiock, Neb., Aug. 18.—[Speclal Tele- gram to Tue Bee.)—This morning J. W. Sipherd committed suicide at Knapp's sani- torium by hanging himself toa cross piecein the out house with his suspenders. He was suffering from meluncholia. The deceased leaves & wife and two boys nearly grown, the family residing at 1920 K street, Lincoln. He formerly lived near Osceola and was in comfortable circumstances. Notes of News at York. Yok, Aug. 18.—[Special to Tau Bre.]— The members of the Presbyterian church and Sunday school held & picnic yesterday in Harrison's grove, two miles wost of the eity. & H. Fairman and Jonn Lett, both of Benedict, this county, have announced them- selves as candidates for county clerk, subject to the approval of the ropublican convention. Omaha Highwaymen Oaptured. GRAXD ISLAND, Aug. 18.—[Special to Tie Bee.]—Frank Shelby and Lee Newman, two hard characters from Omahs, knocked down and robbed Bert Irwin near the Union Pacific shops last night. They secured §7 and were making away when Officer Murphy covered them with a brace of revolvers and landed them in jail. Small Firo at Crote. Crere, Aug. 18.—[Special to Tme Ber,]— ‘While Sam Ireland, clerk in Shary & Steb- bin's drug store, was engaged in drawing varnish from a barrel the stuff exploded and started a small blaze. With the ald of the hose compuany the flames were quickly sub- dued. Damages small by smoke and water. Kully wsured. u d with Assault, Rep Croun, Aug. 18.—(Special Telegram to Tug Ber.)—Mrs. Fred Blanke this after- noon filed a complaint agalnst a bachelor neighbor named Ferguson, charging him with criminal assault. ~The parties livonear Cowles. Overcomo by Heat. Hasrixas, Aug. 18.—]Special Telogram to Tue Bee. ]—W. H. Hammond, an old soldier, aged 83 years, was overcome by heat this morning and is now in a precarious condi- tion. Neuralgis aggravated the case. Van Wyek on the Way to Washington, Nebraska City, Aug. 18.—(Speoial to Tug Beg.] —General Charles H. Van Wyck and family passed through this city yesterday en route to Washiugton, The general is slowly improving in health, Kenrney Loyal Nelghbors, KEARNEY, Aug. 18.—[Special Telogram lo Tux Bee.]—A camp of Loyal Neighbors of erica was instituted here last night with y-four members by Mrs, Hattie Shid- nuer, state organizer. e — Courtland Beach Ripples, The attractions for Sunday afternoon and evening are the same, except the fireworks, while in the afternoon Leuvenmark gives an exhibition of fancy and trick swimming in addition to his dive. The other attractions included the balloon ascension, under the management of Gould & Zelno and the Bicketts their trapeze rformapce, they giving an excelient exhi- ition that was appreciated. Last mght was the big yight of the season at _Courtland Dbeach, the entertainmeuts being greater than those on any other occa- sion. The display of fireworks was the best yet given and w _fulle‘ wppreciated by the 8,000 people present. Floating illuminations, water wheels, water wiues, union fountain, red, white and blue, as well as the devil among the tailors, all helping Lo interest those present. Joseph Leuvenmark made another beauti- ful dive from the high tower into the lake. After climbing on top of the tower he cau- tiously inspects the platform, measures the distance several times from rear to front and inhales enough air into his lungs w0 last an ordinary wan forty-eight hours. He finally takes his sixteen-foot ifun and off he sails 1ike a bird in%o space. Byt not until he has worked the crowd |>:|m up to & full appre- clation of his great fe: he make the aive. With a dead silénce the crowd ap- rfironlly holds its eath until his head s seen on top of the surface of the water, all then jolnfg ina hearty ap- plause, Few people would care to dive into only oight feet of water from a height of fifteon or twenty feet, bit Leuvenmark says he has never yet toushed bottom at Court- land peach, and don't istend to. ‘‘As I leave the tower 1 jump in a horizontal position,” said Louvenmark last (night to some newly formed acquaintancesy just after he had come ashore, “‘and I gradually turn head downward until within a fow feet of the water, when with both Hands above my head 1euter the water, making a perfect dive. Just as soon as 1 feel my hands touch the water 1 throw my head back _and paddle, dog-fashion with both hands. ~ This' movement brings one up as quick as a flash and almost before you realize that my dive is comploted you see me on the surface.” Itis a taking exhibition and equals, at least, any outdoor attraction, Leuvenmark has received as high ns 230 for one singlo dive. He has had over twenty years experience in diving, haviug practiced when but 10 yedrs of age. — The Bicketts tonight Courtland beach. — JIM HILL'S LATEST SCHEME, Movement to Consolidate the Northern Pa. ©ific and Groat Northern Systema. NEW YORK, Aug. 18.—A St. Paul dis- patch to a morning paper affirms that a movement is on foot to start a new com- pany with James J. Hill at its head for the purpose of consolidating the North- orn Pacific and the Great Northern rail- road systems, which include practically the whole northwest. It is rumored that this consolidation will be urged on the ground of economy and that Pres- 1dent Hill and President Oakes are at the prosent moment going over the de- tails prior to preparing some plan of operation to be submitted to the stock- holders. It is sald here that when this planis perfected it will show that by close man- agement great economies can be inaugu- rated in the management of the North- ern Pacific, economies that will help the property out of at loast some of its em- barrassments. This proposed combina- tion has been kept a profound secret, but the facts leaked out here in railroad circles. —_—— Swedish Mechanlos In Stralts. ROCKFORD, 11l. Aug. 18.—The com- missioners appointed at a recent moot- ing to solicit aid for the destitute Swed- ish furniture workers are meeting with a very liberal response. Investigation disclosed the fact that many families were actually suffering for the necessaries of life and that hunger was staring hundreds of them in the fac The sufferers are Swedes of recent arrival, who have been induced to put all they earned into homes as fast as they made it, leaving themselves no provision for a long siege of idleness. Tt is feared the present business con- ditions will not improve for some time to come. Those interested fear that at least six of the furniture factories now idle will go to the wall. This will ren- der it necessary for over 1,000 workmen to find other employment or leave the city. Hundreds of the Swedish furni- ture workmen are preparing to return to the eld country. —_————— Elevator Compiiiy's Troubles. FAIRBURY, Ill.,, Adg.'18.—At a meet- ing of the farmers haviag grain in the twenty-five closed elévators of the Mid- dle Division Elevatog company, in Liv- ingston and McLean gounties, J. Bost of the crippled firm mada & statoment of the condition of the elevator company. The nssets are placed at $130,000, and liabilities at 389,000, ! o Mr. Best said that they would p.y in tull, providing they were not pressed, and his proposition was to settle'in four payments, one-fourth cash, other pay- ments in six months, a yearand eighteen months. e Reovolutionary Cubans Heard From. SAN ANTONIO, Tex.,Aug. 18.—Raphael Diaz, one of the leaders in the Cuban revolutionary movement, has issued an address which will be widely circulated among the Cuban sympathizers in Mexico and the United States and in Cuba. It was prepared by the foreign delegation of the Cuban revolutionary party and is signed by Jose Marti, the chairman. It says: “We must profit by the opportunity now offered to secure the independence of our country.” s ity Another H uction Ordered. S10UX CITY, Aug. 18.—A general re- duction in the wages of employes of the Sioux City & Northern and the Pacific Short Line roads has been ordered, tak- ing effect at once. The reduction is from 10 to 25 per cent. Besides, there is a large number of employes in all de- partments who were discharged. The men who are retained are dissatisfied, and many of them will leave the roads. Cain L Regulating the Use of Bloyoles. Councilman McLearie is after the wheel- men and proposes to regulate by ordinanco the running of bicycles through the streots. Mr. McLearie says that the cyclers must keep in the middle of the road and off the sidewalks, as he is convinced that the pro- pelling of a wheel over a sidewalk 1s dan- gerous to the life andlimb of the pedestrians and that the streets are intended for vohi- cles and he classes the bicycle asa vehiclo in thisinstance. He will have the necessary ordinance prepared and submit the same to the council. A L AR Hours for Nireet Labor. Major Balcombe, the street commissioner, says that the hours of labor of tho street gang will not bo reduged from ten to eight for a fow days yet. A copy of the resolution of the council directing that this be done was furnished to the mayor yesterday. He says that just at present the character of the work of the force is such that it is necessary to have them labor ten hours in order to got the dangerous washouts filled with as little delay as possible. To Settle wil Squatters. Chairman Hasoall ofsthe committeo on police says that he wilk:report favorably upon the proposed settloment suggested by Comuissioner of Health Somers with the remaining river front’¥quatters. The sot- tlement will require afi' additional expend- iture of 20, making # total of about $1,800 that the civy will expentlin securing the re- moval of the squatters from the streets and alleys. e b Entering Politios Did It, GRIFFIN, Ga., Aog. 18.—The state alliance of Georgia s in session here. The membership, whi was 18,104 last year, has fallen to $,000, The fund of #80,000 on hand a yeas; ago has been re- duced to $20,000. Eglering politics is what caused the slump. Pulled on K‘u-pmn-. Detectives Savage and Dempsey arrested J. H. Wilson and O. P. Queal yesterday and charged them at the station with vagrancy. The former came from Kansas City a couple of years ago t prove an alibi for anoted con- fidence man, since which time he has made Omaha his periodical headquarters, ———— Plles of people have piies, but De Witt's Witeh Hazel Salve will cure thewn e Arrested for Fighting. Frank Brundage, residing st 1812 Jones street, was arrested lust night upon com- plaint of Charles F. Krelle, who charges the former with striking him. e Pile of ple have pues, but Dewitt's WischHazel Salve will ouee th o ———m———— Balloon tonight, Courtland beach. VICTINS OF A CHINESE NOB Massacre of the Swedish Missionaries at Sungou Last Month, HUNTED DOWN BY TREACHEROUS NATIVES Fanatios of the Town Rise Up to Kill the Forelgners—Oeontral China Unsafe At Prosent—Detalls of the Outrage. Hankow correspondence North China Daily News, July 7: Ihave just sent you a telegram with the sad nows of the murder of Rev. Messrs. Wickholm and Johans- sen, two Swedish missionaries belonging to Wuchang, in an anti-foreign riot at Sungpu on Saturday, and now in a hurried note send you the particulars as far as thay can be gathered at present. Sungpu is a market town in the district of Matsinhsien, sixty miies from here, on the great rond leading to Poking. It is a place of considerable trade; being near the bor- ders of Honan, many of the merchants of that province go to it instead of Hankow. The inhabitants, who number about 20,000, are largely natives of other places, and, be- ing strangers themselves, have always been very friendly to strangers. Sungpu, indeed, has always had the good word of the foreigners who have frequently visitea it. A few months ago the Swedish mission rented a native house in one of the back streets, hoping in time to settla down and carry on work there, They got on with the peoplo remarkably well, but after a time found that certain gentry a nd bad characters were getting up an agitation against them, Some of the people concerned in renting them the house were seized and put in prison at Mateinand very severely beat. In con- aection with this the matter was brought before Mr. John Thyen, who is in charge ot Swedish interests at this port, and by him represented to the Taotai, with the result that the imprisoned men were set froe and the Matsin magistrate was to_sco to it that there would be no further trouble. ‘The next news they got, however, was to the effect that at a great feast and procession on Saturday, the Ist inst., the foreigners ‘were to be killed. This information reached the two murdered gentlemen who were then staying here, and the consul in Hankow at the same time. The consui's information come from the Taotai with the request that he, the consul, should therefore order the missionaries to witharaw. ‘T'his the consul, being informed by the missionaries thom' selves that all was quiet and that they an- ticipated no danger, declined to do. Beglnning the Trouble, The 1st inst. was Saturday, but the feast began on the previous Wednesday, when many thousands of the country people were Rgathered into the town. Wednesday, Thurs- day and Friday Jarge numbers of people vis-* ited the m onaries’ house, butall kept quiet, and when Saturday morning camo they fondly hoped they had outlived an- other false alarm. Alas, early in the day a crowd began to assemble, evidently bent on mischief. They began by stoning, and then as their courage rose, attempted to rush the house. Finding it no longer tenable, the missionaries mado their way into the house of their landlord adjoining, and saw their own instantly looted and everything smashed. The landlord’s house was next attacked, so they climbed over a back wall and into another house, whero they found refuge for a time ina garret. Thoey wero found out here also, and ultimatey driven out of the garret on to the roof. The whole forenoon had passed in the way, and 1t was now 2 o'clock, the hour of their appearance and the end. As 8000 a8 they were seen on the roof, a great shout went up from the mob, and 'four men armed with iron rods sprang up after them. The missionaries, followed by thes pelted with stones and tiles from every side, retreated along about a score of houses when they could get no further, so they leaped into the road and were immediately dis- patched. The mob sprang on them, pierced them with their spiked carrying poles, pounded them with hoes, battered in their skulls, stripped every rag of clothing off them; in mere wanton wickedness inflicted nameless buarbarities on their now dead and senseless bodies. Our informant saw them lying stark and battered in the Sungpu street ‘with no one to care for them save the native dogs. The Taste of Blood. As soon as the foreigners were killed a rush was made to find the natives associated with them, most of whom, howeyer, escaped, but one was caught and very Wdly beaten. Ho only escapod doath through being a Sungpu man, and several peoplo therefore taking his part. When there was no more killing to be done the missionaries' house was sot on fire, and that and tho one adjoin- ing burned to the ground. The above par- ticulars have been gathered from one of the servants, who escaped and made his way as fast as he could to Hankow. Thave no time just now to comment on the above, but I would point out that the anti- foreigh fecling croated by the Chou Han prop- aganda proves to have dono unspeakablo mischief in all parts of central China, It was only by rare good fortune that the bicyclist, Mr. Lonz, escaped with his life from an un’ provoked attack. On_their last journey our veteran missionary, Dr. Grifiith John, with Dr. Gillison, were in a similar way attacked by country people with their hoes and pikes, and had & vory providential escape from death. Yet Chou Han has never yet boen punished in any way. None of the parties concernod in the two Ichang riots wero ever punishod, and oven the man who in the last one wascaught by the foreigners and handed over to justice was dismissed free aud unro- buked. ~All this has but one meaning and can tend to but one end. Where Wero the Authorities? But where were the Sungpu authorities? Although the danger to the forcigners was, according to themselves, so great and immi- nent, they never did anything to ward it off, At Chiting, only eight 1i away, was a military force and the yamen of the Huangchowfu sub-prefect, a great oficial in these parts, but no steps were taken to prevent trouble. There is a_small military official located at Sungpu, with a few soldiers, und he turned out, but _could do nothing. The crowd at- tacked him early and drove him from the fleld. “The first thing to be douo now is to_bring the bodies in, I hear the Ho family, in whose vicinity this dreaaful murder was perpecrated, have covered them with mats and are taking charge of them. The street people were friendly throughout. Tho rioters came from certain villages from ten to fitteen liaway, and the real attacking parties were hired cutthroats. A party s tonight Lo bring the bodies in, 1 shall 1t and on my rn hope to be able to ol send you fuller particulars. July 8. 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