TTTT7. HAT A HA HATTY RRtf. SITiVH A A IITHTST IflfW RTYTHHTtf PAfJWR
CONCERNING HONEY ORDERS
4
cm9 Interesting Pacts Concerning the SJE-
tem and Its Growth.
ORDERS WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN PAID
Over 8.1,000,000 AwiilthiR Owner * The
HyMriu U e < l n * a I'ontnl .Savings Hank
Ignnriiiica nuil Ciirelcuniioiift Iccit ( > oii-
sllilo for the Accumulation ,
WA.SHIXOTOX , D. C. , Aug. 27. In the sub-
treasury In Now York city , there Is on de
posit today moro tlian$1,000,000 , roprosontlng
outstanding money orders , and of this amount
more than $3,01)0,000 represent money orders
vyhlch are overdue nnd which may uovcr bo
presented for payment. Ten yours ago , In n
spasm of virtue , congress appropriated the
money to pay the salaries of ton clerks , who
should check up the books of the money or
der ofllco und prepare a list of money orders
which had not been presented for payment.
It was estimated than that If the list was pre
pared , tboownorsof two-thlrdsof this motioy
could bo tracnd , und the money could bo re
stored to them. Today the Postofllco de
partment Is chucklne up the unpaid money
ordor/ , working now on orders Issued
in 1871. The business of the of-
llce U very much in arrears nnd
is likely to fall behind still farther since the
proposed appropriation for twenty-four ad
ditional cturks for the sixth auditor's bureau
was loft out of tbo sundry civil appropria
tion bill. The number of money order of-
Jlca.s in the United States has boon increased
from 11.000 to 20,000 in the last year , so it is
not surprising that Sixth Auditor Coulter
should want moro clerks ,
Onn CUIIHO lor the Accumulation.
It seems strange , under the precautionary
system now used by the Postoflloo depart
ment , that such an enormous amount of
money should have accumulated to the credit
of unpild money orders ; out the chief accu
mulation wits under the original rules of the
oHlce , which were much 'more conservative
than these now In force. If A at Columbus
sent n motioy order to B In Cincinnati ,
twenty-five years ago , nnd B did not present ,
that order for payment , the postmaster at
Cincinnati might meet B three ttmosa day
for a year , nnd under the regulations of the
i'osto'fflco department , ho could not ; loll him
that tbo money was invnltinc his order.
The postmaster nt uolumbus could not notify
A that the money remained unclaimed. So
11 tbo order had gene astray prouablv U
wondered why A did not wend that money to
him ; and A puzxlod ever tbo fact that B did
not acknowledge the receipt of It , and unless
they came together or had an understanding ,
the money was never claimed , and It lies in
the sub-treasury today awultlng an order
from A to 11. But If A sent u money order
to B today and the order was not presented
for payment , the postmaster nt Cincinnati ,
examining the letters of auvlco received
from other ofllccs at the end of a month and
flndlni : this monov order to have boon tin
paid nt the end of the previous month , would
notify B that there was a money order In his
favor on fllo.ln theofllco , sent to' ' him by A
from Columbus , If nt the end of another
mouth the money order was still unpaid ho
would notify him again. And If at tbo end
of a third month the money bad not boon
claimed be would advUo the postmaster at
Columuus , who would notify A that his
money order In favor of B had not boon pre
sented at tbo postofllco at Cincinnati and ask
him to urge B to have it casnod. It would
seem that these precautions ouirht to insure
tbo payment of money orders within a
reasonable tlmo , yet every year hundreds ol
them remain unpaid until tnoy nro Invalid.
No Time Limit Phicoil on Their J'nymcnt.
The law of 1883 , under which the state
ment of unpaid money orders Is being- made
up , provided that the sixth auditor should
"as soon us possible after the close of the
. . present fiscal year" transmit to the postmui-
tor general a statement of the aggregate
amount of all money ardors wblcn , at the be
ginning of the year , should hnvo remained
unpaid for n period of seven years or more
alter tno ciato 01 ineir issue , nnu as soon ns
practicable after the cloto of each llsca
year thereafter should transmit a
like statement of all money orders
and postal notes which , at the
commencement of thayear , should have re
mained unpaid for loss than right and not
loss than seven years after the data of their
Issue , and tbo postmaster general Is to cause
the ugxrcgato amount of these money orders
and postal notes to bo deposited in the treas
ury for the sorvlco of tno Postofllco depart
ment. Ono object of this law was to make
this accumulated $3,000,000 available for
postal purposes : but It was nut Intended by
this transfer to put a seven years' limitation
on money orders , and for fear this construe
tlon would bo placed on the law a spooia
clause was added , providing that nothing In
the law should bo construed to prevent tbo
payment by duplicate of a money order or
postal ooto moro than seven years old.
Filed Airuy and Forgotten.
The superintendent of the money order of
flea seldom receives afiycxplanaUon of the
delay In. cashing a nionoy order ; a'.l dupll
caios are Issued from hU ofllco , but there Is
a regular form of application for duplicate !
kept on tllo In nil money order oQlccs , am
all that ( ho superintendent receives usually
is tfn application made out on ono of these
blanks ! Occasionally the postmaster for
warding the application sends n letter telling
the circumstances of the delay In having tin
order cashed , and sometimes the applicant
for a duplicate sends u letter to Dr. Macdon
nld , the superintendent , giving an oxplann
tlon of thu case. Such nn explanation
came four years ago from the executor o
a Gorman "bishop in the Interior of Penn
jylvnnia. Ho sent In a tnmulo of mono }
orders which were found in the bUhop'f ,
desk. Ilo said that thcro wus a bishop's
fund to which the congroirutlous in the dlo
coso contributed , nnd many of tbo remit
Ian cos wore sent by money orders , 'iheso
money orders the ulshop put Into ono of the
pigeon holes of his doslc , and they accunm
lated there unpaid until his death. Many
old money orders coma from executors of os
tales , Some are hold iiwnltlng the settle
ment of lawsuits. Dr. Macdonajd received
nulto a collection of old money orders for
duplication recently from a newspaper pub
Usher aamed Woodrow , living in South Car
ollua. His business had gene Into tbo bunds
of a receiver , and alt the money orders thai
came in his mall were held by the receiver
as cash , When Woodrow came to his o\vi
again , ho found an assortment of luvallt
money orders , which bo sent lo Dr. Macdon-
uld for duplication.
Kuftir Thiiii ii SuvlilKit Hunk.
The money order department has boot
runiimc as a postal pavings
institution for many years. Mon who
go from the east to make tholr for
tunes In the now west frequently buy with
triolr Havings money orders payable to them
selves at Now Yorlc , PhiUdulphU , or some
other eastern city. They know that th-
ninno.v U secure , bccaut > o the motioy ordo
canuot bo imshod by unvono else If It is loser
or stolen , and because the rcanoy oac always
DO nnu un nppiicaiion loru uupiicato uy ino
original purcUiior. There U no savings
banu itioiu secure.
Uvou trustees have bnen known to Invos
small trust funds in money orders. Possibly
n good proportion of tbo S..Ouo.OOO fund in
the ttubtroasury Is ou depoiit , and the
original money orders will ho found In the
cnurxo of tlmo in old stockings , ID
safe dcpont boxoi , and la desks. Bu
a great deal of it represents
money orders lost nnd forgotten. "People
are d row i it-d wllh money orders in their
pockets ; they uetdrunl ; and tear thorn up,1
said Sixth Auditor Co ill tor. Besides , a grea
many pcoplo do not know that lost money
ordoivi cau bu duplicated. They think that u
lost money order , Ilka n lost bank note , IK
Cone buyond redemption , And muny people
would not laku tha trouble to apply for u
duplicate of an ardor for a small sum. bttl
aoinu very old money order * como In for n
duplication alinoit every wok. A few days
ugo thrpo order * , dated ibO" , came in lo
duplication , and within the pust , two woolen
nn order of U'o ' date IbOu hus tn-on received
All these orders were accumimnlcnl by forma
implications. Nothing Is luiown of their
history.
Until four year * ago the money order busl
noas wnt prolltublo und hud boon profitable
sluca Jboestablishment of tun syntcm IbOl
The reduction in the rates charged U ro
iponmbla for tbo dellclcuoy la the luit fou
years. The superintendent claims a pr lH
n postal tiotos In the year 1691. As the
ntlro foa for tbo postal note is given to the
tostmastcr who Issues It , this profit ropro-
onts the number of postal note * which have
cot boon presented for payment. The postal
note has a limit of three months. After that
ho original note will not bo paid. It must
10 sent In to the money order onino for du
plication. Unllko the money order , it can-
lot bo duplicated If It is lost or destroyed ,
fbo money order Is Invalid a year nftor the
late ot is.suo. but it can always bo dupli
cated , oven if It Is at the bottom of the sea.
AWAIlltKtt T1IK I'HIXKK.
1'ythlnn DIvlMon Wlilrh Kxcollcd In Urlll-
J.imt Diiy of thn ICnriimpmcnt.
KANSAS Cmt Mo. , Aug. 27. The uniform
rank , Knights of Pythias , broke camp today.
CampUoorgoB. Shaw Is a thing of the
past. Just before tbo final dispersing ot the
knights the divisions that bad computed for
irlzos were drawn up on the parndo ground
joforo the headquarters of Major General
Carnohan. The judges of the drills , Major
S , M. Whltsido , Crfptnln B. B. Puller , Ltou-
tf/nnnt / W. J , Nicholson of the Sovqntn cav
alry. Lieutenant J. T. Thompion of the
liock Island arsenal , Captain ( Joorga S. Wil
son of the Twelfth infantry , Lieutenant
I'Jastman of tbo Fourteenth Infantry end
leutonant Loon Roudloz of the First in
fantry , nil of tbo United States army , an-
lounced their decisions and General Carna-
mn distributed the prizes as lollows :
First Prlzo , ? l,500-My.itlodivision No. 12 ,
Qlrard , Kan. , Captain M. W. Russell.
Second Pnzo , 81.200 Galaxy division No.
IS. Plttsburg ; Kan. , Captain R. E. L. Van-
Wlnklo.
Third Prlzo , $1,000 Erie division No. 10 ,
Erlo , Knu. . Captain C. G. Flatctior.
Fourth Prlzo , $600 Now Albany division
No. 6 , Now Albany , Ind. , Captain H. M.
Cooper.
Filth Prize. ? COO Lotilsvlllo division No.
1 , Loulsvlllo , Ky. , Captain J. W. Recclus.
Sixth Prlzo. § 500 Plonoor division No. I ,
Llttlo Rouk , Ark. , Captain R. W. Bartlott.
Sovnth Prize , WOO John Barr , Ulcnn di
vision No. 10 , Eou Clalro , Wls. , Captain
John Uotsanc.
Eighth Prize , S300Uod Cross division No.
4 , St. Louis , Mo. , Captain J. F. Shlck.
Ninth Prlzo , $ iOO Terre Haute division
No. 8 , Terre Hnuto , Inu , , Captain A. C.
Duddleston.
Tuntli Prlzo. $103 Maany division No. 18 ,
Indianapolis , Ind. , Captain C. J. Moanv.
Eleventh Place Indiana division No. 50 ,
Indianapolis. Intl. , Captain Ed. J. Stott.
Twelfth Logan sivislon No. 28 , Logans-
port , Ind. , Captain George S. ShaofTor.
Thirteenth Excelsior division No.13 ,
Indianapolis , Ind. , Captain II , C. Castor.
Fourteenth Rock City division No. 18 ,
Wnonsb , Ind. , Cuplatn H. C. PoUtt.
Fifteenth Grand Rapids division No. 0 ,
Grand Rapids , Mich , , Caplaln Jamas Bavno.
Sixteenth Abbott division No. 12 , Foil
Rlvor , Mass. , Captain David Fuller.
Seventeenth Springfield division , Spring
field. Mo. , Captain J. E. Cookroli.
Eighteenth Oglotnorpo division No.I ,
Brunswick , Ga. , Captain Tobias Newman.
The b.uallon pri/.o of $503 was awarded to
the First Indiana , Colonel M. I. Hciskell ,
commander , who was given the $59 sword for
the best commander.
The colonel's cup. offered for the host
regiment In line during the grand parade ,
was awarded to the Second Kansas regiment ,
Colonel S. O. McDowell In command.
The prize of $400 offered for tbo full
division traveling the longest dUtanco to the
encampment was awarded to Abbott division
No. 12 of Fall Rlvor , Mass.
The SSO Jewel offered for tbo oldest sir
knight who participated In the parade , re
view and competitive drill , was awarded to
Sir Knight T. J. McGlnnis of Indiana
division No. 2 of Indianapolis , Ind. , a halo
and hearty old gentleman ol 5. " > .
After the award of prizes the divisions re
mained In line until the retreat was sounded
undtboflazat headquarters run down , slg-
iilfylntr the conclusion of tbo seventeenth
biennial encampment.
Supreme I.oilgo Muutlui ; .
KAXSAS CITY , Mo. , Aop. , 27. The supreme
lodge Knights of Pythias today continued
consideration of the Aldmu lodgooaso , which
Involves many knotty legal and parllamont-
tary points. Aflor a long discussion the cnso
was referred to the committee on law and
supervision. The committee on location for
the next encampment will present its report
Monday.
OMAHA SCHOOL
Air. Mayo' * Contract 1'orlelUMl I'liins for
I'uhllu KlmlurgiirtuiiH.
The Board of Education hold n special
mooting yesterday afternoon to taico action
upon the status of the contract between the
board and Mr. Mayo , to whom the carpenter
work on the Central school was awarded.
Mr. Mayo was given forty-eight
hours from last Tuesday night to fur
nish n satisfactory bond , but ho
did not got in with his bond until yesterday
afternoon , and tbo board decided that ho was
too lato. Mr. Mayo's bid nnd bond wora re
jected , and tbo rjonrd tried to reach some
conclusion as to whether it would bo bettor
to award tbo contract to tbo next lowest bid
der or roadvcrtiso , but no decision was
reached.
The bonds of the other contractors , to
whom contracts had boon awarded , were ex
amined nnd approved. The board did most
of the business in secret session , shutting
cut the reporters and everybody excepting .
tha secretary and the nine members present. Y
Klnilrrgiirtnii In the SchoolH.
A now feature will bo added to tbo public
schools of Omaba at the opening of the coin-
Inc year. Two kindergarten schools will bo
opened as a department of the public
schools.
Miss Belle Sbiolds of St. Louis will bo the
director of ono school- and Miss Aunlo B.
Smllh of Ln Porte , Ind. , will direct tbo
other. These kindergarten schools will
nrobablv bo located nt the Kollom and Mason
schools , but that matter has not yet been
dollnltoly decided.
All the small children who outer school
for the first tlmo at the buildings where
these kindergartens are located will bo
placed in that department unless their par
ents object.
The hours for the kindergarten depart
ment will bo Irom 0 to 11:30 : a. in. , and from
1:30 : to 3 p. m. Tbo head teachers or
directors will bo furnished with as many
assistants ns tboy may neod. It Is possible
that a third school will bu opened later in
tbu year.
HETZEL'S TROUBLES.
Complications UrowliiK Out ot the
Collapse ofu Orocory 12ntnrprlnu ,
The legal complications attending tbo fail
ure of L. G. Ho'.zol continue to occupy the
tlmo and attention of court oRlchils.
Butler Bros , yesterday swore out attach
ment papers to cover a claim of $001.07
for goods sold und delivered. This
attachment wus levied on top of
ull of tboso already sorvud. The Nebraska
Hay company , which has a claim of &UO , has
roplovlnod 2J,000 pounds of flour , alleging
thatHntzol secured thu llourthrougu fraudu
lent representations. These creditors have
commenced replevin proceedings through the
rnrnnm *
L. G. Hotzol.hns not filed an appearance
alnco the failure , and the efforts of his credi
tors and some detectives who bavo boon em
ployed to locate him have proved fruitless.
Ills family profosi Ignorance as to his whera-
abouts , and uo has not boon seen smco lalo
Thursday ovoiilug.
Lalo yoslorday afternoon E. G. W. Alter
of Su LouU commouoid suit ugalnnt L , G.
Hotzel for $1,000 for goods sold aud de
livered.
_ Dluil Niul.lcnly.
Friday Mrs. Joseph Kavan , residing at
1530 South Thirteenth straot , returned from
n visit to the cast , She retired , feeling as
well us usuul. At U o'clock she culled bor
huibuiid , telling him that she wets very sick.
Presidium were summoned , but tholr ser
vices availed nothing , for at 5 o'clock the
lady alod. The death was the result of
beurt disease.
Suing the Strvut Ituilirity Company.
Margaret Sammous has brought suit in the
district court to recover $3,000 damages from
tbo Omaha Street Railway company. Sb
alleges that on July ! H she was a passenger
on tbu company's South Omaha lino. Sue
nlgnairM the train to stop ut 1C street , but as
it did not BUO jumped off , was thrown to tbo
pavement uua badly cut aud braised about
the bead.
NO OCCASION FDR AURJ1
Inspectors Do Not Think Oholora Will
Hoaoh the United States.
WHAT IS BLING DONE BY THE AUTHORITIES
Oonuncrcn Will Mot Ito llntlrcly Abandoned
In Any Direction , hut tlio Urcntritt
Cuutiuii Will Ilo Kxorclsod
In All CUSP * .
WASIIINOTON HUIIB\U OF TUB DEB , )
613 FOUHTKKXTH STIIERT , , }
WASttlNnTOX. D. C. . AUZ . 27.
Speaking of the obolora scare today Secro-
laiy Foster said : "Under the existing laws
wo cannot exclude anybody but Chlnatnon ,
provided tboy stand the test at the quaran
tine station and comply with the regulations
laid down tor tbo guidance ot the emigrant
Inspectors.Vo cannot stop foreigners from
coming to this country , butwocan muko reg
ulations for our own protection and oompul
them to comply with thorn or bo turned back.
It must not bo forgotten that the government
has no control ever the quarantine stations ,
Those are under the control of thu United
States. Several attempts have boon mndo
to plnco tbu quaraTitlno under the supervision
of the government , but the lovor.s of state
rights have prevented any change being
miido hi that direction.
"During the mst session of congress an ef
fort was tnado to change the emigration
laws , but , notwithstanding the tlmo spent In
the Investigation of the suojcct In connection
with Ellis Island , congress adjourned with
out taking any stops In the matter. The
regulations of 1SSO nro still In force , und It
is uciiovcu tnaj inoy nro Doing
carried out by the Inspectors.
No Occasion for Alarm.
Assistant Secretary Spauldlne thljiks
there is no occasion for alarm. Tha depart
ment hoi no ortlclal Information from any
point in Europe of Us Increase , or that It is
breaking out In now quarters. " Ho said :
"At the tlrst intimation of Iti existence at
Hamburg and Havre wo at once took slops
to guard against Us Introduction Into the
United States , and every possible precaution
under the law has boon taken.Vo have
been , I think , vigilant and cnorcotlo in
making all the safeguards the law allows us
toonforco. Wo will continue to watch the
matter and apply the leeal obstacles to Its
admission. Wo are fully allvo to the gravity
ot the situation and wo arc acting as I say. ,
with llio utmost vigilance. "
"Is there not In your opinion n strong
possibility of the disoasu suddenly becoming
prevalent in England ! "
"I think there is , and It does not surprise
mo to hoar of Its having appeared there.
1 must say , hovvo'ver , from our In
formation tbo authorities of that
country nro exorcising great precautions
nad doing everything possible to Keep out of
danger. The fact of Its naving'appeared in
England does hot increase the danger to this
country. In Canada , I understand , every
precaution Is being taken , though I am not
ofllclnlly advised as to what they nro "doing
there. Of course , you understand , wo are
not permitted to cut oil all tradu and com
merce with foreign countries. Whtlo wo
cannot say that thcso ships cannot coma into
our ports' ; wo can Insist.and demand that
every precaution possible bo taken against
the admission of the disease.
The surgeon general of the marine hospi
tal bos just returned from Boston , Now
York and Philadelphia. Wo hear ho has
conferred with tbo local authorities and
ho assures mo everything has been
done that could bo desired by us and ho Is
satisfied with the situation. Then , too ,
there are assurances from the steamship
companies , which nro very satisfactory , and
they assure us they will give us their hearty
co-operation in any of our efforts to Keep out
the cholera. They have uctod with great
promptness. "
Mm. Harrison's llcnlth.
Letters about Mrs. Harrison this week
from members nl the Loon Luke household
wcro very encouraging in tone , and hopeful
that the stay In the mountains had been tne
very best prescription for her. Sbo Is
not , however , expected to return to
tbo white house until very late In the
autumn and In fact not then If It is thought
that any other place would bo any moro
bonollclal or whore shn could bo moro com
fortable. Tno Improvements in the wblto
liouai ) , it is confidently expected , will bo all
complete , or at least sufllclontly so , to have
the house open during the encampment.
Miscellaneous.
Tbo following applications for quarters at
tbo encamomont have been lllod bv the
Grand Army posts : Thornburg cost No. 27 ,
Grand Army of the Republic , of Clarks ,
Nob. , fourteen men ; Abe Lincoln post No.
20 , Council Bluffs , fifty ; Hyde Park post No.
78 , Uubuquo , flfty.
Representative J. Dowltt Parnor , who has
just returned from Now York , said today
that the ropubllojns wore gnttlng together
and thought that each party would present a
prottv solid front for the light. For some
time now ho supposed there would bo re
action and nil sorts of things ralgtt happen
but as it approaches election day it would
settle down to a hard light botwoou the two
parties with general loyalty to both sides.
Ilo-sald ho did not suspect , any disloyalty
from democratic organizations and believed
that all democrat } would do tholr host for
the ticJcet. P. S. H.
NUWS roil TIII : AK.UY.
Complete I.Ut of Chungcs In the Itaguliir
Service.
WASHINGTON1 , D. C. , Aug. 27. ( Special
Telegram to THIS BEE.J The following army
orders wore issued yertordav :
Tlir illrnntlnn nf the seerotarv of wnr Klrst
Lieutenant William P. Evans , Mnoteouth
infantry , will repair to Fort Way no , Mich , ,
for the purpose of appearing as a witness ,
September 1 , before a general court martial
at that place and will return to bis present
station.
Leave of absence for three months , to take
effect September 1 , witb permission to leave
the United States , Is granted Second Lieu
tenant Halph Harrison , Second cavalry.
The following transfers tn the Fifth Infantry
nro muda : Captain Edmund Hico , from com
pany II to company I ; Captain Hnbdrt K.
liailoy , from company I to company II.
The following transtor.s In the Third "arlU-
lory are made : Second Lieutenant Johu ( I.
Homes from battery I to battery O ; Second
Lieutenant Kenneth Morton , from battery Q
to battery I. Leave of absence for ono
month on surgeon's ' corclllcato of disability
Is granted First Lieutenant William o.
Polrco , ordnance department. Leave of ab
sence for two months , from September 1 , is
granted Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton Haw
kins , Twenty-third Infantry.
\Vuxtorn I'UIIHKIIIX ,
WASinxa-rox , D. C. , Au < . 27. fSpocial
Tcloprnm to T.HB BUB. ] The following list
of pensions granted is reported by Tim Ben
and Examiner Bureau of Claims :
Nebraska : Original Walter S. Mlsonor ,
Henry C , Miistproii , Augustus Franco.
Jutnos M. CuniD'ooll , John Lauor , Worthy
Luco , Charles A. Lyon , Additional James
S. Robinson , Alfred Brenner , Augustus
Smith , HliamC. Plumb , Ueorgo Cloland ,
Hamilton D. Lucas. Rolssuo John J. Long ,
Benjamin F , LaniD. Original widows , oto.
Mutolla Gordon , Henry Hrothcrton , father.
Iowa : .Original Jacob Waavor , Muses
Erwla , George K. Logan , Benjamin F.
Youiifc' , Charlo * W. Newton , William t ) .
Shaw , Lafavotton Rlnp , Joseph Nlcodomus ,
Charles Husioll. Samuel V. West. Addi
tional Qcoruo W. Munn , Francis Gibson ,
Thomas Fruncls , Henry C. Mack , Ueorgo
Hutchelor. Hunowol William Bates. lr.-
oroaso Theodore F. Kenyou. Original
widows Surah M. Johnston , Almlru Mo-
Maban , Lydla A. Hltos , Lydla C. Mabon.
South Dakota : Original Donald McDon
ald. Additional Abram C. Vino. Hoissuo
Jamoa Durdott , doaoaied. Original widows ,
eta Minor of James liurdott.
Cliuru-od ( Vlth U'orlcliiff 'Urn.
Harry Cowdory , proprietor of the Homo-
Ktead saloon , yesterday lllod a complaint
In police court charging J. F. Bvvoezy with
obtaining money under false pretenses.
Cowdcry claims that ho was in
duced to cash Bwoozjr's check for
f 11) on the tatter's representation that ho bad
u balance of $10 In tuo First National bank
and that ho had not u cent In the bank.
Wllllum Hustou , a bartouJer for Dion
Wlldo. cashed n chodk ffor Prank Wnjsnr-
itniti , the ex-ban kor , oh his representation
tuai 'ho chock was eoqili It ivai worthless ,
and Wassormnll Will bd arrested.
QTJARDINO ACHAlNST CHOLERA.
Honl l > tnto Owner * .Antoclntloii .Mnko
Snmn TlmolJ'n c < wtl" " .
A special mooting ofUho Real Estate Own
ers association xvas bt A at their room , 202
Now York LlfOfOrt Saturday nltornoon , to
consider measures for.protecting , the city
against a cholera Invasion ! If It shonld reach
tbU country. '
The following resolution was adopted t
Unsolved , That In view of the rnpld strides
the Aslatlu cholera scotir.ro Is imiklntr toward
this country and of th possibility nf Its
ronchltiR our shores at no distant dnto , this
association fools jusllllcd In ea.llnit upon our
olty uutliorltiof , tosoo toll , Hint this city be
so thorouiihlv cleansed and frocd from pos-
tllcnco-brccdlncr lllth ns to msuro to the poo-
Vle otUmiiha the full measure of whatever
protection u perfect sanitary condition might
iilTor.l. That In order to put the city in uo < l-
tlnn to host resist this scnurffu. every house ,
barn , outhouse , backyard , street or alley In
the e.ty should bo looked after. No
man. great or small , blah , low , rich or
"poor , should bo allowed
to maintain nny con-
itiKlon-hrcoilliig nuisance around h Is prom
ises. The work 6f cleaning up should be thor-
utiRh and Iniinodlnto. That while the cholera
may never roach usi , no treat hardship could
result from precautions of this kind. Tlmt all
this should he done wllh us little cost as prno-
tlcahleto the pooulc , uiul In a properly oonsld-
ate way. That the entire police force ot this
city should bo called upon to see to It , that
Hiiuli siinltnry tnoasiiros bo oarrloil out as the
Hoard of llo.ilth mlhf. rocomineiul and the
city council approve. That In order to on-
conrune people to do tholr full part and ro
il iico the cost to tno least possible amount , nil
persons having loams bo permitted to engage
In the business of hauling such truok us can
bo hauled in open wagons.
Duty of the llimi-d of llonltli.
OMAHA , Aug. 27 > To the Editor of THE
BL-E : The story Is told that an Arab sholk
hi crossing the desert between Dongola and
Khartoum mot on his way King Cholera ,
who , scythe In hand , was hastening In the
direction of Berber , and who in answer to
the sheiu's quaUlon ns to where ho was
going answered , ' "To Cairo to kill 10,000 pee
ple. " Returning by tbo satno road the shout
again ran across his grim majesty. ' 'You
told ino un untruth , " said the shell : . "You
sold you would kilt but 10,000 and lo , you
have slain 60,000. "
"Nay , " said King Cholera , "I slow but
10,000 , fright killed tno rest , "
Now , though I am nothing of an alarmist ,
still in tbo face of n probable visit from the
Russian scourge , the duty of the Board of
Health Is obvious and its authority should
bo absolute , nnd as there are many death
traps In tha city which the board may have
no knowledge of , 1 bog to point out ono in
stance which should bo looked to at onco.
I know what I am talking about when I
say that It is the custom of certain wholesale
grocers to carry over from season to season
unsold stoclcs of fish , aud while It Is deplor
able it is nevertheless a fact that they send
out goods that have several times boon re
turned as unlit for food. To save a few
cents they rlsit the lives of hundreds. Ponny-
wlsa they mix off in small quantities re
turned goods of this kind which are simply
rotten. A rigid inspection of the basements
of this class of houses Is absolutely neces
sary and no time should bo lost ; there are
not so many in tho1' trade. Respectfully
yours , m i CAUTIO.V.
Citizen *
The cltizoni of Omatai have taken it upon
themselves to clean dpthois promises and
as a result Dr. Somorsr , the city physician ,
feels very hopeful concerning the health of
tno city. i r
For sanitary purpose tbo olty Is divided
into niuo districts , each of which Is In chorgo
of a garbage hauler. Tn most of thcso dis
tricts the garbage tacn have so far this
season found tbo business unprofitable , as
most of tbo residents bavo lanlstod in throw
ing the garbage Into the alloys instead of
having it baulod away.
. During the past two , days the Inhabitants
have oxoorio'nccd a otiango of heart. Calls at
thu health ofllco bav6"bcon frequent and tbo
men bavo had all the" work that they could
handlu.
±
SUINO THE UNION PACIFIC.
Another Case In'Cdurt ns a ICosult of the
* ' Urnrjfo Contract. '
The petition tiled ill the United States
court oy the attorneys for the Rock
Island railway , in which the old dis
pute botwcon that company and tbo Union
Pacllic is made tbo basis of the complaint ,
recites that the Union Pnclllo refuses to pay
the Hock Island for the use of tbo latter
company's track botwcon South Omaha and
Lincoln.
In the original contract entered into oy
and between those two railway companies
the Rock Ismnd road was to have tbo use of
the Union Pacific track , switches and depots
between Council Bluffs and South Omaha
and a part of the male line of the Union Pa-
clflo from a point in Kansas to Denver. The
Union Paoltlo was.to have the use of the
Rock Island traak , depots and switches between
twoon South Omaha and Lincoln und between
twoon McPnorson and Hutchlnson , Kan.
Each company agreed to pay tno other
on a cash oasts of so much
per inllo for every train run
over the other company's road , and It was
believed that the accounts would coma
pretty near balancing , hut thu road which re
ceived the greater accommodation according
to tbo contract was obliged to pay the differ
ence every mouth In cash.
Now tbo Rozk Island comes into court and
says that the Union Pacific Is not living up
to the contract as ordered by the court last
Bumtnor. Wnllo the Rock Island has been
uslni ? the Union Pacific track between Coun
cil BlufTs and South Omaha and paying for tbo
privilege right along , it alleges that the
Union Pacific has refused to pay for the use
of the Rock Island road botwcon South
Omaha and Lincoln , and between Mc-
Pnoivinn and South Hutchlnson. Kan. Tbo
petition states that the Union Pacific now
owes the Rock Island road VJI.9J7 lor prlvil-
OKOI extended In accordance with the con
tract and that tbo Union Paclllo refuses to
pay-tbls amount or any part of It.
A letter from the auditor of tbo Union
Pacific js attached to tbo peti
tion wbioh throws some lipht on
tbo situation. In that letter the auditor of
the Union Pacific ) states that his road has
not used the track of tbu Rook Island or any
of that company's property between South
Omaha and Lincoln and tbat the short piooo
of road owned by tno Rock Island , between
McPborson and South Hutcblnson , Kan.was
used by the Union Pacific only from Juno ,
18 0 , until January , 1S01 ; that the Union
Pacific is willing to payJor the usoof the short
bit of road In Kansas during the few months
these facilities were employed by the Union
Paclllo , but it will nojl.liiiy for the uie of tbo
Rock Island track between South Omaha
und Lincoln becausa the Union Pacllln has
not used that track. *
In short-tho position of the Union Pacific
is just this : Slnco the Rock Island road has
invoiced thu assistance.of the courts In corn-
polling the Union Paclllo to grant the Rock
Inland the use of the Union Pacltlo track
between Council BlufTs and South Omaha ,
tbo Union Pacllio will bow to the powers
that bo and lot tbo Hock Island run trains
ever its track nt the prlco specified
In the original contract , but
tbo Union Pacific dop4 [ not consider itself
bound by the order of the court to run Its
trains ever the Rock l lund road and pay for
the facilities thus afforded. The Union Pa-
clllo has therefore kapt its trains oil the
Rocu Island track and tbo cash has 11 bean
going ono way. tnuoh"tb the dissatisfaction
of tbo Rock Islatd , < n >
Tbo petition a k the court to
make a supplementary order coin pollIng -
Ing the Union Pacific to pay to
tba'Rock Island a reusonuolo sum for the
facilities which the .Itock Island has placed
at the disposal of the Union Pacific In ac
cordance with the original contract , but of
which the Union Pacific ) has rot used to take
advantage. >
The Union Paclllo claims that there is a
balance in its favor of5,5'.M ! ' , whlla the
Rook Island claims that up to Sontombor 1 ,
1B1U , the amount duo from the Union Puclflo
aud unpalu will fool up f'Jl.SUr.
llnnkum Will VUlt Oniuliu ,
R. M. Nelson , president of the American
Bankers association , will roach Omaha
this morning with a party ot friends ,
coming in a special car ever tbo iMihvauuoo
road.
Tbo party comprises fifteen persons , who
are making a tour to tbo Pacific coajt.
After spending the day in Omahu ( hey will
leave for the west by tuo B. & M. ]
ASSAULTED BY HER UNCLE
tfhs Jennie Dsuton's Gruvo Uhnrgoa
-Against William Dcuton ,
RESCUED BY A PASSING FAKMER
the Acnueil Threaten toTnko
the Law Into Tholr Own HiiniU
At Cninp Lincoln Nrhrnskn
News Xotos.
GRAND ISLAND , Nob. , Aug. 27. [ Special to
TUB BKK.J Ono of the most bruUl outrages
aver porpatratod In this county Is reported
to have bean committed on the 17th lust.
Jonnlo , ngod 20 years , daughter of rf. 11.
Douton , n farmer living about otgbt miles
south of Phillips , had for some tlmo been
stopping with her slstor , Mrs. W. H. Samp
son , in this city. Her uncle , William Dou
ton , also a farmer living only two miles from
the homo of his brother , Jonnlo's father ,
drove Into the city and nskod the girl If she
would not como nnd holphls family work for
a few weeks. She consented and the two
rtrovo off. Wbon out of town seven or eight
miles , and nftor they hud crossed the Pliitto
rlvor brldco , Deutor. drove off the road. Miss
Dculon told her uncle that ho was getting
ofT the road , when Dautoti is said to have remarked -
marked , "Oh , wall , I don't caro. "
The young lady became manned and
wanted to got out of the buggy. This her
uncle would not permit. Ho drovu into the
underbrush along the rlvor nnd when ho had
reached a lonely spot , attacked hor. For nn
hourntlorco struggle ensued. Miss Douton
was about exhausted , Her clothing was
torn nlmnst Inln nhrntlg. hnr fnnrt wns bleed-
Ipff nud the villainous undo would have ac
complished his purpose but for the appoar-
anc.o of Jaico Wolf , a farmnr living In the
vicinity , who rescued the girl and brought
her back to this city.
The father did not learn ot the affair until
yesterday when ho cnmo to this oity and saw
uls daughter. Ho was later scon by a re
porter and corroborated the above state
ments.
When asked whether ho had mndo a com-
i > lant ! he said : "No , but even if ho is my
urothor ho will not go unpunished. " The
young lady has no mother and Is again stan
ding with her sister hero. Her uncle has not
aeon soon by any of the relatives sltico. No
compUint has been made and citizens of the
vicinity In which he lives are said to bo talk-
leg of taking tbo law into the ! " oxvn hands.
Tha accused is the father ot several children
und has a wife living. The whole matter
was kept very quiet until yesterday.
U. P. riONKKItS'
Several HumlrtHl , Veterans of the System
Kntortnliioil nt Fremont.
FUEMOXT , Nob. , Aug. 127. [ Special to THE
BEB.J The Union Panltlo Pioneers associa
tion of Omaha arrived In this city this fore
noon.at 10:30 : o'clock on R special train of
eight coaches wllh Engineer Gotzschtnan
aold of the throttle nnd Conductor W. H.
Madden looking after the safety and comfort
of the crowd.
There were about 400 of the excursionists
and they carried well-filled baskets of good
things for their dinner. Af tor allchting from
tbo train they were escorted up town by a
reception committee hondou bv President
Biles of the olty council.Tno Union Paclllo
band accompanied the crowd and plnyod some
choice musio during the march to tbo park.
Arriving there President Biles was Introduced
by Ross L. Hammond and extended to the vis-
tors a hospitable welcome to the with city nil
the freedom that usually goes with such a wel
come.
President Lilllo of the association re
sponded to the address of welcome In a very
felicitous manner. Ho said that under suob
smiling skies , such balmy air and in such a
generous and hospitable and beautiful city
as Fremont they could not help having a do-
llgbtful tlmo. The bald-headed men ho saw
before him wora tbo plonoors who had boon
with tnu union i'ucino wnon tno headlights
of the locomotives first sent their gleam
among the herds of buffalo on the spot where
this charming little city now stands ; and
tboso heads contain moro brains than n
Methodist conference or n people's party
convention. The gray-haired women present -
ont were the wives of the pioneers ; tbo fair
damsels were their daughters and the young
men their sons , to whom will fall the duty
of taking tbo places of the fathers at
tbo forgo and the throttle , and in behalf of
all tboio ho desired to return the thanks of
the guost-i of the city.
Mr. LIllie thereupon asked a young lady to
pin a badco of the association upon the
bosom of Mr. Giles , saying ns she did so :
"Accopt this , sir , as a badge of honor ; It Is
presented to you by the fair hands of a
daughter of the Union Pacific , whoso father
has charge of the immonao shops of a system
of 10,000 miles of railway , and who was born
nud reared within the sound of that triple
whlstlo which daily summons 3,000 mon to
work , " The young lady who made the pre
sentation was Miss Mlnnlo Collott.
After this the band struck up somodciUght-
ful airs and tbo ' ompany began dancing on
the capacious platform laid beneath the
trocs of the park for tbolr enjoyment. Later
little groups might have beun ? oen scattered
throughout the park sitting around white
linen , upon which the good things which
wcro brought in tbo'baskots had been spread ,
onjovlng the feast as only u picnic dinner
can bo relished. . .
The visitors were very orderly , and were
< ; lven a cordial welcome by tbo citizens of
Fremont , nnd many business nouses were
Kaily decorated with flags and bunting tn
honor of tbo occasion.
A number of athletic contests were en
gaged In and resulted as follows : Young
mmi'a footrace. Gardner first. Dvnr nnnnml.
Boys' race , Thee Whlto first , Harvov Bar-
noloklo second. Girls' raoo , Agnes O'Neill
first , Edith Mathews second. Pioneers
ever 50 , Tom Moldrum won , Hnrrv For-
dyka second. Egg race , Mrs. Muthls first ,
Mn > . McUavlu second. Sack race , Henry
Door first , Walter Whitney second , btuiid-
Ing high Jump , John White first , thlrty-olght
Inches ; John Nloman second , thirty-sovon
Inches.
CMJSU OF OAAIP LINCOLN.
All VlftUnr * DollKlitod with Tholr Ilooop-
tlllll UlOHlllR JCliriDH.
CAMP LINCOI.X , Suriiinoit , Nob. , Aug. 27.
[ Special to TUB BuK.l Camp Lincoln Is
Doing rapidly deserted , i'ho buckstorstands ,
swings , sldo shows , oto. , of which there were
something ever 100 on the grounds , are being
removed as fast as the proprlotors can pack
their goods. By night all the tents except
these In headquarters row will have been
struck. The grim old battery still guards
the entrance to tbo camp but will
soon . bo sent back to Fort Omaha.
Colonel Sargent is proparlnt ? to march with
his company of Kansas National guards.
Tbo various bands and nearly all the veterans -
orans uro gono. The bpo.ikers stand which
lor thn past week has been tbo theater ot so
much eloquence ls deserted and the decora
tions present a dilapidated appearance.
Colonel Schulor's ' voles was the last hoard
from the stand nnd his last words w.oro thodo
of pralsa and thanks In oobalf of the Kansas
people for the reception and entertainment
awarded thorn by the people of Suporlor.
At tbo camptlro lust ( light Colonel Schulor
giivo the northern conparhond a partlncr
shot. The boyH will long remember the
great flham battloof yo.ttorday with Its many
ludicrous situations.
A succjssful balloon ascension and para
chute leap wai ono of yesterday's diversions ,
The long line of fireworks last night sent un
( ram tbo rldgo north of the camp presented a
beautiful appearance. The cumn flro last
night was murkod by ono of the host speeches
delivered on the ground. It was delivered
by Captain Stickler of Hebron and was a
gotn ,
It will not bo out of plaoo nnd , In fact , it Is
duo to the officer * and BtafT of the Intoratalo
reunion , to award them u duo mood of
praUo for the gentlemanly , courteous
und efficient handling of the reunion.
Not un accident has happened nor
a hitch occurred during nil the week of thu
meeting. Not a drunken man has boon soon
on the grounds , nor has there bsou an acci
dent of an unpleasant nature * to mir the
pleasure of any ono. Commaudor Adams
aud his staff have hardly closed tholr oyoa In
sleep ulnuo the opening day , ao sollcltouu
have they DOCU for the wclfuro of the tbou -
KelleyStiger&Co ,
* y c _
Will Exhibit
Monday Morning
Their first importation this season of
Fall and Winter
Dress Fabrics
>
and will continue durinff the season to receive
new novelties as fast as they are produced.
Also correct and exclusive styles in
Fall and Winter
Jackets.
The latest creations of the most celebrated artists.
Inspection solicited.
Kelley , Stiger & Co. ,
Cor. Farnam and 18th Sts.
anils who have como at their luvitp.tlon to
partake of their hospitality.
The Ohio boys were highly elated by the
visit and address of Kelfor of Ohio , who ,
perhaps , knows moro about the Ohio troops
In thn lalo war than any other mm who has
boon hero.
PltUPAKKD I'OR Tim IMItJNIOX.
Nohrnska Oritnit Army Maiiibor * Will Meet
nt Granil Inland Tomorrow.
GRAND ISLAND , Nob. . Aujr. ! ) " . ( Special to
THE BEU.J Never before in the history of
this oily have such oxtansivo propurations
boon made on the part of private citizens for
the recaption and ontortnlnmoct of visitors.
Last week Mayor Baydon issued a proclama
tion to the effect that all defective- sidewalks
must bo repaired or replaced as the condi
tions demanded , and the proclamation was
followed by a wholesale tearing up of old
walks and the laying of new ones. Not only
this took place , but the streets hnvo never ,
perhaps , In the history of the city , been so'
thoroughly cleaned and literally swept ns ou
this occasion of tno fourteenth annual ro-
unlon of the Grand Army of the Republic ,
Dopartmonrof Nebraska. Business mon nro
vlolng with each other In making their stores
attractive , aud the decorations will bo bettor
und moro complete than at any previous
time.
Tbo last finishing touches wcro put enCamp
Camp Sheridan this noon when the head
quarters for tbo state organizations were
completed. Tbo Illinois , Now Yorlc , Ohio ,
Michigan , Iowa , Wast Virginia , Indiana ,
New Enclnnd , VVlsconsIn , Pennsylvania , Ne
braska , Kansas , Missouri , Now Jersey , navy
and regular , Minnesota , Kentucky and Ten
nessee organizations uro located on Sherman
avenue , the main avenue running east nnd
west. They front the two speakers stands
and are directly opposite department head
quarters. As soon a * the veteran outers
camp ho can see the headquarters of his
state organization.
All tbo tents arc pitched. Sixty booths are
ready for buslnosi and every prepar
ation ! s made for the entertainment
of the thousands who are expected
to arrive tomorrow and Monday. Besides
the work ot the veterans , Sons of Veterans ,
Daughters of Veterans and Women's Relief
corps , there are scores of ontartainlu ?
features. The speeches , tno Omaha Guard
exhibitions , drum corps and brass band con
torts , balloon ascensions and parachute do-
sconslons , cimpliro parades , the oycloramn
of the battle of Gottysourg , an Uncle Tom's
Cabin company of good repute , a museum , n
tit'ht rope wuikor. swings , base bull games ,
oto. , etc. , will furnish amusement enough
for u your.
A largo number of visitors mil already In
the city , and the appearanca on the streets Is
onn ol unusual liveliness.
The following is the program for Monday :
Sunrise cuns , arrival nnd reception of com
rades , members of Women's R llof corps ,
Sons of Veterans , Slaughters of Veterans
nnd friends nnd assignment to quarters in
camp , turning ever of camp Sheridan to dc-
part'moat commundor by reunion committee
and campfires at nil the grand stands.
Fire ut HiiHtlliKH.
HASTINGS , Nob. , Aug " 7 , [ Special toTiic
15ni ; . ] This morning about 4 o'clock the
house of J. J , Hooppiior on East Third street
was discovered to bo on tiro. Owing to the
distance of tbo house from tbo 11 ro station
the work of demolition was practically com
pleted. A piano and organ were entirely destroyed -
stroyod , all the articles saved being of llttlo
valuo. Mr. rioeppnor and family are in Chicago
cage and the origin of the flro is u mystery ,
although presumably tbo deed of nn incend-
iury. The furniture was Insured for $1,500 ,
a total loss. Tha building was owned by the
Nebraska Real Estate and Llvo Stock associ
ation and thu loss on It will bo $1,000.
At 2 o'clock on Friday morning u coal nhcd
between I''iflh ' nnd Sixth streets und Hast
ings and Denver avenues was mysteriously
destroyed by flro.
Tbo dlfUculty between n Blue Hill banker
aud several Hastings parties ever some pro
tested chocks has boon satisfactorily ad
justed , it being shown that thu trouble all
arose out of a misunderstanding ou thu return
turn to Blue Hill of the gentleman men
tioned.
The Hastings Commercial club has boon
organized with u full complement of otllcors.
The object of the club Is to further the In
terests of the city bv promoting the estab
lishment of Industries hero and lo further
tno wolf nro of tbo city In any other pass Iblo
man nor.
Trlml to Iouvu the World of Woo.
TAIII.I : ROCK , Nob. , Aug. 27. ( rjpocial to
TUB Bui : . I Walter Bcda took a dose of
laudanum from a two-ounce bottle this morn
ing after breakfast with suicidal Intent.
Dr. W. II. Wilson , by prompt treatment ,
relieved tbo young man's stomach of its
contontsand thinks him out of danger. Mr ,
lioaa Is about 'M years of ago , living at Uomo
oa his father's ' farm , three tniloi south ,
Collided with H Train.
WVMOIIK , Nob. , Aug. 27. ( Special Tele
gram to TUB BBB.J A wagon containing
two mon was struck on a crossing north of
the round house tonight by tha paisongor
train from the north. Ono of the mon , Tom
Pitman , sus'alncd a compound fraoturo of
the lull log below the knee. Ho was taken
to the Burlington hotel.
KllluU Inn l < 'rvu-riir > All
Louirtvil.LE , ICy. , Aug. i.7 , In n froo-for-
all light at Point Llok ' this morning Hum
phroy Best WAS shot and killed by John
Campbell , who was In turn badly wounded.
Two llttlo children were killed bv tray bul
lets.
AT THE REVOLVER'S ' MUZZLE
Courageous Lincoln Citizen Easily Oapturoi
a Burglar.
HE WAS FOUND HIDING IN A CLOSET
Why the Police Are Unable to Oi\o thv
City 1'iuprr Protcutlon Members
or the 1'orco Not to
Illume.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Aug. 27. [ Special to Tun
BEI : . ] Tbo pollco station has nt length
opened to receive a genuine llvo burglar
ono caught In the very not of going through
n residence. This morning W. B. Dennis
returned to his homo at Q.'G T street at 3
o'clock. Ho was somewhat , surprised to find
tbo front door open. Ho proceeded to In-
vnstlgnto and upon entering hU bedroom
found , to his surprise , n light burning.
Opening the closet door ho dlscovorcd u man
crouching in the corner. Coveting him with
his revolver Mr. Dennis ordered the In
truder to throw up his hands. Ho then
called his brother-in-law , C , J. McRoborts ,
who was asleep up stairs , nnd sent him for
the pollco. Olllcors Splulii and Klnnuy soon
arrived and tbo burglar ws taken into cus
tody. At tbo police station ho gave bu
name as Abe W.vgant. Ho was arraigned
before Acting Pollco Judge Borgolt this toro <
noon and bis case continued until Monday.
In this connactlqn it may be said that it U
not the fault of the police force that mor
burglars uro not captured. The force is en
tirely too small to cover the entire city , then
being but nine pair Imon on duty at niiDt ; ,
Their vigilnnoo is attested to , howovcr. bj
the fact that not a single burglary has DOCO
reported In the districts covered bv tha
pollco.
Flnoil for Child Whipping.
Miss Mary McCully was brought before
the pollco judge this morning on the chorga
of brutally whipping her niece and nephew ,
aged 'J aud 11 years respectively. The com ,
plaint was sworn to by Mrs. Eluu Thomp.
son , a neighbor , who witnessed the cruel
whipping. Thu children were brought into
court and the marKs and brulbos upon tbo
tender flesh in different parts of their Bodies
\vas proof of the charge. The } udgo flood
Miss McCully ? 'Jr and costs , tbo entire
amount bothg $ . ' ] . " ) . 15.
Coxflp at the .State I In use.
The docket for the September term of the
suprotno court Is now being made up , and 211
parties wishing to buvo tholr cases on the
docket must rile thorn before September 1.
But ona cuso w s lllod In the supreme
court today. It was entitled the Children
Loan and Building association against E. L.
Hamilton and others. It comes from Dawos
countv.
Attorney 11. < j. isrown 01 umaua was a
stole house culler this morning.
N. P. Foil of Tin ; BRB was a visitor at the
state house this afternoon.
Frank R. Morrlasoy , private secretary for
Governor Boyd , started for Salt Lake City
this afternoon.
Lincoln In Itrlcf.
Anomployo of the Lincoln Point and Color
company dropped a lighted match inn cttn ot
bunzlno this morning. The tire department
arrived In time to savobulldlngand contents.
W. M. Rich and Al Hitchcock were ar
rested this morning for decorating the ox.
toriorof Mrs , Btudo's residence with oggs.
Tbolr cnso was continued until Monday
morning.
Only two dlvorco cases were filoJ In dis
trict court today. Mrs. Mubal Craig and
Mrs. Julia Myers are tno applicants.
Mrs. Altkons , tbu hiJy who was nnvorcly
Injured by u full through Nlssluy & Co.'n
Rluowalk , has sued that company lor $5,030
damages.
A , O. IT.V. . rirnlc.
There was a multitude of happy people al
old Fort Caihonn yesterday. All the lodgoi
of tbo Ancient Order of United Woricmon ol
Omaha and South Omaha joined In u picnic
thsro and enjoyed u day that will do to road
about.
Tno railroad placed a special train at the
disposal of the picnickers and they kept It
whirling. Thu IIrut loud of pjisougorx consist-
Ink. of llvo cars packed to the guards pulled
out of the Wuhsterstrort depot ut 8:10 : ! und
nt 10IT : another train of scvmi cars rolled
away for the scene of hilarity and npoocli-
makiiig. A baxgago car full of provl loiif >
accompanied each train. When the plunlo
grounds were i cached tbo merry throng
engaged In nil sorts of HporU nnd Raines. A
largo dancing platform had been provided
and good mn lo Inspired the yountr punpla
lo ongairo In the merry whirl.
In the afternoon the picnickers wcro
addressed by Rev. J , ( J. Tutu , Grand Btato
Organizer Dr. Pulton , and others.
J , T. Smllh ol lodge l.'i'J acted as urand
marshal and bo had seven assistants selected
from omoug the pant grand muster * of the
other lodgos.
The attendance was estimated nt IMCI to
1'jOO. The trains begun to ruturu thin
uvuulng about ? o'clock , thn lust train coin
ing down at 9. _
The County llurrUnn dull.
Owing to the Schuolzonvorcln plcnlo at
Bennlnutoa Sunday , September , which
will attract visitors from all ever the county ,
tbo place of mootlnu of the Douglas County
Harrison club has boon changed from Bonsou
to Buunlnctoa.