Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 2, 1893, Page 2

ALIX AGAINST THE FIELD fome New Light on the Great Race and Its Rensational Features. WAS THE JOBBERY REALLY PRACTICED One Sporting Writer Who Seems to Think that the storles from Chleago Wero Somewhat Exaggerated—iis View of the Cas During the second week of the trotting Jnd pacing meeting given by the Northwest- ern Trotting Horse Breeders association at Washington park, Chicago, the greatest race in the history of trotting horse sport was decided, says the St. Louis Republic, It was the $15,000 Columbian Exposition stake, free for all trotters. Four heats were trotted on Thursday, four on Friday and one on Satur- day. Hulda was the favorite with the bet. ting fraternity. Coming down the home stretoh in the first Heat Hulda stumbled and broke, and Alix won the heat in 2:07%, with Pixley n nose behind. Hulda won the seo- ond and third heats with seeming oase . On the stuble turn in the fourth h Hulda made a misstep, slipped, or in some other ac- cldental way sprained one of her ankles so badly that she was thercafter drawn from the contest. Alix won this heat, with Pixley again the contending horse. It was then too dark to finish tho race that evening and 1t was post- poned till 3 p. m. the next d The writer 18 informed that the stowards of tho Brood- ers association, without consulting the judges, instructed the starter to make this announcement from his stand. When the usual hour arrived the next afternoon for starting the races and it was proposed to call the horses for the first race scheduled for the day the judges entered a protest, as the rules nrovide for the continuation of an untinished race before a new one is begun. Assistant. und at the time acting secretary, Hess assured the judges that he had secured the consent of every one in the unfinished race, and they reluctlantly consented to call A new race, Collision of Two Sulkies. At 8 o'clock the unfinished race was called. They were sent away on the first heat of the day, and the fifth of the race, with Alix at the pole and Pixley second, On the first turn there was a collision between the two sulkies of Alix and Pixley, but neither was waterially dumaged. About that time Alix made o break. As to whether it was just prior or subscquent to the collision “the testimony of the other drivers in the race does not fully determine, When Alix made the break s came back or was taken back by her driver to settle her. Ryland T, with Walker in the sulky. was trail- ing her so closely that he did not have time to pull out and one wheel of his sulky ran over Alix's sulky. Kven this second disaster diu not severely dumage the mare's sulky, but Walker was wrecked and he was out of the heat. Mr. Curl the driver of Alix. settled her and landed her safely inside the distance flag. Pixley came under the wire first with Lord Clinton in second position. After hearing the evidence of all the drivers tne judges decided that Pixley fouled Alix on the first turn, but that it was an necident and unintentional on the partof Mr. Dickerson, who was driving Pixlay. They therefore placed Pixley last and gave the heat to Lord Clinton, the second horse. Three more heats were trotted that afternoon, of which Pixley won two and Nightingale one, and the race again went over, Alix having two heats, Pixley two, Lord Clinton one and Nightingale one. Alix won the nintn beat and race on Satur- day. Reflection Upon the Judges, The reports of Friday’s racing which ap- peared in the papers of Saturdsy morning contained sovere reflections upou the judges’ action in the matter of the collision” which occarred in the first heat trotted on Friday in the race under discussion. Charges were maae that a combination oxisted between the drivers in this race, excepting, of course, Mr. Curry, to beat Alix at all hazards, by fair means or by foul means. It was said that the foul of Friday was an intes one for the purpose of preventing Alix from winmng the heat and race, and nearly every mwan connected with the trotting horse ie- dustry—except the owner and driver of Alix —no matter how long and honorable had been his carecr, it was intimated, was “in the pool box” on the field aguninst Alix, and consequently in this gigantic, this wicked, this horrible conspivacy. They had pub their moncy in the box oun Hulda, and after her accident amd withdrawal from the raco they had put in thousands of dollars on the field against Alix. Of course if by hook or crook Alix could be beaten they could thus retrieve the loss made on Hulda. The reporters knew that the report of this great and far-reach- ing conspiracy must be true, for had not Mr. Jones, the owner of Alix, informed the Judges of it before the ruce opened on Fri- day and requested them to put on additional patrol judwes. Thisavas true, and it is nlso true that the judges added four patrol Judges, on foot, to tho two on horseback that were regularly employed. When this alleged intentional foul oceurred on the first turn there were three patrol judges watch- ing the horses from inside the track, and Assistant Secretary Hess was stationed on the outside, whero ho could watch every move mude by the horses and drivers as they rounded the turn. It thus appears that the Judges treated Owner Jones honorably, fairly and kiadly and gave him the addi tional patrols asked for, Alix's Driver Clalmed a Foul, After the heat in question had been fin- fshed the driverof Alix very preperly and very naturally claimed a foul by Pixley. The judges called the latter's driver into the swand and asked for his explanation, Mr. Dickerson suid that the two sulkies collided in making the first turn, but that the collis- fon was entively acerdental and unintentional on his part. The drivers of all the other horses in tho race wero then called sepa- ately to the stand and their evidenco taken, hey had atl had a more or less clear view of the collision, as the two mares were in the dead. They were asked two questions, viz: * #'Did Mr. Dickerson’s sulky foul that of My, Curry?” una “from what you saw of the col- lision do you belicve Mr. Dickerson fouled Mr, Curry intentionally " The universul reply to «the first question was*yes, "and to thesecond 4No.” The patrol judges, including Sccre tary Hess, gavo the same unswers to the samo questions. Mr. Curry, the driver of Alix, was again called into the stand and ed af the foul was intenvional. His reply *hat question s for the judges to decide, not me.” Thoy then asked him if he thought or belleved that Mr. Dickerson fouled him intentioual Aftera little hesi- tation be replied, “No." Thus the tesumony of all the drivers, including Mr. Curry, the In{ured purty, and allof the patrol judges coineided. und us the judges, in watching the ruce, had observed that Mr. Dickerson Eullea awny as soon as he could upon finding imself in collision with Alix, they could not, under the rules, mete outuny punish- ment to Pixley except place her list, which they did. Admits that it Wis Accldental, With the clear proof given above, a por- tion of which w cheerfully furnished by the driver of Alix, that the foul was en- cidental, the conspiracy charge fulls 10 the ground. The assertion that several of the drivers had bought pools on Hulda is true. They bought them because they thought she was the fustest horse n tho race. But few if any of themw bought a single ticket after Hulda's deplorable aceident und consequent withdrawal, A shower of afii- davits can by secured to substantinte this assertion. This is unother nail in the coffin of the conspiry question, unless the jour- nals above referred to desire Lo charge these gentlemen with perjury as well as cou- spiracy. Aud with all thewr indecent haste 0 follow the lead of the Chicago dailies in their sensational charges it is hardly prob- able that the turf journals would ¢ e per- Jury against M. K. McHenry, 14 Geors, O, A kok, V. L. Shuler and Johu Dickerson. ‘The chargo that the “conspirators” en- deavored to wear out Alix by long aud ted- 1ous scoring also falls to the ground in the 1ight of the results of the Republic's investi- "lwa. “I'he testimony of all in the judges' tand, as well as of all obseryers of the race, goes to prove that Alix delayea the starts more than any other horse in the race, bar: ring Little Albert, the driver of which was told that he must protect himself. Mr. Curry says that Alix is not a good and fast scorer, and the evidonce goes to prove that the starter was more lenient with’ her than was Just to the other horses. The testimony of the starter is that the drivers were anxious to get off, but that soveral of the horses scattcred badly in the scoring. Offered Money to Drop a Heat. The published statement to the offect that Mr. Jones, the owner of Alix, aporoached the judges with the information that he or his driver, Mr. Curry, had been offered £2,500 to drop a heat with Alix on Friday is true. Tt is also equally true that the judges re. quested Mr. Jones to give him the name of the would-ba briber, or bribers, and to pro duce the evidence to substantiate his charge and they would inflict tho severes! penalty of the law unon them. 1His Mr. Jones de clined to do. Notwithstanding the fact that the conviction of the alleged bribers would have furnished the strongest evidence pos- sible of the truth of his conspiracy charge, he positively and persistently refused the judge's request. Hemade the bare statement that the money had been offered, thereby enabling the tongue of gossip to take it up ana insinuate that it was one of the “conspira tors” who made the offer. but he preferred to allow the stigma of attempted bribery to rest upon the 999 who are innocent to fasten- ing it upon the guilty one, if guilty one hera be. Mr. Joues can setilo the justice of action with his conscicnce for the pres ent. A fow months later he may have to settle with the National'association. Mr, Bud Doble controls the mare Pixiey, and he, as do all the other ariv with honorable carcors, feels keenly the injustice of the charges made; hence he proposes to carry the matter up to the associntion and have full investigation made before that tribunal He has already secured a number of affi- davits and is adding to his mass of evidence daily. “You can rest assurca,” said Mr. Doble to the representative of the Republic “‘that T shall spare neither time, labor nor money until I have turned the brond and searching light of truth upon the matter and have probed it to the very bottom.” HOW THEY WILL SAIL, Directions for the Ruces for the Amerlon's Cup Given O New Yonk, Oct. 1L.—The sailing directions governing the races for the America’s cup were given out by the regatta committee yesterday. They were as follows: Start will be made off Sanay Hook light ship, the starting signal being given at 1105 ‘The starting and finishing lines will be at right angles with the outward and home course respeetivoly. ‘The fizst, third and fifth races shall be to windward, or to leeward and return, The sccond and fourth races shall be around an equilateral trinngle, one leg, and the first if the wind permits, being to windward, One day shall intervene between each racing day. A race postponed or not finishea within the time limit shalt be decided before the next race in the ies is taken up. The races will be started off Sandy Hook lightship, atta committee shall have discre- Y power todeclare the race off in case of fog. It m: , on account of the weather conditions, postpone the stavt or declave the race off for the day provided both nt. Copplo Alter Big Gama, W. H. Copple, tho undoubted champion 100-yard man of the west, and who resides at Bancroft, this state, sends me the following : BANCROFT, . To the Editor Police Ney: York: Dear Sir—The’ for- felt which you lold for me to run Alex Gott Wil be 1oft in your hands until October 10, 1893, to run any man inAmerica 100 yards for £250 a side at Owmana, Nol tol “shot, Sheflield rules to govern, 1 willgiarantee any of you sprinters who will come here who_ean et you can win £500 or more. Now, Mr. Mor. ris, Farrell, or any of you sprinters’ wanting arace ean have ithy covering my forfelt a making Sandy Griswold, sporting editor of OMARA Bre, final stake holder, W. H. Corpi Mr. Copple forwarded to the News a $50 forfeit with a similar challenge some weeks ago, but having failed to elicit a reply from any of the celebrities, he writes to have the challenge extended until Octover 10. Of Course He Doos, New Yonrk, Oct. 1.—It is the impression of everyone who visits *The Farm” just north of Asbury park where Champion Corbett is now in hard training for his fight with Mitehiell, that sturdy “Gentleman Jim” is fully twice the man he was a year ago. He shows In every way that he is quicker, stronger, more confident and admits himself that he feels just twice as able and ready us when he stepped into the ring to meet Sullivan, Doesn't Count Anywhere. CiNeINNATL Oct. 1.—Cincinnati won the final championship game of the year by play- ing a steady game today. Attendance, 2,500, Scove: Cineinnath.. .....4 08 0 0 0 0 4 *—11 Cloveland, """ 0 00 1 1 0 0 1 5 Hits: Cincinnatl, 12: Oteveland, 16, Er- rors: Cineinnath, 25 Cloveland, 6. Earnod runs: Olncinnati, 5; Clovelund, 5, Battories: Dwyer and Murphy; Cuppy and Zimme Onn Kind's Enough for Chris. W Haves, Conn,, Oct. L.—A dispateh from St. Louis stating that President Von dor Abe, St. Louis ball club, intended to bring the Yale and Harvard foot ball elevens together in Chicago or some other western ity after Thanksgiving, was shown to Cap- tain Hinkey tonight, He said tho schemo was an impracticabla onc, and there was nothivg in it. Canght a Colda Deal, New Yonk, Oct. 1.—Dick Burge, the Eng- lish pugilist, who is matched to fight Jack Dempsey, arrived in this city from England yesterduy. The fighter had very littlo to say regarding his plans. He was much sur- prised, however, to loarn that no club had offered a purso for the fight. . Resulted 1o u Tie, The bad weather kept the crowd awa® from Noupaveil park yesterday aftornoon and consequently the proposed base bull benefit did not amount to much, There was some long distance throwing and a five-inning game of ball between two picked teams, which resulted in a tie, b to 5. Wil Sign Today, New York, Oct. L—Jack Dempsey, Gus Tuthill, Dick Roche and Fred Wilson will meet tomorrow to sign articles of agreoment for Ytheir coming fight. Judge Newton of the Coney Island Athlotic club will be pres- ent and offer a purse for the fight, Will Meet at st. Paul, Sr. Pavi, Oct. 1.—"Shadow” Maber of Australia and “Buffalo” Costello of New York have been matched for a twenty-round boxing contest before the Twin City Ath- letic club Oclober 20 for a purse of §1,5 sy, MILWAUK Boston and the All Star Americans played an oxhibition game here today Lo 1,500 penple. Score: Boston. . 00141400 s AllStar Awerica 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0— 1 e Kefused to Honor the Czar, Loxpen, Oct. 1.—A dispatch to the Times from Paris says that a municipal councilor at Denis, near Paris, proposed that the council should vote the sum of 300,000 francs as its share toward entertaining the Rus- sian visitors, The proposition wus defested by a vote of 15 to 4, the members or the council protesting against honoring the czar, who, they claimed, ancually sent many of their friends w Siberia, “There is u strong socialist element in the couucil at St. Denis. e Ploased with the Tour, Cuicago, Oct. 1.—Heury Irving and Ellen wry reached here this afterncon accom- panied by the London Lyceum cowpaey. To- morrow night they appear in a leagthy eo- gagement at the Columbia theatre. The actor expressed bimself as highly pleasod with the reception he had met in the United States, and Miss Terry was equally pleased with the preseut tour. Looated an Escxped Murderer, St Louts, Oct. 1L.—George Nelson, the brutal wife murdever, who in 1872 horribly butchered his wife, has been located and will be brought to this county aud tried for mur- der iu the first degree. Nelson was arvested THE OMAHA DAILY BEE at the time of the crimo, but while awaiting trial, broke Jail and escaped Nothing was heard from him until a fow days ago_when Sheriff Porter was informed that Nelson could be arrested at a moment's notice. s ¢ HE WAS EVER HOPEFUL, The Faith of a Poor Deserted Husband St Looking for His Wite, Ho was footsore and weary and wasted by the infirmities of age. His thin hite hair floated over his shoulders and the expression of his- faded blus oves indicated a discased state of mind, Hetween great bites of crackers and cheese he told the story of his long search to the Chicago Tribune: “We lived in Boston, Nellie and T and | the baby. We wero very poor, but [ worked hard, and for a long time we | were happy. After the baby camo Nel- lie grew discontented and tited of pov- erty, she said, and asked how oW were going to educate our little girl and make alady of her on $10 a week. You see Nellie looked so far ahead. She was very miserable, poor dear, and [ used to find her erying when [ cume home from my work ovenings. She would sometimes say she wished she had not married a poor man, Of course she meant she wished I had been rich, for Nellie loved meo, “One evening when the baby was about a year old I went home from my work as usual, but Nellie was not there. She had taken the baby and gono with- out leaving a word of farewell, “That was twenty years ago. The 10th day of June, 1873, ‘Nellie went away with the baby, and I've been hunting for them ever since. “'Once I saw her in New York. She was well dressed and accompanied by a fashionable looking gentleman. [ ran up and spoke to her—but [ must have changed so she did not know me, for she screamed and nearly fainted, and her companion struck mo over the head with his cane. I was stunned and blinded for a few minutes. When I re- covered a crowd had gathered around me. A policeman asked me what the trouble was. Itold him all aboutit, and when I said she was my wife ever body laughed and called me crazy. “But I'did not give up looking for her and I never will. ~ I must bo going now, sir, for it's getting late.” “Where are you going next?" To St. Louis. Good-bye, sip. And he wived his mouth on his coat sleeve and trudged away dow n street, he almon Industry, To investigate the rapid disappearance of the Columbia river salmon the United States government has sent Dr. C, H. Gilbert, professor of zoology at Leland Stanford, jr., university, and O.P. Jenk- ins, professor of physiology at the same institution, and one” or two other scien- titic men upon an expedition to that stream. They have just returned to San Francisco, and report that the numerous nets, seines, traps and other devices that fill the lower Columbia from Astoria a long distance upward, and the reckless slaughter of the fish by the canne the cause of the scarcity of sg Prof, Jenkins said that Major Marsball MacDonald, United States fish commis- sioner, would go west this fall with a view to securing legislation in Oregon and Washington to protect the salmon. - An Intelligent Turtle, - A small boy in Maine, who brought home a mud turtle from a pond a quar ter of a mile away, noticed thav when- ever sot freo the turtle set off in a beo- line direction toward the pond. The boy tried to confuse the turtle in every wuy he could devise, but the turtle was too smart for him and always started off in the right direction as if he knew where he was going and was bound to got_there in the quickest time possible. And now the boy has puzzled the whole township by demanding to know how that turtle knew in what dircction his ancestral pond lay. N . Murdered by Choctaws, Tuskanoms, I T., Oct. 1.—Dr. Gray, the most prominent physician in town, answered a call Friday night to a distant point. Early yesterday morning he was seen coming m this direction followed by two Choctaw In- dinns. Later the doctor's horse ¢ home riderless, and later the cwo Indians came in and reported the doctor had been drowned while crossing the river. 1t is believed the Indians murdered him in order to vrevent him giving testimony in an important case, which comes up in court next Monduy. B & 0O, ) r Resigns, Pirrspung, Oct. 1.—The Post today says it has reliable information that J. 'I. O'Dell, gencral manager of the entire Baltimore & Ohio system and also of the Pittsbure & Western, has tendered his resignation for the purpose of entering the service of the Nocthern Pacific in a like capacity. The resignation will be acted upon at the Novem- ber meeting of the Baltimore & Ohio. R o Muse P LoNDoN, Oct. 1.—Special dispatenes to the Standard from Pavis say that the French government has received an intimation from the highest sources in Russin that any manifestations which could be construed as being nostile to any foreign power will be viewed with great dispicasure by the czar. LYl r 3 Burre, Mont., Oct. 1.—Yesterday after- noon three Chinamen, gardeners, living two miles cast of the city, re muraered by un- known persons, all being shot through the head, The motive wis robbery, as 2600 was taken. The murderers evidently went from the city, but their identity is wystery. Several Injured in a Riot. Prrrspuia, Oct. 1.—At u riot at Benwood last mght among a party of forvy foreigners, Poles, Ttulians and Hungarians who oceupy o bullding known 1! the Harmony hotel, four of them wer riously hurt, one fatully and a dozen others were more or less seriously injured. eer——— Schooner Windsor Was Wrecked, Auxareg, Wis,, Oct. L—[t was the schooner Windsor, not the Metropolis, which went on the rocks at Cana island in yost day's storm. The crew was saved by the Lilesavers, except ono sailor, who was washed overbourd. The vessel is a total wreck. Quarantine Declured O, Maniin, Oct. 1.—-The quarantine declared at Cadiz against the Russian warships there has be . ‘The government has or- deved the port authorities to give tbe Itus- sian sailors free access to the shore and to prepare to entertain them with a series of fetes. —_—— Nobody Denled the Chacges. MiNNEAPoLIS, Oct. L.—There was a largely attended meeting at Plymouth church ut which John G. Moody, the well known tem- perance lecturer and founder of Rest Island mission, made a refutation of the charges of mismanagement. e — Ax Plant to Be Transforre ALEXANDRIA, Ind., Oct. 1.—The Kelly Ax Manufacturing company of Louisville has been rcorganized with a working camtal of §1,500,000 and closed a contract here last night to’ transfer the entire plant to this city. e Conl Pits Keopened. Loxpox, Oct. 1. ~A number of the smaller coal pits in Taffordshire, Nottinghawmshire and Derbyshire were reopened today at the old rate of wages. The larger ones remain unchauged. e Vieuna Cabinet Crisls, ViENNA, Oct. L.—There is little doubt that the whole Cabinet will resign if the royal sanction to the civil marriage bill is with- heid. This would lead to eunormous diffi- cultics. DE.\IOLISH];XE THE DREANS Beauties of the White City Soon to Fade and Vanish from View, WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE BUILDINGS ) Many Plans for Their Disposal Suggested, but None ‘A\1l(||""‘| ~Will start a nge Bizaar for the Time— The Growing Crowds. v 1 Cricaao, Oct. 1.—[Special to Tie Bee.] As the fair draws toward the closo the pub- lic's principal intorest centers about tho question of what is to become of the build- ings. This is now as much a problem to the directors s it is to the outside Doubtless it will not be determined until the rush and bustlo attendant upon the last days of the exposition, with the multiplying crowds they will bring, s over. Moro ideas have been evolved upon the subject than can be printed here. Among these were plans to make ruins of the huge piles of lumber, jron and staff and cover them with ivy; to connect the Manu- factures and Transportation buildings into one huge central terminal station for the eity of Chicago; to tear everything down and build islands in the lake as a tt of the park system, and along this line many other theories of doubtful practicability. The result of it will be that none of those plans will be seriously considercd, and the buildings will all be torn down and removed. The talk about filling in tho lagoons has all been made by persons who were misinformed or unin- formed of the facts. The lagoons were al ways a part of the Jackson park plan, but were never carried into effect until the fx- position was located there. These will s! Thus the grand basin around which are now grouped the peristyle and the main build- ings and the Hooden palace on the Wooded island (the gift of the mikado to the city) are the only features of the fair destined to remain. There was once a plan to maintam the Art building, but this has faited to ma- terialize. All that can be done at the closo of the fair is to tear down tho big buildings. Opin- 10ns differ as to whether the dismantling process is to be accomplished by the direc tors at a profit or a loss, and on this propo tion mo appreciable unanimity of opinion prevails among building contractors. The authority of one is given for the statement that it would cost uearly as much (for the labor) to tear down the main building as it did o erect it, because skilled mechanics must be employed. The only revenue to be derived, he says, is from the iron work, and this would be eaten into by the cost of re- mov the huge mass of staff and other useless material. Few of the other build- ings, according to the same authority, would net a margin above the cost of removal to the purchaser. May Start & Junk Shop, All building contyactors do not hold to the same belief as this.oue, yot it is noticeable that there is no ungeemiy haste in the mak- ing of offers by prospective builders for the salvage, if there'is'any. The manner of got- ting rid of its“dbad horse,” which will probably be adoptea by the directory, is to offer the salvage at public auction, and to dispose of iv, af a mnominal figure if possible. Should mno bidders come, the dircctory ~ will_ have to set about clearing off the frounds and go into the old Jjunk business on‘1ts own account, The cal- culations of somo sanguine directors upon this salvage matterbave gone all awry. At one time they were estimating as high a revenue from the sale of the buildings as 3,000,000 The unexpected inflow of coin into the treasury through the gates has offsct this deficiency, however, and at the present time it seems as if the tompany would be en- abled to dischargeall its debts and pay the stockholders a fraction, ‘When the fair closes on the night of Octo- ber 31 the revenue does not cease. Arrang ment has already been made under which the scene of the present exposition will be transformed into a large bargain counter, The exhibitors will be allowed to sell the ®oods in their displays. The public will be charged half the present price of admission for the privilege of visiting the vast mart to drive their bargains, and under the ar- rangement there promises to be a greater rush for Jackson park than characterized the opening of the Cherokee Strip. Scarcely a merchantable articie on the gamut between a corkscrew and a windmill or cheese saudwich and a £100,000 oil painting, but wiil bo offeved on the counters. Some of the plaisance bazaars and attractions will continue to run, perhaps. All this sort of thing will zo on for a few weeks and then will be shut off by the commencement of de- structive operations. The closing scenes the aftermath at Jacksou park will refore, us'may be scen, prove quite in- teresting. Snmples of Urimes. The one huge failure of the exposition is the Chicago police force. The triumph over Mayor Harrison's municipal proteciors by the accomphshed cutthroats and*sandbag- gers of the universe has been a fruitful source of comment from time to time, yet never beforo has the strong arm frg ternity occupied such a strong po: tion in the city The daily ~record showing how visitors have been separated from their pocketbooks and valuables under the pursuasive eloquence of a big revolyer or by means of the less polite method of the euuuf’nm: or coupling pin is astounding, and yet what the public hears of these occur- rences is but a feaction. The police of this town appear to be absolutely ~helpless. A man dovs not dare to walk in an unfre- quented street after 10 o'clock,and forsooth, that is often too late, for many a se has been reported as taking place” carlier than that. The Ch ) bandit hesitates at nothing. His accomvlishments have in cluded within the past two weeks the fol- lowing sumples: Chloroforming a woman in her room and stripping the contents. Loading all the furniture in a house aboard a van in broad vlight, Sundbagginga man in & down-town alley and taking all his clothes, Holding up a saloon keeper and two bar- tenders at 9 o'clock Saturday night. These are only common incidents. Variety, originality and daring are elements not lacking in the average hizhwayman whose base of operations lies hereabouts. The favorite and most common prey of the sand- bagger is the late pedestrian who is eaught s he leaves the elevated station on the south side, and is laid low before lie gets out of ' the shadows. The in- stances when these professionals are con- victed, or even driven out of town, are rarer than policemen are geen outside of saloons on the North side afler dark, It is no ex- aggeration in this conzection to say that the Chicago police force as u vody, outside the secret service, 18 the most ill-disciplined and least effective of any city in the west., There are other smaller cities than Chi- cago where a professional thug docs not dare to sev his. fgot, because he knows {f he did he would be landed in Jjail within a few hours, whether he began operations or not. “Milwaukee and Omaha are excellent exemplification of the effect- wveness of this pidvention-better-than-cure policy, Burglarioud’ exploits in such com- munities are in a wmwall percentage of the population, Chicago4loes not appear to have adopted eithier plaw, and the lawlessucss #oes on apace. It is 4 regular reign of tecror. ‘The locality in the neightorhood of the fair suffers the most of late. It was never supposed that the thugs would extend their operations 80 as to include the fair, but that was what happened last week when 4 woman who was visiting the fair from Indiana was attacked in a passageway of the Fine Arts buildiug and robbed of her portemonnaie, It is strange that so far none of the ticketsellers have been at- acked. The only exvlunation for this is said t be that the are many “short change” artists among the staff of Superin- tendent Horac ucker, und that the old motto of “honor among thieves” is still i overation. Crowds on the lucrease. . The weather grows eolder, ‘yet the attend- wnce figurcs swell apace until they promise 10 excoed tho most roseate expeclations, Duriug the past week scal:kin wiaps and winter overcoats have found favor wwong MONDAY, O CTOBER 2, 1803 the fair visitors. The avenues are thronged as much as ever in spite of the chilling breozes that sift in across the white capped lake, the only noticeable change m the gen eral appearance of the crowds being their inclmation to move more rapidly, therel keeping up circulation and incidentaily selng much more of tho fair than they would if the ther- mometer dallied about in the ninetics. The American people do not mind the fresh ather, though they are mostly all satis- with the decision of the dircetory to end the fair with tho month of October as origi naily planned. Tvis the foreign doing the tallest kicking inst the fall styles of weather. The South Sea islanders, Japanese and Dahomeyans and others from balmy climates who are used to a minimum of wearing apparel stand about ith chat tering teeth, lamenting their rate. The Sa moans and Amazons look curiously out of mnatural color in mod ern woolen wraps but even then they cannot manage to keep warm enough. The poetic opera bouffe costumes of the mdoliers have given place to heavy double breastod Jackets, causing a falling off in the gondola patronage. There is also a notice- able falling off 1n the patronage of the elec tric launches, and poople prefer to go by rail to the fair, though the capacious cabins of the whaleback Christopher Columbus at- tract many traveles The effect of the cool spellis apparent in the big Manufactur vuilding, which is just as cold as outdoors. ‘The girls selling souvenirs and_the exhib itors are all attired in wraps aad ovorconts, and may be seen steaming their fingers and Stubbing their toes o Keep their blood from coagulating, Interested in Boet Sogar, There is one exhibit Nebraska has in- stalled at the faiv that is making the state a name all over the world. 'I'his is the beet sugar. Foreign representatives as welt the general public are taking a substanti interest in tho subject of its nufacture. They call daily at the pavilion in the Agri- cultural build and at the state bniiding, where Seeretary Mobley furnishes all the in- formation desired. Ouly the other day a Russian prince paid his respects. After looking at the exhibit showing the process of beet sugar manufacture and the model of tho Oxuard Bros.' factory at Grand Island the prince announced his intention of making a_visit to Grand Island to look further into the subject. Mr. Mob- ley says he has already distributed nearly 5000 pounds of sugar samples and couid casily give away 4,000 pounds a day 1f gon- eral aistribution were advisable. The sheep and swine exhibiy was in pro- gress in the live stock puvilion all veck. There was a number of Nebraska exhibitors. SET AR Sl WILL NOT MiKE TROUBLE. Suech Are the Re Wisce Crieaco, Oot. 1.— Wisconsin Central has endeavored to allay the fears of the northwestern lines by declaving it has no in- tention of making troublo for unybody. No matter whether it is in or out of the West- crn Passenger and Western Freieht asso- clations. It ulso declares that it intends to actin the most conservative manner in all respects, “rhis is all very well as far as it woes, but the other linds are by no means cusy, They declare that the road has not been making any amount of money and that it must get more business than it has been getting in order to allow it to pay oporating expenses and interest on bonds “lo get this bu the othier roads declare, it will be necessary for tho Wisconsin Cen. tral 1o cut vates. ~ They take this view of the situation without in any way doubting the assertions of the Wisconsin Central oftl cials that they intend toact a conservative part. They simply believe that the situation will be too strong Tor them ana they will be forced to become demoralizers whether they wish it or not. “The passenger carnings of all lines continue oua most satisfactory basis. Iovery roud is running within from 10 to 15 per cent of 1ts full capacity. The Pennsylvania brought into Chicago for the twenty-four hours end- ing at noon today 66,788 passengers, the Mithigan Central for the same period about 7,000. nrations of the Oficers of the Reading. PumaveLema, Oct. 1.—The receivers of the Keading road and the New York repro- sentatives of the bondholders held a meet- ing yesterday. The conference was marked by good feeling on the part of the New York representatives, the latter manifesting a de- sire to act in good faith with the r and come to any agreement that will be of advantage to all concern The ninety- days grace, w which the Reading road had to pay the general mortgage interest of 1, expired yesterday. It is believed, how. that a compromise will be reached which will avoid foreclosure of the proporty. It was said las ight that th i loan of ¢ Co. has been satisfactorily sivers are said to bo feeling confi- dent that within a year they will be ina vosition to liquidate the Speyer loan and have a balance Lo pay off the general mort- gage interest, Will Mitke things Even. GALVESTON, Oct, 1.—Beginning Monaay, October 2, the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railrond will obliterate hitherto prevailing freight differentials between Galveston and Houston, General Freight Agent Polk realizes he is precipitating a tremendous rate war, but says his road is prepaved for any emergency. Houston, situated fifty miles in the interior, on Buffalo bayou, and enjoying nearly identical incoming rates with Galveston from interstate points in nearly every instance, has heretofore had the advantage of lower rates on all outward shipments. ‘The Santa e proposes to put the two cities on the same basis. The Mi: souri, Kansas & Toxus, which rec - quired temporary terminals here and the Internauonal & Great Northern, which an outlet here, are expected to meey the cu in favor of Galveston. The question is, what will the Southern Pacific do? Grand Trunk President Talis, New Yourk, Oct. 1.—Sir Henry Tylerof London, president of the Grand Trunk rail- way, is in the eity. When asked by a re- porter for his views on the negotiations for American immigration in session in Canada hesaid: I understand the Canadian go erument has decided not to ratify the i ment recently reported, but will not inte fore with the arrangement for Amq spectors at Canadian ports Trank and other railwiy ofticials and the Canadian steamship agents all votea for tho proposeda inspection,” Sir Henry denied that the Grand Trunk is about to pass into American hands or that Russcll Sage is negotiating for a block of its stock, . "Frisco Fire New Youk, Oct. 1.—The San neisco veteran firemen arrived here today. After two days’ visit here they will go to Buffalo as the guests of the Firemen’s association, which will escort them to Niag Falls From there they journey to Chicago, wh. they willparticivate in the grand tiremen’s pavade on the 10th of October, After leay- ing Chicago, their next resting place ‘will be Deny where preparations are now in progress by the fire department to “give the boys a grand send home," i —~ Arrosted i Defuulter, Forr Wourn, Tex., Oct. 1.—Decomber 23 last . E. Johnson, receiver of the land office at Del Norte, Colo,, locked his safe and left. Shortly'prior to this a shortage in his accounts had been discovered amounting to #2,000 und the investization is not yer com ploted. Yesterday Johnsou was arrested in this city by Sheriff Guunells. Johusor. acknowledged to the ofticers his 1dentity with the Johnson who is wanted in Colo rado. Johnson wus under a §,000 bond, — Surah Thought it Exquisite. Paws, Oct. L. —Saran Bernhardt has re- turned her from South America. She was in Rio de Juneiro during the bombardment of that city by the rebel ficet and says it was “simply exquisite.,’ Mume. Berndhardt said: “We spent three days and nights in the Roadstedt; it wus wost exciting.” British Stowmer Wrec 871 Jouss, N. B, Oct. 1.—The British steamer Rhiwiderin went ashore yesterday off Bauoorman cove, ten wiles from Caj Race, duriug a deuse fog. The crew was saved, but the steamer will probably be o total wrcok. KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP MEET First Annual Convention of the Western Travelers Association, GRAND ISLAND THE SCENE OF THE AFFAIR | the Organization Tas Grown Since Suow of the Sea Grax Tsnaxn, Oct Ihe membors of the held their first There were mecting was annual meeting here yester The scerota for the statemeat that the present memby ship of the association is 1,040, past year the treas amounting to & or paid eightesn claims, There remained indemity fund of $19 neral fund of 5, and in the and Vice President 1, A, Stearns of The election year vesulted as Stevens, G Garrovthe of of oficers for the ensuing ro-olected ; ex- ecutive board 1. Constablo and W. B, Dingman, all of this city L. Eastman, Semons, W. H. Inglish, J. H. Miller and 1. A A vote of thanks was tend Sheetz for diligence and eficient services Lo the city of ¢ Islana for courtesies extendoed, and to the business men for contributing to defray the of the meeting, banquet, ball and Lillie, Robert 1. Leisch, Charles ad Secrotary during the past olution 1o reduce the membership foo members shall 00 was defoated and the present fee of §2 will remain as it is, S Moines and the Commerc tings and declare them the ofy the organization port monthly to the vrizes for soli association w prize, a fine grip, U Pilgrim at Has- fal papers of i membors to the ed as follows: /i Munson ; second prize, amp, William Muvrs third prizo, paid- L bo prosented 10 the two sccuring the greatest number of new mem bers by the second annual meeting. A grand ball and banquet w Ancient Order of Unite Palmer house r Workmen hall and y last night. aries Give n Heavy Ma- Jority Axainat the Ring. [Special to Tne Bre. | held their primary o ive delegates to the county convention to be held October ting the Maxwell dele- vote of 145 to 70. Boono County Hox Davin Crry, O —The republi It resulted in |—The Boone ¢ afternoon. A strong ticket A majority of the delegates 1o Maxwoll, and will work for him, although o uninstrucied. SNOW AT FOKRT ROBINSON. Eastbound Cattle Trains I Fort RoniNsoy, Oct. L—[Snecial Teley e first snow of The air is quite wintry. bound cattie trains fternoon weve heay snow und ice. to Tue Bee.] Axking a Pardon for Hastixgs, Oct. 1.—[Spocial to g Bi Mason, leaves application pleaded guilty to the murdor of 1, S, Cole and sentenced to four tiary in January last with a petition s trial jurors in the cas or Lincoln tomorrow to make in the peniten Mr. Ferris is her husband ition signed by y 1,000 of the ¢ Adanis county, and and county judge who bound her over ation to the matt e the names of s jury and the just on had his prliminary h s will also submit abstric seripts of the ttimony taken, and is confi ent that ho has a strc doubt that in view of husband, a L ings would like to quital of her sitizens of Hast her pardoned, © part of the Wayne County bomoerats Fight e.]—The democratic vention held av the afternoon was fur from harmonious. the convention proveded Lo gates to the state convention house Saturday I'he following nominations were made: Russell; tre William Zutz: surveyor, W, district, John state convention commissionel Ninth juaici; oy Y, Jarnhardt, R H, Skiles, central committee the conyention adjourn teresting Art people’ who studied the urt of ph ng beyond the co professionals contrary, 1t afforas the beginner an enchant ing field for expe the opposite fence is persistent and not sournged by tingers, spoiling materials, ewe, he is sure to attain like amateur photography, is no longer con gallery, but some spend their life over the world from photographing and artificial, a0 new phasts of domest life, und by can'produce pictures that cqual the or thus enabling their travels witho joy the fruits of L the attendant risks, pleture so beautiful good stercscopic view is demonstrated by Ki The Change from Girlhood to Womanhood —is fraught with do this period the you ally seusitive, nnd nervons troubles, , whiich continue thre bave their origin at this time val health not g the judicious use of s tho best, tonie and neryine at best bodily con sdition results from its u — a vemedy specinlly inc for those delfcate weaknessos ments that afilict wowen- kind at ons period or anothe ws of life, in all cases of peculiar is the safe agent that builds up, strengthens, In catarrhal inflammation, in ehronic d lisplacements common o woin it i guaranteed to benefit or cure, or the money is Tefuy Dr. Sago's Remody positively cures Catarrh, the World's fair, whore he Is making hundrads of interiors and exteriors that are finuing their way by scores to the thousands of homes. - 2 —— ANNOUNCEMENTS, Kittie Mitchell, W, H. Fitzgorald and Gus Bruno are perhaps the best known poople in the “Crazy Pateh” company, and their names are a pretty good guaranty of the quality of entertainment which is furnished by 1 1ips' comedians. Tonight they gpon 18 engagement at the The Chicago Journal says of the piece: “AS far as merit is concerned this skit is on a par with the many others of the kind that have been sprane upon the city for several years past. Tt is a collection of nonsense, eelioved by some clover specialtios and ploase g songs.” Its only excuse for oxistonco is to make people laugh, and in this it succoe satisfactority." Eimer 1. Vance's realistic four-act comody- drama, “The Limited Mail,” comes to Bog's theater for four nights, commencing Thursday ovening noxt. The piece is ono of the ve of its kind, and tlis scason is enjoying excellent business in- spito of busi- ness deprossion Octogan Uxor and Sulolde, Cranksvinig, Tenn,, Oct. 1. —~Jacob Buque, a foremost and old citizen of Houston coun committed snicido yostorday, after first make ing a probably successful effort to kill his wife, to whoin he was married only a few months ago, having never seon her, it is said, unul their wedding day. Buque was about 80 years of ago. (=) - Work of o Sneak Thief, The silence of two ladies living on I'wenty-fourth and Seward streots was on- teved by asneak thief Saturday afternoon and $£20 in monoy and fivesilk dresses stolon, ————— WEALHEL FORECASTS, rally Pl Warmer and Northerly Winds tor Nebraskd Wasnmartos, Oct. 1. cast for Mon- day: For Nebraska—Generaily faiv, warmer; northerly winds becoming variablo. For Towa—Cloaring in the carly morning; cooler; northwesterly winds t South Dakota—Clearing in the early morning; warmer; northwesterly winds bo- coming variable, Al Record. Tie WeATHER BUREAU, OMATIA, 1.—-Omaha record temperature and vainfall compared with corresponding day of past four years: 1803, 1892, 1891, 1890, Maxinmum temperature. 689 872 7 07 Minimum tenporature. 602 649 Averago temperatire. .. 643 769 > Precipitation 00 .00 1. 00 St temn- perature an at Omaha for the day and sine N 503 ...1.360 A0 dneh 10 inch . inchor Keports from Other Stations at 8 p. m. STATIONS nal T 00’ Part elondy. Kearney 5 00 Cloud North Platte. § T Clondy. Vitlenting 2 02 Clondy. Chieago.... i 00 Clonr, Louis, 00! Cloar, S Paul. B2 01 Rafn, Divenport. ... 01] Rai Kansas Cly .01 00 Clear, Deny 6! Cloudy, St Lako Cliy..2 L 02 Clowdy, Rapid Cly § udy. Holo % | 00 Clondy, Bismarck. |10 b 0 Cloudy. St Vineent el 115 Ritin Clioyenne..... k 00 Clondy Miles City. 01000 0 Cli Galveston ... 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