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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1897)
THE OMAHA DAILT BEIfe SUTSTDAT , JANUARY 31 , 1897. For several clays about that time a ganf of shoplUtors preyed upon the raorclinnt : ivl a large amount of goods was stolen Not a dollar's worth was recovered , nor wai there an arrest made. The shoplifters came robbed right and left , packed tholr plunder shipped It away and left the city wlthou oven having to buy a policeman a drink. DIAMONDS 00 , TOO. It might be well fM- the ministerial pctl Honors to Interview Sol Hopper , who had > valuable diamond stolen from him whllo at tending one of the principal tliMters of tin city. Ho reported Jils loss and the nearer the detective * and police came to arrostln ! the thief wai 10 arrcit one of the nes known young buslneis men of Councl niuffs. A Mr. Edwards was robbed of a vahmbli diamond In the same theater that satm night. Mr. Hopper , after learning that thi police could -io nothing , placed the case litho the hands of ex-Chief of Police Martin Whit and the latter located the stolen dlamom at Atehlion. Kan. Mr. Kdwards rolled ot the Omaha sleuths and thus far has loarnci nothing as to the whereabouts of his gem. The United States clothing and Jewelr ; house on Douglai street was another victim The day following this robbery three of thi stolen watches were pawned at a pawnshoi on the same strcot , less than two block dWtant. The proprietor of the pawnshop , li his dally report to the chief of police , gavi the numbers of the three watches and thcsi corresponded with the numbers given by tin owners when they made tholr report of tin robbery. Had the chief been attending ti his duties he could liavo compared the tvvi reports discovered that the pawnrd prop crty was part ot the plunder from the cloth Ing house and In this way obtained a clov that , If properly followed tip , would havi resulted In the arrest of the burglars. I was not , however , until ono of the burglar : was arrested at Kansas City and confossci that the police learned of It. The chief the ! turned to the two reports and made the dla co\cry. About six months ago a gold watch was stolen from the residence of J. II. Illake residing at 1117 Dodge stroot. The mimbei and make of the stolen watch was given to the Omaha police , but no clew to the stolen property could bo found. A short time age Mr , Blake's son found the watch In a Council Ulufts pawn shop. If any effort had been put forth by the Omaha police the watcli could have been raslly found , as all that was necessary was to have Icoke 1 o\cr the Council Bluffs reports. Still anotner victim Is the firm of lllshoi & Osborne , whoso store on Military avenue near Forty-fifth street , has been robbed sev eral time ; , the last time about three week ago. The goods are still missing and th thieves are at large. The proprietor of the cigar stand In tin United States National bank bul'dlng wa ; robbed so often that , to keep from loalnj everything ho had , ha lotlrcj from busl ness. SALOON MDN Aim VICTIMS. Flvo times within the last jear the busl ncsa establishment of William McKenna Sherman avenue and Co'by street , has beei burglarlred. Hach time ho telephoned ti the police , but only twice did they respond The last time , about November IS , about ? 20 worth of goods wore stolen. Ho telephone ! the police , but they paid no attention. Hi had proof that a notorious character "Sleepy" Hewitt , committed the crime and accompanied by ex-Scrgcant Whalon , re paired to Hewitt's quaitciB jnd there founi much of the stolen property. The pollc had nothing to do with the detection o Hewitt It Is but a short ttmo ago that Buffalo Hll was entertaining the people of Omahi will his "Wild West. " Llko every oilier eonccn of this kind this show was followed by . band of crooks. The ctooks came to Omahi and they found fat geese to pluck at over ; turn and nobody to 'interfere. Pour of then paid a visit to the establishment conduct ? * by ox-Mnrahal Cummlngs near the old fal grounds. Tliey ordered a round of drink , and tendered a bill In pajmont Gumming had to nnko change , and to do this put hi hand In his pocket and extracted a roll o bills. Ho was watched , and when ho cntere- - the wlno room to return the change ho wa seized bj two of the mon and held whll the other two went thiough his packets an robbed Mm of $100. At this very lime vvhei the robbery occuired. It Is said , two pollc officers were In the back part of the fa lee drinking bear. In November last a man named Ollar hai a costly buggy stolen from In front of Me Cormlck's barn , Fourteenth and Howar streets. A low daja after the robbery oc currpd ho &aw two wen In a vehicle whlcl ho was sure was the onestolen from htm. O1I1 cer Wilbur of the mounted police force cam along on horseback and Oliar told him tlia two men had just driven past In a bugg ; stolen from him. The officer could cadi ; have overtaken them , but ho grutlly Informei Ollar that ha was "going to dinner , bu would rltlo up that way afterwards " Tha was the last seen of the missing vehicle. The night before the recent election Dr J. J. Savlllo went to the depot to greet thi democratic nominee for president. He hai a watch which lie had carried for forty-flvi years , and to which bo was greatly attached That night ho parted company with It am when the timepiece was taken he , accordlni to his own statement , was "crowded rlgh up against two policemen. " Ho had so mucl confidence In the ability of the police not t < find anj thing that ho never reported the los : to them. About December 19 last many persons wen robbed on boird the street cars. Majoi John I ) . Furay Is said to have had his pocket : rilled at that time. More- than thirty case : of robbery occurred , but not an arrest wai made. Scores of bicycles have boon stolen In the city during the past jear , but not one of the thieves has been caught by the police. Some of them , however , have been apprehended , but through the efforts of the local dealers. Not long ago the Grant Street Christian church was robbed and the fact was re ported to the police , but no ono has been arrested. Emboldened by their success , a few nights later the robbers again entered the church and remained there for somei time , searching for valuables. No effort , however , Is being made to capture or locate the parties , The foregoing are some of the robberies but not nil of them. In the light of such .1 record what defense can any fair-minded man make In pleading for the maintenance of the present law , commission and police force ? II.tSVT Ml'dl KA1TII I.OlIH I'OMCK Sir. ICII | > iiti-lrl.-'N i\iM-rli-iiri' vrilh One of Omaha1Hint - Co-itx , Thomas Kllpatrlck , the dry goods man ! had a llttlo experience Wednesday nlghl calculated to make himdisagree , with the preachers that teatlllod to the efficiency ami foroilght of the Omaha police department , Mr. Kllpatrlck had just gotten about com fortably ictlred when ho was aroused by a policeman , who lnformi l him tUat there was bomo trouble ( town at Ills store , and thai there was a. terrible odor ot gas escaping. . In his haste to luok after his pi op- crty and accompany the policeman Mr , Kllpatrlck neglected to put on clothe : icqulroil by zero weather. He hurriedly fol lowed the policeman to the corner ot Doug las and Fifteenth htreets. but his most stren uous efforts failed to detect anything like the odor of gas. Ho tpent ten or flfteec minutes crying out the name of the nlghl watchman to get htm to give admission tr the store , but In vain , and the clllclcni policeman endeavored to eonsolo him by sug gesting that the watchman had already beer nsphyxhted it nothing worse. FJnallj the pollrenun procured a lad der and helped Mr. Kilpatrluk to ( lie top , when ho bioke In a window , and thus found his was Inside. There was not the \eitlga of an odor of gas to be found , nnJ the watchman icturnlng shortly Infoimcd Mr Kllpatrlck that hi ) hud been out but .1 llttln while , attending hU lodge. Mr. Kll- patilck la at present Buffering from a fright ful cold , and has had the window repalt.ed , but IIP failed to reward the efficient pollen- MI air. ntlVCIIML 'JO1MO 01' IM.SCliSSJO.Y 1'oopli ! Tallc ot the Condition ol I'nlleu An air 11. The story published In Ihe Dee , detailing the manner In which the affairs of the police department are being conducted and th < futile attempt being made to close the dives gambling houses and questionable resorts ol the city , wai the topic under ellecurfilon upon the streets and In thn homos FilOay night , The rounders were not In the least tur prised , as they wore well aware of the con dition that oxUtud. Heputablo people , now- ever , were jbocKeJ. While ) they bad ar Inkling of the reign nf vice , they had no expected that the condition was so acrlouf Whether It was due to thli publication o the fact that same life had been Instlllc Into the force , there was a noticeable clung upon the part of the patrolmen In the busl ness pnrtlon of the city. Instead of llnlni up at the bars of saloons or stationing them selves InMdo of the theaters , the men -wer upon the streets , and all night long the kept people moving on , Instead of allow It , them to congregate on the corners and In th saloons. Mr. MtirrnjN Position , OMAHA , Jan , 2D To the Hdltor ot The Deo. Today's Untie of The livening Dee mis represents me In an article containing &r Interview purporting to be given by me foi jotir paper. The "Interview" contains state nients which I novcr made. The article states ! "At least two of the present mom hers of the board art1 active factors In twe of the chuiehes whose pastors have been fore most In the movement to project the Omalu Ministerial association Into politics. A. C Poster Is the main financial support of thi Hanscom Park Methodist church. " The In slmiatlon contained In the Above Is most un just , both to Mr. Foster and myself. Thi pastor of Hanscom I'nrk Methollst church falsely credited with being "foremost" Ir this "movement , " was III In bed , as ho In formed your reporter , when the mlnlstcrla association discussed and took action upor the question of a. change In the Flro am Police commission. This pastor has hai absolutely nothing to do with this "move ment" until thrco days ago ho signed tin petition mentioned. This lie signed becausi ho has evidence to the effect tint the Fin and Police departments of this city are bet ter administered now than under formci regimes. Mr. Foster's support of Hans-con Park church Is In keeping with the man , bul has no relation to the "movement" In ques tion. He Is a type ot citizen , however , when : ministers and laity arc glad to see In posi tions of public trust. Yours truly , WILLIAM P. MUIUIAY , Paster Hanseom Park Methodist church. CrrilH AVIiop Credit ll OMAHA , Jan. 30. To the Editor of Thi Hoe : dlvo credit where It belongs. Thi man who icformed the fire department Is tin present chief , who has run It since ho cann before this board was In office , and now the ; take the credit In their report for leaving well enough alone as they found It. AN EX-FIURMAN. ItfSAMTY FOLLOWS 3IISKOKTUMS 1'arnlj 7- < l , Mother IIIMMIIC mil Chllilri'ii Without u Home. Matron Cummlngs was called yesterday ti the olilco of County I'hjslclan Mercer to nti In taking care of an Insane woman , Mrs C. C. Flashman. The history of Mrs Flash man's struggles forms a sad story. Thougl but 32 joars of ago she appears to havi drained Ilia cup of life to the bottom In : stiugglo for existence. Tin oo jears ago Flashman and his vvlfi came to Omaha , and ho opened a restauran which for a time prospered Hard time came on , however , and Flashman was obllgei to give up his business. Since that time In has been obliged to eke out a living worklni as waiter Inailous restaurants aroum town , though by far the greater portion wa1 passed wlthcmt cmplojmcnt. About twi months ago the husband was afflicted with i stroke ot paialjsls , and was at length re moved from his homo at Twenty-first am Nicholas streets to the county hospital. This left Mrs. Flashman In the position o solo biead winner for the llttlo family whlcl icmalncd , consisting of herself and thrci children. Washing , sewing and odd Jobs ob talnablo from kindly disposed persons en obled her to keep the wolf away for a Uttl over a month , but at length even this scant : subsistence wcs denied her Weak fion lack of nourishment and tortured by tin sight of her children slowly starving , tin woman's mind at length cave way. She was taken by several neighbors to thi office of the county phjslclan yesterday She J.V 111 bo removed to the county hosplta probably today. An effort will be made b ; Matron Cummlngs to provide homes for thi three children. MHXICAX Fituc COINAGE : DOLLAII Hohcl-INim'M Suit AVlierelii He iilzr.s houiiil Mont-- . Joseph A. Robertson has brought suit li the district court to recover from Wllllnn J. McGavock and n. R. Price " 23,200 Mexl can silver , 902.7 thousandths fine , " allegei to be duo him on account of a promlssor ; note on which ho was surety for the defend ants. Robertson alleges that the defendant borrowed " 17.750 Mexican silver" from tin Dank of London and Mexico In the City o Mexico , agreeing to pay 12 per cent Inter est. Ho also alleges that ho signed tin note as surety and -when It came duo hi was obliged to pay It. Ho alleges that thi amount he was compelled to pay was " 23,201 Mexican silver , " which , ho sajs. la equal t ( $13,000 In United States money , and he want : his money from the defendants. FIItST I'OVVMAbTnilKOIl OMAHA Alfred D. JoiifH Olcbrati-M IIlN Third Ill-lhdio. Omaha's first postmaster , Alfred D. Jones celebrated his 83d birthday jesterday at hli homo on Wlrt street In this city. The earl : part ot the day was spent In a very ( julei manner. During the afternoon and even Ing a number of neighbors and old resident ! of the city called to piy their respects. Mr. Jones came to Omaha In 1851 and ha : resided hero continuously slnco that time Ho has been In poor health during the pasl > ear and Is now quite fecblo. Ills sight IE rapidly falling and at this time he Is almosl blind. LOCAL lllinVITIKS. The receipts at the custom houss the pasl week were nineteen cars of ore for .thi smelter , two cais of tea for Paxton & Gal lagher and ono car of tea for Scavey iS Flai shlom. The Omaha Philosophical soclsty will meet at 1-102 Douglas stieot ( Fuller's hall ) at 2 30 p. in. Subject , "Iho Evils of a Representa tive Government. " Mr. C. W. Lunbeck will open the discussion. The "department storo" pioblem will bo dlscusbed at the regular meeting of the Dual- IIPBS Men's fraternity next Wednesday night Doth sides of the question will bo presented by several of Omaha's prominent business men. men.The Good Roads Improvement League ol Douglas County will meet In the court house at 10 a. in. Tuesday , February 9 The meet ing will bo called to order In the room ol the county commissioners , and will then adjourn to ono of the court rooms. Mrs Maltlo Hunt and Plorce Sel ; > , dwellers In the north bottoms , were yesterday bound over to appear In the district court on a charge of adultery prefeuod by the husband of Mrs , Hunt The bonds vvero placed at $250 eae.li , lu defuilt of which the loving rouplo went up on the hill to await tholr tuin In thd legal grist. The Apollo Hither club , assisted by the Oljmpla nanjo club , gave a musical enter tainment In Myitlo hall. Continental block last night , follow el by n dance. An enter taining progrwn was furnished by the mem bers of the two organlratlom , after whlcli the floor wan cleared and the remainder of the ovenlng spent In dancing. Four detectives je-strrday made raids upon the saloons and lodging houses about the rlty and arrested noino thirty mini , whc wire charged with vagrancy. It Is elated that the crowd it absolutely penniless , bul iioverthelr-i.fi hat > made no attempt to secure cinptojment on the Ice , sucl1 as has bjoii offered by the Ice companies lately. Thomas Smith was arrested yesterday as a vagrant , but was later thaigrd with being a suspicious diameter because he tried t6 dentroy a letter which ho wrote In which ho states that he will not go to Denver be- i-uuto till ! olllcers there are looking for him. An invttBtlgatlon will be made to learn whether he ls wanted for any crlmo In Deni Vr . An interesting hvpnotlc entertainment was si von by Pi of. Reynolds at the Omaha College - logo of Commerce last evening. Them wan a largo attendance present , and a number of exceedingly good hypnotic and mesmeric subjects were found among the students , mulling In n highly trnjoyable program. About twenty of the students , with the aid ot Prof Reynolds , furnished twenty kinds ol fun for their schoolmates. Another enter- talnmuut of the tame kind will bo given be- for * tbullege again on Monday evening. MURDER OF JOE COLLINS Stabbed In the Broaet with a Xnifo bj Oharlos Mallan. QUARRELED OVER A PAIR OF GLOVES Crime UntinnHlril In ( lie Snlooii nt .Meli Hull , a Menrc of Men I'rejienl , Mine < > f M horn Wltiiexncil It. Joe Collins , 24 jcnrs old , was murdered by Charles Mallan , 22 years old , last night at 10.45. The crlmo occurred In the saloon at Mctz ball on South Thirteenth street. Mallan etabbcd Collins with a knife , the blade entering between the third and fourth ribs , just over the heart , death following almost Instantly. The murderer surrendered himself to Dctcetlvo Savage about an hour later. There was n. dance at Motz's hall last nlghl which attracted quite a crowd of vhltori In the saloon , jet no ono could bo found anionu thorn all who saw the murder committed , A score testified that they saw the parties In the saloon standing near the bar talking , but that the flist they knew that any trouble existed was when they hoard a man. fall tc the floor and saw another man run out ol the door. Dr. Hrcucr , who lives H3ar the scens of the crime , was summoned Immediately after the affair occurred , but he- said Collins vvaa dead when hn nlrived. Death was almost In stantaneous , and It Is presumed that the knlfo blade entered the heart. Collins was not heaf-d to ti\y anything aside from the words quoted In the following , ns having came from him Immediately after ho was as saulted. J. W. Hroch , a bartender In the saloon , saya the parties came and stood at tha far end of the bar talking. Ho said thcie was no loud or boisterous convcisation , and nothing to lead ono to bellovo that a quarrel was browing. Ho says they had been there but a very few minutes until ho heard Col lins say "You've fixed mo right this time. ' Hroch says he then looked toward the part } and saw Collins fall to the floor and another man run out of the door. He sajs they had not bought nnj thing at the bar , and iMd not act aa though they had been drinking. STARTED OVER A PAIR OF GLOVES. James Collins , a brother of the muidcreJ man , furnished The Dee reporter with the following story ot the affair "About 8 o'clock my brother , myself , Pete Murphy and Mallan wcio In Daniel HodRrtn'i saloon nt Thirteenth and Leive'iivvorth stieets During the time wo weie there Mai Ian charged my brother with having stolen a pair of gloves from Mallan My brothci denied It , and some words followed Shortly afterward Mallan left the saloon with the re mark that he 'would get even' The icst of us then left that saloon and came down here We were standing out on the sidewalk when some one invited the crowd In to have n drink. I didn't go In bul the rest of the party did. In a short ttmo one of the boys came running out and told me Joe had been stabbed. I came in and found him lying upon the Hoar , where he died in a few mo ments. " MIke HlnchT , a joung man who vvaa In the party , said : "I was with Joe Collins most ot the even ing. Wo were islanding out on the walii In front of the saloon , when wo were In vited to go In and have a drink. Mallan was not with us and I did mot know he w-ds around. When wo gat Into the saloon I sav. Mallan standing near one of tho. posts , near the end of the bar closest to the door. We went up to the bar I did not know tha' Mallpn and Collins had met before dutlng the evenl.ig. I heard no dispute or qilarrel between them while In the saloon In a ie\ , moments I heard Collins say , "You've fixed me right , " and supposed some one had struck him. I sa-v Mallan start for the door and Co'lltn made a couple iof jjmps toward him and then fe'to ' the floor. After ho fell wo exanvlnod him and found he hail betn stabbed. " Joe Voksa. a Bohemian , who could not tilli English , said thrcugb. an Interpreter that lie was sitting at one of the tables In the saloon at the time the murder vvaa committed. Hi ! was attracted by something Collins said , and saw Iii-n make an effort to catch some one who van running toward the door. lie then saw Colllna fall. It was reported that Collins first struck Mallan , but no one conla be found who would say they saw anything before Collins mads hli remark about having been flxe-1 all right. Another man said the men had been friends for some time. All unite I however , In ths statement that there wa nothing about thq conduct of the msmbars of the party to Indicate that a quarrel was In progress , and that the cilme had been committed before any ono knew what waa going on. SISTERS OF COLLINS ARRIVE. Shoitly bsforo 12 o'clock Mary and Katie Collins , sisters of Iho murdered man came into the saloon In lesponse to a summons announcing the crime , and the scene- when they removed the cloth from the face of their brother was very affecting They Kneeled on the floor at the side of the body , surrounded by about fifty men , caressing the toco and hands of Iho unfortunate man , where they romalnc-d till the arrival ot the coroner. Coroner Hurket removed the body to hli undeitaklng i coins , whcro ho will keep It till tomorrow afternoon , when he will hold an Inquest at 2 o'clock. Hugh Mallan , father of ths murderer , who lives at Twelfth and Brings street , came to the scene of the cilmu about the time thei body of Collins was taken away by the coroner. He was for a numbar of voars In charge of the grounds nt the High school Speaking of Ills boy ho said : "He was an unlucky son for his father. " Ho said hla boy had a good position at Alliance ) a few years ago , but gave It up and returned to Omaha against liU father's advlca. Ho said his boy came home after the trouble with Collins anil icmalned there till a friend came and told him Collins was dead. . Then at th ? Eiiggehtlon of his father he went and gavu lilniHcli up. MALLAN SURRENDERS HIMSELF. Charles Mallan calmly walked Into tha po- llcu station shottly bsforo midnight and stood outside the jail office railing. He was In vited In and cs soon as ho had taken a ecat In the office the jailer falcl , "Where Is the knife jou killed him with ? " Mallan reacne-I Into his coat pocket and tcok out an ordinary jackknlfe with the small blade stlil open. Hu handed It to the jailer and said , "Thero It Is ; I haven't closed the blade even. " Cap tain Haze then took the prisoner In hand , and In a calm manner ha gave the following voralon of the killing- "I left tl o-housE > after supper , which waa about C o'clock , I live with my parents at 1117 flrlggs street. I walked uptown to the Mlllard hotel and talked on the way with n number of my friends. I thought I would go over to the policy shop across the street horn the hotel , but aftei a whllo concluded I would not. "I then went to the saloon at Thirteenth and Loavenwortli streets kept by a man named Daniel Hedgren. I stood over near thei steve and while I was getting warm a f el law named Pete Murphy , and Jim , Joe nnd Tom Collins came over close to whom I vvaq standing. I had a pair of gloves and had put 0110 In each of the fide pockets of my roat. I blood there a few mlnutra and just before I stalled to go out felt for them They wore gone. I thought It was Joe Collins wie > had taken them. I told him so , but ho denied It. Then I left the saloon and walked on down Thirteenth street toward the hall. , HE DEMANDED JUS GLOVES. "I did not r.o Into the hall until about 10 o'clock. Joe Collins and several other fel- lowa were standing against the wall near tuo bar , I said to Joe , ' 1 want my gloves. ' Ho said , 'I haven't iot ; any gloves of yours. Go away from hero and don't talk to rae any manI told him that ho did have the gloves , and then he reached for mo and landed on a on my jaw. U made me mad. I reached into my coat pocket and pulled out my Knl.'o , opening It as I brought U out , I stabbed him twlco with It. Ho reached for a stnno inatcbsafo which was on the counter , but I guess It wus fastened down , for ho didn't throw it. Ho walked around a bil liard tablet , and I left the place. From there I went directly homo and told my mother about the tight. Slio said , 'You are always In trouble , Charlie ; why don't ' you stay tiotno moro * ' 1 TbTd" her and father both that guessed CVnilitf wasn't hurt much , and thei walked bddU'JV'wurd the hall , "Outside there was a big crowd and semi of the fellows talking out there told mo tha Collins was dead. I dldn'l hardly bellcvi this , but g.ji1u/nbcr | of others told me Ihi same thing ami I began to think It was true I didn't know -what to do. but I thought had hotter go down to the pollco station On the way I mot a friend of mine , names' Rlssey , anlltfio told me It waa the best thlnf for mo to do I came In hero and gave my self up. " In replyJfl , close questioning Mallan toll Captain Hpo that ho opened the knlfo will ono hand As h'tf drew It from his pocket. Hi said ho carMit'it ' In his coat pocket btcausi both pants pockets had holes In them. This was found to be true. Ho denied having hai' any trouble with Collins previous to thi killing. DOTH PARTIES HAD HAD RECORDS. Mallan has Just finished serving a five years' sentence In the state penitentiary foi highway robbery. Ho was released from prison shortly before the first of the presonl jear. He gnvo his occupation as a laboroi and statt-el that ho wai 22 jcars ot ago. The murdered man had a most unmvorj reputation , together with his brothers , Jin and Tom ami they have been known to the pollco for several soars as the "Colllni gang. " Joe had barely finished serving r thirty dajs' sentence In the county Jill foi petty larceny , and has been arrested tlmci Innumerable for various offenses , amonp which was the assaulting of Officer Flynr last fall , In which the officer was sovcrelj Injured. Far this offense Joe and ono ol his brothers received ninety days In the county Jail. Tin deceased was a bollermakcr by tradi and lived with his brothers and two sis tera In a little cottage near Fifteenth am Mason ttrce-'s. The woundo which causei his death have n very trifling nppsaranc . The fatal blow was delivered directly ovci the hcait and must have severed ono cf thi arteries , from which ho bled to death Tin Eocond wound U In tha fleshy portion o the left arm , and Is deeper than the first The right hand was also Mlghtly cut. Tile gloves over which the quarrel arose have not as jet been found. Saloon Keepsi Hedgren told the pollco that Murphy came back to thr- saloon last night shoitly aftci Mallan had left and offered a pair of gloves for sale. Thpy ara suppoicd to b ° the one : taken from Mallan. IIONOHS OM3 OP ITS Mr. A. 10. nii'UIii.-ion Iii \ IH fur 11 Nnv Field of I.nhov. The Advertising Men's club held a special meeting at the ofllcas of the treasurer , C D. Thompson , January 19 , 1897 The meet ing was called In honor of Dr. A. E. Dick inson , who was about to depart for a new field of labor. The doctor delivered a most timely ant Instructive farewell address to the club or the subject of advertising In general A1 the clo'e of tiu address tnei foil wing reso lutions were unanimously adopted Wo , the mitiibcrs of the Advertising Men's club , In special session assembled wish to exptebs 0111 sincererrgrof nt thi dcpartuio oC ono of our most rtpectci members Di'1 A. IS Dlc : n ° on , to otliei Holds of labor Hla presence union * ? in .ind at our mcctliifjB 1ms De-en n sourci or both plcnsuie anil profit to all of tin members. ' Pr ' A E. DIcKlmon Is wtl posted in nil branches of publicity , thoi oughly fnmlllirvlth \ all Its different phase1 by actual c inrpnce * | , nnd possesses ni ability v.'hloh en iblei him to iiicccssfulh rpanapo I.IIRO eutcrpilscs and at the sum time keep a firm hold upon dntalls Dr PIcKlnaoti Ins been a moot potent fictoi In the development of vvestein ndve > rllsln Theicfort- It Kisolvuel , Tl'al tfte members of the Ad \ertlMnr" Men's club of Omnlin and Coun ell liHilfa lefrrtt sincerely tinikpartiiri of Dr A E Dickinson fiom his Into fk-li of labor rtWl from membership In our cluli ! > ut since the- change is to his nilv.mt ici vo most Heartily wish him godspeed it his Held. ' _ OP iA'rrnu DAY \ivrs , ' .Klrotpil ( it AtU-ml ( lie Goh- | t > r\l , Confoi rnrr. The quarterly conference of the North Ne braska district of the Reorganized Church oi Jesus Christ of .Latter' ' Day Saints was opened yesterday morning In the Saints' chapel en North Twe-nty-first street , bstvvccii Claik and Grace. There were about fifty delegate piesent , representing congregations In Co luinbus , Blair , Tekamah , Dakota City , Val ley , Omaha and Fremont. The conference will continue until tonight services being hold this morning , afternoon and tonight. The business of the conference was mostlj routine In nature , the only matter * eif 1m- poitancc bolnt ; the , election of delegates to the general conference which meets In La- monl , la. , commencing April C The dole Rates elected weie- Elder P. A. Smith , pas tor of the Saints' chapel. Omaha ; J F. Mln- tun , Magnolia , la. ; S F. Cushman , Fremont. J M. jtubbart , Columbus ; Nelson nro..n Valley ; Herman Ecllvllle , Tekamah ; John Sullies E D Edwards , Mr. and Mrs. Ho - Icnbcck Omaha. Services will bo held at the chapel today nt 11 a. m. , 3 p. m and 7 30 p. in. At 11 o'clock Elder J F. Mlntun of Magnolia , will occup , the pulpit , at 3 o'clock Elder Svven Swon on a inlsslonaiy on lilc way to the Dakotae , will piuaeh ind at 7 30 p m. Elder C. Scott of La mo r > I , la. , will pi each. 1'1'ICII ATkD HHSIN TAIvU K1HK. Mvely HIM7P t ( InOninliii llrmln AhMot-lntloii I'lniil , An overflowing pot of boiling pitch and resin was the cause of a small blnzc In the yards of the Omaha 13 row Ing association a * Its plant on Sherman avenue at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A pot , almoH full o the combination , which Is used In beer Kegs was boiling when one of the workmen tlire.v In another pailful ot pitch. This was mo i than the pot > vould hold and the mate. la1 overflowed. A portion fell Into the flro be neath the pot , ecttlng fire to the nmteilal BE Itf flowed over the brick floor. An rlarm of file was turned In and the de- liartmrnt quickly responded. Ueforo It ar rived the entire Interior of the shed In which the blaze occurred seemed to bo on Ire. The flames we > ro speedily subdued , but Ihe heat had been so great that scmo of the sheet Iron forming the roof of the bhcd wa < loJtiojcd Fortunately , the sides , toot and door of the building wore nil of brick o Iron and consequently the damage was not ; roat. A number of bocr kegs were partially turned. The entire loss 'will 1-e covered fully liy $100. _ i Would hliuot HIT DnrKr } Iovfr. Stella Lewis , a pctlto uhlto girl about 10 years of ngi > , was ni rested lntit night U the caippf < ? f Twelfth and DougluK itreuta vvhlleii vvllrtly waving n revolver In Ihei ellreetlon of Stump Garth , a jet black negro , who AvnsdBiakliiK rapid tlmo down Ihe Btn-ot AXI'tin ' taken to the Htatlon Stella mid that' ' ' "Stump" had been her lover for Honto'limr ' > pist , but lately had ! > ecn trifling i vvlthiiher Snt- slid she would liavo shot h in if , he baa nut hovvn such nnrkrd sprinting nbllltles. h'OIIKUAST OPTODAVS ' AVKATIIUIt. X I _ _ _ _ _ I'artlj' ClondJIn IVi'liriiHkn , nidi MKlif Local Hnimx , WASHING'ION , Jan , SO.-Forecnst for Sunday : ' J " / ' For Nebraska and Kansas Partly cloudy , with light Igjwa ' snows ; south winds , ivnrmer In thi western portion , ( For Mlsso r , uiid town Partly cloudy , probably light local snows ; warmer In tha . astern portion , southerly winds. For South mkq < ii Partly cloudy ; warmer n the ( ' -intern portion ; southerly winds. For Wyoming Light local snows ; 8llg1it : hungeu In temperature ; south to west winds. I. orni ItccMiril , OFFICK OP THE WEATHER BUREAU. DMAHA , Jon 30. Omaha record of lulnfall ind temperature compared with cor- expanding day of the past thrco years ; 1837. 1890. 1S93.1S9I Maximum tempcraturp. . . 3J 48 21 23 Minimum temperature , .20 33 c 19 \verngo temperature . . . . 25 44 9 21 Inlnfull . T T T .00 llccorel of temperature and precipitation it Omaha for the day and ttlnco March 1 , KtC : formal temperature for the day . 19 Jxceas for the day. , . . . . . . . . . C Vcciimulntrd excess since March 1 . 10U s'ormal precipitation for the day. , ,02 inch Efficiency for the day . 02 inch Total precipitation slnco Men 1. 36 Oil Inches 3xccHs since- March 1. , . 6 18 lnche.it Jcllclcncy for cor. period , ISM , . 11 M Inches Jcllclency for cor , period , ll > 95 , ,15.20 Inches Uclow zero. U A. WULSH , Local Forecast Ofllclal. CRKJCIITON THEATER SOLI Property Knocked Down nt Public Audio Under Foreclosures PURCHASER REPRESENTS STOCKHOLDER I > rKiil TatiKli Oootirn n tin IlfMitt iif n Did OtTvrcd li > - Anollior IlldiU-r fur Ilir I' At 9 o'clock last night , on the north stct of the county court houeo , James . Melklc master commissioner , declared the propert of the Crelghton Theater Dulldlng com pan ; sold to Edward W. Nash , trustee , for th consideration of $117,600. U was a fore closure sale to satisfy two mortgages , on for ? 30,000 and the other for $10,000 , execute by the Crclghtoli Theater Ilulldlng compan In March , 1S95 , to the I'enn Mutual Lit Insurance company. The purchaser repro s&nts certain stockholders ot the thcatc building company , Tlicsu facts lull the story ot the trans action , but they < lo not give an Idea of al that Is akin to the sale , the circumstance of which make It a most singular procccdlnf and lay the foundation for what will un doiibtodty bo ono of the most spirited am Interesting lawsuits that has been seen hero aboilts In n long while. A. L Heed and E 1 * . Klrkcndall matntali that they have purchased the property I : UUostlon , and will stubbornly contest th confirmation of the sale madu at 9 o'clocl last night , -which gave It to Edward W Nash , trustee , they Insist that they bough the property Juat before 11 o'clock yesterda : morning for the num of $117,000 , and In sup port of their statement have documentor : evidence which apparently puts them In tin right and Master Commissioner Melkle li the wrong. The sale had bean duly advertised for It o'clock jesterday anornlni ; by the niastci commissioner. It was thought by thosi who were supposed to know all about tin matter that but ono bidder would appear and that he would buy the property In foi thu stockholders , or rather a selected parl of them Master Commissioner Melklc at to the proceeding lached but llttlo Importance- ing , and spent the day In Lincoln on a po litical errand Ho empowered Isaac Wataor to locclvo the one bid that was cxpcctcc : and to declare the purchase b > the antici pated bidder. WHEN ONE DID CAME IN. Legally It Is 10 o'clock until It Is 11 , am It Is the custom throughout this and othei "onimonwcaltha to hold open a tnle for oiu hour bttoro declaring a property sold II IncUuel just three minutes of 11 o'clock when A L Ucod , accompiulcd by his nt- toincy , W. D Ileckclt , appeared before the sjbstttulo master commissioner and put In a bid of $117.000 , $300 moie than tvvo-thhde of the appraisement. Frank Murphy and J I. Drown were present , icpi counting certain stockholder of Iho theater building com- piny , but they appeared too much surprlscil at the appearance ot an unexpected bit ! to make any move They maelo no bid , but left hurriedly. Watson accepted the' bid ot $117,000 and that alone. The bidders attorney then pre- acnted two certified checks , one the per sonal check of A L Ueed for $10,000 anil the other that ot F. P. Klrkcndall for the bame amount. Watson c\amined the checks , couclueiea they v.ere goal and duly accepted them to bind the sale , no other bid having been off ei til The bidders naked It the de posit ot $20GOO was consldcicd suRlcient , if not they would be pleased to present checks cov eiing the entire amount of $117- 000. Wi'tson replied that to request the latter amount au a deposit would be unrea sonable and that $20,000 would bo ample and uulllclcnt. He then wrote out a receipt for the amount accepted and handed it to the bidders' attorney. Mr. Heed supposed that he and Mr. Klrkcndall had purchased ( ho property In question , having compiled with all the necessary legal stipulations anil bcln : ; the only bidders at the hour an nounced for the sale. Thcie was a hurried meeting of the stock- holdcis who had planned to buy the prop- ertv. Watson decided not to close the sale until Master Commissioner Melkle arilvcd fiom Lincoln. At 1 20 o'clock p in. Edward W. Nash , leprcsentlng certain sloe-kholders , appeared and put In a bid of $117.500. The offer v as not accompanied by any deposit None was requested of him Watson re mained on duty on the court house steps throughout the afternoon and evening , walt- inj , for other bidders and hoping that Melkle v.ould huiry back from Lincoln Lnto In the afternoon the sale was adjouined until S o'clock. nniNGS OUT SOME NOTADLES. The evening session was attended by a number of notables Messrs Klrkendall and Kccd vero not there , but they were repio- tented by their attorney nnd a confidential agent They kept tab on the proceedings from a no di'taut point William I'axton , Frank Muiphy , Edward Nash and tholr attorney , M. A. Hall , were there While all were malting for the arrival nf the master coin- nil i lc.ner from Lincoln the attorneys enter tained the llttlo gathering with an exchange cf opinions. Attorney IJeckett for Mosra. Reed and Klrkcndall vigorously protested that the sale had already been made , and Attorney Hrll was equally emphatic in his statement that there had been no sale. Master Commissioner Melkle arrived from Lincoln about 8 SO , and after some whUpercd consul tatloiis announce J' that he would reecho - echo further bids until 0 o'closk Ho ac- liimv Icdgcd the > receipt ot $20,000 from Meiers. Heed and Kirkcnclall as deposit on tl'olr bid of $117.000. Edward . Nash , this tlmo as "Edward W Nash , trustee , " bid $117 $ GOO. Attorney 1'ccKett again protested against the recognition of any bids at such an unupual hour and at a tlmo after a sale liad already been made , but the master com- mlelsoncr Ignored his protestations At ! ) o'clock the master commissioner walked out on the front Fteps and announced that the property had bcon fold to Edward W Nafh , trustee , for $117COO After declaring the sale ho received t , check from the purchaser for $27,000 to bind the sale , Attorney lUcI.ett H once gave notice that legal steps would bo taken to prevent the confirmation of the sale as declared by the master commissioner The deposit of $20,000 made by Mc ars , Reed and Klrkcndall appears to bo a stum- Ijllng block In the proceedings Yesterday afternoon Attorney DecKett went to. Watson urd fp.lJ. that he had heard other bids were lo be received. If that were so Messrs , Hoed and Klrkcndall wanted their bid re turned , likewise the $20,000 deposit money. vVateon positively refused to glvo either up Last evening when Master Commissioner Molkle announced the sale to Edward W Mash , trustee , he handed the $20 000 deposit money back to Attorney Deckett. The latter lecllned to receive the money , saying that 10 had given It to bind the sale and had been slvcn a receipt for It , Ho preferred that Iho court should look at this receipt and then tay who were the real purchasers , PURCHASERS AUE POSITIVE The put chasers represented by Nash da- : laro there la not the slightest doubt about the confirmation of Iho sale which gave It to them , Messrs. Heed and Klrkendall are lecldedly of the opinion that they boucht : ho property at 10 57 o'clock jesterday morn ing. Mr. Heed , In speaking to a Heo re porter of the sale , said : "I'vo been In thei real citato business for ever ten > ears , but this Is the first Instance of a public sale of property at 0 o'clock at night that I have aver been or heard of. We shall take vvhaf- jver legal stc-ps may bo necessary to pro- rent the confirmation of the sale , Wo ihall fight the matter to the end. Wu n oat assuredly purchased tbo property this naming , From what I can learn , the tale las been postponed from time to time during : he day , not by the master commissioner , jut practically by thi attorney for the mort gagees. Collusion has been hinted at , and t seems to me that appearances point that ivay. This Is the second attempt wo have nado to buy the property. The sale was idvertlsed for thirty days ago. At that Imo wo went up and sat on the court house itepa for a couple of houra. The sale did lot take ! place at that time , because , It was illeged , that there had been a mlutakil In he descriptive matter of the advcrtltetnent if the sale. This time we purchase tha iroperty , and the roaster of commissioner announces that It has been bought by ai : other party. " There Is the grcatost Interest In the mat ter abo'ut town , especially on account ot th prominence of the persons engaged In th fight and of the property In question. Var ! oils opinions were heard last night , bu nearly all censured In a greater or less de KTOO Master Commissioner Melkle for belli absent from such an Important sale , and to leaving the work to a lesser legal tight. The stockholders In the theater bulldlni company , with the amount of their stock are Street Car company , $45,000 ; John A McShano , $25,000 ; J. E. Market , C. J. Kar bach , Hamga estate and Ualbach , $10,00 ! each ; W. A Paxton , $15,000 ; Smith , Purvis W. E. Clark and American Illscult company $5,000 each ; John A Crelghton , $10,000 ; L S. Heed , $3,000 ; P E Her , $2003 ALLEGATIONS OF A FREEZE-OUT. It Is alleged that the foreclosure proceed Ings are a pat t of n scheme of tbo prlnclpa stockholders to ciowd out the smaller stock holders Consequently , there was Joy nmotij the latter jesterday when It became knovvi that Messrs. KlrUcmlall and Reed had bid It the property ahead of the principal stock holders. Later thov vvero astonished to hea of the purchase b > Edward W Nash , trustee They then hardly knew whether to rejolci or not bul ns the purchase at $117,500 inadi a goud amount of Interest to them on tin cipltal invested , they concluded that It was good news A scheme was on foot three years ago te build a hotel on the site where the theatei i.ow stands , but enough money could not br collected to put It through , and later the theiter building company was oiganized anil the theater was built The company bor rowed from the Insurance company $100,000 , the mortgage providing for the payment o ! Inteic st somi-annually on pain of having the whole amount come due. A lease was made to Messrs. Paxton ( W A. Paxton , jr ) and Burgess for the theater at an annual rental of $10,000. This lease was for five yeirj , and has three more years to live. Iho stores were let to various tenants In default of payment ot the Interest en the moi tgages the Insurance company brought suit In foreclosure , and to this the directors of the building- company , W. A Paxton , Guy C. Dai ton , John A McShano , J. E. Market and Charles J. Karbach , made no leslstancc , making an arrangement for buying in Iho property. Imiu-otril Orilrr of Iletl Men. Yah-nun-dnh-sls tribe. No. 2 , and 'its sister council , Alfarettu , No. 1 , Degieo of Pocahontas - hontas , will on the sleep of the seventeenth sun , snow moon , which In English Is Feb ruary 17 , take the trails with squaws and papooses to Moraml's dancing academy and engageIn a great pence dance and lelurn thanks to the Great Spirit for the bountiful supply of corn and voiilson He has bestowed upon them. Tlio ti'ibo ' cordially invites Its palo face friends to meet and commingle In the dance with them There will bo a mus ical and literary program of biich a char acter as to bo unlovable and Instructive to all who may attend Our tpeclal featmi vvil1 bj an Indian maidens' drill and dance which will bo very attractive , as It will ho rendered In the brilliancy of an electric cal cium light All taking part will lie dressed In full Indian costume The dance Is sup posed to start at sunset , continue through twilight and end In moonlight It Is prom ised that this feature will be one of thei most pleasing over attempted on an ama teur stage. Another I'rolcHl Overruled. The Do-ml of Flro and Pollco Commis sioners he'd ' oBi > i'Unl inecthiK yestcrdny aftcinoon to hem the protest against thu Issuance of n llcenso to Gustavo Stepp. who proposed to lun a o.iloon ut iFJ ! North Twentieth otic-ot , opposlto tlio Coli seum InilldltiK After n le-iifithy lionrliiB the- license was grtntod Liquor llcc-nse-a vM > ri > urantr-d to the.- following : Mditln S'manek ' , 11 2 South Thlrtci nth street ; South Omaha DrovvliiR company. 112 South Thlitpcnth sticct ; Fled H. Kiuc , 1 < S3H Vln- ton Btic-ct ; Mutt Hammond , 1121 I'1111111111 strcot. I'i : It SON A I , irAHACHAIMIS. 7j C. Mudge , Burlington , la , Is at tht -Mercer. V S. Vlah , St. Louis , Mo. , is leglsteied at the Mercer William Pr-ward , Qulncy , III. , Is a guest at the Mercer. C L Grahnm , Ottumwa , la. , la stopi/Ing at the Mciccr. H n Griffith , Idaho Springs , IsIn the clt > on a visit with friends. Samuel Waugh , banker at PlatttJinouth , was In the city yesterday. Mrs , C. C. Cli.iso and daughter of Chicago are visiting Mrs. A. C. Powell. James Doyle Scott Ashton and John Har mon , Victor. Cole , are In the city. II , W. HUtlno was In the city jc.sterday whllo en ornto from Denver to Chicago F. H. Clarke left lact night for Chicago to bo absent a few days on a business trip C. L Anderson. O'Nolll , and Geoigo Cod- dlngton , Fremont , are atopplng at the Mer cer. cer.J. . F. Neshlt , Tckaraah , member of the lower IIOUHO In Iho state legislature , Is In the city. F. E. Calvert , division superintendent of tha II. & M , with headquarters In Lincoln , U In Iho rlty. W H. Laimlng , Haxtlugs , member of the executive rommlttco of the Nebraska club , was In Omaha yesterday. James Connor , Hock Inland , h In th ? city visiting daughters who are attending tin- Sacred Heart convent. Charles M < Talr-ott , aEalstant nuyorln- tendcnt of the Pullman company , icturncd homo from Chicago last night. Nebiaskans at the hotels ; J. M. Knox , Lincoln ; Charles fallahan , Sidney ; L. J ! . Dsnnan , Lincoln , II P. Lee , St. Paul J. A. Hobeggar left last night for an ex tended southern tour , which will Include Now Orleans and a trip to Honduras , Cen tral America. Hon. Joseph H. Clarkson will on Monday argue in the Ion a supicmo tomt at DCS Molnes the case * of the Union Stock Yaidb National bank against Colfman , Ho leaves thla ovenlng , M. V. Ilurrls , Minneapolis , special agent of tbo Inttrna ! revenue department , wan In the city yesterday and left last night for a tour cf Inspection oveir thla part of the rev- pnuo district , D , H. Castlday , Hawllns , AVyo. , Is spend ing Sunday IK the city , Hu lu bc.cn visit ing a daughter at Grand Inland. He will leave for Chicago tomoirow , where ) ho will prepare to receive a shipment of sheep fiom : 'ls ranch la Wyoming , SPACE FOR THE VETERANS Exposition to Have a Department for the Grand Army , FOR MEMENTOES OF THE NATION'S ' WARS Coiiiiniiiiili-r-lii-Clili-r OliirUwon Will lie AM ! M ! lo Co-OpcmIc- the \ VoiU11.H lie HUN MKiillliMl HIM Interest In It. The exposition Is to have a special build ing devoted to the Grand Army of the Ho- publlc , and an exhibit of war relics such HB has never been made before In this country. This was decided at the regular meeting of the executive committee of the Exposition association held jcstordoy afternoon at the Commercial club. The matter came up In the shape of a resolution Introduced by Mr. Hitchcock , providing for such an exhibit. Major T. S. Clarkson , commandor-ln-chlcf of the Grand Army of the Republic , lias been consulted In the matter , and ho felt confident that such an exhibit could bo made a moslNattractlve feature of the exposi tion by securing articles from the extensive collection of the government and from the valuable and extensive collerctlons.of private paitlos In various pails of the countrj. No exposition which has been given so far has made a feature o [ a Grand Army depart ment , and Major Clarkson agreed that such a department would form a strong attraction for all old soldiers. The ldea met with favor with the other members of the committee and was dis cussed somewhat In detail. It was thought that a most extensive collection of war relics could bo made , which would form a strong feature , and the resolution was adopted , It being provided thct the com- mander-ln-chle-f of tha Grand Arm > be asked to co-operate In thu matter and gtvo U his endorsement. TO ADVERTISE THE EXPOSITION. A committee appeared before the cxcu- tive committee from the IJoard of Com missioners appointed by the major to rcp- icsent the Interests of Omaha at the Ten nessee Centennial exposition at Nashville. Thla committee consisted of Major Clark- son , George R. Williams and Secretary Howaid. Major Claikson acted as spokesman and said the committee hail been deputized to appear before the > oxecutlvo committee and ask that body to appropriate $5 000 for the purpose of enabling the commission to ndveitlso the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition at Nashville , and to secure exhibits from among the exhibitors , at that place. The speaker explained that thu commission has already opened negotiations with a number of leading manufacturers and commercial 03- tabllshmonts of this section , and has memor ialised the countj commissioners and the city council to supply the commission with $1,500 and $3,500 respectively for the purpose of carrying out the work of the commission In making a creditable showing of Iho 10- sourtes and conditions of this section. The request of the delegation was taken under advisement , and laid over until the next meeting ot the executive committee ; , owing to thu fact that Messrs. Klrkendall , H ( > etl and Rosowutor were abeent , and a bare quorum of the committee was present The Department of Pinmotlon reported the names of the several vlco presidents ipce-ntly appointed by the governors of different states , which have already been published , and the appointees were legally elected vlco presi dent ! ) . A mlo was adopted which fixes the hours of the vailous employes In the headquarters of the exposition. U was oidcrnd that the ofllees shoalil he open nnd business trans acted between the boms of 8 a. in. and 6 p. in. , with an haul's Inlornilcslan at noon. 'I'hi'iiAn - OI In-r Slli'K , OMAHA , Jan 30.-To the Editor of The Dee : Ono would think from thn editorials and personal lettcra In The lle-o that most people in Omaha favor HnnRcom park , no- railed , as the best location for the exposi tion. Iho name Honseom park In connection with'Iho location suggested by lit , advocates Is mlidi'idlng for the giounds am bejmid Hanscom park , In Grlflln d Smith's nnd Douglas additions and thn poor farm This ground Is very rough , much of It graded Into stlotts ami alleys and therefoin eewri'd by unsightly clay hills The Central Labor union was light -vliem It said that much inonoyvoiilJ bo expended In bilnglng th Biounds to grndo , but would It not bo butter to oj.pe-nd this money and labor to beautify ground * already favored by mituro ? lint they say the Bo-callcd Hanscum pule ulta In nenr the incident portion of Omaha. It Is generally kno n that thu center of pop ulation In Omahn Is sumo dlstanco noith of Dodge street , whllo property Interests rnnler U Sixteenth and Kanum , the tonte-r of pop- illation In neater Twentieth mid Casa Ktiuctn. ral.liu ; thU into consideration thcrer IH llltl- ) Jiff erf nee in the nearness of thu poor faim slto nnd Miller pnik site. In accifslblllty Miller park has every ad- I'antsgi1. The drlvoway nro level nnd pli'aa- int 'Jlio street car lines eun bo made ai lumcroiu a necessary , with sufficient povvi'r finm the nearness of the power IIOUSPB atvl rivel roadbeds Too much cannot bo said In pralsu of Miller park alto for direct ear ac- -nmmpilatloiib Moat of the people In the Ity and these stajlng here for moru than ) iie > day will go to the grounds by street : aia. \ Again , the mounds should bo level SOY- > ral jcars ago thei army ofllcers and rn- ; lnocra wuio locating Fort Crook , The first pqulroment was ] cv l giound , and the most jcautlfiil spot In Nebraska was ihott'n ieltovua plateau Miller parl ; Is the only ovel ground offered for the oxpoaltlon The Imalu Water Workc company restricts ItH iffer lor nullli'lont and free water to this ilte ; . It dcou not tequila preliminary grad- nt : , u tilth cannot bu said of any other slto , s spacious , acciMtnlhlo and beautiful , V/ILLIAM C. UPJOHN. Thri-c Miirdi'i-i-i M l. i'iin- . CHARLESTON , W Vii . Jati 30-III a JMl tellvury at Fuyettcvlllo hint nlulit thiin muelcicrs. AVnltor Hilt , Den VVtlll uns nnd IS'tlllum Taylor , with tlireo othei piUuiti. ! * , iscapcd. .1. Kaon and \VIMIani .laikHon , : wo inlMU'incanor prlKonun , ii-tunael > na iotiflc/1 thu jalli.r of Die cut-apt ) .