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YEAR. OiMAHA. SATURDAY MOUNING1. MAY 10. 1801 T\VRTArtt iYmm flit.
WILL THE NEGRO TESTIFY ?
Monday McFaranu"s ! Possible Chance of
Savins His Week.
BRINGING OUT THE STORY OFTHE CRIME ,
Mrs. Hhoedy'H Domcnnnr In Court
i \Vhnl Her \clnliliorn Know About
the Woman Her Note Car
rier TcMtllll-H ,
LlNroi.v , Nob. , May in. [ Special to Tin :
BKH. | The prevailing question concerning
the Shccdy murder trial is thU :
Will Mondny McFurlnnd's nttornoy allow
him to go on tlio witness st.ind mid , by telling
tliovholu truth concerning tlio plot to tmir-
iler Hhcody , thereby save hlnnolf from being
liungl
'J'lioro l.i n prevailing belief that slnoo tlio
confession of tbo negro has boon admitted as
testimony that Ills doom Is scaled. Only
that portion of the confession Is to bo consid
ered as testimony which Incriminates him.
It Is generally conceded therefore that this
confession in connection with the chain of
circumstantial evidence to back It l.s sufllclent
to convict the negro and cither hang him or
send him to- the penitentiary for llfo.
It is believed now that his only chance Is to
nsk for immunity , KO on the witness stand
nml toll overythlnc concerning Mrs. Sheedy's
connertlon with the crime , who , according to
the three confessions of McFnrland , was the
Instigator of the murder. It Is now three
weeks since County Attorney Snell says ho
approached Colonel I'nllpot , counsel for
Monday McKarland , and asked him if ho
would bo willing to put his client on the stand
in ease Immunity w.is offered. Colonel Phil-
pot tlicn lepllcd :
"I will consider the matter. "
Sncllsays : "Although three weeks hnvo
now passed , Philpot Is still evidently 'consid
ering' the matter , as he has not yet given mo
his nnswcr. "
The prosecuting attorneys foci elated ever
the strong testimony they have produced al
ready , and when untied today ns to granting
Immunity to the negro in ease hu went on thu
stand , Mr. Hall remarked :
"It l.s not our place to make overtures nnd
we do not propose to do any more than we
have already done In that lino. If Monday
McFnrlnnd's attorneys wish to suvo their
client's neck it is their place to como to us
nnd not for us to go to them. "
Mr. Lambert-son coincided with Mr. Hall
In this matter.
The usual crowd was in waiting this mornIng -
Ing fo1- the doors ot the court room to bo
opened long before the tlmo of opening court ,
and when thu portals wcro finally swung
v-pen the crowd rushed in pell mcll , scram
bling for front seats.
Mrs. Shcedy looked remnrltnlily well today.
She was unusually demonstrative , smiled a
number of times nnd put her handkerchief to
her eyes once as though weeping. This was
nt the juncture when Mrs. Dr. Hood , n
friend of Mrs. Sheedy's , tostillcd that when
Mr. Sheedy was dying he exhibited symptoms
of mori bine poisoning. At this point Mrs.
Shccdy's three slstors became nffectud nnd
gnvo unmlstnkablo signs of weeping. When
Mrs. Carpenter nnd Anna Bodenstein , Mrs ,
Sheedy's domestic , appeared on the witness
Bland Mrs. Shcedy cnmo forward , took n sent
within six feet of the witness stand nnd cast
her jnpgnotlo eyes on them with n world of
meaning.
Fred Crouso was the first witness called.
llo testified that on the evening of the mur
derous assault ho wns on P street ubout fifty
feet east of Urn ShcoJy rcsldencu. After the
shooting Mrs , Sheedy called the witness to
go after a priest. Ho did so ,
Mrs. .mines Hood testilled : "I nm the
wife of Jim Hood , thu saloonkeeper. I have
often called nt the Sheedy residence and inn
on the best of terms with Mrs. Sheedy. t
was Introduced to Hurry Wnlstrom by Mrs.
Shcedy. She bronchi him to my house ono
evening to Introduce him to my daughter.
She said Harty was n nice , intelligent young
wan. She spoke of him ttcrvards ns hnr
llcNo .sweetheart. Shu told mo nt onu tlmo
thnt Mr , Sheodv win angry with her because
of her friendship with Wulstrom. Later
wh"ii Mr Sheedy was Introduced to him 1 e
bccnmo conciliated. At ono time Mrs.
Shoedv came to my house nnd complained
thnt Mr , Sheody had abused her and threat
ened to kill hor. She snld tlmt she was
afraid to go back. Shu said she hud her
trunk packed ready to leave her husbund.
This wns In October. At ono time
Mrs. Shoedy asked mo what 1
thought of young Wnlstrom. I snld
thnt I didn't Ilko his nppoarnneo very much.
I thoughtnlso thnt ho talked too much. The
night of the attempted shooting I wns with
Mr. nnd Mrs. Shccdy.Se wont to the
iniisco together. Just before wo saw Air.
Shccdy Ins wife said that she felt as though
something wns going to happen. When Mrs.
Sliced v returned from HufTiuo she complained
that she didn't ' Ilko the way she had been re
ceived. She got in thu city about 4 o'clcc'.r
In tha morning , but her husband did not
meet her at the depot , although she hnd tele
graphed him when she would arrive. She
told mo shu didn't belulvo that ho was very
glad to see her. The night of the attempted
shooting of Mr. Shcody I was with Mr. nnd
Mrs. Sheedy returning from the musee. Just
ns wo reached the gnto somebody crouching
Insldu the fence shot nt Mr. Shccdy. A
moment Inter thu man got up nnd ran
south through the ynrd. I could not tell
whether thu follow was white or black. A
dav or two later I saw Mrs. Sheedy. She
sold that nobody could charge Harry Wai-
Rtrcra with shooting nl Mr. Shcedy , because
ho was ut work that i.lght , Mrs. Shcody
volunteered this inforiuntlnn. I nsked
her why she said this. She rnplled
that somebody might clinrgo Harry
with the shooting simply because
shu nnd Mr. NVnlstroin happened to bo
friends. 1 attended the funeral of Mr.
Shoody. At tlio grave Mrs. Sheody nsked
me if n certain young man there was Harry
nnd I said yos. Mrs. Sheedy wept consul-
> "Vt > < Mbly the night her husband died. I did not
sea her shed nny te.nrs afterwards , although
nhe seemed to feel very badly. As soon as
Mr. Shcedy breathed his lust wo took her up-
Ktalrs nnd she seemed to weep. Mrs. Shcody
and her husband have hnd n good many
spnU , but none KO serious us thu ono when
sno enmu to my house nml threatened to leave
him , Just before Mr. Shecdv died Mr.
Courtney remarked thnt Shcedy ncted as
though ho hnd an overdose of morphine. Ilu
asked to sdj iho box In which the inrdiclno
wns that was given him. The box was
empty. Mrs. Shivdy snld lha * she did not
know what had boon in the box. "
Mrs Dr. Ruth N. Wood , mother of the
saloon Keeper , testilled : "I llvu diagonally
cross the street from tlio Sheedy residence.
On the night of the nssnult on Mr , Sheedy I
wn $ sitting near the front window. This
was about twenty minutes before the assault.
All the curtains were up in the Sheedy resi
dence so far s I i-oiild see. I remarked
about the place looking so cheerful. A few
minutes Inter when I lookt-d toward the plnco
Iho iiurtnln of the window looking out on the
porch w.is down. The time of iho atsnnit I
snw Mr. nnd Mrs. Shccdy stannltig in the
doorway. 1 was at the Shcedy
roMdoi.cj the next day. 1 saw
Mr. Sliced v lying In bod. His sytnptons to
nio nt the time had tlio appearance of mor '
phine poisoning. I hnd road that the- wound {
was Mfeht and therefore I supposed that lie
might hnve received an overdose of mor
phine. The sumo symptoms might hnve been
caused by pressure nl the base of the broln "
Mlsi Anna Hoiiensteln testified "I was
In tht < employ of Mis. Sheodv bnforoh r hus
band's death , Mointay McFarland used to
como to dress bur hair. Ho would stay about
.fc.ilf on hour at it llnv. One right , ft short
I tlmo before Mr. Slicody's d , nlti , I saw a man
standing near tha pump llo looked black to
we , I wns frightened and ran Into tbo bouse.
1 don't rumember oxncily bow long this was
baforo.Mr. Slieody's dea'.b , Johnny Klnutuer
uied to corco of ton to the home and taka bask-
iilsftway ceuuUnlnglvUodtuff. Mrs.
prepared these baskets. When Johnny
klnusnor brought the baskets IKICK there was '
nothing In thoin but empty plates. I saw I
the person In the ynrd about It )
o'clock one night after the attempted
shooting of Mr. Sheedy I went In nnd told
Mrs. Sheedy. She didn't bay anything. I
then went upstairs. 1 don't know whether
or not Mrs. Sheedy wont out to sco the man.
I saw the darkey MeFurlnnd , at the resi
dence of MM. 'Sheedy the day after Mr.
Sheedy was struck. It was about III o'clock.
He snld ho wanted to sco Mrs. Sheedy. No
body was witti him. He wanted to como In
through thu dining room door , . but was re
fused admittance. Ho then went to the
kitchen door , but was refused. 1 saw Mr.
Walstrom ouo evening at supper. The next
tlmo ho came In Iho afternoon. The next
tlmo Mr. Wulstrom cnmo after suopor , Mr.
Sheedy was not at homo. I left ubout S
o'clock Mint evening and when I returned
Mr. Walstrom was gono. I have seen Mr.
Wnlstrom thoru four or live times. Mrs.
Hheeily used to go out.somotimes of an evenIng -
Ing alone and get back about 10 o'clock. Mrs.
Sheedy used to say when she put up the bas
kets that they wore for some friend. "
Cross examination : "I don't know whether
thu lunches put up wcro ns much for Johnny
ICInnsnur as somooudy else or not. Monday
McFarliui'l came six or eight times after
Mrs. Shocdy returned from HufTnlo to wash
her hair. They wore always In the dining
room. There was no door between the
kitchen nnd dining room. I could pass In and
out. I saw Walstrom at Mrs. Sheedy's live
times. "
He-direct examination "I
: was upstairs
the night Mr. Sheody was shot at. I heard
thu shot , but did not sco the man who tired.
It looked Ilko Monday McFarland. "
On re-cross examination Strode asked :
"Didn't It look like Monday McFarland sim
ply because ho looked dark ! "
The witness answered : "Ves. "
Mrs. Charles Carpenter , wife of the saloonKeeper -
Keeper , was the next witness. On taking the
stand Mrs. Sheedy gave tier an assuring look
and smiled. The witness testilled :
' I have been In the habit of visiting back
and forth with Mrs. Sheedy. 1 met Harry
Walstrom ono evening nt the Shnedy resi
dence. My sister and I remained about
ttwnfv mttintitu nnil Hinri titff. \\.fil4f rntn mill
Mrs. Shrcdy alone. Mr. Slieedy was not
there. Tills was the first tlmo 1 over met
Mr. Walstrom. The next tlmo 1 saw him
was ono evening up town near the corner of
Twelfth and O streets. My sister was with
mo. Mr. Wulstrom accompanied us homo.
On the way mv sister ran into Mrs. Shcedy's ,
told her Mr. Walstrom was with us , and bho .
came out and wont over to 1113- homo with us.
After remaining at our house awhilu Mr. '
Walstrom accompanied Mrs. Sheedy homo.
Ono morning Mrs. Shredy came over to our
house and said n friend would be there i
soon. In about twenty minutes Mr. Wai- '
"
stroin ( Mine. The "two remained in
the front parlor together over an
hour. Mr. Walstrom and' Mrs. Sheedy met
at our house only two times. I saw Wuls
trom three time * . I saw his photograph In
Mrs , Sheedy's album before I over saw him.
She spoke of htm as n friend from Buffalo. 1
never saw Mrs. Sliced } nnd Mr. Walstrom
outwalking. I never saw anything wrong
In their actions. 1 never saw Monday Mc
Farland to know him. 1 never knew that ho
heard Mra..Sheedy say anything about her
domestic troubles. Mr. and Mrs. Sheedy
always acted as though they tliouirlil a great
deal of each other. After Mr. Sheedy was
hurt Mrs. Sheedy seemed very anxious that
her husband should recover. "
Court then adjourned until afternoon.
Ofllcer Louis Otto was the first witness
culled on thu suind in the afternoon. Hu
testilled that ho was with Ofllcer Ktnnoy
when thu cano was found.
Juke Opponhclmcr , : i law student , was the
next witness. Hu testified that on the day
following the funeral ho went to Mrs.
Sheody's bouse. Ho found Mrs. Shoedv ,
Harry Walstrom and young Dennis Sheody
thero. Mrs. Sheedy seemed very light
hearted. As she passed the piano she
touched that instrument gaily.
Charley Carpenter , a saloonkeeper , was
the next witness. Ho testified : "I
heard the first three shots the
night Mr. Shcody tired nt his assailant. I
saw the Hashes of the fourth and fifth. I
wont over and Mrs. Shccdy asked mo to go
to Harry Walstrom's room and tell him that
Mr. Shcody was hurt. I did as requested.
On returning I went Into Mr. Sheedy's
bedroom nnd the wounded man said :
" 'I wish you'd go out Into the alley and
take thatd d . I don't know
what 1 have done to bo assaulted In such u
n manner.1
, ' -Mr. Shoedv called me Into his room nnd I
asked him if ho couldn't gtvo mo some de
scription of the man who assaulted him. Ho
said ho couldn't , because It was so dark , "
Gus Saunders , the saloonkeeper , was then
culled. Ho testilled :
"I have known Mrs. Sueeay since 1SS1. I
don't know whether sha was married to
Sheedy nt that tlmo or not.1 i
"When was she married to John Sheedy ? " .
Objected to by Philpot. Objection ovorI I
ruled. Witness answered : I
"I don't ki.ow. " '
"When did she first live with him as his
wife ! "
Objected to and overruled.
Answer : "Either In 1SS1 or 1SS2. They
had rooms in the Quick block. I was in that
block off and on all the timo. I saw Mr.
Shoudy and Mrs. Shoedy going in and out a
number of times. "
At this juncture Colonel Philpot , counsel
for Monday McFarland , raised an objection
about anything being said ubout Mrs. Shce
dy's character.
'
'Tho question was then asked :
"At what liinu did Mr. Shccdy and this
woman go to Now Orleansl"
I'nllpot objectud us usual and the objection
was overruled. The witness answered :
"About l S. " . or 1 511. "
"Were Mr. Sheedy and this woman man
and wlfo at the time they went to Now Or
leans I"
This raised a roar not onlv from Plulpot
but also from Strode and Weir , Strode
jumped up In adramatlcmaiinerand dcclurco
thnt Lambcrtson was attempting to blacken
the character of .Mrs. Sheedy.
Lambortson then urosu and decl.ircd that
all ho was after was to merely prove
what Monday McFurlund had said in his
confos-iion that the female defendant was a
mistress of John Sheody several years bo
fore she ii'dti'-ud him to marry her. The
Judge tlntxlly sustained the objection of Phil-
pot and ruled out everything In connection
with the character of Mrs. Sheody.
i'etor Crumpton , n colored barber , was
, th'tn cnlitd. llo testified that Monday Mc-
1 Farlaii'l worked In his father's ( Crampton's )
shop ; Ih.itMondny McFurlund always shaved
John Sheedy and generally received about 23
cents for so doing ; that Mr. Sheedy was ac 5O
customed to como after Monday to shampoo
his wlfu's hair. Tne day before the assault
on John Sheody Monday McFarland went
down to the Shoody residence ut thu request '
of Mr. Shoedy to dress Mrs. Sheedy's huir.
Monday stayed there about two hours.
The next witness called was Johnny Ivlntis-
ner , the lad who roamed with VOUIIK Wnl
strom. Although a very Important witness ,
Johnny snowed a great reluctance lu answer
ing questions , and the answers hud. to bo
fairly dug out of him. Ho testified as fol
lows' :
"I am nineteen years old. I worked nt Mr.
Shccdy's la ISSi ! and ISS7 for my clothes and
board and went to school , I loft there In
ISs * . Since then I have occasionally run er
rands for them. 1 ihlnk MM. Sheody went
east sometime In the spring of Ib'.K ) . She
came back , I think , las t September. After
she returned she told mo she expected a
friend unmcd Harry Walstrom from Bir
mingham , Ala. Shortly after that I snld to
her thnt I did not like the room 1 hud and she
suggested that .sir. Wutstrom nnd I room to
gether. This was after Mr. Wulstrom hud
. arrived here. Two or three davs afterward
Mr Waltrom eamo to the U'indsor hotel ,
I whore 1 was working , and wq uindo arrange
ments to room togctber. I selected a room In
the Heater block , He was to payfSof the , 1
rent and I M. Wo roomed together about
, thrco mouths and a hulf , 1 run a number of
errands for Mrs , Shcoly during this time. I
carried notes for her to Walstrom. I carried
uptos also from Walitrom to her.
She never addressed the envelopes con
mining her notes , neither wuuld Wnlstrom
Billress ! tbo envelopes thnt bo scut to Mrs.
Sheody. The envelopes wcro always scaled.
In can Walstrom was not at bis room ho in-
Mnirted mo to luuvo tbo notes in n certain
dntwor Mr * . Sheudy told _ me to como alex -
ox SSCOMC ror.J
INDIANOLA BADLY SCORCHED
Fire of nn Unknown Origin Destroys a Nnm-
bsr of Buildings.
NUMEROUS NEW RAILROAD RUMORS.
Now MmIn thu Northwest
CailcCM in Camp
JFIro at WulioD State Sn-
liroine Court "
Ntb May 13. [ Special Tele-
gnim to Tin : Hen. ] A lire started last night
In the vacant Shlroy building , and the flames
spread to the billiard hail and Shuw's bar
ber shop on the north , where Its progress
wa < arrested by Judge Baxter's brick build
ing. To the south It spread to tno Colling
hotel , from which the Inmates escaped in
their night clothes. But little was saved
from the hotel und the building burned to
the ground. The proprietor had just moved
Into the hotel. Mrs. Running's dwelling was
saved by pulling down an ofllco room which
stood between It and the hotel.
The loss was about f 1,000 , with no Insur
ance. Judge Baxter is the heaviest loser ,
his loss being f | , ftOO. It was only by the
most berolc o ( Tor Is thnt the town was saved ,
as the wind was favorable for destructive
work. The McCook II ro department was at
the depot ready to come to the rescue , when
they were wired thut the fire was under con
trol.
Nlnlmirn and Halli-oiulH.
Nionutiu , Neb. , May 15. [ Speelul to THE
For several weeks past there has been
considerable revival of railroad building In
which Nlobrara is vitally Interested. On the
onu hand is the located survey of the Sioux
City Northwestern , from Sioux City to Nio-
braru , and on west up 1'ouca crook to the
state line , while on the other hand is the
work already begun by the Omaha line from
Bloomfleld toward Nlobrara. Along Ponca
crook n preliminary survey has been quietly
made ! by the Omaha line , levels have been
taken and the survey of the Sioux City road
closely followed. Parties in the Interest of
the Omaha line have been in the new coun
try . . west taking notes in reference to popula
tion , acreage , crops , buildings nnd other Im
provements , which they find very satisfac
tory.A .
A few weeks ngo a BIB : special announced
that the Bloomllcld branch of the Omaha
line had begun grading ono mlle toward Nio-
braru. Various theories wcro given for this
peculiar method of extension. Now another
three miles has been let. In formation reaches
hero that the graders have work for all sumn
mer. The policy seems to bo not to make so
much fuss as to maku tlmo nnd secure territory -
tory , In order to como down throuuli the
passes in advance of the Sioux City North
western. Ton BKC reporter Superintendent
Jaynos nvnded the question of extension by
switching the reporter off on the Hartlngton
branch , but said not a word concerning the
Wayne , Randolph & Bloomllcld line , which
Is the one that is being extended by the milo
toward Niobruro. Considerable Interest is
manifested In tbo outcome.
Tour of Itiiilroud Olllolnls.
BKATIIICE , Nob. , May 15. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Biu.J : A special train bearing
fifty general and special freight agents of the
Rock Island and Its branches reached the
city at. 10 o'clock this morning nnd remained
ever about two hours viewing the city and
the Rock Island property here. Among the
paity wore W. I. Allen , assistant ireneral
manager ; W. M. Sago , trunic manager , nnd
a host of other Rock Island dignitaries. The
party was met at the depot by a committee
of citizens and escorted ubout town in car-
riuefis.
The party left at noon for Chicago. The
magnates wcro enrouto homeward from an
extended trip over the Rock Island lines west
of thu Missouri rlvor and came hero direct
from Denver ,
In tlio Supreme Court.
LINCOLN , Neb. , May 15. [ Special to THE
BIE : , ] The suit of Klopp , Bartlett & Co. of
Omaha against the Cruston City waterworks
for $ HS has been appealed to the supreme
court on error.
The suit of Mary .Major. ? vs Nicholas N.
Edwards , Jessie Edwards , Grace O. Ed
wards and Jeremiah C. Wllcox , brought to
sot aside a foreclosure to certain Omaha lots
under a mortgage given in 1877 , has been
appealed from the Douglas county district
court.
An amended petition has been filed in the
suit of Otto Lobcck , administrator , to compel
the Lco-Clark-Andreesen hardware company
of Omuha to pay tbo estate of C. A. Fried
$5,500 , for his good will in the business.
In Camp.
F.uununv , Nob. , May 15. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BKE. ] The cadets now In camp
on Fulrbury Heichts nro getting us much
amusement ns possible while In ramp , but the
dally routine of a soldier Is not neglected
They have guard mount at 8:15 : a. m. , battal
Ion drill at Ui.'IO p. in. and dress parade ut 7
p. in. The cadet computltivo battalion drill
takes place at UtO : : p. m. There nro two
prizes , a gold and u silver medal. A game of
baseball will bo played tomorrow between
the University nine and a F.ilrbur.v team. In
the evening the cadets will glvo their annual
concert at the opera houso. A refreshing
shower of rain tonight has placed the streets
In splendid condition and tomorrow will bo a
gala day for Fnlrbury.
So l'aro Fat or.
NKIIIIVKV CITV , Nob. , May 15. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Bnu.J Emma Thompson ,
formerly a waitress In the Thorp hotel , today
caused the arrest of Will Seymour , a well
known young man hnro , charging him with
being the father of her illegitimate babe , now
six weeks old. Tim ho iring was put off tlntil
Juno 1 , and Seymour gave bail lu tbo sum of
$ -V ) for his npponrrtnce. Young Seymour's
father is city attorney herj. A plea of not
guilty will bo mado.
Droppsd Head In the Street.
O'NEii.i. , Neb. , Mny 15. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim BIH. : ] County Clerk Huzolct
received n telegram today from Guthrlo Con-
tor , la. , announcing the death of his father
who Is a prominent citizen of that place. The
telegram stated that ho dropped dead on the
street 'it 1 o'clcck. Mr. lluzolot and brother
left tonight to attend the funeral.
rninmorolal
CIIETE , Nob. , Mav 15. [ Special to THE
UCE , ] Mayor Norrls today appointed C. J.
Uowlby of the Crete Democrat nnd II. M.
Wells of the Videtto as delegates from this
city to the western commercial convention to
bo held In Denver May 19.
I'Mro at Walioo.
W.uioo , Nob. , May 15. [ Spoinl Telegram
to THE BEE. ] Fire started at uoout 5 o'clock
this morning in some old frame buildings
Just back of the Commercial hotel. Loss
about f.1,000 , covered by Insurance.
A ( ilni.'liiniitl
FnnMONT , Nob. . May 15 , [ Special to Tin : .
BKE. ! ThoDodgoco intynlltunco has elected
James Harvlo of Webster townshln as a del-
gatu to the national union convention at
Cincinnati next week.
AVelcomo Main.
KLwoon , Nob. , May 15. [ Special Tele
gram to THE DEC. ] A heavy rain fell hero
this afternoon , A largo crop of small grain
Is assured.
A YIIIIIIK Luily'M Death.
Neb. , May 15.-Special [ Tele-
gram to THE UEE , ] Miss Florence A. ,
, and Mrs. John Warren , died
I Inst ! evening at the residence "of her parents ,
two miles north of the city , of consumption.
The deceased was twcnty iwo years of ago
mili was widely nnd eHlmnuly known
throughout this section ns a ludy of rare ac
complishments.
A Noliraskn Oily Hpusnlfou.
Niiw\sKA : CITV , Neb. , Mny 15. [ Spcclr.l
Telegram to THE BEE. ! County Attorney
Morgan crcnted n sensntton hero today by
filing nn Information .ugAlnst Lou Price , n
negro : , charging him with criminal assault.
Ills 1 alleged victim U Irene Trimble , the
young und pretty daughter of It. W. Trim
I ble , a gentleman well known In this locality.
' Tlio Trimble family Is highly respected.
Price Is about eighteen years of ago and has
been < employed as bustler and chore
boy ( by different men. Irene Is
only fourteen years of ago ' and
has l ; always been admired by the young
society pcoplu here , nnd thu fact thnt she had
taken up with a negro set the town nllro with
' comment. On Wednesday night , It Is alleged ,
Pricu enticed her Into a barn where the two
remained during thu night. When the facts
developed the child's parents wore almost
heart broken with grief as they had supposed
she was sleeping with a futility
In the neighborhood where she frequently
visited. Had it not been for the
conduct of the girl It Is likely n mob would
have settled with Price. She seems to havu
nn affection for the negro , and from prcsont
Indications It will bo hard for the state to
get good evidence from her. On Thursday
she claimed to have been married to 1'rice ,
but no license has ever boon Issued. In case
Price is not lynched ho stands a good show
to receive a penitentiary fentenuc.
Kloutlon Contort Settled.
NIIIIIAMV : CITY , Neb , , May 15. ( Special
Telegram to THE BKE.J At last the election
. contest over the police Judgcshlp has boon de
' termined. County Judge Katon today heard
the testimony on both sides and determined
. that Dr. Chadduch , the present Incumbent ,
' had been duly elected. John C. Watson ap
peared for Reuben Foster , the plalntifT , and
moved that fifteen allegeU illegal votes for
Chadduch bo thrown out , S. II. Calhoun ,
counsel for the defense , objected , nnd nf'.er
considerable wrangling the court throw out
enough of the scratched , ballots to reduce
Chudduch's majority from 10 to 11. Chad-
duck is a democrat ,
SEXATOll ICl'I'h'S I'Ji.t.Vtf.
the Wants ( if HH | h'outh
Dakota Constituency.
Siot-x FALLS , S , D. , May 15. [ Special Tel
egram to Tin : Biu. : | Senator J. II. Kyle ar
rived In this city this oveuiag on ids way to
Omaha. Ho stopped over ti visit his sister ,
Dr. Francis Kyle , nnd was'mot ' by Tin : BEI :
correspondent. Hcsnid : "I nm Just from
Washington , attending to , my constantly
growing mall. Why , tbo ' other day It took
mo llvo hours to finish'rcrfduig the letters re
ceived , in one day from my constituency. The
fact of the matter Is that u s'onntor tho. o days
Is nothing but a departrnont.rumior , a regular
ruco horso. I am going to' the Black Hills In
Juno whore I will examine Into the needs of
thu citizens of thai section I have not yet
selected my seat in thD donate nnd cannot
state whether I will act' wl U tbo republicans
or democrats. I will not 'attend the Cincin
nati alliance mooting. I 'xhnll spend the en
tire summer in South Dakota , looking up the
needs of tbo state in the \vny of national leg
islation. " 'i . . -
New ItnllroiHlJntnrporatcd.
PiBiuiE , S. D. , May 15- ; [ Special to THE
BKK. | Articles of incprpovotion 'Have' been
filed with the secretaryof triato by the Sioux
City , Madi on. & Northern railway company.
The head ofllco of business is at Madison ,
Lake county , and tbo roadIs proposed to run
from Garretson , In Mlnncbaba county , to
Mlnot , Ward county , N. D. , an esti
mated length of 440 miles. The following
counties arc named through which It may
pass : Mlnnehaho , Moody , Lake , Minor ,
Kincsburv " , Bbndle , Clark , Spink , Faulk ,
Edwards "and McPherson , and Mclntosh ,
Dickey , Logan , Euimons , Kldder , Burleigh ,
Sheridan , McLean , Stephens. Church , Me-
Henry nnd Ward counties la North Dakota.
The estimated cost is $3,000,000. The follow
ing board of directors are named for thu llrst
year with the annual election placed on the
first Tuesday in April : Charles B. Kennedy
nnd W. F. Smith of Madison , J. A. Cooley of
Doll Rapids , F. C , Hills , t. P. Gore , F. A.
Seaman nnd Craig L. Wright of Sioux City.
The company's capital stock is S10,000,000.
An ICv-Mlni.ster JuTioulile.
BISMAHCK , N. D. , Mriy 15. George E.
Gcrrowo , superintendent of the Indian
agency nt Fort Stovensoiij has been arrested
and placed under bonds charged with mis
appropriating covernmont funds. His hear
ing will tnko plnco befori > the United States
commissioner in this city. Gorrown Is an
ox-Methodist minister und formerly lived at
Scny Center , where ho' Is said to have
wealthy nnd influential ( -connections. The
hearing will last sov.'ril days and sensa-
tlouul developments arc-looked for.
An Hill tor Assaulted.
Dnunvoon , S. D. , May15. { [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Editor Hanson of the
Lead City Herald was set upon nnd badly
beaten on the streets of Load City this morn
ing by Jack Moran , a gambler who resented
n local squib appearing In last night's paper
mentioning a fight in which ho was con
cerned. Moran was arrested , paid a $5 flno
nnd was released.
Hoiivy Snow \Vyoinlnfj. .
CiiKriN.\n : , AVyo. , May'Ji5. ' Twelve Inches
of snow fell today at Sherman , forty miles
west of here , the highest point on thu Union
Pacific road. Several inches of soft snow
fell hero , but the weathoi''is ' not cold and the
cattle ranges will bo immensely bcnclltted.
TUB ll'/i.l Tilfilt , t'OIlKVAH T.
For Omaha and Vicinity Showers , fol
lowed by fair ; cooler.
For Colorado Fair Saturday ; slightly
warmer Saturday night ; east winds.
For the Dakotas Generally fair by Satur
day night ; winds bocoraldp southeast.
For lown and Nebraska Fair Saturday ;
slightly cooler , except wAtaier by Saturday
night in extreme northern Nebraska ; east
winds.
For Missouri Fair ; RlutUtly cooler , except
stationary temperature in .extreme southern
portion ; northeast winds. .
For Kansas Fair SatuWay ; slightly cool
er ; northeast winds.
The Death "lloll.
PitiNcr.TON , N. , ! , , May IS. Francis Xab-
nskle , D.D. , of Princeton- the well known
divine nnd author Is daadj
YANKTON , S. D. , May 15.-ChovalIor Gus
tnvo M. FInotto , former well known banker
of Florence , Italy , Boston nd Now YorK ,
nnd once Italian consul , Istlbad , aged seventy-
three years. Ho was a mfctjibcr of two titled
Italian families and had ' been living ns a
farmer of Into yoars.
PEHU. Ind. , Muy 1B.Rev. Walter L , Huff ,
man , ono of the oldest nnd best known
Methodist ministers In tbo country , died hero
this morning , ngod sovcnty-llvd years.
After this \Vholo Family.
LITTLE ROCK , Ark. , May 15. A special
from Atkins gives monger particulars of the
murder of Adam nnd Sltt Hatloy by Dr. G.
H. Homo of Van Dureij county last Wednes
day. A feud had existed between the two
families for a long time. The Kceno of the
killing U in n remotu" locality , fur from the
telegraph. Homo says ho bos three inoro
II at ley a to kill.
Western Unitarian
CIIICAIIO , 111 , , May 15. At the session of
thu Western Uultarlau congress it was an
nounced that the Parker memorial fund of
J 10,000 had been completed. Tbo session was
devoted to mapping out tbo work for tbo
coining Ecasou ,
IVRIT OF ERROR GRANTED ,
Boyd'a ' Contest Oaso Brought Before the
United States Supreme Court-
TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS FILED ,
Prolmlilllty ol'nii Kurly Hcarlni : of the
Case .May On Over Unlit Onto-
li'ir Ill-ought Uef'oi'c iMis-
tloc IJrower.
WASHINOTON tniEMjTiiE Bnr , )
filH Fof iBSTii : SniiiUT , >
WASHINGTON , D. C. , May IS. I
Associate Justica Brewer > todny directed
that u writ of error should Issuu In the Ne
braska governorship contest case. The mo
tion was made this morning before Judge
Urower by H , D. Estabrook of Omaha.
To your correspondent tonight Jus
tice Btewcr stated that the order
today simply brought n transscript of
the proceedings had in the supreme
court of thu stutu to the supreme court of the
United States and thnt It had no bearing
whatever upon the citizenship ot. Governor
Uoyd , the question nt Issuo. The supreme
court will have to hear the argument before
It will or could order n super-
sndnas In Issnn which would hnvo
the , effect of causing n stay of pro-
cccdlngs. Since the supreme court has decided
to not hour any more nrguinents nt this ses
sion nnd l.s to adjourn on Monday the - . " > th , It
l.s believed that nothing will occur before the
full term to change the governorship situa
tion In Nebraska unless the supreme court
can bo Impressed that It is n question of such
moment ns to warrant setting nsldo Its de
cision as to not hearing any more arguments
nnd hcur this one on the day fixed for ad
journment. A single justice cannot make nn
order or decision which will chatifro the
present situation or reinstate Governor Uoyd.
AlllllVP.n IN WASHINGTON.
President nnd Mrs. Harrison and the mem
bers of the family who accompanied them on
their tour to the south and Pacific slope a
month ago yesterday arrived without dem
onstration just before I ) o'clock this even
ing. There was nothing to mark their re
turn from that which follows thu home com
ing of any private family. It was concluded
finally by the citizens of Washington that
any demonstration of n public diameter
would bo inappropriate , for the president
went away in Ills private capacity and would
want , especially after'so long a Jaunt , to re
turn In that "way. Any Kind of a recep
tion would slnip'.y have kept him so
much longer away from his fireside and
it was thought that ho and Mrs. Harrison
would prefer to go quletlv to the executive
mansion with the grand children and other
members of the family who were at the Ply
mouth railroad station in that way in which
thirty-one days ago they bid them God steed ;
on their long journey. It was probably fortunate -
tunato that no ofTo'rt whatever was made
toward a public demonstration for a heavy
cold rain began to fall before daylight this
morning , nnd it poured down in tlio most dis-
ngrecablu torrents all day. The chill and
wet went almost , through ono's umbrella nnd
clothlncr lllto a knlfo. and a uioro dis
heartening surrounding in a wonthor
, vny could1 not well have occn 1 mag-
nod. Despite tbov rnjn . julte a number.
qf the friends of the' travelers : were prcsont
when the beautiful train pulled In nnd no
sooner did tuctbroats cease to cry out their
welcome to tbo president , who stood down on
tbo very last step of the first car , and bo bud
jumped oft" and picked up tbo little MclCcos
than a dozen eagot ; friends rushed upon the
front of tbo coach and Into it to wolcpino Mrs ,
Harrison , Mrs , McKee and the other mem
bers of the party. It was n lovely scone , the
president carrying the little children up the
stops of the car und in to their mamma , papa
and grand ma. The boy mid girl were almost
wild with delight nnd their little lips ran out
their kisses much to the delight of tno onlook
ers. In a few minutes the yresident
wns circulating among the friends who had
come to bid him welcome back. Amongthcm
were Attorney General Miller , Secretaries
Foster and Proctor. Assistant Secretaries
Wlllets and Nettloton , Assistant Attorney
General Tynor , Major Prudcn nnd Captain
Dlnsmore of the white house force , and a
number of ladies. No ono was morocordially
received than Colonel George W. Boyd , as
sistant general passencer agent of the
Pennsylvania railroad , who accompanied the
president on the entire trip nnd had charge
of the railroad facilities , which the president
said were simply perfect. Colonel nnd Mrs.
Boyd wore both most heartily received and
the president In the warmest and
most sincere terms thanked him for
his presence and cfllcioney on the entire
trip which has been greatly to the credit of
tno railroad company which assumed the re
sponsibility of taking the president ever
nearly tsn thousand miles of territory nnd nc-
compllshed it without accident or incident
nnd returned in exactly the tlmo scheduled.
The president found his working room as
clean and bright as a now pin , oven bis desk
of antique oak having been varnished , and
upon his desk were piled a largo number of
bundles of papers neatly packeted , evidently
from the various departments , nnd being
those needing his first attention. It Is
probable that among them were papers re
lating to the Italian nfTalr nt New Orleans ,
tlio Bohring sea dispute and the laud court
and court of claims appointments. Ho found
also several invitations to attend Decoration
day exercises nt various points throughout
the country , nnd those ho will give early at
tention. Lust year ho was nt Brooklyn on
Mny iiO and it is believed ho will conclude to
remain hero this Decoration day.
VOl'NO HAf.M'S rKCCADIM.OES.
No one attempts to apologize for or sympa
thize with Green B , Ruum , jr. , who resigned
from the position of assistant chief clerk of
tbo pension ofllco today on the request of the
acting secretary of the interior , upon thu
charge of ofllco bronliiL- and having
appropriated $ Tu' of conscience money sent
to the pension ofllco. There Is , however.
universal sympathy for his father , General
Raum , the commissioner of pensions. Most
unfair and desperate efforts have been made
during the past ten or twelve months by
democratic politicians to force General Rnuiil
out of the pension ofllce. Hu has been un
fortunate In his private business affairs. Ho
has not , however , bson shown dishonest in
tbo slightest particular , nnd no one believes
anything dishonest will ever bo traced to
him. Ills friends hnvo stood by him Ilko
heroes , and do now , because thov have never
believed him In any transaction dishonorable.
But tbo mcro thought of the son engaging In
ofllco broking nnd participating In other pec
cadilloes while the political war was waglig
against the father and hazarding his reputa
tion makes the father's friends indignant to
the extreme. Nothing Is known positively
of the charges ngainst youne Raum furtheV
than that ho was charged with ofllco broking
and after a thorough inqulrx Acting Secre
tary Chandler and Second Assistant Secretary
Bussey Immediately demanded liU resii-nn-
tlon todny and accepted It as soon as ro-
tcived. It is feared that the shamu which
this affair will oring upon the young man
will incline General Ruum to tender his
own resignation , although no ono believes
the father bad the rcmotoU Idea that the son
was engaged In anything questionable. Gen
eral Raum asked for too investigation nnd
said bo wanted his son treated in this matter
the same us anybody else. Ho showed him
self to bo honorable In It nil.
MI.-CIU.NEOUS. :
Assistant Secretary Chandler today af
firmed the decision below holding for can
cellation the homestead entry of J. T. Low-
ellyn contested by George Harris , Aberdeen ,
S. D. , district.
Gcrr o Curson of Council BlufT.s was today
admitted to practice before the interior de
partment.
( J. H. Fowler of Omaha Is ut the Ebbltt ,
Penny S , HEATH ,
China Will IMiililt.
WASHINGTON , May Ifi , The department o :
atato has DCCU oQlclally Informed ot the ac
coptnnco bv the government of China of the
invitation to participate In the world's Col
umbian exposition.
„ , .
JMCliA ir.l.S I.\f'l J.
The Presidential 1'nrty Arrive , f the
National Capital. \ "z
WASHINGTON , .May 15.Tho prosit , ind
party arrived in Washington ut . > : : IJlv' > ck
this evening , exactly on sclieduli ? 10.
Whn thu train was ncurlng the 11 nl
capital nnd the journey was almost nt i d
the president summoned to the obscH i
car ovary person who had nccotnpanioi1 ,
on the trip , Including the ladles and ah
employes of the railroad and thu Pullman
car company , and _ made them a short ad
dress. He said iie found that ho bad made
Just Kill speeches since they left s'nshlngton
April M last , nnd ho thought this a good occa
sion to mane the- number u round Mil. llo then
referred to the iinnreccdonted excellence nnd
perfection of thu railro.ul service throughout
the entlro trip nnd said that the fact that
they hnd been nblo to travel over
ten thousand miles of territory in
u splendidly equipped train without
nn accident or mishap of any kind and with
out ono minute's variation from the prear
ranged schedule must always bo regarded as
a most remarkable achievement. Ho snld
that Mr. George \V. Uoyd of the Pennsyl
vania road was entitled to great credit for his
excellent inanaAutncnl of the trip , and hu
added that it was n superb exhibition of what
training , energy nnd Intelligence resulted fern
n mini. Ho then returned his thanks indi
vidually to the conductor , the engineer nud
fireman , the chief nnd his assistants , the
} every person who hnd rendered sorvlco to
'ho party on the trip. The president gave
ill the employes a substantial token
) f his appreciation for their ntien-
lons. The ] tostmnstor general , thoseirj-
.nry of agriculture and the other gentlemen
if the party also romeinbcrod the employes
n thu sumo manner.
The arrival In Washington wns unmarked
by any demonstration beyond the presence
at the station of u small knot of ofllciuls nnd
cvernl hundred travelers. The president's
grandchildren wcro at the station and his
llrst greeting was to them. The company
broke UP In a few minutes and thu president
nnd his futility proceeded to the wlto house.
The president stood tbo trip better than
inyono else , notwithstanding the greater
aVer performed by him , nnd tlicro is nothing
kVhatovor in his appearance to indicate that
ic has been subjected to any unusual strain.
Pi\HH < d Through Pennsylvania.
AI.TONIA , Pa. , May IB. The special train
icaring the presidential party arrived at 9:50 :
Ins morning. The party stood on the rear
ilatform and listened to cheers from the
nrgo crowd assembled. The president do-
Ivored a short address and was followed uy
secretary Rusk.
l'iTT.iifiti , Pa. , May 15. The presidential
rain passed through hero early this morning
'nrotito to Washington. But fifteen minutes
ivoro spent hero. There was no demonstra-
, Iou.
Itliilna Not So Well.
Niw : YOUK , Mny 15. Secretary Bluino Is
not so well this morning as he was yesterday ,
le is suffering from gout. Dr. Dennis said
t would bo impor.sihlo for him to leave the
Ity be fore Monday or Tuesday.
Secretary of State James G. Blalno at last
reports tonight was resting very comforta
bly. The family phpslcian who Is attending
Mr. Blnino saw him atilJU : ) this evening , rind
after remaining in the sck | chamber about
fifteen minutes , came out nnd stated that his
patient's condition wns better than at any
time during the 'day. The doctor loft nnd
snld ho would not return until morning ,
being satisfied that Mr. Blnlno's condition
was not critical.
STIi.M , 11'AITIXH fOH XI
Nothing Yet Heard from the Charles-
ton or llata.
WASHINGTON , May 15. The same reply ,
'No ' news , " was mudo by Acting Secretary
Ramsey this morning to tbe question ns to
whether ho hnd hcnrd from the Chnrlcston or
he Itata. A long cable dispatch In cipher
was received this morning , presumably from
Admiral McCarr at Chill. It is known attho
department that the Chilian insurgent
cruiser Usineralda put Into Acapulco u day or
two ago. She appeared there Into in tlio
evening nnd slipped out of the harbor and
disappeared Before dn.vllc.lit.
It appeared later In the day when the cable
dispatch bad been deciphered thnt It had
been sent by Admiral Brown from the San
Francisco , which Is now at some Chilian
port. Information as to its contents was re
fused at the department further than It wns
an answer from Admiral Drown to the nilos-
tioi.s cabled him last week. This U an indi
cation that oven In the event of tbo fulluroof
the Charleston to catch the Itata. the latter
vessel will not have escaped ull danger nnd
will still have to run the gauntlet of the ves
sels now on the Chilian coast. Up to tbo
close of business hours ut thu department no
advices ha'd been received of the Charleston
or the Itata.
Tlio ICsmernlda at Aoapntuo.
CITV or MEXICO , Mny 15. A dispatch re
ceived late lust night from Acapulco says :
The Chilian cruiser Ksmornldn entered this
port yesterday and sailed again today. Sev
eral oftlccrs wore nshoro nml used the wires
nnd made various inquiries regarding the no
tion of the United States , showing thut they
were Informed that the cruiser Charleston
had been sent In pursuit of the Itatn. It Is
believed she has steamed north to intercept
the Itatn and protect her should Iho Charles
ton attempt to capture her.
This dispatch is confirmed by the war do-
pnrtmcnt , but the ontcinls nio inclined to bo
reticent. A prominent ofllcial said : "Thu
cruiser has been warned not to remain In
port , ns Mexico Is not harboring insurgent
vessels and docs not recognize any othorgov
crnment in Chili than thut of linlmaceda. "
Thought It WaN the Chili-lesion ,
S\N DIKOO , C'nl. , May 15. H was reported
hero thnt the cruiser Charleston had passed
Point Lomac last evening going north , but
it is now belloved that the vessel which was
supposed to bo the Charleston was the
Pacific Mall steamship San Bins from Pan
ama , ivhich Is duo at Sun Francisco Saturday.
No Amorlran Steamer in Sight.
CITV OF MB.MC-O ( via Galveston ) , May 15.
Acapulco advices state that the Chilian
stoamcr Ksmcralda is still off the port wait
ing to see 11 it is possnilo for her to obtain
coal. Another strnngu steamer which Is out
side is supposed to be the Itata , There IK no
American bicumcr In sight.
Cereals and Provisions ( or Chill ,
SIN FiUNi'lM'O , Cut. , May 15. The stoamcr
Montsernit , which has been loading a cargo
of cereals and provisions horn for Chlil , lof !
this afternoon. Watch was maintained over
her to the last by the customs olllcoM so that
no contraband goods could bu shipped.
Demolished liy Dynamite.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , May 15. A special from
Oak Grove , Mo. , says : The house of Daniu
Morgan , a quiet and rcputublo citl/.in living
thrco iiillcs south of this place , was dumol
Ishcd by nn explosion of dynamite last night ,
It is not knoun who perpctratud the outiago
Mrs. Morgan's collar bone was broker , am !
she was othoru'lso injured. Mr. Morgan wa ;
badly Injured , thoiign not fatally. Ills two
children escaped unhurt , but a stepson was
blown twenty yards through n trco top ami
alighted on a fence. Hu was not badly hurt
Denver Turnkny Arrested.
KANHISCITV , Mo. May I5.--J. L. Balihvlt
this morning arrojtcJ Hairy \Vallau ) , a turn
key for the Denver police department , who I
wanted thorn fur cmboi/llng f MO nnd n ROL |
wntch. Wallace Is twenty four years old
Ho Is of a good family In the cost. Ho say ;
ho will return without a requisition , and ro
gardlng thu charge against him romarkcd
" 1 wns a little flossy and made n bad bronir
I did not mean to keep tbo stuff wuon I look
It. "
TENNY TOOK FIRST MONEY ,
Gallant Little Sway Back Carries Hia Greai
Load to Victory ,
STORY OF THE GREAT HANDICAP RACE ,
Siitvntiu-'M Swift Itlvnl n Strong Kavor
Ite Others \\lnt Cai-rlcd Short
Odds l-'roni Start to
Finish.
, L. I. , Mny IB. What Is known
as the legitimate racing season was Inaugur-
ntcd In this state todny when the Hrooklvn
Jockey club throw open Its gates for u four
teen days meeting. The programme ) cITorcd
for the opening day was a grand one , full of
quality , and such equine stars us Kingston ,
Tenny , Prince Royal , Burlington , Tea Tray ,
Scnorlta and hosts of others were down as
probable starters in the different events.
The feature of this grand programme was
the Brooklyn .lockoy club handicap , for
which the very best horses In train
ing wore eligible to start. Kverybody
hnd n favorite. There wns Toiiny , the game
and speedy son of Raymond d'Or nnd Hell of
Mayweed. Ho was ut ono time reported to
havu gene lame , hut later ho come round nil
right nnd race goers pinned their faith to
him , for ho had run the Incomparable Snl-
vntor to u head in the phenomenal tlmo ot
2:03. : Then there was Burllnton. Kvei ono
remembered how this handsome black gentle
man had galloped down the Morris park
course ns n throe-ycar-old In 'J : ( ) * ' , with 105
pounds on his back , nnd why should In * not
glvo a u-ood account of himself I was the gen
eral question.
Besides those two giants of the turf , there
was the royal'y ' bred Prince Royal , the holder
of the mlle nnd n sixteenth record ; Castaway ,
the winner of Instye.ir's handicap ; Loantakn ,
who hns always been acknowledged n speedy
horsu ; Kon. the victor of n match race with
Racclnnd ; Banquet , the holder of the mlle
and a quarter record ever a straight track ;
Judge Morrow , ono of tlio best threo-ynar-
olds of last years ; Senorlta , a grand race
mare , Uncle Bob , the winner of thu last
American derby , and n host of other high
class horses , every ono of which had nt some
time or other proved n right to bo considered
hich class.
All thcso were to meet in the richest
Brooklyn handicap over run , and It is no
wonder that the blood was sent surging
through the veins of every spoil loving muu ,
woman nnd child In the cast. As early as 10
o'clock the crowd commenced to narlvo at
the Brooklyn track , and from that time till 2
o'clock street cars.hoats , carnages , drays , nud
In fact , all kinds of conveyances , were used to
transport thu immense throngs that wcro
eager to st.o the caulno battlu of the ago.
For a time it looued as though thu pleasure
of this immense throng thirty thousand or
more would bo sadly marred by rain , but
about noon the sun shone In n faint , half
hearted way through the ha/.o and ovcryono
heaved a sigh of relief. With u dry track
there wns no question of a grand race while ,
if there was a sea of mud , there was a possi
bility of an exhibition like Castaway ulado ot
bis field lost year.
JIorsCH , Uldci-s nnd OddH.
When the bugler called the horses to tbo
post for tbo first race It was one
of the grandest sights ever witnessed
on nn American race course. The
spacious lawn was nn unbroken mass
of hats from the aristocratic plug to the
plebeian straw , while every seat In the grand
stand was occupied and some did double
duty. The overflow filled the paddock ,
lined the inllold fences deep nnd made a respectable -
spectablo showing In the betting ring.
The great handicap wns placed fourth on
the card. Thu conditions nnd the opening
situation ns to horse , rider , weight and cash
chance Is bore given :
The Brooklyn Jockey club handicap , for
threo-ycnr-olds nnd upward ; $ iOO each , half
forfeit or $ ,10 If declared , the club
to add an amount necessary to make
the gross value of the stnku 0,000 , of
which the .second shall rocoivu 1,500 and tbo
third (1,500 ; milo und ono.fourtli. Starters :
Teni.y 1-8 ( Homos ) , 'J to 1 straight , oven
place ; Burlington 120 ( Miller ) , 20 to 1
straight , S to 1 place ; Riley lliO ( Taylor ) , 40
to 1 straight , 15 to 1 place ; Judge Morrow
US ( G. Covint'ton ) , ( Ho 1 straight , a to 1
place ; Demulh 118 ( McLatighlin ) , 0 to 1
straight , 8 to 1 plnco ; Prince Royal 117 ( Garrison
risen ) , 1 to 1 straight , 5 to l > piuco ; Tea Tray
lit ; ( Moore ) , T to 1 straight 5
to 2 place ; Castaway II. 115 ( Taral ) ,
! ! ll to I straight , 10 to 1 place ; Scnorlta ,
114 ( Hayward ) , 8 to 1 straight , ! ) to I place ;
Loantaka 112 ( Bergen ) , 10 to 1 straight , 15 to
1 plnco ; Banquet 108 ( Hamilton ) , 10 to 1
straight , 4 to I plucu ; ICon 103 ( Lnmloy ) , 20
to 1 straight , 8 to 1 place ; Santiago 118 ( M
Bergen ) , 200 to 1 straight , ( X ) to 1 place ;
Cousin .looms 100 ( Fitzgerald ) , tW to 1
straight , 20 to 1 place ; Russell 103 ( Llttlo-
fleld ) , 20 to 1 straight , 8 to 1 place ; Unolo
Bob 100 ( Flynii ) , 25 to 1 straight , 10 to I
place ; Sauntor.ir 100 ( Martin ) , 40 to 1
straight , 15 to I place ; Once Again 100
( Stevenson ) , 100 to 1 straight , 40 to 1 place ;
Carroll UT ( A. Covmgton ) , 81 to 1 straight , 30
to 1 place ; ICIng Tho.nas Wi ( C. Hill ) . 40 to
1Iraklit ( , 15 to 1 plnco ; Nellie
Bly y , ( .Weber ) , 50 to 1 straight , 20 to 1
plUl'LC.
Hol'oro the Start.
( Everyone was full of excitement and the
crush In tno betting ring was tremendous.
One hundred nnd eighteen iiookinnifcrs were
doing business , but oven thuy could not
begin to supply tha speculative wants of the
crowd. Men who hud never bet -ill ) in their
lives offered I liKJ bills to the book manure and
for a time everyone seemed to have lost control
of themselves. A flora while , however , the
money of thu heavy bettors commenced to
tell , and It could bo- seen lu what estimation
thedilforcnt horsus were huld and tlio field
that went to the post was the best thnt over
fared a starter In this country.
As they went to the post each horse was
loudly cheered and they nil looked to bo in
the best of shape. Mr. Cnldwell cautioned
the boys about being on tholr good behavior ,
and then thuro was a few moments of intense
anxlnty accompanied by u silunco that wui
almost painful.
When the horses turned and faced Starter
Cahlwoll , thu noliio in tlio grand stand sank
to a murmur. Hundreds of excited conver
sations worohushod , nnd all eyes wcio turned
toward the post.
There was u breakaway and hearts wont
pitapat ever the false iihirm. Another break
away and again the horses wont back to the
post.
Finally they all got together In a close
bunch and wull in motion. The star tor.
watching them closely , saw thnt ho would
never hnvo thorn In as good order again , nuii
lliio a htrln of IIro the rod flag flushed throupli
the air. Then a thunderous roar swept up
from the urand stand. "Tliny'ro oil1' yelled
iiO.OOO voices nnd to the music of thu hearse
cries the horsus swept down to the grand ,
stand with thundering hoofs. Men breathed
bard nnd fast , anil women cluppud tholr
hands or waved their parasols. The great
handicap race was on.
] < 'roin Stl.rt to KlniMh ,
The mighty struggle was In fill1 swing ,
nnd us fnr ns the start was concerned every
horse had received a fair chanco. As they
sutpt toward the stand the tlirer-yenr-olU
Russell took the lead , running under a atronif
pull , nnd with Nellie lily , Once Agulc ui : < l
Santiago lapped on him and Rilov mid King
Thomas bringing up the rear. They ran lu
this order around the lower turn , and thoto
who hnd but on Tunny commenced to gut
nnxlous , for thn little awnyback was run
ning in the ru.s.
As they started up Urn bark stretch
Santiago went up to Russnll's ' head , nud
the two rnn locked for A quarter ,
while the \vblto nua rod of