Nebraska Newspapers

    THE CXMAJIA DAILY BEE : iiifjESDAY , AUGUST 31 , 1807.
SKAGWAY TRAIL IS CLEAR
Dtm Is Brokea and a Sieedj Stream is
M riag Orei.
TUSH FOR THE GOLD FIELDS CONTINUES
vr * of n \ Vunilrrfit1lItlcb Strike
miMiKMllltiu Iltrrr ! * kiic nj-
In .Neirv Ihr llooin To v
of AlnxUa.
flCMTUE. Wash. , Aug. JO. The following
Idir MI as reertvrt per Kramer Utopia to-
cay to the AM : lated press :
tKOWAY , AUR. * * The Jam Is broken
i , n 'lie Sl.sgwsy trail. A number of outfits
Laie gotten mer and there Is a steady
. r.ani or moving humanity mixed up ia
. .3 almost lnd irH > abU > mam of horses of
ay Fiics. ge and conditions , millet , ste rs ,
r. . . < h < i w . Keats and dogs , also vehicles
cf cv ry kind ted description to be Imag-
: .r 3 Thn-e steamer * are now unloading
.j i.Rli'crs which convey the freight as
c. ar 'h.h.ore as possible , where it Is loaded
on tvar-nns and anchored above high tide.
Th t < opia Is unloading at the only wharf ,
a vi py shaky structure. Two pile drivers
a'ai work on another dock , which Is In-
' . „ - J -o be a cubstantlal affair. A new
BJV . 1,1 , i-.it u | > steam for the first time this
ir r -it Hough lumber Is worth $27 per
1 ' j.i f "t. but cannot be got half fast
* jjj ) The city of tints Is not being dls-
j w ) tiu reinforced by a city of "shacks"
c' a' ' r and degrees.
tli.ii : nay Is the boom town of Alaeka.
n-fv nun who * * heart failed him when he
r r > r- J the flrM hardship has turned towti-
* - I jnuT. Four weeks ago Skagway was
it. . : knjwn. today there are not lete than
4 000 pe .pie In addition to those In ships
In the ha 1 or. They have Barveyed off the
ownslie the first comer * having first choice.
The I nurd States commissioner Is issuing
s me kind of a certificate , fee Jo. surveyor
another J5. then the squatter sticks up his
trnt shack or corral and Is ready to akin
the firs' tendfrfoot that comes along. Trans
fers by quit claims are quite common and
as high as $200 ha * bru paid for a choice
Jic4ion : Skagway has all the usual accom-
tamments of a frontier mining town. Dance
l.j.ltK roulette , faro , stud poker and craps
Hot ) devotees ready to tempt fortune's
NO FAMINE AT SKAGWAY.
ThfnIs no danger of famine here ,
th ugh there may be shortages In certain
Unrs On all sides "smiling plenty , " as Is
conjured by some enchanter , here abounds.
Great piles of hay , grain , flour , bacon , tugar
a < i < J all i tic necesarlia of life are In stock.
r ntly for some time to come. There
not less than .000 bathes at work on
the Skagway trail , but It Is hard to get any
cinr to contract to deliver you over the sum-
tr at any price but you can get oier for
a'loo1 ' 30 rents a pound If you are willing to
iva" oo'l contract by sections. The packer
a t end of the trail do not like to cent -
t - ! further than the first hill , six miles
ou and he lias to hire another outfit.
A' Iivea the Indian ? are moving the
fre ghi In an almost unbroken stream from
I'vi-a to Lake Llndermau and it Is no
trouble to contract to get an entire outfit
put over at one trip for 30 to S3 cents a
pound. No one should come expecting to
get over this fall at Ires than these rates.
and no one should bring boats. There are
boats , s1 up. knocked down In section and
single boards on both trails from landing
to base of summit , but no one bay yet been
taken over.
SHOT IY VIGILANTES.
An unknown man has" been shot on the
Ekagway trail by a committee of vigilantes
and his bones arc now rotting beneath a pile
f' rocks within a few rods of the piss. Some
tune ago a otck of flour was stoics. Sus
picion pointed to a man who was encamped
n ar the summit. A committee of six was
c-horrn to ferret out and punish the thief
These men went to the tent of the suspected
uiaa and found the missing sack. The man
begged for mercy , but the rommtttco. eat's-
Ord of his guilty , decreed that he be Imme
diately killed. The mm WES dragged from
the tent ar.d tied up tightly to a pole. The
committeemen stood off a short distance and
fthot together. The thief's body was pierced
in six places. Feeling their duty done and
lck of their taek , the vigilantes left at once.
not even waiting to put the bleeding form
beneath the ground. For thrte days It
hung there ia full view of those passing
with their packs. The odor emanating from
the body became so offensive that two men
cut It loose and carrying It up a hillside cov
ered It with a pile of stones.
The latest expedition from Seattle In
search of gold -will turn Its attention to the
Copper river. Today Frank Porter of New
York. Jack Moore and W. H. Hamilton , both
of Philadelphia , purchased 1he sloop Trixy
T and will sail next week for the Copper
river. They take provisions for one year
and will confine their efforts to discovering
placer claims.
ANOTHER RICH FIND.
TACOMA , Wah. . . Aug. 30. A letter to the
Ledger has just been received from the
north fork of -Macmlllnn river. Alaska.
from George Leinman , addressed to his wife
in South Tacoina. giving particulars of a
fabulously rich strike on this tributary of
the Marmlllan river. He and his partner
we-nt there from the Yukon on Information
from an Indian , who accompanied them last
spring , and be says that they have struck
a locality richer than the Klondike. In tbre >
months they have made a clean up of $55-
000 He says they have a large bucket and
a bean can full of nuggets , and although they
have no scales , they believe It will reach the
amount named. They have staked off five
claims and he tells his wife to send up four
friends , \\hom he designates , as quickly as
pc * lble to locate properties , as ono man
can locate only one claim. The letter was
pent flown by the Indian who took J590 to
JCOO worth of nuggets to lay In a freeh sup
ply for the winter. Lemman cays he will
not bo out before next uummer and his
friends can * reach there by the middle of
October over the Chllcoot pass. Macmlllan
river 1 between 200 and 300 miles south of
the Klondike , and until lately has been an
unexplored region.
STiuicn CDGRMOXT.
r nr I.nlinrrrit Tile Up Yrllovr Mrial In
Smith Dnkutn.
EDGEMONT , S. D. . Aug. 30. ( Special
Telegram. ) While excavating for a sewer In
Edgemont some fine sand was encountered
and old miners eaw It and determined that
It carried gold. A pan of dlr : was taken to
Lake Calvert and five largo colors of gold
were found. Excitement runs at fever he.it
and dirt was carrlsd IT the lake by several
people , and In all carwi large colors were
found. Expert miners declare that the dig
g ngs , with the results of the. panning , would
g'vo ' J20 per day to the maa. It Is suppmed
that the old channel of the Cheyenne river has
been struck and citizens are looking anx
iously for some grounl that te Jtioccuplsd.
The agent for the. Edgemont company le
awaiting further developments before allow
ing any of the lots to be sold along the line of
the sewer. Present ownora of lota arc
fearing that It wonld bo a question whether
they ran bold their property under recent
] ilarer laws. Mercnanti and others ire
wild over the prospers end closed thtlr
i ton * to pan sold.
lli-ltrr Mull Srrvlcr for Klondike.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 30. A new steam
boat mall service between Juneau and Dyea
Alaska , the first stretch on the overlanc
trail to the Klondike region , was announced
by the Poalofllce department today. It pro-
vldte for the dispatch of the mail * from
Jnneau twice a month. Immediately after the
arrival of the mall uteamer from Seattle
and arriving at Dyea In twelve hours. The
mail * will leave Dyea twice a month within
ebout twelve hours after arrival from
Juueau , or in time to connect with the
steamer at Juneau for Seattle.
Iluj- Heard Prom.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 30. Captain Ray
who was cent to the Klondike region tc
make an Inspection for the War department
Is making excellent time on his Journey ,
Today Acting Adjutant General Breck re
ceived a telegram from him dated Oonalailt *
Aug. 16. via Seattle. August SO. " 1 r pori
nr arrival here and departure In two bouri.
The Cleretand carried 1CS pawirngeni and
jroTltlon * for 8.300 pcmoni for one rear.
They expect to Und one-half of the pro-
vltlons t Circle City and ibore before the
river closet ! . "
HVMKMAL
I.nndrrmllcli-'nrtrll.
STITOMSUURd , iNeb. , Aug. . ( Speclil. )
John Landermllch and Mtos Charlotte SirteJl
of this city > were married last Thnrtday.
Rev. Mr. Hall of Osceola performed the
ceremony. T6e wedding w < u a very quiet
on * . Mr. Landerrallch la editor of the
StromMjurg Newc.
Crnne-fJolde.
Gertrude L. Gohle and Mr. Herbert
S. Crane of this city were married Monday
at noon ; Rev. L. D. Ilralnerd of Glenwood.
la. , officiating. Mr. and Mr * . Crane will be
at home at No. 1911 Davenport street fitter
September 10.
Denth" of n Iny.
ALBANY. N. T. . Aug. 30. Urartu * CornIng -
Ing died today of apoplexy , aged 70 < yea re.
fie was dee-tended from Samuel or "Ensign"
Corning of Beverly. Mans. , and was one of
the wcalthlifit men In the state. His chari
ties were enormous.
LONDON. Aug 30. E. R. Dalfoar. the
tamous Oxford oarsman , died on Friday In
Scotland. He was captain of the C. H.
Rugby foot ball team while at that school ,
where he was Immensely popular. He wa * a
member of the Dark Blue crvw In lSC-97.
He pulled No. & with the Leander crew at
Henley this year and with Guy Nlckalls won
the pairs. Mr. Balfour's death was due to
his neglect to change hfe clothes after hav
ing beeh drenched with rain while out shootIng -
Ing and which resulted In an attack of
pneumonia.
LANCASTER. Pa. . Aug. 30. John R. Blt-
ner. president of the Fulton National bank
and a prominent capitalist of this city , died
last night from stomach trouble. He was "I
vears old. In 1847 he and a brother started
a freight fcrvicp between thU city and Phila
delphia , which was afterward extended to all
sections of the state. From 1S57 to 1F71 thin
service was the g-ratest ot the kind In
Pennsylvania. From 1874 to 1S82 Mr. Bltner
conducted the business himself and sold out
in the latter named year to the Pennsyl
vania Railway company. He was identified
with many other Industries here. He was
one of the founders of Ocean Beach , N. J.
I'lrfK of n Iny.
ROCK RAPIDS , la . Aug. 30. ( Special. )
Fire , about midnight last night , destroyed
the large barn , twelve head of horees. six
sets harness and twenty tons of timothy hay
belonging to Anna Donahue and her sons.
John tad Thomas. They carried r.o In
surance. The fire waa discovered about mid
night , when the barn was enveloped In
flames. Two stallions , valued at tl.GOO. and
a driving team , valuc-d at JCOO. and two work
horses , above the average , were John's losa.
Four work horsts belonged to Thomas. The
harness , hay and some oats belonged In com
mon. LOFS. $3.500.
GRANL ISLAND , Neb. , Aug. 30. A barn
belonging to Melvln Filmore , a teamster , was
destroyed by fir * j-eaterday morning , and a
team of mules wa burned to death Mr.
Filmore had no Insurance. The origin is
supposed to be-small boy and matches.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. . Aug. 30. The plant
of the Arkansas Manufacturing oompany in
this city was destroyed by fire this afternoon.
Loss , $50,000 : Insurance , $20,000.
Grasshoppers Ashland Labor Day Don't
forget. Round trip 75 cents.
Snililrii Ilcnth of > lr. Slicnn. .
Word was received by James B. Sheean
ycfiterday of the sudden death of his
father. Jeremiah L Sheean of Annmosa , Ia. .
at Cedar Rapids. Mr. Sheean's father was
well known in Omaha , where he has visited.
Ho leaves a family , consisting of his wife ,
three sons and two daughters. Besides
James n. Sheean , one son , WIlHam. is
mayor of Anamosa and another son and
daughter live at home One married daugh
ter lives nt Salt Lake City. The widow.
Mrs. Sheean. is a slsfr of the late General
John A. Uawllns. James B. Sheean has
gone home to attend the funeral.
TKLEGHAriUC UIIEVITIHS.
Nelson W. Ward of Springfield. Mo. , has
been awarded a medal cf honor for bravery
at Staunton Bridge , Va.
First State bank nt McPherson , Kan. , of
whlrh Senator Royal Matthews is presi
dent , has failed with liabilities of $2\fno.
Steel rails for South Africa , the first ship
ment ever made from an American port
for that part , will start on the British ship
Tltanla In a few days.
Mrs. Croker. wife of a blacksmith living
at Cedar Junction , Kan. , and her 9-year-old
son were run down by a Santn Fe train
near their home and killed.
Gus Erickson. John Fnndt. GUP Anderson ,
John Hansen and Help Erickson were
drowned In the bay near Gladstone , Mich. ,
by the capsizing of a sail boat.
Governor John-ton of Alabama has sus
pended State and County Tax Collector
Lott of Mobile county. It is said there is
a shortage of between JU.WO and I2COuO.
Two fishing smacks believed , to be from
Cuba or connected with Cuban vessels were
captured oft the coast of Florida and pent
to quarantine until their sanitary condition
could Ire determined.
Dr. Randall , sanitary Inspector for the
United States marine hospital sen-Ice , re
ports from Colon that the Colombian gov
ernment it tryingtoouppress the fact that
yellow fever exists there.
Twenty-four men. charged with whlte-
capplrig Mormons in Falrlield county. S. C. .
were bound over for trial in sums of S200
each. During the hunt two women with
guns stood off 100 armed men.
Iowa , Maine. Texas , Brooklyn , Indiana ,
Massachusetts and New York , comprising
'he North Atlantic squadron , have sailed
from Bar Harbor. Me. , for the south for
the fall evolutions. The cruise will last
until September 10.
Mrs. Mell Couch , living in n suburb of
Macon , Ga. , was assaulted In her home dur
ing the temporary absence of her husband ,
and the man who is suspected of the Uut-
rape Is now in Wlgpa county pursued by a
number of armed men.
Mrs. Ada Sheppard has begun a suit
against Mrs. William SIbert nt furls. 111. ,
for tu.OOO damages Both women are prom
inent residents , of Paris and Mr * . Sheppard ,
charges that the other woman has alienated
her husband's affections.
P. S. Coburn , manager of a postofllce
station In the city Washington , 1 charged
with having swindled the government out of
several thousand dollars ? by mailing money
orders out of town and then following them
and cashing them himself.
John Cafford , who shot F. B. Lloyd near
Greenville , Ala. , last week , was guarded
in Jail Sunday nlpht by a company of
militia , threats of mob violence having been
made. He has since been removed to the
Jail at Montgomery for .safe keeping.
Mr. Beiiiue. In opening his argument be
fore the IltTlng sea commission at Halifax.
N , S. , yesterday , discussed the scope of
the commission and contended that the
United Stntt'H was liable by the decision of
the Paris tribunal for all damages caused
by the claim of that country to control fur
seals.
Protests of merchants against the decision
of the Treasury de-partment that the Ding-
ley tariff bill went into effect at midnight
July 23. ere heard by the Board of I'nlted
States General Appraisers and u decision
will be given toon. The merchants con
tend" that the bill did not become a law
and therefore could not go into effect .until
it was signed by the president shortly after
i o'clock on the afternoon of July 24.
FIRES HARRITY OUT BODILY' '
Pennsylvania Brjanites Oust Him from
National Democratic Committee.
VERY LIVELY DEBATE OVER THE MATTER
_ _ _ _ _ _
Jnnics M. OnfTrr of Plttubnri ; 1
Chuocn to Fill < lie Vncnncr j
Action Will Stir Up
the Anlmnl * .
READING. Pa. . Aug. 50. Dy a vote of S3
to 2 $ the tatc democratic committee tonight
adopted a resolution declaring vacant the J '
peat of William F. Harrlty of Philadelphia
in the national democratic committee. The '
committee met in the rooms of the Amerlcus
club to consider the question of the vacancy
in the national committee. The proceedings
were exciting from start to finish and at onet
stage a policeman was called upon by State
Chairman Carman to eject Timothy O'Lcary
of Plttsburg for Interrupting speakers.
O'Leary Is not a member ot the committee.
State Chairman Carman presided , except
for a short time , when he surrendered the
chair to W. H. Brainton of Lancaster.
Immediately after the meeting was called
to order John B. Keens of Westmoreland
offered a resolution "that a vacancy has
been created and now exists In the mem
bership of the national committee , owing to
the voluntary withdrawal from politics of
William F. Harrlty. and Mr. Harrlty not
being In accord with the principles of the
democratic party , Jamc * M. Glffey of Pitts-
burg , who so loyally supported William J.
Bryan , be and is hereby selected to fill the
vacancy. "
Magistrate Charles P. Donnelly of Phila
delphia said the committee would make a
mistake if it adopted this resolution before
the great battle for governor. It was the
duty of the organization to bring about a
condition of affairs that meant aggressive
ness and harmony in the party and the
democracy could not go before the populace
with the expectation of winning victories
with a divided party organization. Mr.
Donnelly denied the right of the state com
mittee to create a vacancy In the national
committee.
Warm debate followed and then Chair
man Garman , at the request of Mr. Don
nelly. read the correspondence between him
self and Mr. Harrlty. printed this morning.
Mr. Garman followed with a long argu
ment in favor of the resolution. A heated
argument followed , one member suggesting
the reference of the matter to William
J. Bryan. The vote then followed with the
result stated. The action of the stat ? com
mittee will undoubtedly result In an ex
citing time at tomorrow's convention.
South Omaha News .
Superintendent Simpson of the Armour
company has returned from Chicago where
he spent a week purchasing machinery and
material to be used In the plant here.
Dynamos for the electric lighting apparatus
have been purchased In Cincinnati , cs well
as electrical appliances for operating the
machinery of the great packing house. This
Is something entirely new In the west , but
Mr. Simpson says that the Armour plant
here will , without doubt , be the best equipped
packing house in the country. Only the
latest and most Improved machinery Is to
bo used , as well as the best material for
the construction. Besides purchasing the
electrical machinery Superintendent Simpson
purchased L'00.000 pounds of wrought-iron
pipe , and 100 tons of bar Iron.
Robert C. Howe , who Is to be the general
manager of the Armour packing house hen ?
when It is completed , came over from Chicago
cage with Mr. Simpson and spent the day
looking over the grounds. Mr. Howe has
Just returned from a trip around the world.
He will not take charge of the works here
untl.1 the plant Is ready for operation. The
announcement that .Mr. Howe 19 to be the
manager of the plant will no doubt cause
considerable surprise , as It was thought in
some circles that either A. C. Fester or W.
N. Babcock would ha\e charge of the new-
packing house.
Mr. Simpson says that the Armour archi
tects in Chicago are working on the plans
for the beef house at Thirteenth and Jones
streets in Omaha. A two-story structure ! e
to be built which will occupy the entire lot.
the building being sixty-six by 132 feet.
Plans for two of the buildings here , the
beef houe-e and the beef cooler , have been
completed and are now in the handt ? of the
superintendent here. The exact location of
all of the buildings has not vet been de
cided upon.
Four grading machines are working night
and day and are making a great hole In
the hill. Captain de Moralnville. the civil
engineer in charge of the work , is still
making tests to ascertain the solidity of the
ground. At one test hole in the eastern pan
of the Bite railroad iron -was piled up until
there waa a pressure of three tons to the
square foot. This weight waa left for forty-
eight hours and measurement taken. It was
found that the ground had settled three and
one-half inches. This Is considered very
favorable as during that timu a heavy rain
fell. Captain de Moralnville says that when
the building * are erected there will not be
a weight of more than one and one-half tons
to the square foot. Other tests are being
made , but two tons of iron only are being
used instead of six tons ae was the case In
the first hole. In some places it will be
necessary to drive piling , and 1.200 piles are
now on the ground watting for tbe builders.
The. new Belt line road which. It was ex
pected , would be completed Sunday , la not
ready for use. the rain having delayed work
somewhat. .Dirt trains are still handled
through the stock yards with the customary
delays. With the new line completed the
dirt cars could be unloaded much more rapIdly -
Idly and the steam shovels could accomplish
much more In a day than Is now done. The
stock yards company is constructing the
new road and tbe Armour people are in no
way to blame- for the delay.
Work Ileforu tilt Council.
Tonight tbe city council will meet , and
as it is tbe last * day of tbe month of
August , bills and salaries will be allowed.
No new gas ordinance will be sprung as
expected , for the reason that tbe city at
torney has not yet leiarned Just what kind
lot an ordinance tbe Missouri company
wants. Tha city printing matter will be
brought up and disposed of , as it Is under
stood that an agreement has been reached
by the friends of the different bidders. Mort
baa given notice that he will offer a re
solution ordering an ordinance drafted
licensing garbage haulers that the prices
charged for the removal of garbage * may be
reduced and the work dictrlbuted among the
many haulers as care to take out a license.
City Treasurer Broadwell will band In his
annual report showing the financial con
dition of the city and the outstanding in-
The steamship Portland has nt last ar
rived and we know more of the Klon
dike region Drex Li Shooman thinks
there are easier and urer ways of mak
ing money right here In Omaha 1'or'ln-
stance our tan shoe sale everybody has
an equal chance here but jrou're going
to let the opportunity slip by If you don't
get In before Tuesday night for after
that we're going to quit selling ladles
54.00 Foster tans for $1.48 or any ladles'
$2.00 tan oxfords for 48c or : my misses'
$ - . ! . < X ) taxis for ? 1.25 or any children's
f2.U5 tans for 5J.U5 or any men's $0 Han-
nan tans for $3.48.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1410 FARNAM STREET.
Send for Illustrated catalogue , free.
debtednnm The new ordnance providing
tec tbe taming of funding bond * to UV tip
matnrlng district pavJngtirnidlnB. curbing
nd newer bond * will herlntroduced. City
Clerk Carpenter will Iw > ' .read his annual
report abowltig the number and amount o !
warrant * drawn on the different funds dur
ing the fiscal year JwU , ole d.
A petition signet by U. V , ' . Click. 0. W.
Howe and Alex Schlrgc-1. committee from
the Bast Side Improvement club , In whlrh
the opening of ScvcntstRtJl street Is asked ,
will be read. The club de-slrrs Seventeenth
street from J to H street opened. In order
to do this It will be neccesary to condemn
certain property in th'o Cussldy tract at J
street which ha * never' been dedicated to
the city for street purposei. The club will
also iifk that cross walks bo placed on ( ill
streets and alleys on M street from Thir
teenth to Eighteenth street.
The proposition of the > Scruth Omaha Land
company to straighten the boulevard will
be brought up for discussion , and the con
tract for building the Missouri avenue sewer
will be awarded.
Dcmnnil Srpnrntc Dlvlnlnn.
Preparations are being made by a number
of South Omaha organizations for the pa
rades In Omaha next month during the
Ak-Sar-Ben featlvltlcs. Members of the or
ganizations which Intend to participate will
Insist that there ? be South Omaha division
and that all order * from thta city be as
signed to a position In t > ls division. The
Woodmen complain that last year they were
tailed onto the Omaha Woodmen and helped
swell the ranks of the Omaha organizations.
This will have to be changed this year or
South Omaha will not bf represented , at
least that In the way the matter stands now.
The Equestrian club , the Sons of Veterans ,
the Woodmen of th ? World , and the Modern
Woodmen propose to stand toccther In this
matter and insist upon a South Omaha
division.
\ V1I Kull of CJnrlmire.
Sanitary Inspector Carroll has discovered
a well sixty feet deep on the Richie pro
perty nt Thirty-first and It streets which Is
full of garbage. The Inspector doe-s not
know what to do about the matter as the
garbage master will not remove the contents
of the well unlJ-sn he Is paid In advance for
the work. The garbage cannot be removed
and the cost assessed against thp property as
was formerly the custom on account of the
city attorney having given an opinion tint
fiuch procedure is llleprl. In the meantime
the weJl Is a menace to health.
Wnntcil thf Mm tn Cot Him.
Louis Robinson , a young colored nun. was
taken In charge by the police yesterday aflfr-
noon on account of his being Insane. Robin
son has been , in the city for about eight
months end has bten working at one of the
packing housexs. He recently had a pevere
sick spell and his mental trouble Is tbe re
sult. For some time before he was noticed
by the police he stood on me of the street
corners crying loudly for the sun to come
down and get him. His mother , who lives
In Karsas City , will be notified.
Concert for tinew Clinrcli.
Rev. Jordan Allen , pastor of the African
Metropolitan church , which Is being built
on Twenty-fifth street. Just south of Q street ,
Is arranging for a concert'lo be held at the
new church , September 1C. Rev. Allen ex
pects to have every ctiurcti choir In the city
render ore or two E-electlOns The money
thus raised will go toward paying off some
of the indebtedness Incurred during the con
struction of the church. It is the Intention
now to have the church free from debt when
it is dedicated.
1'nrclinKCK n Cnn Machine.
C. A. Melchcr has 'purchased a gas ma
chine and Is having it placed In position at
his store , and In the' future will light his
place of business with gas' Instead of elec
tricity. Mr. Melcher claims that he can
save at least J1S3 a year oa his lighting
bills by using gas made on tbe premises
over using electric lights. Outside of the
packing houses and one or two residences ,
Mr. Melcher will have the only gas machine
In the city , , , . , , . n
Muclc
T. J. Taylor , Wilber , was a business vis
itor In the city yeii'.erday.
R. E. McHenry of Woodbine , Kan. . Is heie
looking after his property interests.
Rev. Irving P. Johnson has returned from
Michigan , where he spent the summer.
A son has ljen born to Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Foye , Twentieth and Q streets.
Pete Lenagh and George Uriggs will be
tried in police cour- today f-jr ii litlng ,
Joe Murphy , cattle buyer for Armcur
Co. , has returned from a trip to Chicago.
George Findley of Fallen , Mont. , brought
fifteen cars of cattle to this market yestor-
day.
day.Dan
Dan Montague left yesterday afternoon
for Now Mexico , where he will spoaJ the
winter.
Mrs. Fannie Thompson , wao has Leen
visiting Mrs. J. P. Clarey , has retifnt-d to
her home at Friend.
The week's output of feelers was 6,636
head , -06 cars. Of this numba * 125 cars
went to Nebraska.
The American FodiratJoa of Labor will
hold a meeting at Plvo.ki'shall. . Twenty-
fourth and L streets. Friday night.
The case against Abraham Slootsky for
attempting to kidnap his child was dis
missed by Judge Christmann yesterday for
want of prosecution.
If you have ever seen a little child in a
paroxysm of whooping cough , or If you have
been annoyei by a constant tickling In the
throat , you can appreciate the value of One
Minute Cough Cure , which gives quick 're
lief.
KLIMJ 1VAS IIA.XDY WITH HIS PEN.
Clmrjifd with Pn ilntr INn-nnl ClicckH
nn JlimlnruN HOIIHCK.
A. C. Kline has fled from the city to es
cape prosecution on the charge of forgery.
Detectives have been looking for him for
some days past without success , and it Is
now said that he has gone to Iowa.
Within the past few days the Bank of
Commerce received from the clearing house
and over its counter a half-dozen worthle-ss
checks that were circulated by Klioe. The
amount of the elx aggregates about $50 ,
each being for a. small amount. One ot the
checks was passed on Goodley Brucker and
another on Browning , King & Co. To one
of the checks Kline signed bis own name ,
but the others were signed with a fictitious
name. It is eald that Kline passed paper
ca other banks.
Just before tbe matter waa called to the
attention of tbe police Kline la said to have
made an attempt to pass a ? 21S check upon
the Kearney Cycle company.
Cook's Imperial Champagne , extra dry. Is
a most delicious wln < § . It has a delicious
flavor. Keep it in yoiir lee chest.
No basket lunches necessary no luggage
no worry just bring yourself Labor Day
excursion to Ashland 75 cents for round
trip. ' '
AROUSED AGAINST THE RING
Herdmin Machine Disgusts Bepntable
Members of the Partj.
PROMINENT DEMOCRATS ENTER PROTEST
In > l t ( lint the Onlr Hope for tlir
I'nrty Mr * In tlir Ilcpailln-
tlon of Itinic
Ilnlc.
The more tbe reputable democrat of
Omaha reflect upon the high-handed pro-ee-J-
Ings of the llcrdman gang In the county
convention last Saturday the more convinced
do they become that the salvation of the
local democracy depends upon Its rescue from
ring rule. While many of tbe most prominent
democrats decline to epetk for publication
because they do not wish to Incur tbe Ill-
will of the men who are so recklees with
the use ot the police club , others do not
hMltate to express themselves loudly and
forcibly.
County Register of Deeds Peter Elsacser
Is thoroughly aroused by thc > disreputable
methods used In manipulating the convention ,
and is determined to have nothing to do
with them. He will accept of no nomination
from a convention which Is lu the power of
the ring. Regarding the matter , he eays :
"After the disgraceful manner In which
the ring ran things In the convention I am
through with It. I would not accept of any
nomination that a convention controlled by
the ring might give me. 1 do that for the
simple reason that I know that if 1 accepted
I would be knifed by the very ring that
allowed my nomination. They would accept
rav campaign anstssment and then they would
use the money for the purpose of electing
some one of their favorites and knife me to
f-ucceed. It would be no new plan. I am
confident that is the way the ring ran thlngi
this spring. They collected assessments from
every candidate on the ticket and then used
all the moner thus obtained to elect Howell.
Not a cent was expended to help In the elec
tion of auy other man on the ticket. That
Is the reason that Howell ran only 200 behind
Moore. * at the election , and the remainder of
the ticket was 2,000 In the rear.
"Herdman Is posing as the dictator and
hr/w of the democratic party of this city. He
wna the secretary of the county central com
mittee. Last January be came to me and
demanded that I discharge one ot the men
in my office. 1 would have paid eome atten
tion to the demand If it had come from the
committee , but it emanated solely from him
self. I csked him what he would do If 1
refused to discharge the man. He answered
that he would prevent me from obtaining a
renomlnation this fall.
IDENTIFYING HERDMAN.
"Who Is this man Herdman ? Ho has been
In the city five ycas. : He has not a foot
of property. As a lawyer he had no prac
tice. He had not a cent until the legislature
convened. During the scfcslon of the legis
lature he was a lobbyist openly and above
board. And yet. although he was utterly
without standing , he was appointed a mem
ber of the Board of Fire end Police Com
missioners. He is said to represent the Ger
mans on that body. I can pick out 100
men in th'a ' city who are more reputable and
more representative of the Germans than he
is. Yet that Is the man who is trying to
bos ? the democratic party of the city.
"The methods that Herdman and his gang
employed In the convention were absolutely
disreputable. Take the case of the South
Omaha delegation. That body waa. composed
of mm I have known for years. They were
foremen in the packing houses , merchants
and reputable citizens. The ring went to
some of them an1 told them that If tbe vote
was split , that is. If half would vote for
Herdman and the other half against him , they
would be given seats in the convention hall.
They refused the proposition and they were
thrown out. They could not be bought and
therefore the ring had no use for them
in the convention.
"That isbut a sample of the way that the
convention was manipulated. If the ring
had been honest and had given all elements
a show we would have defeated them. We
would have beaten them on the very Orel
ballot. But with the throwing out of legal
delegations who had as much right as any
one to a seat in the ball , and other disgrace
ful practices , they won the day.
WOULD RATHER QUIT POLITICS.
"Do you think that I or any other decent
democrat would have anything to do with
such a gang ? Da you think that I would
accept of any nomination from a convention
controlled 'by them ? I will eooner have
nothing more to do with politics.
"I do not believe that there will be a split
in the party. I think that tbe ring will be
so badly beaten in the coming campaign that
It will be downed forever , and In the next
convention Herdman will never be heard of.
I eay tbld although I Intend to vote the dem
ocratic ticket that U put up. If it should , be
otherwise I believe that the democratic party
in the city will be ruined. "
Dr. Robert Gllmore , another well known
and active democrat , unburdened himself as
isllows : "The cang manipulated the conven
tion. I never say anything like it in a demo
cratic or any other convention In my life.
It was a case * of machine rule. This was
ehown when the country precincts were
polled. When a country delegation was called
if one of the members who supported Herd-
man arose and asked that he be allowed to
cast the vote of tbe delegation as a unit the
chairman granted the request. On tbe other
hand If the same request was made by a
man of a country delegation who wa3 opposed
to Herdman It was refused and the delega
tion was polled. In the former case what
ever anti-Herdman sentiment existed wat
counted for Herdman. In the latter the
Herdman element got its share of tbe vote.
The tame tactics were shown in the throw
ing out of the South Omaha delegation. That
delegation was the most representative body
of democrats that ever came from South
Omaha. Rut that delegation could not be
bought , and as It was an anti-Herdman crowd
it was thrown out. It can be guessed , also ,
what persuasion the ring used with saloon
keepers. Every saloonkeeper who was on the
ar-tl-Herdmatr delegation , with the exception
of Ed Rothery. switched over to the Herd
man side Instead of leaving tbe hall like the
other autl-Herdmon delegates. There were
four of five saloon men who did this. The
convention has caused a very serious split
iathedemocratlc party , as the elemest which
opposed Herdmao will never put up with the
highhanded proceedings of tbe ring. It
will take years to heal this wound unless
tbe gacg Is downed. "
PARTY SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Ex-Counselman T. J. Flynn said : "Like all
other democrats , I regret exceedingly that
the convention acted as it did. There Is
no doubt that It was In tbe bands of a ring.
The prlmarle were nothing more or lets !
than a fight against a political machine. I
fought the Herdman delegation at the polls
in tbe Second ward because I know that two
or three of the ring were boasting that they
could manipulate that ward as they pleased.
There was probably tbe same sort of a fight
It's a great thins to lc satisfied. There
Is satisfaction In knbwtllR facts. It Is a
satisfaction to know , ilm't ' there were 1-
ri.r > 4-l'JS acres of Nebraska land planted
In wheat this yearj aijui that the jelld
Is nearly UT > bushels to cVery , acre. It Is
a satisfaction to read that the price of
wheat is good. It satisfaction for a
man to sit down on a few bags of his
own grain and plan how he Is going to
pay his debts and make improvements
with his . He thinks
money. with f-atls-
faction that he will } > e able to lake the
Dally Ilee again or if he Is too far from
tbe iwstolllce will take the Weekly and
send a few copies back to eastern friends
who are not satisfied with barren hills.
The Dally mailed for $ S a year and Weekly -
ly for C5c a year.
The Omaha Daily Bee
Circulation Department
17th and Faroam. Bee Building
In all th * Kirait. It wax the- tame flhl In
[ he convention. The dt ftr eful prpcwflltiRi
In the hall fill undoubtedly hurt the demo
cratic party for a lewg while to cotne. "
In a similar rein Rd Rothery said : "My
opinion c-f the conrfntlon ed the way It w
conducted k th srae MR thai ot other
straight democrats. A rlnp manipulated It
'com beginning to end. Even the demoertta
who were not delegate * , but only * prcttor * ,
were dlsgustrd and left bffore the ccnven-
MOD was half over. A big breach liftbwn
caused In the party and there Is only one
way to heal It That 1 * to defeat the ma
chine thlt fall. It the ring 1 * atlowrd to
remain in control , U IR only a question of
time when- the democratic party will bo
mined In this state. It Is Just as Judge
Langdon told Charley Fanning : 'If men like
you tre allowed to run the democratic party
[ here will soon be no democratic party. ' "
\Vnril Hrpulillrnii- . .
The Eighth Ward Republic-tin club held '
a meeting In Sander. ' hall at Twenty-fourth '
and Cumlnjr streets last night 'o elect nw
officers. Those chosen were' S. L. Unyd ,
resident ; Fred Smith , first vice pre ldnt :
t * . H. Bale-omb. second vice president : W.
F. Cowger , secretary ; George Hammond.
assistant secretary , and J. B West , treas
urer. John F Pay made a short speech. In
whl"h he announced his mnrilitary for the
ofllre of county Judge , and Judge Irving F. '
Baxter follovrtxl. In which he a kfd for the
support of the club in securing --elertlon
o the olllce. which he 1 at present holdlnc.
A short address was also made by E. J.
Bodwell.
UKAL K.STATU IS.XCll AMJ1I MKRTS.
Condition of Canltol Avrniir COIIII-K Ui
for Il < -us l < ii > .
The matters discussed at yesterday's meet
ing of the Real Estate exchange- centered
mostly about the exposition. The members
found particular fault with the appearance
of some of the streets and property In the
city.
city.The
The condition of Capitol avenue cast of
the High school grounds came In for a ehare ,
of criticism , which resulted in the passage ;
of the following resolution :
Whereas. The pavement on Capitol ave
nue , from Sixteenth to Twentieth streel , li
In such condition us to render the street
an eyesore anil a disgrace to the city : nnd ,
Wherea . The decorations made by the
park board tend to attract attention to
said street : therefore , be It j
Itesolved , That the park bonrd be requested - I
quested to discontinue the decorations on
the said street In order to render the tercet
leas conspicuous In isr > > ; that the Kild
board be requested to remove the fhrubbery
and the ornamental p.unts now on said
street. j
The exchange also objected to seeing the I
"For Sale" signs oa property , and the members - j
bers were therefore asked to put In their
place plgns simply stating the names of the
firms ur parties who were agents or owners
of the premises. A request was also made \
that the dealers refrain from putting the
price of property on signs scattired about
the city.
G. M. Hitchcock spoke for half an hour
upon methods of advertising the expedition.
The talk precipitated considerable discussion.
It was resolved that n committee should be
appointed to take the matter of exposition
advertlflng in charge for the exchange.
A communication from Chairman H. B.
Cullum of the Galvestou committee of the
Deep Water Utilization committee , which
will hold a deep waUr convention at Galveston -
veston on October 5. stated that he had !
asked the governor of Texoa to call a con
vention of delegates from re.\as > gulf ports
to consider the propriety and the brat
methods of making a united exhibit at th ;
TranKinisslsslppl Exposition. Chairman Cul
lum stated that he thought It was for Texas'
Interest to be well represented. He else
requested that eome exposition literature bt-
sent to him lu order that he might properly
work up sentiment In Texas.
DEFENDANTS ASK A DISMISSAL.
Jellcrnon Prcc-lu t Kcirisrry Cnse Hc-
fure Jtldtjc Ilnxtcr.
The case of the state of Nebraska against
H. C. Timnie. Claus Oft and C. J. Warner.
In which the defendants are charged with
forging the names of certain voters of Jeffer
son precinct to a petition to the republican
county central committee , was called bufore
Judge Baxter of .he county court yesterday.
The defendants Immediately filed a motion
to dismiss the case on the ground that the
offense charged was not a crime under thi
statutes , for the reason that the petition
in question waa not a communication to
public body. This motion was argued by
both sides until nearly noon , at which time ? ,
the court took the matter under advise
ment.
Judge Baxter passed on the case late In
the afternoon , nearly every male Inhabitant
of Irviagton being present , to learn the re
sult of the case , which Is the outgrowth of
bad feeling that has prevailed in the little
hamlet for a long time.
In passing Upon the case , the court sus
tained the position of the defendants , holdIng -
Ing that the petition to which it was al
leged signatures were forge-d was not t
document of authentic public record , as con
templated by the statutes , hence the forging
of names to It could not constitute a crime.
He thereupon dismissed the case and dis
charged the defendants.
Snii FrnnrlM-ii nutl Itetnrn
for JCO.OO.
Via Rock Island Route. For full Informa
tion call at City Ticket Office. 1323 Farnam
street.
Don't make any dates for Labor Day. Go
to Ashland cheaper than staying at home
75 cents round trip.
MnrrliiK < * l.lrclixc * .
Permits to wed have been Issued to the
following parties by the county Judge :
Name nnd Residence. Age.
Edward Addis , Omaha 21
Laura Butcher. Omaha IS
Charles Oould , Council Bluffs , la ' 27
Connie Calvin. Pattonsbury , 5Io 27
W. E X. Kflley. Omaha 22
Lena Hill. Omaha 22
John H. HoIlinRsworth. Irvington , Neb. . . .
Mrs. Sarah Mtittojc , Bellevuc , Neb " 4
John Stiles. Elk City. Neb :
Susan W. Scoit , Waterloo. Neb < 1
J. J. Smith , South Omaha M
Mrs. Tannle E. Robertson , South Omaha. I'D
George A. Reid , Coin , Ia 21
Margaret Craln. Taylor county. Iowa 13
TIII3 HUAI.TV MAHICI3T.
INSTRUMENTS placed on record Monday ,
Auguft y > . lfO7 :
WARRANTY DEEDS.
William Mulhall to Mary Mulhall , lot
11 , block 7. Shull's 2d add ; lots 7 to
10. fub. of J. I. Redlck'B add
South Omaha Land c : < mnany to J-shua
Chapman et al. , lot D , b'ock 27 , Sauth
Omaha J 455
M. E. MarDonald to Margaret J1nc-
Donald. eM feet lots 13 and 14 , block
79. Fouth Omaha < 8.00D
Mary Stybr nnd husband to Frantislca
Kment. lot C , block 9 , 1st add to
South Omaha G2T >
Packers' Saving bank to Harold Glf-
ford , lot C , block 7 , name 4.0DO
Heirs of A. L. Zug to Bridget Lenagh ,
lots 10 and 11 , block 3 , Burlington
Center 200
QUIT CLAIM DEEDS.
Adolph Meyer and wlfp to Julius ,
Meyer , lot 10 , block 01 , South Omaha. 2
Total amount of transfers 113,332
SICWART AGAIN ON THE FORCE
Fire and Felloe Commission Repays the
Ei-Ohicf for His Eolation.
MAYOR MOORES ALONE VOTES AGAINST IT
Thrro llrttiB M > Vncnncj lie " U
ItrMorril In Deportment
n SiK-clnl Ulllrrr nltli the
l'n > of Ciiiitnlii.
At the meeting of the Board of Fire oil
Pollco commlsalonors U.M night at which
there was full * llendance , cx-Chlef of 1'ev
il e-o SIgwart was restored to the force by the
ap | > olntlve members of the board apparently
In pursuance of an agreomnt to take care ot
SIgwart entered Into at the time he tendered
his resignation. SIgwart Is to go bark on
the force as special oIBcrr with the pay of
captain. The original plan ofnho combine
was to drop Chief of Detectives Hrmmlnr
and transfer Acting Chief of Police Haze to
that position and appoint SIgwart to Haze's
position as captain. Tin-re was a h'tch '
eomcwhere , however. To take care of Sig-
wart for the time being , and to pay the
purchase price of his resignation as chief
of police , this new position was devised tem
porarily and he was appointed special officer
by the vote of all the members with the ex
ception of Chairman Moore's. Slgwart wr.s
Instructed to report to Chief of Police Gal-
lager on September 1 for nsolgument to
duty , but Just what this duty will be. said
one of the members , the chief will have to
develop hlmcelt without 'further asslstanca
from the board.
CHARGES AGAINST SHOt'P.
Charges wcro preferred acalnst Detective
W. H. Shoup for alleged blackmailing by
Albert C. Carlson , which were laid over ono
week to give the chief of police opportunity
to Investigate.
The oniclal bond of John Christiansen ,
special policeman for Ilrr's distillery , nnd
of Thomas Fitzgerald , special policeman for
the high school grounds , were approved
The claims made for back salary by
Charles S. Burd and n. S. Flngg , cx-flrcmen
for $46 each , were ell&allowed on the recom
mendation of the city attorney.
The prstofric-e employes presented an in
vitation to the board to attend the presen
tation to Chief of Police Gallagher with a
gold star this evening nt S o'clock at the
Federal court room. The Invitation was
accepted.
Charges were preferred against John
Simpson , captain of crglne company No. 3 ,
for failing to get his engine Into son-Ice at
the Hitchcock flro last Saturday. Laid over
one week.
Alto charges were filed against Thotnna
Rachford , assistant engineer of same com
pany , for failure to pass water through the
engine at the name fire. Laid over one
week.
Also against Robert McCI < uid of engine
company No. 1 , for disrespectful language
to the chief when Issuing orders to tie
company. Laid over one week.
The application of George H. Coulter to bo
reinstated on the pension roll of the * fire
department WES referred to Judge Gregory.
Leaves of absence were granted to ofllceta
Meals , twenty-five days , SaviJge. fifteen
days ; Captain King , fifteen days ; Hudson ,
twcntj-flve days ; firemen. Joseph H. Hender
son , ten days ; George Benson , ten days ;
Frank Stlpek , ten days.
Night attack on Ft. Sumter Ashland ,
Sept. C. Round trip tickets 75 cents , at
1502 Farnam and U.03 Farnam.
THI : COVVEXTlOTf.
Wi'MtTii Trniixjiorlnllon Committee
Aliiiiiiliinn It * Omaha Cnllicrliit.
The Western Transportation convention
which was to have bten held at Omaha on
Thursday. September 2 , of this year , haa
been , by the executive committee In charge ,
postponed to a later date.
Warwick Saundcrs , secretary of the com
mittee , has been instructed by its members
to make this announcement End to make
the further annouscement tbt the executive
committee will meet in the city of Wichita ,
Kan. , on the 8th of September , for the pur
pose of setting another date and place for
the general convention.
Speaking of the postponement , Mr. Saunders -
ders said : "This proposed transportation
convention , v.-ith del gates froiu all the
states west of the Mississippi river , comlns
S they hall from counties , villtgcs End
cities and representing all clasMs of people
ple , but more largely , perhaps , than any
other , that of the farming element. Is a
part of the work inaugurated by the commis
sioners appointed by the states of Texts ,
Oklahoma. Kansas and Nebraska , for the
special purpose of undertaking to bring about
a more equitable freight rate on north and
south shipments than we now have. That
our western people have a great Interest
In this problem is not to be denied by any )
one. The marvel is that they have so long
and so patiently tolerated the excessive
transportation tax on the products of their
farms , which , in late years , has amounted
to a ceafiscatlon of the profits. Should It
be granted , for the sake of argument , that
the present rates eastward over tht long
and tedious haul to the Atlantic seaboard , are
fair and reasonable , by comparing the rates
per tea per mile on north and south ship
ments to our nearest tide water , with thosa
of east and west , we can at once eee that
these western states , each of them have
many millions of dollars at btuke annually
In the mere matter of securing their slmplo
right to market their products along thu
short and natural highways of commerce.
"As to the reasons prompting a. poet-
po.ement of the transportation convention
which should hive been held in Omaha oa
the 2d of ST'e-mber , there was a lack of
perftraal and financial Interest shown by th
citizens of Omaha to properly promote by
advertising , extencivo correspondence , etc. ,
the big meeting , e d thoee men who were
charged with Its success preferred to con-
dder the matter further. I am alee ad
vised by a number of farmers and others
from different sections of this state , that
It would be better to postpone the conven
tion until after thry have had an opportunity
to realize somewhat on this year's crops , In
order to provide the Dc-cctsary funds to de
fray the expenses in attending such a meet-
Ing. "
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