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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1885)
THE DAILY BEE FltlDAY , AUGUST 7 , 1885 ; LINCOLN. The So-calliu Benevolent Associations anil Their Schemes , A Strange Easiness , Where There nro Assets and No Liabilities. The Stftto Stirponio Court Illoodc Cmttlo Ijocnl Notcfl nnd Pcrflonnls. AT THIS BENEVOLENT INSURANCE , The number of insurance companies Nebraska la multiplying rapidly ; eora are good , some are bad and some ar very indifferent. In tbo latter class ma bo placed tbo Merchants' and Mechanics' ' Benevolent association of this city , Some tlma since the state auditor commenced moncod proceedings In the supreme conr to compel the association to show b what warrant or anthorlty It did bnslnca In Nebraska , and the case will como up for hearing during the tsrm of conr which will convene next nook. It is significant fact that the Institution ha filed no pleading , and It is Bild will not do BO nntll after the convening of court. The ground npon which the attorney genera' brings the action la that tbo company lia failed to deposit with tbo state the § 100 , 000 required by law. The company ha thns far totally Ignored the requirements of the otato law. All insurance com panles for life purposes nro required to 41 do buMncsi under act of legislature , ecc tlon VI of which roads aa follows : "Ii shall bo unlawful for any incorporated company or association , partncish'p. ' firm or individual , or any member or agent or agents thereof , or for any agent or agents of any company Incorporated by any foreign government , other than a state of this union , to transact any bual nets of Insurance in this stuto wttboui procuring a certificate of authority from the auditor of Ibis atato , euch company , aeerclction , partnership , firm cr in dividual , or any agent or amenta thereof , having firat filed nndcr oath In the cilice of said auditor a statement set ting forth the charter or net of Incorpora tion of any and every such Incorporated company , nnd tbo by-lawa , co partner ship , agreement , and articles of aeaocl ntiou of any and every such Incorpora tion , company , association , partnership , or fnni : and the naina and residence ) of individual , and Iho names and residences of every such partnership or firm ; and the matters required to 1)3 specified by tbo provisions of this chapter and the written anthorltythoroln | mentioned , and furnish evidence to the satisfaction of the auditor of the state that said company has Invested in stocks of some ono or moro of the states of this union , or of the United States , the amount of S100.0CO , nnd that such stocks are hold by citizens cf the United States , or In bonds and mortgages of real estate situ ated in the United States , fully securing the amount for which the eamo la mort gaged , oto. Upon the filing of said statement , and furnishing evidence of Investment as aforesaid , shall bo entitled to a certificate of authority for such body or individual In like manner as provided In this chap ter. ter.Such Such , evidence ) of deposit Is required to bo renewed every year. fV The Farmers and Mechanics insurance r company has no ouch deposit. The office - fico claim not to bo nn insurance com pany , bnt entirely a benevolent Institu tion , and instead of policies iesuo certifi cates of membership. A BUB reporter called npon John Cur- rio , Eq ; , of this city , and who elta In the capacity of secretary for the asaociatlon , to gat from him an account for Its methods ods of doing business. "Wo ara not nn Insurance company , ' said Mr. Ourrlo , "only a mutual concern for the benefit of moinbora. If a man comes In ho pays an Initiation fee of $15. As wo ore not doing business as a lifo insurance company I do not eco how the law ail'ecta ns. " From a conversation with this gentle man nnd another member of the compa ny It waa learned that they profess to have no liability whatever. "If members pay ua , we pay them , " ono gentleman eald , which wonld seem to bo rather a frco for all method. This declaration is not berne out ' 'by the wording of the certificate of member ship for one clanao reads : "Upon the receipt at the oflica of the asso ciation , In Lincoln , Nebraeka , of satisfactory proofs of the death of eatd member , be having con formed to all the conditions of member ship , this association will piy to or to the legal holra of mid member , the net proceeds of ono full aasossinaut , at schedule rates upon all contributing mambors at date of such assessment nnd which is received at tbo Lincoln oflico within days from the date of notice thereof to au ftmou.it not exceeding to bo paid within days thereafter. " Certainly the amount of tno liability hero / Is very vague , bnt still there is a liability. Thera may ba ono "paying member" and there may be a thousand. There is [ a delicious uncertainty abont It which mast make certificate holders In the con cern nnxions to know alter death whether tholr heirs will receive 0 or money ; it certainly must bo loft to the generosity of contributing members. The law says that no company shall do business where salaries are paid ollioerr , which Is meant to exclude everything except olcomosyary Oinoarn , Mr. Oarrlo statoi that [ Ihla company pays no salaries bnt that the officers and the present twenty odd agonta got most of the $15.00 Initiation feu paid by members. They also get a commission on the assessments made from tlmo to tlmo. A note Is exacted from each member for the fulfillment of his policy , bnt according to the ofibors themselves they will not hold water for they aad ! they conld not pay If they could not collect. Tha ostensible aisets of the company at pretont la § 7,711.85 , and If the claim la true that there ara no : liabilities the company ia getting along swimmingly. The membership la 239 up to this tlmo , and the total receipts are slid to have been $451.40 , while the pay- men ta or certificates of debts ( commonly called liabilities ) amount to $45285 This latter statement would show a leas of $1.45 , not taking into consideration the Initiation foes of $15 00 which goes to the agents , probably for benevolent purposes , Tno csso to ba called in tbo supreme court next week will bo a test cast ) , and all similar Institutions doing business In Nebraska have lent tba Farm CM and Meclunlca iiibatnntlal monetary aid to fight it with , Among other concerns oi this kind having agencies in Nebraska > may ba mentioned the Bankers Life , of Doa Moines , Iowa , and the Secnrity Mu tual of tbo ssino place , Thura are other benevolent associa tions , bnt they are thoio formed by aec'ot J societies for tholr own use and advantage , and which do not solicit Insurance at any rate outside of tholr own order. The ones named above do a general soliciting business , and , fin atatod , the Farmers and Mechanics have twenty agents already In tha field , working the $16.00 assessments for all they are worth. THE SUHIEME cofni. The anpro'mo judiciary of Nebraska will meet next Tuesday In regular term , and with an nnusually largo docket. Among the cases will bo three of original jurladlctlon , that against the Farmers and Mechanics' and a mandamus brought against the auditor and secretary by Franklin connty to compel those officials named to register certain bonds , Issued by that connty , and which the auditor and secretary think are in excess of the limit allowed by law. The last of the cases Is that of the roglsterahlp of deeds In the various counties , and will seek to put a definite construction on the law , which it will bo remembered Ia defective owing ao an oiror of an enrolling clerk , lie put In the figures 1.500 Instead of 15,000 , which wan the limit intended for counties which could oloot a register of deeds. The ciso Is brought by various aspirants for ofllco through the atato who wish to know whether , If elected , they will bo entitled to their ofllco. It la .bought . the term will last nntll next December. A .SHOUT HOHN SALE. The sale of the Kentucky short-horn cnltle , wMoh took place hero yesterday , was n success in every way but prices. The attendance of buyora from diiFarent parts of the state wo * quite largo , but they seemed quite reserved abont bid ding. Although the cUtlo wcro well bred and of record they were thin nnd some what scratched up , which seemed to de tract fram their value In an auction. Among the buyers were noticed D. N. Hamilton , of Edgar ; 0. M. Bronson , of Lincoln ; J.V. . Anderson , of Syracuse ; J. O. Chase , of FairmontV. ; . D. Nich ols , of Beatrice. LOCAIi NOTES. Bills for the exponnltnres of the re form school at Kearney , for July , wcro yesterday pisssd by the board of public lands and buildings. f { The next mooting of the committee for the G. A. 11. reunion will bo held nt Lincoln instead of Boatrlca , on the call of the chairman. Fifteen Insane patients belonging to Wyoming , and therefore kept at the state insane asylum , will bo removed to Jnck- sonvlllu , Illinois , in a day or two. This was rendered necessary by tha crowded condition of the Institute. A drunken street brawl was nncero- monioualy Interrupted by Policaman Oarnahau , yesterday afternoon. STATE 1'EHSONALS. lljbert Council , Frlona ; 0. D. Moore , Harvard ; Frank Uenshaw , Sterling ; W. D. Nichols , Beatrice ; J. H. Calkins , David City ; Eflie and Clara LJOSO , dangh- tors of Attorney General Loeso , Seward : L E. Wheeler , Beatrice ; L H. L wton , Grand Island ; .E. H. OrowodV. . D. Dixon , M. Lahoy , J. F. Allen ; W. P. Flynn , D. N. Mtllor , Omaha ; William Daily , Peru ; J. Lobeman , Beatrice. ] [ Bv Telcf-raph. ] t TIIE UAILltOAI ) COMMISSIONEllS The state board of railroad commls- nioncra has completed its labors , made its t report nnd adjourned. It ia addressed ' to G. W. Holdrodgo , snperintendont of the B. & M. , and the following synopsis contains all the salient features : Con- gratulationa are offered the company on tbo excellence of the track , bridges , and r rolling otock , and the apparent good will t of the people towards the company. The board fin da that steel rails are rapidly re placing iron and that the road-bed is beIng - Ing billistcd with broken stonu. The exceeding rapidity of iho growth of the towna along the roads convoys that F imprasalon to the board that t It is difficult fcr the company to keep np with tha inarch of Improve ment. During HB tour the board kindly telegraphed ahead to notify the city > autholties that they were coming , also that they could bo on hand to make complaints , requests and suggestions aa to shipping facilities , depot accomoda- tlona , etc. The complaints are to bo re ported. At Crete citizens wanted moro depot accommodations and a few changes In the manner of particular trains enter ing the depot , and a crossing. At Do- wltt a crossing la wanted. At Wilbur shippers want water for stock , and the board reccommenda a well. Sy rccneo wants , a Jargo depot and stock yards. Franklin cltlzona want a new depot and designate the pines which the board recommends. At lllvortcn , Franklin and other stations west , shippers complain that they cannot meet the prices for grain and hogs at : Gay lord , Marion , Ktrwin nnd other points on the Kansas PasiQc , and that they lese tholr ehara cf the business in the territory between the Burlington & Missouri and the ivanaia Pacific Tno rates nro from five to ton cents bettor at the Kinena polnfn. At Blocmlngton , Alma , ArapahoB , Cambridge and Axteli complaints were made concerning Inade quate depot and stock yard accommoda tions. Id art well men complain that rates were cut ( n favor of Konosaw. Minden iUtes that they pay § 90 a car Dn hoga for Denver while : /Vxtoll gels cars for § 70 , Nearly every nation In the Rspubllcan Valley and the Konasaw cut ril' complain of the high irlco f Canon City coal , which la Bold for $1) ) per ton while at competing points irlth the Union Pacific It la sold for $7 ind § 7.50. At Kearney , Junlata , Hast ' ings , Blue Hill , Sutton , York , Brad- jhaw and Aurc.ra , complaint was made of iepot , stock yavd and shipping facilities. a < Harvard compiling of the manner in ' which the tow'n Is laid out In that the j , road runs directly through the place and o the streets are often blocked by the cars. Complaints bavo been made to which no attention was paid by the company. PMtsmouth complains of rates in lumber nd merchandise from Omaha. The re port M signed by E. P. lloggon , H. A , Babcock and William Lecso , commis sioners , and Bon 11. Oowdry , Charles Etasohow and 0. H , Gero , secretaries , JIEl'tJIlLIOAN CONVENTION. The Lancaster connty convention mot last evening and decided to hold the pri maries , August 28th , and the county onvpntlon September 28th , The con ) tention will norninet 9 county officers and klao delegates to the aUto convention , I1UHH .NATIONAL LEAGUE. A call for a meeting of the national ixontiro committee of the Irish national casino of America , consiittng of one del ' egate from each state and territory , Is Is- luod by President Kg&n. to bo held at Jhlcago , August 15th. The executive 01 ixpccta to bo alila to place before the neetlug a communication from Parntll ai itatlng hit views on important matters. nililnlKht Fire in Council Itlud'a At 12 o'clock last night an alarm of ire was turned In , ciuaad by the burning f a houoo on Third avenue and Eleventh iiwot , The house belonged to John 3ort and was unoccupied , The fire was ncondlary. Furnitaro cheapest at J. Bunner'a. ORNAMENTS TO OMAHA , Hoi Day TalUM iho Clly Fate , Personally , Men "WIio Sacrifice Every Otlicr Con Bldoratlon for Sirnlgtit Sworn Dntjr How Tlioy Slzo Up. " What do the people generally thin of the present council ? " aekcd ntalkativ gentleman yesterday , as ho and a reporter porter satin front of the Paxton hole cooling ell' , aitor dinner. " They are hold In good estimation , answered the scribe. " What do yon think of them ? " " It Is the best council wo kayo had in yonis , " was the Immediate response , and the reporter saw the shadow o f a good dull-day item flitting before bis eyos. "Bcchol , the president , is a wel dressed genial gentleman , and has happy faculty of pushing things along rapidly , but at the same time judiciously , Ho is always on hand and his intelligent attention is given not only to the pro ceedings but also to tbo work of the com mittees. " "Furay Is D ( pod worker. Ho has fondness for speech-making and delights In Johnsonian terms , wnlch bcfuddlo some of bin listeners , bnt ho does no seem to bo afraid to ( peak his hones opinion. I regard him as the loader of the body as now constituted. Ho la careful to vote undoratandlugly on al' measure * . "Goodman is quiet , but attentive , and can't bo drawn Into nny tricko knowingly. Ho gcca at everything in a bualueea-liko way. way."Dilly always speaks low and Im pressively , oven whan cracking n joke , bat the body would miss his sterling eenst > , If ho were to resign. "Goodrich Is ono of the mont indnatrl- oiu public servants I ever tiaw. Ho la always good uaturcd and happy , rendy to hear ] thu humblest petitioner. It takes a good j deal of ica-wator to keep him cool these nlghta , bnt ho Is always at hla place ] , ilia vote is Invariably on the right side , except on party questions. "Schroodcr is a good sensible fellow , allvo to the intercata of hia ward and careful to vote aa hla conscience dictated. "Bohni , who sirs along side of him , often , makes extravagant speeches and believes i In pushing bis measures through regardless : of results , but at tbo s&mo tlmo j ho knows the charter and ordinances by ] heartHe often calls a now member to | a halt on propositions which are not admlssablo under the now charter. What Behm does not know about the public work is hardly worth knowiug. ' "Laodor la badly of ! In bis grammar and rhotorlo and Is qlvon to lampooning hia associates , bnt for all that ha keeps up with the procession in very good shape. He Is frank in bis speeches , always on the aide of the most liberal construction of the Sunday and liquor laws , and for Tom Cammiugs first , Jaat , and all the tlmo. Ho is a pretty staunch republican now and Tirnlnst' Boyd on all political schemes. "Lao Is a new member , bnt ho ia aovor absent from hla post. He makes i first-rato chairman of the police cora- nilltoQ. Ho moans to do the square thing by everybody and is catching on rapidly and securely. "Ford ia the champion objector and jlthough ho is a saloon-keeper talks and cotes in favor of the enforcement of law nd order and the dismissal of drnnkon policemen every time. He b a still' par tisan and wants democrats in all of the ifticoa. "Ihrane carries a heavy responsibility. Lf ho was mayor of the city ho conld not pprociato the Importance of his services aero highly. His recod Is frco from jobs and he la honest. His manner of roaUng petitioners is sometimes brusque ind makes some people dislike him , bat 10 Is always on dock for putting roapon- ilbility where it belongs. Nothing nn- loya Thrane more than to have aomo jotilioner reflect upon the action of the lonucll sovoroly. Ho invariab'y protests iguinat anything that la dorcgatory to the lignlty of the body. I don't BOO how these gantleinon man age to devote so much time to city busl- ies3. They must neglect their own to lo It. In addition to tholr committee nootlngs , their regular and special scs- lions , their cquallzitloa conferences , hey attend paradce , funerals , public neetings of all kinds , and put in consld- irablo tlmo olectlonoirlug. I would not ; lo all they dp for $500 a year and I am n favor of giving them credit for their ndustry find for sacrificing personal in- creats for the good of thu city. Omaha Mt grown to such proportions that n lounciltnan can hardly find time to attend o his private buslneeo , tbero are so nany public demands upon his time , A GEEAT EVENT , iio First Annual Volts Feat to Bo J. Given By tlio Omaha Flatt 0o Dcutscho Voroin , o The Omaha Platt Dontsoho Yoroln la ; laklng propiratlons for a grand "Volks I'ost" to bo hold on Sunday , August 213 , t Hascall Park , This is to bo thn first ) ( Fair of the kind over given In the west ' ly any Platt Douteoho soslety , and it Is ntended to make it a grand BUCCOIS in ivory pirtlonlar. The object of the 'Yolks Fest" primarily Is toaecurofnada | or the German school , and It has been bought best to take this means of attain- ) ng that end. All the 1'latt Doatacho oclotles in Nebraska and western Iowa TO to be nnltod. Tie gathering will nn- > loubtedly bo largely attended and the iccasion ono long to bo romombered. I Pho exercises of the day will consist of urnlng exercises , ganus and music , In- trutnontil and vosal. . The committee In charge Is composed if Messrs. August Uhtof , Hy Nlemann , tto Wagner , U. F. Jasper , William lotts , and D. F. Schueli. Lztnra MolOvorney. A contemporary published yesterday icrnlnga longcndaensatlonartalo about a 'Maiden Hermit , " one Liura McKver- oy , who was living In a small residence n Walnut Hill , who hai been lurnod ver to the authorili'ja ' for oxiuilnatlonaa n insane woman , The following letter rom Justice Maccarthy , of West Omaha , loncernlng the matter , explains Itself ; c. The simple fads ia this oaao are tlioao : Vhen I discovered the unique residence n Dr. Mercer's s'duwalk ' , Walnut Hill , I ntervlowed tbo poison , and being s\tls- , iol that she was a little oil' , I proccoied ) o do my li tuple duty as jualio cf tbo leaco , I learned where she had lived , who hid prescribed for her ; then I vis ited Dr. Glbbs , who li sUlefiod that she h not right in her mind ; by his direction I called on Dr. Tlldon , who is the coun ty's physician for the Insino , and by hla direction got an order from Clerk Ij/ims / for an examination. When I found that by taking A straight legal courto tbero was no place to keep the young lady but the jail , 1 visited MM. Pugsby , who , being acquainted with Laura for the past two year.1) ) , and knowing that aha was neat and clean , said at once that she would care for her for the present nntll the necessary stops conld bo taken to provide for her by the connty. Mrs. Pu by procured an express and wont herself and got the young woman , and took her to nor homo and Is caring for her , and the connty commlssionnrs anthorlzad mo to say to her that they would foot the bills. There was no sensation abont this matter - tor , it waa all done quietly , and the ladles were only too glid to take care of this unfortunate ono. 1 would just add tint this Is another vivid Illustration of the vital importance of securing at the earliest possible mo ment a "homo" In this city for the un fortunate. This Is not the first unfortunate woman that 1 bavo called upon MM. Pagsby to take care of to keep from a norse fato. There should bo n subscription paper started at once among the business men to build n homo. Lot the churches move at once. R. D. MACCAUTHY , Justice of the Pcaco for West Omaha Prolucl , GUN PLOT , Tlio Shooting at Fort Ginnrm Illllo ltii ) O Yesterday I'ri/.cs Awnrdod , Yesterday wis well adapted , in point of weather features , to Iho rlllo ohootlnf , at Fort Omaha ranqo and the result proved very eatlofactory. The followinfj statement gtvea the contestants names and the ratal scoo nmlo by each in the day a ohoot : NO. NAME. ECOHE , I. Lieut Goodin , 7lbluft 10.'t 5. Sgt. Weeks , ( HU loft 101 3. S t. Sedore , Ctli Inft 160 1. lvt. ? Manning , Gth Inft 1H 6. J.iout. Barry'Cth luft 110 . T.teut. Tjugart , litbluft HO 7. Tvt. Kortman , 7tb luft ISO 8. Pfft. Smith , 21st Inft 138 ! . SRI. Stnvptis , 7tb Inft 133 10. Sfit. Mayo.Ttb 110 11 , St. Lawi ? , 7th Inft " 112 1L . Corpl. Mnrabnll. Otb Inft "ill 13. Sgt. Itay , Gtbluft IDS The grand total scsrca of thcoo contcst- anti for the three days' ' ohootlng la nj follows : NO. NAJIK. SCORE. 1. S t. Woeka. Cth Inft 050 2. Lieut. Goodin 7th Inft 031 3. Hfit , Sedore. Otb , Inf t 5EO 4. Lieut. Barry , Gth Inft 5SG 0. 1'vt. Rortman , Otb Inft fiSI ! 0 Set. Stovena , 7th Inffc 577 7. Sgt. PoteraoD , 7fh Inft 57G 8. Sgt. Smith , 21st Inft 211 'J. 1'rv. ManningGth Inft CIS 10. Set. Inwia , 7th Inft 537 11. Corpl. Marshall 523 12. Lieut. T tRirarr. Oth Inft 522 13. Sgt. Mayo. 7th Inft 517 M. Pvt. Hay , ( ith Inft 614 _ As a result of the departmental compe tition , prizes were awarded yesterday as Follows : Union PaciBa prize to the Sixth In fantry team. The Newman and dopiitmonb com manders' medals wcro carried oil by Sergeant Woeka of the Sixth Infantry. Tbo gold watch offered by Edholm & Erlckeon for a COO yard oompftltlon was berne away by Corporal Benjtmln of the Stxtb infantry. Private Smith , of the Twenty-first in- ) Fautry , won the Max Meyer medal. ; The following were the wlnnera acores : Sflorgoant Weeks , for department com mander's medal , a total of 45 ontof a pos sible 50 ; for the Newman medal , total of 30 ont of a poealblo 100. Private Smith , for the Max Meyer medal , total of 85 out of a possible 100. Corporal Benjamin , at COO yards for gold watch , total of 83 out of a possible 100. 100.Team Team score , at all tangos , for Union Pacific prize , 402 out of a possible GOO. . CHARITY MUSIO , Clio Grand Concert at tlio Opera > Ilouso Lust Night Tlio 1'ro- Rrnmitio , The musicians who took part in the rand concert for the benefit of the ihllch' ' hospital and homo at Boyd'u ipora liousa last night were grontod by in audlouco , which about half filled tbo louse. The concert which wai given by the Musical Union Orchestra , Desisted by Ulsa Maria Bralnord. Mia. A. Weber ind Mr. T , J. Pennoll , wai in every way norltorlous , nni was thoroughly on- oyed. Tno orchestral work , wna M mial , omooth end harmonona , whllo the L rocal portion of the programme mot with leserved npplauee. The gem of the ivenlng , perhaps , was the trio "Queen if the Night" by Miss Brolneul , Mrs. Jakcr and Mr. Pennell , which waa ai rooted with warm approbation. The aib ntortalnmont conformed to tbo follow Is ° S : k Brlnkinanu : yerture "Falaenmul-le , " . , . 'olonalse "JNIignou , " . Thomas ) Miai Maria BrnmorJ. Satiations . iHafjan , ' String Orchestra . Ula Stella Confidonta . Uoubiud i ilrs. U , L. Baker ( violin obligate by GBO , F. ' Sauer , vcrturo "Comic , " . O noy > ilrdSong . Tinbert , Mrs. A , Webor. Wectlon-"Fftust , " . Gounod uett "The Gyrsies , " . Urabms , ' Mrs. A Wtber , Wr . K , L , IJaker. aanlati Dancen . , . J\Ioezkowflki \ Mo"Queen of the Night , " . Bmart Mlea liralnord , Mrs , lialicr , Mr , I'enndl. .a I'aloma . Yradler The concert netted a neat little Bam , fhlch will ba tnrnoi over to the Child's loapltnl and Home. [ / Court Xotc In the county court yesterday the fol- owing orders wcro entered : ' Murphy va Boyd. Continued to Auc- nt 20tb. Edwards vsEdgerton. Ojntlnuod to lnnst 7ch at 0 a. m. Bolln et al va PJotz et al. Adjourned ' o August 10th at 10 o. m , monitor UOIWT. Peter E. Flodman was admitted to full Uizenahlp , In the district court yaatur- lay.A A petition In error w n filed by the lonttnontal Inturauca company at Now fork , against John and Julia Flanagan , akiog for a now tdal of a case uhlcb vai Ut'cldoi against the plilntilf In Jtutice ! don'a court , Juno 2'Jtb , Cburt was adjonrned today for thirty II lays. Jh THE WEONG MAN , Sim AVnn Not Yet Apprehended to bo KclcAicd Depnty Sheriff Conley , of Milea City , Mont. , pajsed through the city on his way castyoitcrjay. Ho will bo remembered as ono of the three deputy sheriff * who wont through hero last week with the supposed Elk Mountain mntdorer , Sim Wan , In charge , Ho eaya that there ia every reason to believe that their prisoner ia not the man they want , The Cheyenne Loader says , concerning the matter : "Yesterday John Ohiihaus. n shoe maker In this city , and Frank Ketcham , a well known ranchman , returned from Laratnlo , whore they wont to see the man who Is In jail there charged with being - ing Sim Wan , the Elk mountain mur derer. Ohnhaus went to the jail first and the man , who calls himself Charles Wright , hailed him by narno aa soon as ho came in , and Ohnhans recognized him aa the man whom bo had known in Iowa from boyhood , and was Indeed acquainted with his en tire family , father , mother , brothers and slaters , and Is certain that this man Is not Sim Wan. Mr. Ketchnm also recog nized him aa a man who used to work for him near this city , mid no assorts that the Individual is not Sim Wan. Deputy Sheriff Conloy , of Miles City , Mont. , npon this Informa tion , boctina satisfied that ho had the wrong man and passed through this city yesterday morning on hia way homo. It Is evident that the man Is innocent of any crime charged against him In this territory , and bo will bo dltchatgad from custody , Ho was tried for murder In Montanabat was discharged on proof that the killing ho did was in oolf-dcfonto. If the ollicM.'i had not stopped oil'at Laramie with him on Friday night , the Carbon crowd wonld doubtlcsa have hung the wrong man , and that wouldn't have been a plenaint thing for the party to have reihclcd upon. " Wflcf SHE WAS , The Mother of dennnctto BclmlTor. "Who Coin in it toil Suicide Hcio Liast TVflok , Tolls Something About Her , Headers of the BEE will ramombor that ono week ago laat Sunday a strange young woman by the name of Joancctto Sch&flfor , waa fouud dead in her bed at the Eastern hotel on South Tenth street. At that tlmo very little could bo learned about bar further than that she camohoro from Columbus , this state , and for the purpose of committing sui cide. SInca then the doid girl'o mother , Mra. Mary Schaffer , who lives t Eaat Waverly , N. Y , has been hoard from. In a communication she says : "Joannolto Schaffer was my only child and was twenty years of ago last Feb ruary. From her Infancy she made her berne with her grandmother , Rhoonr. Schalfor , who resided until her death , which occurred four years ago , at Shop- ud's Creek. I was nnabla to offar her a homo after her grandmother's death and the fact of her being dependant on itrangora , brought on eickncss , and over ilnco her mind has bean moro or loss af- icctcd. She was snbject to fita and melancholy , and when In ono of those moods wonld make an attempt npon her jwn life , necessitating the removal of all inlvep , poison , etc. , from within bor reach , end a constant watch bolng kept in her until the spoil was over , tftor which she would become quite aano tnd rational. Having no means of sup- ort but my dally labor , I waa compelled " o have bur aont to tbo county poor lonso In the spring of 1881 , where oho em&inod nntll her uncle , Dave Shaffer , vho la my brother , sent for her to come md live with him ut hla homo in Albon , Sob , the county paying her fare. Her : mclo broke up housekeeping the follow- ng April , after which my daughter a't- ended college for a year and received a Bashers' ' certificate in April , 1884 , In December , 1884,1 received a letter stat- ng that she was convalescing after a long llneas in the Oolumbna , Neb. , hospital , tftcr which I sent her money several .Irnos , and continued to hoar rom her regularly nntll April , 1885 , rhen her letter. ) ceacd. I wrote to the astmaster at Columbus and received rord that eho was better and expected to eave iho hospital shortly. This ia the aat I have hoard of her nntll the notice ! if her death appaared In the papers. I > irmly believe that the circumstances nontloncd in the article as to the cunsa if her death are uutrno , as her character IBB always been above reproach , " Mrs. iaiah Scholl'tjr , mother of tha nnfortn- tate young woman , ia perhaps forty yearn if ace , of average Intelligence , nnd la aid to always have been an industrious nd hard-working woman. IS HE TEE MAN ? Crook Shot in Iho Thigh Arrives . nc Denver. The JJouver Times tolls of a man who ) rrlved there the other morning with a inllot wound in his tblgb. Can It bo ho ; the burglar shot at , lest Sunday morn- ng , at the Arcade hotel In this city 7 ho item referring to him says : Ho wan Dadcd Into a hack and taken to West envor , to the room of a woman 'ho occupies a position as "beer erkor" at the Palace theater , and who lalina that the man is her hnaband. 'ho wounded man gives his name as Tap- * ugh ho reserves the Initials and says e waa shot at a small station on the Jnlon Pacific in western Nebraska , thu amo of which ho also reserves. Ho says ,0 stepped in between two men who rero quarreling and tried to separate hem , but ono of them shot him , The improbable nature of this story , ddod to the air of mystery which tue ellow observes , and the fact that all boss who vltit him at his temporary uarttrs belong to that class of society , /horn , ono don't like to meet after dark , tavo led the detectives to believe that he follow ia a croak , and that bo baa iecn caught In the not of doing some 'j > b ; " that ho was injured and got away , nd la now trjicg to ctcapo detection. Tbo uanio of the woman who claims to IQ his wife la , or was formerly , Iloubl- luw , and tin halls from St. Joe , Mo , 'hu landlord of the house where they are topping hsa warned them to quit , but ho doctor In attendance won't allow the rounded man to bo moved. Tappingh la palntully but not danger- nely wounded. He is rather a tuugh ooking character. They DrovoOir lliH Oo\vp , Peter Cnaack , who rctldca at thu cor- tor of Decitur nnd Thirtieth streets , la ha owner of four cowa irhlch ho prizes ilghly , Yeiterday nfteinoon , while MfmufiKturors of Ornamental OrnamentalTfll Dormer Window * , Window Caps , Metallc Sky Lights , Ac. Tlu , Iron Slftto roofers. G1C S. 12lli St. , Omnlia , Neb , Work done in nny pnrl of the conntry. M , HELLMAN & CO , , 1301 AND 103 FARNAW83TRT'ETrCOR.i3TL'l ! J A. KELLER. j. ij , PIANOS AND ORGANS TUNED , CLEANED AND REPAIRED RE-VAKNISI1HD AND POLISHED. No. 30M ! North loth Street , - Omnlin , Nebraska Ptitor was away front homo and the cows wcro quietly greslng near the house , como young men cinio along and pro ceeded to drive them ulF , bringing them Into the city nnd confining them In the ponnd At the time they wore dtivennlf ono of them was standing in front of the house , nnd Mrs. Cit-ack was nbont to milk her. The lady naturally protested , but was informed by the young men that they were in the employ of Pouudmastor Hnrloy , and wore acting under the now city ordinance which forbndo cattle run nlngln the stivot. When Mr. Cnsack returned turned homo bis wlfo Informed him of the circumstances , nnd ho immediately pie ceedod to the point nnd investigated He olulma that tno cittlo had boeu used very roughly and maltreated on tholr way to the pound , and that they were driven away by the young inon for the solo pnrpocn of making money. Mr. Cuaack thinki the new ordinance works niiliju3ttc'j _ ) to people living on the out skirts cf the city and the employing ol young moil by tno poundmadter to drive in all the cattle they can find la pure nnd unadulterated robbery. PEKSONAL. A. Traynor hia gone to Chicago. O. Leonard , Kock Island , ia at tbo Millard , W , M , Lotta , of Tekamab , ia nt the Mil- lard. lard.A A , Gilclirist , of Cheyenne , ia n IVxton guest. Goo. II , Cole , of St , Louie , h n Paxton guest. R. B. Windhara , Piattsmoutb , ia a Millnrd Rueet. Rev. A. F. Slierrlll baa gone to North I'latto. O. II. Foot , St. Joaoph , It stopping nt the Millard. Mr a. Hubcrmanu left for Spirit Lake laat avenlng. Charles Cook , oE Wayorly , is stopping at the 1'axtou , lion , J. L.Vcbatcr baa returned from Spirit Lake , Sire. F. W. Young returned yesterday from Chicago. P. E. Wbtto , of riattatnoutb , IB in the city , stopping nt tbo I'&xton. G , W. Norton , Weeping Wntor , Is quar tered at the Paxton , F. W. Groj's family left yesterday to visit "riends at St , Paul. Mrs. Georpe Giasomirin and daughters left last evening for Spirit Lake. F. M , Hopkins , clerk of the dlatrict court ; r. 0. Hayden , recorder of deeds ; J , M , lirown , attorney &t low , and F , M. Morrie , ashier of the Center bank , all of Gutbrlo Denier , Iowa , are in the city on their way west to purchase land. W. O. Taylor , superintendent of the Brad- itrcet agency , left for New York yesterday on msinees , F. B. Woodrow ia in charge of the lilies during bia r.baence , L. C. Becaon , PJattsmouth. A. C. Smith , DakUnd ; A. D. Boemer , West Point ; B. M. Jong , Wyinoro ; J. F. Hollenbeck , Fullerton , F. S. Sloan , Evanston , G. II. Klucald. .Sioux jity , are at the Canfield. Ferdiand Schroeder , K q , received yostor- ay the sad Intelligence of the death of bia rother-in-law , Richard Miller , rosidlug at Uchieon , Kas. Ha and bis two brothers , rolm and August , left last evening to at om ! the funeral. , At tbo Metropolitan : A. A , Richardson , jincolnj Charloa Warner , Fairmouut ; F. L. s'tcbols , Aurora ; R. K , Tlnycr. Valentino ; C. X IIasting3 , Hastings C. A. Baal , Superior ; ? . M. Ktnderlno , Lincoln ; Misa P. Marcj- , Jrnud Island ) James Chut a , 1'Jattamoutb ; j. J. Gaudy and wife , York ; 15 , 0. JonesW. I. Doyle , St. Paul , Neb.j C. M. Marties and tila , Council Blutla ; C. P. 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ADDITIONAL LOCAL. THE AVOCA TRAGEDY. Coffuiaii's ' owi Oncra House as His Plaos of Hearing , Probability That KG Will bo Admitted to Bail , Dctclm of tlio The examination of Arch CcH'inen for tbo killing of Jack Mayno waa bold at Avoca yesterday. The tragedy Las- canecd much excitement , Mr. Colfimin being BO old and well knonn a citizen , and many cf tbo dotaila as learned front the coroncr'o Inquest , and frcm street talk , have been so publicly glv.cn nnd die- cussed that the moat of the ri-dors of the BEI : are already familiar with the out lines , at Icaat , of the deadly affair. The ox.imlur.tlon was largely for the purposj of seeing as to the admission of Oulfuian to ball. The Information had been filed before Jclm T. Hnzen , n jus tice of the peace , but as ho waa a witness before the coroner's jury , and aa thostato desired him aa a wltnoan on the pre liminary examination , a change of vonno waa taken , the caeo going to Mayor J. A. Hake , cx-oflijlo justice of the peace. The examination waa held in the Coff- raan opera honoc , a building owned by the defendant , and whlcluhaa been naod for the Avoca torina of 'tie court. The opera houao waa never moro packed , the citizens taking a lively Interest in hearing Btlll moro of the nli'Ur , If possible. The atato was represented by Connty Attorney Koatloy and Attorney Trotter. The at- tornoyo for the defense were Col. Dally , Col. Sopp , and Fremont Benjamin. The examination commenced about 2 o'clock , and was completed about 5 o'clock , a > that thoae concerned , living hero , conld return on the evening train. Abnut a dozen witnesses were Introduced on the part of the state , but the defense did not offer any testimony , but moved that the defendant bo admitted to ball , ind that the justice fix the amount of the bond. This woe argued by Col. Dally for tha defense , and Col. Koatloy for the atato. The motion waa taken under ad visement for a day , when the decision will bo announced. Tha fooling of the community seemed to bo In favor of Coff- man , and many expressions of sympathy were hoard. A few wcro very bitter Bgalnat him , but the prediction seemed almost unanimous that the result of tha examination would bo hla admission to bail. bail.None None of the wltneasea for the otata pro- ; ended to BOO all of thodliliculty between 3offaian and Mayno. Mr. Tryon , who cept the restaurant where the obootlng took place , waa in a situation where ho naturally would bavo been able to toll ill abont it. Do made en attempt to separate tha two mon and thought ho iiad done en but conld not loll and did not know just what position the men vero in when Coll'aian fired. Ilia daugh- er was in the room when the row began , ) iit did not BOO the shooting. Joe BJako uraa there when tbo men were fighting , Mayno having hold of Cod'mun with hia eft hand and ctrlklng him with his right. lilako thought the fight was over and inrnod to go back into tlio other room ind had gone abont eight feet when bo loard tbu nhot and Mayco foil. Mr. jaughlln , a young man who enw the ihooiing , but did not see the fiwt part of ho alTriy , testified that the last blow hat Mayno dealt Ooll'man knocked him town , and that OolTman on getting up rnmediutoly draw hla revolver and fired it Mayno , who was but a few fcut from. ilm. When CnlTrnan fired Maynu was In in altitude aa if ho was going to con- Inuo the contest. Tno atato attempted to show that there lad been a difficulty between Coffman md Mayno on the afternoon of that day n the field , bnt In this Coffmaii appeared .o have been lota to blame than Mayno. \n attempt waa also made to elicit testl- nony tending to show that Gif/raau in .ho evening , ehortly before the ahootlng , isd armed himself expecting to moot Mayno , but from ono of the witnesses , Harrington , a constable , It waa nhown on rocs examination that Cod'man had boon n the habit of carrylrg a revolver for ivo yoara past. Harrington had Uoffmaa n charb-o that night , nftor the cheating , md ho testified to Cou'min being badly jeuten , and that during the night ho bled from hla month , nose and longs about a pint of blood. Thnro waa no attempt to ( how that that Mayno received a ecratch beside the fatal pistol wonnd , and none of the wlt- leEses for the state claimed that Coll'aian struck him at nil. It waa testified that Mayno wai between 30 and . " 3 yean of igo , and wai moro powerful , tailor imd heavier tht.ii . Cofl'man , who la in hia 54th Ooal.Gunl'oronco , Lost evening a mooting of the coal Icalcra was held for the purpose of ar ranging , If possible , BO that there would not bo tbo cnCtlnc on prices which marked latt eeason'a t'rr.dp Among tlioju prui- ant were W. W. Wallace , G. D. Brown , Mr. Myers , Mr. Curse , manager for Geo. llenton , n. U. Sackett , Mr. Glcueou and Mr. Sibley , No definite plena wcra de cided upon , and after n frlui'lly Inter- ahango cf views ectton waa until eomo fu'nro meeting ,