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\ r THE OMAHA DAILY : TUESDAY. APBIL 1 ( ) . 1887. A GREAT The Supreme Court Decides the Famous Maxwell Grant Honest. NOT THE SWINDLE CLAIMED. Fifty Mlllloni Worth or Property In- volvcd Squnttcrs Oust oil In Fa vor of Chicago and Anisler- duin Millionaires. The Mfixwoll GrnntConflrincd. WASJUNOTOX , April 18. fSpcclnl Tele- f > ram to the lli.K.J The Maxwell grant has ntwnys been regarded as the most Klgnnttd of nil swindles on tills continent , a typical fraud on tin ; government , thn top and crown of land robbery , and no speech has ever been made In opposition to fraud and corruption In tlio west without holding Its enormous proportions up. As an Illustration of what wicked men can do In the way of land steal ing "As big a swindle ns the | Ma\well grant" has hucn a ijrnvorb. lint the supreme court of tliu United States to-tiny decldod that It was not a swindle ; that It was an lion- cst Kraut ; that thn persons to whom It has de scended arc cntltled.to the landsand that the squatters now occupying It , to the number of several thousand , have no right there. The decision will create a great sensation. It will fall like a thunderbolt on the citizens of Trinidad and other towns on the grant , and will .surprise moat people who are famil iar with the case. The tract of 1,700,000 acre-i covered by the grant comprises a strip of country lying on both sides of the boundary line between Colorado and New Mexico , and Is considered the best crnzinit land In that imitof the union. It also Includes many mines In the lioton mountain , as well as millions of dollars worth ot improvement placed tlicio by squatters , who never had any Idea that the Kraut would be connrmed. Just what will be. done now Is impossible to pre dict. According to the decree of the lilirhcst Judicial authorities the er.xnt belongs to the syndicate of Chicago milllonaiies and a lot of Amsterdam Datchiuen who were roped Into Urn scheme by the notorious Fiank hhcrwln. They were verv much disgusted when they discovered what they had bnndit. but will bo DettersatiHliednow , tor 350,000XJ ( ) Is a small valuation of the propeity. Nebraska nnd Iowa Pensions. WASIIIXOTON , April 18. [ Special Tele- Kram to the UEK.J Pensions wore Issued to-day to lowans : Anna M. , mother of Charles Schwab , Abbott ; James llarley , Hamburg : William U. Cuminlngs , Indepen dence ; Samuel I'rlco , Crescent ; Jere M. Mai- Ick Castle , Yoiktown ; Win. Wilson , Keo- luk ; Franklin Allen , Bertram ; Islah A. "McElyca , Ames ; Joshua Bender , WyomliiK : Uenjamln I'arker , Kasliu ; Nowcomb S. Hmlth , Waterloo ; ElwardO. Smith , Panora ; Henry Sdaw , Little Sioux ; Asa Petty , I'erry ; Jamrs J. llartman , Spencer ; Arthur C.Tingbv , Florls ; William II. Shields , Knox- bi vllloKlwnulKaston ; ( , West Union : PhiloE. Olmstrd , Olive : James 11. Morrison , Wan- beck ; Klisha Thomas. Centrn Junction ; Sylvester Wounds , lUUTalo ; Abel C. Roberts , Oeden ; Joseph II. Woolvln , Itlchland. Nebraska pensions : "John Dourte , Oandv ; Wllfoid O. Whltln ? , Hardy ; William F. Coylo , Hastings ; Heeves Mlloa , Davenport ; Isaac L , . Smith , Silver deck : Wan en N. Kandall , Falrtiold ; Andrew Troaer , lias- tings ; John S. Bennett. Waco : Krcrterlck Dlsrn , Valentine ; William II. Henry , Omaha ; Daniel D. Wells , Blakoly ; John Sawyer , Hebron ; John M. Church , Coving- ton. Xlio Military Aoodomy Visitors. , WASHINGTON , April ia The following board of visitors to the military academy has been appointed to meet at West Point June 1 next : By the president General John W , Pftlmer , of Illinois ; General Uobert 11. An derson , of Georgia ; George W. Childs , of Philadelphia ; Hon. W. Courtonay , of South Carolina ; Kov. John W. Brown , of New York ; Charles J. N. Gwinn , of Maryland , and Dr. William Everett , of Massachusetts. By the president of the senate Senators Dolptt , of Oregon , and G'ockroll , of Missouri. By the speaker of the house of leprcscnta- tlvos Messrs. Wheeler , of Alabama , Andor- on and Butterworth , of Ohio. Appointed By the President. WASHINGTON , April 18. The president to-day appointed William J. Allen to be United States district judge for the southern district of Illinois. The president to-day appointed Colonel Wesley Merritt to bo brlgudler-Benaral , vice Brigadier-General Orlando B. Icox , re- tired. lowuna Admitted to Practice. WASHINGTON , April 18.-fSpoelal Tele gram to the BEE. | Parker S. Webster , of Dubunue , nnd John R. McEldcry , of Fairfield - field , la. , were admitted to practice before the Intel lor department to-day. Allowed Them to tiand. BOSTON , April 18. j Special Telegram to the BEE.J Collector Saltonstall this morn- intc decided the case ot the English women velvet weavers who were refused on Saturday the privilege of landing from thn Canard steamer Pavonia. Howard Hlchards , treas urer of the company , presented an affidavit to show that the line of'work for which those women were engaged could not be do no at present in tnls country , nnd that Instead of linking uway work from any American opor- 'nUvothoy ' would bo the means of making ' work for about 100 others , because It would not be necessary to send abroad for cutting nnd finishing the ends of velvet. A largo . aum of money had been sent abroad hereto fore for want of the special skill which those women were Intended to supply. The col lector authorized them to laud. Disaster on the Deep. LONDON , April 18. Later dispatches con firm the report that n steamer has boon , wrecked otf Bonifacio , Corsica. Thn nameot the vest-el Is the Tasmania. She belongs to the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Naviga tion company , Is of 4-llW tons burden , and \vas bound from Bombay for Marseilles. She stranded on the Monarchl rocks to the south ot Corsica. All the women and children mnonu tliu passengers have been laut'eil. Sbo carried 1W > nas.sunirers , of whom seventy-four were landed. Two French Hteameis are as sisting In the work of rescue. Assistance ' has gone from Ajacclo and Marseilles. The telegraph cable repairing steamer Volta foundered off the Island Mvconus in the Grecian Archipelago. A portion of the crew wore drowned. Drltlah Grain Trade Review. LONDON. April 18. The Mark Lane Ex press , In Its review of the British eraln trade during the past week , says : Deliveries of native grain have been restricted. The re mainder of the crop now on hand Is sup posed to be small. Sales ot English wheat during the week were S,0fi7 ( ) quarters at 32s 8d , against 40,514 quarters at 80s 10d during the corresponding period last year. Foreign wheat is turner , although inquiry IB Inactive. In the Liverpool markets prices are Id higher. The quotations of wheat cargoes on passage are nominal. To-day wheat was quiet but steady. Prices were rather against buyers. Flour was steady. Corn was tirm. Oats were iXgfiU dearer. Beans and peas weiedl@ls lower. TITO Yonrs In the Pen. ST. Lows , April 18. Patrick EKUII. deputy recorder of votes , who was convicted of corn- nutting election frauds bv falsely registering the names of voters last November , was sen tenced in the United States court to-day to two years In llio penitentiary. Jllnlnc Staru For Chicago , QUICAUO , April IS. Walker Blalne re ceived a telegram from his father , James G. Bblne , this afternoon , dated Fnit Gibson and rcadln : : ns follows : "Leave hero to night. Hope to be In Chicago Wednesday evening. " Mtoppecl By Storms. BAi.Ti.MonE , April 18. To-day's Baltimore- Athletln game was postponed to May 3 on account of rain. N \v YOBU , April 18. 1'ho game between the Brooklyn and Metropolitan clubs was owing to the stoW AN UNWORTHY DEBOKNDINT. A Itclntlvo of Mlllurd Plllnioro'a Pnyi l-'or Hcolnc tlio 1/lophniit. XP.W YOIIK , April K [ Special Telegram to the Urn. ] Lnfnyotto Mlllard , aged about forty-six , paid 310 In the Joffersnn Maikot pollco court to-day for being drunk Sunday morning. He had been dolnc the town Sat urday night and , \\lipn found by the olllcer , he had deposited n nickel in n malt box and was complaining because the car did not movoon , On the way to the pollco station ho gave an Imitation of a madman of various nationalities , swearing vigorously In Eng lish , French , German nnd Spanish. In court ho apologized for his appearance and said ho had left the hotel with 32,000 , some diamonds , nuggets of South African gold , and a ruby pin. At his request one of the court ofltrlnls cut open the buckskin waistcoat he wore and In It found StOO and some diamonds. Ho recollected thatsoino Bajaul street women helped tliom- siilves to 5i"0 ! of his money , but could not account for the rest , though , he faintly re membered taking part In several quarrels. Ho said he was from Lockport , this state ; that his father was mayor , Alman 11. Mlllard , nnd that President Mlllard Fillmore was a relation of his. He went to California In lb-13 and has sliico been In other parts ot the world , gold and diamond hunting. During the war ho was a Hcout. Ho knows South Africa like a bunk , and he has Interests in two diamond mines there. After his release ho started for Philadelphia , Haying that he was going to Africa to woik up his diamond mines. - > . Knoronchlng On County ftoadq , The graders cm the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley road arc creating con sternation among the farmers by the reckless manner in which tho.v are ruin ing the county roads. At one place , near Ivioglon , the county road has beoa blocked by an embankment thirty feet high , leaving the only passage possible a narrow winding road along ti branch of the little 1'apio , too narrow in many places for teams to pass. In another place the grailo crosses the county road in three places within a quarter of u mile , leaving the farmers no outlet whatever. The commissioners liavo taken tiio mat ter in hand uml will meet on Wednesday with the representatives of tlio road in order to adjust the difficulties. Justices ol' the Pence. The county commissioners have askctl the opinion of the county attorney rela tive to the status of tliu law fixing the number of justices of the peace. Under the present law , as generally construed , two magistrates are provided for in each polling , making a total of eightcpn for Omaha. The commissioners arc anxious to be informed as to whether or not the present incumbents will hold ollice in their respective words until their terms of ollice expires. TUB nASE nTnt7 PENXANT. Tfic Season's Strugclo lor It Will HeKlii This Week. The championship struggle of the Western base ball league will commence this week. On Thursday games will bo played in Topeka , Leaven worth nnd Denver. On Friday , Saturday and Sun day games will bo played in Omaha. Tlio opening games for the pennant will be is follows : Hastings with the Delivers , St. Joes with the Topekas. and Kansas City with the Leavonworths. The games at Omaha will all be with hi ; Lincoln club. Each club is to play 120 caincs in nil during the season , or 03 at home and G3 while traveling. Four professional um pires have boon secured. They are : E..J. lienglo , of Chicago ; Mike. Hurley , of I'ooria ; Frank Durrah , of Denver , and Steve Hagen , of Chicago. Honglo will impire Friday's game here. Ho arrived last night. Settled U by Hottliujr. L. F. Haley , sheriff of Lincoln county , arrived in the city yesterday and arres ted , through Sheriff Coburn , H. W. Day , agent for the Omaha Nursery company , on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. It appears that Day gave his personal check to parties in that county , and when the chocks were not honored ho promised to .settle by the Ifith of the month. As ho did not do so the sheriff came hero for him. Day secured help from friends here , nnd the monoy. about | 300 , was paid. The sheriff left without his prisoner. It Came Ills Wny. Fred Rohring , a baggageman on the Missouri faolfic road , between Omaha nnd Kansas City , has drawn u tenth of the capital nri/.o in the Lousiann stuto lottery. His ticket was 107,000. The money ho will rncoivo is $3,000. When he gets it ho will quit railroading and come to Omaha to live. Owing to the necessities of his business his residence has been in Kansas City , although he has spent twelve hours of every third clay here. Personal Paragraphs. C. C. Valentino , brother o ! ex-Con- grcssman Valentino has been appointed court stenographer by .Judge Neville , succeeding Mr. Charles Potter , who re signs to go Into stenographic business of a private nattire. Brevities. The overland train is leaving with cheerful regularity , on time , of late. The county commissioners will spend tliu week in the county looking after roads. W. H. Ijfms , clerk of the district court lias been coiifinc'd to his homo .several days by sickness. Colonel Will Visschor arrived in the city on Sunday , ami will make this city once more his home. Ho will engage in newspaper work. Justice Anderson will not hold court to-day. Ho goes to Uoatrico to attend the Knights Templar commaadory gath ering. A search warrant was issued by Judge Stonberg yesterday for the recovery ot a harness stolen from the barn of N. L. Eaton in North Omaha. Adolph Goldstein commenced suit in the county court yesterday against Ulrioli Frederickson for $25 , duo on account of a real estate purchase. The citizens of the Seventh ward will mc'ot at Thompson's storu , opposite , the street car barns on 1'ark avenue , this evening to select candidates for council- men. Ucorgo Marshall , a lumberman living on West Farnum street , was thrown out of his bugiry at South Omaha yesterday morning and severely injured. Oillcer O'Grady found a woman and two men bleeping in a room without a stick of furniture or any bedding in Dago alley last night. He took the woman to jail. Senator Maudcrson. accompanied by Mrs. Mnndorsou and Mrs , Brown returned turned to Omaha yesterday. They will siiond the summer 111 Omafiu and' make their home at the Millard. Horses attached to a wagon full of brick became frightened at a steam dummy engine yesterday afternoon and ran away. 1 ho brick wore scattered promis cuously from Facilio street to Jackson. Mho driver wns thrown under the wheels. One hand was mashed and his head wai cut. The South Omaha Land company have appointed C. , Mayne solo agent for the ale of tholrlots. lie will stow the prop , erty and furnish all desired Information upon application. ' [ Signed ! W.A P < W Prwldent , ' . THEY WANT HIGHER WAGES The House Paintora and Paper Hangers De- maud an Increase , TEAMSTERS GO OUTON A STRIKE South Oninlm News The Hoard of Education The DrttgKlats in Sea- slon Kunnlnic County llofttls Other Local News. linbor Troubles. It would appear that by common con sent or previous concert of plans the lirst of May is selected as the time for the Inauguration of labor troubles and the approach of that date is marked by a feeling of dissatisfaction among the abor organizations. The Omaha paper langors and house painters have made he lir.st open expression of their dissatls- ' ictlon and have taken a stand for higher wages that is apt to create serious trou ble ut the very opening of their busiest season. The paper hungers , who are re ceiving from ? 2.50 to $3.50 per day , have ssued a schedule whereby they ask an ncrcase to $5 a day or the privilege of doing piece work , for which they do- nand the following schedule : "Hrown intl white blank and buff , one edge trimmed. 18 cents per roll on side walls nnd 23 cents on ceilings ; pressed paper , $1 , walls or ceilings ; work in closets and jotwecu shelves at double price ; for work done nnd goods used not men tioned in this schedule , the workman shall receive ? 5 per day. " The schedule nlso provides that workman shall , if lot srflowcd to do piece work , receive $5 a day , or a yearly salary of not less than $ lOtU. ) This is a marked advance over .he prica at present icccivcdbj' the paper Lingers , ( ind the employers seem little li.sponcd to meet the demand. The paper lancers aie supported in their movement jy the house painters. Those mou have joon receiving $2.CO pur day _ for ten liours' work. Tlicy demand an inoreasi ) to 2.75 per day for nine hours' work , with a pay nnd u half for overwork and double pay for Sunday work. On Thurs day last the master painters formed u union in order to further strengthen the claims of their order. The schedules prepared by the paper hungers and paint ers is announced to take cllect April 15 , although the men are till working at the old rates. It is announced , however , that they will make an emphatic demand for the inauguration of the new schedule on nnd after the lirst of next month. The dealers and contractors inyall paper met at Heard & Bro.'s establish ment last evening to consider the claims of the dissatisfied employes. Nearly all of the dealers in the city wore repre sented. An organisation was effected and I tie matter very fully discussed. As there is no immediate prospect of trouble an adjournment was tnkun until next Mon day night , when an answer will bo made to the employes. The sentiment of the meeting indicated that the demands of painters will be acceded to with the ex ception of the demand for double pay for Sunday work. This is considered exorb itant and a compromise will bo asked. The employers did not como to any un derstanding with regard to the schedule of the paper-hangers , whose demands will bo further considered at a future meeting. The prospects are that the troubles will bo settled without a strike. A Tentnstorn' Strllcp. At about 10 o'clock yesterday morning the thirty teamsters 6lrilIoyed' by Con tractor Ellis in building the power house for the Omaha cable railwayat Twentieth and Harnuy streets made a demand for an increase of fifty cents per day nnd the demand being refused the entire number quit work. The men have been receiv ing $3.00 per day and Mr. Kllis says lie cannot afford to increase it to $3.50 , as ho can easily ( ill their places with good men and teams anxious to work at the rates ho now pays. The work has boon aban " doned" , but the contractor says ho will put a full force of now men on this morning. Tlio .striking teamsters declare their de mands to be just and their determination to hold out for the raise , a determination in which they say they will receive all the backing necessary. Later in the day the contractor visited tlio police station" and invoked police protection , claiming that the strikers had made numerous threats. The city marshal detailed two policemen to guard the property and all is now quiet. It is not. likely that any serious trouble will occur. SOUlli OMAHA NEWS. The Stock Yards Scwor Fowler's New Beef House Other Note * . Engineers are at work surveying a line for a sewer from the stock yards to tiio river. Heretofore the drainage from the yards and the packing houses has been discharged in the South Omaha creek which in its turn empties into the Papio. The growth of the yards and the location of now packing houses has'i-ondorcd a bettor system of drainage imperative , The scheme which is at present under consideration is to construct a thirty six inch brick sewer , from a point immedi ately south of the Hamnvqbd" p gliliig house , and between that house and the proposed Swift < house , . directly to the river. This twill Jead through the hills south and 'oast of the yards and will necessitate the sinking of the sewer to'a depth of 120 feet in some pi aces. The cost is cs timatcd at between forty and sixty tliou sand dollars. The length of the > sewur will be about one mile/ * * THE POWLKIt I1EBK HOUSE. Mr. Nicholson , the well known 'pack ing house architect and builder-was at the yards yesterday aiterjvoon .making an examination of tlio ground whore the new Fowler beef house is to bo 'located. The sixo of the now house will bo 100x04 feet , with an annex 32x04 foot. U will have a capacity for handling ! 350 head of cattle per day , and will bo a model house of. its kind. The building of the house will be delayed three or four weeks on account of the scarcity of brick and the high prices asked tor it. Mr. Nicholson com plains of the poor quality of the brick made here and regards it as much in ferior to the Chicago brick. The plans are not yet prepared for the SWIFT HOUSE , but it is understood that Mr. Swift in tends building the beef house on the sumo plan as the Chicago house , which is about as perfect ns any house could bo. The hog house will be built on a differ cut plan and will have more modern lm < provements than the Chicago house , Work on the COAL SHAFT is progressing as rapidly us possible. Mr. A. F. Cook is superintending the work in person , TUB CITY'S SCHOOL MATTKHS. Proceeding * of tbo Hoard of Bdao- tlon at Im t Ntght'a Meeting. All of the members of the board of ed ucation were present at the mooting losl night , except.Mr. Blackburn , who Is still confined to his room on account of sick ness. . - The . business pf. > meeting unusually light , and was disposed of as < ' follows : The coininuiiieutlon of Clove IJrolhors , , . architects , annonticliig that the Georgia aventio sclioof bqjlding is ready for occu pancy , was received and referred to tiio committee on'fcb'iiiis. Tlio proposition of 15. II. Mall to sell to board additioitftPgroltml cast of the Casa school site wi& Deceived and placed on lilu. ' ; , . The proposition of the Johnson auto matic lioaling'lli paratus to furnish this Fdhools with tlfir linat regulators was re ferred to the camiuittea on buildings and property. , ' , , The committee'on buildings and prop erty reported tiial rooms hail been rented in Cuming street for tlio relief of the [ /.ard struct school , nnd at Omaha Viewer : or the relief of the Omaha View school. UPOM recommendation of the com- nittce on teachers and text-books. Miss Mary Mlkan was elected an assistant teacher. The special committee on schoolhouse sites reported in favor of the purchase of a lot at the northwest corner of Kloven- worth and Twenty-fifth streets for f 35,003. The report was referred to the committee on finance. The committee was given further time to select a site for a now building in the northwestern part of the city. city.The The secretary was instructed , on bnhalf of the board , to sign the petition asking for the changing of the grade of Dodge street ; nlso a petition asking for the grad ing of Cnrby street in Omaha view. The proposals , about lifty In number , for the construction of the three now buildings ordered by the board , wore re ferred to a special uonnnitire consisting ot Members Davis , Coburn , Livcsy , Clark and Conoycr. Superintendent James called attention in the fact that an additional room nt tin- Long school. The matter was re ferred to tlio committee on buildings nnd [ iroporty , with power to act. U was decided to temporarily nso the basement of the high school for the relief of tlio over-crowded condition of the high school , ON CUT-OFF'S WAVES. Where the Omnha KowliiR AssocU- ntioti Will Flow the Water. The annual meeting of the Omaha How- nig association was held last night at iludson's lint .store in the Millard hotel. There was a good attendance of mem- jors. Mr. Clarksou presided and Mr. W. Wnkoley acted as secretary. The following officers were elected : [ 'resident , Joseph U. Clarkson ; vice president , H. 11. Hudson ; treasure/1 , W. \Vakeley secretary , O. H. ( Jordon. Messrs. Charles Deuel , P. II. Allen ami George W. Tillson wore elected direct ors. ors.Guy U. D oano was elected captain of the club ; \V. II. Norris , first hontc'iiant , and 11. B. Mulfor'd.sccond ; lieutenant. It was decided 'to hold a club regatta on the afternoon of May ! )0. ) The resignation of Dr. Connor , one of tiio leading members of the club , was tendered becaiibo of ill health , and reluct antly accepted. It was announce that the club house had been renioyed north about one- quarter of a milo from the location of last year , Hiul tliat it had been relitted and in otiier ways improved. The club seems to be in excellent con dition. It has an active membership of thirty-jive , is out of debt and possesses the following arraj' dflloating material : One six-oar barge , two , four-oared paper shells , two double Lpapor shells , two sin gle paper shells , together with a number of pleasure boats and canoes. D'i'he club intends .to cross oars , so to speak , witli the Council Bluffs club , which has been organized to plow the waters of lake Munawa. There is a strong desire on the part of the members of the association to make tfho greatest use of the material and lake. at their disposal , nnd thus afford some delightful entertainments to both ladies nnd gentlemen throughout the coining summer. A DrUKijista' Combine. A meeting of about fifteen druggists of Omaha was held over Leslie & Leslie's store last evening. Although the moot ing was secret , it was disclosed that its purpose wns to form an association for the protection of prices of certain lines of goods which some of the druggists arc supposed to have hoon cutting. No or- ganiAtion was affected , but nt another meeting to bo hold soon the association will be regularly constituted. To Ho Married. A marriage license was issued yesler- day by Judge MeCulloch to Frank L. Buck and Ida It. Soxauer. AMUSBMKSrS. liOOTll'.S ENGAGEMENT. The demand for seats for Edwin Booth's engagement is tliu largest in the history of the opera house. Orders are pouring in from all sections. As previously an nounced Manager Boyd will not lay aside seats for anyone. People living outside the city desiring to see Mr. Booth will have to secure their tickets through friends in Omaha. The auction sale opens \Vodnesday moring nt 10 o clock in the opnra house. Mr , Allen , of Marshal Bierbower's ollice. will bo the auctioneer. The regular sale of seats opens Thursday morning at the box ollice. Mr. Booth is said to be. acting better this season than over before. He is in owellont health , and will 1m seen at his best during his Omaha engagement. Ho appears Monday evening - ing in "Uieliclieu , " Tuesday in "Ham let" and Wednesday night in "Otliolla , " Mr. Booth , as Ingo. Tliu seas-ou promises to bo one of remarkable brill iancy , artistically , financially and socially. MEUHV MINSntr.L3- AT IIOYD'S. When you sec thix girls look prettier and tlio boys brighter , then you know the minstrels "hafd'comu. " So watch for those iiulic lms ! | to-day for Thatcher , Primrose i < s West are adver tised to give one of their matchless en tertainments ut Dpyd's Opera House. Some one has said ) irLauchtcr is not the least necessity of > mankind" ami wo heartily agree with' him , so take our ad vice , go and see th. < o model minstrels. The sale of seats lopcned yesterday morning. u THK HKNSHKKO-OHKHA COMl'ANV. Tickets for thooiuiagemontof the Bens- berg Opera company , on Thursday night are selling rapidly , and the prospects are that the troupe wilffbq greeted with a full houso. It certainlyft ought to bo , for tlio Bcnsberg company Includes a bnl- Hunt array of first cJass artists. Scats urn only lifty cents. , , , I'EOl'LE'S THEATEIl. Ho worth's lliberuica and.'Two Dans Comedy company opened a week's engagement nt this house last evening to a packed houso. The com pany caught on and hold thnir audience for two and a half hours. The special ties were numerous and pleasing the dancing being remarkably good. The scenery was very fine , the different places ot interest in Ireland being truthfully reproduced in the panorama. The. per formance consists of a comedy of the "Two Dans" in connection with the panorama. The orchestra with this com pany Is a feature the overtures and inci dental music being rendered in a manner which called for numerous encores. Mr. Scott Snow the cornet soloist being one of the toatures. The performance will be repeated to-night and .deserve good houso. , / ' . ' . . . . . > . " ' , ' ; ' . Successful Forgerioj Perpetrated Last Week By Two Meu , ARRESTOFONEOFTHE CROOKS. The Other , George Kennedy , Still nt Large W. It. Wondover , Cnp- tared By tlio AVcstorn Do- tectlvo Agency , Detectives Dingmaii and Kmery , of the western agency , arrested at the Arcade liotellast evening a young man who had been stopping there several days under ihe name of W. II. Wondover , of St. Louis. The charge against Wondover Is forgery of a number of cheeks which have been passed on merchants in the city. The checks have ranged in amount from $10 to $ 15. The lirst one was passed on Penrosu & Hardin , gun merchants , on Thursday last. Wcndovor entered the store nnd made a few purchases , for which lieha'I not siifllcicntmouoyto pay. Ho then tendered a check purporting to bo signed by Lyons & llcaly , for whom lie claimed to be working. The amount was $15. He endorsed the check in the store and it was accepted. About if 10 in money was returned to him. Subse quently the chock was returned by the bank in which it had been deposited , ns Lyons & llcaly had refused to honor it. Tlio cis : < ) was then put in.tho hands of the detective agency. While the detectives were looking for Wcndovcr , that individual was quite in dustriously plying his avocation. He passed , during Friday and Saturdaybogus chocks on Sa\o , the druggist ; hitney ; shoo dealer ; the Nebraska Clothing com pany , thn Bankrupt shoo store , and Coil- man , cigar dealer. In all instances ho repeated his tactics which were practiced ut Ponroso & Ilardin's. Ho purchased altogether goods valued at ! ? HO and ob tained about $100 in money. Wondovcr's satchel , which wa = ob tained by the detectives , was found to contain articles which the officers refer to in a vague way as being clews to other operations of crooked character. George Kennedy , who has resided in Omaha for fo ir or rive years , nnd lias during that time worked for the United States Express company , Peycko Bros. , \V iledomaii & Co. and Schroeder & Co. , is wantedon a charge of passing two forged cheeks. One was tendered to M. Hell- man on Saturday in payment of a bill of $20. It way for $123 , and purported to have been drawn by Sehrocder iV Co. , for whom Kennedy had been working. Mr. Hellman accepted the check and paid Kennedy $105 in cash. The other , for $120 , also purporting to have been signed by Schroeder & Co. , was cashed by Morrison & White. It was presented on Saturday night. The chocks were signed in a business like hand nnd Kennedy en dorsed them in an entiiely different chi- rography. These fosgorlcs were not discovered until yesterday , and search was at once made for Kennedy , but ho was not found. He is believed to have loft the city on Saturday night or Suday morning. He had always been regarded as an ordi narily steady and reliable man , which made it easy for him to perpetrate the frauds. rime CUSSCUKESS. W. Patterson , alias Whitcoloud , a negro , attacked Jack Durnoy , a printer , with a knife on Dodge street , near Elev enth , at 0 o'clock last night. Durney was walking along Dodge street toward Eleventh street and had not spoken to the negro , who met him and then turned back nnd followed him. The negro mudo two lunges at Durnoy , slitting the hitter's coat , but not. inflicting more than ilcsh wounds. Patterson refused to say any thing , but it was claimed by tlio police that lie did it for "pure cussednoss. AN AITEAL FOIt All ) . The police officers are constantly peti tioned by prisoners to send to the friends of tlio latter to como to the station nnd take steps for their release. The follow ing is a sample of the diction which is thus sent out , and is verbatim , ns pre pared by a suspicious character who was locked up yesterday : Gegue Frim : pleas como to the off and see mo I got arest out streets here. Come at wonco. Your TOMK MINER. County Commissioner1 ! . At the meeting of the county commis sioners yesterday , the following resolu tion was adopted : Resolved , That It Is the sense of the county boaul that the county bnaiu bo instiucted to Klve his written opinion as regards the sellIng - Ing by auction of tlio lots on the county poor farm , and aclvlsn whether it is necessary to have a licensed commissioner or whether the commissioners can reserve tlio rijht to pre vent the sale of any lot until they think the highest bid is offered for tlio lot. Judge Groff. Mr. Groffwill hereafter bo known as Judge Groll because on last Saturday ho took his oath of office before W. G. Schockoy , notary public. Yesterday ho left for Tekamaha , where ho will ascend the judicial bench for the lirattimo. It has not boon decided how the four district judges will divide their time in determin ing cases. This will not bo settled until ihe judged shall bu able to meet to con sider the question. FOR MAN AND BEAST. THE BEST REMEDY. Tlio Itost for Horse Complaints. New York Club Stables , 15-17 K. 28th St.l New York , Oct. 2 Jtli , IbhG. I It gives mo Krcat pleasure to add my testi mony to the great curative qualllleHOfSt Jacobs Oil , having used hcvornl cases ol the Oil In my btublc , ooii wifely say ItM \ tlio beat liniment. CALVIN H.rJUfiaT. The Host liver Uaoil In Stublos. Cciitlciuun'g Funry MTcry.FlnolIoracs , otc.\ Lancaster , 1'a. Oct. ad , Ibbfl. f As to the usefulness of ht. Jacobs Oil , I will say iis much iva any man , fur I well know It Is the best I ever utcd in my stiiMe * . CYUUS H. cmvm. It Never Failed In n Single Iimtuncr. San Plcjjo , Cnl. . Oct. Bid , 188il. Gentlemen ; It Is a mitlsfaotloti to recom mend a good tiling , and uuch a thine I l > o- lievo your Ht. Jacobs Oil to bo. I have used U for years in my linnily.as well ojiu my kennel and stables , nnd It has never fulled ii a single instance to doovuiytlilug that could reasonably bo cxiiectcd of any remedy of its clogs. V. H. lloLAIIIltn , Geii'l. Agt. Coronado Beach Co. From Horseman I Jimo-back Cured. Meuexha , Wis. . Oct. 126 , li > 86. Your letter all right. St. Jacobs Oil U Just what ii will about it. It cured mo en tirely of laruo back ; also of upralus. U In the ( meat thing ever used on homes , or for num or beut. A. CHANGER. Opinion of Dealer In Hone * . Trcxlertnwn LebighCo. , Fonna. I recommend bt. Jucbba Oil as tlie best thing in the world for ipavin on horsea. It U a certain c" > c"roN ; A SCIIMOYEB. TUB CHARLES A. VOOELEH CO , , Biltlmon , Mi. ff-AU rxrwnt VSINO St.Jatobi Oil or Red Star Uuuak Curt , utU by ttndina atimcentitamp and a hUtory of their COM , rcctiw AUYICTI E PKO9I OPIATES AMD POttOM. PROMPT. .AT oMWoiira an until * . A NEW LEASE OF LIFE. tt lion ono Inu brim suflorliti ; I ho Mies of ! i severe attack of rheumatism , nuurttluln or sciatica , and rolior comrs.it suuins as if a nmv lease of llfo had boon granted. Such Imvc been the feelings of thousand * , who , after trying phvsleiiun and ntiiiihrrluss rcmodios , have inod thli > i > lioros , and found to tholr gn-'nt (0 , thnt UiU niL'dluino really dip euro these diseases. At Dubuqiic , Iowa , the driiccists sav , Allilophoros beats them nil. We thought it would be like many other rheumatic medieines that have been put upon the market , sell for awltllo then gradually sink out of our memory. Hut such Is not the case with Athlophoros , instead of our sales diminishing they inercase , and what makes us have more faith in its fu ture mission , is that our customers como baek and praise its gooil work in the highest terms. Saul one druggist to the writer : " My confidence is .so great in Athloplioros that Ifirn M > 11 a bottle with the understanding that if it is not satis factory 1 will refund the 11101103- . 1 listvo never yet had to pay the money baek. " Airs. C. J.Alobock , 1007 Clay st. , Dubuque - quo , Iowa , says : " 1 was siibicct to fre quent attacks of inllaniniatory rheuma tism and have been nearly all my llfo , at times I would be sUmost helpless. When I commenced with Athlophoros I wns carrying my arm In a sling. I could not move my lingers without c.iusng mo pain Ono evening while sull'cring this , way I heard of Atnloplioros. The next day 1 sent fora bottle. I was n little afraid of it ut lir.st on account of the bu//ing sen sation it caused in my head , but it work ed like a charm , the swelling nnd pain were gone , my rheumatism was gone. It is now a year and a half and 1 have not siill'erod any since. Kvery druggist should keep Athlopho ros and Athlophoros 1'ills , but wlioru they cannot bo bought of the druggist the Athlophoros Co. , 185 Wall st. , Now York , will send either , carriage paid , on receipt of regular price , which is $1 per bottle for Athloohoros and OOo for the I'lllO. 1'or liver nnd Uldnoy dlsoisei , dyipopsln , In digestion , wenknoHg , nervous debility , dho.uoi ol woman , oonstlp'itlon , heiidtioho , Impure blood , etc. , Athlophoroj i'llls nro uuoqiiiillod. Ono Agent ( Jlcrfiym : only ) Mi tnnrcry town for Wo nro polling four times as timnv "Tnnslll'i 1'iinoh" i\giiln nny nthnr cigar nnd have only had thorn in the ca o n n coll. J. A. TOXIKH , Drussl't , lli-ocliport , N. V. UDDRESS , R. W. TANSILL & CO. , CHIMED Cancer of the Tongue. Mr wife , some three or four years ago.vas troa. bleu wltH on ulcer ou ilia olJo ot ber Um uo near the throat. The pain was Incestant , causing loog ol ilcep and producing meat nurvous prostidtlon. Accompanying ttiw trouble was rhcmnatum. It Sail pissed from the shoulders and centered in tlio wrlstor one hand , ene almost losing theuseof it. Between the nufTering ot the two , life had grown burdensome. Hy tlio use of a hall dozen umall- Blzed bottlesot Swift's Specificshe was entirely relieved and restmed to health. This was thrco sears aco. and there liaa been no return of the dis ease H. L. JlIUDtEDHOOKS. Sparta , Ga. , June 6,1SSS. Treatise on lllood nnd Skin Diseases mailed f rro. Tns SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. , Drawer S , Atlanta , Ga. 1B7 W. l3d ! St. , N. V. SOMETHING NEW. Warranted to neither break down 01 roll up in wear. KcneGcnnlne without KAUO tlampri on InsHe of Coritt , Try III lt lll fofctyoo nAtlilnvUMflt tt > | trf nld. CHICAGO CORSET CO. CHICAGO. NEW YORK. 1rrtnnture l > rcllmetc.rcnultltiKrioin Indlii'rcttonsor * ICt' v rurtil wtttniMt Btttmnt'l * M * Hfeli ntbv itlO G1UCAT MAHSTUN TKKATMKNT , Mi nlfd bo * it sent frre. BhouM bo le&d by Fat tie ri ndntncrd In ' tli Imnili ofj _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SST * Replete with lnl < irmntl m ofvultiuto at ) men. MAKSTONR MtYCO ! 9ParkPlaco.Nev/York. HontlonOmaha Bn.e 1YIALT WHISKEY Bpeclnllr DUtllleil for Medicinal Hue. ' THE BEST TONIC 1 UNEOUALEDforCONSUMPTIOft WASTING DISEASES anil GENERAL DEBILITY. PERFECTS QUESTION DR. XDIV. ? < . WA I.LI NO , Sat geou la CliUr , NitloajJ Oiurc of N.J.wrlte : "My attention WM callM t ( jour K ; itun > Mult Whiskey li ) Kr. l-alor , Uruggtil , of Trenton and 1 luve u ed a few tottlat wllU far L tl r effoet than nr i limo had. I ua recoinuiendfn | your urtlcla In piy practlc * , all * find II Ttrjr uttitictory , " Qy Tb OtnalB * hM tbl Slrnkiu * _ ( UNIU * fts-iimtl * cf SottU. - EISNER & MENDELSON , ( lolllU r Mb U. S ) 316. 818 and 120 R&C ( St , Phild ! ! cb ! & . PA. froolrnRnDruffCo.Oenl.Agent8OrQaha ( Nebrank * . .m ur. UWJLJ. Nirrouj ltebUilTI'atlUntioad.rU > . , hTlnKtrl < Yllii YU.I ererr ( nova rcntvtr. hu dUcorered a rimplu wtlib U will wu ) fit I It to hli fellow ; u .r - , nn. N W / A GAUD TO THE PUBLIC. With Hie approach of spring nnd the increased interest man ifested in real estate mnltcrn , 1 nm more than over consult ed by intending pin chaser.ns * to favorable opportunities for invcstmentand , to nil such would say V When putting any property on the market , and advertising it as desirable , T hare invariably confined myself to a plain unvar nished statement of facts , never indulging in vague promises for the future , and the result in ev ery case has been that the expectations - * tations of purchasers were more than realized. I can refer will' pleasure to Albright's Annex And Baker Place as sample illustrations. Lota in the "Annex" have quadrupled in value and are still advancing , while a street car line is already building past Ilakcr Place , adding hundreds of dollars to the value of every lot. Albright's Choice was selected by mo with the greatest care alter a thorough study and with the full knowledge of its value , and 1 can- conscientiously say to those seek ing a safe nnd profitable invest ment tin * Albright's Choice offers chances not excelled in this market for a sure tiling. Early investors have already reap ed large profits in CASH , and with the many important improvements contemplated , some of which arc now under way , every lot in this splendid addition will prove n bo nanza to lirst buyers. Further information , plats and prices , will bo cheerfully furnish- cd. Buggies Ready at All Times it Show Property , Respectfully W.C.ALBBIGHT . . , SOLE OWNER , S18 South 15th Street Jtrnncli office tit South Onutlta A. li , IVoperty for talc Ot all . parts of ( lie cltti , " , . ' _ . 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