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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WlffisTESDAY. JUNE 28. 1893.
TO GREET THE VISITORS
Unooln Oitizens Will Entertain Delegates
to the Hidlroad Convention.
NEGLECT OF STATE OFFICIALS
Jfo ArrnncvMtrntt Miule lir Hci re rnl tlTe
ut tlimilm to ItBCrlro thn Conven
tion Mcml > or. Herr the City
Will I'rorlJc.
LX , June 27. [ Special toTitEHEB. ]
A mooting of the various committees having
in charge thn reception of the delegates to
the north and south railroad convention was
held at the council chamber this morning.
Mayor \\Ylr presided , and it was decided
that , Inasmuch ns the governor and state
officials had neglected to take any steps on
behalf of the state to entertain the visitors ,
that the citizens of Lincoln should take the
matter in charge. A reception committee of
JOOvraanppolntod , to whom were assigned
the duty of visiting each train as It came in
and welcoming nnd locating the delegates at
the various hotels. The state officials offered
to defray the expense of securing the No-
braoka State band for tomorrow , when the
formal reception takes place , and the com
mittee on program reported the following :
Convention culled to order at 2 o'clock in
representative hall by Governor Crounso ,
address of welcome to Nebraska by Gover
nor CrouiiBO , response by Qovernor Lowolllng
of Kansas nnd governors of other states ,
welcome to the city of Lincoln by Mayor
Weir , responses by dolcgatcs.
The convention will then bo turned ever
to the dolcgatcs for organization. At U
o'clock Thursday afternoon 'tho delegates
will bo given n drive about the city , with
trips to the various colleges , the beach ,
sanitarium and other points of interest.
Delegates Arriving
Of the hundred and twenty odd delegates
expected to bo present thus far only twclvo
have arrived , representing Iowa , Oklahoma
nnd Nebraska.
The sensation of the evening Is the dis
closure of nn attempt to turn the convention
into a boom for La Porto as the terminal
point for the proposed trunk line from Bis
marck to the gulf. Charles A. Edwards , a
delegate from Volnsco , Tex. , and Milton
Park of Dallas are In arms at the proposi
tion. Bob Green of Kearney , ono of the La
Porto boomers , is hero In the Interests of
that place , in which the whole boodle ring
of the state house is Interested.
Lincoln Crlmliint ( 'imrt.i.
Frank Marr , a youth with the dress nnd
arsenal of n cowboy and the experience of a
herder of the town cows , was arrested today
on the charge of borso stealing. The police
did not know when they nabbed him that ho
was so bad a youth , but his companion , a
youth mimed Whittington. informed them
that Marr was wanted nt Thodford , Nob. ,
for the theft of his uncle's horse , which ho
had traded at Kearney for another animal.
Ho is being held to await instructions from
Thcdford.
Lavry Cnrr was required to answer in po-
llco court to the charge nf dispensing beer
on the Sabbath day. Carr's arrest was duo
to a wager made by a man named Warren
with the day captain. 'Uarren declared
that ho could buy a bottle of beer on Sun
day , and backed his opinion with cash.
According to his story ho bought liquor from
.Larry , but Larry says ho didn't. The cir
cumstances surrounding the case indicated
that Larry had sold the stuff , and ho was
assessed $ y5 ; and costs. Ho gave notice of
appeal , but later filed n motion for a now
trial on the ground of newly discovered evi
dence.
J. C. Woompner , a North Ninth street
druggist , foil into the police maw this morn
ing on the charge that ho hud sold beer on
Sunday , when ho know the purchaser was
not sick nor wanted the stull for medicinal
purposes. Ho will bo tried July 7.
M. W. Catlln was arrested this morning
on tho-uhurgo of embezzling $23 from D. W.
Cummlngs. for whom ho was acting ns col
lector. Ho jjnvo bond for his appearance
Ihursday.
Charles Smith , nlias Stahl , once convicted
at chicken stealing , but who obtained a now
trial on the ground that it wasn't ' the crime
with which bo was charged , pleaded guilty
this morning and took a year in the pen.
Stnto IIouso Niiton.
Articles of incorporation wcro today filed
with the secretary of state for the Nebraska
nnd Sonera Prospecting and Development
company with a capital stock of f.V,000. The
headquarters of the company will bo at Mc-
Cook. ,
Thocasoof Phillip Andres , ot al. , ncainst
\\.HiKridlcr was entered in the supreme
court today , The case was brought up from
Douglas county ,
The governor today appointed Judge J. S.
West of IJcnldcman , Dundy county , a mem
ber of the State Hoard of Education to suc
ceed C. W. ICalov of Ited Cloud , whoso term
lias expired. Hon. Kobort W. Furnas was
likewise appointed delegate from Nebraska
to"tho World's ' Agricultural congress to bo
bold at Chicago on October 10.
Courthouse < ' .
Judges Hall , Tibbots nnd Strode sat today
on the school bond injunction case. This is
t suit wherein William Fullerton , a wealthy
property owner nnd taxpayer , seeks to en
join the school board from issuing nnd de
livering the 1100,000 bonds voted at the
recent election on the- ground thata
legal majority of the voters did not
Tote in favor of the bond proposi
tion , that the petition for the
submission of the proposition was circu
lated by the board's uconts nnd signatures
of men anil women not voters were obtained
thereto by deceit , together witti a number
of technical irregularities. The case was
submitted on aflldnvlts and arguments , and
a recount of the ballots was had , showing
that the bond proposition received more
than two-thirds of all the votes cast on that
{ proposition , which Fullortou maintains Is
not the legal method of determining whether
the bonds carried or not. Thu court will
probably hand down Us decision before ad
journment next Saturday.
ThoBunitary commission , which is engaged
in the straightening of Salt creek , Hied
petitions In condemnation this morning for
Hcbt of wav across the lands of Martha
Stuart and Bridget Kelly , with whom they
cannot agree on n price.
Judge Tibbetts granted n temnorary order
of injunction today restraining the city
treasurer from collecting certain paving
taxes from 11. J. Winnot land some two dozen
ether taxpayers. This is a case where own
ers of property on Q atroot moro than 150
feet west of Sixteenth street , on a ! K)0 ) foot
block , object to pay ing any part of the paving
on Sixteenth ,
The Oliver-Lansing cnso will bo appealed
to the supreme court , Oliver illed hU writ
of error this morning. -
I'ulr Crop rrnHprti.
HEUIIOK , Juno ST. [ Special to THE niE- : ]
Corn Is doing nicely and Is promising a full
crop. Wheat anil rye will soon bo lit to bar
vest and will mnko a good half crop. Pottv
toes never have looked better. The fanners
feel greatly encouraged at the present pros
pccts.
IlASTiNnp , Juno 27. [ Special Telegram tc
TUB UKK , ] About 7 o'clock tonlcht n hcavj
wind storm , accompanied by bllmlng | dust
came up from the southwest and was lol
lowed n few moments lateby a hard fall ol
hall nnd then a steady pour of ram. This
rain comes in tlmo to insure n magnificent
yield of corn and will uiako the prospects foi
mall grain good ,
Ftn.i.KHTON. Nob. , Juno 27 , [ Special t (
TUB BE u.1 The continued drouth for the
lust ton days has seriously affected tin
unnll grain crop in this vicinity. The fal
grain will not bo a half crop , ami should li
remain dry another week the spring snml
grain will prove u total failure. Corn Is a :
yet looking ; splendidly , nnd nearly all th <
Holds are as clean us a well cultivated gar
flou ,
C'olllo llotlklu btlll
NKMAIU CITV , Nob. , Juno 27. [ Social ti
THE UEK.J Gcorgo Hodkin of this place ro
cclvod word last week that the body of i
man , supposed to bo his nephew , Colllo Hod
kin , by letters found in hU pocket , had boot
discovered near Lardo , I ) . O. Mr. Hodkh
received a letter yesterday from Colllo ti
the effect that ho was still nllvo It scum
that youutr Hodklu aud a partner wen
working together at the tlmo nnd that hit
partner wns killed In nn explosion nnd Hod-
kin badly Injured. Both bolng strangers
nnd the former having on Hodkln's coat , the
coroner naturally siinposod him to bo Hod-
kin , nnd Hodkin being unconscious nothing
could bo learned to the contrary.
Uniting * Noten of Motti.
HASTINOS , Juno 27. [ Special toTnn UKK. ]
-Attorney It A. Hatty was a Tcry happy
man when John nnd Adolph Wagner wcro
brought back from Grand Island last night
by Constable C. J. Hhoadcs. Ho was on
their bond fortl.OOO.
At the regular badge race of the Hastings
Gun club hold yesterday afternoon , thirty
blue rocks , Ducr and Fleming tied for the
badge with SO , Holzworth carao In second
with 24 ; Hayden , 21 ; McKlnnoy , 20 , nnd
Itantz 10 broken. For the "li" badge Klnr.oy
on , Uoyd and Wnldrat being a tlo for sec-
nd , with G. II. Pratt third. The boys are
naklm * extensive preparations for n tourna-
icnt to bo hold hero on the Fourth nt the
Inn grounds.
Kov. Howard G. Wllcox , n Methodist min
ster of Beatrice , was married today to Miss
'lary A. llurr of .Tuniata. The ceremony
ras performed at 0 o'clock this evening ,
lev. Gcorgo M. Jones of Exeter ofllciatlng.
The city council mot last night nnd post-
xmed the hearing of the proceedings for the
Cancellation of J. K. Ellis' saloon license for
wo weeks. Tills is the result of a light
between the gamblers and saloon men of
astings , which has resulted so far In keep-
ng the gambling rooms closed nnd making
ho saloon keepers moro careful not to violate
lie law.
Bids were opened for the removal of the
condemned Hocppnnr brick block nnd re
ferred to the special committee which nas
the matter In charge. Hastings people may
expect to walk around the fence which
narks the danger line for two or three
weeks at least.
Select committees of the Board of Super
visors nro now busily engaged in examining
the uivouuts of the various county oHlcers.
The standing committee of the Episcopal
diocese of the Platte was In session hero
yesterday to examine the credentials nnd
lunlllluatlons of candidates for the diacon-
a to.
School Klctloni ) .
nxEr , Juno 27. [ Special to Tun Den. ]
The school election resulted hero ycstcr-
ilav In the election of Hon. George F.
Blancliard by a majority of flvo.
CI.AY CBNTEII , Juno 27. [ Special to THE
BcE.l At the annual school election yester
day , to fill the vacancies of the board , quite
a spirited contest took place , In which Mrs.
P. Cruickshnnkund Mrs. John C. Ward wcro
the successful candidates.
HOCK , Nob. , Juno 27. [ Special to
Tun Bra : . ] The school meeting hero today
was the largest in the history of the town ,
moro than 1-40 votes being cast for directors.
Dr. W. II. Wilson nnd Mr. John H. Layman
wcro elected in plucoof Andrew E. Lane and
J. D. Lonewcll. A levy of " 0 mills was
made for school purposes. A committee of
live was appointed to prepare a petition for
bonOing the district for the purpose or build
ing n brick school house to accommodate the
younger scholars of the lower town , or to
put up two buildings us may seem to bo best.
There were fully ns many women as men
present who showed that they have the in
tcrcsts of the school nt heart ,
GUOVE , NOD. , Juno 27. [ Special
to Tin : BKI : . ] The annual school meeting
was held hero last night , with the re-election
of the entire school board of lust year , con
sisting of H. Saaro , Christ Schovcland and
C. A. Uandall.
Oiceolu 1'ruplo nt. the I'alr.
, Juno 27. [ Special to THE BEE. ]
It was a Jolly crowd that started from hero
yesterday morning to the World's fair
having chartered a oar for the trip. There
wcro : Prof. M. K. Snodgrass and wife , H
F. Henderson and wife , R. Hazlowood , wile
nnd three children ; Colonel E. A.Vulrath
and wlto , Mrs. Kov. H. Pierson , Fred Mer-
rick and wife , lion. M. C. Stull , wife um
three children ; Lilian Stoner , Misses Maud
and May MusselmanClara Fey , May Hendcr
son , Louie Pratt , Wilber McChosnoy , C. M
Pulvor , Nettle McBeth , Elsie Dayinudo , Mrs
\V. B. Uaymudo and Mrs. Carrie Hold Heald
Oflceoln MiiHOUH Inatiillod.
OSCCOLA , Juno 27. [ Special to Tin : BEE. ]
At the regular meeting of Oscoolu lodge No
03 , Ancient Free and Accepted Masons , the
following ofllcers were installed : M. It. Snod
grass , worshipful master ; W. J. Conklyn
senior warden ; Dr. L. M. Shaw , Junlo
warden j II. A. Scott , treasurer : J. H. An
derson , secretary ; Hon. E. L. King , senior
deacon ; George Everitt. Junior deacon ; stow
ards. II , 11. Campbell nnd GrantT. Kay ; C
M. Pulvor , tylcr. T. H. Saundcrs was the
acting grand muster and installed the
ofllcers.
Gothenburg Qirl Ilrownocl.
GoTiiKXiiuim , Neb. , Juno 27. [ Special
Telegram to THE Ben. ] Miss Veudla John
ston , aged 15 , living two miles cast of this
placowhile , fishing nt the hike yesterday fell
in nnu was drowned. Three young ladles
about her own ago were with her but where
she fell the water was very deep and the
girls were unable to render her any assist
ance. They gave the alarm at once and
John W. Bridges who was about half a mlle
distant was the first man nn the scene. The
body was at once recovered but life was
extinct.
Anxious to Ilo.
DBA veil CITV , Juno 27. fSpecial Telegram
to TUB BEE , ] J. Crawford , a farmer liv
ing two miles cast of hero , attempted to
commit suicide this morning , first by hang
ing and afterward by a dose of sulphuric
acid. Ho will recover. Crawford's wife
loft him some weeks ago nnd ho has since
boon desixmdcnt nnd at times insane. Ho
will be taken to the asylum.
Hnmll rrt'iniiut llhr/o.
FiinvoNT , Juno 27. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] At an early hour this morning the
lire department was called to the manufac
turing district to extinguish the biazo which
was consuming the roof of a small building
adjoining the engine house of the Nebraska
Binder Twine company , which they soon
iltd. The loss was very small.
tDninUn of n llrbron Oltlren.
HniiuoN , Juno 27.- [ Special to THE BUB. ]
After nn Illness of throe weeks Kussoll
Parmleo , ago 03 years , died of dropsy this
morning. Mr. Parmleo came _ to this county
eighteen years ago , nnd has" been ono of
Tbayer county's most enterprising and pros
perous farmers.
iiuvutor : uuil C'ontoiitH Destroyed.
UASTiKcia , Juno 27. [ Special Telegram to
THE BIE. ] The elevator nt Itossor , fourteen
miles northwest of Hustings , burned last
night. The elevator and contents lost wuro
worth $5,000 to 50,000 , and wcro under In
sured.
Now Itrpulillniii I'a pi'r.
Fui.i.KHTONNob , , Juno 27 , [ Sueeial to THE
BEI : . ] The presses and material for a now
republican newspaper plan tare on the ground
nnd the people nro promised the Hrst issue
July 7. Omaha furnished the entire plant.
The Omaha club is in n peck of trouble. It
is running behind in its bills , and to stop the
most apparent leakage it U proposed to
abandon the grill rooms at the called moot
ing this evening.
But the trouble docs not end hero. There
are a lot of delinquents and the substantial
members of the club nro getting tired ol
putting up for these members. Therefore
to put the club on a solid footing , li
is Intended to eel | every delinquent on the
list at the meeting tomorrow night and thu ;
citato a nucleus for a now club which wll
bo able to complete the new house com
menced at Twentieth and Douglas streets.
It Is not the Intention of the club to givi
up its quarters In the United States National
bank building but simply to discontinue tui
grill room.
I.lcviuoi.
The following tnarrlugo licenses wcro Is-
sued yesterday ;
Name and address. ARC ;
IKdniird 1' . Walcott , Omaha , , . no :
I Muy Moran , Omaha , . . , , , . 'J
11'rank A. lllanchurd , I'lattsmouth , Nub. . 20
1 Mary 1C. Ulizlo , Omaha , 8
I ( 'Imrlu * W. Ortiuun , Onmha , , . , C
1 Jcunlo Kullar , OmuUii. . . . i 21 !
M'CLURE'S ' ' CAREER OF CRIME
With Evident Prldo the Train Robber Bo-
latos His Past Exploits.
NOT TALKING THROUGH HIS STETSON
'roaprcti tlmt the 1'oiloe Ilnre Cnptnrodn
Criminal \Vlio li Wnntmt far Manjr
Crime * McClure mul III * I'aU
racn the Cnincra.
Twenty-four hours of coiifinomont In'.ho
city Jail scorns to liavo had n most softening
illoot upon the bold nnd desperate leader of
, ho train robbing gang which has boon
causing so much trepidation among local
railway oClclals.
The effect of Imprisonment has caused
Charles McClurc to open his mouth anil
mnko a series of confessions which stamp
ilin ns a mnn with enough "wheels In his
icad" to supply n blcyclo factory , or clso as
a most consummate villain , who hopes for
lullclivl clemency by trccly confessing his
srimcs. As n matter of fact , ho made a
'clean brenst" of everything to everyone
who was admitted to the j.iil corridors yes
terday.
McClure Is not a man who would flguro ns
i hero In one of Mr. Ucaalo's yellow backed
10-ccnt histories of the wild nnd woolly
west. Ho Is too tame looking , nnd ho is a
slim , slender young man who would not
cause n street car driver to stop at n muddy
crossing. But with the aid of an able-bodied
51111 of 45-callbro , ho seems to have had a
most subtle hypnotic inllucnco upon railway
engineers nnd with his bland , childlike
voice , was nblo to bring an express -
press train to a full stop , oven
though Undo Snm had furnished the
aforesaid train with his weighty Columbian
stamp of authority. IJy being able to stop a
train nt West Sldo n fortnight ago ho scorns
to have become imbued with his ability as a
railway manager.
Ho had golden visions and figured out
that by a few minutes of desperate work ho
would bo able to keep the gaunt wolf of
want from his door for some tlmo nnd also
bo able to boldly face the Ice men all
through the summer.
Threatens to I.octurc.
He reckoned without his host , nnd now ho
is doing Dcnanco in sack cloth and ashes and
oven threatens to ascend the lecture plat
form after ho has served a useful penal
servitude.
However this may be. Gal McClure has
had a most eventful career , and there are
few men , who liavo seen twenty-seven winters
tors and ns many snows , who cun show up
such a record.
Through the courtesy of Chief Soavey ,
THE Din reporter was given an oppor
tunity yesterday afternoon to hoar Train-
robber McClure discourse upon Ills past
career in crime. The present affair is by no
means the first crooked work in which ho
has been engaged. Ho asserts that ho was
once arrested in Chicago .is a suspicious
character , but is reticent as to the exact
time and circumstances. He has , however ,
already served time in a penal institution ,
and it is loss than six mouths since ho last
regained his liberty.
According to his story , ho was convicted
of burglary nnd larceny at Lamar , Barton
county , iV.o. , and Incarcerated In the state
prison at Jefferson City , Mo , , in September ,
1883. He served there until December , 1892.
It was there that ho learned his trade as a
shoemaker. Ho also became acquainted
with many of his follow prisoners , with
some of whom ho has kept up a correspond
ence. Very recently ho has received let
ters signed by "Ed , " and "Ed , " ho says ,
represents E. E. Chans , a convict sentenced
from Kansas City fou forgery. Chans has
since benu released , and when last writing
to McClure dated his letter from Lcavoa
worth. McClure , on leaving the peniten
tiary , went to St. .Louis , where ho
worked at his trade until ho started for
Omaha some three months ago. lie became
acquainted with Squire soon after his ar
rival hero.
The s'.orio ? told by the three prisoners nro
Inconsistent in many respects. To tell just
which ones are telling falsehood and which
the truth is the task that the police hone to
unravel within the next few days , They
all taken to the '
were photographer's yester
day afternoon and made no objections to
having their features reproduced in black
and wtiito.
Visited Jijr Jlnllwuy Oniclnls.
In the evening Messrs. Ireland , | Phillippl
and others connected with the Missouri Pa-
citlc road , Chief of Police Seanlan and Mar
shal Templeton of Council Bluffs nnd others
interested visited McClure In his cell and
listened to his story. Ho said that ho had 1
been loft an orphan early in life , and in fall 1t
ing into a gang of toughs committed un act
winch caused him to bo sent to a house of
detention and there ho got his first real crim
inal training from older men. Ho has been
a news agent on the Missouri Pacific lines
leading out of Kansas City and while follow
ing tlmt occupation learned a great deal
about the operations of the road nnd what
men handled the trains. Then ho fell into a
gang of desperate ox-convicts who planned 1i i
to rob a train. They failed ana McClure
concluded to go Into the business on his own
hook. Ho said that two weeks ago in com
pany witli Squires and Bennlngton ho ar
ranged to hold up No. 2 train on the Mis
souri Pacific road. They mot in an alloy on
Fourteenth street and from there went
down Center sticot to the tracks and picked
out a place for the desperate deed. This
ilaco was at the lonely ravlno south of the
. ) oor farm. McClure was going to hold up
, lie engineer and take him back to the express -
press car. Ho was then going to order the
messenger to ' 'stand and deliver , " and if ho
did not lie would blow open the end of the
car and use the body of the engineer as a
shield when he entered the aperture ho had
opened with dynamite. Ho claimed that ho
could blow open any safe Irom the top with
lynamlto and had experimented with so
Yiuch success that ho had blown In two a
two-Inch piece of steel.
Ioat Ills Nerve nt West Ship.
McClure acknowledged tlmt It was ho who
stopped the train nt West Sldo several
weeks ago , hut ns his partners failed to
show up on time nnd as a switch engine was
coming up from South Omaha ho ordered
the engineer to go ahead nnd jumped from
the train , making his escape just as
his companions emerged from a dark
hollow. Ha refused to toll who
was with him in this deal and
In all his talk blames no one but himself.
After the trio under arrest had arranged
for the robbery of No. 2 express liounington
borrowed ( I and gave it to Squires , who pur
chased dynamite with It at P.irmcleo'a ,
They hold another meeting after this In an
alloy near Hfteonth street and coneludod to
inalco the attempt to rob the train on Mon
day night , ono wool : ago from last Monday ,
They tailed to connect and the attempt Sat
urday failed bosauso of the ner
vousness of the wouldbo robbers ,
McClure said they selected Monday night as
being the bc-st time , because ho learned tlmt
Monday night trains always carried the
most money , do was told ttiat the Satur
day night train carried fJ7,000 , and he
cursed his luck.
I'ruipeoti of the I'oii.
McClure said that ho oxpootod to go to
the penitentiary , and would servo his ton
toncn willingly. Ho said that when ho came
nut ho would bo frco from the evil influences
and companions of his past life , and looked
forward with hope for a short sentence
so that ho could begin llfo anow.
After making the above extended con f 03
slon ho was called into Chief Soavoy's onlci
and confronted with Bonnlngion , bis col
Icaguo who gave him away to the oltleers
The chief sat between the two men and ns.py
glared at each other Ilka two annuals wlu
thirsted for each others life , but no hostili
demonstrations wcro permitted. The inn
asked ouch ether a few imi > ortaut questions
tions , but Dcnnlugton did not toll any >
thing now , After the chief's ofllco yad
been cleared of oil but McClure , Do too
lives Savage and Uompsoy came M3In
uud laid before the prisoner a complete ot
of anfo blowing tools consisting of u power
ful lover brace , several diamond drills , i
punch , cold chlsol , a bottle of line powder , i
- bottle of oil , a hammer with the mall covoroi
wltli cloth to deaden the blows. McClur
was asked if these were his tools. Ho
dcitiod that ho had over seen them , but Ills
uneasy actions belled his words and .ho
detectives have a strong case against him.
" Too'n Herontly Muile.
The tools wcro somewhat crude , but woul
bo effective agalnu ntHibkt any aafo. It was
plain to bo semi that t y hud bocn recently
manufactured and the officers have located
the shop In which they wcro mado. The
tools wcro left In the1 gambling house OTOT
Foloy'a liquid cafe on ! Douglas street two
weeks ago last Sattnlay night. After the
vambllng hotiso had been closed two
burglars effected nn entrance through
a back window' ' and frightened
nwny while at work h.vt.wo men who wont
up to the rooms to sotllo n dispute regarding
their card playing riWUty. The burglars
escaped unnoticed ftmt tnclr tools wore
lound the next hay , The matter was kept
quiet until yestcrdayV when Charles Oat-
man , manager of the place , turned thorn
over to the oflicers. It lias now been learned
that McClure had a former partner who was
released from the Jefferson City prison n few
weeks ago. who came to Omaha. This
partner , whom the officers have under
surveillance , Is nn , expert cracksman ,
Found n I'nlry.
On his arrival hero ho found a former ,
female friend , known nstho "Big lllondo" at
Mlnnio Fall-child's place of resort , who
staked him to n good suit of clothes and n
sum of money with which it Is believed ho
purchased these safe-breaking tools. It
Is thought that after their un
successful attempt at "gopher work"
nnd the loss of their tools caused
the ox-convict to drop from the program and
McClure began his attempts at train rob *
blng. McClure Is a pretty slick rascal , nnd
while It may bo that ho is tolling the truth
in his confessions , It Is not a : all Improbable
that ho U worklncr n grand confidence gamete
to got a great deal of notoriety.
The officials of the Missouri Paclllo road
say that they will prosecute McClure and
Squires with the utmost vigor , and bellovo
that their davs of train-robbing troubles are
now nt an end. Bcnnington will probably beset
set frco as soon as his usefulness as a wit
ness has expired.
Vldocq W. II. Barnes of the Missouri
Pacific ticket office is the hero of the hour ,
his associates already having taken steps to
present him with a suitable medal indica
tive of their friendship lor the man who for
nights has wandered the streets alone In
search of train robbers and Captain Kldd
pirates. Barnes has been n shining example
of the amateur dotectlvo over since Lizzie
Borden was accused of murder and ho has
longed to show his Bradshaw training In
some such case ns that of last night.
When Bennlngton , the man who squalod
on his pals , went into the Missouri
Pacific office last Thursday ho asked for the
general manager. Mr. Bames Informed him
that the general manager was out , but that
ho looked after his business. Imagining
that ho was talking to ono of the great rail
road men of iho country Bonntngton pro
ceeded to glvo his "pals" the "brace , " and
Billy Barnes , clover ami astute , wormed out
of Mr. Train Hobbcr the whole story. And
it Is to this quiet , unassuming young man
that the whole credit of the capture of last
night should be given.
ST. tATRIClbs SCHOOL.
inlortnlnmnnt : to Ho Given by 1'uplls nt
Ht , rhllnmonn'a Hull.
The children of St. Patrick's school will
civo an entertainment at St. Philomcna's
hall Thursday evening , Juno 29 , for the
benefit of the school. The following is the
program :
Greeting Chorus . Senior Girls
Hecltatlon Thu Naughty Girl .
. . . .Little May Noonan
Mother Geese Reception . Our Ijittlolloys
SonK Tardy Scholar. . . . . lunlor Hoys
Violin Solo . Madeleine Hush
Accompanied by I'rof. Uwurzak.
UOTTIK'B DIUUM.
Nan { . Mak'iiio Kasmusson
May ' . Mndolalno Rush
Llliblo t\ May Mulvlhlll
Corn , n Lotllo Kush
Nolllo . . . . : Klttlo Ijyiinm
Kvix i..i. . , May Mulvlhlll
Union May Kennedy , jr
llaby Florrlo . . .I Allco I'owor
Dottlu f. . . , May Kennedy
Fairy Queen . . .Uenuvluvu Jultilos
( FalHcs. )
Ocntlo Volco Mny Noonan
Silver Tongue Miiry Tracy
Unruly Hand. . . ; r . ; -.I'lillllo Kush
Loving Heart * 1'hllllo Kellly
Kind Kyo V Stacla Mulvlhlll
Happy Smile ; . ; . . ' . . ' , Koslo Vlau
Song Daddy Wouldn't.Iluy Mo a How-wow
George Donahue and U'llllo Kocshan.
Fan Drill
Mniulo Hast , Madeleine Kush. May
Shoa , May Kennedy , Mabol ( Inrvoy ,
Maggie Tracy , Maitlm Lohloln , Magglo
Murphy , Laura Power , Mamlo King ,
Klttlo Lynam. Mary Mulvlhlll.
Builesiiuoon Kan DrHl Junior Hoys
Hone Over the Mountain Wave lljys
Ueci'atlon The Trl-Colors
Katie Shea , Stacla Mulvlhlll and Lottie Uu-li.
A I'KECIOUS PICKI.E.
Miss Ucbcoca 1'euso Miipgla Morlarly
Mrs. Onliblo Kutlu IMnehey
.lemile.Frost Mamlo Must
Itos-io Snow Mamlo Liassldy
Sadie Heun Stella Mulvlhlll
Slsslo Oabblo Nellie Murphy
Juno May Kennedy
Instrumental Duet
Maggie ( 'assldy and Gertie Kush
Ilocltatlon Mr. Somebody Annie IInswoil
Closing Chorus I'uplU
Among Tenolirrs nnd 1'upl g.
Superintendent Fitzpatrick is ono of the
busiest men in Omaha these days. The
touchers who were not elected naturally ily
to the superintendent to find out where the
difficulty lay in their particular cases , and
the principals who are yet on the anxious
seat are desirous of securing every possible
Inkling ns to what the probable action of the
board will bo when the matter of electing
principals comes up next week. Nearly n
score of those who taught last year wore not
included in the list of teachers elected lust
night. Some of these may yet bo elected ,
and toward this end they will work and
bring all the pressure to bear that they can
muster.
There will probably bo something of a con
test ever several of the principalshlps. The
completion of the now buildings for the
coming year will make thn principals ! ] Ips of
several of the schools more desirable than
ever before , for It. Is natural for teachers as
well as other people to take pride in the up-
pearanco nnd respectability of their sur
roundings. In place of the old wooden sheds
that have done service for several years at
some of the school sltos there will bo opened
this fall fine now brick and stone structures
with all modern conveniences and comforts ,
Principals who have plodded along for years
in the old wooden ahecis will bo greatly
elated to get into and take charge of these
fine now school houses , and if it should oc
cur that .somo of them full to secure reelection
tion they will fool very sere ut hcurt ever
the mutter.
Miss McSheano , principal of the Long
school , boliovcs that she has u pupil whoso
record has not been equaled by any other In
the city schools. Mabel Spauldlng has been
In school for eight years without missing
a solitary day or having a tardy mark placed
opposite her name , In the sumo school lena
Barnhart bus a record of six years without a
tardy mark , AssistantPostmasterYoodard /
has a BOII who ntiondj ) the Webster school
nnd 1ms gone through tya cntlto year with
an abbolutolj correct .rpcord in overytMng.
„
1 !
Nothing ; , ! to Be
Desired
- Every Flavoc made by Dr.
Price has thji 'peculiar ' taste
characteristic of the fruit from
which it is obtained , and im
parts to calces , puddings ,
sauces or creams such a
.
delicious and grateful flavor
that their use really leaves
nothing to be desired. We
-
- have yet to see the housewife
who has used Dr. Price's
-
Delicious Flavoring Extracts
- of Lemon , Orange , Nectarine
or Vanilla , who was not de
, lighted with them. THE PURITY
OF DR. PRICE'S FLAVORS is en
dorsed by the leading chem
ists and heads of the'great
universities of this continent
There nro ether Individual Instances of re
markable roeortli nnd M a whole the puplh
scorn to Imvo pa < od n very earnest and
profitable year's work In the public schools.
With the closing exorcises lust Friday
there rolled from the minds of over KUXW
school children n erorxt load ot responsibility
nnd care nnd for the next two months their
nctlvo little minds will bo as frco as birds ,
The picnic nnd fishing reports hereabouts
will resound with their merry laughter many
times during the summer and not r > few of
them will see the great White City In the
suburbs of Chicago before the school bolls
again call thorn to tasks and toll.
Wrotel \\lngod. .
The engagement was announced yesterday
at St. Joseph , Mo. , of Mr. Ed Wcssol of
Omaha to Miss Uiuliel Schwab ot St. Jo
seph.Mr.
Mr. Wessol Is n member ot the flrm of
Wcssol & Wcssol and highly esteemed by a
large circle of friends In this city.
THE NEXT MORNING I FEEL DHIOHTAND
NEW AND MY COMPLEXION IS DETTER.
My doctor nays It nets pontljr on the stonwoh ,
liver nnd klilnpv * . mid M n iilcn-axnt Ininllvp. This
drink ti raiulo from hcrln. mul Is prepared Tor lui
nseiully A3 ten.
A H flruralstn sell It nt Sfto. and ( I ix pnclciiRs. I f yon
cannot cot It , nrnil yonrmlilreu ftirnfrco sample ,
I.nnn'H Fiimllr Mcillrlnr imivi'n tin * liowln
rnrlnlnr. Innnlirtnliohpilllrrtlihliiiwrwiry.
-
Dr. W. H. BETTS ,
1'rlnclnal nnd Senior Motnbor of the
Famous I'lrm of
Physicians , Sur eon > ani Specialists.
"Aro tboy dolns a largo business ? "
In n question often nckod concerning
Drs. Ilotts & llotts. Inquirers am
requested to road the following
summary undJudge for thonisolvoi :
Numborof years In practice J7
OlDcoa In onor.itlon In various oltlos. . . . 11
Assistants employed S !
O.ipltul Invested In business < 2iU,000
Avorairo annual ovpiinsca 1)0,009 )
Average unnti.il roculpts 1U4T.J
Number eases Inl'Tyo.ire 8UU
Complete euros olToctod bl.KW
Greatly ucnofltlod 1.UI2
Kolloved nnd improved 2 !
Not cured . . - ; ?
Cost of proposed now Institute 12. > ,033
Cost pornnntt'ii of advertising. J.XX ( )
Koal estate owned by linn - . 200.003
No wonder that Dr. W. II. llotts ,
the bead of this Rroat , firm , Is rot -
t erred to by his friends ns "the gniy-
balrod old doctor , " for to Ills untlr-
int ; ever y nnd porsovor.inco , his .
signal ublllty , both ns a business
and professional mnn , has the busi
ness of the firm grown from abso
lutely nothltu to Its present nlgau-
tlo proportions. To oreaio and
maintain so gront nn ontorprlso is
enough to turn ntiy man ur.iy.whllo
thn glow of honest prldo that shlnos
In bis kindly face , his ruddy feat
ures and quick , firm , oli.stlc stop ,
nil bespeak the joy ho fools In the
grout sut'coss ho has won nnd the
peed ho bus bestowed noon bis fol
low mnn. The sick and the suffer
ing will find In him a true and last-
in ) ; friend
DRS. BETTS & BETTS ,
119 S. 14th Street ,
Cor > Douglas St.
OMAHA , - - - - HEB.
CAN BE CURED IN 10 MINUTES
I1V US I Mi
PRICE 25o PER BOX.
A.sk Your Druggist
IIV
OMAMA , - NEB.
New York Hospital
TREATMENT.
Tor all
Chronic , Hercoin ,
Private and
Special Diseases.
of both
MEN AND WOMEN
THi
DOUGLAS BLOCK , - OMAHA , NEB
llroj.
NEBRASKA
NATIONAL BANK.
XT. S. Depository , Omaha , Nob.
CAPITAL , - 8400,000
SURPLUS , - 805,000
Officers and Dlroctorn-Hoiiry W. Yale * , iireal-
cle.nl , It. C , OUBlilne , vlcu prunluont , O. S. Maurice ,
\V. V. Murtto. John S. Collluu , J. K. U. 1'atrloH
Ixnvls S. Jletxl , canlilcr.
THE IRON BANK.
To Order To Order
After a busy sea
son's trade , we find
that we have several
hundred (248 ( exact
ly ) remnants , suita
ble for trousers , which
we want to get rid
of , before taking our
i semi-annual invento
ry.
are worth
$7.00$8.l $ $
* and
It will pay you to call early and make your selection , be
fore best patterns are disposed of.
I
Until July 4th.
Samples
207 S 15ft
" , ,
Mailed.
A
And a paying investment can just
now be made in
MoqiMiB Carpets ,
We are offering a large line of
the best grade at
A fff T" i T"y '
SM 1 K M/QTP / V 8 TrS 'Tl
1.1O JTCJL idllL
This is away below par and
will pay a "handsome" ' dividend
to the purchaser.
MoqiMle Rilgsi
DURING SPECIAL SALE.
18x36 inch $1.00
27x54 inch $2.65
36x72 inch $4.00
. ORCHARD
AND
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' CARPET CO.
Douglas , bet. 14th and 15th
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