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NINETEENTH YEAB. OMAHA , THUESDAY MORNING , JULY 18 , 1880. NUMBEB 20. '
MYSTERY OF WHITECIIAPEL ,
Jack the Elppor Adds Another Vic
tim to His List.
A NONPLUSSED POLICE FORCE.
Tim Murderer SCCIIIM to Vnnlsh Into
flic Air A l'auto Stricken I'on-
ulnco Speculation na to
tlio Murderer.
lie Count * Bight.
l > u Jrtmw Gonlon llenn-t ! I
LONDON , July 17. [ Now York Herald
Cnbl'S Special to Tun IJun.l Thousands In
this great city nro quaking with fuar of thu
murilcrcr'fl knlfo. "Jack the Rlppi'r" Is
back again. A horrible murJor this morning
enables him to cut another notch in the
handle of the torrtblo knife. The details of
this morning's crlmu leave no doubt that the
murderer of Allco Mackenzie , known to
coma as Kelly , was also guilty of the follow-
ingcrlincii : Christmas week 1887. an unknown
woman was found murdered near Osborne
and Woiitworth streets , Whlteehuppol ;
August 7 , 1S88 , Murtlrn Turner was stabbed
hi thirty-nine pluccson the landing at the
GeorKC- . Yard building , Cotnmcrulal street ,
Spitntfiolds ; August III , Mrs. Nicholls was
Diurdcrcd und mutilated In Ducks How ,
Whllcchnpnol ; September 7 , Mrs. Chap
man was murdered und mutilated In Hand-
bury street , VVhltechixppol ; September 0 ,
Elizabeth Stride's throat was cut In Bcrner
Btrcot , Whltcchnppel ; September HO , Cath-
erluu Kddowes was murdered and mu
tilated on Mitro stiuarc , Oidgata ; No
vember H , Mary Juno Kelly was hacked
to pieces at No. 20 Dorset street ,
Spltalllelda. All these murders were au
dacious , the last extraordinarily so. There
were polluo In front , behind und ull around
the assassin when he killed the eighth vie
tlm. Before his dreadful work was com
pletcd the tramp of constable 2W drove the
Rlioul away. The constable loft the spot ten
minutes before , and on his return found
the mutilated body In front of
the houso. ( lo raced down Castle
nlloy to Castle street. The only person
In sight was Isaac Lewis Jacobs , who , with
plate in hand , had boon scut for cheese and
pickles by bin brother. , Ho was arrested ,
but was evidently innocent. At the sound
of the police whistle , from all directions
bull's eyes throw patches of light every
where. No trace of the murderer of the
woman. The ambulance came , and under
her was found a broken farthing pipe , which
may have belonged to the woman or to the
murderer. The body was taken to the
morgue for examination , which developed
an unusual feature. Jack had done the work
with a uull knlfo. . Heretofore the sUshoa
had been clean. Allco Mackenzie's body
bora the marks of Jack's tcrriblo methods.
The clothes were drawn over the head after
the knlfo was driven Into her neck. A cu
four Inches long running towards the groin
had not severed the abdominal wall. On
both sides of this cut and along
the lateral line below the breast bonoworo
twenty scratches. The woman was evi
dently taker , unawares , as she was stiongly
built and weighed UOpounds. She could not
linvo uttered a cry without being hoard by
the police. Jack adopted hU old plan except
In this rase. His right hand was held over
her mouth while his loft hand drove the
knife into tier neck , Instead of vice versa.
The murder throw Whltechappel
Into a condition of fearful excite
ment. Castle alloy was crowded all
day with people from all quarters who
hud flocked to the sccno. Stories of the
crime are on every tonguo.
John McCormacK said ho had lived with
the woman for six years ; olio was forty
ycais old ; born in Peterborough ; there was
11 family of three until a month ago ; they
then lived in a furnished room In White-
chapel ; she did charming work ; never'got
a living on the streets ; some times
drank too much ; loft the house at
4 yesterday afternoon ; they had a tilt ; gave
her a shilling , and told her not to spend it in
drink ; was told she had returned to the
house at 10 last night and had taken a blind
boy , George DIxon , for a walk ; the woman
and boy \vciit to n Cambridge music hall ,
there mot a man and asked him to treat ; she
then went home to the lodging house
and loft after sayinc she was to ucot
a man at the Cambridge hall. Whether
or not she met him Is not known , for the boy
has no means of identifying him except by
his voice.
Nothing could more clearly Indicate the
cunning of the murderer than the selection
of the locality. The alloy Is 100 yards long ,
ilurlc and encumbered by a mass of wagons
und barrows , which formerly were stored In
n yard 111 which excavations were going
on. A few feet above Is a net
work of streets , courts and alleys.
Custlo alley has no residents
likely to go through it. at night , baths being
the only tenement house In the upper part
of it whila the others on the left sldo are
email factories and work shops. On tha
right sldo Is a high board fence shutting off
r the b.ick yards of rows of small houses fan
ing on Now Custlo street. New Custlo street
runs parallel with Castle alloy and Just below
low the scene of the murder they
are connected by a narrow court.
If approached , therefore , from White-
chapel road the murdcrar could escape
down Castle alloy Into Old Castle street ,
through this to Woiitworth street , and
thtince to Commercial street , or the lauo. If
opproached from Old CusOo street , he could
oscupo through Custlo alloy court into White
chapel road. This way he did escape , if
liommod on both sides ho could escape
through the connecting court to Now Castle
Btrcot , and thence to Whltecbupel roaa or
YYoulworth street , as ho choso. There
Y.US further cunning and evidence of
Intlmato knowledge ot the locality
In the fact that ho waa just on
the boundary line of two police districts.
'Whltechupol road Is patrolled by consta
bles from the Lomun street station , and no
constable comes from thu road down the
alloy , because that Is In the district belong
ing to another division. Ho must IHIVU
known that an ofllcor could come toward
him only from the bottom of tha alloy , aud
hl intimate knowledge of the locality and
police rules made his escape as easy as over ,
When It Is romoinburod that In
all the eight murders committed he
) ias uuvor once been neon by any body the
fear of him \Vbltcchupel will bo umler-
Btooil , aud the superstition in some of the
Blums that ho is Invisible does not HCOIU sur-
* prlsinc. The police have absolutely no clue.
Inspector Heeds stated this evening that
Jacobs was thu only person In the vicinity of
Old Custlo sticot , and liu was simply on au
urrund , and was released directly. Three
other men were urn-steel on nusplcion during
thu early morning and forenoon , but
were almost immediately released
upon udubllshlni ; tbelr Identity ,
and their whereabout at the hour of the mur
tier. TJio search of the lodgln'g house which
followed close upon the dl covcrv revealed
nothing. Nobody had como In or gene out
within the hour who could In any way bo
connected with the tragedy.
The only hope was the examination of the
tmrmon and barmaids along Whltcchapcl
road , with reference to the presence In their
places of the woman Mackenzie , prior to the
murder. There Is a possibility , Judging
from previous cases , that the murderer took
her Into ono of these and got her stupidly
drunk before attempting hotdeath. . This
Investigation appears to bo tbo only chance
of finding a clue , but it docs not appear to
have been inada.
Tlio attempt to surround the scone with a
cordon of constables amounted to nothing , as
the murderer had passed out into Whltu-
chapcl road , und It would bo quito as easy
to hear wayfnycrs on that populous avenue
as to cnclrclo the population of London.
Consequently the police stand as before , not
knowing which way to turn. No doubt
they have done and nro dolnp all In their
power. Chief Commissioner Munroo and
Colonel Munsall wcro nn the spot as soon
after the murder as telegraph and horses
could bring thorn. All the dotcctlva strength'
of the metropolitan force has been centered
on Whltct'tiapol and the best brains of
Scotland Yard not only are but have bison at
work on the murders up to n month ngo.
Two constables were nightly on watch at the
alloy , It boms a likely spot for a murderer to
select. Up to two weeks ago there was
also a night watchman stationed
In the alley by a man who owned
n number of barrows stored there. The
withdrawal of all those loft the place free
and nothing moro for the police to work on
at present thau there wus at the last murder ,
on August 0. The murderer is cleurlv a ma
niac , but cool , and ho wanes no mistakes , and
loaves no traces , and , furthermore , Is evi
dently without that sense of fear which leads
to Identtllealion. "Jack the Hipper" has sent
several letters lo the police lately , after a
long cessation of these epistles. They were
in the usual braggadocio form and beur the
old signature.
A letter was also received by Albert Oracle-
ott , leader of the vigilance committee move
ment , three weeks ago. AU the loiter stated
was that another would begin work again in
July.
July.Many
Many theories regarding the Whitcchapel
murderer have boon advanced by detectives ,
criminal philosophers , court exports , news
paper men , and experts of Insanity. The
theory most prevails that the murderer is a
religious crank , who Imagines that he has a
mission to perform , and , Ilka the fanatic of
Mahomet's time , the more atrocious butch
eries ho performs , the greater saint he thinks
himself : that ull the Whitechapol murders
have occurred about the Stli of the month , oren
on the very last days of each month and It
is claimed that every now outbreak has oc
curred with the chunge of the moon. 'Ihls , It
Is thought , indicates that the murderer
studying its geography , would not venture
to lose himself in the intricacies of the many
and dangcious lubryntbs of the district ,
especially when on a mission of murder.
Robert Buchnnan , while engaged at re-
heursul nt the Hayrnarket theater , said : " 1
do not think 'Jack the Hipper' seems to
lack atrociousness. The skill displayed there
is none of the really distinctive handiwork of
an original ilend. Ho is probably nn imitator
of some wo'ik-brained ' creature rendered
crazy by gloating over the details of the horrible
rible affairs of last year. Ot course that is a
very loose guess , but the evidence at present
is so slight. "
Buchanan had not heard the latest details ,
but George Moore , engaged in correcting the
manuscript of a forthcoming novel , .said Uo
thought ho could imagine the motlvo.
" 1 very early made ui > n theory almost
from thu first , und still believe in it. The
absence of motives which generally lie in the
road of a murder is very remarkable. Theao
crimes : fro not committed for gam ; that at
least Is certain. They are not , I am equally
certain committed for revenge. My theory
Is that they are the work of some weak
brained zealot of the puritv class. Perhaps
this unspeakable wretch think * ho is cro.it-
Ing a panic among the poor womun class.
He thinks ho may frighten them from their
profession , It is un Insane idea , of course ,
but a conceivable ono. Ho is a loathsome
outcome of the Puritanism of tlio day. That
is my idea. "
The novelist , Jutnos Payne , had no theory ;
to have n theory on such a case was a police
man's duty.
"It Is obvious , " said Mr. Walter Besant ,
'that the criminal is of the low class ; that I
think is proved by the status of thu victims.
It is also obvious that ho has at least a rough
and ready knowledge of anatomy. Ho
would seem to bo a bird of passage. It is
hardly conceivable that with such a horrible
lust of blood constantly torturing him and
spurring him on to commit fresh outrages
that ho would have remained In London so
long without It mastering him. Hero then
wo have three considerations his lownossof
class , his knowledge of. anatomy ,
and his nomadlo life. Those traits
would bo united In a ship's
butcher. Not many ships carry Hvo
cattle for slaughter nowuduys. The great
lines are all provided with jce rooms , but
there are still to bo found ships without those
conveniences. I huvu made a voyage around
the capo on a ship ou which wo slaughtered
our cattle for the table. The doctor , a friend
of mine , mudu the suggestion at the time-
when Jack > vas busy in Whltechapot last
year , that in a certain class of disorders ,
which sometimes turn to a homicidal mania ,
und which is especially directed against
women. It might he worth while to uuku en
quiries at the hospitals an to whether any
man with tbo symptoms of such a disorder
was discharged ut or uboul that date. "
Mr , Henry Labouchcro said : "It docs
uot seem posslhla to form u theory which
will hold water , I have soon and heard a
score , but never one without a ho'.o hi it. In
fact , most of them wore ull holes. As to
whether Jack the Ripper Is ono person or
more ; well , even that is doubtful , I shnll
siy that ho or they llvo ut u distance from
Whitechapol. The man must hnvo some
hiding placa In which to roncu.il his clothes ,
which can hardly osuupo blood stains , und in
thut district everybody was so muuii on the
qul vivo that ho could not have found such
secrecy as was needful. Mad I Well , no ;
I should say he was conspicuously sano. I
have seen many mad people , and they all
talic , They can't keep a ecrot. Of course
this man has very partlcula r reasons for
keeping his tongue between hU tooth. If
ho were osught n Wbltcchipel mob
would make short work of him , but still his
silence speaks for a sanity clover enough to
laugh at the police , though thut doesn't take
any great amount of genius. Tha police
have bungled the affair terribly bull don't see
why oven such u murderer should bo mad.
It 1s a taste. The fellow commuted the first
murder , perhaps , If he only knmv it , from
some perfectly understandable motlvo. Ho
was not caught ; the taste- developed , and ne
went 011 to the cud , "
FOUR ARE DEAD , TWO MAY DIE
A Torrlblo Fatality Yesterday at
the Capital City.
SMOTHERED BY SEWER GAS.
White Hecorerlnjr a Lost \Vntoh Al
bert ICtinklur Succumb * to the
Ucnilly Vapor nutl Tlu-oo ot Hit
Friends Also Perish.
Killed by Poisoned Air.
LINCOLN , Nob. , July 17. tSpedal Telegram -
gram to Tun Hen. ] Albert Kunkler , James
Crawford , Trunk Maloney and John Cloary
wcro smothered to death about 5 o'clock this
evening by the gas escaping from a privy
vault In the rear ot Husscnbach's boardingn
house on N street.
On Monday afternoon Chnrloy Kunkler
lost a valuable gold watch In one of the
vaults at the rear of the boarding houso.
Assisted by two or three friends ho dug a
4x10 hole In the ground near the vault eight
or ten feet in depth for the purpose of clean
ing it out and thus secure his lost treasure.
This work was finished during the after
noon. Just before the hour of the terrible
futility the flrst Incision was made in a small
tunnel , which was to touch the bottom of the
old vault as nearly as possible. The object
of this was to drain and clean out the old
sewer.
Albert Kimkler , a brother of Charley's ,
vns engaged In drilling the tunnel when ho
vns caught by the sewer gas and fell upon
ho bottom of the newly aughololu a lifeless
londltlon. *
Seeing his helpless condition his comrades
.bove undertook to go to his rescue. lames
> .iwJord , Frank Maloney and John Cloary
rowded Into the hole only to succumb as
ilbert hud done and when but a few inin-
tes lutcr they wcro pulled out had ceased to
r cat lio.
A lady of the house discovered that some-
.lilng . was wrong and ran to C. E. Gould's
ilacksnnth shop next to the corner on Tenth
ilrcet and gave the alarm. Gould , who was
at work In thn shop went to the scene and ns
10 c me In sight saw Charley Mankler
print ? into the hole. Gould attempted to
rescue him and the rest ot the party , but
eon fell unconscious.
Hy this time , nowever , a number of per
sons were ut the place of the tragedy. The
ilnrm was sent to police headquarters , and n
number of the force were there a few
nomcnts later. In the meantime , Gould and
hurley Kunkler wcro pulled to the surface ,
and although apparently dead were rcsuscl-
ated after hard work. Tno bodies of
dinkier , Maloney , Crawford and Cleary
were taken out by the police. It is thought
.hat Gould and Charlie Kunkler will
recover.
Of the four who are dead , Cleary and
Crawford are married. All were under
thirty years of ago with the exception of
rawford. who Is thirty-nine ? The Kunklor
boys were formerly residents of Mount
Sterling , 111. , and wcro plumbers employed
by Korsmcyer. Maloney was a plasterer ,
Crawford a bricklayer recently from Syra
cuse , N. Y. , and John Cleary a blacksmith ,
who came to Lincoln from Weeping Water
about four months ago.
For Soiling AIort < tnfecl Property.
PiATTSMOUrn , Nob. , July 17. [ Special to
Tim Den. ] Sheriff Eikonbary returned
from Hebron , Ind. , yesterday , bringing with
him Frank Folsom , to answer to the charso
of disposing of mortgaged property. Fol
som was n IS. & M. firemen and bought a
watch of n , Plattsmouth jeweler , giving a
mortgage on it us security. Ho Immodiuiely
drew his time from the railroad and returned
to his home in Indiana , where ho disposed of
the watch.
A Dlro Cnltunlty.
ALBION , Neb. , July 17. [ Special to Tun
BEC. [ Reports still keep coming in from the
strip covered by the hall storm Saturday
night , showing it to have been from four to
six miles wide , and extending the whole
length of the county. A large part of Bonanza -
nanza , Plum Creek , and quite a largo section
In Boone , Cedar und Heaver presincts suf
fered. The loss will be tremendous , every
thing being gone In the strip followed by the
storm. Corn and all small gr.iln is de
stroyed and oven ten-year-old trees are de
nuded of their leaves and the bark peeled
off so that bu * very few of them will live.
Where the hall was worst the grass in cut off
and washed into the ravines as close as a
mower would take it. All window lights on
the north and west sides of the houses are
gone and some largo houses were moved
from their foundations. The loss on build
ings and windmills will bo heavy. With
largo numbers of tlio farmers thu loss of their
crops means the loss of credit and it is feared
ninny will suffer for the necessaries of life.
It is the greatest calamity that hus befallen
the people of this country since grasshopper
times. One farmer came to town yesterday
who wanted to get some turnip seed to sow ,
but lid not have enough money to buy a
pachnco. Another said no hud olgat chil
dren und not enough eatables In the house
for two meals. It Is probable the next few
days will bring to light many such cases as
these.
_
Knox County Politics.
NioiuuiiA , Neb. , July 17. [ Special to TUB
Buu.J There is considerable agitation going
on among thn politicians looking to the re
moval of the county scat. This question was
voted upon two years ago and resulted In de
feat , Croighton havlag inado blundering returns -
turns in Its ballot box stufllng , by which thu
two Judges of this district decided against
that town , Thu disgrace and expunso of the
issue were such as to make many of the ie-
spansiblo farmers feel that the issue is yet
too soon , since the railroad development of
Knox. county is so far from completion. The
war paint is upon Vordlgro , and the politi
cians there seem to think that this Is a good
Usuo to light for victory and score Niobrara
Into subjection. Tnere Is an undercurrent of
Insurhordinatlon wlilch refuses to bo thus
scared , and while It is possible to ilx up some
of the elements , it is reported that a split in
tha republican ranks may ho looked forward
to. Knox county has usually been 'brcciy"
and played no little part la the political
arena ot stute politics. From the present
outlook It would uppeur as if thu notorious
"double-headers , " which for eight years
were annual expectations from Knox. are to
begin anew , There Is considerable high
kicking going on Inside , and many ambitious
statesmen looking for the administration of
the county's money strings.
Cansos n Kiiv nt Kidney ,
SIPNEY , Neb , , July 17. | Special Telegram
to TUB Huc.j During the heavy rain and
lightning storm yesterday water lllled the
streets and poured torrents past Poaso's
lumberyard and hardware store. The water
reached the place where the llino was stored ,
The limo took fire and destroyed two build-
Ingb and badlv damaged a third one. The
lumber was all bavrd , but the hardware and
agricultural imulutne'its were lost. The extent -
tent of the dumngu is $4,000 , covered by
f'.OOO insurance lu the 1'hiunix insurance of
Urooklyn ,
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Fruit Growers In BtHHlon.
FIIUMONT , Neb , , July 17. [ Special to TUB
BEU.J The annual summer meutlntc of tbo
Nebraska Stuto Horticultural society com
menced hero to-day and "will continue over
to-morrow. Largo nunibfcrs'nro now In the
city and every train brltfgs In additional on-
thuslastlo fruit growers. Sdhio fine speci
mens of fruit will bo exhibited and much
good will result to tbo plttntcrs of NcDrasku
by the discussions brought out nt this meet
ing , as every thing In thu line of horticulture
will bo handled by nblu men , Among the
Itn
members now on thogrounduroox-President
Day , of Toimuiuh ; President Fred Taylor , of
Omaha ; G. J. Carpenter , of Falrbury ; fetor
Youngurs , Jr. , ot Geneva ; D. S. Lake , ot
Iowa , and many others.
Htiloldo nt Grand Island ,
ISLAND , Neb. , July 17. [ Special
Telegram to Tun UBn.J John O'Brien com
mitted suicide nt St. Francis hospital In this
city last night by hanging. Ho used a p.ilr
of . leather handcuffs , which ho found In a
drawer In tha room. One of thee ho buckled
around the stcumplpo near the celling , the
other around his neck. Then , by standing
on a chair , ho fastened them together and
slipped off , falling about llftcon Inches
and dying of strangulation. O'Hrlcn
was forly-ono years of ago and
a bachelor. Ho formerly resided near
Greely Center , Nob. , but cuirfo to the hos
pital lust March. Ills mind seemed to ho
clouded nt times , being much worse when he
was troublesome. Ho Is tlio same purty who
nttumptcd suicide by shooting nt the Grand
Island hotel last October. Ho bus a brother
living 1E 1 at South Omaha , who bus been tele
graphed.
Site Disposed of tlio Child.
BEcruicn , Nob. , July 17. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim Hci : . ] A young Uohcmlnn girl
employed In the cast part of town as a do
mestic , gave birth to a mnlo child about 3
o'clock this morning and Immediately threw
the infant in the privy vault. Its cries were
hcnrd by neighbors about 0 o'clock this
morning , who rescued It from the vault and
cared for it. The girl gives the name of
racy Zimmerman. Her homo Is In Snllno
ountv. Whoa asked why she throw the
.iaba In the vault she said she did not know.
She refuses to give the name of the child's
"ixther. Her people were notiilcd by tolo-
ruph and the girl and child given in euro
f the city missionary.
OlsHolvcd tlio Injunction.
BCATUICE , Neb. , July 17. [ Special Tolo-
rani to Tin : UIK. : ] Judge Brndy this
lorning gave In his decision in the court
house bonds injunction case. The decision
llssolves the injunction on the grounds that
.ho cxccptcd law is constitutional. The
lecision is received hero with great sutlsfac-
.Ion. . If the unjoining parties insist on an
ippcal the court will require a bond of
510,000. _
I'Iro at Ijinwbnd.
LISWOOD , Nob. , July 17. [ Special to Tun
iiE.l Last Monday night lire was dis
covered in the general \ncrchaiidlso store of
J. M. Vuboril. By the .aid of n bucket
brig.ulo the Unities were ijopn extinguished ,
with slight dumago to the building and stock.
This is the second time > vithtn three weeks
.hut lire has broken out In this building , and
.t Is thought to bo the work of incendiaries.
iUoilern Woodman Banqueted.
GRAND ISLAND , Nob. , July 17. [ Sncclnl
Telegram to THE Bun.l Lodge No.10S ,
Modern Woodmen of America , nave a ban
quet to the menibors or Donlphan and
Philllips , who visited in a body , .Over three
lUiidred were present and all had a very cn-
loyablo time. *
f
Arroit .
NUIIIUSKA. CITY , Nob. ' July 17. [ Special
Telegram to Tiic Br.K.J Dr. Schwartz , a
dentist , w.is arrested to-day under the late
registration law for practicing under a
physicians diploma. Every physician is tak
ing an interest in the case. Trial next Tues
day.
Appointed Dpputv Uevcmio Collector.
iniuSKA. . CITY , Neb. , July 17. | Special
to Tin : BBC. ] Mr. F. E. McMillan to-day
received his commission as deputy revenue
coUector , with headquarters in this city.
The appointment is considered the host that
could have been made.
After an Olllou.
TrcuMSEH , Nob. , July 17. [ Special to Tim
Bun. ] Hon. A. B. Ball , who recently re
ceived an appointment to a government
position , will start fan Washington next
Monday , whore ho will receive instructions
and enter upon his duties.
Grunt'H Kirc Company.
GiiANt , Neo. , July 17. [ Special Telegram
to THE BIE. | The Grunt fire company was
organized to-day. Gc&rgo A. Graves , a vet
eran fireman of Boston , was chosen chief
and will have charge of the drilling.
Hold for .
SOOTH Sioux CITV , Neb. , July 17. [ Special
to THE BEE. ] 'I'ho engineer who run his en
gine over the 7-year old con of J. C. Lucia
last Friday , was placed undur (3,000 bonds
for manslaughter.
ARRESTED FOR BIGA81Y.
A Former Omaha IMnn in Trouble at
Suit I ilco.
SALT LAKE Cirr , July , 17. [ Special Tele
gram to Tan BEE.J William H. Evuns wns
arrested yestorduy for bigamy. Ho came
hero a few weeks ago , and as be had excel
lent letters of recommendation bo secured a
position with J. H. Bennett at the Rio
Grand offices. Ho had married his flrst wife
in Geneva , Neb. , on July 12 , 1SS3 , afterwards
going to Hastings , Nob. Evuns nuxt went
to Omuha , where ho found employment , but
wrote his wife not to join him. Ho then
went to Denver. While there ho married
MissNolllo R , Lewis , of Greoly , and imme
diately moved to Salt Lake with bis
second wlfu. His first wife appeared
on the scene yesterday , 'and to the charge of
bigamy ho plead guilty and was placed under
? 100 bonds. In.court Evans made the state- .
mcnt that ho know bo bad violated the law
and expected to go to tlio penitentiary for it.
The appointment ofO.rT. Varian for at
torney and R H. Parsons for United Stales
marshal gives universal sallsfucllon lo the
pconlo of Utah. Judge Judd bus sent In his
resignation , to take ette fas soon as his suc
cessor will qualify. ,
V , U Bot'uo , chief engineer of the Union
Pacific , is iu the city.
General Agent William Brown , of the
Rock Island , hub been prqmotcd to the office
of assistant general frcf ht und passenger
nu'cnt of the Rio Grun.de Western , with
headquarters In this city. Chief Clerk
Oglcsov , of the Unloii Pacific , takes Mr.
Brown's place. ,
Thn BilituaJiilVdlmr Pool.
HIAWATHA , ICun. , rJuly 17. [ Special to
THE Br.B.J The coinmlssioncra of Brown
county have suspected for several yearn that
the brldjro contractor * from St. Louis and
Cincinnati and other places who bavo con
tracts with the county were working to
gether und pooling their bids so as to freeze
out local contractors aad secure worlc in the
end at their own prices. Lust year $20,000
was divided among these ehurlcs , and this
year locul contractors rofuao to bid and
O.OOO would have gene to them this year
had not the commissioners caught on to the
Bchemu. These cou. 'actors cordially invited
the co-operation of somp ot thu biggest local
bidders , Their spokoduiun would go to the
local contractor nut la the pool und say :
"Mr. X , { 1,000 bus been appropriated to
build this bridge , ' ho actual cost to build will
ba $750. Now , you bid flWU and wo will bid
fU5 , und you caahuvo the lob and wo will
dlvldo all over & 00 between us. If you
don't , wa will build U for less than cost and
assess ourselves to pay the loss. "
I'rlncens AimuHta JJnail.
Coi'ENiuacn , July 17 , Princess Augusta ,
sister of thu queen of Denmark , is dead.
FOR SOUTH DAKOTA'S ' SHARE.
There Is Very Llttlo Government
Land Loft.
RELYING ON THE RESERVATION.
Judjiri Coolcy , Chairman of tlio InterState -
State Commerce Commission ,
the North State's
Hcprcscntntlvcs.
Llttlo tiniul tioit.
Sionx FALLS , Dak. , July 17. | Special
Telegram to TUB BIK. : ] In tbo South Da
kota constitutional convention to-day there
was Introduced from the committee on edu
cation and school lands n resolution which Is
likely to lead to n full investigation of the
value of the lands granted to South Dakota
for the benellt of various state institutions.
The omnibus bill gives n total donation of
500,000 acres , which In ono body would make
good sized county of over tweiitr-two cou-
fcsslonal townships. A like quantity of
and Is grafted to each of the other now
tales. The land Is to bo selected from the
lUrveyod , uusurvoycd and unappro
riated lands of the United States
ivithlu the limits of the respective
tales. As a matter of fact , however , most
f the really good land In South Dakota huj
Iready been taken , nt-d unless the land In
ho Sioux reservation can bo thus selected ,
it Is dinicult to see whore South Dakota Is to
got any benefit from her donation. Hero and
hero a section may bo found , but unless the
escrvation counlry is available the land
lannot bo secured. Fortunately seventy
cctions for the state university huvo already
jecn selected. In 1SS3 General Beadle , su
perintendent of public instruction , selected
, hose sections , which wcro reserved by the
and dcpurtmont , and are now saved lo the
late ,
The convention will take up to-morrow the
namier of accepting from congress various
donations , but it wlR have a moro diflleult
job when it comes to getting hold of the
Jand. In response to the resolution intro
duced yesterday , the committee on Judiciary
reported that no portion of the $ -JJ,0'X ' ) ap
propriated for the expenses of the convcn-
lon could bo used to meet the expenses of
ho election for rat.iicallon of the constltu-
, ion. Thcso must bo paid by comities.
A communication was received from Prof ,
atiadwiclc , of Starkcy , N. Y. , asking that
South Dakota bo culled simply Dalcolu.
An Important Special Order.
BISMAIICK , N. D. , July 17. [ Special Tele-
_ ram to Tun UEI : . ] The Constitutional con
vention to day postponed the consideration
of the proposition to have the legislative
power vested in a single body , until Monday
next , when it will bo the special order. The
postponement is considered a victory for the
advocates oT the measure , as they are malt
ing converts every day.
The question of exemption , which has boon
of great interest to eastern business men
during the tciritoriul form of governmenl ,
was brought before the convention to-duy.
The proposed article fixes the exemption of
homestead or dwelling property from seizure
for debt at ? IGOO and directs the legislature
to make a reasonable- exemption on personal
property. Th sproPoaltion"-wlll bo bitterly
opposed by tbo representatives ot eastern
dealers as well as by a largo number of. dele
gates in the convention.
The executive committee bus prepared its
report on the question of salaries for state
olllccrs. Us schedule is us follows : Gover
nor 3,000 , per annum , lieutenant governor
SI,000 , auditor and commissioner of
insurance t2,500 each , secretary
of state , treasurer , Hupormtendent of public
instruction , commissioner of schools and
public lands and railroad commissioners
§ i,000e.ich. The committee has raised un
Interesting point by recommending that rail
road commissioners shall bo elected. This ,
it is claimed , will place unqualillcd and in
competent men in the ofllco , and will force
them into ofllco loaded with political pledges ,
which must work mischief between the rnil-
rouds and the people. On recommendation
of the county superintendents of North
Dakota , un article lias been placed
in the hands of the committee
on school bonds regulating the
disposal of the immense grant of school
lands to the state. It provides that none of
the lands shall be sold for lees than f 10 per
acre without the consent of two consecutive
legisla'urcs ; that not more than one-fourth
of the lands ahull bo sold within five yearn ,
and that one-fourth shall never bo sold , pro
vides for leasing the lands , not moro than
ono section to bo leased to one niau or corpo
ration. It has been proposed to prohibit the
employment of children under lUteeii years
of ago in mines or factories.
Judge Cooley , ' of the Intor-etato com
merce commission addressed the convention
to-day as follows : "Wo have board iu the
cast that sometimes when a man gets lost on
the boundless prairies of the west ho is liable
to bo called on to stand aud deliver , but I
thlnlc that when that bappenn as a general
thing they are moro careful In the selection
of a victim than you have been to-day to
make sure that ho bus something to deliver.
I am glad to meet you here. I am glad to
look out on a body of representative men of
t tie newly-settled stuto of North Dakota. I
ulwavs feel in the presence of such a con
vention the dignity of the great work In
which you are engaged , the making of a
commonwealth , the marking out of the land
marks that are to bo the guiding landmarks
of the commonwealth probiibly for all limo.
There rise up before mo ut such a time the
names of men of old , men of whom wo huvo
heard , the builders of Grecian and Roman
states , the Solans and Lycun-'uscs who
tnudo themselves a name for all time , becnuso
to them was permitted a similar work.
And yet , after all , tbo work In Its magnitude
and la its Intricacy In those prominent states
was nothing In comparison to the work you
have hero to-day , for the building of the
laws of tbo commonwealth that was
founded ' . ' ,000 yours ago , was simple com
pared with your work. As civilisation bus
advanced , us the wants of mankind have
incrasod , as tbo methods of iruns-
tiding business have multiplied , as men
have invented new works , the intricacy of
constitution building has gonu on in pro
portion , perhaps even moro than In pro
portion , and it becomes necessary do many
things now that were unimportant then ,
that would oven have been Irrelevant.
Gentlemen , the men who created the con
stitution of the United States , that charter
of government which has no parallel ! in the
history of mankind , would Had many now
problumswith which to deal to-day if they
wcro called on to create a conttltution for
North Dakota. Well , the Anglo-Saxon Is a
natural constitution builder. Ho is born
to the business. In many of tbo articles
which have been road before us to-day there
are a great many things of vital impdrtanco ,
in respect to which there would not arlso
among you hero to-day a lnulo word of con
troversy , because In your very blood from
your ancestors you have to come lo take on
correct opinions In regard to such things.
There Is naonu hero to-day who propose *
to dispute with the executive , or who pro
poses that the executivn and legislallvi
powers shall bo united , or that there ( lull hi
no Judiciary. or that any one
of these shall bo dependent or
the other. In regard to these things
have Instinctively determined. Wo put
them aside as matUirs that are no longer
subjects of controversy , but ihere are other
mutters that nro In controversy the vital
things , the most important things , Iho
great landmarks are decided instantly and
settled before the convention innt , but there
urea thousand matters of detail that it be
comes necessary to deal with. In respect tea
a great muny It will ho found that there nro
matters which como now almost for the first
time before a deliberative body like this , I
take up your proposed article on corpora
tions. Even there you llnd many things
on the subject upon which I
would hastily anticipate there would be
nny controversy. You all agree that you
shnll no lonrcr grant charters or special
favors. Corporations have the right to cor-
orate powers only under proper rostrio-
ons. But us to what corporations may bo
mpoworcd to do , ns to the restrictions that
mil bo put on them , ns to what shall constl-
utd a forfeiture of the corporate power
icso things nro problems that uro nltoiretliar
ow. und which n Hamilton and n Jefferson
uuld hnvo been as unable to grapple with
ven moro unable than are any of the mom-
ers of this convention for they had not hud
10 experience whlcli showed the necessity
or Imposing the restraints. Gentlemen ,
t Is fnlrly out of the question that t should
ndortnko lo bo your advisor In rozard to
ils matter. My duties call me- aside from
11 labors of this kind , but If I were to drop u
Ingle word of advice , although I scarcely
ell that It Is within my province to do that ,
.would bo simply this : In your constltu-
on-mnking , remember that times chnnge ,
itit men change , that now things are In-
pntcd , now devices , new schuinos , now
now uses of corporate power and that
hitigs arc going to go on hereafter for nil
line , und If that period should over como
vhlcn wo speak of us the intllcnlum , I still
ixpcct that this sumo thing will continue to
jo on , nnd even In tha mlllenlum
woplo will bo studying ways whereby , by
menus of corporate power , they can clrcuin-
, 'cnt their nclghbois. Don't In your const ! '
.utlon-maklng . , legislate too much In your
lonstltutloti. You nro tying the hands of the
coplu. Don't do that to nay MICH extent as
o prevent the legislature hereafter from
icctlng all evils that may be within thu
each of proper legislation. Leave somo-
.hlnjf for them to take care to put piopcr res
traints on , but at the sumo time leave wh < it
roporly belongs to the Hold of legislation to
ho legislature of tbo future. You have got
o trust somebody In the future , nnd It U
Ight and proper ihnt each department of the
ovcrnnicnt should ba trusted to perform its
ogitlmnto functions. "
\Vi\Hliltmton Convontlon.
OLTMI-IA , W. T. , July 17 A petition was
ircscntcd to the convention for the labor or
ganisations , favoring au absolute secret bal
ot in the election of all public ofllccrs. The
ido land question is still being argued bo-
'oro the . committee , and greatly dis
cussed by the delegates. The com
initteo on miscellaneous subjects re
ported cgalnst submitting the prohibition
ijuestion to a vote of the people. There was
L minority , however , but the sentiment of
.ho convention appears to bo with the ma-
ority. A proposition was introduced pro-
riding that all corporations shall be created
inder general law , und thai no special char-
or shnll be allowed. The same proposition
ilso dellncs ut Icnuth power und limitation
f railroad corporations and piscribes the
manner 'hi which stockholders shall vote.
The committee on the bill of rights
ins resolved to abolish the grund jury sys-
.cin , making coinn itmunt by the justice of
ho peace equivalent lo Indictment. In
special emergencies , however , a Judge can
call a grund Jury for certain specilic work.
The legislative committee will report ngulnst
.he convict labor system , aad will Ilx the
: lrst Tuesday after the first Monday in
November as the data to elect United States
senators.
The Montana Convention.
HCI.EM , Mont. , July 17. A memorial was
ircscntcd to the convention to-day from
Madison county , endorsing equal suffrage.
Among tbo propositions introduced was a
csolutiou defining the Montana boundaries
and another in regard to thu qualification of
ofllco holders. The latter specified that
office-holders must restdo two years in Monj
tana , also that no person can bo eligible to
the office of governor lloTitennnfiTOVernor or
superintendent of public Instruction unless
ic shall have attained the age of thirty
years. The resolution prohibiting the sale
of school lands was reported favorably by
tbo committee. A resolution was introduced
halting the number of retail snloons , an
other prohibiting all sorts of gambling , a
third that no chance games of any kind shall
bo permllted In any room or building where
Intoxicating liquors uro sold. Luird , of Cus-
ter county , introduced a resolution prohibit
ing railway pools.
Xc\v Corporations.
Huuojf , So. Dak. , July 17. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Bnn. | Articles incorporating
the Mtlb.ink , Egan & Sioux Cltv Hallway
company were signed hero this afternoon ,
fixing the capital at ? 1)00,000 : ) , und naming
William M. Brooke , of Urookings , president ;
J. H. line , of Kgnn , vico-prcsidcnfc ; Henry S.
Volkmar , of Milbank , second vice-president ;
W. B. Saunders , of Milbank , treasurer , und
D. W. Winuns , ot Milbank , secretary. The
Duluth , Milbank , Huron Chamberlain
Hullwuy company also organized with 5.1,000-
000 capital to build a line from Morris , Minn. ,
to Chamberlain , Dak. , on the Missouri river ,
via Milbank , Clark , Huron , etc. , u distance
nf i50 ! miles. The officers uro : President , D.
W. Dlg-gs , of Milbatik ; vice-president ,
Colonel W. H. Lamb , of Clark ; secretary ,
Irving Bath , of Milbank ; treasurer , J. T.
Stearns , of Chamberlain ,
Knlfihtu ol' I'.ytlilan.
Sioux FALLS , S. D. , July 17. [ Special Tel
egram to TUB HUE. ) Representatives ol
Dakota lodge , 1C. of I1. , have put In the full
day. A couple of bands have been marching
through the stroct pretty much ull day ,
meeting visiting delegations at trains.
Nearly three hundred knights are said to bo
in thu city. The grund parade this after
noon was Interesting and imposing. This
was followed by a visit to Buffalo Park 01
thu motor lino. A banquet and dunce this
evening completed the work and pleasures
of the day , The members uro greatly pleasef
with thu souvenir history of the Knlu'hls ol
P.vthlus. just issued by A. C. Phillips , t
prominent knight of Sioux Fulls. The book
is neatly printed aud interesting to all
knights.
WESTERN PACKING INTERESTS.
Only a Blodnrnto Reduction Noted
For the Wuck.
CINCINNATI , July 17. [ Spuclal Telegram
to TUB Hun , ] To-morrow's Price Current
will say : There is but a moderate reduction
in western pork packing operations , the re
turns for thu week indicating a total of 210- ,
000 hogs compared with 220,000 , the preced
ing week and 145,000 for the corresponding
time last . This makes total of
year. u 4,3-15-
000 since March 1 , against ! l,4'-5,000 ! a year
ago. The following In the comparative pack
ing at the under mentioned places :
Place. lltws. |
Chicago. l.l.MJ.tXJO inr ! .uu < >
Kansas City. . . ri70.UJj 7I , IKJU
( Jmubu UMUM ! 1 17,110 J
Kt. Louis 11IH.U HI
Indliumpolls. . JBI.WX ) 18 1 , 1 JO )
Cincinnati K..IKU IRCKH )
Mllvnuikeo. . , 111 , ' * * ) JBX.UW
L'mUr Huplds 1BO,0 V
CluvelHtid . . , , V.I.OKI
Oloux City . . . . I'i'.i.'M ltrj.XK ( )
All other 43I.OX ) Sb7.KM (
MnjniWnmor Tailed.
KANBAN Cirv , July 17. Major Wurnor ,
commandcr-ln-clilof of the G. A. It. and ono
of the Sioux commission , returned to Kaunas
City from thu Dakota Sioux reservation to
day , Regarding thu national G. A. U. en
campment to bo held ut Milwaukee , ho said
ho had encouraged and expects u largu at
tendance , Regarding the labors of the
Sioux commission Major Warner anticipated
success. The reservation , ho uld , would
probably be opened to settlement by thu
curly spring ,
Want to I-'ly.
BOSTON , July 17.--An aerial r.hlbltion as
sociation has been organized In this city ,
with C. M. Hansom , ot the Modern Light
and Heat company , treasurer , R. N , Bowlby ,
chairman , und Charles B , Uusford. chair
man of the board of trustees. The object of
the association is to assist Ur. A. DubauKso
to construct A steul air-ship upon thu vacuum i
principle.
Western Land Oflloora Antlolpntlnu
the Oomhiff BltEzurd.
EX-OFFIOE HOLDERS' DEMANDS.
Tlio Rccopllon Ono of Thoin Mo
From the President .lnd o Xy-
ncr's Condition An Otnn-
Itoiunnco.
WASHINGTON nunnvtj , Titr. OMUU BOB. I
MH FoOltTRKNTH SlIlKRr , >
WASIUNOTOX , 1) . C. , Julv 17. )
It Is known that charges have been filed
against Chardo , receiver nt O'Neill , nnd also
against the land officers at Children , not
lorhaps compromising them so far as con
cerns tbelr character , but affecting their
general administration line of pol'cy. ' It Is
[ cnornlly believed that this will retnovo
.lioso officials nnd probably every democratic
and officer In the west , since It begins to
appear Hint the secretary nf the Interior , the
commissioner of the general land ofUeo nnd
thu president will soon conclude that the so-
called reform policy ol Cluveinnd'H ' ndmlnls-
ration , so fur ns It related to Individual en
tries of public lands , was bused upon lying
reports of "special ugutits , " who suw In this
a way to maintain themselves In pcnco oy
pretending to discover a great dent of fraud
n the region west of the 100th meridian.
So well convinced are democratic politicians
that the policy of removal of hind officers
Will bo general that thu more ustuto are
sending In their resignations , among whom
is Mr. Burtch , ot Valentine , who probably
only by a week or two nnticipaies an order
that will bo far-roacblng In Its scope.
TIIUY IIAVI : : : o OIUTTEI. MOHTOAcir. .
Some nf the men who had Important offices
under , the last republican administration ,
and who wcro removed by President Clovo-
Innd und his cabinet officer ) , have an idea
Hint they have n sort of chattel mortgage ou
the republican party , and thai they have u
right to demand their old places back again.
Most of this class of gentlemen have been
bunging around Washington ever since they
were reuioved , and huvo not performed any
great service for their party , or given any
good reason why they should bo restored.
One of them was a gentleman named Clurk ,
who hud a position ns chief of division In the
land office , nnd who , after ineffectually
uttouipltng lo get his old plaiso-
back again from the secretary
of the Interior visited the president and laid
his claim before him. Ho was not received
us cordially ns ho expected to bo and Dis
mission was entirely devoid of results ex
cept so far as it convinced him that ho had ,
butter look around for something else. 'Ino
president Innuircd ns to thu length of time
ho had been in the service and he replied
"about twenty yours. " Gcncrul Harrison Is
reported to have said : "I "think then thut
you have hud your full shuro and that you
ought to step aside and give some other
equally coed republican and equally capable
man an opportunity. There seeing
to bo n mistaken idea that
the fight last fall was to put thu cx-ofllco
holders back again. " H Is rather significant
in this connection that not ono of the old
chiefs of divisions bus yet been re-appointed
In tbo treasury department. ,
JUIXIK TTNElt. " '
The condition of Judge Tynor Is no better-
to-night than it was last night. 'Prepara
tions have been made to remove him from
the city und It Is now thought thut ho will betaken
taken to Dcor Park to-morrow , judge Tyn-
cr's condition is indeed serious , but bis
physicians say thai the change of air is likely
to huvo great rcstorativo effect upon hlfl-
systcm.
%
AN BX-OM UIAN'S UOMANCG.
Rather a romantic little unalrIn which tbo
Intci estcd parties were an cx-Omuhnn and a , .
chorus girl In ono of the comic opera troupes
now playing hoio , came to a happy termina
tion last evening , it.seems thut Aiiss Eve-
line Bragg , u pretty little woman of twenty-
llvo years , hud , until two years ago , a com
fortable homo in Now York Citv. There
she nidi Mr. Eugene Bisbco , who ut that ,
time was said lo bu u wealthy business tnnu
of Omaha. This was about four years aso
nnd Miss Bragg refused to look favorably
upon the wooing of her suitor. Fin-
ully , however , reverses of fortune came to-
tlio family and she was compelled to-
seek her living as nn opera singer. Mr. Bis-
bce returned to Nebraska , but subsequently
removed lo Bullimoro and cn iiRcd In tbo
real cat a to business there. About six wcoks-
ugo , when the opera company to which the
young woman Is uttaclied appeared in that
city , Bisbcu saw her once moro and began
to shower llowors und other little presrnts.
upon her. Ho continued his atlunllons unlil
the company closed Its engagement In Haiti-
moio und same lo Washington. Mr. Bmbeo 4
followed , and it was not long before bo won.
Miss lira.VK consented to wed him , und.
In deference to his wishes un early mar
riage xvus agreed upon. Accordingly
yesterday morning u murringe license was 1
procured and at noon the happy couple. In
company with u few friends , assembled at
the rectory of St. John's church , Mr. Llnd-
Key T. ICngllsh , of the clerks' document room
of the house , acted as best man for the
groom , and Rav. Dr. Leonard speedily per
formed thn mat-Hugo ceremony. Mrs. Bls-
bee played her role at the National latt ( ft !
night and her husband occupied n seat in the
orchestra und watched his brldo with loving
eyes. Whether she will leave the slago has
not yet been decided , but ai ber
husband Is In easy circumstances.
she probably will nt the conclusion of tlio-
present wcuk. The nuws of Uio marriage
being unexpected , caused considerable' Cx-
citoment nmnng the members of the com
pany , und Mrs. Blshee was constantly re
ceiving their congratulations lust night.
MISCJJ.I\NJOUB. : :
Drs. H. D. Chamberlain , George fitltzcll
and Albert Richmond wore to-day appointed
members of the pension board ut Nevada. ,
Nob.
NohraMUa mill Iowa I'IJIISKHIH.
WASHINGTON , July 17. [ Special Tologranx
to TUB BIB. : | Pensions allowed Nubraskanai
Original invalid Thurman Wood. Reissue
Frani'.is Vcrshaw.
Pensions urunteJ lowans : Original In
valid William H. .Sanders , John L. Cor.
Reissue James McKuon , Sflus I. P.tgo. Or-
iglnul widows , etc. Hannah P. , widow of
Alon/o Dean. Isaiah Bean was to-day ap
pointed postmuster at Kcolur , Lincoln
county , Neb.
ISA'ITEUED AM ) BRUISED.
A Tinlu JuinpH thn Trnuk nnd Shako *
Up the I'nsudinidrH.
Mr. CAHMKL , III. , July 17 , At 11 o'clock
to-day the north bound passenger tram1on
thu Cairo Und Vincunnos road jumped tbo
the track while running at the rate of thirty-
live miles an hour , and was badly domol-
Iclied , Of the pjsscngors the moro ser
iously Injuicd aio : Conductor Charles Long ,
of Danville , 111. , left car cut off ud
head cut , gcrlpusly hurt ; BatgiKoina tcr
Cook , bruised all over the body ; Mr * . Porter
ter , of Tcrre 11 an to , badly bruised and Injured
internally ; Mrs. Daniels , Fulrllcld , 111. .
bruised and injured internally : Mrs. Mo-
Million , Curml , III. , seriously injured In-
tornullv ; son of Mrs. MoMuhon , cut
on bead ; Miss Luellu Cox , of Greene
county , Indiana , , hip dislocated
und Injured Internally ; Mrs. Cox , Joncsboro ,
Ind. , body bruised ; W. C. Johnson , Via.
ccnnes , Kldii and buck Injured.
Mosl of thu passengers were extricated
only by uuitint : Into the coaches with axes.
Thu engine did not leuvu the trac'f. ' No
lilnmo ciiti bo nttui-hod to the railroad coin-
p-iny list uiq wreck was the result of on un-
fo 'teem nccurruuco that could not bV