Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAII.Y BEE : SEPTEMBER 27 , 1800.
VETERANS WILL BE IN LINE
Propose to Give Generals Sickles , Sigel ,
Alger and Porter a Rousing Eeception.
HAVE MARCHED WITH THEM BEFORE ,
SolilliTN Knlcr Kiit
Into HIP Work of ArrntmliiK for
tlir MrftliiK * Mnllrr > OTV
Well In Iliinil ,
That the great majority of the union vet-
rr.itu nf Oniahft arc ciithuUastlc In their
support of their fellow cominde. William
JIcKml y , fr > r the presidency was tlemon-
ctratPd at a meeting of the- Union Veterans'
lcagur > In ' 'nttirsnn hall last evening. Over
150 veterans were In attendance and there
were but few vacant scats In the hall , nnd It
was known , too , that the jm- ' lug was merely
one for thr perfection of arrangcmenlB to
welcome the distinguished snUiure who nre
soon to visit Omaha. The interest was un
usual , even for a meeting of veterans , and
when the names of Dnulcl E. Sickles nnd
l"ranz Slgel. two of the generals who are
speaking for MeKlnley and Bound money ,
were mentioned the > * were received with
prolonged applause. Several of the vetrans'
sons thought , prhaps that thi-lr elders were
too uenrleel of marching to form a line ami
march to the depot to receive the guests ,
lint thiii insinuation was not cordially re
ceived and the statement that a Galling
gun would be required to Iccop any old
noldlcr present at the meeting away from
that depot on that occasion drexv forth n
shout of approval.
Major J S. Miller presided over the meet
ing and W. 11. Strait acted as secretary.
Regarding the Thurston rally at the Coli
seum on Tncoday evening It was decided that
the veterans would not take part In the pro
cession whIUi is to precede the meeting ,
1 > ut should rather husband their strength
for the demonstrations of the following day.
Over 500 scats , the best In the big hall , have
been reserved for the union veterans and
their wives. These seats are in the gallery
nnl arc all numbered KO that no one cuu take
ono of the seats unless he has the ticket
bearing the corresponding number. These
tickets will be distributed by Secretary
Strait at the republican headquarters in
the New York Lifo building on Tuesday.
ALL VETERANS INVITED.
The big turnout of thu veterans will be on
"Wednesday. The special train bearing the
generals who are working so hard for the
election of Major McKlnloy will arrive at
0:15 : o'clock p. in. The veterans will inccl
nt Karbach hall. Fifteenth and Howard
streets , at 5 o'clock and will leave there nt
5:30 : o'clock for the depot to meet the dis
tinguished visitors. C. L. Harris was ap
pointed marshal for this parade with power
to select such aides as he needed. The Htir-
Is to be headed by the John M. Thurstoti
Drum corps , composed of twenty-six uni
formed fifcrs and drummers , all sons of vet
erans. Special badges will be distributed to
the veterans before the start of the parade.
On the arrival of the train the suesis will
be met by the members of the reception
committee and escorted by the old soldiers
to the Mlllard hotel. H was irsolvcd tbat
nn Invitation should be extended to every
old soldier In Douglas coutvy , no matter
what his political belief might be , to Join in
this procession to do honor to some of the
few remaining generals of the late war. lr
Is thought by many that It will be the great
est rally of Omaha veterans that the city Flan
Been for many a day.
While the meeting was listening to roua-
Ing speeches by the comrades , the executive
committee , consisting of Major Millar , Com
mander Clarkson and Judge Strawn , which
bad been given power to act In making all
necessary arrangements , held a short ses
sion. Judge Strawn was selected us the pre
siding officer for the old soldiers' rally to
bo held at Boyd's opera house on Wednesday
evening and Hon. Lee Estelle was chosen to
preside over the meeting to he held at Kai-
bach hall. John Butler was named as chief
usher for the meeting at Boyd's. vl : Ik-
George H. Hess will serve In a similar ca
pacity at Karbach hall. These v'oterans will
liave the power to select as many comrades
ns they need to constitute an efficient corps
of ushers.
The following reception committee wns
appointed : Charles F.VlIor , chairman ;
J. T. Roblson , R. N. Stone , C. E. Burmes-
ter. Dr. Glasgow , John Bruner , H. H.
Palmer and II , R. Ball. A meeting of the
reception committee was announced for
"Wednesday nfternoon at 5 o'clock In the
olllce of Dr. Stone , Continental block. J. T.
Tloblsoii and R. M. Stone were selected ns a
committee to arrange for carriages for thv
comfort of the guests.
JVKIOIIIIOHH AVAXT HIM AT IIOMH.
Mr. llrynii'M Sitclrty Too Much 1'rlzpil
to Si'iiil Him \ViiNliliiurtnn. .
A more enthusiastic audience than the
one which assembled nt Karbach hnll last
night In order to listen to the speech of
lion. G. M. Lambertson of Lincoln has
seldom teen seen In Omaha. The big hall
was packed long before the speaker arrived
and a large number of feminine faces
showed that the question of sound finances
has Invaded even the firesides of Omaha
people.
It had been announced that Mr. Lambert-
eon would address the members of the Jtall-
ivny and Expressmen's Sound Money club
nnd the club was present to a man. Presi
dent W. I. Baker , after calling the atten
tion of the audienceto the monster repub
lican demonstration which Is to take place
next Tuesday night and requesting their
presence In line , Introduced the speaker of
the evening.
Mr. Lambcrtaon said that although from
the county nnd city from whence came Mr.
llryan nnd wnllo admiring his private
character in many ways , lie thought the
Boy Orator of the Pintle shone best as an
Individual. This sentiment was also Hhnrcd
\ by the residents of Lancaster county and
the speaker felt assured that they would do
their best to keep him at home by voting
for Round money.
Mr. Lambertson tinted ho had delivered
twenty-threw speeches In the Immediate
vicinity of Bryan's own town and from the
enthusiast lo crowds of sound money demo
crats and republicans that 'had greeted him
upon every occasion ho felt Inclined to be
lieve that the snow would softly fall upon
Mr , Bryan's shoulderci on November 3 with
a vote of about two to one for MeKlnley.
Ijancaster county would undoubtedly give-
over 3,000 majority for bound money. People
ple were not opposed to Mr. Bryan per
sonally , for ho was a meat honorable man
but they disliked tils principles and there
fore withdrew their support.
Ho spoke at KOIIIU length In regard to his
political circuit of the state and emld he re
garded Nebraska as already pledged to tin
honest dollar. The * fusion efforts started
by the Bllverites hail failed of Its work and
many of thn old liners of both parties would
unquestionably vote for the republican eanill
elate.
A largo portion of the evening was given
over to the answering of questions pro-
poumleHl by the audience and they weni
answered without hesitation by the speaker ,
who frequently elicited prolonged cheers
from bin auditors by his clever and con
vincing answers to the knotty financial
questions of thu day.
1'oi.n nii > ir.\Tio\ \ THI : SIXTH.
pr ( Vrt'iiinnlitit T\vi'iil > -
Konrtli nail Sprnco Sire ( .
: An old-fatltlimi'il llag-raUlng and. pole
dedication was held last night by the Sixth
\Yard ItvpubliVaii club at Twenty-fourth and
Spruce streets. There were about 1,000
voters of the ward present and the affair
was of the most enthusiastic character.
A short business meeting was held before
the time fixed for the exercises to begin.
It was announced that members of the club
would meet at the room at 7 o'clock next
Tuesday evening for the purpose of taking
part in the grit ml parade and , Miles Houck
was olecteul us aid to the marshal of the
parade. Torches will be supplied to all wlio
take part lu the affair.
As the rxvrcUcB in the open air were
about to commence the electric light failed
uud a delay of over en hour e-nsuoil before
thu light wae arjalu iu opcrallou. During
this Interval as many of thoie present a
could do sn croud LI ! Into the club room and
wore < > ntcrnined ( by Hon. J. 0. Wharton
with a ringing speech. In which ho dls-
cusseJ the Important Issues of the cam
paign In a mfi.it Interesting manner.
When the light was again In evidence on
the outslelo the crowd moved to the plat
form which had been erected alongside a
magnificent flag pole. The pole was seventy
feet In height , straight AS an arrow and
painted hlte. At the lop was a large
broom and at the base a substantial plat
form afforded an excellent position for the
speakers The Sixth Ward band furnished
the music wlillo the preliminaries were
being arranged. The meeting outside was
called to order by President Leavltt , who
Introduced J. \Vharton. . Mr. Wharton's
remarks were very brief , bearing upon the
glory of the old flag which was to flout from
the magnlflcrnt pole , and he called attention
to the broom at the top. which he said was
Indicative of tin * clean sweep which would
be made In November when the "free sil
ver nonsense would be swept out of the
country. "
He- then Introduced Colonel F. K. Moores
for a speech. Colonel Moorcs was greeted
with applause. He said he was a crank on
the subject of "the flag. " He hail run
away from homo when a boy , ho said , and
had rcmalne-d away for five years , helping
to keep the old Hag floating and he had
never lost his lovii for the beautiful em
blem. Colonel Moorcs called for the new
( lag and It was produced from Its box by
W. A. Askwlth. With the hand of an ex
pert tJulonel Moorei bent the flag to the
halyards and shook out the folds. As the
Hag rose in the air the band played "Tho
.Star Spangled Banner" and a firing squad
In command of W. A. Askwlth tired the na
tional RHltilo. rheors rent the air and the
gentle Lrrivo caught the folds and displayed
the eighteen feet of stars and stripes floatIng -
Ing gracefully In the light of the full
moon.
The ceremonies being completed the
crowd was again Invited Inside- and Judge
Jacob Fawcett was Introduced. Ho dls-
ctixspd the Issueof the campaign In an
entertaining manner for about half an hour ,
after which the meeting dissolved.
DK.tlOtllt.tT CITV CINVi\TIOX CAM. .
To lie Ili'li ! OrlolMM17. . TV I III the 1'rl-
iniirloo on Hie Mill.
The democratic city central committee
met last evening at the rooms of the
Jacksonlan club for the purpose of callIng -
Ing the convention to nominate candidates
for city offices. There was one element
which wanted the convention held at nn
early date and another which wanted the
campaign as short as possible , presumably
for the reason that the caudldatcs who
were to lead the forlorn hope did not
wish to be subjected to the legpulllng
process any longer than war absolutely
necessary. The rest of them wanted a
whiick at the aspirants for municipal
honors. The result was that the date ol
thu convention was fixed for October 17 , at
S p. m. The primaries ure to bo held on
the afternoon of the 14th.
The resignation of James Donnelley , Jr. , as
chalrnun of the city central committee
was presented und accepted. The reason as
signed for the resignation was the press
of private business. Walter Moles of the
Fifth ward was named as his successor.
STHAn HACH WITH Fill 13.
llln.liiKOH Cnrrlvil on I lie Sivlfl ( "ur-
n-iil of n Hlvcr.
"My engine was hauling an oil train , "
ays a writer In St. Nicholas. "The time
of year was October. We had had a long
spell of dry weather , and llrcs were be
ginning to break out In the woods all over
the country. That afternoon the air was
hazy with smoke , and the sun went down
like a ball of hot copper in the thick sky.
"About three miles above Joncsvllle the
line crosses a shallow little river which ,
running through the heart of the town ,
supplies water power for two big mills.
The mills were at the lower cud of the town ,
where the water falls some thirty feet Into
a deep ravine. At the place where the
railroad crossed the river , the banks were
steep , and the bridge was a piece of wooden
trestle work.
"As we thundered down the grade leading
to the bridge which was hidden from view-
by a curve we noticed that the fires were
getting close to the track on both sidca ,
" 'It'll be bad It the fire gets Into the
bridge , ' said Bob Macdonald , the driver , to
me , as I heaved a shovel of coal Into the
flrehole. It was Jnsk by this time. I loolseu
out ahead before I answered. Then I said :
" 'There doesn't seem to be much fire In
that direction. I leckon the bridge won't
set Kcortchcd this time. '
"Three minutes later we were round the
curve , and In full view of the bridge' . To
our horror , there were the vicious little blue-
and orange tongues of the fire licking away
hungrily at the tall treaties.
" 'Down brakes ! ' screeched the whistle
wildly. But there was no stopping that nish-
Ing mass of loaded tank-cars. With what
seemed to us undlmlnlahed speed we slid
down on the burning bridge.
" 'Jump for It ! ' yelled Macdonald. We
sprang , almost together ; and the brakemen
behind followed our example' . The speed
was , of course , slakened by this time.
"Kud over end I went down the embank
ment , and fetched up In a messy pool not
ten yards from the gulch. I staggered to my
feet. The engine was Just crashing through
the bridge. Down plied the- oil cars on top
of It , like so many sheep playing follow-my-
leader over a fence. I remember noting how
they kicked up behind. Just as sheep do , ns
they went over the edge. The next minute
the tlames were roaring up like mad. The
oil had caught.
"None of the fellows were much hurt but
Bob Macelouald ; and he , though his arm was
broken , was able to crawl up on to the
track , where we huddled to watch the dread
ful sight. Then a strange nnd terrifying
thing took place. The flames ran out swiftly
from the burning ruins over the top of the
water , just as If the river Itself was on
fire. The oil was being cnrled down by the
current.
" 'Great Heavens ! ' walled Macdonald , "tin-
whole town of Jonesvtlle ! will go , sure. In
thirty mlt.utes that will be a river of lire
rushing through the town1 !
"At these words a pang tightened around
my heart. You'll smile when I tell you
why. On the day before , when my train
was running up the other way through
Joncsvlllo , I had chanced to catch a glimpse
of a little lad. with fluffy yellow curls , on
the balcony of a house right by the edge o :
the water. The little lad had smiled and
waved his hand at inu , and looked after me
some way , as if he was lonely , and \\antcu
to come. I carried his look with me all
day. About that tlmeo I had a little
lad of my own , with curls something like
this one's , away east. My boy was n good
deal bigger than till : one ; but maybe &
streak of homesickness made mo sort of
uentlmental , you know.
"Well , at these wunln of Macdonald's It
wasn't the town I thought of , but the little
lad nt the window.
" Til warn the town ! ' I shouted. Then I
scrambli'il down the bank on the side above
the' lire , got across the river by alternately
swimming and WHII | | : ; . und started on the
run down the truck toward Jouesvllle.
"In those days I was a smart long-distance
runner , and live miles was my pet distance.
But It was ono thing running on a well-
made- racing ground and quite another on
the Irre'gularly placed sleepers of a railroad. "
"I should think so ! " I Interjected fe'elliitily.
I had tried It moro than once.
"But I tell you , " continued Stee > ve. "I
nrulo good time. The river was swift , and
those sliding flames had a big start ; but In
llvi < minute's I was abreast of them. Soon ]
was well ahead ; and then I lost them behlnj
a turn of the banks.
"Before I reached the town my eyes felt
full of blood , my heart seomi-il as If It would
burst , but my le > gs could have gone on for
ever. The streets were lighting up. 1 began
shouting as I ran , 'Fire ! Fire ! ' as vigorously
as my dry throat and heaving lungs would
permit. There waa no sign of nre to be
seen , but the wondering people caught up
the cry , and by the time I reached the en
gine house everything was ready for a start ,
and the flmncn were looking anxiously
about them to see where they were wanted.
I told them my story ; and before It was
through the engine \\ra tearlnn toward the
waterside as fast as the horses could gallop. "
SUCK for IIU Suliiry.
I'KOIUA. Sept. 26. .Max May ha sued the
American Spirits Manufacturing company
for his fcalary for August. He came to
IVorla early lu May last from New York
with his family , and with cre-de'utlals as as <
ulstanl secretary under permanent appoint
ment , he says , to act ns secretary at the
i'eeria headquarter * .
BOLLN'S ' BONDSMEN SUED
Action Brought on Bond of Defaulting Ei-
Oity Treasurer.
JUDGMENT ASKED FOR $85,509,73 ,
City Attorney Council Alleges tlint
llollu DlilioncMly Appropriated
the I'.il.llc riin.l * to
Ills On u UNO.
At a late hour yesterday afternoon City
Attorney Connell In behalf of the city of
Omaha brought suit In the district court to
recover the sum of JS3.509.73 , alleged to be
duo from" the defaulting ex-city treasurer ,
Henry Uolln , and his bondsmen , Fred Metz ,
sr. , Louis Schroeder. Adolph 11 , Hubcrmah ,
William II. IJnms , Edward WltMg. Jacob M.
Counsnmn , Frederick Krug , Max Meyer ,
Louis Haapke , Charles A. Karbjch , Herman
J. Meyer , William I'axton , Christian Hanscn ,
Oeorgo Ilclmrod , Thomas C. llruner , Wll-
hclmlna Ilauman , Edward Mcadlmber , John
11. Erck , George K. Barker , William Gen
tleman , William V. Lorenzo , Lorenzo l > .
Fowler , Isaac Brown , Gustavo Andreen ,
Henry Voss. John P. Coad , Samuel K , Hogcrs
and Louis Haapke , administrator of the es
tate of Henry 1'undt , deceased.
The suit In question Is on the bond dated
November 23 , 1SU1 , and given to cover the
liabilities arising during Bolln's term or
olllce of two years , dating from the first
Tuesday of January. 1S3J. On this bond the
sureties signed for the following amounts :
Fred Metz , sr. , J50.000 ; Louis Schroeder ,
$50.000 ; Adolph Iliiherman. J50.000 ; William
H. IJams , J50.000 ; Edward Wittlg , $50.000 ;
Jacob M. Counsman , $50,000 ; Frederick Krug ,
$100,000 ; Henry I'undt , $50.000 ; Max Meyer ,
$50,000 ; Louis llanpkc , $50,000 ; Charles J.
Karbach , $100,000 ; Herman J. Meyer , $25,000 ;
William I'axton , $50,000 ; Christian Hanson ,
$25,000 ; George Helmroil , $25,000 , ; Thomas C.
Bruncr. $50,000 ; Wllhclmlna Ilauman , $75-
000 ; Edward Meadtmber , $23.000 ; John Ii.
Erck , $50,000 ; George E. Barker , $100,000 ;
William Gentleman , $25,000 ; William K
Lorenzo. $25.000 ; Lorenzo 1) . Fowler , $25OOU ,
Isaac Brown , $25.000 ; Gustavo Andreen , $ lo-
000 ; Henry Voss , $10,000 ; John F. Coad.
$150.000 ; Samuel K. Rogers , $100,000 , a total
of $1,420,000. the sureties all qualifying In
double the amount for which they signed.
CONDITIONS OF BOND VIOLATED.
In the petition City Attorney Connell sets
out the section of the statutes governing
the office of city treasurer and the pro
visions for the safe caring for and the turnIng -
Ing over of public funds , after which he
alleges that the bond was presented to tit
city council and duly approved and thai
after It had been so approved Jlollu en
tered upon the duties of the olllco to which
he had been elected , receiving from his pred
ecessor , John Hush , on the first Tuesday In
1S92 the sum of $506,319.84 , and that there
after and during his term of olflce of two
years there came Into his hands the sum
of $4'J77,356.03 , all of which were public
funds and moneys belonging to the city 01
Omaha. It Is also alleged that of this total
sum coming lute Uolln's hands as city treas
urer at the close of his term ho failed to
account for SS5.509.73 , and that since that
time he has failed and refused to tuin the
amount over to the person designated by tht
city council o the city of Omaha.
The city attorney alleges that Bolln violated
lated all of the conditions of the bond bj
dishonestly and unfaithfully performing the
duties of city treasurer of the city of Omaha ,
that he appropriated to his own use the
money for the recovery of which suit IE
now brought. In addition to asking judg
ment for $85,509.73 against Bolln and his
bondsmen , the city attorney asks for In
terest on the full amount of the alleged de
falcation from January 3 , ISO I , at the rate
of 7 per cent per annum.
ItKIIKIvAIIS AIMS H1VI3.V A SHJX.
I'HHSword Unit Will ll < - Oiioil vrllli Ail }
Oilil l < > IIn M Airrrril DM.
DALLAS , Tex. , Sept. 26. The sovereign
grand lodge of the Odd Fellows was called
to order this morning at ! :30 : o'clock and re
mained in session until 3:45 : p. m. The qucs
tlon of opening the doors of the Rebekah
lodges to all white women IS years of ag <
and of good moral character was considered
The committee appointed to look Into tub
matter presented a minority anil a majoritj
report , the minority report being against
this proposed legislation. After much dls
cusslon action was deferred until the next
session of this bily. * ' . bile dealing will
this subject , the sovereign grand lodge
enacted legislation that has long been de
sired by the frlewM of the Ilebckahs , that
is , they formulated an amendment to the
constitution permitting a sister member of
a Hcbekah loiJge to make herself known tc
any Odd Fellow.
A committee report recommended tha'
subordinate lodges bo given the right t (
withhold all sick dues for the first twr
weeks of sickness. This met with stronp
opposition , but the report was flnall >
adopted. An amendment was offered t (
change the constitution of the soverelgi
grand lodge to remove the restriction
against saloon keepers , bartenders ant *
others engaged In the llrjuor traffic , leaving
that portion Intact which refers to gamblcia
No action was taken on this , It being de
cided to tulie It iii ] at the next session.
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Herli-N of ( MiniiKi * * AIIIOIIK' Oilli'lnlN of
( lit- ( „ St. I' . , , .V < ) . Hiiuil ,
CHICAGO , Sept. 20. Horace G. Hurt ,
formerly general manager of the Fremont
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad , am
more recently general manager of tin
Omaha road , has been appointed third vic (
president of the Chicago ft Northwestorr
railway , with offices at Chicago. He sue
cecils W. H. Newman , who has accepted the
second vice presidency of the Great North
ern road. The appointment goes Into effect
October 1.
The following appointments on the Omaha
system have been announced by President
Ilughltt , all taking effect October 1-
Horace G. Hurt , assistant to thu president ,
with ofllces at Chicago ; W. A. Scott , form
erly general superintendent , has been ap
pointed general manager , and the office of
general superintendent discontinued ; Jiunc.s
T. Clark , formerly general freight agent , tc
bo general traffic manager ; W. II. Stennctt
formerly assistant to President Ilughltt , to
be auditor for expenditure's.
I'MM.H AXI ) KILLS TIIK WOlllCMHX ,
lliiiiKc In CiiiirN < - of CiiiiHlriiKilon In
"Spiv York Colin | > HCM.
NEW YOIUC , Sept. 20. The building al
107S Madison avenue , In course of can-
stiuctlon , collapsed this afternoon , kllllnf ,
ono man Instantly and Injuring ten others
moro or ! sii seriously. The hullillni : waste
to have been a five-story flat house. Tin
men were laying thu walls above the third
floor. All the rear wall and the north wall
fell In and largo portions of the south wall.
llriTlM-r for Crornc V , IlimklUN ,
CHICAGO. Sept. 2C. Judge Gibbons today
appointed a receiver for all the real estate
Interests of George V. Hauklns , the well
liiinwii sparling man , upon a hill Hied by
Julius Haag. a judgment creditor of thu de
fendant , for $ ti07. This creditors bill attacks
principally an alleged transfer by Hanklns
and his wife to Michael C. McDonald of his
real estate. Charles II. Bradley was named
as receiver under a bond of $20,000. The
property consists of about fifteen pieces ,
upon which flat bulldlnus are erected. The
value of tno property n good times would
bo considered upward of $1,000,000. $
I'nri-i-'i4 | HnlifiiN ( 'urpiiN "Writ.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. , Sept. 26. Clerk dough
of the United States court today Issued thu
preliminary writ of habeas corpus upon
Sheriff Cariu-g to como Into court Wednesday
morning and show cause for restraining A.
K Wade , the alleged embezzler and forger ,
from his liberty upon Indictment * other than
those upon which he was extrudlteO from
Honduras. The writ was served upon the
sheriff by Deputy Marshal Compton ,
TIIAXSI'IIUS 1)1' ) J AJJLX
( 'nnilnlnxlnticr llriMvnlnK MnUr * Sov-
crnl Mov < > nl XrliniNlcn AKciiolex ,
WASHINGTON , Sent. 26. ( Special Tel
egram.Indian ) Commtssfpner Browning has
ordered the following (1 ( nges In the service
at Santce Agency , Neb. , and Slsseton Agency ,
S. I ) . :
Nebraska Frank 0. Setter ( Indian ) trans
ferred to Hope school ns laborer from To
man , WIs. , In place of gh ndowcr Clark , re
signed ; Anna B. Tryon , transferred from
matron , Santce school , 'tb"fcacli ' I'onca school ,
In place of Nellie Lhid'shyp relieved ; Cora 13.
Waller , transferred -poMtlon ; of matron ,
Santee school , from Klowa Agency , Okl.
South Dakota \Vllllam M. tjulnn apnolnlcj
fireman at $400 , Slsseton school , vice ' 1.
Wynder , resigned.
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Coffin
today aproved the application of G. S. nil-
hortson. 0. I. Koto , O. C. Olson , E. W. Vlr-
den and C. J. Thomson to organize the First
National bank of Thoimn : , In. , with a cap
ital of $50,000.
J. J. Hanneghan of Omin.i was to-lay
awarded a contract for pla.Mng tia brrlzon-
tal drain pipes , etc. . in the public building
at Kansas Clt. , al Ills * jld of $3.7.1.1.
S. Slmonson was today appolntol post
master at Vetiliifi , Corra ( lorJa county , la. .
vice W. T. KlsV , rwlni * ! .
Charles 11. Trosvl h.ia been iommlsli.ied :
postmaster at Oath ii'lm1 , Chase coucly ,
Neb.
Neb.A nostnfllrc has luen tstabllshol at Mel-
vln. Oseoill county , la. with AIp'.icu R.
Htird as pojtinaiti'f
The oH"9 ! at Wells , Mnd't'on ' ' county , la. ,
has been discontinued ; mall to go to Macks-
burg. _
Xi'iv for ( InArmy. .
WASHINGTON. Sept. 20. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The quartermaster's station nt
Baltimore , Md. , will be discontinued from
October 1.
Second Lieutenant Charles W. Kutz , En
gineer corps , has been relieved from duty
at Fort Monroe , and ordered to Baltimore
for duty under Colonel Halnes.
First Lieutenant John I1 , llynn. Sixth
cavalry , has been relieved from duty with
the Third cavalry at FOrl Bthan Allen , and
ordered to his proper station. Fort Myer , Va.
Leaves of absence : First Lieutenant Ell
D. Hoyle , Second artlllory , extended to
October 8 ; First Lieutenant Joseph S.
Oyster , First artillery , extended six months.
with permission to leave the Department
of the East.
KIiX ; FALLS II HUTS VUTH11AXS.
! 'iiernlM AlKt-r , Slcklei mill llotviiril
.Vroorilnl an ( Ivnlliin.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. . Sept. 2G. ( Special
Telegram. ) Generals Alger , Sickles and
Howard and Corporal Tanner arrived by
special train at 6 this evening and left an
hour later for Sioux City. They had been
advertised to remain here and hold an even
ing meeting , and only two hours' notice was
given of the change. Despite this , however.
a big crowd met them at the- depot and about
1.000 assembled In the big tent to hear them
apeak. Owing to their short stay the ad
dresses wen ; very brief , but were loudly
"heered. The Grand Army post turned out
with the band , free silver men as well as
republicans joining In the welcome. Gen
eral Sickles caused proal t'nthuslasm by the
statement that 300.000 democrats In New
York would refuse to vet v for Bryan , while
Corporal Tanner's chnracferlzations of the
silver men were loudl-y applauded. Senator
ICiiute Nelson will speak here Tuesday.
Think < h < > ( iovrrnyrSuprcnio. .
1MEUHE , S. D. , Sep , -fSpecIal. . ) Some
people have queer Ideas of the powei-
granted to the various stlte oillclals. The
governor's olllco was In receipt a few clays
ago of a letter from a citizen of Bon Homme
county , asking that he be granted a per
mit to carry weapons for Kis defense , as cer
tain parties had threatened him and his Ilk-
was In danger. This is but one of man >
queer requests whlchj COMO to the various
oillclals of the state , most of them from
foreigi-bprn cltizoji3 , . } 'j ) , { .
County Sn < AVnr JnSuiriiif Court.
1'IERUE , S. I ) . , Sept/25. ( Special. ) Ho7 -
orts county is enjoying a county seat fight
and Is in the supreme court with It be/Ore
it got to a vote. A petition for a vote was
ubmlttcd to the county commissioners niv ;
for some reason they lefused to grant the
prayer , although it Is alleged to contain the
panics of a large majority of the voters of
the county. The contestants will Monday
como before the court , asking that the com-
Tiissloncrs bo compelled to call the elec
tion.
KI1.I.S SISTKIt WITH IIJSOOM IIAMli :
lIl-N. ClltlHTllK1VfirllllllK Of llftl-Op-
olts I'ltilor Arrest for .Iliirdfr ,
METROPOLIS , 111. , Sept. 20. Two sisters ,
Mrs. Catherine Worthing ami Mrs. Eveline
Worthing , living in the eastern part of this
county , became engaged In a light Monday ,
when Catherine struck Eveline In the left
.side with a broom-handle. In ton minutes
Eveline sank to the ground and In less than
an hour was dead. The coroner was noti
fied and an Inquest was held. The verdict
was death from some unknown cause. Yes
terday the state's attorney had a post
mortem examination made , and physicians
found that the blow had caused a rupture
producing death from Internal bleeding. A
warrant was Issued , and the woman ar
rested last night , fhe admits striking her
sister with a stick , and that the blow \VK ,
heavier than she. thought. The difllculty
arose over washing clothes. There was a
preliminary hearing today.
Di-nlliM of II Jny ,
NRW ORLEANS , Sept. 28. General Eu
clid Borland , treasurer of the city of New
Orleans , died at Norfolk , Va. , this morning.
General Borland had been ailing for several
years. Ho was elected to thu ollico of city
treasurer last April , but owing to 111 health
had not been olllclatliu ; since his election.
HARTFORD , Conn. , Sept. 26. Ex-Gov
ernor Ezra Clark died today , nged CO years ,
after a long Illness.
NI5W YORK , Sept. 2fi. Percy F. Dickey of
the New York Athletic club , died of typhoid
fever after an illness of three weeks. Ho
was only 20 years of age and was consid
ered oiiu of the most promising athletes In
the club. Two years ago he won the quar
ter mile swimming championship and was
considered one of the best water polo plaj-
ors In the country.
BANCROFT. Nob. . Sept. 26. ( Special. )
B , G. Basslngor , hardware merchant of this
place , died this morning of pneumonia.
BANCROFT , Neb. , Sept. 2C. ( Special. )
E. G. Basslnger , oneof Bancroft's most
esteemed young business men , died this
morning at S o'clock. ' Ho contracted a
bovero cold about niitt \ ago which settled
on bla lungs. Ho was 33 years old und
loaves a wife and two'ljhl'ltlren. The funeral
services will take plaw" at the Methodist
Episcopal church
LOCAL nn'isviTiis. :
The monthly competitive drill of the
Omaha Guards occurs toliiorrow nlisht.
A Joint oratorical corlttat for a Demorest
silver medal will Im ttdd at Both Eden
Baptist church MondnV'evt'tilng. There will
bo contestants from / Omaha and South
Omaha. n\ \
A quantity of sulphite-In the basement of
the store of J. A. IKtlzrlLiUS North iUxteonth
street , became lKiiltli.'a'ly | , this morning
and caused the fire ijeoaiitment a run. No
damage was done.
Harry Smith and I.lllie Carroll , living at
1013 Howard street , visited a beer garden
In the lower section of the city last night
ami Imbibed too much , stimulants. Smith
pleked up a salt Jar and hurled it at the
woman and was afterward an-ested for disor
derly conduct.
Several-women , prominent In church and
concert work , presented Miss Lillian Emsllu
with a gold modal Friday evening. She
will be remembered as the charming little
girl who tang at Hoyd's theater with the
Elk's minstrels a little over a year ago.
Within the last fourten months gho has
Bang at over 150 concerts given by benevo
lent societies.
The house of Officer Inla , located at Sheely
atatlon , caught on fire early last evening
frjm an explosion of u gasoline atove. The
blaze was thought to hate been extinguished
and the occupants retired fur the night ,
when some embers were fanned into a bluzu
igaln and the whole structure was destroyed.
The building was valued at $ HOO amj was
partially covered by lu urauco-
ttiiNC SUGAR BEE
Nebraska Farmers Seeding Large Quantities
to Norfolk.
RECEIVING FIVE DOLLARS PER TON
Km-lory nt Unit I'otiit Iti-uluo Oprrn-
tloiiinltli Tliri-c Hundred mid
I'lfty l'.ni | > lc ! > < * -Vlclil of
NORFOLK , Neb. , Sept. ; fi. ( RpcUU
During the entire weak the people of this
city have been witnessing the practical ben
efits of protection. Monday morning the
Norfolk beet sugar factory started receiving
beets , and each day the farmers of this lo
cality have been delivering from 250 lo 330
wagon loads , for which they receive $5 per
ton. In addition to those delivered by wagon
great quantities of beets have been brought
In by rail. This has been a very favorable-
season for sugar beets , and they nre Io3tltig
very rich In sugar , nearly the entire crop
being ripe and ready for market. There are
nearly 5,000 acres contracted for thla fac
tory , and the campaign promises to be j
long and profitable one. The factory begun
operations Wednesday morning and It em
ploys about 300 men. All this helps wonder
fully to relieve the hard times , and gives
Norfolk quite n busy appearance.
AVK.ST I'OIVr UKI.COMKS VISTHHAAS.
CltlzetiM I'rrparliit ; for 11 ( iri'iit Drm-
oiislrntlon Tliorc \ \ ' Mliu' ilny.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Sept. 2G. ( Special. )
The visit of the grand galaxy of soldier
statesmen to West 1'oinl next Wednesday
morning will be the occasion for a demon
stration here. The party will consist of Gen-
rals Oliver O. Howard , Russell A. Alger ,
Dan G. P. Sickles. Franz Slgcl. Horace Porter
ter , Cyrus E. Bussey , S. Clalr Mulholland ,
Charles P. Manderson , John C. Cowln and
Corporal Tanner. Among them arc demo
crats and republicans. These war-stained
veterans are making a tour of several of the
northern states In the Interest of the na
tion nud stop only-two days In Nebraska.
It is expected that nearly 10,000 persons
from all over north Nebraska will come to
West Point Wednesday to give a hearty wel
come to the visitors. Every old soldier , par
ticularly those who had the honor to fight
under these olllcera , will be present. The
local post of the Grand Army of the Republic
will extend the hospitality of the city to
the distinguished visitors. The public and
private schools of the city will be closed for
the day. giving the children an opportunity
to wee anil hear the heroes of whom they
read dally lu their text books. West Point
will be decorated as It never was before ,
and all classes of citizens will unite In mak
ing it a day long to be remembered. It Is
believed by the friends of sound money that
on that day several nails will be driven lute
the cotlin of free silver.
Close of Xclii-iinUii Comity FulrH.
ELMWOOD , Neb. , Sept. 26. ( Special. )
This was the closing day of the Elmwood
district fair , which was a grand success.
GEIUNG. Neb. , Sept. 26. The Scotts
BlulT county fair closed yesterday. Owing
to rather bad weather. It was not so suc
cessful as It should have been , but an ex
cellent exhibit of irrigated products was
displayed.
GORDON , Neb. , Sept. 26. ( Special. ) The
eleventh annual exhibit of the Sheridan
County Agricultural society closed yester
day , with most Mattering success. The
weather was fine , the attendance good , ami
the receipts sutllclcnt to pay all expenses ,
premiums In full and still leave a surplus
of $150 In the treasury. The vegetable dis
play would have done credit to the state
fair. A pleasing feature of the second day
was1 a rousing speech by Hon. A. E. Cady ,
republican candidate for congress. He spoke
to a large crowd , many cf whom were popu
lists , and his clear , forceful manner nud
convincing arguments won for him the pro-
foundcst respect of all.
WILSONVILLE. Neb. , Sept. 26. ( Special. )
The annual Beaver Valley Harvest Home
and Exposition closed Thursday night , alter
a three days' session. Owing to the existing
money stringency , the display and program
was not quite so extensive and interesting
as of former years , but under present cir
cumstances , was a success. Among the
prominent speakers present were : Hon. E.
A. Bryms of the State Board of Agriculture ,
Prof. Lyons , professor of Agriculture in the
State university , antj Prof. Bowels of Or
leans college , who delivered excellent ad
dresses on each of the lust two days of the
exposition. A base ball tournament and
race course , under other management , were
also drawing features of this occasion.
lli'i'oplIon lo nil ONrrolii .Allnlxler.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , Sept. 2fi. ( Special. ) The
Methodist Episcopal church members last
night , in honor of Rev. A. B. Whitnier anil
wife , gave an entertainment.
Mr. Whltmcr has been the pastor of the
church hero for the past three yeaia , and
the conference sent him to Wymore. The
church got up a surprise farewell reception
and entertainment , lion. T. II. Saunders
presided. Remarks were made by Hon. J.
II. Mickey , Rev. W. J. I'ylo spoke for Un
church , D. T. Mackle for the Sunday school ,
Vernor NeUon for the Epworth league ,
( \ W. Celts for the ehulr , Mrs.
D , W. Hotchklss for the Ladles' Aid
society ami Rev. W. R. Adams , pastor of the
Presbyterian church , for other churches , and
Rev. nnd Mrs. Whltmer responded. After
the program was finished the members , to
the number of 200 , adjourned to the banquet
hall , where they sat down to well filled
tables.
l.n-K < - I'olnlo Crop tit \oHli LOIIJI.
NORTH LOUP , Neb. , Sept. 26. ( SjH > clal. )
The potato crop , which la ono of growing ex
tent and importance in this locality. Is now
being harvested , and farmers report that if
is much more promising than was Huppo cd
a few weeks ago. While It Is not Ht all
probable that the crop will yield the quan
tity per aero that Mas harvested last sea
son , the acreage Is larger ami If the quality
be good , as Is now reported by those who
have begun to gather the crop , the total
yield may exceed that of last season. Ar
rangements are being attempted to secure
special freight rates , by a number of large
crowers. _ _
\orfolk -rrhunt Knllx.
NORFOLK , Neb. , Sept. 26. ( Special. )
The hardware business of C. F. Elslcy wan
this morning placed In the hands of the
sheriff. The Michigan Stove company , Le-o-
Clarke-Aiulrci'sen Hardware company imil
Empklo , Shitgart & Co. are the principal
creditors. ICIsley Is an old and much re
spccted citizen. Continued depression of
business is the cauec of Iho failure.
t'luinlnif n .SiiHpiM'li-il llnrpjiir.
NORTH PLATTE , Neb. , Sept. 26. ( Special
Telegram. ) The man who held John Bev
erly up In hi room Thursday night , has
htt'ii recognized as one Hughcy Jackson ,
who has been lying around here several
days. This fellow Immediately after the
MUs Delia Slovens , of .s. ,
write * ; I have always sulTrred from
hereditary Scrofula , for which 1 tried
vnrluin remedies , nnd nmny relmblo
pliT4lciaiid.but ] none rollornl me. After
takingt'boltleiof
I am now well. I
iiiu very grateful
tu you , as I feel
that It saved mo
from allfoof ini-
toM agony , and
tihall take pleasure In Bpcuking only
words of nraUo for the wonderful mod-
icliic. niul In recommending U to all.
lllood and Bkln
Dunnsci mailed
frou to any acl-
clrc.u.
CO. , Atlanta , On. ; gS
irrt
i
robbery went to the livery barn of O csr
Lock anil hired leam , ostensibly lo tnUe
ft trunk to Max Beer's r ii"h. Jackson did
not icturn , nnd tule.im ! wn found tied out
In the country today , south of Deer's rnntli.
The officers arc lint after thli man , nnd It
Is thought that he will be apprehended be-
fora many hours. The ollicers here think
he la also the m n who robbed the store
of Max Klnstetn , and It Is thought this
trunk , when found , will disclose the slide i
clothlnc.
Will ifrliiB It'nlfoy llnetf.
LINCOLN , Sept. 2fi.--Special. ( ) A rc'iulsl- '
tlon was today r.rsntcd from the Rovernor's
ofllee for the return of John Bailey , first
nnd real name unknown , on the governor
of Iowa. The man Is wanted fur larceny of
$3 , " from an Omalm party. He tied to Coun
cil llltifts. where hu Is now under nrrcst.
Michael P. Dempsey Is named as agent to
i-eturn llalley.
Injitrril on tinIt HIMTr.'ick. .
WJLSUNVILLK , Nrh. , Sept. 26. ( Spe
cial. ) Charlie Perfect wan seriously Injured
tin the race track Thursday. After the lead-
ei-s In the horse racr went by he ran out
rm the track , and was run Into by one of
those behind , knocking him down and cut
ting his fort-head open. Hi > will probably
pull through without any serious cense
quences.
CiiiulKlon of llmtiltolilt St'lioiilN.
HUMBOLDT , Neb. , Sept. 20. ( Special. )
Yesterday afternoon closed the first month's
labors nt the public school for this year.
The enrollment has been Increased , due
largely to the attendance from the country
districts. One teacher has been added , and
the decided Improvement In nil departments
assures a successful year.
Tlirotvu from \Vlu-cl nnil Hurt.
BEATRICE , Sept. 26. ( Special. ) The 12-
year-old foil of Dr. T. J. Armstrong , super
intendent of the Institute for Feeble-Minded
Youth , was thrown from his bicycle upon
his head on the stone curbing , seriously In
juring him. The Injured lad regained con
sciousness about an hour afterward and was
removed to his home.
I'reMliytorlnn Synoil to Mcct at VorU.
YORK , Neb. . Sept. 2C. ( Special. ) The
Presbyterian synod for Nebraska will hold
Its annual meeting nt York October 13. The
meeting will probably last several days , and
It gives promise of being one of the most
memorable ever held In the state , as a
number of Important questions will come
up for consideration.
VrlcriiitM * Ill-union Coni'linli'il.
GICR1NG , Neb. , Sept. 26. ( Special. ) The
soldiers' reunion closed Thursday , about
sixty veterans from the counties of Banner ,
Klwball , Cheyenne , Box Butte and Scotts
Illulf registering. The reunion for next
year was located nt Bayard , Cheyenne
county.
Cluirtli'tlvllli HorNc Sli'iilluK.
GEIUNG , Neb. , Sept. 26. ( Special. ) D.
W. Hulbert was arrested on a charge of
horse stealing and bound over Thursday to
the district court In the sum of $500 bonds.
The Live Stock association Is said to by cc-
hlnd the prosecution , und to be sanguine of
conviction.
OiniiliiiiiM In LliiiMiln.
LINCOLN. Sept. 26. ( Special. ) Omaha
people in Lincoln : At the Llmlell II. C.
Rountrec , H. N. Wood , H. B. Tomson. At
the Lincoln 13. A. Holyoke , H. A. Holdrege ,
C. G. Pcarse , Mrs. C. B. Coon , Miss Myrtle.
Coon , J. W. Woodward.
lllttni'r'H IN-rl'orinuin'i' Toilay.
The Blttner Theater company , whose pro
ductions at the Iloyd have been meeting
with the most cordial approval , will close
their engagement with two i.erformances to
day. The matinee bill will be the great
sensational comedy-drama , "The Lightning
Express , " ami Taylor's great play , "Tho
Tickot-of-Leave Man , " will be presented to
night at 8:15. Yesterday's attendance was
the largest the Blttner company has played
to. Nearly every seat In the house was oc
cupied at the matlnco.
llililNWr < - Out for nil Hour.
Both the city and private par'lcs who de
pend on the electric light company for their
lights were in darkness for about an Sour
last night , owing to a mishap to the boiler
at the central station. Another boiler was
llreil up and the lights turned on again.
LEADVILLE UNDER A SCARE
Indications thai Present Oomlitions Mny Bo
the Prelndo to a Stonn.
STRIKERS THREATEN TO MAKE TROUBLE
linimrlntlon of > ntiiiiiliin Miner *
from Mliiitnrl front1 * nn l' l > '
Unit Soemn'lo He
More liitfiiie.
I.1CAOV1LUB , Colo. , Sept. 20. The night
passed without an attack on nny of the
mines , although the strikers arc Very much
excited over the ttiiiMirlatton of miners from
Missouri by the Small Hopes company. In
nclRhborhooil of tin- Ibex mine , where n
guard of thirty soldiers was stationed , there
WRS ecmie shooting early this morning , hut
so far as known no one was Injured. The
shooting was started by men who did not
apiiroaeh closely enough to he clearly seen
by the sentries , nnd who fletl when the guanl
returned the fire.
The sixty-five nonunion miners brought In
from Missouri yesterday were put to work
this morning In the Marian. Mmmett nnd
Small Mopes mines. They will ho lodged
and fed In the Kmmott shaft house , which
will ho well guarded. W. II. Shaw , who
procured these men In Missouri , said today
there were 300 men registered for I.eadvlllo
nt first , hut when thev came to take thu train
on Wednesday night all but seventy-six
had "flunked. " The cause of this , he said ,
was fear. Last Sunday a letter , supposed
to he from some member of the U-advlllo
miner * ' union , reached Joplln and went the
rounds of the miners who hail agreed to
take the places of the strikers. It warned
nil Missouri miner * to keep away from
Ieadvllle or they would he killed as noon
as they reached the depot. Of the seventy-
six who started for hero cloven deserted
on the. way by slipping out of the ears
unobserved during the night time. The Mis-
Bourlans say they nre to receive $3 and
$2.HO a day here. In Missouri their pay
ran from $1.25 to $1.75 per day. Shaw says
all of them are American citizens , as ho
was instructed to hire no others.
The success of S. W. Mudd. manager of
the Small Hopes company , In replacing the
strikers on his properties has encouraged
others to do likewise. Monday morning
George Campion will sturl up the Hlson
mine with a full crew. The men necessary
to do this are said to be now In I.cadvllle.
hut they are not members of the Miners'
union. The Hlson is the largest iron pro
ducing mine In the district.
An agent of the mine owners Is In Mis
souri hiring more men. The mine owners
hope to keep the troops here thirty or forty
days and to resume work In nil of the mines
that have been closed on account of the
strike. It Is not expected that this can bo
accomplished without further destruction of
property , and probably loss of life , but It
Is hoped before the national guard Is with
drawn by the governor to rid the camp of the
men who instigate deeds of violence.
With the consent of General Hrooks , Ed
ward Doyce , president of the Western Fcden-
ntlon of Miners , has called a meeting of
the Leadville union to be held at 7 o'clock
this evening. It Is arranged that General
Hrooks shall be present. It Is hoped that
action will ho taken at this meeting that
will result In a settlement of the strike.
The miners' union tonight named a com
mittee of llv to consider the advisability
of declaring the strike off.
Vcrdli-l for tin * Ciiuiiiuiiy.
CROAK KAI'IDS , la. , Sept. 20. ( Special
Telegram. ) The Jury In the case of Viola
Gibson against the Burlington , Cedar Hap-
Ids & Northern for $20,000 damages , which
lias been on trial In the superior court all
week , returned n verdict this evening , after
being out seven hours , In favor of the de
fendant. William Gibson , husband of the
plaintiff , was an engineer on that road and
was Instantly killed last January In this' '
city by being caught In the wheels of his
engine while looking It over preparatory to
turning It over to the hostler , the accident
being caused by a switch engine pushing
some cars against the rear end of the train.
Many wise people
arc doing their stove
shopping now but they
all say they wish they'd
come here first saved
so much walking and
money but we'd rather
you'd shop then when
you come here you will
appreciate the high
class the low prices of
Stoves 33mid
T'.oro'a no eoinpetit/ir really lor the "Art Gurlanel' ' base
burnei it stands aloiijis the linost und bunt on ciirtti
pithily controlled and tliuruforo economical
nil .styles , sixes and prices.
ers & ?
rourtesnth and Tornam.
Full stenographic report of the discussion of the
ft silver question , which took place at Urbana , August
ftft I5th , J896 , was printed in The Bee after correction of
typographical errors by each of the principals in the debate
ft
bate , Four newspaper pages of large clear typs.
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