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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 10, 1886)
THE OMAHA DAILY BJUli ) : EtilDAY , SEPTEMBER 10 , 1880. " * * " MINT AJ mJfam ItVMwtAn M > 1WiWI . 500 between Wilkes and will be trotted . Free-For-All The special .8 race Harry Phyllis Today. - - Paoe Today. Grand Free-Por-All IhoL li I B v > A VERY MELANCHOLY AFFAI11 Joliu Hitchcock Becomes Insane WLilo Vis iting iii Minneapolis- A THIEF WITH A WIRE. A Smart Trick I'oHcu Court AVr.iitcil A nivoice Jinto aiurrnyVi Stilt The Grnnil Ihliuicl AVroclc Otliur Local Nc A Sncl Case. The s.itl Intelligence ) has rcnclicd this clly thiniiKli the picss niul jiaitics rc-tuinliif , ' fiotn St. 1'aii ) , that.Iolin G. HitclicocU.oftlils clly , was picked up In the streets of. Minne apolis in n , daml condition. Ilo was taken tojiollci' liunttfiuiutt'rs whom It soon bec.uno evident w Ithonloxpoit medical nssur.ince that the JOIIIIK man was inmtally ileiiinuiHl. Ilo ira\o his nainu as "Charles Hitchcock" of Omaha , and s.ild that his bi oilier was editor of the \\'oi Id of this city. This BIIVO u clue to the whereabouts of his filends , and ( ! . M. llltelicoek of this city Immediately 10- bpondi'd to u telegram Inlnnulnc lilm of the condition of his In other. On i caching Illiiiic.iliolU a commission of insanity examined young Hitchcock and pronounced him Insane , llu was uhcn in elntrKO of ( ! . 31. Hitchcock and removed to some asylum , the location of" whlcti was not made nubile. The St. Paul and Minneapolis press con tained sensational accounts of tlio inislor- tune that bcfel the young Omahan , and several gentlemen of thlg eity who were In the cities named some days aio noticed that ho was acting qtieerly. As Is well known he was an enthusiast In athletic spoils , esnrcially bicjcle ililliitf , in which ho was an expert lor lilsji'ats. Competition in contests of this kind yas what called him to Minneapolis at thl time. Kicil Sliaw , of Uleuuood , la. , a champion wheelman , who Is a filend of Hitchcock's , \ > as also In Minneapolis at the ditto ot his tiouble , and was prominent in cai- Ini ; for Ids ailing friend. Tills is a very sad case owing to the mominencc of the family. the hnclal connections ot the youni ? man , and the fact th.it his woildlv clicumstanccs such as to leave the bright bide of life always turned towards Ills path. THE GUAND ISLAND AVUECK. Full 1'nrtlcularfl of tlio Accident The The reports recehcd at the Union Pacific headquarters concerning the wreck at Grand Island Wcdncsday.mornlng make It out worse than at that thought. The wieck wascaiused by a misplaced switch. No switch light was bin-nlng , or It would not liavo happened. The switch Is said to have been changed for a St. .loo special , and not returned to its proper position. This switch Is located near the engine house. When the passenger train east bound reached this point the engine and two tiuit cars ran elf the tiack. After inn- nlng a little dls'anco one Bide of the engine plow I'd Into the giound so deep that the en- Klnc was thrown on its hide , demolishing It badly , and the llrst Unit oar was tin own in a diagonal position , upsetting a freight car on the second tiaekliom those wrecked. A man who was ildlngon the rear platl'oiui of the llis > t finlt car was caught between the plat- lorm tailing and the ear and nanowly o.- > - capedilcath. Tiio second trult car jnesscd the tailing against him so closely that a jackscrew - screw was needed to exttlcato him. Ills name Is Simon Koehlerand ho lives In Den ver. The physician who attended him says that altlnmi : ) ! the man Is badly injured , no will nrohahly recover. The passengers on boatd .the ttaln were also well shaken tip , and tho-o who weio aw.\ko at Hist wcio thoi- oughly frightened. It w as a close call for the engineer and fire man , but I'ottnnately they escaped nnlnjmod. They weriHinustially foilnnatoln thus etc.ip- ing , consldeilng the torn up condition of the cab. Those who viewed the wieck yesterday morning say that It I.s the wotst tliiiv have over known to occur by a train limning oil' thu tiaclc , The wieck has been cleaied up , WIUK , Jfo was Clover Tlilof , but no Foot- Kuinior. At about half-past 11 vo { yesterday morning William Crnhnm , a very Hinooth sneak-thief , tliouulithu saw a very goood opening In the City hotel to do a little wotk. He stepped tip Into a room where lour soldiers were asleep , and proceeded to go thiongh thnr clothes In the most approved style. Ho ransacked the pants of Unco of the men , and seemed ruilto a mini of money , The fourth man had his pantR , containing a big pile of cash , umliT his pillow , and when Craham tried to pull them out , ho awakened. Graham quickly stepped out thu door , the four soldieta In dishabille , imuning him. Ho hadantlelpated some such an event , and had sttctchcd a who in the yard about ll\o feet fiom the ground , so as to intcrtupt his pursuers. The soldiers , not noticing the who , t.in full at'alnst It , cut ting themselves pretty badly. Ono man sustained a severe. Inciblon In the throat , another cut his taco sevetely , while otheis received Injuries responslblu lor nioto or less ptolanlty. Jly this tlino Graham had a ptetty good start , but Undo Sam's millions , nothing daunted , kept tin the rmtsnit. They linally lan him down and turned him OUT Into the hands of an officer. Yesteiday mornlnc Graham , who looks llko a viotesslonal ciouk , was analgncd. "What's the chatgo against me ? " ho as4a d the Judge. "lUnulaiy. " "Cairt piovo It against me. " ho replied la conically , " 1 didn't break Into the hotel. I found the door open , Ueaides , " ho added , " 1 committed the act In bumd duj light. " " 1 \ \ 111 bind you over for further examina tion , In the sum of Sl.MO. " lelurned the Judge. Graham took the matter very coolly , saying ho pt 0110411 to engage a lawyer and light the case. Ilo was oscoited back to jail. in 1C hots. I can sell 8 K. front Kilby plueo lots at 1 075 each. Also 3 beautiful lots in Tabor place , S. of Furnnin 418 > , each. Must bo Bold nt oucu. E. V HINCHII , lit ) N. 10th. POINTS. The Grist Grounil Out In .Judgo Stcii- lerj's ( SII11. .ludge Stcnherg yesteiday motnlng cleared the docket of twelve ca = es of drunkenness. Some of them were lined and the otheis were discharged. Among the foimer was a very fiesh young man named Yates , who has been employed as a deputy sheiilf at the fair giounds. He had been found loamlng the streets yesterday morning In a beastly state of into.Nlcatlon. llu acted very Illpnantlv yesterday morning'wlicn nrr.ii ticiTTum also paid a line of S10 and Jcosts. James Taylor , a well known colored thief , was given n Ilfteen days'sentence on biead and water. Jciry Kcrnan. another notorious thief , was sent up lor ten days , .lames Keehan , a va- giant , was likewise sent up for ten day.- ' . Ida Jackson , a rather giddy female , had been on a spteo , and this moinlng paid a line ot § 10 anil costs. 1' . Shane , Allen Dnrko and I'ctcr Danse paid a line ot S5 apiece lor canying con cealed w canons. Andiew 111 ley , a young sneak thief who , as mentioned in Wednesday's Hii : : , wasojar- icited lor stealing a puisa while begcing a meal , was arraigned. Ho pleaded guilty at llrst , and then le.irnlng thpt theie wad noono to atipear against him , changed his plea to "Not guilty. " ThojiKlgotoldhimtli.it that wouldn't do. "Well , make it iietit larceny and I'll plead gttlltv , " he tejoincd. The judge sentenced him to thirty days In the county jail , ( lie tiist ten and and List ton 'on bread and water. "Sport" Miller was sent up to the county jail tot ten d.ivs. The charge against him was drunkenness , WANTlil ) IT QUICK. A IJohominn With Queer Ideas About DIvorccH. Late Wednesdayovenlngaprcty and ratlier stylishly dressed young lady , of pcihaps sev enteen or elghtenii years ot nge , walked into Justice Uetka's court. She was accompanied by her mother , a matronly looking middle aged woman , "Aro you the judge ? " asked the former timidly. Justice Herka assured her that hc'liad the honor to serve the good people of Omaha in that capacity. The young lady then gathered her bieath and told her story. Shn said that hernamo was Mrs. James Chubba and that her husband was a linhomlan about thltty-two years of age. The two were mairled in July , l&'O , and beloro tlueo months had elapsed , the husband had become tiled of the mauled estate. Ho neglected her. ill-ticatcd her , and otherwise made life ills- agieeablo for her. "To-day , " continued the young lady , "my IniMund said ho was going to leave mi' , and wanted to get a divorce so he could nmtry someone else. 1 didn't want to do that but ho insisted. Ho said wo could go up to the emu t house and get a divorce In live minutes just as quickly as wo had been mauled. So wo went ui > theie. but Ihccleiks only laughed when my husband told them what he wanted. They .said it was a hard tiling to get a divorce , and would take moio'n a year. That distrusted my husband , and ho said ho'd leave me anyway. " The particular point on which Mrs. Clmbba sought the legal ad vlcoot Justice Itoika was as to whether tier husband's piopeity consisting ot f in iiltuio and clothes belonged to her , She wanted to icalixu something Tlnancially on her matrlage. Inasmuch as Cliuhlu boldly an nounced his intention of leaving her. Jus tice Hot ka inloimed her that If slio sold the propelty at , once , befoio It lell Into the hands of Ghubba'fi creditors , it would piobablybo all tight. Mis. U. went oil apparently happy. An livening of .Music. Despite the unpleasant we.ither of Wednes day evening , a number of Omaha's best known people gatheied at the homo of lion , Charles b. lliown , on Capitol avenue , to lis ten to the charming singing of Miss Abbio Whlnncry. an eastern artlsto who Is spend ing a few days with Irlends in thoeity. Miss AVliinneiy's voice Is a beautiful soprano of extraordinary compass and unusual Hwcct- ness. It appealed to great ad vantage in the lolloping numbers : Aidlta Vabo Ardltl , Tim Sky Latk ISenedlct. KoboitTol Quo J'Airno Mo\eibccr. Let Mo Dicam Again Sullivan. Jlaic.uollo ( On Voider/-Vons Aller.Gounod. ) Tot ma Mia dl cho M'Aml loniettl. 1m Heibst l'iany. In lionedlot's "Sky hark , " a piece composed of dilllculteaden/astrills mid sustained notes , Miss Whlnnery showed her perfect mastery of all tcchlcal < Iinienltles. Jn the "Autumn" ( Jia Hcibst ) of Ilobert Franz , her lovely me//.o voice appealed to great advantage. The billllanoy of thn "Aidlta Valso" capti vated her heaieiu whllo the lighter nnmbei.s. "l < et Me Dream Again , " etc. , wcio tendered In a manner fully as ellYotlvo , The duet from Don i'asqualo was sung most chaimlngly by Miss Whlnnery and Mrs. C. S. Cross , of ICmporla , Kansas. Mis. Ctoss' volco being clear tlmbio blended harmoniously with that ot the prlma donna. Mrs. l-'ied W. ( ! ray f.ivored thn company with one of Mlllnid's ballads , "When the Tide Comes In , " with pleasing elfert. Miss lioulter pteslded most gtacofully at the piano , and played seine very line Instiu- tnental selections. " " " * * ' Undo Sum Moy Got Bind. Citizens particularly and ttavclcrb Rcncr- allyliavo become tired of complaining of the dangerous condition of the Tenth street crossing of the Union I'acltlo , hut their prayers for relief seem to fall on deaf cais. It Is now possible that Undo Sam may got his "dander up" and have a word to say on the piemlses. Yesteiday tlmfast mall com ing from the east to this city was delayed twmtty-livo minutes because the dummy train \ > as blockaded In the yards by the switching of freights. Tito day before the mall wagon , carrying the mall for the II. & , M. train , was delayed half an hour nt the Tenth street crossing , and would hnvo missed going out luul not the U. & M. authorities boon notified and held their train. "Omaha malla may have some rights that should bo respected U Oiiiatm mules and fomalcd huvu not , " salth n Wise mail who was among llio blockaded chtuiluy. Sunday Hncen. A large number of citizens who arn Inter ested In the success of the fair are anxious that the races should bo continued on Snn1- day , making that the big day. The weather promises to bo fair for the balance ot the week , and by Sunday It Is believed the track ought to bo in splendid condition. As In the east the Snndaj races draw the largest crowds , so hole , it Is argued , the uttontfaneo would undoubtedly bo bomolliinir extraordi nary. If a good piogiammo of races weio ar- langed tor that day the association would probably be able to well-nigh make up the deliclt occasioned by the bad'weather. . The fair diicctois will inob.ibly aeeedo to the gen eral demand and arrange a llrst-class pro gramme for Sunday afternoon. The Charleston SuflVrers. "W. V. Allen , Omaha acnt for the Mutual Ufe , of Now York , received jesterday tne lol lowing telegram : The home olllco requests your co-operation In thocharitablo won ? of laising funds to alle viate tlu' distressed condition ot too inhabi tants of Clmiloston , teinleieil homeless by the lecont catastrophe. 1 suggest that jon open books ol subscription for this purpose thioughont j our agency. Teleirraph promptly all amounts collected which wo will torward to the stricken city and the same will bo ac knowledged publicly thtouL'li the piess. KoniniT A. UitA.NMb , Y. V. Took All Ilo Had. Peter Snndeiburg , a Swedish gentleman ftoin Oakland , Neb. , came to Omaha to see the lair. The first thins l.e did after stiiking town Wcdiiestlaynightwastohnntnp'asalon He wandeied into one on Eleventh .streetnnd sat down to the table , oideiiug some beer. Ho took three glasses after which ho became nnconseious , piobably having been drugged. At anv ratewhen ho recovered consciousness yesteiday mornlnghc ! was lying in a secluded wine room in the icsoit , minus a watch , SIS in money and 31,000 In notes. Ho icpoited the matter to the police. Tiicio is no clue to the thieves. , The classical touch , evenness of action nnd sinking quality of tone attributed to the Stccli piano , the highest prize of honor at the Vienna exposition So impressive in competition So great in triumph thai the lamented Listy recommended it to the use of European classics. Call and ECO the Sleek Pmno at WoodbriilgoIJros. , 210 South Fifteenth street. ConKtnblc ArrostsConfitnblp. Constable Pat Lynch , of South Omaha , seems to bo in hot water. While he is not one ot those woitliy oflicials ot which the fol lowing couplet was wiilten : "Yo constable fiom ono man took , n largo and ample fee , I'll now nne lioiutl.oothor man , says the con stable , says he. " Ho novel tlieless gets into hot water fre quently. Yesteiday Miss Ueitlo Mann eom- pl'iincd ' of I'atiickaiiddeslied that he should give bonds to keep the peace. She alleges that ho thteateiied to do her bodily injury and desttoy her piopeily , etc. Constable Kdgcrton went to the stock yards and ar- icsted Pattlck. Ho was brought to this city ami gave bonds befoie Justice lierka. A full heailng ot the case will take place on the 15th. _ The unparalleled success of the Decker Bro. Piano justifies the public in examin ing it thoroughly bcforo purchasing. There , nro many visitors to tiio city dur ing fair week intending to mirchaso : w instrument within n year. Should mich individuals return to tlioir homes without calling : \Voodbridgo IJros.1 , 215 Opera house , and examining tlioir block of goods nnd getting terms they will even tually find it to tlioir great disadvantage- Remember wo sell ns low us any liouso in Now York City. 21CKpora ) house. Visitors ntTlio Fair. The city is tlnongcd yesterday by thousands of stiangcrs who are hero to attend the gieat fair and exposition. The Incoming morning tiding biought thousands of visitors from the sinioiindlng towns and the already crowded condition ot the many hotels of the city was Inct eased. VIMtoisniilvcd to-day fiom many towns in Iowa , u number being present from Taiklo , Hockpoit and other towns In noithwest Missouri. All means of convey ance to the lair grounds were taxed to their utmost capacity to accommodate the visitors. The pleasant weather will encourage other ovcuisionlsts and in all probability the at tendance upon to-day's lair will bo the laigest over known In Omaha. The lines t Pianos for $200 to bo found anywhere , nt WOODIIUIUOI ; Hitos. An Omalin Actress. | Mr , Andy lioidcn has tecelved a letter fiom his wife , who Is now with John T , Hay- mond's company , Buying that this combina tion will bo hero October 23 , Ibbfl. On that ovenlngshe will appear In the leading role. and should bo greeted by a largo number of her friends. Mrs. Jtoidcn has already achieved a marked success In her now call ing. and lllls an Impoitant and responsible position In Mr. Raymond's company. Her acquaintances In Omaha will wish her every possible advancement. She is said to display a marked ability , which promises n blight futuiu lor her. Tliat Texan Itonuty. R Yesterday afternoon Kato Mil nay , "the Texas beauty , " commenced suitlln the district court against A. . Lyons t'orSS.OOOdamaues for.slandcr. It may bo remembered that the fair plaintiff was arrested Wednesday at the Instance of Lyons on a charge of rim ing away from l 'ort Woith. with 52,000 worth ot diamonds belonging to him. She alleges that the diamonds were given her by Lyons , and that by calling her a thief , ho luis her character. Curiosities. Mr , Charles Dewey received yesterday n lot Japanese curiosities which ho ordered on his last trip to the land of the orientals. They comprise everything , from A aword to an ele gant lacquer cabinet , and Mr. Duwey pro posed to put a number of them on exhibition ut the exposition. In the collection la a num ber of line TnmioSWQrds ot splendid work manship. NEW OUTFITS FOH XEAV The Oinnlin. Type Foundry nnd Sup ply HOIIRO for Printers and Publishers. The Western Newspaper Union nt Umnhu is prepared nt all times to otitlit publishers on shrft notice with' presses , typo , .rules , borders , inks , composition , sticks and rules , and in lact everything in the line of printers' nnd publishers' supplies. Hotter terms and inoro liberal prices can be secured than by .sending to Chicago or olsowhovo. Save money by buying near homo. Second hand goods in the printing line bought and sold. Wo often havogteat bargains in this particu lar. Send for Tin : PHINTIIS' ArxiijAitr , o ir monthly trade journal , that gives lists of gooils and prices and from time to time proclaims unequalled bargains m new and second hand material. \Visnttx \ : Nnwsi'An : UNION' , 12th Streut , bet. IItoward and Jackson , Omaha , Nobrabka. llu tllud 'Em. Michael Kllroy , a man suffering from n Plight attack of the "snakes , " was sent tip bv.lndce Stenbeig yesterday morning , lor a termot six days in the county jail. r1 Absolutely This pomler never varies. A mnrvcl of puts ty , strength \vliolosomonoss. . Moro ecoa- omlcnl tlnin thu ordinary kinds and onnnt bo Bold Inoompotltlon with the miiltltmlo of low tost.stiort woltflit id n m or nliospluuo powders , Soldonjy in can ? . HovAr , BAKING I'OWDEH Co iOSWall St. . Now V ork. CRICHTOMIHITM , Dealers in HARD AND SO FT COAL AND WOOD Rock Springs , IlifiioN , Missouri and Io\vu Kol'1 Coal. Onico 218 South Fifteenth st. Yards Eighteenth and Izard sta. _ IStli SI , Cor. 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Addrtu * all Letters to Omaha Medical and Surgical institute , - Cor. 1 3th St. nd CMltol A e OMAHA , KEB. if > * 7ii7 > , Trrriii iiTii r Tn THE NEBRASKA CLOTHING- COMPANY desire to express their sincere thanks to the ladies and gentlemen attending their grand open ing sale for their own and the benefit ofthe _ Charleston sufferers. We will place the neat sum thus raised at the disposal of the people of that unfortunate city , and will keep our IMMENSE STOCK of CLOTHING ING- and FURNISHING- GOODS marked at the low prices at which they were shown on our opening evening. Many expressed surprise at our wonderfully low prices , and it is unnecessary to say that that alone will do us more good than if we made an enormous profit off our sales. Ours is the most complete stock of clothing and furnishing goods ever offered in Omaha. Competition with us will be impossible for our bottom prices will sell our goods faster than we can make 9 them up. All goods marked in plain figures and at strictly one price with Cor. Douglas and 14th sts. ? Omaha. . . . . rii' IMS arii-r.r aw To prove to the public that we did not exag gerate when we said we had tlie es ! Stock in SOL. SIEGEL , MANAGER , New York and Omaha Clothing Co 1308 Farnam Street.