Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, March 21, 1889, Page 2, Image 2
THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt THURSDAY. MABOH 21 ; 18s\j. t BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES , the Rook Island Road Rotronohlns 1r With a Vongoanoo. TRAINS REPLACED BY STAGES. K Stroke of Enterprise Tlmt "Will r Hardly Moot With Popular FnTor In the JIawkcyo State lotvn NptcB. the Drs : Moisr.s , la. , March 20. [ Special Tolc- ; raui to TUB HEE.J Lnst Snturdny a woman oft a bnby In the hnnds o ( nn old lady at the lock Island waiting room , asking her to hold t n uiinuto while oho purchased n tlokot. Jho then sllppod out n sldo door and Clsap- oared. The old lady hold the baby for half in hour or moro nnd turned It over to the iuthorltlos. Search for the mother of the : hUd has boon kept up over Jilnco , nnd 1ms limlly boon successful. The mother has icen found nnd brought to DCS Molnos. She ras n resident of Grand Junction , nnd In Icsporntlon nt the thouRht of her condition lad ongaKod n relative to brlnj ? the child to , hls city to bo loft In care of the chlldrons" lomo or some other chnrltnblo Institution , The woman who brought the Infant huro , not gaining admission for it , took the matter In her own hnnds and loft It with the old Indy In the depot. The mother is n young wonmti jind formerly lived near Corydon. Her pa tents are In poor circumstnncos ns well ns herself. She has boon taken In nt the homo , along with her child , and will bo cared for there for the present. Tliov Gnu Do Nothing. DM MOINKS , la , March 'JO. [ Special Tclo- rram to Tun DDE. ] The general superin tendent of the Burlington & Western rnll- iroad appeared before the railroad commis sioners to-day to see If ho could get some ro- llef for his rond. It seems that the Burling ton & Western and the Iowa Central were paralled from Wlnllotd , In Henry county , to pslcaloosa. Both nro "U" clns3 roads nnd ftro entitled to charge 30 per cent moro for rates than class "A" roads , but the Central , In order to knock the other road out , has been disregarding the concession and charg ing the rates of class "A. " The road which ho represents can't stand that kind of n re duction nnd ho wants relief from the coin- nnsslonurs. After giving his case n hearing they told him that they didn't see ns they could do anything for him. DrngECtl to Death. SIICXAXDOA.II , la. , March 20. ( Special telegram to THE BEE. ] A , horrible accident took pluoo near tills city this afternoon. ETohnnlo Sultzor , the seven-year-old son of Chris Sultzor , n farmer living four miles cast , haltered a two-year-old colt and lead it flown to a small crooic to water , tying ono end of the rope around his person. The colt became scared anil ran off , dragging the Chllil for forty rods at a high rate of speed , , and passing through two gates. Directly In its path stood a reaper. This the colt leaped entirety , dragging the unfortunate child after it , nnd llimlly running against a largo tree , the colt wound round nnd round tlio tree. The mother hero reached the child , put before she could release him ho had breathed his lust. A Neat Confidence Game. MASON CITY , la. , MarchSO. [ Special Tele gram to Tun DBS. ] A gang of conlldonco men are now working Iowa towns. Their patno is pluycd In this manner : A gold chain and a $30 bill are deposited in an en velope. The envelopes which have boon thus fixed are then offered for $10 each. * These arc readily purchased and as soon as they are sold the purchaser is asked to show jho pcoplo what ho has. The envelopes nro unwrapcd and the $ -0 ! bills found therein , put vvhon thoy- are returned they are minus this amount and' contain nothing but the jprass chain. Many of the unsuspecting are jopcd in and the gang continue their work unmolested. _ A Napoleon or Finance. DBS MOINES , la. , March SO. [ Special to THE BEB. ] Scott L , Whltmoro , charged With obtaining money under false pretenses , was bound ever in a Justice court to-day in Jho sum of $500. Ha borowcd a sum of money from B. Cohen , giving n mortgage ppon sixteen head of cattle and four horses , Which were said to bo upon a farm belong ing to J. II. Bates , southeast of this city. It Is claimed that ho had no claim on the property whatever. Ho is said to have got ten in debt at Stuart , nnd borrowed- money to help himself out. Ho seems to linvo had a very indefinite idea of the offense ho was committing. Gutting Down Exnonsufl. DBS Momus , Tn. , March 20. [ Special Tol- Ggrum to THU BCE.J In pursuit of its policy of retrenchment , the Hock Island has boon cutting down its train sorrlco on some of the prancb roads. Quo of these was from At lantic to Grlswola. A part of the business Is now being done by the Chicago , Burling ton & Qulnoy road , and arrangements have | ust been completed for the establishment of a double daily stage line between Atlantic Ami Griswold to accommodate the public \vith passenger service. The Harlan and Avoca stage tooic $18 In passenger fares yes terday. _ An Extraordinary Proceeding. Sioux Citr , In. , March 20. [ Special to ttiiB BEB. | The 'most extraordinary meet- Ir.g of the city council of this city was held last night. It was the first mooting of the ow council , of which seven aldermen are fiomocrats and ono rpnubllcan. The council elected ns superintendent of public works frcd Munela-.Uh , ] r. , who Is now under Ecntouco to four years In the penitentiary. Ha is out under bond , ner.dlng an appeal to the supreme court. The republican alder man voted for the convict and three demo cratic uldornien voted against him. tlio Work of Incciidlnrlcs. Mtsox CITIT , la. , March 20. [ Special Tele gram to Tiir. Bun. ] Qoorgo Koouuck , a rosl- { lent of Hock Falls , recently sustained a very licavy loss by some person or persons setting flro to his promises. Tbo total loss will reach $2,500. , Ho now offers a reward of WOOfer for information that will lead to Ufa arrest and conviction of the guilty parties. /Several / buildings have bcou rocontlv burned find it la thought that all has been the work pf Incondlurloa. The Insurance couipaulea nnd citizens will swell the reward offered by Mr. Hoebuuk. A Urakoiiinn Kill d. FAiiuriBi.o , In. , March 20. [ Special Telo- rrarn to Tut : 13nu. ] John Urulllur , a Uocli Island braUoinan , was run over by tbo care about 4:80 this morning and Instantly killed. He was going ever the top of some box cant , nnd It is supposed ho sllpucd and foil bo- twocu the cars. Thu accident happened about two miles northeast of this city , uml It , f.ho remains were brought hero alter the } " croro prepared for burial. Mr. Urullltirvus "t unmarrlt'd and livou near Htchhuvl. Sent Up for the Fifth Time. AKAKIOSA , Iu. , March 20. [ Tpecml Tele gram to Tnu Uisa.J Keddy White , alin < Hatry Clump , who has previously &orvci /our tortna in prison , and who attomrtol U frill Jailor Ufford , was to-day sentenced u ten' years In the poniumtlary for burularj mid attempt to kUi. ; rtouiulintc Up IJaspuradoo ) , Pmsuuuo , I'tt. , March SO Wonl was re reived to-night tnat six desperate men luoiig whom are known to bo l owls , Horn oy , Sullivan and TasKer , of the party whlcl committed the tortures of citizen * ut McCIcl iandtown lust week , nro located near Mark ieysvllle , a mountain settlement in the south rn borders of Payctto county. They an armed to the tooth and constantly on guart pKdluRt surprise. The Markloysvlllo peopU : ui\nnt rnUo a posse strong enough to inukt in attack on the men , and they have iisltcc or awUtnnca from , Uulontown , the count.v oat. They also ask Ibo county commission in to lur.renu thu rcwurd for Uislr capture o f 1,000. , BTKiyPEOK. VS. STEINBECK. " \Vnkplcy IlnN Some View * an to MnrrlnRC nnd Divorce. Judge Wnkely gave a very characto'rltlo nnd somewhat humorous decision In the dl- vorco case of SUiltibcok vs Stclnbcbk , showIng - Ing that the suit hnd boon n very much ex aggerated nnd mixed affair. Mis. Stolnbock based her claims for divorce on the grounds of extreme nnd Inhuman cruelty , but the testimony of both herself nnd the husband appeared to cither overshoot or undcr-cstl- mate the real truth. Said the court : "Hero was n man sixty and odd years old , who hnd been married , raised n family nnd was di vorced. Here , nlso , was a wo man , ever fifty , who had had the snmo cxporlcncc , lived In domestic mis- cry , raised ft on nnd got divorced. She moots this man , who has a nlco homo in Nunco county , tlnds that ho is lonely and wants to take unto himself a wife. She is anxious to secure n good homo for herself and boy. At their second meeting , marriage , purely ns a business transaction was pro- jumed nnd agreed on. Two months after their wedding , an eruption occurred that separated them. Two wcokn afterwards , however , both dlscovcrod that n great mis take had been made and they commenced to quarrel. Ho began beating , abusing nnd swearing nt her. She sulkedcried nnd talked back in a saucy manner. Finallyono.ovontng , while sitting In a corner of the dining-room , ho entered , carrying some crocks , nnd ang rily asked her to 'got out of that. ' She failed to move , whereupon ho Hung her violently across the room nnd hurled the chair after her. It struck and bruised her ankle badly. Then she left his house , and In duo time Instituted the proceedings for divoco Stlnobcck , of course , told the story very differently , but the Judge could not bo- llovo that his version was thu true one. Both nindo extravagant statements , hut there were other witnesses whoso testimony had weight , nnd they were sufficient to convince his honor that legal separation was a good thing for both parties. He therefore granted the divorce nnd gave the woman $000 , to bo paid iu three install ments us her dower In the real cstato. Sbo could not got both. On this part of the rul ing , Stlncbcck's attorney asked for tlmo to file a bill of exceptions , ' 'and I would sug gest , " suld ho , "that your honor make nn entry m the decree that 'mnrnaco is n fail ure.11" "I think , " replied the court "theso parties will agree to that without any diffi culty. " The Van Elton-Butts litigation was con- "eluded , for ft titno at least , before Judge Groff Tuesday afternoon. The caso-was given to n jury for deliberation. The amount involved is 90 for attorney's fees , nnd has occupied the court , u Jury and the time of a dozen lawyers for the past three or four days. The Jury returned a verdict , finding for Butts and assessing his damages utUl.$4. A decision was given In the Enrlo Curry controversy , unu the court hold that not a slngto atom of testimony had been offered to show that plaintiffs are the lawful heirs of Curry. That may have been nn oversight , he thought but unless such a showing can bo made , nnd the attorneys were given an opportunity to make it , the case will bo dis missed. Hon. Daily P. Wnggner , attorney for the Missouri Pacific road , Atchison , was in court yesterday looking after the case of Coughbow vs. the Bolt Line road. Ho had plaintiffs enter a motion making the Missouri Pacific railway company a party to the suit and twenty days given to file nn amended answer. The case of Sarah B. Elliott against John F. Paulson , a s'utt brought to recover $150on a plumbing contract , was appealed to the district court yesterday from Justice Ander son's court , where a Judgment was rendered for the plaintiff. Emllio W. E. Jacobson , administratrix of the estate of Jacob C. Jncobson , maao appli cation to the district court yesterday for au thority to sell a lot in Kouutzo and Ruth's addition. Tbo husband loft no will and the wlfo now wants a license to dispose of the property for the purpose of oayiug debts against the estate. Thomas F. Hall was sued for $1,133.33 by Gcorgo E. Barker and John L. Mlles , who allege that the amount is duo on a promis sory noto. Joseph KIrner began proceedings against M. V. and Mary E. Benson and others to foreclose a mortgage on a lot in Mayfield au dition. The amount duo on the mortgage is ? 5'JO. _ i County Courf. A number of small bills , amounting in all to $130.40 , against the Spelltncck cstato , wcro adjudicated. Ono for t50 was presented by the Bohemian band for services on the day of the funeral. This transaction recalls to memory the fateful Sunday evening when John Spllllnock shot his wifa full of bullets nnd then killed himself. Bcforo the mur- dero'd' woman died she requested that a brass band be engaged to play at the double fu neral. Jane Badger was appointed administratrix of the cstato of her deceased husband , Thornton T. Badger. County Judge Shields yesterday apnolntod Mrs. Emma Conrad guardian of Eugenia and Max Conrad , minors. Mrs. Conrad will , in n few days , bo appointed administratrix of the cstato of Max Conrad , deceased. John Dongan , surviving member of the firm of Alexander Donean &Co. , commenced suit yesterday against Louis Glnsbery to re cover $3S'J.3U ' , churned to bo duo on a bill of merchandise. The Thorp & Adams Manufacturing com pany , of Boston , Dogun suit against H. M. nnd S. W. Jones of this city , to recover $583,321 alleged to ba duo on goods sold and delivered. - There uro nineteen metals moro valua ble than gold , but no remedy which will compare with Bigelow's Positive Cure for coughs and colds. A prompt and pleasant euro for throat nnd lung troubles. 50 cents und $1. Goodman Drug Co. _ ROBBED IN A THKONQ. Tlirco Desperate I'eoplo Overcome mid Rob an Old Man. Ono of the most daring robberies that have ever bcou perpetrated In Omaha oc curred on board the Burlington train while awaiting at the dppot Tuesday night. An aged Gorman named Slegel accompanied by bis wife had been about the depot a goodly portion tion of the afternoon awaiting the west bound train for Denver on the Burlington. Toward evening the nged couple repaired tea a chop house on South Tenth street , for re freshments and after this returned to the depot. Unobserved , three toughs followed them to the depot ami when the train pulled In. assisted them in put- < tlug their baggage on board. At 7 o'clock ns the train was pulling out the throe men seized the helpless old man nnd wont through his clothes , securing in all about fJO. So quietly did they accomplish tholr task that not a passenger in the coach dlscovcrod their actions until Slegel scrnamtid for help as the thrco rushed along the ulslo of the car and jumped from the tiuln , which was then moving. It was brought to u stop , and the police were Informed of the robbery , but failed to effect the arrest of the culprits. Onlcbr Kirk kept a close lookout for thorn , but it U thought that Inasmuch as no descrip tion of the men could bo .obtained , their ar rest Is not to bo expected. The aged couple continued on their Journey , and It Is said that the old gentleman had 1500 in * his Insldo pocket which his impromptu guests failed to discover. Advice to Mothers. Mrs. Wlnnlciw'8 Soothing Syrup should nl- wuys ho used for children teething. Itsoothea the child , softens the gums , allayu all pain , cures wind coiio , and U the best remedy for dlarrhuM. 23ccn ts u bottlo. Anthony Gets u .lob. Toi-CKA , Kan , , March " 80. [ Special Telegram - gram to THE BBE. ] Ex-Governor Goorgo'T. Anthony was to-day elected n member of the board of railroad conirnisalonora to succeed Commissioner Glllotto. There were twenty- ono candidates for the position. Anthony is at present editor of the Ottawa Republican , but was forworn- connected with tho.Atchl. son , Topeka & Sauta Fo railroad. An Atrocious Deed. NKWAitK , N. J , , March 20. While Ferdi nand Mutter , a milkman , living ut Irvlngton , was away from homo this morning , ana the elder daughter was nt school , Joseph Sub > man , a furm hand , bound tlm three younger children and throw them into a hey loft. Ho then attempted to assault Mrs. Mutter , but fulllnir , knocked her Insensible with a ham- u'.cr. SuUmuu thou ransacked the house. Mrs. Mutter recovering consciousness , endeavored to nibko her escape , but Salzmau again Unockcd her down by repeated blowss > f the hammer , nnd then fled. Ono of the children , escaping from the hay mow , gave the alarm , nnd physicians wcro summoned. Mrs. Mutter Is not expected to survive her Injur ies. Salzmnn arrived from Switzerland No vember 1,1833. WENr AFTER MEANS. A Nebraska Convict Strays to the liand of Culture nnd la Captured. BOSTON , Mass. , March CO.--fSpcclaf Tele gram to Tnn BEB. ] Charles Lincoln , nn es caped convict from the Nebraska state peni tentiary , has boon recaptured at Lawrence. Ho was convicted of murder nnd was origin ally sentenced to Imprisonment for llfo , but this was later on commuted , to eighteen years , ton of which ho served and then es caped , coming cast nnd for a long period eluding nrrest. Ho , however , fell a victim to Mammon. Ho has boon stopping In Bos ton , nnd hero last January mot a Mr. Lewis G. Clark , a gentleman from Australia. Both resided In the same house , 1413 Wash ington street. They became acquainted , and learning that Mr. Lewis G. Chirk kept his papers and considerable money In ono of his trunks , Lincoln decided to appropriate it. Last Wednesday , while Mr. Clark was out of town , Lincoln forged his name to n bogus order and sent a truckman to the house for the trunk In question , and the landlady gnvo It up. Lincoln , finding the trunk had n num ber of private papers , thought It would bo amusing to pass himself off as Clarke , nnd so wont to Lawrence nnd made n great splurge. Ho by this attracted the attention of n friend of Clark's , who wrote of the affair to the latter. The police were notified nnd nt once pounced on the culprit , who was then recog nized as the escaped convict. Ho was hold for larceny and the Nebraska authorities notified. _ Hnrflfnrd's Acid Phosphate , Uscfu ia all forms of Dyspepsia. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Mary Anderson's condition is reported as much Improved. The reports regarding yellow fever nt Uio Jnncrio ara said to bo greatly exaggerated. Twelve persons were drowned by the swamping of two tlshlug boats off Staruo- way , England. The chali factory of Herr Bros. , of To ronto , was destroyed by fire. Loss , ? 80,000 ; insurance , $19,000. Ex-Congressman Peter Paul Mnhonoy , of Brooklyn , is dangerously ill , a victim of in auguration weather. Ex-Prosldont Cleveland and party arrived at Jacksonville , Fin. , and were accorded a cordial greeting. There was a grand pyro- tccnlc display in the evening. A syndicate of St. Louis capitalists has effected a deal with the owners of the West Granite Mining company , of Montana , whereby a now company is formed with 5100,000 in the treasury and no debts. Supervising Architect of the Treasury. PHILADELPHIA , March 20. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tim BBC. ] It is stated hero to night upon excellent authority that the pres ident has decided to appoint Gcorgo S. Wind- nil r , of this city , supervising architect of the treasury. Mr. Windmir has boon scut for and is expected to leave for Washington im mediately. Mr. Windtnlr enjoys an enviable reputation ns an architect and stands in the front rank of his profession. The Masonic temple nnd Produce exchange buildings are amontr his best designs , and ho U now the architect of tbo Girard cstato. Iron AVorks'Goln South. NEW YoitK , March 20. Ex-Mayor Hewitt and Edward Cooper , proprietors of the New" Jersey Steel and Iron works , at Trenton , N. J , have been traveling in the iron regions of the south for several weeks on a tour of in vestigation. As a result it is announced that about April 1 tholr works will bo re moved to Chattanooga , Tcnn. Much of the raw iron and coal supply has boon coming from there , and the company also has found a largo market in that region. The works employ .1,300 men. Will VUhTcoTorado. , . . CUETESNB , Wyo. , , March 20. _ [ Special " Telegram to Tun Bsi.l Acting" Governor Shannon issued the necessary documents to day lor the conveyance to Colorado of a no torious horse thief named James Harmon , who was arrested on Saturday lost by order of Sheriff Harper , of Elbort county , Colorado. Hormon got away with five valuable borsos from River Bend , Colo. , in 1883. All efforts to trace him were fruitless until lost week , when ho was located at Briggs Ranch in a rcmoto part of Albany county , Wyoming. The prisoner will bo taken to Colorado to morrow. _ > . Catarrh Cured. A clergyman , after years of suffering from that loathsome disease , Catarrh , and vainly trying every known remedy , at last found a recipe which completely cured and saved him from death. Any sufferer from this dreadful disease send ing a , self-addressed stamped envelope to Prof. J. A. Lawrence , 88 Warren St. , New York City , will receive the recipe free ocharge. . Brother and Sister Drowned. TOPEKA , Kan. , March 20. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] Two daughters and a son of W. G. Ash , n prominent resident of Independence , were attempting yesterday afternoon to cross the Verdigris river'in a carriage. The horses became- frightened and rushed out into the river , which Is much swollen by the late rains. The son and eld est daughter , together with the team , were drowned , while the younger daughter suc ceeded in escaping. The horses and wagon wcro discovered half an hour later floating down the river , and were dragged ashore. Lon Gonrqo Slakes a Denial. Lou Gcorgo wishes to state that he is at present living with his wife on Nineteenth street , while bis child has been In tbo keep ing of his mothcr-In-law. It was not his wish that it should be so , because , as ho says , tbo old lady was continually making trouolo between his wife and himself. She was the cause of ono separation , and when that was accomplished rofusad to help her daughter to become self-supporting , and now that they are ro-unlted scorns to wish to part them again. Tuesday evening Gcorgo called at her homo and took away his own child , but she followed him to the street end col lected a crowd by calling out "murder" and "police. " The police , however , did not Inter fere , as there was no ordlnaaoa in Omaha to prevent a man from taking his own child from its grandmother. . . Queer 1'ollco Methods. Charlie Hubbard was up before Judge Bcrka yestornay charged with throwing dice In Bellamy's saloon for money. Judge Berka did not altogether Ilko the evidence against him , and reserved his decision until the 23d. It went to show that a police ofllcor bad gene into the saloon , bought a drluk , and then suggested throwing dlco at CO cents a throw. Hubbard accommodated him , ana while they wcro so engaged another ofllcor came iu und Hubbard and Bellamy were ur rested , The judge stated that It required time to decide whether or not a man should bo punished for falling into a trap not delib erately by the police for tbo purpose of mak ing him commit a crime , A UniverHlty 1'rt-Hldont Resigns. PnoviiiBNCB , l I. , March 20. A special meeting of the corporation ot Brown uni versity to-day received the resignation of Hev. EzeKiel G. Itouinsou as president of ttie university. _ A I'ostufllctj Robbery. ST. Louis , March 20. The Caronddlet ( South St. Louis ) postonico was robbed last night of about (1,000. There are many things to bo grateful for , if wo would but think bo , and among tltobo ia the introduction of Van Duzor'u liavorlng extracts somewhat less than a third of a century ago. If there U a cook in America , professional or other wise , who has not tasted and is not ready to avough Uio excellence of those well known preparations , who or ho is wholly behind the agp. No chemical or other- impurity contaminates thorn. They are simply doliciouu. AND OMAH * STILL LEADS , 0) ) j _ The Local Bldor Keeps Her Plaoo In. r the Eront. . ) _ IMPORTED DICYCUISTS FOLLOW. * ? : _ \ai &ast evening at-tho Coliseum Marked By Vlcc rquj | Spurtluij , Xro- inomlotifl/-AM > tau8O null In- tcrcsljnfc Incidents. The flfpyclo Racr. The seven fair bykors were promptly on the track at 7:30 : last night , nnd another splendid nttundnnco was on hniid to Bond thorn off. The smoothness of the stnrt was somewhat mnrrod by n b6rcs ! of contretemps that might hnvo boon uvoldod by n llttlo fore sight on the part of the respective esquires of the ladies. In the first place , Miss Will iams toppled from her mnchlno just ns the pistol was fired , and before she could re mount , the others hnd pained half a lop on her. It was not us bad as it might lnivo boon , however , for had her competitors been awnro of her mishap they could hnvo easily mimed a full lap on her. But Miss .Williams , while she has quite as much speed as ttio fastest of thorn , with possibly the exception of Fairy Baldwin , has also greater powers of endurance , und she was but a short time in recovering her lost ground. Shortly after this mlfortuno Miss Lewis , who is among the leaders , discovered that she was not upon her own wheel , and she was compelled to halt and make n change. It eventuated that the handlers Una inado the blunder , mounting Miss Lowit on Baldwin's wheel nnd Baldwin upon Miss Lewis' . Thus both lost a lap in making the cliango. Then ngaln , nftor nil were under full headway , a yellow dog made Ills appearance on the track , and all the contestants wcro compelled to slow up , in order to avert an accident , until the canine could bo phased oft the course. This was no easy task , for ho ran yelping around the track us if ho had an old oyster can attached to his caudal appendage. Olio of the attendants took nftor him , und amid tiio screams and laughter ot the crowd , the exciting chase -went. Finally the purp leaped over the balustrade among the aud- icnuo tit the lower end of the track and the emulous wheelers again had a clear field. Miss Oakes , who seems to possess u varied wardrobe , appeared last night in u light blue waist , white knickerbockers and black hose , while a white plume nestled among her raven tresses. She signified her appearance last night by cutting a tremendous pace from the beginning , nnd succeeded in recovering several laps from nor nearest competitor. Miss Baldwin looked as bewitching as ever , and her spasmodic spurts of wondorous speed were of course ngaln greeted with the uproarious plaudits of thousands of hands and voices. She is a great favorite , and the frequent expression among the nudi- enco was , "Oh , I wish that little thing could win. " It is a forlorn hope. Williams is al most a dead sure winner , and local pride is certainly to bo satiated.Sho is too strong and determined for the rest , and , it is pre dicted , will increase ncr lend from this on out. out.Tho Interior of t oCollseum , nt half past 8 lost night was a scene calculated to cnthusu any one. Every seat was occupied and the spacious promenades crowded with applaud ing nnd interested' ' spectators. It was the second largest audiences ever assembled here , and it is no 'exaggeration to place it ut 0,000 souls. ; " * - . At twenty ralnutbs- _ after 8 o'clock Miss Williams completed Her one hundredth milo in six hours and fifty-eight minutes , within thirty-live seconds ' 'of Louisa Armaindo's best time. Miss Woods completed her ono hundredth mile in 6i50. Sir Thomas Eck uu- noiinccd these fcats'tti the audience , and the Indies wcro Riven a tremendous ovation. Miss Williams evidenced her appreciation of this dcmonstration'0'n the part of tbo audi = ence by spurting out' from the bunch nnd gaining a lap on all' the rcsjt before they hardly realized what happened. Miss Woods fought gomoly to.jnwcnt.tnis , but it was no use , niid she was cdmpelled to give up. The strain Tipon.hor in thfe arduous work was tp'o , much for her , and sha 'was comuolled to dis mount and rest for several minutes. She had been sick ail day , and the only wonder is that she was enabled to go on the track at all. During this absence from the track both Baldwin and Lewis gained fully eight laps upon her , which again gave Lewis second place. The alfllculiy with the foreign ladies seems to be that not a slntrlcono is in condition. It is a well known fact that Misses Oakoa , Lewis and Baldwin arc excellent riders , und that none of them have como nny where near their former best records. An overindulgence - ' genco in bonbons and tropical fruits may in measure account for some of the fair ones' inability to do themselves credit. CtAt fifteen minutes after 9 , at the spe cial requests of the speeding whoclors , ac cording to Manager Eck'0 announcement. the Council Bluffs flfo and drum corps , con sisting of Jack Prince , flfor , Birdie Knapp bass drum and Jack Kineman tenor , paraded around tbo saw dust track , playing "Tho Girl I Loft Behind , Mve. " The trio was greeted with wild nnd continued applause. At half past nine Williams led Lewis ono mile ana three laps and "Woods ono milo and seven laps nnd wus gradually gaining. By magnificent riding tyiss Oakcs , toward the close of the evening , overhauled and passed Miss Brown , and is now in fifth place. The wind-up was made in a perfect pandi- monium of apulause , the audlonco scorned utterly beside itself , and arose as one person and cheered until echo answered echo. It was one of the most exhilarating scenes over witnessed in the city of Omaha , which is be coming famed far-and wide for her life and prominence in sporting affairs of all kinds. Following is the score : Miles. Laps. Williams . 12'J 0. Lewis . 127 0 Woods . 120 0 Baldwin . : . 121 1 Oakcs . 119 (5 ( Brown . 119 4 Anaalmlo . ; . 101 2 Pur Up or Shut Up. Tbo following card explains itself : OMAHA , Nob. , March 20 , To the Sporting Editor of Tin : Bnc : It has como to my hearing so repeatedly that I aui getting really tired that Charles Ashlnger is talking around among the boys that ho Is , til ( of the opinion that hn can beat any rider in Omaha. Now , while I do not think , tboro is much for mo to gain by beating Ashingor , still to satisfy him 1 will run him a race , any distance ho wishes to name , for money or fun , on the Coliseum truck any afternoon and luvito all who desire - sire to see the raws to oome , and no admission will bo charged , 1 want it distinctly under stood that I will rido'tlira any sort of a race for any sort of ntuko f at'any time. Further I will but him $103 tlmlTbeat him ilvo miles at the Chicago race Irt'May. Respectfully , ' * < Joux S. Piuses. The western chamjjjpnshlp hand tiall tour nament will open in "Hart and Kllgallon's ball alloy in a few wpaks. It will consist of cloven games between Omaha and Kunsau City , six of which will bo played bore and flvo in Kansas City. "Tho winning team to got (150 unit two gold'nicdals , to ho known as the Irish Now * championship medals. I , F , Gallon , editor and proprietor of the Irish News of Kansas Citjv vus hero on a visit and has connected nil the arrangements , Omaha lias two crack players In Messrs. Hyrno and 1 Jaggs , while KansirfCrty lias several teams , the best one of whlcl,1 ) however , is barred out in consequence of ono playur bolng u profos- atonal und thu other a clergyman who could not bo induced to compote for money or u prize. Hold on Fliiimy Kvlilnnon. The case of Mrs. Wcls came up In the police court yesterday afternoon. She was charged with receiving a package of goods .addressed to S. B. Felltor , und giving a re ceipt for thu name. Shu said her maiden name was Felker , and that alio received the good as Bhn thought they cumu from some of her friuuds , but she denied over having signed any receipt. The prosecution put the driver that had delivered two parcels on the stand , and to their surprise testified that it was a colored woman who bad signed the receipt. However , Mrs. WcU was bound over to tint district court In tlio sum of 5500 for forgery , and was released on her attorney giving u bund. THE IMIUSS. The VIto Flnnd Kxtomls Ills Forked Ton mi o in Duo Form. Between 8 nnd 0 o'clock last night the Herald building , or a portion of It , was on flro. In the southern end of the building on Fifteenth street is n barber shop , 'conducted by a colored man named C. S. Swccd. Just about the time that the barber shop was to bo closed n man came in for n bath. Ho was assigned n room by ono of the attendants. Ho was nlso given a lamp , in which was some bad kcrotono oil * It exploded , nnd the wood partitions and other inllammnblo materials were soon ablaze. The man was not long in making his escape. An alarm of fire was turned In from box 03. People thought the Murray hotel was on fire , ns this box called for Fourteenth and Harncy streets. It was but a few moments tlmo until the flro was discovered to bo In the Herald build ing nnd thousands of pcoplo wcro soon gath ered around It , Dense volumes of smoke issued forth from the windows and doors of tlio building , and by the tlmo tha chemical engine arrived the printers in the fourth story wcro "making even" on tholr "takes" and preparing to make their exit. They worfl almost suffocated with smoke ns soon ns the door of the news room was opened , but all escaped , and tholr lungs nro as good as heretofore. The editorial department is on the name floor , and its members got to tiio ground floor with great alacrity. People who though they were in quest of news were mistaken or misled. Among the first to cmorgo from the top floor was tbo city editor. Ho was writing his column , "In the Soup. " The particular nonpanol paragraph that ho was grinding upon was "Tho Still Alarm , " which will bo turned in some tlmo next week not to the paper , but in a different shape , wliien may bo moro tlrcsomo to newspapers , flro depart ments nnd others , when it is hoard , or rather scon , nt $1 per see. It was not exactly a still alarm to the city editor , for ho hoard the flro bell and In structed his fire reporter to chase the chemical , little thinking that the chemi cal was about to chase him. The flro reporter rubbed his eyes , yawned and quietly strolled away. A few moments later , wnen'every room in the building was in smoke , the city' editor turned nround and asked the newly appointed night editor what bo wan smoking that was so offensive. At this juncture the managing editor , who had been trying to decipher a news Item out of the Council Bluffs qulro of paper , rushed in and informed the staff that the oftlco was on fire. The reason that the city editor made his cscapo from the building sooner than anyone clsa is that ho is built that way. It is said that ho didn't touch' n step on the stairways and in ono case ho didn't make n turn in the hallway on the second floor , but stcpucd through a pnncl of the door lending on Fifteenth Htroot. if there was great excitement among the staff and printers , with the business depart ment there was moro consternation. Young Mr. Ward , who is said to bo a "mo too" to the manager of the paper , made frantic efforts vo do Chief Galllgan's work. Ho didn't exactly do it , however , but rushed around in such an excited manner that the members'of the staff wcro afraid that the fire laddies would turn tha hose on him if ho was uot locked up in the press room. The flro was finally extinguished by young Mr. Wurd , with the assistance of the fire de partment. The etitiro loss to the building and furni ture in the harbor shop will not exceed $000. The loss is fully covered by insurance. Pears' soup is the most elegant toll o adjunct. A Ilriislni ; Contest. CHICAGO , March 33. Early this morning , in the outskirts of the city , John Enripht , of La Crosse , Wis. , and William Fitz , of Chicago cage , fought a bruising contest of ten rounds. Enright was the winner. CJlailstono's Brother Dead. Lon > ox , March 20. Sir Thomas Glad stone , tne only surviving brother of the Ut. Hon. William E. Gladstone , is dead. Grass , garden nnd field seeds. Win. Sievcra & Co. , 16th nnd California. Protection of Agriculturists. BuussnLS , March 20. The Agricultural Icaguo of the federation has unanimously adopted a resolution favoring the imposition of an import duty upon all agricultural products. An Irish Editor Sentenced. DUIILIN. March 20. O'Mahonoy , editor of the Tipperary Nationalist , has been sen tenced to two months Imprisonment under tbo crimes act for intimidating. An Absolute Cure. The ORIGINAL ABIET1NE OINT MENT is only pui up in lurgo two ounce tin boxes , and is an absolute euro for old sores , burns , wounds and chapped hands , and all skin eruptions. Will positively euro all kinds of piles. Ask for the ORIGINAL AB- IETINE OINTMENT. Sold by Goodman Drug Co. , at 25 cents per box by mail Sn cents. _ Cachliinat ! < mn. New 1'ork U'orW. The average girl looks upon ice cream as cold comfort. "The Black Cat" is the translated title of anew dramatic paper. It has not only a fixed puro-puss , but It is des tined to a-mews. It Is reported that Nat Goodwin won his play of "A Gold Mine. " It'was a Goodwill , too. The Gorman government * wants Klein , but this rcauost is respectfully dc-Kleined. It is when n man pays the customs duos Unit ho oboya the call of duty. Among the ' 'big puns" of the church wo suppose the canons take the lead. Behind the Times The English gov ernment. "Tho Silence of Dean Maitlaiid" has been satisfactorily explained. Ho lived with his mothor-fn-law. Might not the noise of the cannon at Fort Lafayette bo correctly described as Long Island sound ? The editor now will hjs shotgun prepare , And u song of swcot pleasure ) keep hum ming. His club nnd Ins muscles ho'll keep in re pair , For he knows the spring poet is comintr. The budding leaves proclaim the spring , The swallows make the summer , A fall is made by many a thing , But the winter makes the plumber ! Nolle ? . Huns Sch u in nn has purchased the Chus.IIcllwJg pla.ce _ , ± HC Cuining street. His grand opening will tiilco place Thurs day evening , March21. . Good music , good supper. All friends cordially in vlted. linns Schuman , 2216 Cuining st. Ho Knew the MarkH. Ofllco Boy ( to editor ) Please , sir ; there's a man outside who wants to face yor. yor.Kd. . Well , did ho send in his card ? O. B. No , guess ho ain't got any card. Ho ain't got any boots or collar. * Ed. A literary gentleman. Show him right in , Joo. . SICK HEADACHE ' Positively cured by those L'Ulo PillH. CARTER'S They alao relieve Pis- treM fro' Dyspepsia , In- ITTLE dlgentlon anil Too Heart ) , IVER Eatlug. A jwfoct tcm- cdyfor UlzzIueM , Nausea , PILLS. Drowsiness , Jiml Taste la the JJoulh , Coated Tongue , Tain In the Bide , TOHI'IU UVKIt. They regulate tbo Hovels. Purely Vegetable. SMALL PILL. SHALL DOSE , SMALL FDICE , RIGHTLY NAMED. . Golden the flowers that star the mead , Golden the sunshine on the hllla. Golden the remedy , indeed. That cases human ills. 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