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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : " "SUNDAY , AUGUST 12 , 1894.
INQUEST OVER THE VICTIMS
Core Dor's Jury Furnished Damaging Evl-
donco Agninct Qcorgo W , Davis ,
INDICATIONS THAT HE IS GUILTY
ficnt to the Penitentiary HrvrrnI Venn
Ago for Itnrglary Committed In
County Ilit > o4lnc
of the Demi.
LINCOLN , Aug. 11. ( Special to The Bee. )
Link by link the fatal chain of evidence
which shall convict George Washington
Davis ot tin- murder of eleven Innocent men
Is being forged. Detective Malone , who
made the arrest , and the otllccrs of the police
station who have talked to him uro thor
oughly convinced ot his guilt and It Is only
necessary to change the suspicions ot the
people to certainties to kindle Into a flame
the smouldering Indignation of the crowds
which still flock to the scene of the wrecker
or talk It over on the street corners. Threats
of lynching me freely made , especially by
those who ha > A t.ccn the horrible sight In
the cellar of Robert's undertaking rooms.
The eleven bodies , twisted and distorted by
the flames , with legs , arms and heads sep
arated from the trunks , are laid out on the
tables. Shrcdx of clothing cling to some of
them nnd blickencd bones protrude from
the charred llesh.
The first rluu gathered by Detective Malone -
lone and which led to the arrest of Davis
was given by Drukcman Foot. He stated
that thu first man ho saw when ho emerged
from the train wis a negro with n lantern
walking rapidly away from the train. He
ahoutcd to him and the negro turned around
and came back. Foot thought nothing ot the
matter until Will Snxton found the fish
jilatcs nnd then when he went to look for
the negro he was unable to find him. He
told his busplclons to the detective , however ,
nnd ho went to work. Charlie Raymond , a
driver for Hd Holme * , had u story to tell.
He had been approached by n colored man ,
who proves to ho the same , while tlu ; wreck
was binning , who said that he wanted to be
driven to town. He had no coat on and his
pants were torn. In explanation ot this he
had told a man named Weems that he had
been on the wrecked train and was the first
man off. He was badly shaken up and had
lost his coat , which contained $200 , belonging
to County Treasurer Ma\ey Cobb , so he
explained , The driver brought him up town
nnd received $ l for the service.
WAS LOOKING FOR DAVIS.
Detective Malone had been on the lookout
for Davis for some time as the perpetrator
of a series of petty burglaries in the neigh
borhood where the wreck occurred and sus
pected that this might be the man wanted.
Ho had learned that this man was working
for a farmer named Lonsdale and went out
there for him , but Davis failed to show up.
About 9 o'clock last night he was more suc
cessful and bagged his game nt the Lonsdale
farm. On the way In he told the dectectlve
a new story altogether and If possible-
moro wildly Improbable one than ever. He
said that he had been nt the Colored Men's
club house In town nnd when he heard the
crash he nnd n crowd of men , white and
black , had started for the direction of the
sound on foot , reaching there before any one
else had arrived. The club house Is about
six miles away from the scene of the wreck
and the road Is so rough that In the dark It
took the reporter over an hour to get there
with a hack. A farmer living near the
trestle heard the engine bumping along the
tics , but did not hear a sound when the train
fell Into the ravine and the Idea that the
noise could have been heard six miles away
Is ridiculous. While In the buggy coming In
the prisoner was taken off his guard by the
question as to whether the train made much
noise when It fell nnd responded that the
engine made n terrible racket and described
the blowing off ot the steam as only an eye
witness could do It. Ho also unguardedly
admitted that the bra la'man called to him to
como and help when the train fell over and
to have both stories true he would have to
make the sK mites trip In almost the speed
of thought. After coming to the city In the
hack It has been learned that he went to the
club room ho spoke of nnd left there his
lantern and revolver. Subsequently ho went
back nnd got the revolver , but the
lantern Is In the possession of the police. Next
two boys namtd Ryan were heard of. They
had been timing themselves while walking
on the track and passed Davis going In the
direction ot the trestle a little while before
the wreck occurred , and on their return had
met him still going toward the btldgo. Ho
had a crowbar over his shoulder nnd carried
n satchel In his hind. This was about 8 30
in the evening , and the train was duo In
something over an hour. At RoUcby btatloii ,
a llttlo beyond the bridge. It Is said that ho
was again recognl/ed. Mr. Lonsdalo , who
was Instrumental In his capture , and at
whose house he was arrested , thinks that the
proofs are complete Ho says that the man
has been loafing about the neighborhood all
aurcmer , with nothing to > do , and that the
burglary of a number of the farm houses In
the neighborhood has been laid at his door.
CONFUSI3D THD PRISONCR.
When asked who accompanlol him to the
wreck from the club , Davis was unable to
give a single name , and when the officers of
the club and some of the members called
at the station this moinlng he could not
Identify any of them. Maxoy Cobb also Is
convinced that the authorities have the right
man. He worked for Cobb until last March ,
but he has not slnco seen him. The story
ot the lost c-at and the $200 Is a pure fab
rication. Ho says that ho was born at
"Washington , D. C. , and until three years
ago livid there. He Is a well built , muscular
negro , as black as n stovepipe and wears a
woolly mustache. Some of the Injured pas
sengers lost their pocketbooks and Jewelry ,
and as Davis on the next night appeared to
have plenty of money , It Is thought that he
may have done a llttlo In the way ot rob
bery before leaving the scene.
Ho has been at the police station all
day , where- crowd of the curious has been
congregated , anxious to get a look at him ,
but the police have allowed him to see no
one , not even the hungry lawyers , of whom
there Is a horde hanging about the pre
cincts , waiting tor a chance to take the case
nnd the rakeoff.
W. H. Dorgan , the contractor at the
penitentiary , saw the suspected man In his
cell this afternoon , It Is suspected that
he got some sort of a confession.
It haa developed that Davis has served a
term In the penitentiary. Ho was liberated
Juno 4 , 1892 , after having served a four-year
term for burglary , committed In Douglas
county. During his Incarceration he was a
waiter on the private table of William
Dorgan.
Fred Lonsdale , at whoso hcuso the man
was arrested , and who detained him until
the police had arrived , has put In his claim
for the reward of $1,000 offered.
THU INQUEST.
Just before the Inquest this morning a
heartrending scene- was witnessed at the
undertaking rooms , where the bodies are
being cared for , Mrs. Kernekc , the wlfo pf
one of the victims , appeared at the station
and asked to see the bodies. She was
shown sumo trinkets nnd the coroner tried
to dissuade her from looking at the charred
remains , but she persisted and was convinced
that If the thing on the table was all that
was left of her husband , there was noth
ing left by wh'ch to Identify htm.
The members of the Jury are : W. B. Wol-
cott. Dr. H. 1C. Kcnnan , A. C , Laming , a.
K. Van Dnsen , A. C. Langdon and T , A.
Hayes. Colonel Dllllngnlcy represented the
Hock Island and W , S. Hamilton Mrs. Peters
and Mm. Xerneko.
Colonel Hills , the first witness , tcntlfled
substantially as his been printed. Ho had
seen a man nt the wreck , but did not know
whether ho was white or black. At the con
clusion of his testimony the Inquest ad
journed to 2 o'clock In the afternoon.
Harry Foot , the brakeman. was the first
witness examined. Ho testified as to the
makeup of the train and Us spo'd , forty-five
miles an hour. He said that from the direc
tion away from Lincoln two whlto men and
a colored man came towards him. Ho cave
the necro a lantern and cent him out to
Btop the Rock Island freight. The negro said
he had come from the Lonadulo farm. He
then described the condition of the rail which
hid been removed , and ot the work In re
moving the bed Us.
Will Sexton and his father wore the next
called. They testified la sub-
sUnco concerning the negro , Davis , thai
ho was nt the nc'no ot the wreck , and
stcinod to have reached It In very good sea
son. They laid ho acted In n sort ot disin
terested manner , but his actions were not
such n to Attract much attention or excite
suspicion. An adjournment wiis taken at 5
o'clock until Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
IDENTIFYING TH1J UODIKS.
All but three Of the bodies at the under
taking rooms have been positively Identi
fied , vind several of them have been turned
ovrr In their filomlt.
The body of Dr. C. H. Pliincy of Council
Bluffs was sent home this afternoon. Dr.
Plunny wns 02 years ot age nnd one of the
moxt prominent citizens of his town. He
was the surgeon of the Ror-k Island road and
had always takrn a prominent part In all
public cntcrpilses.
W. O. Hamboll of Fnlrbury , Neb. , wns
Identified by his Jewelry. He was 44 years
old and leavcit a wife nnd family. He was
widely known over the state nnd had consid
erable of a reputation as nn attorney , having
been connected with several Important rail
way cases ) . When the news was received nt
Fnlrbury n delegation of the leading citizens
ot that place came up to Lincoln to Investi
gate.
gate.William
William Krelg , the fireman , was 34 years
Of ago nnd married. His body was sent to
Dowltt for Interment. lie was Identified by
bis position In the wreck.
C. D. Standard , the conductor , was Iden
tified by his watch , which lay beside him.
He was 17 years of age ami lived In Council
Bluffs. Ills remains vvcro taken to Council
Mltifra.
Isaac W. Depew , the engineer , also lived at
Council Bluffs. He was 3 ! > years of ago and
was IdcnMfied by his watch. His remains
vrcro taken home.
Andrew Ilanscn of McPhcrson county was
on his way to thp Black Hills. Ho was
Identified by Knights ot Pythias nnd Masonic
cards found on him. No disposition has been
niailu of his body.
A. A. Mungcr of Farmlngton , Mo. , who
traveled for Counsclman , was Identified by
friends by articles found on him. His body
has not been claimed.
13. II. Morse , the other traveling man , was
Identified In n similar manner. An undo
will come for the remains tomorrow.
It Is about certain that the three unidenti
fied men are C. II. Zerneke , Henry Peters
and J. R. Matthews.
J. R. Matthews , the traveling man who
was In the smoker , roomed at the homo of
Dr. Dorrls , Eleventh nnd 1C streets. Noth
ing could be found by which his lemalns
could be Identified. Mungcr , Morse and
Matthews nit took dinner at the Falrbury
hotel and left together.
itif'iivui { CITIZKNS.
1'alflo Kcports of Smallpox In that Vicinity
tiinHDonio Troulile.
BnLLRVUn , Aug. 11. ( Special to The
Bee. ) This village was thrown Into n fever
of excitement yesterday afternoon by the re
port that several cases of smallpox had
broken out on what Is known as Bellevue
Island , three miles southeast of this village.
A meeting of the Board ot Trustees wns Im
mediately railed nnd resolutions passed lookIng -
Ing toward the Immediate establishment of a
quarantine two miles outside the village
limits. It was stated In positive terms by a
member of the board that a South Omaha
physician had been called to attend the cases
nnd after a careful examination had pro-
nounced'them genuine cases of smallpox. This
morning the story was found to be false in
every particular. The patknts who were vis
ited by the doctor In that vicinity are suf
fering with a mild term of Inteuulttlng
fever.
It now develops that two members of the
Board cf Trustees are candidates for office ;
that the republican primaries , which are to
be held tonight , would be attended by a large
number of republican voters from the Island
district who are understood to be opposed
to the renomlnatlon and election of these
members , and the actions of these gentle
men scorn to savor very strongly of rank
political jobbery , and It Is strongly Inti
mated that the whole scheme was concocted
by these scheming politicians for the purpose
of depriving the citizens of the Island of a
voice In the primaries.
Old Note * and I'vrsoimls.
ORD , Neb. , Aug. 11. ( Special to The Bee. )
Conrad II. Young of Omaha Is visiting
with friends In the city.
Mrs. John G. Sharpe left Tuesday mornIng -
Ing for Mllford , Del , on a visit to old
acquaintances there.
Mrs. Dr. Salisbury of Ogalalla \Isltlng
with her parents , Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Selvers.
Mr. nnd Mrs. David A. Card and daughter
left for Omaha Wednesday morning on a
fortnight's visit with friends In the
metropolis.
Mr Horatio A. Leach , the B. & M. agent ,
leaves In a few days for Button , where ho
tnUes charge of the company's business.
He will bo much missed by a large circle of
friends here.
Company B , Nebraska National guard ,
was reorganized Monday , a full com
plement of forty-eight members be
ing enrolled. The following officers wcro
elected : Captain , S. A. Stacy ; first lieuten
ant , J. F. Dlvlno ; second lieutenant , Kit
Carson.
Ciimp Washington In KendlnnBH.
TECUMSCH , Neb. , Aug. 11. ( Special to
The Bee. ) Everything Is In readiness at
Camp Washington for the reunion which be
gins Monday. The camp presents a beautiful
appearance , situated a It Is In a handsome
grave on the banks ot the Ncmaha river
Shade is abundant and at the same time there
Is a clearing on the ground sufficient to ac
commodate the drills and sham battles. The
now steamer Is doing service nnd boating and
fishing Is good. Numerous booths have been
erected and the festive fakir Is on deck. A
commodious speakcrb' stand has been built
nnd a dance pavilion Is In course ot construc
tion.
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A scries of good ball games Is scheduled
duilng the reunion. The Cook team , which
Is acknowledged to bo one ot tbo strongest
amateur clubs In Nebraska , will meet the
Omaha , Lincoln and Crete Young Men's
Christian association and the David City
teams , all of which are also strong aggrega
tions.
Dodge ( onntv Affairs.
FREMONT , Aug. 11. ( Special to The Bee. )
Several samples of tall corn stalks are on
exhibition around town , but they are mostly
devoid of ears.
Hans F. Schulter , nn old and well known
resident of Dodge county , died at his home
on Maple Creek yesterday , aged CO years. His
death was cniibed by an attack ot cholera
morbus.
L. D. Voso of Chicago Is In the city visitIng -
Ing his old friends and former neighbors.
The crop fatluro of western Nebraska Is
driving stock Into Dodge and other eastern
counties for feed.
( irarton Hretltlcn.
GRAFTON , Neb. , Aug. It. ( Special to The
Bee ) There la a largo force of men at
work on the water works.
There wns a picnic given on the Blue north
of town yesterday by the Grand Army of
the Rep bile ot this place. Among the speak
ers present wcro County Attorney Sloan , E.
L. Martin and Prof. Reynolds of Ohio. A
largo crowd was In attendance.
About a dorcn teachers from Grafton are
attending the Institute at Geneva.
Farmers nro all at work cutting their corn
for fodder. This will bo plentiful.
To CiiiiHtrurt I'ullorton VVater AVnrlcs ,
FULLKRTON , Aug. 11. ( Special to The
Bee , ) The city council yesterday sold the
city water bonds to E. D. Gould , president of
the CltUens bank of this place , for $12G1'5 ,
being ut a premulum of $25. There were
other bidders , but Gould's bid was the best.
Thu bids were opened for the construction of
the works and was awarded to the Untied
States Wind Engine and Pump company ot
Batavla , 111. , their bid being fS.GOO , and the
lowest bid by fl,100. There were ten bids
In all.
Tasini HORIM Cheek * .
HASTINGS , Aug. U. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) Adolph D. Goehrlng ot Har
vard wan arrested on a warrant sworn out
by Pat Sullivan , a local saloon keeper ,
charging him with obtaining money under
false pretenses by passing two checks on
Sullivan for $15. Goehrlng was fined $25 ,
and after his release ho went over to Sul
livan's nal-oii. the old grudga was renewed
and Goohrlng was knocked down and kicked
by Sullivan. Sullivan was arrested.
The lloiu and leopards gtvo their last per
formance ou Sunday , They are worth seeing-
AhFORNEmu
Brown , Book and Hall Counties Invited to
Construct Irrigation Ditches.
BIG MASS MEETING AT LONG PINE
Sentiment In I'm or of Voting ItomU teA
A < l t thn KnterprUe Onnrnnty of Tire
Hundred mid fifty Thousand Hol
lars Hcqulrcd.
LONG I'lNH , Neb. , Aug. 11. ( Special Tel
egram to Tlio Dec. ) A big , Interesting mass
meeting was held hero today to dlscusi tlie
iiucstloti of Irrigation and a proposition made
by Mr. Kcr , a representative ot eastern
capitalists , to construct a canal through
Drown , Hock and Hall counties , providing
these three counties contribute $230,000 In
bonds toward the enterprise , besides a cer
tain guaranty of water privileges.
The meeting was addressed by L. V. Golden
den of O'Neill , and others. Before the close
of the meeting n resolution that It was the
sense of the meeting that the proposition be
accepted , was carried without a dissenting
vote , and n committee appointed and In
structed to proceed to secure a call for an
election to veto on the bond question.
The sentiment here Is unanimous In favor
of the project. The assemblage was com
posed ot the business men and farmers , prop
erty owners ot Drawn and Hock counties.
bTKALINU 3IAsY
It Una llocomo 111.urrallvo Industry Among
Lincoln Tlnotr * .
LINCOLN , Aug. 11. ( Special to The nee. )
The lucrative Industry of the bicycle
thieves In the capital city has grown to
alarming proportions of late and Is furnish
ing the police with one of the most serious
problems with which they have had to grap
ple for some time. During the past week
there have been ten thefts of bicycles re
ported to the police station , which means
at the least calculation $1,000 , for the thieves
are particular about the kind ot wheel they
take. Chains arc of no avail whatever , for
the thieves snap them In two with a pair
of nippers and ride away. The last Uicft
was reported this morning , when the owner ,
leaving his wheel In front of the postofilce ,
went In to mall a letter. Ho was gone about
two minutes , and when ho returned his ma
chine was missing. A lady who was standIng -
Ing near had seen a man ride off with the
wheel and was able to give Detective Malone
the direction ho had taken , .and the officer
started In pursuit , following the thief out
Ninth street , where he took to the corn-
flclds and made his escape. The onicer3 are
confident that there Is an organized gang at
work and hope to soon have sonic of them
behind the bars. What leads them to this
belief Is that from a bicycle store which was
robbed there were taken a couple of pump * ,
a lot of tires and other repairs , with which
the stolen wheels could be fixed up for some
other market. The sheriff has been asked
to offer a reward , but there Is no law which
will permit him to do so. When a horse
Is stolen a reward is offered , and It the thief
Is caught bo Is either sent to the peniten
tiary or shot or lynched. One of these bi
cycles In these days would pay for a span
of horses.
The state board of agriculture will meet
at the Lincoln hotel on Monday evening.
Governor Furnas , who was In the city yes
terday , says that there are no grounds for
the rumor that there will be no fair and he
thinks the prospects for a good one are very
bright.
Chancellor James H. Canfleld will address
the Lincoln Labor club on August 17 on some
subject of Interest to laborlnc men.
The state convention of the Nebraska
Christian nndea\or union will bo held at
Lincoln October 12 , 13 and 14. Lincoln En-
deavorers expect to entertain the largest and
best Nebraska convention yet held and are
making llvo preparations toward that end.
HEAVY KAIN AT I1AKIUSON' .
Central Portion of Sioux County ' 1 routed to
u I'lno Shower.
HARRISON. Neb. , Aug. 11. ( Spjclal Tele
gram to The Beo. ) A heavy rain visited the
central portion of Sioux county yesterday ,
which will help late corn. Hall accompanied
a portion of the rain and completely de
stroyed a ISO-acre field of wheat which would
have yielded twenty bushels per acre , be
longing to C. H. Unltt. Hailstones were
found in the road eighteen hours after they
fell.
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Dlxon County I'alr 1'ostponml.
NEWCASTLE , Nob. , Aug. 11. ( Special to
The Bee. ) The Dlxon County Agricultural
society has decided not to hold the county
fair this year on account of the scarcity ot
crops.
Haying and harvesting are about over In
this vicinity. In some Instances the farm
ers mowed their oats before they were quite
ripe and gathered them In as they would
hay. Some fields made a fair crop. All
such were harvested In the usual manner.
It took less binder twlno than usual this
harvest , as well as loss stacking , and prob
ably less threshing.
Hartley ( .minis Were Heady.
O'NHILL , Neb. , Aug. 11. ( Special Tele
gram to The Beo. ) The Bartley guards , whu
were under arms all day yesterday , upon an
aider from Colonel Bills to hold themselves
In readiness to take the first train for South
Omaha , were dismissed last night upon an
order from the colonel. The boys were all
ready and anxious to go to obtain their first
lesson In warfare.
No Onoruni 1'rusimt.
HASTINGS , Aug. 11. ( Special to The
Bee. ) A meeting of the Hastings Repub
lican club was called for last night , to elect
a successor to Secretary Test , who has re
moved from the city. It was not generally
understood that there was to bo a meeting
of the club , and so a quorum did not at
tend.
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Clan Cordon 1'lciilo lit Illiilr.
BLAIR , Neb. , Aug. 11. ( Special to The
Bee. ) The Clan Gordon picnic , held hero
today , was a success In every particular.
They were a nice class ot people and all
seemed to enjoy themselves as well as the
spectators from the city and country who
watched them In tholr many exciting games.
Foundry Wns Insured.
HASTINGS , Neb. , Aug. 11. ( Special to
The Bee. ) The Hastings Iron foundry , owned
by William Morltz , destroyed by lire last
night , was Insured for $1,000 In each of the
following companies- Omaha Fire of Omaha ,
Slaty of Pennsylvania , Hocktord of Illinois
and London Assurance.
Wlfo lluatiir .lulled.
HASTINGS , Aug. 11. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) Mary Lyon tonight caused the
arrest ot Lincoln H. Lyon , her husband , for
assault and battery. Lyon was found guilty
and was sentenced to thirty days In the
county Jail for wife beating.
Smallpox ut Mo Con It.
M'COOK , Neb. , Aug. 11. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Three cases ot smallpox have de
veloped here. The authorities , however ,
havn taken greit pains to Isolate the patients
and It Is hoped that no more cashes will de
velop. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Savero Hunt nt Netirunlta City.
NEBRASKA CITY , Aug. 11. ( Special
Telegram to The Ilee. ) The thermometer
marked 105 In the shade today , Another
hot south wind spoiled all chances for late
corn. Everything Is absolutely burned up.
Knocked DOIYII by an Onrcua MUM.
LEXINGTON , Ky. , Aug. 11. A tcirlble
light took place here between Judge George
II. Klnkead , on Owens man , and Colonel
Tom Pepper , known throughout the country
for his whisky. Pepper Is a Brecklnrldgo
man and Insulted Judge Klnkead during an
argument , Klnkead knocked Pepper down
twice , but was taken away by J. Hull David-
ion , ex-ma ) or of Lexington , who was drlnk-
ng In the Phoontx hotel wlno room with
them at the time.
Married ta u Homnntlo Spot.
COLORADO SPRINGS , Colo. , AUK. 11.
W. T. Woodward , sofl of n banker nl Lewis ,
In. , and Miss Hannah , of this city , nnd Otis
Oder of CrlppU Creek , And Mrs. Duncan , a
widow of C ; 3tl Rock , .Were married yester
day In the shadow fcttjio balanced rock li.
the Garden of the Hods ,
BAD MAN 1'ItOM CHICAGO.
i
Now Hn TnrrlM In ,1) , urn urn Vllo AiTttUInc
thn Coining of nn Ofllrer.
P. J. Lewis , nllat "Kid" Gordon , nnd n
woman claiming to bo his wlfo , who goes
under the name of ' "Dottle" Lewis , were
arrested Friday night on Information received
from Chief of Detcctlyps Shea ot Chicago.
Gordon Is ona of th < j smoothest cracksmen
and burglars In the , west , and during the
latter part of July ho robbed a house on
West Mndlson street In Chicago of several
thousand dollars worth of jewelry , and then
left the city. The "Kid" was located In
DCS Mollies and had disposed ot n few
hundred dollars worth of the stuff In that
place , but he got onto the fact that the
pollcs vvcro after him and come to Omaha.
He was here a couple ot days when the
city detectives arrested him , and Chief Shea
has been notified. Gordon has served two
terms In the Jollct penitentiary , and Is
surely booked for n third trip , as some
of the stolen property has besn recovered
from him. His arrest was a smooth plcca of
detective work on the part of Savage , Dempsey -
soy , Dunn nnd Donahue. A Chicago olllcer
started for Omaha yesterday with the proper
papers for the return of the prisoner ,
Tor Itnhlilni ; n Triiltrr.
Thomas Robinson was sentenced to thirty
days In the county Jail yesterday for
flimllammlng the proprietor ot Shlpplcy's
fruit stand , at Eleventh and Farnam streets ,
out of $5 the other evening. Robinson Is
believed to bo nn old hand nt this game
nnd there are two more similar charges
pending against him when ho serves this
sentence. Robinson's scheme I.s to go ta one
of the fruit stands , and after making a
small purchase , offer a big bill In payment.
Then when the change Is ready for him
he asks that the bill bo returned , saying
that ho has the exact change. Then he
can't find the amount , and after substituting
the original bill for a smaller one , ho rolls
It up and receives the change. Ho usually
substitutes a $5 bill with a $1.
Dumped VV'Jniro Ho 1'lr.iied.
John Nelson was fined $1 and costs by
Judge Berka yesterday for dumping cess
pool filth In or near Bomls park. There
have been many complaints this summer
from the residents In the vicinity of the
park about garbage men dumping their filth
In or around the park , and It Is thought
that much of the cesspool stuff has been
thrown Into the storm sewers. The police
also suspect that In several Instances house
holders have connected their cesspools with
the storm sewers In order to save the ex
pense of making a lawful connection. Some
of the storm sewers emit such a stench at
times as to nearly suftocato people who live
near the openings.
Noti'K from the Station.
Chief Armstrong of Duluth wants to learn
something about D. II. Sounders , a colored
man , supposed to be working In Omaha.
Saunders' family Is In a destitute condition
and Is being kept by , the county authorities
in Duluth.
Peter Heller was fined $2 and costs yester
day for selling canned beans taken from
the Jones street garbage dump nnd peddling
without a license. The case against the
Powell boys , charged with the same offense ,
was continued until /Monday.
Lewis Brown , a colored man , who was ar
rested at Sheeley Friday night for throwing
stones at passing trains and wno was sup
posed to have been one of the South Omaha
strikers , was found , to be Insane yester
day and was turned over to the commission
ers of Insanity.
Marshal Hartshorn of Louisville , Neb. ,
Is offering $50 reward for the apprehension
of a couple of horse thieves who are sup
posed to bo headed for Omaha. Marshal
Dickey of Cedar Bluffs offers $20 reward for
the return of a sorrel filly stolen from that
place a few nights ago.
Ex-Officer Sam HofP'nnd Charles Simpson
had a scrap Friday night , during which Simp
son was badly beaten up. Both men were ar
rested. IIolT Is at present acting as special
deputy sheriff , nnd when he was on the
police force ho and Simpson had some
trouble. Friday night Simpson met him nnd
began abusing him , finally twitting Hoff
with his dismissal from the force. The
trial will occur August 18.
Mrs. Jardlno has succeeded in securing
the release from an unexplred sentence of
Archie Robinson , the barber who married
Efile Mitchell , and whoso matrimonial bark
has been rudely tossed on the seas of
domestic contention. Robinson's wife , who
was taken out of a Ninth street resort , re
fuses to reform and says that she will con
tinue leading a life of shame.
Joseph Easley , the soldier who was cut
with a razor the other night , appeared at the
police station yesterday In order to Iden
tify a couple of men suspected of doing the
stabbing. These men were Fred Fisher
and Larry Casey. Easley said that
Casey was not the man , but was not
so sure about Fisher , who , he alleges , looks
somewhat like one of his assailants. The
police- then filed charges of vagrancy against
both of the men and had them arraigned on
these charges. Easley Is more seriously
wounded than at first supposed. Ho had
an eight-Inch gash cut In the left side below
the ribs , and Is suffering a great deal of
pain.
BEi'iiN iciKr.Kit JIY LHIIITSIXU.
'look Itofugo Under a I roe as n Protection
from Italn.
DALLAS , TeAug. . 11. A DeKalb spe
cial to the News says nbout 3 o'clock tills
afternoon a crowd of boys nnd men met
In a small prnlrle nine miles south of town
nnd were plnylng base ball. A shower came
up during the game nnd they nil ran to a
largo onk. LlKhtnlng struck the tree and
the following were killed outilght : John
.Tncobs. Walter Atchley. Tom HIanpJmrd.
Will Hently , John Jackson , Chris Petty ,
Will Walsh. About a dozen others were
hurt and It la thought some of them will
die.
Mosoly Kleetml Governor of thn
ARDMORE , I. T. , Aug. 11. Full election
reports from each of the four counties
comprised In the Chlcknsaw nation have
been received and show the result on the
8th Inst. to have been : For governor : Pal
mer , S ; Mbsely , 2CT : Wlllmm T. Ilynl. 110 ,
and Robert I. lloyd , 29 , giving Mostly the
majority over nil requisite to in event n
reference to the legislature and a prnbiblc
appeal to the secretary of thu Interior ,
which Is the course that contested Chlcka-
Bnvv elections must take. The L-lrctlon Is
considered to have brought out a very full
votu and shows a totnl ot 43G as the voting
strength of thu natluiu
Manufacturing Conform * Combine.
CHICAGO , Aug. 11.1-A combine was ef
fected today betv.'ojn the < 3leinons-Hn. . ko
company , the proat olvrtrlo.il 'isilUtUn ' ,
the WcllsFrcnjh car eompanv und thn
Grant Locomotive works. The mi Itnl
stock of the new ooficfirn Is $2OGQ.iio | , of
which the xtocklnl bra , at the Grant 1,010-
motive works , /hiai ( failed In June , ji < 93.
will receive DO per win 'I ho uoinp < Hiv will
manufactiiio locum ) : l"s. railroad ini a. . J
all sorts of electrl 'nl cMMces The combine
Is the result of the rtentrutlo'i rt the Hlo-
mens-Hnlsko compass works.htcK vtre
consumed In the reotnitpblff Ire In tnv lum
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ber
district.
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Married an Ithlhin Oltlcnr.
CLEVELAND. Augl'll' A letter has been
received In this city trom a lady now so-
lournlng In Europe1' Wlfo Is an Intlmato
Irlcnd ot Ella Russell , the songstress , Blui
ng that Miss Russell had besn secretly
narrlcd , Her husband Is said to be a young
ifllcor In the Italian army and not over
landsomo. Miss Russell Is a native of this
: lty and has been very successful abroad.
She will , It Is stated , retain her maiden
lame for stage purposoi.
Ve t lla ll ' n ruinator J.onc Knoncli ,
KANSAS CITY , Aug. 11. The Journal
correspondent at Washington wires his paper
as follows : U Is generally understood that
accepted as true among the Mlssourlans that
Vest will not seek another election. Hon.
Hhamp Clark announces himself a candidate
tor the place. Ex-Governor Francis is a
standing candidate , and It Is also under
stood that ex-Congressman Clary will be In
the .
race.
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Refreshing , exullerattng a bath at Court *
and beaclu
HE HAS LIBELED THE STATE
Farmer McOartcu is Not a Representative
Nebraska Farmer ,
CULTIVATED 7 ACRES IN 12 YEARS
Combination of n Poor I'nriu nnd a Poor
I'lirinnr Prcnent the True Klcmenti
of Pauperism unit n Top-lloivy
Mortgiico ,
NEW YORK , Aug. 10. ( Correspondence
of The Bee ) Notwithstanding the high
price of corn now ruling , there seems to bo
other things moro attractive to the Ne
braska farmer than the tickling of the vir
gin soil. The Man from Nebraska Is loose
In New York City , Becking whom he may de
vour , that Is If the one to be devoured Is a fe
male woman , "stout nnd good looking , me
dium height , from 16 to 23 years of age. "
The man wants this kind of prey , but ho
does not want It bad unless It can show up
$100 In cold cash.
Eastern people have had many samples oi
western pluck nnd nerve. Many's the time
their good money has been sunk out of sigh !
under n sand rldgu In some 111 favored cor
ner ot the west ; usually the westerner has
been satisfied to get the money without nn
appendage In the shape of the owner of the
money. But this man Is a new species en
tirely. He wants the money , and he also
wants the owner of the money. Yet It Is
possible that If ho can secure the $100 without
a girl , he may bo Induced to return to his
lair without further prey , and there re
main until the $100 Is absorbed In the busy
west.
Nebraska Is the alleged domicile of this
peculiar specimen. Nebraska , the home of
The Bee , with a governor like Crounse , with
financiers like the Kountzes and Mlllards ;
with brainy men like Thurston nnd Mon-
dorson. Nebraska , the state which holds
such land as there Is to be found in Doug
las , Sarpy , Ulclianlbon and many other coun
ties. This state , with all its many com
mendable attributes , \\lll soon bo looked
upon as the homo of Imbeciles If such char
acters as this man from Nebtaska are al
lowed to roam at will in the east.
HIS MAGNIFICENT DEMESNE.
Gracious' What fools there must bo here
If the attractions advertised by this man
are sufficient to catch the Innocent thing
he Is looking for. He Is C3 years old , nnd
twelve years ago ho broke n claim In Box
Butte county and broke a fire guard around
It. All told , this alluring spot of 1CO acres
has seven acres broken as an evidence of
the man's twelve years efforts. It also has
a hut , not , alas , a palace like Robinson
Crusoe's , but one of those miserable bug-
ridden , mosquito-plagued , one-roomed apolo
gies which pass for sod houses In the newer
portions of the state. It has another house ,
namely a chicken house. It has no dog
house , no cow house , no horse house , no tool
house. But the fact that It has a woman
house or earthly cage In which the man hopes
to bury alive a woman who has $100 , Is
perhaps more than sufficient to counter
balance the lack of all other Kinds of houses.
Oh , yes , and this beautiful summer resort has
a well ; and such n lovely well It Is. No
need for Ice so long as that well Is there.
Nor will the amber fluid known as lager be
missed while the well remains wet. The man
says his well Is the finest In the land. Well ,
well , well , as the well remembered Crook
used to sing on the Twentieth street ball
.ground. But It might be pertinent to ask
In this case , the old question , somewhat
adapted , as to how many wells It takes to
make up for the loss of $100 , to bay nothing
of every other missing element
And what will the girl get for her $100
with herself thrown In to clinch the bar
gain ? Mr. Man offers her n home In his
gorgeous sod-hut with its one room nnd its
lime plastering on the Inside. lie promises
her that the place Is fit for the residence of
a president. Surely ho must mean the presi
dent of a rat colony. And this girl will have
the additional advantages of being privil
eged to toke cans of the pigs. "Maybe
there'll be a few hogs , " says this man , "but
what's a few hogs to a healthy young girl. "
And Indeed so long as the girl consents' to
go with the man himself , a few hogs more
will make llttlo or no difference. Is not this
a most tempting picture to diaw for the
girl In New York who has ? 100. And con
sider the exhilarating manner In which the
trip to Box Butte county Is to be made. The
girl will pay her own way out , but the railway
part of It Is to only extend a little way west
ward. Then the man will buy a wagon and
team and drive home to the tune of the
the , well , say "The Return of Spring , " for
nothing moro springy has been heard of re
cently than this man with the wonderful
well.
well.PRETTY
PRETTY PICTURE OF THE FUTURE.
The prospective view of life on the farm
Is too much for the maidens ot the cast to
contemplate unresistingly. The man will
"break more land and make money. " There
Is , however , a lack of detail In this picture
which fat illy ultra Its biauty aid truthfulness.
For Instance , there ought to be , In the fore
ground , n lifelike photograph of a man
working twelve years to break beven acres.
The crop he has raised , namely , tobacco ,
watermelons , potatoes , cabbage nnd gall ,
should bo piled up In one corner as evi
dence of the money making capacity as de
veloped In twelve years. Then a sort of
panoramic view of years that are to come ,
In which appears the tile of an uphill strug
gle with drouth , bad crips , low prices nnd
comparative poverty , should bo given. For
thus has the llfo of hundreds ot farmers
who attempted to work a raw farm In a
new and unsettled country , with no capital
to heli > them through the first years of trail ,
been developed In the past , and thus will
the development , under like conditions , con-
tlnuo In the future. The chances for mak
ing money out ot a new farm In a sparsely
settled region where Irrigation Is not In op
eration are altogether too slim to warrant
the airy prediction of the man who says he
will "break moro land and make moro
money. "
One of the things which 1ms hurt Nebraska
and held the state back has been the Im
pression created In the minds ot eastern
people by the desertion of farms In such
counties as Holt , Custer and a dozen others ,
Land that wns utterly unfitted for farming
was seized upon by men who were as ut
terly unfitted for prosecuting the business
of farming , and the result has been a struggle -
glo for bread and butter long enough to en
able the counterfeit farmer to get n loan
on his to-called farm. With the money In
his pocket the borrower has staid as much
longer on the place as suited his con
venience , and finally "shipped out " There
are today hundreds of these deserted farms ,
with tholr broken down sod huts nnd their
few acres of once broken land , which are
all the Investor has for the money which he
loaned on what was represented to him In
such glowing terms as this man from Ne
braska describes his place as a Nebraska
farm The taint of this kind of work at
tached to the whole state , and It was only
by the hard work of men with the highest
reputation that the eastern part ot Ne
braska was saved from this bid reputation ,
and stands today as favorable In the eyes
of easterners as any locality In older states.
It Is , then , for the benefit ot the whole
state that thene deceptive attempts to populate -
late unproductive lands should bo discounte
nanced. There are enough good lands but
not enough gocd farmers In Nebraska , and
there are too many poor farnors there , But
make a combination of a poor farm and a
poor farmer and you have the elements of
pauperism. A farmer has no business to
try and turn grazing land Into a farm , but
still less buslncrs has a man who Is not a
farmer to try and turn land that U not
even good for grazing Into a farm and then
palm It off as a Nebraska farm. Fill up
the good lands , but keep people off the poor
ones should bo the motto. J. II. W.
Mnrrlngn
The following licenses to wed were granted
by thu county Judge yesterday :
Name und address. Age.
J. Edward Rnlhoni , South Omaha . 21
Iiiiellu A. Mott , Houtli Omaha . 17
Hyron J. Kuhii , Omaha . 2 (
Fannie M. Wedge , Omaha . 19
Water biurcn uml Milk Illzh.
The dry weather has had a telling effect
ou tha prlco ot milk. During the early
spring nnd summer the dealers
their customers with the lai-teal fluid at the
rate ot twenty quarts tor $1. As the dry
spell drew on apace the prlco was advanced
nnd eighteen quart * vvcro given until now
when by n unanimous vote the Milk Dealers
association haa ngrrrd to force the prlco u |
$1 for sixteen quarts. In doing this the
dealers argue that the scarcity of feed for
their cows has caused the advance , nnd thai
they nro not making the money that the }
did when they sold tbo milk at the lowest
price.
XKiri , fou Tin : , i .wr.
DotnlU for Duty nnd ClmiiRes of Station
Directed from Headquarter * .
WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. ( Special Tele-
Kram to The Bee. ) Leave of absence for
three months on surgeon's certificate of dis
ability Is granted Captain Douglas M. Sco.t ,
commissary of subsistence.
Captain Thomas Woodruff , Fifth Infantry ,
will attend the encampment of the SoconO
battalion , Florida state troops , at San Augus
tine , 1'la. . commencing August 14 , 1$9I. Ho
will report by letter to the governor ol
Florida for such duty as may bo required
of him during the encampment.
The following changes In stations of offi
cers of thp medical department nro ordered :
Major Curtis E. Price , surgron , upon expira
tion of bis present leave ot absence , will
report In person to commanding olllcer , Fort
Supply , Old. , for duty nt that station , to
relieve Captain William N. Corbusler. as
sistant surgeon , and by letter to command
ing general. Department of Missouri. Cap
tain Corbusler , on being relieved by Major
Price , will report In person to commanding
general , Department ot the East , for duty
as attending surgeon , and to superintendent
of recruiting service , as examiner of recruitIng -
Ing in Now York City , to relieve Captain
William C. Shannon , assistant surgeon. Cap
tain Shannon , upon being relieved by Cap
tain Corbusler , will report In person to
Colonel Charles II. Aldcn , assistant surgeon
general , president ot examining board ,
olllce of surgeon general , U. S. A. , In thU
city , at such time as ho may bo required by
the board for examination as to his fitness
for promotion.
The follow Ing changes in stations nnd
duties of ofllcnrs of medical department
Captain Edgar A. Mcarns , assistant surguoii ,
will be relieved from duty with commission
appointed for location and marking ot boun
dary between Mexico and the United States ,
and will report In person to commanding
officer. Fort Mycr , Va. , for duty at that post ,
to relieve Ciptnln John L. Phillips , assistant
surgeon , and by letter to commanding gen
eral , Department of the East. Captain Phillips
on being thus relieved will report In person
to commanding olllcer , Fort McKlnney , Wyo ,
for duty nt that post , to relieve Captain
George E. BUBhncIl , assistant surgeon , nnd
by letter to commanding general Department
of the Plattc. Captain Bushncll , on being thus
relieved , will report In person to commindlng
officer , Davids Island , N. Y. , for duty at
that station , to relieve Captain Samuel 0
Roblnsun , assistant surgeon , and by letter to
bup ° rlnlondcnt of recruiting service. Captain
Robinson , on being thus relieved , will pro
ceed to and take station at Philadelphia , Pa. ,
for duty as attending surgeon , and examiner
of recruits in that city , and will report by
letter to commanding general Department
of the East.
First Lieutenant William G. Elliott.
Twelfth Infantry , will proceed to Meridian ,
Mlus. , und attend encampment of National
Guard of Mississippi nt that place , from
August 20 to August 29 , 1S94 , Inclusive. He
will report by letter to governor of Missis
sippi for such duty as may be required of
him duilng encampment , and after close
thereof will return to his proper station.
First Lieutenant Lucius L. Uuifeo , Tenth
Infantry , Is relieved from duty nt Greeley
college , McKccsport , Pa. , to take effect Sep
tember 1 , 1SU1 , and will then proceed to
Join his comapny.
With the approval of the secretary of war
the extciiblon of leave of absence , on account
ot sickness , granted Captain Asher C.
Taylor , Second artillery , Is still further extended -
tended twenty-three days on account of
sickness.
An army retiring board ts appointed to
meet nt the call ot the president thereof at
Denver , Colo. , for the examination of such
officers as may bo ordered before It. Detail
for the board : Brigadier G.neral Alexander
McD. McCook ; Major David L. Huntington ,
surgeon ; Major Edwin B. Atwood , quarter
master ; Captain Louis A. LaGurde , assist
ant surgeon ; Captain William L. Alexander ,
commissary of subsistence ; First Lieutenant
Jchn E. McMahon , Second artillery , aide-de-
camp , recorder.
The following named officers will report In
person to Brigadier Gerenal Alexander McD.
McGook , prebldont of army retiring board
nt Denver , at such time as ho may desig
nate for examination by the board. First
Lieutenant James T. Anderson , Twenty-fifth
Infantry ; Second Lieutenant Henry A. Pipes ,
Seventh Infantry. On conclusion of his ex
amination Lieutenant Pipes will icturn to
his proper station.
A general court martial Is appointed to
meet at Fort Leavenworth , Kan. , at 11
o'clock a. m. on August 14 , 1894 , or as soon
thereafter as practicable for the trial of
Captain William S. Johnson , United States
army , retired. Detail for the court : Major
Joseph T. Haskell , Twenty-fourth Infantry ;
Captain Hugh G. Brown , Twelfth infantry ;
Captain Samuel M. Swlgert , Second cavalry ;
Captain Gregory Barrett , Tenth Infantry ;
Captain John M. Banister , assistant surgeon ;
Captain Charles Richards , assistant surgeon ;
Captain John F. Stretch , Tenth Infantry ;
Captain James W. Pope , assistant quarter
master ; Captain Edward A. Goodwin , Eighth
cavalry ; Captain William II. Carter , Sixth
cavalry ; Captain Ablcl L. Smith , commissary
of subsistence ; Captain Eben Swift , Fifth
cavalry ; Captain Robert J. C. Irvine ,
Eleventh Infantry ; Captain Enoch H. Crow-
dor , acting judge advocate United States
army , judge advocate of the court. The
court Is empowered to proceed with the busi
ness before It with any number of members
present not less than the minimum prescribed
by law. Upon final adjournment ot court the
members thereof who are not stationed at
Fort Leavenworth will return to their proper
stations.
Captain Frederick M. Crandall , Twenty-
fourth infantry , will bo relieved from duty
at Fort Huachuca , Ariz. , by commanding of
ficer of that post on receipt by him of this
order nnd will proceed to San Diego Bar
racks , Cat. , and report to commanding of
ficer for assignment to duty at that post.
Veterans of thn I.ata VVur Itnmeinkcroit by
tlio Ciuieral Oovuriiment.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Pension granted , Issue of July 31 ,
were :
Nebraska : Original Ilrynn Geraghty ,
Hcnson , Douglas.
Iowa : Original Andon-on Smith , Pella ,
Marlon Original widows , etc Emily Kin-
dull , Ottumwa , Wnpt'llu ; Emma Long , Keo-
kuk , Luu , William Flunks ( fathei ) , Ham
burg. Fremont , Alary Uiuven , Cedar Falls
Blnc'lv Ilavvlc.
Coloiado : Original George W. MtCul-
IniiKli , Colorado City , El Pano. Reissue
William Stryl.er ( di-ocabeil ) , Moulder. Moul
der. Original widows , etc. Frances Wyck-
off. Pueblo , Pueblo ,
IhMieof July M :
Ncbiafckn : Original Francis Manner ) ,
Hupeilor , NuckollH , Michael Walsh , Colum
bus , 1'latte. IlolsHUe Jacob LawMia , Sevv-
nid , Howard ; CharlvH E. Wheelir , llnikcn
Dow , Custer.
Colorado. IncicaRe Charles Jiunojaon ,
Villa 1'aiK , Arapnhoe.
Wyoming. Original William A. Mansec ,
Sheridan , shcildun.
An lntereitliiK I.etliTlileli SpvaUs for
llxclf.
LOVEVILLE , St. Mary's Co. , Mil. , June
15 , 1891. I have handled Chainberlaln'i
Colic , Cholera nnd Diarrhoea Remedy for
the past year. It gives I he best ot satis
faction to my customers. I received an order
ast week for four bottles of the remedy from
a man residing sixteen miles from my place.
Today I received a letter from him , stating
that It ban saved the lives of two mem
bers of his family. An old gentleman here ,
who has suffered two years with diarrhoea ,
was permanently cured by this remedy. Ho
can now do as much work as any man of his
oeo. I could mention other remarkable
: ures , but the Remedy will show for Itatelf
If tried. B , Love. 25 and W-cent bottles for
ialo by drueelat * .
htrni k n Koiil.
Frank Murray assaulted George Cooper ,
colored , at tha ball grounds yesterday after-
loon because Cooper cheered when the
i'eorlas made a run. Murray was arrested
and locktd up. Ills ball was fixed at $50.
Grand concert , both afternoon and evening ,
today ut Courtland boach.
VICTIM OF A PRIZE FIGHT
Peritonitis is Rapidly Taking Off the Van
quished Nebraska Gladiator.
SAID TO BE NEARING DEATH'S ' DOOR
I'letrhcr Itnhhlns , Who fought with Jlmmf
Llndnry nt 1'hitt.mouth , U Dying
Warrant * for thn Arrcit of
I'nrtlps.
Fletcher Robblns , the man who taught la
the prize ring nt Plaltsnumth last Thurs
day night , Is d > ! ng. Ho Is at a hotel In
Plattsmouth suffering from Inflammation ot
the bowels , caused from the pounding which
ho received.
Yesterday a warrant was Issued In Cass
county mitliorlilug the arrest pf Jimmy
LlmlRcy , the man who fought Robblns. The
warrant charges an assault with Intent to
kill , the purpose being to hold Llmlscy
nutlt It Is known whether Robblns will llva
or die. If ho dies other parties will be ar
rested on the charge of murder.
A search has been made for Llndsey. Ha
was not found , It being reported that ho had
been given a tip of what was coming nnd
that ho had skipped.
The state la\\ defines prize fighting and pro
vides that In case onn of thuletlms dies
from the results of the Injuries lulllcted the
other pat Help int , the alders , referees and all
promoters shall bo charged with man
slaughter and upon conviction shall
bu sentenced to terms ot not less than ona
nnd not more than three years In the peni
tentiary. This Includes the promoters nnd
backers of the fight. They nru mads equally
guilty anil subject to the snmc penalty as
the principal The same law also provides
that reporters nnd all others who attend the
light shall be deemed guilty , anil upon con
viction shall be punished the same as the
pilnrlpals ,
This light was attended by several hundred
parlies , nearly 200 going from Omaha. By
the terms of the st.itc law nil ot these Indi
viduals can be arrested and held on the
charge of participating In n prize fight. If
Robblns dies It Is stated that the Cass county
authorities will swear nut warrants nnd cause
the arrest of every party whom they can
provo was In attendance. These parties will
be charged as participants and will bo taken
to riattsmouth for trl.il.
PLATTSMOUTII , Neb. , Aug. 11. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) At 1:30 : Fletcher Robbins -
bins Is lying at the point ot death. Hla
physicians say his c.iso Is hopeless. Death
Is expected before morning. No warrants
have been Issued for Llndsey.
j.v A kuitj'iitit.ixi.ix
Hundred * of 1'ollnh Minors Imprisoned In n
Itnrnlng Aline ,
WARSAW , Aug. 11. The great coal mines
near Dombrown , government of Or ad no ,
have been burning since yesterday after
noon.
The fire started by nn explosion of gas
while the full force ot men wore under
ground.
The main shaft was wrecked and com
paratively few minors have been rescued.
The latest rtport Is that several hundred
men are entombed In the mines and that
nil hope of saving them has been abandoned.
The mines ore owned by the Franco-
Italian banki
1.1(111T AX It I'KAVKK.
Two Subjects Under l > l ensslon by the Con-
forcnrn nt friends
CHAPPAQUA , N. Y. , Aug. 11. Robert S.
Havland of the New York Yearly Meeting ,
addressed the national conference ot Friends
today , taking "Tho Inner Light" for hli
topic. Lydla H. Price of Philadelphia dis
cussed Mr. Havland's paper. "Prayer" was
the subject of a paper by J. W. II. Lumtnor
of the Illinois Yearly Mooting , which Serena
Murkard of the Gcnessee Yearly Meeting
discussed. The attendance at the morning
session was large. The afternoon session
began at 3 o'clock.
Chleugimn .lulled In .Mexico.
CITY OF MEXICO , Aug. 11. 0. R.
Lathrop of Chicago was arrested yesterday
and Is now lodged In Bclcm prison at the
Instigation ot the Mexican District Mes
senger company. The arrest Is the out
growth of a war between the American and
Mexican stockholders , who are fighting over
the management of the company. Manager
Commagcra has been shut out of the office
Treasurer Webb has resigned , nnd the gen
eral state of affairs Is an Interesting one.
The American stock Is held by Chicago
parties.
ConlUcaied Ills Iteer.
Last night Chief Detective Haze and Li
cense Inspector Hurst raided M. Wallenz'a
saloons at 1315 Lcavenworth street and at
Fourteenth and Plorco streets nnd confis
cated several kegs of beer and some bottled
goods. Wallcni was arrested nnd locked up
for selling liquor without a license. This la
the second time In two months that the Wnl-
lenz places have been raided and tbo wet
goods destroyed. The license board refused
to grant Wnllenz a license , but ho tries to
run without one.
Cooler In riiMern Nolir.mltn for Sundiiy (
ullli North Winds
WASHINGTON , Aug. 11. The Indications
for Sunday are :
For Nebraska nnd Kansas Cooler In tin
eastern portion ; north winds.
For Iowa nnd Mls-ourl Fair ; cooler ; south
winds , becoming northwest.
For South Dakota Fair ; winds becomtna
variable.
I.ornt Iteuoril.
OFKICR OF Tint Wi'.ATiiBii Uuutuu. OMAHA.
Aug. 11 Omaha rci'oru of toniDoraturo and
rutnfallconip.irad wltli i-orrospondlnsf day ot
past four years :
1801. 1803. 1B92. 1891.
Maximum tornuorattiro OS = H)3 ( H7o 70 =
Minimum tomnoraturo. 723 * & 03 07 = 083
Avor.ieo tomuorniuro , 85 = 70 = 77O 743
Precipitation 00 .00 .00 .08
Statement showing the oouilltlJii ot torn-
perntutiKind prJJiplUtlon nt Oniilu for tua
d.iy nnd slnua Miroh I , 18'Jl ' :
Normal tcmmtr.ituru 743
Excess for the iliiv 113
I\I-DHS : slnco March 1 47H3
Noriimlprnolhlt. limn 11 Inch
Dullcluncy fortlmd iv H Inch
Deficiency idiicu M-ir-ii 1 12'J7 luclioi
i : K HUNT , U > utl KoiociHl OIllcUL
BATHING
SUITS
Thin wn k
Navy I'liiniinl
trimmed with
\vhltn bruld ,
Suits
Only n few
yon llbnvuto
liuiry tu got
cx " m - " " " " "
I\CLOAKSSU1TS.FURS.
COR. I6TH AND FARNAM STS.OMAHA ,
I'axton DJoclt.