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- ' . . . . ' ' ' - . . . . . ; % ; ' : : ' . ' . " ' , ' . ' ' " ' ' ' ' THE OMAHA iDAlLY BEE : ' , APRIL it 1887 , TWEIJVE PAGES. SELMAVILLE ; Is nworth Street , As level as a lawn and every lot a daisy. One-half of the lots face right on Leavenworth street and the other half are just one-half block distant. Near belt line , near street car , Has a splendid view of all West Omaha. Could not lay better and is the cheapest prop erty on the street. Lots just across the street sell for $800 to $85O. This superb addition , green as a meadow and level as a lawn , will be placed upon the market Monday Morning , April 18th , at $600 and $65fper ( lot , Only $100 cash Just 10 lots will be sold , when the price will be raised. Free Carriages , Free Ride and Free Choice , -Come early to the office of LOVGREN & DALZELL , IIS Portia 16tli street , , liCAN AND THE ENGLISH His Yiowii in Regard to Saundorson's At tack in tie House of Commons- A GOOD THING FOR THE CAUSE. The Capital Hotel Solil Kor n Hand- BOIIIO Consideration Do Not Uon fHHO Insurance Companies Capital IrilOM THE IIKF.'S T.INCOI.X m'RKAU.I Tin * HKK representative called to-day upon Mr. Patrick Egan m regard to the refeience Hindu to that gentleman In the debate on the English housi ) of commons last night , Mr. Kgan seemed more amused than annoyed at the attack of Major Saunderson and In reply to un enquiry on the subject ho said : "Iro- land sends to Westminster 103 members of parliament. Of tlmt number there are a little group of fourteen north of Ireland loyalists , nnd of that gioup Major Saunderson is par- excellanco , the bully and the blackguard. This little knot of loyalist landlords fool that they nre being systematically squeezed out and the scene of last night is uvidenco that In their desperation they will lllng aside every vestige of honor , truth and decency. Major Saunderson charted Mr. Sexton with bolnc present when I was elected president of 'the Clan-na-Gall murder association. ' By this the "honorable" gentleman refers to my election In Uoston in August , 1884 , as presi dent of the Irish National League of America , organization whoso alms mill objects and whose constitution and by laws are open to everyone ono In America , an organization which lias for Its treasurer Itov. Mr. O'Reilly , of Detroit , Mich. , nuil which embraces In Its ranks some of the best citizens of the United States , both lay and clerical , of every religious denomina tion. This man Sauudcrson , who has before on several occasions been convicted by Mr. llealy and others of lying , pretended to quote trom the Irish World , an account'of a supper In celebration of the Phosnlx park murders , at which ho said that I presided. 1 can best reply to this in the words of Mr. Sexton , namely , that he is 'a wilful and cowardly liar. ' Not only did I never preside at any Biich supper , but I never even heard of any Buch supper being given. " Mr. Kgan seemed exceedingly well pleased with the progress which the Irish cause Is making , especially amonirst Englishmen , and expressed the strong belief that such scenes as that of last night would greatly hasten the linal triumph of Uludstouoand I'arncll. A I.KTTIIH OF INTEREST. Sometime since , when It \ \ as charged that thn pmiitnntinry management was ao unjust to convicts , Kev. ( Jeorgo Williams , of Grand Island , came to Lincoln to visit a convict lie had known who was In the penitentiary , and tlio irovernorf in ntbhed him with a letter to the warden , uskliu that olllclal to allow him to converse by himself with the convict , the governor requesting further that he ascer tain , if possible , concerning any complaints and grievance * that might oxibt and to write him what was learned In that regard. The following Is llcv. Wjlllams' letter to the gov- urnor : ' i in AND ISLAND , Nob. - To Ills Ex- cellenev , Governor Tlmyer. Dear" ttlr : I wish to do myself the pleasure of thanking you most heartily for the kindness and courtesy so freely accorded mo on behalf of the convict in whoso case I had HO lent : been Interested not as an advocate , however , but H ! in ply r.s a citizen and friend 1 had known his parents and brothers frQiu liiv OTllfcst days In the state , mid nttCr ills conviction his poor Wife became a member ot ono of the churches I organized in Holt county , and 1 Imd nuver. tbixotten the poor follow In his wrong , and with others who knew the case felt his sentence to bo grossly unreasonable. I am glad to know that your excellency has now ouiplo data on this point from the court that cbnvlcted him and that you liave ample reason lor executive clemency in his behalf. Penult mo then , dear sir , In return for your courtesy to inc. to state a few facts In relation t6 the penitentiary that maybe ot interest to you , especially in view of lecont charges against its management. Your letter of Introduction to the waiden secured me n private audience with the convict under the most favoiablo circumstances to get from him a frank and hone.st statement of the six years of Ills piUon life. Our conversation was iiuitn lengthy and related to all phases of penitentiary life and treatment and Us moral etTcct. Wo talked quite fully on the general situa tion of the convicts as well us his own par ticular case ; the discipline , the food , the treatment and comfott ot the convicts , an > ) 1 am happy to say that ho not only brought no cowulAlut but ONpnwed himself frankly and TTuiier heartily In commendation of the hum- aitnmont and wardens personally , both the present Incumbent and his predecessor. lioth had been kind to him , and so far as ho could see others had been handled M mildly and well as the nature of tro case would admit. Their food was abundant , well cooked , wholesome and sufllclently good. The prison was kept clean and nil sanitary regulations carefully observed. All was or derly. labor not excessive and thu sick kindly cared for. 1 am aware that this Is the statement of a convict of exceptionally good character , \\lin In some six ) fus : has never been repio\ed for any fault In deportment or service , whose inorltnub conduct lias trained him over three years time , besides securing him many liber ties and pilvlleues. 1'robably convicts who have been uclv and subjected to discipline would tell a dillerimt story , but It Is obvious which story is tlio more reliable. The above facts come out imtuinlly In the course of a protruded conversation as to his comforts. tils cxpci Unices , his muplovmout , health , and the moral effect of his situation , and 1 have fullconlUlonoo In Its reliability. I may further eay that close obbervatlons of the various apartments visited went entirely to conUrin the above , and further that none of our party of visitors saw anything to criticise. Know ing , as 1 do , vour din ot ion to the common wealth , and your soltclt'xto for a blameless management for all the state Institutions , 1 am assured of your interest In the above fncts. 1 remain yours very truly.UKO. UKO. WIT.I.UWS. Pastor First Presbyterian Church , ( Jraud is land. * TUB CA.PIT.M. noricr. soi.o. Yesterday the real estate firm of Franklin ft ilcddleson made one of the heaviest ialM f tbo season , In which Mr. C. W. Kltcben * 1U > W it. o. Stout the Capital hotel imlhlmt * for the handsome consideration of $120,000. This Is one of the largest and most unpoitant sides tor some time and the news of It will occasion a good deal ot sur prise. In connection with the sale it is un derstood that Mr. 1C. 1' . Hocgun will lease the hotel building lor a term ot vears lioin Mr. Stout and that the sale ot Mr. Kitchen also includes the sale of all furniture and llxtures to Mr. Hoggen , the coming lessee , who will In a veiy short time assume the management of the house. What Mr. Kitchen's plans may ho are not announced , but It is probable that tills vetcian hotel man will not retire to julvato life just yet. The sale of this prop erty is the largest ever made in Lincoln and the purchase pilco rcpicsents a handsome sum and a fair index ot the growth in prices in Lincoln realty , as the plant sold about a year ace , when Mr. Kitchen made the pur- cliaso , at SbO.OOO. BO NOT .MISTAKE COMPANIES. It comes to the Bm : , slnco the publication of a recent article concerning the Lincoln Insurance company , that a great many forget that the Lincoln liiHiuanco company and the Farmois' and Merchants'Insurance company arn two entirely different companies. In dilfcrcnt localities people are confounding the article written and associating the Farm ers' and Merchants' as the object of criticism. The Farmers' and Merchants' has been or ganized a number of years and so far as the HKK can ascertain no complaints have been made , but that they transacted business on business principles. The Lincoln Insur ance company is a creature of recent birth and while both have compiled with the state law the Farmers' and Merchants confines its business to Nebraska and does not do busi ness In other states , while the Lincoln In surance company goes outside and transacts business without complying with the laws in other states. The latter company , in that kind of work , brings the letters of Inquiry to the front and brings odium on state com panies and in an indirect way upon the state itself. No such complaints have como to light In regard to the Farmer's and Mer chants' . IIEI.PIJJO OUT THE .TOUItNATj. The Democrat of this city Is materially assisting the State Journal In paving the way to cover Its tracks as a bolter , and the J ournal grabs at thn opportunity to crawl out with tlio greatest avidity. There Is not a resident of Lincoln , however , who voted the republican ticket In thu late municipal election but that knows the Democrat's whitewash is all bosh , and any possible readers of the Journal know that Its columns were tilled with Ingenious articles assisting the democratic nominees. It Is a well known fact , also , that the force of employes In the Journal had an unmis takable understanding that they should vote against Hoggen , and the Journal might as well rest easy m the democratic nest it has Invaded. IN rmiKF. George Coupland has been appointed steno grapher for Judge Isaac Powers , jr. , in the Seventh district , and has qualified for the position. An extensive sale of imported Galloway cattln has been held In the city the past two days that has called a good many Unit stock men from out In the state to make Invest ments. Heal estate transfers have been largely on the Increase the past week , and the boom In real estate la nourishing. Thatcher , Primrose & West's minstrels are the coming attraction at the Funko opera house , their Lincoln date being to-morrow evening. licensed to Wed. Judge McCulloch issued marriage licenses yesterday to the following par ties : Name. Kesldence. Age W. H. Hcsben Omaha 30 Nettie Croukhlto Omulia UO Henry Groves Omaha. . . . .30 Fleretlo Wise Omaha. . . . .23 Mox Grosser Omaha. . . . .1(4 ( Paulina liurnlz Omaha 10 Domlnlck Melhearn..Omaha .80 Ainabolla Sweeney . .Rock. " Surlhgs , Wyo .20 ( John Scliutzi . . .Omaha 30 1 1'lora ' Glur Ouicha 18 ( George Kolfos Omaha .30 | Annie 0. Schuster Omaha U4 ( Peter Peterson Omaha .28 ( SophloFugl Omaha .25 Paving Repairs. The asphaltum company have a couple of ganuH of men at work repairing thu worn out patches of pavement in thu business part ol the city. _ Society Women Who are Goluc to Europe this Season. The Yanderbllts , Asters , Lonllards and other equally well-known New i'ork men and women will make their customary trip to Europe this summer. A wager was made at the Union club yesterday that more Itccamlcr Cieani and Balm would bo used on board ocean steamers during thu next six months than would lloat the biggest Cun- imter In commission. Kvcry society woman knows that Itecamler Cream will positively heal the effects of sun unit wind while at sea. A lady calling for her seventh jar of cream said she had boon on a yachtlngcrulse of live weeks , during which time she had boon con stantly on deck and utterly reckless as to the effects of. such exposure , lior own words were : ' 'No matter how red and burned I might get dining a long day of wind and sun oxposma I was bllsslully certain I could repair all damage by using Hccamlcr Cream at night. My face never tot tough or scaly , and I was the envy of my companions for the first week , during which time 1 kept my remedy a secret. Kvory one congratulated mo on having such a "remarkable com plexion , " and I felt like the veriest of hum bugs , for as a matter of fact I really had a more troublesome skin than any of the others. One evening I confessed the secret of mv comfort and good looks , fora sunburnt face is as painful as unlVi and divided my pot ot Hecamler Cream with all hands men as well us women insisting on giving It u trial. Iteioie breakfast the next morning thodlifer- ont members of our party were calling to each other with that slight ceremony per mlttod on a yachting cruise : "My face is perfectly lovely. How Is yours'.1'1 "Smooth as an Infant's. " "WellIsn't that Kecamlerstult something wonderful , etc. , etc. Finally at bieaktast , after a lengthy and animated exchange of congratulations and compli ments on thu discovery of such a real bless ing , our captain inquired as to the stock of this panacea , anil when I told him 1 had about half a teaspoon fill left In my ono little jar , he gravely remarked : "I shall order the captain to get to the nearest port and tele graph at once tor a barrel or two of thU blessed stuff , whatever you call It. " We really did order two dozen iars by telegraph ami nil of us used It every day of. our ctuUe. It Is simply marvelous for keeping the face oft and lovely under the most aggravating exposure to the elements. Recamler Cream , Itecaraler lialra and Recamler Powder are for sale by drurgUts everywhere and by the proprietor and manufacturer Unmet Hub- bard Ayer , No. 37U uloo square , New Yock City. BILL KISSANK IN THE COILS , The Curtain Lifted on Frightful Scenes of Thirty-five Years Ago. FICTION PARALYZED BY TRUTH. The White Ilnlrcd Sonoma Millionaire Kcspcctcd ns Mr. ISo crs , the No torious Kill KisHanr , Whoso Ex ploits Appalled the World. General Darr's Revenge. SAN PIIANGISCO , Cnl. . April 13 , 1887. [ Correspondence of tlio HKK. ] The one absorbing topic of this city , nnd , in fact , the entire Pacific const , is the Kissano sensation. Nothing , from thu time that San 1'nuicisco was a little white-washed Spanish mission , to the present day , has excited such dcop Interest find continued comment as the rapidly increasing de velopments iv the KifeSiine mystery. Hud nny min : two wcuks ago intimated that William K. Rogers , the pray-haircd So noma millionaire , was the notorious Bill Kissane that lie was ono of the most desperate villains ever operating in this country , dozens of men would have re sented such an accusation with a blow. When the telegraph , two weeks ago whispered the intimation that such was the fact , it was denounced by all of San Francisco as a "most infernal and damnable lie. " But as truth has finally asserted itself , the white-haired man of sixty years must now surrender to fate , and lot justice bo dealt out to him. No San Francisco paper has yet pub lished a line regarding the "century's sensation. " Reuben H. Lloyd , brother of Kissaue , one of our most prominent citizens , and very highly respected , has succeeded in suppressing everything con nected with the itil'air. The Sacramento 15ee , however , pub lished last week the first account , and Hooded this city with papers. News stands at first refused to handle them , but the eagerness of citizens to secure the account made it impossible to further suppress matters , and all copies of the lice were sold. Reuben Lloyd , although always re spected as a thoroughly honest man , re port says , will be mixed up in this dis graceful disclosure. The masonic lodge has been doing all within its power that was honorable , to screen the facts , until further developments. What will most startle the masonic fraternity is the claim , believed to be true , that Bill Kis- sane was expelled from a masonic lodge in 1853 , for his crimes. This is given on excellent testimony , and the truth or falsity of thn statement can easily bo proved by reference to the lodge records. If , as stated , Rogers is now a member of n masonic lodge , then Reuben U. Lloyd , his brother , has transgressed ono of the most slringcnt rules irj masonry in al lowing his disgraced brother to sail under the cloak of masonry. The situation is hourly becoming more delicate and none cfn iuli when the ex- plosi'jri wiii take placo. It is believed that it only awaits the linal decision from New York on the motion to quash the forgery indictments. It is whispered that if thu matter gets into the courts , W. K. Rogers is not the only prominent citi zen of the United States who shall bo asked to recall the misdeeds of thirty- five years ago. The confession of Kissano gives a full history of thu gang of which ho was a member , and they are not all dead. It is even whispered that m San Francisco , fincers can bo laid upon at least ono other party who could not satis factorily explain his connection with Kissiino. The hour apparently is not ripe , liowovcr.and the chains of evidence must lirst bo well forged before those who know these facts will talk. Gnu- oral Darr , who has for thir ty-live years pursued Kissano is a brother of Colonel Joe Da IT , of Washington. That General Darr's fam ily was grievously wronged by Kissano is indicated by the following extra- ; ! from a letter written a fpw rfionths ago by General Darr : "Tha fortunes nnd hap piness of my "people were broken by Kis- W.G , and the sad results are felt to this day , I regret to say , by those most dear to me ; and were it not for thu innocent children that Kissano has brought into the world , and the pleading of my wife , whoso mother was killed by the distress resulting from Kissano's ruining our factory , ho would bo on his way to the scallbld before , this. " Rogers , alias Kissaneis in this city now and will probably make no attempt to get away. Even if he should , it would perhaps only precipitate matters , for the agents of the Chemical bank and the un- tirinir Darr , doubtless Keep a close watch on his movements and know where to put their hands on him when the requisition arrives. The story of a week ago that ho would leave the city or commit suicide is all moonshine. Up to the present time it has been buliovc.il that Lloyd was in no way connected with any of His brother's crimes , but some testimony developed in one of the forgery cases , and given in my sketch of Kissano's career would indi cate that Lloyd himself may by some what implicated. It Is believed , at all events that he will not willingly place himself on the stand whore awkward questions may bo asked. It is nb < 7 learned that when it became evident that some ono familiar .with the facts had disclosed Roger's identity to otto or - o persona something over a week ago Hogors come down , from Sonoma fully bent on killing General Darr , from wnom ho inferred the state ment had come. The determined spirit of the outlaw manifested itself , and ho swore ho would hoot Darr on light. Home of his friends got wind of it however and managed , with great tliflicuhy.to dissuade him from the step. Whether Darr know of this or not is not known , but ho certainly doomed it possible that he might bo as sassinated , for ho made all preparations , so that in Such an event the arrest of all living and known members of the Kis- satio gang 'should at ouco follow. The publicity given the affair , however , has rendered any bloodshed foolish in the oxtremc , and it would only precipitate matters , aiid it is not likely that any kill ing will lip done. Public cxeitument , howovcr , is intense , and there may yet bo trouble. The sermon delivered by Rev. Talmagc , in Now York , last Sundav , in which ho plead for mercy for Kissano , is con- lenined by some , while others endorse it. The story of Kissanc's career in very interesting , I gather from clti/cns and Sacramento papers an exciting narra tive , which will doubtless prove of inter est to your readers. William Kissane was botfii in Ireland , and when very young was brought to Canada by his parents. Hu came to Cin cinnati in 1843 , beintr then about twenty , with letters to Lot" Pugh & Co. , after wards Johnson & Pugli , pork-packers , into whoso employ ho was taken. Their warehouse was destroyed bv lire later , and Pugh always claimed tfiat Kissano fired it. Kissane started in business for himself and candle- as a pork-packer - maker , his place of business being next to that of Pope & Cordcr. Pope was the ' 'father-in-law of Gen eral Darr , lithrough whoso untiring efforts the identity of Kissano has been finally established , and when Kis sane , in burning his own warehouse to collect insurance on fictitious goods , de stroyed the p'ropbrty of Pope tte Cordor , worth several hundred thousand dollars and reduced the families to poverty , he inspired in young Darr's mind a deter mination to bring him to justice. At this time Kissatio was a prominent mem ber of a Notorious organized gang in festing a numbon of states , whose sys tematically planned-outrages have be come matters of history. Arson , robbery nnd forgery were their business , and were with them reduced to a line art. Many of the members of the gang were rich and respectable citizens , and of them all , Kissane , although less than thirty , was the brightest , the most ingenius in planning and daring in execution. He is described as remarkably handsome , facinating in manners and brilliant in conversation. In one of three books , written years ago , upon the exploits of Kissiino , and which ho thought ho had entirely suppressed , refers to "his courtly brother , " meaning Reuben , now Reuben H. Lloyd. Oa January 14,1852 , occurred the burning of the Martha Washington , by which sixteen innocent lives were sac rificed to gain several hundred thousand dollars insurance on a fictitious cargo. The unpublished details of this crime , horrible in its recklessness nnd heartlessness - ness , would fill columns. Sullico it now to say that , through the qilorts of Sidney C. Murton , Kissano and eight others were arrested in December , 1852 , charged with conspiracy. Meanwhile , in July , ISMho WHS expelled ior his crimes from the Ma sonic Lodge to which ho had been ad mitted only seven months before'iVo ' Martha Washington tri-J 5a , not' take place unt'iOciooor , 1853. and largely be cause of a technicality the verdict of not guilty was unwillingly returned by the jury after a week's deliberation , licforo the trial , while out on bail during the summer of 1853 , Kissano was Hire is times arrested and convicted of forgery on thu Cincinnati banks. The defrauded insurance companies and Burton were not satisfied with the result of the trial of the Martha Wash ington conspirators , and had Kissano and tint captain of the steamer arrested on a charge of murder and taken to Helena , Arkansas. Here again Kissano's luck , which through his iniquitous earner stood him in good stead , came to his res cue. The local authorities had no funds to prosecute the case , and , congress fail ing to como to the rescue , they were forced to let the prisoners out on ball. Kissano jumped his bail , has never stood trial and is therefore still under indict- nient on this charge. In July and Ati ru t , 1834 , ho planned and consimiiuitcil some forgeries on thu Jiiemical bank of New York , which as tounded the business community because of die skill and ingenuity displayed. Ho was arrested for the crime , hut while at Hornullsvillo , while un route to Now York in chargo'of an officer , ho escaped by jumping from the train , through the window of thy closet. Ho then disappeared for several months , but it subsequently transpired that ho had sought shbltcr at Hull'tilo with the former barkeeper of the Martha \ \ ash- ington. Hu installed Kissano under the name of Lyuoh with a fanner named Sparrows , who lived fifteen miles out of town. Ho stayed hero three or four months assisting in farm work , raising bills by the cutting and pasting process and uttering countcriloit money. While hero ( according to testimony in those cases ) ho indueoij thu barkeeper to carry a letter for liin | to his brother Reuben n. Kissano ( novf Ronben H. Lloyd , of this city , wealthy Imd respected. ) at Cincin nati , and in response the brother sent back a bottle of magnesia in which was secreted $0,000 in Chemical bank bills of $50. ) each , part of the proceeds of the forgery on that institution. This bottle Hill Kissano gave to thu farmur's wife , asking her to preserve it care fully until called for in case anything oc curred to him , Something did occur shortly , for the farmer was arrested for passing counterfeit money , and his wife informed the ollicers that Lynch had given it to him. Lynchtilms Hill Kissano , was accordingly gathered in and the bottle tle being opened at the request of Mrs. Sparrows , his identity was established. lie was accordingly takeu to Now York , tlio feat being successfully accomplished by handculling him to an ollicor before starting , and putting the key in the bank teller's pocket. Here he was convicted of the Chemical bank forgery , the jury being out only tea minutes. The Wily Hill , however , pleaded thu baby act in a brilliant speech that brought tears to ovorv eye and called forth tremendous applause. Tlio judge , who had fully do- terminud to give him six years , the full oxtcnt of the law , was so impressed that ho made it two years and nine months. This was on March 23 , 18.V5. On Decem ber ! ) , of the same year , ho was pardoned by the governor of New York after hav ing madi ) a full written confession and on his .solemn promise to give the bandit of evidence which was necessary to con vict other members of the infamous pang , with which lie had been associated. This confession is still in existence. Kissano , however , knew that the mem bers of the gang wouli probably assassi nate him , and again skipped , not being heard of again until liis dcath under an assumed name at Nicaragua , under Walker , was reported. The account was so circumstantial that it wns generally accepted as correctbut there was at least one man who was not deceived , as hu recognized the daring Kissano at the St. Charles hotel oven while his death was still the talk of the country. In 1857 , Kissano came to California , ar riving in San Francisco in Juno. Mill Kissano at once reported at the lioiiso at 1010 Folsom street , where his two broth ers known to their friends as Ruiibun Lloyd and Henry Kissano have livid for over thirty years. Dill than went to the Fni/.or river , under the name of Rogers , and mined suceesfully. Re- j turning , ho engaged in merchandising in i San Francisco and Sacramento where many of his transactions were regarded as suspicious and questionable. | Ho subsequently went to Washoo and while in partnership with Gri.'sim and Henderson is said to have amassed $400,000. In 1803 ho purchased his Sonoma property which is now worth $300,000 or $400,000 and on which ho has since lived. < Although neither n naturaluod nor anaI I tlve citizen ho had himself placed on the Great Register , taking solemn oath that , ho was a native of Kentucky. Ho was a supervisor of the county from 1874 to 1878 but resigned in the latter year because of sonic alleged crookedness in the office. i Some two years ago. General Darrwho had never relinquished the hope of find ing him , suddenly saw the Kis.sane of his youth , wlnlo paying an accidental visit at the railroad ofiices. Although hu hud not seen his quarry for Hourly thirty years , the general without a moment's hosltiition walked in front ot this white- haired man of sixty odd years and fixing his eye upon him said : "Hereyou are ut jast , Hill Kissane. " Rogers wns very indignant , etc. , but avoided Darr there after. The latter communicated his dis covery to the Chemical bank of Now York , nnd an attempt was made to have Roacrs make restitution for the wrongs of Hill Kissano. Ho was defiant , however , and alter eight months unsuc cessful treating , the exposure was forced by Rogers himself in sending an agnnt cast to have the old indictment against him quijflhod. Rocoivcr Smyth has declined , however , to quash the indictment until further in formation is received. The i Jclmont of course. stIJJ § tau < ! s , and when the casd coin.es " . .to court , as it seems now must inevitably happen , there will doubtless bo many now and startling develop ments. C. M. STYUK. THIS AUMY TRANSPORTATION. Opening of the Bids nnd the 1'robn- l > ly Successful Competitor- ! . The bids for the transportation of supplies for the various nnny posts in the department of the I'latte , which were opened by ilennr.il Dandy , cliinf quartermaster , on the lothjlnst. , were available * for publication only at a late hour'yesterday. The following were believed to bo the lowest bidders , and the ones who probably would receive contracts. Lusk to Fort Lnranilo linker &JouP on. Douglass to Ft. MeKlnnoy ( j. F fjlav Terminus of Cheyenne -Northern riiilrond ( probably mouth of tt > & Cottonwood ) .John Hunter or Jleur,1' Tjurbnnk. Kawllns In Vt.'McKlnnny Uichard Mnpor. Dow'-is ' \Vashakiu-L. . H. Shepherd. . itiwilns to Washaklo H. U. Magor or X. Baldwin. Carter to Urldier John U. Watson. 1'rico to In Chcsre Nathan H. White. Omaha niut Fort Omaha Wm. DM ton. Valentine to Ft. Niobr.ir.i Wm. U. Fuiris. Timelier to Nfnbrani J. M. Tlmoncr. Cheyenne to Ft. 1'ussoll and Camp Cartln Hamma & Aluriay. Salt Luku and it. Douglas Kdward It. Clute. Local Iransportitton : At Carter , Shirley Carter ; at Kawllns Charles J. .lohnson ; at Price , George H. Juwutt ; at Ft. Sldinw. Peter Johnson , at Lu&k and ut Douglass , L. U. bhonhetd. Omaha Ijltcrnry nnd Hclontlflo Olub. Al the muntlng of the above popular and well known club next Wednesday night , April 20 , the following programmn will bu rendered. The meetings ant open to the public without charge , and all are cordially invited to attund : Instrumental Music Mlssns Bull nnd Xollle Uitchcr ItcelUtlon "llow We Kept thu Day , " . . . F. . C. Zimmerman. "Tho Mission of the Press. " Henry Jamin , of the Herald Piano , Violin and Coronet Trio . . . . ' . J. Uoiucj.ind Others. 1'lano Duet "I'out and Peasant , " . . . . .Misses Tilllo Hlumi ) and Tillie Dorn. "The Future of the Republican Party , " . . i Julius H , Conlej Paper on Meteoioloxv 1C. F. Test Quartette Ml s A.nnlo Jiogue ami Others Huoltatlon-"Holtfct" L. 11. Haer Original Poem Prof , George Knthbuii Question tor JJe-tmto : "Unsolved. That the protective tariff should be abnlUheil nud concress enact laws with a tcndaney towards frno trade. " AlUrmatlvc : John J. Points , It , D. A. Wade , JJ..I. Scannell. Negative : Julius S. Conley , Judge houls Horko , Judtre Franklin Follows. ; joiip. , Miss Rose O'Neal Opening Hamilton Street. The county commissioners were engaged yesterday In a discussion of the petition of J. II. McShan * and others , asklui ; for the nimnlui ? of Hamilton street went ol the city limits. . , ' MORE RANK HIPPODROMING The Wrangling Wrestlers Ball and Gun Olub News , A TEMPORARY CITY BUILDING. Tlio Iinw'fl Vexations Tlio I'rotmblo Award of Contracts for Army Transportation Ijato 1'oliuo News. Morn H I ppoil mining. The wrestlers are still wranglln ? . Colonel McLaughlln and Farley met yesterday after noon and spent sevuial hours In an elTort to come to terms for a match. Farley wanted to enter a contest for th champion belt , now in McLaughltn's possession. The belt Is valued at S5UO , which amount Farley wanted to place against It. MeLauehlln wanted to wrestle tor the belt and SMO extra. This was moio money than Farley could raise. and the matters were left unsettled. In tlio me.in time Moth and Failey have boon dickering about a match and may yet como together. It was charged yesterday by those who claim to bo on tlio lusldo that the Moth McLaughlln matches weio both rank hippo dromes , that Moth had forced upon tliucolonu by scaly methods. The story Is that on Thursday before the match , when a big house was expected , Moth wont to McLaughlln nfid refused to go on with the match unless It should be followed by another and he bn given ono ot them , and an equal division of the receipt" of both matches. Colonel McLaughlin hai ! been at the expense of several bundled do ! Inrs In getting the building , printing ami making other airanccments , and nan no choice out to forfeit this money or make th hippodrome. Ho went into the "lixcd" match with reluctance , mid says ho will never meet Moth again. Hu taught Moth all he knows about wrestling except In the Graico-Koinan style , and in nny style but this can throw him as fa t as hn can tret un. Tills fact must have been evident to all who witnessed the match. Colonel McLatighlln left last night for Sioux City , and will go thence to Denver , where he has a match on hand. BASE B.lfjLi Ni\VH. Tlio Oinahas Lose Another Game at DCS lUolnes To-day's Game. The Omaha club was defeated again at Des Moincs yesterday , by a score of 9 to 5. No other result was expected by the manaxomen t. They used an oxpnrlmental battery and loft several of tholr crack players at home , among them , O'Leary , Messitt and IBrlmelecom. Joe Walsh's wife was lying at the point of death at her homo in KcoUuk and the fact so unnerved the little captain that he played n miserable eatno. Houseman pitched again yesterday and showed a vast improvement over his game ot Thursday. * TO-CAY'S QA1" . , Tl e0jiiab _ ; am Will return from Dos MOiiics to-day and will play at the now grounds this afternoon with the old Union Pacific nine. The game will bo called at : i.tO : o'clock. The clubs will bo positioned as fol lows : UNION I'ACFICS POSITIONS. OMAHAS. Hand lo c Kiehmcyur Salisburv P Goodeiioujjh Hock well lb H aitor Dwvnr 8b Swift McKelvoy 9b Itonrke Walsh ss f..Onlns Strock . - . If. lluilur llanlon of Urlmnlecom Anderson rf MesslU TIII : i.n.vuuK SEASON , The league season will bo opened on Fri day with the Lincoln-- ! . The day belliR Arbor dav the bank * nnd many of the busi ness houses wi'.l ' DO closed. The game will bo procijuV , by a parade of the contesting dubs Ifi uniform. AIIOUNU THU HARl'.S. Dave Rowe has returned from the east with a strong nlnn for the Llncolns. Tlio Kansas Cltv nine has been sUned and numbers sumo excellent men. Manager IJandlo is making an effort to se cure ChamhnrUin , the crack pitcher of the Louisville nine. Sunday playing will bo prohlbitcd.it Leav- onwoilh. _ TUH GUN ohuns. The Ija Fevre Glut ) Shoot The Tonrn- niuctit NotoH. Thn La Fovio ( Jim Club held their regular weekly .shoot at the grounds east ot Athletic paik yesterday alternoon. The uvoiaeo score was a little Mnaller than usual , whereat the members of the club wondered greatly until It was discovered that the shooting had been done at 41 yaids ilse , Instead of IS yards ason pievious occasions. Thu mistake was notion ! too late to do the shooters any good. The scoio on the club shoot was us follows : Prince oaiou 10010 oioio ( wo - fi howls 010I010QJ IOIOJUOM 7 Numii oju'u ' oooiw oowo wiao o Khninlierlln niOOl 01KO HAW lOXl- ) Tuwnsend OWW OHIO 100'U 00001- Nuson II01001WI1 11011 11110-1'i Abcrciomblo 0)iJO ) 01101 01(110 ( 10101-H 1'itchott tioio loioo noioojuo-o 'Small dropped out after thu tenth .shot , owlui ; to an accident. The tesiilt of the shoot gave the ballon to Nason until the nest shoot. For the past two weeks the bad jo has been In Chrysler's pos session. After the regular club shoot , a number of sldo shoots were Indulged In with the follow- Inn results : riUST CONTK8T. Nason l l l o l o 0 0 0 0-4 Abuicinmble..o - siroNi : ) roNiisr. : Prince 0 0 1 0 l l 0 I 1 1-0 Small 0 ' O-'J KOUIITII CONTEST , Jiason 0 0 l l o l 0 0 l l-n Ulcktord 0 0-4 FIFTH CONTEST. Prince 0 1-5 Ulckford 1 1000 0--J SIXTH CONTKhT , This was n team shoot between Nason and AboicronibloagftliistTownsend and Fltchett. The result was a victory tor the Hist named team by the followlne score : Nasou. 0 0 0 t 0 0-1 Abercrombie 1 10011-4 vs. Townsend 0 1101 0 3 Fitchelt - . 0 0000 0-0 THK. STA.TK TOIMIXAMKNT. . The date for the annual tournament of the Nebraska S.'ato Spoilsmen's association hai been lived for the week commeiicitig Juno 7 This will bn ahead of the tournaments a Sioux City and Minneapolis , unil will follow the Illinois shoot , maklni ; a complete clicuL that will bu easily attended by sportsmen al over the country. Among \\ull-luiowi shots who have signified their Intention o ! being present me the following ; lion Tlplo Al Jtamlal.I. K. Miller and Haivy Hill , ff Cincinnati ; Jim St.irc , of Now Haven Conn. ; S. A. Tucker , of Moriilan , Conn. | j Kawl Organ and Chailes Wlllard. of Chicago cage ; lUo Woolrlng , of Waverly , la.I Charles Hiuld , of DCS Mnines ; Williams , ol Missouri Valley , and a number of others. RTUAY BIIOTS. The Omaha Gun club will shoot on Tucs day. day.The The Omaha Klllo club will hold their firs' , s.hoot at their range at Hollcvuo on May 4. The tournament of thn Northwester ! Sportsmen's association will bo held at Nor lolk , Nebruskit , on Mav 17. Oiiulm sports men aio practicing for the meeting. A TKMI'OJIAUY CITY JIALU The City Will Probably Erect One al Once. Messrs. Lee , Lowry and Kaspar , the spo clal committee of the council , appointed to secuio headquarters for thu city officers nnd policodepaitmeut , have found their duty an arduous one , All of the available building ! In the city are occupied and many of the now buildings Hearing completion have al ready been engaged. Thu only proposition that was received by the committee was from the Exposition association containing an ollor of the rental of the annex ot the exposition building and the basement for the use of the city , at a rental of 8300 a iionth , the city to pay all of the expense of maklnc the necessary changes for the accoin- nodatlon of the otlicers. The committee onsldcrudthepioposition a rather expen sive ono and have about agreed to report upon a plan by which n temporary hall can ho built upon ground owned by the city. The city owns a fractional lot at the corner Nineteenth and Harney streets , with afront- age ot sixty-six feet on Uarney street , and ninety lest on Nineteenth. It Is proposed to erect on this a threo-story brick bullalnsr. On the Ilrst floor , level with the street , will bo located thu patrol ban , 27x4(1 ( feet , with ample room for the hoises and vehicles. On the Harney street front of the same tloor will bo located thomaislinl'sotllce , which , with the patrol department , will bo separated trom the police court , which will occupy a room 35 feet square on the west side of the building. The second lloor of the building will bo used for otllces for the chief of the tire department , the gas Inspector , boiler Inspector , moat Inspector , building Inspector specter , board of nubile works and other oftl- cnr.s. The third lloor will bo occupied as a council chamber. The committee estimate that the buildiii' will cost between 813,000 and 315,000. The claim U made tlmt the In vestment would bo a profitable ono for the city as the building can be rented when the new city hall is completed. It will bo neces sary , anyway , to provide a patrol barn , as there is no provision for ono in the plain for THE OTHI3I1 SIDE. Another Phaao of Thursday Nhflit'8 Arrest. A reuorter for the HKK , In conversation last night with ono of the firm of Illbben ic Kins , proprietors of the sample room at 1303 DoiiL'las street , learned their story of the raid made by Ounsby on Thursday night last. They say that thcio was no Hiich gang In the house that night ; that none of the crooka natiifil made or tried to make , their eseap0 ; trial no dour was locked or barredand that no attaches of the house tried to shield nny ono from nrio.it. The officer , it Is claimed , stepped in , oideiedadriuk. nnd then tuin- IliK to L. K. Ilaker. known as "Ficnchy , " said , "I'll place you muter arrest. " lie then drew hU revolver and marched Halter up to juil. This it is said , was all there was to the affair. The friends of Mr. Baker denounce his ar rest as an outrage. They say that lie Is not now , nor never has been enuai-ed In crooked work , and. that then ) is no grounds for suspicion against him. Hakor Is a small , gentlemanly appearing fellow , who cer tainly rtoos aotr look like R burglar or high way robber. In conversation with a re porter last night he said : "Why 1 should have bee , ! anostcil I don't know. I never stole a dollar In my life. 1 play tor money nnd If I can win a man's cash sfiuarely. I'll do It. If I can't win It biiuaiely , I wont take It at all. I have lived In Kansas City eleven yoais , have got property there , and Chief of Police Spears will vouch for my character and will ( All you that I am no ciook. Judge Stnnberg said to-night that hn didn't know who 1 was when 1 was brought before him , but alter this , ho would see that 1 got tali tieatmunt. 1'ormlln. Superintendent Whitlock issued build ing permits yesterday , as follows : Wade llunker , frame barn , iiflth and Charles S 150 J. C. Shea , ouo-btory frame add , to dwelling , Ohio , near 10th 200 George Sauler , two ono-story frame cottiigos , 7th and Hickory 2,000 John O Counell , one-sturv brick addi tion to store , 111 ! South 10th 350 A. T. Austen , two two-story frame dwellings0th. ! ! near St. Mary's . . . 3,000 A.T. Austen , two-stmy tr.xmo icsl- doneu , 'JOtti , near St. Mary's avo. . . . 2,300 Fied lluiihun , ouc-stoiyfrauiu cottage , Alleo and lOtli 4W Mis. Jennie K. Slovens , live two-stoiy frame dwellings , Decaturand''Otli. . 9,030 J. C. Holllvar , one-story fiiuno cot tage , Allen , east of 17th 1,000 F. C. Festncr , lliroo-story printing of- ilee , l-JOT-'J , llow.ud l.GOD W. F. Rice , onc-htory frame cottage , Locust ami 31st , 400 Eleven permits aj-j'iogatlni ; $31,760 f Wants llor lliiHtmnd. The city marshal recurved a letter yester day from Airs. S. I ) . Smith , of Toledo , la. , asking for the whereabouts of her huMiand , who Is a colniod baiber. She writes that she has heaid that Smith had been accidentally killed , and that while she docs not believe It she Is wild with Brief at the rumor , A IjoHt GUI. Last evening the little eleven-year-old daughter df Mrs. Mock , who In employed il the Buckingham Home , wandered away trom the place and until a late tiour.had not been found. . ' ,