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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST II , 1SS9.-SIXTEEN PAGES. 3 REVENGE OF THE BLUE COATS Wreaked on a Man Who Had Tea tlflocl Against Thorn. CHRIO M'CORMICK'S STATEMENT. 11 ow Captain I'tifT Grncn nnd Ilia Myrmidons Got Kvon With Him For Appearing ; Before tlio Police Commission. finnlno-r McCormlck'H Kxpcrlcnco. The disclosures made through the columns of Tun BRB of numerous nets ot hl h-handcd oftlclousncss nnd oven of brutality on the part of certain mombora of the police depart ment have caused n sensation. A long list of complaints have bean received exposing brutalities that have been Inflicted upon all classes of citizens , and many of thcsa charges hnvo been Investigated and verified by re sponsible citizens. The disclosures have noted like nn electric shock uoon some of the police officials , nnd they hnvo begun to show evidences ot being very widely awake. During the past two days Vho detective force of the department has been busily engaged In shadowing BRB reporters , for the purpose , it Is presumed , of ascertaining the source ot the information that is being published. CHRIS. M'COIIMICK'B ' STATEMENT. Last fall Chris. McCormick , an engineer , returned to Omnhn from California , whnro ho had been for bin health. For three years previous to his departure for California ho had been running the engine In the estab lishment of the Clnrko Coffee company. Upon his return ho found no Immediate oc cupation , but when ho could got Jobs ns sub stitute he did so , and worked nt nnythlug ho could get to do. "I huvo saved money , " snld ho , ' 'when employed , and hni ) enough to keep me In idleness for n year , if necessary. It was au tumn when I got back to town , and , being without work , t mndo my headquarters at the White Front saloon , where 11 was warm nnd I could read the papers , meet my friends nnd keep off the streets , One ox'cnlng , while there , Duff Green came In , and , after looking nround , saw mo and asked mo what I wns doing. 1 replied thnt I was without work. About n month nfto- that Green came in again , accompanied oy Sergeants Haze and Johnson. "Arrest thnt man , " said Green , "ho is no good , " at the same time catching hold of my nrm nnd hurling mo half way across iho room towards the door. When the patrol wagon came I was chained to It and tauon to the police station. " 'That's the " snld man , Sergeant Johnson , "who has testified against the olTlcors. " This referred to the time when I testified before the police commission In the uaso pre ferred against Policeman Drum my for drunkenness. I laid in Jail all night , and the next morn ing I was brought out nnd stood in line with the other prisoners , for exhibition to the po lice. lice."That's "That's the man that testified against the police , " said Duff Green. "He's Inld around the White Front that I know of for flvo months. Arrest him wherever you find v him. " . " . "Yes , " said a policeman , "If I got him I'll club tlio bend off him. " "And I'll fill his legs full of lead , " said n third. "Look at the mug on him , " remarked a fourth. " "See what you've gotfor testlfylngngainst nn oillcer , " said one of them , "you've got the whole force down on you. " When I was brought before the Judco ho said : "Tho charge against you is vagrancy and being a suspicious character. " Before I had u chance to answer Henry Ewalt stepped up nnd said , 'I want to testily for this man. Ho stops at my house , and I have money in my safe to his credit. I have known him to have pajcrs to the value of 11,500 to f 1,800 pass through the express ofllco nnd the Omaha National bank to his credit lately,1 What is your business ! " the Judge asked Ewalt , 'I run a lodging house on Farnam'strcot , ho answered. 'You are discharged , ' said the Judge , turnIng - Ing to mo. " C. II. McCoiiMic'K Sworn to and subscribed to before mo this Pth day of August , 1SSU.N. N. J. BuitNirAM , fSenl ] Notary Public. His employers , the Consolidated Coffee company , wore asked what they thought 01 McCormick. "As far us I Know he is a res , pectablo man , " said one. "Ho attends to his business hero in a satisfactory manner , and is always prompt nnd reliable. Ho worked for the Clarke Coffee company three years before the consolidation , and has worked for us slnco spring. " Captain Duff Green was asked what ho know ubout McCormick. "Well , " ho said. "I arrested lilm. He was loafing around the White Front saloon doing nothing nnd rimIng - Ing in nna out of the wino rooms with prosti tutes. I never know him to work in the town. " 'Did ho testify against any of the pollcol" the captain wns asked. D"Yes. Ho testified against OfllcorDruinmy when ho was brought before the police com mission for being drunk. " The captain snld ho did not know much about the man now , but artho time of his arrest he hud bad asso ciates. 711 n CIIAHOB WAS AMENDED. Al Loofiler Is a young Gorman who tends bar In Schuffer's saloon at the corner of Thirteenth and Hnrncy streets. Ho had nn experience with the police which ho relates as follows : "Last May , I forgot the exact day , my partner , Charles Hoscholt , and I wore ar rested ubout 10 o'clock nt night upon susul- clon , wo wore told , of having robbed a Gor man farmer of ( Id , Wo spent tbo night in tbo colU , expecting to have a hearing in the morning. We wore not called up. however , but wcro hold until about 5 o'clock in the afternoon , when the man who had uccn robbed called at the station , Ho stated at once that wo wore not the boys who had robbed him nnd that to could easily Identify them. After this I expected , of course , thnt wo would bo re leased. Instead wo wore taken up before Judge Borka by Duff Green who suid , Your Honor , hero nro two vagrants thnt wo did not bring up with the others this morn ing. They wore overlooked,1 " "Thnt made mo hot. I could excuse the ar rest on suspicion of robbery , as such mis takes are apt to happen , but I fell pretty sore when arraigned us u vagrant. I was working for Ed Mnuror nnd my partner was employed at thu Union Pacific shops. Wo made our statement to Judge Bcrka and were at once rclensod. " in til" I'arlc. The tenth grand sacred concert nt Han- compark will be given by the Musical Union band , under thu direction of H. F , Irvine , to-day at U o'clock. rilOOIIAMMC. J'AllT I. Grand March "God For Us" Con versa On American National Hymn. Overture "L'Elegauto" , Petteo Kla , Mater ( From Stubat Matur.Dvorak ) Gavotte "Tho Hlvulot" . . , . . . . .Brooke FAIIT II , Selection ' -Bohemian Girl" Balfo Song "The Valoof Ue&t" Mendelssohn Overture "Niagara" Bocttgor Serenade "Thou Art So Near and Yet So Far" Uelchard rAUT in. Patrol "Turquo" Mozart Selection "Tho Beggar Student" , . . . . . , , , .M llloockor Potpourl "Around tlio World" Brown Turkey , Danube , Kussia , Poland , Ger many , Alsace and Lorraine , Franco , Spain , England , America. Galop "Matroson" . . . , , .Nolclg with Religious Andante by Haydn. This Is the finest programme yet prepared aud the music will bo rendered in even u more excollnnt manner than it wns by thin band on Sunday last. Mnklnc Blntcnra Wono. A writisr la the Business Women's Journal uilvocutca u dross with seven pockota for business women , says tlio Ghlcugo Nows. That will nut do tvt sill. Think of a limn attempting to IInil his wife's thunblo in a dross having seven poolcots. With Buoh invention 110 wonder i- dor that tlio lunutio nsylunib uro ovor- orowdud. A QUIB1- DAY IN COURT. Tlio Bnnk of Omnlin Brings n Unit Iloforo .Iniico Bhlnldn. The usual grist of light business was transacted over the bar of the district court yesterday. To recover f392.44 , the amount claimed by Willoit L. Irish to bo duo him from John F. O'Hanlon ' , Abrnm S. Joseph , Fred Llnd- horst , Ncor < fc Bondorf , Isaac Adams and M. F. Hoys , suit wns Instituted by Irish. Judgement for $3,000 is claimed by the American Savings Danlc from the Omaha Banking company nnd the Beatrice Kcnl Estnto nnd Trust company. Tbo Beatrice company deposited with the Omaha Banking company $4,000 , nnd later endorsed the certi ficate received therefor , payable to the American Savings bank , which corporation claims It has not been paid any part ot tbo amount. Suit to recover $415 on n promissory now was begun by Ooxlor L. Thames against Mnrgrotho Jacotiscn , et al. An tictlon in equity , to recover on promis sory notes of the face value of $120 , wns In stituted. I. L. Gallon was plaintiff and Annlo K. Shaw , Caroline U. Shaw , George W. Wallace , The Nebraska Mortgngo Loan company , Annlo S. Meredith and Gcorgo Meredith the defendants. Other now papers filed wore the following : 14 214 John B. Carmiohaol vs Gcorgo P. Muldoon ; nppcal. 14140Llzzlo Wollcnskl vs Abraham Wol- lenskl ; answer and cross petition by defend ant. This answer denies generally the alle gations of cruelty , infidelity , etc. , preferred by Mrs. Wollonskl , nnd alleges thnt she has nt suudry tlmea been untrue to her marital vows ; has neglected her children , allowing thorn to go about hungry , dirty nnd infested with vermin , and more In the same vein , whereupon ho prays for a tllvorco. A stipu lation by these parties relative to the dispo sition of the minor children was also filed. John F. Paulson vs Michael F. Connor Is the tttlo ot the last petition filed. In it Paulson sets forth thnt ho sold to Connor certain real estate , on which only part pay ment has been made nnd the Qalanco re fused. Accordingly ho prays thnt the con tract bo declared annulled and the payments made bo forfeited. Comity Court. The worm has turned. Heretofore the fallen Bank of Omaha has figured In the courts only as defendant. Yesterday It had so far recovered that it begun an action ngalnat M. L. and Fremont Jnynes and John P. Thomas to recover $437.33 , alleged to bo due on n promissory note assigned to the bank. Frnnk S. Pierce filed a petition setting forth that ho was the only surviving member of the firm of Armstrong & Pierce , Mr. Armstrong having died the present year. As a firm they had headquarters at Palmer , Neb. , and engaged in buying and selling upon the South Omaha market hogs and cat tle. In December , 1803 , they shipped to the commission firm of Parkhurst. Hopper & Parker , to bo sold , hogs to the value of $ Si9.U4. : A sale was made , but the commis sion men failed to turn over moro than S320.UO , and Pierce sues now for the balance. i ! 1-0 was a lot of depositions in the cuso of the Columbus bank vs. Woodbrldgo Bros. In the case of the Phoanlx Insurance com pany vs. II. E. Weybndgo et al. , a stipula tion to reinstate was filed. . .Charles Al. Bach man's ' petition told graph- IcAHy how ho had been induced to leave a situation which paid htm 15' ) a month to ac cept a year's work for Charles and Anna Hie wo , undertakers , nt $05 a month , uud further states that after liUlo moro than a month of service ho was discharged , and can not got another place. Wherefore , ho prays that the verbal contract by which the Uiuwus assured him of ono year's ' work bo declared binding , and that ho be given Judg ment for $600. Seven-year-old Artomus Kilkenny , son of John Kilkenny , was one of the depositors of tbo Bank of Onmlin who appeared in county court yesterday morning to file proof of claim. The lad had saved from his earnings f nd. , , and acting on the advice of his father be deposited It in the late lamented bank. William Lehr , un employo of the Omaha Milling company , Is another of those who lost their nil In the wreck. He deposited $1,400 , the amount of u back pension awarded him. A wife and six children ore now en tirely dependent on the labor of his hands. IjAbT JMtULKUJNARY SHOOT. It Was Characterized by Gooil Shoot injr at tlio Oellovito Range. Yesterday was the closing day in the pre liminary practice of the cavalry competition at the Bellcvue range. The appended scores show the standing ot the competitors whose names are published during the three days ot practice : 3 Name and Itnnk. w 9 ET7 Goo. W. UatiRherty.prlvil 1st cav. . John M. O'Connor , corp A btli cav. James F. Jackson , serf ; O "til cav. Stephen Kln& serg K 1st cav. Bpencer H. Thomas , prlv A Oth cav KUKUUII K. I.iuld , 4.'cl lieilt Utn cav. . . Win , Uolliy , corp M 3th cav Charles H. drimth. fur llBth cav. . Henry II. Wrlnht , Istllent.'Jth cuv. W. A. Holbrook. Sd lleut 1st cav. . . . Eintl II. atelner. corp II 'M cur itoo Joseph U. llyron , M iluut 8th cav. . Monday the firat day of the regular com petition will take placo. The medals will be u warded on Saturday next , Teams of sight men wore selected from each regiment on the grounds for competition yesterday , firing at known distances and encaging in skirmlsl ; work. In the former the First regiment led , the Ehrhth second , the Ninth third , nnd tbo Second fourth. In the skirmish wori < the Ninth regiment attained to the first place , the First was second , tbo Eighth was third'and the Second was fourth. Jerry O'ljpnry Arrested. Jerry O'Lour.y , the flro and police operate who flcccoa his friends and passed sovcra ! bogus cheeks on various parties nrouni town , was arrested yesterday morning by Ofllccr Kaiser. Ho hud been in hiding in tb woods In the south part of the city sino Tuesday , and was seen slipping into Jo Murphy's houso. The greatest of his offenses was not dis covered until yesterday morning , when wus discovered that ho had forged the name of Captain Green t u note for $325 and got it cashed nt thi Commercial National bank. O'Loary con fesses everything and says ho was drunk when ho committed the last named crime , Ho wns out In the woods during the lat heavy rains and looks decidedly rocky. TcauhnrN1 Kxamtnntlon. An examination ot applicants for positions as tcichers in the Omaha schools in all grades- including high school , will bo hell in the hltrh school building on Friday and Sat urday under the auspices of the teachers' ex amining committee , from U till 4. Hnrrlsnn'd Vacation. BAH HAUIIOII , Mo. , August 10. President Harrison went for a sail to-day , the guest of Secretary and Mrs. Bluino. The passcn- ger steamer "Sappho , " which usually plies between Mount Desert ferry and Bar Harbor , had been selected , and it carried nearly a hundred ladles aud gentlemon.who went partly around the Island nnd into Sotns sound with the president by invitation of Secretary Blalno. After dinner to-utght the president and Secretary Blalno went to a reception which the ICobo Vulloy club gave in its club house In the president's honor. It was followed by dancing. Seven hundred and fifty people were present. Threatens to Gobble a Town. MooitiiKAi ) , Minn. , August 10. Tlioappll- catlon made yesterday to Judeo Mills by At torn oy C. E. Broun , of Minneapolis , for the appointment of a guardian for Walter S. Cox , a minor , was granted , A friend of St , Iioulu Mnnns ItiiBlncs * . ST. Locis , Mo , , August 10 , The world's ' fair coinmltteo mot this afternoon and elected officers. Several hundred thousand dollars have already been subscribed. Now York fJouliit : Heady , NKW YOKK , August 10. Mayor Grant ap pointed the flvo committees to do prelimin ary work for the international exposition in JSW , late this ufteriioou , A LEAF OF EARLY HISTORY , Port Oalhoun na It Was In Other Days. WHAT NOW REMAINS OF IT. A Graphic Picture of tlio Men nnd Incidents of Ono of ttio Most In- tcrostlnu Periods of Nc- brnsKn'a History. The Two Cnlhonns. Omaha and Calhoun. What a contrast ! Quo , a very bco-hlvo of energetic men , n grasping young commercial giant living la the present nnd for tha future. Thu other , a pretty , peaceful bnmlot in a quiet vnlo of surpassing loveliness , living on memory the things that were , but nro not. Once , Calhoun was the larger of the two , nnd neck to nock with Florence was n rival for commercial supremacy with the Gate City. But all that was unnatural , and has gone he way of many another dream. To-day 'ulhoun ' , asldo from Its history , Is of Im- > ortnnco principally because wealthy Omnhans , casting about for homos in the iountry , loott favorably on the northern itiburb. A few straggling cottages bowered In , n weather-beaten little church , three more pretentious mansions , and the small , ild fashioned frame hotel those constitute ho urban sldo of Florence. But Calhoun is notable and should bo re membered , because It antedates all other set lements In Nebraska by several years. Through the courtesy of Judge Crounso , , vho is the happy possessor of u well culti vated , park like farm of 500 acres bordering on the town , the writer was enabled to quote from a letter written by an army ofilucr nearly twenty years ago. It Is dated nt Omaha barracks , Nob. , Juno 17 , 1870 , The riter commences by saying that ono of the nest pleasant rides near Omaha , if not the most pleasant ono , is that which leads down the river , past the bnrrrcks nnd the town of Florence , and across the bluffs to the town of Fort Calhoun , about sixteen miles distant. "Every lover of nature , " ho writes , "must bo delighted with It In this leafy month of June , when the roads are shaded In many places by magnificent trees , nnd the rollinc prairies are clad in their richest garb of _ rass and flowers. Upon descending the lillls and coining In sight of the broad plain upon which the town Is situated , u scone of beauty Is revealed which has no equal in Nebraska , and the fertile plains of Italy can 'urnish nothing to excel It. "Tho wide-stretching farms with their careful cultivation , the deep foliage of the trees and the distant blue outlines of the hills along the banks of the Missouri , furnish a picture which enraptures those who gaze upon It for the first time. "But It is not alone the beauty of the place that renders it attractive. It has a history which Is worth preserving. Hero , fifty years ago , on what is the true Council Bluffs , the sixth regiment of Infantry built the first United States fort west of the Missouri river. It stood upon a bold bluff and the river nt that time rolled Its turbid waters close along Its base. Now , the river Is four miles . distant and the ancient channel Is filled with a dense growth of trees , many of them over n hun dred feet in height. "Our party , " the writer continues , " 'was made uv > of military men and consisted of General Palmer , Colonel Brackctt , Captain Munson , Lieutenant Irgdns , and several others , who all felt an interest In the old and deserted fort , which has gone to decay and around whoso walls the wild flowers grow , and creeping vines flnd an abiding place. "Half n century slnco the place was the scene of martial deeds where now sleeps a hamlet in profound repose , and hero were congre gated the warriors and leaders of _ the wild tribes which roamed over thu great prairies of the west. "It is sad to look on the rums of bygone days to oeoplo the scene with the busy act ors who have long slnco rendered up thnlr account , and a feeling of melancholy steals over the mind when we reflect that all of human life that was manly , and beautiful. and worthy of admiration , hero at that time , has vanished to return no moro. "In the summer of 1820 Brevet Brigadier- General Henry Atkinson , colonel of the Second end infantry , took possession of this place with his rceitnontand commenced building a fort. His supplies were brought up from St. Louis , then In fact tlio nearest settle ment. This was on the south. Prairie du Chlen , the nearest on the east , and the Hudson Bay company's fort nt Van couver , ivnd the Spanish settlement at San Francisco , the nearest to the westward. It was as far away as can well bo well im agined , but it was in a world of beauty dur ing the summer months , and was , all in all , a most magnificent frontier post. "There were several ofllcers in the regi ment who have done good service for their country and it may bo well to name them , as they wore. In fact , the first settlers of Ne braska. General Atkinson had served with great credit durine the war with Great Brl tain , In 1812-15 , as colonel. Ho subsequently commanded the western army at Red Axe In 1832 and died at Jefferson barracks In Juno , 1842. "Brevet Colonel Henry Loavonworth. the lieutenant colonel , had also served In the war with Great Britain , and , while commanding a regiment at the battle of Chlppewa , was severely wounded. He subsequently gained great distinction. " A long list of the names of the soldiers now followed. "It is probable , " the writer continues , "that the only ofllcors In the army who were regularly stationed here who are now living are Brevet Brigadier General David H. Vin- ton , assistant quartermaster general , who was retired from actico service In 180'J ' ; Brevet Major General George H. Croosman and Lieutenant Colonel George Andrews , also retired. They wore iiere from 1823 to 1825. 1825."While "While the regiment was here It became necessary to ctiastiso the Arickareo Indians , living on thu Missouri river. For this pur pose Brevet Colonel Loavcnworth , with a battalion of the Sixth infantry , about 220 strong , with eighty frontiersmen from Missouri , under BrlgaJlor General Ashley , of Michigan , and near ly (100 ( Sioux Indians , ascended the river about seven hundred miles above the fort , whore a baltlo was fought. It lasted three dnys. being the 8th , 10th and llth dnys of August. This was a considera ble fight , though the loss on our sldo was trifling , while that of the enemy amounted to fifty killed and a greater number wounded. Lcavenworth was made a brevet brigadier general the following year , and died on the 21st day of July , 1831 , In tha Indian nation. He was greatly esteemed in the army and \viia undoubtedly ono of its brightest orna ments. "The first fort that was built by Genera1 Atkinson was upon ground that was too low , and when the water rose during tht summer the works wore swept away , Ho then moved to the bluff , which overlooks a magnificent stretch of country , whore ho built both sure and steadfast , and the foundations may bo soon to this day. The bricks which wore used in the buildings were made near the slto of the fort , and certainly none better were over made , as their present condition will attest. It Is said that the clay was placed In a large pan and kept wet , and then a herd of young cattle was driven over it repeatedly until It became fit for use. It was afterward baked twice the length of tluio which is now given by brlckmakers. That the bricks wore good ihoro can bo no doubt , and that the officers understood their business is equally certain. "The fort was first named Council Hluff from its slto , subsequently It was called Fort Calhoun , In honor of the secretary of wan John C. Calhoun , and still later Fort A tit In- sou , in honor of General Atkinson. From this fact some confusion us to locality and name has taken plaeo. Another fort named Fort Croghun , on the left bank of the Mis souri river , nour the bluffs , was built in later times , but the mutter is at last at rest , and now only the name of Fort Culboun is known for this locality. "Tho present Council Bluffs is In Iowa , on the opposite side of the river , and twenty miles distant from the original Council Bluffs. "The fort was abandoned In the summer of 1824 , when the troops moved down the Missouri river to its Junction with the Mis sissippi , and took up quartern at Jefferson barracks , twelve miles below St. Louis Since that time it bus been going to decay , and the woodwork has lOqjj since been mln- glnd with the dust , Tho-old magazine is broken up and destrojrrt/t The stones of which it was conBtrUct 4tqnvtng | been cnr- Icd off by the settlers thereabouts to build oundations nnd cliUnjicys for tholr more recent dwellings. The remains of bo old settlors' HtoHii are plainly Islblo , nnd here loft j\Uv \ George H. Ken- jeily , who had served faitliriilly throuRh the vnr with Great Brltalm- held the position of utter during the tlmoJt.was garrisoned by United States troops , lib1 went to St. Louis vith the soldiers and was sutler at Jefferson jnrracks for many years. .During the Mox- can war ho was assistant VpWtcrmnBtor. "Such Is Fort Calhoun ( before tbo oldest ottleraunt In Nebraska , . Slnco ho wrote manyllnvo retired , some to ho enjoyment of n competency of onrthy ooiU , moro to the nnrrojjj , homo which Is the Innl resting place of nil. The fort is gone. Ot nit Its solid walls so klllfully constructed , not one brick stands jpon another. The stone serves ns wnlks , nnd are used for ornamental purposes on the awns of the village- . Only n clump of heavy roes mnrk its silo. These stand nlonb , sur rounded on either sldo by cultivated fields. Often In plowlnc this ground , the greater mrt of which , by the way , is the iroperty of Judge Crounso , old Mexican liver dollars nro frequently found. Sometimes it is n fragment of brick or an old army pistol , only the imperishable portion of vhlch remains intact , that is plowed up and ,11 , are carefully treasured up by the finders is relics of Increasing historic Interest. Judce Crounsc has n brick , brought to Iphl by the plow point , which bears on its ido n perfect Imprint of n Mexican dollar. Some soldier boy made the mark while the clay was soft , and through the almost three- unrters ot a century which has passed not ) no line of the impression Is defaced. Hnn- ) lly , there nro noneof the modern companies can Iny claim to having made this brick. It > wns on a Sunday afternoon , not long ago , hat Tun Bin : man sat with Judge Crouuso n the porch that opens to the south nnd cast 'f ' his handsome , commodious rcsl- lonco. While relating the contents > f the letter quoted nbovo the udgo favored his hearers with ho history of the town proper , the modern Calhoun , which dates from 1353. In thu full of that year , or the spring of 'C4 ' , John Goss elected the slto of Calhoun as a claim. Elum Clark , the father of the town and n cry prominent man throughout the state In ils day , was the next to coino. Ho loft La Porto , Ind. , in 1854 nnd coming to Calhoun direct , nt once assumed n lively Interest In no welfare of the placo. Ho spent his money freely nnd with good result. In 1SOO the Washington county court house vas built and located at Ft. Calhoun , where t remained until another election was called n 1853 , and Do Soto cot the county seat ) Hzo. Do Soto was then a flourish- ng town of 1,200 to 1,500 people with banks , graded schools , a newspaper , and other things tending toward mctropolitanism. Jut such Is the shifting nature of frontier owns that only n few years elapsed before :31alr : grew largo enough to ulaltn supremacy and the county seat was moved again. A few years later , DeSota , the lively growing own was deserted. To-day , not more than halt a dozen tumbledown houses mar it the spot where it stood. Accuracy compels the statement that Cnl- louu got the court house back agata aud held it from 16(50 ( to ' 69 , the year it went to Blair. The Council Bluffs of to-day Is n misnomer. The real council was beyond doubt hold on the river bottom , at the Junction of the Mis souri and Boyer valleys , which is directly opposite Fort Calhoun. Fort Croghan , or Council Bluffs , In. , was known In the early da"S's ! ns" Kane's Landing , nnd falsely holds It present name. These tacts are probably unknown to ono person in 10,000 in Nebraska , and cilch now student of school histories perp"etuntes m his memory the blunder of the first historian from whom all the rest seem to have "popied. SOUTH OMAUANEW9. Foil Fifteen Toot. Saturday afternoon ! Bonnoy Burness , son of Contractor Frank B , Burness , of Burness & Parks , wno are putting-up the now build ing for Gcorgo H. HdmmOnd & Co. , fell from the second floor , a)1 ) distance ot fifteen feet , receiving . pamiui bruises on ' - ' " ' the loft arm and "hip. A surgeon Was summoned , \vlip 'piuld not flnd any bones broken. The ybnng mdn vas re moved to his homo on Missouri nvonuo and Seventeenth streets. - ' Late in the afternoon Mr. Burness complained of pains about the nock. Unless internal injuries have been received , Mr. Burncss will only nurse sore bruises. NotcN Abnut the City. The carriage manufacturing flrm of Gcorgo Atthrow nnd Mart Shcorar has been dis solved , Mr. Atthrow withdrawing. Frank Jankosky , bettor known as "Big Frank , " is now with J. P. Thompson in the Cleveland house bar. William Lambcrson has removed to the Abraham block , on N street , over Hollis E. Hoglo's shoo store. E. W. Harris , residing in the Lester block , N street , was taken suddenly ill Saturday night. Frank Dolozol will move back to the Clifton houso. Forty-six saloons have paid the balance ol tholr license fee , and it is believed that all except flvo or six will invest § 375 in the school fund. John Sexton has removed to tbo Lister block , on N street , A pleasant dance was given Saturday evening by Shelony & Podolok at their ft street hall. The Mugio City Pleasure club's picnic wil bo hold in the Gcrmauia gardens this after noon and evening. James Foley , an employee at the Armour- Cudahy packing house , hit his loft thumb with a hatchet yesterday forenoon , mashing the end up to the first Joint. At noontime yesterday forty-one out o the sixty s.Uoon men had paid in tnoir $37.r license money , putting $15,875 in Treasurer Geary's bunds for the use of the city schools A collision between a grain wagon am John C. Carroll's buggy on N street yesterday day forenoon resulted in the arrest of the driver ot the wagon and a lawsuit , besides great amount of bad language. PcrHonnl Paragraphs. Harry Hubbell loft Saturday evening fo a visit in Now Yoric city. Mrs. James P. Thompson , who was callo to Avoca , la. , on account of the serious 111 ness of her mother , Is expected home to-day Mrs. John II. Dascbner will leave Sundaj for a visit of a month with friends In NOV York city. The proprietor , Nols. Purlngtonj of th Lincoln stock yards , is hero to spenu Sunday with friends. Mrs DwIghtL. Holmes , of this city , ac companied by Miss Alice Bradley , o Omaha , has gone cast , and will visit friend in Chicago , Battle Crook , Mich. , aud he homo In Syracuse , N. Y.i William H. Kyno has returned from Splrl Lake , la. 1 Mrs. William Trtuslno and Miss Lon Kerllu. of Chioigo , who f have been vlsltln their sister and brother-in-law , Mr , and Mrs John Bacbmau. havoj-i.urneii home. A FATAI/JPIIAY. Two Men HI 11 ml lintlSeveral Supposed to Bo Woili'iiicil. CIIKHOQ. August J A special Frankfort , Mich. , srt.ys a.torrlblo oncounto occurred at Otter Greftir this morning , in which Charles T , Wright , president of th Otter Creek Lumber Company , of Racine Wis. , shot and killed Dppuly Sheriff Mar shal and Dr. FnuilcTliurbor , Wright Im failed to pay certaintax&l ! and the sheriff at tached a lot of logs. Tfi'la thought Wright with a force of men , attempted to regain possession and In tbo melee Tburber was killed first and Marshal soon afterwards. 1 is rumored that over sixty men were en gaged In the fray , and others may have bee : wounded. The propeller Dowar , with i force of officers , Is leaving for Otter creek t capture Wi Icbt dead .or ultvo , it Is sail Wright has escaucd on a barge and dopartei for'tho Wisconsin shore. A Juvenile Forger. Charles Parker , a sixteen-year-old boy , was arrested last night for forging check * on L. M. Bennett & Co. , L. O. Jones & Co. , L. A. Austin Shoo Manufacturing company and several others , In amounts ranging from' $0 to $20. Ho has acknowledged hltt guilt. 1IUSIC CREATES A DISCORD , liocnl Musicians Anxious to Got Into the Boyd Orohostra. ONLY THE BEST ARTISTS WANTED Opening of the Drnmntla Benson ' Throe Attractions OToroil ( Tor thin Week "Tho Wife" nitit Uus- soll',8 "City Directory. " Tlic Drninntlo Benson. Manager Tom Boyd nays tlicro Is no truth In Uio report thrvt ho Is having or expects to have serious trouble la organizing an orches tra for his theater this season , All contro versy concerning the matter U confined to the musicians themselves. Four or flvo of Uiu men employed by him last season have boon ro-ongngcd , Including Lon Salisbury , the loader , nnd if suitable players can bo found hero , who uro willing to sign a con tract that they will play for him every night or day ho wants them , his entire orchestra will bo composed of homo talent. It not ho pro poses to send cast for men. Mr. Boyd says no has conferred with members of the union , but their demands nro such that It Is Impossible for him to negotiate with them. A delegation from the Knights of Labor waited on him last Tuesday , but their visit wan not produotlvo of results. Ho talked several times with Julius Meyer , wno con trols the Musical union , nnd proposed that If "no would ngreo to keep the sumo players hero all the lime , Instead of changing , hein nightly , nnd furnish first-class artists , lie could fill up the orchestra with his men. The musicians have split and formed two or three factions that nro fighting each other for supremacy. Al Mcmbcrg is very anxious to have the standard of muslu In Otnahu elevated aboro speculative and money con siderations. With that end in view ho an d hose who agree with him have organized a .inlon under a charier issued to them by the authorized corporation in Now York , which they claim is the only legitimate and honest union that has over been formed here. None but capable musicians can bccouio members , nnd they Intend to maintain the official sculo of prices. Next Thursday evening Frohmnn's Ly ceum Theatre company , of Now York , will make their rcappcaranco in this city nt Boyd's ' opera house for three nights and a Saturday inatmco. They will present be sides "Tho Wife , " two dramatic successes of the past New York season , and the reper toire has been arranged as follows : Thurs day evening , Bolasco and DoMlllo's Ameri can play , "Tho Wife ; " Friday evening and Saturday matinee , A. W. Pinero's "Sweet Lavender , " ami Saturday evening "Tho Marquise. " The company , with a few added players , is the satno ns when hero before , and is composed of Georgia Cayvan , Grace Henderson , Louise Dillon , Ollvo Brooks , Agnes Carter. Mrs. Charles Walcot , Mrs. Thomas Whlppon , Herbert Kolcoy , Henry Mollcr , Nelson Wheat croft , Charles AValcot , Charles Dickson , Walter Bolloiva. Fred Tihbetts and W. J. LoMayno. "Tho Wife" is well remembered by theatre-goers , but since "Sweat Lavender" and "Tho Mar quise" have never beer produced hero , brief refcronco to them will bo of Interest. "Sweet Lavender" is said tobo ono of those delicious tales of true love and honest feeling which might belong to any period or place. The action nil takes place in London bachelor apartments. "Tho , Mnrquiso" is Victorian Sardou's product IQU , but entirely unlike anything of his ever before sdon hero. It is n French love story more modern than "La Tosca" or "Fedora. " Manager Russell , of the "City Directory" company , which will give the first produc tion of their screaming farce comedy at the Grand opera house Thursday evening next , has secured a company that challenges com parison with any organization of the kind that has ever aopoar'ed on the American stage. First and foremost is Mr. Charloa Heed , who won gi cat fame in minstrelsy , and subsequently in "Whitofaco" added to his reputation by the great success ho made as the. comedian in "Tho Brass Monkey. " Miss May.Yoho , who was the bright particu lar star'ln "The Crystal Slipper. " is the leading lady of the company. Then there are John Gilbert , the head of the formerly famous firm of Gilbert , Donnelly & Girard ; Miss Helen Ueimer , who was for five years with the ' 'Rag Baby" and "Tho School mistress ; " W. F. Mack , the original Razzle Dazzle ; Ignacio Martlnetti , who was the leading man In "Little Puck ; " Harry Standish - ish , formerly stage manager of the Jarbcau "Starlight" company ; William Collier , who was with Augustine Daly's companies for a number of years , and Misses Wilson , Kirby , Archmere , Thorno'.nnd Howard , flvo ns pretty girls as ever jtang In the Casino and McCaull opera companies. All of these names nro familiar. They have won renown - nown In farce comedy. They have no supe riors on the stago. The loading attraction at the Eden musoo during the week closing last night has been the Chicago Church Choir Comlo Opera company. At the several performances dur ing the week the company has bung "Er- minle , " ono of the prettiest operas on the stage. This proved a great drawing card , so much so that the museo has been crowded at each of the six daily performances. T'his week the company will also appear ns part af the attractions , aud sing the well known opera "Olivet. " The excellence of the singers and the low price of admission is guarantee that the management will do a good week's business. In addition to the company the usual number of now attrac tions has been secured. Notes. Lllllo Clay and hor'burlesquo company will appear at the Grand opera house next Friday night. Efllo Shannon Joins the Lyceum stock com pany next season. Hut before they open in New York she will play the loading comedy part in Bronson Howard's "Shenamioab , " a ( the Star theater. Miss Shannon last playct in this city with the Daly company , "Prince and Pauper , " the now play in which Elsie Leslie , of "Little Lord Fontl- roy" fame , is to star this season , will bo seen hero. hero.Miss Miss Grace Henderson is to have a part in the now play , "Clmrlty Ball , " that will bruit hero to the front. The building of a new theater exclusively for attractions that play at "popular" or cheap prices , In this city , is almost assured Four or flvo men have boon hero recently making investigations , and all of them wore very favorably Impressed. ) BY THIS OAKS. William linfrmnii ICIlloil by a Union Pnt'illo Freight Train. William Hoffman , a German about thirty years of ago , was run over nnd killed las night about half-past 10 o'clock at the inter section of Seventeenth street and the Union Pacific tracks. A mim by the name ol H. Schrelber , who saw the affair , says Hoffman was. walking west on the track , when a heavy frelgh train , pulling from the lower to the upper yard , approached him from behind , Hoff man turned partly around when the train was a few feet from him and tried to get out of the way , but did not succeed in doing so The engine struck him and knocked him to ono side of the track , and the engine am thirteen cars passing over him. His rlgh arm and the lower part of Ills body and both logs were ground into a shapeless mass. The man lived about twenty minutes af tor ho was pulled from beneath the cars. Ho stated that ho had been in the employ of a man named Connor , nt South Omaha , bu whether It was the section boss or the con tractor of that name was not made clear , Ho was a native of ICoasleln , Germany , and hai no relatives In this country. Ha had been llvlnpr at Twenty-seventh and Hickory streets , in South Ornahu , and was walking down the tracks to bis homo. Mr. Schreiber states that ho saw the en gine auproaohlng Hoffman and ran to his assistance. He stumbled and before ho could recover his footing the engine hat passed over the man , Schrclbor called to the engineer to stop , and kept screaming until ho had aroused the entire neighbor hood. The train was not stopped until thir teen cars had passed over thu man , Schrul ber helped to pull the injured man from un dcr the cura and held hut head until he died mcnnwhllo talking to him nnd learning the i.irtlculnrs as given above. The train crow consisted of John Murphy , nglnoorj William Irving , firomnii , and M. urgoson. foreman. Some of the b.v-stnndors claim that the on- Incor whistled for the viaduct , but did not ing the boll for the Seventeenth street rosslng , Coroner Drexel was notified and returned ho body to the morgue. Ho will hold an In- uost nt 0 o'clock this morning. nuitiua MAS TAKEN A nuA.ni * . Something HUB HtlfTonr-a Ills Back- lionn Honmrknbly. GutCAflo , August 10. [ Special Telegram xi TUB HER. ] "I cannot say that llurko has Confessed or ndmlttcd his complicity In the ! ronln murder , " said State Attorney Longo- icekor this morning , "but I c.in say this inch , wo have gained n very Important iolnt by keeping him at tha armory those hrco days Instead of bringing him over to ho jail. " The state's attorney , while not willing to discuss the merits of the ease against the ! ronlti suspects , plainly Intimates that It has con greatly strengthened by the facts which mvo developed since Utirko's arrival. The great trial will begin August 2(1 ( , almost post- Ivoly. Both sides announce that they nro oady , nnd the legal battle will bo long nnd otly contested. The work alone of scour- ng a Jury will probably take up several vecks. In the anarchist case there wore Ight dofcndnnts and 03. ) men wore sum- noned nnd examined before the requisite wclvo were found , lit the Cronln case It will irobnbnbly bo easier to find an acceptable ury , but they will hnvo the right to 40 peremptory challenges nnd it Is safe to anticipate that most of them vlll ho excused by ono sldo or the other , itennwhilo Burke rests In Jail and lives on ail faro. Lawyers Forrest and Kennedy vero at the Jail to-day to see their respective clients , Couglilin nnd Burko. After Forrest tad talked with Coutrhlln ho nsUcd Jailor roltz if ho might see Burko. "Does Burke want you ! Are you his awyorl" asicod Mr. Foltz. "I will attend to his case during Mr. Ken nedy's ' absence. " said Forrest. Burke has undoubtedly been braced tip very much slnco his arrival hero. "Some- wdy has boon givlnir him a lot of Brown- Scauard lamb Julco , " said u man at the criminal court building to day. Judge ongencckcr thinks so also. "There has been 11 great , change In Burko1 salil ho. "Ho seems more confident. Ho ookcd very self-reliant In court yesterday , jut ho Is not so by nature. When I toll you , hat I have mndo him weep bitterly Just by .alking to him on certain lines , you may im- nglue that ho is not of n forcible character. " THE CONVENTIONS. Tlio Itnllrond Comininslon Proposi tion Di'fcntcil nt Olymnla. Wash. , August 10. In the con vention to-day telegraph nnd telephone com- innles were declared to bo common carriers and subject to the action of the state legisla ture. The section establishing a railroad commission of three appointed by the gov ernor aud confirmed by the senate was de feated. The committee on tide water pro posed an increase of the poxvcr of the com mission to Iny harbor lines at the point in Front of all municipalities whore water is twenty-four feet deep at low water , and they propose to reserve the distance between this line and the shore for wharfs and other similar purposes , the fee simple to remain In the state. A beautiful banner bearing the coot of arms of George Washington was submitted to the convention with the sugges tion that these bo adopted nt , the coat of arms of the state. An article was passed priving the legislature the power to pass n homestead law , nnd another declaring that the water ways of the state belong to the people for irrigation and manufacturing purposes. The convention also adopted tha educational article. At Helena. HELENA , Mont. , August 10. The conven tion to-day considered the propos ilion on arid and school lands , recommending that the reserve sections should not tie sold be fore 1870. The proposition was adopted as part of the constitution and the convention adjourned till Monday. Enthusiastic on Irrigation. ' BISMAIIOK , N. D. , August 10. Major Pow ell , of the state irrigation committee , ad vised the tank system In irrigation in Dakota , a pond on every farm where practicable that that will catch storm waters and store them until the water Is needed. Ho says that n twenty acre tank filled with water to the depth of ten feet will irrigate 300 acres and increase the value of the land from 800 to 400 percent. "If wo Irrigate wo would never need any fertilizer and wo might crop our land without rotation for 2,000 years. Water in this case is a fertilizer and the land can never be exhausted where Irrigation is prac ticed. " _ The ItlHinarok Bulletin. BISMAHCK , N. D.t August 10. The com initteo on revision will bo prepared to report the complete revised constitution to the con vention on Tuesday next , after which the session will not last many days. A OK1S1S AT HAND. Tlio Complete Bankrupting : or Many Western Uouiln Feared. CHICAGO , August 10. [ Special Telegram gram to TUB Bnii.1 The long ex- pcctcd tariff of the Atchlson was is sued this morning. It is the regular tariff , no change being mndo In the rates but the words , "This tnrilT applies only on the Chicago , Santa Fo & California road foi business originating west of Kansas City. This means that no Chicago-Kansas Citj road will bo allowed to take freight fro in th < ; Atchlson at Kansas City nnd bring it cast a , ' the proportion of the through rate , It means that the Alton will withdraw from the western freight association nnd the westr orn railway weighing association nnd in spectiou bureau. It means the utter collapse of the weighing association and a return to the carload system of carrying llvo stock It means that right now there is n crisis ir western railroad affairs , which can ns wnll as not lead to a complete biiiilmiptltig o many of the roads. There is no telling- which way the cat will jump , and no one is so puffed up wl'.h conceit that ho even ban ards an opinion on the outcome , Mtronc'B Itninoi'OiI CHICAGO , AugustlO , [ Special Telegram to TUB BKE.J A rumor Is circulating amonj , railroad men that President Strong , of the Atchlson , has or will soon resign. A west ern railroad ofllclal said to a reporter this mornliiL' : " 1 think the rumor is correct , bu I don't care to say anything about President Strong's management , He undoubtedly dli thu bust ho could , but u system with a mhe ago of 7,000 miles , and stoolc amounting to $70,000,000 is not an easy property to handle.1 At the Santa Fo offices nothing was known of the rumored resignation. President Strong loft for Boston very hurriedly the first of the week. He has made several im portant business engagements , but sturtoi at such short notice that ho did not oven send word of his departure. Army of the Cnniliorlnnd Rpnnlori , CHATTANOOGA , Toun. , August 10. Great preparations have been made hero for the entertainment of the Society of the Army ol the Cumberland , which holds its next annual reunion in this city September 10 , 20 nnd 21. Notice already has teen received from the different brigades and divisions of the Array of the Cumberland sufficient to Insure the at tendance of many thousands of the veteran * of the union army , Another Xnscott Kizzlo. Kut'OitiA , Kan , , August 10 , Thu young man arrested at Laredo , Texas , supposed to bo Tascottis believed hero to bo ono of the sons of James Dolphin , of Concordlo , Kan. The suspect gave his naino as Dolphin , of Concordla , James Dolphin to-day said ho had two sons in the railroad business there , ono of whom might bo taken for Tuscott Ho believes it is ono of bis nous who la under arrest. A County GommlBslonora Qlvo 820O I to Aid State Development THE VEXED JURY LIST PROBLEM.- Attorney M/vtioncy's Opinion on thif rinlijcot The Poor Knnn ttonort llltlH For Drug Store- SupnllcH. The County ConiinlsHlonor/a. / An important precedent was established ) , V the county commissioners yesterday * That body hoard the request from President Jcorgo W. Llnlngor , of the Nebraska Stnto Development association , that $3)0 bo nppro- irlatcd to aid the association In developing' ho state. On motion of Commissioner Mount an appropriation of $200 from the general fund was ordered. This example by Douglas county is expected to invlto. other' counties to do likewise , nnd the gentlemen of this association are accordingly nappy. County Attorney Mahoney urirod that If hu board found It practicable to prepare tho' requisite- Jury list , consisting of not loss than ono-tontli of the legrtl voters of the county , 'or the cmumc term of the district court. It ihould be done ns quickly as possible. The ) oard cannot , however , cxnmino the poll > ooks for 183l > , ns the law ro- Uilres that the poll books remain scaled for ono year after election. The latest poll books which cm bo used nro .hose of 1SS7. If thu board finds It Im- > rnctlcnblo to prepare a Jury from the books of Ib37 , as It will , undoubtedly , Mr. Mnhoncy ulvlsus that u Jury bo drawn under the old ict , which will remain In force until the county commissioners shall hnvo complied with the provisions of the now not. Reports from the county poor furm were received. Thov cover n period of three months , or April , May nnd Juno. A decrease in number of paupers occurred in April , the month opening with eighty-six nnd closing with eighty-two. Births nnd deaths were tied at one each , and nn even dozen were discharged. On Juno 1 the number had fallen one. The next month , however , two babes came to light In the poor house nud swelled the number to olghty-thren. In the matter of drugs , little of interest was developed. Owing to the fact that the luantilics of drugs required was not stated n the first advertisement , the board decided to rcadvortisc , bids to bo opened Saturday , August " 4 , and blank specifications to bo supplied at the county clerk's ofllco on the t4th hint. By resolution of Mr , Corrigan. $1,000 was ordered appropriated toward paying the clty'a portion of grading L street bcUvoon Twen tieth nnu Thirty-sixth street In South , Omnhn. Appropriations from the various funds- were ordered ns follows ; Head fund , $303.14 ; jridgofund , flOi. : 3 ; general fund , S1K.U3 ! ; 'lospital fund , $350. Bids on grading county .roads west of South Omaha \voroopened and n numerous Hock of contractors was In utoudunco. Awards will bo made next Saturday. THE BOARD OF tCDUCATlOX. Special 2IIoctini > Ij ist Nlirlit Impor tant lliiHlncfiS TriuiHactoil. The board of education met last night In special session with all members present ex cept Mr. Mlllard. Miss Ellen M. Stall , a teacher , asked for a vacation on account of sickni'ss. Leave of absence was granted for four months with out pay. The coinmltteo to whom wns referred the matter of floors of the Webster school recom mended that tbo matter bo deferred for the present. The coramitto on buildings nnd property reported that they had examined the bids for painting the roots of the following schools : Faruam street , Castollar , Pacific uud Cass , and recommended that the contract for paint- lug the Furnatu and Cnstullar .schools bo" awarded to C. J. Johnson at $40 , for each building , and that the contract for the Paclfio and Cass schools bo awarded John Callahaa at S45 and $28.50 respectively. The committee recommended that S. W. Cole bo given the contract for cleanIng - Ing the vaults and cess pools. The petition of the Walnut Hill residents for a school house was referred back with the recom mendation that it bo referred to the commit tee on sites. The report of tbo committee was adopted. The committee on high school recom mended the following teachers for the high , school : Mr. Lawrence Foster , to bo toucher of geology and physiology ; Miss Bessie Sny- dcr , to bo teacher of Lntln , history and com position ; Mrs. Adele Kobcrtson , to bo teach er of German. Adopted. The committee on high school recom mended the purchase of two sots of geometrical metrical blocks at a cost not to exceed $20 each. Adopted. The same committee also recommended the adoption of Williams' chemistry for use in the High school , provided they can bo purchased ut a total cost not exceeding 75 cents per volume , and that the publishers accept in exchange volume for volume the Yeoman's chemistry , formerly In use , at 25 cents ouch. On motion of Mr. Felton the rules were suspended and the board proceeded to the election of teachers recommended by the committee- high school. The question of the eligibility of the appli cants recommended by the committee on high Bohool was raised , us It appeared that Mr. Foster and Mrs. Ilobertson had no cer tificates at all and Miss Snydcr had only a certificate to teach in tbo grammar and prl- mury gr.ides. The chair decided that the election of these teachers wus out of order , until they had ob tained certificates. The decision raised an argument as to the authority of the president to make such a ruling. CKMNt It wa flnnlly decided to postpone tUo olcr.tlon of tlic-hu teachers and In thu meantime - time they will bo given an opportunity to take thu required examination. The uoartl then proceeded to the election of n Janitor for Central Park school , whicU resulted hi Mrs. Wisby being re-elected. A Junltor for Izurd school was then balloted for , resulting In the election of Michael McGrntb. Mr. Clarke moved to reconsider tha election of Mrs , Wisby. stating that n lo.ttur had been received charging her with grave misdemeanors. Ho produced the letter and stated that it should not bo rend In public an It contained matter which should not be puullshoj. Chargex were prefered against this party some tinio ago nnd referred to a special com mittee which fuili.il to report before the election of lunltor. Tlio letter wan secured and. contained a few childish charges ag'iliiBt the JunltreBs. It wus written by Mlns Effio Heed , the prin cipal of the school , and complained bccnusa the woman refused to curry a cord of wood In out of the wet , and because tbo jauitress "did not understand the science of building firc.i , " It also stated that the culprit had neglected to regulate the school clock dally , and u score of other equally frlvolus charges , The letter was not read before the board. It was finnllv moved that the Janltrcss bo discharged , The motion wus adouted. It was decided to hold u special examina tion next Friday and Saturday at the high school building from 0 till 4 o'clock each day. This Is to give the applicants for positions a teachers in the high school un opportunity to take the examination , The board then adjourned. Smart Horse Tlilovoe. ST. PAUI , , August 10. The Glebe printi the following from Luinoor , N. D.i A gi gantic horse stealing Industry Is thought to have been established in Cotcans , along the Missouri river. Different parties take old decrepit horses out among the hills , which are totally uninhabited , and any strays that may bo around will come to these homos , when they will be caught and sent to other parties connected with the gantf and In a few days they will have tUo hnrsos hundreds of miles from where they were picked up and then offer them for sale. Tno funeral of Lllllo Curtis Blatter will take place from the family residence of J. O. K latter , 1BGO Hhoruinu avvnuo , to Korea ! Lawn , at" p. in , to-day.