Nebraska Newspapers

    THB OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , SEPTEMBER- , 1892 ,
TRIAL OF GREEN GRAVELY
Murderer of Charles Thomas Before the
District Court.
HOW THE" CRIME WAS COMMITTED.
' It Orlclintocl Over a < l me of J'Crnps"
OIK- Shot \Vn Surtlolniit to Do ttin
Work-Other l.lnriiin
Now * Ni > ti' .
LISCOI.X , Nob. , Sept. 20. [ Special " to 'Inn
HER. ] The trial otUrocn S. "Gravely for
the munlqr of Charles Tbomas comraoncod In
district court before Judge Tibuotts this
morning. The entire forenoon was talton up
wlili the work of securing a Jury , nnil the
work was llnnlly satisfactorily completed
ntlcr torty talesmen bud Doen examined.
District Attorney Snell appeared for the
prosecution , while the court appointed 13. M.
--L amb and W. H. 1'rlco to Uefond the pris-
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/ % oner.
1J Testimony vftho Wltnp * p .
Tuo wltneiics examined by the state this
afternoon were Don Cornenl , W. N. Corneal ,
Bob Mix and Dick Johnson , all colored mon.
W. N. Cornenl's testimony was to the otfoct
Unit , nt the time ot the Shooting ho tvas In
the saloon bolo v. Ut on hearing the row up-
siulr.i bo rnn up and saw his brother trying
toshovoGravoly out of the door. Gravely
had a gun in his nand and tba witness or-
ilcred him to drop It. Gravely dropped the
pun to his MOO and then raised It quickly
and 11 rod , when Tnomas reeled. The wit
ness stepped up to him nnd asked him If ho
was hurt. Thomas made no reply , but fell
to tlio lloor and died.
lion Corncal was tbo man over whoso
shoulder Gravely fired the fatal shot. He
testified substantially that ho saw Thomas
enter ttlo billiard room , walk up to Gravely
and say : "You'ro the man who drew the
gun on my noman , ain't you J"
Gravely replied : "You keep , off of me ,
Thomas , " or words to that effect. Gravely
KOt up , and as Thomas advanced toward
him the witness stepped between them , say
ing that they must not tight In the house , at
the sarao tlmo puMilng Gravely against the
door caso. Gravely Hi ou over bis shoulder.
The testimony of tbo other witnesses was
slranlv corroborative. The examination of
the "witnesses proceeded very tediously , At-
thrnoy Lamb cross-examining all of tbo wit
nesses very minutely.
Ono \Vltncs
Ono witness whoso testimony would be
valuable to tbo defense scorns to to missing.
He is Pete Johnson , and it is clnimea that
bo Is the man who took iho pitir of brass
Knuckles from the hand of Tbomas after the
latter bad boon killed. At the preliminary
examination last sprine all ol the witnesses
testified positively to the fact that when
Thomns cntcrod the billiard ball and during
bis altercation with Gravely ho were n pair
of brass kuucklos. Two of the witnoises'
ntio swore that Pete Johnson also removed
the knuckles after Thomas bad boon lulled.
Johnson has disappeared and is said to bo
out of the stale. IJuringlhe progress of the
trial the Jurymen were escorted from the
court nouso to the billiard hall in which tbo
shooting took place , where ihov took a view
of Iho location of the furniture , billiard
tables , etc. , as Ihoy wcro placed on the
night of the murder. The stale still has
several u itncsses lo place on the stand.
Before tbo defense presents its case the
Bttoruovs for tto prisoner will attempt to
mnko a case of self defense. O dicers C.vrna-
han and McWIlliams were also put on the
stand ibis afternoon to prove the facts relat
ing to the capture of Gravely in the loft of
Ilurlbut's barn and tbo efforts ot Dan
Cashian lo nid him in concealing himself.
The crlmo for which Gravely is boinp
tried was committed in Ibo billiard room
over Ivison's saloon in this city on Saturday
night , August . Tbo shooting created con
siderable excitement and ttio comment was
perhaps moro general from tbo fact tbatlt was
the second murder committed in Lincoln tbat
week , the shooting of C. E. Montgomery
having taken place but two days boforo.
"Qniirirtrtl O\rr n Gnmo ol Grnpt.
The shooting was Iho direct outgrowth of
a quarrel over n game ot "craps , " In which
Gravely had threatened lo taxo tbe Ufa of
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Clara 'Thomas , tha wife of his victim.
Gravely and a companion had gene to thb
Tbomas residence the night he fora the shoot
ing and engaged ic a game of "craps" with
Mrs. Thomas. Ho won several dollars from
bor , whereupon she commenced a quarrel.
Gravely drew a revolver and threatened to
kill her. Aflcr her husband had returned
Mrs. Thomas told iho story. Tbo following
evening Gravely was nealod in tbo billiard
room over the saloon referred lo when
Charlie Thomas entered , evidently in nearcb
of him. Thomas had a pair of brass
knuckles on his right band , and was known
to bo a desperate man. Walking up ic
. / Gravely to exclaimed : "You're the man t
who pulled a gun on my woman , yon black
. " Gravely denied the imputa
tion and warned Thomas to leave him alone.
Thomas advanced toward him and bo bacued
away , all tbo time ordering Tbomas to koet
When near tbo center of tbo room Gravclt
pulled a revolver from his pocket , but before
be attempted to flro It the proprietor of tnc
place stepped between the two men und trine
to push Grivcly out of tbo door. As Gravel ;
reached the threshold bo reached over the
proprietor's head and tired a shot at Tbomas ,
who was leaning u/or tbe corner of a billiard
taolo three or four foot away.
Died \Vlinrn He Fell.
But ono shot was fired. Tbomas fell U
tbo lloor and was dead when the bystander :
reached him. Ho died without a word. A >
Gravely fired the latul shot ho boundoc
down the stairs and disappeared in Ibe dark
noss. At Iho coroner's iiiquost it was founc
that the Imilut bad entered the fleshy part o :
Thomas' right shoulder and after nassinf
through tbo pectoral muscles and under thi
collar bono severed tbo Jugular vein. Ttu
bullet then struck Ibo spinal column ant
bounded back and lodged in tbo right side o
the neck. The first breath drawn by thi
t wouudod man filled iho pleural cavity will
* > lood.
Tbo ofllcors at once began to scour tbo cit ;
In search of iho murderer but ho success
fully baffled all pursuit until Monday after
noon , when he was found secreted under i
pllo of nay in tbo loft of Hurlbut's barn a
171)1 D struct. Ho was arraigned bofor
Police Judge Waters on Tuesday afternoon
May 31 , and by lhat official bound over t
tbo'disirlct court. Dan Cashian , tbo colorei
coachman In the employ of Hurlbut , wa
arrested and charged with aiding In tb
escape of a man Ituown to have committed
inunter. Cashian was also held as an accc :
sory but was released on ball. Severs
weeks ago bo was arrested on the charge o
burglary but was afterwards discharged fo
lack of evidence to convict. Ho Is Pein
tried with Gravely.
< iosHlp nt the Htuto Haute.
Alexander Schlagol chief draughtsman Ii
tba oRlre of coitmlsiiciier ol public land
ana buildinirs , bas Just completed two in
dozed diagrams ot the state field note :
wbicbvlll bo of great value to the depart
mont. The Held notes comprise upward * o
1.000 volumes and they are now for the firs
time completely indexed. Some of the vol
umcs were compiled fifty years ago und i
splioof thuir constant use they are still I
flno condition. Mr. Schlagal has been con
neoted with the atalo land department mc
und naturally lakes prldo m the record
. _ bis care.
Tbo secretaries of tbo Stale Board o
Transpoitaiiou are today sendlnir outurgen
requotts to the railroad managers of ih
state to nurry up the annual reports wtlc
they are required lo make lo the boarc
Ttneo roads have already complied , but tb
other * have not , and thu work of coiunillu
up tbo next unuual report it being doluye
by tun neglect of the others.
The cute of W. J. Bioatcb against R. A
Moon > bas been filed with the clerk oftb
supreme court. 11 coma from Douglc
' "county.
Another ca o filed In tbe supreme ooui
'today was that of W. 1. Carson ugaimt Cass
A. Stevens , from Fill moro couuty ,
Squatter Governor Pcarinan called upc >
Governor Boyd this morning ,
The supreme court will sit again tomorrot
Keiitmvil AclUUy lit IlullrouU Center * .
Vlco President Parker and W. 1C MoPa
land , buporiutondoutof construction , of it
Hock Island ure back in Lincoln loduv givlr
their personal attention to the details i
construction of the new line through tt
city. Kucouo Woerner was today uotlflo
that bis luo Jot the oreolioa of .tbe new p *
sonRcr depot hna bean accepted And ho will
coromenco work on the oxcivnllon tomorrow
mornlriff. 1'otcr Urssi uni nwnrdod the
ccntrnct for Ml the btldeo mMOorj
from Lincoln to Jnnscn , wnllo O'Shco
ft Novlllo ol thi * city lava secured the contract -
tract for Iho brldgo superstructures nlonp
the line , The lonRC t brldeo will be tha span
across Suit crook , near the vlllnpo ol Ja
maica. Wont ( well under way and Is being
pushed dr rapidly as possible. The plans for
the new freight Jlotjot are complete and too
contract will Uoubtlo s bo lot this Vreok. The
Building will bo erected at the corner of
Nlnotecnlh and K streets nnd will bo 50 by
UK ) feet In slzo nnd txvo sturlM hltjh.
General ofllcurs of the Utkhorn nnd Mil-
waukco systems will Bb In Lincoln this week
lo confer with UOCK Island oQlcials now on
the R'ound with rofcrouco to the Joint occu
pation of the Anlolooo valloy. The prospect -
pect for the early ndront of the MIlwauKee
Into Lincoln arc excellent.
Lincoln In Uriel.
A in n named Bothers \viis arrested this
afternoon on the rhartjo of stealing a coat ,
hut the ovldonce against him was so light
that ho was dlvcharROd
The preliminary hcarlnp of Henry Hnrrl *
nn , tno colored mnn who stabbed Amos
Conrad with n pocket knife , hn * ueon con
tinued until next Saturday. As Conrad is
pott In ? along a'l ' right it fs probabln that Ibo
ctmreo of assault with intent to kill acalnst
Harrison will bo withdrawn and ho will bo
allowed to plead guilty to simple assault and
battery.
Mrs. Hello U. Bolts was this afternoon
( riven n Ulvorco from her husband , U. IT.
Betts , on the eround of failure to support.
Articles of incorporation of the 1'lruts-
dcuUchonuntcMluotzunsvorolns wcro tiled
with the county clone this afternoon ,
l > l trlrt Court nt O'.Nrlll.
O'Nnitl , Neb. , Sept. 20. [ Special to
THE BKE. ] District court convened bore
last Thursday with Hon. M. P. Kinkaid
on the bench und continued without a jury
until this morning , \vhou the trial of jury
C.IHOS was begun. The docket con
tains a largo number of civil and
twenty criminal cases. Moro than fifty
civil and criminal cases have been set down
for actual trial by Jury. Among the moro
Important of which nro the suits against A.
J. Meals , ex-countv treasurer , and his bonds
men for two terms ns treasurer ot this county
for alleged dctlclencles aggregating $10.000 ,
nnd two important damage uils against the
KlKhorn company. The term will last four
weeks.
Nnrrnnly Avnlilpil u I'nnlc.
McCooK , NTeb , Sept. 20. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB BEE. ] During a circus per
formance hero today the fire Dell commenced
ringing and it was with difficulty that a tor-
rlblo panic was avertedas the mammoth tents
\\oro illlod to their utmost. Tbo poonlo were
provallftd upon to Uoep their seats whni : as
sured that tne fire was under control. T. N.
Young's hardware store was the only buildIng -
Ing uamagod. The loss will not exceed
f 1,000. Cause unknown ; full insurance.
bCiiUlLKli. Nob. , Supt , 2 < } . [ bpeclal Tele-
pram lo THE BER. ] Boys playing with
matches ignited a barn of C. Bailey in
North Schuylor today. The barn and con
tents were consumed. Loss $300 ; no Insur
ance.
Trcumsoh K.inluil l > jr Tlilovos.
TECUMSKIT , Nob. , Sept. 2 < J. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim BEE. ] Tbo advent of Rinpllng
Broi. ' circus brought lo this place a gang of
sneak thieves and pickpockets. During tbo
parndo end circus a number of nouses wore
entered and the lostei as follows : Mrs.
Watcrwjrlb. notes , checks and money to tno
vnluo of $1,070 ; Matt Swan and Haughton ,
watches , chains and other jewelry ; C. B.
Currnn , fT . Mrs. Best , Mr * . Hulloway and
Mrj. Dorsoy bad their pockets picked ana
lost small sums. A number of other smalt
losses ivoro reported to the authorities. The
B. & M. dapot was entered but nothing
secured. Six arrests have been made.
Much ISudncH * Transacted.
NnniusKvOixr. Neb. , Sent. 20. [ Special
Tologrom to THE Br.E. | The Methodist con
ference adjourned about 3 o'clock this after
noon. Much imporiant work hai been ac
complished. Bishop Warren said It was the
most successful conference over hold. Dele
gates are loud in their praises of Nebraska
City's hospitality. The success of the con
ference is entirely due to Rav. G.H. _ Moul-
lon of Ibis city , who nlonn provided'for dele
gates' entertainment und arranged Iho thou
sand and one details.
Tired of Ooiiientic Unliap | > Inc > .
Neb. , Sept. 20. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] George Badsraan , a caipentcr by
trade , committed suicide at Dewitt Satur
day night by takitg ] laudanum. For some
lima past ho bos been slaying atCaester , but
returned to Dewitt on Thursday afternoon.
Since then ho has been drinking heavily.
Domestic unhapnincss and lee much drink
was the cause of his act. Ho had attempted
sulciuo before , but the druggist to whom ho
. bad applied for poison fixed him up an inno
cent dose.
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SniMl Kearney Saluonkcepera.
KEAHXCT , Nob. , Sept. 20. [ Special Telegram -
gram to THE BEE. ] Last week judgments
amounting to $7.500 were obtained from two
saloonkeepers ou damage suits brought by
women wbcso husbands drank too much.
Today Jack Dnycr , who was refused a
license last spring , was found guilty of soil
ing liquor without a license. No One bos
yet been imposed by Judge Holcomb. A few
bondsmen of tbe indicted ealoonkeepers arc
embarrassed over the affair.
Curly shHllner.
Neb. , Sept. 20. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] Last evening Miss Ada Sbaffner and
Mr. D. M. Corly wore married nt thd rosl-
deuce of the brido. Tbo bride is a daughter
of Henry Sharlnor , a prominent employe ol
tno ElUhorn. The proem Is deputy post
master and ouo of the promising young men
1 o the town.
MUllt : TllOVllI.E IX
Tlio Arrival of tin American Vojsol ut I.a
Cuayru Cauie * Kxcttomeiit.
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NEW YOI'IE , Sept. 30. The World prints
iho followiu ? :
LA UtUTiu , Venezuela ( via Colon ) , Sent
25. There Is intense excitement in this citv
over the arrival of the Red D line steamci
Caracas , from Now York Dy way of Puortc
a Cabello , an Insurgent port. Captain Edwin
Q Whitein command of tbo United Stales crul
tor Concord , expecting difficulty , advised the
captain of the Caracas noi to deliver the
steamer's papers at tbe custom bouse here
Furthermore , in order lo keep the paper :
from falling into the bands of the local cus
toms officials , Commander While sent a boa1
with a force of nrmod men , who received tb <
documents from tbo steamer's captain tnc
conveyed them to the Concord's commandei
for preservation until tbo Caracas should b <
ready to sail.
Two Venezuelans wcro thrust Into prison
on lauding for having taken passage on iht
Caracal from Puerto Cabello. The customs
officials at first refused to grant the Caracas
permission to discharge her cargo , but after
wards consented to allow hdr to unloac
freight consigned to this port.
United States Minister Scruggs seat a
formal demand to tbo Venezuelan capital foi
tbo return of tbe six refugees taken from the
Caracas some time agoana now in the Imud :
ol ( Jonerbl Urd&ntuu Ho also demanded R
salute to tba American tiag and tbe paymenl
of personal damaces lo the refugees. Bui
tbero was no regular government to reply tc
tneso demands for "reparation , as the capital I
1s in a stale of anarchy.
Foreign merchants are imprisoned unlesi
they give money to the army. Minlstoi
Scruggs has advised Americans not to paj
auylnmg for such a purpose. Vlllpgas Put
Iddo. who baa assumed the role of president ,
has taken an army of 4,000 men and startec
to attack General Crospo alLaTeouas. A
rigid censorship has been esubllshoc
throughout Venezuela. Trouble Is appro
beiidtd when iho steamer Caracas under
Think bcrucBH Ii All Illcut.
\Vi8UiXQTox , D. C. , Sept. 00 Secrotar ;
u Toiler tays tbero u no roasoi
to believe that Minister ScrugR r
Is not as free at air , or Hit
tbero nro the slightest signs of strained n (
T- IBllons belxveen the United States ana Voni
Tno luela. Tbe secretary aatd the deparimon
If5 had been In communication with Scrugt ; r
of since Saturday and had received no news i
any unpleasantness ,
id . I DVlit's S napanlia U reiuola
SOME SHORT ON FRESH AIR
Heatin ? and Ventilating .Plants Pnt Into
the City Schools Prjva Fnllures.
RESULTS OF A QUIET INVESTIGATION
Clinlriunu Stnrtli Turn * lit nn lnleri > tlng
Ilcport Cnnlrnrtor * JMutt ( live IlinuM
with Iiocnl StirctlPi Tlir Itnaril
\VnntK Its .Money Illicit.
Afier watting foruoarly nn hour last , night
and telephoning for several absent members
the Board of Education finally scoured n
quorum and took up the business ot the resu-
lar bi-monthly session.
The committee on Judiciary reported ibnt
Messrs. Holbrook ft Kane bad submitted a
bond signed by L. Gould < & Co. and Marx !
Jlrothcrs , of Chicago , ns sureties for the ful >
rllluicnt of the coulraot for tha boatin appar
atus for the Hartmnn , Central nnd Walnut
Hill buildings. The sureties were foreign
and tbo committee therefore referred the
matter to Iho board for llnal disposition. The
report was accented but no notion was taken
at thai moment upon the matter.
Tbo same commlltco reported upon the de
linquent special lines upon the tllch school ,
lo wbicb ibo cily Ireasurer recently called
attention. The committee advised Iho
board not to pay the laxes and let the matter
go to the courts for settlement ; adopted.
The sarao committee recommended that tbo
claim of Fred Mcngcdoht for $734 bo paid
pro rain lo Mr. Drcxol , Fred Kourapln ? und
lltmcbaugh & Tavlor ; adopted.
The board decided to reject tbo proposed
contract with the Chaffofl Lumber company
nna authorized the sccrclary to rondvcrtlso
tor bids for lumber.
The commlltco on buildings and property
recommended the placing of the Johnson
heating apparatus In the Lotbrop school at a
cost of $740. Adopted.
Uniting App-iratit * .
The board tooituo tbo Walnut Hill plumb-
lutr question and instructed the superintend
ent of bulUlngs to make necessary changes
nnd repairs to insure the comfort and health
of the pupils and teachers.
Mr. Smyth , fro-n the committee on heat
ing and ventilation , reported upon the new
I'Ullor & Wnrron heating nnd ventilating
plant in the Loavonworth building. Ho said
that while the apparatus appeared to bo in
pretty good condition , yet it did not furnish
anythlnjr like thirty cublo feet of fresh ulr
per mlnuto for each pupil , ns guaranteed
in tbe contract. inasmuch as the
Fuller & Warren company had
been awarded tbo contract for
furnishing the heating and vonlltaling ap-
mratus lor tbe new Franklin school , but
had refused to sign the contract , Mr. Smyth
moved that tbo mailer bo held opou for a
veck or two until the board could glvo this
duller & Wnrreu system omore thorough
nvesttentlon.
Tha only Fuller & \Varron plant in use
n the Omaha schools is that m the Leaven-
worth building. Mr. Smyth sala that the
est which had been made showed tbat from
woivo to nineteen cubic feet of air per
minute was tbo best the apparatus could do.
In testing the Smoan system at the Kollom
scbool the committee found that the nir was
chanced.very slowlv , but at tbe Walnut Hill
school be said the Holbrooksystemfurnisbod
over 2,000 cubic feet of fresh air per hour
Tor each pupil. In this connection it is nec
essary to remark that the ventilation at the
Walnut Hill scbool appears to bo all rlcht ,
but the closets that nave been constructed
For the special use of the teachers are in Dad
shuno. This defect will bo corrected at onco.
The committee asked for another week to
complete the Investigation of the different
systems and the request was granted.
Mutt Give Local .Sureties.
Mr. Euclid Martin scared up a fox In the
shape of a motion to notify Mr. Holbrook
tbat tbe board would require local sureties
ou bis bond. Mr. Marlin said that this mat
ter bad drifted along from week to week.
Holbrook had completed ono job , the Walnut
Hill , and had been drawing money on it , and
yet ho had furnished notbiug but foreign
sureties on the bonds ho had submitted. The
matter bad gone far enough and the board
should sot its foot down in a manner that
would cause Mr. Holbrook to awaken to tbo
actual demands of tbo board wilb regard to
bonds.
Mr. Martin's motion was adopted.
Mr. Coryell wanted tbo board to give tbo
Walnut Hill building sanitation another
whirl. Ho offered a resolution to instruct
tbe superintendent of bulldincs to make a
careful investigation and report at the next
meeting. Ho road a communication bearing
on the subject from Dr. Somers and the resolution
elution was adopted.
Tno board allowed claims on estimates
amounting to over $5,000 in favor of Hlcbard
Smith , W. W. Mace and E. H. Mahouey &
Co.
Co.Mr.
Mr. Powell and Mr. Wehror indulged in
an oratorical knockout over a resolution to
sod a portion ot tbe Dodge school grounds.
Mr. Powell pleaded for the adoption of tbe
resolution lor tbe especial benefit of tba
fcdor children of the Third ward , who
scarcely over caught a glimpse of green
sward , but Major Wehrer interrupted by
growling : "Cinders cinders is good'enough
for other schools and ciaders Is good enough
for tbe Dodge school. "
Mr. Powell's resolution died with the
daisies it might have planted around tbe
Dodge scbool.
Want * Its Moiioy Hack.
Mr. Powell was not discouraged. He
pulled anotbei resolution from his pocket ,
It met with favor. This resolution provided
for making n demand upon 'the cilv council
for Ihc return to the board of the S20,4M
paid out of the scbool fund lo assist in the
erection of the city ball. The resolution de
clared that tbo contract cntcrod into by and
and between tbo city council and Board ol
Education at tbo time tbo board ncreed tc
pay ibis money into tbe city ball fund had
never been fulfilled on ibo part of the
council and tbat tbo board as a matter ol
Justice and right should demand that the
money bo ref jaded. Adopted.
Tba cora-niltoo ou teachers recommended
tbo election of Ibe following eighth crauc
teachers ; Mary D. Hallenlluo , Clara Elder ,
Nellie Bennett , Emma Carnov , MarySuears ,
Susie Evelotb , Emma Wbeatloy , E. B' '
Lelirhty , Martha S. Powell , Clara B. Duval ,
Virginia Kennedy , Matilda Evans and Ella
A. Carlisle. Adopted.
At the close of the meeting Mr. J. J ,
Points handed in his resignation as a mem
DOT of the Uoard of Education. It was ac
copied with regret by seven members of tb (
board , but as it requires eight to make t
quorum Mr. Points Is not yet out of tbe
board. -
After tbo adjournment Mr. Points said
that be bad made up bis mind to resign or
account of the fact that he was running foi
the legislature and bla time would be lullt
occupied in bis professional work and Ir
political hustling beiweeu now and Novem
ber S. His term of office la tbo Board 01
Education will expire in December and b <
thought it would bo advisable to slop ou'
now and enter the campaign without am
official weights hanging to him.
Bo sure and use Mrs. Wlnslows Soothing
Syrup for your children while loathing8J
cents a bottle.
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t The Neaiaha County Squabble.
"The harmonious convention which Tin
-BEE told about in Auburn on Saturday is D ;
no means according to tbe facti , " aid Mr
C , P. Edwards , an attorney of Nemabi
county. "There was a row m tbe couutj
convention wbicb will come very near do
fnntln ? the men nominated. In orOor tnat
the position may bo und1 ri'&od Iho follow
ing facts seem nece .irVt Dr Stewart , who
WAS n cnndlilnto for Uio H lu senate , wn
waited upon by Church Howe nnd a < ked to
supoort him in bis canuidac.V for the United
States senate. Dr. btawJrt was not In a
position to Titcdgo hi * support nnd o informed -
formed the boss of Natuaha count v Then
Mr , Howe began a firfhl hgntnst Dr. Slow-
art's cindldncv , cirrvlrig It' 10 the lloor of
convention. Mr. Stull nnd others openly
rhareed Mr. Howe with bribery nnd other
dishonest practice ? , ntod "ft wordy war ensued -
sued , quite two-third * of the deloeatlon
withdrawing botoro the. resolution Instruct
ing tbo delo.'ftiion to vote for Church Howe
was passed , the vote standing 13 for and 5
iisratnst , out of a total of ( W votes. Ton years
ago there was a llckrl nominated under like
circumstances and defeated at the polls by a
Urge majority. "
LINCOLN'S PRIVATE CAR.
llutnrjr of n llntlrvtt Itclle of tlio
\\nr.
A passenger coach with a hl tory and
hallowed by patriotic associations Is Idly
buiTctlni ; Ibo corroalng tooth of tlmo In the
Onion Pacific railroad yards ut North Platte
Xeb. The car was built for nntl used by
President Lincoln during the war. It seems
Ktrango and Inexplicable that the car , ren
dered historic by association with tbo
martyred president , should bo allowed to
decay. Efforts should bo made to sccuro
nnd preserve It ,
In n note to tbo Xorth Plalto Tribune
Assistant Superintendent Park gives an in-
tcrusllng hlstorv of Iho car. It was built at
tbo United Stales military car shops at
Alexandria , Va. , in 1S04 by B. P. Lamaton ,
master car repairer , expressly for President
Lincoln , who used it on iho Orange &
Alexandria railroad to go to nnd from tbe
"front" during the war.
The car was clad with iron on the inside
ot the frctuo and padded on the iron with
hair. This was covered with rich corded
crimson silk. The car was fortv-two feet
long ana eight fcotslx inches wide , divided
into three compartments ; dcor was In corner
of car ou platform , opening inlu a passage
way extenairrt"tbo enllre lenctb of the car ;
from this pissagew.iy doors opened Into each
of tbo nnvato rooms. Tbs room on ono ena
was much larger than the others , furnlsbcd
with two sofas andabairs ; tbo smaller rooms
were provided with sofas ; the backs of nil
the sofaa were so arranged as to lift uu and
form beds both above and below. Tbo coat
ot arms of each state in the union at tbat
time was painted between the windows of
Ihe car. The car was considered very heavy
and was mounlcd on four four-wheeled
trucks.
After the doalh of President Lincoln bis
remains were taken from Washington to
Springfield. I1L , la tbo car. Shortly there
after the car was purchased by T. C. Duron t ,
then nt the head of Union Pacific affairs. It
was used by tbe officials as a private car
and a special"bulldlnc was put up at Omaha ,
In which it was housed while there. This
was known as "Lincoln shed. " Snortly
after tbo road was completed tbe car was
eldotracked at Evanston and used for living
purposes by Superintendents Given and
Earlc. From tbero it was taken to tbe
Colorado Central railroad , the interior taken
out and seats substituted and the car placed
on tbat road as a day coach. After ilbo-
carco unfitted for such use by reason ot gen *
oral disintegration it drifted into other
service.
The car was brought to North Platte In
1S9L bv order of Prestdont.Dillon with some
idea of taking it to the World's fair.
A number of souvenirs "nave been made
from tbe woodwork la tha shapa of napkin
rings , piper kuivos , etc. Tbeso , witu tbo
furniture and painted shields , are scattered
about among those who1 Were Intimately In
terested in Its hUtory. IJT
PORTENT lOtTS'E
Moteorollcical 1'lieimmonrt Indicate a
Mild Wlpusr.
Tbore are already meteorological signs of a
mild wlnler hereabouts a'ya the New York"
Sun. Sntpa , the tellers-"in the congress of
weather birds , bave been seen to fly south.
Swallows stayed'nortb ' three weeks after
their regular time to leavo.and tbat is re
garded a ? another sign of-an open winter.
Robins are still lingering , north of tbo
Potomao and would t\avo flown , south ten
days ago , the weather shakos declare , if they
hadn't felt in suoh bones
as they are pos
sessed of that wo are going to bnvu a late
fall and a warm winter. A woodcock shot
in Pennsylvania last ween bad only a few
feathers on it and tnat s another sure sign of
mild weather. So much for the bird * .
A coon trapped in a cornfield tbo olbcr
night was as poor as a crow , and tbat is
held to mean that tbo weather will be so
mild tbat he will bo able to be out every day ,
instead of having co rtiburnate , as was tbo
case last winter. At this time last year tbe
coons were as fat as pigs , and thov lived on
the fat while they were cooped up in hollow
trees on account of tbe biting weather. This
winter the coons won't have to lie dormant
and Dears will roam over the scrub oak
ridges from Christmas to Easier. The fur
of woodchucks Is much thinner tban usual ,
and tbat is a sure indication of an open
winter.
Moreover , rattlesnakes are crawling In
tbe huckleberry patches as lively as they
were in midsummer'and tbat is another sure
sign of midwinter mildness. Blacksnakes
are as numerous as they were two months
ago. Last year they teen promptly to their
dens on the flnt of September. The testi
mony of the animals and tbe reptiles appears
3 to bo complementary tq tbat of tbe blr2s.
- *
3
While , therefore , wo cannot adduce the in
articulate testimony of robins , raccoons ,
snipo. blacksnnke * , swallows and woodchucks -
chucks in support of the declaration , wo believe
liovo tbat Ibis is eolngto be a hot autumn ,
politically speaking.
TO AK.Vl CllVIl'M TO
Will liiveHticiito the Seizure of
Sruleni by Ituaslu.
NEW YOIIK , Sept , SO. An Ottawa special
says : The decision of tbe Britisb govern-
meat to dispatch | a man-of-war to Vladivos-
tock , Siberia , lo inveillgate Ibo recent seiz
ure of Canadian sealers by Russian cruisers
was in response lo a demand from tbo Do
minion government , a member of tbe cabinet
says , for the protection of its property. It is
not as yet known what British cruiser Is to
be sent to Siberia , but It will probably be
ono now at the Cbill station.
Juduingby what can bo learned here ,
Russia not responding readily totbo , British
government's demand for tbo punishment of
tbe Russian ofiicers who made tbe seizures
and for the restoration of tbe confiscated
proportv , tbo British government has taken
a moro forcible nnd decisive course to bring
about a satisfactory explanation and adjust
ment of t&o Insult to tbo Britisb flag. An
official bicb up in parliamentary cli clei says
tbat he fears before tbe matter U settled
there will bo a collision between England
and Russia.
Arretteil a Conttable.
A complaint was fllod Agalngt Constable J.
F. Clapp yesterday by Hannah Johnson ,
charging htm with an attempted assault.
Clapp was arrested and tits'cue set for hear
ing on. October 10. He claims tbat be went
to tbe Johnson dotnlcllo oppt > Ue tbo Dellono
hotel toaerve some pftpbrs } and that tbe
charge U a blackmalline-cchpme.
. . < . . .1 , ! I
DeVVUt'sSarsaparilla cieaases the blood.
Knot Illiniotr WUUe-lnt iie.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. . Sopw i2ti. At Lees-
bure , In Laku county , Tliorflaa Summers ot
Louisville , ICy. , shot fcnd insiantl } killed
himself. ( le wont to fjedsbure for bis
healtb a short time aW tiut sickness Is
thought to bave made hi& insane.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Govt Report.
y n Baking
it (5 * Powder
itot flit
ABSOLUTE ! * PURE
THE FACT
Tlmt AYEU'S Sarsaparllla ct'Rns
OTinns : of Scrofulous Diseases ,
Eruptions. Nolls , Ecrcnia , Liver ami
Kidney Diseases , Dyspepsia , Hlieu-
inntlsm , and Catarrh should be con
vincing that the same course of
treatment wiu. HUB vor. All
that lias been said of the wonderful
cures elTected by tin- use of
during the past M ) years , truthfully
applies to-day. It is , In every sense ,
The Superior Mo'Uclue Its cura
tive properties , strength , clfect , and
flavor are always the. same ; and for
whatever blood diseases AYEU'S
Sarsaparilln is taken , they > ield to'
this treatment. When you ask for
.AVER'S
Sarsaparilia
don't be induced to purchase any of
the worthless substitutes , which are
mostly mixtures of the cheapest in
gredients , contain no sarsaparilla ,
have no uniform standard of ap
pearance , llavor , orelTect , are blood-
purillers in name only , and are of
fered to you because there is more-
protlt in selling them. Take
AVER'S
Sarsaparilla
Prepared by Dr. J. C. A > erfcCo. , Loi\ellMnn.
Bold by all Druggitu ; Trice ( I ; nls botllci , $5.
Cures others , will cure you
HEALTHFUL , AGREEABLE , CLEANSING.
For Farmers , Miners and Mechanics ,
A PERFECT SOAP FOR AtKALI WATER.
Cures Chafing , Chapped Hands , Wounds , Burns ,
Etc. A Delightful Shampoo.
WHITE RUSSIAN SOAP.
Specially Adapted for Use in Hard Water
ARE Y CUSl'F FlF.r Cv
FROM
Female
We.lmess ,
Catarrh or
Hlieuraalssin ,
| Chronic ;
Nervous or
Private
Diseases ,
IF SO , CALL
Dr. Searles & Searles
Consultation Free.
Acknowledged to l > e the most succeif ill specialist In
nil PRIVATE. IILOOP , Nsuvous. bkis A..NO DUIY-
uv DISEASES.
Gonorrhea In from 3 to 6 days. Syphilis curjd
nltlioutMercury. All ttaues for life.
BTKIUlUim permanently cured , remoral com-
plet , without cuttlaz. cjuillo or iillat tloa i ura
directed at homo by patient wllujut a momanl'j
pain or annoranco.
I'lI Ks , FISTULA AND HKCTAL ULCKKS enrol
without nalu or dutentlon from buslnoit.
HVDHOCKI.K AN'J ' VAI11COUKLK pornnnontlr
nd tuccetiiullr curad Method notrnud unfailing.
.WEAK MEN
( V1TAI.ITV TVEAK ) , Madsiobr too cloi ) nppll.
cntlon to builnuii or ttudr : narero woniil ttraln
or erl f : HKXUAL K.XCUdSHi In mlddla llfo. or
Irotii tbo effocls of youthful follloi.
WKAK MKN AltB VICT1M3 TO NKHVO03 DK-
niLtTYorKXHAOSTlO.V , WAfaTl.Nf ! WKAKNKS3
l.NVOLU.NTAUV IXJ3SKS with KAttliV DKCAV In
YOUNU nnd M1DDLK AGKI ) ; lack of Tim. Tlt'or.
tnd ilrcnittb , wltb texual oritant Impalrud and
weakenenedpremiturelrln approaclilneold aza.
All yldlJ readllr to our now treatiuant fur loti or
Tltnl power. Call on or addrois with ttatnp for
circular ! , ( re book and receipt ! .
Dr. Searles & Searles , " *
Neit in Post Onice.
CURK
Anew ul Complex Treatment , contlitlag ot
Sappoitlorl * * . Olntmont la < Upiuloi. alia la Oar
tnai'llli ; a Poittlva Cure fur Uiterunl. Intornil
tllndor Ul eillngluihlnt , Cbroalo , itooentor Herall-
Urr I'llei. Tain llemolr hit never liten known to
falLilperbor i > for < imatt/mill. ; WliriutTttrfram
tbli terrible dl o-i.a wtien a wrtltsn guarantej l
poilllvelr Riven wllhCbJtoi or refund iliemonur If
not cured road itamp for fra garaplo. Ounrnntes
limed brKubn 4Co. . Ururiclitt , Solo AjcnU.corner
lilt- and Uoua/ai / tro t u = .Jm. Neb.
OB.B.O , WES'3 NEUV15 AND nilAlNTHB kf
llKNT.aipacldo for llrilurlv tntitaan , flu , fin
raUrla , Ueadaobe. Nerroui 1'roiiraloa c uie4 Of
alcohol or tobacco. Wakefulnen. Mental Itaarai-
lonSo tnettof tbe Uraln.cauilnztniaottf , uilier/
Oecijrduattt , I'reiaaluro Old AIO. llarruuen. LMH
of 1'ower In eltber * ez , Impotenor , Uouoorruua aod
all Female Weaknem * . Inroluatarr lonui , dpur.
matorrbea cau ed br orer-oturtlan ot tas Urala
belf-abutearer-lndulKenca. A month' * trjitajiai
II.Cforli.br mall. WeKuarantei'U boiei to ourt
fcacborde forOoozei. wltti Ii will a 3l wrlltan
inaranteeto refund If not ourjl. Guarantee liiual
onlr br TbeoJore. If , Lewla druficlii , cole aza
toutbeait corner Jothand KHrnam ti. . Uuiabm
the I nct , Futot mu& Flout IB tie W rti.
NEW tORK ToMDOlfDERRr'ANtTlUSBOW. .
Ererr Saturdar ,
NEW VOUK , OIltttAl.TKIl and NAI'IJ:3 ,
i. regular lntcrr > li. - .
BAlODk , SECOND-CLASS AND STEERAGE
nte * on lowest tarmt U > * od from tba prlndpl *
DOSKH. urainH , H & iu. esanHiutii , rontis.
Exeortlaa UckeU UU > le to 1 cturn l > r tlU.tr the ! ! >
tvrouue Clrde < t tiartb o ( Inliuxior NaplM & Oltnlux
" - - " tU Iteir Oriin to AST i = ; u ! it itvist SiUt ,
Applr to aur of our loc l AfOottortQ
JIUOTUKU * . CUlcaso , IU.
nd
LL
T
ALE.
500 Picked Suits worth
$15 , $20 and $25 ,
now on sale at
a
Suit.
Every color. Every size to fit any man. Then ,
will be nothing better offered *
this season.
Corner 13th and Farham Streets.
AMUSEMENTS.
BOTD'S K"ew Theatre
Thursday , Friday , Saturday , Sept. 29,30 Oct. i
Mattneo baturdnj.
Thu Komantto Artur.
ALEXANDER
SALVINI
Accompanied by
.
and his company of pliiycrs under tbo direc
tion of
.tilt. IV. .M. VMI.KISON ,
In elaborate unil rciill tic i > ci > iilc revivals ot
tbo rumnntic ilrauui.
IthrKltrulUK :
Thurbdajr J'Bnnej7's Fumoun Ilumanro. d
' Don C'n-Mir ill * UiirHii. "
Krltlny andSuturdar nlcht Dumas' .MaitiTplt-ce ,
"Tlio Three liuiirilmiirli. "
Sniurdur Slntlneo.double bill
"JColiort Miiculri1 , nniltlio nctlngrceslOD ot
"Cii\ullrrli : ICimllrHUH. "
Entire new scenery by Albert Urnvor and
Iliirnrldzo of Chlo.ico. Costumes by Hinn-
rlilul of 1'nrlH HDit Van Hnrrieof 1'lilliidelphla.
Armomnd properties ny Gutpcrto of I'urls.
Adrancenale ouons Wednesday.
BOYD'S NBW I No
THEATER
A Palpable Hitl
Omaha People LlKe It !
NIQBE
Abbott & Teal's Comedy Compiny scored an
Instuiituneiius Success at lloyd s Theater
) ; iit nlglit In the beautiful
comedy of
NIOBE
Only Two More Nights of Fun.
Just Two Performances.
TONM3HT AND TOMOllllOW MCIIT.
Don't tnls it. Usual price ,
FAPML SLTIMIL
rieior.i
Four nlibticomraeuclnif Sunday Matinee Sept. 23
1'llK tJUCCKSS OK IMbT SKAbON.
A. W. KIU3MONT ,
In bit teniatlonal comedjr drama entitled ,
"V-V-V. " "
Matinee Wcdncidar-
WONDERLAND
-AND-
BIJOU THEATER.
Continuous HIOW | from 1 to 11 l > . M.
New Specialty Olio and
I. AM AMIIUK I.Ab .
SOo General Admission " . )
EUUUATIONAL.
Dr. Sargent's Normal School.
Of rii > * icul Training lor Uomun.
atOAuuuiIKii : . MA88. will open tu Twelfth fiei-
lon on October 2UUi Inttead uf NOTember 1 , at
kurulofor * .
GRANDFATHER'S
Patent applied for.
Send for Circular ,
STEEL EDGE
Stamping and Re-
tinning Co. ,
Boston , - Mass ,
QUAIL BRAND
HEALTH FOODS
Parched Rolled Oatsn
Unequalled in Flavor.
Corn Gritz ,
Sold only in 2J pound paakugo/
Velvet Meal ,
For mil 10ti9 nnd pom * .
TOE BKFIlEAPBST
Sold by nil FlrU-Clm
DEFORMITY BRACES
ElasticStockings ,
Trusses ,
Crunches ,
Batteries ,
WaterBottlej ,
a Syringes ,
Atomizers ,
Medical Supplies.
AIDE & PENFJLD ,
114 S. lolh SL ,
Kixt to Poslofflce
DR R W , BAILEY
. - t Tooth Filled With.
iT " - B ° ut i' in br
tiLITYVv'VT F tlio Latest
Invention.
TEETH EXTUAOTnn WITHOUT I'AIX OU
DA.NOKH
Al'ULUBKTOK TKHTU OX IlUllllER FOB
I'urfcct ( It KunrHiitced. Tontli extracted In
tlio incirnlni ; , how onus liuerlod In ovuiilng
of fchinu < luy.
Hue Hpfuiinuns of Kuinovublo Jlrldco ,
r > cu Biocliucns ) nf I'luxllilo KliiHtlu I'lato.
All work warranted us rtiprctoiitcd ,
onice , Tlilrd 1'joor. I'axlon Illoo c.
Tclciliimn | 108 * . Kith an 1 Fnrniii SU.
Tul * Kleralor or Stairway from 18th
ii trout Kiitraiico.
NEBRASKA
National Bank.
U. 8. DEFOSITOSYOMAHA _ _ , MEF ,
Capital , $100,033
Surplus $05,001)
Offlcwre and I > lr tori Ilcnrr w. Tatei , preildent
II. UCuiblnx. Tlc preilden | , U. K. Maurice W. V.
llor.e , Jolmi , Collliu J , N , 1L I'atrlck. I/ewli A-
Ueed. canbler.
Tl-Id IRON BA.NIC