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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , NUVEMBER 29 , 1887 ;
1x > uU. Ho wont to Now York on Friday ,
m/d / It is th6ught tliat ho will visit Salem ,
Ifinss. Ho took with him papers pertaining
to matters to bo ro tin I do red in his innunl report
port , nnil wnln ) absent ho will devote1 Ills
nttcntlon to its preparation. Chief Clerk
yweodalo It In charge of thu-wur < lepartitont )
during his absehee.
Colonel Thomas M. Amlcrson , "Fourteiyith
Infantry , hoi been ordered to I'ortlund , Ot'o. ,
as n witness In n court-martial ,
Tliu IilfoiSnvfiift .Service.
WAMtiNUTojf , Nov. 23. The annual rojiort
) ot General Superintendent Klmb.ill , of the
life-sat Ing service , shows : The establish-
| uient embraced fit the clone of the last ilscat
" ciir'JIS stations , os followsi Ono hnndied
mid sixty-six on the Atlantic , 4 < on the lakes ,
fr on the Pacific iitul one at the Falls of the
Ohio , Louisville , Ky. The number of djsas-
.xers to documcnteil vessel * reported within
Ibo Held of station operations during'tho
ifcur was ' 13J. On board the o vessels were
0,1137 persons , of whom O/JJ'J were paved and
IB lost. The value of the vessels Involved In
he disasters Is M,7N > , V- . " , and that of their
cargoes at ? 'J.iS3,77. > , making the fatal value
of the property - * , ) " , ( ) of Whlr.li W.TS V'-U
was saved and $ Ii ! > itSMi lobti The total
number of vessels totally lost w.is 7i. ! Ho-
Bidca the foregoing thoie were during
tUo year Ito casualties to smaller
crafts , niich as sail boats , row boats ,
nlf. , on which theio weic 'Jtl persons , 'J71 of
whom were saved. All unusual number of
n to ni is and prevalence of fogs made the ope
rations of the service more than rommonly
tiinicult iind dangerous , but nevertheless the
( Station crews succeeded In Having a ninrh
greater number of lives and n larger amount
of properly than ever before , in some In
lances' performing feats of unparalleled en-
tcrprisc and daring. A summary of the sta-
tlstlcs of the service from the Introduction of
Hio present system In 1S7I , to the elose of the
fiscal > ear , shows : Total number of disasters ,
" total value of vessels mid cargoes in-
Solved , Win-'J,770 ! ; saved , fliV''iO.OW lost ,
| 18"IHTbT ; total numbcrof iicrsons involved ,
& 5M'7 ; saved , JM.bSIf ; lost , M4. The loss of
life , as stated above , includes Ib-'t persons lost
lit tiie wrecks of the steiimei-h Huron and
Metropolis and also II other persons , really
hot chargeable to the service , leaving the
total numhor of lives lost during the sixteen
I'cartt of the oxlstanco of the system only V4'i
tut of over IW.IXK ) Involved.
Tlio Stamliml Oil Hearing.
WASIII.VITON , Nov. 2s.In the Standard
t
Oil cases to-day nothing new came out except ,
Some interesting facts about llio development
Df the use of cotton seed oil In many ways ,
given incidentally by one of the witnesses ,
trim evidence is now all In. The complain-
nlits seem to have proved conclusively that
Ihc railroads almost always give largely dls-
criminatintr rates In favor of oil In tank cars
find that the Ktandard Oil company Is prae-
Ill-ally the only institution whose ulant en
ables It to avail itself to any great extent of
the lower rates. The railroads have pre
sented a number of apparently strong reasons
( Tor giving lower rates on tank cars and
.pjssertcd that no special privileges are ae-
fconk'd any institution or individual as against
Ipny other. The Standaid oil witnesses de-
'tilared ' that they neither asked nor would
, ceept any rebates , lower rates or discrimi-
lating privileges. All the testimony of this
lad , however , was limited to the period
Inco the inter-stnto law went into effect.
Arguments will be heard January II ! .
C-nrrcncy Committee Chairmanship.
f WASHINGTON , Nov. 'JS. [ Special Telegram
fo the Hni.l-Tho : friends of Hcriah Wilkins ,
fit Ohio , say ho has boon assured by Mr. Car-
Tislo that ho will be made chairman of the
iiouso eommltteo on banking and currency.
TTIils committee is an important one in view
Jof t lie fact that the que.it Ions of a new Issue
m bonds to secure the National bank circula
tion and coin certificates to represent silver
tand Jjold , nro to como prominently before
tongress early In the session. It is under-
tyood that Wilkcns favors both propositions.
„ Senator Paddock ArrivoH.
UN , Nov. 25. ( Special Teh'grnm
] Senator Paddook has arrived
itnd taken'rooms for the session at the Port-
'land. He got In some , good -work at Now
'Vorlc ' for Omana In her candidacy for the re
publican national convent ion. , When tlio
committee- meets hero next mo'ntli lie will renew -
new his work and will bo assisted by Senator
fgjlanderson and ex-Senator Van Wyelc. W.
JE. Annln , who is Senator Paddock's secre
tary , has arrived and fs looking for a rcsi
( Jence. Mr. Plckerell is also here.
National Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 2s. [ Sjieelal Telegram
to the Hiu : . ] John II. Mooney , of Arapahov ,
' . , was to-day admitted to practice before
, lie Interior department.
'H. Habbitt , of Iowa , an $1 , < ? 00 clerk in the
Cjtorior department , has resigned.
I'ostal
WASHINGTON , Nov. 'JS. [ Special Telegram
to the Ur.n.1 The following Nebraska post-
inastci-s were npiwlnted to-day : Maggie .T.
gray , Lavlnla , Holt count ) : , vice Jacob S.
rlQlu , resigned ; Hoou Kelly , Gothenborg ,
Dawsou county , vice James ! { , Ilolcomb , re-
Bigned.
The president nppolntcd Holicrt M. Carpen
ter postmaster at Audubon , Iowa , vice K.S.
removed.
StoaniNliip Arrivals.
A , Nov.SS. [ Speoial Telegram
to the Uiu.l : Arrived The Indiana , from
' Pi.i MOUTH , Nov. 03. Arrived The Hhao-
tin , from Now York for Hamburg.
i . , Gn.soo\v , Nov. 2S. Arrived The State of
< - 'I ' > ennsylvania , from New York.
ftf f Nrw YOIIK , Nov. 2S. Arrived. The Scr-
* ' Via. from Liverpool.
! ' AMSTIMIIUM , Nov. 2S. Arrived. The
J. Ed an , from Now York.
v Livniirooi. , Nov.JS. . Arrived The Michl-
f fan , from Hoston.
f ! i Thn Vldllilo Supply Staleincnt.
J" Cnu'Aiio , Nov. 2S. The visible supply of
ir grain for the week ending November 20 , as
. 'compiled ' by tlio secretary of the Chicago
itxmrd of trade , is as follows :
Huxbols.
Wheat ; . . .a ! , S59,000
Corn (1,241,000 (
lOnts 5r , > 03i(1 (
tHyo : eiJ (
Uarley 3llS4,000
I'tirker
CHICAGO , Nov. 28. IV. Joseph Parker ad
dressed the ministers of ail denominations to-
flay on ovangclleal pronchlng. llo was In
ti-oduced by Prof. Fleko , of the Uongrcga-
tional somlnary , "as our friend and honored
guoat. " Dr. Parker refused to bu inter-
lowed on the Heeehor eulogy matter to-day.
Afonoy For Kuropean .lows.
LoxnoNf Nov. 2S. The czar has ucccptci
Buron Hlrsch's ' offer of JCx'.WW.OOO for the
'Ijenellt of Jews In Europe , the object being
the founding pf primary .schools in Kussla.
tTho money has been deposited in the Hank
bf England ,
MuxzlhiK UK' Hiinxluii
ST. I'KTKiisnuitn , Nov. ' 23. The press cen
or has sumjnonetl all Kussinn .editors am.
Iiihtructcd them to moderate their tone
( owarU Oermauy.
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Grovy UrROtl to Kemaln.
PAIIIC , Nov. S31 , .Thirteen deputies nnc
IKsnatora waited upon Urovy to-day and ex
Jnvssed their readiness to join the nc\\
toblnot. TheyurReil Clruv.v to stay at liis
toost and save FnMieo .from the dangers
\vlileh threatened liei ; . Tlio president's re
fily Is not known ,
Chrthtlan Unity.
Ga. , Nov , 2S. The unltei
the Lutheran church , soutli , to-da.\
overtures , from the house of blaliQJi
" of the Protestant Episcopal ehuiv. ! ( upon the
pubjcct of cliristluii unity.
* A nooillcr IMeailw Rullty.
' iC iCApo , Nov. 2 ? . Charlie t'roy , . ex
toanlcn of the county Inllrmary and Inti
BHrtely-connceted with tliclraniaftiohs of th
'rbirupt county commissioners , plead gtilltj
IpjWUBplriug to dufmud Urn county in Judg
Baker's court to-day , - uud was limxl f2oO.
BASE BAIL TROUBLE BREWING
Wrangling Qoiurj on Over the Western -
orn LoQguo Corpao.
QUARRELING OVER THE TITLE.
The QiirMlnn to He ItrniiKlit Uni'oro
( lie Natliinnl Ilonril of Arbltra *
Hi.n Kor Kttial Settle *
nietit In Dcuenibfr.
The nrfnnrt V
i CITV , Nov. 2S. [ Special Telegram
to thu lir.t : . ] When llio Western lenpucheld
Its last meeting all the business of the organ
ization was settled , but Mr. Menges , the
picsldcnt , did not see ill to give notlco of Its
ofllelal dlsbandmcnt. It was generally un
derstood , however , that the Western league
was a thing of the past , The now league
wai organised at Chlr.tgo , and Omaha and
Kansas City , of the old Western league , were
admitted as incinhi-rs. The new organba-
tlon was glien Iho name of "The Western
Association , " The name , however , has been
given little piomlnenre In the newspapers
and people generally have referred to
the association as the now West-
cm league. Mr. Klllott Marshall ,
the former secretary of the Western league ,
was among those who gave the new concern
the title of the old. Suddenly It occurred to
him ] ( that It would bo a good scheme to bring
,
the matter before the national arbitration
committee. He did so and the new league
was r charged with stealing the name of the
old organisation. It Is the business of the
arbitiatlou | | committee to listen to and con
sider every complaint that is put before it ,
8J 8n matter how trlval , and accordingly Mr.
Marshall at St.loe was in receipt of a dis
patch this morning from Mr. Harnie , secre
tary of the committee , which invited him to
meet the board In December , when his griev
ances would bo talked over.
Mr. Menges said this morning In relation
to the dispatch : "This man Marshall is
making a very foolish move and one in which
the arbitration committee wilt take no in-
teie.st. The new league has not taken the
name of the old one , and what if it has ) The
Western league Is a thing of the past , and ,
while It has not disbanded , no clubs compose
vil , therefore it does not exist. "
iln Secretary Hums , of the arbitration com
mittee , said the other day that there were
only two base ball organizations outside of the
two t leaders that hud the protection of the
committee , but this the Western league has
not got , and it cannot therefore bo recognized.
"Possibly there will bo a Western league
next year , in which case the committee could
bo 1 : called upon to protect it. Omaha and
Kansas City may lie represented in the West
ern league , but I do not suppose that there
are men in Kansas City with enough nerve to
organl/.c n club and then try and compete
financially i ! with the new club. The real rea
son for Mr. Marshall's complaint Is , I think ,
because Kansas City and Omaha have given
up all idea of being members of the Western
1V league 1 should It again organize. I cannot see
why Marshall should bo Interested in our
movements 1 at all , as St. Joe , tlio citv lie rep
resents , cannot support a base ball club , and
could neither cuter the new or old organiza
tion. t "
Sullivan Will Fight Mitchell.
LONDON , Nov. 23. Sullivan , the American
pugilist , boxed three rounds with Ashton in
Westminster ncqunrlum this evening. Sulli
van was enthusiastically applauded , and
there ivcro frcquc'nt cries of "Fight Smith. "
Sullivan says ho will arrange articles to
morrow to fight Mitchell within llvo days
after the final settlement. Ho says ho will
soon knock out Mitchell.
INDIAN IIAKUAKITIKS.
An Ancient and Horrible Custom lie
vlvcd l > y the GhippuwaH.
Dt'i.VTii , Minn. , Nov. 23. [ Spe.cj.il Tele
gram to the lluc.j ThO Evening * Journal
says a Duiuth pine land explorer recently re
turned from u trip through northern Michi
gan and Wisconsin reports a curious custom
among the Indians , which has been recently
resurrected. ' While at a place called
"Hirteautserus " the Indian
, meaning being
"whero Caribou died1 , near Portacc Lake , ho
came across the entirely nude bodies of three
Indian girls hanging lifeless from tlio
branches of a tree. Ills Indian
guide and hunter then told him
a remarkable story of events in connec
tion with these young squaws. The Indians
f Hirteautserus , fearing removal to the
Vhlto Karth reservation , decided to try and
evokp tlio blessing and aid of the great spirit ,
md brought forth an old custom which has
png been forgotten. Three of the prettiest
lulian girls in the band of Clnppowas were
hen Invited to a feast , and after receiving
ittentlon and decorations by all assembled ,
vere invited to partake of a draught of liquid
vhleh had been nrepared by the
medicine ) moa of the tribe. Without any
caowledgo of the deadly nature of the
Iquld they drank , and in a few minutes were
beyond human assistance. For three days
and nights the Indians then held a wierd and
exciting service over the corpses and then
uriod them with all pomp and ceremony.
Indian Agent Gregory is investigating the
affair and it is extremely probable that sonic-
thing will lie done to punish the murderers
of these innocent victims of un old and bar-
barlous custom.
licil Astray Ry Cyprian.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , Nov. 25. [ Special
Telegram to the Bui : . ] In the criminal court
tills morning Henry A. Headman , who ,
whllo a clerk in the Citi/cns' bank hero , ob
tained $50U for passing the saino receipts
through the clearing house twice , was sen
tenced to six years in tlio penitentiary.
Hendman's parents are wealthy people of
SCanesville , O , , his father being n prominent
banker. The young man's erimo resulted
from his infatuation for a fascinating mem
ber of the Kaunas City demi-monde , his
erimo being commuted to secure presents
for her.
TKM'XJUAl'll NOTES.
The charters of the noted Chicago gas trust
are to bo revoked.
It was 17 degrees below s-ero at St. I'aul ,
Minn. , yesterday morning.
William Smith , ot Chicago , was drowned
while bathing at Los Angeles , Cal. ilo
Ninctyrllve cigar factories iu Havana are
closed by a strike ofj clgarmakors.
Dressed beef rates { .till remain unsettled
among the trunk lines tunning into Now
York.
Sixteen gh Is sleeping In a sclnol house in
a Husslan village that tool ; lire were burned
to death.
The day shift at the El Paso smelting
works , El 1'uso , Texas , struck for higher
wages yesterday.
Clemcnceau and General Uoulauger have
become reconciled. Tlfoy breakfasted to
gether at Paris yesterday.
Atlanta's ( Ou. ) vote of Saturday last has
not yet been contested. Several prohibition
ists have tiled notices of protest.
A Judgment to < ho amount of f2,101 , " > 00 was
rendered against Guzman Hlaneo , president
of Venezula , In New York i estcrday.
( iraiul Master Workman PoWderly is hi
Now York gathering infoimation for the
proposed government telegraph system.
Mi Do Itoiiledc , of Paris , declares ho will
convert the patriotic league into a revolution
ary society i' ferry Is elected president. 11s
There was a meeting at Washington yes
terday of the United States and Great Hri-
tain representatives on the fisheries iict'otla-
lions.
lions.W.
W. D Hoblnson ft Co. , wholesale dealers
In boots nssl shoes , Detroit , Mich. , failed
Veston1.iv. Don. M. Dickinson fs said to bo
a silent partner.
Four people .wero seriously Injured by
Jumping from the fourth story of Cluekert
'Jo.'s furniture , factory at Pittsburg , Pa. ,
which wus destroyed by fire yesterday.
C. 11. and C. K. Garrison , nephews of the
latu Commodore Garrison , -wero killed at
Webb City by the giving way of a tub in a
lead mine. They fell a distance } of lit ) feet.
Insane *
George Snowden , on of cv-Marshal Snow-
den , became violently Insiuio yesterday , but
it Is thought that the attack will bo only tem
porary. , - .
AM * WANT HIM TO STAY.
Pnslor Slu-rrlll Unanimously Asked
In Withdraw His Ucslgnntlon.
There was a largo turnout of the members
of the First Congregational church at the
tabernacle , last evening , to hear thu final do-
cislon of the Kev. A. F. Sherrlll in regard to
tlio reconsideration of his resignation as pas
tor of that church. Mr. Sherrill informed ,
them , In lil.s kindly way , that , after a careful
consideration of the matter , he had a pa in de
cided to resign. He realised that there were
.
persons in tlio congregation antagonistic to
him , and who thoucht htm incapable of prop
erly managing the church after getting Into
their new quarters. He therefore , for the
Interests of nil concerned , thought it best to
leave the place open for n more desirable In
cumbent. An animated scene followed this
decision , and their was u unanimity of opin
ion In favor of refusing to accept the resig
nation. The climax was i cached when Mr.
Hurnliam , on behalf of the minority , who ,
by the way , nnmbi'r only four or flvo per
sons , said that the opposition had de-
elded to make tliclr opinion bend to the will
of the great majority , and they would ratify
whateveivietloa was taken. This caused an
outburst of enthusiasm , mid it was immcdl-
atelp moved to appoint a committee of two to
wait on Mr. Sherrlll and inform him that It
was the unanimous vote of his congregation
that his resignation should not be accepted.
This was overwhelmingly carried without a
dissenting vote , and Messrs. Marshall mid
Fleming were appointed as that committee.
There Is no doubt now but that Mr. Sherrlll
will withdraw ills resignation , as in present
ing it lie had said he would not again recon
shier his action unless the congregation as a
unit asked him so to do. Mr. Sherrlll lias
been the faithful pastor of this church forever
over eighteen years , and by his simplicity of
character and greatness of heart has com
pletely wrapped himself around the affections
of his people ; and now that they arc about
to move in a couple of weeks from the cheer
less old rink into their magnificent new
chin eh building they feel that ho Is entitled
to share the elegant new quarters with them.
AMUSKMKM3.
A "OiT-nr. Wrong" Scores a Great
Success at the Grand.
The first performance of n "Great Wrong"
was given last night at the Grand opera
house to a demonstrative audience. The
piece Is n pronounced nielo-dranm involving
many of the features and nearly the same
line of characters as were brought to the at
tention of the public through thu medium of
the "Hlaek Flag" and "Tho World. " It Is a
tale of injustice" harrowing in its enormity
yet happily terminating in icparutlnn of the
wrongs of the persecuted hero. There tire
few scenes overdrawn and nearly all ot them
are distinguished by cither pathos or
power or both. Mr. Studley , last evening ,
was careless In some of his lines and tlio in-
ilectlon of some of his sentences was not in
accord with every day utterances. It be
trayed a lingering effect of the settled style
of the higher drama with which Mr. Studley
lias been identified. His delineation , how
ever , of the hero was a strong one and was >
warmly received by tlio audience. Mr.
Studley is supported by n strong company ,
especially Percy Meldon , Hlehard P. Crollus ,
who makes a very laughable .Tew ; G. D.
Mclntyre and Miss Abbie Pierce and Minnie
Kissi-lle. The scene between Miss Pierce ,
as Elba .Tnrley , thu adventuress , with Mel-
don as Hragdon , the evil genius of tlio piece ,
was admirably worked up and evoked re
peated plaudits. In the quieter , yet more
ditllcult part of Miss Graham , Miss KIsselle
gave a very neat , careful and artistic piece of
acting. _
nAKADA'S CASK.
His Trial For Murder to Commence
To-day His Story.
The trial of William liarada , who is
charged with the murder of Pcto Degcr , the
half-breed Indian , will probably commence
this morning In the United States court.
13arada is a young fellow of about twenty-
two and has been following the vocation of a
farmer. His father Is a Frenchman , now
living at Lincoln , and his mother has some
Indian blood in her veins , being onc-fonrth
Indian and three-fourths French , liarada N
very sanguine of the outcome m his case , ex
pecting to be cleared on the ground of self
defense. Harada snys that when the fatal
quarrel took place some live months ago ,
Deger had unjustly accused him of insulting
the half-breed's wife , and threatened to kill
him for it , at the same time drawing ills
knife. As Dcger was a large and powerful
man , Harada run to got out of his way , but
was pursued. Being hard pressed , Harada
snatched a hatchet from a woodpile and
threw it at Degcr , hitting him in tlio face.
At this juncture the half-breed's brother
joined in the chase , and catch
ing up with Haradu commenced to horsewhip - ,
whip him. Seizing a heavy club Harada' '
stood ut bay , and when Degcr came running
up with the hatchet Just thrown , Harada
struck him a fierce blow over the head with
his club , crushing the skull and killing him
Instantly. Harada was horrified at the" ter
mination of tlio quarrel , but supposing it to
bo a case of justillablo homicide made no ef
fort to escape , and readily allowed himself to
be arrested. Ho thinks his confinement thus
far is suillcicnt punishment for his deed.
Hoard ol' Trade Notes.
The action of the directors of the board of
trade taken some days ago , when it was re
solved to petition the members to exert thorn-
selycs in making an open board a success , for
sixty days at least , has not yet berne fruit ,
for the reason that the committee who bad
been delegated to wait on the real estate men
and obtain their co-operation has been slow-
in making a report.
Secretary NaUlngor is preparing an ex
haustive report of the foreign imputation of
Nebraska , coupled with an estimate of the
lauds owned by them , to bo forwarded to
George .1. Chisholm , a fellow of the royal
geographical and statistical societies of
London.
Yesterday tlio following , written on a
postal card , was received by Secretary Not-
timror :
"MoNMOUTH , Ills. , Nov. 25. Dear Sir : If
you publish any free 'boom' Illustrated circu
lar , as some of thu Western cities do , I would
llko to see it. Yours truly. D. ,1 , STHOSCI. "
Tlio writer will bo informed that Omaha
docs not have to resort to such cheap John
tricks for her prosperity and greatness ,
The llarberw' Union.
At the meeting of the Harbors' Protective
union last evening there were sixty-four
members present. Six new members were
Initiated and eight proposals inado for mem
bership. The committee' having In charge
the late dance given by the union , reported
that $2K ( ) were cleared above expenses. It
was decided to give a masquerade bal } in
the near future. The next mutter tlisOussed
was thu payment of the ox | > ciises of Mr.
Philip Miller , the Omaha delegate to tbo na
tional convention of the Harbers' union to beheld
held at Huffalo , N. Y. , next week. As therp
were $ ! 00 in the treasury , and as tlio neces
sary expenses of the delegate word estimated
to be in the neighborhood of J1IX ) , - it was
voted to allow Mr. Miller that amount from
thu treasury. Ho leaves for liuffalo Thurs
day evening.
This national meeting of the Harbers1
union Is the first convention these craftsmen
hiB'o ever held , and is tor the purpose of
organizing a national union.
MysterloiiH Disappearance.
Fred Weith , a deaf mutu who lives with
his mother on Tenth street , near Custcllar ,
and who Is a printer in the Nebraska Trlb-
line ofllce , has mysteriously dUappcjiiWi ;
The last seen of him was last Saturday night
about lOr'tfi , when ho < ; iruo homo with his
vreok'H salary. After sitting in the kitelien
a few moments with his mother ho wont out
into tlio yard , and a few moments afterward
nho heard a man cursing Just with-
out the door , and sounds as if two men
were engaged in a Htrugglo with each other ,
She sprang to her feet , and , opening tlio
door , ran out into tlio yard , and almost into
tlio arms of n big , rough-looking man. Ho
ordered her to return to the Jiouse , but in
stead nho set up a cry for Help , and the man
scaled the feiu'Q and was gono. Slneo then
she has heard no word from her son , nor has
diligent s6areh resulted In the discovery of
any clue to what has become of him.
To ho Investigated '
Chief Reavey Una requestea the board of
police commissioners to call a meeting to .in
vestigate the charges against Captain Green ,
preferred by ouo Smith.
FARNAM Corner and * HELLMAN Tried and
13th Sts. True
Try Him
.
Again.
FIRST GREAT
HOLIDAY SALE !
Note these lot Numbers and their prices. Ask to see them and remember we al *
ways have everything' we advertise.
Take advantage of these prices whilst you you can. Remember this picnic can't
1 ' last forever.
Children's and boy's overcoats go on sale to-day at an enormous sacrifice.
WINDY BOB'S ' CAREER ENDED
A Well Known Omaha Tough Re
ported Lynched in Missouri.
HE , KILLS A WEALTHY FARMER.
Take Him From tlio Cus
tody of the HherllT and Hang
Him to the Nearest Tree
His Career.
Ait OinaliA Mnn Lynched.
Robert C. Poland , better known in Omaha
by the sobriquet of "Wiudy Bob , " has been ,
itis , reported , forced by Judge Lynch to end
his disreputable career and yesterday mornIng -
Ing his cold and stiff body was cut down from
a tree near a small town in Missouri. The
tragic end of this well known crook was re
lated last night by a friend of the dead man
who had Just readied Omaha , brought about
in the following manner : During Sunday
night a farmer named Joyce was aroused
from his sleep only to find a masked man in
bis room. Ho must have uttered some cry ,
us the robber immediately fired , killing Mr.
Joyce instantly. Ho then made his escape ,
carrying with him all the articles of value ho
could lay his bands on ,
A hue and cry was soon raised and the
frightened neighbors hurried to the scene.
Ono look at the dead body of their neighbor
was enough. A posse was organized at once
under the charge of the sheriff and the hunt
for the murderer began. At 3 o'clock Mon
day morning he was found hiding in a swamp.
The sheriff advanced toward the desperado
aim ordered him to surrender. The only reply
was a pistol shot. This called forth a volley
from the sheriff's posse , and the murderer
gave himself up. Ho had only been hit once
by tlio shots of Ills captors , and that ono
lodged in tlio thigh. Ho was searched and
the missing property found upon him. The
sheriff then placed tlm man under arrest.
Hut the crowd pushed the sheriff to ono
side and ordered him under pain of death not
to speak. Poland wus thwi given ono inlnutu
in which to pray. At Urn expiration of that
time ho was seized and boond. A rope was"
passed over tlio limb pf altrco and the des
perado hauled up.w His struggles were
frightful. and hi I.i face was HO
contorted as to. i HPQ the bravest
heart momentary n horror. The crowd
then departed. Ye tt d ( J' morning a rabbit
hunter found the haUging body swinging in
the wind. Pinned tO'tbo dead man's breast
was a slip of paper Warning all burglars to
"steer clear of this town.il
I'OI.\XI > 'S OMAIUIIIISTOHV.
"Windy" Hob" wa * a involl ir.iOwn back
driver In this city. Hli .Vus better known
as u crook and dcspc5tCiiiaractur. ! { Ho had
a mistress uimcd Aiiulo Henry , who also
shared.er ! favor * with ftiio John Pierson.
Cv-cf tills women the--two men got into a
( imtrrel and Poland worn wrested and sent to
jail upon a sixtytdayuj sentence. This
happened about 'lone and one-half
jears ago. Previous to thl Poland
had served nearly twenty short sen-
tern-os ( n the Jail for minor offenses.
His Jail life seems to have been the only
decent portion of his cntirq career , and ho
was placed on parole by Jailer Miller , that la ,
allowed to do work outsldo of tlio prison
walls. This confidence ho betrayed and
escaped. That was the last heard of him
until , the news came of his lynching lint
Poland was probably sent to Jail oftraer
than any crook in Omaha. Ho was of an
exceedingly quarrelsome nuturo and on the
sllRlitetit pretense would precipitate a IlKht.
His prison life has not been confined to
Omaha , as ho borvcd time la Kansas City and
in Minnesota ; Ho was well known as a
prbu lighter. H6 fought draws with 7.ckO
Slurdock and .Pat Oillcsplo in or near this
city.
city.About five years ago ho had seine trouble
with Doug. Burncs , now living in Council
Bluffs , and stabbed Burncs in the face , in
flicting a wound fully foifr inches in length
This occurred near Henry Lucab' place on
Twelfth street.
Ho was considered a very bad man , and
was always ready with his knife or pistol.
Ho shot a man in Minneapolis in ISS'J , and
only escaped punishment by borne technical
ity of law. _
The Constum ine.s Fined.
.T. and A. Constantine , for their brutal as
sault on Henry Slado POIIIO nix weeks ago ,
were lined * .V ) and costs yesterday by .ludgo
Berka. At the time of the assault Shulo had
Just left Hess' saloon , where n Jlght was in
progress , to go to a telephone to call for the
patrol wagon. Tlio Constancies , getting
wind of his Intention , attacked him with
clubs , broke his Jaw and inflicted other In
juries from which he has Just recovered. Tlio
rufllans evaded the vigilance of the polieo for
some time , but last Saturday they were
finally captured.
Death of Patrick McGovern.
Patrick McGovern , a well-known and
highly respected citizen , died at his residence ,
Convent street , about 5 o'clock last evening.
Ho was over sixty years of age , and passed
the greater part of his life in Omaha , locat
ing hero when it was known as Florence.
Mr. McOovcm was the father of several
children , seven of whom arc living. Ono of
his sons is John McGovern , of Havens & Co.
The cause of Mr. McGovern's deatli was
pneumonia , with which ho was taken last
Wednesday. _
A Traveling Arscnel.
Frank Burns , an Italian , converted himself
into a small arsenal last night , and when ho
showed up at the saloon of George Cattle
man , corner of Thirteenth and Leavenworth
htrcets , he had a razor , knife and a pistol , all
of which ho threatened to bring into , use in
dispatching Castlcman to the world beyond.
Oftlcer Uyan was summoned , and Burns was
removed to the central station.
Turned Into thn Streets.
Frank lioach , a lad six years of age , was
found In a perishing condition on the bottoms
last night and taken to thu central station.
The lad said that ho had been thrown Into
the streets by Mrs. Uoaeh , who was married
to his brother and with whom ho had been
stopping. This woman is the notorious Mrs ,
Klusa , who some three yeait > ago , assisted by
her paramour , who is serving u term instates
prison , assisted in killing her husband.
Too Cold lor .Scholars ,
The cold weather was too much for tc'.nft
of the schools yesterday , the pupils in both
rooms of the Park schooj bcin dismissed at
10ao : , and in ono of the rfj&ins at the Central
school being dlbinisscu-ut 10.
IjTiclo John Stnnton III. . ,
"Undo" John Stanton , the well Known
character who despite the encroachments of
old ago and disease has always bren ono of
the boys , is finally bedfast , and it is feared
that ho will never bo out again. His many
irienda will t > eo Unit thu old man docs not
sufler.
Matrimonial.
Mrs , Barney Shannon , widow of the well-
known councilman of the Third ward , of
other days , was married on Friday nielli last
to Oftlcer Michael McCarthy , formerly of llio
blacksmith shops of the Union P.u-ille , and
now a member of the newly rcorfunl/ed po
lice force.
Hull Drought Hark.
George Hall , the American express com
pany clerk who suddenly disappeared about
two months ago with a jwrtlon of the com
pany'H funds , has finally iwcn captured by the
vigilance of Superintendent Gardner and
brought back to Omaha to account for the
missing money.
Homo Once More.
Mr. D. P. Wells , the popular and gontlo-
nmnly deputy county vlvrk , lias reluruc-d
from un extended western trip. Ho visited
Denver , Bait Lake City and Oftdon. Ho re'-
ports business picking up In tliouo towns ,
JVrHOiinl 1'nrnRrnnhs.
S. R. Hill , of KtuiPiis City , is in the
city.E. .
E. Sparks , Valentine , Neb. , is in the
city.C. .
C. B. CooK-c , Uoonc , la. , is at the Mil-
lard.
lard.Gcorffo W. Kelt , of Lincoln , Neb. , is
in the citv.
Gcorffo F. Swift , of Chicago , 111. , is
in the city.
, T. 1C. Wickham , Glcnwood ; la. , is at
the Millard.
Mrs. John Wchl , of Lincoln , Neb. , is
visiting in the city.
A. C. Collon , of Beatrice , Nob. , is
visiting friends in the city.
George 1C. Ponncll , of Atlantic , la. ,
arrived in the city last night.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Grover , jr. , of
New York , arc at the Milhiril.
.T. W. Outright , ot the PhiUsmouth
Journal , was at the Milluril Sunday.
Kd Cuclahy , of Chicago , Armour's
well known malinger , is in the city.
Mrs. Marv .T. Swnsoy , of Sclniylcr ,
Nob. , visited friends in the city yester
day.A .
A poor and destitute woman is lying
ill at IIIO'J Jones street and is a. worthy
object of charity.
Colonel ltuscllof Schuylcr , depart
ment commander of the G. A. 11. , was
in \ oiyesterday. .
.1. U. Calhoun.of the Lincoln Demo
crat , and Walt Miiboii , of the Lincoln
Journal , were callers last evening.
Bisliop O'Connor has returned from
Cheyenne , to which place ho accompa
nied'llio newly consecrated. Bishop
Burlco.
L. M. Rhcem , ot the American Dis
trict telegraph , is expected bank from
Indianapolis to-day , where lie was
called by the illnc&rt of his child.
II. LeUon , Sioux City , la. ; P. S. Shaw
and wife , of Valley Kami , Nob. ; .1. K.
Stevens and wife , St. Joe , and J. A.
Sword , of Kansas City , are among the
arrivals at the Co/.xcns.
Frank Murphy , ivc-coinpnniccl by his
sister , Mrj. T. B. Cuining , has rc-
turiyjfi to iho city. The latter was metal
'
al Now York by 'Mr. Murphy on her ar
rival from Europe , whore nbo had spoat
eighteen mouths in a trip through Ger
many , Franco , Italy , Spain and Aubtria.
Mrs. Cuining is in excellent health.
Ucciised to Wort.
The following marriage licenses were
granted by Judge McCulloch jcstcrduy :
Name and residence. s-
( Hans P. Anderson , Oaiaha. . . . ; | v
1 Hegieno Nlckolson , Omaha . -
J ICIIas NoKon , Omaha. . . 'fj
1 Alwid.i Freeman , Omaha . I1 *
I Thomas Spellman , Omaha .
t Sylvia K. Pohlman , Om.iha . 1
An alarm ofliro was sounded from box 31
yesterday morningat : ! ! ( o'clock. Thobliizo
was in the rcsldcncoof Otto Baker , owned by
J. A. Civlghton. The flro department was
niiiukly upon thu wi-no , and exUngiiishetl ihp
JKunoi. In hUort order. Loss , probably SU ) .
DIKI ) .
MtCUNE-In this city , NoV. 'J7 , nt H n in. ,
Sarah A. , wlfo of A. J. MtCune , aged CO
years.
Funeral on Tuesday , Nov.J , at 3 p. m. ,
from her late residence , fiOlfi Cumlngs stroot.
Friends' the family respectfully invited.
COOLKY Alice , daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Cooley , aged 5 years 1 month : .7
days.
Funeral Hits afternoon at a o'clock
from1 residence.
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