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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
DISTINGUISHED DEAD.
The Busy Life Of James Washington
Shfahan, The Noted Journalist,
At All End,
The Founder of the Chicago Times
and Co-Laborer Of Douglas,
Dies Of 0verwork.
Death of Albert &. Bradstrcct
Special Dispatches 20 TIN BkE.

Special Dispatches 20 TIN BkE,
CHICAGO, June l. 17-Jamcs Washington
Sheahan, one of the most widely known
journalists in the west, and for many
wears the leading editorial writer ON The
Chicago Tribune, died at half-past .
o'clock this morning. after lingering at
deaths door for many weeks His all
ment was extreme nervous prostration,
and general giving way of the vital
functions Mr.. Shcahan was widely
known in the west, both from his init
mate association with Judge Douglas and
long connection with the newspaper inter
ests of Chicago. He was born in Balti-
more February 22, 1888, and received Il
liberal education at the Jesuit school at
Frederick, Nd For several years he re-
ported congressional proceedings for
the Associated Press. While he was
thus employed he became acquainted
with Senator Douglas, and at his instance
came to Chicago for the purpose of pub
fishing democratic newspaper. He
came here in 1854 and founded The
Chicago Times, and made it local power
and the organ of the democracy in the
northwest. From 1854 to 60 he was the
most prominent of the leading men of
the democracy of the northwest. In
1860 his comprehensive biography of
Stephen A. Douglas was published.
During the same year he sold The Chica-
go Times to Cyrus II, Mccormick The
following December, with his former
staff of writers, he began the publication
of The Post, which in turn he sold to
The Republican in 1865 He remained
in the office, however, during the admin.
istration of Mr.. Dana When that gen.
tleman left the paper in 1866, Sheahal
accepted an editorial position on The
Tribune ,;a 9rae, which v retained to the time OF
BosToN, June. 17.-Albert G. Brad
street died at Melrose highlands Satur
day night, agedl79 years. During tn,
war he was appointed doorkeeper of tn,
house of representatives, Washington
which Office he occupied nearly twelv,
years. He wasa lineal descendent o
of Samuel Bradstreet
ASHLAND, Ky, June l7.-Dr Richard
Proctor was instantly killed at Merriam
colliery this morning by a falling timber
The deceased was well known Throughout
this section of the state.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
4 CnrI In IkcpIN.

To the Editor of TmE BEE:
In The Watchman Of last week there
is a drunken maudlin article which con
tains an Infamous personal attack, so
pointedly directed to a gentleman in
this city, that there is no doubling who
is meant thereby. To notice anything
that appears i'll that slanderous and
readerless sheet, is as usual thing con
sidered beneath the dignity of II person
of responsibility. But as has been truly
| said "there are occasions when the signi-
hcance of the accuser is lost III the mag
nitude of the accusation" What the
animus of that scoundrely and grOmdless
attack can be it is hard 10 imagine, unless
| it be that the person assalled is an Irish.
man who has taken an active part and
deep interest in advancing the welfare OF
! his cOuntIymen, or because of pure
deylish maliciousness But let that bt
as it may it is brutally iniquitou,
assault upon a character that challenges
the closest scrutiny, and is III entire keep
inc with the nature of the disreputabl,
anu C'htdlllllldlhlS SllccI III NHlSl IL 'l
pears. am authorized by the gentle
man referred to in the article, to pro
nounce that part of it charging him witt
having sent anonymous letters to Ger
tain employees about some one, as mis-,
cradle, contemplate lie, 'made out OF
whole cloth, and TO demand the produc
ton of the letters in question for exami
nation and comparison, by well-knowI
and honorable gentlemen, with the hand
writing of the accused To those who
are personally acquainted with the gen
tlemen whose reputation is sought to be
blackened, this denial is unnecessary. i
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
THEY WILL FIGHT.
The Contest on the Part of the Dcmi.
Monde.

The effort to oust the lewd women from
the territory lying within two blocks OF
the Third ward school house is being met
by the victims with determined opposi-
tion and by the residents of the more
aristocratic portions of the city with a
storm of Indignation.
Driving them off of their old stamping
ground, it is claimed, only scatters them
broadcast throughout the city, and they
are now to be found in numbers on Thir-
teeth, Sixteenth and other streets, where
they were never before tolerated, and
where they offend the eyes of their more
faultess sisters, who gather their skirts
about them, like the Pharisee, and thank
God that they are not like other women
are.
1t will be remembered that thirteen
women, in all, were arrested and taken
before Judge Beneke as inmates of
houses of ill-fame on Ninth and
Eleventh streets and n jury trial was de
manded in each case. They were arraigned
on Saturday afternoon, and the trial of
the first case postponed to next Satur-
day. The jury in the case is composed
of M. Goldsmith, ID. Remission, John S.
Collins, S. Mortenson, George Duncan,
and ID. S. Mitchell. The defendants have
engaged four attorneys and will make a
determined fight The authorities talk
of proceeding also against the parties
who rent houses to these women, some of
whom are charged outrageous rents by
their landlords. 1t is said that one
woman has paid as high AS $50 per
month for house that was not worth
500 per month.
No plan has as yet been proposed for
solving this serious social problem.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
SUNDAY PICNICS.
A Kentucky School Exhibition Suddenly
Closed with a Funeral.
A Jealous Hibernian, in Chicago
Displays His Prowess as
q Cutthroat.
The Bodies of Two Women Rcduced
to Dust -Sundry Sabbath Siiss.
\ school Exhibition.

Special Dispatch to TR BEE
GREENBuRG, KY, June 17.-During a
school exhibition at Sulphur Well, Met
calfe county, Marshal Henry BeauchamP
asked j. b. Winfrey and j. Price TO de-
sist from making a disturbance. Win
frey and Price opened fire and Beau
champ returned it. Mr. Farland, n by
stander, was shot dead, Beauchamp was
mortally wounded. A lady, Miss Philli-
pot, was struck on the cheek, The
negro has not been heard from since. He
is supposed to he dead in the bushes,
whore he hid. Winfrey escaped injury;
Price was badly wounded. No arrests
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
Haverly's plan OF Settlement.

Special DISPATCH TO TIlk BtE
CHICAGO, June 1G. "A New York spec
ial says, concerning Haverly's affairs:
AS far as revealed the plain of settlement
is that Mcconnell shall assume Haverly S
liabilities, and eceive in consideration
thereof Haverly,, interest in his theatres
in Chicago andG eklyn, What Haverly s
'iahi'itiesg ar, i,sskea iaow,A, o,,, t,ley are
estimated by persons directly interested
in their settlement at $4,000. What
will be done with the three theatres
mentioned is not yet known, as McCon-
nell is not a theatrical manager and has
no experience in the amusement business
to warrant his taking the management
under his own personal direction.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
An Unfair Deal.



LONDON, June 16.-The national rifle
association have decided not to allow the
American team to use the screw wind
gauge in competitions at Wimbledon ex-
cept in the international match. The
Gazette regrets this decision and thinks
that if the Americans are beaten they
will be able to claim that they were
handicapped because not allowed like
English rihemen to use in preliminary
contests exactly the same appliances they
used in match However, says The
Gazette, there are not wanting signs that
the Americans may give the Engligh a
sound beating.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18

Special Dispatch to TIIE BEH.
ST.. LOUIS, June 1.-THE sheriff of
Dunklin county, Mo, with posse of
fifty men, is hunting for man named
Hayden, who last Wednesday killed
Capt. c. l.. johnson, who resided near
Kellett, by shooting him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
Krum Turns Up.

Special Dispatch to riIE BEE
ST LOUIS, June 17.-Judge Chester
krum, whose absence caused 80 much
comment for several weeks past, returned
to- the city tonight. He held long
conference with his father and some
friends Nearly all the statements which
have been published about him were
news to him and excited surprise. He
would not be interviewed He said he
would prepare statement for publica-
ton in day or two.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
CA 7 ARRH
COMPLETE TREATMENT, S

single dose Of Sanford's Radical Cure instantly
relieves the most violent SneeZing or Head Colds,
clears the Head by magic, stops watery discharges
from the nose and eyes, prevents Ringing Noises In
the Head, cures Nervous headache, and subdues
Chills and Fever In Chronic Catarrh II ceanses the
nasal passages OF foul mucus restores the OF
smell, taste and hearing when affected frees the
head throat and bronchial tubes Of offensive matter
swectens and purihos the breath stops the cough
and arrests the progress OF catarrh Towards con-
sumption.
one bottle Radical Cure, one box Catarrhal Sol
vent and SanfOrds Inhaler all in package, sold
by all druggists for ~. Ask for SANFORDS RADI-
CAL CURE POTTER DRuG AND CHEN, Co., BosToN.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
The Raging Missouri.


Special Dispatch to TUX BEE
KANSAS CITY, June 1.-THE river
here is 20l feet above low water mark at
midnight 4 large portion of the bottom
lands are overhowod, and serious damage
has been done, which will he very greatly
increased by further rise. The June
rise is about due. If it comes now, with
the present stage of water, the loss will
be very heavy. The water now en-
croaches upon Harlem, opposite this city
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
a Brief but Decisive Prize Fight.

Special Lispatch TO TnE BEE.
STEUBENvILLE, Juue IA prize fight,
short but terrific, was fought yesterday
afternoon in Colliery township, fifteen
miles from here, between Tom Duffy,
superintendent of the Cherry Hill mines,
and Peter Murphy, a miner, Both are
young men and weigh about 175 pounds
each. Only.fiv rounds were fought, but
Murphy was whipped and terribly pun
ished. There were 800 spectators. Tho
affair wound up in riot.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18

report that James Gordon Bennett has
guaranteed the expenses of the team to
the extent of 81, 800, and state that if it
had not been for Bennetts liberality, the
team would have to remain at home, as
the general public had thus far failed to
do ANYTHING
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
\ Razor Cut,


Special Dispatch to The BEE
CHICAGO, June 17.-On North avenue
tonight, Thomas Mcguire, dock la bor-
er, met Mrs. Mary Little, proprietor of a
laundry, and cut her foat with a razor,
which he then turnedupon himself. The
woman died in few minutes and the
man will probably recover. Jealousy
was the cause
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
Mrs. Nickcrson No. -.

Special Dispatch to lliE BEE.
WASHINGTON, June II, Major Nicker
sons second wife did not leave the city
with him, as was reported, but has been
here for the past three weeks, and has ne
idea, she says, where the major is. As
soon as she was advised of the action OF
the Philadelphia court, she Informed the
major that she could not live with him,
and they separated, She has not seen
him since.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18

is made for the benefit Of the many who
know him only by name.
If the above request be not complied
with, or the charge retracted, the author
of the article must stand before this com
munity branded, as he is already, liar
and slanderer. G.. Il. r.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
The Tewksbury Aims House.

Special Dispatch to TnE BEE.
BosToN, June G.-The governor, CON
trary to his former assurances, has ap-
proved the warrants, salaries and eXpens-
es of the state aims house at Tewksbury,
for February, March, April and May,
amounting to $50, 600.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18

Special Dispatch to TIIE BEE.
MILWAUKEE, June 1.-THE schooner
T. C. Wilson, thirty-tive tons, which left
Racine, May Il, the day before the
cyclone there, has not been heard from
since. 1t is now thought almost certain
she has gone down with Captain Moss
and two men, who composed her crew.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
The RcllcYuc Rlnzing.

Special Dispatch to THE BEE.
CINcINNATI, June 1S.-The Bellevue
house, a well known hill top resort at
the head of Elm street, is on fire since
midnight and still burning at l:30 n. IN.
The house is valued at $50, 600
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
Crook and His Captiycs.

Special Dispatch to TliE BEE.
Tucson, Arizona, June 17.-Col. Bid
die arrived with five Mexican women
taken from the Apaches. Crook is at
Wilcox.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
Anti-MonopoIy Convention.
Special Dispatch to THE BEE.

Special Dispatch to The BEE.
KEARNEY, Neb., June 17.-An anti
monopoly convention was held yesterday
afternoon to elect ten delegates to the
district convention to be held at Colum-
bus next week. Senator \. II. Conner
and Representatives Stedwell and Haven
are on the delegation.
A mass meeting to make arrangements
for the fourth of July celebration was
held last evening.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
Ihc Rifle Team

Special Dispatch TO TIE BEE
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE directors Of
the National Rife association report the
actual amount needed is $1,000. Thus
far SO, 9S7 have been subscribed, and
pledges have been made which would
raise that sum to $4,000. The directors
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
Finding i'm the Wasson Court Martha

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June LIT is
rumored that the finding in the court
martial in the Wasson case was dismissal
from the army, with n term of years of
pententiary servitude, with recommeud-
alton to presidential clemoncy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
\ Lively Fight.
Special Dispatch to Tue BEE.

Special Dispatch t0 TnE BEE.
New HAVEN, June IA serious fight
occurred ut the steamboat landing to-day.
Officers attempted to arrest drunken
passenger of the Grand Republic. They
were resisted by the crowd, and several
officers and others severely beaten.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
Shipping News.


SpeciaI DISPATCH 70 THE BEE
LONDON, June 16.--The Bolivia and
City of Rome, from New York, have ar
rived out
New YORK, June 16.-Arrived the
Helvetia from Liverpool, Jason from
Amsterdam, and Normandic from Havrc.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
Stabbed With n Pin.


Special Dispatch TO TnE BEE.
BosToN, June Bernard j. Mahan,
43 years of age, was fatally stabbed in
the neck, Saturday night, with shawl
pin. in the hands of a dissolute woman
named Liz. Finnegan Mahan had re-
fused to drink in her company.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
Blown IN,

Special Dispatch 10 TIE BEE.
BERNoMRooD, Wis, June 1.-THE
saw mill of York Il Co. was blown to
atoms yesterday by boiler explosion.
George Hazen was killed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
HooD's S SARsApARILLA
Works through the blood, regulating, tonlng
and invigorating all the functions OF tho
body.
Rinqworm Humor and Sat-Rheum.

RAyNHAM, MASS, Aug. II, 1873
{. /. HOOD Il Co.: Gentlemen
have had ringworm humor and salt-rheum
so badly that my body was covered with raw
had any number OF doctors i'm the last seven
years, and none OF them could cure me. One
day my mother was In the city Of Taunton,
and found one Of your cook books, and In
cures from the use Of your Sarsaparilla and
Olive Ointment. i ielt forced to try II.
although had seen many things advertised
taken two small bottles and one large one OF
Sarsaparilla, and used three boxes of 0lnt-
ment. l now call myself cured Nothing
can be seen Of the humor but the dim out
lines of the sores. i shall take two more
bottles, and then the cure will be complete.
am gratefully yours, ,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
Rihousness. Sick Headache.

PITTSFIELD, MASS.
send me by express two bottles HooD's SAR-
sAPARILLA and few Cook Books for dis
tribution. Your preparation las worked
wonders in the case OF my wife. who has
iousness for years. She only took one-half
teaspoonful at dose, and has not been so
well for five years as now. She found that
much better, and is now entirely free from
those severe headaches. She has not taken
any OF any account since last spring, and
what little she had Is lent to ~ some others
some good, and we must have II In the house.
HOMER B. NASH.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
THE LATEST REPORTS

tonight figure up 1SS dead. The gravest
fears are felt that the number will yet be
shown to have reached at least 200. The
eagerness of the children to depart from
the hall was caused by their desire to re-
ceive prizes promised them. Graham
throws the blame for the calamity upon
the man connected with the entertain
ment, who, it appears, fastened the door
half open, in order that the prizes might
be given the children, one at time,
while leaving the hall,
One sad incident was witnessed in the
vicinity of the hall. A lad was sitting on
the railing near Murton street, crying. A
passer-by inquired the cause of his grief.
why, sir, said he, II was in the place
there, and when was coming out boy
that was dying bit my hands, and that's
him, he added, pointing to the CORPSE OF
the cliiu ly4ils neai" by.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18

grcss The firm has since accepted the
lard in question under protest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18
HOODS sARsAPAKILLA

Is sold by all druggists. Price 81, or SIX
large bottles for s.. Prepared only BY Q. 1.
HOOD & CO, Apothecaries, Lowell, Macs.
4 9Y- Use HOODS TooTH-PowDER.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18

lCIuII, WHEN u man luSllCu
upuo informed him of the disas-
ter and int. ediately fell down speechlcss
i'll fit. Some of the families whose
homes were SO suddenly darkened
LOST OVER THREE CHILDREN.
One man and wife pushed their way
into the hall, in which lay the bodies of
the victims, and without betraying any
emotion began to scan the faces of the
dead Recognizing the face of one of
his children, the father, pointing with his
finger, exclaimed, That's one Passing
on again he recognized another, and then
third. Staggering in fit of agony, he
cried, My God! all my family gone, -
and overwhelmed with grief he sank to
the floor In some homes there are five
children dead.
Queen Victoria sent telegram to the
mayor of Sunderland, expressing her
grief at the disaster. The children of
various Sunday Schools also sent tele-
grams of sympathy. Flags were at half
mast One Sunday school loses thirty
scholars by the catastrophe. Many sur
vivors had their arms broken i'll the
crush, others are suffering from broken
ribs or rupture of the internal organs.
Graham, the hall-keeper, says the child
ren, not twenty yards from the door,
came pressing forward unaware of the
tragedy, thus making matters ten times
worse than they really were.
THE SCENE INSIDE THE HALL
during the identification battles descrip-
ton. 1t was painful i'll the extreme
The faces of the dead children in almost
every case were black, swollen from suf-
location, of which many died. Many
lips were cracked and bleeding. Parents,
rushing wildly about, would fall upon the
bodies of their dead children, with loud
wailing and weeping, and clasp the un-
conscious forms in their arms, vainly en-
deavoring to note any sign of life. Many
poor mothers swooned away at the first
sight of the dead while others were wild,
almost violent, in their hysterical grief
The act of removing the dead from the hall
to-day was the occasion for renewalof la
mentation and confusion. Many parents
rushed through the police Gordon ap-
pointed for the preservation of order and
there was scene of great confusion.
One of the witnesses of the calamity
stated to-day that for the first five min
utes there was great lack of assistance,
and from this cause alone there were GER
tainly one hundred lives lost. The
weather was warm and the passageway
very close, so that in Il short time after
the catastrophe horrible sickening
stencil came from the main outlet of the
hall.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-18

.lepart, when man rushed
upr, informed him of the disas-
ter and int. ediately fell down speechless
i'll a fit. Some of the families whose
homes were SO suddenly darkened
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-20

I ing the truth. principally, II IL supposed.
| from the fact that his conduct in the MORN
| ing, Just previous to the murder, was very
suspicious, and indicated premcditated
purpose to make away with his mistress.
This was shown by his inquiry OF colored
woman named Harriet Bond, who lived
down stairs, when she was going out, and
the reply to her question why: "Notbing
much; only when you see me come down
stairs look ut me, and you will see me look
more curious than you have ever seen me. :"
Then almost Immediately after struggles
and screams were heard in the room Occu-
pied by Preston and Mary, and then all
was still. Preston soon came out, locking
the door OF his room behind him. The
Bond woman testified that in reply to the
question " What had he dore!v that Pres
ton said "he had done just what he had
intended TO do the first chance he got"
Preston went from his room direct to the
Jail and gave himself up. asking TO be
locked up, but without saying what for.
The news soon came ont, and then followed
the inquest and subsequent trial and con-
viction at Towson.
This was the first hanging in this State
under the law Of the last Legislature re-
quiring executions to be private, and
was witnessed by about twenty-five per-
sons, including officials. physicians, re-
pOrters, &c. Preston made no speech
from the galows, and maintained perfect
composure to the last. His neck was not
broken by the fall, but there was scarcely
any perceptible muscular movement, the
body banging motionless. Very little eX-
element: not more than fifty people in
and about the iail
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-20
Tho Milwaukee Horror.

TIE NUMBER OF VICTIMS FIXED At SEVENTY
FTyE-DAMAGING EVIDENCE AGAINST TIRE
SUPPOSED INCENDIABY.
MILWAUKEE. January ia careful
compiling places the number OF victims Of:
the catastrophe at seyeny-fye. Seventeen
bodies Of those killed by jumping were
taken to the morgue on the morning OF the
fire. Eight survivors have died since.
Three identified and forty-three unrecog-
nizable remains have been taken from the
ruins up TO last night.
The list Of saved embraces 102 names,
taking Chief.Cle Tees statement Of 10
guests and G. employees in the hotel. These
figures leave four unaccOunted for who
are presumably in the ruins. Work Of
searching the ruins will he finished to-day.
The most damaging evidence in connec-
ton with SchelIcr came to light yesterday.
On the day before the fire Schcller removed
a part Of his stock OF liquors from the
Newhall House bar-room to his private
residence. The stock so removed is valued
at 500. The insurance agents have done
nothing towards IN adjustment Of Schell-
er's policies since his arrest, but surprising
developments are expected. The IN
Surance men now openly assert that
Schefer's stock was worth hardly bali the
insurance on it.