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VOL. 15. SO.' 23.
PLATTS MOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 2S. 189G.
$1.00
PElt YEAR,
IF PAID IN ADVANCE.
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TWO BOLD TRAMPS!
They Deliberately Walk Away With
a Traveling Man's Grip-
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PfRETENDED TO BE VERY DRUNK
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When ArrnicBrd Before Judsr Archer
They Acted -o Kidiculou That
They Were sent 11. ck to Jail
to !lr l"p Note.
'erTT Thieve.
jia Friday's Daily.
A good-sized bunch of tramps drifted
'-i itto town this morning, and they have
breu causing the police no end of
trouble today. Shortly before noon a
couple of these fellows, who were
walking along by the Hotel Riley,
e?pied a large grip cn the steps, be
longing to a traveling man named C.
K. Kelsey, and deliberately picked
it up and made a get-away.
The owner of the grip, who had
stepped into the postofSce, thought it
tad been taken into the hotel, and did
not discover tbe real state of affairs un
til some minutes latr. Theniatter was
reported to the police and the fellows
were soon located on West Main
street. As soon as they saw the offi
cers both started to run, and the man
who had the grip dropped it. After a
hard chase they were finally over
hauled aud were eventually taken be
fuie Justice Archer, charged with lar
ttD). They either had a good-sized
jag aboard, or pretended they had, and
alter vainly endeavoring to get them
t enter some sort of plea to thecharge,
they w ere ordered taken back to jail to
sober up.
One of tbern, who gave hs name as
Jobume McDonald. is known by Officer
v Fitzpatrick. having worked in the
JLxards here about nine years ago.
T A couple of "bums w ho were try-
.iiij? to peddle some rings were ordered
out of the city. When asked where
they obtained the rines, one of the
fellow? produced a receipted bill for
-ote dozen cold rings, 1.(K from a
Caicaico wholesale jewelry house.
r.olh l'lead (iulllr.
The two tramps who were arrested
Friday, ch-irzed with petit larceny
havicg stolen a traveling r:an s grip
from the steps of the Hotel Riley, were
sutSeientlv sober next morninc to be
arraigned in Justice Archer's court.
Both men entered a plea of guilty, and
they were sentenced to ten days in the
county jil. with ac additonal twodays
for costs.
itoltu Admitted to liail.
A dispatch in the morning papers
from Lincoln, dated May 1, says
"The supreme court this afternoon
suspended the nineteen-year sentence
of Henry Bolln. the defaulting treas
urer of Omaha, and admitted him to
bail in the sum of $50,000. This was
on tbe application of Attorneys Joel
W. West and J. M. McFarland, who
came down from Omaha this morning
and filed the necessary papers. The
bond was prepared by Clerk of the Su
premr Court Campbell, and the at
torneys took it back with them today
to secure the signatures. 1 he applica
tion is made upon the grounds of irreg
uiarily in the proceedings of the trial
court in Douglas county, and abuse of
discretion by Judee Baker.
"Bolln was seen at the jail yesterday
afternoon. He had received a tele
gram trom his attorneys informing
him of the action of thesupremecourt,
but said he was not at all surprised to
learn that the court had taken action
which won Id allow his release. He
had felt confident all along, he said.
that the application would result
as indicated by his telegram. He also
stated that he had no doubt about
being able to give the bond of $50,000.
The sureties on the bond, he said,
would be his father-in-law. Hans
Beckman.and Bolln's brother in Blair
Beckman is worth about $50,000 and
BDlIn is quoted by Henry as being
worth the same amount. The brother
is in Denver at present, in attendance
at the funeral of a sister who died sud
denly a few dajs ago. and was not ex
pected home until Monday next.
Bolln said he expected to be able to
procure a bond by Tuesday of text
-week which would be approved. Bolln
is quartered in one of the large rooms
in the front part of the jail, in a room
usually set apart for boys and is sepa
rated entirely from the prisoners in
tbe main part of the jail. He takes
his incarceration very philosophically
and shows no ill effects from the con
finement." A. E. Barrett of Nehawka is visiting
here.
Id Justice Archer' Court.
trauE lOUf D, lUO 14U nuu o i
charged with throwing brickbats J
through the windows of Samuel
Eckart's and David Neal's houses,
some time ago, was discharged Monday
inaornine. Ic was proven by several
witnesses that young Totten was at
his home on that evening.
Mrs. Sophia Neligh attended a dance
last Saturday evening at the Turner
hall and became involved in a heated
discussion with a Mrs. Schanc. Mrs.
Neligh appeared in Justice Archer's
court Monday and 'filed a complaint
against the Schanc woman, charging
her with "disturbing the peace by
quarreling and using obscene langu
age, and conducting herself in a vici
ous and offensive manner." Tbemat
ter will be aired next Friday, and' the
testimony promises to be quite in
teresting. It is reported that both
parties were ejected from the hall.
The City Win.
The following is the opiuion of the
supreme court in the Stage vs. Platts
mouth case,which was decided in favor
ii tbe plaintiff some time ago:
Sage vs. Plattsmouth. Appeal from
Cass county. Reversed and dismissed.
Opinion by Commissioner Irvine.
Where tbe oncers in whom power is
vested generally to define or extend
the boundaries of a city have under
taken to extend its boundaries, the
owner of land so incorporated cannot,
at least after the lapse of a number of
3 ears, maintain an action for the pur
pose ot restraining the collection of
city taxes on the ground that there
was no authority to incorporate the
particular land in question. South
Platte Land Co. vs. .Buffalo Couuty,
15 Neb., 605, followed.)
2. The sufficiency of the petition to
si ate a cause of action may be chal
lenged at any stage of tbe proceedings,
even in the court on appeal.
Death of Mrs. McCulley.
At about 10:30 o'clock this morning.
after a brief illness with quick con
sumption, I.aura. the wife of Phillip
McCulley, died at the family residence
m m . i
on jincoin avenue, me ueceaseu
was twenty-five jears of age, and
leaves a husband and three small
cJiildren to mourn the loss of a devoted
wife and loving mother.
Mr. and Mrs. McCulley were married
about six years ago, and seme eighteen
months ago they buried one of their
children. The familv have the sym
pathy of a large circle of friends.
The funeral services will be held
Stturday morning at ten o'clock, from
the South Park Baptist church. Rev.
P.ist officiating, and the interrment
a ill be made at West Oak Hill ceme-
terv.
hat' Strode Doing For I'lattgiuouth?
Congressman Mercer has finally sue
ceeded in havinc theSSO,000 appropria
tion for the improvement of the Mis
sotiri river opposite Omaha and
Council Bluffs, which had been
stricken out of the river and harbor
bill by the senate, restored through
the conference committee. That practi
cally insures the expenditure of SS0,-
000 this season for tbe extension of
the riprap work in front of East Om
aha, where a change of the channe
and the overflow of the banks is liable
to cause incalculable damage to prop
erty. Omaha Bee.
A Broken Arm.
Thursday morning at about eleven
o'clock Mrs. Maria Levings was com
ing down stairs at her home on West
Locust street, when, becomine sudden
ly dizzy, she fell down several steps,
alighting on her right arm. The bone
was broken just below the elbow, and
Mrs. Levings suffered intensely until
a phjsician was summoned and the
bone re-set. Mrs. Levings is resting
quite easy today.
Attention. Veteran.
The coming reunion of the veterans
of Otoe. Cass, Lancaster, Sarpy and
Saunders counties, to beheld at Weep
ing Water, July 1st to 4th, promises to
equal in interest that of two years ajro,
which was held on the same grounds.
The committees in charge of the dif
ferent departments are hard at work,
perfecting tbe details that will make
this reunion one of pleasure to all who
visit it.
Murray Suspended.
In Chairman Gideon's latest L. A.
W. bulletin appears the following,
which will be of considerable surprise
of local wheelman: "For unfair deal
ings in amateur races, C A. Murray,
Murray. Neb., is suspended from all
track racing for one year from April
9." .
F. D. Lehnhoff departed yesterday
for Steinauer, Neb., where he will at
tend a conference of the German
Lutheran church.
Advertise in The Journal.
THE DAY'S DOINGS
What the People In and Around
. Plattsmonth Are Doing.
SAD DEATH OF A YOUNG BOY.
The Thirteen-year-old Son of Joseph
Mirader, or Ml. lleaant. While
Working on Hi. Father'.
Farm, lutaotly Killed.
Kay Killed Ity Accident.
Saturday's Daily.
George W. Shrader of Rock Bluffs
precinct, brought the news to town to
day of a fatal accident occurring at
he residence of his brother Joseph,
three miles west of Mt. Pleasant, last
evening, resulting in the death of his
brother's son Grover, aged 13. The
boy was engaged in nriving a double
team of horses, attached to a heavy
roller, wheu the horses became un
manageable, struck an obstruction
throwing him off in front of the roller.
which passed over him, crushing his
body and killing him instantly. The
many menus or me iamny win ue
shocked at hearing of this terrible
accident.
Decoration Day Program .
The following program has been ar
ranged for Decoration Day. the excer
cises to be held at Oak Hill cemetery
at 2:00 p. m. on May 30th:
Reading of General Order, Ly Adjutant.
Song.
IujttttioD, by Kev. Post.
Adw:, by Rev. CouSer.
The parade will form on Main street,
between Fourth and Sixth, and will
march to the cemetery in the follow
ing order:
Mayor and Council.
Different Organizations.
Woman's Kelief Corps and G. A. R. Post.
Citizens Iu Carriages.
The exercises at the cemetery will
consist of the reading of the W. R. C.
and G. A. R. rituals, followed by the
decorating of the graves of the de
parted veterans by the G. A. R.
H. Guy Livingston will deliver an
address at the cemetery.
The Memorial Day sermon will te
preached by Rev. Freund, of the Ger
man Lutheran church, at the Presby
terian church on Sunday, May 24, at
11:00 a.m. All other churches in the
city are requested to suspend services
on that morning and attend the union
services on that morning at the Pres
bj terian church.
By order of the committee.
Titos. Wiles, Chairman.
A Grew so in e Find.
Wednesday afternoon an employe of
John C. Watson saw one of the dogs
chewing what appeared to be a pecu
liarly shaped bone and oninvestigation
it was discovered to be the under jaw
of some human being. It was shown
to several physicians and they readily
recognized what it was.
Where the dog obtained it cannot
be discovered, and tbe affair is quite a
mystery. The deceased of whom the
bone was a part has been dead but a
short time, as the specimen was in a
fair state of preservation. The- teeth
were solid, the gums firm, and on the
inside could distinctly be seen the
muscles. As there is no dissecting
room here and no physician would
throw away a portion of a skeleton,
the "find"' has caused considerable
discussion. The officers have investi-
gated the graves at Wyuka cemetery
and none of them seem to have been
disturbed. Nebraska City News.
1 lie Horea Located.
Sheriff Holloway this morning sue
ceeded in locating the team of horses
alleged to have been stolen from Levi
Kilgore by Asa Howard. Both parties
are residents of the Iowa bottoms,
just across the river from this city,
and, according to Kilgore, How
ard "borrowed" his team one night
recently, and all efforts to find the ani -
mals were without avail until today,
when they were discovered down near
the big island, south of town, on this
side of the river, where they had been
a a TT j T
iLItlflPn l)V ilOWaru. ltie llOrSPS HPrP
restored to Kileore. and Howard is
having a preliminary examination over
at Glenwood this afternoon, being
charged with horse stealing.
Change in Decoration Day Program.
It has been determined by the com
mittee of the Grand Army having the
program in charge to change tbe loca
tion of the ceremonies of Memorial
day. so that the exercises will take
place at the cemetery. And, to ac
commodate visitors, the parade will
form on Main street at 1:30 sharp, in
stead of 3:30 as heretofore announced.
A Severe Electrical Morm.
From Wednesday's Dally.
This vicioity was visited by a very
severe electiical storm this morning at
about half-past seven o'clock. The
rain came down in torrents, and in a
short time the sewers were filled with
water and debris. The sewer on
Washington avenue was greatly over
taxed and the water filled the creek
and overflowed the banks several feet.
The sidewalks in that vicinity were
floated several hundred feet, and tbe
potato patch of Con. Coffey was about
two feet under water for a few min
utes. Fitzgerald's livery stable was
also flooded to the depth of two feet,
doing considerable damage. Main
street was covered w:jth about four
inches of water after the rain had
ceased, caused by the overflow of the
Washington avenue sewer. Had the
rain continued about half an hour
longer, every cellar on Main street
would have been flooded, and the
damage would have been considerable.
During the progress of the storm a
bolt of lightning struck the house of
ex-Couccilman Stemiker, on Seventh
and Marble streets. The bolt first hit
the chimney on the east side, knocking
the bricks off ar:d coursed down to the
comb of the roof, cleaning the shingles
off for a space of about four feet
square. The lightning then branched
off down a partition, loosing the plas
ter in several places. The damage will
amount to about 825. None of the in
mates of the house were shocked by
the lightning.
Geo. Hay, the register of deeds, re
sides directly across the street west
from Mr. Steimker's, and one of his
daughters was standing at an open
window, when the bolt of lightning
struck. She was considerably stunned
by the flush, but soon recovered. The
rest of the family were badly fright
ened for a time
A Tribute to llou. Ja. M. IIiggin.
Sunday's Lincoln Journal records
the death of ex-Senator J. M. Higgins,
of West Lincoln, and formerly of Cass
county, who died last Saturday at the
home of his son. Mr. Higgins wa3
elected to tbe house, and afterwuids
to the senate from Cass county, and
served the people well and faithfully.
n tea -i man of rn irreat iam?rrr.
but his heart was in the right place.
and he enjoyed the conndence and es
teem of the masses to a great degree.
In the legislature, as in private life,he
was honest and faithful to every duty,
and the neighbors and friends who
knew him best loved and esteemed
him most. A patriot in time of war,
aud no less a patriot in time of peace
he has gone to the reward of those
who are true, honest and faithful in
life. Peace to his ashes.
Delicate Surgery.
Yesterday Dr. bhipman removed a
stone, nearly half an inch in diameter.
from tbe right ear of "Will Tucker,
clerk at the Hotel Riley. The stone
was firmly embedded in the auditory
canal, close upon the ear drum. All
former efforts at its removal were
futile. Some seventeen years ago,
when a mere boy, Mr. Tucker had
pushed the pebble into his right ear,
and since that time has been quite
deaf in that ear. He is now happily
rid of a dangerous encumbrance and
can hear as well as anyone.
A. C. Wright III.
A. C. Wright, state organizer of Mc-
Kinley clubs, was taken seriouslysill
.at EI in wood Saturday night with con
gestion of the stomach and bowels,fol-
lowed by severe cramp. For quite a
period of time he was In a very critical
condition but subsequently he rallied
somewhat with the indications that he
w ill recover. Mr. Wright received a
sunstroke two years ago in this city
and his present physician believestbat
his trouble dates back to that time.
Lincoln Call.
Tho Locusts Are Here.
Several days zzo The Journal
mentioned the I act that the seven
1 teen-year locusts had made their ap
pearance down on the big island
I south of town. Within the past few
J days these pests have been discovered
I in large numbers on various trees in
I tf
I ami arnnnrl thssntr A Q vet nn T-
ports of any damage are heard and it
is hoped that the insects will decide
I not to remain here
A Kansas City paper received at
thi3 office contains the intelligence
that Henry Wise, a son of the late
Professor Wise, has been appointed
city engineer-of Kansas City. Mr.
Wise is well knpwn here, and has
many friends who will be pleased to
learn of his appointment.
- 1 Mrs. David Albin of Omaha, form-
J erly of Union, was in the city today.
HUNDREDS KILLED.
A Terrible Tornado Visit St. Louis, Kil
ling Hundred of People.
The morning papers give the details
of one of tbe most destructive tornados
in the country's history, which visited
St. Louis yesterday afternoon. It is
impossible to estimate the loss of life
at present, some dispatches making it
as high as 1,000.
In substance, the World-Herald's
account of the storm is as follows:
EAST ST. LOUIS WRECKED.
I he situation in East bt. Louis is
appalling. The tornado struck that
city with terrible effect and it is now
estimated that S00 persons are dead as
a result of wind, flood and flames.
The tornado was followed by an
outbreak of fire, caused by lightning,
and before the flames were gotten un
der control property to to the value of
nearly $3,000,000 was destroyed.
The tornado passed in an easterly
direction and it is reported that Van
dalia and Casseyville, in Illinois, suf
fered severely. One report states that
the railroad depot in Vandalia was
blown away and thirty people were
killed.
There were really two cyclones. One
came irom the northwest and the
other from the east. Both met on
the Illinois shore of the Mississippi
river and joined in a swirling cloud.
The list of dead in St. Louis is beyond
computation.
EXCURSION UOATS MISSING.
The greatest anxiety is felt for the
safety of passengers on the different
excursion boats which were on the
river when the storm broke. Tbe
steamer City of Florence, with an ex
cursion party, is reported lost below
Carondolet. The steamer St. Paul
with thirty passengers left for Alton
at 4 o'clock and is believed to be
wrecked. The levee is packed with
people groping through the darkness
and eagerly imploring information for
loved ones on the river.
In addition to the river disasters
noted, later reports add to the losses.
All tbe wharf boats on both sides were
swept away and sunk. The steamers
Medill. Citv of Pittsburg, Belle of
Calhoun, City of Providence were all
I driven to the Illinois shore ana
wrecked. Seven members of the ves
sels crews tried to swim ashore, but
were caught in the eddy at Pittsburg
dyke and drowned. The river front is
a mass of wreckage. From the Eads
bridge south for two miles every build
ing is damaged that is not in ruins.
The damage to shipping is estimated
at 5400,000.
ALL LIGHTS TURNED OUT.
The difficulty in ascertaining infor
mation from outlying districts is in
creased by an order from Mayor Wal-
bridge ordering all electric light cir
cuits turned off. This to to prevent
death to persons coming in contact
with broken wires.
SEEKING THE WOUNDED.
Shortly after midnight the fire de
partment secured control of the con
flagration at East St. Louis and the
members of the department began to
assist tbe ambulance corps in caring
for the wounded. No attention was
paid to the dead. The streets were in
darkness and search lights were placed
on patrol wagons in the effort to reach
the location of the injured.
The scenes of death and suffering iu
East St. Louis 'are beyond the power
of description. Men, women and
children were victims to the sudden
swoop of the elements.
The railroads west-bound are stalled
at the entrance of the Eads bridge
with no hope of proceeding father for
the next three days. Every ferry boat
on the river fell a victim to wind and
waves and there are not oyer two
crafts in the river tonight that dare
cross the Mississippi.
CniCAGO,Ill.,May 2S. From reports
received by the United Press up to 1
o'clock this morning from Missouri,
Illinois and Indiana cities the extent
of the" terrible cyclone is shown. The
storm began its work of devastation
near Moberly, in Randolph county, in
the northeastern part of Missouri. It
then passed southeast into Adrian
county ,where the school house at Rush
Hill and its occupants were victims.
The cyclone moved slightly north into
Pike county, Missouri, and then
jumped the Mississippi river into
Southern Illinois.
The ladies seminary at Drake, in
Greene county, Ills., was struck by the
tornado, which then passed south and
east, following the Illinois river until
it joined the Mississippi, the greatest
point of destruction being reached at
St, Louis, East St. Louis and East Car
ondolet. The direction of the wind
storm after leaving the stricken cities
seems to have been in a southerly line
through Illinois, but no reports of
damage to Illinois towns east of the
big river have been received. The
cyclone reached the Ohio river arid
struck Evansville, in the southwestern
corner of Indiana. Later news indi
cates that the great storm is tearing a
path through the heart of Indiana in a
southeasterly direction.
The latest reports compiled from the
scenes- of destruction in the three
states point to a loss of ever 700 human
lives, and the probabilities are that
later reports will swell the total death
list to enormous proportions.
According to places the death roll is
divided as follows: In St. Louis, 300;
East St. Louis,300;Drake, Ills., eighty,
Rush Hill, Mo., ten; Renick, Mo., five;
Labaddie, Mo., ten.
The number of injured is estimated
to be in the hundreds.
OBIICAKY.
George Kitzel; who was killed by a
stroke of lightning near Alvo, this
county, on Tuesday, May 19th
was born at Maxdorf, on the Rhine,
Germany, on April 19, 1S4C. He came
to this country with his widowed
mother, when but seven years old, lo
cating at Cleveland, Ohio. From
there he went to St. Joe, where he re
mained until 1S6G, when he moved to
his farm in Cass county, where he re
sided up to the time of his death. He
was married in 1ST0 to Beina Cook, a
daughter of Jos. Cook, of Plattsmouth
precinct, was the father of six children,
and leaves a loving wife and five
children to mourn his loss, one of the
children having preceded him to that
better land. He and his wife were
converted to the Lord under the labors
of Rev. Gruener in 1ST4, joined the
German Evangelical church, and has
lived a consistent Christian life ever
since and was prepared to meet his '
Maker. In the morning before his
death he especially prayed for the pro
tection of God for himself and family
during the day, little thinking it was
the last time he should have the
privilege of leading in family prayer.
He was known by all his friends and
neighbors as an excellent Christian
man, and was always found ready for
duty in the Master's cause. He stated
to his wife only a day or two before
his death that he hoped the weather
might permit of his attending the ser
vices on Pentacostal day, which oc
curred last Sunday. While his family
and congregation missed him in the
service of that day, they may be as
sured that he is celebrating that oc
casion with the church triumphant.
The funeral was held Wednesday af
ternoon, leaving the house at two
o'clock. Preaching services in Eng
lish were held at the Belmont U. B.
church at four o'clock, by Rev. F. E.
Martin, assisted by Rev. Stone, after
which the remains were laid to rest in
the Belmont cemetery. The funeral
was the largest and one of the saddest
ever held in that vicinity, as the de
ceased was highly respected and loved
by his many, many friends, who sym
pathize with tLe family in their sad
affliction. May the Lord keep the
family true to the exemplary life
shown them by their father, thus as
suring them a grand reuuicn in the
home to which the loving husband and
father has now gone.
Death of lTilliaui Crbill
Word was received in tLis city last
Monday by C. E. Wescott, announc
ing the death of William F. Crabill. at
Bois D'Arc, Mo., at one o'clock Sun
day afternoon. The cauie of his death
was paralysis, from which affliction he
had been a suffer for some time.
The deceased was well and favor
ably known in this city by a large cir
cle of warm friends, having re
sided here for a number of
years. He was kind-hearted and
generous to everyone, and to know him
was to be his friend. Mr. Crabill re
moved, with his family, excepting one
daughter, to Bois D'Arc last October,
and they have since residtd there.
The deceased leaves a wife and five
children, viz: Mrs. Marvellallowland,
of Plattimouth; Charle3, Ezra, John
and Ethel Crabill.
Frank James, the train robber, has
recently gone into a new line of busi
ness. He has taken a job to guard ex
press trains, and guarantees that the
trains he protects will never be robbed
until after he is a dead man.
The ladies of the M. E. church at
Eight Mile Grove will give a basket
social at the church on the evening of
Friday, Jane 5. Even body invited.
Frank Gustafson, a former Platts
mouth boy, who is now living at Oak
land, Neb.,i3 visiting friends in town.