Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1886)
c , T 8 TIIE OlttAHA DAILY BEE : FBIDAY , AUGUST 13 , ISdO. GATHERED ABOUT TIIE CITY , A New Tltory Concerning the Nanco County Horrori THE SYNDICATE SQUABBLE. Ocnnral Johnston in the Cltj Ilnll- road Notes A Quarrel Ilolwcon Ilcnl Kstntn Men Court nnil Police Ijocnl. The Kullcrton Horror. It is now nearly two years since the details of the shocking quintuple murder known as the Ftillorton , Nance county horror , wcro published in the HUB. It was In the early part of the winter of 1831. Four adults and ono child wcro found murdered. The perpetrator was and still is unknown , but suspicion now is firmly settled upon the man who in all probability did the deed , and who for a long time , it was thought hud also fallen a victim in the butchery. This is the man Furncval , who has not been heard of since that time. The theory of the crime , hold up to the pres ent time , is that Percival , who was the third to fall in the bloody work with his wife , had been gotten out of the way In order to remove the possibility of his over laying claim , as heir to immense cstatos in England. That theory has now fallen to the ground , and another has taken its place. It is hold by everybody In the vicinity of the scone of the murder , and bears a plausibility which the other lacked. It makes its first appearances in the HIK : , and was received through Hon orable John Hush from John Whithoy the next neighbor of Furnivai. Furnoval owned ICO acres in Nance county. Ho was living with u man named Meyer. Each took turns of a week in attending to the domestic duties of their homo. In that homo wcro cur tain chattels upon which Furnoval had given a mortgage for $200. The time ot tlio pajmont ot this sum was near at hand , and Furneval was anxiously ox- icctlng money from the cast to satisfy li t. Ho went several times to Central City and Fullcrlon to seq if the money had arrived , but only to find that it had not come. This made him nervous and irksome. Ho even requested his neigh bors to inquire for the. desired letter lor him when ho was unable to go to either of these towns himself. On the Saturday night before the murder Furneval in quired of Mr. Gates if ho had brought a letter for him , but was informed that nothing had arrived with his address. The next day , Sunday , was the day upon which Meyer was to commence to take charge of the household affairs for the following week. That day , Furnoval had bpent playing cricket. On Ids way home 1 .s opped at Gates'and asked the latter if he had seen Meyer that day , and was told that Meyer had not been around. Although naturally an easy-going man , when aroused it was known that Furno val was possessed of most resentful and violent feelings. These ho began to show before ho left Gates' plaeo by bitter denunciation of his companion who ne glected his duty. Ho then started for homo. Later Meyer made his appear ance at Gates' and asked if Furneval had been seen. Ho was informed that Furno val had just left and was In a very angry mood. "Yes , " said Meyer , I suppose he'll make it warm for mo , " and then started for home. Funioval quarrelled , and later , when the former had retired to bed , Furnoval shot him through the chin and tot ) of the head. Percival was 0110 of the nearest neigh- bora. Esvrlv in the morning a man of his , named llaird , who was a friend of Meyer's , called to see the latter , while Furnoval was digging a pit to bury'him in. Haird discovered the mur der and was hastily running ( b spread the alarm , when Furncval ehot him from behind The body was not found for some time , aiid was , then , supposed to be that of Furncval. That night , Monday , Percival had just pot back from town , and had driven hip horses to the barnwhere Furueval asked if ho had any news for him from town. Percival stated that ho had not. Where upon , Furnivai who had now become a demon in heart , in search of money to make his escape , shot Percival as ho was carrying his arms full of hay to feed his horses. The murdered nian dropped upon the hay ho had been holding and never stirred. Furneval then wont to the Perelval's ' house. Ho know the latter hud a tin box containing $100. He de termined to secure its contents. To do this ho killed Mrs. Furneval , who was oneoluto at the time , as also -her child who wus but fifteen months old. Ho then rilled the box , and with the blood of fiix human being , as it were , dripping from his hands , made his escape. His tracks have boon so effectually covered that lie has not been apprehondeu. Mr. Gates' opinion as to ms where abouts is that lie has either already com mitted sulcido , or that ho has izono on a surveying expedition to Alaska. Hois rather inclined to the latter theory , in fact is almost certain that ho is up north , because Furncval several times spoke to him of going. The one hundred and sixty acres bo- lousing to Furnoval are now used by ox- Lt. Gov. Cams , while the mortgage upon his chatties was purchased by ( Central City people. UOSLEIl. IM3FI3NDAXT. A Now Question Hnlsod In the Land Syndicate Injunction. The injunction suit of Milton Rogers in the sale of the property of the South Omaha Land Syndicate , to restrain the trustees of the same from disposing of the property in question , cuiuo up before Judgo'.Waklovyostorday morning. McsJ Bre.Oowiniund.Prllohutt appeared for Rog ers , kMr.Woolworth for himself and three tiustces.atid Mr.Thurston for Mr. Hosier , Guii Cowln said that the instruments tlmy had filed , ho thought , would hi con sidered sutllciont for what hail been asked until something of a denial was filed by the other side , Mr. Woolworth said that such denial * , txllbctlng the statements nuulo by the at torneys for the petition , had been filed In the morning. Gen. Cowin said that ho was not nwnru of the fact and that they would ask'tho usual time to consider the alii- duvitfl. MrThurston then stated that hn do- eir < id to have Mr. Hosier made * a defend- jwtwith the others. Mr. Pritehctt said that the question \va not regarding the sale to Mr. Hosier , bub the bale ut this time and for the piece mentioned , to anybody. Mr. Thurston said that the prayer of the petition was that the court could not lunko a decree unless Mr. Hosier wcro nmoug the defimdtuiK The court shared ( Tils opinion , but was not , prepared to pass upon the question , ns to how Hosier could bo introduced against the will of the plaintilT , On the question of the injunction the court held that ho had read the petition to enjoin the trustees from in any man ner interfering with the property of the saiuc , and thai all ho felt disposed to gnvut wis to restrain the trustees from - usttkimr the sale of the property , or tak ing action to remove the minority of the trustees. To continue the injunction so RS to prevent the tni.-tei's from oaring fov the properly or .scouring interest on ho bonds anil other matters rendered necessary by the biiainesj of the ussooia lion would bo itijur'ous. Uon , Cow n thought the court's idea Would be satisfactory 'to the plaintiff , at least until 8 o'clock , wh'oh ' would afford time to examine the allldavlts filed by the trustees. TJio question of admitting Hosier as a defendant again camu up. Mr. Woolworth - worth and Mr. Thurston holding that ho should bo admitted. Gen. Cowin hold that Hosier was not a necessary party , inasmuch as tint petition prayed to enjoin the trustees from selling the property at all. The specific allegation 01 the sale to Hosier , was only proof of the con spiracy alleged bv the petitioners to liavo been formed by four of the trustees , to seize the propel ty for lhem elves , be cause these latter had acted without authority and in the face of the specific requirements of the deed of trust At the close of the discussion General Cowin said , after all , ho thought there would not be much objection to the ad mission of Mr. Hosier as ft defendant , nnd the court finally said that he would give the terms of tlin modified injunc tion this afternooon at 4 o'clock , ami at the same time listen to any further argu ments which counsel might desire to make regarding thu admission of Mr. Hosier as a defendant 1'eseorday morning Mr. Woolworth - worth , as counsel for the trustees , filled affidavits ( in the district court , controverting in every ma terial point the petition of Mr. Rogers , setting forth the fraudulent sale of the property In question. At ! o'clock Judge Wakeloy decided to modify the injunction as mentioned above. It was also agreed that Hosier should bo admitted as a defendant , but that his part of the suit should bo re ferred to the United States district court. GI3N. JOHNSTON'S AUHlVAti. The Famous Ex-UcUol General In the City Notes. General Joseph E. Johnston , the gov ernment railroad commissioner arrived in the cltyjycsterday morning coming in a special car from SiouxICity.DHo is register ed at the Paxton hotel , where early yes terday afternoon ho was found b.y a rcj porter of thcllKK. General Johnston is a man past sixty vears of ago. His hair is fast turning white , his shoulders are becoming more stooped , while his oycs are losing the piercing sharpness which once cliarac- turned them. The famous ex-rebel gen eral though perfectly courteous , is not tx first class subject for the interview.- is rather inclined to bo reticent. "I shall bo in Omaha until Saturday , " said the general , in reply to a question of the reporter , "and will then o west on a tour of inspection of the Union Pacilic and Central Pacific lines. To-day I went down to the shops and took a look through them. I found everything satis factory. I shall also examine the office accounts at the headquarters to sco that every thing is correct. " "What do you think about the passage of the bill for the relief of the Pacific sub sidizcd roads ? " "It is hard to.'mako aguess about that , " replied the general. " .There was a gen eral belief at Washington during the last session that the bill would bo passed. Hut it turned out differently. I have no doubt but ttiat sonic measure of the sort possibly the same bill will come up at the next session. 1 bcleivo that some measure of the sort would prove bonoli- cial not only to the roads but to the gov ernment as well. " General Johnston has been in office about two years and a half , having been appointed by President Cleveland early in his administration , Ho makes an annual tour of inspection over all the roads in which the government is di rectly or indirectly interested. NOTES. President Marvin Hughitt of the North- .vcstorn , was 1113 the city yesterday. Ho loid a Jong conference wilh Traffic Man ager Kimball of the Union Pacific. Sev eral matters of interest to both roads were disposed of satisfactorily. A train lorjd of tea and silk , from China md Japan , consigned over the Central Pacilic.and Union Pacific , left San Fran cisco yesterday. KEALi ESTATE 1MEN MEET. Exchange Compliments nnd Kxcitod- ly Present Arms. Wednesday evening a lively scene took place in the office of the C. E. Mayno Real Estate & Trust company. Alfred Arnemann , of Paulson & Co. , called upon Mr. Mayno to settle up a little com mission to which Paulson & Co. lay claim. It seems that Paulson & Co. had on their list a piece of property which. Mr. Mayno either wanted to buy for himself or sell to another party. It was agreed between Mr. Maync and the -other firm that the commission , which was to amount to $500 would bo divided equally. Mayno sold the lot , and called on Paul- sou & ( Jo . and loft witli them a check for $135 as their share of 1 10 commission. This was not satisfactory , and in the evening , Arnemann called at Mayno's for the remaining $18 ! ! . Some high words passed between them , during which Mayno tried to convince Arnomanu that the sale had not brought enough to war rant tliecoinniissinn claimed , and in proof of this referred Arnemann to his books. Arnomann made an insulting allusion to Mayno's books coupled witli other re marks of an uncomplimentary nature , when Mayno shied a notarial seal at him and then drew his revolver and aimed. Hut lie did not firo. Some of his men in terfered nnd Arnomann left the olfico with a sore log , caused by its being struck with the seal. _ DI8TIUOT COUIIT. Neville's Doings on the Bench this Morning. Yesterday morning Judge Noillojgrant- cdja temporary injunction to restrain a tenant of Mr , Zabnskio , in South Omaha , from moving upon or occupying proper ty belonging to the latter. The case will bo heard on uoxt Monday. Ho also discharged from the county tail on a writ of habeas corpus , Michael Ritchie , the man who has been confined there for eleven days back for contempt of court. The contqmpcd charged was assault upon the justice of the peace at the slock yards , while the latter was holding court. The grounds upon which the case was brought before Judge Neville was that no warrant had been issued for Uitoiiio's arivst , and , further , that imprisonment of twenty days was In excess of the statutory punislmiontfor the ofionso alleged. Upon the latter of those grounds , the writ was issued ; Ritchie having spent moro than ton days , the time allowed ns punishment of the offense in thu county jail. Injured In the Cab , Wednesday n destructive tornado visited the town of Webster on the line of the C , M , & St. P. road , and is described by Mr. A. Clubb , of Sigouruoy , to have been particularly destructive of the crops in that vicinity. At the tlhio of its passage over the town mentioned a train on the Milwau kee road was standing at the dopot. The snow fence on ono sulo of the track was raised up by the wind and smashed against the cars. Ono of the boards shot tnr.dugh the window of the cab of the engine and striking the fireman across the forehead inllioting a do'op and clan gorous cut and rendered the man Insen sible , so that his plaeo had to be taken by another. Twenty-four young men of Omaha have signed an agreement to enlist ns volunteers In the campaign against Mnxico , provided war is declared against that uatiou A REAL ESTATE PICNIC , A Free Excursion , Free Music , Free Lunch , and a Splendid Opportunity for Good Investments. THE ALBRIGHT ANNEX AUCTION. Four Hitiidrcel Klncly-Iiocntoil hot * to 1)0 Knocked Down to the Highest Didder. The activity in Unialm real cst.ito con tinues wltli unabatoil vigor. Thousands of persons nro making investments cither for future homos or speculative purposes. The Indications nil point to a steady rise in real estate for the next three years nt loast.and in all probability for the next Jive years. The city is growing very rap idly in population and wealth. Now business men are seeking locations for business houses and for homes. New en terprises , both public and private , are being developed every day. A largo amount of grading , paving , surveying and other street improvement work is being done , viaducts arc boiug built , the cable car company has begun work , and the street car lines are being extended in every direction. Thus it will bo seen that everything is combining to make Omaha n great city , and that now is the time to invest in rual estate. Numerous fortunes have already been made in a very short time in Omaha rual estate , and the oppor tunities are just as good to-day , it' not bettor , for safe and profitable invest ments. All that is needed is the proper selection of the place to plant your money. A splendid opportunity is about to bo offered to investors and speculators in what has been named AI.IIUIOIIT'S ANNEX , in the immediate vicinity of the South Omaha Stock yards. Tins property lies half u mile south of the new Stock Ex change hotel , and joins the 120 acres , said to hayo been purchased by Armour. The Albright Annex gradually slopes to the east , and is in every respect beauti fully located. The tract contains rOL'It IIUNDIIGU LOTS , which are to bo sold at public auction , on Monday and Tuesday , August 10 and 17. A special free train will leave the Union Pacilic depot at 10 o'clock in the morning of each day , and will return at 7 o'clock in the evening. The famous Musical Union brass band Julius Meyer , manager , and II. T. Irvine , leader has been encaged for this occasion. The band will mvo a street parade and con cert from 7 to 10 a. m. . and will accom pany the special train to the auction grounds , where a splendid free lunch will bo served. In fact it will bo a two days' picnic. Everything will bo done by the management to make this one of the grandest and most successful events in the history of Omaha real cstato trans actions. Wo venture to say that besides the hundreds who will go for the purpose of buying Jots , there will bo hundreds who will take advantage of this oppor tunity of attending a free picnic and having an enjoyable time. Till : AUCTION SALE will be conducted in a business-like man ner. The terms are one-fifth cash , and the balance in payments of five dollars a month. Every lot will bo sold , regard less of cost , to the highest bidder. The managers of this enterprise have not as is the custom with some repl estate deal ers reserved the best portion of the land , but have thrown every lot upon the market. Now. a word or two as to the value of the Albright Annex property. South Omaha Syndicate lots , which were pur chased last spring at ? 230 to $500 , cannot now bo bought for less than § 700 to ? 1,250. This shows a rapid rise in the Syndicate property. The same results will follow in the Albright Annex , bo"- yond the shadow of a doubt. Tins proper ty is in the immediate vicinity of the Backing and manufacturing interests of outh Omaha , and cannot fail to rise rapidly in value. It is the prediction of some of the best businessmen in Omaha and Chicago that South Omaha will have 20,000 people in live years. A prominent and success ful Omaha real estate man , not in any way connected with the Albright Annex , says that the boom is in South Omaha and vicinity , and ho thinks these lots will soil as fust as they can bo put up. Ho will probably purchase some of thorn himself. There has been morn money made out of South Omaha real cstato investments tills year than _ in any property in Omaha proper or in the suburbs. There is al ready ft demand for these lots by parties who want to buy at private purchase , but the management will not s ell a single lot before the day of the auction. Every body will be given a fair show , the poor and rich alike. It would bo advisable before the day of sale to call at the otlico of W. G. Albright & Co. , No. 218 South Fifteenth street , and examine the maps and plates showing the si/.o and location of the lots in the Albright Annex. MEN OF MUSCLE. The Night Before the Great St. Joseph Fcst. Last evening , tlio Omaha turnv < Jroin gave an entertainment in Gormania hull , to show what they expected to do at the forthcoming turnfost at St. Joo. Thoin- tcnso heat of the evening prevented many people from attending , as also the carrying out of the program originally intended. The class presented an excel lent appearance and Will undoubtedly make a favorable impression when it ap pears at * ? ! ; . Joo. The work done last night , displayed wonderful improvement , and argued the dllligoncu ot the members under tlio direction of their teacher , Mr. Kimimerow. The vcrein which will leave Jfor St. Joe this evening , will comprise the following : Louis Iluimrod ; 1st speaker ; Henry Kiimmerow , teacher , Wra. Schultsc , Hobt. IloKonzweig , i'rank Langc , Fred Elsassor , Hugo Hoofer , O. Rehsiitih , O. Grommo , August Doyle , Clark Albco , Tony Monxveo , II. Besolin , WBloodcl. . It will bo accompanied by the band of thu second Infantry and the following citi/.ons : Philip Andres , president of hu Missouri Valley turn bozlrk ; E. G. Grubo , secretary of the same1 , W. O. Mil ler , A. Henseti , ! ' . Elsasscr , A. Schmidt , lionuo Schmidt , J. Solsclo , Jno. Baumor , U. Blattort , Fred Brandos , Ed Mfttirpr , Otto Slmsson , Ed Wohlors , Emil Her- botrr , Julius Pnycko , G , Ebonotcr , Alt Altondorfl' , C. Meyer , Fred Uohm. wife and child ; Is Wagner , Louis Kroitzsoh , O , llosgorshek , Mrs. Hobling. Mrs. lions , Fred Wells , VVra. Siovors , Peter Goos. Henry Krug. W. Lorcnson , Emanuel Calm , C. Nail , Dr. Connors , Dr. Pondry. M. Hengon. Jno. Erck , A. Snyder , Ed Wittig , W. Stoookor. Geo. Anthes Paul Wcinhagcn , Julius Meyer and lucliard Bohocn , This representative body will encour age the class , who ara in that condition which prompts tlio president and teacher to foci that they will probably come back with some of the honors. The party will have a special cur which will bo appro priately decorated for the occasion. The. programme , Imsidcs the turning' comprised a vocal solo by Mrs. Woinhn- gen , the "Throo Lovers" which she sang with rare sweetness ; * a couple of selec tion * , "Serenade" and "In the Forest" by the voreln glee club , consisting jnf Messrs. Haubons , Andres , Uraudcs , Grubc , Wells , Harmon , Gortch , Stoockor and Schocu , Both of those pieces , were excellently rendered. Max Louts ese- cuted with artistic oxw&llfsico , a solo from "Lucroti.i Borgia" ort too violin , which was fcreally appreciated * The close of the night was spent In a pleasant dance in which the young folks took part. poem Miaxta siuxs. Why Shonld They ho flomovcd ami Itloti Men's Unnoticed ? To the hdllor ; As you generally act impartially , and wantjjustico done to all , irrespective of race on color or previous condition of servitude or politics , I would like to Know nbout an order issued by Marshal dimming * , about jtwo months ago in regard to clearing the streets and sidewalks of business signs of all descriptions ; also trunks , barber poles , etc. Let us see how this law has been enforced by our city fathers and our noble guardiai.s of the peace. They notified all shoemakers , cobblers , and barbers , men who wore just barely making a Hying , to remove everything from the sidewalk that showed any sign of their business , so that a passer by would not mistrust that any kind of business was carried on at that plaeo , so that all they have to do is to vaik up to the court hojiso and pay their taxes. Now , .that 1 have presented the poor man's side of this question , lot us look ut the other , and sco how ineqiially this law is enforced. Sloan & Johnson have 877 barrels of salt tiered up , three or four barrels high , on the sidewalk , corner Tenth and Farnam , and forty-three bar rels of syrup. Peycko IJros. have seven teen barrels of vinegar on Tenth street , barrels , boxes , crates , watermelons , ban- nanas , etc. , on Farnam street. James McVittio , corner Eleventh and Farnam , has barrel * of salt , chk'Xoti coops , empty boxes , empty barrels , one old ice-boxono old mattress. Leo , Fried & Co. have a lot of barbcil fence wire in front of va cant lots , llOtMllt Hamcy street , Grat- ton & Drummond , Hartley street , near Fourteenth , have eight carnages on the sidewalk , some marked for saTo. Andrew Murphy , opposite , has six carriages on the sidewalk , three of them with new paint drying. D. M. Steele & Co. , on Thirteenth and Ilarnoy , have 173 barrels of salt , and nine barrels of vinegar on the sidewalk. Garneau's Cracker com pany have lard , salt , sjnip , etc. ; Omaha Cornice works , 310 South Twelfth street , have cornices stored on the sidewalk ; Western Cornice works , cornices stored on sidewalk ; D. Fitzpatrick - patrick , southeast corner Twelfth and Howard has general storage of old steam boilers , earthen tiles , crockery crates , old iron , etc. Now , those are only a few of the many cases that I could mention to show the injustice of this ordinance , or , at least the way it is enforced by our marshal and his subor dinates. The only real object that I can see , so far , is to remove the beer kegs from the sidewalks so that strangers could not tell that our policeman was coing into a saloon , and then to make barbers , shoemakers and cobblers take their signs in that they would not mis trust the police. Now , if they r.ro going to enforce this sidowalKtordiiiance , why not servo all all alike and not try to injure , poor moirs business and lot the rich nlun make a display of thousands of dollars1 worth of their goods on the side walks of the principal thoroughfares of our city and are not molested while ous .police are skirmishing around the by-streets and alleys after poor men who are trying to make an honest living. JUSTICE. THE INDIAN TREATIES. An Important Question * Brought up by n Law-Suit. DA decision was received yesterday Irom Judge lrpwcr ? of theUnitcdStates circuit court of this district concerning an im portant siiit recently.commenced ; against the commissioners of Dakota countv by the C. , St. P. , M. & O. road. The case is especially interesting because it revives memories of treaties made thirty or forty years ngo with the noble rod men of the territory of Nebraska. Away back in the fifties , the govern ment entered into a treaty with the Win- nobago nation , whereby the Indians agreed to live peaceably on the reserva tion several miles square to be made for them in the northwestern part of the state. The reservation was accordingly marked out , with the understanding that it was to bo forever exempt from all state taxation for purposes of revenue. A few years ago , the Sioux City and Nebraska railroad , duly incorporated under the laws of this state purchased from the chiefs or head men of the Winnebago nation a right of way about seventeen miles long and two-hun dred feet wide. Later on this linn was purchased by the C. , M. , St. P. & O. road. The commissioners of Da kota county , in which the reservation is located , have charged up against the lat ter road , several thousand dollars of taxes , on that portion of their line which runs through the reservation. The rail road people claim that this is illegal because - cause the treaty between the United States and Indians expressly stated that the reservations should bo free from taxation of every kind. 'Tho road has consequently refused to pay these taxes , and porno time ago commenced a suit in the United States court to prevent the Dakota county commissioners from soiling their engines and rolling stock in satisfaction of said claim. The defendants demurred to the petition on the ground that the Chicago , Minneapolis , St. Paul & Omaha road had , by the purchase of a. line in Nebraska , become a domestic corpora tion , and was thcrofoio not entitled to sue in the United States court. The de cision of Judcro Urowor referred to above overrules this point ; the defendants are ordered to tile their answer within sixty days. _ FHOM TUB FKOXTlEIt. A IJifj-lIattcd Man .Just from among tlio Greasers. One of the guests , yes terday morning , at the Mer chants' was JAndorson Clubb. Ho is a tall , well formed , kindly looking gen tleman with long gray beard and iron pray hair. Ho wears , n ti&htly woven Panama straw hat , witlua crown about as high as a peed sized dome and a rim about as ample as aj ; half-mile race courso. Ho has two home * . In summer ho holds forth at Sicour.uoy , la. , and in winter at Ashland , Oregon. Ho has just returned from El Paso , llm scene of the Cutting trouble. Ho left there the day on'which the latter published his alleged liuol , Although the article , had not'ap peared it was anticipatcdtajjd the fooling of the people led him do believe that trouble was expected. TheToxanshad al ready commenced fo acton the defensive- Everybody , whether Mexican or Indian , who crossed Into El PaBO from -'aso Del Norto was being corralled. . The talk of organizing a local force was spreading and Mr. Clubb felt that it was a good time to get out the way. l-rom his way of thinking , If ho remained , ho thought ho might bo pressed into service , and concluded to got out ot the danger as soon as possible. One of the features of the aflaii , is that a large number of Chiiiamon , who had been driven out of Seattle and Hodding , California , hud taken refuse among the Mexicans at Paso and del Norto. Those immediately packed up their effects and hastily crossed ante Texas. When the Mexicans djseov- orod the celestial hcueira , they souaht to prevent it. Some of the Orientals were overtaken and brought back , but a largo number escaped to this siuo of the river. A Young Man of the Ben. > Ir. A. M. Beechcr , an ensign in the IJmtedStatcs navy passed through this city v "V THIS SPACE IS RESERVED FOR THE W110 WILL OPEN WITH AX ENTIRE NEW STOCK AT \ On or about Sept. 1st , 1886. Wednesday night on his way to Oak- laud , where he will become nttaehcdto the United States vessel , "Hasslor , " which is there engaged in the coast survey. Mr. Decoder is u young man of intelligence and devotion to the navy. Ho is a native of Fort Dodge , Iowa , from which place ho entered the nayal academy at Anna polis , graduating tlicnco two years ago. Ho was immediately assigned to the Quinnobang , then doing duty in European waters. Ho has just returned from a ten weeks' visit to tlio present homo of his parents in Ash- tonDakota > The . "Hasslcr" has a crew of about one-hundred and twenty men and is named after an early admiral of tlio navy who was the first to suggest re liable coast survey of the country. Mr. Heecher was entertained in town by Mr. John Doherty an old friend of his and left on the evening train for the coast. J. L. Wilkie , manufacturer of paper boxes , 108 S. 14th street , Omaha. DIED. JOlINSON-John A. Johnson , In this city August 12 , aged 39 years. Funeral on Saturday. August 14th , at 10 a. m.trom , his late residence.Slxth and Hickory streets. Friends invited. BUFFETT At Clinton. Neb. , on August 10. Evelyn , wife of Sidney 11. HutTett , of this city. Temporary Interment at Clinton. MUCH sympathy will bo felt by tlio friends of 31r. Sidney II. IJutrett , whoso wife , Eve lyn , died at Clinton , Neb. , August 10. She loaves five children , the yountrost being but twelve days old. Mr. Buirett lias been one of Omaha's business men for many years and last sprlm ; moved with his family to Clinton for the summer. Jlrs. Uutlett was a native of Long Island , N. Y. , but has been a resi dent of Omnha for the last sixteen years. She Was a devoted wife and mother and highly respected by all who know her. S. 11. Bnlfott Is the eldest grandson of the late George W. lloinan. Onelt's Hotel , Lincoln , Nob. , opened March 15th , first class in every respect. ADistlngulflhcd Visitor. Among tlio recent visitors to this city , was the famous German savant and traveler , Uaron Wra. Von Landau , Ph. D.F. P. S. , who has been stopping n few days tit the Paxton hotel on his way west. Ho has explored the llora of East India , Cashmere , Thibet , and the Hima laya's ' , after which ho wont to Australia. On his way from the latter country ho explored the Philliplno islands ; and starting from Manilla with a caravan fitted out at his own cxponso , ho made successful discoveries pertaining to the Malayan wild tribes. Professor Virohow says that ho considers Dr. Landau's suc cess in his explorations as very import ant. While hear Haron Landau has peon entertained by the Messrs. Meyer broth ers. Ho left last night for un extended western trip. Kclonslne Prisoners. Jailor Joe Miller , of the the county jail has turned out thirteen of the city prisoners which were sent up by Judge Stenbcrg to servo out sentence for minor offences , such as drunkenness , vagrancy , eto. Those follo'ws were released in ac cordance with jtlio turnin of the state law , whioh says that a prisoner shall ho con fined ono day for every ? 3 ot fine , ami which lias just boon brought into promi nence by the decision of County Judge McOullooh , in the case of William Green , who was released n day or so ago on a writ of habeas corpus. The county docs not care to board these city prisoners any longer than necessary , and accord- inglv the ommissioners have given Sheriff Coburn instructions to turn them otf nl the rate of $3 a day. Hitherto the ens torn has boon to allow the prisoner ono day for every dollar of his line , General Cowin , the county attorney , will deliver very bhortly an opinion on tlio constitu tionality of Judge McCulloch's decision bearing on the matter , and until then the county Jaijer will abide by the instruc tions given to Sheriff Coburn. &houldpr Wednesday evening Edward C1. Cooper , proprietor" a mnatjmarket and packing house Nq. U13 south Fifth street , was thrown from his horse and suffered a serious dislocation of the shoulder. He was removed 'to his residence ho. 1)09 ) Bouth . .Fifthstreet whore Dr. Darrow at tended him. The accident will conlmo Mr. Coopgr to ins 'house for several days. M. BURKE & SONS , LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS , Manaitor , UNION STOCK YARDS , OMAHA , NEB. REFERENCES : Merchants' and Farmers' Hank , David City , Neb. ; Kearney National HankKearney , Neb. ; Columbus State Hank. Columbus , Neb. ; McDonald's Hank. North PlatU' . Nob. ; Omaha National Hank , Omaha. Neb. . Will ray customers' draft with bill of lading attached for two-thirds value ot stock C. E. MAYNE , S. W. COR. 15th AND I'AK.VAHI , OMAHA. Property of every description for sale in all parts of the city. Lauds for sale in every county in Nebrassa. A complete set of Abstracts of Titles of Douglas county kept. Maps of the City , State or County , or any other information desired fur nished free of charge upon application. RAYMOND , RELIABLE JEWELER , "Watches , Diamonds , Fine Jewelry , Silverware ho larcost stock. Prices the lowest. Flno ropixlrln ? n spool.ilty. All work w.irraatuJ. Cbrno Douplas and 1Mb street , Oinalm. Academy of the Sacred Heart ' ' PARK PLACE , OMAHA , NEB. Terms , IPayaTDle -A.d/vetnoe Including Board , Washing1 , Tuition in English or French , Instrumental music TJso of Books , per session or flvo months , $100. References are required from persons unknown to the institution. For further nfonnation apply to the 3U. Kov. Jus. O'Connor or to the Lady Superior. llobucrl of a "Century. " II. Burmcistor , who keeps a boarding house at 1019 Ilarnoy street reported at police headquarters yesterday that he had Ibeon robbed of $100 early yesterday morning. During the night ho wont out on the porch to sleep. While ho was dozing there a thief entered his bod-room and stole $100 from his pants pockets. Mr. Hurmoister suspects a certain ono of his boarders of having taken the money , but refuses to swear out a complaint against him. him.Tho The county jail now has a small library of ono hundred or ono hundred and fifty volumes , gathered together by the ladies of the Woman's Christian association. Absolutely Tbli powder never varies. A marvel of v\t Uy.slrouKtli ami whulosoiuoiioa. Moro econ omical tUuu the ordinary kinds and cannt be Raid laoainprtltloi ) with the multitude of low to t.sUott weight nlura or nlionpiiito powilnrn. Sold i > n\r \ lo rani. Uoru , BAKINU I'o WUKIX Co. 168 Wall it. , Now York. MENDELSSOHN & FISHER CHITECTS J ) . L. SHANE , Sttpei'lntfndent. II. IIKKCKT , FRESCO PAINTER And Designer. si1 OIHcu , 111 I I-a Fiirimui. . dOtli nnd California. E. SAVAGE. And I'rticlleul Tinner nnd Nhcvt- Iron Worker. RooQiurand fluttering a spccliilty. TJOB.13UJ unil Uavnmrnrtu all. Oiniilm , Nob. JOHN G. GREEK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE COI.MJOU 01' tiKW JhillSKY , I'HINOI'.TO.V , NHXV JKUSISY. ltc ulur four-year roiiriic t ai fnllonis I. For tlia Ariioee nfllutholor of hcluiiro , licncnil coumci Hl o locllvo ruuno In Cliumlttrjr , Illolnxx. ( Io"l y , HiillicinaUcBuncI I'liyilo. II. Kurthoilvxrcuiif Clrll Diixliii'fr , hicluillnii. lionlilci tba ununl piod'tilium ! ttuilp | > , umillcntlunt ut Illourlcltr u , ( bo Xrii. font irncUinle Instruction In lllnhtT MulliemutlCK.Crsplilri. Anulllc.jl aim Appllol Cliumlitrr mid Atnaylnu , llloloKT. I'hj-flo.niul Anlronom- . ( ; iitrancn ciuiiilii- tlo.-it bopt. lull ami lltli. lirl. rur Mioc-UI rmirin nilotlnirliifufiiiollim aiiplv lo tliu Dealers in HARD AND SO FT COAL AND WOOD , Spring * , Illinois , und Ion1 a Son Coal. Ofllce-218 South Fifteenth st. Yards Eighteenth and Izurd si * .