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NICHOLAS FISH. PROMINENT NEW YORK BANKER.. KILLED IN DRUNKEN BRAWL IN NEW YORK Nicholas Fish of the famous New York family, banker, father of Hamil ton Fish, the rough rider, hero of the Spanish war, and a brother-in-law ot Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, the New York society leader, was so brutally at tacked in a public drinking place in West Thirty-fourth street. New York, Sept. 16, that he was picked up un conscious on the sidewalk in front of the place and taken to the Roosevelt hospital. There he died. The killing of the famous banker by Thomas Shakey, private detective, pool room hanger-on and Chinatown guide, in a quarrel over a woman, v>*as as evil an episode as New York has known for years. Mr. Fish was killed by a blow so savage that it ruptured a blood ves sel In his brain. His skull was not fractured by his fall, as was at first supposed. Sharkey, the slayer, is a giant in size and strength. He was drunk and ugley when he entered Ehrhardt’a sa loon and discovered the frail old bank er drinking with Mrs. Libby Phillips and Mrs. Nellie Casey. -THE VICTIM, MIS WIFE, AND SISTER-IN-LAW.\ 4»®4'®4*®4'®4,®4,®4'®4'®4-®4*®4'®4-®4-®4-®4*®4-®4*®4*®4*®4*®4*®4,®4*®4*®4*® .NICHGIAS r/5/i | i/icHQiAS nsH STM1/E5ANT ^ - ■-==r They had been drinking together a long time—three hours, according to the waiter who served them—when Sharkey came in, and, probably at the invitation of Mrs. Phillips, at whose house he had spent the previous night, sat at the table with them. It was over Mrs. Phillips the quarrel started and the death blow was struck. Sharkey says he had been drunk for a week, and that he does not remem ber exactly what happened, except that Mr. Fish objecfed to him and finally jolted him with his elbow and MURPHY IN CROKER’S SHOES. Head Triumvir of Tammany to Suc ceed to Leadership. Charles F. Murphy, head of the Tam many triumvirate, who has been se lected by the present rulers to succeed Richard Croker as leader of the or ganization, was formerly dock com missioner. Politicians predict that in the event of success at the primaries the Croker faction in the wigwam will unite on Murphy as the former boss’ succes sor. The Carroll men, however, sneer at the Murphy boom. William Deverr's success at the pri w Charles F. Murphy. mark's, his friends cmim, makes b!ra the logical leader of Tammany, and he will fight for the honor. Latest Oriental Fad. Another oriental fad has bloomed forth, largely, It is believed, os a re sult of the reigning fondness for the kimona dressing gown or wrapper. The Chinese or Japanese gown re quires shoes to match, and there is quite a demand for the straw slippers which Chinese wear. They are with out heels or back and a novice needs practice before being able to keep them on the feet, especially In going v,p or down stairs. The odd foot cov ering harmonizes well with the kimona. that he responded with a blow. He said: “If Mr. Fish had not been drinking and I had been sober there would not have been any trouble, and Mr. Fish would be alive and I out of the Tombs. “I don't believe it was a hard blow, and do not think he would have fallen had he been sober.” Though the police say Mr. Fish bad no previous acquaintance with the women, another story prevails in the neighborhood of the tragedy. There it is said he was frequently in Mrs. VARIED TYPES OF WOMEN. Interesting and Picturesque Are j Those of Eastern Europe. The moet interesting and pictur esque girls In the world are the Rus sians, declares a Parisian writer. They are ready to die for an idea. The Russian girl nihilist is not afraid to be sent to Siberia or to be im prisoned in a tower, or to be hanged by the neck for her ideas. She is always ready to translate her ideas into acts, Roumanian girls are ex quisite. They have all the attractions without the vices, of their ancestors of ancient Rome. The girls of the other Danubian states do not yet count for much, as they are not edu cated. Bulgarian maids are, however, making progress because of many American teachers in Sofia and else where throughout the principality. Increase of Live Stock in Ireland. Some very suggestive tables show ing the changes which have taken place In Irish farming during the past half century are given in the statis tics recently published by the Depart ment of Agriculture. According to these returns there was in Ireland last year a population of 219 persons to each 1,000 acres of land, as against a population of 315 to every 1,000 acres in 1851. With this diminution of 30.5 per cent In the population In fifty years, there has been an increase in the number of cattle in the coun try from 143 to 230 per 1,000 acres, while the number of sheep in the j country has gone up from 102 to 215 i per 1,000 acres, in the same period. Power of Shells. In 1870 an ordinary shell when It burst broke into nineteen to thirty pieces. To-day it bursts into 240. Shrapnel fire in 1870 scattered only thirty-seven death-dealing missiles, i Now it scatters 340. A bomb weigh ing about 70 lb. thirty years ago i would have burst into forty-two frag i ments. To-day, when it is charged I with peroxllene, it breaks up into | 1,200 pieces, each of which is hurled l with much greater velocity than the larger lumps which were scattered 1 by a gunpowder explosion. Phillips’ company, and that he knew Mrs. Casey well. Thpre was a third woman in the case whom the police speak of as Mrs. Pickle and who is said to live in Har lem. It is said that Mrs. Pickle is a sister of Mrs. Casey and that the meeting between Mr. Fish and Mrs. Phillips was for the purpose of intro ducing the banker to her. Sharkey is now in jail in default of $10,000 bonds charged with homicide. The two women were relelased on $500 bail each. They figure on the police blotter only as witnesses. Mrs. Fish is totally prostrated. She has been under the care of a physician ever since she was brought almost in sensible from Roosevelt hospital. After the gruesome formalities of the coroner the dead man was taken to his home in Irving place. The funeral services were held from St. Mark's church, the Rev. Dr. Batten officiating. PASSING OF “BOSS” SHEPHERD Once Political Ruler of Capital City He Had a Checkered Career. Local politics of the capital of the United States city once were ruled by Alexander R. Shepherd, who died re cently in Mexico. It was when the District of Columbia had the terri. torial form of government and he was governor. He made many improve ments in the city’s appearance, and while charged writh corruption anc refused confirmation by the senate when President Grant appointed him commissioner upon the change from territorial to district government, he later was hailed as the founder oi Washington as it is to-day and praisec for his work. His admirers claim that to him it Alexander R. Shepherd. due the architectural beauty of the capital city, as it stands to-day, and the claim is not disputed. A Lady Cabby. In the New Zealand town of Nel son woman has been asserting hei rights in quite a new direction. A local lady recently secured a cab and horse and entered into compe tition with the Jehus of the town who at once took alarm and protest ed that she had no license. This dif Acuity was quickly overcome, and the lady “cabby” entered the lists or equal terms in that respect. Now with her smart turn-out she is secur lng all the fares she can find time to drive. HOLDS FOR RAILROADS. Asses'-nent Made by State Board of Equalization is to Stand. LINCOLN. Neb., Sept 22.—In a sixty-page opinion the supreme court denies the application for a mandam us asked by the Omaha Bee Building company against the state hoard of equalization. The, court holds that as the board is legally constituted a special tribunal for the purpose of assessing railroad and telegraph pro]> erty it is clothed with quasi judicial powers, and when it has once acted on sufficient information and express ed an honest judgment as to valua tion its judgment cannot be controlled by the writ of mandamus, which is a writ to compel action and not to cor rect action. The court holds that in the case at bar under the evidence the inference is not warrantable that the respond ents acted with improper motives and fraudulently in making the assess ment complained of, -with the wrong ful intention of discriminating in fa vor of the railroad and telegraph com panies whose property was assessed. An assessment may be treated as fraudulent when well known rules of valuation are disregarded, where re liable and pertinent information is declined and an arbitrary assessment at grossly inadequate figures made. The court holds, however, that the board of equalization must include and assess the value of franchises with the tangible property, but that where it assesses the property of a railroad as a unit and considers the purposes for which it is used, the fact -bat it is earning an income and exercising the rights of such corpora tion, such assessment would include the intangible property also and bo an assessment of its franchise.. In thi3 case the franchises were assess ed. It is held, too, that the market value of a railroad’s stocks and bonds are an important factor to determine cash value of the property represent ed bv those stocks and bonds, and that the earnings is evidence of a most important character in determin ing the true value of the property, is one of the chief elements that give it value and should be considered in making the final assessment. PUT SPIKES ON THE RAILS. Apparent Attempt to Wreck a Burling ton Train. SEWARD, Neb., Sept 22.—An at tempt was apparently made to wreck passenger train No. 43 about one and one-half miles east of Utica. Fifteen or twenty spikes had been placed on the rails, the pointed end of the spikes being placed to the east and the pro jecting head of the spike being placed between the ends of the rails at the joints and were scattered along the track for a considerable distance. Af ter running over two or three of these 3pikes the engineer applied the air and stopped the train, and some of the trainmen went ahead and gathered up the spikes. The matter has been kept as quiet as possible by the rail road people with the hope, no doubt, of discovering the guilty parties. Irrigation Congress Delegates. LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 22.—Gover nor Savage has appointed the follow ing partial list of delegates to attend the national Irrigation congress, which will meet at Colorado Springs October 6: Edgar S. Bradley, Oma ha; O. V. P. Stout, Adna Dobson, Lin coln; B. E. Forbes, Beatrice; H. O. Smith, Lexington; James Ferrier, Cul bertson; R. H. Willis, Bridgeport; E. F. Seeberger, North Platte; P. T. Francis, Crawford; L. D. Cox, Min tare; C. H. Meeker, McCook; H. W. Fanning, Crawford; A. M. Allen, Oothenburg; F. C. Hamer, Kearney; A. G. Wolfenbarger, Lincoln; Samuel C. Smith, Beatrice; Peter Jansen, Jansen; Robert C. Kyd, Beatrice; J. G. Preston, Oxford; Irving F. Mont gomery, Bloomington; R. J. Kilpat rick, Beatrice. Stacks of Oats Burned. DEWITT. Neb., Sept. 22.—Sparks from a threshing machine engine set lire to the straw where a company of men were working and burned four stacks of oats containing about 400 bushels belonging to John Kubovee, five and one-half miles west of here, and a new separator valued at $1,300 and owned by Halsey Cook. The sep arator was Insured for $000. Beet Sugar Making Begins. FREMONT, Neb., Sept. 22.—The su gar factory at Leavitt began opera tions with a full force of workmen. Farm Sells for $16,000. SILVER CREEK, Neb., Sept. 22.— The George Hutchings farm of 280 acres, east of town, was sold by Da vis & Hill to Robert Murray of Saun ders cou.Ttty for $57 ail acre, Rural Routes in Saline County. DEWITT, Neb., Sept. 22.—Three routes from this place are being in lieected by Captain Clark, special agent, with a good prospect of being established. MANY STUDENTS ENROLLING. All Indications Point to Larger. At tendance at the State University. LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 2m.—1The faU semester at the State university be gan encouragingly. The registration rooms were crowded all day and the force had all it could do to list the students presenting themselves for matriculation. For the first time in the history of the law college its stu dents were registered the opening week. Usually the law college does not begin until October, a month later than the academic and other depart ments, but this year all begin at the same time. The rush is expected to continue for several days. No comparison with last year can be made, because for the first two days the number is only bounded by the ability of the clerks to register them. The good times and the plentitude of money among the farmers and tradesmen of the small towns Is regarded as good grounds for belief that the attendance will ex ceed that of any previous year, al though Mr. Crabtree of the business staff says that the highest point In attendance was reached at* a time when the opportunity for employment was smallest. A NEW RULE ADOPTED. Supreme Court Inaugurates Change on Continuances. LINCOLN. Neb., Sept. 20.—At a ses sion of the supreme court a new rule was promulgated by the clerk, acting under instructions from the judges. It reads: ""Hereafter no continuances will be granted by this court after the case is oneo on the call.” Ever since the court has shown signs of speedily catching up with the docket there has been a steady in crease in the number of requests for continuances. The court has been much annoyed to find, after laying out plans for a good term's work, half of the cases set go by the board because some attorney is not ready. This will not be permitted in the fu ture. The attorneys don't like the new* rule very well, as they insist it is impossible sometimes to tell so far in advance as the making out of a call whether their business will al ways permit them to be here. Some other case of greater importance may call them elsewhere and they think the court will find it difficult to en force the new rule arbitrarily and yet do the right thing. Day Takes No Chances. LINCOLN. Neb., Sept. 20.—G. A. Day of Omaha, who has been offered the judgeship of the Fourth district, held a conference with the governor. It is stated that Mr. Day will not make any decision concerning his accept ance of the Judgeship until after the judicial convention. If he secures the nomination he will accept the position novf offered. If he does not secure the nomination he will retain his present office as supreme court commissioner. Didn't Know It Was Loaded. WILBER, Neb., Sept. 20.—While Adolph and Steve Javorslcy, the young sons of Frank Javorsky, liveing a few miles southwest of here, were playing in the granary where there was a loaded gun, the weapon was accident ally discharged in some manner while in the b*nds of the younger boy. The load lodged in the groin of his broth er Adolph, causing almost instant heath. The dead boy was 12 and his brother is 9 years of age. Suit Against Saloon Keepers. WILBER, Neb., Sept 20.—Mrs. Do ra Hopkins, Mrs. Joseph Stuiter and Mrs. Tabltha Rouse, all of DeWitt, have commenced 6ults in district court against Nicolaus Aebig, Fred Kiburz and James Veverka, saloon keepers at DeWitt, and the American Bonding and Trust company of Baltimore, as surety, each for $5,000 damages for having supplied their husbands with liquor. Farm Brings Good Price. SILVER CREEK, Neb., Sept. 20.— Davis & Hill sold the George Hutch ings farm of 280 acres, near* here, for $16,000, to Robert Murray of Saunders county. This was about $57 an acre, and shows that Merrick county: land Is in demand at good prices. Boy Run Over by Thresher. NEWMAN GROVE, Neb., Sept. 20.— The 5-year-old son of J. Hess was run over by a steam threshing rig during recess of school and so severely in jured internally that his life is de spaired of. Beatrice Inventor. BEATRICE, Neb., Sept. 20.—Emeril Lester has p$te^|tcd and built a ma chine for sealing a*d stamping letters. The device dai^fx nst the flap of the envelope, turns over and seals it and puts on th£ stamp by the single turning of the crank. With this ma chine letters can be sealed and stamp ed at lightning speed, and the inven tion is regarded as a very important one. It will be manufactured and put upon the market * ' * » THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. _ T Latest Quotations from South Omaha and Kansas City. r * m CATTLE—There ware not <l»ll!e *#’ ^ tfilanv cattle ns vestenhiv. hut r> s ,IWr ^9 "wre !!hernj. Tile way things u •« this will U a record-breaking w ttt- * record so far Is held l>v th* week end Ing October 31. 13 1. when 59.599 head or rattle arrived A fall- list of the mar ket for corn foil storrs tmi not mole nq there was nothin? good In the yards The cow market starts ! In quite lively and Just about steady with yesterday When buyers realized though, that tin ro were a good many cows in sight they cooled off n little and were bidding n little tower. Stockers and feeders were In big supply, and although there were close to 17T> ears shipped to the countr' yard traders had a good mnnv on hand; The good cattle, though, sold at about steady prices, while the commoner grades were extremely dulj and it little lower. The general sltuath n was expressed by* one speculator when he said that lit was not buying any-#common cattle, ns be already had GOO .on hand and had not htuj a bid on them. Western beef steers worn no more than steady, and if anythin*' the common grades were a little lower. Range cows were about steady at the opening, but a little lower on the clone The best feeders held alK>ut steady, but the commoner graded were doll and a quarter lower than a week art). HOGS—There were a few moro cars of hogs on sale than arrived yesterday, but still the run was light. The market opened steady to strong on tho choice light and butcher weights and also on the better grades of heavy bogs, but little or nothing was done on the pack ing grades . The good hogs sold largely from $7.40 to $7.50 and as high as $7.00 was paid. After the first round or so the general market was no more than steady and the feeling kept getting worse as the morning advanced and the closo was very slow and weak. SHEEP—Quotations; Good to choice yearlings. $3.M4'S.73; fair to good, $3.40® 3.60; good to choice wethers, $3.2503.50: fair to good wethers. $3.00@225; choice ewes, $3.0003.15: fair to "nod ewes, $2.50® 2.90; good to choice lambs, $4.73@3.60; fair to good lambs, $4.50®1.73; feeder wethers. $3,004(3.40: feeder yearlings, $3.4003.65: feeder lambs. $3,507*1.25; cull lambs, $2.00 @3.06; feeder owes, $1,757*2.50: stock ewes. $2.5003.25. Representative sales: KANSAS CITY. CATTLE-Western cows steady to 10c lower; bulls dull and lower; choice ex port and dressed beef ste'crs, $7.10@1I.00; fair to good, $.3.2507.33; stockers and feed ers. $3.10@5.50; western-fed steers, $2 95® 4.65; Texas and Indian steers, $2W4(3.75; Texas cows. $2,255*2.73; native cows, $1.50 04.00; native heifers, $2,754(4 00; earners. *1.0-5(2.23; bulls. $2.49@ 3 39; calves, 5.65. HOGS—Market 5@10c lower; top $7.55: bulk of sale-s, $7,404(7.60; heavy, $7.40® 7 55: mixed packers, $7,354*7.45; light. $7.25 @7.66; yorkers, $7.50®7.55; pigs, $6.60417.no. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market steo*ly to strorv; native lambs, $22try4.10; wes tern lambs, $2604*4.00; native wethers. $2.95@4.00; western wethers. $2,004*295; fed ewes. $2.90@3.S7>; Texns clipped yearlings. $2.75.0 2 70; Texas clipped yearlings, $275 @27o; Texas clipped sheep. $2,73!03.OO; stockers and feeders. $2.000295. GENERAL BOOTH COMES SOON. London Salvationists Send Him on His Journey with Greetings. LONDON, Sept. 22.—General Booth conducted three farewell services at the Clapton Congerss hall tonight. Three thousand Salvationists hade tho general Godspeed at the evening serv ice, when he expressed a decision to convey messages of affectionate regard from them to Canada and the United States. The general asked those pres ent to send a message that their Amer lean brethren, with the people of Great Britain might stand up before the world as friends of the human family, and that these great nations should work shoulder to shoulder for the peace and happiness of the world. A mighty shout of "Amen” and a for est of waving hands greeted General Booth’s words. MAY CONTEST STRATTON WILL. Son Not Satisfied with the Amount Left to Him by Father. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 22.—Nothing could be ascertained to day relative to tho probability or pos sibility of a contest between the heirs over the Stratton will, which gives $10,000,000 or more for a home for the sick. It is understood from a close friend of Mr. Stratton’s that the win, I. H. Stratton, declared some time before his father's death that if the will did not give him a specified sum be would contest it, and that the sum ■eft him is much less than the sum be named. He has not announced any intention of contesting, however, nor has he authorized the statement that he is likely to. Over Mount Blanc. ’’ -i '*! GENEVA, Sept. 22.—Two French tourists, two guides and three porters, who were making an ascent of Mount Blanc, have fallen over a precipice and it is feared that they were all killed. General Knox Returns. WASHINGTON, Sept. 22—Attorney General Knox returned to Washington today after his trip to Paris, where he conferred with officials regarding the sale of the Panama canal proi>erty to the United States. Mr. Knox dev voted his time to questions affecting I the titIe of tho company and its right to dispose of the same, and has con 3iderahle data on the subject Front this he will prepare an opinion.