THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 24 , 1897.
TWO LINCOLN WOMEN HURT
Mrs , Woodward and Miss Buckm later in a
Serious Wreck.
BROKEN LEG GREATEST ITEM OF DAMAGE
BlilrlUMl Hume Ilium Arrn > - nnil Tip *
tinI'nlr llrlvrm Oul Olil Man
Dlcn llniler Snxplclon *
ClrutiiiiMtnncc * .
MNCOLN , Sept. 23. ( Speclnl. ) Mrs. 0. L.
Woodward and her niece. Mlsi Dora Duck-
master , wcro out driving thta afternoon , when
tholr horse b came frightened at n loose cow
and ran away , tipping the buggy and throw
ing the women to the ground. Mrs. Wood
ward wcapcd with a tow bruises , but Mini
lluckmaslcr was no unfortunate as to have
her leg broken In two placci above the onklo.
The doctors pronounce the fracture a very
bad one , but hopu to reduce It so that per
manent lameness win bo avoided. The run
away horse Is a fast trotter , and a very
flilrlted animal. After throwing the women
out It ran out Into the west part ot town ,
where the buggy was demolished , and the
homo was badly cut In a barb wlro fence.
James Patterson , nn old man , aged about
70 ycats , died at his homo near Raymond
yesterday , and the circumstances were so sus
picious that a coroner's Inquest was held. It
was"tomid that ilip dead man's atomach con
tained arsenic , and that tioyond a doubt ho
had died from poison , Patterson had been
In III health for somn time and suicide Is
Buapcctcd. It Is learned , however , that the
wito of the deceased Is subject to fits of In
sanity , and that the old couple hod a iiuarrcl
yesterday morning. The coroner's jury
brought In a verdict of death by drastic pol
Boning , but charged nobody with , having ad
ministered the drug.
Although a search wan kept up yesterday
and today the police have found no clew to
the man who outraged Miss Livingstone
night before last. The delay In raising the
alarm has made the capture almost Impoa-
nlhlc , as a very meager description Is fur
nished of the perpetrator of the crime ,
A petition signed by a majority ot the bar
having been presented to thu district Judges
requesting that the trial ot contested cases
be adjoutncd until a later period In the
term , the Judges have ordered that the Jury
be excused from service until the 8th day of
November. It was further arranged that
court would'bo held every Saturday until that
time , to consider the cases appearing on thu
equity and law motion dockets.
The liberty party of Lancaster county has
called a mass convention , to be held at 1450
O fctreet on the afternoon of September 23 ,
for the purpose of nominating a county
ticket.
A large number ot Lincoln people went to
Omaha today to visit the fair and sou the
night parade. So many of the state ofllccrs
and clerks went to the metropolis that most
of the ofllces at the capltol building were
closed during the day.
Sister Mary Gertrude of the St. Elizabeth
hospital died this morning. The funeral will
be held Saturday morning.
Ily stipulation the case of the Hock Island
Railroad company agaliiHt ex-County Judge
Lansing was settled today. The contest was
over $10.000 In taxes which the company hail
paid Into the county court , and Lansing had
failed to account for the money. By the
settlement Lansing pays the company $8,500.
I" . H. TllloUon , assistant superintendent
of the Plnkerton agency at Kansas City ,
was here today en rotiti ! for Olilowa , where
ho goes to give evidence against French
and Hlpley , the two safehlowers who ore
under arrest for robbing a safe at Ohlowa.
The University School of Music gave a
faculty recital at the University chapel last
evening. The chapel was crowded , and the
recital was greatly enjoyed. The principal
musical numbers were furnished by Miss
Marlon Treat , Mrs. Will Owen Jones and
the Ilagenow Spring quartet.
Omaha people at the hotels : At the Lln-
dcll S. W. Eddy , W. C. Cree. At the Lin
coln Howard Kennedy , T. V. Sturgess , A. P.
Ely.
01,1) MVX ( ILUMiUU WITH ASSAULT.
Dnc-lu-lor of Sixty OiilrilKTr * II filrl of
Slxtrrn.
SPRINOVIEW , Neb. , Sept. 23. ( Special
Telegram. ) District court convened at this
place yesterday with Judge Klnkead on the
'bench. ' Court convened at 1 o'clock and
after paining upon a few equity cases , ocid
taking a few applications fnr naturalization
papers , adjourned until 9 o'clock this morn
ing to attend the funeral of D. Hclgcs , a
prominent citizen of this place , who died
ut his home Monday inorn'ing ' at 5 o'clock.
The only case of note on the docket Is the
State against Joseph S. Kirk , charged with
committing statutory assault upon Dertha
Tompklns. The forenoon was spent In em
panelling a Jury which was completed about
3 o'clock. The case la attracting consider
able attention and will last about two days.
Kirk Is an elderly man ot about 60 years
and ft bachelor , residing In the west part ot
the county. The girl , who Is not ofvery
sound mind , and about 16 years of age , was
passing by Kirk's place on foot on her way
to some relatives a mile or so distant. She
stopped for a drink of water and got to
talking with Kirk' acid remained three days
and nights. It Is rumored that Miss Tomp-
klna has been playing "tho old man's dar
ling" for some time and that they were
previously engaged to bo married , but the
girl , being nn orphan , was Induced by rela
tives to glvo up the Idea of marriage. Kirk
Is said to be fairly well off financially and
still expresses a wllllmgness to marry the
girl. The ease Is prosecuted by County At
torney Lear and defended by Attorneys W
C. Ilrown and W. H. Horton.
HKKUSKS TO HKSIIi.V FIIOM TICICI3T
INiIiullNt Niiinliifi- CiiMti-r County
ChlirKrtl it 1th n SliortiiKP.
BROKEN 1JOW , Neb. , Sept. 23. ( Special.
The llnance committee brought In a re-
part , finding Shlnn , Its populist nominee
$563,27 short In his accounts with the county
anil authorized the county attorney to pro
ci'i'd at once to collect the same ,
The populist central committee met la
consider whether they would ask him to re
sign from the ticket. Ho refused the re
quest of the committee to resign and thut
the matter uuled.
llotiit lln > I'liiin of It * .Inlet * .
PIERCE , Neb. , Sept. 23. ( Special. ) The
populists have had a cinch on Iho office o
county * clerk for the last six years and wcro
going to nominate the present Incumbent
R. A. Tawney , for another term , at thcl
convention at Plerco next Saturday. As
shown 'by the last general election , Pierce
county Is entitled to a clerk ot the dlstrlc
court , and as a law was passed last winter
providing for thn appointment of such clerk
In an off year , the republicans have passet
around u petition asking the county commls
Eloners to appoint a clerk of the dUtrlc
court until one ahall bo elected at the nex
election. The ofllco of county clerk , In
counties not having a. clerk ot the dlstrlc
court , U one that pays a good salary. Now
that the ofllco will bo divided , the salaried
will bo small and ot course the otllces wll
not b < 9 desirable.
Farmrr Injiircil In a lliiiinwny.
FHKMONT , Neb. , Sept. 23 , ( Special. )
James Chrlatophcrnon , a farmer residing
southeast of the city , mot with a serious ac
cldent yesterday afternoon. Ho was In 111
city with a load of watermelons. Ills horse
took fright and ran away , throwing him vlo
lontly to the pavnnient. Ills left leg wa
badly fractured , his head cut and It Is feare
bo has sustained serious Internal Injuries
Ho was unconscious for a abort time aftc
the accident.
( ilvt n I'lcimiiiit Curil 1'nrly.
HASTINGS. Neb. , Sept. 23. ( Special. )
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Slckman gave a pleas
ant card party last evening la honor o
tholr guest , Ml s Augusta Iloberg , of Peru
111 , There wcro sixteen about the table
and a pleasant tlmo was bad ,
Illmv Opi'ii tin * li > | iut Siifc.
SKWARD. Neb. . Sept. 23. ( Special. ) Th
Bate In the freight depot of the Elkhorn
road was broken Into last night , belug
completely blown to pieces. The burglan
ot vt-rr little for tholr trouble , the onlr
hlng missing being a pocfcotbook containing
irlvato papers belonging to H. M. Miller ,
10 agent. A box containing a lot ot p nnlrs
its untouched. Nltro-elyccrlne wan prob-
lily used , an the sofa was not drilled. Mr.
Illler warns all persons not to purchase
ny notes payable to him.
YnntiR .Srlinol Trnelier Drrnnffcit.
NIODRAIOA , Neb. , Sept. 23. ( Special. )
The v\ \ news was received by Hev , Henry
Iras , living weat of here , that hli daughter
jydla , who has been teaching school near
Vaiua , wan found In a pasture yesterday
crangod. She left for school as usual , but
discovered about 11 o'clock aimlessly
walking about the enclosure. She had been
cling strangely for a day or two before.
.Slirrlir ScllH the llotliTrcll Ilnnrh.
NIODRAIBA , Neb. , Sopt. 23. ( Special. )
'he Rothwcll ranch , comprising 920 acres of
and , was bought In yesterday by N. A. Rein-
olt of Norfolk for J3.400 , It was mort-
aged for about $8,000. The RothvrcllB , owing
o the alleged ctttlo stealing hero In 1SD3 ,
pent much money In their defense , and It
was about this tlmo that the mortgage was
given to Hclnbolt.
llniiil Cut liy tin * . Scrnpcr.
STIIOMSHURO , Neb. , Sept. 23. ( Special. )
ftdgar Sloan , a young man about 21 years
Id , was scraping broomcorn for John
choter , four miles southeast ot town , when
lie horses became frlghtcnc.l and pulled his
and Into the scraper. Unless blood polson-
ng sets In It U hoped that amputation willet
ot bo necessary.
CiiiK-i-ilo tin ; Tlckut'n Htrcncth.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Sept. 23. ( Special Tel-
gram. ) Fusion democrats who have been
itervlcwcd today regarding the nominations
nado by the national democrats at Omaha
ast night all acknowledge that It Is a very
trong ticket and that It will draw a large
umber of democratic votes.
\\Vlinlcr 'County liitiTotntp Fnlr.
HED CLOUD , Neb. . Sept. 23. ( Special. )
The Nebraska and Kansas Interstate fair ,
mder the management of the Webster
County Agicultural ( society , will be hold at
ho fair grounds hero October 6 to 3. The
air Is being extensively advertised In this
section and a largo showing of exhibits Is
expected ,
Mil Wiiniuii rrolinlily Kntnlly llurnoil.
CENTRAL CITY. Neb. . Sept. 23. ( Special
Telegram. ) Mrs. W. J. Pcrslnger , a feeble
minded old woman , was badly burned this
nornliifj. Her clothing caught flro In some
nnnner while uhe was putting coal In the
stovo. When discovered she was wrapped
n flames. There Is little hope of her re
covery , i
KiTiiioilt FilNlon City Tlrkot.
FREMONT. Neb. , Sept. 23. ( Special. ) The
lemocrats and populists held their city con
vciitlon at the city hall last evening and
ilaced In nomination the following ticket :
\ssessor , Ashley Parks , democrat ; supervisor ,
Pascoe , democrat ; Justices , 1J. N. Clovo-
aml , populist , and W. 11. Day , democrat.
CiiHlr County Kitlr .Ve.xt Week.
HROKEN now , Neb. , Sept. 23. ( Special. )
Glister county fair will bo held In this
city next week , opening Tuesday , September
'S. A large number of Broken How citi
zens arc In Omaha this week attending the
State fair.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Uromo Quinine Tablets. All
drugglsls refund the money If It falls to
rp. 23c.
KOI i THIO mvoitoi :
Srv < itl < MMi CnxpN to 1Ullt'iinl nt the
Xi-xt Term nt Miiryvllli * .
MARYVILLE. Mo. , Sept. 23. ( Special. )
Mthough H Is six weeks until the circuit
court of Nodaway county convenes for the
regular November term , nine petitions foi-
llvorce have already been filed with Circuit
Clerk Partridge. In addition to these , eight
cases are pending that were not decided at
he June term , and they will bo passed upon
at this term' , making seventeen In all.
This Is the largest number of divorce suits
ever pending at one time In the courts of this
cuunty. The titles of the cases are as fo -
ows : James McClano against Clara 'Mc-
'lano , Mary E. Boughton against Palestlno
loughton , Charles P. Stevenson against Rosa
Stevenson , Mallssa Perkins against Harry
erklns , George M. Mitchell against Nettle
Mitchell , Slbella Patterson against John W.
'atterson , Charles Frost against Ella Frost ,
Etta Klbbn against John Klbbs , Edna Dewey
ngalnst John C. Dewey , Charles Leonard
igalnst Minnie Leonard , Nellie M. Carlleld
against John Carflcld , John J. Smith ugalns ,
Carrie U. Smith , Anna fiultzer against
Lycurgus Sultzer , Lyda M. Standlea against
James H. Standlea , William Snyder against
Fannie Srydor , Grace Ulmcr against Charles
O. Ulmer and Luella Alien against George
W. Allen.
Mujor'H Soil lloiMiincM 11 Cnilot.
"MAHYVILLE. MO. , sept. 23. ( Special. )
News has been received here that Frank
McCommon , sou of Mjyor McCommon of
this city , who was appointed by Congressman - .
man Cochrau as cadet at the National Naval I
academy at Annapolis , successfully passed
the required examination. Young McCom
mon secured his appointment almost by ac
cident. Congressman Cochran gave notice
that competitors for the appointment should
meet at St. Joseph last May and take an
examination , the one having the best grades
to bo appointed by him. McCommon won second
end place , but In a few weeks the success .
ful nun , Woods of Platte county , became j
Insane , and was confined In asylum No. 2 I I
at St. Joseph , and McCommon , as alter- .
mite , received the appointment.
Iluy Tlfkftn for l.iTturi'x.
MARYVILLE , Mo. , Sept. 23. ( Special. )
Over 400 tickets for the Muryvlllo Lecture ,
bureau's 1897-98 course were sold yesterday | i
morning , and $700 In cash was taken In.
This year's course Includes Sam Jones. Kev.
Thomas Dlxon , pastor of the People's church
of New. York ; Rev. A. A. Wlllltts , Prof. John
H. DoMotto , Bishop John H. Vincent of the
Methodist Episcopal church , Colonel H. W ,
J. Ham. the Georgia humorist ; the Welsh
prlzo tinkers , who make their first tour ot
America tab year , and the Boston Ideal
club.
UNION 1'ACU'MO NOT DISCUSSKI ) .
1'rc-Mlili'ul nnil Cnlilni't OllliMTM Talk
OVIT Minor MnUrrs.
ADAMS , Mass , , Sept. 23. A great many
Inquiries have been received tonight con
cerning the so-called cabinet meeting today.
The queries nearly all related to the pending
settlement of the Union Pacific mortgage.
Secretary Long , In an Interview with on
Associated press reporter Immediately after
the meeting , declared that nothing relating
to the Union Pacific was discussed. Only
minor matters were thought of at all , end
the meeting was only one ot the .private .
conversations which the president and his
cabinet Indulge In while away from Wash
ington , -
MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS
Mother Earth Yielding Up Her Treasure In
Increased Quantities.
THREE NEW SMELTERS TO BE BUILT
1'renrnt I.nrpro I'rnilttotlntt oft Oolil lit
the Section Will lie Amply
Cnrril For by the Nti-
incrouH 1'lnntd ,
LEAD , S. D. , Sept. 23. ( Special. ) Ono of
the inoit promising mineral sections In the
Black Hills Is Yellow Creek , which takes
rank as the high grade district of this re.
Blon. A discovery was made a few days ago
In the Wasp No. 2 which Is oj considerable
Interest A body of ere was struck which
carries horn silver and Is also very rich In
gold , assays running from $60 to $80 gold per
ton. While the silver streak Is not very
largo It Is exceptionally rich. Ono of the
best mines In this region Is the Little Uluo ,
whoso output of twenty tons of ere dally
greatly Increases the average output of the
lllack Hills district. The ore runs on an
average of $40 to $70 jic'r ton. All of the
mines adjacent to the Little Illuo are being
worked with the Idea In view ot striking th
Llttlo Blue vein and many have been success.
fill. The Wasp No. I. which Is owned by
McShano Urothers of this city , Is being ex-
tenslvely worked and ore running $ GO to th
ton Is being shipped continuously. The ore
Is a blue quartz and the vein has been
demonstrated to be a large one.
The Hardln Mining company , which Is pur
suing work In Two llllt gulch , Is experi
encing considerable dlfllculty by Its mines
Illllng up with water. Superintendent Hardln
Is now In Chicago , where ho will purchase
a large new pump of sutllclent capacity to
keep the mines free from water. When
operations were temporarily suspended the
minors had sunk through nine feet of ore and
had not yet reached Its bottom. * The ore Is
a pyrltlc proposition and assays have been
made which run as high as $55 gold per ton.
BUY A NBW HOISTING PLANT.
Kllpatrlck llros. & Dacey , who own one of
the best paying properties In the Ragged
Top country , have purchased n fine now hoht-
Ins plant , which will bo erected over the 430-
foot shaft In the Flora B mine. The hoist
Is capable of operating over a shaft 1,000 feel
deep , and the owners ot the Klora E will
Immediately begin the work of sinking the
shaft to the quartzlto , which U 100 feet be
low the present depth. 1'art of the Mora E
group claims Is being worked by Cobert and
associates , who are now working in a four
foot vein of ere that averages $230 to the ton.
Quo assay of picked samples from this vein
went $1,000 gold per ton. These gentlemen
are shipping regularly. Krom three cars re
cently shipped , $4,000 In dividends was de-
Sharp , Kellar and others , the lessees of the
famous A. J. Smith ground In Hogged Top.
are working their mine extensively. They are
now taking ore out of a slxty-nve-foot shaft ,
an average assay of which Is $97.25. In
creased shipment of ore from the Ragged
Tco country has compelled the Burlington
railroad to enlarge Its shipping facilities at
Crown Hill Siding , the station which connects
Hagged Top with the outside world.
The Black Hills Is now assured of three
new smelters , which. In addition to the
splendid Deadwood & Delaware smelter , will
amply supply the demand of the present
largo production of gold In this section. The
big smelter at Edgemont Is now under course
of construction by the Union Hill company ;
the Golden Howard company , one of the
sound Hnanclal corporations In Deadwood , Is
perfecting t > lans for the erection ot a smelter
and Chicago capitalists are now pursuing pre
liminary work for the erection of a ernelter
at Crook City. The Chicago parties have
looked the ground caref ily over and are con
vinced that a smelter at Crook City would
prove a paying Investment.
LARGEST ACREAGE IN THE HILLS.
The Deadwood & Delaware Smelter com
puny has just completed the purchase of
$75000 wortn of promising claims , most ol
.which arc situated In.Ruby Basin. This ro-
ccnt purchase gives this company the larg
est acreage of any mining corporation In
the Hills , the area aggregating over 2,500
acres. All of the recent claims purchased will
bo extensively developed , and the rich oie
bodies which they are known to contain will
bo uncovered and the ere smelted.
James Callanan of Des Moincs has Inaugu
rated operations for a placer mining propo
sition on n large scale. Ho owms over COO
acres of mineral ground In Bear Gulch and
; \ flume Is being built to convey water from
Cold Springs to the property , a distance of
twenty-eight miles. Bear Gulch Is filled
with gravel In depth about twenty feet and
Mr. Callauan's property Is three miles la
length and averages 300 feet in width. The
gravel has been prospected and It Is esti
mated that It will yield 25 cents to the
cubic yard. At this rate $1.500,000 In gold
lira In the gravel bed. The gold will be
extracted from the gravel by a hydraulic
process , and , when In operation , Mr. Calla-
nan's placer mtoilng scheme will be ono of
the most important In the country ,
W. E. Nutt , an experienced mining man
In the Ragged Top district , purchased a half
Interest In the Norwich and Greenville claims
at Ragged Top this month from John Doyle.
The deal was a cash one , Mr. Nutt paying
over $10.000 > to secure the deed. He expects
to develop the property on rn extensive
scale and Is already shipping peed pay ore.
Ono of the best small properties In the
southern hills Is the Dolcodr. which Is owned
by Joseph McClure and George Bain. A
100-foot shaft Is down In the mine and a
splendid ore body has been encountered ,
from which shipments hive been made. An
average of the last fifty tons of ore that
wore milled at the J R mill was $25.50 per
ton , and as the mine Is being worked at
small expense , the owners are netting a
snug sum from It.
1-01SOX AVOI.VUSWITH CAl'SUI.KS.
DlNKiilNf ( lie Strychnine So nn to Io-
Mtroy Smell ami Tunic.
RAPID CITY. S. D. , Sept. 23. ( Special. )
Cattlemen In from the western Black Hill ?
tango report that wolves have become un
usually annoying to cattle. Several ranchmen
have valuable packs of hounds , but they soon
learn to keep as far away from a wolf as pos
slble , and consequently do not matcrlaly
lessen the number of wolves. A novel way
has been taken of late to poison them. Whu
strychnine Is used In the usual form the
wolves have been seen to lick It off from the
meat , plt It out nnd then cat the meat
It Is now put In capsules , which destroys the
smell and taste , and as yet the cunning anl
mals have not learned the new trick. Ilcpro
sentatlves from the Franklin and Ardcn Cattle
tlo companies report a loss of G per ecu
among the younger cattle. The stockmen wll
probably organize and offer a liberal bounty
for each animal killed.
Will I'ny tin- Mill ,
CHAMIJEHLAIN , S. D. , Sept. 23.--Spc ( > cla
Telegram. ) Attorney General Grlgsby Is
hero this morning to arrange for the taking
Drex It. Shoonmn'ft at the fair during
the day In the parade at night and
ho'll he ut the Ak-Har-Hen hall Krl-
day night You'll bo there of course-
Well let us show you those new patent
leather shoes the newest dress shoe
out cloth top latest thins In buttons
now round toe You might look for ever
and never find Ita equal for It's the
most dressy shoo ever shown In Ointiha
A complete Hue of ladles' satin slip
pers all the latest novelties In all the
popular shades If you're wanting the
latest you had better come to the Hig
Shoe Store that keeps right up with the
times.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1419 FAKNAAI STREET.
Send for Illustrated catalogue , free.
f trttlmonjr to ascertain the- cost of pros -
utlng the munlcreri qt Mot Matnon of Ly-
man county , who wStf t'faot and killed In the
oorway of his hovjw/iome yc/irs ago. The
uirder occurred only , . * few days before Ly-
m.-vn county was 'or infzod and the state su-
ircmo court decldPd-'that ' the state fhuuM
icar the routs. T MUiiony Is being taken
fore C. G. Morrow , referee.
The attorney genera ! left today overland
or Plorro to continue < ho Investigation ot the
llcgcd shortage In , ' Ifco state auditor's of-
C0 > i .
, , ,
HANDS.
* noiiiril I'rlftnttrr In Cnpttiroil In Chl-
cituo After. it : llnril KlRlit.
PIERRE , S , D.ppt. 23. ( Special Tele-
ram. ) Sheriff Strajjoij reached hero from
hlcago this morning twlth the much wanted
'
'rank McNutt , wii'o escaped from Sheriff
'rlso last summer' ' 'jumping from a train
> ctwecn St. Joseph and Council IHuffs. Mc-
4utt was arrested after a hard fight with the
Chicago ofllcers and Sheriff Strayor had scv-
ral legal complications to overcome before
ettlng possession of him , and finally rushed
ilm out of that city just In time ( o escapn
mbcas corpus proceedings. McNutt la
barged with stealing a berd ot hones and
cvcral minor offenses and Judge Oaffoy has
Ixcd his bond at $2,000. His wlfo Is hero
rom Chicago trying to secure the required
rand , but It Is not likely she will succeed ,
South Omaha News . i
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A well dressed stranger worked the bogus j
check racket on Max Lund , a flour and feed
merchant , the other day. The stranger represented - ! l 1
resented to the feed man that he was pur-1 |
chasing agent for Armour & company and !
wanted to purchase a quantity of feed. Ho
was particular about the quality of grain I i
and also about the price , which would have I I
to bo low In order to secure an order. The
prices quoted did not appear to be satis
factory and the man left , saying ho would
get prices nt other feed stores. In a short
time ho returned and told Lund that ho
would nuke a purchase. An order for $17
worth of feed was given , which Lund waste
to deliver at the Armour site the next day.
In payment for the feed the stranger offered j
a check for $19.50 , signed "Edward J. Ar
mour. " Lund supposed the check was good
and gave the customer the change. Yesterday
morning ho loaded $17 worth of horse feed
onto a wagon and carted It over to Ar
mour's. He soon found out that he had been
swindled , as the stranger had no authority
to make any purchases for the company
he claimed to represent. Lund thinks that
ho got off easily. Ho cannot understand
why a man would go to so much trouble
to swindle a person out of $2.SO.
The police have been notified and a war
rant has been Issued for ono John Doe. A
good description of the swindler Is given
and If ho tries his game hero again ho will
more than likely be captured.
\\Viit Out ID tin * I'nlr.
A large number of the business houses
here were closed yesterday afternoon and
some of the departments in the packing
houses shut down In order to allow the em
ployes to visit the fair. The city offices
closed at 10 a. in. , and the afternoon delivery
of mail was omitted. Prom about noon until
the evening trains began to arrive , a Sab
bath stillness prevailed , the streets down
town being almest deserted. During the
early morning and - upto nearly noon large
numbers of visitors arrived and spent some
time In looking over the different packing
houses , the site for Armour's big plant and
the exchange building
Mnuli ; City Covxlii.
A. H. Merrill , T ve\fy-thlrd ( \ and M streets ,
Is qulto sick.
L. P. Hilton of .Blair Is here , the guest of
Deiina Allberry. i
II. Kuhl of Asplnwall , la. , was a business
visitor In the city yesterday.
Chahlcs Watts _ returned yesterday from a
trip to the western , nart of the state.
T. N. Matthews. . Gillette , Wyo. , is hero for
a few days , attending to business matters.
W. N. Hobbs , a superintendent of the Hock
Island route , was a < visitor at the exchange j
yosterday. | I
Paul Hennl. Twenty-fourth and J streets ,
slipped yesterday and Injured his right
shoulder quite badly.
W. D. Davis and wife of Cedar Haplds ,
Neb , , are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Adklns , Eighteenth street and Missouri ave
nue
George Hughes , colored , was taken to the
county jail yesterday to serve out a fine of
$20 and costs for discharging fire arms within
the city limits.
Miss Mary J. Godfrey , Washington , D. C. .
and Mrs. P. H. Powell , Red Oak , la. , are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs W. D. Godfrey , Twcn.
ty-thlrd and N streets
Miss Jeanne Delanney , daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Delanney , Twunty-flft'ii and J streets ,
returned yesterday from Uslgluni and Prance ,
where she spent a year visiting relatives.
Pat Donahue , an employe of the Union
Stock Yards company , had one of his legs
quite badly crushed yesterday. Donahue was
sitting on top of a gate In ono of the cattle
alleys , -when a bunch of steers crowded up
against him. Before he could : llmb off the
gate his leg had been badly bruised.
Hobort Hae , who was arrested a few days
ago for disturbing the peace , was yesterday
sentenced to the county Jail for twenty days ,
with bread and water three times a day
thrown In. Rae Is supposed to belong to a
gang of loughs and Is considered by the po
lice to be anything but straight. That ac
counts for the severity of the sentence Im
posed. .
KIMII.\I ; , .NOTICK.
The funeral of Kdward McCormlck will beheld
held from the house nt 20S South Thirty-
third street to St , Peters' church at 2:30 : p.
m. Saturday. Durlal at Washington , la.
KIRK llFSTRnVS A RRRW * .
One of the Largest Establishments in the
Northwest Consumed ,
LOSS 13 HALF COVERED BY INSURANCE
riant Will lie llcliullt it * Soon itn
Dclirln In Olrnrril Awny Twelve
Tliimxninl llitrrH * of
Uerr In Loot.
LA CUOSSE , WIs. . Sept. 23. Earlr this
morning flro wns discovered on the root or
tlio brow house at the John Guild HrewtnR
company's plant. The night watchman
turned In the alarm ami though every flro
company In the city responded , this morning
nothing hut the bara walls of the most ex
tensive malting ami brewing .establishments
In the northwest remain. The roof and In-
sldo woodwork were dry as tinder and the
flames spread rapidly to the other buildings
of the plant. The malt house contained
several carloads of malt and about 0,000
bushels of barley , which were totally de
stroyed. The olllco building , which stands
across the street , was not burned , and a
part of the cnglno room was also saved ,
The cold storage house contained about 12.-
00 barrels of beer , which Is also destroyed.
The total loss will exceed $300,000 , about
of which Is covered by insurance In
various old line companies. The plant will
bo rebuilt as soon as the debris can bo
cleared away. The output of the brewery
was 100,000 barrels a year and employed
about 150 men. It was founded In 1S5S
and has been one of the leading Institutions
of the city since that time.
CHKSTBIt , Pa. . Sept. 23. During a flro
this afternoon In S. C. McCardlo's grocery
I store at Third and Pennsylvania streets , six
persons wcro seriously Injured by the ex
plosion of a barrel of gasoline , which blow
out the side of the building. The Injured
are J. N. Slianafolt , Jr. , Frank Coburu. Kd-
war.l iMcCary , Hobcrt Klllolt. John S. Mc-
Clurg and Jacob IJauer , the last f-3ur being
firemen. They were removed to the hos
pital , where It Is stated all are In a seri
ous condition. The building was damaged
to the extent of $8.000.
MAKYV1LLB , Mo. , Sept. 23. ( Special. )
Two brick buildings , belonging to John S.
1311 by , the northwest Missouri cattle king ,
were burned at Qultnmn yesterday morning.
One of the buildings was occupied by a hard
ware. furniture and undertaking establish
ment , and the other by the qultman Record
olMcc. TK | undertaking stock wns a total
loss , and the paper's presses were broken In
moving them out and considerable typo was
lost. The total loss Is between $8,000 and
$10.000 , which Is partially covered by $2,200
Insurance. The flro was , It Is thought , of
Incendiary origin.
rilEMONT. Nob. , Sept. 23. ( Special. ) The
farm house of Sam O'Hrlcn , two miles east of
Fremont , was totally destroyed by lire about
11 o'clock last night. The house had recently
been repaired and finely decorated. The loss
Is about $3,000 , Insured for half that value.
Nothing was saved except one or two chairs.
The origin of the flro Is not known.
IlIlAIDWOOn , 111. , Sept. 23. The Star
Coal company's No. 1 mine was destroyed
by fire today. Loss , $75,000. The origin of
the flro Is unknown. The mine had been Idle
for eighteen months.
VIIlA i : Sri-TUIIS KHO.M KIHI3.
Loses Si'vornl lUiii'ltx of lltillil ! n s ami
Two I'roniliiciit rillr.ruH.
CINCINNATI , Sept. 23. A special to the
Commercial-Tribune from Chllllcothe , Q. ,
says :
The village of 'Bainbrldge was the scene
this afternoon of one of the most disastrous
conflagrations that ever occurred In this
county. An entire square , containing most
of the prominent business houses , several
handsome residences and the Methodist
church , were entirely destroyed and two
prominent business men lost their lives In an
explosion which occurred In the drug store
ot W. P. Deardsley. The lire was started In
a barn In the rear of I'errll Drown 's general
store by two little boys , who were playing
with lighted matches. The flames spread
rapidly and communicated with the main
buildings , neardsley's drug store , adjoining ,
was next ablaze. A terrible explosion occurred
In the drug store and Mr. Deardsley , who was
Inside endeavoring to save some of the prop
erty. lost his lite In the ruins. His brother-
in-law , Thomas Illggins , who went to his
rescue , was unable to get out and was burned
to death , while several others were moro or
less Injured , but none fatally. There was a
stiff breeze blowing , which fanned the flames
to greater fury and getting a fresh start
from the burning of oils and chemicals In
the wrecked drug store the fire leaped from
house to house until It was evident that the
entire town was doomed.
A message was sent to Waverly and to this
city asking for aid and both flre departments
promptly responded. The Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern and Ohio Southern railways
sent special trains with the engine , but they
did not arrive until almost 4 o'clock , until
three hours after the first alarm was given.
The best that could be done was to prevent
the fire from being communicated to the
other squares , and the firemen soon had
the flames under control.
After the destruction of the neardsley's
drug store the following property was con
sumed : Methodist Episcopal church , Arm
strong's livery stable , J. H. Head's store ,
Ogle's saloon , an empty business property !
Hrlchman's barber shop , Dr. McKee s resi
dence , S. Morris' residence , W. P. neardsley's
residence , Houer's grocery , 'McDill's ' mil
linery store and Andrew Alderman's shoe
store , but two houses were left standing 01 ;
the square , both being private residences
owned by I'errll iloore. The estimated loss
Is $50,000.
The bodies of Deardsley and Illgglns were
found on the floor about llftecn feet tram the
front entrance , mutilated and burned beyoni
recognition. The list of wounded includes
They are prize winners everybody
that has ever seen or used them say so
you won't see all the show If you don't
sco the Jewel cook stove and steel
range exhibit we are giving at our store
absoluetly free and you are cordially
Invited 1o inspect them the Jewels are
.something besides ornaments yet they
are u handsome stove and so easy to
keep clean they've wearing qualities to
them will burn ellher hard or soft coal
or wood a stove embodying every ap
proved modern device for perfect cook
ing the .cook stoves are ? Kt from that
up while the ranges are as low priced
as $1M.
A C.
, . JRAYMER ,
liUILDKKS' HARDWARE HERE.
1514 Faruam St.
You will b surprised when you see
tlio air lift -tin-exposition grounds
but you'll bo more-surprised when you
KCO tlio big vitliit' we lire giving you
In u quadruple'plated silver ton nut at
$ , r > the vnluo 1,4 s6 great you can see It
at H glance it'A tllu snnio with tlmt Kl-
Iu inovi'ini'iit ygld llllcil casi ! war
ranted wak-li wo are nli'i'i'lng this week
at thi ) inanurauturi'r'H iiriei$10 no
Jowi'h'r has over bel'oro Klven you tjiich
u bargain opimrtunlty Our tiled and
copper ] ) rlntln plant has an expert at
tin ) head of It .10 engraved cards with
copper engraved plate $1.00 There l.s a
big discount this week all through the
store You can see thu goods day or
evening.
C. S , Raymond ,
Jeweler ,
15th and Douglas Sts.
Ready for You do not like to receive callers in a
room filled with old and thrcadrbaro
furniture Of course your rooms are
not that way You wouldn't allow suclt
a thing for worlds That's why we are calling youc attention
to the very latest things in Furniture \\7pk
We are ready with the most entranc-
ngly beautiful line of furniture ever A „ * ?
\Tf\-i-i
this and sell- * ' j vf H.
jrought to city we arc -
ng it at the same low prices that prevailed before the high
ariff went into effect because we got it in just before the
tariff came We ship anywhere to anybody Come and so ?
us while you have the chance ,
New shapes in Parlor Tables Mahogany or the new
Golden Oak Finish , $5.50 , $5.00 and $3-75.
Solid Mahogany Marquetry Inlaid Table , $6,75.
Quarter .Sawed Oak Library Table , heavy fluted legs
jeautifully finished , $10.75.
Fine Oak Library Table , with rope legs , $13,50 ,
Extra Large Library Table , Hand Carved Top an clo
gant piece of furniture ; $20.00.
Cobltr or Saddle Shaped Wood Scat Rocker , oak or ma
hogany finish , price $3.50.
Large Arm Upholstered Spring Seat Rocker , oak or ma-
logany polish finish , $4.50.
Special Large Arm Upholstered in Leather Spring Seat
Rocker , oak or mahogany finish , $5.50.
Morris Chair large , easy chair , with loose cushions ,
several styles upholstering.
Corduroy Covered Couch , ? 8 inchs wide , button top ,
several colors to select from , $8.50.
30-inch Biscuit Tufted Couch made to order , covered in
velour or corduroy. $12.00
Full Turkish Shape Couch , best steel spring and well upj
bolstered in selection of covers , $18.50.
Its all right in suits this season , cithers pieces or 5 pieces
to match. Prices start at $25.00 for 3-piecc suits and $30.00
for "j.piece " suits.
We are selling a solid mahogany 3-piece suit , beautifully
carved , upholstered in fine silk damask , $49.00.
Odd Upholstered Chairs , $4.50 and upwards.
1114-1-110-I US Douglas St.
John Walley , cut on right arm and shoulder ;
Homer Hullng , broken hip ; Jack Studer ,
finger on. . jlght hand broken ; Albert Frey ,
Internal Injuries received by fall from a
building ; George Schrader , AVIlllam Pencil
and Harry Hose , minor Injuries.
ADOl'TS SCMKIHJia : OK TOIIS.
Miller * ' AHNOL-liitlon DrclilcN oil Hauls
of ICYL-liuiiKo Work.
At yesterday's session considerable bus
iness was transacted. It was decided
that the association was In accord with the
movement inaugurated by the Pennsylvania
Millers' association to form a national
league. The president and secretary wcro
Instructed to keep In touch with whatever
is done in the matter. i
The committee on exchange reported the
following schedule ot exchanging Hour for
wheat , a bushel of No. 2 wheat being the i
basis : Twenty-six pounds of patent flour I
and ten Dounds of bran ; thirty pounds ot
straight grade flour and ten pounds of bran ;
thirty-two pounds of flour and ten pounds of
bran. Attcr a lengthy discussion the report -
( i
port was adopted.
The committee on revision of constitution
reported a provision which allows all manu
facturers of flour and mill products to be
come active members of the association , and
all dealers In mill machinery , bags and mill
supplies to become honorary members on
payment of $5- yearly dues. The report
was adopted. There has been no membership - .
ship section In the constitution , | >
Resolutions were passed thanking the
Commercial club for the use of Its parlors ;
Mayor Moores , General Manderson and Rev.
S. Wright Butler for their addresses yester
day ; the Omaha Bemls Bag company and
the press.
Shortly before noon the convention ad
journed sine die. The next meeting will be
bolil on the third Thursday in next January
at some place to bo selected by the ex-
ccutlvo committee. .
This afternoon the delegates to the con
vention are attending the State fair. To
night they will witness the Ak-Sar-Ben
parade from the stand erected for their as <
soclatton near Sixteenth and Farnam streets * ,
< musmi > IIK.MOATII CAR wnicicrS (
Miller of MiK-olii 1'iiNliiMl Off u Cnr and
llnilly Injiirvil.
J. Miller , a live stock dealer of Lincoln
had his foot badly crushed 'In the iallroa (
yards about 9 o'clock last night. Ho wo )
standing on the platform of the caboose ot 4
freight tmln coming In from Lincoln. Bq
side him stood two unknown men , who won
quarrelling , and appeared to bo Intoxicated )
Suddenly they turned upon Miller and pushej
him violently. Miller partly fell , and In th (
endeavor to regain his footing , his foot wa
caught by the wheel. He wns dragged to thj
ground and his foot was badly crushed. Aftct
some delay , and a total failure to find th <
city physician. Miller was removed to St )
Joseph's hospital. H is feared that Mlller'i
toot will have to he amputated.
l ) < < iitli of Kil .McCorimick.
Edward McCormlck ot 203 South Thirty *
third street , this city , died Wednesday after.
noon at St. Paul , Neb. , where ho was en
gaged as president' ' or the Citizens' National
bank.
For somn tlmo past Mr. McCormlck'j
health has been falling and his friends , hop ,
ing that a change of climate might benefit
him. advised a trip abroad. He sailed fol
Europe some months ago , returning ap ,
luirently much Improved. A homorrhaB *
wan the Immediate cause of death.
Mr. MoCormlcIt was nn exceptionally
bright young man. J-'or many years ho had
been a railroad contractor , the firm being
known IIH McCormlck ( Brothers.
Sister Mary Verlsslma , sister of Mr. JIc
Cormlck , accompanied by Sister Mary
Mary ICmlly of Clinton , la. , arrived ycater <
day to attend the funeral.
Ciittli * I'Vi-clvr Hurt. '
A serloiiH Injury occurred to Tom Chrlai
t'anson ' nt Eighth and Hickory streets last
uvonlnk' . Christiansen Is a cattle fueilor aj"
Iler'H distillery nnil had started on the usual
discharge ) of his duty. Pausing anionf a
ilrovo of hungry cattle , ho was rougliH
Jostled against n partition In thrlr easren
ness to reach the food. A long spike. whloU
protruded from thu plank , .was driven Intl
his knee several Inches. Chrlstlamion wai
removed to St. Joseph's hospital and thl >
wound was dressed. Lockjaw la feared.
Toot your own liorn wo hnvt * complete
linnil outllts us well us plnnns mid
wo'vo the largest stock of pianos ever
shown In ono pliico four carloads re-
colvod just hi'foro the fair consisting of
such ronowni'd inakos ns the Klmlmll
KIUIH | > Ilallct & Davis Kranlch &
Hat'h Whitney Illn/o and othorn not
so wt'H known we've cut the prk'os docp
to oli'an them all out bi'foro .Saturday
and our prospects are oed for doiiiK
It our easy term payments lielp n *
wonderfully Von should nee this olo-
ant line of pianos before nlnc homo
Honiomlior wo have what wo advertise
and do as wo advertise wo will do
ever -5 yours In the sumo location.
A. HOSPE.
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas.
Twelve piiKPS once H week from now 1
until January first for llftecn cunts
that's what you net when you leave
your suh > crliitlon for the Weekly Hcc
Either at our booth In the Mercantile
Inillillnj , ' at I In , ' .Slale fair grounds or at
The lieu olllco In the lice hulldinx
Twelve IIIIXOH of Inloj'o.stliiK news-
from all ever the world special farm-
Iii feature and a market pa > ; o thai Is
iinoinaled ( by any paper anywhere
you can ot the Weekly a wliolo year
for sixty-live cents If yon want n dally
The Heo Is the paper yon want Il'a
all In The Dally Heo-sls days In the
week without Sunday $ (5 ( or § 8 for
Huven days In the week.
The Omaha Daily Bee
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Circulation Department
17th and Faroam. Dec Building 1