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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1889)
OMAHA BAHiY B&E : tB&TUKDAY , AtTGFST 10 , 1880. isaort OMAHA TO 11 AND RETURN / VJ1' , , . THE ATTENTION OF CAPITALISTS AND INVESTORS IS INVITED TO O GID 33 1ST U , . ' v- " ' , . Sy ' As the most promising city in the Inter-Mountain country for investment. Situated midway between the large cities of the plains , in the grandest agricultural and fruit valley of the world , her moun tains teeming with a wealth of minerals , located on the Great International railway , the point at 3 which seven great railways center. Arrangements are now perfected for grand excursions from eastern points , during the coming fall s > and winter , that will keep a stream of investors pouring into this favored city at the rate of many thousands per month. The experience of Kansas City , Denver and Omaha , will be duplicated during the next three years. COME. BUY IF YOU WILL. BUT COME. THE INTER-STATE LAND AND TOWN COMPANY : f OFFER LARGE OR SMALL PROPERTIES FOR TRADE OR SALE , * - ' FOR MAPS BTC. , ADDRESS' ' " ' " ' ' ' % INTER-STfE LSH AND TOWN COMPANY , : rrx : , - > * : " . - ' \ " . - ; B pENVER , COLORADO , Or J. B. EVANS , Ri 308 NlY. Life Building , Omaha. , . . . . .j. IM'v . . . . ' . ! - " , . j. > [ fi-JO. - f < .M * - ? A FLOOD OF COUNTERFEITS , Quantities of Bogus Money in Circulation at Bollevue. SEVERAL PERSONS VICTIMIZED. ( The Evidence Strongly Pointing to the Existence of a Due-Out Mint Hoavey'8 Pom pous Pretenders. Dnjz-Out Dollars. Down at Bellevue , nearly immediately un der the stars nnd stripes , and while the rifles of Uncle Sam's standing army were thunder ing at rifle practice , counterfoil coin was be- intr made and circulated not half a mile away. For months past the sleeping villagers about Bellevue college have had passed upon them coin of the denomination of dollars , halves end quarters that they found to bo counterfeit , but-tho occasions were so rare and far bctwcon that they thought It came about only in "the regular course'of trade , and made'no complaint. Last Friday the men at the range received their pay nnd that nljfhtnnow gambling house was opened by n soldier. In a dug-out safely hid among the ravines that surround the camp. The place was well patronized during the evening by the soldiers , and it ' was onsorvod that three or four men outside Of the service wore also present Play ran hlsb , nnd at times the stakes were unusually large. The strangers In civilian clothes took part throughout the evening. It was daylight when the gnmo broke up , nnd reveille was sounding as the last man loft the dugout. After breakfast three or four of the en * listed men strolled down to the "Canteen , " the camp saloon , , nnd ordered drinks. The bartender took in $1.23 in silver. After the men left tbo saloon the keeper had occasion to look at the money again and noticed that H was unusually light. Examining it more closely , ho found it to bo counterfeit. The illicit cola fairly poured Into the bar that morning , and a count being taken , $337 of the stuff was found. The men reported the matter to Col onel Bonham , the camp commandant , and received instructions to keep a careful lookout for any. civilians with the stuff Iu their possession. On thu following day , Saturday , a tall , angular , countriilod appearing individual appeared at the "canteen" and offered ono of the dollars in exchange for a glass of beer , detlrlay the change. An orderly was uls- patehM to Colonel Bonhnm's quarters , and a few hrates later the man was arrested. He 'was found to boVio McCarthy , un individual well known to the police of Omaha nnd the authorities ol Sarpy county. Ho has figured in a number of shooting scrapes , and it Is charged that he has killed two men during his career. The prisoner was placed in the guard tent and hold there for several hours , and In too meantime Colonel Henry came to the city and repotted the case to the United States marshal. On some technical ground that ofllclal refused to take action in the matter and the prisoner was released. Yesterday a reporter visited Bellevue and called upon the postmaster , "lluvo.you had any counterfeit money of- ered you recently ! " asked the reporter. > "Yes , sir , 1 have had several counterfoil dollars ottered me. The flrst tune I noticed any of them , " bo continued , "was about a year ago , and they have been coming in at intervals since then up to about a week ago , and then they stopped. The last I had of fered me were by a soldier from the rauge and a Mrs. Smith. The latter said she got the money from the ranee. " 'Do you know any young man here named McCarthy ! " "Well , yes. There are four boys , named Ike , Vlo , James and John. " What do they do for a living ! " At this a young lady olerk behind tbo counter mailed most audibly. "Well , said tbo postmnstor , they don't work us hard 01 some of us , but they job around 01100 in a while. " At the camp canteen the man behind the > ar said ho had scon many of the counter- 'olt dollars , and had had them protTorcd him. ! t was his opinion that the mo my cumo from the "dug-out" under the hill. Colonel Ucnham was' seen and showed the reporter several of tho'pieces. . Ho said : "This fellow , Vic McCarthy , whom wo lad under arrest , gave ovcry indication of being guilty. Ho was pale and trembling while under arrest ana was rather shaky in liis explanation. Ho 'has boon n terror to Sarpy county for years , and I understand he bus killed two men iu uii day. " There are only about 540 of the stuff in camp , and it is understood that the re mainder is in circulation in the city. Are you weak and weary , overworked. and tired ? Hood's Sarsaparilla is just the medicine to purify your blood and giva you strength. KEOKbESS How Soavey'a Pompous Pretenders Imprison Innocent People. Captain Green was asked concerning the statements made In Tun BEU yesterday , as follows ; . "What about the case on North Sixteenth street printed in TUG BEK , wherein it was stated that Officer Murphy arrested Bernhard - hard Molir Instead of the burglar who was hiding in the closet ! " "All that I have to say about that is that Officer Murphy is a special officer employed D.V the Missouri Pacific railway , and his mis take cannot bo charged to mo. " "How about the case of James Hodges , who was employed by the board of park commis sioners to curt away some rubbish , and who was violently thrown down in the Jail ana re lieved of his pocket-book ! " "That is the flrst I have heard of any violence lence being used by the officers upon Hodgos. I agree with you that an officer is not war ranted in using violence iu searching a 'pris ' oner , and I will iuvcstigato this case and give you the facts. " Captain Grocn was aeon later and then said the jailor , on watch at the time of the al'iegea assault upon Mr. Hodges , denied that any great violence was used. That Mr. Hodges refused to give up his pocketbook , which the police wanted to put in the safe for him that ho might not bo robbed in the cell by "bo-bos. " "How about the case of C. C , Blller , who claims to have been fleccod out of several pounds of tobacco and a number of boxes of cigars which ho had in his trunk , and which was rilled by police officers ) " "Thoro were no cigars in Billcr's trunk and not more than six pounds of tobacco all told. Ask Jailer Uobout about it , he was on watch at the timo. " Jailer Bebout said that there was only about six pounds of mildewed tobacco in the trunk that ha saw. Tau trunlc was kept behind - hind tha wire fence in the jail , was locked and unlocked by Billor himself , and was opened once by the jailer to got Bluer a plug of tobacco when ho was In tbo coll. Man Grnbljors. The noodlnss arrests by officious star bear ers atill continue , there bolng no less than eovon men arraigned in court yesterday morning and discharged. The most prominent was the case of Sam Ferguson , who has lived in Omaha for thirty years , and , at one time was chief of police. Ho has led an honorable Ufa and with his accumulated savings bought a farm a year or two ago about seven miles wosto ! Omaha. , ho came Into the city yostordny to transact some business and was detained until evening WhileHo was on his way to the livery stable , whcro his horses . and carriage had been slullod , it began to rain , and ho stopped into an open stairway to wait until tno shower was over. While there ho was pounced upon by Officer Boylo. who -would litten to no explanation , and dragged the indignant gentleman through the pouring rain to the police station. Mr. Ferguson did uot wish to bo disgraced by being looked up in a cell , and oltored any amount of money for his appearance In the morning. His olTors mot with nothing but rebuffs , and he lay all night in latl. When urraigncu ho was discharged. John A. Hess is an honest Scotchman , who rents a house on Cutnlng street and is worulng hard to support himself ana his large family by selling a soap powder. "While on his way home , Thursday night , he was waylaid by Officer Curry- who arrested him 03 a suspicious character and sent him.to' the lockup , where no spent tho'night. This was the first time he has over been away from homo allnlghtanahiswifo was distracted because - cause of fears as to his safety. Ross is a sober and industrious man , and when ar- raicned he , too , was discharged. Frank Harriott , a mechanic , came to Omaha to seek employment. Ho' had been in the city just twenty minutes when OQlcor Foley laid rough hands on him anil sent him to the police station as a suspicious charac ter. Ho was discharged. Ed Hnll was another young man who was arrasted as a suspicious character and' was discharged. . ' Charles Taylor , whoso home is in Missouri Valley , came to Omaha Thursday U ? sob' the city. While strolling down Farnam street , admiring the handsome buildings , ho was arrested by Officer Drummy and jailed. Ho , too , was discharged. D. Barnes , u drug clerk , while seizedwith , a flt of vomiting , was arrested on tbo charge of drunkenness. He was deathly sick all night but , nevertheless , had to remain in Jail. He was discharged. Thomas A. Keating was assaulted by a drunken fellow and knocked down. .Ho cnllea Officer McCray , and that officer not being able to flnd the assailant , astonished the bystanders by rushinu Keating to the city jail. He , too , was discharged. Advice to Mothers. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always bo used for children toothing. It soothes the child , softens the Rums , allays all pains , cures wind colic , and is the best remedy for diar rhoea. Zoo a. bottlo. WEST POINT PROGRESS. It Will bo Made Now Xbat Its Fac tories Run. Referring to the purchase of the property' of the West Point Manufacturing company by Messrs. Byle and Murray , an executive committee appointed to bid in. the property , Mr. K 1C. Valentino said : "The plant is a very valuable one , worth probably $100,000. The bid made by our people was merely tha nominal sum of $11,000. Only ono other bid of (10,000 was made , and when our bid wus given there were no further offer * . "The sale has uot yet boon confirmed , but probably will be in about thirty days , when wo propose to go to work on it' in earnest. A largfrrolllng mill will bo built and .oper ated. On Wednesday , wo gold $13,000 worth of lots to towns people for residence prop erty. These lots have been wanted for some time , but have not been obtainable , on ' account , - count of litigation. " ' . The narau of the now organization will bo The West Point Water Power and Land Im provement company , with a paid up capital stock of $150,000. , The officers nro N. S. Harwood , presiaent ; K 1C Valentino , vice president ; Henry Bacon , secretary and treasurer , and A. W. Byle and W. M. Mur ray the remaining directors. Messrs. Bylo and Murray are from Now York , and ropro- 'sont ' a large amount of eastern capital. "Wo ' have ono of tbo finest water powers' In the state , " continued Mr , Valentine , "and with 'tho management the property will now re ceive , it will no doubt become profitable , and is sure to give West Point a boom. " . Wo have sold S. S. S. since the flrst day wo commenced the drug business , . 'and have hoard sumo wonderful reports of its effects. Many use it witb best results to cleanse ma laria from the system , and for blond poison , scrofula and sued diseases it Is witbouturival. CoLueuwoou & Co. , Monroe , La. . Excursion Rates. Beginning with August 80 the Elkhorn will sell excursion tickets from polrits along Its line to the state fair at Lincoln at one faro for the round trip , with 60 cents added for admission. The sale of tickets will con tinue for about eight days. Hnve You Catarrh ? There U one remedy you can try without danger of hum bug. Bend to A. G. Colcmau , chemist , Kala- muzoo , Mlchfor trial package of his catarrh cure. His only inodo of advertising is by giv ing it away. Postage 2a Judge for your self. Meutloa this paper. KTATE Two Important Sessions Held by the Committee Yesterday. The State Development committee con tlnucd its session yesterday morning in Secretary Nason's oflico , G. W. Lininger presiding. There were present Messrs. Liningcr , Valentine , Bollingcr , Clark , Allen , Hall , Crawford , Francis and C. H. Wlllard. Secretary Bellinger read the minutes of the last evening's mnetine1. On motion of J. C. Crawford , Mr. Valen tine , of Long Pine , was , nominated as solici tor for the Third congressional district. His nomination was confirmed by a vote of the board. It was also moved and carried that the vice presidents of the association and the special ageats appointed bo required to malto reports to the secretary from time to tlraoand that he have these 'reports published in the daily papers of Omaha. By vote , Mr. Hull of Minden was a- pointea solicitor for the second district , anil inasmuch as H. R. Randall , who was ap pointed solicitor for the flrst district last night , was not present ; and his acceptance of the position being open to question , H. T. Clark was appointed to take charge of that district , Mr. Randall being retained as an assistant In case ho should consent to serve. On motion of John Allen of McCook , a committee of five was appointed to prepare a circular , setting forth tbo necessity of action , on the part of , the citizens of Ne braska , by way of encouraging immigatlon and asking contributions to n fund to bo ex pended in the effort , the circular to bo sent to local organizations and citizens through out the state. The commit. too appointed consisted of John Allen , McCook ; J : F. Francis , of tbo Burlington & Missouri com pany ; Joel Hull , Minden ; C. H. Wlllard , Hebron ; J. C. Crawford , West Point. Secretary ftason made a report of receipts and expenses of tbo organization up to date. The following contributions had been made : Superior , $10 ; McCooK , $10 ; Nonpareil , $10 ; Curtis , $10 ; West Point , $10 ; Alma , { 10. The expenses nave been $29.75. In the course of the morning discussion Mr. Pranls said that the number of immi grants crossing the Missouri river averaged 4.000 per week , and that a very small proportion tion of those , locatoa in Nebraska , the greater part of thorn going to South Dakota and Kansas. Ho dwelt upon the necessity of doing something at once to 'divert the stream of immlcration intblhis state. A recess was taken unill-3 o'clock In the afternoon to give thoj qornmitteo time to draw up a synopsis of tjip circular. A. I'ternooii1 Suasion. At the afternoon scU3ti the committee having the matter inchnrge : Introduced a circular addressed to "Boards of Supervis ors , County Commissioners , Trade Organ izations , and others. " , < ? * The circular commetictll w 1th a lengthy preamble to the effect- that no organized ef fort bad boon made by the stnto'of Nebraska toward bringing the state. . into notice , as had been done by other staj s , , and recited tbo fact of the meeting audirganlzlng of the State Development association. A resolution which hUlfbeen passed was then cited , asking oachouaanty to contribute the sum of $20(1 ( for uae.byithe comittee in ad vertising the state until , aid could bo secured from the state legislature. The general plan of advertising was then briefly outlined. The mails and newspapers are to bo used and every effort used to brine the state into prominence and moro especially those coun ties which contribute towards the expenses of tbo association. The circular IB signed by all the officers of the state development association , U The further business of the afternoon was brief. A committee on printing , composed of President Linmger , Secretary Nason nnd H. T. Black , was chosen , some innks in the constitution straightened out and matters generally rounded up for adjournment , which was taken at 4:8U : o'clock. They Have Adjourned. 1C. C. Morehouse , general freight ugnnt of the Fremont , Elkorn & Missouri Valley , re turned from Kansas City yesterday morning , where ho had been attending the regular inotbly mooting of the trans-Missouri atso- cmtipn. The latter' has boon in session three or foiir'dnys , but did nothintrboyond revising nnd checking up Kansas and Ne braska rates. Durno's Catarrh Snuff. When suffering with catarrh , cold in the bead , nervous headache , etc. , use Durno's Snuff , it will relieve you at onco. Price 25o at druggists. _ DISTRICT. AND COUNTY CO OUT. Armistice Coburn or the Bunk of Omaha Hneil By Voss Brothers. That vexed institution , the Bank of Omaha , came.to the surface * of the legal pool again yesterday afternoon. The Voss Bros. , . William , Henry and Berthola , filed suit against Sheriff Coburn , as assignee , to get a judgment for$417.07. They allege that they deposited this amount of money in the now-defunct bank between the dates of May 28 anil Juiio 5 , supposing that the bank was a solvent institution. They furtnor al lege that tbo officers of the bank took this money knowing their own financial condition to bo such that it could not be repaid , and were Uor.co guilty of intent to defraud the brothers Voss. Further , the plaintiffs state that they checked against their account and that the checks were dishonored. Now they ask that thcir's bo considered a preferred claim , that tbo balance due them be declared to bo held by tha bank and Assignee Coburn in trust , and that they bo entitled to priority of paymonU Henry Haigon prays for a judgment against Constable AlbertMaatermanCharles' ' Kammerai- FrunU Humbert , In the sum of $301) and cost of suit. Masterman , it is al leged , forcibly and without warrant , took nnd detained certain goods belonging to the plaintiff , necessitating the institution of n replevin suit before Justice O'Counoll , when tbo goods were ordered returned. The pres ent action is for damage entailed In the first action , asd . Ka'mmercr and Humbert are made defendants because they are Mastor- man'f bendsmcn. Holmes & Smith instituted suit on a me chanic's lien against Howard T , Baldrldgo and William M. Spoera. A suit in equity , involving only a small amount ; , was begun by C. B. Blchcl & Sons against the Redlclc Park Building associa tion , William U. Croft et al. Last of all tbo petitions filed was a quar tette "of little suits to foreclose mortgages , Thoy'wero all by Deborah P. Nields against Nail 8. Hammack , Daniel Hammuck , Will iam R. Burke and August H , Kuhleimor. A common thing nowadays is for Assistant County Attorney Shea to plaoo on fllu with the clerk of the district court any number from ten to twenty transcripts of cases sent up from the city police court. This occurs on an.-kvorago once a week , and insures an immense amount of routine work for the dis trict court.judges next term. The usual big bundle came'In yesterday. Among the cases were those of Fred Copeland , the daubing ana original young forger ; Ernest Meyer , who failed In bis attempt to unite the inter- oats of a munngo keeper and dispenser of summer drinks , and others equally Interest ing from u legal point of view. Before Judges Doano and Wakoloy the ar guments in the light between the rlvul street railway companies for possession of right-of- way in South Qmuha was continued almost until.dusk , then adjourned to this at U o'clock. County Court. Judge Shields ontortulned in person the visitors to his chambers. Among thorn were parties wiiolllcd a medley of petitions , on * ewers , stipulations , etc. , and others who were ou matrimony intent. These were the flllnpsi . M , Clmrlos W. Gring vs Anna and Charles Hiero ; petition for Judgment for L.470 Eraer Elliott vs tbo The Dee Pub lishing company ; answer by defendant. Q 1211 The Phoauix Insurance company vs A. N. Campbell ; motion to reinstate. L aiO-Stow & Her vs L. Al. Finklosteln j order of attachment. For Mental Depression Ufio Horeford's Acid Phosphate Pr , ,1 , * 0. S. Turner. Coif ax. la. , says : "I , an very much pleased with it iu mental de pression from gastrio troubles. " TO KNOCK OUT PROHIBITION. Brad. Slaughter's Opinion olthe Work of the Convention. "Very good , indeed , " replied United States Marshal Brad1 Slaughter , to an inquiry re garding his opinion of the work performed by the state central committee at its recent nicotine. "Of course , they have arranged for a big convention ; bigger , I thought , than coula bo easily wielded. But it seemed to bo the will of the committee , and that is all right. " 'What was their idea in desiring to have 800 delegates present , instead of a less number bor ! Isn't this rather an off year politi cally ! " "It's an off year all right , but there is a reason for the action. They were afraid that the question of prohibition or something like that might como up , and 'they ' want a : full vote. " "Well , but it was the follows.from the country , who insisted on a big convention. " "Admitted , but they wore only'acting ' for the fellows from Lancaster and Douglas counties. " Itovr Rates From Omaha and Council Bluffs via the Northern Pacific to all points on the North Pacific const htvvo bo placed in effect permanently. The stop-over priviloco fifivon on Northern Pacific j second-class tickets enables the intend ing settler to personally inspect any portion of Washington Territory. Free second-class sleepers are run via the Northern Pacific from St. Paul through to Tacoma and Portland. THE BROTHERHOOD'S CHIEF. Will Mr Arthur Be Galled to Succeed Himself. A special telegram from Chicago In THE BEE yesterday morning relates that con siderable discussion is goto ? on in the order of the Brotherhood of Locomotive 'Engineers at present , and that there is a possible chance of the organization dissolving. The reasons given are that the recent strike on the Bur lington resulted so unsatisfactorily that a majority of the members have lost confidence in the society and , further , that a large num ber woo are opposed to Arthur' * re-oloctlon are so fearful of defeat that rather than free him again chosen they would bolt , prefer ring not to remain under his control. A Union Pacific engineer , who Is as a matter - tor of course , a member of the brotherhood , in speaking of the matter , remarked that while the report of dissension was true , he thought the picture a little bit overdrawn. Ho did not think there was any danger of tha brotherhood going to pieces. While' there were many members , especially in tbo west , who had suffered from the recent strike , ho inclined to the belief that , under a now leader , the present condition of affairs could bo greatly changed , and that by proper ef forts the unemployed men could bo pro cured situations. The election this fall would be a bitter fight , as Arthur , had many friends in the east while the west was solid against him and in favor of Vroman , with the exception of the Pacific coast which bus a candidate in the person of Vonnor , a Southern Paclfio man. As ho is from such a remote western point , it is believed that be will withdraw early in the fight and that the final struggle will bo between Vroman and Arthur , Tn6 former has a splendid record and his recent success in the difficulty between the Union Pacific and the engineers on the Leaven- worth division is a crcat card In his favor. Regarding the co-operative union plan , tbo engineer stated that ho understood that to bo merely federation of the various organiza tions of railroad employes , and not a mixed association. A body of tbut kind would btt ono of great power and influence. But for Arthur's opposition such action would have been taken long ago. Arthur bad persist ently adhered to tbo motto , "No entangling alliances with other trades , " and , by so doing , had greatly crippled the order. It was that policy that lost tbo B. & M. strike , because the organizations which once asked from and was refused help by the brother hood was the first to put the knife to the Burlington engineers. Wire rope and wire rope fixtures ; manufacturer's prices. Birkinhino En gineering rind Supply company , room 400 First National bank bulldin . The Tennis Tournament. The grounds at the Y. M. C. A. Athletlo park were too muddy last evening for the tennis tournament , but tbo weather permit ting , the games will bo resumed this oven- 1 ing. Fo admission fee Is charged. Invalids should use Mihalovitoh'a Hungarian blackberry juice , it will strengthen the constitution. OFFICIAL , United States Government Report. National Board of Health , Washington , D. C. Bulletin Supplement No. G , page 33 : "I have tested several kinds of baking powders which I have bought in the open market The following table gives the commercial name of the baking powder and the number of cubic centimeters of gas given off : " "Or. Price's Cream BaklnO Powder ( does not contain Alum , Ammonia or Lime ) 380" "ROYttl ( couUlns Ammonln ) 348" "R. C. KEDZJE , " ( Public Analyst. ) This investigation was not made for a money consideration , but in the interest of the Government of the United States. We know that it will delight the millions of housekeepers who use DR. PRICE'S CREAM BAKING POWDER to see it endorsed as the strongest , purest and most healthful , by this highest of authorities. DR. PRICE'S ' CREAM BAKING POWDER Is the only baking powder - der upon which the UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ever made a favorable report.