THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , OCTOBER 20. 188DH3IXTJDEN PAGES.
THE CilAMPIONSIIIP SERIES ,
Now York Dofoata Brooklyn With
Very Llttlo Trouble.
DETAILED SCORE OF THE GAME ,
OTIio SnowflnitcH anil ClljStcnins to
Collide nt Association I'nrlc ToDay -
Day Tlio Uinnlm Oiin Club
Sporting Notes.
Now Vork O , Ih-ooklyn 2.
NRW Yontf , Oct. 19. ISncclnl Tologrnm
toTiui USE. ] The second game of the
world's championship sorlos resulted In nn
cosy victory for the Giants , they outplaying
their opponents nt all polnli. Score.
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Wnnl. i > .v. I 1 4 : i I'mitt , II ) , JO 2700
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n-ttomiiu , if..I 2t n Curnllier * . ! > . . . . ) U U t U
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Crane , p" 0 012 Smithfa U 0 1 1 4
Tiitnls " 3 "H 27 10 1
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New Y rk . I 1 1120000-0
llroofclyn . . . .I 1 U U 0 U U U 0- ' . '
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( rhrt'O-limo lilH Illi'linnl'on. Ptolon lmncs flora
! . TU'ttinit , \Vnnl ' . ' , O'lluurkc , O'ltrli'M. Double
iilayii WiiriU lllrlinnlPunniiil Limner : ) , O'llrlrn mill
VlNier , Wnnl ninl Connor. Klr.it IKISO on Imlla - ( runu
T.t'iirullior.-il . Illtlijr iiltcluMltmtl-l'Inknojr. Struck
mil I'm MO , Cimilhorn 2. tii e < l luuls VlMiiT.
\Vllil plK'livs -Ornno , Ui riillii > r . Time 1 liour , lllly
two minutes. UiuplrodniTiioymiil J.yncli.
IiiiHt of tile Sonson.
There will bo nn Interesting Rnuio of b.iso
ball at tlio nssoclatlon park this afternoon
between n team mnda up of nrofcsslotial3and
ox-professional- tlm Steam Laundry
nine , iituno will bocallcil nt a o'clock shnrn ,
and n Rood crowd will lo In attendance to
witness wlint will probably bo the last pimu
played liuru this season.
'J'lio following are the positions of tlio two
teams :
Snowllnkcs , Pos. City Steams.
Willis , . Pitch . Freeman
Cleveland . Third . Thompson
\Vnlsh . . . . .Short . Van Armim
AloKulvoy . Second . Patterson
Abbey . Loft . MoAulllTo
Handle . Catch . Lirmhan
Rockwell . First . Bownmu
Baldwin . Middle . Hurley
Kunnlslon . 1 tight . Mclraso
CJiin dub iiaiiiiiut.
The Omaha Uim club met last ovonlne ,
and after tlm transaetlonof u little Important
business , llxcd on next Wednesday ovenlr [ *
us the datu for their annual banquet , ana
IMnurer's us the place.
"Airhole-1 Hilly l > ili > ntnl.
"Airhole" Hilly Townsend and W. E. Nn-
Ron stiot a couple of match races on the
Orualm Gun club grounds yesterday nftcr-
noon for $3o a side. Tlio first race was twcn-
ty-llvo birds , thirty yards rise , modilled Etif-
lish rules , and resulted as follows :
Nnson . 1111111111011011011111110-21
Toivnsend . 1111110110011110110010(111 ( 17
Tlio second was twenty-live blue rocks ,
eighteen yards rise. The score :
TowtiKcnd . 1111111110111111011011010-20
Nnsou . 011U101U 1 110111101 10101 1'J
Mr. Nnson , making the best total score ,
carried off the simoleons.
An.xious to ivnnw.
Sunrni.ei : , Nob. , Oct. in. To the Sporting
Editor of TUB Ur.u : Stuto in to-morrow
niorniiiu's paper the names of the innmiKcrs
of the Omaha ball tnaui for the two seasons
preceding this. F1. D. Itnu.iit. :
Ans. J. .r. PhllbinlnlSsTnnd Prank Solco
in 1BS8 anil ISS'J.
A
CunvKNM : , Wyo. , Oct. 10 , To ho Sport
ing Editor of Tun J3un : I , linroby challenge
Dolnms Purrie , champion wrestler , catch-as-
catch-can , for $100 a side and door money ,
winner to take everything , tlio match to
take place within one month from dale of
articles. .1.13.
Tom Connors in Town. .
Tom Connors the famous
, catch-as-catch-
can wrestler , arrived in this city from Mil
waukee yesterday morn ing , aim Mondny.will
meet Frank Robinson , the champion ofDa-
liota , and sign articles for a match , host three
in live , for $ 'iOO n side , the match to come ott
at ttie Coliseum next Saturday night. Con
nors expresses himself ns perfectly confl
uent of defeating Hobinson , unless the iniin
is a "ringer. " a story to that effect being
current. It is said that ho recently
caino over from Knglnnd and
that ho in ono of the best general wrestlers
that has crossed the pond In years. * Ho
stopped off Iiero en route to Frisco.
Connors hns won some notable matches ,
having defeated Evan Lewis , the strangler ,
McMillan , UiDby , Hutler and Clarence
Whistler , who , by the way , used to reside
In Omaha nnd was a great wrestler. Con
nors also wrestled n draw with Joe Acton
nnd Tom McMuhon , anil lias only sustained
ono defeat m this country by Jack Caracole.
Tie stands 5 feet oj. { ; thost measurement
42 M. biceps 14if , forearm liytf and weighs
148 pounds. Ho is twenty-nine years of ago ,
und has been a wrestler over since his boy-
tiood.
A Tannin Tourney.
AiiM'AHOLNob. . , Oct. 19. [ Special to Tim
HEK.I The tennis tourney botweom Elwond
nnd Arapahoe has ] nst closed , with the
following results :
Klwood team. Arapahoe team.
Leo-Lmnson 2 Moono.v-fjrcirory. . . .0
"VVhilo-\Vatcrmnn..u \ Wri'iit-Ucnlinor..O |
Lee Lamson 4 Atoonoy-Uregory. . .11
'WnlUMVutcrman. . . .1 \Vrigh t-lJcahner. . . ,0
Hair It Doahnor ( I
Lee t ) Wright 1
Leo 4 lleahner. U
After the contest the ladles played a
double exhibition gauio , which was highly
enjoyed by the visiting team ,
TUB SPI3KI ) KINO.
Lntonlu
CINCINNATI , Oct. 19. Tina was the last
day of the fall meeting at Latonia. The
track was fast , the attendance lurgo , and the
wcuther pleasant. Summary :
Throe-yoar-olds and upwards , sis furlongs -
longs Pussioii won , Walker secoiul , Cora L-
third. Time 1:18. :
Thrco-yoar-oldH and upwards , six furlongs -
longs Dutchman won , Kutlo S second ,
Hucklor third. Time 1 :17. :
Thrce-yenr-olds and upwards , seven fur
longs Xulu won. Lizzie U second , Mcckio II
third , Time 110. : !
Two-year-olds , live furlongs Lottie S
won , Carter U second , Ml , Lebanon third.
Tlmo lOS : { .
Ciacitinati hotel Autumn handicap , all
neea , nlnu furlnii's ( Monitti Hardy vvon ,
Longallght uojoiidVary third. Tlino
Two-year-olds , Hvo furlouro Prince
FOIIBO won , Ll/zto C second , Bum IJonoy
third , Time 1 : IK1.
Three-year-olds and upwards , ono mile
Queonof Trillium won. Pantalotto Becond ,
lloth lirocek third. Time 1:4U. :
LKXINOTD.S , Oct. 10. The trots closed
hero to-day. The weather was good , the
track fust and the attendance large. Edge-
marl : got a record of 3:15 hero this after-
uoon , which Is ttio fastest four-year-old stal
lion record. Summary :
! ) MO class ( Unfinished tram yesterday )
Joan Yuljoau won , Coast Hey second , Lirao-
etono third. 'l'liiio'JI : > V.
l-Hiturity stakes forthroo-ycar-elds Walk *
over for Palo Alto Hollo. Tiuio-arJi .
SSilO class Hour ! won , Hundrlx bucond ,
Kit Uurry third. Time al7 : ,
titalllon stakes , 'JU : ! ) class Acolyte won ,
Hounle Wlliuoru gocoud , Guolub third.
lilleabctli HnucH.
ii , N. J. , Oct. ID. Summary of
to-day's races i
SIic furlong * Llttla Minch won , Tipstaff
looona , Drumstick third. Timo. 1:10. :
Mile and oue-eiuUth Uadgo wou , Lavlnla
Dcll oocond , Uronzomarto third. Time ,
Seven furlongs Freedom won , Puzzle
second , Fnefal U. third. Time , 1 :10'f. ; '
Seven furlongs Oregon won , Cartoon
second , Cracxsinan third. Time , 1 :
A DIoccHO Mny Cndo a 1'orllon or Kn
Territory.
Nnw YonK , Oct. 10. At the session to-day
of the house of deputies of the Protestant
Episcopal church , a comullttco on Htureic'iU
revision was appointed ,
The committee on constitutional amend *
rncnts rccnmmcndod the iniss.igo of n resolu
tion allowing u dloccso to cede part of Its
territory for missionary Jurisdiction. The
resolution \VM placed on the calendar , but
by n two-thirds veto WM removed and taken
up for Immediate consideration. Chancellor
Woolworth , of Nebraska , who had brought
the resolution bcforo the convention , asked
that Its provisions be inado to apply to his
state , lie gave n description of Us physical
features and said that its present condition
rendered It Impossible for Us spiritual needs
to bo properly attended to. lr , Haticitol , of
Virginia , as chairman of the committee oa
admission of now dioceses , said ho did not
think this change should bo allowed. The
territory had been usiiinicit to Nebraska and
It was their duty to cover It. It would bo
dangerous to allow a precedent , as every
largo dloccso would bo waiting to cede nway
a portion of Its territory. Nnah , of Now
Vork , thought the resolution should bo
adopted. Several others spoke. A vote
was then taken on the motion of Chancellor
Woolworth and It , was passed , The motion
to adopt the constitutional ntnondmont pro
posed In' the committee was dhcussod and
adopted. A motion was then made that the
rules bo suspended to allow the house to votu
on the question of adjourning on Thursday ,
October 21. It was unanimously voted to
adjourn on that. date. The housu resumed
discussion of tlio question of liturgical re-
Vision. At 12 o'clock the house proceeded to
votu on each question , and the resolution
was finally passed , but slightly amended.
In the afternoon session a storm was
created by the Introduction or n resolution
passed by the bishops last night changing
the communion thus : "Tl.ere shall Uo no
celebration of the Lord's supper except
there bo some ono to commune with the
priest. "
lr. ) Huntlngton at once moved that the
house uon-coucur , saying the proposed
rubric was thoroughly pernicious. "It Is , "
said ho , "precisely in line with the doctrine
"
of the church "of Home. " The matter was
discussed nt. length and was defeated by n
clerical vote , the lay delegates uoing clearly
in favor of It.
The house of bishops did not concur In the
proposed division of California , on the ground
that such division WIIH opposed by tlio
majority of the communicants In the diocese
Itself mid because there was not suUleient
resources to support such a division in the
new dioeoso.
_
Disunited Itrotliron.
CuAMimnsuuiia. Pa. , Oct. 10. An equity
suit was begun hero to-day between two
factions of the United Brethren church ,
which has been prepared as a test and will
in nil likelihood decide the ownership of
hundreds of acres of church property 111 this
and other states. The complainants nro
those who uphold the action of the general
conference of the United Urcthreu church
at Vork , Pa. , In May , 18S9 , and the defend
ants are the seccders from that conference
and their representatives.
National . C. T. U.
diiK-AOO , Oct. 10. Uhc sixteenth annual
convention of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance union will bo hold on
November 8 to IS.
A GUKAlCONCUSSION. .
Children Horn in X'iii7.itiir ) Al'lor the
ol' January are Krco.
, Oct. 10. The sultan has given
the British consul n written promise that all
the childrtTu born * in his dominions after the
1st of January next shall be freo. This is
considered the grentost concession that a
Mussel man prince has ever nuu'.o to a
European power.
Tlio Indian Commission.
GcTintin , I. T. , Oct. 10. The Indian com
mission had a conference to-day with the
Iowa Indians on the Iowa reservation. Gen
eral Fnfrchilit explained the desire of 'tho
government to purchase the reservation and
to give all the lands in severally to the tribe.
Ttiis chiefs consulted all the afternoon with
out reaching u decision in the matter. The
commission loaves for the Sacs and Fox
reservation to-morrow and will sto ] > on
Its return for u second consultation with
the lo was.
IljTjKGAIj NArimA.blZA.TION.
A Correspondent' * Protect and an
I0.vplann.tion.
OMAHA , Oct. 10. To the Editor of THE
linn : Allow mo to call , through your paper ,
the attention of our district judges and the
public to an illegal and irregular practice In
our district court.
In admitting aliens to citizenship the clerk
performs the duties of the court , in plain
violation of the United States statutes ,
which plainly says Ut. S. , sec. lG.j ) that the
dcclaratior.H must Ii3 before the court and
not otherwise.
That .the latent of the law
Is not In the sense of the
practice of our district court is plainly seen
from tlio aniunduiont passed by congress nnd
npprovcd Kcbrunry 1 , 177(1 ( , winch provides
that the dceliif.itIon of intention only may bo
made bcforo the clerk. This plainly snows
that the intent of thu law is that the final
declaration und naturalization proceedings
must be hud bot'oio Iho court itsolf.
The courts , state and national , have m nu
merous cases , decided in that nenso. See in
'J Abbott U , S. reports , p. 414 ; also Dr.vdon
vs. Swinburne , JJUV. . Vn. , nnd other cases.
This matter Is important , as it ran ha
plainly seen that Iho so-cnllcu naturalisation
proceedings in practice before our district
court nro illegal , und therefore void , nnd
Uiay in future cnuso n great deal of trouble
to naturalised citizens holding these illegal
ccrtillc.ites , J. U.
Judge Pound was seen regarding the ques
tion raised and said :
"The striet letter of the law is to the off net
that the final naturalization papoo must bo
HWimi to in the presence of the court. The
declaration ot intention is voided if mndo
before the clerk alone. In the Douglas
county court thu matter of allowing the cleric
to issue nil papers has not been authorized ,
simply tolerated. AH a matter of fact , the
records of the court are pi him faelo evidence
In thi'insolves.
" 1 Jriiiiuoutiy mentioned this matter to
Judge Groft hoforo ho retired , nnd bo agreed
\v\th \ mo that 111' ) Interest of the law was. nml
is , that the linal papers Hhiittld bo obtained
In the presence of the court. However , ns a
man can vote on hU lirst papers , it neoms tome
mo that this fact would cut no ttjuro in an
election.
c Judge AYntjdloy said : "Hegnrdlng the
legality of the paper. * . I would not care to
express MII opinion. It would require some
research on my part bcforo I would
euro to say anything. As n matter
of fact , the record of the court Is
evidence. The only question that arises
1st II'.B : A man may deularo his intentions
and by so doing bo lias nil the right * of n cit
izen of Nebrasua vested in him. Ho can rate ,
sell und buy property , sue and bo sued. The
only drawbaplc U this a man may take out
his first papers and his second in the clcrVa
olllco. No protest could bo tiled against
him , but his children might bo put to trouble
because ho was not a full-llciigcd citizen As
regards his right to t'uo elective franchise ,
there is noquosbon , "
Diivlf ) O.ualitltci.
II. J. D.wis , who was ppolntcd last Tues
day to fill the vacancy caused by Judge
Croft's resignation on the district bench ,
finally accepted nnd qualified ycstcraay , E.
M. Falrflald administered the oath ofllco to
Mr. Davis at his oflleo Ititha tron bank build
ing about 11 o'clockvQiul he at once for *
warded his certificate to the secretary of
state ,
"I delayed this matter , " said Mr. Davis , to
cotmilt Judge Savugo , who was out of town ,
"tint if nothing happens I will bo ready to
take iu.v sent with Judges Wukeloy , Douuc ,
and Houcwcll Monday morniut' . "
S1IASI10P ON THE B , & H ,
A Pnosonsor Trnln Dornllod By a
Misplaced Switch.
ONE MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED.
The Accident Occurs Nenr Iilnn City ,
Thirty JIllcs From Hentrlcc
Turned Slate' * Kvldcnco
NctirnqKn News.
A Wreck nt I.Inn City.
Neb. , Oct 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Hnn. ] Word w.is received hero
this afternoon of n wreck on the Unrllngton
near Linn Clly.thlrty miles southeast at this
cily. From the host information obtainable
Itnppcnrs that train No.10 wai thrown from
the track by n misplaced switch early this
morning. The baggage and mall cars loft
the track , nnd ono man was seriously in
jured. The railroad ofllclnls hero nro very
reticent , nnd nt this distance further authen
tic particulars cannot bo gleaned ,
Turnnd Stuto'rf Kvldcnco.
HEATIIIOI : , Nob. , Oct , 10. | Special Tele
gram to TUG Uic. : I The alleged rape case
took nnow phnso to-ilny by the hotel run
ner , Meyer , turning state's cvidenuo und
swearing the rnpc onto the hackmcn. The
case was takoti to Justice Sheldon's court on
a change of venue and t..o defendants bound
over under a continuance until Monday
morning in the sum of $1,000 each. Ellis ,
ono of tlio accused haekmon. was arraigned
on an addltltlonal charge of perjury , nnd In
default of bail was committed to jnil. There
Is now a strong suspicion that tlio whole
affair Is u blackmailing scheme , In which
the girl Uorman and the runner Meyer ex
ncet to prollt , na both hnckmen are well
connected In this city.
Tin ; Flow of Immigration.
NtouitAUA , Nob. , Oct. 10. ( Special to Tin :
Hic. : ] Lurgo numbers of Immigrant trains
pass through hero dally bound for various
points west and bordering the Sioux reser
vation. Wo are having oven n livelier travel
than last spring. Nmbrarn having the only
desirable ferry crossing the Missouri short
of Sioux City , the travel for nil parts south
and west of hero naturally finds its way
hero.
An Un govern nlilo Hoy.
NKHIUSKA CITV , Nob. , Oct. 19. ( Special
Telegram to TIIB UEE. ] George Cooper
to-day turned his fourtoon-yoar-old boy over
to the ofllccrs , snylng that ho was ungovoro.
able and ho wanted him sent to the reform"
school. The boy denied thu accusation , but
the judge decided ncalnst him and the sheriff
took the boy to Kearney to-day.
Thirty Dollars.
UruTiticK , Nob. , Oct. 10.- [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Hic. : ] An unsophisticated
traveller loaned u handsome young man $30
to got his trunk out of the depot on the train
from Wymoro this morning , nnd has failed
to see the ducats returned or to learn of the
whereabouts of the handsome young man
since he obtained the loan.
Hill-clary at Snrinullold.
SruiNonci.u , Neb. , Oct. 10. [ Sprclal to
Tun Unu.J Salisbury & 13rawnor's dry
goods store was entered by Imrulars last
night and a quantity of clothing , boots , fur
caps , etc. . taken. Entrance was" effected by
breaking a patio ot glass in a back window
nnd reaching in nnd pulling one the window
stop. No clue whatever to the robbers.
An I'j.v-Trpasiivor Kounil Giiilry.
CcNniAi , CmNeb. . , Oct. 10. ( Special
Telegram to Tun Hr.c.l Colonel W. II.
Webster was to-day fouuu guiU.y of embez
zling funds while county treasurer. A new
trial will bo asked for , and if it is denied , nn
appeal will bo lakcm. The case against the
bondsmen will not bo reached this term.
A Rurulnr Sentenced.
UKATIUCK , Neb. , Oct , 10. [ Special Tele
gram to TUG lice. ] John Darcoy , the
burglar captured by Oliver P. Fulton a few
weeks ago while attempting to burglarize
Fulton's house , was convicted in the district
court to-day and sentenced to three years in
the penitentiary.
A Couple of County Convention' ! .
STANTOX , Neb. , ' Oct. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun HUE. I The republican county
convention in session hero to-day nominated
the lollowinyr ticket : Treasurer , Carl
Rutlicr ; county clerk. Louis Smithborgcr ;
superintendent of schools , Charles Coney ;
sheriff , Alex. Peters ; commissioner , Henry
Owens ; judge , C. T. Hughes ; coroner , Syl
Person. The convention w.is largely at
tended , and the ticket nominated is a strong
one. ' _ _ _ _
CKXTIUT , CITV , Nob. , Oct. 10. [ Special
Telegram to TUB linn.J The people's con
vention to-day nominated J. 13. Tciuplein for
treasurer , G , C. Agnew for clerk , Eugene
Hrown for sheriff , Jonatnnn Tresslcr for
judge and E. H. Patterson for superin
tendent. The democrats mot to-day , but
made no nominations.
DcHlirns on Indian Territory.
1 ST. Louis , Oct. 10. An elaborate bill has
been prepared by First Y'.ca President
O'Day , of the St. Louis & Snn Francisco
road , which will bo introduced in the next
congress , asking tlio right to build about fir-
teen hundred miles of road in Indian terri
tory. These lines will run in all directions
and practically ramify the whole territory ,
CUUSIIIOI ) TO DHATII.
Another Union I'aoiflo Switchman
JMoclH a ilorrihli ; I'Vitc. '
Little May Klusky , a twelve-year-old girl ,
living at Fourteenth nnd Williams streets ,
was out in the switchyard of tlio Union Pa-
elllo Itnlhvuy company nt OillO o'clock yester
day morning , gathering coal , when she dis-
coreral the mangled remains of a man lying
under u freight car near HImobaugh & Mcr-
rliun's ' old elevator , near Thirteenth street.
The horntlcd girl notified some railroad
man ot the discovery she had
made. Thu dead man proved to be Peter
Doverrt , a young man who has been employed
ns switchman In the Union Pacific yards for
the past six months.
The remains were removed to Hoafy's un
dertaking rooms.
Coroner Drexel hold nn inquest over the
body yesterday afternoon. A number of the
switchmen employed in the yards gave ovl-
cienco before the Jury , but no light was
thrown upon thu manner of Hovers' horrible
death. Ho was seen in tlio yards
about 10 o'clock at night , and was
huuposed to have gone homo. The car under
which ho met hlJ death had liocn standing
on what is known us the "storaga" side
trank for several days , About 11 o'clock last
night three other curs were switched on to
thu saino tracir , striking thi > one that killed
Doveros nnd moving It up about one length.
It is supposed that ho wan crossing the truck
at the time and thus met his death.
Tlio body was horribly mangled by the ac
cident. The lower limbs were crushed oud
his head almost savored from his body.
The coronor'u jury returned a verdict of
accidental death ,
The deceased was twenty-three years of
ago , nnd came hero from Kent , O. , wherohU
parent * reside. His remains will bo hold
until hU relatives uro heard from.
A IjRCtiiro on tlio .results.
The Kov. Dr. J. F. Callaghau will deliver
a lecture on Sunday evening , October 27 , nt
Holy Family church , corner of Eighteenth
nnd Izaril streets. Subject : "St. Ignatius
nnd the Company pf Jesus. " -
The discussionof * this subject will embrace.
the llfo and character of St. Ignatius , the
founder of the Jesuits , and the alms and his
tory of that wonderful organisation of men ,
on organization that lias been maligned and
vlllitled by thono who dldjnot understand ,
while It bus been justly esteemed by those
who know It best , true to principle und great
in learning ,
Dr. Cullaghan is a gifted orator of varied
learning aud great research , As a scholar
ho stands ntppnfj the first in the American
church. The iricnd of Nowinnn nnd ot
Uronnson , of.Mamnng nnd of Marshall , ho
Is well nttcd'tp iuealc ot the church's" greatest
" "
est order. tho""IMuit .
. La _ _ - _
KIIOM. xi IB nun.
A I'nrty of JoHton Street Ilallxvny
Mn nnton Tuko In tlio City.
Edmond Konnjon , Amos F. llrccd , D.
Herbert Swec ser , Olinrlo * Odoll. E. P. Fos
ter , Gcor ? o H. knowlos , William Hlodgot ,
Lewis PllniHtf\nd ; , | , Frnnk H. Monlc nro n
imrty of Hostou , captnllsts Interested In
street rnllwaj ; pfjtcm ? , Insuoctlnt ? the va
rious motor , cable and iiorso car lines in
which they hold more or loss stock , Having
been In attendance nt the national conven
tion of street railway presidents nt Mlnno-
npolls last week , they took advantage of the
, oiiortunlty ) | offered thorn to visit Omaha mid
Kansas City en route home. Frnnk Monk
Is general manager awl Lewis Pllngst master
mechanic of what is known ns the West
End company In Boston , which Is the largest
single corporrtlon pf the kind on the conti
nent , while Edmond Konrdon Is ono of its
controlling directors. The compntiy has in
operation UaO miles ot road , owns a , 000 cars
nnd TiiOhend of horses. Amos I-1. H rood nnd
E. Fr Foster represent the Lynn & Hostou
company , ns president nnd superintendent
respectively , which has 1,000' horses , 250
cars and sixty mlles of track. After spend
ing n very Pleasant ilny lioro , seeing the
sights of n town that for rapid growth , line
public Improvements nnd general enterprise
astonished them , the party loft last night
for Kansas City.
IOWA NHWB.
Tlio Pharmacy Ln\v ,
WXTF.IU.OO , la. , Oct. 10. tSnecIal Tele
gram to TUG Hiin.J The pharmacists of the
northern part ot lown are uniting to sccuro
n revision of the pharmacy law. A circular
has just been sent to nil druggists in the
Blato setting forth certain points that nro
odious , among others the requirement of n
$1,000 bond ; the requirement of n petition
signed by one-third of the frco holders of n
precinct bcforo a permit can bo obtained ;
the requirement of the annual renewal of
permits , mul the odium east upon the ( Iriiir-
gists in the section which says that permits
shall ho granted as a trust , and ' 'not as mat
ter of right. " They recommend that nil
candidates for the legislature bo asked
whether or not they will support these
amendments to the law.
Supreme Court DnclHlons.
DBS MOIXES , In. , Oct. 10. ( Special Tel
egram to Tiin HKC. ] The supreme court
decided the following cases to-day :
J. H. Jumleson , appellant , vs Hurllugton &
Western Hnllroad company , Mulmska dis
trict ; nfllrmcd.
Fred Grahlmnn vs Chicago , St. Paul &
Kansas City Kailroa'd company , appellant ,
Chicknsaxv district ; afilrmcd.
Thomas Urown vs Grimily county , np-
pollant , Grundy district ; dismissed.
George Glick , executor , nppulhmt , vs Aug
ust Drainer ct nl , Marshall district ; re
versed.
A Shocking AfTnlr.
FORT Douau , Ia. < Oct. 10. | Special Tele
gram to THE Bic.1 A most shocking case of
human dcoruv.ijiy , developed hero to-day.
George Lear , bus.ljand of the woman who
was roasted tocnth yesterday , reports to
the authorities' , tnut. during the excitement
uttondunton thantvful accident thieves en
tered the house and fitolo ? . " > UO and a gold
watch from the buVeau drawer. There is no
clue to the perpetrators of the dc.cd. Lear Is
u poor man. " t f
Dcttiuitjon in Dakota.
Sioux CITV , "In. , Oct. 10. fSpeclal to
Tin : Iic.J : At thoroughly reliable Sioux
City business iftlih' ' who has just returned
from Miner county , Dakota , says that the re
ports of de3titit.Unij | among iho farmers In
that region are weH founaod. The complete
failure of crops thia year follows n series of
failures , and huiifffcijls o ( farmers in Minor
nnd adloinin'g cchirfties are reduced to beg
gary , not being able oven to leave tlio coun
try. There will be , serious suffering anionir
them unless , they are liberally aided. Those
who can are moving away. Nearly every day
from ten to twenty teams drawing poverty-
stricken families pass through this cilv cast-
ward bound.
A Criminal A
Sioux CiTr , la. , Oct. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tins BEE. | A criminal assault
was committed last night on "Mrs. J. P.
Urooks , of this city. Shortly after midnight
she was awakened byn man who had entered
her room. The villain grasped her throat and
threatened to kill her if she made a noise.
Slio screamed , whereupon she was choked
and overpowered. Upon recovering con
sciousness the woman notified neighbors and
the police. A man named U. J. Cox , who is
a teamster , was arrested to-day and identi
fied by Mrs. Urooks. She is unable yet to
appear In court.
A Hey Murderer's
DUIIL-QUU , la. , Oct. 10. [ Special Telegram
to THE 13nn.J Word has just been received
hero that Wesley Elkins , the Clayton county
boy murijcrcr , had made u confession to the
grand jury of the full details of his crime.
Ho is but cloven years old , but ho killed bis
father and mother last July , about tlvo miles
from the little village of Edgowood. In his
confession ho says that the main reason for
doing so was that his parents had kept him
from running nway from Home. On the
fatal morning he rose early and stole into
the room where his father und mother worn
sleeping , Ho tooir his father's gun and shot
him with it and ran out of the houso. When
lie caino back his mother was on the floor
bending ever her husband , when ho took a
club and killed her. Such brutality in n
child is almost uuuarnlollcd it his story bo
true.
_
A Itoml ) in the Cam I ) .
CuiCAao , Oct. 10. The convention of the
Inter-Seminary alliance closed to-day.
Under the head of miscellaneous business
Mr. Hilliaru , of the Chicago seminary ,
threw a bomb into the convention in the
shape of the following resolution :
"Whereas , The Unitnd States law forbid
ding Uhincso immigration Is hurtful to mis
sionary work In China ,
Hesolvcd , That the United States congress
bo requested to repeal said law.
A (1020H delegates wanted to upoak nt once ,
nnd when order was restored many speeches
were made in opposition to the resolution ,
and tint ono In fi > YoVof It. It was tabled in-
dollnitoly. ' t , .
A JMoxljiiiii ISiuul Ktonl.
CITV OP MKXICO , Oct. 10. The Two He-
publics will to-m'orrow contain an account of
the robbery of CtiO.OOO in interior debt
bonds from the fmtf section of the national
treasury , It IA stated 1,000 bonds of the
nominal value of W.600 each , but with ncaah
value ol only $1OU. , UOO were atolnn. They
nro reported to have been plamid in London.
Several porHontt hiwi been arrested in con
nection with the robbery ,
General Hinojatai. eerotnry of war , states
that the story Is'lrue , but the bonds were
A. WoiJliMJn JMiirdorcr.
ON. O. , Optj'VA ' This afternoon some
unltnowo person opened the door of Police
Commissioner Richard C. Anderson nnd fired
n shot ut him , wounding him in the thigh. A
Jamestown , O. . telegram says a man ar
rested nt that place answers the description
of the would-be murderer , nnd ho will be
held.
Oovornnr Korulcnr Horiouslv III.
Coi.ujtnus , Oct. 10 , Governor Foraker is
quite nick nnd confined to bis bed nt the ex
ecutive mansion. Ho was attached on
Thursday with n mild form of dysentery ,
but was able to bo at his oOlce , howove'r ,
until Friday , when he became moro eurl'
ously 111. ' .There was no chnngo In his coa-
dltlcn at midnight to-night.
A Dry Goo. In Kali uro.
HI-.I.OIT , W . , Oct. 10. James M. Car
penter , proprietor of u largo dry goods
house In this city , has failed. Liabilities
MO.OUU ; ttssuts about $ . ' ! 3,000 ,
THE NAVY YARD AT NORFOLK ,
Ib is the Second Lnrgoat In the
Uultod Sttitos.
DATES FROM COLONIAL TIMES.
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Captured and Ltnrncd by thu Hrltlsh
A LJono of Contention During
tlio Civil AVnr Ut Present
KxoGllont Condition.
Wlinro Hlilpi are Unlit.
WASHINGTON , Oct. IB. [ Special to Tint
Hr.u.1 No subject before the country Is
moro absorbingly Interesting just nt tins
time than that of rebuilding the navy. A
proportionate- interest attaches to the recon
struction of the navy yards by Which the
government is to bo enabled to construct her
now ships nnd equip them for warfare. In
order to robulld nnd repair now vessels It
has been necessary to Improve the plants at
the more important nnvy yards. Of thego ,
next in importance to tlmt In Brooklyn , Is
the nnvy yard nt Norfolk , Vn. Accounts
have recently appeared In the newspapers of
the opening ot the largo wooden dry docks
nt this yard , nnd ot the cuccesstul docking
In It of the war ship Yuntlc , attended with
npproprlnto ceromoinoa.
The bnttlo ship Texas , about which con
siderable controversy has arisen , is now
building there , nnd the secretary of the navy
has Just ordered that the construction of ono
of the nc\v 0,000-ton cruisers shnll bo under
taken nt this ynrd. A short account of this
government establishment nnd the work
going on there may there fore not bo with
out Interest.
The establishment of the ynrd nt Gosport
ns the lower end of the present city of
Portsmouth wna then called , dates from col
onial times. The Hrltish government just
before the revolution , selected the site on
the report of ono of its ugcnts ns the most el
igible situation for n nnval station In its
American colonies. Scarcely had the work
begun , however , when the revolution broke
out and the plnco w.\s taken possession of
by Virginia. The yard was recaptured by
the Hritlsh in 1770 nnd sot on lire.
In 1S01 the yard was bought from the state
of Virginia by tno Unitoa States , which bud
used it fora number of years previously in
building vessels. The ynrd comprised ut that
time an urea of sixteen acres.
In 1827 n largo amount of property sur
rounding the yard was purchased nnu ttio
yard increased to nearly its present size. In
the same year the construction of a stone
dry dock was begun on u part of the nuvvly
acquired land. This dock was completed in
mi. On ,1 unc 17 , of that year , the dock was
opened and the line-ot-battlo ship Delaware
docUcd lu it with imposing ceremonies. Tlio
total cost ot this dock was ? 074ir ! > li.65.
This dock has since been in continuous ser
vice , und many line ships have been docked
in It. The chamber of the ( look is 253 feet
long nnd S3.4 ' feet wldo at the coping. The
extreme length of tr.o dock , which can bo
made available by placing the floating gnto
outside the entrance , isUO ! feet.
Up to the beginning of the civil war vari
ous improvements were made , consisting of
filling In the grounds , orcction of shop * ,
Btoro-houscs , cisterns , wharves , and the
building of a timber dock or pond for tlio
preservation of timber under water.
At the outbreak of the civil war Iho ynrd
was abandoned by the United State.s author-
ties. The ship-houses and other buildings
were wet on lire , the vessels lying at the
wharves burned and sunk , among them tlio
famous Mcrrlmuc , and an unsuccessful at
tempt was made to , blow up the stone dry
dock. The yard was taken possession of by
the confederates and the sunken Mcrrnmio
. raised and rebuilt under the name of Vir
ginia. Her subsequent history is well-
known.
The city of Norfolk was surrcndoroit to the
United States forces on May 10 , 1SIU. Early
the following morning the Merrimao was
blown up by the confederates who also pet
lire to the yard and abandoned it , after an
other attempt to blow up the dry docK.which
was only partially successful.
At tnis time the yard had been almost en
tirely destroyed , but few buildings loft
standing. Tlio work of reconstruction , how
ever , was , taken up energetically by tlio
United States at the close of the war. Now
buildings were erected und old ones repaired ,
tlio sttono dry dock was put in a serviceable
condition and the hulks sunk at the wharves
raised or removed.
Since the your 1870 comparatively little has
been done to improve the yard or lit it for
doing work of a character consonant with
the rapid strides in the art of ship building
until tiio past three years.
Our old wooden vessels required compara
tively little machinery to build them , tlio
most important being a saw mill , a black
smith's shop , and a small machine shop for
making the many fittings used even in a
wooden vessel of the old typo. The interest
aroused in the country in the improvement
o ) the navy enabled the navy department to
arouse congress to the importance of an ade
quate | > hiut of machinery at the important
navy yards for huilding and repairing iron
und stool vessels. '
The first appropriation for this purpose
was made by congress in August , 18Si ( , in nn
act appropriating $3X)0,000 ! ) for tlio increase
of tlio nnvy , in which it was provided Unit
not exceeding $1.10,000 might bo expended
under the direction of the secretary of the
nnvy in improving the plant of such of the
navy yards us ho might select.
The sum was entirely inadequate to the
general building of the navy yards , and the
secretary of the navy determined that the
amount should bo used to qulp only two
ynrds with now tools , nnd decided upon
thoao at Brooklyn and nt Portsmouth ( gen
erally called the New York and Norfolk
navy yards ) as being the most suitable. At
tlio sumo time it was decided to build the two
armored vessels authorized by the same act
nt these yards.
The sum of $75,000 allotted to the Norfolk
yard was insulllclent 1'or tlio establishment
of a first-class plant and a building to cover
it , and In tlio appropriation bill passed in
September , 18S8 , there wasan item of Sifi.OOO
for a building t.o contain the muv tools. A
further Bum of ? 50.0)0 ! ) was appropriated lust
spring for additional tools , for which the pro
posals have just been opened.
The work of designing and building up the
now plant for the Portsmouth navy yard has
been carried on entirely by Naval
Constructor Francis T. Hoylos , under
the superintendence of Commodore George
Hrown , commandant of ttio yard. During
the fall of 18S7nnd the spring of 18SS , n liirifo
and commodious shed was dnsignod nnd
built for the accommodation of thu now tools ,
mm n schedule of these having been pre
pared , advertisements worn mndo for proposals -
posals in March of last year. In April the
contracts wcro awarded , and the last cf these
tools have only lately baen delivered. The
result , is n moJol shipbuilding plant , parts of
which have been adopted as models by some
of the private shipbuilding linns.
The area enclosed In the navy yard proper
Is thirty-two nnd one-half ncrus , and of the
ground on the opposite side ofthorlvor , nseii
for storing guns , ammunition , forty nurof. ,
the whole being valued at V.HS.OHO. On this
ground there nro imariv forty buildings , of
largo und small sixes. Many of these build
ings are storehouses , in which largo amounts
of materials of all sorts are kept on hand.
Others are largo workntiops anil some- are
ofllcors' quartern. The total valuation of iho
real ontato , buildings , etc. , in the yard is
f 4,000.0 JO.
The work of the yard Is sub-divided among
different depaiiriicnts. The construction
department has charge of the building and
rep.ilrs to the hull of vessels , the depart
ment of steam engineering has the building
nnd repairs of hteaui engines of nil purs , tlio
dopartmnnt of yards nndJocliH , the erection
nml earn of huildiiiL's , grounds , wharves ,
docks , etc. , the ordnance department , the
guns and ammunition , oto.
The navy yard at the present time presents
qulto a busy aspect. The rigs of thu Ironclad
battle ship Texas uro beginning to rise In tlio
ship and present qulto a complicated frame
work. Near the ship a pair of shears lowers
ever a hundred feet into the nir. Thcso
shears wera bought about n your atro nnd
erected on tin enormous iramto ; foundation
which Hues partly nbovo , Thee shears uro
tlio mojt powerful hoisting apparatus lu the
Unltod Stiitos. and nro capable of lifting n
weight or 1W ) tons and putting it on board n
vessel lying nt the wharf , On the othurifdo
of these shears workmen uro actively en-
preparing the slip for cruiser No. 8 ,
which is not ns yet tinmod. In front of the
Texas la the largo new shed filled with honvy
lools nnd idlvo with moving belli nnd pulleys ,
In iho upper end of tlm shod nre two largo
furnaces whoso interiors are nt n white heat ,
In which largo plate * nnd long liars nro heat-
ed. Alongside of them Is on enormous con
struction worked by hviirnuUo power nt n
prcssuro of 1r > 03 pounds to the square Inch ,
Which Is capable of bonding Into IT slmpo nt
ono operation n phito ot Iron twenty feet long
nnd two inches thick. Close by nro Inrgo
bending rolls for bendlnir plates with rolls
t.wenlv-slx Inches in diameter moved by two
slciim engines belonging especially to the
rolls , llesldos these there nro punches ,
shears , plnuora nnd crimes , nil nr-
rangcd lu most orderly manner but
presenting n bewildering aupearaneo to
ono unaccustomed to such sights. Among
the tools Is n machine called n solid
saw which is llko nn immense circular
saw 00 inches in diameter. When In opera
tion this saw unities 1,800 revolutions per
minute , and seems to cut through largo burs
of Iron or stool as if they wcro mnno ot
cheese. All this machinery Is kept in mo
tion by n powerful compound engine of 125
liorsopowoiwhluh , In Its onglnn room , Is
kept bright anil clean as n new pin by Its en
gineer , is n beautiful oleht. Behind this
shed Is another Inrgo building full of lathes
nnd other mnehinery used by the construc
tion department for innklin ; fittings for the
hull of ships. Close by nro blacksmith and
other shops uosscsslng loss interest to Uio
ccneral visitor. All this machinery In the
different shops bolongliig to tlio construction
department is valued at about i W.DOO.
At the lower o > jd of the yard are similar
buildings containing the machinery of all
sorts for building the largest mnrlno engines.
The machinery contained in them Is valued
at Hourly S17. " > ,00a.
Near by. and lying parallel to each other ,
are the old stone dry dock mid the now
wooden one. They present a striking con
trast. The old stone dock has boon de
scribed nbovo. U Is still doing excellent
service.
The now dock is built entirely of wood on
n foundation of piles and cement. Its princi
pal dimensions are : Length ever nil , on
coping MO foct , length ever nil tnsidn of
caison 000 foot , top amidships KIO feet , width
of lloor amidships 50 fcot , width of floor ut
entrance H3 feet , width on top at entrance 85
feet , depth ot gnto lll below coping JlOJf
feet , depth of water ever sill at high water
i.M feet.
The machinery for operating tno dock con
sists of two centrifugal pump cach1'J inches
In diameter , driven by two vertical cnginos
US inches In diameter , nnd 21 inches stroke.
Steam power is furnished by three steam
bailers 13 feet in diameter and 11 foot long.
The pumps have n capacity of 80,000 gallons
a minute , and the dock can ho
emptied of water in about nn hour
nnd a half. The contract price for this
dock was $500,01)0 ) , nnd the money wu's appro
priated by congress in March , 1SS7. At tno
same time SSO.OOO was appropriated for n rail
road within the ynrd. This road has boon
laid to standard gauge , and is of great con
venience m moving heavy weights. It con
nects outside the gates with all the lines of
railroad , so that cars of materials can be dis
tributed hi all parts of the yanl without un
loading.
An appropriation lias been made for light
ing the yard nnd buildings by electricity , und
the work will doubtless bo begun during the
year.
The wisdom of the British In selecting the
site for u nnvy ynrd has boon well proven.
The country | > ossosses a mild , equable cli
mate , in which outside work can be carried
on at all seasons of the year. The ElUahcth
river , together with Hampton Konils , gives
excellent shelter for the largest Heels ,
and n natural have of operations ami
supplies in tlio lower Cuesupcnko and its
tributaries. Although it is at present not
possessed of in y modern defenses , yet it
could soon be strongly fortilled and its har
bor undermined with torpedoes.
The yard has a largo force nf skilled work
men to draw from , who , iiltlioiish they have
been hitherto engaged almost entirely in
wooden shipbuilding , are ran Idly lo.irning its
cognate branch , iron and steel shipbuilding.
The yard is not inconvenienced by raplii
tides und Is readily accessible to vessels of
prcat draught.
Wliut is now needed most urgently to make
the yard a more cfllciont base of supplies for
naval vessels is a modern system for rapid
coaling nnd vitualhiir bhins. This will no
doubt bo accomplished in time , nnd then
Undo Sara will have an establishment of
which he may well be proud.
a
AIA1M3 TJlK FlUtiT TKLI'U'UOXR
Dcntli of Antonio jMruuci , the Italian
I n vi1 n tor.
Nuw Yonic , Oct. 10. [ Special Telegram to
Tiiu I3EE.1 Antonio Mcucci , the Italian
patriotfriend of Garibaldi and the man who
claimed to have invented the telephone , died
yesterday at the old Garibaldi homestead at
Clifton , S. I. He died in the full belief of
the priority of his claim ns the inventor of
the telephone , which , during the lucid inter
vals of his sickness , lie declared must bis
recognized sooner or latol. Moucci was a
free-tliinkcr and left orders in his will that
religious ceremonies should bo omitted nt
liis funeral , nnd that his body should be
cremated. His wishes in thcso respects
will be strictly carried out. Hy his will ,
Signer Minicci directed that his ashes bo
given to the Italian society of this city , of
which ho was honorary president.
Antonio Meucci was horn in Florcnt-o ,
Italy , April IS , 1S03. Ho was a
leading spirit in the Struggles
of the CarbouaH , anil because of
his enthusiastic advocacy of libertyw.is fre
quently in prison. In Cuba bo first began
his experiments on the telephone. So con II-
: lent was he of success tii.ihU enterprise that
early in 1S4 ! ) ho loft Havana for New York ,
in order to llml a larger Held for his labors.
In ISfil he llrst , met Garibaldi in Now York ,
tlio hitter having but recently arrived from
Homo. Houcreovcrcd in his work upon the
telephone. In IbTl ho Hied a caveat with Iho
patent ofllce at Washington , which , however ,
expired by its own limitation bolero tie was
able to renew it. This was duo to severe in
juries ho received in an explosion on u ferr.v-
l/nat. Hu was literally parboiled from head
to font In the accident , and whun he finally
recovered all his money was gone , so that ho
was unable lo protect his inventions from
the encroachment of the moro fortunate
patentees.
Killed ly ! n niiul Hull.
WICHITA , ICnn. , 0"t. ll ) . Joiii ! Coulter , a
farmer living near Derby , this county , was
hilled by a mad bull to-day.
The bull attacked him in the field and
gored him in a frightful manner. Ono horn
pierced Coulter's throat below .tho chin and
protruded from his month. Ho was dniugud
some distance In this manner before the
horn became loosened from his head ,
Tlio N'\vinan Uniiiors Contlrini > d.
ST. Louis , Oct. 10. Tno rumor that W.
II. Newman , late vlco president and triilllu
manager of the MUsourl j'.icillcIs to take
tlio position of bccond vice president of thu
Chicago & Northwestern was confirmed hero
to-duy. _
Vluiiiiis tlolin Klnvln.
A ferooious brute by the name of John
Slavin , who was nrrestod on the Eiovunth
street viaduct last night for assault , contin
ued his brutality nnd guvo an exhibition of
his cownrdico thin morning about 1 o'rlock
by jumping upun nnd kicking nn old man
about omhty years old in the fncn , hudly In
juring him , The victim was in the same cull
with Hlavm. '
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KOU'J'JI ' OMAHA. NJ5W8.
Nominatlonx ,
Hunt's opera house was filled with the
local democracy Saturday evening to noinl-
nato candidates , Gux MoDonuugh was
olectcd chairman nnd Glarcru'o H. fSobntkur
secrmary. An Informal ballot was Inlam for
jilHtlco of the peace. Of the -till ballots
cast , Ell II. Douil received l.M ) , Henry Me-
Kendry 80 , Joseph .1. Jtruuil 78. , ) . Levy 'il
nml the b'llancoscattorlna. A format ballot
resulted : Henry McICondr.v M , Joseph J.
Hruon ! ! . Kit II. Doud 'M , Kdwurd iCiuii 17.
Mr. McICcndry was declared ono nf thonom-
liMien. On the third ballot Joseph .1 , IJriH'n
' and nominated. Kx
received O'J votes was -
Marshal A. C. McCrncitun and A. A. Donlcy
won ) nominated for constables , und James
H. I'Memlng for assessor.
Tlio Jtiiliiiinlan Danfc.
National hull was full of minnbori of the
Hohemlun Turner society and their friend *
last night to nttunil a dancu i/iven by the
Turners , nnd to witness u gymnastic exhibi
tion y a class of Turner * from O/nalii / ; uml
Iho homo nocloly , The exhibition wns vorjr
creditable and pleased the audlonco very
much.
i
Nolc < Aliout the City.
An Infant daughter of Mr. nnd Mr * .
Patrick Kowloy is qulto 111 ,
The members of the MeClouo-LoVonntl the
W. A. nnd (1. W , Jackson ronimUslan firms
Inivo Joined forces nnd Interests nnd Will
hereafter act ns ono linn.
Services by the Protestnnt Episcopal pas
tor In Mnsonlo hull , October CO , eighteenth
Sunday lifter Trinity. Sunday school nt 10:15. :
Matins , lllnny and sermon at H o'clock. All
scats froo. Strnnpors welcome.
Division No. H. Ancient Order of Illhor-
nlnns. will hold n meeting In A. O. II , lint ! ,
Howle.v's block , Sundny afternoon at .MID
o'clock.
About IVrsonH.
Mrs. Mary A. Stonrnns , of Little Koch ,
Ark. , Is the guest ot Mr. mid Mr * . John An
derson ,
\Vllllnm Crawford , the champion sheep
butcher , will go to Council liluffi to-day to
nrrnngo n mntch with the alleged uhmnploti
of lown.
A. E. MoEndroo. who was onllod to Elk-
hart , 111. , tonltond the bcdsldo of his sick
father , has returned nnd reports his father
in n precarious condition. Mr. MoKmirco
expects to be called to Elkhart ngnin at nuy
hour.
Hon. .Incob Harrcct 1ms removed from
\Vlsner to this city and will ongajjo in bust-
ness ,
Mr. nnd Mrs.V. . M. Casey who have been
nt Denlson , la. , nitondiug thu luiieral of Mr.
Casey's father , have rutunn'd.
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A LONGBRIDGE.
U "May liu Itullt Hot ween tinjlnnd
and l-'ranuo.
A inoat ronmrUablo onjjlnooriiit ; pro
ject wtis Btipgoytoil at tlio tvt'ctit moot-
iny ot the Iron initl Stool instlluto in
ParlH , Eiiys n London calilo to tlio San
1'Yutiulsco Chronicle. This i $ m > Uiiii !
less than tlio oreettmi of n fjroat brltlgo
botvvcuti KIMIIUO und Kniihinil from ( Jnpo
( ! risno7. to l-'ollcestono. An itlcu of what
18 involved in this unilerluking inny-bo
guUiorctl from sonio estimates prepared
by tlio proposers of the project.
Tlio length at Iho bridgn would lie
Lhirtv two Hilton. The n tun her of piers
IliO , the headway furshipd ISO foot , and
the height from the foundation to the
top ot Htrueliifo , 01)1) ) ) feet. It is pro
posed to build the bridge entirely of
steol. To do tills 1,01)0.000 ) IOIIH of wlool
would bo required , nnd the coat of the
brldgo it is estimated would amount , lo
about $17/i / , < )0,0)0. ) ( ) ( )
The project would have attracted toss
attention tlr.ia it linn hut for the fact
that it was migcreatod by M. SehnelUer.
a loading b'rench iron master , and M.
Ilersont , a very eminent engineer of
that country , und indorsed by Sir .lohn
Fowler and Mr. linker , ehiot onginoi rs
of Iho Forth bridge. The examination
of Iho project by theMj authorlies ! has
convinced thpin that it involves no
dillleulties which can not bo overcome
by engineering okill.
The scheme is regarded in a rather
critical spirit by English professional
and trade journals. The fact , that such
! ! _ proposition should bo made at this
time brw.s witness to the very consider
able development of the modern len-
clony to increase inter-fominuiiicatlon.
The building of a permanent means of
communication between the two nations
which were for MO long a period rixaU
and enemies would bo a notable , thing
indeed.
I'ainino in Central Dakota ,
There is dlinger Unit iho famine
among tlio farmers of eotitnil Dakota
last winter will repeat ilsi-lf this year ,
says a Sioux Kails dispatch. Intolli-
geaeo just received hero from Miner
county discloses the .fact that a. largo
number of farmers in thai section are
in destit.uto rirrinnslanee * . Owing lethe
the drought their crops wen * a total
failure lliis season. In a letter addressed
to parties in this c-it.v .1. Q. Sowr.s ,
paslw of the Congregational church at
Carthage , and K. .1. Keovcs , chairman
of the county commissioners , say :
"The people nre now in pressing need
of clothing for Iho winter. There are
scores of families who lywo no wheat ,
corn or vegetables , with scarcely hay
enough to-feed their teams nnd oiio cow
through Iho winter. They have nothing
to sell and no way to provide for the de
mands of a DaUola winter. They are
disheartened and discoir.'agcd. With
out coloring \to could relate to you
several sad instances. "What aid you
can extend the poor in Miner count. *
will be thankfully received. "
A relief committee has been appointed
to solicit aid , and mauy towns through
out the slate arc responding liberally to
the call for assistance.
College Hast ) Itn I vs. I'm
Tn an illustrated article on "IJaso
ball for the Spoclalor , ' ' says Will tor
Camp in the October Century : "The
history of college base ball follow * the
line of the professional Bailie very
closely. At times the college men have
been rather moro conservative , and
have clung lo certain rules for n season
or Iwo after their abandonment by the
professionals. In the end , however , in
nearly every instance , they have real-
i/.ed ihc advantage of the 'change , and
followed the lead set them. In theenrly
days of the sport the eolh-
gians coped suri'es.ifully with Uic
majority of the semi-professionals , hat
oven then , when they were pitted
against. I lie strongest , the college nines
met with defeat. Tlio first game of
note between a college nine nnd pro
fessionals was in the spring of 1WW ,
botv.-eeii Vale and Iho 1'nioin , of Mor-
rlsania. The Unions were at Hint limu
the ehampioiiB of Iho euimtr\ . The
game was intensely exciting. At the
end of Iho fifth inning Vale led. S to ) ,
but by the end of the ninth inning the
Unions had tied the score and eventu
ally won the game , 1(5 ( to 11. l-'rernir-ntly
the seoro sheets of college ni esl.ow
excellent Held ing , but. when llio.su
same men nro brought lo face the sharp ,
hard hitting of thu professional bats
men Ihi'irerrorsbugin to mullipij.aiid ,
in an inx'ortiO ratio , their hits diminish.
The increase of errors is due
to the dillieully they ( hid in
handling the fast driven of Iho
trained batmen , and iil&n lo the nerv-
oiienes * produced by tl.o knowledge thai
they must play it ( jiiieltergame. A pro
fesMonal goi.sawaylo llrstbuso far more
rapidly limn a college player , and the
first Hdiisation of n college uili ld on
meeting aprofnsnloiial nine i ono of
hurry. A short-stop or third Imioman
llnds that lie hits tin time to 'jugglu * Iho
ball nml then throw the man out , as ho
ofleu can do with tlio college rimnorfi ,
The ordinary collfgo ntlciior is no
match for league or association bailers ,
and tbfy find nn fiiay pre.v in him. On
the oilier hand , the skill of thu profes
sional pi tc.lior readily balks Iho aliompls
of I ho college Imtsnion lo find iho ball and
only Iho best men handle the stick with
any olfoel. Tlio rest of Iho nine become
nervous ever llieir failure lo judge the
delivery , and before Iho end of the
game apparently dread to come lu the
phitc for llioir turn. "
.
A chouk for bovornl thousand dollars
uont to 1'opa Leo Kill , from Nuwarlt ,
N. .Ihni licou returned through tlio
regular chaniiolb to llio Newark bank
on which It was drawn , duly endorsed
by the popo. Tlio handwriting In neat
and OVIMI. The check will bo kept as a
souvenir.
Dr. Hamilton Warren , magnotio phy
BIHHHI and um-goon , room : t , Oounso
block , eor. Jfjth anil Capitol avoiiuo.
Chroiiiu and mtrvniM Uibctuus u B put ; I al
ly. Telephone Oil.