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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. . ' ,
