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THE OMAHA DAILY 13EEJ "SUNDAY , JULY 7 , 1895.
HOW SELJAN WAS KILLED
Fact * Brought Ont at the Coronor's InqiHBt
Yesterday Aflcrcojn.
DETAILS OF THE CASE DESCRIBED AGAIN
Jnry Unwilling to < lo Tarthcr Thnn Simply
to Find tlmt tint Man Died All the
rrlinnors to JIo Held Conduct
nt the Morgue.
A coroner's jury yesterday afternoon held
an Inquest over the body ot John Seljan In
the police court room. The exact words
ot the verdict were "that from the evidence
ptoduccd after duo deliberation wo do find
that the said John Seljan came to his death
at tlTe hands ot himself or at the hands ot
some other parties unknown to the jury. "
No recommendation w n made.
When the verdict , was read Coroner Maul
stated that the verdict was no verdict , but
that as It was signed by all the jurors It
had to stand. It then dawned upon some
Of the juiors that this was a fact and they
wanted to deliberate further nnd either dis
agree or reach another verdict. Coroner
Maul , however , said that he could not allow
them to do that. The personnel ot the jury
was as follows : Arthur Pulaskl , 823 South
Twenty-fourth street ; Frank M. Woolley ,
2023 South Thirteenth street ; J. A. Beverly ,
C22 South Thirtieth street ; Morris Morrison ,
161G South Tenth street ; William Wilde ,
s > L 1C07 California street ; S. A , Pierce , 2923
Lcavonworth street.
TWO WISE JUnOUS.
It is alleged that after the jury was drawn
two men stated emphatically that from news
paper accounts and from what they knew
of the cat > t > , added to their own experience ,
they knew positively that Seljan had com
mitted suicide. When they were taken to
look at the room where the murder occurred
they were more than ever convinced that they
were right. A man's body , said they , con
tains two buckets of blood and there are
no two buckets ot blood on the floor. There
fore the man tried to commit suicide by
cutting his throat , and not suc
ceeding , be walked down to the river and
threw himself In. The fact that the blood
on the floor bad been exposed to tha air
for several days and the scientific conclusion
that It was entirely within the range of
possibility that some of It might have evapor
ated was apparently too Insignificant to
notice. The predication that the man must
have walked out of the house without leav
ing any blood stains after him was also
overlooked.
The testimony of Dr. Summers , who made
the postmortem examination , also carried
little weight In view of their own knowledge.
The experienced physician stated positively
that after the man had received the cut
In his throat ho could not have lived more
than nine minutes , with the probability in
favor of his dying several minutes 'sooner.
The physician swore that the cut extended
almost , to the spinal column , severing the
uovernl arteries , the oesophagus and the
larynx , In fact , that bis head was more
than halt cut oft.
The two men were further convinced that
Uiay had the right theory by a bit ot evi
dence that the prosecution allowed to come
In. A reporter for a local contemporary
told about the blood marks Ira discovered
long 1'lorce street from Thirteenth to Tenth
street. At several points were larger blotches ,
where the man had apparently sat down to
rest. The Inquirers overlooked the fact that ,
ucmo of these "blood marks" had been cut
out and taken to the Crelghton Medical col
lege , , where Dr. Foote made an examination
fi them. Instead of human blood Dr. Foote
atd they were berry stains. This fact was
not , howeVer , brought out.
TAKING THE TESTIMONY.
The first witness was Max Green , who tes-
tldnd to finding the body ot Seljan In the
river below the mouth of the South Omaha
Bower between 3 and 4 o'clock Friday after
noon , Ho described the condition of the
body an ho found It , Including the deep cut
across the throat. There was no coat or
vest on the body. He had noticed a bruise
behind the oar and also several on the fore
head.
head.His
His son. John Green , who was with him
when the body was found , corroborated his
testimony.
William Weckbach , the owner of the Mlkan
cottage at 1318 Pierce street , testified that
Mlkan had taken possession of the cottage
May 11. H was a four-room house with a
Hummer kitchen. The Mlkan family kept
from two to four roomers. He was at his
home , two doors east , on the evening of the
murder , but noticed nothing suspicious In
connection with the Mlkan family. On the
next morning about 8 o'clock ho was draw
ing a bucket of water for his liorso when he
saw ono ot the men run up the passageway
between the cottage and the one adjoining on
the east and look Into the bedroom window.
Then he ran back and called to Mrs. Mlkan ,
who was In the kitchen , and she and an
other man hurried out to tbo window. He
asked them If anything was the matter , but
they made no answer. Afterward the witness
and a neighbor went up to the window and
saw the bed and floor dripping with blood.
Th mosquito bar on the window was torn
open and one of the men said that he had
torn It. The Mlkan family then told him that
Seljan had como home the day before and
locked himself In tbo room. That was the
last they had seen ot him. He Identified
Bukove and Drubnlc as the men whom he
bad seen In the passageway.
Thomas Ruby told how ho found the bloody
bat , coat and vest , which furnUhcd the first
Information that n crime had been committed ,
on the river bank at the foot of Harney
street. No one was In sight when he found
the clothes. There was a stone left on the
hat , ss though to prevent U from being
bloun away.
EXTENT OF THROAT WOUND.
Dr. J. K. Summers , jr. , testified to the re
sults of the autopsy , which was held earlier
> In the day. Seljan'd throat had been cul
V Veen the hyold bone and the larnyx ,
Th right common corotld artery , the rlghl
jugular vein , tha arKophagus and the larny >
were all covered. The cut was ono and ;
bait Inches' long at the surface , and noarlj
twice an long further In. It penetrated nearlj
to the spinal column. U had evidently beer
done with a sharp-pointed Instrument , Ilka i
Jjckknlfe. There were also bruises on th (
head , but not such as to Injure the skull
The condition cf the lungs Indicated that Set
jan was dead before he was thrown Into tin
river. The only cause of death In evidence
was the cut in the throat , which was neces
partly fatal. U was absolutely out ot th <
question to suppose , that Seljan could havi
walked from the cottage to the river attei
receiving the wound In the throat. Thi
wound would have caused death In from OIK
to ten minutes.
The next witness was John Ecker , whi
lives at Thirty-second and Webster streets
Kcker was foreman over Soljan at the smelt
Ing works , and knew his number , CO. Hi
Identified the body as that ot Seljan. Thi
list time ho saw him was on the mornlng o
July S. He was not a drlctUr.g * man , am
was a steady workman. Ho expected him ti
come to work on the night of July 2. Seljai
told htm that he had sent JGOO to the ol <
country , but had not spoken of money mat
tcrs lately. Ho was a quiet fellow. A mai
named Hoslowltch told htm that Seljan se
up the drinks twlco In Ketsler's saloon at ' .
o'clcck on the morning of July 2.
Dotectlvo Bavnpe wjj called to tbo eland
He went to the house on Tueslay mornlni
and found Drubnlc , Mlkan , Dukove and Mrs
Mlkan In the , home and arrested them. II
also arrested Urbinowttch at the smcltln ;
works. Hi found the bedroom door open
Tha people said ( hat they knew John Seljan
but tutd not seen him ulnci between S an
9 o'clock on the prcceJIug morning. Th
bed anJ Itoor ot Seljan's room were coverei
with blood anil th bed WM tosred up. H
found no blood outjlde of the room except 01
tha chtrt cf or. * ot the men.
Detective D mpsry testified that when h
entered th * house illlan appeared to b3 mud
exclteJ. H found * pockrtknlfe In Soljan'
room atout lx Inches from the wall along
ildo th pool of blood. H wns tuarp points- -
and covered vrlth blood. A butcher knit
V.-M found under tha bed with tba hand !
intently bloody. An iron bar foot long w *
on tha floor. Tba pcopla ot th liouit til
Jhafthcy had nt-t teen Seljau ttncc tha morn
Ing before , and that the woman was the
first one to look Into the window anl notice
the condition of the room , The three male
prisoners sal ! that they had been In the
house all nlffht and ilept on two beds In a
room Into which Seljan's room opened.
Ml KAN MUCH DISTRESSED.
Mlkan was much excited and when Detec
tive Savage said that Seljan's body was In *
the Missouri bead * of sweat appoaroj on his
forehead. The witness Identified both kntvoi
found In the room ,
Li. 0. Orlnr , a reporter who went to the
room wth : the detectives , found the butcher
knlfo and a small book between the bed and
the wall. The book contained Bukove's name
and contained an account with Kcsaler. the
taloon keeper.
Maty Strukle , who lives at 1215 South Six
teenth street , Identified Uie drawers that were
founj on Seljan's body as one of three pairs
that she made for him last April.
Herman Kcssler , a bartender In his father's
saloon. Identified the book that wax found as
belonging to Bukove. He never saw Seljan
drunk. The last time Seljan was In the sa
loon was on Tuesday morning at 8 o'clcck.
Richard Marnell said that he brought the
coat , vest and -hat that were found by Ruby
on the river bank to the police station.
E. H. Hemming testified to the trail of
berry stains which he took for blood.
Tha police officials are dlsgustel with th ?
verdict of the coroner's Jury , but will not
heed It , All the prisoners will b : hed. ! Chief
White U now almost convinced that Mrs.
Mlkan and Urban know little- anything , of
the murder , but Is strongly of the opinion
that the other three men know all about It.
The latter were examine 1 again all day yes
terday , but the chief Is not ! llau to dl'drse
anything of what they said. Ho state ) , however -
over , that they mads several Important rta'e-
ments which either conttaJIct what they have
said before or connect them with tha crime.
Ho says that he Is more and more con
vinced Ihf.t the man who made the fatal cut
was Bukove.
BUKOVE BROKE DOWN.
The body of Seljan was taken from the base
ment of the morgue yesterday forenoon and
carried upstairs , where a photographer took
several views , which will be used In evidence
at the trial. Soon after the photographer
had completed his tank the three men who
are suspected of having committed the mur
der were taken up from the city jail. None
ot them had been allowed to know that the
body had been recovered , and they were
entirely Ignorant of the purpose for which
they were taken from their colls. They
were escorted Into the rear room at the
morgue where Seljan's body lay. The cloth
was suddenly raised from off the body of the
dead man , and without a moment's warning
they were brought face to face with their
victim. John Bukove was In the lead. He
Is the man who Is supposed to have been
the principal in the crime. As soon as Sel
jan's discolored features appeared bsforo him
Bukove broke down and screamed with ter
ror. He put both hands over his face to
shut out the awful sight and sobbed In the
most pitiable manner. Drohnlc and Mlkar
were almost equally affected , but they illt
not break down.
As soon as Bukove's terror had partially
subsided ho was led to the head of the cool
Ing board and asked If ho knew whose face
It was that lay before him. He said , "No , none
no , " and refused to make any other answer
His denial that ho recognized Seljan's re
mains wai a Etrango contradiction to his
manifest fright , and the police are more than
ever confident that It was his hand tha
struck the fatal blow. Mlkan and Drobnlc
both Identified the body as that of Seljan.
MRS. MIKAN PROSTRATED.
Mrs. Mlkan Is prostrated and sobs a IK
cries most of the time. She still declares
that she knows nothing of tha murder and It
Is thought that If she was not telling the
truth she would have confessed before this
time.
The detectives were busy all day try.
Ing to ascertain how Seljan's body made the
journey from the cottage to the river. Al
of the livery stables and express stands have
boon visited , but no trace can ba found to
Indicate that a wagon was usad. There Is
the theory that the gunny sacks which were
found In the hall ot the cottage might hav
been used to transport the body to the river
but In this case It would seem more prob
abla that the murderers would have throwu
the sacks Into the river Instead ot carrying
them back to 'the house to TJB left as evl
denco of the crime.
The constant work'of Chief White and hlo
detectives has brought out a good deal of
evidence that will be material now that the
body has been found. Chief White said yes
terday that ho now had ample evidence to
convict Bukove and to strongly Implicate
Drobnlc and Mlkan. Much of this has al
ready been made public , but there are a
number ot witnesses whoso testimony Is only
known to the chief and his1 assistants , and
which Is being kept secret until the prelimi
nary examination.
*
NOT TIED UP WITH A. P. A
County I'opulUt Club J'auos
Roaolutlon * Drllnlnc ltd I'mlllon.
At a recent meeting the Douglas County
Populist club adopted the following resolu
tions :
Whereas , The Omaha Bee recently pub
lished an article . charging- the Douglas
County Populist club with "having stroncr
A. P. A. affiliations , " nnd ,
Whereas , It Is necessary to correct said
tatement In order that the purposes of
thU club bo not misunderstood , therefore , be
Resolved , That vre make public the fact
that this club ls organized and conducted
solely for the purpose of promoting populist
doctrines.
Resolved , That we are bitterly opposed to
every branch or body of the A. P. A. that
lends Its aid to railroad , banking and other
great corporations that are , through the
republcan and democratic parties , not only
threatening to rule America , but arc actu
ally In possession of our government and
controlling our public schools for the pur
pose of training our boys to shoot down any
class of men who resist corporate oppres-
Re'solved , That neither ilo wo lend our
Influence to the Roman Catholic church or
any other corporation , ecclesiastical , civil
or military , for the purpose of lighting the
A. P. A. or nny other corporate enemy.
Resolved , That this club desires to bo
known strictly as a mlddle-of-the-rontl , nntl-
monopollst populist club , without respect to
Individual members' Facial or religious be
liefs , welcoming alike Gcntllo or Jew , Mor
mon or Shiiker , Catholic or A. P. A. , or
even saint or sinner , only laboring for pop
ulist reforms for the common good of nil.
Resolved , Thnt these resolutions bo offered
to The Bee to bo published , that we may bo
placed right before the public.
A Tallylin I'nrty ,
A merry throng of eleven couples assembles
at the house ot MUs Amy Gernhardt July
4 , and after loading the boot of the tallyho
with cake , Ice cream and 'more substantial
provisions , started for Seymour park , at
which place they were met by Dr. Miller ,
who welcomed them In a most hospitable
manner , extending the freedom of the grounds
to his visitors. After a game of "one old
cat" had been played by the gentlemen and
the ladles had exhausted themselves In futile
endeavors to find four-leaf clovers , a dainty
repast was set out by the ladles , after which
more ball and strolling was Indulged In and
then the party returned to the starting point
of their trip , where Iced claret punch and
other cooling drinks were partaken of. after
which the crowd proceeded to Fort Omaha
and the northern part of the city , returning
home at 10:30. Those participating were :
Mr , and Mrs. Bert Noble , Misses Gernhardt ,
Waterman , Harrison , Lawrence , Bartholo
mew , Simpson , McCague , Norrls and Good-
sel , and Messrs. Mcth , Marti , McCague ,
Goodsel , Smith , Searles , Clark , Guy Short ,
Frank Lee Short and Gernhardt.
HEA.TUKK
ulr und Cooler with Westerly Wlmli tot
IU Nrbrn > k.i ,
WASHINGTON , July C.-Tho forecast for
Sunday Is :
For Nebraska and Kansas Fair ; cooler ;
westerly winds.
For Iowa Fair ; cooler In the northwest
portion ; westerly winds.
For Mlsfourl Fair : warmer In the south-
cast portion ; variable winds.
For South Dakota Showers lathe eastern ;
fair In the western portion : cooler In the
eastern portion ; westerly winds.
laical K'corcl ,
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU ,
OMAHA , July 6. Omaha record of tern-
pciature and rainfall , compared with the
corresponding day ot the past four years :
1835.1S9L 1833.1B2
Maximum temperature , . 90 ha 92 y
Minimum temperature. . . M 5 GS C
Average temperature 7S 74 SO 71
Precipitation 09 .01 T , < X
Condition of temperature and prcclpltatlor
ut Omaha for thu day and since March 1
18)3 ) :
Normal temperature . . . . , , , 71
Excess for the Oaf , ;
Normal prvcljiltfttloo .20 Inch
Deficiency fur the day iOJncr.
Total precipitation tltice March 1.16.65 lncb i
Deflcloncy uic * March 1 6.63 inches
U A. WELSH. Observer.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Quspcoted Bobbora of Fat Brosnihan Escape
bnt Arc Reoiptnred Soon.
THOUGHT TO HAVE HAD ACJNFEDERATE
Climbed Up a Convrnlent l.nflilcr After
Kicking On the Kara of Tlielr Cell *
nd Took ltofine In a JNccro' * Mount )
Whera They Were ( .might.
Yesterday afternoon Frank and Howard ,
the men inspected of robbing Pat Urosnlhan
some time ago of $400 , broke out of the city
Jail nnd escaped. They were recaptured
shortly by Officer Tangeman. The prisoners
were brought down from the county jail to
stand trial for burglary and robbery , but
owing to some delay the case was again post
poned , Monday being the time set for trial.
Shortly after the men were taken back to
the Jail they kicked the bars off one of the
windows and climbed up a ladder to the top
of the areaway nnd escaped. It was not long
before the police discovered that they were
gone and a nunt was Instituted by Drennan
and his men. Taking the trail from the
tracks , Tangeman traced the men to the
house of a negro In the Fourth ward nnd
placed them under arrest. When the prison-
: rs reached the Jail Chief Drennan placed
hem In Irons and will see thai they do not
et loose again.
The police think that Howard and Frank
ad help from the outside. Some one cer
tainly lowered a ladder Into the rear areaway
n order to allow the men to climb up to the
lley.
IlomU ( or ctliixil Uxpfinnes.
There was a meeting of two dozen property
wners at Dauer's hall last night to discuss
ho proposition to Issue J30.0CO In bonds to pay
ho running expenses of the schools for the
msulng year , and also the voting of $60,003
n bonds for a now High school building.
It was expected that a big crowd would be
resent , but only thirty-four were present ,
.lost . of the members of the Board of EJuca-
lon were present , some of the members of
he city council and a few taxpayers. Dr.
nsor was chosen chairman and J. F. Kick' '
rt secretary. A committee appMntol to con
fer with members of the school board re-
> orted that J30.000 would be needed the com-
ng year for the schools In ndiltlon to the
evonue derived from licenses , fines and state
.pportionment. It was stitcd that the county
icmmlssloncrs had made a levy
jf 20 milts and It wa <
ecommended that they be asked to rescind
his action and cancel the levy and that In
leu thereof bonds of the school district be
evled In the sum of $30,000. The report o ,
he committee continued : "Your committee
9 also convinced of the Inadequacy of the
iresent accommodations for school children
nd that the necessity for a building devoted
exclusively to High Echool Instruction Is
mmedlate and Imperative. We venture the
'ollowlng- plan to meet the difficulty and we
ecommend the same as one which can bo
accomplished with very Httlo additional bur
den to the taxpayers. We suggest that Uie
ichool board agree to rent for city offices to
he city at a nominal rental , say Jl per
rear , for a period of ten years , so much of
ho present High school building as may ba
needed by the city and can bo spared by the
chool district , thus saving to the city nn-
nually the largo sum of money spent for
rentals ; that bonds of the school district
not to exceed In amount $60,000 be Issued to
run ten or twenty years at 5 per cent , the
proceeds of the same to be used In the pur
chase of a suitable site centrally located and
or the erection thereon of a High school
building sufficient for the present and reason
able future needs of the city. To pay the
nterest on the bonds so Issued woulJ re
quire a 2-4 mill levy at present valuations ,
and we also believe that under favorable con
ditions the ordinary revenues arising from
Icenses , etc. , would bo sufficient to pay this
nterest. "
I The report of the committee was adopted
and a discussion of the matter was had.
, Mayor Johnston suggested that the voting
of bonds was preferable to a twenty-mill levy.
Otherwise the total levy would be about
seventy-live mills. If In time South Omaha
became a part of Omaha It would have a
High school and Omaha would assume the
ndebtcdness.
City Treasurer Hector was called for. He
said that the school fund was--overdrawn
$10,000. It was true that taxes were due
over that amount. In Hector's opinion money
must bo raised to run the schools. Should
the school board Insist upon the twenty-mill
levy , the school funds would toe overdrawn at
the end of the fiscal year.
A committee of five , consisting of Thomas
Hector , C. M. Hunt , D. Anderson , A. L.
Sutton and Ed Johnston , was appointed to
confer with the school board and council
regarding the issuing of bonds.
Mnglo City Oo lu.
Monday evening next the auxiliary commit
tee of the Young Men's Institute will give a
dancing party at the hall.
Kay W. Hunt , son of Colonel C. M. Hunt ,
Is homo from Ann Arbor , where ho gradu
ated a few days ago with high honors.
The women of the First Presbyterian
church will give an open air concert at the
residence of Mrs. , Myra P. Hogle , Twenty-
sixth and A streets , Tuesday evening next.
AXXOUUCKMEXTa.
There Is Just a trifle too much caloric In the
atmosphere to speak seriously of the theater
and what It will hold out In the way of
attraction during the rapidly approaching sea
son , but as the Crelghton theater nears com
pletion theater goers are heard wondering
as to the opening bill at that new temple
dedicated to the muses. Manager W. J.
Burgess , with a Rlalto swagger about him ,
returned home last week from New York ,
his pockets bulging out with duly signed and
sealed contracts for the season at tils play
house. And from the list of attractions he
has succeeded In booking it would seem the
proper thing to smile a 4x8 smile , for he has
captured much of the best that will be on the
road next year.
Frohman's magnificent company will have
the honor of opening the house with "Tho
Masqucradurs , " one of the most successful
plays In the whole of Hie Frohman reper
toire. Instead , however , of Inaugurating the
season on August 29 , as originally intended ,
the date has been changed to August 22 , on
account of the company Jumping directly
from New York to Omaha to launch the now
theatrical venture. From hero the company
goes to Hooley's In Chicago , where "The
Masqueraders" will be put on for a run.
The company will be much the same as seen
last season at Boyd's In "Sowing the Wind , "
Henry Miller will be hero and Viola Allen ,
Ed Faversham nnd the whole of Mr. Froh
man's well-balanced comedy organization.
"Liberty Hall" will probably be seen once
during the Frohman engagement , which ex-
tfnds over three nights and Saturday matlne * ,
the house opening on a Thursday night.
Following closely upon the Frohman en
gagement comes John Drew In "The Butter
flies. " one of the greatest comedy successes
of recent years. "Trilby" too Is booked at
the Crclgliton , with Lackaye Is the role o (
Svengall , and the original " 1492" company
\\ltli Harlow , Jones and Theresa Vaughan.
"Hilly" Burgess Is elated , and why not ?
An unknown house whoso future Is yet to be
made ID to be highly praised for the list of
attractions which will be shortly made pub
lic.
Miss Laura Blggar will appear In Omaha
on July 9 and 10 In Charles H. Hoyt's
latest comedy , "A Black Sheep. " Miss Big-
gar has been especially engaged for the
principal female role by Mr. Hoyt , who la
personally a great admirer of Miss IJIggar's
talent , so much so that he has permitted
her to star next season with her husband ,
Mr. Hurt Haverly , In that great farce comedy
of the age , "A Trip to Chinatown. " The tour
Is now balng booked and will during Its
course be managed and directed by the H. S.
Taylor Managers' exchange of New York
City. Miss Blggar will go as far as 'Frisco
with "A Black Sheep , " returning to New
York In August for rehearsals , which will
bo under the control of Mr. Julian Mitchell ,
who Is Identified with all of the Hoyt & Me-
Kce stage productions.
From all accounts Hoyt'a latest work , "A
Black Sheep , " which will be seen at Boyd'a
theater next Monday and Tuoiday evenings ,
has turned out to be Ills Kreatcat success.
Mr. Hoyt has new act nlmtulf up ax
. reformer or BU end * ot u > a / > , u > -
satires have conveyed. however , a deal of
practical ICTSOHS nn < l > x > teated a school of
acting that has for a. ' tYiJcado been the most
popular of all stage aTrntSemcnts. Ho takes
for the foundation tit1 his various skits a
foible or fad of society Srrtl satirizes It In an
original manner. Somebody has najd that
ridicule would heal ovpry human frailty
where argument and. Joclc have failed to
effect any result. More1 ; perhaps , than any
other playwright In ATnerlca hni Charles
Hoyt jirovcn the truth ] of this assertion.
Every play ho has written and during the
ten years that ho has jlieen writing plays
ho has turned out on.e qach year has been
good humoredly aimed. , nt some fad or
frailty common at the Umo of writing the
play. .
II-
In his choice of Actors , too , Mr. Hoyt
shows the Fame observant power. Ho picks
out from anywhere and everywhere the men
and women most capable of playing the
characters ho has chosen to inirtray. In
"A Black Sheep" Mr. Hoyt promises the
strongest cast he has ever organized for a
farce comedy , which Is headed by Otis
Harlan and Includes many favorites who
have been seen hero before In the various
comedies of this popular playwright.
FOB1Y DEHVI3HES CONF.ER.
Council 125 l > : turlir < t and It Anxious for
ht to Mill to lli-Bln Work.
The howling dervish section of A. P. A.
louncll No. 125 met nt the lodge rooms In
he Barker block on Friday night. The attend-
nco was not what It used to be when there
ivorc some twenty councils In the city and
very meeting was crowded. AH of the
lotinclls have consolidated Into two bodler ,
S'o. D and No. 125 , the latter council being
he larger and comprising In Us membership
ho active workers of the order , the men who
are seen on Farnam street most of the time
Hiking politics and buttonholing officials and
.spirants for office. There were about forty
men present , but they were representative of
he order In a marked degree.
Among the worthies who participated In the
meeting were City Clerk Hlgby , Jonathan
dwards of the school board , County Clerk
Sackett and his deputies , Redfleld and Smith ,
'etcr Schwenk , George Stryker , Sam Mac-
cod , Jake Moore , Deputy Comptroller West-
berg , Lawyers Fitch and Cjrr , Bailiff Cox ,
Charley Hart of the building Inspector's
Dice. Janitor Houck of the court house , Dr.
Savlllo of the Board of Health , ex-County
Attorney 1C a ley , Chris lloye- . Policeman
Arnold , Meat Inspector Israel Frank , Krnejt
Stuht and about a dozen other ward rustlers.
There were several matters of Importance
0 the order up for discussion , and Sam
Macleod had the first proffer to make.
After getting his meed of congratulation
om the "friends" on account of his ap
'Ointment ' as superintendent of repairs at
ho Institute far the Deaf , ho announced
he Joyful tidings that he had It straight
presumably from the same uourco tlmt he
got his appointment that the machinery
of the A. P. A. state committee would be In
'nil ' operation in Douglas county this fall
or the purpose of keeping the ring In
power and preventing any loss of prestige
, o the order on account of the movement
or municipal reform. Macleod's announce
ment was greeted with cheers. The pot
rustler ? wanted the date for the starting of
the state mill fixed as early as possible.
Sam wasn't In a position to give any
definite information further thn that help
would bo forthcomlngal ths proper time.
Policeman Arnold /jia.l , a grievance and
was so anxious to Jiayjv , it aired that he
'orgot to doff his uniform , and appeared at
, ho meeting In the regulation blue suit with
his brass buttons shining , . Ho wanted some
action taken on tho. , discharge of the po-
'Icemon who were lc , cmtat the last meet-
ng of the Flro and roLce ) board. Eleven
of the dismissed " ] pn , were members of
council 125 , and ho > vanpd ( a row raised at
once. His burden of w.go was referred tea
a committee.
It wa > announced tbata , pot of cold cash
lad been raised to fi rnlsli the sinew of war
for a paper which wuiild be devoted to the
booming of the eaiulldal s of the order In
ho coming political .fight In this city and
county. . , '
The business of tlio sesslon kept the
dervishes busy until , . 11,0'clock , when an
adjournment was taken Jpr n , week. , , ,
niny I'tun vrHh'ttlA Hnimblloan * .
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. , 'July C. A call has
been Issued CJlmlrman - .Adams of the
People's party for a meeting In Birmingham
July 24. While the purpose of the meeting
s not given It Is understood the plan Is to
arrange for a fusion with the republicans
and the opening of the approaching spring
campaign. A platform Ignoring the money
question. It Is said , will be prepared and only
state Issues will be considered.
Ths Tripto Alllulice.
SHENANDOAH. la. , Juno 23. To the
Editor of The Bee : Will you state In Sun
day's Issue what three European powers con
stltute the triple alliance.
J. T. SULLIVAN.
Germany , Austria nnd Italy.
Nut In 1893.
OMAHA. July 6. To the Editor of The
Bee : Could the state of New York In th
elections of 1884 , 1838 and 18t > 2 have decided
the election of president , pro and con , whethe
democrat of republican ? I claim it could. Am
1 right ! P. J.iVAN. . "
r.oc.ti.
The Omaha Saengerbund will hold a pic
nlc at Pries' lake today.
John Qulnn of this city has been appointed
assistant engineer at the Insane Hospital a'
Lincoln. Mr. Qulnn commenced his labor :
In this new position yesterday.
Lowe Avenue Presbyterian church , Fortieth
and Nicholas street , Itev. Frederick Tongo
will preach on Sunday morulng on "Condi
tions of Dcclpleshlp ; " at 8 p. m , on "Fulton
Street. "
On the sleep of the fifth sun Buckmoor
0. S. D. 404 , White Fawn council No. 9 ,
D. of P. , surprised Omaha tribe No. IS , Inde
pendent Order of Ued Men. The members
of the tribe were In the mysteries of raising
up their new chiefs when an appalling noise
resembling the wall of wild turkey sa
luted their ears , and upon Investigating the
origin of the confusion they found themselves
doing battle with bouquets , beauty galore
and "yellow dog. " A warm welcome was
given to the staters and a merry evening
was had.
1'KltSUX.tf. I'.litAUK.tl'ltS.
F. J. Hartley of Grand Island Is a Paxton
guest.
F. W. Okie of Casper , Wyo. , is at the
Mlllnrd.
Iloine Miller of Norfolk Is a guest at the
Murray.
II. F. Gray , Lusjc , Wyo. , Is registered at
the Merchants. n
Dr. Glfford went westfVesterday for a few
weeks' vacation.
George C. Welsh aUd'\vlfe ' of Topeka are
guests at the Arcade ) ( i
Fred Davis and SJ-.DT Davis of Malvern ,
la. , are at the Paxtop. r
President Barnes of the State Board of
Agriculture Is at tho'MillarJ ,
Mr. and Mrs. C. II' HOJS and Miss ROBS
of Pueblo , Colo. , aro''gitests ' ' at the Paxton.
J. U. Tapp , travellng"p'3ssenger agent for
the Louisville , Evansv.'lte ' & St. Louis line ,
Is at the Arcade. j , , '
Mr. and Mrz. Charles ; P. Thompson , 2112
Douglas street , returnfk ) Friday evening
from a pleasant outing- Marshalltown ,
Toledo and other lowu tiitles.
Miss Helen Gould-Mr'Frank Gould and
several friends went through Omaha yester
day In the Qould car > tAtlantls , being at
tached to the special . ( rain which carried
west the officials of the Union Pacific and
General Manager Daddrjdgo of the Missouri
Pacific.
At the Mercer : Miss Mamie Fosselman ,
Miller. S. I ) , ; J. M. McLaren , Now York ;
H. H. Barber. Lincoln ; C. L. Toomney ,
Nashua. N. H. ; Ed Drake. H. A. Reeves ,
Chicago ; J. P.- Koch , Tacoma ; Albert
Laktns , ZeelandMich. . ; G. Van Amagen ,
W , Van Amagen , Orange City , la. ; C. L.
Graham , Ottumwa , la. ; B. W. Abbot , Miss
Van Kuran , New York ; W. W. Qulnn , J.
B. McLean , E. It. Parrln , C. B. Gordon ,
Chicago ; L. H. Beason. Portland , Ore. ;
Charles B. Van Slyke , Des Molncs ; C. K.
Smith , Beatrice , Neb. ; George E. Barnes ,
Rochester , N. Y. ; Miss Minnie Watson , Fre
mont. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -
Ni' ) > rn > ku lit the JlnteU.
At the Merchants H. A. Reese , Lincoln :
Dennis O'Flaherty , Dlxon.
At the Dullone O. T. Hlllhouso , C'relgli-
ton ; William Ebright. Nebruika City ; II.
W. Grant. Beatrice ; W. A. Pamcr. 1' . C ,
Pamer , York.
- JULY SPECIAL
CHAS. SHIYERICK & CO.
THE
SPECIAL
PRICES
\Vc are making are for
July only.
It is an inducement we are
offering for people to buy
no\\ instead of waiting until * HiV ? # ; ivVva-7 ( ; > ( , Mt.ie * i
gjj
l Oik Hall Table
September. I1S.OO for J.o > .
Many other st ) lea all cite * .
Thl Hncllnli Iluffrt , rcJuccJ from JM.O )
These prices will probably , -o J21M.
\ \ > have In stocl : 2M different patterns of
Sideboard * .
never again be offered for
the c'ass of goods we are
showing.
It is positively an opportunity
for those who are able to
avail themselves of it.
Our regular price on
lift thli table In nlw.iTS liny
nt J7.W. but the July
J15 HhnvlnftStnmt
for J7. Vto Imvc
II uther n.jlf.i
that nrc ilnelj-
nmile In lilrch nnd Itrgulnr . .I'i.OO for * 9.00
million.my an d CUHLY llUtCll.
m We have 20 other style *
! SJ.OO nil llrans Uedi for . . . . . . SIT M
M.OS nil IIm s lledn Tor
T5.W lira's llej * for
12i.O > Urn ? * llriN for .
. OJ rurtiilns for JI.I3
.no nnnmrt lli-ds for . .
10.00 l.'namcl l ) ls for " " p r p\lr ; untln Derfpy
C '
u'J curtains S4.5J goods ,
for J3.W. *
*
l
pCKjj XAa ;
nil nrnsx. > 30 CO onch ! July rpeclat , J15 TO
nnd Knaniri , 110.0) ; July epoclal.
$13.09 Sideboard for JS.OD. Tills Our H.03 lint Uncle for C.OO.
\Ve are Kliowlnc thin m nth a July FpecInU nro
$ ZD.OO
Ilnck for 1C < W
tine line of low
priced Slde- . .
bnnnU . nil at the July special J30.00 Chovnl Gln i for J1S.OO 100.00 .li.00 Hack luick for for lfi.00 47.08 , . ron .
price * 17 Patterns. \Ve show 89 styles. should Imve one of these low slipper
Itockers. 12 other nt > lea.
Chas. Shiverick & Co. , lath and Douglas
AVERTED AN AWNFL CRASH
Lucky Accident tbat'Prevonted a Head End
Collision.
FANNING HER DOW.N THE MOUNTAINS
Storjr ot the Jllnmlor of a Train Dispatcher
on a Union 1'uclflu llranch A For.
tunutc llrtnk and n Conven
ient
Members of the train dispatchers' conven
tion were relating anecdotes at the West
liotel , says the Minneapolis Tribune , and one
reminiscent chap .gave the following :
"Some half a dozen years ago , when I was
working the afternoon trick on the Union
Pacific railway at Denver , ono of my old-
time friends from the east , who was on his
vacation and visiting In the Rockies , called
upon me. When I got things straightened
out so that I could leave trains In charge ot
my operator , I went out to spend an hour
with my eastern friend , to show him the in
terior decorations ot one or two of our
notable public buildings. Previous to going
out with the easterner I issued running or
ders to a disabled passenger engine which
had been compelled to glvo up the run near
Leadvllle In the mountains , and to return to
Denver for repairs. I fir.'l them against all
regular trains , and It started eastward about
the same time that I descended the stairs
with my friend.
"What we saw or did Is neither here nor
there , and does not necessarily enter Into the
recital of this yarn. Suffice It to say that we
parted company after an hour's pleasant.chat ,
et cetera , and I returned to the office while
he departed for his hotel , promising to meet
me at a designated hour the following day.
When I returned to the office my operator
Informed me that he had just started helping
engine G7 down the mountain to come up
with a freight train , and that he had flxed
them against all eastbound trains. As is the
custom of the dispatcher every moment or eo
whllo on duty to glance first at ths clock and
then at the tram sheet , I &aw that It was
9J5 : p. m. , and also noted the absence of
pushing engine being recorded upon the
sheet.
AFTER AN ADMONITION
to the operator that he must train himself to
make a record on the sheet of all trains the
instant he started them , I then sat down and
Involuntarily picked up the order book and
read the order the operator had U-mcil to the
pushing engine during my absence. Directly
I read the order I discovered that he had
made no provision for the two empty engines
to meet each'other , both of them having or
ders to run regardless ot all trains. You all
can Imagine my feelings , and a description of
how I felt Is useless. I raid : 'Jim , you have
not arranged for those two engines to pass
each other , have you ? ' and his reply was :
'No ; I had forgotten about the No. 24 which
you started. ' There was but Intervening
station between the two stations from which
the engines wen ceparated from each other ,
one of them going down the mountain around
the curves at a speed ot thirty-five miles per
hour , and the other one ascending the grade
at a speed of twenty miles per hour ,
"I at once began to call 'McGee's , ' the sta
tion which now separated the engines , and as
luck would havu It , the operator was seated
at the key and answered his call the second
time I made It. At quickly as I could iscnd
the words over the wire , I said : 'Stop en-
Kino 07 , west , quick ! ' Ills key opened and
remained so fully a minute , when he closed
It by saying : 'It was too late ; they went by
llko a flash just as you called me , and , al
though I jumped right out ot the window
and did not wait to go through the door , 1
could not catch them with my red light , for
they never locked back , '
"My operator was a silent listener to all
this , and as I glanced at him I could scarcely
suppress a smile , even though my mental
suffering was as great as his. He was an ob.
ject of abject distress , and bis eyes hung
war out en his chooki , llko doorknobs on n
colonial residence. There was one 'blind *
sidetrack between McGee's and Huena VUU ,
and how I did long for the telegraph ofllcu
which the company contemplated opening al
that place. There vrai nothing now that ]
could do tp avert a collision , which scorned
to be Inrrltablo and my mental suffering
was distracting. Turning to Jim , I tald.
'Well , my boy. this Is a bad thing , and you ;
have set a trap for those two engineers and
their firemen. At the rate of sfleed at which
they arc running , as Indicated by the tlmo
they passed the other stations , they will
meet about two and a fourth miles west of
McGee's , and engine 24 will cjmo round the
curve first , just as the helping engine Is
upon them. ' I called up the operator at Me- !
Geo's and said , 'Go down the track to the
curve and see If you can find out anything
about those engines. I think we have got
them In trouble. '
"Somo fifteen minutes later ho called mo
and Informed mo that ho had gene all the
way to the bend and climbed a cJIff which
gave him a view of three- miles , and that ho
could not see any headlights , nor hear any
thing working steam. Just as he closed his
key and I leaned my head down upon the
train sheet to try and overcome the suffocat
ing sensation that had complete possession cf
me , the operator at JIcGeo's said : 'There's !
something conjlng west now , ' and then left
the wire open for a minute , and resumed by
saying , 'It's engine 24 , and they went by
like a rocket. ' The sigh of relief that escaped
from me and the light that came into poor
Jim's face as his eyes slowly resumed their
former position was most satisfying , and a
great load was removed from both our hearts.
Of course my curiosity was great as to the
manner In which the engines got Tiy each
other , and after 'McQee's' reported the eastbound -
bound enB'no pasting his station I took my
hat and left the office to breathe some fresh
air Into my lungs and to await uutll the en-
glno arrived. In half an hour she slowly
puffed Into the shed and I went up to her.
and , gentlemen , I was never more pleased to
meet the friend of my most tender recollec
tions than I was to greet that dirt and grease-
besmirched engineer , and , as ho allghtod ,
torch In hand , to 'look her over,1 I greeted
him warmly , and said , 'Well , Mike , It wns
too bsd you broke that piston gland and hid
to take down one slle and blcck her up , other
wise you might have been home with the
old lady three hours ago. Hut I'll fix you out
with another engine and run you back to
Leadvllle 1'sht ' without any cars as soon as
you arc ready. ' 'All right , my boy. I'm
much obliged to you , and I'll bo ready as
soon as we can get a bite to eat. '
" 'Ah. by the way. Mike , where tlld you
meet pushing engine 07 ? '
" 'Let's see. Oh. yes , wo mot them nt
Charcoal Spur. Juat as we got there the
blocking came out of the 21. and I said to the
fire boy that I thought I heard something
coming down the mountain nnd told him to
go and turn the gate and we would go In the
hclo atid replace the blocking on the 24. '
" 'How long had you been in on the spur
track wben the engine passed you ? '
" 'Oh , Ebout half a minute , I think. And
say , me boy. ho was fanning her too ! You
know that Foggy Tom Is a little reckless ,
and lie goes around them curves too fail ,
and you ought to speak to him before the old
man gcU on to him. '
" 'All right , Mike. But say , where would
you have met the C7 if the blocking had not
come out of the 24 ? '
" ' .My Ool ! ' cried he , as the torch dropped
from his hand. 'Did ho run by a flag order
to meet us ? '
" 'No , Mike , but the boy upitalra was tryIng -
Ing his hand at dispatching during my ab
sence , and did not make a meeting point for
you ami Knirjry Tom , ' Feeling the natural
pride so prevalent among dispatchers that
ho can tell where any train uill ba at any
minute on his division , I wanted to learn
from Mike at what point he thought the two
engines would have collided If he haj not
stopped ; so I put the question , and hi * reply
wasVe : would have met two and a quar
ter miles wet of M deo' * on that big bend ,
and there woulnn't have been enough left of
the engines to make toatliplckt vlib. And
them would have been a broknheartoJ
widow and two sweet , little , bluz-eyed lassie *
waiting for the whUtlo of the old 21. which
they listen for each night , anJ which they
never ugaln would hear. '
"He wiped away tbo tear that appeared ,
and I silently ictracfd : ny foosteps to the
oClce , and ever since that eventful night ,
when my heart stood still tor many long and
tiresome minutes , I hava never left any train
dispatching upon my trick for others to per
form. "
Mr * . Alary l.o te OnMxl by lliv Court.
TOPEKA , July C. The supreme court to
day decided the can of Mrs. Mary L so
against George A. Clark , licMInn that when
Mrs. I.eisu was appointed to bn u truj'ae o !
the State Itoard of Charitably Institutions by
Governor Lowelllng tn 1S03 It wax for an un-
expired term and not for a full tnrm and that
Governor Merrill's appointment of George A
Cljrk to bo her successor wai rcgdlar and
la accordance with law. The opinion wai
unanimous.
GONE DAFT ON THE SPIRITS
fquandcr.d a Fortune and Passing His Old
Ago in Want and Penury.
PROMINENT INVENTOR IS THE VICTIM
Who Devised the You Typewriter
.Abandons lilt Homo to llocoma the
i'rujr of rt Set of Allegm ! Splrlt-
uullstlo Aloillumu
NEW YOKIC. July C. Because of Ills bollet
n spiritualism and through the Impositions
ot a professional medium , G. W. N. Yost , the
nventor of the typewriter. Is living apart
'rom his family In a furnished flat on West
Fifty-fourth street , attended by a frleud and
provided with none of the luxuries of Ufa
which are necessary to a man 70 years old.
He hue expended tlmo and thousands ot
dollars In pursuing the ignis fatuus which
spiritualists have danced bcforo his oyci.
Ho acknowledges that he is poor and a
physical wreck. Yet ho still believes In the
men who Imposed on him , and declares that
lie Is as certain about the things he believes
lie has seen as he Is that there Is a heaven.
Ho was a man of fine Intellect , a man who
still has a family who are devoted to him , yet
Is almost deserted. Is scarcely able to walk ,
much less continue his once brilliant career.
The man who was the prime mover In the
conspiracy of spiritualists Is summering at
Onsett Hay , Mass.
The following account Is given of the man
ner In which Mr. Yost became Interested In
spirit movements : AVheo vuitini ; the World's
fair In Chicago some acquaintances told Air.
Yost tlmt they know of a young girl named
Lizzie Hangs who was abla to necuro the
most remarkable statements from feud worth
ies by means of an ancient nnd very de
crepit typewriting machine. Mr. Yost vis
ited the medium nnd found that pieces ot
paper were apparently taken from the cylin
der of the machine algni-d with nil the names
of history from Moses to Qarflcld. Ho wa
Immensely Interested becaueo here was an
actual exemplification of Ills own Idea ot
\vhat nplrlts could do with a typewriter In
case they felt BO Inclined. Miss Hangs
lived on Kllzabeth street. Chicago , and Mr.
Yost visited her several tlmss and pre
sented her with a new typewriter which
did Infinitely belter work than the old one.
Hut Miss Hangs \\ns an independent me
dium anJ It has never been intimated tint
Ehe was rcsponMbls for Mr. Yost'n misfor
tunes. He was , however , convinced that
typewriting could bo done In thlu way and
he made up hU mind that In order to have
constant communication with the departed
he must have a medium of his own. He
accordingly fcurroimded himself with a galaxy
of young men who were represented as excellent -
cellent mediums. From spiritualistic typewrit
ing to tjplrltuaiutlc portrait painting was an
easy transition. 1'r. Yoal becams inter-
csted In this branch of occult wonders much
as Luther K. Marsh , the prominent New
York attorney , b'tima Interested In the spirit
portraits produced by Ann OJclla OU Debar.
He Epsnt thousands of dollars upon tlia
mediums und quarreled with friends who
protested. Mrs. lleach of this city , widow
of the founder of the Scientific American ,
'Melville C. Smith , projector of the Arcad *
railway of IbU city , and Hobfrt Anderson , a
wealthy mine owner of Minneapolis , nro
among the pcrsoai who have purchased pic
tures from this Hyndlcate of mediums.
The following marriage llreiites were Issued
by the county clerk yesterday :
Name nml address. Age.
Frank Green , Irvlngton , . . , . . . . . 28
MurlJ Johnson , Omaha.- . . . . 13
Otto Tunlquiet , Omaha. , . 23
Dora SUMII , Omaha . . . Zt
Henry KnlMi > . Omaha . . . . . . . 21
Anna Sfthnelder , Lincoln . > 1S
llnltnl ' runillimvliiii Mngrri of America.
H03TON' , July C. The convention of tbo
United Scandinavian Singer * of America waj
belli In thU city tuOay. 7ho offlcem wtra
olcctud ai follow a ; I'roitdout , Nils Juul of
Chicago : secretary , \Vllm Olsen of 1'rovl-
dcnco : imialail director. Krllc Oulle of Mini
nuapolia. financial secretary , II. Olsca ot
lr ! olilyii.