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VT THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 11 , 1SS9.-SIXTEEN PAGES. v Soon be numbered with the past , and so 'twill be with summer wear , which'll ' have to give way to garments of heavier weight for winter , It's too late to adopt half way measures , if we want to move light weight goods , and we're ' determined not to carry over a single garment if we can possibly avoid w . \ * > . it. All of these goods , irrespective of kind , quality or cost , are now sold to you at prices which yon'd be ashamed to offer of your own accord. On all * J 1 these goods we'll ' simply astonish you and you'll ask yourself how these goods were ever made for the money ! YOU SON'LL Soon need a new suit for school. Something that'll wear well and yet look nice next season. We're prepared for you , and will show you the hand somest and largest variety to take your pick from , that you could wish to see. The only thing that'll bother you , will be which to select from , so many handsome patterns , and the prices are particularly what'll please you. If You Deal With Us , You'll be Sure to doSe So Again. STORE CLOSES AT 6:39 : p. m. ; SATURDAYS AT 10 p. m. COR. 13th and SHOT THROUGH THE HEART , Another Sad Tragedy In the Capi tal City. TIRING OF LIFE'S BATTLE. James MoFall KittU It by Sulcidlne in a Box Car Contractors Must ' Como to Time Supreme Court News. LINCOLN BBIWAU ovtnv OMAHA BBB , 1039 P STREET , LINCOLN , August 10. At an early hour this morning word reached police headquarters that a man was lying dead in a box car , on the B. & M. switch , near the fair grounds. Officer Post In notified Shorift Mollck , who Is acting coroner ner In the absence of Coroner Shomakor , nnd together they removed the body to Beaton's undertaking establishment and an inquest was immediately hold. It was found that the body had boon discovered by an unknown tramp , and the intelligence carried to police headquarters by James Lansing , " Who'was the llrst witness sworn. Ho stated that ho found the dead man lying upon an Improvised bed of hay and straw , having used bis coat for a pillow ; that u Smith & Wesson revolver ot 88 calibre lay at his loft band with ono chamber freshly emptied. Ho said that ho had worked with the man on tno public works of the city , but did not know his name. Sheriff Mclick testified that ho was found In tbo position described and at once re moved to the undertaker's. The Jury then took a survey of the body and found an ugly bullet wound Just over his heart. His clothIng - Ing nnd flesh were badly powder burned. This was doomed all the evidence necessary by tbo Jury , and a verdict was found that ho came to his death by a bullet fired by his own hand. Search of his person revealed an empty purse and a half-pint flask. A store chock and a postal card bore the name of James McFull. The chock also bore the name of W. C. Shepherd. Atlantic , la. , In printed letters. The card vya * addressed to him from tbo Pacific express office , this city , notifying him that there was n consignment for him at the otllco with CO cents charges. The purse contained another item of Inter est. A slip of paper , worn and faded and crocBod , contained these Hues : "Some may wish you happiness , Some may wish you wealth ; My wish for you Is bettor far- Contentment blessed with health. " On the reverse side of the slip were these faintly atscornnblo words ; "Address all letter * to Stuart , Smith county , Kansas. " The writing on the slip was certainly from some school girl a swoatboart perchance a later. In any event It was certainly a treas ure the poor man cluntr to with sacred re gard. He was rather shabbily dressed , but poiscssod a fairly good looking face. Ho was probably thirty-two year * of ago and over rather than under the average size. Now State Kutorprlses , The following companies filed articles of Incorporation in the office of tbo secretary of state to-day i The Nebraska Mortgage and Trust com pany , ot Broken Bow , with an authorized capital stock of $200,000. From August 1 , 18S9 , thd enterprise U to continue twenty years under the articles. Incorporates t F. IJ. Kubloo and O. J. Btaven * . The Castle Hock Irrigation and Canal company , of Castle Hock , Scott's Bluffs county , with an autfaorUod capital stock of § 30,000. Business existence date * from April 18,16& > , to April 18,1030. IU purpose is to furnish water for powar and irrigation for the country through which the contem plated canal passes. Incorporates t C. C. iVanklln , William H. Boss , M. A. Franklin , J.M.King. A , H. Fuller , G. Conklln. A , J. Bufruot and Ernest Zehmor , 'Iho amended article * of the Kearney Canal and Water Supply company Increases the capital stock of the company to $000,000. It is also stipulated that the indebtedness of the company shall not exceed $100,000. Section 1 of article 4 of the articles Incor porating the Kearney Street Hallway com pany now roads that the capital stock shall no divided into 3,500 shares of $20 each , and is to be paid in as follows : Par In full when 20 per cent of the capital stock is sub scribed. Board of 1'utilio bands and Buildings. Tbo board of public lands and buildings met to day and passed the following resolu tions. They speak for themselves and are very Interest in c reading. Whereas , The contract entered Into by and between the state und George Downing , Jr. , for the erection and completion of the steam boating plant for hospital far tbo insane , Lincoln , bos been delayed long after the time nrovidod for in , the contract ; there fore , be It Resolved. That the secretary of state bo nnd is hereby Instructed to notify said con tractor at once , and that unless said work Is pushed to completion without delay that said contract shall bo forfeited. Whereas , The contractors for building the boiler bouse and smokestack for the use of the hospital for the Insane , Lincoln , have failed , neglected and refused to complete the said work at the time provided for in the contract for said work , and at the present tlmo have no men at work on said contract , and Whereas , Duo notice has been given said contractors that unless said work was pushed to completion without unnecessary delay , that the contract would be declared forfeited , and , Whereas , It is necessary for , and the best interests of the state demands the com pletion of said building at once , therefore bo It Resolved. That said contract entered into by and between the state and Paico & Sno- maker bo , and the same Is hereby forfeited , and that the luuorlntondont of construction be , und u hereby authorized to complete said work at once , and that the payment for any work and materials necessary for the completion of sold work be paid , first , out of the ap propriation mode by the legislature for such purposes , and should there be any deficiency arise that proceedings bo taken against the bond of said Prlco & Shomukor to recover the same. Whereas , The contractor for the % \ork of improving the Capitol grounds has delayed said work long after the time provided for in said contract : and , Whereas , Said contract provides for grad ing and seeding said ground to blue grass ; and. Whereas. The season is fast approaching when it will bo too late to seed said grounds this year ; therefore bo it Resolved , That the said contractor , Mr. John Lanham , bo cotlzlod to grade and seed said grounds without any further delay and in cose of neglect or refusal that the board of public lands and buildings be empowered to grade and seed said grounds at the ex pense of said contractor. Supreme Court Canos. The following cases were filed for trial In the supreme court to-day : Jcsso E. Morse vs Friend Carpenter ; error from the district court of Porklns county. State of Nebraska ex rol James W. Prim mer , treasurer of school district 18 , of Platte county , vs O. R. Brodboll , treasurer of the village of Lindsay. Mandamus , Tbis Is a case of no little importance. The relater seeks to compel the respondent to "whaok up" &S0.50 of the license school fund for the use and benoflt of school dls trlct No , 18. If seems that saloons were op erated In Lindsay during the year 18S9 , and that tnoro Is no school house within the cor porate limits of the village , yet the village U so situated as to compose a part of two district * , viz : IB and 70. Tbo treasurer of district 18 demanded a proportionate tionate amount of tbo license fund of the vil lage treasurer , for school purposes , and was denied , and He therefore seeks the peremp tory order of the court bocauir. tha district la question help * to educate tbo school cbil * drcn of the village. It 1 * understood that tha village treasurer declines to give up any of the license fund for the reason , as ho al lege * , that It must be used within the cor porate limits of the Tillage. The respondent demur * to the petition of the rotator and nays there isn't sufficient ground for the ac tion brought. National Guard Orders. HnADQUAnTEits NnmiAsicA NAWONAI. GCAUD , ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE , LIN COLN , Neb. , August 10 , 1839. Captain G. J. Bills , Company D , Second regiment , Ne braska National Guard , Falrbury , and Nell Brannon , of Holt county , , arc hereby ap pointed as aides do camp on the staff of the commander-in-chlof , withrank , of colonol. They will bo respected and obeyed accord ingly. The resignation of Colonel S. J. Shirley , as aide do camp , Is hereby accepted. Captain C. J , Bills , Company D , Second regiment , having been appointed aide decamp camp on the staff of commnndor-In-chlof , First Lieutenant George K. Jenkins , of Com pany D , will assume command of the com pany , nt the same time receipting to Captain Bills , for all ordnance , ordnance stores and quartermaster stores , etc. , belonging to the state ot Nebraska. Captain Bills will for ward said receipt to this ofllco. Lieutenant Jenkins will order an election of his company for the purpose ot filling any vacancy that may bo caused by the promo tion of Captain Bills. By order of tbo com- mandcr-in-cblcf , A. V. GOLF , Adjutant General. Olty Naws and Notes. I. P. Gage , of Fremont , a prominent Grand Army worker , is in the city. Alma precinct , Harlan county , sent in $18,000 of court house bonds for registration to-day. The funeral of Mrs. Dr. Painter took place to-drty at 3 o'clock. Farragut post , G. A. R. , joined with appomattox post in attending the services. Mrs. Painter is widely mourned. A band of Otoo Indians made night hideous at the base ball park this evening. They dubbed the occasion an Indian show. It was largely attended. Joseph A. Foster , Charles Bardoll and James Smith will answer to the district court as all-around crooks. Foster especi ally , for burglarizing M. D. Welch's safe last Juno. They were bound over to-day. The failure of the Milwaukee and Omaha base ball teams to play at the park yesterday as advertised was the source of considerable disappointment. Fully 1,000 were on the grounds to see the game , and that many moro would have been there had tbo teams put in an appearance. Judgment has been ordered against the city of Lincoln in the storm water sewer bond cases in the sum of & 1.033 and costs. THK COUNTRY TEACHKRS. They Will Assemble In liargo Num bers nt the Institute To-morrow. Physiology and hygiene will have promi nent places in the Teachers' institute , which opens to-morrow morning at the High School building , County Superintendent Brunor says ho expects a larger attendance this year than over boforo. Instructors of tbo young Idea have commenced to appreciate these an nual seasons of special educational privil eges , and they make it a point to take ad vantage of them , Particular attention will bo given to primary reading , primary language work and urimury number work , also to the history of education and didactics : history of the United States and general history. It is further proposed to dwell at considerable length on the subject of English literature , which doubtless will form ono of the most interesting topics of the institute. In addition to these various branches , which will consume every morning session , begin ning at 8:80 : , and continuing until 12:30 : , a few moments each day will bo devoted to grammar and English composition. Those studios will be under the direction of MM. Jennlo E. Koysor and Dr. Mary Stone , the latter an oxuert on physiology and hyglono. Every afternoon these teachers who desire instruction in book-keeping , penmansnip and civil govern ment , will receive lectures from Professors Rohrbouirh and Lowry , ut the Commercial college. A tbo superintendent may , at bis discretion , either revoke or refuse to grant a certificate to any teacher not attending the Institute , It is safa to predict that every one of the sixty-four country pedagogue * will bo here. Last year the enrollment numbered 108 ; this year it will be larger. THE FLETCHER" DOG CART , / The Colonel Shows It Was Bought With His Chock. MRS. M'FARLAND IMPEACHED. A. Brother of the Defendant Tostt- _ , flos to Her Reputation , for Veracity In the Quaker City. The Court Mnrtfnl. Artor an enforced idleness of three days awaiting the arrival of wltncs scs , the court martial sitting upon the case Lioutenaut- - Colonel Joshua Fletcher reconvened at Fort Omaha yesterday morning- , all members , the judge advocate and the accused beta ? present. Owing to the absence of the counsel for Col onel Fletcher an adjournment was tukon at the request of the accused until 1 o'clock , when the examination of witnesses for the defense was resumed. Mrs. J , S. Silinun , of Chicago , was the first witness called. She first saw Mrs. Mc- Farlnnd at tbo Broad street station two years ago la Philadelphia , whore her atten tion was attracted to nor by noticing nor enRaged - Raged in ahandkoichiof flirtation with cer tain men. Sue asked who she was and was told by companions that she was Mrs. Mc- Farland. She hud previously been told that Mrs. McE'arlauit was a , very forward woman. Last Juno Mrs. Me Far land and Mrs. Fletcher , wbllo on route east , had called on her in Chicago und Mrs. McFarland had re cited the episode of the cart , and said that she had Colonel Flotchcr where she wanted him , and that thereafter the colonel won't be troubled with his extra sot of false teeth , for I crushed them under my foot. " Mrs. McFar- land also called at tier residence a second time when she was re turning homo from attendance upon this court martial. She called at the homo of the witness much to Mrs. Sllman's displeas ure. At that time she had remarked that she bad made it hot for the colonel and wasn't through yet. She declared that she would make him lese his shoulder straps bofoio aha got through. Upon cross-examination the wltucss laid she was a cousin of Colonel Fletcher. Mr. C. A , Ploi-Bon , teller of the First National bank , of Philadel phia , was the next witness called Ho said ho had knpwn Colonel Fletcher forty years. He was shown a chock dated June 19 , 18S5. Asked if ho knew the signature , ha 'replied that ho did , that it wa 3 tbo signature of Colonel Fletcher and that the check bad gene through ho regular chan nels. This check was payable to tbo flrm from which the accused bought the dog-cart , and was accompanied by < d'bill for tUo cart over which the trouble arbso. was offered in evidence. i tHe Ho has known Mrs. McFarland for fifteen or twenty ydars , much , of the tlmo living about tbroosquaors fromUor. Ho knows her reputation for trutti , , and veracity in Philadelphia , and wlicif liar animosity was aroused ho did npt consider that she was to 'bo' bollovod. Her reputation in ih | ( regard fre quently discussed In his presence and it was generally pronounced bad. Lust Juno prior to tbo time Mrs.McFarland catno to Omaha ho beafd that she had de clared that she was eoinlna to Omaha to got Colonel Fletcher under her foot , wbero she wanted hit * . Upon cross-examination the witness said he know nothing personally concerning tliu purchase of the dog-cart , Ho was ques tioned at length by the judge-advocate concerning his kaowledgu of Mrs. McFar- land's character , but his direct testimony was unshaken. C. H. Fletcher was then called. Ho is a brother of the accused. Ho is a member of the Pennsylvania state legislature. For fifteen years ho has known Mr * . wcFarland and knows her rep utation for truth and veracity In the Quaker city and knows It to bo bad. He bad once heard William Thomas , an uncle of Mrs. McFarland , say. m referring to her connection with this trial that 'that little she devil is in it. Her tongue has been running away again. ' She once called upon a paper hanger and said that she had orders from Mrs. Flotchcr in the west to have her house papered. The man did the work , but after it was done Mrs. Fletcher denied having told Mrs. McFar land to order the work. Upon cross-examin ation the witness named a number of parsons whom ho had heard speak of Mrs. McFar- land's lacic of truthfulness. Some of those , ho said , were relatives of Colonel Fletcher. Colonel Fletcher was recalled to the stand and identified tbo check mentioned above as his own and swore' that ho paid It for tbo cart After the counsel for the defense i an nounced that their evidence was all in , un less a certain other- witness whom they ex pected should arrive while the evidence in rebuttal was being offered , and In this event they would like to be permitted to submit the additional testimony. The request was granted and the honorable court adjourned until Monday morning. NEARfcX KILLED THE : BRUTE. Nets Yorccr Summarily Dealt \VIth by Ills Victim's Father. Nels Yorgor Is a young man twenty-four years of ogo. If ever a scoundrel deserved to bo drawn and quartered ho is the guilty rascal. Ycrcer was employed until n few weeks ago with a gang of graders , and had occasion to trade more or less with Peter M. Back , a grocer at the corner of Seventh and Pierce streets. Mr. Uack thought the young man was capable ot better things than guiding a scrupor , and offered nlm a position in his store. How Yorgcr repaid Mr. Back's kindness will bo soon from tbo following : Friday morning Mr. Back was called to another part of the city on buslnosi , and loft Yergor in charge of the store , not returning until nearly noon. Instead of staying at the store , Yergor tilled his pockets full of candy and went to the home of his employer , on Sixth street. Hero ho found little Nellie , the eight-year-old daughter of Mr. Back , and by giving her candy , induced her to accom pany him into a root collar at the roar of the house , whore , after shut ting the door , ho bound his handkerchief over the child's mouth , throw her to the floor , and attempted to rape her. The little one attempted to scream , but was prevented by the handkerchief und by Yorker , who at tempted to choke hor. An older sister , having occasion to go to the collar , discovered the villain and at once gave the alarm. Before Mrs. BacU arrived Yergor had disappeared. At noon , when Mr. Back came homo , the story was told him , and without saying a word bo went to his store and waited for Ills clerk. He soon came and told Mr. Uack ho guessed ho would have to leave him , as ho had received bud news from his mother. Mr , Back stopped up to him and struck him in the face with a heavy woicht , knock ing him down. Ho then Jumped on him and stamped on his head and boiiy until Yergor was nearly flattened out. After Mr. Back had promenaded around on Yorpor's body until ho was tired , ho allowed him to got up and drag himself out. Ho crawled Into u lot of woods and remained there until night , when ho made his way to the depot and took the train for the east , Mr. Back will not prosecute the man , as ho thinks ho has had punishment enough. Inspector Duncan K'xnlalus , Robert D , Duncan , city inspoctorof plumb- lug , taltcs exception at nn article \\hlch ap peared in TUB BEJS , heaJod "Duncan's Error. " In this Item It was stated that Mr. Duncan had charged that ( Jranc Bros , were doing plumbing without a license. Mr , Dun can states that ho did not make this positive statement , but being informed by certain other plumbers that such was the case , ho had said that if the cliaige should prove true ho would prosecute Mcssr * . Crane to the full extent of tbo law. Mr , Duncan * ay bo has witnesses to these facts. The danoo of the wood uachlnlaU , that was to have taken place last Thursday , wui postponed oa account of the storm until Mon day evouiuif , August 13. RAILROADERS' REMINISCENCE Oil Poured on a Troublo-Traok With Satisfactory Results. AN ENGINE'S LEAP TO TARTARUS. A Flying Engine AVIth Ono SlUe Going to Fort Sldnoy and the Other Sldo in the Direction or Choycnne. Racing Recollections. There are few men in the employ of the various railroads in the country who have not , at some time in their career , had an op portunity of witnessing some remarkable oc currence in connection with the affairs ot the road. Nothing beyond tbo following collec tions of anecdotes is needed to prove the truth of the statement : "About tbo oddest circumstance I overheard hoard of , " remarked John Llchtenborgor chief dork In the ofllco of Assistant General Manager Dlckenson , of tbo Union Pacific , "catno to my notice in 18S2 , when I was back in Penniylvann on n vacation. As a matter of course , everyone has road of run-away locomotives , and how En gineer George So-and-so , after seeing the untamed iron horse dash out of tno station on a single track and the fast express only ten miles off , jump on his own machine and overtake the runaway Just in time to save hundreds of lives , etc. "Well , this isn't anything of that kind , al though it Is u tale of a runaway locomotive. Just above Lowlston Is a vary heavy grade , and generally freight tialns have a 'pusher' to help them up the nllU A freight pulled In at Lowlston one night , but , owing to its being light , tbo extra engine was not needed. The engluoor on the 'pusher/ after learning that he baa no work to do in the pushing line , baokcd his machine up on the main line in front of the station for orders. Ho forgot to tighten the thumb screw in the throttle valve or something of that sort , and , while inside getting his aiders , the fireman - man wont up the platform to got u drink of Ire water , when the old machine started off with everything wide open right after the fi eight. "As soon as the fart was dlscouorod , the operator telegraphed to n little station about live miles up the hill to know whether tlm freight had passed or not. Ho got a reply that it waH Just coming In night. 'Toll thorn to look out for a runaway engine that Is fol lowing them,1 ho wired , which message was rrcolvod Just In time to hand the conductor , who happened to have bis head out of the way car. ' \Voll , what do .vou suppose they did , stop the train and run for llfoi Not a bit of it. The roar brakomun signalled tbo engineer to put on moro steam and then ho and tbo con ductor got down on the stops of tbo rear platform of the way car and poured black oil on the rails from those long-nosed cans that all freight trains carry. It wan about live minutes afterward that the runaway came tearing up and the manner in which she was splitting the ulr was a caution , But when she struck that groused track there was u chungo and before she had gene a quarter of a mile she was standing almost still , with her drivers going around like lightning. The operator ran up and shut her off und then backed down and 'telegraphed that everything was 0.1C. "I toll you that oil did tno business. " Yard master Hay es. of the B. & M. , is an old man in tbo business and has had many opportunities of witnessing strange things In connection with railroad affairs , but ro tates tbo following as one of the strangest that ) ia oomo under his observation , it hap pened a few years a no when a B. & M. oDtrino left the track on the Plattsmouth bridge and Jumped Into tlio-Mlssourl. From that day nothing was ever soon or beard of the locomotive. Tim river was dragged with a view of resurrecting her , but no trace could be found , it Is fair to presume that nona over will. Dan Shandy works In tha Union Pacific yard ; ami ha } for many years , la addition to Dan's yard work , ho has had lots of ex perience on the road and is full of tales and anecdotes. Shandy tolls one that is es pecially interesting which happened a few years ago on the Union Paciac , a few miles east of Cheyenne. In the days of its occurrence , the road was not laid with steel rails , but with very poor iron ones. In lieu of fish-plates , there was a lot of old fashioned chairs , which , dcsnlto all precautions , would break and then coma off , and , according to Shandy's story , it was the custom of every train conductor to provide himself with a lot of chairs just before starting out on a trip in order that any broken ones might bo substituted. On ono trip , the train on which Shandy offi ciated as hcad-brakoman , was behind time. and , in order to make a certain sidine to get out of the way of a fast train , received orders to run , chairs or no chairs. A few miles east of Cheyenne , a mighty jar was felt on the on- cine , but as she kept the track nothing was done in the promises , the supposition being that an unusually bad case of "broken" chair had noon mot with. But , when tha siding was reached , all was explained. Tha engine had struck a broken joint and lost her middle driver , and that Is the important point in a locomotive , for the reason that tbo reversing of the engine depends upon 1U being in good condition. Otherwise , changing direction or stopping U a difficult task. So , when Shandy's engine reached the siding it was discovered that the old tnachlno would not halt for a moment , ind while one side worked all right the other kept right on. The engineer finally solved the difficulty by reversing the other side , nnd there they stood , with ono side of the cngino going to ward Cheyenne , the other pulling back to Sidney. When the end of , the run was reached , a hand-car was sent back for the lost whool. The return trip was made in safety. A. nincUHtoU Florist. Henry Ehrenpfort , wholesale and retail florist nt 17.28 South Eleventh street , sayn that , desiring to go out of business on ac count of the illness of himself and wife , ho offered his entire stock , consisting of nearly 7,500 plants , bedding stock sufficient to raise 100,000 plants and 20,000 empty pots , tbo whole valued by other florists nt $3,030 , , to the park commission for $ tr > 00 , and m addition tendered thorn the free use of his hot house for a year. The offer was de clined und Mr. Ehronpfort , In his disgust , declares that he shall follow the example of Clark Woodman and donate the entire stock to the park commission of Chicago. Ho claims that there Is mi obony-huod gentle man among the cord-wood soinowhoro. Tlio Hovontli Ward IIuiKl. In the windows of the Alfred Molnbcrg company , tSH nnd 1510 Dodge , there will bo exhibited to-day and until further notice , the magnificent Instruments which , at tbo ex pense of 91,000 , have boon purchased for tbo band of the Seventh ward. They are mar vels of beauty and richness and Illustrate the enterprise uf the residents of tha Seventh ward in establishing an 'organiza tion whlcn will hereafter represent It in all publla demonstrations. J. C. Or eon , who has been the loading light in the movement to establish the band , is as proud of the BUO- cess of the movement as an onthusiastlo man can be , An Old firm Knlls. The old established flrm of P. H. Sharp & Sons , dealers in saddlery and leather find' Ings , ut 1113 Farnam street , closed its doors yesterday , uftor an experi ence of twenty years In Omaha. The liabilities are supuoscd to bo In th neighborhood of & 0.000. Mortgages have boon given to the First National bank foi (5,000. , und to Mrs. P. H. Sharp for $5,000. Tbo liabilities , over and above those scoured , are at least $10,000. The assets are supposed to be about $10.000. I'atlonoo. H. K. UuiMttrM. Only hcrolo patience and sublime Through cark and euro can make the vic tory ours ; The humble vine in s tor in and dark mutt climb Ere It bo crowned with flower * .