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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. AUGUST 15 , ISRa WELYE PAGES. TELEPHONE 314 HARRISON , AMBLER & WOOLEY , DEALERS IX Real Estate Rooms 20 and 23. Omaha Xntional Batik Butldiutr. Omaha , Nebraska , Do Strictly a Commission Business List Your Property * Os Foil ISO it or Sale lx > ts in Ambler Phicc , one of the finest additions to Omaha , only 2 miles from court house and a little over 1 mile west of Hanscom Park. Lots .f 550 to * i 03 each. Easy terms. 189 For Sale 2-story house , 7-roomn , cellar , city water , stable , full lot in lianscom place on Park avc. , $3ooo ; $ looo cash , balance to suit 187 Fine east front lot on Virginia avc. , $ l,7Ck > ; ? looo cash , balance in 2 years. 183 For sale at a bargain , 0 acres for $ looo ; half cash. 101 > or sale at a bargain Corner lo 183 feet on South 13th t. 0 ! ) fctt deep , with large house ? 2oooo , half cash. 153 2-storv store bnildiiiir wsth lot 3ox 13o on Phil Sheridan St. , f ! ,5oo. 114 1 nne lots on Park ave. , ? 'Jooo each Cheap. 100 Lot 5oxl4ofcet in Dupont place ? G5o ; ' $2oocash. Cheap. TO Lot in Arbor place $45o ; * lee cash , bal. to suit. 142 0 full sections of land in Cheyenne Co. , Neb. , at $4 per acre , worth $ G. Must be sold soon. 131 For sale or exchange for Omaha proportv. 100 acres 2 miles from Pilger Neb. . $2,000 120 ! or Sale flood Business property on CummgSt , , $0.0)0. 103 Tor Sale or exchange , for house and lot or vacant lot. 10U acres ? 1 , 001' . GS For Sale Good house and 2 lots in Hanscom Place , § J000. ; For Sale On Georgia Avenue , near Judge Dundy's , cast front , 10 roDm houxe , barn ; all modern improvements S'.WW. D5 Kot : SALE Hoxise and lot on Pierce street : 2-storv house , 8-rooms. coed well and cistern , $3,000. Foit SALE Splendid corner in Hans coin Place , 180x100. will make 4 good lots. A great bargain , $4,000. 7 For Sale House 5 rooms S 18th st. cistern - tern , cellar ; monthly payments. f 2.503. 0 For Sole House and lot on Georgia ave. , near Wolworth , house of 7-rooms , everything in first class condition , a bartnun. $3,803- 44 For Sale House and lot on N" . 18th ftvhoaBo 9 rooms , good tarn , lot 65x lee , $ J,000. 414 Fine lot on Harney St. , 41x171. 1 = 4,030 , for 8 days. 408 Fine east trent lot , Hanscom Place , 9-rocm house , modern improvements , $3,750. A bargain. 40S Lot in Shmn's addition , $1,400. 401 House and lot Shnn's , add. , house of 7 rooms , § 3,500. 403 Splendid lot in Hanscom Place $1,200. A great bargain. 402 Lot and half in Hanscom Place , fine location , $3,800. 401 A new 2-story house , 8 rooms , Hans- t com Place , $5,000. 400 New house , C rooms , Virginia ave. , ' $3,000. 339 Two fine east front lots in E. V. Smith's add. , $2,000 each. 333 Lot41jxl32 on 2Cth , near Harney at , with 2 houses , $3,330. Special bargain. 800 Lot on Lake street , $2,500. 893 Lot in Pelham Place , 5000. A bar- cam. 832 Fina lot , south front , in Hanscom Place. $2,5QO. 8D1 Two lots with double house of 10 rooms , Shinn's add , , $3,500. A great bargain. 333 LotanArm stron dd. , ? 2,000. 830 Lot 88x100 in vountze's 2nd add. , new 2-story house of 8 room$2,500. : . 92G Three lots in Omaha View , $350. Cheap. DS5 Fine lot on St. Mary's avcnuo at a bargain. 331 House and lot on South ICtk street. only &J.500. 873 2j acres only $250 per acre. 879 Lot in llauscom Piaeo , east front , only f.1,000. 878 Fiiio acre property on Saunders st. 877 5 acres with u-room house , Saund- era street , $5,000. 840 Corner lot , new house of 5 rooms Lake bt. , $3.000. 049 7-room house and lot on Colfax near LcavouTrorth St. , $4,000. 848 East front lot , Hanscom Place , $900. aiG Lot in Cortlandt Place , $0,000. UC5 Lot 30x140. Lake's add. , house of 5 rooms , only $2,300 ; $300 cash , balance f25 per month. B1H l ot in Thornburg , $550. 230 Lot on College street , just south of Leavenworth , house of 4 rooms , good barn2,200$500cashbalance ; monthly. S20 lx > t on Unano fit. , Uanscom Pi ace $1,000. 12 House and lot on Pnpplcton ave. , Hanseom Place , $4,000. 02 Lot on Catharine st , $2,000. 105 Lot opposite Judge Uundy's. $2.500. 190House and lot in Denise's addition , $3.500 ; $200 cash , balance $25 per mo. 147 Corner , 3 lots in Hanscom Place house of 0 room ? , good barn. $5,000. 69 5 lots on Sauudere St. , f 1,100 each. A great ba gain. 415 House end lot in Ambler Place , 8 rooms , good barn , $4,000. 418 Corner , 2 lots , Arlington , $1,550 for both. A bargain. 430 House cud lot in LOTTO'S addition , $1,150 ; $000 cash , balance to suit. 423 B cast front lots in Boyd's addition , $2,500 for all ; i coili , balance to suit. 424 Corner lot in Leaven worth Terrace , south and cast front , $000 ; $200 cash , balance to * 424 } L.ot2JxCC feet on IBtl ; street , near Howard , $8,500. A great bargain for a few days. 428 Lot in subdivision of J. L Redick's addition , east front , $3,500. 427 Hon o and Jot on N. 17th s U , IIOUBS 8 rooms , barn. A great bargain st cash. If yon want to.sell list your property Parties wanting- purcjiase ehould call on Harrison , Ambler & Woolley , Boom 20Quuba Katloni Bant SCENES OF DEVASTATION , A Oorfwpoadent Describes a Trip Through tke name-Swept District * . D ESOLATION AND DESTRUCTION. The Accumulations of ear of Hard Toll Cnrrletl A ain a Moment Heroic Fire I-'Iglitcrs Mel ancholy Talci. View Inc the n CHICAGO , August H. [ S ] > ecial Teletrratn Ui the llniA ] correspondent who has been inakinc a tour ot the country d\nstnted by the forest ilios In Wisconsin , telccraplisfrom Green Bay : In the township of Bellevue the ravages of the lires became npi < aieni. Little patches of burned timber stood among the surrounding pine forests. Tlie ground In places was covered by ( 'my aslie of bushes and leaves vihich had been cuu uned , and here and there creatlnil falls. ' as a tree uliirli has fallen down is termed , cave out a red slow. A kick on a massive trunk sent up a shower of sparks , and little flames darted lorth Irom the crevices In the Iocs. The woods looked as tlioudi nipped by an early frost. The leaves on oak and hickory trees were brown and faded from the effects of the lieet , while In portions of the woods , where the tire had swept away the leaves nnd small brandies , the great tiees stood crim and bare , spreatliiiR out their great blackened branches without obscuring the rays o4 the sun. The woods were devoid of life. In my six mile ilde I did not seu a slusle bird or living thing of any kind. The township of Katon has suffered terribly , and the lo > s of property has been creat. Near what Is known as Luty lake , a mare r > end near the junction of the Bellevue. Depere and Katon townships , stood Woodrufl's mill , which Is ownixl by one of the finest typical youns Americans 1 ever met , Harry Wood ruff. Ills name will -remembered as long as Urown county lasts. All alone lor the nast week Harry has been anticipating fires , and during the time worked like n beaver liHii'lng water to his place nnd then to his neighbors , who were a greater distance from the source of supply. Monday he left his hou e with a number of barrels of water for James Clausen , a German nelchbor. Ite- turnlng at a slow trot he saw the smoke approaching preaching and whipped up his horses. "At one moment , " said " \Voodruff \ , "there was not a sign of tire. Five minutes later It seemed as though the woods all around me were blazing. " lie started the team toward here at a rrmd callop. barelv escaping with his lite. Then the hcht besran with the tire. He wet down his house , barn and old mill with water , of which he had laid in a good supply , ami as Mie fire brands mine around extinguished them. In Jess than an hour the tire had swept on and left him out of danger. He went to Clausen's Dlace to render what aid he could. Tne IIOUS.G. barn and wheat farm had been sweat away , nna all around were strewn the dead bodies of pigs , sheep and cattle \Voodruff began the mournful task of look- Inc for the bodies of the family , but without success , when he heard sepulcheral cries and traced Uiem to an old well which contained about four feet of water , and ioutid Clausen with his wife and three children. Clausen did not save a dollar's worth of property and had no idsurance. All througti Eiton township a simi lar tale is told. Some farm sites were marked by a dwe.lliug , which had been saved by almost superhuman efforts , but not a barn in the binned distiict is left. All through the woods , miles away from the farms , are the dead bodies ot cattle and other domestic auimals , some burned tD a crisp and others with no algns ot the manner of their death. Most of the families in this belt of fire hare taken refuce with friends , but one old Ger man has constructed a kind of shanty ontof half burned Joes ana is llvin ? on the icmains of sheep which had been killed by the llame * . and some provisions given him by charitable neighbors. The children , the smaller of whom were about entirely naked , peered out of an openinc In tne hut The old man re turned my "cood morning" in a half hearted way and continued to smoke his pipe. The poor woman looked at me and then , hiding her face In her apion , burst Into a fit of vreeplngas she rocked herself to and fro on u log on which she was sitting. There was no need to ask any question. The mel ancholy story was too plain. Years of haid work to lay up a little money against the coming ot old age had gone for naught , and the hard earned savings of years ot irugality and labor had vanished in smoke. I drove back by another route through the center of Depere and Celterne townships. Here tbe loss was even greater than in Eaton. The inhabitants are ( or rather were , for it seems as if the ) ' had now deserted their i townships ) mostly Poles , who have carried no Insurance , and Swedes , who have something coming from that source. All through this region tbe devastation is com plete and the sutrerinc terrible. Many of the burned out people hare been injured in fighting the fiauies. IT ItAINJiD IX TIME To Save Towns on ttie March or the Forest Fires. MILWAUKEE , August 14. No immedi ate danger now exists to the towns In northern Wisconsin Included in the trade of the forest fires. A heavy rain fell in sections of middle and northern Wisconsin , and , wnlle not extinguishing the flames , subdued them considerably , in other places the forests are still ablaze. People in Stiles , Spencer and Colby spent a night of terror. Early Friday evening the lira subsequently advance toward that part of the village of Spencer not destroyed a week ago. The sheet of ( lames i ? described as having been o\er a hundred feet high , and cieatlng a roar that could be heard tor miles. As people ple were about despairing of saving the towns showers of rain fell early tub morning and averted the apprehended catastrophe. Happenings nt Hastings. nASTixcs. Keb. , Auzust 14. JSpecIal to the BKII I D. iicCool , general manager of the St. Joseph & Urand Island railroad , ar rival In tills city yesterday alter nn extended ovorhiud trip through that part of the state northwest of hero. He was accompanied by J. M. Hagan. the company's attorney , and the pnrnoso of his trip was to look over the ground with a view to the extension of tbe St Joe & Grand Island northwest of this city. Tour correspondent leams from Mr. Ha can that It is extremely probable that the road will be extended northwest from Hast ings this fall , although the matter had not been definitely determined upon. In suchan event Hastings would ba m&do a general di vision station. A shooting tournament will be held in this city commencing next Wednesday and lastIng - Ing two dajs. Many siKirtsmen from sur rounding towns and counties have expressed their determination to be present. The pro gramme includes live birds , 1'eoria blar.k- Dlrda , clay pigeons and class balls. Many special prires are oiftrod , and it is expected that the occasion will be a notable one In the sporting annals of tbe state. Deputy United States Marshal Hastings was m the city yesterday with a fellow who had been arresU-d on a bench warrant Issued by United States Commissioner Tanner , of Hastlnes. He was charged with perjury , lus claim belna that ha had sworn falsely in a land contest case iu the "Vsiein part of the Mat < x Hey " ± ivud examination and was bouci cm "to appear at the next term of the UniUHl States district court at Lincoln. The republican congressional committee of the Sbcoud Nebraska district will meet in this city n xt Wednesday evenlne. to make arrangements for holding lite congressional convention. The convention wilt probably l held < n Hastings some time in September. A Van Wyci mass meeting will be held In this city on next Saturday , August SL. It will to held under the auspices of tbe btate Central Van \Vyck committee , of which M. K. Lewis , of Hastings , is president Hon. W. S. McKeishu , of Bed Cloud , will deliver the address. The Concordia society will give & "suniruer-nisht picnic" next Wednesday evening. WOKK1XG ATtTll AY1T To 1'rott That tlip AnarcM t Arc Not Murderers. CmrAfio , August 14. J dg Gary's court room was crowded Uils forenoon to hear the cloMne of Incham's speech for the prosecu tion. In his o ] > enlng he address Limself par ticularly to the creat haste and enlrcy show n by Lines and Enuel May 4 , and Its signifi cance with Uie pronunclamcnto of Spies leading up to the Haymarket massacre. He dwell with creat force upon the fact that the bomb whlch , killed the police was unquestion ably the work of Llncc. Ingham's address was considered the ftroncest plea yet made lor the conviction of the prisoners. His oratory was not onlv powerful , but his analsis of the evidence is considered very convincing. He concluded his speech about 10 o'clock , when Poster began for the defend The six-aktr said the fact that all the defendants were foreigners except 1'ars.ons should make iiodilleienee with the jury. He then de scribed the defendants as martyrs , -ur- roiimlpJby their weeping families , acnlnst whom the entire locality and the detective forces of the city were arrayed. I'esuming his address when the court reassembled - assembled at 2 o'clock. Mr. Foster devoted considerable time to the further discussion of the power piejudice wields in the decision of mankind. He said he was confident that did the jury consult the evidence presented in thlscaseonly and divest their decision entire ly f lorn the effect of previously acquired opin ions and prejudices , the defendants were sale ; otherwise fhcy were not safe. Mr. Fos ter said he felt sure that the judge's charge to the jury would not lecognizo the * question of whether or not the defendants had conspired to overthrow the goveinment and bring about n social revolution , unless he found that such conspiracy was directly connected with the murder committed In the Haymarkrt. A verdict rendered upon any other basis would not be wotth the paper required to write it upon. Speakers were not here to discuss socialism and anarchy. He wished U > say at once and for all that he was opposed to socialism , communism and anarchy ; but be lieving , as he did , that these doctrines wcie wroni , he did not see that his faith in his case should be lessened thereby. He would admit that the defendants ( were , in this opinion , altogether wrong in pleaching an archy ns they had done , but that did not afiect the case. One question to bo consid ered was , did the defendants commit mur der , or could they b ? proven to have con spired to commit murder ? Air. Foster next criticised the states attorney for liaving mode a "job lot" ot the > 4efendants and for at tempting to convict them "by wholesale. " This was the reason why nearly everv pub lic utterance , or published aiticle , of Spies and Parsons , which had a violent surge , has been dragged Into court as evidence , but it did not effect the case as-defined in the in- aictment It did not prove that the defend ants had committed , or had conspired to commit murder. At this point Mr. Foster placed In a ridiculous light what he called the parading by the state of tin cans , dis covered under sidewalks , two months after the Hayuiarfcet riot Many of his express ions were witty to a remarkable degree , and with the pantomimic gestures of the speaker , convulsed the audience at times , while even the judge and state's attorney could not repress their smiles entirely. Before Mr. Foster became serious again he said that the theory of the prosecu tion , II the jury would pardon him for men tioning it , was like the flowers that bloom in the spring. Ho wouldn't have it It had nothing to do with the ease. The theme of Mr. Foster's address throughout was that the indictment and evidence ot the state did not correspond Again nnd again he declared that the defendants were not being tried for socialism or anarchy , or even for making bombs and preachinc annihilation , but for murder , ana rft > testimony was competent whicnaid not connect the defendants with Uie murder bpedhed. Mr. Foster had not finished when the court adjoumed until Monday morning. CHURCH AND KNIGHTS. Cardinal Gibbons Sees Nothing Wrong- in Organized "Labor. BAi/rrMonn , August 14. The American will print to-morrow an interview with Car dinal Gibbous in which he says : "Carctrrml1 Taschereau's condemnation of the Knrghts of Labor should not be taken as the senti ment of the church toward that organization. I am not familiar with the labor organization in Quebec , but it is certain that the cardinal's hostility grew out of some local laws , or the conduct of the knights , which are contrary to the doctrines of the church. As to the Knights of Labor organization in the United States i have not thoroughly examined then : constitution , or studied their purposes , yet from reading the newspapers and Mr. t'ow- derly's public statements , I infer that the objects of the knights are praiseworthy and In no way opposed to the views of the church. Catholic prelates will , to ft man , declare in favor of the organization of labor. There can bo no wrong in such a course. Organiza tion is thebasis of all progress , political , so cial and religious. Only when it is abused does the church raise her voice and call out her children. Gone on Vacation. WAsinxuTox , August 14. Secretary Lamar left Washington last night for Yonkers - ers , N. Y. , where he will remain a week or ten days. Colonel M. V. Montgomery , commissioner of patents , will leave the city Sunday morh- iag for Deer Park , Md , Late Telecraph Ncivs. The Texas democratic ticket is composed of T. B. Wheeler for lieutenant governor : Jas. S. Hogg for attorney general : K. II. Gaincs associate justice of the supreme court ; treasurer , F. It , Lubbeck. A NOMADIC NEEDLE Taken Ont or the Arm of a Business Man , but He Doesn't Know Where It Entered. Chicago Tribune : Mr. Thomas P. Smith , of Trego & Co. , pulled a needle out of .the muscle of his left forearm the other day. It was an Inch nnd a half long , and discolored , but not rusty. How the needle got into his arm Jlr. Smith doesn't know. He is now sixty-two years of ago and has no recollection of ever hftvinK swallowed one or of one running into him. Ho never felt it , or suffered any inconvenience fro'm it. One day last week his arm pained him a little , and , feeling the spot through his coat , ho thought a boil was coming. The next morning when dressing no looked at the place aud was surprised when he saw the eye of a needle. Ho got the needle out with Us lingers , and paid no attention to the hole , which disappeared in a day or two , and there is now no trace of it on his arm. Mr. Smith still has the needle , and will preserve it. "Needles themselves " said , a physi cian , "hare no motion ana cannot travel. You might get one into your foot or arm without knowing it if your mind was oc cupied with something else at the time. I have hoard of a needle traveling in the body , but never had a case m my prac tice , nor do I know of any one else who has had. A noodle will work up or down a leg or an tirra by muscular contraction and expansion and the individual bo un aware of its presence until ono end or the other comes to the surface , " "A good many people , " said another physician , "believe tbat a needle ia car ried along by the circulation , but that is absui-d. its motion is dua to Uie working of the muscles , A needle will pass through not only thin tissue , but through almost anything in the body without being apparent or doing any injury. 1 have heard of needles going through the walls ol the stomach and the intestines , but never had a case. There are positive and negative elements in the body , aud these doubtless act upon the needle and turn it over or in any direction.1 3 does not follow because the needle 'came out head first that it wont into tbe arm that wat and remained in that particular place. The gentleman probably ha-d the needle run into him when he was a child , but that is not altogether certain. It may have gotten in recently without his know ing anything about it. There , is nothinc in medical literature on the subject , but the newspapers occasionally mention such cases. " POUNDING- ' ' THE POLICEMAN , i The ThirteenCt $ treet Toughs Eratallj- Assault Jbffiaer James 6'Bojle , THE BAND PICNIC AT FREMONT. t I i Bishop Boa man A Cn c oTSunstroke Omaha'piKu : lno * t Odds and niul ! $ kU llrcrittcs nnd { filler Local. The Tbirtcenf'4 street cangwere on the warpath again list night and succeeded in getting up a Haymarket on a small scale , in which Officer O'lloylc was very roughly handled. The officer found a tnm loose on Ihe streetand after catching it went into Julius Nagk-'s saloon to toll the owner of the hors.es , Jaiue Sweeney , to take care of them. Sweeney was fiill ' of beer , anit was no sooncr'spoken to than he made an assault upon the oflicer , knocking him down beloro ho knew what was coining : . O'Boylc was on his feel in an instant and slarted to arrest Sweeney , without any violence whatever. Sweeney re sisted the ofhcer's authority and struck him across the head. O'Boylc then drew his club and asserted his authority. Sweeney had plenty of backers , how ever , and the officer was instantly sur rounded by a gang of sa loon loafers who encouraged Sweeney in his resistance , until O'Hovle had to use his club upon him. Th loungers then took a hand in the light , and in the melee that ensued O 'Boyle had his coat torn oil'and received a num ber of severe cuts and bruises about the head He showed his metal , however , and finally succeeded in getting the prisoner out of the crow d. The uatrol wagon arrived on the ground , with Officers \ \ halcn and Turhelson , who found O'BovIc standing guard over his prisoner , whfle the crowd was pressing around threatening to kill him if Sweeney was not released As the police were putting Sweeney in the patrol wagon the crowd surrounded them , held the horses , and for a time it looked us if they would release their man by force. Sweeuew was taken to the poliee'station , some of his backers following nnd mak ing threats ol dire vengeance against O'Boylc. Sweeney's head was cut severly but not enough so to keep him quite. O'Boyle resumed duty on his beat al though he was considerably battered up. Julius Nagle , in whose saloon the row started , had the nerve tote to attempt to secure Sweeney's release on bail , but wilted when a $50 forfeit vas asked of him. Officer O'Boyle proved himself a stayer , and deserves credit for his work. OVEU 1,000 ENJOYED IT. The Union Pacific nand Picnic n Great Success. About 0 o'clock yesterday morning a special train consisting of twelve closely packed coacffel started from the depot with the members of the Union Pacific oaud and theit * friends for a picnic day at Fremont. Over one thousand persons , young and old , -male ami female , com posed the party/'and happier excursion- seekers never1 * left this city. JCot a thing occurred during the outward trip to cast a shade over tho'pjeaniresof the day , nnd so it may be said of the merriment on the grounds and the -return home all went merry as a marriage bell , and the com mittees haviitfrnJie" in charge cer tainly dcserrdcrcdit lor their successful work. The psririn-Freniont is one of trie finest in the ftstj , and after the Omahans arrived it JTVBras the .fcbene of all kinds kinds of innocent amuse ment , which made the pas-'ing hours seem only Iflre fleeting seconds. The hand furnisned"bsass and string music fordancing , and the tripping of tho" toe fantastic was kept up during the entire visit. AH kinds of refreshments were at handand _ when , at 7 o'clock , the home ward iournoy was fcngun not a single regret could be expressed at the events of the day. The defeat of the Athletic ball club of course was not pleasant for the Omaha ear , but as the game was played at the fair grounds , away from the pleasure partakers it did not count. It was nearly 9 o'clock when the excur sionists arrived at the Tenth street cross ing , and thus the most enjoyable event of the season ended as pleasantly _ as it began. The Union Pacific boys started out to make this a fete day they suc ceeded , and the financial reward especi ally is in every way deserved. Bishop Bowman. This gentleman who is announced to preach in the First Methodist church this morning is the senior bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church. He has his Episcopal residence in SL Louis , but the work of the Methodist bishops is un- Jikc that of any other church. They are not confined to any particular diocese , but alternate on the itinerant plan , throughout the bounds of their work. They meet twice a year at some central point and arrange their work for the ensuing six : mouths , taking turns at domestic and foreign work , which not only calls them throughout the length and breadth of the Unitedd States , but gives them long journeys to India. Japan , China , France , Germany , Norway , Sweden , Africa and other points. They are often present at the sessions of the Wesleyan conferences in England and Ireland as delegates fioni the general conference to the highest judicial body known to the church. In this way the theory of John \ Veley. . in the itineracy of the preachers extends to all , bishops as well as ministers. The episcopal resi dence is lixed in largo cities , and at con venient points so that the churches may have the benefit of their counsels and wide experience. Bishop Bowman , previous to his elec tion as bishop in 1872 , was for many years engaged in cduca- cational work in Pennsylvania , but bis longest period of tiino in that connec tion was as as president of Asbury col lege at Greenworth , Indiana. It is now known as the DfllL'auw university and is one of the best endorsed and most pros perous universities in the country. Ho was prfciidenflfottrUsea years. Jn 1801 , during the most trying time of the rebel lion , ho was chaplain to congress. When he saw the announcement in the papers bo took little ifcticu of the matter , never dreaming thatiiiocas the Thomas Bow man elected , but telegrams and letter * of congratulation and official notification convinced him that ho was elected wholly without his knowledge or content Hi * election as president of the college and as bishop , strangely enough , came about in the same WayT" A high compliment when a man can bo elected to such im portant offices wjthoitttho usual logrolling ing and wire-pulling that obtains in church and state alike though with more of the proprieties in the former than in the latter. The bishop is not only well-known throughout the country , and to the farthest limits of inethodism , but he is quite well known in Omana and Ne- "braska , having held two'confercnccs in this state during the past five years. He is en route to the Black Hills , where tbe M. E , conference for that county com mences on Thursday of this week. The bishop ranks among the best pul pit otators and platform speaker * of the bodrd of bishops , as many of our citizens can attest from several discourses that bo has delivered in Omaha , and all will bo interested in knowing that he speaks at the First 11. E church to-day. Bishop Bowman lias found several of hisnnpils of the oJ ! < n tiftw in Orrnhi , among tlu-m Mrs S. S ( "aid wi' Hand Mr. iMilton Barlow The last named gentle man took the bishop out driving last evening , and he expressed creat Urpn p at tin ? rapid strides 'hat Omana hnMiiflde tbe last few 5 ears. He will always find ' n warm welcome from his many 'friends in Omaha. LOCAL LACONICS. Judge Hcnfkt : "I don't know how often 1 hnve known these Turner to go awny to attend turn fests , but 1 have seen them walk down the street ( rarnnm ) many a time. 1 luve seen them return home and parade that same street in the darkness and in the mud. when it seetrtcd as if I'ven their friends had forgotten them , lift Omnha i tttking much more interest in the Turners than she used to , and this is shown by the fact that there are a num ber of young Americans who &re now taking athleetic c\orci p at the gymna sium. ix fnr a lean concerned , I don't think Omaha ever sent out a liner collec tion of turners , and 1 am hopeful that they will not return unrewarded. " "I see by a recent issue of the BIX that , according to Mr. T. E. Nash , of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul road , that there are not a dozen paying passengers carried daily by all the ronas which run between this city and Chicago Now , if that's the case , I'll bet there arc one hundred deadheads. Ana yet the e roads make money. " John Gra.nl : " 1 have just returned from St. Paul , where I have been lor sev eral weeks. It is a beautiful , growing , enterprising and wealthy city. It looks more like a metropolitan city than any place 1 - know of in the west. They arc doing an immense amount of building up tliDre , and many of the business builuing' > arc immense structures of handsome architectural design. They would be a credit to any city in America , bt. Paul is always lively ; n the summer , owing to the large number of visitors to the many summer resorts in the immediate vicinity. It is a well-paved 0115 % nnd is steadily ex tending its pavements. Summit avenue is to be paved with asphalt. It is well adapted lor that kind of pavement. It is one of the most beautiful residence streets I ever saw. The sidewalks are ten feet wide , and there is a park on each side of the strectt leaving a roadway of lifty feet , cllu stone is not considered worth much in St. Paul for walks , as it does not last any great length of time. I was very Generously treated by the St. Paul busi ness intn , especially by Saunders & Mat thews , of the North western Lime com pany. " T ODDS AND ENDS. Stray Leaves From n Reporter's Note-Book. "I see. " said an old resident 'of Omaha , "that the old Goodrich house is being put on rollers to be carted away. Of course this is to be expected in progres sive times like these. It has stood there about twenty years. When L was fire man , I answered nearly every call that was made , nnd , for a long time , that hou e was about the only place the occu pants of which knew of our going or our coming. It grew on me so much that i never left the engine hous < 5 on the track that my attention was not momentarily diverted to that brown building on the corner. A\ ben , however , Number Thirty- six house went , I knew it would not be long before the Goodrich house would follow. Do you know that in its day , it was a very handsome house , and that some of the materials which entered into its construction hud to be brought a number of miles up the river. In a pic ture of Farnam street , taken in 1SC3 , the three most prominent features are this same Goodricn house and the county court building , now wiped out of exist ence , and the little Congregational church on Sixteenth street north of Far nam , which has long since been obscured iy one of the ends of the city hall. In those days it wasjoung , and even yet , it does pot show its age. A few days ago I noticed that a lilac bush which had grown for some years in front of the house was being taken up tenderly as if for replanting. I felt that Sirs. Goodrich wanted to preserve something fresh and green which would bind her to the past. " "The greatest crime that has ever been perpetrated in the name of sport , took place in Chicago , just twenty 3 cars ago the 22nd of next month. " The 'speaker was Richard Wilde. "A man named Billy McKeaver was killed , " continued he , "and in the most brutal manner. McKcaver formerly worked for me when I was ia the market business in New York. When 1 came west he become a jockey , and September 22nd , 18SO , he was selected to drive the stallion General But ler against the famous western horse , Cooley , who at that time , in private , had made a mile in 2:25. The race took place with $20.000 wagered on the result , and Cooley the favorite. Cooley won the first heat in 2:38 } , and the second in 2S7J , This was diappointmgtO-Butler'sfriends. to find their favorite beaten in such time. They removed his driver , Crooks , and substituted MeKoever. The change was a wise one. The third heat was won "by Butler in 2-.02. The fourth was won also in 2UJ3J. This showed that Butler was by far the better horse.Jut one hca't re mained to decide the race. Dusk had set in and the heat was commenced in dark ness. They had scarcely been lost Bight ofwhen Butler came down the homestretch stretch with his driver's scat vacant. Cooley came in soon after. An investi gation was made and McKeevcr was found dead on the track. His head was crushed in and his brains had oozed out and fallen into a pool of blood in his head lay. Some fiend had reached out a plank as McKeavcr came around. He rau against the plank and was instantly killed. N ho committed the murder ? It is said that there arc only four people who know , and those arc in Chicago , bat they have not yet been smitten by conscience. McKeevcr meant honestly to win the " race , Ccoley's friends "knew it. To them , it meant a loss of ? 15,000 besides the satisfaction they had expected of de feating Butler. It was one of the basest crimes ever committed. " Omaha's Hnsiness. 1 he business of the clearing-lion so dur ing the past week , as shown by the d ally Jcport.is as follows : Monday . 590,71878 Tuesday . . 001,101 4S Wednesday . > 0 ! ,4oy 02 Thursday. : . * M , < 531 93 xiturday . . . , . 5 ) ,4G1 33 Total . . . . . SV'W.ttJT 41 This shows a gain over the correspond- ng week of last year ot 49.8. Remains of Janice France. The remains of James France , a well known business man of this city , were brought m from Blue Hill , Nebraska , last evening op the JJ. & M. Ho was on a visit to relatives in sontliern Nebraska when death came upon him , His sous were at the depot when the train cams in to attend the sad reception , and Droiel Maul took charge of the body for burial. _ Brevltle . A. K. Jctr , carpet , house cloancr. carpet - pot layer and whitewasher , 213 S. 10th st. ' $ 2,000,00 For Bale Two story bouse , barn , towleries and two lots in prettiest part of Omalm , and near cans. Apply on premises , eighth house touth of Buncrbit .on S. Oth bt.or at gas office , SHERIDAN PLACE a FYonfeon Lcmvnwortli tlrccf , 400 yanlt from Mlffouri Vnclflc fr ; > oi and Icff than half a mile from tlic Canning Factory , ami is between the licit Line and .V ? . oim * 1'aclflc raittctiIt contains iG of tltc tnoft beautiful laying lots on Isfavcmrortli street , rriren range from v , " 00 to $73O : onc-fonrlli caati. balance cany term * . 1'irft come , Jirft i5 is a decided bargain. W.H. Sole Agem 215 S. 13th St. , Dp-stairs. on the licllerttc road ami 1 $ within four blocks of the street cars , is on tltc route laid out for the continuation of the street railway to the South Omaha Stocl : Yards. Json the hill topoi-cHoolciny the city , weU futjtplicd with shade trees. Prices range from $500 to $1,000 ; easy terms. A delightful place to lii-c. . GREEN , Sole Agent. 215 S. (3th ( st. , Up-stairs. C Lies between IGth and Sounders ste. , just north of Lake st ; north and. south fronts , ranging in price from $1,000 to $1,500 , and aU that is rcquirtxl is 5 per cent cash and balance on easy terms , on conditlonhow- 'cvcr , that thepurchascrbuild a house of a certain value within one year from purcluise. IHthin two blods of street cars , city water and gas. I Jiave only fourteen lots left. W. H. GREEN Agent 3(5 ( S. (3fh ( sf. , Op-stairs. i More frontage on railroads for warehouse pur poses , more centrally located property ; better terms and bargains , more carefully selected than any agent in the city. W. H. GREEN , REAL ESTATE AGENT. 215 S. 13th St. , Up-stairs.