Omaha daily bee., 1885-08-17
LINCOLN.
Two Horse Jockeys Have a Slight
Misunderstanding.
The Ohancellor's Address Game
to Lincoln to Die.
sabbath Signs Sent Up from the Cap
ital City by Our Own Cor
resp 'ndent.
LINCOLN.
AT THE CAPITAL.
A RACING RACKET.

RACING RACKET
The pacing race at the driving Park
Saturday afternoon resulted IN o cub.
stantial victory fer I. s. Nails horse,
Silver Tail, he winning three straight
heats. Sc1lly, DIR, Grimes horse, took
second money. The other horses entered
were; Little Mack, owned by Walter
Bobansn; Joe s owned by p. s. Shell
don, and Dock B owned by Frank Raw
lings. During the last heat, Joe s.,
driven by Lew True, ran into Dock B.,
driven by Dick Besrup, and Beerup
struck True with his whip. When they
were unhit.hlng afterward he again as--
saulted him, this time striking him with
the butt OF the whip, whIoh was loaded
with lead, and followed 1t up by pound.
ing him In the face. After they we're
separated and True had stsunched the
flow of blood from cut In his head, he
started after Baerup with knife. The
latter got a revolver, and things looked
promlsing for tragedy, Sut both parties
were arreated by Captain Post and
brought up to the police court. where
True was fined 81 and costa and Beerup
So and costs. Both men got off remark.
ably we'll, but True refuscd to prosecute
Beerup.
AN EXCELLENT ADDRESS.
A Red Cloud gentleman, In Lincoln
yesterday. speaks thus of the lecture de.
livered there by Chancellor Msnatt on
Wednesday evening: ''Irving j. Manatt,
chancellor of the state uniyersity, de-
liversd lecture on Education and the
state In the Methodist church Wednes-
day evening, which for scholarly addres,
and finished elegance of Language, COM
pared with irrefutabe argument, has not
been equallsd In Red Cloud for many
day, if ever, and his comparison of the
educational system of the state of
Ohio and Michigan was complete tri-
umph for the latter, and his statement
that the University Of Michigan might
we'll serve for model for our university
may bs taken for an axiom. We are
quite sure that the gentleman, IL he has
the support he deserves, will succeed in
making the Nebraska state university as
famous as that of Michigan"
DEATH OF AN AGED 1LLINoIsAN.
The aged father of Mrs. F. M. Hager
man, of Bennett, who came out here q
few weeks ago from Rockford, ILL.,, on q
vlsit, was taken sick about ten days since,
and died yesterday afternoon He was
not thought to be dangerously sick until
yesterday, when hemorrhage resulted
In his sudden daath. He was about
sixty-nine years of age. UnSertsker
Heaton went down this morning and
embalmed the body, which will be sent
to Rockford for burial.
FORGER BAGGED.
Sheriff Hamilton, of York county,
passed through the city Saturday having
in charge young man, John "a. Madarla
by name. whom he brought all the way
from Bedford county, snnsylvsuls, to
answer for the crime of forgery. Abcut
the first of Jure last the prisoner, who
by the way is youth of only 10 sum-
mers, forged the names of two substantial
York county farmers to note for S97 |
and then sold th % same to the York ma
tionsl bank. He left the country at once
and all efforts TO locate his whereabouts
were unsuccessful until three weeks since,
when Sheriff Hamilton learned that the
home Of Madaris's parents were in Penn
sylvania, and rightly judged that the
young man had gone there He COM
that hin guess was good one, LETT few
days since and succeeded In bsgging the
culprit without trouble. The young
man Is In bad box, and will most likely |
get we'll acquainted with the inside walls
OF worse one btfors msny days.
CAPITAL NOTES
Mias Ella Mcbride, of Omahs, will |
glvs an entertainment this ovepin e, be-
fore the teacherb' institute. Miss Nc. |
Bride Is an elocutionist of rare ability, |
and tho entertainment will be well worth |
attending,
The boys arrested Friday for pilfetinR
articles from Mrs Dslaney's house, vera
mp before Judge Parker, Saturday morn.
ing, and nearly the whole forenoon was
consumed in taking evidence. The evil |
dence showed that the ring-Ieader of
the gang was the little colored |
boy. 1t appeared that he hsG |
been living with Mrs Delaney, and
several wlnt ss,s swore that he abstra c. led
the missing articles and divided them up
with the other boys. The prosecuting
witness withdrew her complaint as rs.
CARDS her protege, and the court dis
missed the other prisoners,
The pitcher of the Capital City ba.e
bali club failed to materialize Saturday.
The rest of the nine were at the depot
ready TO embark for Fremont, where
they were to plsy the local club, bat
owing to the absence of their main ball |
tosssr. they decided not to go,
The meeting called at the Commercial
parlors Saturday for the organization of
. National Literary Life CircIe" was
well attended. They organized with ak.
teen members. The following officers
pro tenn were elected: Mrs.. A. j. Saw.
yer. president; Mis-, Alger, vic, president;
Mrs. 5. o. Elliott, secretary.
The Grant MOI ument committee have
begun active work. Mr.. Geo. W., Peck
will act as assistant to Secretary Nc Bride,
aud will pr csed at once with the neee,.
sary steps to secure subscriptions through
out the state.
Pat Dishes paid one dollar and costa to
Justice Brown, Saturday, for being a
Irlfe to free with his fists.
The Meunerchor INDUCED In an eni ~.
able excursion and picnic to Milford yes
terday.