Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DATI.T BEE : , ArGFST 14 , 1S96.
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LOVE LEADS TO A TRAGEDY
totrtg Fanner Oommits 8nio53e in n Horrible
rible Manner.
HIS BODY DESTROYED WITH LIFE
| Cninl Into n lt r ? < nrk HIM ! Aftfr
I Irlnt It IMnern n Ilrinl rr In
IliM Jlrnd nnd Jllurr * Out
III * Hr lu .
BEATRICE , Aug. IS. ( Special. ) A bor-
rllrtt r-ulrldr occurred In thin county last
nigl.1 The victim belni ; John Kozak , 2H
jcfK of age , whose home was near Vir-
p.Csa broftll Btatlon In the eastern port
of the county on the Rock Island. Early
iu tl e evening younc Kozak called upon
Mitt Hnlika , daughter of Albert Hubka. a
wctl'liv farmer , and upon leaving placed
K lel'er in her hand , at the same time Intl-
tlmt ii wa the lust time bhe would
ee him. Tpon opening the letter and
it * content ! pointed strongly to sui
cide Itwas decided to follow the young
man nnd discover , if pOBblble , his Inten
tions , Going to his bcmfc , H was learned
that Jobn had been there a short time l > e-
lore but lad gone again Starting out
cp .n tbe frpnixbrrE diBcoiered a trtraw
rtatk in flamef about forty rod * from the
booRc Hastening to the scene the flames
er < extinguished , and ill the center of the
li.le wns found the body ot young Kozak ,
b dlj burned nnd a bullet hole in his left
' temple Itwas quite apparent that Kazok
had deliberately dug a hole Into the side
of the stack , crawled in , set fire to the
rtruv and then bhot himself. While noth
ing is absolutely known as regarding the
cause of the tragedy , it Is believed that un
requited love- vat at the bottom of the
trouble Kozak war un exemplary young
snan highly respected In the community In
which he resided
Coroner Miller was summoned this moru-
uc , and , tftcr holding an Inquest , the fu
neral service VIIE held at B o'clock this
afternoon , interment being made In the Vir
ginia cemetery.
OJf TllK CLI S THAT MIVKII JE.
% Vlir - IJclitiiliic ; Jtixl < liHllfrH Flml
Tin- 1 r Fn orlle Vlrtiiu * .
BENNINGTON" Neb , Aug IS. ( Special )
This ectiin of the country has recently
beeji liolhercid bj- lightning rod swindlert ,
Btn-tral iarmers were taken iu in Bums
[ Tanging from .JM ) to 1120 There were four
( parties to the same and they were i > rofeB-
1 slonnls. The first man would go to tht
liarmer and represent tolilm that he was In
la No 1 locality to ndi eTtite "his goods and
[ therefore iio would rod all his buildings fen
la very small Bum , in one case J3.7Ii , and
1 would make a contract to that effect , uiid
let the farmer read it Then -while tht
Ifarmcr was making the necessary prepare-
ItlonE to sign It , the lightning man would
Icvchange contracts and the farmer would
Iclgn a contract agreeing to 7iay TC wntt pel
Jloot for all the Ted the swindler -wished
[ to put-up. The contractor would then depart
land the next day another fellow would ap-
I pear .and put up the rods , flaying lie had
been Kent there by Mr So-And-So to rod
the building. When be bad finished his part
of the jirogrnm , he would depart and tht
third man would call with the contract Joi
la settlement. The bill was in niobt everj
[ case about $300which the farmer was asked
I to make settlement .for. The farmer would
be howu what he had signed and Inmost
lease's , if a compromise could be effected
Don about (100 , the .farmer would think ht
| was getting off cheap and would sign z
note lor a short time for the amount paj-
lablo to bearer. Then when the note -wai
Idue Hie fourth man would apjnsar to collect
.t , claiming bewas an innocent purchase !
and "knew nothing about what the note -woi
given for , _ r
Wliilr Tj-Jtmjiliic Home.
NOKTH HLATTil , Neb. , Aug. 15. ( Spe
Iclul. } B. J. Beckbard , the tramp -who wai
on the railroad near Paiton a lev
I weeks ago , proved to be the son of a prom
in and ui.lludo
I eat - > - clothing merchant o
'
, Ray Beckhard , a brother of thi
, deceustd , arrived yesterday from Boston pni
I lad the rentaius exhumed and ehippzS ht/mc
The diiaeased had been quite a spurt 1n Hos
lion and had cost his father several thoui&m
Idolbiri In getting him out of scrapes. Final ! ;
1 the father sent the boy to San F.ane-iKco
Iprocuriug him a position there. Touni
IBeckhard belfl the iiosrtion but u short tinii
1 when ie threw the job o-verboard anl wa
itramjiing east at the time of the accident
He VOB but 18 j-cars old at the time of hi
Ideatt. _
JL. O. U.V I'lriilc.
OCTAVIA. Neb. . Aug. 13. ( Special ) Th <
tnnual jilcnlc of the Butler County .unsocia
tlon of the Ancient Order of United Work
nen was held at Octavia .yesterday am
wag a decided success About X0"0 wcr
Bprenejit and all enjoyed thenitttih es. Jame
of Ulncoln delivered 01 very able un
lnpnropjriAte addienswhich was well r
leeivjid and the eloquent speaker leceive
Imany comjiliinents on his masterly eflorl
Attcr the program had lieen rendered a :
Impromptu ball game was gotten up to uc
Icommodate the Bellwood ball club , wlilc :
Iliad come iireiuued to bbut out any clu
fvlilch dared to contewtith it. The gam
[ WEE liotly cuntested and rebutted in favor o
[ the Octavias by a score of E to 2.
HUMBOLDT. : Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Sji
The tenth annual pieiiir of the Old fiottlcri
asBOclatlon of Richardson county , held u
Ilotheaberger'B Erove. Jour miles Boutbent
ol tlis city , opened yesterday. The momUi
was Biimewhat cloudy , but the breeze huu
cleared tiie sky and it is bright and warn
A regular proecBbion t'l vehicles from ji
direct ioiit ) iias brought an asoemblage tst
xnattid at 7.000. The principal ad Ji L.bfiver
l > y Judge J H. J3roady In the forenoon an
Hon. W -Suiuiuurji in the ofLeriiiiiin.
I > ri > Ntrnttlij ) - IIut. .
Js'OIlTJ3 PLATTE , Nelu. Aug. 12. ( Spt
ciaL ) A Touug man named Huffman -wa
overcome bj1 heat on the road north
towoi jeaterday afternoon. Late in tbe'4irtei
niKin he WJIK picked up In jiu uucoiiBclou
condition by a partjof hay campers an
lirought to town. whm > ie U being care
lor He belonged to the Knights of Pj
thUfc , and nt tlie time -was Bearchlng to
work He IB somewhat better thie eve-u
ing , although not out of dar.ger
roHMAt.l.T I"ILB THE
In th - 15xpo ltl n Arll-
rlr Pat n Hpnr < l.
LINCOLN Aue 1Z ( Special ) The stock-
bolder * of tbe TransmlssiBiiippI fthd Inter
national Exposition ot On a ha. , having held
t special meeting July 1ft IB C , and adopted
amendments to their article * of incorpora
tion. filed the same today with the secre
tary of utale Article vli. entitled. "Di
rectors nnd Officers , " was amended to read
as follows "The affairs tit thU corporation
shall lie conducted by a board of not less
than fifty directors , to be elected from
among the Btockboldcrs and stock subscrib
er ! . of this corporation , at a special meet-
lug ot ttuckhoiaers to b called Immediately
when ( .hare * of vtock upcrcpntliip the- par
value of 1300,000 shall have been sul > scrlb d.
uch board of director * shall elect a presi-
eut , vice president , treasurer and tern
ary , the duties of which officers shall be
led by the board Such officers shall be
elected from among the directors or other
tockholders. Such officers hhall also elect
ron their number an executive fommlttee
if not ICKS than fi\c , nor more than nine
'hich K&ld executive committee tbnll have
all the powers of thf lioard ot directors
when said Imurd is not in session , and shall
h < iose a chairman from their own number
There shall be twentfour additional vice
'resident ' * , one for eat-h state nnd territory
test of the Mississippi river Tbe board of
directors shall have authority to appoint
ueh other officers , agents , sen-ants cm-
ilojee , committeci ; or boards as they may
deem neeessary for the bublnesi of the
-orporatlon , and they maj from time to
Ime preBcribe the duties of all such cor-
loratiouE in bueh manner as they maj
deem best The board of directors shall
nve nuthoritj to delegate to any suhor-
llnate committee or board such duties as
he board itself might otherwise exercise
"The directors , when elected , thall serve
luring the life of tills eoiporation. nnd
hall have power to fill vacancies in their
number caused by death , resignation or any
other reason , and may for cause expel any
member of said lioard by a two-thirds vote
if the entire board "
Article vii ! , entitled "Meetings , " is
amended as follows. "Notice of said meet-
ngs shall be given to bald stockholder and
r.tock subscribers by publication In tbe
daily paper * of Omaha at least two days
iefore tbe time fixed for holding said meet-
ngs. Hegular meetings of the board of
dliectors mtj be held at any time or place
within the county of Douglas , in the state
if Nebraska , on call of tbe president eras
as the board itself may direct At all stock-
meetings any stockholder or stock
ubscriber may vote who has made the pay-
ncnts on hie stock subscription called for
> y the board of directors , .and noting by
proxy shall be allowed"
Thf ease of tbe State against Charles
Cuuiminge of Omaha waE appealed to the
supreme court today on petition in erroi-
uuimlngE was tiled before Judge Scott
.n the district .court of Douglas county for
the killing of Jed Vance September 19 , ISiiS.
and Benteneed to ten years in the peni
tentiary.
Omaha people In LincolnAt tbe Llndell
W E Johnson , Isaac Adams , James A.
McMillar. At the Lincoln E. J. Griffith ,
N. G. Chllburg , W. W. Farrand.
GON'VICTEU 11AJSK1IK
.1. C. tVIllliiiui. On ii not litLi > catt-d lij
lli < - .4utliorlt .
BEATRICE. Aug. IS ( Special Telegram J
Parties interested in the prosecution
against J C Williams , late president of tbe
Blue Springs bank , begin to fear that he
bus at last given them the slip. There are
three criminal charges against Wtlllamb
and he is under sentence to the penitentiarj
upon one conviction. In that matter he
has been admitted to bail bj tbe supreme
court in the -sum of S2,0t > 0. upon an appeal.
An officer -was bent to Blue Springs re
cently to cite Williams to appear and give
bond upon the other three charges and he
could not be found. His family stated tha
he is out on the road traveling for a cigar
house , but could give no defluate informa
tion as to hiE w hereabouts.
} > t. Kdnjirfl AV innii UHI-M u { itiiu
ST .EDWARD , "Neb. , Aug IS. ( Special. )
Considerable excitement was created las
night About 9 o'clock by the report at a
gun coming Irom the second floor of the
old hotel "building occupied by Mr and
Mrs William Heberllng as a residence
Investigation showed that a man had
knocked at tbe door of one of tbe rooms
anl , Mrs. Heberling answering the call , ht
made an Indecent proposal to her She
closed the door in his lece and procuiec
her husband's > > hotgun as quickly us pos
sible Tbe man made an effort to enta
when the woman gave > itn the contents a
Ike gun The report called a crowd , bu
IID trace of the man could be found. Tht
rear door was open , however , nud lie prob
ably made his eBcape that way No markf
from the load in the gun can be. .found in
eide tbe building , and either there was nc
.shot in the gun or the man carried Iht
charge away with him.
C niitj Turli T * .
FULLERTON , Neb. , Aug. 18 ( Special.-
Tbe Kanee County Teachers' Institute con
veiibd in tbe High school building in thi
citjMondaj - morning -with an e-nrollmen
of seventy-five teachers. Great interest 1
being -Uiaiiifestud by tbe teachers , and mud
credit is due County Superintendent Fihhej
for the able .manner In which the institute
is conducted The instructors are Pro !
W H Pillbbury of Falls City and Prof
C. A Fulmer of Edgar. Judge W T Nor
ns of Ponca Jctur d in the Prebbj-tei-iat
church Tuebduy evening on the fcubjecl
"The Perfect Manhood" to a large Jind ap
preciative audience.
JViu-lier * of Hini r < 1 County
ST. PAUL. Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Social. } Th
Howard county institute commenced Mon
day under the direction of Prof. Sailor o
Lincoln and Mrs. Haj-ward of this city i
t uelierb. There are nearly 300 teachers i
anendanrewho artreceiving valuable In
Btructiotifa Tuesday .night Trot Sailor de
llvure.d a lecture in the Methodlut churc
on the subject of "The Evolution of th
Republic. " _
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JEFFERSON , la. , Aug. 15 , ( Bjieclal Tele
gram. ) The residence of Postmubter Try o
Farllu was struck by lightning 3ast nigh
and completelj' demolished The family o
six was eating cupper iu the house at th
time , but none were Injured.
Hurwt1'hlff S * * l < * u * * d *
BEATRICE. Aug. 13. ( Special Telegram.
-F S. Ingram jileaded cuilty to horw
Eteollne Jieforu Judge Hastings today 4111
was M-iteneed to one jear iu the peul
tejitlary.
TO 11JIAW UXI
Tluit lh to draw < > ue J ls Van tij ) to
the -curb awoiiijiauSccl l > .v t\\o liig IUL-II
to curry off a wholelioune fall -tif oodi >
&tone wliucl : tliut'b theeason * me
* 'to dtiiw to1 our&elve'p llie inovirg
of this 4ltT ! noltody < ! lst > tliinl.ti
* f -doiug it liUe we do they -lout know
bow wf're sot it flown lo a
col ] ut > uji.
Omaha Van
Our iS55
in
CAMP LINCOLN'S BCSY LIFE
of Tetoianfi Enjoy the Eeunioa
at Superior.
THEIR ENTHUSIASM BECOMES A FLAME
Slorlro of TliHr I > - - l i f Vnlor > u
IJI t fl-'i inUr l Ilattlr PlrlA * Pro-
i < iUH MrmnrlfH of Mlr-
rinp > nl r - .
SUPERIOR. Neb. , Aug IS. ( Special )
One reunion ought not to expect evcry-
hlng , put Camp Lincoln has evcrj-thlng
hat a well regulated reunion may deslrr
The cool , fair weather continued jesterfluy
nd as t-arly as -o'clock the crow d had
ommenced to gather They came not by
ialf dozens and dozens , but by hundreds
and liy 10 o'clock Itwas impossible to go
brough the crowd , one must be carried
with it It was a happy crowd , the shows
aptured enme , tbe merry-go-round was
Illed to overflowing anfl many a fellow war
ceil to give hU girl . squeeze and ask her
f she had swung enough Then there were
he hot taffy , peanut and popcorn stands
cane racks and a thousand other things
hat make a gimd time and break the pocket-
took. Of course there ! ( a bowery ; such
dancing and fiddling' Many fat women in
outlandish costumes were there , and Sousa
ilmHclf would go crazy should he tiy to
arrange music for nil the steps Then there
B a show exhibiting a flying ludj , who real ) }
ooks JIB if she only giew Irom the waist
up. until a strong breeze catche-s tbe curtain
iftc it up and exposes the hulf of her
BO careful ! } hidden.
The greater crowds gather at the speakers'
rtnnd At 10 .SO yesterdaj T J Majors ad
dressed the vabt audience For an hour the
veterans listened to him Congressman
Salner - us then Introduced. Hit address
was Btrongl } permeated with common senwe
and wisdom With him the- desire to better
one's countrj * Is placeds above all others
and its life depends upou the loalty and
character ol its people He especially
marked the joung men with their duties.
! or a crisis where ruin would follow aB
at as during the war vac at bund and
Lhe icBUlt in a great measure would be due
to them At 2 o'clock Captain W C Henrj
welcomed the Women's Relief Corps in one
of his most pleasing addresses Thib wab
followed bj addresses b } > lre Addie Morgan
and Mrs Jellibon Both were of great In
terest Tlie } are read } speakers nud they
spoke- most eloquent ! } of their caube. The
i-Ktent of the good the } do never will be
known , but marj' a home ewer eve u its
very necessaries to this organization The
magnitude of their viork iu alleviating the
Eufiering during the diouth jear is almost
incredible Their program was Inlerspeised
with mush- and recitations , v.hich were well
rendere-d Their addressei at the campflre
of the evening wereTeceived with much en
thusiasm
The program for tomorrow is as follows- ,
Half past 10 a m. , addresses b } Hev. ? .
Johnson and General W. L Colhj. 2 p
m. addresses by Hon. John J. Ingalls , H C
KuiiBcll Hon G E. MeKeeb } ; campflte in
the evening , addresses by Hon John J
Ingalls , H. C Russell , T J. Majors , A1-
toruej- General Churchill , Colonel Shuler
and Colonel Morrill.
AfcHIIS TO > COCA TV
Close of IJlulilt-rjilli Aiiuiiul 1U-
12 ii Ion lit Illiiir.
BLAIR. NeK , Aug. IS. ( Special Tele-
giam. ) Today closed the eighteenth annual
reunion of the Wabhingtou County Vet
erans' association. Yesterday the exercises
were opened at 1:30 p. m by an overture
by the Blair Cornet liond. followed by a
recitation on tlie Grand Army of the Repub
lic by Mrs. Hindley and the whistling regiment -
ment by Josephine Palmer. An Inturcsting
address , "waB delivered bj- Mrs Rosalia Con-
doii of Pawnee City , department president
of the Women's Relief Corps of Nebraska ,
and Rev George Williams. At 7 p m
there was an open air concert by the Blair
orchestra. At : 'JO p. m. a sham battle was
fought , in which the soldiers used fire
works for guns.
Today the annual election of oBcerB oc
curred. B M Wilney was elected colonel ,
Edwin Hindley. lieutenant colonel , W S
lUchurdB. major ; John Patrick , chaplain ;
L. C Weber , turgeon. George P. Detempte
was elected -pemianejit Becreturj as Ions
as the association lasts.
At 1 p. in. the Blair Cornet band enter
tained the people with several pieces ol
music , followed by speeches from F. E. '
How-elL L W Osborn and Judge J. Fawcett ,
after which the association adjourned.
One hundred and flftjthree veterans reg
istered nt the camp and It is claimed tc
l e the most enthubiantic reunion ever held
In the county Monj'wore kept away on ac
count of the threatening weather.
OJ < 1 * - < -ll ) < T < It.-
UNION , Neb. . Aug IS. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Notwithstanding the bad -weather
this morjiing the eighth annual old set
tlers' reunion was attended by hundreds
of visltorb. The reunion will lie continued
Friday and Saturday , and thousands ol
people are exacted both days Hon W. C.
Sloan and Jtev U C. Harmon of Nebrabki
City will be tbe speal.en > for TYjday ami
Plattsmouth speakers will be on tbe - proGram -
Gram for Saturdav.
St-iiroliliijr ft < T 11 MixMlii
KIMBALL , Neb. . Aug 13 ( Special Tele
gram. ) A searching party of twelve inci
was organized here tonight to try to cleai
up the inyhtery surrounding the Rose eattli
case. Roue is supposed to liave lieeu mur
derefl or lldii pped h } the thief , Cochrau
us no trace of him can be found. The part ]
here will join a large party in Logan county
Colorado , tnd no btoiie will he left unturnei
to find the misbinc man.
Old Svjilrr * lit J'lculr.
COLUMBUS , Neb. . Aug. 13. { Siieclal.-
Arraugementfc have just been completed ftu
the old bottlers' picnic for Platte and sur
.rounding counties , to be Iwlfl in this citj
SBjitember IB. A large program has beet
prepared and Frankfort park -will be fittec
for their ui-e.
HAYES CENTER , Neh. . AUR , IS , ( Spe
cial } Ales C. Hart , principal of Franklii
academy , bpnke to a large number o :
teachers nnd friends iu tbe Methodist Eplt
eopal church last night. His subject wai
"Books , and How to Use Them. "
SOTKS moftt ,
Crop * Irft In nxrrllfVr'l Condition l.r
t if Unlit * * .
LINCOLN. AUR n ( Stypflal ) Durlnp it
severe thunder ntnra this anmlng the Tct-
i a en PC ot lr. Green. SwMfl street , East
14ncolnRHB struck br nothing , which net
fire to the root of the lluildlnR names
took awayn larpe jiwtMk W Uie root anfl
the interior ot the houne" * h efl a thor
ough drenching from Ibfinln and flre de
partment. A number of ittrlophone poles in
the vicinity w re burnpd * The flag-Stan
used by the Grand AriutPf tlbc Republic at
VTyuka ccmrterr * also , fjftruck br llcht-
nlnE about the same time ajifl totally de-
Rtroyt-d Neither of the bolts dia any harm
to individuals
VVILSO.VVn.LE , b. Am ; IS ( Si > pclal )
A light shower ot rain fell here j-enterday ,
doing a great deal of ponfl to the rorii.
Llchtning struck the residence of Mr Dor-
man during the rain rendurliiR his wife uti-
cotiKCiouB for a short time and neM-rely
t > btie-Vttic other members ol the family
EXETEH Neb. . Aup IP. ( Special ) The
cxtrcmtily hot niell | of weather we ha\e
had the ] mst two uwk * terminated jestcr-
duj- morning In a plorious rain It com
menced fulling about B ? 6 and con
tinued until nearly ft. the hardest rain
being about 4 o clock There war probablj
an inch and a hulf of water Itnlll not
jequlre any more rain to finish the fluent
corn crop -\cr grown here. It IB jio un
common thine to find nalks of corn with
from three to flte well formed can. es
pecially if the stand If Bomev.hat thin
The estimate for this M-e-tion of the coua-
trv is Klxtj btitbeU per acre
COLt'MBUS Neb . AUR IS tSpi-elal )
A heav > rain foil this moraine , ue.com-
panlcd by much lightning. Nearly tine
Inch of rain fell
CALHOl'N. Neb. . Aug. IB ( Special. ) :
A heavy thunder storm paired over this
place last niRUt. followed by a heavy rain
The wheat and oatfc crops hu\e been much
damaged by the recent rains The corn
crop here -\\111 br xcr > large
BELGRADE. Neb. Aup IS ( Special. )
A hiavy ralii. acroiapanled b > hall , fell
last night No serums damage was Oone
by the hall however Corn looks simply
Immense and farmer * aie cKtimating all the
waj from forty to m-vent-live bushels per
acre- Tall plowing is In progress and the
giound IB In Cue condition.
SHELBY Neb . Atig IS ( Sppclal ) The
lieaUeM rain this cummerfell this morn
ing There WBR no wind but mnny > ivifl
flashes of lightning. The top of the Coun
cil Bluffs elevator was struck and set on
fire Bcfoie the arriMil of the fire depait-
ment the rain cxtinrulsbvd the blaze A
Btork of grain near town WBK also de-
Rtrojt-d Corn has grown BO fast that many
earn ha'- extended several inches beyond
their large , o\erloj > jlug husks to get room
to grow
f'romlm-iil 51 'linnt Dro iiriL.
CHADRON. Neb . Aug. IS ( Special Tele
gram ) "Word reached this city today that
V. Cladelt of Buulap a Email town In this
countj. had been drowned. Nothing defi-
nute , however can be learned Cladek wab
vpry prominent in political and business
circlet , , v. ell-to-do nud leaiei a large famllj
He vas the proprietor ol a large cheese
factor } ,
JSfliriiKUn AtMA'oH's. .
Cheyenne people are again agitating the
question of county division , -
Grand Island German lutherais will ded
icate a $0.000 church within "a few weeks
Bancroft has floated So OOC .worth of bonds
aiid vill at once camrnepce work on a sys
tem of water woiks „
The south channel of the Platte river op
posite Grand IMaiid is now ijuunlng bank-
ful for the Srst time in six years
Elmer Stayner. a farmer'residing eighteen
miles 11010 Hajes Ceutei' FHfTered the loss
of a leg In a runaway Wedntsday
Clay Center patriots here invented 5200
in a circus tent that wit ! fceat 1 TiOO people
It will be used by ell political parlies
George Corcoran , editor of .the York Dem
ocrat lias har.Ld his pupcrlo accept a posi
tion on Tlf f. Bryan's tAetmswiPltiQ : st itt.
Lew WlIliainE. clerk xif Logan county , has
rtiigned. He will be tucewOrd by a repub
lican appointed by the county commisEioa-
e.rs.
Leopold Mack , living near Sidney.v&i
throuu from a load of grain. His neck was
hi nkeii by the fiUl and death ensued almost
Instantly.
Tcler Nielsen , a young Kimball county
farmer , entangled his hand In the metheE
of -K-indmfll and paid the local phjEician
a good round sura to Lave bib digits
The Grand Island hcct sugar factory will
commence its fall campaign on September
15 and expects to run 120 days The crop
has matured much earlier this jear than
usual and Is reported to be an enormous one
A Lexington horte nccldentallj bhot itself
v.hlle carclcbsly foaling with a loaded re-
roHcr. The weapon had been left on a
blanket on the wason seat. The horse pulled
the nfl of th blanket , thus throwing the
jcvolver out In such a manner that the
hammer ttruck the wagon tire with suffi
cient force to discharge the weapon and 1:111
the animal
\ K1'OIAT III THE L.AAD LAV. ' .
"VTMm- > r * 3 ! l Come fri'in Uif
Cositiiltilnsr tbr LuiiU.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 13 ( Special Tele-
cram. ) Acting Secretary cf the Interior
Reynolds toflay aflirmed' ' the decision of
Commissioner Lumorcauz in the case oJ
Honrj Dufur. from the O'Neill land dis
trict , Ncbrehka He holds that Dufur'b final
proof in support of bis timber culture entry
snail be rejected , on the ground that the
law dctB not authorize the acceptance of
witneswr' aflida lu , maflt In any othci
county than the one In which the land Jt
located The entry man himself only hat
that privilege. Jn this case witnessed' af-
itQnvlU were executed In Omaha anfl
the land is located in Whttler county.
James B. Martin , jr. . of Burlington , la.
has been appointed rallv ay clerk.
A sale of a bunch of horses on Cumluf
Eticet VBE mud XVedncbday for 510. Tht
police are trying to connect this with a losi
of borsek reported stolen from M. A Gaugh
Clalrmont. Mo.
TV. & Tender wall. ilS % .North Kixteejitl
street , reports the larceny of a large photo
graphic lns , TV V Moroe , 11122 Davenpon
, ttreet , rnj < orts the loss of some chairs taken
by thiees , Jind Mrs Jolm Ward of lli
North Twentj-nevfnth btrcets cays a fcneat
thief has fctolen c pair of valuable gold-
rimmed Bp ; ctiicl t. . 'I' ' ' !
ARE ABOUT READY TO SETTLE
Bondsmen of Henry Bolln Fonnnlatbg a
Proposition to the Oitj.
TERMS BEING CAREFULLY CONCEALED
One of Ilip Uond nin Plnrr * I.lttlc
li In 11. - Ilflorl t Show tlir
rliK-liml Miiirlnlrf A\ tin In
tin- Sell ( Mil Itiutrd Jloiit-j.
The bondsmen of rx-Trensurer Henry
unfl their attornejs biive been holding
fr ijnent conferences an nre lormulBting B
piopositlon wbiiih will soon be made to tl.c
city council as < comiiromlse settlement of
tb" Bbortage for which they fre supposed to
it renpuusllile The dofluite terms of tblt
] > ropos4Uon have not all been agreed upon
end In all probability will not be made pub
lic until formal presentation to the citj
cvtuieU.
There bns b < > en nomq talk of calllns back
Export LlmlKick to throw more light upou
btvcrnl ol'scurr points , but BB this would
mean oulj more delay it is likely to IK
abandoned It was learned from one of tht
bondsmen that Efcpwt Limbeck's it-port ,
ukick has been no carefully guarded , did
not thow any material variation In the total
Kbortuce. mid as n matter of fact \erlfli-b
tbe it-port of the experts hired by the
citj It rnaktB a somewhat diDereut dis
tribution of the bhortage over the two ternib
of Mr. Bolln and thib might jnaiie home
fltSereiicc at ; to the amount v hich each hrt
of boiidkuifii might be held fol The Llm-
bi-ck report also bhows that at various times
Bolln had paid citj warrants out of mone )
which had been deposited to the credit of
tlie Bchool fund A few of tbe bondsmen
011- Inclined to make much out of this , but
as Bollii was In the habit of depositing city
money either as schtwil money or In his own
name , how this could affect tbe bond is not
apparent.
"As a matter of fact. " bald one of thi
liondsmen jesterday , " 1 do not think there
is anything in the alleged payment of cltj
warrants out of nebool mouej , IwcnuBe the
ichool money was reall } misappropriated
citj money In strict equity there was no
deficit lu the school fund whatever when
the defalcation was made public On the
eontrarj' there was bouie Jl.SUO surplus iu
the school fund and the $10UOD deficit which
was recentlj settle-d wab created by leaving
a doubtful Ubset for the school board and
transferring good cubb to the city funds
The bchool hoard lioudhmen might have had
a good defenHe and thrown this loss upon
tbe BUieties on the city bonds , but the }
thought it preferable to make good the
biuall difference rathe ! than spend as much
If not more , on attorneys to fight the case'
City Treabuier Edwards bajs that he has
not Keen the Limbeck report and does not
know what H lontains He bnjs be has had
nothing whatever to do with tbe investiga
tion in bthalf of the bondsmen , eice-pt to
furnihh them the books as needed and if
niij- settlement or compromise IB proposed
its acceptance will rest exclusively with
the mayor and council
a South Omaha News . |
! S ! i trn&-S Jirc23 i vli i " J "iiJi
The striking tinners at Cudahy's are still
out and there does not seem to b much
jiiospt-ct of a settlement of the differences
existing between tlie men and the company
Mr. Ed Cudaby said jcsterday that he had
closed the tin shop and It would remain
cloned far * ome time , Just bow long ho did
not know. The company , he said , had
enough tin cans on hand to last some time
and the tact that the tinners "had quit did
not worry him any It is asserted by the
men thnt tbe companj cannot keep the tin
bhop closed , as Jt has only enough tin cans
on Tiand to lust B fe-w days and without tic
cans the company cannot 11 its contiaetb
It was imported thafthe euopers employed
at Cudahy's -volunteered to go out If the
tinners asked them lo , but the tinners have
not yet made any such request Another
report was .current on the streets last even
ing to the pffecl that the coopers had struck
out of sympathy for the tinners , but the
rumor picked to be unfounded
The strikers are very quiet and remain at
"home nicst of tbe time. There does not
seem to be any danger of the strike spiead-
ing or involving any of the other depart-
j mcnts of tbe packing bouses. Whether the
' closing of the tin shop means the discharge
of the men who -aulked out is not-known ,
as Mr. Cudahy did not bay. Some of the
men tre inclined to think that tinners will
be brought here from Chicago to fill the
vaeant places. If this is done there may be
trouble The employes of the tin depart
ments here have no union or organization
of any kind and are making tbe fight as
individuals
1IKIAGIAG THE MIL.K.MEN TO TIME.
1 jihlicrtor HUM ILitikfil ! ' < - Stiimlurd of
the 1'rodm-t Sitlil.
Mill Inspector Carroll is now tettled in his
new offlie in the city building , where lebtb
of tbe lacteal fluid -will be made every day
The inspector is determined , he says , to
raise the standard of tlie milk Bold In the
city and to prevent tbe watering of the prod
uct of the cow Of the recent Jests made
none have fallen below S i per cent , while-
the highest wab F.94 per cent. Since the
ordiuane-o vent into effect ion tingle cow
IMirmlts have been Issued to residents , and
; LCJCare more to come-
The inbpe-ctor foaid that not long ago he
visited a dairy wheje forty COWE were kept
nud be found that a email unveutllatcd Ehud
was used for a milk house , which was sur
rounded by eow sheds , horse btablet. and u
pig pen. He found the cans niririt ; right
oier the "hug wallow Since the -firtt iu-
rpoctlon the milk house has been laised to
permit of better ventilation and tbe hog
pen iias been moved away entirely Other
nut-dad changes were ulno ordered and made.
Many milkmen were found -who were btub-
imrn .about making any ehaueefc in their
method of handling milk and threats of
niicst Jir.d to be made in order to accom
plish cnj'thiug
Staciuoit water is one thing that the In-
rpector is alwuyb on the lookout for , s th.
vvtler certainly contaminates the milk when
drank by the eowb There is one pool ol
fctagnant water at Tkirty-iifth and L btrueu
A COI.M IIICCK
Or liow 10 Lettn cool o inn tier li v
cold Jt fats. they bay HygmVJId { 'berry
riiiisjihiues at liTita tjuurt lire tlie fiuebt
iLlugb out iimre u Imrflit'l if J.IM.-H-
j > hate& but wliat do you think < f r t-
titiK them at iric that's our prk-e im
ported Huuyudi Water 3r e frisu Be-
tht'bduVateriiluin aud t-arlxiuaied
risty other Uiude of ailueral water *
lKJc Cnrleiiee * -"Ii for Itn- .
Kuhn's Drug Store ,
! 5th6cDouglas
that li bfen cornplnlned ot a nwmtier of
time * , and the owner * ot the iirnperty hn c
lioen notified to aba the nulsant * but * c
lar nothing ha been done Mr Carroll Is
polns after UIMP people -with the Intention
of having ibt ] > end drained at tini-e One
milk dealer -when accused of walrrlnj ; Ills
milk ftdmlttf-d It and Bald that be did t
bocaufir the cream mispd letter rhen there
wan water in the milk
Ilnrt HI" > Arrp tnl f r Tlirfl.
Peter Barsballs. aged II years. Rpent ln.st
night lu D cell at police- headquarters Upon
a charge of petit larceny ivrcfexred by bit
futher , J Barsbalis. a saloon Kwper. Ac
cording to the father's Btorj' . IVter stole
money from the till and hired a horse and
buggy and dnm- down to tirllerur nnd
the Island , Rhcre he spent the day hunting
ol Vic MeCarty Before leaving home the
lad purchased an English bulldog rcvoher
and a quantity of ammunition The father
iot ; on the runaway boy's track and over
look him Just below Bellevuc and com
pelled him to return to this city , where
lie wa turned mer to the police.
Iliilii l trrrr < 'H with < 5rn H > ic.
Kaln the past few days has Interfered j
somewhat with the grading on South Twen. '
tjfourth strnet. but mathlneb will be put i
on the first pleasant daj and the grading
pushed. So far the street car company has
not raised its track , which iu some places
will huxe to be muted two feet In order to
conform to the grade. The coutrnctoi said
jesterday that the companj had been noti
fied to get towork , but no step * had been
taken jet. When be it rendj to grade
where the tracks are to be rained he will go
right ahead and not wait any longer nnd
then the company will htne to do some
thing. _
AilntltH Aiir iirintlni ; Die Monfj.
.lohn B Ilitche is in Jull for embezzling
? H0 from Josejih Splrl , and be pleads
guilty to the charge. A day or two ago
Rltchc herered bib connection with Spirt's
bakery , where he was emplojed , i-ad jes-
tcrday Splrl discovered that his former
clerk had collected the amount mentioned
above and appropriated it to his own tisc
He caused a warrant to be issued In police
eoart and Ritche's arrest followed The
youug man najb that he knew It was wrong
to collect the mnuej and keep it , but nt-
guefl that be needed It to ] > } pre-sslng
bills i
_
11 ii idorW Iti J'liul Hor-heK.
Several w teks have passed now slnrt-
the cit > council authorized the purchase of
a new team of horuiiB for the lire depart
ment and Etill the department -worrying
along with a horse that ought to have been
Edit to the farm a lung time ago. It seems
to be awy hard matter to llud JUBt what
the cltj wants When the price the city was
willing to pay -was raised from J2IHI to JSM
it was thought that the purchase would
noon be made , as many funnert. who hud
good horses for tale were not willing to
part with them at the price offered.
John Fylnn hat gone to Wakefield on n
hunting trip.
The Riding club will meet lor dreui parade
tills afternoon.
J w. Pierce of Grand Island is In the
citj on business.
Mlbs Myrtle Foster IE visiting her sister.
Mrs E O. Mnylield
Miss Edith Jones of Atlantic , la. , is the
guest of Mrs J r. Ritchart.
Lightning struck a horse owned bj Louis
Jourdon aesterday and killed it.
H N Chapman of Hermosa. S. D. . is in
the citj locking after property interests
Robert Maxwell has take-n out n permit
for a JSI'O ' cottage at Twelfth and 1 streets.
P. J. Walbk and son , Waldorf , left last
night for a trip to Kansas City and Ex-
celbior Springs
M Kelllher , one of South Dakota's big
cattle owners , was looking otcr the stock
yards yesterday.
Miss Clara Jones , 407 North Twenty-fourth
street , lias returned from i visit with rel
atives at Osceola , Neb.
Mrs D. S. Clare , Twenty-third and M
streets , returned from u tbre-e weeks' visit
with friends iit Superior last night.
IVUIAGUAJ'HS.
Tl B Schneider of Fremont was among
yestei Says arrivals.
Hermann Milliet of Millard , Neb. , is regis-
teicd nt the Barker.
J. E. Boyd left for Chicago last evening on
a short business trip.
D S. Barriger has gone to Chicago to
be absent for a week.
Hun Church Howe came up from Auburn
and spent the day in Omaha.
C E. Test returned last evening from
Denver after an absence of several dajs.
Mrs W. H. Clapp has gone to Chicago md
inte'nds visiting relatives there for a short
period
"William Krug has gone to Norfolk , -where
he will participate in a pigeon bhoottng
match.
W. T Jacquith of DCS Moines , la. and
H E Smythe of Keokuk , la. , are registered
at the Barker.
W H Murray , advance representative for
Murraj and Murphy's comedians , ib stopping
at the Barker
Misses Lotto and Sadie Stone , daughters of
Dr. Stone left last night for n two months'
vaeation in Colorado
Coroner H. 1C. Burket and family returned
last evening from a fortuight't pleasure
trip among Colorado , mountain resorts.
0. K Armstrong , ticliet agent lor the
Builington at Golctburg. 111. , who has been
in thib city for a few dayt , returned home
last night
J. D Kilpatrlck , prominently interested
in coal mining and other enterprise * at New
castle. W > o. was among the Omaha
visitors yesterday.
Will Hoaglnnd arrived home last evening
from his much located near Alliance , Colo.
He brought in bfterul loads of line cattle
for the -South Omaha market.
William "Ebrlgkt , late superintendent ol
the- School for the Blind at Nebraska Cltj. ,
was uu Omaha vltltor yesterday. Mr
Ehright will be superintendent of the public
schoole at North I'iutte the cumingyear
Nebrabkans at the hotels A E Maxwell ,
Beatrice. H. .Scott , Holdrege ; W J , JJuuuc-
gun. Wahoo ; G or&e E. Fold , Kearney , H
F riilmore , Hemmingford ; H P Blogott
and T. G. Kalph , Long Pine , G TV Collins ,
Pawnee City ; E. L Eno rremont ; W G
Hyer. Ra\cnua , A. J. Livinger. HaEtiucii
W J Martin , Lincoln , 3 H Bronbon Blair ,
H N Carpenter and O Hormc. Auburn ,
JaiuL-t Reed , Nebraska City , C , McArthur ,
Lincoln.
A ITLL 11 AMI
Tlmt's tlie Iciuel of confidc-yee iv in-
into muwlvtitwinu ; we talk about
i-ausp w euftululy buve u full hou.st ; of
tht-ro'K a tilw lliuof Dtbyt for
uiid cuncLeb uud cbt'iillle JH I-
and rojiB jjortlwcfe for doorb
\vt > n v < r were newell llred < m < juuntity
cjnnlity or Btjle a-ud aus u uulljr fol
low * It maUt'b ] ulce
Omaha Carpet Co. ,
1515 Dodge
OUT BUSINESS FOR A DAY
Qroccrymen F&ss & Fjcasnnt Day nt tht
Aslikud Picnic Qrounck
COME BACK HOME TIRED BUT HAPPY
of Siort ntiil > lni > !
liclitfnl Shnilr Cor Tlnmr Wbci l > r
Iffrril in Ink ? Tltlnc * KB } _
t Mm tin * I > H > .
Mrs. Brown's boarflcis , an well
as Mr ABtorbllt'c ullliary tluparttntnt , had
to go Without ny proper } More Hftielcs
they loigot to buy \Vpdueila } , at
the stores were olciswd all dny , the taune
being the flnt annual picnic of tbe Omaha
Kutall Qrocors' assoulation at Ashland Ou-r
7UD people left at ! ' . * l ) a. ill. tm the lin.t
train of tlilrttfii e-urs. In ebarge of a trans-
liortction committee consisting of E. T ) .
Evans. Frank Jones. A Pett-mm nnd H. J.
Hughes Still inorr of the grorerB went out
on the regular noon train
The engine which pulled the fcpeclal
Irulu was pklb decorated -with var-colort ] < il
bunting und ( IciKirHtitniiwcrt > -vlBlble here
and there over tbe long train of thirteen
cars which comprised the special. In order
to alla > the leurs of the nervous ones the
dejiarture of the train was dels j ml until
Uie morning tbiough Unln bad cleurt-d and
Uie Llnrolu truiu was held nt Abhland until
Uie arrival of the special , which WBB gheii
s clear truck b'-t-nt-eii here and Ashland.
Similar precautions vcrc obsened on the
return triji
The Seventh Ward band accompanied the
excurblonlbth , both brass and ( .trlug. The
latter was brought into play at the grouudK
fur the boiir.llt of those vhn wished to
fluiut" Ample iirovisloiiB were made to un
sure everyone a good time and if there wn
any one who did not have It no one v\us
to hi Hint- but himself. Throughout the daj-
there vas not an occuncuce to miir thu
pleaBures of tbe ticcnt-lnn
The ciowd wat. unusually good-natured
all daj' , cspeciallj- the wnj' home , v < hen
Bougb nnd various jells enlivened the occa
sion People ale geneially qult-t nnd worn
out on the homeward ti IP. but this inception
was jiiobably the icsult of so maiij- young
persons bt-lng pie-Bent , AH the pleasant
young men who take jour orders from flay
to da } were thtae with tlie pniUU-nt glrlb
on their routes
l'pon arrival at Abhland B picnic grove
the picnickers fliRnulvi'd Into groujis for
luncheon , whii-h v oi. fdlluwcd by the pro
gram of BportB prepared by the entertain
ment committee consisting of O. J Wilde ,
Fred Odefey and W. J Hunter An 'inno-
tutlonwas tbeway in v\hlch prizes w en
ow ardcd , the v iuuers Jeceivlng checks for
vurioub amounts of mone } instead of um-.ful
und ornamental articlea ab Is usual.
A seven inning hall game in charge of
& committee of thice Fred Ilrunlng , W. E.
[ Edwards and Mr. Nelnon look place be
tween teams rt'Hcsentliig ] tbe commission
men and retail groc-ers , resulting in a - victory
tory for the commibslou men by a Bcore of
5 to 4.
The Jesuits of the different contests are
appended :
Clerku' foot race- Fred Hull , first prize :
Schlllei , st-fonfl prize ; J. Gardner , tlilid
prize
Fat men's met" John Wlllet , flrht prize ;
ThomuH Mitchell , Betiond jirlze.
Boys' Back raee : Frufl .Ifiiwen , flretprize ;
Joe Hornl-ih , Bt-cond jirize ; Verne Slater ,
third -prize.
Womcn'i. 'gjr ruee Miss Bertha Lehman ,
first -prize , Mrs Odefej , Moond prize ; iliss
Miller third jirize.
ChlldrenV croe-k race. Minnie Leis ; , first
jirize ; Edith OlHon , second prize ; JMuy
I Keavet , third prize.
Women's frctTorallMrs Goldie Kllbj * .
first prize ; MiKS E. Bens , sucond jirize.
Ltest .male vuiltzt-r : 3&r Cliarlos 1'airiclu
Best - womanwidtzer : Miss ilamie Hig-
pins.
T-Jirpe mile proffsslonal lilrycle race : B.
E. Holton. flrht iirlzt.Tncl : : CulljHeoond
prize ; Ii C Gaclke , third prize
Three Tulle groct-ry clerk bie'vcle rncetG. .
Smltli , first prize : G. A. Gardener , second
prize.
Tiiret'-inlle amateur biqj'cle nice ; R T
White , lliht prize. G. A. Holton , second
prtze.
FORT CI1001C AOTIES.
r.ompany is the best disciplined com
panj in the regiment , also the best on drills.
Captain Ballauce is their popular and effi
cient commander
Thomas Barrett company C , r.-as dis
charged Tuesday after Ove years of good and
faithful .service. He thinks he will go west
again , as he has soldiered on the frontier
for a num'her of yeart.
The eompanii-t are almost full now , there
are rerj few vacancies and they will soon
IK- filled , as the young men are coming .from
Omaha and Council Bluffs in bets of fours
to enlist and try serving under Uncle Sam.
First Lieutenant Hanson B. JSlj. with a
small detachment of men left for the Wln-
nuhago Indian agency to pick out and per
fect both a rifle range and camping ground.
The Second battalion will leave for that
plae-e Augubt 'M. to be gone until about
September 13. When tbej return the FJitt
battalion will go lo Lincoln.
Major Fechet , Eighth uavalrj' . w-ho is on
duty with the Nebraska National Guard , ac
companied by the adjutant general and sev
eral offleers of the guards , visited the pabt
WedncBday to consult with the eornninuaiiiE
oflicer , Colonel James S Cahfy , iu reguid to
tlie encampment of the Guards and Tweutj-
Bucond infantry to be held at Lincoln next
month. The boye think they will have a
pleaiant time during the trip.
Captain John McE Wcbbter will arrive
here in a few days and report for dutj' wilh
his company. The captain it. a tplendld
looking man and is u Just and kind officer ,
alwajs Irj-iug to make things pleasant for
the members of his companj He bus been
on blck leave for the last Blrtten months.
On April ID , 18HS , during tlie block growers'
national meeting at MUeb Citj' . Munt. , the
captain -with several offleers of the pobt were
In thu McQueen house ( the principal hotel
of the city ) talking with frifudB when Cap-
tuiii Webster was mybterloiiBly fchot in the
hip. Although the revolver wnt found oa
tbe floor , they never found who did the deed.
It was thought for Mime- months the "wound
would caiibt * paralysis , but .happily Jt took
a change for tbe l < etter and once more the
euptuln can walk around ut proudly UK ever.
The inemben. of company A arc overjoyed
to bf kbitlo welcome their beloved e-om-
inatidttr back The captain ib a general
favorite everj'Wberu.
F'IGTUR.EIS PLEXASA.N'TLx'Y MD POINLTEDKY PA.R.AQR.APMKD I
jl JilCK PAIR
Yet even more than nice new de
cidedly new nothing like them ever
jiroduc-i-d before and fH. < Kt that's the
3 rloe lor our ladles * new ox blood -razor
laee * > hu < * . that lias lilack edged
hdlBB iilnck laeeb and eyelet * and U
trimmed with Lluck btltchlnK tlie
3'ou can't pet them anyxvbexe
i lse Sb bw-ause they wtu't * ell < he > u f r
[ les * tluui i.OU whJle our price is 53.0Q.
Drexel Shoe Go.
1419 Farnam
TWO OF A Kim
l eaU at it rl ht "here we are w'th
the otily whole-Kiile music nou v iu ihe
wtbt with more bheet IIIUK > O to < hoce
f iu than -all JCebrabka ftorefi < suu-
blued dowiti't 1t ntimd 10 reasoa < jnt
we have what you - wauty < ti uit
nutiie a jrtuce if tiutiic- but what we
have every new pieee t.eekr our place
like vater floes Us lerel-auy 4iinottit
of sheet ouublc ut a oeiit a jiy lot * ,
for & relit n.
A. Hospe , jr. ,
1513 Douglas
A IKIIJTAIL , rtl'fH _
Or uuy other kiud of a tiusti that's oc
casioned by headui-he af''r leadlu ?
logulj-ffc utteutiou It's all iu your eye
defec-th ure tuibily convrted "by wearing
Jhe j roj er bpet'lacies iu youthbut if
not attended 10 will r-rtaiuiy jii'fes'-i-
tate an operation more or less painful
with the ophthalmoscope c uial < e a
ripid fxaiuluation of tlie i-ye and no ile-
f clb hov erer fciimll can ebOipe ns
w make no charge for this powerful
testAloe
Aloe & Penfold Co
1408 Farnam
SWCJ'T THE ItOAItU
AVe dou't hwi-t'p It witb a coin nnii
liltdiim lixKiin l > ut we tulc cvur ' jire-
t-autloti to luuLti our private liuutue t
loom attractive wlieu you Avatil io give
u dhiuw tuill ub tij > Iu the nicautitue
we would tall your attention to our
"Ice Crtmin lloHif" JOt a roll jiut ib m
Iu your jtwket t-arrj Ihwu for lioun >
they wou't itiult ejit llntun the iiuuul
way btbt ice cr-cuiu you t > vt r tattod.
Baldufr , Caterer ,
152O Faraam