THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , THURSDAY , DECEMBER 24. 18So.
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MfiXICO iwD HIE MEXILAAb ,
Er-Oonsnl Tzscbnck Tells of Onr Sister
Eupublio lo the Southward.
THE POST OFFICE TROUBLE.
Xlio Null Works Cloicd United
States Court A Scout's Appeal
Cciicrnl Iiocnlcw.s. .
A Talk on Mexico.
lion HrunoT/'chuek , ex-consul to Mexico
ice , arrived in town Tuesday night , having
frnikd from Vera Cmto Now York by
Bte.uncr Ho will remain for the present
In Omaha , with his family. Mr.
Tftichuck was appointed to the consul-
ntcutViraCru/ 1W , and since that
UniPlK'lias been living in tli-U city. A
report ! for llio Hi ; ! : called upon him at
his n Ideiico on tippnr Faruam street
j't t rday , and in conversation with
him gamed some li > ler > stiiig facts con-
cerniiig the people and all'airs of Al'-xico.
" 'I he Mevic in" , " said Mr. T/.schnck ,
in repb to Iho report T'S leading query ,
"ma.v.be . . divided into two classes the na
tive Mexicansor aboriginal Indian tribes ,
and the Spanish foreign element , which
is ruall > in the -eendeney. . Thu native
Indians an ; making little or no progress
m tin way of bccoui ng more civilised.
Thoi occiii to ha\o no desire to butter
UK. niches , but are content to
live as the. > have for jears past , in ignor-
mice and superstition. They will never
rise above tin ir present level , it is safe lo
.say 'Iho oilier class is Iho Span
ish element who renll , > rule Mexico , and
by whom llio btisinc.-s of the country is
transacted. They are the Yankees of
Mexico , if 1 mui n so the expression.
'J hoi "re , ol com-e , sharp and intelligent
people , but as a rule strangers to llio prin
ciples of strict hone-l.v. Then there is a
certain i lenient ot the German and French
nationalities. Americans ? There are
vcr > few of Ilium in Mexico. 1 don't
know of a single first-class American
merchant in Vciu Cnu , and in the City
ofMi\ico , there are but two or three.
People in the United Mates have an idea
that there are a good many Americans in
V'A that is a mistake. "
' Th. . ' religion of the county , of course ,
is Koiiian Cutholiei-.ni. The people of
Mexico are governed b the priests , es
pecially outside of the cities. In llio
country villages the pnlir is the ruler. Ho
dictates to his followers what they shall
do , and they obey ban iniplicilly , The
schools are absolutely in coutrofof the
Catholic clergy in the country districts.
In the eitii.s , however , the schools are
taken charge of by the government which
niidnlains and rcguluU.s them. On the
whole , 1 think their scholastic system is a
good one. "
"Is the Mexican Central railroad a pay
ing iiistitutiony"
"Hardly us yet. The country through
which il passes is not yet opened up suf-
Jicieutly logivc it a largo freight trallie.
The natives tin re prefer to have their
transportation done by umles or Indian
carriers. These lalti-r sell their services
very eh"up do not charge moro than
U7 cents a day , and consequently you
can get a lood deal of work out ot them
for very lidle nionuy. Consequently tlie
natives are slow to npproeial1 , } ( ho advan
tages ol the railroad in transporting tliolr
proihicc. Is'o , the farming resources of
Mexico are not being developed very rap
idly The fact is that the lauds
of Mexico are for the nio-t part in the
contiol of the Spanish haciendas who
have held them for years , not curing to
cither improve them or to transfer them.
Of course these o\v \ tiers will runt to set-
tiers who wi-h to take up sections lor
farming purposes ; but as they will give
no satisfactory terms of long lea-o , the
settlers as a rule do not feel like improving
the land , for there is no telling when the
owner will step in anil terminate the
lease , in order to take advantage of the
tenant's work. I am inclined to think
that there are great pro-peets for Mexico
p. in the way ot cattle raising. In some
V' portions ot Mexico , especially in thy
northern part , there are splendid gru/ing
lunds which ought to furnish pasture-
ago for large herds of cattle.
And I think that there will be a speedy
development in this direction. English
capitalists in certain sections of the conn
try tire buying up largo trucls of land , no
doubt for cattle gra/ing purposes. Yes ,
there is very little doubt but thut the
Block industry in Mexico is bound lo bo
onu of ilH bust re-ources. "
"Tho United Status has u lurgu export
trade tq Mexico ? "
' 'Yes. Two ye'irs ago our export Irado
with Mexico was larger than that of ( ! cr-
iniiny , France and England together.
Within the last year or two ,
however , the export trade of
the Unite I Stales to Aloxieo has
fallen oil'on account of the heavy
duties which tha Muxicun govern
ment has imposed upon Amer
ican articles of manufacture.
These duties on some articles tire tremen
dous. For instance , a yaid of calico ,
which is worth hero I suppose about live
or six cents , In Vera Crnz sells for i8 !
cents , Other articles of import are high
priced in proportion. The fact is that
thu Mexican government is not only un
able to pay oil the national debt , but it is
not oven paying the interest on that debt.
11 cunuoi live w thin its income. It has
tried every method of raising inoitoy but
one and that ivourcc I think it will
BOOH have to fall back upon.
"What is that ? "
"Jt nm-t lax thu landed properly of
these hacicudus or Spanish grandees , wheat
at present to not contribute ut all lo the
support of the general government.
Their lands ought to bu carefully re-
surveyed and recorded , and then taxed a
cerium amount for the support of the
goucral government. Yes , it is true that
seine of these haciendas pay taxes to the
different s.lato governments , but this , of
course , iu of no bandit lo the general
government , which is becoming deeper
and deeper involved. "
T1II3 t'OSTOI'TlOK ' TUOUIIM2.
Tlio .Discharged Cui-s-ler.s Toll Tliolr
Kldo ol' tlio .Story.
A loportor for llio UBI ; met yesterday
Messrs. Dohuuoy ami Lingafelt , two of
the carriers whom Postmaster Coutant
discharged Monday night , and questioned
thorn with regard to thuir iiltitudo in the
mutter ,
Thu story of Iho wholu transaction , as
told by'thom , has never before been pub
lished , and ishurewilh presented :
Air. Dohaiiuy.ushu sa s , wasappoiutcd
to the position of carrier some months
ago. llo wts ; a democrat , but his politics
were not disL'ovi red until ho had buun
for soiiiu weeks in thu postofllco. Thou
hu bet-ime subject lo various petty purse-
cutjons ut the hands of thu management
of Iho postolliee , which conauuud ,
ho claims , up to thu hour of liisdisciiurgo.
To iiittko matters worse , another demo
cratic letter currier , who hud
employed as a Mibslltutc , was likewise
jil-irutiteil , and \\us rarely allotted any
work , - J that Ids earnings wci'u very
fecahty SoH' * * 'f ' bis u-llovv employes. It
is alleged' , in their . - .Vfty to oust him
from his po-itiou , even \vy ! > t > tar as to
blurt u scandal against Stone , tissue ellect
Unit he hud abandoned his wife uud v-'us
living vviih smother woman. This perso-
cutiou , as Air Donahey claims , was carried -
ried to such an extent that m sell-defense
hu deli hu'iud ' to pnfcr charges against
the postolllet' nmiiaguiu'iu. 1 his he did ,
and ho was. supported ill Ids action by
Messrs 'Monc uud Lingutcll
Thu clutos were lUu e uf mismanage
ment. One point was that Air. Coutant
was in the habit of allowing cily letlcrs
having on them only one cent postage to
bo deliveredalthough the law specifically
requires that the postage shall be two
pen . Air Hoiruifv claims tint he pulled
the attention of his superiors to this in
fringement of rules , but they always re
plied that he should go ahead as ho had
be"ii doing , as there would bo too
much Iroubl'i in notifying the send
ers to remit more postage. . Any
body was allowed to i-omu into the
distributing room" , it i claimed , and as
there was no limit lo the amount of
noise that might be made , the ollieo was
a real bedlam. The drivers of mail
Wagons were allowed to go into the of
fice and stamp Ictl'-r" ' , distribute mail ,
etc. , etc , , at their own sweet w ill. It was
often the custom of the ollieo , Air.
Dohaiie.y claims , to dump circulars ,
cte. , into Iho waste-basket , because
it was too much trouble to distribute
them. If a letter carrar went to Air.
Coutant lo make a complaint about any
thing , ho was mot evasively and no sat
isfaction would be given him. "In fact1
said Air. Dohauy in speaking of the mai
ler to the reporter , "Our charges against
Coutant were too many lo particular-
Jxo here , but they were all
backed up by evidence of the
strongest character. Inspector Hobiusou
himself remarked to mo that thu ollieo
was the worst managed 0110 lie ever saw ,
and that our charges against Coutant
were in the main true. How the homo
ollico managed lo exonerate him is more
than I can see. As far as concerns Air.
Coutant's statement that our discharge
was ordered by the Washington authori
ties , without Ins interference , that is not
tine , He hiius > 'lf secured our discharge
out of pure sp.io. "
PUTS OUT ITS 1'MKF.S.
TlicXall Works Closed nud One Hun
dred Men Thrown Out.
The Omaha Nail Works have closed
indefinitely , probably for a month and
perhaps fv > r I lie entire winter. When the
force was paid oil' last Saturday night ,
the announcement , was made that return
on Monday morning would not
bo required. Onu hundred men
have been currently employed
in the works , nnd as the greater number
are men of families theru are probably
1(10 ( people alVeeted by the shut down.
The windows of Iho mill are all boarded
up , furnace lires put out , and Iho whole
works wear an appearance of dearth that
is not cheerful lo contemplate.
Air. AleShane was approached yesterday
morning for the cause of suspension of
work
"The reasons are various , " ho said ,
"but chiefly thai Iho _ demand is Jnuited
and there is no occasion for continuance )
of operations tit present. No , 1 cannot
say now long the suspension will last ,
muvl'c a month , maybe more. "
Air. AlcShano hud bill liltlo else lo say
mid il there are other reasons for the
close behind what he ox-pre-sod , the com
pany chooses not to make them public.
All sorts of rumors are current of late
among the workmen. One report was to
the ell'cet that a change would bo made
in the work and the m-inufaeturu of steel
nails exclusively begun. Another thut
the whole plant was about to bo moved
to another part of the city or out of town
altogether. These stories are denied by
the company and everything ig now set
at rest by the close.
STATUS COUUT.
No More Criminal Trials Tills Term-
Civil Business.
Judge Dimdy resumed the hearing of
of the case of Deer , Wells & Co. vs. U.
Ijollmuii , sherid'of Knox county. A Nio-
braru merchant named Fisher was at-
Inched by Ihu Norwegian Plow company
and hi.s stock went into the custody of
the sheriff , H. Uollman. Deer , Wells &
Co. now put in prior claim on a bill of
sale from Fisher for $ , " ) ,0K ( ) , and sue the
sherilV to recover.
The jury in tlio case of Fetor Gros vs.
the Union Paeilie.which retired Tuesday
noon , was out all night and
fail'id ' to find a verdict up
to noon yesterday. The marshal
load the weary jurors out to their meals
at llie proper time and consigned them
again to the seclusion of the jury room
with a guarding euro that gave them
more the appearance of prisoners.
When court reconvened in tlio after
noon tlio jury announced that they were
unable to ugruu and were discharged.
A jury was impanelled anil testimony
taken yesterday afternoon in the case of
Ebeuback vs. the I'liion Paeiliu railroad.
The suit is for SJ.ViOO. and is brought by
the father of Frank libenback. an H year-
old lad , who lost a leg at the Tenth street
crossing by being run over by the defend
ant's cars in 18dl.
Deputy Marshal Calp came in yesterday
morning with Price btocker , a resident
near Fulls City , in charge. Sleeker is
charged with selling mult liquors without
liceusu. Ho explains that hu bought ti
lot of beer for his own consumption uud
thaloiio of his neighbors , with malignant
intentions , persuaded him to sell a bottle
and then exposed him. Judge Dundy
dismissed him upon his own recogni
zance.
There will bo no more criminal busi
ness this term. District Attorney Lam
bert son was in tlie eity Tuesday night , and
n conversing with a reporter expressed
liiinsell UK uncertain whether u irrund
jury would bo called for the Lincoln torin.
J'ho Piorsim alleged confession , which a
local contemporary recently used in a
sensational ell'ort to revive the Watson 11 ,
Smith murder mystery , was broached to
Air. Lambert son. The district attorney
ventured thut there was "somulhiug in
it , " bill when pushed for information
upon his future course in the matter and
us to whether the ease would over again
receive Iho consideration of the grand
jury , ho declined to bu interviewed.
TIIH NU1'UUOIjjS CAMPAIGN.
IlH Memories urn Kevlvcd by n Letter
lleccived liy Gen. Howard.
Gen. Howard receivedye&turday a loiter
of appeal from an old Indian scout ,
James Huiiben , which recalls memories
of the Nu/5 Percys campaign of 18i7.
Huubun was a friendly NoPoix'os scout
on tioii. Howard's stall' in thut memor
able year , unit a bravo , honorable man ,
invaluable to thu government , Some
weeks ugo thu Lowislou ( Idaho ) Teller
accused him of having treacherously led
homu hoitilu Indians to inussueru Lieut ,
iiuiucs and his entire command , about
fifty miles from Lowiaton , in July , 18T7.
Thu Indian defended himself in u good
letter , which hu has published in the
Idaho papers , but the Teller still pursues
him on the old chargeHeuben : claims
that Ihu Indian ugciit ut Levy-
iston is tiguiiist him , and is
really responsible for thu persecution.
In his letter ot appeal to Gun. Howard
the old scout pathetically writes :
"It "J with sad heurt 1 look buck over
my history . ; ! ! thu good 1 liavu done for
my iieoplo uud ihu j-u'tu'iimunt- have
made many $ uerilici"s in wAi'i' l do
some good for Ihu government and my
own people. 1 huvu ulvvuys done my
duty laitlitully and to the bust of my
ability , uud yet , utter all , 1 am attacked
by thosu who liavu nuycr done us much
lor ihu government us 1 havu doiio. 1
fuel discouraged and hardly know what
to do it ) tutnro.
Dear general , in God's name I make an
appeal to you tor sympathy , as my only
hope. "
( ieiurul Howard says that ho believes
thu charges ugu nt Ituubeii are Jalsu und
Will do all iu bis power to hulp the old
scout. Heuben , ho says , is an honorn. .
bio , honest man , in every \vay tlcsemnp
of confidence.
TKACIII2KS' KUADIXG ClUCMO.
The JoiiRlns Comity ICdncntors dm-
taiiiitn-tlko | OruiiiilxaUon.
When ( he reporter entered the eount.v
superintendent's ollico yesterday
morning , that official was jus !
unpacking a number of IiamNomelj'
bound books , received in n
freight parcel. The reporter read the
titles , Harnes' General History , Pago's
Theory and Practice of Teaching and
H'jssey's ' K-sentials of Botany.
"These are pretty heavy books for
school texts , are they not ? " queried the
visitor.
"They are not for the schools , " re
plied Air. Hruiier , "but for the tcaeher <
to bu u-i d in the Heading Circle , formed
ut our meeting lust Saturday a week ago. "
Air. Kniticr continued and in Ihccoiirsn
of a llfteeu minutes' chat thoroughly de
tailed Iho purpo-o and methods of tin ;
now orgaiii/iilion and its great advan
tages toils membership. Tlio extensive
movement during tlio pre-eiit year , in
various states both east and west , for Ihu
e-labli-hmeiit of teachers' reading cir-
elos , attracted the attention of the statu
superintendent , and being convinced thai
it was an institution destined lo broaden
and deepen Ihc general and special schol
arship so much needed among teachers ,
he decided to inaugurate the move
ment in Nebraska by calling on the
teachers of the .stale to c\pre-s
their de-iro for such an organi/.ation
by naming live educators locoiisiitntc Iho
lir.st board of control. A large number
ot teachers responded to the call and
elected the following per-oiisas members
of the board of control : W. W. W.
Jonej , George E. Howard. H. S. liowers ,
II. AI. James , and Miss Anna Gray.
Douglas county in falling into line organ-
i/.ed on lust Saturday a .week ago with
a member-hip of eleven which
is constantly increasing. For some
icu-on , not apparent , only the country
teachers tire included , uud those of the
city are not in the least concerned with
it. Although the meetings cannot bo fre
quent , the members of the circle will
reap great protit from pursuit of the
studies under the rules of the organiza
tion , and il is much to the advantage of
tlio teachers of Douglas county that the
circle was conceived and formed.
Following are the ollicers of the Doug
las circle : President , AluKuudull , prin
cipal of the Alillara schools ; treasurer ,
Aliss Anna Al. Ord , principal Florence
schools ; secretary , Anna K. Loach , teach
er in District No.I : ! , Executive commit
tee , James 15. Hruiior , county superin
tendent ; K. Me-sengcr , principal of the
Elkhoin station .schools , and the ollieers.
ofAVny.
Air. C. J. Greene , attorney for the
Omaha & North Plalle Railway company ,
has filed in the county court an applica
tion for tlie condemnation of curtain
property for right of way purposes. The
application alleges that th- company bus
secured the right of way through portions
tions of Douglas , Sarpy and Sauuder
counties , and asks thut appraisers be tip-
pointcd to assess the damages for the ap
propriation of a strip of land 100 feel
wide through section , township M , range
13 , the Omtiluv belt railway being a par
tial owner.
Air. Greene was met yo-lerday by ft vc-
porter and quest 'oncd ' about llio route of
this brunch. "The line , " ho said , "will
run to the stockyards , whence it will run
to Ashhlund over the proposed Cm oil'
route. This will connect v/ith our main
line and make the rail distance between
Omaha and Lincoln ono of only
lifty-four miles. From Ashland tlio line
will run to North Ilend uud thence
through thu central counties of the North
Platte region to the northwestern corner
of Custer county , when it will connect
with the Grand Island & Wyoming Cen
tral , which is now being rapidly con
structed. For two or three miles out of
Omaha our line will rim parallel with Iho
IJclt Line , and it is to determine our pro
portion of the right of way damages that
1 have made this motion , "
His Sister'H Forline.
Richard Doro is the name of an English
farmer resident at Valley. Some months
ago his sister , Alary Doro , living in Lon
don , England , died , leaving a largo for
tune amounting to many thousands of
dollars. Air. Doro is .satisfied that ho was
well represented in the will , but as ho
has not yet been notified of any interest
m thu estate , he is sutislied that the other
relatives are conspjring to cheat him. Jlo
placed the mutter in tlio bunds of Justice
Auder-on , who vvroto to the American
consulate al London asking that tlio will
of Alary Doro bo looked up.
Yesterday ho received a loiter from
Consul General Waller promi.s-
jug that thu matter should bu
investigated at onco. Air. Doro is satis-
lied that ho is entitled to a large share of
h'.s ' sister's fortune , and is determined to
silt Iho a Hair lo Ihu bottom.
Tlie lUack Flag
There is to bo another snap of cold
weather very shortly , say the Signal au
thorities , They received a telegram from
the Washington ollico yesterday , ordering
them to hoist the black Hag , us the tciu-
pcruluru hero is bound to full from 1,1 to
25 degrees in the next bJ ( hours. The
following Inter telegram wus also re
ceived :
Ol'FICi : ClIIKI' Sld.V.VI. Ol'I'K'KII. >
\VAsiiiNfiro.v \ , Dee. ' } , lss"i. )
Ohseiver , Omalm , Neb. ; Indication for
Oiimlia mid vicinity to-day ; Waiin , culdur
lullout'il by fair vveutlier.
Death ol' Siumio ] ( ilndstono.
Samuel Gladstone died yesterday at
his residence , near Twenty-Ural and Har
tley streeU , Although Iho dueeusud has
of late been associated with his brother ,
Altix Gludstoiio , in the grocery business ,
ho wus best known in theatrical circles ,
where llio greater part of his lifo was
spent. Hu was u veteruu manuger , and
for u bcuson conducted the old academy.
Ills genial temperament and many good
qualit cs will make his death widely
regretted. Thu funeral occurs to-morrow
morning us per notion clsuwhuro.
Married In Ilutmijuu ,
Air. S. G. Joyce , of Omahu , and Miss
Litla Curr , of Chicago , vvoro married in
Dubnquu , Iowa , on Duo. 8. ' , ut the resi
dence of the bride's brother , W. W. Curr ,
The ceremony wus performed by the Uev.
1) ) . Carter , lector of St. John's Episcopul
church , iu thu nrcseiico of a fuw invited
friends uud relatives
Brevities ,
Judge Anderson married yesterday
Nels O. Chrisliunson and Chri&tma
Hunscn.
Thu schools closed yesterday , to reopen -
open January . Christmas programmes
of miuii' and recitation vvoro carried out
in most of them ,
Chribtmusoorviccs , consist- ; of va-
rjous exercises by thu scholars "I
Kouut/.u Memorial Lutheran Sunday
school , will take plucu on ChrUtmus
night. All are cordially invited to at-
tend.
Great clearing sulo of fine clothing
commences December -1th at Eli'iiltor s
mummoulh clothing houao , 1001 turuain
atrcet , comer Tcutu.
WHOLESALE HOUSE THIEF ,
A Rascal Captured After n Series of Experl
Robberies.
AN INSANE GinL'S QUEER FREAK ,
Scaring School Children , nml IVr
Cot-mint ; Acrolmtlo Peats In
Scanty At lire General
lo 1 1 CP N
Three H ( > r ci niitl n Hull.
V. V. Parker , a con table of Oakland ,
crime in ye terduy morning with A. F. L'e-
< er on , n Swede , in custody. The prisoner
is onu of tin1 mist iiiuo3eiit r.i caU llio lo
cal authorities Iiavo had to deal with in
recent months. Peterson lias been em-
lilo.ved of late by Thomas Hitchio , n
furmer near Florence , but wa * discharged
two weekago. . Monday night two hordes
and ! i douhli ! buggy and liarneai were
stolen from I Ins b.irii of Michael ( Irtllhi ,
thruo and si half milts north of Florence ,
and a search was immediately imule for
tliem. Onu was found wandering in tlio
road some distance from ISnllin s barn ,
and the oilier vvrs traced in the direelion
ol Dal. land. A description of the animal
was immediately telegraphed lo I hut
plan. ' . 'I'ucMliiy owning J'etor on
droyj into Oakland with ti
team , and Constable Parker immedi
ately recognized one of tlio horses us
( Jri tlin's and Peter-on was urre-ted
at onee. Yesterday the culprit was
brought to this pity and lodged in
{ he comity jail and conipla'nr ' wus lijcd
in Justice ; Anderson's court. Peterson is : i
Swede hoiielcssly ignorant of the English
language and wears a enimteuunce child
ish in Us innocent cast , lie uvcr-ithr < nigh
an interpreter , that ho bought the lior > u
and buggy for lj 100 , and lianas to tlii.s
htaiiuuent' with si persistency that is won-
dorfnl to bclmld.
He is altogether n very bad citizen.
Just before taking the hordes he > tolu a
bull from a brother of his employer , and
sold it to Movers , thu Cumiiig street
butcher , tor ! ? > ! ! .
Ho also contracted with Meyer for two
.steers , to be. ilclivi red this week , evi
dently intending to Meal a ijair of the
animals belonging to his former em
\Vhcneaptnivtlhehadover $1 ! )
on his person , evidently the pioeeeds of
the . < ale of the bull.Vlien confronted
by Meyers yesterday afternoon ho refilled -
filled to recogni/e liim and said that he
had never been him before. The bull is
hldl alive and will bu returned to its
owner. _
At his hearing yesterday afternoon ho
"
wa.s bound over to" the district court in
the sum of Slu)0 ( ) , and in default of bail
was remanded to the county jail.
It was developed yeMerduy afternoon
that the other horse found in Peterson's
imssesMon is the property of Hallou
Hros. . of this city , The aii.mal . w.is
stolen Monday evening while hitched in
front of the Vir-l N.ihonul bank. The
buggy to which it v\is : h t.hed was found
the next morning in the road between
here and Florence , together with ] ) art
the harness. Peter.son ovitlenlly had
made all his arrangements in regard to
thu theft , and after abandoning HalUm's
bugiry rode the horse to Griilin's barn ,
iljl''iiding to steal the team and lead the
extra hoft-t * . Tliri Other horsu belonging
to Urillin probably could not .stuiw the
hard driving and tlie thief was compelled
lo abandon it.
At Oakland Peterson made arrange
ments to sell the team at a sale vvh.uh
comes oli'io-dav , and also agreed to bring
on a blooded stallion to he sold at the
same time , lie ropre.MmU'd ' himself as
being the owner of a number of horses
which hu wished to dispo-o of ,
Another little circumstance criminat
ing Peter.son is that the mate to a mitten
found in his pocket when arrested was
picked up in Griilin's vard tlu morning
after the robbery. When asucd how it
came there , Pefer.son put on a very inno
cent look and said lie did not know.
VENUS OX A KIONDIOIt.
A Femiilo Tnuiatio Creates a Henna-
tlou In the Mason Street School.
The patrol wagon was called by tele
phone yesterday morning to thuGennun
school , corner of Twentieth and Mason
streets , for the purpose of arresting a
craxy young woman who' was cutting all
bort.s of capers in the school yard and
room. Driver Petu Turtlesou drove as
rapidly as ho could over thu rough South
Omaha roads , but by thu time he arrived
at the school the lunatic had made her
escape.
Itucms that the woman , whoso name
is Mary Aleyers , has oneu before been in
the asylum. Slio was discharged as cured
.some lime ago , anil returned to her homo
in this city. Some of her property was to
have bi'uti sold to-day , in order to
pay oil' some old debts , and the matter so
weighed upon her mind that Tuesday
the became demented. Since then she
has been absolutely uncontrollable.
Yesthrday morning t-hu left her
home , and running into the
school yard began to men
ace the children threateningly and fairly
drove them into the building. Site fol
lowed them in and created a .scn > utioii by
going through a sc'ie.s of acrobatic feats
hardly to bo equalled by any member of
the Cragg family. She finally wound up
by throwing oil' her clothes. The teacher
tried desu [ rttely to drive her out of the
room but she lefusj'd lo go. As soon.
however , as hit It Icphoned lor assistance
she donned her cloth.- . and jled preeiji- |
tntely , de-.pito his oIloUs lo retain her in
custody.
A Slystei'iotiH Mentation.
A big , lat man rushed down the plat
form of tlio Union Pacilio depot yester
day afternoon and sprang upon the Lin
coln aceommodiiliou just before it pulled
out. llo wui wild w tli oM'ilumcnt and
sweating with exuition , while the dis
jointed remarks ho dropped as ho ran
we ru profanidy Dutch. Jlo dashed
through the iii'st car , giving the occu
pants one wddly sweeping glance- , and
swept on into the second. As ho entered
the car a good-looking young woman ,
seatetl in a middle i-ccliou , arose with a
terrain. The fat man , with a muttered
oath , .sprang upon her and beloru llio
passengers were uwaro of the situation
ho hail dragged out of the eo.ieh mid was
hustling her through thu depot toward
llio Tenth street ontraneu. Arriving at
the hank blips ho shoved her into aeab
and was whipped tuvuy by the ready
driver.
The fcnstttlon produced in the depot
had hardly subsided when back thu cab
eamii at a gallop and thu young vvonmn
sprang out alouu vvithhiir hairdblnneled
a though she had puf-snl through a
struggle and face blanched in evident
fear she spoil down the platform and
leaped aboard of the train Irom
which she had a few minutes bulori )
been so rudely ejected. Tlio wheels were
already moving and as i-he got fairly
uhoanl the train was running out o | the
depot with gathering hciuhvuy. Them i
doubtless u liral-ohis * beiu.il , on involved
in this episode but wh it it is tlio bust of
rescaruh has o far failed tu discover.
Tim We.fit Omalin Ko\v Trial.
J-uuibuohl and Stundar , thu two moil
charged wit.1 ; 'lasault ' with intent to kill
in : \ reuuiit light vviif'uhus ; PuK aVost
Omaha milkman , vvoru tuk.froai Ihu
comity jail and arraign in . /--Ue.- /
Hrandes' Tenth street eo irt Tu < - l v
afternoon. 'Ihu iviJir < ol u - , ' ' - >
dovuluned that 1'ulJ is a very imirivi-
some and belligerent p'rson.tgo , and in
the t'stimouy it was shown that In
started the light , which s i nearly cost hi ?
life , by throwing a plate of soup in Still-
dar's faen. In the sfi'.Ho which eu ued
it was "uii t\ho tiisi t-f i/.ed ( he f iin. Liloii-
dar disarmpil him and clubbed him over
the head with the weapon. The court
concluded that the cn i ? wa < > notwoith
bending to the district , and as ho Had no
jurisdiction to levy penally , ho put the
men under $100 bond to keep the pcaco
in the future. Horn ! was readily fur
nished.
Police Court Docket.
Frank McKinuey and Sim-iel Dick'on ,
two young men charged with intoxioa-
tiou , were arraigned in Judge Sleiiberg's
court yesterday and upon hearing were re
leased , CharlcAudei' ) < oii , ayouiigmnn
charged with tlio sani" oDVnsc. was not
M ) fm lunate , being lined $1 a-id costs , in
default of which lie. was conunitted.
J. ,1. Diinlan , a seedy bum who hail
pawned his clothing for drink , and ap
peared to bu in the 1 il stages of dilapi
dation , was arraigiii-d on I ho charge of
being a suspicious character. Ho was
ordered out of town. .
The police rallied a house of bad char
acter on lower Douglas street last night ,
and this morning May Wallace , the
landlady , was lined $20 and co-ts. Mattie -
tie Leo and Herlie Simpson , were llncil
S" ! and co-Is for being inmates , while
Howard Smith , a male iuuiati' , was
mulcted in the sum of ij1" " and co ts.
In Mv. Duncan Insane ?
Mrs. M. II. Cowh j is acting a * nurse
to Mrs. Lotli ! J. Daneaii , has Hied in llio
district court a complaint against tin ? lat
ter for insanity. Mrs. Duncan is the
lady who has made Mich terrible charges
ot cruelty against husband , Kobert J.
Duncan , which ho has denied , claiming
that she was insane. It is said that thu
nurse lias found it impossible to stay
with Mr * . Duncan , on account of her violent
lent action * -at limes , driving everybody
from the hou e. An investigation will bo
had. Mrs. liiuc-in ) was before the board
of insanity last May , but was declared at
that time to bo sane.
The leaner Case.
District Attorney Kslelle has prepared
his bill of information in the case of John
\V. La ne r for the nmrdfr of his wife and
will lilo it in thu district court to-day.
The information chf.rgcs Laner w.th
murder in the first degree. Mr. K-'telle
believes that Judge. TliiirMon , Lauer's at
torney , will apply for a change of venue ,
which , if granted , will briny the trial in
Washington county.
The
The mule 5 which were stolen from
Jacob Avmbrnst , who lives seven miles
west of here , " were captured at Per.-ia ,
la. , in the hands ol a man by the
name of SehnlU by Deputy Sheriff Orebe.
A requisition has bijn obtained trom the
governor , and Schultx will be brought to
Omaha to-day ,
Court Notes.
J. S. Cooley , of th's ' city , was
yesterday formally admilted to prae ]
tico in the district court of this
state and llio United Slates circuit
and district courts' The motion for his
admission was made by .John M. Thurs-
ton , Kn-i m ! l 1KilSP ! ; 1-'c' ( ' ' ot'coiiimen da-
lion of Mr. Copley's olnr.ietcrand ability
after the candiila'to had passed : v highly
satisfactory examination at the hands of
the bar committee. Mr. Cooley has .stud
ied law for two yonro in the ollieo of
Tlmrslon & Hall , and has studied under
Judge Cooley , of Michigan , to whom ho
is related. Mr. Cooley is a young man
of recognized talents and pleasing ad
dress , with ho ts of friends in ( his city.
Ho will doubtless achieve a full measure
of success in his cho-jcii profession.
Stock Varils Keni'i.
The new oxchangis building is rapidly
Hearing completion.
Col. Savage has returned from a week's
trip in northwestern Nebraska. Howard
City , Howard county , a town of live or
six weeks' growth , has live general
stores , a grain elevator and two saloons ,
besides private dwellings. A grain mill
is in eour > e of construction.
Mr. Sanders , a well known buyer at
the yards , will leave this morning with si
view of eating his Christmas turkey at
his old homo in Missouri.
To meet the requirements of the in
creasing business at the yards , several
additional pens have been roofed.
GJIAND nil'/.K im.VVI.O. .
Kaufman Hros. Cigar Stores on
jiniii nail l. lli Strccla.
The popular and reliable cigar linn of
Kaufman Hi-others , JT S , 15th St. , will
hold their I'.ilh monthlv distribution of
pri/os Dec. 5JIM , Itiy.j , at which tune the
lollowing pruacnta will bo given to custo
mers hoKling tickets : One gold watch ,
two silver walehus , a gold-headed cane ,
silverware , cigars , clocks , opera glasses ,
revolvers , etc. , etc. , amounting in all to
1350.00.
1350.00.m w Tiour.T-i MAY UK sr.CTir.i > .
Kae.li customer gets one ticket good for
a chance with every M cents uortli of
goods purchased. I'lieso goods coiinist
iif all grades and brands of cigar- . , smok
ing and chewing tobacco , cigarettes ,
| iipes and smokers' articles generally.
MAIL oitDicits urn solicited and will receive -
ceivo prompt attention. The drawing
will take jihico in the prescnco ol tiekei
holders and is guaranteed to bo a fair dis
tribution. Call on or address
KAUFMAN IM'.OS. ,
Omahu , Keb ,
llo liuoUed llio Tpaln.
John ( iroba , Iho man struck by the
Union Paoiliu freight Irani Xo , H ) , at
Kearney yesterday H in no danger from
his iujiirie- . . Jt seems Unit he was drunk
and walU'iig along the track as ( ho train
was passing , ho staggered against the
last ear and was knocked into llio ditch.
His arm was broken , his scalp cut and
his car torn oil' .
K.VCtJUSIO.S' TO IOS ANOKIHS. ,
ICoiinil Trip TloUctb ijilOO-Jjvum-aion
Leaves Oiiiuliit ilamiury i : > .
The fourth of llio buries of winter ex
cursions lo Calilorniu will leavu Omaha
and Council lilull's MII Union Paeiliu rail
way Wedne-day morning , January 1 ! ( ,
18SU. Hound trip tiekoli to Los Angeles
and return , good for MX months , only
$100. 1'or full particulars cull upon or
address JV. \ . MOIM : ,
( iunend Pass'r Ag't U. P. Ky. .
Omaha Neb.
MOST PERFECT MADE
, ' " ' ;
u rvr l i
No A ' V 'J
'J I Ot.O.ft CO .
ar.Louio
THE Dinner uiroiiTr/.ts
DIAMONDS PEARLS
, ,
AND OTHER PKEOIQUS JEWELS
J > OMAHA.
An ti. ! | iecitoii hy cmniolpf-onrfl or othcts conleinplallm ; | nndii : < : r < M\11l convince them
thai Hiey can save from 10 tu e.1 iior cent , hy nmkhiij their imrchascs tilled fioiu liuiiortcrs
be.-ldcs having hy I'tir the largest nud llno-t stock In tlio West to select from.
Our direct Inihoitatloim of 1'ltKN'UH CI.HM\S ( , UltoSV.KS , MTSKJ IIOXKS , OIMCHA
C1I.AKSKS , 121(3. ( , nnd All I' (5OODS from 1'AKIS , VIKNXA , and oilier lending iiiaikets , ox-
cci'd the coiiihliii'd stocks nfiill ether Oinnha iewclcis.
Ourstockof WATCIIKS , , nvvr.l.ll\ : , sil.VKinVAlli : , Etc. , slamts vvilhoiiturhann
lids city In point of elegance nnd vuiloly , and all nt
ntK 3P1BIOE
ALL GOODS MAllK"in IN I'LMN l-TUUUr.S. lo sure to consult your inli-iestliy
pei-lhiRoiit stock before luuvlnsliijj ,
An ICarly Inspoctlon 1 in lied ,
Jlail ami Telegraphic Outers Will Uocolvc Prompt Allonlion.
Cor. JJih and F Sis. . OiiHtJia. . Neb.
A Iilclitiiltifr Coupler.
Horatio S. Krauze , of the Jinn of ( ? liiel <
& Krausc , St. Paul , Minn. , has iiiventeil
a patent hose coupler for which ll litninj :
speed , security ami strength arc claimed ,
The inventor is a son of Mr. H , 0.
Kruu'-c , of this city , to whom lie has senl
n sample of the invention to have to-led
hero. The two pui Is of the coupler fasten
by inside .spring , and thu action is
instantaneous. The part- are so arranged
that they join more lirmly vuth increased
pressure. It has been gaen a trial h , } the
lire depailinenl ot St. Paul , and there
stood a pre-sure of J.'iO , the highest
that could b brought to bear. Chief
Duller has t\aniinod : the coupler and
expresses himself as satisfied that it can
stand any pressure , and is sure to meet
the wants ot lire apparatus in that line.
The coupler unfa-lens by hand nippers
which press in the springs , ; mi | UKJ action
is as quick as the process of polluting.
Its great beauty lies in -iniplieity , the
chiol merit of every sueee-sfnl invention ,
among which it is doubtless destined to
rank. Mr. Krauze , the inventor , i. a
former resident of Omaha , and a
plumber by occupation.
l > psol ut ions of. Condolence.
Whereas , in view of thu loss wo have
sustained by the demise of our friend and
member. Airs. Freyhan , and of the still
heavier los- sustained by those who wen :
nearest and dearest to lier , therefore bu it
Hcsohcd , Thalit is but a hist tribute
lo the memory of the departed loay that
in regretting her removal from our midst ,
wo mourn lor ono who was , in every way ,
worthy of iv-m-ct and regard.
Hesolyed , That wo deeply condole with
.he tamil.v of the. dcoea * < d oil the dispen
sation with which it has plca-cil Divine
lYovideneu to alllict them and commend
them for consolation to Him who orders
ili things for the best and whose chastise
ments arc meant in meivy.
Hcsolved , That tlii.s heartfelt testimon
ial of our sympathy and sorrow bo for
warded to the family of our departed
trieiid by thu secretary of ( hi.society. .
Mits. Anoi.ru Miviit : ,
Secretary Ladies Hebron Sewing Society.
Personal
Mrs. J. K. House and daughter rc-
: iirncd from the east yesterday morning.
Mr. Charles Lyon and Airs. It. K. Allen ,
eft last evening for thu east on a holiday
visit to triciids.
Cupt. W. H. Hoyl returned yeMorduy
Vom an extended visit with friends anil
clutives in Indiana.
A. Ca.-tcttor , ot Hluir , and W.A. Shai1 ] ) ,
of this city , retuined yesterday morniny
from a trip to Chicago.
S. I * . Callawny. general manngor of
ho Uiijon Pacilic , returned last evening
from Ids extended trip in the oast.
Air. Mail lloyt , of Comnucho. Iowa , is
visiting at tne residence ot Dr. Caller , on
lis way to southeastern Nebraska , where
lu intends to take up a claim.
( Jcorgo W. Duncan , represonling a
argo whole-ale cigar lion.-o in St. Jo-
cpli , i- in Omaha , prepared to spend the
he holidays in Nebraska metropolis.
Dan D. Fuller , thu well known dry
goods liaveling salesman of this oily , has
'turned to Omaha to spend the holidays
vith his friends. llo has fully sobered
il > and is ready to handle unlimited
jiianties of "Thomas and Jeremiah. "
and t'or.sonalf.
( icncral Passenger Agents Teasdale. of
hoC.St P. , M. fcO. , Iiiieliiinan of the
Sioux City A : Pacilic , and Dawosof the K.
C. iSt. . . / . . met here ye-lcyday morning ,
mil during tliu loronoon held u private
ouucil in the ollieo of the Mdlard hotel.
) i-eitssion of passenger Kites and iillairs
> f mutual iuturest eoiistilutcd the biisi-
ICsS
J. N. Morris , oily passenger agent of
ho Alilwaitl.eu , leluiuud this morning
rom u trip cast.
Alex. Mitchell , traveling agi nt of the
Milwaukee , \yilli licudquai tori at Salt
< ulio ( y'lty , is in tlus city.
Mc-hi'H. Slebbins and iMor. > u rcliii'nrd
csterday from attendance upon the
I'run.scontinculal meeting at Sail Fran-
ciweo. Mcs-rr ! Ivimball ami Shelby will
ml reach homo until Monday. The next
iieetnigof thu association occurs in Mew
York nou February.
liroi nie.s.
Altenllou Piogniss iissumbly K. of J .
I'herovill bu a meeting on .Monday ovcn-
ug , aStli iiist . instead of Thursday , : illli.
Border of AlV. \ .
W"-l.'rdaj' Ihu la-l paymout of interest
$ . ' ) ,0tt ) ) in all ) was made on llio fclU.J.uOO
KJiuled indebted IK--S on thu high school
milding. Next year the hchoul board
viil tal > c up fhu boiuU.
Alarriage licon-es wuroissiieilyu.-tcrday
' MIClirlstinu
o Xi'lbO.'Cliristi-iisoii and -
laiiseu , James J. Carnab.y and Aliss
\iinu Duukley , Hobiirt Sandiu and Aliss
.utiio Anderson , John K. Ha/.ard and
Mi Alary L. llrown , all of Omaha.
A petition was tiled in the district court
isterday atteriioou in Ihe ca-o of Allen
Iroj. vs. John ( ' . \Veson ! , of Waterloo ,
o iorcflostt a murlgago to scciirj the
la munt of u note jor ! " > ( ) .
Thu hearing in the ease of A. L. Miller ,
: hurgcd with com in lung n rape on his
. year-old bister , was sut for yesterday
lituriioon before iludge Sit-uborg , but us
ho tlelViibo worn not ready an adjourn-
uenl was taken until this atturiioon.
Jimiuiu Diil'mrdo , the youn I.i'l who
aid hu wu > slulen by Itubiiis in's oireu ,
vtis giviui of pass jostirduy over the
Jnion Pacilic , and lott l.t-t evening for
its I'ailuir' * . homo m Portland , Ougoii.
A young lad named Arthur Kyauau -
lored aw.iy from Ins purnnton Farnam
irt t laht iivoniujf , uud up to n late hour
ould not b < ) tuund. II * parenu , who
i-fcido near hhcely's piloting luiiue , wcru
cry uiiMoiii nlj'jut h s -.1. iv , and iu-
Ol 111 d t II ! / ' ' t I UH. I II I - i t III1 ' '
' 111) Ij0 , > | v 1 > I M fill
, | | n , . , I n [ jl | < r I j i , I I 1 > > III I H
i d ilio ciu k"aiiai ( ( o luiu uu-
eauso he refused him a drink after miit-
night , \\a < .enteiieed lo thirty davs in thu
county Jail by Judge Sl'jnberg ' yesterday
afternoon.
The Carleton opera comjiany loft for
the east ye-terday morning , making its
next stand at DCS AIoiniM.
Jiio.Cumnungs , sucecs-ortoruininings
& Qiiinn. gioi'ci at the corner of Thir
teenth and Chicago .streets , who has been
closed several weeks on an attachment
by the Omaha trade , effected a compro
mise with his creditors yesterday and will
resume business.
John Alotta , an Italian peanut peddler ,
was assaulted yesterday alternoon in
front of the po-tollice bj a fellow coun
tryman named Antonio Veiinto , and
received several bad cuts on liis head and
hands. Ho swore out a warrant for
Vcnuto's arrest , and he was captured last
evening.
The merchants on Tarnani street are
complaining angrily of the action of the
street cleaiiiiigcoutraetoiv. Tuesday night
the sprinklers were brought out and the
mud m the street watered lo a.-liish. over
which the sweeper was pus-ed and all the
tilth thrown into the gutters. As it now
is , vehicles driving up to Iho curb are
forced to enter a muck of mire worse
than would have boon in tlio streets if left
alone.
The. Christian church , which has re
cently been moved from Twentieth and
Farnam streets to Twentieth and Capitol
avenue , w.ll beopencd for services for thu
lir-l time in it.s new local ion on Sunday
evening next. The services will bo of a
dedicatory as well as congratulatory na
ture , and v , ill be conducted by the pastor ,
Uev. K. W. Jngram. The ch'i'rch servicca
'
are reii'-wed uitlioul u dollar ol debt ; 'VI
hanging over thu congregation , which is
certaiiuy a matter for congratulation ,
Thu astro-meteorological forecast for
Iho week beginning lo-duy and ending
Wedne-day , December : ! 0lli , covering
Christmas wick , is as follows : Kvory
probability of ! ! _ "green" Cliri-tmas in
most - , ctions , with mild weather for the
season changing to heavy snow , eohl
weather , stormy and unsettled with great
drifts and bluster and a general snow
blockade north and northwest. Fine
weather. Tor the New Year week , eml-
ing January iith , it is as iullows : The ohl
year is likely to elo-e and the new youi :
open dull and moderate in many svetioim
changing to bluster in thu northwest ,
and generally windy , snowy , unsottleu
weather clear , cold and brilliant , willi
fairly low Iherinomuler readings.
iNasal Catarrh , Throat and Ear , sue-
ce.sslnlly treated. Chas. Impey , Af. D ,
cor. lulii and JlurnuvVitlineli Block.
'Holiday Gossip.
Perhaps no linn in the city have en
joyed a bettor holiday trade than U'ood-
bndge Hros. The sides of thu Stock
Pianos have been unprecedented ami
nothing could be'aid moro fuvorublu oH
this fuvorllu Piano than the iuct that six
of these popular insiruments liavu been
purchased lor Chrstmas gitts. They wU
three Cabinet Urands jcriierday for cash.
It don't take u per-.on ten niinule.s to
see the beauty in ono ot lltcac mugni-
liceiit instruments.
1
Lady lleskelli , duii htiT of the kilo ex
Senatoi iShai'iii , issaiil to li ) > a most lovely
\\iiiiiiui. Her liuslianil m > t pioiiosi'd nmi
ilajjo to inlllion.iiro Cioi bur's iliiu lilcr.
IJtfllp
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DOCTOR McMENAMV
Omaha Medical'ami Surgical
. .
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IKF MS Al I -
Chronic and Surgical Diseases.
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for It'MiU i p. . ii ml ill i uv * fi'v. lEouiiit uml
ll'anl/or liai. n' . Wr in fur
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r.ry iiiul S- Mini ( li oi ( iu'4 ni'iilnl liy rm .
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