8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SATURDAY , JANUARY 23 , 1886
LEFT HIS BED-RIDDEN WIFE ,
Prof. Strassbtirgcr , of Turkish Bath Oeleb-
rity , Elopes With a Lincoln Girl ,
Mrs. Strassbiirjfor's Suit For Divorce
nml the Hnd Domestic His
tory It Unfolds.
' Mnggio E. Slrassburger Thursday lilcd
in the district court tv petition for divorno
from her husband , Charles E. Slrass-
burger. That was the sum of the pleaj
film charged him with infidelity and fail-
tire to support , but matte no hint of ali
mony.
Everybody knows Prof. Strassburgor
who formerly conducted n Turkish bath
establishment on Dodge street near Fif
teenth. Fat , pompous and convivial was
lie and the many tlio night ho wore out
with the tankard of hour and jolly com
panions. It must not be thought be
cause ho took plcbian hour Unit the
' Prof , was no swell , for that's
wrong , Ho dressedith all
the taste that could be put in covering for
Ills ample form and were diamonds , iio
ul.'o drank wine and the champagne bill
was no trilling consideration in his do
mestic economy. That is about all that
is known hero of him although ho was
charged with ono or two disreputable
capers about town.
Bpforo coming ( o Omaha the professor
was in the Turkish bath business at Lin
coln. There , too , he Hew high , and being
'an allably spoken fellow , with a ( ionium
accent , ho took well. In the capital city
'ho met Mrs. Fred Smith , n widow with
menus nnd in delicate health. Whether
'it was a deal in futures or u matter of
love with Strassburger , ho nevertheless
'
laid his stout heart I at the 'feel
. of Mrs Smith , and in the
course of time was accepted.
They were married in St. Louis on Au
gust 8 , 1883. 11 should bo understood
. that Strassburger had but little money
and Ids Lincoln venture was not paying
him , bo that when shortly after their
marrlngo the "happy couplo" moved up
i to Omaha , it was Mrs. S.'s cash that
started the bath business.
Mrs. Slrassburger is a lady of good
birth and breeding. She is thoroughly
American , ti Cincinnati girl originally ,
nnd converses rolincdly. lor two years
she has been bed-ridden , and the sight of
1-43 her carried dismay to the heart of the reporter -
| | porter who called upon her yesterday
primed lor a rattling sensation. SliO
lodges in appartments above tlio Uodgo
street bath liottso and never stirs from
her room , in fact seldom rises. The
rcpresentatho of tlio BEE started
involuntarily us lie entered tlio chamber
in which ho anticipated a Haunt of silks
nml iinory and a llood of racy narrative
from a handsome and indignant woman.
'A little yellow , tangle-haired dog barked
viciouslv from tlio foot of abed on which
lay n lady worn with disease , whom the
hurso * indicated as Mrs. Strassburger.
The invalid was only too plamjy
the wreck of a splendid
.woman. A largo photograph on
the wall near tlio bud drew strong con
trast of the past and present as the eye
. fell from the fresh , fair young life there
. portrayed , to tlio wau and pallid counte
nance on the pillow. Mrs. Strassburger
was very gracious and talked freely to
Uio reporter.
Her husband absconded some time in
the latter part of "November taking "with
, him $800 of her money and Anna Seluifer
a pretty -young German girl
from Lincoln. Strassburger secured
the fmujs of his wife by fraudu
lent representations. lie took $200 of
negotiable paper and $100 of rent money
belonging to his wife. Some time prior
to his llight he gave up the bath business ,
hi which ho had within eighteen months
sunk $10,000 , again of Mrs. S.'s funds.
For awhile ho loafed about the city ,
and made confidential talk to a largo
. , number of people of great schemes
which ho had afoot. About this time ho
brought up from Lincoln the girl with
' whom ho fled. She is remarkably pretty ,
of German birth , and having been in
America but three years speaks Eugljsh
with difliculty. She is 18 years of ago ,
nnd up to the time when some two years
ago the IcchcroiiB eye of Strassburger
felluponher was an honest and vjrtuous
maiden , Ho accomplished her ruin , and
three months before his departure he
brought her here and lived with her at
n house on Eighteenth and Cass streets.
Strassburger is now in New York and
ho writes to ais wife with such regularity
and determined allection that it is plain
ho is sick of his escapade. Ho has dole
fully petitioned for more money on sev
eral occasions , but Mrs. S. is to bo trilled
' with no more. HcMiysthat ho is tending
bar in a Bowery saloon , but it is rather to
be believed that his runaway mate is
supporting him.
"Mr. Strassburgor seems to live in
hope , " said his wife , "that my death will
' boon bring to his possession my money ,
but as ho lias done so little to merit tlio
slightest favor from my hands , I prefer to
die divorced. The doctors hold out
smr'l hope to me , but 1. can survive the
suit , at least , 1 hone. 'My husband an
nounces that ho will return iu May , and I
want the court to despatch proceedings
so that ho cannot impose himself upon
my support again. I have plenty of
. means for my own .sustenance , but nn
' more to squander on a worthless husband ,
nnd for my own protection I must ob'
' tain legal separation from him. "
The Union sows backwards or forwards ,
THE Sl'IUKlS CLOSED.
, Mr. Iloblnsoii MnlccH n. Compromise
Notes on luo-1'acklnjj.
Mr. Ed , Itobhison , the contractor , has
put an end to the troubles between him-
Belt and the members of tliu Ice Packer *
union , by acceding to the demands of the
strikers. Tlio whole trouble arose , as
Mr. llobinaon claim.4 , through the &tnk
er.s demanding pay at tlio rate
of 17J cents tin hour , for tlio worli
they did last wook. Mr. Itobinsoii
stated that ho was willing to pay 91,75 tc
a limited numbqr of men in the fnturo ,
but did not feel justified in making back
settlements on this basis. This did nol
suit the river men nnd they have forced
Mr. Itobhibon to employ as largo a mini
her of men at the $1.75 raton&tho union
„ shall dictate. Ho complains bitterly ol
What ho terms the bhtibby way ho has
been treated by the slioraT. Ho clnlnu
Unit that ollloial refused to lend him any
assistance against Uiu strikers , though
ho was repeatedly solicited to do so ,
Yesterday there was litllo or no pack
ing done on the river , on account of the
, 'uxtranoly cold weather. To-day ,
however , ns more lenient weather is
promised , cutting will probably bo ro
burned.
"Inovcr saw so ninny men seeking
employment on the river ns during tlii
present season , " said an old ice man
to ft reporter , yesterday. "Wo arc
bcsoiged all day long by applicants foi
work. I fully bcliovo that Uicro nro n
thousand men who would bo glad to gc
to work nt almost any price in order tc
secure work. "
A member of the Ice Packers' union tc
whom the nbo\ expression was quptci
by tlio reporter , replied. "Yes , and if 5
Wasn't for our union , where would wngc ;
, bo ? Of course there tire plenty of met
who would go to work for $ lfio , $1,25 , o :
* even $1 a day , Our union was formet
for Hie very purpose of preventing wage
'from being forced down to such u lov
point. "
Union machine lias automatic tensions
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TUK FOUT DOUOTiAS SCHOOL.
Aii Interesting Ilcport Ilccclvctl By
Gen. Howard.
. The bi-monthly report of the school nt ,
Tort Douglas , which arocondttcled by tlio
post authorities , has jnstbuoA received by
Gen , Howard. It makes the following
showing :
Enlistee hn In carrlson > . . * 403
Children t. " ive ycnis of aic at post. . . M
Knllstcd mci . , . KO
Clilldiru of ofllrcrs . . . . . . 11
Children of enlisted men . IT
Children of chiljniis . . . . . . . . 1
I.1I1I1AIIV.
Volumes at end ot last two months . 075
Volumes pmclmsiMl In these tuomoiiths. . IK )
Volumes uliculateil In tlip o two months. . 410
.
Pnpcis and ningnzhics iccimeit in these
two months . . . 49
Avemtjo nttemlnnco timing the o two
months . . . . . .400
In the general remarks about the
f-chools some valuable suggestions are
oll'ered. While uniformity of textbooks
Ls admitted as desirable , as children nro
liable to be transferred from ono school
Lo another , yet the o Ulcers in charge be
lieve ( hut tho"clioiceof books ought to bo
loft largely to the judgment of tlio olllcor
In immediate charge of the schools , and
that such olllcor , to be suctseoHfiil hi any
degree , must , in the exorcise of his judg
ment , adopt such methods to awuknit , de
velop and strengthen the intellectual
curiosity of the enlisted man , as shall in
duce him , of his own volition to avail
himself of such opportunities as are open
to him. "
The report states further :
Tlio teachers detailed -for school pur
poses and the olllcur in immediate
charge ought ( I suggest ) to bo furnished
with books and magazines relating to
their profession , as are the surgeons at
: ipot with books and magazines loon-
able them to keep up with the outside
world in professional knowledge.
Possibly tlio olllccrln charge of schools ,
with his teachers , if such appliances
wore given to them , might aid the surgeon -
goon in preventing ordinary sicknesses ,
that are so frequently the result of an
idle instead of a prolitablo recreation.
Further it fcccms to mo , that if men
are enlisted , who cannot road or write , or
do so imperfectly , and are without a
moderate Knowledge of the fundamental
rules of arithmetic , that such enlisted
men ought to bo compelled to attend
school , while with others more advanced ,
such attendance should bo left optional.
To secure this cud , every recruit , on ar
riving at his station , or on being enlisted ,
might bo scut for examination to the
"olliccf in immediate charge of the
schools. "
At a post whore a chaplain is stationed ,
lie ought , I think , always to bo in charge
of the schools , and I therefore suggest
that no one should be appointed as a
chaplain without previous examination ,
or evidence , as shall bliow that he is "apt
to teach , " not only moral and spiritual
truths on Sundays , but the rudiments of
a good English education and to direct
such of the enlisted men afe desire it , in
the work of self-improvement.
.
AVliat the Ijaw ami Order League al.e
Doinji in the Matter.
The Law and Order league has already
begun to move in regard to tlio granting
of licenses for the sale of liquor for the
coming year , although the now licenses
will not bo issued until April 1. About
thirty applications for licenses have
already been received by tlio license
board" and the Law anil Order league
are investigating them to satisfy them
selves that everything is legal. A repre
sentative of the league in speaking about
tlio matter yesterday , said :
"It has been reported that there has
been considerable crookedness on the
part of some liquor men in securing
their licenses in the past , and we want to
have everything all straight in the future.
We propose that all shall give sufficient
and legal bonds. Wo are not making a
general movement as against the saloons ,
but what we want to .do is to shut oil
the disreputable places. There are
any quantity of them in the
city , tlio proprietors of which have
no respect whatever for the law. The
law says that the keeper of a saloon must
have a good moral character , and as
there are a good many men now running
saloons who have no character at all. wo
propose to stop them. Of course there
are plenty of saloons whose proprietors
are straight and conduct their establish
ments properly. These places wo shall
not molest , but where disreputable men
apply for a license wo shall uo all in our
power to prevent their securing it. I
could mention a number of places which
wo have spotted as unfit to receive
licenses , but the time has not yet come.
Our work will bo manifest before the 1st
of April. "
HIS PAPERS RECOVERED.
Soldier Clark's ] > isoluirto and Pen-
Bleu Documents Found.
Clay Pitman nnd John , alias Sunllowcr
Thornton , were on trial before Judge
Stcnborg yesterday afternoon for va
grancy. They are gentlemen of color ,
and cold-blooded , having been arrested
for sitting around a slovo for several
nights in a boarding house and not pay
ing for thu privilege. Both of them
averred that they had secured beds in
another house for the night , but as it was
so dreadfully cold they preferred to sit
by the steve and keep warm. Judge
Stcnborg concluded that they would bo
more comfortable in the county jail and
so gave them a sentence of twenty days.
In the pockets of Pitman wore found
the discharge and pension papers of
David Clark. Clark is tlio man who was
found in an Almost dying condition last
October in the house of Mag Johnson , a
eolored prostitute living on Tenth blreot ,
The woman had been caring for him for
several days , but it becoming known that
Clark was a member of the G. A. It. , ho
was taken to St. Joseph's hospital for
treatment. As Clark could not produce
his discharge papers gomo doubled his
assertion that lie was a holdier in the
late war , but ho stated that ho had lost
his papers sinca ho had been sick. The
of them in-Pitnuin's
discovery - possession
proves ) Clark's htory to have bcjn true.
Ho has been lying at St. Joseph's hospi
tal over since , and as fcoon as tho. papers
wore found a telephone message was sent
to the hospital to inform him of their re
covery. It was learned , however , that
Clark had left the hospital yesterday
noon , only an hour or so ueforu tlo | mes
sage was received , and his whereabouts
are unknown. As'ho was penniless , and
there are $18 duo on the pension , their re
covery will bo received by him with joy.
Ho was a member of Company 1) , SUtli
Iowa infantry. The papers are now at
the central police station.
Without an equal the Union machine.
The nurns Anniversary.
On Monday , January 85 , a concert and
ball will bo given at Light Guards hall ,
corner Fifteenth and Dodge- streets , by
the Hums club , in commemoration of tlio
137th anniversary of the bjith of Scot-
laud's bard , Uobcrt Burns. All Scotch
men and their fiiunds. are cordially in
vited. Tickets may bo had at N. B. Fal
coner's , corner Fifteenth nnd Douglas ;
at Win. Fleming's , corner Fourteenth and
Douglas , or from members of the club.
The club wishes Jo announce to its
friends , that finding it impossible to pro-
euro n hall suitable fov one of its oid-timo
festivals it was conchuled to hold a con
cert and ball , which will bo conducted In
truo.ScoUUh stle.
Self-treading Union seeing uiachino.
*
THE COLD WAVE SUBSIDING ,
Warmer Weather Puts in ou Appearance at
n Late Hour Last Night ,
THE STORM AND THE RAILROADS
Traffic Impctlcd tint Trains Itmuitng
Providing for the County's
Poor lolloo News n ul
Iiocnl Miscellany
The Weather.
. ItlHi IIV11 * * " *
.v t AAJjHslltJ inllMII *
wind , yesterday morning dawned clear
after all , and the gale had fallen
ofT to u sliu" breeze , not .strong
unough to drift the snow. The mer
cury registered 20 below , nnd man
aged to climb up ton points by nnd-dtiy.
By 0 o'clock last evening the wind had
entirely subsided , although the thermom
eter still lingered at about 15 below.
From that lime on during the night the
cold moderated , nml about 11 o'clock a
light snow began to fall nnd the nir grow
perceptibly warmer.
The storm lias not been so bad in the
neighboring west ullliough farther on , in
Colorado and western Kansas a blizzard
is howling.
Below is the Union Pacific weather re
port from its various stations west :
North Plalto , clear , wind , 8Q below.
Cheyenne , cloudy , wind , 7" above.
Laramie , cloudy , wind , 213 above.
lltiwlins , clear , wind. 252 above.
Kvanston , cloudy , calm , 2oQ aboyc.
Ogden , cloudy , calm , 80 ° above.
Denver , cloudy , calm , 6 ° above.
Wallace , Kan. , cloudy , calm , zero.
Kansas City , clear , wind , 21 * below.
Kaihvay tralllc is once more in a crip
pled condition. The wind during Thurs
day night barricaded every cut with snow
and although there is no general block
ade ns there was two weeks ace , business
is seriously impeded. All trains from
tlio cast yesterday wore from three to
six hours late. The "Q" fast mail did
not reach tlio city until nearly midnight ,
although it arrived at Pacilie Junction
nearly on time.
The Burlington & Missouri is still open
and trains are running although very
slowly. Last cveiiinc's Lincoln train was
abandoned. The Union Pacific trainsure
also considerably behind time. The
Missouri Pacific is completely blockaded
and trains were abandoned. All freight
business is at a standstill.
The Kansas City train had a marvelous
adventure. She pulled through the storm
in great shape , arriving almost on the
dot when suddenly as she dashed up to
the Council Blutl's depot with her journey
completed , thu engine struck some packed
snow on tlio rails and left the track
at a tangent. The rest of the train fol
lowed suit , the cars and coaches
being thrown pelhncll on till sides. Great
excitement arose among the passengers ,
and a scramble for deliverance ensued.
After it was all over the discovery was
made that no ono was hurt and the damage - ,
ago was inconsequential.
THE COUNTY'S PAUPERS.
How They nro Provided for by Super
intendent Pierce.
"I am feeding 175 families this year , on
au average , " said Poor Commissioner
Pierce to a reporter yesterday who droppo
in on him as ho was holding his regular
weekly matinee. "Last jrcar I had 250
families on my list. The. difference , ns I
account for it , lies in the fact that lust
year wo had : i bad winter , while this year
the winter has been open and up to a few
days ago employment of all kinds lias
been plentiful. Of course , during the
present cold snap , work is scarce , and
there is a good deal of suffering. "
While the reporter was hastily jotting
down his notes on the above utterances ,
Mr. Pierce stood before an array of bar
rels , busily doling out the provisions to
the mendicants who thronged upon him.
People of all ages and sizes and national
ities , found their way thither ; on all of
them , poverty and want have set an un
mistakable seal , which was plain to any
one who fov a moment gazes upon their
pinched and care-worn faces. Most of
them were old women , hardly able to
walk , but still anxious to obtain their
share of the county charity. Once in a
while an old man drops in , reports him
self in need ot the necessaries of life , and
goes off laden with good tilings. A largo
proportion of the applicants are children ,
who are sent thither by their
parents who are unable or are too proud
to como themselves. It is a very common
sight , that of a young girl or boy not
over seven or eight years of ago , toddling
down the steps from tlio county building ,
bearing a heavy sack or basket ot Hour ,
beans , coll'ec , and all manner of pro
visions. Mr. Picrce's big day is Friday ,
but ho is at his office in tlio basement of
the court house every afternoon for a
time so that ho is kept constantly busy
supplying his pauncr charges. Another
matter which requires his closest atten
tion is in seeing that the county
is not defrauded by unworthy
applicants , who want to sponge pro
visions when they are perfectly able to
pay for them. Ho has a regular list of
those who apply weekly , and when anew
now "subject" asks for an allowance
from tlio "charity bin , " Mr , Pierce gives
him the provibions after first taking the
name ami address. Ho afterwards visits
each now family to see whether they
really need charitable assistance. Tlio
standard articles which are given out are
flour , codec , tea , beans and soajj. Occa
sionally in tlio case of bick per
sons , requiring somewhat uoli-
icato food , an order is given for whatever
is desired. Kach family receives from
ten to thirty pounds of flour , according
to si/o , anil other provisions in proper
tion. The amount of Hour dealt out in
ono week , Mr. Pierce says , is usually a
good round ton ,
'There is QUO thing about the system
of supplying tlio county paupers , " re
marked Mr. Pierce , "which isdeoidodly
objectionable. It is this. Certain people
depend on tlio county for a living , whvm
they ought to and are able to
support themselves , Let a family
really in need bo sup
plied ; in that neighborhood other fam
ilies who probably are not really in need
of help como to tlio conclusion that they
ought to bo put on tlio "free list" too ,
Yes , the number of paupers supplied is
always greatest in the winter time , I
have about fifty applicants , however , who
are supplied regularly the year around , "
A HAPPY FAMUjV ,
A Conglomeration of Nationalities
Iiockcd in Ono Coll.
Stretched around on the benches i cell
No. 2 at the central police station last
night were live forms , each one of which
represented a different nationality , from
tlio swarthy'African to the white-skinned
Yankee. At au early hour all were wrapt
in clumber , and peace and quiet pervaded
the confines of the bastilo ,
Nearest the cell door , with his Irish
hc\d ; reclining on a blanket aiulhU Celtic
nose omitting vigorous snores. , reclined
John Kelley drunk. Ho had been dis
orderly , which caused his arrest.
Beyond Kelly's head , and in close prox
imity to it , were two feet encased in Mo.
13 ihoes. They were the property ol
Tom Hardy , colored , who occasionally
muttered in his , dreams , 'I'm from ok
Virginia. " Tom was also drunk.
Next to the colored brother reposed p
dry. Ho was restless rind'uneasy , nnd
his conscience evidently troubled him ,
for ho was charged withtho , larceny of
clothing. The charge was made by an
individual named A. Hollander , who hall
his washing done nt the laundry vVhcro
tlio prisoner was employed. When ho
called for it Yet Sjng took lijs ticket but
failed to" give the man liis clothes , and
tire arrest followed. All Ihii explanation
fho Chinaman made wass "Mclican man
got his clothes. "
On Hid other side of tlm cell , evidently
slumbering soundly , although emitting
occasionally a grunt of ( dissatisfaction ,
lay Sam Wllluhn , late ol Germany. Sam
had been pugnacious , tlio Dutch blood in
him had been raised to tlio boiling point ,
jyidjio was arrostofi yJ.ijo engaged inn
U01W.1 ? ! encounter witii a comrade.
The remaining occupant of the cell was
Isaac Walker , nnd ho had been exercis
ing that great American privilege of
boating his wife. He resides at Sixth and
Marcy streets , and loud and long tele
phone cals ) informed the police that they
were needed in that locality. They re
sponded to the call and found that
Walker was having iv high old lime. " Ho
was conveyed to the central station and
the charge placed opposite his name on
the register of "smashing doors and fur
niture. "
POM013 COURT.
The Grist , Ground Out In Judge Stcn-
hcrjj's Court Yesterday.
There were but a few cases disposed of
in Judge Stenbcrg's cojirt , the cold
weather doubtless having something to
do with this.
Henry Grover is the name of iho ex-
cook of the Senate , who was arrested for
theft Thursday. Ho has been in that
establishment for tlio past six months
and during that time lias been in the
habit of carrying off meat , vegetables ,
sugar , etc. , home. Thursday night he
was caught in the act , and Steward
Patsy Fallen had him arrested. Yesterday
morning ho plead guilty. Owing to the
fact , however , that ho had a wife and
child dependent upon him , Judge Sten-
berg .sent him up on a ligjitt seiircncc
live days in the county jail.
John Wrighler paid a line of $3 and
costs for being intoxicated.
John Barber , an aged tram ) ) , Who had
been picked up in an intoxicated condi
tion Thursday , was bent to tlio poor
house.
Nick Wallace , the negro bum , who is
periodically run in try the police in n ,
beastly state of intoxication , again faced
Judge Stcnbcrg. This ' -no ho had to
answer a charge of stealing three shovels
from the "snow gang" Thu sday.
Nick insisted strenuously that ho had
taken but one shovel , and that by permis
sion of the owner , and had quickly re
turned after ho hail used it to shovel in a
' 'Shovel ' wulh
hnlMon of coal. wusn't
nomor'n 20 cents , no how , Judge , " ho
pleaded ; " " 'twas an old thing , with half
of do edges tore ofl'n it. Does you luiii I'd
oon'scend to steal dot shovel ! No , sahl"
( with an air of lofty scorn. )
"Well , you may sit down , " replied the
judge. "I'll investigate tlio case. "
"Nick sat down , muttering something
about his being the "victim of serktm-
stances. "
H. A. Hobbie plead not guilty to a
charge of vagrancy. Ho. stated that he
had l > een a workmgman in Omaha for
more than eight .years and was at present
cnrcigcd in work'ing atthc smeller.
' "Didn't j'ou try bogging on the streets
last night ? " asked the jmlgoi
"No sir , " Hobbie replied-"I - did not.
I needed money to buy medicine for my
wife , and mooting a friend on the street ,
I asked him to loan mo CO cents , i'ho
policeman who was standing near took
mo for a bcggcr , i suppose and arrested
mo. "
Hobbio was evidently a hard working
man and the judge released him.
Convicted of Assault.
James and Dan Hensoll , the saloon
men near Shoely's packing house , who
were arrested for assaulting and
beating James Orton , an express-
man , and his family , were tried
before Justice Anderson yesterday after
noon. The trial lasted nearly all the
afternoon and resulted in the men being
lined $25 and costs each. They gave
notice that they would appeal the case.
During tlio trial ono of the brothers
acted in such a disreputable manner that
Jutsico Anderson came near ordering his
incarceration for contempt of court.
THEY KAN AAV AY.
Married People AVlio AVaiit Their
Connubial Relations Dissolved.
Divorce proceedings were commenced
in the district court yesterday by Mrs.
Amelia Hall against her husband , Elijah
Green Hall , on the grounds of adultery
and desertion. In her petition the plain
tiff alleges that while living with her hus
band in Brown county , she discovered
that ho was criminally intimate with a
young woman named Katie Bowen.
When she accused her husband of the
fact ho left her , eloping with
the young woman and is now , so the
plaintiff is credibly informed , living with
his enamorata in a state of open adultery.
This state of affairs the plaintiff considers
good grounds for the court granting an
absolute divorce.
Louis Anderson also wants to bo legal
ly separated from his wife on the ground
of desertion. Ho alleges in his petition
that no has always treated her kindly ,
but she left his home in Omaha and be
took herself to Surpy county , from
whence she refuses to return , although
frequently urged to do so by him. Ho
therefore has concluded to lot her alone
and asks tlio court to help him do so by
granting the divorce.
Union sowing machine lasts a lifetime.
Tlio Wyoming Central.
The corrected plat of the -route of the
Wyoming Central railway , an extension
of the Fremont , Klkhorn & Missouri Vul
ley railway , otherwise tlio Northwestern ,
through the northern and { central por.
tions of tiiis territory , has been received
at the land office in Choyonno. The road
will strike Wyoming near Van Tasscvll's
rancli , and follow the course of the
Running Water to ji point near
the headwaters of Shawnee creek ,
From thence it will run
in u southerly direction alonij the west
side of Shawnee , strikingthij J'latto about
a mile and a half west of the mouth of
the creek. It then follows iho Platte to
the Fort Fettornian military .reservation.
The Platte thus dclinililylodatcs Iho line ,
showing only a few material changes in
the original course. The right of way is
already secured by act of congress and it
is evident thai all preparations aid being
made to push the road through during tlio
coming summer.
DThe Union sew backwards or forwards.
AVantM His Trunk.
L , K. Gordon has commenced suit in
the county court to recover hid trunk
from the Nebraska Coal & Lime com
pany , who attached it for a debt sometime
timeago. . The trunk was sci/.cd by
Constable Kdgcrton , and is now
in possession , of Iho company.
Mr , Gordon Bays that though there were
no grounds for the Aoi/.uro of the trunk ,
which Contained jienrly all .his earthly
goods , Iho hard-hearted constable carried
HolViust the same , and laughed at him
mockingly when ho requested its return.
pThc noiseless Union sowing machine.
PHOXB.V TO JM-IATtr.
A Hermit 'Who Perished During the
Ilcccnt Storm A Sad Scene.
From a gentleman who arrived from
North" Plalto yesterday additional par-
( Seniors were learned of the case of the
hermit who was frozen to death there
during the recent blizzard.
The coroner was notified on Mon
day of the death , near that placo'of n her
mit who liycd in n sod hut , with only a
horde of dogs for companions. Ho immediately -
mediately went to Iho place indicated and
found the dogs still keeping watch over ,
the de-ad body of tliolr " ' ; - ° tr ; . 5G7en of
tncm had to be shol before the body
could bo touched. Among the effects of
the hcimit was found $70 in dimes and
nickels , till in small bogs. A number of
letters were also found In the pockets of
the deceased which turned out to bo let
ters of recommendation from good men
In Iowa of the hermit's qualifications us
a bookkeeper. Ho was probably insane
over the subject of breeding dogs , and
some trouble had driven him to solitude
with his canine friends. It is believed
that ho froze to dcalh on Saluretay
night.
Concerning this same recluse the Choy-
cune Sun says :
About eight months ago a man with
black , straggling bcaid and ragged
clothes , trundled a wheelbarrow , in
which were twelve or liflecn puppies ,
through North Platte , westward. At his
heels bark'cd and snarled a score of dogs
of nil sbcs , ages and variegated breeds
and colors. The strange procession
continued on until it had passed
the ranch where Buffalo Bill
William F. Cody ) lives whan ho is at
home , and then camped for the
night. It was apparent the next morn
ing that the man thought the location a
good one , for ho immediately commenced
and soon completed the construction of a
sod house , which ho reared to about the
height of his head and partially roofed
over. Into this lie placed a dry goods
box , which had been carried through
from somowhcro in tlio effete cast , and
built himself a fireplace. There ho lived ,
and when fall came the puppies hail
grown to good-sized dogs , and tlio
strange indivindual would crawl out of
a litllo hole in the sod hut and gaze at
the trains go by , while his thirty-two
dogs would bound around him. lie lias
been seen in North Platte a fo\v times
( luring the summer and fall , but had very
little to say to anyone , and never talked
of Ins own affairs. Just how ho found
the means of subsistence is not known ,
but in part lie lived by getting an occa
sional mutilated steer carcass from the
railroad track and by catching jackrabbits -
bits with his dogs.
THE VIADUCT "OOXTUAOT.
It Will Not Bo Awarded ftir Several
Days Yet.
"Tho viaduct contract , " said City En
gineer Kosewator to a reporter j'cstorday ,
"will not be let for several days yet. The
mailer is now in tlio hands of the railroad
companies , and it depends upon their de
cision when and to whom thu contract
will be awarded. The railroad compa
nies , of course , pay three-fifths of the
cost of the viaduct , consequently they
have a right to partially at least dictate
to whom the contract shall be awarded.
They have the privilege , too , of throwing
out the bids altogether. But i do not
think they will do that. I have talked
with General Manager Callaway , of the
Union Pacific , antl General Manager
Holdrege , of the Burlington &
Missouri , ami both of tjioin de
clare that they are anxious that
the construction of this viaduct shall be
pushed. Both declare , however , that the
council committee have so far failed to
live up to Iho agreements made , and are
anxious to have a contract drawn up in
black and white between the city and the
railroad companies. Then , again , it
must be determined whether the viaduct
is to be builtovcrTcnthstrcotor Eleventh
street , before the nwareis can be made.
This is a matter which ought to occupy
the attention of the council at once , and
a report will bo submitted at the meeting
next Tuesday. "
"Aro the bids as reasonable as antici
pated ? "
D"Yes , most of them. Those which arc
the cheapest , taking into consideration
the quality of work proposed , range from
$75.000 to $80,000. The board , 1 think , is
inclined to _ regard tlio bid ot the Youngstown -
town ( Ohio ) company most favorably ,
and that company will probably secure
the contract. "
The reporter trieil to see Chairman J.
E. House about the matter , but that gen
tleman was not in his ollico.
A SOHOOli
A Mammoth Concert to bo Given l > y
Ijocal German .Sinning Societies.
One of the events of February is to be
a inanimouth concert and ball to be given
by the Macnncrchor , Concordia .singing
society , Swiss singing society and Turner
singing society , for tlui benefit of the
German-American school. Tlio a flair is
to take place on the 31sl at Gcnnania
hall.
hall.A
A rehearsal wa.sholdlastnightin wldoh
more than sixty voices participated. The
rehearsals will bo held very frequently. It
is expected that tlio concert will bo one
of the best of its kind ever held in the city.
A committee of two from tlio various
organizations which are to take part , has
been appointed. They are as follows :
Concordia Gco , E. Slr.itman , Adolph
Moyor.
Turner Quartette Club Ernest- .
Griibo , Wm. Stocekcr.
Swiss Society August Schaefer , A.
Bauoit.
Macnnorchor Gustav Kroeger , Wm.
Holl'mau.
Platt Dcnlschor Voroin A. Allcndorf ,
B. Evors.
Arion Club T. Metz , jr. , and Max
Becht.
Verwaltungsralh John H.F. Lehman.
Gcorgo E. Stratman was elected presi
dent ot the temporary organization , Ere-
estGrobo secretary , and Adolph Mo > or
treasurer.
The largest and finest assoitmcnt of
German and French masks is to bo found
at MAX MBYKH & CO'S. , llth &Fanam.
TlioInsuraico | Casns ,
Mr. I. II. Congdon , one of the lawyers
who represent II , T. Clarke & Co. in Iho
big insurance cases which have just como
to a conclusion in the United Stales court ,
said to a reporter yesterday that ho under
stood Iho insurance companies intended
to lilo a motion for n now trial on va-
rio us grounds. Inasmuch as none of the
ycrdicts are for more than $5,000 , the
cases can not bo appealed. Mr. Cong-
don said that Messrs , Clarke & Co. were
satisfied with the verdict considerably
more so in fact than the insurance com
panies , and should take no steps for anew
now trial. isskf J
Masks and masqverado trimmings at
MAX MEYW & CO'S. , llth & Farnam ,
*
KnoKkcd Him Out ,
Sporting moil hero will doubtless remember
member "Young" Smith , the 20-yenr-old
pugilistic wonder , who traveled with
Jack burke last season , stopping in
Omaha a few days Ho has been inVy -
onling , and concerning an cvploit of his
at Evanston , the Salt Lake Tribune hatf
the following to say ;
The next thing on the bill was a gen
uine thumping .match between Ed. Smith ,
familiarly known us "Young Smith , " SO ,
years of age , Weighing 151 pounds , and
n negro barber known ns Tom Austin.
Smith had offered to "knock out" any
mini within ton pounds of his weight , or
forfeit § 50. Austin had been br'airgmg
about town that ha had stood up before
Paddy Uyan , and would bo only too glad
to meet Smith. Considerable time was
consumed by the ' 'nig" getting a backer
arranging conditions. . At last ho entered
the ring and faced Smith. The latter let
out his right and the eolored man drop
ped to avoid the blow. This farce was
continued for half a minute , the crowd
calling on Austin fo stand \ip \ to it , iio
essayed lo do so , but as SMS \ Smith
Qt n good Ih'M ; r , , tno nig turned n com
pieto somersault and bogged for mercy.
Ho was hooted from the ring.
American and European national char
acter masks at MAX MEYER & CO'S. '
AMUSUMJSKTS.
'rnr HOMAMV nvr. .
A very small audience witnessed the
opening of the Romany Kyo engagement
nt the opera house last night. Weather
permitting , there should bo a full attend
ance this afternoon and evening as the
great melodrama- this time presented
by first class artists and the scenic effects
for tlio several spectacles which occur in
the play are excellent.
MUI.DOOX ATrun rr.ori.r/s.
The bli/.zaid and perhaps John Jack
conspired to give Muldooirs Picnic bul a
poor greeting. The show is good and
the specially business is lino. When
Sully came out and sprung his lirst jaw
breaker , odds were given in the pit that
it was Ned Harrigan himself doing the
act , and when Mulcahoy in Iho person of
B , E. Ellis put in his appearance , the
audience agreed as due man that ho was
1'onoy Hart. The rest of the cast is good ,
and the whole show merits patronage.
Mr. Frctwell , the now manager intends
to make tlio People's boom.
*
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Complimentary Concert.
Acomplimenlary concert lo Miss Fannlo
E. Looinis , a Boston lady of prominence
musical circles was given Thursday night
at the Dodge street Presbyterian church.
The best musical talent in tlio city par
ticipated in the cntcitaiument , Miss
Loomis being assisted by Miss Blanche
Oliver , soprano ; Mrs. F. P. Day ,
contra ; L. M. Barlletl and W. B. Wilkins -
kins , tenors ; J , L. Smith , basso ; W. T.
Tabor , accompanist , and 13. A. Todd , or
ganist. The programme was excellently
rendered , and gave ample testimony of _
the accomplishments ot all the partici
pants. Miss Loomis was especially well
received and properly so , for her execu
tion was faultless. Mr. Franklin S
Smith acted as musical director of Iho
occasion. .
Union sewing machine , latest and best.
Decline * ) to Serve.
Mr. C. J. Caimn , ono of the managers
of the baseball park , has received notice
that ho lias been elected manager of the
new Western league , recently organized
in St. Joe , with Marysvillo , Hastings ,
Lincoln , Leavcnworth , Pueblo , Denver ,
etc. , in the circuit. Mr. Canau informed
a reporter yesterday that ho should pos
itively refuse to servo. " 1 do not think it
will bo a paying scheme , " he said , "and
1 do not care to be in any way identified
with it. I have faith , however , in Sulli
van's Northwestern league scheme , and
believe it is the only ono that will pay. "
Brevities.
Only one marriage license was issued
yesterday , the happy couple being
Charles Faust anil Mary Gillette.
The county commissioners report that
yesterday they distributed to the poor
lorty tons of coal in addition to the large
amount of provisions.
The plasterers are notified to meet in
their hall on Friday , January 20 , as busi
ness of importance is to bo transacted.
By order ot secretary.
Personal Paragraphs.
D. W. Bpultoii , treasurer of Wayne
county was in the city yesterday.
Henry Voss , the well known architect ,
lelt lust evening lor Milwaukee and
Chicago on private business relative to
some important brewery construction.
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Tlio btonniElilps of this well knoirnllno mo nil
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both tiiilu and tifrioiul > ! u , They carry the United
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